A cat? A friggin cat? How about something cool like a toaster or a bi-plane? Let the internet vote, and it always comes up fucking cats.
Saturday’s child works hard for a living. Unless he’s a mailman.
Random conspiracy theory generator! You better believe they’re harvesting your keystrokes!
Newballpark’s article about the Tarping of Mt. Davis reveals that Lew Wolff uses an LA-based company for his tarp installations. Of course he does.
You know, if you take away the breasts and the butt cracks and the exposed puffy bare flesh why should I bother to watch the Grammys at all?
I can tell the FSU is a fellow boingboing reader. I was going to post the #bloombait and conspiracy generator links here, but didn’t get around to it.
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Love boingboing. Grills practically write themselves!
WTF, Evolution?
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Well, at least we know where Lew came from.
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Awww… it kind of looks like him too!
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That’s fking awesome.
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That is incredibly funny
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Hah! Great stuff. That’s such a crazy picture of a pelican at the end there.
bloombait
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That place is the fking apocalypse.
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#40 looks like a chick. He/She has boobs.
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It’s called gynecomastia. Lots of men have breasts, just like lots of women have facial hair.
When one combines genital subtypes, hairiness, boobs, and other secondary characteristics, it’s pretty obvious that biological sex is best expressed in a spectrum, just like gender expression and sexual attraction.
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A colleague of mine produced thisinformative expose a few months ago.
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Florida man
This week’s public radio controversy: “Make more podcasts! I’ll keep listening! If I lose this job and become a sex worker, I hope you’ll have me on as a guest. Just change your name.”
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win
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Yeah, when I worked for MPR we were always having to send those letters to people who were having a something-Home Companion pancake supper fundraiser for their nursery school. It was especially awkward because usually we only knew about the fundraiser because they’d sent us an invitation.
7/175(!!)
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I was expecting a particularly tough quiz.
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Hee hee, me too!
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Yowse toose weren’ts the only ones.
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I guess we know who will be pitching against the A’s on the next 7 opening days.
13/13.
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I was expecting a particularly poor contract.
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Hey, I’ll sign a 13 year, $13 million contract right now.
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I didn’t say whose side was the poor deal.
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A’s traded for Trout and signed him to an extension?
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12/13. I suck at geography.
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Me too.
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12/13. I suck at recognizing senators from other states.
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11/13. I suck at recognizing senators from other states and knowing what’s going on with same sex marriage.
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Makes sense…seantors from other states also have trouble knowing what’s going on with same sex marriage.
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Same here. Actually I am impressed that 50% of Americans can place Syria on the map…
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Even with zero knowledge, you still have a 25% chance because of the question format.
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13/13 as well. The breakdowns are interesting. Apparently, no one knows where Syria is, or what Elizabeth Warren/Eric Holder looks like.
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13/13, but I definitely had to make a 50/50 decision on two of them.
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According to the demographic breakdowns there, if you’re 50+, you’re much more plugged into politics than the other age groups, but comparatively struggle with flags, symbols, geography and logos.
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Which two?
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I didn’t remember exactly what Elizabeth Warren looked like, or who Eric Holder was. I had enough of a sense of both of them to eliminate two of the options, but wasn’t positive when it came down to the remaining two. I apparently had enough luck/subconscious memory in the end though.
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Didn’t you get like an email a week asking for money for Warren during the election?
Holder’s likeness cant be shared because it is classified, so I could understand your confusion on that
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Elizabeth Warren was a 25/25/25/25 for me, so it ended as it should have. Had the question been for Holder’s name, not his office, I might have struck out there, too.
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13/13. The only one I wasn’t quite sure about was the gold-shaded state question, but I made a good guess.
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That was really easy.
It scares me that only 8% of people got all of them.
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12/13. I second-guessed one of my answers, and it didn’t end well.
2. The fact that robot was an option and was not chosen leaves me disappointed with society at large.
Nothing annoys me more when someone IMs me a “Hi there” or “you there”. A) Um… I’m online, so yes, I’m here. B) If you have something to say/ask/want me to do, ask it. Don’t give me this back and forth crap. C) If I’m NOT there, asking for whatever is simply a nice way of leaving a message for when I DO come back instead of leaving me with a “Hi there” or a “You there?”
