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Ned Raggett
Gold Star for Robot Boy named himself after the wrong song. CLEARLY it should have been I Am a Scientist.
Gold Star for Robot Boy
Hey!
Could be worse. Cut-out Witch, anyone?
ConservativelyLiberal
Hmmm…
My hair is far too long for as thin as it is on top. I like junk food too much. I still play Quake 3 and enjoy it. I…oh, you meant about others, not myself?
Well……………
Nope, drawing a blank… Time to get more coffee and then change the oil, service and wash the motorcycle. I need to get it ready for another trip to Vancouver (Washington). Looking forward to another nice ride up the Oregon Coast in a couple of weeks.
Have a nice day everyone! :)
ThymeZone
There are no failings to complain about. This is (still) the best and most fun political blog on the Tubes.
Jake
ConservativelyLiberal is a horrid gloater.
The rest of the people here are America haters.
Zifnab
Hey! You! Yeah, you! The dumb punk who named himself after a lame-ass Fantasy Novel bumbling wizard. Who the hell do you think you are, getting on here and talking shit about stuff you know absolutely nothing about? Why don’t you just go eat a pound of gummy bears and die? I hate you forever! *sniff* *sniff* *eats gummy bears* *sniff*
Paul L.
Why no recent posts on the Haditha case now that it appears to be falling apart?
Cyrus
Not enough cat pictures. Go buy a Scottish fold, and maybe this blog will be cool again.
28 Percent
I am outdone:
Ned Raggett
True…
I imagine most blog comment discussion (not here, of course) to be along the lines of the ‘interaction’ between crowd and band on Crying Your Knife Away — except more drunk.
Ned Raggett
No wonder I feel so good!
Third Eye Open
I sometimes find myself getting angry with my friends when they walk away from my conversations about current political events.
My most recent ex is dating some college indy station DJ whom I can only hold a grudge against for not playing TOOL unabridged.
They just jacked up the price of Camel Lights.
…and Mr. Cole keeps reminding me that I still have 3 finals this week, and that the cats need a bath. *sigh*
**Did anyone let Maslow know that some people self actualize in societally-detrimental ways?
***ThymeZone makes me feel like a school-girl…so if you will excuse me, I need to down a box of laxatives and get to the gym. Probably in that order.
Dreggas
what’s that spell again Vfeather…Fire…
Pb
What about that Tom in Texas guy, whatever happened to him?
Dreggas
Very true.
Ned Raggett
My most recent ex is dating some college indy station DJ whom I can only hold a grudge against for not playing TOOL unabridged.
Hey, I was a college etc. DJ for eleven years and I love Tool. Don’t damn us with the same brush. (But if the guy dresses like a Wes Anderson extra and/or has an ironic beard, don’t worry — his expiration date is nigh.)
Rome Again
If you think that’s a problem, I suggest you take it up with your Commander-in-Chief!
chopper
you’re all jerks.
Dreggas
This headline is priceless:
COMIC BEATDOWN: Jon Lovitz slams Andy Dick’s head into bar ‘four or five times.’
Dreggas
AND PROUD OF IT BIATCH!
Rome Again
QQ, excuse me?
Third Eye Open
Ned…
No beard, unfortunately. But I am assuming the emotional vortex that is her S.O.P will claim another victim, and I will gain another drinking buddy.
CHEERS!
Dave
I’ll third that.
As for the rest of you, I’ll pwn you all on my ‘lock in 2v2.
Davebo
More Cowbell!!
Other than that, BJ is bitchen!
Hell, I even put up with the Pajamas Media ads…
RSA
Even though the crime index has been declining pretty steadily since 1990, this is only because the FBI doesn’t collect statistics on crimes against God and nature.
As for the failings of our hosts, I want to know why you don’t bring out the good liquor here for your guests.
Third Eye Open
Rome Again…
giggly, that is.
Punchy
JMM opines:
There was a time when I thought Tim was Master of the Lexiconic Geniusisms, but he’s been thrown asunder–natch, usurped–by this vocabulary savant.
Emerson would be so proud of that blockquote. After inventing the radio, of course.
