How long until Cain says GOODBYE!!
by TakeAGiantStepNGo on Dec 11, 2008 1:44 PM PST
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PrintSabean better start looking for some hitters or Cain is as good as gone. The brass continues to ignore their lack of power and run producing offense. After they take care of their new cash cow (Lincecum) where is the money going to come from for Cain anyway?
The fact is that Zito is the cluster f*ck that has ruined the Giants ability to pull the trigger on any significant deal for years to come. Thanks to Zito, Borus, and the Giants f*cked up front office we have to sit around now and have to watch Sabes go after Aurilia for another year to fill the holes around the infield. Remember he is a gamer.
The Giant way my ass!!!
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MAKEACRAPPYPOSTNGO!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 11, 2008 1:45 PM PST reply actions
MakeACrappyPostNGo
Posts: 26…..Comments: 25….Go figure.
The bases were drunk, and I painted the black with my best yakker. But blue squeezed me, and I went full. I came back with my heater, but the stick flares one the other way and the chalk flies for two bases. Three earnies! Next thing I know, skipper hooks me and I'm sipping suds with the clubby.
I seriously thought this was a ‘Trade Matt Cain’ post
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by SoFa King Mike on Dec 11, 2008 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
I thought maybe TakeAGiantStepNGo found out Cain’s girlfriend was cheating on him, and was wondering how long until he dumped her. That would have been far more informative than this post.
by FluLikeSymptoms on Dec 11, 2008 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
My favorite part: BORUS
Makes him sound like a Soviet spy here to ruin the economy with outrageous baseball contracts…
I may be on to something actually
The bases were drunk, and I painted the black with my best yakker. But blue squeezed me, and I went full. I came back with my heater, but the stick flares one the other way and the chalk flies for two bases. Three earnies! Next thing I know, skipper hooks me and I'm sipping suds with the clubby.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
Man
I should revisit my Super Nintendo
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by SoFa King Mike on Dec 11, 2008 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
I was thinking more along the lines of Boris from Goldeneye.
by paboperfecto on Dec 11, 2008 3:11 PM PST up reply actions
I AM INWINCIBLE!!
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by Flapjacks McGurty on Dec 11, 2008 3:25 PM PST up reply actions
STEVE HOLT!
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by SoFa King Mike on Dec 11, 2008 3:38 PM PST up reply actions
That’s exactly what I meant, only I should have said Nintendo 64.
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by SoFa King Mike on Dec 11, 2008 3:24 PM PST up reply actions
I remember that game..
Used to switch between that, Mario Kart, F-1 World Grand Prix 1997, and Tony Hawk Pro Skater.
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We had to make a rule that nobody could use Oddjob since his lack of height was such an advantage.
Speed, defense... and an almost fanatical devotion to getting picked off.
That’s how you knew who sucked, they would pick Oddjob.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
YES!!!!
My buddy just saw them on the East Coast last week. Said they were amazing as always. Did you know that Wata (the female guitarist) has a young child and brings them with her on tour? That’s gonna be one deaf kid.
My plans for 2009: getting married and attending Tim Lincecum Bobblehead Day.
Hey dude..
Pick either bass or guitar, not both.
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You know those double guitars that are, like, double….guitars?
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Neglectful father of David Quinowski
I know we aren’t supposed to hijack posts anymore, let’s see.
Options
1) What are you reading?
2) What did you have for lunch?
3) Do you like pomegranate juice?
/deer head
Bay City Ball
1) Green Eggs and Ham
2) Green eggs and Ham
3) Green…I mean, yes. Pomegranate juice is good stuff.
by biff pocoroba on Dec 11, 2008 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
we damn well better hijack this thread
1) I don’t read, I watch TV instead
2) just some Cheez-Its, I should probably go get a sandwich
3) yeah, it’s alright, I prefer to actually eat a pomegranate
by FluLikeSymptoms on Dec 11, 2008 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
allow me to revise my answer on #3
3) I drink beer because I don’t trust the supply of pomegranate juice
by FluLikeSymptoms on Dec 11, 2008 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
3) No, but I do like pomegranate ale.
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is there really a such thing? I love some of those Pumpkin Ales that pop up every fall
by FluLikeSymptoms on Dec 11, 2008 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
I'm sure there is...
Yep Google proves it.
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1) Second Chance: Three Presidents and the Crisis of American Superpower by Zbigniew Brzezinski … it’s for class.
