That's digital discrimination. I'm taking this to MeTa.
said the 4-digit guy Sure. Go ahead. Rag on the four digit numbers. We're easy. No, we are not well-trained in filters Meta and otherwise. Yeah, we came over from yahoo, trained at ESPN message boards, with our AP story posts,our all-caps,our excessive bold, our misspellings, poor grammar and inane banter. We are the harbingers of cliches, filled with disdain for Barry Bonds, T.O., women in a men's game AND the people who have disdain for them. We are the unwashed masses. But you must know today, my friend, that we are the glue that holds this site... nay, this country, together. Cue whistling of Battle Hymn of the Republic 1776 -- does that year ring a bell? It was a four digit year. Was it three digits when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor. Hell, no. And it ain't three digits now. The year Don Budge was born, the year of Byron Nelson, of Mary Lou Retton, of Ellis/Quarry, of Brian Boitano, of the Dream Team (the good ones... not the ones that lost), of Average Joes over Globo Gym, the year Al Michaels asked "Who the hell is Oswald the Lucky Rabbit?" and the year Joe Namath kissed Suzy Kolber right on the lips... four digits. You and I were born in a four digit year, and by god, we are going to die in one. We love every one of Barbaro's four long digits -- even the one that's broken and needs to grow a hoof or something. Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown actually had four digits. Every athlete who ever proclaimed themselves "Number 1" stuck four digits into their palms... and so did every athlete who ever told a drunken fan to go screw. We are mutts. YYM's a mutt. Look, his nose is cold. But there is no dog who is more faithful than the mutt. We are here to make sure that every thread that runs off on a tangent regarding political correctness goes at least 100 comments. We are here to make sure that when you wake up in the middle of the night and turn on your computer, there are still 3 new comments on the front page. We are here every day, making ridiculous accusations and fundamentally flawed observations, entertaining you when you can no longer entertain yourselves, and holding up the First Amendment, which holds dear our right to say anything we want to say anywhere we want with no repurcussions whatsoever by anybody for any reason, with lots of punctuation or none whatsoever, as God intended. Now, you can say what you will about me. But when you speak ill of the "4-digit guy," you're not just putting him down, you are spitting on the sacred document that houses those very precious First Amendment rights. And I will not sit here and listen to you bad mouth the Declaration of Independence! People!!
I nominate BullpenPro for SpoFi Class President.
Just as long as he isn't put in charge of teaching history.
Does he own a v-neck sweater vest?
That was great!
Four-digiters Unite! Fight the oppression from the one-two-three-ers! But not the five-digiters. They are scum.
Can we have favorites? Because BullpenPro is my favorite.
I call them bookmarks.
You kids be careful with all your digits and whatnot.
Too late, I'm stuck in the vacuum cleaner.
Thanks, bpp. I have never been proud to be a four digiter until now. Also, I followed your advice to celebrate. Please remit $152.35 post haste.
I've never wanted a favorites feature on SpoFi more than I do right now. Amazing.
Was it three digits when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor. Uhm...er...Mr. Bullpen, sir...I think it was Matsuzaka Daisuke that flew the airplanes.
Wow...just wow, bpp. I'm so proud of you!
Was it three digits when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor. Best part of the tirade. The absence of a question mark is a very nice touch.
BullpenPro, that speech was like Henry V at Agincourt. You are a true leader, whose men would follow you anywhere. Probably out of curiosity, more than anything else.
See, the four-digiters now have a proud rallying cry, a manifesto. The one- and two-digiters are so high up on the mount of olympus that nothing will ever touch them. Who's going to be the forgotten generation, the Korean War veterans of Spofi? Us three-digiters, that's who. Excluded from the one- and two-digit elite, yet without the numbers of the four-digiters to make us a force to be reckoned with, we three-digiters are destined to be ground under the iron heel of history into an insignificant chaff that blows away and accumulates in the corners and about which nothing much is ever said except, "God damn, this place is filthy! Why doesn't anyone sweep this crap up and throw it out?" This is a BYOB pity party, btw.
Yep, we're the Jan Brady of SpoFi.
the one- and two-digiters are so high up on the mount of olympus Well, I don't hold my manhood cheap whiles any posts of the deeds they've done that day.
BullpenPro I consider it an honor not only to be a fellow four-digiter, but to also be a fellow three thousander with you. Of course I'm still having problems digesting the whole mutt thing.
