4/30/08 DLD: One link is all you need
Okay, so it might not be... but it is all you will get from me, bitches.

via Lookout Landing
Does everyone have knives that large sitting around... their bedroom?
Thanks to Colorado Fan for the tip. The greatest recap in the history of SB Nation blogs. Might be a little NSFW, but it's nothing too serious.
I'm expecting you guys to make great things with these photos.
Yes, Pam, I know. Stalker, stalker, blahblah. :)
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yeah, but mine is even bigger
Does everyone have knives that large sitting around… their bedroom?
a big knife and a bat in easy reach
by jakarta on Apr 30, 2008 8:58 AM PDT 0 recs
Happy DLD
Just 47.15 years left for me now!
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
by JediLeroy on Apr 30, 2008 9:05 AM PDT 0 recs
Happy birthday!
"Hasn’t the foggiest inclination toward winning ‘tall. Hates to win. Likes to be buggered."
by Jennifer on
Apr 30, 2008 9:05 AM PDT
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Thanks!
It’s the last one I’ll get to celebrate in the ‘States for a while
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
by JediLeroy on
Apr 30, 2008 9:53 AM PDT
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Finally deported your butt, huh?
stat-addled alien overlord
by salb918 on
Apr 30, 2008 9:58 AM PDT
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They don't appreciate my Canadian weed down here
But you can’t keep Randy Hardich down for long.
We’ll see how they like it in Japan for the next few years.
I’m coming out to California at the beginning of July for a couple weeks (7th to the 24th). From the 14th on they’re out of town (All-Star break and road trip), so I’d better get some games in before then. Unless the A’s play in Japan again, I won’t be seeing them live for the next 2-3 years.
It looks like they play the Mariners and the Angels while I’m there. Maybe I’ll see them play both teams. Looks like a 6:05 start on Saturday the 12th against the Halos, which would give us plenty of time to get there early. Maybe I’ll hit the 12:35 start against the M’s on Wednesday the 10th.
I’d like to meet some ANers. Do people here go mostly to the night games? I’d imagine there’ll be a lot more seats available for the day game.
We’ve gotta get Kelsey some more A’s gear in preparation for her first game.
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
by JediLeroy on
Apr 30, 2008 10:26 AM PDT
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You know how everyone is really nice to you
when you’re carting around your little kid? Triply so when you go the Coli and dress the little bugger up in A’s gear. Even for an exceptionally handsome infant, salb918 jr. got a lot of compliments.
stat-addled alien overlord
by salb918 on
Apr 30, 2008 10:34 AM PDT
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You might be surprised,
Wed day games are often lots more full than weeknight games.
by sslinger on
Apr 30, 2008 11:49 AM PDT
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Definitely will look for you at the ballpark
The weekend of July 12-13 is also the Obon celebration in San Jose, the largest in Northern California and one of the largest in the US—if you want to start transitioning into things Japanese it’s a good way to start.
The candy and the baseball all night long :)
by Englishmajor on
Apr 30, 2008 1:06 PM PDT
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TYWTFBBQ!
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
by JediLeroy on
Apr 30, 2008 11:21 AM PDT
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Frank Thomas said he got a text from former A’s infielder Marco Scutaro, who was also his teammate in Toronto, that said, “Oh my goodness … a triple?”
Jiminy cricket! Jeez Louise! Oh my goodness!
I have [null set] to say.
by Poppy on
Apr 30, 2008 11:12 AM PDT
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That's how I text.
Snerk.
"Hasn’t the foggiest inclination toward winning ‘tall. Hates to win. Likes to be buggered."
by Jennifer on
Apr 30, 2008 11:13 AM PDT
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What it really said:
OMFG3BWTFBBQ
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
by JediLeroy on
Apr 30, 2008 11:14 AM PDT
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Hahaha.
The kings remain missing, so they're playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. "Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves," Brown explained. "That's good enough to be king."
by pam5981 on
Apr 30, 2008 11:17 AM PDT
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Fucking AN3.
Pardon my French.
It’s doing that “repost your last comment when you try to post a new comment somewhere else” thing again.
I have [null set] to say.
by Poppy on
Apr 30, 2008 11:14 AM PDT
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LOL
I didn’t notice.
"Hasn’t the foggiest inclination toward winning ‘tall. Hates to win. Likes to be buggered."
by Jennifer on
Apr 30, 2008 11:18 AM PDT
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Bonds done?
