GO ABBA GO!!! - Page 24

notcasesensitive · 10-08-2007, 01:54 PM

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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Hmm. I could always use $100. I will check it out, thanks.

Or you could just send an e-mail to your local friends and say that you're getting rid of it and could anyone use one. That is how I got rid of a bunch of stuff (including a bike) when I moved to LA. Now I can monitor how my bike, living room set, etc. are doing if I so desire. And I like the people using them.

(No, I've never really cared to find out how the stuff is doing, but I COULD if I cared about that sort of thing.)

bold_n_brazen · 10-08-2007, 02:03 PM

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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
I want to get rid of my bicycle because I'm moving soon and I never use it and my new apartment is going to be smaller than the one I have now and there's no bicycle storage room. My bike used to be a good bike in 1995 or so, but now it's kind of outdated, although in good shape. Going through craigslist seems like a pain in the ass and I have no idea how much to sell it for there. (but I might do that if I can't find another way to get rid of it) Does anyone know of places that accept donated bikes? In NYC?

I suppose I could just leave it on the street and some enterprising soul might find it in his or her heart to find it a good home.

I used to refer clients to these guys http://www.bikesnotbombs.org/ when I was a defense attorney in juvenile court.

Nice guys. Good program.

Replaced_Texan · 10-08-2007, 02:14 PM

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Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
I used to refer clients to these guys http://www.bikesnotbombs.org/ when I was a defense attorney in juvenile court.

Nice guys. Good program.

We have a bike shop that helps kids earn bikes. They work in the shop and get points towards getting their own bikes. http://www.workshophouston.org/programs/bike_shop.php

ThurgreedMarshall · 10-08-2007, 03:13 PM

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Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
I used to refer clients to these guys http://www.bikesnotbombs.org/ when I was a defense attorney in juvenile court.

Nice guys. Good program.

Bikes Not Bombs. BNB. Could you be any more self involved? Unbelievable. Do you get your hair cut at Boobs Not Bangs?

TM

Hank Chinaski · 10-08-2007, 03:23 PM

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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Maybe. But even if you don't work out, HGH increases muscle. And Jeter is as skinny as he was in '96.

TM

I am also on a chat board for HS basketball teams/players*. One guy posted a story about perhaps the best "athlete" in Michigan right now. He is a 6' 6" kid who plays baseball/basketball and football. He should get a D-1 scholarship for football, but he says baseball is his sport.

This caused a couple guys on that board to opine (they didn't use that word) that baseball players aren't really athletic the way b-ball players are.

I realized what he means. there are lots of chubby guys in the majors- mostly pitchers- but Cecil and Prince Fielder are not too athletic in the traditional sense, as examples.

but when you see some of the plays in the field it is pretty clear these guys can run and leap and are quite co-ordinated; that is, athletic.

But here's the thing: the average ball player, (and I mean the fit ones too, the Jeters etc,) does seem stouter, at least through the waist, than guys in other sports. I was watching the Tigers and really noticed Ordonez, Polanco, and most of the starting lineup had some junk in the trunk. Still, they can move and they're great fielders. Maybe the weight helps in the hitting?

Am i imagining this phenom?

*muggs clarification- it is coaches/dads talking about players, not to players.

Hank Chinaski · 10-08-2007, 03:24 PM

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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Bikes Not Bombs. BNB. Could you be any more self involved? Unbelievable. Do you get your hair cut at Boobs Not Bangs?

TM

That might be where she gets her boobs cut?

J. Fred Muggs · 10-08-2007, 03:27 PM

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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
I am also on a chat board for HS basketball teams/players.

This is why my kids are not allowed to use a computer any place but the living room.

bold_n_brazen · 10-08-2007, 03:31 PM

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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Bikes Not Bombs. BNB. Could you be any more self involved? Unbelievable. Do you get your hair cut at Boobs Not Bangs?

TM

No. I get my hair cut at Blonder n' Bouncier.

Did you just call me Coltrane? · 10-08-2007, 03:37 PM

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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
I was watching the Tigers and really noticed Ordonez, Polanco, and most of the starting lineup had some junk in the trunk.

I was reading your posts and really noticed that most of them deal with checking out the physical characteristics of other dudes.

NTTAWWT, Senator Craig.

ThurgreedMarshall · 10-08-2007, 03:46 PM

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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
I am also on a chat board for HS basketball teams/players. One guy posted a story about perhaps the best "athlete" in Michigan right now. He is a 6' 6" kid who plays baseball/basketball and football. He should get a D-1 scholarship for football, but he says baseball is his sport.

This caused a couple guys on that board to opine (they didn't use that word) that baseball players aren't really athletic the way b-ball players are.

I realized what he means. there are lots of chubby guys in the majors- mostly pitchers- but Cecil and Prince Fielder are not too athletic in the traditional sense, as examples.

but when you see some of the plays in the field it is pretty clear these guys can run and leap and are quite co-ordinated; that is, athletic.

But here's the thing: the average ball player, (and I mean the fit ones too, the Jeters etc,) does seem stouter, at least through the waist, than guys in other sports. I was watching the Tigers and really noticed Ordonez, Polanco, and most of the starting lineup had some junk in the trunk. Still, they can move and they're great fielders. Maybe the weight helps in the hitting?

Am i imagining this phenom?

I don't think so. But basketball players do much, much more running than baseball players. They definitely burn way more calories. Plus the physical mold for a basketball player is long and lean. They pack muscle onto already thin frames, so they have great builds.

Baseball players have better hand-eye coordination. That's what is most important. So, a few extra pounds won't make much of a difference. Guys who have great hand-eye coordination are successful and therefore choose baseball. A few extra pounds doesn't mean you're not athletic, but you can't compare most of those guys to basketball players because basketball is a much more athletically demanding sport.

TM

ThurgreedMarshall · 10-08-2007, 03:48 PM

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Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
No. I get my hair cut at Blonder n' Bouncier.

Across the street?

TM

bold_n_brazen · 10-08-2007, 03:59 PM

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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Across the street?

TM

Down the way from Burgers n' Brew and right near Breakfast n' Bagels.

patentparanyc · 10-08-2007, 04:15 PM

Why don't I have the day off? Why, why?

[banging head against screen]

Fugee · 10-08-2007, 04:28 PM

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Originally posted by ABBAKiss
It was BRUTAL out there, especially because I have the flu/cold and puked up my carbs on Saturday. But I ran and finished 45 minutes slower than I had planned. Oh well!!!! I won the race I ran.

And I am achy and coughing but I have not puked since Saturday so I am on the mend. Yay!

I have heat rash on my buttocks. It is DEAD SEXY.

For that weather (even without being sick), 45 minutes slower than you planned seems like a good time. It was not good marathon weather.

LessinSF · 10-08-2007, 04:28 PM

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Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
Down the way from Burgers n' Brew and right near Breakfast n' Bagels.

Near Brassieres & Breast Reductions