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Globe and Mail:  Actor turns telecast blue

Colin Farrell was probably a little langered and acted the maggot….going from the phone booth to the announcers booth might do that.

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   1. tangotiger Posted: May 05, 2003 at 03:18 PM (#262394)
Whenever I think of the wild Colin, I think of the even wilder Britney, and of course, Fred Durst. For those who never heard the interview of Howard Stern and Fred Durst, he gave it all up on Britney. Click link above, and page down until you get to:
   2. Rusty Priske Posted: May 05, 2003 at 03:50 PM (#262396)
I was watching the broadcast and while I was a little surprised at some of the language, I certainly wasn't offended. Nor could I imagine anyone being offended.
   3. bob mong Posted: May 05, 2003 at 05:07 PM (#262399)
<i>Whenever I think of the wild Colin, I think of the even wilder Britney, and of course, Fred Durst. For those who never heard the interview of Howard Stern and Fred Durst, he gave it all up on Britney. Click link above, and page down until you get to:
   4. tangotiger Posted: May 05, 2003 at 06:00 PM (#262400)
I think that you get more truth from a Howard Stern interview than from any other interview you'll read or hear. And it was confirmed from Fred's buddy/security guy, for whater that is worth.
   5. bob mong Posted: May 05, 2003 at 06:20 PM (#262402)
I think that you get more truth from a Howard Stern interview than from any other interview you'll read or hear.

Regardless of who is doing the interviewing, the story is still coming from Fred Durst.

And it was confirmed from Fred's buddy/security guy, for whater that is worth.

Not much. To me, at least.

Fred Durst is closer to middle age than his twenties.

Maybe you can point to a better source, but according to www.freddurst.com, he was born August 20, 1971, which makes him 32 as of this writing (his baseball age would also be 32 :) - that makes him almost 3 years removed from his twenties - so unless you consider 35 middle aged, I wouldn't consider him closer to middle age than to his twenties.

I dunno. A fading rockstar claims that he had wild 'n' crazy sex with a young popstar (who claims to be a virgin, to add some spice to the story); the young popstar denies it, there are no collaborating stories or evidence (not that there necessarily would be collaborating stories for a story of this, um, nature) except from the rockstar's buddy/posse-member/employee and that is supposed to be believable? I ain't buying it. It's too contrived, too adolescent-fantasy (especially all the goofy details), and Fred Durst is too much of a loser for me to believe it for a minute.
   6. bunyon Posted: May 05, 2003 at 06:30 PM (#262403)
When DOES middle age begin? My wife turned 35 this past weekend and was immediately depressed because "Now I'm middle aged!"

What the ****? She runs marathons, listens to much cooler music than I do and is, in general, much younger than me (I'm three chronological years younger than she). It seems ludicrous to attribute middleage hood on her, but she insists it begins at 35. I had written it off to womanly obsession with age until I read post 13.

So, can someone set me straight?
   7. Andrew Edwards Posted: May 05, 2003 at 06:46 PM (#262404)
I'd interpret middle age literally. The middle of one's lifespan.

If you figure you'll live to 70, 35 sounds about right. I expect most healthy people now in their 30s will live to something more like 100, so I'd say 45 is a better number than 35. But 35 isn't toally insane.
   8. CFiJ Posted: May 05, 2003 at 07:01 PM (#262408)
Some thoughts on Colin Farrell.

The man is quite blue, and doesn't seem to have the usual filter between brain and mouth.

That said, it bugs me that people assume he was drunk or even "drinking" because he's Irish and he had a beer in his hand. I recall him on the Daily Show (just before he really broke out) talking about how when he went out people would give him a hard time about being Irish and not getting totally sloshed because he would nurse an Amstel Light while they were chugging Bud or Guinness.

The funny thing about Farrell is that he doesn't have to be drunk to go blue on live TV. But let's not buy into stereotypes.
   9. StoneDog Posted: May 05, 2003 at 08:28 PM (#262415)
I can see Britney Spears wanting to get a little from Colin Farrell, an attractive, charismatic rising star who knows how to stay in shape. I can't see Britney Spears wanting to get anything from Fred Durst. Isn't the guy a little hefty? All I'm saying is, the girl could do way better than the lead singer of a fading rap-metal band.

