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Discuss whatever...
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will there be $4.00 per gallon gasoline by June 2011?
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Cucumbers just went from 89¢ to $1.39 where I buy my groceries.
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yeah,food prices are rising across the board. we do a lot of baking at home, ie. bread ,cookies, etc. have noticed a steady rise in basic ingredients...
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I'm SURE I will see $4 gas. We're almost there as it is.
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Gas jumped to $3.25 here today.
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$3.45 in Rockford today. :-[
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$3.09
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test :( :o 8) ???
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Test
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message received...
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Jo is testing out the WAP site. :)
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Okay, when I hit next, it often takes me back to topics I've already read. How do I stop that?
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when I hit next, it often takes me back to topics I've already read. How do I stop that?
Simple.
Stop hitting next.
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Occam's razor...
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I had to look that up, learned something new today! Hooray!
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good on ya RBF
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Okay...now I've lost the button to go to the next topic.
And, rubberfin, the message is gone, but I've got everything checked and the Ignored poster's name still shows up.
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So bizarre. There has to be a way to remove it completely...
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And yea, it seems someone is messing with the board settings! =p
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Yuck.
Can't we steal the technology of World Crossing?
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Dude
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A couple weeks here and you won't even remember World Crossing, Scoop.
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Just downloaded MLB at bat. This should be fun.
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Whether I log on at the office, home, or my android, World Crossing always knew what the last topic and post I had read and took me right to it. Frustrating that this won't do that or that I can't find the control to do it. >:(
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I'm reading this stuff about Southwest Airlines grounding their 737's looking for cracks in the fuselages and that they've found 3. Question, why would only SWA planes' fuselages crack? Why are they the only airlines grounding these planes? Shouldn't other airlines flying 737's be grounding their fleets and checking them too?
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My guess is they are just the lucky ones that HAD to ground due to an actual incident.
I like to think that the other airliners are checking theirs, too. Now, that may not be the case but that's what I'm going to tell myself and will continue to tell myself next month when I fly again. =p
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I got to ride a couple of those Southwest 737s ths weekend. Brought extra sun tan lotion for nothing.
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I believe that the 737 inspections are industry-wide as of today...
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Has World Sucking faded to black early?
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Seems like it may have. I haven't been able to log in since last night.
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Seems like it may have. I haven't been able to log in since last night.
Redbirdfan, it was just you, but obviously the special filter designed to keep you out has now broken down....
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Ah I don't think I'd be the one they'd put a special filter in place for...
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Just downloaded MLB at bat. This should be fun.
For your phone? How are you liking it so far?
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For your phone? How are you liking it so far?
Its good. Having a few problems holding the audio. It keeps "reconnecting" but that may be because I live in a rural area.
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Is there a way that this forum could be added to tapatalk? Do we need to do something special to add it or has someone checked tapatalk to see if we are already there. That would be a great feature.
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BOOK REVIEW
The Fifth Witness
by Michael Connelly
This is a new Mickey Haller doing his thing as the Lincoln Lawyer tale. Funny how this book and the movie from the previous Lincoln Lawyer book came out at the same time.
It involves a woman who was having her house foreclosed on and then she is accused of murdering an executive from the bank that now owns her mortgage. A large section in the middle of the book is quite tedious (too much court room dialogue and too many explanations of legal stratedy) but the ending is satisfactory.
It is worth reading but I am going to suggest waiting for the paperback unless you are a huge Connelly fan.
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New digs, eh? Hope everyone is well. Am hoping to log in at least once in a blue moon this summer.
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Pistol, did it cost to download the app, AND cost to use the service?
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Nice to see you, badger!
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Jay, no.you pay for the app and the audio comes with.
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Another loss from Iraq/Afghanistan war.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42609114/from/RSS/
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Too bloody damn difficult to make fun of Curt and JR on this blasted forum. Takes too long to navigate back to where you were.
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How so?
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Nevermind. I resorted to show current post at the top, which is a little annoying, but better than scrolling down and going to a new page.
I think I'll be able to continue with my mission.
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Why does Dominos have a ballot on their wings boxes? Who returns boxes to the pizza delivery places? How are they going to tally the results?
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Only people that hate their food return the boxes to the restaurant.
They're looking to stuff the ballot box and fire that chicken chef, Scoop.
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We're not supposed to mail the boxes in?
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too late...
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Anyone seen FITS around? Heard from him? I know there were tornados in NC yesterday.
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Good day.
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Why does Dominos have a ballot on their wings boxes? Who returns boxes to the pizza delivery places? How are they going to tally the results?
Can't you cut the ballot out and hand it to them next time you order pizza? My Domino's used to do that with discount coupons. (Now it's done online and you click on the virtual coupon from your last order to get a discount on your current order.)
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Any Internet Explorer experts out there? (I have IE8)
I have a suspicion as to how they got there but I need help removing a couple items from my system startup. Running MSCONFIG shows them both as □□ □□ with a location within Microsoft software.
None of the usual methods of deleting or unchecking startup items work. Any ideas would be appreciated.
(Firefox? - No, I'm going to look long and hard at a Mac)
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Al's Beef is coming to Georgia. Hallelujah!
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Al's Beef is coming to Georgia. Hallelujah!
Great! Then I'll only have to drive 5 or so hours to get a good meal! :)
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Who has the URL for the WAP version of the site?
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WAP version? Is that a variation of the Italian version?
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Haha
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Italian snow tires. Dago in rain. Dago in snow. Dago in mud. And when dago flat dago wop, wop, wop.
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When I heard that joke as a little boy, I didn't understand it. Scoop splained it to me.
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Sirens going off here...the heavy stuff will be here any minute...
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Dave ? Dave?...uh-oh...Dave's not here man...
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For those of you in the Memphis area, there are Tornadoes in Arkansas heading East around 50 mph. The last one is near Cabot, Arkansas.
Police scanner in Arkansas says there are possible deaths along with tons of damage.
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Saw where one Arkansas town was destroyed.
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The wind got crazy last night. Tree limbs everywhere...
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People's limbs everywhere would be a lot worse.
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They are prediciting more strong tornadoes tonight in the same areas, including Memphis. Possible F-3, F-4, and F-5's.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/26/arkansas.storms/index.html?hpt=T2
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(http://i.imwx.com/images/maps/truvu/map_specnews02_ltst_4namus_enus_600x338.jpg)
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Weird. I've never heard of that city called Greatest Risk, but it looks to be a major metropolitan area.
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I think that was a big board game the nerds used to play, Scoop.
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Greatest Risk is the nickname of Waco.
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Isn't Greatest Risk the place where Obama's Kenyan birth certificate is been kept hermetically sealed in a #2 mayonnaise jar under Funk and Wagnall's porch? </Donald Trump>
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There are 26 Tornado Warnings, 30 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings, and 19 Flash Flood Warnings in effect across the country.
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I'm just pissed that my satellite isn't working...
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While I don't want those severe storms, I would sure love a nice thunderstorm when I go home next. Leave the window open just a little, hear the rain and thunder as I fall asleep...oh man...perfect!
I have to laugh, out here...the thunder is so crappy. Its just a little rumble and then its over.
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the censor police got you dave.
it's not "pissed," it's "urinated."
george knue would like this board.
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George Knue IS proboards. He was tron-ed.
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“Five-eight-eight, two-three-hundred ... Empire.”
R.I.P. - 'The Empire Carpet Man':
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chibrknews-empire-carpet-man-dies-at-89-20110427,0,703522.story (http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chibrknews-empire-carpet-man-dies-at-89-20110427,0,703522.story)
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Can we get rid of the J.G. Wentworth 877-CASH-NOW singers?
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I would support a targeted military strike to that end, Scoop.
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Tornado supposedly a mile wide about 20 minutes away from the house. Time to head to the neighbor's basement.
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Stay safe, Jes.
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This would be the appropriate time to say, "don't let the door hitcha in the a**"
Seriously, stay safe, Jes.
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These storms were devastating in Alabama. Some of the video from Birmingham and Tuscaloosa is just unbelievable. Be safe.
http://www.cbs42.com/content/localnews/story/Tuscaloosa-tornado-caught-on-tape-wreaking-havoc/hsK7dFmlUku5YlvteTFy6A.cspx
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One of the worst tornado outbreaks ever. The final death toll will likely be in the hundreds.
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It takes storms of Biblical proportions for weatherguy to make an appearance...
Cat-4 hurricane hit the airport in St. Louis last Friday. The storm system was apparently a once in a generation event.
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I'm definitely more of a full-time lurker now, but I am still around.
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jes are you ok?
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The chief librarian of the Abraham Lincoln Library was our guest at Lions Club the other day. She brought with her maps and travel guides and other interesting information from the 1700's and 1800's. Some of it was kind of mindblowing. In 1830 Illinois had 157,000 people, yet in 1860 it sent 175,000 men to fight in the Civil War. Imagine the population growth in 30 years to do something like that. In 1850, 70% of the population in Illinois lived in the southern half of the state. One writer stated that the largest city, Springfield, would always be the largest city because of its location. LOL
Here's a quiz question for Davep to goooooooogle. Lake Michigan was formerly called by the native Indian, "Big Stinking Water," but in 1746, it had another name, what was it?
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I think I know this answer...
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not Michigan but, Chicago translates roughly as " smelly water" from a Native American tribe that lived around the area.
Chicago The name “Chicago” derives from a word in the language spoken by the Miami (http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/825.html) and Illinois (http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/625.html) peoples meaning “striped skunk, ” a word they also applied to the wild leek (known to later botanists as Allium tricoccum). This became the Indian name for the Chicago River (http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/263.html), in recognition of the presence of wild leeks in the watershed. When early French (http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/488.html) explorers began adopting the word, with a variety of spellings, in the late seventeenth century, it came to refer to the site at the mouth of the Chicago River.
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That's all correct, Steve, but what was the name of Lake Michigan in 1746?
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Winnebago?
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Lake Hendry?
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If it were Lake Hendry, it would be full of crap and nasty Asian Carp.
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If it were Lake Hendry, it would be full of crap and nasty Asian Carp.
LOL
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It's not?
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Answer: It was originally on all old maps prior to 1746, Lac Illinois. Then those ba$tard$ in Michigan STOLE it.
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saw the reference page you refer to Curt...well played
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Anybody having trouble with Firefox this morning?
I said OK to installing an update and my system is now a mess. Some sites, like Createaforum, display like this: (I did make sure I have the most recent version of all add-ons)
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Mine's fine, but I usually don't load new versions of anything until I have to. They usually screw something up.
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If it were Lake Hendry, it would be full of crap and nasty Asian Carp.
Trivia time: which Chicago Cub is an alumnus of the Hiroshima Carp?
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Alfonso Soriano?
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I just finished uninstalling Firefox 4.0.1 and went back to an older version. My problems are gone.
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Well, your internet problems are gone.
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jes are you ok?
I'm no different than I was before the tornado outbreak... whether that is "ok" is an open question. Two different spotted tornados head in this direction, one apparently headed north and around us as it reached a mountain to our southwest and the other turn south on reaching the mountain.
Good mountain.....
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I'm no different than I was before the tornado outbreak... whether that is "ok" is an open question. Two different spotted tornados head in this direction, one apparently headed north and around us as it reached a mountain to our southwest and the other turn south on reaching the mountain.
Good mountain.....
Actually, this isn't quite true. You're several days older than you were before the tornado outbreak.
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What's a spotted tornado? Different from a streaked tornado?
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Wasn't this a scene from the Terminator movies?
http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/05/05/canine-of-the-year-military-dog-reportedly-assisted-in-bin-laden-raid/?hpt=T1
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Fits did you get my message?
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good article Curt...
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Thanks. It just reminded me of the scenes where they used dogs to expose the terminators, remember?
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Thanks. It just reminded me of the scenes where they used dogs to expose the terminators, remember?
yep...
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FoxNews is playing a documentary of what happened in 9 - 11.
I hope that bastard suffered before he died.
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Fits did you get my message?
I did, grrrr, thanks.
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When mimes go bad...
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/05/09/british-street-performer-jailed-assault-rival-mime/?test=latestnews
Police say 37-year-old Dechko Ivanov -- who worked as a silent "living statue" -- got into a very vocal argument with another man about performing spots near the London Eye, a giant Ferris wheel.
Police described Ivanov as "wearing a silver outfit with a crown" and carrying a staff. The victim wore a long silver jacket and a pointed hat.
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What is mime for, "Get off my corner b itch!"
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What is mime for, "Get off my corner b itch!"
A stiff palm to the nose.
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Just found a great website -- www.wolfgangsvault.com/concerts/top-rated.html
While they sell mp3 downloads of several live concerts there on the site, it also allows you to listen to them over the internet for free. Right now I'm enjoying a remarkably clean live performance by Muddy Waters from 1969.
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Former ESPN personality Jay Mariotti charged with felony stalking and assault
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/05/espn-personality-jay-mariotti-charged-with-felony-stalking-and-assault-after-allegedly-confronting-ex-girlfriend.html
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Former ESPN personality Jay Mariotti charged with felony stalking and assault
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/05/espn-personality-jay-mariotti-charged-with-felony-stalking-and-assault-after-allegedly-confronting-ex-girlfriend.html (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/05/espn-personality-jay-mariotti-charged-with-felony-stalking-and-assault-after-allegedly-confronting-ex-girlfriend.html)
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Just found a great website -- www.wolfgangsvault.com/concerts/top-rated.html
While they sell mp3 downloads of several live concerts there on the site, it also allows you to listen to them over the internet for free. Right now I'm enjoying a remarkably clean live performance by Muddy Waters from 1969.
He is the GREATEST. I've got on loan a CD with three concerts -- one from 1960 and the other two years later. His hands, when he plays the guitar, are such a beautiful thing to see. ART, that's what his music is. It never gets old.
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Saw him live twice, first around 1977 and then in early 1981. Both times just in little clubs. Both performances near or at the top of the list of all I have seen.
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http://www.galacticempiretimes.com/2011/05/09/galaxy/outer-rim/obi-wan-kenobi-is-killed.html#
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"Saw him live twice, first around 1977 and then in early 1981. Both times just in little clubs. Both performances near or at the top of the list of all I have seen."
Obviously, you have never been to Tijuana to see "Conchita and her Magic Mule".
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Saw him live twice, first around 1977 and then in early 1981. Both times just in little clubs. Both performances near or at the top of the list of all I have seen.
In his later life, McKinley Morganfield (AKA Muddy Waters) moved to the western suburbs of Chicago. At the time, I lived a couple of houses down from him. In the winter, I regularly snowblowed his walk as the neighborly thing to do when I was out there doing mine. Cut his grass too when I was doing mine and he was out-of-town. He usually cut his own grass as he 'liked the exercise'. He was very appreciative of my efforts and would regularly invite me to be his guest when he had a gig in the area or the occasional BBQ at his house.
One day, McKinley asked me to stop by his house as he need help 'moving some furniture around'. When I rang his bell, to my surprise Mick Jagger answered the door. Mick, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts were all in his living room. As I learned later, they occasionally made a visit to his house when they were in town. Morgan had a huge spread of his BBQ laid out and I was invited to stay and listen to him and the 'boys', as he always referred to them, jam and tell stories for hours. Afterwards, Mick invited me and a guest of my choosing as VIP guests with backstage passes at their concert later in the week. A great day!
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like father, like son........
(http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/media/photo/2011-04/334584960-27121851.jpg)
Records: Ditka son's DUI charge upgraded to felony
A drunk-driving charge against Michael P. Ditka, the son of former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka, has been upgraded to a felony because of two previous charges of drunken driving against him in Lake County, court and police documents show.
Court documents from Cook County also show that the younger Ditka had another prior DUI arrest in Cook County – bringing his total to at least four.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chibrknews-records-ditka-sons-dui-charge-upgraded-to-felony-20110512,0,682882.story (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chibrknews-records-ditka-sons-dui-charge-upgraded-to-felony-20110512,0,682882.story)
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One day, McKinley asked he to stop by his house as he need help 'moving some furniture around'. When I rang his bell, to my surprise Mick Jagger answered the door.
I will forever be jealous. When I lived in the Chicago area my nearest "celebrity neighbor" was Sam Giancana, though he never invited me in to listen to him and his boys tell any stories.
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This morning at 6:30 I boarded a train from Springfield to Chicago (Joliet) to pick up a bus for the school. Big mistake. You don't get on a train to Chicago on the day the Cardinals are playing the Cubs there. More people were on the platform than greeted the Lincoln funeral train 150 years ago. That train was loaded with Cubbie blue and Cardinal red. Hardly a seat on the thing. Cardinal and Cub fans actually had to sit next to each other. Talk about tension.
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Andy -- Holy Cow, what a story/experience!! Tell us more about that, about some of the stories/anticdotes, etc. Man oh man.
Unrequited love -- a persistant theme in the blues, and one which "Got My Mojo Workin'" really drives home. Such a great song, and done by Muddy and the "boys", it really shines. The singer/narrator is off to Louisiana to get him a mojo hand and some advice from the gypsy woman, to "have all you women here at my command." So he gets it, the mojo hand, and so goes the call and response, which is another blues constant. Back and forth, Got my mojo workin' (Got my mojo workin') Got my mojo workin' . . . and it builds with each back and forth, leading up to the climax, the abrubt ending . . . "But . . . IT . . . JUST . . . WON'T . . . WORK . . . ON . . . YOU!" Wow.
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I didn't have any famous neighbors, but Robin Tunney used to run around my house naked. In fact I once gave her a smack on her bare rump.
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Andy - that's just awesome...
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I saw Farrah Fawcett naked once. Then my mom found the magazine and burned it.
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::)
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I never have gotten a chance to do this before, because my paper seldom releases my articles for free via the web...but THIS one was an exception because it was local in nature. It really made me think of Perry, aka Oldfan. This is the real deal, most of you know I am a sportswriter in south central IN..Columbus..
http://www.therepublic.com/view/local_story/Columbus_merchants_taking_thei_1305549900/
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Anybody have any experience with a Mitsubishi DLP TV. My current TV is getting ready to cash it in and Amazon has a 60" 1080p, 120hz 3D ready on sale for $729. Much cheaper than a LCD of that size. My son has a 55" ToshibaDLP that has an excellent picture. I know the bulb needs to be replaced after about 2 years but this sounds like a good deal. Thoughts?
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http://www.therepublic.com/view/local_story/Columbus_merchants_taking_thei_1305549900/
Thanks for sharing it, Harry. Could have been a bit longer and used more detail, but interesting. As it is it almost seemed like a tease....
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Anybody have any experience with a Mitsubishi DLP TV. My current TV is getting ready to cash it in and Amazon has a 60" 1080p, 120hz 3D ready on sale for $729. Much cheaper than a LCD of that size. My son has a 55" ToshibaDLP that has an excellent picture. I know the bulb needs to be replaced after about 2 years but this sounds like a good deal. Thoughts?
This 60" model was available last Thanksgiving as a Black Friday deal priced at $599.
info on the Mitsubishi WD-xx638 Series:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1278301 (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1278301)
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Thanks Andy...I went ahead and ordered the TV so I guess I'll know Friday if I made a good decision.
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Keys,Thinking about getting an additional TV post your comments on the new purchase....
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I just bought this one (http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sharp-LC-52LE920UN/15907677), Steve. Impressed so far......
Model year end was in March, so lots of deals to be had, including the one I just got.
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Fits that's a sweet looking TV,although my price range is somewhat lower, that looks to be a great buy.Thanks
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Steve, DaveP bought him that in exchange for his friendship. It's in another topic.
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Steve, DaveP bought him that in exchange for his friendship. It's in another topic.
all righty then...
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For friendship, I pay only beer. Money is for heterosexual relations.
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Yeah, you already told me how you have to pay Mrs. Davep.
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Interesting twist:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/05/19/unabomber.tylenol/index.html?hpt=T2
We lived in Elgin, IL, at the time, and I always felt that either the perpetrator was one of the victims or the perpetrator got the one he wanted and quit. Or maybe he hit a dump truck with his Toyota. It is odd that a serial killer like that quits or doesn't finally tell somebody out of ego.
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Keys,Thinking about getting an additional TV post your comments on the new purchase....
The TV arrived today and I couldn't be happier. I haven't got the HD cable box yet but I checked the HD picture by running a movie through my Roku box which is HD. The picture is fantastic. Can't wait to watch some sports in HD. My old TV wasn't HD. At $729 with free delivery and no sales tax for a 60 inch screen I think I got a real bargain.
update: just hopped on the Amazon website and they have raised the price to $769
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RIP Macho Man . . .
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2011/05/20/pro-wrestler-randy-macho-man-savage-dies-car-accident-report-says/
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Savage was from Downers Grove, Illinois
Jiggs was probably more interested in Miss Elizabeth
(http://www.wwe.com/f/imagecache/gallery_photo/photo/image/2009/05/10206530.jpg)
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I hope they play Pomp & Circumstance at the funeral...
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Wasn't Savage at one time in the Reds' minor league system?
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Keys, sounds like you got a great TV. I hope to find a baragain such as yours before too long.HD is the way to watch sports. Enjoy buddy!
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I hope they play Pomp & Circumstance at the funeral...
Then have everyone, "Snap Into A Slim Jim!".... ;)
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Wasn't Savage at one time in the Reds' minor league system?
Yeah. Actually, both the Cardinals and the Reds:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=poffo-001ran
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Randy "Macho Man" Savage story
http://www.startribune.com/sports/122346374.html
"Miss Elizabeth" died of a prescription overdose in 2003
He was a minor league catcher for the St. Louis and Cincinnati organizations in the 1970s.
Another report says the "medical incident" was a heart attack.
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Anyone watch CBS Sunday Norning on a regular basis? Charles Osgood and his crew were on location from Columbus, IN for their design special for this morning's episode. That's where I live..downtown has some lovely buildings.
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What's so special about Bill's Bar and Grill, the post office, and a bowling alley?
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Hey, that bowling alley has eight lanes, pal!
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Columbus is the capital of Indiana, right?
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I thought it was the capital of Venezuela. Or is it the country next door to it.
Who founded Columbus, Indiana, some guy looking for Columbus, Ohio?
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You're getting confused with the country of Columbia (where they have a strong agricultural economy)
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Coffee beans?
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Well, we have a soda fountain and a couple of Starbucks. The fountain is almost as old as Curt.
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Just found this:
Is this topic worthy of discussion? I highly suspect it should be (and hopefully will be).
Charles Osgood and his CBS crew have been in Columbus for the past 3 days filming, interviewing, and getting a feel of what marvels lie in our town. Mr. Osgood will provide the world with a look inside the place we live this coming Sunday morning (5/22/11).
http://therepublicphotos.com/p1032729612/e3407025
http://therepublicphotos.com/p1032729612/ed6b9f56
Daniel Miller, reporter with WISH-tv, our local CBS affiliate, spoke with Charles Osgood:
http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/local/sou....001&status=true
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Are you one of the marvels, harry?
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Last link doesn't wok, but the pics do.
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Columbus is a big town in Indiana. I know this because they actually have TWO Wal-Marts instead of 1 like Franklin & Shelbyville.
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Tucson's Jared Loughner ruled incompetent for trial.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110525/us_nm/us_shooting_loughner;_ylt=AoUuVNwZpFMFnOxTEbAxG4VvzwcF;_ylu=X3oDMTJsOWhyM2szBGFzc2V0A25tLzIwMTEwNTI1L3VzX3Nob290aW5nX2xvdWdobmVyBGNwb3MDMQRwb3MDMgRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNhbGxlZ2VkdHVjc28-
After seeing what's come about about his antics at the junior college, the judge had no choice. He's wacko.
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incompetent ain't insane, he'll stand trial at some point after treatment, no free ride in the nut house for this scum...
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Don't bet on it.
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After seeing what's come about about his antics at the junior college, the judge had no choice. He's wacko.
Being "whacko" is considerably different from not being competent to stand trial, and nothing which has been reported so far would even begin to qualify as meeting the standard for legal insanity required to avoid criminal responsibility for his actions. Because he was found incompetent today does not mean that would be the finding for him even next week.
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Paul McCartney to play Wrigley Field, possibly July 31, Aug. 1.
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CNN reporting severe storms in Memphis. Dave, heads up, dude.
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43171041/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/?gt1=43001
My town again makes the news. Well, at least it's not a murder this time. I'm so proud.
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LOL
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Anyone heard anything good or bad about the new Pirates movie?
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Tomorrow's matinee is sure to sink the Cubs.
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CNN reporting severe storms in Memphis. Dave, heads up, dude.
Third verse, same as the first...we're pretty oblivious to it all by now...
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Anyone heard anything good or bad about the new Pirates movie?
Keith Richards has two minutes as Dad. I'd like to see that. He gets to shoot someone too.
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Keith Richards has two minutes as Dad. I'd like to see that. He gets to shoot someone too.
What does he shoot them up with?
By the way, I thought Pirates was a kid appropriate movie.
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Don't bad-mouth Keith, JR. He'll probably outlive us all.
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Thinking of Oldfan and others who are no longer with us on this Memorial Day.
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If this was Facebook, I'd tag a "Like" on that sentiment.
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When the IED hit my daughter's convoy 4 years ago, she only suffered a concussion, but 13 Afghanistani civilians were killed in the blast.
Since then, on every Memorial Day she goes down to the beach and places 13 white roses into the ocean.
That is what she is doing as I write this.
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Another "Like"
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CAUTION!
Scoop's computer may be infected with the virus that is currently going around. Be extra careful if you receive anything from her.
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CAUTION!
Scoop's computer may be infected with the virus that is currently going around. Be extra careful if you receive anything from her.
The E-Mail will have her address in the "from" area rather than her name and there will be no subject.
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Yeah, I got something from her.
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Scoop always disliked you best.
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Always wear a condom when you open Scoops emails. Better safe than sorry.
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I'm surprised there weren't more comments made on that one. :)
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I didn't have a condom 23 years ago when Scoop and I had that one night together...
Wow. Is the boy really turning 23 this year? Scoop were getting old.
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I looked all through the archives of Worldcrossing for that famous back and forth between Wmljohn and the Femme Fatale, but it must have taken place before any saving was done. It was brilliant. Such perfect timing, which I guess is what great comedy is all about.
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Saggy pants mean no ride on one Texas bus system
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110602/us_nm/us_saggypants_texas
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James Arness passed away which is a real shocker to me because I thought he died 10 years ago. Odd article that mentions how we all know his wife but then doesn't say who she is and doesn't mention that he's Peter Graves' brother. Found that odd.
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His wife?
Wasn't it Amanda Blake?
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lol
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You shouldn't have done that, Jeff. It might tempt Curt to look at what I posted, and then his eyes would burn out.
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Got a call from Iowa today, to let us know that my mother's 98 year old cousin died of a heart attack.
My mother's reaction? "What a shame. She was still so young."
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Dave, I can honestly say I love your mother.
She seems a lot tougher than Mike Quade. Think she would manage the Cubs for a couple of years?
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Think she would manage the Cubs for a couple of years?
So, in truth, you HATE Dave's mother.
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Yeah, that seems like a horrible thing to wish on someone, JB.
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Dave might be conflicted on that.
Could make it pretty hard for him to rip some calls by the manager....
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Dave, I can honestly say I love your mother.
She seems a lot tougher than Mike Quade. Think she would manage the Cubs for a couple of years?
She wouldn't be much worse than some that we have had. And some players would be well served to borrow her walker. It could speed them up.
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LOL
Curt, how could you hate someone like that? She's like 101 and in better shape then the entire Cubs starting outfield.
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This probably isn't of interest to most on the board, but I will mention it any, in case someone may have an elder relative with edema problems.
For years, my mother has had problems with extremely swollen legs and ankles, to the point where she can hardly walk on them. They have tried just about everything with no success. Recently, they tried a new therapy. Three times a week they wrap her legs loosely in bandages for 24 hours. The rest of the time she wears firm, but not tight support sox. In a matter of three weeks, her legs are about half the size they used to be.
It is a new procedure, covered by medicare, but you will probably have to ask the doctor about it, since it is so new.
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66 years ago today, more American troops died than have died in the entire Iraqi and Afghanistani wars combined.
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66 years ago today, more American troops died than have died in the entire Iraqi and Afghanistani wars combined.
67 years ago today was even worse.
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Sorry. I forgot to mention that that was in Jesmath years.
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didn't jesmath years always add age or years? :-)
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That is the beauty of Jesmath. It is not mathematical.
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...so it's like jeslogic?
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My Dad landed at Normandy D-Day +3, captured during the Battle of the Bulge,my hero....
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Those that were captured in the Battle of the Bulge went through some terrible times. I hope he came out all right.
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oh yeah, Dad came home became a police officer,helped raise thre kids, died of cancer in'76 at 57, a short life but well lived
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didn't jesmath years always add age or years? :-)
No. Really pretty simple. If you are just going to give the age in years, you simply round to the nearest year, which would refer to a player 22 years and ten months old as a 23-year-old. When you are looking to have comparisons of players based on age, grouping them in that manner makes more sense to me than it does to refer to player A as 21 when he is 21 years and 11 months and 29 days old to compare him with player B who is three days older, but referred to as 22. Referring the first player as 21 and the second player as 22 suggests that player A has a full year of additional development to catch up to or pass player B, though he would actually have 3 days.
Unfortunately, that is combined with simply some pretty rotten math in calculated a players age by ANY system and errors by any standard.
Happens.
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No. Really pretty simple. If you are just going to give the age in years, you simply round to the nearest year, which would refer to a player 22 years and ten months old as a 23-year-old. When you are looking to have comparisons of players based on age, grouping them in that manner makes more sense to me than it does to refer to player A as 21 when he is 21 years and 11 months and 29 days old to compare him with player B who is three days older, but referred to as 22. Referring the first player as 21 and the second player as 22 suggests that player A has a full year of additional development to catch up to or pass player B, though he would actually have 3 days.
Unfortunately, that is combined with simply some pretty rotten math in calculated a players age by ANY system and errors by any standard.
Happens.
I honestly get what your saying...when i was in high school and folks would ask me the time, i'd say 11:27:55, cuz it seemed to me at the time it was closer to 11:28 than 11:27, and what i said was about to be wrong...yes i thought too much then. lol
there really isn't a way to get around the age comparisons...when you use as big a measure of time as a year, even trying to change it around is going to provide new holes, but i do get what your doing. using your method, just change the months to the half years, and you have the same problem.
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It didn't help when someone pointed it out and my explanation was "enhanced" by several miscalculations which resulted from an inability to perform simple math to determine player ages on any system, "jesmath" or otherwise.
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"Jesmath" strikes me very much as the way they list the ages of race horses, as all of them always being born on the same day in any calendar year, or, alternately, the way the British list the birthday of the sovereign as so-and-such a day, irrelevant of when she or he was actually born. It is all a convenience anyway. I read somewhere that the ancient Chinese used to figure a child was one year old at birth, having gestated for a year. So, it is workable.....
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Close. The Chinese (and many other societies) gave the age of a newborn as being "in his first year", and then "in his second year", etc. It had nothing to do with the gestation period, and was a perfectly fine way to keep track of age, as long as everyone understood what was meant by it.
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chibrknews-dennis-mascari-who-created-a-real-cubs-graveyard-dies-20110609,0,5211357.story
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Sorry about the virus everyone. That just capped off a couple months of computer issues over the past month or more. If it's any consolation, I've deleted my address book so it should not happen again.
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Welcome back, Scoopee.
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Scoop in the house...
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Just a tidbit. Word is that Albert Pujols has bought a home in the Springfield area. Ostensible reason is that he has special needs children and we have one of the best schools in the Midwest for that. Of course, we tell Cardinal fans that he's slowly moving toward Chicago. Ticks them off.
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Well Illinois IS a better state...but they don't have the better baseball team. ;)
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but we have the better fans.
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Totally random, but wasn't it around this time of year when we all went to that Cubs game? I know I was still 15 cause I only had a drivers permit, but I'm pretty sure it was close to my 16th birthday! That was 12 years ago.
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Yeah, I think you're right. It was a day game because we left in the morning and got back that night. Didn't we go somewhere for pizza?
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We sure did! I don't remember where, but I remember it being good!
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I wasn't there, but you were in Chicago, of course the pizza was good!
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Oh do I know that! I can't find anything that ACTUALLY resembles Chicago pizza out here. :( Everywhere that claims to be is sadly mistaken...how disappointing!
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I wasn't there, but you were in Chicago, of course the pizza was good!
I'm sure I'll get banned for this but I disagree with this statement strongly.
Chicago pizza blows.
Good pizza has thin crust, lots of cheese, is light on sauce and has NO veggies or fungus on it, for f*ck sake!
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I'm sure I'll get banned for this but I disagree with this statement strongly.
Chicago pizza blows.
Good pizza has thin crust, lots of cheese, is light on sauce and has NO veggies or fungus on it, for f*ck sake!
Deep dish pizza is wildly overrated, but you can get genuinely great pizza in Chicago.
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Italian beef, hot dogs, and Bohemian food set Chicago apart much more than pizza does.
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I'm sure I'll get banned for this but I disagree with this statement strongly.
Chicago pizza blows.
Good pizza has thin crust, lots of cheese, is light on sauce and has NO veggies or fungus on it, for f*ck sake!
You're banned for that. Don't even try to post again. Your keyboard no longer will allow you to post on this board. Don't even try. Stop. What do you think you're doing? You can't post here anymore I tell you. You're done. Go away. You're a Strikezone with fungus on it.
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For crying out loud, the posters at NSBB are pussies.
They have had a several page argument on whether or not someone gave away a plot point on a freaking TV show.
Seriously, I'm not kidding even a little bit.
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So pussies is okay?
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Well, Robb, they've always been with me, but if you are inclined a different direction...far from me to judge.
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When people talk about Chicago pizza, they are usually talking about the deep dish pizza that was started at Uno's, and was copied all around the city. I think it is very poor pizza. The true Chicago pizza is from Aurelios, in Chicago Heights. A hand tossed regular pizza.
But none of the new chains have pizza as good as the individual stores that sprung up in the 50s and 60s. Since then, Pizza Hut ruined pizza.
By the way, if anyone is ever in Evergreen Park, they still have a store that opened up in 1956 and still has the same pizza. I don't remember the name of the place, but it is right across from Little Company of Mary Hospital. It is worth the trip.
If anyone is in Texas, Pizza Inn is probably the best chain pizza you can get. Not great, but not assembly line pizza
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The original My Pi near Loyola. Fantastic.
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Chicago pizza is a meal, its not a slice. And to me, it signifies home so I miss it!
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I like pizza in general. Good pizza from a good pizzeria is hard to come by in po dunk, Iowa, though. I don't eat much pizza here. I like Giordano's.
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Small towns can have great pizza. The best pizza I ever had was in a local joint in Glasgow, Montana. A retired NCO who had been stationed in Italy opened a place there after he retired.
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We get the take-n-bakes from Costco every week - add extra pepperoni and mozzarella and bacon...
Good stuff
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My wife makes the crust and sauce from scratch. Best pizza anywhere.
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Where I live, the "best" pizza is from Pizza Hut, according to the chamber of commerce. Honestly, though, Pizza is kind of like good barbacue for me. You can't find too much of it around here (other than what I make myself), so it's a treat when i get to eat at a good pizza joint.
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"By the way, if anyone is ever in Evergreen Park, they still have a store that opened up in 1956 and still has the same pizza. I don't remember the name of the place, but it is right across from Little Company of Mary Hospital. It is worth the trip."
Dave, growing up in Oak Lawn I'm familiar with a lot of Mom&Pop pizza parlors within a short drive from our home in the "Blue Tops" neighborhood, the joint across from Little Company of Mary Hospital (my mom worked there for 25 years) is "Rosangela's Pizza" pretty good pizza most times but I can remember getting some bad pizzas from there and it wasn't the cleanest place from time to time,too small for dine-in. Barraco's located just East of Pulaski on 95th street hs been pretty good for a long time. A great number of the pizza parlor's we went to are gone now to be replaced by any number of businesses,etc.
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http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-02-06/news/17916039_1_witness-protection-joseph-milano-harassment-suit
This place actually had some good pizza. was there once before it came to light that the owner was a mob hit man in the witness protection program...LOL.
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You try to go straight, and they complain about calzone and drag you back in.
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There used to be no such thing as "deep dish" pizza back in the day. Grew up in Chicago-style thin crust where they cut the pizza in squares, not the pie-shaped pieces most are accustomed to. Barely any crust around the edges at all. Cheese and toppings go almost all the way to the edge of the pizza.
My childhood favorite, Roberto's in Elmhurst is still there and still has, in my opinion, the best thin-crust pizza ever. :) Started out as a pick-up only place, but changed owners several years back, started delivering and ultimately opened a nice eat-in restaurant next door.
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cutting the pizza in squares is the way my pizzas are still cut ,extra cheese and sausage if you please ;D
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I hate deep dish pizza. I love thin crust, thinner the better. My wife loves deep dish. I tell her, why don't you let me order a thin crust pizza and you order lasagna?
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I don't hate deep dish pizza, but it's definitely not my first preference.
Whenever I tell people I'm from the Chicago area, the deep dish discussion inevitably comes up. If they've never been to Chicago, they don't know that there's any other kind of pizza other than deep dish. When you start talking to them about Chicago-style THIN crust pizza they **** their heads and look atcha kind funny, like you don't know what you're talking about. :)
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LOL! C*o*c*k was edited out in the above post. :)
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"By the way, if anyone is ever in Evergreen Park, they still have a store that opened up in 1956 and still has the same pizza. I don't remember the name of the place, but it is right across from Little Company of Mary Hospital. It is worth the trip."
Dave, growing up in Oak Lawn I'm familiar with a lot of Mom&Pop pizza parlors within a short drive from our home in the "Blue Tops" neighborhood, the joint across from Little Company of Mary Hospital (my mom worked there for 25 years) is "Rosangela's Pizza" pretty good pizza most times but I can remember getting some bad pizzas from there and it wasn't the cleanest place from time to time,too small for dine-in. Barraco's located just East of Pulaski on 95th street hs been pretty good for a long time. A great number of the pizza parlor's we went to are gone now to be replaced by any number of businesses,etc.
Rosangelas is indeed the name of the place. I ate there a lot years ago, but then not until my mother spent some time in the hospital, and we found it was still open. I have not been there enough to have had a bad pizza there, but perhaps it is just a matter of time.
Is Barracos a chain? I will have to try it.
I assume you are too young to have ever gone to Casa Maria, formerly on 95th street just east of Cicero. Run by an elderly couple, Joe and Maria, it was outstanding.
Gino's East, on 95th a few blocks west of Southwest Highway was also pretty good, but not as good as the original Gino's. Both are closed now.
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Best pizza my wife and I had in Chicago was in a downstairs bar, kinda like Cheers, about a block or two south of Second City. Great pizza, made on site.
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If anybody here is in or near Sacramento, CA, there's a pizza place in Folsom called Chicago Fire. Owners are from Palatine, IL. They do both deep dish and thin crust and their thin crust is awesome! You'd love it, Curt.
The said they modeled their pizza after Rosati's and another place in Palatine named Marie's or something like that. Excellent pizza.
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On the other hand, there is a place called "Chicago Pizza" in North Fort Myers. I go there because they have satellite TV of all Bears games.
Worst pizza I have ever had. And that includes the "McPizza" that my company tried to develop for McDonalds.
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We've got a guy here that does Sicilian pizza...paper thin crust, heavy with meat...excellent.
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Where's ol' Mildred Ratched? You know, that dame that goes by the moniker Spoon, or Scope, or something.
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Oh yeah, always hated frozen pizza, until I tried California Kitchens. They do a great job, thin crust, the right size, the "white" pizza is the one to try.
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Next weekend I'll be in Kansas City. What's a good BBQ place near the airport?
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Been reading about this Amanda Knox situation in Italy. I don't know if she's guilty or not; she was convicted, I know. What puzzles me is what is the incentive for all these convicts to come forward on her behalf? It would seem the prosecutors should be attacking their motives and how they will profit more than their testimonies.
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Nevermind...just adding to my reading, most of these guys coming forward have "issues."
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So, nobody knows a good bbq spot in KC?
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Not near the airport. There is a great one on the other side of the town, by the name of Arthur Bryants. All I remember is that their specialty is "burnt ends", which are much better than they sound. It has been about 20 years since I was there last, so I can't make any guarantees.
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Looking at the map, it looks like Arthur Bryant has a place on the west side of town, that might not be to far if you have access to a car.
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Monical's Pizza. Nothing close to it.
http://www.monicalspizza.com/menus/default.aspx?SegmentId=8&F_All=Y
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Curt, you might wanna check out the Travel Channel or Food Network for KC BBQ places.
I've never been there but have seen several featured on shows like Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives and Man vs Food and BBQ Paradise.
All of those shows have websites with info on joints they've featured.
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Thanks, Dave.
Didn't we use to have a board guy who lived in KC? Did we lose him in the move?
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Now on to weightier matters. Boxer or briefs?
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I miss Monical's Pizza. When I was home in May I had it for 2 separate meals (I was only home for 4 full days). Brought a bottle of french dressing back with me...yummmmmm
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Now on to weightier matters. Boxer or briefs?
Boxer-briefs.
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RIP, Big Man . . .
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Happy Father's Day to all the Dads on here.
And Happy Mother's Day, davep.
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Curt - I sent you an email.
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Curt - I sent you an email.
He will soon return it with corrections to punctuation and grammar.
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Curt - sent the message to Facebook, not your email. My bad.
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FischerOne@msn.com No email.
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Some things are simply comically stupid.
Like this. http://jobs.spb.ca.gov/wvpos/more_info.cfm?recno=455610
A California school looking for someone to teach broadcast journalism.... for deaf students.
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A mammoth bone with a carving of a mammoth on it was found in Florida in 2007. Although there were many sites that had human bones interspersed with mammoth bones, this is the first positive proof that humans came to North America prior to the extinction of mammoths, about 13 thousand years ago.
Assuming that it is not a fake. And the current evidence indicates that it is not.
Interestingly, the mammoth is drawn in a style very similar to that current in Europe at that time, fueling the debate that some humans came to America by way of Europe during that period.
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Interestingly, the mammoth is drawn in a style very similar to that current in Europe at that time, fueling the debate that some humans came to America by way of Europe during that period.
Also making one wonder how many damb ways you can carve a mammoth....
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I imagine in as many ways as there are artists.
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Just when you thought you'd heard everything
Colorado police arrest suspected port-a-potty peeper
DENVER (Reuters) – A man suspected of hiding inside the waste tank of a portable toilet at a yoga festival in Boulder, Colorado was arrested on charges of unlawful sexual contact and invasion of privacy, police said on Friday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110624/us_nm/us_colorado_toilet_crime
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Um, gross.
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You have to REALLY want to see some kitty to do that.
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Here we go again....
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FD, do you have your asbestos suit on? Are you safe? Well, of course not. I mean are the fires near you?
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I can see the flames (and Russia) from my house...
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You live next to Sarah Palin? Cool.
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I do admire the circumspect way in which the writer indicates that the police had some indications that he was the man they wanted, considering what the article says that the suspect left the festival wearing ....
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Pretty amazing.
http://www.wimp.com/greatchallenges/
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Sheen says he took steroids during 'Major League'
NEW YORK -- Turns out Wild Thing's fastball had a little extra juice.
Actor Charlie Sheen tells Sports Illustrated in its latest issue that he took steroids "for like six or eight weeks" while filming the 1989 movie "Major League." He adds that the performance-enhancing drugs helped his fastball go from 79 mph to 85 mph.
Sheen played fireballing relief pitcher Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn, whose wayward pitches were often "jussst a bit outside," as Bob Uecker's character, radio broadcaster Harry Doyle, sarcastically announced during the hit comedy.
Sheen, who has made recent headlines for erratic behavior and his firing from the show "Two and a Half Men," says it was the only time he took steroids and they made him a bit more irritable than normal.
What a letdown. Next I suppose they'll tell us Willie Mays Hayes wasn't very fast.
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What a letdown. Next I suppose they'll tell us Willie Mays Hayes wasn't very fast.
Actually, in order to make Willie Mays Hayes look fast, they had to shoot all of those scenes in "slow-mo" because Wesley Snipes was incredibly slow.
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Ridicule all you want, at 85 mph Sheen would look better than some of the crap we're sending out there. Especially if we had the gun that read 101.
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Monical's Pizza. Nothing close to it.
http://www.monicalspizza.com/menus/default.aspx?SegmentId=8&F_All=Y
It must be a regional thing. Like the love of White Castle for people from the big northern cities like Chicago and Detroit or grits for southerners. No one I know that grew up in the Chicago area and went to college at Eastern Illinois, Bradley, Illinois Wesleyan, ISU, U of I, etc. rave about or miss Monical's Pizza. Guess you had to 'grow up on it' to enjoy it. It may be the best pizza in central & southern Illinois but that's not saying much as that area isn't considered a 'pizza lover's paradise'. Kind of like being the 'best Mexican joint' in Winnipeg Canada.
The last time I tried it was 15 months ago at a company-owned store (some of their locations are franchised) in Manteno. The very-thin crust pizza is bland and unimpressive IMO. This may explain why many of the locals like to dress their Monical's pizza with a liberal dosing of the Monical's red salad dressing that is conveniently parked on each table top. The salad dressing is really tasty - but I don't care for salad dressing on my pizza, thank you.
There's also a good reason that they've expanded to 51 locations in Illinois and ALL of them are located south of I-80. Their pizza would be considered mediocre in Chicagoland. They are not in the same league as Chicago area pizza places with multiple locations like Lou Malnati's, Connie's, Aurelio's or Edwardo's. Let alone compared to the great pizza you will find in gems like Vito & Nick's on the southside or Burt's Place in Morton Grove.
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You can't compared Monical's to anything Chicago has to offer. They are totally different foods.
The option in my hometown was Monical's or Pizza Hut. Monical's won. And really, it depends on who makes the pizza. It's also the only place in town that let us kids take over after football and basketball games. :)
At this point, I associate the place with home. I always liked it, but now I want it cause I can't have it! I keep tellin my mom to buy the take and bake and freeze it and overnight it to me! :) She won't! Says its not worth it lol.
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Andy, the Monical's are not all the same. When we are in Paxton, IL, we always stop at Monicals. It is unreal. Same Monicals, same chain, same pizza in Springfield is crap. Something is lost in the training of their pizza makers or in the shipping of ingredients, because not all Monicals are the same. Some are great, some very very disappointing.
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For the record, Rubberfin is referring to the same Monicals I was...the one in Paxton.
JBN is up in Peoria, so I'm guessing he got lucky and got a good one, too.
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Also for the record, I am from Ohio and I hate White Castle.
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I live in a white castle and I hate Ohio. So. I guess. That makes us even.
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Driving through Missouri on the great move to California, I left the option up to my fiance...White Castle or Steak N Shake. He chose White Castle and I've never let him forget it! Thankfully, I CAN get Steak N Shake in Vegas now, so that at least helps a bit. It's still a 3 hour drive....but its better than a 4 hour flight or 30+ hour drive eh? :) It's just another one of those things I can't have so I miss it (NOT White Castle, I've never liked that place).
I suppose when we move back to Illinois we will miss In N Out.
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Serves you right. You should have gone to Made Rite.
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have you folks tried 5 Guys burger chain?
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I have been to the one in Fort Myers, Florida. I wasn't much impressed with it. Certainly better than the McDonald/Burger King type of burgers. Not as good as Wendy's used to be (they suck now). Not as good as Fudruckers.
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I haven't been to 5 Guys either but the other half has. Said it was ok, nothing spectacular though.
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Interesting that Fudruckers got through the censor.
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I suppose when we move back to Illinois we will miss In N Out.
:o But I thought he was your fiance...?
*ducks*
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5 guys, In N Out, take this stuff to Under the Bleachers.
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have you folks tried 5 Guys burger chain?
The 'high-end' franchised burger places have rapidly infiltrated the western suburbs of Chicago.
I've eaten at Five Guys a good number of times. First time was six years ago in the Washington D.C. area and it's was great! There were a local phenomena is the D.C. area. They grew quickly and then decided to franchise the place. When they first came to the Chicago area, I was anxious to see if they could retain their original quality in a franchise mode. IIRC, there are no freezers in the stores, only refrigerated coolers. Everything is freshly made each day. First time I tried it at their Naperville location I was pleased. Tasted as good as the burgers I remembered from the D.C. store years earlier. Fries were fresh-cut, seasoned just right and a 'small' was enough for two-three people. They usually fill up a drinking cup with fries and then add another larger scooper full into the bag. Then I went back again the following week arriving about fifteen minutes before closing time and it was awful. Burger was drab and and my 'small' fry order, while very good, was small, just the cup full and no additional scoop. Since then, I've been there a number of times but it seems to be hit-or-miss with the burgers. Half the time it's great and the other half so-so. IMO, the drawbacks to Five Guys, besides the inconsistency I've found in the burgers, is the limited menu. Burgers, hot dogs & grilled cheese only. No chicken options and no milk shakes. Their french fries are really great though and I like the touch of the free peanuts while you're waiting for your food to be cooked.
http://www.fiveguys.com/home.aspx (http://www.fiveguys.com/home.aspx)
About six months after Five Guys arrived in the Chicago area, Meatheads, a Bloomington IL high-end burger concept based on the Five Guys model arrived in Naperville. They took Five Guys to the next level by offering even more 'free' toppings available on their burgers and added chicken sandwiches and shakes too. Their banana split shake is fantastic. Fries are very good, but just a bit below the fries found at Five Guys. No free peanuts but the atmosphere and decor is a step above Five Guys and I've found their food to be more consistent. They've slowly expanded to 4 locations in the Chicago suburbs as well as their original Bloomington store and plan to open another one soon in Normal, IL. Only drawback I have found there is they close at 9pm rather than 10pm like Five Guys. That's fine in the winter but in the summer when kids have baseball/softball games that last until 8pm or later, a delayed dinner with a trip to eat at Meatheads after the game seems rushed or out of the question. They should expanded their hours to 10pm to really compete with Five Guys, Portillo's and their other competitors in the area.
http://www.meatheadsburgers.com/ (http://www.meatheadsburgers.com/)
Smashburger, a Colorado-based franchise, has expanded to the Chicago area. They opened a location in Darien, IL about six weeks ago. I tried it a couple of weeks ago and it was okay. I bummed a few of their rosemary, olive oil and gaarlic fries from my dining companion and they were very good. Their burger was tasty and the Haagen-Daz shake was great but a over $10 tab for a 1/2 pound burger & a shake (no fries) was a bit too high IMO. I did like that they use the old style shake mixers with the stainless container and pour your shake into an old fashioned glass vase-shaped glass at your table which leaves you about 25% more left in the container to add later. They do offer chicken options and a wide variety of 'smashsalads' options which is good but the atmosphere was mostly dull fast-foodish like Five Guys or a McDonalds. I much prefer Meatheads to Smashburger.
http://www.smashburger.com/
Finally, Tom & Eddie's, a new concept created by two former McDonalds executives, Ed Renzi (retired CEO of McDonalds USA) and Tom Dentice (retired executive VP of operations for McDonalds Corp.) opened last year. I haven't eaten there yet but I've read and heard mostly good things about their operation. They've expanded to three locations now with a recently opened store in Deerfield.
http://www.tomandeddies.com/index.php (http://www.tomandeddies.com/index.php)
http://deerfield.suntimes.com/news/6049101-417/industry-veterans-open-burger-restaurant.html (http://deerfield.suntimes.com/news/6049101-417/industry-veterans-open-burger-restaurant.html)
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Yeah, but I'll bet Andy's never tried White Castle.
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Yeah, but I'll bet Andy's never tried White Castle.
Not only tried them but have regularly consumed them for over 50 years. Right now, I even have two boxes of them in my freezer. Growing up in the city, there was a White Castle 3 blocks from my house. Even today, there's a White Castle 3 miles from my home in the western suburbs. Sliders are great! Much, much tastier than that cardboard crap that you call Monical's Pizza. ;D
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Andy thanks for the burger info.....still love "Whitey One-Bites" every time I visit the family in Oak Lawn or Tinley Park I gotta stop and get a few sliders,fries,coke for the drive back to Rockford....
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I love the cardboard Pizza . I just had one the other night. I love their breadsticks and their wings are just ok.
I dont like Pizza Hut Pizza, but their Asian Hot Wings are to die for. Talk about blazing. Ill order Monicals Pizza then grab Pizza Hut hot wings.
One thing that I always thought that was overrated was Godfathers. Yuck.
Not sure if I would like the Chicago style Pizza pie look but would try it. Can't say I would like it or not since I have never had it.
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In East Peoria, just before you get to the gambling boat and hotels there is a place called the Burger Barge. The place is a dump to look at but they have got the best burgers around.
http://burgerbargeinc.com/Menu.html
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It's remarkable - and quite tragic - how much garbage food people consume.
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Well, yeah...nothing is good for you anymore. Even steak gives you some type of cancer. If was going to eat good food I would be a rabbitt.
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Well, yeah...nothing is good for you anymore. Even steak gives you some type of cancer. If was going to eat good food I would be a rabbitt.
I'm not talking about "unhealthy" garbage. I'm talking about "what a shame I'm wasting an appetite on this low grade dog food" garbage.
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True. Why go to the upscale places if there is a White Castle in the area?
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Dave, don't you mean a Morton's?
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I only take
stupid special guests to Morton's White Castle branch.
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JR?
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I love the cardboard Pizza . I just had one the other night. I love their breadsticks and their wings are just ok.
I dont like Pizza Hut Pizza, but their Asian Hot Wings are to die for. Talk about blazing. Ill order Monicals Pizza then grab Pizza Hut hot wings.
One thing that I always thought that was overrated was Godfathers. Yuck.
Not sure if I would like the Chicago style Pizza pie look but would try it. Can't say I would like it or not since I have never had it.
JBN,
Chicago-style deep dish pizza is for the tourists. Thin and medium crust pizza are the best selling pizzas in Chicago by a significant percentage. There are tons of great local joints in the city and suburbs that serve excellent thin crust style pizza that you're accustomed to and would enjoy. One of the best ones is Vito & Nick's located on the southside near Midway Airport and Oak Lawn (84th & Pulaski). This is a very safe neighborhood since mostly Chicago cops & firemen live in the area. They were featured on the Food Channel's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives two years ago.
Here's the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ob1tLx5wiM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ob1tLx5wiM)
Here's some info & photos: http://www.lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=21218 (http://www.lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=21218)
Their website: http://www.vitoandnick.com/ (http://www.vitoandnick.com/)
Try it the next time you're in Chicago and if you think Monical's is equal to or comes anywhere close to it, I'll be tempted to try the Monical's location you like the next time I'm in the Peoria area to see if you're right.
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If you haven't seen U2 live before, I'd highly recommend it. Just saw one really awesome concert tonight.
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I was gonna drive up, but I'm seeing them in StL in a couple of weeks...
One of my friends and I are driving up to Chicago for a Saturday game, then seeing Soundgarden at the UIC Saturday night, then driving back thru StL to catch U2 there Sunday night.
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Andy, thanks for the video.
Now that does look tempting.
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Makes sense that Pregnant, Baby-Centre, and GamerDads would come in that order.
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Those 32 pregnant gals sure talk a lot.
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BEEP! BEEP!
I just saw a road runner run across my front yard for the first time in a long time. Nice to know they are still around.
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Was Wiley chasing him?
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Wiley was crushed by an anvil.
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Acme Supply was closed for the holiday.
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Anyone watch Pawn Stars?
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cool on spotting the roadrunner...tough for Wiley though ;D
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I went up to Black Wolf Run yesterday, and on the way back, we saw several wild turkeys. I don't think I have ever seen any before.
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I see them everytime I turn the Cubs game.
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They're all over central Illinois and central Nebraska. They're really making an impressive comeback.
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I see them all the time. They are also really greasy if you eat one. Nothing like a Butterball.
What's even worse are the Turkey Buzzards. They are scary looking and are everywhere.
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Benjamin Franklin said that the wild turkey was the best tasting meal in the world.
You calling Ben a liar.
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He wanted the turkey to be the official bird because it was so wise and wiley.
like the coyote.
For the rest of the colonists it was the first sign that Benny was slipping.
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That and the fact that their mail was always getting lost.
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Wile E. Coyote, not "Wiley". Sheesh!
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I went up to Black Wolf Run yesterday, and on the way back, we saw several wild turkeys. I don't think I have ever seen any before.
Not particularly uncommon in the southern Appalachians, and I've even seen a few as far south as northern Florida.
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I record every episode of Pawn Stars...I've seen all of them.
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Funny story: I wondered whether Chumlee could possibly be as dumb as he seems. Could any business keep a guy like that? So I went to Google and started to type in "Is Chumlee really that dumb?" I only got as far as "Is Chum" and "Is Chumlee really that dumb" pops up. Click on it, and a whole sheet of various discussion about whether Chumlee is putting on an act or not. But I thought the Google thing was hilarious. I wonder if all Google board do that or if I googled something similar at another time.
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Isn't Chumlee a relative...cousin/nephew?
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I heard that, too. Also heard he was one of Hoss' high school buddies.
Most of these "reality" shows have a problem in that they decide on a theme and a character use and run it into the ground, including Most Dangerous Catch. They've lost a lot of captains and boats because of the way they cut the episodes. One captain consistently comes off as a good guy and another as a mean bastard because that's the way the directors have determined they want it displayed. All you have to do is just show the bad-a$$ side of somebody and no warm, cuddly side, and there you have it.
Most of the info about Pawn Stars is that Rick is hardly ever there, Hoss is the one that's dumb as a bag of hammers, the Old Man really runs the place, and Chumlee is one of the top employees who's not only bright but has a tremendous sense of humor. It was his idea to play dumb.
Some of the Ice Road Truckers and Axmen and logging and swamp shows go overboard trying to make drama out of tedium. LOL
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Googled..... http://www.history.com/shows/pawn-stars/bios/austin-chumlee-russell
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Google "Is Chumlee really that dumb."
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Happy Fourth to all.
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Anyone watch Pawn Stars?
Yeah.
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(http://www.suntimes.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.common.streams.StreamServer.cls?STREAMOID=dB_V1QgAjuAJmH3HkOFo48$daE2N3K4ZzOUsqbU5sYszUBHyHgtHn7DltFaMjC7zWCsjLu883Ygn4B49Lvm9bPe2QeMKQdVeZmXF$9l$4uCZ8QDXhaHEp3rvzXRJFdy0KqPHLoMevcTLo3h8xh70Y6N_U_CryOsw6FTOdKL_jpQ-&CONTENTTYPE=image/jpeg)
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Not particularly uncommon in the southern Appalachians, and I've even seen a few as far south as northern Florida.
I've started to see them pretty regularly in central Florida.
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(http://www.suntimes.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.common.streams.StreamServer.cls?STREAMOID=dB_V1QgAjuAJmH3HkOFo48$daE2N3K4ZzOUsqbU5sYszUBHyHgtHn7DltFaMjC7zWCsjLu883Ygn4B49Lvm9bPe2QeMKQdVeZmXF$9l$4uCZ8QDXhaHEp3rvzXRJFdy0KqPHLoMevcTLo3h8xh70Y6N_U_CryOsw6FTOdKL_jpQ-&CONTENTTYPE=image/jpeg)
So he's living the High Life, overlooking the Bud Light Bleachers?
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They're everywhere here in South Jersey
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Firefox help needed:
The Add-On Flashblock is not compatible with Firefox 5.0
Is there a way around the problem or should I go back to a previous release?
It would be nice if you could simply turn Flash on or off like you can with Internet Explorer.
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I'll ask techie son
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I'll ask techie son
Google Chrome runs circles around Firefox. I'm going to wait a day or two and then uninstall Firefox permanently and hope to never see it again.
The only thing left on my Google Chrome "to do" list is to figure out how to add cut/copy/paste to the tool bar up by the back/forward/reload buttons. Having to continually click on that little wrench is a royal pain.
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Cactus, if you figure out how to do that with Chrome.... let me know.
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Sorry, Cactus, but here's my son's response:
It's a Firefox extension. Firefox 5.0 is brand new. There's a gazillion extensions that probably won't work right away, until the individual developers update them.
I know, doesn't help much.
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Sorry, Cactus, but here's my son's response:
It's a Firefox extension. Firefox 5.0 is brand new. There's a gazillion extensions that probably won't work right away, until the individual developers update them.
