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Around SBN: Kobe Bryant Will Never Top Michael Jordan

AN EDSBS PSA: IT'S NOT NICE TO IMPRISON QUARTERBACKS

Maybe you know a quarterback being held hostage. Maybe you have a loved one who is a quarterback being being held hostage. Worst of all, you may be a quarterback being held hostage: in a basement by a scary, abusive man with Southwest buddy passes falling from his back pocket, or in a Chuck E. Cheese being held against your will. Maybe you are in the ball pit. Maybe you are bound and lying inside the skee-ball machine, the sound of the balls rolling endlessly over the wood above your head.

Maybe you are in the claw machine box game with the stuffed animals, Danny O'Brien. You poor hypothetical bastard. We hope it's not the claw machine box game with the stuffed animals. That would be the worst, especially when you started talking to the animals. Tiger. We're getting out of here. We're going to go to Vanderbilt and be smart together. You can get in naw don't say that you're plenty smart enough we'll get you a math tutor. It'll be great, Tiger. Don't cry. I hate it when you cry.

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If you have a quarterback-imprisonment problem, reach out. Ask for help. No one is demonizing you. We want to help you. We know the thrill of telling someone they cannot live in Nashville. It's one of the best things you can do, really, and completely in their own interests even if you are deluding yourself into thinking it is not.

But if you love something, you need to set it free, even if Mike Locksley wants another dollar for the Danny O'Brien machine. He might say he'll hit you if you don't give him another dollar, but he's kidding. We think. Give him a dollar. It's just a dollar! GIve it to him now. He looks serious. He's punching us as we type. Give him a goddamn dollar right now.

#FreeTheDOB

#RandyFritzl

#ImprisonmentIsNotLove

#MikeLocksleyIsABridgeTroll

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I'll give that QB Stockholm Syndrome

QBs love Stockholm Syndrome.

I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.

by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 4:08 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

And that's a wreck.

Don't give up, don't ever give up ~ Jim Valvano

by AParker on Feb 15, 2012 4:16 PM EST up reply actions  

I read this as letting garycrowtontouchyou

Either applies really.

THEY LIKE MARIJUANA TO SMOKE AND ALTER THEIR MINDSET AND THINGS. -Dr. Norris Camacho

by IsayPetrinoYouSayPaterno on Feb 15, 2012 5:25 PM EST up reply actions  

...

They hit the road doing ninety
Leave them steel mills far behind.
Ain't no good life down at the Ford plant
Three guitars or a life of crime.

by Dawg in Beaumont on Feb 15, 2012 4:38 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

That is my sign

if Westboro evers protests near me.

Im “joining” them holding that sign.

the secret ingredient is ... love?!

by gtne91 on Feb 15, 2012 7:01 PM EST up reply actions  

#RandyEdsallisaPseudonymforSlobodanMilosevic

College sports are to college what genital warts are to genitals. -- Fake Dan Beebe

Et Universitatis Ohioensis delenda est!

by DevilGrad on Feb 15, 2012 5:33 PM EST reply actions  

'Embargo' spelled backward

It really helps that it looks like Maryland’s mascot.

I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.

by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 7:26 PM EST up reply actions  

Ah, thanks.

Plus I remembered that it’s a colonial cartoon, and thus required a bit of censorship.

by Turd Ferguson on Feb 15, 2012 7:28 PM EST up reply actions  

Not quite colonial

Came from when Thomas Jefferson tried to keep the US out of the Napoleonic Wars by banning trade with both sides.

by Cantabrigian_UGA_Fan on Feb 15, 2012 7:28 PM EST up reply actions  

I see.

Our AP US History focused more on the Civil War (mostly because the teacher had a big interest in that), so I forgot all about that.

by Turd Ferguson on Feb 15, 2012 7:30 PM EST up reply actions  

Well, Jefferson Administration

but close enough.

I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.

by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 7:28 PM EST up reply actions  

this is never going away, is it

"The fattest countries have the biggest tits" -Texas Jihad, 10-12-11

by hornedfrogs45 on Feb 15, 2012 7:04 PM EST up reply actions  

So a month or so

Hey, remember when Rhabdo was going to be the big scandal of 2011?

I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.

by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 7:21 PM EST up reply actions  

Remember when we stopped making Rhabdo jokes?

…uh-oh, TCU’s gonna have to eat this for dinner for a long time.

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by jonfmorse on Feb 15, 2012 9:47 PM EST up reply actions  

Dinner order: Four fried chickens

and some coke.

I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.

by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 9:48 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

On behalf of Auburn, we thank TCU

You may not reach out level, but at least now everyone has something to point to for this year rather than just pointing back at our performance in last year’s FC.

Trying to kill as many Kerbals as Craig James has (allegedly) hookers.

by AUTigerGSUEagle on Feb 15, 2012 8:28 PM EST up reply actions  

you are in for much worse my friend

EDSBS's finest fifteen year old
Chicagoland's 3,607,832nd finest resident

by dudebrabroman on Feb 15, 2012 9:44 PM EST up reply actions  

would rec again

"if they're still paying, you're still winning."
-my dad

by whiskey_soup on Feb 15, 2012 7:35 PM EST up reply actions  

Is this where we are now?

I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.

by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 7:21 PM EST reply actions  

Said this on Twitter already, but I'll repeat it

GODDAMNIT IF JEREMY LIN WERE IN ANYPLACE BUT NEW YORK HE’D BE A QUIETLY RESPECTED (ESPECIALLY BY MID-MAJOR FANS, WHO KNOW THAT HE WAS ROBBED OF AN NCAA PLACE BY A VERY GOOD CORNELL TEAM AND THE IVY LEAGUE’S RULES) BUT BECAUSE HE’S ON THE KNICKS HE’S THE SECOND COMING OF SCOTTIE PIPPEN, KOBE BRYANT AND JOHN STARKS ROLLED INTO ONE AND IS BEING MENTIONED BY EVERYONE FROM ESPN TO BLOODY PITCHFORK MEDIA…THE NEXT PERSON TO MENTION HIS NAME WILL GET SOMETHING THROWN AT THEM

by Turd Ferguson on Feb 15, 2012 7:23 PM EST reply actions  

Jeremy Lin!

I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.

by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 7:26 PM EST up reply actions  

///writes in 'Craig James' for radio competition.

I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.

by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 7:27 PM EST up reply actions  

BLACKHAWKS BLACKHAWKS BLACKHAWKS

I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.

by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 7:30 PM EST up reply actions  

I figured it was the quickest way to summon ACS

I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.

by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 7:32 PM EST up reply actions  

I think by saying his name we should get him here

Since he’s really a sentient computer, he’s no doubt scanning the internet for mentions.

by ElRocco337 on Feb 15, 2012 7:36 PM EST up reply actions  

Will the acronym work or do you have to use the full name?

The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
bringonthecats.com, K-State's SBnation blog where I hang out during games.
"You are dead to me. Dead." -TB, purveyor of BOTC, in regards to one of my comments.
Emma Rocks!!!

by Anon_the_younger on Feb 15, 2012 7:37 PM EST up reply actions  

It will get worse before it gets better

Skip Bayless is on vacation this week. You know next week he will be slobbering over Lin’s knob when he returns.

by ElRocco337 on Feb 15, 2012 7:28 PM EST up reply actions  

Knicks going all the way?

Don’t be a ding-a-LIN…

Writer (and a handsome one at that),
And the Valley Shook

by Billy Gomila on Feb 15, 2012 8:20 PM EST up reply actions  

The local tabloids are running out of puns on his name, surprisingly enough.

One of them (they’re essentially indistinguishable to me since I scarcely read them) had a back-page headline of “AMASIAN!”.

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 15, 2012 8:22 PM EST up reply actions  

Do not present Skip with a challenge

He likes puns almost as much as he likes dreaming of Troy Aikman and sodomy.

Writer (and a handsome one at that),
And the Valley Shook

by Billy Gomila on Feb 15, 2012 9:02 PM EST up reply actions  

I don't care about the basketyhoops

But it is pretty impressive that he set the record for most number of points in his first four starts.

Trying to kill as many Kerbals as Craig James has (allegedly) hookers.

by AUTigerGSUEagle on Feb 15, 2012 8:29 PM EST up reply actions  

And five.

the secret ingredient is ... love?!

by gtne91 on Feb 16, 2012 12:27 AM EST up reply actions  

Howdy all?

The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
bringonthecats.com, K-State's SBnation blog where I hang out during games.
"You are dead to me. Dead." -TB, purveyor of BOTC, in regards to one of my comments.
Emma Rocks!!!

by Anon_the_younger on Feb 15, 2012 7:24 PM EST reply actions  

Sunny afternoon but dark and stormy inside this evening.

/semi-watching Rio on tv

The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
bringonthecats.com, K-State's SBnation blog where I hang out during games.
"You are dead to me. Dead." -TB, purveyor of BOTC, in regards to one of my comments.
Emma Rocks!!!

by Anon_the_younger on Feb 15, 2012 7:29 PM EST reply actions  

Dark and stormy?

Are you unleashing the Kraken?

I've got this terrible pain in all the diodes down my left-hand side.
Bradley-Terry rankings for college football and basketball: because there aren't enough computer rankings already.

by SpartanDan on Feb 15, 2012 7:50 PM EST up reply actions  

Gosling's

/ferocious black seal.jpg.

The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
bringonthecats.com, K-State's SBnation blog where I hang out during games.
"You are dead to me. Dead." -TB, purveyor of BOTC, in regards to one of my comments.
Emma Rocks!!!

by Anon_the_younger on Feb 15, 2012 7:55 PM EST up reply actions  

DEATH TO NEW YORK'S COLLEGE TEAM™.

NO, NOT THAT ONE. THE OTHER ONE.

¡El Hipopótamo!

by Ancient Chinese Secret on Feb 15, 2012 7:37 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

Rutgers?

The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
bringonthecats.com, K-State's SBnation blog where I hang out during games.
"You are dead to me. Dead." -TB, purveyor of BOTC, in regards to one of my comments.
Emma Rocks!!!

by Anon_the_younger on Feb 15, 2012 7:37 PM EST up reply actions  

FOX's DFW affiliate reporting that football team had a random drug test recently, one player said 82 guys failed.

Our new stadium is officially ‘The Traphouse.’

I have some shit to do, but I’ll be back later.

by Truffle Shuffle on Feb 15, 2012 7:38 PM EST reply actions  

I figured you were one of the ones arrested

I mean, you weren’t around, and the Truffle pics suggest a chemical dependence of some sort…

by ElRocco337 on Feb 15, 2012 7:39 PM EST up reply actions  

I heard 60.

The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
bringonthecats.com, K-State's SBnation blog where I hang out during games.
"You are dead to me. Dead." -TB, purveyor of BOTC, in regards to one of my comments.
Emma Rocks!!!

by Anon_the_younger on Feb 15, 2012 7:39 PM EST up reply actions  

Sounds like a Rodney Carrington joke

It was like the Wizard of Oz for men.

Trying to kill as many Kerbals as Craig James has (allegedly) hookers.

by AUTigerGSUEagle on Feb 15, 2012 8:30 PM EST up reply actions  

At least we might beat TCU next year....

The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
bringonthecats.com, K-State's SBnation blog where I hang out during games.
"You are dead to me. Dead." -TB, purveyor of BOTC, in regards to one of my comments.
Emma Rocks!!!

by Anon_the_younger on Feb 15, 2012 7:41 PM EST up reply actions  

Proud to green

Trying to kill as many Kerbals as Craig James has (allegedly) hookers.

by AUTigerGSUEagle on Feb 15, 2012 8:31 PM EST up reply actions  

apropos of nothing

пошел на хуй кар – want to check if the translation is correct: I went on the d—- car?

by MGoEcon on Feb 15, 2012 7:49 PM EST reply actions  

"#MikeLocksleyIsABridgeTroll"

So, what exactly is the troll toll to win young Danny’s soul?

"Pacific 12 Conference: Every conference's games count, but only we can count."

by slims on Feb 15, 2012 7:49 PM EST reply actions  

Hey look!

Wake Forest is winning a thing!

Yay

Time is an illusion. Lunchtime, doubly so. now on Twitter

by wahoocrew on Feb 15, 2012 7:55 PM EST reply actions  

Lulz.

Indiana just managed to fuck up a 4-on-1 break and give up a fast-break bucket the other way to add insult to injury.

I've got this terrible pain in all the diodes down my left-hand side.
Bradley-Terry rankings for college football and basketball: because there aren't enough computer rankings already.

by SpartanDan on Feb 15, 2012 8:00 PM EST reply actions  

A friend of mine got a Red Sox tattoo.

I have an urge to de-friend her and delete her from my cell phone contacts.

by ElRocco337 on Feb 15, 2012 8:00 PM EST reply actions  

And miss years of taunting?

The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
bringonthecats.com, K-State's SBnation blog where I hang out during games.
"You are dead to me. Dead." -TB, purveyor of BOTC, in regards to one of my comments.
Emma Rocks!!!

by Anon_the_younger on Feb 15, 2012 8:01 PM EST up reply actions  

Start chanting "NINE-TEEN EIGH-TEEN" over and over again.

If she knows what it means, she can keep it.

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 15, 2012 8:02 PM EST up reply actions  

Offer her a piano for their best 1st baseman.

I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.

by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 8:02 PM EST up reply actions  

Is she at least from Boston?

I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.

by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 8:01 PM EST up reply actions  

She is not.

Admittedly she has been a fan for a while…but it’s not like they’ve been shit in quite some time. She knows nothing of suffering.

by ElRocco337 on Feb 15, 2012 8:02 PM EST up reply actions  

Even she thinks/realizes those are an affront to humanity.

Some respect, please- she would never have become a friend if she thought those were acceptable.

by ElRocco337 on Feb 15, 2012 8:07 PM EST up reply actions  

this is a good point

with an exception made in breast cancer month
/played with pink armbands then

EDSBS's finest fifteen year old
Chicagoland's 3,607,832nd finest resident

by dudebrabroman on Feb 15, 2012 9:47 PM EST up reply actions  

/dusty baker puts on more armbands

//benches white players

I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.

by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 9:48 PM EST up reply actions  

///destroys young pitcher

this is why we can’t have nice things

EDSBS's finest fifteen year old
Chicagoland's 3,607,832nd finest resident

by dudebrabroman on Feb 15, 2012 9:49 PM EST up reply actions  

that and you're in ohio

The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair
"If a Sith lord really wanted to mess with people he’d call himself Darth Fruitbasket" - Gabe

by Londonjoe on Feb 15, 2012 9:50 PM EST up reply actions  

true

ohio is the antimatter of nice things, but I was talking about his time with the cubs

EDSBS's finest fifteen year old
Chicagoland's 3,607,832nd finest resident

by dudebrabroman on Feb 15, 2012 9:50 PM EST up reply actions  

we're talking about the Cubs now.

that was his first performance. The Redlegs were the encore.