Statheads, for instance.
   10. fracas' hope springs eternal Posted: May 05, 2003 at 08:37 PM (#262416)
The sad thing about StoneDog's #26 is there are a handful of exceptionally geeky statheads now hoping they'll get lucky.
   11. User unknown in local recipient table (Craig B) Posted: May 05, 2003 at 08:51 PM (#262417)
Geez, why do guys always ask the same question?

Is that the question "when the hell are you and your talentless, caterwauling ilk getting the f*** off my television screen?" Because I can explain why *I*, at least, am asking that question.

Which one is Limp Bizkit?
   12. fracas' hope springs eternal Posted: May 05, 2003 at 08:56 PM (#262418)
Which one is Limp Bizkit?

SeanForman.
   13. BogAl Posted: May 05, 2003 at 11:08 PM (#262419)
Maybe someone else recalls this one:

Back when they were promoting their annual Comic Relief specials, Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, and Robin Williams joined the Mets' announcers for an inning or so. At one point, one of the players got hurt (hit by a pitch, I think) and started jumping up and down and shaking his injured hand/finger/wrist in agony. Crystal announced that the player was dancing, "doing the F***ing Chicken down there". After three golden seconds of silence from Tim McCarver, Crystal correctly identified the dance as the Funky Chicken.
   14. Paul Mazurkiewicz Posted: May 06, 2003 at 03:48 AM (#262420)
Primey!
   15. tina Posted: August 27, 2003 at 02:07 PM (#262424)
first of all colin farrell is on great actor look at phone booth and tigerland and the recruit with al pacino. so in three years became on the a-list of actors and colin is in demand now, now he is shooting alexander the great with angelina jolie. and he also worked with samuel jackson on swat which was great by the way. and bruce willis in harts war. so he worked with alot of great big actors. and was great in minority report with tom cruise. and daredevil and the villian bullseye with ben affleck. and colin was the best thing in the movie and the critics agree. so colin is a way better actor then ben affleck. im responding to the post from alex about at least ben affleck got some credit under his belt but colin is hotter and a better actor and he is getting alot more movies then ben. so please did you see bens last movie with jay-lo called gigli. need i say more the movie sucked as hell and even the critics said the worst movie of the century. it only made 20 million in the theatres now thats sad.
   16. tina Posted: August 27, 2003 at 02:08 PM (#262425)
first of all colin farrell is on great actor look at phone booth and tigerland and the recruit with al pacino. so in three years became on the a-list of actors and colin is in demand now, now he is shooting alexander the great with angelina jolie. and he also worked with samuel jackson on swat which was great by the way. and bruce willis in harts war. so he worked with alot of great big actors. and was great in minority report with tom cruise. and daredevil and the villian bullseye with ben affleck. and colin was the best thing in the movie and the critics agree. so colin is a way better actor then ben affleck. im responding to the post from alex about at least ben affleck got some credit under his belt but colin is hotter and a better actor and he is getting alot more movies then ben. so please did you see bens last movie with jay-lo called gigli. need i say more the movie sucked as hell and even the critics said the worst movie of the century. it only made 20 million in the theatres now thats sad.
   17. tina Posted: August 27, 2003 at 02:08 PM (#262426)
first of all colin farrell is on great actor look at phone booth and tigerland and the recruit with al pacino. so in three years became on the a-list of actors and colin is in demand now, now he is shooting alexander the great with angelina jolie. and he also worked with samuel jackson on swat which was great by the way. and bruce willis in harts war. so he worked with alot of great big actors. and was great in minority report with tom cruise. and daredevil and the villian bullseye with ben affleck. and colin was the best thing in the movie and the critics agree. so colin is a way better actor then ben affleck. im responding to the post from alex about at least ben affleck got some credit under his belt but colin is hotter and a better actor and he is getting alot more movies then ben. so please did you see bens last movie with jay-lo called gigli. need i say more the movie sucked as hell and even the critics said the worst movie of the century. it only made 20 million in the theatres now thats sad.
   18. tina Posted: August 27, 2003 at 02:08 PM (#262427)
