General Discussion Thread - 02/20/2010 - Empty Souless Saturdays

[Lunkwill Fook]

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[Bob A. Booey]

wow a ghostown in here huh ??????????

[Future]

Morning folks.

[Future]

Dammit, St. John's is having their usual second half cluster****.

[Athena]

Ummm, . . . nice title for the thread, Lunk. Totally lifted my spirits!! ;-)

[Lunkwill Fook]

hahah I think I'm misspelled "soulless".

[sheadenizen]

The mets are so desperate for a catcher, they upped Barajas' offer to a major league contract. The truth is I'm not sure who they are biddiing against...if anyone, but I guess they're not sold on either Blanco or Omir.

[sheadenizen]

We understood it anyway, Lunk.

[DL]

just give thole the job

[four3two1]

it pisses me off that Scotty Lago couldn't party after winning at the Olympics...so called "racy" pictures...what a freakin joke

[sheadenizen]

Thole isn't ready and for once I have to agree with the mets. Don't rush him.

[Future]

Barajas deal is basically done.

AA makes the strong point that we could have had Zaun for around the same money and Zaun is a far superior player.

[DL]

loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

[Lunkwill Fook]

hahaha Did anyone see this?


Carlos Delgado's agent told the New York Post and FoxSports.com that his client had hip surgery this week -- his second such surgery in less than a year -- and will be sidelined four months.

Delgado

Delgado

David Sloane, the slugging first baseman's agent, said his client intends to try to play again this season. Delgado is currently a free agent.

The surgery was done to repair the labrum in Delgado's hip. According to FoxSports.com, Delgado also underwent microfracture surgery to repair his hip socket. The Post reported that the surgery happened on Wednesday.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4931383

[four3two1]

nuns texting...its just a funny image in my head


Excitement as Australia welcomes first saint


(http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/afp/brand/SIG=ofqlv2/*http://www.afp.com)
by Madeleine Coorey Madeleine Coorey – Sat Feb 20, 1:43 am ET
SYDNEY (AFP) – Australian Catholics were celebrating on Saturday after Pope Benedict XVI confirmed that Melbourne-born nun Mary MacKillop will become a saint -- ending an 85-year campaign to have her canonised.
MacKillop, who founded her own order of nuns and who devoted her life to building schools and helping the poor, has been a revered figure in Australia since shortly after her death in 1909.
"We are delighted that the goodness, the holiness of the life of our Australian Mary MacKillop has been recognised by the Catholic Church throughout the world," said Anne Derwin, head of MacKillop's Sisters of St Joseph.
The Vatican had earlier recognised two miracles by MacKillop -- both involving women who had prayed to the late nun after being diagnosed with terminal illnesses and who subsequently inexplicably recovered from their illnesses.
But the canonisation was not confirmed until Pope Benedict XVI made the announcement at a meeting of cardinals at the Vatican on Friday that MacKillop would be among six people who would become saints on October 17.
Derwin said the sisters had been having a cup of tea and waiting for the news when a text message from one of their nuns in Rome came through confirming that the pope had decided to canonise MacKillop.
"We were sitting around having a cup of tea and thinking about, oh perhaps we should have been down in the chapel praying," she told reporters.
"And it was late, I had my phone, I kept looking because I was waiting for Sister Maria Casey to text me as soon as she could, and she did."
Derwin said MacKillop, who founded her first school in a disused stable in a remote South Australian town in 1866, was a bold and pioneering woman.
"To her all people were equal," she said. "To her all people deserved a fair go. Her values and endeavours symbolise and reflect what it means to be Australian."
Born Mary Helen MacKillop to Scottish parents in Melbourne in 1842, MacKillop was the eldest of eight children and as a teenager began to support the family through her work as a governess, clerk and teacher.
Once she founded her Sisters of St. Joseph order, young woman quickly came to join her work, helping her build schools, women's refuges and an orphanage.
But she had a rebellious streak, and clashed with those within the church who objected to her egalitarian ethos and her refusal to allow local bishops to control her order.
Sydney Archbishop George Pell said MacKillop, who was briefly excommunicated by the church for insubordination, was a "normal Australian".
"She wasn't an exotic miracle worker. She wasn't in any sense an eccentric. She stuck at her task, she had her goal, she knew difficulties, she persevered through them and was remarkably forgiving," he said.
Asked whether there was an irony in the fact that the woman who was once expelled from the church was now being recognised as Saint Mary of the Cross, Pell said MacKillop showed her devotion by staying loyal to the church.
"Part of the reason why she is recognised is she hung on through all these difficulties and maintained her charity and her sanity," he said. "She didn't become embittered and useless."
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said MacKillop's sainthood would be "deeply significant" not just for the country's five million Catholics, but for all Australians.
"Mary MacKillop is an extraordinary figure in Australian history; a pioneering woman who dedicated her life to the poor and to advancing the cause of social justice in Australia," he said.
Plagued by ill health for much of her life, MacKillop died in 1909 aged 67 as the leader of 750 nuns who ran 117 schools, as well homes and refuges for the needy. She was beatified in 1995.

