Wednesday Bird Droppings
by zknower on Feb 3, 2010 7:00 AM EST
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Good news, Jeremy and Bradley are still going to try really hard to pitch well. -Stacey
Camden Depot: Keith Law on the Fan Tonight
Keith Law was on local radio tonight and Camden Depot captured his comments on the O's young players including Wieters, Matusz, Britton, Tilman, and Arrieta. -Stacey
Melvin Mora Wants Rocktober - SportsUntapped.com
I don't know anything about this website but it made me wonder what Melvin will do on a team that has guys with more postseason experience than him? I mean, that was his thing. Now all he has left is bunts. -Stacey
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Fordin weighs in on Tejada-as-Izzy-backup, Josh Bell, Lou Montanez, and more. -zk
Ripken's opinion on going from short to third
Just in case Miggi is reading, I thought this might be helpful. -Stacey
On February 3 in CC History: Matos signs; Javy agrees to stay (2006), Super Bowl picks (2007), JP pwns Rick Maese (2008), duck on Doucheira (2008 bonus!), Orioles sign Wigginton (2009)
That's my life, I don't apologize for that. But I always thought that when it was your time, that you would be the one to hold the strings. Senator Open Thread, Governor Open Thread, something.
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maybe she disappeared before you got here
i’m a rabid caps fan, but this is an ORIOLES blog. I CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE with all of this NON-ORIOLES stuff.
:-)
no, it is.
that’s exactly what open threads are for. he was just having a laf.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
yea....some chick before you got here went all crazy
about people posting stuff regarding the ravens on an ORIOLES blog. made a fanpost and all. its just been sorta funny after that and fun to use on the newer folks who were not lucky enough to see her in action.
i'll avoid any person attacks
but this kinda sums it up
by twistedlogic on Feb 3, 2010 10:00 AM EST up reply actions
Kid shows a lot more emotion and acting range than, say, Sandra Bullock, huh?
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
still don't get why he's trying to shove a remote up his ass
by twistedlogic on Feb 3, 2010 12:13 PM EST up reply actions
uh...
last year was sort of dramatic w/ the bannings and the freakouts and all that, huh?
"If they pitch to you, make them pay."
--Diamond Dave to the Phenom
ok, that's lame.
if someone’s going to go to the trouble to make a graphic, it shouldn’t have “1980s zoom” on the letters
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
Here ya go....
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
MUUUUUCH better.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
i saw this one
but i wasnt sure it would fit
by twistedlogic on Feb 3, 2010 12:13 PM EST up reply actions
meant to add that you can talk about whatever the heck you want
i didnt really mind it when those folks were talking a lot about the ravens (even though i’m not a ravens fan)
Finally watched the Hurt Locker last night
I need to see it again, but i think at the moment i’m still on board with An Education as best picture.
Haven't seen either.
But from what I did see, I’d pick District 9.
by Jonny Pops on Feb 3, 2010 9:44 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Out of what I saw...
…it certainly was. Although I didn’t see Avatar or Hurt Locker, but given past experience with Cameron and Katherine Bigelow, I’m not sure I missed much.
by Jonny Pops on Feb 3, 2010 9:50 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Avatar was not good.
And James Cameron is an arrogant a-hole. I don’t want to see him up there for best director. But if you haven’t seen The Hurt Locker, you can’t judge it. It was a brilliant movie. Can’t say the same for Avatar.
Maybe
She had a good turn. But I always found bigelow to be just as bad a filmmaker as her ex. Her name is a red flag steer clear on a movie for me.
by Jonny Pops on Feb 3, 2010 9:59 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I haven't seen her other films, so I can't really judge.
But she definitely “had a good turn.” She did a great job, and deserves Best Director. I guess I have to see An Education, but I still maintain HL should win Best Picture. I thought District 9 was good—not much else. It had a nice message, but the actual film wasn’t great. And I have much disdain for Avatar. Pocahontas with blue people.
Bigelow has a checkered past
K19 = bad
Strange Days = good
The rest of her oeuvre is somewhere in the middle. The Hurt Locker blows all of her previous efforts away, though. Hopefully she’s going through a Cronenberg-esque transformation and will continue to create quality.
Yeah, loved it
Great cast. A good performance by Tom Sizemore. Cool premise. Near future setting. Overall: very enjoyable movie, and until the Hurt Locker, my favorite from Bigelow. Although I had forgotten about Near Dark… loved it but still doesn’t unseat Strange Days for me.
Yeah...
