Delonte West Has Thrown His Hat in the Ring at Home Depot
The NBA lockout has already broken Delonte West, the honorable Celtics guard who has made over $10 million since the 2007 season. The answer for his bleeding bank account and hungry heart? Well Circuit City is already Ron Artest territory, so Delonte is attempting to become part of the Home Depot family. I’m sure Arthur Blank is not only touched, but flattered too.
If Delonte ends up being hired, and he surely will be once he passes the drug test and the background check comes back flawless, a twitpic of him in a signature Home Depot apron is a must.
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August 16th, 2011 at 10:33 AM
/fixed
August 16th, 2011 at 10:35 AM
According to basketball reference he made over 14 million. He probably cleared 8-9 million after taxes. Something does not compute.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:35 AM
Not in Ronnie’s mind, or Delonte’s for that matter.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:35 AM
I saw the title and thought it was another sponsored post. Thank God for Hernia.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:37 AM
I’m a Lowe’s guy, myself.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:37 AM
Yep, that 10 bucks an hour to pretend like you know what you’re talking about while pointing in a vague direction will definitely get him through the lockout.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:37 AM
Delonte may have won the battle but LeBron has won the war.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:39 AM
I bet he crashes a fork lift into a vehicle and fails a drug test afterwards within 3 months.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:40 AM
All Ace Hardware’s are locally owned and operated and the knowledge of the people inside is universally better than anything you’ll find in a big box.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:40 AM
I bet he regrets spending 47 dollars on One KFC trip now
August 16th, 2011 at 10:40 AM
Not the least bit surprising.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:40 AM
Delonte may have won the battle but LeBron has won the war.
lebron’s mother’s vagina disagrees.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:42 AM
All Ace Hardware’s are locally owned and operated and the knowledge of the people inside is universally better than anything you’ll find in a big box.
Not as cheap though. Also, not nearly the selection. I go to Ace when I need to by a hammer or a box of nails. But if you’re going to remodel your bathroom, I don’t know how you could get by without going to HD or Lowes.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:43 AM
Do employees of Costco get a discount? Because I would totally work there over Home Depot for the discount. Actually, I’d pick Target first.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:43 AM
Well Circuit City is already Ron Artest territory
Ron was doing it for the employee discount. Ron listed Bull GM Jerry Krause as a reference.Awesome!
Delonte will be demoing power tools to MILF’s.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:43 AM
He can join Pierre Pierce as basketball flameouts that work at Home Depot. Pierre is currently employed at the one on Butterfield Road in Downers Grove, IL.
Pierre managed to get a job with 2 felony convictions. I’m sure the location Delonte has applied to will look past him carrying around a guitar case from Desperado.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:43 AM
True. Also more expensive. You can find knowledgeable people at home depot. Plenty of old men that know how to get shit done have had to take jobs there in the last 5 years.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:44 AM
You ever go to a Target wearing a red polo and khakis? How embarassing that was.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:45 AM
10%!!
/worked at a Target first couple years of college
August 16th, 2011 at 10:46 AM
lol.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:46 AM
Well Home Depot employees don’t get a discount and I highly doubt Costco employees get a discount. But as always employees can find a way to earn extra income from their employer.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:47 AM
My old man’s dream job is to work part time at the Home Depot after he retires. He’ll be the old guy that’s showing people how MacGyver that busted table leg into a banister.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:48 AM
Worked at the Gap in high school, 50% discount was AWESOME
August 16th, 2011 at 10:49 AM
Taking home garbage bags of bagels from Panera in college is the only perk I ever had to an hourly wage job.
I think I may have stolen a grand worth of Bacon Turkey Bravos during my tenure as well. My stoner roommates loved me.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:49 AM
Worked in video store in high school, and health club in college in AZ.
Membership has it’s priviledges.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:49 AM
50%?! Get the F outta here!
August 16th, 2011 at 10:50 AM
I worked there a year of college and I was the young kid showing younger kids the best ways to make a beer bong.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:50 AM
when i retire, im gonna do landscaping at a golf course or country club so i can practice and/or golf for free. shit, they wouldn’t even have to pay me.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:50 AM
My old man’s dream job is to work part time at the Home Depot after he retires. He’ll be the old guy that’s showing people how MacGyver that busted table leg into a banister.
