DBD 2.9.12 The CGB Cocktail Party
by Rishi on Feb 9, 2012 6:46 AM PST
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PrintYou are cordially invited to the Official* CGB Cocktail Party.
Location: Old Memorial Stadium
Dress code: Charles Tyrwhitt shirts or Cal hoodies/jerseys. Hats are optional.
Music: Multiple rooms of music. First with referenceable top 40 music. Second with classic rock, cause they don't make music like this anymore. Third with underground music (seriously, it pipes in from the tunnels). Fourth with absolute silence, because why do kids these days need so much music everywhere?
Food Menu: Jumbacos, In N Out, Chaat, SF Soup Co. If you don't like these options, please be sure to yell very loudly about how much your opinion is right.
Decor: Lots and lots of puppies. Also, posters of Aaron Rodgers, Marshawn Lynch, Desean Jackson, and, for some reason, Tom Brady.
Drink Menu: Hand-crafted beers, vintage wines, root beer floats, Rishis
Time:
22-29: 6 PM to 3 AM
30 to 35: 6 PM to whenever the wife calls
36 to 40: 7 PM to 10 PM (yawn)
41 to 50: Fall asleep before leaving
51 and over: 2 PM to Where is Everybody?!
Guests are totally welcome. Bringing of signicant others will result in unnecessary mocking by your host.
Mention "Doom" to our doorman (unemployed stanfurd law graduates) to skip the line.
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Greek Politicians Reach Austerity Deal, Draghi Says
Draghi is not a vampire’s name
Greek political leaders struck a deal on a package of austerity measures, clearing the way for a swap to cut the nation’s debt and win its second rescue in two years.
Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos called European Central Bank President Mario Draghi to tell him "an agreement has been reached," Draghi said at a press conference today in Frankfurt. An announcement from Papademos’s office is expected shortly, a Greek government official who declined to be identified said today by telephone.
The accord came less than four hours before euro-region finance ministers hold an emergency meeting in Brussels to discuss the 130 billion-euro ($172 billion) lifeline and the swap that will impose a loss of about 70 percent for investors.
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yay
now off to Lisboa!
Also, Draghi’s a Soviet boxer.
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 7:19 AM PST up reply actions
Jobless Claims in U.S. Unexpectedly Fall
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The number of Americans filing first- time claims for unemployment insurance payments unexpectedly declined last week, indicating the labor market recovery is gaining traction.
Applications for jobless benefits decreased 15,000 in the week ended Feb. 4 to 358,000, Labor Department figures showed today. Economists forecast 370,000 claims, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg News survey. The four-week moving average, a less-volatile measure of claims, declined to 366,250, the lowest since April 26, 2008.
The easing of dismissals is moving in tandem with a drop in the unemployment rate, which fell in January to a three-year low of 8.3 percent. Job creation also accelerated last month, showing the world’s largest economy is making headway in restoring the 8.3 million jobs lost during the 2007-2009 recession.
"The recent positive momentum over the past two months is being sustained," said Millan Mulraine, a senior U.S. strategist at TD Securities in New York, who projected 360,000 claims. "If we stay within this range, then we should see employment growth pick up."
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No this is all wrong! The White House is doctoring charts Obama wants to enslave my children in Socialist Sugar Mines#$@$630o7u5 m
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by CalBandGreat on Feb 9, 2012 8:02 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I wish you would post more, medjved!
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by TwistNHook on Feb 9, 2012 8:03 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
mostly it’s this:
article on obama policy
today an obama policy did something that may or may not be good or bad.
medvjed:
SNARK LOL
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
this is going to be good
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
even if it does snow, we’ve got plenty of laker championship banners to keep us warm! - raptorapocalypse
nothing will happen because medvjed is scared of troll bait now unless we talk about how obama is not to blame for the recession since except in a few extreme cases the president is not able to single-handedly make better or worse the economy anyways.
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
AND NOW WE DANCE
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THIS IS THE TIME IN SPROCKETS
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
hahahaha
i just don’t have enough time to waste in this echo chamber as some of you do unfortunately
no he was just not as smart as the half black guy we have now. i value smarts…and smarties, the delicious candy.
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
No idea. I think we should not take part in this lover’s quarrel.
Brave as a troll with a heart rare and true!
lover’s or lovers’ quarrel, who is not returning whose phone calls?!
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--Thoroughbred
Sorta off topic, but you aren’t returning any of my phone calls, texts, emails, messages by raven, and naked jello wrestling invitations.
Did I do something to ffend you? I’m sorry I kept calling you Jeremy Lin.
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I’ve seen sec119 ball. He totally is a poor man’s Jeremy Lin.
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how is your ankle — ready to play?
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--Thoroughbred
You are probably way better than us, you might get bored.
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--Thoroughbred
Yes, yes, you are invited. We are inclusive.
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--Thoroughbred
This weekend is bad for me, maybe next?
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--Thoroughbred
I might be in!
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Feb 10, 2012 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
Maybe you should stop inviting me to the Asian Art museum, it’s just Art museum ok?
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--Thoroughbred
To be fair, he is half white. So, there is that.
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is that a dish at PF Changs?
no bear, no care
by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
Now there’s the post racial America I was hoping to see.
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.
know why he’s a good president? he could beat u at basketball i would have a beer w/ him
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
Are you really good at basketball or something?
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 10:28 PM PST up reply actions
Did you see when our first Black President shot a WHITE marshmallow out of a gun! RACE WAR!!!
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This is actually the best medvjjejvjed exchange ever….so much better than his usual!
KEEP CALM
AND
Z ON
because you are so little involved
oooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhiiiiiiiiiiitttttttttttttttttttttttttt
SHARK LOL? How does medjved relate to a nurse shark?
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I was hoping for more.
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maybe if you won the NCAA ever we would be happier to see you?
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
i am surprised you are still posting, my job here is nearly done
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
maybe this will work
Obama grants waiver for No Child Left Behind requirements for 10 states.
Gist:
Obama sees problem Congress won’t fix → Conservatives say Obama and too much government are bad → Obama attempts to remove some governmental regulation → Conservatives say Obama imposing too much regulation… I ♥ conservatives…
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
LETS GO ABORT OUR CHRISTIAN FETUSES TOGETHER!
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You feel like people don’t try to troll you hard enough? I’m happy to bring it harder fi you want.
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TROLL OFF ITS A TROLL OFF OLD SCHOOL RULES!
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use protection though.
no bear, no care
by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
I’m hoping to get birth control from my employer, Catholic Hospital.
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by TwistNHook on Feb 9, 2012 2:49 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
hahaha well done
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 10:30 PM PST up reply actions
Somebody’s violating community guidelines up in this bitch! DANCE OFF OLD SCHOOL RULES!
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For the record, I wasn’t making fun of you specifically. Just trying to poke Rishi.
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Geez, do that in private!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 9, 2012 6:23 PM PST up reply actions
Speaking of The CGB Cock….
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 10:37 PM PST up reply actions
You are in DC?
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I was joking. Are you seriously there?
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This seems to have implied in your face.
by Yes We Cannon on Feb 9, 2012 9:32 AM PST up reply actions
I hope Cugel bought him a drink first!
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--Thoroughbred
:(
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
Oh, the stupid fanposts thing is still broken :(
I hope people find this DBD! Maybe I should put up the cat signal.
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
I’ve posted many rec-worth DBDs. This is unfortunately not one of them (I like the idea, just not developed enough)
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
I guess people will click on “fanposts” at the top. Stupid SBN. I think this was a purposeful re-formatting but I don’t know why they thought they needed to.
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 7:20 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t know, but it probably involves Rob Neyer and white slavery.
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 7:34 AM PST up reply actions
Its not. Shit is fucked up. Weve been emailing support. You can too.<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/pages/contact?community_id=146&return_to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.californiagoldenblogs.com%2F2012%2F2%2F9%2F2786831%2Fdbd-2-9-12-the-cgb-cocktail-party" target="new"> Go here and tell them.
It is VERY frustrating for me. VERY frustrating.
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I still blame Rob Neyer, but I will do as you suggest. Sorry that you have to deal with this.
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 7:50 AM PST up reply actions
Link fail.
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classic
When I click on that link I get a “server timed out” error message! Second time’s the charm.
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 8:08 AM PST up reply actions
Senor Twist...
I just posted a DBD also, please hide, we can use tomorrow
Inspiring and completing since1997 since2010!
You might change the date yourself in the meantime to prevent anyone from falling into the extra-dimensional space until Twist or someone happens along to hide.
Although SBN is doing a great job of hiding them all by their lonesome!
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 7:35 AM PST up reply actions
Hidden
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Even this one is hidden. I only spotted it because of Rishi’s kat signal
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
fall asleep before leaving?
I will hand you your ass, you whippersnapper… just pay no attention to the 72 hour recovery window.
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.
[cue montage scene with Eye of the Tiger playing as I work out my strategy, start to train, have a couple of set-backs including getting my stomach pumped, and then proceed to the main event]
Truth be told, I have what seems to be the same problem as Raptors – I’m not very good at pacing myself, which is why I tend to drink beer.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
This is going to end badly. Like the time I mixed rye, red wine, beer, vodka, and jagermeister badly.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
No, the spawn were conceived in strict sobriety. The evening mentioned above only resulted in a painful hangover.
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.
That sounds less than optimal, to say the least. But I don’t think Rishi understands what a lifetime of training your liver can accomplish. He’s still young.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
That needs to be turned into
“Are you ready for some football!”
Maybe Tom needs to be wearing a cowboy hat though.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 10:40 AM PST up reply actions
I"m sure someone will do that very soon
by the federer express on Feb 9, 2012 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
I was out of practice and caught up in the moment.
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.
oh yea, that’ll get you. You’ve got to keep training, DC. Train with the CGB Happy Hour (incidentally, you might need a plane ticket to participate).
Cal: Bears with Books.
Train with the CGB Happy Hour
Raptors already did that! SHOT SHOT SHOTSHOTSHOT
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--Thoroughbred
Its true, the HHs have whipped my liver into shape. I’m not a cheap a date anymore.
Cal: Bears with Books.
Also, raptors got on the BART afterward.
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--Thoroughbred
Photo of this occuring
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by Rishi on Feb 9, 2012 1:18 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
at some point i’m going to go through all the DBDs, collect every raptor-related image and create my own Raptor DBD.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 1:20 PM PST up reply actions
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
by Rishi on Feb 9, 2012 2:14 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
That may be the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
on a completely unrelated note, I think the next happy hour should be some place close to the water.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
excellent. i might be coming via water-based steed.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 3:29 PM PST up reply actions
Says the person who regretted the goodbye shots!
by Yes We Cannon on Feb 9, 2012 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
Hello shots are way better than parting shots.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
I shouldn’t even admit this, but I am going to be in that neck of the woods in April. I don’t think I can manage to get up to the city for a happy hour, unfortunately.
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.
Me, to the missus: “hey hon, there’s a group of people you’ve never met that I know from a blog and I was hoping you’d like to be designated driver so you can watch me get plastered with them and then fall asleep over the dinner that we abandoned the children to have, in one of the best eating cities in the country.”
What could go wrong?
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.
CGB DINNER WITH DC TROJAN AND FAMILY!!!!!!
by Yes We Cannon on Feb 9, 2012 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
Wooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Wait, what?
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.
Dude
That’s what public transit is for.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 11:54 AM PST up reply actions
If Raptor can make it home safely, anyone can make it home safely!
by Yes We Cannon on Feb 9, 2012 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
To the Santa Cruz mountains? I only have 5 days total.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
You’re not actually in SF for any of those days?
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
This.
Tie on a trip to wine country the day after CGB HH. Win win.
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by CalBandGreat on Feb 9, 2012 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
I think I just need to ditch her altogether. She basically doesn’t drink, so she’d just be slowing me down on all of these suggestions.
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.
OMG CAN I PLEASE RECOMMEND A DINNER SPOT!!
San Francisco: Spruce. My new favorite restaurant. And please please order the foie gras with waffles and the short ribs. You. Will. Die.
Fire Starkey. You... complete me.
For foie gras and truffles, I think I might be swayed.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
No darlin. Foie gras with WAFFLES. The foie is torchon style and you spread it on top of the waffles like it’s the butter. UN FUCKING BELIEVABLE!!!
Fire Starkey. You... complete me.
Honestly, I can believe it. I’m kind of surprised you cannot.
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SOLD. SOLDSOLDSOLDSOLD.
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.
Wow. That does sound good.
We just tried Southie’s on College Ave. (Junction of Oakland/Berkeley)
Their fried pork belly sandwich banh mi style was awesome. They’re also known for their dungeness crab roll and now is a great time to get it with fresh, local crabs available. OM NOM!
Old Toothwrangler
Hmm, I’m tempted to try this place.
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--Thoroughbred
They get their bread from the bakery a couple doors down. Apparently, it has won awards and is rated #1 in the Bay Area.
There’s a sit-down restaurant next door, too. Looks fancier. Only downside to Southie’s is there are only two tables for groups of 4. Everything is counter stools, or small tables for two. It really got crowded.
Old Toothwrangler
the bakery a couple doors down. Apparently,
Dude, it’s right next to La Farine!!! Great baguettes.
Sit down restaurant is Wood Tavern, it IS fancier, I’ve heard mixed reviews.
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--Thoroughbred
We had never heard of La Farine.
But, they use those baguettes for the pork belly and meatball sandwiches. It was a different type of roll for the crab. All were delicious – my girls were fighting over the bread and ignoring their meatballs.
Old Toothwrangler
Interesting they use baguette for banh mi, not a rice flour bread. I am intrigued.
FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred
I’m not sure if the pork belly banh mi is always available. It wasn’t on their website.
Not sure if it’s a recent add, or more of a special due to local availability.
Old Toothwrangler
If I go there and there is no pork belly banh mi, I am holding you personally responsible.
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--Thoroughbred
Excellent.
And I shall laugh, “THAT’S RIGHT! WE ATE THE LAST ONE AND IT WAS AWESOME! BWAHAHAHAHA!”
Old Toothwrangler
NEVER
heard of La Farine????!!!!!! Awesome place the bacon/onion morning buns are to die for. Really good stuff. Great cakes too.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
The Wood Tavern is great. A friend of mine is a bartender there. We mostly go for drinks and a quick bite at the bar.
California Golden Blogs: Ethnic food → pizza and chili → boboli → boobies.
I always get an odd vibe from that place. It seems quite fancy, but there’s usually sports on the TVs inside.
by Yes We Cannon on Feb 9, 2012 5:42 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
It’s not fancy at all. Very chill, good grub and great drinks.
California Golden Blogs: Ethnic food → pizza and chili → boboli → boobies.
Should someone add it to the CGB Restaurant map?
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 10:39 PM PST up reply actions
I can’t even remember where to find that; not in my bookmarks, sadly.
California Golden Blogs: Ethnic food → pizza and chili → boboli → boobies.
Here it is. Yeah, probably should add Southie’s and Wood Tavern to it.
Spruce in SF.
Scootie said she’d enter in the SF places, but has let us all down.
Old Toothwrangler
Don’t let him practice his Asian dad skills! Fight the power!
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.
Oh, it’s not like any of us are upset with her. It’s just that we expected so much more from someone with such high class and extraordinary character.
Old Toothwrangler
We parked by that the other night, it looks pretty awesome but a little pricey (not in the Twist sense).
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
Where do I send my application? I’ll work cheap between the hours of 6 PM and 10 PM that night!
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 1:16 PM PST up reply actions
you got in on the godaddy.co deal?! boooooooooo SOPA
by the federer express on Feb 9, 2012 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
Is there a better cheap alternative for hosting?
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
what is this i don't even
I’d hire GBIT but I think I’d end up hosting Russian credit card pirates or something
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
You mean more than $9.,99?
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fraid so
But the dishes seemed authentic enough to tempt me.
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
Isnt foie gras bad for the ducks?
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No, they actually really enjoy the effort that goes into it!
by Yes We Cannon on Feb 9, 2012 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
No, they really like the taste of foie gras.
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve done some reading about it. It’s supposed to be a fairly natural process and fairly humane (at the right farms).
Fire Starkey. You... complete me.
Sincey: Heeeeeeeeeeeeere ducky, ducky, ducky! Heeeeeere duck!
Thwack!
Sincey: Dinner time! Somebody find me some fucking trouffles!
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OMG that’s hawt.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
i swear i z’d straight from a fart comment to this. the dbd is a strange place.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
Is it me? Is it you? Who knows? Guess who!
by Yes We Cannon on Feb 9, 2012 3:20 PM PST up reply actions
This is now on the approved Valentines Day Activities list. thank you for your contribution.
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Oh and it’s very romantic. The manfriend and I went there for Christmas and I just about fell in love right there.
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HOLT
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Any relation to Nick Holt? They have the same quotes!
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by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 1:31 PM PST up reply actions
FTFY
Oh and it’s very romantic. The FURDmanfriend and I went there for Christmas and I just about fell in love right there.
I am very concerned about this edit
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SINCE1997, IS THIS EDIT ACCRUATE?!?!
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If you were to purchase an extra ticket to the Big Game for your FURDfriend, for which team would he root?
Cal, if he doesn’t want to be sleeping on the floor. This isn’t a loyalty test, it’s an access test.
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.
LOL
that’s what he did for big game 2011. and he was sending me Cal recruiting updates last month. he’s a smart kid.
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see Cugel’d comment below
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by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
There are always two — a master and an apprentice.
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by sec119 on Feb 9, 2012 1:41 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
win
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 2:18 PM PST up reply actions
Different Question!
In all seriousness, what is an appropriate gift for a dude on Vday? I was thinking:
iPhone 4S
iPad (but like the small one)
or
Shirt/tie from Thomas Pink
Or, is this one of those 1-way holidays?
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Its as inane for men as it is for women, iw ould think.
iPhones/iPads seem like REALLY serious gifts for VDay.
