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Midwesterner in NYC
10/22/09

In reply to Who's The Boss? Bon Jovi And Springsteen Vie For NJ's Heart
Clarence Clemons has said he's having back surgery right after this current two-year-long tour ends next month and the E Street Band will be on hiatus for at least two years (maybe for good). So there's that, too. #giantsstadium
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Chris Hanson's Axe
10/22/09

In reply to Who's The Boss? Bon Jovi And Springsteen Vie For NJ's Heart
Tomas Kalnoky is better than either of these has-beens.
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twoeightnine
10/22/09

In reply to Who's The Boss? Bon Jovi And Springsteen Vie For NJ's Heart
Why not have both of them open it, invite everyone from NJ and then nuke the fucking shit out of it? #giantsstadium
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GW06
10/22/09

In reply to Who's The Boss? Bon Jovi And Springsteen Vie For NJ's Heart
Metuchen swipes out the entire Shore above LBI, which is hardcore Bruce country - he lives there for God's sake. Plus ALL of Monmouth County, which is not South Jersey. #giantsstadium
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UkraineNotWeak
10/22/09

@GW06:

My brother lives about 10 minutes from Springsteen. My nephews' played Little League in a park adjacent to Springsteen's property. #giantsstadium
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GW06
10/22/09

@UkraineNotWeak: hahah that's awesome....his kids came to a swim camp I was working at once years ago... #giantsstadium
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Bobby Big Wheel
10/21/09

In reply to Who's The Boss? Bon Jovi And Springsteen Vie For NJ's Heart
Connecticut will take you Bruce. We have to live down the fact we gave the world Michael Bolton, John Mayer, Dashboard Confessional and one quarter of The Monkees. #giantsstadium
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Shakey
02/05/09

In reply to But Wasn't Willie Parker Born To Run?
Sup dudes. I just watched Slumdog Millionaire, and it's alright. I was expecting more because of all the Oscar buzz.
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Katni
02/05/09

In reply to But Wasn't Willie Parker Born To Run?
Aight, kiddos. I'm meandering down the street now to drink some music and hear some beverages. Be well.
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Andy Hutchins
02/05/09

In reply to But Wasn't Willie Parker Born To Run?
Jerkwheat and Clare, I blame you for earworming me with "Diva."

That grinding string instrument makes it so much more annoying than "A Milli," though, arguably, the sample and drum loop are better.
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Katni
02/05/09

@Rock You Like An Iracane: I know you're into the hip and the hop and whatnot; do you like/know Doomtree? I saw them at some street festival last summer, and thoroughly enjoyed them. Been listening to one of their albums ever since. And if you know of anything similar, I'd love some suggestions.
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Count Antonio Alfonseca Rugen's Sixth Finger
02/05/09

@Katni: I'd look into the solo artists -- P.O.S. for one, just released a new album recently. I'd also look at Atmosphere.
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Katni
02/05/09

@Count Antonio Alfonseca Rugen's Sixth Finger: Yeah, I've been listening to Atmosphere for years. Not so keen on the newer stuff.
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Andy Hutchins
02/04/09

In reply to But Wasn't Willie Parker Born To Run?
I've always said DUAN like "Juan," and DUANer like Duaner Sanchez.

Hi, boys and girls.
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chilltown
02/04/09

@Rock You Like An Iracane: Really? I've always pronounced each letter like an acronym
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Andy Hutchins
02/04/09

@chilltown: Dee-you-eh-nn?

I think I like mine because DUANing rhymes with awning.
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Katni
02/04/09

@Rock You Like An Iracane: I also rhyme it with Juan, and when I talk to my non-socially-inept friends, I try to make it sound like I'm going to some cool new bar. "Yep, going to check out Duan tonight."

/puts on sweatpants
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chilltown
02/04/09

@Rock You Like An Iracane: Dee-you-ee-en. I guess like DUAN, there are no rules for pronouncing it.
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chilltown
02/04/09

In reply to But Wasn't Willie Parker Born To Run?
OK DUAN serious question. Hypothetically, there are 2 candidates for a prominent position. 1 is clearly the better candidate, but recently did something to compromise their integrity. This was not something related to the position (and would not affect their ability to do the job) and seems out of character, but the stigma (and the doubt) about that person is still there.

