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Saturday, August 4, 2007 at 8:02 PM
Edited Saturday, August 4, 2007 at 8:10 PM What do yall think about this, we all knew it was coming, just a matter of time. I have a poster of him in my room, and a bobblehead doll, but I actually don't like him that much. Now A-Rod just needs to hurry up and hit 255 more HR's, and get that jerk's name out of the books. —anfernee |
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Edited Saturday, August 4, 2007 at 8:12 PM are you joking? What the HELL is this? Stop the hatin', Hank
Boyd By Todd Boyd An open letter to Hank Aaron, I really wish I didn't have to say what I'm about to say, but as my friend Branford Marsalis once told me, "Speak the truth and shame the devil." Hopefully you are sitting down when you read this. OK, here it goes: Hank Aaron, you are a hater! That's right Hank, you're a full-fledged, bona fide, 100 percent playa hater of the highest order. There, I said it. What a relief. I was hoping you would come to your senses and realize how important it is for you to show Barry Bonds some love right now, in spite of whatever misgivings you might have about your home run record being broken. Hank, I wanted you to take the high road. But, no, you decided that you would, in essence, point a huge extended middle finger in Bonds' direction. As they say in Detroit, "If you don't start no s---, won't be none started." Well since you took it there, you leave me no choice. In case you are unfamiliar with the term "playa hater," Hank, let me pull your coat. A playa hater is someone who harbors extreme jealously and animosity toward someone else's success, especially if that person's success overshadows his own. As Puff once said on Biggie's track "Playa Hater," "You see, there are two kind of people in the world today. We have the playaz and we have the playa haters." Well, Hank, your refusal to recognize Bonds' accomplishments clearly demonstrates that you are in the latter camp. Stop hiding behind this steroid garbage, Hank. Your real motives are a bit transparent here. First, you said you didn't want to travel to see Bonds break your record, but then you end up traveling to Puerto Rico? C'mon Dawg, that ain't pimpin! You are the same man who once forgave John Rocker for his vicious verbal sins, after originally saying that his comments had made you sick, but now you can't give Bonds a break? You are hurting my heart, Hank. You are no longer my favorite Mobile, Ala., native, either. I have taken that title and bestowed it on the rapper Rich Boy; throw some D's on it, indeed! The streets have lost respect for you too, Hank. You once had street cred, just "on the strength," as they say. You were Big Bank Hank to us. The fact that you had to endure so much hatin' yourself on your way to breaking Babe's record meant you always had much love in the streets. No more, though. Don't get me wrong, Bonds isn't the most street credible cat. For one, there's not enough bass in his voice. But in spite of that, hip-hop still loves an anti-hero and Bonds most certainly fits that bill. If Bud Selig doesn't show his face then that's one thing. In some ways Selig's absence would further Bonds' status as an anti-hero. But even Selig softened his stance and started attending Bonds' games. So Hank, you're the last remaining holdout. As Eddie told Priest in "Super Fly," "You better come on in, man!" Hank, I'm not asking you to kiss the area of Bonds' lower backside where people have suggested he injected steroids. I'm just asking you not to get caught up in all this drama. Make an appearance, shake his hand, whisper to him that you think he is a "big water head boy" and then once out of sight go wash your hands if you want to. Just don't let yourself be used by people who don't have your best interests at heart. Some of these same people once wished you ill will as you were about to surpass Babe and now they're acting like they love you so much. Don't believe the hype. This change of heart seems just a bit disingenuous to me. I'm asking you one last time, Hank, please reconsider. This is not a good look. You have left Bonds hanging and this is a crime. History will frown upon your selfish actions, Hank. Put down that glass of haterade that you've been drinking and get on the next plane headed in Bonds' direction. Or else, prepare yourself for the inevitable: having your ghetto pass revoked. I know you and a lot of other older African-Americans such as Bill Cosby don't like us hip-hop heads. I know you think we are taking the race backward, and with Flavor Flav getting so much attention these days it's getting harder to argue that point, but give us a break. No, we did not get attacked by dogs and water hoses back in the day. No, Bonds has not gone through what you went through. We know this. But times have changed. We recognize your struggles, but we need you to recognize ours too. This is the era of "mo' money, mo' problems," Dawg, and your refusal to acknowledge Bonds is one of those problems right now. Hank, I hope you take this in the spirit it was intended. I didn't want to call you out. Really. But your actions, or lack thereof, about this whole Bonds thing are just straight up hatin', pure and simple. So do yourself a favor, stop hatin' and get your mind right, Brotha. 'Cause if you free your mind, I guarantee, your ass will follow. Peace,
