Roundup: Webb Simpson on Rooster Guy, ‘That’s My Boy’ Flops at the Box Office & Dale Earnhardt Jr. Finally Won

All, Baseball, Car Racing, ESPN, Former Athletes, Golf, NBA, NFL, Roundup, Soccer, Video Jason McIntyre June 18th. 2012, 8:54am

Lucy Hale … Rock of Ages and That’s My Boy flopped at the box office … Woody Allen has never used email … here’s a GIF of Yu Darvish in a wig and high heels … lengthy read about how a drug cartel makes billions … Rodney King, 47, was found dead at the bottom of his swimming pool … teacher has entire class slap the bully … a bank error for a gambling fiend leads to $1.5 million in losses … Pacman Jones ordered by judge to pay $11 million to family of strip club manager … NYT profiles Jerry Sandusky’s wife … Cosmo’s most ridiculous sex tips …

Webb Simpson talks about the guy who made rooster noises during his interview: “I didn’t know if it was part of the deal (laughter) I never won a Major, I never know what to expect. And I saw some fury in Mike’s eyes. But I didn’t really know what to do.” [ASAP Sports via Bryan Graham]

Dale Earnhardt Jr. finally ended his 4-year winless drought. [Observer]

Norman Chad has some thoughts on Pete Rose memorabilia. [Wash Post]

LaDainian Tomlinson has finally retired – as a Charger – after a sterling NFL career. [CBS Sports]

The waiting list for Oklahoma City Thunder season tickets in 2013-2014 is at 2,000. [Tulsa World]

Sam Smith’s mailbag this week includes a couple jabs at ESPN. [Bulls.com]

Let’s not make the NBA Finals about the refs, OK folks? [Doyel]

Two weeks after Jack Osbourne became a father, he learned he had Multiple Sclerosis. [People]

R.A. Dickey – master of the knuckleball. [NYT]

MLB teams are now using sleep experts. [US News & World Report]

Here’s a column comparing Lance Armstrong to Roger Clemens. [Sun Times]

Ten years ago yesterday: USA 2, Mexico 0 in the 2002 World Cup quarterfinals. [US Soccer]

Dads? This one is for you.

That’s a tremendously painful beach soccer injury.

Can I interest you in someone burping for :18?

Tom Brady, Call me Maybe?

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171 Responses to “Roundup: Webb Simpson on Rooster Guy, ‘That’s My Boy’ Flops at the Box Office & Dale Earnhardt Jr. Finally Won”

