November 01, 2004
Monday Night Football
New York Jets vs. Miami Dolphins. Line: Jets by 6½. Take the Jets minus the points.
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October 27, 2004
IM Conversation While Watching The Red Sox Win
annikagyrl: the curse is over
annikagyrl: the curse is over
annikagyrl: long live the curse
leaky: nah, they're still cursed
annikagyrl: lol
annikagyrl: yah?
leaky: John Kerry is from their state
annikagyrl: hahahaah
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Yeah, but John Kerry's political career isn't going to last 86 years (thank God). And here I, as a Boston Republican, imagined that all the potential for people to annoyingly link the World Series and the election ended with the Astros losing the NLCS. Just wishful thinking, I guess. ;-)
As for the Sox winning, I still don't think it's quite sunk in with me yet. It's just too unreal.
Posted by: Dave J at October 27, 2004 09:44 PM (GEMsk)
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OK, here's the good news.
Kerry and his Bosox (Name a player, John?)may have won the Fall Classic, but thousands of folks from St. Louis will now vote against the guy from Boston, throwing the state of Missouri to Bush.
Posted by: shelly s. at October 27, 2004 09:53 PM (fLlQ8)
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I've waited 50 years for this. And it is very sweet, indeed.
But the best part?
The Universal Law of Karma
Only one group of Boston idiots gets to win the big one in any given year.
Thus, JF Kerry will have to postpone his inauguration for another, oh, 86 years. Now THAT rocks!
Posted by: John at October 27, 2004 10:33 PM (OmbAg)
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heh, they did it. they fuckin did it. all the beers won't let it sink in yet.
Posted by: Scof at October 27, 2004 10:53 PM (xUQK8)
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You've got it wrong, John. Good things happen in threes:
1. January: Patriots win the Super Bowl
2. October: Sox win the Series
3. November: Kerry wins the presidency.
And need I add Massachusetts becoming the first state to legalize gay marriage? No question, the entire state is truly blessed this year.
Posted by: Hugo at October 28, 2004 08:11 AM (yv3nF)
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Hugo,
You contradict yourself! If they come in threes, they don't come in fours. Pick the one you want to drop... obviously--unless you're Mr. Peabody--you can't take the Sox victory.
Your choice?
Is that your final answer?
Posted by: John at October 28, 2004 03:27 PM (OmbAg)
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The gay marriage event wasn't part of a victory in single event, like an election or a series or a superbowl. Rather, it was the inevitable outcome of a series of processes. It didn't count as one of my three great victories of '04 -- merely as a reminder of the blessedness of Mass. this year...
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October 25, 2004
Monday Night Football Pick
As a Raider fan (which is tough to be this year), i hate having to pick Denver for tonight's
Broncos vs. Bengals game. i'm looking for a way to justify not doing it.
The Broncos are playing in Cincinnati, and are favored by seven points on the road. They have a five and one record, as opposed to the Bengals' one and four record. Jake Plummer's been decent, with ten touchdowns and an 87.4 rating.
Contrast that with Carson Palmer's stats: four TDs against eight interceptions, with a 59.6 rating. He sucks. But you should already know that, since he went to USC.
So, basically, there is no good reason for me to pick the Bengals tonight. But i will anyway, and hope that Denver wins by less than seven points.
Update: Cincinnati actually created the ilusion of a good team tonight, i was surprised. With tonight's Bengals win, i improved my record to 3 and 3 on the year. (Last week was my bye week, due to the computer glich.)
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Carson Palmer, wasn't he in a boy band?
Posted by: Casca at October 25, 2004 03:33 PM (cdv3B)
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Twilight Zone for sports this year for me,Raiders,Roy Jones, Lakers losing, Yankees not in the world series but not really surpised since I had concerns about the pitching all year,so in saying all of that no doubt Denver would win bye more that 10 points.
Posted by: d. at October 25, 2004 03:56 PM (OEF2f)
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Southern Cal always have a special place in my heart, go Trojans!!
Posted by: Dex at October 25, 2004 03:58 PM (OEF2f)
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I could stand the Broncos losing tonight if Plummer
scores me enough points to win my FF matchup. But to lose both? Oh, man, did I pick the wrong year to stop drinking...
Posted by: RichieD at October 25, 2004 09:22 PM (ipRpu)
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Leave it to the Bengals to be unpredictable.
Posted by: d-rod at October 25, 2004 10:13 PM (LTzrk)
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Sorry Annika. The Broncos just don't have it this year. (Or, pretty much since Elway left) There's always room here on the Patriots bench for you though.
Posted by: Billy D at October 26, 2004 03:38 AM (idoXH)
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Boy was I wrong on the Monday nite game and that is what you get for picking Denver being a Raider fan.
Posted by: Dex at October 26, 2004 07:25 AM (wsBTC)
Posted by: ken at October 26, 2004 01:22 PM (xD5ND)
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"He sucks."
It took Palmer less than a year to prove you a fool.
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October 11, 2004
The Fantasy Footballer's Dilemma
"Yaaah, go Chris Brown!"
seconds later:
"Yaaah, c'mon Favre!"
i am the John Kerry of football fans.
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If Tennessee wins and the total points scored is 53 points or more, I win my office pool this week and emerge from my jealously guarded cellar. So I'm rooting for both offenses, just the Titans a little more. I'm such a slut ...
