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We all knew this was coming. Still not quite as bad as Obama and the fly, though.

My people call it "sarcasm." - Lauri

by CapHill on Nov 2, 2009 2:38 PM CST reply actions  

Oh yay. Let the PETA-bashing commence.

WWTD?

by Lauri on Nov 2, 2009 2:45 PM CST reply actions  

Look, PETA does some good things in this world. I won’t deny that. But they also have a tendency to do stupid things every once in a while, and this is pretty outlandish. Especially when they compare Manu to Michael Vick, of all things.

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by Tim C. on Nov 2, 2009 3:06 PM CST up reply actions  

No argument here. I just think criticizing PETA is a) overdone and tiresome and b) gives them exactly what they want, which is media exposure.

WWTD?

by Lauri on Nov 2, 2009 3:08 PM CST up reply actions  

Why? My only contacts with PETA through my life have been:

  • A Penn and Teller episode where they absolutely destroyed it.
  • Their statement regarding the fly Obama killed.
  • This stupid post.

It’s not my fault they do stupid things.

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by LatinD on Nov 2, 2009 4:06 PM CST up reply actions  

“Why” what?

WWTD?

by Lauri on Nov 2, 2009 6:16 PM CST up reply actions  

I hadn’t read your reply to Tim, Lauri. I thought you were against PETA-bashing.

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by LatinD on Nov 2, 2009 6:25 PM CST up reply actions  

I’m against overreacting.

From BOTH sides.

WWTD?

by Lauri on Nov 2, 2009 6:27 PM CST up reply actions  

My favorite part of it:

We hope that the next time someone’s life is on the line, Manu Ginobili will take just a few seconds to think before he acts.

Clearly, PETA knows it was a vampire and are still unhappy about Manu’s service to humanity.

by BlaseE on Nov 2, 2009 2:52 PM CST reply actions  

 Its evident that PETA is in reality a league of blood sucking vampires who were none too pleased that Manu went all “Blade” on that punk-ass vampire bat.

Good work Blase

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by alamobro on Nov 2, 2009 5:40 PM CST up reply actions  

  All kidding aside, has anybody from PETA considered that maybe Manus actions were beneficial? What if the bat was rabid and had bitten someone?

The boogie man checks his closet for DeJuan Blair before he goes to sleep !

by alamobro on Nov 2, 2009 5:42 PM CST up reply actions  

Ok, apparently Manu is now receiving rabies shots because the bat mysteriously could not be found…

Anyone else starting to think maybe it WAS a vampire bat?

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by alamobro on Nov 2, 2009 5:46 PM CST up reply actions  

PETA

Please
Export
These
Asses

Seriously get them out of the country, they’re pretty much useless. They have no power and spend their days writing angry letters to people who accidentally hit deer on the highway.

Evey- "Are you a crazy person?"
V- "I'm quite sure they'll say so."
V for Vendetta, blowing your mind away since 2005.

by KA1Z3R on Nov 2, 2009 3:08 PM CST reply actions  

They also have fun swimming with the dolphins who hate them and then bite them.

by Gino20 on Nov 2, 2009 3:14 PM CST up reply actions  

Meaning the dolphins bite the PETA members :-)

I actually saw that happen TV :-)

by Gino20 on Nov 2, 2009 3:15 PM CST up reply actions  

Yea, not a PETA fan here. And usually, I just brush them to the side…but not when they bring Manu into it! And how did the bat get into the center? Was it brought in by a fan? Or did it just happen to coincidentally fly in through a door? I mean, if it was brought in by a fan with the intention of letting it go and interrupt the game (as it did), what does that say about fans who bring bats into the AT&T Center? I don’t think PETA thinks these things through all the way, sometimes.

by Ed (dfjmed) on Nov 2, 2009 3:51 PM CST reply actions  

it’s too much of a coincidence to not have been brought in by a fan

the att center knew it was a weird night too because it was the first time I’ve seen every attendee get metal detected before the game

by BlaseE on Nov 2, 2009 3:55 PM CST up reply actions  

There have been bats in the AT&T Center before. I remember one flying around last year, but not actually on the court and getting in the middle of the game.

by janieannie on Nov 2, 2009 4:45 PM CST up reply actions  

Wow, so there must be a bat cave somewhere underneath the AT&T center.

by silverandblack_davis on Nov 2, 2009 6:11 PM CST up reply actions  

Hey man, we’re not about to give out the location of the Bat Cave!!

by xman130 on Nov 2, 2009 6:18 PM CST up reply actions  

Ever heard of Freeman Colliseum?

