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The Sports Thread

Exactly what it states.............SPORTS THREAD...here you can talk about any sport you want....much needed here as we had one at PPCG....migration is a must!!
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Thread reopened.
Any more childish bickering will result in this thread being closed permanently. I don't want that and I'm sure you don't want that. If someone starts being aggressive, report them and the ignore them. Public arguing was what got this thread closed - not the actions of any one person.
We're all friends here, so let's keep it that way
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The Doctor is in !

mr8820 said:
The Doctor is in !
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Nice!! Now we need the rest of the crew!!! I sent invites out....

How bout chicharito in manchester??
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How bout chicharito in manchester??
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Anything you want bro....its wide open!!

In.
My teams:
NFL: Miami Dolphins
NBA: Miami Heat
NCAA: Miami Hurricanes
MLB: Tampa Bay Ray
You can see a pattern here...Lol.

Well I wanna talk about the stupidity of American "football".
You see, most of the time, American "football" is being thrown and then held with the hand, and only perhaps 3% of the time it is being kicked.
On top of that the "ball" is not round. Ask any child to draw a ball and the poor child will be hard pressed (or an American idiot) to draw something that resembles that egg.
Thirdly, there is that issue of machismo that the Americans like to push. Yeah, you run around bashing people in a full contact sport. Ever heard of rugby? Those guys only wear groin protectors and tooth protectors. Not a padding more.
Suck it, American "Football"!
/This does not, in any way, bash Americans, only their version of football
//The rest of the world would like the word football back.
///Call it Handegg if you want to, otherwise you are just as asinine with your language as the Brits, who like to add an "o" in colour. (Yes, I'm Brit Eng educated. Blame the basterds who conquered us)

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sakai4eva said:
Well I wanna talk about the stupidity of American "football".
You see, most of the time, American "football" is being thrown and then held with the hand, and only perhaps 3% of the time it is being kicked.
On top of that the "ball" is not round. Ask any child to draw a ball and the poor child will be hard pressed (or an American idiot) to draw something that resembles that egg.
Thirdly, there is that issue of machismo that the Americans like to push. Yeah, you run around bashing people in a full contact sport. Ever heard of rugby? Those guys only wear groin protectors and tooth protectors. Not a padding more.
Suck it, American "Football"!
/This does not, in any way, bash Americans, only their version of football
//The rest of the world would like the word football back.
///Call it Handegg if you want to, otherwise you are just as asinine with your language as the Brits, who like to add an "o" in colour. (Yes, I'm Brit Eng educated. Blame the basterds who conquered us)
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Thanks for this...now everyone that comes and reads this thread is going to be just a tad bit dumber after reading that jibberish....
BTW the pads are what break bones....lmfao...you guys keep wearing skirts and we will continue to play real football....
And a Rugby ball is round???
Suck it soccer boys..
Oh and this retort is in now way a bash on the Bristish....just the dumb things that come out of their mouths at times....
BTW here in the great old USA...we use this thing called a dictionary...pretty self explanatory and makes your theory dead wrong in both defintions....
http://m.dictionary.com/d/?q=football&submit-result-SEARCHD=Search
http://m.dictionary.com/d/?q=ball&submit-result-SEARCHD=Search
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EuroSpeed said:
In.
My teams:
NFL: Miami Dolphins
NBA: Miami Heat
NCAA: Miami Hurricanes
MLB: Tampa Bay Ray
You can see a pattern here...Lol.
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Carla and you are going to get along real well when she gets here...try not to mention the Heat a lot to the Dr...he is still mad about that guy that left Cleveland to Miami....
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Present! Reppin' the Dallas Cowboys, Washington Wizards, Washington Capitals, Washington Nationals, and THE University of Ohio State Buckeyes!

