Slog - Comments on South Park vs The Schrammie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash Normally, I ignore KOMO's resident editorial curmudgeon, Ken Schram. He's a poor man's Andy Rooney, but sometimes he means well. The rest of the time, the S.S. Schram seems adrift in a sea of crazy. Not one to disappoint, Schram's latest column again proves he's too blustery for his own good: Maybe it'll happen. Maybe it won't. But just the fact that somebody's even considering the idea is just nuts. So if Tim Croll would stop digging for castaway treasure, I'd like him to come on down. Tim's the Solid Waste Director of Seattle Public Utilities. He's right in the... Copyright 2008 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:30:58 -0800 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:29:59 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by The Incredible Sulk Kelly O and Ari Spool give Ken Schram can of Rize, Ken Schram drink Rize, freak out, Hulk out, KEN SCHRAM BECOME HULK!

HULK WILL SMASH SOUTH PARK NEIGHBORHOOD WHINERS!

And no, I don't feel like letting it go.

]]> The Incredible Sulk http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054735 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054735 City Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:30:37 -0800 Comment by la Most of the Schrammies are like this. They are normally based on .1% of information for any given topic.

]]> la http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054753 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054753 City Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:45:27 -0800 Comment by tomasyalba What a great response by Wendy. That was lovely!

]]> tomasyalba http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054766 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054766 City Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:08:35 -0800 Comment by Jimmy Jackhammer Go Wendy! Your cafe sounds totes fun. I hope it happens for you and I hope they serve kick-ass coffee.

]]> Jimmy Jackhammer http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054774 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054774 City Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:21:09 -0800 Comment by ROAG Give me the table with a view! The dump rules. Not only would it be great if people paid a bit more attention to the ol' garbage stream, but a dump cafe would be boy birthday headquarters! The guy in the bomb-proof bulldozer could sign bits of scrap.

]]> ROAG http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054777 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054777 City Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:27:30 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Ken Schramm is Will in Seattle with a bigger megaphone. Set to ignore.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054784 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054784 City Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:37:22 -0800 Comment by Catalina Vel-DuRay Anyone who has waited (and waited and waited and waited) in line for the transfer station can appreciate how this might be a good idea - if for nothing else than the bathroom.

]]> Catalina Vel-DuRay http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054795 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054795 City Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:54:44 -0800 Comment by elenchos No kidding.

In Denver they dug a huge pit for the foundation of a new skyscraper, and it drew crowds so large to watch the workers down in the bottom of the hole they put up bleachers to accommodate them.

Is there really a bomb proof bulldozer? What's it like?

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054798 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054798 City Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:13:50 -0800 Comment by Charles_Mudede_Is_A_Latent_Racist Sulk,

I appreciate the tribute.

]]> Charles_Mudede_Is_A_Latent_Racist http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054822 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054822 City Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:55:13 -0800 Comment by P to the J Who doesn't love infrastructure? One vanilla latte', please, and let's watch a compactor!

]]> P to the J http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054825 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054825 City Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:57:54 -0800 Comment by P to the J Who doesn't love infrastructure? One vanilla latte', please, and let's watch a compactor!

]]> P to the J http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054826 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054826 City Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:58:14 -0800 Comment by rb I don't get the Schram segment at all. Who at KOMO thought it was a good idea to give that loon a microphone? It's like listening to someone read the PI Soundoffs.

]]> rb http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054837 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054837 City Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:17:10 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale Ha, Fnarf. I thought that too, but not right away. "And Tim, let’s not do lunch" is priceless.

As far as the photo goes, my guess is that Spanganthal ran across Schram's Sunday horseshoe game at about 4:30 in the afternoon.

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054845 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054845 City Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:54:00 -0800 Comment by ROAG You've never seen the transfer station bulldozer?! It's like the caged tractor scooping up golf balls at the driving range -- times a million. You can throw shit at it and the driver doesn't flinch. Very Idiocracy.

]]> ROAG http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054846 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054846 City Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:56:27 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle @6 - exactly.

He's usually right, and upsets those who rely on "what everyone knows" as if it were the truth.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054876 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054876 City Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:47:58 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle (oh, and @8 ... no, there is no such thing as a bomb-proof bulldozer, not when we have the MOAB ...)

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054966 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054966 City Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:09:20 -0800 Comment by Catalina Vel-DuRay "Who at KOMO thought it was a good idea to give that loon a microphone?"

Every World-Class City needs an Andy Rooney

]]> Catalina Vel-DuRay http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054994 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1054994 City Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:42:02 -0800 Comment by Greg We can make it part of the city's Municipal Services Tour. Go see the trash compactor from the live feed at the South Park Cafe! Watch the Garbage Train set off from behind Greg Kucera gallery! Thrill to see line workers separate recyclables at the transfer station! Then, if you still have energy, go up north to the Brightwater Interpretive Center and you can see (but not smell) the wastewater treatment process.

I'm thinking about putting together a map for tourists. Anybody know a good print shop?

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1055019 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1055019 City Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:27:34 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Will:
He's usually right

Holy shit, Will, you never cease to amaze. You're a fan of Ken Schramm. That's just classic.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1055044 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1055044 City Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:14:31 -0800 Comment by The Incredible Sulk CMIALR,

I do not understand your strange sense of humor. Please explain.

]]> The Incredible Sulk http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1055050 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1055050 City Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:24:29 -0800 Comment by Town Meeting You know you miss my show.

]]> Town Meeting http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1055108 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/schrammie_backlash#c1055108 City Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:29:59 -0800