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	Spitballing
		For those of you who are concerned that I'm talking about a sport that invloves a lot of bodily fluids, it's a term that screenwriters use for when they get stuck.
		Well I love that name - spitballing - and I think it is an absolutely fantastic idea.
		I have to say, this is the bit I love about my job; I'm meeting up with a client next week to talk over his book and spitball a little.
	www.writewords.org.uk /forum/47_10626.asp (1841 words)

	Spitball!: What's a Spitball?
		Hey folks, welcome to Spitball!, the world's first screenplay written by blog.You may want to read the posts in our about section, particularly our Statement of Purpose
		Just realized there might be people out there unfamiliar with the term "spitball", which makes a lot of our in-jokes (well, maybe only the funny names) incomprehensible.
		"Spitballing" is a term invented by William Goldman (author and screenwriter of such classics as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and All The President's Men) as kind of synonym for brainstorming.
	hellbox.org /sb/about/whats_a_spitball (249 words)

	Canadian Cowardice
		But even with authorities acknowledging that more arrests are inevitable, there's one thing that could hinder further takedowns: political correctness.
		Since the terror busts, some Canadian journalists have been busy spitballing accusations of ethnic insensitivity at each other from the nation's editorial pages.
		Obviously, they'd rather be picking the lint out of each other's navels than worrying about the folks who want to kill us.
	www.aina.org /news/20060616110703.htm (680 words)

	Screenwriting Bar & Lounge: SPITBALLING (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		This may never get used and I don't have a particular idea right now, but thought it would be nice to have a place where people could throw out ideas and get feedback if they needed it.
		I've been reading where Hitchcock used to throw out these crazy one liner ideas that would never work, but by the time they finished spitballing them they'd come up with some of his favorite scenes.
		The only rule was (is) nothing is a stupid idea because everything makes you either defend the direction you are heading in or think of a new way to go.
	www.nycmidnight.com /forums/forum/printer_friendly_posts.asp?TID=381 (679 words)

	The Daily Slant: Katrina and Priorities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		I've seen some vicious and awful statements made by fools on both sides of the aisle-- talking heads who are paid lots of money to be constantly talking and therefore have never really understood that there is a time to just be silent and let serious people do serious work.
		I guess what I'm saying is that demoninzing the president and his administration really does us no good at this point.
		Neither does spitballing from the lunatic fringes and the loose-lipped talking heads.
	www.thesideoftheslant.com /archives/2005/09/katrina_and_pri.html (591 words)

	Nothing to Write — Rob Rivera.com Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Anyway, I feel like spitballing; one of the downsides of blogging, I suppose, is that there’s not way to have an immediate exchange of ideas […]
		Anyway, I feel like spitballing; one of the downsides of blogging, I suppose, is that there’s not way to have an immediate exchange of ideas with whoever’s reading you… you always have to wait when and if a comment pops up and then just reply to that and so on and so forth.
		I have an inherent need to communicate just as much as I get off on making people around me laugh, and even though I might or might not at some degree accomplish both hopefully, I wish it were more immediate.
	www.rob-rivera.com /2006/nothing-to-write (1045 words)

	Episode 5 - The Clint Howard Variety Show
		I called Marc and ask him if he was interested in playing an obnoxious agent in the Variety Show.
		He came over to house and in about three minutes of spitballing, Barry and I knew we had a winner.
		His career began in 1975 as a 4'11", 95 lbs 18-year-old playing twelve in the TV series, "The Cop And The Kid" with Charles Durning.
	www.clinthoward.com /ep5_spotlight.html (288 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Spitballing Coveleski Buoys Indians
		The Nats' three-game roll stalls against Cleveland's "grandfathered" spitballer and future Hall of Famer Stan Coveleski (season 15-16, 4.04 ERA).
		Along with the Nationals' Allan Russell (currently 3-0), Coveleski had been among a group of nine American Leaguers (and eight National Leaguers) officially listed as spitball pitchers in 1920, when the pitch was otherwise officially outlawed, and allowed to use the wet one for the rest of their careers.
		They ran into another of these snags yesterday in the person of the veteran spitballer, [future Hall of Famer] Stan Coveleski (season 15-16, 4.04 ERA), and his little playmates from Cleveland, being unable to hit the Big Pole at all and dropping their second battle of the series to the Indians -- 5 to 1.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A61325-2004Aug12?language=printer (1244 words)

