This is a good place to talk baseball, the Utopian literature found during the Enlightenment period, and the proper type of hot dogs to mix into macaroni and cheese.
I’m of the mind that hot dogs are not sandwiches. Neither are quesadillas or wraps. Having separate pieces of bread/filling-containing-material is a necessary condition for sandwich-dom
No-thats what I meant. You cant call a wrap a sandwich becauuse its a burrito.
Now what abbout this..I dont think a Torta is a sandwich, but i know I am wrong there. I think in general I just refuse to classsify any Mexican items as something other than what they are. So a sandwich iss simply not Mexican enough.
lomito, light of my life, fire of my loins. my sin, my soul. lo-mee-to: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. lo.mee.to.
I looked up the nutrition info on that “Quesadilla Burger” which Applebee’s was pitching on A’s games the last week or so. 1400 calories, 105 grams of fat and 3260 mg of sodium. Holy cardiac arrest. And it doesn’t even look good.
Applebees nevver ceases to amaze me with how they can pack so many calories into things that really dont look or taste that good.
Chili’s is a bit better, but they add on the fact that you will end up paying $55 somehow. At least Applebees gets me out the door a bit cheaper.(not that I go there unnless forced)
The only time I’ve ever been to Applebee’s was about 8 years ago in Dodge City, KS when I went with my 86 year old grandma and her 90 year old sister. The sister ordered a scotch and proceeded to get VERY testy when it took them 10 minutes to bring it. My grandma ordered the Quesadilla burger, which I thought was an odd choice. But then I remembered the time she took me to Red Robin and repeatedly complained to the waiter that her burger was “too tall.” So perhaps the quesadilla burger was perfect for her.
I’m not gonna lie. I actually like Applebee’s. I only ever get two dishes there and I love them.
I get riblets and they taste way better than any of the BBQ Ribs I’ve gotten at a Chili’s or other huge chain. And then I get a Triple Chocolate Meltdown which I know is microwaved, you know is microwaved, but damn it, tastes amazing. Must be the calories that taste so good.
Fun Fact: The guy who is the voice on their commercials played the quirky DJ character on the TV show Northern Exposure, and is the long-time romantic partner of Bo Derek.
"Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
I also swear there was a story here several years ago where they were serving urine instead of apple juice. A co-worker started calling them “Applepees” for a good 6 months.
I hate raw onions on sandwiches so much. And not just on my sandwiches. On everyone’s sandwiches. One jerk gets raw onions on his sandwich and the whole office stinks for hours.
Yet, when paired with the awesome multilevel aura of onion juice, I can handle it. Therefore, onions are awesome.
It’s the damn apples that are disgusting!
\"Weren\'t you already aware the Kay is already writing everyone\'s story? We\'re all just characters who believe we are real. Things make more sense now, don\'t they. Be honest.\"- DMOAS
well, there’s math for this. in cylindrical foods, if h ≤ radius = OK to sandwich, even if by cumulative property of addition, total h of cylinders in sandwich > radius of bread.
proof:
in-n-out
5×5
QED
*i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
h, r, and d are used here as relative terms, not spacial definitions. ie, h is defined by the line perpendicular to the base of the cylinder, not as a function of gravity vis a vis tipping point of sandwich itself or direction the mayonnaise drips.
*i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
No, that I understood. I am just looking at the various qualities, does the spatial relation change what it is? I can no longer eat it the way I would eat what I refer to as a “sandwich”. In fact I may now need to use tableware to eat it. I cant see a sandwich being something that is eaten with a fork and knife.
well the 100×100, though mathematical sounding, should be treated from a natural sciences perspective. however, it is such a rare specimen, indigenous only to las vegas and seen only during that half hour between peak drunkenness and total loss of everything that was in your wallet, i didn’t at first understand the general and larger ramifications of your question. so please allow me to suggest that we look at another genus of the sandwich family, the club sandwich, which, when served properly on its hind quarters, satisfies the qualities you’re looking for (as well as my tummy), is more widely identified by the eating public, and ultimately provides the affirmative answer you are looking for.
*i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
Now I’m done for the day. Back in my fast food years we used to go to a nearby Carrow’s for dinner after closing. Our grill guy would order THE CLUB (as loudly as he could) every damn night. Still cracks me up to this day.
They are sandwiches. I don’t like that one either, but thems the breaks of the definition. You’ll have such cases in any definition that isn’t just a wishy washy spin on some “know it when I see it” mumblespew
Well and I even think if you go back to menus a long time ago they were called Hamburger sandwiches. And McDonald’s has that portion of the menuboard labeled as ‘sandwiches”. Like them or not, if you sell a few billion I think you get a seat at the definition table.
Clearly sandwiches. Replace the beef patty with an identically-shaped chicken patty, keep everything else the same, and nobody has any problem calling it a sandwich.
None are sandwiches. (Well most chicken parms with bread I’ve had are between two pieces of bread, so that’s a different beast than philly cheese steaks or lobster rolls). They are definitely sandwich-like objects, even spiritually sandwiches, but technically, they’re both part of the “hollow it out and stuff it with filling” pita grouping. There’s the instinct to call them sandwiches because what you’re hollowing out and stuffing is bread-based rather than, say, a whole chicken, but the fact remains: not two separate pieces.
There’s a reason neither have “sandwich” in their name. I’ve even gone to get lobster rolls in Boston and seen “lobster roll” and “lobster sandwich” on the menu. Two different menu items. Guess what the difference was? Hint: not the lobster filling
call me old fashioned, but i feel the best utopian literature is seen during the renaissance, somewhat skipping the enlightenment and then resurfacing strongly during modernity, and that hotdogs should come with cheese already inside them.
*i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
i just think the fact glasses fit on our noses and pants fit on our legs demonstrates that noses were invented for the purpose of holding up glasses and legs for the purpose of giving pants something to do.
*i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
The KU job is a tough situation. Basketball is always going to be number one in Lawrence. I’d try and bring in a good, young OC from a big program and let him loose.
Perfect post-loss mourning weather for the Kansas Citians…
\"Weren\'t you already aware the Kay is already writing everyone\'s story? We\'re all just characters who believe we are real. Things make more sense now, don\'t they. Be honest.\"- DMOAS
I’m curious to hear the story about why Derek Carr was left in for one play when he was clearly hurt and how he had to help himself off the field without anyone coming to help him. Dipshit Allen seemed more interested in throwing his red flag than the fact his QB was hurt. I’ve never seen anything like it. This team has no soul.
I dont even know if I have watched a half of football yet, but DC4 is the only one I trust out there and if he cant dont much by himself. I stand by my wish that they would have let pick-6 run out there for half a season to get broken and let Derek see things. Every week I fear how much this is going to set back his development.
I like the kid. He has good zip on the ball and he doesn’t get flustered in the pocket. In the first series they let him go down the field and it worked pretty well. Then they went back to the short passes to the line of scrimmage crap. With a better OL, a decent running back, and a couple of good receivers he might be a player.