There’s a Home Depot not too far from where I live. I’ve been in there a few times, and every time there’s a girl working there… about 24-25… absolutely gorgeous… I’ve always wanted to ask her why she’s not working in a bar (maybe she does?) She could rake in the tips. HD just seems like such an odd place for a hot girl to work. You don’t see too many young people working there.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:51 AM
It makes sense when you think about it, youre basically a living model in the store
August 16th, 2011 at 10:51 AM
worked at upscale restaurants all thru HS during the tech bubble…loved having a $35 ribeye with the works and swanky desert comped on sundays. also loved their lax attitude towards bus boys drinking underage.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:52 AM
when i retire, im gonna do landscaping at a golf course or country club so i can practice and/or golf for free. shit, they wouldn’t even have to pay me
Landscaping is tough work… wouldn’t you rather be some sort of ranger? Drive around for 5 or six hours in the morning on weekends, then get a nice round in after work?
August 16th, 2011 at 10:52 AM
She could be training for the Olympics.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:52 AM
So their merch was only 10% overpriced for you?
Delonte is the man.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:53 AM
I worked at Best Buy for a year and was hooked up very nicely on a lot of electronics. The largest markups are in accessories. You paid $75 for that six foot HDMI cable? I paid maybe $20.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:53 AM
landscaping would keep me in shape and let me scout the course so i could win the caddy tournament and get that scholarship. maybe even bang the judge’s niece. who knows?
August 16th, 2011 at 10:54 AM
I happily pay a small premium for the service and location. How many paint brushes do you really need to select from? Obviously the box stores have more big ticket and large size items, but often those same things can be found in a local appliance/supply store at a comparable price.
Best Buy’s discount was you got it for 5% over cost. Great for the 300% markup on cables/accessories, not so much on the 7% markup on computers.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:54 AM
I paid $1.77.
http://www.amazon.com/HDMI-Cable-2M-6-Feet/dp/B0002L5R78/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1313506447&sr=8-1
August 16th, 2011 at 10:55 AM
Yep. And that 100 Service plan on your 2,000 dollar TV? 6 Dollars. And if you ever bought car audio equipment at Best Buy you cry seeing the markup.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:55 AM
That’s like every guy on the golf course over 50 I feel like. Those rangers make decent hourly wages and all play for free. Get ready to see a lot of yuppies having sex in the woods off of 14 when you’re cruising around in your cart.
I have a feeling you’re going to make sure there’s no governor on your cart, either.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:56 AM
Never had a retail job…worked for my family’s construction company during college and right after. Nothing like manual labor during the summer…
August 16th, 2011 at 10:57 AM
Get ready to see a lot of yuppies having sex in the woods off of 14 when you’re cruising around in your cart.
I worked at a nice GC in high school and first couple years of college. I caught people getting it on 3 times.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:57 AM
1) This was 2005-06, back when costs were much higher on HDTVs and accessories.
2) This was top-of-the-line Monster equipment.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:58 AM
I raked blueberries for a week one summer and I cried I was so sore when it was over.. not for me.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:58 AM
Worked at Busch Gardens all through college. Two cases of beer a month and they reimbursed my tuition 75%!
August 16th, 2011 at 10:59 AM
Worked at Busch Gardens all through college. Two cases of beer a month and they reimbursed my tuition 75%
!!!!!!!!!!!!! ???
August 16th, 2011 at 10:59 AM
And that’s why when you make a large purchase at Best Buy, they push the service plans and accessories on you. Yes, they are non-commission salespersons and, yes, the plans and accessories have value, but they’re also a big business trying to make profit.
August 16th, 2011 at 10:59 AM
Now he can help LeBron’s mom pick out the right equipment to keep her bushes properly trimmed.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:00 AM
Anyone ever put a golf ball in the governor under the seat of your cart? You can get those things up to like 40 MPH. Just don’t get drunk and run into a tree with your best friend’s brother riding shotgun and launch him into the lake.
Actually, the best story I’ve ever heard from a golf course employee was my buddy Jon. He worked at small suburban “resort” in St. Charles called Pheasant Run. Some jackass managed to not put the brake on his cart and parked it up hill next to a green by a pond. They get a call at the pro shop that some cart is in a pond and my buddy takes his cart out there. The dumbass is standing on the roof of the cart in the middle of the pond with his clubs over his head.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:00 AM
Ballin GG!
