Roundup: Chris Bosh Might Play in Game 5, Shane Mosley Retired from Boxing & Shawn Johnson Retired from Gymnastics
Kate Beckinsale … former Rhode Island basketball star shot in the head … Amare got engaged … US soccer player and his wife go house hunting on TV … the lawsuit that is shaking Silicon Valley … Tampa strip clubs are ready for the Republican National Convention … George Zimmerman is back in jail for lying to his judge about his finances … Drew Barrymore got married over the weekend … aggressive fan really wanted Donald Driver’s cleat …
Chris Bosh may play in game five against the Celtics Tuesday. [Brian Windhorst]
Tiger’s agent, Mark Steinberg, got a DUI over the weekend. [Journal News]
Sugar Shane Mosley has retired from boxing. [Ring TV]
Shawn Johnson retired from gymnastics. [LA Times]
Major shocker: The Union Tribune decided to part ways with one of its longtime writers, Tim Sullivan. [NSSA]
Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas is taking next year off from hockey. [Facebook]
Novak Djokovic lost the first two sets against an Italian opponent at the French Open, then stormed back to victory. [WSJ]
Phil Hughes outduels Justin Verlander, Yankees drop Tigers four games under .500. [NYDN]
Justin Blackmon’s BAC when he was arrested in Stillwater was .24, or triple the legal limit allowed in Florida, where he’ll live when he plays for the Jaguars. [Times-Union]
USA 0, Canada 0 in a men’s soccer friendly. [Grant Wahl]
Legendary Denver high school football deemed “out of control.” [Post]
Remembering Cleveland’s Muhammad Ali Summit. [Plain Dealer]
Are you ready for MLB’s first year player draft? [MLB.com]
“The renowned Poynter Institute for Media Studies in St. Petersburg is turning to new funding options as officials acknowledge their traditional source, the Tampa Bay Times, can no longer finance its parent organization.” [Tampa Times]
We’ve already linked it, but since I was such a big Orlando Woolridge fan, another link felt necessary. Yes, he was the Amare of the 1980s. [Sam Smith]
”A 21-year-old Chicago man who began college at age 9 and medical school three years later is about to become the youngest student ever awarded an M.D. by the University of Chicago.” [AP]
Crazy: Five people riding a motorcycle ran a red light in China and got into an accident. [via Cartmaniak]
The Miss USA contestants sang Call Me Maybe.
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- Baby Goat Playing and Jumping on a Sleepy Pig Should Highlight Your Weekend [Video]
- Mitchie Brusco – a 15-Year Old – Landed a 1080, Wins Silver at the X-Games [Video]
- Nate Diaz Gets 90-Day Suspension, $20K Fine From the UFC. Let the Healing Begin.
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June 4th, 2012 at 8:30 AM
Maybe I am not awake enought yet but those two stories next to each other seem kind of funny.
June 4th, 2012 at 8:31 AM
Needs more of this
June 4th, 2012 at 8:31 AM
fixed.
June 4th, 2012 at 8:32 AM
I’ll miss that little firecrotch sprinting off the ice after giving up another GW goal.
June 4th, 2012 at 8:35 AM
Mole and I met on Saturday in real life. Context is that he was working for a charity like 200 yards from my house, he tweeted that he was there, I rolled over to say hello. Turns out I went to high school with 3 of the dudes he was working with.
June 4th, 2012 at 8:36 AM
Former Rhode Island basketball star shot in the head
This is the 2nd former Hillhouse star that’s been murdered in the past several years. New Haven is a warzone.
June 4th, 2012 at 8:36 AM
Not an Astro fan, but hoping they pick Buxton. He sounds intriguing.
How old are you, JMac? I would guess you were pretty young when Woolridge was in his prime.
June 4th, 2012 at 8:37 AM
I would guess that Hillhouse puts out more basketball talent than any public HS in New England..??
June 4th, 2012 at 8:37 AM
VA, WY and NM representin’
June 4th, 2012 at 8:39 AM
How does one put 5 people on a motorcycle???? Nuts.
