I'm also about to get into a full-on flame-war with that bitch who posted the stuff I quoted here yesterday, about New Orleans being an embarassment to the state.
I still think we should get her on fandom_wank.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I'm also about to get into a full-on flame-war with that bitch who posted the stuff I quoted here yesterday, about New Orleans being an embarassment to the state.
I still think we should get her on fandom_wank.
Oh! Susan Orlean audio essay about "Sweet Caroline!" She interviewed David Wells, the ZZ Top pitcher, who was like, Who doesn't like Neil Diamond?
You mean the piece on NPR this morning? It couldn't have been more condescending and insulting if she used an electric insult machine on National Condescend to Fans Day.
Flame her but good for me, Dana. May it be cleansing and liberating for you....
That does seem like a legitimate flame war to have, Dana.
Err... my boss is listening to her voice mail messages on speaker phone. I can hear everything.
I have a friend who loved to do that in her cube (!!), so our other friend always started her messages out dirty, to make her pick up.
I need to start cutting down the number of shows I'm trying to watch right quick. Half the time, it's like I'm just trying to get through it, even shows I like. So lame.
any thoughts on WAT last night? Poor HDT is not so H when all distressified and spazzy.
I just forwarded someone a stupid question, that had I even though about what the person was asking, I would have realized it was stupid. But I didn't. So now I look stupid.
Hate when that happens.
I totally did that with a professor the other day. Way to make sure he identifies my name with total lack of reading comprehension.
Poor post-traumatic HDT, is all I can say.
Dana? Kick her ass.
This is not what was explained on the radio -- public radio! Must be September, if they're covering obscure baseball rules! -- this morning. In the event of a three-way tie, there would be two one-game playoffs. Cleveland shouldn't get in by default, playing one less game than either of its competitors.
Heh. The rule is so obscure that MLB changed it two years ago and didn't bother to tell anyone. The scenario listed is correct:
BOS @ NYY Mon.
If BOS wins: NYY @ CLE Tue.
If NYY wins: CLE @ BOS Tue.
Interesting thing is that because of the rule that says the wild card can't play the best team in the division, the AL playoffs can't start until all the tie-breakers are completed, since CLE winning the WC would mean they wouldn't go to Chicago but BOS/NYY winning the WC would mean the playoffs start in Chicago.
How up-in-the-air is everything with the AL playoffs? The Indians could lose all their remaining games and still get a tie-breaker with BOS. The Yankees could be swept and still have the Wild Card. In fact, the only thing we can say for sure is that there will be at least one playoff game in Anaheim and Chicago.