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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 8:57 AM
Rock of Ages and That’s My Boy flopped at the box office
is anyone really surprised by this?
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AssaultWithAConcreteDildo Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 8:58 AM
You have to know Costas was absolutely pissed about Rooster Man. This is his moment!!!
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AssaultWithAConcreteDildo Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:00 AM
is anyone really surprised by this?
No. I mean, Rock of Ages is an okay idea on paper, fun summer movie, and my guess is that Cruise gives it his all, but the preview looked terrible, Baldwin in particular looked like he was sleepwalking through his crappy lines and the movie is attempting to have some kind of plot for some odd reason.
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ohheelyeah Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:01 AM
This is his moment!!!
this. that guy can go pound sand as far as i’m concerned. he flirts with insufferable with just about everything he does.
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squawkbox Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:03 AM
Rodney King, 47, was found dead at the bottom of his swimming pool
Shocked that he had a pool. I didn’t realize he could swim.
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AssaultWithAConcreteDildo Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:04 AM
I didn’t realize he could swim.
Well, that was the problem wasn’t it?
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QueeferSutherland Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:05 AM
is anyone really surprised by this?
I’m always surprised when morons don’t like moronic movies. Every time I think “this bad movie is going to flop and start a chain reaction that leads to better cinema,” Adam Sandler releases a new hit.
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AssaultWithAConcreteDildo Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:05 AM
BTW, I move to make Game Four of the NBA Finals entirely a free throw shooting contests. We’ll let Miami shoot 120, OKC 100, whomever makes the most wins the game.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:06 AM
Also, how sad is it that the highlight of US Soccer took place a decade ago?
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:08 AM
I’m always surprised when morons don’t like moronic movies. Every time I think “this bad movie is going to flop and start a chain reaction that leads to better cinema,” Adam Sandler releases a new hit.
i think sandler movies are probably incredibly cheap to make and earn most of their money in video sales. but his name is too big to be straight to dvd, unfortunately.
although he would be interesting in a Tarantino film. if mike myers could do it…
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KC Resident Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:08 AM
The waiting list for Oklahoma City Thunder season tickets in 2013-2014 is at 2,000. [Tulsa World]
And Lloyd Noble Center will never be more than half full again.
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ButtersBC Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:10 AM
Funny People showed that Sandler is self-aware of the stuff he puts out but apparently just doesn’t care…I for one envy and respect his souless cash grabs
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AssaultWithAConcreteDildo Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:11 AM
Also, how sad is it that the highlight of US Soccer took place a decade ago?
Hell, the US won the gold medal in rugby twice.
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TexansFan Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:12 AM
Please explain the Tarantino, Sandler and Myers comment. I’m not aware of any comedic actors being in a Tarantino flick.
/not saying it wouldn’t work
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cleet Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:12 AM
Also, how sad is it that the highlight of US Soccer took place a decade ago?
I think it’s nice that we even have a soccer highlight. Could have been a bigger one if the refs had been competent enough to see the handball against Germany.
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Mr. C Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:14 AM
Please explain the Tarantino, Sandler and Myers comment. I’m not aware of any comedic actors being in a Tarantino flick.
/not saying it wouldn’t work
Myers was a British officer in Inglourious Basterds.
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StaffordandSon Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:14 AM
Long live the call me maybe meme
\ cant beat em…..
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Der Kaiser Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:15 AM
You have to know Costas was absolutely pissed about Rooster Man. This is his moment!!!
There are only two types of people in this world. Those who hated those awful “NFL half-time sermon of the week brought to you by the highest horse in all the lands” segments Costas did last year on NBC, and those who are douchebag pricks.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:17 AM
Please explain the Tarantino, Sandler and Myers comment. I’m not aware of any comedic actors being in a Tarantino flick.
/not saying it wouldn’t work
Mike Myers was in Ingorious Basterds with his Austin Powers voice.
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squawkbox Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:17 AM
how sad is it that the highlight of US Soccer took place a decade ago?
By my standards, not sad at all.
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illformula Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:19 AM
I’m not aware of any comedic actors being in a Tarantino flick.
Samuel Jackson qualifies.
and Tarantino’s flicks have funnier scenes than anything Sandler has made in the last decade.
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TheRealAC Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:19 AM
a friend of mine and the best in arena voice died over the weekend.
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KC Resident Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:19 AM
Here is Lisk’s excellent Father’s Day post from yesterday. http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/06/17/fathers-day/
Golfer Craig has a nice story too.
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cracker jack Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:19 AM
I didn’t realize he could swim.
Well, that was the problem wasn’t it?
So he drowned himself, right? What a horrible way to commit suicide.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:20 AM
and Tarantino’s flicks have funnier scenes than anything Sandler has made in the last decade.
“i just shot marvin in the face!”
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AssaultWithAConcreteDildo Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:21 AM
So he drowned himself, right? What a horrible way to commit suicide.
Who knows what happened, but the vast majority of pool deaths are total accidental – slip and fall or intoxication related. Not a typical way to commit suicide.
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illformula Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:21 AM
and being strictly a comedic actor is rare these days. everyone wants to be taken serious. they’re doing the wrong drugs, IMO.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:24 AM
Who knows what happened, but the vast majority of pool deaths are total accidental – slip and fall or intoxication related. Not a typical way to commit suicide.
unless you don’t know how to swim, but then why have a death trap waiting to happen in your backyard?
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jayhawk88 Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:25 AM
Hand to God: When I saw the Rock of Ages trailers they were playing during the Finals, I figured it was going to get beat out by the 7th week of Avengers. Wasn’t that far off.
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scripty Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:26 AM
Ten years ago yesterday: USA 2, Mexico 0 in the 2002 World Cup quarterfinals. [US Soccer]
It was the Round of 16, which I believe is termed the 2nd round in the World Cup.
/batsignal to soccer wonks
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:27 AM
Hand to God: When I saw the Rock of Ages trailers they were playing during the Finals, I figured it was going to get beat out by the 7th week of Avengers. Wasn’t that far off.
what can you expect from a musical that bills shitty, campy songs as the definitive rock hits of a generation?
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illformula Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:27 AM
“i just shot marvin in the face!”
lol. too many funny moments in that movie to count.
another classic is when kurt russell is screaming from the ass-kicking those girls are giving him in Death Proof.
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sportsgal116 Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:27 AM
There are only two types of people in this world.
People unaccepting of other people’s cultures… and the Dutch.
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HawkEye Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:27 AM
There are only two types of people in this world. Those who hated those awful “NFL half-time sermon of the week brought to you by the highest horse in all the lands” segments Costas did last year on NBC, and those who are douchebag pricks.
Guess I’m the latter since I really don’t care.
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Urinal Mint Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:28 AM
It always comforts me when a pro’s pro like Furyk hits a duck hook and has to punch back out to the fairway. I feel for him, though.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:28 AM
i think sandler movies are probably incredibly cheap to make and earn most of their money in video sales.
That’s My Boy somehow cost $70 million fucking dollars to make.
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scripty Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:28 AM
“i just shot marvin in the face!”
this scene was written as him shooting Marvin in the throat/face.. and marvin didnt die, so they had a quick debate and then decided to shoot marvin to end his pain.
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Der Kaiser Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:28 AM
Guess I’m the latter since I really don’t care.
Yep.
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NDub Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:29 AM
“i just shot marvin in the face!”
“You, flock of seagulls, you know why we’re here? Why don’t you tell my man Vincent where you got the shit hid at?”
The Flock of Seagulls burn was hilarious.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:29 AM
BJ Novak and Samm Levine in Inglorious Basterds, too.
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Urinal Mint Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:29 AM
There are only two types of people in this world.
Those who like Neil Diamond, and those who don’t.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:30 AM
what can you expect from a musical that bills shitty, campy songs as the definitive rock hits of a generation?
Do you know how many assclowns love 80s music though? Go into any bar at midnight and watch how women act when Poison or Journey comes on. That musical is stunningly popular on Broadway, too. I figured cougars would be all over this one.
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illformula Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:30 AM
funniest moment of the Open yesterday was when Hossler’s caddy forgot to hand him his putter and Dufner pulled it out of his bag and gave it to him.
/also lol @ Hossler’s walking bag
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Wally's World Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:31 AM
It was the Round of 16, which I believe is termed the 2nd round in the World Cup.
/batsignal to soccer wonks
It was the Round of 16. That got them to the Quarterfinals against Germany and the shitty loss where Germany got to use their hands to prevent goals…
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sportsgal116 Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:32 AM
Leave Beau Hossler alone, you jealous fucks.
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Wally's World Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:32 AM
/also lol @ Hossler’s walking bag
I saw about 10 walking bags. Gotta give credit to amateurs taking it easy on their caddies!
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Urinal Mint Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:32 AM
/also lol @ Hossler’s walking bag
Pretty typical for amateurs and Monday qualifiers to have standbags. I’ve never seen a high school kid with a tour bag.
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Der Kaiser Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:32 AM
It was the Round of 16. That got them to the Quarterfinals against Germany and the shitty loss where Germany got to use their hands to prevent goals…
What a shitty german team that was.
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Urinal Mint Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:32 AM
Leave Beau Hossler alone, you jealous fucks.
His MILF looked like quite the kept woman.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:34 AM
It was the Round of 16. That got them to the Quarterfinals against Germany and the shitty loss where Germany got to use their hands to prevent goals…
For all the talk of shitty officiating in the NBA and MLB, soccer is probably as bad if not worse. They need more officials and/or limited replay, because these refs have no clue what’s going on out there. I haven’t seen one well-officiated Euro game thus far. Greece losing their striker after that embarrassing yellow for diving when he should have gotten a PK was just one of two dozen terrible miscues.
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KC Resident Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:34 AM
So he drowned himself, right? What a horrible way to commit suicide.
Suicide by drowning seems kind of impossible. Unless he tied a chuck of concrete to himself.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:35 AM
Do you know how many assclowns love 80s music though? Go into any bar at midnight and watch how women act when Poison or Journey comes on. That musical is stunningly popular on Broadway, too. I figured cougars would be all over this one.
apparently not many assclowns love it, if it flopped at the box office.
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scripty Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:35 AM
Leave Beau Hossler alone, you jealous fucks.
He looked like The Whammer from The Natural.
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guinnessgirl13 Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:35 AM
I liked Hossler’s quote about the “bogey train”.
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cleet Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:37 AM
That’s My Boy somehow cost $70 million fucking dollars to make.
The craft services for Rex Ryan alone probably accounted for a fifth of that.
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Der Kaiser Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:37 AM
For all the talk of shitty officiating in the NBA and MLB, soccer is probably as bad if not worse. They need more officials and/or limited replay, because these refs have no clue what’s going on out there. I haven’t seen one well-officiated Euro game thus far. Greece losing their striker after that embarrassing yellow for diving when he should have gotten a PK was just one of two dozen terrible miscues.
What doesn’t help the fact is the affirmative action program that UEFA has going for itself when it comes to their refs. It’s very common to see a referee crew from some podunk eastern european country call Semi-Final or Final of champions league or the Euros.
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cracker jack Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:37 AM
Suicide by drowning seems kind of impossible. Unless he tied a chuck of concrete to himself.
I was going by the assumption that he can’t swim
/raycess
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BFFredo Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:40 AM
Rock of Ages and That’s My Boy flopped at the box office
is anyone really surprised by this?
More surprised at “That’s My Boy” flopping simply because it has been ubiquitous the last couple of months with ads everywhere (including that Shaq-Barkley ad). I hope it’s the sign that America is finally fed up with the Happy Gilmore Regurgitation Machine.
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cracker jack Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:41 AM
If That’s My Boy does this badly, I wonder if they’ll rethink “Grownups 2″.
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scripty Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:41 AM
So he drowned himself, right? What a horrible way to commit suicide.
Cutter: … I once told you about a sailor who drowned.
Robert Angier: Yes, he said it was like going home.
Cutter: I lied. He said it was agony.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:41 AM
What doesn’t help the fact is the affirmative action program that UEFA has going for itself when it comes to their refs. It’s very common to see a referee crew from some podunk eastern european country call Semi-Final or Final of champions league or the Euros.
All of this is true. But even the best officials are hamstrung by the size of the pitch and the speed of the game. They just can’t keep up and often have to make huge calls without the proper angles or perspectives. In tournaments this big, one call can often be the difference between victory and defeat. Too important to be left up to the officials.
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NDub Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:42 AM
If That’s My Boy does this badly, I wonder if they’ll rethink “Grownups 2″.
Sadly, no, because it sounds like they’re deep in production right now.
Adam Sandler cannot be stopped.
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heldover Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:42 AM
There are only two types of people in this world. Those who hated those awful “NFL half-time sermon of the week brought to you by the highest horse in all the lands” segments Costas did last year on NBC, and those who are douchebag pricks.
You’re a Falcon fan who openly roots for chalk in major tournaments and pisses on underdogs, then you go and say this…AND TOTALLY REDEEM YOURSELF!!!
/whiffs on high five
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Roethlishotdog Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:42 AM
Leave Beau Hossler alone, you jealous fucks.
He looked like The Whammer from The Natural.
Ha! I kept staring at his god awful Texas visor. That thing was straight out of the 1960′s with the super wide brim and extended visor height.
/must have got a free bowl of soup with that hat
//looks good on you though
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AssaultWithAConcreteDildo Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:42 AM
Suicide by drowning seems kind of impossible. Unless he tied a chuck of concrete to himself.
I think the original poster was making a joke that since King was black…. oh nevermind
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ButtersBC Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:44 AM
I kept staring at his god awful Texas visor
That was some Scotty Smalls shit
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:45 AM
Adam Sandler cannot be stopped.
we all gave him this power by laughing at Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore and The Waterboy. after that he realized we’d pay to see anything he does.
the most shocking part of happy gilmore is a healthy weight Claire Dunphy
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sousedbergin Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:46 AM
Worst Radiohead concert ever.
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Grizz Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:49 AM
Beau Hossler is going to get so much action this summer. All the senior girls off to college will be all in his steeze.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:49 AM
Worst Radiohead concert ever.
they really brought down the house this time.
/rimshot’d
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NDub Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:50 AM
we all gave him this power by laughing at Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore and The Waterboy. after that he realized we’d pay to see anything he does.
the most shocking part of happy gilmore is a healthy weight Claire Dunphy
Being honest here – I’ve never seen Billy Madison all the way through. I watched Happy Gilmore and Waterboy when I was in my teens. I don’t remember any plot other than one dealt with golf and the other football.
I sometimes think my mind has blocked out these movies like some minds do when great tragedy or trauma happens.
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jck49erfan Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:51 AM
There are only two types of people in this world.
People who like Field of Dreams, and people without a heart.
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Jim Harbaugh Scramble Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:51 AM
Lucy Hale …
who?
Rock of Ages and That’s My Boy flopped at the box
Good move by the American viewing public to avoid that crap.
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spencer096 Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:52 AM
holy shit, i think cousin yuri really exists…
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46yearslump Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:52 AM
a friend of mine and the best in arena voice died over the weekend.
Loved that guy. Great early memories of Cavs games and that voice.
/Mark Price for THA-REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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illformula Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:52 AM
Pretty typical for amateurs and Monday qualifiers to have standbags. I’ve never seen a high school kid with a tour bag.
no shit… but they’re less visible when they aren’t in the final 3 groups on Sunday.
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NDub Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:52 AM
Good move by the American viewing public to avoid that crap.
What we need now is everyone to stop seeing Michael Bay movies, too.
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jck49erfan Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:53 AM
the most shocking part of happy gilmore is a healthy weight Claire Dunphy
That’s Sarah Shepard to you.
/high fives NDub
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:53 AM
I watched Happy Gilmore and Waterboy when I was in my teens. I don’t remember any plot other than one dealt with golf and the other football.
i enjoyed The Waterboy for the most part. I still create a Bobby Boucher beastly LB in Madden every year for fun.
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NDub Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:54 AM
That’s Sarah Shepard to you.
/high fives NDub
/high five
//Jack really dropped the ball on that one
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spencer096 Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:55 AM
Pretty typical for amateurs and Monday qualifiers to have standbags. I’ve never seen a high school kid with a tour bag.
no shit… but they’re less visible when they aren’t in the final 3 groups on Sunday.
yall really give a shit what kind of bag someone’s carrying? cmon naw.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:55 AM
/high five
//Jack really dropped the ball on that one
i agree, but he got out before she got those madonna/sarah jessica parker arms
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NDub Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:56 AM
I AM A FALSE PROPHET! GOD IS A SUPERSTITION!
I watched it yesterday simply for the hell of it. A masterpiece.
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cleet Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:57 AM
Worst Radiohead concert ever.
Best Keane concert ever on Friday.
I watched all of season 1 of Veep this weekend. It exceeded my expectations. And My Girl can get it.
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sousedbergin Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:58 AM
Worst Radiohead concert ever.
they really brought down the house this time.
/rimshot’d
Well played.
Did manage to see The Flaming Lips, Raekwon, Killer Mike and Ghostface Killah. Killer Mike had some discourteous things to say about Ronald Reagan which I enjoyed. Raekwon was pulling random people out of the crowd to play method man or odb’s parts. Through happenstance he pulled a notorious crack head on the stage and he fucking killed it as method man. Good times.
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AssaultWithAConcreteDildo Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:58 AM
My Girl has incredibly ba-donka-donk. Veep, on the other hand, falls flat.
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RexKramerDangerSeeker Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Lucy Hale …
who?
Another of the girl’s straight from TBL’s wheelhouse of shows:
Pretty Little Liars, A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song, Ruby & the Rockits (Smells Like Teen Drama episode), Privileged, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, and American Juniors reality show.
/imdb
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illformula Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:00 AM
yall really give a shit what kind of bag someone’s carrying? cmon naw
yes, i do. i think you know me well enough to know that i take pride in equipment. if i’m playing the weekend at the Open, someone is giving me a Sunday bag with my fucking initials/favorite team/cartoon character/pornstar/etc on it.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:01 AM
My Girl has incredibly ba-donka-donk. Veep, on the other hand, falls flat.
veep has incredible potential, was uneven, but compared to that hipster dumpster fire “Girls” it’s the best thing on TV.
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cleet Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:02 AM
Veep, on the other hand, falls flat.
I think it comes down to personal taste. You either like that Curb’d type of humor or you don’t. If you do, then you love the show.
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St. Bear Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:04 AM
Being honest here – I’ve never seen Billy Madison all the way through. I watched Happy Gilmore and Waterboy when I was in my teens. I don’t remember any plot other than one dealt with golf and the other football.
I sometimes think my mind has blocked out these movies like some minds do when great tragedy or trauma happens.
This is the epitome of throwing out the baby with the bathwater.
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spencer096 Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:04 AM
yes, i do. i think you know me well enough to know that i take pride in equipment. if i’m playing the weekend at the Open, someone is giving me a Sunday bag with my fucking initials/favorite team/cartoon character/pornstar/etc on it.
im blown away texas didn’t give him something for the weekend…that’d have gone a long way in recruiting. shit tho…him and speith in the same program? that’s a fucking powerhouse.
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AssaultWithAConcreteDildo Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:06 AM
Yeah I am okay with Curb, the scenarios are funnier to me than the actual jokes about the scenarios.
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ButtersBC Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:06 AM
I think it comes down to personal taste. You either like that Curb’d type of humor or you don’t. If you do, then you love the show
Love Curb, won’t be returning for the next season of Veep…the styles are roughly the same (aside from Veep being far more formulaic almost to the point of being a traditional sitcom) but the quality of jokes aren’t in this reporter’s opinion
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molemaninthemorning Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:06 AM
I watched Due Date this weekend. I actually thought it was hilarious.
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sousedbergin Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:08 AM
I already facebook messaged the Ontario Premier to fuck off, was too drunk to operate a dog shit bag and Ireland play today at 2:45. It’s going to get ugly.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:08 AM
I will never understand how people don’t find Veep absolutely hilarious.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:08 AM
I watched Due Date this weekend. I actually thought it was hilarious.
due date surprised me, but i can’t remember any of it.
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illformula Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:08 AM
him and speith in the same program? that’s a fucking powerhouse.
true. well, at least until they start doing drugs and/or are introdcued to the pussy.
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jck49erfan Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:09 AM
Fuck True Blood.
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sportsgal116 Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:10 AM
They had a Veep marathon this weekend and I got to rewatch a few episodes. I found new stuff to laugh at that I missed on the first showing. Love that show, think it’s hysterical.
Girls is a smoldering pile of the most foul-smelling shit ever to come out of an animal’s body.
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St. Bear Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:11 AM
Fuck True Blood.
One of the wifey’s favorite shows.
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spencer096 Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:12 AM
ill…i think we both agree that, after simpson/furyk, someone needs to do SOMETHING about pace of play.
i would’ve felt bad for furyk if he wasn’t so fucking horrible to watch. and simpson’s great, but cut the TV show with the caddy.
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Wally's World Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:12 AM
im blown away texas didn’t give him something for the weekend…that’d have gone a long way in recruiting.
Smells like massive NCAA violations to me. Thus, he got to wear his own stuff. Scary that the kid would ever pick out a visor that looked like that though…
Would really like to see more close-ups of Mama Hossler though. She has potential for being a 5 iron. Good from 180 yards, but not usable up close.
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scripty Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:12 AM
There is a guy by me telling a LOONGGGGG tale how he was able to get a great price on a home that was worth like $50k more a few years ago.
This should have a 2 second story. Kill me.
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sousedbergin Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:13 AM
smoldering pile of the most foul-smelling shit ever to come out of an animal’s body.
Ronald Reagan.
/Killer Mike’d
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ButtersBC Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:13 AM
Girls is a smoldering pile of the most foul-smelling shit ever to come out of an animal’s body
Thought it got pretty good by the end of the season…not really any funnier than Veep in terms of laugh-out-loud moments but it’s not designed to be a joke vehicle