I know, doesn't help much.
Thanks. That makes it unusable as far as I'm concerned.
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Using Chrome and IE8.Dumped Firefox...
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Using Chrome and IE8.Dumped Firefox...
Steve, any hints on how to add buttons like cut, copy, and paste to the tool bar?
I'm getting back into the habit of using ctrl/c and ctrl/v instead.
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Cactus...I'm a dumb-s-h-i-t when it comes to being computer saavy. I have a co-worker that I'm going to hire just to come over and run through all the bells and whistles on my new computer. Sorry I can't help. Do you or any of the folks here have your television hooked up to the'net? I have a wireless router and it seems to be quite easy to hook DirecTv to that bad-boy....
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Anyone remember Winnie Cooper from the wonder years, played by Danica McKellar...i figure anyone who was a teenage boy at the time the show was on the air would. I had the hugest crush on her. Anyway, apparently she is bloody brilliant. She went to UCLA for film but ended up majoring in math. She found herself always taking math classes because they were fun and ended up graduating suma cum laude. Apparently, in 1998, along with two other people, she wrote a mathematical proof proving her own theorem dealing with magnetism in 2 dimensions called the Chayes-McKellar-Winn Theorem. Anyone care to explain the following link to me? Well, after the first 4 or 5 paragraphs, i understand them.
http://terrytao.wordpress.com/2007/08/20/math-doesnt-suck-and-the-chayes-mckellar-winn-theorem/
She definitely shows you can't judge a book by it's cover.
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old news ray
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old news ray
That's been reported on here? My bad, guess i must have missed it though i do vaguely remember seeing it somewhere before i came across it this morning, so very well could have been here. Does that mean you can explain the proof he talks about in the link in normal person talk? lol
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My guess is that it was not old news to most here. Certainly wasn't to me.
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There have been 6 reports of tornadoes this evening in central North Dakota.
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So everyone in North Dakota reported a tornado and one guy twice?
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well, it was two different tornadoes, Robb.
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And one report was from a tourist driving through to Glacier National Park.
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Does anyone know how to convert an rtf file into Excel? Thanks in advance.
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I do! What's an rtf file?
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Try this JR: http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.excel/browse_thread/thread/b9c9bf5faccb734d?pli=1
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Here's a YouTube video I found:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3hWYEbQlas
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Man this humid is brutal.
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the humid and freakish thunderstorm hit the Rockford area this mornin' did quite a bit of damage in the neighborhood,lots of trees damaged damage to homes roofs,windows,sheds,garages,etc.,lost power for about 3.5 hrs kind of wild way to start the week...
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Well, there was a storm this morning in Chicago, and the power went off in the building my mother lives in. I told her that we would come in and pick her up and bring her back to Wisconsin until power was restored. She responded that she was perfectly all right where she was, and wasn't going to move just because the lights were off.
Fortunately, the building is well insulated, and the heat in her apartment never got over 81.
However,at about 6 this evening, they came around to all the apartments to tell them that they were going to evacuate the building because there would be no lights or circulation in the building and everyone had to make alternate plans.
About 15 minutes later the management of the building called to say that my mother refused to be evacuated.
I called and told her that we were coming to pick her up. She responded that I could come wherever I wanted, but she wasn't going to leave her home. When I told her that she couldn't stay there because they wouldn't let her stay she said that they could say what they want, but she was staying.
She then said I shouldn't worry about it because she was going to pray about it.
Not very reassured, my wife and I left for Chicago.
We were hardly out of the driveway when the cell phone rang. It was the building manager to tell us that the power had been restored.
I called my mother to ask her why she didn't call us to tell us that the power had been restored. At least it would relieve our worry.
Her answer - there was no reason for us to worry. She had TOLD us she was going to pray about it.
I'm starting to think I will never get my inheritance.
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Not if she reads this thread.
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Not if she reads this thread.
LOL...
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Dave,your Mom sounds like mine...
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Wait until she reaches 102.
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Mom just turned 89...
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Wait until she reaches 102.
How can someone be older than their mom?
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No comments from snot nosed brats.
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whipper-snapper....
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davep's mom for manager of the cubs.
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Ok. Catching up on all the discussions since I finally got internet.
I'm a web tab junkie and have several pages open at once. I found that Chrome locked my system up a lot. I found it unusable so I went back to Firefox. I find the once a week crashes of Firefox better than the once an hour crashes I was having with Chrome. Of course that was in February, so maybe they've fixed the problems.
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Who just posted? My Firefox crashed whenever the jerk posted.
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davep's mom for manager of the cubs.
I have to admit that relying on prayer is probably better than relying on their talent.
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Ok. Catching up on all the discussions since I finally got internet.
I'm a web tab junkie and have several pages open at once. I found that Chrome locked my system up a lot. I found it unusable so I went back to Firefox. I find the once a week crashes of Firefox better than the once an hour crashes I was having with Chrome. Of course that was in February, so maybe they've fixed the problems.
That's odd, grrr. I've used Chrome exclusively for a long time now. Always have anywhere from 6 to 15 or more tabs open and have never experienced lock ups.
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6 to 15 tabs..... what a piker.....
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That's odd, grrr. I've used Chrome exclusively for a long time now. Always have anywhere from 6 to 15 or more tabs open and have never experienced lock ups.
The only problem I'm having with Google Chrome (besides having to use ctrl/c and ctrl/v for copy and paste) is when I print want to print what should be one page from a specific web site and get a blank page with it - unless I remember to select only page one.
I'm finding Chrome to be considerably faster than FireFox. I'm guessing Chrome is always in sync with AdBlock and FlashBlock whereas Firefox has contention problems with them as new releases of any of those products come out.
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FWIW Dept. My son, the tekkie, keeps telling me I should be using Chrome, but I like Firefox so I've stayed with it. But the tekkie says that Chrome is the best available.
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using chrome and IE9...so far,so good...
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Why is he willing to contradict his father. Has he no fear of getting cut out of the will.
I suppose it is an empty threat when he knows you have no money to leave anyway.
You should have lied to him, like I lie to MY kids.
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I suppose it is an empty threat when he knows you have no money to leave anyway.
Bingo. Mrs. CurtOne and I are diligently and carefully spending our kids' inheritances. And if gas keeps going up, that will be sooner than later.
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Thought I would give Chrome another look. I installed yesterday morning and again had a lock up in the afternoon. We'll see if I get another lock up today. It might be back to Firefox.
A couple of other annoyances that I like in Firefox. When I restore an accidentally closed tab, it doesn't remember the history of that tab. Pretty handy if you ask me if it can remember the history. I also like to be able to just double click the tab to reload. It was an option I had in Firefox that I used all the time. There were a couple other annoyances that I found extensions for. So it is mostly working the same. But if it keeps locking up and crashing, then it'll have to wait another few months before I try again.
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I don't get why you're locking up, grrrr. What kind of websites are you visiting? :)
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****. Does this mean I can't be President?
http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/07/14/because-of-constitution-error-north-dakota-is-not-a-state-and-never-has-been/?hpt=hp_t2
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My dad wants all his tax money back.
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http://youtu.be/wM6lGNhPujE
This is one of the freakiest things I have ever seen...kind of creepy
I don't know how to get it to just show up in the post so you'll have to click the link
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I have never once had Google Chrome lock up on me, and I've used it since it was released as Beta. I use multiple tabs as well.
Now IE7 locks up on me constantly at work. I can't convince them that we need to get something better.
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Chrome is way better than Mr. Softy.
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The last few hours of Q101... very sad time.
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Since we just discovered that North Dakota isn't a state, wouldn't this keep us at 50? Or by the President's count, 47?
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/14/california.secession/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
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I would love to live in South California! =p But then I'd have to work in California and I bet thats not fun come tax time!
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Is the guy in the Edge Shaving Gel commercials the same guy and the same agency as the Dairy Queen commercials?
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Can't say. Since I got TIVO, I don't see many commercials.
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What's a commercial??? ;)
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So you haven't seen the latest scam advertising to clean up your online reputation?
I guess they will hide your college debauchery pics - and even put up fake reviews saying you are a good person or professional...
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For free. And five years after you land that high paying cushy job, they contact you again to see how much it's worth for them to keep the truth hidden. Sweet.
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So you haven't seen the latest scam advertising to clean up your online reputation?
I guess they will hide your college debauchery pics - and even put up fake reviews saying you are a good person or professional...
Actually, at this point in my life, I am more likely to pay them to put those pictures ON the internet.
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Aren't they already posted "Under the Bleachers"?
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How would I know. My wife doesn't let me go to that thread.
I think she may be concerned that I would come across HER college pictures.
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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1008/mlb.pie.face/content.1.html
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Apologies to a number of you. For whatever reason a lot of your emails were going into my spam folder. If you thought I was ignoring you because I don't like you, it could be true, but more likely because of this glitch. Can't figure out why...
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Davep, a lot of your emails were in that lot. For good reason. Junk.
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We had a 102 birthday party for my mother today (birthday August 1). All her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren were there. When she was asked to give her blessing to her family she replied "May you all live to be 102.
With the world the way it is lately, I can't help but wonder if that wasn't really a curse.
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Was at a Daytona Cubs game recently and a family was having a 100 birthday party. There were about 30 people there. They had T-**** made that looked like baseball uniform tops. On the back was the persons first name and below it a number. The numbers were for the "generation" the wearer belonged to. Paul the "birthday boy" was #1. His Children were #2. Grandchildren #3 and great-grandchildren #4. Very cool.
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Was at a Daytona Cubs game recently and a family was having a 100 birthday party. There were about 30 people there. They had T-****s
Just testing...does the word shirt really get censored here? Or was the "R" just missing above?
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Ok. So I've been using Chrome for a couple weeks now. I like some of the improvements I've found, and I found extensions to add on the missing features I like except for the double click the tab to reload. I wish there was a way to put the extension buttons on a separate line.
However, Chrome locked up on me yesterday and today. I hope it doesn't happen again for a couple weeks, because if it becomes a daily occurrence I'll go back to Firefox.
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Glad you're liking it, grrr.....still not sure why you're experiencing the lockups, though.
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I've started experiencing lockups and slow responses with Chrome too, especially with this site. The lack of cut/copy/paste buttons on a tool bar are also a source of continuing frustration for me.
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I've been called several adjectives throughout the years. Now Dad can be added to the list. My wife is about 8 weeks along. We had our first ultrasound. When that heart beat started, I got choked up like was watching Field of Dreams.
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Congratulations, Pistol. Being a parent is a unique joy.
BTW, "Dad" is a noun.
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Congrats, Pete! Your life is about to change in a big way!! Say goodbye to life as you've known it. :)
Seriously, that's awesome news. I can't remember life before kids. Well, I can (and boy do I miss those days!), but I can't imagine life without them. :)
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Good for you and your wife...get plenty of sleep now...
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Congrats Pistol, having your first child is a life altering experience. Enjoy the ride.
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My older twins are now seniors in high school this year. Man growing older sucks.
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For most of us it beats the alternative.
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For most of us it beats the alternative.
Last Saturday we had party for my mother's 102 birthday. All her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren came in for it. After the cake, someone asked her to give the family a blessing.
She said "I hope all of you live to be 102 years old, just like me."
Then she smiled and said, "I hope you conisider that a blessing, and not a curse".
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Good for you and your wife...get plenty of sleep now...
My son is going to be 6 weeks old tomorrow. That's all I heard before he was born... "get your sleep now." I can honestly say I believe I've been getting MORE sleep now that he has been born than before. Since we came home he basically has fallen asleep around 10-11 at night, and wakes up 6-7 in the morning.
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and most definitely, congrats, Pistol.
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You lucky bastard. My son just turned 9 months and still wakes up at least once a night.
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yeah I've been called that too... If he's anything like me, he'll just want to eat. If he's anything like my wife, he'll just want to sleep. So far, all he does is eat and sleep pretty much.
There are the moments when it's tough to quiet him down, sure... but overall he's pretty chill.
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Not sure how I missed it, but congrats on the baby, Jay!
My kids started sleeping through the night at 2 months. :) Only problem for me is that I'm a light sleeper and I was (and still am) constantly listening for the slightest sound. When they were babies, it was to make sure they were okay. Now (at 10 and 6), it's in anticipation of either of them coming to bug me. :)
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yeah... my wife has had him next to me while he was screaming like crazy and I was passed out. Didn't miss a wink of sleep.
Thanks, Fits!
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6 mos and 9 mos?
C'mon guys - tell Pistole' about the real horror...
That SMELL of baby poop... when you open the diaper and pretend it came from something that went IN his mouth!!
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Ya know, when we had my daughter, I had no problem whatsoever changing her poopie diapers.
My gag reflex must have changed because 3 1/2 years later when we had our son, there were many times when it got the best of me. :)
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And 10 years later - we upgraded the home toilets to TOTO - and bought our first "closet auger"
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.... 1 diaper change so far. It came 4 weeks and 6 days later..
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My son is going to be 6 weeks old tomorrow. That's all I heard before he was born... "get your sleep now." I can honestly say I believe I've been getting MORE sleep now that he has been born than before. Since we came home he basically has fallen asleep around 10-11 at night, and wakes up 6-7 in the morning.
My children also never interrupted my sleep. Of course, that is because I just slept through everything, and my wife got up to take care of them.
Breast feeding is a wonderful thing.
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Since we came home he basically has fallen asleep around 10-11 at night, and wakes up 6-7 in the morning.
Be very thankful because that is definately the exception and not the rule
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I still attempt to feed on the breast - not sure why she won't let me...
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I still attempt to feed on the breast - not sure why she won't let me...
Because you were foolish enough to marry her?
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My son just turned 9 months and still wakes up at least once a night.
I just turned 56... and wish I were only waking up once a night.....
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.... 1 diaper change so far. It came 4 weeks and 6 days later..
How in the world do you get away with this? :)
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Anyone know anything about this magicjack phone thing that is all over the TV commercials? I assume it is a scam, but haven't heard anything specific about it.
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Isn't that where your phone service is through the internet so you have to have your computer on 100% of the time? They advertise "and you get your own phone number". That means you have to get a new number and can't use your old one.
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They work great, Dave, buy 20 of 'em.
I heard they work, but I've never used one myself.
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It's not a scam, Dave, but I haven't heard many good things about MagicJack.
Check into Vonage. We hardly ever use our land line, but need to have it, so we got their 300 minute plan. It's 11.99/month, which is more than MagicJack, but not too bad.
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FITS, why do you "need" to have a land line? Just curious...
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Many home security systems still require a land line, for one...
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My parents used to require a land line with their system... now they just wirelessly set it up. For what it's worth
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Besides, without a land line, you'll be bored not getting all those political calls and stuff.
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I had a land line (because both sets of parents said we needed one) the first year we were moved into our place. I gave everyone the number. The only "people" that called were telemarketers and political ads. I got rid of the phone, and it wasn't till about a year later someone noticed.
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The only disadvantage to not having a land line is when deadbeat friends and relatives come to town hoping to freeload a room for the night or a meal, they can't find you in the phone book.
Oh. Wait...
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So that's how davep found you....
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He may have deadbeat relatives, but he doesn't have friends of either persuasion.
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I want my parents to get a landline because they are notorious for letting their cell phones die...or losing them...or leaving them on silent so if I need to get ahold of them in an emergency I can't.
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Have you ever thought maybe they were screening their calls?
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How would a land line solve that problem if they aren't home?
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What Dave said and also for Dish to order movies.
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I have Dish and can order movies - just use the internet connection.
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Yeah, I know, but I haven't gotten around to setting that up. :)
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you plug it in! haha
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I need to get an adapter. Running wireless through the house.
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you plug it in! haha
Oh, sure, get technical with us non-tekkies.
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So this is being a dad.....feeding my son in the car while my wife shops fir him.
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You didn't explain to your wife you a baby MUST be breast fed? Have I taught you nothing?
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He is breast fed.....
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Seriously though, he is breast fed. She pumps for times like that though.
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Then destroy the pumps.
Kids today have no common sense at all. They shouldn't be allowed to be fathers until they have learned their proper role.
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On Tuesday we became grandparents for the first time. It's awesome (if a little weird).
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Wow. If this was last January, I would have to look at 153 pictures. I lucked out!
Seriously, congrats, Grandpa.
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Thanks, Curt. We're on cloud 9.
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You will love it P2. They are just like your children, except you don't have to pay for them, and you can go home after you spoil them.
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I just wish they didn't live so far away (300 miles).
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300 miles? Perfect. When he's three he'll be ready for his first drum set. Oh wait...you never said if it was a boy or girl.
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Maybe he didn't check.
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Granddaughter.
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Better yet, when she's eleven you can take her downtown for body piercings and tats. You'll be the bestest grandpa ever!
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Had a client who filed suit against his mother and father and sister, in part (a very small part) because they took his daughter off at age 14 for body piercing after he made clear she was not allowed to get it (state law required parental consent and the aunt claimed she was the girl's mother).
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P2 is from San Francisco. They have no laws there.
And he is too broke to pay off a lawsuit anyway.
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When my daughter was 16 (or so) my wife and I agreed to let her go on a group trip to Israel with the proviso that (among other things) she did not come back with tattoos or body piercing. Naturally, she had a nose stud when she returned. After a lot of fussing and discussion, we decided to let her keep it.
When it comes to discipline, I guess I am not much better than the Cubs organization!
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I was not aware that Zambrano had a nose stud. Did he get it in Israel too?
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It has been a long time since "Zambrano" and "stud" could appropriately be used in the same sentence.
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Congrats, P2!
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Thanks, ECF.
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Shouldn't be surprised by much at my age, but at what ad agency did this not get kaboshed at the drawing board level, at the brainstorming level?
http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/18/nivea-apologizes-for-controversial-ad-in-esquire/?hpt=hp_t2
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Curt, have you seen the "Hail to the V" ad for Summer's Eve? Search on YouTube.
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Seems like we've seen an increase in insensitive ads the past four or five years. I can see one guy with bad taste thinking an ad was a grabber, but how does it get by the whole team and the client?
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Just watched it, Jeff. It didn't offend me. Must be all the **** Davep keeps sending me.
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I have watched that "hail" ad, and not only did I not find it offensive, I can't imagine why ANYONE would find it insensitive.
I think our problem is not that too many people are insensative, but that too many people are oversensative.
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I didn't see anything controversial about either ad.
But if we're talking about them, tweeting about them, linking to them, they were successful and whoever signed off on them is quite happy with themselves.
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mO offends me.
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Most tv commercials are stupid, and usually, I hate stupid commercials.
But I have to admit that I get a kick out of the Capital One credit card commercials with the ancient Vikings visiting the modern world.
"Read my lips. No new axes".
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The new Dairy Queen commercials are stupid beyond belief. Will be glad when they change their ad campaign so I can start enjoying their products again.
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Obviously you are unaware of how utterly fantastic dairy queen is.
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I'm not only aware but I'm fencing three opponents and balancing on top of a beach ball while being aware
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I have to admit I don't see the significance of the chest hair that spells out their product.
Maybe if it were on a good looking woman .........
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See?
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The only DQ commercial worth a damn is the Rock'n'Roll falcon, yeah!
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I'm on a call with a bunch of people in the Washington DC/Martinsburg area...they're all freaking because they just felt a small earthquake...
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Earthquake or explosion?
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CNN says it was a 5.8...no one on the call has said anything else, though...no aftershocks or anything yet...
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We felt aftershocks here in NJ for about 10 seconds
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We had one in Colorado too.
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We have a guy here on loan from VA - his house got zapped by lightning Sunday, earthquake today - and Hurricane Irene on the way there...
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Felt it here in North Carolina, too, and yes, hurricane Irene is on the way.
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I didn't feel it, but I know of several people who did all the way down in Atlanta.
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Earthquake yesterday, earthquake today. I have a buddy who told me about an alignment by the comet Elenin this coming Friday and how it would trigger a massive earthquake. I'm guessing he is freaking out about now.
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Did this guy explain how or why the comet would have any effect on earth? It's really small and very far away so I'd be interested to know how this is supposed to work.
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Did this guy explain how or why the comet would have any effect on earth? It's really small and very far away so I'd be interested to know how this is supposed to work.
If Jupiter and Mars being in the wrong position can cause you to have a bad day, anything is possible.
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If Jupiter and Mars being in the wrong position can cause you to have a bad day, anything is possible.
If people believe in astrology, they'll believe in anything.
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Actually he just told me it is Sept 27. Guess I was off. Enjoy your last month everybody.
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NASA has clarified in a statement that comet Elenin, expected to come closest to Earth on October 16, 2011, will not collide with Earth
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Sure, that's what they want you to believe.
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It was 104° yesterday. In North Dakota.
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The bad news is that I am in the hospital, spitting out kidney stones.
The good news is that they don't get the Cub games on their cable channels.
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The bad news is that I am in the hospital, spitting out kidney stones.
The good news is that they don't get the Cub games on their cable channels.
It's about even. Better news is that Cardinal fans are more upset than we are. Makes life better.
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I'm not only aware but I'm fencing three opponents and balancing on top of a beach ball while being aware
This article goes along with our discussion of "who approved that ad?" DQ is in here, but not the current campaign.
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2090074_2090076,00.html?hpt=hp_c2 (http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2090074_2090076,00.html?hpt=hp_c2)
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Oh man I love the spongemonkey's from Quiznos! =p
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Any of you on the East Coast and in the path of the hurricane?
My hometown has just been forcibly evacuated by the government! Some relatives are coming to pick up my elderly grandparents and take them to a cousin's house further inland.
They live just three blocks from the shore; I hope their house is OK.
Stay safe, everybody!
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Any of you on the East Coast and in the path of the hurricane?
My hometown has just been forcibly evacuated by the government! Some relatives are coming to pick up my elderly grandparents and take them to a cousin's house further inland.
They live just three blocks from the shore; I hope their house is OK.
Stay safe, everybody!
NBC's Brian Williams quoting a hurricane expert
"Nature always bats last"
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My daughter was called in to work today at Norfolk, and the Navy told everyone in the office that they had sent the ships out to sea and the planes to bases inland, and that they were non-essential personnel and should get the heck out of Norfolk. She just called me from Wheeling, WV, where she will either go back to Norfolk tomorrow, or come up to Wisconsin if their HQ says not to report back for a while.
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Well, my daughter, who lives in Norfolk, evacuated yesterday, and at this point she is in Dayton, Ohio, and should get to our house in Wisconsin about midnight tonight.
She would be welcome, if it weren't for the fact that she is bringing her four cats.
I suppose you have to take the good with the bad. But my Goc, FOUR CATS.
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Could be worse. Could be four snakes. Or four hand grenades with no pins. Man, you are picky.
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My wife isn't allergic to snakes or grenades.
Actually, I have never tested her on the grenades.
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Oh, it's MRS. Davep that will suffer. Now I feel bad. Didn't before.
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Curt, don't you think she's already suffered enough?
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Yes, that's why I feel bad. When I thought it was just Dave suffering I didn't care. Diagrams and pictures to follow.
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Kidney stones.
Friends.
Goc is really dumping on me.
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If you have DirecTV and the NFL package, don't forget to threaten to cancel the package to get the additional discount.
This year, they knocked off $120 and made the mobile package free ($50 value) for me.
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I received a notice in the mail Saturday saying my phone request to be removed from lists used for credit and insurance offers has been processed. It is good for five years. To make the removal permanent, all I have to do is sign a form and return it to them.
I'm surprised it worked as I had hung up at the point where they asked me for my social security number.
The only catch is that it doesn't apply to companies not using Equifax, Experian, Innovis, or TransUnion.
Wish I'd save the phone number so I could post it. If you have the number, give it a try.
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Just got off the phone with DirecTV...I got the Sunday Ticket for 1/2 price, $10 off my sports package for 6 months, and free HD for 2 years by enrolling in Auto Billpay...
Nice!
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I get free HD anyway with Dish network.. heh
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Dish sucks, though...
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I have no issues really.. about 2 years now.
what sucks about it?
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Everything.
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very informative.
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Just busting your chops, Jay.
From what I've heard, Dish's customer service is terrible, their equipment is overpriced and doesn't match up well with DirecTV's and their channel lineup is also sub par.
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as was I, SZ.
The only real complaints I've had with Dish are two really -
2 channels that I had with Comcast I don't have now - one of the WCIU channels and CLTV.
only being able to watch/record 3 things at once. I can't complain THAT much though because when I got the equipment, it was right up there with the rest of the other competitors' equipment being offered.
What am I missing with DirecTV?
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Probably nothing, if you're happy with Dish.
I switched to DTV from cable and haven't considered anything else since.
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The local company here has been running ads saying the the direct TV "free NFL pckage" offer is a scam. It says that you have to signa contract for 2 years and that the price goes up $400 after the first 6 months and another $800 in the second year. I know that they only give you the NFL package free for the first year and then you have to buy it in the second but they don't say what the rest ofthe increases are for. I'm moving soon so I didn't look that hard at the DirecTV offer to figure it out.
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Where you moving to, Keys?
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Haven't seen those kind of increases on any of my DirecTV bills... going on like 11 years as a customer
Your local company may not be using facts in their ads?
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Your local company may not be using facts in their ads?
The ? is not needed at the end of that sentence.
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Where you moving to, Keys?
Staying in Central Florida. I'm getting married again and my house is just too small and hers is too big. Both houses are on the market. We well probably stay on the Orlando/Daytona area.
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Good job keys, marrying up....
So now you can retire and let her be the breadwinner?
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in my dreams lol
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How bad a bath did you take on your house?
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I hear they don't even bother putting up for sale signs anymore - you just move into one that has been abandoned
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How bad a bath did you take on your house?
Working a short sale now. Appraised at 165k four years ago and bought it for 144k. Realtor listed it at 47k and got an offer of 35k which realtor said was reasonable considering the comps in the area. Waiting to see if the mortgage company approves the short sale. I'm too damn old to wait for the value to come back. Will be decades. We took a real bad hit here. Heard one report on TV a year or so ago that the Deltona/Daytona area was the worst in the country for decline in value.
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At least the price of homes dropped there. Even the cheapest homes out here are well beyond my budget. It sickens me. Small older 2 bedroom homes still sell for $300k +. I miss the Midwest!
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Yes...great if you are looking to buy a home. Horrible trying to sell one.
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jeez keys that's quite a short sell.
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Some homes in North Dakota are going for under 20K. Bargains.
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ALL homes in North Dakota are going for under 20K.
I would buy them all, but who wants 10 homes.
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jeez keys that's quite a short sell.
yes indeed...it's a small 3 bedroom about 1100 square feet. The house across the street is a 2000 square ft 4 bedroom 3 bath with a screened pool and it sold for 51k. It's just crazy here.
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Are banks accepting short sales that low?
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The realtor says yes. I guess I'll find out soon enough.
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keys I'm guessin' that you've got to do what you feel best for you and yours,but it's a shame to get so little out of your investment.hope you land on your feet....
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Crazy part was that when I bought 4 years ago I thought I was doing good paying 144k for a house appraised at 160k. Oh well, not much i can do about it.
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Keys, unfortunately the appraisal of your home was part of what was happening over much of the nation, with houses being appraised for more than they were worth, even in an inflated market. Each time the houses would be flipped, the appraiser would "appraise" them for more than they were worth... making the seller happy, and allowing him to sell it for "below market" (even though the sale price which was actually well above the real value) which made the buyer happy, and making the realator happy, and making the bank lending the money for the sale happy because they they sold the mortgage off to someone else who also didn't really give a damb about underlying value because that mortgage was then bundled up with several others which were all backed by Fannie Mae of Freddie Mac.
And everyone was happy.... until prices got so out of whack the bubble burst and sales prices went back to what the homes were actually worth (or a bit below as generally happens with a market correction).
Buyers like yourself often were not even aware that what they were doing had little connection to what the homes were actually worth... but everyone else in the process did, and even most of the home buyers just didn't look at the prices as seriously as they should have when home prices simply seemed to be climbing on air.
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When I moved this summer I had to give up AT&T Uverse. It was either Comcast or DirecTV. I went with DirecTV. Man I really dislike it. I miss Uverse. I can only record 2 shows at once where AT&T was 4. Their VOD is crap. I can't navigate it as easily as Uverse. It just isn't set up very well.
Can't wait for Uverse to get to my new neighborhood.
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Jes...in hindsight I probably should have realized that the house was only worth about 100k. Unfortuntely everything was inflated so there were no cheaper deals to be found. Should have kept renting.
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Vision is almost always better in hindsight.... well, at least for folks who have working brains.
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Google Chrome note:
My biggest complaint with Chrome has always been having to use CTRL/C and CTRL/V or going to the wrench to use cut/copy/paste.
You can also right click on what you have selected to cut or copy or where you want to paste something. Very nice.
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Does anyone have contact with HarryLives outside of the forum?
He hasn't posted since the end of May. Wondering if he is okay.
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Housing prices in western North Dakota are skyrocketing. I bought my home a year ago and it's gone up by probably about 15% since then.
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North Dakota probably has the most rising economy in the country right now doesn't it?
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Most of the midsection, north to south, Texas to North Dakota is doing better than most of the country, but, yes, North Dakota, especially the shale half is doing very well.
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Unemployment rate in North Dakota is below 3 %.
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Two people are unemployed?
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Yeah. They shut down the strip joint in Fargo.
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What's Craig going to do now?
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It was Craig that was picketing it.
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Oh, I thought he worked there.
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I asked recently if anyone knew how HarryLives was doing, since he had not posted since May. I also sent him a message directly in case he is still around, just not around here.
I got the following back from him, and he has told me he does not mind if I share it with the list. (And considering how many here take pride in announcing they have me on Ignore, someone who does not might want to cut and paste this as an update on his status, without including my name since that obviously is simply too upsetting for some to deal with.)
I’ve just moved on to other priorities in life, jes. I just haven’t bothered to tune in much AT ALL this season(2-3 games)..and I doubt I will ever return to the forums. Just don’t feel I have much to contribute, even gave up my fantasy team. Focusing much more on my job and family issues and just spending more time doing stuff to better myself. My parents moved to South Carolina two years ago, my brother recently moved to Denver. I just want to make sure I’m on firm financial and physical footing right now I have neither, but all will work out.
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I asked recently if anyone knew how HarryLives was doing, since he had not posted since May. I also sent him a message directly in case he is still around, just not around here.
I got the following back from him, and he has told me he does not mind if I share it with the list. (And considering how many here take pride in announcing they have me on Ignore, someone who does not might want to cut and paste this as an update on his status, without including my name since that obviously is simply too upsetting for some to deal with.)
I’ve just moved on to other priorities in life, jes. I just haven’t bothered to tune in much AT ALL this season(2-3 games)..and I doubt I will ever return to the forums. Just don’t feel I have much to contribute, even gave up my fantasy team. Focusing much more on my job and family issues and just spending more time doing stuff to better myself. My parents moved to South Carolina two years ago, my brother recently moved to Denver. I just want to make sure I’m on firm financial and physical footing right now I have neither, but all will work out.
For those who are wondering about Harry
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There is actually a labor shortage in NW North Dakota and NE Montana. Many of the fast food places have taken to bringing in foreigners to work here, as they can't get any local people to take those jobs. Arby's has a ton of Asians working there, McDonalds has brought in a bunch of Jamaicans.
Williston, ND, which is the center of the oil boom has roughly doubled in size in the last two years. The majority of those people are living in temporary housing - "man camps."
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Williston used to have the world's longest bar. I think it was over 50 yards long.
Every place has to be famous for something.
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Just heard on 890 am a bomb threat was called in to the ogilvie market/station in the city.
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Does anybody know who might be a receptive person in the cubs organization to possibly get a couple items donated for a silent auction? My uncle was diagnosed with bone cancer earlier this year and has a bone marrow transplant coming up this week. We will know in a couple weeks if it takes or not but in the mean time we are trying to hold a benefit and silent auction for him. He has followed the cubs for years and I was hoping to maybe get an item or 2 donated to help raise funds. Thanks in advance.
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With all these organizations, it's kind of hit and miss. Best bet is if you can approach someone on the team, in the home office, or otherwise connected directly. Next best is to write a letter and hope it reaches the right parties.
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I would maybe contact Cubs Care, buff.
Best of luck to your uncle.
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You might try a letter to Kerry Wood, explaining the situation, and asking him to pass the letter on to someone in the organization. He seems to be strongly in favor of charitable activities, and might pass it on to the right person,.
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Jay Mariotti has written a book
http://www.amazon.com/The-System-ebook/dp/B005K75F6W/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1315946469&sr=1-2
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Shockingly, it's about himself...
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Well, they tell you to write about something you love.
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In one of the threads, somebody was asking about Dish.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/14/tech/gaming-gadgets/dish-network-outage/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
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Mmmmmm..... Just found about 3 pounds of puffball mushrooms.... before they reached the "puff" stage. Fry those babies up in butter and they are as good as morels....
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WOW. We've had 6.0 or better earthquakes all over the globe today. 7.3 in Fiji. I don't know what the hell you guys are doing but please repent before you drag me down with you.
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i blame jes.
can we throw him into a volcano or something? or would that just make it worse?
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Sacrificing Jes would probably bring an end to the earth.
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WOW. We've had 6.0 or better earthquakes all over the globe today. 7.3 in Fiji. I don't know what the hell you guys are doing but please repent before you drag me down with you.
all over? what'd I miss today?
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Some people think it is the Elenin comet coming into alignment with the earth which has happened the last three major earthquakes including Japan. The next and closest alignment yet occurs September 26th which the tinfoil hat crowd has annointed doomsday.
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Did Paulie From Mars get lost in the transition to the new board?
Too bad. It's moments like this when we really could use him around here.
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Did Paulie From Mars get lost in the transition to the new board?
Too bad. It's moments like this when we really could use him around here.
I actually befriended him on Facebook way back when when he posted his pic's bout his grandpa or whoever. It's sorta funny cuz everytime my bday rolls around he'll send me a message saying something like hmmmm,so who EXACTLY are you, like I'm some government spy or something(Facebook always tells you whose bday it is). Lol. Of course, I never answer. I can message him the new bleacherbum URL if y'all so desire as he is still entertaining as ever.
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So, who exactly are you, Ray?
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Well this is sad news . . .
To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band. We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished. To anyone who ever felt touched by our music, our deepest thanks for listening." R.E.M. - click to see the full story with band members' comments.
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pretty cool vid...
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=cqxTUxzOceE&feature=youtube_gdata_plaJ
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Check this out JR...http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7005515/thanks-rem
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On XM's MLB rounf trip radio show there is a caller that is known as "Kevin's Cub Call of the night". I sometimes wonder if Kevin is a Bleacher Bum Forum regular?
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Poor, lonely topic...
So, two months after the grand opening in Denver, I went to the IKEA International Airport this morning... Can someone explain this phenomenon to me?
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Well, when you're not around nobody posts here. Okay?
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Okay.
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I love IKEA!
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What position does he play?
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Anybody ever been to Norway?
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Yes.
Lots of Norwegians.
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Okie, if you go, make sure your relatives are from Norway and not Sweden.
RBF, what do you love about IKEA?
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I LIKE IKEa.
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They sell airports now?
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Scoop!
They didn't really rename DIA, did they?
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Airport naming rights. That would be a big money maker and a huge, logistical nightmare, wouldn't it?
The new IKEA in Centennial, FITS, has a few levels of parking and the restaurant is on the highest level over-looking Centennial Airport so it has the feel, in scope and location, of an airport.
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Damn monstrosity. It's an eye sore.
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Gotcha, Scoop. :)
IKEA stores aren't known for their ability (or lack thereof) to blend into the landscape.
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IKEA is nice because it has both cheap and expensive home items. You can go there and get your entire house interior if you wanted to. I love their storage items...I think all of our dressers have come from there as well as our bookshelves, tv stands, and kitchen table. :) I dunno what I love about it so much, it's just fun to go and pick out things I guess!
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I don't think I have any Scandinavian in me at all. My next baby might be Norwegian though. We're thinking about moving there.
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As Katherine Lee Bates composed those memorable lyrics of "America the Beautiful" from the crest of Pikes Peak...
O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain! With that monstrously big, honkin' blue and yellow box down there.
Gotcha, Scoop. :)
IKEA stores aren't known for their ability (or lack thereof) to blend into the landscape.
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So we just found out that we are having a boy. Do I put him through the torture of being a Cubs fan, do I let him become a Braves fan, or do I pretend baseball does not exist?
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How can you deny him the pleasure of rooting for the Cubs?
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Teach him how to deal with life kicking him in the nuts.
Raise him a Cubs fan.
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Make him a Cubs fan, Pistol.
Why should the little brat have the happy existence that so many of us have been denied?
He thinks he's so smug.
The nerve of that guy!
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My ancestors were not here yet the last time the Cubs won it all. Maybe he will be around long enough to be the first.
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Los Bravos! Go with the Braves - you can even call the little guy "Chipper"!
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Los Bravos! Go with the Braves - you can even call the little guy "Chipper"!
There isn't a Hooters close enough for him to be a Chipper.
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So we just found out that we are having a boy. Do I put him through the torture of being a Cubs fan, do I let him become a Braves fan, or do I pretend baseball does not exist?
Whatever you do, take my sincere advice and don't make him a junior. Doing that causes a lifetime of problems.
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There is a Cactus Sr?
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The only advantage I can think of is that my father had an excellent credit rating. Everything I've done has wound up piggybacked onto his record. One of these days they might wonder about this still very active guy who is over 100.
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Pete, both my kids are Cubs fans, even though my daughter was born in Colorado and my son was born in California. It's like a genetic disorder or something. :)
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So we just found out that we are having a boy. Do I put him through the torture of being a Cubs fan, do I let him become a Braves fan, or do I pretend baseball does not exist?
When my sons were born we were lucky enough to have Cubs A (Daytona) and AA (Orlando) affilates nearby. Took them to those Cubs games frequently. Oldest son has no interest in team sports at all anymore and youngest is only interested in X-games type sports. I think I ruined them...or saved them. Not sure which.
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Sometimes reality wakes us up out of our fantasy world. Steve Jobs' death affected me that way. I never came close to meeting him, but he had a great influence on me and my career.
He was an American original, and the greatest innovator of the past 50 years.
Thanks for everything, Steve, and rest in peace.
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Tough call Pistol, but being a Cubs fan reduces most of life's challenges to mere distractions.... ;)
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Sometimes reality wakes us up out of our fantasy world. Steve Jobs' death affected me that way. I never came close to meeting him, but he had a great influence on me and my career.
He was an American original, and the greatest innovator of the past 50 years.
Thanks for everything, Steve, and rest in peace.
Well said, Clark.
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I like the 24% return on the Apple stock I bought last August. Far better than the 1% savings account return.
But yes, Jobs had an incredible impact on our world.
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Yep, Pixar movies, outside of the Cars franchise, are usually very good.
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My nephew loves Cars! But then, he's 4.
Wall-E and Up are my favs.
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A Bug's Life is very underrated.
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Evidently not everyone likes IKEA.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/08/world/europe/poland-arrests/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
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The original Cars rocked! Haven't seen any sequels..
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Speaking of Poland...
(CNN) -- A two-seater Cessna 152 plane crashed into a cemetery early this afternoon in central Poland. Polish search and rescue workers have recovered 300 bodies so far and expect that number to climb as digging continues into the evening.
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where did they bury the survivors?
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What a moran. In Poland they don't bury the survivors.
They cremate them.
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www.cnn.com/2011/10/10/justice/amish-crime/index.html
Okay, so two guys named Mullet are cutting hair off of Amish, including facial hair of women and children?
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http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/10/us/ac-360-bullying-study/index.html?hpt=hp_c2
This is an important study. A couple of years ago as a school administrator, I became aware of not only these underlying themes of school bullying but also how the internet and other media are exposing all of us to bullying that's subtle and insidious. Many internet bullies are oblivious of their own behavior. If you read the article and substitute internet posting and email behavior instead of high school social misbehavior, you'll see what I mean.
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It looks like school hasn't changed much in the past 60 years or so. It reads pretty much like a description of my schools. And for that matter, most jobs I have had.
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It looks like school hasn't changed much in the past 60 years or so. It reads pretty much like a description of my schools. And for that matter, most jobs I have had.
And that is why the current societal focus on stopping the bullying in school is mis-guided. While we certainly should not condone and it is best to curb it when we can, the primary focus should be on helping those who are victims of bullying to learn to deal with it. They are going to face it their entire lives. Shielding kids from it so they do not learn the coping skills they will need later in life will only lead to greater problems for them later.
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Mis-guided? Really? So instead of prosecuting criminals, we should spend our time helping the victims to get over it. Because muggings and robbery are bound to happen. So just deal with it.
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Mis-guided? Really? So instead of prosecuting criminals, we should spend our time helping the victims to get over it. Because muggings and robbery are bound to happen. So just deal with it.
grr, what part of, "While we certainly should not condone and it is best to curb it when we can, the primary focus should be on helping those who are victims of bullying to learn to deal with it," suggests such foolishness?
Or do you think you can only persuade someone to agree with you by using a strawman to represent an inconsistent viewpoint?
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pretty cool video
http://www.parahawkusa.com/Home.html
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Does anyone here have a Fuji camera? I have been looking at the Fuji S4000. It seems like a pretty solid camera but I was curious if Fuji really makes a good product or if anyone has had problems with them before..
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This is an interesting story - escaped wild animals - bears, cheetahs, wolves, lions, etc., - from a preserve in Ohio. The owner evidently released the animals and then died.
Flashing signs along area highways told motorists, "Caution exotic animals" and "Stay in vehicle."
"Caution exotic animals"???
Personally, that doesn't sound all that ominous. I think "Bears, Cheetahs, and Lions on the Loose" would be a little more effective.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/19/exotic-animals-escape-owner-found-dead_n_1019286.html?icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl3%7Csec1_lnk3%7C105511
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"Lions and Tigers and Bears! Oh My!"
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:'( And so many of them killed already. :'(
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Yeah, what did they do?
Undoubtedly there is going to be a surge in "Lost Cat" and "Lost Dog" signs going up in the neighborhood.
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No doubt cheaper and less work to shoot 'em all than to round 'em up and return 'em to the compound.
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They wanted to capture them, but since it was night, which is many of the animals most active time, it was going to be difficult not only to see them, but to hit them accurately with tranquilizer. If they missed they'd have one very angry animal on their hands. They couldn't just let them roam the area overnight.
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They did try to tranquilize some, but I guess they came after the vet, so they had to put them down. Sad story. Looked like the police weren't acting like cowboys, but actually felt bad about all the shooting they had to do.
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Plus, they didn't have an accurate count on the number of animals, what species of animals they were and how long they had been loose.
The guy opened their cages and killed himself.
The local schools were told to cancel all classes for today and everyone was told to stay inside.
It's not like this was some place in the middle of nowhere. It was in a residential area and apex predators were just set free. Authorities had no idea if the dude had been feeding them or if he has some sort of plan for revenge from beyond the grave or what the hell was going on.
All they knew was that the guy was dead, recently released from jail and that he had several wild animals on his property. He had been cited for animal cruelty before and resented his neighbors.
It's awful that 49 animals have been killed but the villain in this story is the crazy person that somehow got his hands on that many dangerous wild animals.
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Reminds me about 30 years ago, some do-gooders broke into a mink farm and released a whole bank of minks into the wild. "Run, Forest, Run!" Their carcasses were found all over town as dogs and cats had their way with these mink, who, even though they had sharp teeth and instinctive cunning, were not prepared to defend themselves out of the cage.
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All they knew was that the guy was dead, recently released from jail and that he had several wild animals on his property. He had been cited for animal cruelty before and resented his neighbors.
The last issue is simply unforgivable.
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Kind of hard to determine his motives. Did he want his animals to be free if he was going to do himself in, or was he hoping they could wreak havoc and kill people? Either was it was irresponsible, but committing suicide shows he was already unbalanced.
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I have to change my ISP, so I have a question.
Does anyone use Charter DSL, and if so, do you like it?
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Kind of hard to determine his motives. Did he want his animals to be free if he was going to do himself in, or was he hoping they could wreak havoc and kill people? Either was it was irresponsible, but committing suicide shows he was already unbalanced.
He was half a whack job. Of course, all of the people he sold automatic weapons to were defending him. "He was a great guy." "He was nice to everyone." "He loved animals."
He didn't leave a note, as far as they can tell. Nobody knows what the hell he was thinking.
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Chris, I have Charter DSL. Now that I have and use Microsoft Essential Security every single day, I don't have any problems with it. I have it because it's part of my cable bundle thingybob.
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Thank you, Cubette.
So you'd say it's fast enough and gets the job done? Or would you say it's high quality?
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Chris, I know so little about such things. It works just fine for me. I did have alot of problems, right after I got it, with virus and stuff.....even tho I have the free AVG auto set to run daily. I now use both free AVG and the Microsoft and anything that comes thru gets caught.
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Cubette, did you start your own board with the move?
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Hmm, that's a bit alarming. I wouldn't think the ISP would have an effect on incoming threats. Can you tell me what browser you use (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, etc)?
I'm surprised you can use AVG and the Microsoft thing at the same time. Usually multiple scanners will try to override each other, but that's another issue.
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Chris, I don't know for a fact that the threats came from the DSL connection. I "assumed" because I had no problems with the DSL I had in Texas. But when I moved back here to NE and hooked up Charter DSL, I had all kinds of stuff getting thru. I use both, but a different times of the day.
Scoop, I did start my own board here. It's called Enterprise. If I can remember/figure out how to send you the info, I will do so shortly.
Try this....... http://enterprise.createaforum.com/general-discussion/
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Okay, Cubette. Thanks again for the info.
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Chris, I forgot to tell you that I was using IE up until several months ago. Was so damn slow.....I downloaded Mozilla and use that now. Much faster.
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Yeah, Firefox is much better than IE though I haven't been thrilled with their newest editions. I was just thinking maybe your browser was the cause of your bug problems. Or hoping at least.
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Scoop: http://cfr.createaforum.com/general-discussion/scoop's-topic/
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DirecTV is giving some networks the ax on November 1.
http://www.keepmynets.com/ (http://www.keepmynets.com/)
You can enter your zip code to find out which ones will disappear in your area. The main one for me is Fox Sports Arizona. They have a virtual monopoly on everything here including the Diamondbacks and University of Arizona basketball.
This news appeared as a crawl across the screen while I was watching a show about cheating in Las Vegas on the National Geographic Channel tonight. The DirecTV web site doesn't appear to say anything about this.
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If you look on the guide, they have remarks about it under each affected channel...FX, NtGeo, Speed, FSS, FHM, etc.
It affects all of the News Corp. Stations...
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Some places are even going to lose their local Fox affiliate - channel 11 in many areas. That will mean no World Series and some years no Super Bowl and, heaven forbid, you won't be able to watch The Simpsons.
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I find it hard to believe that DirecTV would allow that to happen.
That would be the beginning of the end for them as a viable service provider.
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DirecTV said it is prepared to drop the channels because News Corp. is demanding an increase of 40 percent in subscriber fees for them. The company did not disclose the exact terms News Corp. is seeking.
"We already provide News Corp. nearly $1 billion a year for their channels, and we have no problem continuing to compensate them fairly," the satellite broadcaster said in a statement, adding that the deal being offered is "unfair and unwarranted."
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/10/21/3221693/directv-threatens-to-drop-news.html (http://www.kansascity.com/2011/10/21/3221693/directv-threatens-to-drop-news.html)
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Is the premise that News Corp. is asking to charge DirecTV more for its product than it's charging other service providers?
If so, why would that be?
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It will get worked out.
If it doesn't, DTV will probably lose most of its business.
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I blame Obama.
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Question: all these Nissan pickup commercials, like the one pushing the dune buggy up the hill or allowing an airliner with damaged gear to land in the pickup bed with the damaged front wheels....aren't those kind of photo-shopped stunts illegal? I see no disclaimers. Nothing that says, this isn't real don't really try it. What are the legal standards?
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Anyone stupid enough to believe that an airliner with damaged gear can land in a truck pickup bed deserves to be "tricked" by an advertisement.
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The disclaimers are there, Curt.
"Dramatization. Do not attempt."
They're in very fine print but they're there.
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Question: all these Nissan pickup commercials, like the one pushing the dune buggy up the hill or allowing an airliner with damaged gear to land in the pickup bed with the damaged front wheels....aren't those kind of photo-shopped stunts illegal? I see no disclaimers. Nothing that says, this isn't real don't really try it. What are the legal standards?
They don't say "professional pilot on closed runway"?
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I've watched for those disclaimers and didn't see them. My bad. I still think they are deliberately misleading and I thought there were consumer protection laws to discourage them. Thanks.
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Wasn't there an ad for a truck a few years ago (I forget the brand but it might be Nissan again) where it rolled down a mountain or a hill or something, landed on its wheels, started right up and then drove off?
I think as long as they identify it as a dramatization or fictionalization, they're covered.
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I think as long as they identify it as a dramatization or fictionalization, they're covered.
I believe there are no rules on this. They might be subject to prosecution for consumer fraud... if you could find a meaningful number of consumers who actually believed it. And if any company wanted to press the issue with a full legal challenge on First Amendment grounds, they might well find a receptive audience in the Supreme Court.
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I have looked for the disclaimer as well* and haven't seen any.
In fact, I went out to DIA today and tried to drive faster than a landing plane. The plane ran right over the top of my vehicle. I'm suing Nissan.
*Disclaimer: Hate being of the same mindset as CurtOne.
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Just saw the dune buggy ad. "Fictionalization. Do not attempt." is displayed in the first few seconds.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzyJLtJjfqE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzyJLtJjfqE)
Yep, same thing for the landing gear commercial.
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I see it. Awfully small. There are way too many stupid people. Just think about all the people who open emails with viruses or send Abdul their bank account numbers.
I knew that couldn't be, but I wonder how many never see that. I think it should be much larger and clearer. YOU CAN'T REALLY DO THIS WITH THIS TRUCK EXCEPT WITH PHOTOSHOP!
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Well that tears it...I'm not going to buy that new Nissan...man I was set to do some awesome stunts in that baby...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RBCxjZGczE
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http://hypervocal.com/sinners-saints/2011/brett-favres-rise-should-i-show-my-dck-to-people/
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Happy Reformation Day, Lutherans. See what you guys started?
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Luther would have been better off just eliminating the Dutch.
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The Dutch never let him into the country. He was just a pale imitation of Calvin.
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I might agree, but I like Dutch Windmill cookies. Were those invented before or after Luther lived?
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Don't know. Were Keebler elves involved?
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Just Ernie and Fast Eddie.
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I might agree, but I like Dutch Windmill cookies. Were those invented before or after Luther lived?
The proper term for those are "Santa Claus" cookies.
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I thought Scoop was referring to the cookies that looked like windmills by Salerno or Nabisco
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I was and that makes for a funny-looking Santa Claus. I guess that explains CurtOne's aversion to the Dutch.
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I guess that explains CurtOne's aversion to the Dutch.Curt is probably still sore about the outcome of the "Eighty Years War" ... ::)
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But it may not explain why 99% of the rest of the world has an aversion to the Dutch. Punch a hole in a dike and the country disappears.
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99% of the world?...seriously?
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Well, it would 100% but there are a handful of Dutch that like each other. Most of them are visually and olfactory impaired.
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I'm going to drop this before I say something cruel and mean-spirited.
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Smooth move Mr. Sensitivity ;)
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They were called Santa Claus cookies because on Christmas Eve you left them out, with a glass of milk, for Santa Claus.
It proved that there was a Santa Claus because they were always gone in the morning.
If you're not Dutch, you're not much.
Ask Craig.
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I almost forgot.
Happy Reformation day, Curt.
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DirecTV and News Corp have reached an agreement. No change in service.
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yeah..just got the email from DirecTV
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Shocking!
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move over military veterans as........
McDonald's commandeers 11/11/11 as 'Fryday'
(http://www.chicagobusiness.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CG/20111109/NEWS07/111109725/AR/AR-111109725.jpg&maxw=368&q=100)
By: Kate MacArthur November 09, 2011
(Crain's) — McDonald's Corp. restaurants are using Friday's numerical palindromic date to promote its french fries.
Playing on the 11/11/11 digital version of Nov. 11, McDonald's franchisees in metro Chicago will offer small orders of fries for 50 cents for the day. That's half the usual price for the portion.
“We hope Chicagoland residents will take advantage of this unique offer to enjoy, what are considered by many, as the ‘Best Fries on the Planet,'” said Ron Lofton, franchisee and president of McDonald's Owner Operators of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana, in a statement.
Sales of fries have been declining since 2006, according to Port Washington, N.Y.-based market researcher NPD Group Inc., as nutritionists have pushed for less-caloric options. To assuage them, the Oak Brook-based chain recently downsized the portion size of its fries for kids' meals and added a few apple slices. Meanwhile, Dublin, Ohio-based rival Wendy's Co. overhauled its fries last year to a “natural cut” variety with the skin on and dressed with sea salt.
“They've moved away more recently from promoting their fries as they focus on healthier options, but there's no doubt that french fries are a pretty profitable side item,” says David Henkes, vice president of Chicago-based food industry consultant Technomic Inc. “I think fries will always be core to what the offering is for McDonald's.”
To promote the sale, McDonald's billboards feature six fries lined up in the numerical form of the date with the offer. Also on Friday — which is Veterans Day — the chain will host a competition to create a dish to go with fries. The contest pits Chicago Bears kicker Robbie Gould and wide receiver Earl Bennett vs. Bull and Bear Bar executive chef David Blonsky and personal chef to the stars Cordell McGary from Passion's Cuisine Inc. in Chicago.
Then on Saturday, the company plans to light two spotlights to create a No. 11 beacon at the chain's Chicago flagship location at Clark and Ontario streets. They will shine through the end of the month.
Read more: http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20111109/NEWS07/111109725/mcdonalds-commandeers-11-11-11-as-fryday (http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20111109/NEWS07/111109725/mcdonalds-commandeers-11-11-11-as-fryday)
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I love McDonalds... they are my internet access now that CenturyLink decided to stop letting me online. And stupid comcast is taking a week to install their service.
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I love McDonalds... they are my internet access now that CenturyLink decided to stop letting me online. And stupid comcast is taking a week to install their service.
I still use Century Link. What reason did they give you? You have my E-Mail address.
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McDonald's had the best french fries in the world back when they used tallow to cook them in. Since they gave in to the activist idiots, and agreed to use vegetable oil like all their competitors, there french fries are no better than their competitors.
30 years ago, my kids used to beg to go to McDonald's to get french fries. Now, my grandchildren could care less about McDonald's.
The movie theaters did the same thing with popcorn. Since they eliminated using coconut oil, sales of popcorn has declined greatly.
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Does anyone know of any shareware applications that will strip attachments off of email messages and save them in a designated folder?
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http://www.rsbr.de/Software/OASniffer/index.htm
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http://www.sperrysoftware.com/outlook/attachment-save.asp
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thanks
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FITS, any chance you are aware of any that work with Thunderbird instead of Outlook?
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McDonald's did the same with their apple pies...the fried pies used to be incredible, the baked pies...not so much...
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Haven't found anything for T-Bird yet, Jes.
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neither have I.....
But thanks for looking
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Back online!!! Finally!!!
Cactus, I needed a new modem.
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Welcome back, Scoop.
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Dave's new Hot & Juicy burgers are kinda dry.
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How are his buns?
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And the juice isn't from melted fat, which would make them taste good.
At one time, Wendy's had great hambergers. They they listened to the health nuts and ruined their business.
McDonald's did the same with their french fries. At one time, they were cooked in lard, and were always chosen in taste tests as the best around. Then they switched to vegetable oils, and they are just like anyone else. Foolish.
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I dunno.... McDonalds still has good fries. There was a time, in the 90's when they didn't taste so good thanks to all the changes, but they are pretty good now. I think if they went back to lard they would taste funny.
They are about the only ones that are edible if they are not piping hot. Burger King used to have good fries, but in the early 90s they went to a weird coating for awhile, and now they are just alright. Wendy's would have decent fries if they were ever hot, but they never are, and the new sea salt just bounces off the cold fry. Everything at Wendy's is cold. the lettuce and tomatoes which make the burgers cold, the burgers, french fries, the restaurants - inside you need to wear a coat in the dead of summer.
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I hate the new fries at Wendy's. The old ones were much better.
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BYB has the best fries.
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Fries or so yesterday!
Beer batter dipped onion rings at Hardees rules the day! Thier monster burgers aren't that bad either. Bit expensive but I say good.
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I miss Hardee's. :( I know we have Carl's Jr. and its essentially the same thing...but its not!!
I LOVED Hardee's hot ham and cheese sandwich! When I was down in Missouri for my cousins wedding 3 years ago they still sold them at the town we were in, I was in heaven! LOL
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I feel that way about Made-Rite loose meat sandwiches. Going back and forth to Florida, I go about 40 miles out of the way just to have lunch in a Made-Rite in southern Illinois.
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I can see DaveP really liking these.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Maid-Rite.jpg/800px-Maid-Rite.jpg)
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It's really cool how they go over to the McDonald's dumpster, get the thrown out patties and crumple them into pieces like that. They've been green for years.
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I miss Hardee's. :( I know we have Carl's Jr. and its essentially the same thing...but its not!!
I LOVED Hardee's hot ham and cheese sandwich! When I was down in Missouri for my cousins wedding 3 years ago they still sold them at the town we were in, I was in heaven! LOL
Hot Ham 'n' Cheese, hell yeah!
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Curt, I thought that's how they made runzas. Ewww!
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They make runzas out of the Maid Rite left-overs.
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:o
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Many things fail to sound appetising...
Blood Sausage
Head Cheese
Prune Soup
Loose Meat Sandwiches...
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You should see some of the stuff my Filipino grandma-in-law makes. Blood sausage doesn't freak me out at all any more...
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Made-Rite is great. Not as good as White Castles, of course, but what is?
By the way, one DOESN'T put cheese on loose meat hamburgers.
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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
http://fails.failblog.org/2011/11/23/epic-fail-fail-blog-psa-thanksgiving-fails/
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Happy Thanksgiving everybody. All three of my kids woke up puking this morning so my holiday plans are pretty much out the window. :(
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Better that they do it now than after eating the turkey.
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For homeowners who have not refinanced at "today's historical low rates!" I have to give kudos to ING Direct if you are looking for a lender. No points, great interest rate (2.75%); main qualifications are that is can't be more than 80% of the home value (the way it used to be) and that you have to have a good credit score.
The whole process took 30 days and was the status was constantly updated online so I didn't have to wonder what state the process was in. And the best part was that the closing was in home and took all of twenty minutes with about as many signatures. I've never had a mortgage loan process go so smoothly and so quickly without headache. The only pain was the lady at the UPS store trying to FAX the stack of 25 pages that I needed to FAX.
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Gas - $2.979
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We're still around $3.20 in South Jersey
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I filled up in South Carolina last Saturday at 2.99. It is 3.21 here in Fort Myers right now.
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So I guess you'll go back to South Carolina when you need gas?
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Or Taco Bell. A couple burritos will do.
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Anybody here have an iMac?
I need some advice on how Safari treats the font size when viewing a Createaforum page.
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I'm sending this with my new Klindle Fire. I'm already loving it!
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Hard boiled eggs work better than burritos, and I've always wondered why that is, I mean, only a hundred calories in an egg, not much fat at all, good wholesome food eaten any other way than hard boiled doesn't cause it, fried in butter doesn't cause it, one of the GREAT MYSTERIES in life, like the standing on end of same during equinoxes. BTW, if anyone is interested in improving their quality of life, I'm starting a new series entitled "Dog's Theories On Diet and Health." Look for it in your local five and dime discount stores soon.
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I don't think that hard-boiled eggs, cigarettes, and a double-shot of rye count as Superfoods.
There's a Lassie movie on TCM right now. That dog was a good actor!
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Rio Bravo and Out of the Past back to back. A great western with great nicknames and the best film noir ever made.
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Yeah, we can see you're having an exciting Saturday.
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Angie Dickinson, CurtOne. Angie Dickinson.
Better than working, which is what I've done every Saturday for 2.5 years.
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I don't think that hard-boiled eggs, cigarettes, and a double-shot of rye count as Superfoods.
There's a Lassie movie on TCM right now. That dog was a good actor!
JR runs a close second.
