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RRRR: Counting of the heads (Meet-up 2012)

As you may have read in the previous Rumpus Room, the date of this year's SSS meet-up is Saturday, May 26th.
Last year's meth-up was exceedingly fun because we were working with a day game and therefore had ample time for tomfoolery both before and after the game; so I was looking for an opportunity to do that again this year.

We're playing the Indians on the 26th, which will be the first time our outing has fallen on a non-NL opponent; let alone a division rival! But hopefully our combined forces will still be good for a Sox winner.

I'd like to get this ball rolling now so we can have a section booked and deposit down around the start of the season. Please use the comments to express interest if you are seriously planning to go.
Or if you'd like to go, but are tentative on whether arrangements will be possible for you to make it, please also indicate that in the comments. I'm just looking for a rough head-count for now.

Rumpus on, Right Rail.

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can't make it (again) but i look forward to seeing the pics summarizing the debauchery :)

but i will be in san francisco the week before if the west coast wants to organize a pre-meth up

by onlysoxfaninboston on Feb 10, 2012 1:11 PM CST reply actions  

I'm game for a west coast methup

It’s taken years of practice to be such an asshole.
by Chiburb on Jun 1, 2010 10:35 AM PDT

by rhythm on Feb 11, 2012 1:00 AM CST up reply actions  

Nice.

Who’s the father?

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Congrats, OSFIB. You will have to change your SSS name soon, as you will raise this young ’un properly, I am confident.

We're all here because we're not all there.

by winningugly on Feb 13, 2012 7:10 AM CST up reply actions  

congrats

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 13, 2012 10:32 AM CST up reply actions  

awesome, congrats dude

Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg

by Jack M on Feb 13, 2012 2:37 PM CST up reply actions  

congrats

this is not an overstatement…get some sleep because you won’t ever again

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 13, 2012 3:30 PM CST up reply actions  

Hey hey!

Congrats!

"I'm holding out hope Reinsdorf can somehow use his amnesty clause on Rios"
-Duck99

by Hazymania on Feb 15, 2012 11:39 AM CST up reply actions  

Jack Brickhouse?

Flagged.

We're all here because we're not all there.

by winningugly on Feb 15, 2012 11:55 AM CST up reply actions  

Late but congrats man.

"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun

by Tdogg on Feb 16, 2012 9:50 AM CST up reply actions  

I'm in.

Already have mine and Colin’s tickets covered (sorry Cheat, the extra ticket gets rotated this time). Have a parking pass for whomever as well.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 10, 2012 1:39 PM CST reply actions  

I'll take the parking pass

I’m in

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 10, 2012 2:21 PM CST up reply actions  

So does this mean you aren't coming at all, or that

you just aren’t gonna participate in the little colin u-god cheat threeway that normally happens if you aren’t getting the free ticket?

by South Side Expat on Feb 11, 2012 10:28 PM CST up reply actions  

this is robin ventura bobble head day so we are going to probably have to get in the park early if thats the kind of stuff you enjoy.

could hamper the tailgate. or we could say piss on the ventura bobble heads. either way.

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 10, 2012 6:26 PM CST up reply actions  

and god dammit can't we stay around the park afterwards and not drive to the north side to continue?

fucking rotten northsiders. shoulda been cub fans.

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 10, 2012 6:28 PM CST up reply actions  

thank you for removing your knee and letting me hold it in my crotch

I don’t know how else it could have gotten there.

also: I’m glad I wasn’t a bottom.

by Trooper on Feb 11, 2012 12:28 AM CST up reply actions  

i don't remember it being so bad.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 11, 2012 9:42 AM CST up reply actions  

Do they deliver to Lot F?

And do you have suggestions for post-meth rioting?

The lords of dawn are men such as Mr. Lucy.

by Uribe Down on Feb 10, 2012 6:38 PM CST up reply actions  

i've gone to first base on 32nd and normal a few times.

i’m not going to say its the nicest place around. but they have beer. and thats good enough for me.

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 11, 2012 12:45 AM CST up reply actions  

i took this line from someones yelp review of the place....
In all, if you don’t mind a little profanity, vulgarity, Miller Lite, and White Sox fans, you would probably feel right at home in this Bridgeport bar.

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 11, 2012 12:48 AM CST up reply actions  

I've gotten them before from the area

Either catching one right there on 31st or heading back to Halsted. I’ve also called for one down there and got one without that much difficulty. With Bridgeport becoming a hipster abode the last few years cabs are seen more often these days it seems to me.

by Yinka Double Dare on Feb 13, 2012 5:33 PM CST up reply actions  

Last time we were there for a mini methup, I called the cab company the

guy at Marias recommended. Then I called them again. And again. after 45 mins waiting, I just gave up, went back in and drank some more. I will be better prepared with a list of cab companies next time.

by South Side Expat on Feb 13, 2012 5:38 PM CST up reply actions  

You're right on both accounts.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 13, 2012 5:56 PM CST up reply actions  

It is both.

Maria’s packaged goods is a phenomenal joint down in Bridgeport.

Maria the owner of Whirlaway is a phenominal lady who owns a bar in Logan Square.

by South Side Expat on Feb 13, 2012 5:56 PM CST up reply actions  

Though her judgment is a bit off.

When I described Colin as “that hideous ginger in the ugly sweater”, she attempted to correct me. No Maria, he is not a nice boy.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 13, 2012 5:57 PM CST up reply actions  

Just because you don't get free shots

for being awesome doesn’t mean you gotta hate.

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 13, 2012 6:05 PM CST up reply actions  

KenWo was buying UG free drinks?!

i always knew those two would end up together.

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 13, 2012 6:17 PM CST up reply actions  

id buy a drink for anyone if it was free.

even you colin. lol

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 13, 2012 8:23 PM CST up reply actions  

i think me, you, and mrs. buehrleman

were the only ones not cut off.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 13, 2012 5:58 PM CST up reply actions  

not true.

which is not to say i shouldn’t have been.

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 13, 2012 6:06 PM CST up reply actions  

Amazing that a 120-lb lady like myself was capable of drinking for 14 hours straight and keeping her shit together/remembering everything, while the full grown men were making damn fools.

And! I woke up at 7 the next morning to catch a bus to a train to another train to another train to drive deep into the burbs in time for my niece’s birthday party.

Oof, whatta 24 hours that was!

"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza

by homesickalien on Feb 13, 2012 6:12 PM CST up reply actions  

i just this second got it.

for some reason i was convinced you were giving out an actual real life compliment.

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 14, 2012 9:58 PM CST up reply actions  

where is that?

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 13, 2012 9:07 PM CST up reply actions  

Lots open, what, two hours prior?

Hmm. There may have to be some pre-pregame gaming.

The lords of dawn are men such as Mr. Lucy.

by Uribe Down on Feb 10, 2012 6:46 PM CST up reply actions  

I think it's even earlier on weekends.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 10, 2012 8:07 PM CST up reply actions  

I was in the lot earlier than that.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 10, 2012 10:47 PM CST up reply actions  

Got the 26th, 27th, and 28th blocked off on the calender now.

So, anyone watching the HBO Show Luck?

The little jockey played by British actor Tom Payne remind you of anyone?

by South Side Expat on Feb 10, 2012 2:01 PM CST reply actions  

Frodo Baggins?

That’s all I got…

Well, boys, it's a round ball and a round bat and you got to hit the ball square. ~Joe Schultz, 1969

by zevsenesca on Feb 10, 2012 2:30 PM CST up reply actions  

yeah i'm watching it

do you like it so far? i’m still in the indifferent stage.

Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg

by Jack M on Feb 10, 2012 2:32 PM CST up reply actions  

one of my main problems

is I’m having a tough time understanding what they’re saying. specifically: the jockeys, Nolte and Hoffman’s character, and the Hispanic owner dude. kind of minor i guess, but still!

Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg

by Jack M on Feb 10, 2012 7:02 PM CST up reply actions  

Racist.

"People of privilege will always risk their complete destruction rather than surrender any material part of their advantage."

John Kenneth Galbraith

by Chiburb on Feb 10, 2012 7:04 PM CST up reply actions  

Do you mind if I send him this on Twitter?

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 10, 2012 3:24 PM CST up reply actions  

He seems to have enjoyed it.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 10, 2012 4:35 PM CST up reply actions  

Care to share with those of us that don't post every bowel movement even if our progeny do?

"People of privilege will always risk their complete destruction rather than surrender any material part of their advantage."

John Kenneth Galbraith

by Chiburb on Feb 10, 2012 6:07 PM CST up reply actions  

That's nice, but how do we know he seemed to enjoy it?

"People of privilege will always risk their complete destruction rather than surrender any material part of their advantage."

John Kenneth Galbraith

by Chiburb on Feb 10, 2012 6:59 PM CST up reply actions  

He retweeted it.

That’s what the weird little recycle looking symbol means.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 10, 2012 8:08 PM CST up reply actions  

Blame the cat.

"People of privilege will always risk their complete destruction rather than surrender any material part of their advantage."

John Kenneth Galbraith

by Chiburb on Feb 10, 2012 7:00 PM CST up reply actions  

Upon further review: more cavities, bowel movements, or tweets?

Hahahahahahahaha!

"People of privilege will always risk their complete destruction rather than surrender any material part of their advantage."

John Kenneth Galbraith

by Chiburb on Feb 10, 2012 7:03 PM CST up reply actions  

wouldn't the BMs be the cause of the tweets?

i mean, in between catching up on WWF and FB, of course.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 10, 2012 7:29 PM CST up reply actions  

i shoulda typed it thweets maybe?

you know, the way it sounds when someone with a mouthful of dentist says sweets.

by Trooper on Feb 10, 2012 7:34 PM CST up reply actions  

Or perhaps...

"I wouldn’t say I’m hitting five days a week…some weeks we won’t go at all." – Adam Dunn on his preparation routine for the 2012 season (1/24/12)

by tailgater on Feb 10, 2012 3:32 PM CST up reply actions  

That's kinda Thornton-esque.

Odd.

The lords of dawn are men such as Mr. Lucy.

by Uribe Down on Feb 10, 2012 4:07 PM CST up reply actions  

not many can pick horses as good as me

not us racing though, no value with that massive pool takeout

by hoodlight on Feb 10, 2012 5:31 PM CST via mobile up reply actions  

Well, yeah. Also:

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The lords of dawn are men such as Mr. Lucy.

by Uribe Down on Feb 10, 2012 2:04 PM CST reply actions  

Oh, I'm there.

I’ve heard you like your balls rolling, HSA. ;)

We're all here because we're not all there.

by winningugly on Feb 10, 2012 2:07 PM CST reply actions  

Count me as a maybe

Have to hear if a trip out of town with the family is happening that weekend

brndnprkns: I'm pretty sure the "badass" value of your life is closer to Gigli than The Dark Knight

by whitesoxmatt on Feb 10, 2012 2:28 PM CST reply actions  

Didn't that prevent you from attending last year too?

"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza

by homesickalien on Feb 10, 2012 2:41 PM CST up reply actions  

cousins came to us then

and we decided to try to meet up somewhere new every memorial day. talk this year is about new orleans

brndnprkns: I'm pretty sure the "badass" value of your life is closer to Gigli than The Dark Knight

by whitesoxmatt on Feb 10, 2012 3:35 PM CST up reply actions  

Pussy.

"People of privilege will always risk their complete destruction rather than surrender any material part of their advantage."

John Kenneth Galbraith

by Chiburb on Feb 10, 2012 6:08 PM CST up reply actions  

that weekend is Memorial Day isn't it? hmmmmm

hope there isn’t anything planned

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 10, 2012 2:41 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

Flights during the baseball season aren't cheap in general.

Why I’m getting the date out there now. Book your flights soon, out-of-towners.

"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza

by homesickalien on Feb 10, 2012 3:07 PM CST up reply actions  

hooray, miles!

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 10, 2012 5:44 PM CST up reply actions  

its my anniversary

good thing i got married at a sox game.

gotta nail down our 5 year anniversary details, i may have two groups to bounce between.

by e-gus on Feb 10, 2012 5:09 PM CST up reply actions  

so in!

get in!

Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg

by Jack M on Feb 10, 2012 2:31 PM CST reply actions  

I'm coming of course

As will the tasty treats (though likely NOT rice krispy treats this time. Maybe seven layer bars??).

Probably Logan Square Sox and Oklahoma Daughter as well. My son, the lurker, is something else again.

by LockportSox on Feb 10, 2012 3:00 PM CST reply actions  

You'd think a Sooner fan would have that by now.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 10, 2012 3:12 PM CST up reply actions  

sure sure.

i’m standing in the corner this time

whatever it doesn't matter anymore.

by pierzynskirules on Feb 10, 2012 3:04 PM CST reply actions  

I'm kind of proud/concerned that I accurately guessed the first person to rec this.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 10, 2012 3:24 PM CST up reply actions  

musta been my comment right after

cuz the default answer for first rec’r is always BOS.

by Trooper on Feb 10, 2012 3:32 PM CST up reply actions  

But this is a meth-up joke.

And his five minutes of attendance leave him on the outside.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 10, 2012 3:44 PM CST up reply actions  

ah, this is true

maybe he’ll grace us with his presence for a full 9 minutes this year.

by Trooper on Feb 10, 2012 3:48 PM CST up reply actions  

I'm all over it.

The lords of dawn are men such as Mr. Lucy.

by Uribe Down on Feb 10, 2012 4:06 PM CST up reply actions  

ha ha ha

I’m a maybe. I actually want to go now that I know that none of you have tentacles sprouting from your face. However, it’s completely contingent on a summer job, which could be any of 5 different things right about now.

NAOPOS

by blackoutsox on Feb 10, 2012 4:14 PM CST up reply actions  

Why yesssss!

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 10, 2012 4:56 PM CST up reply actions  

so good

Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg

by Jack M on Feb 10, 2012 6:17 PM CST up reply actions  

Bring a flask or four.

The lords of dawn are men such as Mr. Lucy.

by Uribe Down on Feb 11, 2012 2:00 AM CST up reply actions  

Yeah, this is not hard to work around.

Meth-up one was 10 days before my 21st.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 11, 2012 2:08 AM CST up reply actions  

And the lad was three sheets to the wind if memory serves

"I'm holding out hope Reinsdorf can somehow use his amnesty clause on Rios"
-Duck99

by Hazymania on Feb 15, 2012 11:48 AM CST up reply actions  

Not that year.

I drove.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 15, 2012 11:53 AM CST up reply actions  

Blah

NM

"I'm holding out hope Reinsdorf can somehow use his amnesty clause on Rios"
-Duck99

by Hazymania on Feb 15, 2012 1:02 PM CST up reply actions  

this sounds like something involving posterboard, markers, and hilarity.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 10, 2012 5:19 PM CST up reply actions  

And did you guess who made it go green?

"People of privilege will always risk their complete destruction rather than surrender any material part of their advantage."

John Kenneth Galbraith

by Chiburb on Feb 10, 2012 6:09 PM CST up reply actions  

Seeing as it wasn't green for me when you said that, yes.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 10, 2012 6:12 PM CST up reply actions  

hey u-god

i’m at the rail now. apparently the gentleman who fell out of here the other day was just some guy, not a regular.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 10, 2012 4:12 PM CST via mobile reply actions  

Well that's less fun.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 10, 2012 4:35 PM CST up reply actions  

well twist my fucking arm.

there will be nametags again, right?

bound and determined to relegate memory holes to the end of the experience, not the goddamn middle.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 10, 2012 5:16 PM CST reply actions  

Tonight is founders all day, stone ipa and clown shoes hoppy feet black ipa

Wish me cluck

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 10, 2012 5:20 PM CST reply actions  

You're the one jacks off on the job, literally

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 10, 2012 5:38 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

You start drinking again yet? Why not come to the states for the methup

I’ll bet you don’t go back. You can be an illegal immigrant like craig and all the mexican fellas in Elgin

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 10, 2012 5:51 PM CST up reply actions  

I might make next year

determined to get to one of them, just have a lot of work on atm, done 80 hours this week already and still not finished

by hoodlight on Feb 10, 2012 6:01 PM CST via mobile up reply actions  

i'm allowed spirits so I'm on whisky sours

which is not a bad thing cos I love em

by hoodlight on Feb 10, 2012 6:03 PM CST via mobile up reply actions  

In.

To my knowledge, certain things were not known.
-James Murdoch

by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Feb 10, 2012 5:49 PM CST reply actions  

Cue WU joke about being out.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 10, 2012 5:54 PM CST up reply actions  

Cue response about WU being old/divorced.

To my knowledge, certain things were not known.
-James Murdoch

by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Feb 10, 2012 7:17 PM CST up reply actions  

I'm in, plus my mom

We both want to snag a Ventura bobblehead.

Let's go Hawks! Detroit sucks!

by HappyHuman on Feb 10, 2012 7:41 PM CST reply actions  

After

I ran the Stadium club for three years.We would go to different places after night games.We ended up at a place on Halsted about two blocks south of Schallers.No sign just an index card above a buzzer that said “ring bell to enter”.Rang the bell and a guy in Zubas pants and a Jerimiah Johnson beard opened the door.Canned beer and three or four patrons.By 1:00 AM the place was jammed.Jay Schaller was there and I asked him what the deal was with this place.
Three years earlier the owner was tending bar with only two custumers playing pool.An augument insued…and eventually the the owner shot and killed both of them.Rather than call the cops ,he put them in the cooler,where their bodies were found during a health inspection a month later.His lawyer now owed the bar.It had no name but was known in Bridgeport as the Morgue.I can check and see if it is still in business.

by Lil Jimmy on Feb 10, 2012 9:03 PM CST reply actions  

Lin-Sanity 'bout to take the NBA by storm, y'all!

To my knowledge, certain things were not known.
-James Murdoch

by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Feb 10, 2012 10:00 PM CST reply actions  

Daryl Morey was defending the decision to drop him on twitter the other day

i love that he’s on twitter. so freaking cool.

Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg

by Jack M on Feb 10, 2012 10:11 PM CST up reply actions  

haha that may well be

i mean, the cp3 trade being nixed didn’t help him out much, right?

Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg

by Jack M on Feb 10, 2012 10:14 PM CST up reply actions  

That wasn't exactly a great trade for Houston either.

They were giving up a ton of assets for a 31 year old Pau Gasol, who has 3 years and $57 million left on his contract. We’ve seen what Gasol can do as a the lead guy on a team, it wasn’t going to be anything better than what Houston is doing right now. The deal hinged on them having cap space to possibly sign Nene. Unless the free agent is of a LeBron/Howard caliber you don’t gut your team in the off chance a free agent might sign.

by Ozzie Montana on Feb 10, 2012 10:24 PM CST up reply actions  

This fucking roadtrip is a fucking farce.

Fuck.