first of all colin farrell is on great actor look at phone booth and tigerland and the recruit with al pacino. so in three years became on the a-list of actors and colin is in demand now, now he is shooting alexander the great with angelina jolie. and he also worked with samuel jackson on swat which was great by the way. and bruce willis in harts war. so he worked with alot of great big actors. and was great in minority report with tom cruise. and daredevil and the villian bullseye with ben affleck. and colin was the best thing in the movie and the critics agree. so colin is a way better actor then ben affleck. im responding to the post from alex about at least ben affleck got some credit under his belt but colin is hotter and a better actor and he is getting alot more movies then ben. so please did you see bens last movie with jay-lo called gigli. need i say more the movie sucked as hell and even the critics said the worst movie of the century. it only made 20 million in the theatres now thats sad.
   19. tina Posted: August 27, 2003 at 02:08 PM (#262428)
first of all colin farrell is on great actor look at phone booth and tigerland and the recruit with al pacino. so in three years became on the a-list of actors and colin is in demand now, now he is shooting alexander the great with angelina jolie. and he also worked with samuel jackson on swat which was great by the way. and bruce willis in harts war. so he worked with alot of great big actors. and was great in minority report with tom cruise. and daredevil and the villian bullseye with ben affleck. and colin was the best thing in the movie and the critics agree. so colin is a way better actor then ben affleck. im responding to the post from alex about at least ben affleck got some credit under his belt but colin is hotter and a better actor and he is getting alot more movies then ben. so please did you see bens last movie with jay-lo called gigli. need i say more the movie sucked as hell and even the critics said the worst movie of the century. it only made 20 million in the theatres now thats sad.
   20. tina Posted: August 27, 2003 at 02:08 PM (#262429)
first of all colin farrell is on great actor look at phone booth and tigerland and the recruit with al pacino. so in three years became on the a-list of actors and colin is in demand now, now he is shooting alexander the great with angelina jolie. and he also worked with samuel jackson on swat which was great by the way. and bruce willis in harts war. so he worked with alot of great big actors. and was great in minority report with tom cruise. and daredevil and the villian bullseye with ben affleck. and colin was the best thing in the movie and the critics agree. so colin is a way better actor then ben affleck. im responding to the post from alex about at least ben affleck got some credit under his belt but colin is hotter and a better actor and he is getting alot more movies then ben. so please did you see bens last movie with jay-lo called gigli. need i say more the movie sucked as hell and even the critics said the worst movie of the century. it only made 20 million in the theatres now thats sad.
   21. tina Posted: August 27, 2003 at 02:09 PM (#262430)
first of all colin farrell is on great actor look at phone booth and tigerland and the recruit with al pacino. so in three years became on the a-list of actors and colin is in demand now, now he is shooting alexander the great with angelina jolie. and he also worked with samuel jackson on swat which was great by the way. and bruce willis in harts war. so he worked with alot of great big actors. and was great in minority report with tom cruise. and daredevil and the villian bullseye with ben affleck. and colin was the best thing in the movie and the critics agree. so colin is a way better actor then ben affleck. im responding to the post from alex about at least ben affleck got some credit under his belt but colin is hotter and a better actor and he is getting alot more movies then ben. so please did you see bens last movie with jay-lo called gigli. need i say more the movie sucked as hell and even the critics said the worst movie of the century. it only made 20 million in the theatres now thats sad.
   22. tina Posted: August 27, 2003 at 02:11 PM (#262431)
first of all colin farrell is on great actor look at phone booth and tigerland and the recruit with al pacino. so in three years became on the a-list of actors and colin is in demand now, now he is shooting alexander the great with angelina jolie. and he also worked with samuel jackson on swat which was great by the way. and bruce willis in harts war. so he worked with alot of great big actors. and was great in minority report with tom cruise. and daredevil and the villian bullseye with ben affleck. and colin was the best thing in the movie and the critics agree. so colin is a way better actor then ben affleck. im responding to the post from alex about at least ben affleck got some credit under his belt but colin is hotter and a better actor and he is getting alot more movies then ben. so please did you see bens last movie with jay-lo called gigli. need i say more the movie sucked as hell and even the critics said the worst movie of the century. it only made 20 million in the theatres now thats sad.
   23. User unknown in local recipient table (Craig B) Posted: August 27, 2003 at 02:18 PM (#262432)
Yeah, so bag your face, loooosers.