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seriously. chocolates, a card, GOOD dinner, and i’m good.
lingerie and i’m GREAT.
that’s about it. If I’m getting an apple product for V-Day better make sure you understand i’d be expecting the world come my birthday/christmas/etc
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by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 1:48 PM PST up reply actions
yes. he’s taking me to an unnamed central american destination for a vday trip. still too big?
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Isnt hsi gift getting to go with you on a sweet trip?
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don’t have nacatamales if offered.
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by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 1:51 PM PST up reply actions
Jumbales!
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
Are there no washing machines in the central american destination?
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Okay. I will take your advice. Yay! I loooove picking out men’s clothes. I shouldve been a man.
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if you were a man you’d most likely hate shopping. so there’s that.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
ok kinda this. i actually just hate shopping for pants. jeans in particular because i can never find what i’m looking for.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
lol you’re also the worst dressed person at cgb hh!! (BOOM I SAID IT AND I WON’T TAKE IT BACK)
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to be fair it is casual Fridays at my office..
by the federer express on Feb 9, 2012 2:27 PM PST up reply actions
I love when someone else picks out my clothes.
Sidebar: it’s way past time — rags needs a new suit. CGB hivemind — assemble!
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Feb 9, 2012 2:18 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
lets try this again
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 2:20 PM PST up reply actions
i really really like this suit but need to get in better shape to wear it (and won’t purchase till i am)
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
I want that hair.
big downside tho: no caps.
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obvi a side effect of the suit.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
Obviously.
Based on the model alone, I’m tempted to say that this suit might look better on you than on me, but as I’m fairly sartorially-challenged, I may not know what I’m talking about.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
it’s a slim fit suit. i’m not sure how it would fit you, tbh, but i want this suit and am slightly too round at the belly to actually wear it and not look awful.
but for real advice, i’d just go to macy’s and try a bunch of things on. or men’s wearhouse i guess.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
k good. macys then. they have nice suits and reasonable prices. and half the time they’re on some pretend sale anyhow.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
This is true.
But more importantly, their suits, even by famous designers, just tend to be of lower quality.
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Alright, you twisted my arm long enouhg, I’ll help
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NO Searsucker Suits
No Zoot suits.
No V-necks.
There are more, but I get veto power.
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get a normal two button jet black suit. that should suit any occassion. (haha get it “suit” i’m not funny)
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
i have one of those… the thing is, i could get away wearing a jet black suit with a bow tie for a black tie event. (yeah i know the real sartorialists will flay me here but i wear a suit like twice a year)
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
2 or 3 piece/
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Cash reserves are low, but earning potential is moderate. Given how often I wear a suit, $1000 seems like way too much. However, it’d be nice to fit well and look good, so <$200 is probably too little.
I dunno, can I get something good for $400?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Homie
If you want OTR, get this
Charcoal is super versatile and I like the brand.
Alternatively, if you’re okay ordering a suit online, have AndBears measure you and get this beautiful numbers from Charles Tyrwhitt
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I think the most expensive suit I’ve ever bought was like… 500. Man, that was a steal though. That Kenneth Cole is still my power suit.
no bear, no care
by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 4:01 PM PST up reply actions
Word. I think the light pinstripes may be fading out of style though.
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by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 4:08 PM PST up reply actions
i very much enjoy my 2 suits i got from macy’s for 700 total, but i’m sure they’re not up to people’s standards (aka Rishi)
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as long as you tailor them well, it won’t matter, man.
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by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 3:44 PM PST up reply actions
and i distinctly recall you making fun of me (which i don’t take offense at, btw. they are totes starter suits)
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They’re fine, as long as you got the right ones (they make a huge range). I’m wearing a Calvin Klein suit right now and look sharp as pho.
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I was too busy staring into your eyes.
Also, if you remember how awesome I looked that day, that suit was also CK! BOOM!
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When do you need it?
If you’re patient, you could get a custom-made suit, tie, and shirt for $280 from Indochino (requires links from me).
Otherwise, go to Macy’s in SF and get yourself a Hart Schaffer Marx suit for $550
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Well, I’m going to a wedding on Saturday, but after that, I don’t really have a pressing need for a suit anytime soon.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
If you do the Indochino thing, I’d love to know how it goes. I was ready to try until I saw the mixed reviews on 2 hours of sleep and decided I may not have that much time.
Okay, get the Marx (no commie) suit I mentioned.
Go for a charcoal or navy suit (not black). Two button, flat front pants, notch lapel.
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this one looks good. I might want to see it in black, since you look good in black.
Cal: Bears with Books.
AndBears, if you're going to listen to one thing I say
Please don’t get it in black. If you own only one good suit, make it charcoal, or navy. Not black.
Black looks lifeless in daylight weddings and on a person with light skin tone and light hair… it’s just not the best look.
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I concur with Rishi. DO NOT GET BLACK.
Get gray or navy blue.
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It can work, but only for specific types of people, so it’s better to be safe and be clear of it.
Signed, someone who owns a beautiful three-piece black suit and loves it.
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An Asian man with black hair?
It’s definitely possible, as long as it’s cut right and a lively black, not a death black.
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what’s the difference? shiny?
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
I know I’m late to this, but as someone who is so pale as to almost be translucent, I second the “no black suit” advice.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
The Solomon Grundy look!
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by natteringnabob on Feb 10, 2012 6:58 AM PST up reply actions
Rags isn’t pale though! He actually has TAN nordic skin. I swear he looks good in dark colors!
Cal: Bears with Books.
Rags is awesome…
But tan and nordic are not two words that ever go together.
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Can we just move on? We all agree. No black. Nobody likes their suit the way they LOVE their men, ok?
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wait you’re not gonna have time to buy a suit today for saturday! they still have to do alterations and shit on it!
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 4:10 PM PST up reply actions
that’s not a suit! (I don’t have to wear a coat often to work, but i love the suit separate pants to wear as slacks)
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
the “and shit on it” part probably could have been written better.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 4:12 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t think we’ll have time for Sat either, he just finally admitted it while we were talking about the packing for wedding on saturday.
Cal: Bears with Books.
Then get the Charles Tyrwhitt suit I recommended. I love their stuff.
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i saw a black tailor cut suit i want. but i’m scared to buy suits i haven’t tried on.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 4:21 PM PST up reply actions
i know and what’s with the “homie”
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 4:24 PM PST up reply actions
I can get you a good suit for $200.
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They wouldnt fit
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Only in the head, neck, torso, arms, legs, and pelvic region
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carry on… i’d suggest the clothes… most guys i know are more ok with their girls dressing them than choosing their electronics.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
LEAVE ME OUT OF THIS
IM A MARRIED MAN!
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depends how upset you’ll be if you get a gift of lesser value…
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
er yea just did n/m
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
good grief
sugar mama on line 2!
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
Pot, kettle?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 9, 2012 4:30 PM PST up reply actions
I’m the only person around here who takes shit for porking a Furdie. I am simply pointing out that I might not be the only person who deserves it.
In my eyes, you have the benefit of your transgression being in the past, instead of actively renewed in the present. Sincey seems to receive a similarly proportional amount of crap given her limited presence. Though, perhaps she deserves more for ditching…
Ok, fair.
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 9, 2012 6:23 PM PST up reply actions
FLAGGED for furd love
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ALSO, the burger in the bar at Spruce is really rather delicious. The place is fabulous (not in the “dahling, it’s faahbulous” sense, but in the very very good sense).
It’s the kind of place that I would totally go solo to if no one wanted to come with. So yummmmm.
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I won't go with any of you. But especially NOT DC Trojan.
I’m a great friend!
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You’d just sit there and moan about how expensive it was. But it looks like there’s a Subway about 10 minutes’ walk from Spruce.
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.
$5 footlong
NO STARS WORST DEAL EVER
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
You're right
You shouldn’t have admitted that you’ll be in the Bay Area in April.
Can’t you just pogo from the Santa Cruz Mtns. to San Francisco and back? ;-)
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I have room for three as well!
The DBD is going to the Santa Cruz Mountains!
by Yes We Cannon on Feb 9, 2012 1:03 PM PST up reply actions
The sad thing is, my parents (with whom we are staying) would probably be up for the challenge.
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.
Just reinforcing the drunken British stereotype, aintcha?
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OH SHIT. Online as in real life, I never manage to keep my trap shut.
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.
Dont wory. I have no interest in seeing you. Im a real friend!
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Thanks Twist, I knew I could count on you.
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NON-HIGH FIVE!
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At one crazy ass party I mixed whisky, tequila, vodka, schnapps, 151 and diet coke into an ungodly concoction. That night didn’t really have a lot of good decision-making going on. OTOH, I did get laid.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
This was fucking godawful. The whisky and the 151 especially really took it in some pretty nasty directions, and I may not be fully remembering all the ingredients. I was late to the party and most people were already pretty far along and I thought I should try to “catch up”, so I grabbed whatever was handy and turned it into something I could chug down. Ahh, the joys of being 22.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
I thought I should try to "catch up"
Always a good idea!
by Yes We Cannon on Feb 9, 2012 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
You’re still in your 20s!!!
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You’re not way older than 22 if you’re still younger than 30.
What does that make me at 52?
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REALLY fucking old
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by Fire Starkey on Feb 9, 2012 12:16 PM PST up reply actions
i honestly thought you were older, what with all the MASH discussion and whatnot.
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Not a day over 53!
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you forgot
the salutation of that letter: “Dear Penthouse:”
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
Dear DBD, you may not believe this, but…
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
your equipment worked after all that? Impressive…MOST impressive
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by Fire Starkey on Feb 9, 2012 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
I was 22, of course it worked!
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 11:11 AM PST up reply actions
There are other ways to get laid … ?
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Men's Tennis Swat Hornets
No. 13 Golden Bears Handle Hornets, 6-1
The 13th-ranked California men’s tennis team (4-2) bounced back with a 6-1 victory at the Hellman Tennis Complex over visiting Sacramento State (0-3) on Wednesday, Feb. 8, after suffering its first two losses of the season the past weekend. After a tightly contested doubles point, the Golden Bears raced out to an early lead in singles and 42nd-ranked sophomore Ben McLachlan clinched the win for the Cal in under an hour.
“It was a good match for us to bounce back after last weekend,” said head coach Peter Wright. “Sacramento State has got a solid team and we had to play some really good matches on a lot of courts. They came out and played us tough, today, so it was good for some of our guys to get in there; playing again and get a win. A couple of our guys had tough weekends and it puts us on track for Hawai’i.”
USA Volleyball Wants More Gold(en Bears that is...)
Three Bears Head to USA Volleyball Tryouts
Three members of the California volleyball will represent the Golden Bears’ Blue & Gold as they vie for the opportunity to don the Red, White and Blue at USA Volleyball tryouts. Christina Higgins, Robin Rostratter and Lillian Schonewise will travel to Colorado Springs, Colo., for open tryouts for the U.S. women’s national A2 program and U.S. women’s junior national team.
Cal Softball Coach Answers Softball Questions
Season Preview Q&A With Diane Ninemire
With the start of the heavily anticipated 2012 campaign just two days away, CalBears.com sat down with California softball head coach Diane Ninemire. Ninemire talked about offense, defense, what makes this team better than the 2002 team that won the NCAA Championship, and of course, how to get back to Oklahoma City.
Nice title :)
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 7:31 AM PST up reply actions
I love it… but i would have gone
“Cal Softball Coach Takes Swing at Hardball Questions”
But nicely done!
No, this one works better because the questions are actually about softball :)
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 11:11 AM PST up reply actions
He ended up being convinced a few minutes later! So there.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 2:30 PM PST up reply actions
This reminds me, I need to bookmark the tom brady meme link.
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:)
http://www.quickmeme.com/Coolstorytom
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by Rishi on Feb 9, 2012 11:41 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
yeah, i think you’re right… so maybe “Cal Coach answers Softball questions with ease…” Or the original stands on its own…
I feel vindicated!
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Women's Crew Gets New Captains of their Boats
Etem and Lofman Named Team Captains
California women’s crew seniors Elise Etem and Kristina Lofman have been named the team captains for the 2012 season, as announced recently by head coach Dave O’Neill.
“When we talk about captains, the goal is to select leaders who will help the team succeed rather than awarding a title to a friend,” O’Neill said. “I know Elise and Kristina were honored to be named captains, but they recognized the deep responsibility that comes with being captain of our team.”
Cal Swimmer Floats to Top of Pac-12
Pac-12 Names Jensen Swimmer of the Month
California senior Liv Jensen claimed the Pac-12 Women’s Swimmer of the Month award for January, Commissioner Larry Scott announced Wednesday. A product of Palo Alto, Calif., Jensen garnered the honor for her strong performances in Cal’s four dual-meet victories last month.
The honor is Jensen’s first such Pac-12 award and the eighth conference honor for the Golden Bears. It also marks the second straight month that a Golden Bear won the award, as junior Caitlin Leverenz was the December Pac-12 Swimmer of the Month.
Because fiatlux hasn't shown up yet today...
L.A. Cal fans meeting up at El Cholo at 6pm, before going over to the game. More details added throughout the day (as this is all the info I currently have)
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
Cal Baseballers went to Bay Area Baseball Media Day at furd
David Esquer At Bay Area Baseball Media Day
Head baseball coach David Esquer talked to the media at the Bay Area Baseball Media Day held on the Stanford campus on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Junior second baseman Tony Renda and junior left-handed pitcher Justin Jones were also on hand to address the media during Wednesday’s media session.
He is almost as awesome as you, Rishi! But you are so awesome!
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But will you be saying that on April 15th?
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
Sharks Burned by Flames
Sharks turnover a win, lose 4-3 to the Flames
Contrary to your author’s (former) beliefs, it seems as if the Flames can bring the offensive heat every once in awhile.
They picked a heckuva night to do it.
Miikka Kiprusoff earned his 300th career win in his former barn, Olli Jokinen scored three goals for a hatless HP Pavilion hat trick, and the Sharks struggled with turnovers and intensity throughout the night in their 4-3 loss.
wtf is going on in this world?
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What you think it will be like
What it’s actually like
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That’s exactly what I thought they’d look like.
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LOL.
When I lived in North Carolina, the Waffle House was on the sketchy side of town. I still went however, because their breakfast sandwiches on Texas toast are sublime.
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I was exicte to see Waffle Houses all over town on my trip last week, but in the end had to choose between a second visit to Chick Fil A and a first to Waffle House, and Chick Fil A won. I am hoping to conquer Waffle House sometime soon, though.
Waffle House is somewhere to go to as a cultural marker, but it’s no Chick Fil A.
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Where/when did you live in NC? I did not know that you had spent time in the South, or else I would have welcomed you with open arms.
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More like a victims’ support group ;)
And I say that as someone who made a concerted effort to sell the missus on moving to the Research Triangle area.
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.
Chapel Hill is gorgeous. Durham is a shithole that should be scoured from the face of the earth. The only nice part of the town is the Duke capus and that literally borders Chapel Hill if I remember right.
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by Fire Starkey on Feb 9, 2012 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
I couldn’t really tell the difference between Durham and any other post-air-conditioning sprawl-development town.
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.
granted, its been 15 years since I’ve been there but I thought it was an awful, depressing place. Run down, worn out…
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by Fire Starkey on Feb 9, 2012 11:54 AM PST up reply actions
All I remember is phenomenal fried chicken in Chapel Hill and amazing pork in Durham.
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.
Mama Dips?
For fried chicken? Off of Franklin almost to Carboro, I believe.
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by CalBandGreat on Feb 9, 2012 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
But they do have a nice ballpark! Right?
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah they do. It’s awesome and has revitalized the surrounding area a bit. Kind of like AT&T.
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by CalBandGreat on Feb 9, 2012 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
Yay go Bulls!
I think the A’s and Rays should take the Rivercats and Bulls and just make their own league. Suck on that blue ribbon committee!
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
When I was there downtown Durham was making a comeback.
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by CalBandGreat on Feb 9, 2012 11:57 AM PST up reply actions
Asheville is where its at. There just arent any jobs, though. But if you wanna live anywhere there its A-Ville, I think
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I was there 2004 and 2005. Lived in Durham and worked at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business. Missed all of the 2004 season, but the bartender at Charlie’s on 9th went to ASU and out of Pac-10 pride always put the game on one of their many TVs for me (I had a bunch of Dukies rooting for us during the 2004 USC game!). It was interesting, but I’m happy to be back in the Bay Area.
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by CalBandGreat on Feb 9, 2012 11:57 AM PST up reply actions
I know. I totes just reminded myself.
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by CalBandGreat on Feb 9, 2012 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
Are you trying to steal my Google secrets?!
[waffle house Valentine’s Day]
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Clips lose Cavalierly
Cavaliers 99 – Clippers 92 – No Excuses
So far this season, the Los Angeles Clippers have had an available excuse for almost every loss. Not that they’ve made excuses mind you, but Clipper apologists like myself would willingly make excuses for them. Losses to San Antonio and Chicago in games 2 and 3 came against good teams before the newly formed Clippers had had a chance to jell. Two losses came while Chris Paul was out of the lineup with a strained hamstring, and a third came in his first game back in which he shot 2 for 8. The most recent loss at home against Denver was ‘schedule’ loss, as the Clippers slogged through their fourth game in five nights.
How about “Cavaliers clip Clippers cavalierly”?
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by CalBandGreat on Feb 9, 2012 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
CLEVELAND ROCKS!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 9, 2012 5:20 PM PST up reply actions
Wait, what?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 9, 2012 6:24 PM PST up reply actions
So you mean this version of this instead of this version?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 9, 2012 8:25 PM PST up reply actions
Well, that’s the song, just not the version I was looking for. I was mistaken, I thought it predated Ian Hunter’s solo career. Mott the Hoople was better.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Gotcha. I will investigate some Mott the Hoople…well, as soon as I get some sleep!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 9, 2012 9:41 PM PST up reply actions
Your mom doesn’t :(
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 9, 2012 6:24 PM PST up reply actions
iPad 3 Unveil Set For Early March
Apple has decided to schedule a big media event for the first week of March to show off the iPad 3, reports AllThingsD. Citing sources familiar with Apple’s plans, AllThingsD says that the event will likely be held in San Francisco, at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, where Apple typically holds big product launches.
