Off-Topic: February
by allikazoo on Feb 14, 2010 8:49 PM EST
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PrintWe've made it to February! As of February 1st, there are 18 days til pitchers & catchers report. According to the countdown we've put on the main page, it's 28 days until the first spring training game.
If you're bored and want to chat about other stuff like movie awards season or how much you love/hate Valentine's day, anything - this is the place to do it. Have fun!
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Lexus ad?
Not quite sure why an ad on this site just popped up for Lexus asking me to build my next car online. If I could even afford a Lexus (which I can’t), why the hell would I want to leave BYB to do that?
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by TigerFanInCleveland on Jan 31, 2010 9:21 PM EST reply actions
your avatar continues to freak me out.
by Kurt Mensching on Jan 31, 2010 10:13 PM EST up reply actions
KURT!…………. what you mean’s by “freak me out” you call him a freak?
by StringTheory on Jan 31, 2010 10:24 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
yah, pretty sweet, eh?
although it’s a short-term play. that USPS commercial is pretty hilarious, if you don’t get freaked out by clowns.
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by TigerFanInCleveland on Jan 31, 2010 11:20 PM EST up reply actions
What commerical is this?
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by David Tokarz on Feb 1, 2010 12:04 AM EST up reply actions
Crap
It’s THIS ONE. Stupid too fast typing and clicking.
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by TigerFanInCleveland on Feb 1, 2010 8:13 PM EST up reply actions
I think that might be why the clown's teeth are so bad
A diet of popcorn and spun sugar can’t be good for the ol’ chompers
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OK, show of hands, who here considers VD a good thing?
Granted, that perception probably changes when you’re in a relationship (although, I suppose one could whine about spending an inordinate amount of money on a Hallmark dictated weekend and forced romanticism, where one could get a lot more mileage (and far more credit!) by stretching that romantic effort out over a period of weeks, or months, even). But, a year removed from getting brutally dumped, I’m still looking at this unholy pink-tinged “holiday” with something approaching loathing, where, prior to that particular relationship, it had been an object of mere grumbling acceptance.
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I'll be honest here...
the VD you’re referring to is not the same reference that popped into my head when I first started reading.
With that said. I despise Valentines day because I always spend it alone and all I think about on that day is being alone.
With other holidays you can choose not to celebrate for any number of reasons. Valentines day is the only holiday where the qualification to celebrate is to be extra special to someone else. You don’t celebrate when no one finds you to be extra special.
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I'm happy I wasnt the only person who thought that
I’ve always seen Valentines Day as a creation of card companies and florists, forced onto unsuspecting, innocent men.
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by David Tokarz on Feb 1, 2010 12:35 PM EST up reply actions
the use of the acronym was entirely deliberate
he says with an evil smirk
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I’ve always loathed it as well.
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I give my boyfriend a reprieve...
I’m a bartender, and I have the potential to make a good chunk of change around V-day. Plus, my birthday is 6 days later. I tell my boyfriend to have a good time out at the bar, and to save the $$$ for our Spring Training trip.
I would not think . . .
. . .the comissioner would allow that, anyway—isn’t Mauer scheduled to become a Yankee in a couple of years?
by rea on Feb 2, 2010 6:30 PM EST up reply actions
I forgot Nick Swisher was guest starring on How I Met Your Mother tonight
that was an unwelcome surprise.
omg that is awesome!
I expect you to keep it around and use it often!
by Kurt Mensching on Feb 1, 2010 10:44 PM EST up reply actions
Best picture since Roller Coaster
I need to see one of these per game.
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by TigerFanInCleveland on Feb 1, 2010 11:20 PM EST up reply actions
Use this to enforce it
This is the best picture I’ve seen since Zoidberg.
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by David Tokarz on Feb 1, 2010 11:22 PM EST up reply actions
I can’t take full credit; it’s real stationery one can buy.
by StringTheory on Feb 1, 2010 11:38 PM EST up reply actions
I am really enjoying that site...
Probably will spend a buck or two there. Thanks!
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by TigerFanInCleveland on Feb 1, 2010 11:43 PM EST up reply actions
I appreciate your acknowledgement of other people's property
Say no to plagiarism.
I root for the Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings and yes, the Lions.
Me in 140 characters
hahahah. I’m so glad someone else said something. I’ve been biting my tongue.
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I've been too busy
Correcting trolls on Red Wings sites who can’t manage to spell “Nick Lidstrom” correctly.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
It’s not Lindstrom?!
I wish someone would correct Don Cherry. And by “correct” I mean “get off the air.”
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LOL
this is great. I can think of about a dozen other ideas using this meme. When do game threads start again?
I dunno yet
I thought maybe we might do some for the spring training games that will be televised; though they might be more like fanposts as open threads. gotta talk to Kurt about it still.