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Present! Reppin' the Dallas Cowboys, Washington Wizards, Washington Capitals, Washington Nationals, and THE University of Ohio State Buckeyes!
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Yea,yea we know.....lol.....glad to see ya made it...guess I should put mine out
UM wolverines (all sports)
Philidelphia Flyers
Oakland Raiders
Tigers
Pistons....don't follow NBA as much as I used to though..
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flyers2114 said:
Thanks for this...now everyone that comes and reads this thread is going to be just a tad bit dumber after reading that jibberish....
BTW the pads are what break bones....lmfao...you guys keep wearing skirts and we will continue to play real football....
And a Rugby ball is round???
Suck it soccer boys..
Oh and this retort is in now way a bash on the Bristish....just the dumb things that come out of their mouths at times....
BTW here in the great old USA...we use this thing called a dictionary...pretty self explanatory and makes your theory dead wrong in both defintions....
http://m.dictionary.com/d/?q=football&submit-result-SEARCHD=Search
http://m.dictionary.com/d/?q=ball&submit-result-SEARCHD=Search
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wikipedia said:
The game of football is any of several similar team sports, of similar origins which involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball with the foot in an attempt to score a goal. The most popular of these sports worldwide is association football, more commonly known as just "football" or "soccer". Unqualified, the word football applies to whichever form of football is the most popular in the regional context in which the word appears, including American football, Australian rules football, Canadian football, Gaelic football, rugby league, rugby union and other related games. These variations are known as "codes."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football
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^emphasis mine
I'll keep on troll-baiting, but the game is a bit hard to lose, isn't it?
Oh, and your links suck. They both say the same thing for me (or are they region-based?)
p/s: Keep it down. I'm just kidding, and you don't have to take offense
pp/s: But you did.

sakai4eva said:
^emphasis mine
I'll keep on troll-baiting, but the game is a bit hard to lose, isn't it?
Oh, and your links suck. They both say the same thing for me (or are they region-based?)
p/s: Keep it down. I'm just kidding, and you don't have to take offense
pp/s: But you did.
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Ok... link fail...but you could have easily punched it in...I always take offense....I have played hockey my whole life..and played football for 10....hahahahaha
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flyers2114 said:
Ok... link fail...but you could have easily punched it in...I always take offense....I have played hockey my whole life..and played football for 10....hahahahaha
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Punch it in myself? And deprive the entire XDA of the comedic humour? I just copied the link and there it was

Speaking of football! Congratulations to the Green Bay Packers!
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Enough of this jibberish, let's get back on track. Lol.
I say Packers take it again next year. They are only going to get healthier, many of their star players will be back next year.
I think Patriots will make it from the AFC.

EuroSpeed said:
Enough of this jibberish, let's get back on track. Lol.
I say Packers take it again next year. They are only going to get healthier, many of their star players will be back next year.
I think Patriots will make it from the AFC.
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Its to early for me to predict....off season moves and we shall see....Pack are tough....that's why I picked them vs Indy last preseason...I always make a preseason SB pick...
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I'm just hoping my Cleveland Cavs get a win .
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...i did not know Terrell Owens was in any given Sunday...
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I'm engaged to be married this year! Is there an app for this?

Should i stay on track or abort? Android should really come out with something that solves real life issues!
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My commiserations. Doesn't Android Market have a Magic 8 Ball type app?

needspractice said:
Should i stay on track or abort? Android should really come out with something that solves real life issues!
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Surely the Death March on mp3 should be enough? (I know your feeling mate, i get married start of August)

needspractice said:
Should i stay on track or abort? Android should really come out with something that solves real life issues!
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Stay on track, use the voice record feature to make a recording of you saying, "Yes, Dear!" and play it OFTEN!
You'll be fine.
NOTE, the opinions expressed above my not be mine but that's what She Who Must Be Obeyed told me to post.

This is becoming epic in it's humour.
Just remember what is hers is hers.... and what is yours is hers too!

Well...if you still need practice do not marry
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@M_T_M
Why must u hide your online status on xda??? For some reason seing you post and not have the green online atena is driving me bananas!!!

M_T_M is ninja-like in his stealth, posting ability.
You never know when he's gonna 'delete' somebody

Do whatever she says.... Very quickly....
Where is MY cookie?
There is nothing outside of OT!