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My peeve is the person who responds “good morning” when you IM them with a question. At least say it and then answer at the same time.
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Stop hogging all the baseball news today Mariners.
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Why can’t we do that?
I’d rather have him than Colon.
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Me too.
Holy shit. That Todd Helton photo is scary.
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All humanoids are scary.
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The website of the Reno paper loves them some mug shots. The DUIs are usually pretty good, especially when the episode ends in a wreck. The hooker mug shots are the ones that are truly frightening.
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I feel like mug shot photographers and DMV photographers share a similar “I’m going to amuse myself by making this photo as bad as possible” mentality.
This is very old news, but crazy.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/60302.stm
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“I think what they are doing is having copulation for another reason and just taking the stones as well.”
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The best of both worlds.
Best Super Bowl infographic ever:
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Silly Canucks.
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ik,r? It’s clearly “No”
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I like turtles.
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Hooray, Canadian humo(u)r!
There are a million stations On Demand, and sh*t to watch. I found two awesomely overlooked films on Sunday. Muriel’s Wedding and The Mighty. Check them out!
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Every word is part of a picture. Every sentence is a picture. All you do, is let your imagination connect them together. If you have an imagination that is.
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still watching Primer to try and understand it.
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Oh, baseclogger, I’m starting to love this dude.
3 D A Y S ! ! !
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Hell yeah!
… http://tracking.si.com/2013/02/06/doug-flutie-diamondbacks-mlb-nfl-knuckleball/?xid=ob_blogs …
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I really hope Flutie wins it.
Cria 2′s daycare is a set of buildings arranged as “pods.” His preschool classroom is in Pod J. As I was opening the door to leave the classroom, one of the other parents turned to me and said in his best robot voice, “Open the Pod J door, [ ].” ([ ] = my name, which rhymes with “Hal”)
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Awesome. Also, howdy stranger!
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Nicely done.
Did you see that they paved Richard Thrice and put up a parking lot?
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Nice. ALways did like that minstrel Joni, from the House of Mitchell.
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You can also steal that by calling everyone “pal”.
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Show up to FK, get link bait.
I do believe the former president has taken the whole bathroom self-shot thing too far.
http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/8/3966678/hacker-reveals-george-w-bush-self-portraits
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I was expecting something far, far more terrible based on that slug.
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And yet you clicked.
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I actually thought it was rather sweet that Bush took up painting in his retirement, and the paintings have a certain awkward folk-art charm. If he’d meant for them to be seen by the general public, that would be creepier, but he didn’t.
Witchbait: http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/msn/website_offers_to_match_gronkowskis_2014_salary_for_scene_with_bibi_jones/12857809
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Double it if he does Bibi Netanyahu instead.
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Ew
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What sslinger said.
Serving hockey reporter realness.
This says a lot about Bleacher Report’s overall purpose:
http://deadspin.com/5982579/what-one-writer-learned-at-bleacher-report-university
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Or SBN.
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+1
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Also, the source:
http://theclassical.org/articles/7-stages-of-grief-at-bleacher-report-university
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Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t hidden text (i.e. text hidden via css) capable of being included in these search algorithms? Cause if so, just litter the fk out of the page with hidden search words and let your writer’s do what they want.
Beer Week is here!
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TOMORROW IS PLINY DAY! FUCKICUS YESSICUS!
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HUH?
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IT’S SOME BEER.
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Pliny the Younger out?
It’s distributed by kegs of Elder sold in pubs right?
I’ve only caught it once at Cato’s, super yummy.
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Correct.
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I tried to drink a good ale last night, and the first swig made me super nauseous.
Why is good ale making me nauseous, while Modelo Especial is not?
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I just realized this about 10 minutes ago. This totally snuck up on me. Anyone have specific plans?
