Irish Trojan in Tennessee

At Jun 30, 2008 8:25:39 PM, commented on The end:

thanks, brendan.

At Jun 30, 2008 8:23:43 PM, Nadine commented on Apropos of nothing:

Thank you!

At Jun 30, 2008 8:16:49 PM, Jay Johnson commented on The end:

Last?

At Jun 30, 2008 8:10:10 PM, JD commented on More on the big blog move:

Could you explain what a moblog is?

At Jun 30, 2008 8:00:01 PM, commented on More on the big blog move:

. . . right into a jet engine no doubt.

At Jun 30, 2008 7:49:35 PM, Condor commented on More on the big blog move:

In case this thing suddenly goes down, I just wanted to say thanks to Brendan, and...

Although this blog may have clipped its wings, there will come a day in a time not far from now, perhaps in a moment when the wind is blowing gently in the blogosphere. Keep your eyes on the northern horizon, lest ye be caught unawares. Remember always: BEWARE THE CONDOR, FOR HE SHALL FLY AGAIN!

At Jun 30, 2008 7:49:26 PM, Alasdair commented on "Period. Full stop.":

Contard - nope - that would be David K (who is at least consistent) ... Sandy Underpants is more sorta free-range ...

PS You have a delightfully mutable nick ! (grin)

At Jun 30, 2008 7:47:35 PM, Condor commented on Homosexual eases into 100 final at Olympic trials:

In case this thing suddenly goes down, I just wanted to say thanks to Brendan, and...

Although this blog may have clipped it's wings, there will come a day in a time not far from now, perhaps in a moment when the wind is blowing gently in the blogosphere. Keep your eyes on the northern horizon, lest ye be caught unawares. Remember always: BEWARE THE CONDOR, FOR HE SHALL FLY AGAIN!

At Jun 30, 2008 7:43:15 PM, NDLauren commented on More on the big blog move:

Thanks for all the updates you've provided to so many for so long.

At Jun 30, 2008 7:41:09 PM, commented on More on the big blog move:

Viva Coach Leahy!!

At Jun 30, 2008 7:38:08 PM, Alasdair commented on Homosexual eases into 100 final at Olympic trials:

It's like the political correctness of wanting to replace Chairman with Chairperson cuz Chairman contains "man" ...

Doesn't that mean that one must replace
Chairperson with Chairperchild (replacing "son" with child) ?

At Jun 30, 2008 7:27:08 PM, Jay Johnson commented on Homosexual eases into 100 final at Olympic trials:

Since B-Loy's shutting down the blog here, I thought it might be nice to start a Google group so everyone who was a regular (and wanted to continue flaming each other) could stay together.

Here it is: http://groups.google.com/group/irish-trojan-detox?hl=en

At Jun 30, 2008 7:24:24 PM, Condor commented on "Period. Full stop.":

Sandy Underpants: unyielding to the very end. I thought for sure you'd go out with "It's Bush's fault," though.

At Jun 30, 2008 7:18:52 PM, Sandy Underpants commented on "Period. Full stop.":

Are the comments Clark made really a debatable or even controversial FACT? Clark was addressing Bob Shieffer's absurd statement that "[Obama has not] ridden in a fighter plane and gotten shot down." As if that experience would make a man more fit to be President.

The 2004 election proved that Americans don't believe a War vet is more capable of being president over a couple guys (Bush/Cheney) who must make up a collection cabinet of the most cowards in the history of Presidential Administrations. When our Country called Bush to Vietnam he got his dad to put him into the National Guard to avoid combat in Asia, whilst Dick Cheney got FIVE deferments to avoid service because he had more important things to do.

At Jun 30, 2008 7:17:23 PM, Marty West commented on Homosexual eases into 100 final at Olympic trials:

Who gives a feces?

At Jun 30, 2008 7:16:13 PM, Condor the Context Retard commented on "Period. Full stop.":

Who almost had a point? And where?

At Jun 30, 2008 7:05:15 PM, Joe Mama commented on "Period. Full stop.":

You almost had a point there. Almost.

At Jun 30, 2008 6:28:25 PM, David K. commented on More on the big blog move:

How about unbanning coach leahy for the new formats?

Haha, thats the funniest joke I have heard all day.

At Jun 30, 2008 6:17:05 PM, Condor commented on Homosexual eases into 100 final at Olympic trials:

Wow. That's intercoursed up.

