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Muggy

and that’s the perfect picture for AN at the moment.

indeed

Nice pic, Dan

They use that photo

on the cover of Taylor’s ‘Introduction to Error Analysis’. It’s important to acknowledge the errors in your measurement…

Serious question.....How long does this meta war last and where are my keys?
til the season starts.
normally.
shot storm came early this year, though.
shit.
also, spring training, not regular season.
Probably.

It’ll die down a bit before then, though. But it ain’t over yet.

worse coming.
time to retreat to the predictable memes of Twitter
shit storm coming.
#shitstormcoming
oofda.
Has the AN Meta War of 2012 hit Twitter?
dunno. don't really care all that much.
I'm too much of a twit to tweet.
I agree it'll die down

but this has changed things for a lot of us……and you still haven’t told me where my keys are.

Check the baby's crib
Let's talk about Emil Brown like it's 2008!
2008?....shit I can't remember what I had for lunch
Email!
I had an email for lunch?....that explains the gas.
hmmm....must've been spam.
I married a Hawaiian....we have plenty of Spam in the house.
Spam, huh? She likes you...
I think she likes me almost as much as Spam

but it’s close.

hmmm. stranger and stranger.
It's a weird deal....My stepmom is Hawaiian too and she loves spam as well

and white guys just like my wife.

hmmm. you're kinda....spam-like.
Yep...pink and soft
Do you scramble well with eggs?
I'm better at fertilizing eggs it would seem
another one on the way?
Christ!.....I sure as hell hope not

this one is only a little over 5 weeks old

get them all out of the way, I suppose
Maybe a couple of years from now

her body and my bank account need a little break.

I do have a little thing for girls of that persuasion.
A paper came out today about processed meats and cancer risk
Thanks Mr. Happy
It's only if you eat it daily

oh wait

She eats it at breakfast probably 3-4 times a week

I eat her a bit more if I’m lucky.

Don't think there's any cancer risk there
Good to know but I'd take the risk even if there was.
RBI MAN

The hero AN deserves.

I think that's Saber_Boy's father
Hee.

He changed it back! Kept the avatar, though.

He should have kept it

He was piling on the followers left and right

I never could figure out if I thought Salt or Pepa was hotter.
The darker haired one

Not sure who she is

push it real good!
So I guess you fuckers aren't going to tell me where my keys are
On top of the washing machine.
Hmm....I'll go check.
next to the toilet
Found the keys in my wife's purse and....wait...what...Bloom's cell number!
Hmm...I do curse and get more filthy after about 1 am it would seem.
Alright, night you guys.

God, I hope tomorrow is a better AN day.

Don't worry it will be, Dan...I won't be here....and sleep well.
I'm less tired now than I was an hour ago

I’d go for run but it’s about 15 degrees outside so instead I’ll have a cookie.

it's cold there...
Yep but it's going to be 70 on Monday
What does it mean when your sex is on fire?
that she's been eating someone else's Spam.
drink milk after it?
SPECIAL FUCKING TEAMS.
What are three words that go together?
GROCK ME NOW
Oh my
oops. GRONK.
Oh.....that narrows the field a bit.
yeah. oops. i made everyone put on their pats gear and chant things.
I'd gronk the hell out of you.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Bed: Hasn't repeated a joke in at least 20 minutes.
happy birthday to cope! yay!
Is it?.....Happy Birthday indeed then.
where is cope?
Marrying Tebow in Vegas
NO!!!! :( :( :( I OBJECT.
So does Cope

he hates Tebow more than Raiders fans do.

which is why they should NEVER MARRY. :(
pfft...hatred is a valid reason for marriage

Grandma married 6 out of 8 of her husbands out of hate.

BUT WHAT ABOUT SPITE :(
That was Mom and Dad
sadface.
pfft....they got me and Mom got 20 years for killing him so it turned out fine.
cup-cup!
hey sweetie
nice to see you. it's been an eternity.
I've been around, just not much in here
yeah. understood.
sleeping or still reading at the time of this post
My cat just stole a wheat thin, ran away to lick the salt off of it, and brought it back
It didn't have the guts to finish the job huh?....what a pussy.....cat.
Between both of my Grandma's they had....8 husbands total

only 7 of them died under mysterious circumstances….the 8th was just flat our murdered.

Perhaps I should watch the special features on the Moneyball BD soon
I got my copy of Moneyball for $5!!
Chinatown?
nope, best buy!
How?
A gun most likely
In that case, he should have a few to give away as gifts

And some marked bills

they had it on sale last Sat night/Sun morning presale for $5 for about an hour.
I've seen it twice now and I liked more the 2nd time

Miss Hawaii liked it too….mostly for the Pitt work out scenes I’m guessing.

I've yet to see it and I probably won't.

I’d end up throwing things at the tv and cursing that Beane gave all our secrets away.

I just enjoyed it as a piece of entertainment.
I was married once.
twice
three times a divorce
i was hoping that would happen. i wish you had made little musical notes, though.
Sorry I had to post fast
MAKE THE NOTES.
My dear I barely know how to type on AN.
(same) also, now i am making a FROWNING FACE. :(
One of these decades I'm going to figure this stuff out

most likely when my kids show me how.

i notice the "s" on that word.
I'm an optimist

actually Sara will probably be better on PC’s by the time she’s 5 so maybe it won’t be that long.

it sounds like you are really digging daddyhood. ♥
It's awesome

I’ve never been happier.

your happiness makes me happier
People tell me I seem more content than I've ever been

I feel like my life is where it should be and that’s a nice feeling.

I'm going to follow your blue print this summer, see where it gets me.

I have to get a hottie to fall in love with me on my holiday, right?

It worked for me

my advice….go for the lady that once you see her you know you have to meet her.

Which part of my anatomy am I listening to?
At first...the lust parts

that’s important.

you wear white both times??
fuck yeah. i look good in white.
I look good in anything
yes, you do.
though I think I prefer you in purple.
you did ruin my white shirt with the green sauce :P
...because I like you better in purple.

plus, then I got to watch you change.

Clothes just get in the way with J.
So dropping her off for a mani/pedi...did I say that right?

Lunch, shopping and then going dancing tonight and it looks like I’ll do it on no sleep.

i can't believe i am awake. i think i had two hours of sleep last night. :(

how is s sleeping?

In the past week I think I've slept maybe 20 hours.
i wish my reason were as wholesome.
Thankfully she's slept really good tonight

and I didn’t want to go into bed and wake her which I normally do by accident.

co-sleeper
We have her in her little crib right next to ours

it’s just easier right now…..soon she’ll go to her crib in her room.

this is the best possible thing at that age. ends up being easier on your lady. :)
We have it broken down where between when she goes to bed and 1am

I take care of her and then I get my sleep between 1 and 7 am while she’s on call.

Thankfully I'm now here.
The British are coming!.....The British are coming!
Not yet, although I am horny.