I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.

by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 9:51 PM EST up reply actions  

Ohio and Dusty Baker were predestined for one another

The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair
"If a Sith lord really wanted to mess with people he’d call himself Darth Fruitbasket" - Gabe

by Londonjoe on Feb 15, 2012 9:52 PM EST up reply actions  

more than almost any state besides les miles and Louisiana

EDSBS's finest fifteen year old
Chicagoland's 3,607,832nd finest resident

by dudebrabroman on Feb 15, 2012 9:57 PM EST up reply actions  

The fine Mississippi public education system

fails another citizen

I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.

by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 8:08 PM EST up reply actions  

the schools failed me

thank god the farm taught me

EDSBS's finest fifteen year old
Chicagoland's 3,607,832nd finest resident

by dudebrabroman on Feb 15, 2012 9:47 PM EST up reply actions  

we Have A scrap!

ryan White, in His First game Back, pretty much Kicked adam mcQuaid’s Ass. Mcquaid deserved It.

by Turd Ferguson on Feb 15, 2012 8:04 PM EST reply actions  

Wow, Navy is a terrible basketball team

12-33 with 1:30 left in the first half against American

"Kentucky (adj.) Fitting exactly and satisfyingly; The last book which exactly fills a bookshelf is said to fit 'real nice and kentucky'" -Douglas Adams, The Meaning of Liff
"Got a word for it in the states; Spell it N-E-R-D-S" -MC Frontalot

by Cap Town Cat on Feb 15, 2012 8:11 PM EST reply actions  

Ed DeChellis' calling

/fart noise

"I'm colonel cool! And I'm the captain on this rocket to the stars!"

Twitter

by psuphiman80 on Feb 15, 2012 10:36 PM EST up reply actions  

The Ohio Turnpike is one of the finest things in Ohio.

The service plazas are top-notch, and they allow you to eat and refuel without stepping foot in an actual city in Ohio.

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 15, 2012 8:23 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Have the books become self-aware?

and violent?

I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.

by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 8:21 PM EST up reply actions  

just as bad--

books rearrange themselves, and this woman with no feet keeps shushing me—

To the empowerage of words!

The Twitters, I haz them.

by Illusions, Michael. on Feb 15, 2012 8:22 PM EST up reply actions  

Even worse still:

Ghostbusters 3 with no Bill Murray

Free at last!

by lhb98 on Feb 15, 2012 8:48 PM EST up reply actions  

?

Jumping on board with this. I'm at 193. This goes away when I'm at 148. Remind me.

Twitter

by alexanderkotov on Feb 15, 2012 10:37 PM EST up reply actions  

Do failed drug tests count in the Fulmer Cup?

The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
bringonthecats.com, K-State's SBnation blog where I hang out during games.
"You are dead to me. Dead." -TB, purveyor of BOTC, in regards to one of my comments.
Emma Rocks!!!

by Anon_the_younger on Feb 15, 2012 8:23 PM EST reply actions  

Drug tests may be mandatory

But result can always be paid for.

/Hook ’em Horn$

It Ain't Easy, But It's Worth It.

by DONSLIQ on Feb 15, 2012 8:38 PM EST up reply actions  

Tell 'em Truffle

TCU 2 Trill.

It Ain't Easy, But It's Worth It.

by DONSLIQ on Feb 15, 2012 8:40 PM EST up reply actions  

TCU

Learning To Trap The Campus

"You're failing Seymour; what is it with you and failure?"

by Maximilian on Feb 15, 2012 11:13 PM EST up reply actions  

Gus Frerotte?

It’s been a while. How are things?

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 15, 2012 8:30 PM EST up reply actions  

Ive been swamped lately

Partially my own (AND EDSBS’!) Doing, partially others…..Ive gotten about 4 hours of sleep the last three nights

Punting is winning.

by The Assman 1 on Feb 15, 2012 8:34 PM EST up reply actions  

Currently watching Celtics-Pistons.

Chris Webber, what is your take on this game?

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 15, 2012 8:35 PM EST reply actions  

George Blaha just referred to Paul Pierce and Tayshaun Prince as "homeboys".

George Blaha remains the whitest person on the face of the earth.

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 15, 2012 8:39 PM EST up reply actions  

George Blaha talks nonsense.

We don’t need sports talk. We need Bob Loblaw’s Law Blog.

To the empowerage of words!

The Twitters, I haz them.

by Illusions, Michael. on Feb 15, 2012 8:45 PM EST up reply actions  

Is this where we be?

Done with my interview, have a day to dick around on the Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Will engineer for food and loan payments.

by purwho on Feb 15, 2012 8:38 PM EST reply actions  

This be where we be.

I've got this terrible pain in all the diodes down my left-hand side.
Bradley-Terry rankings for college football and basketball: because there aren't enough computer rankings already.

by SpartanDan on Feb 15, 2012 8:39 PM EST up reply actions  

They flew you out? Sounds promising. How do you think it went?

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 15, 2012 8:39 PM EST up reply actions  

It went.

I’ll hear in a week or so how good it actually was.

Will engineer for food and loan payments.

by purwho on Feb 15, 2012 8:40 PM EST up reply actions  

job in your major?

The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
bringonthecats.com, K-State's SBnation blog where I hang out during games.
"You are dead to me. Dead." -TB, purveyor of BOTC, in regards to one of my comments.
Emma Rocks!!!

by Anon_the_younger on Feb 15, 2012 8:41 PM EST up reply actions  

If so congrats and hope it works out.

The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
bringonthecats.com, K-State's SBnation blog where I hang out during games.
"You are dead to me. Dead." -TB, purveyor of BOTC, in regards to one of my comments.
Emma Rocks!!!

by Anon_the_younger on Feb 15, 2012 8:49 PM EST up reply actions  

Yurp it is.

Will engineer for food and loan payments.

by purwho on Feb 15, 2012 9:27 PM EST up reply actions  

¡Buena suerte!

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 15, 2012 8:42 PM EST up reply actions  

I say it's time to go fishing

and apply for jobs at the new plants in Jawja.

I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.

by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 8:42 PM EST up reply actions  

DAMN YOU NOTRE DAME BASKETBALL!

Why must you overachieve? And be so damn…likeable???

Punting is winning.

by The Assman 1 on Feb 15, 2012 8:39 PM EST reply actions  

/Puts Rutgers in Mike Brey Sleeper Hold

//Puts Assman in Mike Brey Sleeper Hold.

I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.

by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 8:43 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Allergic to fluffy white cats.

I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.

by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 8:45 PM EST up reply actions  

If not a James Bond villain

He looks as though he should be on a stage somewhere introducing some new, cutting-edge technology

Punting is winning.

by The Assman 1 on Feb 15, 2012 8:49 PM EST up reply actions  

Illinois orange is the worst orange.

Not that orange is ever flattering, but that’s much uglier than Tennessee’s creamsicle uniforms or Texas’ burnt orange or Oklahoma State’s traffic cones.

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 15, 2012 8:45 PM EST up reply actions  

I take offense to this.

Simply because it’s pretty much the same as Auburn orange or Virginia orange.

Trying to kill as many Kerbals as Craig James has (allegedly) hookers.

by AUTigerGSUEagle on Feb 15, 2012 8:47 PM EST up reply actions  

doesn't it go,

UI was founded by a UVa grad, and Auburn was founded by a UI grad, and that’s why it’s similar?

To the empowerage of words!

The Twitters, I haz them.

by Illusions, Michael. on Feb 15, 2012 8:48 PM EST up reply actions  

AUBURN WASN'T FOUNDED BY NO YANKEE PAWWLL

(It might have been. I’m not sure about the UI middleman, but I do recall hearing something about a relation between the schools during the Peach Bowl.)

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 15, 2012 8:49 PM EST up reply actions  

George Petrie started Auburn's football team

and was a Virginia graduate. I think he may have gone on to Illinois afterwards, but I’m not sure. And then whoever started Clemson took some used orange jerseys and blue pants faded to purple from Auburn to Clemson to start their team. Along with copying a lot of other things about Auburn. Hence the “Auburn with a lake” phrase.

Trying to kill as many Kerbals as Craig James has (allegedly) hookers.

by AUTigerGSUEagle on Feb 15, 2012 8:52 PM EST up reply actions  

Guess I'm reading for the rest of the night.

Keep the internet safe for me.

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Emma Rocks!!!

by Anon_the_younger on Feb 15, 2012 8:49 PM EST reply actions  

so say we all

"if they're still paying, you're still winning."
-my dad

by whiskey_soup on Feb 15, 2012 11:17 PM EST up reply actions  

YAIS

"The Bear will not quit, the Bear will not die." -Joe Kapp

by Whohah on Feb 16, 2012 3:34 AM EST up reply actions  

Adventures of 8-Ball and Blood-eyes?

Trying to kill as many Kerbals as Craig James has (allegedly) hookers.

by AUTigerGSUEagle on Feb 15, 2012 8:53 PM EST up reply actions  

Go ahead, shop 'em in.

/preemptive “FREEK’S BEST EVAR!!!”

Free at last!

by lhb98 on Feb 15, 2012 8:56 PM EST up reply actions   2 recs

Nicely done.

I started at 221.6. I'm now 214.2. This will stay in my sig line until I am 190. Keep reminding me of this.
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by Kelly's Gyros on Feb 16, 2012 1:49 AM EST up reply actions  

"did i rec that

or just think it? was i talking?"

"if they're still paying, you're still winning."
-my dad

by whiskey_soup on Feb 16, 2012 2:07 AM EST up reply actions  

Most excellent

Electric dog-polisher, that was a good one. Gasoline-powered turtleneck sweater. Then, of course, I bought some dumb stuff too....

by Burrito Electrico on Feb 16, 2012 8:13 AM EST up reply actions  

Cocaine would be more appropriate

but also harder to find an image.

I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.

by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 8:58 PM EST up reply actions  

Her dealer cut her shit like Edward Scissorhands

when she thought she was getting top notch Dro

It Ain't Easy, But It's Worth It.

by DONSLIQ on Feb 15, 2012 9:05 PM EST up reply actions  

"I'mma fucking steal some kidneys"

Electric dog-polisher, that was a good one. Gasoline-powered turtleneck sweater. Then, of course, I bought some dumb stuff too....

by Burrito Electrico on Feb 15, 2012 10:00 PM EST up reply actions  

That's some weak weed

Otherwise, he wouldn’t look so mean

It Ain't Easy, But It's Worth It.

by DONSLIQ on Feb 15, 2012 9:07 PM EST up reply actions  

You know, the mascot has it all wrong.

The horned frog bleeds from the eye, while it should clearly be bleeding from the nose.

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 9:09 PM EST up reply actions  

/tosses Rutgers' corpse on the pile

So, what’s next?

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 9:01 PM EST reply actions  

Wow, Illinois is getting slapped around by Purdue.

34-21 late first half.

I've got this terrible pain in all the diodes down my left-hand side.
Bradley-Terry rankings for college football and basketball: because there aren't enough computer rankings already.

by SpartanDan on Feb 15, 2012 9:09 PM EST reply actions  

Danger Bruce Weber! Danger! Danger!

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 9:13 PM EST up reply actions  

1. Obtain ranking

2. Soundly defeat inferior opponent at home
3. Improve ranking

This is strange and unfamiliar territory. I’m scared.

¡El Hipopótamo!

by Ancient Chinese Secret on Feb 15, 2012 9:11 PM EST reply actions  

I have a line on the guy who makes those shirts.

Want one?

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 9:14 PM EST up reply actions  

oops

twas supposed to be for ACS

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 9:18 PM EST up reply actions  

Next up: traditional and respected rival Villanova.

which may be in free fall once again. I have no evidence to support this, but I will blame it on teammates once again fighting each other over various Main Line jersey chasers.

I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.

by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 9:14 PM EST up reply actions  

The dream:

Syracuse only loses three games all year.
The remaining two being the Big East Championship game, and another game against Brey in the tourney.

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 9:17 PM EST up reply actions  

MEEP!

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 9:18 PM EST up reply actions  

Florida didn't think so

"Shabbat Shalom motherfuckers" Mordechai Jefferson Carver
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by 8gooner8 on Feb 15, 2012 9:19 PM EST up reply actions  

Other than giving LSU a standing ovation for crossing halfcourt.

Which was excellent.

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 15, 2012 9:20 PM EST up reply actions   2 recs

troll hard in the paint

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by dudebrabroman on Feb 15, 2012 9:53 PM EST up reply actions  

Rec'd for Earthquake Herbstreit

Trying to kill as many Kerbals as Craig James has (allegedly) hookers.

by AUTigerGSUEagle on Feb 15, 2012 9:44 PM EST up reply actions  

Brilliant

"Shabbat Shalom motherfuckers" Mordechai Jefferson Carver
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by 8gooner8 on Feb 15, 2012 10:09 PM EST up reply actions  

question

“a sense of unease” or “a sense of uneasiness”?

To the empowerage of words!

The Twitters, I haz them.

by Illusions, Michael. on Feb 15, 2012 9:16 PM EST reply actions  

I feel like a person could feel a sense of unease, but a sense of uneasiness could be lurking in a room.

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 15, 2012 9:20 PM EST up reply actions  

Just "unease."

No “a sense of.”

¡El Hipopótamo!

by Ancient Chinese Secret on Feb 15, 2012 9:22 PM EST up reply actions  

belay or belies?

And sense of unease works better.

by emc503 on Feb 15, 2012 9:22 PM EST up reply actions  

Tonight's legal ethics reading:

features an actual bagman. Woot.

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 9:21 PM EST reply actions  

...And later this week Sheridan will give the lecture.

"Shabbat Shalom motherfuckers" Mordechai Jefferson Carver
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by 8gooner8 on Feb 15, 2012 9:23 PM EST up reply actions  

Looking at all of the mugshots of people arrested at TCU

These kids look like everyday college students. They don’t even look like at-risk college students. They’ll bounce back quickly. They’re families know lawyers.

It Ain't Easy, But It's Worth It.

by DONSLIQ on Feb 15, 2012 9:24 PM EST reply actions  

They'll probably try to plead down.

How effective that is? Another matter entirely. Are Texas judges elected or appointed?

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 9:27 PM EST up reply actions  

Elected, I believe

And if it’s a DA who’s trying to get “tough on crime/drugs,” then I’d be shocked if they get pled down to misdemeanors. They were trying to crack down on the college drug trade and, well, it worked. Hard to imagine they let people slide that much.

by emc503 on Feb 15, 2012 9:29 PM EST up reply actions  

Rich Texans to DA:

“Hey, do you want to be a Senator someday?”

I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.

by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 9:29 PM EST up reply actions  

Of course, he might just throw the book and show no mercy.

We shall see.

