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Open Thread: NLCS Game Five (cont.)

5-1 Phillies after 6, as the Dodgers are gasping for air and Rafael Furcal is trying to become invisible.

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Anyone else think Manny is corking his bat?
A song comes to mind now.
It always does.
VIVAAAA
It was John Mellencamp.

Check it out!

AHH!!!!!

dont even mention that commercial here.

Okay, just to take your mind off of it...

A llllllllllllllllllllegacy of excellence!

Stupid reply button. WORK!!
Maybe you should toss it down the stairs
QOTM

That’s 3, #14fan

I thought it was a good thing the computer survived.

You want me to kill that too?

{crash}

I just keep looking at Leanne's picture

she’s so adorable.

You miss your assistant, don't you.
Aw dammit, I had forgotten about that

Thanks! :P

I figured it out.

That show needs more Ryan Sweeney. Yes. I miss that boy.

Its my opinion,

That PR should make the costumes for the next hazing.

Heck yes.

That one drag queen challenge comes to mind.

Pink sequined sailor suits, anyone?
(and NO oversized belt this time)
They would all need funny names like Hedda Lettuce or Anita Greencard.
They should do a rookie hazing day challenge!
THAT would be awesome!

But they’d prolly do the Yankees. :-(

mmmmmm sweeney. I miss him..just not as much as i miss greg lol

Awwww Ryannnnnn

I indeed miss him terribly. I also noticed that my cube wall has no Ryan. That’s awful. I will have to acquire some.

wow..its getting sad in here

I just miss the A's in general

Especially since Billy Beane is manager, and we won’t recognize the team come spring training. My poor unicorn…

Did I miss something?
No.

I’m just predicting the inevitable.

When did he drop the general?

Did he make a bet with Geren and lose?!

i hate not recognizing the team. but i usually fall inlove with all the new random people

You might need to change your screen name next year.

nooooooo i would be so heartbroken…but i like gio….lol

Well, that was fast.
That's what she said.

lol nooooooo i wont change it that fast. i can’t do that to greg

HEY! You know Gio is my new bf.

HEY..back off. I want him AND greg lol

I'm willing to share.

Pillow. Fight.

Where's mikev?

Somebody go check if he’s passed out on the floor.

is he drinking with you?
Nah, my booze is too low class for him.
Lite beer, huh?
It's all about drinkability.
I'll take the hose water

kthnx.

hose water..works for me

He didn't say "hoe's" water.

{runs} ;)

oh my mistake. Sorry..guess you can’t drink me…

Careful

don’t want you to hurt yourself running.

No hose, no runs, no errors.

can’t run from me..i move fast

Psh, I started the pillow fight thing

mikev is responsible for everything else.

ooooooh pillow fight…get in your jammies ;) lol

ok. we can share : ) that was easy enough

i bet daric is giving ryan enough love

You mean staplehead?
I wonder how they're dealing without each other.

If I were Dale, I’d cry.

they are on the webcams actually…

McDonald is built like Manute Bol
Decongestants are really kicking in and making me sleeeepy. Wonder if I'll miss much?
In my day we had congestion and liked it
I'm hungry. Again.

Maybe I should go eat dinner.

I didn't burn mine tonight.

Hold the applause.

I'm impressed

I’ve burnt my fair share.

I read that as "Hold the applesauce."

I was confused.

It starts with disdain, then goes right into confusion.
Nice. Victorino saves another Dodger error.
Okay, that's pretty classless

The fans are cheering because that throw hit Victorino flush on the chest.

Yeah, can't they just stick to leaving early?
uh, what did you expect, it's LA
Frankly, I'm surprised they were paying enough attention to notice
This thread is not up to our usual standards, even with ilovegregsmith
Yeah, we're totally Furcaling it.
It lacks bite, I agree.
Who was I arguing with about Rich's thighs last night?

Anyways, it looks like I was wrong

i'm not sure what you're talking about, but that is one link i refuse to click on.
I clicked on it. I couldn't resist.
Was it...bad?
Was it...worse than Detroit?
Don't lie

you clicked it.

I'll not be getting that image out of my mind anytime soon
Me.
Were you pro-thigh or anti-thigh?
Oh my!

The thighs of Rich Harden! Definitely pro!

