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by Wulfran
April 7, 2013, 9:14 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: US oil, gas boom
Replies: 68
Views: 15278

Re: US oil, gas boom

I'd be curious how fracking can be done cleanly (off the top of my head this would mean they are putting absolutely NOTHING aside from water into the ground) - I'm not saying you're wrong, because I honestly haven't heard anything to this effect. OK time to educate. Fraccing is not the issue many p...
by Wulfran
February 4, 2013, 10:19 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: ***Spoiler Alert*** NFL 2012
Replies: 115
Views: 44204

Re: ***Spoiler Alert*** NFL 2012

Fuck Ray Lewis, who is proof to the aura of entitlement that surrounds professional athletes. His arrogance is almost as sickening as his fake jesus-ifying. Fuck Joe Flacco. He's a douchebag that stands out on a team full of them. Fuck the Harbaugh brothers, both of them. I wasn't really cheering fo...
by Wulfran
December 19, 2012, 9:19 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: ***Spoiler Alert*** NFL 2012
Replies: 115
Views: 44204

Re: ***Spoiler Alert*** NFL 2012

Well Cannobeer, Congrats on your Broncorpses clinching their division. I was pulling for them and Manning, but not too hard: the taste of Tebone and last year's Wild Card game is still kinda foul. I am hating the way the Steelers are right now. I don't know WTF the problem really is, aside from shit...
by Wulfran
September 9, 2012, 12:16 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: ***Spoiler Alert*** NFL 2012
Replies: 115
Views: 44204

Re: ***Spoiler Alert*** NFL 2012

OK, my turn to get laughed at although I'm not high enough to pick the Browns as anything but cellar dwellers in the AFC North... AFC North - Steelers. The Steelers and Ravens are both long in the tooth on D but the Steelers have a lot more upside on O... and its only better if DeCastro and Admas ca...
by Wulfran
August 5, 2012, 11:38 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: NFL News 2012
Replies: 62
Views: 26142

Re: NFL News 2012

Did everyone else snicker at Jerry Jones shouting out " I want me some glory hole!"?
by Wulfran
July 28, 2012, 6:44 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Nash to Rangers
Replies: 4
Views: 4102

Re: Nash to Rangers

The Rangers are where careers go to die. They managed to buy a Cup in '94 (thus killing the memorable derisive chant of "1940" that could be heard in various venues they visited) but really, aside from being a major market, they are almost a joke as a franchise. Nash has scored a lot of pr...
by Wulfran
July 26, 2012, 10:27 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Penn State Coaching Sex Abuse
Replies: 48
Views: 20183

Re: Penn State Coaching Sex Abuse

What sanctions against the players? The Bowl game eligibility? If it means that much to them, they can transfer without penalty to another school. Living near Pittsburgh, and having not prior bias for or against Penn State or Joe Paterno & Co. , I have to say I am tired of all the whining by pro...
by Wulfran
July 19, 2012, 7:04 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Penn State Coaching Sex Abuse
Replies: 48
Views: 20183

Re: Penn State Coaching Sex Abuse

I would totally disagree with cancellation of any seasons, because then the student athletes are paying for something that they weren't responsible for or a part of. I agree that the student athletes aren't to blame but the cover-up and thus the enabling of Sandusky's crimes were institutional. It ...
by Wulfran
July 14, 2012, 11:17 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Penn State Coaching Sex Abuse
Replies: 48
Views: 20183

Re: Penn State Coaching Sex Abuse

So I guess 'JoePa' really did care more about protecting his team than protecting little boys from being raped by Sandusky. I say throw the fucking lot of them in prison and pay out the equivalent of the football programs profits from the past 14 years to the victims and their families... oh and me...
by Wulfran
June 3, 2012, 9:57 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: So Trek...
Replies: 1
Views: 3304

So Trek...

