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Melanie Collins Returns To Full-Court Action

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MarissaExplainsItAll
05/20/09

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I GUESS I WIN DUAN
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Shakey
05/20/09

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Alright you DUANiacs, I'm off to bed. See you tomorrow.
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MarissaExplainsItAll
05/20/09

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Blink 182 even worse live!
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Don't Hate Azian Zero, Hate the Game
05/20/09

@MarissaExplainsItAll: How is Blink 182 still around. They are horrible.
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J.R. Brown
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: Someone either gave them an idea that they should come back, or they all need money for tats and drugs.
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MarissaExplainsItAll
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: These are the type of questions that leave me up at night....how the fuck indeed
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Chicago Sometimes
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: I just imagine I'm from the future, watching the Jonas Brothers.

And I smile.
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05/20/09

@Chicago Sometimes: I have posters of them on my wall.

@MarissaExplainsItAll: Bad bands give me nightmares. Good Charlotte falls into that category as well.
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J.R. Brown
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: Add Fall Out Boy to that equation, and you have a dream lineup of folks that need to be thrown into a pit.
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MarissaExplainsItAll
05/20/09

@J.R. Brown: those pussies are not doing drugs
@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: @J.R. Brown: STOP I'M AN INSOMNIAC!!!
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Owen's Hard Greaves
05/20/09

@J.R. Brown: Can we put either a rancor or a Sarlaac in this pit and toss Nickelback in afterwards?

[/watching Return of the Jedi]
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MarissaExplainsItAll
05/20/09

@Owen's Hard Greaves: I don't want Nickelback anywhere near my Sarlaac
/Sarlaac=my vagina's name
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Shakey
05/20/09

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Everyone's stealing

My shittastic gimmick thing

it's cool, I love y'all
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MarissaExplainsItAll
05/20/09

@Shakεy:
I love you Shakey
Your haiku's are adorable
must ask, are you drunk?
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Shakey
05/20/09

@MarissaExplainsItAll:

Tuesday night? Hell no

I'm just watching 30 Rock

And avoiding sleep
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MarissaExplainsItAll
05/20/09

@Shakεy:
Shakey you're a snob
Alcohol is everyday
Insomniac too?
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Chicago Sometimes
05/20/09

@Shakεy: shameless asskissing

Alert: loving the site, dude

+many style points
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Shakey
05/20/09

@Chicago Sometimes: Haha, thanks man. I've been having a blast. My three blog mates are extremely talented and our contributors (Karlifornia, lookin' at you) have done some mindblowing work.
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MarissaExplainsItAll
05/20/09

@Shakεy: pm me yerrrr blog!!!!
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Shakey
05/20/09

@MarissaExplainsItAll: It's actually in my profile.

And uh, in this comment too. [stylepointsblog.com]
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MarissaExplainsItAll
05/20/09

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David Letterman said that he isn't lucky w/ the ladies... I refuse to believe it
and
the kids making birdcalls looked inappropriate
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PrettyPrettyPrincess
05/20/09

In reply to Melanie Collins Returns To Full-Court Action
Good night, cuties. My medecine is making me a little sick and I need to get back to work tomorrow so I better get myself off to my super comfy bed. Thanks for all the kind words tonight, I've kind of had a rough week and y'all have helped immensely :)
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J.R. Brown
05/20/09

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So, being the video game geek that I am. I finally got Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for PSX.

Am I dumb in thinking this should be remade for the next gen systems?

Oh, and Punch Out for Wii actually looks awesome.

What's your favorite game, on any system.
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JB*
05/20/09

@J.R. Brown: Zelda, always.

