[Mark]

Posting at 30k feet on AirTran. Look Ma, no hands!

Bruce, I'll accept your offer contingent on being given control of the garbage, maintenance, and software contracts.

[Suzy]

Scott@PD, on Jun 16 2009, 11:31 AM, said:

I had to laugh at this HuffPo headline about the fat comic and his bad manner affectation:

Apparently this elicited Joe's toughest response, which. is. just. @!&%ing. perfect.

I just watched it--wow, talk about awkward. Paul Rudd tries gamely to rescue the thing but it's long gone by then. Artie's a known grump, unpredictable, and yeah, crazy--did the producers not know this? Buck seething is pretty funny--he looks ready to cry one minute and kill AL the next.

[Marty Nopointe]

Box Score, on Jun 16 2009, 11:28 AM, said:

they are predicting a persian aporkalypse.

Azadi square is carpeted in Persians

[Lefty]

Mark, on Jun 16 2009, 11:35 AM, said:

Posting at 30k feet on AirTran. Look Ma, no hands!

Bruce, I'll accept your offer contingent on being given control of the garbage, maintenance, and software contracts.

Mark, I am assuming you have avatars shut off, 'cause yours is posting a red "x"

Unless you're trying to let us know that you're only full of adult content or that you're Speed Racer's brother.

[Ozzy]

LarryLegend, on Jun 16 2009, 01:43 PM, said:

If that was me, PhilJax would have a dogturd on his head in homage to the pancake paintings done... like this one of Sarah Palin.

Boda's got a new avatar. :lol:

[Scott@PD]

Beaker, on Jun 16 2009, 12:35 PM, said:

Joe's delicate sense of decorum hasn't been this upset since Randy Moss mimed pulling his pants down!

How does Joe reconcile the outrage over the fake moon with his predilection for Rhianna topless candids? See, this is why he's fascinating, and why he has his own show.

[InThisTown]

Lefty, on Jun 16 2009, 11:31 AM, said:

I may spend the rest of the day in idle fascination wondering how "retenue" is pronounced in Arabic.

It has to involve phlegm production of Belichickian proportions.

Belichick?

MIKEMOUD WHAT IS GOING ON OVER THERE IS THE SHIA HITTING THE FAN!? I HOPE IM WRONG BUT SUPREME LEADER SEEMS TO BE LOSING IT. SOME GENUS. WE HAVENT EVEN HAD A REVOLUTION IN LIKE THIRTY YEARS. ANY CHANCE WE BRING KHOMENI BACK? ARE WE WEARING THE PASHTUN PERSIA BIRKAS THIS YEAR??? WHY DO WE ALWAYS PLAY IN IRAQ???

[Mark]

I think the bunny with the pancakes on its head is a better candidate in 2012.

[Dan]

Boda, on Jun 16 2009, 12:05 PM, said:

I'm still not clear on why we need a tecnology columnist when we can just re-print Apple's press releases for free.

That's pretty much what they (and Mossberg at the WSJ) are doing right now. Time for a change.

[Frost Class Mark]

Suzy, on Jun 16 2009, 12:36 PM, said:

I just watched it--wow, talk about awkward. Paul Rudd tries gamely to rescue the thing but it's long gone by then. Artie's a known grump, unpredictable, and yeah, crazy--did the producers not know this? Buck seething is pretty funny--he looks ready to cry one minute and kill AL the next.

Artie was vehement that even after all this Buck, his producer, and the segment producer were kissing his ***. Then they called the Daily News.

Look, it's got people talking about Joe Buck....and for once not just about what a tool he is.

[Frost Class Mark]

So far I have only skimmed the Levi Johnston article in GQ, but it appears he's coming out with both hillbilly barrels blasting. Including a photo of himself in camo with some sort of gun.

[Beaker]

Frost Class Mark, on Jun 16 2009, 12:45 PM, said:

Artie was vehement that even after all this Buck, his producer, and the segment producer were kissing his ***. Then they called the Daily News.

Look, it's got people talking about Joe Buck....and for once not just about what a tool he is.

If this doesn't work, look for the Joe Buck Sex Tape to leak out. Please just watch the show.

[Ozzy]

Thats History Pal, on Jun 16 2009, 01:50 PM, said:

The Answer is: Saito for Hank Blalock

And the Question is: Why didn't this get done? :angry:

JJ Hardy is hitting .207? :huh:

Also, I hope Joba rips up his elbow and goes back to Nebraska to begin his career as the town drunk. :angry:

[Feejis]

can't watch the clip here, but did Artie at least rip into Favre at all or did that stuff land on the cutting room floor?

[Canadian Soldier]

Beaker, on Jun 16 2009, 11:35 AM, said:

Joe's delicate sense of decorum hasn't been this upset since Randy Moss mimed pulling his pants down!

