Hell yes, let’s see if them stillers can match the Browns down in NO, without the homecooked referees. GO Saints!!
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mikefromArlington
My neighbor wants to have words with you.
So, anyone else in DC getting the Americans for Prosperity and 60 Plus ads slamming health care reform.
It looks like the push for repeal is starting. I wonder if its just for repeal for repeals sake because of the politics or does the health insurance industry really want this repealed.
Maybe the public is starting to realize they like what’s already taken affect and it’ll only get better so they need to start the attack now before people come to realize that hey, maybe the Democrats and a couple Republicans did us a favor by allowing this to vote and passing it.
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Cheryl from Maryland
The Redskins, my team, sucks so bad that I’m lucky the trick or treaters will prevent me from devouring a bowl of candy.
My boss is a Cowboys fan. My supervisor is a Jags fan. The blood is going to flow tomorrow, lol.
I’ll sit back and enjoy the fireworks while wearing my Tom Brady jersey. Heh.
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General Stuck
Being that it’s Halloween, and the fact I have been commenting on this blog for awhile now, I think it’s time to provide a moving picture of meself.
How do you like my hat?
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morzer
Your team sucks, Cole. Luckily, Pittsburgh referees react well to this sort of inducement.
I’m lucky the trick or treaters will prevent me from devouring a bowl of candy.
Fortunate you. The cold snap today kept down the gremlins. Got waaay too much surplus candy. Well, at least I can put the bag of Three Musketeers in the freezer. When we were kids, that’s how we liked to eat them.
On another note. Don’t know what I’m more tired of hearing about. Mid-term elections or football.
Best record in the league, bitchez! (Until the Steelers win).
Did Moss have a catch today? Danny Wood..who? Pats are kickin’ it old school, and I’m gonna party like its 2001.
this has been an almost perfect football day. my husband, the steelers, fan, is thrilled that cinci lost, and his stillers are on teevee tonight. i am ecstatic the jets lost and my beloved pats won (and for the next couple hours have the best record in the nfl). of course, you don’t want to be in our house on november 14th…
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Omnes Omnibus
@Susteph: Green Bay won and the Vikings lost. A good football day indeed.
The Steelers should win, of course, but watch out for New Orleans. The Saints are still pretty good, and their pride is real close to being on the line in this one.
@gbear: Now that I know he’s OK, it doesn’t upset me, either. I didn’t like seeing him getting carted off, but if he can talk right after the game, he’s fine.
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Omnes Omnibus
@Davis X. Machina: I will be cheering for the Steelers. Never too early to start being concerned about either wild card berths or home field advantage.
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jwb
@gbear: Because, like me, you’d wished it had been twenty and/or that he’d been knocked out for the season?
@gbear: But as Troy Aikman explained to me, Favre has been treated special all his career. So, just because he sucks this year, he shouldn’t be treated any less special. That just wouldn’t be fair to Favre. Ka-plooey! That was my brain ‘asploding.
@jl: He is a drama diva queen who thinks the world revolves around his gray badger, and he can suck it.
@jl: He is a drama diva queen who thinks the world revolves around his gray badger, and he can suck it.
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jl
@asiangrrlMN: Hiya, asiangrrlMN. I am indifferent to Favre, so have no dog in this fight. But I have been curious about why you dislike Favre so much. Can you state your antipathy in 25 words or less?
Ah, the trick of the Saints pass rush brings the tastiest treats.
More sacks, please, these treats are sweet.
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jwb
@asiangrrlMN: Those sound like wingnut talking points! “[Gooper politician] has been treated special all his career. So, just because he sucks this year, he shouldn’t be treated any less special. That just wouldn’t be fair to [Gooper politician].”
@jwb: Hm. I never thought of that, but you’re right. It does! Aikman’s main point was that since we spent a bajillion dollars on Favre, making him the man, we couldn’t bench him–just because.
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jl
@morzer: Thanks for the clarification. I can’t see what is behind that tentacle, and , even so, forget, or maybe never occurred to me to wonder, whether you are the one or the other.
Just for the sake of argument (I dislike the cheese heads and the purple people eaters equally) the dude has been way too much of a drama queen lately but he is one tough son of a bitch and he can throw the rock.
@asiangrrlMN: Our comments cross in the interwebspaces, like overloaded trucks aimlessly wandering the lonely byways of the high desert, skidding along surreal ice highways in the midsummer midnight heat.
How tragical.
But thanks for the explanation.
Actually, I knew that much already. I thought maybe there was more to it.
@jl: That was lovely. It’s also how much fluffing he gets from the announcers and media. He simply doesn’t deserve it. I know that’s not his fault, but still, it’s enough to make me resentful. And, the whole stupid retiring/unretiring thing every year.
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jl
@jl: that should probably be low desert. I don’t think there is such a thing as hot night in the high desert.
And, the whole stupid retiring/unretiring thing every year.
Not saying you’re wrong, because I’ve been saying that for years…But I don’t recall you bringing it up last year. Not that you didn’t, but I don’t remember that being the case.
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Bill Murray
The University of Iowa basketball program just announced they committed a recruiting violation by letting some recruits meet with Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore a couple of weeks ago at an Iowa football game. That would make me not want to go to a school
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General Stuck
Looks like Pittsburgh brought their own refs to NO>
@Andy K: Oh, believe me, I did. I have hated it since he did it to you guys. I think it was really unfair of him to do that to the team and to Aaron Rodgers. It was incredibly selfish of him. I did not want him in the first place, and I wanted him to retire after last year.
@Bill Murray: Ditto. I would run like hell from any school that introduced me to them–argh! Troy P. as a fucking clown? That just ain’t right!
I can see your point of view. I am so indifferent to off field football drama that such stuff does not bother me.
“And, the whole stupid retiring/unretiring thing every year.”
I figure he is drama queen. Or he just has no idea at all what to do with himself if he is not football star number one, so desperately tries to get his creaky old bones and injuries in shape to play each year, and puts off actually thinking about whether he can play for as long as possible.
Or maybe he is shopping it around as an idea for a reality show.
He seems to me to be a fairly oblivious and dim Gulf Coast jock. But then I never followed his doings enough to know and what I just said might be very unfair.
