DLD. August 5, 2008.
by GreenNGoldGirl on Aug 5, 2008 10:18 AM PDT
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With exactly TWO WEEKS left before I move into college, therefore beginning my life (or ending it, in some's opinions), I decided to terrorize AN with a true GNGG DLD. WOO HOO!
August 5 is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 148 days remaining until the end of the year.
Happy Birthday to Carl Crawford, Mark Mulder, Eric Hinske and John Olerud. Oh, and Princess Irene of the Netherlands, too!
U.S. baseball finishes with a win over Canada
Mike Hessman hit two home runs Monday night to lead the Beijing-bound U.S. men's baseball team to a 17-5 win over Canada. The game was called in the seventh inning because of a 10-run lead rule in effect during international play.
Matt LaPorta homered for the third time during the four-game series that the U.S. won, 3-1. Terry Tiffee drove in three runs, and Hessman finished with three RBIs.
The Americans hit 11 home runs during the series and outscored Canada 33-8 during the final three games. Both teams travel to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, where they will change planes and wing their way to the Beijing Games.
Now I see why Rich decided to join us here in America. If only the A's could call for the ten run lead rule, eh? Or maybe just a two run rule. That would save us the other seven innings.
Baseball caps replace Gandhi topi in Congress
The Congress has decided to look young, at least as far as its youth wing is concerned. Therefore, it is out with the Gandhi topi and in with baseball caps.
Jawaharlal Nehru wore it as did his grandson Rajiv Gandhi.
For years, the Congress kept alive Gandhi's legacy by using the Gandhi topi as its trademark headgear. But on Tuesday, the party's mass organisation, the Seva Dal, made the sartorial decision of replacing Gandhi topi with baseball cap.
The members will wear the cap while carrying out relief work. The Gandhi topi will now be worn only on special occasions.
More than 100,000 rare gorillas found in Congo
An estimated 125,000 Western lowland gorillas are living in a swamp in equatorial Africa, researchers reported Tuesday, double the number of the endangered primates thought to survive worldwide.
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The last census on the species, carried out during the 1980s, estimated that there were only 100,000 of the gorillas left worldwide. Since then, the researchers estimated, the numbers had been cut in half.
Acting on a tip from hunters who indicated the presence of gorillas, Rainey said that the researchers trekked on foot through mud for three days to the outskirts of Lac Tele, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the nearest road.
"This is the highest-known density of gorillas that's ever been found," Rainey said.
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Think they can play baseball? I'd take my chances.
German police women get "bullet-proof bras"
Thousands of German police women will receive what media have labelled "bullet-proof bras".Made of white cotton and featuring the word "Polizei" (Police) along the seam, the bras are meant to better protect police women who wear bullet-proof vests.
Seriously, I would love one of those for college. Who knows with dating in Stockton these days?
Farmer send message to neighbors with car fence
HOOPER, Utah - A farmer has erected a backyard fence made of three old cars sticking up in the air to send a message to new neighbors that he can do whatever he wants on his property.
"This is just a fun way for me to say, `Hey boys, I'm still here,'" Rhett Davis said. "This is my redneck Stonehenge."
Tourist survives 25-foot slide down Big Sur cliff
A tourist is nursing only cuts and bruises after sliding 250 feet down a cliff on California's coast.
Twenty-year-old Jost Ben of Wilnsdorf, Germany, had been tossing a football with friends Sunday at a traffic pullout perched 400 feet above the Pacific. After a stray toss, he climbed over the edge to retrieve the football.
I have nothing to say to that.
Now, dump away!
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hmmmm
I’m bored, maybe I’ll put up a DLD, since no one else has done one for today yet…
(and yes, I realize that posting this in the DLD creates some major faulty logic and possible a riop in the fabric of space/time, but I’m willing to take the risk)
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Aug 5, 2008 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're too easy GnGG.
By process of elimination (the only process I endorse), I guess that makes you a piece of lamb. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 5, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's not nice.
I am NOT easy.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Aug 5, 2008 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
not with your new bullet-proof bra you're not!
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
by batgirl on Aug 5, 2008 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And the padlock on the hooks makes it even tougher.
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Aug 5, 2008 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I, for one, thought this was a FANTASTIC DLD.
by mikev on Aug 5, 2008 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you.
It’s nice to hear some encouraging comments every once in a while. Especially since I’m off to college. My mom was joking around with me the other day and said, “Well, I expect you’ll be back a few weeks after you leave, crying for me and ready to enroll at Las Po (JC in my town).”
Thanks, mom.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Aug 5, 2008 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
moms sometimes go out of their way to bring you down
and this reminds me of one of my all-time favorite comebacks:
Mrs Aces and I were going to a concert in SF and we were taking my youngest sister-in-law (she was about 17 at the time). My mother-in-law, being the refined well adjusted woman she is did not want her baby daughter to go and spend 2 days “up there with THOSE people!”