No, these are theories based on keen observation, tried and true methods, age old wisdoms, and the debunking of shoddy practices like three squares a day, and drinking milk. Mackie Shilstone look out.
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For those out there that know stuff.
There is a program on the Fort Myers radio Sunday nights fro 6 to 9 called "Handel on the Law" that is a call in program. I seldom get a chance to listen to it, but it is an excellent way to pass the boring time while driving to and from Florida. For this reason, I would like to record it over time, transfer it to the hard drive on my radio, and listen to it as I drive.
He does make a podcast for a little bit of his shows, but I would like to record the entire thing.
Is there a radio out there that I can purchase that will allow me to record the program to a CD or DVD the way I used to be able to record programs from my radio onto a cassette tape for playing later?
Or, since the program is also streamed on the internet, is there a way I can record the streaming on my computer to play later?
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Yes.
Now, if you want to know HOW to do it, you have to ask someone who knows more than I do.
All I know is that there are apps that will allow you to record streaming audio.
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dave, try these
http://www.roemersoftware.com/free-sound-recorder.html
http://www.roemersoftware.com/
http://radio.about.com/od/recordstreamingaudio/a/blrecordinghub.htm
http://download.cnet.com/windows/streaming-audio-software/
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Absolutely braindead. Blago gets 14 years. How could the judge do that? I had 17 in the pool.
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That is a stiff sentence. Even with good behavior, he probably will have to stay in jail for at least 5 months.
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Blago got 14 years? Thought he'd luck out and get a slap on the wrist...
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I'll bet the prisoners don't get Xfinity on their tv's.
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Why does he wear that rat on his head?
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That is a stiff sentence. Even with good behavior, he probably will have to stay in jail for at least 5 months.
Not for a conviction in federal court. On the local Chicago NBC5 News @ 6PM tonight, they said even with 'time off for good behavior', federal guidelines require a prisoner to serve 85% of his sentence. That's 11 years, 10 months and 24 days in Blago's case.
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Headline on Fark was Blago gets 14 years worth of someone filling HIS seat
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Anybody remember these commercials from AT&T back in the early 90's? Pretty amazing how much of this stuff that was neat to think about back then has turned into reality today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MnQ8EkwXJ0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MnQ8EkwXJ0)
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Just like the Jetsons. Or Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
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The only ones they're missing are "Would you believe the Boston braintrust would be running the Cubs?" and "Would you believe that Albert Pujols would desert his beloved Cardinals for $254M?"
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If you have kids who still believe in Santa, or they're starting to not believe, then you gotta try this. You should've seen the look on my son's face when he saw his. Pretty cool.
http://www.portablenorthpole.tv/home
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Thanks a lot, FITS. You totally screwed Davep's Christmas.
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Shhh. Just make one for him and he'll never know the difference.
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SADDEST CITIES
1. St. Petersburg, Florida
2. Detroit, Michigan
3. Memphis, Tennessee
4. Tampa, Florida
5. Louisville, Kentucky
6. St. Louis, Missouri
7. Birmingham, Alabama
8. Miami, Florida
9. Reno, Nevada
10. Las Vegas, Nevada
HAPPIEST CITIES
1. Honolulu, Hawaii
2. Manchester, New Hampshire
3. Fargo, North Dakota
4. Omaha, Nebraska
5. Boston, Massachusetts
6. Madison, Wisconsin
7. Sioux Falls, South Dakota
8. St. Paul, Minnesota
9. Burlington, Vermont
10. Plano, Texas
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2068500/Americas-saddest-cities-revealed--3-Sunshine-State.html#ixzz1g56jSX00 (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2068500/Americas-saddest-cities-revealed--3-Sunshine-State.html#ixzz1g56jSX00)
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I question Fargo, North Dakota. Not the happiest part, the city part.
And, of course, Madison, Wisconsin is happy. They're all on drugs.
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A new scam is one where a caller says the victim has won $10,000 on a gift card from Wal-Mart or another store, White said. The victim is to go out and buy a gift card, put $500 on it, then call back with the card's number so the $10,000 can be added. Within minutes of that call, the $500 has vanished.
Sadly, there must be enough people falling for this that it makes the news.
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When I got the call, I went out and got a gift card, but only put $400 dollars on it.
Imagine their frustration when they found out I screwed them out of a hundred bucks.
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A married couple had been out shopping at the mall for most of the afternoon, suddenly, the wife realized that her husband had disappeared.
The somewhat irate spouse called her mate’s cell phone and demanded, "Where the hell are you?"
He replied, "Darling, do you remember that jewelry shop where you saw the diamond necklace and totally fell in love with it and I didn't have money that time and said 'Baby, it'll be yours one day,'"
"Why, yes," she replied with an embarrassed blush in her voice, "I remember that my love."
"Well," he responded, "I'm in the pub next to that shop."
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A new scam is one where a caller says the victim has won $10,000 on a gift card from Wal-Mart or another store, White said. The victim is to go out and buy a gift card, put $500 on it, then call back with the card's number so the $10,000 can be added. Within minutes of that call, the $500 has vanished.
Loosely related words of wisdom from George Carlin:
"Whatever happened to natural selection; survival of the fittest? The kid who swallowed too many marbles doesn't grow up to have kids of his own. Simple as that. Nature knows best. We're saving entirely too many lives in this country of all ages. Nature should be allowed to do its job of killing off the weak and sickly and ignorant people without interference from airbags and bating helmets. Just think of it as passive eugenics."
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But there’s a reason. There’s a reason. There’s a reason for this, there’s a reason education SUCKS, and it’s the same reason it will never, ever, EVER be fixed.
It’s never going to get any better, don’t look for it, be happy with what you’ve got.
Because the owners, the owners of this country don't want that. I'm talking about the real owners now, the BIG owners! The Wealthy… the REAL owners! The big wealthy business interests that control things and make all the important decisions.
Forget the politicians. They are irrelevant. The politicians are put there to give you the idea that you have freedom of choice. You don't. You have no choice! You have OWNERS! They OWN YOU. They own everything. They own all the important land. They own and control the corporations. They’ve long since bought, and paid for the Senate, the Congress, the state houses, the city halls, they got the judges in their back pockets and they own all the big media companies, so they control just about all of the news and information you get to hear. They got you by the balls.
They spend billions of dollars every year lobbying, lobbying, to get what they want. Well, we know what they want. They want more for themselves and less for everybody else, but I'll tell you what they don’t want:
They don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. Thats against their interests.
Thats right. They don’t want people who are smart enough to sit around a kitchen table and think about how badly they’re getting **** by a system that threw them overboard 30 **** years ago. They don’t want that!
You know what they want? They want obedient workers. Obedient workers, people who are just smart enough to run the machines and do the paperwork. And just dumb enough to passively accept all these increasingly shitty jobs with the lower pay, the longer hours, the reduced benefits, the end of overtime and vanishing pension that disappears the minute you go to collect it, and now they’re coming for your Social Security money. They want your retirement money. They want it back so they can give it to their criminal friends on Wall Street, and you know something? They’ll get it. They’ll get it all from you sooner or later cause they own this **** place! Its a big club, and you ain’t in it! You, and I, are not in the big club.
By the way, its the same big club they use to beat you over the head with all day long when they tell you what to believe. All day long beating you over the head with their media telling you what to believe, what to think and what to buy. The table has tilted folks. The game is rigged and nobody seems to notice. Nobody seems to care! Good honest hard-working people; white collar, blue collar it doesn’t matter what color shirt you have on. Good honest hard-working people continue, these are people of modest means, continue to elect these rich **** suckers who don’t give a **** about you….they don’t give a **** about you… they don’t give a **** about you.
They don’t care about you at all… at all… AT ALL. And nobody seems to notice. Nobody seems to care. Thats what the owners count on. The fact that Americans will probably remain willfully ignorant of the big red, white and blue dick thats being jammed up their **** everyday, because the owners of this country know the truth.
Its called the American Dream,because you have to be asleep to believe it.
Read more: http://shoqvalue.com/george-carlin-on-the-american-dream-with-transcript#ixzz1gWQYlOHl
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Hey, Davep, you stinkin ****, you rat-fink ******-******, you shorted me a hundred bucks on the Walmart card. That's low, dirtbag. I hope someone shafts you up the *** like that. What am I supposed to do with just $400?
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Bear that is a great piece by the late Carlin...pretty much how I see things these days...
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Yeah - he was in the comedy business - but I became a follower of his philosophy
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Hey, Davep, you stinkin ****, you rat-fink ******-******, you shorted me a hundred bucks on the Walmart card. That's low, dirtbag. I hope someone shafts you up the *** like that. What am I supposed to do with just $400?
Man - I thought that the people running the scam were just dirty, rotten, evil, nasty scumbags, but they are even worse than I thought.
They're Lutherans.
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Bank Robbery In Minnesota!
A hooded robber burst into a Minnesota bank and forced the tellers to load a sack full of cash.
On his way out the door, a brave Minnesota customer grabbed the hood and pulled it off, revealing the robbers face. The robber shot the customer without a moments hesitation.
He then looked around the bank and noticed one of the tellers looking straight at him. The robber instantly shot him also. Everyone in the bank, by now very scared, looked intently down at the floor in silence.
The robber yelled, "Well, did anyone else see my face?"
There are a few moments of utter silence in which everyone was plainly to afraid to speak. Then, one old Norwegian named Ole' from Minnesota tentatively raised his hand and said, "My wife got a pretty good look at you."
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Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!
Notre Dame Underdog Rudy Nabbed for Stock Scam
Another childhood dream, crushed.
Daniel Ruettiger, the scrappy underdog football player immortalized in the movie “Rudy,” was charged in a pump-and-dump stock scheme, according to the SEC.
The SEC says Ruettiger founded a sports drink company called Rudy Nutrition, and he and a dozen other people used the company in a scheme to sell shares of the penny stock and rake in $11 million in illicit profits.
The SEC says the group circulated misleading claims about Rudy Nutrition products, including that the sports drink outsold Gatorade two-to-one in a major southwest test. Meanwhile, stock promoters pumped up the stock to inflate its price. For awhile, Ruettiger and a buddy ran the company out of South Bend, Ind., the home of Notre Dame, before it moved to Las Vegas.
more at: http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2011/12/16/notre-dame-underdog-rudy-nabbed-for-stock-scam/ (http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2011/12/16/notre-dame-underdog-rudy-nabbed-for-stock-scam/)
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"stock promoters pumped up the stock to inflate its price"
In other words, folks "sold" it.
From the link: Ruettiger agreed to pay $382,866 in the settlement.
Considering the cost of defending such a case, that's not a particularly dambing settlement.
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Google Chrome overtakes IE8 as most used browser (there is one small catch)
http://money.cnn.com/2011/12/16/technology/chrome_internet_explorer/index.htm?iid=SF_BN_River
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I'm still using Firefox
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The Sun-Times has been sold and will be going to a pay-wall like the Daily Herald. The Minneapolis Star Tribune has one too.
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In addition to the reasons mentioned in the article below, it is important to remember when and where it was the story set Scrooge to live in -- England at the very beginning of the Industrial Revolution, at a time when capitol for investment was at a premium, and when the capitol which was invested offered the possibility of increasing productivity, and the goods and services the increased productivity represented, by leaps and bounds. Capitol investment, such as was allowed by misers such as Scrooge, did more to improve the lives of those at the time than any philanthropy ever could, and spending money on doctors for Tiny Tim at that time would likely have meant paying someone to put leaches on him -- medical science was very short on science at that time.
Though his character now is ridiculed and reviled, the Scrooges of that era, who literally financed the Industrial Revolution, should in fact be heroes.
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/holidays/2004/12/what_i_like_about_scrooge.single.html
What I Like About Scrooge
In praise of misers.
By Steven E. Landsburg|Posted Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, at 10:15 AM ET
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During the holiday season, most people seem to believe that giving is better than hoarding. But in an article published in 2004, and reprinted below, Steven E. Landsburg argued that Ebenezer Scrooge, contrary to belief, is as generous as any philanthropist.
Illustration by Nina Frenkel
Here's what I like about Ebenezer Scrooge: His meager lodgings were dark because darkness is cheap, and barely heated because coal is not free. His dinner was gruel, which he prepared himself. Scrooge paid no man to wait on him.
Scrooge has been called ungenerous. I say that's a bum rap. What could be more generous than keeping your lamps unlit and your plate unfilled, leaving more fuel for others to burn and more food for others to eat? Who is a more benevolent neighbor than the man who employs no servants, freeing them to wait on someone else?
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Oh, it might be slightly more complicated than that. Maybe when Scrooge demands less coal for his fire, less coal ends up being mined. But that's fine, too. Instead of digging coal for Scrooge, some would-be miner is now free to perform some other service for himself or someone else.
Dickens tells us that the Lord Mayor, in the stronghold of the mighty Mansion House, gave orders to his 50 cooks and butlers to keep Christmas as a Lord Mayor's household should—presumably for a houseful of guests who lavishly praised his generosity. The bricks, mortar, and labor that built the Mansion House might otherwise have built housing for hundreds; Scrooge, by living in three sparse rooms, deprived no man of a home. By employing no cooks or butlers, he ensured that cooks and butlers were available to some other household where guests reveled in ignorance of their debt to Ebenezer Scrooge.
In this whole world, there is nobody more generous than the miser—the man who could deplete the world's resources but chooses not to. The only difference between miserliness and philanthropy is that the philanthropist serves a favored few while the miser spreads his largess far and wide.
If you build a house and refuse to buy a house, the rest of the world is one house richer. If you earn a dollar and refuse to spend a dollar, the rest of the world is one dollar richer—because you produced a dollar's worth of goods and didn't consume them.
Who exactly gets those goods? That depends on how you save. Put a dollar in the bank and you'll bid down the interest rate by just enough so someone somewhere can afford an extra dollar's worth of vacation or home improvement. Put a dollar in your mattress and (by effectively reducing the money supply) you'll drive down prices by just enough so someone somewhere can have an extra dollar's worth of coffee with his dinner. Scrooge, no doubt a canny investor, lent his money at interest. His less conventional namesake Scrooge McDuck filled a vault with dollar bills to roll around in. No matter. Ebenezer Scrooge lowered interest rates. Scrooge McDuck lowered prices. Each Scrooge enriched his neighbors as much as any Lord Mayor who invited the town in for a Christmas meal.
Saving is philanthropy, and—because this is both the Christmas season and the season of tax reform—it's worth mentioning that the tax system should recognize as much. If there's a tax deduction for charitable giving, there should be a tax deduction for saving. What you earn and don't spend is your contribution to the world, and it's equally a contribution whether you give it away or squirrel it away.
Of course, there's always the threat that some meddling ghosts will come along and convince you to deplete your savings, at which point it makes sense (insofar as the taxation of income ever makes sense) to start taxing you. Which is exactly what individual retirement accounts are all about: They shield your earnings from taxation for as long as you save (that is, for as long as you let others enjoy the fruits of your labor), but no longer.
Great artists are sometimes unaware of the deepest meanings in their own creations. Though Dickens might not have recognized it, the primary moral of A Christmas Carol is that there should be no limit on IRA contributions. This is quite independent of all the other reasons why the tax system should encourage saving (e.g., the salutary effects on economic growth).
If Christmas is the season of selflessness, then surely one of the great symbols of Christmas should be Ebenezer Scrooge—the old Scrooge, not the reformed one. It's taxes, not misers, that need reforming.
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Step #4 -- "Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves." This is paramount in Dog's theories on diet and health. Unfortunately there are some who are incapable of doing so, in which case they will not benefit from these theories, and will be left by the side of the road. Next up we must admit to ourselves, and to another human being, the exact nature of our wrongs. For instance the foolish notion that the stomach has to be fed three times a day, at the same times of day, and that the stomach is the end-all of digestion. Wrong. We must concentrate on the intestIne, for it is the instestIne that means business, not the stomach.
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I wonder what the first three steps were.
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Wishing everyone a safe and Merry Christmas!
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Half an hour wait to get out of the Costco parking lot after mistakenly thinking, "I'll just pop in here and get some gas."
Merry Christmas, everyone.
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So, Costco had a sale on beans?
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Merry Christmas folks
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Merry Christmas to all.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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You've seen these Hitler take-offs before but this new one on Pujols is funny anyhow...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-zgYXjBb9Y
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Holy Crap, Davep's relatives live a long time!
http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/28/showbiz/obit-tarzan-cheetah/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
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Holy Crap
I didn't know that Lutherans considered crap to be holy.
That answers a lot of questions that Calvinists have had for years.
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Condolences on your cousin's death, Dave.
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Speaking of cousins, I see your cousin Ben Nelson is not going to run next year.
I suspect that the polls had a little to do with that decision.
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LOL Ben's a clever politician. Really a liberal Republican but you can't run in Nebraska with that label.
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He did himself in with his vote on Obamacare.
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Hey, he got Nebraska out of it, didn't he?
Who knew that the people of Nebraska would get angry that they didn't get screwed.
Hmmm, wait a sec...
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Kim Jong-Il feats
He invented the hamburger
He took his first steps at three weeks and five weeks later began to speak
and
In 1994, the very first time he played golf, Kim Jong-Il dominated the 7,700-yard Pyongyang Golf Course. He shot an unimaginable 38-under par, recording no worse than a birdie at the country's lone golf course. His round included 11 holes-in-one, and the feat was verified by 17 bodyguards who were present.
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I understand he also had a massive **** and could copulate without climax indefinitely.
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But he ruled only because Chuck Norris let him.
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He also has never defecated.
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(http://www.goodlightscraps.com/content/new-year-glitters/new-year-glitter-13.gif)
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Great. Dunkin' Donuts is going to double their number of stores. Wonderful. Now we'll never be able to find a cop when we need one.
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scarcasm duly noted Curt,but that is great news for this doughnut junkie...
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I hope some of those are coming to Denver. Krispy Creme's are too sickeningly sweet and there aren't enough Lamar's, which is the closest to Dunkin' Donuts.
Where is it, Providence, R.I.. where the city's arena is sponsored by Dunkin' Donuts and is called the Dunk? I think that is a pretty darned cute name.
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They have those things all over in that area too!! I was just there visiting my best friend and I had never been to one before. They have a mighty tasty hot chocolate. Hope we get one out here!
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What the world needs is a joint that sells pickled pigs feet, hard-boiled eggs, sardine sandwiches, and Maxwell House regular blend coffee . . . and cigarettes without filters.
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Doggie! Geaux Saints!
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Boris! I'm nervous about a let-down Saturday. Ivory might be the secret weapon though. The Superdome is rockin', Saints Saturday, the BCS Monday.
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Know what you mean mate - remember last seasons first playoff game.....blech.....gotta stop the Megatron!!!
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Saints have covered the spread every home game this year, I believe, too.
I think they win it pretty handily. Detroit is just happy to be in the playoffs....although I guess the same could have be said for Seattle last year. But that offense is just rockin' and the D really does look to be playing better....I'm a Saints fan too, if ya haven't guess...
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As a Niner fan, I'm pulling for the Lions.
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Can we get the Niners and the Lions in the Backslap Bowl?
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Jim Harbaugh is one strange dude. But he's a heck of a coach.
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I can't wait for the Niners to lose their first playoff game.
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Brother. This isn't the place to talk football. Geez.
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John Grisham's new book Calico Joe
In this surprising and moving novel, the careers of a golden-boy rookie hitter for the Cubs and a hard-hitting Mets pitcher take very different paths. The baseball is thrilling, but it’s what happens off the field that makes Calico Joe a classic.
On sale April 12
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Do they both get traded to the Marlins?
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I hate John Grisham.
<sigh>
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How can you hate Grisham? The guy reads like butter. True, the Playing for Pizza was awful . . . oh no, wait, you were the one who recommended Patricia Cornwell. There was a money back guarantee on the paperback I bought, thank goodness.
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As a Niner fan, I'm pulling for the Lions.
come on, don't ya think Saints-49ers would make a great game? A great offensive/defensive matchup. I'm certainly rooting for it to happen.
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I've never read Patricia Cornwall, therefore I did not recommend her. I recommended Linda Fairstein with a caveat and that is to look behind the superficial main character, ignore the dopey love story, and enjoy reading about all the historical stuff.
There are few female authors I would recommend to men and even fewer who lived in this century or the last. Off the top of my head that would include some of Ayn Rand (We the Living is readable; slog through Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead at your own peril), Dorothea Bennett, who wrote a couple of neat, interesting spy novels (The Jigsaw Man, Under the Skin), and Bodie Thoene, who does historical fiction (her older books are better than the newer ones).
I recently read a book called Faithful Place because it was displayed prominently at the library . It is set in Ireland. Written by a woman, written first person from the perspective of a tough guy Irish cop in his late thirties. One scene had the character hiding out in his old neighbor's backyard, trying to solve a murder mystery, and noting, "There was a darling bench in the corner of the garden." There were a few of those incidents and it stopped me short. Ruined an otherwise readable book and turned it from a C to a D-.
I then read Death instinct by Jed Rubenfeld, which was about the Wall Street bombing of c. 1920, which was allegedly the biggest terrorist act in the U.S. prior to either the Okalahoma City bombing or 9/11. Recommend that. Some funny parts, like the "talking killer" moment. Also very enlightening about the use of radium and how it was used in women's makeup and in watches and generally making people very sick.
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Darling benches were made by Mick Darling, war hero and champion middle weight boxer. So what's the problem?
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Scoop - if you are interested in historical stuff, read the "House of Niccolo" series by Dorothy Dunnett.
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That's right -- Linda Fairstein, so shoot me. Hey, I've got nothing against women writers, or women anything. History is not my bag, so that's probabably why I keep making the same mistakes over and over. I keep trying to pick up the quarter on the sidewalk that's not a quarter. Every night I do this. Now, and I've been touting this particular woman writer for several months, to anybody who will listen, which is not many since I'm unreliable in my narrations, but it is the best thing I have read BY FAR in the last ten years -- Her name is Barb Johnson. She lives in New Orleans and is currently at work on a novel, teaching creative writing at the University of New Orleans. The book she has published is a collection of connected short stories entitled "More of This World or Maybe Another." Stunning stuff. Really got to me.
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You see how underlying and deceitful prejudices are . . . Why do I refer to Barb Johnson as a woman writer? Why don't I refer to her simply as a writer?
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Or simply as a woman.
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"Simply" and "woman" cannot be in the same sentence.
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You see how underlying and deceitful prejudices are . . . Why do I refer to Barb Johnson as a woman writer? Why don't I refer to her simply as a writer?
Because most writers have been men. There is nothing prejudicial in pointing out the unusual, unless you are indicating approval or disapproval.
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"Because most writers have been men."
In the past, yes; today, no.
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Which is why I used the term "have been".
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"Because most writers have been men. There is nothing prejudicial in pointing out the unusual, unless you are indicating approval or disapproval." was your whole quote. You can't point out the "unusual" if it is no longer unusual. Your "have been" clearly referred to the present as well as the past. And the sun rises in the east and the sky is blue.
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P2, don't know if you watch any of the Travel Channel.....Anthony Bourdain in particular. He's got a new show called The Layover. Last week he was in SF. Went to lots of interesting, off-the-beaten-path type places.
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2012/01/11/wherein-anthony-bourdain-plows-through-town-in-the-san-francisco-episode-of-the-layover/
Wish I had seen this before we moved away. Would've liked to have visited these places.
The show was hilarious. Bourdain loves to drink and that he did. Dude was wasted towards the end of the show.
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When Mrs. CurtOne and I went to SF last January, we took a pro tour on a bus. We and this couple from England rented the whole full-size tour bus. The driver took us places I never knew existed, and I thought I knew San Francisco pretty well.
I remember a famous columnist from SF who said one time he had spent every one of his vacation there and still hadn't seen it all. Herb Caen? That sound right, P2?
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"Because most writers have been men. There is nothing prejudicial in pointing out the unusual, unless you are indicating approval or disapproval." was your whole quote. You can't point out the "unusual" if it is no longer unusual. Your "have been" clearly referred to the present as well as the past. And the sun rises in the east and the sky is blue.
Even if it is not unusual, merely pointing out that a writer was of a specific sex is not in itself prejudicial. The term prejudice indicates prejudgement, and the mere mention of sex is hardly a judgement. If one infers something from that, it is more a statement of their own prejudices than that of anyone else.
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P2, don't know if you watch any of the Travel Channel.....Anthony Bourdain in particular. He's got a new show called The Layover. Last week he was in SF. Went to lots of interesting, off-the-beaten-path type places.
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2012/01/11/wherein-anthony-bourdain-plows-through-town-in-the-san-francisco-episode-of-the-layover/
Wish I had seen this before we moved away. Would've liked to have visited these places.
The show was hilarious. Bourdain loves to drink and that he did. Dude was wasted towards the end of the show.
Bourdain was hilarious when the show went to Amsterdam. He clearly didn't like the food choices he had there, but obviously enjoyed the other things the city has to offer.
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One would think that under those circumstances the food would all be good....not that I would know personally...just sayin.
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They butcher too many animals on Travel Channel shows. Especially on Andrew Zimern's show. I haven't watched religiously, but I think I've seen only one thing that he couldn't stomach.
I like Bourdain's No Reservations. His Layover: Miami seemed a little too contrived.
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The only thing I've seen Zimern fail to eat was a durian fruit. I think it was in Thailand. Pretty unusual that a fruit would stop him when I've seen him eat so many other disgusting things with no problem
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Okay, had to look that up. From wikipedia:
Chef Andrew Zimmern compares the taste to "completely rotten, mushy onions."[24] Anthony Bourdain, a lover of durian, relates his encounter with the fruit thus: "Its taste can only be described as...indescribable, something you will either love or despise. ...Your breath will smell as if you'd been French-kissing your dead grandmother."[25] Travel and food writer Richard Sterling says:
... its odor is best described as pig-****, turpentine and onions, garnished with a gym sock. It can be smelled from yards away. Despite its great local popularity, the raw fruit is forbidden from some establishments such as hotels, subways and airports, including public transportation in Southeast Asia.[26]
Other comparisons have been made with the civet, sewage, stale vomit, skunk spray and used surgical swabs.
YUM!
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Thanks, FITS. I hadn't seen that. Always fun to learn some new things about my town.
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Just caught a few minutes of Shipping Wars. Sheesh, they can add drama to the most brain dead jobs. I cannot wait for Retirement Home Janitor coming this February.
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Come on, Curt. I don't make fun of your career choices.
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I am inspired by the story of the captain of the Costa Concordia. No matter how inept I may ever feel, there is someone out there worse than me. Good lord, whoever made that idiot the captain?
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His father, the Admiral?
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I don't think you can call him inept. He got off the boat much more efficiently than any of his passengers.
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I see this headline and think of Oldfan.
http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/19/news/companies/kodak_bankruptcy/index.htm?hpt=hp_t3
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Davep thinks I have the wrong guy. Wasn't Oldfan working at Kodak for years and years. I thought I remembered him talking about that.
If not, somebody on here worked for decades at Kodak.
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I remember that. Pretty sure it was Kodak. If not, I know he talked about Kodak.
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Oldfan's obit only mentions Corning Glass Works
Perry F. Nichols November 8, 1921-July 13, 2009
Perry F. Nichols died peacefully at home in Brewster, MA surrounded by his loving family on Monday July 13, 2009. Born in Corning, N.Y. in 1921 he was the son of Perry F. Nichols Sr. and Belle Hungerford Nichols. Following the family’s move to Waukegan, Illinois he graduated from Waukegan Township High School and attended Northwestern Medill School of Journalism prior to enlisting in the Army Air Force in 1942. Following his discharge in November 1945 he returned to college at Illinois Institute of Technology where he graduated with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.
In 1950 Perry moved with his wife Esther Stine Nichols and his young family to Corning, N.Y. where he was the Manager of Building Design and Engineering for the Corning Glass Works. He enjoyed traveling to many foreign destinations in connection with his work. In 1981 he and Esther achieved their dream of retiring to Cape Cod where they lived in Brewster for 20 years enjoying the natural beauty of their environment. In 2002 as Esther’s health declined they moved to Concord, MA to be near their daughter Patricia and her family. As Perry's health declined he returned to Brewster in June 2009 to live with his daughter Cheryl and her husband Ken.
Perry was a man of many interests. He enjoyed baseball and football and took much good natured ribbing because of his undying loyalty to the perennial losing baseball team, the Chicago Cubs, the team that he and Esther used to watch at Wrigley Field in their years in Waukegan. He loved music and enjoyed playing the drums. He was a talented craftsman who enjoyed the challenge of renovating, and adding on to the family homes. Each of their 3 lifetime homes were extensively remodeled, or built during their occupancy. Esther was a great “extra pair of hands” on many occasions and “volunteered” to do much of the painting.
But most of all he cared about family. He cared about the family’s history and produced a family genealogy which he kept updated in two volumes. He created a cookbook of favorite family recipes. He kept in touch with extended family as well as those closest to him. His devotion and care of his beloved wife of 66 years during Esther’s 12 year illness was inspirational to all who knew him.
Perry is survived by his daughter Cheryl Anderson and her husband Charles Kenneth of Brewster, MA, his son William Nichols and his wife Donna of Newark, N.Y. and his daughter Patricia Brewer and her husband Philip of Concord, MA. He is survived by grandchildren Samantha Anderson Williams, Jennifer Goodwin, Samantha Nichols, Jason Nichols, Joshua Nichols, Brien McKendrick, Abigail Brewer and Caleb Brewer. He is also survived by great grandchildren Bryce Williams, Reese Williams, Bradley Goodwin and Meryl Goodwin.
A private family memorial was held August 8th. Donations may be made in Perry’s memory to New England Deaconess Association at: Deaconess Abundant Life Communities Attn: Development Director 80 Deaconess Road Concord, MA 01742 http://www.nedeaconess.com/giving.htm (http://www.nedeaconess.com/giving.htm)
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Ah, but that was in Corning, New York, which I think is near where Kodak was. Maybe he just talked about how he saw Kodak changing and being challenged over the years.
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STILL nice to remember oldfan no matter where he worked
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If anyone is interested in our Super Bowl football pool with an $1,800 payout for $20 a box go find out how to join on the thread on the Bears board.
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Great news for the survivors of the Costa Concordia cruise disaster. They get 30% off their next cruise!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/9030212/Costa-Concordia-insulting-cruise-offer-to-survivors.html
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Wow. Now that is funny!
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Dude
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Hey guys, the creator of mlbtraderumors.com created a rumor site for the NBA: www.hoopsrumors.com
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Exchanged emails today with Rudy Bruback. You'll remember his son was a prospect years ago and Rudy often was on the board.
--He was sorry to hear about Oldfan. Fond memories.
--His son Matt is doing very well with his weight belts which are now being used for a variety of disabilities.
www.miraclebelt.com
--He still enjoys life in Florida.
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Yeah I remember him. Wasn't he the dude that called me an ignorant slu t one time?
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Yes, he was an excellent judge of character.
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Yeah I remember him. Wasn't he the dude that called me an ignorant slu t one time?
Just once?
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It wasn't Rudy's fault. He was just repeating what everyone else was saying.
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JR, I don't think you are a ****...
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Brief videos of the Aurora Borealis as seen from the International Space Station
http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/stunning-aurora-visible-from-space/6vjbego?cpkey=45092e19-130a-4604-a3fa-8af613a485f3%7c%7c%7c%7c (http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/stunning-aurora-visible-from-space/6vjbego?cpkey=45092e19-130a-4604-a3fa-8af613a485f3%7c%7c%7c%7c)
Including this shot of Chicago
(http://msnbcmedia3.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Video/120208/nn_07bwi_spacelights_120208.standard.jpg)
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Anyone on here watch the Mentalist?
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When time provides, yeah definitely.
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mail
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So last year my wife and I had our little guy that we absolutely love. A few months back, we found out that he's soon going to be a big brother. Today, our ultrasound told us he's going to be having a little brother to raise hell with. I'm so VERY excited that I'm going to have two sons growing up just over a year apart, and (hopefully) being close to each other!
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congrats!
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Congrats, Jay. I wish you, your wife, and the battery well.
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hah. thanks guys. she's been amazing so far at what she's been able to do.
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Wow, great news, Jay! Congrats!
I sometimes wish my kids were closer in age (almost 4 years apart), and save for the miscarriage between the two of 'em that would've been a reality.
As it is, my daughter (the oldest) has been a great big sister to her little bro and is always (well, most of the time) watching out for him.
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How old are they now, FITS?
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11 and 7, Jay.
And I turned 55 in December. Sheesh. :)
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And I turned 55 in December. Sheesh. :)
Which year? 2000?
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Haha. Very funny, Scoopee.
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I'll be 40 when my little one turns 11...
Thanks guys, and yeah, I'm really excited about it. I think my wife is really nervous about it too....
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All my kids are about 21 months apart. The 2 older boys are best friends and play all the time together. Its been wonderful to have that for them. Congrats, Jay! It will be fun.
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Has anyone here ever done fantasy baseball where you guys actually get together and do a live draft all in the same room?
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Yes, years ago. For fantasy football, too.
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how was it? there a reason you didn't continue?
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They couldn't figure out a way to keep it secret from CurtOne so he wouldn't join in.
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It's pretty awesome. I just got busy with work.
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One caveat - need to do it in a fairly quiet place and not a rowdy sports bar.
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My siblings and I are each 4 years apart. So the span between me and my brother is 8 years but my sister is 4 years between us. We all HATED each other growing up. Now I wouldn't trade them for anything. (Just don't tell them that!) I was actually pretty happy that I didn't have to go to high school with either of them...I was the smart one and I just know they would have made me do their homework. PLUS I had to deal with their reputation. I had one teacher look at me and go, "Oh you're Nikki's sister?" and then she treated me terribly the rest of the year, despite the fact that my sister and I couldn't be more different.
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Has anyone here ever done fantasy baseball where you guys actually get together and do a live draft all in the same room?
We used to do fantasy baseball and football drafts at my bar. Made for some comical picks in the later rounds. It usually took a little bit longer but it was more fun than staring at a computer screen.
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Congrats on your big news, Jay.
We have a doctor's appointment in the morning and if all goes well they plan to induce on Friday. So we should have a new addition by the weekend.
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Wow, Pete's gonna be a dad! Looking forward to the good news, Pistol!
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We used to do fantasy baseball and football drafts at my bar. Made for some comical picks in the later rounds. It usually took a little bit longer but it was more fun than staring at a computer screen.
Most fun I ever had at a draft was an in person draft with a new guy from work that was from South Africa and knew nothing about american football. He was all about soccer and we had him convinced that the most valuable players he could draft were the kickers. He drafted kickers in his first 3 rounds. If it hadn't been for doing it in person he never would have caught on but we just couldn't keep it together as he drafted kicker after kicker. We finally came clean and fixed his roster for him but it was funny as hell.
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Congrats, Pistol! Get ready for your life to change!
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Thanks! They pushed the big day back to Monday so a few more days of waiting.
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Good luck Pistol!
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Pete's baby boy Patrick was born last night, weighing in at a whopping 8lbs, 10 ounces.
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Baby is spending some time in the NICU because of breathing issues, but seems to be getting better.
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Congrats to Mr. and Mrs. Pistol.
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All the best to Pistol,wife and newborn Patrick
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My wife and I have a timeshare in Hot Springs, Arkansas. We love it. The history of the bath houses, the mobsters who used Hot Springs like a Vegas get-away, and the history of baseball's early use of Hot Springs for spring training is awesome. Here's a recent article:
One-of-a-kind Historic Baseball Trail to Open in Hot Springs March 29
On March 29, a one-of-a-kind “baseball trail” documenting Hot Springs’ status as “The Birthplace of Spring Baseball” will open to the public.
“A series of 26 historical markers linked to the very latest digital technology will allow visitors to tour the city and visit places where America’s baseball legends came to play, train and visit during baseball’s golden age,” said Steve Arrison, CEO of Visit Hot Springs. “ More than 45 percent of the people in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., either played baseball or were in some way associated with baseball training in Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas.”
“One hundred thirty-four of the 295 members of the Hall of Fame can be associated with training, playing, visiting or otherwise being in Hot Springs, many from the late 19th Century,” Arrison said. “Five pre-eminent baseball historians have painstakingly documented the Hot Springs connection to what became known as the sport’s spring training.
“The Historical Baseball Trail that documents Hot Springs: The Birthplace of Spring Baseball will utilize the very latest in digital technology to guide visitors to the 26 locations where baseball history was made. We have incorporated smartphone technology, the Internet and Quick Response Codes [QRC] to make The Historical Baseball Trail a one-of-a-kind experience not only for baseball fans but also for anyone interested in one of the most colorful eras in the national pastime.”
Twenty-six cast-aluminum plaques have been installed all over the city at locations that range from the spot where Babe Ruth in 1918 smacked a home run that traveled 573 feet and landed in an alligator pit at the Arkansas Alligator Farm to the site of the hotel where Ruth flipped a coin with his manager to determine Ruth’s salary for the next year.
At each location, the plaque will contain a QRC that will let smartphone users access an audio narration that adds more information about the plaque’s significance in American baseball history. A dedicated website will allow access to a complete list of the plaques, with the ability to click on a specific site to learn more information related to that location and the player or players associated with it.
A printed brochure showing the plaque locations and how to reach the plaques will be available free at the Downtown Visitor Center in Hill Wheatley Plaza at the south end of historic Bathhouse Row in the center of Hot Springs’ Downtown Historic District.
“What began as our curiosity about why there are so many photos of Babe Ruth at various locations in Hot Springs wound up unearthing a treasure trove of historic associations between the world’s most famous baseball players and Hot Springs, Arkansas,” Arrison said.
“Things really got rolling in the spring of 2011 when we were able to document that Ruth hit the first 500-foot-plus home run while playing spring baseball at Whittington Park.
“Bill Jenkinson, one of the pre-eminent baseball historians in the world, came to Hot Springs and helped us authenticate Babe’s legendary 573-foot shot that zoomed over Whittington Park’s fence, across Whittington Avenue and into the Arkansas Alligator Farm.”
After that ceremony, Arrison said, Jenkinson collaborated with Tim Reid from Florida, Don Duren from Dallas, Mark Blaeuer from Hot Springs, and Mike Dugan of Hot Springs to study spring baseball in Hot Springs. The further they dug, the more they began to be amazed by the documented accounts of baseball legends who had come to Hot Springs to play or to relax.
Jenkinson, Reid, Duren, Dugan and Blaeuer determined that A. G. Spalding and Cap Anson brought the Chicago White Stockings (AKA Colts; now called the Cubs) to train and play spring games in Hot Springs in 1886. The field where they played, known as The Hot Springs Baseball Field and The Hot Springs Baseball Grounds, was located on Ouachita Avenue behind the current site of the Garland County Courthouse. Other famous names from that original group included are Mike “King” Kelly, John Clarkson and Billy Sunday. Anson’s exploits at this locale on March 28, 1887, included hitting three home runs playing against a team from Des Moines, Iowa.The research turned into a treasure hunt as the historians dug deeper into newspapers, archives and other sources across America that contained dispatches about the increasing popularity of spring baseball in Hot Springs.Eventually, they were able to document more than 300 players, managers, owners, journalists and other famous names associated with baseball in Hot Springs. The city’s importance with the old Negro League was part of their historical documentation.“The idea emerged that we needed to let the people of America know about the people, places and events that made Hot Springs a key element in the growth of America’s pastime,” Arrison said.
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Time-share sucker.
Tris Speaker rode crocodiles there.
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My wife and I have a timeshare in Hot Springs, Arkansas. We love it. The history of the bath houses, the mobsters who used Hot Springs like a Vegas get-away, and the history of baseball's early use of Hot Springs for spring training is awesome.
Highly recommend you read Hot Springs by Stephen Hunter.
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Thanks y'all. 8lbs 10oz and 3 weeks early. He is doing well though. Doc said his lungs are fine and he just had to work the extra fluid out. Still battling a little jaundice and acid reflux but hoping to go home tomorrow!
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Thanks, Cactus. You ever been there?
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Thanks, Cactus. You ever been there?
No, but as Dogstoothe can attest to, I'm a big Stephen Hunter fan.
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Congrats Pete! 8lbs 10oz and 3 wks early????
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CurtOne........I live in Hot Springs and would like to say WELCOME, but don't get your hopes too high. Hot Springs over-sells everything.
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rz, we've been there 9 or 10 times, we love it. We'll have to do lunch sometime. We'll be there again the end of July.
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We've been to Magic Springs each of the past 3 summers...mostly for the water park.
Nice place to spend a weekend...
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Every year on our way home, as we make that Interstate swing in West Memphis, I think, "Damb, I should have called Dave and set up a ribfest." Normally, on the way down we go through Jonesboro and stop there for the night, just to break up the trip, but going home we're like homing pigeons and make the 10 hour shot.
Rendezvous.
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Congrats Pistol!
We just had our son today, 10 lbs 4 oz!
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Holy crap, Okie! Congrats!
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It's an epidemic! Congrats, Okie! (Gosh, I knew him when he was just an "O")
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We're always up for an evening at the Rendezvous...
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Are they open for lunch? That's about the time we'd be coming through.
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Aren't they closed for renovations or something right now? My brother and I were in Memphis on Sunday, and it was closed. Someone told us it's been closed for a while.
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Fridays and Saturdays, they are open for lunch
Tuesday - Thursday, they don't open until 430
Closed Sundays and Mondays
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Well, this won't be until the end of July, JR. And you aren't invited anyhow. :p
Well, it would be a Friday noon, Dave.
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definitely doable...
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Congratulations, Okie! Is the boy's name Waveland Sheffield?
Congratulations also to Pistol. I like the name. Not one of the same ones that everyone is naming their kids now.
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I really like your kid's name, Pistol. ;)
We named our son Lokin Thomas.
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Logan?
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No, silly. Lokin.
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Start counting how many times you have to correct people. Just for fun.
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Wasn't Lokin an Irish elf?
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Congrats on the lineman, okie!
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It's short for "little Okie"...
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Holy smokes! More miserable Cub fans. Seems like yesterday Okie was crushing over that Cat, or whatever her name was, and Pistol was having his way with every new barmaid he hired.
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Yep, the kids are growing up. :)
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I was kinda flattered yesterday.. I got called a young man :)
It is funny though, this one guy I work with (he's in PA, I'm in IL), he's about 35 years old and when he's come to town, I've always gotten carded in front of him... and it just burns him up. So naturally I have to text him every time I do these days.
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Great news Okie! I trust Mother and child are doing excellent...
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Curt.....July heh. Bring your bathing suit and a big cooler of ice. Send me an email before you arrive and I'll give you my phone number. Lunch sounds like a winner.
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Careful, Zebra. You will get stuck for the check.
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Nah, I understand Curt is a BIG spender (big = size).
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It's been a long time ago, but I think Curtone picked up the tab when we had lunch. And Mrs. Curtone is a lovely lady!
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There actually IS a Mrs. Curtone? Poor thing..
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There is, but she seldom is seen in public with CurtOne.
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I was going to give a snappy comeback to you two athwarts, pointing out that I'm smarter and better looking than either of you, and then I realized that would be a waste of time, because, you know, who isn't?
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You may have been good looking at one time, but once you hit 80, you must have gone downhill.
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I don't think he can remember 80. If only they had cameras back then, a picture might enable him to remember
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Athwarts
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CurtOne is an internet bully.
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Patrick. 8lbs 10oz. 20.5 inches. Born 2/20 (3 weeks early). He was named after my grandfather.
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So very precious!! :)
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Did he come with the Cubs cap? Good deal, Pistol. Great looking kid.
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Looks like a lefty!
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Nice to see you are starting the kid out right.
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Congrats again, Pete. Hope he's doing well.
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Anyone here that lived in the days of 1949? My parents were doing minor work in their house this weekend and found a few newspapers from then - one of which had a sports section and a blurb about a Cubs double header.
I'm looking to try to find a way to scan it, and hopefully post it on here.
Too bad Oldfan isn't around..
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The first two weeks of my life were in 1949.
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I'd think FedEx Office would have some scanners you could use.
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Congratulations, Pistol! Patrick is a great looking youngster who looks like a future baseball star!
And, perhaps, another Cub fan.
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I'd think FedEx Office would have some scanners you could use.
I would except they are closed on Sundays.
Thanks... I'll check it out.
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They'd just put them in the refrigerator until Monday.
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Jay - I was 5 years old in 49, so I doubt that I remember much about the Cubs that year.
Kinko's should be able to scan it for you.
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Jay - I was 5 years old in 1849, so I doubt that I remember much about the Cubs that year.
Kinko's should be able to scan it for you.
Fixed that for you, Dave.
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The Cubs weren't even in existence in 1849.
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Read more carefully...we're not talking about the Cubs in existence, we're talking about Dave's birthday. Athwart.
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The Cubs weren't even in existence in 1849.
But CurtOne was.
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Kinko's should be able to scan it for you.
It says a great deal about the U.S. Post Office that you can NOT get such things done there.
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Great lookin' boy you got there Pistol...
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"Cap Gun" Gibbons
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Those of you that have had MLB streaming on your computer, two questions.
When I tried it about 5 years ago, there was constant delays in the streaming, causing the game to freeze for about 10 seconds and then run for a minute or so before doing the same thing again. Is this still a problem?
If I run a cable from my computer to my TV, is the picture quality likely to be acceptable?
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You sure that wasn't your pacemaker, moran?
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I'm a little slow to the defense! But Curt and Mrs. Curt are 2 of the most genuinely nice people I have ever met! :) I mean, they put up with a 15 year old me (a CARDINALS fan) for an entire day!
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:) No need to defend, rubberfin. Davep and I are clowning all the time.
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I know, still wanted to say my piece!! ;)
Unrelated....I get married in 52 days!!!!
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Wonderful! Congrats.
CurtOne feeling older.
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:) No need to defend, rubberfin. Davep and I are clowning all the time.
I don't clown with a Pooh.
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Unrelated....I get married in 52 days!!!!
So you're finally making an honest man out of him.
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Ha! He's the one that waited so long to propose to me!
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The kids are growin' up. Hard to believe many of us have spent the better part of 11+ years on some iteration of a forum.
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(It's been longer than that, FITS. It's been 14 years since that infamous year of Cubs.com. 1998.)
I've been on since 1997. Fifteen years. Good heavens. I made one post on the White Sox board as a retort against what someone else said intending it to be my only post. Ever. Now... fifteen years later...
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Somebody said something nasty about Robin Ventura? Imagine that.
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You're right, Scoop. Geez. Time flies.
Scoop's IM name still reflects her passion for Mr. Ventura. :)
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No, my passion for recreational vehicles.
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cubs.com...oh my! Wonder what happened to some of those people (read nut cases)..... ::)
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cubs.com...oh my! Wonder what happened to some of those people (read nut cases)..... ::)
Curt is still posting here, Cubette, under the pseudonym CurtOne.
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Most of them got a life.
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On the 1998 board there was a guy named Bruno, and a little teen aged snot called JR.
My first post was in August, 1997. I was surfing the net for CUBS and came upon the site. Someone had asked a question about Dennis Abreu, and I had just seen him play at Rockford the day before.
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Yeah, they grow up. Now JR is a 30 year old snot.
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I think it was in 04 that I started posting with you guys.... 7 years later, I still get annoyed with Curt.
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I can fix that. :)
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Suicide?
We have been waiting for Mrs. CurtOne to take you out. She has been a great disappointment to us.
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So, Dave, you ready for a new username? You may need one soon.
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I can always go with BigBadPlantain.
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If one spent an average of 2 hours a day checking messages and posting on this board, obviously between "work" and leisure, with more time during fantasy draft times or during games over the course of 15 years, the number of hours would be 10,950. There are 8,760 hours in a year.
Where does the time go?
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Well, it would appear that nearly 11,000 hours of it got p*ssed down a rathole....
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I always wondered what RV23FAN was about.
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Really, the name came about simply to annoy my brother's wife, who, as a diehard Dodgers fan, was EK23fan, and thinks Eric Karros is be a Greek god. When I figured out that my home computer could hook to the internet, AOL was on there already and I had to pick a screen name. I picked RV23fan ONLY to mimic her and she was the recipient of my first email with that username. Her response was along the lines of, "Pick your own damb name!" So, the purpose was served.
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Mmm hmm. Sure, Scoop.
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Sounds like major storm damage in Chattanoga Tn. Anybody hear from Jes?
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LOL!
ALL THE TIME
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I thought the 23 might be Sandberg, but that didn't really compute. As much as I HATE to admit it, the femme fatale does lively up the joints.
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Just wondering, has anyone tried unlocking a cell phone before or know of anyone who does it reputably?
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what exactly are you trying to do, JR?
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I have an HTC Inspire 4G from AT&T that I think I'd like to try out on T-Mobile's network. I think I'd rather see if I can get it unlocked instead of selling it on eBay and buying a T-Mobile specific phone.
All I know is I'm tired of paying $120 per month to AT&T for my cell phone, and unless the iPhone 5 is really awesome, I really don't want to have a cell phone contract ever again.
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I just thought I'd let you all know Im here. Ive always been here. I just dont see the need to say much in times like these. Im here at least every other day and most of the times I read every day. Im just a very busy man in my older years and Im not gonna let myself get tore up over a baseball team that might lose 90 games. I still love them as much as ever if not more but at least Ive always had the hope that maybe this was the year? This year I dont.
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Older years?
I turned 70 yesterday, and still haven't reached my "older years".
I will have to ask CurtOne what they are like.
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Happy Birthday, Davep.
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JR, I've HEARD sometimes it's as easy as switching out sim cards, but that may also depend on the phone.
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I didn't know it was your birthday, Dave, or I would sent the traditional flaming bag of doggie poo.
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if it were a traditional act... wouldn't you have done it before? Therefore, you should have known it was his birthday :)
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It's only traditional in Dave's family. All of his in-laws send him flaming dog poo.
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I thought you were going to be out of touch, CurtOne.
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I pretty much am. Conference is over and vacation is beginning, but we aren't in much. Even if it looks like I'm posting a lot, it's going to be pretty much hit and miss. We did the Red Rock Canyon this afternoon. Beautiful. Did the Vegas Strip last night for awhile. It's been a busy few days...but excellent info at this conference. Stuff we can use back home. DST is cool. Now we're only an hour off our game. :)
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Is that the Swingers 2012 Conference?
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No, that was last week. This is the Send-Flaming-Poo-to-Dutchbags Conference. It's VERY popular.
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Hey post pictures of the canyon if you can..
Scoop, Curt IS out of touch....
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by the way, anyone here use Google+?
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Hey post pictures of the canyon if you can..
Scoop, Curt IS out of touch....
Read that as:
"Hey post pictures if you can..."
... and was thinking of the Swingers' Conference.
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I didn't know it was your birthday, Dave, or I would sent the traditional flaming bag of doggie poo.
Don't worry. My wife sent me one. Another would merely have been overkill.
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Hey I was in Vegas this weekend too! All I saw were a bunch of rednecks (thank you NASCAR) and cowboys (there was some Quarter Horse Convention too!) I somehow managed to stay out until 4am on Saturday...I am paying for it hard today though. 4 hours of sleep and a 4 hour drive back to LA takes a toll!
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Belated Happy Birthday, Dave!
Jay, I have a Google+ account, but rarely go to it.
JR, not that TMO and AT&T have genuine 4G anyway, but I do know their 3G bands are different frequencies, so even if you did unlock your Inspire, I'm not sure you'd be able to enjoy the same speeds on TMO that you are on AT&T.
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Happy Birthday Dave, how many 70th birthdays is that for you.
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I have celebrated only ONE 70th birthday.
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The rest, I didn't celebrate.
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Happy Birthday Dave....
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Just found out my wife and I are expecting!!! :)
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Congrats, Tico.
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Mazel Tov
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congrats, tico!
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Congrats, Tico!
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Awesome!
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"We know what causes that nowadays, too." - Hawkeye Pierce
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I didn't know birthday's go that high davep.
Congo rats tico
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Congrats, tico...saw it on Facebook!
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Congratulations, tico. Fatherhood is one of life's greatest gifts.
Just remember, your children might lead happier lives if you let them become fans of some other baseball team.
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Best to you and the wife Tico
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Thanks to all for your kind words. We're pretty excited!
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Congrats, man. First one??
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Congrats,Tico!
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Congrats! Being a dad is the best thing in the world!
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Yeah, first one, Jay. Can't wait!
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Congrats Tico....
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Congratulations, indeed, tico! That's GREAT news!
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Top O' the morning to you Andy - from another Irishman
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Jameson or Bushmills?
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Anyone want to join my Baseball Challenge league on ESPN.com?
This game challenges you to build a roster of pro baseball players, consisting of 9 position players and a pitching staff, while staying under your team's $50m salary cap. I set the option for weekly for easier maintenance.
Get in the action now:
http://games.espn.go.com/baseball-challenge/en/group?groupID=2858
Group: Anglo Soxan Cubs
Password: goober
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We're looking for 3 more players for a unique Yahoo League. Each owner will get to choose two teams, one from each league, to provide the universe for their particular team. If interested, give me a shout. FischerOne@msn.com
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I hope everybody in the Dallas area is okay. They're getting rocked with tornadoes there.
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Man Jeff, what did you do to Eddie Vedder at Cubs fantasy camp?
http://www.myspace.com/whats-hot/2012/4/6/eddie-vedder-postpones-tour-due-to-injury
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Blocked the plate. Scioscia-ed him.
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(http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv23/K_M_A_2/Other/Pdc4675365665068554105.jpg)
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John Grisham's new book, Calico Joe, is now out. I'll be able to pickup my reserved copy at the local library tomorrow.
Here's what I know about it so far (I've avoided learning more)
In this novel, the careers of a golden boy rookie hitter for the Cubs and a hard-hitting Mets pitcher take very different paths. The baseball is thrilling, but it is what happens off the field that makes this story a classic.
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Dick Clark has died. He was 82.
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He was on American Grandstand for longer than that.
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What the hell is American Grandstand?
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Shut up, kid.
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A portrait of him in his attic is getting younger.
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Hundreds of thousands may lose Internet in July
The FBI is encouraging users to visit a website run by its security partner, http://www.dcwg.org , that will inform them whether they're infected and explain how to fix the problem. After July 9, infected users won't be able to connect to the Internet.
http://news.yahoo.com/hundreds-thousands-may-lose-internet-july-181324701--finance.html (http://news.yahoo.com/hundreds-thousands-may-lose-internet-july-181324701--finance.html)
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Cactus, that has to be some sort of scam.
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But don't tell Davep.
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Cactus, that has to be some sort of scam.
I think it's legit JR.
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/november/malware_110911
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Wow, I guess it is. My bad, Cactus.
I'm surprised the FBI is directing people to go to a third party website that looks like one of those typical scam sites, though.
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Yeah, I'm sure that the FBI isn't doing the least bit interested in what is on people's computers.
Qwest used to block me off accessing the internet regardless of virus scans showing my computer clean, so I know it's been done.
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JR, that it might be a scam was my first thought when I saw the article in the local Sunday paper. I decided otherwise when Yahoo had it too.
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And the Y2K bug was for real too?
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Dick Clark has died. He was 82.
Sad to see him go but I have to say that it was really painful to watch him on New Years Eve after he had the stroke.
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Just found out I knocked up the wife again. Number 4 on the way in November!!!! Only bad thing is now I have to go under the knife. Snip Snip.
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Congrats Buff
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Just found out I knocked up the wife again. Number 4 on the way in November!!!! Only bad thing is now I have to go under the knife. Snip Snip.
Just have it done when you can wear tight jeans for a couple of says and then pack them with ice.
The surgery itself doesn't bother, but if you are active the first few days afterward, the internal bleeding results in some very uncomfortable bruising.
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Congrats, buff! The technology for vasectomies has come a long way.
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All the best Buff...
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All, I have three bleacher tickets for the Sunday May 20 game against the White Sox. Bought them for an acquaintance heading to the US in an effort to educate them as to where the greatest ballpark in the world is. They have now changed their plans and can't go on the 20th. (They will still be going to Wrigley earlier in the week, so I won't have to kill them). What is the best way to sell 'em? They are e-tickets so can be e-mailed. Looking to sell them at face value if possible! Is Stub Hub a worthwile place to sell 'em? Any assistance would be appreciated. Cheers!
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Take me out to the tattoo parlor... </sarcasm>
(http://mt.nesn.com/.a/6a0115709f071f970b0168eaa4efad970c-800wi)
Pasco baseball fan's tattoos tell story of America's pastime
By Dori O'Neal, Tri-City Herald
PASCO - Mike McWain of Pasco is devoted to baseball. To pay homage to the game and its iconic players of yesteryear, McWain had a field of dreams tattooed across his back, shoulders and arms.
"Shoeless" Joe Jackson is there, along with Honus Wagner, Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig, Walter Johnson and Ty Cobb.
The 39-year-old nuclear operator and union steward at Hanford admits his obsession with baseball is more about its history than the game itself.
"The first sport I ever remember watching on television was baseball," McWain said. "I was about 8 years old, and I watched the whole game, which was unusual for me. I think Pete Rose was playing."
As he grew up, his obsession escalated. He played the game and collected baseball cards through school and still has a few thousand cards stashed in boxes somewhere, he said.
But it wasn't until 1997 that McWain got his first baseball-themed tattoo. It was etched across his left shoulder and depicts the hand of God reaching through clouds holding a bat-swinging Babe Ruth in his palm.
McWain had a theme in mind to complete the scene, but 11 years passed before he caught the itch to finish the project.
read more: http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/04/23/1913567/baseball-fans-tattoos-tell-story.html (http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/04/23/1913567/baseball-fans-tattoos-tell-story.html)
Gallery: Mike McWain's Field of Dreams http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/04/23/1911580_a1908733/gallery-mike-mcwains-field-of.html (http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/04/23/1911580_a1908733/gallery-mike-mcwains-field-of.html)
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Here's one for Scoop. I know she goes in for things like boogers and bodily functions.
What is a frog catcher?
Hint: I made the name up yesterday.
Hint#2: The question should probably be What are a pair of frog catchers?
Hint#3: I counted them one day, mine, not the catchers, they're easier to count. Or I should say I lost count one day after fifty or so escaped.
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Just had to post this. Reminded me of the good old days of giving Okie cr*p....
http://espn.go.com/espnw/college-sports/7850168/st-edward-university-assistant-coach-cat-osterman-finds-home-beaten-path?ex_cid=2012_espw_ob
Maybe wmljohn still has the stick figure pic...
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Those were the good old days before all our young were married, some with children. Okie, 82, rubberfin, buff...
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vbrett
Bruno
BigBadBanana
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That BigBadBanana was a character wasn't he? I'm not sure a more popular poster ever lived!
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He was a legend in your own mind.
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Anyone?? Help please??
All, I have three bleacher tickets for the Sunday May 20 game against the White Sox. Bought them for an acquaintance heading to the US in an effort to educate them as to where the greatest ballpark in the world is. They have now changed their plans and can't go on the 20th. (They will still be going to Wrigley earlier in the week, so I won't have to kill them). What is the best way to sell 'em? They are e-tickets so can be e-mailed. Looking to sell them at face value if possible! Is Stub Hub a worthwile place to sell 'em? Any assistance would be appreciated. Cheers!
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I've been a married woman for 1 week now! We're getting ready to check out of our hotel in Chicago to go back to the real world. I forgot that I love this city so much...even though I don't care for their baseball teams! ;)
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I don't know, Boris. Are there three of us willing to buy them?
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Congrats, rubberfin. Heading back to California or staying in Illinois?
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Congrats RBF!!!!
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We are back in California for now. I am ready to move back to Illinois though. I think I made Lorenz a fan of Chicago (NOT their baseball teams though!) so maybe it won't be so far off...
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The 10 best-selling New Era baseball hats
By Kevin Kaduk | Big League Stew – Fri, May 4, 2012 1:05 PM EDT
New Era baseball caps, however, can't be far behind when it comes to ubiquity. The 59/50 caps are a part of everyday life, whether it's for someone supporting their local nine or someone looking to complete an outfit.
Because people wear the hats for a variety of reasons, I had always wondered what the top 10 best-selling caps list looked like. After all, this isn't like the best-selling NFL jersey list, which is largely dominated by success on the field. A different set of factors including colors, street influence and pop culture references can shoot a hat into the best-selling category.
