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BDL · Post by **BDL** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 2:18 pm

wildforthecats wrote:
DCA06 wrote:any updates from Europe? or us? getting hungry
Patience is a virtue. Besides, I like when it is quiet around here. Silas is golden.

I understand "silas" could be a simple typo, but I also understand it could have a meaning.

citycat · Post by **citycat** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 2:48 pm

wftc is alluding to the 19th century novel in which an abandoned toddler replaces an anti-social miser's pot of gold coins. The miser believes a divine power has given him the child in exchange for the gold, so he raises the child lovingly and opens up to the world. The stolen gold is found at the end of the story and provides a wonderful nest egg for his daughter.

Google Silas & Gold & 19th century novels. Now the students taking 19th Century English Novels Written By Women Posing as Men have more free time and can attend Sunday's game.

PS. We're not recruiting Dunstan Cass.

wildforthecats · Post by **wildforthecats** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 2:52 pm

citycat wrote:wftc is alluding to the 19th century novel in which an impoverished infant replaces an anti-social miser's pot of gold coins. The miser believes a divine power has given him the child in exchange for the gold, so he raises the child lovingly and opens up to the world. The stolen gold is found at the end of the story and provides a wonderful nest egg for his daughter.

Google Silas & Gold & 19th century novels. Now the students taking 19th Century English Novels Written By Women Posing as Men have more free time and can attend Sunday's game.

PS. We're not recruiting Dunstan Cass.

Correct. And the child's knees were strong, no ACL tears.

Post by **i77cat** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 3:33 pm

Silas is just an ad hoc name. And that's all I'll say about that.

BDF · Post by **BDF** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 3:39 pm

i77cat wrote:Silas is just an ad hoc name. And that's all I'll say about that.

oooh oooh oooh. I think I got it.

Titanic size!

Post by **i77cat** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 3:52 pm

Well done, sir, well done.

Waitress · Post by **Waitress** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 5:06 pm

BDF wrote:
i77cat wrote:Silas is just an ad hoc name. And that's all I'll say about that.
oooh oooh oooh. I think I got it.

Titanic size!

True confession: I never aced anything while at DU.

RichmondCat · Post by **RichmondCat** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 5:38 pm

Had Hansel and Gretel had those breadcrumbs they could have had a more enjoyable walk in the forest.

wildforthecats · Post by **wildforthecats** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 5:42 pm

Not these Aces...

http://youtu.be/xX_FCOS4RzY

cat44 · Post by **cat44** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 6:18 pm

WildCock wrote:
stevelee wrote:
BDL wrote:
stevelee wrote:And then . . . along came Jones.
Is jones a pg though? He seems like the same (very good) type as Frampton. I think if we are looking for a shifty/quick true point guard on the roster or in our recruiting classes Carter is the only viable answer.
The song quotation was too tempting to pass up, and he will be in the mix of combo players.
Even given the average age of posters on this board, steve, that reference might be a bit obscure (except to diehard Lieber-Stoller fans like me).

I had no clue about Lieber-Stoller. They wrote some of the greatest songs of our ute. Thanks for referencing them. Nice trip down memory lane.

stevelee · Post by **stevelee** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 6:26 pm

wildforthecats wrote:Not these Aces...

http://youtu.be/xX_FCOS4RzY

I played against some of the Dallas Aces at duplicate c. 1970-72.

Post by **chantillycat** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 8:52 pm

Nice article about Mike...

http://www.mnbasketballhub.com/news_art ... _id=198777

tennis08tarheels · Post by **tennis08tarheels** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 10:59 pm

Waitress wrote:
BDF wrote:
i77cat wrote:Silas is just an ad hoc name. And that's all I'll say about that.
oooh oooh oooh. I think I got it.

Titanic size!
True confession: I never aced anything while at DU.

I hear the drums echoing tonight!

BDF · Post by **BDF** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:35 am

tennis08tarheels wrote:
Waitress wrote:
BDF wrote:
i77cat wrote:Silas is just an ad hoc name. And that's all I'll say about that.
oooh oooh oooh. I think I got it.

Titanic size!
True confession: I never aced anything while at DU.
I hear the drums echoing tonight!

Tennis08 is the winner.

CatsUpNorth · Post by **CatsUpNorth** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 11:54 am

As Michael Jones continues to dominate Minnesota, I've been thinking about how Nelson Boachie-Yiadom will fit perfectly in our zone (if we continue to use it going forward, which I think we will). He isn't a traditional center, but he's long and quick, and would be perfect playing one of the bottom corners of the zone since he can cover ground to contest the corner and the wing, while also collapsing inside to help. Our current zone has good length (and Michael Jones will help that as well) but it lacks elite recovery quickness, evidenced by the open three that lost us the game last night. With NBY on the bottom of the zone, things will become even more uncomfortable on the perimeter for defenses. I'm still worried about his jumper and would like us to add a traditional big who can silasnce offenses and gobble up rebounds, but I don't think his addition should be overlooked even though he likely wont be the type to put up massive numbers.