Wait….what?

just think about GRONK
He does nothing for me.
fine. i'll let you think about julian edelman.
You're not the boss of me! =P

Also, NFL players don’t turn me on. I guess that’s my heterosexual side showing through.

but but but CAM NEWTON?
I swear half of the Panthers fanbase would sleep with him/let him sleep with their wife.

But no.

VINCE WILFORK.
You have strange tastes in men.
i believe you meant: "You have varied taste."
Not so varied, they all play for the Patriots.
i am only talking about FOOTBALL right now. this is a BIG DAY FOR ME.
Pats 34 Tebows 13
LOVE YOU. SO MUCH.
I really see the Pats big on this one
i have a red candle burning.
Next week when you get the Ravens

that will be a war.

i think maybe there will be a big voldemort (ravens) surprise
Tebow will win.
i thought we were friends. :(
We are, I just really dislike your team.
I...will not predict this game.

Jesus may show up.

And besides, last year I was overconfident in Jesa’s team and they failed, so I think it would be bad form to predict them winning again.

last year slayed me so sadly. i cried for so long. FUCKING JETS. :( FUCKING SANCHEZ. :(
agrd.
i can't do that again this year.
srsly.
really, honestly, I AM FUCKING SCARED OUT OF MY MIND RIGHT NOW AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I WILL SLEEP TONIGHT
Jesus haunts you.
you'd better not be saying that to me.
Remember to breathe.

Your boys will be fine. Not that you’ll take my word for it.

I'll save my more personal questions for later then.
AN might be in the dumps but the Lounge tonight has been a hell of a lot of fun.
And I've slept through it all.
Well, that makes sense...it's what March where you are?
.....yes.

Plus I was uber tired from my first week of work/the run I went on.

Soon I'm going to crash and crash hard

I need about 12 hours sleep and a day of doing nothing.

I think I have a tour of Cambridge coming up.

Although I’m yet to leave my room and find out what’s happening.

I have a tour of Bentonville coming up.
Ahoy, night crawlers.
Good evening, witch.

That’s a very nice greeting you have on.

missing you.
It is always nice to be thought of.

Gives bots strength.

For what it's worth, the feeling's mutual.

I apologize again for the tardy posts. I have been really, really out of practice.

it's a weird time.
So I see.

I think I kicked the hornet’s nest over on the offline side of things. So, I thought I might spend a bit of time here with you guys in safety while the buzzing subsides. Looking at the sidebar, however, I think I’ve stepped out of the fire and into the firepan.

i was talking about life. but yeah, here too. it's a very strange time to be alive.
Oh. Yes, that, too, I suppose.

I am confident, however, that it is nothing you cannot handle.
And handle adeptly.

merci. :)
You might be pleased to learn that I have been reading again.
did you hear that MY NAME WAS CHOSEN TO BE IN THE LAST WoT BOOK?????
Get. Out.

That was my Solstice greeting for you!!!!!!
That is unbelievable! Well, not really. ‘Cause I read about it way back in October and donated and thought to myself, "Well, if anybody I know is going to get in, it’d be you." You have the right name.
That’s awesome. Congratulations.

She does have a fantasy name.

And honestly that works whatever way you take it.

Hah
it is one of the best things EVER. seriously bouncing around like a crazy person.
also YAY TIMES INFINITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm largely jealous right now

I wish I had a better name

i want to be GREEEEEEEEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AND I WANT TO FIGHT IN THE LAST BATTLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That would be incredible.

Man, I want to read the next one now.

november. FROWNING FACE.

BUT WE NEED TO START A COLLECTIVE RE-READ

I did one last year before getting a job.

It’s something that needs to happen every now and then when new developments occur

i like to do that once a year. i'm strange.

but now we need to PREPARE FOR THE FINAL BOOK. OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am more than a little frightened at this prospect.
WE WILL CRY OVER PIE FOR A MILLION YEARS AFTER. :( :( :(
As we are dutifully bound to do.
that fucking bond. no way out. :P
I'll have to get used the weirdness again.

Case in point: Today, I received one of my Holiday Thank You Cards—the one I wrote to myself. And the last two sentences my past self wrote to my then-future-self reads, “Some bonds are unbreakable. Embrace them.”

ha. ♥ lof it.
I appreciate that you don't let missing words and poor grammar diminish your opinion of a paragraph.
LIGHTER THAN A FEATHER. :P
Story of my life.
Hi HH....how have you been?
Not nearly as happy as you must be.

Tell me, does fatherhood clash with dead sexiness or does it enhance it?

I'm a dead sexy papa now
hi.
Hi Bloomie.

How have you been?

okay, I suppose. Lots of rejection in my life lately.
How many jobs do you have going?
two.
Do you plan to get it down to one?
yeah. probably before baseball season starts.

but…I just got kicked out of my house, and the prevailing attitude is that I should go to West County, get a place where I can have a dog.

Where are you living?

do apartments take dogs?

some apartments, but thinking house in West County.
A house would be cool
it would. with a hot tub and a wood burning stove.
yes.
and a dog!
This.
(but not in the hot tub. the dog brings us towels!!!!!)
Oh, I really want to reference a scene from Hugo right now.

But I won’t.

yay!
You might really like that one.

Even if it might bring tears.

Fuck yeah

Hell I want a hot tub

Bloomie, have you considered a career in country western music?

Because, good grief.
The SR place?

yup. he decided to move his girlfriend back in.

[sigh]

And the way he told me….he started it off, “Well, she’s decided not to renew my lease…” His lease. He is not leaving….

[she owns the house]

Guuuuuuuh.

I’m sorry, buddy.

If you're working 60 hours a week I'm sure you can afford some place else, right?
true. It's more the hassle of moving, Pip.
Moving is the worst ill laid upon mankind
Do you have lots of worldly possessions to move?
not a ton. But...actually probably close to a ton with all the books.
Excuse my language, witch, but....

fuck moving.

we hates it, precious.
My advice Bloom...just give all your stuff to my ex

it worked for me on my move.

hmmm....she travel at all?
If your stuff is good I'm sure she would
Whoa!

TWO jobs?! That’s a development from the last time we spoke! That’s terrific, bloomie!

I'm working about 60 hours a week.
Bravo!

Is it rewarding work?
Or at least enjoyable?

Drug Court's one of them, so,,,,yeah.
Holy crap, that's perfect for you!

I presume it’s a permanent position? I really really hope it is.

yes. Counselor.
Huzzah!

I now have a justification for the drinking.

it is an excellent job. I love it and, yes, you're right, it's perfect for me and I'm perfect for it.
Good. Good.

So perhaps the impending move is meant to be a natural progression to a more bloomy kind of place in the grand scheme of things.

I suppose. PitA
You might feel differently on the other side of the move.
Of course.

