Nice work AFaust. The scene was pretty cool last night. Michigan Avenue was blocked off and people chanted through the night. Pretty unique scene. Some things very cool, some things silly. I liked Obama's speech and his change of tone. It was far less celebratory and more `let's get to work' than I expected. It was funny to see a crowd looking to cheer like at a sports game be reminded that we are still wallowing in a strained period. It humbled the crowd a little, which was good to see.
I did, a la Volkey, yell publicly at people I didn't know. Gotta admit, I enjoyed it. During McCain's eloquent, gorgeous concession speech that encouraged unity and a collaborative effort, some f'ing morons were booing and then began chanting `Nah, Nah, Nah, Hey, Hey, Hey, Goodbye'. I got angry and when the group next to me start singing and laughing, I turned and yelled `How about you have some respect'. They stopped chanting. The people from work looked at me like I was crazy, but who cares. When a valiant man concedes defeat, you shake his hand and say `Good fight'. You don't rub it in his face like a child. I think when rooting for something in a collective mass, a la a sporting event or `Democrats', we grow less tactful and more immature. It can be pretty silly.
Thoughtful response Williams, although I do continue to be concerned about this new "Adam" we are seeing. The quote that is particularly striking to me is "You don't rub it in his face like a child".
Now truth be told none of use deserve as much respect as the Senator from Arizona but still I put this developing "respect for others" trait in the same category as the "I don't care about sports or girls" arena.
The times are changing fellas. Times are changing.
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Nice work AFaust. The scene was pretty cool last night. Michigan Avenue was blocked off and people chanted through the night. Pretty unique scene.
Some things very cool, some things silly. I liked Obama's speech and his change of tone. It was far less celebratory and more `let's get to work' than I expected. It was funny to see a crowd looking to cheer like at a sports game be reminded that we are still wallowing in a strained period. It humbled the crowd a little, which was good to see.
I did, a la Volkey, yell publicly at people I didn't know. Gotta admit, I enjoyed it. During McCain's eloquent, gorgeous concession speech that encouraged unity and a collaborative effort, some f'ing morons were booing and then began chanting `Nah, Nah, Nah, Hey, Hey, Hey, Goodbye'. I got angry and when the group next to me start singing and laughing, I turned and yelled `How about you have some respect'. They stopped chanting. The people from work looked at me like I was crazy, but who cares. When a valiant man concedes defeat, you shake his hand and say `Good fight'. You don't rub it in his face like a child. I think when rooting for something in a collective mass, a la a sporting event or `Democrats', we grow less tactful and more immature. It can be pretty silly.
Should be an interesting 4 years.
Thoughtful response Williams, although I do continue to be concerned about this new "Adam" we are seeing. The quote that is particularly striking to me is "You don't rub it in his face like a child".
Now truth be told none of use deserve as much respect as the Senator from Arizona but still I put this developing "respect for others" trait in the same category as the "I don't care about sports or girls" arena.
The times are changing fellas. Times are changing.
nicely put adub... you used "a la" twice.
did anyone see the t-shirt "barack is the future" written in back to the future(as in doc, time machine) font?
faust- can you find that and CS3 it onto kevin?
Hahaha. I need to find that right away
Portillo, did you think I was going to be a jackass my whole life?
Yeah, me too.
You were certainly a jackass and most definitely "rubbed it in my face" when you beat me 12-0 after blocking 100% of my shots.
Not cool,
L
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