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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Let's talk current style

« on: June 05, 2015, 03:13:50 PM »

That just looks like khakis that have been tight rolled.

Here's what I am talking about...

what i posted are khakis with elastic cuffs. what you posted just look like sweat pants, and i dig 'em.

in any event, khakis with elastic cuffs exist, and they look really effing stupid.

however, they would have saved me a lot of time french rolling my pants in the 80's.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Let's talk current style

« on: June 05, 2015, 11:00:02 AM »

are these the same thing? jogging khakis?

'cause i mean, what the eff are these things?

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Phog Gem Thread

« on: April 07, 2015, 06:39:47 PM »

ya, i couldn't handle a wisconsin basketball championship.

basketball. wisconsin. championship.

i. . . i just couldn't handle it. now, i'll never have to.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Phog Gem Thread

« on: April 07, 2015, 10:14:51 AM »

 i was actually amazed at all of the calls wisconsin was getting in the first half. they had, what, 2 team files deep, deep into the 1st half? then it seemed to even out in the second half.

but what do i know, i'm just an IBiot.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: 2014-15 college basketball

« on: March 28, 2015, 09:00:21 PM »

I just noticed that Rutgers beat Wisconsin this year.

It was Rutgers' final win of the season.

On January 7th.

kaminsky was out. still a shitty loss, but somewhat understandable. road games, etc.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: My fascination with CycloneFanatics.com continues

« on: March 19, 2015, 08:45:32 PM »

anyone care to drop this off over there?

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/bulls/chi-fred-hoiberg-creates-bulls-buzz-after-iowa-state-beaten-20150319-htmlstory.html

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: WEScued in Manhattan; ISU ADV

« on: February 28, 2015, 09:00:50 PM »

oscar is working in more mysterious ways than ever. last time he beat two top 15 teams at home must've been 2004-2005 (if ever, back-to-back). illini fans have told you all ad nauseam 1 or 2 times a year that he beats teams he isn't supposed to beat, but again, 2 top 15 teams back-to-back? this is almost as strange as recruiting foster out of nowhere after coaching/recruiting in the same state as chicago for 9 years.

still, happy for you guys.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: So this blue and black dress thing...

« on: February 27, 2015, 04:06:43 PM »

You will realize it's blue when you look at the black and white fabric in bottom left hand corner.

holy crap! i looked at that fabric and when i looked back at the dress it was blue/black!

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: The michigancat music discussion thread.

« on: February 13, 2015, 02:43:37 PM »

I was just listening to some Ned's Atomic Dustbin. I miss early 90's rock.

inspiral carpets, soup dragons. . .

early 90s english bandnames sure were stupid.

great early 90s english rock song -------------->

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Chili with cinnamon rolls

« on: February 13, 2015, 02:08:59 PM »

no dipping, you eat a delicious bowl of chili (with beans) accompanied by saltine crackers then enjoy the cinnamon roll for dessert.

I loved it but will admit the trash can in my elementary school caff was a rather remarkable sight at the end of chilli w/cinnamon roll day.

Confirmed dipper here.

huh. all this going on just 2 states away.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Chili with cinnamon rolls

« on: February 13, 2015, 01:47:23 PM »

do you, like, dip the cinnamon roll in the chili? i have never heard of this, but my interest is piqued.

def not a suburban chicago thing.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Anyone have questions for PoetWarrior?

« on: February 13, 2015, 01:38:08 PM »

did you get your name from dennis hopper in apocalypse now?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078788/quotes?item=qt0324880

also could be a 'signs you spend too much time on goEMAW' cross post.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Risky Hiring

« on: February 13, 2015, 01:35:04 PM »

Pretty sure we already had this thread.

Maybe Eddie Sutton @ OSU (after KSU passed on him)

I'm sure there have got to be other examples. Probably there are several coaches who were "pressured out" rather than fired, like Tubby at UK or Dana Altman at KSU (though Altman doesn't fit the mold of this question, because he went to Creighton next).

If you are sure about others, give em up.  I'll even take "pressured out" ones.   Sutton is probably a gray area (more likely was pressured to resign due to the scandal), but I will include him on the list.