The lords of dawn are men such as Mr. Lucy.

by Uribe Down on Feb 10, 2012 10:02 PM CST reply actions  

if the bulls weren't having such a good season i'd be more concerned about the hawks pissing away theirs.

as it stands though: whiskey. tango. foxtrot.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 11, 2012 9:47 AM CST up reply actions  

until tsk's comment, i thought you were talking about the bulls. 4 straight wins by 20+.

Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be.

by MarketMaker on Feb 11, 2012 1:45 PM CST up reply actions  

oh. my. god. henry!!!!!

Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg

by Jack M on Feb 11, 2012 10:54 AM CST reply actions  

for sure

What a game by Wenger, though: All three subs contributed.

Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg

by Jack M on Feb 12, 2012 9:49 AM CST via iPhone app up reply actions  

done and done

count me in

What?! I ain't no Professor Pickles!

by 67WMAQ on Feb 11, 2012 4:45 PM CST reply actions  

john henry is a fucking menace.

first the red sox last year and now this year with what’s going on at liverpool.

suarez needs to be re-suspended and dalglish should be with him. dalglish, wow. not even sure how this nonsense is possible.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 11, 2012 6:06 PM CST reply actions  

well that doesn't do me any good. in fact, i'm not even sure if that's better or worse than the alternative.

i’m listing him until further notice.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 11, 2012 6:41 PM CST up reply actions  

can't argue with that.

does it pain you, given his celtic legend status?

by craigws on Feb 11, 2012 10:06 PM CST up reply actions  

eh, it is what it is.

since my rooting interest only stretches back to when dalglish was on his way out and MON was coming in i don’t know an extensive amount of dalglish. my view of him now is that it looks like his time has passed. he does not seem effective and should probably not be in his current position.

also, suarez has now come out and apologized for not shaking evra’s hand. i wonder what all those people who were vigorously defending suarez and attempting to use video evidence to prove that it was evra who refused the handshake are going to say now. nothing, i’m sure.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 12, 2012 9:19 AM CST up reply actions  

pretty much everyone concerned with liverpool apologised (besides the owners)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17004667

looks like suarez threw dalglish and everyone else under the bus by telling them he would shake the hand of evra, then pussied/idiot’d his way out of it.

by craigws on Feb 12, 2012 5:00 PM CST up reply actions  

now we'll just have to wait and see

if liverpool impose any sort of discipline on him. a fine isn’t going to cut it for me.

on a separate subject, it looks like tevez may yet play again for man city this season. sheesh.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 12, 2012 6:34 PM CST up reply actions  

funny what a bit of panic will drive a team to.

ought to be ashamed of themselves if he plays for them again.

by craigws on Feb 12, 2012 7:16 PM CST up reply actions  

i can see him continuing through the end of this season

but i would be surprised if he stays (anywhere in england) past that.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 12, 2012 7:36 PM CST up reply actions  

then how would you describe what tevez has done (as far as losing a year)? that guy is wack.

but for suarez, don’t know if this would surprise you or not but i didn’t have a problem with his hand ball in the world cup. i didn’t really consider it cheating like it seems most everyone else did. to me cheating involves trying to get away with something. he broke the rules but did it intentionally and there’s no way he could have thought he would get away with it. he just did the only thing possible at the moment to avoid losing the game and must have known the penalty he would incur (getting kicked out of the game and being suspended from the next game.)

after he bit that guy in holland i started to wonder about him but it wasn’t until i got to see him play on a regular basis that the strong dislike kicked in. not only does he dive a bunch but somehow he also often manages to be the one committing a foul and then pretending that he is the one that was fouled. (also, did you see him kick scott parker in the stomach last week? that was ridiculous)

maybe he’d fit in at real madrid next year. that is one objectionable group of players. and don’t get me started on the manager.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 12, 2012 8:09 PM CST up reply actions  

ah, i was speaking about tevez from the panic comment onwards.

as for suarez, it is really all on him. maybe he will actually learn from it and become a better person. or maybe he will develop a persecution complex and become more of a prick. for liverpool’s sakes, he needs to score a crapload of goals so as to keep his value up.

by craigws on Feb 12, 2012 9:36 PM CST up reply actions  

oh, got it.

as for a crapload of goals, well, he better get working on that. he only has six so far in the PL. he just needs seven more to catch up to yakubu (who has played in fewer games and taken 45 fewer shots. and they have the same number of assists. though suarez has been fouled 32 more times. gee, wonder how that happened. hah.).

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 12, 2012 10:03 PM CST up reply actions  

it's getting farcical now. are you following this?

man city wants him back and tevez wants to come back but while mancini is looking for an apology tevez has said he was treated like a dog! who pays their dog $200,000+ per week?!?!?

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 14, 2012 9:44 PM CST up reply actions  

and he's still two weeks minimum from match fitness anyway right?

crazy. i would’ve sold him for 50 cents on the dollar in the January window.

Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg

by Jack M on Feb 14, 2012 10:04 PM CST up reply actions  

he should be in prison.

FMC and FCT.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 14, 2012 10:11 PM CST up reply actions  

hey you guys, we better stop talking about soccer.

people are going to get angry.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 14, 2012 10:15 PM CST up reply actions  

Sigh.

"I considered throwing a volley, but since I'm considerably closer to Ford City than Dodge City, I figure it might have been misinterpreted."

by RWShow on Feb 15, 2012 8:55 AM CST up reply actions  

he can go back to hell.

he and man city deserve each other.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 14, 2012 10:14 PM CST up reply actions  

Im in of course.

Chef too. Probably bring 1 more

"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun

by Tdogg on Feb 11, 2012 8:59 PM CST reply actions  

I might be able to make it

If I have the money, I want to get back to Chicago for a Sox game, and why not seize this opportunity to meet some of you in real life?

We play on the "bad" side of town, we were supposedly cursed, and we wear black. Let's play.

by ChiSoxRox on Feb 11, 2012 10:10 PM CST reply actions  

Will we join hands and sing Whitney songs?

RIP

"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun

by Tdogg on Feb 11, 2012 11:31 PM CST reply actions  

That woman creeps me out.

It’s that fat face, Stepford-wife stare and overly shiny teeth. Just weird.

"I wouldn’t say I’m hitting five days a week…some weeks we won’t go at all." – Adam Dunn on his preparation routine for the 2012 season (1/24/12)

by tailgater on Feb 13, 2012 12:56 PM CST up reply actions  

her stupid popular dining establishment forced out a good bar that was next door

so they could expand and build a gift shop.

its fried chicken people!
you’re better off going to golden corral, same food + soft serve.

by e-gus on Feb 14, 2012 10:01 AM CST up reply actions  

But is it good fried chicken?

For example, Rip’s in Ladd, Illinois can expand all they want, because that’s some damn good fried chicken. Of course, last time they expanded they didn’t expand the kitchen or dining area, they just made the bar way bigger so now you drink more while you wait in line for an hour to get seated.

by Yinka Double Dare on Feb 14, 2012 11:09 AM CST up reply actions  

it's ok

its propped up by tv and her aw shucks just a lil’ bit a butter southern charm.

its not worth waiting in line for, that’s for sure.

by e-gus on Feb 14, 2012 1:41 PM CST up reply actions  

it begs the question:

rhub, did you have her in the deathpool?

by craigws on Feb 12, 2012 12:59 AM CST up reply actions  

i was thinking this myself.

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 12, 2012 1:02 AM CST up reply actions  

No one in my pool had her

The death pool that I am in has been sround longer than I’ve been alive, so I imagine people got sick of her not dying in the height of her coke binginess and never selected her again

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 12, 2012 9:16 AM CST up reply actions  

We're all going to die.

I’ve got you in my SSS pool for the next 70 years. Like Kenny, I always get my man, no matter how long it takes.

We're all here because we're not all there.

by winningugly on Feb 12, 2012 6:48 PM CST up reply actions  

Jack says

“woooooooo”

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 12, 2012 1:44 AM CST via mobile reply actions  

get in!

Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg

by Jack M on Feb 12, 2012 1:48 AM CST via iPhone app up reply actions  

it didn't for gervinho and ivory coast. he just blew it.

you’ve got him back now.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 12, 2012 4:28 PM CST up reply actions  

and happy to have him back!!!

Rotation for Walcott \ Ox now again

Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg

by Jack M on Feb 12, 2012 6:43 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions  

reports i'm hearing don't reflect too well on your man.

not only did he butcher his chance in what was their final penalty kick but he was asked to take the previous kick and refused.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/feb/12/zambia-ivory-coast-africa-cup-nations-final

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 12, 2012 8:21 PM CST up reply actions  

yeah, i'm aware. not saying he's worthless, i just don't think he's so great.

plus, he’s really painful to look at.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 12, 2012 9:17 PM CST up reply actions  

also they're not in the final without his goal!

I’m sure he’ll be fine

Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg

by Jack M on Feb 13, 2012 6:38 AM CST via iPhone app up reply actions  

Blood. Boiling. Boozer.

"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza

by homesickalien on Feb 12, 2012 5:17 PM CST reply actions  

Champions League returns this week!

Are you excited?

Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg

by Jack M on Feb 13, 2012 8:39 AM CST up reply actions  

i hope the kvetching winds down in a week-ish after P&C day.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 13, 2012 1:09 PM CST up reply actions  

it never will.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 13, 2012 1:32 PM CST up reply actions  

Are you saying

you don’t like watching a sport for 90 minutes that ends up in a 0-0 tie?

Good times.

"I wouldn’t say I’m hitting five days a week…some weeks we won’t go at all." – Adam Dunn on his preparation routine for the 2012 season (1/24/12)

by tailgater on Feb 13, 2012 12:21 PM CST up reply actions  

insightful.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 13, 2012 1:32 PM CST up reply actions  

and what's the deal with airplane food?

Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be.

by MarketMaker on Feb 13, 2012 2:39 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

Who's joking?

Glad this is the post you have chosen to critique re: anything RRRR.

Feel free to retire to your own abode.

We're all here because we're not all there.

by winningugly on Feb 13, 2012 3:27 PM CST up reply actions  

Not until you shake your fist

and tell me to get off your lawn.

"I wouldn’t say I’m hitting five days a week…some weeks we won’t go at all." – Adam Dunn on his preparation routine for the 2012 season (1/24/12)

by tailgater on Feb 14, 2012 9:30 AM CST up reply actions  

This is a meth-up specific RRRR.

What would be wrong with a separate soccer post like the BMO one? I’m not militant or anything about it. Just sayin’.

We're all here because we're not all there.

by winningugly on Feb 13, 2012 3:29 PM CST up reply actions  

It's a weird line to draw.

There are a few minithreads in the RRRR that aren’t of interest to me, but I Z past them.

I might only suggest a separate thread if the RRRR starts turning into a soccer gamethread. Having a lot of comments that only say “Wow” or “Did you see that?” or “YEEEEEEEEEEAH!” would be pollution. But discussing news or events in soccer is no different from talking about a Bulls game.

by Jim Margalus on Feb 13, 2012 3:35 PM CST up reply actions  

OK.

I couldn’t care less about the Bulls, either. But since I am the lardiest guy on this site I have no political capital to expend here.

We're all here because we're not all there.

by winningugly on Feb 13, 2012 3:43 PM CST up reply actions  

boom.steak.dinner.

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 13, 2012 3:51 PM CST up reply actions   2 recs

For some reason, soccer annoys people more. It's kinda weird. And hilarious.

"I considered throwing a volley, but since I'm considerably closer to Ford City than Dodge City, I figure it might have been misinterpreted."

by RWShow on Feb 13, 2012 4:22 PM CST up reply actions  

Not if it's food.

"I considered throwing a volley, but since I'm considerably closer to Ford City than Dodge City, I figure it might have been misinterpreted."

by RWShow on Feb 13, 2012 4:34 PM CST up reply actions  

if that were true, shenanigans restaurants would cease to exist.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 13, 2012 5:05 PM CST up reply actions  

Yeah, way to pigeonhole all Americans.

I now agree with larry – this is old.

We're all here because we're not all there.

by winningugly on Feb 13, 2012 4:34 PM CST up reply actions  

you started it, chief.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 13, 2012 4:35 PM CST up reply actions  

I didn't generalize a populace.

We're all here because we're not all there.

by winningugly on Feb 13, 2012 4:37 PM CST up reply actions  

Obfuscation is not your strong suit.

We're all here because we're not all there.

by winningugly on Feb 14, 2012 6:59 AM CST up reply actions  

meh

I like it cause I play it all the time since I was a kid. I would be a bigger fan of watching if it wasn’t so inaccessible on tv.

NAOPOS

by blackoutsox on Feb 13, 2012 7:32 PM CST up reply actions  

me and this mexican kid got to the ball at the same time in gym class

we both kicked it and i inadvertently busted his ankle.
that was fun i guess, but I still dont like it.

lo siento, francisco.

by e-gus on Feb 14, 2012 10:07 AM CST up reply actions  

Had my tibia broken that way.

Most pain I’ve ever felt was when the x-ray tech insisted on moving my leg into position instead of allowing me to twist my whole body. Not too much fun.

The lords of dawn are men such as Mr. Lucy.

by Uribe Down on Feb 14, 2012 3:47 PM CST up reply actions  

interesting article about american soccer came out yesterday:

http://blog.3four3.com/2012/02/13/the-grand-conceit-of-american-soccer/

The Real Big Picture
In the event that I haven’t sufficiently tied these things together enough for you, let me revisit the George Seurat analogy. Having decided in the opening not to trust our first "impressions" of the American soccer landscape, we instead approached more closely to scrutinize the seemingly random dots. With our newfound understanding of the details, we again stepped back to review the overall image, but to our amazement, we found that the image had changed, and not for the better. Where we first saw beauty and harmony, now we see ugliness and deceit.

It’s time the game of soccer in America was taken back from the know-nothings, the tin-pot youth club dictators and the restrictive and calculating domestic league, and given back to the players. Only then can we profess to fully appreciate and promote the art that is The Beautiful Game.

Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg

by Jack M on Feb 14, 2012 10:58 AM CST up reply actions  

The only thing more boring than that article is an actual soccer game.

Although I did enjoy this bit in the Culture section:

Let me repeat that: the MLS model was built to exclude the hardcore learned soccer fan. They have created a league that exists only in a petri dish (gives new meaning to the idea of a soccer culture, doesn’t it?). They are content with raising, sometimes from scratch, roughly 20,000 "supporters" in each MLS city, fans who somehow are more enamored with the idea and experience of fandom than the actual level of play on the field. They have been sold the idea of "competiveness" over outright quality. And they have been bamboozled. These folks suffer from a classic condition: they are in love with the IDEA of being in love. They love the IDEA that they have a local team in "their" sport, one whose scarf they can wear, one that they can celebrate, cheer for, wring their hands over, enter in a fantasy league, have mock-drafts about. It’s more about the trappings, and is about as artificial as it gets.

"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza

by homesickalien on Feb 14, 2012 11:27 AM CST up reply actions   1 recs

well played and

yes that was the primary point i wanted you to get out of it! its a sham.

Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg

by Jack M on Feb 14, 2012 11:33 AM CST up reply actions  

I still enjoy the MLS, mostly because it started when I was young.

The Fire actively courted young fans from the surrounding communities. I can’t hate on that.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 14, 2012 11:40 AM CST up reply actions  

my cousin's a coach in their youth development program.

they are slowly starting the academy-type stuff you see overseas. it’s getting better.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 14, 2012 12:28 PM CST up reply actions  

I remember getting to go to games for free and meeting the players on the field when I was little.

Went a huge way with me. There were many years of my youth that the Fire were my favorite sports team.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 14, 2012 12:39 PM CST up reply actions  

yup. they were all about building a fanbase from the ground up

after the debacle of the 70’s league.
the league is still pretty damn poor, but at least they now have the infrastructure and fan support in place to improve it.

by craigws on Feb 14, 2012 2:10 PM CST up reply actions  

I love my Chicago Sting shirt.

I plan on buying a jersey eventually.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 14, 2012 2:15 PM CST up reply actions  

hell yeah

Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be.

by MarketMaker on Feb 14, 2012 5:33 PM CST up reply actions  

2 chicago sting players came to my grade school around 86

and had an assembly for the whole damn school. bet those guys coulda got any 13yr olds they wanted.

by Trooper on Feb 14, 2012 10:50 PM CST up reply actions  

i'm convinced some people don't really care about soccer

but just lazily jump on the long existing bandwagon of soccer bashing.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 13, 2012 4:37 PM CST up reply actions  

I can give myself as an example.

I find it mildly annoying when there are a zillion new comments, and when I check it, it’s about a subject I’m not interested in. And I’ve joked about soccer. I’ve also watched it – when there’s nothing else on and I want to watch a sporting event.

That said, I think banning topics of conversation is the least desirable method of resolving this. I actually don’t feel like there’s really anything to resolve. It is what it is. Fans will talk, complainers will complain, and when there’s an opportunity, I’ll make a joke about either one.

"I considered throwing a volley, but since I'm considerably closer to Ford City than Dodge City, I figure it might have been misinterpreted."

by RWShow on Feb 13, 2012 4:41 PM CST up reply actions  

i understand. i was just joking about banning topics of conversation.

i also understand that some people feel irritated (to varying degrees) when they see soccer comments, many of which are by me. that’s a little disheartening but it’s ok. if it’s any consolation i feel as irritated about their irritation as they do about soccer comments.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 13, 2012 5:29 PM CST up reply actions  

i just had an idea. when you see "a zillion" new comments just assume they are about soccer.

then, when you get there, if they aren’t about soccer you’ll be pleasantly surprised and if they are you won’t be annoyed.

alternately, just after you first press that “z” key and land smack dab at the beginning of a 3,000 comment soccer conversation you can just smash your computer to pieces with your fists.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 13, 2012 5:56 PM CST up reply actions  

i agree it's a weird line to draw.

maybe you should either just ban soccer as conversation topic or ban people from complaining about other people having a conversation about soccer.

i can’t think of another topic that typically probably takes up approximately 1% – 5% of a thread (a thread which exists solely for the purpose of allowing people to have conversations about things other than baseball by the way) that troubles people so much.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 13, 2012 4:34 PM CST up reply actions  

Yeah.

It devolved into hockey and basketball before talking about soccer.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 13, 2012 3:50 PM CST up reply actions  

an OT thread with a T?

shirley, you’re a good jester.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 13, 2012 3:49 PM CST up reply actions  

I don't talk about football much

probably because I support Leeds United.

by hoodlight on Feb 13, 2012 4:45 PM CST via mobile up reply actions  

I was hoping to show up this year

But my wife and I go out of town pretty much every Memorial Day weekend, making it pretty unlikely that I’ll be around.

by Yinka Double Dare on Feb 13, 2012 12:52 PM CST reply actions  

this was good stuff:

http://www.hulu.com/watch/328553/saturday-night-live-bein-quirky-with-zooey-deschanel

i particularly enjoy how the michael cera voice is basically the same as mickey mouse.

by craigws on Feb 13, 2012 3:26 PM CST reply actions  

Funny because the rest of the episode was spent exploiting her quirkiness.