At Jun 30, 2008 6:08:04 PM, commented on More on the big blog move:

How about unbanning coach leahy for the new formats?

At Jun 30, 2008 5:53:27 PM, Sean Braisted commented on McCain predicts Bradley Effect?:

Or maybe he's counting on the GOP's buddy Osama Bin Laden to produce a last minute video and save their hides as he did in 2004 with Bush and Kerry.

I remain unconvinced of any sort of "Bradley" effect, as it didn't really show up much in either the primary (where often times Obama outperformed the polls) or in Ford's race against Corker.

With so many polling firms operating in so many different ways, especially the polling companies like Survey USA which don't have live operators, I think the chances of a massive polling difference from the actual results will be remote.

At Jun 30, 2008 5:51:02 PM, yea commented on More on the big blog move:

so there won't be guest bloggers in the new format? why not? i think having a guest blogger dedicated to posting about political/election stuff will keep the community alive while allowing brendan to save more time for more important stuff.

At Jun 30, 2008 5:42:00 PM, KC commented on More on the big blog move:

Just an FYI on the FeedBlender thing - when I tried the link, I got to a page saying that Feedblender is no longer online.

At Jun 30, 2008 5:29:15 PM, Condor commented on "Period. Full stop.":

Joe Mama,
If someone read your post without reading the initial post, they might never know that the former was meant as a response to the latter. So, in your next post, can you specify which post you're responding too? Thanks.

At Jun 30, 2008 5:14:49 PM, Joe Mama commented on "Period. Full stop.":

I wouldn't quite characterize Obama's attempt to distance himself from Clark's remarks -- without ever mentioning them -- as "straightforward, no-nonsense, not-open-to-interpretation." If you listened to Obama today without knowing what Clark said yesterday, you might never know that the former was meant as a response to the latter.

At Jun 30, 2008 5:11:39 PM, Brendan commented on More on the big blog move:

Heh. (to Condor)

David: Who knows, you may be right... that's why I'm calling this a "test run." We'll see how it goes. One way or another, I'm going to find a way to significantly lessen the amount of time I spend blogging; the only question is what form the eventual solution will take. :)

At Jun 30, 2008 5:06:46 PM, David K. commented on More on the big blog move:

My money on this is it being more work rather than less and he'll eventually revert back to a single blog site to support his diverse interests ;-)

At Jun 30, 2008 5:04:18 PM, Condor commented on More on the big blog move:

I saw before that you mentioned 7:30. Nonetheless, I couldn't resist being a jackass.

At Jun 30, 2008 5:01:28 PM, Brendan Loy commented on More on the big blog move:

Not quite yet, Condor. :) I will shut down comments at some point this evening (not that TypePad makes it easy!), but it won't be until after Loyette's bedtime, which is why I keep reciting "sometime after 7:30 PM" as the time of the switch.

At Jun 30, 2008 4:57:49 PM, Brendan commented on "Period. Full stop.":

David, here's a pretty good response to that perspective, from center-left blogger Marc Ambinder. Excerpt:

[T]he statement is both patently obvious and patently false. Wait, you say. How could it be both? Well, being “shot down” (or being imprisoned) is obviously not a qualification in the [same] sense that the fact that Barack Obama turned down lucrative corporate law work to join a public interest law firm has [no] bearing, in the abstract, on his claim to be president. Aside from military command service (which was sort of Clark’s point) or being a strong governor of a large and complex state, there really aren’t any other bright line qualifications for being president. ... [But] John McCain’s military service, and especially his decision, as a POW, not to jump the line and walk out of prison when offered, is a piece of who the man is and tells us about the decisions he has made. Same with Obama and his post-law school career choice.

Also:

Ret. Gen. Wes Clark’s remark -- in response to a question from Bob Scheiffer -- was a provocation; an insult. Critics of McCain have used the same verbiage before, and used it as an insult. Historians and journalists who study the events will first notice that McCain spent five years as a POW; surely, that is the relevant fact, not the way he became a POW. One focuses on the means of his condition only to degrade the subsequent five years, as if to say, yeah, five years of torture was bad, but it was kinda dumb of him to get shot down. Referring to the shoot down strips away the relevant context: McCain was shot down on a daring combat mission whose target, as I recall, was strategically relevant. It wasn’t as if he wandered into Viet Cong airspace and was hit by a stray piece of metal. (By the way – and this is important – McCain admits in both the books he wrote about his Vietnam experience that he wasn’t a great aviator. So why even make the point?)