If you want to pick your favorite,
I’ll photoshop it appropriately and name you as the complainant.
by StringTheory on Feb 2, 2010 12:40 PM EST up reply actions
"I can think of about a dozen other ideas using this meme . . ."
It’s been an ongoing theme for years at certain lefty political blogs:
http://www.eschatonblog.com/2003/12/secret-media-memo-discovered.html
by rea on Feb 2, 2010 3:31 PM EST up reply actions
So Ali suggested movies
Anyone else see The Hurt Locker? If so, please back me up- it deserves an Oscar over that piece of critical drivel known as Avatar.
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I haven't seen it...
but Avatar does not deserve an Oscar.
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Go see it.
Like, now. Hurt Locker was one of the best movies this year. I don’t normally like war movies, and I liked this one.
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by David Tokarz on Feb 2, 2010 12:23 AM EST up reply actions
this
It’s out of DVD. You can rent it twice for the price of a movie ticket to see Dances with Wolves in Space with Blue Catpeople Avatar
Redbox that sh*t
You can rent it twelve times for the price of Avatar.
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depends on which category you're talking about
I hear the special effects are pretty special
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The "Best Picture" one
Generally speaking, the Academy Award people don’t take that one literally… this year I’m afraid they may.
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KILLING ME WON'T GET YOUR GODDAMNED HONEY BACK!
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by David Tokarz on Feb 2, 2010 10:44 PM EST up reply actions
http://niccageaseveryone.blogspot.com/
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nic cage as yoda?
Nic Cage as Luke Skywalker only leads to the obvious – “Sissss-ter… so, you have a twin sister…”
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by TigerFanInCleveland on Feb 3, 2010 6:08 AM EST up reply actions
It's worth seeing for the visuals...
but not the story. Unless your really into disney level writing.
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Avatar sucked hard
not only was it the most cliche-riddled action movie I think I’ve ever seen, it was also approximately 8 hours long. Disclaimer: I didn’t see it in 3-D, so I wasn’t all that impressed with the effects either.
Avatar's plot, acting and characters were terrible.
Very pretty but vapid; it’s the valley girl of movies.
I haven't seen Avatar either
I don’t go to the theater to watch shiny things, I go to see a story. Or really bad attempts at stories (Wicker Man FTW).
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Alli's blog
I just checked out No Run Support for the first time this year. Any idea where that boxer pic from the Get Lonely album originates? If it’s original art from the album, who is the artist?
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by TigerFanInCleveland on Feb 1, 2010 11:28 PM EST reply actions
I'm not sure.
the Mountain Goats have a pretty obsessive fan base so with some clever googling, it’d probably be possible to find out! haha
I have a lot of the mountain goats on my comp that I don’t give enough attention at all. Though, some good records just leaked so I’m filled up on music lately.
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I still need to see (500) Days of Summer. I’m always way behind on movies, though.
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That was my concern, but I’ve heard nothing but good things.
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I'm a late arrival to "The Wire"
but I just got the first season on DVD so I’ve been watching that a lot lately. I see what the fuss is about – great show.
I hate all Holidays
except opening day
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by Detroitchik on Feb 2, 2010 2:18 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Since this is an open thread . . .
. . . Can I ask, what the heck is a “potoon”?
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Pontoon? Platoon" Spitoon?
just playing off a comment made by someone yesterday
by Kurt Mensching on Feb 2, 2010 3:38 PM EST up reply actions
I need to dust off my guitar and learn how to play this. It’s been stuck in my head for almost a week now.
Says the video is private?
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Nice little riff. My hands lack such dexterity. Then again, I don’t really practice guitar that much.
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Sounds like stuff Eric Johnson did back in the day
I’d love to be able to play the guitar, or keyboards, but my fingers are too stupid.
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The clip is an excerpt of an Eric Johnson cover.
Good ear. It’s a shame Johnson didn’t have access to today’s technology when he first recorded his albums.
I might be able to muster my way through that one.
maybe if I convert it into a bass riff it’d be easier.
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I'll be happy if I can play it half speed.
And I don’t have a chance at the last five seconds.
by StringTheory on Feb 4, 2010 12:33 AM EST up reply actions
I hit 3000 total about a month ago...
about 2500 were from here. Naturally I’m proud.
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4100 here
I’m more proud of my FanPosts (next one is #10).
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by David Tokarz on Feb 4, 2010 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
8110
By the way…I’m BACK! Did you all miss me? I bet you didn’t even realize I was gone :-)
by SabreRoseTiger on Feb 4, 2010 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
Strictly speaking, this is "on-topic," but I can't find a good place to ask this
I’ve been gone for a few weeks, so it’s safe to assume things have changed around here since then. As such, what is the general consensus on BYB about Johnny Damon?