I knew what she was going to be wearing for the opening monologue before she even came out on stage. And had a suspicion she’d be singing and playing a ukulele.

"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza

by homesickalien on Feb 13, 2012 6:06 PM CST up reply actions  

he did nail the facial expressions though.

Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be.

by MarketMaker on Feb 14, 2012 5:42 PM CST up reply actions  

I want to

but I don’t want to use pay-pal.

by Daniel Berlyn on Feb 13, 2012 3:33 PM CST reply actions  

If I remember correctly

some folks sent her a check

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 13, 2012 3:35 PM CST up reply actions  

You have no friends?

I’d be happy to front you the ticket and collect with my cousin Nicky the day of. the event.

We're all here because we're not all there.

by winningugly on Feb 13, 2012 3:44 PM CST up reply actions  

btw, if you have a discover card, discover.com has a money messenger service

it lets you send money to paypal users with no fees for either side and no need for a paypal account of your own. billed as a normal purchase and you get cash back.

by Trooper on Feb 13, 2012 4:05 PM CST up reply actions  

ha!

wait, are you being serious about having a discover card?

hsa, do you accept diner’s club?

Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be.

by MarketMaker on Feb 14, 2012 5:40 PM CST up reply actions  

careful, these young kids don't remember a time when discover wasn't a real card.

but really, that thing gives me at least $500* a year cash back, and we use it to get gift cards worth 10-20% more.

didn’t diners club die with telly savalas?

by Trooper on Feb 14, 2012 11:00 PM CST up reply actions  

the only place I can recall it that doesn't take it is state farm when paying my insurance online

only visa/mc.

I did some googling because I wasn’t aware of acceptance probs (had the card since college, but only started using it as my main card ~2 years ago when the rest of the cashback progs went to shit),

funny:
http://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/2010/discover-acceptance-hits-90-does-discover-escape-finally-deserve-consideration/

Discover’s acquisition of Diner’s Club in 2008 has opened up Discover acceptance at an additional 8 million merchants and ATM locations in 185 countries.

The only real problem I have with it is it takes some work to maximize the cash back. the 1% is standard after some initial spending cap, but you have to sign up quarterly for whatever the current 5% promos are, you have to watch the ads to sign up for other random promos, and they send postal mail things like ‘spend 1000 a month for the next 6 months and get a $50 bonus’, but you have to click something to activate it. There is a new (to me at least) section in the profile settings that seems like it shows you all the current promotions and whether you’re active or not, so if it may just be a matter of checking that periodically.

Finally, they have a pretty good affiliate cash back prog, where you go to shopdiscover.com, click through to whatever online site you wanna shop at, and get an extra percentage for doing that. I’m lazy with that, but I tricked my wife into checking it every time she shops at a new store. a notable one was sears.com giving 15% back around christmas, which was great since we were buying a shitload of tools for a brothers gift.

by Trooper on Feb 15, 2012 1:19 AM CST up reply actions  

holy christ

they really should expand the comment box as you type so you realize how fucking long you’re going on about a fucking credit card.

by Trooper on Feb 15, 2012 1:20 AM CST up reply actions  

hmmm.....

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 15, 2012 1:22 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

well no shit

but i’m not gonna delete it after I’m finished. I PUT MY HEART AND SOUL INTO THAT BITCH.

by Trooper on Feb 15, 2012 3:16 PM CST up reply actions  

I'm pretty sure I got rid of my Discover card the day Portillos told me they don't take it.

"I considered throwing a volley, but since I'm considerably closer to Ford City than Dodge City, I figure it might have been misinterpreted."

by RWShow on Feb 15, 2012 9:39 AM CST up reply actions  

That was

The Players Club.

I’m talkin’ prime time, baby!

"I wouldn’t say I’m hitting five days a week…some weeks we won’t go at all." – Adam Dunn on his preparation routine for the 2012 season (1/24/12)

by tailgater on Feb 15, 2012 1:32 PM CST up reply actions  

i need to get me one of those.

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 15, 2012 1:46 PM CST up reply actions  

oh

*something about that being nothing to a baller such as yourself, but free money is free money.

by Trooper on Feb 14, 2012 11:02 PM CST up reply actions  

Funny, just yesterday I came to find out

that Discover had made 36 inquiries to my credit report over a 12 month period for the purposes of trying to get me to get one of their cards. I feel dirty, like I need a restraining order. It’s like, damn, stop creeping on my credit report, Discover! Stop sending me suggestive letters, trying to sweet talk me about how good my credit looks, and how you wanna buy me expensive things. Treat my wallet with respect! I don’t care how much cashback you have, you will never get in my pants pocket again!

"I considered throwing a volley, but since I'm considerably closer to Ford City than Dodge City, I figure it might have been misinterpreted."

by RWShow on Feb 15, 2012 9:37 AM CST up reply actions   2 recs

Also,

I consider your joke an homage rather than theft, so thank you!

"I considered throwing a volley, but since I'm considerably closer to Ford City than Dodge City, I figure it might have been misinterpreted."

by RWShow on Feb 15, 2012 9:37 AM CST up reply actions  

what did that do to your credit?

Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be.

by MarketMaker on Feb 15, 2012 10:34 AM CST up reply actions  

Hell, even if you have an inquiry

(like for a mortgage) and never actually sign papers your credit gets dinged. And if you close too many accounts too quickly (if you close a bunch of revolving lines, like credit cards or car loans) it also hurts.

Credit bastards don’t tell you this.

We're all here because we're not all there.

by winningugly on Feb 15, 2012 10:44 AM CST up reply actions  

Joewho is right (I think).

According to the agency, the type of inquiry they made was simply to verify mailing address to send me offers, and doesn’t impact my score.

Though between Discover, a bunch from AMEX and a zillion others, I’m going to send some letters to the agencies to knock it off.

"I considered throwing a volley, but since I'm considerably closer to Ford City than Dodge City, I figure it might have been misinterpreted."

by RWShow on Feb 15, 2012 10:55 AM CST up reply actions  

You forgot to put a strike through on "I think"

Declarations about the veracity of my statements need no qualifiers

@gpierce112

by joewho112 on Feb 15, 2012 1:11 PM CST up reply actions  

there was a doc on the bbc earlier

about poverty in the us, i’m sure there wa an element of sensationalist cherry picking, but things looked bad. The healthcare business I can never get my head round, they showed a rebuplican debate where they were asked if a man should die who was in a coma with no health insurance, and they all more or less said yes! They would never get any votes here on that stance, state health care is something the British people are very proud of.

by hoodlight on Feb 13, 2012 4:36 PM CST via mobile reply actions  

there was some guy right

who had a shitty construction job and they filmed him going to a free drop in day where doctors gave up their time for nothing (instead of being on the fucking golf course), and he had a hernia that bad his intestines were hanging out of his stomach. Septic poisoning was a very real threat and the dr advised him to get it seen to. He went to the emergency room and was quoted 28 grand to sort it out! He’s probably dead now.

by hoodlight on Feb 13, 2012 4:51 PM CST via mobile up reply actions  

yup. SSE's 'step'-sister, my friend that died after going septic from strep goddamn throat, etc.

the attitude towards public health in this country is a fucking joke.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 13, 2012 5:13 PM CST up reply actions  

thing is right there are certain things that the state can always do better

you would never contract out the military for example. and having state health care surely increases productivity among the poorest and social mobility, I would have thought some on the right would be in favour of that.

by hoodlight on Feb 13, 2012 5:21 PM CST via mobile up reply actions  

"you would never contract out the military for example"

yeah…. um, about that: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwater_Worldwide

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 13, 2012 5:33 PM CST up reply actions  

Treadstone has been shut down.

"I considered throwing a volley, but since I'm considerably closer to Ford City than Dodge City, I figure it might have been misinterpreted."

by RWShow on Feb 13, 2012 7:35 PM CST up reply actions  

I'm not sure what point you are trying to make here

I’m talking about a doc I saw on the telly earlier about poverty in the US, I’m not sure that putting up a picture referencing something that happened something that happened hundred of years ago really adds to the debate.
would be nice to be honest if you just said what you think.

by hoodlight on Feb 13, 2012 5:54 PM CST up reply actions  

I never studied American History

it was something that people took as an option who didn’t want to learn that much (there wasn’t that much to go on), I took classics instead – :-)

by hoodlight on Feb 13, 2012 6:04 PM CST up reply actions  

they showed Detroit on the doc

looked like a ghost town. Where do all the fans come from who watch the Tigers?

by hoodlight on Feb 13, 2012 6:20 PM CST up reply actions  

The free zones, they have to go through several checkpoints but with their clearance they get escorts

Rarely do Tiger fans see the poor and infirmed

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 13, 2012 6:26 PM CST up reply actions  

the suburbs

Oakland County is basically indistinguishable from Lake County, IL. there’s just no huge metropolis next door.

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 13, 2012 6:28 PM CST up reply actions  

so there are wealthy suburbs around Detroit?

how do the people make money after collapse of manufacturing?

by hoodlight on Feb 13, 2012 6:30 PM CST up reply actions  

They're still manufacturing in Detroit

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 13, 2012 6:31 PM CST up reply actions  

there are, yup.

detroit is kinda like new york in the 70’s. lotsa hipsters moving in.

by craigws on Feb 13, 2012 6:41 PM CST up reply actions  

they've got a lot of work

tooo dooo

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 13, 2012 6:45 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

Manto, hands of fate!

White Sox 2012: Helplessly rebuilding?

by greenlight on Feb 14, 2012 6:56 AM CST up reply actions  

this seems unrelated, but i still liked it.

Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be.

by MarketMaker on Feb 14, 2012 5:46 PM CST up reply actions  

i imagined him instructing a Hitting Instructor-type

pokemon to do whatever the Hands of Fate attack would do.

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 14, 2012 6:38 PM CST up reply actions  

like Rhu says

the Big Three still very much are the lynchpin of the MI economy. Wiki says that 1 in 10 jobs in the country are directly or indirectly related to them. outside the actual city, where unemployment is 20%, the area is still thriving.

everyone’s still fairly anxious about being so tied to the industry though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_metropolitan_Detroit

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 13, 2012 6:43 PM CST up reply actions  

just to show you how we're doing over here

i would never expect any mainstream politician on the right to speak in those terms about the poor. or mention the poor. the center/right are all about the middle class and the rich in terms of who gets talked about.

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 13, 2012 6:15 PM CST up reply actions  

The right blames the poor for being born

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 13, 2012 6:27 PM CST up reply actions  

http://www.bakadesuyo.com/do-we-have-a-cognitive-bias-about-how-suscept

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 13, 2012 6:44 PM CST up reply actions  

Blahblergblah

Fuck both sides real fucking hard but especially the right

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 13, 2012 7:02 PM CST up reply actions  

Bitch ass arguments to both sides on health reform. It ain't just the Right.

Tort reform-

Side 1) Incompetent fucks who need to be driven out of buisness
Side 2) Competent fucks who have to go way overboard with being careful for fear of being sued down the road. RE: last fucking week, that Cardiologist who read my EKG and sent me into a panic about a particular arrhythmia I’ve got and thus created probably about $4k of unnecessary medical expenses to my insurance company for a trip to an experienced cardiologist, all cause he wanted to cover his ass and I wanted to freak out about something, when the possibility of what he was covering his ass for was over 5 sigma insignificant.

by South Side Expat on Feb 13, 2012 7:49 PM CST up reply actions  

You tachycardic?

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 13, 2012 7:55 PM CST up reply actions  

It's a blip with my J-Wave, but it for SURE

as fuck isn’t Brugada syndrome, which is what was pointed out as an initial possibility by whoever read it and had to be over cautious so then told my primary physician the results wherein she told me to go see a cardiologist ASAP.

So then I go to like a real actual done some heart surgery shit Cardiologist. He literally laughed and said to me “I know who gave this initial reading- that guy is just so afraid of getting sued.”

That’s just fucked up right there.

by South Side Expat on Feb 13, 2012 8:05 PM CST up reply actions  

I hate EKGs.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 13, 2012 8:07 PM CST up reply actions  

Tax write-offs

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 13, 2012 7:20 PM CST up reply actions  

The tax write off applies to those on the left as well as those on the right

Also, the deduction to your adjusted gross income is limited to 50% of your cash contributions and the donation must be to an entity that has tax-exempt status. It is unlikely that your typical individual donates for the sole purpose of tax write offs.

This space is available.

by MrBungle on Feb 13, 2012 7:50 PM CST up reply actions  

Who do you call typical? People too poor to give to charity? There is more of them than anybody. So typical to your social circle?

Save the lesson on giving to charity I know how it works and the condescending manner in which you so smugly reminded me that tax writeoffs apply to both left and the right is typical of what makes me dislike the right harder than the left.

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 13, 2012 7:59 PM CST up reply actions  

You were implying that only those on the right

used donations as tax write offs and I pointed out the left uses them for tax write offs as well. Not sure where think I was being smug but whatever. And I’m not sure how a condescending manner would remind you why you dislike the right more than you hate the left, anyways. For someone who claims that he hates both sides you sure are getting a bit emotional and personal for someone who doesn’t really have a horse in the race, no?

This space is available.

by MrBungle on Feb 13, 2012 8:39 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

Nope, you'Ve been putting words in my mouth this whole conversation

I never implied that only republicans donate just to get writeoffs. You’re world is so fucking binary that you started drawing idiotic political lines in the sand and jumped to the defense of your fucked up gang of thickheaded apes. Of course you’re paranoid about me having a horse in whatever race is running in your little mind because there is no way I could be that mythical beast who sees validity in portions of both side’s thought process but also sees the divisive closemindedness of both sides. Leave me alone and go preach your republican mantra to someone who cares.

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 13, 2012 8:59 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

LOL, pathos anyone?

Please spare me your diatribe. I don’t really care which side you are on. From your uniformed tax breaks remark, it is difficult to picture you as someone who “sees validity in portions of both side’s thought process but also sees the divisive closemindedness of both sides.”

I get it though. You fashion yourself as some sort of intellectual, someone who is above it all. Unfortunately you feel the need to resort to ad hominem attacks when your logic is found to be lacking. I mean gang of thickheaded apes? Really? Republican mantra? Surely, you can do better than that.

This space is available.

by MrBungle on Feb 13, 2012 9:27 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

probably best to draw a line under it here guys,

then we can all agree that the british way is best and get on with our lives.

by craigws on Feb 13, 2012 9:29 PM CST up reply actions  

yeah.

take a lesson from the barlclaycard premier league.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 13, 2012 10:52 PM CST up reply actions  

or maybe i should have said

the FA.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 13, 2012 10:55 PM CST up reply actions  

Ad hominem attacks are quite common in political discourse these days, dontcha think?

I apologize for joking around about republicans and making you get defensive. Can we hug now or is that too weird?

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 13, 2012 9:41 PM CST up reply actions  

Na we're good.

I realize the subject of politics can be always passionate. And ya hugging would be kinda weird lol.

This space is available.

by MrBungle on Feb 13, 2012 9:52 PM CST up reply actions  

Handshake then

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 13, 2012 10:02 PM CST up reply actions  

No, I'll buy YOU a beer!

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 13, 2012 10:51 PM CST up reply actions  

?

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 13, 2012 10:51 PM CST up reply actions  

The liquor works for all sides

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 13, 2012 10:55 PM CST up reply actions  

The British Way

They don’t allow political ads on TV.
How simple is that.That is where all the money goes.If you can’t spend it there,you don;t need all the cash.Plus the pubic is saved from all the negativity.Wouldn’t that be great?

by Lil Jimmy on Feb 14, 2012 8:19 AM CST up reply actions  

each party gets five minutes worth of

a ‘party political broadcast’ that basically involves the leader talking for a bit.

by craigws on Feb 14, 2012 11:08 AM CST up reply actions  

i prefer my pubic to be saved from negativity too, lil jimmy.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 14, 2012 12:30 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

That'a actually a good question.

Churches do count but it is difficult to determine whether an individual donates money to a church because he/she thinks that the church needs a new wing or because he/she expects the church to help the needy.

This space is available.

by MrBungle on Feb 13, 2012 7:28 PM CST up reply actions  

or because some churches make tithing mandatory

and required tax docs before joining the congregation.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 13, 2012 7:58 PM CST up reply actions  

Which ones?

That’s a great idea, in my opinion.

The lords of dawn are men such as Mr. Lucy.

by Uribe Down on Feb 14, 2012 4:21 PM CST up reply actions  

Repubicans say

If you get sick-die quickly.

by Lil Jimmy on Feb 13, 2012 5:34 PM CST up reply actions  

There is so much noise over here that people don't know what the fuck is right and wrong or in between

but everyone thinks they do

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 13, 2012 4:50 PM CST up reply actions  

i think that is very astute

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 13, 2012 6:16 PM CST up reply actions  

as you plan the meth-up consider that a single well-placed terrorist bomb could wipe out 75% of the SSS brain trust

travel separately and move around The Cell constantly during the game

White Sox 2012: Helplessly rebuilding?

by greenlight on Feb 13, 2012 5:59 PM CST reply actions  

sbnation provides security when jim and i are in the same place.

after the cuervo incident in 2009, bankoff doesn’t want to take any chances.

by larry on Feb 13, 2012 6:04 PM CST up reply actions  

By the end of the methups, a single well-place

round of Jaeger bombs could have the same effect. No need for FUD.

by South Side Expat on Feb 13, 2012 6:05 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

right, I have a question

do your US Supermarkets undergo such aggressive cost competition as the ones here. Every week they are undercutting on each other on different things, I you live in a City like I do, it’s easy to get the offers from each one and get the weeks food very cheaply. For instance Morissons have just started a cheap vegetables week – bags of potatoes, carrots, leeks for 25p – that’s fuck all

by hoodlight on Feb 13, 2012 6:18 PM CST reply actions  

it depends where you live.

if you live in a poor area of a large city easy access to healthful food can be difficult. also, what food is available there is often more expensive.

otherwise, it seems like there are always sales going on for different things. it never seemed to me that it was so much undercutting, just that they’ll sell some stuff cheap to get you in the door. of course i don’t live in a very large city.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 13, 2012 6:51 PM CST up reply actions  

we're 10 miles from downtown

goddamn 12 eggs are $2.50. it’s weird though, some things are more normally priced depending on where you go. like you don’t get tomatoes from jewel, because they’re so ridiculously overpriced. you go to the polish place and they’re .89 cents a pound. but the juice and stuff is expensive there. so, it’s a pain in the ass.

DUNK HIS ASS

by obnoxious american on Feb 13, 2012 7:41 PM CST up reply actions  

jewel is a rip-off in general

the same amount of food is about 60% higher than Walt’s down the street.

of course there are things to avoid at Walts as well because they are overpriced that we get from Target instead.

by e-gus on Feb 14, 2012 10:25 AM CST up reply actions  

the wife is a big fan of meijer...

we have a jewel basically in our parking lot but she drives to 159 and harlem.