Timing for the retail availability of the actual device itself is expected to follow one to two weeks after the event.
As for details about the device itself, AllThingsD’s John Paczkowski wrote, “sources say it will be pretty much what we’ve been led to expect by the innumerable reports leading up to its release: A device similar in form factor to the iPad 2, but running a much faster chip, sporting an improved graphics processing unit, and featuring a 2048×1536 Retina display.”
Photos that purport to be components of the iPad 3 have been spied recently, and more or less confirm these details. The back cover was recently photographed and revealed that the device itself will be a little bit thicker than the iPad 2—most likely to accommodate a larger battery.
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AAPL is at an all-time high (again)
Currently the world’s largest company (by market cap), but this time by a pretty decent margin.
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I’m still glad I didn’t buy any when it was $10 per share or wherever it was before Jobs came back! Think of the tax headaches!
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 7:51 AM PST up reply actions
Whatever you do, just don’t think about the fact that $25K invested at the end of 2003 would make you worth more than a million right now.
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See, I bet there would be tax on that! I’m SO lucky!
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 8:04 AM PST up reply actions
Seriously!
With capital gains taxes, you wouldn’t even be a millionaire anymore! You’d just be a $900,000aire!
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Ah yes. My financial advisor talked me out of buying Apple at $14, and instead I bought Intel and Cisco in the 40’s.
Tax advantages! I haz them!
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Eh, people can’t predict these things. If the logic is solid, that’s what matters.
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The dude ended up dead on the side of the road with bullet holes in the car. No joke.
They weren’t sure if it was gang-related, or if he was doing business with the wrong people.
Very sad. He was the son of my dad’s advisor.
Old Toothwrangler
Yeah. Seriously. His dad was never the same. Used to be a really nice, friendly guy. Took over my account, but was really just sleep-walking.
He decided to retire and didn’t tell anyone. One week, I was making a trade with him, the next he was gone.
Old Toothwrangler
he was doing business with the wrong people
Note to self, don’t give Kodiak bad financial advice.
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.
lucky for me, i was fairly broke at the end of 2003. So I couldn’t have done this at all!
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 10:11 AM PST up reply actions
That’s instant ramen. I prefer the hand-made ramen and the Chinese dish that derived it, la-mien.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
even if it does snow, we’ve got plenty of laker championship banners to keep us warm! - raptorapocalypse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50cUTtr2FCQ
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
even if it does snow, we’ve got plenty of laker championship banners to keep us warm! - raptorapocalypse
SHIT
Reminds me of a quote from last week’s House of Lies:
“you know what they say about corn. you never really own it, you borrow it.”
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
So, what is next Apple? Free investment advice, please!
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--Thoroughbred
this is not investment advice
Apples can be a part of a satisfying light lunch!
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
Will also keep the foctor away.
California Golden Blogs: Ethnic food → pizza and chili → boboli → boobies.
Damnit
*doctor! or unless you’re into that kind of thing?
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I held Genentech for a whole year and it only went from $33 to $34! So I dumped it. #winning
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
I have a few shares from a while ago when it was in the low 3 figures and my dad encouraged me to play around with my very limited savings… been debating for a while whether to keep holding or start diversifying. It still seems like it has a lot of upside…
NOTHING RESEMBLING OFFICIAL INVESTMENT ADVICE
You could POTENTIALLY look into writing covered calls on the stock and taking in some premium as a hedge. You limit your upside if the stock skyrockets, but you also help yourself if the stock has a drop of some sort, etc etc
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Also, you’re always welcome to e-mail me for a more in-depth conversation.
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Also, you can ask me during happy hour (or if CGB goes to any of these upcoming SF Beerfest events)
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I hate you, Websense
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Reason:
This Websense category is filtered: Games. (?)
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by the federer express on Feb 9, 2012 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
Websense is pretty turrible.
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
“I can’t access sfbeerweek.org! It shouldn’t be classified as a ‘games’ site! What? Of course I’m working hard!”
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Rare Beer & Food Pairing
Delarosa
2175 Chestnut Street
San Francisco, CA 94123
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We’re offering a variety of half plate/half beer options paired by Chef Ruggero Gadaldi and Master Cicerone Rich Higgins. There may also be a few beer cocktails as well! Beer rarities include Drake’s Dunkelweizen, Marin Saison, Speakeasy Massacre, Beach Chalet Strong Dark Belgian, Pac Brew Lab Squid Ink, Piccolo Chiostro, Troll Palanfrina & more.
Cal: Bears with Books.
dang it, I jsut closed all the non-sfbeerweek.org windows w/ the schedules..
by the federer express on Feb 9, 2012 12:25 PM PST up reply actions
meCalBandGreat
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Feb 9, 2012 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins
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by CalBandGreat on Feb 9, 2012 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
great episode. glad you guys are fans of classic Simpsons :)
by the federer express on Feb 9, 2012 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
I basically have seasons 1-10 memorized. Working on the next 14 seasons now. They’re coming out too slowly on BluRay.
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by CalBandGreat on Feb 9, 2012 12:35 PM PST up reply actions
Well when he started he had an onion on his belt, which was the style at the time, …
by Yes We Cannon on Feb 9, 2012 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
iPad 3: 5 Changes I Want
http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/handheld/232300363?itc=edit_in_body_cross
1. Retina Display:
2. Some Version of 4G
3. Better Cameras
4. Better Port Support
5. Thinner and Lighter: Yeah, I know the iPad 2 is one of the thinnest and lightest tablets out there, but I also know Apple can do better. Apple made significant weight and thickness improvements between iPad 1 and iPad 2. I’d like to see similar improvements between iPad 2 and iPad 3. Why? Usability. The iPad 2 is by no means heavy, but holding one for hours at a time still becomes tiring.
(holy #firstworldproblems)
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I think that the display is already pretty good and I can’t say that I’ve noticed it seeming slow. When you start to get to “better port support” you’re starting to get into “I want a laptop replacement” territory and absent a keyboard, I just don’t see it. I mean, I could probably take care of 90% of my daily work with an iPad if I could Z through DBDs and access corporate portals for file sharing, but that doesn’t necessarily make it a good idea.
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.
But have you seen retina displays before? It’s looks so good to your eyes!
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
I have an ipad 2 and an iphone 4, and the missus has an iphone 4S, so yeah, I’ve seen the retina display. Frankly, if I could get gol tv fox soccer on my ipad (and yes I know they have a new app out), I don’t think I’d need a television.
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.
Can you explain to us idiots what it does?
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So, it just looks better?
It seems like the updates to the 3 arent that big, bc they are jus tlike it goes faster, looks a bit better, bla bla bla. Does anything fundamentally change?
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Yes and they usually have 1 killer update. Like Siri. Or Facetime.
They up it just a tidbit and then give you 1 huge thing that they promote the shit out of. So, what is that here?
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I guess it really depends on the user. For me, the retina display for the iPad is a real humdinger
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I have an iPad and have used an iPad2 extensively. The jump from the iPad to iPad2 was fairly big bc of the camera and Facetime.
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My iPad loves belly rubs
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What’s so super about Facetime?
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 9:26 AM PST up reply actions
Super easy FREE face to face video conferencing.
When you were growing up all the sci fi shows had THAT as the key part of THE FUTURE.
we are finally IN the future.
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1) video conferencing isn’t as popular as people thought it would be. Because people overestimate how much facial interaction is necessary (see sexting)
2) It’s only free/available if both people have wifi.
Cal: Bears with Books.
Qik video conferencing on Android phones is free and works on 3G.
Also, it existed before facetime.
In conclusion, f*** Apple
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(That said, I’ll set my mom up for facetime on her new iPhone 4S so she can videochat with her mom in India. That makes sense)
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THIS IS WHAT IM SAYING PEOPLE!
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SHE SAYS HELLO
And do you have anybody you are dating?
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She e-pinched his cheek
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got?
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Twist will stop at nothing for your family dosa recipe.
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--Thoroughbred
ITS A MILLION DOLLAR IDEA!
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ah
I didn’t think about the “free” part, although I imagine that is dependent on all your conferees being on Apple.
And yes, iPhones are exactly like “datapads” from Star Wars.
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 9:29 AM PST up reply actions
Actually it will literally be a game-changer. Gaming will probably be the biggest beneficiary of a higher res display.
Oh, I dont really play games on there. So, I guess that isnt a big deal for me. I was thinking of things like Facetime, which really were a huge advancement. Is there anything like that planned.
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That is so false, you are always playing games with me in your emails!
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--Thoroughbred
When I was in elementary/middle school I sang “Quit Playing Games With My Fart” instead of “Quit Playing Games With My Heart”. That was the beginning of my comedy career.
(By “sang”, I mean “once called the song”)
by Yes We Cannon on Feb 9, 2012 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
You are not going to win over Princess Jasmine this way.
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--Thoroughbred
There are some things I refuse to compromise.
by Yes We Cannon on Feb 9, 2012 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
Was it also the end of your comedy career?
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
Some would say it was my penultimate success.
by Yes We Cannon on Feb 9, 2012 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
I wonder if they’re going to come out with a 7" or so form factor.
Anyways, hopefully this means a bump up in resolution of their macbook and iMac lines.
I think I’ll get one, after questioning the usefulness of this product, I must admit when offer a chance to play with one recently, I can see that they could be useful.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
My cousin bought one for my recently retired aunt to help her keep her mind sharp. It was neat seeing someone who is normally tech unsaavy play puzzle games and email from her shiny new iPad.
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
I really like my Galaxy, but then I have a Droid phone, so they integrate nicely.
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my mom just got the asus trasformer prime 2. it’s quite nice, plus it has my dad’s chip in it, which is kinda cool. maybe the price will drop if this comes out?
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oh, you have a Galaxy Tab? the 10.1?
by the federer express on Feb 9, 2012 10:33 AM PST up reply actions
Yep. It’s pretty sweet. Only tablet I’ve ever had, so hard to compare, but I likes it.
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by CalBandGreat on Feb 9, 2012 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
nice. hardware’s a little bulky, though, right? but I suppose for $100, you can’t really complain
by the federer express on Feb 9, 2012 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
U.S., Banks Agree on Foreclosure Pact
Deal, Totaling as Much as $26 Billion With 5 Banks, Would Settle Federal, State Probes of Lenders .
The agreement covers five banks: Ally Financial Inc., Bank of America Corp.,Citigroup Inc., J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., and Wells Fargo & Co. Together, the five handle payments on 55% of all outstanding home loans, or about 27 million mortgages, according to Inside Mortgage Finance.
Federal and state officials planned to announce the settlement Thursday morning in Washington after putting the finishing touches on the deal following a marathon negotiating session that ended after midnight Thursday morning.
The agreement will include at least 49 states, and officials were finalizing a separate accord with one remaining holdout, Oklahoma.
The Obama administration made a full-court press over the past four days to secure the support of key state attorneys general, including those from Florida, California and New York. All three states are expected to be part of the announcement, people familiar with the situation said.
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People in that accept the benefits of this better not complain about ‘big government’.
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
And it’s a good idea to put this behind us, but $26 Billion is only a small fraction of the real cost to the economy. Oh well, just move on.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
“As a country we must come together and Z past this moment in our history.”
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by CalBandGreat on Feb 9, 2012 8:33 AM PST up reply actions 4 recs
Communicating!
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 9:02 AM PST up reply actions
I’m keeping up foreign relations, you know, giving them the bird!!
Jorge Gutierrez is "The guy with the hair plays with the flair"
yesssssssssssss
Someday, the Castro will finally have a sing-a-long screening of this, and I will be there with a flight suit on.
OUUUT INTOO THA DANGER ZONE
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 10:48 AM PST up reply actions
Or a section for those doing the entire dialog.
Jorge Gutierrez is "The guy with the hair plays with the flair"
That’s right Ice….man. I AM dangerous!
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
Here we go again…
Mav, do you have the card for the truck driving school….Truck Masters I think it is.
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Two Os in Goose!
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
I’ll fire when I’m god damn good and ready!!
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You’re not gonna be happy unless you’re going Mach 2 with your hair on fire!
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 6:47 PM PST up reply actions
TWSS?
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 10:47 PM PST up reply actions
Jeez, atoms, this is even too atoms for you.
by LeonPowe on Feb 9, 2012 10:54 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Right after I posted it I realized you guys were quoting the movie. :-/
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 10:56 PM PST up reply actions
WILL ANYBODY SAVE THOSE WHALES?!!?
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I never found out if Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski wind up falling in love while overcoming the challenges of saving the whales.
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seriously
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by Fire Starkey on Feb 9, 2012 12:17 PM PST up reply actions
She actually gave me a list of approved Valentine’s Day movies she’d like me to take her to – New Year’s Eve, that whale one, the one with the girl in the coma or something (I think it’s called The Vow…), and the Reese Witherspoon one about being in a war.
wow, well…ummmm. Fuck it, mix some Benadryl and vodka and go see whatever she wants. You’ll probably black out and your liver might fail but at least you wont remember any details from those shitty movies.
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by Fire Starkey on Feb 9, 2012 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
She actually gave me a list of approved Valentine’s Day movies
This is a great idea!
Cal: Bears with Books.
Mine would probably include “the Artist” and “Sherlock Holmes”. Does that help?
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gl w/out 2-week advance reservations. found this out the hard way w/ gf
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
if u go to hangar 1 and buy me more st george i sit for u. will teach her trombone
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
I’d offer to babysit, but I wouldn’t trust myself with Ragscub.
Brave as a troll with a heart rare and true!
i wouldnt trust him either, he likes to eat the plastic fruits that we decorate model homes with
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
pqtm
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 2:11 PM PST up reply actions
Alternately, we could do V-day on the 17th or some other day when sitters/reservations will be easier to come by.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
FILIBUSTER!
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THE COMMENTER FROM WALNUT CREEK HAS THE FLOOR
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RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE
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THE FLOOR HAS BEEN OCCUPIED BY THE HAMBURGLAR
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
absolutely brilliant idea btw. i should do this next year.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
Foresight is important!
If no one takes it, I’ll take one of my single female friends out and be their “date” for the night.
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awwww how sweet. will you buy her a rose and pretend to be a real date?
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 3:32 PM PST up reply actions
Rapt-or-apocalypse is so mad at you right now!
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you know, I hadn’t considered this. that’s all sorts of eerie.
by the federer express on Feb 9, 2012 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
too mean?
ty, suck it raptor
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by GoldBlooded on Feb 9, 2012 2:16 PM PST
Cal: Bears with Books.
it’s goldblooded. i expect that from him.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
dead???????? or
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
do you really need anybody to answer that for oyu?
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Home Prices Pop in Hot Valley Turf but Fall Elsewhere
In communities in the shadow of tech giants like Facebook Inc. in Menlo Park, housing prices are on a tear. Menlo Park led the Bay Area with a 52.7% increase in its median home sales price in the fourth quarter, with prices rising to $1.29 million from $840,000 a year earlier, according to DataQuick. Palo Alto’s median home-sales price jumped 12.5% to $1.1 million from $977,750, according to DataQuick.
Cities outside of Silicon Valley didn’t fare as well. Sonoma, for example, experienced a 24.1% drop in the fourth quarter in its median home-sales price to $356,000 from $469,000 a year ago, while Walnut Creek prices fell 18.3% to $580,000 from $709,500, according to DataQuick.
i believe ours is owned by countrywide financial? or is it all a front for those dastardly south indians?!
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Nah, he just wanted to have a word with you.
The word was “wat”.
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I have very little idea as to what is going on!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 9, 2012 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
KEEP GOING WALNUT CREEK PRICES GO!
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 9:21 AM PST up reply actions
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Is that Albany that was 20%+?
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ALBANY COUGARS CLASS OF '89 WOOOOT!!!!!
Fuck Piedmont!
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by Fire Starkey on Feb 9, 2012 12:18 PM PST up reply actions
Looks like Emeryville, no?
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
Is Emeryville nothing but post WWII bungalows as far as the eye can see?
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by Fire Starkey on Feb 9, 2012 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
Is this another one of those “How _ views the world” maps?
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by CalBandGreat on Feb 9, 2012 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
More like Methel Island!
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Is that anything like Whore Island?
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
No, Alameda is in a different county altogether
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If Silicon Valley Costs a Lot Now, Wait Until the Facebook Update
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"I’m kind of worried — a thousand millionaires are going to be buying houses!" Connie Cao said as she and her family toured a home in a good school district here.
Her husband, Jared Oberhaus, was more optimistic. "Maybe sellers are sitting on their houses now, waiting for Facebook, and they’ll all come on the market at the same time," he said.
It will be some time before the first Facebook shares are sold to the public, and even longer before Facebook’s employees are able to turn their paper wealth into cash and officially take their places as the newest members of the 1 percent. But the mere anticipation of the event may pour a little kerosene onto what is already a fairly hot local real estate market.
When Ken DeLeon, a Silicon Valley real estate agent, recently sold an 8,000-square-foot house to a Facebook employee, he said, the movers showed up at the client’s old 1,000-square-foot home and asked, "Did you win the lottery?"
Silicon Valley has been good to Mr. DeLeon, a former lawyer, who said he sold $275 million worth of homes last year, and who is finishing up a memoir about overcoming illness, injury and loss that he calls "Why Do Bad Things Happen to Sexy People?"
Eh, I don’t think the effect will be nearly as large as people like this are anticipating. First, the people who stand to become the richest are millionaires already. They’ve been pulling money out for ages, and made fortunes at their previous jobs too (lots of ex-Googleaires there, for instance). Secondly, most people will not be fully vested right out of the gate, so even if they have $1M of options, they don’t have $1M of options to sell in six months. And even those who do have $1M to sell right now will only get $500K out of that, which isn’t going to buy them a $1M house because their salaries aren’t high enough to cover the mortgage on the balance.
