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Thu Oct-22-09 04:28 PM
Response to Reply #145 |
| 149. I think the similarities between the two games are so few to make the analogy tenuous... |
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Edited on Thu Oct-22-09 04:29 PM by Romulox
Basketball is a grunting game about constant motion. Golf is a game about driving around in clown cars, drinking, and schmoozing. Also, golf is a game in which there is no reason whatsoever people of different skill levels and athleticism cannot enjoy together, since one is ultimately competing against one's self.
In short, you'd have a case if it was a men's only golf outing. I doubt many deals are being made above the rim, at any rate.
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spotbird |
Oct-22-09 07:30 AM |
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He usually plays with a group of guys - no women in the group |
stray cat |
Oct-22-09 07:31 AM |
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Are women just not invited? |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 07:36 AM |
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i think not invited |
stray cat |
Oct-22-09 07:37 AM |
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Help me out here. |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 07:38 AM |
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A group of guys that meet regularly to play basketball - seems like they should be free to play |
stray cat |
Oct-22-09 07:46 AM |
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OK. If the president likes it that way. Great. |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 07:58 AM |
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I think this is more of a group of guys getting together for a pick-up |
Obamanaut |
Oct-22-09 08:13 AM |
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I guess when the host is the |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 08:19 AM |
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There's a fundamental difference between this and country or golf clubs. |
Xithras |
Oct-22-09 04:04 PM |
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There is prestige in playing with the president. |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 04:31 PM |
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Yeah, there is a big sign "No Women Allowed!" |
DefenseLawyer |
Oct-22-09 07:39 AM |
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Why would they need a sign? |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 07:43 AM |
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Are you aware of any women in the President's circle of friends |
DefenseLawyer |
Oct-22-09 07:46 AM |
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LOL. You can't be serious. |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 08:00 AM |
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So that would make you feel better? |
DefenseLawyer |
Oct-22-09 08:07 AM |
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"You are just looking for a fight aren't you?" |
marmar |
Oct-22-09 08:12 AM |
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Not that you care |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 08:18 AM |
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If you think this constitutes "political discussion"... |
DefenseLawyer |
Oct-22-09 08:20 AM |
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The exclusion of women from social |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 08:27 AM |
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What horsesh!t. I have stuff I do with female friends, other stuff I do with male friends, |
Heidi |
Oct-23-09 02:22 AM |
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Flamebait, more like, but thanks for the laugh! nt |
Flying Dream Blues |
Oct-22-09 02:56 PM |
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"I generally avoid political discussions here because they are pointless. " |
Divine Discontent |
Oct-22-09 08:20 AM |
#31 |
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When other sports clubs |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 08:30 AM |
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I do not mock the concern, I am pointing out the comment you made only, and saying |
Divine Discontent |
Oct-22-09 08:39 AM |
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Apparently is is true, |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 08:47 AM |
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if it is true, then yes, I highly doubt that if a female guest just happened to be a |
Divine Discontent |
Oct-22-09 08:54 AM |
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So if Obama only happens to invite |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 11:44 AM |
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Can't speak for the poster |
leftynyc |
Oct-22-09 01:30 PM |
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If he excluded other groups, |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 01:55 PM |
#110 |
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THAT's what this is about? |
leftynyc |
Oct-22-09 02:00 PM |
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If this isn't about networking |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 02:07 PM |
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I'm a girl |
leftynyc |
Oct-22-09 02:18 PM |
#123 |
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Good for you |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 02:21 PM |
#125 |
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you spoke for me, even if you didn't know it, so thank you! and, |
Divine Discontent |
Oct-23-09 02:01 AM |
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If what is true? Have a link? Still vague. nt |
jbnow |
Oct-23-09 02:55 AM |
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Correction... "justifiable" snark. Otherwise, spot on. nt |
blondeatlast |
Oct-22-09 08:30 AM |
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ooh, good point, I have to start putting that word in front, because I was just laughing at the |
Divine Discontent |
Oct-22-09 08:41 AM |
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For the record, I'm not in this alleged camp...when he's wrong, he's wrong... |
marmar |
Oct-22-09 08:20 AM |
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So it's the sourcing you have a problem with? |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 08:32 AM |
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You were done several posts ago, mon ami. |
marmar |
Oct-22-09 08:35 AM |
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No more calls, we have a winner! Thanks for the sanity. |
blondeatlast |
Oct-22-09 08:43 AM |
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yup np |
mopinko |
Oct-22-09 08:54 AM |
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I think he should invite some women to play...maybe he has and they declined |
ncteechur |
Oct-22-09 07:45 AM |
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It's a little bit of a stretch to believe |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 08:13 AM |
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The House of Representatives has a regular basketball game. |
Kokonoe |
Oct-22-09 07:45 AM |
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I don't think they are excluded |
wilt the stilt |
Oct-22-09 07:54 AM |
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I even heard |
Berserker |
Oct-22-09 07:54 AM |
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Strange false equivalency. nt |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 07:57 AM |
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Strange original post. n/t |
Berserker |
Oct-22-09 08:01 AM |
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I suppose if you could respond on topic, you would. nt |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 08:02 AM |
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Some posts just make you say, "WTF?" |
marmar |
Oct-22-09 07:57 AM |
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It must be truly |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 08:01 AM |
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Whatever you say....... |
marmar |
Oct-22-09 08:06 AM |
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More "performance" "art"...(Separate quotes intentional.) |
blondeatlast |
Oct-22-09 08:41 AM |
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I vote for both. |
marmar |
Oct-22-09 08:55 AM |
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I don't know if you've ever played basketball |
WeDidIt |
Oct-22-09 08:02 AM |
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Maybe that's it. nt |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 08:02 AM |
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It's rare to see coed basketball games. |
WeDidIt |
Oct-22-09 08:07 AM |
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I've played coed basketball. It's never ended well. |
Xithras |
Oct-22-09 03:48 PM |
#146 |
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It's possible you misheard... |
blondeatlast |
Oct-22-09 08:35 AM |
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No, they went back to the story |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 08:41 AM |
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ok, so is the story they're saying that he refused to let women play BB with him? |
Divine Discontent |
Oct-22-09 08:44 AM |
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listen deary, basketball isn't golf. And I'm sure his daughter Sasha has played with him. |
KittyWampus |
Oct-22-09 08:48 AM |
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Your hostility is misplaced |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 11:36 AM |
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Sasha plays basketball and I have no doubt he plays with her. He welcomed The Huskies this Spring |
KittyWampus |
Oct-22-09 08:46 AM |
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WNBA? |
ipfilter |
Oct-22-09 08:51 AM |
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The game is for his personal relaxation, not some sort of equal-opportunity display. |
TwilightGardener |
Oct-22-09 09:00 AM |
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he invited 15 congressmen and cabinet members to play |
Enrique |
Oct-22-09 09:00 AM |
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UNREC because I think Prez is supportive of women's sports. n/t |
philly_bob |
Oct-22-09 09:09 AM |
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Maybe the women didn't want to play basketball with a bunch of men. |
Connie_Corleone |
Oct-22-09 09:10 AM |
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You wouldn't play basket ball with the president? nt |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 09:40 AM |
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I don't care who it is, I wouldn't play such a physical game with a bunch of men. |
Connie_Corleone |
Oct-22-09 09:49 AM |
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I play b-ball, and no, this pretty good point guard/cebnter would pass |
blondeatlast |
Oct-22-09 10:29 AM |
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In my youth I played mixed men/women basketball. |
philly_bob |
Oct-22-09 10:04 PM |
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That's no excuse. Obama has been president for almost a year |
jbnow |
Oct-23-09 03:46 AM |
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It's a fucking pick-up basketball game |
KatyMan |
Oct-22-09 09:12 AM |
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When it's a fucking golf game |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 09:38 AM |
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Basketball is a lot more physical than golf |
KatyMan |
Oct-22-09 09:58 AM |
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As long as straight, white guys are not making the list up |
Zywiec |
Oct-22-09 09:59 AM |
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They're invited, but they all leave when assigned to the "skins" team. |
Lance_Boyle |
Oct-22-09 09:53 AM |
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The President is a very competitive basketball player. |
kentuck |
Oct-22-09 10:22 AM |
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The White House is his HOME. Let him choose to invite there-- |
blondeatlast |
Oct-22-09 10:27 AM |
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If I become president |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 11:39 AM |
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He should invite a bunch of women to the game |
Blue-Jay |
Oct-22-09 10:31 AM |
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Men have the right to seek the company of other men. Same for women. |
Romulox |
Oct-22-09 10:34 AM |
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Just so the girls know their place. nt |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 11:47 AM |
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Ridiculous. nt |
Romulox |
Oct-22-09 11:48 AM |
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Those girls should know |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 02:09 PM |
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Ummm, your OP is about a BASKETBALL GAME. |
Romulox |
Oct-22-09 03:13 PM |
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Would you feel better if it was about golf? nt |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 03:39 PM |
#145 |
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I think the similarities between the two games are so few to make the analogy tenuous... |
Romulox |
Oct-22-09 04:28 PM |
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I've heard that if he uses a locker room, women aren't allowed in either. |
geek tragedy |
Oct-22-09 10:44 AM |
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If he was excluded from |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 11:40 AM |
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And if c-a-t spelled "dog" it would be a different world. nt |
geek tragedy |
Oct-22-09 01:53 PM |
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Yes he does... |
SidDithers |
Oct-22-09 10:56 AM |
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he puts his cigs out right on the hardwood too. |
dionysus |
Oct-22-09 11:39 AM |
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Huh? nt |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 11:41 AM |
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he clearly an awful man... but seriously, your OP was an imaginary sexism FAIL. |
dionysus |
Oct-22-09 11:43 AM |
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That's harsh |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 11:46 AM |
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LOL |
dionysus |
Oct-22-09 11:49 AM |
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Paranoia? 7--needs work. Irony/sarcasm/humor--you get a perfect 10. nt |
blondeatlast |
Oct-22-09 12:19 PM |
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Paranoia? |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 12:28 PM |
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This is a joke, right? |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Oct-22-09 11:41 AM |
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Yeah, it is definately a joke. |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 11:43 AM |
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I'm personally upset he doesn't play basketball with paraplegics. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Oct-22-09 11:47 AM |
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So women are handicapped? |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 11:49 AM |
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Are you saying handicapped people aren't as good as women? |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Oct-22-09 11:51 AM |
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No, you did. nt |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 11:52 AM |
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ROFL |
dionysus |
Oct-22-09 11:51 AM |
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At least the hula hoop court is still coed. |
piratefish08 |
Oct-22-09 11:42 AM |
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Oh. For. God's. Sake.... nt |
WeekendWarrior |
Oct-22-09 11:46 AM |
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Is there a link to this article? |
ChickenHawk |
Oct-22-09 12:10 PM |
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It was live on MSNBC |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 12:29 PM |
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This involves the House basketball team coming to play at the WH. |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
Oct-22-09 12:19 PM |
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That's it in a nutshell. nt |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 12:30 PM |
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And apparently others |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 12:35 PM |
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I can't understand all the blowback you're getting by relating this. |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
Oct-22-09 01:18 PM |
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There are some people who |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 01:24 PM |
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Name removed |
Oct-22-09 01:59 PM |
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The OP is made of FAIL. |
proteus_lives |
Oct-22-09 12:36 PM |
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Redundant |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 12:42 PM |
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This is not something I had considered, but now that I have, you are absolutely right. nt |
Liquorice |
Oct-22-09 01:22 PM |
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Wow. Thank you. nt |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 01:26 PM |
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Best thread ever! |
JeffR |
Oct-22-09 01:19 PM |
#100 |
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This is stupid |
supernova |
Oct-22-09 01:32 PM |
#105 |
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It isn't a bunch of high school classmates |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 01:37 PM |
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Don't forget Mom in Law |
supernova |
Oct-22-09 01:46 PM |
#107 |
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You're right, his mother in law lives there |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 01:57 PM |
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I would be more inclined to agree |
supernova |
Oct-22-09 02:11 PM |
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Assuming the president didn't realize |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 02:19 PM |
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There aren't any white people in his bedroom at night. |
geek tragedy |
Oct-22-09 01:58 PM |
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LOL! |
supernova |
Oct-22-09 02:17 PM |
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LOL!! |
knixphan |
Oct-22-09 02:29 PM |
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Bwahahahahaha!!! |
Curtland1015 |
Oct-23-09 04:02 AM |
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Sometimes I go out drinking with my male friends and we dont invite our wives/girlfriends |
NeedleCast |
Oct-22-09 01:51 PM |
#108 |
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Are you in a position of power? |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 02:00 PM |
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Question: Were women espressly excluded? And I do mean in the legal sense. |
blondeatlast |
Oct-22-09 02:11 PM |
#118 |
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If only men are invited |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 02:13 PM |
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Women are allowed to play |
Nederland |
Oct-22-09 02:14 PM |
#121 |
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The Lawrence Summers |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 02:25 PM |
#126 |
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It's not a matter of wiring |
Nederland |
Oct-22-09 02:34 PM |
#131 |
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HUH? |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 02:42 PM |
#134 |
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That wasn't my question (nt) |
Nederland |
Oct-22-09 02:51 PM |
#139 |
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Obama shoots hoops... |
sabra |
Oct-22-09 02:28 PM |
#127 |
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for the win!!! |
knixphan |
Oct-22-09 02:30 PM |
#129 |
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Have you ever played pickup basketball with men from Chicago? |
Codeine |
Oct-22-09 02:33 PM |
#130 |
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He isn't playing with men from |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 02:39 PM |
#132 |
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But does the President play Chicago style, or... |
brendan120678 |
Oct-22-09 02:42 PM |
#135 |
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Well, we do know when he plays with |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 02:46 PM |
#138 |
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Overreach much? this is the g-d funniest thread in weeks... nt |
blondeatlast |
Oct-22-09 05:06 PM |
#152 |
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Jesus, Obama smokes...the games couldn't be much. |
deaniac21 |
Oct-22-09 03:50 PM |
#147 |
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Huh? |
MidwestRick |
Oct-22-09 02:41 PM |
#133 |
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It is not a circle of his old buddies |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 02:43 PM |
#136 |
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I hope they... |
MidwestRick |
Oct-22-09 02:45 PM |
#137 |
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Some examples |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 03:00 PM |
#143 |
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I thought you "amybe" "heard" thin on MSNBC (no doubt on Joe Scar's show)? |
blondeatlast |
Oct-22-09 05:05 PM |
#151 |
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Too funny |
Brooklyns_Finest |
Oct-22-09 02:54 PM |
#140 |
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Are any closed clubs worthy of discussion? nt |
spotbird |
Oct-22-09 02:55 PM |
#141 |
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Good thing the President isn't a boxing enthusiast, I guess. nt |
DaveinJapan |
Oct-22-09 10:12 PM |
#154 |
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Why don't you send him a list of women you think should be in his circle of basketball buddies? |
Heidi |
Oct-23-09 02:16 AM |
#156 |
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It's the "exclusion" of women. |
SoCalDem |
Oct-23-09 03:58 AM |
#160 |
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