We'll Always Have The Ticker Tape Parade...
by homesickalien on Oct 2, 2009 11:14 AM CDT
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Shock and awe sweep over the city, as Chicago is eliminated from the 2016 Olympic discussion in the first round of voting this morning.
Also, the Twins are still clawing at the division.
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Fuck it, Dude... Let's go bowling.
i bought the 1988 olympic baseball card set
with ventura, abbot, mcdonald, etc.
then i bought a bunch of pets.com stock.
then i bought a condo in the south loop.
then i said picking up rios was a good idea.
wow...you should have joined the Chicago contingent in Copenhagen
would have fit right in.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Oct 2, 2009 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions
http://www.hulu.com/watch/10310/saturday-night-live-bad-idea-jeans
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
Lets destroy the tigers
but leave them with a heart beat so the twins dont win this division.
i was kinda shocked they would want the olympics in a 5th world country and not the greatest city of them all?
YOU CAN PUT IT ON THE BOARD YES!
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You SUCK!
Fuck it, Dude... Let's go bowling.
by homesickalien on Oct 2, 2009 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions
Sure, if you like your cities filthy.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
That's your shit, dude.
Fuck it, Dude... Let's go bowling.
by homesickalien on Oct 2, 2009 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions
are you q
from naperville
Hell Yesss
by Grinder Rule #42 on Oct 2, 2009 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions
BWAHAHAHAHA, NYC is a 5th world country!
Nice jab, Q!’s Qrew!
Although NYC is a cesspool, I don’t quite think it’s a 5th world country. The place is alright, I guess, but you’re right that it’s no Chicago.
;)
...take your hobbit circle jerk to another thread
by larry on May 18, 2009 8:58 PM PDT
Um.... Pittsburgh?!
Okay, I can’t even pretend.
by ReservoirDog on Oct 3, 2009 12:08 AM CDT up reply actions
an oldie but it's never been more appropriate. thanks IOC...
2009: Not with a bang but a whimper.
by Andronicus on Oct 2, 2009 11:41 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I wanted the Olympics.
But I dont need a ledge.
I DONT KNOW WHAT TO PICK!
AHHH AHHHHH AHHHHHHHH!
"And when I called him, and asked him to stand up for me, I know I shocked the shit out of him." - Michael Jordan, on choosing David Thompson as his Hall of Fame sponsor.
"best describes"....I'd go with the hockey option.
Fuck it, Dude... Let's go bowling.
by homesickalien on Oct 2, 2009 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions
yeah fuck the olympics
Gimme hockey
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"Everybody in that room should be embarrassed. If they’re not embarrassed, they got the wrong job or they’re stealing money from baseball."-Ozzie Guillen 8/28/09
by rangerjae on Oct 3, 2009 7:32 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Nice article on the swing and a miss city and the Games fial reaction:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125450871046360047.html?mod=article-outset-box
I was a Catholic boy, Redeemed through pain, not through joy - Jim Carroll
fuck you BRIC countries
and your sexy emerging economies…
"ALL THESE WORLDS/ ARE YOURS EXCEPT/ EUROPA/ ATTEMPT NO
LANDING THERE/ USE THEM TOGETHER/ USE THEM IN PEACE"
I commenting just to say I made the photo larger so the poll didn't look like crap on smaller screens
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thankyas. Always thinking about the little(screened) people....
Fuck it, Dude... Let's go bowling.
by homesickalien on Oct 2, 2009 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Of course it did.
Fuck it, Dude... Let's go bowling.
by homesickalien on Oct 2, 2009 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Rio got it.
Did you guys get your airline tickets yet?
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
why bother?
isn’t the Rio gonna implode in a cloud of debt and corruption just days after receiving the bid? cuz that was sure to happen in the 3rd world dumpster that is Chicago, right?
2009: Not with a bang but a whimper.
BYO Uzi.
Slightly dangerous there. Yes, even in the nice areas.
I was a Catholic boy, Redeemed through pain, not through joy - Jim Carroll
visa issues was the #1 obstacle for the us to get the bid
even for much smaller scale events, like the world music festival in chicago, there have been numerous artist cancellations because of the beaucratic process for getting the papers to enter the US
i'm alex rios' last fan
by onlysoxfaninboston on Oct 2, 2009 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions
nah, in the end it looks like it was old fashioned politics within the IOC
2009: Not with a bang but a whimper.
getting into the us is ridiculous
we go over the top. When I went to Japan, they adopted our system. So my fingerprints and a picture of my eyes are on record at Japan. Nothing says welcome to my county like, “put your damn hands on the machine while we shoot a light in you eye.”
by soxshenanigans on Oct 3, 2009 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions
I am happy to not have the Olympics here
But I am stunned and a bit embrassed to see Chicago eliminated first after the Obamas made their pitch
read better.
