CosmicBills

Supposed to be ... but trying to keep it grounded and not broad. Which means I actually have to know what I'm talking about. In this case, I don't. So I'm trying to fake it till I make it. Some would call it laziness. I would call it ... well, laziness but with a purpose! That is brilliant!

Ha! See, this is the stuff I need. I need stuff to lampoon a bit -- preferably stuff on the bureaucratic side. I know you got lots, Tom, lemme have 'em!

I love you both so much.

I know we have some political junkies here. I have a really stupid question (well a couple of them) that I can't seem to find concrete answers on from Googlebot. I'd appreciate any insight (or jokes at my expense) people can offer. 1. How does someone become an Ambassador in the United Nations? Do the nations pick their own reps and then the General Assembly has to approve them? Or does the General Assembly handle the entire process? 2. Do Ambassadors at the UN employ staffers at all? Besides legislative assistants or executive assistants ... do they have deputies or chiefs of staff or anything like that? 3. Is there an oversight committee or budgetary arm that would review the necessity of certain departments? Thanks in advance.

You can twist it any way you'd like. But you were the one who said "Grown men yelling and cursing while wearing pink simply does not work" -- not me. You're the one who's so offended by the NFL deciding to rock pink in their uni's to support a great cause was in some way ruining the experience for you. And you haven't been able to give a reason for it other than pink is a woman's color. If it has no impact on the game then why are you against it? I don't play in the NFL, nor do I work for an NFL club. So whether or not they wear pink has no impact on my NFL experience. It doesn't change the game. It doesn't do anything but engender conversations about breast cancer awareness and raise money for the cause. A cause that impacts millions of people in the world. Don't the pros far outweigh the cons here? But to answer your (ridiculously hilarious) question, if the NFL decided to make equal rights their cause rather than breast cancer, and I was in the NFL, I absolutely would rock the rainbow jerseys. Why wouldn't I?

See, this is the kind of stance that makes sense. I have no problem that. See your underlined section. Show me numbers on that.

I'm not implying it. And you're making a generalization. I'm merely asking the specific people who seem to have an issue with this as to why they have an issue with it. It has no impact on anything whatsoever in regards to the games themselves. It only impacts the viewers. Which makes it a valid question. Some on here have said it's the color that's the problem. Specifically because it's a woman's color. And we all know, only real men play football. Because it's a tough sport. For tough men. And tough men don't wear pink. You fill in the blanks.

When your stated reason for disagreeing with it is because "guys yelling at each other in pink doesn't work", then absolutely. It's a silly, ignorant and short sided view of the larger issue. Breast cancer, along with prostate and colon cancers, are diseases that can be stopped with early detection. Early detection requires people not only being aware of the issue, but being comfortable enough talking about those very private issues in sensitive areas of our bodies, to go to their doctors and get check ups. The entire point of the campaign is to stand out. NOT blend in. The NFL has embraced this as is their right. The color scheme has NO impact on how the game is played. It doesn't make the men less tough, slower or weaker. It doesn't have any impact on the game itself at all EXCEPT for promoting discussions like this one. Which, again, is the entire point of the campaign. But let's stop that because the 1970s Raiders wouldn't wear pink. There's no such thing as progress in your world, eh? Maybe we should keep all the sports exactly how they started off. Why stop with uniforms? Why not go back to the days of segregation? I mean the 1935 Yankees never played with a black player. They would have thought it absurd. You're making a ridiculous argument that has absolutely no bearing on the sport itself. Instead, you've taken something that is positive and want to eliminate it because it makes YOU uncomfortable to root for dudes in pink. That's a YOU problem.

So you propose to raise awareness on a cause by creating a color scheme that blends in so well people wouldn't even notice it. Got it. Brilliant insight. I take it you work in advertising. Got it. So no where in history has a man ever worn pink? And if a man dares to wear pink he must be gay, right? Come on, be honest. That's what's behind this. You feel that if you root for a man wearing pink someone might think you're gay. Right?

Apparently you do since you missed the point. The point isn't whether or not pink is a woman's color. The point is whether or not wearing pink has any effect whatsoever on the players' ability to perform on the field. It doesn't. The only people if effects, other than the millions of people the cause helps year in and year out, are the people who believe rooting for men in pink somehow calls into question their own masculinity.

He didn't write the book ... but he did change the game. More so than any non player since Branch Rickey.

Did we all step in the way-back machine and end up back in the 50s? Your problem is the color isn't "manly" enough? You feel funny rooting for men who wear pink? Why? Does the color in some way sap them of their talent, strength and speed? Or is it really something more to do with your own issues?

He is. He just doesn't live here. But he does ads for LA, sells tv projects in LA and loves everything SoCal.

First of all, I was typing on the fly, so I didn't translate a lot of the tone and humor that was going into a lot of this. That's on me. My apologies. Max and Marcellus are a pretty good team on the radio (for me at least) and they joke around a lot. That said, you're not thinking about the bigger picture. He's making 1.75 mill a year and supporting 4 people on that. Sounds easy. But he's got one last contract to get as a player and he's already over the dreaded 30 years of age mark for a RB. After this contract, he'll never make that type of money again (unless he goes into broadcasting ... for a long, long time). So here's a guy who has done nothing but make plays for his whole career as a Bill, who's done so on the cheap. He has every right to hold out ... but he hasn't. He just keeps playing. That was their point. It's a running joke on the show. Again, I should have made that more clear. My bad. Max is purposely outspoken and likes to fan the flames. Every time they have a Charger on (or a Niner or Raider) Max always says something to the effect of The Los Angeles 49ers. Stuff like that. Max and Marcellus have talked about Buffalo moving the LA before and both are pretty adamant that won't happen. Their of the belief it's going to be the Chargers and the Rams (or the Jags if not the Chargers). Marcellus was just having fun with Max when he said that.

Good interview (and available online at this link, I think you can rewind up to 3 hours). Here are the highlights (paraphrased as I was typing on the fly): -Started with Max making jokes (good natured) about Coe college, arena league football, NFL Europe etc. Marcellus joined in. -Marcellus then comments on how Jackson has beat out Lynch and Spiller to be the feature back. -Marcellus called Fred one of the smartest RBs in the league. -Fred Jackson comes on (late due to meetings) as they play a Freddy Jackson song (funny). -Marcellus called us the Los Angeles Bills. -Marcellus asked Fred about fighting off first round RBs Lynch and Spiller: Fred: "It's a challenge, I've had to face challenges since coming from DIII." -Max asked if he'd donate money to Coe college to add an L to their name to make it Cole. Marcellus asked what the mascot was. Fred: "A coe-hawk, like the Eagles mascot". -What does it feel like to be in the NFL doing what you're doing? Fred: "I'm enjoying every minute of it. I'm happy about it but at the same time I have to continue to work." - Marcellus: Big win over the Pats, how is the city of Buffalo responding? Fred: "The city is going crazy. The fans are happy as well they should be. But us as a team, we have a 24 hour rule. We have to move on to Cinci. It's something we can learn from and build on, but we're 3-0 and have to look to get to 4-0". -Marcellus: I know the company line is "we can beat these guys" but what's the REAL mentality of the Bills. Especially down 21-0 to the best team of all time (arguably). Fred: "We have confidence. As bad as it looked, we knew we were doing it to ourselves. We were making errors on offense with the turnovers and penalties and missed assignment. They didn't stop us on D we stopped ourselves. On the sideline we had a lot of confidence knowing we could come back." -Marcellus: What did you run in the 40? Fred: (laughs) 4.4. Clocked at a 4.3 but that was a long long time ago when I was 25 pounds lighter. -Max: I'm sure Fitz is being interviewed everywhere, what do you think of Fitz? Fred: "He's great. Great leader on the team. Extremely smart guy. The last play we ran where we got down to the 1 yard line, he saw what was coming. Saw the blitz and directed me where to go and delivered it in stride. Puts us in position to make plays." -Marcellus: Whats the difference in your preparation compared to other RBs in the league. The way you set up defenders when you block seems different and more cerebral. Fred: "Film work with the offensive line. I get in there during their film study to see what they're doing. And Fitz. He helps us all understand how they're attacking us." -Max: Undrafted, 4 years, 1.75 mill this year. That's not a lot of money (Marcellus chimes in). How do you feel about your contract. Fred: DEFINITELY want something done about it this year. Something that's fair to me and the team. I've shown that I'm a guy they can lean on. I want to get something done about it this year. Hopefully something gets done. -Max: Married with kids? Fred: 3 kids and a wife. (Marcellus: DAMN! You're an old man!) -Max: You're not set for life yet with three kids. You're trying to set yourself up for the future and your family. What's that like? Fred: It's a huge motivating factor. -Max: Do you talk to your wife about it? Fred: We talk. It's been a conversation with my wife and agent and what can happen. That's me showing I'm the guy who goes out there and doesn't miss game due to injuries (knock on wood -- he said that). -Max: Still hasn't been paid and he's got a wife and 3 kids. Go get it, Fred! End Interview After the segment, Marcellus and Max continued to harp on the Bills to pay Fred. One injury and you could be done.

What happened w Byrd and Mankins??

Plenty of time left.

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Don't borrow trouble.

Ha!

Only if they have a lot of maple syrup and moose in their diets.

I saw Drive last night. While it's not my favorite movie it was bloody excellent (emphasis intended) . Check it out if you like True Romance.

Don't worry. We have Michael Bay and Bruce Willis to save us. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw_PyrsGHuY