EDIT: OT- Wednesday Night Drinking/ Other Sports Thread.

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EDIT: OT- Wednesday Night Drinking/ Other Sports Thread.

It's a very rare night in which there are a few things worth watching during summer. 

#1 The Tigers look to keep pace with the Sox who, with a win today, now sit atop the AL Central table. Lets get a win, Maxy. 

#2 (In Retrospect) Our girls got a W today over France in a comeback 4-2 victory. 

#3 Liverpool and Roma squaring off in Fenway.

#4 The MLS all stars taking on Chelsea. "This is a band of rivals, elected by the people, who have come together to defeat a common enemy." - ESPN

Between the laptop and the tele, I'll be keeping an eye on as much as possible.

Let's go Tigers, and Let's go Blue!

EDIT: Proposed that this is the drinking thread, too. I agree... 

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hailing from Evansville, IN...

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July 25th, 2012 at 6:46 PM | (No subject) (Score:5 Normal)
Max
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want football

July 25th, 2012 at 7:07 PM | 3 of the 4 are football...? (Score:2)
Teepodum
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3 of the 4 are football...?

July 25th, 2012 at 7:18 PM | 2/10 The original OP title (Score:2)
Max
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2/10

The original OP title was explicitly "non-football."

 

July 25th, 2012 at 6:49 PM | Do we really need to cram all (Score:2 Normal)
MGoBender
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Do we really need to cram all these topics into one thread?  Especially if people want to talk about more than one of these items.

CoE Class of 2007

July 25th, 2012 at 6:51 PM | Yes (Score:5 Normal)
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Yes

“When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing” - Bo Schembechler

July 25th, 2012 at 7:43 PM | Absolutely! (Score:1)
Hugh Jass
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It's a hip hop world

If someone ever invented a low fat vitamin - filled vegetable that tasted like fudge covered Rice Krispies treats - I'd probably eat better

 

 

July 25th, 2012 at 6:51 PM | #5 - bacon1431 watching (Score:2 Normal)
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#5 - bacon1431 watching Batman Begins with his sister to educate her.

For a' that, an' a' that, 
Our toils obscure an' a' that, 
The rank is but the guinea's stamp, 
The man's the gowd for a' that. 
July 25th, 2012 at 6:57 PM | Let's make this a Wednesday (Score:1 Normal)
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Let's make this a Wednesday night drinking thread too. I am at the wolverine state brewery tap room waiting for trivia to start. I am drinking a mug of a brown IPL called "the sins of carlito."

July 25th, 2012 at 7:21 PM | How do you like the beer?  (Score:1)
d.
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How do you like the beer?  I'm hoping to try some at the beer festival this weekend in Ypsi.

I'll be cracking a Lucky U IPA from Breckenridge after I get a bit more studying done.

Also: I'm pretty sure my GF is MC-ing your trivia game tonight in place of the normal guy- though she may be at a different location.

July 25th, 2012 at 7:36 PM | If you have access to (Score:2)
Chi Go Blue
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If you have access to Breckenridge beers, I highly recommend the small batch 471 double IPA. I just went to their tasting room last week and it was delicious off the tap ($3 for a pint too).

"The choice is yours, and yours alone." -Olmec

July 25th, 2012 at 7:42 PM | I'll keep an eye out for (Score:1)
d.
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I'll keep an eye out for sure, thanks for the tip!  Here in Chicago we get some, but it's limited beyond the basics.

July 25th, 2012 at 7:49 PM | Wolverine's darks are great. (Score:1 Normal)
Professor X
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Wolverine's darks are great. They do a great IPA. The Gulo series of IPL are my fave.

July 25th, 2012 at 9:08 PM | not sure what X did to earn (Score:2)
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not sure what X did to earn automatic neg-bombs (& yes, I am too lazy to try & find out), but I can't hardly view anything he says ... how come when I click to expand his post, it automatically collapses back down a moment later?  anyone else experience that?  maybe it's a chrome thing.  er ... sorry for the OT ramblings.

July 25th, 2012 at 10:22 PM | Easy solution to your problem. (Score:3 Normal)
BlueDragon
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Set and save your threshold on -1 for the thread settings, between the OP and the comments. No annoying post collapses.

Abort, Retry, Fail?