I understand the attraction, but I just can't get the defensive shortcomings out of my head
Still, I suppose if we can get him as a one-year stopgap (and a reasonably inexpensive one), it wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world. Now that Verlander’s safely locked up, I feel more tolerant of Damon (I know those two things really have nothing to do with one another).
by SabreRoseTiger on Feb 4, 2010 8:34 PM EST up reply actions
he's middle of the pack essentially with his defense...
meaning he’s either as good or better than Guillen. His actual throwing arm could be something to worry about but I think his offensive ability as well as his ability to lead off make him a very attractive prospect…especially since nobody else wants him the price would be pretty damn cheap.
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Twins' lineup:
1. Span, CF
2. Hudson, 2B
3. Mauer, C
4. Morneau, 1B
5. Cuddyer, RF
6. Kubel, LF
7. Thome, DH
8. Hardy, SS
9. Harris, 3B
Let’s just hope their pitching is as bad as it seems on paper, because they’re definitely going to lead the Central in runs scored again.
Ugh
That’s a damn fine lineup. Maybe we’ll get lucky and Hudson/Hardy won’t be able to handle the league switch.
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Every time I see Orlando Hudson...
I think of this game. One of the strangest games of the 2008 season, and Hudson was involved in one of the smartest plays I’ve ever seen.
(You’ll have to wait until their recap of the bottom of the eighth to see the play I’m referring to).
by SabreRoseTiger on Feb 4, 2010 8:29 PM EST up reply actions
Imaginary renovations.
As a refresher: Pictures of the original bullpen and little-league fence modification.
Satellite images: Original field, current field, my hypothetical field.
And finally, what it might look like (click image to enlarge it):
Really interesting work
Thanks for doing this. I never really gave it a thought, but I’ve sat in those LF seats in the front or second row plenty of times and it never really bothered me that the pen was right there. Your design is really smart.
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by TigerFanInCleveland on Feb 5, 2010 6:34 PM EST up reply actions
Just from an aesthetic perspective, I’ve never liked the left field design. But I can understand the entertainment value of closely watching relievers warm up.
seeing the outfield from that kind of angle
makes it look even more ridiculously huge than it is. haha.
Anyone else think Justin Verlander and Sharlto Copley’s character from District 9 look a ton alike? Can’t find a good pic from Copley’s role in D9 to compare, but I remember thinking “holy lord JV is an actor now.”
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Kind of.
But not as much as Granderson looks like Dule Hill from Psych.
by StringTheory on Feb 5, 2010 11:08 AM EST up reply actions
Glad I'm not the only one that thought that
I’ve never watched the show, but seeing the commercials I’m like “maybe the people who say Curtis does too much off-the-field stuff are right!”
you should watch Psych...
It is HILARIOUS.
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I've never seen him...
…but I do know that JV has almost the exact same eyes as two other people in TV/music. One of these days I’ll get around to doing a Photoshop side-by-side comparison.
by SabreRoseTiger on Feb 5, 2010 1:45 PM EST up reply actions
I snarfed my drink when I came across this just now
and I’m going to leave the full url here as the link for good measure:
http://robosheep.tumblr.com/post/372681612/the-nick-punto-fan-club-is-everything-youd-dream
Nick Puntites
Sounds like some kind of disease or affliction.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I hope I never come down with the Puntites.
I would hope someone who cares about me would take care of me like Old Yeller rather than have me suffer from something worse than rabies.
There are FANS of Nick Punto?!
by SabreRoseTiger on Feb 6, 2010 11:55 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
unfortunately
LNP has a ridiculous amount of fangirls. Hopefully they’ll be too frozen or hot to plague Target Field.
Question
In light of Justin Verlander signing his long-term deal with the Tigers, I have decided to take the gamble and buy the #35 jersey (since I can’t find the T-shirt design I want). My question is this: Do they sell the “authentic” or the “replica” versions at Comerica Park? That’s where I bought my last jersey and I really liked it, so I want to get the same version when I order this one online.
You should order it from these guys:
http://www.detroitathletic.com/
The guys there are super-helpful and will answer any questions you have. Plus, you get to support a fantastic local business along the way.
PP-TPW.
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Predictions for 2010
http://www.amazinavenue.com/2010/1/30/1284934/2010-predictions-game
Why we can’t make this for Tigers on BYB ??
I’m not big Mets fan , but i like Sheff , who played there last season.
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great idea
expect something along these lines sometime in the next 3-4 days
by Kurt Mensching on Feb 6, 2010 2:52 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
try it anyway
How are you going to learn or get better if you don’t practice?
(Besides, your English is better than some people I know who grew up in the US.) :)
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Who wins the Superbowl?
I’m thinking Colts with Manning as the MVP.
(I secretly hope the Saints win though.)
on a side note: I don’t even get to watch. I get to work.