So she tells her daughter “what if the rapture happens while you are there?!? What would you do then?!? “
Daughter-I’ll come home and spend some quality time with you.
Have no worries GnGG, we all have faith in you. And there may be a point where you do run home crying, but a couple of days later it will have passed and you will be on your way again-wash, rinse, repeat.
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Aug 5, 2008 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, I'm all too familiar with Las Po - I live in Livermore.
But see, we used to call it UCBC.
University of California – Behind Costco
by mikev on Aug 5, 2008 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, that name is still around.
There’s another one: UCLA—University of California, Livermore Area. Or, L.P.C., Lost Potential College.
Funny, the people who joke about it the most end up being the ones who get to go to Las Po. I don’t think it’s a bad choice, just not for me :]
Livermore is a funny town. Can’t wait to get out.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Aug 5, 2008 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
University of California, Lower Alameda
Yeah, get out while you can.
It’s nice to come back to, though. I shoulda gone to college… freaking torn quad kept me from going across the pond to play footy. Beane would have loved me.
by mikev on Aug 5, 2008 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ouch.
Sounds painful. Almost as painful as staying in Livermore, haha. I actually have to come back to Livermore every weekend, so it’s not like I’m leaving for good yet. It was part of the deal with my mother. She’s forcing me to come home every weekend, even paying for gas, so I know she’s serious.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Aug 5, 2008 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you got your recs
what do you want, comments? links?
"The Athletics at Fremont" is quite bad
by ArakSOT on Aug 5, 2008 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
All I need is love.
Travis ain’t supplying it. He’s falling short to Barry.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Aug 5, 2008 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gio Gonzalez a strong candidate for Thursday's game @ TOR
Dan Meyer, recalled Sunday morning, worked four innings in relief and gave up four hits and struck out three. He threw 66 pitches and won’t be available to start Thursday’s game, making long reliever Lenny DiNardo the only other possibility on the current roster. Left-hander Gio Gonzalez, who is pitching well at Triple-A Sacramento, remains a strong candidate.“There are decisions to be made here,” Geren said.
If he gets called up on Thursday as opposed to being a September call up, what affect does that have on his service time? Is it just an extra month of service time, or is it considered a full year?
"Do you know that the guy really doesn't like baseball all that much?" - J.P. Riccardi
by black beane on Aug 5, 2008 10:45 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It's just a month,
but could be bad if he spends time in the minors in subsequent years, ie, right now next year would be the first of 6 years, but he’d need to spend 3 months in the minors next year instead of two if they wanted 2010 to be the first of 6 years.
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Aug 5, 2008 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd be shocked if he wasn't going to start next year in Oakland anyway
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
by nevermoor on Aug 5, 2008 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, but he might start, then walk everyone, and get sent down
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Aug 5, 2008 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
his service time appears normal. No worries.
By process of elimination (the only process I endorse), I guess that makes you a piece of lamb. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 5, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
topis
mera joota hai japani yeh patloon englishtani
sar pe lal topi roosi phir bhi dil hai hindustani
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Aug 5, 2008 10:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkoISVCJwhs
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Aug 5, 2008 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Disturbing
and amusing…and brings up several questions.
He looks like the love-child of Gilligan and Artie from the Sopranos.
By process of elimination (the only process I endorse), I guess that makes you a piece of lamb. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 5, 2008 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why disturbing?
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Aug 5, 2008 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have no sound at work.
It’s kind of disturbing to watch with no sound.
By process of elimination (the only process I endorse), I guess that makes you a piece of lamb. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 5, 2008 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
all the big bollywood stars
had good “traveling along a road singing” hats…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6Xd7ojY8P0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mxn1_CSYGU
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Aug 5, 2008 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Best Link Ever!!
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Aug 5, 2008 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Either that's not fully subtitled,
or India has too many words.
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on Aug 5, 2008 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What the hell are you saying
about my pantaloons?!
By process of elimination (the only process I endorse), I guess that makes you a piece of lamb. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 5, 2008 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
First song I ever learned!!!!!
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Aug 5, 2008 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
I knew you’d get it.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Aug 5, 2008 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently I was quite a hit at parties
singing that song when I was 5.
...maybe I should try that now…
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Aug 5, 2008 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't get it.
I’m not Indian enough.
by pam5981 on Aug 5, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go hang out with Chavez.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Aug 5, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is his hat Russian?
By process of elimination (the only process I endorse), I guess that makes you a piece of lamb. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 5, 2008 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He switched to a baseball cap.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Aug 5, 2008 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You shoes are Japanese, pants English
Cap Russian, but your heart Indian?
I didn’t know you were a fan of 50 year old Hindi movie songs.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 5, 2008 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
awesome DLD
I think that “a density of gorillas” should be the standard collective noun for that species.
Aaaaaaaaaaand—sigline!
This is the highest-known density of gorillas that's ever been found. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Aug 5, 2008 10:56 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sadly
None of the stories about the German Police come with images. And boy did I just look.