June 4th, 2012 at 8:39 AM
the lawsuit that is shaking Silicon Valley
I’m not naive about sexual discrimination in the workplace, but I’ve been in the IT industry for a while and always thought it was one of the most wide open industries for women.
I’m not shocked by the story, but a little surprised.
June 4th, 2012 at 8:40 AM
TYGAH!
June 4th, 2012 at 8:42 AM
the lawsuit that is shaking Silicon Valley
I guess I should really recant my previous comment b/c the article is really about big money which is still a male dominated industry.
June 4th, 2012 at 8:42 AM
I have never heard of Tim Sullivan before in my life. Where is the Union Tribune?
June 4th, 2012 at 8:43 AM
TYGAH!
Yeah that was pretty incredible, some guy named Rory Sabbitini gave it a good run. Levin wasn’t holding up.
Also, I havent been on here lately b\c I’ve been supe rbusy at work — but I played Boulder Creek 2 weeks ago, I really liked that course.
June 4th, 2012 at 8:43 AM
How does one put 5 people on a motorcycle???? Nuts.
You never tried that on your Schwinn? C’mon man, live a little.
June 4th, 2012 at 8:44 AM
So many fucking assholes jumping on the Call Me Maybe meme bandwagon. Fucking stop with the madness.
June 4th, 2012 at 8:46 AM
I don’t care if Tiger never wins another tournament, he owns more unforgettable moments than any other player ever. Even the haters are left speechless at times.
June 4th, 2012 at 8:46 AM
worlds colliding?
June 4th, 2012 at 8:47 AM
lol @ steiny’s dui.
June 4th, 2012 at 8:48 AM
Levin’s swing is not built for pressure situations.
/kid can putt though
June 4th, 2012 at 8:49 AM
i was. but i did this nerdy thing on my nerf hoop in the basement where i pretended to have an NBA league going. essentially, i played against myself, kept stats, and it was the best. Wooldridge was scoring 18-20 ppg in mid 80s/early 90s.
June 4th, 2012 at 8:50 AM
worlds colliding?
Ha, not at all. Nice dude. Super small world considering the charity he was working for is founded by two guys who were a little older than me growing up in the Pittsburgh area. Another one of the helpers there was a guy I had a bunch of classes with in high school. Everyone knows everyone in this town.
June 4th, 2012 at 8:50 AM
i knew he was a short hitter, but there were a few instances that showed how short he really was. think he took a 9 from 118 (hit it deep, but still) and didn’t reach a tree (cant remember hole) that players were passing with 3w’s.
incredible that he managed to contend.
June 4th, 2012 at 8:50 AM
Tiger “fires” steiny. Lock that uP
June 4th, 2012 at 8:51 AM
the killing could have been really good if they did 6 episodes per season and cut out the other 7 episodes.
June 4th, 2012 at 8:52 AM
Surely you can’t be serious.
June 4th, 2012 at 8:52 AM
It wasn’t built for anything. It’s garbage.
June 4th, 2012 at 8:52 AM
Chances Sabbatini’s 5W is still in the bag today?? Lol
June 4th, 2012 at 8:53 AM
I wonder if HBO will break A Storm of Swords up into two seasons. They really ought to.
June 4th, 2012 at 8:54 AM
i lolled.
June 4th, 2012 at 8:54 AM
I don’t care if Tiger never wins another tournament, he owns more unforgettable moments than any other player ever. Even the haters are left speechless at times.
Mine is the putt that rolled to the lip, showed the Nike swoosh and then fell in.
June 4th, 2012 at 8:54 AM
Better yet if they combined those 12 episodes together into one season. Last night’s ep I actually didn’t hate. People are starting to do things that actually make sense.
June 4th, 2012 at 8:54 AM
When you putt as well as he did you can contend anywhere.
June 4th, 2012 at 8:55 AM
Was the football out partying with Blackmon?
