If you want to go where they chain up the sun, see SpurNando

by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 2, 2009 9:28 PM CDT

This one is for Bones and Mrs. Bones.

It's the official SpurNando thread. Bring it, even if you have to re-use it from another thread.

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I can honestly say, I never thought Id see Jenny Lewis on here

color me impressed, love her

Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.

by bren on Jul 2, 2009 10:11 PM CDT reply actions

I really like Next Messiah.

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

by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 2, 2009 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions

Im more of a Rilo Kiley man myself

doesnt get better than Close Call

Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.

by bren on Jul 2, 2009 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions

pardon my antipodean ignorance, but what is spurnando?

free george hill!

by sleep research facility on Jul 2, 2009 10:20 PM CDT reply actions

I think thats the tentative nick name for Nando De Colo

Though we’ve got to get some sort of French Connection thing going with Parker-Mahinmi-DeColo…..whats French for “Three Dudes”

Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.

by bren on Jul 2, 2009 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions

i think its “tres le dudes”.

yeah, i know french, can’t you tell?

i can’t believe i didn’t make the link to de colo. ugh.

free george hill!

by sleep research facility on Jul 2, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions

its okay, he's new

He looks fun to watch at the very least

Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.

by bren on Jul 2, 2009 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions

the three dudes=les trois hommes

pronounced: lay twah hum

My name is DeJuan Blair. You blocked my shot. Prepare to die. - CH&LD
I want my Manu o;—-)

by J.R. Wilco on Jul 2, 2009 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions

Actually its more like “lay tray-zhom”
There’s an elision…a linkage between words…anyway it’s pronounced with a “z” sound.
I have some French.

"Give me chonchon."

by Slowpoke Rodriguez on Jul 2, 2009 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions

very true – I was concentrating so much on the pronunciation of each word that I didn’t really say them together and missed the elision

my French teacher would be so dismayed

My name is DeJuan Blair. You blocked my shot. Prepare to die. - CH&LD
I want my Manu o;—-)

by J.R. Wilco on Jul 3, 2009 12:25 AM CDT up reply actions

Your comment about your French teacher triggered an OLD memory of an HBO “classic” called My Tutor (hey, what do you know ctrl-v, tab, space, enter works)from 1983. Terrible movie that played on HBO five times a week for about a year or something. I watched it over and over for the one nudity scene. So, I went and looked it up and the two “stars” are nobody’s. IMDB doesn’t even have a photo of them. But, Crispin Glover was in it.

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

by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 3, 2009 12:34 AM CDT up reply actions

So… was that one scene really worth it?

The Roleplayer's Realm

by silverandblack_davis on Jul 3, 2009 12:57 AM CDT up reply actions

Apparently…IMDB has it scheduled for a remake…

"Give me chonchon."

by Slowpoke Rodriguez on Jul 3, 2009 12:58 AM CDT up reply actions

It would be more like “lay twahz-um.” The French “r” sound is difficult to render, as there is no equivalent in english; it’s like a nasally, throaty, W. Then there is liaison between the trois and hommes, so you get a z sound. Then, in French, “omme” or “onne” are pronounced “um” and “un,” so “hommes” would sound like “um.”

If a vowel sound were to follow “hommes,” then there would be another Z sound at the end of hommes, because it would again have liaison.

Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies. --Andy Dufresne

by tomasito on Jul 3, 2009 7:05 AM CDT up reply actions

Good job, tomas. “Lay twahz-um” is a better representation. Also, I always loved those laisions. I don’t know why, but they just seemed to be fun to pronounce — like little presents at the ends of words. “Oh, so I CAN actually pronounce the last letter of this word? Cool. How very un-french-like.”

My name is DeJuan Blair. You blocked my shot. Prepare to die. - CH&LD
I want my Manu o;—-)

by J.R. Wilco on Jul 3, 2009 7:57 AM CDT up reply actions

actually it would be the three dudes= les trois mecs

(or les trois gars) but les trois mecs sounds better

by Eti on Jul 3, 2009 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions

I like mecs — never heard it before (and I’ve looked for a translation of “dude” before) — very nice.

My name is DeJuan Blair. You blocked my shot. Prepare to die. - CH&LD
I want my Manu o;—-)

by J.R. Wilco on Jul 3, 2009 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions

Lauri started it in this epic thread.

My people call it "sarcasm." - Lauri

by CapHill on Jul 2, 2009 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions

ah ok. this is what i get for not having the time to read 95% of stuff on here of late.

free george hill!

by sleep research facility on Jul 2, 2009 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions

Even though this is the offseason, you are still expected to read every thread with 300+ comments, and then ace the quiz. Get with the program, srf! : )

My people call it "sarcasm." - Lauri

by CapHill on Jul 2, 2009 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions

yes ma’am!

free george hill!

by sleep research facility on Jul 2, 2009 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions

He’s the guy on the drums.

Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.

by CMoney on Jul 3, 2009 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions

I guess old guys can be cool. I’m very impressed ATS.

Just call me The Profit

by Manuwar on Jul 2, 2009 10:28 PM CDT reply actions

I feel foolish. How quickly I forget that you posted the Johnny Cash song with editted lyrics.

Just call me The Profit

by Manuwar on Jul 2, 2009 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions

we should call them Les Trois Mousquetaires which is equivalent to “tres le dudes” in some sort of dialect i’m sure.

"He's Manu Ginobili"

by the little o on Jul 2, 2009 10:46 PM CDT reply actions

That's a good one!

by Eti on Jul 3, 2009 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions

I just saw JRW’s “spurnando” post. He’s gonna GOL all over himself when he see’s this.

Just call me The Profit

by Manuwar on Jul 2, 2009 10:57 PM CDT reply actions

ATS, you are hilarious. I bow to your YouTube ninja skills. Love Jenny Lewis too. Better in Rilo Kiley, but still good here too.

And no more cracks about old guys, manuwar.

"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored." – Aldous Huxley

by spurchief on Jul 2, 2009 11:14 PM CDT reply actions

That was funny

GO SPURS GO
SPURS 2010 NBA Champions (if team is healty LoL)

by Manu-20 on Jul 2, 2009 11:53 PM CDT reply actions

Okay, I don’t really get it, but the girl is hot, and I love her… outfit.

Straight from the No-Stat Zone to your computer!
Dunkin' Cheerleaders

by LatinD on Jul 3, 2009 12:47 AM CDT reply actions

It’s actually quite funny, good job ATS.
If you listen to the chorus of the song, you’ll hear pretty much the title of this Blog, with one subtle/clever difference. This is how ATS chose to introduce us to a hopefully new addition to the spurs, Nando, or as I have agreed to myself to call him from now on, SpurNando.

You’re right ATS, the band members’ were certainly going for something with their look. And I think that place was Awesomeland, and they’ve gotten there, TWICE! I think the chick should put on a fake ’stache as well, it would be charming. Not that she needs to.

"He's Manu Ginobili"

by the little o on Jul 3, 2009 1:42 AM CDT up reply actions

“Awesomeland”, I like it and I’m stealing it.

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

by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 3, 2009 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions

Steal away ATS, but if anyone asks, I’ll just say that I let you have it to not seem like a dweeb.

"He's Manu Ginobili"

by the little o on Jul 3, 2009 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions

I can’t believe nobody commented on the way the band members looked. I don’t know what they were going for, but they look like they could have been ABBA’s band.

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

by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 3, 2009 12:51 AM CDT reply actions

those mustaches are so random — and is the drummer male or female?

My name is DeJuan Blair. You blocked my shot. Prepare to die. - CH&LD
I want my Manu o;—-)

by J.R. Wilco on Jul 3, 2009 7:51 AM CDT up reply actions

male

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

by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 3, 2009 8:51 AM CDT up reply actions

SpurNando: apologies to Abba, thanks to Lauri

Can you hear the cheers, SpurNando?
It was just ten years ago, the Spurs they drafted young Manu
With the fireworks, SpurNando
As the lineups were announced he stood there with his subtle grin
I could hear announcers saying
It was his first game, "the rookie" next to Tim

He became a champ, SpurNando
Euroleague, Olympics, and the NBA – he won them all
Then he was wed, SpurNando
He was young and full of life and hadn’t started going bald
And I’m not ashamed to say
It almost makes me cry, the way he dunked the ball

The confetti in the air that night
It sparkled bright, SpurNando
He was were winning it for you and me
And for Timmy, SpurNando
Though it only was in odd-numbered years
There’s no regret
If I had to shoot the trey again
I would, my friend, SpurNando

My name is DeJuan Blair. You blocked my shot. Prepare to die. - CH&LD
I want my Manu o;—-)

by J.R. Wilco on Jul 3, 2009 2:48 AM CDT reply actions

This is awesome jollyroger! I can't wait to see France become the Olympic Champs

by Eti on Jul 3, 2009 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions

Awesome JRW, you’re a true Super Trouper !

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

by SinCitySpur on Jul 3, 2009 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions

hah, now I get that ABBA band reference by ATS.

"He's Manu Ginobili"

by the little o on Jul 3, 2009 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions

Unfortunately SpurNando will not play with the Spurs next season

http://www.poundingtherock.com/2009/7/3/937037/tony-parker-announces-that-de-colo

by Eti on Jul 3, 2009 1:52 PM CDT reply actions

we are honored to be at least part of the subject of thid post. we also still have this clip from the ferguson show on DVR. i was kind if afraid that the mustache business by the band was going to draw them the same kind of ire that the spanish hoop team got about their olympic poster………

i am also more of a rilo kiley guy too – though i have never had to sell my baseball cards just to pay the rent. the wife has several of their tunes as ringers or whatever on her cell.

thanks to ATS by me and mrs. mrs. bones.

by bones on Jul 3, 2009 6:09 PM CDT reply actions

Much fun.

by Lauri on Jul 3, 2009 7:03 PM CDT reply actions

I’m so depressed with the news of no SpurNando. I had such high hopes and was working on my French.

I was in Paris for a week several years ago. Mrs ATS and I hit a bunch of cafes and little shops run by nice French women. Whenever you left the store, they always gave off a “merci beaucoup” as you left. This is the only French I knew. I told my French buddy that I learned to speak French like a high-pitched French woman. “Merci beaucoup” coming from a American man in what could best be described as a falsetto sound pretty damn funny.

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

by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 3, 2009 7:29 PM CDT reply actions

I totally backed you on the age vs. kills debate and then this?

Thanks. My credibility is f5g shot.

P.S. Nice post.

Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney
I don't like chatty. I don't do chatty. I like quiet. Quiet and mean. Those are my people. - Nurse Jackie

by bellasa on Jul 3, 2009 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions

You ever see the movie Leon aka The Professional? Nice guy. Killed a bunch of m10rs.

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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 3, 2009 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions

Wonderful city. I have spent two weeks in Paris. 7 days in ’97 and another 7 in ’99.

I can’t wait to go back again with someone who’s pleasant to be with.

My name is DeJuan Blair. You blocked my shot. Prepare to die. - CH&LD
I want my Manu o;—-)

by J.R. Wilco on Jul 4, 2009 12:11 AM CDT up reply actions

I remember. Jean Reno, a very young Natalie Portman and a seriously disturbed Gary Oldham.

However, Reno does not speak with a falsetto

I’m going to have to watch this again… it’s a truly great film. For those interested do yourself a favor and rent this movie. Do not research it… be surprised. BTW- It contains alot of blood and violence and some sexual tension between a minor and an adult.

Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney
I don't like chatty. I don't do chatty. I like quiet. Quiet and mean. Those are my people. - Nurse Jackie

by bellasa on Jul 6, 2009 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions

Well, on the last one, there’s an amazingly glaring difference in the amount of tension between the US released “The Professional” and the international cut of “Leon.”

But, I’ll agree with you that, with the above warnings, it’s an excellent piece of work.

My name is DeJuan Blair. You blocked my shot. Prepare to die. - CH&LD
I want my Manu o;—-)

by J.R. Wilco on Jul 6, 2009 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions

Definitely, definitely, get the international Leon version. Far better.

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

by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 6, 2009 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions

How many other sports blogs already have an AMAZINE nickname for a somewhat unknown European player that won’t play for the team the upcoming season? I LOVE IT!

My people call it "sarcasm." - Lauri

by CapHill on Jul 3, 2009 8:12 PM CDT reply actions

You’re right CapHill. We deserve to pat ourselves on the back.

We just don’t do enough of that around here.

My name is DeJuan Blair. You blocked my shot. Prepare to die. - CH&LD
I want my Manu o;—-)

by J.R. Wilco on Jul 4, 2009 12:16 AM CDT up reply actions

Nice. I’d buy that.

Straight from the No-Stat Zone to your computer!
Dunkin' Cheerleaders

by LatinD on Jul 4, 2009 12:18 PM CDT up reply actions

(off topic)

Hey all, I’ll be on vacation, camping for the next week, til Sat, July 11th! I’ll try to check in via mobile phone (really roughing it, eh?) and see if there are any updates in Spurs land. I’ll be checking for mobile updates via ESPN too. I hope everyone had a safe and happy 4th of July! Go Spurs!
-Ed

Hi, my name is Ed, and I despise the Lakers.

by Ed (dfjmed) on Jul 5, 2009 12:16 AM CDT reply actions

SpurNando is another player from Cholet Basket

Hey guys, I posted an article on the Mavs blog here
It’s about 3 other players from Cholet, who are/were on the Mavs roster. I could have added Nando De Colo since he is also from Cholet. The Mavs blog is not very active. I should probably have posted the article here instead, and named it “Texas must love Cholet Basket”… Anyway I just wanted to bring your attention on this funny coincidence.

by Eti on Jul 7, 2009 1:18 PM CDT reply actions