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
by nevermoor on Aug 5, 2008 11:04 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I did too.
I wanted to see a picture of this all-magical bra. Maybe it shoots death rays too. I have an image of Madonna when I think of German police bras.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Aug 5, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The cone bras, yes.
By process of elimination (the only process I endorse), I guess that makes you a piece of lamb. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 5, 2008 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
BRING IN THE FEMBOTS!
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Aug 5, 2008 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wasn't too excited about it either and I'm not looking forward to school
Disappointing day. Btw what college are you going to?
by rightbackin on Aug 5, 2008 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am SO looking forward to going to school.
But maybe it’s just because it’s my first taste of college. We’ll see how I’m doing next year. I am headed to University of the Pacific in Stockton to double major in Sports Management and Communications. WOO HOO! Four jam packed years of college! Where are you headed?
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Aug 5, 2008 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm going into my senior year at University of Hawaii
Nice college. I was accepted there, but tuition was way too high for me though.
by rightbackin on Aug 5, 2008 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good luck and don't party too hard there
I’ve never been to Stockton, but my friends say there’s nothing to do but drink….I think they’re making excuses though
by rightbackin on Aug 5, 2008 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's beautiful.
I loved it and worked my ass off for scholarships and grants to lower that steep tuition. I don’t know if I want to go walking around off-campus though. Tough town. And thanks :] University of Hawaii is awesome. I mean, it’s in Hawaii. I went to visit when I was in Hawaii last spring break. I would have loved to go, but there’s no MLB teams there. I’d go crazy.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Aug 5, 2008 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha sadly we only have UH sports in Hawaii
I still haven’t been to a MLB game yet. I’ve only visited my cousins in Fremont during Christmas. :(
by rightbackin on Aug 5, 2008 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
UoP
is a very nice school. Definitely has that ‘east coast’ feel, and the new student center should be opening soon.
Procrastinators unite....tomorrow
by muffinpryde on Aug 5, 2008 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's the basis of its appeal.
I wanted to go East Coast, preferably something near Bristol, but my parents squashed my ideas with a mere glare. So, UoP, with their sports program, was my next choice. Since it’s only like, 45 minutes away, it only took six months to convince my parents to let me go.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Aug 5, 2008 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good old Las Positas.
My mom went there to get her degree a couple years ago, so she thought it would be PERFECT for me since I would be able to get a degree AND live at home for college. Well, I was sitting there, listening to her explain to me why I wasn’t allowed to go off to college thining to myself, “There is NO way I am going to a JC with a 3.8 unweighted and with a career path already chosen.” And so the battle began.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Aug 5, 2008 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
3.8 unweighted?
Wow. No offense to UoP or anything, nice school, good basketball program (Tigers!), but… Unless your high school was terrible, that’s like an Ivy League number.
I understand the situation, though… my mom basically went through the same thing. She essentially had to go out on her own just to go to a state school because she got no support from my conservative-German-Protestant grandparents. Ended up having to pay her way through—at least you won’t have to waitress to make ends meet.
Good luck with things, though. At least you can truthfully say you’re doing what you want with your career.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on Aug 5, 2008 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My High School counselor
said that GPA was more an indicator of responsibility. They care more about SAT and SATII, since it is easier to read on a comparable scale—everyone takes a similar test.
by rightbackin on Aug 5, 2008 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Indeed.
I got a 1920 on the SAT, 570 on the French and an 800 on the Spanish SAT IIs and a 29 on the ACT. So I did pretty well. Still, not JC material.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Aug 5, 2008 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was confusing
because I still think of the SATs as out of 1600 and have no idea how the new scoring system works. How does the new scoring system work? Is the new SAT a lot harder than the old one?
by whiteshoes40 on Aug 5, 2008 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's now out of 2400
Basically the old SAT II Writing, which everyone essentially had to take anyway, got rolled into the SAT I.
Multiply the new score by 2/3 and you have roughly what the old score would have been.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on Aug 5, 2008 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The new one is out of 2400.
I met this guy who scored a perfect. He was RIDICULOUS. I didn’t really think it was that hard, except for the vocab. There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. Otherwise, I found the ACT more difficult because it was more focused on math and science, which I don’t like. I prefer English :]
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Aug 5, 2008 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
sigline!
There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Aug 6, 2008 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sheesh
2400 is just insane. My cousin scored a 2320 this year and I was absolutely shocked…I still can’t imagine a perfect on the SAT.
Procrastinators unite....tomorrow
by muffinpryde on Aug 6, 2008 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I never took the SAT because I didn't have to take it
But I agree on the ACT. I got a 32, but that’s only because the sciene (27) dragged me way down. I actually did better on the math than English, yet I was an English major (but I’m not the englishmajor. That’s a different dude.) I do sorta wonder what I could’ve gotten on the SAT. I just didn’t want to spend the money when I didn’t need it.
by thejd44 on Aug 6, 2008 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I majored in English
and always hated science stuff on standardized tests, and yet somehow I did better on the ACT than the SAT. And a fire alarm went off while I was taking the ACT. Go figure.