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 14, 2012 10:31 AM CST up reply actions  

the juice and stuff is the cheapest there, though.

at least in my experience. and they have a pretty decent deli.

DUNK HIS ASS

by obnoxious american on Feb 14, 2012 11:38 AM CST up reply actions  

I get livid when I have to go to Jewel or Dominicks.

The prices they charge are asinine compared to the little markets around my hood. Back a few years ago, Jewel went on this whole big “we’re lowering our prices for you!” campaign. You get to the deli section, and holy shit, everything was indeed cheaper. Till you looked closer and all the prices were now for a half pound, not a full pound. Fuck Jewel. And fuck Dominicks, too. Charging 69 cents for a single fucking lime? Assholes.

by South Side Expat on Feb 14, 2012 11:57 AM CST up reply actions  

Leeds Market

today – 20 Limes for a pound, I make that about 8 cents a lime!

by hoodlight on Feb 14, 2012 12:08 PM CST up reply actions  

the half lb pricing got me the first time too

Jewel’s deli is some horse shit. Any suggestions for a cheaper / decent deli in our area? I don’t go past the one I used to go, haven’t found a replacement deli yet. Jewel is killing me.

by Grinder in Training on Feb 15, 2012 11:55 AM CST via mobile up reply actions  

Walt's has the best meat department in the south burbs and

Bobek’s has the best deli counter.

There’s rumored to be a polish place at 95th and Harlem or thereabouts that has lunchmeat cheaper than anybody else but I’ve never been.

by e-gus on Feb 15, 2012 1:39 PM CST up reply actions  

Eurofresh market is where it's at.

Also, there’s a giant planet where the Wal-Mart and Circuit City used to be on 159th that has everything in stock.

by Ozzie Montana on Feb 14, 2012 11:46 AM CST up reply actions  

eurofresh is ok, i havent checked out giant planet

meijer smelled like rotten milk and vomit when I went their on their grand opening weekend. your shit aint clean for a grand opening? i’ll never go back.

by e-gus on Feb 14, 2012 1:46 PM CST up reply actions  

lol. really? never been.

i’m going to have to yell at the wife now.

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 14, 2012 2:02 PM CST up reply actions  

that surprises me about meijer,

i’ve found them to be unfailingly the cleanest out of all the stores here.

by craigws on Feb 14, 2012 2:12 PM CST up reply actions  

i dn about cleanest

but when you’re 22 and bored on a Wednesday at 3am, they’re solid entertainment.

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 14, 2012 2:27 PM CST up reply actions  

We use Meijer

There are three within 10 miles on Randall Rd. They are the cheapest and they have a good deli and produce section. I like Woodmans too although I dislike their parking lot.

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 14, 2012 2:43 PM CST up reply actions  

especially if you're fucked up and you stumble upon a 7-up cake that some savage had taken a bit of.

oh, wait. that was a wal-mart. still.

Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be.

by MarketMaker on Feb 14, 2012 5:58 PM CST up reply actions  

eggs are $4.50 at whole foods. fuck all!

Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be.

by MarketMaker on Feb 14, 2012 5:53 PM CST up reply actions  

There doesn't seem to be much here.

Out of the two major chains, one is established as having slightly higher prices. But they’re also a pretty sound, decent company that is headquartered here. Given that they employ lots of people locally and have a good reputation, and they seem to engender loyalty.

by Jim Margalus on Feb 13, 2012 9:37 PM CST up reply actions  

There is a great This American Life (radio show/podcast) that talks about grocery prices in Chicago

It is a little segment at the beginning of the episode about the guy that the movie the Informant is based on. Long story short, Dominicks and Jewel’s (the two biggest grocery chains in Chicago) behaviors appears collusionary but since collusion is nearly impossible to prove unless you catch people in the act, it goes on unabated.

@gpierce112

by joewho112 on Feb 14, 2012 10:29 AM CST up reply actions  

the competitor is our friend

and the customer is our enemy.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 14, 2012 11:19 AM CST up reply actions  

anybody watch Walking Dead last night?

will these characters EVER develop? christ.

Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg

by Jack M on Feb 13, 2012 6:47 PM CST reply actions  

what have we been saying?

it’s a really bad show.

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 13, 2012 6:51 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

I didn't even know it was on

And it feels good

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 13, 2012 7:01 PM CST up reply actions  

I gave up after the first season.

I haven’t regretted the decision.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 13, 2012 7:02 PM CST up reply actions  

the only reason to watch would be to run an accompanying tumblr called

Fuck No Walking Dead

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 13, 2012 7:07 PM CST up reply actions  

the most entertainment walking dead gave me

was when hawk tweeted that Detroit is like the walking dead, except the zombies are unemployed.

NAOPOS

by blackoutsox on Feb 13, 2012 7:36 PM CST up reply actions  

After

Seriously.When we had 20 or so people who wanted to move on.We would go under the old Post Office and take a right on Clark.There is a place on the left,who knows what they call it now.Parking in the lot next to the building.Open till 2:00.Pool Table,Canned music,not pricey and mostly empty after 10:00.All highways close by and public trans available as well as cabs out the door.Less than 10 minutes from the park by car.

by Lil Jimmy on Feb 13, 2012 6:56 PM CST reply actions  

anybody watch portlandia?

i got hooked and flew through it. Lotsa good hipster jokes.

boxcars boxcars boxcars

by soxshenanigans on Feb 13, 2012 7:27 PM CST reply actions  

yes.

i love anything that skewers those who fashion themselves in that “manner”.

DUNK HIS ASS

by obnoxious american on Feb 13, 2012 7:42 PM CST up reply actions  

this is the sketch that sold me on the show. i was laughing my ass off.

is it local?

Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be.

by MarketMaker on Feb 14, 2012 6:01 PM CST up reply actions  

"i'm sorry to interupt, i had exactly the same question."

gold.

Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be.

by MarketMaker on Feb 14, 2012 6:02 PM CST up reply actions  

When he is so flustered that he starts stuttering is gold

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 14, 2012 6:35 PM CST up reply actions  

I love Portlandia

Put a bird on it! The episode where they obsessively watch Battlestar Galactica hilariously hit a little too close to home. But my show was Firefly…

Well, boys, it's a round ball and a round bat and you got to hit the ball square. ~Joe Schultz, 1969

by zevsenesca on Feb 14, 2012 9:49 PM CST via Android app up reply actions  

You can't take the sky from me.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 14, 2012 11:34 PM CST up reply actions  

Firefly is the shit.

every weekend me and my friends toast ‘fuck fox’ because they cancelled it.

NAOPOS

by blackoutsox on Feb 15, 2012 12:33 AM CST up reply actions  

I am a devoted watcher as well. I visit Portland often and the spoofs of the city are very applicable to their neighbor city to the north (Seattle, of course).

Practically interchangeable in terms of ridiculousness.

One of my friends is a regular extra on Portlandia. Yes… he gets paid to be an extra. heheh

"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza

by homesickalien on Feb 15, 2012 1:50 PM CST up reply actions  

soccer and politics? can't we talk about something better like

the fact that EVE TORRES made out with John Cena instead of zack ryder? Are you serious bro?

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 13, 2012 9:48 PM CST reply actions   1 recs

well she was supposed to be going out with ryder! what a scandal.

ryder is gunna fuck up cena!

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 13, 2012 9:59 PM CST up reply actions  

First time in a while where I actually enjoyed watching.

Which begs the question, why would I keep watching this long?

Answer: I’m an idiot.

"I considered throwing a volley, but since I'm considerably closer to Ford City than Dodge City, I figure it might have been misinterpreted."

by RWShow on Feb 14, 2012 8:56 AM CST up reply actions  

i know fernando torres has been pretty awful and also looks kinda feminine

but i’ve never heard him referred to as “eve” before.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 13, 2012 10:54 PM CST up reply actions  

i don't want to see the HHH v Undertaker match at wrestlemania

we watched that go on for 40 minutes last year. i was hoping for a kane v. undertaker buried alive match to end the undertaker’s career. he has to lose soon because they can’t keep bringing him back for wrestlemania every year.

brndnprkns: I'm pretty sure the "badass" value of your life is closer to Gigli than The Dark Knight

by whitesoxmatt on Feb 14, 2012 5:35 AM CST up reply actions  

ye$ they can.

"I considered throwing a volley, but since I'm considerably closer to Ford City than Dodge City, I figure it might have been misinterpreted."

by RWShow on Feb 14, 2012 8:55 AM CST up reply actions  

i doubt the undertaker is going to lose.

HHH and Undertaker had a pretty good match last year though. if they could repeat it that would be great. Maybe HBK is going to be involved in some sort of triple threat? I heard he might be the guest referee. i hope he does more than that.

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 14, 2012 9:09 AM CST up reply actions  

No way he doesn't go 20-0.

I don’t see Shawn coming back. I think the clean break retirement is really important to him, and he isn’t hurting for money (WOOOOOOOOOOOO!).

"I considered throwing a volley, but since I'm considerably closer to Ford City than Dodge City, I figure it might have been misinterpreted."

by RWShow on Feb 14, 2012 9:34 AM CST up reply actions  

no offense

but I was really disappointed when all the new comments were WWF related because I think that is the dumbest sport of them all. Its violent cuddling with soap opera. I wouldn’t wish WWF fandom on my worst enemy. Anyone that bitches about soccer comments then attempts to have an intellectual discussion on WWF is one mixed-up dude.

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 14, 2012 10:13 AM CST up reply actions   1 recs

if i have to put up with your politics and soccer conversations...

you’re gunna put up with my WWE conversations! That will show you. Every Monday Night… RAW TALK ON THE RR!

#shitsabouttogetreal!

lol

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 14, 2012 10:19 AM CST up reply actions  

I'm gonna start watching just so I know how to properly troll you!

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 14, 2012 10:33 AM CST up reply actions  

haha the more the merrier!

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 14, 2012 10:37 AM CST up reply actions  

Frequent dozens-long comment threads on soccer are the same thing as three comments on a TV show.

Clearly.

"I considered throwing a volley, but since I'm considerably closer to Ford City than Dodge City, I figure it might have been misinterpreted."

by RWShow on Feb 14, 2012 12:36 PM CST up reply actions  

i know that they keep bringing him back for the streak

but the undertaker is boring to me now. the streak has been celebrated and i think that they will keep having him show up every late january/early february until he loses. i want him to lose because i’m tired of this

brndnprkns: I'm pretty sure the "badass" value of your life is closer to Gigli than The Dark Knight

by whitesoxmatt on Feb 14, 2012 10:30 AM CST up reply actions  

well the best way to end it would be if there was a young up and comer... a la goldberg back in wcw or lesnar in WWF...

but are you seriously going to have Daniel Bryan beat him? How bout Miz? Del Rio? Sheamus? eh i don’t think so.

they are running out of time though. i don’t know how much longer he can do it.

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 14, 2012 10:36 AM CST up reply actions  

I love daniel bryan so much right now

Long live the Weasel Champion!

"Sportsmanship is just loser talk for losing."

by boyonthedock on Feb 16, 2012 4:10 AM CST up reply actions  

i hate daniel bryan

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 16, 2012 7:13 AM CST up reply actions  

I think he is hilarious

and the fact that the majority of wwe fans feel as you do probably has something to do with it.

"Sportsmanship is just loser talk for losing."

by boyonthedock on Feb 17, 2012 1:47 AM CST up reply actions  

If the rumor of the Cubs playing home games at The Cell in 2013

due to “improvements” at The Shrine comes true, will it be required that the urinals be replaced by pig troughs? Will the good beer be removed and replaced with Old Style? Will all electronic scoreboards be shut down? Will additional steel posts be installed to obscure views of the field? Will the amount of public urination on area front lawns increase tenfold?

I, for one, am concerned.

"I wouldn’t say I’m hitting five days a week…some weeks we won’t go at all." – Adam Dunn on his preparation routine for the 2012 season (1/24/12)

by tailgater on Feb 14, 2012 9:40 AM CST reply actions   1 recs

I find elbow-to-elbow peeing to be awkward. I like a little space.

But that’s just me.

"I wouldn’t say I’m hitting five days a week…some weeks we won’t go at all." – Adam Dunn on his preparation routine for the 2012 season (1/24/12)

by tailgater on Feb 14, 2012 10:38 AM CST up reply actions  

Well, by the 7th inning I may be using the sink, so perhaps you're right.

"I wouldn’t say I’m hitting five days a week…some weeks we won’t go at all." – Adam Dunn on his preparation routine for the 2012 season (1/24/12)

by tailgater on Feb 14, 2012 10:47 AM CST up reply actions  

Maybe the bigger questions are:

Will the 100 + years of suckitude end due to new home ball park?
Will the narcissistic fan behavior metamorphose Sox’ fans into whiny hypocrites?
Will Harry Carey announce Sox’ games once again?
What will happen to the neighborhood after the crime rates balloon?

Keep that shit up north!

It's 106 miles to Chicago, we have a full tank of gas, 1/2 pack of cigarettes...it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.

by lastof12 on Feb 14, 2012 1:40 PM CST up reply actions  

This is pure brilliance.

www.breadedcats.com

"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza

by homesickalien on Feb 14, 2012 11:35 AM CST reply actions   1 recs

no

nononnoononononononnononononononoooooooooooooooo

DUNK HIS ASS

by obnoxious american on Feb 14, 2012 11:42 AM CST up reply actions  

My thought regarding breaded cats

would involve batter and a deep fryer.

"I wouldn’t say I’m hitting five days a week…some weeks we won’t go at all." – Adam Dunn on his preparation routine for the 2012 season (1/24/12)

by tailgater on Feb 14, 2012 12:40 PM CST up reply actions  

oh boy i fell off the healthy eating bandwagon hard this morning.

3 poptarts and a handful of chocolate chip cookies. thats living baby.

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 14, 2012 12:40 PM CST reply actions  

it's in the stay at home dad rule book

chocolate chip cookies for breakfast once a month, minimum

by e-gus on Feb 14, 2012 1:50 PM CST up reply actions  

my favorite are the s'mores pop tarts.

Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be.

by MarketMaker on Feb 14, 2012 6:05 PM CST up reply actions  

found out a childhood friend died.

apparently of alcohol poisoning. haven’t heard anything about the dude since like 7th grade. not a bad ballplayer.

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 14, 2012 2:04 PM CST reply actions  

sorry to hear

Alcohol poisoning=scary shit.

It's 106 miles to Chicago, we have a full tank of gas, 1/2 pack of cigarettes...it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.

by lastof12 on Feb 14, 2012 2:08 PM CST up reply actions  

i was good friends with him in like 7th grade... then he moved and i never heard his name again til now.

upon doing some research i see he appeared in the police blotter many times since then.

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 14, 2012 2:11 PM CST up reply actions  

I had a grade school/HS buddy that went off the deep end after HS.

We went our separate ways, me with college & he got deep into drugs. He died shortly thereafter. It saddened me at the time (I was 19) because I lamented the vastly different directions we took.

Your post struck a chord with me. I think of him often, mostly the could have’s.

It's 106 miles to Chicago, we have a full tank of gas, 1/2 pack of cigarettes...it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.

by lastof12 on Feb 14, 2012 2:54 PM CST up reply actions  

Bet it feels weird.

“Not a bad ballplayer” tells me you aren’t that broken up over it. But I bet it still feels a little strange.

We're all here because we're not all there.

by winningugly on Feb 14, 2012 3:24 PM CST up reply actions  

oh it definitely feels strange.

i think its probably the first childhood friends that i was pretty close with at one point that has passed away. i mean… i haven’t talked to the dude in 20 years… but it has me remembering our days as all stars. he was a good kid at the time.

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 14, 2012 4:42 PM CST up reply actions  

arent you guys used to that yet?

perhaps i was just jaded at a young age.

by e-gus on Feb 14, 2012 10:07 PM CST up reply actions  

Happy tax season everyone

Some of you may know that despite my economics handicap, I am a practicing CPA. I do all kinds of tax work, from businesses to individuals to benefit plans.

Among my illustrious clients is SSS’ own Rhubarb, who said of my services “If moroots doesn’t get me a six-figure refund, I’m going to break his kneecaps.”* With endorsements like that, who needs to advertise?

Nonetheless, I’m here today to offer a special deal on tax preparation to my favorite Chicago White Sox message board blog community. For the low low price of $120, I will prepare any U.S. and Illinois individual tax return for 2011. This price is competitive with the market for tax prep. Also, I pledge to buy all of my customers a brew at a Sox game this summer. Try getting that from H&R Block.

If you are interested in said offer, send me an email at benk188@yahoo.com and we can work something out.

*Rhubarb may not have actually said this

by moroots on Feb 14, 2012 3:14 PM CST reply actions   2 recs

very simplified:

HoH means you are taking care of someone, be they a parent, child, or brother/sister. Taking care of means paying over 1/2 their living expenses. Also, you have to be unmarried, but there are technicalities to that part.

by moroots on Feb 14, 2012 3:29 PM CST up reply actions  

In all seriousness, moroots has helped me out quite a bit with tax questions for the last six months and is preparing my return as we speak

Nice guy and he is a confirmed White Sox fan. PLUS, I think he is a libertarian so he knows all the fancy ways to get your money back from the government.

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 14, 2012 3:25 PM CST up reply actions  

(last sentence was a joke)

so all you IRS lurkers can suck it.

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 14, 2012 3:25 PM CST up reply actions  

I may want to use you professionally, Rhoob.

My fiancee is looking and yesterday declared all headhunters useless. She has been in banking and commercial real estate, most recently having worked for McGladrey in BD. Where is your area of specialty, and should we take this to LinkedIn?

We're all here because we're not all there.

by winningugly on Feb 14, 2012 3:27 PM CST up reply actions  

He makes very nice resumes.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 14, 2012 3:30 PM CST up reply actions  

Can he actually place someone?

Resume writing we got. A job for her we need. And the commercial RE market in Central FL in conjunction with banking is deader than dead.

We're all here because we're not all there.

by winningugly on Feb 14, 2012 3:35 PM CST up reply actions  

I wish I could place everyone but I only placed 10 people last year

as moroots can attest, placing 10 people in a year ain’t a bad liviing. Yeah, your fiancee is in a bad spot, Florida is just a complete shithole. I’ve been plucking engineers from NASA’s defunct program down there…a lot of those people are still thinking they will be able to live in Florida for the long term, they are mistaken. Banking IS coming back a bit though, atleast from what my office has seen. We mostly do executives in engineering, legal, healthcare and accounting/finance.

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 14, 2012 3:39 PM CST up reply actions  

It's brutal on the East coast of FL.

Condos will be much cheaper in a year or 18 months. Come to Cocoa Beach!