Our friends over at Cardboard Connection recently obtained a list of the 10 best-selling New Era caps in 2011, which we confirmed with the company. Before we get to the top 10, a couple of thoughts about the teams that aren't listed.
• The most conspicuous absences are two classics: The Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers didn't make the top 10. While it's easy to figure why Cubs sales have sagged, the Tigers won a division title in 2011 and still have that Kid Rock/Eminem/Ty Cobb street cred. Maybe the addition of Prince Fielder will push them into the field next year?
read more: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/10-best-selling-era-baseball-hats-170518262.html;_ylt=AvHjqSksEW8cYk.TX_et6E4RvLYF (http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/10-best-selling-era-baseball-hats-170518262.html;_ylt=AvHjqSksEW8cYk.TX_et6E4RvLYF)
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Just had to post this. Reminded me of the good old days of giving Okie cr*p....
http://espn.go.com/espnw/college-sports/7850168/st-edward-university-assistant-coach-cat-osterman-finds-home-beaten-path?ex_cid=2012_espw_ob
Maybe wmljohn still has the stick figure pic...
You mean this one?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v434/wmljohn/Photoshopped/Mine/nakedcat2.jpg)
Or this one?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v434/wmljohn/Photoshopped/Mine/osterman41.jpg)
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I wonder if Okie has ever confessed to his wife about his unhealthy obsession with Cat?
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A smart husband never reveals his prior stalking.
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DaveP is stalking Mark Prior?
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Moran. I said "smart husband".
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Does anyone have Vonage? I am wondering if it is worth looking into.
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I've been using it for several years, Dave. Well worth looking into, easy to set up.
If you're interested, let me know. I think they offer referral incentives or something.
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Dave, I used to have Vonage and loved it. The one problem is that I work from home and frequently uploading/downloading lots of data. Vonage uses the same bandwidth and I was getting stuttering (ala Chevy Chase microphone going out) service when I was transferring data. When I switched to AT&T and now Comcast, they have a way of dedicating the VOIP so that doesn't happen.
Otherwise Vonage worked great and they even had some web management features that AT&T didn't have.
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thanks, guys. One question.
I spend half the year in Florida and half the year in Wisconsin. IWould there be a problem moving it back and forth?
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If you get a long enough cable, you can lay it along the highways between the two locations. Should be fine.
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thanks, guys. One question.
I spend half the year in Florida and half the year in Wisconsin. IWould there be a problem moving it back and forth?
Nope. One of the features I love about Vonage is that if your internet is interrupted for any reason (as in your case, moving) you set up cell number to take the calls to your Vonage number until you're back in service. Everything is very easy to do on your online dashboard.
https://support.vonage.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/727/kw/MOVING
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Can't you just take your Vonage adapter with you and still keep the same number?
I had talked to a guy that worked overseas and he took it with him then.
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Yes, you can, grrr.
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FITS - what is the monthly charge after the special 3 month rate expires?
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Depends on your plan, Dave. The one that nets you three months for 9.99 is the unlimited minutes plan, which then goes up to 24.99/month.
There's also a 300 minute plan for 11.99/month, or a 750 minute plan for 19.99. Might as well get unlimited for 5 bucks more over that one.
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thanks, guys. One question.
Would there be a problem moving it back and forth?
Depends on what "it" is.
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It's "grrrr" not "grrr", FITS. No points for you today.
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Only in Wisconsin...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czq_QIUQIRY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czq_QIUQIRY)
Man Protests All-You-Can-Eat Restaurant After Getting Kicked Out for Eating Too Much
http://gawker.com/5910720/man-protests-all+you+can+eat-restaurant-after-getting-kicked-out-for-eating-too-much (http://gawker.com/5910720/man-protests-all+you+can+eat-restaurant-after-getting-kicked-out-for-eating-too-much)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMLyl4Bk7yw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMLyl4Bk7yw)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-O3JeqtncBrs/TuuV_BK6u8I/AAAAAAAARa4/13Ouw7EoBkQ/w497-h373/2011-12-16)
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If they advertise "all you can eat" they they should give him all he can eat.
While I sympathize with him, What I can not accept is the guys that are so fat that they can't fit in a single airline seat, and thing they should get two seats for the price of one. the airlines should be able to charge for the number of normal sized seats you take up.
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I thought they did.
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There have been several lawsuits that have been filed trying to force them to "provide" for them under the "Americans with disabilities" act. I don't know if any of them have been decided, but some airlines, such as Frontier, have just decided to give in, rather than go through the problems associated with defending themselves.
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The Americans with Disabilities Act was an extremely misguided, foolish, and counter-productive piece of legislation.
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THAT SURE IS THE POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK
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jacey, somewhere along the line, you lost track of what that expression actually means, or requires to be applicable.
Perhaps you would do better to merely toss out once again that I have been disbarred.
Wouldn't that make you feel superior, knowing that YOU have never been disbarred.... or passed the bar in the first place... or finished law school... or were admitted to law school.
But at least you never were disbarred.
C'mon, shout it out and wave your flag of moral superiority.
We know you can do it.
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The Americans with Disabilities Act was an extremely misguided, foolish, and counter-productive piece of legislation.
It's causing a lot of problems down here in regards to hotel swimming pools. Many of the small mom & pop hotels that have been around for years are having to close off their swimming pools because of the expense of having to install lifts that can lower handicapped persons into the water. They cost in excess of $15,000 and at least 2 small hotels that I know of are just going to fill in the pools and plant grass over them. Some of the hotels that went ahead and put in the lifts claim that they are only rarely used and at least one said that they have never been used since they were installed.
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interesting
Can't wait till I can bore my grandkids with stories of how people used to take responsibility for THEMSELVES
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Sounds like the heart of the problem. If you would bore your grandchildren with the truth once in a while, maybe you would make the world a better place.
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I enjoy the parking spaces for the disabled at golf courses. Never saw a car in one, but even if there was someone in need, can't believe it would be that much further to walk. But that's just me.
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Where's Harrylives when you need him?
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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/may/24/feds-promise-swimming-pool-rules-are-flexible/
Feds re-thinking swimming pool issue?
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Geography/climate/politics..... I was looking at a map the other day and noticed that Anchorage is about 61 degrees north, and, of course has a considerable population. Several other cities are located well north of Anchorage, including Fairbanks at 64 degrees north, Nordvik, Norway at 66 degrees north, and Dikson, Russia at 73 degrees north.
But at the southern end of the globe, neither Elephant Island, at 61 degrees south, nor any part of Antartica, which extends north to at least 62 degrees south, has any permanent human settlements.
Why is the planet so much more inhabitable toward the north pole than the same distance toward the south pole?
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I think it has something to do with global warming.
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Doesn't everything?
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Okay, need a little help.
My wife and I have been considering a new vehicle or newer vehicle, and one we've considered is a Fusion or another hybrid.
A mechanic tells me, you will save gas but not money because a) a hybrid starts and stops when the car does, meaning the starter will start an average of 10X per year more than a regular car. It will wear out 5X faster and cost $1000 all by itself and b) the batteries of a hybrid will have to be replaced about every 5 years. When they are replaced they run about $5000. Therefore, you will save a ton on gasoline, but in the long haul, you won't save money.
Anyone else hear this? Can anyone refute this. I still like the Fusion...heard good things about it.
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Curt, I don't know anything about the starter issues, but many (most?) hybrids now come with battery warranties that run significant periods of time.
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Most dealers could tell us that, right?
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I suppose, if you get a knowledgable salesman.
Might as well just go to the manufacturer's website.
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Found this link, Jeff. Comes in way under five grand:
http://www.fordfusionforum.com/index.php?/topic/2942-battery/
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Go ahead and buy it. In the extremely unlikely event it's a dog, I'm confident it won't put a dent in the finances of the vast Fischer empire.
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You must be thinking of the wrong Fischers.
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Aren't Fischers the nuts people? Seems fitting. I had a coupon for a can of Fischers.
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...just what are you trying to say?
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We have a 2006 Prius. 170k miles. Bought it used with 70k miles. Never replaced the starter. Batteries are in great condition.
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Cool, thanks, tico.
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No no Curt. You can't even tell if the darn thing is on or not, running or not. 'Tain't natural. Plus I've heard of people leaving the car running because they thought it was off. I'm also against keyless ignitions. The valet will no doubt forget to hand the clicker to you and six blocks down the alley you'll stall out.
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No no Curt. You can't even tell if the darn thing is on or not, running or not. 'Tain't natural. Plus I've heard of people leaving the car running because they thought it was off. I'm also against keyless ignitions. The valet will no doubt forget to hand the clicker to you and six blocks down the alley you'll stall out.
Couldn't you simply always have your radio on and tell if the car was running by your radio being on?
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MILT PAPPAS
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Okay, need a little help.
My wife and I have been considering a new vehicle or newer vehicle, and one we've considered is a Fusion or another hybrid.
A mechanic tells me, you will save gas but not money because a) a hybrid starts and stops when the car does, meaning the starter will start an average of 10X per year more than a regular car. It will wear out 5X faster and cost $1000 all by itself and b) the batteries of a hybrid will have to be replaced about every 5 years. When they are replaced they run about $5000. Therefore, you will save a ton on gasoline, but in the long haul, you won't save money.
Anyone else hear this? Can anyone refute this. I still like the Fusion...heard good things about it.
According to a Wall Street Journal report, a typical driver has to drive a hybrid over 8 years in order to break even, (gas savings vs original cost).
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Yeah, I'm kind of getting of that from all over.
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There are compelling reasons to drive a hybrid far beyond the simplistic $$$ issue, of course. But, being a successful nuts magnate, you knew that.
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A recent poll also revealed that about two thirds of all current owners of hybrids say they will not buy another one next time.
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et tu, Shasson?
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Count me in the third that WOULD buy another hybrid.
FWIW, we wouldn't have bought one new. But in looking at used prices, it seemed that the gas savings payoff came much earlier at the used prices. Obviously, the lifetime of the vehicle is shorter when you buy used, but ours has been great.
Given the potential cost of battery replacements, I would reccomend the certified pre-owned route on a used vehicle. The peace of mind of a manufacturer warranty is a nice thing. Ours was Toyota certified used.
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Illinois state rep loses his cool on the floor of the state house of representatives
http://gawker.com/5914316/illinois-state-rep-erupts-on-house-floor-let-my-people-go (http://gawker.com/5914316/illinois-state-rep-erupts-on-house-floor-let-my-people-go)
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(http://tonetcarlo.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/snoopydday.jpg?w=422&h=229)
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Good one Cactus...my late Father went in on D-Day +3,later that year he was wounded & captured during the Battle of the Bulge...when I returned from Nam in '70 I remember my Dad saying how glad he was that I returned safe and unharmed which led me to ask him about his experiences in combat and captivity to which he stated simply "I made it through , came home to your Mom, saw my three children come into this world and feel very good about my life so far..."
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SALUTE!
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Good one Cactus...my late Father went in on D-Day +3,later that year he was wounded & captured during the Battle of the Bulge...when I returned from Nam in '70 I remember my Dad saying how glad he was that I returned safe and unharmed which led me to ask him about his experiences in combat and captivity to which he stated simply "I made it through , came home to your Mom, saw my three children come into this world and feel very good about my life so far..."
Thanks for that post, Steve.
I live on a street that usually has a lot of flags out on holidays and days like today but for some unkbown reason there are only three today.
I think I'll get out my copy of Tom Brokaw's The Greatest Generation and do some reading later on.
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The neighborhood where I grew up was a development built in about 1948, with initial home sales limited to veterans. The streets were Main, Normandy, St. Lo, Ardennes, Palau, Guam, Bastogne, and Leyte. It had a small veterans memorial in it at the first intersection of the first street entering the neighborhood.
Because they were small "starter" homes, nearly all of the initial buyers were WWII vets, meaning lots of young couples and lots of baby-boom kids.
And at the time not one of those I ran around with had the faintest clue of the significance of those street names, or any appreciation whatsoever of that small monument.
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We see alot of these battles and heroes memorialized in Navy ship names
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As well as generals and admirals: Nimitz, MacArthur, Patton, Eisenhower. Not sure I've ever lived anywhere without a MacArthur Blvd.
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WWII hero Louis Zamperini has been getting a lot of well deserved attention as a result of a book about his life. Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand, is fantastic. Don't miss it. Zamperini, who was a world class Olympic runner, spent 47 days on a raft in the Pacific after his plane was shot down and then several years in unspeakable Japanese prison camps.
Jay Leno had him on as a guest Thursday night.
Part one of his appearance
http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/95-year-old-war-hero-part-1-6-7-12/1405477 (http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/95-year-old-war-hero-part-1-6-7-12/1405477)
Part two
http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/95-year-old-war-hero-part-2-6-7-12/1405494 (http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/95-year-old-war-hero-part-2-6-7-12/1405494)
An interview after the show
http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/backstage-with-bryan/war-hero-louis-zamperini---backstage/ (http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/backstage-with-bryan/war-hero-louis-zamperini---backstage/)
Great stuff if you have any interest in that sort of thing.
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Cactus, that was an incredibly book and I agree that it is not to be missed. If, like me, you are a before-going-to-sleep reader, prepare to not sleep as you either/or won't be able to put it down, or will put it down and won't be able to shut down and sleep after considering all he experienced.
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Cactus, that was an incredibly book and I agree that it is not to be missed. If, like me, you are a before-going-to-sleep reader, prepare to not sleep as you either/or won't be able to put it down, or will put it down and won't be able to shut down and sleep after considering all he experienced.
There is no way I would have been able to forgive "The Bird".
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Cactus, did you ever see the interview with The Bird? Prior to the Olympics in Japan, whenever that was in the last two decades.
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Cactus, did you ever see the interview with The Bird? Prior to the Olympics in Japan, whenever that was in the last two decades.
No, I didn't see it. The Olympics in Nagano?
Here's a reader comment from Amazon.com's sale of the book
Like virtually every reviewer, I agree that this is a terrific rendering of the exploits of a true American patriot so deserving of admiration and acclaim. But unlike virtually every reviewer, I cannot give it five stars.
The reason?
In too many instances, I would deem Unbroken to be "unbelievable." I know the author has done extensive research, but no matter the research, the narrative and the history do provide room for personal coloring. And this, in my opinion, has led to some exaggeration and distortion -- shadows that darken the story with aspects of disbelief.
I'll give some examples:
1. There is no way an individual -- especially a frail, sick, malnourished, fever-ridden individual -- can absorb 220 successive hard blows to the head and not end up with severe brain damage, if not death.
2. Describing the same individual -- frail, totally malnourished, and now suffering from crippling dysentery -- holding a heavy six-foot beam directly over his head in the broiling sun for THIRTY-SEVEN MINUTES is ... simply "unbelievable."
3. The way the author describes the ordeal of the POWs -- 12-14 hours of non-stop hard labor, near-starvation food rations, constant physical beatings, unending dysentery -- one would expect the survivors to resemble concentration camp victims. But on page 310 of my hardcover edition, this is a photo of the POWs at war's end. And to match the physical appearance of these healthy-looking men with the description of POW camp conditions as portrayed in the book is an unbelievable stretch. (I'm not questioning the ordeal the POWs endured. But does the photo show this at all?)
I can cite many more examples, but anyone who has carefully read the book should get the picture.
I've heard that if a person, testifying in court, is caught being untruthful, all that person's testimony is disregarded. In the case of this book, examples like the above (and others) make me question the honesty of the entire narrative.
In no way should my review diminish the exploits of a great American hero. Just the opposite. Zamperini's feats were so extraordinary, they need neither exaggeration nor distortion to be powerfully presented.
There is some truth in what this review says. The author took some liberties.
I also found the part about the guy who ate all the chocolate on the raft to be hard to believe.
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Please forgive the "spam" but this is important. Yesterday, while donating blood at the Red Cross, it was mentioned that they need O- blood in a bad way. I have O-, but they only allow you to donate every 60 days. If any of you can help, they need all types, of course, but O- is the universal and they are truly in dire need!! Spread the word, please!
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I've heard that if a person, testifying in court, is caught being untruthful, all that person's testimony is disregarded.
The review had heard wrong.
The standard jury instruction is that if a juror believes a witness was being deliberately untruthful on any material issue, then the jury CAN disregard ANY or ALL of that witness's testimony.
There is a big difference between allowing jurors to disregard some or all testimony from a witness and ordering them ti disregard all of the testimony from a witness.
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If any of the folks here were around Chicago in the 70s you may have known a club called the Quiet Knight, on Belmont, by the El. It's where Steve Goodman was discovered (by Kris Kristofferson and, believe it or not, Paul Anka) and where a ton of great musicians played - mainly "folk" acts but also Miles Davis, Muddy Waters, Bruce Springsteen etc. Acts played for 5 nights, 2-3 sets a night. It was a magical place where I was lucky enough to work. The owner of the club, Richard Harding died a few weeks ago. I was told by Richard's daughter that when she told Arlo Guthrie Richard had died, Arlo cried. Jimmy Buffett, who played there before he was famous dedicated a 30 minute segment of his XM channel to Richard and the Quiet Knight this weekend. Richard was not appreciated enough during his life - I hope he will be in his death.
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Cool story, Ron.
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Anyone in the market for a laptop might want to check this out today.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13845_3-57453052-58/get-a-quad-core-15.6-inch-hp-laptop-for-$339.99/?tag=mncol;cnetRiver (http://m.cnet.com/news/get-a-quad-core-156-inch-hp-laptop-for-)
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For Ron in particular: Rick Kogan in the Tribune with an article about an upcoming event celebrating the Earl of Old Town, another seminal Chicago club which was a contemporary of Quiet Knight. My older brother snuck me in there when I was really, really under-age, shortly before they closed (but only let me order a coke):
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ae-0617-kogan-sidewalks-20120615,0,7529737.column
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from MSN: Craig and I have the last LAUGH!
No. 1: North Dakota
GDP growth: 7.6%
Real GDP: $34.3 billion (5th lowest)
Population change: +1.4% (3rd highest)
Increase in employment: 4.8% (the highest)
North Dakota, with a population of just over 680,000, added 18,100 net jobs in 2011. That was three times as many as the 5,600 created in New Jersey, a state with 8 million residents.
Much of this growth has been driven by hydrocarbon exploration in the Bakken shale formation, which could hold up to 4.3 billion barrels of recoverable crude.
North Dakota's oil rush produced jobs in other sectors, as well. Construction employment rose 11% last year, and the rate of job growth in the trade, transport and utilities sectors was higher in North Dakota than anywhere else in the United States.
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Not to mention that the climate change that everyone hates has brought 12 bumper crops in a row in North Dakota.
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Population change: +1.4% (3rd highest)
Increase in employment: 4.8% (the highest)
Highest in increase of employment but only 3rd highest in increase in population . . .
Which means even though North Dakota is where the jobs are, people are only moving there if it's their last possible resort, right?
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Please do not comment on North Dakota, Dave. You are not a true Dakotan. You married up and into Dakota citizenship.
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Highest in increase of employment but only 3rd highest in increase in population . . .
Which means even though North Dakota is where the jobs are, people are only moving there only if it's their last possible resort, right?
No. JR, a lot of people are still moving to states with the best welfare and/or weather. There are tons of retirees moving South, for example. 3rd highest in growth is pretty impressive when you consider weather and housing (lack thereof).
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Anyone who has ever been in Morth Dakota, even flying over it, is considered to be a citizen.
Even so, that comprises less than a few dozen people.
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Anyone who has ever been in Morth Dakota, even flying over it, is considered to be a citizen.
Even so, that comprises less than a few dozen people.
Where the hell is Morth Dakota?
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Where the hell is Morth Dakota?
Morth Dakota is Goc's Country.
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Where the hell is Morth Dakota?
It's morth of South Dakota.
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Moran. It's morth of Mouth Dakota.
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Las Vegas roulette wheel reportedly hits 19 seven straight time
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Since casinos began using those signs, roulette activity has measurably increased. Suppose an even number comes up three times in a row. Some will say “even is hot” and bet on even. Others will say “odd is overdue” and bet on odd.
The Detroit News confirms the non-news, adding a quote from a Rio spokesman Gary Thompson, who told the paper, "There was no one playing at that table. It was just a diagnostic test being done."
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/las-vegas-roulette-wheel-reportedly-hits-19-seven-203237524.html (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/las-vegas-roulette-wheel-reportedly-hits-19-seven-203237524.html)
The **** word is c a s i n o s
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I am 70 years old.
I am not crazy about getting older, but given the alternatives, I have been rather comfortable with the thought. Probably because I do not consider myself old.
Today I was leaving a restaurant and happened to be walking behind a young woman that was a 15 on a scale of 1 - 10, wearing extremely tight jeans and sweater, both of which had caught my attention. Suddenly I was struck by the fact that I was looking at her not with lust, but rather as one would look at a piece of art. Disconcerting, but not devastating.
Until, upon reaching the door, she held it open for me.
Depression is a terrible thing.
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Wow. I thought you were much older than that.
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That's because I look older.
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They've resuscitated him twice, P2. The last time didn't take real good.
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Hey, rubberfin, went through GC yesterday.
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Dave, sorry to be rude, but when is your funeral? I want to put it on my calendar and work around it if I can.
Is Mrs. Davep making cookies? I like chocolate chip.
You're not going to do one of those, "Come and celebrate the life of" things are you? Hell, anyone who knows you ain't comin' to that disaster.
I'm working on your eulogy. Some of these stories and going to make you just howl. Oh, that's right, maybe not.
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Curt likes to tease me. He looks on me as a much younger brother.
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No, I like chocolate chip cookies. Read more carefully.
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People like Drew Peterson, Scott Peterson, OJ, and Sandusky scare me. People who stonewall and claim innocence and seem to really believe it. I couldn't do it. I'd spill my guts so fast that the cops couldn't get it written down fast enough.
You gotta be totally pathological.
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Haven't been around in ages but wanted to say hello as the "Rizzo Era" begins. Hope everybody is well and surviving this so-far dismal season. Cubs 1-5 with me in attendance in 2012.
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Great to see you badger!
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Hey BC...hope all is well!
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Good to hear from you, Badger.
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http://www.godvine.com/WWII-Widow-Finally-Finds-Out-What-Happened-to-her-Missing-Husband-1629.html
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Incredible story, AZ. Thanks.
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my pleasure P2
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Hey, BC. Good to hear from you, stranger.
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Cubs 1-5 with me in attendance in 2012.
So they're about the same when you are there as when you aren't?
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BC!! Long time no post! ;)
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Good to hear from you, BC. I was beginning to think we would need another rooftop party to entice you out of hiding.
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It only took Rizzo.
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Hey BC!
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Scoop - I hope you are safe from all those fires.
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I hope the fires are safe from Scoop!
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It's all down towards Colorado Springs, and north towards Boulder. The Waldo Canyon fire is fast approaching where we used to live in the Springs. Pretty scary down there.
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I was going to say, Where's Waldo?
But I'll abstain.
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Too late.
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I'm so glad you all are still here talking Cubs and other nonsense. Hoping to log on more often now that things around here are starting to ease up a little. My soon-to-be 3-year-old still only wants cartoons on the TV but my 4-year-old has become a huge Cubs fan in the past month. "Soriano is the best player mom. He gets the farthest hits." Obviously he could learn a thing or two from you all. :)
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Ah, BC - can't believe it is a whole year since we shared beers in the bleachers and across the road at Brixen Ivy. Such a great time. Hope you, Jason and the kids are going well! Tell Jason I hav ebeen wearing the Big-Z top to baseball training, and that my liver has regained full functionality from our bleachers beerfest! x
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Sorry for the terribly slow response...I can't seem to log in here from work, and I don't get on the computer much from home any more.
Why were you in GC?! I msis that tiny town more than I EVER thought possible.
BC, how can your sons be 3 and 4???? Didn't you just have them!? ;) I found some pictures of my nephew and (future) niece from right before I moved out here and they were SO little! I can't believe how much they have grown up in the last 4 years.
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rubberfin, zip me an email fischerone@msn.com
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For you collectors out there...
Anthony Rizzo's 1st baseman glove up for auction on eBay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Anthony-rizzo-professional-baseball-pro-preferred-first-base-glove-/230819427918?pt=US_Baseball_Softball_Gloves_Mitts&hash=item35bde8f64e (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Anthony-rizzo-professional-baseball-pro-preferred-first-base-glove-/230819427918?pt=US_Baseball_Softball_Gloves_Mitts&hash=item35bde8f64e)
Wonder if it's really Anthony Rizzo, the Cubs 1st baseman or some other Anthony Rizzo's glove?
It's been on eBay for 6 days with no bids. $200 may be cheap if it's the 'real thing'.
This sounds like something Dave23 would pounce on.
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For you collectors out there...
Anthony Rizzo's 1st baseman glove up for auction on eBay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Anthony-rizzo-professional-baseball-pro-preferred-first-base-glove-/230819427918?pt=US_Baseball_Softball_Gloves_Mitts&hash=item35bde8f64e (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Anthony-rizzo-professional-baseball-pro-preferred-first-base-glove-/230819427918?pt=US_Baseball_Softball_Gloves_Mitts&hash=item35bde8f64e)
Wonder if it's really Anthony Rizzo, the Cubs 1st baseman or some other Anthony Rizzo's glove?
It's been on eBay for 6 days with no bids. $200 may be cheap if it's the 'real thing'.
This sounds like something Dave23 would pounce on.
There have been a number of phony Anthony Rizzo accounts on Twitter.
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Take a look at the seller's feedback...especially back in March...
I'd pass.
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That's a printed Anthony Rizzo, isn't it? Who would already be producing an Anthony Rizzo glove? Looks like the last couple feedbacks, people didn't get what they paid for.
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A theory on what would happen if a baseball was thrown at 90% of the speed of light.
http://what-if.xkcd.com/1/
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Willie Mays could still hit it.
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Willie Mays could still hit it.
Had me wondering about how Mays did hit against the top flamethrowers of his day.
Koufax: .278/.426/.536/.962
Gibson: .196/.315/.304/.619
Carlton: .177/.307/.323/.629
Only 3 AB against Ryan.
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Good pitching tends to shut down good hitting.
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It didn't do too well in shutting down Mays.
Spahn: .305 .368 .587 .955
Drsdayle: .330 .374 .604 .978
Roberts: .312 .364 .476 .841
Jenkins: .300 .394 .550 .944
Sutton: .373 .484 .627 1.111
Neikro: .278 .344 .426 .770
Of the 10 HOF pitchers Mays faced the most in his career, only three seemed to have his number -- Gibson, Carlton and Bunning: .213 .255 .348 .604.
Against 5 of the 10, Mays actually had a better OPS than his overall career OPS of .941.
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Wow. I certainly hope Scoop didn't decide to take in her one movie a year at last night's midnight showing of whatever it was. Di-hard lives in Denver too, no? What an ugly mess.
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Has anyone else seen a serious decline in spam email in the last 40 days or so since they shut down those spam-guzzling computers? I seem to have seen a serious dropoff. I still get some spam but at least the nonsense kind has been limited.
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Has anyone else seen a serious decline in spam email in the last 40 days or so since they shut down those spam-guzzling computers? I seem to have seen a serious dropoff. I still get some spam but at least the nonsense kind has been limited.
It's hard to have a decline from near zero.
I'm more irritated by all of the nuisance phone calls I get:
Do I need an air conditioner service contract from a company in El Paso?
Would I like to protect my home with a security system from GE?
Rachel from Card Services with her offer of a lower interest rate on your credit card is the worst. You ask to be taken off their list and they don't do it. They call each month from a different number and Caller ID shows something like Florida or Arizona.
There are too many ways around the National Do Not Call List.
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I don't get any of those at all. No land line.
I have my filter set at a level that many emails come through because I am on some lists that at times go to junk because of the number of recipients. I used to just go through early in the morning and just delete the obvious spam, now I hardly have to.
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It's hard to have a decline from near zero.
I'm more irritated by all of the nuisance phone calls I get:
Do I need an air conditioner service contract from a company in El Paso?
Would I like to protect my home with a security system from GE?
Rachel from Card Services with her offer of a lower interest rate on your credit card is the worst. You ask to be taken off their list and they don't do it. They call each month from a different number and Caller ID shows something like Florida or Arizona.
There are too many ways around the National Do Not Call List.
Amen!
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Someone drop a pizza and a beef sammich in the mail for me...
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You and me both, brother.
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Hard to believe this lil guy us already 5 months old. Time is moving too fast.
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handsome lad you have there Pistol
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Pete, time doesn't slow down either. Congrats again on the handsome little dude!
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Thanks. I think he's well on his way to being a corner outfielder at 28 inches and 21lbs.
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almost as big as Campana,sign 'em up......
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Is that the Derringer?
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Does anyone have Coach's current email? He's not responding to the one on this board.
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I lost track of the big discussion back when. What are the advantage of plasma, vs. LED ? Is the difference between 720p and 1040p worth the money?
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"Is the difference between 720p and 1040p worth the money?"
Not with your eyesight.
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You want LED, not plasma.
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Plasma has the best picture, but also has glare with light in the room, uses more electricity, and heats up the room. I have a 720p plasma I bought in 2006, and I wish I had an LED or LCD. Still, it's not worth the money or the hassle for me to buy a new one right now.
You'll probably also want 1080p. Nobody's broadcasting in it now, but they will in the future.
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DirecTV has some pay-per-view movies in 1080P.
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That's true, and also if CurtOne wants to replace his Betamax VCR with a Blu-Ray player, he may also want to watch movies in 1080p that way.
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Just bought a 2nd flat-screen,it.s a 40in.1080p LED,the older tv is a 720p LCD the difference in picture qaulity is notable for its intensity...
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I just wanted a low price big screen for my wife who's coming home from the hospital tomorrow. I got a 720p plasma for $475. 50" too good a deal to pass up, and once things get back to normal and we're ready for another I'll get a 1040 LED.
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Don't the plasma's have a more definite black color? Where the LED/LCD isn't quite true black?
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Plasmas have better blacks for sure.
Regarding 720/1080p, a lot of it depends on the actual dimensions of the screen.
Curt, on a 50" screen, you'll notice the difference between 720 and 1080. The flip side is you won't get a 50" 1080 tv for less than $500. Good job on a great deal.
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Thanks, tico.
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Yeah, that is a very nice deal!
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Found out yesterday my wife and I are having our third set of twins. A boy (our first) and a girl (our 8th). They are due in Jan so here's to hoping they are early enough to be a write-off.
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Congrats on the new tax breaks
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Congrats, Robb! Third set of twins.....wow.
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Whoa...a third set of twins!
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Havnt you figured ou what causes them yet?
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You mean s e x right?
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I am a 19 year survivor of twins. Congratulations.
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3rd set of twins??? Geez and I'm here debating on if we want to even try for a single child! LOL
You're wife is a saint. :)
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Microsoft is trying to gain back some of the E-Mail business they've lost to Google's GMail. If it hasn't already happened, Hotmail users will be forced to "upgrade" to Microsoft's new version of Outlook. From what I've read, that isn't going very well.
Any comments?
Should I do the upgrade or go to GMail?
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Cactus, I'm using the new Outlook,working just fine.....
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Cactus, I'm using the new Outlook,working just fine.....
8) 8)
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Cactus got your message and answered this a.m.
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Well, my mother made it to 103 last week. She can hardly see or hear, but her mind is still sharp as a tack.
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Well, my mother made it to 103 last week. She can hardly see or hear, but her mind is still sharp as a tack.
Hard to believe your mother is younger than you, but not hard to believe she's sharper than you. Tell the elder Mrs.p Happy Birthday.
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My mother is NOT younger than me. I was born when she was 73 years old.
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I guess rithmetic was not one of your strong subjects.
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Actually, grrrr, that's the sad part.
Arithmetic is one of his strong subjects....
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Unbelievable. Neil Armstrong passes away and half the morons commenting on CNN are arguing that the trip to the moon was fake.
Hard to believe he was 82.
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"One small step for man. One giant leap for mankind."
Nothing about himself.
Nothing boasting the accomplishments of the team behind the mission.
Not even any effort to claim the moment for the nation which sent him there.
Nope. Man and mankind.
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Nothing about the Cubs.
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found out today my last baby will be a boy can't wait
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Congrats Buff!
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you to buddy
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Wayda go, buff! I was fortunate enough to get one of each, with a miscarriage in between. At my age, don' think I could've handled any more than that. :-)
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Just wondering, anyone think this is a good deal?
http://www.amazon.com/VIZIO-E3D470VX-47-Inch-Theater-Internet/dp/B004YAVDSA/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=ur2&tag=mysimon
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An extremely high number of the comments are very favorable.
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From the pictures, it looks like you'd end up with water all over your living room, JR.
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Looks like a good deal, JR.
It's kinda like owning a boat, though. You buy one you think will suffice, but then find yourself longing for one just a little bit bigger. 2-foot-itis.
Same with TVs.
Even my 52" doesn't seem big enough anymore.
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Looks like a good deal, JR.
It's kinda like owning a boat, though. You buy one you think will suffice, but then find yourself longing for one just a little bit bigger. 2-foot-itis.
Same with TVs.
Even my 52" doesn't seem big enough anymore.
Yeah that's what I'm thinking. I have a 6 year old, 42 inch plasma that's 720p, only has 1 HDMI, and is already showing red pixels. Don't love it, but don't really think it's really worth me replacing right now either. I still kind of think the thing to do is let this one play out until I get another, but I thought $600 for all those features seemed like a good deal.
It looks like Amazon had tacked $50 on the price since I first posted it, though.
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From the pictures, it looks like you'd end up with water all over your living room, JR.
Hey, I think that's a positive!
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jr bought my second hdtv several weeks ago. The newest is the toshiba @ 42in. 1080 led ,pretty sweet,the older model is a 720 insignia lcd, I'm liking both very much and yet bigger does seem to be the next step down the road,also picked up a Sony Blu-Ray player which is an excellent addition...
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I have a Samsung 1080 40 inch LED in my media room and it's frickin' awesome.
Has Jes chimed in yet with his lame line about how he can't tell the difference between SD and HD yet?
That's always fun.
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Are there any decent shows on television? Watching something that seemed okay and then a talking skeleton appeared. Zombies or vampires. Honey Boo Boo or Cupcake Wars.
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Are there any decent shows on television?
Yes. They are showing The Honeymooners on METV. And The Fugitive, if you can stand the hungover acting of David Janssen.
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The Kardashians are on.
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I just watched the space shuttle Endeavour fly almost right overhead on the back of a 747. What an amazing sight.
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I just watched the space shuttle Endeavour fly almost right overhead on the back of a 747. What an amazing sight.
Yeah, it's pretty cool.
We used to get out of class and watch as it flew back to the Kennedy Space Center back in middle school.
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New drama on ABC -- Last Resort, the premiere is this Thursday, but they have made it available on hulu, presumably to create some buzz.... and it is indeed buzz-worthy. Best TV I have seen since the first season of 24. http://www.hulu.com/watch/401576
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Last Resort does look good. Looking forward to checking it out. Hope it's better than Revolution.
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Scoop, were you surprised at the ending for Monday's Revolution epi?
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I didn't see all of it.... yet.
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Last Resort does look good. Looking forward to checking it out. Hope it's better than Revolution.
It used way too much technology that doesn't exist. I had a hard time watching it
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Which show?
Last Resort looked much better than it was. I liked how they landed on the island and there was one person from each ethnic group there.
How fast do missiles travel anyway?
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Oh, now you are just being picky.
Last Resort was great TV.
But if you want to pick at things, my own favorite was that the nuke the sub is tracked as passing over Indiana on its way to Washington, DC, and then is harmlessly detonated in the air before reaching DC, blowing up "200 miles east" of DC. Technology that doesn't exist is not all the show works with (and I had no problem with thinking it might be set a few years in the future) -- they also work with geography which doesn't exist, with Indiana apparently being east of D.C.
Details, details. Great TV.
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This is a quote from one of the writers/producers of Last Resort and it sums up why I won't be watching it:
Flashfoward was a great pilot, The Nine was a great pilot, The Event was an okay pilot. Lost was a great pilot — and it was really the only that followed through. So it can be done. We hope we’re the ones to get it done. We think we can. There’s no reason you should believe us. You’ve been lied to far too much.
That show screams, "Good/great pilot, everything goes downhill from there kinda show."
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I loved Flashforward and The Event pilots a lot more than I liked Last Resort's.
I do hope that Revolutions doesn't get cancelled though. And I'm sad to see Fringe on its last season. I was hoping for an X-Files type run for it.
Although I don't have Showtime - I'm really looking forward to purchasing the season of Homeland and Dexter. Those are must see TV.
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If you can spare nine minutes, watch this amazing video of the Ohio State marching band from last Saturday. Definitely use full screen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAzzbrFgcUw
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Thanks Cactus, that OSU band thing was unreal! And I'm firmly in the "oh how I hate ohio state" camp.
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Thanks Cactus, that OSU band thing was unreal! And I'm firmly in the "oh how I hate ohio state" camp.
I've never liked them either but you have to give credit where credit is due. THE NCAA puts limits on how much football teams can practice but there must not be any restrictions on marching bands.
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Another of the Sports Reporters On TV is gone
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/chi-longtime-tribune-sportswriter-jauss-dies-at-81-20121010,0,4444321.story (http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/chi-longtime-tribune-sportswriter-jauss-dies-at-81-20121010,0,4444321.story)
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Bruce Miles on Bill Jauss
http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/7213
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I always enjoyed that show...Saturday or Sunday mornings? Jauss was the one with the cigar all the time?
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Didn't all of them except Rick Telander have a cigar?
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Bill Gleason and Ben Bentley had the cigars.
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I know Lester Munson of Sports Illustrated didn't have one when he filled in.
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The Sportswriters on TV discuss Pat Riley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojUtzQUkFuQ
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Alex Karras died today too.
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http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/a-couple-of-white-guys/1351169/
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Alright...any of you have any experience of flying with an expired license/passport? My lovely husband let his license expire and we are flying to Chicago on Friday. He renewed it at the DMV today, but California sends you a new license rather than printing it off for you on site. There is no way to get it faster either.
I've read a lot on this but just wondering if anyone has personal experience with it and what we should expect. We'll be bringing his expired license, the renewal slip from the DMV as well as ALL forms of picture ID he owns (Costco card, YMCA card, work badge, etc) as well as our marriage license that will hopefully let me prove that he is who he says he is.
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I have no such experience, but I suggest calling the airline and asking.
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I've done that. The airlines tell us one thing but the TSA says another, which is extremely vague and basically leaves discretion up to the TSA agent that assists you that day. Just wondering what other people have actually experienced.
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It would probably have been easier if you hadn't married someone named Osama bin Laden. Next time think ahead.
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Osama bin Rubberfin
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LOL he does get pulled aside for random screenings a lot more than I do...
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Ah...is that what he tells you is going on when guys feel around on him while you're at a bar?
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Expired license/passport?
You have to have a license to get on a plane as a passenger? You need a passport to board a plane flying from one point in the US to another point in the US?
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Passport used as ID.
Yes, you need a license or ID. When was the last time you flew on a plane, Jes?
I lost my license last Christmas in Arizona. I tried to think of how the heck I'd get back home. Pretty weird sensation. It did make mew think. I couldn't rent a car. Couldn't drive one legally. Ended up finding it before the flight home.
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Last time I was on a plane was a month after 9/11 2001
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You don't need an ID to board a plane, but its HIGHLY recommended that you have one to go through the security checkpoint. While it is possible to fly without an ID, the TSA makes it a pain in the butt, so I'm hoping they just ignore the fact that it's expired...or don't notice!
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As long as he has a picture ID he'll be fine. They don't look at expiration dates. They make sure the name on the license matches the face they are looking at. As long as those two things match up, expiration date won't matter. You have any idea how many people are driving around with expired licenses? I heard it was the #1 thing people get ticketed for.
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You don't need an ID to board a plane, but its HIGHLY recommended that you have one to go through the security checkpoint. While it is possible to fly without an ID, the TSA makes it a pain in the butt, so I'm hoping they just ignore the fact that it's expired...or don't notice!
But you do need a boarding pass, and you can't get a boarding pass without a picture ID.
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Sure you can, check in online and print it from home. :) We aren't checking any luggage so we have no need to stop at the ticket counter.
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I wasn't aware that you could get through security without a picture ID. If you can, it certainly reduces the effectiveness of the security.
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Airport security is managed by the same people who manage voting rights.
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I wasn't aware that you could get through security without a picture ID. If you can, it certainly reduces the effectiveness of the security.
What in the world caused you to believe the security was effective?
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I don't know anyone that can get through security without a picture ID unless they are a minor.
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If you don't have a picture ID, you basically have to prove you are who you say you are AND go through a full body search and a search of any luggage you brought with you.
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I recently had a TSA agent comment to me that my DL was only a month from expiration.
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What in the world caused you to believe the security was effective?
I didn't say it was effective. I said it would reduce it's effectiveness. Unless it is currently at zero, it could be reduced.
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The security is effective! It's keeping all that bottled water, lotions, shampoos, conditioners, and colognes from flying around the world.
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If I'm interpreting posts correctly, it has obviously kept Jes off of planes, too.
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Which isn't such a bad thing, I'd reckon! ;)
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As long as he has a picture ID he'll be fine. They don't look at expiration dates. They make sure the name on the license matches the face they are looking at. As long as those two things match up, expiration date won't matter. You have any idea how many people are driving around with expired licenses? I heard it was the #1 thing people get ticketed for.
This is not true. I fly at least twice a week, every week, and have for a long time. I have a license which was renewed by mail and has a sticker on the back that indicates it is valid but the expiration date on the front is long past. Every time I go through TSA I am asked about my expired license.
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its a darn good thing those disbarred attorneys are kept from flying
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Just checked w TS.A.. you can fly on .an expired I'd but you may be asked for additional I'd
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You can definitely fly without a photo ID, but they grill you on all sorts of things to prove you're you. Old addresses, names of neighbors, etc. I've had two friends fly without IDs in the last year, and while slightly delayed at security, they both still made their flights.
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"I'd"?
Where you going to say something else about what you would do?
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No. But I am typing on my gs.3 with that dam autofill
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You spelled damb incorrectly.
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Autofill won't do it
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Thanks everyone. :)
I think I'm just so anxious to get home and see my family that this is just driving me crazy.
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If you had married someone that lived in a civilized part of the country, you could walk home.
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I know...pretty stupid of me. I did manage to find a pretty good guy though, he'll fit in just fine once we move back...well...other than his Filipino skin! ;)
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We made it through security! The TSA agent noticed but said he'd let it pass. Whew!
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Serves you right for marrying a terrorist.
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They made me take off practically everything, including my belt, which caused my trousers to fall down, luckily I was sporting baggy boxer shorts, and they confiscated my tooth(e)paste and lucky Cubs key chain mini pocket knife. They let me keep the wooden nickel, "Here, take the wooden nickel," I said, "Step on a crack, break your mother's back," I said.
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But, yeah, it's a hassle, they'll let you on the plane . . . eventually. I get a kick out of the look of incredulity -- "Your ID is expired!" Well, yes it is. As for me, I might look like I'm ABOUT to expire, but if that there picture ain't me, then who the heck is it?
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I had a similar experience with TSA. The checker didn't think my ID looked like me. I responded, "would you walk around with a picture of somebody who looks like that if you didn't have to?"
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LOL -- In fact, just the other day, I got legal, I went to the DMV and got a current state ID. The mirror I use to shave is a liar. This current ID picture should be posted at AA meetings -- Look what the juice will do to you!
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He made it through Chicago without a problem. I, however, did not. Hahaha - for my birthday my sister made me some really cute tile coasters. There were 5 of them and I stacked them up on top of each other in my carry-on. They couldn't see through them on the xray machine so they had to pull them out. Oops!
The lady was really nice about it and I was out of there in no time.
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The number one item taken from men's pockets--pocket knives
From carryon luggage--corkscrews
That last one threw me until I realized that some people are heading to a hotel room to party.
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Bill Gleason and Ben Bentley had the cigars.
Joe Mooshil (who died last month) of the AP, who was a regular fill-in on the show, also was a heavy cigar smoker.
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The 'free ride' is almost over.
Only 8 days left before you freeloading out-of-towners will have to pay up to read the ramblings of Phil Rogers & Paul Sullivan....
https://members.chicagotribune.com/transitioning/ (https://members.chicagotribune.com/transitioning/)
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Is this site loading very slowly for others, too, or just me.
Davep and JR, no need to respond. Everything has to be slowed down for you two.
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JR is probably really pissed at you. It doesn't bother me because I have you on ignore.
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Who am I supposed to be pissed at?
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I don't know. I have CurtOne on ignore.
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Right. I had to figure it was either CurtOne or otto, one of those two.
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Is this site loading very slowly for others, too, or just me.
Davep and JR, no need to respond. Everything has to be slowed down for you two.
It's not just you.
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Right. I had to figure it was either CurtOne or otto, one of those two.
What do you mean, either one. Have you ever seen both of them in the same room at the same time? The tip off is that neither of them have the other on ignore.
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I've been having loading issues, too
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I haven't gotten loaded in months.
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Moran. At least it would give you an excuse for some of your moranic posts.
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Sticks and stones can break my bones, but morans on ignore can never hurt me.
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I've got to drop a load too, but I don't have any good reading material.
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If you are friends with ticohans on Facebook, you would know this...he's a daddy! Congrats, tico!
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Congrats, Tico!
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I'm not friends with any of you on Facebook. Should I be? :)
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You aren't friends with anyone here either.
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You aren't friends with anyone here either.
This is true.
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What is this face thing you young kids are talking about?
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It's a form of social suicide. Since you have failed miserably in performing ACTUAL suicide, give it a try.
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I was addressing young kids, not old farts.
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Curt already broke the good news (thanks!), but I figured I'd share with you guys again. Today I became a father. My baby girl Sasha Joy Larson was born at 3:43 this morning. My wife is amazing!!!
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Sorry for stealing your rightful thunder...I just figured more people could go to Facebook and see the pictures.
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Congrats, Tico! Fatherhood is life's greatest gift.
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Congrats, tico. All mothers are amazing in my book.
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Congrats Tico! Fatherhood is the best thing in life.
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Congrats tico!
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Congrats again Tico!
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Congrats! Being a dad is the best thing in the world!
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Best wishes and blessings for your newborn, wife and you Tico
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Curt, no thunder stolen!
Thanks, everyone!!!
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.... remember to thank the wife....
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Does anyone know anything about NET10 Wireless phones. Are they any different, better or worse than other carriers?
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Does anyone know anything about NET10 Wireless phones. Are they any different, better or worse than other carriers?
Yes. SOMEONE does know something about them. And they are different, better or worse than other carriers.
Glad I could help you with those questions.
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Does anyone know anything about NET10 Wireless phones. Are they any different, better or worse than other carriers?
I have a co-worker who uses that, and she really likes it. I can't remember which carrier they contract with, but Wikipedia says they have agreements all of the networks.
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Where do you live, Dave?
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Fort Myers florida in the winter and Milwaukee Wisconsin in the summer.
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How is T-Mobile service in those areas?
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Don't know. I have AT&T which works well in both places.
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I have no idea if Straight Talk is any good, but someone was telling me about this a while back. This is a partnership Wal-Mart is doing with Verizon. Seems to me that would have to be a pretty good prepaid option.
http://www.straighttalk.com/
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I'm a rep for a T-Mobile MVNO called Solavei. Similar to StraightTalk and/or Net10, but the company actually pays you back when you refer people to them. No limits to the number of people you can refer, and no limits to the amount of money they pay you back. Might be worth looking into as well.
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Dave, look into Western Union. I hear it's an easy code to learn and much better suited to your skills and tech level.
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Finally, a way to cuss on the board without being censored.
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If anyone wants a Cubs web browser theme, here you go.
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/fan_forum/browsertheme.jsp?c_id=chc
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It wasn't planned this way but my son Owen will be born sometime this afternoon. Wife's water broke at 6:30 this morning. Going to be one of the 12-12-12 babies. Hospital we are at are expecting 12 to 20 births there alone. Can't wait to meet my little man.
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Congrats, Buff!
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Congrats Buff! I don't know if I mentioned this but my wife and I are expecting our third set of twins any day now. Hard to believe I have been on some incarnation of this board for the birth of all my kids but the first two in 94.
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Congrats, Buff.
Robb, third set of twins. Holy cats! I doubt if I could handle one set.
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This is very disturbing. My world is crumbling. First professional wrestling and now this.
http://www.sj-r.com/breaking/x65614070/Former-cast-member-claims-Storage-Wars-rigged
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Is he related to Charles van Doren?
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Congrats, Buff and Robb!
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I stopped watching Storage Wars last year. Hester is an ass and Darrell is a pig.
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That means together, they are a ham.
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The problem with all those shows with pawn shops, storage and baggage sales, shipping wars, picking shows, etc, is how much are they scripted? How much is faked? Same with fishing shows, lumberjack shows, gold mining shows...
So, FITS, the question is, is Hester really that evil? Is he scripted to act that way? Do they cut the film to make him look that way? Same with Darrell...can anyone be that obtuse?
I read where some of the captains on the crab fishing show wouldn't renew because they were tired of having the film cut to make some look like jackasses and others to look popular with their crews. What was originally a fascinating show displaying the real dangers of crab fishing became boring so they had to spice it up. Ice Road Truckers is the same thing. How long can you drive across a frozen lake and make it suspenseful?
On Gold Rush I can't believe the Hoffman family makes one horrific decision after another. How do you recruit backers to give you that kind of money and equipment and be so dumb as to make some of the decisions they make?
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And the local NEWS - how can you change from one network to another and the SAME story is being reported on all of them at the SAME TIME??
I could live without TV
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And you can't trust the newspapers either. No way in the obituaries do people die in alphabetical order!
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Congrats Buff! I don't know if I mentioned this but my wife and I are expecting our third set of twins any day now.
THIRD set of twins?
Is there something about you or your wife, or both of you, to make you more likely to produce twins?
Roughly 3% or all births are twins, so coming up with three sets of them would be rather uncommon (even if you did toss a few single births into the mix).
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Maybe Robb is cross-eyed...
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THIRD set of twins?
Is there something about you or your wife, or both of you, to make you more likely to produce twins?
Roughly 3% or all births are twins, so coming up with three sets of them would be rather uncommon (even if you did toss a few single births into the mix).
In order to have twins, you have to do it twice in one night.
I was lucky I didn't have quintuplets.
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Wow. Five times in one night. That must have been the longest 17 seconds in Mrs. Davep's life.
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He didn't mention Mrs Davep...
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Well, it was the longest 17 seconds in someone's life.
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You guys are hilarious. This will be children number 8 & 9 so three single births, three sets of twins. 2 sets are identical, this one is fraternal. Basically there is no medical explanation for this. We are just freaks of nature.
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Actually, I never mentioned myself.
I got suspicious when we lived in Utah, and we had 5 guys delivering milk at the same time.
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You'll notice that Robb details the kids, but he never mentions how many wives.
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You guys are hilarious. This will be children number 8 & 9 so three single births, three sets of twins. 2 sets are identical, this one is fraternal. Basically there is no medical explanation for this. We are just freaks of nature.
dang, robb, what do you do for a living to afford all of those kids?
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Robb is a business man.
And a 7-11 clerk.
And a janitor.
He still has saturday evenings free if anyone needs a baby sitter.
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Owen Benjamin Robak was born at 12:48 pm today he weighed 6 lbs 1oz. Local news is doing a story on all the births today and interviewed us because we actually never. Planned it.
Oh and Robb congrats on the twins.
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Once again there are pictures of Owen on Facebook that you can go see unless you're Davep who never heard of Facebook and has no friends.
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I can look up CurtOne on Farcebook.
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Thanks Buff and congrats again. Children are the best thing in this world. Or at least making them is.
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Thanks Buff and congrats again. Children are the best thing in this world. Or at least making them is.
Glad you clarified that statement
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When we decided to have offspring - I assumed they would have more opportunities for success than we did... not so sure now...
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I hope none of us here is effected by what happened in CT today. All I know is that I put my 8 year old on a school bus every morning and can't even imagine what those families are going through. I'd wanna kill the cowardly f u c k e r that did this to my kid with my bare hands.
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You really do have to wonder how these types of things can keep happening. Unbelievable that it can happen in an elementary school. Sooner or later, we're probably going to get to the point where every student will have to go through a metal detector just to get into the school.
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You really do have to wonder how these types of things can keep happening. Unbelievable that it can happen in an elementary school. Sooner or later, we're probably going to get to the point where every student will have to go through a metal detector just to get into the school.
It already happens in some schools.
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A metal detector wouldn't have helped here though. He forced his way in.
Very tragic, I can't even watch the news, it breaks my heart. My nephew is just a year younger than most of those kids and I can't stand the thought of something like that happening to him.
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Like Redbird said, a metal detector wouldn't have helped. Sooner or later we will have an armed guard at every school which I know we have in some already.
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There is no way we can entirely prevent insane people from performing crimes of this nature. This school murder wasn't even the worst in America's history.
In 1927 a man killed 28 children and 7 adults in a school in Michigan.
The weapon - dynamite.
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We need dynamite control!
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I don't think I mentioned this to everyone here but I finally finished my book and published it on Amazon. It is available on the PC or Kindle. Here is the link for anyone interested. I have ten good reviews so far but I need more to get a better algorithm from Amazon for promoting it. I have it up currently for only 99 cents. Here is the link, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009NFI7KI The title is Quickened, by Robert J. Fluegel.
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The discussion can't be just about guns. It has to include how we handle our mentally ill. How we value life, from conception to the elderly. How do we manage violence in our video gaming, movies, and sports. This is a cultural illness. I don't own a gun...well, except for my dad's old .22 rifle that hasn't been fired in 50 years...and I don't plan on going out and buying one, so, other than the threat to liberties, I don't care what they do with gun control, but I do fear greatly if our elitist leaders think controlling guns is the big answer, this is going to happen over and over and over again.
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Congrats, Robb!
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Thanks Curt, it was a fun process to go through. I am writing book 2 at light speed comparatively.
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A metal detector wouldn't have helped here though.
Gun free zones for schools also did not work, and in fact was counterproductive.
Public policy is unfortunately seldom determined based on what works.
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Congratulations, Robb... what is the book about?
Please.... don't use any big words.
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Congrats Robb...I'll buy a copy when I get home to my iPad...
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It is a YA Fantasy series but I have mostly had adults read it so far and they have really liked it as well. This is the description I wrote that would be a lot like the inside cover flap. "Ever since the day his father disappeared Tommy Travers has buried himself in his books. School? Friends? Girls? No time for any of them. If he could step inside those books he would gladly leave the world behind. When he turns fifteen Tommy discovers he has a gift, his greatest wish has come true. He is pulled inside a book and has become the lead character. The problem is, reading about a battle and fighting for your life are as different as different can be. Tommy must learn quick to control his gift or he will end up stabbed or speared or perhaps worse yet, married!"
I have 6 books outlined for the series. I'm not thinking of making it big but it is a very fulfilling hobby. It's pretty awesome having people read and like your work.
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Can hardly wait for the Christmas movies: Zero Dark Thirty, Djamgo Unchained, and Jack Reacher. All movies with guns and shooting and violence and killing. Nothing wrong with our ******* culture, I tell ya.
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Robb, congrats. That's really cool.
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Congrats, Robb! I enjoyed the stuff you sent me early on.
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I will be buying it today! I've been trying to find a new book to read for my upcoming flights, this will be perfect!
Really cool Robb, I've always wanted to write but I don't have the attention span to finish a story. What an accomplishment!
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All movies with guns and shooting and violence and killing. Nothing wrong with our ******* culture, I tell ya.
I watch all kinds of movies. Horror, fantasy, action, ultra violent action (smokin' aces for example), westerns, war, pron...
After watching one I never wanted to kill coeds, sword fight a dragon, rob a bank guns-a-blazin', have a pistol duel, sniper an enemy, ...., ummm... well that last catagory might have made me do a thing or two after watching it...
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Most of the people in our country are just like you and me, WJ. Unfortunately we have a small percentage that do want to do those things after those games and movies. And they do.
My point, however, is that our government and society are bipolar. The President proposes tougher gun laws, while his biggest Hollywood supporters continue the problem of encouraging a society in which resorting to justifiable violence is A-OK. Mentally ill people don't know the difference.
It's like the WWE promoting anti-bullying campaigns when all their scenarios and storylines revolve around a good guy fighting a bully of some kind. The hypocrisy drips.
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Most of the people in our country are just like you and me, WJ.
Goc help us all.
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knowing the difference between right and wrong... and knowing what consequences are there if you choose the wrong path
No PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY anymore
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After killing the kids, he killed himself. Hard to say he didn't take personal responsibility.
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Many of these shooters are mentally ill. They are not aware of right and wrong. And, as Dave says, many take their own lives almost as part of some magnificent plan. Maybe there is a momentary glimpse of reality and horror as to what they did.
Been listening to a lot of forensic psychologists lately...head's swimming.
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A number of years ago I bowled with a guy whose adult son had mental problems. Fearing for their safety, his parents tried to have him committed. Their request was turned down because he had not "proven to be a risk to anybody". One night after bowling my friend arrived home and was shot and killed by his son.
Trying to come up with legislation that effectively addresses the problem of mental illness and guns will be no easy task.
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Forensic psychologists are like stock market analysts. They can always tell you why you should have known what would happen yesterday, but can never tell you what will happen tomorrow.
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I agree, Cactus.
Combine that with the stigma that mental illness still has. I had an uncle, a non-blood related uncle, who had serious mental issues. Notice how I worded that in order to distance myself? Everyone does that to an extent.
Another problem is that a lot of people, unlike your friend, would never commit their child or their relative. And to top it, too many counselors are bound by a set of ethics that are archaic.
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On the other hand, I would hate for it to be too easy for the Government to be able to decide who should be medicated.
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I will be buying it today! I've been trying to find a new book to read for my upcoming flights, this will be perfect!
Really cool Robb, I've always wanted to write but I don't have the attention span to finish a story. What an accomplishment!
Thanks Redbird and Fits. If you read it please leave me a review on the same page. It really helps move you up in the kindle world.
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A number of years ago I bowled with a guy whose adult son had mental problems. Fearing for their safety, his parents tried to have him committed. Their request was turned down because he had not "proven to be a risk to anybody". One night after bowling my friend arrived home and was shot and killed by his son.
Trying to come up with legislation that effectively addresses the problem of mental illness and guns will be no easy task.
Not all problems have solutions, but all efforts to impose solutions have both costs and create their own generally unforeseen problems.
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Great job Robb. I bought a copy and will try to read it soon. I've always wanted to write as well, but I just can't find the time. With all your kids, how do you find the time? I've just got 4.
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I enjoy it when the kids find time for me. Seems they are so busy with their lives I get too much time to myself. Let me know what you think Grrrr, and even better please post a review on Amazon. I need about 15 more.
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I enjoy it when the kids find time for me. Seems they are so busy with their lives I get too much time to myself. Let me know what you think Grrrr, and even better please post a review on Amazon. I need about 15 more.
What happens if you get 15 more?
Does Amazon send you a fruit basket?
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I will hopefully have time to read on Sunday...and I will for sure post a review!
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Thanks Redbird.
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Did anyone else notice that in that Harry from One Direction vs. Drew Brees Pepsi commercial, there's a Dolphin Girl right behind Drew?
Just brought back old memories of CubFanSteve.
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Damit Robb, now I'm going to have to buy one of those "Kindle" thingys....
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FD, you can download Kindle software for your computer and read from there. Also if you have a smart phone or tablet Kindle has software for most platforms.
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Can you download the Kindle software for free? And if so, anything out there to read on it without a charge?
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Yes, and yes...mostly classics...
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Thanks Tico, happy birthday D23!
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Thanks, FD...
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Thanks, I'll have to look into that.
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Hope you like it Fdisk and Dave is right. You can download the kindle software for free right on the page link for my book.
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Robb, you really need to learn how to do a better job of shamelessly plugging your book.
I went to look it up right now and realized that I don't remember your name or the name of your book....
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Look up Quickened by Robert J. Fluegel. You'll find it.
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Happy Birthday Dave! Hope it was a great day!
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It's actually this Thursday...thanks!
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That's why I've been waiting.
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Heh!
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That Mayan calendar must have scared the crap out of you, a chance that you might not get to your birthday and all.
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Merry Christmas to all!
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Amen! Merry Christmas!