So, if the Raiders can get 2 good lines, good receivers RBs, a secondary and a couple of LBs they should be alright. That should be the marketing campaign for next year.
The offensive line isn’t half bad, and Gabe Jackson seems like quite the draft pick. I really like what I’ve seen from Carr so far. The rest of the team, hahahahhahahaaahahaahaha.
Mack will be more than fine. He’s been basically excellent so far, especially against the run game. But one LB can’t do it all. Which is very, very apparent.
Sure, but with Carr and Mack you have two pretty good pieces to build with. Gabe Jackson looks good too.
I’m not sure it’s a surprise to anybody that Tuck and the other FAs aren’t very good — they were let go for a reason and the Raiders *HAD* to spend money to reach the salary floor.
And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here
-slusser.
I guess. I actually had some semblance of expectations this year, with Tuck and Woodley in the fold. But they’ve been entirely invisible. The defense is hilarious in how bad it is.
I think we’ll be hearing plenty of Jeter any time the Yankees are involved next year. I can already see the CSN graphic: “Filling Jeter’s Shoes: How Yankees Shortstops Have Played This Year”
People like them because you can win a game with them. And if you have a team that can stay close with other bad teams, they can have the grit to get you a few wins.
But that word much is where it becomes a problem. That and the whole “the NFL has good teams too” thing.
Good analysis…I guess I just have a natural hatred for any player called “gritty” no matter the sport. I like TALENT…chemistry and grit are things for sportswriters to write about.
I liked Gradkowski but I always knew what he was. He was a winner when I compared him to JaWalrus.
When I was a kid I had hope for at least 2-3 years that we would just let Vince Evans be Vince Evans and he would take us to the promised land. I dont do that anymore.
I hated Gradkowski from the jump. Vince could be fun when he got in the game. He hung around the game for a long time. The QB I still wonder about is Steve Beurlein. If he hadn’t pissed Al off I wonder if he might have matured into a solid starter for them.
Here’s the thing. If Reggie McKenzie was fired today he would likely never even get another interview to be a team’s GM. Dennis Allen does a terrible job getting the team ready, and his teams never make successful adjustments at halftime, but this team is bad and it’s old…that’s on McKenzie.
Well let me take the other extreme. The team had to be old because that was the only way to get players-a $$ grab with RM hoping they would play up. But as soon as they saw what a joke DA is they checked out and that was that. So I will blame all of this on DA.
Here’s the catch though. Who is responsible for DA? I like the guy but every problem with this team at this point goes back to 1 person. And it aint Lew Wolff and it aint Hue Jackson.
I just don’t see many successful pick ups for McKenzie. He’s had three drafts that haven’t brought in much talent. It really isn’t hard to clear cap space if you build a team that can’t compete most weeks. There just aren’t many building blocks on this roster. I like Carr…people say Mack is talented but so far I see him out of position a lot…I still have high hopes for him but we’ll see. What other players drafted by McKenzie are building blocks? Maybe Jackson on the OL, maybe Moore at LB although he makes a lot of mistakes. Rivera at TE showed flashes last season. Pretty bare cupboard.
I guess I’ll call this coachabaiting…my first choice for next year is Gruden but it doesn’t seem likely and maybe it’s best to leave the past in the past. After that I’m looking for a type. I want an offensive coach. I want a coach who is flexible. I want someone who has at least three years experience as an OC. I don’t want a retread. I want someone who has some charisma. I want someone who’s hungry to succeed.
*IF* Gruden were to come back, I don’t think he would bother unless it was stupid money, but he’s already making stupid money with ESPN. Honestly, I think that the IDEA of Gruden is more attractive than Gruden himself at this point.
Raiders are finally out of cap hell. They need a coach/GM who is able to build a team — basically they need to strike gold like SF did with Harbaugh/Baalke.
And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here
-slusser.
He’s still a coach they’ve had before. He hasn’t bounced around the league like some guys have though.
It wouldn’t be a terrible hire but I think he’d need to 100% do what HE wants, whether that’s having a GM or making decisions himself.
I also think it’s a little absurd that Raider coaches aren’t given windows to compete, but also other stuff. It was clear that it was going to take a few years to fix the salary cap BS, a few years to build up, and then expect playoff teams. That hasn’t happened.
And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here
-slusser.
Well, we’re arguing about how we view a word…I take your point but as I say I don’t see him as a retread. The only way Gruden comes back is if he gets total control and a blank check. I agree that coaches and GM’s need time but this Raiders team seems worse now than ever and less talented than ever and that’s not acceptable after three drafts for this GM and coach.
Agreed. And I have not been someone who has said “we need to be at x by 201y” specifically because so much of it is hitting things right. But so far I have seen pretty much no decisions that have either 1)been met with “hey, check out the Raiders doing the right thing” or 2) people NOT saying it but results on the field showing otherwise.
Now, to their credit, we may have a better infrastructure now than when Al died. I know that was the huge issue. But I cant see that and I have no reason to believe it is making a difference. And also, it seems like penalties are getting better. Thats great. But I really think almost anyone could have done that. And going from pretty bad with a ton of penalties to much worse without them is not a direction yet.
I also give McKenzie and Mark Davis some credit for making the Raiders into a more modern operation and less like a cult from the 1970’s. But like you said that’s not an amazing accomplishment it’s just NFL 101 stuff at this point. My main thing is where are the building blocks. If we were losing but we had 3-4 young players on both sides of the ball that looked like players I’d be on board.
My understanding is that McKenzie was the player personnel guy in Green Bay so his expertise was in player acquisition and development. I’ll give him some credit for getting the financial house in order but like I said that easier to do if you aren’t putting a competitive team on the field.
Okay, I changed my screen saver on my PC back to the A’s…got rid of that silver and black stuff. My wife has our kids on her PC screen saver…she’s a much better person than I am.
I don’t want a good game, I want a brutal dismantling of Kansas City Royals and all they stand for. By the third inning I hope to hear the gnashing of their teeth and the lamentations of their women all the way out here in the East Bay.
"Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
\"Weren\'t you already aware the Kay is already writing everyone\'s story? We\'re all just characters who believe we are real. Things make more sense now, don\'t they. Be honest.\"- DMOAS
I think there could be a great market for throwback shirseys. And it couldnt be that hard to do. Heck, they have shirt printing guys at my daughter’s elementary school x-country championships, I would hope a MLB operation could handle that.
Have 4-5 designs (A couple of 70’s, a couple of 80’s and modern). Then you can choose player and #. They could even say you have to show it on Baseball Reference or something if they dont want to have issues with my trying to order something dirty like ’34 Fingers’ or something.