We're all here because we're not all there.

by winningugly on Feb 14, 2012 4:34 PM CST up reply actions  

correction

Florida is just a complete shithole

florida is a godforsaken hellhole.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 14, 2012 4:40 PM CST up reply actions  

I work on 100% commission

But i put walmart greeters in their place for free.

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 14, 2012 7:58 PM CST up reply actions  

That's very kind of you.

Funeral costs can run upwards of $10,000 these days.

The lords of dawn are men such as Mr. Lucy.

by Uribe Down on Feb 15, 2012 3:37 PM CST up reply actions  

<$300 for cremation in South Florida.

No need for fancy. It’s all about your soul’s final resting place, TP.

We're all here because we're not all there.

by winningugly on Feb 16, 2012 7:29 AM CST up reply actions  

Holy Christ.

The lords of dawn are men such as Mr. Lucy.

by Uribe Down on Feb 16, 2012 11:42 AM CST up reply actions  

I'm a generalist mostly

but the boss is making mean lean toward operations and engineering in 2012. The legal field is shit right now. I don’t know if i can help her but I can take a look.

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 14, 2012 3:36 PM CST up reply actions  

She's a JD but not practicing.

Columbia MBA’s don’t mean much around here, either. She may have to come work with me. Would love to do private equity/RE deals but they are far and few in between around here. And we ain’t leaving Florida until the kid is 18-19.

We're all here because we're not all there.

by winningugly on Feb 14, 2012 4:36 PM CST up reply actions  

I wouldn't do that to you, mo.

Married/divorced/sold property/1099’s out the ass. Mine is a little complex this year. But talk to me next year.

We're all here because we're not all there.

by winningugly on Feb 14, 2012 3:26 PM CST up reply actions  

how about an independent contractor?

my accountant has really pissed me off. they raised rates and he accidentally credited $15k for an investment account when he should have debited the $15k. would have paid $10k too much if i didn’t look over his work. then he tried to have me bring him back the flawed return that he signed off on so i’d have no proof of his incompetence.

Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be.

by MarketMaker on Feb 14, 2012 6:12 PM CST up reply actions  

I'd have to learn a little more about your situation,

We do work for some trading firms at the CME, under different sorts of arrangements. We’d have to talk about your arrangement – whether you’re trading your own capital or someone else’s, how you get paid, etc.

When you say that your accounted flipped the debit and the credit, do you mean he essentially created a gain when there should have been a loss?

One thing I always do with business clients is explain to them any adjustments that I make to go from their net income to the taxable income you see on the return. As you found out, it’s not fun when you expect that you made x dollars and then find out that your taxable income is x plus $15,000.

by moroots on Feb 14, 2012 6:45 PM CST up reply actions  

send me an email

and if we can’t get something done for 2011, we can set something up for 2012.

by moroots on Feb 14, 2012 6:47 PM CST up reply actions  

We get taxed at source

only the self employed do tax returns. Always ignore the deducted part – makes me cross

by hoodlight on Feb 15, 2012 8:32 AM CST up reply actions  

My Valentine's gift to the site.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yRGqeHIItY8

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 14, 2012 3:40 PM CST reply actions   1 recs

he re-made eleanor rigby. dear lord.

Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be.

by MarketMaker on Feb 14, 2012 6:15 PM CST up reply actions  

put me down as a strong maybe

This whole having a real job thing makes travel much easier!

Also, I am moving to Houston this weekend. Any SSS ppl around the area? Or know anything about the area?

and yeah yeah, i know i’ve been MIA for the offseason. shoot me for also being a football fan

Life will always throw you curves, just keep fouling them off... the right pitch will come, but when it does, be prepared to run the bases. ~Rick Maksian

by oneloyaldawg on Feb 14, 2012 8:48 PM CST reply actions  

HSA

mrs. buehrleman and i have definite interest but it looks like this year i am going to have to wait as long as possible before one or both of us confirm.

fortunately, even if we miss the cutoff for group tickets it looks like it won’t be difficult to procure some tickets if we can’t commit until the last moment.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 14, 2012 9:37 PM CST reply actions  

I'm in

as long as someone can sneak me on train

It was then I realized vegans can’t be trusted

by Scotty Ballgame on Feb 15, 2012 12:12 AM CST reply actions  

Did anyone watch The Interrupters last night on Frontline?

People were talking about documentaries in the last thread, this is an absolute must-see. You can watch it on the PBS website.

by Ozzie Montana on Feb 15, 2012 12:12 PM CST reply actions  

I did

The fiancee works on the southside in a school. She said it did a fair job laying out the issues.

@gpierce112

by joewho112 on Feb 15, 2012 12:17 PM CST up reply actions  

haha, you're married already

I made some sexy sloppy joe’s for my valentine.

Actually we are going out tonight, going out on the 14th is for suckers.

by e-gus on Feb 15, 2012 1:40 PM CST up reply actions  

i woulda took her out... but mercedes in vegas was too good to say no to.

6 songs later and there went my valentines money. lol

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 15, 2012 1:53 PM CST up reply actions  

Did the resulting gas put a kibosh on romatic actvities?

"I wouldn’t say I’m hitting five days a week…some weeks we won’t go at all." – Adam Dunn on his preparation routine for the 2012 season (1/24/12)

by tailgater on Feb 15, 2012 2:03 PM CST up reply actions  

We are going to Japonais next Monday

That way we can take advantage of Restaurant Week prices.

Celebrating valentines day on the 14th is for amatuers.

@gpierce112

by joewho112 on Feb 15, 2012 1:51 PM CST up reply actions  

celebrating Valentine's Day is for amateurs

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 15, 2012 2:20 PM CST up reply actions  

meh, if you go out. i still managed a porterhouse with blue cheese, potato salad, and a garden salad.

drowned in wine, all at home. granted, the butcher shop was a bit less stocked, but nothing major.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 15, 2012 2:22 PM CST up reply actions  

you got a shiny new arm?

or am i missing something in how you drive a frisbee in frolf.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 15, 2012 3:28 PM CST up reply actions  

Different discs serve different purposes.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 15, 2012 3:29 PM CST up reply actions  

ah so.

so you’d have a whole set to bring around in your european satchel going from hole to hole, then.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 15, 2012 3:40 PM CST up reply actions  

Correct.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 15, 2012 3:42 PM CST up reply actions  

The only way that game should ever be played.

We also go with “loser of the last hole wheels the cooler.”

by South Side Expat on Feb 15, 2012 4:02 PM CST up reply actions  

Yup.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 15, 2012 4:05 PM CST up reply actions  

disc golf is a lot of fun.

but it’s a hike from downtown to any courses (IIT excluded),
i think i’m gonna try to get out there more this summer.

Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be.

by MarketMaker on Feb 15, 2012 4:51 PM CST up reply actions  

There are some wonderful courses all along the West Coast, if you're ever out this way.

Far better (and more scenic) than the ones I’ve played in Chicagoland.

"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza

by homesickalien on Feb 15, 2012 4:55 PM CST up reply actions  

i only ever use my 'driver' unless im crazy close

then i use the light weight ‘putter’.

i had a spare driver i used for rolling if I had to go under some foliage or whatever but my dog has since devoured its structural integrity.

by e-gus on Feb 15, 2012 4:54 PM CST up reply actions  

Speaking of Restaurant Week

Anyone have any awesome restaurant suggestions? I generally like to hit up a few if I can.

@gpierce112

by joewho112 on Feb 15, 2012 2:23 PM CST up reply actions  

i stopped doing restaurant week a few years back.

i fall into their trap every time. i go in planning on the special, then i see something on the menu i’d rather have.

Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be.

by MarketMaker on Feb 15, 2012 4:57 PM CST up reply actions  

went to the duke of perth last night, wasn't too busy.

some interesting beers there, plus pretty much every whisky/whiskey in the world.

by craigws on Feb 15, 2012 2:25 PM CST up reply actions  

After I took my lady out for a quality mexican meal

we came home and took in The Interrupters. Now I know what you are thinking, but we DVRed justified and I had the bulls on my computer.

absolutely fabulous movie. Made me cry more times than I can count. and Flame-o is one of the funniest characters I have ever seen. So its not all dour grim! Also, people should know that the movie is by Steve James, of Hoop Dreams fame.

"Sportsmanship is just loser talk for losing."

by boyonthedock on Feb 16, 2012 4:26 AM CST up reply actions  

My new favorite show is

Full Metal Jousting on History Channel.

These guys actually go at it, 15th-century style. Extremely competitive and violent…great stuff.

"I wouldn’t say I’m hitting five days a week…some weeks we won’t go at all." – Adam Dunn on his preparation routine for the 2012 season (1/24/12)

by tailgater on Feb 15, 2012 1:46 PM CST reply actions  

YUPPPPPP

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 15, 2012 2:08 PM CST up reply actions  

i've come to the conclusion that it can only be watched on tivo.

they need to tell the editors/directors to knock the cliffhanger-to-every-break shit right the fuck off.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 15, 2012 2:39 PM CST up reply actions  

I felt the same way with Lost

I could only stomach a few episodes before the every-commercial-break-is-a-cliffhanger became intolerable

@gpierce112

by joewho112 on Feb 15, 2012 2:45 PM CST up reply actions  

All of the "Storge Wars" people are obnoxious numbnuts

"I wouldn’t say I’m hitting five days a week…some weeks we won’t go at all." – Adam Dunn on his preparation routine for the 2012 season (1/24/12)

by tailgater on Feb 15, 2012 2:54 PM CST up reply actions  

eh, he's a stereotype just like the other ones.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 15, 2012 3:41 PM CST up reply actions  

speaking of TRUtv, i never watch any reality based tv, but bait car is the shit.

i don’t know why, but i can’t get enough. maybe it’s the stupidity, maybe it’s the stereotyping. either way, god bless it.

Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be.

by MarketMaker on Feb 15, 2012 4:59 PM CST up reply actions  

i like hardcore pawn

brings me back to my CCH tech and trade days.

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 15, 2012 5:02 PM CST up reply actions  

yeah, i try to watch as little as possible

but most of it happens on trutv. I guess its the shows, cuz I also like the pawn shop one they have, and the towing one isn’t shit, but also because they tend to run them in blocks of 4 or more at night when everyone is in bed and i’m getting work done.

by Trooper on Feb 15, 2012 5:05 PM CST up reply actions  

it's ironic that the TruTV shows offer the least "reality" of any of the their A&E/History/Discovery/Bravo/Whatever counterparts

Their schtick is more scripted than the Hills.

The pawn show is the only one that seems remotely real.

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by The Cheat on Feb 16, 2012 1:24 PM CST up reply actions  

and then their mind-numbingly stupid

callous wives sit and bitch during spa day how long their jousting sticks are?

It's 106 miles to Chicago, we have a full tank of gas, 1/2 pack of cigarettes...it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.

by lastof12 on Feb 15, 2012 2:10 PM CST up reply actions  

I know I'm a million years behind the curve

But I just found out that I get BBC America and I’ve fallen in love with Top Gear

@gpierce112

by joewho112 on Feb 15, 2012 2:10 PM CST up reply actions  

they are all utter pricks (besides may, who is slightly less of a prick)

but it is fairly watchable.
or rather, it used to be. a couple of years back they clearly started scripting the ‘challenge’ episodes and it has went down the loo.

by craigws on Feb 15, 2012 2:28 PM CST up reply actions  

I've only seen a handful

I really enjoyed the race across Botswana in used, 2-wheel drive cars and the race from Surrey to Monte Carlo between an Aston Martin and trains.

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by joewho112 on Feb 15, 2012 2:47 PM CST up reply actions  

yeah, those are some of the older ones. those were good.

the north pole one is pretty incredible. i recommend downloading the full version of that.

by craigws on Feb 15, 2012 2:54 PM CST up reply actions  

I enjoyed their trip through the South.

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by U-God on Feb 15, 2012 3:14 PM CST up reply actions  

i liked when they tried to kill the toyota pickup.

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by BuehrleMan on Feb 15, 2012 3:22 PM CST up reply actions  

What do the beer snobs on here think of Stone IPA?

I think this is my favorite beer to drink and really don’t see anything taking it over

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by Rhubarb on Feb 15, 2012 3:29 PM CST reply actions  

I've mentioned it only twice

I hadn’t had it since last Friday

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by Rhubarb on Feb 15, 2012 4:20 PM CST up reply actions  

oh. in that case I will not yet be on the lookout.

when your favorite beer is no longer available and all those nice people are out of jobs, you will regret not mentioning it more.

by Trooper on Feb 15, 2012 4:28 PM CST up reply actions  

you tried their ruination ipa or cali-belgique ipa?

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 15, 2012 3:37 PM CST up reply actions  

no I haven't but I know my local has ruination for sure

recommend? You like better than the standard IPA?

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by Rhubarb on Feb 15, 2012 4:21 PM CST up reply actions  

i'm not a big ipa guy

but when i get in a hoppy mood, yeah. it’s like getting punched in the face with a hop plant.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 15, 2012 4:32 PM CST up reply actions  

bell's hopslam

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by colintj on Feb 15, 2012 7:09 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

its no bud light lime.

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by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 15, 2012 4:47 PM CST up reply actions  

very good. i'm a fan.

have you found any black ipas you particularly like?

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by MarketMaker on Feb 15, 2012 5:09 PM CST up reply actions  

is it bad that i don't know what an ipa is?

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by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 15, 2012 5:11 PM CST up reply actions  

Bad? A little.

Surprising? No.

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by U-God on Feb 15, 2012 5:16 PM CST up reply actions  

India Pale Ale

The Brits loved pale ale. To get it to survive long enough to last a sea voyage to India, they increased the hops and alcohol which act as preservatives.

@gpierce112

by joewho112 on Feb 15, 2012 8:40 PM CST up reply actions  

thanks.

what normal beer does it taste like?

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by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 15, 2012 10:35 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

We could hire the best screenwriters EVER to try and characterize you;

Still wouldn’t come CLOSE to being as good as the original.

Well, we couldn’t afford Sorkin. But if we could, Sorkin could probably get it done. But he’s like the only one.

by South Side Expat on Feb 15, 2012 10:41 PM CST up reply actions  

thank you.

i think.

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by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 15, 2012 10:52 PM CST up reply actions  

sierra nevada is an ipa. you've probably had that.

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by MarketMaker on Feb 15, 2012 11:36 PM CST up reply actions  

nope.

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by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 16, 2012 7:14 AM CST up reply actions  

just a straight pale iirc

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by colintj on Feb 16, 2012 2:12 PM CST up reply actions  

yeah, it is. it's really been a while.

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by MarketMaker on Feb 16, 2012 2:56 PM CST up reply actions  

i'm glad it exists

i’ve been in plenty of stranger/strange land situations where that’s the only thing not-Miller/Coors/Bud in stock.

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by colintj on Feb 16, 2012 3:01 PM CST up reply actions  

Seems too hoppy to be a straight pale ale.

It’s alright, though; on par with Goose Island. “Glad it exists” is a good way to put it.

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by Uribe Down on Feb 16, 2012 3:05 PM CST up reply actions  

yeah i'm just going by the bottle label

if someone poured one for me and called it an IPA i wouldn’t disagree

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by colintj on Feb 16, 2012 3:09 PM CST up reply actions  

They're bitter.

If Fat Tire was too much for you, you probably wouldn’t care for IPAs. I’ve found very few that I actually would drink again.

by Jim Margalus on Feb 16, 2012 12:31 AM CST up reply actions  

you can ask for a 'pint of bitter' in britain,

but i don’t think it is quite the same thing. a darker ale.

by craigws on Feb 16, 2012 1:58 AM CST up reply actions  

so they are worse than Fat tire?

i’ll just stick to BHB

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by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 16, 2012 7:15 AM CST up reply actions  

with IPA's I can catch a buzz off three

with Bud Light Lime I would have to guzzle all night. I don’t get dehydrated and hungover in the morning after drinking IPA’s because I don’t drink several of them. I’ll admit that they are an acquired taste but I like bitter booze also. It TASTES like something rather than like lime rice water but I don’t blame you for your tastes in beer.

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by Rhubarb on Feb 16, 2012 8:41 AM CST up reply actions  

I also enjoy an extra hop or two.

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by homesickalien on Feb 16, 2012 11:46 AM CST up reply actions  

I also enjoy an extra hop or two.

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by homesickalien on Feb 16, 2012 11:46 AM CST up reply actions  

Appropriate, I suppose. Thanks, server!

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by homesickalien on Feb 16, 2012 11:47 AM CST up reply actions  

Always gotta tip the server.

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by Uribe Down on Feb 16, 2012 2:14 PM CST up reply actions  

New glarus blacktop, summit unchained black ale and clown shoe hoppy feet are the only ones i've tried

I like summit the best, i found it at woodmans.

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by Rhubarb on Feb 15, 2012 6:15 PM CST up reply actions  

If you have rec's for others please share

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by Rhubarb on Feb 15, 2012 6:16 PM CST up reply actions  

i've still really only had one

and it was surprisingly good since it was just this local brewery that for the most part delivers shite watered down crap for no taste suburbanites. so i also want stuff to look out for.

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by colintj on Feb 15, 2012 7:08 PM CST up reply actions  

i want to try stone's sublimely self-righteous and the anniversary imperial black.

and prolly a good chance you’d dig those, too.

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by MarketMaker on Feb 15, 2012 7:08 PM CST up reply actions  

i hear good things.

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by MarketMaker on Feb 15, 2012 7:08 PM CST up reply actions  

are those shipped out yonder in decent amounts? it seemed over xmas that vertical epic could be tough to find

whereas you fall over them here. i can always lose a bet and send some out.

if there’s anything the meth-uppers want, i’ll also take requests then too.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 15, 2012 8:17 PM CST up reply actions  

Beer advocate slathers over anything russian river

I’d pay you to bring some out this way

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by Rhubarb on Feb 15, 2012 9:07 PM CST up reply actions  

duly noted.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 16, 2012 12:44 PM CST up reply actions  

speaking of stuff i never see, do you guys get maui brewing company?

i was drinking big swell ipa all day everyday last year in maui.
it might have been the environment, but i thought it was the best thing ever.

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by MarketMaker on Feb 15, 2012 11:40 PM CST up reply actions  

in a can?

I had a bunch of their stuff while on kauai, just from the grocery store. I got a kick out of drinking good beer out of a can.

by Trooper on Feb 16, 2012 12:14 AM CST up reply actions  

I wish more crafts were available in cans.

Easier to transport/dispose of, block light and oxygen better than bottles. Some of my favorite beers are canned. Oskar Blues’ Dale’s Pale Ale, Santa Fe’s Happy Camper IPA, Austin Beersworks’ Pearl Snap Pils. Maui is readily available to me, but I rarely get it cause it’s over two bucks a can. But their coconut porter is damn good. If you guys can find any of the above, give them a shot.

by 3E8 on Feb 16, 2012 9:29 AM CST up reply actions  

Modus Hoperandi comes in a can

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by Rhubarb on Feb 16, 2012 9:38 AM CST up reply actions  

This.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 16, 2012 9:51 AM CST up reply actions  

Goose Island is releasing 312 in cans

Half Acre does Daisy Cutter in tallboys. Finch does its stuff in tallboys too.

