tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755499102053199917.post4584807934168902838..comments2024-02-10T05:10:34.854-05:00Comments on The Balog: An Open Letter to the Deadspin and MKMUB CommentariatIMGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01896814779096110550noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755499102053199917.post-17744382084366806872012-08-02T13:15:03.906-04:002012-08-02T13:15:03.906-04:00[shrugs] Well, okay, you asked for a lecture...
...[shrugs] Well, okay, you asked for a lecture...<br /><br />[drinks water, takes deep breath]<br /><br />The Marree Man, or Stuart's Giant, is a modern geoglyph discovered by air on 26 June 1998. It appears to depict an indigenous Australian man, most likely of the Pitjantjatjara tribe,[citation needed] hunting birds or wallabies with a throwing stick. It lies on a plateau at Finnis Springs 60 km west of the township of Marree in central South Australia. It is just outside the 127,000 square kilometres (49,000 sq mi)[1] Woomera Prohibited Area. The figure is 4.2 km (2.6 mi) tall with a perimeter of 15 by 28 kilometres (9.3 × 17 mi). Although it is the second largest geoglyph (and largest non-commercial geoglyph) in the world, its origin remains a mystery, with not a single witness to any part of the expansive operation. The name "Stuart's Giant" was given to it in a fax sent to the media anonymously by those believed to have created the figure, after John McDouall Stuart.<br />Shortly after it's discovery, the site was closed by the South Australian government following legal action taken in late July by Native Title Claimants but, as of 2010, joy flights were still allowed over the site as Native title falls under federal government jurisdiction.<br /><br /><br />Outline of the Man<br />The Marree Man geoglyph depicts a man holding either a throwing stick once used to disperse small flocks of birds, or a boomerang (but see Plaque section below).<br />The lines of the figure were 20–30 cm deep at the time of discovery and up to 35 metres wide.<br />Selecting a suitable site would have required aerial photography or satellite imagery.[citation needed] Using a computer, the figure could have been superimposed over the photograph and adjusted to fit the geography with the corresponding latitude and longitude coordinates mapped out. Some surveying skills would have been needed to plot the outline, and then with the aid of a hand-held global positioning system stakes could have been placed every hundred metres or so.[2]<br />The image is gradually eroding through natural processes, but because the climate is extremely dry and barren in the region, the image is still visible as of 2012. While there is a layer of white chalk material slightly below the red soil, the figure was not defined to this depth. This raises the question why the creators did not dig a little deeper to make the image both more visible and more permanent.<br /><br />Trec Smith, a charter pilot flying between Marree and Coober Pedy in the remote north of South Australia spotted the figure from the air on 26 June 1998. The discovery of the geoglyph fascinated Australians due to its size and the mystery surrounding how it came to be there. At the time of the discovery there was only one track entering and one track exiting the site and no footprints or tire marks were discernible.<br />Shane Anderson from the William Creek Hotel, located 200 km north-west of the town of Marree claimed the hotel received an anonymous fax describing the location of the artwork, but they ignored it, dismissing the fax as a joke.<br /><br />While the figure was shown nude, if the picture were copied from a 19th-century photograph it has been said that it may have had a loin cloth.[citation needed] There was also initially some question as to whether the figure is holding a throwing stick or a boomerang, but these issues seem to have been resolved following discovery of the plaque and the origin of the plaque quote and likely source photographs of similar nude hunters.[4] The hand which is not throwing has the correct posture in the normal Aboriginal technique for throwing.[5] The initiation scars placed on the chest have also been said to have been placed perfectly. The figure appears to be an amalgam of the body of a man photographed in the distinctive throwing stance and the head of another man wearing a headband and chignon.Mangini In A Bottlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755499102053199917.post-90115614963729385412012-08-02T10:53:17.303-04:002012-08-02T10:53:17.303-04:00Sheesh, looks like you've got that role sewn u...Sheesh, looks like you've got that role sewn up. Have fun!The Real Phin, For Realnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755499102053199917.post-12974881942779020482012-08-02T09:23:51.521-04:002012-08-02T09:23:51.521-04:00There was a lot of references to his