…I guess we’re pretty much the opposite on this, so there’s nothing really to argue about. Just a little yin & yang, Superman/Bizarro going on.
true story
i didnt see hurt locker either. did see avatar and district 9 and didn’t really enjoy either one. although the CG stuff in avatar was sick, it had no plot.
I enjoyed District 9 a lot and think it was worth a nod
But it’s not even in the same league as An Education or the Hurt Locker
It was honestly
one of the most groundbreaking movies to come out in years. Nobody has been able to pull off shit that well before with targeted super high end fx, low end docu style sequences, good story and extremely socially relevant themes.
by Jonny Pops on Feb 3, 2010 9:57 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
except, it wasn't a good story.
it was completely predictable and cardboard from about halfway through. you could see it coming from a mile dwn the tracks. with ginormous plot holes. and ridiculously bad dialogue.
the aliens were great, and the amount of emotion they expressed was truly incredible. but the father-in-law character was ludicrous, the main dude’s acting was marginal at best, and the notion that they could bust into and out of the headquarters so easily at the end…. it was just lazy writing, that’s all. “we’ve written ourselves into a corner, so we’ll just have this happen.” forget whether it’s remotely realistic.
why is it so hard for sci-fi/action scriptwriters to create 3-dimensional characters? none of the humans in D9 had as much nuance as the prawns did.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
Go find me
a script without a plot hole. Go. I watched Chinatown last night, one of the most revered scripts of all time and there are still huge plot holes in it. The breaking into MNU, granted, was somewhat weak. But don’t forget, those were some great weapons!
Plus I would disagree with you on the lead. Strongly disagree. That was a very hard role to pull off and he pulled it off. He wasn’t Marlon Brando, but he’s also not a very experienced actor. What he was able to accomplish was impressive though – very disparate tones that you rarely find in the same film.
Seriously, having made films and looking at it from the perspective who accomplished what with how much – District 9 is the most groundbreaking thing to come out in years. They spent $30 Million on that movie. That’s it. And it looks like the spent well over $100 M. I don’t have to tell you as an actor that that is no small feat.
by Jonny Pops on Feb 3, 2010 11:32 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
it is no small feat
but the fact that it looks like it cost more to make doesn’t make it a good film.
there’s a difference between finding a small hole in a plot and finding gaping ones such as this movie had.
he’s also not a very experienced actor.
and it shows.
Seriously, having made films and looking at it from the perspective who accomplished what with how much – District 9 is the most groundbreaking thing to come out in years.
I don’t dispute that it’s groundbreaking (so was Avatar). But it’s not even close to the best picture I saw last year.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
Sharlto Copley
He’s going to me Howling Mad Dog Murdock in the new A-Team movie. I really don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing.
RAMPAGE!!!!
Sorry, just had to.
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
Righty-o, ZK
I saw it and there was really only one plot twist during the entire movie. By the end of it, I was really ready for it to be over.
As for my best picture nod, I’m seriously torn between ‘Up in the Air’ and ‘A Serious Man’. Just wanted to get that out there.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
yeah, for me it's down to those two as well.
i saw them both, and i’m torn between them. i haven’t seen precious yet.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
Take some Xanax and some vodka
It’s a seriously depressing movie from the reviews I’ve read.
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
Personally, I like Inglourious Basterds
but i’m pretty sure no one will agree with me (at least no one that has a say in deciding who wins).
I liked that German guy in it.
Christoph Waltz. The Bear Jew was cool too.
The rest of the movie I didn’t really care for though. Particularly Brad Pitt. He was god awful.
by Jonny Pops on Feb 3, 2010 11:43 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Pitt was terrible...
….but then he usually is. That’s what happens when you hire models and tell them they can act.
Christoph Walz is the performance of the year and maybe the decade. His supporting actor oscar is as close as you’ll get to a lock this year.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
Brad Pitt
certainly leaves much to be desired talent wise. I’m impressed he’s actually been in a few good movies though and was at least functional – I wouldn’t call him really good – in them. You compare that to his model wife ( gf?) who I don’t think has ever been in a good movie.
by Jonny Pops on Feb 3, 2010 12:10 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
agreed
he was serviceable in Babel and the Oceans movies. But man. Some of his stuff has been really cringe-worthy.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
ehhhhh
he was himself, a movie star, in the Oceans movies so that worked for what it was.
I was more referring to like Se7en, 12 Monkeys, I guess even Fight Club which was like half a good movie, for me.