August 16th, 2011 at 11:01 AM
i hope they’re ready to have roaches from my doja flicked at them.
oh…you know this.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:02 AM
Anyone ever put a golf ball in the governor under the seat of your cart? You can get those things up to like 40 MPH
Yeah, the course I worked at had electric carts…. but they would bring in extra carts for tournaments, etc. that were gas powered. We would fuck around with those things all day. I’d say 40MPH is fairly conservative, especially if you get one going downhill. Not the smartest idea looking back. I would have been killed if I would have flipped a cart going that fast.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:02 AM
Yep, spent college getting mostly for free and getting out with no debt. Too bad they don’t do any of that anymore.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:02 AM
you say “dumbass” i say “hero.”
August 16th, 2011 at 11:02 AM
Worst job I ever had was a grocery store stock boy. You always come out of a grocer with the worst stink on you. The pay sucked. As far as shitty jobs go, that wasn’t too bad. I worked there for like 4 months.
Best job I had was a mail order pool catalog. They paid us like $12 an hour (this was 1999-2000ish) to answer phones and plug orders into a computer. You could show up SO HIGH to that job and easily do the work you were tasked with.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:03 AM
Did everything from high school to college: retail, restaurant, and manual labor
Of the three, had the most fun working the restaurant. 14 year old busboy surrounded by college girls. They loved me. Getting paid every night in tips wasn’t a bad perk either.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:04 AM
Yea I never had problems selling PSP’s or accessories. It always helped to have good numbers and then managers would pretty much let you do whatever.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:04 AM
Actually, I’d pick Target first.
mine is always full of sweet thangs, MILFs and other assorted women i have vowed to not pursue
August 16th, 2011 at 11:04 AM
mostly drunk
/geez, I am bad today
August 16th, 2011 at 11:04 AM
I always used a tee to do this.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:04 AM
Dammit, spencer sent me a video of a dog greeting his human dad who just got back from Afghanistan and now I’m crying at my desk after watching that and all the other troop surprise homecoming videos.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:04 AM
yup. when i was working at circuit city selling TV’s i put away over $100k in sales the month of february in 2006, and they still complained my attachments and service plans weren’t at a certain percentage.
fuckers, i single handedly made you $100k, w/o commission, and you gotta say is my attachments were low?
i quit the next month after i got a job at my current company.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:05 AM
Worst job I ever had was a grocery store stock boy. You always come out of a grocer with the worst stink on you. The pay sucked. As far as shitty jobs go, that wasn’t too bad. I worked there for like 4 months.
i worked at the dominick’s at randall and 38, sc, in late 80s. in the fish department. great job, cuz i got to bypass bagger and get right to higher than min wage. plus i learned how to fillet damn near anything that lives in water
August 16th, 2011 at 11:06 AM
I don’t know if I could ever work in a restaurant or bar ever again. 4 years of bartending and 2 as a server in my life are enough. Tips are fun, but your schedule sucks. You always have to work Friday and Saturday nights, you sleep until 2 PM every day and there’s always that one customer you want to kick in the face every night.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:06 AM
dog video referenced in 61.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:06 AM
Had a friend that did that and he would accidentally “break” cases of frozen pizza and whipped cream and then properly dispose of them.
Whippet and pizza wednesdays, man college is great.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:07 AM
Spencer, I’m assuming you know of Mark Wilson? He used the course I worked at as a practice facility when I worked there for about 2 years. I used to go out to the range and watch him stick 180-200 yard shots within 10 feet of the pin, shot after shot. Those guys are just crazy good.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:07 AM
After I graduated HS, I worked as a market research phone interviewer. It was all kinds of awful.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:07 AM
I bet the Venture was still open next to it. You guys remember Venture? I think it went out of business around the same time as Sizzler.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:08 AM
I bought that exact HDMI cable from Amazon several years ago for the same price. And Monster Cables are a ripoff…you get the same picture/auido quality from a cheap HDMI cable.
Look at what stores have to do to show the ‘difference’ between Monster cables and others: http://hd.engadget.com/2009/03/23/monster-hdmi-difference-scam-still-kickin-in-frys-electronic/
August 16th, 2011 at 11:09 AM
The 100k is mostly a result of foot traffic. The only thing you could control was the attachments and you sucked.
/your boss
August 16th, 2011 at 11:09 AM
there’s always that one customer you want to kick in the face every night.
the one who said come stir my drink with your dick, sweet thing?