I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.

by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 9:30 PM EST up reply actions  

"Yes" - Craig James

Wait, DA doesn’t stand for dumbass in this case, does it?

by Mango Stasi on Feb 15, 2012 9:30 PM EST up reply actions  

I doubt the college kids are the ones they really want

I may be wrong, but I imagine the strategy may be to get some scared college kids, threaten them with 10 years in pound-your-ass penitentiary, and get them to roll over on people higher up the chain.

by ElRocco337 on Feb 15, 2012 9:30 PM EST up reply actions  

Thing is,

they don’t have to give everyone deals. And if their highest TCU person is the direct line to Mexico, well, then someone’s well-and-truly fucked.

I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.

by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 9:31 PM EST up reply actions  

Hey!

They really wanted to be in a AQ conference. They knew what they were getting into. This is kind of like our form of hazing.

It Ain't Easy, But It's Worth It.

by DONSLIQ on Feb 15, 2012 9:35 PM EST up reply actions  

No, no. The blame is on us.

Let’s just say, it’s a little like……

by Truffle Shuffle on Feb 15, 2012 9:36 PM EST up reply actions  

My bad

The Asian-American looks like he could do hard time easily

It Ain't Easy, But It's Worth It.

by DONSLIQ on Feb 15, 2012 9:26 PM EST up reply actions  

Can anyone photoshop the 'Breaking Bad' logo

with
Tellurium
Carbon
Uranium?

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 9:45 PM EST reply actions  

Tellurium = Te

Jumping on board with this. I'm at 193. This goes away when I'm at 148. Remind me.

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by alexanderkotov on Feb 15, 2012 9:46 PM EST up reply actions  

that sounds pretty lethal

Tungsten?

The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair
"If a Sith lord really wanted to mess with people he’d call himself Darth Fruitbasket" - Gabe

by Londonjoe on Feb 15, 2012 9:46 PM EST up reply actions  

Tungsten is 'W'

Tellurium is ‘Te’. There is no element ‘T’, and no ‘Tx’ either

I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.

by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 9:47 PM EST up reply actions  

yeah. just looked it up.

The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair
"If a Sith lord really wanted to mess with people he’d call himself Darth Fruitbasket" - Gabe

by Londonjoe on Feb 15, 2012 9:48 PM EST up reply actions  

I hate you.

"The fattest countries have the biggest tits" -Texas Jihad, 10-12-11

by hornedfrogs45 on Feb 15, 2012 9:47 PM EST up reply actions  

like a crackhead hate or more a paranoid stoner hate?

The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair
"If a Sith lord really wanted to mess with people he’d call himself Darth Fruitbasket" - Gabe

by Londonjoe on Feb 15, 2012 9:48 PM EST up reply actions  

x

"The fattest countries have the biggest tits" -Texas Jihad, 10-12-11

by hornedfrogs45 on Feb 15, 2012 9:49 PM EST up reply actions  

I thought that just made you really happy

The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair
"If a Sith lord really wanted to mess with people he’d call himself Darth Fruitbasket" - Gabe

by Londonjoe on Feb 15, 2012 9:51 PM EST up reply actions  

And when it's not you

It’s a lot of fun

It Ain't Easy, But It's Worth It.

by DONSLIQ on Feb 15, 2012 9:50 PM EST up reply actions  

Like a longhorns fan would know

/WHAT WAS MACK BROWN’S EXTENSION AGAIN?

The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair
"If a Sith lord really wanted to mess with people he’d call himself Darth Fruitbasket" - Gabe

by Londonjoe on Feb 15, 2012 9:52 PM EST up reply actions  

///lulz

The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair
"If a Sith lord really wanted to mess with people he’d call himself Darth Fruitbasket" - Gabe

by Londonjoe on Feb 15, 2012 9:53 PM EST up reply actions  

At least you guys do better than "Cart McCry".

Thank COTG we have cool Aggies in these parts.

Free at last!

by lhb98 on Feb 15, 2012 9:55 PM EST up reply actions  

Our summer of arrests was back in 2006

Right after we won the natty. Good times, good times.

/sighs

It Ain't Easy, But It's Worth It.

by DONSLIQ on Feb 15, 2012 9:53 PM EST up reply actions  

Thunder Collins still doesn't give a fuck

Joining the club. I'm at 240. This goes away when I'm at 200. This will never go away.

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by T-Jax, Field General on Feb 16, 2012 7:05 AM EST up reply actions  

In the words of Reggie Jackson, "They don't boo nobodies."

If TCU were still in the WAC or CUSA, nobody would really give much of a rip. Well, we would, because of the Fulmer Cup, but that’s about it.

Final score: Texas wins, 76-37-5

by Cocky Bovine on Feb 15, 2012 10:17 PM EST up reply actions  

GENIUS TIME!

I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.

by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 9:50 PM EST up reply actions   2 recs

Good pickup

where’d you get that fine education, son?

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 9:50 PM EST up reply actions  

We actually had an assignment in junior high science

that involved spelling out words using only element symbols. Longest anyone managed was “generalities” (germanium, neon, radium, lithium, titanium, einsteinium).

I've got this terrible pain in all the diodes down my left-hand side.
Bradley-Terry rankings for college football and basketball: because there aren't enough computer rankings already.

by SpartanDan on Feb 15, 2012 9:55 PM EST up reply actions  

Was the 'New Cocaine Cowboys' joke made in the FC thread?

I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.

by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 9:54 PM EST up reply actions  

like in an intelligent way, or in his typical unhealthy obsession with male sexual organs?

The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair
"If a Sith lord really wanted to mess with people he’d call himself Darth Fruitbasket" - Gabe

by Londonjoe on Feb 15, 2012 9:58 PM EST up reply actions  

It's played out. it's only funny if it's inventive otherwise it's like "whelp, I knew that was coming"

The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair
"If a Sith lord really wanted to mess with people he’d call himself Darth Fruitbasket" - Gabe

by Londonjoe on Feb 15, 2012 9:59 PM EST up reply actions  

Not sure if serious

It Ain't Easy, But It's Worth It.

by DONSLIQ on Feb 15, 2012 9:58 PM EST up reply actions  

yes?

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by dudebrabroman on Feb 15, 2012 9:58 PM EST up reply actions  

Wow. Anticipating the TCU masterpieces by Thujone and Freek

is like being on a first date, knowing you’ll get some. You just wanna fast-forward.

It Ain't Easy, But It's Worth It.

by DONSLIQ on Feb 15, 2012 9:58 PM EST up reply actions  

Bomani Jones is a fucking asshole on Twitter.

Jumping on board with this. I'm at 193. This goes away when I'm at 148. Remind me.

Twitter

by alexanderkotov on Feb 15, 2012 9:56 PM EST reply actions  

Yes he is.

And I’m ok with that.

Will engineer for food and loan payments.

by purwho on Feb 15, 2012 9:57 PM EST up reply actions  

Sometimes it just seems like petty bitching, like today

making fun of people’s spelling and the dude’s dead dog.

Jumping on board with this. I'm at 193. This goes away when I'm at 148. Remind me.

Twitter

by alexanderkotov on Feb 15, 2012 9:59 PM EST up reply actions  

Meh. People shouldn't try to be keyboard warriors on Twitter.

The responses are usually a result of somebody tweeting at him “HEY YOU SUCK” or something.

Will engineer for food and loan payments.

by purwho on Feb 15, 2012 10:02 PM EST up reply actions  

YouTube.

/drops mic

One of the Rock and Roll Space Bandits switched to keytar mode and rocked the mind of a construction worker into hitting the giant lobster with a crane.Batman switched on his Batjet's Bat Sound Absorber and it neutralized all of their hypnotic music.

by Socrates Johnson on Feb 15, 2012 10:20 PM EST up reply actions  

George Strait chimes in

Cold Fort Worth beer just ain’t no good for Froggies.
I try it night after night.
You’re in Craig James’ arms in Dallas.
Does Fort Worth ever cross your mind?
Darlin’ while you’re busy burning blunts,
Burn one for me if you get time.
‘Cause arrest records don’t fade so easy.
Does Fort Worth ever cross you mind?

You left the Mountain West to be with him in Dallas,
And I know it hurt you at the time.
But I wonder now if it makes a difference.
Does Fort Worth ever cross your mind?

You left the Big East to be with him in Dallas,
And I know it hurt you at the time.
But I wonder now if it makes a difference.
Does Fort Worth ever cross your mind?

Does Fort Worth ever, does Fort Worth ever,
Does Fort Worth ever cross your mind?

by MGoEcon on Feb 15, 2012 9:58 PM EST reply actions   3 recs

I guess it wasn't hard for the drug test doctors to decide

to check yes or no.

Jumping on board with this. I'm at 193. This goes away when I'm at 148. Remind me.

Twitter

by alexanderkotov on Feb 15, 2012 10:01 PM EST up reply actions  

Fortunately for the kingpin,

if he hurries he can still make the border.

I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.

by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 10:03 PM EST up reply actions  

Last night I dreamed I stood outside the Big 12's gates

When suddenly they realized there must be some mistake.
If they knew half the things we’d done they’d never let us in;
Realigned without end, amen.

Free at last!

by lhb98 on Feb 15, 2012 10:03 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Mother of God

Final score in a basketball game: UAB 47, SMU 28. Twenty-fucking-eight.

I've got this terrible pain in all the diodes down my left-hand side.
Bradley-Terry rankings for college football and basketball: because there aren't enough computer rankings already.

by SpartanDan on Feb 15, 2012 9:59 PM EST reply actions  

says the man in the conference with Wisconsin and Penn State

The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair
"If a Sith lord really wanted to mess with people he’d call himself Darth Fruitbasket" - Gabe

by Londonjoe on Feb 15, 2012 10:00 PM EST up reply actions  

Even they at least got to the 30s in that abomination of a game.

I've got this terrible pain in all the diodes down my left-hand side.
Bradley-Terry rankings for college football and basketball: because there aren't enough computer rankings already.

by SpartanDan on Feb 15, 2012 10:02 PM EST up reply actions  

MOODY MAGIC!

Final score: Texas wins, 76-37-5

by Cocky Bovine on Feb 15, 2012 10:21 PM EST up reply actions  

Remember the 3-2 Woody McCorvey/Tony Franklin epic?

We have the hooptyball equivalent right hyah on this very night:

UAB 47 SMU 28

I can see the fire glowing from Haiti.

by Counter Trap on Feb 15, 2012 10:00 PM EST reply actions  

Lower total score, but higher score for the losing team.

28 in a conference game … I mean, fuck.

I've got this terrible pain in all the diodes down my left-hand side.
Bradley-Terry rankings for college football and basketball: because there aren't enough computer rankings already.

by SpartanDan on Feb 15, 2012 10:03 PM EST up reply actions  

Most of them, anyway.

I've got this terrible pain in all the diodes down my left-hand side.
Bradley-Terry rankings for college football and basketball: because there aren't enough computer rankings already.

by SpartanDan on Feb 15, 2012 10:05 PM EST up reply actions  

Except Nebraska.

It’s hard to score 28 in a half when you don’t play squeekyhoop

by Mango Stasi on Feb 15, 2012 10:06 PM EST up reply actions  

I'm ok with this.

/continues stabbling Doc Sadler voodoo doll with pins

Joining the club. I'm at 240. This goes away when I'm at 200. This will never go away.

@amathews29: All hail Gustafson, Viking lord of Omaha!

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by T-Jax, Field General on Feb 16, 2012 7:07 AM EST up reply actions  

Okay, after having pondered this fiasco for a day

I guess the only thing I can really say is this:

West Virginia, you’re on the clock. You’ve got one hell of a hurdle to pass.

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by jonfmorse on Feb 15, 2012 10:05 PM EST reply actions  

west virginia moonshining ring

just a matter of time, toss some arson in there and we got a race.

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by dudebrabroman on Feb 15, 2012 10:06 PM EST up reply actions  

/Major Harris jumps hurdle

//collarbone shattered by Stonebreaker

I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.

by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 10:07 PM EST up reply actions  

BEING TOLD JON HEDER IS ON TCU CAMPUS RIGHT NOW

IM TRIPPING BALLS MAN

"The fattest countries have the biggest tits" -Texas Jihad, 10-12-11

by hornedfrogs45 on Feb 15, 2012 10:06 PM EST reply actions  

Some friends of mine just got pictures taken with him.

I wish I could have run him over.

"You're failing Seymour; what is it with you and failure?"

by Maximilian on Feb 15, 2012 11:42 PM EST up reply actions  

Nor is it South nor East

Kids like me who used sports to learn geographic locations are so fucked now.

by ElRocco337 on Feb 15, 2012 10:09 PM EST up reply actions  

Five teams in the GLVC are already in Missouri.

Not to mention the three in Kentucky.

/sotiredofHAWHAWGEOGRAPHYnonsense

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by jonfmorse on Feb 15, 2012 10:11 PM EST up reply actions  

But but...

At least my alma mater is in a logical conference.

Joining the club. I'm at 240. This goes away when I'm at 200. This will never go away.

@amathews29: All hail Gustafson, Viking lord of Omaha!

Twitterz

by T-Jax, Field General on Feb 16, 2012 7:08 AM EST up reply actions  

Wait, did the Blazers really lose to the Wizards last night?

LULZ

The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair
"If a Sith lord really wanted to mess with people he’d call himself Darth Fruitbasket" - Gabe

by Londonjoe on Feb 15, 2012 10:09 PM EST reply actions  

hey, a friend of mine is playing

I feel obligated

The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair
"If a Sith lord really wanted to mess with people he’d call himself Darth Fruitbasket" - Gabe

by Londonjoe on Feb 15, 2012 10:11 PM EST up reply actions  

Furk!

they gave up 124 points

"Shabbat Shalom motherfuckers" Mordechai Jefferson Carver
לכאלה הולכים שבאה

by 8gooner8 on Feb 15, 2012 10:11 PM EST up reply actions  

Once Kevin Durant gets healthy y'all will be fine

OH WAIT

The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair
"If a Sith lord really wanted to mess with people he’d call himself Darth Fruitbasket" - Gabe

by Londonjoe on Feb 15, 2012 10:12 PM EST up reply actions  

No

UConn remains the best professional basketball team in the United States.

by Mango Stasi on Feb 15, 2012 10:14 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

You spelled Kentucky wrong

The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair
"If a Sith lord really wanted to mess with people he’d call himself Darth Fruitbasket" - Gabe

by Londonjoe on Feb 15, 2012 10:14 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

/Mavs up 20 on Denver

Electric dog-polisher, that was a good one. Gasoline-powered turtleneck sweater. Then, of course, I bought some dumb stuff too....

by Burrito Electrico on Feb 15, 2012 10:44 PM EST up reply actions  

/checks TV listings

Clash of the Dinosaurs on Netflix?
Clash of the Dinosaurs on Netflix.

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by wahoocrew on Feb 15, 2012 10:14 PM EST reply actions  

Shift+A Evening all.

The more things you accomplish re: bar registration and getting the first job applications out, the more there is you need to accomplish.