The Notorious Ph.D. Dr. Todd Boyd, a columnist for Page 2, is an author, media commentator, and professor of critical studies at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. His next book, "The Notorious Ph.D.'s Guide to the Super Fly '70s," will be published this month. —anfernee |
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Saturday, August 4, 2007 at 8:12 PM Old black guys and ebonics, just makes me want to cry. —anfernee |
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Saturday, August 4, 2007 at 8:21 PM I have a poster of him in my room, and a bobblehead doll Why do you love a non autograph-signing, fan-hating prick like Barry Bonds? —John Lennon |
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Saturday, August 4, 2007 at 9:08 PM personally, i could care less about how someone is off the field. it really doesn't matter. stats, ability and on field execution is what counts. steroids made barry arguably the best there ever was. without steroids, he's still probably in the top 10 of "ever was". —plurry |
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Saturday, August 4, 2007 at 9:09 PM Could I care less? No, I could not. —catloaf |
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Saturday, August 4, 2007 at 9:53 PM
Edited Saturday, August 4, 2007 at 9:53 PM Even so, somehow I suspect that I can actually surpass your apathy. —anobody |
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Saturday, August 4, 2007 at 9:57 PM Why do you love a non autograph-signing, fan-hating prick like Barry Bonds? Are you really that stupid? Or can you not read? Why don't you try reading the next 30 so words in my post, tard. "but I actually don't like him that much. Now A-Rod just needs to hurry up and hit 255 more HR's, and get that jerk's name out of the books. " —anfernee |
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Saturday, August 4, 2007 at 10:22 PM steroids made barry arguably the best there ever was. without steroids, he's still probably in the top 10 of "ever was". —plurry Being a 30/30 guy for so long is far more impressive to me than getting jacked up and breaking two records that seem to correlate very little to team success. Hank earned the right to do what he wants to a long time ago. —bguirk |
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Saturday, August 4, 2007 at 10:27 PM Wasn't that article retarded?
"In case you are unfamiliar with the term "playa hater," Hank, let me pull your coat...As Puff once said on Biggie's track "Playa Hater," "You see, there are two kind of people in the world today. We have the playaz and we have the playa haters." Well, Hank, your refusal to recognize Bonds' accomplishments clearly demonstrates that you are in the latter camp."
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Sunday, August 5, 2007 at 6:01 AM I have no reason to believe Bonds is an asshole. But if he is, who cares? I agree with plurry. and the steroid argument is stupid. the critics can suck dicks —Margin Walker |
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Sunday, August 5, 2007 at 9:29 AM I'm kind of sick of hearing about it. I'm still in the boat "innocent until proven guilty". I still have yet to see solidy verifiable evidence that proves he was on steroids. He admits taking a cream that had steroids in it without his knowledge, but that's about it. Give me a MLB test that shows he took stuff like happened with Palmeiro and I'll believe it. I just have a hard time believing that over the past 5-6 years he hasn't either taken a test or come up positive and we haven't heard about it. As much as I despise A-Rod, I'll still be a little happier when he surpasses Bonds. There will be less controversy. As for his assholeness, I wouldn't sign autographs either if people treated me the way they treat Bonds. Even before the steroids thing he was treated like shit, especially in places like Los Angeles. —andrewwagner777 |
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Sunday, August 5, 2007 at 10:59 AM when he surpasses Bonds. I like how everybody's assuming Alex will hit 800 HR's. Just because he's the youngest to 500 doesn't mean much. Ken Griffey Jr. was very young when he hit 500 too, but look what happened to him. I'll actually be surprised if he does beat Aaron or Bonds. —anfernee |
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Sunday, August 5, 2007 at 11:04 AM Well, the way he's going right now, he looks like a lock to hit at LEAST 40, maybe 50 the next 2 or 3 years, and then assuming he averages 40+ the next couple of years, he only has to hit 20-30 home runs next few years after that to get close. He's in such amazing shape and he's not a guy who's very injury prone at all. —andrewwagner777 |
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Sunday, August 5, 2007 at 11:17 AM
