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Okay, this is for reals....

I entered a scholarship contest for college bloggers and made it to the finals. In order to be a finalist, I had to write an essay, but the final $10,000 award is based on a vote.

Based on a vote!

Now, don't cheat, as this is serious enough where the IP logs will be audited. But vote. Tell your friends to vote. Tell your family to vote. Good sweet hoppin' Odin, I need the votes.

Go here:

Vote for me!

My name is Grant Brisbee, and I'm the only one of the finalists WHO'S HAD TO WORK A DAY IN HIS LIFE, WHY, BACK IN MY DAY WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE INTERNET IN COLLEGE. So, yeah. Vote for the old guy who's trying to make amends for past academic failures. It's soooooo American.

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Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Done
yankeefan "If I had played my career hitting singles like Pete (Rose), I'd wear a dress." Mickey Mantle

by yankeefan57 on Oct 8, 2007 7:45 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
We are such a bunch of lemmings.  

You were up to 22 votes (43% of votes cast) just a few minutes ago.  Do these other sites know who they are up against? Go Grant!!

by slcgiant on Oct 8, 2007 7:51 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
sorry, I voted for Liz Funk.
I just liked the name better...

J EFFIN K MAN! I VOTED FOR YOU.

Fairley odd parent to Wendell...

by Mark carry on on Oct 8, 2007 8:00 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Okay, I just checked out all the other blogs and without a doubt the BoSox blog is our biggest competition.  

They just won a World Series so we should get the blog competition victory.

by slcgiant on Oct 8, 2007 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
I'm not so sure.

Liz Funk is a blonde with the word "sexuality" in her bio on the masthead.

Shelley Baits is a nerdy-hottie.

Kimberley Klein talks a lot about her breasts.

"That's what I'm opposed to. A dumb war. A rash war. A war based not on reason but on passion, not on principle but on politics." -Barack Obama, 10/2/2002

by Goofus on Oct 8, 2007 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
I can't say anything about Liz here, but if Shelley and Kimberly would somehow combine forces, I'd have to change my vote.

Unless Grant starts talking about his breasts. omg Teh Hot.

Dave Righetti: You don't know him. / Read My Blog, Because I Write It

by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2007 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
So is there a way to take votes away from the Red Sux blogger?

by samboo on Oct 8, 2007 8:02 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Done and done.
Matt Cain: "F*@# it, I'll score my own runs."

by AngelintheInfield on Oct 8, 2007 8:13 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Why do you need a scholarship, man? After all, the McCoven have their very own grant writer.
***

Succumb to the Enchanted t-shirt! Adopted dad of Minor Izzy

by hairball on Oct 8, 2007 8:22 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Go Grant!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Oct 8, 2007 8:27 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
i just forwarded that on to like 35 people, and told them to forward it on. so hopefully that will get things going.

by SFfaninNYC on Oct 8, 2007 8:27 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
I have voted for Grant.  

Why did I do such a thing?  Because his is the only blog that has remained readable since...2002?  2003?  Whenever it was that I started reading it.  Waiting for Boof I think it was called.

Or I'm a lemming.

by positiveuphemism on Oct 8, 2007 8:31 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
With 41% of the votes, I just skipped it and went ahead and wrote you a check for $10,000. I think this will make the rest of the process easier on everybody.

Except now I'm moving in with you, and you have to clothe me and feed me. I can wash myself most of the time. That's just the price you pay for winning my Savings.

Dave Righetti: You don't know him. / Read My Blog, Because I Write It

by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2007 8:32 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Done, aaaand . . .done.
Brian Anderson: I can has spot in Fresno 'pen?

by JT Jordan on Oct 8, 2007 8:34 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
You deserve this award, Grant. I voted for you, and I'll encourage a few of my buddies to do the same.
Defender of Noah Lowry.

by Kid Fresh on Oct 8, 2007 9:04 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Getting free money is totally American! Work the system!

Seriously though I voted for you because A) you're the only person I have heard of on that list, 2) you're a good writer and stuff so you deserve it, and iii) as a fellow poor working college student who has had to support herself throughout this entire laborious process, I really want you to get a break, because you need it. May this forward me some good karma to get free money for university later, too.