August 16th, 2011 at 11:09 AM
And his name is Emmitt Thunderpaws? /heart explodes
August 16th, 2011 at 11:09 AM
/calls off afternoon to practice
fuck yea ive heard of mark wilson and im really jealous…one of my biggest regrests after not joining the marines and giving up bass and piano when i was younger is not sticking with my caddy job i had in 8th and 9th grade. i just HATED that back then, hated golf too…oh, how stupid a child i was…
another golf practice story…at the 2007 brigestone i watched luke donald hit the same green with like 10 different clubs all the same trajectory. that was sick too. those guys are unreal good at golf.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:10 AM
You guys remember Venture?
not there i don’t. burger king, yes
August 16th, 2011 at 11:11 AM
That’s quite retarded and nothing we did in our department.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:11 AM
Health Club I worked at had the AZ Cardinals there and MLB players in spring work out and play bball.
Played basketball with Roy Green, Dennis Thurman and Ryne Sandberg.
Cindy Sandberg taught areobics and was a pin cushion.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:12 AM
So… who here worked in a restaurant and fucked with a customer’s food? I want stories. I know I did it.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:12 AM
that reminds me, some buddies and me play every thursday at the local muni and 3 times this summer we’ve found roaches in the cart. kind of makes it worth playing the shitty muni.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:12 AM
I’m glad we’re all on the same page here. I wanted to DDT my boss for talking down to me for not getting that family to buy a $300 powercenter with their TV.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:13 AM
You guys remember Venture?
black and white striped Kmart
August 16th, 2011 at 11:14 AM
never fucked with their food but this one OBESE ASS MOTHERFUCKER was sitting in the aisle during the busiest hour of the weekend when i was a food runner. asked him repeatedly to scooch his chair in a little bit just so i could get through, and he never even acknowledged me.
later, im fed the fuck up, was running a chicken entree and a steak entree…now this steak entree had a butter au jus sauce that it sat in and, when mr. fat fuck didn’t even notice i asked him to move, i scooch by and ever so slightly tip the plate, getting this wonderful brown streak down the back of his white dress shirt. and he didn’t even notice.
next tuesday i came in and heard about this guy screaming at the manager because his shirt got ruined somehow. i giggled.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:15 AM
I agree, but it’s what has to be done to make it look like Monster cables are actually better than the cheap ones.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:15 AM
I worked in room service for a year and it is pretty rare there. We used to have to set up for these CEO suite functions and the only thing that was ever tampered with was the top shelf booze. In that we drank it.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:15 AM
yeah, that happened to me a few times. i got a lot of referrals from people b/c i didn’t fuck em over and over sell them.
also caught the store manager sneaking cables onto an order when the people weren’t looking.
shortly after that he took me to lunch and offered me a senior sales position.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:15 AM
I’m glad we’re all on the same page here. I wanted to DDT my boss for talking down to me for not getting that family to buy a $300 powercenter with their TV
I’m the Best Buy employee’s worst nightmare. I don’t even want to listen to your sch-peel. I never get any accessories, warranties or service plans. I know exactly what I’m buying before I get in the store. I tell them up front.. “I know you have to try to sell me this stuff, but I’m not buying, and I don’t want to waste your time.”
August 16th, 2011 at 11:17 AM
Fuck yes I remember Venture. Does anybody else remember Zayre? It was even more ghetto than KMart or Venture if that’s possible.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:17 AM
Was that the original Mrs. Sandberg, who got caught with Gracie too?
/pin cushion… awesome
August 16th, 2011 at 11:17 AM
only once, at a pizza place I worked at in HS. we had this total bitch of a secretary at my school who just loved pulling me out of class when I was in trouble and taking me to the principals office. she would always come in with this smug ass look on her face and on the walk to the office would always talk shit. saw her name come up on the delivery log and snagged that pizza. got it into my truck, lifted up the cheese and hawked the biggest nastiest loogie of my life into that pie. never once have I felt bad about it.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:17 AM
I need a fucking job.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:17 AM
Was that the original Mrs. Sandberg, who got caught with Gracie too?
Ryne Sandberg’s wife banged Mark Grace? How come that’s the first I’m hearing of this?
August 16th, 2011 at 11:18 AM
So… who here worked in a restaurant and fucked with a customer’s food? I want stories. I know I did it.
