A frolic in Cambodia

[Anne Elk]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Does Wheaties put the winner of the Series on the box every year? Because if it doesn't, it seems kind of sad to me. Like, "You guys finally won something so we'll throw you this little bone." I thought it was supposed to be difficult to get on the box.

TM

According to this link the last two baseball players to appear on the box where Hank Aaron and Ozzie Smith, both in 2002. Joe Torre appeared on a box in 1999 and the Arizona Diamondbacks logo was on one in 1998.

They do seem to put the Super Bowl champions on boxes.

Who is getting the bone?

ETA: It pains me to see that Tim McCarver had his own box in 1967.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Does Wheaties put the winner of the Series on the box every year? Because if it doesn't, it seems kind of sad to me. Like, "You guys finally won something so we'll throw you this little bone." I thought it was supposed to be difficult to get on the box.

TM

I read a couple of days ago that Wheaties is putting a cardiologist on the box. I guess she was trumped by the Red Sox.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
POLL: If you won the lottery* tomorrow ($150 MM, after taxes) and didn't care about burning bridges or a fucked up reputation, how would you leave your firm (job, whatever) in a blaze of glory? I think about this shit all the time (sad, hunh?). Think of the legend you would be if you did something really good. Hell, I love it when a smarmy departure email goes around.

As I said, I think about it all the time, but the best I can come up with is taking a shit on a certain partner's desk in the middle of the day (I didn't even invent that). And if I ever win the lottery, I will post a photo of same here.

But someone here has to be more creative or evil than this.

TM


*Not the Spanish one

I'd park my soon-to-be-replaced car on top of the VP, Tax's Audi. The take a limo home.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
You got it. You won. You are the best team in baseball. No question.

TM

Slate discusses why this may not be the case.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by taxwonk
I'd park my soon-to-be-replaced car on top of the VP, Tax's Audi. The take a limo home.

I thought you really liked that car?

(Or, am I thinking of a different car?)

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by dtb
What?!? He ate a ham sandwich?!?

Some people.

Fucking goyim. What did you expect?

[Replaced_Texan]

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[taxwonk]

Originally posted by Jack Manfred
That's why I said I'd outsource it. I can be in Vegas or Prague or Paris or Milan while dirty work is being done elsewhere. Kobayashi would hire the crew and oversee them.

Here's an interesting question: you win the $150 million dollar lottery, do you make like Robert Redford and offer $1 million to anyone? (they can either be known to you or a celebrity)

Don't be ridiculous. If you're worth $150 million, you're getting plenty of action. And anybody truly out of your league at that level isn't going to be impressed with an offer of one mill.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by taxwonk
Don't be ridiculous. If you're worth $150 million, you're getting plenty of action. And anybody truly out of your league at that level isn't going to be impressed with an offer of one mill.

Interesting. From this I infer that your enjoyment of An Indecent Proposal required a fringey-esque suspension of disbelief.

[Anne Elk]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan

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I thought everyone was waiting for RT's review?

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by Anne Elk
I thought everyone was waiting for RT's review?

We are. And the Good Vibrations so-called customer service department has seen fit to thwart us.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by spookyfish
How about smashing his car windows with a baseball bat? Now that's a good prank! Either that, or you can shit on his front porch.

I don't see why not. They're no less appropriate than a protest vote, and at least you have set forth sound reasons for wanting to vote that way. It's your vote, do what you want with it.

I think she should just cast a pity vote for her neighbor.

TM

[notcasesensitive]

Okay, so I was really behind you all during the Ponchos Suck discussion a few days ago, and I recall with horror (Horror!) the brown and white patterned poncho that my mom put me in as a kid (even worse, my sister had the same one, so we were matching goofballs), BUT I was shopping last night and I saw something I think qualifies as a poncho, but smaller - sort of a cross between a shrug and a poncho - in black cashmere, and I almost bought it.

So my questions are: will I incur the wrath of the FB if I buy this thing? Does the answer change at all if I spend a lot of time in a part of the country that is a little cool at night and warm during the day and the proposed Ponchoette (tm) would be a handy nighttime accessory? Am I just rationalizing here?

Talk me off the ledge or I'm going back to buy it this weekend.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Anne Elk
According to this link the last two baseball players to appear on the box where Hank Aaron and Ozzie Smith, both in 2002. Joe Torre appeared on a box in 1999 and the Arizona Diamondbacks logo was on one in 1998.

They do seem to put the Super Bowl champions on boxes.

Who is getting the bone?

I see. Hank Aaron clearly deserved it. Ozzie Smith is arguable, but a Hall-of-Famer. Torre is a lock for the Hall, but they should have waited till after the 2000 Series to put him on the box. The Diamondbacks logo on the box is just stupid, as is having Ortiz on the box. So, to answer your question, in my opinion, the Diamondbacks and the Sox were thrown a bone.

Originally posted by Anne Elk
ETA: It pains me to see that Tim McCarver had his own box in 1967.

There should be an extra large, special edition box with him in it.

TM

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by bilmore
I thought you really liked that car?

(Or, am I thinking of a different car?)

The Mini is Mrs. Wonk's. I'm driving a piece of commuter crap.