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Omnes Omnibus
@morzer: I am not now, nor have I ever been, Charlie Crist.
@jl: You are spot-on, actually. I wouldn’t be surprised if he did have a reality show once he actually retires from football (please let it be this year). Ugh. How are you doing? Did you hike this weekend?
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Noodlearmed UDFA previously 2liberal
The cardinals might have won today if coach whuz showed half a brain and started anderson instead of that noodle armed rookie UDFa. THe Udfa threw 2 pick-6’s and then FINALLY anderson came in and played pretty well until the last couple of minutes when HE threw away the game with a couple of picks.
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jl
@asiangrrlMN: I took a city hike in the rainy drizzle to scout out last minute advice for Cole’s trip to the Big City.
A walk along the Embarcadero from Fisherman’s Wharf to the Giants stadium would be nice. But I will save details that for my last minute hectoring and whining to Cole before he leaves on his trip.
What’s up in MN? Cold enough for you yet?
Are you in football or baseball mode tonight? Or both?
What wuz U fer Hallowee, if anything?
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That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal
@Linkmeister: Lyle Lovett. What were they thinking?
Seriously, this ump has the most arbitrary Strike Zone ever. For both teams, it’s tight, it’s tight, it’s tight, everything is a ball, and then that Buster Posey AB, that last pitch was SO outside.
@jl: I don’t think Cole would enjoy Fisherman’s Wharf. He doesn’t seem to be a people-person. But, Embarcadero is nice, indeed. And, what a gentleman you are to check out places Cole might like, and in the drizzling rain, no less!
I went to a party last night. I was a foulmouthed fifties housewife, and my beehive was the hit of the party. I will have pictures on my blog soon. How about you?
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That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal
@asiangrrlMN: I dressed up as a disgruntled middle aged man. The cats were unimpressed.
@gbear: Again, I say, that differs from normality, how?
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South of I-10
Back from trick or treating with the scary pirate in time to say “Go Saints”! I really wish I could share some of this candy over the Internet, it’s got to get out of my house!
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JWL
Home plate ump Winter is ticking everyone off. As the Giants brilliant announcing crew (KNBR) has pointed out, it’s kinda funny. On every pitch, either the pitcher or hitter is pissed.
Winter also has a “shortest fuse in the majors” reputation.
I like the Steelers ball control. That’s an unsexy but critical part of the game: Get a lead, then milk the clock. Keep the other team’s offense off the field, and when they do get a chance, they’re pressured by time.
“what a gentleman you are to check out places Cole might like, and in the drizzling rain, no less!”
Well, actually, I was going by there anyway. And I am not trying to help Cole, but I figured as long as I was going by there I would think about ways to harass him about the trip before he left. In other words, what I said about helping was at best deep snark, and might be interpreted as a damn lie, if one were to be uncharitable. I am also looking for ways to mouth off about this very odd place (SF Bay) in the comments, and Cole’s trip gives me an excuse.
Your costume sounds cool. I will check your blog. I like your blog, by the way, and been meaning to mention it, but I procrastinate a lot. I will look for the pics.
I was a total slacker for Halloween. I thought I had a some kind of costume in a bag in the closet. But all I could find was a bag of semi random costume parts. So put them on and went as nothing in particular. Some people thought it was funny, but the party was about eating and drinking, not costumes, really.
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JWL
Redshirt: You would have loved the Schula/Kick/Czonka Dolphins (or maybe you did). I bet you’re from the midwest.
@jl: Ah! You’re doing it to rankle Cole. Even better. Thanks for the compliment on my blog. I’ve been slacking lately, though. I need to get my flat-ass in gear. I like your idea of a random costume. I think it’s clever!
And, am I watching a baseball game or a football game? 3-0 at halftime? Embarrassing.
@South of I-10: I would take your candy from you if I could.
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JWL
Adults who horn in on Halloween are a pain in the ass. It should be as it used to be: a holiday for children.
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flukebucket
These guys are playing to kill tonight.
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Mark S.
New BCS standings: Boise St.’s biggest problem might be TCU. The computers love them some Horned Frogs, and they’ll love them even more if they beat Utah this week.
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Omnes Omnibus
@JWL: Killjoys who bitch about people having fun on a dumb holiday are a pain in the ass as well.
@JWL: And they foolishly waste ball control in the last minute of the half. The Steelers are within field goal range with 1:30 left, throw it three times and give the Saints the ball on the 40. Nice.
Run it once there and you’ve got the half hour even if you miss the field goal.
@asiangrrlMN: Two big bags of candy, I can resist the stuff that is not chocolate, but there is a lot of chocolate in there! Weird quirk that I have been getting a hard time about all night: I love peanuts, I love chocolate, but never together.
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Omnes Omnibus
@asiangrrlMN: I am not a costume person, but, if it floats your boat, cool. Now get off my lawn.
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JWL
You got a point, no doubt about it. But adults can party 365 days of the year, if they’re so inclined. Halloween used to be exclusively a fun day reserved for kids. I liked it like that.
@South of I-10: I’ll take the chocolate peanut concoctions. I love them.
@Omnes Omnibus: I had never been to a costume party before this year. It was fun putting the costume together, though it took as long to undo my hair as it did to do it (an hour each way).
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jl
@asiangrrlMN: It wasn’t clever, it was lazy. I was in a Walgreen’s earlier in the day, and saw a some people buying some interesting costumes, but thought ‘Naw, I have something at home’.
I’ve been reading your blog every once in awhile at a very leisurely pace so haven’t worried about seeing new stuff, but now that I know you have mad b*tch housewife costume pics, I will nag you about posting it.
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Omnes Omnibus
@asiangrrlMN: Weirdly, I have won costume contests in the past. KGB officer: old suit, overcoat from the 1930’s inherited from my grandfather, and Russian army fur hat.
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South of I-10
@asiangrrlMN: You did a beehive yourself? I am impressed!
@jl: Heh. I used to blog every day, but then I didn’t, and now I’m out of the habit. To be fair to me, it’s hard to blog 2,500 words every day (the average length of one of my entries). I didn’t take the pics, so I cannot post them until my friend emails them to me.
