Look what Brandon Phillips did at the Winter Caravan
by halophane on Feb 1, 2010 8:49 AM EST
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PrintThe Winter Caravan ended yesterday and much to my dismay I couldn't make it. But I was looking around the internet last night for pictures posted by people who went and I found this great story about Brandon Phillips at the Northern Leg of the Caravan yesterday in Columbus. He has got to be one of the most fan-friendly players out there. You don't see this type of behavior too often from players of his caliber any more:
(it’s funny but beware, some adult language)
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If I had black friends
I hope they would be like Brandon Phillips.
No seriously, Brandon needs some edge. A facial tattoo or a throwing knife collection, Something!
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by Excalib8 on Feb 1, 2010 9:48 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
I have read this comment a dozen times.
I have uttered the words ‘what the hell?’ a dozen times.
by jacob brumfield on Feb 2, 2010 4:18 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
you and me both
it’s probably best just to leave him alone.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 2, 2010 4:55 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I said
WTF Mate?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
by crolfer on Feb 2, 2010 7:13 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I honesetly don't know what I was thinking
And I might just keep typing WTF things if you don’t say something every once in a while.
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Okay, but...
could you make them less racist and homophobic?
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
well the genesis of the saying
was that someone blamed another person of being racist even though they were making a pop culture reference, making fun of themselves, and not being racist at all. One of the best “welcomes” to red reporter of all time!
Since then, i think we’ve been kinda free and loose with the rules.
free and loose you say?
I am intrigued by your ideas and wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
funny you say that,
because if you search “That’s racist” you’re the first one to come up.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
It was on the old site
Trust me on this. :)
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Hey whatever happened to Kool Aid Man?
"Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs."
Alfred Hitchcock 1899 - 1980
I miss him, don't you?
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
oooohhhhhhh yeeeeaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by 'tHan on Feb 3, 2010 6:25 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
bump, set, spike
That’s how you do it kids.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
that would be me
with the nose picker kid on the simpsons.
and sorry i haven’t been around enough to make a comment on this obvious racism.
It's okay, I love you anyway D
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
it's not that much fun
When the comment actually does seem racist.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I agree with BubbaFan and andromache...
Someone would have said it if this comment didn’t actually seem to be intentionally racist.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
all the same
I am inclined to be as tolerant of a social gaffe as I am willing to point out that one was committed. Not everything we post here should run rampant with opportunity for witty banter. It could have gone unwritten.
Thankfully, for idiots like you, our forefathers gave us the second commandment – the right say whatever you want no matter if you’re wrong. — Unknown, for the most part
I mean this in the best way possible (seriously)
but I have no idea what you were trying to say with this comment.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
by Gray on Feb 3, 2010 12:02 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
i f you meant the original comment shouldn't have been written
I agree. Especially as the first reply to a very nice post by a newcomer to the site.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
by BubbaFan on Feb 3, 2010 12:34 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I guess what I mean is
I am puzzled by the comment, inclined to not try to understand it and hope that we don’t go somewhere that isn’t productive.
Thankfully, for idiots like you, our forefathers gave us the second commandment – the right say whatever you want no matter if you’re wrong. — Unknown, for the most part
Productive?
RR may have a few liberals and few conservatives but I would never go so far to say that there is anything ‘productive’ about it. Chill my brothers and sisters…when I showed this thread of comments to my son-in-law and his brother they thought that the opening by Excalib8 wqas funny as hell and the ensuing PC concerns were silly.
"Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs."
Alfred Hitchcock 1899 - 1980
Testify, Mads.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
my thoughts were
… I just didn’t want this thread, from my POV, to turn into a “you’re a racist,” “no I’m not” ping pong match. That never ends in any conclusion that is positive. So, a lot of anything is about interpretation on an unyielding platform like the Internet where what is stated as an attempt to communicate is evaluated and reconstructed inside our own minds. I could go on and on with this, see who decides I meant something that I didn’t mean and can pretty much head for the stars with your own magical belief system.
Some of it just depends on where the comma lands.
I am with Mads … chill.
Thankfully, for idiots like you, our forefathers gave us the second commandment – the right say whatever you want no matter if you’re wrong. — Unknown, for the most part
But what if I AM racist?
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
I suppose I'm cast as the darkness, because I comprehended their light not at all; at least not in the way they wanted me to.
No subject line either, nice
Guess I won’t be coming back to this thread until I get home. :)
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
"What do you call your outfit, Mr. Daniels?"
“Well it’s sort of an homage to the line in Ice Cube’s ‘Today was a Good Day’….it’s called the I don’t give a fuck look.”