July 25th, 2012 at 10:44 PM | ah righto, thanks man.  I (Score:2)
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ah righto, thanks man.  I didn't think about that.

July 25th, 2012 at 11:47 PM | No problem (Score:2)
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Hope this helps!

Abort, Retry, Fail?

July 26th, 2012 at 12:17 AM | Solution (Score:3 Interesting)
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Dragon: If you want to be able to click to view negbombed posts without them recollapsing instantly, it's always worked for me to simply refresh the page (just so you know, in the likely event that your F5 key has been reduced to smoking rubble during recruiting season, CTL+R also works)

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~George Walden

July 25th, 2012 at 7:50 PM | What?!?! There's been trivia (Score:2)
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What?!?! There's been trivia there this entire time I've lived within walking distance to that place? I love bar trivia. It satifies my urge to show off my knowledge of utterly useless things as well as my urge to drink during the week without feeling like an alcoholic...

July 25th, 2012 at 7:57 PM | Oh, I've just come to terms (Score:1)
d.
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Oh, I've just come to terms with the mid-week drinking.  That feeling passes with time.  You should go over there- the beers are good as is the trivia- they go on for awhile and the winning team gets a mug club membership, IIRC.

They make good beers there too.  I dig the Gulo, but I've not had as much an opportunity to have the various types dark lagers.  Seems like whenever I'm back in AA (no pun intended re: first sentence of this entry) we never made it over there.  I just hate the idea of having to drive back after imbibing for a couple hours.

July 25th, 2012 at 7:10 PM | Maredsous Brune (Score:2)
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Pint Night (keep the glass) of Maredsous Brune at the Gingerman in Rice Village (Houston, TX) after 3 days of Jury Duty in Mandarin.

July 25th, 2012 at 7:14 PM | Didnt know that national (Score:2)
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Didnt know that national tequila day was yesterday until I woke up this morning. Going to be a belated celebration

July 25th, 2012 at 7:15 PM | I'm at 35,000 feet drinking a (Score:2)
Johnny Blood
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I'm at 35,000 feet drinking a beer while crammed into seat on Delta... good times.

Third generation Michigan alum

July 25th, 2012 at 7:19 PM | For those interested Matt (Score:4 Normal)
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For those interested Matt Barkley is doing an AMA on reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/x5lrk/iam_matt_barkley_quarterback_of_the_usc_trojans/

One question he was asked what stadium he'd most like to play at.  His response?

"Wanted to play at the Big House!! And rock out to "Seven Nation Army" haha.. MY song.."

 

July 25th, 2012 at 9:10 PM | Highly recommend this (Score:2)
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I just got done reading it, and checked for mention of it here before posting it myself.  There are several good mentions of UM and OSU, as well as him proving that he knows how to Reddit.  I'm impressed.

Incredible.  I'm having an incredible year.

July 25th, 2012 at 9:14 PM | this is ... fascinating. (Score:2)
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this is ... fascinating.  seems like an all right guy.

July 26th, 2012 at 12:19 AM | Yes, until our D goes at it (Score:1)
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Yes, until our D goes at it against him in the Rose Bowl this year!

 

#visionsofunconsciouspsuquarterbacksandalanbranch

July 26th, 2012 at 12:21 AM | Also, Founders Pale Ale. (Score:1)
BlueinGR
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Also, Founders Pale Ale.

July 25th, 2012 at 7:19 PM | Sigh Of Relief (Score:3 Normal)
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I am settling down to some Leffe and the Tigers game, having breathed a huge sigh  of relief that I made it through my mid-year review with phrases like "encourages a spirit of collaboration" and "uses continuous improvement principles to drive change". I always  go into these with some anxiety, but I feel good about myself tonight, so good beer is only appropriate. 

"Funny isn't it, how naughty dentists always make that one fatal mistake."

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July 25th, 2012 at 9:26 PM | congrats!  *clinking of (Score:2)
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congrats!  *clinking of glasses*

July 25th, 2012 at 7:34 PM | Chris Nee ‏@RivalsCNee (Score:2)
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Change with and Rivals100 DB

 
I put two and two together and Nee is talking about Leon McQuay.  We are now outside his top 3.
 
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Leon-McQuay%20III-100111
 
 

Greetings from Bolivia.