@PrettyPrettyPrincess: I'd like to add thank you for your blog - if for no other reason than Mrs.JB is now addicted to TextsFromLastNight, which I found through you.
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PrettyPrettyPrincess
05/20/09

@JB*: awesome! Textsfromlastnight is the fucking best. They haven't posted ANY of mine tho, which is shocking - I've got some doozies.
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Owen's Hard Greaves
05/20/09

@J.R. Brown: I'm quite into computer strategy games, so I'm a big fan of the Civilization series and Alpha Centauri for solo game play. Also love the NHL, FIFA and Madden franchises. My favourite multiplayer one has to be GoldenEye on N64, though; that was always good for a lot of fun.
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Shakey
05/20/09

@Owen's Hard Greaves: A fuckin' men, Bucholtz. GoldenEye with friends took up a big chunk of my childhood. That and Super Smash Brothers.
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Owen's Hard Greaves
05/20/09

@Shakεy: @J.R. Brown: Super Smash Brothers and Mario Kart were epic as well. I still pull out the N64 every once in a while when friends come over; those games are a great way to kill time.
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Ailanthus-altissima
05/20/09

@Owen's Hard Greaves: Mario Kart on N64 is the best game of all time.
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Shakey
05/20/09

@Owen's Hard Greaves: Me too. In fact, Saturday Night me and 3 old friends played 4 hours of Smash Brothers for the first time in a couple years. It was fantastic.
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Don't Hate Azian Zero, Hate the Game
05/20/09

@Shakεy: Yo. You still going back to Taiwan this summer?
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Shakey
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: Yep, I'll be there for around three weeks from July 3rd to uhh, three weeks after that.

How about you?
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05/20/09

@Shakεy: It's on my short list of places to go for a couple months before I whore myself out to the banking world again.
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Shakey
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: Sounds good, you definitely need to visit me at Temple come September. That'd be AWESOME.

@MarissaExplainsItAll: Well, I choose to be an insomniac. The night time is the only time I really have to myself where I can get internet shit done. (the 2 blogs, etc).
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05/20/09

@Shakεy: Dude, I'll hit you up in Taiwan if I go man. I'm looking for a freind to go with me or I may just go solo. I havent been back since the legal drinking age, so that may be fun.
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Shakey
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: Haha, sounds like fun. What is the legal drinking age over there anyway?
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MarissaExplainsItAll
05/20/09

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Jesus Law and Order: SVU is becoming a soap opera.
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J.R. Brown
05/20/09

@MarissaExplainsItAll: It has been for a while. It seems Law and Order: CI is becoming the more serious show, lately.
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D2theMatthews
05/20/09

@MarissaExplainsItAll: There was an unnecessary number of twists and turns in that one.
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D2theMatthews
05/20/09

@J.R. Brown: I try, I try so hard, but I cannot take Jeff Goldblum seriously.
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J.R. Brown
05/20/09

@Cecil's Wielder: I can't, either. But with what SVU is becoming, he's a decent alternative until Chris Meloni and crew get their acts together.
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D2theMatthews
05/20/09

@J.R. Brown: SVU has been on so long that the grisly rape-murder thing is stale and that's too bad because that show is so good when it's dark and makes you feel terrible afterwards.
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JB*
05/20/09

@Cecil's Wielder: There's always the kiddie episodes replaying on USA to leave you feeling disgusted about humanity.
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MarissaExplainsItAll
05/20/09

@Cecil's Wielder: right, my mom even yelled fuck this shit
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MarissaExplainsItAll
05/20/09

@JB*: Try having to intern w/ them... I'm super scared about grad school for that reason
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MarissaExplainsItAll
05/20/09

In reply to Melanie Collins Returns To Full-Court Action
Oh yeah, I should mention that Shamrockette says Hi.
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Chris Hanson's Axe
05/20/09

In reply to Melanie Collins Returns To Full-Court Action
Brian Scalabrine has a "become a fan!" page on Facebook. And he has 24,841 fans. Well, 24,842 now.
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Don't Hate Azian Zero, Hate the Game
05/20/09

@Chris Hanson's Axe: He's got more fucking fans than the whole Wizards? W.T.F.
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vamusical
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: Ha. Sorry, I'm a bad DC Sports fan, I revel in the Caps finally getting more attention than the Wizards.
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Don't Hate Azian Zero, Hate the Game
05/20/09

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Well guys, at least we arent FUCKING 4CHAN.
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K-Gun
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: I kinda wonder if we have any /b/tards in our midst. I was amazed how many of the people at ThePensblog were.
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Chalkdust
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: To be fair, both complete idiots and intelligent people visit 4chan. Maybe the idiocy is just more visible..