Not boring: Emmanuel Burriss: Not fascist: SF Dugout. Not boring nor fascist: CLE winning the World Series.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 8, 2007 9:09 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
go out and read (don't buy) Simon Rich's book, Ant Farm.  It's a bunch of really odd situations played out and one of them has to do with karma.

The story is quite possibly the funniest thing i've ever heard.

Pedro Feliz: Marginally better this year.

by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Oct 8, 2007 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Seconded! I like the one about Cy Young better, though.

Cy Young: Tomorrow's my 75th birthday. Can I have the day off?

Manager: Can't do that, Cy. We've got 50 games tomorrow and you're pitching all of them.

Cy Young: Oh my god. Who's catching?

Manager: Who's what?

by Evan on Oct 9, 2007 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions  

what will Grant do with the money?
inquiring minds want to know.
Bonds stands alone.

by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 8, 2007 9:22 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: what will Grant do with the money?
Host next year's "McC night in the park" in a luxury suite?
"That's what I'm opposed to. A dumb war. A rash war. A war based not on reason but on passion, not on principle but on politics." -Barack Obama, 10/2/2002

by Goofus on Oct 8, 2007 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

Re: what will Grant do with the money?
Or hiring a hooker to give out all the "favors" that he's promised to his constituents.
"That's what I'm opposed to. A dumb war. A rash war. A war based not on reason but on passion, not on principle but on politics." -Barack Obama, 10/2/2002

by Goofus on Oct 8, 2007 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions  

As hookers go
I recommend Bask In Robin. She's not much by her name, but she'll give you 32 favors for a great price, with one free sample per favor to boot.
Dave Righetti: You don't know him. / Read My Blog, Because I Write It

by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2007 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Hey Esse,
Would love to see your essay entry that you submitted.
"That's what I'm opposed to. A dumb war. A rash war. A war based not on reason but on passion, not on principle but on politics." -Barack Obama, 10/2/2002

by Goofus on Oct 8, 2007 9:42 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
That reminds me of a South Park episode...

by Jakespaar on Oct 9, 2007 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
wow... nice lead.  Hopefully Armando doesn't ruin it.
Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est?

by shikantaza on Oct 8, 2007 9:44 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Oh! So this is why we need those bullpen arms.
Dave Righetti: You don't know him. / Read My Blog, Because I Write It

by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2007 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Let me just say that you are lucky I work for a rather large ISP and have access to many nodes on many networks.

And what did I get out of the deal? I'll tell you what I got....The "privilege" of purchasing a McCovey Chronicles T-Shirt that STILL chafes my nipples every time I even THINK about putting it on. Someone pass the little circular band-aids.

by paleepalou on Oct 8, 2007 10:21 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Totally went with the intention of possibly voting for you.  But then I saw Amanda Kern's name, and her initials....AK?  Like Andrei Kirilenko, like AK-47.....awesome!  I know you could use the 10K but whatever.

by Stoned Slacker on Oct 8, 2007 10:35 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
I think it reflects poorly on me that at this point the first thing I thought of when I see the initials AK is Avada Kedavra.

Good thing that was the last one that's coming out. I can slowly get away from this affliction now.

Dave Righetti: You don't know him. / Read My Blog, Because I Write It

by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2007 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

Pass the lemmingade
I'm in. Let's hope the votes aren't stored and counted in Ohio or Florida.
With the season over, I release my adoptee Brian Sabean. Good luck in the world, little buddy.

by Mayor of 311 on Oct 8, 2007 11:14 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Grant, you're in the lead! Of course, as the front-runner that means you'll now be subject to 24/7 media scrutiny (I hear Greta Van Susteren has got it bad for you) and intense opposition research by your opponents. Good luck! You got my vote!

by crazy crab on Oct 8, 2007 11:15 AM PDT reply actions  

And stop lying about your name
We've all seen the official signature.

Dave Righetti: You don't know him. / Read My Blog, Because I Write It

by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2007 11:57 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Voted!
Sir, you should add the "vote-for-me" banner in your frontpage

by AGiantAmongMarlins on Oct 8, 2007 12:05 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Down to 25%, with K. K. koming up fast from behind. Vote HARDER!
Dave Righetti: You don't know him. / Read My Blog, Because I Write It

by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2007 12:18 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
I voted.

Grant, I am really pulling for you, and not just because I love the Giants and your writing.  I also worked my way back through school after quitting the first time (ok, and the second time), and I know exactly how tough it is.