Posted by: Go 4 TLI (formerly HH in Hollywood) at October 11, 2004 08:03 PM (Ymz1O)
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Did I say the Titans bye 10, boy was i wrong. he he
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Football Update
Snooze Button Dreams is killing me in Fantasy Football this week. (Good luck on the interview, Jim.) The Raiders sucked again on Sunday. And Saturday, Cal outplayed USC and still lost. Very depressing.
Hey, at least the Niners beat the lowly Cardinals.
Regarding Monday Night Football, i need Chris Brown of the Titans to have a stellar game for my fantasy team. But i actually think that Green Bay will win this one. Green Bay is favored by three points and they're at home.
This is actually a pretty tough game to pick (i'm 2 and 2 on the year with my predictions). Both teams' quarterbacks are hurting, but how can you bet against a Favre led team on Monday Night? Although i also read that Green Bay's center is out, and the replacement is not as good. But i don't know if that's just bad or really bad. (i actually didn't even know what a nosetackle was until Casca told me. i thought nose tackle was when you hung a snap swivel off your nostril piercing.*)
The hardest question for me is, will the Packers cover the spread? i have a sense that the game might be close, but i know that as soon as i say the Packers won't cover, they will. That just seems to be my luck lately. So i'll pick the Packers minus three points.
Update: Chris Brown: 148 yards + 2 TDs. Will it be enough to overtake Snooze Button Dreams though? i'll find out tomorrow. Re: my MNF predictions this year, i don't want to talk about it.
* Ba-dum-bump. That's a little fishing humor for y'all.
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Sunday was terrible with the Raiders but Monday nite have to go with the Titans over all physical and mean when they show up. Green Bay offense good but the defense to vanilla. Titans bye 10
Posted by: Dex at October 11, 2004 09:49 AM (XlMU/)
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Rough loss, annika, especially since it seems Jim isn't paying attention and didn't notice one of his players had a bye and two others didn't play. I lost, too...Philly's bye killed me.
Posted by: Victor at October 11, 2004 09:54 AM (L3qPK)
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And what really irks me is that i had a chance to trade Trent Green for Edgerrin James before the season started, but i turned it down because i didn't trust Edgerrin's knee. What a bonehead move that was.
Posted by: annika at October 11, 2004 11:26 AM (zAOEU)
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Jeez, oh well. I'm counting on Brown tonight too, but all I need are 4 pts out of him. After watching the Pack against Indie, I couldn't pick them over anyone. That first quarter was one of the most stupid exhibitions of coaching EVER in the NFL. The Defensive Coordinator had to get burned FOUR times before he changed his gameplan.
Posted by: Casca at October 11, 2004 01:26 PM (Y671w)
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Annie,
Odd thing about your blog today and yesterday. When I open the main page, it's blank. I had to tool through your archives to get to this page. Just an FYI in case you hadn't heard.
Posted by: physics geek at October 14, 2004 10:05 AM (Xvrs7)
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September 27, 2004
Monday Night Football, Week Three
Tonight it's Dallas at the Redskins. Both teams are led by elite coaches trying to restore some former glory to their respective teams. Both teams have one and one records. The spread is 1.5 points, with Washington as the favorite. It sounds like a close one, but i need only one reason to pick Washington to cover the spread:
Vinnie Testaverde sucks.
Update: Testaverde still sucks. Defense won that game. Like Dallas, i'm now 2 and 1 on Monday night. In Fantasy Football, DFMoore kicked my butt on the strength of Peyton Manning's performance Sunday, and i've now fallen to 2 and 1.
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Posted by: Dex at September 27, 2004 10:15 AM (RrwOg)
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Amen, sister. On all counts!
Posted by: Victor at September 27, 2004 10:59 AM (etHvD)
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Tuna factor
I loooooooove the tuna factor.
We are talking about women right?
Posted by: Radical Redneck at September 27, 2004 11:31 AM (zT6ac)
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annika you must be working too hard dear! you see vinnie used to suck, but now he plays for the Cowboys, so he's better. See? The Cowboys, as has happened throughout history, will kill off the Redskins, or at least make them retreat into their casinos. Enough with the bad jokes! Go Cowboys!
Posted by: Scof at September 27, 2004 03:01 PM (XCqS+)
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The Big Tuna is the difference. Sorry lady, but this time, the Skins are going down.
General Custer will not be a factor tonight, either.
Posted by: shelly s. at September 27, 2004 04:47 PM (s6c4t)
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Defense didn't win that game, God-awful officiating handed it to Dallas--with a wrong call that gave Dallas a TD, and a no-call that didn't give Washington a chance to score.
Posted by: Victor at September 28, 2004 07:30 AM (etHvD)
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True, but Brunell was on his ass every time i turned around, too.
Posted by: annika! at September 28, 2004 08:56 AM (zAOEU)
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Well, mismanagement of timeouts didn't help the 'Skins, either. I just about wanted to cry watching Rod Gardner lie there on the Dallas 21, pounding the field in frustration while time ran out.
Posted by: Matt at September 28, 2004 09:57 AM (SIlfx)
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Heh. Peyton and Jevon Walker. Have to love 'em!
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September 20, 2004
Gimme A Quick Pick, Cash Value
Quickly, tonights game, Vikings at Eagles, McNabb and Owens vs. Culpepper and Moss, blah blah blah. The difference for me is Westbrook over Onterrio Smith, though the Vikings might have a better run defense.
Spread is Eagles minus three. i think the Eagles will cover, go with Philly.
Update: Eagles over Minnesota, 27-16. Moss and Owens were roughly even in effectiveness. But Brian Westbrook rushed for 69 yards and caught for 69, including several big plays. Whereas Onterrio Smith only had 28 yards rushing.
Go ahead and say it: i fucking rock!
Update 2: Oops, i just checked out this weeks results for the Blogger's Bowl fantasy football league. My opponent this week is Victor's Rats of Chaos (what is it with that boy and rats?), and while i currently lead him by a hefty margin, Yahoo has not yet updated the stats and he has four Philly players on his team. He's predicting an additional 60 points based on McNabb and company's performance tonight.
As Charlie Brown would say: "Rats!"
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Posted by: Victor at September 20, 2004 11:13 AM (L3qPK)
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69/69? &you more than covered your spread (all'n 1 nite?).
You're awesome!
Posted by: d-rod at September 20, 2004 11:42 PM (9/zDO)
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With all this talk of 69 and the spread, maybe this post should be filed under the "sex please" rubric.
Posted by: annika! at September 20, 2004 11:53 PM (mGLSq)
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I wuz wrong, annika. My boys put up 74 points! Go Rats!
You may take some consolation in the fact I'm now in second place in Blogger Bowl 2004, by ten points, but this season is *far* from over.
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September 13, 2004
The Return Of annika's Picks
Yes, it's that time of year again. annika's Monday Night Football Picks is
back in da house.
Tonight, Carolina hosts the Packers, and Carolina is favored by three points, according to ESPN.com.
Tough pick, but i gotta go with Green Bay. Favre is getting slower, but he's not done yet. And Ahman Green is simply awesome. Spot these guys three points and i'm going to take that bet.
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I was wondering when you'd start talkin' 'bout some football. Just don't forget there will be no hard feelings on my part when The Rats of Chaos roll all over the "team" from annika's journal.
Posted by: Victor at September 13, 2004 12:27 PM (L3qPK)
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Oh, Victor! So you're the Rats? Your team looks quite formidable, actually.
Posted by: annika! at September 13, 2004 01:31 PM (zAOEU)
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Annika, in addition to being ideologically pure you are BRILLIANT! Picking the Packers to beat the spread. I will do you one better, Packers to win by 7.
Go Pack!
Posted by: The Maximum Leader at September 13, 2004 02:15 PM (jmfvP)
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Carolina bye 10, tougher defense.
Posted by: Dex at September 13, 2004 02:28 PM (52uFh)
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I'll play Annika Contrarian!
Posted by: Casca at September 13, 2004 04:25 PM (q+PSF)
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Who *else* would be the Rats? :~) Besides my gf, I mean.
Posted by: Victor at September 13, 2004 05:54 PM (etHvD)
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Heh... I thought you were a Niners fan!
Posted by: Casca at September 13, 2004 06:12 PM (q+PSF)
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^ she switch hits ;-)... alot!
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Posted by: annika! at September 14, 2004 07:14 AM (4Iwkz)
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Good pick never thought Carolina defense would not rise up. Can't wait until week two.
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September 06, 2004
My Fantasy Football Team
As you may know, i am participating in Blogger Bowl 2004, a Yahoo! Fantasy Football league started by Nick at
Patriot Paradox. My team's first game is a big one, this weekend against Ted of
Rocket Jones and his Rockets.
i'm gonna beat Ted like a drum. Like me, he's a Raider fan, and his wide receiver corps is heavy on the Raiders. He's got Jerry Rice and Jerry Porter, to go along with St. Louis' #2 option, Isaac Bruce. Now i love the Raiders, and Rice may be my favorite player ever, but i think my receivers, Marvin Harrison, Chad Johnson and Justin McCareins are gonna lead annika's journal to an easy victory this week.
Here's my team:
- Quarterback - Matt Hasselbeck, Seattle Seahawks
- Wide Receiver - Marvin Harrison, Indianapolis Colts
- Wide Receiver - Chad Johnson, Cincinnati Bengals
- Wide Receiver - Justin McCareins, New York Jets
- Running Back - Clinton Portis, Washington Redskins
- Running Back - Chris Brown, Tennessee Titans
- Tight End - Kellen Winslow, Cleveland Browns
- Kicker - Matt Stover, Baltimore Ravens
- Team Defense - Philadelphia Eagles
i took a chance on Justin McCareins, but i got a good feeling about the kid. i think he'll have a breakout year.
i had originally drafted the future hall of famer, Morten Anderson of Kansas City. Not only is he one of the greatest kickers of all time, but we were both born in Copenhagen, so i had to have him on my team. Now i find out that KC cut him on Friday, so i had to scramble to find a replacement! i can't believe they cut him. Sure he's 44, but he was still effective, i thought. Now, if Stover gets hurt i'm in trouble at kicker.
It would be nice if i could post a link to the league like i did with my baseball team, so you all could watch our progress. But i tested the link and apparently Yahoo! won't let you look at it unless you're a member of that league, for some dumb reason.
Anyways, season starts for real on Thursday and i can't wait.
Hey Ted: "We want the ball and we're going to score!" Ha ha! : )
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How many teams are in your league? Its difficult to assess your team without knowing the size of the league, although, Marvin Harrison and Clinton Portis would be stars on any team.
I loved it when Hassleback said that line in Green Bay.
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Posted by: annika! at September 06, 2004 11:01 PM (8hdHW)
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Annika,
Why don't they just give you the league title right now! You have made great choices. Ted is TOAST! Seriously, you HAVE made good choices. Let us know how you do. Also, why do you have to be a lawyer? I'm with Shakespere, "First,let's kill all the lawyers." Not you, of course. But come'on, one of the biggest problems with our society is the overabundance of lawyers. Enough of my rant.
Much love,
Steve
Posted by: Steve Edge at September 07, 2004 12:37 AM (qv+uf)
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Very strong team Annika. I think you'll be pleased with Chris Brown as well.
Posted by: Kurt at September 07, 2004 11:01 AM (/7AX2)
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With Eddie George (who i also drafted) out of the picture, i too expect a big year for Chris Brown.
Posted by: annika! at September 07, 2004 11:34 AM (zAOEU)
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Is that this weekend? Gee, I was looking forward to week 2. You know, the *real* start of my season.
Posted by: Ted at September 07, 2004 01:15 PM (ZjSa7)
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Minnesota picked up Anderson today, so you can still have him. Also, call me a geek if you like, but typically receivers that switch teams in the off-season don't do well the following year. So good luck with McCareins.....hopefully for your sake, you'll be able to tell me how wrong I was after you win the league.
Posted by: Budly at September 07, 2004 02:58 PM (lkxZc)
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Just another reason to love her... She drafted a Buckeye!!! I took him too. It's a do or die year for Eddie, and I think he'll do.
Posted by: Casca at September 07, 2004 04:46 PM (q+PSF)
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i re-signed Anderson today. In a domed stadium, and with Minnesota's offense, he'll be awesome.
Posted by: annika! at September 08, 2004 09:17 AM (zAOEU)
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your all shit!!! ameircan football sucks, englsih football rules, i mean if you type football in on google images all you get is english football so fuck off ameircan football, the only football is football!!!!
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August 25, 2004
A Vaguely Olympics Related Poetry Day
It was so funny listening to Bob Costas talking about the Greek island of Lesbos tonight on the Olympics broadcast. He totally skipped over the one question that had half of America giggling. i can imagine all the Beavis and Butthead imitations going on in living rooms across the country: "huh-huh... he said lesbos... huh-huh."
Yes, strictly speaking, a lesbian is what you call someone from Lesbos. So how did that word become transformed into a gay moniker? And what does that have to do with poetry day? Read on:
The most famous lesbian of all was the classical Greek poetess Sappho, who lived in the seventh century B.C. She ran a school for girls on Lesbos that was sort of the artistic hippie commune of its day. She was such a revered poet that people called her "the tenth muse."
Sappho wrote a series of beautiful lyric poetry that survives only in fragments. It was written on stone tablets, which broke over the years and many of the pieces are missing. The only thing left of much of Sappho's work is a line here and a line there, leaving only glimpses of some romantic and evocative poetry, now lost forever.
Some of Sappho's poem fragments have been interpreted as evidence that she was indeed a lesbian, in both senses of the word. Thus the modern meaning of "lesbian." Although there is still some dispute about whether Sappho really liked girls or whether it was more of a sisterly thing she was writing about.
Sappho's poems have consistently resisted translation into English in a way that reveals their beauty to the non-Greek speaker. Or so i'm told. i took Latin, not Greek in high school, so i'll just have to take the poetry scholars' word for it.
Mary Barnard's recent translation is very nice, although i'm not sure how faithful it is to the original. Today's poem is an especially pretty translation by Barnard, which seems to be from a more intact fragment.
Yes, Atthis, you may be sure
Even in Sardis
Anactoria will think often of us
of the life we shared here,
when you seemed
the Goddess incarnate
to her and your singing
pleased her best
Now among Lydian women she in her
turn stands first as the red-
fingered moon rising at sunset takes
precedence over stars around her;
her light spreads equally
on the salt sea and fields thick with bloom
Delicious dew pours down to freshen
roses, delicate thyme,
and blossoming sweet clover; she wanders
aimlessly, thinking of gentle
Atthis, her heart hanging
heavy with longing in her little breast
She shouts aloud, Come! we know it;
thousand-eared night repeats that cry
across the sea shining between us
i think it's appropriate that this week's poem is a selection from Sappho, in honor of the Olympic Games in general and a couple of American gold medalists in particular who, perhaps unintentionally,
paid homage to the spirit of Sappho the other night.
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For a non-Lesbian, you sure seem to know a lot about Lesbos. :/
Posted by: Xrlq at August 26, 2004 11:19 AM (ARMDq)
Posted by: Rodger Schultz at August 27, 2004 03:04 AM (hp+Xq)
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That's because she IS truly fascinating. Intellectual, playful, overtly sexual, she's a guy's kinda gal.
Posted by: Casca at August 28, 2004 06:58 AM (q+PSF)
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I do like Mary Barnard's translations, and have used them in class.
I understand that banned Greek sprinter Costas Kenteris is from Lesbos, and thus can correctly be referred to as a Lesbian.
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August 13, 2004
Olympic Play-By-Play - Opening Ceremonies
[an experiment in contemporaneous blogging]
. . . i despise Katie Kouric. i really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really despise her . . .
. . . i just turned the thing on. What's up with the glowing pregnant chick? That shit is straight up weirding me out . . .
. . . Kouric's tone of voice is soooo condescending. She talks down to the viewing audience like we're a bunch of fucking babies. God she's annoying. She almost makes me not mind the short guy. What's his name? . . .
