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Kim Jong-il’s official biography6 states that he was born in a secret military camp on Baekdu Mountain (백두산) in northern Korea on 16 February 1942.7 Official biographers claim that his birth at Baekdu Mountain was foretold by a swallow, and heralded by the appearance of a double rainbow over the mountain and a new star in the heavens

DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIDE, DANNY?

"I hope after touchdowns this year all our players just point at Zug." - jtothep

by ReadingRambler on Jun 17, 2009 9:53 AM EDT reply actions   1 recs

BONUS: EXTRA WORKING MAN'S PHOTOSHOP

DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIDE, DANNY?

"I hope after touchdowns this year all our players just point at Zug." - jtothep

by ReadingRambler on Jun 17, 2009 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice

Can we get some giant hula-hoop glasses on him?

by BSD on Jun 17, 2009 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Something's not right about this picture

He looks like such a modest man there, cordially waving to his supporters. Yet you kinda get the sense he’s been getting a big head from running “the best program in the nation.”

by Screen Name 20 on Jun 17, 2009 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i know picking low hanging fruit is easy

but dammit if it doesn’t taste awesome.

World F#$king Champions

by psudrozz on Jun 17, 2009 9:58 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Funny stuff

He believes they have the best program in the country. How does he say that with a straight face?

by BSD on Jun 17, 2009 10:01 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

never seen the metal bottles before

by Kevin HD on Jun 17, 2009 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Do Not Mock the Metal Bottles

They are awesome. They get Beer cold in ice in like 3 minutes. There should be a Nobel Prize for beer packaging, and those should win it.

"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008

by jesse. on Jun 17, 2009 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You mean like the cans do?

Is there a taste difference between metal bottles or plain cans? I do not have extensive experience with metal bottles.

Put a tarp on that circus! - showtime @ BSD

by bconway6 on Jun 17, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

There is a difference

if we need some sort of a mettalurgist to come in and sort this shit out so be it, but the bottles are better. I think they are lined or something.

"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008

by jesse. on Jun 17, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Metal bottles are much better

there’s not that “aftertaste” that you get with cans.

by Screen Name 20 on Jun 17, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Do we have a metalurgist on this blog?

We’ve got just about every other profession covered.

"The sea was angry that day, my friends." G. Costanza

by NJ lion on Jun 17, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You're right

As soon as we find a metallurgist, we’ll have enough professions to start our own country on an island somewhere. What could go wrong….?

by dawsonPSU10 on Jun 17, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bacon shortage, obviously.

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by Run Up The Score on Jun 18, 2009 1:16 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Of course

His job is Bacon Czar of BSD Island. And I can’t even imagine the unspeakable things that would happen if he didn’t fulfill his duties in securing our bacon. We could go all Lord of the Flies on him, and he’d be Piggy (pun intended)

by dawsonPSU10 on Jun 18, 2009 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wouldnt be anywhere else.

Plus, what like we couldn’t manage a heard of pigs? I mean many of us are alumni of the farmers college (granted not too many would have studied anything related to farming).

There’s no way there could possibly be a bacon shortage I assure you.

Put a tarp on that circus! - showtime @ BSD

by bconway6 on Jun 18, 2009 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

And it's Pittsburgh...

Classy is relative, you can wear a jersey to court so long as it’s nice enough.

"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008

by jesse. on Jun 17, 2009 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

True Story

Here in Texas there is a guy in my church that wears his Steelers jersey to church every Sunday during the season.

You can take the boy out of the ‘burgh, but you can’t take the ’burgh out of the boy.

by BSD on Jun 17, 2009 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

And

your point is?

Ben and Alex... first commits for 2024

by 3Yardout on Jun 17, 2009 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hahaha, wow

I saw the same thing when I went to church with my family…on Easter Sunday. Love it.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIDE, DANNY?

"I hope after touchdowns this year all our players just point at Zug." - jtothep

by ReadingRambler on Jun 17, 2009 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Same here

Steelers jerseys and Eagles jerseys can be seen throughout the football season. I would never do it but many others do. I do however wear an Eagles or PSU shirt underneath my button down shirt when we have an important game coming up.

by RNF18 on Jun 17, 2009 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Steeler fans are an eclectic group

Here in La La Land, there are Steeler fans who have never been further east than Las. Vegas.

by Mr. Rosewater on Jun 17, 2009 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It is easy to be a fan of a pittsburgh team when you have never been to the city and seen what an actual dump it is

How could Nixon know so little about Watergate and so much about football ?

by psupride on Jun 17, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Awww, how cute

How many Lombardi trophies do you have?

DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIDE, DANNY?

"I hope after touchdowns this year all our players just point at Zug." - jtothep

by ReadingRambler on Jun 17, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Probably a lot, eh? http://www.spotcrime.com/pa/philadelphia

(de-select “all” and then check “burglary”, “theft”, and “robbery”)

DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIDE, DANNY?