If nothing else, it's a brilliant place for new wallpapers.
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Ailanthus-altissima
05/20/09

@K-Gun: I apologize for my naivety, but why is it /b/tards if it is 4chan? All I know about 4chan is that it is the asshole of the internet.
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Peter Cavan
05/20/09

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I only knew a couple of commenters' faces before I went to my first PP. I wasn't surprised by the way anyone looked by how much everyone was just normal. I've gone to other online meetups before and some of the people were just plain weird. Deadspin seems to have a much smaller percentage of oddballs. Or maybe our oddballs are more socially adept.
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Don't Hate Azian Zero, Hate the Game
05/20/09

@Peter Cavan: I'm not so sure about that. I'm not saying DS has weirdos or whatever, but THERE ARE a fair share of poeple on here that are somewhat socially inept that I've dealt with. Not naming names or anything, but I think this online community is just like any other.
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Don't Hate Azian Zero, Hate the Game
05/20/09

@Peter Cavan: And perhaps my commenting on the fact that some people are socially inept proves that I, myself is a dick, well...you know at least I am aware of it.
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vamusical
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: Speaking of being socially inept, I just realized I never emailed you back, like, WEEKS ago, so keep an eye out for that.

@Peter Cavan: I'm pretty normal LOOKING. That's where the normal ends.
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Peter Cavan
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: If you knew of my previous research in the field of online communities, you'd understand why I say we're a lot closer to the middle of the bell curve than the ends.

I'm calling it a night. See you all tomorrow.
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MarissaExplainsItAll
05/20/09

@Peter Cavan: Could be... I imagined most of you to look like my cousins for some reason
by that I mean never shaves and wears only sports jerseys and band ts
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vamusical
05/20/09

@MarissaExplainsItAll: Oh honey, but I shave ALL the time!

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: But hey, some of my closest friends make me want to punch them in the face. A LOT.
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Don't Hate Azian Zero, Hate the Game
05/20/09

@vamusical: Yes, same here. Especially when alcohol is involved.

I'll send you an email real quick. Hows DC?
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vamusical
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: Lacking in Graphic Design work, but otherwise good.
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notthequarterback
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: You mean like people who PM to harass complete strangers in their gawker profiles because of things said person posted in a public forum? If so, AGREED!
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05/20/09

@notthequarterback: I could care less if you are a complete stranger. I know you have a huge crush on Katni, and if you feel that she is going to hook up with you more because you emailed her what I posted on DUAN, then go for it. But, it kind of pathetic to be jealous of a complete stranger dating a girl who you have an internet crush on, and for you to bother to email her everything behind my back...well what does that say about you?
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notthequarterback
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: You don't know a goddamn thing about me. Furthermore, you know nothing about the communication Katni and I have with one another, so shut the fuck up about it. And this business about me having a crush and being jealous and etc. etc. etc. is amusing to me....did you or did you not talk shit about her on and open public forum? I can't do anything about the global accessibility of the internet, so sorry. You are quite creative though, you might want to consider starting a tumblr site with that creative brilliance.
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05/20/09

@notthequarterback: I know that you are more agitated on this issue than I am. And I also know the text messages that she shows me when we WERE dating. And I also know what the ladies generally think about you. You have what we call, "great tact" with the ladies. Good luck at the Pants Party and life buddy, you'll need it.
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notthequarterback
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: I'm more agitated about the issue, yet you're the one berating my gawker profile with harassing messages and telling me that you've talked to "the ladies" about me? What an exciting life you must lead!

I'm going to the PP to enjoy my friends and hang out with new friends...I probably won't get any action, and that's fine with me. But I guarantee I won't harass people I don't know with uber-intimidating text messages, which makes me a bigger man than you, apparently.