Fat Tire also comes in cans

Red Racer IPA is another good canned craft

@gpierce112

by joewho112 on Feb 16, 2012 10:08 AM CST up reply actions  

It's getting a lot more common in these parts

Half Acre’s regular lineup is in cans. Surly out of Minnesota, Sun King out of Indy, Bell’s will be canning a few beers I think starting this year, Capital out of Madison cans their Island Wheat and maybe a few others. Pretty sure that when Revolution has their production brewery up and running and is distributing to stores that their regular lineup will also be in cans.

I think in general a lot of new breweries are doing cans from the get-go, and some of the bigger craft breweries are adding cans. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale cans should be seen soon if not already. Fat Tire has been canned for a while now. Brooklyn cans some stuff. And fo course there’s the early adopters like Oskar Blues.

by Yinka Double Dare on Feb 16, 2012 10:09 AM CST up reply actions  

We have a local brewery out here called Tallgrass that only produces their beer in cans.

They have a tasty stout called Buffalo Sweat. I’ll bring some back for the meth-up.

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by U-God on Feb 16, 2012 10:14 AM CST up reply actions  

Yeah, I'm going to bring another mystery cooler

but it is going to be full of New Glarus

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by Rhubarb on Feb 16, 2012 10:22 AM CST up reply actions  

so much for the mystery then.

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by BuehrleMan on Feb 16, 2012 10:40 AM CST up reply actions  

thats the joke although they have such a wide variet yof products it will still be fun

We’ll see if I can make a trip to the border to make this happen, if not it will be a true blue mystery cooler

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by Rhubarb on Feb 16, 2012 10:45 AM CST up reply actions  

Complete with Whammies?

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by U-God on Feb 16, 2012 11:02 AM CST up reply actions  

Thanks for all the suggestions guys, appreciate it.

I’ll probably pick up MH for this weekend. Next time I visit the folks, I’ll look out for some of those brewed in/around Chicago.

by 3E8 on Feb 16, 2012 10:25 AM CST up reply actions  

You only need one brand

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by tailgater on Feb 16, 2012 1:04 PM CST up reply actions  

me and my bro had a table full of BHB cans at the middle bar in the palms

available for purchase at a smooth 10 bucks a can.

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by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 16, 2012 1:24 PM CST up reply actions  

Wow...you paid $9.50 too much.

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by tailgater on Feb 16, 2012 1:44 PM CST up reply actions  

i like the BHB.

its vegas. i was pissing away 25 dollars a hand on blackjack. 10 bucks for a BHB was well worth it.

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by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 16, 2012 1:58 PM CST up reply actions  

wait. if you're pissing away $25/hand on blackjack

why the fuck isn’t the waitress bringing you comped BHBs at the table?

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 16, 2012 2:12 PM CST up reply actions  

I tried. apparently the servers don't serve the BHB.

It was the first weekend of BHB at the casino and it was only available in the center bar unfortunately.

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by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 16, 2012 3:04 PM CST up reply actions  

savages.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 16, 2012 3:06 PM CST up reply actions  

it's pretty awesome Frank managed to get

distribution to Vegas somehow.

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 16, 2012 3:09 PM CST up reply actions  

it is cool.

and it was a pretty decent conversation piece with a bunch of people in the casino…

unfortunately though, the bartender i was talking to said he thinks they are carrying it because he is in there 8-10 times a month. the palms has some great clubs and restaurants… but i’m hoping that he isn’t in there 8-10 times a month at the high stakes tables.

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by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 16, 2012 3:19 PM CST up reply actions  

yeah that's no good

i love Frank, but dude’s not earning like he used to be able to. gotta play the long game.

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by colintj on Feb 16, 2012 3:23 PM CST up reply actions  

I was in charge of beer for a football tailgate a couple years ago and did that

It’s would be a lot easier now than it was then, far more options to choose from with more on the way.

by Yinka Double Dare on Feb 16, 2012 2:34 PM CST up reply actions  

i'll take a look. should be a fun scavenger hunt at the booze store.

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by thatshortkid on Feb 16, 2012 12:47 PM CST up reply actions  

there are lots i prefer to it

but it’s certainly good. Bell’s Two Hearted is probably never going to be topped for sentimental reasons (it’s also damned good), but i also have been real big on Green Flash and Racer 5 lately.

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by colintj on Feb 15, 2012 7:05 PM CST up reply actions  

Lots?

For some reason I consider it a diamond in the rough. Founders Centennial is up there for me as well.

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by Rhubarb on Feb 15, 2012 8:15 PM CST up reply actions  

i think we just have different IPA tastes

again i like the FC (and i think Founder’s is an absolutely terrific brewery), but it doesn’t do it for me like the Two Hearted or the others I’ve mentioned.

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by colintj on Feb 16, 2012 2:17 PM CST up reply actions  

Green Flash is bottling/distributing Palate Wrecker this year I believe

Worth a shot if you like Green Flash IPA and Imperial IPA. Had it on draft at Map Room last year I think, was pretty good.

by Yinka Double Dare on Feb 16, 2012 2:36 PM CST up reply actions  

I rather enjoyed it

I personally enjoyed Stone Ruination IPA better. Other IPA’s I’d consider: Southern Tier IPA, Bell’s Two Hearted Ale, Bear Republic Racer X, 3 Floyds Dreadnaught, or the Three Floyds Blackheart.

by Captain_Wookie on Feb 15, 2012 9:03 PM CST up reply actions  

Never had Blackheart or Racer X

Thanks for the rec’s duder

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by Rhubarb on Feb 15, 2012 9:08 PM CST up reply actions  

When I want something hoppy my standard one is Half Acre Daisy Cutter Pale Ale

1) Local, 2) As hoppy as a lot of IPAs, and 3) only 5.2% ABV instead of 6 or 7 like most IPAs, so nice if you’re going to have a few beers. Three Floyds Zombie Dust is another good pale ale, but seems to fly off the shelf.

For the “black IPAs” there’s also Southern Tier Iniquity in addition to ones mentioned, but honestly the Stone Sublimely Self Righteous is probably the best one I’ve had that’s bottled and it’s not that hard to find. Stone does well with hoppy stuff in general.

by Yinka Double Dare on Feb 15, 2012 10:11 PM CST up reply actions  

In other "beer at the park" news

Metropolitan says that their Krankshaft Kolsch will be sold at the Midwest Craft Beer stands this year. It’s a darn good kolsch, especially like drinking it in the warm summer weather.

by Yinka Double Dare on Feb 16, 2012 9:56 AM CST up reply actions  

metropolitan has some great stuff

picked up some dynamo the other day

by Captain_Wookie on Feb 16, 2012 8:30 PM CST via Android app up reply actions  

Quite agreed

I was going for more of the IPA’s but those’s are some great Pale Ales. Stone really hasn’t disappointed since they started distributing here in Chicago in 2010. I try not to mention Zombie Dust because of the fact that it flies of the selves so quickly it teases you with its mere presence. I can go on for a while for beer recommendations.

by Captain_Wookie on Feb 15, 2012 11:09 PM CST up reply actions  

'preesh

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by MarketMaker on Feb 15, 2012 11:42 PM CST up reply actions  

Zombie Dust made me late for work twice in two weeks.

I hunted for it at 11 AM. That’s how good it is.

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by Uribe Down on Feb 16, 2012 3:02 AM CST up reply actions  

is there a reason it's so damned hard to find?

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by colintj on Feb 16, 2012 2:17 PM CST up reply actions  

found a link

http://www.3floyds.com/2011/03/22/indy-star-article-about-legislative-efforts/

that should pretty easily pass once they make enough noise. not that hard to say “you’re hurting indiana job growth” and get that passed. still annoying though.

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by colintj on Feb 16, 2012 2:44 PM CST up reply actions  

Imagine if Indiana is anything like Illinois, the distributers and big beer companies will fight it tooth and nail

Similar thing failed in Wisconsin. The owner of New Glarus has publicly suggested that she might shut down the brewery because she has to spend more time in Madison lobbying than she does does in New Glarus brewing

@gpierce112

by joewho112 on Feb 16, 2012 2:50 PM CST up reply actions  

what big beer companies are there in IN?

and why would the distributers get pissy? doesn’t that mean increased business for them?

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by colintj on Feb 16, 2012 2:52 PM CST up reply actions  

Small breweries don't have to use distributers. Large ones do

At least that is how it is under current law. Small brewers can also do things like operate brew pubs that sell their own beer.

Large brewers have to abide by the 3 tier system that force alcohol to go from brewer to distributer to retailer.

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by joewho112 on Feb 16, 2012 2:58 PM CST up reply actions  

this is starting to sound incredibly convoluted

is there any reason why this set up exists?

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by colintj on Feb 16, 2012 3:02 PM CST up reply actions  

also did you read anything in particular to know what you do

about the set up? i’d like to know more about the industry, big and small.

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by colintj on Feb 16, 2012 3:03 PM CST up reply actions  

ty

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by colintj on Feb 16, 2012 3:09 PM CST up reply actions  

On top of joe's comment, probably to raise interest, too.

Though I’ve never been, I hear Dark Lord Day is quite the event. 3 Floyd’s really seems to be on top of their marketing. They know they have a good product, and exploit it as such.

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by Uribe Down on Feb 16, 2012 2:57 PM CST up reply actions  

I've been three times

One of the best parts of it was people bringing coolers with limited releases and stuff from their cellars, from all over the country, and everyone would just share with others. That’s now kinda gone as starting this year they aren’t allowing coolers anymore. I’m not sure whether my wife and I will try to get tickets this time around.

by Yinka Double Dare on Feb 16, 2012 3:00 PM CST up reply actions  

I am going to *attempt* to get tickets this year

However do to scheduling restrictions I cannot stay the whole time which is really the fun part in the end.

by Captain_Wookie on Feb 17, 2012 3:41 PM CST up reply actions  

Founders has a beer called All Day Session

It tastes like a watered down version of Centennial and that is not a bad thing! It has lower abv.

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by Rhubarb on Feb 16, 2012 6:47 AM CST up reply actions  

calm down jack.

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by BuehrleMan on Feb 15, 2012 3:54 PM CST reply actions  

ouchy.

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by BuehrleMan on Feb 15, 2012 4:08 PM CST up reply actions  

:(

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Easy chief
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by Jack M on Feb 15, 2012 5:18 PM CST up reply actions  

That will probably coincide when with I declare that this bottle of Skol Vodka, with the right

mixers, is JUST as good as all the other expensive vodkas. Cause like mixers. I swear, it’s the motion, not the meat.

by South Side Expat on Feb 16, 2012 12:21 AM CST up reply actions  

nonsense

cheap vodka is the bad

by e-gus on Feb 16, 2012 1:13 AM CST up reply actions  

pay for it that night or pay for it in the morning.

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by MarketMaker on Feb 16, 2012 1:12 PM CST up reply actions  

I buy supermarket own brand whisky

for my sours, can’t tell the difference. If you drink neat that’s different. Mind I did buy a brew called vodkatini which gave a bad hangover – I later found out it wasnt even distilled in the usual manner but came from a petrochemical plant on Teeside.

by hoodlight on Feb 16, 2012 12:50 PM CST via mobile up reply actions  

youyou

so I click this link from some other article, its about some meme I never heard of.
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2012/02/what-i-do-meme-may-be-immortal/48763/
don’t bother reading it.

however, it does have an example that feels a bit familiar:

by Trooper on Feb 16, 2012 2:59 AM CST reply actions   2 recs

hey everyone, it's not too late. i don't rightly know if you all are having something like this up there but if you're in chicago and leave by 3 or 3:30 (depending on traffic and on how fast you drive)

you can make it down to champaign for the whitney houston vigil they are having this evening. the mayor of champaign will be speaking as well as our local state senator. why a vigil for whitney houston in champaign, illinois? maybe she was born there or grew up there or something? i don’t think so, but anyway, i’ll let mr. williams (whom i happen to know personally) explain:

“Whitney’s from our era,” Williams said. “We’ve lost so many different people from our era … that suddenly passed away,” he said. “I thought it would be kind of nice if we gel as a community and just share this moment together.”

so ok then. i’m just having a bit of trouble deciding which one of these is the most implausible; the fact that a vigil is being held in champaign, illinois for whitney houston, the fact that a mayor and state senator will be speaking at this vigil or the fact that this is a story in the newspaper.

if i was cynical i might suggest that mr. williams might be angling for some free advertising for his funeral home. eh, in either case it is what it is. just wanted to share with you all what i was pondering this morning.

http://www.news-gazette.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/music/2012-02-15/champaign-vigil-set-mark-death-houston.html

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 16, 2012 8:11 AM CST reply actions  

i'm going to go have a lie down.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 16, 2012 8:12 AM CST up reply actions  

There was one moment in time that I would have wanna danced on the grave of somebody

my greatest hate of all

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 16, 2012 8:38 AM CST up reply actions  

The number of people who seem to think she was still relevant the day before she died is astounding.

Her last real hit was over 10 years ago and she functioned only as a drug-related punchline since. Am I happy she died? Of course not, but all this hand-wringing makes me ill. Perhaps I’m a little Whitney’d out, given the circles I run in…

To my knowledge, certain things were not known.
-James Murdoch

by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Feb 16, 2012 9:45 AM CST up reply actions  

yah i dont see it either.

they are about 20 years too late on the whitney bandwagon. thats when she did bodyguard. i don’t recall hearing anything of her since then.

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 16, 2012 10:00 AM CST up reply actions  

Nice post time.

It is truly a national disaster.

We're all here because we're not all there.

by winningugly on Feb 16, 2012 8:22 AM CST up reply actions  

on that previous point i made about morey and the rockets if the chris paul trade didn't orignally get nixed,

from bill simmon’s latest mailbag: http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7579097/linsanity-bag

SG: I love when Daryl Morey writes me with the alias “Adam Spolane.” And yeah, you’re right — if the Gasol trade goes through and Houston follows that up by signing Nene (something the Rockets believe would have happened, even if the rest of the league is dubious), here’s Houston’s team right now: Kyle Lowry, Courtney Lee, Chandler Parsons, Nene and Pau Gasol (starters); Jeremy Lin, Marcus Morris, Patrick Patterson, Jordan Hill, Chase Budinger, Free Agent 2-Guard to Be Named (bench). Pretty interesting. Daryl will now light himself on fire.

Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg

by Jack M on Feb 16, 2012 10:24 AM CST reply actions  

who's jeremy lin?

White Sox 2012: Helplessly rebuilding?

by greenlight on Feb 16, 2012 10:39 AM CST up reply actions  

ive been espn free since the superbowl.

no football… no baseball… no reason to watch it. i miss pti though

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 16, 2012 12:02 PM CST up reply actions  

I don't get all the ESPN hate.

Yes there is a load of crap but thru sheer volume plenty of good stuff too. Frankly I think its just become lazy and semi hip to say “I dont watch espn”. As a sports fan I just kind of look at you folks goofy.

"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun

by Tdogg on Feb 16, 2012 12:27 PM CST up reply actions  

Really?

Huh.

"I considered throwing a volley, but since I'm considerably closer to Ford City than Dodge City, I figure it might have been misinterpreted."

by RWShow on Feb 16, 2012 12:32 PM CST up reply actions  

Yes really.

I enjoy all the sports and ESPN has done quite a bit in regards to bringing in additional sources the past couple years. Baseball prospectus stuff. Football Outsiders stuff “like between the number”s as examples.

"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun

by Tdogg on Feb 16, 2012 12:44 PM CST up reply actions  

very much this

i’ll watch the sportscenter top 10 and pti, thats about it.

by e-gus on Feb 16, 2012 12:54 PM CST up reply actions  

Well there is a plenty of that but I find the broad stroke just lazy

I enjoy Outside the Lines.
NFL 32 is pretty good.
Certain NBA analysts are actually pretty good.
I think Kiper does good work.

Its so large if a person cared to look they would find stuff.

"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun

by Tdogg on Feb 16, 2012 12:59 PM CST up reply actions  

I'd rather not sift through the trash; it's just not worth it to me.

"I considered throwing a volley, but since I'm considerably closer to Ford City than Dodge City, I figure it might have been misinterpreted."

by RWShow on Feb 16, 2012 1:20 PM CST up reply actions  

Really not difficult to like watch or read what you want

"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun

by Tdogg on Feb 16, 2012 1:21 PM CST up reply actions  

No shit, that's the point of this convo.

I think ESPN sucks, and I don’t watch it. NEXT!

"I considered throwing a volley, but since I'm considerably closer to Ford City than Dodge City, I figure it might have been misinterpreted."

by RWShow on Feb 16, 2012 1:28 PM CST up reply actions  

what do you watch for your sports viewing needs then?

CTL? MLB Net? NFL Net?

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 16, 2012 1:29 PM CST up reply actions  

All three of those.

Even though Kaplan’s a bonehead, I still like him. And I like the Chicago-centric nature of it. NFL & MLB networks both have some really worthwhile shows. Other than that, it’s pretty much the Score and some websites/blogs.

Real Sports is the best sports show on TV, imo. I miss it dearly, but couldn’t keep up with HBO’s price tag.

"I considered throwing a volley, but since I'm considerably closer to Ford City than Dodge City, I figure it might have been misinterpreted."

by RWShow on Feb 16, 2012 1:32 PM CST up reply actions  

during spring training i'll be doing a lot of tuning in to CTL.

kaplan is terrible, but they will for sure be talking all things white sox.

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 16, 2012 1:34 PM CST up reply actions  

This time of year, it's tough.

I mean, I like hockey, but there’s no decent hockey analysis in this town. Spring training talk bores me to tears, and football being over just annoys me. Fuck, I watched some golf on Sunday. And I’ll be watching at least part of the Daytona 500.

February sucks big fat balls.

"I considered throwing a volley, but since I'm considerably closer to Ford City than Dodge City, I figure it might have been misinterpreted."

by RWShow on Feb 16, 2012 1:40 PM CST up reply actions  

I think SCH does a fine job of analysis, at least on the front page.

Some comments are pretty good, but there’s a ton of noise.

The lords of dawn are men such as Mr. Lucy.

by Uribe Down on Feb 16, 2012 2:24 PM CST up reply actions  

let me take this opportunity

to recommend soccer!

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 16, 2012 2:27 PM CST up reply actions  

Hillbillies > Europeans.

It’s science.

"I considered throwing a volley, but since I'm considerably closer to Ford City than Dodge City, I figure it might have been misinterpreted."

by RWShow on Feb 16, 2012 2:35 PM CST up reply actions  

but

chavs > hillbillies.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 16, 2012 2:42 PM CST up reply actions  

Anyway, more to the point, I don't say "fuck ESPN" because it's fashionable.

