A failed Fix.

nbathoughts:

I’ll be looking specifically at the following game;

February 25th 2007 HOU@ORL

Tick by tick line history for this game from Pinnacle;

This game has very sharp and pronounced line movement. The line opens with Houston a 2 point favorite, and closes with Orlando a 1.5 point favorite. 

Looking over archived injury alerts for this day there were no urgent messages or late messages that would have caused such a large line movement. Why then did this game move so much more than other Donaghy games?

I think one possible reason would be that at this point Donaghy and Battista had been working together for almost 3 months - and the books and people they were betting with started to take notice. It’s also very likely that another group not involved with Donaghy and Battista also liked this game and were betting it as well - either way the line moved a fair bit.

Another relevant detail in this game was HOU had been playing without a backup PG for some time now - this will become important as we go over some of the calls. 

In poker we refer to “tells”   

There is a famous scene in Rounders where Mike discovers KGBs tell;

Here is Donaghy’s tell;

Call 1

HOU 22 ORL 13

I wholeheartedly believe that if you had no prior knowledge to which side Donaghy and his crew bet, or weren’t privy to any type of inside information (be it testimony - or access to some of his wagering accounts) and you wanted to know which side Donaghy bet on - merely looking at his his illegal defense call would be quite the start.  

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maddon

GPOY

forever

dangerguerrero: This is a screenshot from last night’s Fast 6 commercial, in which Vin Diesel drives a car through the nose of an exploding airplane that is being dragged to the ground by the rest of his crew via grappling hooks and NOS (presumably). We are all going to see this movie. I will meet you at the theater. Someone grab me Sour Patch Kids and a large Sprite.

dangerguerrero:

This is a screenshot from last night’s Fast 6 commercial, in which Vin Diesel drives a car through the nose of an exploding airplane that is being dragged to the ground by the rest of his crew via grappling hooks and NOS (presumably).

We are all going to see this movie. I will meet you at the theater. Someone grab me Sour Patch Kids and a large Sprite.

Positive alternative to “the walk of shame”:

insipidinspiration:

whiskey-memories:

“Got Laid Parade”

“Stride of Pride”

“Post-Cock Walk”

“Just-Touched-A-Butt Strut”

“Took Off My Pants Dance”

“G-Spot Trot”

“Had Fun With the Clit, Time to Split”

EVERY TIME I PICK A FAVORITE ONE OF THESE

I READ THE LIST AGAIN

AND REALIZE THEY ARE ALL EQUALLY GOLDEN

I like “The Cock of Fame” because it rhymes the original phrase.

how about

“The Intercourse Course”

“Homeward Bound 3: We’ve never been this happy to see the sun this early”

“The Oregasm Trail” (Yes I know how to spell orgasm. I also know how to spell Oregon)

(Source: unironic-enthusiast)

Whatever You Do, Don’t Watch Thursday Night Football Tomorrow

deadspincom:

This—the first year in which the NFL (and its subsidiary network, the NFL Network) has “graciously” “offered” us a full year of Thursday Night Football—has been a strange year for Thursday Night Football. Namely: the games were good matchups. Let’s recall them quickly:

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but if i go that means i’m watching, right, Ally?

deadspincom:

Happy start to the NBA season!

go macklemore

critink: [[Skank Flank: The New Tramp Stamp]] A few days ago, @forestine sent me {this article}. It’s another “tattoos are soo trendy” article from a major news source. Like we haven’t heard a thousand people tell us this before. [Tattoo belongs to @grayhorizons.] But here’s the part that really bothered her, and me: … a popular placement for women’s tattoos has moved from the lower back to the rib area. “We call it the ‘skank flank,’” [the tattoo artist we interviewed] said. “Every week or two, I see another girl with another rib piece, and you have to tell them that.” Excuse me? Wanting to get a discrete tattoo that you can easily cover up makes you a skank? Since when are ribs considered a sexual body part? Really, if nothing else this makes the fact that “tramp stamps” are body shaming that much more clear. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the term body shaming, it’s a cultural phenomenon that essentially makes everything you do with your body wrong. You’re fat? Lazy and disgusting. You’re skinny? Eat a cheeseburger you look anorexic. You’re fit? You look like a man. And so on. It’s designed to make women (and increasingly men) feel bad about their body, no matter what they do or how they look. Here is how the same douchebags would like us to view tattoos: Lower back tattoos: you’re a tramp Rib tattoos: you’re a skank Wrist tattoos: you’re a dumb skank Arm tattoos: you’re a whore Leg tattoos: you’re a whore Feet tattoos: you’re a whore Shoulder tattoos: you’re a whore Tattoos anywhere: you’re a whore No tattoos: you’re still a whore. There is no bit exaggeration in this. Anyone who would call the girl above a skank for getting a Disney tattoo on her ribs is a fucking idiot. All of this language is used to control women. To make us judge each other’s bodies, feel self-conscious about our own, or dictate what we can or can’t do (with tattoos, weight gain/loss, or anything else.) Really, the best way to nip this in the bud is by calling out anyone who uses the language of “tramp stamps.” The logic is the same in both, and by having conversations with people on why this sort of language hurts women, we can start reclaiming our ability to tattoo whatever parts of our body we want.

critink:

[[Skank Flank: The New Tramp Stamp]]

A few days ago, @forestine sent me {this article}. It’s another “tattoos are soo trendy” article from a major news source. Like we haven’t heard a thousand people tell us this before. [Tattoo belongs to @grayhorizons.]

But here’s the part that really bothered her, and me:

… a popular placement for women’s tattoos has moved from the lower back to the rib area.

“We call it the ‘skank flank,’” [the tattoo artist we interviewed] said. “Every week or two, I see another girl with another rib piece, and you have to tell them that.”

Excuse me?

Wanting to get a discrete tattoo that you can easily cover up makes you a skank?

Since when are ribs considered a sexual body part?

Really, if nothing else this makes the fact that “tramp stamps” are body shaming that much more clear. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the term body shaming, it’s a cultural phenomenon that essentially makes everything you do with your body wrong. You’re fat? Lazy and disgusting. You’re skinny? Eat a cheeseburger you look anorexic. You’re fit? You look like a man. And so on. It’s designed to make women (and increasingly men) feel bad about their body, no matter what they do or how they look.

Here is how the same douchebags would like us to view tattoos:

  • Lower back tattoos: you’re a tramp
  • Rib tattoos: you’re a skank
  • Wrist tattoos: you’re a dumb skank
  • Arm tattoos: you’re a whore
  • Leg tattoos: you’re a whore
  • Feet tattoos: you’re a whore
  • Shoulder tattoos: you’re a whore
  • Tattoos anywhere: you’re a whore
  • No tattoos: you’re still a whore.

There is no bit exaggeration in this. Anyone who would call the girl above a skank for getting a Disney tattoo on her ribs is a fucking idiot.

All of this language is used to control women. To make us judge each other’s bodies, feel self-conscious about our own, or dictate what we can or can’t do (with tattoos, weight gain/loss, or anything else.)

Really, the best way to nip this in the bud is by calling out anyone who uses the language of “tramp stamps.” The logic is the same in both, and by having conversations with people on why this sort of language hurts women, we can start reclaiming our ability to tattoo whatever parts of our body we want.