The other person is less qualified, and probably would not do the job nearly as well, but has no such stigma.

Which candidate would you pick? Like it or not, public perception is a factor, but not the deciding one.
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JB*
02/04/09

@chilltown: When you say compromise their integrity, do you mean with the general workplace population, or outside, with the clients?
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chilltown
02/04/09

@JB*: @The Boy Wonder: A little backstory: the position is Editor in Chief of a weekly school newspaper. The compromising of integrity was not academic (ie plagiarism or cheating) but involved lying about credit for something outside of academics.

Also, hour-long interviews were conducted, and candidate 2 was a lot closer to candidate 1 before the interview, which they botched entirely.
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Craig Eshericks Mustache
02/04/09

@chilltown: C1 lied about how much credit C1 deserved for something they did outside of academics?
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The Boy Wonder
02/04/09

@chilltown: So the better candidate claimed credit for something the didnt do? After that clarification (and the interview), I'm all for candidate 2.
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chilltown
02/04/09

@Craig Eshericks Mustache: Exactly. And by all accounts this was completely out of character.
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chilltown
02/04/09

@The Boy Wonder: Let me clarify: the interview was horrific for candidate 2, not candidate 1, and occurred before we knew anything about candidate 1's issues.
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The Boy Wonder
02/04/09

@chilltown: oooooh. That changes things. The credibility issue could lead to issues between the editor and the other writers. Is there anyway to recruit someone else who may have been too timid to apply?
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chilltown
02/04/09

@The Boy Wonder: We had lots of other applicants but none even could compare to candidate 2 for the specific vision we are looking for. Unfortunately its too late for other applicants. The other option would be to make candidates 1 and 2 editors in chief.
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Craig Eshericks Mustache
02/04/09

@chilltown: I would likely lean towards C1. How widespread is knowledge of the incident? What is the public perception of it (no big deal/that's a little shady/that guy's a bastard/Blago)?
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chilltown
02/05/09

Thanks for all of the input, guys. I'll let you know how this plays out.
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Shakey
02/04/09

In reply to But Wasn't Willie Parker Born To Run?
Alright DUAN, sorry if I 'pissed' anyone off. Have fun and sweet dreams.
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Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloon
02/04/09

In reply to But Wasn't Willie Parker Born To Run?
I might have just e-mailed my ex. I might also have been drinking. She's calling. Is there any chance this will just go away?

/Why did I do that?
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Craig Eshericks Mustache
02/04/09

@Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloons: Don't answer. Deal with it tomorrow. Try not to drunk email or dial.
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Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloon
02/04/09

@Craig Eshericks Mustache: I'm usually the target of the drunk dial, so I should have known better.
@son of spam: Luckily, it only reaches the first 2 rows. She'll know what I meant by "Lack havalk, gabna jda mnm."
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Katni
02/04/09

@Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloons: That's just awesome.
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Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloon
02/04/09

@Katni: Not the original situation, right?
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Katni
02/04/09

@Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloons: No, the penis missives. The original situation is, well, what exactly did you say to her?? The people demand it. And CPSL isn't around to make us all feel better about our relationship situations. You gotta pinch hit.
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son of spam
02/04/09

@Katni: I was just thinking that "Lack havalk, gabna jda mnm" is something a girl might say if she had a little typist in her mouth.
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Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloon
02/04/09

@Katni: It was something along the lines of:

"Hey there (name), remember how we hated each other because you're trampy and frequently question your own sexuality and I'm an asshole sometimes? Well, good news! I'm okay with that, because I've been drinking. Come over now.
Sincerely, Me."

Oh, and not to be a noob, but what's CPSL? I can't work it out...
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Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloon
02/04/09

@son of spam: Wow. I'm afraid to give more plusses, being the new kid. So stand up, here comes the air hug.
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Katni
02/04/09

@Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloons: Candace Parker Secret Lover. He's become a bit of a mascot around DUAN. Anywho, as long as she knows it's a one-night thing, then why the fuck not?
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Andy Hutchins
02/04/09

@Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloons: Candace Parker Secret Lover.

