The OT Thread

cw3k · Post #881 » by **cw3k** » Sat Feb 8, 2014 5:49 pm

Last I check is Lin is a American. And no, Lin does not hold dual citizenship between Taiwan and US. Taiwan requires male between 18 to 22 to serve 2 years in military. If Lin does hold dual citizenship, Lin is violating Taiwan's law and should put behind bars.

Post #882 » by **jwise44** » Sat Feb 8, 2014 7:07 pm

I still have the *****ing hiccups

I haven't slept well in 4 days cuz of these annoying things

I even went to a doctor and they just told me to get some extra strength Pepcid ac and some pepto and it helps a little but not a lot. I smoked a cigarette (I never smoke) cuz the kid I let live with me said it's what he does and it's been the most effective thing I've done....please someone help, or kill me hahaha

KungFuJoe · Post #883 » by **KungFuJoe** » Sat Feb 8, 2014 9:05 pm

cw3k wrote:Last I check is Lin is a American. And no, Lin does not hold dual citizenship between Taiwan and US. Taiwan requires male between 18 to 22 to serve 2 years in military. If Lin does hold dual citizenship, Lin is violating Taiwan's law and should put behind bars.

Yes because it's against the law to declare someone born in another country as your hero. :roll:

Post #884 » by **Mr. E** » Sat Feb 8, 2014 9:07 pm

panarama wrote:Glad to hear a member of the Rockets being mentioned international level.
I just couldn't get any infos from the winter Olympics, not to mention a Rockets related one.

The Summer Olympics wouldn't have been such a surprise, but I wasn't ready for a Rocket to be mentioned during the festivities for the Snowy Olympics. It was really cool.

Post #885 » by **Mr. E** » Sat Feb 8, 2014 9:11 pm

jwise44 wrote:I still have the *****ing hiccups

I haven't slept well in 4 days cuz of these annoying things

I even went to a doctor and they just told me to get some extra strength Pepcid ac and some pepto and it helps a little but not a lot. I smoked a cigarette (I never smoke) cuz the kid I let live with me said it's what he does and it's been the most effective thing I've done....please someone help, or kill me hahaha

that really sucks, dude.

Sometimes if I get the hiccups and can't get rid of them then I'll mix a teaspoon of baking soda into a glass of water. I do that for an upset stomach, but something about it seems to jolt hiccups out of my system.

Tastes terrible, I should warn you.

Post #886 » by **Mr. E** » Sat Feb 8, 2014 9:12 pm

KungFuJoe wrote:Yes because it's against the law to declare someone born in another country as your hero.

I think that Dream became a US Citizen in 1992, so until then Houston's greatest hero was Nigerian. :lol:

spolgar · Post #887 » by **spolgar** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 1:40 am

http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/ ... s-says-gay

He is built out of the same stuff they cut the Stonehenge out of. This kid is risking millions by doing this.

KC better draft this guy before he gets snapped up by the Legions of Boom. This man is fearless.

zapatasblood · Post #888 » by **zapatasblood** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 6:12 am

spolgar wrote:http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/10429030/michael-sam-missouri-tigers-says-gay

He is built out of the same stuff they cut the Stonehenge out of. This kid is risking millions by doing this.

KC better draft this guy before he gets snapped up by the Legions of Boom. This man is fearless.

I am glad someone finally said it before they were out the door. Anyways know little about him but he can play then I hope he is a Texan. Also I think Legions of Boom is the about the secondary and not the whole defense.

spolgar · Post #889 » by **spolgar** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 8:45 am

zapatasblood wrote:
spolgar wrote:http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/10429030/michael-sam-missouri-tigers-says-gay

He is built out of the same stuff they cut the Stonehenge out of. This kid is risking millions by doing this.

KC better draft this guy before he gets snapped up by the Legions of Boom. This man is fearless.

I am glad someone finally said it before they were out the door. Anyways know little about him but he can play then I hope he is a Texan. Also I think Legions of Boom is the about the secondary and not the whole defense.