Also, speaking of long words that no one uses, I just read a book review of “Reading the OED”—some guy actually reads the entire OED and chronicles the journey. Now he knows a ton of stupid, long confusing words that no one else knows or will ever use. Sounds like fun to me.
by whiteshoes40 on Aug 6, 2008 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I floccinaucinihilipilificate that concept
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on Aug 6, 2008 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Aug 6, 2008 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A 3.8 unweighted GPA might not even get you into Cal, much less an Ivy League
I went to a middle-of-the-road suburban HS. Probably half the students went to community college, a quarter went to four year universities, and rest stopped schooling. The top few students each year – those with nothing but A’s on their transcripts and SAT scores in the 1300-1500 range – got into Cal or UCLA. Pretty much nobody got into an Ivy League.
I think your GPA-to-school calibration is off.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Aug 5, 2008 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently
I got into Pomona with a 3.5… although I did have a ton of AP/honors classes.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on Aug 5, 2008 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How many AP classes did you take?
I took four AP classes and five tests. Passed them all, thankfully. I was gonna be mad if I paid the $87 for the test and failed.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Aug 5, 2008 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
8 and 11, respectively...
Speaking of shelling out, my parents must have been real thrilled about that… probably worth the investment though.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on Aug 5, 2008 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like you're an outstanding college candidate
Grades, check
Tough curriculum, check
SAT Scores, check
AN Membership, check
Languages, check
You can apply anywhere you want to go, if you state your case with conviction. I love empowerment and reaching for the sky and all that.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 5, 2008 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had a 3.5 too ...
I took all but one of the AP classes my school offered (scheduling prevented the last one) for a total of six, did very, very well on the SAT, was a four letter man, had a ton of extra currics and graduated from a poor overwhelmingly majority minority inner-city high school …
As I understand it, though, admission standards have gone up quite a bit over the last few years … I don’t think I would get in to Pomona with those creds today …
"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback
by devo on Aug 7, 2008 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not anymore, man.
3.8 might not get you into Berkeley or LA anymore, much less an Ivy.
"The hard... is what makes it great."
by Jjjsixsix on Aug 5, 2008 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I should read the entire thread first.
"The hard... is what makes it great."
by Jjjsixsix on Aug 5, 2008 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So who does get into an Ivy nowadays?
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 5, 2008 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well...
I have a friend who had perfect grades in high school, took AP English, Spanish, Chemistry, Calculus (as a junior, and it counts as AP), was president to some national music club, played three instruments, was in band and lettered, played volleyball, had more community service hours than the entire AP English class combined, was valedictorian, and a whole bunch of other crap I can’t remember. She got waitlisted at Harvard.
Good news is, she got a full ride to Stanford. So there.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Aug 5, 2008 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
She'll have a much happier four years that way
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
by nevermoor on Aug 5, 2008 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow that's brutal.
I’m glad I’m old and went to college when they took mediocrities like me.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 5, 2008 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love how the original thread was a bra
and then changed into Ivy League.
by rightbackin on Aug 5, 2008 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
People with good greats who represent "diversity"
And that’s not just racial diversity, but all kinds. The schools want smart kids, sure, but instead of having a bunch of identical white suburban 4.0 kids, they’ll take some lower grades from kids who have other qualities. And I don’t necessarily think that’s such a bad thing. You can get the same education at other schools. The Ivy League experience is probably more beneficial to others.
by thejd44 on Aug 6, 2008 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yay for UBC!!
University Behind Costco that is.
Procrastinators unite....tomorrow
by muffinpryde on Aug 6, 2008 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Back in the 1980s I was involved with Kevlar when I worked for DuPont.
It’s a textile, but not a very soft fiber. And although the layers in the vest are flexible and encased in another fabric, I’m guessing that the vests are particularly uncomfortable for those of larger boobage. Friction is the problem—like scraping your skin on a screen door. It’s the same reason one should never run a half-marathon (as I also did) in a poly-cotton fiber blend t-shirt. It looks like these provide protection not from bullets, but from the vest.
And now you know the REST of the story.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Aug 5, 2008 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually
It sounds like the point is less friction and more not having an underwire. Apparently force of bullet impact could make underwire dangerous.
I may not have found a picture, but several articles said that.
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
by nevermoor on Aug 5, 2008 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm. Further research is obviously required.
I’ll look into it.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Aug 5, 2008 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aren't there lingerie paralegals who research that?
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on Aug 5, 2008 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Certain of them have been known to assist.
Not Paul Thomas, however—at least until they start making flame-resistant undergarments from asbestos.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Aug 5, 2008 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I never saw the Mil-Spec for underwear
Plenty of others, though… I took home a copy of some of the more amusing ones as a “souvenir” of my sojourn in the land of toxic tort… I think I have marshmellows and toilet paper, among others.