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I’ll be at 1st Street Alehouse tomorrow morning for breakfast buffet + Pliny
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Going to Toranado in the city to get me some Younger
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What time are you going? I was going to head there myself
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Probably at like 1130
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Alright nice, I’ll keep an eye out for you. We can make it four out of five weekends meeting up somewhere in the Lower Haight bars.
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I like this plan
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Vague specific plans: probably getting some Keyser Soze at 3rock some time tomorrow.
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So we went with some friends to the opening night festivities. Based on the early indicators, we were very skeptical that it was going to be worth it. Boy were we wrong. Great breweries, pouring great beers/ales. If a line was long, chances are the brewery next to it had no line. Lots of interesting stuff. Favorites of the night – Lassen Brewing and Devil’s Canyon. But lots of other great stuff.
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You guys planning any other outings for this?
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this. missing the younger expedition with mikey tomorrow, and our schedule is insane this week, but maybe we could all meet up somewhere, time willing.
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:-(
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seriously upset. :(
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missing you guys
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we are missing you, too. getting a date on the calendar together for march is necessary. let’s figure it out this week before things get too insane.
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OK. I will make a point to let you know my free weekends. I have a surprisingly busy life for a guy who lives with grandma. :-\
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weeknight dinner could work. let’s talk this week.
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:(
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It’s okay, though. I can only plead so much.
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Before I realize that…
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Porky’s Pizza Palace in San Leandro is having Knee Deep tomorrow night. We tasted the Citra at the opening and it was really good, and talked to others who say all their stuff is really good. Might have to check it out. 5-9 so on the early side would be good.
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I’m happy my work involves movement, I’m not online all the time, or in meetings anymore, but the flip side is I miss out on cool shit like this because I dont really read about in time or have already made plans by then…
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We have friends in from Boulder who are avid disc golfers, and 101 North is sponsoring an event at the course in GG Park tomorrow so we’ll probably try that. Whatever else happens tomorrow is up in the air. AVBC at Pi Bar on Monday. Probably some other east bay stuff TBD.
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when you know about the east bay TBD, please tell us. hopefully we can make it out.
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Speakeasy at Beer Revolution on the 13th looks awesome.
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Big Daddy IPA is my everyday beer. Double Daddy is pretty awesome.
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Both super solid, I like the Prohibition Ale as well.
We should do this guys, they have several coolers that hold wondrous things, and also have 40 some taps at any given time.
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the 13th is a possibility.
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I have the kids.
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Thats sweet, but not for us…
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its OK. You guys will have fun.
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GREEN FLASH at Beer Rev on the 11th!!!!
I may be getting my drink on this week.
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why is everything on the 11th. i am so tired of missing out on fun stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I’ve had a few of their brews. Their regular West Coast IPA is meh to me. “Le Freak” is almost FKing undrinkable, completely not my style of beer.
However, I would fight someone to get Palate Wrecker. OMG TEH HOPS.
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This place AV and I went to has it on tap, much different than the bottle, omg YUMZ.
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if this thread is a beer plan, count me in and message me in case i don’t see it here.
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ahhhhhh! so many schedules! so little time! ;)
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Hrm, Lagunitas at Freehouse in Berkeley on the 11th.
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that day doesn’t work. is there a 15th anywhere?
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yes there is. usually right in the middle of the month. but beware the next one!
hi!
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Boneyard & Altamont at Beer Rev, Ale Industries at Rosamunde in Swans Market, easily walkable between the two. And strong beer night at Bobby G’s in Berkeley. Which I could walk home from.
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Firestone on the 17th at Beer Rev looks gewd too.
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it’s not probable for tomorrow, but it is still slightly possible. i don’t know. have to get G to the airport at some ungoddessly hour sat a.m.
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We would probably only go early in the evening if you & G are going, otherwise pass. You can contact me privately if you want to coordinate.
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i’ll get in touch with you if we can do it. we are probably out since he will most likely work late tomorrow and then pack, but if for some reason he gets home early, maybe we can meet up. xoxoxo
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When are we doing things?
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Firestone Walker at BR from 2-5, I will be there.
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ill see when my date is and I might be able to make it
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You think you might be able to make this?