LOL! These little gems are sure worth it. Keep them coming. I was thinking about creating a couple elfs on World of Warcraft and having Mr. T. Do our Vows; but I have a feeling that isn't going to work.
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Remember the Milk is a good app. Download, install, but never key in any data. Now, memorize your shopping lists, but NEVER write it down anywhere. Every time you forgot to buy something, shout at your phone and say, "You never remind me about these important stuff." That is a great approximation of 90% of non-sexually related arguments. Oh, and you'll feel like throwing the phone away, but you've invested too much time on it to do so. And think of the sd-cards. I mean kids.
Start using Astrid, it's semi-sarcastic reminders for you to do stuff will be good practise. Also set the reminders to the highest frequency to get an idea of how nagging will feel like from then on.
Delete everyone from your contacts except your wife. That'll give you an idea on how your social life will be after you get married. Unless you married your best friend, which IMO is kinda retarded (no offense to the mentally disabled. Or to the married for that matter) coz you should know how to coax sex out of your best friends of the opposite sex anyway.
Get a dog, and a cat, and a goat. Set the dog on the goat, and the cat on the dog, and never feed the goat. Now, let loose a pet hamster. This has nothing to do with getting married, except that you will feel like the dog, your wife is the cat, the goat is your sex life, and the hamsters are your kids.
Explanation: you, as the dog, will keep wanting sex (goat), but the goat is totally apathetic to your needs. The cat will keeping sic-ing itself on you, but you are so focused on the goat (sex) that you are ignoring something you could have controlled easily. Since the goat is never fed, it means you'll never have sex. And everytime you do, it'll either smell of goat (that's your wife) or the goat will kick in you in 'nads and you'll never wanna have sex again (but you're a dog and a few days after the pain faded you'll start humping the goat, I mean your wife, again). Now when your kids are born (the hamsters) the cat will totally forget about you and everytime you hump the goat, the cat will look at you in disgust.
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Get Angry Birds. Jog for 30 minutes and then have ONE attempt at getting three stars. This will be the approximation for trying to please your wife sexually. And you can only have a go at each of the Seasons campaign on the appropriate day. Also remember that Angry Birds Seasons do not have an "Anniversary" campaign or a "Birthday" Campaign. Try as you might, you'll never remember when these campaigns are supposed to be. Then...
Download FML and PostSecrets. Laugh, or cry, or laugh and cry at the same time as people put up stuff that mirrors your life exactly. Especially the trying to hump a goat part. If you are a New Zealander, you can just talk to a neighbour (pun intended) about the goat part, except they prefer sheep.
Did I miss anything?

sakai4eva said:
Remember the Milk is a good app. Download, install, but never key in any data. Now, memorize your shopping lists, but NEVER write it down anywhere. Every time you forgot to buy something, shout at your phone and say, "You never remind me about these important stuff." That is a great approximation of 90% of non-sexually related arguments. Oh, and you'll feel like throwing the phone away, but you've invested too much time on it to do so. And think of the sd-cards. I mean kids.
Start using Astrid, it's semi-sarcastic reminders for you to do stuff will be good practise. Also set the reminders to the highest frequency to get an idea of how nagging will feel like from then on.
Delete everyone from your contacts except your wife. That'll give you an idea on how your social life will be after you get married. Unless you married your best friend, which IMO is kinda retarded (no offense to the mentally disabled. Or to the married for that matter) coz you should know how to coax sex out of your best friends of the opposite sex anyway.
Get a dog, and a cat, and a goat. Set the dog on the goat, and the cat on the dog, and never feed the goat. Now, let loose a pet hamster. This has nothing to do with getting married, except that you will feel like the dog, your wife is the cat, the goat is your sex life, and the hamsters are your kids.
Get Angry Birds. Jog for 30 minutes and then have ONE attempt at getting three stars. This will be the approximation for trying to please your wife sexually. And you can only have a go at each of the Seasons campaign on the appropriate day. Also remember that Angry Birds Seasons do not have an "Anniversary" campaign or a "Birthday" Campaign. Try as you might, you'll never remember when these campaigns are supposed to be. Then...
Download FML and PostSecrets. Laugh, or cry, or laugh and cry at the same time as people put up stuff that mirrors your life exactly. Especially the trying to hump a goat part. If you are a New Zealander, you can just talk to a neighbour (pun intended) about the goat part, except they prefer sheep.
Did I miss anything?
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This totally just made my day. Lmfaoo
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Misery in motion
SGN2

Troll Trill Trulz

needspractice said:
Should i stay on track or abort? Android should really come out with something that solves real life issues!
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Banned?
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I got mad by reading this .
Goat-dog-god-cry-laugh-marry-sex-hamster.
Oh god save me!Yes me ofcourse!
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Sanjay said:
I got mad by reading this .
Goat-dog-god-cry-laugh-marry-sex-hamster.
Oh god save me!Yes me ofcourse!
Sent after :stirthepot:
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Rants thread

Post All Your Rants About Anything You Want....
Try to keep it clean...
Hopefully this wont get deleted...
My Rant to start:
I hate when driving behind someone and they want to make a right hand or left hand turn and turn from the driving lane when there is a perfectly good turn lane.