@South of I-10: Yes. My hair is waist-length, and I ratted the hell out of most of it and then shaped it into a beehive. I had people touching it all night because they couldn’t believe it was real (and all mine). Oh, and I’ve done it before in high school for a musical, but my hair was only shoulder-length then.
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jl
@JWL: I don’t see how late evening grown up parties with dumb ass costumes are horning on Halloween. It is just a random holiday party, an excuse to eat bad food, drink, and horse around, except you are supposed to wear a costume.
Adults who hog all the complimentary kids candy jars at the drug store or go trick or treating themselves are horning in.
And, IMJVHO, any adult who might find themselves in charge of kids on Halloween night has to practice their Halloween chops. Otherwise you forget how it is done.
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morzer
Is a “Vicks Nyquil first half analysis” really a good idea?
Adults who horn in on Halloween are a pain in the ass. It should be as it used to be: a holiday for children.
Hey, since the Spousal Unit and I were married by a High Priest of the Church of the Goddess (Wiccan), this is as close to a High Holy Day as I get. And you don’t see me bitching about non-pagans of all ages running around using it as an excuse to get high (on sugar, for the younger participants) and run around making fools of themselves, do you?
Any “holiday” that makes so many people excited & happy to be around other people is a good thing, in my view. Those who don’t like it can go suck a pickle with the “Jesus is the reason for the season” Christianists, off in a darkened room at the far end of the hallway where you won’t spoil it for everybody else!
Hey I just checked your blog, where are the PICS? Huh? Huh?
Actually, I don’t think I looked at your blog since the De-si-i-i-re! post. I thought, hey, her blog is like that big city sophisticated Balloon Juice: I am in way over my head.
PS: I am impressed by your costume dedication. Sounds like that beehive was a real effort.
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That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal
@asiangrrlMN: I put on an extra layer of disgruntlement.
And I just spent the last ten hours, with occasional breaks for Balloon Juice commentary, copying tables out of a .pdf of the Price Waterhouse commentary on the International Financial Reporting Standards and pasting them into Notepad. Then I add tab delimiters and blank lines into them and then loaded them into Excel. Once there, I recreated the formatting from the .pdf.
These are the exciting things I’m doing for my former professor. Most people couldn’t take the excitement of my life.
@jl: My hair: Yes. I killed the ozone for it. I haven’t used that much hairspray in twenty years. Oh, you asked about the weather. It’s never cold enough for me.
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South of I-10
@asiangrrlMN: Good lord woman, that is a lot of hair to get in a beehive, I really am impressed!
@Anne Laurie: We went trick or treating with six 6-10 year old girls. I am constantly amazed at the amount of noise/enthusiasm raised by them. Now I know they were just celebrating your anniversary! The chocolate was good too.
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Omnes Omnibus
@That’s Master of Accountancy to You, Pal: I have catalogued thousands of trades in the secondary pharmaceutical market as part of the the discovery phase of a lawsuit. I feel your pain.
@South of I-10: Yes. And it seemed like twice the hair to get OUT of the beehive! And I did a modified one in which I just ratted the hell out of my hair and then combed it up and over (no complicated swirling). As I was washing it out, I kept finding hidden bobby pins all over. It really was a masterpiece.
Or John Lennon’s ‘God’ (which is a concept by which we measure our pain)?
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Tom Levenson
May I simply say that any day on which the ‘boys lose is a good one?
Go Giants, also, too. (The Nancy Pelosi baseball ones, engaged in contest with the George Bush Texans.)
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South of I-10
@asiangrrlMN: That always sucks when you are trying to find Bobby pins in your head at the end of the night. I am out, I have parent/teacher conference early in the a.m. Yes, I am old.
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jl
@That’s Master of Accountancy to You, Pal: Hope you tried copying all the table junk out of the tables and into a text file, and then importing into excel first. Unless the tables are really weird, a little find/replace for special characters in the text file and the import wizard can do a lot of work for you.
But as Troy Aikman explained to me, Favre has been treated special all his career. So, just because he sucks this year, he shouldn’t be treated any less special. That just wouldn’t be fair to Favre. Ka-plooey! That was my brain ‘asploding.
Dr. Z of SI a couple years ago was rating TV announcers and he related one game where Troy Aikman said that an interception wasn’t Favre’s fault because the wide receiver didn’t get open. No mention that maybe Favre shouldn’t have throw the ball if the receiver wasn’t open.
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jay
Ben is playing like the bum that he is. Seriously, could he hold the ball any longer?
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That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal
@jl: Mostly just bolding things, getting the column widths right, and adding borders.
well, that sucked. at least no one will refer to the bengal game as a trap game…
celebrate ohio, the team you hate more than you love yourselves(and who can blame you) has been defeated.
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Cacti
The Texas Dubya Rangers go down on Bush family night.
4-0
Suck it Texas.
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Ron
Oh Heath…what did you do there? Sure, Ben threw an INT later, but scoring 10 points in basically the last 2 minutes wasn’t a terribly likely possibility anyway.
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General Stuck
Po Stillers, can’t even win in NO, where just last week the Browns crushed the reigning SP champs.
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JWL
The Saints just may have gotten back on track with tonight’s game.
A Philly columnist I read a week or so ago stated that if the Phils couldn’t beat 21 year old rookie Madison Bumgarner, the team didn’t deserve go to the World Series (they didn’t).
That would be Madison “8 Inninngs Of Shutout Ball In Game 4” Bumgarner.
“America, meet Mr. Bumgarner. Mr. Bumgarner, permit me to introduce you to America”….
@Mark S.: I respect Dr. Z, and I am sure he was spot-on about Aikman. I really just wanted to punch Aikman today–and he usually doesn’t annoy me that badly.
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Admiral_Komack
RAIDERS WIN!
GO RAIDERS!
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catclub
@JWL:
“The Saints just may have gotten back on track with tonight’s game.” Isn’t that what everyone was saying after they crushed
Tampa Bay – and then got hammered by Cleveland?
Go Pelosi’s Giants!
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passerby
Sorry John. This season the Stillers were on track– without and with Ben. Saints have been, at times, sucking wind this season. But tonight…Saints lucked out.
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JWL
I watched maybe 3 minutes of tonight’s game, and have paid scant attention to the NFL this year. I do know it’s been a very weird season thus far, front runners-wise.