June 4th, 2012 at 8:55 AM
Legendary Denver high school football deemed “out of control.”
This does appear to be as much a smear campaign of the coach as much as anything.
I’ve seen this happen – where an athletic coach at the HS level is idolized by the community. Headmasters/principals do not like this at all.
June 4th, 2012 at 8:56 AM
So I’m not going to totally loathe the show this season?
June 4th, 2012 at 8:56 AM
Love this sentence from the opening paragraph of Michael Rosenberg’s SI article: “Sure, he just won the Memorial for his second victory in his last five tournaments, and he closed with a 67, and he hit that chip on the 16th hole Sunday that reminded me of absolutely nothing I have ever done in my life.”
June 4th, 2012 at 8:56 AM
That whole tournament reeked of 2005-2008, right up to the you-know-they-have-no-chance leaderboard. I really wish some of the better young players could’ve contended this week but oh well.
June 4th, 2012 at 8:57 AM
yeah. i don’t think all the plot development and character development was really necessary with the actors on the show, they’re pretty damn good at what they do.
although, i’m still having a hard time wrapping my mind around Holder being Robocop in the remake.
June 4th, 2012 at 8:57 AM
Rumor has it he was tapping that ambulance
June 4th, 2012 at 8:58 AM
oh no doubt…25 putts per round is insane, especially on those greens.
but i looked it up to see where levin ranked because ordinarily, he’s not that great of a putter (good, but not elite like that)…his performance this weekend took him from 46th to 20th in putts gained. quite a leap.
June 4th, 2012 at 8:58 AM
the last 2-3 episodes have been pretty good since they’re moving the mystery forward rather quickly.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:01 AM
Tampa strip clubs are ready for the Republican National Convention
Nothin’ hotter than a good old fashion stripper rivalry.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:02 AM
From his posting here, Mole didn’t strike me as the type to be doing charity.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:02 AM
June 4th, 2012 at 9:03 AM
Woods was like 45th in putting this week. That’s really high for a winner of a tour event. That is not really a knock on him at all, but shows how dialed in his iron game was.
Also, Fowler has an a ton of final rould meltdowns already in his career. Not just 74s… 80-84′s… Tell your caddie to not tear off the page-a-day calendar from Saturday bro.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:03 AM
they make the mexican cartels look like they don’t know how to intimidate people.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:05 AM
The thing is, you’d think Holder wouldve been able to get Linden out of the psych ward a lot faster considering he could have confirmed they were completely lying about Linden attempting to jump off the ledge. He was on the phone with her when she got hit.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:05 AM
Fowler has been 60th, 125th and presently 109th in final round average. yuck.
Luke Donald #1 in 2011 final rd avg.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:06 AM
They’re way ahead of you — the showrunners announced a while back that this would be the case.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:07 AM
How does one put 5 people on a motorcycle???? Nuts.
Third world problems.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:07 AM
but then there would be no reason to have a backstory episode 13 episodes too late.
i like the show, i like what it tried to do, but if they continue it beyond this season they really do have to put the stories in gear faster.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:07 AM
You Can Call Me Al >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Call Me Maybe
June 4th, 2012 at 9:07 AM
Just sent this to my 35 yr old, mid-fellowship girlfriend and asked her why she’s such a fucking ruhtard.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:07 AM
Mole and I met on Saturday in real life. Context is that he was working for a charity
/From his posting here, Mole didn’t strike me as the type to be doing charity.
Not to knock a guy for charity work, but I agree. I’d have to assume in this area, cleaning up the highway to avoid prison time is de facto charity work.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:09 AM
Yeah, I was just assuming he was assigned community service
June 4th, 2012 at 9:09 AM
CJ you’re a trooper for hanging with that show. Can you let me know who killed Rosie? I’m mildly curious but not enough to watch.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:09 AM
Bravo on choice of Beckinsale, hottest chick out there…
June 4th, 2012 at 9:11 AM
Already confirmed that this is happening.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:12 AM
Will do. 2 episodes left, and this time they have pinky sweared to tell us in the finale.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:13 AM
king of backing into that t4 finish…NUMBER ONE IN THE WORLD!!!