According to SI.com, he is.
The A’s chose Mike Sweeney and now Thomas over Bonds. The Rays prefer Jonny Gomes over Bonds. Now the Blue Jays feel much better giving the at-bats to Adam Lind, a 24-year-old with a career .298 OBP. (Lind, the primary left fielder, will get Thomas’ at-bats while erstwhile left fielders Matt Stairs and Shannon Stewart fill the DH position.)“We feel Lind is capable of hitting .260 to .280 with 25 home runs,” Ricciardi said. “We really like Lind, and he’s capable of doing more from a batting average standpoint.”
I don’t know what is worse – dumping Frank for a guy with a .298 OBP, or blowing off Bonds for a guy with a .298 OBP.
"Evidently, a large number of people said, 'We really need more vermin at the ballpark, Artie.'" - Nick (AN), 10/7/07
by doctorK on Apr 30, 2008 9:30 AM PDT 0 recs
He's 24
Obviously they think his OBP is going to improve.
Still not a good idea if they want to win this season, but maybe they’re conceding defeat… again.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on
Apr 30, 2008 9:42 AM PDT
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I agree
Lind does have some good minor league numbers, but if the idea was for the Jays to compete this year, it seems like they’ve already punted.
"Evidently, a large number of people said, 'We really need more vermin at the ballpark, Artie.'" - Nick (AN), 10/7/07
by doctorK on
Apr 30, 2008 10:07 AM PDT
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The Jays never had a chance...
"You have to have a catcher or you'll have all passed balls."- Casey Stengel
by Gaijin_Suketto on
Apr 30, 2008 11:59 AM PDT
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What is worse
is paying Frank Thomas $8 Million to play for someone else, while making Shannon Stewart your DH. But I guess I shouldn’t complain.
In not-entirely-unrelated news, Roy Halladay picked up his third straight complete game loss last night, 1-0.
"Tomorrow it may rain." - Leo Durocher
by andeux on
Apr 30, 2008 10:21 AM PDT
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Via McC: Giant Zito poster, priced to move
http://www.fathead.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/barry-zito/
stat-addled alien overlord
by salb918 on Apr 30, 2008 9:48 AM PDT 0 recs
I think I've identified Zito's mechanical flaw
He can’t generate any traction to get leverage from his lower body, because he’s floating a foot off the ground.
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
by monkeyball on
Apr 30, 2008 9:51 AM PDT
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He's never really generated much with his lower body though.
I don’t have any proof, but I’m guessing that his arm speed has gotten slower from knee lift to ball release.
Couple that with his relatively short stride, and you’re not going to have a lot of “whip” action from the arm to generate velocity.
by mikev on
Apr 30, 2008 10:38 AM PDT
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does he have "dead arm"?
can’t you have “dead arm” without feeling pain and need Tommy John?
Jeremy was safe. He jumped over the tag.
by mrrickyg on
Apr 30, 2008 10:43 AM PDT
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So many wonderful euphisms...
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
by JediLeroy on
Apr 30, 2008 10:43 AM PDT
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euphemisms
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
by JediLeroy on
Apr 30, 2008 10:44 AM PDT
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Yeah, they're not the technical terms
But whatever :)
by mikev on
Apr 30, 2008 10:48 AM PDT
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Nah, I was referring to something else:
doesn’t “generate much with the lower body”
“whip action from the arm”
“arm speed slower from knee lift to ball release”
Maybe we need to set him up with Alyssa Milano again.
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
by JediLeroy on
Apr 30, 2008 10:57 AM PDT
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he's also, per that picture, become a two-dimensional pitcher
{hits CTRL-ALT-DEL on mikev’s snark detector}
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
by monkeyball on
Apr 30, 2008 11:06 AM PDT
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LEEMEEALONE.
I hate a late soccer match last night, now my shin splints are killing me. I slept wrong and pinched a nerve or something around my shoulder blade and I need a massage, and I’m dead tired.
I need a massage. No, not that kind. An actual massage. this sucks.
by mikev on
Apr 30, 2008 11:10 AM PDT
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too fine in the zone?
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
by monkeyball on
Apr 30, 2008 11:16 AM PDT
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I think he's just spouting random Zito-isms
and trusting that your dirty mind will read them as sexual innuendo.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on
Apr 30, 2008 11:55 AM PDT
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That's not a bad assessment.