Ahh woops. Got a wee bit excited.

panarama · Post #890 » by **panarama** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 9:23 pm

jwise44 wrote:I still have the *****ing hiccups

I haven't slept well in 4 days cuz of these annoying things

I even went to a doctor and they just told me to get some extra strength Pepcid ac and some pepto and it helps a little but not a lot. I smoked a cigarette (I never smoke) cuz the kid I let live with me said it's what he does and it's been the most effective thing I've done....please someone help, or kill me hahaha

I don't know whether you are still suffering from hiccups.
I have a few members(work in medical field) of my fam telling me there are some cures(mentioned by your doc and Mr. E) for hiccups but work only individual bases.

And this is a holistic approach, they are saying, after a deep breath, try to hold it until you can't hold it no more and instead of letting it go of your breath, take another extra deep breathes at least 2 to 3 times before finally letting it go.
It's a mentally/physically strenuous process but it will set your core breathing pattern to normal.

But again, a success rate on this method lies individual bases as well.

spolgar · Post #891 » by **spolgar** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 3:22 am

Our forum in a nutshell:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGbcptik1ls

Post #892 » by **Mr. E** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 4:51 am

spolgar wrote:Our forum in a nutshell:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGbcptik1ls

That was incredible!

...and accurate.

moofs · Post #893 » by **moofs** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 11:16 pm

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auJn-TQmm9U[/youtube]

RaoulDuke79 · Post #894 » by **RaoulDuke79** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 1:29 am

Fat Elvis and the Wizard getting some much deserved love from the Disastros after announcing their retirement!

The Astros will honor the retiring Lance Berkman and Roy Oswalt with a special pregame ceremony prior on April 5 before the team’s game with the Angels, the team announced Wednesday.

The ceremony will include retirement gifts and several of Berkman and Oswalt’s former teammates and family members. Prior to the ceremony, the Astros will hold a press conference during which each player will be signed to a one-day contract so that they can officially retire as Astros.

http://blog.chron.com/ultimateastros/20 ... n-april-5/

Easily my two favorite Astros not named Biggio or Bagwell. I was really happy to see Berkman get his WS ring, even if it happened in a Cardinals uniform. Watching Roy send said Cardinals home in Game 6 was also amazing.

Those were fun times(other than when Pujols ripped the heart out of every Astros fan by sending Lidge's pitch into orbit).

Have fun in retirement guys, hopefully some of the next generation of players we have coming up will be as memorable as you are.

Post #895 » by **Slava** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 4:08 am

Berkman was one of my favorite cardinals that year. He homer ed the first baseball game I went to. :lol:

Post #896 » by **Mr. E** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 5:51 am

Slava wrote:Berkman was one of my favorite cardinals that year. He homer ed the first baseball game I went to.

You have lost all good will with me by calling Lance Berkman a Cardinal... :nonono:

Post #897 » by **jwise44** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 3:03 pm

Mr. E wrote:
Slava wrote:Berkman was one of my favorite cardinals that year. He homer ed the first baseball game I went to.

You have lost all good will with me by calling Lance Berkman a Cardinal...

Berk wasn't a cardinal

He was an astro that happened to win the World Series the same year the cardinals did

That's how I look at it

inquisitive · Post #898 » by **inquisitive** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 6:40 pm

so if a player gets selected for the all star team...does his airfare, hotel accomodation, food, car rental, etc. get paid for by the NBA? the player gets to expense it out? or does he have to pay everything out of his own pocket? just curious...i suspect other nba players not selected to AS team and going to the ASG weekend festivities have to pay their own way, but wondering about the all-stars themselves.

Post #899 » by **Slava** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 8:07 pm

I think the team pays for it. I remember Kobe & Bynum flew together on the Lakers' chartered jet from LA in 2012 or something. Kind of a work related trip so all expenses are paid for by the employer.

zapatasblood · Post #900 » by **zapatasblood** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 9:20 pm

I love the Wizard even though he demanded a trade. Don't blame him they were on their way to becoming the lastros. To bad he had those chronic groin problems early in his career and back problems later on. Might have been 200 game winner and he was also robbed of a Cy Young Award. Doubt he makes the HoF but for 5-6 years I was one of the best in the league and was a true Wizard with that wicked curveball. It has been a sad year for me with the puma and Roy-O retiring