... if you're still out there, are ya loving this years Stanley Cup run? Your boys might finally do it!
by Wulfran
March 24, 2012, 8:25 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: NFL News/Discussion 2011
Replies: 506
Views: 191815

Re: NFL News/Discussion 2011

Like I have said, I wish Tebow the best, but I only cared because I am a fan of DEN. Tebow, Griese, Brister, Plummer...just wins is all I care about. So, I watch team and not Tim. So glad to have 100,000 screaming jackass Tebow fans not discussing Broncos football. I prefer 100,000 screaming jackas...
by Wulfran
March 19, 2012, 11:03 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: NFL News/Discussion 2011
Replies: 506
Views: 191815

Re: NFL News/Discussion 2011

I'm pretty stoked that all the Tebow fans will by gone from my Broncos. :) It was embarassing that so many Tebow fans with zero football acumen kept talking about him all crazy like. Elway gone done and did it again! :D Don't congratulate Elway too hard just yet: a lotta Eagle fans were pretty hype...
by Wulfran
February 23, 2012, 6:52 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: I'm simply blown away...
Replies: 86
Views: 33301

Re: I'm simply blown away...

Well, the excitement was fun while it lasted. It beat the fuck out of political bickering and the gloom and doom of most news.

Next time, hopefully they can calm down long enough to verify their findings before they rush to the media.
by Wulfran
February 11, 2012, 7:42 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Investing on the election
Replies: 73
Views: 13921

Re: Investing on the election

Here's the rub with investing: most really wealthy people got that way not with a balanced portfolio, but with massive holdings in one good company. Thats not true. Many wealthy people were able to get where they wanted to go with balanced portfolios and some hard work up until about a decade or so...
by Wulfran
February 6, 2012, 7:36 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: NFL News/Discussion 2011
Replies: 506
Views: 191815

Re: NFL News/Discussion 2011

I thought the game was OK but it was hard for me to get into it. I was happy the Giants won instead of the Evil Empire but it didn't have the same sense of satisfaction as when they did it a couple years back. I think it says some good things about the Giants organization, Tom Coughlin's coaching an...
by Wulfran
January 22, 2012, 4:53 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Penn State Coaching Sex Abuse
Replies: 48
Views: 20183

Re: Penn State Coaching Sex Abuse

Sad to see someone pass away but I think many of us saw this one coming: how many 70+ yr olds survive being forcibly removed from their great loves in life, and I don't think it can be argued that for the mistakes he may have made, he loved Penn State and coaching football for the school. At the sam...
by Wulfran
January 16, 2012, 8:51 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: NFL News/Discussion 2011
Replies: 506
Views: 191815

Re: NFL News/Discussion 2011

I really don't understand all the strong Tebow emotions. I think he's fun. Is it so difficult to just sit back and watch and enjoy watching the story play out however it plays out? I agree with you on the aspect of using him to wage a proxy PR over religion in public, but as for the "hate"...
by Wulfran
January 15, 2012, 1:15 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: NFL News/Discussion 2011
Replies: 506
Views: 191815

Re: NFL News/Discussion 2011

I'll admit I now am a Tebow hater. Initially, I was a non-believer, and thats where I was up until Denver beat the Steelers (living in the Pittsburgh area, you pretty much have no choice but to become part of the Nation) but the hype around Tebow (a guy who DID look good against the Steelers but not...
by Wulfran
January 9, 2012, 12:03 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: NFL News/Discussion 2011
Replies: 506
Views: 191815

Re: NFL News/Discussion 2011

There were some baaaad calls but the only one that might have made the difference (had the Steelers pulled it off) was the incomplete lateral/fumble being blown dead as an incomplete pass. Fuck Tebow and his jebus loving ass with a telephone pole! I knew the Steelers weren't going to pull off a big ...
by Wulfran
January 5, 2012, 11:53 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: NFL News/Discussion 2011
Replies: 506
Views: 191815

Re: NFL News/Discussion 2011

Well I looked at the pre-season picks and since everyone else is in flagellation mode... AFC North - Steelers - WRONG by the tie-breaker South - Colts - WRONG I gave the caveat that the Texans could win if Peyton's neck wasn't healthy but I still took the Colts... East - Patriots - RIGHT when I wish...
by Wulfran
January 3, 2012, 6:44 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: NFL News/Discussion 2011
Replies: 506
Views: 191815