I can pretty much spin anything into a sexual innuendo.
by mikev on
Apr 30, 2008 12:03 PM PDT
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When correctly viewed
everything is lewd.
formerly known as mdl
by iglew on
Apr 30, 2008 5:03 PM PDT
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I like the expression on that kid's face
He doesn’t look like he’s exactly pleased to have a gigantic Zito floating around his bedroom.
The candy and the baseball all night long :)
by Englishmajor on
Apr 30, 2008 1:09 PM PDT
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frightening in the zone
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
by monkeyball on
Apr 30, 2008 1:22 PM PDT
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can't sleep, zito will eat me...
stat-addled alien overlord
by salb918 on
Apr 30, 2008 1:27 PM PDT
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He'd be more likely to nibble you to death.
"Hasn’t the foggiest inclination toward winning ‘tall. Hates to win. Likes to be buggered."
by Jennifer on
Apr 30, 2008 1:33 PM PDT
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QOTM!
What was that reporting email address again?
There is an A in Whimsy.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on
Apr 30, 2008 1:55 PM PDT
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There's an email address?
Huh.
I have [null set] to say.
by Poppy on
May 1, 2008 12:55 PM PDT
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sal is hilary duff?
"Tomorrow it may rain." - Leo Durocher
by andeux on
Apr 30, 2008 1:40 PM PDT
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This one is on CLEARANCE! for only $9.95...
http://www.fathead.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/jason-richardson/
"He's a misfit. He gets along with everyone." - Reggie Jackson, describing Joe Rudi
by McFood on
May 1, 2008 7:33 AM PDT
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That's hilarious
And I agree – Best. Recap. Ever (non-A’s division).
Over at the HBT, Mike Fast has an analysis of the PITCHf/x data for Jack Cust at the plate to try and determine why he’s off to such a slow start this season.
His summary statement,
I’m curious if Cust is doing something different mechanically with his swing during his cold streaks. He’s clearly not pulling the ball in the air, and that doesn’t seem to be due to changes in the pitches he’s seeing. Unfortunately, I’m not a guy who can pick up flaws in mechanics from video, so I’ll have to leave that analysis to someone else.
I’ve only been able to watch the 2 games in Japan, so those of you who’ve been able to watch Cust at the plate a lot more than I – have you noticed anything different about his swing/approach this season?
Will there ever be a boy born who can swim faster than a shark?
by JLeverenz on Apr 30, 2008 9:49 AM PDT 0 recs
delete the extra "http://"
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
by monkeyball on
Apr 30, 2008 9:52 AM PDT
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Doh
I thought I had deleted the extra http
That’ll learn me.
Will there ever be a boy born who can swim faster than a shark?
by JLeverenz on
Apr 30, 2008 10:23 AM PDT
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Interesting
This indicates a couple of (related) things:
1. Pitchers are not pitching him differently than last year (i.e. he’s not being thrown nothing but offspeed pitches, etc.), and
2. the league has not “figured him out” (he’s hitting essentially the same pitches, but getting different results).
The problem is on Cust’s end. Yes, people, this is a slump, not the end of his career. That’s not to say that he’s just getting unlucky—he’s not hitting the ball hard, for whatever reason, and he’s going to have to make some changes—but he’s not irrevocably doomed to failure, either.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on
Apr 30, 2008 11:14 AM PDT
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from what I've seen ...
... live and with the A’s spotty tv coverage, it looks like most of his misses are when he does the massive uppercut, and that he may in fact be altering the angle of his swing more toward the horizontal the deeper he gets in the count. In my (perhaps totally erroneous) recall, most of his stinging-low-liner or hard-hit-GB singles have been with 2 strikes.
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
by monkeyball on
Apr 30, 2008 11:18 AM PDT
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A's on Zito:
link:
Street:
“He couldn’t seem more positive,” Street said. “He understands the situation he’s in. It’s also important to forget about the money – anyone would have taken that deal, and if anyone thinks Barry is playing for the money, they’ve never spoken a word to him. He’s playing this game because he believes in greatness. In six years, everyone will be saying it was a fair deal.
Croz:
“I know he’s harder on himself that anyone is going to be. I wish he would have success and everyone would stop talking about it. I root for the guy and he’s having a tough time, but he’ll figure it out. He’s a good enough pitcher and he’s mentally strong.”
So, I guess the clubhouse beer ban doesn’t apply on the road….
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Apr 30, 2008 9:51 AM PDT 0 recs
No, no, no.