Edited Sunday, August 5, 2007 at 11:21 AM What I'm saying is he has good chances to beat it, around 40% I'd say, but he's not a lock [100%] like everyone acts like he is. There's a billion freak accidents that could happen [RE: see Griffey Jr, Ken] Or he could just get old and decrepit before people think he will. Mark Mcgwire, for example, set an amazing pace by hitting 500 in the fewest amount of games, about 1600 compared to A-Rod's 1855. Then he retired at 37, cause he just didn't have it anymore. Who's to say that won't happen to Alex? Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle slid at 37, and were a shadow of their former selves. Remember Jimmie Foxx? He hit 500 by 32, same pace as A-Rod, but retired at age 33. People are just jumping the gun with Alex Rodriguez —anfernee |
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Sunday, August 5, 2007 at 12:13 PM Speaking of which, whatever happened to that Babe guy? —anobody |
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Sunday, August 5, 2007 at 12:29 PM I still have yet to see solidy verifiable evidence that proves he was on steroids. He admits taking a cream that had steroids in it If that's not EVIDENCE, what is, Andrew? How is Bonds an asshole to his fans? He can't sign everyone's poster...jeez He refused to sign ANYTHING and wouldn't even come out of the clubhouse a few years ago just to meet the fans! He is nothing but a chickenshit asshole and even now I bet his dad is the only one clapping for him.
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Sunday, August 5, 2007 at 1:03 PM i could have looked it up, but i don't want to. i want you to tell me. —mandeemoo22 |
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Sunday, August 5, 2007 at 1:11 PM Why do you want me to tell you? Why do you think I know anything about baseball? What is going on here? I'm freaking out! —anobody |
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Sunday, August 5, 2007 at 1:13 PM what happened to ken griffey jr? —mandeemoo22 he had herpes, which prevented him from hitting a 300 —adams_babymomma |
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Sunday, August 5, 2007 at 1:53 PM
Edited Sunday, August 5, 2007 at 1:55 PM what happened to ken griffey jr? From Wiki: The 2000 season began what has generally been seen by the media as a decline in Griffey's superstar status. Although his statistics during this season were respectable, they were far below his previous level of play: in 145 games, Griffey hit .271 with 40 home runs, but his .942 on-base plus slugging was his lowest mark in five years. Griffey's request for his old jersey number also served as a distraction.[citation needed] Griffey wore his father's #30, not #24 like he did on Seattle. #24 was already retired in honor of Tony Perez and it was not brought out of retirement for Griffey. Additionally, from 2001 through 2004, Griffey was plagued by a string of injuries, including season-ending injuries in 2002, 2003, and 2004. Worse yet for Griffey, the cumulative effects of the injuries lowered his bat speed, resulting in less power and fewer home runs (he slugged only .426 before succumbing to injury in 2002, his lowest output in seven years). Some speculate that Griffey's myriad injuries are a result of a decade of playing on the Kingdome's artificial turf (Griffey missed nearly all of the 1995 regular season due to a hand injury) , which players claim is essentially like playing the game on asphalt. Others suggest that Griffey's lack of commitment to physical fitness while he was in his twenties opened him up to injury problems as he got older. Whatever the causes, injuries forced Griffey to miss 260 out of 486 games from 2002 through 2004, diminishing both his skills and his star reputation. And to sum it all up Consequently, he is not nearly the ubiquitous presence he once was on cereal boxes, television commercials, and the All-Star Game. —anfernee |
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Sunday, August 5, 2007 at 3:01 PM if jezebel was still with us, she'd tell us all that she fucking hates ken griffey jr. this year, griff has been mostly injury free and his stats for this season project to .270/37/102/84/8 (avg/hr/rbi/runs/sb). that's damn good for someone who will be 38 in november. —plurry |
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Sunday, August 5, 2007 at 4:44 PM i think we should ban anfernee, jizzobel, and plurry from all sports talk....because mandee and i don't understand anything. anything. —lexieho |
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Sunday, August 5, 2007 at 5:52 PM werd, yo. all's i hear is "beep beep boop beepity boopboop..." —catloaf |
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Sunday, August 5, 2007 at 8:51 PM ^bleep-bleep-bloopity-bleep. —lexieho |
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Sunday, August 5, 2007 at 9:13 PM Translated into Layman terms. A dude who throws a ball really well won an important game. He wins a lot. —andrewwagner777 |
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Sunday, August 5, 2007 at 9:17 PM Glavine rocks. Loved that he had the first RBI of the game. Hated seeing him a Brave uni so much. —bguirk |
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Monday, August 6, 2007 at 4:48 AM that's damn good for someone who will be 38 in november. This is what I love about KGJ, the boy is unhealthy but still puts up amazing stats, he's just got raw talent. —anfernee |