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Well, my book got rejected today. Damb. 51 Shades of Gray. Publisher said something similar had already been done. Ticks me off. Writing it was a breeze, but the research was exhausting.
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That sucks Curt but there are so many publishers out there. You'll get it done.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYBODY!
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Well, my book got rejected today. Damb. 51 Shades of Gray. Publisher said something similar had already been done. Ticks me off. Writing it was a breeze, but the research was exhausting.
Moran. The book has already been written.
Just change the title to 52 shades of gray, and you will be fine.
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My book is up for free tomorrow for anyone who was planning on getting it. "Quickened" on Amazon by Robert J. FLuegel
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Kwite oviuslee Dave, ewe don't reed reel gud. Eye alredee sed that.
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Happy Festivus for all of us
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Steve, let me tell you all the ways you've disappointed me this past year.
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Steve, let me tell you all the ways you've disappointed me this past year.
LOL
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We paid a handsome sum to see The Book of Mormon last night. Given the glowing reviews, I must be one of the few that just didn't get it. The singing and dancing were moderately enjoyable. The rest, ..................
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I think it's about Mormons, P2.
Seriously, I didn't see that many good reviews. Must have missed them.
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I think it's about Mormons, P2.
Seriously, I didn't see that many good reviews. Must have missed them.
You must not have been looking very hard. That or you only read the reviews out of Utah.
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Oh, I read some of the controversial stuff about the content; don't recall anything about the quality of the musical itself...out of Utah or anywhere.
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Oh, on second thought, you're right about not looking very hard. I don't care.
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Happy New Year one & all!....
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Happy New Year to all my friends and Davep!
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Hey Andy -- just received the DVD / CD of the 1981 Checkerboard concert in Chicago, the one with your pals in it -- Muddy, Mick, Keith and the rest. Fantastic! Blacksox and the fellas would eat that story of yours up over there on the south side.
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Wanted to let everyone know my twins were born yesterday. porter at 6 lbs 15 oz and Clara at 8 lbs 6 oz. Mother and babies are doing well, dad, not so much.
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Congrats Robb!
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Congrats, Robb. My twin grandchildren, Kyle and Sarah are three years old now. Of course, your kids won't be as good looking, but they should be a lot of fun.
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Congrats, Robb. Congrats, Robb.
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Wanda go Robb, congrats!
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Congrats Robb... Kids are what make the world go round!
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I agree. My kids mad me dizzy often.
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Jes - did you ever get any of those upside down tomato plants?
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Jes - did you ever get any of those upside down tomato plants?
We tried it about four years ago, and got NOTHING from it. But there may have been problems with the way we did it. At that time we were only around where we had the plant on weekends and perhaps one evening mid-week, so that was the only time I watered it, and otherwise it had to rely on rainwater. Additionally I used about 60% aged horse manure and 40% native soil, which is largely Georgia clay. Horse manure is great to tomatoes, but it is pour for holding water, and it may well be that the watering we did simply ran through the soil mixture and that we didn't water it often enough to compensate.
I like the concept. Of course I would like it even more if it had actually worked for me. Haven't tried it a second time.
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Heartbreak Hotel?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-hotel-near-wrigley-20130117,0,4608342.story
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P2,interesting article...
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Starwood's are normally Sheratons
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In that area and on that site, it's more likely to be one of the boutique brands like W or Aloft.
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Same chain, Cletus. W and Aloft are the top Sheratons So you're probably right, they'll get that label.
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More pressure being put on Chicago politicians to help the Cubs renovate Wrigley Field. It would bring in a lot of taxes if built, while leaving the implied threat of the Cubs moving out of the area if they don't receive taxpayer money.
I hope Chicago says no. There is no reason for taxpayers to pay to renovate a private enterprise.
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Normally I'd agree, but I think there are a few special concerns here as it relates to the landmark status of Wrigley. Even though it has no ownership, city government has decided that it has special review and say over changes made to the structure, above and beyond the code that everyone else adheres to. If they want to control it to that degree and limit Rickett's choices, I don't mind them asking for money. Especially if that money is in the form of tax breaks. It's my understanding that a lions share of the previously requested funding is of this nature.
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If they want to control it to that degree, then just move to the suburbs and leave the stadium to the city.
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No no, anybody that's got a lick of sense is going to stay at the Diplomat Hotel just down the street on Sheffield.
Dig the sign : http://www.yelp.com/biz/diplomat-hotel-chicago
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Looks like Pearl Jam will be playing at Wrigley on July 19. I think I'm gonna have to see that one.
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Yep, and Jason Aldean the next day...sounds like a road trip...
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I just got four tickets to the PJ show through the neighborhood presale. Between the season ticket holders, the neighborhood, and the Ten Club, I think half the tickets are already sold. The general on sale is Saturday morning and I think the rest will be gone very quickly.
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Can't believe I'm missing that...my son has a huge showcase tournament that same weekend...
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Just got 4 tickets for Pearl Jam. And judging by the Facebook comments, it looks like I was incredibly lucky.
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Sounds like you were...congrats! My buddy is still cussing tickets.com...
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OK, all you smart guys. I am having a problem that I have never heard of before. Using Google Chrome, I have as my home page myyahoo.com. Recently, when I go from a different page to my home page, I get this message
This webpage has a redirect loop
The webpage at http://my.yahoo.com/ has resulted in too many redirects. Clearing your cookies for this site or allowing third-party cookies may fix the problem. If not, it is possibly a server configuration issue and not a problem with your computer.
Here are some suggestions:
Reload this webpage later.
Learn more about this problem.
Error 310 (net::ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS): There were too many redirects.
Only by restarting Chrome can I get to my home page.
What is probably a separate issue, but I suppose could be related. I have gotten three phone calls from someone that knows my name, and obviously my phone number. It is a person with an Indian-sounding accent claiming to be from microsoft, who tells me that microsoft has been trying to contact my computer to provide the latest upgrades, but my computer will not allow them to access it. They want to tell me how to fix this error.
Since it sounds like a scam to me, I just have hung up on them, but since it started at the same time as the above error message, I am wondering if they are connected. Some sort of virus or something.
About a month ago, by email account was hacked, and messages were sent out to my entire contact list. I noticed it because many old contacts were returned because they no longer exist. I changed my password, and haven't had this problem since.
Does anyone know what is going on?
CurtOnes need not apply.
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Don't do anything. Live in misery. That Indian sounding guy? It's JR claiming to be your Nigerian cousin. Screw him.
I would email Microsoft and find out if that is their procedure. I doubt it. I would suggest changing passwords: your email, your Chrome, the computer itself if you have it password protected.
Than whack it with a sledgehammer.
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It's a scam. My mom fell for it, and it took me hours to get her computer working right again. Once you let them in they put stuff on your computer not easy to get off, unless you pay them. No idea how they got her number.
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I figured the phone calls were a scam. But does anyone know what is causing the error messages?
Now that I think about it, CurtOne sounds funny with an Indian accent.
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Change your yahoo password, empty your email, and run a virus scan. Download ad-aware and run it as well...
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I like crap cleaner and anti-malwarebytes.
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You might could try updating chrome as well. A lot of times when I have issues with a program, I'll look and there will be an update out there...install it and issue fixed.
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Oh sure. Now that Dave and Ray told you to change your passwords, you'll do it. Raj from India and Ray from our board may be the same guy, ever think of that? Moran.
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What Dave and Ray said. Uninstall and reinstall Chrome while you're at it. Then once you've cleared your Yahoo mail and changed your password you can make it your home page again.
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I have already changed my yahoo password, ran a norton scan as well as an anti-malware scan.
If I reinstall chrome, will I lose all my bookmarks?
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I have already changed my yahoo password, ran a norton scan as well as an anti-malware scan.
If I reinstall chrome, will I lose all my bookmarks?
Nah, you won't lose them. They may ask you if you want to keep your preferences though and hit yes there. Just go to www.filehippo.com and download it from there. That's what I usually do anyway. They have everything there. If you haven't installed new version in a while, then I would imagine this will fix it.
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If I reinstall chrome, will I lose all my bookmarks?
You should be periodically using the Bookmark Manager to backup your bookmarks. After Bookmark Manager, click on organize and then export..
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Interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VG2bOaHMog
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Does anyone know how to get CBS streaming on your cell phone?
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http://www.cbssports.com/mobile
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Does anyone know how to get CBS streaming on your cell phone?
Yes.
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Dave has evidently been questioned before by a quality system auditor.
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Thinking of coming to Chicago in April when the Cubs play an afternoon game on a Thursday and the Blackhawks play a Friday night game. I haven't been back in nearly 30 years so I really don't know my way around anymore. Any hotel recommendations and advice on how to get to and from Wrigley Field and the United Center?
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Go to Disney world and turn north.
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Go to Disney world and turn north.
Now that my kids are grown I would rather sit in a room and listen to Otto explain the economy than go anywhere near Disney. Just the thought of going back there produces nightmares.
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Got this email. Since many of us are familiar with Brixen Ivy, I thought I'd post it here.
To lead off the 2013 Cubs baseball season,
BRIXEN IVY is offering some great deals:
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click on date to purchase
coupon code: LEADOFF
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BRIXEN IVY is offering some great deals:
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Act fast. These games will sell out!
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For more frequently asked questions, click here
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Wednesday, April 10
Friday, April 12
Tuesday, April 16
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Tuesday, April 30
______________________________
Original List price: $130
Our SALE price: $75
Exclusive Offer: $65 + tax
Act fast. These games will sell out!
_______________________________________________
Last minute offer:
40% OFF EACH TICKET
Saturday, April 13
______________________________
Original List price: $150
Exclusive Website Offer: $89 + tax
NO COUPON CODE NEEDED
Click here to purchase
General Admission Ticket Includes:
FOOD & BEVERAGES - PREMIUM BEER, WINE & SODA
FULL MENU CATERED BY "TASTE OF PARIS"
PRIVATE CHEF GRILLING ON SITE
USE OF OUR TERRACE AND CLUB LEVELS- ENJOY STADIUM SEATS AND/OR SOCIAL SEATING WITH CHOICE OF COMFORTABLE CLIMATE CONTROLLED SPACE
1044 Waveland Ave Chicago, IL 60613
Brixenivy.com 773.472.7889
Save 50%
per ticket
CLICK HERE to view April calendar
Use coupon code: LEADOFF
1/2 Off List Price only for April 10, 12, 16, 17, 30. Sales and amusement tax not included. Doors open 60 minutes prior to game. Food and beverages served promptly. Alcohol ends at the end of the 7th inning. All guests must exit the building 30 minutes after the game.
For more frequently asked questions, click here
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Looks good. Check and see if Boris is available.
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Anyone interested in trying out Fangraphs' fantasy baseball, ottoneu? I'm considering starting a league, and would be more likely to do so if filled with fellow bbf'ers. Message me here at the board if interested.
Cost is $9.99 per team (basic administration fee); 12 teams per league; up to 40 players per team (major and minors); auction-style draft with unlimited keepers, though salaries increase each year a player is kept.
Daily or weekly fantasy lineups; multiple scoring systems, including traditional 5x5, 4x4 with categories like OPB and SLG, and various points systems. Open to discussion as to how the league would be formatted, if this moves forward.
Again, please message me here at the board if interested.
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This is run by otto from the Politics topic?
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Has anybody taken a look at Mike Piazza’s new autobiography co-authored with Lonnie Wheeler?
Long Shot could have easily been titled “If you don’t know how good I was, read this book and you will find out.”
This Amzaon.com comment pretty much says it all:
Full disclosure...I am a lifelong Mets fan and loved watching Piazza. I eagerly purchased this book and dove into it with anticipation, but finished it with disappointment.
Mike Piazza comes across as an angry, narcissistic egomaniac. He whines about not winning the MVP and other awards and blames others. He boasts about each and every accomplishment during his career in mind numbing fashion. He seems to think that his career was hindered by teams' front offices (Dodgers & Mets), the press, opponents and even his teammates. Me, me, me and I, I, I. While I still admire his accomplishments on the field, after reading this he certainly a less intriguing person. Piazza comes across as a stereotypical "dumb jock."
Piazza even takes a shot at Joe Mauer who won batting titles while he didn't by saying "Mauer didn't have to battle Tony Gwynn".
In the book’s wrapup, Piazza pretty much recognizes the image he has created of himself but doesn’t seem to care. His main goal appeared to be making everyone aware of just how worthy he is of making it to the Hall of Fame. He was at 57.8% in the 2013 voting, his first year of eligibility.
Read Long Shot if you can borrow it from your local library but think twice about buying it. It is filled with gratuitous profanities but it is enlightening.
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Mike Piazza has a book out?
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Looks good. Check and see if Boris is available.
Haha, I wish Dave, good times. Heading to Italy to play some ball in August, come on over and I'll shout you a beer mate!
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http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=796515
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It's been snowing all day. It continues to snow and blow. I have a neighbor that has snowblown his drive and walk 4 times. In a blinding snowstorm. Must be from Mississippi.
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Happy Opening Day! And I don't think it is a coincidence that Grisham's latest paperback has hit the dime stores and newstands -- Calico Joe -- since it's about the 1973 season and especially the Cubs. A very touching/moving piece of fiction and a one sit read (it's short). I urge any baseball man or woman to pick it up and give it a go. I understand Scoop is not a Grisham fan, but anybody who is pals with Don Kessinger is okay in my book.
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I loved reading Calico Joe! And I, too, am not a big Grisham fan.
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Hey Cubette!! My only complaint was $7.99 for three hours of pleasure. He can put together sentences that roll out so smooth and effortless. Would make a good film I believe.
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Hey Cubette!! My only complaint was $7.99 for three hours of pleasure. He can put together sentences that roll out so smooth and effortless. Would make a good film I believe.
You're complaining?
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Playtwo...HA!
Dog, Kay was sweet enough to share her book with both Layna and me!
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Looks like we're back. WTF was that all about?
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Carlos Marmol is Chief Technology Officer for createaforum.com
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Courtesy of Paul Sullivan
Roger Ebert Gives Jay Mariotti A Strategically Placed Thumb On His Way Out The Door
On your way out, don't let the door bang you on the ass.
http://deadspin.com/5043228/roger-ebert-gives-jay-mariotti-a-strategically-placed-thumb-on-his-way-out-the-door?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow (http://deadspin.com/5043228/roger-ebert-gives-jay-mariotti-a-strategically-placed-thumb-on-his-way-out-the-door?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow)
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That outage was a very much like Worldsucking.
Is Sveum that stupid? Marmol.....+ the lineup he trotted out there in game #2. I don't a couple of back ups, but Sapplet, Gonz, Lillibridge can't all play at the same time + Hairston.
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Coming soon: Warning labels on football helmets
DENVER - A Colorado jury in a lawsuit brought by the family of a severely injured high school football player found that helmet maker Riddell was negligent in failing to warn players about concussion dangers.
Saturday's ruling comes as the company faces a similar lawsuit in Los Angeles, plus a complaint by thousands of former NFL players against the league and Riddell.
The jury awarded $11.5 million to the family of Rhett Ridolfi, who suffered a concussion during practice at Trinidad High School in 2008. Ridolfi, now 22, wasn't immediately taken to the hospital and now has severe brain damage, as well as paralysis on his left side. Riddell is responsible for $3.1 million of the damages.
What's next, suing a restaurant because they didn't warn you the coffee you just spilled was hot?
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Yea, or craziness like allowing a bandsaw operator to recover damages for losing a few fingers on the job.
Absolute nuttiness in the legal system.
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In case you've been living under a rock and haven't seen this yet, pretty clever ad from KMart.....
http://youtu.be/I03UmJbK0lA
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Ha! Similar to those "shut the front door!" ads a few months ago!
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Boston is a ghost town today.
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This whole thing is absolutely surreal. What will they do if they cannot find him? My in-laws live a mile from Watertown and are on complete lockdown right now -- as is virtually the whole metropolitan area.
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I think I've heard the press conference of the bombers' uncle a few too many times by now.
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The father just made a statement that his sons are being framed. Guess all those cameras and the fact that they told people they did it don't count.
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Maybe he learned his lesson after falling for the fake arrest story earlier in the week.
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Sounds like they finally got the other bomber cornered.
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I think I've heard the press conference of the bombers' uncle a few too many times by now.
I can't hear it enough. I love that guy!
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http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/05/08/woman-dies-after-chocking-on-hot-dog-at-wrigley-field/
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It's been a long time
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:D Happy Mother's Day, Davep!
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Welcome back, Jack.
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http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/05/13/24-returning-to-fox-for-12-episodes-network-announces/
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I got really worked up when I saw the first three numbers of Powerball were 10, 13, and 14. (Ron Santo, Starlin Castro, Ernie Banks)
Too bad Derrek Lee, Kerry Wood, and Ryne Sandberg didn't show up later, though.
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10 wild food creations from minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is holding its Food Fight contest where teams submit their crazy food creations. We have picked some of our favorites, would you be brave enough to try them?
http://sports.yahoo.com/photos/wild-food-creations-from-minor-league-baseball-1368832058-slideshow/photo-from-minor-league-baseball-photo--1262920850.html (http://sports.yahoo.com/photos/wild-food-creations-from-minor-league-baseball-1368832058-slideshow/photo-from-minor-league-baseball-photo--1262920850.html)
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Nice
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Peanuts will never get old...
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Happy Fathers Day everyone.
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back atcha Robb
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Happy Father's Day, fellas.
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Happy Fathers Day to the Dads in bbf
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Anyone know anything about sports memorabilia? I have a ball signed by Harry Caray, Greg Maddux, Ryne Sandberg, Rick Sutcliffe, Steve Stone and Andre Dawson. The ball itself is not in very good condition but the signatures are. I have looked up their individual signatures and between them they run around $700. Any idea whether having them all on the same ball is a good thing or a bad thing? I have checked Ebay but is there a better place to sell it? My 20th anniversary is next month and I need some extra cash for a surprise trip for the wife and I.
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Single signed balls are generally more desirable than multi-signed balls, but to the right collector, it may not matter.
Not having a COA will affect the price, however...$700 is high. I would guess more in the $300 range. Driven by Harry's ink.
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Thanks Dave, any idea where I can quickly sell this for the best price. Ebay seems to have hundreds of these auctions with most having no bids.
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Outside of ebay, I would try either boards such as this, or memorabilia stores in the area...or even craigslist...
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Avoid eBay and Craigslist if at all possible. You'll spend more time wading through fees and scammers than you will dealing with actual prospective buyers.
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Thanks guys, I'll look around.
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Found a couple of resources that may provide less headaches than the aforementioned.
http://sports.ha.com/c/index.zx
http://robertedwardauctions.com/
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Thanks FITS, in looking at both of those sites they look like they want stuff a lot older than what I have though.
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Most auction houses usually charge a pretty hefty premium...
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Thanks FITS, in looking at both of those sites they look like they want stuff a lot older than what I have though.
Just tryna help. ;) And I'm sure Dave's right, but the riff-raff on both Craigslist and eBay can take a lot of your time and patience.
I had an ad on Craigslist for a dog kennel that I had to sell because our freakin' HOA wouldn't let us have it on our property. Sold it in a couple of days for almost what I paid for it, and deleted the ad, but in the last couple of days, I've gotten some pretty risque responses from "women" (including pictures of some really hot chicks who I'm sure are the REAL authors of those emails) who want to hook up with me. :D
And then there's eBay with seemingly countless people who want to rip you off. There are safeguards you can put in place when you set up an auction, so I'd suggest reading through all that before posting, but between the eBay and PayPal fees, I don't like selling stuff there, either.
It's just a hassle weeding through the scum to get to a legitimate buyer, probably wherever you decide to sell.
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Yeah it is a pain in the butt and I don't like peddling to friends. It makes me uncomfortable which is probably why I haven't sold more of my books. That or I just suck. :)
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Yeah it is a pain in the butt and I don't like peddling to friends. It makes me uncomfortable which is probably why I haven't sold more of my books. That or I just suck. :)
The two things are not mutually exclusive.
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I can always count on you Dave, for what, I have no idea.
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James Galdolfini has died. I guess there won't be a Sopranos reunion.
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Ex-Cub pitcher Kerry Wood discovers body in Belmont Harbor
By Rosemary Regina Sobol
Tribune reporter
4:29 p.m. CDT, June 25, 2013
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Former Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood discovered a man’s body floating in the water while out in Belmont Harbor, police said.
Wood was paddle boarding around 11:10 a.m. Monday when he saw the body, according to police. "Mr. Wood immediately notified 911 of this discovery,'' according to a police report.
Officers notified Area North detectives and took photos of the body, according to the report. On the victim's left wrist was an identification tag indicating the man had been reporting missing by a North Side nursing home after being released by a local hospital on June 19, the report said.
The Cook County medical examiner's office identified the victim as a 40-year-old man from the 5400 block of North Broadway. An autopsy conducted today was inconclusive pending further studies, according to the office.
Kerry Wood’s wife Sarah said they had no comment.
Wood, who retired in May 2012, accepted a position as a Cubs’ spring instructor, according to the Tribune.
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Made me think of him pulling Andre Dawson out of the ivy...
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The story doesn't say if their kids were with them. That sounds like a family activity but I hope they weren't.
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What better way to make memories then finding dead bodies? Just don't let the kids poke it with a stick.
That vacation will never be forgotten. :)
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What better way to make memories then finding dead bodies? Just don't let the kids poke it with a stick.
That vacation will never be forgotten. :)
Reminds me of the movie "Stand By Me" :)
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My family vacation memories are of my uncles taking all us kids snipe hunting in the woods and leaving us out there for hours.
Much rather would have found dead bodies.
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Happy 4th of July Cactus & Andy !To one and all have a great 4th of July! Here's to my brothers-in-arms back in the day, many thanks!
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Cell phone videos of Asiana flight 214 show passengers leaving the escape chutes with carry on bags that must have been in the overhead storage bins. I'm not sure I'd have been able to handle somebody blocking me from getting off while they retrieved their luggage that should have been checked in the first place.
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Heaven forbid that some piece of **** might have to leave his or her iPad behind.
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http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/loaded-gun-in-****-sentencing-576342
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For my yearly reminder of how old all of you are...I turned 30 yesterday. ;)
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Oh no!
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Hi, RBF. Happy birthday- I can't believe you are middle aged already!
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I don't feel 30...that's what matters, right?!
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30 is the new 20?
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Absolutely. Adam got married on Sunday.
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I don't feel 30...that's what matters, right?!
My mother doesn't feel 104, but she will be in two weeks.
She says that everyone on this board other than CurtOne is just a kid.
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Congrats to your mother. Amazing that she had you when she was 5.
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Adam got married?! Aww :) Good for him!!!
104 is amazing! My great grandma lived to be just 3 weeks shy of her 100th birthday. She attributed it to healthy eating (as in she only ate veggies and fruits that she grew herself). She was a heck of a woman!
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My mother attributes it to healthy eating also.
For the last 103 years she has eaten fried food, fatty food, salt, and has considered gravy to be a beverage.
And she worked harder than any person I have ever met.
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Well, I don't know exactly how healthy my grandmas eating habits really were...in fact...every time we came for dinner she made us the best fried chicken ever. Sooooo! :)
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Gravy isn't a beverage?
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Eddie Vedder just sang Someway We'll Go All the Way and had Ernie Banks on stage. Absolutely incredible.
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Nice...
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Can anyone tell me how to add a photo to a post?
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I can. But I won't.
I don't have the formula here, but it's something like < scr=http > somebody can help you. But the photo has to be somewhere on the web I think.
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use %img% and %/img%, except use [] instead of %%.
Put the url of the picture in between the [].
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Can anyone tell me how to add a photo to a post?
Hit the "Preview" button before you actually post things. Copy and past the url into the body of the text, then highlight the url and while it is highlighted go to the icon on the far left of the 2nd row of icons right above the smiley faces -- if you look very closely it appears the icon is an image of Mona Lisa. Click on that icon while the url for the photo is highlighted, and click "Preview" again. It should show you the photo in the preview of your post.
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Can anyone tell me how to add a photo to a post?
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Well, we just celebrated my mother's 104th birthday yesterday. Can't see or hear very well, but still sharp as a tack mentally. She entertained her great grandchildren by reciting a poem she learned in school 99 years ago.
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If I had a twitter account, I would telling all of you that Dave23, my wife, and I had lunch today at the Rendezvous is Memphis...great ribs and bbq. And we talked about all you guys. We said nice things about one or two of you. No, davep, you weren't one of them.
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Good times, good times...
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If I had a twitter account...
I thought twitter required having people voluntarily following your exciting posts.
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coming soon .... to a supermarket & fast food joint near you ... the Google Burger!
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'Close to meat': Foodies underwhelmed by first synthetic beef burger to be eaten in public
The research has been funded by Google co-founder Sergey Brin
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/close-to-meat-foodies-underwhelmed-by-first-synthetic-beef-burger-to-be-eaten-in-public-8746066.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/close-to-meat-foodies-underwhelmed-by-first-synthetic-beef-burger-to-be-eaten-in-public-8746066.html)
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That is a great investment by Brin. Its got to be the most expensive burger now. "I once ate a burger that cost $380,000."
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I thought twitter required having people voluntarily following your exciting posts.
It's taken me several days to get beyond the pain this post caused me.
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???
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(http://images.highspeedbackbone.net/skuimages/large/A180-116409_chiclet01x_ibp_mn_7456667.jpg)
Anybody here have a Chromebook?
On Ebay, the Acer Outlet Store is offering the Acer 11.6" Chromebook with 2GB memory and a 320GB hard drive (Model # C710-2847) for $129.99 including free shipping. Just add your appropriate state sales tax (if any). They're 'manufacterer refurbished' units with a 14-day return policy and a 90-day warranty.
I know they're not as desirable as a regular laptop but $130 in pretty cheap as they retail new for $200. Tempted to order one as a backup as it has a HDMI port and three USB ports too. No DVD/CD drive but I already have a portable one if I need to use one.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Acer-11-6-Chromebook-2GB-320GB-Chrome-OS-C710-2847/251317512262?pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item3a83b0e846 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Acer-11-6-Chromebook-2GB-320GB-Chrome-OS-C710-2847/251317512262?pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item3a83b0e846)
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If you get it, let the rest of us know what you think of it.
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I've been considering one too.
I think if you mainly use your computer for surfing the net, e-mail, facebooking, etc. it should easily meet your expectations. The Chrome OS is based on the Chrome browser, which I love. I think it would make a great couch 'puter and light traveller. I'm considering getting one to take to my upcoming fantasy football drafts. At $130, certainly seems like a great deal. Just don't expect much out of it as far as watching videos or playing games. I imagine it's rather sluggish with cpu intensive tasks. But I've heard the OS itself is quite snappy. The browser certainly is.
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I asked my son, the professional tekkie, about tablets the other day. Of non-IPads, he recommended the Nexus, lukewarm on most others, but his last words were "stay away from Chromebooks" but he didn't say why. Just passin' that on.
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too late Curt as I ordered it. My nephew has a Nexus 7 tablet which was given to his as a gift in February. It costs $250. He says he 'likes it' but wouldn't have spent his 'own $250' for it when you can buy a Windows 8 laptop for as little as $300. Asked him how much he used it versus his three year old laptop, he said he uses his laptop 95% of the time.
I've seen mixed reviews on Chromebooks but for $130 I've decided to give it a try. Most of what I've read says you'll won't be able to do as much with it as a laptop, but Chromebooks can do more than tablets. Biggest drawback I can see on this Acer Chromebook is the 3-hour battery life on a charge. Even if it ends up being only good for web surfing, e-mails, social media, YouTube, etc. I think it will be fine for $130 as I'm not buying it to replace my Windows 8 laptop. It'll at least end my curiosity about a chromebook. Google docs are also part of a Chromebook so you can use it as a word processor too. It's small, quick, and has a keyboard. Easier to take with you than a laptop when you're stopping at a place (like a McDonalds, Panera Bread, Starbucks, Buffalo Wild Wings, etc.) that offer free Wi-Fi. I'll have 14 days to check it out with their return policy if I end up thinking it isn't worth it. Or if I keep it and it ends up being crap, it won't be the first time I've wasted $130 on something hi-tech, nor probably the last.
PC Mag review on the Acer C710-2847: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2412969,00.asp (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2412969,00.asp)
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No problem. My tekkie son can be a bit of a technology snob. Hope it works out. I got the same email from eBay and was tempted myself.
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Is that a browser in your trousers? Looks in need of an upgrade.
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The UPS truck just dropped off my Acer Chromebook about 10 minutes ago. Plugged in the battery and put it on charge. Hopefully it won't take too long until it's ready for the setup process.
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In another life, and another place in time.... Me, reporting from Springfield, MO.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOWcFzNaD_k
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(http://www.peninsulahub.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/happy-labor-day.gif)
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Ain't much bleacherin' in this here namesake thread. How's 'bout a pig's foot and a bottle of beer.
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I'm writing you a song, 'toothe. It's about the fly that's been plaguing me. It will be something like "The Fly in my Face Blues."
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I like it. Write it way down yonder in that minor key.
Notes: Iowa was a stumbling stone, Ames an aberration. JR was a sucker, a Cubs fan full of curses, a romantic's achilles heel, he was in love with her and that was that. Beerfan firing blanks. Curtis a stick in the mud, on the short end of the stick. Scoop dug out her nickel plated forty-four from the bottom of her sox drawer, she kicked through empty busted Budweiser cans (pee-you) off the corner of Waveland and Sheffield, at the scene of the crime. Locked and loaded, mad as a hatter, but it made no difference, not in the long run. She studied the slope of her nose in a mirror, and stuck her tongue out. She lit a cigarette with a silver cigarette lighter. All woman, singularly dangerous . . .
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To those of you elsewhere in the U.S. Is there much coverage out there about what is happening in Colorado? I'm not really seeing much on FOX and CNN when I tune into those stations. Seems if it's not a hurricane, it's not important enough.
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We've heard plenty, here in Illinois. CNN website has had it as top story several times the past couple days. Hope you're okay.
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Yeah, okay up here on a hill anyway. Getting ridiulous amounts of rain every damb day.
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Yeah, CNN says you're getting more tonight.
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And tomorrow. It was supposed to have stopped this morning. Stupid weather people.
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Stay dry, Scoopie.
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If you get it, let the rest of us know what you think of it.
Alright Jes, here's the update you requested:
Tomorrow will be 4 weeks since my Acer Chromebook C710-2847 arrived via UPS. So far, so good. Does everything I was expecting it to do and then some. Most helpful feature may be the HDMI port as I've been hooking up my Chromebook to my 70" TV while I'm signed into MLB.TV to watch some games. This frees up my laptop so I can use it at the same time.
If I have any complaints/disappointments they would be: (1) being limited to only the use of the Chrome browser. I prefer Firefox especially since it's has easily usable extensions that make circumventing location blocked sites a one click option, and (2) the speakers are horrible. While most, if not all, laptop speakers suck too, these are even worse since they're located & directed on the bottom of the laptop which make them awful. I 'solved' the problem by usually using headphones or earbuds and I found a nice, inexpensive clip-on Cyber Acoustics USB soundbar for under $18 that provides great sound: http://www.officemax.com/technology/computer-accessories/speakers/product-prod4310432 (http://www.officemax.com/technology/computer-accessories/speakers/product-prod4310432) The soundbar works so well I bought a second one to use with my Toshiba Windows 8 laptop.
While the Chromebook can't do everything a full blown laptop can, it certainly is more useful than any tablet and when you consider the price I paid ($129.99 plus tax & free shipping) it was a steal. I also like the smaller size 11.6" screen vs. a 'normal' laptop 15.6" screen when I'm planning to take it with me away from home or the office.
Would I recommend buying one or even purchase another one in the future? Absolutely, especially if you can buy it as cheaply as I did. Would I recommend or buy one over a Microsoft Surface, Asus Nexus 7, iPad or any other tablet on the market? Yes. Would I spend $250 or more to buy one instead of a full blown Windows 8 laptop? Probably not as you can easily find an adequate Windows 8 laptop with a HDMI port on sale for around $300 or less.
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Thanks for the review. Very helpful.
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Chromebooks partnered with chromecast dongles become even more useful
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Wow.
Can't say dongle. D o n g l e.
Watch out for those hidden phallic references!!!
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What in the world is a d o n g l e?
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http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dongle
1. dongle
A piece of computer hardware that is provided with software. This hardware has to be attached to the computer (example: Printer port) to allow the software to work.
The CAD program SOLIDEDGE won't work unless the dongle is installed.
2. dongle
The get head behind the shed at a party.
I got a dongle from that girl the other night.
3. Dongle
A large ****. In this sense it is meant to be the bigger version of a medium ****(a dangle), which is in turn bigger than a small ****(a dingle)
I was going to **** that black chick last night, but she had too much roast beef from being nailed by many large dongles.
4. dongle
The word to end all words.
"Dongle" is a funny word.
5. dongle
1. (noun) A USB device designed specifically to drive the owner to the point of insanity. Contains hidden software aimed at disconnecting from the internet mid-conversation thus causing maximum disruption and annoyance. 2. (noun) A small plastic toy used by cats to chase along wooden floor at 5am. 3. (noun) A primative alarm clock when used in conjunction with definition 2
He's in a bad mood today, he got dongled in the early hours.
Man i was chatting to a really hot girl online when i got hit by a dongle. Bummer.
6. Dongle
when your lover uses whip cream, chocolate sauce, caramel, and/or any other delicious food that can be used as some form of tasty lubrication when receiving a blow job or hand job.
The girl was very **** and was hungry so her loving boyfriend suggested a dongle.
7. Dongle
Pertaining to the male anatomy; i.e **** and/or dick.
Alex: "Oh hey baby, wanna ****?"
Girl: "I would love to, but I heard you have a small dongle, like really small..ew."
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Anyone here have any experience and/or knowledge with shoulder injuries? Specifically, labrum and/or rotator cuff?
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Bursitis and tearing every muscle and ligament in one shoulder, but not a labrum or rotator cuff problem.
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Specifically as they pertain to baseball-related injuries, preferably...
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Nope, only one of those was sports related, and it was from an impact injury in football.
Not quite the same.
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Dave, I tore my labrum from throwing and had it surgically repaired.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SLAP_tear
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Recovery time? Did you get velo back?
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Dave, I'm guessing (but hoping not) that your inquiry may be about your son.
If so, my case may not be a helpful data point.
My injury happened at my first fantasy camp. I was 46 years old at the time. To begin with, I never had any kind of arm to speak of. I played shortstop that first camp (until the injury) and, with a healthy arm, I could get the ball to first base on the fly, but it required "max effort".
After the surgery, I went through rehab and physical therapy, but not as intense and focused as a true athlete would. So I'm guessing that my recovery wasn't as good as it could have been. But I was "recovered" within six months.
Now, at camp, I catch (no stealing allowed!). I can throw to first on a swinging bunt with no problem. But, as far as infield play is concerned, my days of playing the left side are over.
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Dave, my wife is a soft tissue specialist at a chiropractic office that works with a lot of high level athletes, though not any baseball players that I'm aware of.
She is not a doctor - her credentials are limited to that of a massage therapist, however she is advanced enough in her skills and knowledgable enough that the doctors in her office rely on her quite a bit for soft tissue matters.
Not sure if she could be of assistance to you, but let me know if you'd like me to put you two in touch. Again, they don't work with any high level baseball players that I know of (mostly wrestlers and gymnasts, many at the Olympic level), so her experience may or may not be relevant.
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Official, SLAP tear from top of labrum to 9:00 position, and 3mm cyst at spot of tear.
Surgery 11/12, and 12-18 months of rehab.
Worst day ever. He's handling it much better than I am.
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Wow. Like Jeff, was afraid of that when I read your first post. So sorry.
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Wow. Like Jeff, was afraid of that when I read your first post. So sorry.
I think all of us were.
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Sucks, Dave. Prayers for a successful surgery and swift, complete recovery.
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Best wishes for a strong recovery to your son, Dave.
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Thanks, everyone...I'm just glad his approach is so positive, because I'm completely depressed...
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Sorry to hear it Dave. I pray that he will be all right.
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sorry dave...is he college material?
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sorry dave...is he college material?
I'm sorry, but I just found this hilarious.
Yeah, is he college material or is he going to wind up in the lumber yard?
[/insensitive sense of humor]
Hope your son heals quickly, Dave.
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What's wrong with Lumber yards? I own 2 or 3 of them.
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Not high D-1, but he could easily play at a smaller D-1, like C-USA or Sunbelt, and had some D-II's already interested...
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What's his stuff like? What does he throw?
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He's only 5'10 in cleats, but was hitting 83-84 (working around 80), and throwing a 2 and 4 seam, a filthy curve, and a slider that was new to him, but pretty tight. Curve was around 68-70, and had a big loop.
He's primarily a MI, but also plays quite a bit of 3B. Was 86-88 from SS-1B and RF-3B.
If he never pitches another inning, but gets his arm back from the hole to 1B, I'll be more than fine with that. Oh, and his swing speed...which is around 76 with a 32/29 bat...need that back too!
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Teach him a cutter!
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Heh, I already told him he was going full knuckle.
He has a nasty one, but his pitching coach wouldn't let him throw it...
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Heh, I already told him he was going full knuckle.
He has a nasty one, but his pitching coach wouldn't let him throw it...
Why wouldn't the pitching coach let him throw a knuckle-ball?
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It's a different delivery than the rest of the pitches...shorter stride, primarily, and of course different arm speed.
I wanted him to throw 5-6 a game, mostly on 0-2 and 1-2 counts.
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I'll call you sometime.
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('borrowed' from another website)
(http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640x360/legacy/episode/b03gln7r.jpg?nodefault=true)
If you're a Hendrix fan, you'll want to view this 90-minute BBC documentary "Jimi Hendrix - Hear My Train A Comin''":
http://www.divxstage.eu/video/5b7eee98c6195 (http://www.divxstage.eu/video/5b7eee98c6195)
It's also available on the BBC iPlayer if you know how to get around their UK-view only block:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03gln7r/imagine..._Winter_2013_Jimi_Hendrix_Hear_My_Train_A_Comin/ (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03gln7r/imagine..._Winter_2013_Jimi_Hendrix_Hear_My_Train_A_Comin/)
Edited to add: This program will also be available on PBS Tuesday November 5th in their American Masters series. However, it's better to watch it from the above links to avoid the 30 minutes of PBS commercial breaks that were added to the program.
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Mother-of-the-Year - Halloween Edition: [/sarcasm]
http://tinyurl.com/MOTY-HalloweenEdition (http://tinyurl.com/MOTY-HalloweenEdition)
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I don't much like the lyrics, but this isn't bad:
http://www.cubssuckclub.com/cubs-suck-videos/jimmy-buffett-proud-cubs-suck/
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For Play -- http://mommyhasapottymouth.com/15-of-the-greatest-or-worst-puns-of-all-time-25456/
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Did all of you fare well after the storms yesterday? I know there a a few of you in the areas hit in central Illinois. My parents were unaffected thankfully. My sister wasn't so lucky, though all of their damage is superficial. Her neighbors lost their roof, a barn, some grain bins, etc. But at least they still have a house standing. So many in Washington and Gifford can't say the same thing. :(
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We were ok, although we could hear it while it was across the river heading Northeast.
Very, very loud "roar" in the sky.
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I was thinking of you guys when I saw it hit near you! Glad you are ok. My husband is terrified of moving to Illinois because of tornadoes, but he's cool with earthquakes. What a weirdo.
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Not sure where to post this, but here's a throwback from Jeopardy to the days when the Cubs won and the Cardinals lost.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BaHrIB7CMAA0Mwq.jpg)
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Here's to one and all....HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
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(http://www.aldiko.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/thanksgiving.jpg)
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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
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for you out-of-towners who grew up in Chicagoland in the 60s-80s:
(http://www.nab.org/documents/newsRoom/photos/Larry_Lujack_hi.jpg)
Larry Lujack, legendary Chicago DJ, dies
Radio legend dies of cancer at 73
By Michelle Manchir and Robert Channick Tribune reporters - 8:10 a.m. CST, December 19, 2013
Larry Lujack, the legendary Chicago radio personality known as "Superjock" and "Uncle Lar," died Wednesday in New Mexico, his wife said. He was 73.
Judith "Jude" Lujack told the Tribune her husband had been in hospice care for three days and died of esophageal cancer.
Lujack was known for his gravelly voice, sometimes surly disposition and larger-than-life personality. His radio celebrity paved the way for such shock jocks as Howard Stern, said Bruce DuMont, founder and president of the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago.
He worked for rock 'n' roll stations in Chicago from the 1960s until 1987.
Jude Lujack recalled how much her husband enjoyed his retirement in New Mexico, where he'd lived the last 15 years, teaching his grandchildren how to golf and enjoying the mountainous views.
"He was passionate … about everything that he did, whether it was helping neighbors or taking care of charities," said Lujack.
"We’re really hurting right now," she said Wednesday night from their New Mexico home.
Lujack said he requested that his body be donated to the New Mexico Medical Center for research, which she called a demonstration of his compassion.
"He wasn't defined by being a Hall of Famer or a superjock, he was defined by being the man that he was, and he was an amazing human being," Jude Lujack said.
In 1987, WLS-AM management bought out his contract amid sliding ratings. The purveyor of the "Animal Stories" and "Cheap, Trashy Showbiz Reports" features then retired.
Lujack was recognized for his decades of achievement with his induction in 2002 into the Illinois Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame. The honor came at the IBA's annual convention in Peoria, just as Lujack was turning 62.
"Although I am somewhat humbled by that thing, it's the Illinois Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame," Lujack said in a phone interview at the time. "It's not Mount Rushmore. But hey, it ain't bad."
Tommy Edwards, Lujack's longtime radio partner at WLS, and later at WRLL-AM 1690, said late Wednesday he has lost a best friend, one whose ability to make him laugh extended well beyond their radio careers.
"The chemistry, the whole relationship that we had between each other — we'd just usually wind up laughing whenever we talked," Edwards said. "We genuinely liked each other, and he just broke me up all the time."
read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-larry-lujack-dead-20131218,0,2949272,full.story (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-larry-lujack-dead-20131218,0,2949272,full.story)
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Listened to "Uncle Lar" and "Little Tommy" during my daily commute, days off at home , always enjoyed the program, sad to hear of his passing...
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Old Uncle Larr and little snot nosed Tommy. I had their animal stories album. Yes, album.
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Now that Darlene Love appeared on Letterman last night, it's officially the Christmas season:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7M6wRPuD2w (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7M6wRPuD2w)
(http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv23/K_M_A_2/Other/Pdc4675351992575367936.gif)
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MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
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Merry Christmas everybody.
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Hope you all have a lovely Christmas!
This year is a first, I actually bought my sisters boyfriend something with the Cubs logo on it...it was hard to do but I somehow made it through it!! ;)
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Merry Christmas Y'all!
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(http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv23/K_M_A_2/Other/sammy-xmas.jpg)
(http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv23/K_M_A_2/Other/merrychristmas.gif)
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and for the non-Christians and secularlists out there .......
(http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv23/K_M_A_2/Other/xmas_ebay.gif)
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Sammy Sosa as Santa was more than sufficiently non-Christian and secularist.
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Well good Lord willing little Ryne Mitchell Haynes will be here tomorrow.
If you believe in God we'd appreciate your prayers and if you dont we'd appreciate a prayer to whatever you do believe in.
Thank you very much.
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Prayers and best wishes for Ryne's healthy, safe arrival, Jiggy. Blessings on Ryne's mother, buddy...
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Congrats, Jiggs...12/27 is a great day to be born...
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Congrats, Jiggs!
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You got it, Corey. Best of everything to you and your family.
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Congrats, Jiggs
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Little Ryne is here and healthy as a horse.
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Good news Jiggy, I trust Mama is doing well...
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Congrats, Corey.
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Congratulations, Jiggy.
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I stayed in Knoxville Thursday night. If I had known, I'd have bought you a drink.
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All is well. Mommy is doing good and handled things much better than I did. Asians must be tougher than East Tennesseans. Hopefully we made the next Ichiro. Lol
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Any chance you and the mother are married?
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WTF Jes!...
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For a guy like Jes who parses statements so thoroughly, he did a poor job of asking the question he really wanted to ask.
"Any chance you and the mother are married to each other?"
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heh-heh,that may be true jeff, ain't nobody's business but jiggy's...
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WTF Jes!...
You might not have been on a prior board when Corey lost custody of his first child after thinking there was no reason to marry the mother.
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AND that loss of custody came after I went to great pains to explain the legal, economic, social and moral reasons for marrying her and jiggy in response not only argued that none of those reasons mattered, but essentially ridiculed the idea that there was any reason or benefit to being married.
The bottom line is that if he wants to bring it to our attention that he has just become a father for a second time, it is not unreasonable for us to ask if he and the mother are married (to each other). His bringing the entire matter to our attention is how it becomes our "business."
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Yes we are married. Have been for about 2 years. And I have full custody of my daughter as well. Ive always been in her life.
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There are few economic benefits to marriage for men... only large large downsides... remember they get half.
no no not half your student loans... just half your assets, you get to keep all the debt!
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method, while your claim that marriage has few economic benefits for men is highly debatable, there is really no room for debate that if you are going to produce children, or you are going to engage in activity which might produce them even if they were not the desired goal of that activity, and you want what is best for the children and to assure you have a serious role in the lives of the children, then marriage is the way to go, and REMAINING married is a big part of that.
And, jiggs, while I applaud you for being married this time before making another child, and also for pursuing and winning primary parenting responsibility for your daughter (Tennessee courts no longer award "custody," but instead divide parenting responsibilities), and while I have no doubt that your daughter is better off with you than with the mother, that does not mean she is better off than she would have been in a stable, two-parent home where she did not have to deal with the disruption and conflict inherent in "shared parenting," "blended families" and visitation schedules.
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While all of that may be true Jes, is there any logical reason to **** in Jiggy's cornflakes a day or two after his happy news? Do you do that sort of thing to make yourself feel better? Possibly trying to cover your own feelings of inadequacy? Perhaps you need your own Jesbeard to point out all the places in your life that aren't perfect.
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Robb, I am acutely aware of my own failings. The only thing I brought up specifically for jiggs was a rather simple question, one which was quite reasonable. Anything else was in response to others, or in response to jiggs himself, just as I now am responding to you. But if you could somehow explain how pointing out that children do better in stable, two-parent homes than in one-parent homes or in "blended families," might make me feel better, please do explain that to me so I might actually indulge in it and feel better or less inadequate. As to pi$$ing in jiggy's cornflakes, if jiggy has been honest in his repeated comments that he has me blocked so he doesn't read or even see my posts, despite my question directed specifically to him, and my last post including the comment directly to him, it is hard to see how his cornflakes would become at all wet.
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When I us my cell phone for some reason my ignore list doesnt apply. I do have Jes on ignore. I also have Buff on ignore. As far as Jes goes I aint hating on him. If I looked like Uncle Fester and was disliked by everyone who came into contact with me Id try to build up my self confidence any way I could too. If talking junk about me keeps Jes off the ledge then by all means go ahead. I promise I aint losing any sleep over him.
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When I us my cell phone for some reason my ignore list doesnt apply. I do have Jes on ignore. I also have Buff on ignore. As far as Jes goes I aint hating on him. If I looked like Uncle Fester and was disliked by everyone who came into contact with me Id try to build up my self confidence any way I could too. If talking junk about me keeps Jes off the ledge then by all means go ahead. I promise I aint losing any sleep over him.
Amusing, jiggs. Now, if you could just tell me which part of asking whether you were married to the mother, and mentioning that children in stable, two-parent, non-blended families do better than kids in one parent or blended households, constitutes "talking junk about" you. I would quite genuinely appreciate it.
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Happy New Year one and all !
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Happy New Year one and all !
Except Curt, of course.
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lol...harsh...but it is Curt after all...
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It greatly upsets me that he posted that before I had a chance to do so.
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If you weren't so hung over, you would have been up earlier
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he's not hung over just old
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Brave words for someone I can delete with the flick of a finger.
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Go ahead. I just gave you the flick of a finger.
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It's -14 degrees, -38 degrees with wind chill, in Chicago right now. And it's apparently -9 degrees at the South Pole.
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In St. Louis they were laughing about it being like Alaska. Guys, there are LOTS of days it's warmer in Alaska than the Midwest during the winter.
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Fairbanks is often warmer than Chicago. As you go inland, that no longer happens.
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Fairbanks is often warmer than Chicago. As you go inland, that no longer happens.
Correct. OMG, Dave's right about something. Are the other three horsemen in sight?
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I don't know about famine or disease, it looks like stupidity has reared it's ugly head.
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Stupidity is NOT one of the horsemen, and, besides, that's a rotten thing to say about Ron.
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In St. Louis they were laughing about it being like Alaska. Guys, there are LOTS of days it's warmer in Alaska than the Midwest during the winter.
THE WINDY CITY TEMPERATURE CONVERSION CHART
60° F: Arizonans shiver uncontrollably; people in Chicago are still sunbathing.
50° F: Californians try to turn on the heat; people in Chicago plant gardens.
40° F: Italian sports cars won't start; people in Chicago drive with the windows down.
32° F: Distilled water freezes; Lake Michigan water gets thicker.
20° F: Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves and wool hats; people in Chicago throw on a light jacket.
15° F: People in Chicago have the last cookout before it gets cold.
0° F: All the people in Phoenix die. Chicagoans close the windows.
10° below zero: Californians fly away to Mexico . The Girl Scouts in Chicago are selling cookies door to door.
25° below zero: Hollywood disintegrates; people in Chicago get out their winter coats.
40° below zero: Washington, DC runs out of hot air; people in Chicago let the dogs sleep indoors.
100° below zero: Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. Chicagoans get frustrated because they can't start 'da car.'
460° below zero: All atomic motion stops (absolute zero on the Kelvin scale); people in Chicago start saying, 'cold 'nuff for ya?'
500° below zero: Hell freezes over. The Cubs win the World Series.
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See, Dave? Ron ain't stupid.
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LOL...very good Ron...
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Having lived in San Diego, Chicago and Tucson... the conversion chart seemed less like a joke than a fairly accurate conversion.
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I wish you all coulda seen the fools out here in LA when we had temps in the 30's. You have thought the world was ending!
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I wish you all coulda seen the fools out here in LA when we had temps in the 30's. You have thought the world was ending!
Aren't they fools regardless of temperature?
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True!!! Cannot wait to move back with the "normal" Midwestern people! Hopefully soon! *fingers crossed*
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Didn't you marry a west coast hippie? They are not allowed to come to the midwest.
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So you're clearly not planning on moving to St. Louis, RBF.
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Oh my husband is NOT a west coast hippie for sure!!! He likes to shoot guns and hunt and he definitely wears shoes! ;) He's Filipino but only in looks.
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So RBF married a Filipino too? Must be something in the BBF water.
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He's really as American as they come, born and raised here. Can barely speak Tagolag...actually I wouldn't say he can speak it, more just understands when his Lola yells at him. :)
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My wifes the same way. She got here when she was 2 and even though she looks Filipino as hell she really doesnt know anymore about it than I do.
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Is anyone else ever getting a virus warning on their desktop, laptop, or smartphone when they come to this site? I have on my laptop and phone. Dave has checked and there is nothing we can control, but we're curious if anyone else has had the issue?
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I haven't had any issues on my laptop. I'm using Chrome.
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I did on my phone a couple of days ago, but it was because there was an ad for some anti-virus thing on the page at the time. It was a pop-up window from that ad.
I don't get any ads via the Chrome web browser on my laptop or PC because I use the AdBlock add-on. You can install it on your phone, too.
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Thanks, FITS, that would make sense.
Thanks, br.
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When I try to access the site via mobile networks, I receive a message saying "Contact Forum Owners". This problem occurs on both android and iphone. Sometimes I am able to look at messages if I am not logged in, but not often. I have had no problems accessing via ISPs / wireless networks (using the same mobile devices or laptop)........ except in China. The site is usually blocked in China (as are most sites with the word "forum" in the address).
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I have been watching "A League of their Own" on Netflix.
When I was a kid I would go to Shewbridge Field on 76th and Racine to watch the Match Queens play baseball. Frieta Savonah, who looked a lot like a larger version of Ernest Borgnine played second base. Olympia Savonah, her bigger and uglier sister, played shortstop.
The casting director took a few liberties with real life.
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Okay I need some help. I went from having internet through cable and switched to my phone company. I have 4 smart phones and a tablet sharing 8 gigs. I am finding out that 8 gigs isnt going to be enough data per month. Does anybody have a cheaper alternative or am I just going about this the wrong way? We have a mobile hot spot and will eventually want to have a home computer added. As you have probably figured out I am not tech savy at all.
The way it was explained to me was the hotspot would act as our wifi in the house. It isnt turning out that way. My phone company also does not have unlimited data
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If you consume more data at home than on the road, you will probably save money by going back to a cable or DSL internet service at home, and then decreasing your data plan for the mobile devices. While at home, you can use wifi on all mobile devices. When on the road you can switch to your data plan. Again, this works if you use more data at home than on the road.
If that's not the case, unfortunately, your preferences are simply to consume very expensive data (i.e. mobile data). If you are close to the end of your mobile contract, you may consider switching providers. T-mobile has incredibly competitive single and shared data plans, and depending on the plan you select, they also do not charge extra if you choose to use a smartphone or tablet as a mobile hotspot. They will be much cheaper than any of AT&T, Verizon, or Sprint. The only caveat is the quality of reception in your area, as sometimes they do not have the same coverage as the bigger names in cellular.
If you're still under contract for a long time with your mobile provider, you'll probably either need to suck it up and pay the extra money, or work to change your data consumption habits.
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I don't think the telephone line can compete with the cable line. It's the difference between a pencil lead and a sewer pipe. And I agree with tico, using your phone as a hotspot works beautifully, but it can be expensive once you reach your monthly allotment for data.
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Not sure what kind of news coverage Atlanta is getting, but it's about 3:00 am and I'm in hour 15 of my commute home. Every major road is gridlocked because they're basically ice skating rinks. It's awesome.
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What?!?! Why commute home in the first place at that rate?! Crazy!
Is this just southerners being southerners when it comes to winter driving conditions, or are there serious problems?
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Well, when I left at lunch time, I thought I was beating the crowd. The problem was that everyone (including schools) left at once, which meant the roads were over capacity and they couldn't get through to clearance the roads.
The other problem is that it was 60 degrees and sunny yesterday, so all the snow melted when it hit the pavement. But it's about 15 degrees now, so it re-froze very quickly. And with no traffic moving to keep it slushy, it immediately turned to sheets of ice.
I almost stopped at 9:00 right before I got on I-285, but I stubbornly continued home because I have a dog who needs food. So when 285 turned to complete gridlock around 9:30, I just ended up stuck on this on ramp.
Excuse me if I ramble, I'm pretty tired at this point.
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I was talking to someone last night who was driving back from Birmingham, and he said it was also a closter*#@& over there.
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read on Twitter that Atlanta papers should have gone with the headline: "Waiting for GA D.O.T."
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That's brilliant!
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My commute ended up being over 21 hours. I was one of the last ones to get off the road in the areas I was driving, but I heard it's still a mess in some other places around the city.
I just had really bad timing...if I'd left work 15 minutes earlier, I would've beat enough of the traffic to get home pretty quickly. And if I'd been 15 minutes later, I would've picked a different route. It would've taken me several hours either way...but at least I wouldn't have spent the night on the side of the road conserving 1/8 a tank of gas by only running the heat for about 5 minutes an hour.
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Shoulda called Chipper...
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24423633/chipper-jones-rescues-freddie-freeman-from-traffic-gridlock
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read on Twitter that Atlanta papers should have gone with the headline: "Waiting for GA D.O.T."
Positively P2
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That it was referred to as "brilliant" must have prompted that post.
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Its horrible here too and we never get snow.
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I'm guessing Davep is scrapping his plans to go to the Super Bowl...
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/30/us/super-bowl-****-drug-ring/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
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Has anyone here read Dollar Sign on the Muscle?
Thoughts?
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Good reviews. Looks like a winner. I'm gonna get it. Dave -- did you enjoy Prophet of the Sandlots?
Scoop -- You have got to get a hold of some Patricia Highsmith. Now there's a woman writer for ya. And David Goodis -- the absolute king of noir. Library of America has a five novel collection of his and it is just outstanding stuff.
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The great majority of posters at BBF are huge tools. So much so that I'm surprised that Jes isn't their king.
WHOOPS!!
Meant NSBB.
Freudian slip?
Apologies to all.
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I'm guessing Davep is scrapping his plans to go to the Super Bowl...
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/30/us/super-bowl-****-drug-ring/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
They were clamping down on that spice trade during the Super Bowl, huh?
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I don't go to the spice trade. The spice trade comes to me.
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You can get 'em here in the wal mart freezer. Not sure if that puts us in civilization or in the savage lands.
Having frozen White Castles is like having protected sex. Its better than nothing, but is nothing like the real thing.
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East Tennessee is Krystal country so when I went to Wrigley last Summer I gave White Castle a try in Indiana I think and I came to a conclusion. With the exception of the grey poupon mustard there really is no difference.
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East Tennessee is Krystal country so when I went to Wrigley last Summer I gave White Castle a try in Indiana I think and I came to a conclusion. With the exception of the grey poupon mustard there really is no difference.
Krystals was founded in Chattanooga, and had their corporate headquarters in Chattanooga until last year when it moved to Atlanta.
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Nothing like a sack of Krystals...
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Krystals used to have a great breakfast combo on the menu -- grits, with a sausage patty, cheese, an egg (almost poached), salsa and sliced jalepeno pepper. All fixed in one container. I loved it.
Unfortunately not enough other people did and they yanked it after a few years.
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You guys are talking about meth, right?
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I was just talking to my mother on the phone, and she was telling me, in substantial detail, about what she remembers about her mother's funeral. It wasn't until I hung up that I realized that she was remembering things that happened 100 years ago this past Monday.
And I can't remember what I had for supper last night.
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Damn. How old is she?
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She will be 105 on August 1.
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I hope my momma lives that long.
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It's a mixed blessing. She can see and hear very little, and can barely move around the room, so her life is extremely limited. On the other hand, her mind is still sharp, and has no memory problems whatsoever.
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Maybe she chooses to see and hear very little when her children are around?
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Yeah, she has you on Ignore, Dave.
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That's truly amazing, Dave. You are blessed.
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My brother is a little concerned about the delay in getting his inheritance, but not me.
I embezzled my half years ago.
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LOL..
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http://imgur.com/gallery/JCZXYXz
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very good
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This place is still open?
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Pistol! Long time no see! Welcome back
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That's Mayor Pistol to you. :)
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Sorry, mea culpa, mea culpa,mea maxima culpa...Welcome back MAYOR Pistol... :'(
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Gentlemen
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Gentlemen
So not me or Davep, okay, I can dig it.
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Curt, you teach the class.
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Bootleg Cubs mascot punches guy who removed his head at Wrigleyville Bar
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/bootleg-cubs-mascot-punches-guy-removed-head-wrigleyville-032504026--mlb.html (http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/bootleg-cubs-mascot-punches-guy-removed-head-wrigleyville-032504026--mlb.html)
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DaveP and/or Craig: I had no luck creating a log-in for The Cub Reporter site. So, if you could please post something to one of the threads ArizonaPhil has going and ask him for any details he can share about what might be going on at Cubs Park/UnderArmour at River View this coming Friday morning the 11th, I would really appreciate.
Plan to head over there with my baseball and Cubs-crazy son, and want to have a feel for what we might be able to see and what's the best time to be there etc. Thanks very, very much!
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DaveP/Craig:
Nevermind with the Cubs Reporter stuff. I was able to speak directly with someone at the Mesa Cubs' facility and he sent me the EST schedule (as it turns out, the day we plan to see them, they are playing at the A's facility).
Thanks though!
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Caller #1 - “I once flew on a 777.”
CNN - “Wow! Can you be on Anderson Cooper tonight?”
Caller #2 - “ I use Ping golf clubs.”
CNN - Will you be available to be interviewed by Wolf Blitzer later this afternoon?”
Brian Williams on NBC Nightly News - “Unlike one of the cable news channels, we are not going to introduce everything about flight 370 as breaking news.”
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82 doesn't remember if he did this or not, and I don't remember seeing it, but congratulations to 82 and Mrs. 82 for the birth of their daughter version 82.2, otherwise know as Cassidy Lynn.