Tell Shamrockette I said hi, btw.
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Saberhagendaaz
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: @notthequarterback:

AZ, seriously, I've tried to play nice guy on this, but I have to come to NTQ's defense here. Not only did you show a deplorable lack of tact when you initially brought up everything on DUAN, but you are the one who needs to examine his pattern of texting/emailing people. I can't count on both hands and feet the number of "AZ is being psycho" emails I've gotten. Lay the fuck off of NTQ and Katni and look at yourself in the goddamn mirror.
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05/20/09

@Saberhagendaaz: I appreciate your concern and I understand that you and Katni are friends as well, but I would probably keep out of my business unless you knew the full issue. I also understand how you feel about her as well, so your views might be somewhat biased as well.

As for me bringing up the issue on DUAN, I dont think its of anyone's concern to email her. That's all.

Anyone else want to try to throw me under the bus?
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Karlifornia
05/20/09

@Peter Cavan: I fucking hate the word "normal" as a positive. It makes me nauseous. Normal is the worst insult I could ever receive.

What I really meant to say is: "How are you, Peter Cavan?"
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Saberhagendaaz
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: You're doing a pretty good job of throwing yourself under the bus, so I'll leave it alone, as long as you shut the fuck up about it.
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notthequarterback
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: Why are your personal issues centerpiece to DUAN activity? In my defense, I make fun of anyone who is as much of an emo drama queen as to air their dirty laundry with fellow DSers on DUAN, because that's fucking pathetic.

If you're really the poonhound you claim to be, you would move on from whatever happened between you and your paramour and not be so fucking butthurt about your broken heart. Your scolding of me and SaberhagenDaaz would hold more water if you weren't being such a fucking pussy about the love you had and lost. Jesus.
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05/20/09

@Saberhagendaaz: You seem tense. You want a hug? Lets hug it out...
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Don't Hate Azian Zero, Hate the Game
05/20/09

@notthequarterback: You still seem upset over this. You want a hug as well?

Try staying out of my business. It's pretty simple right?
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notthequarterback
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: Not upset, babe. VERY MUCH amused. That you are getting so wound up on this AND that you are making a big deal about my supposed intrusions into you making a post on a WEB SITE that has MILLIONS of viewers per day. Had I intercepted private messages and posted them, well, you might have something. But man, if I hold up a sign on the interstate and then complain that it's on the evening news, well....doesn't make a lot of sense now, does it?
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05/20/09

@notthequarterback: Later buddy.
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notthequarterback
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: I'm not your buddy, fwiend.
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Karlifornia
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: @Saberhagendaaz: @notthequarterback:

SHUT THE FUCK UP, YOU STUPID FUCKING CUNTS. I like Azian , and I like Saber. I don't know who the fuck "notthequarterback" is, but, I will say this once, and it's for the benefit of all of you:

Keep this shit off of here. You are making it weird for everybody else. You are turning DUAN into an inhabitable place not only for everyone else here tonight, but for yourselves in the future.

I promise I will make fun of all of you for doing this Maury Povich bullshit on here. It's fuckin stupid. STOP. ALL OF YOU ARE FAILING RIGHT NOW. TAKE THIS TO SOMEWHERE PRIVATE, YOU FUCKIN RETARDS.
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Karlifornia
05/20/09

@Karlifornia: *uninhabitable.

Sorry for the grammar mistake, but seriously. I went through high school once, and it was bullshit then. The fact that you are three adult men make this situation so pathetic that Walt Whitman could not even begin to formulate a description.
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Ailanthus-altissima
05/20/09

@Karlifornia: 1. Walt Whitman rules. He is boundless and open like the American west. He yawps barbarically, running through the woods, celebrating the human form.

2. Thank you.
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notthequarterback
05/20/09

@Karlifornia: Guess what? Deadspin existed before 2008, and I was here. Ask our combudsman who I am. And also? Shut the fuck up.

I'm done with this shit. AZ, grow the fuck up, dude. I don't go out of my way to harass you, but you seem to have a problem with me. I will leave you the fuck alone if you never EVER talk to me again. Same goes for you, "Karl," (whoever the fuck you are)

Daaz, you're good people. We can play poker anytime.