19.5 days until Zero Hour, aka day 1 of classes.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on Aug 5, 2008 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I'm sick.
I’m freezing… the heat index is only 101 today.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Aug 5, 2008 11:08 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
caught it from working so closely with Poppy
on QotM…
By process of elimination (the only process I endorse), I guess that makes you a piece of lamb. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 5, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's likely an inner-ear infection
This is the highest-known density of gorillas that's ever been found. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Aug 5, 2008 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But it will take us a year or two to diagnose it as such
by Englishmajor on Aug 5, 2008 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go stand next to Bobby, would you?
By process of elimination (the only process I endorse), I guess that makes you a piece of lamb. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 5, 2008 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
[[gasp!]]
That’s how Rich got infected by the LDD!!
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Aug 5, 2008 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shall I put some chicken soup in the FexEx return envelope?
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on Aug 5, 2008 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just ladle it in to the envelope.
FedEx appreciates it when you do this. Trust me.
By process of elimination (the only process I endorse), I guess that makes you a piece of lamb. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 5, 2008 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was once in line at UPS behind a woman trying to ship a ham packed in regular ice cubes.
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
by batgirl on Aug 5, 2008 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Prince Fielder-Manny Parra Fight
features an enlightening quote from Ned Yost:
Bob Geren, on 8/2/07, on the success of Alan Embree as new interim closer: "What can I say,... he's been our Steady Tremendous Bullpen Man"
by popcornjames on Aug 5, 2008 11:16 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I watched replays of that fight last night
ESPN kept showing it over and over and over again. I kept looking to see, maybe they snuck Jeter and ARod in there somewhere, dancing along in the background. But no, it was just Fielder and Parra.
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Aug 5, 2008 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Laughter causes fainting
This woman probably shouldn’t read Poppy’s QOTM FanPost.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Aug 5, 2008 11:17 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So if you're texting or IMing her and she says "ROFL,"
she’s serious.
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on Aug 5, 2008 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
College will "start" your life
But after a few years, you can’t wait for it to end. Do what I didn’t do, and take a semester/year and just be a normal college student.
I have nothing linkworthy, but if you all could just check out my new website and let me know what you think, that would be amazing.
Remember this loser? Whatever happened to him?
by JLaff on Aug 5, 2008 11:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You just made me cry.
I was watching him pitch on Saturday and got all choked up. That happy birthday poster that you gave me is coming with me to college :]
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Aug 5, 2008 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He has that effect on Giants fans too
But not in the same way.
by Englishmajor on Aug 5, 2008 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He made me cry a couple times
in the post-season.
By process of elimination (the only process I endorse), I guess that makes you a piece of lamb. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 5, 2008 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I could make you cry.
Try me.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Aug 5, 2008 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm quite certain of it.
By process of elimination (the only process I endorse), I guess that makes you a piece of lamb. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 5, 2008 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aww
That’s awesome.
Also… going through Photobucket/Flickr… it’s scary to see how much the team has changed...
by JLaff on Aug 5, 2008 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow.
Those are some pretty memorable shots. I missed Kotsay’s wife at Root Beer Float Day this year. I had a massive girl-crush on her.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Aug 5, 2008 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm...
Her?
Oddly enough, that picture shows up thrice on the first page (and third page) of google image results for “Mark Kotsay.”
by JLaff on Aug 5, 2008 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it should be the #1 gis result for "matt cain" (top left)
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Aug 5, 2008 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kinda tiny hiney, no?
By process of elimination (the only process I endorse), I guess that makes you a piece of lamb. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 5, 2008 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is no hiney.
Her legs connect directly to her waist. Or… to the region that is known as “the waist” on women with actual curves.
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on Aug 5, 2008 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have no problem with this shortcoming
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 5, 2008 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's what she said
This is the highest-known density of gorillas that's ever been found. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Aug 5, 2008 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"I'll be in town all week...try the veal!"
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
by franks a lot on Aug 5, 2008 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If it were only true
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 5, 2008 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too bad it's not
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Aug 5, 2008 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I'm kinda disappointed by that
I assume the other side is really nice.
by thejd44 on Aug 5, 2008 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the website....
As you know, I’m getting older by the minute here, so my eyesight can’t handle the blue writing on darker blue background. But other than that, I like the new setup.
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Aug 5, 2008 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with all that...
The setup is great, very clean, good selections of work examples. But the blue-on-blue is really hard to read. The background blue is great, the text color is what needs to change.
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on Aug 5, 2008 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So...
Lighter blue, or go with white? I toyed around with white, but it seemed too bright against the dark background.
by JLaff on Aug 5, 2008 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I say white.
It would seem like too much blue for me, but that’s just my opinion.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Aug 5, 2008 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the blue you have on the front page,
on “of journalist justin lafferty.” I think part of the problem with the blue in the “about” is that it would be sort of a jarring shade, even if it wasn’t on a blue background.