I love seeing old golf clips where all the golfers are throwing down cigs right before they swing. Many of the golfers were fat too…it was a great time to be alive.
did you hear them mention how there’s a temporary outfield fence ATM for next week’s raider’s game, and that the whole outfield is about 3 feet shorter than normal? not sure if you’re talking about the same thing.
i’m weirded out by no diamond level seating behind HP, while in the outfield the stands come down to nearly field level. and home plate seems to be a little bit toward the outfield, so that there’s a bigger gap between the foul lines and the side wall parallel to them, plus even more foul ground than we’re used to. and the gap between levels that allows the a window of sun to hit the field.
*i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
They had that for a couple years in the early 80s to expand the bleacher capacity. Also I think it was part of the Raiders/Invaders football configuration before baseball season ended. They were terrible seats for baseball because you had to look through the fence, so people crowded into the higher rows. It resulted in fights at high-attendance games, so they abandoned it when the Invaders went kaput.
Does it help that Shields has not done well in the playoffs? So they made a bit of a mistake (I hope) in thinking that he’s big game pitcher. Meanwhile, Lester has a lot of history being a big game pitcher.
I want a celebration so big that Wolff is (thankfully censored on TV) naked when he receives the WS trophy from Selig and have him say “They don’t party like *this* is San Jose* muhahahaha!”.
Every time I think of Shields I think of Braden’s perfect game and how often in the early innings of it, the A’s broadcasters are concerned that no one will be able to get a hit off Big Game James. Not that he isn’t very good.
i think of a joke i heard when i was a kid and always try to remember if it was gallagher or george carlin who said it. punchline was something like: did you have a good time on your date? nah, she brought along her brooke shields.
*i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
i’m doing this one of these years. swam twice that long yesterday in about 2 hours, so i don’t see the problem (other than pure fear and not being in a pool where you can see the bottom).
*i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
it wasn’t bad. they made such a big deal of it in orientation that perhaps i overcompensated. they said, it’s going to be flooding (coming in) slowly for the first 45 minutes, then stronger after that. and they added, faster swimmers should aim for the left of ft mason (closer to the destination) and slower should aim for the right. the current would curve you in. but not knowing i was ahead of the peloton i kept aiming for ft mason too long and had to make a hard turn when a kayak came by to get me back on course. and then i had no idea what the entrance of aquatic park looked like from the other side so i fumbled a little there.
if i do it again, it’ll be to better my time just by not swimming in such a big loop. honestly, it wasn’t very tough and when i was done i didn’t feel like i’d gotten as much of a workout as other times that i just swim more but in a pool. the event i’m looking at now is from the beach of aquatic park, around alcatraz, and back to the park. 2.5~3 miles.
the one crazy thing is when you catch a big boat’s wake and find yourself at the peak of a swell in mid stroke, with the front of your body in the air and no water under your arm. those came from containers ships that were already crossing in front of us as we jumped in, but that shipping lane gets closed momentarily for the event, so it’s no like we were swimming dodging ships.
*i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
i love alcatraz. am a touch miffed about this exhibit being there actually. seems opportunistic and disrespectful to the place, kinda like the blood stains on the ceiling of the upstairs hallway (which are fake blood that the film crew of the rock never cleaned up when they were done shooting).
*i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
Funny, I had the exact same reaction earlier today, as the missus and I were kicking around SF doing stuff and considered Alcatraz, which I absolutely love, and then decided not to because of the exhibit and presumed attendant crowds.
"Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
Bed, something to look forward to: Today I let my daughter go to her first music festival, with no parental supervision. She returned home in great spirits and without the glassy eyes of the teenage miscreant that I sported when afforded such opportunities. But not without significant fretfulness on my part along the way.
"Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
Saturday I jammed out with a seven year old at the barrier. She was alone. I asked where her parents were and she said they let her come up front by herself. I wanted to kidnap this kid. She was amazing. She snuck through people’s legs to get to the front, then was small enough to sit between the barrier rungs or whatever when she got tired. She said she came to see Lake Street Dive and she left after they were done. Great band. Great kid.
I also picked up two strangers at the music festival and gave them rides. I made $20.
So what I guess I was wanting to say was I hope my concert friend and your daughters grow up to be independent and wonderful. My friend G can’t go anywhere by herself; she needs a man or someone to go with her because she’s scared. Don’t let them be like that.
If this Oakland A’s season was an Aaron Sorkin T.V. show now is when you’d hear a triumphant Coldplay song. That would be followed by Billy Beane walking and talking in a hallway to that girl in accounting he’s had a secret crush on for years.
They’re both queer and they both bring good chip dip to my parties, so we cool.
\"Weren\'t you already aware the Kay is already writing everyone\'s story? We\'re all just characters who believe we are real. Things make more sense now, don\'t they. Be honest.\"- DMOAS
If the recursive universe is a screw, maybe there’s some kind of nut of deja vu… trans-universal memory/information.
Thank you for watching this episode of “Silly Analogies.” Tune in next month when I tell the story of the 2014 World Champion Oakland Athletics, entitled “The 2003 Florida Marlins Ride Again!”
\"Weren\'t you already aware the Kay is already writing everyone\'s story? We\'re all just characters who believe we are real. Things make more sense now, don\'t they. Be honest.\"- DMOAS
There is a pizza vendor who walks around hawking his wares during games. I like his voice: bright, sonorous, it cuts through the din of the crowd. I bet you could hear him across the field, if Kara isn’t blaring from the PA.
His calls always come in twos. First, a simple, long “peeet-zaaaaaaa…” Then he adds an ‘e’ to the end of the second to make “peeet-zaaaaaay…” The way he pitches timbre against inflection, one seems incomplete without the other now. Sometimes, especially on weeknight broadcasts, he comes through clearly on the radio if there’s a lull up in the booth. Helps me imagine I’m there when I’m not.
I keep meaning to interview that guy, or at least record his spiel. Also the sarcastic vendor who sometimes hawks his snow cones as “Snowy Joeys – Hey, I got your frozen sugar and water right here!”, and Howard aka Crazylegs aka “Ket-Tle-Corn”.
And I would like to see all of our Coliseum people again this year too, the ushers, the club-level greeters, the guards, the West Side Club bartenders, the bacon-wrapped-hot-dog vendors in the parking lot….I said “see you Tuesday!” to so many of them on my way out last week, I’m sorry I won’t see them today, but Sunday would be fine.
Yay! My homeless veteran friend who’s been staying with me just got accepted into a housing and job training program!
He has a future now, and I don’t have to see my friend die on the streets. FK yeah!
\"Weren\'t you already aware the Kay is already writing everyone\'s story? We\'re all just characters who believe we are real. Things make more sense now, don\'t they. Be honest.\"- DMOAS
And it turns out the program is kinda bogus. Just referrals and vouchers… nothing sustainable.
We’re still working on it.
\"Weren\'t you already aware the Kay is already writing everyone\'s story? We\'re all just characters who believe we are real. Things make more sense now, don\'t they. Be honest.\"- DMOAS
This is a good place to talk baseball, the Utopian literature found during the Enlightenment period, and the proper type of hot dogs to mix into macaroni and cheese.
