01-22-2019, 11:15 PM | #18201 |
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Dentists nowadays are so much better (bedside manner, drugs, technology etc.) than the dentists I had growing up.
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01-23-2019, 03:37 AM | #18202 |
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I feel you. I went through like decades of shitty tooth dreams thanks to my horrible childhood dentist.
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I do tell the dentist, hygienist that if I look nervous or my forehead starts to sweat, its me and not them. I'll let them know if I am in pain with my hands. The shades they provide to wear helps. |
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01-23-2019, 06:07 AM | #18204 |
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All dentists are evil.
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01-23-2019, 06:25 AM | #18205 |
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Some of the older ones probably are but the younger generation has been great IMO.
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01-23-2019, 08:21 AM | #18207 |
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Next you'll be saying that they should have their own schools.
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01-23-2019, 08:38 AM | #18208 |
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Sounds like we have a number of anti-dentites here.
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01-23-2019, 12:21 PM | #18210 |
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Baked beans are severely underrated as a hot dog topping.
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01-24-2019, 01:46 PM | #18213 |
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01-25-2019, 08:58 AM | #18214 |
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Gmail's "let me suggest the end of your sentence" feature is good enough at times that it scares me.
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01-28-2019, 01:09 PM | #18215 |
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Love to have my furnace go out a day before temperatures are dropping to -12.
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01-29-2019, 08:10 AM | #18216 |
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Absolutely! And then, dash a bit of hot sauce atop the slaw ... oh, yeah
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Normally I judge cold days in Minnesota by how quickly my nostril hairs freeze. Today I couldn't really even breathe in to test that.
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01-29-2019, 12:08 PM | #18218 |
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01-30-2019, 09:27 AM | #18219 |
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This does not involve this forum or anyone on it but I generally enjoy watching people having to answer for online insults and attacks in person.
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01-30-2019, 09:59 AM | #18220 |
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Some Sirius thoughts
Holy shit, Madonna is 60 How did ELO get away with recording -both- Sweet Talkin Woman and Evil Woman? Never knew the song by Pure Prarie League was spelled “Amie.” Never knew Vince Gill was their lead singer at some point. Makes that Amy Grant thing a bit weird. |
01-30-2019, 11:00 AM | #18221 |
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Lol. That cracked me up today.
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01-30-2019, 02:43 PM | #18222 |
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The same person that argued with me that Falcons/Saints is the most hated rivalry in sports is now arguing with me that if you are doing the Top 5 all time Atlanta athletes, Chipper Jones is easily #1 ahead of Hank Aaron... wtf?
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01-30-2019, 02:53 PM | #18223 | |
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Top 5 in performance? In popularity? In contemporary "Q Score"? I mean, yeah, on the latter and maybe even the middle there's an argument to be made ... but the first is kinda silly.
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01-30-2019, 02:57 PM | #18224 |
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Okay, there's another route to that at least being discussable:
Are we counting ONLY performance _ in Atlanta _ ? If so Aaron 9 years, always an AS but never better than 3rd in MVP Jones 19 years, 8 AS and an MVP
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01-30-2019, 03:03 PM | #18225 | ||
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It'd just be Atlanta accomplishments, I believe. He wants to make it JUST about "on the field" but no one does a list like that is just on the field (how do you compare people from different sports for one). And even regarding on the field performance, Aaron had 10 less years, but his years were better on average (and he should have won the 1969 MVP). I think that the reason for Aaron only have 9 years in Atlanta makes a big difference - the Braves moved here and Aaron laid the foundation for that club. That's why the street in front of Turner was named for him. And the 715 HR is the most famous Atlanta sports moment in history. That sort of stuff makes one an icon. Chipper had an amazing career, won an MVP (and interestingly, maybe shouldn't have won it) and a Championship (though he had better teams than Hank did). I think the main thing is that this guy grew up in the 90s, so Chipper was one of his heroes, but he doesn't realize the extent of what Hank did for the Braves and the city. He was really the first Atlanta nation-wide star.
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01-30-2019, 03:14 PM | #18226 |
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I knew that Falcons/Saints was a rivalry but no where is it close to the most hated.
I give that title to Alabama and Auburn after spending 4 years in AL. There are a lot of bat shit crazy people on both sides of that rivalry.
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01-30-2019, 03:32 PM | #18227 |
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If its just Braves performance, I'd have to think Glavine would be up there.
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01-30-2019, 03:43 PM | #18228 | |
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And as a kid of the 80s (born late 70s - grew up in 80s) Chipper is just slightly behind Dale Murphy on the all time Braves list. Aaron is, of course, ahead of them both. In terms of popularity or Q...I mean Vick has to trump all of 'em, right? Deon Sanders has to be there Dominique makes the list, I think. Heck Id probably cheat a tad and add Herschel ahead of Chipper So Ive got Chipper 7th at best. And I am/was a Chipper fan. Ive got an autographed game worn jersey in the game room. But I could listen to the argument that he was never the best player on his own team (Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz, Justice, Andruw) Last edited by CU Tiger : 01-30-2019 at 03:44 PM. |
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Was Atlanta sports entirely (so Braves, Falcons, Hawks mostly - United being too young and GTech not really moving too much of a needle in the city). Quote:
So the amusing thing was he kept saying on the field performance, but then his list was Chipper, DEION, Hank, Evander, and Nique. How do you put Deion ahead of Hank for only on the field accomplishment?