Re: NFL News/Discussion 2011

The Bengals have been a surprise all year: I picked them (originally) to end up behind the Browns in the AFC North basement, not to be the 3rd AFC North playoff team. I don't think the Texans can take them lightly on WC weekend, or Houston's off season might begin earlier than they hope.
by Wulfran
January 3, 2012, 4:19 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: NFL News/Discussion 2011
Replies: 506
Views: 191815

Re: NFL News/Discussion 2011

Detroit - I love a lot of things in their resurgence but as others have stated, they need some discipline. Yes, playing on the edge can work but not if you fall over it on a consistent basis. Fitzgerald - I love this guy. I think he's got some good years left in him but the question is will he ever ...
by Wulfran
December 18, 2011, 2:33 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: NFL News/Discussion 2011
Replies: 506
Views: 191815

Re: NFL News/Discussion 2011

I know Big Ben, Vick, and all the other QBs who make plays with their legs as much as their arms are going to take extra shots: its a no brainer and why I laughed at Vick complaining about it a bit earlier this season. Thats what happened to McCoy on the Harrison hit too, though. What gets me is the...
by Wulfran
December 16, 2011, 3:51 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: NFL News/Discussion 2011
Replies: 506
Views: 191815

Re: NFL News/Discussion 2011

OK Jice, a couple things about the Steelers you need to clue in about. Age - The D line is getting long in the tooth, but they have also got some younger replacements coming along in Hood and Heyward. I'll be surprised if Aaron Smith is back next year: years and injuries are catching up with him, sa...
by Wulfran
December 5, 2011, 11:43 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: NFL News/Discussion 2011
Replies: 506
Views: 191815

Re: NFL News/Discussion 2011

I'm not surprised that that Tebow bubble didn't burst against the Vikings: they are a team that I think has confidence issues as well as an inexperienced QB and some other issues. On the flip side, I didn't watch the game, but I was surprised the Broncos scored as many pts as they did: the special t...
by Wulfran
December 2, 2011, 9:03 am
Forum: Zombies
Topic: Ask a zombie...
Replies: 0
Views: 2096

Ask a zombie...

An old friend of my wife's is writing a zombie advice column. Its pretty funny stuff some times. Check it out :)

http://blog.popcap.com/2011/11/30/ask-a ... l-edition/
by Wulfran
November 29, 2011, 10:46 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: NFL News/Discussion 2011
Replies: 506
Views: 191815

Re: NFL News/Discussion 2011

Ran across the perfect quote to sum up a lot of the anti-Tebow blabbering: "Who is this guy, and what is he doing to our precious, normal game of football?" There may be some of that but I think its a lot more about "show me some consistency against quality opponents". Sorry but...
by Wulfran
November 10, 2011, 3:32 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Penn State Coaching Sex Abuse
Replies: 48
Views: 20183

Re: Penn State Coaching Sex Abuse

I don't agree with the steps taken or not taken by Paterno, but he didn't do anything illegal, he broke no laws. The grand jury trial against sandusky agrees. The lynching we are witnessing is just to make people feel better about the whole situation, somehow. Its amazing how the media and its lync...
by Wulfran
November 9, 2011, 1:51 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Penn State Coaching Sex Abuse
Replies: 48
Views: 20183

Re: Penn State Coaching Sex Abuse

Hind site is 20/20 for everyone. Joepa and McQueery did nothing wrong/illegal. You want to tell me that your moral code demands more, that's fine, but they did nothing illegal. The people that Joepa reported to, Tim Curley (AD) and Gary Schultz (head of finance, etc) were the right people...because...
by Wulfran
November 9, 2011, 10:59 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: Penn State Coaching Sex Abuse
Replies: 48
Views: 20183