Jake
I predict the number of new Iraqi refugees allowed into the states will = 0.
THEY [might] WANT TO KILL USSSSSsss!
George B.
You all hate America, except for Paul L., EEEL, 28 Percent, and Psycheout.
Rome Again
NO, what’s really funny is that you think TZ might actually want “a school girl”.
Krista
Hm…failings. Yeah, what the hell happened to our third host, first of all? John, you abandoned cat and dog blogging — for shame. Tim, you abandoned wine blogging — for shame.
As for the rest of you…you know what you did.
Bastards.
Rome Again
George B, 9/11 didn’t change everything?
Third Eye Open
Rome Again…
Never underestimate my animal magnetism, or my ability to color coordinate paisley…I’m a *friggin catch, thank you very much.
*My mom says so, at least.
srv
I miss the personality formerly known as Darrell.
Third Eye Open
“If Darrell didn’t exist, it would be necessary to create him”
Rome Again
Yeah, well, you can swim around that whole, but don’t expect to be caught.
Rome Again
Yeah, well, you can swim around that hole, but don’t expect to be caught.
I gotta stop playing and working at the same time.
Chad N. Freude
And yet, TZ complains vigorously and often.
Yeah, but only if you like literate sophisticated wit, sarcasm and satire, and reasoned analysis.
I do, too. I miss his incisive name-calling. Paul L should read the archives and learn from the Master.
Third Eye Open
Rome Again…
Oh well, I guess i’ll just stick with plan A: Clincally Depressed women with lowered expectations.
Rome Again
Whatever soaks your cookies.
ThymeZone
Well, first of all, you are a schoolgirl. Second, I have no interest in the anorexic look. I like curvy.
(No, not “scurvy.” Curvy.)
Sorry Charlie. And, which one of our list members are you, again? I want to be sure and thank you offline too.
Third Eye Open
ThymeZone…
Well, the point got lost in the snark, but I routinely enjoy your posts, mostly because you seem to be a cantankerous ass with a sharp tongue.
and I like scurvy, too. Damn citrus.
List Member? *air rushing over head*
canuckistani
Big deal. I defy you to prove *anything* in a court of law.
Rome Again
Well, that puts ME out. Damn! ::snap::
Tim F.
Well, there is thymezone. I keed.
Dunno. We have not heard anything from him either. I hope that he is ok.
Dreggas
OMG, Rent-a-trolls
Psycheout, Paul L, EEEL and the rest, I think I found ya some jobs that “Americans will do” hurry before illegals take those too!
ThymeZone
Well, I’d prefer to judge that for myself. Can I schedule a hands-on evaluation?
ThymeZone
Heh.
Third Eye Open
ThymeZone…
Now I remember where I recognize you…you used to post at B4B.
You naughty little monkey, you!
ThymeZone
Keepin it real.
Rome Again
I don’t know, can you? I heard you have an awfully hard time scheduling events!
::she shoots, she scores!::
ThymeZone
You are confusing me with my good friend and former water polo teammate (not that there’s anything wrong with that), Jack A Lopez.
ThymeZone
Ow.
Krista
Good man.
Third Eye Open
C’mon TZ,
admit it, you know deep down inside you are the kinda person who enjoys long walks on the beach with baskets full of kittens.
And I must applaud your fine choice in middle of the pack MLB teams in piss-poor divisions.
Oh, Gawd, please make hockey season start!
Chad N. Freude
Yes, but only to drown them.
ThymeZone
Giants fan for 40 years, watched Willie Mays play Cactus League baseball here in 1954. McCovey, Marichal, Cepeda, the Alou brothers, Perry … oh man. Such great teams. Saw Bobby Bonds play in his second MLB game.
Switched the DBacks when they got into the World Series and beat the Yankees in seven games, allowing them a total of 14 runs. That’s right, 14 total runs in seven games. Greatest fucking thing I ever saw in my whole life as a sports fan. Maybe the greatest series ever.
aliceandbob
Not to interrupt the love fest, but it couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy.
