leonbt
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Post by leonbt on Apr 15, 2008 19:15:39 GMT -6
1. Singing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" during the 7th inning stretch. This goes for any stadium anywhere that does it. However, it is directed mainly at that nuisance that occurs at Wrigley. Seriously, one of the guest conductors coming up will be Doug Glanville-Doug Fucking Glanville, who gives a shit.
2. Chanting overrated when your underdog team is beating the higher ranked team. Hey, dipshits if that team is overrated then your accomplishment by beating them doesn't really mean that much.
3. Christmas.
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Post by NOTTHOR on Apr 15, 2008 19:44:17 GMT -6
1. Agree.
2. Agree. I'd also like to see the "just like football" chant outlawed, at least in Evanston.
3. Not surprised that you and your SP liberal allies want to outlaw Christmas and replace it with Kwanzaa. I respectfully disagree.
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Post by Justhawks17 on Apr 15, 2008 20:33:31 GMT -6
Dissagree
Agree
dissagree eventhough, I dont celebrate it.
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Post by GhostMod 5000 on Apr 15, 2008 20:55:45 GMT -6
I have always enjoyed the 7th inning stretch guest conductors. However, after tonights game, I am starting to think that maybe it should stop, or at least stop interviewing the people who do it.
Tonight they had this volleyball player in there, and it made me feel so awkward to hear. It was a very long inning, and the action is kind of tainted when Len Kasper is asking some nobody if her feet ever get hot on the beach (and yeas, that really did happen).
However, I would be interested in hearing what Doug Glanville has to say. He was a good Cub.
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Post by MoHawk on Apr 15, 2008 21:20:31 GMT -6
1) Disagree to a certain extent. I'm tired of the guest conductors. Just play a recording of Harry or have Santo do it. One of the two.
2) Never really bothered me all that much. I can understand why you'd like to see it end, but it's whatevs in my book.
3) Completely and totally disagree. I think it's a holiday that is certainly over commercialized, but doing away with Christmas is maybe the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of in my entire life. And that's saying something considering I read what BTR posts every day.
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Post by hawkeyedug on Apr 15, 2008 22:32:20 GMT -6
Valentine's Day and most wedding traditions. Entitled brides piss me off.
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Post by Mr Olympia on Apr 15, 2008 23:18:52 GMT -6
1) agree
2) agree
3) disagree to the point where I'm willing to throw down. I could care less about the gifts, I like seeing my whole family and christmas is one of the few times I get to do that.
4) (about dug's valentine's day and wedding traditions) agree, valentine's day is a stupid holiday
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Post by 101 on Apr 16, 2008 6:09:59 GMT -6
Disagree. While some of the guest conductors at Wrigley leave a bit to be desired, it's certainly much better than "God Bless America" which many stadiums switched to after 9-11. It's an American tradition that I enjoy.
Over-rated. It's a bit lame.
Christmas...well, to each his own. People have completely lost the meaning of this holiday and some of us have let it go on our own, but it doesn't bother me that some people are still really into it, even they don't know the what or why behind it.
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Post by hawkeyescott on Apr 16, 2008 7:59:04 GMT -6
I'm surprised no one has said the annual tradition every fall of KOK out thinking himself with his play calling. That one needs to end before any of the others.
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Post by The Flying Spaghetti Monster on Apr 16, 2008 8:09:17 GMT -6
1. Could give a crap less on the 7th inn stretch, usually in line trying to get my last beer when it is on.
2. Agree on the over-rated chant
3. Christmas is cool. Over-commercialized, but still, giving of yourself is cool none-the-less.
4. Valantines sucks.
Some others:
5. Easter bunny needs to go.
6. "Hey Jude" REALLY needs to go at Kinnick.
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Post by Saggitariutt Jefferspin (ith) on Apr 16, 2008 10:22:24 GMT -6
Every time I hear the overrated chant, I cringe. Definitely stupid, and cheapens your team's accomplishment.
I don't mind the 7th inning stretch, and I don't mind guest conductors. That said, either get someone worthy, or just have the recording of Harry. No offense to Misty May, the volleyball guest conductor last night, but this would have been an instance where a Harry Carey recording would do justice.
I have no quips with Christmas. Everyone is entitled to celebrate how they like.