2-5 tomorrow!
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I see it goes to 7:00. I might actually make it by around 4:30 or so, just to cap off the week. MikeV – you might want to try the Knee Deep at Beer Baron in Livermore today, I thought their stuff was pretty tasty.
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Oh FK yeah!
I know AV and I will be there w/ DFA and possibly Jesa as maybe’s.
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Missed that but managed to get a Younger at Bobby G’s. Then met up with our own Andeux at 3Rock.
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Oh crap, I meant its on Sunday the 17th like posted above!
Good getting on the Younger!
Still need to check out 3R.
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Sadly I have something else on Sunday at that time.
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I enjoy their white lightning, an they had a really good seasonal last year, but the name is escaping me.
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Let me know if you are going out in the city afterward.
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Do you know where they are pouring Pliny the Younger in SF? Multiple locations perhaps?
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Toronado for one.
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ASVD
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Credit goes to some random post on reddit.
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Totally awesome.
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Who’s the guy on the right?
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Until JL’s comment I didn’t know who the guy on the left was.
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That’s a *GUY* on the left??!! Until you’re comment I thought it was a chick!
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It’s funny that Lincecum looks more feminine now that he cut off his hair.
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I know. And he looked remarkable feminine with the hair.
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Me too
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Wait…that’s Rachel Maddow?
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Possible caption: I was Tim Lincecum before it was cool to be Tim Lincecum.
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WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH MSNBC?
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I thought of this when I saw the picture and heard the glasses are fake, but Maddow is better.
This morning, I was listening to a horrible AM radio show that was giving away Kings tickets at a local restaurant. They said that they had 6 pairs of tickets left, and nobody to claim them. I was only 3 miles away from the restaurant, and it was on my way to my morning visit, so I headed over to the restaurant. Stopped at the last traffic light before the restaurant, I let a guy who pulled up on my right and was honking and waving from the left-most non-turn-lane cut in front of me.
Guess who was the 6th and final person in line for the tickets when I got out of my car? When he saw me, he instantly recognized me, apologized, and then started to hoot and holler like he’d won the lottery. I already have tickets for the game; I was hoping to get a pair for my brother and his wife. I actually don’t mind that he got the tickets, given that it’s apparently the best thing that’s ever happened to him. But I did learn one thing: never do anything nice for anyone. Ever.
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This is a good enough story to make it all worth it.
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The sad thing it was rather predictable once he said he let some guy in.
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He left out the worst part: the guy was a Maloof.
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When I let the guy in, I even thought to myself, “Gee, with my luck, this guy is heading for the tickets and will be the very last one in line.”
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This is why you don’t do nice things for people.
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That’s exactly how I felt.
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Are you going to the game? I’m reporting from the tailgate, on the Quixotic Fan Attempts to Save Sports Team beat.
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Oh, I suppose I should read the part where it says “I already have tickets”….
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Yep. I’m sitting in a lower-level corner area with my wife. Can’t remember which section. Row U or something.
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No, Row U, asshole!!
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I’m in a very shitty seat in the upper back, since I’ve never seen an NBA game before and I’m just going to watch the crowd, I thought there was no point in wasting money on a good seat. 218/S/12.
Were the grammies ever something worth ruining?
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Yes. But then they made this horrible music awards thing and it just ruin the old ladies’ good name.
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ruinedgrammies.com is pretty hawt.
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Were they ever un-ruined?
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this is my question.
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That email also sounds like something a spammer sends out with strings of barely sensible keywords and stilted English. I mean “female breast nipples”? “Thong type costumes are problematic”? I’m just surprised there weren’t links to a poorly made Korean website selling knockoff Nikes.
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Yes, that was the joke I was going for…without the partial nudity there’s really nothing at all left worth watching.
So my company got this guy as a potential property lead today and he started going in with his nutty shit right after getting a form response with the contact info of one of our agents.
Didn’t take long for him to start claiming we’re a “fictional” company because apparently our name isn’t what he thinks it should be, and our agent is “not licensed” to practice real estate.