MLB.com was running that obnoxious promo of Buck being a pompous 'nozzle at a "press conference" about the new show before EVERY highlight video last weekend. Usually the ad just runs once before a flight of videos; not this one. May his HBO show have the lifespan of a Mayfly.

[Scott@PD]

Frost Class Mark, on Jun 16 2009, 12:45 PM, said:

Look, it's got people talking about Joe Buck....and for once not just about what a tool he is.

That's why Florio's "Joe Buck Is Out of His Element' post shows what a pinhead Florio really is. "Oh, Buck's career is over, his show was destroyed, Fox will begin looking for his replacement, blah, blah, blah."

Are you @!&%ing nuts? This is how you attain undeserved celebrity (the greatest capital there is, apparently) in America, but doing exactly what they did. He's bigger than ever now.

[Oh God! Shamgod]

Not aging well but gymnasts seem to age in dog years. Shelley Lawlor all star potential?

[Ozzy]

Kevin, on Jun 16 2009, 02:13 PM, said:

Howard says he loved it, but not very convincingly.

He's never said one bad thing about Artie, ever. Even when it's evident from e-mails and calls to the show that he's annoying the shiit out of everyone else.

I saw that brief video that somebody posted on the late night thread. Lange wasnt funny. He was the obnoxious drunk that shows up at your party and embarrasses and annoys everyone. :angry:

[Kingasaurus]

InThisTown, on Jun 16 2009, 11:42 AM, said:

Belichick?

MIKEMOUD WHAT IS GOING ON OVER THERE IS THE SHIA HITTING THE FAN!? I HOPE IM WRONG BUT SUPREME LEADER SEEMS TO BE LOSING IT. SOME GENUS. WE HAVENT EVEN HAD A REVOLUTION IN LIKE THIRTY YEARS. ANY CHANCE WE BRING KHOMENI BACK? ARE WE WEARING THE PASHTUN PERSIA BIRKAS THIS YEAR??? WHY DO WE ALWAYS PLAY IN IRAQ???

Wow.

"MIKEMOUD"

:lol: :lol:

[Frost Class Mark]

The new Joe Buck Bud or Bud Light ad is insufferable. A salute to Jack Buck, and Joe got paid. Not just anyone schill for the booze companies and remain on the high horse folks.

Joe likes commercials that build up his checking account while raping his father's corpse.

[Ozzy]

Feejis, on Jun 16 2009, 02:46 PM, said:

On the heels of Kilgore's article today about the Sox atrocious defense - is there any thought perhaps to flipping Youkilis and Lowell? I assume the mobility issues translate to 1B as well, but perhaps not as much of a factor as they are at 3B?

Although I suppose if he tried to stretch for a throw at 1B his plastic hip might shoot out into the loge somewhere.

Moving a statue from one side of the field to the other. :(

[Blinded by the Lombardis]

Beaker, on Jun 16 2009, 11:35 AM, said:

Joe's delicate sense of decorum hasn't been this upset since Randy Moss mimed pulling his pants down!

It's a slippery slope. What's next? Mime waterboarding? Mime beheadings?

[Kevin]

Hayward nailing it on Florio's site:

Quote

hayward giablommi says:

June 16th, 2009 at 10:59 am
Longtime fan of Howard Stern and was a fan of Artie for a time.

For those not familiar with him or the show, this !&#%’s most amazing accomplishment was managing to clock in at over 300 lbs for the last few years, despite being addicted to heroin. Truly, a loser’s loser.

But now that he is off the smack, he is a narcissistic vitriolic !&#% who just hurls unfunny insults at people, hijacks the Howard Stern Show (or Joe Buck Show) because he is so hell bent on being the center of attention. If I had never heard of the guy until last night, I might find him mildly amusing, but listening to this homophobic, racist degenerate on a daily basis, he has made the greatest radio show of all time nearly unlistenable lately.

Congrats Artie Lange…you’ve done the unthinkable…make me actually side with Joe Buck.

[Suzy]

Quote

"Don't suck," Buck said to his guests prior to heading on stage for the start of the show.

That's kind of dooshey.

[Canadian Soldier]

Smoltz was on with Dan Patrick today. (What's he doing? Podcasts for cnn.si?)

Quote

"Does a win against the Nationals count on your career record?" Patrick joked. "Does that count as part of your rehab?" When Smoltz laughed but didn't respond, Patrick added, "You can't lose to them, John Then I'm going to go, 'what happened to him?' Then, the Braves are right [for letting you go]."

Patrick also delighted in teasing Smoltz about being "the baseball version of Brett Favre."

