Just for my doctoral thesis, do you honestly see yourself floating above the rest of us morally or are you so disgusted with yourself it helps to see us as the dirty, flesh-covered sinners we are? Seriously now: I need to pass this class.
I'm speaking of recently. Two threads that have nothing to do with rioting (no, not this one either) and you come out of no where with this "obligatory riots" stuff. Okay, so "every sox thread" doesn't mean every sox thread. Gotcha. So, justgary, is it just me (or just me and justgary), or is everyone else called on the carpet when they inject a veer into a thread? Obviously this is a huge issue with you. jg, I'd ask you to give some thought to where you are reading this. You are reading it on Sportsfilter, and in the context of the subset of SportsFilter that involves Major League Baseball, and the subset of that that involves the Red Sox, and in the subset of that that involves big games, it's a pretty big issue with me. But my world is a bit bigger than SportsFilter or even this tiny corner of it. Get me going on the subject of energy policy and you'll find out. Of course, out of all that is wrong with the world that you, a yankee fan, picks boston riots as your pet one is a little strange, but whatever, each to his own. As I have just pointed out to you, you are deeply wrong about this, but feel free to believe it if it pleases you. Then post about it and let's discuss it. As I recall, I did in the past when it was news and we were discussing the ALCS (or it may have come up in a World Series thread). At that time everyone was in deep denial, and nobody wanted to deal. Nothing's really changed about that as far as I can tell, and that's really unfortunate, because the Sox are either going to be playing in the playoffs or playing in a very clutch game soon, where passions will run very high. The BPD has gone through a whole lot of upheaval in the intervening year, but I don't know how much they've really changed, apart from ditching the pepper-pellet guns -- and even if they'd made substantial changes, the avoidance of a violent situation is not entirely in their control. In fact, I'd say that that power resides mostly elsewhere, with the fans. Make sense?
jg, I'd ask you to give some thought to where you are reading this. You are reading it on Sportsfilter, and in the context of the subset of SportsFilter that involves Major League Baseball, and the subset of that that involves the Red Sox, and in the subset of that that involves big games, it's a pretty big issue with me. But my world is a bit bigger than SportsFilter or even this tiny corner of it. Get me going on the subject of energy policy and you'll find out. I didn't write whatever set you off.
Just for my doctoral thesis, do you honestly see yourself floating above the rest of us morally or are you so disgusted with yourself it helps to see us as the dirty, flesh-covered sinners we are? Would your doctoral thesis possibly be on the subject of how to construct the most outrageous and inflammatory false dichotomy possible?
The BPD is still overseen by a bunch of old Micks who aren't going to change their ways when dealing with young kids rioting. Would your doctoral thesis possibly be on the subject of how to construct the most outrageous and inflammatory false dichotomy possible? Yes. Everything else in Philosophy has been written about. Teach me to show up a day late.
Jesus H Christ on a pogo stick, people.
Get me going on the subject of energy policy and you'll find out. Ooh, I want to hear what she has to say on the energy policy.
jerseygirl: I didn't write whatever set you off. My bad for using the abbreviation "jg" in the middle of a response to a post by justgary. Given the context, your confusion is entirely understandable.
No prob. And let this be a lesson to Gary, get a new username butthead! ;)
Okay, so "every sox thread" doesn't mean every sox thread. Gotcha. So, justgary, is it just me (or just me and justgary), or is everyone else called on the carpet when they inject a veer into a thread? Also, when I said the yankees had won a 'bazillion' championships, I was also exaggerating. Just so you know. Look, veer into any thread you like. I was honestly curious as to why you brought up riots in two threads that had nothing to do with riots. It's important to you, so be it. Preach on, and we'll all pretend your two comments were to "stop just one person" from rioting. No prob. And let this be a lesson to Gary, get a new username butthead! ;) Well, I could switch to gary. ;)
i think i like butthead better.
Also, when I said the yankees had won a 'bazillion' championships, I was also exaggerating. Just so you know. So a 'bazillion' doesn't mean a bazillion. Gotcha.
i think i like butthead better. Damn yankee fans.
Preach on, and we'll all pretend your two comments were to "stop just one person" from rioting. Actually, change that to "I". I don't pretend to speak for others.
If anyone comes looking for me, I'm gonna drive my gas-guzzling V8 hemi Jeep Grand Cherokee down to Boston with the A/C on and all the windows open while I scope out a good spot to overturn cars and start fire in the streets after this weekend. Anyone know a place that's willing to give a discount on the purchase of 400 cases of beer? Northeastern can probably drink a lot and I'm gonna need some other like minded idiots if this plan is gonna work. or at least that's how I imagine these things get planned
You can speak for me, Gary. I think you're dreamy.
I appreciate the vote of confidence.
If anyone comes looking for me, I'm gonna drive my gas-guzzling V8 hemi Jeep Grand Cherokee down to Boston with the A/C on and all the windows open while I scope out a good spot to overturn cars and start fire in the streets after this weekend. Won't work. You'll never find a parking space.
With some of the I've been here and there, done this and that, seen this and that posts lately. I just have to wonder if one of our members isn't a part owner of a shrimpin' buisness.
"Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." - somehow Shakespeare seems appropriate at this point in the thread.
/carries coal
Won't work. You'll never find a parking space. What about the beer? I doesn't have to be brewed in small batches or anything, unless we want to attract hippies. Their riots are in a whole nother league.
Yukon can I come too, I haven't seen a good fire in a while?
"Always go to other peoples' funerals, otherwise they won't go to yours." - Yogi Berra
What about the beer? Oh, there's beer aplenty. For anyone who's going to be in the neighborhood, I'd avoid the Cask, the restaurant with the rotating theme and name that's more or less across Brookline Avenue (used to be B.B. Wolf's and serve indifferent barbecue), and anything else on the streets immediately around the park. The bars in Kenmore Square get jammed too -- unless you really want a crush of people, I'd go in the opposite direction. Wander over to my old 'hood instead and visit the Linwood Grill at the corner of Queensberry and Kilmarnock. If you want to eat, they have very respectable honest-to-god barbecue (disclaimer: haven't eaten there in maybe four years), and if you just want the beer, the bar part of the establishment is a good place to do some drinkin'. Do enjoy -- I wish I could be there myself (seriously!), but there's no way I'd be able to swing a ticket.
the Cask 'n Flagon used to be... BB Wolfs?
the Cask 'n Flagon used to be... BB Wolfs? I don't think so, unless they moved it and did something funny with the street numbers. The Cask, which predates BB Wolf's by about 200 years, is listed at 62 Brookline Avenue, and last I knew that was the corner of Landsdowne and Brookline on the ballpark side. Across Brookline Avenue you have Boston Beer Works, which is listed at 61 Brookline Ave, which would make sense. BB Wolf still shows up in the yellow pages at 109 Brookline Ave (it was/is a block or so down the street from Beer Works, closer to Longwood). I had thought that there was a new restaurant in that space, but maybe I'm wrong. It probably wouldn't make much difference. BTW, Beer Works used to be good but it's another mob scene, and my info's years out of date.
