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by CatsbyAZ
Sat Dec 21, 2019 8:06 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: (M) Game 13, Arizona vs St. John's (2019-2020)
Replies: 210
Views: 5109

Re: (M) Game 13, Arizona vs St. John's (2019-2020)

Walton’s blinking Christmas sweater!
by CatsbyAZ
Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Random Thoughts Thread
Replies: 2131
Views: 509768

Re: The Random Thoughts Thread

Too many movies are too quickly labeled Cult Classics when they should instead be termed Nostalgia Classics. Cult Classics strike a lasting chord with a very specific group of people, and retain a sense of exclusivity. Nostalgia Classics are movies revived for purposes of reliving a younger time. Ch...
by CatsbyAZ
Thu Dec 12, 2019 1:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Airports Thread
Replies: 338
Views: 94215

Re: Airports Thread

Southwest. I was in Terminal 1 and there was not nearly enough seating, standing room, or food options to accommodate all the people they crammed in there. People getting off flights were literally pushing people out of the way to get out. It was easily the most crowded I’ve seen any terminal in my...
by CatsbyAZ
Thu Dec 12, 2019 7:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Airports Thread
Replies: 338
Views: 94215

Re: Airports Thread

Landed in LAX Monday. Most of the construction I fussed about after my last few times through is finished. Much nicer terminals, but still so crowded. LAX was least of my worries - Monday is the the wildest travel day I've ever had: 1PM flight from Indianapolis to LAX cancelled; new flight routed th...
by CatsbyAZ
Fri Dec 06, 2019 11:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Post your unpopular opinions
Replies: 1094
Views: 53115

Re: Post your unpopular opinions

Promoting Coding as a choice career for women is encouraging women to take up a sh*tty job.
by CatsbyAZ
Mon Dec 02, 2019 9:22 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Venting Thread
Replies: 2469
Views: 904812

Re: Venting Thread

For someone who is a vegetarian (95% of the time) and rarely drinks, as much as I enjoy Thanksgiving, it's a bit of a downer to get back into the routine. The past week I drank more than I have in three years, and ate obligingly ate meat too. Back at work today and going to gym during lunch hour.
by CatsbyAZ
Thu Nov 28, 2019 8:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Thanksgiving
Replies: 29
Views: 805

Re: Happy Thanksgiving

Looking forward to eating too much, drinking too much, and figuring out how to toke without the monther-in-law noticing. ;( Last year I snuck the JUUL under everybody's radar. It worked until one of the adults asked aloud why it smelled like Cotton Candy in foyer. Sticking to beer this year. Happy ...
by CatsbyAZ
Wed Nov 27, 2019 1:35 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: 2019/2020 PAC-12 game thread
Replies: 220
Views: 15023

Re: 2019/2020 PAC-12 game thread

UCLA boredly hanging in there with Michigan State
by CatsbyAZ
Thu Nov 21, 2019 2:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Post your unpopular opinions
Replies: 1094
Views: 53115

Re: Post your unpopular opinions

#4 is oh so true. There was a Real World reality “star” who parlayed his fame into some DJ gigs around Chicago. But he sucked. Then he bartended, but he was way too social and not very fast or accurate. Moved on to working the door at a few clubs. Got recognized all the time, but also fucked with b...
by CatsbyAZ
Thu Nov 21, 2019 11:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Post your unpopular opinions
Replies: 1094
Views: 53115

Re: Post your unpopular opinions

FAME is NOT worth it! (Help me think this through!) #1 - FAME overhauls your thinking toward constant self-promotion and over time lowers your personal morals/standards when it comes to methods of sustaining the self-promotion required for remaining FAMOUS. #2 - FAME leads you to annoyingly believe ...
by CatsbyAZ
Wed Nov 20, 2019 12:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Homeless Thread
Replies: 59
Views: 4635

Re: Homeless Thread

One of my sons used to live downtown San Diego. The camps would take over a whole stretch of sidewalk where you could only walk on one side. Downtown is where I live now. From what I've seen the San Diego PD is a lot more proactive than LA, Bay Area, and Portland in their oversight of the downtown ...
by CatsbyAZ
Mon Nov 18, 2019 2:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Homeless Thread
Replies: 59
Views: 4635

Homeless Thread

Living in California and regularly traveling through the West Coast's larger cities - Seattle, Portland, Bay Area, LA, PHX - the much talked about homelessness problem is only getting worse. Every time I return to Portland or LA the encampments that were even bigger the time before, are larger than ...
by CatsbyAZ
Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:40 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Airports Thread
Replies: 338
Views: 94215

Re: Airports Thread

From the methodology, these rankings solely reflect the business traveler experience. Which is fine. After all, it’s the Wall Street Journal. But business travel accounts for only like 15% of all flight traffic. Just something to keep in mind. I only bring that up because of how low Midway scores. ...
by CatsbyAZ
Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Post your unpopular opinions
Replies: 1094
Views: 53115

Re: Post your unpopular opinions

I don't like Mexican chorizo. It's like a billion flavor crepuscules beaming out in every direction and crashing into each other with nowhere to go. Why do they put so much of it in chorizo and eggs? Where are the eggs? It's like jumping into a pool of nails. There is a Spanish tapas restaurant a f...
by CatsbyAZ
Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:17 am
Forum: Football Arch Rivals
Topic: Fuck asu
Replies: 1199
Views: 136419

Re: Fuck asu

scumdevils86 wrote:Well they're ranked
The only thing that makes me feel better about our collapse is ASU's parallel collapse. 5-1, ranked as high as #18, and now losers of FOUR straight with likely another loss coming vs Oregon next Saturday.
by CatsbyAZ
Thu Nov 07, 2019 10:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Post your unpopular opinions
Replies: 1094
Views: 53115

Re: Post your unpopular opinions

These are dark times. Matriarchal privilege runs amuck on the sidewalks of the world! Women have such entitlement to hoard space with heartless disregard of their knife-edged umbrellas and their belligerent bulging bags. I've been battered and abused (SOB!) and twice raked across the temple by thes...
by CatsbyAZ
Tue Nov 05, 2019 11:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Airports Thread
Replies: 338
Views: 94215

Re: Airports Thread

Yea let us know how it goes. Have a flight from/to LAX next month but I think I'll end up using overpriced onsite parking.
by CatsbyAZ
Tue Oct 29, 2019 9:16 am
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: 2019 Season Thread
Replies: 187
Views: 20460

Re: 2019 Season Thread

Really disappointing that in a conference with so many middling football programs we're squarely amidst the steaming pile. Our crap stinking right alongside 8 or 9 other crappy programs. Arizona State and Cal falling apart. Stanford the worst they've been in 12 years. SC needing a two-possession com...
by CatsbyAZ
Mon Oct 28, 2019 12:54 pm
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: 2019 Season Thread
Replies: 187
Views: 20460

Re: 2019 Season Thread

Well that sucked
by CatsbyAZ
Thu Oct 24, 2019 11:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Random Thoughts Thread
Replies: 2131
Views: 509768

Re: The Random Thoughts Thread

Is their any way of life that does not involve having a cell phone? Or perhaps where cell phones are expressly denied as part of that way of life?

Nuns? Amish?
by CatsbyAZ
Wed Oct 23, 2019 11:12 am
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: Arizona @ Stanford discussion thread
Replies: 23
Views: 1443

Re: Arizona @ Stanford discussion thread

Costello and Mills, if they see the field, are immobilized with injury, about half their full strength, and very susceptible to further injury given their lack of OL. Our best chance at beating Stanford is to keep their defense on the field.
by CatsbyAZ
Tue Oct 22, 2019 10:42 am
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: Arizona @ Stanford discussion thread
Replies: 23
Views: 1443

Re: Arizona @ Stanford discussion thread

This is the worst Stanford team I've seen since 2007, the famous (but bad) team that somehow upset USC during Jim Harbaugh's first season. Granted we're not great, but I'll be surprised if Stanford doesn't run into fits, mostly of their own doing. Their overall depth is among the shallowest in the c...
by CatsbyAZ
Sun Oct 06, 2019 12:12 pm
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: 2019 Season Thread
Replies: 187
Views: 20460

Re: 2019 Season Thread

Refreshingly weird to be 4-1. Didn't get to watch cause Pac 12 network. I'm guessing the game plan was good and the execution kept up with a Buffalo passing attacked expected to give us a lot of headaches. Looking ahead to Washington, they are underachieving and what killed them against Stanford was...
by CatsbyAZ
Thu Oct 03, 2019 12:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Airports Thread
Replies: 338
Views: 94215

Re: Airports Thread

My only delayed SW flight has been through Midway. Looks like those Chicago Airports run on the same theme of delays, delays, delays; although I'll say ORD is always worse. Roughly half my flights through ORD suffer delays, and other than LAX, it's the airport I most avoid.
by CatsbyAZ
Wed Oct 02, 2019 10:04 am
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: Washington @ Arizona discussion thread
Replies: 64
Views: 2861

Re: Washington @ Arizona discussion thread

I hate it and love it. Washington always seems to have a hard time with late starts in the desert. Huskie fans'll be the first to bemoan their woes in the desert. Last time we got really lucky when they visited Tucson. Then ASU blanked them in a late game two years ago. This time around I'm sure th...
by CatsbyAZ
Sun Sep 29, 2019 9:30 am
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: 2019 Season Thread
Replies: 187
Views: 20460

Re: 2019 Season Thread

With last night's win, which looked more like an NFL Preseason game, Arizona has won 2 of the last 3 Vs UCLA. I'll take it - as surprisingly awful UCLA is under Chip Kelly. LBs will carry the D. Offense looks pretty flimsy. Schedule doesn't do us any favors going forward. For the next 4 games: Color...
by CatsbyAZ
Sat Sep 28, 2019 8:18 am
Forum: Football Arch Rivals
Topic: 2019 PAC-12 game thread
Replies: 155
Views: 14422

Re: 2019 PAC-12 game thread

As someone who originally mocked Herm's hire, I'll eat some crow on AZSt - As big as the win over Michigan State was, beating ranked Cal will give 'em a lot more momentum going into the rest of the season. Who else can say they have two road wins over ranked teams? Auburn? Anyway, the whole team was...
by CatsbyAZ
Thu Sep 26, 2019 10:26 am
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Kansas
Replies: 2793
Views: 240348

Re: Kansas

https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa-bill-self-kansas-ready-for-fight-notice-of-allegations-022002861.html And nary a mention of Arizona. Some integrity in sportswriting for a change. Arizona is going to get dinged, but it’s been apparent for a year that KU was in deep shit. And yet . . .radio silence on ...
by CatsbyAZ
Mon Sep 23, 2019 9:57 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Kansas
Replies: 2793
Views: 240348

Re: Kansas

I don’t feel like posting all his tweets - but Sheer is sure having a gloating night on twitter, doing one of those I Told Ya So marches when it comes to Kansas. Edit: I’m reading through the summary notice of violations given to Kansas by the NCAA as we speak. Gotta say, of the few players names I’...
by CatsbyAZ
Thu Sep 19, 2019 2:02 pm
Forum: Football Arch Rivals
Topic: UCLA
Replies: 234
Views: 19083

Re: UCLA

Part of what's so wrong with UCLA this season (one of the MANY things) is putting the program on the back of a guy, Dorian Thompson Robinson, that before enrolling had only played QB for a SINGLE year. Clearly DTR was a recruit that should've been brought in as a PROJECT. Not a savior.
by CatsbyAZ
Sun Sep 15, 2019 9:58 am
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: Texas Tech @ Arizona Discussion
Replies: 64
Views: 4096

Re: Texas Tech @ Arizona Discussion

Could not’ve picked a better game to attend this season. Never thought smash mouth would work against Texas Tech, much less on a 99 yard drive to wear out the Raiders defense. Lot of fun last night watching a new style of Arizona football emerge.
by CatsbyAZ
Mon Sep 09, 2019 10:50 am
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: Texas Tech @ Arizona Discussion
Replies: 64
Views: 4096

Re: Texas Tech @ Arizona Discussion

I'm not so dismissive of this game. Running up 700 yds against NAU was exactly what we needed. And Texas Tech hasn't played anybody or on the road yet.
by CatsbyAZ
Fri Aug 30, 2019 7:38 am
Forum: Football Arch Rivals
Topic: UCLA
Replies: 234
Views: 19083

Re: UCLA

by CatsbyAZ
Wed Aug 28, 2019 12:50 pm
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: 2019 Season Thread
Replies: 187
Views: 20460

Re: 2019 Season Thread

Now this is the hunger needed on the Offensive Line!

Please forward to the film room...
by CatsbyAZ
Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:28 am
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: 2019 Season Thread
Replies: 187
Views: 20460

Re: 2019 Season Thread

I heard on a NPR story the other day that in the last 15 years or so average attendance nationwide for college football has gone down by like 2500 people per game. It's not an Arizona bad fan issue...every school from Eastern Michigan to Alabama and back are having attendance issues. All the time y...
by CatsbyAZ
Mon Aug 26, 2019 12:26 pm
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: 2019 Season Thread
Replies: 187
Views: 20460

Re: 2019 Season Thread

I'm just so despondent about all this. I'll still go to the upcoming home game Vs Texas Tech 'cause I already have the Tix and friends scheduled to go with, but what's the point of attending anything else before basketball season? My ASU connections have been nice enough to offer their tickets for N...
by CatsbyAZ
Mon Aug 26, 2019 12:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Post your unpopular opinions
Replies: 1094
Views: 53115

Re: Post your unpopular opinions

I bet your roommate is hot, am I rite? No man buys cat food for a roommates car unless she’s banging. Lol Unless he’s a furry, I don’t think he’s attracted to his roommate. :lol: I think CST misread the reference to my "roommate" as female human whose cat I was buying food for. I meant the "roommat...
by CatsbyAZ
Sun Aug 25, 2019 8:20 am
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: 2019 Season Thread
Replies: 187
Views: 20460

Re: 2019 Season Thread

I said I was done with Sumlin at the end of last season. Doesn't look like he's going to make me eat my words. This is the particularly disappointing part. The second year is when you see truly good coaches field significantly improved teams. Even if the roster isn't any better, the penalties shoul...
by CatsbyAZ
Sun Aug 25, 2019 8:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Post your unpopular opinions
Replies: 1094
Views: 53115

Re: Post your unpopular opinions

One of my roommates is very upset about Petco's corporate decision to no longer sell dog and cat food containing artificial ingredients - meaning no more of her favorite Fancy Feast Chicken Pate. I've tried to transition this particular roommate to the all-natural foods Petco offers but she's told m...
by CatsbyAZ
Thu Aug 22, 2019 6:54 am
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: 2019 Season Thread
Replies: 187
Views: 20460

Re: 2019 Season Thread

Wyojuana
by CatsbyAZ
Tue Aug 20, 2019 2:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Weight Loss
Replies: 241
Views: 15876

Re: Weight Loss

Since we're on the subject of gyms, fitness, and working out has anybody ever used wrist weights for jogging? My 2 to 3 mile runs, 3 to 4 days per week, constitute the extent of my work outs and I'm looking for a way to involve my upper body without taking specific time for working out arms and shou...
by CatsbyAZ
Tue Aug 06, 2019 11:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Post your unpopular opinions
Replies: 1094
Views: 53115

Re: Post your unpopular opinions

If you live with only your pets, and you die in your home, your corpse is fair game as food for your cats and dogs during the weeks or months it might take extended family and authorities to discover your body.
by CatsbyAZ
Wed Jul 31, 2019 7:58 am
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: 2019 Season Thread
Replies: 187
Views: 20460

Re: 2019 Season Thread

Which no doubt will translate into another Houston debacle. Yea that's a good comparison. Also, TTech D uses 3 DL and up to 6 DBs. Arizona should focus on getting a running game going before trying to air it out. edit: along with Houston, the BYU debacle too. Combined 0-4 Vs middling Houston and BY...
by CatsbyAZ
Mon Jul 29, 2019 7:45 am
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: 2019 Season Thread
Replies: 187
Views: 20460

Re: 2019 Season Thread

Any thoughts on playing Texas Tech?

I'm expecting they'll have a big advantage on both Lines - the Raiders have both the OL and DL all returning.

But all in all TT is just an average team with an average coach.
by CatsbyAZ
Thu Jul 25, 2019 1:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Post your unpopular opinions
Replies: 1094
Views: 53115

Re: Post your unpopular opinions

*especially unpopular with the older gen*

Cursive writing is the snob's excuse to write illegibly; not being able to "read cursive" is 90% time not being able to read somebody else's half-assed handwriting.
by CatsbyAZ
Tue Jul 23, 2019 11:34 am
Forum: Football Arch Rivals
Topic: UCLA
Replies: 234
Views: 19083

Re: UCLA

Same here...sorry bug...
by CatsbyAZ
Tue Jul 23, 2019 11:31 am
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: 2019 Season Thread
Replies: 187
Views: 20460

Re: 2019 Season Thread

Just bought single game tix Vs Texas Tech!
by CatsbyAZ
Mon Jul 22, 2019 7:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Post your unpopular opinions
Replies: 1094
Views: 53115

Re: Post your unpopular opinions

Too many micro breweries are push their worn out IPAs well past their welcoming. Particularly out West. The drinking era of self-congratulatory IPA prowess is well past its prime. You are not any more interesting as a person because of you tried five new IPAs last week.
by CatsbyAZ
Thu Jul 18, 2019 8:22 am
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: 2020 Recruit/Commitment Thread
Replies: 216
Views: 40033

Re: 2020 Recruit/Commitment Thread

ChooChooCat wrote:
I can't express how absolutely awful football recruiting is, especially at Arizona.
And his decommit happens the same day that the best local product (Salpointe) in years commits to Ohio State. :(

We knew he was looking for bigger oceans but man, if someday we could pull things together.
by CatsbyAZ
Tue Jul 16, 2019 7:43 am
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: 2020 Recruit/Commitment Thread
Replies: 216
Views: 40033

Re: 2020 Recruit/Commitment Thread

Will take! Offers from BYU, Nebraska, Oregon, Oregon St, USC, and Utah.