I'm the guy
that thinks Fight Club was one of the best movies of the 1990s. Man, I loved that movie.
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
Fight Club is brilliant.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
Pitt isn't bad
As long as he doesn’t have to act. In the Oceans 11, 12, 13 series, he simply shows up and plays himself. He’s fine that way. Just don’t expect him to act. Actually, Jimmy Stewart built a pretty good career the same way. No acting. Just being himself.
yup.
redford also did this well.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
I normally really like
Redford, Pitt, and Tony Scott, but I have yet to be able to sit through Spy Game. I don’t know what it is, but I just can’t get into it.
I personally liked Pitt in 12 Monkeys and Fight Club. And of course, he’s awesome in True Romance but he’s barely in it. I didn’t have any strong feeling either way for him in Basterds or even Benjamin Button.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
He's also great in The Devil's Own
I like Pitt for the most part, and 12 Monkeys is easily one of my favorite movies.
Watched Inglorious Basterds
this week. I thought Pitt was funny. I’m not sure he was supposed to be. It was OK but I probably won’t watch it again.
Also watched Public Enemy and wasn’t overly impressed with it either.
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
Bon Journo? He’s meant to be funny quite often.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
Legends of the Fall. Awesome movie and Pitt was good.
Поклон перед вашим капитаном!
by Knubles and Bits on Feb 4, 2010 2:04 AM EST up reply actions
If you didn't see Precious (which you didn't)
You wouldn’t know that Mo’Nique is an absolute lock this year for supporting actress.
2 Pitt career highlights : 12 Monkeys and the "True Romance" Mafia-meets-stoner scene
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD9Jlt6Ym5k&feature=related (first 1:10 or so)
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
Bear Jew almost ruined the movie for me
I really didn’t like Eli Roth beforehand, so maybe that tainted my opinion, but he was the weakest part of a great film. I squirmed in embarrassment every time he opened his mouth.
You know
a pet peeve of mine is that NOBODY knows how to pronounce that word.
It rhymes with “moons” not “sounds”.
That is all.
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
I only said it because I was feeling silly and the word "astounding"
reminded me of “zounds” because until just now I had always mispronounced it. So thanks for the info! It makes sense, since it’s short for “God’s wounds” (17th cent. mild oath). So “zwoooonds” makes total sense.
If you follow the link further
it says zwoundz is an obsolete pronunciation (from the alternate spelling “swounds”), and that the common pronunciation (like sounds) is correct.
I’ve learned alot today.
actually rhymes with WOUNDS
from which it is derived.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
whoops
didn’t read far enough before posting that, obviously
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
Bear Jew
Adam Sandler was scheduled to be the Bear Jew but dropped out to do Funny People. Nice move Billy Madison.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
funny people was okay...
for a little while. that it just kept going. and going. and going. and…wait, where am i?
"If they pitch to you, make them pay."
--Diamond Dave to the Phenom
I LOVED Inglourious Basterds. Almost as good as Pulp Fiction. I haven’t seen District 9 or an Education but I’ve seen the rest of the films nominated and I personally favor IB over any of them. And I really really liked Up in the Air.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
I liked it
But it’s pretty much a garden variety Tarantino live-actor cartoon, and far from his best—pretty bland next to Pulp Fiction or Kill Bill. This is why I think Pitt was fine, because Tarantino WANTS 2-dimensional performances.
I loved Kill Bill but I liked IB better because the situations were much more human. The opening scene and tavern scene involved realistic situations of people making impossible decisions. KB is a revenge flick. Fun stuff but not something you encounter in every day life. If you want to see a realistic revenge flick, see Munich.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
Wait...
Jews killing Nazis like they did is “human” and “realistic”? Do you know about the Holocaust? Do you know how unrealistic IB is?
I said, “The opening scene and tavern scene involved realistic situations of people making impossible decisions,” not the movie as a whole is realistic. The movie ends with Hitler getting blown up to bits by snipers. Obviously, IB as a whole is not realistic.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
the opening scene of IB was the best 15 minutes of film i've seen on a looooong time
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
I'll go with...
the first 10 minutes of Zombieland. The choice of music behind the credits was quite inspired.
For Whom The Bell Tolls FTMFW!
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
It was a great segment
…that completely ripped off The Good The Bad and the Ugly.
Hey, I liked the movie quite a bit. But it was nothing if not unoriginal.
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
Nobody does it better than sergio leone
Remember the first 15 minutes of Once Upon a Time in the West? Just awesome.
I forgot to add
NEXT!
(j/k).