Good luck man.

by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Oct 8, 2007 12:24 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
I voted for you, Grant. I also emailed the Chicago Sun-Times requesting the routing number for Jay Mariotti's bank account. That money should be diverted your way by the end of the week.
Lon Simmons' adopted dad.

by Kitspool on Oct 8, 2007 12:31 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Last I checked:

  Grant: 411
  Jess Kim: 354

Time to get cereal.

Thank God that's over.

by southcitysteve on Oct 8, 2007 12:33 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Oh yeah, when I said K. K. I was misreading the results page and meant Jess Kim.

And I assume you meant ceREAL!!!1!11!

Dave Righetti: You don't know him. / Read My Blog, Because I Write It

by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2007 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Could we enlist help from the SportsNation?  We're good with Athletics Nation, right?

by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Oct 8, 2007 12:40 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
The tricky part is that Randy Booth is also a SBN guy.

Of course, a certain liberal webmaster hinted that he would throw a little support our way if we were finalists. I hope that's the case.

by Grant Brisbee on Oct 8, 2007 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Have you seen the goofs at Over the Monster? These guys are ripping Grant like he's "walking away with it". I take serious offense to this.

(sigh)...my theory that SO CA and east coast sports fans are morons strenghtens each day.

Not to ass-kiss Grant or anything, but most other blogs I've looked at on this SB Nation are way too homer-ific and don't have half the satire and comedic relief Grant provides.

Anyway, that's my $.02

by UnleashTheGore on Oct 8, 2007 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Second, as of right now the SB Nation Giants blogger is winning :(

I bet he's juicing...

If this is true, we'll have to brand an asterisk on Grant and send him into space.

Nattowear | comics | Durham? I hardly know 'im!

by Natto on Oct 8, 2007 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
If he's branded where I think he should be, it'll be an ass-terisk.
"That's what I'm opposed to. A dumb war. A rash war. A war based not on reason but on passion, not on principle but on politics." -Barack Obama, 10/2/2002

by Goofus on Oct 8, 2007 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
I'm just worried that Grant doesn't have the ass to risk in all of this.

I mean, most men aren't just blessed with this kind of juicy all beef patty. It's why it's so hard to find pants that really fit...

Dave Righetti: You don't know him. / Read My Blog, Because I Write It

by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2007 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Pics?
Not boring: Emmanuel Burriss: Not fascist: SF Dugout. Not boring nor fascist: CLE winning the World Series.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 8, 2007 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Red Sox fans=nutjobs. End of story.
Not boring: Emmanuel Burriss: Not fascist: SF Dugout. Not boring nor fascist: CLE winning the World Series.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 8, 2007 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
In fairness, as bad as the Giants are, it'd be pretty hard for Grant to be real homer-riffic.
"That's what I'm opposed to. A dumb war. A rash war. A war based not on reason but on passion, not on principle but on politics." -Barack Obama, 10/2/2002

by Goofus on Oct 8, 2007 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
True, but even if they somehow make the playoffs in the next couple years, I'd like to think that enough cynicism has embedded itself into our consciousnesses that as Giants fans we wouldn't be homer-riffic.

by UnleashTheGore on Oct 8, 2007 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
When the best hitter signed to your team going into the 2007 offseason is Duane Kuiper, I don't think you have to worry about the playoffs for a while.</joke>
Dave Righetti: You don't know him. / Read My Blog, Because I Write It

by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2007 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
To be fair, their comments on Grant have been pretty innocuous to this point. Even the juicing one seemed like it was more offhand than anything else.
Dave Righetti: You don't know him. / Read My Blog, Because I Write It

by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2007 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
We should go for the East Coast Bias angle here.  Sure, the other NL West fans hate us, but when the Red Sox are involved, they could jump right on board.  And the AL West fans?  They'll be right on board - even the Angels fans, who have 2002.

by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Oct 8, 2007 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
I'll round up all the voting power New Mexico can muster.

by Dan from NM on Oct 8, 2007 1:04 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
I guess I'll vote for you, Grant. But you owe me.
Nattowear | comics | Durham? I hardly know 'im!

by Natto on Oct 8, 2007 1:09 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Are you kidding? A woman who writes about graphics technology at a community college? You have no chance, pal.