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01-30-2019, 04:42 PM | #18230 | |
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Eh, tough to argue hard against McCovey though. Exact same WAR for both that year, and McCovey had the edge in all the traditional stats, even extending to the slash lines. Quote:
That raises an interesting question kinda tho: is it really? In the moment it occurred, yes, absolutely But now? I'd say that both Sid Slid and even The Catch are both more recognizable for the existing population. And honestly more exciting in context of their moment too. 715 was a {insert a superlative here, can't really pick one big enough} individual achievement but there was little sense of community pride in it compared to at least The Slide. I doubt you'd find a double digit percentage of people who'd trade it for having even a decent team in the decade. It was a big deal in the market in part because there really weren't any other big deals to compare it against. And a lot of the people who saw Aaron hit 715 live are, well, dead. Fame is, as they say, fleeting.
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01-30-2019, 04:49 PM | #18231 |
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I think 715 is still far more iconic. Something that will last a hundred years to be honest. The folks who saw the Slide may be into it, but it won't last into history the same way. And I have no clue what The Catch is (the first things that come into mind are Willie Mays and Dwight Clark and that isn't from here)
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01-30-2019, 05:00 PM | #18232 |
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Doesn't Aaron get hurt by the fact his best years were in Milwaukee? I mean he had about 6-7 great years in Atlanta, but that usually doesn't make you a legend.
Greg Maddux is kind of that way in Chicago. He was great for the Cubs but the team was trash and the bulk of his best years were in Atlanta. I think people would say Fergie Jenkins is more of an icon in the city. Even Jon Lester after the World Series. A-Rod was considerably better with the Yankees than Jeter ever was. Guarantee most people will say Jeter is a bigger icon. |
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01-30-2019, 07:23 PM | #18234 |
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Hank Aaron gets to be an icon in two cities.
Since this is the random thoughts thread, the Hank Aaron mention made me look at Eddie Matthews and Warren Spahn. Aaron/Matthews/Spahn is pretty much the Milwaukee trifecta for the older generation. Spahn played for the Boston Braves and Milwaukee Braves, but never in Atlanta. Aaron played for the Milwaukee and Atlanta iterations of the Braves and also played for the Brewers to end his career. Eddie Matthews is an interesting one, as he played for the Boston, Milwaukee, and Atlanta Braves. Albeit, just one year in Boston and Atlanta respectively. Hank Aaron WAR in Milwaukee - 89 Hank Aaron WAR in Atlanta - 54 You could damn near argue that Aaron had Hall of Fame worthy careers separately in both cities. |
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The Catch = Otis Nixon climbing the wall to preserve the Braves 13 game winning streak in 1992. Otis Nixon CLIMBS the wall like Spider-Man to rob a home run - YouTube I'd almost guarantee if you asked 100 random Braves fans around Atlanta to name the greatest Braves moments, both it & Sid would score higher than Aaron on immediate recall. See, those were moments, Aaron's was one of 715 moments.
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01-30-2019, 11:00 PM | #18236 |
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Little Caesars is basically trash but that pretzel pizza with the cheese sauce is great when fresh.
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01-30-2019, 11:02 PM | #18237 |
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I can pretty much guarantee I've watched more Braves games than any other team
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IF I get it fresh AND it isn't overcooked, it's honestly probably my favorite pizza ever given the price point. The catch is managing to do both those things.
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Genuinely took a second trying to figure out how Otis Nixon climbing a wall to rob a home run kept the price point down and the temperature up on a Little Caesar's pizza. I think I need more sleep. |
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LOL, I think you may be right
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Yeah. No arguments. I may favor a correctly made personal pan with pepperoni but pizza hut quality is all over the place. One near me is excellent but others suck. |
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Little Caesars is my go-to junk pizza place. Can't beat $5 and for some reason I just like it.
Do they have any Jets Pizza by you Jon? Same kind of Detroit style pizza. |
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Never heard of that one. Hell, I had to Google just to see what that was
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Ah, but it wasn't a question directed to just Braves fans. Also look at the population of metro Atlanta from 1996 (after both the Slide and the Catch) to now. The area has grown 4-5 fold. A lot of those people may have become Braves fans, but I bet they know Aaron's 715th more than the Catch. The Slide may be even. But then you widen that out to Falcons/Hawks fans who are casual Braves fans, and you'd get even more people who think of Aaron first. And remember both the Slide and Catch happened over 25 years ago. The young folks may have even different iconic remembrances.
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Umm ... huh? 1990 = 2.9m 2000 = 4.1m 2010 = 5.2m 2017 = 5.8m Doubled since 1990? Yeah. 4-5 fold? Not even close. Quote:
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There haven't been very many iconic moments since then, similar to the situation that I described with the circumstances around 715.
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Overexaggeration, but as one of those transplants, I think of 715 as the iconic Atlanta moment. I know of the Slide, of course, but it doesn't particular compare to me. I think a lot of Atlanta United fans, who are casual Braves fans at best, see it similarly (we all know Hank Aaron after all... Sid Bream is harder for most non-baseball fans to place). Maybe same with Falcons fans who are casual Braves fans as well.
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Is anyone else getting ridiculously hyped for the next Dune movie?
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Thanks for the heads up! Dune is one of my favorite books (but not #2 or #3, way too weird). The David Lynch movie version really sucked but thought the Sci-Fy (?) series was pretty decent. TBH, I'm resigned to be disappointed. I don't think you can put Dune into a 2 or 2.5 hour movie. I would much prefer a Netflix season. |
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