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by Tim C. on Nov 2, 2009 6:29 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

My housemate, who has been working the Spurs home games since 2001, says there are bats in the AT&T Center 3 or 4 times a year. It’s not uncommon.

WWTD?

by Lauri on Nov 2, 2009 6:18 PM CST up reply actions  

You mean the 3-4 bats that escape from Manu’s underground bat fighting rings below the AT&T Center?

by BlaseE on Nov 3, 2009 11:23 AM CST up reply actions   1 recs

Well Done

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by J.R. Wilco on Nov 3, 2009 1:07 PM CST up reply actions  

i think the PETA post mentions something about the possibility of a fan brining it in or something…

by bones on Nov 2, 2009 3:58 PM CST up reply actions  

Trust me, no one brought the bat inside the venue. There’s a famous bat cave about 20 miles outside of San Antonio. These bats regularly hang out in Austin, San Antonio and the surrounding areas. The bats get into all sorts of venues, churches, office buildings, etc. It’s supposed to be the largest Mexican free-tailed bat colony in the world. It’s the Bracken Bat Cave and here’s some info and video…

Bracken Bat Cave

Bat Cave Emergence

Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney

by bellasa on Nov 3, 2009 11:37 PM CST up reply actions  

BTW- Matthew Powell if you still peruse this blog, check it out. I finally found the website I was looking for the night of the PtR road trip.

Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney

by bellasa on Nov 3, 2009 11:50 PM CST up reply actions  

Wow, so this means on Halloween day, when the mascot was wearing a Batman costume, when the Spurs were playing, a bat suddenly shows itself in the AT&T center to stop play. Wow.

"Yes, it's important that I have good numbers, and I'm well-respected as a player. But I think it's more important that I'm respected as a man." - Some Tall Guy Who Wore #50

by theonlyromeo on Nov 4, 2009 12:00 AM CST up reply actions  

Halloween makes it suspect, but regarding the outfit, people say the Coyote always has that one handy for Halloween.

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by LatinD on Nov 4, 2009 6:14 AM CST up reply actions  

Well I hope the Coyote dresses up as John-Lennon-man next year.

"Yes, it's important that I have good numbers, and I'm well-respected as a player. But I think it's more important that I'm respected as a man." - Some Tall Guy Who Wore #50

by theonlyromeo on Nov 4, 2009 7:55 AM CST up reply actions  

i know all too well that bellasa takes her manu seriously. she is prolly editing her relpy down to about 7000 words right now……

we figured this was coming, right? i mean, it is PETA and all…….i still like manu. he’s got a bald spot, he’s my kind of guy.

by bones on Nov 2, 2009 3:57 PM CST reply actions  

Bones… seriously? It didn’t take me long to write two words.

Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney

by bellasa on Nov 3, 2009 11:39 PM CST up reply actions  

Assholes.

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by LatinD on Nov 2, 2009 4:07 PM CST reply actions  

This is too funny to even get angry

AKA: Linix129

by sw12 on Nov 2, 2009 4:23 PM CST via mobile reply actions   1 recs

Oh, by the way, check out Google trends.

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by LatinD on Nov 2, 2009 4:47 PM CST reply actions  

PETA is against the no kill movement and euthanizes most of the animals surrendered to them.56 In 2005, PETA euthanized 1,946 companion animals in Virginia, out of 2,138 animals (or 91%) surrendered to them or picked up as strays.57

The hypocrisy is staggering. They’re also against all forms of animal ownership, ALL FORMS, that includes fish. They will take my fish from cold, dead, slippery from the slime membrane fish have, hands.

If you haven't lived with a squirrel, you haven't lived. - Bob Ross

by Hipuks on Nov 2, 2009 4:53 PM CST reply actions  

Exactly what the P&T guys exposed. Not to mention one of the leaders had saved his (her? can’t remember) life by using medication that had been discovered via animal research…

Oh, and I just read a post on their blog where they sided with Glenn Beck against Al Gore because: a) Gore hadn’t denounced the meat industry as the real cause of global warming; b) Gore wasn’t a vegan. And they didn’t even noticed that Beck was mocking them.

Sorry, Lauri, but they look like professional idiots to me.

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by LatinD on Nov 2, 2009 5:11 PM CST up reply actions  

Oh, and here’s the link.

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by LatinD on Nov 2, 2009 5:11 PM CST up reply actions  

Dude, did I say I was a PETA supporter?

WWTD?

by Lauri on Nov 2, 2009 6:31 PM CST up reply actions  

That’s how I read that “Oh yay”. Sorry, Lauri.

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by LatinD on Nov 2, 2009 6:43 PM CST up reply actions  

No, “oh yay” was just a sarcastic way to express just how much I was looking forward to days of PETA-bashing. That isn’t the same thing as supporting PETA. I figured people would know the difference, but I suppose I should have spelled it out.

Hurry, Thursday.

WWTD?

by Lauri on Nov 2, 2009 6:51 PM CST up reply actions  

I guess I was too offensive with my "Sorry"s, and my misinterpretation of your meaning.

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by LatinD on Nov 2, 2009 6:59 PM CST up reply actions  

Well normally when you sarcastically denounce something, one basically assumes you support the opposite :P

by LionZion on Nov 3, 2009 6:58 AM CST up reply actions  

Not really. I couldn’t stand W., either, but I got really sick of hearing people say the same old shit about him, too.

But, fine, eff it, I give up, I am totally on board with PETA, that was my agenda all along, it wasn’t at all about hating a mob mentality or finding the whole “PETA is a bunch of douchebags!” line of commentary played out and noisome. Y’all got me dead to rights, and you were correct after all this time not to give me the benefit of the doubt.

WWTD?

by Lauri on Nov 3, 2009 9:40 AM CST up reply actions  

You’re paranoid. The only one that replied to you as if you were supporting PETA was me, and when I read your clarification I apologized. LionZion just explained why I made that mistake.

I honestly don’t know why you’re so touchy about this. “Mob mentality” doesn’t cut it when I’m reacting to someone I respect being trashed by idiots, and I seriously don’t understand where the “Dude” and the surprise at my misunderstanding came from.

Whatever. Hurry, Thursday.

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by LatinD on Nov 3, 2009 12:47 PM CST up reply actions  

Well, that was depressing.

My apologies for being snappish, David. (And LionZion, though really I didn’t mean to direct anything toward you.) I got too wrapped up in my own opinion and wanting it to be understood, when it’s really just a secondary thing, unimportant compared with being kind to people I like.

WWTD?

by Lauri on Nov 3, 2009 1:14 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

Lol Lauri. No need for apologies. Obviously you got a lot more going on in your head about this whole PETA thing than some of us who have barely heard about them. And hey, you always get the benefit of the doubt in my book. Goes for almost all the ppl on here.

Except Bonner supporters!! :P

by LionZion on Nov 3, 2009 1:29 PM CST up reply actions  

PETS? This is nice. I almost didn’t want to rec it, because I wanted to be the one to turn it green.

"Yes, it's important that I have good numbers, and I'm well-respected as a player. But I think it's more important that I'm respected as a man." - Some Tall Guy Who Wore #50

by theonlyromeo on Nov 3, 2009 9:02 PM CST up reply actions  

It was my fault, Lauri, as I told you. I’m a thin-skinned, Fangio-loving Argentine. Let’s move on.

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by LatinD on Nov 3, 2009 3:22 PM CST up reply actions  

YOU’RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME

Oh, shoot.

:) (Developmentally challenged smiley face just for Hipuks)

xoxo

WWTD?

by Lauri on Nov 3, 2009 3:24 PM CST up reply actions  

Thanks honey, now stop with this whole “thinking” and go cook me something.

If you haven't lived with a squirrel, you haven't lived. - Bob Ross

by Hipuks on Nov 3, 2009 5:16 PM CST up reply actions  

PETA: Love their ads. Hate their work.

"Yes, it's important that I have good numbers, and I'm well-respected as a player. But I think it's more important that I'm respected as a man." - Some Tall Guy Who Wore #50

by theonlyromeo on Nov 2, 2009 7:57 PM CST up reply actions  

/facepalm

Am confused now. How is euthanizing okay and its a “no-kill”?

I don’t really know anything about PETA either, but this makes no sense.

by LionZion on Nov 3, 2009 6:55 AM CST up reply actions  

Is this funny the most attetion the spurs get in a while and then there are the tree huggers. This is the real world surival of the fittest.

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by Manu-20 on Nov 2, 2009 5:26 PM CST reply actions  

And it seems the bat isn’t even dead. Geeze.

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by LatinD on Nov 2, 2009 5:57 PM CST reply actions  

And it seems the bat isn’t even dead. Geeze.

Seriously? I thought Manu said he was told he had killed the bat and had not “stunned it” like he believed. This had better not turn into “Bat-gate” or something.

As for PETA? Well, equating Manu’s actions to those of Michael Vick’s are laughable. Even MORE ridiculous, are their hopes that in the future Manu will “think before he acts” if and when “SOMEONE’S life is one the line”. No, not another flying mammal. A person. smh

"...and programmed to save the day!"

by transgojobot on Nov 2, 2009 6:42 PM CST up reply actions  

Conflicting reports regarding this.

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by LatinD on Nov 2, 2009 6:58 PM CST up reply actions  

Even more, the bat didn´t have tickets!!!

by jalberto on Nov 3, 2009 9:08 AM CST up reply actions  

Richard Oliver, sportswriter for the Express News, had the best comeback to PETA on Twitter – he said he was eating a steak for supper.

by janieannie on Nov 2, 2009 7:02 PM CST reply actions  

Well, I had a crab cake which means I’ll probably get a letter from Hipuks.

We specialize in misinformation around here. Facts and stats just get in the way.

by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Nov 2, 2009 7:22 PM CST up reply actions  

A letter asking you how it was, I effing love crab cake, and crab by itself, and crab dip especially.

If you haven't lived with a squirrel, you haven't lived. - Bob Ross

by Hipuks on Nov 2, 2009 7:40 PM CST up reply actions  

If you have a mosquito on you foot (or even worst: a cockroach …..according to PETA, what are you suposed to do?

by jalberto on Nov 2, 2009 7:32 PM CST reply actions  

I usually buy them a motel.

Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney

by bellasa on Nov 3, 2009 11:43 PM CST up reply actions  

Rehabilitation My Friend, Rehabilitation

With mosquitos and cockroaches, like bats, you’re supposed to catch them and begin a rehabilitation program, then reintroduce them into the wild. Que pendejos!

by agutierrez on Nov 2, 2009 7:35 PM CST reply actions  

There was a roach in my room yesterday. I tried killing it with Lysol and a lighter. It didn’t work. I had to resort to using my shoes to crush it. Some of the scariest shit in my life. I am terrified of hate roaches.

"Yes, it's important that I have good numbers, and I'm well-respected as a player. But I think it's more important that I'm respected as a man." - Some Tall Guy Who Wore #50

by theonlyromeo on Nov 2, 2009 7:52 PM CST up reply actions  

This is ridiculous. I was eating while I read this and laughed so hard I spit out my Polar Bear Steak and got some all over my Chinchilla coat. I’ll be sending PETA the dry-cleaning bill.

It is what it is.
We are who we are.

by SinCitySpur on Nov 2, 2009 8:15 PM CST reply actions  

What a crock of shit

Since when does Manu hate animals? And, regardless, the person who let the bat in should be beaten up, not Manu. (Last I checked, this is a first.)

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Nov 2, 2009 8:44 PM CST reply actions  

Nice Koi.

If you haven't lived with a squirrel, you haven't lived. - Bob Ross

by Hipuks on Nov 2, 2009 9:45 PM CST up reply actions  

+1

Damn, there is some resemblance there, is it not!

by LionZion on Nov 3, 2009 1:30 PM CST up reply actions  

Nice.

"Yes, it's important that I have good numbers, and I'm well-respected as a player. But I think it's more important that I'm respected as a man." - Some Tall Guy Who Wore #50

by theonlyromeo on Nov 3, 2009 9:03 PM CST up reply actions  

I heard he started regularly going to the dog park off Wurzbach behind the airport. I used to take my dog there before she got too aggressive. It’s really nice except the somewhat long walk to the park from the parking lot. It’s not really long but when your dog sees all the other dogs, it can be torture for both of you. The park is usually pretty good about owners cleaning up after their dogs, but no one cleans up that walkway.

by BlaseE on Nov 3, 2009 2:11 PM CST up reply actions  

From the comments at PETA.org:

hes from argentina thats the kind of stuff they do

Posted by: jason | November 2, 2009 04:30 PM

by silverandblack_davis on Nov 3, 2009 12:21 AM CST reply actions  

I have that guy’s email, if, you know, you’re interested to chat with him.

"Yes, it's important that I have good numbers, and I'm well-respected as a player. But I think it's more important that I'm respected as a man." - Some Tall Guy Who Wore #50

by theonlyromeo on Nov 3, 2009 12:23 AM CST up reply actions  

+10

Classic. Well play sir.

by Big50 on Nov 3, 2009 9:01 AM CST up reply actions  

too hilarious

Consider the gun jumped
5 in 10

by J.R. Wilco on Nov 3, 2009 1:13 PM CST up reply actions  

Is it something in ppl’s diet that makes these PETA guys just batshit crazy. This is another form of extreme living. Just like ppl who take religion to extremes. Ppl who take ideals to extremes(pssst…terrorists).

by LionZion on Nov 3, 2009 7:04 AM CST reply actions  

damn I hate PETA

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