I don’t like white.
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on Aug 5, 2008 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hm.
The white is boring… but that blue is hard to read, too, when it’s applied to smaller text. Maybe a lighter blue for more contrast?
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on Aug 5, 2008 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How about this
I made it lighter and bumped up the font size one. Too big? I think that one can work.
by JLaff on Aug 5, 2008 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think a better plan is to do blue background/white text bg/whatever text color you like
Sort of like AN.
It just makes it much easier to read.
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
by nevermoor on Aug 5, 2008 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Color looks good, font might be too big.
Try it on the original sized font.
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on Aug 5, 2008 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Refresh the test2.html link
I really like that, and I might just keep it. Thanks.
by JLaff on Aug 5, 2008 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that's good!
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on Aug 5, 2008 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the lighter blue better than the original blue
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Aug 5, 2008 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The web designer in me suggests dumping the IFRAMES
just let the content flow down the page – there’s no reason for extra scroll bars.
by RickeySteals on Aug 5, 2008 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why I went with the scroll bars
Here’s my old site (cached), and I felt that on things like this, the page went down too far. I’ll make a test page comparing w/ and w/o, though.
by JLaff on Aug 5, 2008 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
One other option...
It is pretty easy to add expand/collapse behavior to each section, if you feel like it is still scrolling too long
by RickeySteals on Aug 5, 2008 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gio called up
"May a nit suck Cajun geese?" wonders Red. No, we see gnu Jack Cust in a yam.
by andeux on Aug 5, 2008 12:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
sweet!
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Aug 5, 2008 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
damn!
I was hoping that we wouldn’t find out from the Chron, but from another Venezuelan newspaper, so we could get a cool nickname for Gio.
This is the highest-known density of gorillas that's ever been found. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Aug 5, 2008 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here:
Gio Gonzalez the agent of says to me that they have called to the left-handed person, to probably make Thursday’s beginning here. González, part of the distribution of Nick Swisher, has been fabulous much of lastmonth, and had been the signals lately that the equipment wanted to secure a glance in the 22 years. More hard: The equipment the USA asked for Gonzalez’ availability of for the Olympic Games and a’ s said they’ d prefers to maintain to González the USA they needed in case it in Oakland. So instead of Beijing, it’ s Toronto for González.
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on Aug 5, 2008 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's gotta be some stats joke
for “the distribution of Nick Swisher.”
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on Aug 5, 2008 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
New nickname
the DoNS
In search of a new signature. Say something funny and you may see your comment here!
by DMOAS on Aug 5, 2008 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now all we need is a picture of him looking like some mafioso
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog
by Flashfire on Aug 5, 2008 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
“and had been the signals lately that the equipment wanted to secure a glance in the 22 years.”
is that sexual harassment?
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Aug 5, 2008 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Depends on which equipment is sending the signals.
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on Aug 5, 2008 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
22-year-olds, Dude
This is the highest-known density of gorillas that's ever been found. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Aug 5, 2008 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
can't wait to secure a glance at that equipment!
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
by batgirl on Aug 5, 2008 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Aug 5, 2008 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I actually like "the left-handed person"
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Aug 5, 2008 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's like "the one-armed man."
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on Aug 5, 2008 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why show your hand this early though
I mean the A’s need all the held they can get so why not wait until Wed. night or Thur. morning to do it?
by A'sfaninNC on Aug 5, 2008 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It didn't sound official yet. Maybe they will do it on Thur morning.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 5, 2008 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Harden giving up bombs today
2 home runs and an RBI triple.
5 runs, 4 earned so far and has been pulled with 2 outs in the 6th and 2 runners on. Still leading 6-5
I hate unproductive outs and the A's are producing them at record production
by Trainman on Aug 5, 2008 1:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
not a problem, W-L record is the only thing that matters.
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Aug 5, 2008 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
but what about his intangibles?
This is the highest-known density of gorillas that's ever been found. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Aug 5, 2008 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
8 Ks, 1 BB
He’ll be fine.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Aug 5, 2008 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The ClearCard
is sponsoring this season’s walks identity theft.
by Englishmajor on Aug 5, 2008 1:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sometimes
your sandwich just has to be right.
by sslinger on Aug 5, 2008 1:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I respect a man who want what he want and goes above and beyond the call of duty to get it
by A'sfaninNC on Aug 5, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it worth a night in the cells though?
by OldhamA on Aug 5, 2008 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Depends on if they got his sandwhich fixed like he wanted and if he got to keep it
But then again 3 hots and a cot for the night might be just as good as the sandwich though
by A'sfaninNC on Aug 5, 2008 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
a sandwich is just a sandwich
but that’s a spicy meatball.
Mixing your 60’s and 70’s commercials with laser like precision…
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Aug 5, 2008 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yay GNGG!