I do it because it’s how I feel.

And I’m glad it’s now fashionable. Maybe that’ll help change things for the better.

But maybe not.

"I considered throwing a volley, but since I'm considerably closer to Ford City than Dodge City, I figure it might have been misinterpreted."

by RWShow on Feb 16, 2012 1:35 PM CST up reply actions  

Im really not trying to get anyone to watch or read more ESPN

My point was there are things there to enjoy if a person wanted to try and a great deal of opinion I’ve read is overblown.

ESPN is also stands for Entertainment. Now back to the regularly scheduled program.

"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun

by Tdogg on Feb 16, 2012 1:50 PM CST up reply actions  

Since this is the RRRR:

dogg, I am where you might want to be – am presenting to a Black Enterprise/Women of Power session tomorrow at the Ritz in my town. 700 professional black women have descended on Orlando to talk about how to get ahead. Beverly Johnson (former supermodel) is the keynote speaker. Eat your heart out, my man.

http://www.blackenterprise.com/events/women-of-power-summit/

I am going to tell them Oprah has her Dr. Phil and Bob Greene – I am this "summit"’s Dr. Phil.

We're all here because we're not all there.

by winningugly on Feb 16, 2012 1:55 PM CST up reply actions  

You suck

"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun

by Tdogg on Feb 16, 2012 1:56 PM CST up reply actions  

The only time I watch ESPN is for

Baseball Tonight (I don’t have MLB Network)
ESPN Football
ESPN Basketball

I just can’t watch sportscenter, I can’t

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 16, 2012 1:22 PM CST up reply actions  

well there is no football talk (besides free agency and the draft which is forever and a day away)

this aj burnett story has been the biggest thing baseball for the last 2 weeks.

i dont watch basketball
i dont watch hockey
i don’t watch NCAA until i fill the bracket.

lol come on tdogg i’m far from a hipster. just a serious down time

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 16, 2012 12:33 PM CST up reply actions  

That's fair for you.

I have just heard a bit more than that for others and I think more for the reasons I gave.

"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun

by Tdogg on Feb 16, 2012 12:49 PM CST up reply actions  

Maybe it's gotten better

I abandoned it years ago. I remember watching Sports Center one Monday morning. The previous weekend contained the NFL draft, NBA and NHL playoffs, and probably a golf tournament or NASCAR race. SC spent 10 minutes on some fluff story about a high school football team with a disabled player or something equally sentimental.

It you can’t fill 44 minutes with real content after one of the biggest sports weekends of the year, you don’t get to count me as a viewer

@gpierce112

by joewho112 on Feb 16, 2012 12:53 PM CST up reply actions  

It's been years for me too.

Maybe they’ve cleaned up their act.

But I doubt it.

"I considered throwing a volley, but since I'm considerably closer to Ford City than Dodge City, I figure it might have been misinterpreted."

by RWShow on Feb 16, 2012 12:54 PM CST up reply actions  

the fluff stuff is the worst

quit trying to get female viewers on espn.
doesnt disney have 100 other channels they can use to fill that demographic?

by e-gus on Feb 16, 2012 12:55 PM CST up reply actions  

RW

I am with you.Could not have said it better.

by Lil Jimmy on Feb 16, 2012 12:57 PM CST up reply actions  

I rarely watch Sports Center.

I do watch ESPN News at times. Much better and more likely to have a bit more insight.

"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun

by Tdogg on Feb 16, 2012 1:00 PM CST up reply actions  

it hasn't gotten better

i basically went off the grid ESPN-wise for five or six years thanks to mlb.tv, living with granola-types and having a friend who’d let me watch away michigan football games on his tv. i didn’t miss their content much if at all. over the past year i’ve had a ton of exposure to ESPN programming and while there are aspects that have improved somewhat, a lot of it is just incredibly grating. and/or boring/stupid. and why should i wait for them to catch up with what i’ve enjoyed teaching myself about the sports i watch? i’ve come up with my own alternative to their programming (SSS, among other things) and it’s vastly superior.

i will grant their online content is much much better. Grantland is a genuine addition to the scene that wouldn’t be possible w/o ESPN. but that’s really the only bit of theirs that i actually read on a regular basis.

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 16, 2012 2:37 PM CST up reply actions  

You don't count

You would be happy living in the woods with an internet connection and a stock of micro-brews.

"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun

by Tdogg on Feb 16, 2012 2:51 PM CST up reply actions  

Is the stock of beer limitless?

Am I paying rent in the woods? How far from civilization?

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 16, 2012 2:55 PM CST up reply actions  

these immediately went crossed my brain too

there are certain other people i don’t find interminable. having access to them is a good thing.

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 16, 2012 2:57 PM CST up reply actions  

Am I allowed to periodically visit town for supplies and ladyfolk?

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 16, 2012 3:14 PM CST up reply actions  

Who needs ladyfolk when you got goats!

"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza

by homesickalien on Feb 16, 2012 4:12 PM CST up reply actions  

Some of us don't want toxoplasmosis.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 16, 2012 4:21 PM CST up reply actions  

are you also granting the magic ability to stream M football games?

i would miss the Bulls too.

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 16, 2012 2:56 PM CST up reply actions  

Nope got a site for you streaming NBA

Every game. I use it on the road.

"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun

by Tdogg on Feb 16, 2012 3:02 PM CST up reply actions  

i might be needing that shortly

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 16, 2012 3:04 PM CST up reply actions  

better stream quality than the usual ilemi / justin.tv / etc. feeds?

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 16, 2012 3:09 PM CST up reply actions  

Havent used those so can't compare.

Nothing super but it does the job. I use livetv

It gives you the upcoming broadcasts. Select basketball and then a game from the available streams. Sometimes they get killed but you can just refresh to get new ones. Some are the home/road feeds others are foreign. I believe the ones on top are usually stronger. Select the play symbol. Ignore the ad or warning in the middle it disappears after 30 seconds. Commercials usually go black or you get crazy ads in between. As I said I use it on the road for Bulls games and have watched a few Heat, Clippers and Laker games on it. You don’t have to register or download anything. Ignore it all.

"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun

by Tdogg on Feb 16, 2012 6:23 PM CST up reply actions  

Email, pls.

Speaking of – Bulls on national TV tonight. Boosh.

"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza

by homesickalien on Feb 16, 2012 4:12 PM CST up reply actions  

TNT needs a streaming app like ESPN has

sitting in traffic is less infuriating when there’s a bulls game on the phone on the dash.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 16, 2012 5:26 PM CST up reply actions  

heh i watched a surprising amount of breaking bad that way

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 16, 2012 6:27 PM CST up reply actions  

If a Colin shits in the woods,

will anybody sift through the discarded Mountain Dew cans and jizz puddles to cut his fucking hair??

"I considered throwing a volley, but since I'm considerably closer to Ford City than Dodge City, I figure it might have been misinterpreted."

by RWShow on Feb 16, 2012 3:36 PM CST up reply actions   2 recs

MD?

cmon. i rarely drink soda, let alone that horse piss.

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 16, 2012 3:38 PM CST up reply actions  

whoa, caps lock!

"Sportsmanship is just loser talk for losing."

by boyonthedock on Feb 17, 2012 2:05 AM CST up reply actions  

it's like you've never spent any time at all alone in the woods

“Jizz Puddles” was the working title of Bon Iver’s first album.

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 17, 2012 2:14 AM CST up reply actions  

Also the hidden subtitle to Walden.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 17, 2012 11:02 AM CST up reply actions  

i've been watching a ton of mlb network. good stuff on there.

as far as espn goes i like watching pti and around the horn, but not at this time of the year.

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 16, 2012 12:56 PM CST up reply actions  

Sorry but ESPN has become about as pointless and mind-numbing as a 24/7 cable news network.

Sure you can watch MSNBC or CNN during a major story and pick up valuable information, you’ll also be treated to hours of ridiculous speculation and yelling passing off as “analysis.”

ESPN is a joke. It’s flagship program is no longer appointment viewing and aside from having TV rights to a ton of stuff there’s really nothing setting it apart. I don’t want to be hip, I want to watch a Monday Night Football game without brainless fuckwads like Chris Berman or Joe Theissman ruining my enjoyment of the game. TNT and NBC back in the day did it right. You find a few personalities that can mesh and stick with the formula, you don’t need 19 men dissecting a game with 12 different product placements and 5 puff pieces on the long snapper.

by Ozzie Montana on Feb 16, 2012 1:21 PM CST up reply actions  

But the long snapper had to heroically overcome a pretty bad case of acne to make it to the NFL

It’s so inspiring

fart noise accompanied by a dismissive wanking motion

@gpierce112

by joewho112 on Feb 16, 2012 1:23 PM CST up reply actions  

Sure you didn't.

"I considered throwing a volley, but since I'm considerably closer to Ford City than Dodge City, I figure it might have been misinterpreted."

by RWShow on Feb 16, 2012 1:30 PM CST up reply actions  

Maybe that is the problem here

I view ESPN as everything it offers not just 1 station. Sorry I get some value and it doesn’t take a lot of effort to find specifically what I want to see or read. No different than regular tv to me.

This all just reminds me of people yelling
“There is no good movies”
“There is no good tv”

Okee Doke.

"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun

by Tdogg on Feb 16, 2012 1:34 PM CST up reply actions  

I think it's more like someone yelling "There are no good Disney movies."

It’s a little more specific than what you say.

"I considered throwing a volley, but since I'm considerably closer to Ford City than Dodge City, I figure it might have been misinterpreted."

by RWShow on Feb 16, 2012 1:36 PM CST up reply actions  

This.

Much more educated stuff coming out of the mouths of the commentators – Saber stuff. The MLB ex-players actually pale in comparison.

We're all here because we're not all there.

by winningugly on Feb 16, 2012 2:14 PM CST up reply actions  

That being said,

the announcers giving the scores are idiots. And the cross-selling of Disney is nauseating. However, the Baseball Tonight guys are actually fairly smart.

We're all here because we're not all there.

by winningugly on Feb 16, 2012 2:16 PM CST up reply actions  

There is a ton more saber stuff for all the sports now on ESPN

Its grown quite a bit in the last 2 years

"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun

by Tdogg on Feb 16, 2012 2:18 PM CST up reply actions  

I think they can read the type of feedback that OM gave,

and have to balance the corporate mantra of cross-selling and entertainment with stats that are becoming commonplace to those who are more than casual fans.

We're all here because we're not all there.

by winningugly on Feb 16, 2012 2:19 PM CST up reply actions  

it does seem like they realize that there's money to be made

throwing a bone to the hardcore sports nerds.

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 16, 2012 2:38 PM CST up reply actions  

Anybody seen Elite Squad (The enemy within?)

"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun

by Tdogg on Feb 16, 2012 10:46 AM CST reply actions  

So nobody saw it?

Did last night. Good stuff
Elite

"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun

by Tdogg on Feb 16, 2012 3:00 PM CST up reply actions  

where'd you see it?

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 16, 2012 3:07 PM CST up reply actions  

netflix streaming

"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun

by Tdogg on Feb 16, 2012 3:26 PM CST up reply actions  

sigh.

"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza

by homesickalien on Feb 16, 2012 12:05 PM CST up reply actions  

I have always had freckles, a diastema and horrible vision.

Guess I’m considered hip nowadays.

"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza

by homesickalien on Feb 16, 2012 12:28 PM CST up reply actions  

Freckles aren't a flaw. Big Makeup just wants to think they are

You can’t find a man alive that doesn’t want to do depraved sex things to Cintia Dicker’s face

@gpierce112

by joewho112 on Feb 16, 2012 1:21 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

the people you can find are like me

unaware of this cinta dicker’s existence.

"Sportsmanship is just loser talk for losing."

by boyonthedock on Feb 17, 2012 2:08 AM CST up reply actions  

Nope!

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 16, 2012 3:21 PM CST up reply actions  

there are a couple good eps

but it takes like 5 episodes of crap to get to them. they had a good show in there but not enough direction to actually produce it regularly.

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 16, 2012 3:24 PM CST up reply actions  

i think you have to pay close attention

and even then the first like 4 episodes are not interesting.

but i hear it gets good. But from my experience, its like a boring version of Damages.

"Sportsmanship is just loser talk for losing."

by boyonthedock on Feb 17, 2012 2:10 AM CST up reply actions  

i'm watching inside edition.

a kid getting picked on at 6 years old because his ears are big is undergoing surgery to pin them back. i swear if anyone picks on my kid at that age i might destroy them.

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 16, 2012 3:24 PM CST reply actions  

my ears were the same size my whole life, they were big at 6 and stuck out.

my big ears are a big part of the reason why i’m pretty good at fistucuffs.

i can’t believe what pussies we as a society are raising these days.

by e-gus on Feb 16, 2012 8:33 PM CST up reply actions  

like getting surgery is gonna quiet the kids!

now hes the pussy that got surgery! because his fucking ears were sticking out too far!

"Sportsmanship is just loser talk for losing."

by boyonthedock on Feb 17, 2012 2:11 AM CST up reply actions  

Shoeless re: spanking:

http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;101/4/723

upshot: the downsides are numerous and outweigh what are few positives, particularly in light of more effective alternatives. the incentive structure for both the parent and the child is skewed and application of the method tends to lead to less effective or even abusive application.

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 16, 2012 3:51 PM CST reply actions  

i call BS

i dont spank my kids a lot… but there are some times where it warrants the action.

a well timed spanking is one of the best tools in a parents arsenal. you’ll change your belief when you have a kid who turns the gas on the stove for a 3rd time.

1st time= serious talk
2nd time= time out
3rd time= time to turn that ass red

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 16, 2012 4:02 PM CST up reply actions  

lets just say hes never done a 4th.

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 16, 2012 4:03 PM CST up reply actions  

Yeah, look at you

all you do is pick on insane people on the internet. Look what spanking did to you!

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 16, 2012 4:22 PM CST up reply actions  

Its probably Fukudome fault anyway

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 16, 2012 4:23 PM CST up reply actions  

well, then i think we've got a quorum.

Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be.

by MarketMaker on Feb 16, 2012 4:30 PM CST up reply actions  

yeah, it just made me scared of my dad.

he wasn’t abusive or anything, but i was terrified to get in trouble to the point that i’d do all i could to cover it up whenever i did, obviously making things worse.
this just created more trouble further on down the line.

by craigws on Feb 16, 2012 4:52 PM CST up reply actions  

i'm not sure that's a unique experience.

pretty much sounds like every kid ever.

Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be.

by MarketMaker on Feb 16, 2012 5:15 PM CST up reply actions  

yup

agreed 100 percent.

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 16, 2012 5:57 PM CST up reply actions  

Fear of disappointing or angering your parents, sure.

You shouldn’t be actually terrified of a parental figure.

by Ozzie Montana on Feb 16, 2012 5:59 PM CST up reply actions  

to a point, yeah.

you need some to keep them inline, but it can be overdone. and overdoing it even just a little doesn’t work out well.

by craigws on Feb 16, 2012 8:27 PM CST up reply actions  

personally, i think i should have been whacked way more

but dad was too much of a softie. i didn’t have the fear of punishment that you need as a kid.

by e-gus on Feb 16, 2012 8:36 PM CST up reply actions  

I agree with this.

I recall stern talking to’s and spankings; never any time outs. If I was really bad, my dad brought out the belt. He only had to do that once.

by Shoeless In SC on Feb 16, 2012 4:26 PM CST up reply actions  

i was asked for the science

and i supplied it. that’s a link to the american academy of pediatrics and a summary of their findings regarding successful discipline.

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 16, 2012 4:29 PM CST up reply actions  

you should have let the house blow up

then his arse would really be red

by hoodlight on Feb 16, 2012 5:04 PM CST via mobile up reply actions  

I'm not sure how I feel about spanking; never had to administer one

But I somehow imagine that if the gas stove got turned on my mind would be made up in a hurry.

I laud your restraint for not getting corporal on offense no. 1.

by Sox-35th on Feb 17, 2012 10:46 AM CST up reply actions  

thanks for the info

but I’d be interested to see some case studies. I read through most of the article but couldn’t find any studies examining the effects of spanking versus time out.

by Shoeless In SC on Feb 16, 2012 4:28 PM CST up reply actions  

there are 32 citations at the end of the article for your perusal

as well as a long list of papers which cite the article. but we’re not talking about a few scientists here. we’re talking about a summary of the extant literature. no offense, but the likelihood that you will come up with a point of skepticism that the scientists in question have not thought of is probably very low.

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 16, 2012 4:34 PM CST up reply actions  

I can only see the abstracts

I’ll see what I can find on google scholar

by Shoeless In SC on Feb 16, 2012 4:40 PM CST up reply actions  

Time out

Time out is gold.Often when you spank your kid it is more about you.Often you feel bad later.I am from a family of eight.Lots of spanking for the older kids,little or none for the younger kids.The eight of us are the same,my parents grew out of it.Time out was great.I never regreted giving a time out and it was very effective in stopping short term behavior.
If you feel you must spank,only on the rear.No pinching or slapping.That is personal and mean.

by Lil Jimmy on Feb 17, 2012 1:04 PM CST up reply actions  

well said

"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun

by Tdogg on Feb 17, 2012 11:25 AM CST up reply actions  

My two year old is a good kid, rarely does he do anything to make me angry

I am sure that will change but I appreciate the advice from a vet. When he is tired his little southpaw will sometimes try to slap his mother’s face. Thats the only time he gets a timeout, only two minutes (I think I saw on Supernanny where it is a minute a year in age) and you’d think the little nugget is scarred for life with the over-the-top wail-of-woe.

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 17, 2012 1:39 PM CST up reply actions  

for me it's all about the 1st reaction

I get angry quickly & that can be a scary combination. The mild temperment folk are leaps & bounds ahead of me for sure. I’ve gotten better with age. The point is: know who you are just as much as knowing who your kid(s) are.

It's 106 miles to Chicago, we have a full tank of gas, 1/2 pack of cigarettes...it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.

by lastof12 on Feb 18, 2012 7:43 AM CST up reply actions  

This may just get no responses, but oh well.

Any of you like exploring cemeteries? I know of a couple good ones, but would like to find more in or around the city. This one looks kind of fun.

The lords of dawn are men such as Mr. Lucy.

by Uribe Down on Feb 16, 2012 4:51 PM CST reply actions  

A tip: don't go at night. The forest preserve mounties patrol and ticket.

Something wrong with a group of mid-twenties folks sitting in a courtroom with a hundred teenage goth kids trying to come up with an excuse for the judge why they shouldn’t get community service.

Holy Christ.

"I considered throwing a volley, but since I'm considerably closer to Ford City than Dodge City, I figure it might have been misinterpreted."

by RWShow on Feb 16, 2012 5:04 PM CST up reply actions  

It pays to have friends who work for 501C3s.

