Last night's MNF game angered me to no end!   The Bears dominated but still could not FINISH THEM!  The offense, started out nicely and then disappeared!  I guess you have to give some credit to the Lions defense???

If I hear one more person question Cutler's toughness, I'm going to sack you like Suh did Cutler!

At any rate, the Bears are now 5-1 and are in 1st place and face CAR and TEN the next 2 weeks before their schedule gets tough with having HOU & SF the following 2 weeks.




If the NHL doesn't get a deal done by this Thursday, the entire season is lost!  WTF!!! 


About 5 years ago, maybe a little longer, there was this thought that LED ZEPPELIN should reunite for 1 final World tour, a reunion tour.
Robert Plant was the reason that this did not happen. He opposed the idea, so much that one of the Music companies deposited $320 million dollars in his bank and told him to make it happen..........he still rejected the notion. 

Don't get me wrong, I love me some Plant and I respect his decision, as much as I would of given my left nut to see that show, but, wow! It must be nice to turn down $320 million!

Last night's MNF game angered me to no end!   The Bears dominated but still could not FINISH THEM!  The offense, started out nicely and then disappeared!  I guess you have to give some credit to the Lions defense???

If I hear one more person question Cutler's toughness, I'm going to sack you like Suh did Cutler!

At any rate, the Bears are now 5-1 and are in 1st place and face CAR and TEN the next 2 weeks before their schedule gets tough with having HOU & SF the following 2 weeks.




If the NHL doesn't get a deal done by this Thursday, the entire season is lost!  WTF!!! 


About 5 years ago, maybe a little longer, there was this thought that LED ZEPPELIN should reunite for 1 final World tour, a reunion tour.
Robert Plant was the reason that this did not happen. He opposed the idea, so much that one of the Music companies deposited $320 million dollars in his bank and told him to make it happen..........he still rejected the notion. 

Don't get me wrong, I love me some Plant and I respect his decision, as much as I would of given my left nut to see that show, but, wow! It must be nice to turn down $320 million!

Correction to Nick's post above.. Thursday is merely the deadline to have a complete 82 game schedule.  They can still save part of the season if a deal is reached at a later date, but it would be with fewer games

Hi everyone.. Had to run around after work last night getting a few more items for my halloween costume, so by the time I got home, the Giants were already up on the Cardinals 7-0.. Frowny face.  Since I didn't feel like watching the debate, I then had a dilemma.  Which TV do I mute and which do I turn the sound on? Joe Buck and Tim McCarver in a baseball game that's out of hand or the MNF crew in a boring football game.. And the winner was, neither.. Thank you itunes

Other than that, I don't have much.. Back to work.. For now

Easy with those British tabloid numbers, lol. I think i remember reading in Blender(?) that it was more like $120-ish , still ridiculous but well within the normal range for these iconic band world tours that go on for years. And he was working with Allison Krause(spel?) and didnt want to put that on hold indefinitely for a ton of cash because he already had a ton of cash. Also wasn't this one of the first cases where artists said screw it to ticket companies over money? That tour would have potentially made billions in tickets alone, so $120 mil+ each would have almost been the reverse percentage for artists in terms of payment. I think Louis CK mentions this when talking about selling his own tour tix online vs. ticketmaster etc. and the venues that are contractually forced to use the service.

Nick_stupidlongnamestandinthreadbomber?

I heard, on the radio yesterday, that Gene Simmons stated it was $320 million.

1. 

2. ^^^^I forgot, but does it really matter after that?

How dare you!  

Not even close, crabby! 

I say we take up a collection and buy these for Ash, Jess, and my Qwife.

1. 

2. ^^^^I forgot, but does it really matter after that?

HaT! I know/saw what you did

HaT! I know/saw what you did

At the every least, some of these armbands




Edited for 'breaks screeching - record skip': Wait, Qwife? Do we get to pick? I want Jason with a finely trimmed ginger beard and I'm gonna start wearing flamboyantly collared and cuffed dress shirts. We also push around a stroller with an Asian Cabbage Patch doll in it. #NOH8, but that needs to be a Halloween costume.