Where did you hear about this contest, on the back of a book of matches?

Jesse Foppert: Welcome home, my son. And meet your adopted brother, Kelvin Pichardo. He's from the Dominican Republic.

by leftymalo on Oct 8, 2007 1:22 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
When I wrote "write an essay", I really meant "draw a pirate."

by Grant Brisbee on Oct 8, 2007 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Jess Kim seems like a friendly person, but there ain't much to her blog.  Nevertheless she seems to have an army of hardcore nerds at her disposal, tough competitor.

by Stoned Slacker on Oct 8, 2007 1:39 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
"she seems to have an army of hardcore nerds at her disposal..."

Well, what are we, chopped liver?

My son (Kevin Correia) is an honors student at Righetti Prep

by VidaWantsYourCar on Oct 8, 2007 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
No, we're just softcore. All nipple, all the time. Flattering lighting. No penetration.

It's tough to fight in the nerd army war with only half an arsenal.

Dave Righetti: You don't know him. / Read My Blog, Because I Write It

by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2007 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Hey guys, Grant's fallen behind now. Jess Kim is aiming for a flaming!

But somebody else has to do it. I haven't honestly flamed since I was a freshman, and if I hop off the wagon now there's going to be an intervention. And I hate interventions. You could say I'm addicted to not having them.

But seriously, we have to close the online voting gap!

Dave Righetti: You don't know him. / Read My Blog, Because I Write It

by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2007 1:39 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
This could almost be considered cruel and unusual. Voting goes through October 28th!? Jeez, that's going to be a lot of waiting and a lot of thread recycling.
Dave Righetti: You don't know him. / Read My Blog, Because I Write It

by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2007 2:10 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Jess Kim is a powerhouse to be wreckoned with
Frandsen for 3B (til July 08)

by NeifiChicken on Oct 8, 2007 2:20 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Those other bloggers seem to be either a bunch of pretentious twits, or a bunch of whiners bellyaching about not having enough money.

At least when Grant whines about not having enough money, he does it with style.  So he gets my vote.

Bochy: grounded until he stops hitting and running with slow runners and crappy hitters

by Stuttering John Tamargo on Oct 8, 2007 2:24 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
I went through each of the listed blogs, and I have to say that I found them severely lacking in good ideas for off-season roster building.  Neuroscience this, accepted to MIT that, blah blah blah.  I don't think that I saw even a single reference to the Feliz/ Aurilia/ Frandsen/ Free Agent at 3B issue.  

Have these other competitors even tried a Choose Your Own Adventure entry, or gone the Littlefield vs. Sabean route?  I doubt it.

by biff pocoroba on Oct 8, 2007 2:28 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
A vote for Grant is a vote for kittens!
Only 972 games until the end of Zito's contract.

by thehavenot on Oct 8, 2007 2:36 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Grant made us a cookie in case he wins, but he eated it.
Dave Righetti: You don't know him. / Read My Blog, Because I Write It

by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2007 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Unfortunately, he also ate the kittens.
Only 972 games until the end of Zito's contract.

by thehavenot on Oct 8, 2007 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
JKim seems to have a large male following.

To improve his chances I suggest Grant announce he will use the $10,000 for a sex change.

Thank God that's over.

by southcitysteve on Oct 8, 2007 2:45 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
I thought Grant had a large male following too.
Nattowear | comics | Durham? I hardly know 'im!

by Natto on Oct 8, 2007 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Could we maybe clarify which noun the word "large" is modifying?
Dave Righetti: You don't know him. / Read My Blog, Because I Write It

by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2007 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
I thought he already had the sex change.

by Cleophus on Oct 8, 2007 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
I had sex for change once. But it also included a ride to the Coinstar machine, so I'm not sure it counts.

by Grant Brisbee on Oct 8, 2007 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ok...
guys. we gotta motivate. this jess kim is up by about 100 votes.