The first restaurant I worked at, a father came in with two daughters who were around 8 and 10, early one night. They were mouthy, bratty little kids who refused to eat. The poor father, who didn’t seem like much of a disciplinarian, just sat there and listened to them complain while he ate. When he was done, his daughters hadn’t touched anything, so he had their waiter, who was a real dirtbag to begin with, put everything in to-go containers. The waiter murmured something to the effect of “I’ll show those brats” and then then emptied a bottle of Tabasco into both of the to-go containers. Not sure if he did anything else to them though.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:19 AM
you shoulda no. 3′d on it.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:20 AM
You can pretty much pick these people out. Once I got that vibe from someone I just expedited everything. Most men under 30 fall into this category.
I don’t even fuck with sales people at best buy now. Just order it online.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:20 AM
“Let me tell you something. ATL_Badger, right? Well, ATL_Badger, I do appreciate your honesty and understanding. But just remember in order to maximize the potential of your television, arming yourself with the best accessories is the way to go. Also, consider the service plan like insurance for your car. It’s an investment that you hope you don’t have to use, but you never know when or if you will. Think about that after you hook everything up, and come back and see me and I’ll set you up.”
August 16th, 2011 at 11:20 AM
you shoulda no. 3′d on it.
“What’s that on top? Oh that’s just melted cheese”.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:21 AM
coagulated grease.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:21 AM
Best Buy is basically a way for me to check out the technology, talk to a salesperson about it, leave, and go to Amazon.com and order it.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:22 AM
“Let me tell you something. ATL_Badger, right? Well, ATL_Badger, I do appreciate your honesty and understanding. But just remember in order to maximize the potential of your television, arming yourself with the best accessories is the way to go. Also, consider the service plan like insurance for your car. It’s an investment that you hope you don’t have to use, but you never know when or if you will. Think about that after you hook everything up, and come back and see me and I’ll set you up.”
You forgot to add “/hands customer generic store business card with your name sloppily written on the front in pen”
August 16th, 2011 at 11:22 AM
Holy shit, ark. That’s impressive. I’ve had food hit the floor and return to a plate mostly, but the only time I really messed with a guy’s order was as a bartender.
We used to have liquid ipecac behind the bar in case someone was overserved and needed to induce vomiting. Well, I had a guy order about $300 worth of booze from a server for a party. She gave him the bill and he stiffed her on a tip. Girl worked really hard, they were all pains in the ass and I felt bad for her. So, I told her to send them over to the back bar as it was the service station for servers. I comp’d his first round of drinks and then they stayed and drank. On a round of shots, I made sure to get just a little bit of that ipecac in his shot of tequila. INSTANT VOMIT. All down the front of himself. And ipecac doesn’t stop with just one upchuck. There’s a series of about 6 or 7.
We blamed it on him being overserved.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:23 AM
skeet, skeet.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:23 AM
I thought that was Rafeal Palmero and that’s why he was traded from the Cubs.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:23 AM
“Let me tell you something. ATL_Badger, right? Well, ATL_Badger, I do appreciate your honesty and understanding. But just remember in order to maximize the potential of your television, arming yourself with the best accessories is the way to go. Also, consider the service plan like insurance for your car. It’s an investment that you hope you don’t have to use, but you never know when or if you will. Think about that after you hook everything up, and come back and see me and I’ll set you up.”
Ha. See, now that would get me annoyed. I’m trying to save your breath and you go right on trying to sucker me. Most of the sales people I encounter give me a “thanks man, come see me if you have any questions” when I tell them not to waste their time. I’m more inclined to return to that store and ask those guys for help rather than the salesperson who’s got me pegged as some sort of idiot and didn’t listen to a word I said.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:23 AM
SC, that is brilliant sir.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:23 AM
“What’s that on top? Oh that’s just melted cheese”.
coagulated grease.
cumonza cheese
August 16th, 2011 at 11:24 AM
yup.
TV tech is getting so cheap that it’s almost not worth getting the service plans unless they offer complete replacement at purchase value.
got the service plan for my leather sofa since it replaces w/o question for anything but animal damage and human fluids.
might get a new couch in a few years after i repeatedly drop my knife on it.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:24 AM
SC that is awesome!
August 16th, 2011 at 11:25 AM
Frumunda cheese
August 16th, 2011 at 11:25 AM
bravo SC.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:25 AM
Ha ha. Well, this is what the bosses told us to say. 95% of the time (basically when my supe or boss wasn’t in an earshot), I’d say exactly what you just quoted.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:26 AM
Was that the original Mrs. Sandberg, who got caught with Gracie too?