I haven’t been here to administer polar bear chin scratches.
Who’s a good boy?! Who’s my jolly, happy, (looks at carpet) excitable good boy!!"

Forgive me. Responses are quite slow.

Out of practice.

:c missed hh again
I was surprised in Moneyball how much I liked Jonah Hill...he was really good.
Isn't he thin now?
Yep...he looks good
I wouldn't go that far.
I think he looks good and healthy

and it’s not easy losing that kind of wait so I take my hat off to him.

For some reason I have the Hulk Hogan into music stuck in my head.
I'm ready to rip off my shirt and pin The Iron Sheik.
wait, it's 2:30? wtf.
4:25 here OMG!
w/e. i was rounding UP. :(
I figured that....or that I was in the past....
also, i hate that it is already so late.
I've given in to it.
they pay me.
for their pleasure?
ribbed, for their pleasure.
Bed, for her pleasure.
i want more.
Oh...all the ladies do....well, not really.
I have ways to make you sleep, but being xthousand miles away most of them are impossible.

I could probably start reading a history text book to you though. That’d be sure to send you off to slumberland.

I'm sick...I like history text books especially the ones from Texas...who knew Jesus fought beside George Washington against that evil Brit from the Mel Gibson movie.
I love history text books too, but they send most ppl to sleep.
Since I hate history and kids it is odd I became a HS history teacher
I just hate the kids part.
It's great when you reach a student and they get it.
I'm sure it's very rewarding in it's own way.

I just wouldn’t care enough about the kids to try and reach them.

Well, I'm sure plenty of people like that still teach....they suck at it though.
I was taught by many of them.

I’m just self aware enough to know that I’d be hurting the kids so why bother going down the teaching path.

Yep I had a few

Your Dad is a teacher right?….so you know the gig.

He was, he's now a retired lecturer.
such an insane past day. and night. and now tomorrow/today is SO MUCH.
How is it having your friend here?
horrific. also, good. at times. it's just a straaaaaaaange brew right now. last night was one of the worst nights of my life.
Oh no! Oh, good. Oh no!!

Let me know if you want to talk

might take you up on that. thank you.
Always available for you.

Also, I would like to attend a pie mob if we can get one together soon. I haven’t seen important people in too long.

pie mob. in.
thinking next week hopefully? missing you all SO MUCH. needing pie mob hugging.
I'm in. Thursdays work best for me.
tentatively, fuck yes.
What happened?
i just can't type it now, but will probably say more soon. right now i just want to think about FOOTBALL. :( :) :( :) ♥
Well you have my FB account. Feel free to message me.

Although UM is probably a better bet.

thank you, sweetheart. this means a lot to me. xoxo
I won't pry, but I hope it all works out for you.
I went to a place and asked for a facial....I was a little surprised what I ended up getting.
Skin has never been softer though.
My wife is Catholic and everytime we step into a church I feel like Tebow is going to shoot lighting at me.
it's going to be three in the morning. can i get a SPECIAL TEAMS?!!?
SPECIAL TEAMS....FUCK YEAH!
thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This sounds like something Ron Rivera would have said last season.
Might be a 8-10 Diet Coke day
perhaps a 2 pack day
a couple bags of blow day
3 jars of glue day
5 hookers type of day
6 birds a chirping.....5 Golden rings
I've not had any coke all week.
Diet Coke is the only thing keeping me alive.
I'm weening myself off the stuff.

Also, diet ‘sodas’ are awful.

I got hooked in college

I was off of them but I need them now especially since I don’t drink coffee.

The ppl that I'm staying with might like me too much.

I can never get away with just a passing word, I always have to stop for a conv.

People are still up?

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

hi ya!

I loved your suggestion in iglew’s post.

I made suggestions?

I was mostly just upset

you did real good with the newcomers post welcoming thingie.
Oh! Yeah.

I certainly didn’t invent the idea. It is a good way to bring newbies into the posting circle though. It would be kinda cool if it were actually implemented here,

I thought you sounded like you knew what the hell you were talking about. I was impressed, and confused as to who stole your screenname and password.
Every now and then I stop futzing about and try to say something intelligent.

And I did know what I was talking about. At least, I had absorbed enough from people who do know what they’re talking about to pass it on and make it seem like I knew what I was talking about.

hello!
How are you doing this fine (?) evening?
Hey Zombie.
hh!

I haven’t seen you round these parts in a while

Yes yes.

Tumbleweeds gotta keep tumbling along.
How’s things?

Similar.

Work’s work. Life’s life. Had a good break over the holidays though. It’s actually kind of nice to be back into the general routine.

You know, I'm still enjoying the memory of that coli diary post you wrote.

Thanks for that, by the way.

Haha, thanks!

I do slam poetry (which generally doesn’t lend itself well to this sort of forum), and it was fun to spew a bit in that vein about the A’s, even if it was in a drunken manner.

The hell it doesn't!

It is really really fun to watch people just lay it down.
I don’t have the right rhythm for words but I love watching other people do their thing. Whenever you feel it build up, feel free to unburden yourself here. You’d have at least one fan.

It's appreciated.

I’ve had some experiences where the written versions don’t carry the same meaning as when I speak it.

Case in point: I got into the advanced poetry writing class at my college as a freshman (hard to do), so I was all excited, but everyone was real critical of my writing during the critiquing periods. However, at the end, when we were supposed to read it to the class, everyone was like “oh, THAT’S how it was supposed to read? I didn’t get that at all! That’s much better!”

So pretty much I’ve internalized that I have no idea how to communicate poetry in writing, but do a pretty decent job of it when speaking. But if people actually like it here, maybe I will consider doing a bit more (maybe even non-drunkenly!)

Oh, we'd love that.

And I say ‘we’ with certainty. I’m also perusing the meta threads and seeing some old names. And while I didn’t start posting long after the hey-day, I remember back to a time when stats pieces weren’t the only hugely rec’d posts. There was some incredible stuff by Apricot and FreeSeatUpgrade. Tons of word nerds still here though. So you’d definitely have an appreciative audience.

As to the translation from the page to the voice, well, I reckon it takes a bit of imagination to feel the words pour down, doesn’t it? The nitwits from your freshman class form, as stat-brethren are fond of saying, a small sample size. Disregard them.

Hahaha

Very good points. And nothing convinces me like statistical arguments and SSS references, so consider me sold!

No promises, but I’ll see what may come as the season progresses

Of course. Of course.

Nothing forced.
Just know you have an audience.

Would you want to see something now?

I have a (non-A’s related) thing I wrote recently and I can never tell how new poems feel.

Absolutely. Let's have it.
Ok. Offered without disclaimers.

Sometimes, I think you’re a whirlwind. Rough-hewn. Shipwrecked. Blindingly beautiful. What have you done to my body?