Baseball? Hot Dogs?
Craig Breslow will have to fit in for the Utopian literature.
I’m of the mind that hot dogs are not sandwiches. Neither are quesadillas or wraps. Having separate pieces of bread/filling-containing-material is a necessary condition for sandwich-dom
A wrap is just a cold Burrito isnt it?
And what would you do about a large quesadilla made with 2 tortillas?
Sure, but burritos aren’t sandwiches either, regardless of what New York State legislates.
If you use two separate tortillas, you’ve met that condition for sandwich-dom. It would qualify for games of Sandwich Punch at least
pita. sandwich.
see ya wouldn’t wanna be ya.
Nope. Pita is a cave that some delicious fillings hollowed out and crawled into, but it is not a sandwich
cave huh? oh, ’cause they’re from the middle east. i see.
racist.
Pshh, pita’s a Greek word
I never say pita
No-thats what I meant. You cant call a wrap a sandwich becauuse its a burrito.
Now what abbout this..I dont think a Torta is a sandwich, but i know I am wrong there. I think in general I just refuse to classsify any Mexican items as something other than what they are. So a sandwich iss simply not Mexican enough.
A torta isn’t a sandwich. A torta is the sandwich.
lomito, light of my life, fire of my loins. my sin, my soul. lo-mee-to: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. lo. mee. to.
(and yes, it also comes in a pita.)
i’m hunger’d hunger’d.
I looked up the nutrition info on that “Quesadilla Burger” which Applebee’s was pitching on A’s games the last week or so. 1400 calories, 105 grams of fat and 3260 mg of sodium. Holy cardiac arrest. And it doesn’t even look good.
Applebees nevver ceases to amaze me with how they can pack so many calories into things that really dont look or taste that good.
Chili’s is a bit better, but they add on the fact that you will end up paying $55 somehow. At least Applebees gets me out the door a bit cheaper.(not that I go there unnless forced)
The only time I’ve ever been to Applebee’s was about 8 years ago in Dodge City, KS when I went with my 86 year old grandma and her 90 year old sister. The sister ordered a scotch and proceeded to get VERY testy when it took them 10 minutes to bring it. My grandma ordered the Quesadilla burger, which I thought was an odd choice. But then I remembered the time she took me to Red Robin and repeatedly complained to the waiter that her burger was “too tall.” So perhaps the quesadilla burger was perfect for her.
I only go to Applebee’s to get the view from real Americans at their salad bars.
I’m not gonna lie. I actually like Applebee’s. I only ever get two dishes there and I love them.
I get riblets and they taste way better than any of the BBQ Ribs I’ve gotten at a Chili’s or other huge chain. And then I get a Triple Chocolate Meltdown which I know is microwaved, you know is microwaved, but damn it, tastes amazing. Must be the calories that taste so good.
Fun Fact: Their corporate office has a full test restaurant in it.
Another Fun Fact: They have the same parent company as IHOP.
Fun Fact: The guy who is the voice on their commercials played the quirky DJ character on the TV show Northern Exposure, and is the long-time romantic partner of Bo Derek.
chris in the morning. walgreens too.
didn’t know he knew bo, tho.
Wow they are not as far apart in age as I assumed.
but if you really wanna drop your northern exposure jaw in disbelief…
Fun fact: They make sure your kids have a good time.
I also swear there was a story here several years ago where they were serving urine instead of apple juice. A co-worker started calling them “Applepees” for a good 6 months.
Okay. But… what if the two ends of the bun separate?
Then you’ve over-saturated and overloaded your hot dog, causing it to devolve into a sad (but technically accurate) excuse for a sandwich
I never overload my hot dog. The bun is just weak.
Sandwich fillings cannot be cylindrical. If you want to turn a hot dog into a sandwich, you’ve gotta cut that thing. Lengthwise.
You quarter it, fry it, and put three across vertically and one horizontally over them. And the bread should be toasted.
What about tomatoes?
You bastard.
Onions as well (despite their general terribleness)
I hate raw onions on sandwiches so much. And not just on my sandwiches. On everyone’s sandwiches. One jerk gets raw onions on his sandwich and the whole office stinks for hours.
I just hate onions in general
The hell is wrong with you guys?
finally. a voice of reason.
Seriously. Onions are amazing. Raw, fried, caramelized, anything. Invaluable in flavoring sauces…
Pay no attention to the madness.
Yes.
Thank god our resident robot knows his shit. I second this.
I have no problem with the flavor actually. It’s the texture that is offensive to gods and man
Okay, now this really, really perplexes me. The texture? A raw onion has the same texture as an apple, basically.
I don’t like that texture at all!
Yet, when paired with the awesome multilevel aura of onion juice, I can handle it. Therefore, onions are awesome.
It’s the damn apples that are disgusting!
Dan only commnets for some imperical truthin
You know it.
They’re a fruit. What about them?
They’re a filling.
Fillings are those things you get in your teeth when you eat too much real food. You are just all over the place dude.
you definitely can’t have a cut wiener sandwich without tomatoes, therefore mayo too.
is that what you’re asking?
well, there’s math for this. in cylindrical foods, if h ≤ radius = OK to sandwich, even if by cumulative property of addition, total h of cylinders in sandwich > radius of bread.
proof:
in-n-out
5×5
QED
Is it still a sandwich if the break is no longer on the top and bottom but rather on the sides? Example, 100×100.
h, r, and d are used here as relative terms, not spacial definitions. ie, h is defined by the line perpendicular to the base of the cylinder, not as a function of gravity vis a vis tipping point of sandwich itself or direction the mayonnaise drips.
No, that I understood. I am just looking at the various qualities, does the spatial relation change what it is? I can no longer eat it the way I would eat what I refer to as a “sandwich”. In fact I may now need to use tableware to eat it. I cant see a sandwich being something that is eaten with a fork and knife.
well the 100×100, though mathematical sounding, should be treated from a natural sciences perspective. however, it is such a rare specimen, indigenous only to las vegas and seen only during that half hour between peak drunkenness and total loss of everything that was in your wallet, i didn’t at first understand the general and larger ramifications of your question. so please allow me to suggest that we look at another genus of the sandwich family, the club sandwich, which, when served properly on its hind quarters, satisfies the qualities you’re looking for (as well as my tummy), is more widely identified by the eating public, and ultimately provides the affirmative answer you are looking for.
But what about a hypertorus? Or a Möbius strip?
Good point.
Consider a bagel cut along a torus knot or link and filled with cream cheese and lox.
If you use the Möbius strip cut variant mentioned toward the end, is it no longer a sandwich because the result still only has one component?
i think the real problem is that you can’t tell if the filling is on the inside or not. rather, that it’s both on the inside and not.
NERDS!