It wasn’t beer. They were hallucinating after paying homage to the late Albert Hoffman.
stat-addled alien overlord
by salb918 on
Apr 30, 2008 9:58 AM PDT
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just wait 'til we move to Fremont, Dana
Eveland at home: Dana Eveland is on a weeklong family visit. He has numerous relatives in the Seattle area who came to see his start against the Mariners, and he has even more friends and family in Southern California because he is from Palmdale (Los Angeles County). Tonight will be Eveland’s first start at Angel Stadium.
“Everyone wants tickets,” Eveland said. “I got 10 text messages today, and I said, ‘No. They’re too expensive here.’ “
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
by monkeyball on
Apr 30, 2008 10:01 AM PDT
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Alternate snark:
Crosby should thank his lucky stars we’re talking about how someone else sucks this year.
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on
Apr 30, 2008 10:06 AM PDT
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Preferred term is "alternasnark"
stat-addled alien overlord
by salb918 on
Apr 30, 2008 10:09 AM PDT
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just wait 6 weeks
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
by monkeyball on
Apr 30, 2008 10:50 AM PDT
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So I'm looking up the team stats
for a fanpost comparing the A’s players to their preseason projections (BTW, this could potentially be a Staturday if y’all are still hunting for articles) and discover that despite the hype, Crosby’s OPS is already down to .710.
This is one of his best months in the past 3 seasons, and he has been, essentially, league average.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
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Apr 30, 2008 11:03 AM PDT
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I'm working on a Crosby-will-very-soon-be-sucking-again-if-he-isn't-already post
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
by monkeyball on
Apr 30, 2008 11:07 AM PDT
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and good idea on the Staturday notion
Contact salb918, devo, and/or grover if you want to do that.
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
by monkeyball on
Apr 30, 2008 11:08 AM PDT
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I was noticing last night
that he looks like he’s backed way off the plate again. If someone (TVB – are you out there?) doesn’t help him correct this (again) it looks like he will be back to flailing at sliders.
by sslinger on
Apr 30, 2008 11:56 AM PDT
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yes, I thought the same thing...
he looks like he’s back to last years stance.
Foolsh, the most insane regular poster on AN since oaktoon left - salb
by FoolshGame22 on
Apr 30, 2008 1:03 PM PDT
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Man, that's a good thread, too
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Apr 30, 2008 9:58 AM PDT 0 recs
They're getting creative.
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2008/4/29/470207/13-14#5590540
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by salb918 on
Apr 30, 2008 10:08 AM PDT
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I too was looking for my knife last night
when this happened:

Sharks looked horrible in the third period, their habit this postseason (as Mr. Ratto correctly observes). Now it’s all over but the serial killing…
There is an A in Whimsy.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Apr 30, 2008 10:25 AM PDT 0 recs
we wuz robbed
"The Athletics at Fremont" is malodorous
by ArakSOT on
Apr 30, 2008 10:33 AM PDT
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well at least hockey is like baseball
and you can actually come back from 3-0
Jeremy was safe. He jumped over the tag.
by mrrickyg on
Apr 30, 2008 10:46 AM PDT
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Well, the great thing about the NHL playoff crapshoot
is that if you’re even semi-competent, you get a roll every season.
Ron Wilson needs to go, though. He’s just not a good coach.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on
Apr 30, 2008 10:58 AM PDT
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Pardon me while I puke
"Evidently, a large number of people said, 'We really need more vermin at the ballpark, Artie.'" - Nick (AN), 10/7/07
by doctorK on Apr 30, 2008 10:26 AM PDT 0 recs
ew
great managers order the infield in down 6-2 in the 7th.
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Apr 30, 2008 10:46 AM PDT
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"He is no Moneyball player, and scouts applaud the Angels championship won on speed and strategy, not waiting for the walk."
What the hell does that even mean?
Does Heyman seriously still believe the “Moneyball = OBP” crap?
by mikev on
Apr 30, 2008 10:50 AM PDT
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??
isn’t that the saying , sit back and wait for the three run walk? Was that earl weaver?
by Future Ed on
Apr 30, 2008 10:57 AM PDT
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he's bipartisan!
equation:

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And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
by monkeyball on
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Did you know that waking up at 5 am will allow you to find hilarious youtube videos?
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by salb918 on Apr 30, 2008 10:27 AM PDT 0 recs


