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GODDAMN AOL.
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had our online fantasy baseball draft on Sunday and I'm proud to report
that rookie Beth did quite well for herself--once she got past the
problems with her dial-up and the site timing-out (I heard some new
swear words from my sweetie). Yes, the system made
three automatic picks for her before she got control of it, but after
that she did fine. She drafted a fairly decent team. Now I just hope she can survive The Boy's
Club starring The Draft Nazi. Stay
tuned...
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GONZO SLAP.
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SCORE.
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TALENTED.
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Despite
the fact that I forgot to mention it, Hunter S. Thompson's death was on
my radar. He was one hell of a writer and he'll definitely be missed.
One of the best anecdotes from his memorial service: Thompson's
ex-neighbor Don Johnson (yes, that Don Johnson) once asked Thompson what
the sound of one hand clapping was.
Thompson responded by slapping Johnson across the face.
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Not that anyone really cares
(which is a phrase I could use to start off pretty much ANY sentence
around here), but I scored tickets to each of U2's two shows in D.C. in
October. General Admission. On the floor. It was kinda surprising how easy
peasy I got 'em considering the last time tickets went on sale the Ticketmaster
site pretty much crashed and every damn show sold out in less than six
minutes.
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Supposedly, every person has one special talent (or at least that's what
my parents used to tell me). And I've figured out that I'm really good
at hanging pictures straight. I can take a picture or a painting and
hang it on a wall without having to stand back from it to see if it's
straight. I rock!
Or, alternately, I'm useless.
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YOU JUST DID.
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CELEBRATING THE GUY'S WHOLE CATALOG.
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Got
me two new phrases I wanna try out: 1) "It's not the dumbest thing
I've ever seen, but it's certainly in the team picture." and 2)
"That's about as frustrating as an earth tone colored golf
ball."
Heh.
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I saw the following headline
this morning and immediately wondered how a no-talent ass clown could
become a prominent international figure:
Bolton Tapped to Be Next U.N. Ambassador
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I'D SAY 'LOATHING' HERE.
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Talented,
Gonzo Slap, Position Filled, Quotes, Celebrating The Guy's Whole
Catalog, Score, Goddamn AOL, You Just Did, and I'd Say 'Loathing' Here. |
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QUOTES.
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POSITION FILLED.
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Some of my Hunter S.
Thompson favorites:
"I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me."
"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side."
"Going to trial with a lawyer who considers your whole life-style a Crime in Progress is not a happy prospect."
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
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Well, I got my Washington Nationals tickets. I'm going to about seven or eight
games this year.
Yup, that's right: I just happened to have an opening
in the Losing Teams Department.
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2000-2005 by gja.
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