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jck49erfan Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:13 AM
One of the wifey’s favorite shows.
Mine too. I got roped in a while back, but that show is a fucking smushsmortion now. Too many characters and pointless story lines. And fuck yourself, Alan Ball, for not killing Tara for good.
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spencer096 Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:14 AM
Smells like massive NCAA violations to me. Thus, he got to wear his own stuff. Scary that the kid would ever pick out a visor that looked like that though…
i LOVED that visor.
i guess it would be an NCAA violation considering the kid is still a junior in HS, but don’t see how that’d be any different than college kids having their schools’ bags. doubt they paid for those.
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sportsgal116 Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:14 AM
Thought it got pretty good by the end of the season
Well it’s all making sense now.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:14 AM
They had a Veep marathon this weekend and I got to rewatch a few episodes. I found new stuff to laugh at that I missed on the first showing. Love that show, think it’s hysterical.
piss face and dick cake will always make me laugh
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spencer096 Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:16 AM
scripty…played LM on saturday. had 76 going into 17 when i started puking from dehydration on the 18 tee.
like a dumbass, only brought a litre of water even tho i showed up two hours early to practice. ended up killing it by the 3rd hole, skipped the turn to jump in front of a HORRIBLY slow group, and the cart girl only had gatorades at 15. felt like i was going to hurl after i chugged it but still hit a 6i from 180 to 5 feet after a HUGE drive…felt a lil chunk come up during the putt and pushed the eagle putt right.
so salty.
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NDub Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:16 AM
I’ve never seen “Girls,” but I just heard about it the other day. That’s pretty cool that a 26-year-old got her big break creating and starring in the show. It might suck (according to a lot of you), but to have your own TV show at that age is quite remarkable.
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scripty Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:16 AM
Furyk choked just like I thought he would. I did like the Tesori/Webb bits this one time. It was shocking to see how dependent on Tesori he was. Now going forward, I’d agree about nixing all that chit chat.
Players get a decent bit of schwag on recruiting visits. So some Texas gear wouldnt have been outrageous. Now, I will agree the kid went major Walter Donovan in the Longhorns team shop though.
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Wally's World Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:16 AM
i guess it would be an NCAA violation considering the kid is still a junior in HS, but don’t see how that’d be any different than college kids having their schools’ bags. doubt they paid for those.
Can’t give recruits any swag.
Once at school, the swag is part of your teamwear. Hats, pullovers, shirts, shoes, balls, bags, and greens fees are all a part of your paid college education! What a life!
But, remember, college kids are exploited and should be paid.
/Sarcasm is a strong suit for me
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jck49erfan Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:16 AM
ill…i think we both agree that, after simpson/furyk, someone needs to do SOMETHING about pace of play.
I wish someone would have done something about the pace of play at the course I was at yesterday. Fucking hacks. Slow golfers are the worst.
Would really like to see more close-ups of Mama Hossler though. She has potential for being a 5 iron. Good from 180 yards, but not usable up close.
-1
(Pun intended)
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QueeferSutherland Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:17 AM
Girls is a smoldering pile of the most foul-smelling shit ever to come out of an animal’s body.
It’s like a thing crawled up a dead cow’s ass, and then that thing itself died. But before it did, it laid hundreds of little tiny egg sacks, each one of those containing another tiny, dead thing. That’s how foul Girls is.
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illformula Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:19 AM
ill…i think we both agree that, after simpson/furyk, someone needs to do SOMETHING about pace of play.
i would’ve felt bad for furyk if he wasn’t so fucking horrible to watch. and simpson’s great, but cut the TV show with the caddy.
love furyk and all, but there’s a reason he’s 42 with only one major. he was like a scolded puppy out there. show some balls man…
agreed on the pace of play. i know people hate jonny miller, but he always notices when players start to take a bit longer on shots and/or change their routine. he’s spot on when he says it only hurts their game.
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jck49erfan Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:19 AM
felt a lil chunk come up during the putt and pushed the eagle putt right.
Excuses, excuses.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:19 AM
Mine too. I got roped in a while back, but that show is a fucking smushsmortion now. Too many characters and pointless story lines. And fuck yourself, Alan Ball, for not killing Tara for good.
i called it at the end of the last season that Tara would come back as a vampire, i’m kind of disappointed i was able to figure out what the professional writers came up with.
my wife likes it, i watch it for the bewbs when they come on.
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ButtersBC Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:19 AM
I will never understand how people don’t find Veep absolutely hilarious
“Tune in to next week’s episode when the Veep does/says something stupid and the gang has to prevent it from trending on Twitter (spoiler: they won’t)”
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RexKramerDangerSeeker Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:20 AM
Due to some fucktard bringing his 2 week old baby and 3 yr old son to see Spider-Man 1, fielding phone calls from Mom to see how the baby is doing, I haven’t been back to the theater. Almost exactly 10 years later, I broke my embargo and went to see The Avengers. During the trailers, there’s a loud, buzzing, speaker. Trudge all the way to the box office, tell them about it, and no one comes to check it out. Half hour in, the audio completely fails. 5 minutes of watching The ~~Artist~~ Avengers, trudge back out and let them know. They RESTARTED the entire fucking move and gave us all vouchers to relive this experience at the movie of our choosing.
Takeaway: Fuck movie theaters.
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cleet Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:20 AM
Love Curb, won’t be returning for the next season of Veep
Agree to disagree then, I love both.
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spencer096 Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:20 AM
agreed on the pace of play. i know people hate jonny miller, but he always notices when players start to take a bit longer on shots and/or change their routine. he’s spot on when he says it only hurts their game.
i thought he was phenomenal in the booth this weekend. fucking spot on the whole weekend.
the only bad part of the broadcast was berman…everything else was absolutely top notch.
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scripty Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:21 AM
spencer. 84 is my best at lmcc. That sounds like a day at Tanglewood I had. I thought there’d be water but I didnt know they didnt have any.
Playing with some low handicappers they wanted to all play from the furthest tips. I has almost vomiting from heat sickness after a 52. I told them I might turn in. But shot a 40 on the back somehow. It was my Ken Venturi Congressional moment.
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sousedbergin Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:21 AM
Can’t give recruits any swag.
Once at school, the swag is part of your teamwear. Hats, pullovers, shirts, shoes, balls, bags, and greens fees are all a part of your paid college education! What a life!
But, remember, college kids are exploited and should be paid.
Yes the gentry are noble and great to cloth their sefs. May Zeus bless and keep the gentry.
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RexKramerDangerSeeker Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:23 AM
i would’ve felt bad for furyk if he wasn’t so fucking horrible to watch.
Years ago, Feherty made the greatest, most accurate swing analogy ever. He said Furyk’s swing “looks like an Octopus falling out of a tree”.
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spencer096 Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:23 AM
Playing with some low handicappers they wanted to all play from the furthest tips. I has almost vomiting from heat sickness after a 52. I told them I might turn in. But shot a 40 on the back somehow. It was my Ken Venturi Congressional moment.
that’s fucking great…i think it’s because we’re too busy focusing on feeling like shit to worry about stupid swing thoughts and subconsciously get out of our own way. once i started feeling like shit, it was point and click…fucking loved it.
well…until the puking. dehydration sucks ass.
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Wally's World Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:24 AM
i thought he was phenomenal in the booth this weekend. fucking spot on the whole weekend.
I just consider him to be completely pompous. He does make a ton of great points, but having to listen to some of the drivel just wipes the good stuff out.
Was listening to Strange on the radio for a while yesterday. He was a breath of fresh air after Negative Johnny…
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QueeferSutherland Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:25 AM
“Tune in to next week’s episode when the Veep does/says something stupid and the gang has to prevent it from trending on Twitter (spoiler: they won’t)”
I mean, how many sitcoms really have revolutionary concepts. Its the execution that makes it great.
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Billy Buckner Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:25 AM
I will never understand how people don’t find Veep absolutely hilarious.
This right here, that show is fantastic.
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scripty Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:26 AM
I know somebody poked at Costas earlier but he was great. That is how a studio host should cut things around. He embarrassed himself when he thought they were getting the Hossler/Texas scoop but admitted he just embarrassed himself.
I thought Miller was great too. I get that people that dont watch weekly think he’s harsh but he was dialed in. He did try to say “Lake Merced” every time he could. Ok Johny, I get it, you are from the area.
The on-course crew was good, the slow mo shots were good. A- I’d say from NBC.
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RexKramerDangerSeeker Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:26 AM
i thought he was phenomenal in the booth this weekend. fucking spot on the whole weekend.
Really? I wanted to throw my pitching wedge through the tv when he said Mickelson’s head wasn’t there yesterday, pointing out in his Johnny Emotional voice, that his mind was probably on Father’s Day and being with his kids. WHAT THE FUCK PROFESSIONAL* GOLFER POSSIBLY WANTS TO SPEND THE DAY WITH HIS KIDS ON FATHERS DAY?!?!
*or casual observing fan
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jck49erfan Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:26 AM
i called it at the end of the last season that Tara would come back as a vampire, i’m kind of disappointed i was able to figure out what the professional writers came up with.
my wife likes it, i watch it for the bewbs when they come on.
Storylines like that are (one of) the things that killed Heroes. Fuck that show too.
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Remember the Bibliomaine Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:27 AM
What was the more annoying intrusion at the US Open trophy ceremony? The cock crowing heckler or the bantam cock of the walk Bob Costas? He is NBC’s Chris Berman (with apologies to Costas who is maybe one third as insufferable) but why do they trot him out for one golf tournament a year. Jimmy Roberts must want to strangle him for air time.
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phillymantis915 Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:28 AM
Storylines like that are (one of) the things that killed Heroes. Fuck that show too.
The writers strike and the fact that they got too complicated destroyed that show. Oh and they made that big penultimate fight at the end of season 1 into a complete shit show.
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illformula Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:30 AM
what’s all this heat exhaustion/dehydration nonsense? you guys are young… man up.
spencer – you live in Ohio. i’ve played FL courses in Aug afternoons just to get a cheaper round in and didn’t puke. excuses….
i don’t mind Miller in the booth. he’s honest and his commentary is what pro’s should expect from another pro. leave the knob slobbing to us amatuers.
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RexKramerDangerSeeker Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:30 AM
the slow mo shots were good.
68,000 frames per second is awesome.
/assumes, like all technological advances, it was invented by the porn industry
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:31 AM
“Tune in to next week’s episode when ~~the Veep~~ one of the Bluths does/says something stupid and ~~the gang~~ Michael has to prevent it from ~~trending on Twitter (spoiler: they won’t)~~ hurting the company/family”
even the best shows have a formula that repeat over and over
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ButtersBC Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:32 AM
I mean, how many sitcoms really have revolutionary concepts. Its the execution that makes it great
I liked the concept, found the jokes to fall flat is all (aside from Mike, he’s hilarious)…comedy’s subjective, should make it easier to understand why someone wouldn’t like it
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spencer096 Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:32 AM
ill…i have no idea. i play all the time and this was the first time anything like this has happened. cmon, we’ve played before…you know i wouldnt walk out on a round unless it was bad.
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Remember the Bibliomaine Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:33 AM
Johnny Miller is always good for throwing a few bombs. When Tiger started screwing up Sunday; I think on the 3rd hole, Johnny gave us a classic “What was that?” He’s also not afraid of implying – but never using the c-word – that there was a lot of gagging going on. “That’s nerves, folks.” He has been there.
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RexKramerDangerSeeker Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:33 AM
I completely agree with Der Kaiser’s point. Veep is a complete ripoff of the trailblazing mechanics of Arrested Development.
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illformula Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:34 AM
over-used term of the tournament: “take your medicine.”
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guinnessgirl13 Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:34 AM
the only bad part of the broadcast was berman…everything else was absolutely top notch.
I wanted to scratch my ears off with a cheese grater. Especially when he was making happy hour jokes when they were showing Biershank.