"I considered throwing a volley, but since I'm considerably closer to Ford City than Dodge City, I figure it might have been misinterpreted."

by RWShow on Feb 16, 2012 9:51 PM CST up reply actions  

if you're into that stuff (you weirdo)

you gotta check out St. James at Sag Bridge in Lemont. Archer and 83. very cool cemetery. i went to church there as a kid.

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 16, 2012 5:13 PM CST up reply actions  

So you have a cemetery you like, but I'm a weirdo. Got it.

Also, quick poll: burned or buried? Or other?

The lords of dawn are men such as Mr. Lucy.

by Uribe Down on Feb 16, 2012 5:23 PM CST up reply actions  

lol i just happened to go there every sunday for 15 years and thought it was cool

i’m not actively seeking out a cemetery to lurk in. lol

buried.

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 16, 2012 5:27 PM CST up reply actions  

other: donate to science / hospital.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 16, 2012 5:31 PM CST up reply actions  

Ah, yes. 'Course.

The lords of dawn are men such as Mr. Lucy.

by Uribe Down on Feb 16, 2012 5:41 PM CST up reply actions  

i always interpreted "weekend at bernie's" as a horror flick too.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 16, 2012 5:34 PM CST up reply actions  

the human bodies exhibit would be cool

but they’re anonymous, i’d want the grand kids to know that was me riding the horse corpse or whatever.

i dont care what happens to the body once they harvest my usable organs.

by e-gus on Feb 16, 2012 8:40 PM CST up reply actions  

Ha, hell yeah that would be cool.

The lords of dawn are men such as Mr. Lucy.

by Uribe Down on Feb 16, 2012 9:08 PM CST up reply actions  

Drank by friends, ashes mixed into keg

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 16, 2012 6:10 PM CST up reply actions  

I like this idea

I’d want a party held in my honor. Except only my dearest, closest friend or significant other would know that the keg that everyone was drinking from contained my ashes. Once everyone had a filled glass, a toast would be made. After everyone drank the toast, this person would tell everyone that I was now a part of all of them.

by Shoeless In SC on Feb 16, 2012 9:14 PM CST up reply actions  

I was thinking that I would record a message that someone would pop into a DVD players

saying, “You dumb sons-of-bitches just drank me, feel free to vomit and I’ll see you in hell”

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 17, 2012 10:23 AM CST up reply actions  

cryo!

i’m actually fairly seriously thinking about it.

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 16, 2012 6:16 PM CST up reply actions  

you better look into it very carefully. at least as things stand now

i’m not sure all current facilities accept gingies.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 16, 2012 6:19 PM CST up reply actions  

heh.
Due to the isolated location of the cemetery along an old, small, chained-off road, vandalism and Satanic rituals have been reported.
…making it the perfect spot for teenagers looking for a clandestine spot to drag race and become amorous with their cars.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 16, 2012 5:33 PM CST up reply actions  

there are some interesting graveyards in edinburgh.

one has a statue of lincoln. – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Emancipation_Monument,Edinburgh-geograph.org.uk-_138919.jpg

then there’s greyfriars. they ran out of space on the old graveyard (which had been around since the 1500’s), so they just built a new on top of the old one. as such, when it rains really hard bones will pop out of the ground. apparently the only other place this happens is new orleans. also, it is supposedly haunted. can’t confirm that, but it is creepy at night.

a few abandoned overgrown ones too.

by craigws on Feb 16, 2012 9:53 PM CST up reply actions  

I'm actually headed to New Orleans in a couple weeks (not for Mardi Gras).

I definitely plan on checking out some old graveyards.

The lords of dawn are men such as Mr. Lucy.

by Uribe Down on Feb 16, 2012 10:14 PM CST up reply actions  

Checking out old graveyards

is perhaps not the best way to spend time in the Big Easy.

Music, music, music. Bars. Food. Combine all three.
Uptown Tipitina’s. is an amazing venue.

I’ve only been once, but I wish I’d had much more time to spend there.

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be. -

by The Face on Feb 17, 2012 5:55 AM CST up reply actions  

they're pretty cool

People from New Orleans celebrate death.

I’ve also seen a graveyard or 2 in Poland. It was depressing mostly because of the stories behind the graveyard.

It's 106 miles to Chicago, we have a full tank of gas, 1/2 pack of cigarettes...it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.

by lastof12 on Feb 17, 2012 10:07 AM CST up reply actions  

if anybody visits poland, i can't rec krakow enough

untouched during all the wars, historic seat of government until moved to warsaw (which was bitchsmacked during the wars), ridiculous vodka and pierogis. and i think they might still be on the zloty.

it’s then a short cheap bus ride to auschwitz to get your depressed on.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 17, 2012 10:25 AM CST up reply actions  

yep, Krakow is awesome but I liked Zakopane & Wroclaw much better.

Poland is underrated imho.

It's 106 miles to Chicago, we have a full tank of gas, 1/2 pack of cigarettes...it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.

by lastof12 on Feb 17, 2012 11:00 AM CST up reply actions  

I'm going ghost town hunting this weekend.

While not quite the same, I think it’s kind of comparable. Apparently this state is full of abandoned towns.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 17, 2012 1:54 PM CST up reply actions  

Here's the Kansas page in comparison.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ghost_towns_in_Kansas

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 17, 2012 3:28 PM CST up reply actions  

here's ireland in comparison. (ok, i know it's not the same thing. in ireland, they never even became cities (or in a lot of cases were never finished being built) before they were abandoned)



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_estate


video

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 17, 2012 3:44 PM CST up reply actions  

poor carthage.

gets screwed over every time.
at least rome fell on its arse too.

by craigws on Feb 17, 2012 6:53 PM CST up reply actions  

Really looking forward to Old Randolph, which was flooded for the dam about five miles from my apartment.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 17, 2012 3:29 PM CST up reply actions  

nightmare fuel:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KHx4H6YrLgY

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 16, 2012 6:09 PM CST reply actions  

Boooo.

The lords of dawn are men such as Mr. Lucy.

by Uribe Down on Feb 16, 2012 6:47 PM CST up reply actions  

Really what the hell happened?

Is it really just the man between the pipes? I don’t know enough about hockey to know.

"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun

by Tdogg on Feb 16, 2012 6:52 PM CST up reply actions  

from what i've gathered, bad defense was covered by good offense in the beginning.

injuries happened, offense sputtered. defense/goaltending didn’t get any better. goalie situation similar to sox’ CF a few years ago, except the prospect is the lead dog over the scrap heap vet.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 16, 2012 7:04 PM CST up reply actions  

thanks

"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun

by Tdogg on Feb 16, 2012 7:17 PM CST up reply actions  

the cap was tight already and the sharks made an offer sheet that drove his price up such that the hawks couldn't match without.... inconvenience.

SCH termed that time as “capocalypse”, what with all the good young players coming up for a payday at once. thank god they won it the year they did.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 16, 2012 7:45 PM CST up reply actions  

I love beautiful basketball

"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun

by Tdogg on Feb 16, 2012 8:43 PM CST reply actions  

Boston got old quick

hate to see that, those guys are my age.

by e-gus on Feb 16, 2012 8:47 PM CST up reply actions  

well that was pretty terrible

"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun

by Tdogg on Feb 16, 2012 9:07 PM CST up reply actions  

Kournikova'd.

"I considered throwing a volley, but since I'm considerably closer to Ford City than Dodge City, I figure it might have been misinterpreted."

by RWShow on Feb 17, 2012 9:32 AM CST up reply actions  

Where would the Bulls be without Deng?

Probably where my fantasy team would be. Last.

by Shoeless In SC on Feb 16, 2012 9:36 PM CST reply actions  

Boozer has had a big game

"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun

by Tdogg on Feb 16, 2012 9:39 PM CST up reply actions  

check that

A monstrous game.

"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun

by Tdogg on Feb 16, 2012 9:39 PM CST up reply actions  

Noah too.

I never thought the Bulls could play this well without Rose

by Shoeless In SC on Feb 16, 2012 9:42 PM CST up reply actions  

Really

They’ve played quite well without him this year.

"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun

by Tdogg on Feb 16, 2012 9:44 PM CST up reply actions  

I imagine Thibs personally chokeslams everyone after a loss.

Hopefully someone .gifed him screaming “Shoot the fucking ball” after their 24 second violation.

by Ozzie Montana on Feb 16, 2012 10:06 PM CST up reply actions  

That was freaking hilarious!

"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun

by Tdogg on Feb 16, 2012 10:14 PM CST up reply actions  

want to go to there

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 16, 2012 11:59 PM CST up reply actions  

why, i'd pay one shiny rec to see that.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 17, 2012 2:12 AM CST up reply actions  

why, i'd pay one shiny rec to see that.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 17, 2012 2:12 AM CST up reply actions  

Apparently you would pay two.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 17, 2012 11:06 AM CST up reply actions  

yeah, found a bug.

if you hit “preview” and then “post” within the preview and then the regular “post” button if that first click starts taking its sweet ass time, bickety-bam, double post.

I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

by thatshortkid on Feb 17, 2012 11:09 AM CST up reply actions  

So I mentioned this before...

But despite my promises to make this year’s methup, I won’t be able to. I’ve got wedding stuff going on the weekend of the methup. I did convince my fiancee, however, to go to Chicago with me the weekend of May 10-13. Her aunt and uncle are there and we’ll be taking in a Sox game on that Saturday with her uncle, maybe her cousin.

Now, I’m sure he knows the North side pretty well having gone to Cubs games, but I’m not sure he knows much about the area around the Cell. Two of my friends here grew up in Rockford and they’ve warned me to stick to the script when I’m in Chicago. So, can ya’ll give out some tips on safe parking, transportation, places to eat, places to drink, etc?

by Shoeless In SC on Feb 17, 2012 9:08 AM CST reply actions  

Where are you staying?

I’d like to try to meet up with you at that Saturday game but realize that it is kind of a family affair so it might be awkward for you to get away from your fiancee’s family.

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 17, 2012 10:21 AM CST up reply actions  

Yeah, you're right. I just think I'd be pulled in two opposite directions.

But, she’s talking about us going downtown on Friday to explore, etc. You said you’re about 30 min away, but if you’re down we could meet up on Friday evening? What do ya say?

She said they live in the burbs, northbrook/glenview, near I-90/94.

by Shoeless In SC on Feb 17, 2012 5:42 PM CST up reply actions  

Not even kidding, she is going to want your opinion, right?

So just pick what you think are her top three options. If you can’t look at a big display of something and pick out three choices in which she wouldn’t have one in her top three, you shouldn’t get married. The biggest secret to a successful marriage is anticipating what she is gonna do/want. This is your final test.

She will appreciate the one that you pick out of her top three as a sign you pay attention to her tastes. If you pick the same one she really wants, she’ll see it as fate. No matter what, you win. Can’t stress enough… just put a bare minimum of caring in wedding planning, the rewards are limitless. If it means drinking at 9am to get through another tour of another facility, do it… But you’ve got that wrapped up already, right? Just what the hell you gonna be doing that weekend?

by South Side Expat on Feb 17, 2012 8:29 PM CST up reply actions  

couples shower, bachelor party

course, I’d love nothing more than to have my bachelor party in chicago, but cost and time off from work for everyone is the main issue.

We are almost always on the same page, one of those weird quirks of our relationship, so I have no fear that I’d be able to pick out her top 3. I’ve had very little to do with the planning of things, actually. I handled the bare minimum. Was able to help her find a chapel and reception hall, and we were both thinking the same thing, so that was kinda painless.

I’ve given her my input when she’s asked for it, but I’ve mostly steered clear. We are mostly just busy with parties and counseling sessions. Trying to cram everything into 5 months

by Shoeless In SC on Feb 17, 2012 8:39 PM CST up reply actions  

Stick to the script? Chicago's not that dangerous if you know where you're going.

Much of what you do here will likely be dependent on where you stay. So, yeah, help us help you!

The lords of dawn are men such as Mr. Lucy.

by Uribe Down on Feb 17, 2012 2:07 PM CST up reply actions  

For Sox games

stay west of the Dan Ryan Expressway and you’ll be just fine.

All of the White Sox lots are safe, although the cost was $23 last year. No doubt they’ll jack it up again.

Bridgeport is a mecca of food joints and “old man” bars. I’d have no fear in walking into any one of them. With the new influx of Asian folks, the neighborhood is a rainbow of cultures, watering holes and cuisines…enjoy!

If you don’t have Bridgeport wanderlust, then do like me and tailgate in the parking lot or treat yourself to a meal at Bacardi at the Park. Pretty good brisket and the servers are lovely.

"I wouldn’t say I’m hitting five days a week…some weeks we won’t go at all." – Adam Dunn on his preparation routine for the 2012 season (1/24/12)

by tailgater on Feb 17, 2012 3:16 PM CST up reply actions  

I read "lovely" as "lonely".

And then I felt bad for the servers.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 17, 2012 3:30 PM CST up reply actions  

Stay west of the Ryan?

What you’ll get fucked up by an ITT gang?

"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun

by Tdogg on Feb 17, 2012 3:33 PM CST up reply actions  

You don't want to turn your back on a future computer engineer.

"I wouldn’t say I’m hitting five days a week…some weeks we won’t go at all." – Adam Dunn on his preparation routine for the 2012 season (1/24/12)

by tailgater on Feb 17, 2012 3:57 PM CST up reply actions  

Hey, that's IIT, chief!

I might actually be scared of an ITT gang.

The lords of dawn are men such as Mr. Lucy.

by Uribe Down on Feb 17, 2012 4:17 PM CST up reply actions  

Not really

Just confused the schools. Both still tech schools. I just know more ass kickings have come west of the Ryan lately. lol.

"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun

by Tdogg on Feb 17, 2012 4:24 PM CST up reply actions  

Ha, indeed.

The lords of dawn are men such as Mr. Lucy.

by Uribe Down on Feb 17, 2012 4:27 PM CST up reply actions  

The SI Swimsuit Issue showed up in the mail yesterday

A shout out to my wife for renewing my subscription.

"I wouldn’t say I’m hitting five days a week…some weeks we won’t go at all." – Adam Dunn on his preparation routine for the 2012 season (1/24/12)

by tailgater on Feb 17, 2012 3:08 PM CST reply actions  

My brother and a couple friends will be joining me tonight for.

Stone Cali-Belgique, Stone Ruination, Southern Tier Unearthly Oak Aged, Artic Panzer and Racer X. I also picked up this abomination, which the clerk at Binny’s assured me was a party in a bottle: http://www.shmaltzbrewing.com/HEBREW/j14.html
I am not Jewish but this beer looks to be fucking crazy enough to try It is 14% ABV

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 17, 2012 3:27 PM CST reply actions   2 recs

also thank you for the rec's on a few of these

I still have yet to try Zombie Dust, I have never seen it

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 17, 2012 3:28 PM CST up reply actions  

Damn, I really want to try that Hebrew beer now.

Not just the 14, all of ’em. Gonna have to search that out.

The lords of dawn are men such as Mr. Lucy.

by Uribe Down on Feb 17, 2012 4:28 PM CST up reply actions  

Binny's had alot of it, I'd go there if its feasible

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 17, 2012 5:09 PM CST up reply actions  

The jewbelation is THE single most bizarre shit I have ever tasted, it tastes like everything, no joke

My wife’s friend brought one bottle of zombie dust over, its good. She split it with me now I’m trying to hook my bro up with her, she’s a keeper!

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Feb 17, 2012 8:53 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

I've had the Jewbilation, I believe.

Might have been that one. It was one of their beers, and I laughed as I ordered it, and chuckled when I read the bottle.

Very, very good.

by Shoeless In SC on Feb 17, 2012 5:45 PM CST up reply actions  

iirc, someone brought up (U-God?) a good file sharing download site?

I’m upgrading my i-pod and for whatever reason the orignal files are missing in i-tunes. So, I can’t import to new i-pod. I don’t want to pay for the same tunes twice. Any help?

Much thanks!

It's 106 miles to Chicago, we have a full tank of gas, 1/2 pack of cigarettes...it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.

by lastof12 on Feb 18, 2012 7:39 AM CST reply actions  

www.chuckle.com is a comedy site

is there another one? linky?

It's 106 miles to Chicago, we have a full tank of gas, 1/2 pack of cigarettes...it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.

by lastof12 on Feb 18, 2012 7:59 AM CST up reply actions  

ahhh, you got me good there. hehe

so right w/apple comment though. Very time consuming.

It's 106 miles to Chicago, we have a full tank of gas, 1/2 pack of cigarettes...it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.

by lastof12 on Feb 18, 2012 11:25 AM CST up reply actions  

thanks, I'll try this as well

It's 106 miles to Chicago, we have a full tank of gas, 1/2 pack of cigarettes...it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.

by lastof12 on Feb 18, 2012 11:32 AM CST up reply actions  

I'm rather fond of Demonoid.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Feb 18, 2012 10:35 AM CST up reply actions  

thanks, I'll check it out.

It's 106 miles to Chicago, we have a full tank of gas, 1/2 pack of cigarettes...it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.

by lastof12 on Feb 18, 2012 11:29 AM CST up reply actions  

you should be able to export the songs from your ipod to the computer.

can’t recall how, but google it before you go formatting the thing.

by craigws on Feb 18, 2012 10:41 AM CST up reply actions  

I'll do further investigation.

I’ve tinkered with it through i-tunes & found you can export from i-pod, but you cannot import the same file from computer. Also, (and I could be doing it wrong) when you export it gives “text” or UMP file iirc. I tried pretty early this am. Nevertheless, neither worked.

It's 106 miles to Chicago, we have a full tank of gas, 1/2 pack of cigarettes...it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.

by lastof12 on Feb 18, 2012 11:28 AM CST up reply actions  

I'll give a try later when I'm back home.

worky, worky right now…sucks!

Thanks!

It's 106 miles to Chicago, we have a full tank of gas, 1/2 pack of cigarettes...it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.

by lastof12 on Feb 18, 2012 11:37 AM CST up reply actions  

Trey mother fucking

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 18, 2012 9:59 PM CST via mobile reply actions  

Trey motherfucking Burke, y'all.

So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.

by colintj on Feb 18, 2012 9:59 PM CST via mobile reply actions  

I'm going to try.

Last two years have fallen through, of course, but put me down on the “definitely maybe” list

"I'm holding out hope Reinsdorf can somehow use his amnesty clause on Rios"
-Duck99

by Hazymania on Feb 21, 2012 5:20 PM CST reply actions  

OK, I think I'm in

Although again it seems I have to pick between daughter’s birthday and SSS. There’s more beer at SSS.

by FAQ on Feb 27, 2012 4:56 PM CST reply actions  

Mark me as in

Will do my best to make it this year! I skipped last year, can’t have that happen again :)

Taking a walk in a donkey park listening to the wind of change

by LT_sox_fan on Mar 1, 2012 8:21 AM CST reply actions  

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