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 15, 2012 10:15 PM EST reply actions  

Glad this hellish day is over

I have 36 years of Arsenal fandom for sale
- fairly cheap
- comes with season tickets

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by 8gooner8 on Feb 15, 2012 10:17 PM EST reply actions  

LOL NO

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by SPORTSGEEK42 on Feb 15, 2012 10:18 PM EST up reply actions  

36 years? you should be used to sucking and pleasantly surprised you're not flirting with relegation.

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by Londonjoe on Feb 15, 2012 10:19 PM EST up reply actions  

first 15 meh, then till 2004 was pretty decent

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by 8gooner8 on Feb 15, 2012 10:21 PM EST up reply actions  

Pek

(too lazy to get Cyrillic)

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by alexanderkotov on Feb 15, 2012 10:19 PM EST up reply actions  

/checks Champions League scores

Ouchtown, population you.

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by SpartanDan on Feb 15, 2012 10:20 PM EST up reply actions  

against MILAN of all people

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by Londonjoe on Feb 15, 2012 10:20 PM EST up reply actions  

hey if we win the Carling cup we get a spot

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by Londonjoe on Feb 15, 2012 10:22 PM EST up reply actions  

It's k.

Other than 8gooner8, most people in America couldn’t find my team on a map.

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by alexanderkotov on Feb 15, 2012 10:22 PM EST up reply actions  

which team is that?

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by Londonjoe on Feb 15, 2012 10:22 PM EST up reply actions  

Universitatea Cluj

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by alexanderkotov on Feb 15, 2012 10:25 PM EST up reply actions  

Hey, I at least know the country!

And I can point it out on a map!

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by SPORTSGEEK42 on Feb 15, 2012 10:25 PM EST up reply actions  

Well, I guess you had ought to be able to.

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by alexanderkotov on Feb 15, 2012 10:27 PM EST up reply actions  

/ball kicked out of bounds

//eaten by goat

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 10:26 PM EST up reply actions  

ahhh, Romania. Steau is the only really famous team I know about

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by Londonjoe on Feb 15, 2012 10:26 PM EST up reply actions  

I mean, it's usually basically Steaua and Dinamo.

Though Otelul Galati won last year? I don’t know what the fuck happened there.

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by alexanderkotov on Feb 15, 2012 10:27 PM EST up reply actions  

Steau didn't get the ref payments in on time

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by Londonjoe on Feb 15, 2012 10:28 PM EST up reply actions  

I didn't know you were a fan of the Kolozsvár team.

They were decent at times when only the Bukarest teams were suppose to win

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by 8gooner8 on Feb 15, 2012 10:27 PM EST up reply actions  

Yeah, those were...just bad times in all matters.

You make me feel guilty for not speaking Hungarian.

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by alexanderkotov on Feb 15, 2012 10:29 PM EST up reply actions  

How is that?

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by 8gooner8 on Feb 15, 2012 10:31 PM EST up reply actions  

I mean, considering how huge the Hungarian population of Romania is

I feel bad not speaking it.

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by alexanderkotov on Feb 15, 2012 10:32 PM EST up reply actions  

We talked about that tonight

in boring class that I could probably teach but instead get credit to take.

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by alexanderkotov on Feb 15, 2012 10:34 PM EST up reply actions  

Sorry, I just refuse to call anything that historically Hungarian, in any other way than Hungarian

/always be bitter

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by 8gooner8 on Feb 15, 2012 10:38 PM EST up reply actions  

Oh. See, I'm not Romanian, so I don't have any feelings on it.

/universitaet klausenberg

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by alexanderkotov on Feb 15, 2012 10:39 PM EST up reply actions  

Yeah, other than Trieste most of it was Austro- interest

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by 8gooner8 on Feb 15, 2012 10:48 PM EST up reply actions  

2 FCS teams on schedule?

They’ve adapted quickly to SEC life.

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by lhb98 on Feb 15, 2012 10:22 PM EST up reply actions  

Mmmmm... cupcakes.

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by SPORTSGEEK42 on Feb 15, 2012 10:23 PM EST up reply actions  

/a great shaking and rumbling of bass

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by SpartanDan on Feb 15, 2012 10:25 PM EST up reply actions  

OH YEAH!

Final score: Texas wins, 76-37-5

by Cocky Bovine on Feb 15, 2012 10:25 PM EST up reply actions  

Apparently, Sam didn't get the memo

Allegedly, Texas was forcing all the schools in the state to not schedule A&M.

Final score: Texas wins, 76-37-5

by Cocky Bovine on Feb 15, 2012 10:23 PM EST up reply actions  

Texas didn't put SHSU on TLN last year

so they probably didn’t feel particularly inclined to toe the line.

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by jonfmorse on Feb 15, 2012 10:25 PM EST up reply actions  

That would be a lot more amusing

if y’all weren’t showing UTSA games all year.

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by jonfmorse on Feb 15, 2012 10:28 PM EST up reply actions  

I've got DirecTV

How would I know what LHN is or isn’t showing?

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by Cocky Bovine on Feb 15, 2012 10:29 PM EST up reply actions  

Ads on ESPN, of course.

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by jonfmorse on Feb 15, 2012 10:30 PM EST up reply actions  

Deloss is going to come down on them.

Something far worse than what happened to TCU is about to befall SHSU.

by ElRocco337 on Feb 15, 2012 10:26 PM EST up reply actions  

SHSU lost the I-AA championship.

A comedy of SNUD-level proportions is likely out of the realm of possibility, though.

by Narrow Right on Feb 15, 2012 10:27 PM EST up reply actions  

(Of course, now I'm visualizing the TAMU board of regents deciding

that it’s time for Kingsville, Commerce, Tarleton, and WTAMU to move up to D-I.)

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by jonfmorse on Feb 15, 2012 10:27 PM EST up reply actions  

Tarleton?

Fort Worth could use a D-1 football team.

by Truffle Shuffle on Feb 15, 2012 10:29 PM EST up reply actions  

You've got SMU.

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by jonfmorse on Feb 15, 2012 10:30 PM EST up reply actions  

Didn't think it was possible

but that Brisk commercial just made me hate Lucas even more.

Free at last!

by lhb98 on Feb 15, 2012 10:21 PM EST reply actions  

win

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by Londonjoe on Feb 15, 2012 10:23 PM EST up reply actions  

Scale of 1-10, how disgusting is eating raw grits?

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by alexanderkotov on Feb 15, 2012 10:26 PM EST reply actions  

I've done it before

Not great, but a bit like eating raw potatoes

by Cantabrigian_UGA_Fan on Feb 15, 2012 10:30 PM EST up reply actions  

I also love raw rice and pasta.

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by alexanderkotov on Feb 15, 2012 10:30 PM EST up reply actions  

Remember when I said it would take a colossal collapse for Illinois to miss the tournament?

About that …

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by SpartanDan on Feb 15, 2012 10:37 PM EST reply actions  

illinois and colossal collapses?

surely you jest

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by dudebrabroman on Feb 15, 2012 10:38 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

7 of 8 (with the one win, inexplicably, being MSU) is a hell of a collapse even by their standards.

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by SpartanDan on Feb 15, 2012 10:39 PM EST up reply actions  

this is true

illinois collapses have been epic, the bears/hawks/illini have all gone into freefalls at various points

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by dudebrabroman on Feb 15, 2012 10:40 PM EST up reply actions  

/bullls twitch nervously

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 10:41 PM EST up reply actions  

remember me talking on here about my now ex who moved to austrailia....

well, one of my friends sent her a shirt and then said “can’t wait until i get my letter”

facebook tells me this. not mad per se but, what the hell man!

by Kevin@LSU 2.0 on Feb 15, 2012 10:39 PM EST reply actions  

the hailll

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by Londonjoe on Feb 15, 2012 10:39 PM EST up reply actions  

Going onto Facebook

That’s your mistake right there.

by Mango Stasi on Feb 15, 2012 10:39 PM EST up reply actions  

my letter?

que?

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 10:40 PM EST up reply actions  

well fuck that guy

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by Londonjoe on Feb 15, 2012 10:42 PM EST up reply actions  

Yeah, I don't think he'd be much of a friend no more.

Trying to kill as many Kerbals as Craig James has (allegedly) hookers.

by AUTigerGSUEagle on Feb 15, 2012 10:43 PM EST up reply actions  

This shouldn't bother me.

But, i figured she’d probably meet somebody else during her internship. Little did I know, he is stateside and i know him.

by Kevin@LSU 2.0 on Feb 15, 2012 10:47 PM EST up reply actions  

really shitty, then.

Trying to kill as many Kerbals as Craig James has (allegedly) hookers.

by AUTigerGSUEagle on Feb 15, 2012 10:45 PM EST up reply actions  

yeah, would be better if you hated her at least

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by dudebrabroman on Feb 15, 2012 10:46 PM EST up reply actions  

meh

that’s not something dudes do to each other regardless.

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by Illusions, Michael. on Feb 15, 2012 10:47 PM EST up reply actions  

good to know I guess

/romantically inept

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by dudebrabroman on Feb 15, 2012 10:48 PM EST up reply actions  

that's one to never forget.

it’s okay. you’re learning. we have all been where you are.

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by Illusions, Michael. on Feb 15, 2012 10:49 PM EST up reply actions  

forgive our gendered names

we still leave the seat up sometimes too—we’re trying though!

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by Illusions, Michael. on Feb 15, 2012 10:51 PM EST up reply actions  

Always leave the seat up.

If they loved you they would do this for you.

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by Anon_the_younger on Feb 16, 2012 6:24 AM EST up reply actions  

STOP DOING THAT

/gets irrationally mad

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by willbechampions on Feb 15, 2012 10:52 PM EST up reply actions  

This is the 2nd time this happened to me.

Date a girl and break up for no other reason but one party moved away. First time it was me moving down here to Louisiana.

by Kevin@LSU 2.0 on Feb 15, 2012 10:48 PM EST up reply actions  

got a new roommate (about whom I've posted on here before)

when he learned that I don’t dip, he was astounded. “But . . . you’re from Virginia. And you know a lot about guns.” His jaw dropped, and only partly from rot.

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I don't dip

I was in the minority at my Jawja High School, and probably still am as far as the men in my family go.

by Dawg from Canton on Feb 15, 2012 11:04 PM EST up reply actions  

Eh, could be worse

like my friend, who during her semester in france learned her boyfriend had dumped her and found a new gf via fbook pictures of bf and new girl making out.

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 10:48 PM EST up reply actions  

Nope.

Fortunately, my calamities have never been of that magnitude. Just some swift kicks to the nuts here and there.

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 10:50 PM EST up reply actions  

Behold!

Colonel General Reb Barksdale:

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 10:58 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

so proud to rec this

I love your history knowledge.

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by Illusions, Michael. on Feb 15, 2012 10:53 PM EST up reply actions  

Nothing quite like walking the ground of Pickett's Charge

Even in mid-November, it seemed idiotic.

Then when you consider in real life it was done by a bunch of half-starved, half-shod men carrying many pounds of gear after having walked there from Virginia, on a 90+ degree day, when the wells were running dry from 160,000 men drawing from them for three days, it’s nearly unfathomable.

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 10:56 PM EST up reply actions  

many of whom were barefoot--

the whole reason to go to Gettysburg in the first place. Ever been to the battle of the crater? That and Chancellorsville are two of the most interesting to me.

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by Illusions, Michael. on Feb 15, 2012 10:57 PM EST up reply actions  

Not the crater.

Just Fredricksburg, reaction: Burnside, were you out of your mind?!
and Gettysburg, reaction: Lee, you were at Fredricksburg. SERIOUSLY, WHAT THE HELL WAS WRONG WITH YOU THAT DAY?!?!?

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 10:59 PM EST up reply actions  

Question:

Do you think the Southern mindset of “Damnyankees dont know how to fight” actually played into these decisions, or is just a myth of romanticizing the era?

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by lhb98 on Feb 15, 2012 11:01 PM EST up reply actions  

I think it's absolutely the romanticizing the myth

had a long conversation about it with James McPherson about it when he visited campus a few years ago. It just made the loss psychologically easier to deal with.

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by Illusions, Michael. on Feb 15, 2012 11:03 PM EST up reply actions  

Maybe in the beginning

but almost certainly not by 1863. I think Gettysburg, Day 3, was the result of four factors. 1) Lee miscalculates on what the Union would do with its troops (spread out to the wings) 2) worry about morale loss in Confederate troops if they left the Union in control of the battlefield 3) forgetting how powerful rifled muskets and 2x canister are/were and 4) which overarches everything else, the suspicion that Lee may have recently suffered a stroke, and his judgement wasn’t quite 100% yet, leading to the first three.

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 11:05 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Fascinating

I had never heard the theory of Lee suffering a stroke.

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by lhb98 on Feb 15, 2012 11:05 PM EST up reply actions  

yep this is spot on

I didn’t know about the stroke, but he had definitely been ill just days before.

by softbatch on Feb 16, 2012 9:41 AM EST up reply actions  

It probably did early in the war

But Union technology more than made up for any lack of training or experience by the later parts.

by Dawg from Canton on Feb 15, 2012 11:08 PM EST up reply actions  

That and after 2 years of all out war

the bluebellies had learned something about fighting.
/Plays ‘Minstrel Boy’
//Receives absolution from Fr. Corby, C.S.C.

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 11:09 PM EST up reply actions  

Also true

But how many soldiers on both in the later parts were draftees who really didn’t really want to fight or weren’t hardened veterans? Those are the guys that technology really helped.

by Dawg from Canton on Feb 15, 2012 11:13 PM EST up reply actions  

The tech helped, yes

but think of it this way: 1st Manassas in 1861, on the Union side, all the uniforms are mixed up, most everyone has only been in military serivce for three months or so, half the officers (and many colonels/generals) have no idea what the fuck is going on.
Gettysburg, 1863. The Irish Brigade, the Black Hats, Hancock’s Corps, Buford’s Cavalry, everyone on Little Round Top, have been through the mill several times and know what they’re doing. All the colonels and generals have experience thanks to the incompetent being fired and many superiors being dead. The only exception on this front is Gen. Sickles, who proceeded to fuckup in spectacular fashion and almost cost them the battle.

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 11:17 PM EST up reply actions  

Sickles

Hard position to be in. You’re in charge of the smallest Corps in the Army; two large divisions are massing on your front; you’re deployed in a hole. What do you do?

by softbatch on Feb 16, 2012 9:42 AM EST up reply actions  

For someone who has very little background in Civil war history

Why would the Confederate soldier have any more fighting experience than northern soldiers? Is it just an issue superior training?

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by wahoocrew on Feb 15, 2012 11:13 PM EST up reply actions  

Hunting and fishing is how I understand it.

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by Londonjoe on Feb 15, 2012 11:13 PM EST up reply actions  

That's what I always heard

Union divisions from the Midwest and frontier states usually got the same reputation as Confederate ones because of this.

by Dawg from Canton on Feb 15, 2012 11:15 PM EST up reply actions  

so the eastern guys where city boys who won late due to battlefield experience

vast number advantages and superior technology? (trying to learn to pre-empt AP US)

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by dudebrabroman on Feb 15, 2012 11:17 PM EST up reply actions  

generally battle tactics won't be on the AP

although these sorts of details look nice in the essay section. good luck.

