The Swamp

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When was the last time an American team was named for a non-fierce animal, or at least an animal that didn't sound fierce? The Cardinals and Orioles names are a hundred years old. The Blue Jays are from the 1970s, but that is Canada. The Dolphins? Are marlins supposed to be fierce? Rays? Devil Rays...

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At least they didn't go with "New Orleans Pride" or "New Orleans Humidity". I always thought the Miami hockey team should have been called the Florida Humidity, to go along with the NBA Miami Heat. Then fans could have said, "You think the Heat is bad, the Humidity is even ...

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Newspapers may like this. If a player has trouble with his shorts, I'm sure the headline writers will take note of the Pelican Briefs. If the team does poorly, it may get noted as the Pelican Grief. The head coach may be termed the Pelican Chief. A win to end a losing streak will be Pelican Relief.

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Well California is now a hotbed isn't it? Not sure if you are trying to tweak me, here, but we can't all be "real" hockey fans, like you guys in Boston or Detroit. But, you can bet the game will quickly sell out. The fans would be louder in the Bay Area, and, since it is taking place in D...

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Ah, but to be Lemmy for one day Reminds me of Joe Queenan's "Mickey Rourke for one Day" 5:00. Rise, smoke first Marlboro. 5:01. Smash bathroom mirror with fist (Pope), curse unidentified motherfuckers who want me to compromise my principles and suck their cocks. 5:04. Smoke second Marlbor...

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So, Ken Miller is this century's Clarence Darrow? Works for me. But, discouraging that this issue isn't settled in our country's classrooms, yet.

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Some entities who do business at gun shows are compelled by law to perform background checks. Some are not. Some weapons require background checks; some do not. The simplification of reality to 'gun shows don't have background checks, so we must do something' is usual political bs. In the same terr...

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So, Johnny. I've never been to a gun show, but you say you've been background checked there. So, if some in U.S. Congress tried to pass a law to force this to happen, I have to assume that the federal government was voting on a blanket requirement for all states, because I assume some states don't h...

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Suck it, haters of the Bill of Rights. http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal_government/senate-plans-votes-wednesday-on-expanding-background-checks-other-gun-control-proposals/2013/04/16/01eacfac-a6f3-11e2-9e1c-bb0fb0c2edd9_story.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false...

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That French Guy wrote:Kris Jenner is Kim Kardashian's MOM ? Every time I heard her name, always thought it was her dad.

And taught her daughters everything she knew about fucking her way to wealth and success.

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I'm posting this just to tweak Steve. Because, that's the kind of prick I am!

hat tip: reddit

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Apparently, that album just came out last month. Reggae music from the land of Zion. Wasnatch willl rock the house till the foundation shakes. Lyrical geniousness, deep bass and drums steeped with heavy guitar and melodic horns take control of of the scene, raising the vibration creating positive li...

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For a while I've regretted not appreciating him more when I was younger. I stupidly thought he was a "bad" announcer because he didn't have any fun catchphrases and gave minimalist descriptions of plays. Now I wish we could have cloned him to replace every active NFL play-by-play guy asid...

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govmentchedda wrote:
Steve of phpBB wrote:
Keg wrote:I really enjoy reading Ryan's, Mr D's, Bob's and Romero's posts, I hope you guys reconsider and come back.
I fully agree with this, too.
Thirded.

Harrumph, harrumph.

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Bronto, in all honesty, I admire your willingness to grab that tiger by the tail.

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timgod99X wrote:What sucks is we both thought, individually, that this was something serious and something that could lead to something special.

Sorry, Tim. But, better to have found out now, rather than later...

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I thought he was hilarious back when I was young. His willingness to be weird was before his time and very unique back in his day. RIP

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BSF - I'm not sure you are supporting Johnnie's argument. His last post was in support of the argument AGAINST the new proposed background checks on gun purchases at gun shows and online. You seem to support background checks (as do I.)

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How do you figure it was intentional? fwiw, in the interview with pool reporters after the game, Quentin said that Greinke said something to him right after he hit him that indicated it wasn't accidental and that was why he charged - he doesn't have a history of charging the mound. Quentin kept ref...