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jck49erfan Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:34 AM
spencer. 84 is my best at lmcc. That sounds like a day at Tanglewood I had. I thought there’d be water but I didnt know they didnt have any.
Courses without water in the middle of June? The fuck is that about?
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spencer096 Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:36 AM
Courses without water in the middle of June? The fuck is that about?
the place we’re tlaking about is FUCKED UP. dudes i was paired with were all members who STILL paid $55 a round…i paid $39 on golfnow and they looked at me like i just ran over their dog.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:36 AM
I liked the concept, found the jokes to fall flat is all (aside from Mike, he’s hilarious)…comedy’s subjective, should make it easier to understand why someone wouldn’t like it
It was more “I can’t believe this group of people doesn’t universally adore Veep.”
Agree to disagree I suppose (but I’m obviously right).
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spencer096 Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:37 AM
chinese daughter torture is the greatest portmanteau ive ever heard.
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sousedbergin Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:37 AM
“Tune in to next week’s episode when the Veep one of the Bluths does/says something stupid and the gang Michael has to prevent it from trending on Twitter (spoiler: they won’t) hurting the company/family”
even the best shows have a formula that repeat over and over
“Tune in to next week’s episode when McNulty does/says something stupid and the Mayor has to prevent it from being in The Baltimore Sun. (spoiler: they won’t).
Is good game.
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jck49erfan Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:38 AM
Oh and they made that big penultimate fight at the end of season 1 into a complete shit show.
Huge letdown….that would have been like Game of Thrones not showing the Blackwater battle this year. The whole season lead to the showdown between Peter and Sylar….and they bitched out. I should have walked away after that, but hung on for two more awful seasons.
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cleet Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:39 AM
aside from Mike, he’s hilarious)…
Matt Walsh, legend since the Upright Citizens Brigade.
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illformula Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:39 AM
you know i wouldnt walk out on a round unless it was bad.
oh, i’m not implying that you would. i’m asking you to plug your vagina and capitalize when you’re about to break 80!
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jck49erfan Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:40 AM
the place we’re tlaking about is FUCKED UP. dudes i was paired with were all members who STILL paid $55 a round…i paid $39 on golfnow and they looked at me like i just ran over their dog.
Wow. I guess you’re lucky if they have yardage markers at that point.
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spencer096 Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:41 AM
oh, i’m not implying that you would. i’m asking you to plug your vagina and capitalize when you’re about to break 80!
I FEEL GUILTY ENOUGH ALREADY, DAMNIT.
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spencer096 Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:42 AM
Wow. I guess you’re lucky if they have yardage markers at that point.
GPS carts, smokin hot cart girls, fairly good conditions…bad thing is, they use a lake to water the course and it’s almost been sucked dry and we’re only in june. RUT ROH.
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jck49erfan Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:43 AM
GPS carts, smokin hot cart girls, fairly good conditions…bad thing is, they use a lake to water the course and it’s almost been sucked dry and we’re only in june. RUT ROH.
We haven’t had shit for rain here (or any precipitation really–dry winter) in a while. It’s great though….I don’t have to mow my grass as much and my drives get another 20 yards because the ground is so hard.
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illformula Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:45 AM
I FEEL GUILTY ENOUGH ALREADY, DAMNIT.
here, i’ll make you feel better.
i played a friend last week who’s a 4. i took 6 strokes from him – 3 a side – shot 79, and lost 3&2. i was so fucking pissed the last 2 holes.
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St. Bear Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:46 AM
i paid $39 on golfnow and they looked at me like i just ran over their dog.
Golfnow.com needs to get their shit together and add more courses in NH.
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illformula Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:49 AM
and add more courses in NH.
maybe the website is like the rest of the country and doesn’t know what or where NH is…?
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sousedbergin Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:51 AM
when i started puking from dehydration on the 18 tee.
This seems counter productive like when bleeding to death your body starts internally hemorrhaging. Darwin hates you.
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spencer096 Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:51 AM
i played a friend last week who’s a 4. i took 6 strokes from him – 3 a side – shot 79, and lost 3&2. i was so fucking pissed the last 2 holes.
fuck that…heartbreaking.
It’s great though….I don’t have to mow my grass as much and my drives get another 20 yards because the ground is so hard.
woot
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phillymantis915 Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:52 AM
Golfnow.com needs to get their shit together and add more courses in NH
I did find the course we’re gonna play on Sunday on there….apparently Mercer & MiddleSex Co. is South Jersey according to Golfnow.
/still gonna call to make tee time tomorrow
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molemaninthemorning Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:53 AM
Just picked up a waterbottle I thought was empty, it was not empty, my heart stopped for a second.
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spencer096 Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 10:59 AM
Just picked up a waterbottle I thought was empty, it was not empty, my heart stopped for a second.
i know the feeling…crazy how much shock and fear you experience over something so small. brain’s a weird place man…WEIRD.
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illformula Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 11:03 AM
Just picked up a waterbottle I thought was empty, it was not empty, my heart stopped for a second.
not nearly as bad as unknowingly drinking out of a spitter
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spencer096 Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 11:06 AM
/nods
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St. Bear Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 11:07 AM
not nearly as bad as unknowingly drinking out of a spitter
Ugh, I’ve done this twice. Dipping is the worst.
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heldover Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 11:16 AM
Takeaway: Fuck movie theaters.
Was it an AMC? Did anybody apologize for the inconvenience? The vouchers thing is a standard procedure. You should have angled for another voucher if you spent any money on concessions.
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scripty Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 11:26 AM
lengthy read about how a drug cartel makes billions
Just started on this now. Good so far. I enjoyed Killing Pablo so this is in my wheelhouse.
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PeerLessPrices Says:
June 18th, 2012 at 12:22 PM
GolfNow is the greatest. Never pay full price if you can