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by Illusions, Michael. on Feb 15, 2012 11:18 PM EST up reply actions  

breech loading rifles were a big deal

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by Londonjoe on Feb 15, 2012 11:18 PM EST up reply actions  

Everything in every war, no matter how tactically brilliant your generals may be

Comes down to bodis and resources. The Russians had a lot of one of those and bled the Germans dry. Union had numbers, manufacturing and a Navy. It doesnt take much figuring to see how it ends.

by emc503 on Feb 15, 2012 11:28 PM EST up reply actions  

Decisive action can neutralize those advantages.

Both the CSA and Germany were depending on quick strike victory.

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by lhb98 on Feb 15, 2012 11:29 PM EST up reply actions  

Schlieffen plan got somewhat fucked by conservative generals.

Didn’t like the idea of letting the enemy pierce the line, so they fortified it too much (for the plan), and the Germans defended it too well. Then all the stagnation.

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 15, 2012 11:31 PM EST up reply actions  

the public schooling system product googles this

sees it is from something called wwI, and would like to know what that is.

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by dudebrabroman on Feb 15, 2012 11:35 PM EST up reply actions  

ESPN

the worldwide leader (wwl) in sports

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 11:35 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

The Schlieffen plan was the pre-WW1 Imperial German plan for dealing with the problem of a two-front war.

Quickly defeat France via a slice through Belgium, shift east before the painfully slow Tsarist mobilization could take full effect.

by Erik T on Feb 15, 2012 11:36 PM EST up reply actions  

cool, how big was the revolution in Russia at that time

and was it viewed as inevitable? (history geek with crappy history class) If I though russia was off my back things change dramatically with the ottomons

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by dudebrabroman on Feb 15, 2012 11:39 PM EST up reply actions  

Long story

The Germans though were scared that if Russia got its shit together, it’d be unstoppable

by Cantabrigian_UGA_Fan on Feb 15, 2012 11:41 PM EST up reply actions  

The Prokhorov

will make glorious restoration to Russia and destroy Jyeremy Lyin with how you say, C-E-K spyeed

by MGoEcon on Feb 15, 2012 11:49 PM EST up reply actions  

and it is true

all the people+inhospitable=don’t invade.

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by dudebrabroman on Feb 15, 2012 11:43 PM EST up reply actions  

Remember, the Germans were the ones

who shipped Lenin back into the country.

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 11:43 PM EST up reply actions  

They realized that was idiotic almost immediately

And basically spent the rest of the war in the East trying to keep down Communism

by Cantabrigian_UGA_Fan on Feb 15, 2012 11:44 PM EST up reply actions  

Zimmerman Telegram....

Real German stupidity or British ploy to get Americans involved?

Punting is winning.

by The Assman 1 on Feb 15, 2012 11:45 PM EST up reply actions  

Real German stupidity.

They sent it in code across an American cable line using American operators.

by DavidInOpelika on Feb 16, 2012 10:03 AM EST up reply actions  

Well

that’s partially cause they wanted him to destabilize the country. No one really thought he was going to be the the one to beat out the Tsar, Kerensky, and the Czar.

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 11:46 PM EST up reply actions  

mwa ha ha ha!!!

I have him on some stamps. They are very nice. Very well made. Then suddenly the stamps look like they were made on cheap pulp paper and feature very grim looking people.

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 11:48 PM EST up reply actions  

It is funny to read about the lead-up to Brest-Litovsk

Lenin tries to play this “no war but no surrender” game, which only ends up with the Germans seizing huge amounts of territory without any resistance. Also, see below re: “Tsar and Czar”

by Cantabrigian_UGA_Fan on Feb 15, 2012 11:48 PM EST up reply actions  

the more you know

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by dudebrabroman on Feb 15, 2012 11:48 PM EST up reply actions  

It was considered reasonably inevitable.

Enough so that game theory demanded that the Schlieffen Plan (in modified form) go into effect before anyone was sure that either or both countries would go to war with Germany. By nature, the plan required Germany to take the initiative, offsetting smaller armies with a much superior transportation infrastructure that could put the men where they were needed when they were needed.

by Erik T on Feb 15, 2012 11:43 PM EST up reply actions  

Modifactions made

Because the older guard didn’t trust the strategy enough. Looking at the original plan compared with the changes made and what effects the changes caused is pretty fascinating in and of itself.

One of the Rock and Roll Space Bandits switched to keytar mode and rocked the mind of a construction worker into hitting the giant lobster with a crane.Batman switched on his Batjet's Bat Sound Absorber and it neutralized all of their hypnotic music.

by Socrates Johnson on Feb 15, 2012 11:48 PM EST up reply actions  

Russia had to pull out of WWI because of it since shit got real in 1917.

Soon after, though, the US got involved in the Western Front to support France and Britain, and the Central Powers couldn’t keep up the attrition with the extra power/fresh soldiers the US was able to provide to the Allies. (really simple version, obviously).

If you can find it, The Great War by John Morrow, Jr. is an excellent intro to WWI that isn’t novelized like Tuchman’s Guns Of August

One of the Rock and Roll Space Bandits switched to keytar mode and rocked the mind of a construction worker into hitting the giant lobster with a crane.Batman switched on his Batjet's Bat Sound Absorber and it neutralized all of their hypnotic music.

by Socrates Johnson on Feb 15, 2012 11:45 PM EST up reply actions  

Also, Spanish Influenza is in your army

killing your troops

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 11:47 PM EST up reply actions  

I thought that hit both sides pretty hard, though.

And wasn’t at its height until 1918 when things were winding down?

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 15, 2012 11:48 PM EST up reply actions  

It hit both sides hard

but the effect is worse when your troops are trying to move and go places, and the other guys are trying to stay still. Also, when the other guys have more/better food.

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 11:50 PM EST up reply actions  

I will say that may be true for high school,

But I had an amazing WWI/WWII teacher at UGA. Not excusing the phenomenon either, but WWI really directly affected America far less than it did Europe. Since most American schools’ history programs tend to focus on American history, overlooking WWI makes sense.

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 15, 2012 11:39 PM EST up reply actions  

For example

the scene in Chariots of Fire with the dining hall wall.

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 11:41 PM EST up reply actions  

that would be nice

I learn all the african/asian/middle east history now (which is fascinating). Middle school/elementary school consisted of LOL pilgrims, LOL civil rights, LOL (insert semi tropical country here), LOL Greece/Egypt. rinse repeat

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by dudebrabroman on Feb 15, 2012 11:42 PM EST up reply actions  

we are learning imperealism now

social darwinism=all the spiders

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by dudebrabroman on Feb 15, 2012 11:49 PM EST up reply actions  

/Picks up burden

//Dammit, Rudyard, this is heavy.

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 11:51 PM EST up reply actions   3 recs

/gags on sherry

//recs so hard

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by Philander Chase's Sweatervest on Feb 15, 2012 11:54 PM EST up reply actions  

If you ever have the time

I strongly suggest Manchester’s books on Churchill. They are very long, very detailed, and very well written. They cover everything that happened to Churchill (and the United Kingdom) from about 1885-1940. Both are available at many North Shore libraries. And the second one contains the worst joke in the history of the world.

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 11:45 PM EST up reply actions  

I recommend Churchill's WWII memoirs

Six volumes: The Gathering Storm/Their Finest Hour/The Grand Alliance/The Hinge of Fate/Closing the Ring/Triumph and Tragedy

Electric dog-polisher, that was a good one. Gasoline-powered turtleneck sweater. Then, of course, I bought some dumb stuff too....

by Burrito Electrico on Feb 15, 2012 11:59 PM EST up reply actions  

They taught you guys about the hyper inflation post WWII in Greece in Middle School?

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 15, 2012 11:49 PM EST up reply actions  

airforces have changed the meaning of decisive action

screw a quick march, I can bomb your country to smithereens in days.

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by dudebrabroman on Feb 15, 2012 11:31 PM EST up reply actions  

Finland says hai.

(Yes, I know they eventually lost but yeah)…

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 15, 2012 11:29 PM EST up reply actions  

simo hayha

out of nowhere

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by dudebrabroman on Feb 15, 2012 11:30 PM EST up reply actions  

Nicknamed White Death

or as my alma matter calls it: Tuesday after class.

"You're failing Seymour; what is it with you and failure?"

by Maximilian on Feb 15, 2012 11:31 PM EST up reply actions  

gotcha, although tactics can be the x factor

if the colonies hadn’t fought Guerilla style we all would almost certainly would have lost the war.

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by dudebrabroman on Feb 15, 2012 11:29 PM EST up reply actions  

The United Kingdom had numbers, manufacturing, and a Navy, too.

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 11:29 PM EST up reply actions  

Force is difficult to apply over such distances.

Plus it had literally the entire rest of the world to worry about. And we got help from the French Navy when it counted.

by emc503 on Feb 15, 2012 11:30 PM EST up reply actions  

See also Napoleon: everything up until Russia

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 11:32 PM EST up reply actions  

The biggest exception being the more democratic governments

Where war weariness comes into play.

/Civilization teaches many things

by Dawg from Canton on Feb 15, 2012 11:32 PM EST up reply actions  

still is true

see, vietnam
and {REDACTED FOR SPIDERS}

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by dudebrabroman on Feb 15, 2012 11:36 PM EST up reply actions  

Thus creating a problem for the Army of the Potomac

because most of their recruits/levies came from Yankee territory. Look at the regiment lists from Gettysburg, and you’ll find few regiments from Ohio and points West.

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 11:19 PM EST up reply actions  

And just look at how important they were!

Also, how dead they were. And how dumbfoundingly brave/suicidal they were.

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 11:22 PM EST up reply actions  

onwards light brigade

really though the first minnesota deserve more talk today.

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by dudebrabroman on Feb 15, 2012 11:24 PM EST up reply actions  

What you need to know about the Charge of the light Brigade

In song format

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 15, 2012 11:26 PM EST up reply actions  

For those unfamiliar

1st Minny’s wiki page hyah
Also, for sheer brass ballsiness,
George Thomas traitor to Virginia.

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 11:28 PM EST up reply actions  

I wish I could visit all of the Virginia battlefields

I’ve been to nearly all of the other major ones, though. My dad is a National Park Service employee, so these were my vacations.

by Dawg from Canton on Feb 15, 2012 11:29 PM EST up reply actions  

I almost enjoy recruiting more than playing the game

although ALL THE 5* RECEIVERS and 4 verts every play makes it fun. also, white rb, black kicker, and a 6’8" DE, make it fun.

To the empowerage of words!

The Twitters, I haz them.

by Illusions, Michael. on Feb 15, 2012 10:47 PM EST reply actions  

/gets LOL U LOSE game

//throws 6 picks

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 10:49 PM EST up reply actions  

throws over the middle

batted down.

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by dudebrabroman on Feb 15, 2012 10:50 PM EST up reply actions  

gets called on holding somehow

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by dudebrabroman on Feb 15, 2012 10:53 PM EST up reply actions  

those exist?

all I get is holding and the occasional offsides

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by dudebrabroman on Feb 15, 2012 10:56 PM EST up reply actions  

Star Trek AND Batman Begins?

Thank you for a good night, FX.

Free at last!

by lhb98 on Feb 15, 2012 10:57 PM EST reply actions  

BRUCE! You have to save Rachel!

She’s going to marry a crazy midget some day!

Free at last!

by lhb98 on Feb 15, 2012 11:02 PM EST up reply actions  

So we had a prayer vigil tonight.

WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK, GUYS. WHY ARE YOU WASTING TIME PRAYING FOR THESE PEOPLE?

WHO ARE YOU EVEN PRAYING FOR? Jesus, what a fucking joke.

"The fattest countries have the biggest tits" -Texas Jihad, 10-12-11

by hornedfrogs45 on Feb 15, 2012 11:01 PM EST reply actions  

Yes, I know.

"The fattest countries have the biggest tits" -Texas Jihad, 10-12-11

by hornedfrogs45 on Feb 15, 2012 11:01 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

.

The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair
"If a Sith lord really wanted to mess with people he’d call himself Darth Fruitbasket" - Gabe

by Londonjoe on Feb 15, 2012 11:03 PM EST up reply actions  

the internet

meaning reddit and 4chan, are full of it.

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by dudebrabroman on Feb 15, 2012 11:06 PM EST up reply actions  

lurk more and you will find threads devoted to weird pics

the cracked forums are good too.

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by dudebrabroman on Feb 15, 2012 11:08 PM EST up reply actions  

check out the URL

The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair
"If a Sith lord really wanted to mess with people he’d call himself Darth Fruitbasket" - Gabe

by Londonjoe on Feb 15, 2012 11:06 PM EST up reply actions  

YOU.

I . . . I might apply to grad school at UVa.

To the empowerage of words!

The Twitters, I haz them.

by Illusions, Michael. on Feb 15, 2012 11:09 PM EST up reply actions  

Get your powdered wig ready

good luck with the applications

Time is an illusion. Lunchtime, doubly so. now on Twitter

by wahoocrew on Feb 15, 2012 11:11 PM EST up reply actions  

thanks.

two of my siblings went there. Currently have some good leads on jobs/internships in Baltimore and DC, so it’ll be for fall 2013, probably. There, Hopkins, Maryland, Yale, and Texas, atm. it’s been suggested many times notre dame, but I don’t know if I could live with myself.

To the empowerage of words!

The Twitters, I haz them.

by Illusions, Michael. on Feb 15, 2012 11:13 PM EST up reply actions  

Goooood gooooooooooood

I didnt apply to ND or USC for the same reason. Well, ND mainly because, yunno, South Bend.

by emc503 on Feb 15, 2012 11:14 PM EST up reply actions  

my cousin who went to michigan for undergrad and nd for law

she really enjoyed her time in south bend.
also enjoyed football there more than in ann arbor.
/cries a little
//except not really because i don’t really dislike notre dame that much

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by willbechampions on Feb 15, 2012 11:20 PM EST up reply actions  

But we have

ooh look! A spider in a funny hat carrying a crook!

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 11:20 PM EST up reply actions  

Spider in a hat, you say?

TREMBLE BEFORE ARACHNIMORTIS J. FEATHERINGTONSON, PUNY HUMANS

Electric dog-polisher, that was a good one. Gasoline-powered turtleneck sweater. Then, of course, I bought some dumb stuff too....

by Burrito Electrico on Feb 15, 2012 11:28 PM EST up reply actions   3 recs

hello my baby

hello my honey…

"if they're still paying, you're still winning."
-my dad

by whiskey_soup on Feb 15, 2012 11:29 PM EST up reply actions  

hello?


Yes, this is Michigan J. Frog

by MGoEcon on Feb 15, 2012 11:31 PM EST up reply actions  

/Does the Michigan rag

//Does the Michigan rag

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by saxattack29 on Feb 16, 2012 12:44 AM EST up reply actions  

Why'd it have to be snakes?

