Okay, so I'm not a big tennis fan, truth be told, I find watching it to be on the same excitement level as watching paint dry--unless:
1. The Williams sisters are involved--in that case, I stare in amazement because I did not realize that the Hulk had twin sisters (possible lunch time look-a-likes??).
You wouldn't like her when she's angry
2.Andre Agassi was involved (back in the day). How did ANYONE concentrate and play that well when they had roadkill hanging out from underneath their hat or bandanna?
Looks like a raccoon to me....
Anyway, despite my lack of interest, I HAVE always wondered where the term "love" came from as it pertains to tennis. So, with this new section of "The Takeover", I've been inspired to get educated and help you get wicked smart as well. See below for a link to the answer:
1. They are old as f*ck. Not too old for the earth, but too old for the playoffs.
2. Tony Allen's haircut:
How could you not be both distracted and mesmerized by that cut? IT HAS GLITTERY EYES!!!!
I wasn't sure I would ever say this, but couldn't the Celtics use TA right now? If they have TA, they don't have to trade Perk for 40% of Jeff Green's game, plus you have a lock down wing defender that will be crucial against the Heat. You can't have Paul and Ray playing 40+ minutes a game and expect them to shut down LeEgo and Dwayne Wayne, while providing offense.
Two quick memories of Tony Allen while he was in Boston...
A few years back, before the current big three, when the Cs were just terrible, Comcast had a commercial with a few guys talking about Celtics tradition. They were all supposed to say one word that they thought of when talking about playing for the Celtics. They show Paul, and he says "Tradition." Ryan Gomes, "Pride." Tony Allen, "Nerquit." Dude combined "Never" and "Quit" into "Nerquit." That's just awesome.
A second story was from when he was being interviewed by someone from the Globe and he couldn't focus enough on the reporter's questions while he was taking imaginary jump shots. No ball.
Good times. Keep it real, TA.
-Big Ran
KC Jones comments: That haircut is magical, to say the least. I think it probably played a BIG part in the Spurs Round 1 collapse thus far. I may be a sports bigamist, but Big Ran is a sports Nazi, trying to enforce his views of a 'one team per individual' fan system. BOOM!
Also, if TA were to have written this post, he would have said, " They are old as f*ck. Not too old for the EARF, but too old for the playoffs."
Another reason why the Spurs lost: Fear of TA....I mean, we all remember what happened earlier this season with him and teammate O.J. Mayo. If he'd tangle with a teammate over a gambling debt, there's no telling what he'd do to an opponent: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5990552
Big Ran Note: I just want to make sure KC's comments are clear. I enforce one team per sport. I root for the Sox, Celts, Pats, PC Friars, and don't care about hockey, but go Bs tonight.
A couple of years back when the Cs won the title, KC said she was actually torn between rooting for the Pistons or the Cs when that matched up in the playoffs. That is some serious sports bigamy. So, I guess she is a sports Mormon, not necessarily a sports communist. Thank you and have a pleasant evening.
KC Jones' favorite flopper, Spurs guard, Manu Ginobili, and a dude with floppy hair, Adrien Brody.
Manu
Adrien
Adrien
Manu
Goofy, floppy hair, big noses, not bad. I'm sure our favorite sports bigamist, KC, will have some nice comments in defense of her boy, Manu.
-Big Ran
KC Jones says: Manu is awesome. One of the best in the NBA- and although my boys are struggling right now, they'll begin their comeback tomorrow night.
I received the following email this morning from a friend of mine here in the cube farm:
From: Awesome, Amy
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 9:22 AM To: Jones, KC Cc: Subject: Blog ideas
In the office etiquette piece of your blog could you please write something about loud employees and speakerphone users.
Thanks!
Because she is a huge supporter of our endeavors here at "The Takeover", and because I wholeheartedly agree with her, I am more than happy to oblige.
These days, many of us work in cubes rather than private offices (although, Big Ran is definitely running the show at his P.O.E (place of employment) and I think he is big pimpin' like Jay-Z...he might even have his own suite for people to come, lay down, and read). Anyway, this sort of environment can be noisy and distracting, and it's something we just have to deal with. Most of the time it's fine, and if you work with cool peeps, it's fun to have people around who you can just chat with from over the cube walls. However, every once in a while, you have a person who is so busy and so important, that they have to conduct every single phone call they make or receive via speaker phone. One word for this: UNACCEPTABLE! This is inconsiderate and rude, and there's no way to justify it as far as I'm concerned*.
A few comments regarding these situations:
When someone is on speaker phone, they tend to shout, so the person on the other end can hear them better. Most of the time, this shouting is so loud, the entire floor can hear the conversation. Also, calls conducted via speaker phone tend to be peppered with words and phrases such as "what?" and "can you repeat that?" Can you say distraction? Also, can you say ineffective?
If a cube neighbor is on the phone or trying to have a conversation in their own cell, it is extremely difficult for him/her to concentrate because they can't hear anything but Loudmouth Linda or Megaphone Mike next to them.
There is no consideration given to the person on the other end of the call. I, for one, will point blank tell people to pick up the receiver if they call me on speaker phone. Couple of reasons for this: First, I don't want to aggravate the people around the person who is calling me, (because I'm so loud anyways), and secondly, I don't want everyone hearing me! I hate the sound of my voice, assume other hate it as well, and additionally, what I'm saying isn't everyone else's business. Even if the person calling has an office, I put the kibosh on speaker phone immediately.
If you aren't using your hands to hold the receiver, what are you using them for when you're on a call? You can't possibly be typing or doing anything else meaningful because you should be concentrating on what the other person is saying.
*There is one exception to my ban on the use of speaker phone: people missing their arms or hands--I mean, if you don't have hands and/or arms, I can understand that you might need to employee this method. However, ....BOTH arms or BOTH hands have to be missing. If you have one, you can pick up the receiver. I know I'm a jerk, but after almost 10 years in the corporate jungle, you have to feel my pain.
Megaphone Mike- WRONG!
Loudmouth Lou- FAIL!
Doesn't even know how to use speakerphone, but still a problem.
I did last night. I have Netflix (BALLER!) so when there isn't much going on I'll throw on something random and let me tell you, investing 40 minutes in an episode of MacGyver is well worth it. The clip I'm throwing on here is long, but the open and into to the show are just awesome (1st 8:42).
If you want to skip it, I'll trow out a few highlights:
-Right from the start we know that they have dropped him in some crappy Middle Eastern/Eurasian country that must have ties to communism and terrorism. How do we know this? Clearly by the camels and the overacting.
-We learn that MacGyver was a Boy Scout. I mean, come on. Of course he was.
-His job is to steal a map with clearly marked spots of terrorist attacks in the US. Did the Bush administration or the current Obama administration thought about this? Just send in one dude to steal a map and we're set. Mac could probably find Bin Laden while he's at it.
-He was able to fool that woman because of her gender. Stupid woman. She's only good for cooking and cleaning.
-If you do nothing else, go to the 5 minute mark for the desert chase scene where Mac runs across the desert, slides down the sand on the map, then hops in a hot air balloon that he had ready to go.
-Could he use the duct tape to fix the bullet hole? Sure and it would have worked better, but then he couldn't have stuck it to the guys that were chasing him like he did by using the map.
Overall, A+ material and delivery for Richard Dean Anderson. Apparently, there is a live action, feature length MacGyver movie in the works for 2013. I hope they release it on VHS just for old times sake.