It is deep-set, distended, heavily breathing. Sulfur and purity and a slow ache that refuses to fade to black. I think I’m breaking. I’m making the best of it. I’m making the worst of it. I’m not sure exactly what “it” I’m supposed to be making something of. I no longer believe I’m immortal. You saw to that with one too many strolls across my eyelashes. The tension’s too heavy. What have you done to my body?

It is ground up cynicism, stitched photographs, skyscrapers and charcoal. And you kiss back too hard. Pursed Lips and Deep Breathes, the finish a death dance. We’re ripping off a band-aid, we’re taking shots. What have you done to my mind?

It is brutal, melted plastic, regret. Sandpaper and countdowns a night that lingers out of curiosity. I think I’m cracking. Spidery fingers in the asphalt. I’m unflinchingly meta. I’m tightly wound. I’m unwound. I’m frayed. I’m afraid. This is a problem. What have you done to my mind?

It is quivering, gasoline, drunk on bad decisions. I’m sorry I cut you I walk like foreboding I wonder if I’ll live to see marriage I cannot resist the vulnerable hunch of your shoulder I retract my apology. You never told me you were a hellcat. I would have run sooner. But still. right. to. you. I think I’m slipping.

You hurt like an engagement ring. A summer lawn, jumping through sprinklers where the rainbows are almost palpable. You hurt like divinity.

{applause}

Well done!!

The second to the last stanza, UM. Jeez.
Really well done.

Thanks!

It’s a common occurrence to really like new poems you write, mainly because they’re new, so it helps to share them a bit. It makes you look at them from a different viewpoint, which helps you seem them clearer I think.

I appreciate your receptiveness, definitely.

You're most welcome!

I will keep coming back to this again and again, I’m sure. As it is, some phrases are just so cool to sit and hang around.

And as always, thanks a million for sharing.

AN’s talent never fails to amaze me.

Awesome.....poetry is cool.
I might be getting a little loopy....I see Mr. Hand and he's talking to me about the weather.
weather report for foxborough, ma 5 p.m. my time.
Cold
Biblical?
Agnostic
I'm pretty sure Belichick considers himself a god....
He's damn close to a football one.
well, i know i am a goddess.
So I've been told.
so you should know. ;)
I've yet to experience it first hand. ;-)
hurry up, then. pie mob on thursday. :P
My boss is pretty cool so I could probably book the day off and have a long weekend.

My bank, however, aren’t cool.

i hate your bank.
Well banks are evil.

But they’re also smart. They know I can’t afford the plane tickets.

NOW I HATE THEM EVEN MORE.
Meh, it's not worth getting worked up over.

Although I’ll look into coming over in the summer. Depends how my calender falls and if I can live off beans and noodles for long enough to save up.

The Prestige:

Batman vs Wolverine (with a minor role for Tesla).

No wonder it was so good.

and what's her names boobs
See, it's the perfect film.
She is a hot little number.
Honestly she's not really my type, but I can see why others find her attractive.
Not Asian enough?

I love all women

See, I really shouldn't comment, ever.

Any comment I make gets taken out of proportion and used to beat me.

Put it this way: the ex that broke my heart was blonde.

That might explain it

I don’t have a type I just fall for the woman.

So do I.

Although not recently.

I will say this though.....more dark haired ladies than not for me
A fair statement
Erm, I guess me too.

This one was just special.

My first true love was blonde

she was like a young Helen Hunt….super cute.

Then it was a girl born in Mexico.....cool chick

and then off to college…and farm girls from Kansas and a stunner from Africa.

mine have been almost exclusively blonde.
Outside of that hooker in Reno and it turns out she was a he

no blondes in…..years for me.

Hmm, I guess me too actually.

Weird how your first love doesn’t always end up being your “type”

Is there a 'type'?

I mean besides someone that I think is cute and I can have a conv with I don’t look for much more.

If they make my heart skip a beat then that’s a bonus.

I know guys who always date the same type of girl
Then they're insane.
Most guys are.
Well, "type" in the sense of a "describe what a reasonably attractive girl looks like to you"

Doesn’t mean that that’s what you exclusively go for or that it’s what is even most attractive to you in practice.

Oh. Well I guess my type is 'cute' rather than 'sexy'.
Hmm....sexy for me
Well there you go then.

Smart helps too.

So being in Cambridge I should have some luck….

Oh smart is huge

it’s who they are as a person that’s the most important thing.

She looked nothing like my wife that's for sure

my wife looks more like a young Tia Carrera.

I hate you.
Most do

and my wife is way too hot to be with a goofball like me…..be funny boys….it works.

I'm hilarious.
Well, you should do fine then

also be a gentleman and listen.

Hmmmm, I appear to be rocking this checklist.

There must be a kicker.

It helps if you're dead sexy

and have a good job.

I guess I'm boyishly handsome (at a pinch)....and I have A job...
I think it happens when it's meant to

It took me until I was 36 before I met the one.

"We named the dog Indiana"...a line from the movie Hannah and Her Sisters.
of course I preferred the film Hannah Does Her Sisters.....I saw it on Cinemax
I think I'm going to begin speaking of myself in the 3rd person.
Don't you do that already?
Bed likes to talk about Bed and Bed likes to talk about Avon products
You're father to Edward Scissorhands, aren't you?
Boy that poor kid.....must have been rough during his teen years when he began to feel shall we say frisky?
Oh yes.

Hedges were probably well-maintained though.

Ha!....yep

when I was 13 our hedges went to hell…..I was uh….busy.

You wore out the Who's the Boss videos, didn't you?

At least the bits with Alyssa Milano in them.

Oh my yes

she was awesome….still is

Start pitching for an NL West team.
Ha!....she had a kid recently too I think

and Barry Zito was not involved….I think.

He's always a mystery
and not one I care to solve anymore.
i have to go to bed for GRONK. ♥
Good luck with your boys today.....sleep well.
Sleep well.

And wake.

I MIGHT WRITE CRAZY THINGS HERE TOMORROW. MY RED CANDLE V. TEBOW.

For once, I don't care if your team wins.

So I hope it does.

Cool...Copperhead Road
The Bed character is going to be so much funnier when Oz takes over the role in March.
Remember folks....AN is worth fighting for but kraut is pretty good when it's free.
I think I'm over 600 posts today.....damn I post too much.
and now 200 posts about the fact that I post too much.
hmmm

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/apa/2798728285.html

Craigslist?....isn't that where Senators go to post nude photos and pick up hookers they plan to kill?
Wait, that's restricted to Senators?
Those bastards always want all the perks.
That's Agism!
I'm Swedish myself.
Thank God(dess), we didn't have Twitter in the days when Kennedy boys were in office.
Ha!....no shit....wow

Jack Kennedy fucked anything that walked.

In fact Clinton was a lightweight compared to JFK and LBJ
My favorite LBJ story....he had bells put on the doors so he knew when Lady Bird was coming.
He was not an attractive man.
Power is dead sexy
And I don't have any, dammit.
It's really interesting that the philanderers did the most philanthropy.

