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Fabiani pushes Chargers stadium at Tailgate Park
"...But with the Chargers one of the best teams in football, I don't think you can complain about pro sports records." Being the best without a Lombardi isn't being the best. Hate to harp on something like past history but it's true. The Chargeless could win their division/conference every year till the end of time. It doesn't mean jacks*** without that silver,angled football on a kicker's stand.— December 24, 2009 9:26 a.m.
Fabiani pushes Chargers stadium at Tailgate Park
themaninthemirror-You're right. I was being hypocritical. Kind of. You have to keep in mind that the Packers have sold out EVERY SINGLE home game before pre-season was done since the year your team was born-1960. That's 50 years of not having to worry if local sponsors are going to bail out the team. Supposedly, this is the best Chargeless team ever. If that's correct, why are sponsors STILL bailing out the team to get shown locally. Technically, the Chargeless have been blacked out at least 4 times this year at home. Considering that there is almost half the population of the entire state of Wisconsin living in Sandy Eggo county and the stadiums hold almost the exact amount of people, isn't that pretty pathetic? 3,001,072 people in Sandy Eggo county in 2008. 5,627,967 people in Wisconsin in 2008. Qualcomm Stadium-71,294 Lambeau Field-72,928 TRUE die-hards go to the games. I've never been to a game at Lambeau Field. That's not for lack of trying. The closest I've lived to Lambeau Field was the Green Bay Correctional Institution. I'd give my right nut to see a game there. Every single time I've tried, I couldn't get a ticket. NOTHING. I've talked to ticket brokers that have told me that the next game they have for sale is 2013. I've known a few guys who have been scammed by ticket brokers. Maybe I'm biased but I see a whole of talk and not enough action from this town when it comes to football games. Maybe the next time the Packers kick the s*** out of the Chargeless here at the Q, I'll be able to see my team in person. BTW, the Packers TRULY OWN the Chargeless. 8-1 Vs. the Chargeless since 1970. ;-D— December 24, 2009 9:20 a.m.
Fabiani pushes Chargers stadium at Tailgate Park
Interesting pick, refried. My money is on the favorites(Colts/Saints) but one of the reasons I'm an NFL fan is the drama. Football is the only sport with drama that I can stomach. It's not that I inherently hate the Chargeless. Quite the contrary actually. They're the bad boys turned Cinderella story in the making. It's the fans that make me hate the Chargeless. Just once I'd like to hear a fan say or see a blogger write, "Well, if the Chargers can keep their heads screwed on straight this year instead of getting cocky like they always do, they have a legitimate shot at a Lombardi this season". I won't see that or hear that. The die-hards think that way. I respect them because the majority of them aren't members of the lazy, self-centered, egotistical instant-gratification generation. The true Charger die-hards think to themselves, "ACT like you've been there goddammit!!!!".— December 24, 2009 12:47 a.m.
The Predictable Pandora's Box is Opening
Avatar is more bulls*** for the sheeple. Baaaaaaaa! Baaaaaa! I'm a HUGE fan of Miami Vice. I saw the big screen version twice last year when it hit the theaters. The only reason I bothered to see it on the big screen was because I'm a fan of Michael Mann. Hollywood just flat out sucks right now. There hasn't been a movie advertised since Miami Vice that made me say, "OOOOOOOH! I HAVE to pay $40 to see that!!!". Overpriced and I can't smoke. F*** you and the horse you rode in on! I'm not so impatient that I can't wait for it to hit the Blockbuster 3 for $20 bargain bin in a year. I have a life and it doesn't include wasting time, money and energy to look like one of the cool kids...— December 24, 2009 12:30 a.m.