It’s still baseball season. The Niners are adrift, but the Giants are inspired– and I’m one game away from from experiencing my team winning a World Series title for the first time in my life.
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Yutsano
@Admiral_Komack: Wrong. The Seachickens lost. And badly. That was embarrassing.
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p.a.
I don’t know if it’s on youtube yet, but check out Randy Moss’ post-loss news conference. Talk about buyer’s remorse! He may snap before the season ends.
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gbear
@p.a.: Moss is the other reason I don’t want to watch the Vikes. He was a dick the first time he was here and everyone was glad to see him go. I couldn’t believe it when they brought him back. I hope he snaps. At least that will be fun to read about.
No, the Saints played to their potential, which they haven’t always done this season. And they did so in a game without either of their starting RBs or CBs, which says something about the level of talent on the team as a whole.
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passerby
@Brian S (formerly Incertus): No, the Saints played to their potential, which they haven’t always done this season.
Yeah you’re right Brian. We Saints fans have been let down by what we perceive to be a less-than-potential showing. Reggie’s hurt, Tracy Porter’s hurt et al. But Cleveland whipped our butts last week and no one could explain why. No one could explain the dejected look in Drew Brees’ eyes.
Tonight was a do-or-die type of game. And we Did. But…which Saints team will show up next week? Fingers are crossed.
That was beautiful to watch, especially with the Bushes in attendance.
Now I shall go have another Rally Cupcake. I do wish I’d had my phone on me at Safeway, though, because the Brian Wilson cupcake cake was possibly the scariest thing I’ve seen in some time.
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Cheryl from Maryland
@Anne Laurie: Yes! Any holiday that has good food and arts and crafts gets my vote.
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ET
Thank goodness. Saints won. Sorry John but I just can’t root for the Steelers if they play my hometown team. Just can’t.
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Joel
No talk about how the Jets were shut out.. at home?
@p.a.: I refuse to watch that man do anything (other than play football, and only because I have to if I want to watch the Vikes). I agree with gbear. I loathed him the first time he was here, and I still do.
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asiangrrlMN
Your team sucks. No, wait–mine does.
@General Stuck: Saints aren’t doing very well, ya know.
General Stuck
@asiangrrlMN:
Hell yes, let’s see if them stillers can match the Browns down in NO, without the homecooked referees. GO Saints!!
mikefromArlington
My neighbor wants to have words with you.
So, anyone else in DC getting the Americans for Prosperity and 60 Plus ads slamming health care reform.
It looks like the push for repeal is starting. I wonder if its just for repeal for repeals sake because of the politics or does the health insurance industry really want this repealed.
Maybe the public is starting to realize they like what’s already taken affect and it’ll only get better so they need to start the attack now before people come to realize that hey, maybe the Democrats and a couple Republicans did us a favor by allowing this to vote and passing it.
Cheryl from Maryland
The Redskins, my team, sucks so bad that I’m lucky the trick or treaters will prevent me from devouring a bowl of candy.
jeffreyw
Mmm…Sunday dinner
robertdsc-PowerBook & 27 titles
My boss is a Cowboys fan. My supervisor is a Jags fan. The blood is going to flow tomorrow, lol.
I’ll sit back and enjoy the fireworks while wearing my Tom Brady jersey. Heh.
General Stuck
Being that it’s Halloween, and the fact I have been commenting on this blog for awhile now, I think it’s time to provide a moving picture of meself.
How do you like my hat?
morzer
Your team sucks, Cole. Luckily, Pittsburgh referees react well to this sort of inducement.
asiangrrlMN
@jeffreyw: That looks soooo yummy.
@robertdsc-PowerBook & 27 titles: Aaaaargh!
quaint irene
Fortunate you. The cold snap today kept down the gremlins. Got waaay too much surplus candy. Well, at least I can put the bag of Three Musketeers in the freezer. When we were kids, that’s how we liked to eat them.
On another note. Don’t know what I’m more tired of hearing about. Mid-term elections or football.
Cat Lady
@robertdsc-PowerBook & 27 titles:
Best record in the league, bitchez! (Until the Steelers win).
Did Moss have a catch today? Danny Wood..who? Pats are kickin’ it old school, and I’m gonna party like its 2001.
freelancer
Diddy-Dirty-Money. Sigh, I officially feel old.
Susteph
this has been an almost perfect football day. my husband, the steelers, fan, is thrilled that cinci lost, and his stillers are on teevee tonight. i am ecstatic the jets lost and my beloved pats won (and for the next couple hours have the best record in the nfl). of course, you don’t want to be in our house on november 14th…
Omnes Omnibus
@Susteph: Green Bay won and the Vikings lost. A good football day indeed.
Mark S.
@General Stuck:
You and Charlie must make quite the pair when you go on walks.
As long as we’re offering pictures of ourselves . . .
(That’s for asiangrrl)
Andy K
@Omnes Omnibus:
And we’ve still got a few hours for the Bears’ Halloween party to get hit by a comet and/or meteorite…Just to make it perfect.
asiangrrlMN
@Mark S.: You. Suck. Now, I must furiously scrub my brain with bleach to rid it of that image. Oh, and this is a pic of me.
And all you Pats fans can suck it.
That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal
Who the hell had the brilliant idea of hiring someone who can actually sing to do the national anthem at the baseball game?
freelancer
Is HW gonna pitch to W? Fuck. Go Giants
Okay FUCK TEXAS. THEY’RE CHEERING.
morzer
@General Stuck:
Well, I can see you are not a witch…
Mark S.
@asiangrrlMN:
Wow, I like the tattoo.
General Stuck
@asiangrrlMN: is that really you? if so beautiful!!
jwb
@asiangrrlMN: Did Favre play? I didn’t catch the game today.
Omnes Omnibus
@asiangrrlMN: You look Korean.
That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal
@asiangrrlMN:
Close!
And me.
Who the hell had the moronic idea of having W. throw out the first pitch?
Andy K
@asiangrrlMN:
You look soooo familiar!
Here’s me.
JWL
The Steelers should win, of course, but watch out for New Orleans. The Saints are still pretty good, and their pride is real close to being on the line in this one.
