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What a Hairy way to start the day. Morning.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
I got it, but I was once traumatized by Hair, so I try not to think about it.
John Carlson - Glory follows him.
Let me guess, Act 3 was less than lovely.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Especially when it includes nearly all the people from your college dorm.
John Carlson - Glory follows him.
Meh. Where I went to school, everyone though it was the sixties still. Lots of naked people running around. Genitalia Psychedelia.
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People’s nether regions glowed under a blacklight?
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
I didn’t live in the main dorm. I couldn’t handle the organic compounds.
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No way I could ever live in a dorm. I’d be in a constant state of agitation.
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But you might be able to talk your way into the pants of one of them, and that’s the real objective!
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions
How many teenagers do you know who wash their clothes with anything approaching regularity?
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BECAUSE GIRLS JUST DONT DO IT FOR ME?
And I’m generally uninterested in those in my age range for any purpose.
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I’m generally uninterested in those in my age range for any purpose.
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Reppin' Team Tyler yo.
Don’t apologize for a good joke!
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by Chris Burton on Jul 29, 2010 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions
…how did you get him to sign your jersey, then?
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by Chris Burton on Jul 29, 2010 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions
I was saying goodbye to some people who were in line for sigs and I said, “Fuck it, might as well”
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Reppin' Team Tyler yo.
But he’s a boy and you’re a girl! IT’S DESTINY.
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Long distance relationship, it’d never work. Better move on.
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by Chris Burton on Jul 29, 2010 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Close distance ones don’t work, neither.
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions
I know, man. I know. :/
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by Chris Burton on Jul 29, 2010 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions
You just gotta find the right person!
Why wouldn't you play Perreault? He's a really talented young player.
It’s so hard!
That’s what she said.
C’mon, DP, gimme a harder one than that!
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by Chris Burton on Jul 29, 2010 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions
C’mon, DP, gimme a harder one than that!
I didn’t know you two were back together!
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C’mon, DP, gimme a harder one than that!
That was a slick saucer pass for that one-timer, CB.
Eat, drink, and be merry! And then drink some more.
I do what I can.
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by Chris Burton on Jul 29, 2010 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Just you watch, you’re gonna get transferred to Peoria.
And we’ll laugh. We’ll laugh at your fortune.
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions
You’re the only qualified Gerbil Inspector on the eastern seaboard; Peoria needs you!
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions
LOL.
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by Chris Burton on Jul 29, 2010 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions
I loved the dorm I ended up in for three years. It was a wonderful place to live and I cried when I had to move out after graduation.
There's always more to learn about Hockey.
I only stayed in a dorm my first year, in a double with a varsity athlete that I’d never met before. I survived.
Loved moving out off campus though :D and I’m still with the same housemates for my final year.
My first year was hell in a women’s dorm full of sorority girls who thought they were better than I am, and a roomate who was a nymphomaniac with no standards…and we had a metal bunk bed from World War II surplus…
After I moved out, I was much better off.
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But I’ll bet that you wouldn’t have appreciated the fact unless you’d experienced that, first!
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Maybe not to the same extent. But I had nightmares of her for a long while after that. She was six inches taller than I am and I came home one day to find her in my closet trying on my bra.
There's always more to learn about Hockey.
Roommates are the worst. I found roomie x snooping on roomie y’s computer one night while y was out of town.. had to put locks on the bedroom doors and shit, ugh.
Why wouldn't you play Perreault? He's a really talented young player.
I was the one who owned Guitar Hero, and we had no central TV, so I’d find people in room at random times. That was always a little weird, but never really bothered me.
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 9:28 AM EDT up reply actions
There was one girl who shared a suite with a friend of mine. A suite was two rooms of two girls each that shared a bathroom between them. This girl wanted them to paint the shower door black so no one could see her in there, never mind that there were no windows and she could lock everyone out while she was in there anyway.
This is the same girl who wouldn’t eat eggs because she was pro-life. She told me quite firmly that eggs were aborted chickens and she wouldn’t eat them on moral grounds.
I looked her dead in the eye and said, “It’s far worse than that. Eggs are unfertilized. They are not aborted chickens. They are chicken menstruation. Want a bite of my omlette?”
She turned dead white and nearly fainted in the middle of the cafeteria. She didn’t speak to me for months. It was awesome.
There's always more to learn about Hockey.
Ignorant people make for the best stories and the most irritating acquaintances.