Both in and out of office.

They want to give and receive love no matter what form it comes in

but the form with breasts is best.

Another difference with those across the aisle.

Seems like so many instances this past decade of conservatives involved in indiscretions involving the love that dare not speak its name.

The kind of love you get in a men's airport bathroom....not that there's anything wrong with that.
Hahaha!

Oh brother. Weird that the most vocal opponents of gay rights are the leaders who find themselves in uniquely embarrassing scandals.

Also, I thought for sure your response would include a reference to Phil Collins.
I can feel that coming in the air tonight
That's better.

I can now be sure that you’re not atti.

With me there's less pigeons and more Genesis lyrics.
Also, she has hair.
That bitch
who I miss so much

Seriously…..attijah…where are you?

I hope she's warm.
Me too....I hope she's doing well
May I just say......rawr.
My new toothpaste tastes like feet.
Strange.

This may explain why my feet taste like toothpaste.

It all starts to make sense.
What twisted webs we weave
I like President Obama but Mitt Romney is such a preppy bastard.....my polo shirt is saying vote for him.
I'd like to end with a joke but I don't know any.
So it turns out the song Final Countdown was a lie....there have been others since.
I don't know about you but when I want to shop for maxi pads I prefer to do so at Walgreens
I'll never forget Grandma's last words....

Suck it bitches.

Because of John Elway I refuse to write the number 7 by hand.
I salute you, sir.
Are we sure the Kardashashian married to Lamar Odom is a woman?
Do we care?
My wife does....she watches that show

I will say this…..if I was single and played in the NBA I’d boom shocka walka Kim 10 ways to Sunday.

This.

Hullo, Oldham.

Hi.
So I gather it's not a good time.

Best of luck to you.

Just feeling really blah this morning.

I’ve actually had a good first week at work.

But I’ve been kept busy, so I’ve not had to think about the fact that all my friends are hundreds of miles away and I have NOTHING to do on the weekend.

Although all my friends are in committed relationships, so I at least avoid being the third wheel for a time. And I’m jealous of that.

Ah, the new job in the new city.

Hear your call perfectly. First weeks are always difficult. And I have nothing more substantial to say except that time does make it somewhat better. About the rest, I am afraid, Bed is right. If you shun a city, it will shun back. Best thing to do is to jump in and see what you like.
Are the coworkers friendly? Maybe start there.

It's literally just me and my boss (and he's out half the time) in an out of the way office.

So yeah, socialising with colleagues isn’t really an option.

As for the rest well we’ll see. I’m going to explore Cambridge in a few minutes.

Well, as far places to be stuck in, that's a very good place.

Smart people without the snobbery of Oxford, no?

I don't know. I'm a Northerner.

I try to stay away from the elite types.

So far the people I’ve met have been…..so-so. Not particularly nice, but not ‘stab you in the back’.

Pubs that follow your soccer teams?
Erm, my team is barely supported where I live.

No chance there’s a Blackburn Rovers Pub in Cambridge.

Short of getting Cope to move to Cambridge, I'm out of options.
Why would moving Cope here help?
Each of you could serve as the other's wet blanket.

And he’d enjoy the weather.

it's Cope's birthday today.
Oh, well pass along the best wishes if you see him elsewhere, will you?

Cope, if you’re reading this: Have a perfectly ordinary, bacon-filled, panache-less non-birthday. I hope Tebow decapitates himself trying to throw a forward pass causing you to spray a boring, birthday beverage out of your nose.

Ha!...perfect

and I wish him all the best as well.

'Wet blanket'?

You’re going to have to explain this one.

curmudgeon.
Cope hates his own QB more than I do

he cracks me up with some of his stuff.

You ever get the feeling that you're destined to be miserable and alone?
Nope

but we’ve all had lonely times and dark times.

I'd prefer if mine were over by now.
Are you putting yourself out there?

Life doesn’t come to you…..you have to go out there and take it.

I've tried to, but I'm not succeeding.
It's a cliche but you just have to keep hitting that wall until you knock it down.
It's demoralizing. Ppl should love me.
This is corny but it's most important that you love yourself

and then most likely others will follow.

....I'm awesome.
You seem down though.
I am down.
I read up above you're away from friends

that probably explains it.

That's just to keep me distracted.

The big problem is that I wake up alone all the time and I’m sick of it.

Btw I’m not paying any of you guys for the therapy you’re providing. Just thought I’d get that out there at this stage. =P

So you need a lady?

Does it have to be a long term deal? Sometimes it’s nice to play the field a bit.

I'm geared towards the long term thing.

I don’t get much satisfaction out of playing the field.

I prefer a long term play as well

but sometimes you have to get the love that you can.

I'm also not very smooth.
It takes practice

I was awful until about 21 or so and I worked at it….the main thing is confidence and as I said being funny and nice.

Well I have the last two.
Two is enough

of course it should be said I’ve never picked up an English women….maybe it’s different.

I can't say I'm a particular fan.

Although that’s probably because I’m bitter at this stage.

I've met some over the years

but I never dated any.

Besides one, I've never longed for any of them once the relationship has ended.
"Act as if ye have faith and faith shall be granted to you.

Another words, fake it ’till you make it." – Leo McGarry, West Wing, Season 2, Episode 1

Hmm, was it 'granted' or was it 'given?'

Stupid brain.

I think you've discovered why the Lounge was first built.
It was built for Bloom
Mmhmm.

Built so he could amuse and comfort us and we him.

It was a place after the game to hang out and BS

and this was back when Bloom was on hours a day and I was here all the time and Pam and mikev were here….things have changed…..now I hit it hard and then go away for weeks and Bloom is busy and Pam is AWOL and well, you know what happened to Mike.

I am just catching up to the mikev part today actually.

But I agree wholeheartedly that the place itself means nothing without the people.

And all of us are fond of the group that first greeted us when we walked in.

So many different folks for me. But Bloomie was the first to ever say hello to me.

I lurked for about a year

and the two people who made me join were Bloom and Nico….which is why this sucks so much for me.

hmmm...maybe I should go on a power trip!
That's probably the move
YOU BETTER SHAPE UP, BED!
Don't I know it

actually with all the bombs I’ve thrown at Nico and iglew today I expect to get another email from Nico.

At least he'd be reaching out to you this way.
I answered the lock out he sent me right away

and I was in the wrong so after my 30 minute hissy fit I got over it.

Sounds like the mature course of action
Yeah it would seem I'm less dramatic than one particular fellow thought.
Mmhmm.

It’s not fun when adults are having words.

Outside of the Lounge and the baseball threads

AN is a war zone.

As long as we have Jonah,

we’ll be fine.

Yep....a lot of folks are gone

and some of us got busy….I won’t be here at all during the summer.

People have to juggle quite a lot of things.