Penn State Coaching Sex Abuse

I'm a little surprised no one has brought this up. The story is getting a LOT of play here in the Pittsburgh area, but its on ESPN non-stop, and even other national media outlets. I can't believe the way this was mishandled by Penn State. It boggles my mind that these guys would think possible reput...
by Wulfran
November 5, 2011, 11:15 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Andy Rooney Dead at 92
Replies: 0
Views: 937

Andy Rooney Dead at 92

http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20111105/US.Obit.Rooney/?cid=hero_media Andy Rooney so dreaded the day he had to end his signature "60 Minutes" commentaries about life's large and small absurdities that he kept going until he was 92 years old. Even then, he said he wasn't ...
by Wulfran
November 4, 2011, 5:52 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: NFL News/Discussion 2011
Replies: 506
Views: 191815

Re: NFL News/Discussion 2011

There's someone out there in the NFL who wants to copy what Carolina is doing with Newton, and Tebow is the only guy like him to come out recently. They can prolly get a couple mid-round picks, which is a great place to build line depth, but just cutting him so he knows how much you hate him is pro...
by Wulfran
November 4, 2011, 5:40 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: NHL 2011
Replies: 14
Views: 6922

Re: NHL 2011

The Wings are already on a rampage. Yea, that's quite the rampage. :lol: Meanwhile, back on earth... The Leafs are the best team in the NHL. A friend of mine used to say "those who shit fast, don't shit for long". I think that sums up most people's thoughts on the Maple Laughs. I don't kn...
by Wulfran
November 3, 2011, 10:46 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: NFL News/Discussion 2011
Replies: 506
Views: 191815

Re: NFL News/Discussion 2011

I think Masteen brings up a good point in that investing in your O-line can be big, as it buys time for even mediocre QBs to see whats happening and make some throws. The problem is Tebow doesn't look like he is even mediocre at this point: he may have been a college god, but the NFL isn't college b...
by Wulfran
November 2, 2011, 12:31 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: NFL News/Discussion 2011
Replies: 506
Views: 191815

Re: NFL News/Discussion 2011

And if I were a capable backup on another team, there is no fucking way I would want to go to Denver just for a starter job. Better to hold the clipboard another year or two and wait for someone who actually has a couple linemen in front of them to retire. And that is where you are mistaken. To get...
by Wulfran
October 25, 2011, 8:32 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: NFL News/Discussion 2011
Replies: 506
Views: 191815

Re: NFL News/Discussion 2011

Kylevin Fucking Kolbtron? OMG the mediocre QB decepticon! I'll give Winnow his point about Fitzgerald being the real deal but Jice nailed a valid point, albeit obliquely: Arizona needs more than just Fitzgerald because he can't be the play every down they have the ball. Jice was also bang on about ...
by Wulfran
October 20, 2011, 7:47 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: I'm simply blown away...
Replies: 86
Views: 33301

Re: I'm simply blown away...

Its OK, and in fact I think doubting claims without peer review should be encouraged to an extent, but outright dimissing them as impossibilities without the process being complete (either proving or debunking the claims) is just as bad. Couple in Winnows pretentious attitude... and hostility is a n...
by Wulfran
October 19, 2011, 9:34 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: NHL 2011
Replies: 14
Views: 6922

Re: NHL 2011

Nah. He went to Russia and played a couple years in the KHL because the NHL teams got tired of overpaying him to sulk on their benches. There was a lot of interest regenerated though after the Olympics, where he showed some of the old Jagr, and Philly was willing to go double what anyone else was.
by Wulfran
October 18, 2011, 7:45 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: NFL News/Discussion 2011
Replies: 506
Views: 191815

Re: NFL News/Discussion 2011

I can't believe the Raiders were willing to overpay so badly for Palmer. A 1st and either another 1st or 2nd depending on whether he wins a playoff game for them is way too high. I can't believe so much was made in the media about Schwarz and Harbaugh being idiots. The Lions are going to be OK. They...
by Wulfran
October 14, 2011, 11:50 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: NHL 2011
Replies: 14
Views: 6922

