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howard · Post by **howard** » Thu May 30, 2013 5:44 pm

ZMan wrote:Alternatively, they may have forgotten to bring the sports equipment.

Clearly left the basketball down in Ghana or somewhere.

Scottie · Post by **Scottie** » Thu May 30, 2013 5:51 pm

howard wrote:
ZMan wrote:Alternatively, they may have forgotten to bring the sports equipment.
Clearly left the basketball down in Ghana or somewhere.

It certainly doesn't appear to have been left on the Kenyan side.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu May 30, 2013 5:58 pm

Scottie wrote:
howard wrote:
ZMan wrote:Alternatively, they may have forgotten to bring the sports equipment.
Clearly left the basketball down in Ghana or somewhere.
It certainly doesn't appear to have been left on the Kenyan side.

Angola, most likely.

Johnny Hotcakes · Post by **Johnny Hotcakes** » Thu May 30, 2013 6:53 pm

howard wrote:
Jerloma wrote:Conversation with my friend Cynthia the other night...

Her: Yeah, I had my genome analyzed. As it turns out, I'm 2.5% Neanderthal.

Me: Really? You don't come off as Neanderthal at all!
D'ja call her an ape?

Doc has really been bringing it recently!

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu May 30, 2013 7:06 pm

cerrano wrote:from 2002-2006, a man named antti niemi played gk for the southampton saints.

He was no Jussi Jääskeläinen, but he was pretty good.

I know, I needed a do-over.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Thu May 30, 2013 11:57 pm

Indian kid wins Scripps Spelling Bee with the Yiddish word for matzah ball.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Fri May 31, 2013 9:33 am

bfj wrote:Indian kid wins Scripps Spelling Bee with the Yiddish word for matzah ball.

Isn't matzah ball already Yiddish?

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Fri May 31, 2013 9:40 am

Steve of phpBB wrote:
bfj wrote:Indian kid wins Scripps Spelling Bee with the Yiddish word for matzah ball.
Isn't matzah ball already Yiddish?

No. Matzah is a Hebrew word and ball is not.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Fri May 31, 2013 2:28 pm

bfj wrote:
Steve of phpBB wrote:
bfj wrote:Indian kid wins Scripps Spelling Bee with the Yiddish word for matzah ball.
Isn't matzah ball already Yiddish?
No. Matzah is a Hebrew word and ball is not.

Yiddish, Hebrew. As long as you've got your health.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Fri May 31, 2013 7:39 pm

Well how about that, got recruited this afternoon to participate in a golf tournament on Monday on behalf of the company. Looks like I'll be missing a day of work to play some free golf.....this is almost like a yellow person's dream.

Free golf.
Free paid day off.

Hooray!!

Oh and best part of it all, my co-worker got upset that she wasn't asked and pulled the sexism card! She makes me laugh at her anger issues.

Scottie · Post by **Scottie** » Fri May 31, 2013 7:48 pm

degenerasian wrote: Free golf.
Free paid day off.

Even better: paid to play golf!

I saw the prairie forecast this morning so it looks like you'll have a nice day. That's just awesome. Quite a few nice courses in and around YYC.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri May 31, 2013 9:50 pm

My company golf outing is Monday, too. Good times, even if it rains.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Fri May 31, 2013 11:26 pm

Scottie wrote:
degenerasian wrote: Free golf.
Free paid day off.
Even better: paid to play golf!

I saw the prairie forecast this morning so it looks like you'll have a nice day. That's just awesome. Quite a few nice courses in and around YYC.

It's at Country Hills Golf Club

Where's yours rass?

Scottie · Post by **Scottie** » Sat Jun 01, 2013 12:32 am

degenerasian wrote:It's at Country Hills Golf Club

Did you read the Tournament Events Package (PDF)? You're in for a nice day, degen.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Jun 01, 2013 9:55 am

degenerasian wrote:Where's yours rass?

This place, that course.

The owners both belong to this place, but for some reason we can't get them to take us there.

howard · Post by **howard** » Sat Jun 01, 2013 10:12 am

rass wrote:The owners both belong to this place, but for some reason we can't get them to take us there.

That place is too hilly; you'd hate playing it I'm sure.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Jun 01, 2013 11:40 am

howard wrote:
rass wrote:The owners both belong to this place, but for some reason we can't get them to take us there.
That place is too hilly; you'd hate playing it I'm sure.

Yeah, I went there on the Friday of the 2005 PGA Championship (not through work, or actually it was, but the tickets were from a customer). Just horrible.

howard · Post by **howard** » Sat Jun 01, 2013 1:31 pm

rass wrote:Yeah, I went there on the Friday of the 2005 PGA Championship (not through work, or actually it was, but the tickets were from a customer). Just horrible.