General Stuck
@morzer:
I’m a Reformed Druid.
Greenhouse Guy
@Omnes Omnibus:
I like the cut of your jib, fella.
Fuck ron johnson. also, and too. Go Russ!
Hawes
As a Falcons fan, I join in a hearty “Go Steelers” with our host.
morzer
Me and the wife, on our honeymoon:
http://www.cclarkgallery.com/dynamic/artwork_detail.asp?ArtworkID=1075
PurpleGirl
Watching Rocky Horror Picture Show on video…
morzer
@General Stuck:
Why did you reform? Too many agricultural implements and lusty wenches in haystacks?
stuckinred
@jwb: Started and took 8-10 stitches in the chin on a sack. As they used to say, he was on “queer street”!
Omnes Omnibus
@Andy K: Me from a few years ago…
@Greenhouse Guy: Agreed on both Ron and Russ. Go Tom Barrett as well.
morzer
@Omnes Omnibus:
You are Charlie Crist, and I claim my prize!
General Stuck
@morzer:
Handsome devil you are. literally
Davis X. Machina
Brees…Roethlisberger.
Roethlisberger…Brees.
Is there any way they can both lose?
morzer
@General Stuck:
*turns red and covers face with tentacles*
General Stuck
@morzer:
Earth Mother said I’d raised enough hell and couldn’t stay out of jail forever.
gbear
Brett Favre needed 10 stitches in his chin after getting sacked in the 4th quarter today. Why doesn’t this upset me?
morzer
@General Stuck:
Just another liberal-fascist parent, eh?
asiangrrlMN
Please note to all asking about the pic I posted, it’s not me. It’s Margaret Cho. Check the URL.
@Andy K: I thought you’d get a kick out of that. You’re a cutie.
@morzer: Which one is you?
@gbear: Now that I know he’s OK, it doesn’t upset me, either. I didn’t like seeing him getting carted off, but if he can talk right after the game, he’s fine.
Omnes Omnibus
@Davis X. Machina: I will be cheering for the Steelers. Never too early to start being concerned about either wild card berths or home field advantage.
jwb
@gbear: Because, like me, you’d wished it had been twenty and/or that he’d been knocked out for the season?
stuckinred
@General Stuck:
Earth mother your children are here
High and feeling dandy
Earth mother your children are here
Ripped on coke and candy
J Airplane
morzer
@asiangrrlMN:
I am the sexy beast with the red face.
General Stuck
@stuckinred:
fiction imitating life in those days.
lamh32
Oh hell no!!!
Go Saints!!!
stuckinred
@General Stuck: Such a time is was. . .
asiangrrlMN
@morzer: Stuck is right. You ARE a handsome beast!
Troy P. Yum yum yum.
stuckinred
Does everyone else get these mysterious Spanish captions on SNF?
gbear
@jwb: Favre’s been allowed to play the princess for too long. It’s about time he paid a price for it.
fucen tarmal
swaggin!
asiangrrlMN
@gbear: But as Troy Aikman explained to me, Favre has been treated special all his career. So, just because he sucks this year, he shouldn’t be treated any less special. That just wouldn’t be fair to Favre. Ka-plooey! That was my brain ‘asploding.
@jl: He is a drama diva queen who thinks the world revolves around his gray badger, and he can suck it.
@jl: He is a drama diva queen who thinks the world revolves around his gray badger, and he can suck it.
jl
@asiangrrlMN: Hiya, asiangrrlMN. I am indifferent to Favre, so have no dog in this fight. But I have been curious about why you dislike Favre so much. Can you state your antipathy in 25 words or less?
BruceFromOhio
Ah, the trick of the Saints pass rush brings the tastiest treats.
More sacks, please, these treats are sweet.
jwb
@asiangrrlMN: Those sound like wingnut talking points! “[Gooper politician] has been treated special all his career. So, just because he sucks this year, he shouldn’t be treated any less special. That just wouldn’t be fair to [Gooper politician].”
Greenhouse Guy
@Omnes Omnibus:
Go Ron Kind! Kapanke would be terrible, I hope the La Crosse area wakes the f#** up and sends him back to just being a tax avoiding asshole.
asiangrrlMN
@jl: So nice, I had to say it twice, apparently.
FYWPWAVDARPF!
@jwb: Hm. I never thought of that, but you’re right. It does! Aikman’s main point was that since we spent a bajillion dollars on Favre, making him the man, we couldn’t bench him–just because.
jl
@morzer: Thanks for the clarification. I can’t see what is behind that tentacle, and , even so, forget, or maybe never occurred to me to wonder, whether you are the one or the other.
stuckinred
Just for the sake of argument (I dislike the cheese heads and the purple people eaters equally) the dude has been way too much of a drama queen lately but he is one tough son of a bitch and he can throw the rock.
Linkmeister
@That’s Master of Accountancy to You, Pal: I missed it. Who was it?
jl
@asiangrrlMN: Our comments cross in the interwebspaces, like overloaded trucks aimlessly wandering the lonely byways of the high desert, skidding along surreal ice highways in the midsummer midnight heat.
How tragical.
But thanks for the explanation.
Actually, I knew that much already. I thought maybe there was more to it.
asiangrrlMN
@stuckinred: To the opposition!
@Linkmeister: Our last president, apparently.
@jl: That was lovely. It’s also how much fluffing he gets from the announcers and media. He simply doesn’t deserve it. I know that’s not his fault, but still, it’s enough to make me resentful. And, the whole stupid retiring/unretiring thing every year.
jl
@jl: that should probably be low desert. I don’t think there is such a thing as hot night in the high desert.
flukebucket
This game is about to get out of control.
Andy K
@asiangrrlMN:
Not saying you’re wrong, because I’ve been saying that for years…But I don’t recall you bringing it up last year. Not that you didn’t, but I don’t remember that being the case.
Bill Murray
The University of Iowa basketball program just announced they committed a recruiting violation by letting some recruits meet with Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore a couple of weeks ago at an Iowa football game. That would make me not want to go to a school
General Stuck
Looks like Pittsburgh brought their own refs to NO>
asiangrrlMN
@Andy K: Oh, believe me, I did. I have hated it since he did it to you guys. I think it was really unfair of him to do that to the team and to Aaron Rodgers. It was incredibly selfish of him. I did not want him in the first place, and I wanted him to retire after last year.