June 4th, 2012 at 9:14 AM
BTW, at this point it appears that the Indian chief, the mayor, the mob, and the Richmond campaign ALL have a hand in this girl’s death.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:14 AM
Fuck The Killing. Cannot believe people still watch that turd.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:15 AM
the lawsuit that is shaking Silicon Valley
read this yesterday. the part about her husband makes them seem fairly litigous.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:15 AM
You Can Call Me Al
oh my
June 4th, 2012 at 9:15 AM
Scariest thing ever, right? Spiders are now attacking people in swarms in India.
/note to self: never go to India
June 4th, 2012 at 9:17 AM
June 4th, 2012 at 9:17 AM
not sure if Donald is a good choice for Olympic. The rough is so penal it negates some of his short game advantage when you “hack and hope” around the greens.
Dufner.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:20 AM
After watching Homeland, Sherlock, and Luther, I agree with this opinion for every show on TV. Even shows like the Mentalist would be good if they trimmed them down to 6-10 episodes a season. Too many filler episodes in a 20+ hour season.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:21 AM
Scariest thing ever, right? Spiders are now attacking people in swarms in India.
Well, that should turn out well.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:21 AM
Witch Doctor: You know, I am not a business man. I’m a holistic healer. It’s a calling, it’s a gift. You see, it’s in the best interest of the medical profession that you remain sick. You see, that insures good business. You’re not a patient. You’re a customer.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:22 AM
I’m trying to figure out what side Lt. Duck Phillips is on.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:23 AM
Oh yeah – Husker, props on the threadjack. Well played.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:23 AM
This
June 4th, 2012 at 9:24 AM
dude, fuck this story. Add India to my list of places that I will never visit.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:24 AM
court-mandated?
June 4th, 2012 at 9:25 AM
i’m convinced the first network to do this with their tv shows will be the most successful out of all of them for a long period of time.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:25 AM
One thing is for certain: there is no stopping them; the spiders will soon be here. And I for one welcome our new arachnid overlords. I’d like to remind them that as a trusted TV personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground sugar caves.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:26 AM
miss usa is….yawn
why do they still do it?
Add India to my list of places that I will never visit.
you’ll be missing out on some good goat and the indians will never learn how to properly FUCK OFF
June 4th, 2012 at 9:26 AM
Actually not a charity. For profit electronics recycling company that two of my friends own (the guys he went to school with, their other brother was my roommate for three years, small world indeed).
June 4th, 2012 at 9:26 AM
That’s a relief. This season has been a real whirlwind (wife and I just getting caught up over the weekend with the finale left for tonight), she having read the books and helping me along with backstory.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:27 AM
I get paid for it. So …. those assumptions about me would be correct.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:28 AM
Gives Donald Trump something to do other than searching for Obama’s true birth certificate so for that we should be grateful
June 4th, 2012 at 9:28 AM
best witchdoctor song
it’s a one-hit wonder and it rocks
June 4th, 2012 at 9:28 AM
mother effin’ this.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:29 AM
this Willie Nelson cover of Vedder’s “Just Breathe” is sublime.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:29 AM
Complete List of Things Commenters Actually Agree On:
1. BBoB sucked.
2. Hernia likely has a comb-over.
3. Assumption Mole was there under court order.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:30 AM
don’t try and understand it, we got a new set of commandments
June 4th, 2012 at 9:30 AM
Tee hee!!
June 4th, 2012 at 9:32 AM
king of backing into that t4 finish…NUMBER ONE IN THE WORLD!!!
limeys and northwestern u. represent!
June 4th, 2012 at 9:32 AM
You sure about this?
June 4th, 2012 at 9:33 AM
I’ve only had to do court ordered community service once. Worked as a janitor in a courthouse. I got my revenge, though.
In high school the program I was in mandated we do 150 hours of community service our junior and senior year. That taught me a healthy respect for hating community service.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:35 AM
Going to tell that story, or just have us guess?
June 4th, 2012 at 9:35 AM
What happened to all the comments? Isn’t the Roundup usually at least 200 strong?
June 4th, 2012 at 9:36 AM
I’m guessing an upper decker in one of the judge’s private bathrooms.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:37 AM
i was. but i did this nerdy thing on my nerf hoop in the basement where i pretended to have an NBA league going. essentially, i played against myself, kept stats, and it was the best. Wooldridge was scoring 18-20 ppg in mid 80s/early 90s.
we had a loft area in our garage when i was ij high school and the edge of it was 9-10 ft up. stuck a nerf hoop on it, pulled the car out and we used to have epic 2-on-2s, 3-on-3s
June 4th, 2012 at 9:38 AM
Really a shame.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:38 AM
i’m convinced the first network to do this with their tv shows will be the most successful out of all of them for a long period of time.
Wouldn’t networks save money and be able to take more chances on shows as well?
June 4th, 2012 at 9:39 AM
Well this is fucked up.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:39 AM
What happened to all the comments? Isn’t the Roundup usually at least 200 strong?
TBLAD creep
June 4th, 2012 at 9:40 AM
My high school required doing some community service, I think around 40 hours, before you could graduate. Won’t be wasting any more time on that.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:41 AM
I played Boulder Creek 2 weeks ago, I really liked that course.
lipped out the hole on #17 island green from the tee
June 4th, 2012 at 9:41 AM
I had to do 30 hours of community service as part of a college course. I went to a food drive the first day for 3 hours. Got the organizers signature. Filled out fictitious dates and times for the required 27 hours and signed it myself pretending to be the organizer.
No joking, I to this day feel really bad about it.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:42 AM
i still have 24 hours of community service pending in moscow, idaho, from 1987
/on the lam
June 4th, 2012 at 9:42 AM
yup. cheaper production, bigger stars will commit.
American Horror Story will be interesting to watch over the years.
The 20+ episode model is really outdated, at least for 1 hour dramas.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:43 AM
June 4th, 2012 at 9:43 AM
Has been quiet lately. Losing Dirt probably takes 10-20 comments out of the RU.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:43 AM
American Horror Story
uneven
June 4th, 2012 at 9:43 AM
Lot of people have lost the love of commenting on this site. Most of the regulars have moved over to twitter.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:44 AM
And yet I would have watched 20 episodes of GoT with a smile on my face each minute.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:44 AM
Twitter was the death of TBLAD. Twitter is essentially a massive aggregate site.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:46 AM
best witch doctor song.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:47 AM
story wise, yes, but the model of a new cast every season is attractive to the bigger stars who don’t want to commit to a 20-24 episode season since that takes them out of movie productions.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:47 AM
that’s a damn shame.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:48 AM
it is, especially since twitter is the internet white noise/static.
tried following TBL, got old fast.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:49 AM
@Mole — oh, i thought it was some green recycling thing — I didn’t realize it was for profit.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:49 AM
I could see facebook one day losing popularity, but I can’t fathom a scenario where twitter would ever lose popularity. It’s too simple of a tool to use.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:50 AM
Doesn’t a message board format such as this work better than twitter for such banter?
/ dones’t use twitter
// may be a stupid question
/// twitter and fb are fads
June 4th, 2012 at 9:51 AM
I cant see any of those “witch doctor” videos but one of them better be the start to Yankee Rose.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:52 AM
I’m generally onboard with this statement, although it’s been tried with shows like The River and still failed. Granted, you need a solid story and acting to go along with the shorter seasons, which the aforementioned show lacked in spades.
The problem is money. It’s expensive to fund essentially double the dramas. Your win-loss ratio is going to be even higher than it is now, and there would be a ton of pressure to bring back the few hits for more episodes/ad dollars. It’s going to take an executive with huge balls to be the first one down that path.
Something else to keep in mind — in the meagcorporation era, those at the top might not even care if the networks make good television. Why not make the networks a home for cheap reality TV and procedurals and leave the edgier fare to cable, especially when it all flows into the same coffers?
June 4th, 2012 at 9:52 AM
That’s why its nice to have a separate “Timeline Cloggers” list. But yeah, even then, got old
June 4th, 2012 at 9:52 AM
Yeah it’s the brothers’ company. Shockingly good amount of money in the component metals in electronics.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:53 AM
Gotta post the Beavis and Butthead accompaniment. “Check it out Butthead, it’s the Turdburglar!”
June 4th, 2012 at 9:54 AM
Re: India spider story
God I hate people, so fucking much. Use a cancer causing deadly substance to get rid of another deadly problem. This reminds me of the lizard episode of the Simpsons when they talk about how the town will be overrun by lizards:
“Skinner: ahh, but as it turns out the lizards where a god send since they’ve eaten all the pigeons.
Lisa: Isn’t that a little short sighted, what happens when where up to our ears with lizards?
Skinner: Ah, well we shall simply release wave after wave of Chinese needles snakes.
Lisa: then what about the snakes?
Skinner: We simply import gorillas who will eat all the snakes.
Lisa: Well what happens when where up to our ears in gorilla’s!
Skinner: Ah that’s the beauty of the thing, come winter the gorillas will freeze to death.”
June 4th, 2012 at 9:54 AM
I’m on this site a large portion of the day, but kaiser is right….. at night, I use Twitter because of it’s simplicity. Really though, I mostly follow and engage TBL posters on Twitter, so it’s kinda the same thing as here.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:54 AM
It may be simple to use, but what does it really accomplish.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:54 AM
Agreed. Especially since Twitter is blocked by so many workplaces. And the 140 character limit sucks
June 4th, 2012 at 9:55 AM
I HAD NO IDEA THAT VIDEO WAS ON BEAVIS AND BUTTHEAD.
awesome.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:57 AM
I still haven’t taken the time to figure out lists on tweeter. I guess I should.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:57 AM
Best interview ever
June 4th, 2012 at 9:57 AM
Kinda defeats the purpose of following someone, no?
June 4th, 2012 at 9:57 AM
I really enjoy listening to Feherty and McCord on Sunday. They were cracking me up commenting on Sabbatini’s temper.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:59 AM
If you follow the right people, it can act as a news aggregator site. Plus during big games, it’s like watching it with a bunch of your friends and you are basically texting back and forth.
Ofcourse, if you follow a bunch of “rise and grind, leggooo” “god is gud al the time, and all da time god is grate-Fraudian 420″ type of twitter feed that most athletes have set up, you probably aren’t getting much use of twitter.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:59 AM
mccord is freaking hysterical. he was setting up one of spencer levin’s pitches that was especially difficult and how it drives players insane and caps it with “and that’s why you don’t let your kids play professional golf.” the dry, sardonic wit is awesome.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:59 AM
going to my first dentist appt in at least a decade. i’m a dentistphobe
June 4th, 2012 at 9:59 AM
It’s just easier to have a list right there so I don’t have to keep looking them up manually, like Schefter, Seth Davis, Jimmy Traina, Richard Deitsch… people who tweet useful stuff but just tweet waayyyy too often.
June 4th, 2012 at 10:00 AM
I was at a party on Friday and someone showed up with 2 taco 12 packs from taco bell just like the commercial, I was completely floored
June 4th, 2012 at 10:01 AM
Conversations about the merits of Twitter are the golf conversations of social media usage.
June 4th, 2012 at 10:01 AM
But why?
June 4th, 2012 at 10:01 AM
I was at a party on Friday and someone showed up with 2 taco 12 packs from taco bell just like the commercial, I was completely floored
did everyone cheer and continue to have the most fun ever?
June 4th, 2012 at 10:02 AM
boston bruins goalie tim thomas is an asshat of the highest order
June 4th, 2012 at 10:02 AM
Yeah, I can see that, but so many of the people I follow also follow those people, so the inevitable retweet always finds its way in my timeline.