You got SO told. *Eight* times.
   24. Basha Posted: August 27, 2003 at 02:19 PM (#262433)
tina: I applaud the depth of your feelings as I cannot think of any topic which would move me to recall a nearly 4 month-old thread in order to defend anything, let alone the relative acting merits of current movie stars.

Good for you.
   25. tina Posted: August 27, 2003 at 02:50 PM (#262435)
just becase I am in remedial english its no reason to call me a trailer park girl. my boyfriend didnt pass english either and he has a good job operating the shin-o ball-o at the lincoln lanes. on sundays he is the shift manager and we can eat all the chips we want. sometimes kit kats too. he may not look like colin farrell but he sure can cuss.
   26. tina Posted: August 27, 2003 at 02:54 PM (#262436)
first of all colin farrell is on great actor look at phone booth and tigerland and the recruit with al pacino. so in three years became on the a-list of actors and colin is in demand now, now he is shooting alexander the great with angelina jolie. and he also worked with samuel jackson on swat which was great by the way. and bruce willis in harts war. so he worked with alot of great big actors. and was great in minority report with tom cruise. and daredevil and the villian bullseye with ben affleck. and colin was the best thing in the movie and the critics agree. so colin is a way better actor then ben affleck. im responding to the post from alex about at least ben affleck got some credit under his belt but colin is hotter and a better actor and he is getting alot more movies then ben. so please did you see bens last movie with jay-lo called gigli. need i say more the movie sucked as hell and even the critics said the worst movie of the century. it only made 20 million in the theatres now thats sad.
   27. tina Posted: August 27, 2003 at 03:09 PM (#262437)
first of all i didnt mean for it to go in 8 times something was wrong with my computer now its back on track so i apologize for that. and for the person who said that im a trailer park girl i dont think so retard. and i know english very well. i could voice my opinion #######. and i live in a house not a trailer park. maybe you dont know the difference since maybe you live in a trailer park yourself.
   28. Shredder Posted: August 27, 2003 at 04:01 PM (#262440)
This is the most awesomest thread ever.
   29. Shredder Posted: August 27, 2003 at 04:04 PM (#262441)
This is the most awesomest thread ever.
   30. fracas' hope springs eternal Posted: August 27, 2003 at 04:23 PM (#262443)
I can't believe that #53 is for real, but the web address appears legit. How freaky!

As for the rest of this thread, the first time through I was having a brainfart and was thinking of Colin Quinn, not Colin Farrell, as the "offensive" guest. Sometimes it's good for threads to be resurrected, just so I'll know what the hell we're talking about.
   31. tina Posted: August 27, 2003 at 04:40 PM (#262445)
okay #49 all i could say i could have my own opinion. okay i dont need to agree with you alright there was no need to make that remark about the trailer park. youre just immature grow up. i will end this now. i will not waste my time with you. so anyway back to the original topic.
   32. Basha Posted: August 27, 2003 at 04:49 PM (#262447)
Hi tina,

I am not being sarcastic when I ask this:

How did you get here / find this thread?
   33. Basha Posted: August 27, 2003 at 05:08 PM (#262449)
Thanks, #59.

Your inability to spell and complete your quotation marks makes you an unlikely critic, however.

I wasn't talking to you, anyway.
   34. tina Posted: August 27, 2003 at 05:17 PM (#262450)
can we just drop i just felt i wanted to state my opinion thats all. there is no need to put me down. so can we just move on please. and i could spell, i didnt see no misspelling. where did you see it. so lets just all get along alright.
   35. Dolf Lucky Posted: August 27, 2003 at 05:22 PM (#262451)
I have literally pissed my pants 4 times since reading this thread.
   36. Dolf Lucky Posted: August 27, 2003 at 05:25 PM (#262454)
I have literally pissed my pants 4 times since reading this thread.
   37. Best Regards, Larry M. Posted: August 27, 2003 at 05:25 PM (#262455)
first of all colin farrell is on great actor look at phone booth and tigerland and the recruit with al pacino. so in three years became on the a-list of actors and colin is in demand now, now he is shooting alexander the great with angelina jolie. and he also worked with samuel jackson on swat which was great by the way. and bruce willis in harts war. so he worked with alot of great big actors. and was great in minority report with tom cruise. and daredevil and the villian bullseye with ben affleck. and colin was the best thing in the movie and the critics agree. so colin is a way better actor then ben affleck. im responding to the post from alex about at least ben affleck got some credit under his belt but colin is hotter and a better actor and he is getting alot more movies then ben. so please did you see bens last movie with jay-lo called gigli. need i say more the movie sucked as hell and even the critics said the worst movie of the century. it only made 20 million in the theatres now thats sad.