"give the guy more than six days to get up to speed."
by larry on Sep 6, 2009 12:10 PM CDT
by Scotty Ballgame on Oct 2, 2009 11:59 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
no doubt
What am I gonna do with that property in Douglas Park now?
Hell Yesss
by Grinder Rule #42 on Oct 2, 2009 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions
when a majority of ppl (like you) make it clear this thing was some kind of curse, it shouldn't exactly come as a shock
how do you think the bids polled in Madrid or Rio? 85% approval? 90%?
2009: Not with a bang but a whimper.
yes, it must really feel embarrassing to be an american right now
i'm alex rios' last fan
by onlysoxfaninboston on Oct 2, 2009 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions
That is an excellent point.
Shine is off the Obama bloom world-wise. Like when McCain came back to DC a year ago Sept. to “help” with the financial crisis and got his butt handed to him <2 months later. Obama makes a personal pitch (with Shellie, no less!) and gets bounced the next day.
Oops.
I was a Catholic boy, Redeemed through pain, not through joy - Jim Carroll
Bloom is off the rose.
Whatever. And NYC is a broke-ass cesspool.
;)
I was a Catholic boy, Redeemed through pain, not through joy - Jim Carroll
should've sent jordan.
that guy could close.
by larry on Oct 2, 2009 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I would have sent Jesse Jackson.
He’s the man with a plan.
If the world was perfect, it wouldn't be -- Yogi Berra
Maybe in 7 years we can send him to Rio
So he can tell everyone they were wrong.
The 2009 White Sox....like a 40 degree day.
by Ozzie Montana on Oct 2, 2009 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions
At least he could have graciously accepted defeat for us.
Would have been quite the show after the first round’s results were announced if we had brought Kanye.
by Grinder in Training on Oct 2, 2009 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions
that's overstated
The way the picks are done does a disservice to cities. If judges had to rate the cities, Chicago may have been everyone’s first or second pick.
The thinking seems to be that it really did come down to Rio vs Chicago and the IOC did everything it could to get Chicago out in the first round lest it have a chance to make it to the end and defeat Rio.
You know the Germans always make good stuff....
I think Chicago had the nicest banner/logo.
Isn’t that on what they were ultimately voting?
Fuck it, Dude... Let's go bowling.
yah
but those hippies ruined it when they were putting it up on the picasso
Hell Yesss
by Grinder Rule #42 on Oct 2, 2009 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions
i hate hippies
i'm alex rios' last fan
by onlysoxfaninboston on Oct 2, 2009 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1
as I channel my inner Cartman
...take your hobbit circle jerk to another thread
by larry on May 18, 2009 8:58 PM PDT
and just to show that i'm equal opportunity and all that
i also hate punk rockers who wear gas station employee jackets with the name patch ‘rick’
i'm alex rios' last fan
by onlysoxfaninboston on Oct 2, 2009 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Even if their name is "Rick" and they work at a gas station?
...take your hobbit circle jerk to another thread
by larry on May 18, 2009 8:58 PM PDT
true dat
but i recall seeing lots of ricks who work at gas stations at the empty bottle or fireside bowl, you feel me yo?
i'm alex rios' last fan
by onlysoxfaninboston on Oct 2, 2009 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions
i'm joking about that stuff
the only grudge i had for several years was kong…but i’ve let go, peace for life
i'm alex rios' last fan
by onlysoxfaninboston on Oct 2, 2009 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions
whose this liz everybody talks about
use the search function and you’ll know i used to harbor a deep hatred for all things paul konerko.
i'm alex rios' last fan
by onlysoxfaninboston on Oct 2, 2009 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions
for your amusement
i'm alex rios' last fan
by onlysoxfaninboston on Oct 2, 2009 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions
This is excellent,
since I am in full late ’70’s-early ’80’s mode. Excellent.
I was a Catholic boy, Redeemed through pain, not through joy - Jim Carroll
what's up fence
i'm alex rios' last fan
by onlysoxfaninboston on Oct 2, 2009 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Am I supposed to know who that is?
It’s lousy journalism but right now I’ll take the reference.
I was a Catholic boy, Redeemed through pain, not through joy - Jim Carroll
I should add
that I attended a number of Weasel shows back in the day, and Weasel is a Sox fan… linking to the old blog before…
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I (and Chiburb!) saw The Riverdales touring with Green Day in '95 (iirc).