TL/DR summary: some tens of people will newly be in the market for million dollar houses. Otherwise, business largely as normal.
With the $100 billion valuation …
The folks who joined about four years ago (and so will be mostly vested by now) will make at least about $15mm pre-tax. That’s at least 100 people, if not 300.
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Except that options distribution is not egalitarian. So lots of those people in their 20s will have like 1000-5000 options, and a few handfuls will have 100,000 (this is typically a VP-level distribution), and Zuck has millions.
Good point. Has anyone read the s-1? How much of the company do the employees own? There’s probably a back of the envelope way to calculate this.
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S-1? You sank my battleship!
/chemist’d
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by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 3:53 PM PST up reply actions
Ugh. O-chem is not my friend.
Sidebar: apparently, Frechet is on the shortlist for the Nobel next year…
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 10, 2012 10:42 AM PST up reply actions
Peeps always say stuff like that. They said that about Somorjai for awhile, then, 2007 happened.
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Fair enough. I hope it happens, though! He’s so cute!
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 10, 2012 12:08 PM PST up reply actions
haha
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 6:47 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve read the S1
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You can’t handle the S1!
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 6:48 PM PST up reply actions
DID YOU ORDER THE CODE SN1?
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So, interesting. 90% of the Class B share options (the employee-held options) are already vested. Translated, those who have joined in the last couple of years don’t hold much equity. Those Class B options are locked up for the standard six months. Additionally, there are more RSUs that will be converted to shares after those six months but before 12/31/12, but they don’t say how many (there are 300M RSUs out there).
Overall, there are about 2 billion shares outstanding right now, held by 1180 people (assuming no overlap between A & B shares). Additionally, there are 259M options outstanding, but it appears that more than half of these are Zuck’s. Looks like the executive officers and directors, plus initial VCs, own 1.75B of those 2B shares.
So, let’s say 250M shares for the rest of them. How many emps? 5000? 50,000 on average, but that’s going to be skewed by some big holders at the top.
Probably not more than 12 houses though. unless they want to change them for hotels.
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good research
also, LOL @ 2bn shares. Can’t they issue them at a higher par or something? Jeebus.
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 6:49 PM PST up reply actions
How rich will Zuck be when this happens?
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He owns 28.2% of the company, so at a $100B valuation he’d be looking at $28B. He’s not cashing that all out though.
Damn, so hed be worth about 30 billion. Thats insane.
Its odd, how does he end up owning only 28.2 of his own company????
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That’s still a pretty large chunk.
Essentially, he had to give away portions of the company in exchange for investment capital and attracting employees. I’d say it worked out for him.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
But what if it was the exact same situation and he had 100% of his company. itd be eve better!!
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No, it would. Exact same situation, but hes got 100% of the company.
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What if it was exact same situation, but you owned 100% of facebook not him? It’d be even better!
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Agreed. Then, Jumbacos for all!!!
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100% ownership of a company with no investors or good employees? (I assume he’d have little to pay them with without investors, and if he’s not gonna give stock options, he’s not left with world-beaters here)
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 4:38 PM PST up reply actions
Pay them in smiles nd good tidings.
I dont pay any of my slvaes here at CGB anything and they still do whatever I say.
Look at this: Kodiak ban fiatlux. NOW
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i think fiat has posted like 6 times since you posted this.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 4:46 PM PST up reply actions
KODIAK DAMMIT, WHAT THE FUCK, MAN!?!?!/ I DONT PAY YOU TO DO A SIMPLE THING!
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He needed cash to build his company. He asked investors to give it to him. Investors would only give him money if they got something in return. Without money, he wouldn’t have been able to build his company.
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These investors sound greedy. Why are they always so demanding?
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brb looking through match.com for girls working for facebook
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
god i hope not
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 4:20 PM PST up reply actions
EXPLOSIVE!
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Sarah Jessica Parker works for Facebook?
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 10:54 PM PST up reply actions
haha
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by natteringnabob on Feb 10, 2012 6:55 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, but won’t there be a ton of trickle-down? It’s not just the M dollar homes that will be affected, right? Lots of people will cash in on 50-500k and the pool of those people will push up housing prices all over the spectrum…
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Yes and no. Say Joe suddenly has $400K free and clear to use on a home, so he starts looking to buy something. If Joe makes around $100K (the typical software engineer salary according to Glass Door), he can afford a ~$300K mortgage, roughly. So, he can look at $600K houses to buy (because his mortgager is going to make him have a a year’s worth of living expenses in the bank since he’s a first time buyer) and it may create some price competition in this range, but frankly there’s not much inventory in this range on the Peninsula, so I’m not sure where they’re going to be buying.
Maybe not standalone homes, but I think there are a lot of decent condos in the south bay from 300-600k…
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Plus, if Joe is married and s/o is earning, then they can start looking at more expensive homes.
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hahaha
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 6:50 PM PST up reply actions
brb buying options on Mountain House tract homes
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 6:50 PM PST up reply actions
hey college kids and recent grads
Wanna work for the Giants? Orange and Black Attack are the people that run around throwing t-shirts, between-inning promos, and so forth. I don’t know what it pays, but you can go to the games for free. Orientation will be Feb 16 but you have to have been asked based on your resume/appplication. So get one in if interested.
There are other internships listed, but you have to be ready for the “baseball employee lifestyle”. Low/no pay, long hours, every night at the ballpark.
And if you are interested in that, you might be better off working with one of the California League minor clubs around the state. Minor league clubs are pretty thinly-staffed, so your opportunities for “other duties as assigned” will probably be more than running around AT&T throwing t-shirts. And the minor league season is more school-schedule friendly as they start in April or later and wrap up around Labor Day.
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here's a good-sounding one
the Stockton Ports are still looking for a “media intern”.
Qualifications Required: The applicant must currently be enrolled in an accredited university, and working toward a degree in which course credits are earned through this internship. The applicant must have strong organizational skills, as well as the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines on a routine basis. A strong operating background with Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, and graphic design software is preferred. Experience with audio and video editing is also preferred.
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 7:54 AM PST up reply actions
Facebook randomness
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I have an album of Frank Sinatra performing with Count Basie’s Orchestra, and their version of “I’m going to sit right down [and write myself a letter]” just kills. Not a huge Sinatra fan generally, but that combination is pretty impressive.
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.
am i lame?
i really enjoy stuff like Frank Sinatra and Michael Buble. Music like Kesha or LMFAO make me want to pull our my leg hair
JUST MY PERSONAL PREFERENCE AND CRITICIZING THOSE THAT DO LIKE KESHA OR LMFAO.
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Ha, I love Sinatra and Buble too.
Unlike you, however, I will judge people that like Kesha or LMFAO.
Michael Buble is pretty good, and I like listening to Frank (Sinatra, not Cohen) once in a while.
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 8:11 AM PST up reply actions
By ‘out of place’ did you mean you were surrounded by women?
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I really liked Buble’s appearance on SNL :)
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
The best part was the Christmas album skit. Fred Armison as Thom Yorke was fucking amazing.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 1:21 PM PST up reply actions
fug, there were a lot of typos in that.
“…pull OUT my leg hair”
“…AND NOT CRITICIZING THOSE THAT DO LIKE KESHA OR LMFAO”
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I dunno
I love listening to Frank Sinatra AND I love listening to Ke$ha.
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You, sir, are like an enigma wrapped in Moxon Huddersfield socks
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I have appreciation for a wide variety of music! Everything has its time and place.
I’ll listen to Mozart when I read the Wall Street Journal, Sinatra when I walk around town, soft Hindi music when I’m grinding through spreadsheets, and then some Kanye when it’s time to drink!
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I wonder what version Marketplace uses for their letters segment.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 12:37 PM PST up reply actions
OK, we get it, you listen to a lot of NPR.
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I was saying it doesn’t sound like Sinatra…
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
Also, technically, Marketplace is produced by American Public Media, not NPR.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
What do you mean, sadly?
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.
from AMerican Public Media, this……is………MARKETPLACE
by the federer express on Feb 9, 2012 2:04 PM PST up reply actions
Is there an escalation clause? Smooch someone, get an entree, grope someone, get a value meal, etc?
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
I think eventually you get a restraining order.
by Yes We Cannon on Feb 9, 2012 9:46 AM PST up reply actions
Dubs lose to OK:
The BIG 3
When Monta Ellis, David Lee, and Stephen Curry play like this they have a legitimate claim to being a Big 3.
Wow.
What a fantastic outing from all 3 Warriors. Ellis brought the scoring with 48 points. Lee brought a triple-double. Curry brought some hot shooting and nice passing. It’s not often you see 3 guys on a team have lines like this:
Monta Ellis: 48 points (18-29 FG, 3-6 3pt, 9-10 FT), 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block
David Lee: 25 points (7-7 FT), 11 rebounds (with ZERO inside help), 10 assists (too bad Nellie never got a chance to utilize him as a Point Forward)
Stephen Curry: 16 points (7-9 FG, 1-2 3pt), 10 assists (only 3 turnovers), and 2 steals
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Sacramento wants 80 mil from NBA:
Our friends James Ham and Rob McAllister of Cowbell Kingdom have a double dose of sourced entertainment and sports complex news. McAllister reported this week that the NBA is expected to bridge any feasible funding gap to get a plan for a new downtown facility approved; Ham reports that the city is looking for $80 million of that to come in the from of an up-front lease payment from the Kings and the NBA. The lease would be for 30 years, breaking it down to $2.67 million per year.
The other $50 million in private capital would come from AEG, the arena megalith that would operate the facility year-round. The city is hoping to receive City Council approval this month on a deal to lease the operation of downtown parking structures for $200 million in up-front payments — the lease could be for 30-50 years. That leaves another $50 million. The hotel association has committed to some level of investment via a room fee, but not at that level, and not necessarily with advance capital.
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What The FBI Had On Steve Jobs.
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2012/02/09/what-the-fbi-had-on-steve-jobs/
You’ve heard about things going on your permanent record? Steve Jobs had one, too.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation just made public its background check on the Apple co-founder. The agency assembled the investigation in 1991 because Jobs was being considered for a presidential appointment by George H.W. Bush to the President’s Export Council.
That position, which doesn’t require a Senate confirmation, serves as the national advisory committee on international trade. The Wall Street Journal/FINS.com requested the file through the Freedom of Information Act.
The background check showed Jobs would have brought a, well, different perspective to the executive branch.
The question of whether Jobs, who has admitted drug use in his youth, still used alcohol or drugs while at Apple comes up frequently in the file.
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New FAA rules:
A new set of laws will require the FAA to ease up on the rules governing domestic drone use — and to find a way to integrate them into national airspace alongside regular aircraft.
Earlier this week, the Senate passed a bill by a vote of 75-20 that had been fought over in Congress for several years, which appropriates $63.4 billion for the FAA, and, among other things, requires the FAA to loosen restrictions on domestic drone use by September, 2015.
Currently, the FAA has a strict process of licensing agencies to operate Unmanned Aerial Vehicles within the U.S., and limits where they can be flown for safety reasons. Primarily, the unarmed UAVs are being used by some law enforcement agencies for surveillance and emergency situations.
The FAA was already planning to issue new, looser standards for issuing the licenses in the next couple of months, but the bill sets a hard deadline for those rules to be finished within 90 days.
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So no missiles on these domestic drones? What about lasers?
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Those are for the sharks’ heads.
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 8:14 AM PST up reply actions
can't talk about it.
but they’re awesome.
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by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 12:45 PM PST up reply actions
this makes it a HUGE pain in the ass to fly the drones from their assembly plants to the military bases.
think… “wait… I have to fly AROUND THAT WHOLE STATE??”
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by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
oh, the humanity
We’ll always remember him for great moments like the time he was added to the 40-man roster.
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No, that’s Gary Brown!
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
Are people going to partake?
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OFY
Noteworthy is that there are events all over the Bay Area, from Santa Rosa down to Santa Cruz, so most of CGB can partake in this!
Also, if anyone finds a good weekday event next week, I’m down!
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Heres one in Berkeley
Beer Release Party for MaiBock, Discord Dark IPA, Outburst Imperial IPA & Helles Smoked Lager NEW
Pyramid Alehouse, Brewery & Restaurant
901 Gilman Street
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Keyser Soze Release
Triple Rock Brewery & Alehouse
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Keyser Soze Release
After you down it, do you realize you were drinking Natty Light all along?
by unclesam22 on Feb 9, 2012 8:13 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
ITS A FUCKING LINFERNO IN HERE:
- After that, Lin was excellent. In the second quarter, those drive-and-kicks started going to Steve Novak on the weak side and saw much happier conclusions, which in turn opened up the inside options a bit. Lin got his first points by picking Jordan Crawford in the backcourt and streaking coast to coast, then continued to pile ’em on with some brilliant drives to the basket. We saw some savvy-ass hesitation dribbles, including one that created enough space and confusion to let Lin score right up and over JaVale McGee. In the third, he kept right on driving and had twelve more points, including these two that made my eyes and teeth fall out of my head:
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There is a video of there of Lin juking John Wall and then dunking
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He was on The Game this morning. You can find a link to the interview here.
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John Wall waaaay overcommits on that, I wonder if he paid too much attention to a scouting report that said Lin can only go to his right.
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This whole thing is a conspiracy by the NBA to attract more Asian fans. Wall gave it away with his bad acting.
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by CalBandGreat on Feb 9, 2012 12:07 PM PST up reply actions
Cant he afford to sleep anywhere better?
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Apparently his contract was not guaranteed until like 2 days ago and even now he’ll make about 800k this year.
I think if you make 800K, you can get a nice 1bedroom somewhere
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Isnt he Taiwanese?
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Jo-ke?
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Same thing.
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even if it does snow, we’ve got plenty of laker championship banners to keep us warm! - raptorapocalypse
controversial!
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Apparently it was because he didn’t want to take on too much risk until he got a guaranteed contract or something.
He needs to stop supporting stereotypes
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And what would be that stereotype, Twist? Huh? WHAT IS IT, TWIST?
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Asian people really love Michigan senator Debbie Stabinow
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Work Wear: Office Style at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
http://blogs.wsj.com/runway/2012/02/08/work-wear-office-style-at-skidmore-owings-merrill/
SEXYYYY
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When did Marky Mark become anorexic?
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Me too! I like everything about his outfit. The slim-fitted suit with notch lapels, the narrow, but not skinny black tie, the crisp white pocket square, the polished black oxfords… and the socks as the one piece to “stand out”
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I do appreciate the overall style.
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BTW, last night I dreamt I bought a tuxedo and wore it to a black tie event. It was a big hit.
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Coming soon: CGB Tuxedo Party.
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Especially if it can complement the socks, yes. But something has to be said for the contrast between the conservative tie and suit and the bright socks.
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Definitely stealing it
One other look that I saw that I absolutely LOVED was a tan cotton suit with brown shoes, a purple gingham shirt, a dark blue tie, and a white pocket square.
Can’t find the photo :(
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I'm glad you're here
It’s nice to have another sartorialist at CGB!
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They are socks
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Twist's Yelp Review of French Laundry
ONE STAR
Terrible experience. I had to reserve 3 months in advance, service took two hours, and they wanted more than $100 per person for food. Why would I pay that much for food when I can just heat Ramen up in my microwave?
Also, I saw someone run over a pigeon after I ate there and that just traumatized me.
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by Rishi on Feb 9, 2012 8:38 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Dude, they’re socks
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whoa, whoa, let’s not say things we can’t take back
by the federer express on Feb 9, 2012 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
This looks like someone of whom I would immediately be distrustful.
KEEP CALM
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 9, 2012 10:32 AM PST up reply actions
You should be distrustful of everyone!
by Yes We Cannon on Feb 9, 2012 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
needs moar vitaminwater
A really repugnantly unlikeable degenerate
by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 1:04 PM PST up reply actions
I’m sorry, but those socks look completely stupid.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 12:24 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve learned to take fashion tips from those who prove themselves worthy of it.
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YOU'RE WELCOME!
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The guy wearing them should apologize, too.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
I was wondering when the fashion slapfight would start.
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by CalBandGreat on Feb 9, 2012 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
You must be in a good mood today. You didn’t even touch my political trolling earlier.
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by CalBandGreat on Feb 9, 2012 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
I like the idea of having a bright article of clothing as an eye-catcher, but that color totally clashes with the rest of the outfit, and it looks utterly ridiculous to wear bright pink socks with a drab tan/grayish suit and a muted dark tie. And I say this as someone who actually doesn’t mind a dash of pink with a suit.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 12:32 PM PST up reply actions
See, it’s so ridiculous that even you can’t keep a straight face!
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
Look, that may be part of some hip trend or whatever but it still looks stupid the way he did it. I bet you would pull it off way better and more thoughtfully if you tried to do something like that.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
The newly engaged couple!
His favorite movie is books!
by Yes We Cannon on Feb 9, 2012 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
I love this thread :)
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
Pretty much! Also, I like that tie.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 1:19 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe government-controlled private enterprise has SOME issues?
USPS Loses $3.3B, Warns of Cash Drain
The U.S. Postal Service said it lost $3.3 billion in the quarter ended Dec. 31 — typically its strongest — and that it expects to run out of cash in October unless Congress agrees to cuts in facilities and employees.
"If the Postal Service is unable to reduce its operating costs by $20 billion a year by 2015, we may not be able to return to profitability," Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said at a board meeting in Washington today. "We may become a long-term burden to the taxpayers if we are not able to make these reductions quickly."
The ninth consecutive quarter of losses may increase pressure on Congress from the Postal Service and customers to approve legislation intended to return it to solvency.
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maybe
it’s dumb to require them to be profitable while still requiring them to deliver all mail to every address in the US and all territories.
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 8:23 AM PST up reply actions
the issue is Congress
USPS is required to forward fund their pension even for employees they don’t have – by Congress. I don’t see any private enterprise being held to that, especially USPS’ competition. Eliminate that requirement, and most of the profitability problems disappear at once.