Of course, your grammar and sentence structure is horrific.
   38. tina Posted: August 27, 2003 at 06:00 PM (#262459)
so what if my sentence structure is horrific at least i admit that. alot is spelled right. okay jay-lo i messed up on its j-lo alright big freakin deal. okay so i meant to say one and i put on. i was typing too fast. hey i want to talk to the outgoing people in here. not the serious ones that look at sentence structure (sarcastically).
   39. Shredder Posted: August 27, 2003 at 06:10 PM (#262461)
this thread is alot of fun.
   40. Shredder Posted: August 27, 2003 at 06:13 PM (#262462)
this thread is alot of fun.
   41. Dolf Lucky Posted: August 27, 2003 at 06:18 PM (#262465)
I'm sorry Tina. No truce is possible at this time. Frankly, I think the only reason you even like Colin Farrell is because you'd like to smoke his sausage. No acting chops whatsoever. Now Rowan Atkinson, there's an actor.

For another thing, I don't think you have any idea about such arcane literary techniques such as hyperbole, sarcasm, or punctuation.

Finally, r u hot?
   42. Randall Posted: August 27, 2003 at 06:18 PM (#262466)
Are you the biggest idiot ever?
   43. Basha Posted: August 27, 2003 at 06:26 PM (#262467)
tina: Seriously, how did you get here? I need to know.

Were you looking for pictures of VorosMcCracken (heart-throb to teen statisticians around the world)? Was it while researching Farrell's UZR?
   44. Basha Posted: August 27, 2003 at 06:31 PM (#262473)
Will do, Basher.

Thanks for the tip.
   45. Big Train Posted: August 27, 2003 at 06:34 PM (#262478)
No, I haven't seen a Randall post in months. Damn you Colin Farell.
   46. Dolf Lucky Posted: August 27, 2003 at 06:44 PM (#262480)
I just exploded.
   47. Tina Posted: August 27, 2003 at 06:48 PM (#262481)
okay i have to laugh at all this. its okay if you all want to bash me. but i have a sense of humor. so i will not let it upset me. alrightttty then. anybody else want to say something? this is actually entertaining. and for dolph its your opinion that you dont like colin farrell as an actor thats okay i respect that. but in my opinion i like him as an actor. and no i dont want to smoke his sausage. that was rude. look everybody i put a cap in my name. i took all your advice.
   48. Tina Posted: August 27, 2003 at 06:52 PM (#262483)
okay enough about colin. this is not a colin farrell website. im done with this. sjohnny is right no more colin. ill talk about colin on his website thats where it belongs. sorry that i ever brought it up.
   49. RETARDO is "Captain Swing"! Posted: August 27, 2003 at 06:56 PM (#262485)
Colin Farrell is a Randian crypto-fascist.
   50. Best Regards, Larry M. Posted: August 27, 2003 at 06:58 PM (#262487)
Isn't saying that Colin Farrell is a better actor than Ben Affleck like saying the Devil Rays are better than the Tigers?
   51. Best Regards, Larry M. Posted: August 27, 2003 at 07:00 PM (#262489)
Can't one of the mods track down who she is from her IP address? We MUST know.
   52. Tina Posted: August 27, 2003 at 07:07 PM (#262490)
okay guys after this im leaving for good and this discussion will be over i came across this looking for colin farrell interviews and i came across this site. okay. and the comment about what #32 said alex lewis. and i just stated my opinion thats all. okay people i answered it. okay guys its been real bye now.
   53. mommy Posted: August 27, 2003 at 07:09 PM (#262491)
Will we ever see you again?
   54. Tina Posted: August 27, 2003 at 07:11 PM (#262492)
naw i dont think so.
   55. Tina Posted: August 27, 2003 at 07:14 PM (#262495)
okay bye bye. thats it for me. im outta here. peace and chicken grease. ill miss you all.
   56. Best Regards, Larry M. Posted: August 27, 2003 at 07:15 PM (#262496)
How many posts are you going to make after leaving?
   57. Tina Posted: August 27, 2003 at 07:19 PM (#262497)
none
   58. Best Regards, Larry M. Posted: August 27, 2003 at 07:21 PM (#262499)
Well, how about after you've said goodbye? This is at least four now.
   59. Tina Posted: August 27, 2003 at 07:33 PM (#262504)
since we're done talking about colin, let's talk zr:

