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by Steve of phpBB
Sat Mar 23, 2013 7:38 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamper on the scene: Heat at Cavs, 3/20/13
Replies: 18
Views: 1456

Re: Swamper on the scene: Heat at Cavs, 3/20/13

Shirley wrote:Yeah, great post, Bapo! The Swamp doesn't get enough long-form posting anymore.
I know it's a couple of days late, but I wanted to echo this.
by Steve of phpBB
Sat Mar 23, 2013 7:09 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Ridiculous Things You Read On Facebook
Replies: 2496
Views: 224479

Re: Ridiculous Things You Read On Facebook

I'll give him points for cleverness, though. That last line reads like the Onion.
by Steve of phpBB
Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:48 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
Replies: 278
Views: 16555

Re: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64

Ah, that's it. Thanks Slolz. Lehigh knocking off Duke remains my favorite of the long-range upsets but the one I remember seeing, because the entire game was televised, first game of the day maybe, was Richmond knocking off Syracuse 20-some-odd years ago. Don't remember Cleveland State(14) beating ...
by Steve of phpBB
Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:29 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The HEX! and other World Cup Qualifiers
Replies: 388
Views: 23545

Re: The HEX! and other World Cup Qualifiers

Ha!

But how was he not offside? Need a good replay.
by Steve of phpBB
Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:20 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The HEX! and other World Cup Qualifiers
Replies: 388
Views: 23545

Re: The HEX! and other World Cup Qualifiers

rass wrote:It would have been quicker to type ESPN, huh?

And yeah, I think your boy is playing.
Thanks.

I heard Sabo was hurt, but selfishly I'm glad he's not.

The RSL players should be in. They know how to win in Colorado

Edit: The other Sabo.
by Steve of phpBB
Fri Mar 22, 2013 8:58 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The HEX! and other World Cup Qualifiers
Replies: 388
Views: 23545

Re: The HEX! and other World Cup Qualifiers

Is Saborio going to play for CR?

Is the game on tv?
by Steve of phpBB
Fri Mar 22, 2013 5:46 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
Replies: 278
Views: 16555

Re: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64

Got an alert from my March Madness app about the Illinois game, so I turned it on.

I have now watched about one minute of Illini basketball this year. Two possessions, two turnovers.
by Steve of phpBB
Fri Mar 22, 2013 4:28 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Animated GIF Thread (NSFW)
Replies: 477
Views: 61557

Re: The Animated GIF Thread (NSFW)

Ouch.
by Steve of phpBB
Fri Mar 22, 2013 1:29 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The HEX! and other World Cup Qualifiers
Replies: 388
Views: 23545

Re: The HEX! and other World Cup Qualifiers

June 18: vs. Honduras in Salt Lake City I have a three-week trial scheduled to run until June 21, dammit. Will probably try to get tickets and then unload them if I can't make it. The USMNT is also playing a Gold Cup game against Cuba here in July, if anyone wants to see some soccer and mountains a...
by Steve of phpBB
Fri Mar 22, 2013 1:23 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
Replies: 2619
Views: 159554

Re: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread

Great to hear it, guys.

My kid finally had a debate tournament to compete in - all the other ones this year have been for high school, but he is in middle school so they haven't had any tourneys until now. He and his partner finished sixth. Out of six teams.

Poor guy.
by Steve of phpBB
Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:54 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Replies: 241
Views: 30620

Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread

That has to be one of the longest own-goals ever, right?
by Steve of phpBB
Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:12 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Free Agency
Replies: 351
Views: 28550

Re: NFL Free Agency

The Chicago papers are reporting that Brian Urlacher has given up on re-signing with the Bears.
by Steve of phpBB
Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:08 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Replies: 241
Views: 30620

Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread

BSF21 wrote:Hawks decided to play in their own zone for the last 6 minutes of a game against arguably the hottest team in the NHL right now.

Deserved to drop that one.
Luckily I went to bed and didn't have to see it.
by Steve of phpBB
Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:34 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp 6 Link Dump Extravaganza
Replies: 1439
Views: 110354

Re: Swamp 6 Link Dump Extravaganza

From Slate: Seven or eight guys on what it's like to beat Duke in the NCAA tournament. http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2013/03/duke_ncaa_tournament_what_it_s_like_to_beat_college_basketball_s_most_hated.4.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; But no room for a...
by Steve of phpBB
Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:30 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp 6 Link Dump Extravaganza
Replies: 1439
Views: 110354

Re: Swamp 6 Link Dump Extravaganza

"don't tell me the score" For people who want to see the highlights not knowing what is going to happen or how it ends up. When I clicked through, I picked a game and it took me to a page with the score in 40 point font (along with highlights, stats, etc). Is it just that the scores aren'...
by Steve of phpBB
Tue Mar 19, 2013 3:33 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Grantland
Replies: 579
Views: 37369

Re: Grantland

This is a very cool piece on where the best basketball players come from and where they go to college . That's an article I always meant to do on my site, but never got around to it. I always suspected that Virginia both produced an inordinate number of great high school players and also failed to ...
by Steve of phpBB
Tue Mar 19, 2013 3:21 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA meltdown thread
Replies: 194
Views: 13556

Re: NCAA meltdown thread

If Texas Instruments buys Ranjidikishar Khan a sweet new Hyundai, and the NCAA finds out about it, does he lose his eligibility to research superconductors? I think this hits it on the head. Grad students in a lot of fields can get stipends from outside, and it does not make them ineligible. Also, ...
by Steve of phpBB
Tue Mar 19, 2013 11:24 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Learn Something Random Every Day Thoughts
Replies: 3481
Views: 233877

Re: Learn Something Random Every Day Thoughts

Temporary J-Lo wrote:Does anyone else find the thing with shaving one's head as a sign of solidarity with a cancer patient to be completely self-serving?
I'm thinking it doesn't matter whether you or I find it self-serving. I think it's up to the cancer patient.
by Steve of phpBB
Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:58 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Animated GIF Thread (NSFW)
Replies: 477
Views: 61557

Re: The Animated GIF Thread (NSFW)

Aah, it's good to have Johnnie back in the Swamp.
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Mar 18, 2013 5:56 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: World Series of Porker
Replies: 5
Views: 367

Re: World Series of Porker

So, not a typo then.
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Mar 18, 2013 3:41 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Fuck Jeeves - I Want to Get Run Over Like Steve
Replies: 14
Views: 1464

Re: Fuck Jeeves - I Want to Get Run Over Like Steve

I rode them at the bike store and then bought online. Dude. That's pretty evil. I know everyone says that you have to test ride to see how a bike fits, but I have never been able to tell the difference from one bike to another based on a test ride. For me, any bike I get on feels good. It takes sev...
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Mar 18, 2013 3:21 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Fuck Jeeves - I Want to Get Run Over Like Steve
Replies: 14
Views: 1464

Re: Fuck Jeeves - I Want to Get Run Over Like Steve

Niiiice. FWIW, I may end up getting run over like Steve, too. I finally bought a road bike again this month, after doing without for three and a half years. And I have to say, it feels awesome to be riding again. But for your bike, I think your best bet would be to go to REI. That closeout does not ...
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Mar 18, 2013 3:17 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Walking Dead Thread Walks Again
Replies: 223
Views: 16691

Re: The Walking Dead Thread Walks Again

BSF21 wrote:Interesting to hear Laurie Holden on Talking Dead last night explain that it was all organic and they never told her when The Guv'nah was going to drag his shovel or break something.
Laurie Holden sounded a helluva lot smarter than Andrea seems to be.
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Mar 18, 2013 2:33 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Walking Dead Thread Walks Again
Replies: 223
Views: 16691

The Walking Dead Thread Walks Again

Anyone? Afterwards, I was left with a sense that the episode was a bit silly. But the scene in the abandoned building was probably one of the scariest scenes I can remember in the whole series.
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Mar 18, 2013 2:21 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NOTE: (Now Renamed News and Announcements)
Replies: 190
Views: 68400

Re: NOTE: (Now Renamed News and Announcements)

So is it safe for me to overwrite my "The Swamp" bookmark, and commit to this place?

Thanks, Scottie, for your hard work.
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Mar 18, 2013 9:10 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Replies: 3893
Views: 242098

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Apparently she could have been tried after she regained her sanity, but Waitkus declined to press charges.