Like Casanova, except the opposite, and with a blog.
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Katni
02/04/09

@Rock You Like An Iracane: Now with added shower rape!
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son of spam
02/04/09

@Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloons: No homo.
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Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloon
02/04/09

@Katni: She does not. She is impervious to suggestion. And statements of fact. And fashion (did I mention she wears a fucking cape around campus? It's Urban Outfitters, but really).
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Katni
02/04/09

@Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloons: Well then. Teach your penis to find the "delete contact" key. Problem solved.
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Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloon
02/04/09

@son of spam: I'm wearing socks. Is that better?
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son of spam
02/04/09

@Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloons: So tonight's nightmare will feature a large nude hispanic man in a shower stall but this time wearing socks.
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Katni
02/04/09

@son of spam: I had a quasi-CPSL gym moment yesterday, except it involved a very large woman openly beastfeeding in the women's locker room at the YMCA, standing in the goddamn way of everybody, carrying on a conversation, and completely oblivious to the fact that she has a child attached to her tit. I'm sorry, but breastfeeding creeps me the fuck out. I'm a person; not a food source.
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son of spam
02/04/09

@Katni: So it was a really ugly kid?
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Craig Eshericks Mustache
02/04/09

@Katni: except it involved a very large woman openly beastfeeding in the women's locker room

That is an awesome typo.
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Katni
02/04/09

@son of spam: Aren't they all?

@JB*: Smart woman.
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Katni
02/04/09

@Craig Eshericks Mustache: Stranger things have happened.
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son of spam
02/05/09

@Katni: Depends how much you like snot and puke. And piss and shit. Little kids are like a punctured water balloon, just leaking stuff all over the place.
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Katni
02/05/09

@son of spam: I have a dog, so I'm all full up on all of those substances.
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Chuck Knoblockhead
02/05/09

@Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloons: You have the greatest commenter name in the history of commenter names.
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Katni
02/04/09

In reply to But Wasn't Willie Parker Born To Run?
Speaking of roommates, mine just got all his shit moved here fom NC today (he's been here for two months), and he has a LOT of shit. We live in a maybe 900 square foot house. I have two fridges and a pool table and roughly 87 boxes in my yard right now. The upside is that he has way nicer shit than I do, so now I have things like a coffee table and a post-circa-1989 microwave. Movin' on up!
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savedbypurplejesus
02/04/09

@Katni: "coffee table and a post-circa-1989 microwave"...and a POOL TABLE.
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Katni
02/04/09

@savedbypurplejesus: And yet, no place to actually put the pool table, so it's probably going into storage. But he does have some toys like a quad and a go-kart, which is all kinds of badass.
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The Boy Wonder
02/04/09

@savedbypurplejesus: When my 3rd roommate moved out, I was so close to convincing the other roommate that a pool table was the smart thing to add to the house (instead of a replacement roommate). I shed a single tear every day I see my new roommate because she isnt 8x4 with green felt and 6 pockets.
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Katni
02/04/09

@The Boy Wonder: Yeah, but does she let you sink your balls anyway?
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chuckv
02/04/09

@Katni: Here's the real question: is there any acceptable surface for beer pong?
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Katni
02/04/09

@chuckv: I have never once in my life played beer pong. Never. Was just having this conversation yesterday, actually. If my roommate has anything to do with it, I'm sure he'll set up some sawhorses and plywood in the driveway. I, on the otherhand, will stand to the side and drink my fucking drink like a grownup, no gimmicks required.

