# For those who hijacked my thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 3, 2000, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hijacked-my-thread/28020 "2000-08-03T18:47:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Myrr21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Myrr21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrr21)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2000, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hijacked-my-thread/28020/121 "2000-08-05T04:26:05Z")
Audrey: come back; the gratuitousness of this thread is going straight out the window…please? I even brought you some smilies…see: :);)😃 …and the “movies” :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Frannie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Frannie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frannie)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2000, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hijacked-my-thread/28020/122 "2000-08-05T04:49:52Z")
Baseball isn’t _fun_baseball without the DH. (And there’s no need to bring my mental health status into this! This is SPORTS, for heaven’s sake!) :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Frannie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Frannie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frannie)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2000, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hijacked-my-thread/28020/123 "2000-08-05T04:52:10Z")
Hey! Did you see Jim Thome’s winning HR in the bottom of the ninth this evening? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![GraceTX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c4cdca/32.png) [@GraceTX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GraceTX)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2000, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hijacked-my-thread/28020/124 "2000-08-05T05:50:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AudreyK \* > \*\* Who HAVEN’T you fallen for? And exactly how many women have you proposed marriage to? Tsk, DRY! \*\* Well \*\*I \*\* have never turned up on any of his lists and frankly it’s starting to tick me off. Here I send him emails that are steamy enough to melt his monitor and you’d think I’d get a marriage proposal. At the very least I should get an invitation for a tumble in the sack. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DRY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DRY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DRY)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2000, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hijacked-my-thread/28020/125 "2000-08-05T10:17:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by struuter \* > \*\*I’m just keeping up on my strumpet skills and where better to show up than on a flagrant flirting thread? Besides, you and DRY are soooo good at it. > {{{smooch}}} > struuter \*\* Belated thanks for the compliment, struuter! We love you, too. “An angel is like you… and you are like an angel.” –King Henry V, Act 5, Scene ii ---
**Author:** ![DRY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DRY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DRY)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2000, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hijacked-my-thread/28020/126 "2000-08-05T10:21:32Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by iampunha \* \*\* > [@](#): > > Baseball was baseball without the DH until (I think) 1979. I _might_ (read: probably am) be wrong about this date, but in any case it survived a good long time with no DH. > \*\* 1973, actually: > **[MLB.com | The Official Site of Major League Baseball](https://www.mlb.com)** > > Coverage includes audio and video clips, interviews, statistics, schedules and exclusive stories. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Frannie \* > \*\*Baseball isn’t _fun_baseball without the DH. (And there’s no need to bring my mental health status into this! This is SPORTS, for heaven’s sake!) :mad: \*\* Well, Frannie, I love the DH. Almost as much as I love you! 😃 By the way, I didn’t see the game winning homer by Thome, but I’d like to know what the Indians’ record is against Troy Percival (and what his ERA is against them). It seems like they ALWAYS beat him up (one year they snapped his scoreless inning streak from the beginning of the season by hitting three homers in an inning against him. And either last year or two years ago, the Indians came back from about 10 runs down and beat Percival, who decked Dave Justice and started a fight with him. Seems like Percival blows saves against the Indians routinely. Frannie, if they list how many games Percival has lost to the Indians in his career, what his career ERA against the Indians is, or how many he saves he’s blown to them, I’d appreciate it if you’d post it. ---
**Author:** ![DRY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DRY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DRY)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2000, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hijacked-my-thread/28020/127 "2000-08-05T10:24:07Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by Scotticher \* \*\* > [@](#): > > I may have to upgrade the cement overshoes to a cement full body cast. Including Mr. Snake. > \*\* Hope you’ve got a lot of plaster of paris, there. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![DRY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DRY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DRY)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2000, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hijacked-my-thread/28020/128 "2000-08-05T10:31:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Grace \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by AudreyK \* > > \*\* Who HAVEN’T you fallen for? And exactly how many women have you proposed marriage to? Tsk, DRY! \*\* > > Well \*\*I \*\* have never turned up on any of his lists and frankly it’s starting to tick me off. Here I send him emails that are steamy enough to melt his monitor and you’d think I’d get a marriage proposal. At the very least I should get an invitation for a tumble in the sack. 🙂 \*\* Never turned up on any of your lists, huh? From the laminated list thread: > [@](#): > > \*\* > These six people are people with whom I’ve exchanged…_e-mails_ (what did you think I was going to say?). Four of them have been mentioned in this thread (one of them has been mentioned in this post–about nine times). As to the two others, they’re married (Coincidence? you be the judge), so I shouldn’t mention their names. So I won’t. But let me say that Mr. Grace and Mr. Tatertot are very fortunate individuals. 😉 \*\* From the crush thread: > [@](#): > > \*\*The ladies in my sig, and TroubleAgain \*\* Besides…you’re lucky I’m even SPEAKING to you after this: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=30095](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=30095) :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2000, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hijacked-my-thread/28020/129 "2000-08-05T12:58:21Z")
**Myrr** , sorry I missed you. Let’s make out- er, UP, for it later. 😃 **Scotti** , thanks for the FWDA support. Ya gotta give the man credit, though. He used your disappearance as a cue to resume flirting with ME. I say full body cast, but leave Mr.Snake exposed. ::evil grin:: **Grace** , I read the post DRY linked to. All I can say is YOU GO GIRL!! ::high fives Grace:: F-E-L- ::dissolves in fit of giggles:: ---
**Author:** ![Frannie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Frannie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frannie)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2000, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hijacked-my-thread/28020/130 "2000-08-05T16:29:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DRY \* > \*\*Frannie, if they list how many games Percival has lost to the Indians in his career, what his career ERA against the Indians is, or how many he saves he’s blown to them, I’d appreciate it if you’d post it. > \*\* _Sure_ you would. :rolleyes: I’ll do so anyway. The answers to these questions of yours that you’re just _dying_ to know weren’t _all_ available in the online version of the _Cleveland Plain Dealer_, but this was [quote] \*Percival, who is one of the American League’s top closers, dropped to 0-7 lifetime against the Indians with an 8.41 ERA. He said he is headed to the disabled list with a sore right elbow. “Troy Percival always brings out the best in our hitters,” Manuel said. “He is a real challenge.”\* ---
**Author:** ![Myrr21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Myrr21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrr21)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2000, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hijacked-my-thread/28020/131 "2000-08-05T16:40:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AudreyK \* > \*\*Myrr, sorry I missed you. Let’s make out- er, UP, for it later. \*\* Hmm, I’d always wondered under what terms one would use the expression, “making out for lost time”. Now I know 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![GraceTX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c4cdca/32.png) [@GraceTX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GraceTX)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2000, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hijacked-my-thread/28020/132 "2000-08-06T03:15:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DRY \* > \*\* > Besides…you’re lucky I’m even SPEAKING to you after this: > > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=30095](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=30095) > > :eek: > \*\* I still chuckle at the thought of you sitting there in shock over my comment. It makes me feel all funny inside. As far as your list, I stand corrected. And, In any other position you ask. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![GraceTX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c4cdca/32.png) [@GraceTX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GraceTX)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2000, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hijacked-my-thread/28020/133 "2000-08-06T03:19:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AudreyK \* > \*\* > > **Grace** , I read the post DRY linked to. All I can say is YOU GO GIRL!! ::high fives Grace:: > > F-E-L- > > ::dissolves in fit of giggles:: > \*\* Bwahahahahahaha! The trick is to pretend be the nice sweetheart. Then, when you make a comment like that it just blows them away. Of course by now DRY probably realizes that I’m just a nasty perv. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2000, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hijacked-my-thread/28020/134 "2000-08-06T03:23:19Z")
I think that’s where I went wrong. I started out as a nasty perv and now I’m trying to claim I’m a sweetheart. ::sigh:: ---