Third Eye Open
Please, the single greatest moment in sports history is far and away Patrick Roy vs. Chris Osgood at center ice. IMHO
Although I must admit that watching anyone put a hurtin’ on the Evil Empire brings a smirk to my face.
Jake
If it is wrong to snigger at such news I am a very baaaad person. I just can’t believe people are passing on the headline: Lovitz beats Dick
Dreggas
Or use them for pike bait.
ThymeZone
Uh huh. Comparing hockey to baseball is like comparing a hot dog to Chateubriand.
Sure, hockey is meat, like a hot dog is meat, but it’s silly meat. Baseball is elegant, baroque, filled with mystery and myth and lore and time …. lots of time, time for a pitcher to stare at a batter, time for a center fielder to lope over and cruise under a fly ball.
Baseball is poetry. Hockey is just the side effects list on a bottle of Milk of Magnesia.
Not comarable, not even close. Not even, if you will, in the ballpark. Begone silly person.
Third Eye Open
TZ,
get over yourself. Baseball is about as artistic as watching flys fuck. The time when baseball was played by people who appreciated the sport, and recognized the importance of the title as “America’s Pastime” are about as distant a memory as your hairline.
Give me a call when baseball can pack as much excitement as a well executed powerplay. Instead we have 3 hours of beer commercials, interrupted by the occasional double-play; But more often than not, it is nothing but juiced-up, self-absorbed stars just waiting for the call from their agents as to whether they got the deal to hawk anti-perspirant.
demimondian
Have you ever watched flies fuck? Seriously, the study of the genetic components of the mating behavior of D> melanogaster is actually quite interesting — and, yes, it does involve watching flies court and the fuck.
Third Eye Open
Demimondian…
The only question I have is: Was the money-shot worth it?
ThymeZone
Yeah, if you will just chart for me the relative attendance, fan bases, and revenue streams for hockey, baseball and football, I think we can end this conversation right now.
Hockey is a joke, man. It’s played on ice skates, for crissakes.
Baseball is a slow, measured game played where man was mean to play …. on dirt and grass.
You were bad spoof when you started this today, but it’s over now.
Krista
First of all, this is coming from a man who cannot spell “Chateaubriand.”
As well, your analysis of hockey is sadly lacking. You, of course, have every right to your opinion. However, to say that hockey is silly and does not contain the poetry of baseball is just flat-out wrong. When the members of a hockey team are in perfect cohesion, passing to each other without even having to look, the skates and stick a perfect extension of the body, it IS poetry. As they approach the net, the crowd intakes and holds its collective breath in unison, either in elation or despair, depending on for what team one is rooting. Everybody sits up a little straighter, opens their eyes a bit wider, and braces themselves in anticipation of a goal or a save. Hockey stirs the emotions to a fever pitch, to the point where the spectator is as emotionally invested in the game as are the players. With football, hockey shares the quick-witted strategy and the delightful incongruity of large men moving with startling grace. With soccer, it shares the edge-of-your seat action and excitement, and the emotional tumult on the part of the fans. With baseball, it shares the tendency to inspire fan devotion to one team, as well as the elegant poetry of motion that can occur when a team thinks as one.
Hockey is the perfect sport.
So there. :)
Krista
And if we use those measurements of yours to define which is “better”, then one could easily say that the food at McDonald’s is much better than that at one of Mario Batali’s restaurants. :) Revenue and attendance are indicators of popularity, but not necessarily quality. I certainly won’t deny that in your country, baseball is much more popular than hockey. However, is it the better sport? We may have to agree to disagree on that one…
Third Eye Open
TZ,
If attendance numbers and revenue streams dictated artistic and entertainment value, then I guess we can end this whole conversation by agreeing that NASCAR is the pinnacle of American sport.
C’mon TZ, you aren’t fooling anyone, you enjoy the banter, even when you know you’re horrible incorrect ;-)
ThymeZone
Dictate? They’re scoreboards. In this case, keeping score for what people like in sports.
They like outdoor games played by real people wearing real shoes.
Hockey is for elves at the fucking North Pole. Who cares?