So far:
Sutton from UK to hapless and moribund OSU (clearly OSU is on a lower level than UK, and they were struggling pretty bad so it was worth a risk to hire the hometown guy)
Smith from UK to hapless and moribund Minnesota (clearly Minnesota is on a lower level than UK)
Weber from UIUC to recently revitalized KSU which was actually more successful than UIUC over the past few years.
Smith from Minnesota to hapless and moribund Texas Tech

Wow hiring a coach who has just been fired for being a bad basketball coach looks like a great sign of a program's health!

steve alford was about to get canned by iowa, i believe, before he went to new mexico or new mexico state or whatever. that actually worked out well. for him, at least.

but, yeah, if you're asking if it was weird to hire weber. . . well, yeah.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Chicago

« on: January 15, 2015, 01:41:00 PM »

go to matchbox.

 

Mrs. wELLsculpted brows used to sling drinks at the Silver Palm and occasionally Match Box.

ps  if she remembers how to make those perfect manhattans, or whatever they're called, replete with brandy(?)- soaked cherries, you are a very lucky man, indeed.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Chicago

« on: January 15, 2015, 01:36:11 PM »

go to matchbox.

 

Mrs. wELLsculpted brows used to sling drinks at the Silver Palm and occasionally Match Box.

Headed up this weekend, and thinking about taking one day to go check out the northern suburbs (Mrs. wELLsculptedbrows is also a huge Home Alone fan and has never been by the McCallister house). Anybody have any Winnetka/Wilmette/Evanston recommendos? Anyone been to the Block Museum at Northwestern? Baha'i House of Worship?

baha'i house of worship is amazing, though don't know if i've ever been there in the winter. should be warm-ish this weekend, though. if you have a car, drive up sheridan ave. very ravine-y and small hill-y. not the usual chicago topography.

there's a great jewish deli over the edens at waukegan road called max n' benny's; otherwise, can't think of a reason to go to the north shore in winter. evanston excepted-- it's an honorary chicago neighborhood and usually great (maybe a n'western campus tour)?

oh, new brewery in evanston called temperance. eh, it's ok. new distillery in evanston called few. it's really good. lots of good new resto's in evanston, too.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Beer Connoisseurs

« on: January 14, 2015, 04:08:32 PM »

Anybody ever had DuClaw's "Sweet Baby Jesus Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter"? I'm thinking about stopping by for a tasting, but I don't want to be disappointed by a 'trying too hard' name.


Gonna win 'em all!

just googled that brewery and they seem very Xtreme.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Chicago

« on: January 13, 2015, 05:16:33 PM »

RPM -   
SIP - 
old town ale house -     
Purple pig -  (much different than their Manhattan flagship)
BottleFork -   
River Roast - 

hard to believe bill rough ridin' rancic's resto is better than tony mantuano's (spiaggia) river roast, but i can't argue with some of your other reviews (and i haven't tried river roast yet).

old town ale house is a real hoot, as they say. think about all the second city guys and gals that drank there.

anyway, hope you had a good time here.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Chicago

« on: January 09, 2015, 05:02:05 PM »

snicker's is alright, but if you're in that area and want a dive bar go to rossi's.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Chicago

« on: January 09, 2015, 11:47:22 AM »

What's the new hotness in Chicago on a cold winter weekend?  Got some sources recommending RPM, girl and goat, Langham hotel bar, and Sepia....

go to dusek's. (new-ish)

go to matchbox. (old but great cocktails and near chicago blue line 'L')

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Beer Connoisseurs

« on: December 17, 2014, 11:13:12 AM »

pipeworks been mentioned in here yet? up the road a piece from me in wicker park/bucktown.

highly recommend for any chicago cats or visitors (no brewpub; only bombers at bars). http://pdubs.net/

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Kansas State Football / Re: Snyder Retirement Coaching Search Master Thread

« on: December 16, 2014, 01:54:02 PM »

are Iowa fans just as bad or worse than ISU fans?  Ferentz has been there a million years and makes a ton of money and hasn't won crap.

don't be an idiot. he is 115–84 (.578) at iowa. what the hell are you supposed to win at iowa?

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Friends and Pyramid Schemes

« on: December 14, 2014, 05:29:58 PM »

Amway is a pyramid scheme

pretty great bar in grand rapids, mi, home of amway called pyramid scheme. so it's not all bad.

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Kansas State Football / Re: Nope

« on: December 04, 2014, 09:41:37 AM »

that's marvelous.

"snyder family recreational easement
and home for aggressive youngsters"

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Kansas State Football / Re: You all have a classy coach!

« on: December 03, 2014, 09:25:44 PM »

holy crap

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Kansas State Football / Re: KU football is hurting

« on: December 01, 2014, 03:12:15 PM »

I can't wait to mush people with UT endowment smack.  $20.448B

where's that from? wikipedia has it at $6B.

edit -- nevermind, i see it is system-wide.

anyway, back on topic. . . ku football