It sounds like she made it the rest of her life without shooting anyone, so this was probably a case where temporary insanity really was responsible.
by Steve of phpBB
Sun Mar 17, 2013 7:09 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Conference Tourney Week 2013
Replies: 66
Views: 4540

Re: Conference Tourney Week 2013

The frickin' geniuses at University of California, Berkeley, really need to do a study about why the University of California, Berkeley, men's basketball team gets blown out of any tournament, conference or national, in their first game seemingly every single bloody time. They ran into that Utah ju...
by Steve of phpBB
Sun Mar 17, 2013 3:27 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
Replies: 3086
Views: 277299

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

toonarmy wrote:
Steve of phpBB wrote:Fucking Newcastle.

Gah.
tell me about it. what a shite challenge by macmanaman, or whatever the fuck his name is on wigan.
Did you see our old pal Obafemi Martens has signed with Seattle in MLS?

He'll be coming here in two weeks, but I'll be out of town.
by Steve of phpBB
Sun Mar 17, 2013 12:52 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
Replies: 3086
Views: 277299

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Fucking Newcastle.

Gah.
by Steve of phpBB
Sun Mar 17, 2013 11:03 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Hoops SuperContest
Replies: 57
Views: 2576

Re: NCAA Hoops SuperContest

Keg's Pick: Miami

Wrecks: My pick is St Louis.
by Steve of phpBB
Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:49 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Need a Volunteer
Replies: 4
Views: 468

Re: Need a Volunteer

Got 'em. I'm on my way to the office; I'll post them when I get there.
by Steve of phpBB
Sun Mar 17, 2013 9:45 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Need a Volunteer
Replies: 4
Views: 468

Re: Need a Volunteer

pony_keg wrote:Wrecks and I need to send someone our final NCAA SuperContest picks. Once both picks have been received, they will need to be posted to the SuperContest thread.

Anyone willing to help us out?

Thanks.
You can send them to me.
by Steve of phpBB
Sat Mar 16, 2013 3:37 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Tea
Replies: 28
Views: 2606

Re: Tea

Mrs. Steve Phpbb wrote:
Steve of phpBB wrote:Finally, a thread in the Swamp that my wife would absolutely dominate.

Step aside, squirt. I'm here to talk tea with these maggots. Which one of you microphallus bitches wants to be the first into the dungeon of darjeeling?
Heh.
by Steve of phpBB
Fri Mar 15, 2013 3:55 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: National Security Letters Held Unconstitutional
Replies: 0
Views: 787

National Security Letters Held Unconstitutional

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/03/nsl-found-unconstitutional/ I tried to access the Court's ruling through the federal court's file access system (PACER), but it tells me that the "Case is Under Seal." Still, this looks like a big win against the Last-Refuge-of-a-Scoundrel Act. The ...
by Steve of phpBB
Fri Mar 15, 2013 3:30 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Replies: 241
Views: 30620

Re: Another Temporary Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread

Red Wings in a division with the Canadiens, Maple Leafs and Bruins? *swoon* Sucks to lose the Hawks/Wings rivalry. Would have liked to see a way to keep more of the original six together. Yeah, but at least they kept the classic Hawks-Winnipeg rivalry. I suppose as a practical matter, I should be g...
by Steve of phpBB
Fri Mar 15, 2013 3:23 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Learn Something Random Every Day Thoughts
Replies: 3481
Views: 233877

Re: Learn Something Random Every Day Thoughts

Square Rob wrote:All those kids fucking each other up the ass in school bathrooms all day is a major national problem.
Wasn't there a Senator from Oklahoma or thereabouts complaining a few years ago about rampant lesbianism in schools?
by Steve of phpBB
Fri Mar 15, 2013 3:21 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Tea
Replies: 28
Views: 2606

Re: Tea

Finally, a thread in the Swamp that my wife would absolutely dominate.
by Steve of phpBB
Fri Mar 15, 2013 12:43 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: USMNT vs. Belgium
Replies: 20
Views: 1697

Re: USMNT vs. Belgium

There will also be a WC Qualifier against Honduras in June in SLC.
by Steve of phpBB
Fri Mar 15, 2013 12:41 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Tech Support
Replies: 908
Views: 96172

Re: Tech Support

1. I'm trying to combine several Word documents and create one pdf so everything will be downloaded by our families with one click. The problem is that each Word document has different margin settings (I didn't create these documents), so when I tried to combine it into one document, the formatting...