Fashion Board 2-3-04 to 3-5-04

[Aloha Mr. Learned Hand]

Pete Rose
Warren Sapp (Ov-er-ra-ted *clap*clap*clap clap clap*)
Phil Jackson (despite where I live)
Dookie V
Billy Packer
Sammy Sosa (again despite where I live)
Deion Sanders
Terrell Owens
Anyone who wears the Red Wing...
Anyone who wears the Indian Head sweater (also despite where I live, but I can't hate them now because they suck...)

And I hate Brenda Warner more than Kurt...

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by Aloha Mr. Learned Hand
Pete Rose

And I hate Brenda Warner more than Kurt...

Everyone hates Brenda Warner.

And don't forget the biggest crybaby of all time (the media hates me waaaah)
Ken Griffey Jr.

[Dave]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
Everyone hates Brenda Warner.

That's a rule you can pretty much bank on. I don't hate Kurt Warner, although that may be mainly due to the fact that I hit the 'mute' button every time he opens his mouth.

As for a most hated list, I'll go with:

Announcer: Brent Musburger, by about a hundred miles. I go out of my way to not watch sporting events he broadcasts, and pray weekly that he signs a new deal with some OTHER network that never does Big Ten football games.

Dan Dierdorf is fairly annoying, but doesn't inspire hate. I know lots of people who (weird that) hate John Madden as an announcer. Dickie V is waay past his sell-by date.

Players: Christian Laetner, Allen Iverson (concede he's a terrific player), Barry Bonds

General Mention: The entire roster of the Portland Jail Blazers

I have always really disliked Latrell Sprewell, but have to concede that he's a pretty decent player. Plus, he did manage to injure himself on his yacht outside Milwaukee, so he's also good for the occasional unintentional comedy. link

[Dave]

One for those in the know: What kind of background music will be standard for the Cooters franchise? Will it be "music to fuck to", easy listening or possibly OutKast's greatest hits?

And in response to today's poll, maybe there should be a third set of bathrooms, simply labelled 'Fucking'.

Da (Never got busy in a Burger King bathroom) ve

[str8outavannuys]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
He does. But he's just big. He is not quick. He is not clever. He is not skilled. Who gives a shit if he can knock everyone down and dunk? Fuck him. I'd rather watch someone with hops, grace and an inside/outside game any day.

TM

Stanley Roberts was big too. Lots of people are big. He's big and incredibly strong (at least he used to be, before he got fat and out of shape). That, combined with some coordination, is a pretty tough combo to stop.

That said, I hate the Lakers, I think Carter got fouled on Sunday, and I can't imagine what Shaq had to complain about after watching the 4th quarter.

[str8outavannuys]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
In no particular order:

Duke Basketball (all players from 1988 through today)

This could go on forever...

You really should make it 1990 through today. Starting in 1988 means that you rightly omit Johnny Dawkins, Tommy Amaker, Brian Davis (yay!) and Jay Bilas from your list, but players like Billy King (graduated in 1988), John Smith and Quinn Snyder (both graduated in 1989) get lumped in with odious fucks like Laettner and Thomas Hill.

Of course, the downside of starting in 1990 is that Danny Ferry escapes. So it's 6 of one, 1/2 dozen of the other.

And don't forget Alaa Abdelnaby, the weirdest looking man in college basketball (except perhaps the aforementioned John Smith), Duke '90.

[Dave]

Who needs Janet or Michael?

[str8outavannuys]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
Mm hmm. Good call. But if you're going there, can we add Notre Dame football?

And can I just add the USC Trojans godforsaken trojan fight song dirge for no particular reason?

Everybody sing [to the tune of said song]

THISSSSSS IS THE ONLY SONG WE KNOWWWW
AND WE PLAY IT ALL THE TIMEEEEE

REPEAT *100

[Dave]

Originally posted by str8outavannuys
Stanley Roberts was big too. Lots of people are big.

Speaking of big, I was blown away to see the other Big O, Oliver Miller, back earning an NBA paycheck. He put the "d'oh!" in doughnut. That boy large.