He's a serial edit-er. I usually don't respond to him initially...I wait for his final answer. lol

Ouch!





You are correct though......I always find something better that I should of have stated AFTER I post my initial stuff.

It's a curse!  

You ain't gotta tell me... I already know. Premature submit-ulation. Used to it. Maybe you should focus on something else in the moment like baseball or something...

Week 7 QB Convo

http://profootballmock.com/nfl-qbs-on-facebook-week-7-enter-the-roger/


"Hey, who let A**head in here"

"Sorry, COMMISSIONER A$$head."

GriffinDork.





( I was gonna respond to you with one of those earlier, Nick but wasn't sure if you'd seen it yet)

(and didn't want you to cry)  HA! I edited.

Thank you for thinking about my feelings!.    

Sorry, I have been married off to Christi(by the Q, thanks BTW). I am sorry to disappoint you and Jason.

That's me. Full of compasssion!

So you changed big time when I was gone.

Um no. I have always been full of love, compassion, and sensitivity!

My memory must still be way off then.

That's me. Full of compasssion!

Good Morning Qville !


I have decided to avoid all work today and tomorrow like the plague , even called and left myself a message that i was calling in sick and i had the 2 day Kathmandu Flu.  So that being the case i have enough time to sit here and really ramble along so u can all say wtf does he waste his time posting this crap - well bite me. (not like that u freaky bast**ds)

I was flipping channels this morning and for some reason i stop on foxnews cause i heard a mention of last nights debate. I know waste of time but well what else do i have to do today.  So the anchor says ok let's bring in an "undecided voter" to see if last nights debate swayed them to pick a candidate.  Well on cue not only is this "random" undecided voter a woman but a black woman and guess what she is voting for Romney !   Lmao  for like 3 mins and said out loud to myself wow how could fox news miss the chance to toss in her adopted Mexican baby to really make a statement    Oh fox news how you slay me !  I would say well played but really , i mean really - HA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That Lions end of game meaningless TD well all i can say is "ouch" it wasn't too meaningless for a lot of sports prognosticators and investors.  I could almost hear all the cursing and swearing at the bears when that TD was scored like i was professor Xavier on X-Men    For those who it applies to today's theme is: Hate the bears not the bookie !



And hmm why has it been so long .......... cmon McD's your worse then TWD for over extended breaks ....





Also Celebrity Ghost Stories if you haven't watched any of these man your so missing out , hey even Biz Markie has a ghost story - now cmon really do you not wanna hear about that   and well if it freaks u out , that's what its supposed to do


Ok by now i know not a one of you is still reading this crap , you were done after good morning so its pretty much meaningless to continue and hey if some how ya do get down to this point and your still paying attention , man do you need a better past time  lol


Let me end this with this lovely morsel 

Miami Marlins fired Ozzie.  True story.  You'll see.

Miami Marlins fired Ozzie.  True story.  You'll see.

Best thing they could of done. Ozzie has a bad habit of writing checks with his mouth that his a** cant cash. Not to mention as a manager his teams were very undisciplined and well simply unmotivated on the field.  They played poorly defensively under him in Chicago although they got away with it for a while but it carried over to Miami and teams had horrible approaches at the plate under his regime.

Worst of all his attitude of im Ozzie and im cool enough to do what i want when i want carried over into the club house and players began to look at it that way and it simply caused a horrible atmosphere in which some players from past have commented on.

Miami Marlins fired Ozzie.  True story.  You'll see.

Anybody here besides me think that the old style pin-up girls were just flat out sexy?

i have to admit, though, I will miss not hearing about what stupid crap came out of his mouth, that given week.

Then again, as long as he is on Twitter, it's still possible!

Miami Marlins fired Ozzie.  True story.  You'll see.

Unpopular Opinion Alert: I've always found the marketing towards breast cancer awareness unsettling. This does a good job in explaining why.

