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taxwonk · 10-20-2008, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by 1436

I don't know anyone in Michigan who would be caught doing this, do I?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081018/...tgBQf1CJQDW7oF

I would be afraid of the suction power. Aside from the general disgustingness of the whole thing, that is.

Secret_Agent_Man · 10-20-2008, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by taxwonk

I would be afraid of the suction power. Aside from the general disgustingness of the whole thing, that is.

The big question is if they charged him with soliciting prostitution, since he had to pay for it.

S_A_M

pernsky no account · 10-20-2008, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

classmates started as a free thing, before it becasme clear that.coms needed to generate some money. i actually got in touch with people from HS on it.

then, it changed. you could only email people if you were a member. i was a member for a year but stopped because it was stupid- you could only READ an email if you were a member, so I emailed people but didn't know if silence meant they weren't a member or that they didn't want to hear from me.

lately I've been getting email from the page "Someone signed your guestbook!" that is, someone visited my profile and left a note. BUT you can't see who unless you are a member. a few moments ago i joined to see who all had signed. it was people I've never heard of. I'm guessing they get the owners relatives to sign guestbooks so us dumb fucks will join to see who signed.

Will Obama stop this?

Am I on ignore?

Tyrone Slothrop · 10-20-2008, 08:01 PM

The Hotel Blake -- decent place?

Hank Chinaski · 10-20-2008, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

The Hotel Blake -- decent place?

i had a great time there, but that was back when i was seeing coltrane's mom.

shark's blog-

http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/sha...anderson-hunt/

EDIT- as in Tark's blog. it's pretty fun if you like b-ball

taxwonk · 10-20-2008, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

The Hotel Blake -- decent place?

Never heard of it.

Did you just call me Coltrane? · 10-21-2008, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by taxwonk

Never heard of it.

Me neither. It's 500 S. Dearborn, so it's just south of the loop.

Greedy,Greedy,Greedy · 10-21-2008, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?

Me neither. It's 500 S. Dearborn, so it's just south of the loop.

I'm pretty certain that back in the day that was a rather seedy residential hotel left over from when Dearborn Station had people going through it. I trust they've spruced it up, but that may explain Hank's time there.

Cletus Miller · 10-21-2008, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?

Me neither. It's 500 S. Dearborn, so it's just south of the loop.

It was the Hyatt Printer's Row, which was to become a Nicky O condo-hotel--until that rollout collapsed under the weight of it's own stupidity. I haven't been in it at all since it was a Hyatt--it seems nice enough when I drive by. And it's very well located for visiting clients at the MCC.

If it's cheap and you actually want to be in the south loop, it's fine. Otherwise, pm me for suggestions.

dtb · 10-21-2008, 11:16 AM

I bought my geisha makeup and wig yesterday and did a trial run. Transformed, I tell you. I'm thinking of making it a full-time look for me.

Tyrone Slothrop · 10-21-2008, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by dtb

a trial run

Speaking of which, this is ridiculous:

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24-year-old Arien O'Connell, a fifth-grade teacher from New York City, . . . who describes herself as "a pretty good runner," had never managed to break three hours in five previous marathons. But as soon as she started at 7 a.m. Sunday, she knew it was her day. In fact, when she crossed the finish line 26.2 miles later, her time of 2:55:11 was so unexpectedly fast that she burst into tears.

"I ran my best time by like 12 minutes, which is insane," she said.

At the awards ceremony, the O'Connell clan looked on as the top times were announced and the "elite" female runners stepped forward to accept their trophies.

"They called out the third-place time and I thought, 'I was faster than that,' " she said. "Then they called out the second-place time and I was faster than that. And then they called out the first-place time (3:06), and I said, 'Heck, I'm faster than her first-place time, too.' "

Just to make sure, O'Connell strolled over to a results station and asked a race official to call up her time on the computer. There it was, some 11 minutes faster than the official winner.

"They were just flabbergasted," O'Connell said. "I don't think it ever crossed their minds."

No one seemed exactly sure what to do. The trophies had already been handed out and the official results announced. Now organizers seem to be hoping it will all go away.

"At this point," Nike media relations manager Tanya Lopez said Monday, "we've declared our winner."

O'Connell said some race officials actually implied she'd messed up the seeding by not declaring herself an "elite" runner.

"If you're feeling like you're going to be a leader," race producer Dan Hirsch said Monday, "you should be in the elite pack."

The race officials ought to hand their brains back in, since they aren't using them. Just. Do. It.

Hank Chinaski · 10-21-2008, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

Speaking of which, this is ridiculous:

The race officials ought to hand their brains back in, since they aren't using them. Just. Do. It.

the story doesn't open. is this NY marathon? 3 hours won?

Adder · 10-21-2008, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

the story doesn't open. is this NY marathon? 3 hours won?

Nike Women's Marathon in San Francisco.

ETA: This is the reasoning for why she wasn't the winner:

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"The theory is that, because they had separate starts, they weren't in the same race," Estes said. "The woman who is winning the elite field doesn't have the opportunity to know she was racing someone else."

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) · 10-21-2008, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

Speaking of which, this is ridiculous:

what seems more ridiculous is that they don't make clear how the race works at the outset--i.e., that there are two separate races and only the "elite" one matters/is eligible for prizes/trophies. I can see how it's not entirely fair to tell runners who get a head start that "hey, btw, there may be some runner starting 20 minutes behind you who's running faster, but we won't know until the finish line if they made up some of that time, so carry on."

Presumably Coltrane can answer this--why did marathons change to a staggered start instead of just putting elite runners at the front of the line (even with a modest gap)? Too much jostling from the hoi polloi in the first few miles?

Replaced_Texan · 10-21-2008, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

Speaking of which, this is ridiculous:

The race officials ought to hand their brains back in, since they aren't using them. Just. Do. It.

Some kid in the 15-19 category beat out all of the "elite" athletes in the first triathlon I did last year. Because that race is run in waves, the "elite" athletes were probably finished with the race by the time she started. Danskin didn't have a problem handing her the trophy.