. . . Costas . . .
. . . Interesting that Bulgaria sent an all male contingent of athletes this year . . .
. . . i'm sure the German team didn't mind following the French team in the parade of nations. Germans are very used to seeing the backs of Frenchmen . . .
. . . Cool, no boos for the Americans. But what's up with that music? Is that a techno version of Albinoni's Adagio? Couldn't they have picked a happier tune for the parade? . . .
. . . i've heard from Europeans that we Americans walk differently and we're easy to pick out from a crowd because of the way we carry ourselves. It doesn't matter what we wear, either. i can't put my finger on the difference, but i see it when i look at our team. It's almost like an optimism, if it's possible to exude optimism while walking . . .
. . . Best looking guys so far have been on the Bosnia-Herzegovinian and Irish teams . . .
. . . Italy too . . .
. . . i bet that blue haired Cameroonian chick was pissed when she saw the blue haired Italian chick steal her idea . . .
. . . Del Harris?! What the fuck are you doing on the Chinese team? He's the Manchurian coach! i hope no one shows him the queen of diamonds. Damn traitor . . .
. . . Time for another beer . . .
. . . The Iraqi team got a nice reception too. That's very cool . . .
. . . The Cook Island team wins the gold for having the most fun during the parade of nations. i wanna party with those guys . . .
. . . More blue hair. This time on a Mexican chick . . .
. . . That guy carrying the flag of Mauritania looks like the black dude from Gladiator . . .
. . . The Brits are all dressed like they just came from the Village. (not Shyamalan's village . . . McGoohan's) . . .
. . . The Olympic Stadium really was worth waiting for. It is spectacularly beautiful . . .
. . . But is there anything more boring than an Olympic opening ceremony? Maybe an Olympic closing ceremony . . .
. . . Still, it is amazing when you think that the Olympics were invented in that exact place, three thousand years ago . . .
. . . AθHNA . . .
. . . Now here come the runners, passing off what appears to be the largest fattie spliff ever rolled . . .
. . . Holy shit. At first i thought the dude was using that fattie to chain light the world's most gigantic joint. But then, as the torch slowly began to rise, it's true symbolism became obvious. Those perv Greeks built a huge working replica of an erect phallus! . . .
. . . i think i'm blushing . . .
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The Aussies have the same walk. I didn't notice it on anyone else, but I didn't stay to the end.
Posted by: Erik at August 13, 2004 10:46 PM (eKeht)
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i don't doubt that at all.
Posted by: annika! at August 13, 2004 11:38 PM (XUQP4)
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I was kind of wondering

I've heard that thing about how Americans walk before, and I've always thought that Americans walk just like everybody else... But the only "everybody else" I'm familiar with is Aussies.
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I am not sure if its fortunate or unfortunate - but yes Americans are known throughout the world - immediately. Spot us from the way we dress - to the way we walk - to our fat. You can walk into a crowded club, restaurant - and you can pick us out immediately. Its not optimism. Its cockiness. The only people cockier than Americans are the British. And then there are the Aussies. All British colonies.
Sometimes it makes you proud. Sometimes its embarrassing. Especially Americans abroad for the first time.
"You know in America - McDonalds is HUGE..."
"You know in America - everything is NEWER..."
"Thats so stupid - why do Europeans do it that way... In America - we do it this way - and its BETTER..."
Shit, you are not in America. Sigh.
Posted by: gsj at August 14, 2004 08:07 AM (ftDX1)
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my mom said stuff like that when she visited me in England.
And she's Danish!
Posted by: annika at August 14, 2004 09:01 AM (fxEID)
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Here is a difference I have found between American and European women:
When you walk down the street and look an American woman in the eye and smile, most of the time (young or old), she will smile back.
If you do the same thing to an European woman, she will look at the ground and not change her expression.
European women must feel oppressed.
Posted by: Jake at August 14, 2004 11:54 AM (h4tU8)
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Maybe if your fly wasn't open....
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Posted by: annika! at August 15, 2004 06:33 AM (iUHC/)
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A friend of mine and his wife went on an overseas trip with a group of Brits, and the Brits were openly hostile to my friends, being Americans. They made the trip really miserable for them, and my friends couldn't figure out why. One of the guys actually had the guts to tell them why: "When we first met you, you guys were laughing and having a good time...you were happy. And that really, is annoying." Then he said "Another reason we don't like you is because we do everything first, but you do it better."
I can't believe the guy was so candid, but also, so petty in the first place? They didn't like the Americans because "they were happy"??
Posted by: Neil Uchitel at August 15, 2004 12:47 PM (Q+NnP)
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Imagine being happy while at the Olympics. God knows how long and how much effort it took to actually qualify.
As of this writing, Americans lead in the medal count with 39. Not to be cocky, of course.
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August 11, 2004
Wednesday Is Poetry Day
In keeping with today's football related theme, i want to share a pretty cool website i discovered. It's called
Football Poets, and it deals with that other football, which Americans call soccer, and which i call kickball.
i may sometimes deride soccer fan, but it's an uncomfortable truth that your average hooligan has a lot in common with your stereotypical Raider fan.
Read the following poem, by a poet named simply, Glenn. Tell me if it doesn't remind you of any beloved black hole dwellers you know.
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
He wakes up to the siren of the clock beside his bed,
He rubs his eyes and starts to feel the banging in his head,
It's 8 o'clock on Sunday morn, he's only had five hours,
But he mustn't let his mates down so he summons up his powers.