Dear Apple:
Why you have underhanded techniques to try and muscle out the competition?!
Why can't you just....I don't know....NOT SUCK!?
I think I've lost the little respect for apple that could possibly exist inside the deepest depths of my heart.
But of course the masses of the world will be like "IOS is so revolutionary!" They've just caught up with everyone else!
They still blow.
//rant
-Remember, Android hell is a real place and you will be sent there at the first sign of defiance-

Dear XDA,
Please stop loading so slowly!!!
It is very irritating!!!!!
Please FIX!!!
\RANT

Apple, Police, My phone.... Get your act together
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davidrules7778 said:
Dear XDA,
Please stop loading so slowly!!!
It is very irritating!!!!!
Please FIX!!!
\RANT
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Funny, I have no issues with XDA loading slowly?
/Begin Rant
Who's idea was it to combine peanut butter and jelly in the same jar? I mean, jelly needs to be refrigerated but peanut butter gets to hard when its in the fridge. Who wants to spread hard PB on their sandwhich? I mean COME ON PEOPLE! Stop being so lazy and spread the smooth PB on one side from its own container and the cold jelly on the otherside. It is not rocket science.
Sigh, ok i'm done. Thanks for letting me vent.
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TheRomMistress said:
Funny, I have no issues with XDA loading slowly?
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Who's idea was it to combine peanut butter and jelly in the same jar? I mean, jelly needs to be refrigerated but peanut butter gets to hard when its in the fridge. Who wants to spread hard PB on their sandwhich? I mean COME ON PEOPLE! Stop being so lazy and spread the smooth PB on one side from its own container and the cold jelly on the otherside. It is not rocket science.
Sigh, ok i'm done. Thanks for letting me vent.
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Its fine now, but earlier i want to beat it with a stick LOL
I hate when people call android "DROIDS" and i also hate when everyone wants an ipad, when they are just an oversized iphone or ipod touch for another 400 bucks more I think tablets and ipads are way overrated.

Why can't summer and winter join forces (pun?) together and keep it spring all year long?
Fall is nice, except I gotta rake the dreaded fallen leaves.

Dear OP,
Why not looking before creating another rant thread?
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LMAO^^^
When I'm on my bike, why do people in cars only look left when I'm coming coming from the right?

orb3000 said:
Dear OP,
Why not looking before creating another rant thread?
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Why can't MEN (Sparky) put dirty clothes...in say....the clothes hamper? As opposed to my bathroom floor.
(I get the pile theory, I do. Just keep your damn dirty pile OFF MY FLOOR.) Thank you.
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Couple of things that need to be adressed here
TheRomMistress said:
I mean, jelly needs to be refrigerated....
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First off, I think you mean "Jam" or "Fruit Preserve"....
This is jelly...........
And as for keeping it in the fridge..... well thats just wrong. Its almost as bad as keeping tomato sauce in the fridge....
Secondly, and more importantly......
DO NOT start a rant thread if your "rant" is only one line long
Thats not a rant............
Thats nothing but a minor gripe........
If your gonna rant, RANT. Dont just throw out a tiddly little one liner and expect people to feel sorry for you. You need to make them feel your pain!
Your need to spew absolute bile and vitriol at whatever it is thats grinding your gears.
I dont expect to come in here and see a threads called "Rants Thread" only to open it up and find you crying into your soup because someone cut across you on your way home from work....
I want to experience a level of anger not seen since that video of the angry german kid smashing his keyboard to bits! I want to believe your so absolutely livid with rage that you would punch your own mother full force in the face if she popped her head around the door to offer you a cup of tea!
There should be pictures of you stood on the roof of your house with a megaphone in one hand and a bottle of whisky in the other screaming blue murder at the cops below.
There should be ridiculous amounts of the most vile and offensive profanity imaginable, language of such a filthy and depraved nature that it would make a sailor blush.(but not on XDA
It beggars belief that this is what passes for a rant these days. In my day rants would go on for days..........
Thats the problem with "da yoof" of today, theres no passion. Nothing gets your blood pumping except Justin Bieber and the new limited edition flavour of Doritos.
Back in my day rants would go on for days. You could walk into any pub and find an old man in the corner jabbering on for hours putting the world to rights. You come back 2 hours later and he's still be going. Come back in another 2 hours and he'd be starting all over again from the beginning.
And thats another thing, whats up with pubs these days?
They dont even smell like pubs anymore, I remember when you walk past a pub at any hour of the day and smell nothing but stale beer and cheese and onion crisps. (Thats right crisps not "chips", chips is the correct name for "fries" ). Pubs nowadays smell like the perfume counter at an overpriced department store....They dont even sell pickled eggs
They're just filled with overgroomed morons with stupid hairdos wearing T-shirts sporting the name of a Japanese city they've probably never heard of and a random number! Pffft most places dont even serve a decent pint. Its all watered down continental lagers that think they're better than a real pint because they're made with some obscure type of hops and barley cmobination. They dont even let you re-use your glass after your finished your drink because the health and safety types might wet they're pants if they see someone using the same glass for two drinks in a row. Its H&S gone mad thats what it is!!
Like those kids that werent even allowed to play conkers at school without safety goggles, they probably had to walk through some bleak inner city craphole full of junkies and degenerates all by themselves to get to school in the first place because they're lazy benefit cheating parents couldnt be bothered to get off they're lazy ass and take them, but OHHH NOOOOO, heaven forbid they should play conkers and maybe get hit in the face by a tiny little fragment of some overgrown seed......
Not that kids these days can even get hold of a decent conker these days, back in the day you could find them everywhere, big as a cats head.
Like that cat from next door, always coming across into my garden and crapping all over my prize begonias. I oughta set up a snipers nest in my loft and wait for it to come creeping in one night then.... BOOOOM..... headshot!!
Of course, I'd be in the wrong.....
"It was just a defenceless kitty " they'd cry......
Bah, It was trespassing on my property and I was defending myself. Whats the world coming too when a man cant even defend his own home from being attacked by his neighbours rogue feline??
This countrys gone to the dogs I tell you..............
Anyway, I dont have time for this I need to go and teach that bloody cat a lesson..........
tl : dr
NEED MOAR RANTZ
(Disclaimer, I do not kill cats and have no intention to do so. No cats were harmed during the typing of this post)

