Best of KCFORUM.NET - 17th Edition
It was a pretty crazy, goofy week at the forum. People all over the city were
clearly grouchy as hell as they came back to work following a four-day holiday. Things started to get even more out of control as Leawood John and a not-exactly-real Captain Kirk began to make appearances. By Wednesday evening, BBB had returned from a vacation on Omnipotent Island, signaling that it would be a good time for me to take a couple of days off from the forum. Besides, I was too tied up with other things and couldn't afford to get sucked into the void on Thursday and Friday.
But I'm back and I'm sorry to say that the quotes are not near as many as I would like them to be. I apologize. Duty sometimes calls from other facets of my life. Stay tuned, though. I plan to do something pretty fun for a year-end edition.
Also, this will be my final update to include a discussion of Greg Hall's "Off The Couch" column. It seems other posters have enjoyed doing it themselves in the forum, lately. I usually do my updates on the weekend, so I now see it more as a waste of time for me to continue doing it, especially if the posters are already saying the same things that I plan to post on the weekend. No big deal to me. I'm sure I can come up with something more creative to do. If you have any suggestions, feel free to let me know.
Oh, one more thing. Stay tuned for details on how to score passes to a sneak preview of the Ben Affleck movie PAYCHECK. I hope to have the scoop this week.
"I'm pretty much afraid of most of you, but since you know what I look like, I pose no threat. Just wait 'til the plastic surgery is complete." -
Soylent Green
"My wife was sick so I was at home playing nurse. And yes, I did actually wear the sexy nurse outfit with the white garter for those of you that are turned on by that sort of thing." -
CDUBB
W: I was originally going to post CDUBB's description of his salad, but decided against it due to the graphic nature.
"I hope you aren't talking about HawkChief. That dude's been passed around like a giant doobie at a Phish concert." -
Original Stonie
"If KSU pulls this off, H2K will have an orgasm on air. Hopefully someone will give him the reach around." -
Mama
"You're right (Leawood) John, I am a tad bit immature. Got any good poop stories?" -
CDUBB
"This is so nice. I picture you two hugging while Sugarwood John tries to resist the urge to hump CDUBB's leg like an undersexed puppy. Almost brings a tear to my eye." -
tater
W: I thought "Sugarwood John" was a humorous pseudonym for Leawood John. Good show, tater!
"I'll also say this... Kevin (Kietzman), DOES NOT post on this board.... under any name." -
leabonics
W: He might not actually post, but...ahem...notice Leabo didn't deny that KK READS our board. In relation to this, I heard something quite funny on 810 around 7:30 PM on Thursday. Stan Weber was flapping his gums on some K-State show that I don't listen to and he was introducing Kietzman to a live audience as being one of the most famous people in Kansas City. (Yeah, it was a little tongue-in-cheek.) As he was doing this, he said something to the extent of "you might know him from the internet" to which I instantly heard KK in the background squak out "
the internet?!? What...?!?" I nearly drove off the road! Granted, I'm probably over-reacting. But the coincidence was too much, don't you think?
OTC Comments
GH: "(Morton) Andersen is a great guy but there are going to be some long faces wearing Chiefs gear come January if he's our placekicker."
W: I must admit I am more than concerned about this, as well. As much as everyone loves Morton, the Chiefs will be in trouble if he's their placekicker in the playoffs. And I've got news for you, Chiefs fans...he WILL be the Chiefs's placekicker in the playoffs.
GH: "Here's a novel idea - cut him! Jason Baker has been brutal for the past two months and he shows no sign he can handle the pressure the playoffs will bring. The Chiefs need to find a punter and a placekicker before the curse of Lynn Elliott bites the Chiefs once again."
W: It's a novel idea - in theory. But who are they going to get to replace these guys in December? It's not like there's an over abundance of decent punters and placekickers sitting around waiting for a telephone call. By the way, Greg. You spelled Lin Elliott incorrectly. What have I told you about doing stuff like this?
GH: "But a last second three-point win at Arrowhead over a feeble Rick Mirer-led Oakland team is evidence enough that the Chiefs are guaranteed nothing this season. Every win will have to be earned."
W: No team is guaranteed anything. Every team earns every win. Every team has games where they struggle, even at home. Not every team blows out every one of their opponents.
GH: "(Raul)Ibanez was a great guy and a very good ball player. I'll miss him but I've come to understand that Kansas City merely rents good players under David Glass' regime."
W: Amen, brother. We shouldn't be surprised, though. The Royals are owned by a Walmart executive. You don't build an empire like Walmart by going on a mult-million dollar spending spree. We were fools to think that Glass would handle his baseball team any differently. Even with the recent signings of Randa, Anderson, and Leskanic...don't expect the Royals payroll to go up this season.
GH: "How do you gracefully ask a coach (Frank Solich) who finishes the season with a 9-3 or 8-4 record to retire? You don't. Ugly is the only way for this to end - and it will. The ripple effect felt when Tom Osborne voices his displeasure over Solich's departure could leave a chasm between NU and some long-time supporters that it could take years to repair."
W: Firing Frank Solich won't make a bit of difference if they can't get a talented quarterback to play for Nebraska. There's been all this talk about The Blackshirts this season, but the real problem has been the offense.
GH: "FMBQ Magazine is reporting that Entercom will attempt to syndicate Johnny Dare's morning show starting in January. Keep your ears open for changes at The Rock."
W: Umm, Greg? It's FMQB Magazine, not FMBQ. We'll give you the benefit of the doubt on that one, though. Surely it was a typo. By the way, Johnny Dare going to syndication would be an excellent move!
GH: "I don't mind athletes making idiots of themselves for television…they're fun to laugh at. I just don't want athletes who are wearing my team's uniform to act like idiots in front of a camera."
W: Cue Van Halen CD: "I want the best...of...both...worlds."
GH:"How about pantomiming reaching into a quiver of arrows on your back and firing an arrow at Lamar Hunt's press box suite? We could simply call the touchdown celebration: 'The Hunt.'"
W:That's a creative idea...but do we need to fire the arrows at poor Lamar Hunt?
GH: "Longtime OTC readers know the love/hate relationship I have had over the years with McD's mysterious McRib.I'm not quite sure if it's fish, fowl or simply foul."
W: It frightens me that someone spends this much time thinking about the absolute worst McD's sandwich in history. We should spend more time trying to get the rapidly declining franchise to flashback to their Cheddar Melt of 1988.
GH: "(Jason Whitlock's) future at 610 has to be a bit shaky now that the guy who hired him is caput. Bob Zuroweste "resigned" his head post at Entercom earlier this week. Combine that with 610's horrible early ratings and you have to wonder about the security of 610's future as a sports talk station."
W: It's strange. A poster at KCFORUM named
jackass (clearly an Entercom employee/intern) stated "Primarily, (Zuroweste) oversaw the FM side of Entercom, and dabbled little, if at all, on the AM."
GH: "Old people in broadcasting deserve to be treated like young people and middle aged people - we should expect excellence."
W: Speaking of which...I learned on the Friday after Thanksgiving that it's time for Keith Jackson to hang it up...again...for good.
GH: "I understand wanting to not miss the start of the Chiefs game but why go to two or three minutes of commercials?"
W: That's what I said all week long in the forum. Holy cow! Greg and I agree again. Wait a minute. Greg, have you been reading my threads and posts again?
GH: "Most fathers like to spend Thanksgiving with their children but maybe Dante (Hall)'s two-year-old daughter cuts into his nap time."
W: Here's another ignorant tap into Dante's personal life brought to you by Greg Hall, Off The Couch, and The Platte County Landmark. If you don't know what you're talking about, why do you write it? Oh, yeah...to get people worked up. I forgot.
GH: "I have found that anonymous sources often get a bad rap from those trying to hide the truth."
W: While we often joke about Greg being the king of anonymous sources, this description seems fairly accurate.
GH: "My top candidate (for the Nebraska job)? The never-was-Bama coach Mike Price. In my opinion, he didn't do anything in that Florida hotel room that Bob Devaney didn't do in his office. The guy can coach and after his public embarrassment, he would be a model citizen in Lincoln...I think."
W: Laughable. Don't worry, folks. Greg can't possibly be serious about this one.