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
I thought it was awesome
Its just too bad it came out the same year as ‘A Serious Man’ and ‘Up in the Air’, otherwise most other years last decade it would have been my top movie.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
Best comment from the archived stories....
….goes to PhilR8 in the Wiggy thread:
Kudos to you and your manfat, Roch.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
This made me really happy
Law is high on Zach Britton. He is a traditional sinker/slider pitcher with a good slider and a plus sinker. He uses these quite well to miss bats and induce groundballs. He should be able to be a top of the rotation pitcher. The high grade (no. 25) in this year’s rankings is in large part due to his improving changeup which makes him more of a threat to batters on both sides of the plate. Law then talked about how he talked to three scouts who each said he was one of the best if not the best pitcher they watched all season. They gave very high praise including one who joked with Law not to place him too high on the list because he is trying to talk his GM in trading for him. Law mentioned that that won’t happen as the Orioles are high on him as well. It may take about a year and half more development, but if Britton cuts down on his walks and improves the changeup he could be very special.
Bullpen, IMO
Hernandez was ok for an inning or two, but couldn’t get through the lineup the second time around. Sounds like a reliever, to me. Same goes for Uehara. Berken, on the other hand, is headed to Norfolk (where I think he belongs permanently).
Yea
I’s love to see Hernandez and Koji in the pen. I don’t think i’d cringe every time Dave walks out to the mound if that were the case. I Can deal with Hernandez, Koji, Hendrickson, JJ, and Gonzalez being the main guys out of the pen. That doesn’t make we want to vomit.
What about Meredith?
He makes me nervous. Kind of like getting batters out by trickery. But he does get righties out.
Kla-
Kla-kla-kla-kla-kla-kla-kla
by Jonny Pops on Feb 3, 2010 11:46 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I'm fine with Klaw
It never hurts to have a “different look” guy in the pen. He could be a real good situational guy. I still think that’s a pretty strong pen.
I feel like
everyone says “we should have a good bullpen this year – finally!!” every year.
So…I’ll believe it when I see it.
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
It might have happened
if we didn’t just wear them out by the ASB every year. Plus, with the relievers out there so much, hitters were getting way too many looks at them. If the rotation holds up its end, I think the BP will be pretty darn good.
This is a good point.
He could be a real good situational guy. It’s when you start trying to use him for things other than the situations where it makes sense that he gets in trouble. He should be facing right handed hitters a few at a time. He’s not a guy who can give you two innings and he really shouldn’t be facing many lefties.
really
there was talk about keeping a pitcher (most likely Hernandez) in the pen to get MLB innings but with the understanding that if someone gets hurt he would be the starter. but I wasn’t sure Krantiz’s philosophy on it. Agree about Berken. I think we have seen enough of him.
Here's another reason for BP
Kranitz is down with the plan to get kids time in the bullpen. The O’s used to do things that way in the 1960s, but this ain’t the 1960s, so success won’t necessarily replicate itself. But it seems with Hernandez this is a great chance to learn on the job, have success an inning or two at a time, build up some confidence, refine some pitches, and maybe break into the rotation next year.
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
Best movie I saw this year
was either A Serious Man or Fantastic Mr. Fox.
Clearly my movie tastes are far removed from you all, though.
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
Fantastic Mr. Fox was beyond excellent
I left that movie with a huge smile on my face. I don’t use the word “delightful” very often, but that’s the best word I can use to describe it.
I was watching the first movie the other day (yeah...I know...)
and I didn’t realize that Jesse McCartney and Justin Long voiced two of the chipmunks. Both movies are seriously adorable.
Oh yes
I saw a ton of good movies: Up, Moon, Sugar, Inglourious Basterds, District 9, Star Trek, Up in the Air, In the Loop, Away We Go, Where the Wilds Things Are, Observe and Report.
But A Serious Man and Fantastic Mr. Fox outshone all of them for me.
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
ooo forgot about star trek
that was a good movie.
by twistedlogic on Feb 3, 2010 12:29 PM EST up reply actions
A Serious Man was brilliant.
I don’t know how many of you are Jewish, but if you are a borderline religiously conscious Jew, you would know that A Serious Man was NOT a modern interpretation on Job. It really annoys me when critics say that. The Coen brothers hid Kabbalah in there. The first 15 minutes are completely in Yiddish. It was a lot deeper than the critics say it was. I came out of the theater thinking, “I have to see that again—I didn’t understand over half the movie.”