:lol:

[Blinded by the Lombardis]

Ozzy, on Jun 16 2009, 11:57 AM, said:

Moving a statue from one side of the field to the other. :(

For IH:

[Frost Class Mark]

Kevin, on Jun 16 2009, 12:58 PM, said:

Hayward nailing it on Florio's site:

I don't get the hate for Artie. Without Artie on the show, every monday AM would be feedback on weekend meals at Le Cirque and the weather in the Hamptons.

[Marty Nopointe]

Frost Class Mark, on Jun 16 2009, 11:47 AM, said:

So far I have only skimmed the Levi Johnston article in GQ, but it appears he's coming out with both hillbilly barrels blasting. Including a photo of himself in camo with some sort of gun.

I think thats the Smith and Wesson GoatBlaster.223

[Suzy]

Frost Class Mark, on Jun 16 2009, 12:02 PM, said:

I don't get the hate for Artie. Without Artie on the show, every monday AM would be feedback on weekend meals at Le Cirque and the weather in the Hamptons.

FCM, does Artie rip Favre himself in the clip, or just rip Joe Buck for kissing his asss? Feej asked & I'm curious, too. I think it's the latter but I'm not sure & I can't watch the whole thing again right now.

[Blinded by the Lombardis]

Frost Class Mark, on Jun 16 2009, 11:47 AM, said:

So far I have only skimmed the Levi Johnston article in GQ, but it appears he's coming out with both hillbilly barrels blasting. Including a photo of himself in camo with some sort of gun.

:lol:

[Kevin]

Frost Class Mark, on Jun 16 2009, 01:02 PM, said:

I don't get the hate for Artie. Without Artie on the show, every monday AM would be feedback on weekend meals at Le Cirque and the weather in the Hamptons.

Artie's been horrible lately.

Droning on about boring stories that have nothing to do with whatever topic they're on, crowbarring in unfunny comments, and just being a major dooshe.

Peter King gives his take:

Quote

And by the way, I'm an Artie Lange fan. He's funny on the Howard Stern show, and very human. But he must have taken mad pills before his segment. His segment was out of place, dumb, uncomfortable and altogether needless. It's one thing to make people squirm, which in some comedy is great. To lash out at Favre's inability to stay retired is fair game. To lash out at Buck -- I guess that's what Lange was doing -- was apropos of nothing.

[NASCL]

I have no idea who Artie Lange is. :blink:

[Frost Class Mark]

Marty Nopointe, on Jun 16 2009, 01:03 PM, said:

I think thats the Smith and Wesson GoatBlaster.223

There's a yearbook photo sure to scare the piss out of any HS administrator.

Of course, the cover of this issue features a nude Sasha Baron Cohen as Bruno. I needed that in my mail like a notice of an IRS audit.

[Thats History Pal]

This guy is supposed to have killed 5 alone in Iran yesterday. . . .

Also seems people are apparently being tracked down by their tweets. . . . sounds so innocent

[Suzy]

Kevin, on Jun 16 2009, 01:05 PM, said:

Artie's been horrible lately.

Droning on about boring stories that have nothing to do with whatever topic they're on, crowbarring in unfunny comments, and just being a major dooshe.

Peter King gives his take:

King's right about the mad factor. AL seemed very, very angry at....something. I think Buck's "fourth chin" comment hurt Buck's cause more than it helped...no one was gonna "out-mean" Artie.

[Scott@PD]

Quote

To lash out at Buck -- I guess that's what Lange was doing -- was apropos of nothing.

VAPID, USELESS TOOL DEFENDS OTHER VAPID, USELESS TOOL

[Div]

I just hope this whole thing doesn't end up greenlighting "The Jim Nantz Hour." That would assuredly be HBO's sharkjumping moment.

This week, Jim visits the Pine Hills Retirement Complex for the lowdown on their one of a kind annual shuffleboard tournament. Also, Jim tries deep sea fishing! Guests include Billy Packer and David Duval. Rated E for Everyone.

[NASCL]

Thats History Pal, on Jun 16 2009, 12:09 PM, said:

Also seems people are apparently being tracked down by their tweets. . . . sounds so innocent

That's it-- I want no part of Twitter.

[andrew]

Kevin, on Jun 16 2009, 12:05 PM, said:

Artie's been horrible lately.

Droning on about boring stories that have nothing to do with whatever topic they're on, crowbarring in unfunny comments, and just being a major dooshe.

Peter King gives his take:

Chris Russo had Artie on his show a few weeks ago, and Artie told the story about his dad taking him to the World Series just before he died. It was a pretty good story about how his dad threw him on the field after the Yankees won, and how his dad met up with him at second base twenty minutes later. Haven't heard him on Howard Stern too much, though.

