Round 3, Game 5: at Los Angeles
by AusTechSpur
on May 28, 2008 11:26 PM CDT
We are down 3-1 a loss sends us home.
Not much else to say about this one. So, instead, I'm going to complain about Game 4. Not about the non-call. I want to complain about the fact that I got completely screwed out of my rightful indignation. Again and again.
How you ask? Well, it all started with the referee assignments. I saw them pretty early in the day and was appalled to see Joey Crawford on the list. I must don't like him. Some of it has to do with the Duncan incident last year, but not all. I also don't think the Spurs like him and in a must-win game, you don't want a ref you have a beef with.
I was working up my "we got screwed by the league" campaign all afternoon. Then the game started. And Joey Crawford screwed me out of my indignation plan. The Spurs were getting plenty of calls. Going to the line more than the Lakers. And we were still losing. Nay, not just losing but getting completely out played and we were only in it because of the foul calls and our outstanding free throw shooting.
I was demoralized. I had no soap box. I had no go to excuse. Then the wife went to bed late in the third quarter. When Ime fouled Sasha for the 4-point play I exploded in profanity and was told, "shut up in there already".
When Manu missed his 3 to give us the lead, I cussed. "You are too loud. Can you turn it down?"
When Manu and Fab bumbled the hand-off that led to Kobe's dunk, I cursed again. "Shut up already. You are TOO loud."
Then the magical minute happened. The Spurs got some crazy breaks and got the ball with two seconds left. I was giddy with hope. I was confident. I called the FinDog from the top of the circle. I quietly hoped.
Then the up-yours to end all up-yours. Joey Crawford doesn't make the call. He spent the whole game tearing down my excuse and then poked me in the eye at the end. I had nothing.
I couldn't yell. I couldn't scream. I could only serenade him with the deafening sound of one hand clapping. The SOB.
Then PtR got overrun by Trolls, so I checked email.
I had an email from Farmar. It said, "You're still too loud".
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A win also sends us home.
Great Farmar joke, didn’t see it coming at all.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.
by CMoney on May 28, 2008 11:43 PM CDT 0 recs
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Never saw it. Like I said, no matter how much I try to say it’s played, it’s funnier each successive time. (Very quietly for the benefit of Farmar) Kudos to you, ATS.
by SgtinManusArmy on
May 28, 2008 11:52 PM CDT
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HeheheHAHAHA
That was funny as hell. Good one :)
"This team is like a bunch of cockroaches. They just don't die!" -Charles Barkley, after Game 7 vs. the NOOCH.
by Nixiack on
May 28, 2008 11:54 PM CDT
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I even thought that one was funny. The subtle ones are the best…. anyone can make a dumbo joke.
by pslakerfan on
May 29, 2008 12:29 AM CDT
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The History of the Joke
Too funny… especially after I just viewed part of the History of the Joke on the History channel. The last segment is about how to set up a perfect joke. You lead the crowd in one direction and then immediately make a left turn at the end. Well done.
You also kinda remind me of Eddie Izzard with the running gag…
You’re not wearing heels, are you?
I am happy. I am proud. - Manu Ginobili
by bellasa on
May 29, 2008 1:57 AM CDT
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Actually
Javie was the ref during your Game 5 vs. Utah, when Gasol got away with blatant pushing off Okur when going for that rebound/dunk that iced the game. He was standing literally 5 ft. from the play, watched Gasol push off, and didn’t even reach for his whistle. So you might be ok there, at least he sided WITH you instead of against you like our Crawford blatantly does to us….
"This team is like a bunch of cockroaches. They just don't die!" -Charles Barkley, after Game 7 vs. the NOOCH.
by Nixiack on
May 29, 2008 1:09 AM CDT
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Don't start that crap again...
I am sure I can find plenty of questionable calls from the NO series. Let’s stick to the bad calls from our own series. And for the record, if Pau Gasol can move Okur 10 feet with one forearm (that didn’t move forward at all) then I am Matthew McConaughey.