June 4th, 2012 at 10:02 AM
Bloodbath
June 4th, 2012 at 10:02 AM
You’re an anti-dentite
/Seinfeld’d
June 4th, 2012 at 10:03 AM
so is the conversation about who prefers which method of meaningless electronic banter is like the GOT books vs. show conversations of social media usage?
/cock
June 4th, 2012 at 10:04 AM
I was at a party on Friday and someone showed up with 2 taco 12 packs from taco bell just like the commercial, I was completely floored
/did everyone cheer and continue to have the most fun ever?
the 50-piece mcnugget arrival at a party does warrant praise.
/ate about 15 of them
June 4th, 2012 at 10:05 AM
going to my first dentist appt in at least a decade. i’m a dentistphobe
hot dentist asst. or GTFO
June 4th, 2012 at 10:05 AM
if anyone’s interested in us open qualifying, here’s a link to follow along.
June 4th, 2012 at 10:05 AM
Were yall drinking Bud Light too? At some point did someone yell ‘Here we go!’
June 4th, 2012 at 10:05 AM
going to my first dentist appt in at least a decade. i’m a dentistphobe
Bloodbath
i don’t care if they turn my mouth upside down and switch the incisors to the molars and vice versa. i am a pussy and will make it clear i need pain medicin and anasthetic before anything metal goes in my grill
i’m fucking serious
June 4th, 2012 at 10:07 AM
You realize that painful procedures wouldnt be needed if you sucked it up and got your teeth cleaned every 6 months right?
June 4th, 2012 at 10:08 AM
10 years? I hope you have insurance. You’re going to need it.
June 4th, 2012 at 10:08 AM
There’s a dentist in northern NJ whose entire marketing plan is built around “Sedation Dentistry”.
June 4th, 2012 at 10:09 AM
And now, in two weeks, we get the joy of the NBC broadcast team. yay
June 4th, 2012 at 10:09 AM
hot dentist asst. or GTFO
you are correct, but in this case, the dentist herself is supposed to be nice. but that’s my wife’s opinion, so i’ll report back
i will tell her all my fears and if she can diagnose what i need to get done without scraping anything, we’re good. after that, mood altering drugs and a couple shots of painkiller, and they can do what they like
i remember getting gum surgery a decade or so back, and giggling as they used power tools to make the bone a little lower to fit a cap after a root canal. pieces of flesh and bone flying and i’m giggling, not because the drug was making me giggle but because they were doing all that and a i didn’t feel it
one of the happiest moments of my life
June 4th, 2012 at 10:10 AM
i hate dan hicks…he’s just horrible, but ive really enjoyed the rest of the nbc crew this year, even johnny miller. roger maltbie might be the best on course reporter in the business…him and mccord should do every tournament no matter who’s broadcasting it.
June 4th, 2012 at 10:10 AM
I learned this after I went to the dentist after I got my first job after college. It was the first time I had seen a dentist in 5 years and it was a complete fucking mess. Haven’t skipped a 6 month check up appointment since.
June 4th, 2012 at 10:11 AM
ding, ding ding! Get your checkbook ready. Might want to take a loan out right not, just to be on the safe side.
June 4th, 2012 at 10:11 AM
There’s a dentist in northern NJ whose entire marketing plan is built around “Sedation Dentistry”.
oh yeah, lots of those. ting is, insurance won’t cover every anti-pussy measure, so you have to weigh that. me, i’ll take out a line of credit and if they could knock me out, like asleep, to do shit, i’d say yes. cannot stand that special kind of hit-a-nerve pain, and you;re flat on your back
June 4th, 2012 at 10:13 AM
Maltbie is the only good part of that broadcast. Johnny Miller keeps bringing the spotlight back to himself as much as possible.
That being said, I’ll still watch it and curse at the TV screen while doing it.
