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by Mustang
Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:19 pm
Forum: Cul de Smack
Topic: Not too crazy about Canada, so far
Replies: 20
Views: 574

Even with all the Frenchness, I dug Montreal. Make sure you get the viande fumee (smoked meat) somewhere (it's really just corned beef...but it's damn good). If you know some flashcard French, throw out a little and they'll appreciate the effort...but most people in services will speak both. Well, u...
by Mustang
Thu Aug 09, 2007 5:14 pm
Forum: Cul de Smack
Topic: never thought i'd say this
Replies: 29
Views: 1818

Penn Station always has a bin of big spuds they're cutting up and frying up...i.e., fresh. And they're very good. And does freezing really hurt the taste of fries? Maybe that In-N-Out in LA was a bad one?
by Mustang
Thu Aug 09, 2007 2:53 pm
Forum: Cul de Smack
Topic: never thought i'd say this
Replies: 29
Views: 1818

Indy-
Still haven't been to Pizza Express yet. Then again, Shine recommended Rockit's a full 5 years ago.........and I still haven't been there. Maybe it's time, buddy. So far, the best I've had was that Pizza di Roma in the mall that serves up that New York style (thin, big triangles).
by Mustang
Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:53 pm
Forum: Cul de Smack
Topic: never thought i'd say this
Replies: 29
Views: 1818

Re: never thought i'd say this

RULES OF THE ROAD: don't fuck with a good thing, and don't get rid of the best fucking fast-food burger money can buy. http://onokinegrindz.typepad.com/ono_kine_grindz/images/DoubleDouble-thumb.jpg FTFY Quite possibly the worst burger I've ever tasted in my life. I had heard SO much about how great...
by Mustang
Wed Aug 08, 2007 7:32 pm
Forum: Cul de Smack
Topic: OCmike's Humpday Challenge
Replies: 34
Views: 2537

2. Who sang the theme song to "Bosom Buddies"? Billy Joel - My Life From Wikipedia...... The theme song for the opening credits was "My Life" by Billy Joel, although Joel's version was not used on the air. (The Internet Movie Database notes the cast sang the theme song, although...
by Mustang
Wed Aug 08, 2007 2:09 pm
Forum: Cul de Smack
Topic: OCmike's Humpday Challenge
Replies: 34
Views: 2537

11. By what name is the "axilla" more commonly known?

Armpit
by Mustang
Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:02 pm
Forum: MLB
Topic: Trade Deadline '07
Replies: 14
Views: 846

while unloading a guy that turned down an 8-year, $140M deal. No joke....turned down. Teixiera would've been the 4th highest paid player in the game. Jeter, A-Rod, Manny, and Giambi are all scheduled to be making over 20 mil per over the next few seasons. He would have been fifth, at best, at 17.5 ...
by Mustang
Thu Aug 02, 2007 7:21 pm
Forum: Cul de Smack
Topic: Best sports town in North America is......
Replies: 58
Views: 4555

We're #89! We're #89!........(fx: crickets chirping). Not sure how we get ranked ahead of Oxford (Ole Miss). The football scene and ultra-hotties there should have them at least 40 points higher. Oh, well. Basketball could have this place hopping again soon.....
by Mustang
Wed Aug 01, 2007 6:54 pm
Forum: MLB
Topic: Trade Deadline '07
Replies: 14
Views: 846

Pretty good reviews for Rangers GM John Daniels on the Teixiera trade after giving away Chris Young to San Diego for a used puck bag last year. This time around, he got the Braves top 3 prospects while unloading a guy that turned down an 8-year, $140M deal. No joke....turned down . Teixiera would've...
by Mustang
Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:11 pm
Forum: College Basketball
Topic: got to attend the "camo kids" benefit tuesday (pic
Replies: 23
Views: 541