Peace out, homeses.
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LittleWaynesBleedingHead
05/20/09

@Karlifornia: Yeah, but Walt Whitman was a hack. Though he did see great things in baseball...
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Ailanthus-altissima
05/20/09

@LittleWaynesBleedingHead: Oh my god he was not a hack. I am getting a little hot under my collar now.
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05/20/09

@Ailanthus-altissima: Are you and LWBH gonna have a nerdraging moment like we just did now?
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LittleWaynesBleedingHead
05/20/09

@Ailanthus-altissima: Leaves of Grass? More like Wipe mt Ass, at least then the paper would have served a purpose!
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Ailanthus-altissima
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: Yes. Nothing means more to me than late 19th century American poetry that defines the genre and challenges assumptions of what makes a poem a poem.

FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT
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Karlifornia
05/20/09

@notthequarterback: So, I guess a blowjob is out of the question?
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Ailanthus-altissima
05/20/09

@LittleWaynesBleedingHead: I don't think there's a better line than "I sing the body electric." Or maybe you're just a cold frigid man who has no heart or feeling.

Ooooh take that.
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LittleWaynesBleedingHead
05/20/09

@Ailanthus-altissima: I enjoyed the film "The Money Pit". That is my rebuttal to your statement.
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05/20/09

@Karlifornia: I'm giving out hugs man...you want one?
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MarissaExplainsItAll
05/20/09

@Karlifornia: Honey you are more than normal
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Karlifornia
05/20/09

@Ailanthus-altissima: Hey! How are you?
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Ailanthus-altissima
05/20/09

@LittleWaynesBleedingHead: I don't know what that is, but I assume it is a bunch of men sitting in a circle, counting money, oblivious to their lack of a soul.
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Karlifornia
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: I'm always down for a hug. Don't take my little rant personally. I truly do think you're cool. I'm willing to fall on the grenade, though, if it means saving the lives (sanity) of the rest of the platoon.
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Ailanthus-altissima
05/20/09

@Karlifornia: I'm good. I'm all up in arms over Whitman and watching Larry David inadvertently stop a baptism. How are you?
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Shakey
05/20/09

@Ailanthus-altissima: You know what's a great poem?

Walt Whitman loves dick

LittleWayne'sBleedingHead sucks

Please kill baby seals
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J.R. Brown
05/20/09

@Shakεy: Getting Haiku on us, Shakey?
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Shakey
05/20/09

@J.R. Brown: It's always time for shitty haiku's, my man.

It's time to blow minds

With my amazing form of

prosetastic magic
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Karlifornia
05/20/09

@Ailanthus-altissima: Haha awesome. You need to check out season 6 with Leon and the Black family.

I'm fantastic. Today was a great day. Everything went smoothly today. I even mastered another cover song to play in my set: "Crown Of Love" by Arcade Fire. I'm pretty fucking excited about it!

I saw UK got John Wall....UK should be preseason top 3 now. I never told you this, but I'm a massive college basketball fan, but Stanford hoops don't hold a candle to Kentucky hoops, so I feel inferior even mentioning my fandom.
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05/20/09

@Karlifornia: You forget the Mark Madsen is the best basketball player that ever lived.
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Ailanthus-altissima
05/20/09

@Karlifornia: I will check it out once I get there. I have 3, 4, and 5 to work through first. Can't wait.

Congrats on getting another song down! That's awesome! On a scale of 1-10, how hard is that song on guitar?

I have been on cloud9 all day, thanks to that. I saw SLAM magazine break the news last night at like 1:00 am EST, but I didn't believe it until this morning (I'm only mildly obsessed). My one concern is that Bledsoe will feel like a back-up. He isn't. We had ZERO true point guards coming out of last season. We desperately needed both Bledsoe and Wall.