It’s in a state of both sandwich and non-sandwich until you observe it
Schrodinger’s $5 foot long.
an even more basic yet unanswerable question:
That’s the most evil question currently on the internet.
Now I’m done for the day. Back in my fast food years we used to go to a nearby Carrow’s for dinner after closing. Our grill guy would order THE CLUB (as loudly as he could) every damn night. Still cracks me up to this day.
Okay. But… what about hamburgers?
They are sandwiches. I don’t like that one either, but thems the breaks of the definition. You’ll have such cases in any definition that isn’t just a wishy washy spin on some “know it when I see it” mumblespew
Well and I even think if you go back to menus a long time ago they were called Hamburger sandwiches. And McDonald’s has that portion of the menuboard labeled as ‘sandwiches”. Like them or not, if you sell a few billion I think you get a seat at the definition table.
That assumes what they serve can be considered a hamburger to begin with.
Clearly sandwiches. Replace the beef patty with an identically-shaped chicken patty, keep everything else the same, and nobody has any problem calling it a sandwich.
…philly cheese steak?
Oooh. Good call.
If that (or any other well made grinder) isn’t a sandwich, you’ve got a failed definition.
Chicken Parm?
Lobster roll?
None are sandwiches. (Well most chicken parms with bread I’ve had are between two pieces of bread, so that’s a different beast than philly cheese steaks or lobster rolls). They are definitely sandwich-like objects, even spiritually sandwiches, but technically, they’re both part of the “hollow it out and stuff it with filling” pita grouping. There’s the instinct to call them sandwiches because what you’re hollowing out and stuffing is bread-based rather than, say, a whole chicken, but the fact remains: not two separate pieces.
There’s a reason neither have “sandwich” in their name. I’ve even gone to get lobster rolls in Boston and seen “lobster roll” and “lobster sandwich” on the menu. Two different menu items. Guess what the difference was? Hint: not the lobster filling
Is an open-faced sandwich an oxymoron? Hint: the answer is yes.
I agree with this.
dial C for ahead of his fuxkcding time.
https://xkcd.com/1835/
call me old fashioned, but i feel the best utopian literature is seen during the renaissance, somewhat skipping the enlightenment and then resurfacing strongly during modernity, and that hotdogs should come with cheese already inside them.
Call me old fashioned, but I love how the sun and all other planets circle around us showing their respect as we are the center of the universe.
i just think the fact glasses fit on our noses and pants fit on our legs demonstrates that noses were invented for the purpose of holding up glasses and legs for the purpose of giving pants something to do.
But seriously, folks…you guys are the best.
In honor of Josh Reddick today I gotta give a shoutout to Balzac.
not sure if you’re connecting balzac’s romanticism or his naturalism… to cheese hot dogs, at least that part is clear.
Chaucer, Rabelais, Balzac!
My friend (those of you at the FKup met him) knew I didn’t want to trust slegnA. He was the first one to text me and sent me this.
All of life’s questions are answered in Major League.
So…which retread is in line to be KU’s next coach?
They should go after Dennis Allen.
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!(Bed runs screaming into the night)
The KU job is a tough situation. Basketball is always going to be number one in Lawrence. I’d try and bring in a good, young OC from a big program and let him loose.
And while the State of Kansas can’t offer much in the way of salary, they’ll sweeten the deal with all the dildos the new coach can use.
Well, Governor Brownback is a dildo himself so that makes sense.
There’s a harsh truth to face. No way I’m gonna make it
on the outsidein the gamethread.Kept meaning to come back to this. Thought it was funny when I read it, but was worried it meant you were leaving for the playoffs.
Then about 30 minutes later it clicked-ASVD FSU, Best secondary use of a title I have seen in a LOONG time.
Monkeyball was here
So was FSU
I’m dead.
and loving it!
I’ve had a crazy four days. I’m blessed.
Cool. Life should be crazy and fun as much as possible.
That took longer than I expected.
But…
Playoffs.
They just wanted to make sure that all the games they played mattered. You know, for the fans or something
Looks like very nice weather forecast for KC on Tuesday. 90% chance of rain on Wednesday.
Rain will be brought
Barbecue will be eaten.
Perfect post-loss mourning weather for the Kansas Citians…
Caramel apples or candied apples?
why, are we out of bananas with dulce de leche?
It’s Autumn…it feels like the candy apple time of year.
Caramel
I’m with Ed.
Milk stout floats.
I was saving those to go against volunteer work.
i sure could use a warm one right now.
Very delicious
Country Fair Cinnamon rolls!
I was saving those to go against waffles.
I’m curious to hear the story about why Derek Carr was left in for one play when he was clearly hurt and how he had to help himself off the field without anyone coming to help him. Dipshit Allen seemed more interested in throwing his red flag than the fact his QB was hurt. I’ve never seen anything like it. This team has no soul.
I dont even know if I have watched a half of football yet, but DC4 is the only one I trust out there and if he cant dont much by himself. I stand by my wish that they would have let pick-6 run out there for half a season to get broken and let Derek see things. Every week I fear how much this is going to set back his development.
I like the kid. He has good zip on the ball and he doesn’t get flustered in the pocket. In the first series they let him go down the field and it worked pretty well. Then they went back to the short passes to the line of scrimmage crap. With a better OL, a decent running back, and a couple of good receivers he might be a player.
So, if the Raiders can get 2 good lines, good receivers RBs, a secondary and a couple of LBs they should be alright. That should be the marketing campaign for next year.
Oh, and a new GM, HC, OC, DC, STC, punt returner, barber for the owner, and a new stadium.
The offensive line isn’t half bad, and Gabe Jackson seems like quite the draft pick. I really like what I’ve seen from Carr so far. The rest of the team, hahahahhahahaaahahaahaha.
I think Mack will be fine.
Thanks, and go As.
Mack will be more than fine. He’s been basically excellent so far, especially against the run game. But one LB can’t do it all. Which is very, very apparent.
Sure, but with Carr and Mack you have two pretty good pieces to build with. Gabe Jackson looks good too.
I’m not sure it’s a surprise to anybody that Tuck and the other FAs aren’t very good — they were let go for a reason and the Raiders *HAD* to spend money to reach the salary floor.
Thanks, and go As.
I guess. I actually had some semblance of expectations this year, with Tuck and Woodley in the fold. But they’ve been entirely invisible. The defense is hilarious in how bad it is.
Grover’s Oakland Tax theory is alive and well — but it’s in football!
Thanks, and go As.
Bed with more psychic witchcraftiness!
What the hell is going on with the Saints? The Cowboys are laying the wood to them. Crazy week of football.
Derek Jeter has played his last game…life as we know it is over.
Don’t worry, they’ll still talk about him during every MLB game for at least the next year.
Probably true, but it has been refreshing that Favre seems to have faded into the background pretty quickly.
Disagree. Unless Jeter starts texting junk-shots I think we’re screwed.