wife, which I...There was a lot of references to his wife, which I thought was odd. Maybe he was trying to be like what he perceived the audience was/is. There were some really stupid fucking questions in there, and there were some really funny fucking questions. Overall, I thought it went better than most of the fare over yonder lately.Freeman McNeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744099746151057381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755499102053199917.post-2696640446524265602012-08-02T02:54:40.737-04:002012-08-02T02:54:40.737-04:00I felt like Kluwe was a bit of a douche tonight. D...I felt like Kluwe was a bit of a douche tonight. Don't know what Dom thinks.Timothy Burkenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755499102053199917.post-20118159697943490332012-08-02T01:15:02.835-04:002012-08-02T01:15:02.835-04:00Just curious, how much would a site like Deadspin ...<i>Just curious, how much would a site like Deadspin cost?</i><br /><br />Did anyone answer BronzeHammer's question? As preposterous as it sounds, there seem to be a few folks around here who have some extra cash [looking at you, IMG] - what if we did buy it?Guy Who is curiousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755499102053199917.post-40892012016212381702012-08-02T01:04:56.454-04:002012-08-02T01:04:56.454-04:00On a positive note, the Chris Kluwe Q & A was ...On a positive note, the Chris Kluwe Q & A was really fun.Freeman McNeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744099746151057381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755499102053199917.post-27572405300936237092012-08-02T01:00:57.019-04:002012-08-02T01:00:57.019-04:00Hi Phin!
Welcome back. I kept the middle aged fat...Hi Phin!<br /><br />Welcome back. I kept the middle aged father of three muck-raking punching bag seat warm for you. <br /><br />(There might also be a bit extra in the seat. Sorry - you were gone longer than I expected.)DubaiAtNightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755499102053199917.post-17497208835370831212012-08-02T00:35:03.894-04:002012-08-02T00:35:03.894-04:00Hi guys! Things seem to be going swimmingly aroun...Hi guys! Things seem to be going swimmingly around here.The Real Phin, For Realhttp://www.nflfootballstadiums.com/images/Miami-Dolphins-Logo.gifnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755499102053199917.post-30723223085117797762012-08-01T22:01:08.685-04:002012-08-01T22:01:08.685-04:00No, YOU are the burner with the syphilis!
/Attem...No, YOU are the burner with the syphilis! <br /><br />/Attempts to "dismiss" Open LetterStFhttp://www.cdc.gov/std/syphilis/treatment.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755499102053199917.post-23797606152293066352012-08-01T22:00:13.306-04:002012-08-01T22:00:13.306-04:00Get out of my dreams!Get out of my dreams!Eric Nestrstinkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13056982493798429785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755499102053199917.post-24335825179494799482012-08-01T21:58:14.262-04:002012-08-01T21:58:14.262-04:00@ IMG
Hear, Hear. Not a perfect system, will neve...@ IMG<br /><br />Hear, Hear. Not a perfect system, will never be a perfect system, but still see oportunities to have fun. <br /><br />But then, I'm pretty boring, and this basement is damp & musty.<br /><br />Still IMG is right. Quit yer bitchin.Eric Nestrstinkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13056982493798429785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755499102053199917.post-10489763151855360432012-08-01T21:57:29.378-04:002012-08-01T21:57:29.378-04:00Has anyone else ever had a dream that they were up...Has anyone else ever had a dream that they were up all night trading idiotic barbs with anonymous trolls?<br /><br />It seemed so real that I actually checked MKM to make sure, but with only 18 replies to this post, it obviously didn't happen. So, that's cool. <br /><br />Anyway, how is everyone?DubaiAtNightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755499102053199917.post-91260958406330446582012-08-01T21:46:49.194-04:002012-08-01T21:46:49.194-04:00Just throwing in my two cents before I go back to ...Just throwing in my two cents before I go back to annoying everyone on twitter. I gotta agree with IMG on all of this. That being said I know I don't comment nearly enough to talk, but I agree jokes and ignoring burners is the way to go. DS and associated balogs are my little escape from an otherwise stress filled day, so I really don't want to lose it all to some low rent Yahoo! ne'er do wells. Although that means I have to start making jokes sometime soon, so don't get your hopes up.BeansAndWietershttp://deadspin.com/people/beansandweitersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755499102053199917.post-22328773497772114662012-08-01T20:46:02.101-04:002012-08-01T20:46:02.101-04:001. Boom.