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 9, 2012 8:33 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Yes, but if we get into this more, I fear its gonna turn into a huge political slapfight. A lot of people dont realize that Congress back in 2005 or so basically decided to destroy the Postal Service.
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Well, either make it a full govt institution or make it fully private.
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yup
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
are you saying what i think you're saying?
wait for it
…
…
WHOLESALE REGIME CHANGE!
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I think you’re wrong, but I suspect you’re not interested in any silly “facts”.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
I think you’re saying fuck all those rural bastards who expect their mail to be subsidized by the rest of us. In which case, I agree.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
Its always odd to me that people will vote in politicians who take action directly against their own interest. The Postal Service thing is just one aspect to it.
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What’s the matter with Kansas?!
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 12:20 PM PST up reply actions
Nothing, Kansas is perfect and all citizens are pleasant, hard working people.
/Yes I know its a Frank book
6 1st round draft picks, 2 Super Bowl Champions and counting
by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
And...
Kansas gave us this.
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If that's
“Carry on my Wayward Son”, I’d like to add that to the list of songs that are better when the Cal Band covers them.
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
It seems to me that those who make these voting decisions that are not in their rational self-interest aren’t really moved by “the concept of a greater good than just oneself.”
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Er, really? I vote to subsidize the delivery of letters to rural Alaska because I believe everyone should be able to subscribe to People magazine for the same price, and I’m not moved by the greater good?
How will we receive jury duty summonses to shitcan?
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
You misunderstand me. Let me break it down for you:
1. People who live in rural areas are more likely to vote Republican.
2. The Republicans are the ones who saw fit to essentially and inexplicably destroy the Post Office.
3. People who live in rural areas are more likely to be hurt by the destruction of the Post Office.
4. Thus, it is not in their rational self-interest to vote Republican on this particular issue.
5. Republicans have taken the interesting tack in the last several years of coming down on the sides of issues that are “more individual, than for the greater good.”
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good thing they just completed a research project to up their trucks’ gas mileage and lower operation costs. will save hundreds of millions.
OH WAIT, 3.3BILLION LOSS?!?
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by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
What’s round on the ends and hi in the middle?
Police say an Ohio man who stuck his 3-year-old son in a clothes dryer as punishment and then turned it on is facing child endangerment charges.
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I think TheBuckeeyeBear ducktaped them to chairs so that she can dress them up as Brutus
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AGHHHH Now the authorities will catch me for sure!
I had to take my labmate to the ER this morning (crazy stomach pains, but now she’s at home resting), so I didn’t get in til 3.
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 9, 2012 5:39 PM PST up reply actions
for better or worse, you live an interesting life!
by the federer express on Feb 9, 2012 5:40 PM PST up reply actions
Haha yes. And there’s usually ice cream involved :)
(CGB ice cream outing when y’all come to Columbus!)
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 9, 2012 6:25 PM PST up reply actions
Go Bears! Beat the Buckeyes!
by Yes We Cannon on Feb 9, 2012 6:54 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
ICE CREAM!
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 9, 2012 8:26 PM PST up reply actions
Since when are you a Korean husband!?
NB: I don’t actually believe that Korean men are categorically abusive…
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 9, 2012 9:40 PM PST up reply actions
Ohio Bear, present.
I spent quite a bit of time with a bunch of patent attorneys today. And I lived to tell about it.
Man crush on Aaron Rodgers, since 2003.
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Not this morning
I’m here now!
Man crush on Aaron Rodgers, since 2003.
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I thought people in Ohio were round in the middle and hi all the time…
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 11:48 AM PST up reply actions
Btw, Disney still is running a Buy One, Get One Free on their stuffed animals
http://www.disneystore.com/plush/mn/1000267/
I went and bought some the other day and I can vouch: they’re super cute and adorable and soft.
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Good, good.
I’m not gonna lie, Tigger and Lotso are adorable.
DON’T JUDGE ME!
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Starbucks secret drinks--no, not super super duper burnt drip coffee
Bucky’s ‘Secret’ menu
I wonder what they’d cook up if you asked for an “Animal Style” soy latte
Some examples:
* Dirty Hippie — A Dirty Chai Tea Latte with soy milk instead of regular milk.
* Cookies and Cream Frappuccino — A White Chocolage Mocha Frappuccino with peppermint syrup and java chips.
* Snickers Frappuccino — Geared to taste like the candy bar, it’s a Java Chip Frappuccino with caramel and toffee nut.
* Widow Maker — An even mix of iced black tea and iced black coffee.
* Grasshopper Frappuccino — Java chips and peppermint syrup invade a Mocha Frappuccino to make it taste like mint ice cream.
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Why does all of Starbucks regular coffee taste burnt? I’ve never liked them.
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Yeah, same here.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
The conspiracy story evidence I’ve heard is that by over-roasting, their coffee is much more caffeinated and therefore addictive, which generates more profit.
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well, it’s backfiring b/c I ain’t drinking that swill.
by the federer express on Feb 9, 2012 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
This.
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by CalBandGreat on Feb 9, 2012 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
Their caffeine content is the same as any other coffee place, perhaps less than peets
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Fucking Peets, it’s like they soak everything they sell in extra special caffeine juice. You have to peel me off the ceiling after just walking in there.
BC you lik epeeling Scootie off the ceiling?
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Cugel’d the Cou—- ok i won’t go there.
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by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
Hmm interesting
Though at the point you’re getting those frappuccinos, why not go all out and just get a friggin milkshake?
Also, what is a “Dirty” chai tea (lol) latte?
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I dunno, but the Apple Juice Orange Blossom sounds interesting
This combination of Tazo Orange Blossom Tea steeped in steamed apple juice (with no water), is what one anonymous The Daily Meal commenter calls “a perfect tasty tea alternative for us non-coffee drinkers.”
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That does sound nice
I miss when they used to have shaken iced tea lemonade for the summer months. They’d taken the Tazo Orange Blossom or Passion teas, brew them, then pour over ice, then mix with lemonade… and this was lemonade that had no sweeteners in it.
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Yes, I also get the unsweetened passion tea lemonade during the summer!
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Do they still have it? I haven’t seen it in years (apparently their lemonade is now sweetened)
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Maybe it depends on location? The one near my house offers it.
Or maybe they make it especially for me because I make googoo eyes with the baristas
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have you ever tried a chai latte? they’re surprisingly pretty good. you can buy that syrup in safeway too.
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I'm not a fan, personally
Way too sweet
Also, chai is tea with milk, making the words “tea” and “latte” kinda unecessary (and also untrue)
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Latte has steamed milk though, right?
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
* Cookies and Cream Frappuccino — A White Chocolage Mocha Frappuccino with peppermint syrup and java chips.
Just to be clear, this is like 10,000,000 calories, right?
Cal: Bears with Books.
It’s honestly probably the same as your standard Baskin-Robbins milkshake.
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I agree with your other comment, and would rather have a milkshake that doesn’t give me the jitters. Just good old fashioned sugar coma.
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 9:04 AM PST up reply actions
It’s a lot less. Your standard B-R milkshake is like 1000 calories. A grande white chocolate mocha frappuccino is only 450 (plus syrup and java chips, of course — call it 600. The syrup only adds 40 cals).
Eh
For the same amount of liquid, 600 calories at SBUX vs 680 at Baskin-Robbins
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I swear Starbucks is just a candy store for adults.
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you mean
drug store, and yes. Although both my nephews started liking starbucks by age 10 or so.
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 9:05 AM PST up reply actions
you mean
drug store, and yes. Although both my nephews started liking starbucks by age 10 or so.
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 9:05 AM PST up reply actions
Better solution if you want to try the Shamrock Shake: buy it for a friend, then have a sip or two.
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So you’re going to go and you’re going to allow people to taste your Shamrock Shake?
Cal: Bears with Books.
Or buy two, down them by yourself at home, then curl up in the fetal position and cry while criticizing yourself for being a terrible person. That’s how I prefer to eat McDonald’s’food.
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Are you me?
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
I don’t know, are we?
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by CalBandGreat on Feb 9, 2012 12:01 PM PST up reply actions
“The meal isn’t over when I’m full. The meal is over when I hate myself.”
—Louis C.K.
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by CalBandGreat on Feb 9, 2012 12:08 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
NO NO NO
As someone who works at Starbucks now (geez, I really haven’t commented here in forever), I can tell you baristas HATE these sorts of listicles. If you try to order ANY of those drinks listed above, I guarantee that you will be looked at as though you are insane. Following that, you had better be prepared to explain exactly what is in the drink you are trying to order.
Some drinks do have colloquial names, like the “Drity Chia” (Chai tea latte with a shot of espresso), or “Redeye” (brewed coffee with an added shot), but most of these named drinks are just BS that some overly creative customer or barista dreamed up. Company policy means we generally aren’t supposed to use these names anyway, to avoid confusion.
I've been Honked...
LOL. Of course. I pinky swear never to use these names. NOW, be honest, do you secretely hate & pity your regular customers? You can tell little old me…
Cal: Bears with Books.
Nope!
We love the vast majority of our regular customers. It’s nice to see familiar faces every day, and since both the baristas and the customer know what the order is going to be, it helps us provide faster service. Everybody is happy, especially if your order is something complex like a Venti 3-pump Sugar-Free Hazlenut Extra-Wet Soy Cappuccino.
I've been Honked...
Are u saying “HOW U MAKE DRINK MOIST”?
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 9, 2012 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
true story
This made me laugh. Other coworker walks by and says ‘Oh, you’re so happy today!’. I blamed it on my new steal cut oatmeal.
Cal: Bears with Books.
Mommy’s what? (it really a virus. darn you, cgb)
by the federer express on Feb 9, 2012 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
"Extra-Wet"
is only applied to Cappuccinos. Since a cap is just espresso, a small amount of steamed milk, and a bunch of foam, some customers customize the amount of milk/foam they want. “Wet” means you want more milk, less foam. “Dry” means the inverse.
I've been Honked...
My friend who worked at SBUX told me how much he hates just even making frappucinos.
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Isn’t it just coffee, milk, then pound of sugar?
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 9, 2012 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
Thanks
I’d probably comment more, but my work schedule often prevents it. By the time I get home, the DBD usually has 1,000+ comments, and it’s kind of hard to comment and make a Frappuccino at the same time…
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well sir (or miss)
that’s why Jeebus invented Shift-A!
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
translation
if you are dumb enough to order based on this article your drink will probably come with extra loogies.
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
Dick Harden to miss 2012:
Feb 9, 2012 – After writing about baseball for ten years, I’m always searching for ways to describe oft-injured players. I’ve used “hamstrings of polenta” and concocted scenarios where guys like Nick Johnson are dragged around the bases in a full body cast attached to ropes, pulleys, and levers. There are only so many ways to suggest that a guy can’t stay on the field, so it’s only partly awful to have fun with it.
But Rich Harden. Man. There’s just nothing funny about that. It was the first piece of news I read this morning, and it was like scorpion babies in the coffee grounds.
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I’d say wow, but there’s nothing shocking about the story. Just sad that he’ll never realize his full potential. Maybe he can coach one day.
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I know. I always thought that he was going to be a star and hate how it ended up not working out for him.
TINSTAPP
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 9:06 AM PST up reply actions
Well, but that doesn’t really apply. The dude has serious talent, but he just can’t stay healthy.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 11:22 AM PST up reply actions
pitched with a torn shoulder capsule for 4+ years! crazy.
by the federer express on Feb 9, 2012 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
Was that somehow not caught or something?
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
he knew it but didn’t want the surgery, apparently.
by the federer express on Feb 9, 2012 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
read the article! he’s been pitching hurt since 2007!
by the federer express on Feb 9, 2012 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
sigh :(
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
Karl Dorrell has a job:
Feb 8, 2012 – Former UCLA head coach Karl Dorrell has been named as the new quarterbacks coach for the Houston Texans, replacing the departed Greg Knapp, who became the new offensive coordinator of the Oakland Raiders.
Dorrell and head coach Gary Kubiak have a long working relationship together. Dorrell worked alongside Kubiak on Mike Shanahan’s Denver Broncos staff for three seasons before leaving to coach the Bruins. At UCLA, Dorrell compiled a 35-27 record. Dorrell comes to the Texans from Miami, where helped developed Matt Moore during a turbulent season for the Dolphins. He’ll work in the shadow of Knapp’s lauded 2011 season, where the quarterbacks coach was credited for readying rookie quarterback T.J. Yates to start – and win – after the team lost Matt Schaub and Matt Leinart.
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I hope he brings the mustache to Houston.
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.Buffett: Bonds Among Most Dangerous Assets
[1]
Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said low interest rates and inflation should dissuade investors from buying bonds and other holdings tied to currencies.
"They are among the most dangerous of assets," Buffett said in an adaptation of his annual letter to shareholders that appeared today on Fortune magazine’s website. "Over the past century these instruments have destroyed the purchasing power of investors in many countries, even as these holders continued to receive timely payments of interest and principal."
Buffett, 81, who built Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire from a failing textile maker into a firm selling insurance, energy and jewelry through acquisitions and stock picks, echoed Laurence D. Fink, chief executive officer of BlackRock Inc. Fink said this week that investors should be 100 percent in equities, because of depressed stock valuations and the Federal Reserve’s pledge to keep interest rates low.
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Damn, everybody hates Barry Bonds these days!
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LA County bans footballs, frisbees, any form of fun at beaches
The Board of Supervisors this week agreed to raise fines to up to $1,000 for anyone who throws a football or a Frisbee on any beach in Los Angeles County.
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/02/08/la-county-oks-1000-fine-for-throwing-football-frisbee-on-beaches/#.TzNi8RH02Jk.facebook
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 9:04 AM PST reply actions
oligatory
“Will someone PLEASE think of the children?!”
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 9:04 AM PST up reply actions
Taking a key element from the Roger Goodell rulebook….No Fun Allowed
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 9:40 AM PST up reply actions
WTF
Seriously, how stupid is taht.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
lol
So stupid I can’t even type straight.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
so
I know baseball players with one or two hot weeks are not worth worrying about, and QBs in football can sneak by for a few games at a time.
When does this guy go from “fad” to the real deal?
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 9:08 AM PST up reply actions
He’s got to be leading in All-Star voting, no? Or does Yao still get voted in every year?
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 9:09 AM PST up reply actions
give him a month in the nba. right now he’s killing people in the pick and roll, let’s see how he reacts as defenses actually start planning for him and keep him from going right, etc. also, it’ll be interesting when amare and melo are back.
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Iman Shumpert was my sleeper in fantasy…he was killing it until Linsanity started. Do I cut him?
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 9:11 AM PST up reply actions
Absolutely crazy how Melo is proving to be detrimental to teams.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
Similar in the fact that they are poor team players who only pass when completely forced to
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 11:00 AM PST up reply actions
can’t tell if serious, but stats like usage percentage, TO percentage, a/to ratio, etc are much more useful than raw stats :)
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STAT NERD!
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
Not in fantasy!
Yeah I know about that stuff but I don’t know how Melo is doing this season in terms of that. Also, I generally don’t really care much about Melo except that he’s on my fantasy team and I didn’t expect 4+ APG this season from him, so it’s a pleasant surprise.
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I’ve got Tyson Chandler and I had no idea he was such a tremendous free throw shooter!
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
Like me?
SADS
He’s actually having a better year than I thought he would (when healthy). Hopefully being out a week or two can cure all his other ailments…
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(wait are we talking about fantasy teams or real life teams?)
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Well he is decent as fantasy in terms of points and rebounds. He’s pretty bad at assists, steals, and blocks. He wasn’t even a top 10 pick in my league.
But in real life teams, he’s proving to be vastly over rated.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
4+ assists per game! AS A SMALL FORWARD
1+ 3PT per game!
1+ steal per game!
Nobody is calling him a top ten pick, but he’s actually having a better fantasy season than most expected.
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If you could draft again, would you rather have Melo or Josh Smith?
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 11:07 AM PST up reply actions
We had an auction draft. I got a good deal on Melo. Your argument is irrelevant!
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I heard auction drafts are fun. Did you like yours? Do you have spend all your money or can you load up with cheap guys?
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 11:54 AM PST up reply actions
Auction drafts are really fun! You don’t have to spend all your money if you don’t want to, but you’re required to fill out your roster.
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So what happens with unspent cash? Do you use money for your waiver wire pickups too? We have $100 for the whole season for waivers, and its a silent auction style bidding process.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
Huh. Our waivers are just standard waiver process. I’ve never heard of the waiver money system before. Draft money is use it or lose it.
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It’s a pretty fun method because it shows you what everyone else bid. I had Al Horford go down so I panicked and picked up Channing Frye for $40 when I could have swooped him for $2.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 12:32 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve heard Jeremy Lin being described as this year’s Tebow. So is that “Lin-ing”?
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 9:11 AM PST up reply actions
ALL HE DOES IS LIN
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by TwistNHook on Feb 9, 2012 9:15 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
ok lol
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 9:18 AM PST up reply actions
RayKeepKillin Raymond Nacario
Jeremy #Linning is exactly like #tebowing but you kneel in front of a calculus book instead
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LINADO!
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LINSANITY!
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So… it would suck if he gets caught with… i dunno… PEDs
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by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
Like Adderal?
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you know that shit is like PEZ in Boston
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by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
wth is he doing?
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1. enter code into safe
2. turn safe to open
3. take money out
4. MAKE IT RAIN MOFOSSS
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i was the only one who got that when we watched live, i was surprised. i guess i make it rain a lot???
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Wait, those are two different people? They all look alike to me!
by Yes We Cannon on Feb 9, 2012 5:25 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
meh
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 12:18 PM PST up reply actions
yeah man you're pretty wack.
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by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 1:03 PM PST up reply actions
this
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 1:08 PM PST up reply actions
partly because he wasn’t that good for us, partly because he was a poor fit (he’s not a great shooter, so he can’t play off the ball that much – but with monta and steph, he’s really not gonna handle it that much), partly because don’t much p/r, and partly because the warriors are cursed.