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I pick the Saints because the professor in my first class tomorrow is a big Saints fan and I want her to be in a good mood
by SabreRoseTiger on Feb 7, 2010 5:19 PM EST up reply actions
In my country SuperBowl is @ 00:30
I pick Saints [but both team have 50:50 chance to win]
Today one INT too much is over for Bress or Peyton.
I think we need another one of those complaint forms
for Zach Miner (“Minor)”. ugh.
by allikazoo on Feb 7, 2010 5:21 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
And for Armando Galarraga
("Gallarraga, “Galaraga,” “Galarragga,” and variants thereof). I know it’s not exactly a common name, but there IS a fairly well-known former player with the same name.
by SabreRoseTiger on Feb 7, 2010 10:00 PM EST up reply actions
American people always have problem with hard-pronunciation surnames
Janikowski [Polish kicker]
Galarraga – i always say Galllllllaraga [too long l]
Dż , Ą , Ę , Ć , Ż , rz , ó , Szczebrzeszyn – it’s easy to sepll ….
galarraga is easy to spell
I honestly don’t get how so many people can’t spell the names of people they are opinionated about.
by Kurt Mensching on Feb 15, 2010 4:25 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
that would be a capital "G" Kurt.
just saying….
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I might have to get even more basic.
Like your and you’re.
by StringTheory on Feb 8, 2010 12:59 PM EST up reply actions
While we're on the subject...
Plural nouns do NOT have apostrophes in them (unless they’re possessive). Therefore, FS Detroit, this season I want to see “thoughts from the skipper,” NOT “thought’s from the skipper.”
(For the rest of you irritated by this, Ian sent me this link a long time ago: http://www.apostropheabuse.com/)
by SabreRoseTiger on Feb 8, 2010 3:02 PM EST up reply actions
it's ok for BennieBladesFan though
It’s his style.
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BennieBladesFan cannot be stopped from his ellipsis usage
He can’t even be contained.
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When used correctly they are fine.
“Style” is not a correct use and makes reading more difficult.
by 13194013 on Feb 9, 2010 8:59 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I like using them to connect the subject line with the rest of the post...
otherwise it looks really abrupt
(I also occasionally use them for dramatic effect)
by SabreRoseTiger on Feb 9, 2010 12:41 PM EST up reply actions
I'm.....going....to....
enjoy using them…..to annoy….people…..L….o…..L.
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well when i get excited
i sometimes do that – so i vote no on that
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Hey, I heard there was a football game earlier today.
It’s February, so it must’ve been the Pro Bowl, right? Please confirm/deny.
girl at work thought the Super Bowl was baseball.
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Don't worry
Naturally my boss and I mocked her the rest of the night.
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Haha
I had the same type of moment this weekend- my roommate finally figured out the meaning of FTW this weekend.
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I'm ashamed
I still have no idea what that means. But I’m an idiot, so I guess this isn’t surprising.
If it makes you feel any better
The first time I saw FTW, it was in a very vague context and I thought it meant “F*** the World.” I guess I was thinking about FML.
by SabreRoseTiger on Feb 9, 2010 12:40 PM EST up reply actions
if I see one I don't know...
urbandictionary.com usually saves me from some sort of embarrassing question.
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That also has saved me
from not knowing the definition of Alabama Hot Pocket. I’m not sure if this is a good thing.
I'm not even gonna check that one.
theres a few things on that site that I wish I never saw the definition too.
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This evening's discussion about the Tigers on TV made me think of this
It looks as thought they’re doing April in the D again. And this time they’re having a song contest (Link). Will the winner be better or worse than the Good Luck Joes? Any one of us could probably come up with something better than we’ve heard the past two years.
I read somewhere that the Twins' payroll is actually going to be higher than the Dodgers' this year
That’s just kind of, well, surreal somehow.
by SabreRoseTiger on Feb 9, 2010 4:29 PM EST up reply actions
Moral of the story: Don’t get divorced!
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Well, I was really close to saying that, too.
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OMG THE TIME MACHINE WORKED!
I am so betting on the Tigers to go to the world series in 2006
by Kurt Mensching on Feb 9, 2010 4:36 PM EST up reply actions
well we do have a pretty tight community here.
don’t….we….Detroitchik?…..=P
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yeah at this rate we might end up needing February OT Part Deux
by Kurt Mensching on Feb 9, 2010 10:11 PM EST up reply actions
I'll make a new one when pitchers & catchers report or something
assume there will be more going on by then, anyway.
Sometimes I hate college basketball. I didn’t expect MSU to beat Wisconsin and Purdue in this 3 game stretch, but still. I’d like for them to show up today and not give Purdue a 40 minute shoot around.
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I have no respect for the NCAA at all.
and I’m not really gonna say anymore.
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gotta complain for a second...
I hate snow blowing the driveway. Especially before work.
//complaint over.
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I looooooooove the South
We get 6 inches, the city shuts down. We get half an inch of sleet/snow/slush mix and the temperature drops below 32- school’s closed.
