[Kathy]

[quote author=Extra Point link=topic=7358.msg56983#msg56983 date=1357868129]
Hey Garvin,

You feeling OK? Your posts today are a little out of character. Were you up late drinking tonga with the thunderdomers or something?

Based on his last post, I think I know what the problem is:  he's majorly conflicted.  The little garvin standing on his left shoulder is telling him that the basketball loss to U.SC was Johnny Dawkins' fault, while the little garvin standing on his right shoulder is telling him, "no, it was bringing back the H-word."  The internal bickering is driving him to distraction...
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???
Garvin's posts today don't seem any different than what he has said or written for the past 40 years or so ... 

(and he's right — we are courting disaster by messing around with the of extremely large proportions word)

[Kathy]

[quote author=Extra Point link=topic=7358.msg56983#msg56983 date=1357868129]
Hey Garvin,

You feeling OK? Your posts today are a little out of character. Were you up late drinking tonga with the thunderdomers or something?

Based on his last post, I think I know what the problem is:  he's majorly conflicted.  The little garvin standing on his left shoulder is telling him that the basketball loss to U.SC was Johnny Dawkins' fault, while the little garvin standing on his right shoulder is telling him, "no, it was bringing back the H-word."  The internal bickering is driving him to distraction...
[/quote]

???
Garvin's posts today don't seem any different than what he has said or written for the past 40 years or so ... 

(and he's right — we are courting disaster by messing around with the of extremely large proportions word)

[GoodGrief]

How does she feel about the 59ers?

Keeping in mind that she's only been a Stanford fan since 2007, she views Cal as annoying but not a brobdingnagian object of animosity. One does not consider a mosquito to be a rival.

I forgot to mention that if Mrs. GoodGrief took over my post, you would receive occasional posts about styling tips for the football team (Coach Harbaugh looks better with a hat than without, Andrew Luck really needs to shave, Kevin Hogan looks older than a 20 year-old, etc).

[GoodGrief]

How does she feel about the 59ers?

Keeping in mind that she's only been a Stanford fan since 2007, she views Cal as annoying but not a brobdingnagian object of animosity. One does not consider a mosquito to be a rival.

I forgot to mention that if Mrs. GoodGrief took over my post, you would receive occasional posts about styling tips for the football team (Coach Harbaugh looks better with a hat than without, Andrew Luck really needs to shave, Kevin Hogan looks older than a 20 year-old, etc).

[fullmetal]

Also, Shaw gets no style points for that second-half offensive playcalling, right?  Does she have styling tips for that? :p

[fullmetal]

Also, Shaw gets no style points for that second-half offensive playcalling, right?  Does she have styling tips for that? :p

[GoodGrief]

Also, Shaw gets no style points for that second-half offensive playcalling, right?  Does she have styling tips for that? :p

She'd probably be pretty vanilla in her playcalling, but that would be more successfult than me. If I were coach, every 4 downs would be: Long Bomb, Double Reverse To Kelsey Young, Long Bomb, and Fake Punt.

[GoodGrief]

Also, Shaw gets no style points for that second-half offensive playcalling, right?  Does she have styling tips for that? :p

She'd probably be pretty vanilla in her playcalling, but that would be more successfult than me. If I were coach, every 4 downs would be: Long Bomb, Double Reverse To Kelsey Young, Long Bomb, and Fake Punt.

[LuckE2Bhere]

She sounds like a real keeper (though I'm biased, because she sounds a heck of a lot like my wife... you don't live on the Peninsula, and notice that your wife disappears to go see what may be another, secret, second family for weeks at a time, do you?)!

Despite your fine taste in women, I'd prefer that Shaw keep calling the plays instead of you, if that's OK.  It still makes me chuckle when I see posts, from football-educated fans, on this board that essentially advocate losing games for the sake of offensive statistics or "style".  I'll take a coach who can best apply what he has in all three facets of the game and come away with an "ugly" W (even if that means running the clock and punting for field position... albeit NOT on 3rd down, Walt!) every time  ;D

[LuckE2Bhere]

She sounds like a real keeper (though I'm biased, because she sounds a heck of a lot like my wife... you don't live on the Peninsula, and notice that your wife disappears to go see what may be another, secret, second family for weeks at a time, do you?)!

Despite your fine taste in women, I'd prefer that Shaw keep calling the plays instead of you, if that's OK.  It still makes me chuckle when I see posts, from football-educated fans, on this board that essentially advocate losing games for the sake of offensive statistics or "style".  I'll take a coach who can best apply what he has in all three facets of the game and come away with an "ugly" W (even if that means running the clock and punting for field position... albeit NOT on 3rd down, Walt!) every time  ;D

[needle]

Lifting the ban is a brobdingnagian mistake.

[needle]

Lifting the ban is a brobdingnagian mistake.

[Oasis]

Where you stick the pin in the voodoo doll has a lot to do with it.

[Oasis]

Where you stick the pin in the voodoo doll has a lot to do with it.

[Robbie]

Idea: every time that Stanford appears in the Rose bowl we reverse the ban - so pre-1999, no ban; 1999-2012; ban; 2012-???? no ban; ...

[Robbie]

Idea: every time that Stanford appears in the Rose bowl we reverse the ban - so pre-1999, no ban; 1999-2012; ban; 2012-???? no ban; ...

[Extra Point]

"Idea: every time that Stanford appears in the Rose bowl we reverse the ban - so pre-1999, no ban; 1999-2012; ban; 2012-???? no ban; ..."

A word ban should continue whenever the football team loses a game. However, the ban should not be restricted to the word "brobdingnagian." There is no guarantee that "brobdingnagian" is the culprit. It is only logical that the real cause of the problem is the word that is most frequently used. A simple computer program can find the word in no time, as well as the person who used the word the most. After all, it always someone's fault and it is only fair that the evil witch be exposed. Further, banned words should be replaced with a cryptic phrase that is 10 word long or more. To be safe, the top 5 most common words should also be replaced with long cryptic phrases. A side benefit to this approach is that: potential recruits, recruit's parents, new fans, players, sports columnists, psychologists studying fan disorders, and those who want to know what intelligent Stanford fans are really like, will scratch their heads and simply go away.

[Extra Point]

"Idea: every time that Stanford appears in the Rose bowl we reverse the ban - so pre-1999, no ban; 1999-2012; ban; 2012-???? no ban; ..."

A word ban should continue whenever the football team loses a game. However, the ban should not be restricted to the word "brobdingnagian." There is no guarantee that "brobdingnagian" is the culprit. It is only logical that the real cause of the problem is the word that is most frequently used. A simple computer program can find the word in no time, as well as the person who used the word the most. After all, it always someone's fault and it is only fair that the evil witch be exposed. Further, banned words should be replaced with a cryptic phrase that is 10 word long or more. To be safe, the top 5 most common words should also be replaced with long cryptic phrases. A side benefit to this approach is that: potential recruits, recruit's parents, new fans, players, sports columnists, psychologists studying fan disorders, and those who want to know what intelligent Stanford fans are really like, will scratch their heads and simply go away.

[yvonne]

We could always try this approach to befuddling them:

http://youtu.be/2YYM209GJoE

[yvonne]

We could always try this approach to befuddling them:

http://youtu.be/2YYM209GJoE