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Nate Robinson > Jeremy Lin
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
Tyson Chandler should buy him a steak dinner.
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--Thoroughbred
I wonder if he'd still be with the W's
If the W’s didn’t have to release him when they made the offer sheet for DeAndre Jordan
Lin was released in late December by the Rockets to make room for Houston’s signing of Samuel Dalembert. Houston already had three point guards on its roster, and all of their contracts were guaranteed. Lin had a non-guaranteed contract.
Earlier in the preseason, Lin was released by the Golden State Warriors, who let him go to create enough salary cap space for a four-year offer sheet worth nearly $43 million to then-restricted free agent DeAndre Jordan. The Clippers matched the offer.
The Knicks signed Lin off of waivers two days after he was released by the Rockets.
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Duke v UNC game
I liken this rivalry very much to our Cal/Furd relationship. Both great academic institutions. One huge public school for the people vs the rich, entitled, popped-collared private school preppies.
I ALWAYS root for UNC. I grew up going to Roy Williams basketball camp every year and I honestly love the guy.
Horrendous loss last night. Incredible 3-point shot from Doc Rivers kid at the buzzer. Dookies won by 1.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 9:07 AM PST reply actions
slightly related comment
this game is going to be aired on Channel 36, which has been showing promos as “the SEC network”? Is that just so they don’t need their own ad spots this game or are they showing SEC bb all the time now?
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 9:09 AM PST up reply actions
Yep, same guy who missed a free throw in the last few seconds.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 9:23 AM PST up reply actions
Si. Don’t get me wrong, he was ballin all game. Just screwed up badly in the last minute.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 9:28 AM PST up reply actions
He had position on the left side (shot from right), went towards the basket (might have been pushed in the back a bit), and the ball bounced off the rim and over him. He reached up and back and just tipped it up and it hit the backboard and went in.
He was the one that kept them in the game in the 1st 10 min or so. He was on fire.
Jorge Gutierrez is "The guy with the hair plays with the flair"
Uggg...That was horrible
Up 10 with like 3 min left and couldn’t close the deal. UNC has been horrible at defending the 3 this whole year.
After Zeller got his 4th foul with like 6 min left, he wasn’t as aggressive. This loss hurts more than the Florida state debacle.
Just need revenge at Cameron on Senior night just like 5ish years ago when they made Reddick cry!!
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it’s funny you mention that, but I know a few people in NC that are total duke fans but totally don’t fit that description.
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by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 1:04 PM PST up reply actions
Of course there are always statistical outliers. I’ve actually worked with a few tolerable Furd grads in my day. I still always root for the public schools.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve met plenty of nice Duke grads. And a few jerks, too.
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one of the duke grads i known is a crazy chain smoker. like 2 packs of marlboro reds a day. says it’s normal in the part of north carolina he’s from.
yeah. they’re tobacco freaks in that part of the country
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by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
Yesterday I learned that smoking contributes to sagging boots.
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i HATE when they do that! they should at least have straps.
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by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
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What should I do?
My daughter’s school is having a silent auction fundraiser next month. One of the organizers told me that one of the items was a football autographed by Andrew Luck. She asked me if I would be interested since I was from the Bay Area. I said indeed I would. Now what should I do at the auction.
1. Let a Stanford Alum win the bidding for the prized Andrew Luck memorbilia, but drive the price up since I know they can afford it.
2. Try to buy the item in question so I can burn it and post the vid on youtube, but bow out if the bidding gets to high.
3. Win the auction at all costs to destroy this piece of evil.
3
Without a doubt.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 9:36 AM PST up reply actions
Pay this old dude to bid on it then kick the furd alum in the nuts
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 9, 2012 9:37 AM PST up reply actions
Why not just renact this with the Furd alum?
by Yes We Cannon on Feb 9, 2012 9:40 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Just don’t do that on a Los Angeles beach.
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Haven’t we all seen enough Key$a videos? Do we need any more?
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
option 1, then steal it and burn it on youtube
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 9:43 AM PST up reply actions
Maybe I’m too pragmatic, but I’d try to get it, then wait and see if Luck is a bust. If he is, do whatever unspeakable things to it. Otherwise, proceed to gouge furd alums by selling it.
A Peyton Manning signed helmet from Tennessee goes for $250
Even if Luck becomes amazing in the NFL, is it worth it to sully your house
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3.
But destroy the piece of evil at the auction. Preferably as soon as you are announced as the winner.
Video of said destruction would be ideal.
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3.
As soon as you win, put the ball on the ground then pee on it.
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YYYUUUUUUUUPPPPPPPP
Watch Storage Wars for tips on screwing up the other bidders.
I say 2. but take the video right at the fundraiser. In front of the Furd fans.
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My old physics professor told a student he saw a lot of potential in them. Then he pushed them off a roof.
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by Rishi on Feb 9, 2012 9:59 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
ahahahahhahahahahhahahhahahahahahhahaha
by Yes We Cannon on Feb 9, 2012 10:02 AM PST up reply actions
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
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lol
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 10:08 AM PST up reply actions
I liked this one
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by TwistNHook on Feb 9, 2012 10:11 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
y u click no rikey 501,000 times?
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 9, 2012 10:16 AM PST up reply actions
cross your fingers
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION…LATEST TRENDS SUGGEST A DRYING TREND TUESDAY
AND WEDS OF NEXT WEEK BUT 8-10 DAY SOLUTIONS ARE FAIRLY CONSISTENT
IN BRINGING MORE MODERATE STRENGTH STORMS ACROSS NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH…FAIRLY TYPICAL FOR
WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT IN THE MIDDLE OF FEBRUARY. OVERALL IT DOES
APPEAR THAT AFTER TODAYS SUNNY AND MILD WEATHER THE PATTERN WILL
TURN AT LEAST SOMEWHAT ACTIVE (FOR THIS WINTER ANYWAY) WITH
SEASONABLY COOL TEMPERATURES.
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Maybe like an inch on Friday, then a teeny bit more on Sunday, but not really.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 9, 2012 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
That’s a good wedding night joke.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
geez, finally. but too little , too late
by the federer express on Feb 9, 2012 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
is that your way of saying you were going to throw a $450,000 crack party at your house?
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ftfy
We were going to take the girls up in a couple of weeks to playin the snow.in the rocks.
Cal: Bears with Books.
caption
When Mommy said I was getting new boots for the weekend, this wasn’t what I was expecting.
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.
screw you jerkface
That means rainouts for the Golden Bears :(
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
SC game tonight - El Cholo before; Pleas respond here
So continuing from yesterday, would be great if we could get a sort of unofficial official head count for tonight. Plan is to meet at El Cholo at 6 and then head to the game which starts at 7:30 (El Cholo is close).
Might just be me… won’t be the first time I’ve dined alone… but would be great to get a group together.
GO BEARS!!!
Based on how things are going… I could be able to get off work by 5:30.
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Just saw group tix are only $5 each
So maybe i’ll just swing by and buy 10 and then as long as there are at least 5 of us that means it’s cheaper to buy that way.
just stopped by ticket office. not open yet
So why don’t we plan on buying at the game. Not sure if we can get group discount then or not. Or I will bo by again b4 headind to el cholo.
by fiatlux on Feb 9, 2012 4:17 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
going.
gf may come as well, not sure as of now. will update.
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by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 1:08 PM PST up reply actions
Question: Is anyone here going for the UCLA game on Saturday? I might be free and available to go, but I probably won’t know until Saturday. Figure it’s worth asking.
by Yes We Cannon on Feb 9, 2012 1:12 PM PST up reply actions
I’m going! Don’t have tix though…planning on working on my scalping game.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 1:13 PM PST up reply actions
I'm definitely going to that as well.
Does anyone know how UCLA’s been doing in terms of attendance this season?
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by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 1:16 PM PST up reply actions
poorly
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
i’m sure it does for those who attend.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 1:22 PM PST up reply actions
It’s LA and they are not winning…so take your guess.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 1:22 PM PST up reply actions
meh. maybe. iirc they plan to relocate all the students to behind one of the backboards. so they may stop showing up.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 1:26 PM PST up reply actions
I thought they were boycotting all events until they received FULL REGIME CHANGE
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 1:28 PM PST up reply actions
meh. if i were a student i’d still go.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
Did YOU start the Raptor meme?
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 1:30 PM PST up reply actions
i’ve started no meme.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 1:32 PM PST up reply actions
You’re in LA now? NOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Well, heading down now, but only for the weekend.
by Yes We Cannon on Feb 9, 2012 5:36 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
CAN WE CHANGE MEETING LOCATION!!! The Lab
I am sitting in a very cool place right now, right next to the Galen Center. It’s the Lab. It’s right next to the Galen Center and seems very cool… plus it’s happy hour so just got my first beer. Let me know if this works. For the “inconvenience” first round will be on me ;-)
Haha… the lab… I’ll need to figure out how to get down there.
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I am positive there are buses that just shoot down Fig.
This is a much better location… we can eat, have some drinks then just walked 100 feet to the arena.
Can anyone with a car pick me up at 8th at Fig? If it is inconvenient, forget about it.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
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Of course.
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Email me at clausvonwendel@msn.com if you still need a ride
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
When are you leaving where you are? If I’m still at work after that, I’ll bus it.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
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Cruzin, you are far more interesting than you have previously indicated to us.
Claus Von Wendel is the bearded ruler of his own ramshackle kingdom on a forgotten, windswept island in the western Delta.
He lives on a rusted fleet of hulking barges, which includes a 20-ton crane that juts, perhaps arrogantly, into the sky above Fisherman’s Cut.
Outside his bedroom window, he plucks fresh black bass from the milky-green waters. Sparrows are allowed to set up nests inside his house.
The 60-year-old East Prussia native enjoys the natural serenity of Bradford Island and its “potential for self-sufficiency.”
Hahahahaahahahah that is the very article that inspired me to make that email address when I was in my ironic punk rock phase in high school!!!! (It is now just my more anon email) Honestly, thanks for finding it, I had the actually article at some point, but its long gone now.
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
oh fuck that sounds so cool
KEEP CALM
AND
Z ON
by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 10, 2012 8:39 AM PST up reply actions
ah, I’ve been there. opened my last year of grad school
by the federer express on Feb 9, 2012 4:44 PM PST up reply actions
Ok The Lab it is I guess?
fiat can you grab a ticket for me as well?
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
on the driveway…BUT YOU DRIVE ON THE PARKWAY!
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Not sure what I was expecting when I opened the door...
but when I found out this was my room last night I was at least a little curious
(yes I am immature and no I can’t rotate the photo)
What if they are made of Abba Zabba?
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 9, 2012 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
FUCK YOU TOSHEBAG
You move on and you find out real quickly who your real friends are," he said.
Only true friends would ignore all the backstabbiness and pretend you were a man
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
Lupoi said he doesn’t believe Tedford was he finally took the job at UW.
Whattttt?
Brave as a troll with a heart rare and true!
Simple. Tedford wasn’t a “he finally took the job at UW”. You really don’t want to be a “he finally took the job at UW”.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
even if it does snow, we’ve got plenty of laker championship banners to keep us warm! - raptorapocalypse
lol
I have been reading this blog on an occasional basis for a while (years) and have obtained a lot of interesting and helpful information about Cal. I am a Husky fan, but I don’t really have any strong ill will toward opponents or their fans. I am genuinely interested in each team’s strengths and weaknesses and I enjoy the community nature of Pac 12 football, and each team’s respective blogs. To me, being a part of (B)west coast football means being relatively chill, we have no cutting down or poisoning of rivals’ trees for example. I share everyone’s annoyance in Trolls who post negative comments just for the sake of being a D-bag, and I don’t engage in that.
Accordingly, I can say other than today I don’t think I have ever posted on an opponent’s blog. That said, having read all of this site’s recent posts about Tosh and other coaching moves, I feel compelled to post a statement: These recent posts and comments have really detracted from what is otherwise an interesting and informative site. I don’t have any defense of Tosh as I don’t claim to know all of the facts. I am just truly sorry to see this kind of approach taken by what I previously counted on for interesting and informative perspective on the Cal program. Numerous comments by some of the site’s key contributors regarding Seal clubbing and Photoshopped insulting images of Tosh? These are unfortunate posts by what I presume are fairly average Cal fans who consider themselves good people.
I am sure someone will respond to my comment by stating I should vote with my feet and simply not return to the site. I will do so. I just wanted to note my disappointment about it given my previous interest and reliance on the content and perspective from all of the contributors.
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 9, 2012 11:56 AM PST up reply actions
let’s go troll the frontpage thread, any suggestions as to a deal with it gif?
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 9, 2012 12:02 PM PST up reply actions
how about a trollface comes down over the face of a cal blogger
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
which cal blogger face do we use?
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 9, 2012 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
ifi had a camera i would generate pic of me at computer on CGB but i don’t
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concept: Oski on a computer then blue and gold trollface comes down on top of his face and then “DEAL WITH IT” or alternatively “BEAR WITH IT”
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 9, 2012 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
front page lupoi fiasco poast
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 9, 2012 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
Nate Dawg would have said nevar leave me alone
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 9, 2012 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
Does this count as a cugel/
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I tried to explain the Tosh situation to my dad
At the end of a long-winded, passionate explanation he responded, “life’s a bitch and then you die”
Thanks pops.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
Attractive woman is stupid:
One Victoria’s Secret angel might be turning her back on lingerie modeling but she’s not giving up her modeling wings.
Model Kylie Bisutti, 21, has decided to leave Victoria’s Secret because it clashes with her Christian beliefs.
"I just became so convicted of honoring the Lord and my body and wanting to be a role model for other women out there who look up to me," Bisutti said today on "Good Morning America."
The California native beat out 10,000 hopefuls in 2009 to win the Victoria’s Secret Model Search. She was 19 and recently married at the time.
But wearing the coveted angel wings and walking the runway with Adriana Lima and Miranda Kerr wasn’t quite what Bisutti had hoped for.
"I was growing in my relationship with the Lord and my faith. I’m a strong believing Christian," Bisutti told "GMA" of how her thoughts on the job she has described as her "absolutely biggest goal in life" began to change.
"It was more of just a heart issue for me," she said.
Though Bisutti has cited her husband and her desire to keep their marriage special as factors in her decision to leave her lingerie modeling days behind, she said the decision was hers alone.
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…keep their marriage special?
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 11:56 AM PST up reply actions
What if those boots were made for gawking?
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
I was really proud of that one. :)
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 12:03 PM PST up reply actions
blocked :-/
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
What if the boots are UGGS?
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 9, 2012 12:03 PM PST up reply actions
I just read the actual DBD.
not bad, rishi
by the federer express on Feb 9, 2012 12:22 PM PST reply actions
Facebook Randomness
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 12:27 PM PST reply actions
Is that Chris Hansen approaching in the background.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Feb 9, 2012 12:34 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
pqtm
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
Never enough Linsanity
“We should have kept (Jeremy Lin). Did not know he was this good,” Morey wrote on his official Twitter account on Thursday. “Anyone who says they knew misleading U.”
I wonder what the Warriors front office thinks. Seemed like a publicity stunt last year but maybe he’s actually decent?
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 12:34 PM PST reply actions
Don’t forget Shaddupa U.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Feb 9, 2012 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
or their satellite campus in Mouth
no bear, no care
by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 1:13 PM PST up reply actions
Another protest in the FiDi? I hear noises below.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
Yep. A very big group of teamsters are marching down Montgomery, hitting Market now. Don’t know what it’s about, but it’s loud.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Feb 9, 2012 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t know what those are, but they were driving a giant inflatable rat in the back of a truck down the street.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Feb 9, 2012 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
I'll just leave this here.
Michael Showalter confirms that Wet Hot American Summer sequel is happening.
“Watch What Happens Live” (Weeknights, 11 p.m. EST on Bravo) is fast becoming the go-to place to get scoops on TV shows, movie projects and celebrity gossip.
“Wet Hot American Summer” writer and star Michael Showalter stopped by Wednesday night and answered the question fans have been dying to ask: Is there going to be a “Wet Hot American Summer” sequel?
“Absolutely yes. One hundred percent yes,” said Showalter. “The whole gang. Everyone’s back. We’re doing it.”
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Mr. F really hatse your header right now
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goatse with a rabbit, hat, and 64 impala
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 9, 2012 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
Daintree!
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"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
My firm was just selected as Program Manager for the Qatar 2022 World Cup
I guess it is supposed to be a pretty monstrous infrastructure undertaking. 10 year program, now how to market myself so I can get involved…..
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 1:12 PM PST reply actions
… are you BUILDING everything there?
no bear, no care
by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 1:14 PM PST up reply actions
Yes I believe so
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 1:15 PM PST up reply actions
Personally?
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I am lead lego engineer, but an 8 year old prodigy just submitted his resume so I’m a tad nervous. He can build things WITHOUT the instructions!
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 1:25 PM PST up reply actions
Did you check their passports? They’re probably only 5.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 9, 2012 5:56 PM PST up reply actions
But we’ll still bill a shitload of hours!
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 1:16 PM PST up reply actions
Just like the CA high speed rail I worked on last year….MAUHAHAHAHAHAHA
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
I was an environmental consultant for the Bakersfield to Merced portion and the Fresno to Bakersfield portion (preparing the EIS/EIR)
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 1:20 PM PST up reply actions
spoiler
Conclusion: it won’t be any crappier after the train goes through!
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 1:22 PM PST up reply actions
Conclusion: we need every single consultant and engineer in California billing to the project so we can waste all the tax money before the NIMBYs have a chance to shut it down themselves!
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 1:26 PM PST up reply actions
NIMBY for Not In My Backyard types.
Peeps in CA tend so speak big games about sustainable living and progressive lifestyles….except when it impacts their backyard.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 1:42 PM PST up reply actions
Didn’t Beverly Hills completely shut down the idea of rail running through their city? I heard it’s changing though and west la will eventually have rail lines to downtown.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 1:47 PM PST up reply actions
I won’t be surprised if they run it through Baldwin Hills.
no bear, no care
by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
Rodeo Drive did
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Isn’t Culver getting a line?