I was impressed with them myself.

Heh… She mentioned his thighs are too thick for him to be considered as thin as Huddy – I agreed that they once were but they’re thinner now – But that photo is from May and they indeed look up to par there

Thanks for the confirmation, haha!
You know I have to investigate these things :)
and we are all very thankful for that!
I have to go eat dinner before I collapse

it’s only slightly burnt, thank you. 67MARQUEZ, keep me posted!

okay, back to the game. aye yai yai 5-1
Mike Winters appears to have a fair amount of money

on the Phillies tonight.

Or he just wanted to see the look on Kent's face
26 pitch inning

This is probably not the right thread to post that in though.

What's an "inning"
Yeah this is the Project Runway thread.

It would help if this game was slightly less boring.

Watching game with Stones' "Out of Time" playing in the background. Sorry LA.
I hope it's the version from the UK Aftermath LP...er CD...er iPod...er...
It's from the London singles release. I heard it on Life on Mars last week and couldn't get it out of my head.
indent
Ah the alternate version...amusing but less poignant
Time for Top Model!

Okay, I’m not really that excited about it. Kind of, though.

Now I’m confused.

About what?
Girls.

Sigh.

I'm convinced that I was a guy in my pastlife.
Homosexual or heterosexual?
I wish I knew.
Bisexual

I knew it!

Is it wrong that I'm excited by this
it doesn't take much, does it?
A pulse.

Usually.

Why that?
I said usually!
You did.

Someone’s cranky.

Man, I remember when mine was two. It was really like having two kids at once.

The 5 year old is being good, at least.

He came home early with a fever though.

Having 2 sick kids is the best EVAR.

I can only imagine.

Enjoy those years though. THE BEST.

oh they totally are, don't get me wrong.

It’s just that 2 straight hours of non-consoleable screaming make you want to gouge your eardrums out with an icepick or something.

But it’s awesome.

Screaming aside, you’re blessed.

Ah hell, even with.

Her excitement. Then not. Then kind of.
I cause conflicting feelings in myself too.
It all happened so fast. Very traumatizing.
I've lost interest.

It got to be too much about Tyra.

Tyra is really dramatic.

I hate it when she says “And the next name I’m going to call… is…” Just say the name already!

I thought we were watching PR, not ANTM
I actually have never watched PR.

And ANTM is a rerun tonight, anyway. Just checked.

Check it out!
Is it on now? What channel?
Bravo, and yes
Haha, Leanne just dropped the "Holly Hobby" reference

love it.

Stop!

Pacific time, sista!

Oh jeez

I figured it was on at 11 so it could be 10pm Central, etc. It’s just on ultra late for no damn reason? WTF?

They show it again right after.
Haha!

No more spoilers please!

Don't do it.
Maybe I will. Maybe I won't.

i agree with you there!

with who?
I agree with using the REPLY function!
AGREED.
He's alive...

err.. awake.

He's alive.
barely.

Have a 2 year old melting down as we speak. He finally just quieted down a bit and is falling asleep.

Have the Angels been scouting him?
I hope not. If so, I'm definitely hiring Scott Boras.
I wonder if ostrich tastes like chicken.

i hate them. an ostrich tried biting me at the zoo. Ill roast one up and see if it taste like chicken!

I'm told it tastes more like bison
i was attacked by a swan in Hawaii
I'm told they're not very delicious

that is pretty scary! very intense!!! did you fight back?!

I ran like hell. there are pictures. Its actually quite humorous.

oooooooooh that’s awesome! I would have run too! Geese scare me. I’ll run from them! One of the kids I nanny for got to close and one snapped at her..so she punched in the head and told it NO BITING!

Did it catch you?
I'm an ex-gymnast...i did a leap over the rope that I wasn't suppose to go behind.

thats impressive. wiiiiiiiiicked awesome

Was there a Komodo dragon on the other side?
WE WANT TEH PIKSHURS.
That's worth a scan and post.

I need to find them. I’m quite sure it was before I had a digital camera. Stay tuned.

I lied! I do have them digitally. These are priceless.

Working on posting now….