i took a quick look at the team zr's for ss and 3b, 2001-03. i wanted to see how close they came to my estimate for observed standard deviation (.025). the answer is, pretty close, but there is an important caveat attached.

at ss I got a 3 year average of .843 with a st. dev. of .027, very close to the estimate. but that doesn't tell the whole story. the skewness parameter is -.766, which is highly significant. what does that mean? two things. 1)there are a lot more teams with above average shortstops (49)than there are with below average ones(41). however, 2)the difference between the worst shortstop (.741) and the average is much greater than the difference between the best (.918) and the average. the distribution is skewed to the left. this is not a normal distribution; it's not even close. that makes sense, when you think about it. there is a practical limit to how good a shortstop can be. only Superman or the Flash or bullseye could get to every ground ball, and only the guy with the big red "s" could throw out every runner from deep in the hole. on the other hand, a really bad shortstop is limited only by the patience of his manager. (incidentally, the yankees rank either 29th or 30th all 3 years.)
   60. Best Regards, Larry M. Posted: August 27, 2003 at 07:35 PM (#262505)
The commas give you away as an imposter.
   61. Mike Piazza Posted: August 27, 2003 at 08:13 PM (#262511)
Just had to stop by and see who's here.

did I hear an impersonation?
   62. Best Regards, Larry M. Posted: August 27, 2003 at 08:37 PM (#262513)
Apparently, Mr. Farrell has very innocent ears.
   63. Big Train Posted: August 27, 2003 at 10:30 PM (#262516)
At the risk of sounding retarded, I would like to stand up fo Ms. Spears. Fred Durst has made music with a pop princess before, only to later claim that he did it with sexual intention. After singing with Christina Aguilera on the MTV video awards, durst claied "that he did it all for the nookie." Ms Aguilera was incensed and said Durst had worked with her at rehearsal and had no social contact with Durst whatsoever. It was quite clear Durst made those statements to avoid the backlash of "going pop," a charge that has dogged most of his career. I think he is doing more of the same with the Britney Spears claims, trying explain away producing for a pop princess. It is much more acceptable to some poeple if Fred Durst is producing pop songs "for the Nookie" than "for the money."

If these claims are false, Durst is slime. If what he says is true, Durst is classless for going forward with the details to the national media.
   64. Shredder Posted: August 28, 2003 at 01:46 AM (#262519)
If it's all the same to you, sjohnny, I prefer to think of Durst as both classless AND slime (and I would toss untalented in there, too).
   65. Shredder Posted: August 28, 2003 at 01:49 AM (#262520)
If it's all the same to you, sjohnny, I prefer to think of Durst as both classless AND slime (and I would toss untalented in there, too).
   66. Big Train Posted: August 28, 2003 at 02:19 AM (#262522)
Shredder,

Agreed on all fronts. I hate is music but tried to keep it out of the post.
   67. Darren Posted: August 28, 2003 at 02:41 AM (#262523)
That kooky Tina thing AND a visit from jesse, ca. Man, I laughed out loud 5 times during this.
   68. Stephen Posted: August 28, 2003 at 03:42 AM (#262527)
Shredder, your double post gives you away.
   69. Basha Posted: August 28, 2003 at 04:09 AM (#262528)
What's up with the double posts anyway, Shredder?

You should really have a doctor look at that.
   70. penguinmobile Posted: August 28, 2003 at 05:16 AM (#262529)
I can't believe I made it all the way to Tina's stunning entrance without realizing that I was reading posts from May. My attention to detail is for squat sometimes.

