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yes i know... and i did not want to generalize the very diverse population of the NYC metro area . What i meant is that the way of life in NYC is not very "american" compared with the rest of the country. In fact New York has its own issues, own problems, a lot of New Yorkers don't often leave the town and don't know much about what is life outside the city limits and a big part of the US people do not really imagine what life really is for a New yorker. and the same can be said for parisians and the rest of France. i've lived in Paris for 3 years and i could not imagine before , being from a small town, how it could be even if i had lived in big towns (Lyon, Barcelona, SF...) . New York, Paris are more than big towns, they are their own universe in some points, i think that it must be true for most towns reaching the 8-9 millions limit , it gets so difficult to go out of it, there is so much to do inside of it that you 're a like a prisoner that do not even know there is an "outside".
I have a brother-in-law from Boston that fits this profile to a tee. NE as a "region" fits what you say. When he comes to Buffalo, you'd think he was heading up river into the "heart of darkness." He traveled to the "other" coast (Seattle) one time and he almost went into "DT's." Seems he doesn't mind Chicago though.
Sorry to denegrate the conversation to generalizations... I guess it happens everywhere. But, there is a northeast elitism that seems to be preceived by the rest of the country. With the Bush family for example, GWB distance from this has payed dividends politically for him.
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Your right, he made the correct move for him. He was having Levy jammed down his throat and people around the league knew that, thus, rightfully so, nobody was interested in tying their boat to Malurkey's dock. One wrong move in this next season and he would have been gone anyways.
What should have happened was to can Malurkey along with TD. However, cheapo Wilson did probably save himself $2 mil. with the resignation. The old man is a smart SOB when it comes to money!
...And keeping the team in WNY.
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Are Moulds and TO VERY close friends? Somewhere I remember reading that they were tight.
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This "location" stuff is as stupid as it gets, IMO. I'd bet that half the players don't live in Buffalo year-round. The funniest of is the talk of Modrack (building a house in Jacksonville) and Marv (hasn't relocated yet).
Puhleeze! Re: Modrack...the guy spends most of his time scouting on the road. I really don't give a rats-ass where he lives. With that said, who cares where he builds a house? Many people have several houses in different parts of the country. TOTAL non-issue. With that said, RW says he wants TM to spend more timein the Bufftown. He better...he should...and if he doesn't he should be gone. But, let's not hold his real estate deals against him.
Next: Marv. The mofo got the job last week and this week his HC quit. He hasn't moved yet? What's taking him so long? I'm goig WAY our on a limb here and predict Marv spends more than a weekend or two in Buffalo. I'd even bet he makes a game or two during the season.
As for Ralph...who really cares where the owner lives? He lived in Detroit during the Super Bowl run...that's good enough for me.
As Bills fans we have plenty of things to worry about. This just ain't one of them.
Couldn't agree more.
You are trying to reason with the same crowd that knocked a certain ex-Bills' QB (which I refused to name
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My favorite Robitaille quotes were from the 1988 playoffs against Boston. Robitaille was out of his mind that series.
Some of the stuff that I remember was when he was talking about Bruins goon Bruce Shoebottom all after one fight.
"His face looks like the bottom of a shoe"
"He needs to sneak up on a glass of water to take a drink"
"His head weighs 100 pounds on it's own"
"Did you ever wonder when you see a shoe on the side of the road, how it got there and what happened to the other shoe?"
Describing a fight in the stands at the Aud- "The cop just hit him with a blackjack!...now he's chashing him!....He caught him!....Now he's punching his light's out!"
Couple of my other favorites from Robitaille-
"Dropped him like a sack of wheat"
and my all-time favorite.....
"He's hotter than dog's breath"
Those were the days.
That is classic!
How the heck did you ever remember most of them? Sounds like there could be a niche on the internet for these!
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You are gonna catch flak for this Olivier!
IMO, NE lacks the "warmth" of people that other regions in America enjoy. I think the northeast gets a lot of slack because of the "yankee rat-race" that is preceived to exist there.
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Another "Mike Robitailleism":
"He is on the roof looking for his jock!"
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I always wondered that too.
I presume it was Whitey Dovell (Offensive Line, coach).
I know he was the OL coach when Saban was HC of the Broncos (1967 to 1971).
I am not sure that Saban was saying that famous line as the Bills' coach though?
The only thing I could find was in 1975... Not sure if that tirade was the quote or they refer to Saban by that quote?
This was in 1975:
To get to that showdown, Buffalo waxed the struggling Patriots 45-31, then beat an excellent St Louis Cardinal team 32-14. The Bills lost it’s 12th consecutive game to the Dolphins in the Orange Bowl 31-21, leaving Saban’s team at 7-5 and mathematically eliminated from post season competition. A horrid official's ruling negated a Mercury Morris fumble and clinched a Miami victory (and triggered a tirade by Bills coach Lou Saban still occasionally shown by NFL Films-“They’re killing me Whitey- they’re killing me!”). Another victory in New England (34-14) set the stage for an exciting showdown in the home finale.
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I've never understood why WNYers love to stereotype and critic Boston and New England that much... Those are my two favorite places in the USA and they have a lot in common... WNYers like to think New England is a white collar arrogant place while it has deep blue collar and down to earth roots. I love WNY and New England because people are "real" in those regions, those places have a "soul", a peculiar feel ...
I used to think that until I moved to the Midwest.
Maybe it is a "Westward Movement" thing that dates back through American history?
Yes, things are pretty different now... But, the stereotypes of the people back east as arrogant and snobby goes back far.
Did you catch the History Channel's program on "Blizzards?"... It was pretty interesting on NYC's take on the 1888 Plains Blizzard... It is funny to look back at history and note the "eastern arrogance." Just 2 months later that year NYC would eat their words.
Part of my sig is from 10,000 Maniacs, Gold Rush Brides:
follow the typical signs, the hand-painted lines, down prairie roads.
pass the lone church spire.
pass the talking wire from where to who knows?
there's no way to divide the beauty of the sky from the wild western plains.
where a man could drift, in legendary myth, by roaming over spaces.
the land was free and the price was right.
Dakota on the wall is a white-robed woman, broad yet maidenly.
such power in her hand as she hails the wagon man's family.
I see indians that crawl through this mural that recalls our history.
who were the homestead wives?
who were the gold rush brides?
does anybody know?
do their works survive their yellow fever lives in the pages they wrote?
the land was free, yet it cost their lives.
in miner's lust for gold.
a family's house was bought and sold, piece-by-piece.
a widow staked her claim on a dollar and his name, so painfully.
in letters mailed back home her eastern sisters they would moan
as they would read accounts of madness, childbirth, loneliness and grief.
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I don't think a "burning leaf levee" is authorized in the US Constitution? Maybe they can? But, they would probably have to find a way to "tie" it into commerce.
Now if our founding fathers would have just included an "environment clause"... Katy bar the door!
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I was in Florida last week on vacation and went skeet shooting with my Father-in-law. He and a group of about 12 guys get together every Thursday for a shooting 'league'. Well, there happened to be another new guy (he was from Fort Pierce, Florida) shooting, as well. As he finished up a round (he shot extremely well), one of the guys felt comfortable enough to say, within earshot of everyone in the group "That's how you shoot them ni@#$rs down in Fort Pierce, in't it!?" Most of the group had a real good laugh at that...
My parents were born in the mid 1930's.
There is no doubt such acts would exist today if it weren't for the middle part of the 20th Century! "Strange Fruit" would no doubt be hanging from southern trees.
This music also began advocating for social change. Songs that promoted social activism were rare before the mid 1960s. One of the earliest of these songs, "Strange Fruit," was sung by the blues singer, Billie Holiday--she first sang it in a New York club in 1938. Though it was popular, Holiday's recording company, Columbia Records, refused to produce the song due to its controversial nature. A small record company picked it up, and it has now been commonly accepted as Holiday's signature song.
What year was Emmett Till lynched? The mid 1950's.
Notice the map link.
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I stumbled upon that last year... Puhonix jogged my memory with the YellowPage thingy.
Also, wasn't EBay cracking down on "Reflecto Porn." "Reflecto Porn" was the name given to items that people would post pictures of. Upon close examination of the item's pic, say a silver teapot, you would notice something, somebody, or some act caused by the mirrored reflection the object was giving off!
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Fortunately (or, perhaps, unfortunately) most of what you read re:subliminal advertising is just plain bulls#it. Most of what is "discovered" by these authors are simply random markings (for example in ice cubes in print ads) and patterns. As a media researcher, I assure you massive research dollars are not spent testing these paterns...I wish they would (more work for me)...it just ain't happening.
Besides, virtually all of the legitimate research shows that subliminal (REAL subliminal) advertising is nowhere near as effective as just plain old in-your-face advertising.
But...it's makes a much better conspiracy theory to believe it's prevelant.
Ice cubes? Did you say ice cubes?... Look at the Coke ad in my above link!
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Coke in Australia in the 1980's had a similar incident where they recalled a poster by an artist.
HOW CLEVER IS THIS
This poster was released in the mid 80s and prompted a total recall of all posters because of the picture painted in ice-cubes at bottom right corner - a woman performing an act. The graphic artist who designed the picture put this in as a joke, and it went through unnoticed until someone spotted it on the back of a Coke truck. The artist lost his job and was sued, and all promotional material had to be recalled and destroyed. Very rare and hard to get hold of — released in South Australia in mid '80s.
Here is the Snopes.com hyperlink:
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I knew it!
The whole story reeks of a classic urban myth setup:
NM (a place close to home)... And fire chief is given (gives credibility)
Extremely dry weather in that region.
etc.. etc..
My biggest question: why burning leaves in this kind of weather? And in the winter?
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Agree... The teacher is an ass... Not disputing that. What are you gonna do?
There is no issue here.
The world is full of asses.
Have a greater appreciation of who you are, where you come from and what you do and you can power through the asses of the world.
There is no reason to be unhappy.
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I would have been a straight-shooter with my kid... Told him that God has blessed are family with well paying employment... It is the nature of the business to have your job on the line and fans voice their opinion.
This might be wrong to parent like this but, why delude your kid that things are different?
Teach responsibility and accountability at an early age... It might give the kid a greater appreciation of what you do and how your business works. Don't fail to mention that things will be secure and okay, no matter which course our family employment takes.
It wasn't appropiate for the teacher to say it... But, they did... and probably regret it... But, it is done. You can't "unring a bell."
It also sets a bad tone early for the kid if the teacher has to be held more accountable than a simple apology IN THIS CASE... Even if you want to take it this far (which I wouldn't, personally).
Whatever the case, this child will be raised in the top % of our society... There is no need to irrationally isolate them... More so, the "apron strings" most likely will have to come of earlier. Protecting the child in innocuous matters earlier, IMO, might do more harm than good especially as you climb the social economic ladder.
Good thing I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
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I was close Jack! Thanx...
Good thing we have the written word... The oral saga had a life of its own I imagine!
My Email is Thamus (as in the Judgement of Thamus)... Go figure.
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He was a "Hog" with the 'Skins right?
Okay people, settle down!
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No, Jim Mora also took them to the playoffs. Jim Haslett was the ONLY New Orleans coach to WIN a playoff game though...
Postseason log, New Orleans Saints:
2000
NFC Wildcard Game: won 31 - 28 vs. St. Louis Rams
NFC Divisional Playoff: lost 16 - 34 at Minnesota Vikings
1992
NFC Wildcard Game: lost 20 - 36 vs. Philadelphia Eagles
1991
NFC Wildcard Game: lost 20 - 27 vs. Atlanta Falcons
1990
NFC Wildcard Game: lost 6 - 16 at Chicago Bears
1987
NFC Wildcard Game: lost 10 - 44 vs. Minnesota Vikings
All-time postseason record: 1 - 5