Like the Longhorns plug?
by pslakerfan on
May 29, 2008 1:13 AM CDT
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Ha
I’m just stating that even if you say Javie is your Crawford, he can’t be that bad. At least he didn’t come right out and basically say he hates your squad to pieces. I only used an example that was fresh to my mind due to the hub-ub about it afterwards, no harm or “foul” intended :)
"This team is like a bunch of cockroaches. They just don't die!" -Charles Barkley, after Game 7 vs. the NOOCH.
by Nixiack on
May 29, 2008 1:35 AM CDT
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Don’t start some crap saying Javie is your Crawford. That just is not the case. Javie is an official who typically spurns the crowd and will make tough calls against the home team. Crawford is pink-headed alien sent by the scientologists to fuck with the Spurs.
by VWolf on
May 29, 2008 11:33 AM CDT
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Yes, you said a lot of blah, blah, blah. Please find me one incident with Javie that comes close to comparing to the multiple incidents the Spurs have had with Crawford. You can’t. So instead you’ll probably just give your typical ZZZZZZZZZZZZ copout response.
by VWolf on
May 29, 2008 12:23 PM CDT
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zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz(wanted you to have something to bitch about)
Yeah blah, blah, blah. I know you. You are the guy at the party who always has a slightly better story. You know what I mean.
So I met (insert celebrity here) today. And then you break in and say “oh yeah well I met (insert bigger celebrity here) today as well. Always have to be the guy with the better story, gripe, bitch, etc…..
Yeah I get it. My bad I will leave you to your little world…...
by pslakerfan on
May 29, 2008 12:59 PM CDT
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So you admit you were wrong then? Finally. It wasn’t that hard was it?
by VWolf on
May 29, 2008 1:35 PM CDT
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Yes I was wrong.......
I actually thought you were an intelligent, insightful blogger with something to add here. My bad.
by pslakerfan on
May 29, 2008 2:09 PM CDT
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Time for you to go back to talking with your friends about who met the bigger celebrity. Do you actually do that?
by VWolf on
May 29, 2008 4:02 PM CDT
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Yeah I do. In all fairness I live in Palm Springs, they are everywhere.
by pslakerfan on
May 29, 2008 8:10 PM CDT
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Hahahahahahaha….Pink headed. That is a very apt description of Mr. Crawford. He looks like his face hurts him physically.
I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic." - Richard Pryor
by DennardC on
May 29, 2008 12:49 PM CDT
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Game 7/Game 1 redux?
Nice. Javie to the rescue lol….we build a good lead, as the Lakers will probably come out complacent at first (they did against Utah and Denver)...let’s just see if it holds up.
"This team is like a bunch of cockroaches. They just don't die!" -Charles Barkley, after Game 7 vs. the NOOCH.
by Nixiack on May 28, 2008 11:50 PM CDT 0 recs
Does anyone else find it funny that someone picked Lakers in 6. If you are a Laker fan one would think you would put Lakers in 5 or maybe 7, but not 6. And which Spur fan would predict a Spurs victory in game 5 and then a home loss in game 6. Maybe it was “The Truth Squad’ just being an idiot. Anyway I just found that funny.
Good Luck tomorrow, or today depending on your TimeZone. By the way Nixiac, where the hell do you live? You always seem to be here quite late. Ahh you just posted, I guess you are here..
by pslakerfan on May 29, 2008 1:10 AM CDT 0 recs
It seems like a lot of people think “well, this team is better than that team, so I think they’ll win. If they were really close I’d say it was in 7, but they’re a little better than that, so I’ll say in 6.” They completely ignore the fact that their prediction might have a team winning a game 6 on the road.
You are right. If you are trying to get it right, picking the Lakers in 5 or 7 makes the most sense. Before the series, I picked Spurs in 6, for the same reason.
Catch the Spurs Spirit! It's a Fast-breakin' Fiesta!
by tomasito on
May 29, 2008 7:31 AM CDT
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“The NBA announced to its teams this week at its annual pre-draft camp that fines will be imposed on players starting next season for clear cases of “flopping,” ESPN.com has learned”.
“On a related note, Manu Ginobili, and Robert Horry have announced their retirement today”.