Fabiani pushes Chargers stadium at Tailgate Park
Fair enough themaninthemirror. TRUE die-hard fans I have nothing but respect for. Unfortunetely, they're few and far between here in the 'Daygo. I DO call the Packers chokers every year that goes by that they don't bring home more silver. The main thing that pisses me off about the fans out here is there transparency. There's that word again...lol. I live with two people call themselves die-hard fans yet I've never seen one of them pony up the dough for a ticket. One isn't even a football fan. He's a baseball fan. I call him a convienent Chargeless fan. The other one? She wore her 88 Parker jersey last week to the Old Town Strret Market. First time I've seen her wear it more than 10 months. I'm TIRED of the cockiness from the fans out here. Everytime I see one of them spoutin' their Dan Fouts/Bambi/1994 s***, I want to bitch slap them with my wang and yell, "PUT UP OR SHUT UP!!!!!!!" Never in my life have I seen such obnoxious fans from such a s***ty team in my entire life. Even Cubs fans don't piss me off as much. I've noticed that out here in California, laidback is just a euphemism for lazy, uneducated and ignorant. It's been 6 years max that the Chargeless crawled out of the cellar. If it's taken this team 44-45 years to crawl out, what makes the fans think that the NFL is just going to roll over like a lapdog and hand them a title on a silver platter without earning it just because the league likes Sandy Eggo? ALL of the Championship titles won by any major sports organization were earned. Why does this town think so different? I don't get it. If the Chargeless EARN a LOmbardi this year, I'll give them that much more respect. I don't see Cleveland Browns fans spoutin' off at the piehole about how great their city and team are. In fact, nobody spouts off more than Sandy Eggans about their city and sports teams. It's quite hilarious when you analyze it. Watch these videos and tell me that the maker is wrong... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_ekWx0WwLA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwsF1Ub9AuI— December 24, 2009 12:18 a.m.
Fabiani pushes Chargers stadium at Tailgate Park
Don't forget about Indy this year, refried. I think Peyton is laughing his balls off to himself regarding the Chargeless this year. Bottom line regarding the Bolts/Colts "rivalry"? I'll break it down for the dumb ass Chargeless fans who think the Bolts own the Colts... Since 1975(COULD be 1972), the Bolts have played the Colts 22 times in the regular season. The Bolts are 12-10 Vs. the Colts. Hardly what I call owning them. Mediocre at best. They've played the Colts 3 times in the post season. The Bolts are 2-1 Vs. the Colts. Again, hardly what I call owning them.— December 23, 2009 11:25 p.m.
Fabiani pushes Chargers stadium at Tailgate Park
But I do, maninthemirror. I've been saying that the Packers aren't the team everyone thought they were about 5 or 6 weeks now. I've also been saying that they need to rebuild and they are rebuilding. I wasn't a big fan of Mr.Rodgers in September but he's made a believer out of me and I'm harsher on my own team than the Chargeless. If you keep your Chargeless gear in a closet 10 months out of the year so that it looks pristine come playoff time, you might be a bandwagoner...Packer fans are so devoted to the team, I've seen MANY men and women wear the exact same shirt and/or hoodie EVERY day of the year for years until it disintegrates from being washed so much. Packer fans look at a bird s***ting on their shirt or hat as a sign of respect. They say to themselves," Well, will you look at that? Even the birds are jealous of our team." :-D It's funny-if the Chargeless choke again this year, and they probably will, the hats, shirts and car flags all go back into the closet until next year. You won't see a single person wearing anything other than a pathetic $x Division Championship shirt or hoodie for the first week after the choke. They'll be wearing that because deep down inside they know their team is a massive joke....LMAO!— December 23, 2009 11:21 p.m.
Fabiani pushes Chargers stadium at Tailgate Park
LMAO! It's always us transplants who see through the native's obvious transparency when it comes to them "hating" Los Angeles. For a group of people so opposed to the L.A. lifestyle, you sure do a great job emulating them. :-D Good luck on that elusive animal known as a Super Bowl win. I talked to Santa myself and he told me you'll be getting a lump of s*** in your Tennessean stocking this year. I'm waiting for the Captain Marshmallow press conference where he spouts off at the piehole about getting revenge for two years ago. You guys lose on Christmas and you'll be facing a mediocre New England team in the divisional round only to lost to Tom Brady yet again....LMAO! I also LOVE, LOVE, LOVE all the talk about, "This is the most talented team in Chargeless history..." bulls***. This year's team is better than the Marty Schottenheimer 14-2 team? YA! Pigs might fly out my ass too!— December 23, 2009 11:07 p.m.
Merry Christmas from me
Thanks Nan! :-D Very cool. I still can't get over the fact that it doesn't snow out here during Christmas and I can drink champagne in the hot tub without turning into an icicle on NYE...— December 23, 2009 11:01 p.m.
The Outhouse in the Middle of the Lake
You're lucky you don't live in Illinois or Wisconsin. We just whip it out and piss in the water, over there. If your neighbor motors by, you wave and smile. And you guys think you're laid back here in America's Most Obnoxious City? Pffffffffffft!— December 23, 2009 10:49 p.m.