A frolic in Cambodia - Page 14

dtb · 10-28-2004, 01:43 PM

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Originally posted by Shape Shifter
I just remembered Halloween is this weekend. I don't have a lot of time to pull a costume together, so I think I'll go as an Abu Ghraib detainee and my gf as Lyndie England. Luckily it's still pretty warm here.

Also, I have learned that our neighborhood is one where kids still trick-or-treat. I have not been in a neighborhood like this since childhood and I am afraid I am a little behind the times as to what all the cool kids expect to receive as treats. I am considering baby carrots, eggs, or bibles. Any thoughts?

Bibles. Definitely go with the bibles. And the eggs.

Shape Shifter · 10-28-2004, 01:44 PM

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Originally posted by bilmore
And, the leftovers are useful when you clean the spray paint off the driveway.

Oooh, spray paint. Good one.

ThurgreedMarshall · 10-28-2004, 01:45 PM

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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I'm not sure that the word "love" was used, but she did make it clear that she had intense feelings for him.

Come on, RT. That's subjective. He might have had real feelings for her too. But he might not have known that there was such a huge difference between what he felt and what she felt. He sounds like he did, but if she didn't say, "I love you," all bets are definitely off.

TM

ThurgreedMarshall · 10-28-2004, 01:46 PM

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Originally posted by dc_chef
Thanks for the props. Boston fans are happy to get the victory for whatever reason.

You got it. You won. You are the best team in baseball. No question.

TM

Replaced_Texan · 10-28-2004, 01:47 PM

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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Come on, RT. That's subjective. He might have had real feelings for her too. But he might not have known that there was such a huge difference between what he felt and what she felt. He sounds like he did, but if she didn't say, "I love you," all bets are definitely off.

TM

Does "I love you" during sex count?

bold_n_brazen · 10-28-2004, 01:47 PM

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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
And, please. I don't want to hear about Yankees fans being unbearable. No matter which team wins, their fans are unbearable. That's the way it goes. You just think Yankees fans are more unbearable than others because we have more opportunity to be unbearable.

TM

I agree. Part of the fun of being a fan is being totally unbearable when you beat your arch-nemesis. And so, this story...

Last night, with 2 outs in the bottom of the ninth, we got the Brazenette up out of her crib so that she could see history being made.

She was stunned at first, blinking her little eyes, and sort of smiling a dazed smile.

She sat down on the couch between me and her Dad, watched the last out, and as we cheered she turned her little face to me and said "Mommy, Red Sox! Hoooray! Yankees suck."

And then she laid her head down on my arm and fell asleep.

I have never been prouder.

Did you just call me Coltrane? · 10-28-2004, 01:51 PM

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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Does "I love you" during sex count?

Who does this?

I thought this was a 16-year old boy's ploy to get in the hot JV cheerleader's pants?*

*or so the football players told me.

NotFromHere · 10-28-2004, 01:53 PM

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Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
For the record, I don't think Yankees fans are unbearable at all (unless the fan is a bandwagon fan). I hate the team (conceptually, not necessarily the players*), not the fans. Red Sox fans are 10X more unbearable.

*well, Jeter b/c he's so fucking overrated it's ridiculous.

Come on. More overrated than A-Rod? You've got to be kidding.
At least Jeter is a good shortstop and a team leader. A-Rod is just a whiner.

Question - does Torre return for another year?

NotFromHere · 10-28-2004, 01:57 PM

PITTSBURGH - Internet users are doing far fewer searches for sex and pornography and more for e-commerce and business than they were seven years ago, University of Pittsburgh and Penn State researchers say in a new book.

"20 percent of all searching was sex-related back in 1997, now it's about 5 percent," said Amanda Spink, the University of Pittsburgh professor who co-authored "Web Search: Public Searching of the Web" with Penn State professor Bernard J. Jansen.

"It's a little bit more in Europe, 8-10 percent, but in comparison to everything else, it's a very small percent," Spink said. "People are using (the Web) more as an everyday tool rather than as just an entertainment medium."

I'm disappointed. YOu people are falling down on the job. We're letting the Europeans beat us in porn searches. How does this happen?

Did you just call me Coltrane? · 10-28-2004, 01:57 PM

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Originally posted by NotFromHere
Come on. More overrated than A-Rod? You've got to be kidding.
At least Jeter is a good shortstop and a team leader. A-Rod is just a whiner.

Question - does Torre return for another year?

A-Rod only became overrated when he became a Yankee (one year). His career until then (as a SS), strictly by the numbers*, had been unbelievable. Just insane stats for a SS.

*which doesn't include any effect he has on a clubhouse, considering every team he has left has significantly improved after his departure.

Don't get me wrong, I hate him.