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Post by idrinkthereforeiam on Apr 16, 2008 10:32:35 GMT -6
JA beat me to the Hey Jude comment. That would be mine.
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Post by Iowafan1 on Apr 16, 2008 11:59:20 GMT -6
Did Leon really state that Christmas, the celebration of the birth of Christ, needs to end?
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Post by NOTTHOR on Apr 16, 2008 12:08:05 GMT -6
Did Leon really state that Christmas, the celebration of the birth of Christ, needs to end? He did. He also voted for John Kerry and only drinks French wine. I took him to a Sox game on Saturday and he complained when I only had Coors Light in my fridge before the game (he's pro-union). He's a good guy, but some of his priorities are backwards. |
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Post by spartacusmaximus on Apr 16, 2008 12:38:16 GMT -6
Traditions that need to end... the atrocity that is Iowa basketball. Seriously, what qualifications do you have to meet to drop down to Division II?
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Post by hawkeyescott on Apr 16, 2008 12:51:03 GMT -6
Traditions that need to end... the atrocity that is Iowa basketball. Seriously, what qualifications do you have to meet to drop down to Division II?[/quote] Stop holding Michigan State to 36 points in a 40 minute game. |
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Post by Solar Stud on Apr 16, 2008 15:08:31 GMT -6
A couple of "new" ones:
Everybody holding hands and signing their respective school's alma mater song after a football game. Texas, OSU, Florida (most Texas schools) and others...lame as shit. SO glad Iowa doesn't do that crap. Faggish.
"AIR BALL" Go away. Sounds like HAIR BALL
College teams shaking hands after a game. Faggish again. hell man, they just beat the crap out of us and now I have to play nice. Go away.
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Post by GhostMod 5000 on Apr 16, 2008 15:09:02 GMT -6
Traditions that need to end... the atrocity that is Iowa basketball. Seriously, what qualifications do you have to meet to drop down to Division II? Ha, your guys got beat by a D II team! What a bunch of boners! This Spartiqueef guy is a piss poor troll. |
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Post by jwiley10 on Apr 16, 2008 15:25:44 GMT -6
College football players holding up four fingers at the start of the fourth quarter.
Just once, I would like to see some dumb lineman hold up two fingers at the start of the second quarter.
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Post by Saggitariutt Jefferspin (ith) on Apr 16, 2008 16:02:55 GMT -6
College football players holding up four fingers at the start of the fourth quarter. Just once, I would like to see some dumb lineman hold up two fingers at the start of the second quarter. Excellent! I always thought this was dumb, too. I always thought it'd be funny if a team down by 40+ points did this. |
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Post by Justhawks17 on Apr 16, 2008 17:44:28 GMT -6
"Hey Jude" does need to go. That fucking song. I agree wif JA.
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Post by barber on Apr 16, 2008 19:51:55 GMT -6
Those of us who know Leon aren't really surprised by his position on christmas. I'm just surprised he doesn't say it in french.
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Post by leonbt on Apr 16, 2008 20:48:36 GMT -6
First of all, there is no christ. 2nd, even if there was xmas isn't even actually when his bday allegedly was, but whatevs don't let that bother ya.
As fer BTR, since we are discussing what is in the fridge, right next to the Coors was/is soy mayo, Heinz catsup, something that was in a Trader Joe grocery bag (of course I don't know what this was but bince it was from TJ's I know it had to be hippy shit). And before BTR retorts with "Ma is the one who gets that stuff blah, blah, blah" query why he is letting ma call the shots?
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Post by hawkeyedug on Apr 16, 2008 21:24:29 GMT -6
Trader Joe's has some good stuff and it isn't all hippy by any means. Could have been a micro-brew that was off limits to you so Ralphie kept it in the brown bag.
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Post by NOTTHOR on Apr 17, 2008 6:17:58 GMT -6
Wow leonbt - tough words from a guy whose gal is several hundred miles away. Have you even gotten laid since that night your old lady picked us up from the bar and when we got in the car you said "I'm getting laid tonight and you got first crack" to her? It was funny, but the temperature in that car dropped 20 degrees in one second. Oh yeah, that's because I farted and barber had to roll the window down, but irregardless.
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