I went Monday practice, Sunday and Monday playoff. What a gorgeous course. Can't believe that was eight years ago.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Sat Jun 01, 2013 6:47 pm

Scottie wrote:
degenerasian wrote:It's at Country Hills Golf Club
Did you read the Tournament Events Package (PDF)? You're in for a nice day, degen.

Looks great!

Also it looks like I'll be warming up the course for the pros (sort of) in a few weeks.

http://www.atbfinancialclassic.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 10:03 pm

Scottie wrote:
degenerasian wrote: Free golf.
Free paid day off.
Even better: paid to play golf!

I saw the prairie forecast this morning so it looks like you'll have a nice day. That's just awesome. Quite a few nice courses in and around YYC.

ugh the weather's been awful, rained all day today and the same tomorrow.

I'm wondering what the hell is going to happen with this golf tournament tomorrow. I e-mailed the lawyer who I'm going with and he said it's still on.

Seems almost impossible that the course isn't flooded.

Scottie · Post by **Scottie** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 1:00 am

Hey, degen. Ever observe that "theweathernetwork" is just about always wrong? The Environment Canada forecast is better, more reasonable. But, still. 2013 and satellites and shit everywhere and they can't even tell us if it is going to rain tomorrow morning.

Bring another pair of socks. Really. Or two. That's good advice. It'll probably just drizzle. In which case your day will still rock.

Worst case scenario is that they give up on the golf and open the bar. Speaking for everyone everywhere . . . I've had worse experiences in worse places.

But, yes. Socks. Lots of socks.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 7:12 am

Good golf courses drain well.

Johnny Hotcakes · Post by **Johnny Hotcakes** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 10:43 am

Scottie wrote:Hey, degen. Ever observe that "theweathernetwork" is just about always wrong? The Environment Canada forecast is better, more reasonable. But, still. 2013 and satellites and shit everywhere and they can't even tell us if it is going to rain tomorrow morning.

Funny you say that, as I had essentially the same discussion with a friend yesterday. Theweathernetwork has fucked me a few times recently, not just with sun/rain but also with temperature. Thing is that it's the time of year here when you have to make a decision in the morning based on a forecast to go with pants or shorts, and it's mildly annoying for the remainder of the day to be wrong. It's hard out here for a pimp. I'll give Environment Canada a try.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 10:52 am

Cancelled. It's pouring.

This is what happens when they invite the token Asian golfing.

Scottie · Post by **Scottie** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 12:17 pm

Johnny Hotcakes wrote:
Scottie wrote:Hey, degen. Ever observe that "theweathernetwork" is just about always wrong? The Environment Canada forecast is better, more reasonable. But, still. 2013 and satellites and shit everywhere and they can't even tell us if it is going to rain tomorrow morning.

Funny you say that, as I had essentially the same discussion with a friend yesterday. Theweathernetwork has fucked me a few times recently, not just with sun/rain but also with temperature. Thing is that it's the time of year here when you have to make a decision in the morning based on a forecast to go with pants or shorts, and it's mildly annoying for the remainder of the day to be wrong. It's hard out here for a pimp. I'll give Environment Canada a try.

It ain't easy.

Just to pile on. If you look at TWN on the telly (Shaw Cable 70), you might see YYJ displaying at 15°C. Meanwhile, their website will show YYJ at 23°C. Meanmeanwhile, outside, it's raining.

Environment Canada is far more stable.

Shorts, pants, pants, shorts. You can't win given the grievous and surely intentional misinformation from The Weather Network. I've been wearing a steady selection of Lululemon Capri. I figure if anyone complains I'll point out that, hey, women who are uglier than me get away with this. Or I could just go all Gordie Howe on them. Really, who'd complain to the police? "Yeah, some guy in suave stretchy yoga pants beat the crap out of me." Nah.

A buddy of mine used to "read the weather" on TWN. He's now a Member of Parliament for an outback Newfie constituency. He was pretty honest, at the time, about the fact that TWN hired on personality, camera-friendliness, "warmth" and "Canadianness", instead of, say, any actual knowledge of meteorology. He'd openly joke about the fact that he graduated with a degree in Commerce and was anchoring weather. When he first ran for Parliament, when filing papers he didn't know what occupation to call himself. So he wrote in "journalist". And it's stuck.

He also does not like to be reminded that in December of 1990, he, I and another guy ran a Rhinoceros Party campaign against Jean Chrétien's parachute candidacy in Beauséjour. Good times, nevertheless.

And sincere condolences, degen. That so sucks.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 12:44 pm

I forgot just how hot/dry Tucson was in the summer. I did a 5k in triple digit heat and man did that suck.

On the other hand no curfew, no dorm room, and I can drive again! Weeeeeeeeeeee!