Fuck it, Dude... Let's go bowling.
by homesickalien on Oct 2, 2009 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions
TY for the history.
Interesting that his band started in 1986 as a punk band. There has been no good punk since 1980. So sayeth the New York Times.
At least he’s a Sox fan.
I was a Catholic boy, Redeemed through pain, not through joy - Jim Carroll
I had no idea of his sox fan leanings until he linked us back in the day, so I could be wrong
Also, I never said it was good. ;)
Twitter: @SouthSideCheat
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So you attended a "number" of concerts
of a crummy band? Who were you trying to sleep with?
;)
I was a Catholic boy, Redeemed through pain, not through joy - Jim Carroll
Hey!
I was really drunk, and had been swimming in cold water! And you said we had something special…. You Bastard!
Anything that travels that far, ought to have a stewardess on it..
by DrEmilioLizardo on Oct 2, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions
What the hell does the NYT know anyways? A 5th world newspaper for a 5th world town!
;)
Lots of great music out there since 1980, but Ben Weasel would probably tell you there hasn’t been any good punk since 1980 as well.
...take your hobbit circle jerk to another thread
by larry on May 18, 2009 8:58 PM PDT
yep...and he didn't like stuff out of chicago either
i'm alex rios' last fan
by onlysoxfaninboston on Oct 3, 2009 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions
screaching weasel brings me back to my skateboarding days.
thanks cheat, i didn’t know anyone else ever heard of them… “she’s a dingbaaaaa-aaaaaat”
"you should go back to your cowardly practice of offering no opinion of your own."
-picktoclick
by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 3, 2009 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions
That was excellent!
and yeah, I saw a lot of what you were talking about at both of those places and beyond.
One of my high school friends adhered strictly to MMR’s codes and stipulaitons, esp those of Ben Weasel. Last I heard he had worked his way up to manager at Best Buy, so I’m thinking better him than me ;)
...take your hobbit circle jerk to another thread
by larry on May 18, 2009 8:58 PM PDT
We have some of the greatest graphic designers in the world.
I bet Rio’s banner had multiple, uncomplimentary fonts and a distracting color scheme.
The analysis will say Daley’s biggest miscalculation was to have our banner held up by Bear cheerleaders ‘the Fridgettes.’
"ALL THESE WORLDS/ ARE YOURS EXCEPT/ EUROPA/ ATTEMPT NO
LANDING THERE/ USE THEM TOGETHER/ USE THEM IN PEACE"
I'm sure it will be a fun time living on cruise ships for 2 weeks
While tourists and athletes mysteriously disappear in the slums of Rio.
At least in Chicago, the murders are public.
The 2009 White Sox....like a 40 degree day.
by Ozzie Montana on Oct 2, 2009 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions
thanks! I trust your recommendation completely, because you are a super-genius
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shootout
"And when I called him, and asked him to stand up for me, I know I shocked the shit out of him." - Michael Jordan, on choosing David Thompson as his Hall of Fame sponsor.
local kid makes good.
Hawks lose in shoot-out. 2-1
"And when I called him, and asked him to stand up for me, I know I shocked the shit out of him." - Michael Jordan, on choosing David Thompson as his Hall of Fame sponsor.
gotta get my candy fix in first
snickers kit kats and reeses cups
Can someone please remind me....
… not to buy another whole fucking bottle of poultry seasoning again this year? I’ve got three goddamn bottles with about a tablespoon taken from each.
Goddammit.
Fuck Thanksgiving.
by ReservoirDog on Oct 3, 2009 12:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Alex Rios de Janerio!
Two lame-ass second raters….
Anything that travels that far, ought to have a stewardess on it..
at least we wont have a 1000 game road trip in 2016
by sox1 on Oct 2, 2009 2:28 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
lol i said the same exact thing.
and since I said it..it obviously deserves a rec.
Kenwo4life=ratings
City of 15MM?
300 is a quienceanera. Try 3000. During the cockfights.
I was a Catholic boy, Redeemed through pain, not through joy - Jim Carroll
Fuck Rios
both of them
:(
Or if Peterson's "troublesome" back gives out. Because he's, you know, carrying the team. And some of those guys are heavy.
Mitchell M
Chicago was a victim of its own percieved success
Most IOC members said they wanted Rio, because it would be the first Olympics in South America.
Some said they voted for some other city in the first round because they thought Chicago was a lock to advance.
So in the end, nobody voted for Chicago because everyone thought they were voting for Chicago.
At least I got to interview Scottie Pippen.