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by David Tokarz on Feb 10, 2010 1:39 AM EST up reply actions
Not complaining
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by David Tokarz on Feb 10, 2010 11:59 AM EST up reply actions
my decision tree
did it snow?
no — damn.
yes - Great, I’m not shoveling, time to go to work!
Is the snow above my bumper?
no -
yes — aw @#$%!!
AWD FTW
by Kurt Mensching on Feb 10, 2010 6:38 AM EST up reply actions
Such rational, time-saving, energy-saving behavior has no place in my household.
by StringTheory on Feb 10, 2010 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
UT couldn't even give us a proper snow day
They only canceled the morning classes (which does mean I do get out of an exam), but I still have my noon and 1:00 classes.
by SabreRoseTiger on Feb 10, 2010 7:29 AM EST up reply actions
I hate those.
We had half a snow day last year, and my presentation was in the evening. We got a full one today though. Oddly enough, I had presentation again.
by StringTheory on Feb 10, 2010 7:57 AM EST up reply actions
Got delays three times last week
It would be good, but I missed one class because of them. Just one.
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by David Tokarz on Feb 10, 2010 9:19 AM EST up reply actions
There are
200+ school districts close in Wayne County and the surrounding counties, but my boss is an idiot, he opened the agency. So I opted to use PTO (paid time off) I hate driving in the crap.
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Sheff
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100211&content_id=8058886&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
Do you think he will play anywhere ??
I think Sheff should retire
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by Detroitchik on Feb 11, 2010 6:33 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Well, while we're on the subject of aging sluggers..
That means that I was at the game where the Big Hurt hit his last home run ever. It was off Armando Galarraga back in 2008 (It turned out to be a good game, though. Armando settled down after that, Miggy hit two home runs and had 4 RBIs, and Sheffield and Renteria also homered).
by SabreRoseTiger on Feb 11, 2010 11:15 PM EST up reply actions
Byeee, children
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by Detroitchik on Feb 11, 2010 10:59 PM EST up reply actions
Kurt's caption for today's Johnny Damon post is making me laugh
I practically grew up on Short Circuit.
by SabreRoseTiger on Feb 11, 2010 10:42 PM EST reply actions
Also
What’s with the KY background? It’s freaking me out.
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should be gone now
SBN handles all advertising matters round these parts but that ad was a bit over the top, yeah.
by Kurt Mensching on Feb 12, 2010 6:48 AM EST up reply actions
Nope
I’ve still got it. And it’s annoying cuz it’s making the page really slow.
by SabreRoseTiger on Feb 12, 2010 8:09 AM EST up reply actions
I still got it too...
and it’s slowing me down.
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Slowing you down?
Seems to be the exact opposite of what KY should do…
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
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by David Tokarz on Feb 12, 2010 3:02 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
LMAO
I thought it was just me. I mean i am not a prude or anything, but seeing the KY ads on here is a little uncomfortable
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I thought KY was supposed to help out in uncomfortable situations.
tee-hee
by 13194013 on Feb 12, 2010 10:12 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
ZING!!
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by Detroitchik on Feb 12, 2010 11:14 AM EST up reply actions
that got a rec.
good job my friend. Good job.
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Two rec's
I appreciated it too.
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by David Tokarz on Feb 12, 2010 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
no, there were others complaining at other sites
I thought SBN had pulled the campaign after that. Maybe not. Sorry about that.
by Kurt Mensching on Feb 12, 2010 2:22 PM EST up reply actions
Well, the ad says something about Valentine's
Hopefully, that means we only have to put up with it through this weekend.
by SabreRoseTiger on Feb 12, 2010 4:02 PM EST up reply actions
BYB will definitely be having at least one
but don’t let that stop you from hosting your own. I want to host an auction league for first time auction players like myself who have no idea what we’re doing.
by Kurt Mensching on Feb 12, 2010 4:58 PM EST up reply actions
let me know
I’m already in my friend’s head-to-head league but I think it’d be funny to do auction as well, because I don’t have a clue either.
i want in.
if there’s room, that is. but you ought to make it an NL-only league so NO one on this site is rooting for damage against the Tigers. plus it’s more fun requiring teams to grab backup catchers and long relievers to round out a squad.
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by TigerFanInCleveland on Feb 12, 2010 8:49 PM EST up reply actions
I'll do an auction
But I’d also like to do a traditional snake draft.
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by David Tokarz on Feb 12, 2010 9:12 PM EST up reply actions
I hope someone
will explain details, instructions, snake drafts an so on….
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Most certainly
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by David Tokarz on Feb 12, 2010 6:25 PM EST up reply actions
what about
“Substitute Nick Punto for a pinata day?” You’d be okay with that, right? ;)
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How about "Tar and Feather Nick Punto Day"?