With break coming up though, I think I’m going to read either The Sound and the Fury or Absalom, Absalom! finally. Oh and I guess I ought to finish reading The Bonfire of the Vanities soon. My final for that class is due tomorrow though… uh…
2) Roast beef sandwich from the place on campus where I work.
3) I’ve never had it but I like pomegranates!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Oh cool, I remember you talking about Faulker a while back. Good to see you’re going to read him and his paragraph-sized sentences.
/deer head
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I got both of them pretty cheap used a few months ago, I just haven’t had time to read them yet!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
1) My C++ textbook
2) pesto and pine nut pizza from Portico’s
2) pomegranate juice can be pretty strong. I dilute it with water
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by SoFa King Mike on Dec 11, 2008 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
Okay, okay. I dilute it with Kettel One
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by SoFa King Mike on Dec 11, 2008 2:06 PM PST up reply actions
4) Do You Like Adrian Gonzalez?
5) Does Adrian Gonzalez like you?
by giantsrainman on Dec 11, 2008 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
Oh good god...
“Men With Balls That Atlas Shagged”
….I’ve gotta go out.
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1) This fascinating FanPost
2) A Hot Pocket (only the best)
3) It’s okay.
by rightcenterfielder on Dec 11, 2008 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
“Hey, I’ve got an idea; why don’t we fill a Pop Tart with nasty meat?”
Sergio Romo: striking out professional hitters since 2005.
1) A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon
2) Julie’s Kitchen (Montgomery and Pine)
3) It’s ok
Speed, defense... and an almost fanatical devotion to getting picked off.
Spot of Bother...good book. Also check out Curious Incident.
Other favorite authors: Douglas Coupland, Dave Eggers…
Giants: World Series Champions...in 2011.
by Giants_Junkie on Dec 12, 2008 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
1) Final Fantasy VI – There’s a lot of text to read.
2) pasta with turkey meatballs and some sort of peanutty sauce
3) Sure
FF6 YEAH
I love that game
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Since we’re on a mini-RPG track here, I beat Fallout 3 last weekend. Great game but the ending was kind of lackluster. I’m going back through it right now as a melee/unarmed good guy with speech skills,
/deer head
Bay City Ball
I got burned out on it for a bit, but I just picked it back up. I’m level 14 on my first play through, a saint run. I started enjoying the combat much more once I picked up Charon. Dude is bananas.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
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I didn’t do the Charon quest, though I did find Dogmeat half way through the game. That was pretty sweet.
/deer head
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Yeah, I still haven’t found Dogmeat, I can’t wait. For Charon, if you don’t want to kill the lady, all you really need to do is pay the guy who owns him 1000 caps. So worth it to have a character with a combat shotgun with unlimited ammo and no need to repair (worst part of the game, for me).
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
Sorry, that goes to VII. I loved X, but VII was better. I also loved XII.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
I didn't play VII until a couple years ago
I only had an N64, so VII doesn’t have the nostalgia factor for me. I was too busy enjoying the hell out of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
I couldn’t stand XII. Story was ok, but that battle system bored me and the entire game felt like a giant, endless dungeon. My roommates forced me to beat it so they could see the ending.
by Useful_Idiot on Dec 11, 2008 4:18 PM PST up reply actions
I didn’t play VII until I was in college, so there isn’t any nostalgia for me either. I played it on my PS2.
As for XII, the combat system is what I loved best about it. No longer needing to keep mashing X through battles. In XII, you can set up all your gambits and go out and wreck. Although, it kinda ruined turn based RPG’s for me. Thank god Mass Effect, Fallout 3, Oblivion, etc. exist now.
BTW, if anyone here likes Action RPGs, check out Shining Force Neo for PS2. Greatest console Action RPG ever, in my mind.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
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Sorry, have to disagree with you on that one too
The title of best Action RPG goes to Kingdom Hearts 2. Real men like Disney.
Unfortunately I’ve never played Oblivion, Fallout 3 or Mass Effect.
Btw, this discussion is way more interesting than the actual topic of this fanpost
by Useful_Idiot on Dec 11, 2008 5:03 PM PST up reply actions
KH2? Hell no, that game wasn’t half as good as the first one. The best part of the game was the intro song.
Btw, this discussion is way more interesting than the actual topic of this fanpost
TakeAGiantStepNGo strikes again!