I hope UK plays Stanford this year - I would go see that. My most vivid memory of Stanford involves them losing to Louisville at Rupp in the tourney a few years back. Yall have a bitching mascot - the tree was the way to go. UK hasn't been much lately, but I'm excited for next season.
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Karlifornia
05/20/09

@Ailanthus-altissima: Well. Calipari knows how to handle it. He's a smooth son of a gun. He'll pit them against each other, and one will emerge.

As a Stanford fan, I certainly remember UK. I watched y'all win an OT Final Four game against Stanford back in '98. I youtube "Stanford/Kentucky" at least three times a year. It was an awesome game, with an unfortunate ending.

The song I just learned was about a......I guess 4/10 in terms of guitar difficulty. The singing while playing is the hardest part of most songs for me. It takes time with any cover song for me. My voice is a lot deeper than most rock singers, though, so it's tricky. I succeed and fail equally. It's a lot easier for me to do my own shit.
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Karlifornia
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: The "Mad Dog" made the dunk that gave me the only Final Four I'll ever have. I don't care that his watching his dancing is considered a form of torture by the Geneva Convention. I don't!
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Ailanthus-altissima
05/20/09

@Karlifornia: Now I'm ashamed that I mostly remember the Utah game. As for Calipari, I really just want to see this new team play.

How many covers do you do, compared to your own stuff? Deep voices should be a blessing, not a curse.

Also, Larry David's TV wife isn't particularly likable.
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Don't Hate Azian Zero, Hate the Game
05/20/09

@Karlifornia: I cringe to think that Mark Madsen has a job in the NBA.

How has work been? Pizza place still giving you shit?
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Karlifornia
05/20/09

@Ailanthus-altissima: While the Utah/UK game was great (I watched it, even though I was a heartbroken 14-year-old). I remember Utah being in control for a lot of the game, and then Kentucky just took over. Jeff Sheppard is the one I remember the most. Fuck him and his three point shooting ability!

As far as the music goes, I do mostly covers for people. If I'm at a party, and someone asks me to start playing, I realize that they want to hear something they know, so I happily oblige. It's fun to do. I play the songs I write only when playing in bars where people either want someone to sympathize with, or just don't give a shit. They are all very sad songs. They're all up tempo, but sad. Sorry. Gotta do what you know. I'm kind of a sad person. Emo...sad...whatever. Call it what you want to call it.
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Shakey
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: I actually wrote a post on Mark Madsen a couple days ago. [stylepointsblog.com]

I don't know if I should be drinking though, as I'm there to teach children English. Hmmm.
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Karlifornia
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: He's the "Mad Dog", baby!

Work is work. I go and get shit on by the people that don't like me, enjoy the company of the people that do like me, and forget about it as soon as I get in my car or on my bike to head home.

What about you? How's the Bed-Stuy thing going?
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Don't Hate Azian Zero, Hate the Game
05/20/09

@Shakεy: Our NYC basketball team name is called "Mark Madsen Wannabes" Because all of us think we're better than him and would kill to be the 12th man on a NBA team.

How did you get the hook up to teach English?
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Don't Hate Azian Zero, Hate the Game
05/20/09

@Karlifornia: It's good. I'm still studying for this damn test. I got sidetracked today cuz I was so damn hungover from last night, but cant complain...

I will admit that I AM a bit scared to walk by myself at 4 AM in the morning and will get a cab back from the city tho.
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Shakey
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: It's all volunteer work through some organization a friend recommended me for. I thought it was time for me to give back to the world, plus it's good to see Taiwan again. I haven't been there in about 8 years.
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05/20/09

@Shakεy: What city are you teaching in? Do you know yet?
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Shakey
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: Taipei I believe. I'll be there for a week before the teaching thing hanging out with my family as well.
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05/20/09

@Shakεy: Where is your family from? Mine lives in Tainan mostly.
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Ailanthus-altissima
05/20/09

@Karlifornia: Jeff Sheppard is one of the greats, but when I was watching him, I was a jazzed up 11 year old. UK hasn't looked like that since (though some might argue that the 2003 team should have been up in the finals).

That makes a lot of sense. I like sad songs better if they don't seem sad, like if they're fast or the vocals are very confrontational. But like you said, you have to do what you know and I don't think you need to be apologizing for it.