Re: NHL 2011

I don't know if I'll ever fit in here in USAdia. Most USAdian sport fans are talking about baseball in October, which to me is a bunch of standing, spitting and watching one guy run if the ball gets hit. October is all about the start of the NHL to me! The news I am most excited about it Sid finally...
by Wulfran
October 11, 2011, 9:58 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Batshit Insane 2012
Replies: 257
Views: 45825

Re: Batshit Insane 2012

Now the shit about Mormans not being Christian, and non-Christians shouldn't be president is being trotted out since Romney is the GOP's frontrunner. Anyone besides me find it sadly ironic that most of the people making these types of statements aren't really Christian either, but rather wannabe-mil...
by Wulfran
October 3, 2011, 11:01 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: NFL News/Discussion 2011
Replies: 506
Views: 191815

Re: NFL News/Discussion 2011

That's three straight games the Cardinals just had to make another 1st down to run out the clock and failed. I could easily blame the refs for this loss since the Victor Cruz call was bogus but the bottom line in all three of these losses was that the Cardinals had the lead and the ball and couldn'...
by Wulfran
September 27, 2011, 8:54 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: NFL News/Discussion 2011
Replies: 506
Views: 191815

Re: NFL News/Discussion 2011

The problem with Bronco fans is they see Cam Newton lighting it up and seem to think Tebow can do the same thing, although no one else, including the Denver front office, seems to think so. Josh McDaniels fucked Denver soooo bad... The Patriots, why shouldn't I hate them? Their name is pretentious (...
by Wulfran
September 23, 2011, 9:16 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: I'm simply blown away...
Replies: 86
Views: 33301

I'm simply blown away...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/com ... _blog.html
The speed of light is broken! CERN has just measured subatomic particles traveling at faster than the speed of light !
Holy shit.
by Wulfran
September 19, 2011, 10:52 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: NFL News/Discussion 2011
Replies: 506
Views: 191815

Re: NFL News/Discussion 2011

you should be happy Canno! Orton won one for ya! (yeah I know its the rejects from the Ohio State Pens but it still counts...)
by Wulfran
August 4, 2011, 10:17 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: NFL News/Discussion 2011
Replies: 506
Views: 191815

Re: NFL News/Discussion 2011

OK this is early but if Jice has the bag to do it, how can I not follow him off the cliff... AFC North - Steelers. They need to beef up the corners but the D-line is getting younger gradually. Best linebacking corps in the NFL, bar none. O-line looked a little better last year and the O will benefit...
by Wulfran
July 30, 2011, 12:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cultural relics
Replies: 19
Views: 5688

Re: Cultural relics

I remember things like: - when North Freeport was the auction zone, and we'd see Furor and others in "this cool red armour" (rubicite). - you could do a server population check and 2/3 of the online people were in Sol B and Lower Guk - Ishtanna getting me drunk on fish wine and my lvl 12is...
by Wulfran
July 29, 2011, 9:10 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Even AZ Isn't That Stupid
Replies: 47
Views: 20353

Re: Even AZ Isn't That Stupid

Yeah I saw that the Eagles landed Asomugha and Young tonight when I was having supper. Young works as a back up, especially given his similarity in style to Vick... and his maturity (or lack thereof) may not be that big of a deal (I hope he learns from all the crap that happened down in Tennessee an...
by Wulfran
July 29, 2011, 2:30 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Even AZ Isn't That Stupid
Replies: 47
Views: 20353

Re: Even AZ Isn't That Stupid

I'll preface this by saying I still think the owners are a bunch of fuckups for pushing things as far as they did and creating this "pre-season frenzy", but its kind of fun. Some of this shit is making my head spin though... - Kolb to AZ, well maybe it will work out for both teams but righ...
by Wulfran
June 30, 2011, 2:15 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Social Networking and it's upcoming twist
Replies: 41
Views: 7328

Re: Social Networking and it's upcoming twist

My wife started a FB account for me, mostly as a means of keeping in touch with family, posting pics of our little guy, etc. I use it to keep track of some old friends too, but as mentioned earlier, more women than guys seem to use it. Twitter, I just don't get the need: I don't care that NFLer_X ha...