Awww.  Bless his heart.  He just doesn't know any better.

I have to disagree to a certain degree. It's "Breast Cancer Awareness". I know so many people who have had mastectomies, gone through chemotherapy, survived breast cancer etc. and still I think bringing awareness is never a bad thing. Whether it seems like just another marketing ploy or not, I don't think there's ever anything wrong with a reminder that early detection can prevent the worst outcome (I did read the article, btw...I understand what she's saying, but...). And even though I have known and do know people with breast cancer, I *still* don't generally think about checking myself on a regular basis without being reminded. If I buy a can of soup with a pink label - there's a reminder. If I buy a pink reusable canvas grocery bag at Safeway for an extra $1 - a reminder every time I use it. A breast cancer awareness pink Bic pen pack - reminder every time I use a pen. Pink Duracell AAA's...reminder every time I change the batteries in my remote control. (See where I'm going?)

Does anyone know what happen to the Captain?...Haven't seen a poll from him in ages.

At what point is it over saturation? Think about it, who is *not* aware of breast cancer anymore? Komen's been around for decades. At what point do you move on from awareness to research. Like the article Marcus shared, it's a lazy way for people to think they're doing something. On the corporate level, it's mostly PR. Do you really think the NFL cares? Their actions in everything else show they don't give a damn about anyone.

Also it's whole, well, juvenile-ness of the whole "Save the Boobies" campaign. It's appealing to people's basal instincts and our culture's tendency to objectify women. The risk of breast cancer increases with age. Do you really think the people who buy this stuff give a damn about old women's breasts? Probably not, because old women's breasts aren't objectified.

It also bothers me that there are so many other cancers starving for funds- ovarian, pancreatic, lung to name a few, and they aren't getting them because breast cancer has a better marketing campaign.

Note: I will concede that part of my objection could involve my intensely low opinion of human nature.

At what point is it over saturation? Think about it, who is *not* aware of breast cancer anymore? Komen's been around for decades. At what point do you move on from awareness to research. Like the article Marcus shared, it's a lazy way for people to think they're doing something. On the corporate level, it's mostly PR. Do you really think the NFL cares? Their actions in everything else show they don't give a damn about anyone.

Also it's whole, well, juvenile-ness of the whole "Save the Boobies" campaign. It's appealing to people's basal instincts and our culture's tendency to objectify women. The risk of breast cancer increases with age. Do you really think the people who buy this stuff give a damn about old women's breasts? Probably not, because old women's breasts aren't objectified.

It also bothers me that there are so many other cancers starving for funds- ovarian, pancreatic, lung to name a few, and they aren't getting them because breast cancer has a better marketing campaign.

Note: I will concede that part of my objection could involve my intensely low opinion of human nature.

Just to butt in a tad......

My dad had lung cancer. He underwent chemo and radiation treatment. The drugs he was given that helped him deal with the symptoms from chemo and radiation (and anyone who has either gone through it themselves or watched someone they knew and love go through it knows the affects from either are horrible.........depending on where the cancer is) were originally created for breast cancer. What researchers and doctors find for breast cancer is used for other .....less popular (in ways of support/funding) cancers.

If going pink and having a month devoted to Breast Cancer helps find cures and other stuff that helps fight this f**ker (cancer), so be it. 

1 - I don't think any amount of "reminders" is over saturation. I do think that "awareness" might not be the proper term anymore, but no amount of reminders for women to have themselves checked or funding to help cancer research is too much, IMHO. I really don't care if corporations are using it as PR at this point. Do I think the NFL cares? No. But I think that there are plenty of NFL players who do. Every bit of breast cancer awareness gear that they wear throughout the month of October gets auctioned off and the proceeds go to breast cancer research. I think that's a great cause, whether it's PR or not.

I agree about the juvenile and some of the male "save the boobies", "if you won't check them, I will" can be obnoxious but again - whatever. If self examinations, medical examinations, or just a silly guy spouting off reminds me to check...whatever works. 

I know that there are SO many cancers out there - I have a friend who just passed away from pancreatic cancer on October 8 too. My father passed away from a very VERY rare form of cancer (at the time, only 1 in 10,000 cancer cases was this type). I don't really think that breast cancer funding is taking away from funding for other types of cancers just because the awareness isn't there for the other kinds. I'm not a doctor, but when it all comes down to it I figure cancer is cancer...once they get on track finding a cure for one, I have to think that it's only a matter of time before it becomes easier to find a cure for others. If it has to start with breast cancer, then does it really matter if guys are being juvenile about it or corporations are using it simply for PR? As I said in my original paragraph...at least I'm being reminded to check, so that in itself is helping with possible early detection, which could save a life.

"I do think that "awareness" might not be the proper term anymore, but no amount of reminders for women to have themselves checked or funding to help cancer research is too much, IMHO."

Asking here because I'm not too fond (possibly just lazy) of looking it up, but for the "pinkwashing" that Eric and Marcus have brought up, we can narrow it down to just Komen in particular, how much of this "awareness" actually goes to the cancer research part of it?

I don't have any numbers because I don't feel like looking it up either - but I do know (and I was actually going to come back in and say) - pretty much whenever I buy something that has a pink ribbon or pink packaging or is a special breast cancer awareness edition of something, there's pretty much always a % of proceeds that go toward breast cancer research, and it's very rarely at an extra cost. The only time I can ever remember paying extra for something pink rather than just a regular version is the canvas reusable grocery bags I mentioned above. They were $1 over the normal ones and the $1 extra went toward breast cancer research. 

"I do think that "awareness" might not be the proper term anymore, but no amount of reminders for women to have themselves checked or funding to help cancer research is too much, IMHO."

Asking here because I'm not too fond (possibly just lazy) of looking it up, but for the "pinkwashing" that Eric and Marcus have brought up, we can narrow it down to just Komen in particular, how much of this "awareness" actually goes to the cancer research part of it?

Quick: Of all the things we are saturated with, awareness is the one I have the least amount of issues with. Why over-analyze everything? There was a time when people were dying of cancers, hiv, aids, pneumonia, heart disease, tuberculosis and no one, not even them, ever knew the cause of their death, let alone if it could have been prevented or treated. There was a time when people thought they couldn't get certain diseases or disorders because they were straight or they weren't black. Awareness is a good thing. They don't charge extra for that case of diet mtn dew with the pink logo on it, but some companies may donate a penny or dime or whatever when something with a pink label is bought, so where is the harm, really? This seems like a classic no harm/no foul situation to me.


And that's all I have to say about that.

Quick: Of all the things we are saturated with, awareness is the one I have the least amount of issues with. Why over-analyze everything? There was a time when people were dying of cancers, hiv, aids, pneumonia, heart disease, tuberculosis and no one, not even them, ever knew the cause of their death, let alone if it could have been prevented or treated. There was a time when people thought they couldn't get certain diseases or disorders because they were straight or they weren't black. Awareness is a good thing. They don't charge extra for that case of diet mtn dew with the pink logo on it, but some companies may donate a penny or dime or whatever when something with a pink label is bought, so where is the harm, really? This seems like a classic no harm/no foul situation to me.


And that's all I have to say about that.

Quick: Of all the things we are saturated with, awareness is the one I have the least amount of issues with. Why over-analyze everything? There was a time when people were dying of cancers, hiv, aids, pneumonia, heart disease, tuberculosis and no one, not even them, ever knew the cause of their death, let alone if it could have been prevented or treated. There was a time when people thought they couldn't get certain diseases or disorders because they were straight or they weren't black. Awareness is a good thing. They don't charge extra for that case of diet mtn dew with the pink logo on it, but some companies may donate a penny or dime or whatever when something with a pink label is bought, so where is the harm, really? This seems like a classic no harm/no foul situation to me.


And that's all I have to say about that.