Hey, Wahoo was cool but so was the Nature Boy. He probably needs to retire but back in the day (the 80's), he was alright. Great robes, the feathered blond hair, the Wooooo!, etc. Good gimmicks in the day when the whole "sport" wasn't gimmick ridden like it is now.
by Mustang
Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:28 pm
Forum: College Basketball
Topic: got to attend the "camo kids" benefit tuesday (pic
Replies: 23
Views: 541

When I lived in NC, I remember the Lumbees fighting for recognition/funding. I also remember Wahoo wrestling on TV with local stars Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, Black Jack Mulligan, and Abe Jacobs! Wonder if there would be an Wahoo-like indian wrestler in today's PC world..... Couldn't resist...........
by Mustang
Sat Jun 23, 2007 4:57 pm
Forum: College Basketball
Topic: got to attend the "camo kids" benefit tuesday (pic
Replies: 23
Views: 541

Thanks KC....good info. On a flight a while back, I sat next to a 60ish year old, very well-to-do lady from OKC, and she was a bit of a know-it-all so I didn't take much of what she was saying terribly seriously. Nonetheless, she was a HUGE OU fan. Sounded like one of those blind followers of Switze...
by Mustang
Fri Jun 22, 2007 6:23 pm
Forum: College Basketball
Topic: got to attend the "camo kids" benefit tuesday (pic
Replies: 23
Views: 541

SunCoastSooner- Isn't Sampson part Lumbee Indian? I think wrestling legend Wahoo McDaniel is a Lumbee and Pembroke, NC is in Lumbee territory. Anyhow, Like screw, I've noticed Sampson always wears the same uniform at games. Not sure if he did that at OU. Must be a superstition. But so far, so good w...
by Mustang
Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:22 pm
Forum: BIG TIME POWER COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Topic: Shine...any word on Coach Hoeppner
Replies: 23
Views: 1396

Very tough day around here. I was playing golf with Shine last Friday and while talking about IU sports/Hoeppner, I told him I was a bigger football fan than basketball. "Don't Blaspheme!" I think was his reply. But while hoops is still king in these parts, Hoeppner gave Hoosier fans a gli...
by Mustang
Mon May 21, 2007 6:53 pm
Forum: Cul de Smack
Topic: What to do with the homeless?
Replies: 82
Views: 3927

The ones with one leg and crutches and look like death warmed over I have sympathy for. The ones who look good enough to flip burgers or come up with some lame-ass excuse like "I need gas money to get home" or "I need money for toilet paper" (no joke, I actually heard that one) I...
by Mustang
Wed Apr 25, 2007 6:11 pm
Forum: Hockey
Topic: Dallas@Vancouver-Game 7
Replies: 7
Views: 1307

I'll never blame the refs for a loss (I'll save that for the anti-Duke ninnies) but there were stupid calls all over the ice last night. Some that were very touchy and others where a guy would get mauled an no call. Ugh. Let 'em play a little. Tough post season for me...........again. I guess this i...
by Mustang
Mon Apr 23, 2007 4:23 pm
Forum: Hockey
Topic: Dallas@Vancouver-Game 7
Replies: 7
Views: 1307

Cic.......LOL. Good to see an Oil fan behind the Stars. Yeah, I know the Stars have owned the Oilers in the playoffs (hmmm...no matchup last year and Oilers make it to finals) but '97 still stings for Stars fans. I can still hear the silence in the arena after the Marchant goal........chirp............
by Mustang
Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:02 pm
Forum: Hockey
Topic: SEASON OVER
Replies: 15
Views: 2860

AQ- Aren't the Stars in your list? They are in your favorite state....Texas.....after all. Seriously, Shoalzie's right on. I'd take a Cup if it meant missing the playoffs the next year...or giving up a great player. Back in '96, the Stars traded the great Jarome Iginla to Calgary for Joe Nieuwendyk....
by Mustang
Wed Apr 04, 2007 2:15 pm
Forum: College Basketball
Topic: Final Four Thread
Replies: 95
Views: 2217