I've got this terrible pain in all the diodes down my left-hand side.
Bradley-Terry rankings for college football and basketball: because there aren't enough computer rankings already.

by SpartanDan on Feb 15, 2012 11:08 PM EST up reply actions  

Don't tell me that's actually how they dubbed it.

That’s even worse than “This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps!”

I've got this terrible pain in all the diodes down my left-hand side.
Bradley-Terry rankings for college football and basketball: because there aren't enough computer rankings already.

by SpartanDan on Feb 15, 2012 11:10 PM EST up reply actions  

Title clicked.

Why did you have to resurrect that?

by Dawg from Canton on Feb 15, 2012 11:09 PM EST up reply actions  

Yep.

The shock and disgust from the older generation is providing so many lulz.

"You're failing Seymour; what is it with you and failure?"

by Maximilian on Feb 15, 2012 11:28 PM EST up reply actions  

Counting down until someone blames taking 'Christian' out of the name.

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 11:30 PM EST up reply actions  

I've always said the C at TCU was small (I'm atheist)

Didn’t realize that was actually referring to the amount of coke one had in their possession at any given moment.

"You're failing Seymour; what is it with you and failure?"

by Maximilian on Feb 15, 2012 11:33 PM EST up reply actions  

WRONG

The answer is potato wedges

Punting is winning.

by The Assman 1 on Feb 15, 2012 11:13 PM EST up reply actions  

wrong again.

fried mac and cheese wedges.

To the empowerage of words!

The Twitters, I haz them.

by Illusions, Michael. on Feb 15, 2012 11:14 PM EST up reply actions   2 recs

DAMN YOU

/he’s right, he’s just taunting me

My loyal heart avows no other.

"While you may not give a shit, @mlebowski313 is an unstoppable force of nature [at Words With Friends]" -T-Jax

by MikeLew on Feb 15, 2012 11:14 PM EST up reply actions  

have you even been around?

your response is almost pavlovian.

To the empowerage of words!

The Twitters, I haz them.

by Illusions, Michael. on Feb 15, 2012 11:15 PM EST up reply actions  

Went to dinner with the 'rents in Beaufort, where they are vacationing.

Got back around 10

My loyal heart avows no other.

"While you may not give a shit, @mlebowski313 is an unstoppable force of nature [at Words With Friends]" -T-Jax

by MikeLew on Feb 15, 2012 11:16 PM EST up reply actions  

Mathieu wants hash browns

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 11:13 PM EST up reply actions  

y'all see this from OTE?


I’m not sure what to make of it, but the color scheme tells me that it is insulting to michigan, and thus something I support.

This is all just babytown frolics.

by Philander Chase's Sweatervest on Feb 15, 2012 11:23 PM EST reply actions  

I almost the entire degree plan.

"You're failing Seymour; what is it with you and failure?"

by Maximilian on Feb 15, 2012 11:29 PM EST up reply actions  

Criminally underrecommended.

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 15, 2012 11:55 PM EST up reply actions  

Home Ec.

The Wiki (Varsity Pride) -- The Blog (Those Other Guys) -- The Twitter
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by jonfmorse on Feb 15, 2012 11:25 PM EST up reply actions  

the reason that justin boren transfered to osu.

he needed to learn how to manage all those values.

though i would interpret it as selective breeding with an eye towards child labor. but there are reasons why i should never be allowed to have children.

This is all just babytown frolics.

by Philander Chase's Sweatervest on Feb 15, 2012 11:27 PM EST up reply actions  

If they are touting Comm and "Family Resource Management"

As being more strenuous than general studies they are…not smart. The two are roughly equivalent. In that a non-sentient dust bunny could get a degree in either

by emc503 on Feb 15, 2012 11:25 PM EST up reply actions  

Which side is supposed to be taunting to the other?

One of the Rock and Roll Space Bandits switched to keytar mode and rocked the mind of a construction worker into hitting the giant lobster with a crane.Batman switched on his Batjet's Bat Sound Absorber and it neutralized all of their hypnotic music.

by Socrates Johnson on Feb 15, 2012 11:25 PM EST up reply actions  

OUR FOOTBALL MAJORS > YOUR FOOTBALL MAJORS

/Residential Property Management, stand up

That Hokie freshman in the Greensboro Coliseum rafters didn't see any of this coming.

by JoshCVT on Feb 15, 2012 11:27 PM EST up reply actions  

Criminology:

Everyone steals, everyone murders.

Business: See above

by Mango Stasi on Feb 15, 2012 11:27 PM EST up reply actions  

GRADE INFLATION PBBBBBBBBBBBBBWWWWWWWWWLLLLLLLLLL

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 15, 2012 11:51 PM EST up reply actions  

It is required in Alabama

There will be quizzes on the content of each show.

by Dawg from Canton on Feb 15, 2012 11:34 PM EST up reply actions  

that is basically what i was referencing

i know msu’s academics makes her actually made though so i was a nice sister.

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by willbechampions on Feb 15, 2012 11:47 PM EST up reply actions  

GO GREEN GO WHITE

CANT READ CANT WRITE. It’s cool though. At least you’re not ASU.
/waits
//waits more
///Head ripped off by Erik T

by emc503 on Feb 15, 2012 11:50 PM EST up reply actions  

"drink purple, snort white"!

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 11:55 PM EST up reply actions  

Keep it Trill

"You're failing Seymour; what is it with you and failure?"

by Maximilian on Feb 16, 2012 12:02 AM EST up reply actions  

I must confess, I was not a trekkie.

But going by purely visuals, I’d say Ezri?

"You're failing Seymour; what is it with you and failure?"

by Maximilian on Feb 16, 2012 12:11 AM EST up reply actions  

OR: THE SUN DEVILS

GO TO HELL

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 15, 2012 11:57 PM EST up reply actions  

//which one?

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 15, 2012 11:59 PM EST up reply actions  

/chuckles at "that big of a"

your douchbagginess is environmentally friendly and leaves a small carbon footprint.

This is all just babytown frolics.

by Philander Chase's Sweatervest on Feb 15, 2012 11:50 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

/something every college does

THE MICHIGAN DIFFERENCE

Those who stay will be champions.

by willbechampions on Feb 15, 2012 11:54 PM EST up reply actions  

Music/Theatre/Dance,

Engineering, Architecture, I know I’m forgetting something

by MGoEcon on Feb 16, 2012 12:03 AM EST up reply actions  

art! art!

Those who stay will be champions.

by willbechampions on Feb 16, 2012 12:03 AM EST up reply actions  

oh yeah

I guess I assumed that they were on Central for some reason

by MGoEcon on Feb 16, 2012 12:05 AM EST up reply actions  

Some of the undergrad architecture stuff was on Central though.

Makeshift studios in the basement of the Modern Language Building and whatnot.

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 16, 2012 12:04 AM EST up reply actions  

also, as far as i know, there is still a bit of naval architecture stuff in the engineering arch (yay avatar!)

they have this really big tank of water to to simulate stuff in.

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by willbechampions on Feb 16, 2012 12:06 AM EST up reply actions  

It's a pretty building, at least from the outside.

Can you see that tank when you walk through the arch, or am I misremembering things?

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 16, 2012 12:07 AM EST up reply actions  

yeah

the water tank is downstairs, and anthropology (!) is upstairs

by MGoEcon on Feb 16, 2012 12:09 AM EST up reply actions  

The only class I had there was a 1-credit programming class through the school of information.

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by Tremendous on Feb 16, 2012 12:11 AM EST up reply actions  

simulate? or do actual testing....

when i went to engineering camp in hs we rode a boat in it.

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by willbechampions on Feb 16, 2012 12:07 AM EST up reply actions  

Does Ohio State have an undergrad business school, or just a business major?

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 15, 2012 11:52 PM EST up reply actions  

Roommate:

“I’ll only help clean if you shotgun a beer with me.”

“HOLY SHIT OUR CARPET IS BLACK?! I thought it was gray!”

To the empowerage of words!

The Twitters, I haz them.

by Illusions, Michael. on Feb 15, 2012 11:49 PM EST reply actions  

Red Solo Cup by the Glee cast just came on my Pandora station

It is the perfect storm of suck.

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by saxattack29 on Feb 15, 2012 11:52 PM EST reply actions  

Fine Pepsi products my friend.

Really if any Dugout fans here (they are sort of back too, by the way), the mothership has this article that sums up Glee and my thoughts on it quite nicely.

One of the Rock and Roll Space Bandits switched to keytar mode and rocked the mind of a construction worker into hitting the giant lobster with a crane.Batman switched on his Batjet's Bat Sound Absorber and it neutralized all of their hypnotic music.

by Socrates Johnson on Feb 15, 2012 11:55 PM EST up reply actions  

I figured that when Dmitri Young came up in the news, that was their signal to get back to Dugouting.

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 15, 2012 11:57 PM EST up reply actions  

There's only been two posted since the Halloween one when I panicked and thought they were done for good. Also, though it's rarely updated now, the original p-boi is very well-written humor.

But B said the Dugout absence was a product of doing the series for so long and just taking a break.

So if B or Jon Bois or Nick read this site, my panic wasn’t a complaint, and I didn’t mean to sound ungrateful when I flipped. I just liked the Dugout a ton and felt bad when I thought it was done.

One of the Rock and Roll Space Bandits switched to keytar mode and rocked the mind of a construction worker into hitting the giant lobster with a crane.Batman switched on his Batjet's Bat Sound Absorber and it neutralized all of their hypnotic music.

by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 12:03 AM EST up reply actions  

Like I said, the whole site is a gold mine, even if it's not updated much anymore.

And if you’re a baseball fan at all, the Dugout is well worth reading through the archives.

One of the Rock and Roll Space Bandits switched to keytar mode and rocked the mind of a construction worker into hitting the giant lobster with a crane.Batman switched on his Batjet's Bat Sound Absorber and it neutralized all of their hypnotic music.

by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 12:05 AM EST up reply actions  

Wow.

That sounds … worse than I thought it would be. And I was pretty certain it would be fuckin’ bad.

I've got this terrible pain in all the diodes down my left-hand side.
Bradley-Terry rankings for college football and basketball: because there aren't enough computer rankings already.

by SpartanDan on Feb 16, 2012 12:15 AM EST up reply actions  

Well, night everyone.

I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.

by saxattack29 on Feb 16, 2012 12:00 AM EST reply actions  

We've moved from history to academic smack?

Yeah, that’s my cue to call it a night.

Free at last!

by lhb98 on Feb 16, 2012 12:05 AM EST reply actions  

We haven't arrived at the part where we get to dictator/Soviet historical figure innuendo yet though.

One of the Rock and Roll Space Bandits switched to keytar mode and rocked the mind of a construction worker into hitting the giant lobster with a crane.Batman switched on his Batjet's Bat Sound Absorber and it neutralized all of their hypnotic music.

by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 12:07 AM EST up reply actions  

Mr. Krushchev, will you please step down from the table?

We have a bowl of corn Chowder for you if you act nice.

One of the Rock and Roll Space Bandits switched to keytar mode and rocked the mind of a construction worker into hitting the giant lobster with a crane.Batman switched on his Batjet's Bat Sound Absorber and it neutralized all of their hypnotic music.

by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 12:10 AM EST up reply actions  

Showdier? Showdier?

It’s CHOWDAH.

"You're failing Seymour; what is it with you and failure?"

by Maximilian on Feb 16, 2012 12:12 AM EST up reply actions  

GRAWNK TAHHMMY

One of the Rock and Roll Space Bandits switched to keytar mode and rocked the mind of a construction worker into hitting the giant lobster with a crane.Batman switched on his Batjet's Bat Sound Absorber and it neutralized all of their hypnotic music.

by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 12:14 AM EST up reply actions  

Khrushchev had a thing for trying to introduce corn farming in the Soviet Union in areas where corn couldn't grow.

Also, the name Nikita is supposedly associated with dimwitted people in the area where Khrushchev was from now.

One of the Rock and Roll Space Bandits switched to keytar mode and rocked the mind of a construction worker into hitting the giant lobster with a crane.Batman switched on his Batjet's Bat Sound Absorber and it neutralized all of their hypnotic music.

by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 12:13 AM EST up reply actions  

Well, he was a peasant

Also, that sounds a lot like the Virgin Land Campaigns (goodbye Aral Sea)

by Cantabrigian_UGA_Fan on Feb 16, 2012 12:14 AM EST up reply actions  

Hey let's make the farms a collective guys

/Van Pelt thinks more that we are the same guy

One of the Rock and Roll Space Bandits switched to keytar mode and rocked the mind of a construction worker into hitting the giant lobster with a crane.Batman switched on his Batjet's Bat Sound Absorber and it neutralized all of their hypnotic music.

by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 12:17 AM EST up reply actions  

Well, corn is awesome.

And, you know, they were Red. It kinda makes sense.

by Erik T on Feb 16, 2012 12:17 AM EST up reply actions  

EVEN THE UKRANIANS HATE IOWA

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 12:28 AM EST up reply actions  

NYET

WHO WANTS TO SEX KHRUSHCHEV?

by Mango Stasi on Feb 16, 2012 12:11 AM EST up reply actions  

I think we're at "Ann Arbor Nostalgia Hour" now, which seems to happen on a more and more regular basis lately.

Not that I’m complaining, of course….

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 16, 2012 12:10 AM EST up reply actions  

not nostalgia for me yet

/in law library
//procrastinating studying
///please tell me to get off and stare at the ceiling when i’m bored

Those who stay will be champions.

by willbechampions on Feb 16, 2012 12:11 AM EST up reply actions  

GODDAMNIT

get off edsbs.
i think it is time
how is it 12:12 already guh

Those who stay will be champions.

by willbechampions on Feb 16, 2012 12:12 AM EST up reply actions  

Feeling confident about your exam?

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by Tremendous on Feb 16, 2012 12:13 AM EST up reply actions  

CONFLICTED

i’m taking it early (the rest of the class is taking it monday, but i’m going to be gone this entire weekend for a conference and the prof as nice). so we just had the review today and the prof is all like don’t worry about derivations, it’s just plug and chug (which is why i am redoing my notesheet because it was all fucking derivations before). but of course that ONE GUY has to ask all these questions int he review that make sense and i’m just like SHIT I DON’T KNOW ANYTHING AHHHH

Those who stay will be champions.

by willbechampions on Feb 16, 2012 12:15 AM EST up reply actions  

Good luck!

Half the time, “that guy” is asking questions that aren’t actually relevant to anything anyway.

Where/what is the conference?

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 16, 2012 12:17 AM EST up reply actions  

that's what i'm banking on. the professor even said we seemed way to stress out compared to his other classes

his exam averages never go below 70 which is pretty decent

it’s in madison. regional conference for a student organization i’m in for engineering students of the female variety.

Those who stay will be champions.

by willbechampions on Feb 16, 2012 12:19 AM EST up reply actions  

Have fun! I've heard Madison is a cool place, but I haven't been since I was old enough to appreciate it.