^^Now that was a rant!
Well played sir.

DirkGently1 said:
^^Now that was a rant!
Well played sir.
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Errr......well...after the one above, is there any more need for this thread to even exist?
I was going to rant about rants that ranting people rant about whilst being ranted for ranting for ranters that rant about rants but... never mind I guess

orb3000 said:
Dear OP,
Why not looking before creating another rant thread?
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Well, this is for all rants and not just one rant per thread if you mods want to throw it away thats fine, or how about a giant merge but that may be too much work.. So Mods do what you want, i don't care.
End of not a rant

Rant: I HATE PANTS
Yeah, that's all.
"PH'NGLUI MGLW'NAFH CTHULHU R'LYEH WGAH'NAGL FHTAGN"

Dear XDA,
HOW LONG IS IT GOING TO BE TIL THE MULTI QUOTE BUTTON WORK?!!!!?
Its causing me to multipost
/Rant
Sorry its not long, but usually my rants are short..

davidrules7778 said:
Dear XDA,
HOW LONG IS IT GOING TO BE TIL THE MULTI QUOTE BUTTON WORK?!!!!?
Its causing me to multipost
/Rant
Sorry its not long, but usually my rants are short..
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Exactly! The damn button doesn't work and I have to open quote in multiple tabs and because my computer is slow, it freezes and crashes! I have to turn it back on again (it takes forever to boot) and the god damn button still doesn't work! Oh, and did I mention you have to find a link if you want to put a picture in a post?? If I want to put a pic in a post, I have to first upload it to some stupid site and it takes forever with my slow connection! I don't want my picture as a god damn attachement! Oh, and weather is **** here, and that's because of XDA!! I also blame XDA for global warming!!!*
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*What I said, is not 100% true. By reading this you agree with the fact, that I'm more awesome than you.

idavid_ said:
...I also blame XDA for global warming!
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Getting paid to live in Alaska...

Ok, so I need some opinions here...We had a discussion at work today where someone said that they pay you TO live in Alaska but someone else said they pay you BECAUSE you live there...And then the first person said that there's no difference in "Because" and "To"...
So, I will give you some info from Wikipedia and you let me know which one yall think is correct...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska
"Starting in 1982, dividends from the fund's annual growth have been paid out each year to eligible Alaskans, ranging from an initial $1,000.00 in 1982 (equal to three years' payout, as the distribution of payments was held up in a lawsuit over the distribution scheme) to $3,269.00 in 2008 (which included a one-time $1,200.00 "Resource Rebate"). Every year, the state legislature takes out 8 percent from the earnings, puts 3 percent back into the principal for inflation proofing, and the remaining 5 percent is distributed to all qualifying Alaskans. To qualify for the Permanent Fund Dividend, one must have lived in the state for a minimum of 12 months, maintain constant residency subject to allowable absences, and not be subject to court judgments or criminal convictions which fall under various disqualifying classifications or may subject the payment amount to civil garnishment."