	WhatIfSports Discussion Forum: Regressive Fran1969 (22;92%) #61254
		I'm just spitballing here, but now that the Yankees don't have a sizable $$$ advantage every season b/c the cap was lowered to $100mil, and the next 4 seasons (69-72)the Yankees aren't clearly the most talented team, annd it isn't a league that he is the commissioner, we've seen the last of 'YankeeCpt.' ;-)
		Outside of giving you the number to the school I teach at and letting you varify my schedule, not sure what other information you would be looking for.
		The dates of your "spitballing" are after I sent you my schedule.
	www.whatifsports.com /forums/threads.asp?ForumID=28&TopicID=129753&PagePosition=1&ThreadPage=2 (1433 words)

	STLtoday.com: Sports - Forums - Cards Talk - Topic - Trade with the Phillies?
		They're reportedly looking for bullpen help in the form of a setup man with closing experience, a la Salomon Torres, who the Pirates reportedly didn't want to move.
		I'm just spitballing here, but the Phillies are currently carrying six starting pitchers and five outfielders, counting Jayson Werth.
		If they were going to trade these players it would probably be for players they would actually WANT on their team, or prospects.
	www.stltoday.com /forums/viewtopic.php?p=4311448 (1146 words)

	10,000 Monkeys and a Camera: July 7th: Climate Aid Concert
		Just because so many crackpots and dittoheads have set up an echo chamber giving the spurious spewings of those few scientists the appearance of authenticity, it still does not elevate their theories to the level of the real science presented by their more legitimate colleagues.
		Your questions are an interesting distraction, but they hardly qualify as anything more than spitballing, and do nothing to dispute the huge body of scientific work that continues to grow as climate change scientists make constant new discoveries.
		Now, if you could assemble a panel of a few dozen scientists who can provide evidence that disputes global warming and none of them are connected to the energy industry, conservative press or the Republican party, that would be impressive.
	blog.thorg.com /archives/045154.html (1814 words)

	Steroids V. Spitballing - Page 2 - Baseball Fever
		Last year when Buerhle made some accusations about a Cub pitcher cheating a lot of the past incidents were brought up again.
		The distinction needs to be made between spitballs and just plain scuffing the ball, or using pine tar for better grip.
		You'd not have a good grip, and the construction of the ball would not allow absorbing and softening.
	www.baseball-fever.com /showthread.php?t=51881&page=2 (1226 words)

	Steve Steinberg
		Steve Steinberg contributed to Rain Check, with the article “Spitballing to the Hall of Fame.” It covers the years of 1913 to 1915, when future Hall-of-Fame spitball pitcher Stan Coveleski played minor league ball in the Pacific Northwest.
		Spitball Features include the story of how Larry Cheney use the spitter to resurrect his career and to lead Brooklyn to the 1916 pennant.
		There’s also a story on Clark Griffith, who used to scuff baseball as a pitcher in the 19 th century and who led the fight against the spitter and other “trick pitchers” as a team owner in the 29 th century.
	www.stevesteinberg.net /indexwhatsnew.htm (1733 words)

	Spitball!: About Archives
		In 1888, the OED attributes the following to Judge 10 Nov. 68/1 "All statements to the opposite are spit-balls at the moon." The baseball use starts in 1905, in J.J. McGraw's Official Baseball Guide.
		The first reference to the movie industry is from 1955, attributed to H.
		Spitballing we call it in the movie business." So, it sounds as if it's an old Hollywood term.
	www.hellbox.org /sb/about (1714 words)