Ha, couldn’t resist. The first paragraph is real by the way.
by pslakerfan on May 29, 2008 1:16 AM CDT 0 recs
“Citing ‘personal reasons’, Derek Fisher unexpectedly announced his retirement effective next NBA season.”
by 4Him on
May 29, 2008 1:49 AM CDT
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That’s a sure sign that you’re hangin’ around this blog too much – you tend to fall asleep at the keyboard…
by 4Him on
May 29, 2008 2:14 AM CDT
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This is actually a very good article
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3416579
Adresses Hack-a-Shaq strat, etc….
Also, see who they have on the pic for the “flopper” of cause? Not Manu, but someone that is 10x worse, but gets away with it, because it’s the ONLY thing he can do, and has ever done….Anderson Varejao.
"This team is like a bunch of cockroaches. They just don't die!" -Charles Barkley, after Game 7 vs. the NOOCH.
The "I'm gonna rip the eyes out of your head and piss into your dead skull! You f***ed with the wrong Marine!" face. Because Popovich can be kinda scary.
by Nixiack on
May 29, 2008 2:20 AM CDT
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My favorite part of the article is a quote from Rasheed after last night’s game. Give him credit, he speaks his mind.
“All that bull(bleep)ass calls they had out there. With Mike [Callahan] and Kenny [Mauer] - you’ve all seen that (bleep),” Wallace said. “You saw them calls. The cats are flopping all over the floor and they’re calling that (bleep). That (bleep) ain’t basketball out there. It’s all (bleeping) entertainment. You all should know that (bleep). It’s all (bleeping) entertainment.”
Allez Spurs!
by JustinBK on
May 29, 2008 9:32 AM CDT
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Also...
Barry may have deflected our “flopper” image, at least for the moment.
Allez Spurs!
by JustinBK on
May 29, 2008 9:33 AM CDT
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I snore when you say something lame….........and I know you get it.
by pslakerfan on
May 29, 2008 12:07 PM CDT
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You know like chiming in and copying my joke hours later. Or whining about Joey Crawford the day after everyone else is done with it. You know stuff like that. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
by pslakerfan on
May 29, 2008 12:08 PM CDT
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Copying your joke? What are you talking about?
Javie is not your Crawford. That’s a fact.
by VWolf on
May 29, 2008 12:20 PM CDT
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If only
Horry announced his retirement today…that means Pop can’t play him the rest of the series!!! Yay!!
The whole Suns Sons team should also retire, if that’s true lol….
I live in Round Rock TX, right above Austin. It’s 1:30 AM here, I usually go to sleep around 2 AM since I work late in the day…but if I get this job that I am interviewing for tomorrow ( 1 PM, man I hope I get it, lots more pay, cooler environment, etc ) then I will be working at 7:30 AM, and you won’t see me on much….
"This team is like a bunch of cockroaches. They just don't die!" -Charles Barkley, after Game 7 vs. the NOOCH.
by Nixiack on May 29, 2008 1:33 AM CDT 0 recs
I know right…I’m sorry, but if I just completed a season shooting around 31% and then shoot 19% in the playoffs, I would retire. Horry is talking about playing 2 or 3 more seasons!!!! Yikes!
I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic." - Richard Pryor
by DennardC on
May 29, 2008 12:56 PM CDT
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Good luck on the job. However if everything goes according to my evil plan I won’t need to see you anymore after tomorrow. Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha
by pslakerfan on May 29, 2008 1:43 AM CDT 0 recs
psh
Don’t be a stranger. We’ve found a few friends from NO, and now from LA, and even though this is a Spurs blog, I for one like to see the differences in opinion that other teams’ fans make. Such as draft moves, etc. that they might see helping/hurting at a given time, or just to chat and ask what’s up.
"This team is like a bunch of cockroaches. They just don't die!" -Charles Barkley, after Game 7 vs. the NOOCH.
by Nixiack on
May 29, 2008 2:04 AM CDT
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See ya later, goodnight....
