Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 402217)

isn't rio really polluted? did that come up at all?

Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan (Post 402221)

My parents and brother have been there on separate trips in the last five years. Both groups said that Rio is fine, but Sao Paolo is just awful in terms of air quality. There's a lot of dirt and trash and poverty in parts of Rio, but my guess is that those parts of town aren't exactly going to be highlighted.

Originally Posted by Adder (Post 402163)

One can get fellowship at the local watering hole with way less "spiritual" bullshit.

In other words, kumbaya, motherfucker.

Originally Posted by evenodds (Post 402186)

Last night, I bumped into a man who is a friend of my friends.

It was clear after six months of randomly bumping into him around town and no encouragement on my part and some direct rebuffs, he had placed me firmly into "friend zone."

I am not familiar with this "friend zone," and I do not like men to put me there. I am far more comfortable when they continue to ardently pursue me despite my coldness.

Originally Posted by Sparklehorse (Post 402171)

stp, s*t*p.

Originally Posted by leagleaze (Post 402225)

I don't know what that means.

Originally Posted by Paisley (Post 402167)

The note in the Cal Bar newspaper that discussed the suspension* was cryptic, but it sounded like it was based on the sock incident. Who knows though, maybe he has other odd criminal activities in his past.

* I always skim that section to see if I recognize any names. When I am old and bitter, can I expect to skim the obits??

Originally Posted by Jack Manfred (Post 402169)

Someone on the board disapproved of women wearing short skirts and boots.

I submit the following rebuttal evidence.

http://imgsrv.qcountry1037.com/image...high_boots.jpg

Originally Posted by Sidd Finch (Post 402210)

This is interesting, but I thought there was a general rule against people posting on something about which they have actual knowledge.

Or is that just for the PB?

Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan (Post 402221)

My parents and brother have been there on separate trips in the last five years. Both groups said that Rio is fine, but Sao Paolo is just awful in terms of air quality. There's a lot of dirt and trash and poverty in parts of Rio, but my guess is that those parts of town aren't exactly going to be highlighted.

Originally Posted by leagleaze (Post 402225)

I don't know what that means.

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 402229)

Ever wonder why someone got plunked completely out of the blue? Pitch tipping. And I really wish we had some commentators who could pick up on this stuff and be as informative as the guy who put up this you tube video of Mauer tipping Verlander's pitches. It's pretty cool.

By the way, pitch tipping ain't cheating in my book.

http://www.totalprosports.com/blog/i...ding-cheating/

TM

Originally Posted by taxwonk (Post 402231)

If it's like most Olympic cities, they will ush many of the poor and dirty people out of neighborhoods, tear their shanties down to build new dorms for the athletes, and not let the poor folk use the dorms for shelter when the crowd leaves town.

Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan (Post 402221)

My parents and brother have been there on separate trips in the last five years. Both groups said that Rio is fine, but Sao Paolo is just awful in terms of air quality. There's a lot of dirt and trash and poverty in parts of Rio, but my guess is that those parts of town aren't exactly going to be highlighted.