Joe Drape Not as Sharp as He Thinks

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

Nothing says pathetic quite like Twitter.

It's where the twat meets the sh!tter.

I have pretty low standards, but one thing even I will never do is start a twitter account.

Twitter > Facebook in my opinion.

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

Twitter > Facebook in my opinion.

You can pick up sluts and score boobies pics on Facebook.

Twitter is basically Internet text messaging...every page I've ever looked at makes the creator of said page look like a huge douche.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

Twitter > Facebook in my opinion.

i don't do either one...don't get the attraction to telling/knowing minutiae. and the drama-i hear others talk about facebook, and wonder why they punish themselves.

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Danzig

...don't get the attraction to telling/knowing minutiae. and the drama-i hear others talk about Derby Trail, and wonder why they punish themselves.

FTFY.

(Seriously, people on an internet board complaining about Facebook. The unintentional meta is sheer brilliance.)

And yes, Drape is an idjit. But what do you expect from a paper that pays David Brooks and Ross Douthat to spew drivel on a regular basis?

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

(Seriously, people on an internet board complaining about Facebook. The unintentional meta is sheer brilliance.)

Facebook is 3rd grade nonsense.

In theory, people who come here should prefer substantive discussions and arguments about horse racing and other issues of the day.

These forums should be places to go for important matters -- like to debate the merits of the top horses in training and to discuss and analyze past and future races.

Facebook is where people should go for less important stuff like talking about jockeys, dishing out hyperbole about the greatness of Zenyatta, and calling Todd Pletcher a f@ggot.

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

Facebook is where people should go for less important stuff like talking about jockeys, dishing out hyperbole about the greatness of Zenyatta, and calling Todd Pletcher a f@ggot.

Wrong. Facebook is where people to go to actually talk to Zenyatta. It's rude to talk about a horse in the 3rd "person" when they're right there, reading everything you say.

[Calzone Lord]

I always thought Warren Sapp was by far the best player on that great Miami Hurricane defense that couldn't beat Nebraska. So did everyone, Sapp actually got a few Heisman votes.

But, you knew Ray Lewis was going to be a great pro when you heard him proudly boasting about how he only wore two pairs of jeans his entire time at the University of Miami.

If your proudest boast coming out of college is that you only wore 2 pairs of pants your entire time as a star at a university like that one -- it's really no surprise he is the greatest defensive player in the NFL I've ever watched play. That is the kind of crazy thing you'd expect to hear from someone who is undersized, but truly great and was getting better all the time and is still a factor even though he's ancient now.

Sadly, the twitter account for Ray Lewis is run by a PR guy who just posts about charity events. Could you see Ray Lewis in front of a keyboard texting whacked out stuff and making himself look like a complete moron like a lot of these athletes do?

[Clip-Clop]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

I always thought Warren Sapp was by far the best player on that great Miami Hurricane defense that couldn't beat Nebraska. So did everyone, Sapp actually got a few Heisman votes.

But, you knew Ray Lewis was going to be a great pro when you heard him proudly boasting about how he only wore two pairs of jeans his entire time at the University of Miami.

If your proudest boast coming out of college is that you only wore 2 pairs of pants your entire time as a star at a university like that one -- it's really no surprise he is the greatest defensive player in the NFL I've ever watched play. That is the kind of crazy thing you'd expect to hear from someone who is undersized, but truly great and was getting better all the time and is still a factor even though he's ancient now.

Sadly, the twitter account for Ray Lewis is run by a PR guy who just posts about charity events. Could you see Ray Lewis in front of a keyboard texting whacked out stuff and making himself look like a complete moron like a lot of these athletes do?

Ed Reed was on that team too and he might be the best NFL player ever to wear pads, if not that then at least this generation.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

Wrong. Facebook is where people to go to actually talk to Zenyatta. It's rude to talk about a horse in the 3rd "person" when they're right there, reading everything you say.

[slotdirt]

I'm going to go ahead and call hyperbole on Calzone Lord for that last one. I'd take the '85 Bears or <insert 70's Steelers team here> over the 2000 Browns.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

FTFY.

(Seriously, people on an internet board complaining about Facebook. The unintentional meta is sheer brilliance.)

And yes, Drape is an idjit. But what do you expect from a paper that pays David Brooks and Ross Douthat to spew drivel on a regular basis?

sorry, i disagree. lady who works for me is constantly telling me about the latest uproar between family members on facebook...or a friend who tangled with the woman who works for the florist-she posted something snide on f/b-and a catfight will ensue.
and yet, not once have i ever mentioned to her a thing about derby trail. no one in my family on it with me, i don't report every day the latest happenings at home, or at work. who here knows what my kids are up to right now? but on f/b, i would be expected to constantly update all that bs...i don't care what anyone's status might be.
it's why i come here, to escape that tedium and engage in discussion, both light-hearted and otherwise...to talk about horses and issues, not about me or mine.

[Calzone Lord]

Here is a sampling of my recent facebook posts ... I've graduated from posting fast-food reviews to now posting snippits of the few memorable conversations I've had recently.

"France sounds nice. I'd like to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower. See Notre Dame Cathedral, the Arc de Triomphe and Napoleon's Tomb. Take strolls on the Left Bank and dine on the Champs Elysees"

To which I replied Left Bank was a great performer when he was right. Champs Elysees, sh!t, Hasili was a great broodmare. Yeah, I'd like to see an Arc anyway, great race.

Me: "This is the worst investment idea I've heard since the last time my brother Dave proposed we go in together on an MMA themed bar with an octogon cage inside of it. Even the Nigerian Scammers would think this is bullshit!"

Pitch man: "So you even think your own brother wants to rip you off?" Me: "No, just get me sued into oblivian"

McCutchen's batting avg up to .372

It's annoying when dudes hold the door open for you and look like they expect to be thanked. Unless you're a hot chick with big tits, fucl< off with the door-holding.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r50rBwrpdhQ Great song from a bunch of guys who subsequently overdosed on Heroin. Think it's Alice In Chains lead singer and a Pearl Jam guitarist.

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by Danzig

and the drama-i hear others talk about facebook, and wonder why they punish themselves.

That place is a veritable hornets nest of horny and lame single moms with the occasional attractive on-the-road to spinsterhood chicks sprinkled in.

I can understand if you're doing twitter for purposes like BTW, Byk, Travis, Pat, and NTamm etc.

If not, what's the point? If I wanted to read a bunch of short thoughts -- I'd buy Jack Handy.

"I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they’d never expect it."

Now, that's brilliant.

Basically, it all boils down to people believe they're interesting enough that they feel the need to update the world on their current doings... they aren't.

Well, other than Randy Moss anyway. And Randy Moss basically dedicates his entire twitter existance to the two loves of his life ... fish and homeless people.

If Moss has a digital camera handy, and he comes across either a fish or homeless person, it's a lock he's getting a picture and posting it on twitter to add to his numerous collection.

[parsixfarms]

So, all in one thread, we've now identified one character who wants to be a marine biologist and another who faked being one.

[OldDog]

Originally Posted by parsixfarms

So, all in one thread, we've now identified one character who wants to be a marine biologist and another who faked being one.

and a river runs through it.

[Thunder Gulch]

You kids get off my lawn

[slotdirt]

Trent Dilfer could play some quarterback...if one listens to Trent Dilfer tell it.

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

Trent Dilfer could play some quarterback...if one listens to Trent Dilfer tell it.

He was washed up by the time he came off of the bench and won a Super Bowl.

The Ravens toughest test in the playoffs was when they beat the division champion Titans 24-10.

Dilfer and Banks combined to go 5-for-17 passing with 0 TD's and 3 sacks. The Ravens running game managed only 49 combined yards rushing. They had just 6 first downs the entire game.

Yet, they won 24-10 thanks to a blocked field goal returned for a TD and a Ray Lewis 50 yard INT for a TD on a play where he basically ripped the ball right out of Eddie George's hands.

Great memories. Indian Charlie knows how big of a fan I was of the 2000 Ravens all season long. That was one of the last nice future wagers I've cashed on sports betting.