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Several pics on his FB page. She's a beauty!!
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Cubette, you and I can still remember when 82 was a single digit.
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Cubette, you and I can still remember when 82 was a single digit.
Time sure does fly.
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I miss Slash
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My oldest daughter, who was a Cubs fan before I was and is the reason I am, shared this with me today.
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/27767026-419/harry-caray-diary-tracked-every-drink-every-bar-in-1972.html#.U41RxShn7IW
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Thanks, I'm a pop of 3!
Poor kids.
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Vandy baseball got a good one today...one of my sons friends (and former teammates), Walker Grisanti, committed to Vandy today. Anchor down!
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And, for Jiggy...another friend and former teammate of CJ's, James Muse, has committed to Tennessee.
James and Walker are HS teammates at CBHS.
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Cant beat it. Success has taken longer than expected in the murderers row known as the SEC but I believe Dave Serrano is a fine coach.
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Thought I would post this here first-I am needing 4 tix to Cubs v SD the evening of 7-22-14...Anyone here have a connection looking to dump them? Not looking for pricey seats/tickets but nice location at fair cost. I would rather do business here with someone as opposed to StubHub or Ebay
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FOX Sports has been showing the 2001 All-Star Game. What a fun walk down Steroid Lane!
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Scoop?
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Folks "JIGGY" is dead.
Im over this name and have been for a while now so I think Im just gonna use my regular name and from now on Ill just be "Dusty".
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OK Corey.
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LMAO
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Folks "JIGGY" is dead.
Im over this name and have been for a while now so I think Im just gonna use my regular name and from now on Ill just be "Dusty".
Did we miss the wake?
Or was it a private ceremony?
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Does that mean no more Johnson reports?
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I think he's into Magellan reports, as in "Magellan took a giant clipper and circumcised the world."
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Pretty little girl with a red dress on / Poor Jiggy's dead and gone
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Actor Jake Johnson ("New Girl" etc) wrote a piece for Grantland about his Cubs' fandom. The first few paragraphs are pretty typical fanboy stuff, but at least he seems to legitimately follow the prospects and knows what's up.
But the best part is the 2nd half of his essay, as he creates an extended metaphor for what it means to be in a relationship with the Cubs.
Funny and true.
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/for-the-chicago-cubs-the-time-is-now-ish/
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I am still amazed at the continuing improvements in the computer world.
Just bought a 1 TB wireless harddrive which fits in my shirt pocket, and it cost less than $70 a Walmart.
Should help me clean of my PC harddrives a bit.
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For those of you that are not happy with Wrigley Field, its still a magical place to watch a game.
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Agree. Me and my wife are considering going back in a few weeks.
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For those of you that are not happy with Wrigley Field, its still a magical place to watch a game.
Which is fortunate, since this team can't win without the help of magic.
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Me and my kids went to the 6-0 win against SD this week and we chose to use the shuttle bus service from the new remote lot. The Cubs have that process down pat.
I still hate the outrageous concessions prices, but a trip to Wrigley is more than just going to a game.
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True story.
Today was my mother's 105th birthday. She lives in the Meadows of Glenellyn, and they had a party for her this afternoon. It included a cake with 105 candles on the cake. When they blew out the candles, the smoke was enough to set off the smoke alarm and the fire departmant had to come out.
A write up will be done in the Glenellyn paper next Friday.
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Congrats to your mother.
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Wow! 105 ! God bless her davep
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I'm watching the Braves postgame, and they're setting up a stage for Weezer to perform at Turner Field. Rivers Cuomo was just playing catch in the outfield.
Has their career really fallen so far that they're playing free postgame concerts for teams that don't draw very well?
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I'm seeing them tomorrow night...looking forward to it very much.
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Weezer is one of the headliners for the epic RiotFest coming to Chicago next month:
http://chicago.riotfest.org/?sort=day
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Don't get me wrong, they're at the top of the list of bands I've never seen but would like to see live. I'd be looking forward to it too.
But postgame Braves concerts are usually reserved for KC and the Sunshine Band, or the Newsboys, or whatever pop-country artist is currently popular. Seems like Weezer should have higher standards.
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Never heard of 'em.
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For anyone interested, the link below takes you to a story of my mother's 105th birthday party. Even a picture of her with the firemen that came to put out the fire on her birthday cake.
For what it is worth, they spelled her last name wrong. It is Dik.
Note at the bottom the things that were going on the year she was born. The Cubs were reigning World Champions.
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2014/08/04/glen-ellyn-resident-celebrates-105th-birthday/ak2rirn/?page=1
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Your mother is a Dik?
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Too many possibilities...
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Your mother is a Dik?
It gets worse than that. Her second husband was called Eddie Dik, but in the phone book it was listed under his official name, Harry Dik.
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I had a teacher in high school named Harry Kooch.
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Anyone else having trouble with old fashioned outlook express email account today? I can get emails off the web-based outlook,, but not the program
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My mother-in-law suggested we name our first Richard Edward if it were to be a boy. She wanted to call him Dick Ed.
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Anyone else having trouble with old fashioned outlook express email account today? I can get emails off the web-based outlook,, but not the program
Probably a local issue with your PC... presume this is for your MSN account?
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Hi folks, long time no chat. Seems the last time I logged in here was early July.
My life has done a bit of a crazy change...I finally made the journey back to Illinois. It was somewhat unexpected. My mother was diagnosed in May with Stage III lung cancer. I couldn't fathom the thought of not being here with her so we up and moved in mid-July.
I've finally settled down and have started working again, but I need help with something!
We are planning to hold a benefit for my mom to help with her medical bills in November. During the first few months of her illness (her symptoms started in January but didn't get an answer until May) she was uninsured. Unfortunately during that time she had to be hospitalized 2 separate occasions for a week each time. Needless to say, her unpaid bills are GIANT. She thankfully has insurance now, but the damage has been done!
Now to where you guys come in! I need help getting in touch with people that could possibly donate items to us for her benefit. I don't care how big or small the item is, we can use anything and everything! So if any of you happen to have some connections with certain baseball teams...is there any way you could possibly help me out? If not, thanks for taking the time to read this!!!
Mom is doing ok, chemo is kicking her butt though. Having my husband and I there to help her out has been great, but she's very frustrated that she gets so tired so quickly. She's about 3 months into her chemo and has another 3 months to go. Then she will start radiation for an undetermined time after. It's a LONG LONG process.
So if you can help, please email me at clvitalez@gmail.com it would be GREATLY appreciated by my entire family.
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RBF, sorry for your Mom's situation and hope she beats cancer. I don't have any baseball connections,but I'll reach out to friends and see if any of them can provide some assistance in finding you and Mom help.
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Thank you!! Anything at all is much appreciated. And by anything...I mean just sending her happy thoughts and prayers if that's all you can manage. She's gonna beat this thing, it's just gonna be a long road to recovery!
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Half the freshmen entering high school this fall (the other half will be in the next class) were born AFTER 9/11. Time flies.
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It certainly does. 9/11 seems like only a couple of days ago.
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Curt, I don't think that's right. My son was born in Oct of 2000 and he is in 8th grade. Kids born after 9/11 would be a full year younger than my son - in 7th grade.
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Probably somebody didn't check their math...I didn't either. It may vary from state to state. Kids born in the spring of 2001 would be 13. A lot of thirteen years olds are freshmen. Juniors in high school range from 16 to 18. Davep was 22. 5th grade was the best 5 years of his life.
Usually kids in September are given the option of starting school or waiting a year. My wife and I waited with our boys for a year.
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My youngest is a freshman and she just turned 14 yesterday. September 2000.
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Dave23. I'm in WI and enjoying an Old Style
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Say hello to Oddo for me.
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Oscar Taveris was killed today in a traffic accident in the DR.
God rest his soul.
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Didn't they lose a relief pitcher four or five years ago in an accident?
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Darryl Kyle?
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That's another one. He had a heart attack in his hotel room, I think. There was one killed when he hit a stalled car on the Interstate in St. Louis.
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Josh Hancock. I graduated from high school with him.
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That is shocking, terrible news.
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My kids mother the other day tried to write me a check for money she owes me that used Jes math. I wondered there for a minute if he was representing her on legal matters
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Wasn't it SailorGirl who had a thing about clowns?
http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/31/opinion/stott-clowns-france/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
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Is that what she called her husband?
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Yes. She is horrified of them.
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Smart woman. They've given me the creeps ever since childhood.
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For those veterans out there. From tomorrow through the end of the year, Outback is giving a 15 percent discount for veterans that have proof of service. They will even accept a photo of you in Uniform.
It is not their written policy, but for the past two years, they have given the discount not only to the veteran's meal, but for the entire check.
There are a great many others who give discounts, but none that I know of for that much for so long.
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To my veteran brothers, especially my Nam brothers, here's hoping these many years since our time over there have been all that you hoped and worked for once you got back to the "world".
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Now its time to let all this food digest and watch my 9ers.
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I don't know what to think of the fact that I've known most of yall for longer than I've known most people in my life that I do not share blood with.
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Let's face it, Pistol, you're addicted to love. Might as well face it, you're addicted to love.
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curt, just don't yank his johnson
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I don't know what to think of the fact that I've known most of yall for longer than I've known most people in my life that I do not share blood with.
It's a pretty sad, pathetic life you lead, Pete.
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Yes, yes it is
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Look on the bright side Pistol nobody here is in any way judgemental....
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What a loser
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Who goes around sharing blood with other people?
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Vampires
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Blood is the way to go.
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Who goes around sharing blood with other people?
The Red Cross?
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I guess I need to go to the eye doctor. This is a story on CNN NEW Babe Ruth's cap sells for $300K. I first read the word after cap as "crap." I wondered who the hell...
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That would be a good deal if it were fresh.
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well, now we know the hell might bid on something like that.
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Was David Wells the purchaser?
He once wore a game used Babe Ruth cap that he bought for $35K in a start at old Yankee Stadium when he was a member of the Yankees.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5QrtZtX5eQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5QrtZtX5eQ)
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Merry Christmas everyone.
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Ho ! Ho ! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year one and all !!!
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Merry Christmas Cub Nation. This Christmas will be like no other for many apparent reasons and we all have waited through some trying times. In 2-4 years I think we are going to be on top of the world. We are not there yet but I see light at the end of the tunnel and the Cub train is racing towards it at light speed. Thank the Lord for Theo and company and let's hope that we catch a break and this happens sooner than later.
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Check out the name of the baseball-nerd-dream law firm used in last night's episode of Parks & Recreation (one of the creators of that show also ran the great FireJoeMorgan blog back in the day)
http://cdn.fangraphs.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Law-Firm-Three.jpg
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Check out the name of the baseball-nerd-dream law firm used in last night's episode of Parks & Recreation (one of the creators of that show also ran the great FireJoeMorgan blog back in the day)
http://cdn.fangraphs.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Law-Firm-Three.jpg
Tremendous.
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So, SZ, was that your own hipster reference to the fact that the guy responsible for creating that law firm name, ran the Fire Joe Morgon blog, and tweets using the pseudonym "Ken Tremendous"?
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My dad passed away last night very unexpectedly and Im absolutly heartbroken.
For those who believe please keep me and my family in your prayers.
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Sorry to hear, Dusty. Hang in there, bud.
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Sorry to hear it, Corey. My father passed away when he was only 54 years old. It's a terrible thing to go through. You are in my prayers.
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My condolences, Jiggs.
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Very sad news Dusty, prayers for your Dad and your family
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I lost my 62 yr old father 5 years ago. It is a tough time and I still miss him. You are in my prayers Dusty.
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Thanks folks.
Things sure havent gotten any better yet but my dad raised a tough man and I can handle it.
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Very sorry to hear about your father, Dusty. It's likely not much consolation now, but I've found that my father lives on in my heart and mind.
Best to you and your family at this difficult time.
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I made the same comment earlier today Ben.
He'll still live in me.
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sorry to hear jiggs
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My condolences, Jiggs. It's the two-year anniversary of losing my mom suddenly. I know how much it hurts. Hang in there.
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Sorry to hear about that Jigs.
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Hate to hear that, jigs! Stay strong, buddy!
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Sorry to hear that Dusty. I lost my Dad earlier than I wanted too as well. Its hard but it gets better.
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Thanks everyone.
Tomorrow's the day that's gonna be a **** though.
Just gotta be tough.
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My father's birthday was December 24, christmas eve. He died the day before his 55th birthday. My wife and I were stationed in San Antonio, and we had just come into town for the Christmas holidays. The first day we were there, he died of a massive blood clot in the lungs.
That was a tough Christmas. I know it doesn't seem like it now, but you can make it through, Corey.
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Sorry I'm late, but sincerest condolences to you and your family, Corey.
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I made it through the worst part much better than expected.
It sucked but he didnt mope and whine when his mother and father died so he'd expect the same from me.
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And thanks very much everyone.
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Dusty, glad to hear your managing well.
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Hang in there, Dusty. You never really get over it, but, slowly, the joy of life returns.
I lost my father last September and my mother three weeks later in October. (Not to mention an ancient border collie in November).
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Jigs,
You have my condolences. I don't get around here that often so I just read the bad news. Hang in there bro and maybe the Cubs can bring you joy this year.
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Sorry, but I LMAO http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/29/news/companies/comcast-****-bill/index.html
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Anybody hear from mO?
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If you must eat at your cubicle, please learn to do so quietly, so that the person next to you doesn't spend the majority of their day plotting your violent death.
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I go with earbuds and some soothing music
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If you must eat at your cubicle, please learn to do so quietly, so that the person next to you doesn't spend the majority of their day plotting your violent death.
Ha. It's even worse when your company thinks it's a great idea to go with the "open office" concept, and seats eight people at a table within a couple of feet of each other, and the guy next to you is health nut, eating crunchy apples, carrots, peanuts, etc all day. So close, in fact, that you can hear him chewing his gum, which he does when he's not eating the aforementioned foods.
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Robb is going postal. Call the FBI.
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I did somehow manage to resist killing the person next to me. But just barely.
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Feed him Cherrios and Trix then when you kill him you'll be a cereal killer
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Spock has died
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He lived long and prospered.
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And Here I thought the bleachers were closed til June.
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A Pistol sighting...welcome back
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That's Mayor Pistol to you.
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That's Mayor Pistol to you.
Mea Culpa... a Mayor Pistol sighting...welcome back your Honor
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Thanks for the reminder
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http://classiccitytoday.com/bowman-mayor-scores-on-april-f
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I'm not voting for that dumbass again.
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Pete, are you angling for a reality show?
"The Mayors of Northeast Georgia"
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Pete, are you angling for a reality show?
"The Mayors of Northeast Georgia"
Funny you should say that. I've been through 3 auditions for reality show about mayors coming to TruTV.
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Looking to maybe purchase a dongle for my HDTV for MLB.tv streaming.
Any recommendations between Google Chromecast, Roku streaking stick and Amazon Fire TV stick?
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Looking to maybe purchase a dongle for my HDTV for MLB.tv streaming.
Any recommendations between Google Chromecast, Roku streaking stick and Amazon Fire TV stick?
The Amazon Fire stick works decently for watching movies on your HDTV but its remote is less than worthless. Say you want to pause at the beginning of a commercial and then zap forward to the action when you return from the kitchen or some other room. Good luck.
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I have chromecast and it works decently although it does cut out periodically.
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I have two Roku sticks and briefly tried (and returned) Chromecast. I would highly recommend the Roku, though the tech specs for the Fire stick do look quite nice.
Best thing I ever did was disconnect Comcast 3yrs ago, second best thing was getting internet back with them 6 months ago. My drop in phone data was ~$80... which more than covers internet, Netflix, and Huluplus combined (~$50).
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The only thing I ever have a problem with on Roku is VUDU movie streaming, but that's likely more from my having Comcast's lowest broadband speed.
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Agree with the roku recommendation over amazon fire stick or chromecast. If you have a lot of itunes-based media (music, movies, etc), the apple tv is also a great choice. That's what we use in my home.
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Random shot in the dark here - anyone on the board connected to any of the big HR consulting firms in Chicago?
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Yeah if you have iTunes or an iPad, Apple TV is the way to go. The one thing I don't like about Apple TV is it doesn't have Amazon Instant, although I can get that from my DVD player.
Otherwise, I'm sure a Roku probably is a better option.
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Apple is most likely going to release a big Apple TV upgrade in a couple months. I'd wait for that if you are going in that direction. the current hardware and software are dated and kind of crap. The new one will be a lot better.
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Random shot in the dark here - anyone on the board connected to any of the big HR consulting firms in Chicago?
Why? Looking for work?
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Yep, currently the GM of a very busy, successful restaurant, but it's not the right work life balance for my growing family. Looking to make a change.
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I hear the Cubs are hiring bathroom monitors.
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What kind of work are you looking for, tico.
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If you want lots of money and don't really have to do anything you could become a sugar beet salesman.
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Just don't become a sugar buyer.
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Shouldn't we shut this topic down until mid-June or so?
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Robb, I'm guessing you had no tornado damage from Thursday?
We had a brief touchdown about 6 miles down the road before it lifted and went towards the Northwest.
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13 miles south of us is Fairdale where the big one tore through everything and killed two. My church has been involved in the clean-up.
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JBN-What do you think of MLB 15 The Show?
Im ashamed to admit how much time Ive put into it.
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Robb, I think 50 of the 55 houses are no loner there.
Dusty, I love it. Have played it every night. Except I did something wrong in the main menu because I can't find where to grade players. I'm too far in now to worry about it.
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Grade players?
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Trade...
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I hear you.
The rosters were already in pretty good shape.
I didnt have to do much at all.
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Dusty, if you play all the camera angles at the Dynamic View (hitting, pitching and fielding) it's just like watching a real baseball game.
This is amazing.
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It definitely is a bad ass game.
The thing I like most is if you mess with the settings enough you'll get a very realistic game.
I dont want to win 35 games with Edwin Jackson or hit 80 HRs with Tommy Lastella.
I want it as realistic as possible.
That's why I dont buy the 2K baseball game.
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The 2K game has been banned from life it sucked so bad.
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Jiggy, Tough Enough returns in June! Apply now!
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Lol Curt.
Im supposed to wrestle for the first time in a year Saturday night but im on that Brock Lesnar schedule now.
They're very few and far between.
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I'd like to wish davep and a bunch of others on here, Happy Mother's Day.
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heh
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Been missing that one.
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Ha! How long have you had that on your computer, Blue?
By the way, that kid isn't even me.
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I googled Kathy Riddick lol
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Jhon Jeter of the White Sox board (Andy's board) passed away. The news is on the tv / cinema thread.
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And that totally sucks. He was fun to talk to.
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davep.... are you in Michigan this week? http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2015/06/king_willem-alexander_has_hear.html
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I am not in Michigan. Willem-alexander is the other branch of the Royal family, and we consider him a pretender. My father was the true king, and if he had been crowned, I would be reigning right now after I killed my older brother.
I am a little surprised that Michigan has a greatest percentage of Dutch descendents. I always thought it was Iowa.
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I am really liking this song more and more...even better than Go Cubs Go
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2fEoAeAuJo
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When Dallas Green took over, he had them playing one to the tune of Barbara Ann. I thought it was great, but it kind of faded over time. The fee might have been excessive.
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For those of you in Chicago suburb of Hillsdale you are under a Tornado Warning
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For those of you in Chicago suburb of Hillsdale you are under a Tornado Warning
There is no Chicago suburb named Hillsdale. Was it Hinsdale or Hillside?
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There is no Chicago suburb named Hillsdale.
Maybe it got wiped out by the tornado.
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Oh I typed it wrong. Hillside
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I'm going to be in town the Cubs v Sox weekend and really want to catch a game while I'm in town. Does anyone have or know where I can get 2 for the Friday or Sunday games?
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I'm going to be in town the Cubs v Sox weekend and really want to catch a game while I'm in town. Does anyone have or know where I can get 2 for the Friday or Sunday games?
http://www.stubhub.com/
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Seatgeek.com
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Got back last night from a trip to Cooperstown for the Cooperstown Dreams Park tournament. My son's team did average - 4-4. They lost 2 games by 1 run so it could have been better. Both of those games my son was stranded as the winning run - oh well. My son did ok (hit about .350 and only struck out twice) although he missed hitting a home run - he hit the wall a couple times including a foot short of going over the fence. It was a lot of fun. I was not a coach so I didn't stay in the "dorms" with the boys. I guess I missed out on the smell.
We then caught a game in Philly - Phillies vs Cardinals and the Cardinals got hammered 9-2. It was nice.
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Give our congrats to your son, grrrr.
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Why are you mad at his son?
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On this, the day when we celebrate our nation's independence from the government of England, it is sad that we do so with more people than ever before themselves dependent on government.
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Heh
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National Eat Good, Shoot Fireworks ,And Get Drunk In The Sun Day.
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For some, that is all July 4th represents. Now we know at least one of the some.
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This is not a good way to go out.
Man shoots off firework from top of his head, dies instantly
http://news.yahoo.com/police-man-shoots-off-firework-top-head-dies-135937499.html#
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He died drunk, happy, and entertaining his friends. Stop being such a buzz kill, JR.
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Probably a Cardinals fan.
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This is not a good way to go out.
Man shoots off firework from top of his head, dies instantly
http://news.yahoo.com/police-man-shoots-off-firework-top-head-dies-135937499.html#
Passive eugenics.
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Yeah, I'll bet that makes it to the Darwin Awards this year.
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Another recently deceased Missouri man that should be a Darwin candidate too:
http://www.kmov.com/story/29476613/missouri-man-killed-in-alligator-attack-in-texas
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Another recently deceased Missouri man that should be a Darwin candidate too:
http://www.kmov.com/story/29476613/missouri-man-killed-in-alligator-attack-in-texas
Yeah that guy's last words were apparently "F*ck that alligator".
http://gawker.com/****-that-alligator-man-killed-seconds-after-mocking-1715887134
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The report said it happened in west Texas, but that is an error. There are no alligators in west Texas.
The attack actually happened in Orange, Texas, which is east of Houston, very close to the Louisiana border and at the south end of a 2 hundred mile long swamp.
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Yeah that guy's last words were apparently "F*ck that alligator".
http://gawker.com/****-that-alligator-man-killed-seconds-after-mocking-1715887134
Were his last words announcing his intentions?
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He flunked science or he would have known that alligators lay eggs.
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Those eggs have to get in there somehow.
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He may have been a Cubs fan and got sick of watching the useless hitters.
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Please share. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnU9uvRe4GA
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Bacon Ice Cream Sandwich
http://www.buzzfeed.com/christinebyrne/bacon-ice-cream-sandwich#.ygDpO6vx77 (http://www.buzzfeed.com/christinebyrne/bacon-ice-cream-sandwich#.ygDpO6vx77)
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I dont understand this bacon craze.
Bacon has been around since the very first pig and you didnt hear all of this crap even 10 years ago.
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I dont understand this bacon craze.
Bacon has been around since the very first pig and you didnt hear all of this crap even 10 years ago.
Yeah.... I can't understand the American obsession with sex, either. I mean, it has been around since.... well, since even before pigs and you didn't hear all this crap about sex even 10 years ago.
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I dont understand this bacon craze.
Bacon has been around since the very first pig and you didnt hear all of this crap even 10 years ago.
Burger King offered a bacon sundae three summers ago. It was fantastic. A perfect combo of the saltiness of the crisp bacon along with the sweetness of the hot fudge, caramel and vanilla ice cream. They made a mistake discontinuing it and should bring it back every summer. Daym Drops reviewed in on his YouTube channel. This guy's food & drink reviews are usually funny as all hell:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULl7J5MFv-0
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Everybody likes bacon, nobody likes sex.
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Hot Rod Rowdy Roddy Piper dead at 61.
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that sucks rest in peace Hot Rod
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For as much coke as he probably did in his life, I imagine he did pretty well getting to 61.
But he was always one of my favorites. RIP.
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Wow. He was just interviewed on tv the other night about the Hulk Hogan stuff.
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For as much coke as he probably did in his life, I imagine he did pretty well getting to 61.
But he was always one of my favorites. RIP.
Calling someone a Coke head can get you a lawsuit these days.
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He's dealt with artificial joints and cancer.
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It was a heart attack.
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Roddy was a great heel.
One of the top 25 of all time.
Not Dusty Rhodes by any means but a legend none the less.
This is just my opinion anyway and Im sure some will disagree.
It's hard to rank athletes in a scripted sport especially when some prefer in ring ability over charisma which I prefer.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jmgqSGtWxc
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Some of Roddy Piper's matches against Greg Valentine in the early 80s were absolutely the most brutal things I've ever watched. They went after each other like a pair of mad dogs.
Piper was one of a rare breed.
Rest in peace, Hot Rod.
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Sorry, but this is just funny. https://ca.news.yahoo.com/texas-man-shoots-armadillo-gets-hit-face-bullet-214656503.html
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Too bad something analogous didn't happen to the dentist/lion hunter.
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I'm still confused on that one. I don't like trophy hunting, especially of animals that are endangered, and this dentist sounds like a bit of an ass who's had problems before, but if the guides deliberately misled him, I don't think he should be getting all this outrage. Just outrage that he thinks it's okay to kill things for fun.
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Too bad there is more concern for killing one lion than millions of unborn babies...
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I'm much more concerned about abortion, but my comment about the dentist stands.
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I'm much more concerned about abortion, but my comment about the dentist stands.
Are there reports that he lied? That he knew it was a protected lion? For me, it only mitigates his behavior a little, but I'm still curious.
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I have no idea.
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I think the dentist should get a few teeth removed by Steve Martin...
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...wasn't that Tim Conway's routine?
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According to local authorities the Dentist and his guide lured the lion out of the park (illegal), obtained a lion permit from a landowner who didn't actually own a lion permit (illegal), and initially lied about the particular circumstances.
The only reason I know anything about this is because every time I do a google search for "Cubs" it points me to latest story on the Dentist.
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Thanks, FD
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Little Shop Of Horrors, masochistic dentist (Steve Martin) treats sadist patient (Bill Murray). Classic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7euWlQBKnw
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Cecil's lion cubs were being taken care of by Cecil's brother, Jericho. Jericho was killed today in a protected are in Zimbabwe.
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Just saw that.
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Well, my mother made it to here 106th birthday today. Good thing I embezzled all her money years ago, or I would be pi&&ed about having to wait for my inheritance.
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I've already spent my kids'.
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Cecil's lion cubs were being taken care of by Cecil's brother, Jericho. Jericho was killed today in a protected are in Zimbabwe.
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/aug/01/jericho-not-dead-cecil-the-lion-zimbabwe?CMP=fb_gu
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Congrats to your Mom Davep!!!
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Thanks, Steve.
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That's amazing, daveP. Congrats to you both.
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Tell her "Happy Birthday from BBF!"
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Happy Birthday DaveP Mom 106 WOW!
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Born in 1909. So she hasn't seen one either.
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Born in 1909. So she hasn't seen one either.
It's kind of amazing that DaveP was alive for the last World Series title, but somehow his mom was apparently born after him. There are some things that science wasn't meant to explain I guess.
By the way, Happy Birthday to your mom, DaveP. :)
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To a snot nosed brat, every adult seems to be extremely old.
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Wow. Happy Birthday to your Mom🎉
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How old are you DaveP?
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73. Exactly 20 years younger than CurtOne.
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73?
You were 86 when the Tribune boards were going on and that was in 1998.
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You are thinking of my wife's grandfather, CurtOne.
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My son would never have let you defile my granddaughter.
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It isn't called "defile" if you pay.
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Yes, Mr. Cosby.
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Dave- fabulous about your Mom. Congrats to her and to you. Now I understand why you are so future oriented about Cubs. With these genes, You're going to be around to age 110, will outlive Theo, Hoyer, and many current Cubs prospects, and can wait another 40 years for that World Series. ;D
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The genes are still in question. My father died the day before his 54th birthday. I am fast approaching the half way point between my parents.
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My dad and his three siblings all had same heart condition and died from it between ages 68 and 72. I'm 65 and inherited same condition. So, as you, hoping mom's genes prevail. But, not to take any chances--hoping to see a Cubs World Series within next few years or sooner!
Had a minute with Tom Ricketts at Wrigley couple of years ago when he was walking around park greeting fans---was a sparse crowd for Padres series. Told him players must hear this morbid stuff all the time from fans about relatives, deceased and living, and to tell players--forget this stuff. Enough pressure already for them without hearing this stuff going back 100+ years. Just win for your teammates. Think Ricketts had heard this before.
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I hope davep is okay: http://tinyurl.com/davepcrash (http://tinyurl.com/davepcrash)
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Just shows how the media can get things totally wrong.
I was not on LSD.
Also, I no longer live in Wisconsin. Has anyone checked on Otto?
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LSD is a fun experience - but never had the urge to get naked - unless she was willing...
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BareHit?
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It is beginning to look as if 106 is pushing it as far as possible.
My mother's health has deteriorated substantially in the past couple of weeks. Although she still seems to recognize us, she is no longer able to answer more than "yes" or "no", and seems to be in substantial pain. More ominous, she has developed a cough that the doctor says could become extremely serious.
Prayers would be appreciated. But if so, please pray that she be spared pain and suffering. Every night she prays for God to take her home. Perhaps it is time.
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I sure hate to hear that Dave.
I honestly do.
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Thanks, Dusty. Her life has become horrible in the sense that she can see or hear almost nothing, can not get out of her chair, is now in substantial pain, but her mind is still perfectly clear.
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My prayers are with your Mom and your family Dave
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Prayers for your family, Dave.
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Thanks, guys. Tonight the doctor recommended hospice care, and we agreed. At least we should be able to eliminate her pain and suffering.
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Sorry to hear your sad news, Dave.
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Yeah sorry to hear about that, Dave. Hope you're holding up all right over there.
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Our thoughts are with you and yours, Dave...hoping for comfort for her...
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Davep, take comfort in the good long life she has lived.
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Sorry, Dave. I'll pray for her and your family.
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Buddy, you know I stand with you. Hang in there.
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best to you dave....she's lived a good, long life
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My prayers are with you and your mother Dave. What a great long life she has lived. May her pain end quickly.
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Dave, your stories about your mother are one of the best things about our little message board here. Thank you ever so much for sharing them over the years. This, unfortunately, does not fall into that category.
I hope a miracle occurs and you get some more quality time with her.
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Thanks, guys. Tonight the doctor recommended hospice care, and we agreed. At least we should be able to eliminate her pain and suffering.
Hospice programs are truly wonderful.
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Dave, sorry to hear that.
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Davep: Prayers for you and for your family.
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I really appreciate all the comments and support. For what it is worth, hospice came in last night and started her on morphine. Perhaps I shouldn't be surprised, but their assessment of the situation is that she has advanced Pneumonia, and urinary tract infection.
And her vital signs are extremely strong.
I guess you don't get to be 106 if you are a quitter. We learned years ago that at some point in her life she had had two different heart attacks. Never went to the hospital or even a doctor for them. She is now recognizing everyone and of course the morphine has pretty much eliminated the pain at least for the moment.
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I work with a guy and his dad (86 years old) is in the nursing home. Two weeks ago he had Pneumonia and a urinary tract infection and he said he was so out of it he thought it was over. They took him to the hospital and stayed for 3 days or so.
Today they were going to a car show. You just never know.
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My grandmother has supposedly been on her death bed for damn near 20 years and she went to Rupp Arena to see the Eagles last month and last weekend when I seen her she was floating in my moms pool with her new shades on.
The Lord says the number of your days he will fullfill so when it's time it's time.
Until then live life to it's fullest.
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I greatly appreciate all the support that everyone had given.
After more than 48 hours with no nourishment or liquid, my mother passed away peacefully a few minutes ago. She will be missed by those she leaves behind, but will be greeted by even more that went on before her. Being literally blind and deaf for the past year or so, life was no longer worth living.
Just one story that I might have told before. When she was 100 years old, she was still living on her own and driving her own car. She had chest pains, and when she called the doctor, he told her that she must go into the emergency room. She told him that she would call me and have me take her, but I was living in Wisconsin at the time and she was not able to reach me. She called the doctor again, and he told her that he was sending out an ambulance. She told him that he could do that, but she was NOT going to be carried out on the stretcher.
When they arrived, she steadfastly refused to get on the stretcher, and instead she walked alongside the stretcher all the way out to the ambulance. The drivers later told me that that was the first time he had seen that in almost 30 years of driving.
Thanks for tolerating my ramblings. I will let everyone get back to baseball.
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Dave, I was dreading that post. God's grace to you and your family. She beat my mom by 12 years.
Hang in there.
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Dave, my condolences.
I'm glad she passed peacefully.
She certainly sounded like a remarkable person.
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Dave, my best to you and yours.
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Very sorry, Dave...that funeral will certainly be a celebration of a life well-lived...
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Very sorry for your loss, Dave. What a life.
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Im truly sorry for your loss Dave.
It seems like she got every drop there was out of life.
Ill leave you with this...
2 Timothy 4:7 - I have fought a good fight, I have finished [my] course, I have kept the faith...
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Dave - it sounds like your mom was an amazing woman. Sorry for your loss . My best to you and your family.
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Dave, sorry for your loss. She sounded like an amazing woman. What a long, great life.
Almost like my Grandpa who would have probably drove the ambulance instead of getting in the back.
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Sorry Dave. My prayers are with you.
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My condolences to you and your family, to echo previous comments ...a good life well lived
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Condolences Dave, what a gifted life!
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Sorry for your loss, DaveP.
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Really sorry to hear that Dave.
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Condolences to you and your family, Dave.
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Commiserations DaveP to you and your family on the loss of your mom.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-560851/Shocking-pictures-tearful-year-olds-forced-fight-kickboxing-contests.html
Isn't this considered child abuse? I never seen anything like this in my life. Just thought I'd share this on behalf of the fact that those behind it all should have been charged. I would be devastated if I ever seen my child end up there.
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Make the young'n tough.
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CurtOne,
This e-mail was mistakenly sent to me but obviously it was meant for you. Feel free to contact them on your own behalf. The $1.95 million sure would come in handy for the baseball program for your Lutheran HS. They mention the World Bank so maybe wmljohn could expedite payment to you.
Attention beneficiary,
We are hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay you your overdue compensation fund, contract and inheritance fund through (ATM card) this arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World Bank due to fraudulent activities going on around the world.
The World Bank introduced this payment arrangement as to enable all beneficiaries to receive their funds without any interference, this ATM cards are powered by gold card worldwide.
Please note that what we will be sending to you is master card which is accepted at over 900,000 ATM centers in over 210 countries worldwide, master card will be loaded with a total sum of $1,950.000.00usd (One million nine hundred and fifty thousand dollars)which is the total amount due to you for payment now and after this one is cleared another will be paid in until your total funds and completely paid out.
In line with the withdrawal procedure of this ATM master card, you are only allowed a daily withdrawal of not more than $15.000.00usd until all the funds are exhausted. You are expected to settle in full a "Processing/Shipping Fee" estimated to the value of $197.00 before before final delivery of funds can be effected to your designated address.
In view of this you are advised to contact the director (UBA bank,ATM center) Mr. Nelson Willia now with your following information to enable him process your card and also to register your ATM card with the delivering courier to effect the shipment of your parcel today.
Contact Person: Mr. Benjamin Zuma,
Director Foreign Remittance Dept,
United bank for Africa
Benin Republic
Tel#: +229 97651557
Reconfirm the following information to him for security reason.
1) Your full name:
2) Your receiving address:
3) Your telephone number:
4) Your profession:
Best regards,
Dr. Patrick David
Secretary UBA Benin Republic
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CurtOne,
This e-mail was mistakenly sent to me but obviously it was meant for you. Feel free to contact them on your own behalf. The $1.95 million sure would come in handy for the baseball program for your Lutheran HS. They mention the World Bank so maybe wmljohn could expedite payment to you.
Curt - don't bother to reply to Mr. Zuma. I have already done so and should be getting my card in the mail at any time. There is a delay because the 197 dollars I sent did not include currency devaluation, so I had to send another check for 3,000 dollars.
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In line with the withdrawal procedure of this ATM master card, you are only allowed a daily withdrawal of not more than $15.000.00usd until all the funds are exhausted. You are expected to settle in full a "Processing/Shipping Fee" estimated to the value of $197.00 before before final delivery of funds can be effected to your designated address.
Good luck finding the ATMs that will give you $15,000.00 in one day.
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There is one in Nigeria, but it only dispenses pennies.
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Marrying into the hotel business has given me a pretty easy and laid back life thats all the while paying me better than I ever really expected to make but if you want to see a flat out redneck revival come to Pigeon Forge TN this time next year to one of these classic car shows.
I just saw two 70 year old men fight like teenagers because they touched bumpers and earlier I saw a dude whoop his child like a stubborn mule because he laid an ice cream cone on the hood of his dads car.
I think Ill hire security for this evening. Lol
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Hillbilly love
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My mother has an extra standing room only ticket to Tuesday night's game. She's asking $140 for it. Buyer would send funds via PayPal, and she would forward e-ticket. PM me here or email me if interested.
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Is she a Nigerian princess?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x4UT5ZCEEk
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Visited my Father's and my best Bro's grave today. Very proud of their service and I'm thankful that I could serve the greatest country in the world from '66 to '70 . A special prayer and thoughts to all Vets, especially my Nam Vet brothers and sisters...God bless the United States of America.
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Yessir Andy...Happy Thanksgiving to one and all...
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Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Special thanks to AZSteve and all of our veterans who have served the greatest country in the world!
Thank you all!
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Where did Andy get the picture of Davep?
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There are a lot of them floating around on the net. I am a little surprised that he found one of the **** ones.
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Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Special thanks to AZSteve and all of our veterans who have served the greatest country in the world!
Thank you all!
Thank you Chi and I would like to echo your sentiments to all our Vets and to all those serving our great nation!
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JR, you are in Nashville right?
Ever watch a concert at the bridge stone arena? good venue?
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Not JR, but I saw The Who do their Quadrophenia show there in 2012.
There's nothing to dislike about the venue.
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Tool and Primus are going to be there in jan 23rd... and i am going to be in Dalton, GA for work from the 21st to the 22nd... i think the wife and me might take steps to make that happen for that show
They are also going to be in Duluth,GA on the 25th, have to look into that venue as well.
They are a lot closer to home in Orlando on the 28th, but I will be St. Marys GA that morning would be hard to get back to orlando in time for the show without rushing my work duties... and CFE isnt known as a great musical venue.
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I live 5 minutes from Duluth, where are they playing? Primus was a favorite of mine in high school...I haven't listened to them in years.
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Infinite Energy Arena.
They are one of my (our) favorite bands... been listening to them since middle school.. We have some friends in that area that we can crash with... but really hard to go to a show out of town on a Monday night, would require vacation time for both of us. Nashville show is on weekend so i can plan my flight home over the weekend have it covered by work.
Tickets are on sale now btw... they will probably sell out fast...
They have not been marketing this tour a lot... they were embroiled in a major lawsuit for the last 2 years just got it dismissed about 4 months ago and have started touring again!
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JR, you are in Nashville right?
Ever watch a concert at the bridge stone arena? good venue?
Yeah it's a good venue . . . pretty typical late 90's arena. It's where the Nashville Predators play, just to give you an idea.
Too bad Primus is playing at Bridgestone instead of Ryman Auditorium. I saw them there two years ago . . . great show.
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Infinite Energy Arena was apparently the Gwinnett Center Arena until just recently. I'm kind of surprised Tool and Primus are still big enough attractions to book a venue that big. It's a pretty typical smaller sports arena--Atlanta's minor league hockey team plays there.
I saw Barenaked Ladies (a long time guilty pleasure of mine) there a couple of times about 10 years ago. I enjoyed the shows I saw there, but there's nothing special about the venue to make it worth going out of your way to see if Nashville is more convenient.
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I'm kind of surprised Tool and Primus are still big enough attractions to book a venue that big.
Yeah I'm surprised about that too. They ought to do just separate shows and do them at smaller venues. Both of those bands would probably do a lot better and the shows would be much better if they were playing by themselves at a place like Ryman or Ascend Amphitheater when the weather's nicer.
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I saw Barenaked Ladies (a long time guilty pleasure of mine)
Bare naked ladies are also a longtime pleasure of mine.
I liked my lades bare naked long before there was a band by that name.
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I saw Barenaked Ladies (a long time guilty pleasure of mine) there a couple of times about 10 years ago.
What's there to be guilty about???
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC_q9KPczAg
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OK maybe a lot but still . . . :)
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Tool and Primus are here 1/19...looking forward to it...
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Yeah I'm surprised about that too. They ought to do just separate shows and do them at smaller venues. Both of those bands would probably do a lot better and the shows would be much better if they were playing by themselves at a place like Ryman or Ascend Amphitheater when the weather's nicer.
JR! BR!
you have cut me deeeep. Tool is a fantastic show... and imo an great rock band...
They have also not toured since 10,000 days album in 06 07... lot of pent up demand.
From what i have seen so far on Ticketmaster... they are selling out a ton of large arena's really fast... New Tour starts Jan 9th... first venues are either sold out or almost sold out... including the one Dave23 might/is going to... and they only went on sale recently... and are not really marketing the shows at all.
Personally i love the band in my top 3 all time as far as bands are concerned... and so does my wife... it was one of the things that brought us together.... cant wait to see them live again after they have been out of the tour game for 6 years due to lawsuits!
If duluth venue is not special... and on a monday night... we will pull the trigger on Nashville... can fly the wife up to nashville and make a weekend out of it! Apprecaite the input on venues Dave, BR!
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If duluth venue is not special... and on a monday night... we will pull the trigger on Nashville... can fly the wife up to nashville and make a weekend out of it!
You'll have a lot more fun in Nashville than in whatever Duluth, GA is supposed to be. If you make it over here, give me a shout, and I'll buy you a beer or two somewhere on Broadway.
And by the way, I have zero problems with Tool . . . just kind of surprised they're big enough today to fill up a place like Bridgestone.
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Infinite Energy Arena was apparently the Gwinnett Center Arena until just recently. I'm kind of surprised Tool and Primus are still big enough attractions to book a venue that big. It's a pretty typical smaller sports arena--Atlanta's minor league hockey team plays there.
I saw Barenaked Ladies (a long time guilty pleasure of mine) there a couple of times about 10 years ago. I enjoyed the shows I saw there, but there's nothing special about the venue to make it worth going out of your way to see if Nashville is more convenient.
I dont think the demand for their music has dropped at all..
Details on the 9 year lawsuit that has kept them out of the recording studio and the touring game.
http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/03/tool-wins-multi-year-lawsuit-ramps-up-production-of-new-album/
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You'll have a lot more fun in Nashville than in whatever Duluth, GA is supposed to be. If you make it over here, give me a shout, and I'll buy you a beer or two somewhere on Broadway.
Going to do my best to plan this out in the next week! so i will be in touch, Beers/Bourbon is on me. we will have to be "sober" for the show though :)
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Well damn... bridgestone is already sold out.
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I dont think the demand for their music has dropped at all..
I guess i just didn't realize Tool and Primus ever had the audience to play somewhere as big as the Infinite Energy Arena, even in their prime.
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Primus probaly never has... been to 3 tool shows two at usf sun dome, both were sold out.
3rd was a large festival also sold out.... they have a prettyoyal fan base fueled by very few and dispersed shows.... so they sell out larger arenas often
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Well damn... bridgestone is already sold out.
Well that stinks. Yeah I guess you weren't kidding that they still had a big following.
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I'm confused. The only guy you guys have ever called a Tool is Jes? He's a musician now?
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(https://www.youtube.com/embed/EDlC7oG_2W4")
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How does one imbed videos?
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Well that stinks. Yeah I guess you weren't kidding that they still had a big following.
Orlando show sold out in 3 minutes on ticketmaster...
i just spent 400 to buy em off vivid entertainment... ouch.
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I thought Vivid Entertainment was a **** company?
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I thought Vivid Entertainment was a **** company?
That's why the band is called Tool, I think.
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Saw Sturgill Simpson at Ryman recently; great venue.
Will be back next weekend to see Houndmouth.
Seeing Tool at Bridgestone and Mumford as well in April.
Love me some Nashthrill
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I thought Vivid Entertainment was a **** company?
they own a company called vividseats.com as well.
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Is anyone here well enough versed in using MS Word to suggest how I can put text in a box (or table or whatever you want to call it -- I already have the box) and still have all of the lines of text numbered?
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https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Add-or-remove-line-numbers-b67cd35e-422c-42eb-adc9-256ca9802e22
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https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Add-or-remove-line-numbers-b67cd35e-422c-42eb-adc9-256ca9802e22
Thanks.... but I already know how to do that, and those suggestions do not appear to help assign line numbers to text which is in a box.
Let me explain what I am doing.
I have divided a page into two boxed columns, the one on the left being about four inches wide and the one on the right about two inches wide. Those columns run the full length of the page.
Then I have cut and pasted ifirst column (the one on the left) the entire text of a novella for my students to read, and my plan is to have the column on the right for their notes and also for me to have definitions for the words they will not know in the text of the story, with most of the "definitions" being less definitions than references to pages and lines elsewhere in the story where they will find the same word, in order to allow them to make an effort to figure out the meaning from the context, since multiple references to the unfamiliar word will help in determining its meaning from context.
Of course to do this I need to be able to refer to the page and line where they will find the words elsewhere in the story, meaning I need to have all of the text of the story line numbered. While it is simple to do when the text is not in columns in boxes, once it is in columns, the normal way of using line numbering appears not to work at all, leaving lines numbered neither in the columns nor outside. And putting things in columns is needed in order to get the notes to the RH side either defining the unfamiliar words or referring students to other places in t text where they will find the words again.
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Jes, I had to read your posts to figure out the weird link that Bearhit posted.
This may not help, but once your text box is selected and on your page, I think you just go back to your Word Home page and select the number system you wish to use. Then once your number is shown, cut and paste, hit return, and the next number (2) should show up. If that doesn't work, then I must not understand what you're doing.
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If I'm understanding this correctly, you've got two columns each with one row. One way to do this, and it's very tedious but it's the first thing that came to mind, is to paste your block of text into the left column. Then, make sure there is a break between each line and highlight the text or the entire column. Finally, select the "numbering" option (it should be a button in your home ribbon next to the bullet list option) and each line should be assigned a number.
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If I'm understanding this correctly, you've got two columns each with one row. One way to do this, and it's very tedious but it's the first thing that came to mind, is to paste your block of text into the left column. Then, make sure there is a break between each line and highlight the text or the entire column. Finally, select the "numbering" option (it should be a button in your home ribbon next to the bullet list option) and each line should be assigned a number.
Yes, I saw how that would work, with Word essentially numbering each line as if working with an outline and numbering each "paragraph" in the outline, and with each line serving as its own paragraph.... but I have 114 pages of text. I don't see that option as practical.
Craig's suggestion works with columns, but not when the columns are pasted into tables, and the tables are needed to provide a working second column on the page for entering notes on the text in the column on the LH side of the page. (I really hate MS Word. Wordperfect is a vastly superior word processor.)
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I don't know if there are any other Star Wars fans here, but a friend of mine sent me this link. Maybe I’m weak minded and it was a Jedi mind trick, but I think I believe him. Blew my mind. If this is true, then Lucas is a genius and a coward.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yy3q9f84EA
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Saw that a couple weeks ago, dont think that is true. Funny though.
Did you watch the new one yet?
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Haven't seen the new one yet. Always busy with work and kids it seems. I will see around Christmas sometime. Have you seen it?
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I will say that the most convincing piece of the Jar-Jar Sith Lord argument for me was the tweet by the voice actor of Jar-Jar.
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I went last night at 11.... kid was asleep by 9 and wife didnt mind me heading out.
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Ive never seen a Star Wars movie in my life.
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Bull ****. Everyone knows Davep is the Sith Lord.
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I have no idea what a Sith Lord is, but if it reminds you of me, he has got to be a good guy.
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Sounds like your knowledge of the Sith is equal to your knowledge of baseball.
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May the farce be with Curt,davep....
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I went last night at 11.... kid was asleep by 9 and wife didnt mind me heading out.
Nice - I could probably swing that - though my boys would be upset.
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Related to that YouTube link, most people I talked to today said they stopped going to Star Wars movies because they hated Jar Jar Binks.
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Nice - I could probably swing that - though my boys would be upset.
I am getting full flak tonight.. i tried to watch the original ones with my 3 year old... she is not interested at all...
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Saw it today, very nicely done. Hard to live up to the hype but it came close.
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I want to watch the first 6 again, in order before I go to see this one.
My youngest daughter wants to do the same before she goes to see this new one. Almost bought them at BJ's but didn't feel like dropping $90 to see them. I will find another cheaper way.
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Merry Christmas to all friends here at BBF! And DaveP too.
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Moran. It isn't Christmas until tomorrow. No need to waste all that merriment when it isn't needed.
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and for the non-Christians and secularists out there .......
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Merry Christmas everyone.
I hope Santa brought you everything you wanted... and i hope you have a great and safe day with your families!
If santa forgot some of your paw patrol related items. they are at my home. stop by and take some.
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If he forgot any Mickey Mouse related stuff it's at mine.
Bring a dumptruck.
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Mine got 7 new transformers from various folks. Including the never can be found "female transformer" he asked Santa for. Thought it was funny he wrote female instead of girl since he just turned 5 like a month ago.
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I got a Kris Bryant autographed bat.
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I got a Kris Bryant aitographed bat.
That's nothing compared to a girl transformer. I just asked rayn. I never understood why it was a deception goal to kill all the girls.
On second thought, maybe there was some misdom in their actions.
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I get less the older I get.
I did get a new Cobra driver and an Odyssey putter with a Cub headcover though.
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I got a brand new ash pan for my charcoal grill....WHHOOOOOPEEEE, Should add another ten years of life to that old grill. Its the lil things in ife :)
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Sorry to be in the wrong thread, but is Hayward going to be our center fielder?
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I got some Tommy Johns - and yes they are the most comfortable I've ever worn
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Two Pearl Jam shows at Wrigley next year - 8/20 and 8/22. Hope we get better weather this time.
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Two Pearl Jam shows at Wrigley next year - 8/20 and 8/22. Hope we get better weather this time.
The grounds crew will have a week to work on the field as the Cubs don't return from a west coast trip until Monday, August 29.
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Also JazzFest the same weekend as Steely Dan and RHCP...might have 2 trips this year...
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Back in action. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
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Finally back up. Anyone in here? ECHO echo echo echo
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Glad it's back...
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Anything new on the Facebook page? Did they kiss and make up?
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Hello
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Have you seen that Farmers commercial about turkey jerks? Gotta wonder if an ad man got fired and tried to embarrass the boss or State Farm or whether there actually were a whole ton of stupid people at both the ad agency and Farmers who don't know what a turkey jerk is.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Turkey+Jerk (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Turkey+Jerk)
even worse is a Southern Turkey Jerk
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=South+Carolina+Wild+Turkey+Jerk (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=South+Carolina+Wild+Turkey+Jerk)
Now it don't take much research to come up with that. I wonder what Farmers thought it was.
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Farmers, not State Farm.
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where is the farmers commercial? I have never heard of those terms before either? I could have gone the entirety of the rest of my life without reading that last one too.
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Google it
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The commercial that gets me right now is the one that exhorts you to become a member of the Mens Shave Club. Their blades last a whole month! Go to the web site and read the fine print. The claim is based on three shaves per week.
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I like all these things I get in the mail that offer free shipping. In the fine print it's free shipping for anything over $40. The item advertised costs $39.99.
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Buy two.
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MLB 16 The Show comes out tomorrow.
I think Ill take a vacation day...or 6.
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T-Mobile is offering MLB.TV Premium free to it's subscribers this year. Sign up 4/3-4/10.
http://www.geekwire.com/2016/t-mobile-offers-more-free-mlb-tv-access-as-telco-renews-mlb-sponsership/
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Im ashamed to admit how much time Ive spent playing MLB 16 The Show in the last 26 hours.
If you like baseball there's no way you wont love this game.
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No idea what this is. Got this email a little bit ago. Confused me. Maybe they're just testing the system.
http://view.ed4.net/v/D23ZNS/CD5H31/VF3BRF/AMT2H/MAILACTION=1&FORMAT=H?partnerId=ed-10154792-55341644
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This season's version of the 2000 Slammin' Sammy's Frosted Flakes:
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I Just saw this in the cereal aisle at the Clarendon Hills' Jewel:
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/04/06/personalized-cereal-launched-for-cubs-anthony-rizzo-rizzos/
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Well, there's not much to think about, or maybe too much to think about, when you're serving five to ten. I never did anything against my mom, Jesus, always shielding my mom, but it was her idea, and a damn good one, at that. Well Known and wild from the start, Scoop went along with the flow, until she hit upon this idea, ....... HOLY SMOKE .......... It's a Papa John commercial -- ................... Papa John is always late, always cold, never what you ordered, a disgrace to Major League Baseball. Blame Scoop. A real life mercenary, cold.
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WTF?
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Well, it wasn'too long ago, no, I remember now, You was cryng because FDISK called you a name, and your girlfriend shrank away and you resolved never to be what you were before, .... it was cool.
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LMAO
I used to have heat with FDISK Ill give you that but he doesnt talk as much junk to me as he used to.
Now its only Jes.
Maybe Ive improved or maybe I just learned not to tell you all as much.
Ive already made the mistake of trusting Jes and confiding in him.
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LMAO
I used to have heat with FDISK Ill give you that but he doesnt talk as much junk to me as he used to.
Now its only Jes.
Maybe Ive improved or maybe I just learned not to tell you all as much.
Ive already made the mistake of trusting Jes and confiding in him.
And at no time have I ever violated that confidence, nor have any of my comments here ever been based on anything you told me in confidence.
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Didn't he tell you in confidence not to say that you haven't violated his confidence?
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Didn't he tell you in confidence not to say that you haven't violated his confidence?
Since I have not said whether or not he did, I would not have violated any confidence. I might have ignored his instruction, if he had said that, but ignoring an instruction is not violating a confidence, and the last time I checked, since I am not in hell, I am not really required to do what Dusty instructs.
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Well, it's shaping up to be one heck of a season. And since I now own a miniature laptop, with a wyfi password, and no job, when I'm on the juice and the wife won't listen, I guess I'll come back to the old board and rant.
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Does that include John McCain?
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Is something going on? I'm getting ten x the number of spam today.
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You're Welcome
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Just back from a walk with the wife to the river about a quarter of a mile down the road. About four years ago we had the joy of watching a beaver in the river (small, small river) for a few of our walks before he left. This evening we saw a small family of otters, two adults and one juvenile. Definitely something to look for on our next several walks.
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I understand that otters taste good.
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Does anyone else do this? Whenever I see trailers for the film BFG, which stands for Big Friendly Giant, my brain substitutes a different F word.
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Does anyone else do this? Whenever I see trailers for the film BFG, which stands for Big Friendly Giant, my brain substitutes a different F word.
Yes, of course.
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No. You and Jeff are the only perverts on the board. And I'm not sure about Jeff.
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No. You and Jeff are the only perverts on the board. And I'm not sure about Jeff.
Because Jeff and I think "Big Foolish Giant" when we see BFG, that makes us perverts? Where is YOUR mind? Besides, there's a lot more things that make Jeff a pervert.
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How true.
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God Bless the United States of America! As a proud veteran i really cherish my country and all who serve and have served this great nation. Happy 4th of July!!!
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God Bless the United States of America! As a proud veteran i really cherish my country and all who serve and have served this great nation. Happy 4th of July!!!
Thank you for your service, AZ.
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Davep, saw an ad for a new reality series on Discovery or The Learning Channel. "Dr. Pol, Vet," or something like that. About a veterinarian in Michigan. Seriously doubt a relationship to you. He looked smart.
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Can anyone give me some DirectTV/Uverse experience? Does Comcast Chicago carry most of the Cub games? Is Uverse internet worthy of gaming with no lag? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
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Davep, saw an ad for a new reality series on Discovery or The Learning Channel. "Dr. Pol, Vet," or something like that. About a veterinarian in Michigan. Seriously doubt a relationship to you. He looked smart.
My wife and her family love this show. I think it also on PBS Saturday or Sunday morning. My wife also likes "My 600 lb Life."
Can anyone give me some DirectTV/Uverse experience? Does Comcast Chicago carry most of the Cub games? Is Uverse internet worthy of gaming with no lag? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Comcast has around 86 games a season.
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Chi, I pay for MLB Extra Innings through DirecTV. With very few exceptions, I get all the Cubs games. You get both the home and away broadcasts.
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Thanks for the DTV Info much appreciated.
Any gamers on here that use Uverse?
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I have MLBTV and stream it through my PS4 on the app. I've had no problems with it so far. I just started a business so I bought the cheap package which is Cubs only and only their broadcast. It's been great so far. I've gotten all but a couple of games live and those I didn't get were available later.
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Chiman - Answered on the Bears board but also found this on the interweb...
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/att-u-verse-any-good-for-gaming.151931/
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I pay for MLB Extra Innings through DirecTV
I buy it through MLB and am quite happy with it. I can watch on many platforms--through TV using ROKU, on a computer at work, on a phone, tablet, whatever.
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Ditto.
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MLB TV is an outstanding deal for Cub Fans living out of the Chicago area. I also use ROKU when I am in Florida, but can use my computer while I travel.
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If you buy Extra Innings thru DirecTV, you get MLBtv for free as well...comes in handy when you are not at home...
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I seen that but most of those reviews were 4-5 years ago so I figured they might not be relevant today.
Chiman - Answered on the Bears board but also found this on the interweb...
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/att-u-verse-any-good-for-gaming.151931/
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Dudes, bringing the better half to the Windy City August 9th-19th to witness live Cub action in the year we finally, maybe win something. If anyone will be in Chicago during these dates and would like to catch up for a beer, let me know!
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Nice, Boris! Hope your trip is terrific!
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Dudes, bringing the better half to the Windy City August 9th-19th to witness live Cub action in the year we finally, maybe win something. If anyone will be in Chicago during these dates and would like to catch up for a beer, let me know!
I live in Chicago, mile and half from Wrigley Field. Let me know if you would like to meet - contactronstevens@gmail.com.
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I live in Chicago, mile and half from Wrigley Field.
I am jealous.
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I seen that but most of those reviews were 4-5 years ago so I figured they might not be relevant today.
I would think that if the service was sufficient for gaming 4-5 years ago it shouldn't have gotten worse.
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I would assume the gaming uses more resources than it did 4-5 years ago, though...
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Yeah but technology and compression rates have also been upgraded in the last 4-5 years too.
Don't you watch that documentary on HBO called Silicon Valley? Pied Piper is awesome.
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If you're not already a subscriber, for a limited time MLB.TV is now only $17.99 for the rest of the season:
(http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/subscriptions/y2016/mlbtv_logo3x.png)
MLB.TV is $17.99 to honor Deadline deals
Premium subscription is $17.99 for limited time after Monday's 18 trades
http://m.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article/192399002/watch-baseball-live-with-mlbtv-price-drops/
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/subscriptions/index.jsp?c_id=mlb&affiliateId=EDITORIAL
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Question: in the trailer for Pete's Dragon why does that dragon look so cartoonish and poorly done compared to Game of Thrones?
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I assume it was a design choice attempting to capture some of the whimsy of the original story.
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I assume it was a design choice attempting to capture some of the whimsy of the original story.
Oh. So it was Davep's idea?
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ESPN's John Saunders has died. No details have been announced.
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Chris Mortensen looks like he is next. He looks real frail.
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Especially for Sailor Girl:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/disturbing-south-carolina-clown-creeping-164908340.html
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Anyone in touch with brjones? Seems odd to ghost during a season like this
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Anyone in touch with brjones? Seems odd to ghost during a season like this
He hasn't been on at all in just more than a month, and had posted for two weeks before that... so lately he hasn't even been ghosting.
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I am thinking about driving in from upstate NY (I84 to I80) to Chicago if the Cubs win game 1 and 2 of the world series.
World series starts Oct 25 (2 away games in AL park)...I figure without rainouts. Friday Oct 28, 29, 30...with the 29 and 30 being possible winning days...I would hang out outside Wrigley and watch games from a bar. Is anyone else planning on joining the madness downtown? Does anyone want to carpool from out-of-state. I might rent a hotel room by O'hare and take the EL in each day....All this is for naught if the Cubs get booted in the playoffs. Email me if you are interested...