/and get off my lawn
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The Boy Wonder
02/04/09

@Katni: But drinking is so much more fun when you can lord your superiority over your friends and acquaintances.
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Katni
02/04/09

@The Boy Wonder: My natural superiority speaks for itself! Nah, I just never got into drinking games of any variety. It interferes with, well, drinking.
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The Boy Wonder
02/04/09

@Katni: I always found I got bored with just drinking for drinking's sake (especially if its beer). But if I can prove that I drink better than other people, then sign me up.
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Katni
02/04/09

@The Boy Wonder: You're just not committed enough to the cause, obviously. You're in Denver, right?
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The Boy Wonder
02/04/09

@Katni: No matter how committed I am, getting me drunk usually requires the effort of a group, and a lot of desire on my part. Yea, I've been in Denver since August.
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Katni
02/04/09

@The Boy Wonder: Denver is one of my favorite drinking towns. Whereabouts are you?
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The Boy Wonder
02/04/09

@Katni: I'm right across the street from City Park. Sandwiched between Colfax. I have 5 bars within walking distance that offer $2 pbr's and another place that offers $5 bottomless mimosas for brunch. Compared to Boston this town just gives booze away. My drinking habit costs me about 50% less here. I love it.
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Katni
02/04/09

@The Boy Wonder: Wow. That's....eerie. My ex was also from Boston and relocated to Denver, and also lived right off Colfax. Lion's Lair, Goosetown, and Don's Mixed Drinks were among our favorites.
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The Boy Wonder
02/04/09

@Katni: Thats odd. But I can see the allure that draws people from Boston to Denver. I love Goosetown. Bur Rockbar is my place. Its an absolute dive, located underneath a seedy motel. They sell mad dog and there is something for everyone there.
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Katni
02/04/09

@The Boy Wonder: Pretty sure I went there last time I was in town back in October. I remember being at a bar on Colfax that I had never been to before, anyway.
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The Boy Wonder
02/04/09

@Katni: It is a land of magic and miracles. And hipsters. Do you find yourself in Denver often?
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Katni
02/04/09

@The Boy Wonder: Not anymore! I was actually there for a wedding in October. Prior to that, I lived in Albuquerque (I'm in San Diego currently), and the company I worked for had their sales office in Lakewood, so I'd go up there for work and to party with coworkers and to see the ex quite frequently.

And yes. LOTS of hipsters in the 303.
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The Boy Wonder
02/05/09

@Katni: Good times. It seemed like every winter in Boston I toyed with the idea of moving to San Diego.
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Katni
02/05/09

@The Boy Wonder: A consistent 72 degrees is pretty hard to refuse, for sure.
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The Boy Wonder
02/05/09

@Katni: I'll take 50s in the winter and a short drive to the mountains. 90 minutes to the best snowboarding I've ever had is awfully tantalizing.
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Katni
02/05/09

@The Boy Wonder: I enjoy snowboarding in theory, but I have a deep-seated hatred of the cold, and more specifically, of snow in my pants. (I'm not that good, obviously.) The mountains and weather there (for the most part) are pretty sweet though.
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The Boy Wonder
02/05/09

@Katni: I've never been that cold on the mountains. A jacket with a snow bib was the best thing I ever got. No more snow down the pants. I overcame the falling down thing. But now I decided to up the level and have started throwing my body off of things to comical (for other people) results. I was laid up all of saturday night, and most of sunday dealing with my most recent experiment.
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Katni
02/05/09

@The Boy Wonder: Have you trekked down to Wolf Creek yet?
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The Boy Wonder
02/05/09

@Katni: I havent explored too much. I need a good tour guide. I've also got a season pass to a couple of the more local mountains, so its hard to convince me to go elsewhere.

@Johninho: Come on. No spoilers.
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Katni
02/05/09

@The Boy Wonder: I highly recommend making the drive to Wolf Creek at least once. The San Juans are absolutely beautiful, they consistently get the most snow in CO, there's a fraction of the crowds you catch near Denver, and you can stay the night on the other side of the mountain in Pagosa Springs, and hit the hot springs that night. Amazing.
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Pete Gaines
02/05/09

@Katni: The idea that some people celebrate "the most snow in CO" is yet another sign that I could never live in a godforsaken isolated hellhole like Colorado.
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Katni
02/05/09

@Pete Gaines: I only know that because they work that tagline into their marketing. Trust me; I'm all about some no-snow.
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Clare
02/04/09

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Next week's Top Chef is going to be AWWWWWW-SOME.
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UkraineNotWeak
02/04/09

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Watching Duke lose by about 30 is just so enjoyable.
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