How soon we all forget...

Gary DeWaay · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 42

Since the agreed-to AFL-NFL merger in 1966, The Oakland Raiders have
played in the most Championship games of any AFC team, and second-most of
any team in the NFL, with 14 appearances over five decades.

The Raiders are the only American Football Conference team and one of just
three NFL teams - along with Minnesota and St. Louis - to play in
Championship games in each of the last five decades.

The Raiders are the only NFL team to have played in Super Bowls in four
different decades - the 1960s (Super Bowl II), the 1970s (Super Bowl XI),
the 1980s (Super Bowls XV and XVIII) and the 2000s (Super Bowl XXXVII).

In their five Super Bowls, the Raiders have had four different head
coaches and four different starting quarterbacks.

The Raiders are one of only eight NFL teams and one of five in the AFC to
make at least five Super Bowl appearances.

The Raiders are one of only seven NFL teams to capture at least three
World Championships of Professional Football with victories in Super Bowls
XI, XV and XVIII.

The Raiders are the only AFC West team to qualify for the playoffs in each
of the past five decades.

The Raiders are the last AFC West team to capture the division three years
in a row (2000,2001, 2002).

http://www.raiders.com/Common/Article.aspx?id=38050

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And THAT my friends, is why Al Davis still garners my respect and loyalty.

Gary

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Nuclear Waste · Joined: 23 Dec 2007 Posts: 50

"Gary DeWaay"
> The Raiders are the only NFL team to have played in Super
> Bowls in four
> different decades - the 1960s (Super Bowl II), the 1970s
> (Super Bowl XI),
> the 1980s (Super Bowls XV and XVIII) and the 2000s (Super
> Bowl XXXVII).
>
> In their five Super Bowls, the Raiders have had four
> different head
> coaches and four different starting quarterbacks.

I say we bring back Jimmy P and Tom Flores for one more shot.

NW

JD · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 8

> ...end quote.....
>
> And THAT my friends, is why Al Davis still garners my respect and loyalty.
>
> Gary

Let's not forget - Raiders were the last AFCW team to make it to the
superbowl and win the AFC.

Having said that - go Chargers!!! (Damn, that left a nasty taste in my
mouth)

JD

The Raider on a Rock · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 20

On Jan 18, 1:53 pm, JD wrote:

>
> Let's not forget

I think that is the problem JD, it is too easy to forget in times like
these.

JD · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 8

>
> I think that is the problem JD, it is too easy to forget in times like
> these.

I got an idea, how about we forget the times like these?

2008 is a new season baby!!!!

RAIDERS!!!!!!

JD

Brit Raider · Joined: 28 Sep 2007 Posts: 4

Didn't realise it was mid-summer over there - we had temperatures all the
way down to 10C today, I almost had to put a jumper on.
Wink

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"Nuclear Waste" wrote in message $Fc.162193@attbi_s21...
>
>
> Well the wife and I both have pneumonia. So, while I uually do not bother
> with the wind chill I am acutely aware of it lately when going out for
> wood. When I got up yesterday it was -18º F and the wind chill was
> hovering around -50º F. Today was just a hair colder, and this stuff is
> moving toward Green Bay Wisconsin. There is also snow forcast for
> tomorrow. I think the Packers will have the home field advantage. (For
> those in other parts of the world that is a real temp of -28º C and a
> wind chill of -46º C)
>

Nuclear Waste · Joined: 23 Dec 2007 Posts: 50

That little dash in front of the integer indicates that it is
less than zero. A look at the temperatures in the normal
range of human experience will also show you why we prefer the
fahrenheit system. For me normal temperature ranges are from
100º F to -100º F considering "real feel" and "wind chill".
200 discreet degrees of description. For the uninitiated that
is 37.7º C to -73.3º C or about half of the actual descriptive
ability. While the metric system does make number
manipulation easy on those who do not have quality skills,
such as simple addition and subtraction, it is hardly actually
beneficial in a real sense.

NW

"Brit Raider" wrote in message $g%2.7744@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net...
> Didn't realise it was mid-summer over there - we had
> temperatures all the way down to 10C today, I almost had to
> put a jumper on.
> Wink

>
> --
> -==-
>
>
> "Nuclear Waste" wrote in message
> $Fc.162193@attbi_s21...
>>
>>
>> Well the wife and I both have pneumonia. So, while I
>> uually do not bother with the wind chill I am acutely aware
>> of it lately when going out for wood. When I got up
>> yesterday it was -18º F and the wind chill was hovering
>> around -50º F. Today was just a hair colder, and this stuff
>> is moving toward Green Bay Wisconsin. There is also snow
>> forcast for tomorrow. I think the Packers will have the
>> home field advantage. (For those in other parts of the
>> world that is a real temp of -28º C and a wind chill
>> f -46º C)
>>
>
>

Brit Raider · Joined: 28 Sep 2007 Posts: 4

Sarcasm is TOTALLY wasted on you damn Colonials, isn't it ?

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"Nuclear Waste" wrote in message
news:%rvkj.43188$Ux2.7149@attbi_s22...
> That little dash in front of the integer indicates that it is less than
> zero. A look at the temperatures in the normal range of human experience
> will also show you why we prefer the fahrenheit system. For me normal
> temperature ranges are from 100º F to -100º F considering "real feel" and
> "wind chill". 200 discreet degrees of description. For the uninitiated
> that is 37.7º C to -73.3º C or about half of the actual descriptive
> ability. While the metric system does make number manipulation easy on
> those who do not have quality skills, such as simple addition and
> subtraction, it is hardly actually beneficial in a real sense.
>
> NW
>
>
>
> "Brit Raider" wrote in message
> $g%2.7744@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net...
>> Didn't realise it was mid-summer over there - we had temperatures all the
>> way down to 10C today, I almost had to put a jumper on.
>> Wink

>>
>> --
>> -==-
>>
>>
>> "Nuclear Waste" wrote in message
>> $Fc.162193@attbi_s21...
>>>
>>>
>>> Well the wife and I both have pneumonia. So, while I uually do not
>>> bother with the wind chill I am acutely aware of it lately when going
>>> out for wood. When I got up yesterday it was -18º F and the wind chill
>>> was hovering around -50º F. Today was just a hair colder, and this stuff
>>> is moving toward Green Bay Wisconsin. There is also snow forcast for
>>> tomorrow. I think the Packers will have the home field advantage. (For
>>> those in other parts of the world that is a real temp of -28º C and a
>>> wind chill f -46º C)
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Nuclear Waste · Joined: 23 Dec 2007 Posts: 50

Umm, considering the infinite series of fractional components
available BETWEEN each discreet integer I thought that the
obvious and deliberate misrepresentation of the descriptive
abilities of the two systems was at least as obvious as the
sarcasm.

I keep telling myself, math and logic for Izzy Mike and Kim,
and no math jokes in ASFPOR, but then I do it anyway.

NW

"Brit Raider" wrote in message $h35.20126@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
> Sarcasm is TOTALLY wasted on you damn Colonials, isn't it ?
>
> --
> -==-
>
>
> "Nuclear Waste" wrote in message
> news:%rvkj.43188$Ux2.7149@attbi_s22...
>> That little dash in front of the integer indicates that it
>> is less than zero. A look at the temperatures in the
>> normal range of human experience will also show you why we
>> prefer the fahrenheit system. For me normal temperature
>> ranges are from 100º F to -100º F considering "real feel"
>> and "wind chill". 200 discreet degrees of description. For
>> the uninitiated that is 37.7º C to -73.3º C or about half
>> of the actual descriptive ability. While the metric system
>> does make number manipulation easy on those who do not have
>> quality skills, such as simple addition and subtraction, it
>> is hardly actually beneficial in a real sense.
>>
>> NW
>>
>>
>>
>> "Brit Raider" wrote in message
>> $g%2.7744@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net...
>>> Didn't realise it was mid-summer over there - we had
>>> temperatures all the way down to 10C today, I almost had
>>> to put a jumper on.
>>> Wink

>>>
>>> --
>>> -==-
>>>
>>>
>>> "Nuclear Waste" wrote in message
>>> $Fc.162193@attbi_s21...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Well the wife and I both have pneumonia. So, while I
>>>> uually do not bother with the wind chill I am acutely
>>>> aware of it lately when going out for wood. When I got
>>>> up yesterday it was -18º F and the wind chill was
>>>> hovering around -50º F. Today was just a hair colder, and
>>>> this stuff is moving toward Green Bay Wisconsin. There
>>>> is also snow forcast for tomorrow. I think the Packers
>>>> will have the home field advantage. (For those in other
>>>> parts of the world that is a real temp of -28º C and a
>>>> wind chill f -46º C)
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

The Queen B · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 27

On Jan 20 2008 9:45 AM, Nuclear Waste wrote:

> Umm, considering the infinite series of fractional components
> available BETWEEN each discreet integer I thought that the
> obvious and deliberate misrepresentation of the descriptive
> abilities of the two systems was at least as obvious as the
> sarcasm.
>
> I keep telling myself, math and logic for Izzy Mike and Kim,
> and no math jokes in ASFPOR, but then I do it anyway.
>
> NW
>
Math for KIM??? Ew. I hate numbers on both sides of the pond. They all
deserve to be made fun of. Wink

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Nuclear Waste · Joined: 23 Dec 2007 Posts: 50

"The Queen B"
>>
> Math for KIM??? Ew. I hate numbers on both sides of the
> pond. They all
> deserve to be made fun of. Wink

Shoes sizes, currency exchange, savings realized on coach
purses when you find out they can be refinished and all the
hardware replaced for free if you send them in...

Bulshit, just have to introduce you to the RIGHT numbers

NW

The Queen B · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 27

On Jan 20 2008 10:38 AM, Nuclear Waste wrote:

> "The Queen B"
> >>
> > Math for KIM??? Ew. I hate numbers on both sides of the
> > pond. They all
> > deserve to be made fun of. Wink

>
> Shoes sizes, currency exchange, savings realized on coach
> purses when you find out they can be refinished and all the
> hardware replaced for free if you send them in...
>
> Bulshit, just have to introduce you to the RIGHT numbers
>
> NW

Oh...well, since you put it that way. I CAN calculate sale percentages at
the speed of light. Huh. Thanks for the paradigm shift!

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Wall Street Raider · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 2

On Jan 17, 8:32 pm, Gary DeWaay wrote:

> And THAT my friends, is why Al Davis still garners my respect and loyalty.

Great respect for what he has done in the past. The problem is that
times change and the older people get the more set they are in their
ways. What made him great (the boldness to do things his way), is
what is making him fail (the stubborness to keep doing it the same
way).

Wall Street Raider

Gary DeWaay · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 42

Wall Street Raider's at WallStrRaider@aol.com wisdom:

> > And THAT my friends, is why Al Davis still garners my respect and loyalty.
>
> Great respect for what he has done in the past. The problem is that
> times change and the older people get the more set they are in their
> ways. What made him great (the boldness to do things his way), is
> what is making him fail (the stubborness to keep doing it the same
> way).
>

Ok, time for me to step up and slam Al for a minute...

Without being too 20/20 hindsite like the IAAFers, I blame him big time
for waiting 4 years to replace Gannon with anything besides scrap-heap
QB's, and not immediately hiring another young gun coach after firing
Callahan, instead of scrap-heap coaches.

Coaching, and QB's are the two most important parts of the NFL... I think
Al forgot that.

If I use TOTAL 20/20 hindsite, he shoulda blown up the entire team right
after the SB loss and started completely over, we'd be two years ahead
right now... I think our cap problems are just now clearing out after
extending all the last-leg veterans contracts in that last ditch effort to
get back to the SB. Remember when we were supposedly 35 mill OVER the cap
that year, and it magically dissappeared? It was all still there...

Oh, and he should be shot dead for not getting Rodney Harrison signed...
two sacks yesterday? Fuuuuccckkkkmmmmeeeeee. Damn he would have made
a difference on our defense the last 4 years.

--
- Gary

RFM · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 19

"Gary DeWaay" wrote ...
>
>
> Oh, and he should be shot dead for not getting Rodney Harrison signed...
> two sacks yesterday? Fuuuuccckkkkmmmmeeeeee. Damn he would have made
> a difference on our defense the last 4 years.
>
> --
> - Gary

Just one more reason to hate that son-of-a-bitchin' Shanahan.
--RFM

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