[four3two1]

why is my last post awaiting moderator approval?

[Chris in Ga]

Because you touch yourself at night

[Chris in Ga]

What a fucking night. Date got the memo about the empty soulless Saturday Lunk was speaking about in the thread title. 180 degree change from any previous date, conversation or interaction. I have no fucking idea what happened. No longer dating her.

[Athena]

I'm really sorry to hear that, Chris. Are you okay?

[Chris in Ga]

I'm pissed. I usually can see it coming but not this quickly. She complains about a migraine before the movie starts, I ask her if she wants to leave, she says she is fine. I ask her during the movie if she is feeling better and she says yes. After the movie, I ask if she still wants to go to dinner. She says she will be fine. We get to the place and she says it looks busy and goes in to see the wait. She comes back, says its an hour wait, wants a raincheck for tonight and wants to go home. We get there, I ask her if she needs anything, she says no, is sorry about tonight and will talk to me later. I go to give her a hug, she turns away and about 20 minutes later, I get an email saying she doesn't want to see me anymore. An Email! Three days ago, she was so excited for tonight. I was really digging her. I'm confused. I dont know what happened.

[Athena]

I agree. That's very confusing. Something must have happened over the course of the evening, but nothing jumps out at me from your description. I don't know what to say and I'm not sure there is anything that you can do to fix it. An e-mail makes it sound as if she was angry about something, since it is a cold way to communicate. But I'm no expert.

Maybe one the guys has some ideas?

Either way, I'm really sorry. I know you were pretty excited about her. It sucks.

[Chris in Ga]

I am playing back the night. I'm very lost. I felt like I got kicked in the balls.

[Athena]

Did you argue about anything?

[Chris in Ga]

We didn't argue. I don't know. She became a totally different person with the migraine. I really didnt know what to do or how to act. It's just insane.

[Lunkwill Fook]

My guess is there is something else going on in the background that you don't know about. I doubt it was about the migraine at all.

[Athena]

It could certainly be the migraine. Migraines are brutal and could conceivably make someone act very differently than normal. Or she was upset about something that happened heading into the date and she used the migraine as cover. I just don't know. And I'm not sure how to fix it, either. Or if it can be fixed. My guess is that it can't, unless she thinks better of it and contacts you herself.

I wish some of the guys were on. They would probably be more helpful than I can be. I'm sorry.

[Lunkwill Fook]

The migraine would have made it a bad night. But it wouldn't have led to shutting off all communication. That speaks of something else going on.

[Chris in Ga]

Well, I'll feel bad tonight and will move on like I have before. I'm just an angry a-hole right now. She said she wanted to be friends but then deleted me as a friend on facebook. She was even telling me this morning how she finished up my Valentine's day gift last night (Wine). It must of sucked!!!! ;)

[Lunkwill Fook]

Apolo Ohno going for the gold right now.

[Lunkwill Fook]

Settles for bronze. Barely got it too.