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
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Maybe I just suck
but there were a handful of boss fights in KH2 that gave me a ton of trouble. Obviously the first was way harder, but the sequel wasn’t a cake walk.
by Useful_Idiot on Dec 12, 2008 10:34 AM PST up reply actions
Meh, I still enjoyed it. I’m looking forward to playing the Chain of Memories port for PS2 soon and KH3 even though it might be nothing like the others.
Just checked, looks like the port came out on the 2nd.
/quickly goes to amazon.
by chilibean_3 on Dec 12, 2008 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t know if it qualifies as an action RPG but I LOVED Grandia II for the Dreamcast (I’m old lol). To this day it has the best fighting system of any RPG I’ve ever played. It was a ton of fun to play.
/deer head
Bay City Ball
Never played it, but I heard great things.
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Neglectful father of David Quinowski
Oh man, I loved Grandia II. i played the heck out of that. First RPG I played where I actually wanted to get into battles. Also, Leonardo from TMNT is the main character! (Cam Clarke anyway)
Yeah, that voice is unmistakable. You’re right though, the battle system was really fun and rewarding.
/deer head
Bay City Ball
Also, a shout out goes to the other awesome Dreamcast RPG: Skies of Arcadia. It was a breath of fresh air from the melodramatic and moody RPGs that popped up over the years. I could never finish the game though because my disc was defective. The game would freeze everytime I faced the penultimate boss. :/
I always wanted to play that… did they ever end up releasing a PS2 port? Or I guess I technically have access to a gamecube as well…
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Maybe I’ll have to look into smuggling the GC back East in January.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Or just stealing the Wii, which my brother never plays anyway.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Your brother is a fool!
jk.
I’m noticing a high number of RPG LOVERS posting on the INTERNET.
I’M GOING TO GO MAKE A GRAPH ABOUT THIS
/deer head
Bay City Ball
hahaha. It’s sort of sad that one of my first thoughts was “ooooh i wanna see” and that I later realized there would be no such graph…
by lincypoo i wuv u on Dec 12, 2008 1:37 AM PST up reply actions
That stinks, Skies was a great game, too. I loved the airship battles. I’d love to play RPGS again but most of them don’t appeal to me these days. Everything seems to be a FF7 rip-off. Whiny dudes with spikey hair and such.
/deer head
Bay City Ball
behind the times...
I just started playing FALLOUT 1! I didn’t want to miss any backstory. Also, I am cheap. Fallout1+2+tactics = $15.
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
I doubt anyone’s still reading this thread, but Fallout 1 & 2 are amazing. I’ve played each of them through at least a half dozen times. I only played tactics for about an hour, then gave it up. I did not like it.
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I'm not really a gamer...
But I LOVED FF VII. I recently beat it again last summer, and now my roommate just started playing it again.
I’ve heard rumors that they could be making an updated version, although that could be complete crap. Anybody know anything about that? I might buy a PS3 just for that game if it came out.
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by stealth snail on Dec 11, 2008 5:11 PM PST up reply actions
I think that’s the perpetual rumor. I’m sure it will happen some day though and it probably will be a disappointment. Star Wars wasn’t better when it was remade.
BTW, Final Fantasy games will now be coming out on both PS3 and XBox 360, so you could get either.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
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oops
Bad wording on my part. I actually meant crap as in the merit of the rumor, not the game. You could be right though; it definitely would be hit or miss if it came out.
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by stealth snail on Dec 11, 2008 5:49 PM PST up reply actions
I’ll be first in line to get it, but my expectations will be lowered just in case.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
If not for nostalgia I would pick 9 but since 7 was my first, I have to pick that one like everyone else.
by lincypoo i wuv u on Dec 11, 2008 4:21 PM PST up reply actions
MATERIA SYSTEM
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
You really can’t go wrong with any Final Fantasy game. I’ve loved them all except VIII which I never really got into.
VIII was rough. It was punishing to make your characters stronger. Fuck the draw system. I remember a day where I ran around with No-Encounters equipped, just drawing high level magic from two islands to make my characters stronger. I was happy to be done with that game.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
I played through VIII once where you don’t level at all for most of the game (you use the Card ability to turn all the enemies into cards which means no EXP and you can turn the cards into magic so you don’t have to spend any time drawing magic) and then in theory once you got to a certain point, you’d level up massively with stat boosters on and end up maxing everything out.