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 5, 2008 1:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yay me!!!
What are we yay-ing about? I mean, I’m not opposed to an GNGG YAY party, but I’d like to know the reason ;]
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Aug 5, 2008 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You took the trouble to do the DLD and did a terrific job.
Now I can see Yay GNGG! and have others know the reason why.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 5, 2008 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
D-backs set to announce Haren extension
This is the highest-known density of gorillas that's ever been found. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Aug 5, 2008 1:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Damnit I was hoping that they would forget to sign him long term and the A's would get him back
by A'sfaninNC on Aug 5, 2008 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What would we pay him?
A 4 year contract worth 100 million pesos?
by rightbackin on Aug 5, 2008 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nahhh
100 million Galleons.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Aug 5, 2008 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That stuff works?
I always delete those emails…
Enjoy the game
by DCinWC on Aug 5, 2008 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When I think Philly food I think Cheese Steak
and not PETA. Nevertheless, the ersatz defender of animals names Philly’s Citizen’s Bank ballpark 2008’s number one venue for vegetarian ballpark food. About the Philly phare (complete with AN member trademark infringement):
If there were a free agency market for delicious vegetarian food, the Phillies would have dominated it this past off-season. CBP added mock-chicken sandwiches and “crab-free crab cakes” to an already stacked lineup, including Philly faux-steak sandwiches, veggie dogs, flame-grilled Gardenburgers, hoagies with roasted veggies, tomato-basil soup, various salads, “The Poppy” sandwiches (roasted eggplant, roasted red peppers, sun-dried tomatoes), and PB&J. Chickens, cows, and sea animals everywhere are putting their wings, hooves, fins, and claws together in honor of Kevin Tedesco, the team’s concession manager, who has spearheaded the Phillies’ veggie surge.
AT&T Park comes in #2. The eColi doesn’t crack the Top 10, though it does rate an honorable mention, making it one of the top 20 veggie parks, at least. Pruno’s a vegetable, right?
They want to steal the land papers which is why they have tried to break in. But they had to give up after being bitten by Chhotu.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 5, 2008 2:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I miss
the Your Black Muslim Bakery Veggie Burger. Extra pickles, no mayo. Complete with delivery to your seat.
by sslinger on Aug 5, 2008 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if you can look beyond the kidnapping, rape and murder
it’s a great burger!
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
by batgirl on Aug 5, 2008 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And if you can overlook all the rat turds that were found in the building where they cooked
"We get two outs, and I was sure, and I had a plan, and I shook Tek off," Schilling said. "And I get a big 'What if?' for the rest of my life."
by Imaseasonticketholder on Aug 5, 2008 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you forgot
torture. yes, torture.
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Aug 5, 2008 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the mocking of chickens is the kind of thing that has been driving people away from AN
This is the highest-known density of gorillas that's ever been found. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Aug 5, 2008 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yet another bullshit chemistry argument
If the A’s were winning some games there’d be chicken mockery all around.
They want to steal the land papers which is why they have tried to break in. But they had to give up after being bitten by Chhotu.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 5, 2008 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not a sun-dried tomato fan... :P
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on Aug 5, 2008 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't see how any right-thinking person could dislike sun-dried tomatoes.
I’m pretty sure this means you are a terrorist.
by 74mk on Aug 5, 2008 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ewww.
I work in a sandwich shop as my second job and they have this disgusting sun dried tomato spread. I dislike sun dried tomatoes in every way, shape and form.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Aug 5, 2008 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
-4
You’re in quite a deficit with me…
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Aug 5, 2008 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But... but...
You have such a surplus of points with me!! :[
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Aug 5, 2008 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Should I say something really offensive
so you can disagree with me vehemently and even things out?
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Aug 5, 2008 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll surprise you with it at some point...
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Aug 5, 2008 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your penmanship is horrific
and you dress in the manner of a male prostitute.
By process of elimination (the only process I endorse), I guess that makes you a piece of lamb. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 5, 2008 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Research question
I need a list of A’s players who have publicly criticized the organization or otherwise run afoul of Billy, and then found themselves banished. There’s Halsey, Jeremy G., Menechino sort of, that bald headed dude who was going to be the A’s leadoff hitter in 1997 or so, only to be DFA’d on the eve of a new season (Rich someone or other, short-lived FA pickup)...Please chime in, this will help me with a project. I’m going to put their heads on spikes.
They want to steal the land papers which is why they have tried to break in. But they had to give up after being bitten by Chhotu.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 5, 2008 2:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Bobby Crosby
Called out the medical staff.
Harden did too.
by mikedaviswhereareyou on Aug 5, 2008 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If only Crosby had been banished
They want to steal the land papers which is why they have tried to break in. But they had to give up after being bitten by Chhotu.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 5, 2008 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is Stomper writing again?
"May a nit suck Cajun geese?" wonders Red. No, we see gnu Jack Cust in a yam.
by andeux on Aug 5, 2008 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I heard he's working for peanuts.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Aug 5, 2008 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This Is The End
That’s all I’m gonna say.