Answer: Check those attendance and revenue figures, look at the merchandise sales. What do people want?
Go away, you’re being ridiculous now.
“Dictate.” I have seen people get shit backward, but that pretty much takes the cake.
demimondian
The best part of being a fruit-fly is the opportunity to be a born-again virgin.
Third Eye Open
Hat Trick, Krista!
Don Cherry would be proud.
Punchy
Uh…well, yeah. Put the pre-suck Big Unit and pre-suck Schilling on ANY team, throw in some Gonzo and Mark Fucking Grace, and I’ll give you a World Series title every day of the week. I’m amazed it had to go to game 9, 9th inning, and a weak texas leaguer to get the the trophy.
As for this:
Amen. Only those who can skate fully appreciate this sport. TZ spent too many years with ice only being a part of his margarita to fully appreciate the beauty of a puck, stick, and the inevitable cross-check…
ThymeZone
You guys are down to spelling lames, for what is obviously a typo?
Anytime you want to have a spelling bee with me, let me know, and bring your wallet.
Look, if the US were Greenland, hockey would be all the rage here.
Surprise! This where we grow all the food you eat up there in the frozen wasteland you call a country, every winter.
We dont run around on our playing fields in ice skates because …. well, we don’t have to. Because having to is the only reason anybody would invent a game for which you have to have ice.
ThymeZone
Pre-suck? Players reach, and play at, a prime level, and then they decline … in all sports, and if you are any indication, in blogposting too, moron.
Dreggas
Nah, had to be the second to last game of the Penguins/Panthers series back in the 90’s. Had already gone a couple of overtime’s and Panthers were set to win it. The centers start going at it, so do the wings, so do the defensement and out comes the penguins goalie followed by the Beezer (when he was playing for them) and the Beezer took his goal stick and smashed the penguins goalie upside the head.
Third Eye Open
Awwww, TZ needs a nap.
Someone turn on a baseball game so we can all get some Zzzzzz.
Baseball used to be a great sport that I spent my entire youth playing and watching. But right about the time than nolan Ryan retired and started haking Advil and the black cloud of performance enhancing cheating, the sport has lost all the luster that the demi-gods of yore had bestowed upon it.
Give me a breakaway in the final seconds of game 7 over a 14-run WS anyday.
Third Eye Open
Dreggas,
What about Domi vs. Brashear, as far as one on one fights, this has to take the cake of modern hockey pugilism.
Punchy
Thanks for making my point. Gracias. In 2001, both Schilling and Johnson were lights out. Now, they’re older, and they both can’t stay healthy. Ergo, they now suck.
But I’m a moron for pointing that out. TZ still expects Johnson to vie for Cy and Schilling to lock up MVP. Must be the ‘Zona heat.
Dreggas
Don’t know that one, I only remember the Panthers/Penguins brawl because it was a free for all and the culmination when Beezer smacked the panguins goalie in the head was just the shiznit.
Third Eye Open
Dreggas,
I might have to do some searching, but ill find the video for that fight, and drop you the link. it was probably one of the most lopsided fights I have ever seen, seeing as Brashear is a friggin orc, and Domi looks like a Hobbit…onyl to realize that Domi is trying to rip him apart, and doing a commendable job at it.
Third Eye Open
Dreggas,
http://youtube.com/watch?v=WVoyVxVwj2w
Enjoy!
canuckistani
Paul Henderson’s game 7 winner in the 1972 Canada-Russia series. Or maybe Bobby Orr’s Flying Goal. Or any time Guy Lafleur was on the ice. Tough to pick a greatest sports moment when you have such a great sport to pick from.
ThymeZone
Yes, because your “point” apparently was, if we hadn’t had great pitching, we wouldn’t have won with great pitching.
Profound. Really, I’m impressed. And you came up with it so fast, too!
ThymeZone
Good grief. How you can post such fucking nonsense?
Oh, you’re a spoof. I forgot.
Andrew
Hmmmm, baseball vs hockey. I root for injuries.
tBone
Professional hockey, baseball, and basketball suck. But not as badly as Tool. I’d rather watch flies fuck than listen to another note of their droning, pretentious art metal.
