Preseason Game Thread #5: Cleveland Cavaliers @ San Antonio Spurs
by LatinD on Oct 16, 2009 6:49 PM CDT
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PrintCleveland Cavaliers at San Antonio Spurs, Oct 16, 2009 7:30 PM CDT
No TV once more, it seems. But who cares when you can look at the boxscore and imagine Blair rampaging through Tokyo? Oh, and by the way, Manu's not playing because he'll be in Austin against OKC.
We waste your valuable Internet time, after the jump:
That's Our Team
Relative Strengths
Ian Mahinmi VS Shaquille O'Neal
Pictorial Preview
Remember to read the preview if you can't find a way to watch the game. Carefully. Now comment at will.
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Booo!!!!
When can we get some love for the Spurs preseason action! I knew I should of did a video from my game. May have to work on something real quick.
The end result doesn’t vary, anyway.
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Awww the game hasn’t started yet. Ok back to my students then.
Going for the first even year championship!
ROTFLMAO....
The FIRST time I ever read this wonderful blog was while teaching a university class… they were taking their mid-term, and I was trying not to spray Diet Coke all over my keyboard while reading Matthew’s epic post about James “Flight” White’s NBA debut against GSW… good times…
It’s about that time. Time for Sin to get home from work and kick this off.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 7:33 PM CDT reply actions
Daylight Savings
You guys in the US haven’t shift out the DST yet right?
Going for the first even year championship!
No, not until November.
FYI, it is Daylight Saving. No ‘s’ at the end. Little known fact there.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions
I learned it myself a couple years ago when I was doing a bunch of research for a bug we were having in a C library in one of our apps.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions
What’s daylight savings? Oh, right… that thing Arizona doesn’t do.
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Or Argentina, this year. Apparently my countrymen are too stupid to understand simple graphs.
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My country’s DST free. Should I be proud?
by silverandblack_davis on Oct 17, 2009 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions
Get your box score viewing on
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/boxscore?gid=2009101624
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 7:39 PM CDT reply actions
and another
http://www.nba.com/games/20091016/CLESAS/boxscore.html
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions
They are just about to tip it off. (I’ve got Bill on the radio).
Tim wins the tip.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 7:42 PM CDT reply actions
woai
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions
BonBon kicks off the scoring.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 7:43 PM CDT reply actions
BonBon. Not BronBron.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions
::blinks sleepily::
Are there two other women tonight? ‘Cause I hate losin’ to Shaq. I’m almost vegetative, so…really I’m just here for that reason.
Hilariously maladjusted. But for all the right reasons.
No one has been talking about shoes or the latest cupcake tips, so no.
If you haven't lived with a squirrel, you haven't lived. - Bob Ross
I should smack you for that one, FishBoy. But as a part of my shopping this week, I got free shoes. Yay for me!
My people call it "sarcasm." - Lauri
I actually need shoes. My skater shoes are awful for walking the dog.
If you haven't lived with a squirrel, you haven't lived. - Bob Ross
Oh, so you are like a woman in that you buy shoes for style instead of function. NICE!!!
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions
It’s not my fault that I was born with a good fashion sense. Fanny pack man.
If you haven't lived with a squirrel, you haven't lived. - Bob Ross
ATS, Wayne Vore, Dub Vats … And now Fanny pack man. Wow, the number of handles seems to be ever expanding for our fearless leader.
Makes me wonder if FPM is just around the corner.
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FinnnnnnnnnnnnnnDoggggggggggggggggg!!!
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 7:49 PM CDT reply actions
Dyess is in.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Shaq’s bringing it. And by “it” I mean 0-4 shooting.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions
We are getting killed on the glass.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 8:00 PM CDT reply actions
11-4 after 8:00 minutes
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions
It sounds like a job for… Blair.
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Looks like the grizzly Blair hasnt been unleashed on our unsuspecting oppenents yet…….
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA !! – HAAAA-!!! HAAAAAAaaaaaaaa…….
The boogie man checks his closet for DeJuan Blair before he goes to sleep !
So sad. I guess I’ll just watch the Mythbuster take on the Moon Landing conspiracy theorists.
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You should watch their latest duct tape special. They make a duct tape boat, it’s awesome.
If you haven't lived with a squirrel, you haven't lived. - Bob Ross
How popular is “Penn & Teller” up there?
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Pretty popular, specially among the atheist crowd.
If you haven't lived with a squirrel, you haven't lived. - Bob Ross
I just think it’s pretty awesome. Just downloaded all 7 seasons. (or 5? Anyway, downloaded the whole thing.)
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Not because they’re atheists (are they?), mind you – it’s just incredible how subjective and honest they are. I can’t imagine something like that in Argentinian TV, because the influence the Church has on TV channels.
By the way, did you know that they passed the radiodifusión law? No more monopoly. It’s light years beyond anything they have in most of the world, including the US. Amazing law.
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I heard about it, that there was some controversy or something or another. What does it do?