That’s her.
It was Palmerio and Dave Martinez.
Also have stories from MLBer’s banging her, the best one was with Rob Deere.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:26 AM
animal damage and human fluids.
at the same time would be a hell of a party
August 16th, 2011 at 11:27 AM
Yardwork?
August 16th, 2011 at 11:27 AM
Just over half of all HD applicants fail the drug test and are rejected.
(Source: an HR minion at the HD headquarters here in Atlanta)
August 16th, 2011 at 11:28 AM
the best one was with Rob Deere.
can’t beliueve he didn;t strike out with her
August 16th, 2011 at 11:28 AM
got the service plan for my leather sofa since it replaces w/o question for anything but animal damage and human fluids.
Damn. That’s kind of sad.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:28 AM
No it’s not, now you have to clean up his puke!!! Gross!
August 16th, 2011 at 11:28 AM
it was awkward when he said it to us, when explaining the coverage. he spoke in a low voice, very discrete. I’m thinking “it’s a leather couch, if we have human fluid damage to it, i think we’ve got other concerns than whether the couch can be replaced”.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:29 AM
that’s what busboys and dishwashers are for.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:30 AM
No it’s not, now you have to clean up his puke!!! Gross!
Meh, I’ve cleaned up a lot of puke in my day. That doesn’t really bother me.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:31 AM
Good thing they can’t read english.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:32 AM
Cleaning up a clogged toilet mess at the end of the night at 3 AM is worse than cleaning up some asshole’s puke. It’s always at the end of the night the toilets get clogged too. Right when you want to go home.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:32 AM
great stories.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:33 AM
Brewer’s Legend. I wish I would have thought about it when I was at home a couple months ago. ATL may remember this, but back in either ’87 or ’88 the Brewers had a 12 or 13 game win streak to open the season (I think) and all the Brewers auctioned off their autographed ties for charity. my dad came home with the Rob Deer tie and it hung in our family room until they sold the house a couple months ago. I should ahve found that tie.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:34 AM
Jim Thome doesn’t look like he’s getting any respect. Well, here’s a funny from Mr. Hot Clicks himself on Thome.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:35 AM
ATL may remember this, but back in either ’87 or ’88 the Brewers had a 12 or 13 game win streak to open the season (I think)
Don’t remember (I was only 3 years old) but yes… I think they started something like 13-0, the 13th game was on Easter Sunday, and Dale Fucking Sveum hit a HR against Texas in the bottom of the 9th to win it. Dale Fucking Sveum.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:35 AM
ill never forget going into a bar’s bathroom right before closing, seeing a toilet clogged and overflowing like a cornucopia of human waste, immediately turning around only to get knocked over by a drunk dude rushing in to the same stall to violently puke.
i felt so bad for the dude.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:37 AM
Cindy got mad at Ryno in Houston, flew up to Dallas spent a bunch a money at Galleria then banged Deer who was on Rangers.
And Deer and Ryno were friends.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:38 AM
Dal Sveum. classic. Dude, I’ll see if I can’t find that Rob Deere tie. If I can, it’s your’s, if you’re interested.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:39 AM
And Deer and Ryno were friends.
apparently not
August 16th, 2011 at 11:40 AM
Dal Sveum. classic. Dude, I’ll see if I can’t find that Rob Deere tie. If I can, it’s your’s, if you’re interested.
Ha. Sure man, that’d be awesome. Thanks.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:40 AM
Don’t remember (I was only 3 years old) but yes… I think they started something like 13-0, the 13th game was on Easter Sunday, and Dale Fucking Sveum hit a HR against Texas in the bottom of the 9th to win it. Dale Fucking Sveum
Dal Sveum. classic. Dude, I’ll see if I can’t find that Rob Deere tie. If I can, it’s your’s, if you’re interested.
i went to robin yount day at county stadium. they had awesome yount programs. you can’t have it because i don;t know where it is
August 16th, 2011 at 11:41 AM
Worst 3rd base coach evar.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:42 AM
Dale Fucking Sveum.
Worst 3rd base coach evar.
Was waiting for you to chime in with that comment. Only Red Sox fans can hate a 3rd base coach as much as they hated Sveum.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:54 AM
and I could be wrong with this as well, but did the Brewers, in true ’80s Brewers fashion, follow that 13-0 start with something like a 10 game losing streak?