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Cesybabe or Nirvanah Crane
04/22/09

In reply to Chill Life With J.A. Adande
Kia Ora from New Zealand. I like sports and shit, but you fellows are talking a completely different language. So I'll just creep around and understand one post in six. *sigh*.
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MarissaExplainsItAll
04/22/09

In reply to Chill Life With J.A. Adande
OK, I have put off that cunt Ayn Rand long enough. I'm going to go write my paper.
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Shakey
04/22/09

In reply to Chill Life With J.A. Adande
Night All. We really need to make a name for all the late night DUANer's who make it past 3 AM. Something awesome, like the Wrecking Crew or the Murderizers. Think about it. Peace.
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Chris Hanson's Axe
04/22/09

@Shakεy: Insomnimaniacals.

DUTY (Deadspin Up 'Til Yon)

2 Live Krew.

Gandalf.

Russia.

Wheat.

The Paper Due Tomorrow And ADD's
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Shakey
04/22/09

@Chris Hanson's Axe And Chris Hansen's Ask: My vote will have to go to DUTY.
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Nibbles
04/22/09

In reply to Chill Life With J.A. Adande
Looks like Shakey got a hold of the family photo album again.
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MarissaExplainsItAll
04/22/09

@Nibbles: Are you the Nazi they speak of?
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Nibbles
04/22/09

@MarissaExplainsItAll: For the last time, great grampa was from Germany, but he never served in the military. Gramps was actually in charge of Oskar Schindlers factory in Germany, believe it or not. They just cut him out of the movie.
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MarissaExplainsItAll
04/22/09

@Nibbles: hahahahahhahhahahaha... They set me up for that!
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Chris Hanson's Axe
04/22/09

In reply to Chill Life With J.A. Adande
Shakey, let Nibbles out of that TP roll so he can get back to making DUAN run smoothly.
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Shakey
04/22/09

@Chris Hanson's Axe And Chris Hansen's Ask: Oh, that picture is canned. THIS is a real time photo of what he's up to at this moment.

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Saberhagendaaz
04/22/09

@Shakεy: I worry about you more and more, Shakey.

On that note, goodnight for real, DUAN.
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Chris Hanson's Axe
04/22/09

@Saberhagendaaz: Anyone who can provide a picture of a hamster as a comeback to any comment earns a +1 in my book.
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Shakey
04/22/09

@Chris Hanson's Axe And Chris Hansen's Ask: Actually, that may be my only life skill.
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Saberhagendaaz
04/22/09

@Chris Hanson's Axe And Chris Hansen's Ask: EXPAND!

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Chris Hanson's Axe
04/22/09

@Saberhagendaaz: SEEN IT BEFORE, YOU LOSE
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Shakey
04/22/09

@Chris Hanson's Axe And Chris Hansen's Ask: LOSER!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

There is only one hamster poster expert on the 'spins, and his handle rhymes with Cake-y.
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MarissaExplainsItAll
04/22/09

In reply to Chill Life With J.A. Adande
OK, it might be the sleep deprivation or my deep seeded hate of Ayn Rand, but lets get stupid... If you can do any old person who would you do?

I would like to start w/ Dave Letterman

And GO!
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Shakey
04/22/09

@MarissaExplainsItAll: Ew. This works better with the ladies of Jezebel, because as women age they are not very fuck worthy. Men on the other hand? We just get cooler.
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Shakey
04/22/09

@Shakεy: Wow, that sounded gay.

NO HOMO EVERYONE.
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Karlifornia
04/22/09

@MarissaExplainsItAll: Back during the Step By Step days I would have said Suzanne Somers.

And, truth be told, I'm insanely curious how Martha Stewart would be in between the sheets. The high-thread count, wrinkle-free sheets.
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K-Gun
04/22/09

@MarissaExplainsItAll: Does Julianne Moore count? She's 49.
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Karlifornia
04/22/09

@K-Gun: Julianne Moore...awesome pick.
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Karlifornia
04/22/09

@MarissaExplainsItAll: Oh, also Pam Grier
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Chicago Sometimes
04/22/09

@Shakεy: No sir we do not. Sorry.

James Spader's character in Boston Legal (who along with Shatner are pretty damn cool) said it best, with his patented half-deadpan/half-disgusted sneer: "As we get older we get...fat and undesirable..."

