Hey! No self (-aggrandizing) posts!

Chris Dial lives in a comfortable, split level ranch in Cary, North Carolina. His daughter, quite thankfully, takes after her mother.

Not entirely.

-- MWE

I'd hate to see what a replacement-level basement looks like.

Chrystal math?

Is this really a newsblog post of a blog post inspired by a comment to a newsblog post of a blog post? We're through the looking glass here, people.

Is this really a newsblog post of a blog post inspired by a comment to a newsblog post of a blog post? We're through the looking glass here, people.

You should write a blog post about it.

In the meantime, has Tom Jackson yet praised Peyton Manning for being unafraid to throw an interception?

No doubt, once again the statistics are over my head, but the "Top 11" list consists of 10 items.

And the #7 item seems to fit MGL better.

Edmundo, you're missing the penumbras.

And the #7 item seems to fit MGL better.

No, no. To fit MGL, it would need to be:

7. Michael Lichtman blogs from a sphere of pure, crystalline mathematics, the complexity and perfection of which you could never hope understand, you dumb jerk.

MGL can not be bothered to give you a tour of his basement, asshat.

No doubt, once again the statistics are over my head, but the "Top 11" list consists of 10 items.

Clearly, the author is a graduate of a B1g10 school.

MGL slummed over at RLYW for a few days at SG's request a couple of years back. He was very polite, patient and gracious in answering all of our questions about UZR.

you could never hope understand

Sam Hutcheson can't be bothered with prepositions, asshat.

Dan, give my regards to Cthulhu next time you see him.

That's funnier than what I would have written. Kudos.

Few men are more talented at the insult than Sam Hutcheson.

His coworkers often talk bad about him behind his back, as they believe the constant smell of urine and human feces indicates that he is a "dirty f*cking hippie" and needs a bath. In fact, that's just the lingering smell of Shea, which never washes out.

Now, is that a nice thing to say about Chipper's kid? I'm surprised at you, Sam . . . .

Now, is that a nice thing to say about Chipper's kid? I'm surprised at you, Sam . . . .

And David Wright still can't name his firstborn "Turner."

It just occurred to me that Neyer's ice sculpture should have been carved out of Rany's tears.

Neyer will never live down that flannel shirt.

Great post Sam H.

What's the over/under on the number of people on Sam's list that post in this thread?

i wonder about sam H's basement my own self -

betcha it is where he has to hang out after mrs H gets all Up Set about all the neck stabbing going on in her living room, messing up her nice new carpet and couch...

I'm figuring that Sam H. gets sent to bed with out supper a lot.

While it might be stretching the definition of sabernerd (nerd is certain, sabre is debatable) ...

How ...

I ask how ...

How in the world could you not take this opportunity to take a shot at the nerdiest nerd who ever nerded -- Repoz?

Is a sabrenerd somebody who knows everything about swords?

"Is a sabrenerd somebody who knows everything about swords?"

Sam was in the basement viewing the other basements when the the threat of copyright over "sabermetrics" was dropped. SABERNERDS rejoice!

My basement is like the Tardis. It is 1) much larger inside than out, 2) connects to all other basements throughout space and time via quantum mechanics that only Tom Tango could explain to you, if he spoke to dirty plebian 'tards like yourself, and 3) is home to a Time Lord.

Repoz' basement is actually quite pedestrian. There's a stack of old 'zines and warped vinyl in one corner, behind a rusting out water heater that needs replacing. His mountain bike hangs, unloved and unused, on a hook attached to a floor joist, and in the HVAC closet he's stuffed the corpse of Joey Ramone, which will never, ever decompose. Both due to the heroin, and the fact that Joey Ramone was also a Time Lord.

(I take requests.)

"Is a sabrenerd somebody who knows everything about swords?"

I live about 6 blocks from Georgia Tech. Last week, a "former post doc student", which when you translate it means "a guy that studied something obscure and difficult for 6+ years, but then flunked out before getting crowned a 'doctor of the awesome sauce'", attacked another doctoral student on campus. With a sword. My friend who works in the library posted it to Facebook, and my honest, public response, while everyone else were still in the "OMG, that's AWFUL" phase, was: "That. Is. Awesome." It got better. That night on the local news, they were interviewing one of the witnesses who saw the guy mid-fracas as campus/ATL police tried to take him in. Dude said, and this is a near direct quote, "I was just walking along and then their's this dude going at the cops with a kitana!"

My favorite part is that he could identify the sword as a kitana. I love Tech.

Good thing I don't have a basement. It would probably be a lot like my office - books piled everywhere as far as the eye can see, with a narrow pathway from the door to the computer.

-- MWE

Over half are Facebook friends with me.

My designated seat is in the basement. It's unfurnished and there's a hot water heater, washer, and dryer. Also, a desktop, four bookcases and boxes of books that I never unpacked from the move. Lately, a dehumidifier, some exercise equipment and various other things.

My favorite part is that he could identify the sword as a kitana. I love Tech.

Kitana/Katana

I don't your facts, Randy.

I live about 6 blocks from Georgia Tech. Last week, a "former post doc student", which when you translate it means "a guy that studied something obscure and difficult for 6+ years, but then flunked out before getting crowned a 'doctor of the awesome sauce'", attacked another doctoral student on campus. With a sword. My friend who works in the library posted it to Facebook, and my honest, public response, while everyone else were still in the "OMG, that's AWFUL" phase, was: "That. Is. Awesome." It got better. That night on the local news, they were interviewing one of the witnesses who saw the guy mid-fracas as campus/ATL police tried to take him in. Dude said, and this is a near direct quote, "I was just walking along and then their's this dude going at the cops with a kitana!"

My favorite part is that he could identify the sword as a kitana. I love Tech.

Chuck Finley was once attacked by one of those.

huck Finley was once attacked by one of those.

Niice.