It was kinda funny that most of the jokes in the movie were jokes only Jews would get, and basically my dad and I were the only ones laughing.
the opening scene was genius.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
I really could not believe that opening scene was real
It was so well done. Apparently Michael Stuhlbarg originally read for the husband in that scene, and had to learn his lines in Yiddish, and ended up as Larry Gopnik.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
My grandparents' first language was Yiddish and my dad used to speak it fluently.
He’s forgotten it all by now except for a number of funny curse words and derogatory names.
So Michael Stuhlbarg couldn’t do it? It doesn’t surprise me. Yiddish is not an easy language to learn. It’s Hebrew and German combined (mostly German). Neither are very easy to learn.
I know German
well, I have a handy knowledge of it anyway, and I could pretty much follow the conversation in the first scene without the subtitles. I’d be surprised if it was a big challenge for an actor to pick up just enough to get through the scene.
More likely was that the Coens liked Stuhlbarg enough to cast him in a more important role.
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
As I said, it's a combination of German and Hebrew but it's mostly German.
I’m pretty fluent in Hebrew and I can’t follow conversational Yiddish. There are words I can recognize that have Hebrew roots, but hearing people speak it is another story.
Its not that he couldn't do it
Its just the Coens liked him better as Larry Gopnik.
The way I’ve heard Yiddish described is german words, in the Hebrew alphabet in a Polish/Russian accent.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
What amazes me is how people in Crown Heights manage to keep it from dying out.
You know after Israel was founded the pioneers were seriously considering making Yiddish the official language over Hebrew.
I think I read somewhere that the reason that the Hasidim in New York/New Jersey don’t speak Hebrew because they feel they shouldn’t be speaking the language of the Torah or something like that…they’re also all Ashkenazic and that’s what they spoke in Europe.
As for the accent, of course it sounds Polish/Russian! That’s where my grandparents came from and most of the 8 million Jews who emigrated to the US came from Russia or Poland. My other grandparents came from Hungary after the Holocaust (they’re survivors), and I’ve never heard them speak Yiddish…weird.
There were some Jewish communities in Europe
that didn’t speak Yiddish, because they were pretty well integrated into that society. I remember hearing that Jews in Hungary were integrated into Hungarian society and many didn’t live on Shtetls. I know German Jews (what my grandmother is, she left Stuttgart in ‘37) don’t speak Yiddish, because they were integrated into German society.
’Course, your Hungarian grandparents may just not speak Yiddish because its pretty much a dying language.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
All true.
A friend of mine is German Jewish from a fully integrated family. So integrated the family business in Germany was pig farming. I’m not making this up.
After WWII his grandfather moved to Israel and tried to ply his trade and got into all kinds of trouble due to religious bans, this or that government coming into power with a more conservative bent etc. So his business never really had a chance to grow. But then, in the late 80s the Russians started moving to Israel en mass and wanted their pork. His grandfather was one of the few pig farmers really set up over there. He died a multimillionaire.
German Jews love their pork
Going to my grandparents’ house growing up, it wasn’t unusual for my Oma to make gefilte fish as a starter, and ham as the main course.
Its really crazy how many russians live in Israel now, and a bunch have moved there recently and they’re maybe one thirty second jewish.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
My polish grandparents still speak Yiddish.
I was learning about the German Jews in Jewish History last semester. They were definitely more integrated into society, in fact, many important Jews converted to Christianity to gain standing in the non-Jewish community.
It’s weird, though, that Yiddish is about 70% German but they didn’t speak it.
I'm not Jewish
but I’ve done a tiny amount of religious studies into Kabbalah (I was in a play a few years ago that dealt with it extensively in the most round-about and hysterically incoherent way possible). Not sure how much I picked up on, but there was definitely a lot of resonance going on in there. I love difficult movies that don’t tell you what’s up (which is to say, I love the Coen Brothers).
Still, there was enough great comedy in there for non-Jews. The Koreans, the dream sequence by the lake, all of the little tics a lot of the side characters had. Hysterical and brutal.
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
My dad studied Kabbalah
It’s a long story, but growing up he was technically Jewish (my grandma was Jewish) but they were avid atheists. He eventually started studying the Torah and Kabbalah and became what Jews call a “Baal Teshuva”—someone who “returns” to Judaism. Anyway, he knows a fair bit, and he, too, needed to see it a second time (he actually did).
Yeah, there was definitely enough for the gentiles, but I’m sure we were the ones who, to them, laughed when it wasn’t funny. Normally I hate those people, especially when things just aren’t funny, but this time they just didn’t get it.