Us three-digiters, that's who. Excluded from the one- and two-digit elite, yet without the numbers of the four-digiters to make us a force to be reckoned with, we three-digiters are destined to be ground under the iron heel of history into an ins...blah blah blah I'll trade ya numbers.
This thread taunts me in the office. The work webfilter was fine with Chico, LBB and JG saying Fuck, but the minute SDD dropped the Fuck-bomb, it locked. I guess four fucks is enough for anyone. My second anniversary was in October. I threw a party, but no one came. I had to eat all the Scotch eggs myself.
Yeah, screw them five-digit scumbag motherf[deleted]ers. Shoulda built that [deleted]ing wall when we first started talking about it so those scum [deleted]ing five-digiters didn't come in here and ruin the place. at least i don't have a little jeter
I love me some SportsFilter; keeps me away from the porn...so...ya know....my wife loves SportsFilter too. Ah yes...Master of My Domain...
I know this isn't a link dump, or a proper nomination gift, but this is kind of like a present for everybody.
Of course I'm still having problems digesting the whole mutt thing. Never saw Stripes?
Friends, Spofites, countrymen, lend me your screens. I tried to keep quite. I tried to stay silent as BullpenPro unleashed vitriolic demagoguery across this hallowed site. I tried to still my keyboard's righteous indignation against his hate crimes against history and good sense, but I could not stand by, no matter how I tried. Do not let his appeals to base emotion sway you! My dear comrades, I beg of you, do not let the truthiness of his words blind you to the history he would deny. Do we not all know of the horrible mayhem and dissension caused by the 14K revolution on Metafilter? Have we forgotten the lessons of history? First he singles out the three digits. He blames us for the economic problems that we have not caused. He blames us for all the four digit's problems. Once he has whipped up hysteria, will we not all be sequestered away? Locked in threads against our will endlessly debating Michelle Wie and Barry Bonds? Once we are gone, who will be next? The Double Digits? The Singletons? Who next will face the wrath of his hysteria? No one I say! No one! If we stand united against these hysterical heresies we can prevail! Not one of us shall feel the wrath of unjust persecution, as long as we do not give in to the pull of BullpenPro's rhetoric! Stand with me Brothers and Sisters! Stand against Tyranny!
First they came for the three digits and I did not speak out.
Do not speak evil against BullpenPro, apoch. The one who speaks against BullpenPro or judges BullpenPro, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. All hail BullpenPro!
Nicely done, everybody. Smacks of serious learnedness up in this bizzatch. BPP - honestly - top ten post of all time. All time. Just wow. And lbb - I'm knee deep in the triple digit pity party. Smells like vindication.
Yep, we're the Jan Brady of SpoFi. Then we must be Marcia. That's cool and all but I'm not too keen on having a crush on my step-brother when I know he as the hots for my mom. As far as following BPP, I was on board but he keeps not saying but just saying something about defending the house that Ruth built...on St. Crispin's day? I think he just wants me to like the Yankees.
honestly - top ten post of all time. I'd like to see that list.
I'm still having problems digesting the whole mutt thing. Try some extra meat tenderizer and a dash, just a dash, mind you, of MSG.
honestly - top ten post of all time I'm not sure it cracks the top-10 on this thread, but if it got just one person's digit stuck in a vacuum cleaner it was totally worth it.
"I love me some SportsFilter; keeps me away from the porn...so...ya know....my wife loves SportsFilter too. " Hey Tex, you might be interested in the fledgling community weblog I'm starting in the new year; SpornFilter. Welcome to the Pink'.
SpornFilter? Spoon porn?
Spoon porn? Don't be absurd. Sporks, obviously.
Apoch I hate to break it to you, but we have the numbers. It's called a war of attrition my friend.
YYM, I know it is hopeless. I couldn't even match a tenth the brilliance of BullpenPro's comment.. someone had to try.. even though it was doomed to fail. How can anyone compete with that?
First they came for the three digits and I did not speak out. That's fine, as long as they only make it part way through the two digits. (Yes, I'm boggled that I seem to be the "oldest" poster here...)
(And wha... seriously? Someone complained about self-linking on MeTa two days ago? I didn't even look at the date of the post- assumed it was 2001/2002. Jeez. Grow up already.)
Don't Trust Anybody Under 2000. Friggin' commies.
The funny thing is we're 45 apart, but I joined a day later. And I let that email from kirk sit in my inbox for a week because I was so pissed they had stolen the thunder from Yukon & I. It was impressive thunder, due to beer drinking.