"I hope after touchdowns this year all our players just point at Zug." - jtothep

by ReadingRambler on Jun 17, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Funny

If you use that map, Philadelphia is murder city, and the Burgh is theft city.

Still, Pittsburgh’s trophies are legit.

P.S. Flyers = Crosby’s ho’s

DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIDE, DANNY?

"I hope after touchdowns this year all our players just point at Zug." - jtothep

by ReadingRambler on Jun 17, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Either...

"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008

by jesse. on Jun 17, 2009 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oooo burn...

whatever.

"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008

by jesse. on Jun 17, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Strange

There’s a large contingency of Steelers fans down here in Florida that I guarantee you wouldn’t know that there is an ‘h’ at the end of Pittsburgh.

by The Mess on Jun 17, 2009 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

my church is full of Penn State attire every week, especially in the fall

"If you let the men in you've got to let the women in. I don't want a bunch of women walking around in my locker room when guys take showers". Joe Paterno

by letsgopsu on Jun 17, 2009 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Appropriate Attire

Um… Are we allowed to wear anything BUT Penn State attire when we worship at the Altar of Zug?

by yopawdre on Jun 17, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just saw a woman with a Steelers jersey on with "Favre" written on the back

Is there are Favre playing for the Steelers?

I wish I had my iPhone with me so I could provide a pic. Made me angry on many levels.

by Mr. Rosewater on Jun 17, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

What’s the rule on punching women? I think I could refrain, but…

DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIDE, DANNY?

"I hope after touchdowns this year all our players just point at Zug." - jtothep

by ReadingRambler on Jun 17, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I could refrain, I’d just assume that someone gave it to her as a joke. If it was a guy, I’d be on one of those crime maps for “assualt”.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIDE, DANNY?

"I hope after touchdowns this year all our players just point at Zug." - jtothep

by ReadingRambler on Jun 17, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ReadingRambler trying to find a reasonable explaination?

So out of character. I’m assuming someone hacked into your SB Nation account.

by Mr. Rosewater on Jun 18, 2009 1:14 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The same guy must fly up to my church in NJ

Steelers in the fall, Yankees rest of the year
At least if he wore the Angels (you know, because it’s church…..)

"The sea was angry that day, my friends." G. Costanza

by NJ lion on Jun 17, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

COT-DAMN

worlds best tailgating beer. ever.

there is actually a distributor in altoona that still sells this sweet nectar.

anyone know of any other place that might have some?

World F#$king Champions

by psudrozz on Jun 17, 2009 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Its around SC somewhere, or at least was 4 years ago.

Old German was a primary beverage of this here commenter as a freshman. Under 10 dollars a case, and as the cans state “the world knows no finer.” All I know is my roommates buddies on the water polo team bought it for him, haven’t seen it recently in my scouring of the local distributors.

Trivia: Old German originally was Yuengling’s discount line beer. It was discontinued and sold to the Pittsburgh Brewing Company in 1994.
Now that is a beer that panders to the entire state.

Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.

"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."

by Roland86 on Jun 17, 2009 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey, I was also on the water polo team

what year did you graduate?

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Jun 17, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, still here, rising 5th year super senior, maybe Ill try for 7,

 I hear lots of people go to college for 7 years

Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.

"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."

by Roland86 on Jun 17, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know, theyre called doctors.

Put a tarp on that circus! - showtime @ BSD

by bconway6 on Jun 17, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mmm, bacon doctors

DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIDE, DANNY?

"I hope after touchdowns this year all our players just point at Zug." - jtothep

by ReadingRambler on Jun 17, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

What kind of ponies

do you use for that?

'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'

by Pete the Streak on Jun 18, 2009 6:05 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You don't use ponies for water polo!

You use… (wait for it…) Sea Horses!!!

(Thanks Spongebob!)

by yopawdre on Jun 18, 2009 9:02 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t know if I’ve seen a Spongebob reference here. Well played.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIDE, DANNY?

"I hope after touchdowns this year all our players just point at Zug." - jtothep

by ReadingRambler on Jun 18, 2009 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i too

can attest to its existence as late at 2005 in state college. we always got it from Pletcher’s, off of Atherton.

they also sold pounders and 4-0’s, lemme tell you what, Ill never play edward 40-hands again because the first time i played it was with the OG

For the glory

by lionalum05 on Jun 18, 2009 8:10 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know you can still get it Pittsburgh

In 16 ounce returnable bottles no less

"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008

by jesse. on Jun 18, 2009 8:23 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is Old German Still Made???

This information is unverified, but how I understand what happened. . .maybe someone else can help. . . .