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
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no they haven’t, but a bunch of people have complained about it.
the cheviot hills back in the 90s complained about the potential of the train bringing riffraff into their neighborhood. (someone even shot at surveyors…).
public transit = poor/ethnic people to the area.
OHHH THE HORROR. SHUT IT DOWN!
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, you Qatar done better.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
even if it does snow, we’ve got plenty of laker championship banners to keep us warm! - raptorapocalypse
Oman, this is going to be 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.
It’s going to be bah-raining bad puns for a while, I bet. I can’t kuwait.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 1:30 PM PST up reply actions
TURKMENISTAN
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When I saw this comment, at first Iran. It was enough to Kurd-le the blood. But then I decided that I had helped start this, and you can’t bolt when things Israel.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
I knew Sunni or later someone was gonna drop some major punnage on us, but Kenya believe this Shiite?
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 1:51 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Just Lebanons be by-gones.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
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Saudi you think we should just call it quits?
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
Just waiting for a female to participate so I can say “I’m checking out Djibouti”.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
even if it does snow, we’ve got plenty of laker championship banners to keep us warm! - raptorapocalypse
I’d have to warn her, “Make sure he’s not tryin’ Arabia!”
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
You want to start a Yemen-Aid stand with me?
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 1:45 PM PST up reply actions
They could probably use the help, things are Sudan crazy there right now.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 1:48 PM PST up reply actions
I think there was a recent quote where they’re planning on using ‘natural air conditioning’ similar to principle where drafts occur in in traditional villages due to tall buildings and narrow alleys.
So basically, yeah, people are gonna die of heatstroke.
FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred
Front page seems to be working again
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 1:22 PM PST reply actions
all of the fanshots/dbds are showing up in the right-hand column when you go to the front page.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
THE RAPTOR IS COMING
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Need atoms
Whats the deal with the raptor stuff? Did I miss this meme?
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
We have a regular commenter who goes by the username RaptorApocalypse.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 1:31 PM PST up reply actions
This isn’t my fault!
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
Everything is more trolly when you add raptor
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 9, 2012 1:32 PM PST up reply actions
Well, Rishi did write the DBD, so that can’t be a surprise.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 1:31 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
pqtm
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
Buahahah! Mine too!
Also, my boss walked by and asked, “who is the asian playing basketball in his sunglasses?”
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
if you got rejected from cal chances are you didn’t get in to ucla, although i appreciate the sentiment.
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
who are you and what have you done with goldblooded?
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 1:41 PM PST up reply actions
I know people who’ve been in this exact predicament.
no bear, no care
by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 1:41 PM PST up reply actions
i’ve known about an equal number of people who got into LA and rejected from Cal as got into Cal and rejected from LA. I’ve also knew somebody who got into Cal and LA and rejected from UCSB. Sometimes I think there’s a dartboard involved.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 1:44 PM PST up reply actions
I got into both.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 1:45 PM PST up reply actions
Q: what did one white guy say to the other white guy?
A: i got in to Yale
Boom, laugh.
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
pringle
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 2:27 PM PST up reply actions
back in high school, i didn’t know anyone that got into cal, but rejected by ucla. but i’ve known folks rejected from ucsb and uci that got into cal and ucla (probably an assumed they weren’t going to go anyways so why bother situation).
well get this: Cal State LA rejected me.
no bear, no care
by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
I really don’t know. I applied as engineering, and totally got that small rejection letter in the mail. AND it was the first letter to come home. I was in panic mode.
no bear, no care
by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
csula, at least when i was applying to schools, it was supposed to be like the best engineering school outside of cal tech and harvey mudd in socal…
yeah they’re known to be pretty good.
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by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
BUT not THAT good. haha
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by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
I got into Davis and Cal but was rejected by SFSU.
California Golden Blogs: Ethnic food → pizza and chili → boboli → boobies.
i got in to u of tokyo, mars u, harvard II, yale 0.5, MIT, Cal Tech, and west point but got rejected by UBT
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
they suck
Miskatonic U kills them every year!
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
I got rejected by Sonoma State but got into Cal, Texas, Colorado and UW. I’m still bemused by this.
Inspiring and completing since1997 since2010!
I think sometimes programs must reject people for being overqualified as well.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
Get this. Back in high school, you could only apply to the UC System, and you had to rank the campuses 1-8 and you only got into ONE.
When I was in HS, probably before you were born, you applied to the system. And then you ranked the campuses in the order you would like them to consider you. If your first choice accepted you, you were set. But if they rejected you, ranking the second choice was strategic. UCLA and Davis typically got enough students ranking the 1st that you had no chance as a 2nd choicer, so you had to weigh your options carefully. Once you got accepted to one campus, your application was done.
since we are close in age
I must have totally screwed this up. Good thing I got into Cal and UC Merced didn’t exist yet.
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 2:28 PM PST up reply actions
TriDelt…who hasn’t?
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
Wut happened? TriDelts were hawt when I was at Cal.
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Feb 9, 2012 2:21 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
haha
I don’t think Merced could pull off Jungle Love.
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
I’m mad I never got to see that during rush. Heard it was epic!
Jorge Gutierrez is "The guy with the hair plays with the flair"
yay Scootie DBD!
not safe for work if memory serves!
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 6:51 PM PST up reply actions
I wish I would have done more research on west coast schools when I was in HS. All I knew about was Cal and Furd. And since the UCs let you just do one app, I applied to UCSB as well because they had pretty pictures. Knowing what I know now, I would have absolutely applied to UCLA as opposed to UCSB.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
ftfy
I applied to UCSB as well because they had prettypicturesgirls.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
I applied to UCSB as well because they hadprettyadventurouspicturesgirls.
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by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
What an unfortunate moment to mess up your sentence.
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--Thoroughbred
Bah...
Too busy at work.
I stand by my choice to go to UC Davis over Cal… (Where I was technically accepted, just not into the EECS program.)
Out of curiosity
Did you DBDers apply anywhere outside of California but not an Ivy League? Just curious where you guys looked when looking outside of CA
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 2:04 PM PST up reply actions
I know lots that went to Chicago.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
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I figured New York and Chicago would be most popular
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
Ultimately I had to choose between NW and CA schools. Once I put it in that perspective, NW went off the list pretty quickly.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
even if it does snow, we’ve got plenty of laker championship banners to keep us warm! - raptorapocalypse
This was me, too. I love Northwestern, but love Cal more :) And now, I’m glad I didn’t take 4 years of lake effect.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 9, 2012 6:02 PM PST up reply actions
!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 9, 2012 6:27 PM PST up reply actions
I thought long and hard about Northwestern after I got in as well. But I loved the big public school atmosphere, so ultimately it came down to Cal or Virginia for me.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 7:11 PM PST up reply actions
why look out of state when so many will gladly pay more to come to the state i happen to live in already?
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
Thanks for playing GB
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 2:06 PM PST up reply actions
BRB going to clone raptors w/ chef goldblum and shrink from SVU
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isn’t he on CI, not SVU?
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 2:14 PM PST up reply actions
ty, suck it raptor
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by GoldBlooded on Feb 9, 2012 2:16 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
i missed the joke :/
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
ohhhh “shrink from SVU” got it.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
u missed the operator “and” – it’s tough learning a new language
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i’ve been reading twistian for so long i assumed there was a bunch of typos.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
nope
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 2:06 PM PST up reply actions
follow-up
I am first in my family to attend college, so there wasn’t the push for the ivys as for other people. They would have been proud of me if I went to community college and lived at home.
Cal: Bears with Books.
Thats itneresting. Im like the 3rd generation to go to college (and prolly woulda been 4th generation if my great grandparents hadnt been the ones to emigrate and work in the Lower East Side sweatshops).
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Hurray, lower middle class squatters! That’s my family. I’m still the only one of my generation to attend college, the others all own their own businesses (like notary)/work at costco. One of my cousins runs/owns a trucking company and is wealthy, but I don’t talk to him now.
Cal: Bears with Books.
In 2 generations, my family went from pogroms sweatshop work to white collar
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Case Western, Illinois Institute of Technology… both cuz they had 8 year med programs I was applying to. Both rejected me from their 8 year med program, and Case Western completely cuz i had no interest in going there otherwise and didn’t bother to finish the application.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 2:08 PM PST up reply actions
I had to google Case Western….it’s in Cleveland!
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
Case Western was a REALLY intriguing option for me too, but the Ohio thing…
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yeah but so few 8 year med programs. i dunno how i picked Case as one of the 3 to apply for, but i know why i picked the other two (IIT because i could do engineering as my undergrad)
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve heard good things about Case as a med program. And as a law school, too. But I find the place undesirable. (Grain of salt: I hat Cleveland.)
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Case med program = Cleveland Clinic!
I <3 Cleveland
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 9, 2012 6:05 PM PST up reply actions
Isn’t the cleveland clinic the place where they’ll clear up a “rash” for you?
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I think you mean inner thigh infection :P
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 9, 2012 6:27 PM PST up reply actions
i applied for the ucsd med school thing, got in… my mom really wanted me to go there.
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UCSD had that option? I think the only ones that were there when i was applying in CA were UCR→UCLA (not guaranteed, but a 7 year prog) and USC.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
i had a few who did the USC program… nobody from my class wanted to do the UCR program. mostly cuz it seemed if you could get into med school through that, you’d probably get into med school and not have to go to UCR for any period of time.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 2:18 PM PST up reply actions
sucky story…one guy did the ucr thing, but got de-railed when he dropped a barbell on his chest doing bench…made the accelerated pace moot…
ouch. that sucks. i assume he’d have to take time off, but that still put him further ahead than if he did that without the accelerated program, right?
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
so was he able to finish in 4.5 years? cuz without accelerated, that would be 5.5 years? or did they not let him back in?
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 2:27 PM PST up reply actions
that’s too bad. what’s he doing now?
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
YAY
HAPPY STORY!
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
fuck. i was gonna make a joke related to an SC football player, but I feel like a shittier person than normal for even thinking it.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
Why? I bet Stafon Johnson wishes he’d had a better spotter.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
i dunno but i think i found my line.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 2:42 PM PST up reply actions
Central Methodist in Missoura?!
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 2:11 PM PST up reply actions
Central Michigan University! :)
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
Cornelius McGillicudy University?
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 2:30 PM PST up reply actions
Boooooooooo G-town
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
Forgot about DC schools, another seemingly popular option
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 2:10 PM PST up reply actions
True. Kansas had really shitty in-state options. CA obviously has good ones. I was just curious if most DBDers looked around out of state or if CA options were the only ones.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
yeah…at least for me, i was only going out of state if i didn’t get into cal or furd…and probably would’ve choose usc over some of my out of state options.
Was Cal the only public school you looked at?
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
ucla, ucsd, uci were the other uc’s i applied to.
i remember getting pissed at my “counselor” ‘cause he was telling me to apply to the cal states ’cause he wasn’t sure that i’d get into a uc…
My counselor said I wouldn’t last one semester in California
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
Weather too harsh?
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Too much good weed
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 2:38 PM PST up reply actions
3 counselors at my HS
1) had her own office and was out of there by 2 every day (before school got out)
2) went on maternity leave
3) encouraged everyone to go to community college and not consider other options
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 9, 2012 6:08 PM PST up reply actions
the counselors at my school divided the students alphabetically by last name. my took the letters k – p. my high school had a large korean student body (about 1/4-1/3 of the school)…meaning lots of kims, lees, and parks… so naturally, we had a persian lady that didn’t speak english well.
I guess it worked out in the end…?
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 9, 2012 6:28 PM PST up reply actions
Ironically (I guess) I was living in Alabama when I applied to UC Berkeley, but qualified for in-state tuition.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
I don’t like these stories….So many people found loopholes to get in-state tuition except me.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
don’t u just need to have a place of residence for a year or whatever?
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I understood it to be 3 years and you have to be financially independent (no money from parents). I graduated in 3 so didn’t quite work for me.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 2:57 PM PST up reply actions
Lucky me, economy crashed the year AFTER i graduated. CHUMPS!
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 3:00 PM PST up reply actions
Environmental Econ
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
I did Econ 2 with Romer. Think Spring ’05
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
I think my wife might have taken that class ten.
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Your wife is 35 years younger than you!?
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 7:12 PM PST up reply actions
It’s interesting to see how lifetime earnings are different depending on whether one graduated in recession or boom times.
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Yep, I also have friends who took a year or two off to travel and no theyre pissed off because the make way less than their friends
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 3:10 PM PST up reply actions
Well, the reason for the “loophole” is a good one; if you’re in the military (which moves you around a lot, including overseas) you can pick a state you lived in to be your permeant residence.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Seems rather reasonable IMO
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 3:14 PM PST up reply actions
UCs for me and Cornell half-heartedly. Basically wanted to see what it was all about.
SB, SD, LA, Davis, and Cal. Also Cal Poly.
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Yes….
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
As far as Ivies go, maybe? I dunno.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
Aww, damn.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 2:18 PM PST up reply actions
ooops!
sorry, bro. the hivemind only get Archer and Parks and Rec references
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
nah
I think that’s Brown (undergrad, DCT).
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
It was a total safety school for me for grad school. It’s hard to get in undergrad.
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.
Ah, it’s just that all the other Ivies talk about them as a safety, then.
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
They all say that about one another, but the fact remains: the hard part is getting in. Once you’re in, with the possible exception of Cornell, you’re golden.
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.
Did you go to an Ivy for grad school?
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 2:42 PM PST up reply actions
Sorry, I forget who’s in on the old jokes and whatnot. Yes, I got an MA at Brown and was, technically, ABD. But I bailed and got a job that had some chance of generating a decent salary.
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.
Oh right, private high school to USC to Brown…A man of the people!
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
A man of the people!
Ew, the people? No thanks!
It’s actually worse than you think: aside from a brief stint at a public elementary school in Wales, it was private the whole way through… but from high school on, I wasn’t paying (or perhaps more accurately my parents weren’t paying) retail.
FWIW my kids are in a public school and frankly even if I had the cash for the local private alternatives, I am not sure I’d send them.
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.
Haha our very own 1%er.
Where do you live nowadays?
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
So many Office quotes popped in my head!
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
“it’s pronounced Cornell! it’s the highest rank in the Ivy League!”
by the federer express on Feb 9, 2012 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
Andy Bernard will be so mad at you.
by the federer express on Feb 9, 2012 2:18 PM PST up reply actions
nope. couldn’t leave TOO far from family.
no bear, no care
by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 2:14 PM PST up reply actions
California only for undergrad, nowhere in CA for grad school.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
Are you in grad school or already done?
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
Long since done. Loooooooooooooooooong since.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
I think that's a flattering question
like the gal at the checkout the other day who asked for my ID when I was buying a bottle of wine. Bless you, lass.
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
I think he’s saying I’m immature.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
I just like to think that all bloggers are pimply dorks living in their parent’s basement getting yelled at for spreading cheeto resin all over the computer
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
ITS LIKE YOUVE SEEN A PHOTO OF ME
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I got asked a few months ago by a chick approximately my age (maybe younger) if I was in high school.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 2:33 PM PST up reply actions
Notre Dame
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
So wrong.
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.
hey
I had an Air Force ROTC scholarship and everything!
Sometimes I think my life turned out differently because I didn’t go there.
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
CA-only for undergrad. All over the country for dental school and ortho. Top choice was staying close to home in SF at UOP, however. My furd aunt was mad at me for not applying to any Ivy schools. Something about “wasting my potential” or some nonsense.
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Did you go to UOP? I live right next to it in Pac Heights
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
Haha, in a dumpy one bedroom apartment!
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 3:01 PM PST up reply actions
i’ll move in w/ u but i fart a lot and also will need to run a few servers 24/7
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If you are willing to split the cost of NFL ticket you are in!
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 3:02 PM PST up reply actions
TV, you must pay and suffer through hot KC Chiefs action every week.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
i’m open to that. i only pretend to care when a bear or the niners do well. cal is my true team
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Both O’Callahan and Tucker were cut :(
And Tony G was traded. Double :(
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 3:11 PM PST up reply actions
tucker was a dick to me on campus so no love lost there. o’callahan sad story. tony g wtf?
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it was this guy named vachel or some bullshit. vashal? someone help me out wit da roster
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Yes. UOP for both dental and ortho. I stayed at the student apartments on Post St near Japantown.
Old Toothwrangler
Nice! There are some girls in my building who go there. Looks like they haven’t slept in months.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 3:06 PM PST up reply actions
They would be 1st years then.
Class from 8-5. Stay in lab practicing until 9pm. Then back home to do your reading, finish your projects, and study for the next day’s quizzes. Rinse. Repeat. Try not to go crazy about never seeing any sunlight.
Old Toothwrangler
Try not to go crazy about never seeing any sunlight.
Given where UOP is, that is true regardless of studying habits.
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We had a few students in our class lose it a little.
One girl got into a bizarre love triangle that ended with one of her bfs(also a dental student) showing up at housing and pulling a gun.
Then, there was the girl that passed out and needed an IV because all she was eating was rice with soy sauce. She was so worried about getting things perfect that she didn’t want to take the time to shop, cook, or even eat out. Sad thing is that she was naturally gifted. Helluva lot more skilled than I ever was, anyway.
Playing a weekly game of basketball is all that kept me mostly sane.
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For undergrad?
I didn’t apply to any Ivies. I can’t really remember why. The out-of-state schools I applied to were Michigan, Northwestern, and Notre Dame. Got into NW and ND; Michigan returned my application and fee because my high school counselor returned his evaluation/recommendation late. (D’OH!) I seriously considered NW for the journalism school. I never thought seriously of choosing ND over Cal.
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Notre Dame, more like Notre Lame….amirite?
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 7:13 PM PST up reply actions
I filled out ONE app.
Then checked the boxes for Berkeley, Davis and Santa Cruz. As little effort and $$$ as possible invested!
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
ANS WEHRE DID YOU GO?!?!
Im oinm the edge of my seat!