I better make sure to send everyone the link to my movember page when I set it up November 1st

But without over analyzing things, there is no point to my existence.

I guess I just don't understand why it's such a big deal. Is it really that big of a deal that your favorite soda has a pink ribbon on it for a month? Does it really bother you that much that NFL players have pink towels, cleats, gloves, etc. for a month? Even if it was a "just because I wanna look pretty" statement - is it hurting anybody?

I guess I just don't understand why it's such a big deal. Is it really that big of a deal that your favorite soda has a pink ribbon on it for a month? Does it really bother you that much that NFL players have pink towels, cleats, gloves, etc. for a month? Even if it was a "just because I wanna look pretty" statement - is it hurting anybody?

I guess I just don't understand why it's such a big deal. Is it really that big of a deal that your favorite soda has a pink ribbon on it for a month? Does it really bother you that much that NFL players have pink towels, cleats, gloves, etc. for a month? Even if it was a "just because I wanna look pretty" statement - is it hurting anybody?

I fully expect that from you....and I don't mind it. I only read your initial post about it and then Jess' for a reason :)

It helps for my career to keep my analytic skills sharp.

 I suppose.




It's funny how the people without breasts (most of whom claim to love them) are the ones bitching about this. Well, funny to me at least. 

The point is it doesn't *help* enough, and that money could be used to *better* help, and without a fake corporate sheen on it.

I better make sure to send everyone the link to my movember page when I set it up November 1st

 I suppose.




It's funny how the people without breasts (most of whom claim to love them) are the ones bitching about this. Well, funny to me at least. 

Just like every "Pro-life" group is headed by a male.

That said, efficiency amongst charity should also be a desire.

Science!

More Science!

Magnetic Science!

While drug companies do want to continue to do as little as possible to cure, there are thousands upon thousands of research groups working with the funding from grants and donations, some from cheesy fundraising, that are actually trying to find cures for all types of diseases

I certainly hope he is ok.


Same goes for SICKPUPPY.

I know that he (SickPuppy) was very sick, I just hope the worse hasn't happened  

I'm sorry, I hit funny because your comment in the midst of the "discussion" struck me as humorous (will we have another discussion over Movember???) not because I think Movember itself is humorous.  I definitely don't.  I don't care how many times I have to be reminded about research or detection of ANY illness.  I've lost many friends to cancer and in fact found out today about another who will be battling.  My father passed away after surgery for prostate cancer.  

I would rather see 100 commercials for cancer, HIV, MS, Parkinsons's, Alzheimers, etc. etc. etc. research and detection than ONE useless commercial for McDonald's.

I guess I just don't understand why it's such a big deal. Is it really that big of a deal that your favorite soda has a pink ribbon on it for a month? Does it really bother you that much that NFL players have pink towels, cleats, gloves, etc. for a month? Even if it was a "just because I wanna look pretty" statement - is it hurting anybody?

Well the NFL pink thing might bother me less if a player could decide to do it any other time of the season but October. But since any player, Fitzgerald(whose mother died from breast cancer) for example, wanted to wear pink on her birthday/deathiversary, to honor her. The NFL would not allow him to do it and would fine him for deviating from their teams uniforms. But hey month of October, put it on everything sell the sh!t out of it, make millions.

To be honest I am already over the baby blue/no shave/movember thing also. Like I said in my first post if the medical/drug companies really were trying to find a cure and not just develop drugs to keep you alive. I might feel different.

HEY jESS OK I KEEP GETTING CHALLENGED BY YOU AND I LOVE TO RESPOND TO A CHALLENGE, BUT I HAVE NO CLUE AS TO WHAT THE CHALLENGE IS OR HOW TO RESPOND. SO TO MAKE THIS A FAIR CONTEST I AM ASKING YOU TO FILL ME IN ON WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE HAPPENING HERE. FOR THAT MATTER I ASK ANYONE THAT KNOWS WHAT IS GOING ON HERE TO GIVE ME A CLUE