Pittsburgh Brewing Co. went bankrupt, got bought out, and changed its name back to its original name from the 1800s, Iron City Brewing Co. Since that change, Old German has been harder to find. I know Iron City Brewing Co. still markets IC, IC light, and Augustiner. Do they still make some of the other more, um, “economic” beers that PBC used to peddle? Old German, American, American Light, Brigade, etc. . .

by The IC Lion on Jun 18, 2009 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can verify American, American Light and American Ice are all still made

I mean, when you see a 30 pack for about 8 bucks you notice it.

Haven’t seen OG since freshamn year (05) though.

Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.

"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."

by Roland86 on Jun 18, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I loved that guy

Every time he went on the air, I was just waiting for an hummer to roll down the street behind him, 50-cal blazing away at anything that moves until the gunner takes a moment to waive to the camera, then returns to said blazing-away. Also, this post needs a Wanny’s Wall tag.

Bacon is almost as great as being a Penn Stater

by NittanyTide on Jun 17, 2009 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed on the Wanny’s Wall tag.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIDE, DANNY?

"I hope after touchdowns this year all our players just point at Zug." - jtothep

by ReadingRambler on Jun 17, 2009 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

And, done.

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Black Shoe Diaries

"Never. We would never shoot nuclear weapons at Decepticons." -- Gen. Jack Jacobs

by Run Up The Score on Jun 17, 2009 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks

DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIDE, DANNY?

"I hope after touchdowns this year all our players just point at Zug." - jtothep

by ReadingRambler on Jun 17, 2009 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice

My half-assed MS Paint photo got green AND is the BSD Facebook image for the link to this post.

Luring recruits with my new "Posting HD" scheme since '08.

by 06Lion on Jun 17, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hmmmph

I’ll work for the poor among us. Struggling to make photoshops while doing anything to stay alive.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIDE, DANNY?

"I hope after touchdowns this year all our players just point at Zug." - jtothep

by ReadingRambler on Jun 17, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

How could they!?

It’s just typical of those richy snobs, always taking away work from the workingman, keeping him down. It’s a shame we live in such times.

by dawsonPSU10 on Jun 17, 2009 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't let them hold you down

keep up the fight for the proletariat!

by Screen Name 20 on Jun 18, 2009 7:43 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

As the BSD Facebook proprietor

I couldn’t resist using the pic.

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Black Shoe Diaries

"Never. We would never shoot nuclear weapons at Decepticons." -- Gen. Jack Jacobs

by Run Up The Score on Jun 17, 2009 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pitt fans

All I can really assume is that they’re content with their mediocrity. Go to Pitt Blather and they ignore this stuff like it’s the plague, or just try to talk their way around it. They’re more consumed with where one of their bball prospects will be drafted, because “omg lol we actually have a successful bball team rotflmao!!” Of course, that’s ironic, since their bball team hasn’t actually won anything significant lately, but I digress…

Lest we not forget, a 10-win season would’ve been “one for the ages.” Pitt remains a joke, and personally I’m glad we scheduled Rutgers instead of them.

"We heard all that talk all week about the SEC and their speed, but we knew personally that they weren't nearly as tough as us."

-Tony Hunt

by Cpiritual27 on Jun 17, 2009 1:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

How 'bout it

I dropped over at Pitt Blather the other day to see what was going on. I skimmed through some post about Knox committing. There was no mention of PSU in the post other than Knox had an offer from us. But the third comment was a totally out of the blue mention of Felder’s ESPN article on our terrible schedule.

They hate being our little brother so bad. I was hoping Dixon would take the USC job just to completely smash what’s left of their pathetic world.

by BSD on Jun 17, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Knox thing is kind of intriguing

He gets expelled from Central Catholic, down the block from Pitt, because there were a lot of “bad influences” that were affecting his behavior and grades. So his folks do the right thing and get him out of there. He goes to Baltimore and DeMatha Catholic where he seems to have thrived.

He must be a pretty good kid overall, because I would think DeMatha is pretty intolerant of bad behavior. Also, he has enough upside for JoePa to grant him an offer. Problem now is he is going right back to Oakland and the outside influences that drove him out in the first place.

I hope he can stay clean and be successful at Pitt…but it will be interesting to follow him the next few years. If I were his parents, one of those other offers would have looked pretty good to me.

by PaJoe on Jun 17, 2009 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Does it matter who you schedule?

If you’re going to lose to Bowling Green anyway?

"We heard all that talk all week about the SEC and their speed, but we knew personally that they weren't nearly as tough as us."

-Tony Hunt

by Cpiritual27 on Jun 17, 2009 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey now
Lest we not forget, a 10-win season would’ve been "one for the ages."

Let’s be fair; it’s too much to ask Wannstedt to beat Mighty Rutgers.

by Aaron PSU on Jun 17, 2009 6:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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