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions
I actually liked the women-only dorm on my campus. It was quiet and sane, and I was on the end of the hall, so I had a bigger room with a higher ceiling. I shared it, but one was Sigma Gamma Rho and was cool if a dingbat – she and I got on okay. The next one was a freshman, oh so painfully innocent – that was the semester I left a tarot deck on the table and got Bible Study flyers in my mailbox for the rest of the semester. She couldn’t stand me and left, so I took in the Wiccan on the floor who was stuck with one of those nymphomanics. Ann and I got on famously.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
women-only dorm on my campus. It was quiet and sane,
Something here doesn’t fit.
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions
You know how we know DJ King is an enforcer? DJ King sounds like an enforcer’s name. You would never have a finessed-yet-spineless sniper (AKA Alex Semin) named DJ King.
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An interesting study
Does lucky underwear improve athletic performance?
John Carlson - Glory follows him.
I haven’t clicked through. The answer must be yes. But it has nothing to do with the underwear, but everything to do with confidence built up by the perception that it is the underwear.
Every bursted bubble has a glory! Each abysmal failure makes a point! Every glowing path that goes astray,shows you how to find a better way. So every time you stumble never grumble. Next time you'll bumble even less!
In a related discussion, studies have completely debunked the “zone.” It doesn’t exist.
Every bursted bubble has a glory! Each abysmal failure makes a point! Every glowing path that goes astray,shows you how to find a better way. So every time you stumble never grumble. Next time you'll bumble even less!
Here’s your serious answer to what I’m assuming was an appropriately snarky question.
The “schneid” (check your yiddish transliteration) is a steady state meaning that you haven’t won.
I learned it as a kid playing my grandmother in gin rummy. When one person began the game winning a bit and finally the other person one, they were viewed as getting off the schneid. Then Chris Berman picks it up and BAM.
Every bursted bubble has a glory! Each abysmal failure makes a point! Every glowing path that goes astray,shows you how to find a better way. So every time you stumble never grumble. Next time you'll bumble even less!
And then Emeril swooped in and took BAM right out from under him.
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Linking from JP to STLToday here in the 314, you DC and other non-STL folks can get a sense of the focus out here by looking at the “most read” box next to the article about the trade:
* Pigeons force Kings of Leon to flee Verizon stage
* Mo. woman loses lawsuit over ‘Girls Gone Wild’ video
* Pujols wows Broadway
* Oswalt holds the Cards
* Cards look unlikely to get Oswalt
* East St. Louis murder site had slaughter chamber
* Poll: Blunt has lead over Carnahan; Obama’s numbers are “horrible”
* Rams are interested in Terrell Owens
Three Cards stories, pigeons pooping on rock stars, murder and, oh yeah, Obama sucks.
Every bursted bubble has a glory! Each abysmal failure makes a point! Every glowing path that goes astray,shows you how to find a better way. So every time you stumble never grumble. Next time you'll bumble even less!
BTW, send my thanks to the pigeons.
And I thought Tom Soehn was a shitty coach.
by Bald Pollack on Jul 29, 2010 8:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Did you read about that? I don’t dispute the band, but that place is used all summer long and just that night it was a problem? They left the stage after three songs with no explanation and only the next day did Live Nation offer to refund tickets.
Every bursted bubble has a glory! Each abysmal failure makes a point! Every glowing path that goes astray,shows you how to find a better way. So every time you stumble never grumble. Next time you'll bumble even less!
They suck and are pansies, clearly.
Why wouldn't you play Perreault? He's a really talented young player.
Gavin fucking Rossdale nearly electrocuted himself playing in pouring rain!
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 9:06 AM EDT up reply actions
As my mother charmingly puts it, “Some people don’t have the brains God gave a pissant.”
There's always more to learn about Hockey.
Well, I was more getting at the fact that Gavin Rossdale is badass for having gone through with the show, but that works, too, I suppose.
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 9:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Having a work ethic to give people what they paid to see and being professional is indeed badass. Courting death by electrocution in front of said people, not so much. But hey, no one died so it all worked out. :)
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Are you kidding? I can’t think of too many things MORE badass than getting electrocuted in front of said people.
Gavin Rossdale rules.
Why wouldn't you play Perreault? He's a really talented young player.
And he got Gwen Stefani as his ultimate reward for being a badass musician.
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions
She and I went to the same highschool. I think she graduated with my brother in law.
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Against my better judgment I saw them at the Patriot Center. Not horrible but very meh.
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Yeah, heard about it here (random vid here)
All I’ll say is that if they toured the UK during the punk era that would be the shortest tour ever.