@Bill Murray: Ditto. I would run like hell from any school that introduced me to them–argh! Troy P. as a fucking clown? That just ain’t right!
morzer
@General Stuck:
Well, you wouldn’t expect them to risk catching cooties from neutral referees now, would you?
Andy K
@Bill Murray:
NCAA penalty: No Jersey Shore in Iowa jocks’ dorms for a month.
Noodlearmed UDFA previously 2liberal
Go Saints !!
jl
@asiangrrlMN:
I can see your point of view. I am so indifferent to off field football drama that such stuff does not bother me.
“And, the whole stupid retiring/unretiring thing every year.”
I figure he is drama queen. Or he just has no idea at all what to do with himself if he is not football star number one, so desperately tries to get his creaky old bones and injuries in shape to play each year, and puts off actually thinking about whether he can play for as long as possible.
Or maybe he is shopping it around as an idea for a reality show.
He seems to me to be a fairly oblivious and dim Gulf Coast jock. But then I never followed his doings enough to know and what I just said might be very unfair.
Omnes Omnibus
@morzer: I am not now, nor have I ever been, Charlie Crist.
morzer
@Omnes Omnibus:
Nor has he, judging by the rich variety of positions he has espoused in recent months.
asiangrrlMN
@jl: You are spot-on, actually. I wouldn’t be surprised if he did have a reality show once he actually retires from football (please let it be this year). Ugh. How are you doing? Did you hike this weekend?
Noodlearmed UDFA previously 2liberal
The cardinals might have won today if coach whuz showed half a brain and started anderson instead of that noodle armed rookie UDFa. THe Udfa threw 2 pick-6’s and then FINALLY anderson came in and played pretty well until the last couple of minutes when HE threw away the game with a couple of picks.
jl
@asiangrrlMN: I took a city hike in the rainy drizzle to scout out last minute advice for Cole’s trip to the Big City.
A walk along the Embarcadero from Fisherman’s Wharf to the Giants stadium would be nice. But I will save details that for my last minute hectoring and whining to Cole before he leaves on his trip.
What’s up in MN? Cold enough for you yet?
Are you in football or baseball mode tonight? Or both?
What wuz U fer Hallowee, if anything?
That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal
@Linkmeister: Lyle Lovett. What were they thinking?
John O
They better get this one in. I have 11 confidence points on the boys in white.
Moses2317
Did someone build an invisible wall at the goal line?
freelancer
Seriously, this ump has the most arbitrary Strike Zone ever. For both teams, it’s tight, it’s tight, it’s tight, everything is a ball, and then that Buster Posey AB, that last pitch was SO outside.
fucen tarmal
mendenhall missed his cutback inside the lead….c’mon defense.
asiangrrlMN
@That’s Master of Accountancy to You, Pal: Oops. I thought he meant who threw the first pitch.
@jl: I don’t think Cole would enjoy Fisherman’s Wharf. He doesn’t seem to be a people-person. But, Embarcadero is nice, indeed. And, what a gentleman you are to check out places Cole might like, and in the drizzling rain, no less!
I went to a party last night. I was a foulmouthed fifties housewife, and my beehive was the hit of the party. I will have pictures on my blog soon. How about you?
That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal
@asiangrrlMN: I dressed up as a disgruntled middle aged man. The cats were unimpressed.
gbear
@That’s Master of Accountancy to You, Pal: ditto here.
asiangrrlMN
@That’s Master of Accountancy to You, Pal: And that’s different from your normal attire…how?
@gbear: Again, I say, that differs from normality, how?
South of I-10
Back from trick or treating with the scary pirate in time to say “Go Saints”! I really wish I could share some of this candy over the Internet, it’s got to get out of my house!
JWL
Home plate ump Winter is ticking everyone off. As the Giants brilliant announcing crew (KNBR) has pointed out, it’s kinda funny. On every pitch, either the pitcher or hitter is pissed.
Winter also has a “shortest fuse in the majors” reputation.
Redshirt
I like the Steelers ball control. That’s an unsexy but critical part of the game: Get a lead, then milk the clock. Keep the other team’s offense off the field, and when they do get a chance, they’re pressured by time.
Thus: Run – Screen – Slant
fucen tarmal
i’m sure the nfl will fine deebo for planting brees withered poon.
Moses2317
Ike Taylor! INT!
jl
“what a gentleman you are to check out places Cole might like, and in the drizzling rain, no less!”
Well, actually, I was going by there anyway. And I am not trying to help Cole, but I figured as long as I was going by there I would think about ways to harass him about the trip before he left. In other words, what I said about helping was at best deep snark, and might be interpreted as a damn lie, if one were to be uncharitable. I am also looking for ways to mouth off about this very odd place (SF Bay) in the comments, and Cole’s trip gives me an excuse.
Your costume sounds cool. I will check your blog. I like your blog, by the way, and been meaning to mention it, but I procrastinate a lot. I will look for the pics.
I was a total slacker for Halloween. I thought I had a some kind of costume in a bag in the closet. But all I could find was a bag of semi random costume parts. So put them on and went as nothing in particular. Some people thought it was funny, but the party was about eating and drinking, not costumes, really.
JWL
Redshirt: You would have loved the Schula/Kick/Czonka Dolphins (or maybe you did). I bet you’re from the midwest.
asiangrrlMN
@jl: Ah! You’re doing it to rankle Cole. Even better. Thanks for the compliment on my blog. I’ve been slacking lately, though. I need to get my flat-ass in gear. I like your idea of a random costume. I think it’s clever!
And, am I watching a baseball game or a football game? 3-0 at halftime? Embarrassing.
@South of I-10: I would take your candy from you if I could.
JWL
Adults who horn in on Halloween are a pain in the ass. It should be as it used to be: a holiday for children.
flukebucket
These guys are playing to kill tonight.
Mark S.
New BCS standings: Boise St.’s biggest problem might be TCU. The computers love them some Horned Frogs, and they’ll love them even more if they beat Utah this week.
Omnes Omnibus
@JWL: Killjoys who bitch about people having fun on a dumb holiday are a pain in the ass as well.