And on that incredibly deep note, I'm turning in. I'm up at 8 tomorrow, tearing through papers, getting shit right. Good night.
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Karlifornia
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: Don't be scurred. 97% of the time, you'll only find trouble if you're looking for it. Those odds walking those streets are better than the odds of you making it home alive driving on the Van Wyck, and that's real talk.
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Shakey
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: To tell you the truth, I don't really know. They're all living in Taipei now though, and they're running a lucrative trash truck company. Which is awesome.
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Karlifornia
05/20/09

@Ailanthus-altissima: Sleep soundly, stay sweet.
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Don't Hate Azian Zero, Hate the Game
05/20/09

@Shakεy: So youre telling me your family is the Chinese mafia. Got it. I'll hit you up with contact info when I decide to go.

@Karlifornia: I'm not sure...I live literally in the projects right now. I rather not take the chance.

Anyways, both of you...seeing how we are the only people up...I'm gonna hit the hay. I gotta hit the book hardcore tomorrow...Peace.
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Karlifornia
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: Well, don't take the chance if you have no reason to, but I can tell you that you'll be alright. I've lived in the ghettoest of ghettoes, and have not had a problem with anyone but the police. Now, back when I lived in the suburbs, I had my car stolen from out in front of my own house.

I may have just been lucky, but don't live in fear just because. Be given a reason to fear where you live, and then hightail it the fuck out of there. Don't fear it just because of hearsay, though. There are just as many crooks in Beverly Hills as there are in Watts.

Also, there ain't no place for the black man in the Army, Tre.

/finished with my militant ranting for tonight.
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Ailanthus-altissima
05/20/09

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Guys, I am fucking ebullient.
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PrettyPrettyPrincess
05/20/09

@Ailanthus-altissima: please to tell!
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The Devil and Daniel Murphy
05/20/09

@Ailanthus-altissima: ebullient is a lucky guy. Is that a Portugese name?
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Ailanthus-altissima
05/20/09

@PrettyPrettyPrincess: Haha there isn't much. It was just one of those good days.

How have you been?
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Ailanthus-altissima
05/20/09

@The Devil and Daniel Murphy: Well that's very sweet of you to say. He is actually Norwegian, but by way of Portugal.
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PrettyPrettyPrincess
05/20/09

@Ailanthus-altissima: Glad you had a good day!

Me: Slowly realizing that mind-blowing sex isn't worth dealing with someone who is probably not capable of basic logical reasoning. Not sure what this means for my future mate selection.
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Ailanthus-altissima
05/20/09

@PrettyPrettyPrincess: Well, it means finding mates will be harder, but it'll be well worth it. So it's win-win in the long run, even if it isn't right now.

Or should I say win-win-win?

/Michael Scott.
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Don't Hate Azian Zero, Hate the Game
05/20/09

@PrettyPrettyPrincess: Yo, you never told me what happened. Shoot me an email or a message on FB.
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PrettyPrettyPrincess
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: just sent on FB. It's a long one.

@J.R. Brown: He LOOKED like he had his shit together. I can deal with minor drama from booty calls but dating boys, I expect better. I mean out of 10 first dates this is the only guy to make it to a second and so on. I knew I shouldn't have slept with him, I get distracted by the sex and I miss warning signs. On the other hand, this didn't go on for TOO long so it's not like it has cost me anything. I just want a nice geeky boy who can fuck like crazy.
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J.R. Brown
05/20/09

@PrettyPrettyPrincess: You know the three means to give me the full story. PM, Facebook, or you know the Batcave number.

