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ABBAKiss · 10-22-2007, 12:04 PM

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Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
blah blah blah masturbation.

My brain is trained to skim over all political and/or sports references and pinpoint any potentially sexual reference with miminal effort on my part. This is going on my resume.

notcasesensitive · 10-22-2007, 12:06 PM

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Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
The most annoying thing about the endless "which team is objectively better in terms of character, personality, and overall worth" argument is how transparently disingenuous it is. Thurgreed loves the Yankees. He loves, loves, loves them. Not because they are upstanding citizens, fine role models, or decent guys. He loves them because he is from New York and that is the team he grew up supporting. The Yankees could hire a team full of arrogant misfits, baby-murderers, and Republicans, and if this team was the magic combination to bring the Yanks another title, Thurgreed would support them and argue they are better than, or at least not as bad as, Boston. Ty loves the Red Sox. He loves, loves, loves them. Not because they are upstanding citizens, fine role models, or decent guys . . . .

So when the argument devolves from "my team is is more talented and thus more likely to win" to "my team is of greater moral character, higher aesthetic value, and is as close to the abstract Platonic Ideal of sports team-ness as exists," it is hard to see it as anything but masturbation.

The only thing worse that responding to a Red Sox vs. Yankees post is responding to a response to a Red Sox vs. Yankees post.

...

Wait a minute.

Greedy,Greedy,Greedy · 10-22-2007, 12:08 PM

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Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
No. But will Coco be wearing Red Sox?

PS - Yes, I fucking hate the Sox with the fury of a thousand suns - but as an unbiased baseball fan - can you even root for these guys?

At least in '04, the "Idiots" were fun underdogs.

Now - other than Papi (great guy and clutch stud), Beckett (kid ALWAYS delivers), Ellsbury and Pedroia (always love to see energetic rooks) and maybe Papelpon - you've got a team of whiny, overpaid assholes, far worse than anyone on the Yanks (see Manny - possibly a bigger douche than Bonds), Schilling, Taveras, 'Tek, JD (one game does not a game make) Drew, Lugo, etc.

I give it 2 years before you guys nationally surpass us as the dicks of Baseball.

PPS - Matt Holliday - MVP

You guys have been working on that title for decades; I wouldn't be so presumptuous to think we could take it from you that quickly.

I note that your "other thans" includes a bunch of guys like Becket, Ellsbury, and Papelbon who are likely to still be on the team five years from now, while your list of whiny, overpaid assholes includes a bunch of guys who have earned themselves one-way bus tickets. Can the same be said for the Yanks?

And how can anyone NOT root for that big-smiling Papi, always the first at the plate with a high five?

Greedy,Greedy,Greedy · 10-22-2007, 12:10 PM

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Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
The most annoying thing about the endless "which team is objectively better in terms of character, personality, and overall worth" argument is how transparently disingenuous it is. Thurgreed loves the Yankees. He loves, loves, loves them. Not because they are upstanding citizens, fine role models, or decent guys. He loves them because he is from New York and that is the team he grew up supporting. The Yankees could hire a team full of arrogant misfits, baby-murderers, and Republicans, and if this team was the magic combination to bring the Yanks another title, Thurgreed would support them and argue they are better than, or at least not as bad as, Boston. Ty loves the Red Sox. He loves, loves, loves them. Not because they are upstanding citizens, fine role models, or decent guys . . . .

So when the argument devolves from "my team is is more talented and thus more likely to win" to "my team is of greater moral character, higher aesthetic value, and is as close to the abstract Platonic Ideal of sports team-ness as exists," it is hard to see it as anything but masturbation.

Why do you hate America?

Pretty Little Flower · 10-22-2007, 12:11 PM

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Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
Why do you hate America?

She broke my heart.

greatwhitenorthchick · 10-22-2007, 12:16 PM

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Originally posted by barely_legal
mooning eyes

Speaking of which, I am having a big problem. So on Saturday we get together and have more wild animal sex until the wee hours, plus actually go out of my apartment to eat, which is a first. A very good time. Things are good.

Then this morning, I see him when I'm walking to the subway from the gym and he's walking to the gym and he comes over and we start talking, or rather, he says something and I just stand there looking like a deer in headlights and feeling like I'm going to vomit because he's so hot. This is happening all the time now. When I'm alone with him and we can actually make out and whatever, I feel fine. When I can't do that, I get all tongue-tied and feel like 14-yo gwinky with big glasses and braces and bad hair who doesn't know what to do because a boy is talking to her. I know I am not cool, but I have not felt this uncool in years. It's pissing me off.

Pretty Little Flower · 10-22-2007, 12:17 PM

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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Speaking of which, I am having a big problem. So on Saturday we get together and have more wild animal sex until the wee hours, plus actually go out of my apartment to eat, which is a first. A very good time. Things are good.

Then this morning, I see him when I'm walking to the subway from the gym and he's walking to the gym and he comes over and we start talking, or rather, he says something and I just stand there looking like a deer in headlights and feeling like I'm going to vomit because he's so hot. This is happening all the time now. When I'm alone with him and we can actually make out and whatever, I feel fine. When I can't do that, I get all tongue-tied and feel like 14-yo gwinky with big glasses and braces and bad hair who doesn't know what to do because a boy is talking to her. I know I am not cool, but I have not felt this uncool in years. It's pissing me off.

Translation: I am actually not really having a problem at all.

ltl/fb · 10-22-2007, 12:21 PM

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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Speaking of which, I am having a big problem. So on Saturday we get together and have more wild animal sex until the wee hours, plus actually go out of my apartment to eat, which is a first. A very good time. Things are good.

Then this morning, I see him when I'm walking to the subway from the gym and he's walking to the gym and he comes over and we start talking, or rather, he says something and I just stand there looking like a deer in headlights and feeling like I'm going to vomit because he's so hot. This is happening all the time now. When I'm alone with him and we can actually make out and whatever, I feel fine. When I can't do that, I get all tongue-tied and feel like 14-yo gwinky with big glasses and braces and bad hair who doesn't know what to do because a boy is talking to her. I know I am not cool, but I have not felt this uncool in years. It's pissing me off.

Saturday afternoon, I dreamed I had sex with Ironweed. There was no cake involved.

Probably you are not acting as weird as you think you are. So don't worry about it! Stop beating yourself up! Did you have this issue at dinner? Probably not, since you had just fucked him.

At worst, this is a very minor problem. Not a big one. And you are having lots of wild animal sex.

ETA what did I do to kill the board? Should I redact out the sex with whatshisface? Hmmmm.

Hank Chinaski · 10-22-2007, 12:39 PM

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Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
The most annoying thing about the endless "which team is objectively better in terms of character, personality, and overall worth" argument is how transparently disingenuous it is. Thurgreed loves the Yankees. He loves, loves, loves them. Not because they are upstanding citizens, fine role models, or decent guys. He loves them because he is from New York and that is the team he grew up supporting. The Yankees could hire a team full of arrogant misfits, baby-murderers, and Republicans, and if this team was the magic combination to bring the Yanks another title, Thurgreed would support them and argue they are better than, or at least not as bad as, Boston. Ty loves the Red Sox. He loves, loves, loves them. Not because they are upstanding citizens, fine role models, or decent guys . . . .

isn't this outable?

Replaced_Texan · 10-22-2007, 12:53 PM

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Originally posted by Gattigap

I consider walking away, but then I consider what I would've paid the mechanic. It more than covers the delta between dealer's attempted assault of an offer, and what aproaches a real-life market assessments of my car. I also think of RT's story leaving her trade-in running in the parking lot for fear it'll never start again. Suddenly, I am free.

And I have a new car. Did I tell you that I love my new car? We are 2-gethah, 4evah.

Gattigap

I'm glad I could help.

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) · 10-22-2007, 01:03 PM

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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I'm glad I could help.

BTW, your team sure punished the 10 fans who stuck around for the fourth quarter, and thought they were being rewarded with a great comeback.

NotFromHere · 10-22-2007, 01:12 PM

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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
BTW, your team sure punished the 10 fans who stuck around for the fourth quarter, and thought they were being rewarded with a great comeback.

Better than being punished for 4 quarters watching the most impotent running and passing game ever to hit football. Thank god for special teams.

Replaced_Texan · 10-22-2007, 01:46 PM

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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I was listening to some Bruce Sprinsteen today, from his new record. I have never been a fan, due to the saxophones and his overuse of the name "Wendy" in songs.* But I have to admit, some of that record is really amazing.

I may have to buy a few cuts. I was that impressed.

*For reasons I am unable to articulate, the name "Wendy" drives me crazy. Even though I know a Wendy. It drive me almsot as crazy as "Josephine" does. Putting an "ine" on the end of a male name is not a female name. It is wrong.

Dear fucking god.

Is it raining toads somewhere?

Secret_Agent_Man · 10-22-2007, 01:49 PM

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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Dear fucking god.

Is it raining toads somewhere?

It is a pretty good album -- been a while.

My favorite is still The Ghost of Tom Joad.

S_A_M

Replaced_Texan · 10-22-2007, 02:05 PM

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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
BTW, your team sure punished the 10 fans who stuck around for the fourth quarter, and thought they were being rewarded with a great comeback.

I'm very very glad that I chose to go to LA this weekend to have wild animal sex instead of seeing that game in person.

I will say, though, that that game is a demonstration of what it's like to be a Houston fan in four quarters. Team sucks beyond the telling. Team miraculously shows amazing promise and gets everyone excited that maybe, possibly, this is our year, game, decade, quarter, whatever. Team crashes and burns more dramatically than anyone previously thought possible leaving a more crushing void in the soul than if they just merely sucked.