They want to steal the land papers which is why they have tried to break in. But they had to give up after being bitten by Chhotu.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 5, 2008 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
so who's gonna be cast in the Dennis Hopper role?
This is the highest-known density of gorillas that's ever been found. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Aug 5, 2008 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's a great concept
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Aug 5, 2008 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
The trick of course will be getting past concept and writing the damn thing.
They want to steal the land papers which is why they have tried to break in. But they had to give up after being bitten by Chhotu.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 5, 2008 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
interested in a co-author?
This is the highest-known density of gorillas that's ever been found. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Aug 5, 2008 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm honored by your offer
but my Peanutball M.O. is more of a solo pursuit. Perhaps on another platform sometime…the Dylan canon is pretty vast.
They want to steal the land papers which is why they have tried to break in. But they had to give up after being bitten by Chhotu.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 5, 2008 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
terminate huston street, with extreme prejudice
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Aug 5, 2008 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
screw FSU, let's do a preemptive wiki-esque community thread
There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Aug 6, 2008 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't realize the co-author thing was an offer I could not refuse
(which brings to mind yet another possibility for Stomper)
They want to steal the land papers which is why they have tried to break in. But they had to give up after being bitten by Chhotu.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 6, 2008 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Bobby Crosby swings for the fences"
There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Aug 6, 2008 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rich Becker?
Don’t forget Terrence Long and Eric Byrnes—although they mainly complained about playing time.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 5, 2008 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
joe kennedy
bradley
gaudin
kendall didn’t complain publicly about sharing catching duties with suzuki, but he certainly didn’t look pleased.
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Aug 5, 2008 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chad Gaudin
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
by nevermoor on Aug 5, 2008 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
didn't Melhuse get loose once or twice?
What about guys who were traded and THEN said something . . . ? I’m forgetting who I’m thinking of though …
Bob Geren, on 8/2/07, on the success of Alan Embree as new interim closer: "What can I say,... he's been our Steady Tremendous Bullpen Man"
by popcornjames on Aug 5, 2008 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
but the a’s brought melhuse back, briefly.
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Aug 5, 2008 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A's sign three more draft picks
OAKLAND—The Oakland A’s today announced that they have agreed to terms with three of their selections from the 2008 First-Year Player Draft held on June 5 and 6. The players include outfielder Chris Berroa (11th round, Chipola JC), shortstop Dustin Coleman (28th round, Wichita State) and right-handed pitcher Justin Murray (29th round, Kansas State).The A’s have now signed or agreed to terms with 26 of their draft picks, including 10 of the top 11.
by thejd44 on Aug 5, 2008 2:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Good. Now these guys can start playing.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 5, 2008 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The big three
Now if Beane can get the A’s the “big three” trio of Hunter, Elgie, and Warren this might end up being better then last year’s draft—even with overdraft of our first round pick!
But seriously, with the exception of Smoak or Beckham, people were going to complain whomever we drafted first.
Sometimes life will strike you out on a curve ball and the only choice you have is to flip off the umpire and walk to first base anyway.
by Threepwood XX on Aug 5, 2008 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't have complained with Hicks
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 5, 2008 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ditto
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on Aug 6, 2008 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it a bad thing... that I saw the headline on this article and immediately thought of Chavvy?
by RickeySteals on Aug 5, 2008 3:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That's hilarious, perfectly understandable, and
much less prurient than my thoughts when I saw this headline in yesterday’s Chronicle:
Change is of the EssencePartner swapping common occurrence among top beach volleyball players
They had pictures too…
They want to steal the land papers which is why they have tried to break in. But they had to give up after being bitten by Chhotu.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 5, 2008 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
makes me think of the joy that is the summer olympics.
Walsh/May have already say they may have to have a sequel to ‘04 (at least I think they said that..maybe it was me saying they need to..)
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Aug 5, 2008 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if you buy the Baseball Project CD, you get to download 2 bonus tracks, one of which is an ode to Kekich & Peterson
This is the highest-known density of gorillas that's ever been found. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Aug 5, 2008 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chavvy: Mexican't
This is the highest-known density of gorillas that's ever been found. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Aug 5, 2008 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I leave in three weeks...
But I’m going REALLY far from home. Colorado to Columbia University in the big city. :) Can’t wait….
by Squeaky on Aug 5, 2008 5:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Is that where your sister is?
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on Aug 5, 2008 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, she's at Sarah Lawrence.
About a forty five minute train ride away. Except this year she’s studying abroad in Oxford. So it doesn’t really make a difference.
by Squeaky on Aug 5, 2008 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oxford!
I spent a semester on a study abroad program in Oxford. It was AMAZING.
by whiteshoes40 on Aug 6, 2008 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I spent a semester studying a broad
Then she filed a restraining order
There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Aug 6, 2008 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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