	FANBOY PLANET.com .: mc-whitechicks :.
		As the story goes, Keenen Ivory Wayans found inspiration in an article about debutantes in the Hamptons.
		Spitballing ideas for the next Wayans Brothers movie, Keenen, Shawn and Marlon agreed that turning the comedy duo into young hot white women would be funny.
		Director Wayans (Keenen Ivory) sets the tone early with a loud but dull set up scene.
	www.fanboyplanet.com /movies/mc-whitechicks.php (773 words)

	Urban Dictionary: spitballing
		2)I was just spitballing him, but he took it seriously.
		To make a suggestion loosely, often one that goes against common logic.
		"Now I'm just spitballing here, but why don't we pay off our loan in Canadian dollars and save ourselves soem money?"
	www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=spitballing (155 words)

	SPITBALLING WITH FLAIR -- Page 1 -- TIME
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		Spitballing, or brainstorming, is something like a group-therapy session in which the patient is the product and the doctors are the admen.
		Recently, TIME Correspondent Edgar Shook sat in on a brainstorming meeting at Chicago's North Advertising Inc. The patient: Flair, a new Paper Mate pen with a nylon tip.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,712155,00.html (770 words)

	Re: Spitballing
		Writewords Forums » Inspiration & Ideas » Re: Spitballing
		P.S. Katie - I think spitballing's great (could sound dodgy) - much more cutting edge and controversial than brainstorming.
		Whatever else comes out of this thread we’re spitballing some wonderful lines
	www.writewords.org.uk /forum/47_10626.asp?spage=3 (672 words)

	TrackForum - Who's going to be driving the #36 car at the '500'?
		I thought he'd have Cheever's 2nd ride (and he still may) but Enge seems to be the favorite for the 52.
		I'd love to see Kenny get another shot, and Moreno could land one of the vision cars...
		Fittipaldi was quoted in the IndyStar as saying he has been away too long to come back to Indy.
	www.trackforum.com /forums/printthread.php?t=74079 (833 words)

	BASE-Jumping Forums - I am looking for some suggestions as to the "registered user only" forum. Which of the following ...
		I've never been sure how your "charter member" system works but maybe this level of membership should require that you have personal knowledge of the person or a reference from someone that you do know.
		Again, I'm just spitballing in the hope that an idea is a good one or gives some other bright spark a notion.
		The only way this could fully work, is to get a moderator to review each new registered person.
	www.blincmagazine.com /forum/showthread.php?t=19092 (883 words)

	Spitballing the cost of a TV episode [Archive] - NewTek Discussions
		Spitballing the cost of a TV episode [Archive] - NewTek Discussions
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		I'm trying to roughly ballpark a per-episode cost for an animated TV show I am about to pitch.
	www.newtek.com /forums/archive/index.php/t-27595.html (988 words)

	Television Without Pity » Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip » The Cold Open
		He wants to pay respect to the studio, to the town.
		He and Tom start spitballing about how they take their jobs seriously, but they don't take themselves seriously.
		They screwed up, but they won't do it again.
	www.televisionwithoutpity.com /articles/content/a12450/index-11.html (488 words)

	Letters from the Editor » Glossary
		They simply do what they are told to do like good little sheep.
		Spitball or Spitballing: to toss ideas around with no expectation of them coming to pass, to brainstorm.
		Straw Man: A straw man or man of straw is a dummy in the shape of a human created by stuffing straw into clothes.
	davensjournal.com /wordpress/glossary (700 words)

	Thread - Intelligence - Article
		With all of the development dollars that go into operating systems - most notably the Microsoft Windows family - why are the interfaces so very poor?
		This question was birthed during a favorite activity: relaxing with a friend, spitballing about different futurist or philosophical concepts.
		In this case, we were speculating about the future of portable interfaces as technologies and applications continue to merge.
	www.experiencethread.com /articles/intel_artcl.cfm?article=19 (1155 words)

	Mass Drawing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		It says nothing about the final shape and aesthetics of the finished project.
		The amount of detail in the interior sketches is apparently just spitballing to give the viewer some notion of what's going on.
		Until the designer knows what the set back will be and all those details, the drawings are just place holders.
	www.cleandc.org (213 words)

	(MG returns to the Bonneville Salt Flats)
		At one point, Mitchell located a Hart Grand Prix engine and transmission to slot into a purpose-built replica of an MGF to try and break 300mph.
		That idea didn't get past the spitballing stage: instead, management's final edict was constructed around mechanical simplicity, using standard parts and unleaded pump fuel, to shuffle past 200mph.
		The first sketch from designer David Woodhouse included a tiny mugshot of the late actor John Le Mesurier: Woodhouse also thought the team uniform should include pith helmets.
	www.mgcars.org.uk /cambs.mgoc/EX-F.htm (1504 words)

	SportingNews.com - MLB - A century later, Ty Cobb still hard to figure out
		ROYSTON, Ga. -- He stepped to the plate for the first time -- this baby-faced teenager with the fiery eyes -- after a three-day-long train trip from Georgia to Detroit.
		On the mound was a spitballing pitcher who had a staggering 41 wins the previous season.
		Ty Cobb took the first pitch for a strike.
	www.sportingnews.com /yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=12257 (1097 words)

	PRANKSTA GANGSTAS By ELIZABETH WOLFF - Local News - New York Post Online Edition
		The city's geekiest thugs have formed rival gangs at a privileged public high school - complete with initiation rites, hand signals, street names and rap wars.
		Instead of drive-by shootings, 30 students at the elite School of the Future in Gramercy Park have "run-by spitballings."
		During the school week, they have freestyle "rap wars," in which "Snowflake," a soft-spoken beauty in blue fleece and jeans, keeps the beat.
	www.nypost.com /seven/11192006/news/regionalnews/pranksta_gangstas_regionalnews_elizabeth_wolff.htm (517 words)

	NEWSARAMA
		I kind of forgot about it, for a while.
		“Then in San Diego, Ed Brubaker and I started spitballing, and we came up with some really fun stuff, and stuff that actually affects the books — plus you’d get cool stuff like Batman vs. Bullseye and Catwoman vs. Elektra — just some really fun stuff.
		So Brubaker told me that we had to get it rolling, and I agreed.
	www.newsarama.com /WW_Chicago_04/DD_Batman.htm (1258 words)

	Just My Luck \| The Onion - America's Finest News Source
		Maybe putting a bowling ball on a high, rickety shelf with a bunch of other bowling balls?
		And on and on goes Just My Luck, a lazy spitballing session of karmic humor, hinged on the sort of generic rom-com contrivances that keep movies like these from ending at a reasonable time.
		In a premise that in no way resembles her body-switching breakthrough Freaky Friday, Lohan stars as a cosmically blessed PR lackey whose luck changes when she meets supremely bumbling Chris Pine at a music-industry masquerade party.
	www.theonion.com /content/node/48440 (412 words)

	Improved Clinch
		But in the piece linked here, Colby mentions the following, which may take some critics of Reagan by surprise.
		I’ll stay tuned for the piece he’s “spitballing.”
		Posted by John Venlet on 06/08 at 02:19 AM
	www.improvedclinch.com /index.php/weblog/an_interesting_note_on_reagan (133 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- A century later, Ty Cobb still hard to figure out
		ROYSTON, Ga. – He stepped to the plate for the first time – this baby-faced teenager with the fiery eyes – after a three-day-long train trip from Georgia to Detroit.
		On the mound was a spitballing pitcher who had a staggering 41 wins the previous season.
		Ty Cobb took the first pitch for a strike.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/baseball/20050829-1607-bba-cobbs100th.html (1127 words)

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