Sad but true.

/that candace bergen however...
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MarissaExplainsItAll
04/22/09

@Shakεy: Lack of sleep is showing someone's true desires

@Karlifornia: I'm pretty sure you would get an omelette in the morning

@K-Gun: Are you at least half that?

@Chris Hanson's Axe And Chris Hansen's Ask: Kristen Davis... and Katey Segal w/ or w/out the Married W/Children outfit?
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Shakey
04/22/09

@Chicago Sometimes: Huh. Well, I suppose Harrison Ford, Richard Gere and Clooney are exceptions to the rule.
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Chris Hanson's Axe
04/22/09

@MarissaExplainsItAll: Have you watched "Sons Of Anarchy" at all? Hot damn... relatively speaking.
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Karlifornia
04/22/09

@MarissaExplainsItAll: True. So why'd you pick Letterman?
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Craig Eshericks Mustache
04/22/09

@Chris Hanson's Axe And Chris Hansen's Ask: Remember the scene where she nailed the . . . um . . . groupie in the face with a skateboard?
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Chris Hanson's Axe
04/22/09

@Craig Eshericks Mustache: Poor Half-Sack. He's in for a world of hurt from that chick... we all know it's coming eventually.
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Craig Eshericks Mustache
04/22/09

@Chris Hanson's Axe And Chris Hansen's Ask: Yeah, but he and Cherry made a half-decent couple. Plus, Half-Sack ain't a complete wuss - he looked pretty scary in the ring.
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Chris Hanson's Axe
04/22/09

@Craig Eshericks Mustache: I mean emotionally. I'm betting about half a season from now when they're running out of ideas they'll make her turn on him somehow.
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MarissaExplainsItAll
04/22/09

@Karlifornia: Oh I love him, he's so funny and smart, and I think his gap is adorable

@Chris Hanson's Axe And Chris Hansen's Ask: No, a lack of cable makes me sad. Is it online?

@Chris Hanson's Axe And Chris Hansen's Ask: I can understand that if she refused to talk

@K-Gun: Congrats!
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Craig Eshericks Mustache
04/22/09

@Chris Hanson's Axe And Chris Hansen's Ask: Oh, that. We'll see. They wrote her as unstable; maybe they'll play with that.
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MarissaExplainsItAll
04/22/09

@Craig Eshericks Mustache: Oh you menz always like the crazy bitches...
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Craig Eshericks Mustache
04/22/09

@MarissaExplainsItAll: Were I an Iraq war veteran with one ball trying to join a gun-running MC, I might agree with that.
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MarissaExplainsItAll
04/22/09

@Craig Eshericks Mustache: you had my interest at one-ball...
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Shakey
04/22/09

@MarissaExplainsItAll: You have John Kruk on line one.
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MarissaExplainsItAll
04/22/09

@Shakεy: He should have read more...ewwww
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Shakey
04/22/09

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MarissaExplainsItAll
04/22/09

@Shakεy: That hamster is about ready to turn on his owner.
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CoolHwhip
04/22/09

@MarissaExplainsItAll: That "hamster" is a Nazi. It deserves what it gets.
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K-Gun
04/22/09

@Shakεy: Honestly, there was a half-second period (before I scrolled down) where I thought you might have posted a picture of a penis. Not sure what that says about anything.
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MarissaExplainsItAll
04/22/09

@CoolHwhip: You can tell by his shiny blonde hair!

@K-Gun: You obviously wanna see Shakey's penis... too bad...
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Shakey
04/22/09

@K-Gun: Posting penis pictures is Scout's job, not mine.

And if do, you have permission to kill me.
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Token_Tennis_Fan
04/22/09

In reply to Chill Life With J.A. Adande
OAR is from Columbus, so the idiotic worship of them is even worse around these parts.

I'll admit to liking Coldplay, though, especially A Rush of Blood to the Head.
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mikedrawcar
04/22/09

@Token_Tennis_Fan: huh. always thought they were from Colorado or some other hippie place. Haven't listened to them in a good 5years though.
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MarissaExplainsItAll
04/22/09

@Token_Tennis_Fan: I feel pain for you. I grew up where Travis Barker and Alien Ant Farm are from, so the douchebag thing I was talking about, mainly their brothers/ cousins.
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K-Gun
04/22/09

@MarissaExplainsItAll: At least then you'd get the Aquabats, blink-182 and AAF (ok, two outta three ain't bad)...I'd take those over OAR- and living in Columbus- any day.
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MarissaExplainsItAll
04/22/09

@K-Gun: Look up the inland empire online. You'll be grateful for Ohio
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K-Gun
04/22/09

@MarissaExplainsItAll: But I'm closer to Ohio...and I've got four years of indoctrination of hating tOSU as well.
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MarissaExplainsItAll
04/22/09

@K-Gun: hahahahah 16 yrs of the IE and you either turn into a meth head or you fucking pack up and leave. I have ADHD and meth doesn't work for me, so guess which one I chose?
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K-Gun
04/22/09

@MarissaExplainsItAll: I feel like ADHD + meth would give you the ability to go back in time or something.
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MarissaExplainsItAll
04/22/09

@K-Gun: No, ADHD medication is basically meth and for some reason it calms me down instead of tweeking out.

But time travel would be so much cooler!
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Karlifornia
04/22/09

In reply to Chill Life With J.A. Adande
It's pretty crazy that there's a post-game studio show that I care about watching. I never ever thought that would happen.
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siandt
04/22/09

In reply to Chill Life With J.A. Adande
Good night, boys and girls. If the olives don't kill me, I'll see you tomorrow.
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Business_Socks
04/22/09

In reply to Chill Life With J.A. Adande
It's gotta be pretty sweet to hit a big 3 and then have Jack FUCKING Nicholson high five you when the other team calls a TO.
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mikedrawcar
04/22/09

@Business_Socks: "And remember Kobe (grips Kobe's shoulders, breathes heavily through nostrils) You... are my number one.... GUY"

/laughs maniacally
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Token_Tennis_Fan
04/22/09

In reply to Chill Life With J.A. Adande
I still think baseball has it best. Either go from high school, or wait two (or three?) years. No controversy, and it seems to work out well.
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Craig Eshericks Mustache
04/22/09

@Token_Tennis_Fan: I think the percentage failure rates might not bear that out.

@MarissaExplainsItAll: Not everyone who wants to jump is in a desperate situation, and whether lives are better is an admittedly complex question. Then again, there's nothing barring a HS kid who wants to earn from playing pro in Europe before coming back for the NBA.
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Ailanthus-altissima
04/22/09

@Craig Eshericks Mustache: I don't know that people want to follow Brandon Jennings's path.
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Craig Eshericks Mustache
04/22/09

@Ailanthus-altissima: Yet. He's sort of like Reggie Harding.
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Ailanthus-altissima
04/22/09

@Craig Eshericks Mustache: Hopefully less tragic. There's some anxiety about how playing in Europe will pan out until someone who didn't playing in college makes the transition back. But I bet you're right; it's just a matter of time.
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Craig Eshericks Mustache
04/22/09

@Ailanthus-altissima: Yes, hopefully.

But the question about playing in Europe doesn't necessarily make that much sense to me. Ricky Rubio's going to be highly sought after, right? He developed over there. Talent will out, I think - and if Americans come to believe they can make more-than-decent money while getting solid prep for the NBA, I think it might happen more.

Not too different from us trying to get our soccer players into Premier League, etc. teams, right?
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Ailanthus-altissima
04/22/09

@Craig Eshericks Mustache: Yeah, I just feel that it is difficult to build a fan base when you're playing in Europe. Places that have no nearby pro-teams will often follow players. Again, to call back UK, I follow the Pistons and Celtics in large part to follow guys I grew up watching. I can tell you where I was when Tayshaun got his 5 3 pointers in a row against UNC. So, while a player may get prepared for the NBA, there is something to be said for the hype-building and fandom that can come with playing in college, especially if the team gets to the Final Four. Both advertisers and the NBA have a stake in that.

Still, this may be an empty point. There won't be many people who can make it through the European route. College will still have its place in molding talent.

To sum: I agree with you, and my cynicism may be showing.
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Craig Eshericks Mustache
04/22/09

@Ailanthus-altissima: I think that if/as Stern's attempt to globalize the NBA brand works/starts to work, even Americans who play abroad first can bring enough fans with them (maybe not on the level of Yao, but something similar).

As for how you turned into a Pistons/Celtics follower, I get that. But for the other people who root for the laundry already, I think it might not matter where the new kids come from, so long as they're good.

