FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[OzJohnnie]

I largely agree with you, JT.  I have a niggling doubt, however, as I think I would enjoy the chance to watch a night game if there was better parking.  And better concessions.  Both of those atrocities are more tolerable in the daylight.

Oh, and I guess I would have to actually be in the same zip code at least to attend a game.

[OzJohnnie]

Just did a recruiting presentation at Melbourne Business School to a packed house.  A few interesting things I noticed:

* of the 130 (!) Biz school students in attendance, 80% were from IT backgrounds.  I wonder if the non-IT types take the exec program or don't need to worry about recruiting.

* They are all young punks.  Were are the wizened veterans of the business world?

* They will be joining a firm like ours at the mid-level at best.  Most in the upper lower levels.  Don't the teach people about return on investment in biz school anymore?

All of these points lead me to conclude that JT is right.  I vote NO on the lights.

[OzJohnnie]

Jeez.  If it gets any more barren in here we'll have to nickname this place Mickie Jackson.

[finsleft]

Today is Veek's birthday. Happy birthday Veek!
Let's party!!

[57Johnnie]

Happy Birthday Veek 

[tmerton]

Happy Birthday, Veek!  Celebrate early and often - get fins to drive you home.

In apparent anticipation of this happy event, Vikings rookie Everson Griffen started celebrating a day early.  Unfortunately, his version of the celebration included an assault upon an LAPD officer, which got him arrested and tasered.  I think he's going to learn that once you leave the friendly confines of USC, the LAPD aren't going to give you the same slack and cover that they used to give.  Fortunately for him, there are still some USC grads in the City Attorney's office who likely will cut him some slack.  Speaking of, where is summander?

[SagatagSam]

I largely agree with you, JT.  I have a niggling doubt, however, as I think I would enjoy the chance to watch a night game if there was better parking.  And better concessions.  Both of those atrocities are more tolerable in the daylight.

Oh, and I guess I would have to actually be in the same zip code at least to attend a game.

What is making me nervous about this whole situation is there is are a number of students that are not stopping to think of how this can possibly affect tradition. Most are blindly optimistic, seeing only what is "good" and "awesome," never stopping to think of where this could go wrong. All of those who are blindly optimistic express such feelings through unbridled excitement, and it's ignorant not to acknowledge such excitement as contagious among the students.

As I've said before, this could be a great decision, but I'm not about to brand this as good or bad until I see the finished product.

More than likely, the true maladies will come from the temptation to recklessly alter tradition and play with this new toy too much. Let's hope the buzz created by students doesn't accelerate the decision to jump at one (or many) night games.

[OzJohnnie]

Left out of this story?  She's a Tommie.

"Woman Tries To Mail Puppy In Box"

And, of course, the fact that there are no animal cruelty laws that apply to poodle crosses.  Fair game, those.

[D O.C.]

OK folks, I don't  have to tell you not to go outside in your slippers.

Got my fingers crossed for you.

[SUMMIT!!!!!]

this board has been slow....maybe it needs some humor


MY LAST TRIP TO WalMart
Yesterday I was at WalMart buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for my loyal pet, Bingo, the Wonder Dog and was in the check-out line when a woman behind me asked if I had a dog.
What did she think I had - an elephant? So since I'm retired and have little to do, on impulse I told her that no, I didn't have a dog, I was starting the Purina Diet again. I added that I probably shouldn't, because I ended up in the hospital last time, but that I'd lost 50 pounds before I awakened in an intensive care ward with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IVs in both arms.

I told her that it was essentially a Perfect Diet and that the way that it works is, to load your pants pockets with Purina Nuggets and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry. The food is nutritionally complete so it works well and I was going to try it again. (I have to mention here that practically everyone in line was now enthralled with my story.)

Horrified, she asked if I ended up in intensive care because the dog food poisoned me. I told her no, I stepped off a curb to sniff a poodle's ass and a car hit me.

I thought the guy behind her was going to have a heart attack he was laughing so hard.

WalMart won't let me shop there anymore.

[OzJohnnie]

maniac;

I hope that's true.  I have to believe it is.  It's the funniest thing I have read in a long time.

[DuffMan]

On an unrelated note, I would like to state that Lowe's home improvement stores are terrible, and I will never, ever deal with them again.

I could write a full page here with many complaints, but the kicker has been that I received a broken bath tub last week, called to complain, got them to "rush" another one (4 and a half days), only to find the second one broken as well.  

It's real fun having our main bathroom ripped up and our contractor not able to do anything further till I get a bath tub.  Lowe's has seen my last dollar.

[57Johnnie]

On an unrelated note, I would like to state that Lowe's home improvement stores are terrible, and I will never, ever deal with them again.

I could write a full page here with many complaints, but the kicker has been that I received a broken bath tub last week, called to complain, got them to "rush" another one (4 and a half days), only to find the second one broken as well.  

It's real fun having our main bathroom ripped up and our contractor not able to do anything further till I get a bath tub.  Lowe's has seen my last dollar.

I know the feeling. I bought a Sears washing machine  ......... after the SECOND one was non functional 'out of the box' they offered to REPAIR it onsite. Needless to say we do not have a Sears washer.
The bad part of a washer is that we use it weekly rather than the regular spring & fall baths 

[OzJohnnie]

Time for the upgrade?

[OzJohnnie]

this board has been slow....maybe it needs some humor


MY LAST TRIP TO WalMart
Yesterday I was at WalMart buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for my loyal pet, Bingo, the Wonder Dog and was in the check-out line when a woman behind me asked if I had a dog.
What did she think I had - an elephant? So since I'm retired and have little to do, on impulse I told her that no, I didn't have a dog, I was starting the Purina Diet again. I added that I probably shouldn't, because I ended up in the hospital last time, but that I'd lost 50 pounds before I awakened in an intensive care ward with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IVs in both arms.

I told her that it was essentially a Perfect Diet and that the way that it works is, to load your pants pockets with Purina Nuggets and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry. The food is nutritionally complete so it works well and I was going to try it again. (I have to mention here that practically everyone in line was now enthralled with my story.)

Horrified, she asked if I ended up in intensive care because the dog food poisoned me. I told her no, I stepped off a curb to sniff a poodle's ass and a car hit me.

I thought the guy behind her was going to have a heart attack he was laughing so hard.

WalMart won't let me shop there anymore.

Sigh.  I just google searched a unique phrase in there and it's not an original.  Shame.  Illusions.  Shattered.

Recovery through lager to begin... now.