Redshirt
@JWL: And they foolishly waste ball control in the last minute of the half. The Steelers are within field goal range with 1:30 left, throw it three times and give the Saints the ball on the 40. Nice.
Run it once there and you’ve got the half hour even if you miss the field goal.
asiangrrlMN
@JWL: Why is it a problem if adults have a costume party? How is that horning in on the holiday?
@Omnes Omnibus: I second this.
freelancer
@Omnes Omnibus:
Agreed.
South of I-10
@asiangrrlMN: Two big bags of candy, I can resist the stuff that is not chocolate, but there is a lot of chocolate in there! Weird quirk that I have been getting a hard time about all night: I love peanuts, I love chocolate, but never together.
Omnes Omnibus
@asiangrrlMN: I am not a costume person, but, if it floats your boat, cool. Now get off my lawn.
JWL
You got a point, no doubt about it. But adults can party 365 days of the year, if they’re so inclined. Halloween used to be exclusively a fun day reserved for kids. I liked it like that.
But I guess you’re right…
asiangrrlMN
@South of I-10: I’ll take the chocolate peanut concoctions. I love them.
@Omnes Omnibus: I had never been to a costume party before this year. It was fun putting the costume together, though it took as long to undo my hair as it did to do it (an hour each way).
jl
@asiangrrlMN: It wasn’t clever, it was lazy. I was in a Walgreen’s earlier in the day, and saw a some people buying some interesting costumes, but thought ‘Naw, I have something at home’.
I’ve been reading your blog every once in awhile at a very leisurely pace so haven’t worried about seeing new stuff, but now that I know you have mad b*tch housewife costume pics, I will nag you about posting it.
Omnes Omnibus
@asiangrrlMN: Weirdly, I have won costume contests in the past. KGB officer: old suit, overcoat from the 1930’s inherited from my grandfather, and Russian army fur hat.
South of I-10
@asiangrrlMN: You did a beehive yourself? I am impressed!
asiangrrlMN
@jl: Heh. I used to blog every day, but then I didn’t, and now I’m out of the habit. To be fair to me, it’s hard to blog 2,500 words every day (the average length of one of my entries). I didn’t take the pics, so I cannot post them until my friend emails them to me.
@Omnes Omnibus: Nice! Pics?
@South of I-10: Yes. My hair is waist-length, and I ratted the hell out of most of it and then shaped it into a beehive. I had people touching it all night because they couldn’t believe it was real (and all mine). Oh, and I’ve done it before in high school for a musical, but my hair was only shoulder-length then.
jl
@JWL: I don’t see how late evening grown up parties with dumb ass costumes are horning on Halloween. It is just a random holiday party, an excuse to eat bad food, drink, and horse around, except you are supposed to wear a costume.
Adults who hog all the complimentary kids candy jars at the drug store or go trick or treating themselves are horning in.
And, IMJVHO, any adult who might find themselves in charge of kids on Halloween night has to practice their Halloween chops. Otherwise you forget how it is done.
morzer
Is a “Vicks Nyquil first half analysis” really a good idea?
Anne Laurie
@JWL: __
Hey, since the Spousal Unit and I were married by a High Priest of the Church of the Goddess (Wiccan), this is as close to a High Holy Day as I get. And you don’t see me bitching about non-pagans of all ages running around using it as an excuse to get high (on sugar, for the younger participants) and run around making fools of themselves, do you?
Any “holiday” that makes so many people excited & happy to be around other people is a good thing, in my view. Those who don’t like it can go suck a pickle with the “Jesus is the reason for the season” Christianists, off in a darkened room at the far end of the hallway where you won’t spoil it for everybody else!
Omnes Omnibus
@asiangrrlMN: No pics. Sorry.
morzer
@Anne Laurie:
Now, now. Tolerance and equal rights for authentic festival purity trolls!
Not that Halloween was originally a kids and candy festival.
JWL
Ok, OK. Geez, it’s not like I called it a democratic party plot to lure Americans into Satan’s snare.
jl
@asiangrrlMN:
Hey I just checked your blog, where are the PICS? Huh? Huh?
Actually, I don’t think I looked at your blog since the De-si-i-i-re! post. I thought, hey, her blog is like that big city sophisticated Balloon Juice: I am in way over my head.
PS: I am impressed by your costume dedication. Sounds like that beehive was a real effort.
That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal
@asiangrrlMN: I put on an extra layer of disgruntlement.
asiangrrlMN
@JWL: That actually sounds intriguing. I think I could get on board with that.
@jl: That’s a really sweet compliment. I won’t put you on the virtual couch despite your impatience.
@That’s Master of Accountancy to You, Pal: Nice touch!
That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal
And I just spent the last ten hours, with occasional breaks for Balloon Juice commentary, copying tables out of a .pdf of the Price Waterhouse commentary on the International Financial Reporting Standards and pasting them into Notepad. Then I add tab delimiters and blank lines into them and then loaded them into Excel. Once there, I recreated the formatting from the .pdf.
These are the exciting things I’m doing for my former professor. Most people couldn’t take the excitement of my life.
morzer
@That’s Master of Accountancy to You, Pal:
What language is this you speak? It seems to be related to English.
That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal
There have been two close plays at first base, one called safe, one called out, both wrong, and both screwing the Rangers.
asiangrrlMN
@jl: My hair: Yes. I killed the ozone for it. I haven’t used that much hairspray in twenty years. Oh, you asked about the weather. It’s never cold enough for me.
South of I-10
@asiangrrlMN: Good lord woman, that is a lot of hair to get in a beehive, I really am impressed!
@Anne Laurie: We went trick or treating with six 6-10 year old girls. I am constantly amazed at the amount of noise/enthusiasm raised by them. Now I know they were just celebrating your anniversary! The chocolate was good too.
Omnes Omnibus
@That’s Master of Accountancy to You, Pal: I have catalogued thousands of trades in the secondary pharmaceutical market as part of the the discovery phase of a lawsuit. I feel your pain.
That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal
@morzer: Which words didn’t you understand?
Mike in NC
This “Walking Dead” zombie series on AMC looks pretty damn good so far.