I'm always a little surprised when I meet a Goyem who liked that movie
I mean its really well done, but theres just so much insider stuff in there, stuff I figure only Jews would get.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
not tobe a gentile correcting you on your own yiddish slang, but
goyem is plural. goy is singular.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
No, they're interchangeable. Goyem is also singular, but goyim (pronounce EEM) is plural.
And jobe, I completely agree. I mean, my mother grew up Orthodox (we’re no longer Orthodox) and we went to the movie with my Orthodox uncle, my brother, my dad, and my mom. My uncle who studies Talmud like every day still had questions, and he’s really frum.
i guess it all depends on whose slang you're using, since goy is a slang term.
goyem is the yiddish word for “cattle”. goy, as a derogatory term for gentile, is derived from it.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
Mazel tov!
(yes I’m jewish.)
Don't give up, don't ever give up. - Jim Valvano
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Feb 6, 2010 10:28 AM EST up reply actions
both brilliant movies.
A serious man was a little random at times. Fox was genius.
I also loved A Single Man.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
It looked
like it was just Colin Firth having sex for 2 hours. Not that there’s anything wrong with that
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
honestly?
Colin Firth gave one of the most brilliant, nuanced performances I’ve ever seen on film. I’d give him the best actor without a second thought.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
It's going to go to Jeff Bridges
I think Colin Firth was amazing though. They’re both deserving, but I think it comes down to this: Bridges has been nominated four times with no wins.
i think bridges may well get it
he seems to have momentum.
but his performance to me was just fabulous baker boys +15 years. solid, but firth was better.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
I'm going with Up
I legitimately cried at the sequence tracing their marriage and the wife’s death.
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
Man
Everyone says that. I don’t want to sound like a dick, duck, but I don’t get it. Here’s what I saw:
these two people fell in love very early on in life, and even though little turned out the way they wanted it to, they had a very long and very happy life together. That it ended in death doesn’t make it inherently sad – that would make everything inherently sad. I just can’t tear up because people find true love and then grow old together. That isn’t sad!
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
I think it was the never having kids part
As a parent, that struck me hard. I can’t imagine wanting kids and being unable to. The whole sequence was just so well done, and the story telling without words was emotional to me. Then again, I loved Wall-E, and there’s hardly any dialogue at all in that movie for the first 30 minutes.
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
Don't let it happen again, kid.
:)
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
I started tearing up when she had the miscarriage.
The thing that was brilliant about it is that Pixar has this way of making movies appeal to every generation. The opening sequence was not for kids. That’s a skill in kids movies, especially when it comes to comedy.
This Day in CC History
The main thing I’m taking away from looking at these old posts: how damn annoying those huge signature images are. Thank god for the nice tiny avatars that we have now.
I loved my Kiko card sig!
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
haha
back then, there weren’t any avatars. it was all manual linking in the sigline.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
All this movie talk
I can’t take it anymore.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
ALSO I LOVE MICHAEL VICK GIVE HIM A CHANCE I'M POLISH OKAY
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
But somewhere, there's a 4 year old who does.
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
I saw exactly
zero movies in the theater in 2009. Actually can’t remember the last movie I saw in the theater…
Did that Beyonce and Stringer Bell movie come out in 2009?
I saw that. Also the Biggie movie. Maybe a few others. I am fully aware that my taste in movies isn’t up to par with The Acadamy.
Oh Star Trek! That was good.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
Star Trek kicks ass.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
Yeah I just watched it again this weekend
First time since I saw it in the theater. It was still great. They’re making more of those?
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
Yes, JJ Abrams is slated to direct more Star Trek movies.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
For someone who enjoyed the Michael Lewis book
as much as I did, it was kinda heartbreaking to see it become a Sandra Bullock vehicle.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
wait...
until you see the moneyball movie w/ brad pitt. dio mio, maign.
"If they pitch to you, make them pay."
--Diamond Dave to the Phenom
Yeah its gonna be directed by Steven Soderbergh
definitely not one of my favorite directors. Though unlike people on here, I don’t mind Brad Pitt and usually he does a fine job.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
you are bizarro zachary
you don’t like soderburgh, but do like pitt.
i love soderburgh and hate pitt.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
My dislike of Soderbergh is based
pretty much solely on the Ocean series. I currently have ‘Out of Sight’ rented on netflix, but had to stop midway through, so when I finish that, then I can really have a good grasp of Soderbergh movies.
Could just be that he didn’t have much to work with in the Ocean movies. It’s not like the original is good. Its alot more memorable for the Rat Pack and the shots of Vegas in the ’60’s.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
Out of Sight is a lot of fun
I used to really like The Limey, but I was younger then and my enthusiasm for it has waned considerably. I also remember liking the Solaris remake, but that probably had more to do with the subject matter than Soderbergh.
i loved out of sight
it’s amazing to see clooney in that movie and know what he became. that was a big breakout film for him….hard to believe it.
also dug Traffic, K Street and Unscripted, not to mention SLV of course. I’m interested in seeing The Informant!
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
Soderbergh dropped out.
A new director was picked up but I can’t remember who.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
I'm glad other people refer to
Idris Elba (and yes I had to look that up) as Stringer Bell. I saw some other movie with him on TV the other day. He was a driver for a rich lady and then ends up dating her. It was awful.
There's a british neo-vampire miniseries from the late 1990s called "Ultraviolet"
I’ve had it on dvd for almost ten years. It wasn’t until I recently re-watched an episode that I noticed that Stringer Bell was in it, but he had a really thick brih-ish accent. It was crazy shit, let me tell ya.
yeah the first time I heard him speak in a British accent I was like woah
He’s also a DJ or something.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
Yeah
I thought his American accent wasn’t great. Ok for the most part but every now and then he’d say something and you could tell it was fake.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
That was the weird thing
the thought never popped into my head until after I found that out, but after learning that I thought his accent sucked a lot of the time.
funny you should say this.
his accent drove me bananas. also my fried, who is a linguistics professor.
he wrote a blogpost about this very topic today.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
great post
Also, I didn’t know Rachel Griffiths is Australian. Bravo, Rachel Griffiths.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
yes, her american accent is flawless.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
hahahaha
my friend’s log post links to this:
McNulty’s English accent rears its ugly head
anyone watching this clip alone would conclude The Wire is terrible. Which, for one scene, it certainly was.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
What's the scene?
I can’t watch that at work.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
from season 2
McNulty basically just says fuck you to Leavy and then him and then arguing with Pearlman about whether it’s going to fuck up her career.
Do people in Baltimore like The Wire or not?
My brother is obsessed with it because someone told him it was the greatest TV show in history. He got a box set of all the seasons for Chanukah and spends his free time watching it. I’ve never seen it, should I?
I'm not sure i've ever met someone who saw the wire and wasnt obsessed with it.
regardless of where they’re from
The only Baltimore people who don't like The Wire are the politicians
That’s my observation. And it’s probably because you can see some parallels.
I am from Baltimore and I love The Wire. Yes, it’s about how fucked up Baltimore essentially is, but that’s why I like it: maybe enough people will see and realize, and maybe something can change.
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Feb 3, 2010 2:59 PM EST up reply actions
The Wire is amazing
It’s brilliant.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
Ugh I saw some movie with him on cable the other day
It was also awful. He’s trying to get custody of his kids and falls in love with his lawyer (Gabrielle Union) but then she finds out he was sent to jail for rape! But it turns out when he was a teenager he was sleeping with this white girl and her dad found out and she said he attacked her or something, but of course Gabrielle didn’t believe that. It was the most depressing thing ever. I turned it off.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
ah
I didn’t see the beginning. When I turned it on they were on some adorable date at the aquarium and I was like, “this is so sweet” and then it went downhill from there.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls
Tyler Perry was in Star Trek. This conversation has come full circle.
I should have known it was Tyler Perry
His movies always SEEM like they’re going to funny or full of hijinx. I mean, if Norbit and the Nutty Professor taught me anything it’s that when a black man dresses up like a large, old woman there should be some laughs. But not when it’s Tyler Perry.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
ask the auto formatter
I do not get the auto formatter. I mean, if you want something to be bold is it so hard to click the bold button?
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
the autoformatter pre-dates the bold button
i think they just never took it out.
in the old days, it was insanely useful.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
Woody Allen hasn't made a good movie in a long time
And even his best movies are pretty flawed.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
You mean Obsessed?
Saw it, didn’t like it very much. I didn’t understand why Ali Larter’s character would want to stalk Idris Elba. It made no sense.
Because he's the most beautiful human to ever walk the earth?
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
Do they still have theaters for movies?
I wouldn’t know.
I'm not a theater guy either.
I"ll rent and watch movies all night but I detest the movie theater. If I wanted to watch a movie in that setting I’d invite over a bunch of people I don’t like and their bratty ass kids. Then, I’d pay THEM just to come over and ruin the entire thing for me.