I hope I am not subjecting myself to hate mail, but here is my homepage: myspace.com/pslakerfan
by pslakerfan on
May 29, 2008 2:30 AM CDT
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You have a lab and a daughter??!
I imagined you living in a cave, drinking the blood of small animals. You’re making it harder and harder to hate you. I’m still trying really hard, but you keep luring me back with your normalcy. Let’s continue this conversation tomorrow after Game 5.
by SgtinManusArmy on
May 29, 2008 3:25 AM CDT
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You think I put my vampire pictures on myspace? I keep those pictures hidden for the annual spelunking and bloodsucking convention. On another note, what the hell are we doing up at 1:30 am? Or 3:30 your time?
by pslakerfan on
May 29, 2008 3:42 AM CDT
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I’m in CO, so it was “only” 2:30 for me. Had to finish some paperwork and couldn’t get to bed.
by SgtinManusArmy on
May 29, 2008 10:54 AM CDT
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Colorado?
No wonder you hate Kobe so much. LOL. Your last name wouldn’t be Faber would it.
by pslakerfan on
May 29, 2008 12:09 PM CDT
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That’s hilarious, no I’m not SiMA Faber!
And strangely, the state doesn’t hate him as much anymore. CO is exceptional at simply chugging any kool-aid thrust in front of them without examining first, so they’ve almost completely bought into 8/24’s new public ‘nice guy’ image. There’s easily more Kobe lovers (ie- young single white women and tat-covered mid-30 year old men) at thuggets/la games these days than even thugget fans.
by SgtinManusArmy on
May 29, 2008 7:47 PM CDT
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been out on the tiles for the last couple of days and missed posting at all for game 4. out on the tiles = detroit. man, thos epeople are going crazy up there right now. imagine having two teams left and having the both play on the same day evey time. whack.
gotta prop up to my hero here – brent barry. he has been terrific as all of you have stated. he was almost the difference in game 4. one bounce either way or some good fortune here and there and this series could be 3-1 in the spurs favor. such is the fickle fate of sports and why its so very very hard to repeat. this is why i am not completely
buying the old slow theory. dont get me wrong, the spurs are old and slow, but that’s not solely responsible for being down 3-1.
many are killing mike fin and he probably deserves it and old man muffs too. as much as i dont want to see OMM in there, the bigger question is where the fuck has kurt thomas been? i dontget this one at all – anyone have any clue about this?
by bones on May 29, 2008 8:38 AM CDT 0 recs
i thought that was a great nickname for him, but nobody has used it in some time.
by bones on
May 29, 2008 1:37 PM CDT
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I think it is a mathcups thing with KT. With Duncan on Gasol, there is nobody on the Lakers for him to defend. Odom blows right by him (as we saw in game 1), and he is not a perimeter defender who can bother Radmanovich (plus that would mean a SF or GF would be on Odom). We could really use his rebounding, but unless we zone he throws off the whole defense.
by VWolf on
May 29, 2008 11:40 AM CDT
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Why not try him on Gasol?
Catch the Spurs Spirit! It's a Fast-breakin' Fiesta!
by tomasito on
May 29, 2008 11:49 AM CDT
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I think they can do that when Duncan is not in the game, but it is a rarity for both of them to be out at the same time (Pau and Timmeh). Otherwise Duncan has to shift to Odom or Radman, and those aren’t great matchups for the Spurs. Odom is too quick and Radman pulls Duncan away from the paint.
by VWolf on
May 29, 2008 11:59 AM CDT
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Sure, Odom is quicker than TD, but I doubt Fab is any quicker than Duncan, and that’s who we’ve got guarding Odom now. If Tim continues to play 5-6 feet off of Odom, as Fab has been doing, daring him to shoot a 17-foot jumper, he’s plenty quick to stay in front of him. Then if Odom goes to the basket, Tim is long enough to bother his shot (unlike Fab), plus TD would get more calls on marginal contact than Fab.
