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3/5: Fix the White Man's Potholes
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Author:  redskingreg [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 2:52 pm ]
Post subject:  3/5: Fix the White Man's Potholes
Post thoughts here.
Author:  Swingandalongonetoright [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:26 pm ]
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I like this guy. "Boston Strong" was the biggest crock of shit in recent memory.
Author:  leashyourkids [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:31 pm ]
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Swingandalongonetoright wrote:
I like this guy. "Boston Strong" was the biggest crock of shit in recent memory.


Things get beat up and overblown all the time. Boston Strong is one. The Cardinal Way is probably one. Personally, I have dorky relatives who live all over Illinois and are always making cheesy jokes about the Cubs or Cardinals or Illinois, and half of them aren't even familiar with the teams. It's just an unfortunate byproduct of sports.

However, let's not forget Bernstein's central theme and reason for interviewing this guy: sports are a sterile, calculated way for wang-whippers to destroy each other for our amusement... but not enough amusement that we should ever take pride in our teams or feel a connection with our teams or care about anything but winning championships. And once the championship is won, don't cheer. Sit in quiet reflection to determine what it means to your life.
Author:  NearWessSideHussra [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:32 pm ]
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bill mcclellan wrote:
Despite the supposed brilliance of Theo Epstein, the Cubs still suck.


Silence from Bernstein, Terry had to jump in and cobble together some bs about "look to the future".
Author:  redskingreg [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:32 pm ]
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I brought up the hypocrisy of "Boston Strong" while in Boston last August to a girl who had lived there for all of five months. She's originally from the northern Chicago 'burbs. Thought she was going to murder me on the spot for questioning all things "Boston Strong."
Author:  pittmike [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:34 pm ]
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NearWessSideHussra wrote:
bill mcclellan wrote:
Despite the supposed brilliance of Theo Epstein, the Cubs still suck.


Silence from Bernstein, Terry had to jump in and cobble together some bs about "look to the future".


Caught that. :lol:
Author:  leashyourkids [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:34 pm ]
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Boston has an unusual allegiance to its city. I think it's the way they talk. The accent only exists in Boston. Once you cross the city line, nobody talks like that.
Author:  Curious Hair [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:40 pm ]
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leashyourkids wrote:
Boston has an unusual allegiance to its city. I think it's the way they talk. The accent only exists in Boston. Once you cross the city line, nobody talks like that.

Maybe not in the suburbs, but I want to believe that people start sounding like the Pepperidge Farm guys once you get to Nashua or the Berkshires.
Author:  redskingreg [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:43 pm ]
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Dan just had six orgasms explaining the new baseball stuff.
Author:  rogers park bryan [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:44 pm ]
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These potholes are insane.
Author:  leashyourkids [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:45 pm ]
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Curious Hair wrote:
leashyourkids wrote:
Boston has an unusual allegiance to its city. I think it's the way they talk. The accent only exists in Boston. Once you cross the city line, nobody talks like that.

Maybe not in the suburbs, but I want to believe that people start sounding like the Pepperidge Farm guys once you get to Nashua or the Berkshires.


It's basically just Boston and Rhode Island... the extreme East. I live in the Northern part of Connecticut, right next to the Massachusetts state line, and no one talks like that here unless they grew up in Boston or Rhode Island. And there's no in-between. Either they have the extreme accent or none at all.
Author:  leashyourkids [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:46 pm ]
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redskingreg wrote:
Dan just had six orgasms explaining the new baseball stuff.


It doesn't just tell you they rounded the base well. It can tell you that they were 91% of the perfect trajectory! Finish me off, Terry.
Author:  Scorehead [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:46 pm ]
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leashyourkids wrote:
Boston has an unusual allegiance to its city. I think it's the way they talk. The accent only exists in Boston. Once you cross the city line, nobody talks like that.


Not sure about that. I worked for a company in New Hampshire & everyone their had as much of an accent as the Bostonians.
Author:  Rod [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:47 pm ]
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leashyourkids wrote:
Curious Hair wrote:
leashyourkids wrote:
Boston has an unusual allegiance to its city. I think it's the way they talk. The accent only exists in Boston. Once you cross the city line, nobody talks like that.

Maybe not in the suburbs, but I want to believe that people start sounding like the Pepperidge Farm guys once you get to Nashua or the Berkshires.


It's basically just Boston and Rhode Island... the extreme East. I live in the Northern part of Connecticut, right next to the Massachusetts state line, and no one talks like that here unless they grew up in Boston or Rhode Island. And there's no in-between. Either they have the extreme accent or none at all.



Up in the hills in New Hampsire and Vermont they have heavy accents too. You ever hear Carlton Fisk talk?
Author:  Hatchetman [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:48 pm ]
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Damn. Sounds like I'm missing a good show. Fucking work.... :x
Author:  Kirkwood [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:49 pm ]
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leashyourkids wrote:
However, let's not forget Bernstein's central theme and reason for interviewing this guy: sports are a sterile, calculated way for wang-whippers to destroy each other for our amusement... but not enough amusement that we should ever take pride in our teams or feel a connection with our teams or care about anything but winning championships. And once the championship is won, don't cheer. Sit in quiet reflection to determine what it means to your life.