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 16, 2012 12:21 AM EST up reply actions  

last time i went was in hs for an admissions visit, and did not prepare for early march.

/buys bucky headband, glove, sweatshirt while in madison

it looks like they are experiencing the warm winter we are having. i’m kind of bummed because we are allowed to go out after 11 and all of my friends are 21. i’m sure it’ll still be a good time, madison is pretty cool

Those who stay will be champions.

by willbechampions on Feb 16, 2012 12:26 AM EST up reply actions  

It's Wisconsin.

It’s legal for minors to drink with their parents. Can any of them pose as your mother?

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 16, 2012 12:32 AM EST up reply actions  

I think we've discussed this before

but as a WISE woman, I’m assuming you’ve spent some time in MoJo?

by MGoEcon on Feb 16, 2012 12:21 AM EST up reply actions  

.... idon't even know what i mean by open my horizons

basically i wanted to experience diversity i guess.
also was kind of afraid of the social life spent in a hall with all girls in engineering, to be hoenst.

Those who stay will be champions.

by willbechampions on Feb 16, 2012 12:23 AM EST up reply actions  

and have your horizons opened?

/tried very hard to think of how to ask that without it sounding needlessly dirty.
//gave up.

This is all just babytown frolics.

by Philander Chase's Sweatervest on Feb 16, 2012 12:25 AM EST up reply actions  

nothing i am saying is making sense anymore.

this is my que to finish my notesheet.

Those who stay will be champions.

by willbechampions on Feb 16, 2012 12:26 AM EST up reply actions  

yeah, i should get back to finishing 'hunger games'

/trying to find a way to work it into diss
//have not found it yet
///which is a good reason to keep reading, yeah?

trying to find something fun and old fashioned new critical, but the prose is really too workmanlike to lend itself to that. might have something with faux-cataclysmic spectacle, though.

This is all just babytown frolics.

by Philander Chase's Sweatervest on Feb 16, 2012 12:33 AM EST up reply actions  

Back when they were in East Quad, WISE shared halls with the Michigan Research Community, which was coed and not subject-focused (although it was probably also mostly science students).

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 16, 2012 12:26 AM EST up reply actions  

MRC is also in mojo.

still…not attractive to me. i clearly wanted the markley experience and having strippers on my hall when my 14 year old sister was visiting for fun.

Those who stay will be champions.

by willbechampions on Feb 16, 2012 12:27 AM EST up reply actions  

Your soul will break when you realize that the law degree isn't the ticket to great jobs.

/Had long job search day today….
//also has a few things for class work to do
///desk has turned into sticky-note city a-la Wally due to application deadlines/numbers to call/work to do/bar application process/people to call about my Letters of rec
////collapses

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 12:16 AM EST up reply actions  

You've successfully been jaded before even starting law school.

Impressive!

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 16, 2012 12:18 AM EST up reply actions  

One benefit to having lawyers tell you any and everything that will go wrong and what sucks

At least I know what’s coming. And that i have to work my ass off. Next year is going to suck. Hopefully Booze and football get me through the fall.

by emc503 on Feb 16, 2012 12:19 AM EST up reply actions  

I'm taking the LSAT in June.

Why can’t I hold all of these regrets?

"You're failing Seymour; what is it with you and failure?"

by Maximilian on Feb 16, 2012 12:23 AM EST up reply actions  

Take a class

Or failing that, go with PowerScore’s prep books

by emc503 on Feb 16, 2012 12:25 AM EST up reply actions  

Signed up for the Kaplan course in April.

Got some good reviews from others who took it.

"You're failing Seymour; what is it with you and failure?"

by Maximilian on Feb 16, 2012 12:27 AM EST up reply actions  

Did you already pay?

Testmasters is, by general opinion, the best one out there. I took it and jumped 15 points.

by emc503 on Feb 16, 2012 12:28 AM EST up reply actions  

Yeah, already paid.

Just got my books/study guides today, actually.

"You're failing Seymour; what is it with you and failure?"

by Maximilian on Feb 16, 2012 12:30 AM EST up reply actions  

Ah, well, figure out what your weak points are and focus on em.

And definitely check out the power score logic games book, it’s pretty helpful. My advice? Dont put too much pressure on yourself. I psyched myself out and should have cancelled my first score. I didnt, and got 5 points below my target. Studied and retook it, was much more relaxed, and got what I wanted. (Within a point at least)

by emc503 on Feb 16, 2012 12:32 AM EST up reply actions  

Yeah, I'm in need of a stellar LSAT score to make up for undergrad tomfoolery.

I’m not psyched out just yet, but I’m sure come late May, I’ll be more stressed than Tanner Brock at 11 AM today.

"You're failing Seymour; what is it with you and failure?"

by Maximilian on Feb 16, 2012 12:34 AM EST up reply actions  

I think I did the reverse of this with the GRE.

Took it once, wanted to do better so I took it again, but was worried about missing a math question so I canceled my score immediately and just used the first one.

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 16, 2012 12:40 AM EST up reply actions  

Have you decided on a school?

(Slash have you heard back from the Block M? No need to answer if you’d prefer not to.)

by Attie Hat on Feb 16, 2012 12:24 AM EST up reply actions  

Nowhere near a decision

My cycle looks like I’m headed to a waitlist at Mich which was..unexpected and disappointing, but I’ll deal. But, I still have Northwestern which is a really good option. Outside shot at Berkeley too.

by emc503 on Feb 16, 2012 12:25 AM EST up reply actions  

Well, I'd be happy to find all the people in front of you on the wait list and tell them that Ann Arbor is a miserable place and that they should go anywhere else that they can.

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 16, 2012 12:27 AM EST up reply actions  

Grazie.

I think I just got a bit too invested in it. But hey, stranger things have happened. And my best friend might be staying here in Chicago with me and going to Northwestern for med school, which would be really cool.

by emc503 on Feb 16, 2012 12:29 AM EST up reply actions  

Northwestern is nothing to shake a stick at; not in the least bit.

And if you get Berkeley, you’re golden. Congrats man.

One of the Rock and Roll Space Bandits switched to keytar mode and rocked the mind of a construction worker into hitting the giant lobster with a crane.Batman switched on his Batjet's Bat Sound Absorber and it neutralized all of their hypnotic music.

by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 12:30 AM EST up reply actions  

Thanks;

I’m waiting on scholarships from a few places, and UCLA might match, which would also be a good option, since i want to practice out west. Lotsa time left, though, we’ll see.

by emc503 on Feb 16, 2012 12:33 AM EST up reply actions  

Word of warning, it can be harder to keep a scholarship, even at a T2 school than the school's recruiters would have you believe.

I speak from experience. If you get into a T14 school like Berkley, your investment should pay off, but if your decision is between middle-tiered schools, go with what you can afford and something in the geographic area where you are interested in practicing. Within tiers, ranking doesn’t matter quite so much.

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 12:41 AM EST up reply actions  

Yeah, I've been looking at the terms

Most places I’m looking at you keep your scholarship as long as you’re not on academic probation. Which would cause me to be worried about more than just losing a scholarship.

by emc503 on Feb 16, 2012 12:46 AM EST up reply actions  

Meh, it's just probation.

It’s not like it’s the academic slammer, or the academic electric chair.

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by Kelly's Gyros on Feb 16, 2012 12:47 AM EST up reply actions  

That sounds more reasonable.

Places that require a certain class ranking or GPA can make it harder to determine what you need to do to keep it, and they can be more difficult to keep than no probation.

One of the Rock and Roll Space Bandits switched to keytar mode and rocked the mind of a construction worker into hitting the giant lobster with a crane.Batman switched on his Batjet's Bat Sound Absorber and it neutralized all of their hypnotic music.

by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 12:49 AM EST up reply actions  

And you'd be right, for once!

My loyal heart avows no other.

"While you may not give a shit, @mlebowski313 is an unstoppable force of nature [at Words With Friends]" -T-Jax

by MikeLew on Feb 16, 2012 8:33 AM EST up reply actions  

FALSE

Those who stay will be champions.

by willbechampions on Feb 16, 2012 9:04 AM EST up reply actions  

Wow, those are some tremendous programs you've got.

I wish I had more caps to tip.

"You're failing Seymour; what is it with you and failure?"

by Maximilian on Feb 16, 2012 12:29 AM EST up reply actions  

I went to law school for the purpose of taking a federal law enforcement or JAG job.

Problem is when the economy tanked, these jobs suddenly got flooded with applicants from better ranked schools who would have been going private sector otherwise.

Again, there are things out there, but it makes the search a full time job in and of itself even moreso than before.

One of the Rock and Roll Space Bandits switched to keytar mode and rocked the mind of a construction worker into hitting the giant lobster with a crane.Batman switched on his Batjet's Bat Sound Absorber and it neutralized all of their hypnotic music.

by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 12:27 AM EST up reply actions  

Further: The right connections and location can get you a job.

I still have a good in with some places back home, but I can’t actually interview with them until I’m there. Taking a shot at some military and federal gov. jobs that I can apply and interview for before I take the GA bar, but a lot of this is hurry up to wait it seems. But once I officially register for the GA bar, it may help put my main connection’s mind at rest that I’m not a flight risk to take a job in NY which is a concern of theirs.

And a lot of stress just making sure everything is straight for applying for the bar, MPRE, and finding a bar prep course from out of state too.

One of the Rock and Roll Space Bandits switched to keytar mode and rocked the mind of a construction worker into hitting the giant lobster with a crane.Batman switched on his Batjet's Bat Sound Absorber and it neutralized all of their hypnotic music.

by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 12:23 AM EST up reply actions  

i'm an undergrad engineering student

good luck with the job search though!

Those who stay will be champions.

by willbechampions on Feb 16, 2012 12:17 AM EST up reply actions  

Whoops. I should have remembered that. Saw law library and forgot.

Thanks, though.

One of the Rock and Roll Space Bandits switched to keytar mode and rocked the mind of a construction worker into hitting the giant lobster with a crane.Batman switched on his Batjet's Bat Sound Absorber and it neutralized all of their hypnotic music.

by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 12:23 AM EST up reply actions  

I sometimes go on an Athens nostalgia (over Long Island) kick until I remember everyone I know there is gone and someone else is living in my apartment now.

One of the Rock and Roll Space Bandits switched to keytar mode and rocked the mind of a construction worker into hitting the giant lobster with a crane.Batman switched on his Batjet's Bat Sound Absorber and it neutralized all of their hypnotic music.

by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 12:11 AM EST up reply actions  

And most of the bars you love have now changed names.

and the ones that still have the same name no longer employ the bartender you got to know over four years who knew your order and over poured.

Witty phrase.

by The Ugas Departed on Feb 16, 2012 10:24 AM EST up reply actions  

A Michigan Man/Woman has no need for things such as going to bed at a reasonable hour.

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 16, 2012 12:14 AM EST up reply actions  

/stares at empty can of monster extra strength

WHAT IS SLEEP WOOO

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by willbechampions on Feb 16, 2012 12:16 AM EST up reply actions   1 recs

You and I have very different pre-exam routines.

But hey, whatever works.

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 16, 2012 12:18 AM EST up reply actions  

i don't ever pull a full nighter for exams

but i’d rather stay up late and feel like i covered more than study all day the day of. i had 3.5 hours of sleep before my last composites exam and got a 93. i’m pretty functional on little sleep (with lots of caffeine)

Those who stay will be champions.

by willbechampions on Feb 16, 2012 12:22 AM EST up reply actions  

Maybe it's something to do with the differences between economics exam questions and engineering exam questions, I don't know.

But I’d rather have the extra sleep and be able to think on my feet than spend more time learning details.

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 16, 2012 12:25 AM EST up reply actions  

Kick some ass.

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 16, 2012 12:32 AM EST up reply actions  

This was what I always did

If Im fresh, I can derive what I need from 1st principles.

the secret ingredient is ... love?!

by gtne91 on Feb 16, 2012 12:33 AM EST up reply actions  

Evening, all.

Tired.

I started at 221.6. I'm now 214.2. This will stay in my sig line until I am 190. Keep reminding me of this.
The Japanese History Podcast

by Kelly's Gyros on Feb 16, 2012 12:44 AM EST reply actions  

But it's practically mid-afternoon!

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 16, 2012 12:46 AM EST up reply actions  

I did, and then ate.

But even after a shower, I’m soaking wet with sweat. It takes me forever to get my body temp down these days, and it just drags.

I started at 221.6. I'm now 214.2. This will stay in my sig line until I am 190. Keep reminding me of this.
The Japanese History Podcast

by Kelly's Gyros on Feb 16, 2012 12:47 AM EST up reply actions  

Also, I hit 211.2 yesterday, but I decided I won't change my sig until I was in the 210-211 range.

I started at 221.6. I'm now 214.2. This will stay in my sig line until I am 190. Keep reminding me of this.
The Japanese History Podcast

by Kelly's Gyros on Feb 16, 2012 12:48 AM EST up reply actions  

Awesome!

I’m starting to see movement in the right direction as well. Diet and exercise: who knew, right?

by emc503 on Feb 16, 2012 12:49 AM EST up reply actions  

No kidding.

We’re halfway through our mostly vegan month, and I gotta admit, it’s not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. IE’s done a great job coming up with interesting yet still within the limits of the diet meals. Each day I’m adding a few more minutes (1-4) onto my run time, so hopefully in a few weeks I’ll be back up to 10k.

I started at 221.6. I'm now 214.2. This will stay in my sig line until I am 190. Keep reminding me of this.
The Japanese History Podcast

by Kelly's Gyros on Feb 16, 2012 12:51 AM EST up reply actions  

I'm just eating smaller portions and running in the am

Gotta do 3 tomorrow; goal is to go 2-3-2-3-off-6-off this week. Eventually working up to like 10-12 on the weekends, and alternate between 3-5 on the weekdays.

by emc503 on Feb 16, 2012 12:53 AM EST up reply actions  

Ooh.

I’d like to do a consistent 10k each weekend; that seems to be a good distance for me and I’m running a “real” one in April. I don’t know that I’d want to run that often, though; I’d rather lift during the week.

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 16, 2012 12:56 AM EST up reply actions  

(But it looks like a cool idea, and if it works for you, awesome.)

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 16, 2012 12:57 AM EST up reply actions  

Yeah, i just have a treadmill in my building, and I've got a half marathon in June

I was never a runner, and I’ve really gotten into the endurance sports stuff.

by emc503 on Feb 16, 2012 1:00 AM EST up reply actions  

I wasn't either until last summer.

But since I’m not playing basketball a few times a week plus a few intramurals, the way I was in college, I needed something for aerobic exercise.

A Michigan Man may only marvel at the sea of maize and blue on Saturdays, or the face of the Lord himself. Impress the world, but be not impressed by it.

by Tremendous on Feb 16, 2012 1:03 AM EST up reply actions  

When I'm regularly running, 10k is my daily run.

