While you were away ...
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While you were away ...
This always happens to me when I go to do field work:
1) Something happens;
2) The news cycle runs its course;
3) It's gone from public discourse by the time I return.
What should I be aware of that's happening in North American pop culture, sports, news, that will be gone from public discourse by the time I return in mid-August?
Examples: Miss California, Tiger Woods not winning the US Open, etc...
Thanks,
Lavabe
1) Something happens;
2) The news cycle runs its course;
3) It's gone from public discourse by the time I return.
What should I be aware of that's happening in North American pop culture, sports, news, that will be gone from public discourse by the time I return in mid-August?
Examples: Miss California, Tiger Woods not winning the US Open, etc...
Thanks,
Lavabe
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Re: While you were away ...
Ed McMahon passed away yesterday.
The other big pop culture news is that Jon and Kate of "Jon and Kate Plus 8" reality show fame are getting a divorce. I've never watched the show myself (and never will), but it's all I see on internet news sites. Hopefully that will be out of the news cycle when you return.
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The other big pop culture news is that Jon and Kate of "Jon and Kate Plus 8" reality show fame are getting a divorce. I've never watched the show myself (and never will), but it's all I see on internet news sites. Hopefully that will be out of the news cycle when you return.
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Re: While you were away ...
Ed McMahon passed away. ![Sad :(](./images/smilies/2.gif)
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Re: While you were away ...
I just finished reading through over 200 office emails I got while I was gone.
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Re: While you were away ...
Lavabe wrote:This always happens to me when I go to do field work:
1) Something happens;
2) The news cycle runs its course;
3) It's gone from public discourse by the time I return.
What should I be aware of that's happening in North American pop culture, sports, news, that will be gone from public discourse by the time I return in mid-August?
Examples: Miss California, Tiger Woods not winning the US Open, etc...
Thanks,
Lavabe
The NBA draft is tomorrow night and the NHL draft is Friday night. There will also likely be plenty of trades in both leagues before you return. Some politician will make a faux pas of some kind that will have blown over by the time you return. Jumbo will be a complete dick over at DBR and that will have blown over as well. That one, however, will be repeated ad nauseum...
ETA: Firefox crashed and somehow posted my reply twice. Can one of the mods please remove the duplicate post in this thread? Thanks.
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Re: While you were away ...
Done.colchar wrote:
ETA: Firefox crashed and somehow posted my reply twice. Can one of the mods please remove the duplicate post in this thread? Thanks.
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Elliot Williams has decided to transfer. There is sickness in the family. ![at wits' end ~x(](./images/smilies/102.gif)
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Re: While you were away ...
Sue71 wrote:Done.colchar wrote:
ETA: Firefox crashed and somehow posted my reply twice. Can one of the mods please remove the duplicate post in this thread? Thanks.
Thanks.
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Re: While you were away ...
SC Governor disappeared without telling anyone - staff, family, Lt. Governor. Staff said he was hiking the Appalachian Trail (on Nudist Hiking the AT weekend). Then he claimed to have been driving along the coast in Argentina. Turns out he is having an affair with an Argentinian woman and his family has known about it for several months.
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Re: While you were away ...
Farrah Fawcett has died.
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Re: While you were away ...
Ben63 wrote:Shaq and LeBron play on the same basketball team now.
Has that been officially announced? I was under the impression it would happen at the draft tonight.
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Re: While you were away ...
colchar wrote:
Has that been officially announced? I was under the impression it would happen at the draft tonight.
Yes
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4287106
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Re: While you were away ...
According to the BBC, Michael Jackson has died.
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Re: While you were away ...
Ya know, ever since Lavabe started this thread, there has been tons of bad news. I think this thread needs to be closed, or maybe even deleted.
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Re: While you were away ...
The Raptors fucked up their draft pick. But that shouldn't come as news as it happens regularly.
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Re: While you were away ...
Well, Elliot Williams decided to transfer this week also. So, you may be on to something here.OZZIE4DUKE wrote:Ya know, ever since Lavabe started this thread, there has been tons of bad news. I think this thread needs to be closed, or maybe even deleted.
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Re: While you were away ...
And down goes Billy Mays... that's it, Lavabe is not allowed to leave the country any more.
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YmoBeThere wrote:Well, Elliot Williams decided to transfer this week also. So, you may be on to something here.OZZIE4DUKE wrote:Ya know, ever since Lavabe started this thread, there has been tons of bad news. I think this thread needs to be closed, or maybe even deleted.
Whoops that one was already mentioned. See DA's post though.
We are now left with Vince the Shamwow guy.
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Re: While you were away ...
And Gale Storm makes 5.YmoBeThere wrote:YmoBeThere wrote:Well, Elliot Williams decided to transfer this week also. So, you may be on to something here.OZZIE4DUKE wrote:Ya know, ever since Lavabe started this thread, there has been tons of bad news. I think this thread needs to be closed, or maybe even deleted.
Whoops that one was already mentioned. See DA's post though.
We are now left with Vince the Shamwow guy.
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