'Because' is correct, if you qualify of course. 'To' suggests paying people to move there, in which case under the rules they wouldn't qualify anyway having not been a resident.
I want to live in Alaska. It is the most most beautiful corner of the world. Anybody remember the series 'Northern Exposure'?. Best setting for a TV show ever.

The problem with this idea is that you aren't the first one to have it. There are a ****ton of government leaches living in alaska. It also has the highest percentage of rapes and pedophilia per capita of any other state.
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westicle said:
The problem with this idea is that you aren't the first one to have it. There are a ****ton of government leaches living in alaska. It also has the highest percentage of rapes and pedophilia per capita of any other state.
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Trust me, i wouldn't be moving there for the 'qualities' of it's indiginous population. I'm long past the point where i can be surprised, or even care, about what the other inhabitants of this once beautiful planet think or do.

isn't it also the meth capital of the world?
best reason to live there, you have a chance with bristol palin

Don't forget the Spiders! I have a friend who lives there and she told me about the huge spiders that live everywhere...including in your bed. EAK! But it would be great to live in such a beautiful place.

Id love to love there, it's do beautiful. But everything that's going on,...... Sucks....
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watt9493 said:
Id love to love there, it's do beautiful. But everything that's going on,...... Sucks....
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Soooo....if you "love to love there" would you "live to live there" also?
And...of you love to love there...wouldn't that make you the most redundant person that ever lived?
And lastly.....if is "do beautiful" does that mean that you bit your tongue while saying that?
Just wondering

M_T_M said:
Soooo....if you "love to love there" would you "live to live there" also?
And...of you love to love there...wouldn't that make you the most redundant person that ever lived?
And lastly.....if is "do beautiful" does that mean that you bit your tongue while saying that?
Just wondering
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Ah mtm. I use swype. So sometimes it's confusing.
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thetinybus said:
isn't it also the meth capital of the world?
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Cheap drugs, who could resist?
TheRomMistress said:
Don't forget the Spiders! I have a friend who lives there and she told me about the huge spiders that live everywhere...including in your bed. EAK! But it would be great to live in such a beautiful place.
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I LOVE spiders. They'd be welcome to share my log cabin in the woods!
M_T_M said:
Soooo....if you "love to love there" would you "live to live there" also?
And...of you love to love there...wouldn't that make you the most redundant person that ever lived?
And lastly.....if is "do beautiful" does that mean that you bit your tongue while saying that?
Just wondering
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BLAH BLAH BLAH -snip
I want to live in Alaska. It is the most most beautiful corner of the world. Anybody remember the series 'Northern Exposure'?. Best setting for a TV show ever.
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I love Alaska, I have been there many times. But I currently live in Washington state, where Northern Exposure was filmed.
And the Permanent Resident Dividend Fund is just for the people that live there, as previously stated. The best part of Alaska (besides the fishing and hunting) is how backwards the whole state still is. They have open carry laws (meaning no permits needed to carry a firearm) and it is still common for people in the winter to leave their vehicles running while they grocery shop. Nobody steals them.

kdj67f said:
I love Alaska, I have been there many times. But I currently live in Washington state, where Northern Exposure was filmed.
And the Permanent Resident Dividend Fund is just for the people that live there, as previously stated. The best part of Alaska (besides the fishing and hunting) is how backwards the whole state still is. They have open carry laws (meaning no permits needed to carry a firearm) and it is still common for people in the winter to leave their vehicles running while they grocery shop. Nobody steals them.
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Where should i build my log cabin? (Think 'Grizzly Adams' if you're old enough). It has to be near a fresh water river or lake and far enough into the wilderness so that i never have to encounter another person for the rest of my days.
No internet, no phone, just a knife, gun and a blissful hunter/gatherer life.

DirkGently1 said:
Where should i build my log cabin? (Think 'Grizzly Adams' if you're old enough). It has to be near a fresh water river or lake and far enough into the wilderness so that i never have to encounter another person for the rest of my days.
No internet, no phone, just a knife, gun and a blissful hunter/gatherer life.
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No hunting dog?
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Scary Spiders...
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Don't forget the Spiders! I have a friend who lives there and she told me about the huge spiders that live everywhere...including in your bed. EAK! But it would be great to live in such a beautiful place.
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You want to see some SERIOUS spiders, you should be around those freakin Camel Spiders in Iraq. GAWD! Ya, I know everyone's seen the pics of them on the interwebs. But when I was there they scared the hell out of me, cuz they are really, really freakin fast. Walking a post at night, you would see a good sized shadow "flying" across the ground. Saw one once, run up another Marine's leg, and before he even knew it was on him, it was in between his shoulder blades, whoa!