Yeah, I said it, bitches. Tool sucks.
Krista
Awww…poor TZ can’t take a bit of ribbing from a friend?
At any rate, you’ve used the “popularity indicates quality” argument before, and no matter how belligerent you get, that argument simply does not hold water. So sorry.
As Exhibit “A”, I give you Bud Light, NASCAR, Crocs and Christianity.
Hockey is a fine sport. You can trot out as many erroneous stereotypes about Canada as you wish, but it does not advance your argument.
Baseball does indeed have a noble history, and I will admit that it has a certain appeal. My own personal preference, however, is for a sport that combines action with finesse. I’ve watched many different kinds of sports live, and can honestly say that the only one that I found to be at all gripping was hockey. Is hockey “better” than baseball? It depends on what one desires in one’s entertainment. According to your preferences, baseball is better. According to my preferences, hockey is better. So are we both right? Or does your rather defensive and blustery response indicate that you are well aware that you are full of…well…balloon-juice?
And your comment about ice, frankly, is silly. Inventing a sport using one’s own natural environment is resourceful, and is no measure of the quality of the sport, either good or bad.
Punchy
Uh….what?
My point was your team was good. Great. The fact they beat the Yanks does not automatically make it the the best series evah. The beat an inferior team. Big deal. Hell, the Marlins beat the Yanks, too, with outstanding pitching. Bleh.
ThymeZone
Greatest ever is a matter of opinion, not fact, and a lot of people held that opinion at the time, and still do.
Yours, notwithstanding. You can declare any series you want to be the Greatest Ever. Who cares?
Do you actually have a point?
ThymeZone
As opposed to the “I like hockey better because I like it better” argument?
Jesus, you guys are really pathetic.
Yes, Canada being cold and having a lot of ice, by comparison to the US, that’s a stereotype. Like Arizona is hot in July is a sterotype, right?
Good lord. I am dismayed at how bad you guys are at this.
Fruitbat Jones
I have it on pretty good authority that Maynard will be by soon to kick your fucking ass.
Third Eye Open
I can see TZ is not a proponent of the ‘honey vs. vinegar’ theory of winning hearts and minds. But that’s alright, i still like ya.
GO AVS! :-)
Krista
No.
Maybe I should type more slowly for you.
My argument is not that hockey is better than baseball. My argument, which I have already outlined (I can link to it, if you don’t feel like going back to actually read it) is that contrary to what you keep insisting, hockey is an excellent sport. The only arguments that you’ve advanced regarding hockey’s “lack of quality” have been that you think skating is silly, Canada has a lot of ice, and baseball makes more money. The first two arguments are completely nonsensical, and not worth a response. Your third argument has already been debunked, as numerous examples of popularity NOT being an indicator of quality have been provided to you.
So, when you boil it down, I accept that you don’t enjoy hockey. I accept that you prefer baseball. What I don’t accept is your rabid insistence that baseball is “better” than hockey. You have yet to provide any sort of real proof, and all of the blustering and insults in the world won’t change that particular fact. All that’s left now in your bag of tricks is for you to call me a spoof, I suppose.
aliceandbob
He’s just pissed because cactusball never caught on.
Tax Analyst
TZ – I have just one thing to say here (well, that’s an out-an-out total lie):
1962 – Willie McCovey – Bobby Richardson – you know what I mean
Geezus, I’m really a sadistic S.O.B. sometimes.
OH…(told you that “just one thing” statement was a lie)…being a Dodger fan since 1959 (when we moved here from Connecticut – won the WS same years, got me hooked) I have to admit 1962 is not a wunnerful memory for me (still haven’t forgiven Stan Williams), either…
Did enjoy the D-Backs knocking the Yankees on their asses in that WS a few years back…also enjoyed Dodger’s recent sweep of Giant’s over the last weekend…
(sigh)…baseball…
Punchy
Kris, it’s CLEAR baseball is better. Players sit on their fat ass for half of every inning. When not fat-assing, they’re standing around doing very little for most of the other part of the inning, except for the pitcher. Commercial breaks every 5 minutes or so; at least 18 of them a game. Game requires hand-eye coordination–it’s very difficult to steady that hypodermic needle into the buttocks without spilling any of the Cream and Clear.