Yard of Junk · Post by **Yard of Junk** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 3:33 pm

degenerasian wrote:Cancelled. It's pouring.

This is what happens when they invite the token Asian golfing.

That stinks -- had a similar opportunity get rained out a few years ago..... There should be some sort of mandatory rain check with these offers to offset the disappointment.

howard · Post by **howard** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 3:52 pm

That in urban settings, it is not unusual for rats to nest inside of automobiles. And for them to munch on electrical wires. And for said wires to short, and cause a fire (real real little fire, in a fuse box in the trunk.

Rats. Shit. Didn't see that coming.

Johnny Hotcakes · Post by **Johnny Hotcakes** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 6:31 pm

I had something similar happen with mice a few years back. Didn't start a fire or anything, but they did fuck with my wires. The parking garage at my current complex is apparently also infested with mice, but thankfully I've been spared thus far.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 12:09 am

Yard of Junk wrote:
degenerasian wrote:Cancelled. It's pouring.

This is what happens when they invite the token Asian golfing.
That stinks -- had a similar opportunity get rained out a few years ago..... There should be some sort of mandatory rain check with these offers to offset the disappointment.

SwampGolf doesn't do rainouts. Right? Back me up here guys!

HDO45331 · Post by **HDO45331** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 1:58 am

We play in any weather. Even if it is raining like a cow, peeing on a flat rock.

I never said I was happy to play in it, though.

elflaco · Post by **elflaco** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 4:37 am

Fascinating. Makes perfect sense, yet had no idea. Wonder though how many more such outfits like this out there inthe futbol world.
http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-trian ... -to-moncao" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 6:33 am

elflaco wrote:Fascinating. Makes perfect sense, yet had no idea. Wonder though how many more such outfits like this out there inthe futbol world.
http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-trian ... -to-moncao" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

There is a company in the United States (well USA and Brazil) who does this. Traffic Sports Marketing. They have put on a number of FIFA soccer tournaments (gold cups, the 1991 Club World Cup, etc). I think one of the key players in the US branch of this company was Fernando Clavijo.

http://www.traffic.com.br/site/EN" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

A few years ago, ESPN covered some concerns about this company's role in youth soccer in the US
http://insider.espn.go.com/sports/socce ... can-soccer" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

and a few years before that was a New York Times article
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/19/busin ... d=all&_r=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 8:06 am

First I heard of this type of set up was during the Tevez/Mascherano crap when they first came to the Prem. this most recent article was the first to paint this system in a somewhat favorable light.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 8:17 am

wlu_lax6 wrote:
elflaco wrote:Fascinating. Makes perfect sense, yet had no idea. Wonder though how many more such outfits like this out there inthe futbol world.
http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-trian ... -to-moncao" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
There is a company in the United States (well USA and Brazil) who does this. Traffic Sports Marketing. They have put on a number of FIFA soccer tournaments (gold cups, the 1991 Club World Cup, etc). I think one of the key players in the US branch of this company was Fernando Clavijo.

http://www.traffic.com.br/site/EN" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

A few years ago, ESPN covered some concerns about this company's role in youth soccer in the US
http://insider.espn.go.com/sports/socce ... can-soccer" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

and a few years before that was a New York Times article
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/19/busin ... d=all&_r=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Traffic seems like a bad name when you're, well, trafficking.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 10:31 am

Municipal Stadium in Cleveland was the first sporting venue built entirely with public funds (in 1932).

Bensell · Post by **Bensell** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 1:22 pm

HDO45331 wrote:We play in any weather. Even if it is raining like a cow, peeing on a flat rock.

I never said I was happy to play in it, though.

That was a good day. But not a good played day by this lefthander...

HDO45331 · Post by **HDO45331** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 1:31 pm

Bensell wrote:
HDO45331 wrote:We play in any weather. Even if it is raining like a cow, peeing on a flat rock.

I never said I was happy to play in it, though.
That was a good day. But not a good played day by this lefthander...

Same here. Good times, golf game on tilt.

I would do it again, in a minute.

Hey, I just thought of something. The bonecrusher owes me a back-cracking.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 1:34 pm

Bensell wrote:
HDO45331 wrote:We play in any weather. Even if it is raining like a cow, peeing on a flat rock.

I never said I was happy to play in it, though.
That was a good day. But not a good played day by this lefthander...

We do this all the time, but we really ought to play again sometime this summer.

Bensell · Post by **Bensell** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 1:51 pm

BSF21 wrote:
Bensell wrote:
HDO45331 wrote:We play in any weather. Even if it is raining like a cow, peeing on a flat rock.

I never said I was happy to play in it, though.
That was a good day. But not a good played day by this lefthander...
We do this all the time, but we really ought to play again sometime this summer.

I have played golf once since that outing, but would do a SwampGolf Outing without hesitation.