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No hunting dog?
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A dog would be nice but it'd end up eating all my food!
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You want to see some SERIOUS spiders, you should be around those freakin Camel Spiders in Iraq. GAWD! Ya, I know everyone's seen the pics of them on the interwebs. But when I was there they scared the hell out of me, cuz they are really, really freakin fast. Walking a post at night, you would see a good sized shadow "flying" across the ground. Saw one once, run up another Marine's leg, and before he even knew it was on him, it was in between his shoulder blades, whoa!
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Ninja spider?

Drummers of XDA

This is an open discussion for drummers, about drummers, and drums/percussion in general. Please follow forum rules, and let's talk drums!
A tad bit about myself:
I'm 35 years old and I have been playing drums since I was 7 years old. My parents noticed that I was taking an interest in music, and my dad was always interested in the drums since he was a boy.
I took to it fairly quickly, and since MTV was brand new at the time, I finally got to SEE drummers playing.
My first real drumming idol was Tommy Lee from Motley Crue. I evolved into the kind of youngster that looked at every style of drumming, just in case.
But it was Rock/Metal that always got my adrenaline going. So at age 11, I joined my first band. We covered Kiss songs. Pretty basic stuff, but I loved Kiss for how over the top they seemed when I was a kid. Thinking back, it really helped me with my timing. Solid and minimal is always a good starting point. Flair can come later.
So I made kind of a career out of it. I never stopped playing, even into adulthood. I tried to always be a student of the instrument, though I was self-taught.
I stayed the course, played in some really cool bands, and I got to do things that not many people get to do. I wasn't famous, but I've had a few close calls. I developed a love for the lifestyle of playing rock n roll music for a living, yet somehow I managed to meet a wonderful woman, marry her, stay married for 10 years now. She also birthed my two amazingly beautiful daughters.
Being a drummer isn't the best business decision one could make, but I play drums because I love rhythm, I love the conditioning, I love the brainwork, I love how drums look, and I hope I can play til the day I die.
Lastly, my equipment preferences are as follows:
DW drums and hardware. Sabian Cymbals, Rock n Soc furniture, and any wood tip drumstick longer than 16". If you know what I mean .
So anyway...I really hope there are enough drummers here to make use of this topic. I am very difficult to offend, so I'm not going to be a stickler for content. Anything goes, as long as you follow the rules of XDA.
Thanks for giving your time to reading this.
Here's a dirty shot of my kit. Oops, no cymbals in these.
18x26 kick, 9x13 rack Tom, 13x16 and 16x18 floor Tom, Pork Pie 6.5x14 Big Black snare, 10x14 1976 Pearl marching snare.
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I'm quite handy with a drum machine.... I'm guessing that doesn't count though...
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I'm quite handy with a drum machine.... I'm guessing that doesn't count though...
Sent From My Fingers To Your Face.....
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You have no soul mmmwwwwaaaaahhhhhh ahaha!
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TheSkinnyDrummer said:
You have no soul mmmwwwwaaaaahhhhhh ahaha!
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I've got soul......
And I'm superbad.....
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I'm 42 and started playing at the age of 10. Parents signed me up with the Royal Comumbians Drum and Bugle Corps back in the early 80's. There were 65 of us, and we were a force to be reckoned with. We competed nationally, and were state and national champions 12 times over. Those of you familiar with drum corp training, know how incredibly precise it is. Stick height, posture, timing, attack, and execution were all part of our training. We also marched in tons of parades as the guest of honor. Including our local parade, know as the Holyoke St. Patrick's Day Parade, which is known world wide.
We were undefeated national champions for several years. Corp of the year...We were a well oiled machine. Today, I don't play as much, with all the surgery I'm dealing with. In my day, I was unbeatable. And as you can tell by my username, Neil Peart has, and always will be my idol. Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, Vinnie and Carmine Appice, Max Roach...I can go on and and on.
Below are a few pictures of our actual drum corp; I am in most of them. I've also included a youtube video of the stylenof drumming we did. Very technical and very precise. If you've seen the movie Drum Line, that's what we did.
Youtube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ3yPbCICRg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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<THOR> said:
I have a 2 ludwig and 2 set of cymbals ufip bionic and zildjian A custom and i play the drum from 9-10 years, the drum is the best instrument
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Apparently you have no idea what a bass is

I have an Alesis SR18 that i need to learn how to program pronto.
Haven't cracked open the manual yet, but already annoyed that percussion sound levels are supposed to rise and fall depending on how hard you hit the pads, but my volume levels don't change.