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I'm planning on making the drive as well for that weekend. Working on adjusting schedules. Fortunately my brother lives about 1,000 feet from left field so accommodations should be the easy part for me.
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Dev- I'm interested. I plan to make my way there too. I'll send you an email.
Anyway, at least we know the party is at Pistol's brother's house!
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I call the couch!
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It's nice that MLB scheduled a day off for the Blacklist season premiere tomorrow night.
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OK. Who are out grammar Nazi's? I need this sentence analyzed and corrected:
The ERC holder may escort non badged individuals into WB Facilities during an emergency; provided they surrender a government issued ID of their sponsor to the Security Officer on post.
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ERC should be spelled out in first occurrence
ERC-holder should be hyphenated
non-badged should be hyphenated
WB should be spelled out in first occurrence
emergency should be followed by comma, not semi-colon
government-issued should be hyphenated
ID should be spelled out in first occurrence
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This is one sentence out of a post order. ERC, WB are known to the readers.
The ERC-holder may escort non-badged individuals into WB Facilities during an emergency, provided they surrender a government-issued ID of their sponsor to the Security Officer on post.
The biggest question is the relationships in the sentence. Do they make sense? We have people who are issued an ERC (Emergency Response Card). They are being given escort privileges to bring in people not issued access control cards (non-badged individuals) into the buildings during emergencies when the building is being evacuated. Provided the ERC holder (they) gives the Security Officer on Post the Government issued IDs of the non-badged people they bringing in (their sponsor).
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I would add provided the ERC-holder surrenders government-issued IDs for each non-badged individual for clarity
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Security Officer should not be capitalized.
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OK. Who are out grammar Nazi's? I need this sentence analyzed and corrected:
The ERC holder may escort non badged individuals into WB Facilities during an emergency; provided they surrender a government issued ID of their sponsor to the Security Officer on post.
Nazis, not Nazi's.
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No semi-colon *or* comma between emergency and provided. Rewrite sentence to make it clearer who "they" is.
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So there wouldn't be a pause in there at that point?
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Well, you could pause if reading it aloud, but there's no punctuation.
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So there wouldn't be a pause in there at that point?
A pause in where at what point?
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Nazis, not Nazi's.
As a proud grammar Nazi of the first order, I not only agree, but praise that one as a good catch.
No semi-colon *or* comma between emergency and provided. Rewrite sentence to make it clearer who "they" is.
Correct on the use of the indefinite pronoun "they," but I have to disagree about the comma -- it was needed.
Nazis, not Nazi's.
Correct, and another good catch.
I would add provided the ERC-holder surrenders government-issued IDs for each non-badged individual for clarity
You might add that for clarity.... but the problem is that it is not actually clear that is what was meant, and, if it were to be clear that was what was meant, then there really wasn't a problem with the clarity.
ERC should be spelled out in first occurrence
ERC-holder should be hyphenated
non-badged should be hyphenated
WB should be spelled out in first occurrence
emergency should be followed by comma, not semi-colon
government-issued should be hyphenated
ID should be spelled out in first occurrence
Somewhere one of your former teachers is so overcome with pride a tear in wetting a cheek....
The biggest question is the relationships in the sentence. Do they make sense? We have people who are issued an ERC (Emergency Response Card). They are being given escort privileges to bring in people not issued access control cards (non-badged individuals) into the buildings during emergencies when the building is being evacuated. Provided the ERC holder (they) gives the Security Officer on Post the Government issued IDs of the non-badged people they bringing in (their sponsor).
How about you restructure the sentence to help clarify some of the relationship issues?
And one ambiguity so far unmentioned is the following: It is not just that the sentence is not really clear on who "they" are, it is also quite unclear on who "their" references just 7 words later, and exactly what you meant by "a government issued ID of their sponsor." Did you actually mean, "their sponsor's government-issued ID"?
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http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/17620792/chicago-cubs-mlb-file-suit-wrigleyville-vendors
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Hey guys, I just got my new cover back for book 1 of my series. I had it redone before releasing book 2, which is just a few weeks away. Thought I would share it.
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Mazel Tov.
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Curt as I no longer can find your email addy, I left a PM at Facebook.
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What's Facebook?
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I don't see anything, Cubette. Fischerone@msn.com
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That is a web page that young folk like Cubette and I use to communicate. I wouldn't expect you to have heard of it.
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You mean DivorceBook.
I got rid of mine when I got married.
Now all I have is you all.
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Curt...email sent.
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Bad news from Cubette. For those of you who go all the way back to the Trib board, Mark Baker, also known as Dogpants, died of cancer in Minneapolis. I'm pretty sure that Sailorgirl, JBN, and a few others will remember him.
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You mean DivorceBook.
I got rid of mine when I got married.
Now all I have is you all.
I thought you got married more than two years ago.... was I wrong?
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Ive been married almost 4 years.
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My wife has one with both of our names on it but I haven't had one in forever.
I guess I've actually been married 3 and a half years so I probably haven't had one for 3.
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My wife has one with both of our names on it but I haven't had one in forever.
I guess I've actually been married 3 and a half years so I probably haven't had one for 3.
It looks as if you posted this December 4th, 2014:
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Uh...that's not me dude.
I guess that's why you think I'm such an inbred redneck.
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You've got the wrong impression of me Jes.
I'm not some beer drinking Tennessee redneck.
I'm a retired professional wrestler which is slang for male stripper.
I'm got more swag and good looks in my big toe than that cat has in his whole body.
I'm married to a smoking hot Asian girl that honest to God looks like she could be in rap videos.
I bet 100 dollars that man's wife weighs 300 lbs and smokes 3 packs a day.
Men like me don't grow on trees.
I hope this man hasn't catfished you.
Have you had conversations with this person?
I met chicagojhawk a few months ago.
Ask him if that's me.
If you're trying to be a private investigator then know that it isn't hard to figure out my name and where I live and if you really want to see me in all my glory here I am...
https://youtu.be/kvywOpCPWZM
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Uh...that's not me dude.
I guess that's why you think I'm such an inbred redneck.
Nothing of that photo (which resembles the yahoo in the video you posted) would indicate the person in it is "an inbred redneck," nor that I would think that he was.
Some of your posts, on the other hand.....
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I gotta check out that flea market...
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It was an old auditorium that was turned into a flea market and then they shut down the flea market but the name stuck so people call it the Fleatorium.
Its a shithole.
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I'm not some beer drinking Tennessee redneck.
I'm a retired professional wrestler which is slang for male stripper.
https://youtu.be/kvywOpCPWZM
The first comment and the subsequent comment and video are in direct conflict with each other.
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The first comment and the subsequent comment and video are in direct conflict with each other.
Well, we don't know that he drinks beer.
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The first comment and the subsequent comment and video are in direct conflict with each other.
You're talking about Dusty, and somehow you are expecting logical consistency?
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Gold, Jerry! Pure gold!
You've got the wrong impression of me Jes.
I'm not some beer drinking Tennessee redneck.
I'm a retired professional wrestler which is slang for male stripper.
I'm got more swag and good looks in my big toe than that cat has in his whole body.
I'm married to a smoking hot Asian girl that honest to God looks like she could be in rap videos.
I bet 100 dollars that man's wife weighs 300 lbs and smokes 3 packs a day.
Men like me don't grow on trees.
I hope this man hasn't catfished you.
Have you had conversations with this person?
I met chicagojhawk a few months ago.
Ask him if that's me.
If you're trying to be a private investigator then know that it isn't hard to figure out my name and where I live and if you really want to see me in all my glory here I am...
https://youtu.be/kvywOpCPWZM
Gold, Jerry! Pure gold!
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So which one are you?
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The one talking.
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Mark Daniel 'Doc' Baker
Mark Daniel 'Doc' Baker
Baker, Mark Daniel "Doc" Born January 9, 1960, passed away peacefully on October 12, 2016, surrounded by friends, family, and loved ones at his home in Minneapolis after a quick but fearless battle against cancer. Mark graduated from Dubuque Senior High School in 1978, where he was active in sports, drama, student government, choir, newspaper and yearbook. Mark worked as a radio personality for many years, including KDTH in Dubuque, KNEI in Waukon and WGUS in Augusta, GA. He worked as a journalist, a television producer, and a content creator, starting his work in television at FOX47 in Dubuque, WISC-TV in Madison, and eventually at WCCO in Minneapolis. During his 16 years of employment at WCCO, Mark won several Emmys and the respect, love, and admiration of his coworkers. Mark was an avid fan of baseball, forever pledging his heart to the Chicago Cubs and minor league baseball across the U.S. His unfinished passion project was a movie telling the story of his life-long love affair with the sport; it will be finished by his great friends Burke and Errol. He had a huge love for his friends, who were numerous, diverse, and spread across the country, and many of whom he had known since childhood. He is survived by his daughter, Emily Wunderlich (Lukas Levy) of Sauk City, WI, and grandchild Remy Wunderlevy. He is also survived by his father, George P. Baker (Lorraine "Rainey" Baker), brother Sean Baker (Chip Coffey), and sister Terisa Baker, all of Arizona. He was a wonderful "Uncle Muck" to Kate Jordison of CT, Tricia Joy of IA, Megan Murray of IA, Andi Joyner of WI, Megan Schmit of SC, and Seana Baker of AZ. Mark shared his life for 14 years with Sharon Starla Lee of MN, and helped to raise both Caitlin Rose Olson of MN, and Stuart Olson of ND. In his last 9 months on this plane of existence, he was cared for and supported in his journey by innumerable friends, but perhaps most frequently by Stacey and Andrea Oldenburg, Roy Meyer, Bob Lorenz, and his girlfriend, Alesha Filiatrault, all of whom he referred to as "The A Team". He was preceded in death by his mother, Vancine Baker. Memorials are being accepted for The Mark D Baker Memorial Scholarship at the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque to benefit students at the Northeast Iowa community college At Mark's request, there will no funeral services.
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Mark's father also died of cancer this week. :'(
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SAN FRANCISCO — Major websites were inaccessible to some East Coast users in the United States Friday morning and to people across the country in the early afternoon after a company that serves as an internet switchboard said it was under attack.
Users reported problems reaching a range of websites, including Twitter, Netflix, Spotify, Airbnb, Reddit, Etsy, SoundCloud and The New York Times.
Dyn, whose servers monitor and reroute internet traffic, said it began experiencing what security experts call a distributed denial-of-service attack just after 7 a.m. The company, based in Manchester, N.H., said it had fended off the assault by 9:30 a.m. But by 11:52 a.m., Dyn said it was again under attack.
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CNN wouldn't come up for an hour or so.
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I'm sure Hillary will blame the Russians.
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And Trump will counter that it is a dastardly plot to keep him from being elected.
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It isn't?
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Dev- I'm interested. I plan to make my way there too. I'll send you an email.
Anyway, at least we know the party is at Pistol's brother's house!
PR---sent you a PM on here with my cell
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I'm planning on making the drive as well for that weekend. Working on adjusting schedules. Fortunately my brother lives about 1,000 feet from left field so accommodations should be the easy part for me.
Pistol: I sent you a PM with my cell...I am flying out Friday now...so I will be outside Wrigley...when they win.................
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Hey Dev,
If I make it up there I'll let you know. It's probably 50/50 right now. I'm hoping to get all the ducks in a row.
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Dev - I sent you a private message but I'm not sure if it went through. Let me know if you got it. I don't usually use that feature and when I looked at Sent messages, there was nothing. I am 80% sure I am going. If the Cubs win game 1, then it is 100%. I'll send you another note once I know for sure by Wednesday. Hopefully we can have a viewing party with as many folks here as possible at Wrigleyvillle. I'm working on World Series tickets so I could go to at least one game but as much as I want to go, 3K is just too much for a sporting event.
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Got your message...it worked...if you make we can meet around Wrigley...good luck with the ticket search...
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I did read that Wrigley bars are charging outrageous cover charges to watch the games. A friend of mine said some bars charged 60 dollars to enter during the NLCS. I would imagine it will be 100+ for the world series.
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Rut roh...wtf?...I'll watch it in Lakeview or somewhere and walk over to Wrigley after the game.
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I love the bunting. Well done!
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The bunting is awesome!
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I know I've already commented on this but I can't say how happy that bunting at the top makes me every time I check in. Well done!
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I'm not sure how to move. Got my hair cut, put air in the bicycle tires, resisted the temptation of the two for ones at The Club (easy to sneak unattended drinks) happy hour, took in the mail, waved at the neighbor (I saw his TV on last night, surely he was watching), and all together feeling kind of funny. The
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Breathe...
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Thanks, dev, absolutely right. One foot in front of the other and all that. Should have scored every game (could have) but no, that might have hindered the elbow bending and cursing at Maddon for simple things like for crying out loud his Chapman obsession.
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Well I still got my Kerry Wood 20 card, somewhere -- damn it, too lazy to score the 7. Damn it.
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Some of you may have visited the website boysofspring.com.
The guy who runs that site, Tim Sheridan, is also the PA announcer at Sloan Park. He's a tremendous fellow and I am fortunate to call him my friend.
http://boysofspring.com/flying-the-w-of-life/
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. He's a tremendous fellow and I am fortunate to call him my friend.
Does HE feel the same way?
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I'm hopeful that the bump on the head will turn the trick.
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That'll usually do it.
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http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/18026589/108-year-old-woman-born-same-year-chicago-cubs-last-won-world-series-dies
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Goodman's family sold 'Go Cubs Go' just before song took off
CHICAGO -- Folk singer Steve Goodman's "Go Cubs Go" about his beloved Chicago Cubs is a hit decades after he died -- and months after his relatives sold the rights to his song collection.
That means they shared the joy of hearing fans at Wrigley Field belt out the song during this World Series-winning season, but a lot less money.
Nielsen says the song has climbed to No. 21 in digital sales.
Goodman's relatives still get the songwriter's share of royalties for the song he recorded weeks before he died of leukemia in 1984. But they don't get the larger sum that goes to the owner of the publishing rights.
They're not complaining, though. Rosanna Goodman tells the Chicago Sun-Times (http://bit.ly/2fLUOMA (http://bit.ly/2fLUOMA) ) the song's surging popularity is a fitting memorial to her father.
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Going to have knee surgery this morning. May be out for awhile.
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All the best to you in surgery and a speedy recovery, sir!
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Good luck Curt.
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Thoughts and prayers on your surgery and recovery, Curt!
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Don't let them talk you into anesthesia - that's the part that can kill ya
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Going to have knee surgery this morning. May be out for awhile.
If you don't recover like Kyle Schwarber and be World Series ready in six months, we're all going to be massively disappointed in you Curt. :)
Good luck with the surgery!
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Hope it goes well and the recovery is swift.
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All the best, Curt.
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Good Luck Curt!
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Make sure they don't work on the wrong knee.
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Make sure they don't work on the wrong knee.
Do you mean his weanie?
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That would be the wong knee.
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That would be the wong knee.
Now THAT was pretty good.
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All is well. Wife is okay too. Thanks for the support.
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nice to hear Curt. I wish you well on the PT.
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Good luck on the rehab, Curt.
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How is the knee, Curt?
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In some bio hazard dump. My artificial knee is fine. Recovery is ahead of schedule.
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Recovery isn't complete yet? It has already been several days.
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My wife and I attended the Latin Grammy awards last evening in Las Vegas. We were delighted to discover that Javier Baez and Aroldis Chapman were in attendance and appeared as presenters.
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If you ever wanted to see the Smokey Mountains you better come now cause theyre about gone.
You'd think this town was Bosnia if you could see what I'm seeing.
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Not far from me...
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Dusty, they are evacuating Gatlinburg as of right now.
There is rain on the way though.
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I'm in Pigeon Forge right now.
My wife's uncle's house burned down in Gatlinburg.
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Sorry to hear that.
If it's any help, there is heavy rain close if it's not already there.
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That sucks.
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Its raining now.
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It needs to pour for a couple of days
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It seems to be better but far from over.
Me and mine are fine and apparently my wife's uncle's house isn't lost so things could be a lot worse for us.
I'm not sure they could be much worse for everyone else though.
It rained last night and is supposed to rain again tonight but word is there's still 500 fires and tonight may be worse than last night.
Just a crazy ass time to be here.
My cousin is an RN that lives about an hour from here and they sent her to the hospital here to help out.
The National Guard is here and everything.
You just kinda feel like you live in hell.
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With a high wind warning again tonight, I'd play it safe and spend the hundred bucks on a hotel in Knoxville for the evening.
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.... You just kinda feel like you live in hell.
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Oh dont worry Jes.
I'm strongly confident you'll spend plenty of time there and probably fairly soon.
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A couple weeks ago I met a former lawyer turned state representative from Chattanooga named Chuck Fleischmann that had tons of flattering things to say about you Jes.
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A couple weeks ago I met a former lawyer turned state representative from Chattanooga named Chuck Fleischmann that had tons of flattering things to say about you Jes.
Chuck is not a state representative (he's a member of Congress), and he is still a lawyer even if not practicing law at the moment. We were on speaking terms, quite frequently saw each other at the courthouse, and I even sought his legal advice a time or two on matters in his practice area (collections), and he and I moved in the same local political circles for a time about 25 years ago, but he and I never worked on a case together, never both worked on the same case or legal matter, never watched each other in the courtroom, never visited the other's office, interacted socially, exchanged any written correspondence, or had a conversation lasting longer than two minutes. I don't know whether your comment was sarcastic or serious, but whether positive or negative, Chuck never knew me well enough to say "tons" of anything.
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A couple weeks ago I met a former lawyer turned state representative from Chattanooga named Chuck Fleischmann that had tons of flattering things to say about you Jes.
You probably represented him and screwed him over too
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He claimed to know Jes much better than Jes is trying to make it sound.
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He claimed to know Jes much better than Jes is trying to make it sound.
I think you are trying to make it sound as if you had much more contact with the Congressman than you did.... someone who did not even know Fleischmann is a Congressman, https://fleischmann.house.gov/ but thought was a state representative. Amusing to think that even if Fleischmann and I had had much contact with each other, he would have sat down with you to discuss it. Now if you were talking about Chuck's predecessor in Congress, he knew me extremely well. I spent time with him, his wife, and his kids a few times socially, represented both him and multiple family members, ate meals with him, spent several days campaigning with him, edited his speech announcing he was going to run, put together his media spots for his first campaign, briefly served as the campaign press secretary, and determined what ad buys we were going to make. I was instrumental in getting him elected, and after his election took a call or two from him when he was in Congress and wanted input on an issue or two he knew I was familiar with. He certainly could say "tons" of things about me. Chuck.... not so much.
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He stayed at my hotel and watched a game of the world series with me so yes I did have all of the interaction with him that I could have ever desired.
He even told me that he was a Mets fan and still plays rec league baseball.
I'm not a lawyer so this won't sound quite right but he said at one point he was some sort of superior over the other lawyers in Chattanooga.
He knew exactly who you were and why you were disbarred.
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Jes, your reputation precedes you.
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All I want Jes to realize is this dude had several unflattering comments to say about him and I didn't come straight here and post them for everyone to see.
That should show my character and the type of person I try to be.
The point I'm trying to make is this POS has talked **** to me and poked at me for years and no one has even considered telling him to stop.
I'm asking Jes to leave me the F alone because I could easily tell everyone here the type of person a congressman who knows him well says he is.
Jes even acknowledged knowing him and his brother and how in the hell would a hotel maintenance man know a congressman so how could I have pieced this together to make this up?
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It says online that he was at one point the president of the Chattanooga bar association so I'm fairly confident he knows Jes well enough to have knew what he was talking about.
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He stayed at my hotel and watched a game of the world series with me so yes I did have all of the interaction with him that I could have ever desired.
He even told me that he was a Mets fan and still plays rec league baseball.
I'm not a lawyer so this won't sound quite right but he said at one point he was some sort of superior over the other lawyers in Chattanooga.
He knew exactly who you were and why you were disbarred.
He was never ANY "sort of superior over the other lawyers in Chattanooga." He was a collections attorney. In other words he was the attorney who represented companies which sued people for not paying their bills, and then helped those companies collect on the judgments, obtaining wage garnishments and the like He operated a small law office (an I am not belittling small law offices, mine was also a small law office) focused entirely on debt collection with his wife, also an attorney.
Of course he knew who I was.... I acknowledged as much, detailing how well each of us knew each other. As to knowing why I was disbarred, it is not as if it was a secret, or as if it is a secret now. My disbarment was reported on the radio, on TV news, and in the newspapers. It then I am sure would have been announced in online publications which were sent out to all attorneys, just as is the case with any attorney who is disbarred. The proceedings were then also almost certainly included in the annual continuing legal education seminar which most attorney's take to review all of the legal developments in the state from the prior year, including any disciplinary measures taken against other attorneys so those at the seminar can avoid the same mistakes. It would have been amazing if he had NOT known of my disbarment, and even had a reasonable understanding of what had been involved. Links to the announcement of the decision have been posted here, and I would be surprised if some have not also read them.
Is there supposed to be something new in this?
All I want Jes to realize is this dude had several unflattering comments to say about him and I didn't come straight here and post them for everyone to see.
That should show my character and the type of person I try to be.
Dusty, after you posting here for more than 15 years. including this exchange, we know your character fairly well, and nothing in this exchange is likely in any way to alter anyone's opinion of your character... or of mine.
The point I'm trying to make is this POS has talked **** to me and poked at me for years and no one has even considered telling him to stop.
Dusty, you seem to forget that when there was more than once very serious discussion on the predecessor boards to ban you entirely from posting, I was one of the few here who defended you. I was one of the few who said you should not only be allowed to remain, but to continue posting as you wished, and that if your comments offended anyone they should use the scroll key.
It is also a it surprising what appears to have gotten your panties in a wad here. Immediately below is a repeat of the entire post from me which appears to have upset you:
You just kinda feel like you live in hell.
That was it -- repeating without any comment whatsoever the last line of what was then your prior post.
I'm asking Jes to leave me the F alone because I could easily tell everyone here the type of person a congressman who knows him well says he is.
Wow... the nuclear option. You're going to tell everyone here the type of person a Congressman who you contend knows me well says I am.
I'm quaking.
Jes even acknowledged knowing him and his brother and how in the hell would a hotel maintenance man know a congressman so how could I have pieced this together to make this up?
I "acknowledged knowing him and his brother"?
Whose brother are you talking about? And when have I suggested you were making up meeting Fleischmann?
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I misread that you knew his brother.
My bad.
Let's just drop this ****.
I'm here to talk baseball.
I just can't understand what I've done to you to cause you to constantly jab at me.
Hell when we spoke on the phone several years ago I thought of you as a friend.
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I misread that you knew his brother.
My bad.
Let's just drop this ****.
I'm here to talk baseball.
I just can't understand what I've done to you to cause you to constantly jab at me.
Hell when we spoke on the phone several years ago I thought of you as a friend.
No, come on.... nuclear option. You threatened it. Use it.
You say you don't know what you have done to cause me to constantly jab at you. That's good, considering that I do not "constantly jab at" you.
What I don't know is what got your panties in a wad here.
What I do know is that when you do post nonsense, I will just as often point it out as I have in the past, with no more hostility than now, or than several years ago when I defended you and your right to be deliberately obnoxious and immature.
My attitude toward you is no different now than it was during those phone calls when you say you thought of me as a friend, or at any time before.
But as to your threats of telling "everyone here the type of person a congressman who knows (me) well says" I am, have at it.... and in the future you might, in case you haven't learned it in your parenting, want to remember that when you make a threat, you really need to be willing to carry thru.
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You win.
I give up.
I'm tapping out.
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This is the best Ill give you Jes.
When I got married I was a starving (not really) construction worker who was trying to become Hulk Hogan.
The girl I married is from a family who owns a few hotels here in the county.
They told me if I was willing to start at the bottom and learn the hotel business that I would eventually be given my own hotel to manage (not to own but just to manage).
Mr. Fleischmann has stayed at our hotel a couple times and in the middle of the conversation he said "you're not related to Jes are you?" as if he was wondering if I was gonna run and tell you what he told me.
If I did indeed run my mouth on a regular VIP guest who happens to be a congressman I'd be **** myself tremendously especially when I do believe you all know each other and I do believe you'd run and tell on me.
All Ill say is he verified everything that I and everyone here suspects about you.
Ill give you one more quote he gave me.
"If lawyers are indeed the scum of the Earth as people say then what is a crooked, shady, and corrupt one?"
I guess they're now substitute teachers.
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Boy, that was sure terrible stuff, and such biting direct quotes about me, telling everyone the type of person someone who supposedly really knows me is... the person whose comments you know say you can't really repeat because he is the guy who you now identify as "a regular VIP guest who happens to be a congressman," but who you initially identified as " a former lawyer turned state representative from Chattanooga." You talked with him at such length that you learned about his brother (who you have now referenced twice)... who does not exist. (I thought I remembered news reports mentioning that Fleischmann was an only child, and his father's obit confirms there was no brother three years ago -- http://www.timesfreepress.com/obits/2013/jun/23/max-fleischmann/41046/ )
What truly troubles me about this exchange, Dusty, is that it causes me to doubt your reports on player's Johnson sizes. I mean, if we can't count on you to relay basic information accurately.... sh!t, guy, you may even have been giving us the scoop on the wrong Johnsons....
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I can't believe we are arguing over this. Who cares?
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I can't believe we are arguing over this. Who cares?
"We"?
C'mon though, don't you know that everyone here is eagerly waiting to hear the frightening things a Congressman told Dusty about me?
Are you suggesting that you are no more concerned about Dusty's revelations than I am?
Gee.... I'm so disappointed.
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I just want someone to call someone else a welder.
Who was it that pissed off back in the day and who pissed them off over it?
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Get it straight. It wasn't a welder. It was a f@#$%^& welder.
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Just learned that one of those who died in the Tennessee fires around Gatlinburg was the church pastor who performed the wedding ceremony for my wife and me: Ed Taylor. He ran what amounted to an assembly line wedding service. http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/12/gatlinburg_fire_latest_update.html His home burned down and he apparently died of smoke inhalation after fleeing his home and being overcome by smoke outside.
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That sucks.
A couple from Memphis died in the fires. They were running with their 3 kids to escape the flames, and somehow got separated. Their 3 boys were rescued and hospitalized in critical condition, but the parents weren't as lucky.
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You should have been here.
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A little while ago I got off the phone with the mother of one of my students. I had sent two letters to her and an email explaining that without some immediate changes in her 7th grade daughter, the girl was going to fail and waste an entire year, that she is now failing in four of her classes. not doing any of her homework, not completing or turning in any of her in-class assignments, never asking any questions when she fails to understand something, and refusing to speak in class.
I assumed that the mother must not have seen either of the physical letters or the email, but the mother corrected me and said that she had -- that she simply had not responded to my request that she call "at any hour" because she had "been busy."
I genuinely feel sorry for kids like this. Not because this girl has any real problem understanding any material covered in her classes, but because she knew the letters and email were sent to her mother.... and that her mother did not consider the kid important enough to respond. The mother also said she had not spoken with her daughter about any of it.
If my parents had even gotten notice like that from a teacher, they would have immediately asked me if it was true, and then on learning that it was, they would have summarily killed me. There was never a moment when I was growing up when I thought there was even the remotest possibility I was as unimportant to my parents as this girl knows she is to her parents.
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"December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy."
I've visited this memorial twice and would like to see it again. If you have not had the chance, try to make the trip.
(https://1bo9y82e76el2rf8ms1m5i0r-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/12/HM-7143-Susan-E.-Arizona-Memorial-copy.jpg)
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It is a terrific memorial. Very moving.
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It is a terrific memorial. Very moving.
One thing I clearly remember is how silent the passengers become as the Navy boat nears the memorial.
As far as FDR's famous line goes, the first draft of the speech to the joint session of Congress was "December 7, 1941, a date which will live in world history". It's amazing how much difference one word can make.
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http://www.apfn.org/apfn/pearl_harbor.htm
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What a load of crap. That almost equals the idiocy about Japan being willing to give up without a fight if we had merely invaded their island rather than dropping the bomb.
If history doesn't fit your theories, just change history.
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One of the Japanese responses to Hiroshima was to issue a pointed stick to every household.
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What a load of crap. That almost equals the idiocy about Japan being willing to give up without a fight if we had merely invaded their island rather than dropping the bomb.
If history doesn't fit your theories, just change history.
I'm unaware of anyone contending that Japan "willing to give up without a fight if we had merely invaded their island rather than dropping the bomb." Are you? Or is that just a nice straw man?
As to your reference to something being "a load of crap," what exactly do you contend is the "load of crap"?
The only portion of it which I posted it for is the following:
Franklin D. Roosevelt knew... the only way in which United States countrymen would take arms and fight in Europe’s War was to be an overt action against the United States by a member of the Axis Power. Roosevelt also believed Hitler would not declare war on the United States unless he knew they were beatable. There are numerous accounts of actions by Roosevelt and his top armed forces advisors, which reveal they were not only aware of an attack by Japan, but also they were planning on it, and instigating that attack. On 7 October 1940, Lieutenant Commander Arthur H. McCollum, head of the Far East desk of the Office of Naval Intelligence, wrote the eight-action memo.
This memo outlined eight different steps the United States could do that he predicted would lead to an attack by Japan on the United States. The day after this memo was giving to Franklin D. Roosevelt, he began to implement these steps. By the time that Japan finally attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, all eight steps had occurred.
The McCollum memo was unquestionably real. If you would like to read it for yourself, you will find it here: http://www.rationalrevolution.net/war/mccollum.htm
Historian Robert Stinnett brought it to light in his book "Day of Deceit," published in 2001 after he obtained a copy of it thru an FOI request.
You can attach what significance you would like to it, but the bottom line is that McCollum urged 8 specific policy measures be taken by the U.S. regarding Japan, and concluded the letter dated October 7, 1940, by writing, "If Japan by these means could be led to commit an overt act of war, so much the better," and FDR in next 14 months put into effect every one of those 8 policy recommendations.
There is no changing history in pointing that out.
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Idiots have been playing these word games for years. Typical sophistry similar to maintaining that Hitler was trying to help the Jews get a homeland by killing so many of them. The arguments in favor if the consiprary theory that Roosevelt knowing of the attack on Pearl Harbor meets and exceeds the high standards of the theories of the JFK assassination.
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Just got through reading three very interesting books on the Pacific war.
Pacific Crucible, The Conquering Tide, The Fleet at Flood Tide.
Good histories...filled with FACTS.
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I just finished Killing The Rising Sun : How America Vanquished World War II Japan by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard.
O'Reilly couldn't resist putting a few Fox News type slants in the book but he otherwise did a fine job.
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I suspect that about the only involvement O'Reilly had in the writing of "Killing THE Rising Sun" was picking Dugard to write it.
Idiots have been playing these word games for years. Typical sophistry similar to maintaining that Hitler was trying to help the Jews get a homeland by killing so many of them. The arguments in favor if the consiprary theory that Roosevelt knowing of the attack on Pearl Harbor meets and exceeds the high standards of the theories of the JFK assassination.
Could you point to anything I cut and pasted from the original link, or anything which I wrote, which even suggested that Roosevelt had any advance knowledge of the attack on Pearl Harbor? Since your comment above was in response to my question as to "what exactly do you contend is the 'load of crap'?" I am taking the comment to mean that I somehow advanced a "consiprary theory (of) Roosevelt knowing of the attack on Pearl Harbor." Could you point to anything I wrote that did so?
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Just got through reading three very interesting books on the Pacific war.
Pacific Crucible, The Conquering Tide, The Fleet at Flood Tide.
Good histories...filled with FACTS.
Are you suggesting that the McCollum memo is NOT a fact?
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The only portion of it which I posted it for is the following:
Franklin D. Roosevelt knew... the only way in which United States countrymen would take arms and fight in Europe’s War was to be an overt action against the United States by a member of the Axis Power. Roosevelt also believed Hitler would not declare war on the United States unless he knew they were beatable. There are numerous accounts of actions by Roosevelt and his top armed forces advisors, which reveal they were not only aware of an attack by Japan, but also they were planning on it, and instigating that attack. On 7 October 1940, Lieutenant Commander Arthur H. McCollum, head of the Far East desk of the Office of Naval Intelligence, wrote the eight-action memo.
This memo outlined eight different steps the United States could do that he predicted would lead to an attack by Japan on the United States. The day after this memo was giving to Franklin D. Roosevelt, he began to implement these steps. By the time that Japan finally attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, all eight steps had occurred.
The McCollum memo was unquestionably real. If you would like to read it for yourself, you will find it here: http://www.rationalrevolution.net/war/mccollum.htm
Historian Robert Stinnett brought it to light in his book "Day of Deceit," published in 2001 after he obtained a copy of it thru an FOI request.
You can attach what significance you would like to it, but the bottom line is that McCollum urged 8 specific policy measures be taken by the U.S. regarding Japan, and concluded the letter dated October 7, 1940, by writing, "If Japan by these means could be led to commit an overt act of war, so much the better," and FDR in next 14 months put into effect every one of those 8 policy recommendations.
There is no changing history in pointing that out.
That is the type of think piece that members of the military staff are producing all the time on all sides of all issues, and there is absolutely NO evidence that FDR or anyone close to him ever saw it, let alone acted upon it. If there is any evidence that he saw it, please publish it.
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Are you suggesting that the McCollum memo is NOT a fact?
Not at all. The very best conspiracy theories are always sprinkled with fact.
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Are you suggesting that the McCollum memo is NOT a fact?
Not at all. The very best conspiracy theories are always sprinkled with fact.
So what then is the conspiracy theory?
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I found this to be pretty cool:
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/john-glenn-had-an-unbelievable-connection-with-a-red-sox-legend-193341139.html
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Merry Christmas to all my friends here, and DaveP too.
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Merry Christmas to all here who believe.
Lets all remember the reason for the season.
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For that matter, Merry Christmas to those who don't believe.
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weally weally quiet awound here today.
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At least they're not talking about global warming or a dude that never could hit in the first place trying to rebuild his swing.
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At least they're not talking about global warming or a dude that never could hit in the first place trying to rebuild his swing.
Or about a reliever the Cubs did not actually acquire in the mistaken belief that they did.
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I've got some questions about going to Wrigley.
I haven't been there for awhile and my wife is mentioning going either June 3 or June 9. The June 3rd series is against the Cardinals and the tickets she found I'm guessing are through a repurchase site are going for $150 or so and aren't great. Will those prices go down the closer it gets to the series? Are they hard to get on game day? The rooftops have spots for sale and they are $217, would that be a better deal? When do the Cubs do tours of Wrigley, I'm guessing they don't do it on game days?
Nevermind single game tickets aren't on sale yet.
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I did a tour on a game day.
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The tour is great. On tour you get to see why the visiting teams are bitching about their locker room. Many high school teams have better. LOL
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I'm pretty confident this post is in the proper topic
18-month sentence given rooftop owner who cheated Cubs
CHICAGO -- An 18-month prison sentence has been handed a man found guilty of defrauding the Chicago Cubs out of the team's cut of revenues from his rooftop club near Wrigley Field.
R. Marc Hamid was found guilty in July of multiple counts of mail fraud and illegal bank structuring for falsifying attendance records at the Skybox on Sheffield. The former co-owner of the club was accused of hiding over $1 million in revenue to avoid paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in royalties to the Cubs and taxes.
In handing down the sentence Monday, U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin said Hamid "had no reason to go out and commit these crimes."
Before he was sentenced, the 48-year-old Hamid sobbed as he apologized to the Cubs as well as for the "collateral damage" he caused his family.
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We have an opening in the BBF Fantasy League if anyone is interested. Email me.
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I knew that all my clean living would eventually pay off. It seems I am working directly for God.
My Dearest Brother in Christ
Mr. David
I bring peace and love to you and your family from God Almighty. It is
by the grace of God that I received Christ, Having known the
truth.Thus, I truly acknowledged the receipt of your email this moment
and i knew that you were appointed by God to accomplished this work of
God’’ due to my health present situation in the hospital here in
Israel. I had no choice than to do what is lawful and right in the
sight of God for eternal life and in the sight of man to witness of
God mercy and glory upon my life. I decided to hand you over this
money for the help of widows, less privillages and philanthropics
work in your country, and you should know that my contact to you is by
special grace of God, please understand me clear, you are not helping
me’’No, you are working for God the creator of heaven and earth. Now
hear me again’’ I want you to take 40 Percent of the total amount for
your personal use. And use 60 percent to help orphanages and
philanthropics works, Building Clinic, school and widows to endeavor
that the house of God is maintained, I hope you will utilize this
money the way I instructed you herein. My husband died after a brief
illness that lasted for only five days. Since his death I decided not
to remarry. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of
(US$8.5 Million Dollars) in a bank in Ouagadougou Burkina Faso in West
Africa.Presently this money is still in bank there. I am doing this so
that God will forgive my sins and accept my soul because this sickness
have suffered me so much. Please, hear me loud, I don't need any
telephone communication in this regard because of my health, and
because of the presence of my husband's relatives around me always,
therefore, I don't want them to know about this as they are not aware
of the deposit money.
However, as soon as i receive your reply I shall give you the contact
of my late husband's account Management so that you will establish an
open communication with her for proper directive for an easier and
smooth transfering of the fund and i will also introduce you to the
bank and you will follow their instruction for the legal transfer of
the fund, I will also issue you an authority letter that will prove
you the present beneficiary of this money, as you have assured me that
you will act according to my wish. I am waiting for your urgent
response so that i can direct you to the bank for further proceedures
for the transfer.
Don't forget to always pray for me because all my hope to survive is
in God the creator who holds death and life. The attache dis my
picture.
Hoping to receive your reply.
Thanks and God bless you,
Mrs. Johanna Maaly Bob
I want you all to know that when I am rich, I will not forget any of you. Not for lack of trying, however. I have been trying to forget about Curt for years, with little success.No
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Wow Dave, what are you going to do with all that 💸💵💴💰
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I have a bridge he can buy. Great investment.
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Wow Dave, what are you going to do with all that 💸💵💴💰
I swear that if I get the money, I will share it with everyone on the board.
Except Curt, of course.
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If I get 3 times as much as everyone else gets, it will still be nothing.
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You will certainly get what you are worth. But you seem to be rather jealous. It could have happened to you if you were working for God.
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heh. That's what Mrs. CurtOne said for 46 years.
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46 years? You are practically a newlywed.
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I wish Oldfan was still with us.
http://view.ed4.net/v/J4HXTP/1V97NJ/0WLT04V/97LVT/MAILACTION=1&FORMAT=H?partnerId=ed-11118084-964013263
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Don't know if you all saw this....
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/chc/fan_forum/seat-sale/
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Curt has been stalking me, so I thought I'd pop in and say hello. :D It's been awhile. Hope you are all well.
Congrats to all my fellow, long-suffering fans who finally got to witness our beloved Cubbies become World Series Champions.
Looking forward to it starting all over again here soon. Cheers.
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Stalking? Just because I peeked in your window? Just because I took pictures? Just because I've stolen some of your identity? A bit paranoid, aren't you?
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Your secrets are safe with us...
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I lived in Sacramento in the early 60's. I remember my dad shaking his head and saying that building the sides of the Oroville Dam with just earth was crazy, but it had something to do with the fish ladder. Conservationists were afraid the salmon wouldn't go up a concrete ladder because the water would be too fast or something. I suppose if you go 50 years before you finally got into trouble, it's a coin flip on who was right.
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I lived in Sacramento in the early 60's. I remember my dad shaking his head and saying that building the sides of the Oroville Dam with just earth was crazy, but it had something to do with the fish ladder. Conservationists were afraid the salmon wouldn't go up a concrete ladder because the water would be too fast or something. I suppose if you go 50 years before you finally got into trouble, it's a coin flip on who was right.
Well, the fish ladder is made of concrete (and wood)... Earthen dams are common as they're much cheaper than fully concrete dams.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Oroville-Week-of-9-26-2016/i-zNJvpp9/0/XL/OroFishLadderOpenbh1-XL.jpg)
Even on concrete dams, the emergency spillway is usually earthen.
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Thanks. Hey, I was a teenager who didn't listen to everything that his dad said, you know?
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ESPN to axe several on-air personalities
Now the sports news network is taking a deeper dive, meaning you will be without some familiar on-air faces in the near future.
Unfortunately, the article does not name names.
http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2017/03/06/ESPN-to-axe-several-on-air-personalities/5991488847625/ (http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2017/03/06/ESPN-to-axe-several-on-air-personalities/5991488847625/)
My current complaints about ESPN include
1. When they indicate something will be covered right after the next break and it is really a half hour later.
2. The bottom of the screen ticker does not pickup where it left off after a commercial break.
3. The ticker reports soccer scores of teams from cities I've never heard of.
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If anyone has Dave23 friended on Facebook, check out his post today. :)
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Damn, CJ is just a hitting machine . . .
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dogstoothe ever show up here any more? We're headed to New Orleans again...
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He's on FB.
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I am trying to find a place to buy a replica 2016 world series champions banner. I can't find it on cubs.com or anywhere else. Google is letting me down.
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Okay I found it. I had to put replica in the search field.
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Iowa, the hospitality machine cut it's leg off. It's a hard bone you gotta chew. You might have seen me onPoydras, I think I might have seen you
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http://www.channel1450.com/2017/04/14/weaver-escapes-a-few-jams-loggers-run-away-from-lynx-in-the-sixth/
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Can you believe this kid got arrested for this? This is nothing more than an America Funniest Home Videos clip.
http://brobible.com/life/article/elderly-woman-slammed-pool-party/
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You find body slamming an elderly woman, and then dragging her into a pool funny?
there was nothing funny about that clip.
Just for a moment imagine that was your elderly mother or grand mother.
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You find body slamming an elderly woman, and then dragging her into a pool funny?
there was nothing funny about that clip.
Just for a moment imagine that was your elderly mother or grand mother.
Consider the source.
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Wow.
That was barbaric. Not only should those involved be charged with whatever they can be charged with they should also add in animal abuse charges as well.
What is wrong with people?
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OK. After reading more on the story. The kid is on 21 days juvenile detention. He has to wear an ankle bracelet and can only go to school. He is facing one count of battery on an elderly person.
The lady is OK and her Dogs were found. The 16 year old kid is an A/B student and turned himself in telling the sheriff's, "I messed up and I have to own up to it." Good for him.
I still think he should be charged appropriately but the punishment lenient. Lots of public service dealing with the elderly and public shame. I don't think this is a typical street thug running around town sucker punching people for **** and giggles type kid. It's most likely a first offense and run in with the law. This kid got caught up in the mob mentality and made a bad decision that could have ended up way way worse. He needs to learn a tough lesson that won't destroy his future.
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I think the judge who actually hears the case, hears and sees the defendant, hears witnesses testify for and against him, and for and against for leniency and strict punishment, and who is likely also going to read a probation officer's report on him and have the probation officer testify in court subject to cross-examination is in a much better position than any of us to determine what is or is not an appropriate resolution of the case.
And I am perfectly willing to defer to the judge's handling of the case.
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How old was the lady. It has nothing to do with what punishment is meted out, but she doesn't seem very elderly.
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How old was the lady. It has nothing to do with what punishment is meted out, but she doesn't seem very elderly.
From YOUR perspective, she likely was not. My memory is that she was 78.
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How old was the lady. It has nothing to do with what punishment is meted out, but she doesn't seem very elderly.
Any woman born before 1900 would be young to you.
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If i read right she was 68 not 78.
Either way the kid got caught up in a situation, after he slipped he should have walked away, but he still dragged her into the pool. no way that is ok.
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She just struck me as some old bag who wanted to be a ****.
Could she have been mother Theresa?
Of course but I didn't and still don't know the whole story.
All I was doing was reacting to a video of some woman trying to spoil a party and getting what looked to me like she deserved.
As far as my mother or grandmother go they wouldn't be stupid enough to have shown up at the party and thought anyone gave a **** about what they wanted or didn't like.
Like I said before.
For every 30 minute show of Ridiculousness they show 10 clips like that and the majority of the world watches it and horse laughs the whole way through.
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wow... i am not sure what to say to your post.
So in your opnion, if your mom walked next door to her house, and asked folks to turn the music down at their party. Its ok for those folks to pick her up slam her to the ground and then drag her to the pool?
elderly people asking to have music turned down... totally deserve to be dis-respected... those **** **** dont know what fun is.
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Uhhmm...Hey does Bleacher know Edm0nds is now a color analyst with the Cardinals...Ha!
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wow... i am not sure what to say to your post.
Not a lot of reason to say much of anything -- just consider the source.
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High wind sensor cuts power to a roller coaster stranding eight 12 stories high. Then the thunderstorm hit.
ARLINGTON, Texas – It was supposed to be an all-night celebration for high school seniors to remember at Six Flags Over Texas.
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/teen-stuck-on-six-flags-roller-coaster-i-thought-we-were-going-to-die/441489429 (http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/teen-stuck-on-six-flags-roller-coaster-i-thought-we-were-going-to-die/441489429)
I'm sure the lawyers are already licking their chops.
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Wait now, that error by Arrieta resulted in a run, right? But he's not charged with an earned run? (font small]
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Well okay, where is Scoop? I've found a new way of lovin' / no one else can catch on /
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Roger Moore has died at 89. His portrayal of James Bond was almost as good as Sean Connery's. Moonraker was terrific.
https://youtu.be/v5N1Aukm4Bo
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to my bro's from Nam "Welcome Home"! Hope the years have gone well for you all...for all who have served and those on active duty thanks for your service!
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What is the best way to get a picture with the World Series trophy? Before the game or after?
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I did it.
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You can call me Bim . . . the ending is weak but the middle part is killer . . . A quart of rye, one way or another I'm walking out of here with a quart of rye. -- Don Birnam
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The Lost Weekend. Thank you TCM for no commercials
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So this dude willingly drinks like a sailor and falls and dies and his buddy's go to jail for not calling the cops immediatly? He apparently wasn't even dead yet and they took him and laid him down. How about this idiots parents accept some responsibility that their son did this to himself? I hope my neighbor don't smoke some crack and die of a heart attack in his yard tonight. I might go to jail for it.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/video-shows-penn-state-fraternity-195547222.html
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Yes, that is precisely the wayI read that story.
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Ill admit that some times I do say things to get the board fired up. ChicagoJayHawk met me and I have no doubt that he'd tell you all I was a well groomed and friendly young man and I'm not what some of you may percieve but one thing I have no sympathy for is a "poor pitiful me" attitude.
One of the biggest breakthroughs for me in my life was accepting responsibility for my own actions and knowing that good or bad the person to blame was looking at me in the mirror.
These parents must not have learned that lesson yet.
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He was 18 or 19 years old. The frat supplied him alcohol illegally as part of a hazing ritual. He drank a life-threatening amount of alcohol, and then, with his "fraternity brothers" around fell numerous times, shattering his spleen and causing traumatic brain injuries which ultimately killed him.... after the frat members who were with him the whole time waited 12 hours from his first fall to call 911.
http://abc13.com/news/timeline-in-horrific-penn-state-fraternity-death/1972965/
Here is how the night of Feb. 2 and early morning hours of Feb. 3 unfolded at Beta Theta Pi, according to the report, which cited evidence including video from surveillance cameras, testimony and phone records.
On the night of Feb. 2, Piazza engaged in drinking as a part of a pledge ritual and his blood alcohol content reached 0.28 and 0.36 percent.
His fall was not captured on surveillance cameras, but someone heard it, and when one man went to the top of the basement stairs, he saw Piazza lying face down at the bottom. In a group message to other fraternity brothers at 11:53 p.m. that night, that man wrote, "Tim Piazza might actually be a problem. He fell 15 feet down a flight of stairs, hair-first, going to need help."
Surveillance video at 10:47 p.m. showed Piazza being carried upstairs by four fraternity brothers; in the video, his body appeared limp, his eyes were closed, he appeared unconscious, and a bruise was visible on his side. Piazza was placed on a couch, and liquid was dumped on his face twice, but he didn't respond either time.
About a half an hour after the fall, at 11:14 p.m., a newly initiated member saw Piazza lying on the couch, looking "horrible," he later told the grand jury. He saw Piazza "thrashing and making weird movements on the couch" and screamed at the fraternity brothers for help, stressing that Piazza needed to go to the hospital because he could have a concussion. One brother shoved the newly initiated member into a wall and said they had it under control.
At 11:25 p.m., the pledge master slapped Piazza three times in the face. At 11:37 p.m., one fraternity brother tackled another brother into the couch, physically landing on top of Piazza.
By 1 a.m., some brothers saw Piazza vomit and twitch on the couch. Three brothers filled a backpack with books and placed it on Piazza to try to keep him from rolling to his back if he passed out. At 1:48 a.m., Piazza rolled off the couch and to the floor, and three brothers picked him up and "slammed him onto the couch." One brother hit Piazza hard once in the abdomen.
By 2:38 a.m., Piazza rolled to the floor and at 3:16 p.m. his legs were moving. At 3:22 p.m., Piazza tried to stand and the backpack came off and he fell back, hitting his head on the hardwood floor. A fraternity brother attempted to shake him for a moment and then left the room.
At 3:46 a.m., Piazza was curled up on the floor in the fetal position with his knees toward his chest. At 3:49 a.m., Piazza positioned himself on his knees, bent over with his elbows on the floor and his head in his hands. At 3:54 a.m., he tried to stand but fell facedown on the floor. At 4:59 a.m., he stood and then fell head first into an iron railing, landing on a stone floor.
"He gets up again and attempts to go to the front door, but before he reaches it he falls head first into the door," the grand jury report says. He later rolled to his side, clutching his abdomen.
At 5:15 a.m., one brother came into the room, stepped over the injured pledge, looked at him and then left the room. At 5:26 a.m., another brother saw Piazza on the floor and walked him to another room but Piazza fell down three steps, and the brother stepped over him on the floor and left him there.
At about 10 a.m., fraternity members found the 19-year-old in the basement lying on his back, breathing heavily and with blood on his face. One brother said Piazza's eyes were half open and he felt cold. Three men carried Piazza's unconscious body upstairs and placed him back on the couch. Surveillance footage showed brothers shaking him and trying to prop him up. At 10:48 a.m., a fraternity member called 911 but did not say Piazza fell down the stairs the night before.
The grand jury concluded that after Piazza was taken to the hospital there was an active attempt to conceal evidence of the hazing and underage drinking, from deleting messages to admitting to discussing erasing surveillance video.
In a deleted text that was recovered, one man wrote, "If need be, just tell them what I told you guys, found him behind [a bar] the next morning at around 10 a.m., and he was freezing-cold, but we decided to call 911 instantly, because the kid's health was paramount."
The grand jury found evidence of a history of hazing at the fraternity that included forced drinking and paddling, and found that Penn State's Greek community "nurtured an environment so permissive of excessive drinking and hazing that it emboldened its members to repeatedly act with reckless disregard to human life."
The grand jury concluded that Piazza's death wasn't the result of isolated conduct or a simple mistake but as a "direct result of the extremely reckless conduct of members of the Beta Fraternity who operated within the permissive atmosphere fostered" by Penn State's Interfraternity Council.
Piazza's father, Jim Piazza, said, "This didn't have to happen. This is the result of a feeling of entitlement, flagrant disobedience of the law and disregard for moral values that was then exacerbated by egregious acts of self-preservation."
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Ill admit that I didn't read all of it until now so I didn't know the full story.
What I still don't agree with is the parents trying to make a dime and not accepting that their son willingly drank what he drank.
If I shoot up a lethal dose of heroin and die in the Kroger parking lot are the people who drive by and see me responsible?
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If the "people who drive by" PROVIDE the heroin, strongly ENCOURAGE you to use it, in your presence call those who do not use it wimps or p*ssies, beat on your body to aggravate the injuries which did kill you (this guy did not die from the alcohol he consumed, so your analogy is not quite on point, to make it on point you have to have suffered physical injuries suffered when you fell down as a result of consuming the heroin), were part of an overall "brotherhood" atmosphere where everyone is there to support each other and take care of each other.... and none of them do, and then they conceal and destroy evidence of what happened and their involvement in it, then, yes, they would be responsible.
This is NOT a situation where the folks charged were idle passers by, as in your scenario. These are older members of the fraternity who helped put it together and to create the desired fraternity atmosphere -- where younger members are brought in essentially with the impression that their older "brothers" are going to help them adapt to college life and to make sure they are safe. Will the charges stick? It depends on what the facts show at trial, but the actual situation did not remotely resemble the hypothetical scenario you offer.
As to the parents "trying to make a dime," the only chance the parents have of influencing the future behavior of that frat house is by suing. The suit may well end up resolved by a change in the frat does things. Or it may well be resolved by the frat driven into bankruptcy and shutting down, which the parents might quite reasonably see as an effective way of deterring other frats in the future engaging in similar conduct. The idea that the parents are actually "trying to make a dime" is as misguided and ill-informed as were your first comments and your hypothetical.
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If I shoot up a lethal dose of heroin and die in the Kroger parking lot are the people who drive by and see me responsible?
Possibly the most illogical reasoning I've seen in years.
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Possibly the most illogical reasoning I've seen in years.
His reasoning is not missing logic. His analogy, however, is widely missing the mark.
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Really lousy reasoning. He should be suing Kroger. They're the ones with the money.
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FDISK -- How are ya? -- today is the solstice or perhaps the equinox, and I bet you all the eggs in the fridge will stand up smartly on the formica countertop -- u can't cheat and use salt
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Coming from a non animal lover this strikes me as funny...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/chinas-dog-meat-festival-opens-despite-ban-rumours-072525599.html
I saw some Mexicans who were working on my granddads farm kill a dog with a bow and arrow and grill it when I was a teenager.
I didn't eat any of it.
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I didn't have any dog meat when I was overseas, but I had horse meat in both Korea and Japan.
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An animal is an animal.
I don't see any difference in a dog or a cow if that's what floats your boat.
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People are also animals.
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Philosophical question of the day.... Why in the world do dogs like to eat horse ****?
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For the same reason we eat White Castles. They taste good.
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For the same reason we eat White Castles. They taste good.
if you're a cockroach.
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For the same reason we eat White Castles. They taste good.
I eat neither White Castles nor horse sh!t, and if I ever see you again, I am definitely not letting you pick the restaurant.
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Seriously, is there something in horse stuff that makes it attractive to dogs? Both of ours gobble it up so eagerly I think they might prefer it over their regular dog food.
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LMFAO
I saw a dog eat cow sperm one time too.
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Jes is proof that ignorance is bliss.
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This conversation leads me to think of one of the best scenes in one of the best movies ever made...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0zJSgHDnpw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0zJSgHDnpw)
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Tarantino gave credit to one of the best pulp fiction crime writers ever -- Charles Williford -- as an influence -- Williford, finally in the money with his Hoke Moseley detective series, would certainly have approved of this classic film.
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For Sailor Girl:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/police-clown-pennsylvania-tried-entice-123058210.html
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For Sailor Girl:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/police-clown-pennsylvania-tried-entice-123058210.html
Sailor Girl either changed her name here, or never made the move.
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JBN buried the body
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For those who read at Cubs Den, it sounds like John Arguello has taken a turn for the worse.
Send some good thoughts his way. Cancer sucks.
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Seconds (https://twitter.com/BennyHutch/status/891759452415815682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2017%2F07%2F30%2Fchris-christie-cradles-nachos-during-faceoff-with-cubs-fan%2F) before the Caratini homer...
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Sailor Girl is alive and well. They were just vacationing in Tenn. JBN might not make it home if he keeps chasing after bears in parking lots.
She posted that story with pictures as proof to her facebook.
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Not chasing. I was just following. I guess the bear lives in a cave by the hotel and even walks in the rooms when they have the doors opened while cleaning them. Also likes to visit the pools.
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Are you in ny neck of the woods JBN?
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Was a few days ago. Went to Memphis for two days, through Knoxville (saw your football stadium for the Vols) and went to Gatlinburg for 5 days.
It was a lot of fun.
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I'm in Pigeon Forge JBN.
Its sure hot as hell here huh?
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It was very miserable. Went to the National Park in the early mornings then swam in the afternoon, went back out after sunset.
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No, Cubs, no: Harrelson says he’ll never go back to Wrigley
‘‘Ever,’’ Harrelson said Sunday. ‘‘Fenway is just a special place. Look at this ballpark. The only [visiting clubhouse] worse is Wrigley Field — the two worst clubhouses in baseball for visiting players. I’ll tell you this much: I’ll never go back to Wrigley Field again.’’
‘‘Worst press box, worst booths for television. It’s a joke; it really is. And so Jason is getting ready for those three at Wrigley. I will never step foot in that ballpark again. Ever.’’
http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/no-cubs-no-harrelson-says-hell-never-go-back-to-wrigley/amp/ (http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/no-cubs-no-harrelson-says-hell-never-go-back-to-wrigley/amp/)
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Well, brightens my day a little.
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"That's too bad...", said no one, ever...
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Too bad he doesn't say that about the other ballparks now and just quit
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I don't like Harrelson at all, but a like of White Sox fans do.
Those who like him listen to him.
Those who don't like him don't listen to him.
Their listening to him doesn't effect me at all, since I certainly am not required to listen to him.
Complaining that he should be off the air is about like learning what someone else eats for breakfast, and, since YOU do not like it, hoping that such food is simply removed from store shelves and is no longer available to anyone.
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I hate onions.
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Grilled Ribeye Steak slathered with sauteed onions and mushrooms will change that ideology!
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Baseball notes: Former umpire Ken Kaiser, who moonlighted as a pro wrestler, dies at 72
(http://www.trbimg.com/img-598d0819/turbine/la-1502414868-nzyzzionso-snap-image/375/375x240)
Former major league umpire Ken Kaiser, a colorful figure between the lines who briefly moonlighted as a professional wrestler to make ends meet while working in the minor leagues, has died. He was 72.
The World Umpires Association said Thursday he died in his hometown of Rochester, N.Y., on Tuesday. Kaiser had diabetes for years.
An American League umpire from 1977-99, Kaiser umpired two World Series, one All-Star Game and several playoff series.
The 6-foot-3 Kaiser, who wrote in his book, “Planet of the Umps: A Baseball Life from behind the Plate,” that when he graduated from high school in 1964 his “long-range plan was lunch.” He weighed just under 300 pounds and often was criticized for that portly physique during the more than 3,000 big-league games he umpired.
Former Chicago White Sox announcer Jimmy Piersall once called him “a gutless, lazy whale,” while fellow former umpire and mentor Ron Luciano described him as “like a barrel on which two arms had been stuck on backwards.”
In his book, published in 2003, Kaiser wrote of his decade in the minor leagues and off-season jobs that included bar bouncer, bank teller, and that short stint as the wrestler dubbed “Hatchet Man.”
In 1986, Kaiser was voted most colorful umpire in the American League in a poll conducted by The Sporting News.
Kaiser's umpiring career ended when he joined a group of umpires who submitted their resignations in 1999 during labor negotiations, a **** by the Major League Umpires Association that failed. He was not rehired. He is survived by two adult children. Funeral plans are incomplete.
**** = g a m b l e
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Kaiser worked as a professional wrestler, wearing a black hood and being known as "The Hatchet Man."
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So a judge agrees with me in the Penn State Piazza binge drinking suicide...
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/penn-state-frat-brothers-cleared-174600995.html
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It still could be the right decision.
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Strangely, this review actually makes me more interested in seeing the movie -- http://observer.com/2017/09/darren-aronofsky-mother-worst-movie-of-the-year/
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Has anyone else found this WGN commercial for a social media site kind of catching?
The song is 100BPM by Sunny Jain and Red Baraat.
Here's a long version of it:
https://youtu.be/S9vbOVJTKok (https://youtu.be/S9vbOVJTKok)
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Tonight's broadcast started with the announcement that on October 2, CSN Chicago will become NBC Sports Chicago.
What does that mean for Cubs telecasts?
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Tonight's broadcast started with the announcement that on October 2, CSN Chicago will become NBC Sports Chicago.
What does that mean for Cubs telecasts?
I think it is just a name change at this point. I could be wrong.
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It sounds as if NBC has purchased Comcast Sports Network. It may have long term effect on what CSN telecasts, but I assume that there is already a contract in place that will continue. If I remember right, most TV contracts with the Cubs were set to expire at the end of 2019, so the sale might not make a difference one way or the other. There have been a lot of rumors about what the Cubs will do after these contracts expire. Some rumors centered around a pay per view format, but I have never heard anything definitive from the Cubs themselves. Probably even they haven't decided for sure.