I think we’ll be hearing plenty of Jeter any time the Yankees are involved next year. I can already see the CSN graphic: “Filling Jeter’s Shoes: How Yankees Shortstops Have Played This Year”
And that will be when we’re playing the Astros.
Well what else are they going to talk about when the Astros are in town? The game at hand?
SHUT UP VINCE!
Might as well blow it all up now
I guess this is a good place for more fun with Jeter.
If Dennis Allen is no longer a football coach who coaches football players to make football plays on the football field, then what is he?
It’s an existential dilemma that only he can face.
It’s too bad about Jeff Tedford. I thought NFL offensive coordinator was a job that was perfect for him.
Every day we have good health is a day to enjoy.
Don’t tell anyone-but I’m starting to think he never was said coach.
As valid a theory as any other I’ve heard.
I can’t wait for the play in game. Playoff baseball is fun.
It is, but I am going to be a damn wreck.
I’m just going to enjoy it.
I think the people who love Matt McGroin are the same ones who loved Bruce Gradkowski. You ain’t ever winning much with these two duds.
People like them because you can win a game with them. And if you have a team that can stay close with other bad teams, they can have the grit to get you a few wins.
But that word much is where it becomes a problem. That and the whole “the NFL has good teams too” thing.
Good analysis…I guess I just have a natural hatred for any player called “gritty” no matter the sport. I like TALENT…chemistry and grit are things for sportswriters to write about.
I liked Gradkowski but I always knew what he was. He was a winner when I compared him to JaWalrus.
When I was a kid I had hope for at least 2-3 years that we would just let Vince Evans be Vince Evans and he would take us to the promised land. I dont do that anymore.
I hated Gradkowski from the jump. Vince could be fun when he got in the game. He hung around the game for a long time. The QB I still wonder about is Steve Beurlein. If he hadn’t pissed Al off I wonder if he might have matured into a solid starter for them.
Here’s the thing. If Reggie McKenzie was fired today he would likely never even get another interview to be a team’s GM. Dennis Allen does a terrible job getting the team ready, and his teams never make successful adjustments at halftime, but this team is bad and it’s old…that’s on McKenzie.
Well let me take the other extreme. The team had to be old because that was the only way to get players-a $$ grab with RM hoping they would play up. But as soon as they saw what a joke DA is they checked out and that was that. So I will blame all of this on DA.
Here’s the catch though. Who is responsible for DA? I like the guy but every problem with this team at this point goes back to 1 person. And it aint Lew Wolff and it aint Hue Jackson.
I just don’t see many successful pick ups for McKenzie. He’s had three drafts that haven’t brought in much talent. It really isn’t hard to clear cap space if you build a team that can’t compete most weeks. There just aren’t many building blocks on this roster. I like Carr…people say Mack is talented but so far I see him out of position a lot…I still have high hopes for him but we’ll see. What other players drafted by McKenzie are building blocks? Maybe Jackson on the OL, maybe Moore at LB although he makes a lot of mistakes. Rivera at TE showed flashes last season. Pretty bare cupboard.
Well it has begun
A friend suggested the easy out: load DA’s luggage with box cutters, a Koran, and a map of Levi’s stadium.
Charlie Weis is available to finish out the season.
Soaker…are you trying to kill me?
I can’t imagine DA not being fired at this point. Today’s loss was an embarrassment in every way. 10 game losing streaks are, um…bad and stuff.
Now heard the Tweet has been retracted. I have a feeling Mark is looking for an overhead projector in Heathrow as we speak.
How is it that we only have *one* lounge that is tagged with “Print Sandwich 2: Electric Sandwichroo”??
It’s a question that can’t really be answered in a satisfactory way. I failed Free Kraut and America.
listening to chip hale’s kgmz promo, I don’t think he wsa acting in that commercial
I guess I’ll call this coachabaiting…my first choice for next year is Gruden but it doesn’t seem likely and maybe it’s best to leave the past in the past. After that I’m looking for a type. I want an offensive coach. I want a coach who is flexible. I want someone who has at least three years experience as an OC. I don’t want a retread. I want someone who has some charisma. I want someone who’s hungry to succeed.
Singletary is probably better now.
nevermoor…are you trying to kill me?
Hey, if he turned a Raiders player into Vernon Davis 2.0, you guys would have a good player.
???
*IF* Gruden were to come back, I don’t think he would bother unless it was stupid money, but he’s already making stupid money with ESPN. Honestly, I think that the IDEA of Gruden is more attractive than Gruden himself at this point.
Raiders are finally out of cap hell. They need a coach/GM who is able to build a team — basically they need to strike gold like SF did with Harbaugh/Baalke.
Thanks, and go As.
I view a retread as a failed coach. Gruden is a Super Bowl winning coach. I’m not sure what’s ??? about that.
He’s still a coach they’ve had before. He hasn’t bounced around the league like some guys have though.
It wouldn’t be a terrible hire but I think he’d need to 100% do what HE wants, whether that’s having a GM or making decisions himself.
I also think it’s a little absurd that Raider coaches aren’t given windows to compete, but also other stuff. It was clear that it was going to take a few years to fix the salary cap BS, a few years to build up, and then expect playoff teams. That hasn’t happened.
Thanks, and go As.
Well, we’re arguing about how we view a word…I take your point but as I say I don’t see him as a retread. The only way Gruden comes back is if he gets total control and a blank check. I agree that coaches and GM’s need time but this Raiders team seems worse now than ever and less talented than ever and that’s not acceptable after three drafts for this GM and coach.
Agreed. And I have not been someone who has said “we need to be at x by 201y” specifically because so much of it is hitting things right. But so far I have seen pretty much no decisions that have either 1)been met with “hey, check out the Raiders doing the right thing” or 2) people NOT saying it but results on the field showing otherwise.
Now, to their credit, we may have a better infrastructure now than when Al died. I know that was the huge issue. But I cant see that and I have no reason to believe it is making a difference. And also, it seems like penalties are getting better. Thats great. But I really think almost anyone could have done that. And going from pretty bad with a ton of penalties to much worse without them is not a direction yet.
I also give McKenzie and Mark Davis some credit for making the Raiders into a more modern operation and less like a cult from the 1970’s. But like you said that’s not an amazing accomplishment it’s just NFL 101 stuff at this point. My main thing is where are the building blocks. If we were losing but we had 3-4 young players on both sides of the ball that looked like players I’d be on board.
I would agree on the drafts. I wonder if McKenzie was mostly brought in to fix the finances.
Thanks, and go As.
My understanding is that McKenzie was the player personnel guy in Green Bay so his expertise was in player acquisition and development. I’ll give him some credit for getting the financial house in order but like I said that easier to do if you aren’t putting a competitive team on the field.
Okay, I changed my screen saver on my PC back to the A’s…got rid of that silver and black stuff. My wife has our kids on her PC screen saver…she’s a much better person than I am.