Of course the only good reason to pay attention to detail is for the nookie.
   71. John (You Can Call Me Grandma) Murphy Posted: August 28, 2003 at 05:17 AM (#262530)
At least Tina didn't spell Farrell's first name as Colon. :-)
   72. Shredder Posted: August 28, 2003 at 05:31 AM (#262531)
Something about my work computer. It happens on some longer and/or older threads. I can't do anything about it.
   73. Shredder Posted: August 28, 2003 at 05:32 AM (#262532)
#136 and #137 weren't me, though. I wasn't at work that late. Just almost that late.
   74. penguinmobile Posted: August 28, 2003 at 05:43 AM (#262533)
? Something about my work computer. It happens on some longer and/or older threads. I can't do anything about it.

You could stop going to work like I did.
   75. HCO, Transgressive Herbivore Posted: August 28, 2003 at 11:58 AM (#262535)
Something about my work computer. It happens on some longer and/or older threads. I can't do anything about it.

Some browsers, if they don't get a response for a certain amount of time after posting form data, will go ahead and post it again. And again. And again.

What I do is wait about 30 seconds after hitting "Post Comment", copy the text of my post to the clipboard, then reload the thread. 9 times out of 10, my post is already there. If it's not, I just paste it and post it again.
   76. Shredder Posted: August 28, 2003 at 12:46 PM (#262536)
I've tried that, Mark. In fact, I'll hit "post" on this one, and within a few seconds I'll completely close my browser. The good money is on it appearing twice.
   77. Shredder Posted: August 28, 2003 at 12:49 PM (#262537)
I've tried that, Mark. In fact, I'll hit "post" on this one, and within a few seconds I'll completely close my browser. The good money is on it appearing twice.
   78. Repoz Posted: August 28, 2003 at 02:28 PM (#262539)
Jeez....I go down the Jersey Shore for a couple of days, for some light summer readings of fecal coliform levels washing ashore,......and I miss all the best shiit right here!!
   79. tina Posted: August 28, 2003 at 06:02 PM (#262544)
so yeah i came back cause i thought this place was funny and all but why are all these messages abot me? not cool guys you know how to scare people lol not really but you know? anyway im not really in to baseball which i didnt even know yesterday thats what this all is. but then why are you talkin about colin? so yeah i thought you were pretty funny and stuff yesterday but really you guys dont knwo to drop anything. i mean like some messages i dont understand at all. real ultimate power what that has to do with anyhhing? so okay have fun boys its all good anyway.
   80. MNP Posted: August 28, 2003 at 07:02 PM (#262546)
I don't use the word "great" very often, but this is the greatest thread that ever existed. Can we get a permanent link to it, maybe up by the links to Clutch Hits and Authors?
   81. SM in DC Posted: August 28, 2003 at 09:37 PM (#262556)
love ya all. muahhhhhhhhhhhhh. (smooches).

I guess those T-shirts, sweatshirts and thongs must be working...

10% more attractive, guaranteed!
   82. Mr. Crowley Posted: August 29, 2003 at 04:18 AM (#262567)
It's a trap!
   83. Greg Pope Posted: August 29, 2003 at 04:50 AM (#262569)
OK, I posted this in the Cheers thread, but didn't get a response. Is REAL ULTIMATE POWER just that ninja page, or is it some sort of fad. Check out this Huey Lewis page.
   84. fracas' hope springs eternal Posted: August 29, 2003 at 05:27 AM (#262570)
Well, Greg Pope, it was just a fad until you started cross-posting that Huey Lewis page -- now it's sweeping the nation.

Damn you!

