34-64-94 MLB Draft : CHAT

[wlk3]

When I lived there, I one day went into Meridian to buy a plane ticket to come home, as I was walking down the street to the travel agency I was buying the ticket from it started raining and there was a white lady in a convertible trying to put her top up, I went to help her and as I was helping her two black guys walked by and spit at me, I literally laughed and said to the lady, did you see that? She just shook her head like she knew something I didn't. When I was there it was almost 30 years ago and I swear it looked and felt like 1960.

Another Mississippi story, a couple friends and myself went to a pool hall, it was a segregated hall, half the place was white folks playing pool, the other half black folks, being a punk kid from St Paul Minnesota I just couldn't believe what I was seeing. Being the nonconformist I am I went over and put my quarters on a table on the black side, the guy playing said I was on the wrong side, that white folks played on the other side. I said nope, I wanna play on this side. He didn't say a word, I played about 5 or 6 games with these guys. When I was in the Navy I didn't have but a couple white friends. I wish I had some of the old pictures of us at the bowling alley/pool hall/bar, i'm the only white boy in the pictures, man those were some fun days! Can't believe it's been almost 30 years, where the hell did the days go???

I'd say it's like 1970 now lol... The animosity goes both ways IMO... The difference is money... Rich Black folks half the time want to be disassociated with "poor/average" Black folks... Rich White folks would rather be around those rich Black folks than poor White folks... Poor White folks and poor Black folks both don't like eachother for the most part... Sports is probably the biggest race blinder... If a White kid or Black kid can play sports, they are loved by everyone...

 

[blstoker]

I did text Stoke...

You did? I didn't get it. I'll pick shortly.

 

[blstoker]

I assume the little guy is the righty who swings the bat lefty? Looks like a happy little guy, your wife is very pretty, nice looking family buddy!

Thank you.

 

[blstoker]

@Pack 500 is now up.

 

[Ritzarmy]

C'mon, Ritz! Do you really need us to answer that for you?

My wife (girlfriend at the time) asked me a while back (we had been dating maybe a year or so at the time) to buy her a total gym or something. I told her I wasn't falling for that shit. That's right up there with buying a vacuum cleaner.

My wife wanted both and they were on Her Christmas list. I got her both. She was happy about them because I followed her instructions. I get in trouble when I go off the list and get clothes because then it's I get something to big and she thinks ohh you think I'm fat. Or it's to small and she is like ohh I'm fat and can't fit into it. No more times do I buy clothes only gift cards for clothes.

 

[Ritzarmy]

Whats wrong with a vacuum cleaner? It's practical... Somebody has to vacuum... lolzzz

Nos sucks enough

 

[blstoker]

My wife wanted both and they were on Her Christmas list. I got her both. She was happy about them because I followed her instructions. I get in trouble when I go off the list and get clothes because then it's I get something to big and she thinks ohh you think I'm fat. Or it's to small and she is like ohh I'm fat and can't fit into it. No more times do I buy clothes only gift cards for clothes.

 

[Ritzarmy]

I have a mastiff named Titus and we went to mattress firm and got him his own mattress. So the damn spoiled dog has it made.

 

[Ritzarmy]

UK has been texted

 

[wlk3]

@blstoker Smitty has Frank Thomas...

 

[blstoker]

@blstoker Smitty has Frank Thomas...

I was hoping someone would point this out. There are 2 Frank Thomases. 1, is B
igt Hurt, who everyone knows. The other is a little known OF/1B/3B power hitter from the 50s and 60s who was a 3x all star and had 20 HRs in 9 out of 10 years (1953-62) and just shy of 300 career HRs.

Now, I'm a fair guy, and since Smitty took the first Frank Thomas, I'll let him choose which one he wants. I can live with Big Hurt if he wants the white guy.

 

[Nosferatu]

You did? I didn't get it. I'll pick shortly.

Someone said they would let you know...

 

[blstoker]

Someone said they would let you know...

yeah, my wife pointed out that she got the text while I was sleeping, but I wasn't awake and was unaware it had happened.

 

[Nosferatu]

yeah, my wife pointed out that she got the text while I was sleeping, but I wasn't awake and was unaware it had happened.

I ain't mad or nothin, just sayin'...lolzzz

 

[Ritzarmy]

Damn bet $2,500 on Oregon beating Sooners. Ducks are getting trampled.

 

[Nosferatu]

I think I bet a few Hondo on the Sooners.

 

[Ritzarmy]

Johnny on the spot not in this draft

 

[broncosmitty]

Id trade the other Frank Thomas, or Manny Ramirez, if the price is right.

Otherwise, milk is really gonna hate my platoons.

 

[broncosmitty]

I like the Dutch Leonard pick UK. (There's another guy there are two of.)

Just wasn't sure if I wanted him as a starter or a reliever.

 

[Nosferatu]

I did text EHB