At Jun 30, 2008 4:55:10 PM, Condor commented on "Period. Full stop.":

Last!

At Jun 30, 2008 4:54:01 PM, David K. commented on "Period. Full stop.":

Clark's comment, while it may have been stupid to say, is also quite true. While I respect Senator McCain's service, and am sorry for the time he spent as a POW, neither makes him more or less qualified to be Commander in Chief. We've had great leaders of this country who didn't serve, and terrible ones who did, and vice versa of course. If McCain and his supporters are going to use his military service as an argument for his candidacy why can't his opponents offer a counter argument? Clark was in no way questioning his patriotism (i.e. he wasn't Swiftboating him).

At Jun 30, 2008 4:52:53 PM, Condor commented on More on the big blog move:

Last!

At Jun 30, 2008 4:33:22 PM, kcatnd commented on More on the big blog move:

Good call with the combined feed.

At Jun 30, 2008 4:27:02 PM, Dave commented on "Period. Full stop.":

I disagree that McCain's remarks in response to the "patriotism" question constitute a "non-answer". If you watch the video, McCain is sincere and straightforward when delivering the response. You shouldn't criticize him just because he doesn't go out of his way to say, "Obama's as much of a patriot as I am, or as I've ever been" - a criticism the post you link to seems to suggest.

I know there's bit of a hangover effect here from the insipid populism that characterized the latter stages of the Democratic primary, but McCain has shown no signs of the same race-baiting innuendo that characterized the darkest days of Hillary's campaign. Until he does, let's give him the benefit of the doubt, ok?

On a side note, and not to put words in McCain's mouth, but why should he be forced to defend Obama's "patriotism" - or to go out of his way to say anything more than he did today? Maybe, just maybe, McCain's idea of "patriotism" is a little more developed than that of the mainstream media, or of America in general... and we should cut him some slack for hesitating to put Obama in the same category as Col Bud Day or LtCol Orson Swindle - bona fide American heroes of whose exploits McCain had personal knowledge.

To put things in perspective: I fully respect and admire my law school colleagues, many of whom are brighter and headed to more accomplished jobs than I could ever hope for. Many of them will accomplish great and worthwhile things in their careers; some might even run for office one day. But do I consider any of them as "patriotic" as the men and women who have signed their lives away for an enlistment or more to serve their country overseas? Sorry, but no. It's impolitic to say or think so, but it takes a lot more guts to put yourself in the line of fire than it does to do public interest work for a couple years.

My gut feeling is that the "patriotism gap" is a non-issue for McCain, and today's remarks constituted his best effort to put it to rest. But the simple word "patriot" probably has real meaning to him, and for good reason.

At Jun 30, 2008 4:26:12 PM, Brendan Loy commented on More on the big blog move:

Heh. HTML fixed. :)

At Jun 30, 2008 4:16:36 PM, gerry d commented on More on the big blog move:

I've never seen a blog die. ... or retire. ... It's kind of surreal. ... You are being reborn in to 3 different beings -- sort of like the death of Superman (from Doomsday) when about 4 different versions replaced the Man of Steel for a while there. ... Glad to see you'll still be around, Clark.

At Jun 30, 2008 4:11:24 PM, Alec commented on More on the big blog move:

....my last proper comment on this blog and I manage to screw up the HTML! How fitting.

At Jun 30, 2008 4:00:57 PM, Alec commented on More on the big blog move:

You may be wondering why on earth I'm replacing one blog with three blogs (or four, if you count the Linklog,

Yeah, that thought had crossed my mind!

Once you've uploaded your photos to the photoblog, sent an audio message to the moblog, composed your hebdomadal masterpiece for the weekly blog, and posted some cool links to the linkblog, I'm wondering how much time you'll have really saved....

....but I'm sure you know what you're doing.

:)

So long, Irish Trojan.

Alec T.

At Jun 30, 2008 3:56:37 PM, Mike's brother Matt commented on Thank you, Brendan...:

So, any chance you'll take up the mantle Joe? The world needs oddly typed insights, and you're the man for the job!