You aren't a Visigoth by any chance, are you?
I heard it tastes like beef.
More like really lean beef, or bison

It’s really, good, actually

Hey my laptop is screwing up. It won’t let me do anything right. I hate it!

join the club

Nick told me to throw mine down the stairs. Maybe it’ll work for you.

Okay, Faily McFailerson.

Time for a little redemption, huh?

Utley just showed how not to fail

take notes Furcal.

I know a woman named Felly
Does she smell like jelly?
I haven't gotten close enough to ascertain that
Well you have some homework.
You wouldn't say that if you saw her
That bad, eh?
She's a 70+ year old retired bank teller

and not a very nice person.

Then I bet she smells like peanut butter.
Well she probably eats at Country Waffles then

it’s settled, she smells like breakfast.

oh man I love country waffles
So do the 65+ crowd
Is this another blind taste test?
wouldn't it be blind smell test?

Or does he have to eat her to find out if she smells like jelly?

Wrong path . . . oh noes!
It's a complicated exam, so yes.
Yuck

I’d rather remain celibate. I want to be the first 50 year old virgin.

wow…question of the night

What's the question of the night?

Too many words. I’m confused.

Your question about the smell test
BTW, that's Number 4 on QOTM.
Yep, but this is going to be a link

I’m too lazy to copy and paste all of this over

Come on

You want Jennifer’s to be BETTER than yours?

Gotta do the work.

Fine. Copy and paste it is.

That’s the spirit!

I'm back. What's this about ostriches tasting like bison?
We're having a blind taste test
That sounds fun!!!

But some people’s taste buds suck. Big hairy animal vs. Fluffy bird. They can’t tell the difference?

Keep your mouth guard IN your mouth, Manny!
Where was he putting it?
He kept putting it in and out of his mouth.

Ideally, I wouldn’t even know he had a mouth guard, if it stayed where it belonged.

What's happening in the game?

is it over, or did everybody forget about it?

What game?

…Oh it’s the top of the 9th.. 5-1 Phillies.

It's still on, but it's been over for a while.

Still 5-1 Phils.

theres a game?! i knew i was missing something

top o ninth ho hum
Bottom,

now.

Oh, your turn?
You're killing me tonight.
I saw my Dad today.

He rubs off.

that was way too much info..thanks alot..

Our Dads are very much alike.
You may be long lost siblings separated at birth
That's really your dad's private business, isn't it?

exactly..everyone likes rubbing things…but to mention your dad and rubbing..come on now

Wow that came out quite wrong, huh?

suuuuuuuure. of course you meant NOTHING by that right?!

{adjusts halo}

Oops, wrong again.

yeah you are about as innocent as me over there. nice try anyways!

Innocent checking in!

Haha!

Ohhhhh! We want the butts! Gotta have those butts!

butts?! YAAAAAAAAAY

Why do women love butts so much?
They're fabulous!

alot of guys really don’t have butts..so when you see a nice one..mmmm

ok so they have them..but they are flat and that ain’t cute!

Big butts or anything close are a complete turn off for me.
Aw

You must not be counting down the days til Recker makes the bigs, unlike me

Because you do.
guys like butts too.
TWIS!
I don't think we're as focused on them though.
Well, you have other things (that you can see while the person is clothed) to focus on

We really don’t

you like mine

ugh that was for steve lol

Yahoo/AIM/ICQ
Sorry, it overflowed into the thread.
I hate when that happens.

lol atleast you understand

Or if you're really crazy, a phone.
Long distance.

I’m not paying for that shit.

hell no

ill see you when i get to cali

Get the box

I’ll pay for shipping.

lol i expect a pillow when i get there

for fighting

What is this 1972?
I wouldn't know

i wasn’t born yet.

I'm sending my dad after you.

was it your dad who rubs things off? watch out!

me either. 1985 for me
that's how closely i am paying attention
Last three outs to come.
The suspense is killing me.

I hope it’ll last.

i am just ready for the Rays game to be honest.

It was only a matter of time.
SHUT UP ABOUT GIBSON

REALLY? WAS THAT NECESSARY?

damn , they showed that retard gibson hr
Oh!

Fuck that!

Fuck you, Fox. Fuck You.

The t.v. is now off.

I’ll turn it on when it’s safe again.

Tomorrow sometime I assume.

They broke the teleprompter and it’s stuck on the word Gibson, it’s all they keep saying over and over.

No they did not.
Do NOT want to see Gibson HR ever again

one of the best reasons I can give for rooting for the Phillies in the NLCS

Is the replay over?
Yes...OK yes
Thank you.

And, Fox? Fuck you. Again.

Hell, if they want to show dramatic homers

what about Pujols vs. Lidge?

No shit. That ball still hasn't landed.
Is the game over yet?

I need to get back to my non-baseball life at some point tonight.

You have one? Cool.
Dude, it's October.
yes, but it's not quite as fun when I can't watch it.

{Quotes Nick} FOX!!

one more out and no more dodger blue to view.
Victorino made that one interesting

Looks like he almost fell over.

Call it a hunch

But I say the Phils take this one tonight.

You may want to consider that another minute before committing
That's my final answer
see yah next season blue boyz! be gone.
That's it?

It’s over?

four out of five new york doctors say so.
Congrats, Phils

But you should have at least made it interesting you assholes.

Yeah!

How dare you win handily!

I really like Shane Victorino.
Just don't throw at his head
Yeah, you might bounce it
Yay Phillies!

Yuengling and Tastykakes for everyone!!

Was there a nice catch to end the game?

strikeout or anything? or was it just a boring one?

Pop-up to the catcher.

Woohoo!

Pop out to catcher.
Cupcakes in the World Series.

Who woulda thunk it?

I'm happy for him
My thought exactly.
Who's gonna win the Stairs vs. Chadford showdown?
I think Fox should lead in with that for the opener.
Everybody gets good once they leave the A's.

Sigh….

Jeremy Giambi didn't.
Zito neither
awwww i love him
Ya me too...and I'm a guy
aw how sweet! I think...
*Edit* MOST people get good when they leave the A's.

Or at least this year.

There's a QOTM below. Don't miss it.
Does anyone actually get better when they leave the A's

I guess Ludwick and Pena did, but that was 23 teams later

THIS. YEAR.
Harden and Gaudin got worse
Bwhat?

Oh that was a joke.

Its our lot in life.
Mulder?
i hope he comes back

not to the A’s…from his injury

Cupcakes, Stairs, Rollins...yeah!
Now Joe can't figure out which champagne bottle he wants.
Looking for the one labeled

“cookie dough”

QOTM
another one?!?!?!?!
It's a funny thread.

You’ve got some work to do.

It was not that good of a thread, but it did have the occasional QOTM
'Bout four or five.

She’ll find ’em.

That's a very high thread to QOTM ratio.
What a nice way to commemorate 20 years of the Dodgers breaking the A's hearts
I smiled.
I laughed.
I chuckled.
I sneezed and chortled at the same time.
What would you call that?

Snortle? That sounds like a pokemon.

while smiling, of course.

You better help me with this QOTM if you want anybody to even snicker while they read it. I’m doomed.

Nah, we'll make some shit up if we have to.

But yeah if you need a partner for your project, I’m in.

Since I pushed you a little.

Good. Now I know I have a slim chance of surviving this.
Good thing I wasn't alive to see it happen.
You weren't alive five minutes ago?
I'm a genius baby.
Blanton in the lockerroom checking out the champagne, wearing his red NL Champs t-shirt

Do t-shirts come in a “husky” size for grown-ups?

Stairs and Blanton tilt the scales toward the Phillies.

Bradford and Pena

Kotsay and somebody..

"Tilt" the scales?
get it....get it?
I was thinking "crush" the scales

But I like your thinking.

blanton is going to drink alcohol worth over $500 again

at least this time he doesn’t have to pay for it.

I've drunk alcohol that cost over $500

It wasn’t really worth it.

as long as it gets you drunk, it's doing its job :p
but you can get drunk for $10

and enjoy yourself a lot more.

Stop.
What?

Find drink deals.

Meant the stop for down below.
Figured that out

I thought I was being reprimanded :(

Not at all.
Well, I'm relieved.
I hope you washed your hands.
Man, my sides hurt from laughing tonight.
QOTM

More work for #14

No you can go back to bargain hunting
Will do, I'm drinking on a budget.
They seem so happy,

Too bad that Tampa has to kick their butt in the World Series

or Boston
It's definetly going to be Tampa
tampa!

how dare you say OR boston!

It could still happen

i don’t like how you are talking now

Are you not part of Red Sox Nation?

Not a Son of Sam Horn?

red sox nation hurts me. It does. Living in RI..so painful. Ugh Ugh

Sorry. I forgot where you lived.

Have a grinder.

mmmmmmmm its midnight. Too late for that but they are wicked awesome

And a coffee-milk

lol not wicked awesome. not to me. i know everyone here likes it but uuuuugh

they will be transformed into the FAILadelphia FAILies.

Woo GO TAAAAAAAAMPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Yes................ GO Rays

I see Philly getting their arses handed to them

Cole Hamels, you have a silly ass voice.

but congrats on MVP

I agree.

I believe the announcer also said he was the best looking 24 year old….I beg to differ.

Yeah, they haven't seen me as a 24 year old yet.

Hell I haven’t seen me as a 24 year old yet.

he isn’t the best looking but he is cute

Greg's jealous

LOL greg knows he is the best looking guy…to me. Well, he doen’t know it. He should though!

I told him.

He smiled.

haha sure thing!

i should tell him that..and so much more. hmm

Ryan Sweeney begs to differ.
lol

ryan is beautiful. boy looks like a model. but theres something about greg that doe it for me :)

He's a Dale fan?

ryan is dales biggest fan…for many many reasons im sure

i liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiike COLE

Sorry Joe, yet again.
Bye people! see you next thread!

Since apparently I have to participate now to dig out all the funny comments. GO RAYS!

You can do it!
Is she gone?

Poor thing. They’re gonna rip her to shreds. Good thing I’m not involved.

ok, I came back.

Why I am I getting ripped to shreds? Is it to late for me to chicken out, in fear for my life?

Hey!

You weren’t supposed to see that.

No, you’re good, really.

yeah, right. There goes my confidence, out the window.

I was right before; I AM DOOMED.

Sheesh

I’ll help. Add pics and stuff. They’ll love it.

oooo pictures!
Not those kind.

Gotta keep it clean.

Oh.

Well, maybe another fan post?

You're on the ground floor, aren't you?
Good luck, we're all counting on you
Marlins? Interviewer fail.
Just called the Rays the Marlins.

Good job, sir.

Have a nice 7 days off Phillies!

Why is the playoff schedule so damn spread out? Just get it over with!

What is this, Super Bowl week?

Insane.

Agreed. It's frustrating.
What's with the inspirational music?

This isn’t the Oscars, people.

"Rocky" theme
They need a new theme....Trading Places?
No, there was something before that.

It was pretty sappy.

(AN ate the rest of my comment):

It was pretty sappy.

bye everybody!
See you tomorrow

be there or be square.

This door is stuck.

Some help? A little help?

Got a problem?

Just throw it down the stairs.

People are never going to let me forget that, are they?
Never

It’s become part of ANs snappy comeback program.

Don't you mean reportoire?
Sure.

If you want to sound smarter than me.

Swan attack photos:

Here and here!

What was on the other side of the rope?

Pretty high rope by the way

Safety!
Doorknob!
Did you fart?
Only YOU would get that!
I know!

You probably posted that thinking I would get it

I have an 18 yr. old, it comes natural.
Ah, makes sense.

awwwwww LOL i love ya

WTF that didnt come out in the right place!

Who was that for?
zigfan

for the swan attack lol

Computer problems again?

Did you throw it down the stairs like I told you to?

lol no i didn’t maybe i should. Yeah, I need a new laptop wicked bad

I actually have more pictures...the progression of the swan chasing me...

but my laptop was acting up too!

right back at ya girl

and you are willing to share Gio…so..you are the best…still sharing right? i don’t mind sharing!

And to think I was just about to leave.

if sharing is what it takes to get a hottie..im happy to share

Won't get an argument from me.
haha

i am not shocked there

Wait!

You’re a hottie?

Last I checked.
even Greg?

ya know what…yes. I will even share greg..only with you though. Cause you are pretty awesome!

that means so much! thank you!

and thank you!!! those men are going to be thanking us too!

Lopsided series + too many off days = losing fans

MLB is shooting themselves in the foot

Manny Ramirez is good, but nobody is that good, he was corking his bat folks.

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