TravisBean said:
I have an Alesis SR18 that i need to learn how to program pronto.
Haven't cracked open the manual yet, but already annoyed that percussion sound levels are supposed to rise and fall depending on how hard you hit the pads, but my volume levels don't change.
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Wonka meme: So you're a drummer? Tell me how hard it is to push all those buttons...
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TheSkinnyDrummer said:
Wonka meme: So you're a drummer? Tell me how hard it is to push all those buttons...
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Sorry, you are limited to 8 thanks per day

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Wonka meme: So you're a drummer? Tell me how hard it is to push all those buttons...
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You have my heartfelt sympathies that percussionists were the first victims of "lets replace the musician with a little black box" syndrome.
I'm not suggesting the SR18 is an adequate substitute for a live drummer, but sometimes (due to space/noise level constraints) it'll just have to do.
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I believe that the programming of drum computers would fall under the category of "percussion in general," so therefore I felt it wasn't out of place to mention the glitch in my SR18.

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TravisBean said:
You have my heartfelt sympathies that percussionists were the first victims of "lets replace the musician with a little black box" syndrome.
I'm not suggesting the SR18 is an adequate substitute for a live drummer, but sometimes (due to space/noise level constraints) it'll just have to do.
I believe that the programming of drum computers would fall under the category of "percussion in general," so therefore I felt it wasn't out of place to mention the glitch in my SR18.
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You're absolutely right. And you've proved another common theory about drummers...most of them can't take criticism.
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You're aware that I play several instruments (albeit rather badly) right??
Don't be trolling me boy....
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Having also gone through the process of school bands, wanabee bands, club bands, tribute bands and generally annoying friends, family & neighbours for many years, I was 'invalided out' following an motorbike accident a few years back involving me & a mad old hag in a car, somewhat similar to Pete de Freitas without the death thing; while I've happily made it back aboard several more Fireblades since then, bashing bongos is no longer an option
Drumpads, Sequencers & Synths are about the only way I can commune with the tub-thumper lurking inside, these days... Anyway, here's something to cheer you's all up, I hope.... (staying on topic means I have to be self-deprecating to the craft ). I know you've heard them all b4...
Q. What's the difference between a drummer and a drum machine?
A. You only have to punch the information into the drum machine once.
Q. How do you tell if the stage is level?
A. The drummer is drooling from both sides of his mouth.
Q. How can you tell a drummer's at the door?
A. The knocking speeds up.
Q. What's the last thing a drummer says in a band?
A. "Hey, how about we try one of my songs?"
An Indian chief and a cavalry captain climb to the top of a tall hill and look out upon the entire Indian tribe. The captain says worriedly, "I don't like the sound of those drums." The chief says, "I know. It's not our regular drummer."
Q. What do you call a drummer that breaks up with his girlfriend?
A. Homeless.
Q. What do Ginger Baker and black coffee have in common?
A. They both suck without Cream.
Q. How many drummers does it take to change a lightbulb?
A. Five: One to screw the bulb in, and four to talk about how much better Neil Peart could've done it.
An amateur drummer died and went to heaven. He was waiting outside the pearly gates when he heard the most incredible fast and furious drumming coming from within. Immediately he recognized the playing and rushed to ask St. Peter if that was Buddy Rich playing drums inside the gates. St. Peter responded: "No, that's God. He just thinks he's Buddy Rich."
Q. What does a drummer use for contraception?
A. His personality.
Q. What do you say to a drummer in a three-piece suit?
A. "Will the defendant please rise?"
Q. "Hey buddy, how late does the band play?"
A. "Oh, about half a beat behind the drummer."
Q. How is a drum solo like a sneeze?
A. You know it's coming, but there's nothing you can do about it.
Q. What's the first thing a drummer says when he moves to LA?
A. "Would you like fries with that, sir?
Q. What is the difference between a drummer and a savings bond?
A. One will mature and make money.
Q. Why do drummers have lots of kids?
A. They're not so good at the thythm method.
Q. What did the drummer say to the band leader?
A. "Do you want me to play too fast or too slow?"
Q. What do you call someone who hangs around with musicians?
A. A drummer.
Q. What did the drummer get on his IQ test?
A. Drool.

Pop Tarantula said:
Q. What do Ginger Baker and black coffee have in common?
A. They both suck without Cream.
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+1

Pop Tarantula said:
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conantroutman said:
You're aware that I play several instruments (albeit rather badly) right??
Don't be trolling me boy....
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lol yeah, I just wanted to make a meme and keep the combo going