It’s been about a year since that was the case, though. Thanks, soft school life.

I started at 221.6. I'm now 214.2. This will stay in my sig line until I am 190. Keep reminding me of this.
The Japanese History Podcast

by Kelly's Gyros on Feb 16, 2012 1:04 AM EST up reply actions  

10k daily is pretty impressive, especially if you can get up there within a few weeks

I’m working my way up to being able to pass the different branches’ pfts. I’m passing in upper body and running for all branches except the marines (3 miles is still a lot for me), but for whatever reason, my area I need the most work on is situps. Intention is by the time I graduate/hear back from the Air Force/Navy on my JAG status to be in the middle good passing range for everything.

Nice to see that you’re working your way back up in the running game. From me trying to get back into shape, I know it’s pretty hard to add the distance.

One of the Rock and Roll Space Bandits switched to keytar mode and rocked the mind of a construction worker into hitting the giant lobster with a crane.Batman switched on his Batjet's Bat Sound Absorber and it neutralized all of their hypnotic music.

by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 1:18 AM EST up reply actions  

I'm at about 6 k for my total right now, but not all of it (most of it) is running.

10k is nice because it’s right around an hour, so I like how nice and even it is. What I was doing, and what I want to get back to, is running the first 3.2km (so, 2 miles) at PT test pace—about 7:30 a mile for me—and then dialing it back a bit slower to finish out the remaining 6.8 km. I was going to train for the Honolulu Marathon this past year….and then I started classes…and….

What’s been nice is I’ve almost dropped 10 lbs, and I’m nowhere near running at the above clip yet. I’ve had problems in the past dropping below 205, but I think if I can ratchet up to that, and keep up some of my diet changes, I’ll go below 200. if I can get below 196, I won’t have to be taped for being overweight according to Army standards. That’d be the first time in….14 years, maybe.

I started at 221.6. I'm now 214.2. This will stay in my sig line until I am 190. Keep reminding me of this.
The Japanese History Podcast

by Kelly's Gyros on Feb 16, 2012 1:25 AM EST up reply actions  

Best of luck.

My running times, though passing, are borderline because I’m still rebuilding my endurance. It also doesn’t help that I’m at the point where strength workouts still get me really sore, so I have to still take everything slowly. But, every time I get back into the gym or motivated to run, I see improvement in my times or performance. Once I hit some thresholds I have in my head, it’ll be a huge personal victory.

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 1:30 AM EST up reply actions  

It's all about setting an attainable goal, and then moving the bar a bit more when you reach it.

Right now, I’m just trying to get used to running again, so I’m at a really slow pace, and just tack on a few more minutes each time. When I’m back to a full 40 minutes, I’ll start increasing pace for a portion, and then will push more time, and so on and so forth until I’m back to where I was. Luckily I’ve got time. When I got back from Afghanistan, I was so fat I had to crash diet and work out like a fiend to get back in shape. Damn Italians and their on-base pizzerias…

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by Kelly's Gyros on Feb 16, 2012 1:33 AM EST up reply actions  

For me, it's adding distance once I was able to run a mile without having to walk part of it.

I’m fast enough and tall (so big strides), but my speed was typically sprinting and zero endurance. Having the pft guidelines also helps set attainable goals and gives me a general idea how well I’m doing. And seeing improvement/passing something is always encouraging for someone still in the beginning phases of getting back into shape like I’m doing.

Also, like you mentioned above, even with all my stress as the law school endgame approaches, now that I’m exercising regularly, I feel a whole lot better on average.

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 1:38 AM EST up reply actions  

IE's goal is to pass the Army APFT for women, so yeah, I totally understand.

For me, it’s not a goal, but a requirement. I found training for a half-marathon a few years ago that I’m horrible at training for only 2 miles, but I really enjoy running longer distances, not balls to the wall. When I did that, however, it (obviously) made running the 2 miles much easier. Making my 2-mile run training a part of a longer run just works for me.

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by Kelly's Gyros on Feb 16, 2012 1:52 AM EST up reply actions  

I'm in the process of JAG applications for USAF and USN, so I want to get to the point that I'm not only barely passing, but doing well.

I figure being able to tell the interviewing SJAG that not only am I aware of the fitness requirements (met with a couple JAG guys at a career fair on Friday, and they have mentioned candidates are sometimes unaware that they are required to pass fitness tests) but passing them would only be bonus points/show forethought into my application. Plus, like I said, they’re a good metric for goal setting.

Interesting aside — The coffee shop I usually go to back home is 2.9 miles away from my house. It will be an easy way to gauge my 3 mile score and a good way to incorporate a double workout into my routine running there and back each day.

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 2:00 AM EST up reply actions  

I eat what I want (a lot)

and run a mile when I make myself (once every 2 weeks).

/metabolism, please don’t change

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by DONSLIQ on Feb 16, 2012 12:56 AM EST up reply actions  

Does the time of day when you run affect weight loss?

I’ve heard earlier is better, but I wasn’t sure if that was just hearsay.

by Attie Hat on Feb 16, 2012 12:58 AM EST up reply actions  

I dunno, I like running early. Perks me up for the day

And I feel really good during work, which helps. It’s also supposed to kick start your metabolism earlier and get your body burning calories earlier.

by emc503 on Feb 16, 2012 1:01 AM EST up reply actions  

It's a matter of when you can, for me at least.

I already get up between 6 and 6:30 to get the kids off to school and then go to school myself. I can’t get up at 4:45 to run and shower before that. So, afternoon/evening/night it is for me.

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by Kelly's Gyros on Feb 16, 2012 1:07 AM EST up reply actions  

Yep, I get that.

I switched last year from evening to morning runs, entirely as a function of a change in my daily schedule. Life gonna life, yo.

by Attie Hat on Feb 16, 2012 1:11 AM EST up reply actions  

I'll switch back to mornings by necessity when I go back to the real world.

Since we lay out 6-7 AM as PT time generally speaking. I would rather work out in the middle of the day, but alas.

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by Kelly's Gyros on Feb 16, 2012 1:20 AM EST up reply actions  

Well done.

It hasn’t even been very long since you’ve started – looks like you’re making nice progress.

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by Tremendous on Feb 16, 2012 12:51 AM EST up reply actions  

Thanks. Not sure if it's diet or exercise (both, duh)

but it just shows me how much empty weight I’ve had on me. I feel 100% better. It’s amazing the difference that 10 lbs makes.

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by Kelly's Gyros on Feb 16, 2012 1:08 AM EST up reply actions  

Well, it looks like you're well on your way to your goal of being 300% better.

Keep up the good work.

(And I’m crashing – good night, world.)

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by Tremendous on Feb 16, 2012 1:11 AM EST up reply actions  

I am glad we count on you VP

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 1:19 AM EST up reply actions  

You have my Linterest.

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by Kelly's Gyros on Feb 16, 2012 1:20 AM EST up reply actions   1 recs

It's a Linternational sensation

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 1:21 AM EST up reply actions  

Good news? Or just drunj?

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by Kelly's Gyros on Feb 16, 2012 1:28 AM EST up reply actions  

Ha! no.

Still at two pages. I’ve been playing xbox/cleaning all evening.

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by Illusions, Michael. on Feb 16, 2012 1:30 AM EST up reply actions  

What is it on/how long does it need to be?

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 1:30 AM EST up reply actions  

it's not bad

5-7 pages on a topic of our choosing, as long as it at least semi-relates to the course (medieval religious literature in Britain). I’m writing about how William Caxton shaped the at-large English reading public beginning with Reynard the Fox.

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by Illusions, Michael. on Feb 16, 2012 1:33 AM EST up reply actions  

5-7 pages? Isn't that a normal Thursday?

I’ve got a 3-4 page reaction paper for my Japanese spiders class, due Friday. I’ll outline tomorrow, write tomorrow night/Friday morning.

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by Kelly's Gyros on Feb 16, 2012 1:34 AM EST up reply actions  

5-7 is a piece of cake

I remember once writing a 18 page paper in a bullshit philosophy class I had to take for no apparent reason.

Punting is winning.

by The Assman 1 on Feb 16, 2012 1:37 AM EST up reply actions  

yeah this paper is nothing.

and it’s not due till Sunday! I just want to knock it out of the way to free up my weekend. I asked her, what do you want to do this weekend? She responded, “it’s too bad it can’t be like last time, when we just ordered in, drank wine and watched football.”
/swoon

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by Illusions, Michael. on Feb 16, 2012 1:37 AM EST up reply actions  

Well, you still can do 2 out of 3,

and 2 out of 3 ain’t bad

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by 8gooner8 on Feb 16, 2012 1:42 AM EST up reply actions  

We still have two out of three branches functioning

And that ain’t bad

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 1:44 AM EST up reply actions  

All the games gone off the Trey?

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by An 'eer with a beer on Feb 16, 2012 1:52 AM EST up reply actions  

I dunno. I was just going for the cheap Mars Attacks reference

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 2:01 AM EST up reply actions  

5-7 pages?

Soooo 2 hours max if you are familiar with the topic?

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 1:38 AM EST up reply actions  

Undergrad in my WWI/WWII class. 8-page essay on the differences between Robert Graves' and Ernst Junger's accounts of WWI due at 3:00 in class that day.

It’s 12:00 and I meet my friends for lunch as I’m starting the paper in the cafeteria. I turn in the paper on time and get a 91 on the paper. The guy’s not known as an easy grader.

If you know the topic, 5-7 pages is easily in the 2 hour range.

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 1:42 AM EST up reply actions  

I realized just how inconsequential anything under 10 pages was through two means:

First, I realized that some of the message board posts I make on the Japanese history site I moderate, if placed in Word at 12 pt font, double space, would easily be 3-4 pages. Second, having to cut a presentation down to a 10-page script that could be read in 20 minutes, and realizing that you simply can’t say a lot about an extensive topic in that short a space.

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by Kelly's Gyros on Feb 16, 2012 1:47 AM EST up reply actions  

I wrote a whole section of my thesis paper based off of a podcast I did for our history site.

I was just rambling, but the more I listened to it, the more I realized it was a crucial framework to my thinking.

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by Kelly's Gyros on Feb 16, 2012 1:53 AM EST up reply actions  

Yep. The hardest part about writing a paper is actually getting started with the physical writing act. After that, it all flows really well.

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 1:50 AM EST up reply actions  

For me, it's all about outlining.

If I can flesh out a basic outline, I can fill in the space as I write. But I have to have that solid 3 point foundation or I’m spinning my wheels.

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by Kelly's Gyros on Feb 16, 2012 1:54 AM EST up reply actions  

That's a very safe assumption.

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by Kelly's Gyros on Feb 16, 2012 1:55 AM EST up reply actions  

I'm the opposite. I tend to just write everything in a single draft.

I edit as I go, but it’s how I have always worked. I wrote the final 26 page paper in a draft (over time, but no real outlining involved), got an A, and a request from the professor to enter into a writing competition as well as a rec letter from her.

Meanwhile, I’ve been in classes where the prewriting is more structured, and I’ve done a lot worse. Just my writing style I guess.

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 2:06 AM EST up reply actions  

research is out of the way--

now I just gotta crank it out, which will be easy, considering I have no class on Friday and so have all of Thursday afternoon to write it.

To the empowerage of words!

The Twitters, I haz them.

by Illusions, Michael. on Feb 16, 2012 1:42 AM EST up reply actions  

I know this well.

I’m supposed to be writing a 15-minute presentation. Finished writing 2-minutes worth and called it quits for the night.

by Attie Hat on Feb 16, 2012 1:32 AM EST up reply actions  

Title clicked

Wait how do I get rid of titles?

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 1:39 AM EST up reply actions  

Craig James is intrigued, but thinks you spelled "hookers" wrong.

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by Kelly's Gyros on Feb 16, 2012 1:26 AM EST up reply actions  

ChristiaLin Ponder redux

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 1:25 AM EST up reply actions  

Alright y'all, see you later. Enjoy.

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by Kelly's Gyros on Feb 16, 2012 1:57 AM EST reply actions  

class in 7 hours

so I’m calling it a night. let’s hope I can fall asleep!

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by Illusions, Michael. on Feb 16, 2012 1:57 AM EST reply actions  

Of all the gin joints in all the world, is there still anyone in this one?

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by An 'eer with a beer on Feb 16, 2012 2:00 AM EST reply actions  

Finishing charts with one eye on this joint.

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by 8gooner8 on Feb 16, 2012 2:02 AM EST up reply actions  

Yes

/throws bottle of gin at A’EWaB

by Mango Stasi on Feb 16, 2012 2:03 AM EST up reply actions  

/catches bottle

//has drink with Ilsa and Curley

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by An 'eer with a beer on Feb 16, 2012 2:04 AM EST up reply actions  

I need a drink, this day've been too long

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by 8gooner8 on Feb 16, 2012 2:05 AM EST up reply actions  

/pours shot for 8gooner8

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by An 'eer with a beer on Feb 16, 2012 2:08 AM EST up reply actions  

Thank you kindly good sir!

I will share some from the homeland

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by 8gooner8 on Feb 16, 2012 2:11 AM EST up reply actions  

Sort of. Doing work, but checking in here.

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 2:07 AM EST up reply actions  

holy shit there's a lot of people up at this hour

are all you east coasters at a slumber party tonight or something?

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by whiskey_soup on Feb 16, 2012 2:09 AM EST reply actions  

I tend to be around for the late shift most nights.

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 2:11 AM EST up reply actions  

I've been crashing Kerbalans into the Mun all evening

Poor bastards survived every crash to face a horrible death by asphyxiation… sometime. Their life spans are rather long, I think.

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by An 'eer with a beer on Feb 16, 2012 2:12 AM EST up reply actions  

And Jeb don't give a shit.

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 2:14 AM EST up reply actions  

Aaaand done. Only have patients till 1 pm tomorrow, and after that is a long weekend!

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by 8gooner8 on Feb 16, 2012 2:16 AM EST reply actions  

Wait are you a doctor?

/bit out of the loop and still relatively new here.

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 2:18 AM EST up reply actions  

Yes, in the field of Sport Medicine

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by 8gooner8 on Feb 16, 2012 2:22 AM EST up reply actions  

Nice. Never knew we had medical guys on the EDSBS staff.

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by Socrates Johnson on Feb 16, 2012 2:26 AM EST up reply actions  

Board Certified Scrotologist

is not just a name. He is a scrotologist.

Trying to kill as many Kerbals as Craig James has (allegedly) hookers.

by AUTigerGSUEagle on Feb 16, 2012 10:17 AM EST up reply actions  

It is time for me to bail, though

I’ve still got a couple of things to look into.

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by An 'eer with a beer on Feb 16, 2012 2:17 AM EST reply actions  

I just realized

That it turned out a Dostoevsky short story collection I was looking for the last time I was home and thought I’d sold back to the bookstore when I took the class was in a drawer at school where I don’t usually keep books. But I was out of post-its and needed to get some more and found the book in my office supply drawer. It’s like Christmas.

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