Cardinal fans should try that. Fuck them and their superiority bullshit. (sorry greg!)
Author:  leashyourkids [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:52 pm ]
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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
leashyourkids wrote:
Curious Hair wrote:
leashyourkids wrote:
Boston has an unusual allegiance to its city. I think it's the way they talk. The accent only exists in Boston. Once you cross the city line, nobody talks like that.

Maybe not in the suburbs, but I want to believe that people start sounding like the Pepperidge Farm guys once you get to Nashua or the Berkshires.


It's basically just Boston and Rhode Island... the extreme East. I live in the Northern part of Connecticut, right next to the Massachusetts state line, and no one talks like that here unless they grew up in Boston or Rhode Island. And there's no in-between. Either they have the extreme accent or none at all.



Up in the hills in New Hampsire and Vermont they have heavy accents too. You ever hear Carlton Fisk talk?


Yes, that's true... but the accent doesn't sound the same to me. Every time we go to New Hampshire, I tell my wife they sound like a mix between Canadian and a little bit of Bostonian.
Author:  Rod [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:53 pm ]
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leashyourkids wrote:

Yes, that's true... but the accent doesn't sound the same to me. Every time we go to New Hampshire, I tell my wife they sound like a mix between Canadian and a little bit of Bostonian.



Yeah, it's definitely a mountain accent.
Author:  Hank Scorpio [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:55 pm ]
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rogers park bryan wrote:
These potholes are insane.


I've never seen anything like it. This entire winter season will be one we tell our grandkids about once the polar bears are all dead and we are living in an AZ like desert.
Author:  Curious Hair [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:56 pm ]
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Has anyone here trained Chicago accents out of their daily speech? I grew up with a mom who parked her car in a grodge.
Author:  Rod [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:02 pm ]
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Curious Hair wrote:
Has anyone here trained Chicago accents out of their daily speech?


Just last week I ordered potatoes Lyonnaise at the Golden Steer in Las Vegas. The waiter, who happened to be a Chicago guy, started laughing and we bonded immediately. When I got back I was telling my wife the story of how this guy goofed on my pronunciation of "potatoes Lyonnaise". She's fluent in French and she made me repeat "Lyonnaise" several times and told me I was saying it perfectly. I had to explain to her that it was the "puhtaytuhs" part that signified me as a Chicagoan.
Author:  Curious Hair [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:07 pm ]
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UGH my dad says "puhtaytuhs" and sounds like a Kansas dirt farmer.
Author:  SomeGuy [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:07 pm ]
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redskingreg wrote:
Dan just had six orgasms explaining the new baseball stuff.


And Terry seemed really, really interested in it too....
Author:  Rod [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:11 pm ]
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Curious Hair wrote:
UGH my dad says "puhtaytuhs" and sounds like a Kansas dirt farmer.



I've never really thought about it. I definitely have what would be considered a working class Chicago accent. But it's odd in that neither of my parents had as heavy an accent as I do. It's really just dialect. I wouldn't make many judgments based upon it, though I guess it would be a fair guess that I didn't attend a place like The Choate School. People certainly do jusge you based upon the way you speak though. I doubt many believe I have an English degree.
Author:  good dolphin [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:24 pm ]
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leashyourkids wrote:
Curious Hair wrote:
leashyourkids wrote:
Boston has an unusual allegiance to its city. I think it's the way they talk. The accent only exists in Boston. Once you cross the city line, nobody talks like that.

Maybe not in the suburbs, but I want to believe that people start sounding like the Pepperidge Farm guys once you get to Nashua or the Berkshires.


I live in the Northern part of Connecticut, right next to the Massachusetts state line, l.


you get that, KS?
Author:  leashyourkids [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:29 pm ]
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That's pretty broad. Some people on here tell the exact city they live in.
Author:  leashyourkids [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:30 pm ]
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Curious Hair wrote:
Has anyone here trained Chicago accents out of their daily speech? I grew up with a mom who parked her car in a grodge.


I had always heard that Larry Podash (sp?) - the guy from WGN - had a thick Boston accent that he got rid of to be a Chicago anchor.
Author:  Keyser Soze [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:36 pm ]
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This is what Lil Danny was talking about. Could you imagine if they had this for Reed Mantle's catch in Washington.

Direct path- 20 ft
Actual path- 250 ft
Route efficiency- 8%

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Author:  Brick [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:37 pm ]
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Curious Hair wrote:
Has anyone here trained Chicago accents out of their daily speech? I grew up with a mom who parked her car in a grodge.
Why attempt to improve on perfection?

I was still shocked my freshman year of college when someone told me I had a "Chicago accent". We were like two hours away from Chicago and I lived my whole life about half an hour outside Chicago. Then again, they also assumed we hid in our houses at night so we didn't get killed.
Author:  Hatchetman [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:40 pm ]
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both my parents had a moderate Chicago accent. as a kid growing up in Algonquin, other kids made fun of the way I said things....like SASSAGE instead of sausage.

I WISH I could do a real thick Chicago accent. I love it. I think it's kind of dying out though.
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