Am I the only one that thought the refs protected Oden? No, I'm sure lots of other whiney Gator fans feel the same way. The UF big men were called for a lot of fouls because Oden was DA MAN last night. The tO$U guards were called for a lot of fouls because the Gator backcourt was DA SHIT last night...
by Mustang
Tue Apr 03, 2007 6:45 pm
Forum: Cul de Smack
Topic: My kids took the Weetabix challenge this weekend
Replies: 8
Views: 309

Here's something similar.....bet someone they can't eat FOUR saltine crackers (squares) in one minute. No liquid to help. Sounds easier than that wheatabix....but it's nearly impossible. I've never seen anyone do it.
by Mustang
Fri Mar 30, 2007 2:26 pm
Forum: College Basketball
Topic: Let's put the Billy Gillispie topic to rest shall we...
Replies: 84
Views: 1346

Only reason I mentioned the roothogs and the the Wal-Mart ties is that they might be ready to get back into the game after lying low for a while. Since the quagmire with Nolan Richardson, they figured they'd make a safe hire (read: black ) to let the rather tense situation die down a bit. Arkansas h...
by Mustang
Thu Mar 29, 2007 1:05 pm
Forum: College Basketball
Topic: McDonalds game thread
Replies: 17
Views: 644

Dins-
I read something in Duke Basketball Report about how they stopped recuriting Love because his father might be a pain in the ass and they didn't to deal with that.
by Mustang
Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:07 pm
Forum: College Basketball
Topic: McDonalds game thread
Replies: 17
Views: 644

Zoubek is horrible. Throw the ball into him and kiss that posession good bye. McRoberts was slightly better. Good dunker........good passer when not throwing it out of bounds or to the other team........good dribbler.........good dunker. That was about it. Maybe someone in the NBA can teach him to s...
by Mustang
Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:18 pm
Forum: College Basketball
Topic: The Conference Loyalty Question
Replies: 30
Views: 2756

I've always rooted for the ACC, except for Carolina and Maryland. Carolina's pretty obvious but Maryland used to be a team I really liked but their fans are just too disgusting and they are the bottom of the barrel. If they played the taliban, I'd have a turban and fake beard on. But the other teams...
by Mustang
Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:48 pm
Forum: College Basketball
Topic: Tubby Smith going to Minnesota
Replies: 32
Views: 897

At the risk of angering IF... I'm hearing lots of rumors now about Gillispie going to Arkansas. None of them are what I would call well sourced but there is enough quantity of rumors that I figured I'd post it. I'm pretty skeptical about this one. Leaving for UK I could see but not for the Razorbac...
by Mustang
Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:44 pm
Forum: College Basketball
Topic: I don't see how you guys do it.
Replies: 22
Views: 529

Indy- It's fun, isn't it? I've been going through it for about 30 years now with a pretty decent team that's usually in the mix. When they get deep into the tournament and lose in a close game, it really rips your heart out and takes a couple of days to get over. And I have several of those to choos...
by Mustang
Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:21 pm
Forum: College Basketball
Topic: Bad news for Big 10 fans, sans Michigan
Replies: 27
Views: 698

Classy coaches do not equal winning coaches. Ditto with disciples of legends. As a Duke fan, I'd have enjoyed seeing Amaker be successful at Michigan but mediocrity at Michigan isn't acceptable. Make no mistake though, basketball coach there is an incredibly attractive job. Lot of good things going ...
by Mustang
Sat Mar 17, 2007 4:42 pm
Forum: College Basketball
Topic: Round 1 Thursday Thread
Replies: 67
Views: 2527

Uh......no. My point was that there are bad calls in ALL games. According to anti-Duke nation, Duke wins because they get the calls and lose when they don't get them. Talent, coaching, turnovers, injuries, etc., etc. really have nothing to do with it.
by Mustang
Fri Mar 16, 2007 7:55 pm
Forum: College Basketball
Topic: Round 1 Thursday Thread
Replies: 67
Views: 2527