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Monday, August 6, 2007 at 3:45 PM Purist swing ever. —bguirk |
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Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at 3:10 AM Purist swing ever. —bguirk I thought perhaps you meant Gene Krupa. *bah dah BING* —catloaf |
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Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at 5:35 AM barry bonds hates himself. discuss —hash-is-gay He gets tied up and has ball boys swing at his nuts. —ZT Spice |
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Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 8:17 PM
Edited Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 8:22 PM Im not a fan of Barry Bonds, never was. Because of that, the 756 doesnt interest me all that much, and because it is such a "me/me" record. That is why im glad bonds is in the National League where he belonds, and I hope A-rod doesnt come to the Red Sox, in fact I think he belongs in the NL with Barry, maybe even on the Giants with Barry, where they can build a team around those two guys and maybe one day finally make it somewhere. But. The interesting thing about Bonds HR record, steroids or not. Bonds needed 3000 fewer at bats to hit 755 HR. He needed 900 hits less, than Aaron to get to 755. And he was walked 1200 more times than Aaron, and still broke Aarons record.
Like I said im not a fan of Bonds, but if you have ever seen one of this guys at bats, it is almost creepy how far ahead he is of most batters, in plate discipline and pitch selection. He doesnt hesitate, he makes his mind up while the ball is still 10 feet from the plate about whether or not he is going to swing.
He is already taking a practice swing out of the batters box before the ball reaches the catcher lol.... Edit: Here are some links you can compare the two hitters records, just look at the bottom for AB and HR TOTALs. http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=110001 a href="Barry Bonds">http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/player_locator_results.jsp —AbsolutCarib |
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Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 8:29 PM yeah, i agree with you. i'm not a bonds hater. however, i look forward to the day when he doesn't hold the record. —plurry |
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Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 8:33 PM I'll always wonder why pitchers never threw at the guy (I mean his head). It's not like he'd ever make it to the mound with that horrible knee and if he did just kick him and career over. I have a feeling MLB put out a memo protecting the guy. —bguirk |
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Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 8:51 PM The funny thing is that that huge arm brace that he wears, which makes him look even less human, and is about as much fun to look at as his Bonds turtle neck, is that that armbrace is banned in the MLB. Other hitters arent allowed to wear that same arm brace because it really constricts alot of movement, which possibly make for a cleaner swing. Barry is allowed to wear, it because they 'grandfathered him in'. Meaning the rule they made about it was made after he started wearing an arm brace. But, lol, the arm brace was simpler then, and he has made it more and more constrictive over the years......see....the NL and Barry Bonds creeps me out. They have alot of teams out there with one huge star, and the rest are support cast mates, and they wont ever get to the playoffs, which sucks. But, in order to keep revenue coming in....urhh...nevermind I dont even wanna tarnish peoples image of Americas past time. All im saying is the AL is where alot of good honest competition is. —AbsolutCarib |
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Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 8:56 PM remember the nintendo version of punch out? i'm always reminded of that when he comes to the plate.
it's like the pitcher is "little mac" and bonds is one of the giant opponents like tyson or bald bull. —plurry |
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Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 9:51 PM All im saying is the AL is where alot of good honest competition is. —AbsolutCarib Yes--real baseball has a DH and pitchers don't hit so fat fucks like Clemmens can throw at people with no consequences. THE AL RAWKS! —bguirk |
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Friday, August 10, 2007 at 1:33 AM
Edited Friday, August 10, 2007 at 1:34 AM They have alot of teams out there with one huge star, and the rest are support cast mates, and they wont ever get to the playoffs, which sucks. But, in order to keep revenue coming in....urhh...nevermind I dont even wanna tarnish peoples image of Americas past time. which teams are you referring to? The giants got to the playoffs multiple times with Bonds, including a trip to the world series. —Margin Walker |
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Friday, August 10, 2007 at 8:34 AM See:
Cincinnati-Ken Griffey Jr.