by SFfaninNYC on Oct 8, 2007 3:37 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Ok...
We need to up the ante.  "Hookers and blow for everyone who votes for Grant!"
"That's what I'm opposed to. A dumb war. A rash war. A war based not on reason but on passion, not on principle but on politics." -Barack Obama, 10/2/2002

by Goofus on Oct 8, 2007 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Ok...
Since it worked for the Indians in the movie "Major League", maybe Grant needs to talk Mrs. Grant into removing a piece of clothing for every 100 votes.
"That's what I'm opposed to. A dumb war. A rash war. A war based not on reason but on passion, not on principle but on politics." -Barack Obama, 10/2/2002

by Goofus on Oct 8, 2007 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

They Way We Were
This brings back memories of a contest sponsored by KMEL that my high school participated in back in '85: the school that sent in the most 3 x 5 cards with "106 KMEL means music" written on them would be treated to a free, live concert featuring Go West. Our ASB President insisted this was worth pursuing--I guess he thought it would be quite a legacy (I mean, look at the career Go West ended up having), so we would spend hours in the gym during free periods filling out those cards and sending them in...only to lose out to El Camino High on the last day (who, rumor has it, devoted certain academic class periods to the task; probably just sour grapes on our prez's part).

But this way sure is easier. Score one for the web and online voting.

My son (Kevin Correia) is an honors student at Righetti Prep

by VidaWantsYourCar on Oct 8, 2007 4:15 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: They Way We Were
Eh, it's not like those El Camino kids had anything else to do.
Nattowear | comics | Durham? I hardly know 'im!

by Natto on Oct 8, 2007 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: They Way We Were
We must have generated tens of thousands of those blasted cards, so I can only imagine how many El Camino dumped on those poor interns at the station. I have a feeling on the last day some promotions manager gazed upon what s/he had wrought and had someone flip a coin.

Sad/darkly funny postscript: several years later, our ASB president who drove us through the contest went certifiably insane and vanished. I'm sure it was something clinical, and had nothing to do with losing the contest.

My son (Kevin Correia) is an honors student at Righetti Prep

by VidaWantsYourCar on Oct 8, 2007 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: They Way We Were
KMEL had a contest like that when I was in high school. We all wrote in 3x5 cards into the station and we won a free concert. Immature came to our high school and performed. All my friends were going nuts over it. I just wrote in to make my friends happy.
Not boring: Emmanuel Burriss: Not fascist: SF Dugout. Not boring nor fascist: CLE winning the World Series.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 9, 2007 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Remember guys, they can audit IP logs, but they can't stop you from voting on two different computers. Only voting once is a vote for Communism. Or something. Probably not.

If this is ingenuous, I certainly don't encourage it because I don't want to take a legitimately consequential vote lightly, but I'm not really well versed in the ethics of a webvote so I don't really know if it would be right or wrong (happy to be schooled, though). It's there, though.

Dave Righetti: You don't know him. / Read My Blog, Because I Write It

by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2007 4:19 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
As a fellow resident of San Francisco that has moved to the east coast temporarily for college I can relate to this Jess Kim person but seeing as how I go to small liberal arts school I object to this MIT blog! BOO. I'll vote with every computer on campus!   All ten of them!
No longer proud Papa: SuperBAD Brad

by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 8, 2007 4:29 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
You mean you'll get other people to vote on the 10 other computers... right?  Right?

by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Oct 8, 2007 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
your thinking makes sense to me. 10 times 10 is 100 extra votes for Grant!
No longer proud Papa: SuperBAD Brad

by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 8, 2007 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

Flaw
only ten of them would count because it's by computer and not person. The distributive property does not apply.

I guess if you voted on all ten and then found nine other people who agree to and then let them know you did it for them already, that's perfectly ethical.

Dave Righetti: You don't know him. / Read My Blog, Because I Write It

by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2007 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Flaw
Why are you the way that you are? Honestly, everytime I try to do something fun and exciting, you make it...not that way...I hate... so much of the things that you choose to be.
No longer proud Papa: SuperBAD Brad

by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 8, 2007 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Flaw
It really threw me off that the first google result on that was for Halo 3. At first I was like "Halo 3? That doesn't sound right.... WoW? WtF...."

I figured it out, though. I'm no Dunderhead.

Dave Righetti: You don't know him. / Read My Blog, Because I Write It

by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2007 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Flaw
Not a Dunderhead? This is an environment of welcoming and you should just get the hell outta here.
No longer proud Papa: SuperBAD Brad

by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 8, 2007 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: I did my part
But Jake was out of position.