It was actually kind of fun, albeit very tedious. I got bored somewhere on Disc 3 though.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Yea, I played probably four or five hours and just lost interest. I may not have given the game a fair shot, but every other Final Fantasy I’ve played immersed me right from the start of the game. This was years ago and I would probably be willing to give the game another shot now, but I traded it with a friend for Zelda: Majora’s Mask.
I love FFVIII just for Eyes on Me.
Still in despair.
BRING BACK MARMOL!
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
by Zetsuboushita on Dec 12, 2008 1:21 AM PST up reply actions
by the way, Natto, I took your recommendation of Taiwain Restaurant on Clement from that restaurant thread way back. Good stuff, love the dumplings and potstickers
by FluLikeSymptoms on Dec 11, 2008 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
Natto, do you know if they are going ot release 6 on the DS? Playing ff4 DS right now and its awesome.
I can haz homerunz!
1) Books for school. :-( I hope to get reading a book when I get home though.
2) Arby’s
3) Never actually tried real pomegranate juice probabaly, but I liked eating pomegranates.
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Actually..
I’ll probably pick up and finish Off The Wall: Death In Yosemite when I get home. My dad got that for Christmas and I tried to read it all when I was visiting but never finished it.
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1. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein—A great dog book that was a gift from a
friend to help me get over the loss of Professor Griff who we had to put down after
16 years a few weeks ago. RIP Griff.
2. Some antibiotics that warned me to take them with food, but I ignored. Mistake.
3. If by pomegranite juice you mean single malts—yes, I do.
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
1) High Crimes (about climibing 8000m peaks, especially Everest)
2) Italian Sausage sandwich from Vesuvios in Santa Clara
3) I like beer.
High Crimes
Interesting?
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Suggestion:
High Adventure by Sir Edmund Hillary
I have a signed copy. Sad day when he died
by Useful_Idiot on Dec 11, 2008 4:01 PM PST up reply actions
I'll have to pick that up.
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Someday I'd like to be
Mountain climbing, that is. If you mean rock climbing, like El Capitan, then no thanks. Although Jack Osborne made it to the top of El Cap, and that makes me feel bad about myself.
by Useful_Idiot on Dec 12, 2008 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
I'd like to be as well.
I’m more of a scrambler at this point. Would love to do some Class 3 stuff this coming summer. My dad and I still need to do Mt. Whitney and probably at this point it’s a Mountaneer’s Route climb just to get it over with in a day.
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1) The Code Book by Simon Singh
2) Sugar Cookies from the grocery store (the ones that are all shortening and sugar)
3) Sometimes
by paboperfecto on Dec 11, 2008 3:09 PM PST up reply actions
1) Just finished rereading Catch 22. Best book ever.
2) Burger.
3) Love it, even though I don’t like pomegranates. I’m weird.
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
Just finished rereading Catch 22. Best book ever.
seriously.
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by The Gene Hackman on Dec 11, 2008 3:39 PM PST up reply actions
1. The Templar Revelation (The book all the theories of the Da Vinci Code was based on)
2. Croissant Sandwich with turkey and mustard
3. Hate it. It’s the worst thing ever.
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by AndYourBirdCanSing on Dec 11, 2008 3:25 PM PST up reply actions
You’re the worst thing ever! >:(
And check out Holy Blood, Holy Grail if you’re into wacky Knights Templar stuff.
/deer head
Bay City Ball
I definitely am into The Templars and the Freemasons and all so thanks!
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by AndYourBirdCanSing on Dec 11, 2008 3:37 PM PST up reply actions
Along those lines...
I highly recommend Rat Scabies and the Holy Grail.
Scott McClain: Great story, no place on the 2009 Giants.
Rat Scabies, the drummer from The Damned?
by biff pocoroba on Dec 16, 2008 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
Check out The Coming Global Superstorm if you’re into any other conspiracy theory/strange things/whatever you want to call it stuff. Part theory explaination with facts and stuff part story of what happens. It’s what The Day After Tomorrow was based on. (very liberally at least).
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That movie was awful but I’ll give this a shot.
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by AndYourBirdCanSing on Dec 11, 2008 3:37 PM PST up reply actions
Movie was awful.
But the book was…interesting? I dunno I raed it mostly because it was written in part by Art Bell.
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Yes!
1) “Why We Suck” by Dennis Leary
-funny, but unoriginal
“Batman: Hush” by Jim Lee and Jeff Loeb
-effin awesome. Jim Lee is the man
2) Spaghettios
3) No
by Useful_Idiot on Dec 11, 2008 3:59 PM PST up reply actions
1) The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich, and The Third Man by Graham Greene.