UNC- E. Kentucky: Hansborough knocks a guy on the ground (who beats him to the basket), no call. and UNC gets a cheap foul call on the shot next time down the floor. Heels go to the line. just terrible. Playing on the "neutral floor" in Winston-Salem. Hmmmmm.............and here I thought...
by Mustang
Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:27 pm
Forum: College Basketball
Topic: Shocker in the Making (Potentially)
Replies: 27
Views: 2427

Maryland gets stoked to play Duke (like everyone else) but historically have lost to vastly inferior teams.
by Mustang
Tue Mar 06, 2007 8:27 pm
Forum: CFB and CBB Pick'Em
Topic: Final Pickem Results/Standings
Replies: 6
Views: 475

Isn't moon from the GWN? Nice work.

My inflated score was helped by some of the tricked up weeks but I finished ahead of Shine. Moral victory....
by Mustang
Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:55 pm
Forum: College Basketball
Topic: I hate Billy P-acc-ker
Replies: 22
Views: 1040

Some decent points made here and I commend the board for not turning this into an all out Duke-hatefest, which used to happen with some of the douche bags no longer around. I don't have any problem with the incident being called a hard, intentional foul. It was. What I do have a problem with is Jim ...
by Mustang
Mon Mar 05, 2007 1:43 pm
Forum: College Basketball
Topic: I hate Billy P-acc-ker
Replies: 22
Views: 1040

Packer.....possibly the biggest Duke hater ever. A bit surprising he'd come out in Henderson's corner, especially after banging on Duke all game long. Henderson goes for a hard foul (hmmmm.....we'll add this to the list of things only Duke does), ball gets deflected and his elbow hits Hansbrough's f...
by Mustang
Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:26 pm
Forum: College Basketball
Topic: MD owns DOOK
Replies: 18
Views: 2236

mustang...holy shit yes the Carolina fans outnumber duke fans...but duke fans have some smack to run...and they run it pretty good but they are just outnumbered... but it is hilarious...UNC fan would rather DUKE lose than UNC win sometimes... I don't doubt it. I've seen this phenomenon close up. So...
by Mustang
Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:04 pm
Forum: Cul de Smack
Topic: What do ya think?
Replies: 36
Views: 3370

If that's your thing, fine but I can think of better ways to honor my daughter. As for body "art" I always ask, "Would you hang that on your wall?" No? But you would hang it on your body...permanently. And military guys? Ever seen the 80-year old dude at the health club with a bi...
by Mustang
Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:19 pm
Forum: College Basketball
Topic: MD owns DOOK
Replies: 18
Views: 2236

Buckeye..........just curious. I grew up in Durham and even there was outnumbered 5-to-1 by Carolina fans. I'm sure that ratio is greater in the rest of the state. No sports radio back then but I have to assume the Carolina types dominate the airwaves. Your take....
by Mustang
Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:51 pm
Forum: College Basketball
Topic: MD owns DOOK
Replies: 18
Views: 2236

......in other words, nothing happened.
by Mustang
Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:05 pm
Forum: College Basketball
Topic: MD owns DOOK
Replies: 18
Views: 2236

My bad, blue....maybe a bit of a knee jerk. Guess I've grown accustomed to the Duke pile-on where anything is fair game. I do like that fact that McRoberts throws down hard. If he gets an inch opening, his eyes light up and he becomes Darryl Dawkins. Unfortunately, shots other than dunks are a probl...
by Mustang
Thu Mar 01, 2007 2:28 pm
Forum: College Basketball
Topic: MD owns DOOK
Replies: 18
Views: 2236

Could be, but it's frustrating to watch right now. Dude can rebound, dribble, pass, and dunk like few other big guys I've seen. But how about a little arc on the shot, eh? Shine's right....he doesn't look comfortable at all with his back to the basket. He gets it down low and his first thought is &q...
by Mustang
Thu Mar 01, 2007 2:07 pm
Forum: Cul de Smack
Topic: The US of Fuckin A in 10 Minutes
Replies: 25
Views: 1990

Wisconsin the last I thought of.....4:14 left. The average American can't do this.