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by David Tokarz on Feb 13, 2010 3:44 AM EST up reply actions
I can't be the only Olympics junkie around here. Anyone else watching the Opening Ceremonies?
Besides, I think I’ve found Justin Verlander’s doppleganger. He was the flag-bearer for Albania.
by SabreRoseTiger on Feb 13, 2010 12:08 AM EST reply actions
The torch malfunctioned
I was on the floor laughing… awesome.
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by David Tokarz on Feb 13, 2010 12:13 AM EST up reply actions
I'll watch an event here or there...
but that’s about it.
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I have a hard time getting into the Olympics
I’m more interested in the sports than the human-interest stuff – and since it’s not widely broadcast anyway (NBC is hunting down and destroying anyone who wants to stream and I think they have exclusive rights) I usually keep forgetting about it.
I’ve gotten extremely used to seeing things when I want and how I want, instead of just accepting whatever a television station thinks should be of interest to me. Especially since sometimes I feel like the only woman on the continent pissed off by figure skating (to be more accurate, figure skating commentary – if they would just shut the heck up and let me listen to the music, THEN talk about the slips and trips and let me just enjoy it as a performance, like a dance or piece of music, I’d be less annoyed).
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What about ice hockey?
I can’t wait to see Team USA… of course, since my Canes are 28th in the league, I don’t have much to look for in the NHL.
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by David Tokarz on Feb 13, 2010 3:45 AM EST up reply actions
well ...
Beyond the constant refrain of “don’t get hurt don’t get hurt don’t get hurt don’t get hurt” that will be fun to watch – but that again assumes that I remember when it’s on. :)
I am kind of wondering just how horrible the NBC coverage will be, though – their NHL coverage sucks something awful, and with hockey being a second fiddle to ice dancing and figure skating and such, I wonder how much hockey they will actually broadcast other than the major countries. Also looking forward to yelling at my television every time they mangle another name – “Filppula” shouldn’t be that hard, for example, but some people can’t handle it.
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My cable service no longer has Versus so I don't get to watch hockey.
I refuse to watch NBC’s joke coverage.
extremely wise decision
I watch them on mute only, and only if I have no other online option.
How crappy is it to actually miss a goal – and a game-tying one, too, kind of important – because you didn’t come back from the commercial break soon enough? $^$#$^& amateurs. NBC sucks. :(
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that reminds me of the world cup
for some reason they went to commercials — THERE ARE NO FRICKEN COMMERCIALS IN SOCCER!!! — during a corner kick being set up and came back to showing a celebration after the goal.
That was a game they put on MSNBC I believe. NBC should be banned from sports.
by Kurt Mensching on Feb 13, 2010 1:47 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe it's the wackiness of NBC...
but I find it mildly amusing that they have Matt Vasgersian doing ski jumping commentary.
by SabreRoseTiger on Feb 13, 2010 11:50 PM EST up reply actions
If you're close to the Canadian border...
…you could always try picking up CTV’s coverage using an antenna. If you’re in southeast Michigan, try channel 42 (it’s still an analogue station; we don’t flip over to digital until 2011). You’ll get plenty of hockey there, I promise.
by frisbeepilot on Feb 14, 2010 3:00 AM EST up reply actions
and at least you still have your first round draft pick
Look at poor Toronto. :)
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That amuses me
I’d love to get that pick from Boston, but Whitney probably won’t be enough. Then again, at the rate teams are overpaying…
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by David Tokarz on Feb 13, 2010 3:50 PM EST up reply actions
No kidding, but Boston probably wants to keep it. Especially considering their own first rounder is liable to be higher than they thought at the beginning of the season.
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I'd take their first rounder
Don’t get me wrong- if we’re selling, I want a metric crapton, but I’ll take a buttload.
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by David Tokarz on Feb 13, 2010 6:18 PM EST up reply actions
that's more likely available
Get Hall, Fowler, or Seguin (possibly) (depending on the poor Oilers) with Toronto’s pick and sell off their own, pretty good, but not as awesome pick. Upgrade for trading Phil Kessel.
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maybe I'm a jerk
but along with the Nick Punto Day posts at twinkie town, the concept of Kyle Farnsworth starting has also amused me greatly the last couple days.
Sigh. It will be the first time the Tigers see him as a starter, so if precedent holds from last year, he’ll shut us out for seven innings.
by StringTheory on Feb 13, 2010 1:41 PM EST up reply actions
I was saying I really hope if he does make the rotation
that I hope he faces us on his first start. no matter what happens, it will be funny.
Just as long as he doesn’t body slam little Ramon or something.
by StringTheory on Feb 13, 2010 1:53 PM EST up reply actions
If Farnsworth goes near Ramon
I will probably get ejected from the park trying to jump the fence and whip his ass myself. I love me some Ramon Santiago <3 … he bat .315 in the Caribbean Series this year. and played great defense. Bring it on Farnsworth…
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I like Ramon
But it boggles my mind that he has a family, as he STILL doesn’t even look old enough to drink legally!