2) An apple and an orange. (a very atypical lunch for me though).
3) I love the Pom pomegranate/cherry. Of course it’s the cherry part that I like best though.
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I don't understand Graham Greene
I’ve tried reading a couple of his books, but I never have any idea what he’s getting at. I consider myself pretty well read, too. I don’t know what it is, but I always feel like there is some big idea in every one of his books, but I can never figure it out.
by Useful_Idiot on Dec 11, 2008 8:02 PM PST up reply actions
Wow
Graham Greene is one of my favorite writers. I don’t know what else to say in response, except that as with most of my favorites, he has the ability to transport me to the places he writes about. And beyond that, I find incredible truths about human nature in exquisitely beautiful phrases.
Although, what I’m reading now, The Third Man, was written as a screen treatment for the movie, and then turned into a novella. That makes it a little different from most of the other things I’ve read.
Still, I am at a loss.
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1. Some lame history book for just 1 more day! Then back to count of monte cristo after a several month hiatus.
2. Pasta with A1 barbeque sauce, anything edible is made even more edible with A1
3. No! Too acidic. Or at least it is post-expiration. It made me pee red. I thought it was blood, or that I get a condition only women get. Stupid pomegranate juice scared the hell out of me.
by lincypoo i wuv u on Dec 11, 2008 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
Note to people:
Don’t drink about 5 Pomegranate Rock Stars. You have red Butt Pee.
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If my piss was red
I’d start crying, right there in the bathroom.
by Useful_Idiot on Dec 11, 2008 8:05 PM PST up reply actions
Just another Thrusday
1) Liars Poker and The Black Swan
2) Barbacoa Burrito…. First burrito since I got back in the country
3) Love it. I think it is best mixed with blueberry juice. As an aside, Pomegranate seeds (?) are great in salads with goat cheese.
Someone get Damon Minor's agent on the phone stat!
by fanofvanlandingham on Dec 11, 2008 4:49 PM PST up reply actions
1) On the Road (he actually just left SF), and lots of textbooks
2) scrambled eggs. I was originally gonna make sunny side up, but the yolks broke in two of the three eggs
3) Yeah, but most of the stuff you get at the store is watered/sugared down. The real stuff is like a soury syrup, and is generally expensive. Its actually pretty fun to make though.
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by stealth snail on Dec 11, 2008 5:17 PM PST up reply actions
Hmmm
1) Don Quixote de la Mancha!
2) some loose change i found in my pocket
3) My tummy hurts.
by Giant Voodoo on Dec 11, 2008 6:12 PM PST up reply actions
I always thought it was..
“Donkey Hoetay” when I was a kid.
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"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
It's all Mr. Rogers' fault.
He had a puppet named “Donkey Hodie” on his show. Years later I thought it was strange that some guy named Cervantes was ripping off Mr. Rogers.
Scott McClain: Great story, no place on the 2009 Giants.
It’s a great novel. Hilarious, and yet very enlightening. I just finished reading Emma and Don Quixote was way better.
by Giant Voodoo on Dec 11, 2008 9:54 PM PST up reply actions
1. 2666 by Edward Bolano.
2. skipped and studied for my 3:00 final instead.
3. nope.
Mischievously implosive purple pitching staff.
by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Dec 11, 2008 6:27 PM PST up reply actions
yeah, I didn't vote on that new rule
And I refuse to abide by it!
by FluLikeSymptoms on Dec 11, 2008 9:26 PM PST up reply actions
1) Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. I’m not enjoying it much, but I figured if I finish it people will stop telling me I’ve got to read it.
2) Cheeseburger from the company cafeteria. Much better than that sounds.
3) It’s okay. I’d prefer an Odwalla strawberry-banana.
Scott McClain: Great story, no place on the 2009 Giants.
i am reading
an article for class: “The Fourth Wave of Democracy and Dictatorship: Noncooperative Transitions in the PostCommunist World.”
and i ate a philly cheese steak sandwich. not so hot about pomegranate juice..
LiNcEcuM and cAiN R STUDS
hahaha I would completely freak out if I ran into my teacher on the internets
by lincypoo i wuv u on Dec 12, 2008 1:42 AM PST up reply actions
omg
I laughed so goddamned hard right now for the wrong reasons
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
You think Cain will stick around after another year like 2008? He will want out whenever his contract is up. The Giants are going to ruin this kid.