**Author:** ![Myrr21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Myrr21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrr21)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2000, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hijacked-my-thread/28020/135 "2000-08-06T03:32:28Z")
Awww, isn’t that cute? Audrey’s pretending to be a reformed nasty perv 😉 ---
**Author:** ![GraceTX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c4cdca/32.png) [@GraceTX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GraceTX)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2000, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hijacked-my-thread/28020/136 "2000-08-06T03:33:54Z")
Oh honey, it’s like losing your virginity. You can never go back. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2000, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hijacked-my-thread/28020/137 "2000-08-06T03:34:53Z")
😃 ---
**Author:** ![DRY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DRY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DRY)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2000, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hijacked-my-thread/28020/138 "2000-08-06T10:30:02Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by Frannie \* \*\* [QUOTE] _Sure_ you would. :rolleyes: I’ll do so anyway. The answers to these questions of yours that you’re just _dying_ to know weren’t _all_ available in the online version of the _Cleveland Plain Dealer_, but this was > [@](#): > > \*Percival, who is one of the American League’s top closers, dropped to 0-7 lifetime against the Indians with an 8.41 ERA. He said he is headed to the disabled list with a sore right elbow. > > “Troy Percival always brings out the best in our hitters,” Manuel said. “He is a real challenge.”\* > \*\* I’m not sure what you meant by :rolleyes: above–I was quite sincere in my curiosity. I’ve followed the Angels for about 20 years now (although my being their fan is now second to my loyalties to my fantasy baseball players) and I know that Percival just seems to get absolutely killed by the Indians, every time. What did you think of the Richie Sexson trade? I thought that Sexson was the most valuable player in the deal and didn’t like it for the Indians at first, but I read that some scouts think that Bere is now back to the form he showed as a rising young pitcher with the Sox. If true, getting him along with Woodward and Wickman might be well worth it. Especially since Russ Branyan (though he’d been slumping recently) might very well be capable of succeeding to Sexson’s old role. By the way, I was at the Dodger game Friday night, and I must say that Paul Rigdon (also involved in the trade) looked pretty good. It’s just too bad for the Indians that he didn’t do as well with them. ---
**Author:** ![DRY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DRY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DRY)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2000, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hijacked-my-thread/28020/139 "2000-08-06T10:36:43Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by Grace \* \*\* > [@](#): > > I still chuckle at the thought of you sitting there in shock over my comment. It makes me feel all funny inside. > \*\* I’ve been known to have that effect on women. 😃 > [@](#): > > \*\* > Of course by now DRY probably realizes that I’m just a nasty perv. > \*\* She’s really kidding if she doesn’t think I knew it all along… > [@](#): > > \*\*Oh honey, it’s like losing your virginity. You can never go back. > \*\* To steal a line from “The Lion in Winter”: > [@](#): > > “You’re the expert; you should know.” 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Frannie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Frannie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frannie)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2000, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hijacked-my-thread/28020/140 "2000-08-06T14:29:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DRY \* > \*\*I’m not sure what you meant by :rolleyes: above–I was quite sincere in my curiosity… What did you think of the Richie Sexson trade? I thought that Sexson was the most valuable player in the deal and didn’t like it for the Indians at first, but I read that some scouts think that Bere is now back to the form he showed as a rising young pitcher with the Sox. If true, getting him along with Woodward and Wickman might be well worth it. Especially since Russ Branyan (though he’d been slumping recently) might very well be capable of succeeding to Sexson’s old role. > > By the way, I was at the Dodger game Friday night, and I must say that Paul Rigdon (also involved in the trade) looked pretty good. It’s just too bad for the Indians that he didn’t do as well with them.\*\* I roll my eyes a lot, that’s all. 😉 Richie will go on to be a huge star, and I miss him terribly. I cried when he was traded (I know; there’s no crying in baseball, but I do it anyway). Bere (I pronounce it, “Beer” 😉 ) does look good so far, and I hope that the Indians’ pitching curse doesn’t affect _him_ the way it’s affected so many others. ::knocks on wood:: Branyan has been sent to Buffalo so he can play every day and come back up in September when we’ll need him most. I think that was a good move. The curse affected Rigdon. I mustn’t have knocked on wood enough. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hijacked-my-thread/28020.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hijacked-my-thread/28020.md?page=8)