If there were ever a list of "guys who sure as hell don't look like professional athletes", he and John Daly would be at the top.

[str8outavannuys]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
A-Rod - go sleep in the bed you shit in. Pudge, have you learned nothing?

Pudge would have been an idiot to turn this one down. But here's an interesting question (to me, at least): Did the Tigers make a good move? Obviously the Tigers overpaid for I-Rod. In a year his body's going to fall apart. But they had to do something, if for no other reason than to try to show their fans and potential free agents that they're not a joke. So . . . did the Tigers make a good move?

I say, ummmm, yes, but no. Save some money, build, try to get some studs next year. I realize they've been doing this forever, but you just can't pay I-Rod $40M.

On the other hand, what choice did they have? Lose 130 games this year? Where would they be then.

Fuck, I don't know. This is a toughie.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
And you complain about others not recognizing when you are trying to be humorous.

You mean, like now?

(For someone joking about Paxil, you need some.)

[mmm3587]

Nutty case sensitive: I thought I got all of thurgreed's race-baiting socks already. I mean, seriously, this is still going? Anyway, I don't really care who gives a fuck what I think about mentoring exclusivity based on race and gender. I say what I want here and back it up. (And I might ad, I back it up better than your "No, I swear, X is good for you!" rant until even you realized how stupid it was.) I hold my tongue enough at work at around my friends' annoying kids.

Slave: I hang around with some occasional x users, all of them former acid users who would use acid if they could get it today. They can't. And when they do, it is expensive and you can only get a few hits. They call X concert tickets now, mostly because it's great slang that was perfect to describe something illicit without anyone outside of the community having any idea what you're talking about. So, maybe I have assumed that everyone does this, so forgive me. P.S. DOOD, can you score me some concert tickets!!??!!

Heroin: The problem with heroin is that there is no out. You don't really get off of it. You eventually kill yourself when you overdose on the shit, even if you get really good shit and are really careful.

Addicted mormons: A BYU-grade partner at a Chicago firm, claims the OB, got drunk the other night, drove, got into an accident, got arrested, then attacked some cops and tried to break out of jail. And I thought that my partners had bad judgement!

ND football: If there is something more pathetic than a derisive fight song customized for the opposing school bringing middle-aged losers coming back for a visit together with college-age losers still living it, I don't know what it is.

[Jack Manfred]

Poll About Comics
Live: Bill Hicks. Concur with flinty
Album: Bob Newhart. (Concur with whoever picked him.) Did you know that The Button Down Mind got a Grammy? For best comedy album, Jack? That's not a big deal. No, Bob Newhart made a comedy album that won best album of the year. That's unthinkable today.
TV Sketch: Phil Hartman (OK, I'm done concuring.) The most underrated SNL star ever. Dave Foley gets place or show.
Other: Chris Rock. Wish I could have seen him live last month.

Overrated: Carlin. Skating on a reputation earned by making stoned hippies giggle. If he's the best standup, then the word "chihuahua" is the second best standup.
Also overrated: Robin Williams. Stole material.

Disappointing live: Janeane Garafalo. Have seen her more than once, but her modest success has allowed her to not come with a quality, tight set every night.

Has anyone been to the new Cobb's in North Beach?

Oh, and I've never done the sex in a public restroom.
Oh, and I've never really hated any sports figures.


(But I can't see how Al Davis didn't make anyone's list. Or Mike Tyson, he raped a woman and bit a man's ear off.)

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by Jack Manfred
(But I can't see how Al Davis didn't make anyone's list. Or Mike Tyson, he raped a woman and bit a man's ear off.)

C'mon, Jack. Putting Mike Tyson at the top of a hate list is like voting for "Gigli" as worst movie ever. Hating Al Davis is close --- like going with a "Police Academy" sequel or "Battlefield Earth." Ya gotta have guts and go with a name at least someone will like, like "David Robinson is a punk-ass motherfucker" or "'Better Off Dead' doesn't stand up to repeated watching."

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by Jack Manfred
"chihuahua"

:rolf2: