Adidas buys Reebok

Quoted message said:

http://www.suntimes.com/output/business/cst-fin-adidas04.html

Now they can make crappy shoes in one factory, and save money.

TBR
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."

The Bill Rodgers said:

Now they can make crappy shoes in one factory, and save money.

We have, thus far, in Shoes According To Bill:

Adidas: bad
Reebok: bad
Nike: bad
Avia: bad
Brooks: bad

Asics: good

New Balance: ? (you liked one of their alleged bricks for a while)

Is NB good or bad? Is anyone other than Asics good?

I fly Nimbae ~ !

Hey Chuck, What do you know? N-O-T-H-I-N-G about A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G
because you are a N-O-B-O-D-Y and a N-E-W-B-I-E jogger. You know [censored]
about running, running shoes, running equipment, or training
techniques. You've accomplished N-O-T-H-I-N-G in your sad, pathetic
life. So tell us where does your wisdom come from? Your lubed
[censored]?

On 4 Aug 2005 14:08:37 -0700, "Charlie Pendejo" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

The Bill Rodgers said:

Now they can make crappy shoes in one factory, and save money.

We have, thus far, in Shoes According To Bill:

Adidas: bad
Reebok: bad
Nike: bad
Avia: bad
Brooks: bad

Asics: good

New Balance: ? (you liked one of their alleged bricks for a while)

Is NB good or bad? Is anyone other than Asics good?

TBR
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."

Mizuno

On 4 Aug 2005 14:08:37 -0700, "Charlie Pendejo" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

The Bill Rodgers said:

Now they can make crappy shoes in one factory, and save money.

We have, thus far, in Shoes According To Bill:

Adidas: bad
Reebok: bad
Nike: bad
Avia: bad
Brooks: bad

Asics: good

New Balance: ? (you liked one of their alleged bricks for a while)

Is NB good or bad? Is anyone other than Asics good?

Frank Boettcher said:

Mizuno

Hiroshima.

TBR
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."

TBR flamed:

Quoted message said:

Hey Chuck, What do you know? N-O-T-H-I-N-G about A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G

because you are a N-O-B-O-D-Y and a N-E-W-B-I-E jogger. You know [censored]
about running, running shoes, running equipment, or training
techniques. You've accomplished N-O-T-H-I-N-G in your sad, pathetic
life. So tell us where does your wisdom come from? Your lubed
[censored]?

Well maybe, but he does claim to be clairvoyant. He predicted the
"return" of Jenn E Fir, MAT, and some other a**holes.

The Bad Guy said:

Well maybe, but he does claim to be clairvoyant.>

Hearing voices doesn't equal clairvoyant. The way to tell is to take
your meds, if the voices stop, you're not clairvoyant, you're nuts.

Quoted message said:

He predicted the
"return" of Jenn E Fir, MAT, and some other a**holes.

He IS them.

TBR
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."

The Bill Rodgers said:

Hey Chuck, What do you know? N-O-T-H-I-N-G about A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G
because you are a N-O-B-O-D-Y and a N-E-W-B-I-E jogger.

Yeah, and I guess I'm destined to remain a know N-O-T-H-I-N-G because
when I asked you this question:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Is NB good or bad? Is anyone other than Asics good?

you wouldn't add to my knowledge (which is currently Z-E-R-O) by
answering it. So what's the deal, is any shoe brand other than Asics
legit?

New Balance?
Mizuno?
Saucony?
Fila?
Etonic?
Puma?
Diadora?
Vitruvian?
Loco?
Hershey?
Keds?

We already know about these:

Adidas: bad
Reebok: bad
Nike: bad
Avia: bad
Brooks: bad

Asics: good

Quoted message said:

You've accomplished N-O-T-H-I-N-G in your sad, pathetic life.

Guess I won't call you as a character witness next time I'm negotiating
my salary!

You are just too stupid to tell when I'm kidding, and it's not
possible to explain to a stupid person why they're stupid, because
they simply are too stupid to understand the concept. If they could,
they wouldn't be stupid.
Let it suffice (go look it up) to say you are stupid.

On 4 Aug 2005 21:08:24 -0700, "Charlie Pendejo" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

The Bill Rodgers said:

Hey Chuck, What do you know? N-O-T-H-I-N-G about A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G
because you are a N-O-B-O-D-Y and a N-E-W-B-I-E jogger.

Yeah, and I guess I'm destined to remain a know N-O-T-H-I-N-G because
when I asked you this question:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Is NB good or bad? Is anyone other than Asics good?

you wouldn't add to my knowledge (which is currently Z-E-R-O) by
answering it. So what's the deal, is any shoe brand other than Asics
legit?

New Balance?
Mizuno?
Saucony?
Fila?
Etonic?
Puma?
Diadora?
Vitruvian?
Loco?
Hershey?
Keds?

We already know about these:

Adidas: bad
Reebok: bad
Nike: bad
Avia: bad
Brooks: bad

Asics: good

Quoted message said:

You've accomplished N-O-T-H-I-N-G in your sad, pathetic life.

Guess I won't call you as a character witness next time I'm negotiating
my salary!

TBR
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."

The Bill Rodgers said:

Let it suffice (go look it up) to say you are stupid.

Yeah, you had mentioned that previously so I was already aware of it.
Surely I'll be ready for a reminder in a month or six weeks, but don't
you worry, I'm not going to forget it over the course of a day.

Regardless, on behalf of the entire NG, we're all hungry for your words
of wisdom on which shoe brands other than Asics make decent running
shoes - who makes at least one or two shoes which might be a legitimate
choice for some runner somewhere? Don't worry, if you use big words
somebody will look them up and explain to the rest of us. So far we
have:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

New Balance?
Mizuno?
Saucony?
Fila?
Etonic?
Puma?
Diadora?
Vitruvian?
Loco?
Hershey?
Keds?

We already know about these:

Adidas: bad
Reebok: bad
Nike: bad
Avia: bad
Brooks: bad

Asics: good