I suppose I'm cast as the darkness, because I comprehended their light not at all; at least not in the way they wanted me to.
I'll try to stick to baseball from now on. In February...
I’d say until you at least half of you think the Sara Silverman show is funny, Then I MIGHT bring up my racist salt and pepper shakers. Btw, they were made by Grey’s generation. I just own them.
One of my best friends is actually black. Not mixed, He’s very black. IHHO, you must feel guilty about being closet racists and need to repent.
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This makes me wonder
If Gray lived in Canada, why isn’t his handle Grey?
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
I've been trying to figure that out for years now.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
I think that's almost bingo.
IAN! I'm on traain!
by andromache on Feb 3, 2010 4:29 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Wait, my generation?
You do realize that you’ve met me in person and I don’t look like this picture, right?
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
I totally didn't recognize Gould there
The youngest I can think of him is Bridge Too Far, for some strange reason.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
Honestly?
No. But I never pay attention when I meet new people. And from the way you’ve greeted me so far, I don’t care what you look like. I don’t need somebody coming down on me for telling a joke online to make my day go by a little bit faster. I’m sorry you don’t feel secure about yourself. Talk to a Shrink, not me.
You guy should check out a Cyclones games sometime! Basically, It gave me a reason to put on my Reds monikers and proceeded to drink my share of dollar beer night. Cyclones won 3-2 over the Nailers. Like you honestly give a shit about ECHL.
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He's just doing his job as a mod here
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Whoa, calm down there.
Look, I know you think you’re hilarious and all, but this is not about my issues. Just think once or twice before posting a comment that’s racist or homophobic, okay? It’s pretty obvious from some of your comments that you don’t think at all before posting them. And while that’s true of many of the comments here, they aren’t nearly as offensive as yours.
But mainly, calm the fuck down.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
You take a joke way too seriously
And I should calm down? Then you assume you can label me with your own personal insecurities and fears, Then you insult my intelligence, swear at me, and I’m still the one that’s over-reacting. About a joke you didn’t get.
Are you like the first Republican with the internet?
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Christ on a hubcap fellows...
"Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs."
Alfred Hitchcock 1899 - 1980
Look, I'm not going to continue this.
You’re not getting any more reasonable, so you’ll have to continue this conversation on your own.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Soul Plane!
I suppose I'm cast as the darkness, because I comprehended their light not at all; at least not in the way they wanted me to.
Seriously, I thought BP was "The Franchise"?
by Highlifeman21 on Feb 3, 2010 12:34 PM EST up reply actions
BP
was, for the last couple of years, the one player we could envision as having all the tools necessary to lead the Reds back to respectability. That sort of thinking may be changing as a few more players have begun to surface as big-league talents.
Thankfully, for idiots like you, our forefathers gave us the second commandment – the right say whatever you want no matter if you’re wrong. — Unknown, for the most part
The two are interchangable at this point
"aaron harnann is so aweseom" - justin
by BK on Feb 3, 2010 1:34 PM EST up reply actions
So you're saying we should officially start calling him Soul Plane now?
If that’s the case, I’d rather call him Flight 643 for obvious reasons
by Highlifeman21 on Feb 3, 2010 2:46 PM EST up reply actions
I like both nicknames pretty well
"aaron harnann is so aweseom" - justin
by BK on Feb 3, 2010 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
The Franchise, Soul Plane, or Flight 643?
by Highlifeman21 on Feb 3, 2010 9:18 PM EST up reply actions
shouldn't it be
the Sooooooooooooooooul Plane!
"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville
I like Cancer and the franchise
cancer because it’s a quality nickname
but
the franchise is awesome because it’s a name he gave himself.
How nice...now if Dudsy would take ihim out of the #4 slot...
"Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs."
Alfred Hitchcock 1899 - 1980
What's the going rate for a negro to bring a perfect shine to every household these days?
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Oh, I know
Hard to believe it’s still going on.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Meanwhile the idle Negro Uppity Class looks blandly on...
Whatever happened to good old fashioned AMERICAN racism…now it is all so PC
'The secret to chili is you gotta have good mooseburger in there."
Sarah Palin
I think it's hiding
in a shady corner of an office in the slums, Telling jokes that would get him beat in the parking lot.
Fox (News?) is one of the creepiest media site masquerading as legimate that has yet to emerge.
Sadly most of the folks drinking Tea are the ones who stand to benefit from the present administration’s proffered policies.
Extremist mendaciousness = Fascist outcomes.
Ergo quit the party and join humanity.
'The secret to chili is you gotta have good mooseburger in there."
Sarah Palin
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