Hockey? Almost constant play, few breaks, almost no commercials, requiring agility and strength, speed and cojones.
Yeah, I can see why baseball is so superior.
Andrew
I’m just shocked that rich white people in Arizona haven’t started a competitive sport where they run from the Border Patrol to get exercise.
Dreggas
will check it out tonight no youtube at work…
Tax Analyst
Hockey’s been A-OK with me for a long time now…ever since the ANAHEIM DUCKS(?) beat some group of loser’s from…uh…some place in Bumfuck, Canada, last month, I think, for that shiny Stanley Steamer Cup or whatever they call it…did ya know we ‘Merican’s invented Ice Hockey?
Actually, well-played hockey (which we here in SoCal were mostly unaccustomed to until very recently) is interesting. When Gretzky played here I watched enough to learn the basic rules and watched the Kings lose in the finals…it WAS very exciting in the nail-biting kind of way. Tie game late in the 3rd period (or OT – even more so) and the other team has a power-play and you lean forward on your haunches and only exhale when your team has cleared the puck to the opposite end (not “Icing” when you’re down a man, I believe) and watch to see how much more of that eternal two-minute penalty still remains.
Baseball – well, even though I follow the Dodger’s, I root from a vast distance…I just can’t sit still for 3 1/2 to 4 hours any more and watch a ball game…and it’s torture when your team can’t make the plays, score the runs, get the outs, when they need to…so I follow them in the paper’s and maybe catch a few innings here and there on TV…I might get myself to watch some games down the stretch if the Pennant Race is real close.
I used to be a real sports nut, but my nervous system can’t handle it – besides, all the great player’s of my youth are retired and/or deceased now. I know you will all be hugely surprised by this, but I can be a very excitable fellow sometimes, so I backed away.
Rome Again
Rich? Excuse me? He drives a Honda Civic for crissakes, what do people drive where you come from, bicycles?
demimondian
Sheesh. You people.
Of course Canuckistan is cold in the winter. That’s not stereotyping, just fact. As is the claim that in Real Canuckistan (as opposed to the schismatic province of British Colombian Gold), it’s *always* winter.
Third Eye Open
Demimondian,
Leave our northern neighbors alone. More winter=More hockey.
DUH!
demimondian
The competitive form is called “Coyote Lonesome”, and it involves turning in your neighbors as “illegals”. The one who gets the most kids left without parents in the home wins.
The Other Steve
Trabants and Volgas.
tBone
To be fair to TZ, I’ve heard that Arizona baseball gets a lot better after you’ve watched two full seasons.
tBone
I’ll just play one of his albums at him and put him to sleep.
Krista
Exactly — you’ve absolutely described the delicious, nail-biting tension of a good game.
Dreggas
QUACK QUACK!
Seriously though I was glad to see the Ducks win, used to go watch them and rooted for them when they were in the finals. Of course being a native New Yorker I still kinda laugh at the idea of California having a Hockey team, of course Florida having one is funnier.
Hockey live is one of the best sports I have seen next to soccer. I’ve been to pro-baseball, basketball (fun to watch as well but not as riveting) and football (American). For me Hockey and soccer take the cake when it comes to excitement. Just a personal preference.
chopper
hey, baseball is easily as exciting during the other 95% of the game as other sports like fishing and competitive farming.
Dreggas
actually more so than golf, I’d say tennis as well but that can get a bit exciting when there is a good volley.
Beej
Baseball???? HOCKEY????!!!!!! OMG! I’ve stumbled into the pit where sports arguments go to die.
There is 1 game. It is the only real game. All hail football. All hail the Green Bay Packers. And, especially, the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Now, let’s just leave this very embarassing argument. You have caused me to lose my faith in the sports IQ of the average American.
*Krista, since I know very little about the sports IQs of the average Canadian, I will make no attempt to comment.