[Frost Class Mark]

Suzy, on Jun 16 2009, 01:09 PM, said:

King's right about the mad factor. AL seemed very, very angry at....something.

They did 3 minutes on how Paul Ruud and Joe Buck have known each other since college, and another 2 or 3 minutes on Rudd and the other guy attended the same HS in Pigwhistle, KS.

Meanwhile, Michael @!&%ing Irvin is sitting there like a *^%^@!. What interviewer in their right mind wouldn't ask about his substance issues, celebrity, and how the landscape of sports has changed in the last 2 decades?

[Kevin]

Suzy, on Jun 16 2009, 01:09 PM, said:

King's right about the mad factor. AL seemed very, very angry at....something. I think Buck's "fourth chin" comment hurt Buck's cause more than it helped...no one was gonna "out-mean" Artie.

Artie claimed that everything he was saying was getting big laughs. But I think you can tell that the couple of times when Buck or Sudeikis went back after him, they got even bigger laughs.

The audience seems uncomfortable after a while. Especially during the overtime portion.

I think David Letterman should write a thank you note to Artie today.

[Rickkyboy]

LJ Sandwich, on Jun 16 2009, 10:56 AM, said:

Is his research project on the importance of proper bra fitting?

Cells.

The bra fits nice btw. I'm not complaining. I'm sure the boys in the class aren't complaining. and it give the girls something to wish for.

We had a teachable moment at dinner last night. my oldest, in middle school, said a girl got us and had :unsure: left a stain on her chair.

So my youngest got a lesson in menstration from the middle guy who has been getting 5th grade health this year. So glad I didn't have to teach them that stuff. :lol:

So my wife had a block of time available and got permission to leave her school (works in a neighboring town) and see the presentation. I said lets grab some lunch before you head back. Go to the local chinese buffet. We walk in and there is one of her students (who is not in school and whose absence allowed the Mrs to leave for an hour), we eat and then my wife sees a bug on the wall (I grab it in a napkin and give it to the waiter), the owner comes over and appoligizes profously, then the superintendent of schools walks in with his two secretarys, my wife quickly sneeks out thinking the secretary saw her, I ask for the check, they waive me off.

I call my wife she is freaking out thinking she was bagged. I tried to remind her that: she isn't coming back to work there next year, the super is headint to a different system, there is one week left in school, and she had permission to leave for an hour. So WTF could/would they possibly do??

[NASCL]

Omelet wedding cake. Approve!

[Rickkyboy]

Fishtale, on Jun 16 2009, 11:03 AM, said:

Can you say Camera Phone. Easy to pass of as taking a pic of the boy...

Now you tell me. Might have to wait until my 3rd grader hits 5th grade.

[Kevin]

Meanwhile, Conan had Joe Torre on last night. He said that as a lifelong Red Sox fan, he's found that Torre and Jeter are the only Yankees that get a free pass from Red Sox fans.

Torre, okay. But Jeter?

[Lebron]

So Artie Lange is what carries Stern's show? Jeezus that's horrible. Isn't Lange's best work that movie he did with Norm McDonald that Jack Warden ended up carrying?


Saying that without Artie the show would be terrible is like saying without Charlie Sheen two and a half men loses its appeal. It's like the anti-pizza, even when it's terrific it's still completely #^$@ty.

[andrew]

Kevin, on Jun 16 2009, 01:16 PM, said:

Meanwhile, Conan had Joe Torre on last night. He said that as a lifelong Red Sox fan, he's found that Torre and Jeter are the only Yankees that get a free pass from Red Sox fans.

Torre, okay. But Jeter?

I thought Mariano Rivera would get a free pass before Jeter. I know I gave him one after the WS Ceremony in 2005.

[The Gimp]

Kevin, on Jun 16 2009, 12:16 PM, said:

Meanwhile, Conan had Joe Torre on last night. He said that as a lifelong Red Sox fan, he's found that Torre and Jeter are the only Yankees that get a free pass from Red Sox fans.

Torre, okay. But Jeter?

I always hated Jeter less than any other Jankee, including Torre. That's just me.

[Frost Class Mark]

He's no Michael Floorwax, that's for sure.

[Canadian Soldier]

Rickkyboy, on Jun 16 2009, 12:14 PM, said:

So my youngest got a lesson in menstration from the middle guy who has been getting 5th grade health this year. So glad I didn't have to teach them that stuff. :lol:

Ah, yes. Middle school health class. Boys in one room, girls in another. We got a lecture from the gym teacher about how to clip your toenails and make sure your underwear isn't too too tight (good for sperm count!).

Bell rings, and out in the corridor we see the girls coming out of their class. Quite a few of them looking grim and ashen-faced. I'm thinking, come on, can clipping your toe nails straight across (rather than in an arc) be so upsetting? :huh: