w00t! He made it! Joe's going to Disney World!

[jimintn]

Joe,

Sorry for arriving so late. We are going to make sure you have enough posts so that you can leave on vacation tomorrow if you want to! So, in order to start the ball rolling....

Chris Carpenter beat the Mets for his 21st win, and Albert Pujols his two home runs last night.

What is it with most of the larger teams that spend a ton of money on payroll, but most times it doesn't work for them?

[Mynock]

I didn't know the Mets were still a team.

[JPnyc]

They're not. What they are is a practical demonstration of Fred Wilpon's limited baseball warfare for profit.

[Mynock]

but they do have doug meinkazzwichz

[keith1]

Video killed the radio star
Bloated salaries killed sports
I probably killed this thread

[morea]

Oh sure, Jim... helping Joe get to take a vacation!

I want to be next! :D

[jimintn]

when you look at their roster, you would think they would be a lot better than they are. good offensive players, good starting pitching....just doesn't make sense

[JPnyc]

I haven't given Fred Wilpon a penny of my money in 5 yrs, and I won't. I have to go to Shea twice this week to entertain a pal on his 1st visit to NYC. But the tix are free and I won't buy anything in the stadium. I'll get a hero at the deli and bring it in.

[JPnyc]

BTW, just 18 more after this one LOL

[jimintn]

you will get those 18 easy today.

I wish I lived closer to a MLB city (national league)

morea, when you need help to go on vacation, i will help

[JPnyc]

National league, the SENIOR circuit. If there was no NL ball in NY, I would have to find something else to do in the summer.

[jimintn]

It just now dawned on me....if you are going to a game this weeeken, you will get to see the Cardinals.

Enjoy!!!

[jimintn]

I don't like the DH, I don't like that the winner of the All-Star game get home field advantage in the Series, I can live with the wild card.

[JPnyc]

No, they're playing in St. Louis. I'll be going to tues. weds and thurs. games. Washington nats. 2 losing teams vying for the title of SUPER losers.

[Mynock]

don't forget the royals

[jimintn]

Oh yeah, they are in St. Louis, aren't they? That's probably why the Cardinals were always batting in the bottom of the inning last night.

[JPnyc]

Yep, that would explain that alright LOL. I ain't crazy about goin' to Queens to see em, there's no WAY I'd go out of state to see em.

[Neballer]

No, they're playing in St. Louis. I'll be going to tues. weds and thurs. games. Washington nats. 2 losing teams vying for the title of SUPER losers.

Pfft. Washington Nationals, what a joke.
BRING BACK THE EXPOS!

DC had a team, and then they moved to Minnesota. They had their chance, I don't think they deserve another.

[Mynock]

Pfft. Washington Nationals, what a joke.
BRING BACK THE EXPOS!

DC had a team, and then they moved to Minnesota. They had their chance, I don't think they deserve another.
Well see Minnesota had a team in hockey called the Northstars and they moved to Texas, and we got a second chance with hockey the Wild. How pathetic are you if you're Minnesota and you lose an ice hockey team to Texas. What up now Neballer? Didn't we deserve a second chance?

[JPnyc]

Well the Spos had their chance too. Ya know what really stinks about it, that franchise produced more stars for MLB than any other. Problem is they could never afford to KEEP any of em so they ended up being a farm system for all the big market clubs. That's a hockey town. Folks don't care about baseball there. But what a really great org. it was. Man they could draft and produce talent. Pedro's from there as well.

[morea]

I can't believe these bastids waited until 10am Friday morning to tell me that they wanted a full page magazine ad done before 4pm today.

Especially considering that I have had almost nothing to do all week long. GRRR!!! :mad:

[JPnyc]

Ok, yer excused then. These guys can get me 13 more posts no problem. Thanks for all ya help thus far ! :)

[Neballer]

Well see Minnesota had a team in hockey called the Northstars and they moved to Texas, and we got a second chance with hockey the Wild. How pathetic are you if you're Minnesota and you lose an ice hockey team to Texas. What up now Neballer? Didn't we deserve a second chance?

nope, the only city that deserved a second chance is Cleveland. They lost the Browns to Baltimore. And what happened to the "Browns" when they went to Baltimore - they won the pancaking Super Bowl their first year. 2005 is the Browns year, so watch out y'all.

[morea]

ok sure, Joe... like I won't be back. :D

[JPnyc]

LOL, ok you win that one!

[Mynock]

http://espn-att.starwave.com/media/mlb/2003/0708/photo/a_expos_i.jpg

[JPnyc]

Bit late, I'd say. Just my personal view.

[JPnyc]

But why is it when people most want to be heard and have their cause espoused, they dress up like total idiots, thereby detracting ANY SEMBLANCE of credibility they might have lent to their cause? LOL

[Mynock]

Nicely put, it looks like he has a duct-taped water cooler on his head.

[JPnyc]

Hahahaha! It Does! Lol!

[morea]

I suck at typography. And at selecting fonts. I am using Palatino for body copy and wanted to accent the words "Classic" and "contemporary" within the copy... for classic, I used palatino, bold italic. For contemporary, not sure.

HELP! ? !

[keith1]

Just underline it??? I dunno

[morea]

I *hate* last minute crap - my brain freezes up and I have no time to think.

Grr. When you think "contemporary", does another font spring to mind?

[keith1]

Helvetica
Avant Garde

[JPnyc]

The font from A ClockWork Orange. That one killed me. I used it on a fictional e-book site I built in tech school

[morea]

lol... you know, I think that "Avant Garde" was the one I was trying to think of!

Clockwork orange - eek!

[JPnyc]

I love that font. Here it is
http://www.smackbomb.com/famousfonts/movies.html

[morea]

neat font!

Scary movie. :D

[JPnyc]

Yeah but Kubrick was 1 of a kind. Never was another one with that kind of cinematographic eye. Just watching the camera angles in The Shining's opening credits is scary.

[morea]

Wow! Where have I been? 5 more posts and you're free to go! :D

[Mynock]

go go go go go go go go go go go go

[JPnyc]

I could do 5 more with my feet. I once tried to change a record album on the turntable that way. Hey, I was 14. The record didn't survive it nearly as well as I did.

[Mynock]

U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!
Isn't that how you get the crowd rowdy?

[JPnyc]

Not these days. You just announce another gas price hike.

[MD]

Joe do you have something prepared for 1000? It should be an epic post. A post they will talk about years later. It has to be the greatest post of your GDF posting career. Think before you post and don't get swayed by the patriotic, flag waving idiots :D

j/k mynock BTW your post MMGBNL. :D

[morea]

ooh, good question. :p

[JPnyc]

Heck no. I don't "do" prepared. I'm a purely extemporaneous imbec.........uh, fellow. Comes from all those yrs spent as a jazz musician. Everything worthwhile in life can be improvised.

[morea]

Dave Brubeck? Take Five?

Love it.

[morea]

now, now... get that post up, Mr! I need to get back to this layout.

Bah! I'm just gonna throw this confetti at you NOW. :D

http://static.zoovy.com/img/givemetoys/-/gw_mul_streamers.jpg

[Mynock]

j/k mynock BTW your post MMGBNL. :D

I had to refer to a previous post, then I clamed down.

[Mynock]

are there going to be tacos?

[Jimeda Fork]

Sorry I missed the party. I'm here to kill this thread.

[MD]

I put mine off for a couple days until I had something worthwhile to say. I don't know if my post #1000 is even on the board anymore.

[morea]

but of course!

[morea]

Lol @ Jf!

[JPnyc]

Ok here's 999, and for my 1000th, I'll show you a pic of the guitar I used on my last fulltime job.

[MD]

You can't kill the love jf......we are keeping a constant vigil until 1000 is dropped, then feel free to murder this thread.

[morea]

nice!

[keith1]

come on!

[JPnyc]

AND HERE IT IS!!!!!! I'd like to thank all of the little people who made this post possible. There's too many to name but they know who they are.
http://www.smittymusic.com/images/Gibson%20Johnny%20Smith.JPG

That's a Gibson Johnny Smith, pretty much identical to the one I have, just 5 yrs younger than mine.

[keith1]

http://www.tacala.com/images/soft-taco.jpg

[morea]

she's a beauty!

Ok, you've earned it...

http://graphics.userfriendly.org/images/postcards/pitr-vacation.gif

[G-Man79]

What if the 999th post glitch strikes again?

[morea]

nice move with the taco, keith.

And Joe, since you're an admin, may I present you with this official congratulatory burrito, as well.

http://www.tacojohns.com/HTML/Graphics/Food/Burritos/Medium/Combo-Burrito.gif

[MD]

I'd like to thank all of the little people who made this post possible.
I take complete credit for this post, If anyone else tries I will sue you for slander.

[keith1]

I beat you morea to the celebratory taco, HAHAHAH! Nice guitar JPnyc!!!

[JPnyc]

WOOOOOHOOOOO!!! Too bad, I'm goin on vacation anyway! I'll probably have a slew of pics a couple weeks after I get back. Me and Dave pillaging NYC.

[JPnyc]

Morea that looks like it should be smoked, not eaten.

[G-Man79]

Guess not. Congrats JP. That's a sweet axe if I do say so. I'm a Fender guy but I know a beauty when I see one. Now kick back and relax and have a killer vay-k.

[keith1]

Show me your guitar and I'll show you mine :D 1972 Fender Custom Telecaster, a reissue though
http://www.triplerguitar.com/used/pics/fender_72telecustom_f.jpg

[JPnyc]

Thanks. You guys really are a blast around this place. I still have to finish the workday though lol.

[morea]

Morea that looks like it should be smoked, not eaten.

Remember, Joe... only *minimal* debauchery. And be sure to wear clean underpants. :p

In honor of this milestone, I changed the name of the thread.

[JPnyc]

LOL Disneyworld? LMAO! I live there. I should change my title to "wacky admin"

[morea]

I couldn't resist. :o

[MD]

Jimenda - do your magic .....The party may continue in the lounge...

[Jimeda Fork]

THIS THREAD IS OFFICIALLY KILLED!

[JPnyc]

Can't lock me out ya know. I know the secret handshake.

[morea]

Aw, it was a magic trick. I just wanted to make Jimeda Fork feel special. :D

[JPnyc]

He's the only fork in the world that can TYPE. How the heck much more special does he want?

[morea]

Ooh, that's definitely true. Hooray for Jimeda T. Fork!

(the "T" is for "typing")