"It's special how the real true people hang together. And if you don't support the program you're not a true Michigan guy. It's that simple."  - Gary Moeller

July 25th, 2012 at 7:58 PM | Pancaked? Does that mean guys (Score:2)
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Pancaked? Does that mean guys were in pads already even though it's only July?

July 25th, 2012 at 7:39 PM | Drinking Yuengling, waiting (Score:1 Normal)
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Drinking Yuengling, waiting for my beach volleyball league game to start.

July 25th, 2012 at 8:45 PM | I'm in Jacksonville (Score:1)
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You?

[Caved troll is caved. Sorry, Mobile app users.]

July 25th, 2012 at 10:14 PM | Tampa...not Pottsville (Score:1)
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Tampa...not Pottsville

July 25th, 2012 at 7:44 PM | 730 AM patient, thus means I (Score:1)
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730 AM patient, thus means I have to wake up at 530.  No booze :(

Will start Civ5 while wife watches her DVRd tv shows.

July 25th, 2012 at 7:47 PM | Drinking Natty Light and (Score:2)
BOX House
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Drinking Natty Light and wondering if I will ever get too old for it.

Life and Loss with Michigan Basketball

July 25th, 2012 at 8:27 PM | Natty and keystone got me (Score:3 Informative)
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Natty and keystone got me through high school.

July 25th, 2012 at 8:41 PM | Me too. And college. And most (Score:2)
BOX House
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Me too. And college. And most of grad school. . . 

Life and Loss with Michigan Basketball

July 25th, 2012 at 11:30 PM | I atleast graduated from (Score:3 Normal)
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I atleast graduated from Natty to Busch light when I got to college.  No offense to anyone outside of college who still drinks it, but I'm at the age where if  I can't (or don't want to) spend the money to get something better than Natty ice/light and Busch, I don't think I should be drinking beer at all at that time or place. 

Of course, if it's not a monetary thing at all and you just prefer the taste of said adult beverages over others, that is a whole nother weird issue unto itself.

July 25th, 2012 at 7:47 PM | I have the next two days off. (Score:2)
NFG
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I have the next two days off. Anyone have any beer suggestions that are available throughout the midwest?

July 25th, 2012 at 7:59 PM | Oh sure, where are you (Score:1)
d.
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Oh sure, where are you located and what sort of beers are you into/dont like?

July 25th, 2012 at 7:49 PM | (No subject) (Score:2 Insightful)
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Bears Beets Battlestar Galactica

July 25th, 2012 at 9:06 PM | I'm pretty sure I'd enjoy (Score:2)
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I'm pretty sure I'd enjoy making sweet sweet love to that girl.

Sent From My Commodore 64

July 25th, 2012 at 10:25 PM | I'd turn the chair 90 degrees towards me (Score:2)
BlueDragon
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so I could watch Futurama at the same time. No sense in wasting that awesome restraint job on the chair.

Abort, Retry, Fail?

July 25th, 2012 at 9:59 PM | Brannigan's Law is like (Score:1)
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Brannigan's Law is like Brannigan's love, hard and fast.

Blank.....Blank......You're not looking at the big picture here.

July 25th, 2012 at 11:49 PM | Um...it seems to me that this (Score:2)
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Um...it seems to me that this very nice, respectable looking lady has somehow mistaken her belt for her undergarments...

July 26th, 2012 at 12:12 AM | Is that a chastity belt? The (Score:3 Normal)
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Is that a chastity belt? The guy on the TV is wearing the same one. She must be a big fan.

July 26th, 2012 at 12:27 AM | Chastity belt?  That's going (Score:1)
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Chastity belt?  That's going to chafe the willie.

July 25th, 2012 at 8:25 PM | I'm drinking a glass of cold (Score:2)
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I'm drinking a glass of cold milk while studying for my tax final tomorrow. Wooooo!!!

It ain't easy being cheesy

July 25th, 2012 at 8:42 PM | Teacher on summer vacation (Score:1)
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Early, mid, and late week drinking prevail. Labatt, Jimmy B. Classy? No. Good enough to do the job while watching the tigers till "The Best Sammich in America" on Travel Chanel comes on, featuring the Yardbird from Slow's comes on? Absolutely.

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