It'll be interesting to see what happens, though, because making it in Europe probably requires as much if not more willpower than does developing in college/surviving the prep-to-pro jump.
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Ailanthus-altissima
04/22/09

@Craig Eshericks Mustache: I agree that it won't matter where the players come from when you already love a team, but I still think that there is a substantial number of player-followers. If the globalization of the NBA does work, then this won't be an issue - people could still follow the local kid, and people with strong pro-team connections won't care. At the core, I think it comes down to me being skeptical of the globalization of the NBA. If it happens, I think that Europe will become a much more appealing option.

I'm excited to see how it plays out, too. I wonder how that willpower to succeed in Europe plays into it. Some may see it as easy money, while others realize that they're so hyped in the United States, that they perceive the transition for them from high school to college to NBA to be easy. I think Wall is under this impression. He is already creating headlines, and from what I've read, he doesn't consider Europe an option. How he'll actually work out in college is unknown (the people calling him a transcendent, once in a generation talent make it seem like he's a lock to succeed), but it'd be interesting to compare him to Jennings - they were both No 1 ranked PGs.
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Craig Eshericks Mustache
04/22/09

@Ailanthus-altissima: I'm a little skeptical of the globalization too (at least, the idea that it'll occur very quickly).

And do you think it makes a difference that he's a PG, as opposed to a big SG/SF, in terms of expectation levels?
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Ailanthus-altissima
04/22/09

@Craig Eshericks Mustache: That's a good question. I think that there is a more obvious way of measuring the performance of a SG/SF than a PG. Still, I think there might be higher expectations for a PG. He's both the play maker and also needs to be able to shoot when the team needs. Look at the Rose-Rondo show-down this past Saturday. They dominated the game, each of them leading their teams in both points and assists. PGs are the keystone, so while their performance may be harder to judge directly, they have more on their shoulders.

Also, since European ball does differ from NBA, I wonder if the transition would be harder for a PG then an SG/SF. Thoughts?

I hope this is clear enough. I think the hour is starting to get to me.
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Ailanthus-altissima
04/22/09

In reply to Chill Life With J.A. Adande
Hey nerds, if a lady were in the marker for an external hard drive, how big should she go?
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Ailanthus-altissima
04/22/09

@Ailanthus-altissima: ergh. Market, not marker.
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Craig Eshericks Mustache
04/22/09

@Ailanthus-altissima: What do you use your current storage for? Music? Porn? Work-related video or photo editing?
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Karlifornia
04/22/09

@Ailanthus-altissima: Bigger is always better.

/doesn't actually know
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Ailanthus-altissima
04/22/09

@Craig Eshericks Mustache: Well, I have a lot of huge data files. Complex graphs, excel spreadsheets that have reached the limits of the format, source code for programs, large picture files. All for work. My current computer is bogged down with statistical programs and other sundry sciencey programs.
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mikedrawcar
04/22/09

@Ailanthus-altissima: you can get a huge hard drive for nothing these days. Bought one last year for the company I was working for- 500gb on sale for $100. I have a 3yr old 160gb (I think) HD. I have 50gigs of music alone. Plus tons of extremely large files, a few ripped movies, etc. and I still manage to keep most things organized in there.

So I'd say pick a price, and go for it (I do not recommend Iomega- bad experiences w/ them)
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Ailanthus-altissima
04/22/09

@mikedrawcar: @Craig Eshericks Mustache: Thank you both. I'll stay away from Iomega.
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Karlifornia
04/22/09

In reply to Chill Life With J.A. Adande
Thank you, Sharks..for buying myself, and the sports-talk radio callers of the bay area, at least two days of peace.
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Evie Havok
04/22/09

In reply to Chill Life With J.A. Adande
You guys were right. Carlo Rossi Sangria kind of tastes like crap. It's a good thing I filled up on vodka. Hee.
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siandt
04/22/09

@afiunderground: You were fairly warned. You're going to drink it anyway, aren't you? I would.
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MarissaExplainsItAll
04/22/09

@afiunderground: oh no, someone's going to regret what they're doing in a couple of hours.
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chritter is a nocturnal feminist mancatfish
04/22/09

@afiunderground: It's true. But the new incarnation of Gallo "Hearty Burgundy" is surprisingly tasty. For reals.
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