[Chris in Ga]

Short track is insane

[Athena]

Short track is insane

It might be my favorite winter event.

[Chris in Ga]

Snowboard Cross has been my favorite sport, followed by Short track and Hockey for me

[Lunkwill Fook]

Yeah, I'd go with those three myself. I'm determined to learn how curling works though.

[Athena]

What is skeleton?

[Chris in Ga]

Its basically Luge but on one's stomach. Basically, head first luge

[Lunkwill Fook]

Proof that Philadelphia cheats: Rod Barajas has been a shitty walker all his career. In his one season in Philly though when he only got 122 at bats, he walked 21 times. His career high is 26 in a 400+ at bat season.

Cheating.

[Lunkwill Fook]

I'm pretty sure that the first person to ever do skeleton was drunk.

[Athena]

Its basically Luge but on one's stomach. Basically, head first luge

Oh. Thanks!

[Athena]

Proof that Philadelphia cheats: Rod Barajas has been a shitty walker all his career. In his one season in Philly though when he only got 122 at bats, he walked 21 times. His career high is 26 in a 400+ at bat season.

Cheating.

Haha!

Careful. Shea's going to take your head off for that comment! ;-)

[Athena]

I'm pretty sure that the first person to ever do skeleton was drunk.

Hee! Very likely! :)

[Lunkwill Fook]

Haha!

Careful. Shea's going to take your head off for that comment! ;-)

hahah Shea hates it when I hate on Philly.

[Athena]

hahah Shea hates it when I hate on Philly.

Oh. You've noticed?

[Future]

Short track is a load of horse-shit.

Roy Jones would rather fight in Seoul than call that a sport.

[Lunkwill Fook]

Oh. You've noticed?

I have to admit, sometimes I hate on Philly a little excessively. But I still think Endy Chavez is as good as Shane Victorino!

[Lunkwill Fook]

Short track is a load of horse-shit.

Roy Jones would rather fight in Seoul than call that a sport.

You see Ohno rollin'. He sees you hatin'.

[Future]

I'm pretty sure that the first person to ever do skeleton was drunk.

Oh it was a bunch of drunk Englishmen in Switzerland doing it down roads and crashing into houses and breaking windows, etc. To the point where the Swiss decided to make them an actual track to stop having them break things.

[Athena]

I have to admit, sometimes I hate on Philly a little excessively. But I still think Endy Chavez is as good as Shane Victorino!

Don't mention the name of that particular player. We don't want John to show up extolling his virtues. ;)

As for hating on Phillie - it amuses me that the best way to fit in on this site is to criticize the Mets org at every possible opportunity. The easiest way to stand out is to mock our most hated rivals! ;-)

[Future]

You see Ohno rollin'. He sees you hatin'.

I'm saying if it was all fair, it would be awesome. But a lot of cheating going on. Saw that Celski got screwed by the Maple Sausage Smokers.

[Athena]

I'm heading to sleep guys. Have a great night. . . what's left of it.

[Lunkwill Fook]

Don't mention the name of that particular player. We don't want John to show up extolling his virtues. ;)

As for hating on Phillie - it amuses me that the best way to fit in on this site is to criticize the Mets org at every possible opportunity. The easiest way to stand out is to mock our most hated rivals! ;-)

Or you can talk about boobs.

[Future]

Good night Athena.

[Lunkwill Fook]

I'm saying if it was all fair, it would be awesome. But a lot of cheating going on. Saw that Celski got screwed by the Maple Sausage Smokers.

Yeah, that was bull. The Canadian pulled Celski down.

[Lunkwill Fook]

Night Athena!

[Chris in Ga]

Night Athena. I'm out too. I need to get some sleep

[Lunkwill Fook]

Night Chris.

[Future]

Night Chris. Sorry about your date. None of it was your fault, lady be crazy.

[Future]

I'm out.

Go Team GB against Canada in curling!

[John]

I'm rooting for Canada on the small hopes that if US men win out........we might sneak in at 5-4 lol.