JWL
Perhaps the karmic stench of the Bush family has stung the eyes of first base ump at inopportune times from the Rangers point of view.
Nothing bang-bang about that double off Torres bat that scored Renteria, though. Was there?
That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal
How about honoring the atheist troops, you jackasses.
Or play The Battle Hymn of the Republic, which is at least a kick ass song.
asiangrrlMN
@South of I-10: Yes. And it seemed like twice the hair to get OUT of the beehive! And I did a modified one in which I just ratted the hell out of my hair and then combed it up and over (no complicated swirling). As I was washing it out, I kept finding hidden bobby pins all over. It really was a masterpiece.
Omnes Omnibus
@That’s Master of Accountancy to You, Pal: The Battle Hymn of the Republic has too many Civil War associations for some folk.
JWL
Or John Lennon’s ‘God’ (which is a concept by which we measure our pain)?
Tom Levenson
May I simply say that any day on which the ‘boys lose is a good one?
Go Giants, also, too. (The Nancy Pelosi baseball ones, engaged in contest with the George Bush Texans.)
South of I-10
@asiangrrlMN: That always sucks when you are trying to find Bobby pins in your head at the end of the night. I am out, I have parent/teacher conference early in the a.m. Yes, I am old.
jl
@That’s Master of Accountancy to You, Pal: Hope you tried copying all the table junk out of the tables and into a text file, and then importing into excel first. Unless the tables are really weird, a little find/replace for special characters in the text file and the import wizard can do a lot of work for you.
That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal
@jl:
I’m pretty sure that that’s what I described doing. I did have to add delimiters, because PWC likes itself some bizarrely formatted tables.
Michael D.
In about an hour, something momentous will happen – the NFL will cease to care about breast cancer for a year.
jl
@That’s Master of Accountancy to You, Pal: OK. It sounded like you were doing an awful lot by hand.
Mark S.
@asiangrrlMN:
Dr. Z of SI a couple years ago was rating TV announcers and he related one game where Troy Aikman said that an interception wasn’t Favre’s fault because the wide receiver didn’t get open. No mention that maybe Favre shouldn’t have throw the ball if the receiver wasn’t open.
jay
Ben is playing like the bum that he is. Seriously, could he hold the ball any longer?
That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal
@jl: Mostly just bolding things, getting the column widths right, and adding borders.
fucen tarmal
well, that sucked. at least no one will refer to the bengal game as a trap game…
celebrate ohio, the team you hate more than you love yourselves(and who can blame you) has been defeated.
Cacti
The Texas Dubya Rangers go down on Bush family night.
4-0
Suck it Texas.
Ron
Oh Heath…what did you do there? Sure, Ben threw an INT later, but scoring 10 points in basically the last 2 minutes wasn’t a terribly likely possibility anyway.
General Stuck
Po Stillers, can’t even win in NO, where just last week the Browns crushed the reigning SP champs.
JWL
The Saints just may have gotten back on track with tonight’s game.
A Philly columnist I read a week or so ago stated that if the Phils couldn’t beat 21 year old rookie Madison Bumgarner, the team didn’t deserve go to the World Series (they didn’t).
That would be Madison “8 Inninngs Of Shutout Ball In Game 4” Bumgarner.
“America, meet Mr. Bumgarner. Mr. Bumgarner, permit me to introduce you to America”….
asiangrrlMN
@Mark S.: I respect Dr. Z, and I am sure he was spot-on about Aikman. I really just wanted to punch Aikman today–and he usually doesn’t annoy me that badly.
Admiral_Komack
RAIDERS WIN!
GO RAIDERS!
catclub
@JWL:
“The Saints just may have gotten back on track with tonight’s game.” Isn’t that what everyone was saying after they crushed
Tampa Bay – and then got hammered by Cleveland?
Go Pelosi’s Giants!
passerby
Sorry John. This season the Stillers were on track– without and with Ben. Saints have been, at times, sucking wind this season. But tonight…Saints lucked out.
JWL
I watched maybe 3 minutes of tonight’s game, and have paid scant attention to the NFL this year. I do know it’s been a very weird season thus far, front runners-wise.
It’s still baseball season. The Niners are adrift, but the Giants are inspired– and I’m one game away from from experiencing my team winning a World Series title for the first time in my life.
Yutsano
@Admiral_Komack: Wrong. The Seachickens lost. And badly. That was embarrassing.
p.a.
I don’t know if it’s on youtube yet, but check out Randy Moss’ post-loss news conference. Talk about buyer’s remorse! He may snap before the season ends.
gbear
@p.a.: Moss is the other reason I don’t want to watch the Vikes. He was a dick the first time he was here and everyone was glad to see him go. I couldn’t believe it when they brought him back. I hope he snaps. At least that will be fun to read about.
Brian S (formerly Incertus)
@passerby:
No, the Saints played to their potential, which they haven’t always done this season. And they did so in a game without either of their starting RBs or CBs, which says something about the level of talent on the team as a whole.
passerby
@Brian S (formerly Incertus): No, the Saints played to their potential, which they haven’t always done this season.
Yeah you’re right Brian. We Saints fans have been let down by what we perceive to be a less-than-potential showing. Reggie’s hurt, Tracy Porter’s hurt et al. But Cleveland whipped our butts last week and no one could explain why. No one could explain the dejected look in Drew Brees’ eyes.
Tonight was a do-or-die type of game. And we Did. But…which Saints team will show up next week? Fingers are crossed.
Darkrose
@JWL: From your lips to the baseball gods’ ears.
That was beautiful to watch, especially with the Bushes in attendance.
Now I shall go have another Rally Cupcake. I do wish I’d had my phone on me at Safeway, though, because the Brian Wilson cupcake cake was possibly the scariest thing I’ve seen in some time.
Cheryl from Maryland
@Anne Laurie: Yes! Any holiday that has good food and arts and crafts gets my vote.
ET
Thank goodness. Saints won. Sorry John but I just can’t root for the Steelers if they play my hometown team. Just can’t.
Joel
No talk about how the Jets were shut out.. at home?
asiangrrlMN
@p.a.: I refuse to watch that man do anything (other than play football, and only because I have to if I want to watch the Vikes). I agree with gbear. I loathed him the first time he was here, and I still do.