San Diego-Jake Peavy [name one other Padres player. I dare you]
To a smaller extent the Jones brothers in Atlanta...Chippers a little past his prime, Andruw has been sucking balls this year, but they won't trade either of them. —andrewwagner777 |
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Friday, August 10, 2007 at 9:13 AM
Edited Friday, August 10, 2007 at 9:39 AM [name one other Padres player. I dare you] off the top of my head... chris young, greg maddux, trevor hoffman, heath bell, cla merideth, josh bard, adrian gonzalez, marcus giles, khalil greene, kevin kousmanoff, brian giles, milton bradley, termel sledge, mike cameron, scott hairston...
uh, who else? they just canned david wells, so he doesn't really count. i'm very disappointed that i can only remember just over half the team from memory. also, chipper jones and john smoltz are the faces of the atlanta braves. they're not going anywhere as they are also strong candidates for the hall of fame. as far as andruw goes, i think he's been pressing from day one about this being his walk year. he should be hitting .260 instead of .215. i would think that the braves won't dish out what he's going to ask for this off season. they're better off trying to sign mark teixiera to a long term deal now that he's in town. —plurry |
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Friday, August 10, 2007 at 9:23 AM Besides you, Plurry. Chris Young is good, but he's definitely not a superstar. Padres have one superstar [and by name one other padre, I meant one other superstar on the padres] and that's about it. A crappy supporting cast. You look at what they did at the trade deadline, all they did was add bench players. All that gave them was depth. They needed a solid, impact player, and they didn't get it. —andrewwagner777 |
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Friday, August 10, 2007 at 3:18 PM lol bald bull
Y'know what I used to hate about (the arcade version of) Punch Out?
After going all the way through, and FINALLY beating Mr. Sandman (after trying all summer), my next opponent was Glass Joe again, and that scrawny fucker knocked me out.
Fucking bastards.
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Friday, August 10, 2007 at 6:23 PM Fuck Ken Griffey, Jr. Fuck him with a broken rake. —jezebel |
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Friday, August 10, 2007 at 8:16 PM which end beautiful? —bguirk |
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Friday, August 10, 2007 at 8:26 PM
Edited Friday, August 10, 2007 at 8:41 PM The one that hurts the most. Oh, that man! Edit: One time I got in a barfight, except without the part with the fisticuffs, with a cute boy I was going to go home with about how NL > AL. Then I didn't go home with him because he didn't understand that he was being wrong. —jezebel |
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Friday, August 10, 2007 at 9:19 PM i missed your posts, you retard. —plurry |
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Saturday, August 11, 2007 at 8:35 AM I missed yours too, shnookums. I mean, retard. —jezebel |
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 5:15 PM KEN GRIFFEY, JR. IS A BIG HUGE BABY.
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 5:45 PM that's ugly. that type of thinking means he thinks he's bigger than the game.
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 5:46 PM I hate to say I told you so, but I totally told you so. —jezebel |
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 5:52 PM i knew he was a prick, it's just that i don't factor in people's personalities when i'm watching a game. they don't show up in the box score which is all that really matters.
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 5:54 PM If you started factoring in personalities, we would get along much better. I'm cranky tonight, can you tell that about me? —jezebel |
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 5:59 PM
Edited Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 6:00 PM i still heart you. i'm cranky too. i'm trying to go without certain things, and about to either place an order or kill something. —plurry |
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 6:02 PM What are you going without? I can place orders in the midwest for pizzas, strippers, and drugs. Other than that, I'm afraid I can't help you out.
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 6:04 PM i'll take all of the above. how soon can you get said items to my doorstep? i'm a good tipper! —plurry |
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 6:08 PM 5 hours and 39 minutes, assuming they all leave this second. Will that work for you? —jezebel |
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 6:15 PM
Edited Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 6:16 PM sounds doable. i'd like a girl, early 20's, blond, who does couples. i really can't stress blond enough. BLOND. tell them my name is paul allen. —plurry |
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 6:18 PM
Edited Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 6:20 PM They won't understand, so I'm telling them you're Kanye West. Just trust me on this. And when you answer the door, pop your collar. —jezebel |
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 6:20 PM how about i answer the door naked and pop a boner instead. —plurry |
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