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I know
that’s why i feel the need to come to his aid if needed.
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I get it
But I also think he could kick some butt himself quite well if need be. And that would be hilarious.
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I am still trying to absorb the
fact they are going to start Farnsworth. He was pitiful when he played here, just pitiful. Everyone was booing him off the mound…
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I went to a game about 10 days after the Tigers re-acquired him
He pitched the ninth inning of a blowout (the Tigers won 10-2). He didn’t give up any runs, but he gave up a single and a double (or something like that) to start his inning, and the crowd showed no mercy. I can’t say I was exactly sympathetic.
by SabreRoseTiger on Feb 13, 2010 11:53 PM EST up reply actions
I just can't believe that that was the best trade we could come up with.
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haha
I was at that game, no heckles out of your section, because where i was sitting he was getting dogged big time. I got there early so I could see the guys take BP but it stormed so bad we were lucky to gt a game at all.
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by Detroitchik on Feb 14, 2010 12:36 AM EST up reply actions
I think I was in or around section 117
I’m not real good at heckling or talking smack (no matter how much I dislike a player), but the people around me were fully into the “go back to New York” shouts. And I remember that storm, too. I saw the left field light tower get struck by lightning.
by SabreRoseTiger on Feb 14, 2010 12:56 AM EST up reply actions
I flipped past that
I was highly amused by the “Ugh! Lee” graphic they put up on screen to illustrate how badly Derek Lee was doing in the playoffs that year.
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Crap, Buckeye Cable doesn't provide ESPN Classic anymore
I did see the “Bartman incident” game last year, though. Miggy looked really skinny back then.
by SabreRoseTiger on Feb 14, 2010 6:14 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, by the way...
Happy Chinese New Year. It’s the Year of the Tiger. Hopefully that becomes quite fitting…
also
Maggs is born in the year of the Tiger…. hhmmm. interesting.
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so...
what are your favorite bands/artists?
Mostly I’m looking for some new stuff to listen too but anything works.
Current frequent plays on my computer/mp3 player include:
Devin Townsend (genius)
Chris Cornell (anything from Soundgarden on, favorite artist of all time)
Beethoven (I’m in love with the Moonlight Sonata)
Explosions in the Sky (gotta love instrumental rock)
Matisyahu
RxBandits (probably my favorite newer band)
theres my little list. What are your guys favorites?
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Fun
I like industrial and funk. Nine Inch Nails and Incubus are the current top two (I actually saw them both live this summer). The Gorillaz are good, and Robert Randolph and the Family Band rock something fierce too. If you like indie type stuff, the Duke Spirit is pretty good too (they opened for Incubus). I could make some album suggestions if you’re that desperate.
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by David Tokarz on Feb 14, 2010 10:42 PM EST up reply actions
love me some NIN...
Trent Reznor is a genius and his Ghosts albums prove it. I’m not so much an Incubus fan but I can always listen to Robert Randolph.
I"ll look up Duke Spirit though. Sounds interesting.
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oooo....
female vocalist…very sexy.
Sounds good too. I will add it to my “buy” list.
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Try Saul Williams too
Rapper who uses Trent-Reznor produced beats. I don’t like his politics, but he’s pretty good. Same with Cyne (they’re an underground rap group based in Atlanta). Street Sweeper Social Club’s new album is good if you enjoy Tom Morello.
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by David Tokarz on Feb 15, 2010 3:27 AM EST up reply actions
I don't like anything new
Go with the Beatles, you can never go wrong with the Beatles
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by Detroitchik on Feb 14, 2010 11:22 PM EST up reply actions
I can't stand the Beatles
Overrated.
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by David Tokarz on Feb 14, 2010 11:28 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
sorry
you would be wrong about the Beatles being overrated. 50mm fans+ cannot be wrong
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by Detroitchik on Feb 14, 2010 11:45 PM EST up reply actions
Or listen to Lady Gaga
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by David Tokarz on Feb 15, 2010 3:25 AM EST up reply actions
Nobody in three years will give a crap about Lady Gaga.
The Beatles, on the other hand, will be with us forever.
Lately I’ve been really getting into Pere Ubu’s debut album, The Modern Dance. It’s very weird and pretty often abrasive, but I kinda like that now and again.
by frisbeepilot on Feb 15, 2010 10:43 AM EST up reply actions
I Highly
doubt that we’re wrong. The Beatles are in a class by themselves, hardly comprable to cheezy American Idol.
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by Detroitchik on Feb 15, 2010 12:16 PM EST up reply actions
What makes that so?
They were groundbreaking, sure, and innovative, but that doesn’t necessarily make them best band ever.
