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TV and more ...
1) using profanity or any euphemisms for profanity
2) personally attacking other commenters
3) baiting other commenters
4) arguing for the sake of arguing
5) discussing politics
6) using hyperbole when something less will suffice
7) using sarcasm in a way that can be misinterpreted negatively
8) making the same point over and over again
9) typing "no-hitter" or "perfect game" to describe either in progress
10) being annoyed by the existence of this list
11) commenting under the obvious influence
12) claiming your opinion isn't allowed when it's just being disagreed with
Help me, if you can, recall the most memorable non-baseball conversations we've had in the comments. I know car washing wasn't one of them ...
I also enjoyed discussing the geographically-challenged neighborhoods of New York City with Bob.
~ Drinking your own urine
~ Never having been in Howard Fox' kitchen
And odd that you ask this question on a Tuesday Jon, that seems to be when Betty White usually makes an appearance...
Or the night Christina was here discussing Briana Banks.
I also liked the day we shared our elementary school spelling bee experiences.
A lot of good restaurant talk, especially regarding Phillipes', Coles, and other downtown spots. I once actually got taken to task here about bbq, a subject in which I consider myself quite strong.
There was a big to-do about whether and how Dodger Stadium should be accessible by public transit. Not really off-topic I guess, but it veered off into a lot of urban form issues.
I'd like to think I did my own small part to sell Bob on the Prius.
Whenever I find that cat, I'm going to hide something valuable in that spot.
His eyes bring forth the agony of a thousand burning children.
Does Carolyn Hughs look like Briana Banks? (Perhaps Icaros and my favorite thread)
Why does asparagus make your piss stink?
Plaschke sucks regardless of whether he is writing about the Dodgers.
Baseball card stories (may need a judge's ruling on that one)
Favorite LA childhood tv commercials (JD Do, Jack Stefan, etc.)
but i'm terribly disappointed by this thread so far -- surely we were more interesting than this? At least, I remember it that way . . . .
I do now recall one of the OT discussions that cemented me as a reader of this site: punctuation inside or outside of quotation marks.
We also had a long running conversation about Suffereing Bruin's move, Suffering Bruin's struggles to wrest the internet connection away from Annakin Skywalker, and Suffering Bruin's new job. I enjoyed that saga.
There was a discussion of the best Randy Newman song that was pretty random, but I enjoyed it.
I'm racking my brain for others but it seems The Strangers have stolen my memory again.
I liked the discussions we once had on the ill-fated Alweg monorail and the affects of the loss of the Red Car.
Nonetheless, it was Jon's writing and the game chats that initially inspired me to participate in the dodgerthoughts community. It is now easy to say in retrospect what a great combination conversation and a baseball game are.
Otherwise, I enjoy the great grammar debates or corrections that inevitably take place from time to time.
I think I missed the Briana Banks conversation. And I'm curious with all of the hype. Anyone have a link to it in the archives?
https://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/197514.html
My favorite on-topic thread was favorite obscure Dodger. (Just kissing up to the management).
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