(sorry, Jake, your name came to me first)

Dave Righetti: You don't know him. / Read My Blog, Because I Write It

by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2007 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: HUH?
Nevermind. Clearly I missed the mark and it's not really worth the time to backtrack. I drop so many scattered one liners anyway I'm surprised even half of them hit to begin with.
Dave Righetti: You don't know him. / Read My Blog, Because I Write It

by howtheyscored on Oct 9, 2007 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Half?
Well my grandma says they're funny.
Dave Righetti: You don't know him. / Read My Blog, Because I Write It

by howtheyscored on Oct 9, 2007 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Half?
She'll let you get past second. Trust me.

by Grant Brisbee on Oct 9, 2007 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Half?
Ewwwwwwwwewewewewewewwwwweeeeeew!
Dave Righetti: You don't know him. / Read My Blog, Because I Write It

by howtheyscored on Oct 9, 2007 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Half?
I think you just lost any chance of getting Howie's grandma to vote for you.

by Goofus on Oct 9, 2007 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Half?
Wait, did I post that or just think it?

by Grant Brisbee on Oct 9, 2007 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

Poof.
It's all been daydream, starting with Waiting for Boof.

by Moggeee on Oct 9, 2007 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Man, Jess Kim is kicking butt, although in her defense, she is cuter than Grant. But just barely.
Nattowear | comics | Durham? I hardly know 'im!

by Natto on Oct 8, 2007 11:44 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Only in that girly sort of way. In every other category, Grant has her beat.
Dave Righetti: You don't know him. / Read My Blog, Because I Write It

by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2007 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

I vote the union ticket
Grant is too cuter than her. And handsomer, if he wants to be.

by Moggeee on Oct 9, 2007 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Now this Shelly Batts character is edging out Grant!

For shame, for shame...

by UnleashTheGore on Oct 9, 2007 8:38 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Man, when I found out how it was going to be decided, I was like, "That's stupid; it's just going to come down to who has the biggest readership."

Now I realize it's going to come down to who has the most MySpace contacts, pushiest parents, or school support. I would have preferred the former.

by Grant Brisbee on Oct 9, 2007 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Grant,
As discussed earlier, I think you need to join all the other SB nation blogs and other Giants blogs. I know the Red Sox guy is a finalist too, but he's way behind.

Looks like the one gal is getting a lot of cross-references from other bloggers. If I had a blog, I'd mention it.

"That's what I'm opposed to. A dumb war. A rash war. A war based not on reason but on passion, not on principle but on politics." -Barack Obama, 10/2/2002

by Goofus on Oct 9, 2007 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
We got mention over at Niners Nation, but that's really just about 400 views, and a lot of them are probably repeat users from this blog because of the fanbase overlap.

But I think the SB network is really the best shot you have here. Unless you know a bunch of Star Wars bloggers...

Dave Righetti: You don't know him. / Read My Blog, Because I Write It

by howtheyscored on Oct 9, 2007 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
I added a link to my signature, so Grant's a shoe in.

by Goofus on Oct 9, 2007 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
If I do anything like that, I'm going to wait. Hopefully this is an initial surge of e-mails and friends, and isn't something that can be sustained. But I might get a plug on one of the three most-visited blogs in the world, so there's hope yet.

by Grant Brisbee on Oct 9, 2007 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
I added a link to my blog, but only about three people read it.
Nattowear | comics | Durham? I hardly know 'im!

by Natto on Oct 9, 2007 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
I thought Grant was referring to your blog in the post above.

by Goofus on Oct 9, 2007 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
christ grant...you are up against a girl whose mom has cancer....you dont have a shot

by bacci40 on Oct 9, 2007 11:16 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
I went around and voted on all the computers in my office and home.  Good luck.  

by out machine on Oct 9, 2007 11:39 AM PDT reply actions  

Vote early, vote often
Uh, Grant.

Out hates to spell it out like this, but that's one multi-purpose Tandy he's toting around.

by Moggeee on Oct 9, 2007 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Grant's currently running in 4th place.  Someone needs to drop a line to deadspin or something and get another mention somewhere.
Tim Flannery? More like Tim Flattery!

by pme on Oct 9, 2007 1:29 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Anyone who invokes Odin gets my vote.  

by ekg on Oct 9, 2007 2:49 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Okay, this is for reals....
Deflnetely got my vote.  I'll do what I can to get my friends to vote, too.  This blog rules.

by ololo3 on Oct 11, 2007 4:27 PM PDT reply actions  

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