And I thought Tom Soehn was a shitty coach.
by Bald Pollack on Jul 29, 2010 8:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Someone may have asked you this already, but being from St. Louis, do you have any perspective on DJ King you can share with us?
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by Jake Shapiro on Jul 29, 2010 8:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Most annoying thing of the day so far
License plate frame which read “Hairdresser’s do it with STYLE.”
It’s so fucked up, you can’t even really make fun of it.
Why wouldn't you play Perreault? He's a really talented young player.
But, apparently not with grammar.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
I can deal with spelling errors. I understand those. Typos happen. But throwing a completely unnecessary apostrophe in there makes my blood boil. It’s really not that difficult. If there are more than one of a thing, just add an S! Don’t over-think it!
Why wouldn't you play Perreault? He's a really talented young player.
I just sigh and facepalm but I don’t get worked up over it. No point. If I got worked up over everything and everyone in this world that was stupid, I’d be in a constant state of agitation.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
That’s why I use so many exclamation points!
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Maybe do-it-with-style is some noun we don’t know about, and this hairdresser possesses it?
"Do not be afraid to ask for credit, for our way of refusing is very polite."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Jul 29, 2010 9:08 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s still an incomplete sentence, that way, but at least it’s not an improper apos’rophe.
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Maybe it is actually a contraction of hairdresser and is, while do-it-with-style is an adjective. So the hairdresser is do-it-with-style.
"Do not be afraid to ask for credit, for our way of refusing is very polite."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Jul 29, 2010 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions
“Hairdresser is, do it with, STYLE” ?
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 9:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Sure there is…slash their tires!
by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Jul 29, 2010 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions
I especially like that he’s suggesting you do it while driving.
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 9:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Nah, I’d just zip in front of the offending car and throw some thumbtacks out of my sunroof like a cartoon.
Why wouldn't you play Perreault? He's a really talented young player.
THIS ISN’T MARIO KART, THIS IS REAL LIFE!
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions
So I’ve been throwing those turtles into the road for no reason? Shit. Poor things.
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IF YOU DIE IN REAL LIFE, YOU CAN’T PLAY THE GAME, ANYMORE!
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions
I mean, ideally your passenger would do it, but if you can lean far enough out the window to get a swing with the machete while keeping a hand/knee/whatever on the wheel, you’re golden.
by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Jul 29, 2010 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions
So, I finally finished The Lonely Polygamist and am on the prowl for a new book to read. Any suggestions?
John Carlson - Glory follows him.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer.
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by Jake Shapiro on Jul 29, 2010 9:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Okay okay, how about Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett.
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Hmmm…Have you read any of his spy novels? Eye of the Needle was fun.
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It’s shockingly different from Pillars of the Earth.
OH, anything by Dick Francis is spectacularly fun to read. A bit dry in delivery, because of his British sensibility, but very well written and itneresting mysteries surrounding the horse racing culture of Britain.
There's always more to learn about Hockey.
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks.
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by Jake Shapiro on Jul 29, 2010 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Ha, it’s actually on Kindle, too. Get it, Boutros! It’s a top-5 book for me.
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Dude named Scat wants the American Dream, and to go about getting it, he creates a new soda.
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions
I just picked up The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, yesterday.
"Do not be afraid to ask for credit, for our way of refusing is very polite."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Jul 29, 2010 9:14 AM EDT up reply actions
That is a hard read. Well written and thought provoking, but wow…
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Great book. I never want to read it, again, but it’s a great book.
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions
By “hard read” do you mean the subject matter or the way it is written?
"Do not be afraid to ask for credit, for our way of refusing is very polite."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Jul 29, 2010 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions
subject matter. The writting itself is velvet wet with tears.
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Gotcha. I actually have some idea of the story already. There is a reference to it in Thieves in the Night by Black Star, which happens to be my favorite rap song and the inspiration for me deciding to read the novel.
"Do not be afraid to ask for credit, for our way of refusing is very polite."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Jul 29, 2010 9:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Another book in the same vein is The Awakening. It’s one of the most beautifully written books I’ve ever read, but it makes me so angry every time I read it.
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Amazing novel, and the astounding thing is it’s not even her best.
"Now wait a minute. This is just purely a social call. You know, just two adults getting a stew on, man."
by The Ghost of Bebop on Jul 29, 2010 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Sorry – isn’t “Lonely Polygamist” an oxymoron?
Every bursted bubble has a glory! Each abysmal failure makes a point! Every glowing path that goes astray,shows you how to find a better way. So every time you stumble never grumble. Next time you'll bumble even less!