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
I rarely rent movies either
Every time I do I forget to return them and rack up late fees, so I really just don’t see any movies.
Agree on the theater though – I’d much rather watch it in the comfort of my own home.
Netflix, dude Netflix
No return dates, just a monthly fee, and a pretty big selection streams for free over your PC or Xbox. I have a crappy DSL connection and a 6 year old PC and it works.
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
I second that
I can stream over my blu ray player, it’s great. I tend to get annoyed when a movie I want to watch right now isn’t on instant netflix but it’s still worth it.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
So, the Dodgers and Giants didn’t spend enough money… so who really loses? It’s not like the Padres, D-backs, or Rockies were out their throwing money around? I fail to see the point in this article.
What up?
The point is Scott Boras didnt make enough money this year
And Jon Heyman is going to make sure you know about it
He lists the Orioles as #4 on his list of "winners"
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/jon_heyman/01/18/top.offseasons/index.html
I guess he can’t be wrong all of the time.
You mean the innings eater we got in a salary dump?
WHODAT WHODAT WHODAT
"[The Indy mayor] sending shrimp to New Orleans is like sending cheese to the Green Bay mayor."
That'll change
once Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is released. How can the academy overlook Jane Austen?
Maybe World War Z
I mean, it says “World War” in it, so it’s historical, and maybe it’ll get Best Comedy due to the fact that people will think it was Mel Brooks and not Max and just assume it was hilarious.
Dude, you read my mind.
As I said above, those first 10 minutes may be my favorite movie moment of the last decade.
Rule #1 – Cardio.
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
And how Bill Murray
didn’t get a nod for Best Supporting Actor is beyond me.
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
Did anyone catch this Adam Jones bit?
(I tried looking through the whole thread, but I can’t take it and all)
AJ,S! gets pulled over, while driving and doing a phone interview. He has to tell the cop to hold on while he tells the interviewer he has to hang up.
http://bases.nbcsports.com/2010/02/adam-jones-sets-a-funny-bad-example.html.php#comments
WHODAT WHODAT WHODAT
"[The Indy mayor] sending shrimp to New Orleans is like sending cheese to the Green Bay mayor."
Scroll up after clicking or use this link
http://bases.nbcsports.com/2010/02/adam-jones-sets-a-funny-bad-example.html.php
WHODAT WHODAT WHODAT
"[The Indy mayor] sending shrimp to New Orleans is like sending cheese to the Green Bay mayor."
Oh, wow, his mother just told Calcaterra off in the comments
WHODAT WHODAT WHODAT
"[The Indy mayor] sending shrimp to New Orleans is like sending cheese to the Green Bay mayor."
I have to re-post it, because
Andrea Bradley
Let me clarify any misconceptions that are currently out there with reference to my son Adam Jones being pulled over during his interview. First of all, Jonesy was on his way to pick me up for our weekly lunch date and was doing the interview via his cell phone with which he wears a headset, even though the laws in our state do not require he uses one. Second, while driving and doing the interview he was pulled over for his windows being too dark and NOTHING ELSE!!!!! Adam is a very conscientious young man and he knows RIGHT FROM WRONG! Not being biased, I am being honest. If our state had a no cell phone or text law he would abide by it, but we don’t. This was not the problem!!!! The problem was his tint on his windows and if any of you have ever been to Arizona when it is 117 degrees or higher here, you would understand the circumstances!!!!
Adam happened to come directly to me after the stop and the interview and explained the ENTIRE SCENARIO and I can the entire situation because I also live in AZ and have been told that MY WINDOWS ARE TOO DARK, so what would that make me? 6 out of every 10 cars in certain parts of Arizona a tinted due to the extreme heat factor, so before you start paasing judgement, come on out to AZ and get heated in the 117 DEGREE SWELTERING HEAT AND THEN WE CAN TALK! Until then, STEP!!!!
Respectfully,
Andrea Bradley, mother of Adam LaMarque Jones, Centerfielder for the Baltimore Orioles~
BTW: Thanks Jesse Spector, even if it didn’t involve his phone!
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
I'm gonna start saying STEP!!!! to people when I'm through with them.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
that's NEXT! pal.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
I love AJ,S!'s mom. STEP!!!!!!
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Feb 3, 2010 11:27 PM EST up reply actions
Calcaterra could be joking around with that comment.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
Given Adam's mom penchant for defending her son
I have no doubt this is the real deal. That’s one protective Mom.
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
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