You didn't get it because you didn't emphasize what fat bastards live there,
and how focus on exercise would help The Kids:
Chicago’s oldest athletic superstar said the city’s bid should have played down the beauty of its lakefront, the richness of its museums and the high quality of its hotels and restaurants. “I think we overplayed how much we enjoy our city,” said Adolph Kiefer, a Chicago native who won a gold medal swimming the backstroke at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
Instead, the bid should have emphasized the need for athletic role models in a city and nation teeming with overweight and under-exercised youth, said Mr. Kiefer, whose swimming-supply company just north of Chicago doubles as an advocacy organization for increasing youth access to pools and aquatic lessons. “We should have been talking about how these Games could help our battle against obesity and our plan for improved health in America,” said Mr. Kiefer, who at 91 still swims every morning.
From the link I posted earlier.
I was a Catholic boy, Redeemed through pain, not through joy - Jim Carroll
Hindsight is 20/20 my friend
Maybe it was a bad idea to put a picture of this kid:
On the cover of the Olympic bid book. It was also a bad idea to include Bartolo Colon in the list of great Chicago athletes.
aquatic center
probably not going to happen now but building an olympic style aquatic center could be a real value for the city. attracting championship events, serving as one of the few diving centers for training, serving schools, etc.
You know the Germans always make good stuff....
Has worked wonders for Orlando.
I was a Catholic boy, Redeemed through pain, not through joy - Jim Carroll
Thank you God
From the first time I heard about the Olympic bid, all I could think of was what a NIGHTMARE the transportation and housing and everything else was going to be. Not to mention the huge debt. Daley saying the money wouldn’t come from the taxpayers’ pockets was BS. He would have found a way to make us pay for it eventually.
Congrats Rio on winning the Games. You can have ’em.
That ball hit deep! Way back! You can put it on the boooaaaard...YES!
Long drive into deep right center field! This ball is OUTTA HEEERRRREE!
R.I.P. Harry Kalas 4-13-09
A.men, sistah.
Fuck it, Dude... Let's go bowling.
by homesickalien on Oct 2, 2009 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions
is this about mad men
the sun is set within a mouth; of blackened steel and flame; as fire draws the character character; from every single grain; a story told a thousand times; in every drop of ale; from field through flame and setting sun; to midnight best and pale. right you sorry arsed excuse for a team go kill some fucking tigers
by hoodlight on Oct 2, 2009 4:03 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 2 recs
Where has this been all year?
Rec’d.
I was a Catholic boy, Redeemed through pain, not through joy - Jim Carroll
yeah!
"And when I called him, and asked him to stand up for me, I know I shocked the shit out of him." - Michael Jordan, on choosing David Thompson as his Hall of Fame sponsor.
Zelig! Or Gump, depending upon the generation to which you belong.
I was a Catholic boy, Redeemed through pain, not through joy - Jim Carroll
I love this headline from Yahoo sports "Weiner moves closer to succeeding Fehr"
Who is this weiner you speak of? Any why in the world would you want such a weiner representing people so cool as major league baseball players?
I have done this joke no justice, so I leave the floor open to those more comedic than I.
...take your hobbit circle jerk to another thread
by larry on May 18, 2009 8:58 PM PDT
Don' quit your...
Oh, sorry. I’m insensitive.
You suck at jokes. Fixed. ;)
I was a Catholic boy, Redeemed through pain, not through joy - Jim Carroll
by winningugly on Oct 2, 2009 5:48 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I find it ironic
that the city that coined the phrase “vote early and often” got totally blindsided by an important vote. It’s Politics 101 that you count the votes beforehand prior to the actual vote, and then if you’re short you start twisting arms to get things changed. There was obviously a lot of politicking going on before this thing even got to the Friday votes, and Chicago and the USOC were oblivious to what was going to hit them. The playa got played big time.
No animals were harmed during the making of this comment.
If folks are not seeing this as a rather large changing of the guard,
prepare to be blindsided over and over the next decade or two. The US is far down the scale (until something blows up – then we are the World’s Policeman). It may not be a personal tragedy for Obama and his career but more of an indictment of how the rest of the non-white world feels about us.
We’d better start acting like adults and quit acting the fool. Brazil and China may be relatively recent to the power table, but make no mistake, that is where the power is/has shifted. They are the financial adults – we are the spoiled adolescents – at the finance table.
I was a Catholic boy, Redeemed through pain, not through joy - Jim Carroll
I am happy that the Olympics aren't here.
They don’t call him the best color man in the league for nothing folks!
Kenwo4life=ratings
Terrible decision
Who wants to go to Spain or Brazil anyways?
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