5 hours of sleep and 2 bowls of Special K. I am ready to kick today’s ass.
"Imagine if you go see Mrs. Universe, then you end up having Mrs. Iowa. Then you might get those kind of boos." - Miguel Batista
I’ll get one in there if I can.
/cue YLM’s “isolate that”
"Imagine if you go see Mrs. Universe, then you end up having Mrs. Iowa. Then you might get those kind of boos." - Miguel Batista
by Steck It Out on Jul 29, 2010 9:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Makes me think of “Special K” by Placebo.
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by Jake Shapiro on Jul 29, 2010 9:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Good morning. Did you see my note from a few days ago about the Williams kids getting an invite to the Pen’s training camp?
Every bursted bubble has a glory! Each abysmal failure makes a point! Every glowing path that goes astray,shows you how to find a better way. So every time you stumble never grumble. Next time you'll bumble even less!
DP
I sent my Semin stick that was broken to this place in NH to be repaired. They just shipped it back yesterday and I hope to use it this weekend. IF it is worth it to you, might be a way to still get use out of the Aucoin stick. Cost me 30 bucks plus shipping.
Look at me, Dustin! I'm a F%^king Icon!
DANG IT! I held on to the Semin stick since Christmas. Always wanted to try the repair, I hope it is worth the 50 bucks.
Look at me, Dustin! I'm a F%^king Icon!
I was too pissed to keep it, and I definitely didn’t want to go fishing for it in the trash after the fact.
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions
oh, oh
What days do you think your league will play next season, Dru? I’m seriously thinking of trying to find a new team.. our team has way too many dudes and way not enough ice time during games.
Why wouldn't you play Perreault? He's a really talented young player.
That’s the issue with our league. It’s not a Wednesday or Sunday only type deal. It can vary through out the season. Different divisions tend to stick to the same days like Mondays but may have a Sunday and Saturday thrown in there.
Look at me, Dustin! I'm a F%^king Icon!
Is the time of day consistent?
Why wouldn't you play Perreault? He's a really talented young player.
Sunday games can range depending on the time of year. For instance, I had my Silver 3 team’s past two games, 12:40 Sunday, 8:30 Wednesday and then this Sunday at 11:15am. Usually they run at night more than afternoon/morning but right now they have more ice slots so they’re varying the time slots.
Look at me, Dustin! I'm a F%^king Icon!
Oh, that reminds me, what is my preferred skill level for the Skulls website?
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions
From the (possible) new house:
16.6 miles (Franconia-Springfield)
16.9 miles (Vienna/Fairfax-GMU)
I just wish I lived closer to one than the other, it gets annoying having to pick my poison.
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No! They just turn into one another eventually. I don’t mind walking from metro center though.
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It’s funny, Vienna is the end of the Orange Line, and Franconia-Springfield is the end of the Blue Line. And Chinatown is on every line except those two.
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by Jake Shapiro on Jul 29, 2010 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Just got Hotel Rwanda on Netflix. I’ve seen bits and pieces of it but I’ve never watched it all the way through. This is one of those movies I know I need to watch, but I never want to, because I know I’ll just be depressed afterward.
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Goooooooood morning.
The MLS All-Stars players were a joke.
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The way I saw it as both a DCU and Spurs fan, it was great because anyone getting injured on either side (as long as it wasn’t Jaime Moreno) was good for me.
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by Jake Shapiro on Jul 29, 2010 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Wow, a squad who’s barely been together for 48 hours, they totally suck.
And I thought Tom Soehn was a shitty coach.
by Bald Pollack on Jul 29, 2010 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions
I know, just saying. I admit I didn’t expect United’s kids to look that good, though. Just a huge gulf in actual talent.
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by Chris Burton on Jul 29, 2010 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s going to be fun to watch Chicarito in League matches, for sure.
And I thought Tom Soehn was a shitty coach.
by Bald Pollack on Jul 29, 2010 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Indeed it will, impressive kid. Also, Cleverley’s goal was insane.
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by Chris Burton on Jul 29, 2010 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, that goal was so nice it got voted Most Likely to Succeed; hope they give that kid some more time too.
And if last night improves the chances for (and potential future play of) Alston, Marshall or Gonzalez in a US uniform in any way, I’m all for it.
Wonder what Alexi Lalas is thinking this morning…
And I thought Tom Soehn was a shitty coach.
by Bald Pollack on Jul 29, 2010 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Uh, no thanks on Alston, just yet, anyway. He was bad. I liked the other two, though. And Shalrie Joseph.
