FoxJet Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Bears | Brien Signs - from www.KFFL.com Thu, 12 May 2005 12:08:14 -0700 The Chicago Tribune reports the Chicago Bears have signed free agent PK Doug Brien (Jets) to a one-year deal. Financial terms were not disclosed. Bears | Brien Agrees to Terms - from www.KFFL.com Thu, 12 May 2005 12:02:31 -0700 ChicagoBears.com reports the Chicago Bears have agreed to the terms of a one-year contract with free agent PK Doug Brien (Jets). "He has a successful history behind him," said Bears coach Lovie Smith. "We're trying to improve our football team and we've added another good football player to the fold, so we're happy about that." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjets Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 good for him...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 I wish him well, i do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Hahahahahahahahahahahaha. Good luck Chicago. Morons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj meadowlands Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 uhhhh....isn't Edinger better than this clown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barton Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 F ya brien I HATE YOU YOU BIG PIECE OF OSTRICH POOP!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormshadow19 Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Woo! Terrific news for the Lions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Troll Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 I'm sure the man with the leg strength of a 12-year old girl will do great in the Windy City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHJF Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Best frickin' news I've heard all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsFanTX Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 I'm sure the man with the leg strength of a 12-year old girl will do great in the Windy City. Um, the Windy City is not called that because of the wind. Giants Stadium is probably a much tougher place to kick than Soldier Field. I do however, agree with you about his 12-year old girl's leg. :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Troll Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Um, the Windy City is not called that because of the wind. As an avid Cubs fan, I can tell you that it IS called that because of the wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsFanTX Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 As an avid Cubs fan, I can tell you that it IS called that because of the wind. Back to Barry Popik. Having gotten Big Apple squared away, Barry turned his attention to Chicago's nickname, the Windy City. The average mope believes Chicago was so dubbed because it's windy, meteorologically speaking. The more sophisticated set (including, till recently, your columnist) thinks the term originated in a comment by Charles Dana, editor of the New York Sun in the 1890s. Annoyed by the vocal (and ultimately successful) efforts of Chicago civic leaders to land the world's fair celebrating Columbus's discovery of America, Dana urged his readers to ignore "the nonsensical claims of that windy city"--windy meaning excessively talkative. :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiamiJet Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Back to Barry Popik. Having gotten Big Apple squared away, Barry turned his attention to Chicago's nickname, the Windy City. The average mope believes Chicago was so dubbed because it's windy, meteorologically speaking. The more sophisticated set (including, till recently, your columnist) thinks the term originated in a comment by Charles Dana, editor of the New York Sun in the 1890s. Annoyed by the vocal (and ultimately successful) efforts of Chicago civic leaders to land the world's fair celebrating Columbus's discovery of America, Dana urged his readers to ignore "the nonsensical claims of that windy city"--windy meaning excessively talkative. :wink: That's not the entire story, damn troll. Again, as always, you conveniently left out part of the story. Popik also found a citation in the Louisville Courier-Journal in early January 1886 which connects the wind off Lake Michigan and Chicago. And he found a rhyme in PUCK (a then-popular New York City humour magazine) written about 1871 that included the words "windy old town of Chicago." He adds 1885 and 1886 references in the baseball magazine Sporting Life to Chicago as the "City of Winds" and the "Windy City." The author concludes that " However, I am still unsure as to weather, oops, whether it originally emphasized Chicago's entrepreneurial spirit or its distinctive weather conditions, perhaps it was both together. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiamiJet Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 I hate this move. I knew it would happen, since Angelo wanted to "upgrade" the PK spot by bringing in competition. Edinger has been shaky at best the past two seasons. I think Angelo is a damn fool and has made some pretty bad moves. His drafts have been decent, but he still hasn't provided the team with a proven veteran qb. At least Bradway has corrected things and done a pretty good job of late with NY. Angelo is brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsFanTX Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 That's not the entire story, damn troll. Again, as always, you conveniently left out part of the story. You obviously do not understand how to comprehend the written word. IS CHICAGO THE WINDIEST CITY? Chicago is nicknamed the "Windy City" but not because of its wind speeds. In fact, according to Tom Skilling in his "Ask Tom Why" column in the Chicago Tribune of March 11, 2004, the National Weather Service ranks Chicago seventy-sixth among 255 U.S. cities for which the agency tracks average wind speed. The origin of the "Windy City" nickname is a bit obscure. It is thought to be based on loud and windy boosterism. A Chicago Daily News article from Sept. 22, 1969 gives this origin: Blame it on John Stephan Wright and William (Deacon) Bross, two local boosters (windbags, some might say), who went up and down the East Coast yelling about the wonders of Chicago, according to Daily News library clippings.... Because of their loud boasts of the virtues of the city, Chicago was dubbed the "Windy City" after its "windy" citizenry in the 1850s, according to stories. http://www.chipublib.org/008subject/005genref/faqwindy.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiamiJet Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 You obviously do not understand how to comprehend the written word. IS CHICAGO THE WINDIEST CITY? Chicago is nicknamed the "Windy City" but not because of its wind speeds. In fact, according to Tom Skilling in his "Ask Tom Why" column in the Chicago Tribune of March 11, 2004, the National Weather Service ranks Chicago seventy-sixth among 255 U.S. cities for which the agency tracks average wind speed. The origin of the "Windy City" nickname is a bit obscure. It is thought to be based on loud and windy boosterism. A Chicago Daily News article from Sept. 22, 1969 gives this origin: Blame it on John Stephan Wright and William (Deacon) Bross, two local boosters (windbags, some might say), who went up and down the East Coast yelling about the wonders of Chicago, according to Daily News library clippings.... Because of their loud boasts of the virtues of the city, Chicago was dubbed the "Windy City" after its "windy" citizenry in the 1850s, according to stories. http://www.chipublib.org/008subject/005genref/faqwindy.html And you, obviously are a village idiot who should move out from his momma's basement. Some believe the nickname derives from the cold winds howling down Chicago's urban canyons. Others accept that it originated during the 1890 bidding for the World's Fair where Chicago advocates used a long-winded campaign to win approval. Evidence suggests, however, that the moniker predates the Fair bid by at least five years. Word-sleuth, Barry Popik asserts the title was self-bestowed, intended to promote Chicago as a summer tourist destination and prime residential area. According to the Chicago Tribune in 1886: "The name of 'Windy City'...is intended as a tribute to the refreshing lake breezes of the great summer resort of the West..." Perhaps confusion over weather-based origins of Windy City arises, according to meteorologist Keith Heidorn, because its original connotation is at odds with current thinking. Our mind-set today links the word "wind" with unpleasant thoughts of windchill, hurricanes, tornadoes and damage. To us, the nickname "Windy" appears derogatory. But if we travel back a century or more, "Windy" takes quite a positive spin. Hippocrates, father of medicine, for example, extolled the virtues of wind for maintaining good health. During the early Industrial Revolution, cities became infamous for their malodorous, unhealthy air, soiled by industrial activity, coal and wood burning, and animal stockyards. Steady winds, however, can blow that filth and odor away and also provide natural air-conditioning during summer heat. You posted the article but failed to mention that there is no proof of it. You claim it as the Gospel. Again, you ignore what people post to claim that you're right. Bottom line is, the term is obscure. It could be, but no one knows for sure. Whom are we to believe? A hick like yourself who inbreeds with his cousins, or several historians and doctors. Dick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiamiJet Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Oh and by the way, Tampax, you migth want to read this: "The Windy City" - It is often recited that this nickname was first used by Charles Gibson Dana, editor of the New York Sun and former editor of the Chicago Republican in 1890 in reference to the city's claims for the World Columbian Exposition. In this theory, it is said the nickname was inspired by the speechmaking proclivities of its politicians more than by its prevailing weather conditions. Ardent word sleuth Barry Popik, however, has found a reference to the "Windy City" in the Cleveland Gazette dated 19 September 1885. The name may indicate the summer breezes as is described at Weather Doctor's Weather History. Hick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiamiJet Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Let me add one thing before I put this to rest. It seemed as if Dana tried to poke fun at Chicago by calling it the "Windy City", however, examples of it's use in regards to Chicago's weather was found years earlier, so this obviously could not be the first time it was used as Chicago's nickname, yet you blindly use it as your proof. An article in the Tribune acknowledges that it is "the Windy City", but refers to the flattering meaning of it's name, not the insult Dana tried to hurl: This letter-writer calls Chicago "a windy city." Yes the winds blow here from all the four points, bringing vigor in their rush, bracing up its people, filling their lungs with oxygen, and blowing away organic exhalations, and expelling malaria. Its winds bring health with them and make its mortality list the smallest of any large city in the Union. They give us a bracing atmosphere in which vigor, energy, and enterprise become possible. They are the winds of the prairies, blowing across thousands of miles of fertile plains from the snow-clad great Rocky Mountain chain. They are the winds of the great inland seas, full of balm and blessing, and expelling and curing all malaria, a tonic so exhilarating that those who breath it must be up and doing. 'Blow high, blow low, all winds that blow shall make our ruddy hearth fires glow.'" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 This prick is in no way going to beat out Paul Edinger. However, the Bears might keep him for a clutch field goal kick from 41 yards out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsFanTX Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 However, the Bears might keep him for a clutch field goal kick from 41 yards out. Not 37 yards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirlancemehlot Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 You're both wrong. The term "Windy city" was coined by a certain Theodore Flutterblast shortly after the Chicago Chili cook-off disaster of 1882. Another event closely tied to the city's "Windy" problem is the igniting of said wind which caused the burning of two-thirds of the City. Embarassed by the true cause of the fire, someone blamed a cow, and all remaining residents looked up, saying in unison, "yes, yes the cow! It was the cow! Really!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirlancemehlot Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 You're both wrong. The term "Windy city" was coined by a certain Theodore Flutterblast shortly after the Chicago Chili cook-off disaster of 1882. Another event closely tied to the city's "Windy" problem is the igniting of said wind which caused the burning of two-thirds of the City. Embarassed by the true cause of the fire, someone blamed a cow, and all remaining residents looked up, saying in unison, "yes, yes the cow! It was the cow! Really!" Damn. I so rarely get any mileage out of "Mrs. O'leary's cow" jokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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