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by David Tokarz on Feb 15, 2010 1:02 PM EST up reply actions
Music
unlike Baseball (where numbers count) is where personality and indivuality differ from person to person, So tastes vary from gerneration to generation, imo they are one of the best bands ever, from their era and genre of music there were other classic rock bands which followed “Classic Rock” and/or the British Invasion
There are many bands I listen to, who’s main infuence was the Beatles.
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I never dis anybodies musical tastes...
I may not understand it but I’m well aware that not everyone understands mine.
On that note I despise country music.
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the beatles are fine
their early stuff was awesome. They had a historical influence. We look back and it sounds like bubble gum pop — which it really was — but it was ground-breaking bubble-gum pop that is still fun to listen to nearly 50 years later. That’s a testament to them.
I think what you end up reacting too is Beatles fans going overboard like they’re the greatest thing in 2000 years or something.
by Kurt Mensching on Feb 15, 2010 7:36 AM EST up reply actions
Pretty much
My roommate does it on a weekly basis.
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by David Tokarz on Feb 15, 2010 1:03 PM EST up reply actions
(some) Beatles fans annoy me, the beatles don't.
by Kurt Mensching on Feb 15, 2010 4:26 PM EST up reply actions
good new music is hard to find these days...
you definitely can’t be looking to the radio to find it. It’s kinda sad what top 40 radio has been reduced too.
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I'll listen to pretty much anything except country and hip hop
My favorite genre is classic rock (‘70s-’80s). I also like hard rock, ’80s pop, Latin music (especially salsa), movie soundtracks, and Broadway stuff. My favorite band is Styx.
by SabreRoseTiger on Feb 14, 2010 11:37 PM EST up reply actions
mood depending
I just love The xx. Favorite new band of 2009.
Gaslight Anthem is really great to listen to like a modern-day Springsteen. Still love The National too.
If I’m feeling more mellow, I go with dubstep music from Kode9 or Burial or maybe Thievery Corporation.
But generally speaking you are hard pressed to go wrong with rock from the early-to-mid 90s.
by Kurt Mensching on Feb 15, 2010 7:42 AM EST up reply actions
I've always had a soft spot for post-grunge.
Maybe it’s ’90s nostalgia, but I like Toad the Wet Sprocket a lot, embarassingly so. Same goes for Gin Blossoms.
Also, if you’re looking for a kickass ‘90s anthem, you can’t go wrong with “”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KalQfUBA1VM" target="new">First Day Of Spring" by the Gandharvas. (They’re Canadian, so you might not have heard of them; thankfully, there’s YouTube.)
by frisbeepilot on Feb 15, 2010 10:46 AM EST up reply actions
Whoops.
You could probably figure it out, but here’s the link to the song. Not quite sure what happened there.
by frisbeepilot on Feb 15, 2010 10:47 AM EST up reply actions
fun fact
the RX bandits have been around since 1995 or so. I used to go see them play with other shitty third wave ska bands on weekends in high school. haha
oh wow...
did not realize that. There really good regardless.
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*they're
on a side note the album I just bough of theirs came with a live dvd which made me like them all the more.
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I haven't listened to them in years
spose I should give it a shot. they used to be called Pharmaceutical Bandits.. their sound then was very different from now, I am sure.
the first album I got was "Mandala"
very very good album. There singer has a very soulful voice. Not something often found in ska/punk music.
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I listen to Joe Satriani almost exclusively.
by StringTheory on Feb 15, 2010 11:56 AM EST up reply actions
I wish I could play guitar like that.
I also wish I could play bass like Victor Wooten.
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I am a music snob
but a random smattering of bands I like:
old: Stooges, MC5, Blue Cheer, Sonics, Black Flag, Dead Boys, Sun Ra, John Coltrane
old, but still active: Mudhoney, Supersuckers, Melvins, Sonic Youth, Willie Nelson
not really new, not really old: New Bomb Turks, Oblivians, Murder City Devils
newer: Demon’s Claws, Comets on Fire, Fucked Up
Yeah, I should probably stop now. I could do this for a while…
I finally got to sponsor a page on baseball-reference
it’s CJ Wilson’s. they haven’t approved my little sponsor’s message yet though. exciting, especially since I can actually send him a facebook message telling him about it.. which of course, I will do. because I am a dork.
yeah he's a cool guy
nice to know there are decent role model ballplayers out there that are willing to spend time talking to fans outside of the ballpark, and stuff.
I love the person who sponsors Nick Punto's page
This is what they say:
Follow along with the original M&M Boy and track a $4 million year of 240 foot pop-ups, missed sacrifice bunts, booted grounders and errant throws. Minnesota Twins! Get to know ‘em!
by SabreRoseTiger on Feb 15, 2010 3:56 PM EST up reply actions
hahha
my blurb isn’t quite that amusing, but apparently I can change it throughout the year, so that’s fun.
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