Do we care what Alexei Lalas is thinking this morning?
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by Chris Burton on Jul 29, 2010 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions
I hope he's thinking "I want to go back to my 'viking' look"
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by Jake Shapiro on Jul 29, 2010 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions
He said coming into it last night we should “expect” the MLS to win. Not the first time he’s gotten something drastically wrong about MLS, but at least he wasn’t near a Technical Director’s office this time.
Alston was wilded for sure, but he’s on (I think) a short list for RB on the 2014 team (Sean Franklin is the only other one that comes to mind, unless Spector is crowded out of CB).
Always liked watching Joseph play; wish he got his green card here.
And I thought Tom Soehn was a shitty coach.
by Bald Pollack on Jul 29, 2010 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Aright kids...time to go
We’re having a staff retreat. Outside. Today. e.e;;;
eyes the steamy air and the possible thunderstorm clouds
From eleven to five…at the park..
Pray for me.
There's always more to learn about Hockey.
Holy crap! It’s 99 is Moscow right now. How is that possible?
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Playing Hockey
Anybody want to drop in on a pickup game with me this weekend?
Also, are you still stick n puckin’ it on Fridays, DP? I earned a little comp time this week and could join you in Rockville after work if you’ll be there.
Why wouldn't you play Perreault? He's a really talented young player.
I will be, and so will Sparkly assuming her schedule doesn’t change.
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Ooh, 4.15 – 6.15 this Friday. Earlier than usual.
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions
You still going? I can probably get out of work at 3:30 and be ready to go by the start of it.
Also, do you do full equipment or just skates?
Why wouldn't you play Perreault? He's a really talented young player.
I will be going, but I won’t get there until probably 5. I’m in FFX all day tomorrow, and probably can’t get off any sooner.
And just skates. I do wear a cup for good measure.
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions
I applied to be a butcher’s apprentice once. Seemed like it would have been cool.
Why wouldn't you play Perreault? He's a really talented young player.
The Butcher’s Apprentice. Sounds like the title of a horror movie.
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by Jake Shapiro on Jul 29, 2010 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions
That’s one job I want no part of, ever. A lot goes into butchering, and almost every aspect is depressing and horrible.
Ya know, until you get used to it.
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Seemed like it would have been a cool skill to have. Plus I think the meat comes in to the grocery store already skinned and without a head and stuff.
Why wouldn't you play Perreault? He's a really talented young player.
Oh, at a store. I was thinking like an actual, old-timey butcher.
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, no way. I like my meat to be largely unrecognizable as the source animal.
Why wouldn't you play Perreault? He's a really talented young player.
You live in Alexandria, right? Do you go to the Giant on Duke by the Panera and office supply store? The produce guy there has THE MOST EXTREME COMB OVER EVER TO BE COMBED OVER.
Why wouldn't you play Perreault? He's a really talented young player.
I’m on the mailing list for Bill’s Music in Catonsville and they sent out an email about applying for the Ravens marching band. I should be a sleeper agent…sign up, get the gig, then hire a couple midgets in Redskins jerseys to hide in my bass drum and leap out Porky Pig-style in the middle of the halftime show.
by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Jul 29, 2010 10:00 AM EDT reply actions
Since when do NFL teams have marching bands?
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by Chris Burton on Jul 29, 2010 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions
The Redskins have always had a marching band. The Colts used to as well and they even stayed together after they left Baltimore.
by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Jul 29, 2010 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Packers used to have one to. Technically still do, but they don’t play at games. Ravens band, based on size and skill, is better than Redskins band, which only allows a certain number of people in formation and anyone else who wants gets into the stands to play – and most of the field squad can’t really march. Or play anymore. Several of them are older than 70.
"Don't mind WM...he's an all-around jerk."
by Whiter Mage on Jul 29, 2010 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Would never fly.
"Don't mind WM...he's an all-around jerk."
by Whiter Mage on Jul 29, 2010 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions
You should try having way more work to do than you’re capable of, it makes time fly!
Why wouldn't you play Perreault? He's a really talented young player.
I’m playing in Photoshop today. Pretending my PowerPoint duties do not exist.
John Carlson - Glory follows him.
I’m doing the same, except with Ubuntu instead of Photoshop.
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Get your sound to work yet? How about your wireless internet? These are the two things that always frustrate me and then make me give up on it.
Why wouldn't you play Perreault? He's a really talented young player.