But yeah, the warning signs usually don't show up until you're into the full relationship. You did catch it early, then.
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PrettyPrettyPrincess
05/20/09

@J.R. Brown: i will totally send you the long ass story. You will CRACK UP.
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MarissaExplainsItAll
05/20/09

@PrettyPrettyPrincess: Don't we all want that?
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PrettyPrettyPrincess
05/20/09

@MarissaExplainsItAll: ha, probably :) I mean the sex was perfect and he likes star trek etc (not all guys do, shockingly) so I thought it was a homerun. Unfortunately he has a rather strained relationship with the truth and was overly cavalier about my very precious time.
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MarissaExplainsItAll
05/20/09

@PrettyPrettyPrincess: yeah, I get it, the cons outweight the pros
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TheOnlyNetsFan
05/20/09

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Netflix instant queue...time for one thing to watch before bed:

Weeds or Whitest Kids You Know?
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PrettyPrettyPrincess
05/20/09

@TheOnlyNetsFan: WEEDS!! Awesome.

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: Getting rid of new boy. Too flaky. Porn sounds awesome.
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MarissaExplainsItAll
05/20/09

@TheOnlyNetsFan: Weeds...WKYK can be uneven
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MarissaExplainsItAll
05/20/09

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OK follow up...the people who are friends w/ other commenters, did everyone end up looking like you imagine them? For me some did some didn't
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PrettyPrettyPrincess
05/20/09

@MarissaExplainsItAll: No. Nobody looks like I thought they would, at ALL. Altho some of you I FB friended before I formed a real mental image, (you for example) so it wasn't a big shift.
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J.R. Brown
05/20/09

@PrettyPrettyPrincess: I went in with no expectations of what people looked like. And I was pleasantly surprised by a lot of the looks, and like Beard said, that the pictures weren't in basements.

Oh, and PPP is a babe. As is Marissa.
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Ailanthus-altissima
05/20/09

@MarissaExplainsItAll: @PrettyPrettyPrincess: You two were both way prettier than expected. I don't think I expected you all to be ugly, but yeah, for some reason you two were not what I expected.
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vamusical
05/20/09

@MarissaExplainsItAll: Sculptor is the only person here I'm friends with, but I honestly had no preconceived ideas of what she looked like. But plenty of Jezebels I've friended look nothing like I imagined. And I went to a Jezebel meetup once and it was a total mindfuck.
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MarissaExplainsItAll
05/20/09

@J.R. Brown: blushes thx
@Ailanthus-altissima: ahhh sweetheart! Yeah I was pleasantly surprised by many people...A lot of you guys represented yourselves as less
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K-Gun
05/20/09

@MarissaExplainsItAll: The only one to find me on FB was Asian Zero...and he was Asian, so I can't say I was surprised...
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Ailanthus-altissima
05/20/09

@J.R. Brown: My picture is in a basement :(
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J.R. Brown
05/20/09

@Ailanthus-altissima: Yes, but it's not your mom's basement.
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Ailanthus-altissima
05/20/09

@J.R. Brown: Well, it is, but it's also a picture from when I was 6, so I think it's OK.

I was just being a jackass.
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J.R. Brown
05/20/09

@Ailanthus-altissima: Ahh, yes. Pictures from when you were young. Here's hoping neither of my sisters on FB put up pictures of me when I was young.

I had no shame back then...
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Ailanthus-altissima
05/20/09

@J.R. Brown: Me neither. Fortunately, the only ones that remain are fairly cute. I had this thing for singing songs and putting on comedy routines when I was young. I am glad we only had a camera and not any sort of video recording device.
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PrettyPrettyPrincess
05/20/09

@J.R. Brown: Thank you for the compliment! With the rough week I've been having, that really helps :)

@Ailanthus-altissima: you are too kind :) All the jezzies are so pretty!!

@K-Gun: Azian zero is way cuter than I expected
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MarissaExplainsItAll
05/20/09

@K-Gun: we aren't friends because?....
@Playoff_Beard: It seems so, which is funny because a lot of the guys are pretty damn adorable
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Don't Hate Azian Zero, Hate the Game
05/20/09

@PrettyPrettyPrincess: Why thank you! Tell your JEZEBEL FRIENDS!!!

@K-Gun: Whats good homey?
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MarissaExplainsItAll
05/20/09

@Azian Zero Loves Jezebel: ....shhh don't tell, I agree w/ ppp....shhh
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