But hopefully, everyone finds time and has the desire to drop by once in a while a say hey. Not to mention that the lounge especially is very tightly knit and connected in non-AN media as well as in the physical world. So it wouldn’t be terribly difficult to keep in touch.

It's harder for me since I live in Arkansas

so I can’t tailgate or go to the get togethers…..AN has really helped me keep my interest in the A’s and it’s because I like to hang out with you guys.

Sure.

I’ve said it before. Without the triumvirate of Bloom, Bed and Ozz, we’d never break over a couple hundred comments per night. I remember my first summer and fall we used to get up to fifteen hundred comments before eleven. And that’s when I’d show up.

Yeah we'd go through a couple threads a day back then.
I do hope the community will be enough of an appeal in itself to prevent full and total breakdwon
I worry it'll be a ghostown
That would be full and total breakdown.

You can’t start all over here. Not with the history and not with the quality of the A’s right now.

It would be hard

the ball is in Nico’s court….I hope he gets that but I worry he doesn’t.

In whatever capacity I can manage, I'll be here.

I can’t speak for anyone else. Except probably dan. Yeah, it’ll be the two of us laughing our heads off at a sequence of zero’s and one’s.

I guess Dan is out as a mod but he's in for now as a FP writer

when you lose Dan you’re in trouble because that’s a level headed smart kid right there.

[waits for compliment]
Oh Oldham...you know I'm a fan.
You look like Elijah Wood.
I'm still not sure whether that's a compliment or not.
Ask Kyli.
She probably only likes him 'cos he's a hobbit.

And again that’s a whole ‘awww he’s so cute and adorable’ thing.

It’s tough to go from that to ‘wow I want to have his children’. Or at least that’s what I’ve found.

I'm not cute....I'm a man
I might try that line.

I’m sure I’ll get laughed at.

Heh. Valid point.
It also gets you into the 'Friends Zone'.

Which is death.

Pure death

If I want to be with a woman I go for it right away….once you’re a buddy it’s over.

You also become the shoulder to cry on when their

dick of a boyfriend breaks their heart over the course of the relationship.

[shudders]

I wouldn’t wish that on anyone. Not when you like the girl.

So he's money in Middle Earth
I wish I was, I'd be rich.
Well that's depressing.
I find that hard to do here.

For some reason.
Might be just me, though.

AN helped me through a couple of rough spots

I like it because I can just let my mind go to whatever goofy place it wants and you people haven’t thrown me out yet so I guess it’s cool.

AN's always been a nocturnal destination for me.

I came for the stats and stayed for the people.

I came for the pussy.....man am I disappointed.
That cut me deep, Shrek.
You're lucky the girls are all in bed.
Girls?....on a baseball blog?
Girls?....on the Internet?
I just assumed we were all 57 year old white guys

living in our parents basement.

Of course my parents lived in Sacramento

none of us had a basement.

I'm not entirely sure that Shoes doesn't fall under that description.

But the rest have been verified by eye witnesses.

destined to be alone yes, miserable not so much
What the hell.....you know I always wanted to date a Russian girl.....never happened for me though.
a French girl too....perhaps I should move to Utah
Never say never.
Not in this lifetime
When you assume you make an ass out of you and Bob Geren.
Alright, it's sleep time for me.

Goodnight Oldham, hh and Bed.

Pleasant dreams, UM.

Have a good weekend.

Why I'm supposed to get up in 24 minutes....I can't believe Sara slept all night.
Is there a 'Rent-a-snuggle' service?
Yeah but the good ones are a couple grand an hour.
I could afford 7 hours then.
That would probably be enough
I would however be living on the street.
I'd save the money and just go to a club instead.
Y'know I've never been to a strip club.
Me either...I meant a night club
Oh I see.

Well yeah, but good luck having a conversation with music blaring.

So dance instead.....almost all women love to dance.
There's a flaw in this plan.
I'd tell any young guy....learn how to dance...it's money in the bank.
I'm not young anymore.
You're younger than me

and it’s never too late to learn.

Only if it's Crunk.
All I wanted was a dance where we could get close

and have fun.

Yep. Don't see the allure.
yeah...I don't either
I mean, I'm as enthusiastic as the next guy about the prospect of women without clothes.

But it’s not a crowd experience for me.

That and it's all a tease with no payoff....I never did get it.

and to be honest…..I like a different kind of lady.

So should I make eggs and bacon or french toast for breakfast?
Bacon and Eggs.

Why is this even a discussion.

Yeah but Miss Hawaii loves her French Toast and I want this to be her special day.
French toast and bacon.....that should work.
Then you're just wasting bandwidth 'cos your mind was already made up.

THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD BE BANNED!

I really should be banned...and wasting AN's bandwitdh is kind of my thing
'Cause he knows I'm a vegetarian.

He’s being polite.

She likes her meat....especially mine
I was so happy not knowing this.
Ha!.....sorry
That's the price I pay for hanging out in the lounge.
Yep

I really should think before I type.

Oh, this is nowhere near the worse case.

Let me just say, proceed with caution when you google something G_S has said.

Oh goodness

I’ve posted at least 20,000 worse things than my meat post…but yeah G_S can knock it out of the park…..We The Mont’

Yes, nobody can come to close G_S.
Does one night in Bangkok really make a hard man humble?
I believe it does.

Name’s Head. Murray Head.

I got beat up a lot in grade school.

I think I hear my little princess.
[comes in, wearing a pink tutu]
[pictures polar bear ballet]
so.

Has nevermoor considered this for this avatar?
Okay folks....keep the faith....have a good weekend....be well.
Fun as always, bed.

Have a good football weekend.

I think I'll be heading out now.

Bloomie, I’m sorry it’s a mixed bag right now but I’m thrilled about the job. Really really. I don’t doubt that, three months from now, our conversation will be as different and seem as ancient as the one three months ago does now. Time will make fools of us all. Fortunately, in the lounge, we’ll find people who’ll laugh at us and with us.

Therefore, considering my reading of the last few hours, I mean this more tonight than I have at all other nights combined: To your good health, AN! {drains mug} Goodnight.

hooray! today is the day!!!!!
I see rainbows is doubtful
he always is. :(
also i am SO NERVOUS.
I'm not, just wish it was snowing but the bitter cold should help.
i was hoping for a snow game, too. :(

also, i’m very worried. gronk’s last fb post this morning noted that he is “outside colorado springs, co.” now i love my gronk, but he isn’t noted as being the smartest man. he’d better be in foxboro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's hours until I can get my Tebow on.

Gotta wait for the Saints to probably beat the 49ers first. :(

prep time!!!!!
It'll be 1am. I'm a 9-5 worker bee now. I'll probably fall asleep.
sadness. :(
Indeed.

I’ve had a busy day exploring Cambridge today and I’m probably going for a run in a second.

That’s about all the energy I have these days.

i'm sorry you're going through a rough patch, sweetheart.
Thanks. I'm sorry that I have to root against your team today.
~

Whatcha gonna do, brother, when Tebowmania runs wild on you?