Got ‘em both. My current issue is trying to figure out how to make Firefox recognize that I have indeed trusted a certain website’s Sec. cert.
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Chrome is fantastic.
"Now wait a minute. This is just purely a social call. You know, just two adults getting a stew on, man."
by The Ghost of Bebop on Jul 29, 2010 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Good idea. Didn’t even cross my mind.
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions
GM everyone! So I’m supposed to be “on vacation” at the Chesapeake Beach Resort and Spa right now, but this place sucks. We’re using the free nights we won at a Caps game. If this place didn’t have wifi I would have died from boredom already. Thought I’d check in here and say hello!
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Yeah, Chesapeake Beach is pretty groady.
Why wouldn't you play Perreault? He's a really talented young player.
This place sucks nuts. My cousin is getting married here this weekend and I’m in the wedding. We decided to use our free nights and come down early. There is absolutely nothing to do. It makes me appreciate living where I do. haha
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There is absolutely nothing to do. It makes me appreciate living where I do
Something isn’t right about this sentence. You live in Baltimore, right?
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by Chris Burton on Jul 29, 2010 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Its been a long time since I was there.
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by Chris Burton on Jul 29, 2010 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
And your point Mr. Burton? I’ll be raising your child in Baltimore. He will LOVE it!
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You won’t give him any choice!
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by Chris Burton on Jul 29, 2010 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions
He’ll have a choice, but he’ll love it. It’s a pretty awesome town once you get past all the murders. There a fun, good parts of the city.
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BODYMORE! BODYMORE! MURDERLAND! MURDERLAND!
by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Jul 29, 2010 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s funny to watch the news somewhere else and then come home and watch Baltimore news. We saw this newscast where the lead story was some lady getting her 4th DUI and hitting a fence. We go home and the lead story is a triple homicide or something. lol I’m so desensitized to all of it.
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Baltimore rules. I was up there at a music festival all of this past weekend and alternated my time between seeing awesome bands, going to awesome bars and eating at awesome places.
by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Jul 29, 2010 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Yup. Did you catch any of it?
by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Jul 29, 2010 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Nah. I was in OC. My friends all went though. I heard one set got busted up. My friend’s husband was pissed. I was at Artscape the weekend before.
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Yeah, Beach House’s set got shut down by the fire department…not sure what the deal was with that. That was one of the shows that was supposed to be outside at Current Space but got moved to Sonar because of the rain, so my guess is that there were some capacity/fire code issues or something. All in all, it kicked ass, though, and I’m kinda bummed that this was the last year for it.
by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Jul 29, 2010 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I read an interview in the City Paper with Dan Deacon where he said it had gotten too big and was too much work to organize and takes too much time away from his/their(Wham City’s) own projects. Honestly, I’d be just fine if it went back to the way it was 2-3 years ago when it was basically all Baltimore bands in 1 or 2 days, instead of bands from all over in 4 days.
by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Jul 29, 2010 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
You would think they would try to downsize it if it became too much rather than just abandon it. I wouldn’t be surprised if other people tried to help them out to keep it alive. The indie scene is pretty awesome like that.
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Yeah, I’d be shocked if there wasn’t at least something, even if it’s just a big one-night show over several floors at Floristree.
by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Jul 29, 2010 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Yo; been a while.
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by Chris Burton on Jul 29, 2010 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Unemployment has been treating me well. I’ve been on vacation for like a bazillion weeks. It’s awesome.
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Hopefully TySlo doesn’t get any crazy ideas from Holtby. Think we could convince Nate to make TySlo wear his glasses when we get our picture with him? lol
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I guess I will have to make those first day of class cupcakes! haha
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Interesting thought. What kind of cupcake do you think TySlo would like?
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I’m an above-average baker. I guess I could never bake for TySlo.
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If your cupcakes are never just slightly too cakey or just slightly not sweet enough, they’ll never satisfy TySlo.
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 29, 2010 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Virtual high-five!
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by Chris Burton on Jul 29, 2010 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
My Baseball Card Auction Ends Today
Initial bids have to be in by 9 PM Eastern tonight…
http://www.hugginsandscott.com/cgi-bin/showitem.pl?itemid=23502
Lots of cards, over 3500, most from the 1970s. Tell your friends who are collectors or who like baseball. This is something they might be interested in!
Washington Capitals 2009-10 = Quebec Nordiques 1994-95
--- D'ohboy
F work. I want to go get beer and chili. Rink meetup in an hour at the CP Hard Times? Anyone? Bueller?
by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Jul 29, 2010 10:43 AM EDT reply actions