And Jeter consistently put(s) up above-average offensive years when the power-hitting SSs around the league, e.g., A-Rod, Tejada, etc. were knocking in 140 runs.

greatwhitenorthchick · 10-28-2004, 01:57 PM

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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Does "I love you" during sex count?

In my view, no. Nothing said during sex should be taken seriously. Including yelling out Paul's name to Jeff.

eta this question reminds me of one of my guilty pleasure sucky movies "Swimfan", aka Fatal Attraction for teens, in which she makes him tell her that he loves her during sex even if he doesn't mean it.

ThurgreedMarshall · 10-28-2004, 02:03 PM

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Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
Hey, you don't have to forget the championships; they just don't hold as much weight as the most recent championship. They may be important to you. They may mean something to you. But this year's champ is Boston. It doesn't take anything away from the Yankees' legacy, but the Yankees' legacy didn't win this year.

Boston clearly isn't the better historical franchise, just like Florida State (or any other FL school) can't compete with ND's football legacy. Nevertheless, legacies are in the past. This is now. And what the Yankees did in the past doesn't mean shit right now. You may care about the past, but stating it right now just makes you sound bitter.

You are so full of shit. Your argument sounds good, but it really only applies when your team hasn't won anything in ages. If the Yankees hadn't won a World Series since 1978, you would have a point. But we won four just recently and three in a row, ending in 2000. Maybe you can limit what is relevant to last year because you just won one. But are you going to shut the fuck up next year when you lose in the first round and the Yankees win it all? No. Then the argument will be, "We won one, you won one. Big deal."

And the comment about me sounding bitter is amazing coming from a Red Sox fan (the most bitter fans of any franchise in the history of the world). Really. I gave your team its due. Don't try and tell me that our past championships are meaningless because you finally won one.

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Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
I don't hate them for the reasons you think I hate them. I was raised to hate them, before I knew about the economics of baseball. It was shoved into my brain by my grandfather and father, who had to watch my Sox come close throughout the '50s. Before divisions and wild cards. I've always hated them. When they were good. When they were terrible.

You sound bitter.

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Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
And your last sentence contradicts a previous sentence. The Yankees haven't always been successful. They sucked in the '80s. And I hated them then too.

26 Championships since 1921. Always.

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Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
Hey, I know what's like. All I have right now, as an ND fan, is "most successful college football program of all time".

Right. But your last championship was when?

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Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
That's why ND and Yankees fans are so alike. They're both fucking ARROGANT. They look down their noses at other teams b/c no matter what those teams do, and no matter what the Yankees/ND are doing currently, they can never compete with their legacies.

The difference is, Notre Dame is done and has been for a long time. So when they talk about their success, it is meaningless to someone who wasn't born over 30 years ago. They can't compete with big time programs anymore and they can't recruit. There's no shine on that dome anymore. So, while I'm sure the Yankees will be in the playoffs next year, Notre Dame fans will be, once again, talking about yesteryear.

TM

ThurgreedMarshall · 10-28-2004, 02:04 PM

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Originally posted by Not Bob
Jesus Christ, you are difficult.

I'll agree with what Tony LaRussa said last night after the game, and then leave it at that. The Red Sox made pitches and plays when they had to, and (with the exception of game 1, which LaRussa thought they were in a good spot to win) the Cardinals did not.

The Yankees, by contrast, showed up for the games they lost, with the possible exception of game 7.

I agree with everything you just wrote.

(Even the difficult part.)

TM

ThurgreedMarshall · 10-28-2004, 02:06 PM

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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Does "I love you" during sex count?

What does your past experience tell you? (Not that I know your history, I'm just sayin', saying it before sex or during sex doesn't quite mean the same thing as the morning after sex, does it?)

TM

notcasesensitive · 10-28-2004, 02:07 PM

1. Baseball. Thank god it's over. Now if I can just survive this week hopefully I'll be treated to at least 6 months of no baseball talk.

2. Halloween.

a. I need a quick and easy costume. Assuming I drag my ass out this weekend for some fun. It's been a little while since I really went out and I'm feeling some pent up restlessness.

b. Last year I spent part of Halloween night at a friend's house in a serious trick-or-treat neighborhood. For the first hour or so, it was fun answering the door and talking to the kids, but we got bored with it and came up with the clever plan to just leave the bowl of candy outside with a note to help themselves. While it would seem that this wouldn't work, we found that if we threw a little more candy out every 15 minutes or so, the doorbell ringing stopped and we were allowed to drink and smoke in peace. I'm sure the parents were happier with this arrangement too, as before we figured it out, we were drinking and smoking on the front stoop. Happy fucking Halloween, kids.

3. Unrequited Love. I tend to agree that it doesn't sound like this guy was such a prick. And I have to say - RT you need to advise your friend not to fall so hard for guys w/i 4 months. In my circles, that would send most guys running.