The dude just winz.

not today!!!!!!
I can't believe how dirty this makes me feel...

but go Patriots.

Pfft. You'll be crying in your beer tonight.

Tebow is on a mission.

He'll be a hybrid TE/FB what will sometimes be allow to throw forward passes in a few years
He'd quit before that.
One can only hope
ACK.
Even your stat boys (which don't translate to the NFL at all) think he's awesome.
Hah.

No. (and yes, they do translate)

No they really don't.
Not perfectly, no.

They’re in their infancy, compared to baseball stats. But they exist, and they work.

Agree to disagree.
Tebow sucks.

Go run.

Just like Tebow when he fails to read a defense

and just loops around the backfield hoping a WR breaks free.

And then throws it at his feet.
Ok time for a run.
i have to make a banana cream pie.
I have to um make nothing
you should help me, then!
I'm not a pie fan, it is all about the cake
sorry, babe. i know it's your birthday! but my two birthday boys wanted pie. :(
This seems very appropriate. :)
FedEx me some.
it would be more fun if you came here to pick it up.
And much more expensive.
truth. but, also worth it. :P
Only if I get to make an actual crea.....

Y’know what, I should probably go get that shower before I get myself banned. ;-)

Heh.

I laughed.

My work here is done.
Almost time for football...
so. excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's an hour away, no?
yes!
So not almost football time then!
it is totally almost time. pregame stuff! the eating of dips! the drinking of beers!
The sitting of alone in my room.

Go me!

sadface. :( you just need to move out here already.
I'd love to.

The US Govt isn’t so hot on the idea though.

How soon before football time is "almost" then?

An hour isn’t good enough?

Five minutes is the universally accepted standard of 'almost'.
British or American units?
British, naturally.
Lame.
So refresh my memory

1 British minute = 1.8 American minutes or something?

We're more efficient.
the pie crust came out terribly. hopefully no one will notice.
It's pie.

Therefore, it is delicious.

As long as it doesn't taste like a bite full of flour, no one will care.
Once it is filled, no one will. ;)
love your rhyme! ;)
should i be worried that the boys went out almost two hours ago to "procure various meats"?

i thought they were only going up the street.

They're coming back with a live pig, aren't they?
oh fuck.
Bacon for all!
i'd better get that pit dug.
You can never have too many pig pits.
Well, if you're offering.
Pretty sure pig fucking is illegal in most jurisdictions.
Or a hooker.
that's for night time.
Maybe they're just taking their time and selecting the right one.
okay, yay, they are home.
Ok, I'm off to secure my spot.

Enjoy the games everyone!

yay! you, too! :D go our teams!!!!
they bought enough food for 50 people.
And how many ppl are there?
six.
Well I'll still love you if you put on a few pounds.
i don't want to! :(
Then don't eat all the food!
i'm drinking a bloody mary.
Is that what you're sticking to all night?
I'd loved those, could drink them around the clock, extra spicy too
horseradish ftw!
Any pigs?
so far i see about 5 lbs of pork loin chops, 3 lb of steak, and 15 aidells sausage

i also see two frozen boxes—one of 24 “lobster kisses” and one of 72(!) mini quiches. WTF.

and a FOUR POUND BAG of tater tots!
okay, they reminded me we have four games over two days, so maybe it's not as bad?
Wow, lol!
this is why i should not let them go to the store alone
They have no self-control. :D
also, so much booze and beer. holy shit.
Make sure you wash those pork chops VERY thoroughly.
why? is it something horrible???
Frank Caliendo and Donald Trump

What are “Two people who should stay the fuck off my TV”, Alex?

I feel I'll be loading up Skyrim again soon as I fully expect this game to get out of hand.
sigh and that happens
I don't think Alex Smith is good enough to make this game get out of hand.
I love Smith I'd take him in an instant
You're insane.
Get. The. Fuck. In!
This is awesome.
And it keeps getting better. =)
Witch, make the Saints play better.
You clearly hate me.
No I clearly hate the Niners (except Smith) and hope they change their name

when the go to Santa Clara just to irk all the SF natives.

What should they change it to?

I think the Santa Clara Chips has a certain something to it.

If I was having a team move into my municipality I would want their name

to reflect the location

and I don't mean the Niners, I mean SF to Santa Clara
That might make sense if there were any chip makers left in Santa Clara
Are there gold miners left in San Francisco?

What about the Cherries, to reflect the Valley of Heart’s Delight history?

Very true

I was lamenting the dearth of chip-making in the heart of Silicon Valley.

Indeed.

The Santa Clara Intellectual Properties?

GAME ON
Well I guess when the Saints O-line is allowed to hold, Brees looks good.
Boom. Suck it Brees.
okay, finally caught up to real time.
magick
i was just getting ready to kick up my pats magick.
please do

I want to see tebow go down, hard

so the red candle is still going, and just set up two geneshas and a laxshmi

moar soon…

Alex Smith sucks.
i'm so stressed out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
me too but that is more of a product of the Sharks playing like shit for the first 20
i am close to the PANIC ZONE.
I'm taking the highway to the danger zone.
I hate you Alex Smith.
WHO DAT
I fucking hate the Saints.
I was ust getting ready to say - this game is making me nervous. SHIT
LOTS OF ANGRY BOYS HERE RIGHT NOW.
what the fuck are we going to do when our game starts. in FIFTEEN FUCKING MINUTES.
They game will be delayed surely.
we're chipping it. but i'd really hate to go into media lockdown again today.
no. it'll start and if it's on this channel they'll switch over. Might have it on an alternate channel
it's on a different channel.
so record and catch up. Speed football?
BUT IT IS SO MUCH MORE IMPORTANT. we're going to vote. ;)
depends on who's in the room! ;-)
Niners on radio, Pats on TV
IT MUST BE FULL FOCUS ALL PATS.
It is on a different station they won't delay kickoff

as is it will go off later then normal for pregame shit

Vernon Davis is awesome. Alex Smith is still shit.

Hopefully this is a FG for the win job.

Here is the issue, they need to milk the clock now

can’t give Brees any time

With five turnovers this game shouldn't have been close.
mmmm....apple turnovers.
I just said that.....are you in my living room?
WTF was that?
a horrible, horrible thing.
That's an amazing play call!

Although Brees still has the damn 2 minute drill.

Don't fucking review the play. It's a TD. Hurry the fuck up.
Saw that handoff coming a mile away. Predictable offence is predictable.
This is good news
Logan Mankins and Patrick Chung were both active for Saturday night’s game for the Patriots.
Alright!