He drinks a litre of diet coke to ease the dehydration,
Then sets off down to meet his mates at the petrol station,
His lift turns up and they all pile in, squashed and jammed up tight,
The car is filled with smells of beer and curry from last night.
He shouts and swears with all his mates as they change in a cold, damp room,
The boisterousness holds no bounds, it's Sunday in the tomb,
He strides out through the mist that hugs the rutted council pitch,
Up to the centre circle, hand down shorts, attending to the itch.
He tentatively shakes the hand of his foe in black and red,
Then shouts 'tails' as the tarnished coin spins above his head,
He runs, he kicks, he hurts, he spits, his vitriol unchecked,
He courts displeasure of the man, who is in black bedecked.
He leaves the battered field of play, threatening retribution,
Knowing, deep down inside, his worthless contribution,
And afterwards in the bar he's pompous, rude and haughty,
'Cos this is Sunday football and tomorrow he is forty.
He knows his days of mud and blood are nearly at an end,
The paunch that sits upon his belt is now his new best friend,
He'll fill him up with pie and ale until he's fit to burst,
But he will go on drinking to satisfy his thirst.
He staggers off the bus and somehow opens the front door,
He slumps down in the armchair and sleeps three hours or more,
He wakes up to the siren of the ambulance outside
Then cries as he realises, that Sunday football had just died.
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Hey watch it! I resemble that remark about the Raiders, you must be a Denver Pony fan. ha
Posted by: Dex at August 12, 2004 10:06 AM (h3iWz)
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No no, this blog is pro-Raiders all the way!
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Go Cal Bears!
i was pleased to see that Cal's football team is ranked in the top 25 on at least six pre-season polls. The latest is
a number 22 ranking on Sports Illustrated's poll.
SI ranks USC at number one, which is no surprise, but guess which Pac-10 team handed the Trojans their only defeat last year?
That's right, it was the Cal Bears!
Some other rankings are:
We're not on the AP's radar yet, but i'm hoping we will be, as soon as the season gets going. Watch returning junior Aaron Rodgers at QB and senior Geoff McArthur at wide receiver. McArthur averaged 115 yards per game with ten touchdowns on his way to a conference leading 1504 total yards. As a passer, Rodgers was second in the PAC-10 in yards per attempt and second only to
Matt Leinart in QB rating.
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Bears Smears, the big news in the college football world has GOT to be the formation of the GREAT WEST FOOTBALL CONFERENCE. On Oct 2nd, the mighty Jackrabbits of South Dakota State University (SDSU) will smite the Mustangs of Cal Poly (SLO). ;-)
Posted by: wobots at August 12, 2004 06:44 AM (djVNl)
Posted by: Dex at August 12, 2004 10:08 AM (h3iWz)
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Sadly my dear, preseason polls are horseshit. No way the Buckeyes aren't in the top five.
Posted by: Casca at August 12, 2004 06:32 PM (q+PSF)
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Guess which team is going to get their lunch handed back to them in the Coliseum this year as a "thank you" for ruining USC's otherwise perfect season last year?
Fight on!!!!
Posted by: shelly s. at August 13, 2004 11:20 AM (My8fB)
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Annika, I will be your Golden Bear ally all season long...
Oh, they had a little party down in Newport...
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July 27, 2004
The New Anna?
i'm pleased to hear that Maria Sharapova is supplanting Anna Kournikova as a feminine icon of beauty and talent. That's because Maria's got game. Anna has a good bod and a flashy lifestyle, but even i could probably beat her on the court once out of every ten games.
Maria, a Wimbledon champion at seventeen, seems to be the complete package:Maria Sharapova, dressed head to toe in Louis Vuitton on Sunday evening, looked every inch a future fashion icon.
. . .
She chose a gold lamé mini-dress with gauzy underskirt, gold snakeskin platform shoes and a turquoise, monogrammed evening bag. It was a brave decision but one that any 17-year-old with model good looks could easily pull off.
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Nick Cox, fashion editor at Harpers & Queen, agrees that her look is perfect for fashion campaigns. 'Sharapova is classically beautiful, but she's also a blank canvas. You could manipulate her to look youthful or sexy or more glamorous and grown-up and that is the kind of versatility that fashion labels would look for. Anna Kournikova is quite limited because she has a prettier, sexy look. But Sharapova is much more sophisticated.'
And, at least up until now, Maria seems more down to earth than Anna turned out to be. Of course, that might all go out the window after the estimated ten to one hundred million pounds in endorsements starts rolling in. As a model,
i think she could easily earn the same kind of money and attention that Anna enjoys, but i hope Maria resists that easy temptation and keeps pushing her game.
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I've read some articles about Sharipova, and she seems very determined and discipliined- very "Eye of the Tiger." I'm always moved by athletes who make the most of their abilities, so I'm automatically a Sharipova fan.
Posted by: gcotharn at July 27, 2004 08:24 PM (b/7hi)
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Hey don't crown this woman Queen just yet the womans game is to tough for anyone. Let's see what happens in New York and beyond.
Posted by: Dex at July 27, 2004 11:01 PM (sQs/5)
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Not Queen. Just a contender who makes the most of what she has. However, who knows how good she will end up being? She MIGHT become queen.