At Jun 30, 2008 3:05:48 PM, Condor commented on Somebody get this guy a latte:

The problem with machinists is that they're too smart for their profession.

At Jun 30, 2008 2:01:47 PM, Sandy Underpants commented on Somebody get this guy a latte:

Well nobody ever accused Machinists of being too smart for their profession.

Nader '08.

At Jun 30, 2008 1:34:01 PM, Brendan commented on Thank you, Brendan...:

Thanks, Dad, and everybody.

Toni wanted to guestblog this, but she didn't remember her password, so she asked Becky to do it -- but unfortunately, neither Becky nor I know her password either, so we can't. :) But here it is, as a comment, at least:

It started innocently, Hey check out my blog if you have a chance says this guy on the other end of the phone. He was hired to make my life easier at a client site. He was different, that was for sure. He was so darn honest, I hated that. He got me with that blog, I mean he really got me. He made me young again some how. He talked about clouds and made me think about clouds as if i were five again. What a gift I thought, that this guy cold make a person like me wonder again. Like a great novel the blog became a must do. It took me along for a life ride, his life. It became part of my life. Thank you cyber friend. Antonia Namnath

And thank you, Toni. :)

At Jun 30, 2008 1:17:45 PM, Bonnie commented on Thank you, Brendan...:

Well done, Joe. Thanks for having the words to thank Brendan for all of us. Would "Loyfully Considered" be too cute?

At Jun 30, 2008 12:34:40 PM, David K. commented on Somebody get this guy a latte:

Well I do drive a Prius, I'll grant him that, but I don't drink lattes, can't stand birkenstocks, and haven't got a trust fund. Where does that put me in the Buffenbarger hierarchy I wonder...

At Jun 30, 2008 12:26:43 PM, Joe Loy commented on Somebody get this guy a latte:

waw haw haw :}

Hey, there'll be No dissing the Organized Labor Movement, here ;>....

(Union Goon, trying to Muscle shady circusboss Larson E. Whipsnade:

"Ain't choo nevvuh hoid o' da Wagnuh Ack?"

Whipsnade [WC Fields]:

"The Wagner Act, yesss, they used to Work for me. Had to Fire 'em. Liquor addicts."

~ from, "You Can't Cheat An Honest Man", 1939 :)

At Jun 30, 2008 11:14:07 AM, Angrier and Angrier commented on They like WALL·E, they really like WALL·E!:

Becky-

I have to agree with you. As "an actress," I think Julia Roberts is over-rated. She, Tom Cruise and Kevin Costner have all made careers out of playing themselves. Whenever they try to delve into "characters," the results are usually unpleasant.

At Jun 30, 2008 11:00:00 AM, J. Christ commented on Individual right to bear arms vindicated; still no right to arm bears:

Don't you go swearing at Gandhi or I'll get my dad to go all Job on you!

*winks at Gandhi* Super Best Friends!

At Jun 30, 2008 10:57:56 AM, Blind Man commented on Individual right to bear arms vindicated; still no right to arm bears:

Fuck you, Gandhi.

At Jun 30, 2008 10:56:54 AM, Gandi commented on Individual right to bear arms vindicated; still no right to arm bears:

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.

At Jun 30, 2008 10:56:01 AM, J.R.R. Tolkein commented on Individual right to bear arms vindicated; still no right to arm bears:

One word, douchebag. Dust.

What the hell is Dust? I have an evil ring of power with a will of its own and you have little flakes of psuedo-scientific b.s.

At Jun 30, 2008 10:54:42 AM, Philip Pullman commented on Individual right to bear arms vindicated; still no right to arm bears:

Yeah, because everyone loves a bunch of faggety hobbits prancing around.

At Jun 30, 2008 10:49:39 AM, Becky commented on They like WALL·E, they really like WALL·E!:

I don't hate Julia Roberts. It's just that I thought she was poorly cast. She couldn't pull off an ultra-right wing Houston socialite. She's not a versatile actress. She does sweetheart well. Everything else is a bit painful to watch, IMO.

At Jun 30, 2008 10:35:06 AM, kcatnd commented on Thank you, Brendan...:

Thanks, Joe! You're always a good read. Brendan, good luck with the switchover. I'll be around on the other side.

At Jun 30, 2008 9:17:27 AM, dcl commented on A last guest blogging:

I think I just died of a heart attack... I suppose I shall have to updated now.

At Jun 30, 2008 8:35:07 AM, Marty West commented on Thank you, Brendan...:

I forget my password to login as a guestblogger. I will be sticking around for the new blog though so all is well. I will have to adjust my bookmars folder accordingly.

At Jun 30, 2008 7:09:29 AM, Brendan commented on A last guest blogging:

Actually, I retired the velcro shoes a while ago. :) Their soles were worn out. I was going to replace them with new velcro shoes, but I couldn't find a pair I liked, so I actually now wear legitimate sneakers...

At Jun 30, 2008 7:08:23 AM, Brendan commented on Thank you, Brendan...:

I'm going to miss Nadine's comments! :) I hope you'll be sticking around after I move to the new digs...

At Jun 30, 2008 3:03:15 AM, Nadine commented on Thank you, Brendan...:

I'm going to miss Joe Loy's comments!

At Jun 30, 2008 12:47:53 AM, JD commented on One day more:

It's sad to see you go. As someone who is roughly the same age (graduated HS in 2000), when Katrina got me to this blog and I read more I saw a kindred spirit of sorts. But on the other hand, we are very different. You have already done things in your life I will, in all probability, never be able to do. In that, I kind of see you as a successful version of me - an unapologetic sports nerd/politics junkie/uber-geek - but one who got the girl (and the law degree, and offspring) and was able to tell the world about all that at the same time.

Thus ends the Second(?) Age of the Irish Trojan, and the Fellowship of the Blog... though eternally bound by friendship and love... is ended. Well, maybe not completely ended, but changed into a form unlike that which we have gathered around until now.

At Jun 30, 2008 12:39:36 AM, Texasyank commented on A last guest blogging:

I've never been good at roasts.

Brendan: you were quite literally a lifesaver during the storms of 2005. I've always been grateful for your venue and for your links.

Best of luck and Godspeed.

Joe McDade--the Texasyank, signing off from Houston.

At Jun 29, 2008 11:02:36 PM, dcl commented on One day more:

Godfather two instead of Godfather three perhaps?

At Jun 29, 2008 10:55:31 PM, David K. commented on One day more:

Here's hoping that your old blog to the new is like The Mummy to The Mummy Returns, and not the Scorpion King (yeah I'm sure there are better trilogy/series comparisons that could be made, but i've been painting all weekend and i'm TIRED.

At Jun 29, 2008 9:31:06 PM, Tbone commented on They like WALL·E, they really like WALL·E!:

I went into this movie not having read a thing about it, and I was stunned.

What I thought was going to be another cute, well made Pixar kids flick turned out to be the best sci-fi movie I've seen in what seems like forever.

There is hardly any spoken dialogue and the first humans really don't appear until the latter third of the film.

Pixar never fails to deliver but WALL-E is on a completely different plane. Brilliant!

At Jun 29, 2008 7:37:59 PM, CORNHUSKERS HUSSEIN 94 95 & 97 commented on Clinton, Obama join together in Unity:

The whole display was sickening inho but what the hell he kinda needs her and if she wants to run in the future she kinda needs him.

they both showered when this was over hell I felt the need to wash myself.

At Jun 29, 2008 7:30:59 PM, CORNHUSKERS HUSSEIN 94 95 & 97 commented on They like WALL·E, they really like WALL·E!:

Great movie. took the kids to see this movie on saturday and sunday and I even got some laughs out of it.

At Jun 29, 2008 6:42:37 PM, Mad Max, Esquire commented on They like WALL·E, they really like WALL·E!:

I spent the afternoon with my kids at the miserably derivative Kung Fu Panda. My kids really wanted to see it before they saw WALL-E. I'm sure I will enjoy WALL-E much more than the usual, tired, Dreamworks formula animated film.

At Jun 29, 2008 6:34:58 PM, Sandy Underpants commented on They like WALL·E, they really like WALL·E!:

I saw Charlie Wilson's War in the theater, should've waited for video (if such a thing even exists anymore). Really, a good times congressman from Texas teams up with a dumpy CIA guy, because a wealthy, good looking woman tells him equipping Afghani insurgents to fight the Russian occupying Army is a good idea, really? We might be in trouble in our own occupations if Iran or Saudi Arabia have a Blockbuster Video somewhere.

At Jun 29, 2008 5:52:17 PM, PenguinSix commented on They like WALL·E, they really like WALL·E!:

Here is a list of Easter Eggs/trivia in Wall-e.

http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/06/27/wall-e-easter-eggs/

At Jun 29, 2008 3:58:44 PM, Lisa commented on They like WALL·E, they really like WALL·E!:

I saw Wall-E last night, and I loved it! There are definitely a lot of references to other sci-fi movies. The creative genius of the people at Pixar has never amazed me more.

At Jun 29, 2008 1:44:35 PM, Condor commented on They like WALL·E, they really like WALL·E!:

I'm not sure I would trust the Wall Street Journal on anything concerning matters aesthetic.

At Jun 29, 2008 1:40:49 PM, ken epley commented on A Dodd scandal, and a Courant catastrophe:

dodd is the best money can buy...google...dodd and arthur anderson...the 100k he got from anderson would that be a campaign contribution or ???...

At Jun 29, 2008 11:40:42 AM, Nadine commented on They like WALL·E, they really like WALL·E!:

The main character is also an homage to Woody Allen, whose eyes look like his and is cleverly named:

W(oody) ALL-E(n)

There are lots of San Francisco Bay Area visual references.

At Jun 29, 2008 11:07:39 AM, kcatnd commented on They like WALL·E, they really like WALL·E!:

Yeah, I was impressed at how closely it followed the book, as well. And I second PSH's brilliance in the film.

At Jun 29, 2008 10:44:48 AM, Joe Mama commented on They like WALL·E, they really like WALL·E!:

Charlie Wilson's War was good, but it wasn't great, and it could've been. The movie was pretty faithful to the book, but I don't think Hanks -- who I think is a great actor -- was the best choice for the role. Wilson was a character to be sure, but the movie makes him out to be a little too comedic (for the entertainment value, no doubt). I would've preferred to see someone like Alec Baldwin in that role. Philip Seymour Hoffman as Avrakotos, on the other hand, was spot on brilliant.

At Jun 29, 2008 10:29:01 AM, Jay Johnson commented on They like WALL·E, they really like WALL·E!:

Apparently in Wall-E there's also tons of Apple "inside baseball" kind of references. Guess I have to go see it now.

At Jun 29, 2008 9:03:33 AM, Brendan commented on Uga is dead, long live Uga:

Sorry, JT. All dogs go to heaven. :)

At Jun 29, 2008 8:42:11 AM, Leanna Loomer commented on Uga is dead, long live Uga:

That's an ugly dog.

At Jun 29, 2008 6:53:42 AM, Peter Evans commented on Big Brother bans hats in Yorkshire pubs:

Hey, wait a moment! I wear a silly British hat - to whit a flat cap. And indeed I grew up in West Yorkshire, though I'm now in Wales, and can consider myself a young 'un. Glad the Telegraph also included the shot of Last of the Summerwine in the article, as that's Cartworth Moor atop Holmfirth, my house where I grew up and spent most of my life on the opposite side of the valley there. Ahh, memories of a pint of mild in't Nook and a game of darts, before playing Asteroids on the table-top games machine and listening to the Pogues on the jukebox. If you like Wallace & Grommit by the way, that's the actor who plays Wallace leaning on the gate in the foreground there.

And I disapprove of shedding head gear in pubs, the daft aipeth's.

At Jun 29, 2008 2:43:14 AM, JT commented on Uga is dead, long live Uga:

Good riddance. I hope he goes to mascot hell.

At Jun 29, 2008 12:19:34 AM, Leanna Loomer commented on N.C. says no to WTF:

Piece of Sh*t?

At Jun 29, 2008 12:15:29 AM, Leanna Loomer commented on N.C. says no to WTF:

Power Of Satan?

At Jun 28, 2008 10:55:58 PM, David K. commented on Uga is dead, long live Uga:

Sweet, that means I didn't learn a thing! My weekend is still safe!

At Jun 28, 2008 10:42:04 PM, kcatnd commented on N.C. says no to WTF:

Haha, I blogged about that too, last night. I know I saw "WTF" when I was a kindergartener in North Carolina 18 years ago. How could they be surprised by this?

I made an NC vanity plate with their website for kicks.

http://caughtonthebound.blogspot.com/2008/06/wtf-nc.html

At Jun 28, 2008 10:22:30 PM, commented on Uga is dead, long live Uga:

But the coolest mascot of all is the LIVE TIGER on LSU's campus.