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Makes it tough to see which threads have new posts. But, if you guys find this sort of thing entertaining, then by all means, be entertained.

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Does anybody ever say to you, "You, sir, have the boorish manners of a Yalie."?

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Johnny Hotcakes wrote:Biebs makes for a hot lesbian.

I recall that somebody posted this in one of the olde Swampes.

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Out here where I live, it seems like a high percentage of the successful folks you meet have engineering backgrounds. I meet lots of Silicon Valley engineers who do quite well for themselves. And many of the rich dudes are, in fact, engineers, although they may no longer be working in engineering, d...

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I grew up around guns and almost everybody I knew hunted, so I get that viewpoint to a degree. But I don't understand the knee-jerk opposition to any limitation, such as the senators who now plan to filibuster against the new proposal to expand criminal background checks to purchases at gun shows an...

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Put a bunch of really small red potatoes in a pan. Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle crushed rosemary over top. Roast at high heat.

I defy you to bitch about the resulting side dish.

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Apparently, the Ravens are in the running to sign Rolando McLain. If the deal is affordable, is there a downside? If he flakes out again, they can just release him. He was really poor for the Raiders and a cancer in the locker room, if the local media is to be believed, and is still getting in off-...

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SL - Aren't they re-seeding, in the subsequent rounds, now?

Speaking of playoffs, I'm enjoying watching the stretch run in the West. 4th-7th are essentially tied, and 9th-12th are also essentiall tied, and pretty close to 8th.

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So in a lot of years, you can probably argue that the best seed to have is the 6th seed? Is that even somewhat true? I'm just running hypotheticals through my head for no reason. I think I'd prefer to be the first seed, if for no other reason than it means you have a good team. But seriously, no ot...

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My father gave me some good advice I should have listened to. Should have become a pharmacist. Decent pay, abundant jobs, easy work and jobs not going anywhere. My late brother was a pharmacist. He liked it but said that the drawback was that there was an oversupply of pharmacists relative to the n...

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Jerloma wrote:The "Old Country"?

My father was first generation Canadian (his father was born in Belgium), and he uses that term all the time.

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mister d wrote:
brian wrote:
Steve of phpBB wrote:It would be kind of cool if you could take the L from O'Hare to Oakland in only six or seven stops, though.
You sure about that? Ever been to Oakland?
[rushes to find the irony thread]

clap clap

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I suppose it gets a bit difficult if the dog needs to take a whiz or shit and the owner isn't ready/available.

And, how much training is involved in getting the dogs to walk in heels? I know women who haven't mastered it yet, so it must be tough for a golden retriever.

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Back when I was in junior high, the one guy in the phys ed locker room who wasn't circumcised was an object of some juvenile ribbing/derision. I wonder if that possible issue affects parents' decisions nowadays? I wonder if it is any more common nowadays for a kid to be uncircumcised?

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Jodie Sweetin would get it. Still. (I know the rules, but I'm at work. Half of Google Image search is blocked here.) You mean she would get it now. She wasn't remotely cute until she was older. She seems like quite the party girl! How rude! Jodie Sweetin has found a way to make money again. Hosting...

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Gawker story on the song.

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I know very little about her. Was she kind of a cunt or something? Mixed opinions. On one hand, Britains economy was going in the dumper before she took office. She took on the powerful unions, and ripped up the welfare state, which offended many, but the British economy was much improved when she ...

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In anticipation of attending the Sharks/Flames game tonight...

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Seeing the Roger Ebert thread made me go look for a movies thread. Couldn't find one, so I'm starting this one. Hopefully not a duplicate. One of my favorite authors is Bill Bryson. Especially his humorous travel books. Today I read that Robert Redford is making a movie of one of his best, A Walk in...

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Yep. Letterman was cool 30 years ago because he was different. Larry 'Bud' Melman and Chris Elliot different. (And good bands, like Graham Parker and the Rumour.) [threadjack alert]. Hey, Doc, I finally saw This is 40 last weekend. Graham Parker was awesome, and it was cool seeing Ryan Adams in it,...

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Icepenis wrote:Same thing with Raiders fans, when the realize some other dude is punting every series.

Clapping.

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