Also note that the show is on Showtime, premium cable, so they get to say whatever they want, in regular tv you can’t even say bad words.
If you haven't lived with a squirrel, you haven't lived. - Bob Ross
There’s controversy born from the mass media which is affected by the law. It had an approval rating among the people of 60%, and won by a landslide in Congress. The smear campaign against the law was appalling. And yes, I used “appalling” – it was so bad I had to go British on you.
It does a lot of things, too many to write about here. But the things that hurts the monopolies the most is that it splits the spectrum (all spectrums) in three parts: 1/3 for the private sector, 1/3 for the state, and 1/3 for NGOs. Also, the enterprises can’t hold more than one license for each media.
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“Pride & Prejudice” is also on. JUST SAYIN’.
Probably not in Argentina though, so, carry on.
Hilariously maladjusted. But for all the right reasons.
Never watched that. Probably never will – but never say never. :)
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It’s just… doesn’t seem like my cup of tea. I try to stay away from that kind of age piece – the one I watched, “Atonement” (I know it’s not Austen’s, but people kept telling me it was similar in style) ruined me, it was so pointless.
Okay, let’s do this. Are there any Austen novels that aren’t bleak, oppressive tales of love and passion, molded by the rigid custom of the early 19th century high class oligarchs? I love romantic comedies, so pick the cheeriest one of the bench and I’ll read it, see if I like it.
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Are there any Austen novels that aren’t bleak, oppressive tales of love and passion, molded by the rigid custom of the early 19th century high class oligarchs?
Er, all of them?
WWTD?
I guess you really can’t judge a movie on its trailer, then.
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Wow, Austen is soooo not like Atonement (which I liked, but was extremely depressing). Not all period pieces are the same. I think you’re confusing Austen with Bronte. Try Pride and Prejudice. It’s the best of Austen, IMHO. Basically, P&P is a romantic comedy, except Austen gets it right. You’d be surprised about how many movies are based (loosely) on her work.
My people call it "sarcasm." - Lauri
Huh, I wrote “age piece”.
Pride and Prejudice it is. I’ll try to remember to buy a copy when I visit the US.
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Because I probably won’t be able to buy an English copy here, that is.
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Never mind waiting until you get to the US to buy anything. Her works are public domain. Go here and start enjoying yourself.
Or download a text (or html) version of it at Project Guetnberg.
If you’re not chuckling (or guffawing) out loud by the middle of chapter 2, then I’ve entirely misjudged your sense of humor.
However, if you are, then you’ll have discovered some of the wittiest writing in the English language.
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I guess I can try to print it. I read enough on the computer screen as it is. Thanks.
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Can’t blame you, I like pretty much all movies, including musicals, but I can never get into period pieces movies. I can’t suspend my belief long enough, it just looks to me like actors playing dress up and talking in a funny way. Maybe a large part is that they all talk in such a way that the dialogue never seen natural, or maybe it’s because half they time I can’t understand what the fuck they’re saying.
Braveheart was pretty good though.
If you haven't lived with a squirrel, you haven't lived. - Bob Ross
I read the Atonement novel, and it always made me fall asleep.
by silverandblack_davis on Oct 18, 2009 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions
In honor of the footage we get to see:
The icefish, very interesting fish that I put once already but I don’t care.
If you haven't lived with a squirrel, you haven't lived. - Bob Ross
It’s the only fish, make that vertebrate, that doesn’t have blood, that’s why it’s transparent.
If you haven't lived with a squirrel, you haven't lived. - Bob Ross
They absorb oxygen through their skin, and also have a more efficient circulatory system and a bigger heart.. Another cool thing, they have an anti-freeze in their cells that allows them to live in water with temperatures below freezing.
If you haven't lived with a squirrel, you haven't lived. - Bob Ross
Another interesting aspect of Notothenioid physiology is that while the majority of animal species have up to 45 % of hemoglobin (or other oxygen-binding and oxygen transporting pigments) in their blood, the Notothenoids of the family Channichthyidae have only 1%. These fish are able to survive without large amounts of hemoglobin in part because of the high oxygen content of the cold waters of the Southern Ocean, and in part because oxygen is absorbed and distributed directly by the plasma.
So, they technically have blood, that is, they have liquid circulating in their bodies, what they don’t have is red blood cells.
If you haven't lived with a squirrel, you haven't lived. - Bob Ross
So, they live in ice? I mean, water below freezing is frozen by definition. Right?
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Under high pressure(deep sea), water goes below “freezing” while it’s still liquid.
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Salt water also freezes at a lower temp than fresh water; maybe that figures into it, I dunno
Hilariously maladjusted. But for all the right reasons.
Or salt.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, then it isn’t freezing, now is it?
But a very good point. I hadn’t considered high pressure.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Bigger heart? This baby should make a comeback in the playoffs.
by silverandblack_davis on Oct 17, 2009 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions
Well, it’s definitely a Spurs 3rd quarter.
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Hmm. Then I’m not sorry my boxscore freaked out and pissed me off and that I’m now watching Elizabeth verbally knife Mr Darcy, and living vicariously through the game thread.
Hilariously maladjusted. But for all the right reasons.
Malik is awesome.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 9:18 PM CDT reply actions
Am I the only one that’s starting to think the Bogans signing was a terrible idea?
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He’s shooting worse than McClinton.
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But he has a great floor game.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Who would you prefer… Williams or Bogans? maybe it should be a poll.
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I have no opinion at this stage. I haven’t seen either play.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Williams-good for the toros
Bogans-better for this years chip run, but will ANGER you some games with horrendous shooting….
I want Williams because I am more attached to him, but Bogans helps for the chip this year so I have to go with him. I’m also swayed but his impressive D on LeBron.
This might be the lamest game thread we have had. I think our summer league threads were better than this. By lame, I mean attendance. Maybe it’s because Tim was so arrogant.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 9:21 PM CDT reply actions
Or maybe it’s because it’s friday night.
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…are you calling me a loser with nothing better to do on Friday night?
Hilariously maladjusted. But for all the right reasons.
Or maybe because we can’t watch the game. Again. Meh.
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No way in hell. The post-eliminated Spurs playoff game threads last season were mostly suffering from El Niño.
by silverandblack_davis on Oct 17, 2009 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions
Suddenly, Yawn is a rebounding machine.
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he is, he’s also playing alongside Bonner, and we’re doing really well with this line-up
"He's Manu Ginobili"
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by the little o on Oct 16, 2009 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Are we only playing with 4 players? Hah!
"He's Manu Ginobili"
"moonshine is dangerous stuff."- HIpuks
dammit, the glitch fixed itself too quickly. Haislip in
"He's Manu Ginobili"
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by the little o on Oct 16, 2009 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions
How about that George Hill guy?
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Tim, check out the ‘game preview template’ page.
I know I have some issues, but check out the layout of the matchups section.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 9:38 PM CDT reply actions
We could get rid of the advantage text.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, probably… but I like it.
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So, do we get rid of the white dot section?
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, and widen the part with the records, stats, etc. I also thought about using a white check mark or something(a hammer for PtR?) instead of the white border on the images, but the border looks pretty good.
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Can you guys put a gif Spurs sign somewhere, that continuously rotates, and has little starts around it, and different colors go through it?
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.gif)
Hmmmm, Williams with the TO dribbling it up court.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 9:44 PM CDT reply actions
Blair with the mid-range J.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 9:45 PM CDT reply actions
I heart Malik.
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No, I meant heart. As in, I love how he plays.
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But he just got called for a travel. Are these refs aware of the rule change?
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Jerrells isn’t getting any PT.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 9:54 PM CDT reply actions
2 after tonight. At OKC in Austin on Tuesday and at Indiana in Bloomington on Friday.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
23 assists on 31 field goals made and 9 turnovers.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 9:59 PM CDT reply actions
sent to me by text from my friend at the game “bliars on the bound!”
Kitty Farmer: I'll tell you what he said! He asked me to forcibly insert the lifeline exercise card into my anus!
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by kSAtriya (spur of the moment) on Oct 16, 2009 10:00 PM CDT reply actions
nice. he is an animal.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Does anyone here beside me think that Hairston can beat Finely for min.
GO SPURS GO
SPURS 2010 NBA Champions (if team is healty LoL)
Pop’s still coaching, so… not when it matters.
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I wonder why Ginobili didnt play tonight.
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coyote just ate 3 fistfuls of cotton candy and then puked it up. hilarious <—from my friend
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by kSAtriya (spur of the moment) on Oct 16, 2009 10:08 PM CDT reply actions
Yeah, we won! Take that Lebron! Playoffs here we come!
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Here. Here.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Or is it, hear, hear?
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions
George played 25 minutes and had 0 turnovers and led the team in +/-.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 16, 2009 10:13 PM CDT reply actions
Is that the line that you read first?
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Yes. In that sense, I’m like a stock broker checking my investment in the purchase of a George Hill jersey. Which, I will remind you, I was soundly mocked for. You guys can all suck it. I was just way ahead of the curve. George was my favorite player before he was Pop’s favorite player.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 17, 2009 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions
What about your emotional investment, you cold hearted man?
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The emotional investment would be checking Tim’s box score. He’s the key to everything.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 18, 2009 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions
For you. Manu’s my emotional investment.
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Spoken like a true Argentine.
Except for no use of all caps … and run-on sentences … and references to Fangio and Maradona … and accusations about not giving Manu enough credit.
Aside from all that though, it was spoken like a — oh, never mind.
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Spurs won! 105-98
Tony had 22, Tim and George added 13 a piece… and Oh Blair had 7 in just 10 minutes going 3-3 on the field.
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I guess that’s a new nickname. Sounds similar to au pair, but obviously the Oh Blair is an evil version that rip off the arms of oversized children.
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