Sports are man's last refuge from the insanity of life.
by TakeAGiantStepNGo on Dec 11, 2008 1:53 PM PST reply actions
for the record
we have him under contract for two more seasons with a club option for 2011. So even if he wanted out we get him for three more years. By then we should have a decent enough offense that he’s winning a lot more than losing and he’ll be happy sticking around and pitching back to back with Timmy in the playoffs.
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
1. Dreams from my father
2. School lunch – mac and cheese, salad bar, apple slices
3. Not much experience with pomegranate juice but yeah I think it’s ok
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
SFGate.com called
And they want their angry, vaguely incoherent, invective-spewing commenter back.
My plans for 2009: getting married and attending Tim Lincecum Bobblehead Day.
by Kitspool on Dec 11, 2008 1:54 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
correction
sfgiants.com is the one that called. Those people are nuts
by Useful_Idiot on Dec 11, 2008 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
For some reason, I’m imagining Matt Cain with a jetpack or something yelling, “GOODBYE MOTHERFUCKERS!” and, idk, blowing up AT&T Park or something as he flies away.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
He’ll need parachute pants as well.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
that’s pretty funny
"ever so cynical yet whimsical giants related signature"
by The Gene Hackman on Dec 11, 2008 2:06 PM PST up reply actions
somebody who is proficient with Photoshop get to work on this please
by FluLikeSymptoms on Dec 11, 2008 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
I would do more to it, but I’m at work ATM, so I probably shouldn’t.
by Natto on Dec 11, 2008 2:21 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
I’ll be a better mole than the one on the inside of your left thigh!
Molina's gonna test his arm...
by Victorious Secret on Dec 11, 2008 2:30 PM PST up reply actions
nongameday image winner 2008-2009
you don’t even need to vote
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Dec 11, 2008 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
green!
just in time for the holidays
by rightcenterfielder on Dec 11, 2008 4:41 PM PST up reply actions
On a related note, I’ve noticed that flagging comments turns them red. I don’t know if that shows up for both mods and non-mods though.
I’ve never seen a red comment, probably just mods. If you’d like, I can say something really rude/offensive to find out for sure.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
ADIOS MOTHERFUGGERS
THIS IS FOR SAYING I SUCK!
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 11, 2008 2:27 PM PST up reply actions 6 recs
YES EXACTLY
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
This is the greatest thing I’ve ever seen.
/half exaggeration
Adopted son of in limbo Brad Hennessey. Beloved for a stolen base much like Dave Roberts
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Dec 11, 2008 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
Wow
I can’t believe I’ve never seen the similarity
by Useful_Idiot on Dec 11, 2008 3:51 PM PST up reply actions
2009 Giants marketing campaign
Lincecum and Cain Kill the Blue Meanies
by rightcenterfielder on Dec 11, 2008 5:41 PM PST up reply actions
IRL
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 12, 2008 8:26 AM PST up reply actions
haha!
or he is the main character in a first person shooter on legendary level with lots of big guns but a total lack of available ammunition…its like he is running around trying to save the universe with only his punching ability
i adopt brian sabean... take that dramatic irony!
by Headhunter Rollins on Dec 11, 2008 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
Give me a minute
I swear I’m gonna think of a game to match that description
by Useful_Idiot on Dec 11, 2008 3:52 PM PST up reply actions
Resident Evil 4!
Except it’s 3rd person
by Useful_Idiot on Dec 11, 2008 3:52 PM PST up reply actions
Cain says goodbye
when he hangs up the phone.
by rightcenterfielder on Dec 11, 2008 1:55 PM PST reply actions
Have a good day.
Sports are man's last refuge from the insanity of life.
by TakeAGiantStepNGo on Dec 11, 2008 1:55 PM PST reply actions
It's ok.
You made your way back to a 1:1 ratio!
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
SEED TILL YOU BLEED!
The bases were drunk, and I painted the black with my best yakker. But blue squeezed me, and I went full. I came back with my heater, but the stick flares one the other way and the chalk flies for two bases. Three earnies! Next thing I know, skipper hooks me and I'm sipping suds with the clubby.
1. This crappy post
2. Chicken Sandwich from Blue Fog
3. I like pomegranate juice, but I hate the price.
The bases were drunk, and I painted the black with my best yakker. But blue squeezed me, and I went full. I came back with my heater, but the stick flares one the other way and the chalk flies for two bases. Three earnies! Next thing I know, skipper hooks me and I'm sipping suds with the clubby.
1. consider the lobster
2. 4 cheese penne from Chez Carla
3. i like lemonade, myself
"ever so cynical yet whimsical giants related signature"
by The Gene Hackman on Dec 11, 2008 1:59 PM PST reply actions
I'm afraid of question marks.
Or am i!
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Are those guys watching Goofus on America’s Got Talent??
The bases were drunk, and I painted the black with my best yakker. But blue squeezed me, and I went full. I came back with my heater, but the stick flares one the other way and the chalk flies for two bases. Three earnies! Next thing I know, skipper hooks me and I'm sipping suds with the clubby.
I love how random this is
I’m pretty sure that Stephen Colbert, The Silver Surfer, and Ehud Olmert have never been in the same picture before.
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
Diversion with a purpose:
I think, come tomorrow morning, I’m going to be in need of home remedies for the common cold. Any suggestions?
zicam
it’s clinically proven!
"ever so cynical yet whimsical giants related signature"
by The Gene Hackman on Dec 11, 2008 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
It’s also a great way to lose your sense of taste and smell permanently…
Proud father of Eric Surcamp!
link
http://www.youhavealawyer.com/side-effects/zicam-lawsuits-smell-taste.html
Proud father of Eric Surcamp!
NOW you tell me.
thanks for the heads up
"ever so cynical yet whimsical giants related signature"
by The Gene Hackman on Dec 12, 2008 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
1. exercise, get your blood flowing and the rest will follow
2. get a humidifier and crank it up
3. make your own chicken noodle soup
4. lots of sleep…watch anything with neil degrasse tyson and itll put you right out
or
drink a lot and youll think your cold is just a hangover
i adopt brian sabean... take that dramatic irony!
by Headhunter Rollins on Dec 11, 2008 2:10 PM PST up reply actions
Alcohol, and tons of it. If you’re congested, snort some wasabi.
Good luck!
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
That could hurt, depending on who wins the coin flip.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
it could hurt without the proper protection.
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 11, 2008 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
TAGSNGo, do your parents know your using their computer?
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
I think we need to start LoLBococks
The bases were drunk, and I painted the black with my best yakker. But blue squeezed me, and I went full. I came back with my heater, but the stick flares one the other way and the chalk flies for two bases. Three earnies! Next thing I know, skipper hooks me and I'm sipping suds with the clubby.
Things that probably shouldn’t be GISed.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
Oh god there are a few..
But at least I was lead to the magical new world of LOLCows!
Fail having cheezburger spelled wrong.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
pretty much sums it up
"I didn't know (after seeing a spectacular over-the-shoulder catch) whether to shit or go blind." - Former Giants Outfielder Harvey Kuenn on Willie Mays
by stealth snail on Dec 11, 2008 5:21 PM PST up reply actions
On a somewhat-but-not-really related note
Doing a GIS for “cain lincecum” gets you a bunch of McCovey Chronicles links. I’m proud of us.
OTOH
AAAAAH WTF
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
oh great
now I’m gonna have nightmares
by rightcenterfielder on Dec 11, 2008 4:38 PM PST up reply actions
What’s with the phallic pink building on that t-shirt?
The bases were drunk, and I painted the black with my best yakker. But blue squeezed me, and I went full. I came back with my heater, but the stick flares one the other way and the chalk flies for two bases. Three earnies! Next thing I know, skipper hooks me and I'm sipping suds with the clubby.
is that
the capital?
I don’t know why the furry version of matt damon would be wearing a US Capitol muscle shirt, but hey, I’m all for artistic vision.
Mischievously implosive purple pitching staff.
by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Dec 11, 2008 8:33 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t see any buttpee images that link here. We’ve still got a long way to go.
by lincypoo i wuv u on Dec 11, 2008 4:32 PM PST up reply actions
Another great thread. TakeAGiantStepNGo = gold.
But how did this not get that’s-what-she-saided?
The Giant way my ass!!!
what she said was “The Giant ass my way!!!”
by FluLikeSymptoms on Dec 11, 2008 7:52 PM PST up reply actions
You can "The Giant way" Bobby
You can “The Giant way” all night long…..
Adopted Giant: Aaron King
Wearing the crown by 2011. Or at least the LOOGY hat
in case you missed it
This guy:
Talks to this guy:
Adopted Giant: Aaron King
Wearing the crown by 2011. Or at least the LOOGY hat
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