A’s batters vs Shields. In 22 career PAs Balzac has five homers and a Schlongalicious 1.182 OPS.
The Royals traded for him for games like this just like the A’s traded for Lester. It should be a good game.
I don’t want a good game, I want a brutal dismantling of Kansas City Royals and all they stand for. By the third inning I hope to hear the gnashing of their teeth and the lamentations of their women all the way out here in the East Bay.
what do they stand for? i’d like them if they weren’t standing directly in the A’s way.
Until Tuesday’s game is over, as far as I’m concerned each and every Royal player, employee and fan is a charter member of Brownshirts for Brownback.
After Tuesday I will be willing to entertain mitigating factors such as small market pluckiness and excellent barbeque.
Mmm… BBQ. The only thing Texas is good for.
This is a right and proper viewpoint
Except for being in the wrong state. “Assholes for Ashcroft”, perhaps?
They’re owned by WalMart.
I have so many Royals fan friends that I’ve been able to feel superior to over the last 15 or so years. I’d like that to continue.
The A’s do have a successful postseason history vs. the Royals. LOL at Keith Drumright DHing and batting third in Game 1.
Game 3 is on youtube! Minus Mt. Davis and all.
If you look close you’ll see Cal sophomore Soaker out there in the center field bleachers.
Kelvin Moore, Dave McKay, Fred Stanley, and Mickey Klutts. So we’ve certainly had worse infields on playoff teams that than the current one.
If there had been a FK back then Mickey Klutts would have been a site legend.
I want a KLUTTS shirsey now.
I may make it my new FK mission to bring up Klutts as much as possible. VORP, BatSam!, and Wink Martindale may have to take a back seat for awhile.
I think there could be a great market for throwback shirseys. And it couldnt be that hard to do. Heck, they have shirt printing guys at my daughter’s elementary school x-country championships, I would hope a MLB operation could handle that.
Have 4-5 designs (A couple of 70’s, a couple of 80’s and modern). Then you can choose player and #. They could even say you have to show it on Baseball Reference or something if they dont want to have issues with my trying to order something dirty like ’34 Fingers’ or something.
Billy Martin looking good in the kelly green satin jacket.
Rickey taking a leadoff walk just got me so excited.
Steals second on a ridiculous jump. Scores from there on an infield hit by Armas.
Rips a single to left next time up. They pick him off but screw up the rundown and he gets to second.
Murphy pops a drag bunt toward second for a basehit. Frank White botches the flip to first and Rickey scores from second again.
It’s shocking how quickly young Rickey went from standing still to top speed. He was like a sprinter, but with no blocks to push from.
I hope the network graphic guy who identified Dwayne Murphy as Drumright got fired for that blunder.
the guy who catches the foul ball in the midst puffing a cig.
I love seeing old golf clips where all the golfers are throwing down cigs right before they swing. Many of the golfers were fat too…it was a great time to be alive.
Whoa, chainlink fencing above the outfield wall. I don’t remember that.
did you hear them mention how there’s a temporary outfield fence ATM for next week’s raider’s game, and that the whole outfield is about 3 feet shorter than normal? not sure if you’re talking about the same thing.
i’m weirded out by no diamond level seating behind HP, while in the outfield the stands come down to nearly field level. and home plate seems to be a little bit toward the outfield, so that there’s a bigger gap between the foul lines and the side wall parallel to them, plus even more foul ground than we’re used to. and the gap between levels that allows the a window of sun to hit the field.
They had that for a couple years in the early 80s to expand the bleacher capacity. Also I think it was part of the Raiders/Invaders football configuration before baseball season ended. They were terrible seats for baseball because you had to look through the fence, so people crowded into the higher rows. It resulted in fights at high-attendance games, so they abandoned it when the Invaders went kaput.
Does it help that Shields has not done well in the playoffs? So they made a bit of a mistake (I hope) in thinking that he’s big game pitcher. Meanwhile, Lester has a lot of history being a big game pitcher.
But but but…his name is James!
Too bad it’s not Rick
I want to forever be able to laugh in the face of those who dare call him “Big Game”.
I also want a celebration so big in the locker room after that by Sunday in Oakland #Reddicking has become a thing along the lines of Tebowing.
Reddick stark naked in the fountain is definitely in play.
I want a celebration so big that Wolff is (thankfully censored on TV) naked when he receives the WS trophy from Selig and have him say “They don’t party like *this* is San Jose* muhahahaha!”.
The underoos on his head, the championship belt and that’s it.
If the A’s win I might be even be willing to untuck my polo shirt.
Wait… I thought you were a republican.
Every time I think of Shields I think of Braden’s perfect game and how often in the early innings of it, the A’s broadcasters are concerned that no one will be able to get a hit off Big Game James. Not that he isn’t very good.
I think of Mark Shields but then I am a semi-reformed political news junkie. Capital Gang For Life Y’all!
i think of a joke i heard when i was a kid and always try to remember if it was gallagher or george carlin who said it. punchline was something like: did you have a good time on your date? nah, she brought along her brooke shields.
That sounds more like a Gallagher bit…were any watermelons involved?
delicious mandarins, more like.
holy smokes!
brooke and hr!
My girl wants to party all the time…party all the time…party all the time.
Rally round Jah Suddenly Susan
So it turns out trying to hire Perry Mason isn’t a sound legal strategy.
Better than putting your life in the hands of Hamilton Burger.
I’ve always been a Burr Burger man myself.
every time i read about ai weiwei i end up with the lil boosie song stuck in my head.
edit. links added for bed’s ref.
I’ve read this post three times…yep, still no clue what any of it meant.
Yet another person who admits to never going to Alcatraz until this exhibition. (I haven’t been there either.)
I escaped from there with Clint. I had to carry his sorry ass the whole time.
i’m doing this one of these years. swam twice that long yesterday in about 2 hours, so i don’t see the problem (other than pure fear and not being in a pool where you can see the bottom).
I wish I could do it with you. It sounds like a grand challenge.
didn’t you do a marathon? now that’s a challenge.
I finally did finish one. I’m hopping to do a second one later this fall.
3 miles is my limit. i stand in awe of you. (if my knees allow it, otherwise i sit.)
I’m going to continue to try and run until I’m 45 and then it’s on to bikes and swimming.
i wish every joint in both our bodies the ability to move painlessly for as long as possible.
Heh…yeah, my feet after all these years of running could cure anyone with a foot fetish…ugly bastards the both of them.
✓
fairly cake, nice view.