June 4th, 2012 at 10:13 AM
There was a dentist in the Charlotte suburbs in the early 2000s who mixed his own semen in with Novocaine shots. He only gave them to women. He’s in prison.
That dentist’s name?
molemaninthemorning. Wait no.
June 4th, 2012 at 10:13 AM
His stupid whisper makes me want to throw my remote at the TV. His interview for Golf Magazine last month was freaking great though. “Tempo in a can.“
June 4th, 2012 at 10:14 AM
You realize that painful procedures wouldnt be needed if you sucked it up and got your teeth cleaned every 6 months right?
cj, i didn’t say it made sense. why it’s a phobia. even cleaning scares me. i had a third-world dental experience when i was 7 or 11, and it was traumatic, so i think that’s what it is
plus those flouride mouthpieces, always made me want to retch
June 4th, 2012 at 10:14 AM
this dental visist needs a recap tomorrow:
Commentor Over/Under lines are posted:
Cavities 6.5
Return Visits 1.5
Major Procedures 1.5
Gags on instruments 2.0
June 4th, 2012 at 10:15 AM
Blood soaked gauze pads 15
June 4th, 2012 at 10:15 AM
ding, ding ding! Get your checkbook ready. Might want to take a loan out right not, just to be on the safe side.
no problem. i have worked all my life to have enough money to cover my anasthetic needs
/we have good insurance too
June 4th, 2012 at 10:16 AM
Not until pitbull showed up
June 4th, 2012 at 10:16 AM
Vez they have made some advances. I know first hand how this trip has built and built in your mind, but relax and you’ll be okay.
June 4th, 2012 at 10:17 AM
This. and TV built into the ceiling, so you can watch during cleaning.
The assistant is hot and she does all the work anyway. Dentist he just shows up at the end. Although I hate flossing, even though I know its necessary.
June 4th, 2012 at 10:17 AM
Aw man, Trololo guy died today.
June 4th, 2012 at 10:17 AM
i’m going way over on the return visits. there will be at least three getting the dosage right
June 4th, 2012 at 10:19 AM
We talkin’ Dan Hicks?
June 4th, 2012 at 10:19 AM
I didnt know Richard Dawson died this weekend.
Survey said!…
June 4th, 2012 at 10:21 AM
Dental Assistantry is where all the hotties who cannot break into pharma sales should go.
June 4th, 2012 at 10:21 AM
How we have made it this far without a Mad Men discussion is beyond me. At least nobody was pimped out this week.
June 4th, 2012 at 10:22 AM
I figured there would be a post.
June 4th, 2012 at 10:23 AM
Vez they have made some advances. I know first hand how this trip has built and built in your mind, but relax and you’ll be okay.
it’s cool, scripty, and thanks. i am in control is how i see it. as long as i don’t mind paying more, i can get whatever pain/anxiety meds i want, and nothing gets done unless i say yes
just wish there was something like laser cleaning instead the metal scraping
June 4th, 2012 at 10:24 AM
Me too but usually people don’t seem to wait that long.
June 4th, 2012 at 10:29 AM
just restarted mad men after a long layoff. season four. good to be back
June 4th, 2012 at 10:38 AM
I like reading stuff like this:
“The no. 1 overall pick in Monday’s draft awaits, with Stanford right-handed junior Mark Appel considered the favorite to go to Houston. It could take a few years for whomever the Astros pick to crack the big leagues, let alone become a front-line player. While they wait, the team’s best player could be Jed Lowrie, carrying a .291/.371/.506 line and (mostly) avoiding the injury bug that sidetracked the first few years of his career. Meanwhile, Mark Melancon, the player the Astros dealt to get Lowrie last offseason, was at the center of the early-season Red Sox bullpen meltdown that crushed the start of Boston’s season, posting an obscene 49.50 ERA in the two innings he lasted before getting sent down. First-year general managers Ben Cherington and Jeff Luhnow will make many more trades in their career. They might not make any more lopsided than their first significant one, the Lowrie-Melancon swap.”