Great defense, 49ers!

damnit....still time tho
Nah they have Alex Smith. This one is done.
don't forget.....eternal optimist here.
That's how to convert 2
Cope - get out of my head!!! I just got finished saying that's what they needed to do!!!
This has really ruined my day. No doubt the Patriots will win too to really kick me when I'm down.
Pats just came out so probably 10-15 before kickoff
I came back at the right time!
DON'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT MY GAME PLEASE. we are going to finish this one first.
Taking a survey for school. Here is one of the questions:

Which of the food items below do you feel contain the most harmful ingredients from a fast food restaurant?
- hamburger (i.e., E. coli, CO2, saturated fat, cholesterol)
- eggs (i.e., Salmonella, cholesterol)
- chicken (arsenic)
- fish (mercury)
- diet soda (aspartame

Well. That just ruined my day.

Diet soda

The others aren’t necessarily contaminated, it’s just a possibility.

And yes, I drink it every single day
Fish?

Also…hamburgers contain CO2? Huh?

There is no right answer.
I take it all back. Alex Smith is awesome.
Davis is a little bit ridiculous too.
Never say never.....now D's gotta do it's job
Wow! That was a bullet!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I told J they were going to win,

and he basically questioned my sanity.

Game not over yet........but odds were all picking the Saints.
And Drew Brees IS the man,

but this Niner’s team has a feeling of destiny about it.

The doctor at work is sicker than the patients.

He’s barfing and shivering. I’m not going to get sick, fucker.

wow wow wow. blown away right now.
I love the 49ers STs unit.
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
did they maybe only have 10 on the field?
now it doesn't matter
Perfect timing.
okay. we are going to be on media lockdown for a while. light candles for me, please.
Kickoff in Foxboro
Even at the horribly inflated ticket prices

I bet people who were there felt like they got their money’s worth.

WOOT
It's getting to the point where I hope the Broncos suck forever.
I've felt that way for about 40 years
Yeah.

This was waaay before Tebow.

I used to puke whenever Dick Enberg would have orgasms while screaming "ELWAY ELWAY"
Ah fuck, the Broncos clearly have no idea how to stop this godawful offence.
Which kinda shocks me a bit, I didn't think the Pats would have it this easy.

They really miss Dawk back there

This could turn into one those Indy / Denver playoff games fast
GRONK!

(god, I feel so dirty)

My goodness that is a large man.
rub the GRONK all over
♥ YES, i will share.
I'll watch the next drive. If there's no improvement I'm off.
Gonna order from Round Table

Any suggestions?

those garlic bread twist thingies
Bring me something.
Just cheese for me, thanks!
Sausage, onion, mushroom.
someone give me oxygen
AWESOME game!
wow

and I never thought the game was over. you could just feel the 49ers were gonna win

That's not a catch
Good lord officials are bad.

The ball hits the floor then moves.

apparently it is!
I'll have some of whatever the officials are smokin' then please.

Absolute bullshit call. No consistency at all in this league.

Remember. according to the NFL, Brady can do no wrong

Starting with the Tuck Rule game (Jeez – it’s been 10 years now).

This offence is really not suited for coming back from a largish deficit
This offence is really not suited for the NFL.
There is that too
heh!
whoops....not sure why THAT happened.
I'm okay with that call, he had like 6 guys on him
Brady has all fucking day to throw.
then throws it right to a Donkey
Hit him right in the letters.
Dammit missed the pick and the replay
That guy on one team, caught the pass thrown by that guy on the other team.
Woo!
Boom! Suddenly we have a ball game.
I'm not sure how you cover Gronk
perhaps sacrilege.....do not know who that is.
That guy.
The guy with the "-ski" on the end?
gronkowsky....just heard his name. Don't usually watch this team.
This is only the 3rd football game I've watched all year.
You don't.

Or, if you do, Brady laughs and throws to someone wide open.

So this is gonna be like '04/05 I think
So

I was wondering if the Raiders would have been faring any better than the Broncos?

~
Tom Brady has more TD passes (5) than Tebow has completions (4)
wow

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Brady Quinn

parka off and throwing

AHAHAHAHAHA.

God, I love this game.

It is pretty awesome except it is at the hands of the Pats (sorry Jesa)
Tonight, I'm a Pats fan.

One night only. After that, it’s, all Ravens and Packers.

Texans for me, it is Denver south after all
If Schaub was still playing, sure.

I kinda like the Texans. But rooting for a team led by TJ Yates? That’s a recipe for disaster.

Brady 6 TDs Tebow 3 completions
Brady: 4 TDs to tight ends

Tebow: 3 completions

And we thought OUR offense was bad.
To be fair, the A's employ actual major league baseball players.
well...

Yeah, I guess so.:)

Anyone catch the Focus on the Family commercial earlier?
Nope, though I would have railed on it on twitter if I did
Clearly these guys did not watch Franklin in the first 4 weeks

he needs to be moved inside

It ain't easy bein' white?
If he rolled left all the time he would be serviceable
This offensive line is getting ABUSED!
Seriously, wow.
Like Tebow, or not, it's hard to do anything, when the other team has 3-4 guys in your backfield at the snap.
That is a function of the QB
Aw, no way!

Stabler’s last year in Oakland was horrible. Art Shell even admitted that it wasn’t Ken’s fault. You can’t throw the ball from flat on your back all season. Are you telling me Tebow needs to block as well as QB?

I'm saying until teams respect his ability to throw the ball

there will more often then not be more men in the box to block

Maybe. But they aren't doing much pass-blocking either.
Kuper was a huge loss and Clady has regressed horribly

I very much dislike Frankin on the edge as he gets torched by speed rushers

Somewhat, but it's certainly not ALL Tebow's fault.
13 negative plays /boggle
Fucking Gronk
That was awesome!
he is uncoverable
He just man-handles these smaller DBs
too big for CBs, to strong for Ss and too fast for LBs
That's exactly it.

He’s like Calvin Johnson.

Aww man go for it
Really. If you miss, they have 98 yards to go.

6Xs

Always, always, always go for it on 4th and short, when in enemy territory.

ESPECIALLY on the 2.

It is gonna be the shits, if Oakalnd signs Bartolo on Tuesday....

(which is the same day as my Colon-oscopy).

If you're have a colonoscopy on Tuesday, the shits will be Monday
I take the "pill" at 1PM on Monday!!

With the fluid meds all afternoon.:)

See go left good play
gonna laugh if they kick
AHAHAHAHAHAHA.

What the fuck?

He went right.
and there was that
I have no words for failing to score from the 3 with a FB
4 shots at it from the 3.
LOL Brady does it all a la Flutie
Uhoh.
wow it was Miller I'm disappointed
15 negative plays
Wait...did I miss something, or did they not eject a single player?
Wonder how Skip Bayless spins this one
I AM SO FUCKING HAPPY RIGHT THIS SECOND!
and you were worried
i was really freaking out.
Tebow isn't almighty.
MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA
He puts up a good facade but you know he is going home to cry or kick puppies
oh-ee-oh.....gronk-o!
might as well while I still can.

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