*:^)
   85. Greg Pope Posted: August 29, 2003 at 01:21 PM (#262575)
OK, then. I suppose that some people have too much time on their hands. Including me, apparently, because I was searching for Huey Lewis information when I came across that site.
   86. Shredder Posted: August 29, 2003 at 01:57 PM (#262576)
Any site that links to a Trogdor, the Burninator page is OK by me. I'm all for burnination.
   87. Shredder Posted: August 29, 2003 at 02:00 PM (#262577)
Any site that links to a Trogdor, the Burninator page is OK by me. I'm all for burnination.
   88. GMR Posted: August 29, 2003 at 04:27 PM (#262580)
Bah, Shredder wouldn't know majesty if it came up and bit him in the face. :)
   89. Shredder Posted: August 29, 2003 at 05:32 PM (#262582)
Bah, Shredder wouldn't know majesty if it came up and bit him in the face. :)

Yeah, you'we pwobabwy wight.
   90. Shredder Posted: August 29, 2003 at 05:35 PM (#262583)
Bah, Shredder wouldn't know majesty if it came up and bit him in the face. :)

Yeah, you'we pwobabwy wight.
   91. tina Posted: August 29, 2003 at 07:59 PM (#262585)
oh colin id love to get back on you
   92. tina Posted: August 29, 2003 at 08:05 PM (#262586)
oh colin id love to get back on you
   93. Clemenza Posted: August 29, 2003 at 09:32 PM (#262591)
Sid, thanks for the break down. That is pretty cool. All my friends were into H*R last year, but my speakers were broken, so I always felt left out. Now I can joke along with them. Girls on my left for make outs!!!
   94. Clemenza Posted: August 29, 2003 at 09:33 PM (#262592)
Sid, thanks for the break down. That is pretty cool. All my friends were into H*R last year, but my speakers were broken, so I always felt left out. Now I can joke along with them. Girls on my left for make outs!!!
   95. Clemenza Posted: August 29, 2003 at 09:58 PM (#262593)
And did anyone ever see three-reasons.com when it was online? That was easily the funniest thing I've ever seen online. That, along with TheSpark science got me through my internship a few years ago.
   96. Shredder Posted: August 30, 2003 at 12:53 AM (#262594)
Are you sure you're not Sid Hoffffrenchman?

Anyway, one ML exec would tell you, and I'd agree, that Strong Bad's DVD commentaries on the "King of Town" and the "In Search of the Yello Dello" cartoons may be the funniest on the site.

Personally, I think anything Strong Bad is good. Especially "Dangeresque II, this time it's not Dangeresque I," and "The Caper" are the best Strong Bad emails.

"I don't care about the crosswords, man! The Jumbles! Go for the Jumbles!"
   97. GMR Posted: August 30, 2003 at 12:05 PM (#262595)
My H*R shirt arrived in the mail yesterday. :)

Good choices all (especially the Stunt Double e-mail: "Tonight, dyin's not on the menu"). I could go on for hours, but I think Teen Girl Squad and the 1936 cartoons deserve at least a mention.
   98. penguinmobile Posted: August 30, 2003 at 01:33 PM (#262596)
I nominate the Teen Girl Squad link for a Primey in the "Best Cameo By Opposums" category. By random chance it was the first thing I ever watched when I first found Homestar Runner, and it's still the one that made me laugh the hardest.

Everybody! Everybody!
   99. User unknown in local recipient table (Craig B) Posted: August 31, 2003 at 08:40 PM (#262602)
GMR, Sid actually did link to "Teen Girl Squad"... the "Comic" e-mail contains the very first TGS.

Teen Girl Squad is the name of my fantasy football team.
   100. Athletic Supporter leads the nation in drifters Posted: August 31, 2003 at 10:09 PM (#262604)
So who IS the AL Cy Young?

I think Loaiza won't win. It's too out-of-nowhere; he got a lot of press early, which probably hurt him, since now nothing he's doing is really news. (To be fair, 1 run in 8 innings against the Tigers isn't relaly news.) Even though he has 18 wins. Halladay may also have peaked too soon with the winning streak. Pedro getting rocked by the Yankees may doom his candidacy with only 10 wins. Which leaves... Tim Hudson. Is he really going to win? I have no doubt that he's the best candidate. He doesn't have the wins, but he's leading the league in ERA and winning percentage. Even if "the point of a pitcher is to help his team win", Hudson's team is 24-5 in his starts against Loaiza's 19-8. Of course, Hudson's had more help from his defense, but I don't think the voters will see this.

Leaving aside the question of whether he _should_ win, will he really win? It seemed improbable when he had only 9 wins a month ago, but now his win total is respectable and he's leading the league in ERA.
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