Congrats. How was it current-wise?
it wasn’t bad. they made such a big deal of it in orientation that perhaps i overcompensated. they said, it’s going to be flooding (coming in) slowly for the first 45 minutes, then stronger after that. and they added, faster swimmers should aim for the left of ft mason (closer to the destination) and slower should aim for the right. the current would curve you in. but not knowing i was ahead of the peloton i kept aiming for ft mason too long and had to make a hard turn when a kayak came by to get me back on course. and then i had no idea what the entrance of aquatic park looked like from the other side so i fumbled a little there.
if i do it again, it’ll be to better my time just by not swimming in such a big loop. honestly, it wasn’t very tough and when i was done i didn’t feel like i’d gotten as much of a workout as other times that i just swim more but in a pool. the event i’m looking at now is from the beach of aquatic park, around alcatraz, and back to the park. 2.5~3 miles.
the one crazy thing is when you catch a big boat’s wake and find yourself at the peak of a swell in mid stroke, with the front of your body in the air and no water under your arm. those came from containers ships that were already crossing in front of us as we jumped in, but that shipping lane gets closed momentarily for the event, so it’s no like we were swimming dodging ships.
Nice. Thanks for the details!
i love alcatraz. am a touch miffed about this exhibit being there actually. seems opportunistic and disrespectful to the place, kinda like the blood stains on the ceiling of the upstairs hallway (which are fake blood that the film crew of the rock never cleaned up when they were done shooting).
AV…Welcome to The Rock. (said in Scottish brogue)
Funny, I had the exact same reaction earlier today, as the missus and I were kicking around SF doing stuff and considered Alcatraz, which I absolutely love, and then decided not to because of the exhibit and presumed attendant crowds.
Love cuts like a knife. Apathy cuts like a butter knife.
still feels so right.
I want to Run to You, Free Kraut.
Mr. Chairman I would like to thank the distinguished gentleman from North Dakota for his kind words about my cankles.
Food for thought…cottage cheese while crushing your enemies head with your scanner powers.
Bed, something to look forward to: Today I let my daughter go to her first music festival, with no parental supervision. She returned home in great spirits and without the glassy eyes of the teenage miscreant that I sported when afforded such opportunities. But not without significant fretfulness on my part along the way.
Your daughter sounds like a great kid but that’s not a surprise. Being a parent is my favorite thing ever…even when Baby Phil projectile vomits on me.
Yeah she’s awesome, and super responsible, way more so than I was at that age. Hell, probably more so than I am now.
I’m really looking forward to seeing the people my kids become. As long as they take after their mom they should be alright.
Saturday I jammed out with a seven year old at the barrier. She was alone. I asked where her parents were and she said they let her come up front by herself. I wanted to kidnap this kid. She was amazing. She snuck through people’s legs to get to the front, then was small enough to sit between the barrier rungs or whatever when she got tired. She said she came to see Lake Street Dive and she left after they were done. Great band. Great kid.
I also picked up two strangers at the music festival and gave them rides. I made $20.
So what I guess I was wanting to say was I hope my concert friend and your daughters grow up to be independent and wonderful. My friend G can’t go anywhere by herself; she needs a man or someone to go with her because she’s scared. Don’t let them be like that.
nunna nunna nunna nunna nunna BatSam! nunna nunna nunna nunna nunna BatSam!nunna nunna nunna nunna nunna BatSam! nunna nunna nunna nunna nunna BatSam!
I’m not sure anyone liked this one when I did it before but that’s never stopped me.
Coming up on the next all new NCIS: New Orleans…Scott Bakula makes another mortgage payment on his house.
oohhh boy.
Denial ain’t just a swimming pool in Stockton.
Remember kids…Tony the Tiger loves you which is why he wants you to get diabetes.
It might be time to give up on my dream to represent the women’s gymnastic team at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
Once I figure out how to work in Print Sandwich and BatSam! into the same post I’ll win the internet.
If this Oakland A’s season was an Aaron Sorkin T.V. show now is when you’d hear a triumphant Coldplay song. That would be followed by Billy Beane walking and talking in a hallway to that girl in accounting he’s had a secret crush on for years.
I’ll never forget the day the Orcs attacked in the Gulf of Tolkien Incident.
Just a prelude to the shock to the American public from the Ent Offensive.
Is this where I admit I never read the books and barely remember the first batch of movies?
That or go off at a tangent, like the AKC-sponsored Bay of Pugs invasion.
Mostly I couldn’t think of anything else that was similar to Tet.
pet.
Tit.
My name is CHET
Lawrence, Kansas is just a more butch sounding Eugene, Oregon.
They’re both queer and they both bring good chip dip to my parties, so we cool.
I love the smell of Strawberry Lip Balm in the morning…it smells like…Mariah Carey.
Highway to the Random Zone…I’m on the highway to the Random Zone.
I think KU needs to schedule more schools like North Korea State.
We should start a FK twitter feed and just make shit up about Future Ed.
uh…we already did but we just make up shit about you, so…you’re welcome?
Actually that would be cool.
I regret nothing!
If the recursive universe is a screw, maybe there’s some kind of nut of deja vu… trans-universal memory/information.
Thank you for watching this episode of “Silly Analogies.” Tune in next month when I tell the story of the 2014 World Champion Oakland Athletics, entitled “The 2003 Florida Marlins Ride Again!”
There is a pizza vendor who walks around hawking his wares during games. I like his voice: bright, sonorous, it cuts through the din of the crowd. I bet you could hear him across the field, if Kara isn’t blaring from the PA.
His calls always come in twos. First, a simple, long “peeet-zaaaaaaa…” Then he adds an ‘e’ to the end of the second to make “peeet-zaaaaaay…” The way he pitches timbre against inflection, one seems incomplete without the other now. Sometimes, especially on weeknight broadcasts, he comes through clearly on the radio if there’s a lull up in the booth. Helps me imagine I’m there when I’m not.
I would like to hear him again before next year.
Do your worst, James Shields.
nice.
The elongated ‘e’ sound at the end of the second call is ‘here’. In case we don’t know how to find him.
I keep meaning to interview that guy, or at least record his spiel. Also the sarcastic vendor who sometimes hawks his snow cones as “Snowy Joeys – Hey, I got your frozen sugar and water right here!”, and Howard aka Crazylegs aka “Ket-Tle-Corn”.
And I would like to see all of our Coliseum people again this year too, the ushers, the club-level greeters, the guards, the West Side Club bartenders, the bacon-wrapped-hot-dog vendors in the parking lot….I said “see you Tuesday!” to so many of them on my way out last week, I’m sorry I won’t see them today, but Sunday would be fine.
It’s a fresh new season out there, Hobbes. Let’s go exploring!
Shout out to the vendor who makes thinly veiled dick jokes about those new enormous corn dogs.
Oh yeah. I mean, how can you not?
Oh dude, we all love the pizza guy. He can be down in 125, and we can hear him clear as day in the box. The amount of vocal projection is insane.
Yay! My homeless veteran friend who’s been staying with me just got accepted into a housing and job training program!
He has a future now, and I don’t have to see my friend die on the streets. FK yeah!
And it turns out the program is kinda bogus. Just referrals and vouchers… nothing sustainable.
We’re still working on it.
yeah, that kinda sucks