Catch the Spurs Spirit! It's a Fast-breakin' Fiesta!
by tomasito on
May 29, 2008 12:57 PM CDT
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thomas guarded odom in the past as a member of the suns and did just fine. not saying he’s better/worse than fab. he’s probably close to the same – but i just want to see him in there for more defense/rebounding/offense than Old Man Muffs is giving the team in this series. Wouldn’t you rather have KT throwing one up from 15 feet than Bob?
the thing i really dont get about all this is picking Horry over Thomas. i just dont agree with it.
by bones on
May 29, 2008 1:35 PM CDT
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I haven’t liked what I have seen of KT against Odom in this series so far. Maybe he just needs the floor time to get comfortable though. He has barely played in this series.
by VWolf on
May 29, 2008 1:39 PM CDT
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I don’t like Horry playing over anybody right now. If I’m coaching he’s not in the game at all in game 4, but after he turned down that open layup that would have been it for me. I just got mad about that again. Damn it Pop!!!!
I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic." - Richard Pryor
by DennardC on
May 29, 2008 2:29 PM CDT
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My apologies
Guys, I’ve hit a new low. Today’s probably the most important day of the season for us Spurs fans and I’m not going to come through for you with the preview. I sincerely apologize, but I have a project due tomorrow and I won’t be getting home till just before the start of the game.
That is, if I make it at all. I’ll probably end up missing the first quarter or so.
Again, sorry, but I haven’t had a free minute in the last couple of days. I’ll try to paste some links for the Intenet TV feeds when I get home, if anything.
Hopefully we’ll win tonight and I’ll be able to redeem myself with the game 6 preview.
by LatinD on May 29, 2008 3:34 PM CDT 0 recs
All right, heading off to my rec league game. Spurs stand at 3-0 when I miss the first half due to rec league. I’m just sayin’.
Have fun in here. I look forward to reading your spirited conversation. Go Spurs Go!
Catch the Spurs Spirit! It's a Fast-breakin' Fiesta!
by tomasito on May 29, 2008 5:24 PM CDT 0 recs
Yeah, I’m completely worthless right now and just want to get this over with. They need to make a TiVo that lets you watch things in the future too, and not just in the past.
by SgtinManusArmy on
May 29, 2008 7:02 PM CDT
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And for monitoring your posts!
It’s almost time to order pizza. JRW is on his way over with the creme soda.
by AusTechSpur on
May 29, 2008 7:09 PM CDT
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I’m heading out now for the creme soda here. And the pizza call will happen upon getting back. We’re gonna do this.
LETS…....dammit, I forgot the rest of it. Where’s CMoney??
by SgtinManusArmy on
May 29, 2008 7:15 PM CDT
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Right here. You ready?
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.
by CMoney on
May 29, 2008 8:00 PM CDT
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In other news, everyone hear about Kobe’s affair with the 18 year old Lakers girl. Apparently the team is doing everything they can to cover it up, but celebrity gossip is all over it and his wife Vanessa had a huge meltdown in public. I thought the team holds each other accountable?
by One4theThumb on May 29, 2008 7:38 PM CDT 0 recs
I heard on the radio the other day, I was going to mention it, but I figured…Let’s not go there.
by Hipuks on
May 29, 2008 7:41 PM CDT
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WHAT?? Link this, cause I’ve heard nothing, and I’m always down for the gossip.
by SgtinManusArmy on
May 29, 2008 7:42 PM CDT
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Yeah, that story came out about a week ago. I’m not gonna give my opinion on the subject because this really ain’t a hoops topic.
I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic." - Richard Pryor
by DennardC on
May 29, 2008 7:48 PM CDT
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Great, now I feel like crap since you took the high road.
by SgtinManusArmy on
May 29, 2008 7:52 PM CDT
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I don’t have the link but its on TheDirty.com
Apparently the girl has “resigned” from the Laker Girls.
by JamesR on
May 29, 2008 7:53 PM CDT
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It's all good.
Haha…It ain’t that Sarge, it’s just that I’m not all that shocked. I mean infidelity is almost the norm for high profile professional athletes. Actually it’s really the norm for any man much less one that has the money that Kobe has. I mean Donald freaking Sterling had a sex scandal a few years back.
I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic." - Richard Pryor
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May 29, 2008 8:00 PM CDT
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