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SPEAK ENGLISH DAMMIT!
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Legal advice
So this asian girl in the cube next to me eats her shrimp chip things loudly with her mouth open. Every day. Methodically from about 11AM-2PM.
Will I get in trouble if I punch her in the head?
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 1:54 PM PST reply actions
Self-defense exception works here. Those shrimp chip things are a biohazard.
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Would it have been tolerable if she were white and ate potato chips?
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That’s part of the legal advice, a white male punching an asian female would be jail time, no?
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
hahha, yeah, this, and you’ll be fine
by the federer express on Feb 9, 2012 2:20 PM PST up reply actions
That’s the thing…very slow and methodical. I’m down with people chowing down during a typical lunch hour. It’s the slow, steady, non stop pace that drives me crazy
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
Hire me to punch her for you. 990 an hour
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I assume a punch only takes a second or two, right? Do I have to pay your transport?
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 1:59 PM PST up reply actions
i think eating w/ mouth open isn’t frowned upon as much in eastern cultures. BRING ON THE DIM SUM!
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that noise
affects me like some people are affected by fingernails on a chalkboard.
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 2:33 PM PST up reply actions
SERIOUSLY.
You’d always know if you were eating next to an engineer if you’d hear that. My former officemate did that as well. OMG.
so to counter, I’d eat 2-3 hours after he did, so he’d have to suffer the great smell.
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by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
Some of us like to munch on Oreo cookies thank-you-very-much!
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I think a lot of folks don’t do it on purpose and have no idea that it has this kind of irritating effect. I don’t say anything to others at restaurants, for example.
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
It bugs me. I have relatives who do this all the time. I’ll actually leave the room until they’re done eating when I’m in a particularly cranky mood.
Old Toothwrangler
Me too! It’s not like I’m a silent eater, but for some reason the chewing/smacking noise makes me want to bash my head against my desk repeatedly.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
Yah my girlfriend’s mom brought them to me once and I had no idea what they were. Actually not too bad….
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 2:03 PM PST up reply actions
Are we talking the roundish Chinese ones or the Korean/Japanese french fries shaped ones?
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French frie shaped ones. Which are better?
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
Both are pretty good IMO. I’ve only had the round ones when they are fresh out of the fryer—some Chinese restaurants include them with dishes (peking duck w/ sweet buns). The french fries shaped ones are pretty tasty and a bit saltier than the other.
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Yah not the ones you fry. The ones you eat straight out of the bag.
But those chinese ones sound good too
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 9, 2012 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
I love the french-fry shrimp chips!!!! mmmmmmmmmm MSG!
by the federer express on Feb 9, 2012 2:20 PM PST up reply actions
Can you troll her with open containers of Kim Chee from 11AM-2PM?
#doomgang
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Excellent advice.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 9, 2012 2:14 PM PST up reply actions
wtf there was a lawsuit?
ederal Judge Dismisses PETA Lawsuit Claiming SeaWorld Whales Are Slaves
A federal judge in San Diego dismissed an unprecedented lawsuit seeking to grant constitutional protection against slavery to a group of orcas that perform at SeaWorld parks, saying the 13th amendment applies only to humans.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 9, 2012 2:24 PM PST reply actions
this pleazez chicken and cow
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 9, 2012 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
ABOUT TO MAIL SOMETHING TO COLUMBUS, OHIO!!!!!!!!!!
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too bad post office doesn’t deliver there
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 9, 2012 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
Just got it!
Thanks! I love my new pony!
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 9, 2012 6:15 PM PST up reply actions
Hoop Dreams
The crowded NBA schedule is hurting the quality of play. And creating one of the best seasons ever.
http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2012/02/the_lockout_shortened_nba_season_is_hurting_the_quality_of_play_but_fans_are_watching_in_record_numbers_.html
The damage is also visible in terms of turnovers. So far this year, 14.2 percent of plays have ended in turnovers. The previous two seasons, only five teams were that bad at controlling possession.
But here’s the wrinkle: The audience is loving it. NBA ratings are up. Way up. As of Feb. 2, viewership on regional cable was up 12 percent, on ESPN it was up 23 percent, over-the-air broadcasts up 36 percent, NBA on TNT up 50 percent, and NBA TV viewership was enjoying a 66 percent increase in ratings.
McDonald's hamburgers lure naked man off downtown tower
Police were able to lure a naked man who spent hours atop a downtown radio tower with McDonald’s hamburgers.
The man climbed to the top of the tower Wednesday night. At one point, police sources said, he asked for hamburgers from McDonald’s. Officials complied, and he agreed to come down after eating his meal.
The 45-year-old Arizona resident was uninjured. It was unclear why he climbed the structure, which is part of a city personnel building just west of the downtown skyline.
Let's laugh at medvjed's reply fail!
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by MR.F. on Feb 9, 2012 3:00 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
MISTA F
my fucking le creuset got cancelled since they ran out of stock but bloomingdales is sending me a $50 gift card so free money? did you get your pot or did the man shut you down too?
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ME TOO!!!
I just saw the email!@ FREE MONEYS!!!!!!
Fancy Le Creuset pot I ordered isn’t arriving due to overwhelming demand. To apologize for my inconvenience, Bloomingdale’s is sending me a $50 gift card!!!!
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I wonder if that was intentional? I.e., limited supply of Le Creuset to drive traffic, then, send out $50 bloomingdale’s card to get you started as bdale customer?
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sorry I've missed this saga
have you considered some ripoff version? The Martha Stewart ones (yes, I know) look halfway decent. Or they did.
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 6:55 PM PST up reply actions
We have a Martha Stewart version
We got it at Ross for $60 (!), and it’s very good.
Mrs Fiat Slug uses it every chance she gets.
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"Winning is not everything. It is far better to play the game squarely and lose than to win at the sacrifice of an ideal."
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I didn’t know they had made it to Ross by now, but that’s a pretty good deal.
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"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
by natteringnabob on Feb 10, 2012 6:57 AM PST up reply actions
Errata
Mrs FiatSlug corrected me about said Martha Stewart version dutch oven. She told me tonight that she got it at Macy’s on discount.
/wonders how Ross got mixed up in this.
"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
Martha Stewart dutch oven? I dont want to know what disturbing things you do with your wife!!!
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I wonder about the things that run through your mind, Twist…
"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
The Awful Cover Letter All of Wall Street Is Laughing About
http://gawker.com/5883684/the-awful-cover-letter-all-of-wall-street-is-laughing-about
1/23/2012
J.P. Morgan
Dear Sir or Madame:
I am an ambitious undergraduate at NYU triple majoring in Mathematics, Economics, and Computer Science. I am a punctual, personable, and shrewd individual, yet I have a quality which I pride myself on more than any of these.
I am unequivocally the most unflaggingly hard worker I know, and I love self-improvement. I have always felt that my time should be spent wisely, so I continuously challenge myself; I left Villanova because the work was too easy. Once I realized I could achieve a perfect GPA while holding a part-time job at NYU, I decided to redouble my effort by placing out of two classes, taking two honors classes, and holding two part-time jobs. That semester I achieved a 3.93, and in the same time I managed to bench double my bodyweight and do 35 pull-ups.
I say these things only because solid evidence is more convincing than unverifiable statements, and I want to demonstrate that I am a hard worker. J.P. Morgan is a firm with a reputation that precedes itself and employees who represent only the best and rightest in finance. I know that the employees in this firm will push me to excellence, especially within the Investment Banking division. In fact, one of the supporting reasons I chose Investment Banking over any other division was that I know it is difficult. I hope to augment my character by diligently working for the professionals at Morgan Stanley, and I feel I have much to offer in return.
I am proficient in several programming languages, and I can pick up a new one very quickly. For instance, I learned a years worth of Java from NYU in 27 days on my own; this is how I placed out of two including: Money and Banking, Analysis, Game Theory, Probability and Statistics. Even further, I am taking Machine Learning and Probabilistic Graphical Modeling currently, two programming courses offered by Stanford, so that I may truly offer the most if I am accepted. I am proficient with Bloomberg terminals, excellent with excel, and can perform basic office functions with terrifying efficiency. I have plenty of experience in the professional world through my internship at Merrill Lynch, and my research assistant position at NYU. In fact, my most recent employer has found me so useful that he promoted me to a Research Assistant and an official CTED intern. This role is usually reserved for Masters students, but my employer gave the title to me so that he could give me more work.
Please realize that I am not a braggart or conceited, I just want to outline my usefulness. Egos can be a huge liability, and I try not to have one.
Thank you so much for your time, and I look forward to hearing from you.
Best,
Mark
we got one 2 weeks ago with DOGS as the bullet points. and if you tabbed over, they were SITTING DOGS. incredible.
"#caltrollgang" - RB
Wow, that’s kinda cool. Wait, you do work at a boutique dog kennel right?
FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred
one of them also ended with “i believe my gyrocompass is pointed firmly at [Boomthoco]”
"#caltrollgang" - RB
I hope he is wearing pants!!!
FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred
did he get a compensatory boomtho puzzle beanie?
no bear, no care
by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 3:32 PM PST up reply actions
ok so it’s just slight over-embellishment?
no bear, no care
by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 3:49 PM PST up reply actions
He's baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack
Jeff Tedford @CoachTedford
It’s been a while- looking forward to connecting! Excited about 2012- great class-new facility- love our players! Go Bears!
here we go!
…How’d this Bud Light end up in my hand?
no bear, no care
by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 3:38 PM PST up reply actions
squeeeee squaw squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 6:55 PM PST up reply actions
OMG HE WANTS TO CONNECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHAT DOES HE MEAN? WHAT DOES HE MEAN?
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 9, 2012 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
So you’re saying he connects with the 2400 baud US Robotics modem and then he sends us a message to meet him for drinks?
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 9, 2012 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
ASODJSKLAJSKLADJSAKDJ!&(!*&(!&
NOT_COACH_LUPOI PLZ TWEEEEEEEET HIM NAO PL0X
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 9, 2012 3:44 PM PST up reply actions
LOOKING FORWARD TO CONNECTING WITH @Spazzy_Mcgee
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 9, 2012 4:15 PM PST up reply actions
Buying a new car?
KBB hands out inaugural Total Cost of Ownership awards to Kia, Audi
Kia has taken home the first ever Kelley Blue Book award for Total Cost of Ownership among consumer brands. As you might expect, the award goes to brands and vehicles with the lowest projected ownership costs. KBB examines depreciation, fuel costs, fees associated with finance and insurance, maintenance costs and state fees. Both the Optima sedan and Sportage CUV helped Kia cinch the win this award’s inaugural year.
Kelley Blue Book also examined the cost of ownership among luxury brands, and Audi took the top nod in this category. KBB specifically pointed to the German automaker’s low depreciation and good average fuel economy as reasons for the brand’s win. The A3, A4 and Q5 all helped the automaker in the total cost of ownership evaluation.
10 year warranty is voided once you do a windshield washer fluid change
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 9, 2012 4:00 PM PST up reply actions
my uncle’s in the tourney (amateur obviously), his pro-partner is pretty famous. pretty effin cool.
"#caltrollgang" - RB
Your uncle is Aaron Rodgers?
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 9, 2012 4:09 PM PST up reply actions
LOOK AT WHO HE’S PLAYING WITH!
A busy week for Aaron Rodgers moves on to the golf course Thursday — one of the most famous golf courses in the world.
Rodgers will tee up in the Pebble Beach Pro Am. He’ll be paired with tour pro D.J. Trahan.
None of the Wisconsin guys are playing this weekend, unfortunately for Rodgers.
Trahan has two career wins on tour and finished fourth last week in Phoenix.
Rodgers is listed as a 6 handicap. He starts at noon Wisconsin time Thursday.
The other group in his foursome is Jim Furyk and Darius Rucker of Hootie and the Blowfish fame.
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 9, 2012 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
How babby made?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 9, 2012 6:20 PM PST up reply actions
Look at this rustbelt love connection!
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.
Cyber Power Index
Measuring the drivers of cyber power across the G20 countries
http://www.cyberhub.com/CyberPowerIndex
1. UK
2. USA! USA!
3. Australia.
About the research
The Cyber Hub provides an overview of the digital arena. As governments and businesses strive to remain competitive in a cyber era, the Economist Intelligence Unit, sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton, has set out to understand the significance of cyber power today. The research is built on several integral parts: an interactive index that assesses specific aspects of the cyber environment of the G20 countries, and a series of research papers that examine the implications for the business community.
About cyber power
Cyber power is created when a complex digital information network is combined with a secure and robust physical infrastructure and developed by a skilled workforce. While in the physical realm, the size of something is constrained by various factors, in the virtual realm, size becomes irrelevant. As a result, information and the power it generates can expand almost without limits. This allows small businesses, individuals and countries with limited resources to use cyber power to compete with the traditional big players—and challenge the rules that govern the global economy today.
Rishi
Second with classic rock, cause they don’t make music like this anymore.
You’ve been reading youtube comments again, haven’t you?
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
It never stales. And there’s a great band out of Sweden that still plays this music. They record all their albums using analog equipment.
California Golden Blogs: Ethnic food → pizza and chili → boboli → boobies.
Because I don't want to drink alone...
Photo taken yesterday just north of Morro Bay
#whyilovecalifornia
by fiatlux on Feb 9, 2012 4:41 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
road trip update
speaking of scenery, probably have to skip out on the Salton Sea and the sand dunes b/c of the spring training game. will drive straight to Palm Springs after the game—I think it’s worth it :)
by the federer express on Feb 9, 2012 4:46 PM PST up reply actions
Well, it is dinner time here...
I’ll grab a beer just for you, fiatlux.
WHY WONT KODIAK BAN YOU!?!?!?!? WHY AM I POWERLESS IN THE FACE OF REASON
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Sorry, boss man.
Fiat pays better. Or at least, he’s much more likely to buy me a drink than you.
Old Toothwrangler
wonder how much he’s paying J.Lo
no bear, no care
by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 5:19 PM PST up reply actions
DAMN YOU REALITY!
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stop rubbing it in damn you
It was pretty stunning up here today too.
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 6:56 PM PST up reply actions
the sun is shinning and the sky is blue.
Dodgers have bumper crop of pitchers
http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/story/_/id/7555302/los-angeles-dodgers-farm-system-bumper-crop-pitchers-rise
The patchwork roster surrounding established Los Angeles Dodgers stars like Matt Kemp and Clayton Kershaw this year would hint at a dearth of minor league chips to play with, but De Jon Watson would encourage you to ante up.
The Dodgers’ assistant general manager in charge of player development has more than a poker hand’s worth of serious starting pitcher candidates rising through the system, and would even argue for a few wild cards among the position players.
“It’s been good stuff, man,” Watson said of the franchise’s depth at starting pitcher. “Our kids are coming. It’s great to have that type of competition. … If you have a hiccup or someone goes down for a little bit, you have a legitimate option waiting in the wings. The key is being as sharp as they can possibly be when that opportunity arises so you really don’t miss a beat.”
That doesn’t change the Dodgers’ pattern of leaning toward veterans at the start of the season. With Hiroki Kuroda leaving as a free agent and the team’s 2010 minor league pitcher of the year, Rubby De La Rosa, recovering from Tommy John surgery, the Dodgers signed Aaron Harang and Chris Capuano rather than hand a starting rotation slot to Nathan Eovaldi, who had a 3.09 ERA in six starts at age 21 late last summer.
Shortstop Dee Gordon is the only 2011 Dodgers rookie who has the inside track on a starting spot with the team this season. Gordon, who had 24 stolen bases in 56 games and a .325 on-base percentage (.398 in September), will look to capitalize on his hot finish.
“The biggest thing to look for from him is going to be his on-base percentage,” Watson said, “because his speed is going to change how they pitch to the guy that’s behind him. He’s going to apply pressure both from an offensive standpoint and a defensive standpoint for the opponent. So he has to get on base. For us, his key is understanding what type of hitter he is, understanding the strike zone.”
Kershaw!!
FTW…4 times against Lincecum.
Wish they had kept Kuroda though.
Jorge Gutierrez is "The guy with the hair plays with the flair"
Bless you!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 9, 2012 6:22 PM PST up reply actions
z
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 6:56 PM PST up reply actions
The World's New Tallest Skyscraper Will Be in...Azerbaijan?
http://curbed.com/archives/2012/02/09/please-welcome-the-new-new-worlds-tallest-skyscraper.php
Those mighty Kingdom Tower guys are probably crying their eyes out right about now! In the spitfire race to build the tallest edifice on the globe, there’s a new frontfronner: Azerbaijan Tower, a kilometer-tall structure that’s set to break ground in 2015 in the Republic of Azerbaijan in Eurasia. If you don’t usually equate Azerbaijan with, say, skyscrapers, it’s because this beast will essentially be the first, rising above the Caspian’s Khazar Islands, a 41-island manmade archipelago that has yet to be developed to its $100B glory. And compared to the Burj Khalifa, currently the world’s tallest building at 2,723 feet, and Saudi Arabia’s planned Kingdom Tower (3,280 feet, not a mile, as Curbed previously reported), Azerbaijan’s 3,444-foot mass will go unrivaled.
what the fuck, most of the country doesn’t even have flushing toilets.
no bear, no care
by EchoOfSilence on Feb 9, 2012 5:27 PM PST up reply actions
A thought
lets say Tedford gets canned in 2012 or 2013. Would we hire Wilcox? Would we accept Tosh if he came with Wilcox? Would be amusing as far as fucking UW over.
Happily take Wilcox. Tosh can go fuck himself.
by Scootie on Feb 9, 2012 5:53 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
satanfurd is ranked No. 2 in the nation by Baseball America.
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"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
Despite this I choose to hat Baseball America!
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by natteringnabob on Feb 9, 2012 7:20 PM PST up reply actions
Like a tricorner hat?
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Go here to get it. Registration required.
LOL
“Harvard?”
“Berkeley!”
[pause]
“Whatever, you, come over here”
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by atomsareenough on Feb 10, 2012 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
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