"Damn Hippes"? Grow UP! Get EDUCATED on the ancient history, modern criminalization, medical studies, and proven health benefits of marijuana before you spit out that slime! Oh, sorry, you were just chewing tobacco... CANCER CAUSING TOBACCO! CUT-YOUR-TONGUE-OUT, REMOVE-YOUR-JAWBONE kind of drug! Why not aim your poison at the SCORES of players and managers, etc., in the MLB and minor leagues who condone setting THAT WONDERFUL EXAMPLE for our YOUTH?

Tim Lincecum is a virtual BOY WONDER and the fact that he has partaken in the Ancient Herb while earning back-to-back Cy Young Awards is a testimony to the sum of his choices as a human being, not just his arm. Fact: Marijuana, since time began, has been beneficial to mankind – from paper to rope to safe and effective medicine. So, really, the issue of Tim partaking in a soon-to-be-legalized drug isn’t the problem… the problem is with US, as a puritan-based nation! We’re still holding on to staunch, unrealistic standards and repeatedly setting ourselves up for failure! So, we walk around angry and ashamed because we can never measure up! So damaging and totally preventable! As a mother of amazing and successful adult children, I can say from experience that one of the keys to success is balance. Tim has handled the pressures of his job and rise to fame incredibly well, WHILE EARNING CY YOUNG AWARDS… so if a little herb helps him mellow out and keep his down-to-earth attitude, I say, “Good for him!” Now, let’s all relax and enjoy the game… of life! ?

It's always exciting when a name I've never seen before posts in a thread that hasn't been active for a while.

I like how she throws out the "as a mother..." line. I mean, uh, that's nice and all. It does nothing for her credentials.

EDIT: Oh, by the way, I have ten bucks that says her kids are a bunch of potheads.

odd rant.

Now that I think on it for a minute, she's not a mother. She is a spam bot. A marijuana legalization group set up some bots to rip through message boards looking for this stuff and to post advocacy messages. I move my $10 to this bet.

This happened recently. A new poster registered to defend Rico Brogna in a month-old thread. Like this, it was a little odd.

EDIT: Didn't see #104. So this is common? If so, how do they end up here?

Hmmm... I don't think it's a bot, it seems too specific to me. Could be wrong I suppose.

I feel bad about that Brogna thread. He certainly sucked with the Braves, but I'm sure he's as great a guy as those people attest.

Hey People, No bot here, and neither my kids nor I are potheads! (flournoy, you owe me $10.) I am, however, a student of humanities and love researching controversial subjects, like marijuana, as such heated debates expose our fears… and fear is always the fatal spark that ignites evil: misery, pain, suffering and destruction. Fear is the opposite of love… all wise beings throughout time have said so, which makes us fairly ignorant if we ignore them. (Get it? An ignoramus is one who ignores the obvious facts!)

Your silly attempts to invalidate my fact-based statements confirm my previous rant: You ASSUME to know without knowing the substantiated facts! Haven't you heard, "Don't ASSUME -- it just makes an ASS of U and ME!" I like this one better: “Don’t believe everything you THINK!” Oh, what fools we mortals be! (I substituted “we” for Shakespeare’s “these” because everybody plays the fool, sometimes, there’s no exception to the rule… listen baby! (Remember that song? ;-D)

As far as my “credentials” go, flournoy, that gave me a giggle!... like the facts I presented are no match for the esteemed comments, "Damn hippies!” Yeah, looks like I'm WAY out of my league on this blog! Just chalk it up to my DNA; my Aunt Marge in Boise just told me we’re direct descendents of the Unsinkable Molly Brown… so it's in my blood to not stand by and watch prejudice override facts. I happen to be a big proponent of justice. Hey, The District Attorney, thanks for being more welcoming. :-) And for those of you who think my statements are too "odd" to wrap your heads around, you can step out of your boxes now.

By the way, I found it particularly interesting that no one commented on the facts about chewing tobacco? Ah, because there’s no denying the truth, eh? ?

Peace, People.
Oh, and many blessings to you all during this time of gratitude. I'm grateful for free speech.

2) You're not blowing anybody's mind

Other than the hope that we're witnessing Tina 2.0.

Monty,

Sounds like you're assuming you can speak for others. Hmm...

Sarcasm is a coward's way of speaking his truth without taking responsibility for his words.

Am I arguing? Technically, perhaps, but all in good sport and besides, isn't this a blog format?

And who said anything about blowing minds? Oh, that was YOU, Mr. Full-of-Yourself Monty. :-p

Let's talk about CHEWING TOBACCO vs. MARIJUANA... that's a legitimate topic for this venue. Got two key points to contribute on that subject? Let's first establish groundrules: That we won't assume anything; That we'll speak only for ourselves; and that we'll check our facts before typing. Agreed?

SoSHially -- what, this is a good ol' boys club? No girls allowed?

First of all, welcome!

Sounds like you're assuming you can speak for others. Hmm...

Some of us spend far too much time on this site and get to know each other's online personas pretty well. I mainly lurk, but I have a good sense of the place. With that familiarity, I can say that your comment:

Sarcasm is a coward's way of speaking his truth without taking responsibility for his words.

is sometimes true, but not in this case. Everybody agrees with you about marijuana and also chewing tobacco.

Also, until now I thought the Unsinkable Molly Brown was a ship, not a real person. Learn something new every day.

Also also, which one of you is responsible for this?

There's a musical based on her.

Oh, yeah. Saw the movie version, starring Debbie Reynolds, when I was a very little kid. Dang good.

Wow, someone got excited. And has a broken irony detector.

Does anybody actually say "damn hippies" in earnest anymore?

Third Eye Blind + TBird

Sorry, guys, I think I'm the one who assumed you all weren't supporting Timmy. This was my first time on this blog, as well as being my first online commentary about Tim's possession charges, and I'd just watched Tim eat crow at a press conference, so I was feeling particularly protective of him. I should have known not to take your comments too literally... I forget that guys relate differently than women, for the most part! :-) So, you're right, sarcasm, as with any other delivery, doesn't mean only one thing.
My bad!

On a completely different subject, does anyone know if Tim has a red truck that runs on biodiesel? My daughters and I were walking down Bridgeway in Sausalito, CA, last Saturday, and this guy driving a very unusual red truck, was looking at my 23-year-old daughter as he drove by... he was wearing a black stocking cap and had a dog next to him in the cab... it looked exactly like Tim!

I know Tim had an old white truck when he lived in Washington.
Anyway, thanks for putting up with my rants, guys. Have a good night. Kerrie

Hey Doris, Thanks for the reminder to update my 3EB profile!
Peace...

Hey "Doris"... what's with hiding behind a dead woman's name?

I think this thread is on drugs and it's having a bad trip.

No, not on drugs... just helping cancer patients.

Jack Keefe, I summon you to restore some semblance of clarity and sense to this thread.

The real Doris from Rego Park would help this thread by changing the topic to whether the Mets should bring back Rick Reed. God rest her soul.