Posted by: gcotharn at July 28, 2004 07:52 AM (b/7hi)
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Don't dis on Anna's game. She may never have won a major tourney but she still had enough game to be rated in the to 10 for a few years running. Having played against some nationally ranked people in my youth and got schooled even when they weren't trying, unless you're playing a few hours a day...you're gonna get the your cute little bod wiped all over the court.
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July 26, 2004
Kerry Loses New York
Attention all Yankee fans. How can you vote for
a man who said the following:[Interviewer]: When you get into office,* would you consider passing an executive order that would prevent Pedro from signing with the Yankees?
[Kerry]: I'd consider an executive order that abolishes the Yankees. We'll have to set up some very strict regulations with respect to Yankee behavior. I think the Red Sox may take care of it. I think there may be an A-Rod backlash this year. I think there may be a reverse curse here.
Okay, so Kerry may lose the New York baseball fan vote with a statement like that, but he probably gained twice as many votes from all other baseball fans. Probably the smart political move.
Until he goes to stump in NYC, when he'll probably say that he was a Yankee fan before he was a Red Sox fan.
What's this "when" shit?
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Well, New York and Massachusetts are safe states.
But what will he do in Florida with Miami/FSU? Or in Michigan and Ohio with Michigan/OSU?
Posted by: Hugo at July 26, 2004 11:01 AM (kT5s/)
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Wow. It's amazing to see Kerry take a position.
Posted by: gcotharn in Texas at July 26, 2004 03:55 PM (PcgQk)
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WOOO!!! GO KERRY!!! Yanks suck.
Posted by: Dawn Summers at July 27, 2004 08:36 AM (HLOeu)
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Is This Getting Boring? Nah! (Reprise)
Instead of writing a new post on how awesome Lance Armstrong is for winning his sixth Tour de France in a row, i'll just link to
my post from last year, about him predicting this year's win. Next year: number seven!
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Annika, unfortunately he might not race in France next year...I've heard a bunch of speculation that he may race in the Tour of Italy or Tour of Spain and a bunch of other smaller races before going back to the Tour de France in 2006.
A 70's cyclist named Eddy Merckx (the frogs booed him, too) kicked everyone's ass all over the place in almost every major pro cycling race for 7 or 8 years...Like Merckx, Lance may try to fill in all those "classics" and other shorter races on his resume.
Posted by: Jason O. at July 27, 2004 11:13 AM (loMDg)
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July 25, 2004
Fantasy Football Tip
So Miami running back
Ricky Williams is quitting the NFL at age 27 so he can smoke pot full time? Interesting career choice. He's on his way to Asia as we speak, and one wonders if he'll meet up with Todd Marinovich somewhere along the way. Well, at least that makes picking an RB for my fantasy team a little easier.
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Now you're harshing his buzz.
Posted by: Casca at July 25, 2004 09:04 PM (q+PSF)
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I already had him on my team. My team went from really strong to average over night (or should I say in a puff of smoke).
Posted by: PAUL at July 26, 2004 01:06 AM (4rD8B)
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I'd sure like to be able to retire at 27 and go bum around. lucky sob
Posted by: Scof at July 26, 2004 10:58 AM (XCqS+)
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Good bye! This Bills fan welcomes his retirement!
Posted by: Jennifer at July 27, 2004 08:00 AM (iwROl)
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July 22, 2004
Crazy Question
Watching the Tour de France with my housemates yesterday, the following question came up:
What kind of being would you create if you could somehow cross Lance Armstrong's DNA with the DNA of his chief rival, Ivan Basso?
The answer is not all that good. It's quite frightening, actually.
Update: i guess nobody gets this joke. It's a bit obscure, but we all thought it was hilarious over at my house.
Clue: Crossing the DNA of Lance Armstrong and Ivan Basso might create a bike rider who's derailleur is perfectly in sync!
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Watching the Tour de France with my housemates yesterday
Housemates? That's gay lingo for those of you not in the life.
Are you evolved?
Posted by: Barney Gumble at July 22, 2004 02:07 PM (JT7Io)
Posted by: annika! at July 22, 2004 06:19 PM (C9F5M)
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Considering who is girlfriend is, I'm guessing the better speculation is what a Lance Armstrong/Sheryl Crow mix would look like. I'm guessing athletic kid who has to move his lips when he reads.
Posted by: Tony at July 22, 2004 07:34 PM (QwFky)
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Um, I got it the first time, but I was wincing. A lot.
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July 21, 2004
Give 'Em Hell, Lance
i watched Lance power his way to the top of l'Alpe d'Huez tonight. He's not just winning, he's dominating and embarrassing the competition. He passed Ivan Basso, like he was standing still. And this was a time trial! They're racing against the clock. i didn't expect to see Lance lapping guys.

Lance in yellow, Tiger in green, pinstripes in October. It's like something you expect to see every year.
One disturbing thing about the Tour, though. It gets pretty crazy along the route, with fans jumping in front of the riders, waving flags, running alongside and trying to touch them. i saw a streaker during stage 13 last weekend. But on TV today, Lance said that people were spitting and throwing shit at the American riders. That's bad news.
There were lots of fans, and it was a little scary. To me, sincerely, it was not a good idea to have a time trial at l'Alpe d'Huez. It's over now but a lot of German fans were just disgusting. C'est la vie.
i wonder what Lance's left-wing girlfriend Cheryl Crow had to say about that display of America-hating. Stupid Germans. The race organizers really should try to control them, i'd hate to see someone get hurt.
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Stupid Germans
What the hell do Germans have to do with it? Stupid comment. The tour is held in France. If anyone it was most likely French fans but the article doesn't say. Yet another uninformed imbecile jumping to conclusions.
Posted by: Graham at July 21, 2004 10:44 PM (+XyFZ)
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Since when can the French control the Germans?
Posted by: go4tli at July 21, 2004 11:18 PM (/PLeT)
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But unlike Lance in yellow and Tiger in green, most people don't want to see pinstripes in October.
Posted by: The Maximum Leader at July 22, 2004 06:30 AM (pbJgk)
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Yeah we shouldn't jump to conclusions that only stupid Germans were responsible. The stupidity should be shared equally across Old Europe. Shit, none of the appeaser nations have even been to the moon yet. I guess they can be proud of their free rider status at least.
Posted by: d-rod at July 22, 2004 08:37 AM (K9QTx)
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It wasn't quoted in the article i linked, but Armstrong said they were Germans in his post race TV interview. He said they were wearing pink, the colors of Jan Ullrich's T-mobile team. Plus, i think Lance is able to recognize the German language when it's shouted at him.
Hey, i got nothing against Germans, i'm half German myself. But i don't like Germans who act like idiots.
The French, however, i
do have something against, simply because they're French.
Posted by: annika! at July 22, 2004 01:01 PM (zAOEU)
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I love the French and Germans more every day.
By the way retards, the next time I post it will be a different name. I'm converting to Islam and will soon be assigned a Muslim name.
I was an athiest all my life but exposed enough to you christian and jew bastards showed me Allah was the only way. You will all have to do the same soon because
we will make you!
I am devout in my beliefs and will do
ANYTHING to stop the jew oppression of the brotherhood.
Allahu Akbar!
Posted by: Barney Gumble at July 22, 2004 02:04 PM (JT7Io)
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Yabba Dabba Doo! Have fun in the stone age with Betty, if that's your thing.
Posted by: d-rod at July 22, 2004 03:46 PM (CSRmO)
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Obviously, he's off his meds.
Posted by: annika! at July 22, 2004 06:20 PM (C9F5M)
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Do they even HAVE medication for that? ;-)
Posted by: Dave J at July 23, 2004 08:26 AM (VThvo)
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Yes, but it's illegal in the States, probably because it's usually administered with the aid of gunpowder.
Posted by: LCVRWC at July 23, 2004 12:09 PM (L3qPK)
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"Put a gun in the hand of a German and he turns towards France." An old adage, but true enough.
France is now over 25% Muslim; great place for Barney Grumble, alias Ali Ali Oxen-Free to move.
It is time to re-arm the Germans.
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The Tour de France
Have you been watching Lance Armstrong? i watched replays of the end of stage thirteen on Sunday and the end of stage fifteen last night. The dude is awesome. He doesn't even look like he's breaking a sweat. Look at the other guy's faces at the end, they're in agony. But Lance is a machine.
i sure hope he's not dopin, 'cause he's great. It's funny that Greg LeMond seems to think Lance is dirty. Does he know something or is he just jealous?
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LeMond's comments astounded me. Armstrong has been tested over and over and over again (in one of his books, he writes about a dope control showing up at his house during the off-season, at 7AM on a Sunday) and has come clean every time.
LeMond is just being an ass. I'd like to ask *him* point-blank if he ever took a performance-enhancing drug during his Tour wins.
Posted by: Victor at July 21, 2004 09:47 AM (L3qPK)
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I'm with Victor; there is no way on God's green earth that Lance could endure the kind of scrutiny that goes with being the man he is, and hide doping. Doping leaves plenty of marks behind (not to mention syringes). The man can't even go to the bathroom in peace.
I am often reluctant to unabashedly call someone a hero, especially when they are younger than I am -- but Lance is such a figure. He and Paula Radcliffe are my two great heroes. Both drug free and brilliant.
Posted by: Hugo at July 21, 2004 09:59 AM (ntfdi)
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Lance is an expert at peaking for a race and within a race.
Because of this skill he appears to be super human.
Posted by: Jake at July 21, 2004 10:52 AM (h4tU8)
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The official
Tour has a synopsis of each stage at the end of the day (during the race you get one-minute or so down updates). Armstrong revealed his secret today:
“Our secret,” said Armstrong when asked how he prepares for the Tour, “is that we work all year long. I hate to disappoint the skeptics but that’s what it is.”
His skill is in preparation, which means he does peak at the right time. That's how he plans for it.
You know, I had this huge comment for right here, but I've got my own neglected blog for that. Look for it tomorrow.
Posted by: Victor at July 21, 2004 11:28 AM (L3qPK)
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Jealous. I would be knocked loopy if Armstrong was cheating. I believe he's simply got the best coaching, the best team, and the most focused and disciplined training.
Posted by: gcotharn at July 21, 2004 01:29 PM (AaBEz)
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i agree. The announcer said that Lance had gone to inspect the stage route a year before. During the last 500 meters or so, i could see him quietly shift and get ready to pass Basso. None of the other guys seemed to have planned in advance how they were going to finish, which is baffling to me. i think Lance plans exactly what he's going to do at every point during the race, which is the way our best pro football and baseball players approach their games.
Posted by: annika at July 21, 2004 02:07 PM (zAOEU)
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Ducks always envy the swans.
Posted by: Casca at July 21, 2004 04:01 PM (q+PSF)
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