What a fucking nutjob. Found this after I searched for his name:
http://realestatefreakscalifornia.blogspot.com/2012/01/trent-jason.html
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This sounds like something we’re going to need updates on.
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I’m not responding further to him and I passed the info on to my boss. He was giving shit to one of the office managers in the area of the listing, too.
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thats hilarious
Off to bed, while brushing my teeth I had the realization that Colgate tastes the exactly same as when I was a wee tadpole, oddly comforting, but surprising nonetheless…
The Grammys need more of this:
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hmm… try again
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What a great card!
Was lucky to see the Arkestra at La Pena some 10-15 yrs ago, so good!
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I forgot to include the link, and the hat tip.
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Heh, in the comments someone mentions that Deval Patrick’s father was a saxophonist with the Sun Ra!
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Arkestra*
Need more coffee…
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Somehow I missed this comment last week, but just came back to this thread because Charlie Pierce mentioned that fact today.
I hate to barge in here and give away incredible, unissued master jams like this (OK, I don’t hate it), but I got this completely sick matrixed bootleg of this entire Talking Heads concert from December 1980 and the guy did just a bomb job integrating the two separate sources (mono soundboard and 1st gen front-of-house audience in stereo) that I couldn’t help myself. This FK’in sh*t is RELENTLESS, trust me… the version of The Great Curve had me going through the ceiling and I wasn’t even remotely high:
Heads you win
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Thanks. I am looking forward to listening!
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Crosseyed & Painless is melting my brain! (like it always does)
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I told you guys it was a good one :D
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Fantastic – many thanks.
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Agreed, awesome, thank you sir.
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you’re very welcome :P
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It’s already been downloaded ten times. Any way you can resend?
The Heretic Bourbon Grave which debuted at Zeitgeist is quite possibly my favorite beer of all time. Dark, caramel and soft coffee notes flavor a rich malty beer, with absolutely perfect balance.
Batgirl bait, I think.
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Oh why yes it is. Love.
And I’ll add, Mark Buehrle is rising on my list of MLB favorites. Despite his absurdly stupid truck.
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I don’t see why he doesn’t just live on the U.S. side of the Canadian border. It’s only an hour an half away.
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The family portrait of the dogs is oddly hilarious.
I am hiding from the Grammys, which are on the tv in the other room. Taylor Swift is heinous.
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I’m watching the Walking Dead.
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Maybe zombies will eat everyone at the Grammys.
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I’m not that lucky.
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DAMN YOU!
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So am I.
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How are you watching the new episode so early? And can you believe Carl just killed his little sister???
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Fuck you.
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Oops. Sorry. Never mind.
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Boo.
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Just kidding, of course.
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Yay!
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I’m not that horrible a human being. :)
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ORLY?
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Shut up or I’ll cut out your kidneys and eat them raw right in front of you.
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Hope you are prepared to dig deep.
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Never mind. I’ll just eat kidney beans in front of you instead. Then, after you fall asleep, I’ll Dutch oven you.
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Nah, Brazen Bull her.
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Making her smell my farts is crueler, though.
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I get the EST feed for AMC.
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Well, isn’t that special?
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Why yes, yes it is.
I want to make a bunch of fake comments about “The Walking Dead” on Twitter just to freak out people who haven’t watched the new episode yet. But I don’t have enough followers and I’m not witty enough.
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Also, people who watch TV shows on west coast time or DVR are smart enough not to check what Twitter is saying during those critical spoilable hours. Unfortunately, maybe not smart enough to avoid A’s baseball blogs.
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Yes, that happened today with the final round of the Crosby. I just stayed off the web including FK for several hours. I can still watch golf even knowing who wins the tournament, because golf viewing is more about seeing how the players deal with the individual holes, but it is more fun if there’s some suspense as to the final result. OTOH if I happen to find out the A’s won 7-3 before I get a chance to watch the game, I probably won’t watch that game at all.
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I have to watch shows the NEXT WEEK at my parental unit’s home. Sad face. Sometimes I watch online, but let’s be real. Ain’t no one got time for that.