2. Roasted.1. Boom.<br /><br />2. Roasted.Raysismnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755499102053199917.post-42764521801500934532012-08-01T20:45:09.021-04:002012-08-01T20:45:09.021-04:00As someone who has continued to post extremely fun...As someone who has continued to post extremely funny comments for the last three weeks, I welcome a lecturing from someone who has basically not commented in the last three weeks.Raysismnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755499102053199917.post-88105628156525163692012-08-01T19:13:01.567-04:002012-08-01T19:13:01.567-04:00Baloggy by Nature here...I just want to say
Ever...Baloggy by Nature here...I just want to say <br /><br />Everything's gonna be all right...everything's gon..<br /><br />/gets kicked in the headBaloggy By Naturenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755499102053199917.post-13322856522239230312012-08-01T18:46:58.328-04:002012-08-01T18:46:58.328-04:00Infinite shades of gray?! MOAR LIEK 50 AND I TOTAL...Infinite shades of gray?! MOAR LIEK 50 AND I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND BEL- I MEAN ANASTASIAGuy Who Is Actually A Girl Who Is A Fan of Warmed-Over Fan Fictionhttp://edge.ebaumsworld.com/thumbs/video/2139287/81925528.jpgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755499102053199917.post-37642946305704489342012-08-01T18:35:04.921-04:002012-08-01T18:35:04.921-04:00Man, that feels good. Not "masturbating to Da...Man, that feels good. Not "masturbating to David Frum's Daily Beast column" good, but still good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755499102053199917.post-55720534043418696432012-08-01T18:32:25.877-04:002012-08-01T18:32:25.877-04:00Wrong. He was still going by Larry Fishburne in t...Wrong. He was still going by Larry Fishburne in that movie.UweBollocksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755499102053199917.post-5053313890710957902012-08-01T18:28:11.744-04:002012-08-01T18:28:11.744-04:00+1+1IMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01896814779096110550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755499102053199917.post-34839471201675216262012-08-01T18:27:53.246-04:002012-08-01T18:27:53.246-04:00/adds Sneijderman to hate list
No, I think you.../adds Sneijderman to hate list<br /><br />No, I think you're right that there are infinite shades of gray here, but I have thought since day one that the vast majority of the trolling is coming from inside the house.<br /><br />I'm not talking about the people who log on to say "yeah, the Pirates suck" or whatever, but I do think the dramatic increase in "obligatory" posts and outright trolling is contrived. We would have seen it in the pinks more if it were coming from outsiders. They wouldn't even appreciate the distinction between approved and unapproved commenting.IMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01896814779096110550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755499102053199917.post-64432448506940009792012-08-01T18:25:33.020-04:002012-08-01T18:25:33.020-04:00Guys, IMG is so right. Trashing your own house is ...Guys, IMG is so right. Trashing your own house is only awesome in movies like "Weird Science" or if you literally live in trash, like Natasha Lyonne when she lived in that dumpster.<br /><br />Xoxo,<br />MKMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755499102053199917.post-47811016360417590262012-08-01T18:24:50.021-04:002012-08-01T18:24:50.021-04:00@ Rec Specs
Neither was Laurence Fishburne in BO...@ Rec Specs <br /><br />Neither was Laurence Fishburne in BOYZ IN THE HOOD.Cuba Gooding Jr.http://images.usatoday.com/life/_photos/2006/01/10/inside-boyz.jpgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755499102053199917.post-86826439743567391422012-08-01T18:24:46.244-04:002012-08-01T18:24:46.244-04:00I've never used a burner account to post shitt...I've never used a burner account to post shitty comments. I always my real (fake) screen name to post shitty comments.<br /><br />You showed incredible poise today IMG, by not rejecting Kevin Van NatterDamnThingFunnyToSay's Gawker.com inspired reply.I Like Cheap Beerhttp://deadspin.com/people/gennycreamalenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755499102053199917.post-69159692708342820412012-08-01T18:23:47.166-04:002012-08-01T18:23:47.166-04:00Beats me. Malick's films confuse the hell out ...Beats me. Malick's films confuse the hell out of me.Rec Specsnoreply@blogger.com