At Jun 28, 2008 9:57:31 PM, JD commented on N.C. says no to WTF:

Interesting...Iowa should be up to WTF in the alphabet somewhere around late 2010-early 2011. (Late T's right now.)

At Jun 28, 2008 9:44:00 PM, Ed commented on Uga is dead, long live Uga:

Another oool fact.....

The lineage for both Coca-Cola and UGA can be traced to Columbus, GA. Georgia and Auburn played their annual football wars in Columbus for decades.

Columbus is also home to the AFLAC duck and Ft. Benning.

At Jun 28, 2008 9:38:43 PM, Lauren commented on A Dodd scandal, and a Courant catastrophe:

A little late on this but it's a sad day for the Courant. I grew up reading it and hearing the "plop" as it hit the doorstep every morning was a part of my routine growing up. Unfortunately I think this cut will drive more people to subscribe to the NYTimes instead (my parents get both but only the weekend edition of the Courant.)

It is/was a good newspaper and produced quality pieces. A sad day indeed.

At Jun 28, 2008 9:26:43 PM, Brendan commented on Uga is dead, long live Uga:

P.S. By the way, technically it was Uga V who was on the cover of SI.

At Jun 28, 2008 9:26:09 PM, Brendan commented on Uga is dead, long live Uga:

P.S. By the way, technically it was Uga V who was on the cover of SI.

At Jun 28, 2008 9:25:03 PM, Brendan commented on Uga is dead, long live Uga:

Wikipedia confirms that David is right and I'm wrong. "UH-GUH." D'oh! Will fix.

At Jun 28, 2008 9:24:02 PM, Brendan commented on Uga is dead, long live Uga:

Hmm, you may be right. Let me check.

At Jun 28, 2008 9:17:28 PM, David K. commented on Uga is dead, long live Uga:

I always thought it was pronounced "Uh guh". Thanks for making me learn on the weekend. Jerk.

At Jun 28, 2008 8:38:34 PM, ChrisN commented on Uga is dead, long live Uga:

I grew up 20 miles from Athens and I'm a Georgia fan. It's too bad UGA VI didn't live to get the send off his predecessor did: a retirement ceremony at Sanford Stadium, with 90,000 fans chanting "Damn good dawg! Damn good dawg!"

Winningest mascot in Georgia history. Two SEC football championships and six bowl wins. Named "America's best mascot" by SI, and the only live mascot ever to be pictured on their cover.

Damn good dawg!

At Jun 28, 2008 7:42:06 PM, Alasdair commented on Individual right to bear arms vindicated; still no right to arm bears:

David - if I only address your half-argument, that's cuz that tends to be all you have ... when you make a reasonable point, I can address that point ... in your rant about "Every other potentially dangerous item you mentioned has a primary purpose other than killing.
" - I responded exactly on point to the one part that wasn't factual ... the other stuff have primary purposes other than killing ... and, yes, the Sun rises in teh East ... address *that* point in my argument, won't you !

OY !

At Jun 28, 2008 7:37:27 PM, Alasdair commented on Individual right to bear arms vindicated; still no right to arm bears:

So, Youngblai - what do you think ?

Is David going to respond with "It's all the Eeevil Booosh's fault !" ?

Or "You can't trust that right-wing rag, the Daily Mail !" (it supports the Labour Party, actually, as I recall) ...

Or "You didn't address my half-argument about the NRA, so there !"

Or do you think he'll jjust grasshopper off in an entirely different arctangent ?

At Jun 28, 2008 7:33:22 PM, Alasdair commented on Individual right to bear arms vindicated; still no right to arm bears:

Pray tell, anonymous craintiff, and what led you into that particular erroneous hypothesis ?

At Jun 28, 2008 7:31:28 PM, commented on Individual right to bear arms vindicated; still no right to arm bears:

It was about time you got off your knees, Alasdair.

At Jun 28, 2008 7:21:56 PM, Alasdair commented on Individual right to bear arms vindicated; still no right to arm bears:

/me gives Youngblai a Standing Ovation !

At Jun 28, 2008 7:15:01 PM, Alasdair commented on Clinton, Obama join together in Unity:

Youngblai - doesn't Michelle already own the MFIC designation for the Obamas ?