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Man sues Cubs, says foul ball at Wrigley blinded him in eye
CHICAGO -- A man is suing the Chicago Cubs and Major League Baseball after he was struck in the face by a foul ball at Wrigley Field and left blind in one eye.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that 60-year-old John "Jay" Loos of Schaumburg says in the lawsuit filed by the Clifford Law Offices that he was sitting near the field during an August 29 game at Wrigley when he was struck.
The lawsuit follows a number of incidents in which fans have been hit by foul balls, prompting calls for teams to install more safety netting at stadiums.
Cubs President of Business Operations Crane Kenney said recently on a radio program that the Cubs would extend safety netting at Wrigley.
Doesn't what is says on the back of every ticket I've ever seen protect the Cubs? Or can he say the Cubs were negligent in this case?
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MLB will settle with him by agreeing to install him as an umpire.
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Being blind in one eye, I doubt that he would be qualified to be an umpire.
Now if he lost the other eye --------
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Man sues Cubs, says foul ball at Wrigley blinded him in eye
Doesn't what is says on the back of every ticket I've ever seen protect the Cubs?
Generally not.
Most state supreme courts have refused to give effect to the kind of boilerplate language attempting to absolve businesses of any liability for their conduct.
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However, most court cases have decided that the fan assumes the risk of injury unless they can prove negligence on the part of the team. I don't think there have been a lot of court losses for most teams, but times are changing.
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However, most court cases have decided that the fan assumes the risk of injury unless they can prove negligence on the part of the team. I don't think there have been a lot of court losses for most teams, but times are changing.
True, but that is not what was asked.
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No, but it is a reasonable amplification based upon the context of his question.
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For those of you who haven't heard, FS1 will be airing "Let's Play Two", Pearl Jam's documentary of their 2016 live shows at Wrigley, immediately following Game 1 of the ALCS tomorrow night.
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For those of you who haven't heard, FS1 will be airing "Let's Play Two", Pearl Jam's documentary of their 2016 live shows at Wrigley, immediately following Game 1 of the ALCS tomorrow night.
I actually saw that at the local independent theater last week. Really really well done.
There are some pretty fun and interesting things in there for Cubs fans even if you aren't a Pearl Jam fan. They do a really good job blending the concert footage with the high points and the low points of last year's postseason. Theo shows up pretty often in it and comes off really well.
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Those were great shows. Saturday was one of my favorite nights in a very long time.
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I thought both of them were the two best Pearl Jam shows I've seen. I really couldn't even say which one was better than the other.
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http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/21145911/a-boy-return-world-series-91-years-later
Holy crap. This guy's older than Davep.
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Anyone doing NaNoWriMo this year?
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http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/21145911/a-boy-return-world-series-91-years-later
Holy crap. This guy's older than Davep.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGgzeKdICDk
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Robb, is that the writing thing, to see what you can do in one month? I did that one year, jeepers, it was terrible. Good way to get going at the typer though.
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Yes Dog, I've never done it before, but I'm trying to finish my 4th book before Christmas so I am giving it a try. 2500 words a day.
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That's a lot of words per day, Robb. I never came close to that. 75,000 words is what? about three hundred pages. Good Luck! I had fun but ran out of steam about mid-month.
https://www.writingclasses.com/toolbox/tips-masters/elmore-leonard-10-rules-for-good-writing
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Some headline writer at CNN needs to be replaced: Scientists replace skin of "butterfly child"with rare genetic disease.
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"Ranger Dan and his big dog, Dick"
"Ranger Dan and his big dog dick"
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Let's eat, Grandma!
Let's eat Grandma!
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Let's eat, Grandma!
Let's eat Grandma!
Thief!
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Punctuation matters.
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Quote from: CurtOne on September 22, 2017, 11:32:12 am
Let's go eat Grandma.
Jacey, age old punctuation example. A comma can save a life. Let's go eat Grandma. Or. Let's go eat, Grandma.
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Yeah, I knew it was familiar. Just re-emphasizing the importance.
A panda walks into a bar. He orders a plate of bamboo from the bartender and settles in to have lunch. Once he's finished, he pulls out a .357 Magnum, fires three shots into the air, and walks out. Another guy at the bar gives a WTF look to the bartender, who shrugs and hands over a wildlife book opened to the page on pandas. It says "eats, shoots and leaves."
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Since imitation is the greatest form of flattery, you are forgiven.
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"Ranger Dan and his big dog, Dick"
"Ranger Dan and his big dog dick"
Somehow I don't think I could get away with using that in my 7th or 8th grade classes..... Though the prison inmates would have loved it when I taught there.
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So a judge agrees with me in the Penn State Piazza binge drinking suicide...
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/penn-state-frat-brothers-cleared-174600995.html
And had the frat boys not destroyed evidence, that might not have been the case. http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/13/us/penn-state-fraternity-hazing-death/index.html
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I stopped caring about that story months ago Jes.
I still have no sympathy for him at all and if his family gets rich off of it I hope kharma gets the best of them in short order.
No one made him do what he did.
He willingly drank what he drank.
Thats called suicide not murder.
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I stopped caring about that story months ago Jes.
I still have no sympathy for him at all and if his family gets rich off of it I hope kharma gets the best of them in short order.
No one made him do what he did.
He willingly drank what he drank.
Thats called suicide not murder.
So you still cared about it in September, since you posted about it then... and now you stopped caring about it "months ago."
And if you actually do not care about it, why respond, particularly with comments which would certainly appear to evidence caring about it?
Assuming for the sake of argument that he willingly drank the first ten drinks given to him, all when he was underage, all when giving him even the first drink was illegal, and also assuming for the sake of argument that at some point he became so intoxicated he was no longer able to make anything remotely resembling a free-will decision and he was also so drunk he could not possibly have stood up to get himself another drink and that for the last few drinks he essentially had to have been woken back up so they could pour more booze down his throat, is a time ever reached in that sort of scenario when he is no longer doing things "willingly," since his "will," or even his consciousness, is gone, absent with his intoxication? (Beyond that is the fact that no one was charged with murder... but, you know, details, details.)
And if no time is ever reached when someone is so intoxicated the person is no longer doing things "willingly," since his "will," or even his consciousness, is gone, why would it be any different from a situation in which a woman is so intoxicated she is not able to consent to sex, and sex with her is therefore ****?
Or is your position consistent with both of these situations because you figure any woman getting that drunk really "wants it" anyway?
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And if no time is ever reached when someone is so intoxicated the person is no longer doing things "willingly," since his "will," or even his consciousness, is gone, why would it be any different from a situation in which a woman is so intoxicated she is not able to consent to sex, and sex with her is therefore ****?
It depends upon the circumstances. If an adult man and woman are equally voluntarily drunk, I certainly wouldn't call it **** by either party if they have sex, unless one of them indicates that they do not want it.
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Jes...
I clearly found the story interesting or I wouldn't have brought it up but I will tell you you're digging much deeper than I am.
All Im saying is it strikes me as shitty that the parents are trying to get rich of their sons death especially when I consider the son strongly at fault.
As a young boy I drank and tried drugs like most young folks do but I never got so **** up that I couldnt function or tell you "hell no"...never.
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And most girls will admit that "I was drunk and dont remember" is slang for "please dont call me a ****".
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Wow. I never heard a girl say that.
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Ive heard a few in my day Dave.
Have you EVER been so drunk you didnt have control over your actions?
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I remember drinking 16 beers in a strip club once and walked out.
I remember drinking a bottle of Jack Daniels and walking out of a gentlemen's club before.
I wrestled at a place a month or so ago as drunk as Ric Flair and was fine and have the YouTube video to prove it.
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Ive heard a few in my day Dave.
Have you EVER been so drunk you didnt have control over your actions?
I was a very heavy drinker in my youth, but I never lost control of my actions. But what does that have to do with whether or not I have ever heard a girl admit that "I was drunk and dont remember" is slang for "please dont call me a ****".
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If they can use the excuse they were drunk they dont come across as just being a **** ****.
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Jes...
I clearly found the story interesting or I wouldn't have brought it up but I will tell you you're digging much deeper than I am.
Yeah.......
You could post that about pretty much anything other than UT sports or professional rasslin'.
All Im saying is it strikes me as shitty that the parents are trying to get rich of their sons death especially when I consider the son strongly at fault.
Not surprisingly, your view of things is more than mildly warped.
If his parents have filed suit, it is unlikely they will ever see anything out of the lawsuit, other than legal bills. This is not the kind of case you are likely to find an attorney willing to take it, and properly pursue it, entirely on a contingent fee basis -- attorneys are going to want to be paid as they go in a case like this because it is unlikely they will recover anything.
At the same time, hazing behavior like this has long be a serious problem at many universities and one of the most effective ways of curbing that behavior has been the threat of lawsuits or serious money judgement against the frats, national fraternity the local chapter is associated with, universities and the individual frat members. This has long been an essential function of the legal system and of suing those whose behavior causes serious injury to others. And in many of the cases which are settled, the settlement is not one in which the defendants actually pay anything to the plaintiffs, but instead agree to make the kinds of changes intended to prevent it from ever happening again. (And if the case DID go to trial, and if there were some big pot of money available for the parents to collect a judgement from if they won, their recovery would be reduced by the percentage of fault the jury assigned to their son, and in many states if that percentage was more than 50% they would not get any recovery at all -- even if they won the case and the defendant has assets to pay a judgement.)
In short, thinking that the parents are "trying to get rich of their sons death" says much more about you than it says about them.
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I know you dont have much use for him either but God bless you Jes.
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How many of you good people remember your first drink? And what was memorable about it, if anything?
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I was working nights at the First National Bank of Chicago, and when we got off at 8 AM, a group of us went to one guy's house to shoot the bull. I had a seven and seven. Nothing memorable at all.
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I drank some Captain Morgan **** that tasted like suntan lotion.
Im sure I had drunk a beer or two before that though.
Im really nothing but a social drinker now.
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There's got to be some kind of genetic thing with the booze. I was twelve or thirteen and at a summer camp. The older guys got hold of some beer and I drank one and one half of another. The taste was disgusting. However, the effect it had on me was major. I was set free. It was like some switch was turned on. Suddenly I could not only talk to the girls but crack jokes and turn cartwheels. The next day I went looking for the older guys to see when they planned the next beer bash, but they all had their heads down and weren't talking. I sort of forgot about that night until a couple of years later when I got a taste of the hard stuff. By the time I was legal I was hooked. The opposite of a social drinker.
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Lmao
We all have our vices.
I cant hate.
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
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Happy Thanksgiving all! I hope you have a safe and fattening day!
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Merry Christmas to all.
Here's hoping Santa Claus brings us a few more good pitchers.
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Missed Christmas because my computer died. Finally back. Merry Christmas to everyone.
Except CurtOne.
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Bah, humbug!
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Jon Heyman's comment on a tweet from Adam Schefter
"a mostly fine list here. but i'll choose to forget the serial killer."
Remembering Dan Rooney, Dick Enberg, Frank Deford, Frank Broyles, Cortez Kennedy, Don Baylor, Ara Parseghian, Mike Ilitch, Jake LaMotta, Rollie Massimino, Ed Garvey, Don Ohlmeyer, Joan Tisch, Jimmy Breslin, Todd Harris, Jerry Krause, Roy Halladay, Y.A. Tittle, Aaron Hernandez.
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http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/21949520/chicago-cubs-sued-better-wheelchair-access-wrigley-field
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I am thinking about doing away with my cable and going to streaming services...Anyone have any ideas on the best service to use to watch MLB games? What service has MLB Network?
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MLB has its own network like Netflix to which you can subscribe.
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I am computer illiterate, so all I can do is give current experience. I have a ROKU, which allows me to get all MLB regular season (and most exhibition games) here in Florida for about 129 per year. I know that it is mostly blacked out near Chicago.
I can also get the same thing through my TIVO, but it is not as convenient.
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You will need a roku or xbox, some device that can you can connect the internet to your tv unless you already have a smart tv.
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Give a teeager five bucks to hook you up
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Give a teeager five bucks to hook you up
I tried that, but my wife really got mad when she heard about the hook up.
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Not to mention the teenager.
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I tried that, but my wife really got mad when she heard about the hook up.
Your wife probably donated another five bucks.
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http://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2018/01/03/jeopardy-contestant-pronounces-gangsta-wrong-orig.cnn
Seems to me that if it went back in time, it would be "gangster" not "gangsta." Bad call. Needs instant replay.
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On my knees in the night saying prayers in the streetlight...
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http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22007299/derby-trenton-thunder-bat-dog-dies
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Ive watched the story of those dogs before.
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Keith Jackson has died
(http://www.trbimg.com/img-5a5a8177/turbine/la-1515880818-dpb0o1bprl-snap-image/950/950x534)
http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/22076254/legendary-broadcaster-keith-jackson-dies-age-89
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Fumble!
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Cubs likely to start own media network after 2019 season
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-cubs-tv-network-possible-20180113-story.html
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The Cubs held their usual Kids Only Press Conference. It looks like Willson Contreras not part of the panel.
https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/952554218610622465
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Willson is now the Cubs' Rated R Superstar.
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Well this week is not off to a great start. RIP . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ejga4kJUts
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Not suggesting it says more about her or that song than it says about me, but I have never heard the song before.
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I collect watches and didnt want to shell out 1500 dollars for a used Rolex or 10000 for a new one so I bought several fake ones from China suggested by a Rolex collecting website I found.
How long normally would you expect it to take a package to come from China?
It seems to be stuck in transit between leaving China and arriving in the US for about 8 days.
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I collect watches and didnt want to shell out 1500 dollars for a used Rolex or 10000 for a new one so I bought several fake ones from China suggested by a Rolex collecting website I found.
How long normally would you expect it to take a package to come from China?
It seems to be stuck in transit between leaving China and arriving in the US for about 8 days.
One easy way to tell if a Rolex is fake:
Look at the second hand. If it moves smoothly around the face of the watch, it's probably a Rolex.
If the second hand starts and stops 60 times, it's a fake.
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I think that's the website run by Helen Waite. You'll have to go to Helen Waite for it.
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I learned that in the process of finding them Bennett.
Lol Curt.
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I collect watches and didnt want to shell out 1500 dollars for a used Rolex or 10000 for a new one so I bought several fake ones from China suggested by a Rolex collecting website I found.
How long normally would you expect it to take a package to come from China?
It seems to be stuck in transit between leaving China and arriving in the US for about 8 days.
How is it being shipped? The slow boat from China is a real thing. If you paid for air shipping, it would be both expensive and pretty fast.
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Epacket shipping.
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That takes 10-20 days
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Appreciate it Cletus.
My problem was that it hasnt reached the estimated date of arrival yet but the tracking stopped 8 days ago when it said leaving parcel center in China.
I just didnt know if that was normal.
If these Rolex's are as sharp as these people said they were Ill let you all know.
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Appreciate it Cletus.
My problem was that it hasnt reached the estimated date of arrival yet but the tracking stopped 8 days ago when it said leaving parcel center in China.
I just didnt know if that was normal.
If these Rolex's are as sharp as these people said they were Ill let you all know.
I'd try to avoid questionable neighborhoods while wearing one if I were you.
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There arent any around here Bennett.
Theres a 5-10 mile strip in Knoxville that is but thats about all.
I live in a tourist town.
Only folks with money like JBN and ChicagoJayHawks come here.
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I got a USPS tracking update today and the watches are now in the US.
Im supposed to get them Saturday.
That'll be exactly 19 days.
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Alex Rodriguez will be taking Aaron Boone's place on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball.
Anybody is better than bringing back Joe Morgan or John Kruk.
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I got a USPS tracking update today and the watches are now in the US.
Im supposed to get them Saturday.
That'll be exactly 19 days.
Just as an FYI, receiving counterfeit merchandise (if they figure out you got it) will dis-qualify you from ever getting a TSA pre-check... If Customs opens your package and finds that is what is in there... they will flag you personally.
https://www.racked.com/2018/1/8/16849298/amazon-counterfeits-global-entry-customs
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In all honesty I figured it was illegal because they blurred out the Rolex logo in the descriptions of the watches.
When I asked the seller if they had the Rolex logos on them they just said to look at the buyer feedback and in there the buyers would post pictures of the watches with the logos.
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If anyone is interested here they are. This is the seller everyone has suggested and that I went through so I cant guarantee your safety if you buy from anyone else.
https://m.dhgate.com/store/20075152#st-navigation-storehome-itemnew
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Just as an FYI, receiving counterfeit merchandise (if they figure out you got it) will dis-qualify you from ever getting a TSA pre-check... If Customs opens your package and finds that is what is in there... they will flag you personally.
https://www.racked.com/2018/1/8/16849298/amazon-counterfeits-global-entry-customs
You won't get Global Entry (which is the best thing ever) but there are other ways to get the pre-check. Anyway, I doubt either are much of an issue for dusty. I have a feeling he's not a big traveler.
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Im going to the Bahamas this year but that's as far as I ever intend to go.
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And dont think Im trying to come across as a high roller.
These Rolex's cost 10 dollars a piece and I bought 7 of them.
As far as the cruise goes its a once in a lifetime deal.
Ive never left the East side of the Mississippi River.
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You should get out more. It's an interesting world.
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We do go to a lot of sporting events.
Ive been to Florida,Georgia,North Carolina,South Carolina,Virginia,West Virginia,Maryland,Pennsylvania,New York,Kentucky,Indiana,and Illinois.
The only place I ever died to see was Wrigley Field and Ive been there and we usually go to Atlanta when the Cubs come.
Ive been to so mant wrestling shows Im ashamed to admit them.
My next goal is the Kentucky Derby.
The cruise is all my wife.
She just knew to get me to go on one it would have to be wrestling related.
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So Arkansas is still safe?
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Yep.
There's nothing there I need to see.
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Why not just buy one real Rolex if you want one? I would hate to be caught wearing a knock off anything. If you can't afford it then you don't need it is what I say.
If I see someone wearing a different Rolex every other day they better own a store that sells them or the gig is up.
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I just couldn't, in good conscious, wear a known knockoff. It would be like lying to the world.
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I just couldn't, in good conscious, wear a known knockoff. It would be like lying to the world.
Like all those damb phonies at the World Bank?
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I hear you Wml.
My wife said she'd never wear one either.
As far as buying a real one it's either 10,000 for a new one of 1,500 for a used one.
I cant swing that.
The best watch I own is a 300 dollar Michael Kors and thats my limit.
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In addition to the 60 year sentence Larry Nassar received for child pornography charges he gets 40 to 175 years plus unspecified restitution for sexual assault(s).
It's not the length of time so much as how he should spend them that matters.
One of the judges many final comments was that she would not send her dogs to him. Another was she believes he still thinks he did nothing wrong.
Televised court proceedings are often the way to go but once again the prosecuting attorney and the judge used the opportunity to speak way too long.
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Death by SNU SNU
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No Snu Snu. Put him in a cell and make him watch those victim statements till he takes his own life.
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Why Are So Many Sex Offenders Getting Murdered in California's Prisons?
One inmate says that prison gangs and even guards team up to assault and sometimes kill sex offenders.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ppmjy8/why-sex-offenders-are-getting-slaughtered-in-california-prisons-218
It's probably not that much different in Michigan.
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No Snu Snu. Put him in a cell and make him watch those victim statements till he takes his own life.
Why Are So Many Sex Offenders Getting Murdered in California's Prisons?
One inmate says that prison gangs and even guards team up to assault and sometimes kill sex offenders.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ppmjy8/why-sex-offenders-are-getting-slaughtered-in-california-prisons-218
It's probably not that much different in Michigan.
I was thinking, "just put him in the general population."
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I watch a lot of Lockup on MSNBC and prison is not a good place for sex offenders.
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Even prisoners have have mothers, sisters, and children.
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WJ's getting sawft.
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Lord help me.
Im about to coach my 4 year old boy in t ball.
Imagine Lou Piniella coaching 4 and 5 year olds.
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And a word of advice.
Its hard to pass counterfeit stuff through customs in Miami.
No Rolex's for me.
At least I got a refund.
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No. No FAKE Rolexes for you.
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No. No FAKE Rolexes for you.
Like he said, no Rolexes for him.
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The man in customs was real to me.
He said I was greedy.
He said if I had bought 1 or 2 that they would have been in a smaller package and less likely to be seen.
He said me buying 7 screwed me.
He said they may still release them but not to bet on it.
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So 7 Cubans in Miami are wearing sharp watches today.
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Away goes thy global entry. Just reorder them.
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I thought about it.
Im probably not though.
Im going to the Bahamas in October and I dont need no trouble.
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So 7 Cubans in Miami are wearing sharp watches today.
Mark doesn't have that many kids.
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I will admit that you all have me concerned about the trip though.
I was told if you leave an American port and return to the same one you dont even need a passport.
This cruise leaves and returns to Miami.
Now Im afraid this will screw things up.
I have no legal issues or anything so getting a passport shouldnt be a problem if need be.
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This is the cruise...
http://www.chrisjerichocruise.com
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I will admit that you all have me concerned about the trip though.
I was told if you leave an American port and return to the same one you dont even need a passport.
This cruise leaves and returns to Miami.
Now Im afraid this will screw things up.
I have no legal issues or anything so getting a passport shouldnt be a problem if need be.
get a passport. It's true that you don't need a passport if you stay on the boat, but what if you don't get back to the boat on time in a foreign port. What if you get sick of injured or your wife does and one of you gets hospitalized somewhere? Get a passport. It's easy.
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Dusty, its just for global entry check at airports... you have to go thru the full customs and no quick entry!
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Well I dont intend to ever fly anywhere so I should be good then.
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Yeah. You're right. I mean it's not like anyone here would call the Border Patrol or Customs. Heh heh heh.
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No joke.
I almost posted the letter customs sent me but I didnt want the people here to see my address.
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You should have multiple passports - like Jason Bourne
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Some of CNN's headlines crack me up. An article today is about a guy who was shot pulling out of his driveway, managed to drive several blocks before his injuries forced him to the curb, and the cops had difficulties getting an ambulance because he had crossed from one city to a suburb. Sad, but the CNN headline is "Ambulance refuses to transport man shot 16 times." So, makes me wonder, was he shot too many times or not often enough?
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Some of CNN's headlines crack me up. An article today is about a guy who was shot pulling out of his driveway, managed to drive several blocks before his injuries forced him to the curb, and the cops had difficulties getting an ambulance because he had crossed from one city to a suburb. Sad, but the CNN headline is "Ambulance refuses to transport man shot 16 times." So, makes me wonder, was he shot too many times or not often enough?
And 12 hours from now, they'll still be calling it "BREAKING NEWS".
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heh, yeah and it happened a week ago.
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Jason Bourne -- now those are some great action films.
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Looking through the membership, I noticed some names that used to be very active that we haven't seen in awhile. Anybody heard from Coach, Cubsin, FITS, or Jimmer?
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Fairweather fans.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DVr1-fsVAAE9CFk.jpg:small)
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FITS is active on face book.
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Oh, now that is a very cool whateveryoucallit Cub eye, Cubette!
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Jes...
Ill put this here so I won't clutter up the Cubs in 18 topic but if what you said yesterday was true and I have no reason not to believe you then Im calling a truce between me and you.
You can continue to be as big of a dick to me as you choose but I won't get any satisfaction in arguing with someone who has the issues you claim to be having.
After all these years you win and God bless you.
I hope you find the help you need.
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Jes...
Ill put this here so I won't clutter up the Cubs in 18 topic but if what you said yesterday was true and I have no reason not to believe you then Im calling a truce between me and you.
You can continue to be as big of a dick to me as you choose but I won't get any satisfaction in arguing with someone who has the issues you claim to be having.
After all these years you win and God bless you.
I hope you find the help you need.
You really have passive aggressive down, don't you?
As to arguing with you, what in the world have we "argued" over?
You have launched into some remarkably gratuitous personal attacks over the years, but I really don't know what we have "argued" over.
What positions about baseball, or about the Cubs or even about politics is it that you and I have had any remotely significant disagreements?
As to what appears to be your suggestion that my memory problems somehow put me at a disadvantage in discussing something with you.... on your best day, if I'd had a full frontal lobotomy, you'd still come up sucking hind tit.
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Im a very simple man. My mom says if you'll feed me well,let me play golf,and let me play video games Ill be content. I dont watch the news or vote or any of the things most men do. Im very much like a teenager in my personality. I work a full time job,keep my yard nicer than anyone in the neighborhood,and try very hard to be a good provider and care taker to my family buy I have a very teenage like personality.
What Im trying to get to is I dont know all the laws of the land because I dont have to know them because I try to do right and not get in trouble so maybe Im missing something here but why in the hell is anyone allowed to have a machine gun?
I understand some folks hunt to feed their families and some folks feel it necessary to have one gun in their home for safety but no one in this world needs a damn machine gun.
Is the reason we dont outlaw them is because we're afraid of another civil war?
Is it because the cops are too afraid they'll have to actually do their job and confiscate them?
And before you all judge know that we do have one gun in our home that hasnt been shot or even seen in years because we keep it hid.
And no Im not a hunter or anything of the sort either and I dont agree with gun carrying permits even though a lot of people around here have them.
All I ever shot is stray dogs or cats that harmed my animals or birds or squirrels out of boredom when I was younger.
I havent personally shot a gun in probably 10 years.
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What Im trying to get to is I dont know all the laws of the land because I dont have to know them because I try to do right and not get in trouble so maybe Im missing something here but why in the hell is anyone allowed to have a machine gun?
I understand some folks hunt to feed their families and some folks feel it necessary to have one gun in their home for safety but no one in this world needs a damn machine gun.
Three questions:
1) How do you define "machine gun"?
2) Who do you think had one?
3) What do you think the purpose of the 2nd Amendment is?
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Im referring to the Florida school shooting and the fact that the majority of the shootings are with AR 15s.
As far as the 2nd amendment goes if its outdated,wrong,and bullshit it shouldnt be the law.
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You responded to only one of the three questions.
Two remain -- How do you define an AR 15, because it is not remotely close to being a "machine gun" by anything resembling the common definition, which is why I asked you how YOU are defining "machine gun."
The second is What do you think the purpose of the 2nd Amendment is? I didn't ask if you agree with it, or think it is outdated, but what the PURPOSE of it is, and I ask because you referred to hunting.
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The 2nd amendment is the right to bear arms right?
As far as AR 15s go I was just referencing a story on CNN claiming the majority of these shootings are with these high powered,automatic, weapons.
I never needed one of those to kill a dog,cat,bird,or squirrel and Im sure my single shot shotgun would get the job done on an intruder.
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I think I shot a raccoon once too.
You've got to remember that I live in East Tennessee.
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The 2nd amendment is the right to bear arms right?
As far as AR 15s go I was just referencing a story on CNN claiming the majority of these shootings are with these high powered,automatic, weapons.
I never needed one of those to kill a dog,cat,bird,or squirrel and Im sure my single shot shotgun would get the job done on an intruder.
An AR 15 is not an automatic weapon. I have little doubt about what you say you saw on CNN. I also have no faith in CNN getting such things right.
So now you have effectively answered, or we have discussed away, the first two questions.
The third, and most important one, remains.
What do you think the purpose of the 2nd Amendment is?
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It was probably intended for people to be able to hunt.
That doesnt mean that's the case now.
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It was probably intended for people to be able to hunt.
That doesnt mean that's the case now.
It was NEVER intended for people to hunt. There was never any concern about people ever have been denied the right to hunt, and if THAT were the concern, you would think there would be SOME mention of hunting -- you can be allowed to have a firearm and hunting can be made illegal (and in fact in many places that has happened, and there has never really been any dispute about whether it was Constitutional.
Did you pay much attention in your history classes, particularly the history of the Revolution? Remember the reference to "the shot heard 'round the world," which was a reference to the colonists engaging the British at Lexington and Concord in the first pitched battle of the Revolution?
Do you have any memory at all of what was happening or why?
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Three questions:
1) How do you define "machine gun"?
2) Who do you think had one?
3) What do you think the purpose of the 2nd Amendment is?
SMH
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This seems to be something Americans are willing to put up with (or at least their government representatives are) so long as the appropriate amount of angst is expressed after each mass shooting.
And the campaign contributions keep coming in.
Everybody knows that as soon as there are any restrictions on high capacity magazines and automatic weapons, it will not be 30 days before you won't be able to use a shotgun to go pheasant hunting in South Dakota.
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There already is an automatic weapons ban. By the way, let's make drugs illegal too. That'll stop illegal drugs from getting into the hands of Americans too.
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The issue here is there is no apparatus in this country to prevent mentally ill people from purchasing guns.
People knew this guy was sick in the head. Yet, there is no apparatus to prevent him from buying a firearm. none.
this is the end result of 4 decades of ignoring mental illness treatment and a much longer obsession against any regulations against gun ownership.
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My daughter starts KG in 6 months... At this point, we have to honestly consider if the risk of her being in a school is acceptable. We might have to look into home schooling as there obviously is no movement or push anywhere in this country to prevent atrocities like this.
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We've thought about it as well.
We're definitely in no hurry to send Ryne to school.
Its about time though.
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What is he? Nine next month? Yeah. Send him to school or he won't lurn to reed.
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He's 4 now Curt but we're gonna give him the ol' redshirt year for sports and development purposes.
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Good idea.
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You being serious?
A good friend of mine is a principal at Battle Ground Academy in Nashville and strongly believes in it.
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Situations are different for each child, and each child is different, but an example from my life.
My two oldest daughters were two years apart, and our oldest daughter was extremely assertive, an outstanding student and very well socialized. In retrospect, she totally dominated her younger sister.
When it was time for the younger one to enter school, we had a choice of waiting a year or starting her as soon as she was eligible. I feel we made the wrong choice when we started her early. For the first 5 years of her life, she was the youngest child in the house, and was never the leader. Her sister decided what games to play, etc., and dominated her life. When she began school, she was one of the youngest kids in her class, and at that age, the difference between being 5 and being 6 is significant. As a result, she almost never got to be the leader, seldom got he own way. To make matters worse she was in the same school as her straight A sister, and was always being compared to her by the teachers that had them both.
In retrospect, I wish we had started her in school a year later. As one of the oldest kids in the class, she might have had more of a chance to be a leader, and less frustrated by always being dominated by everyone that surrounded her.
Just my opinion.
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Dusty, the question remains in our discussion about the Second Amendment.
It was NEVER intended for people to hunt. There was never any concern about people ever have been denied the right to hunt, and if THAT were the concern, you would think there would be SOME mention of hunting -- you can be allowed to have a firearm and hunting can be made illegal (and in fact in many places that has happened, and there has never really been any dispute about whether it was Constitutional.
Did you pay much attention in your history classes, particularly the history of the Revolution? Remember the reference to "the shot heard 'round the world," which was a reference to the colonists engaging the British at Lexington and Concord in the first pitched battle of the Revolution?
Do you have any memory at all of what was happening or why?
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The issue here is there is no apparatus in this country to prevent mentally ill people from purchasing guns.
People knew this guy was sick in the head. Yet, there is no apparatus to prevent him from buying a firearm. none.
this is the end result of 4 decades of ignoring mental illness treatment and a much longer obsession against any regulations against gun ownership.
Civil involuntary commitment is available. Saying nothing can be done is simply not true.
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It is available. But it is extremely difficult. Especially when the person is not known to have committed a crime.
The biggest problem with it is that there are tens of thousands, and perhaps hundreds of thousands of people that have a very similar history to this killer. The vast majority go through life without committing mass murders.
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Thanks Dave.
Im done having this conversation with you Jes.
I told you that I will no longer have these debates with you anymore.
Like Ive said before...you win.
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It is available. But it is extremely difficult. Especially when the person is not known to have committed a crime.
The biggest problem with it is that there are tens of thousands, and perhaps hundreds of thousands of people that have a very similar history to this killer. The vast majority go through life without committing mass murders.
Civil commitment by definition does not involve a crime, and while you describe it as "extremely difficult," I'm not sure what you base that conclusion on. My own experience and observation is that it is not "extremely difficult," though, of course definitions matter. If someone wanted to revisit the standards to be used for civil commitment, I suspect courts, lawmakers and the public, would be quite receptive to it.
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Thanks Dave.
Im done having this conversation with you Jes.
I told you that I will no longer have these debates with you anymore.
Like Ive said before...you win.
Not much there to qualify as either a conversation or a debate, and it never was a matter of whether I won.
YOU raised a matter of considerable interest and importance, but your comments indicate that not only are there a number of things you have not thought of or are not aware of, but even that if you knew a bit more, you likely would change your opinion.
Not surprisingly, you actively want to avoid learning anything more.
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Dave...
Ryne's strong,able,big,smart,potty trained,speaks well,counts to 50,knows his ABCs,and all but Im in no big hurry to run him off yet.
From the time you're 5 till you reach 65 you've gotta get up every morning and go. I work evenings so we have our days together and Ive enjoyed raising him and I just want to let him be a little boy a little longer.
My friend at BGA said he's seen several not hold their kid back and regret it but he's never seen anyone who did hold their kid back that did.
Its not just for sports. Its for everything.
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Anthony Rizzo is one impressive guy:
http://www.bleachernation.com/2018/02/15/anthony-rizzo-speaks-tonight-at-a-vigil-for-the-school-shooting-at-his-alma-mater-video/
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82, Congrats to the Lions on your Regional Championship.
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Ive started a Yahoo fantasy baseball league that isnt gonna draft until the last week of Spring Training.
You are all welcome to join...
https://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b1/33697/invitation?key=1e7f1b70b0b95b84&ikey=28ad92b2aa11d8a0
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JR not only lost his security job for the Nashville mayor, now it comes out as her accountant he couldn't hide her thefts either. What a loser.
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He may not be a good enough accountant to hid HER thefts, but at least he was a good enough accountant to hide HIS OWN thefts.
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I tried my best, but eventually all that overtime I piled up being her accountant and head of security (and only those two things . . . absolutely nothing more) just got to be too much for even me to cover up I'm afraid.
I have to say though, it's amazing how quickly things ended for her. I actually liked her as mayor up until all this started, but her ending was definitely a lot less than gracious. She definitely needed to go.
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He may not be a good enough accountant to hid HER thefts, but at least he was a good enough accountant to hide HIS OWN thefts.
Actually the head of security also pleaded guilty to felony theft, and he has to repay the city about $45K along with three years probation.
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That's a lot to pay for sex. Who was her pimp?
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This link contains a very large number of Wrigley Field and other Cub related aerial photographs.
https://twitter.com/WrigleyAerials
Looking at all of them could easily take 10 - 15 minutes. Here’s one of the 2016 World Series celebration at Grant Park
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DN0TZ5nWAAEMqsd.jpg)
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Anyone know how to get rid of the pop ups on your phone that continually pop up saying your a winner for
Amazon and several other company’s when using the internet?
Thanks
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I think Bennett told me how
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What browser are you using on your phone? I was using Safari and was getting the pop-ups. I recently switched to Chrome after I read they have done a better job blocking those pop ups and it doesn't seem to be happening.
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Chrome is not doing well these days either.
Fangraphs now redirects so much its not worth viewing on the phone.
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Safari is an absolutely horrible web browser.
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JR is stupid.
You have to close the browser and delete your internet history. It is coming from the ads on the site and their cookies. Somebody should let the website know what the issue is.
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Anyone know how to get rid of the pop ups on your phone that continually pop up saying your a winner for
Amazon and several other company’s when using the internet?
Thanks
I think Bennett told me how
Sorry. I'm one of the few people left who still rely entirely on a land line.
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JR is stupid.
No I'm not . . .
(https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/65790697/im-special.jpg)
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It's called ad blocker, fellas
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You're up, tico
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You're up, tico
Don't try and hide... Commish Curt will hunt you down when it's pick time....
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Funny that he can post here and not check the BBFL topic.
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Don't try and hide... Commish Curt will hunt you down when it's pick time....
That's no kidding. He was banging on my window late last night trying to get me to pick. Luckily I was decent. Tho, it occurs to me now, I should have asked him why he didn't use the door. Or email.
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Funny that he can post here and not check the BBFL topic.
Easy enough to check the boards when you’re out to lunch. Another thing entirely to check your spreadsheets from the office computer as you figure out who to draft next...
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Google Docs app for your smartphone...
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Easy enough to check the boards when you’re out to lunch. Another thing entirely to check your spreadsheets from the office computer as you figure out who to draft next...
Oh that's right. The West Coast hippy was at lunch. I forgot. At Starbucks were you? Or Panera Bread for some nice brisque and tofu? Excuuuuuuuuuuuse me! :-*
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Anyone know how to get rid of the pop ups on your phone that continually pop up saying your a winner for
Amazon and several other company’s when using the internet?
Thanks
This appeared in a number of newspapers in the past several days
How can we stop the annoying Amazon lock-screen advertisements that are plaguing our iPhone and iPad Safari browsers?
http://www.bostonherald.com/lifestyle/2018/03/blocking_phone_s_lock_screen_ads
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What is brisque?
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Definition of brisque. plural -s. : an ace or a ten in certain card games (such as bezique) in which the ten ranks between the ace and the king.
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http://www.hotsprings.org/events/event/3104/
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Holy cow, I can visit central is again. Found this and it works to stop redirects in android. Seems like I remember someone asking bout iphone....figured I'd post this, too, for chrome users.
https://www.androidpolice.com/2017/11/08/heres-protect-rogue-redirect-ads-right-now-chrome/
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Wrigley Field earlier this afternoon. Note the new location for the third base dugout. Photo intentionally left large to to make detail more visible.
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Am I imagining things or does it appear the changes will reduce the already small area where a foul ball might be in play?
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Even though the regular season has yet to begin, DirecTV just charged me $28.99 for the second of six MLB Extra Innings payments.
AT&T strikes again.
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T-mobile subscribers get mlb.com for free, just saying.
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T-mobile subscribers get mlb.com for free, just saying.
I was referring to AT&T now owning DirecTV.
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My curse is that Verizon is the only provider that has decent coverage where I live. Good news is we have excellent cable so streaming is very good. I pay $89 a year for MLB.
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Do you not want the package or you don't want to pay for it? I don't get it. I get the football package and they start charging for that in June or July. It was that way before AT&T.
+1 for free mlb.tv thru T-Mobile. Sign up should be tomorrow.
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I was referring to AT&T now owning DirecTV.
How do you pay only $89??
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MLB.TV is $89.99 for one team. $115.99 for all teams.
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MLB.TV is $89.99 for one team. $115.99 for all teams.
That plus Sling is the way to go.
Yeah DirecTV is better, but the difference in quality/experience isn't anywhere near the difference in price.
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How do you pay only $89??
CurtOne must have been referring to the MLB.TV single team option.
I don't mind paying the full price for Extra Innings as I watch quite a few other games. And I like to do it from my recliner rather than sitting in front of my computer. I also make great use of the pause, backup, fast forward, and other remote control features.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/MLBStreams/
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Yes, I just watch the Cubs on MLB. On cable I also get Cardinal games and whatever is on the MLB cable network. More than enough for my wife and me.
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With a Apple TV/Roku/Fire stick you can stream the games on your TV.
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I have an XBox 360. Works great for Netflix, Amazon, WWE, MLB, Microsoft movies
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I use a ROKU for MLB.COM. I can also play it through my TIVO. but it doesn't work as well.
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I have MLB.tv and its a God send.
I didnt know you played video games Curt?
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Heh. I don't play that much. Mostly things like Netflix.
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I use a ROKU for MLB.COM. I can also play it through my TIVO. but it doesn't work as well.
I figured you for a rabbit ears on the rooftop kind of guy.
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I only watch from the rooftop when my wife has kicked me out of the house. And I don't think it is appropriate to comment on my ears. Should we talk about your nose?
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I only watch from the rooftop when my wife has kicked me out of the house. And I don't think it is appropriate to comment on my ears. Should we talk about your nose?
Proverbs 21:9
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Proverbs 21:9
Is that the one that says that anyone commenting falsely on another's ears shall rot in Hades?
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Nope. Look it up. It's in the Old Testament. Written a few years before you were born.
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Finally, there's a reason to live. It's season again!
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Happy birthday, Curt!
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You gotta wait! You're a day early! Monetary gifts can be sent to my PayPal account.
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You didn't celebrate your birthday on the 20th(the equinox), Curt? Or did you just move it to be uppity? If not......wow, to actually know your birthday, considering when you were born, you must be the son of a king. I've read stories and myths of ancient times and they say everyone just got a day older at a specific time every year.
Happy birthday....or do you still call it Nameday?
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Question for those who have MLBTV....
When my smart TV connects with MLBTV it brings up the graphic that has all the games scheduled for that day including the scores of games already finished....Is there a way to where i can change some type of setting so I do not see the Cubs score when I get to that screen so I can watch the in progress game or game thats already completed, without knowing who is going to win/lose beforehand?
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You can try closing your eyes.
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There is a way to do it, I just don't remember how. The app no longer shows me any current scores.
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I get MLB.com with my ROKU. I don't know if the smart TV is similar, but I can hit the menu button and go to settings. There is a setting that says "show scores" and be set on or off.
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From Today's Game
I'm starting to see posts with nothing in them. Anybody else? Bennett's post is one of these.
Robb, Did you get this problem resolved? Something similar and a solution just appeared on the Google Chrome forum
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/SlcFXgsU8ro;context-place=topicsearchin/chrome/category$3Amac%7Csort:relevance%7Cspell:false
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I get MLB.com with my ROKU. I don't know if the smart TV is similar, but I can hit the menu button and go to settings. There is a setting that says "show scores" and be set on or off.
Worked like a charm Dave...thanks
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There is a setting that says "show scores" and be set on or off.
With the ROKU and mlbtv, this used to work perfectly for me, but as of about a year ago, it frequently resets itself from "off" to "on." Anyone else have this problem?
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I think it resets to default after a update goes out.
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That's what my son thought as well. I wish they'd stop updating the damn thing.
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You spelled damb rong.
You have voiced my fear whenever Microsoft or Windows or Firefox or this place or eBay says they are going to upgrade the program and make it better.
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Considering the recent concern about facebook security.... this does appear to work. http://www.wbtv.com/story/37807867/how-to-download-a-copy-of-everything-facebook-knows-about-you
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Okay, say what you will.... but she looks hot to me, and the sex could be, well, explosive....
http://thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/guilty-plea-in-stashed-gun-case-482903
Plea Deal For Woman With Gun In Body Cavity
Cops: Loaded weapon was found during strip search at Illinois jail
APRIL 27--A Missouri woman who had a loaded handgun hidden in her **** at the time of her arrest last year today pleaded guilty to weapons possession and narcotics charges.
During an appearance in Circuit Court in McLean County, Illinois, Anika Witt, 27, copped to a pair of felony charges as part of a plea agreement that requires her to testify at trial against an acquaintance with whom she was arrested last September.
Pictured at right, Witt faces up to 10 years in prison on the gun charge and 15 years in custody on a heroin possession rap. However, her cooperation will likely result in a greatly reduced term when she appears in court in late-June for sentencing.
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As part of Witt’s plea deal, prosecutors agreed to drop four other felony counts lodged against the convicted felon (who faces a $6400 fine related to the heroin count).
Witt and Clinton McDonald, 29, were arrested following a traffic stop on Interstate 55 just north of Bloomington. A search of the pair’s vehicle turned up heroin and Ecstasy, police reported.
Witt was subsequently transported to the McLean County jail, where arrestees are subjected to a strip search. It was during that procedure that a female jailer recovered a loaded Kimber .380 caliber handgun from Witt’s ****. The weapon, cops say, had a fully loaded clip and a bullet in the chamber. The gun, seen below in a photo from the manufacturer’s web site, is 5.6” long and weighs 13.4 ounces with an empty magazine.
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Doable probably.
Hot no.
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Depending on what those 4 asterisks say, you might have to be a horse.
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Free download to same the PC-based baseball game Baseball Mogul. It's a pretty good game, though the free version does not have players developing from one year to the next as the full game does. (The free version does still have players develop, or regress, during the course of a single year, but that improvement or decline is not so dramatic.) http://igg-games.com/baseball-mogul-2018-free-download.html
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A group of seniors at Wisconsin's Cumberland High School had some jaws dropping Monday morning, but it was all in good fun.
Pasko and company hatched a scheme in which an old junker car was sawed in half and placed on a dolly. It was then positioned in front of the high school. Loose bricks were strewn around it with tape and black tarp used to create the appearance of a hole.
The idea was to make it look like a car had gone through the high school wall.
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http://kstp.com/news/wisconsin-seniors-stage-epic-prank-cumberland-high-school-car-in-building-brick/4908500/
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Is Ian Happ looking for an off season job with the Weather Channel?
https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/997122557743681536
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I wish there was a way to see one of these replicas before committing $99 for the 9" small model or more for 13" or 19".
https://www.homefields.com/products/chicago-cubs-wrigley-field
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Hey Scoop, you have GOT to tune in to TCM Sunday mornings at 9:00am. Noir Alley. The host, Eddie Muller, is not only expert in the field but totally engaging as well. His choice of films are spot on, most of them B films (B being not for second rate but for low budget second features in double billings) that are short. Yesterday was The Clay Pigeon -- 63 minutes. I don't think I've seen a more tight thriller. Muller's introductions to the films are extremely helpful with background. I only discovered Noir Alley about a month ago and every movie and introduction to date has been great.
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Memorial Day -an unfortunate time to have this amazing place closed for repairs
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https://wtop.com/national/2018/05/arizona-memorial-at-pearl-harbor-closed-indefinitely/
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Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo put his Parkland, Florida, home on the market for a $2.395 million, and it’s a mansion you have to see to believe.
https://youtu.be/OEIGaM4c4H4
Details:
https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/take-a-look-into-cubs-anthony-rizzos-2-4m-florida-home-for-sale/?utm_campaign=ChicagoSunTimes&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_content=1527702605
I haven't priced anything like this recently but I would have guessed a lot more than $2,395,000.00
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Thought that was Davep's place.
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That's an ugly house
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That's why I thought it was Davep's.
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MLB ON FOX: JUNE 2, 2018
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Cubs @Mets Joe Davis, John Smoltz
Red Sox @ Astros Kevin Burkhardt, AJ Pierzynski
Dodgers @ Rockies Don Orsillo, Eric Karros
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Why is he wasting water by leaving the kitchen sink running?
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Thought that was Davep's place.
At my age I pee every hour. I couldn't get along with a house that only had 5 1/2 bathrooms.
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You drink too much.
Im taking allergy medicine that makes me **** more often.
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Anybody else having trouble with AdBlock this morning?
All of my filters are still there but it's as if they are gone.
I suspect Google Chrome.
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MLB.com now want visitors to establish their cookie preferences and it looks like you will be limited to 10 free articles without a login.
Can a fee be far behind?
So far, Cubs.com (which is part of MLB.com) does not appear to be affected.
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You drink too much.
Im taking allergy medicine that makes me **** more often.
I love the asterisks here. What does Dusty do more often? My guess is, break dance.
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master his domain?
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Lol
Pee.
I typed p i s s.
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I think break dance is a lot cooler. Perhaps you break dance before peeing?
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master his domain?
Or failing to master it....
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God bless you Jes.
I hope your memory is improving and all is going well.
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God bless you Jes.
I hope your memory is improving and all is going well.
There was no insult, intended, Jiggs. Do you know what it means to "master your domain," and therefore also what it means NOT to master it?
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Does anyone here have any experience with chromecast?
Particularly in setting it up and starting use of it?
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Supreme Court won't get involved in Wrigley Field dispute
Updated: June 11, 2018, 12:05 PM ET
Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is leaving in place a court decision dismissing a lawsuit filed against the Chicago Cubs by the owners of rooftop clubs adjacent to Wrigley Field.
Skybox on Sheffield and Lakeview Baseball Club sued the Cubs in 2015, arguing in part that a right-field video board the team was adding would block their views of the ballpark and violate terms of a 2004 revenue-sharing agreement.
A federal judge dismissed the case. Judge Virginia Kendall said the board was allowed because the agreement allowed "any expansion of Wrigley Field approved by governmental authorities."
A three-judge panel of the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in September upheld the decision to dismiss the case. The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear the case, leaving the lower court decisions in place.
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MLB ON FOX: June 16, 2018
If your local Fox station is showing one of the other games, there's always MLB.tv or Extra Innings (DirecTV channel 745)
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█ Anchorage AK | █ Fairbanks AK | █ Honolulu HI
█ Cubs @ Cardinals - Joe Davis, John Smoltz
█ Red Sox @ Mariners - Aaron Goldsmith, AJ Pierzynski
█ Giants @ Dodgers - Kevin Burkhardt, Eric Karros
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Attn: Dave23
Marlins Man loses $1.5 million to embezzlement
Updated: June 15, 2018, 11:05 AM ET
Associated Press
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Marlins Man got taken deep.
A bookkeeper pleaded guilty this week to embezzling $1.5 million from South Florida lawyer Laurence Leavy, who often sits in the best seats at major sporting events nationwide bedecked in his bright orange Miami Marlins visor and jersey.
The SunSentinel reports Maria Alonso pleaded guilty in federal court to issuing more than 1,000 fake checks to herself since 2009 and received a four-year sentence. She worked 17 years for Leavy.
Leavy wears his orange getup to games, which makes him noticeable on TV. The workers compensation attorney often buys several of the best seats and then treats random fans, just asking them that they pay the good deed forward.
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Such a kind hearted fellow.
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Okay...stupid me doesn't know what I'm looking at there.
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Okay...stupid me doesn't know what I'm looking at there.
See the previous post.
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Such a kind hearted fellow.
Was that sarcasm? It would seem to me that buying tickets for random fans, asking nothing in return but that they do a favor for someone else, seems rather kind hearted to me.
Is there something else that we haven't been told about?
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He wasn't kind hearted enough to let that bookkeeper get away with 1.5 million of his money.
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Most ballparks have reduced the risk of being hit by a foul ball or a thrown bat by putting up more netting. But what about flying hot dogs?
http://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=23861261
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Another great film on Noir Alley Sunday. Where and how does this Eddie Muller find these gems? This one was titled The Man Who Cheated Himself. Lee J. Cobb and Jane Wyatt. Terrific!
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Looking ahead to the second game of the doubleheader on Saturday
MLB ON FOX: July 21, 2018
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█ Cardinals @ Cubs Len Kasper, Tom Verducci
█ Astros @ Angels Kenny Albert, Eric Karros
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Not that I miss him in any way but I was told by someone here that Jes was having some serious health issues and Ive noticed he hasn't been here in a while.
Did I miss something?
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I'm sorry to hear that if it's true.
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Not that I miss him in any way but I was told by someone here that Jes was having some serious health issues and Ive noticed he hasn't been here in a while.
Did I miss something?
Amusing.
Who told you? Chuck Flieschman?
Before today, my last post was two days ago.
By the way, did you ever try out the game I posted the link to a couple of months ago?
Free download to same the PC-based baseball game Baseball Mogul. It's a pretty good game, though the free version does not have players developing from one year to the next as the full game does. (The free version does still have players develop, or regress, during the course of a single year, but that improvement or decline is not so dramatic.) http://igg-games.com/baseball-mogul-2018-free-download.html
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Not quite Jes.
A poster here sent me an email.
And no I didnt try the game.
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I buy the MLB The Show game every year and I collect SEGA GENESIS sports games and probably have 20 baseball games for it.
Those are the only ones I play.
I do play fantasy baseball and you can ask a few members here how bad ass I am at that.
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The download is free. One of the reasons I asked you about it is I know you play the other two and as interested in how you thought it might compare.
As to the poster sending you the supposed email -- I am having pretty much the same problems I have had with my ankles for close to 40 years now, had pneumonia a bit less than a year and a half ago, could lose some weight, have concerns with my memory (as I have indicated here before) and am suffering from the typical maladies any male my age suffers. But I still have not missed a scheduled day of work due to illness or injury since 1976, and hiked a bit of the Appalachian Trail (bad ankles and all) just two years ago. So either it was someone who did not know what they were talking about, you did not understand or do not accurately remember what they wrote, you made it up, THEY made it up in hopes of cheering you up, or.... nah, that pretty much exhausts the options I can think of.
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It was about your memory issues.
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And Ive seen and spoken to Chuck Fleishman again recently.
He was playing in that congressman softball game that got shot up and he was telling me about it.
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It was about your memory issues.
Interesting.... considering your earlier comment was:
Not that I miss him in any way but I was told by someone here that Jes was having some serious health issues and Ive noticed he hasn't been here in a while.
Did I miss something?
Most people probably would not consider "memory issues" to be included in "serious health issues," but then I guess it has long since been established that you probably should not be included in "most people."
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Pat Summitt died from them Brother.
That sounds pretty serious to me but go ahead and be a bastard to someone who was just checking on you.
I'd expect no less from you.
And the email I received stated that you went weeks at a time struggling to remember things.
I'd consider that serious if it were me.
Now Ive already gave you more time than you deserve.
Ill not give you any more.
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Pat Summitt died from them Brother.
That sounds pretty serious to me but go ahead and be a bastard to someone who was just checking on you.
I'd expect no less from you.
And the email I received stated that you went weeks at a time struggling to remember things.
I'd consider that serious if it were me.
Now Ive already gave you more time than you deserve.
Ill not give you any more.
Checking on me, my ass. You were simply hoping I was dead. Summit also did not die from "memory issues," but from full onset alzheimer's, which was likely bad enough she had been in a complete care nursing home for some time before her death.
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Question for those more familiar with Chicago.
My wife and sister-in-law are planning a day trip to Chicago before driving up to see some family in Grand Rapids. The date they picked was Aug 2.
This popped up from Bleacher Nation.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-news-conference-protest-shutdown-20180724-story.html
They are planning at staying at a Hotel downtown near State street and my kids are 5-8. My daughter wants to see the Field Museum. With Lallapalooza going on in Grant Park and this protest would it better to just skip Chicago?
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It will be fine. Busier than usual so take extra time to get around but it will be ok.
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Thanks!
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MLB Tonight has been blocked out all night on DirecTV tonight for me. Anyone else? I've never had it happen before that I can remember. No game, just the show.
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An inspirational article on former Cub prospect Dennis Bair:
https://theathletic.com/445308/2018/07/31/who-is-that-big-guy-helping-to-find-missing-children-its-former-cubs-prospect-dennis-bair/
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That’s great...
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Hey WMLJ -- Ha! I forgot about that child. I miss Scoop too.
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:)
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FITS is dry and safe in North Carolina.
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I never get tired of looking at aerial photos of Wrigley Field
https://twitter.com/WrigleyAerials
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Looking ahead
MLB ON FOX: September 29, 2018
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█ Cardinals @ Cubs Len Kasper, John Smoltz
█ Yankees @ Red Sox Don Orsillo, AJ Pierzynski, David Cone
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New aerial photo of Wrigley Field
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Test. They shut down the internet at work. Well, they can't shut it down but they spy on you and tell you they are spying on you, and they are 'cause the new boss mentioned Bleacher Bums and baseball and told me I'm to keep my mind free of outside stimuli , no four-suit spider solitaire either, not at work. Tell Cubette my Facebook page is dead for now. Brewers . . . Hmm
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Dog. what PITA!! Will catch you on FB sometime?
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Wrigley renovations are underway
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Baseball in Venezuela, along with it citizens, is really suffering.
Hyperinflation has pulverized incomes while putting ticket prices out of reach for many. Others are avoiding the ballpark for fear of getting mugged or because they don't know how they'll get home amid a nationwide transportation crisis. In response, more daytime games are being played.
http://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=24994048
Willson Contreras is from Puerto Cabello
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Offseason renovations resume at Wrigley Field — and the Captain Morgan Club is the first to go
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-cubs-wrigley-field-offseason-renovations-20181018-story.html
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For real?
https://mobile.twitter.com/TIME/status/1054749552157302785
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What could possibly go wrong?
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Are they going to put a giant Cubs logo on it?
[/JeffH]
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John Lackey celebrating his 40th birthday last night with wife Kristina
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Looks like a fun celebration.
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Willie McCovey died today. One of the best hitters I have ever seen.
RIP.
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Red Sox fans celebrate by tossing beer cans at the duck boats carrying players in the parade and damage the World Series trophy. Manager Alex Cora, and his daughter, were doused by a different can.
I guess duck boats are still safe if used on dry land.
https://youtu.be/2JyI5Z8Pca0
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Damn. That had to be a full beer to do that damage. That is a waste of good beer!
Oh. I replayed it and they were tossing the full can of beer to the players. They were not throwing it at the trophy. I guess you blame the players for not catching the damn beer.
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Speaking of uses for beer.... try cooking pasta in beer.
Just replace the water you boil your pasta in with an equal amount of beer.
Excellent.
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VOTE!
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Carrie Muskat retires from covering the Cubs for MLB.com
Carrie Muskat @CarrieMuskat 1h1 hour ago
A personal note: I'm now a free agent. While I won't be writing for MLB dot com, I'll try to keep you updated on #Cubs news. Thanks for your support, your trust and the giggles over the years. See you in AZ and at Wrigley
Say what you want about Carrie but she was hard-working, loyal to the Cubs, and did not go for the nonsense that some others often spew out. At age 62, the travel may have finally wore her down.
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A little Muskat love.
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Damn... just never thought of Muscat being 62... and can't imagine retiring that young.
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The CNN interview of this courageous woman compelled me to find this link about her amazing story
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nurses-fleeing-fast-moving-camp-fire-scramble-save-patients-themselves-n934961
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Thanks for the link, Bennett. True heroism.
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Sammy Sosa at his 50th birthday party Monday night.
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Livin la vida LOCA!!
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Are those flowers on Sammy's shoes?
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egg plant
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Lots of changes at Wrigley before the 2019 season opens
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-wrigley-field-renovation-seats-renumbered-20181114-story.html
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Aerial photos of Wrigley Field taken November 28
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Has anyone read this?
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https://www.amazon.com/Now-Taking-Field-Baseballs-Franchises/dp/0879466669/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1544939294&sr=1-1&keywords=Now+Taking+the+Field+Stone
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A SPECIAL Happy Birthday to my BBF friend and co-conspirator. Have a great one.
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Thanks!
Nothing like spending your birthday working for free...but that's for the Politics page (which I despise...)
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Dave, you ruined it! LOL I was waiting for someone to say, "WHO?" and I was going to hit them with "If you have to ask, he's not your friend." Anyhow have a great day. From your comment are you one of those working without pay because of the shutdown? I would think you were essential personnel.
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Best wishes, D23! Have a wonderful celebration
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Yes, I am deemed essential...
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Yes, I am deemed essential...
You sly one. Gottem fooled.
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For the video gamers here I have to say this.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is the greatest video game ever made.
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Posted just for Deeg
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/02/us/2019-banished-words-trnd/index.html
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https://www.sbnation.com/2019/1/11/17464820/yeah-you-arent-laughing-at-me-now-thats-right-im-huge-and-strong-and-i-can-hit-the-ball-300-feet
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Sun-Times sports columnist Rick Morrissey was named 2018 Illinois Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association on Monday.
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Posted without comment
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https://www.sbnation.com/2019/1/11/17464820/yeah-you-arent-laughing-at-me-now-thats-right-im-huge-and-strong-and-i-can-hit-the-ball-300-feet
Thats a great read.
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Who was the comedian who took his little 5 year old daughter to the ball park and kept hitting the ball and making her chase it then he ran her over at home plate and jumped up and down. That was hilarious, and it reminds me of this piece.
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I looked all over YouTube and couldn't find it. Anybody know which one I'm talking about?
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Bob Costas (known for his broadcast of “The Sandberg” game) is leaving NBC Sports
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https://sports.yahoo.com/bob-costas-announces-nbc-career-001304654.html
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Bob Costas (known for mocking Pedro Strop for pointing to the sky after a bad outing and for being generally insufferable when talking about anything that happened in baseball after 1989) is leaving NBC Sports
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https://sports.yahoo.com/bob-costas-announces-nbc-career-001304654.html
Fixed it for you.
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He also considers Bartman the most important person in Cub history.
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br - You mean this?
https://youtu.be/yqLxzOWW_M8
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Funny how Costas' star power evaporated so quickly.
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Costas should’ve gotten out 10 years ago when it was obvious baseball wasn’t regressing back to how it was when he was young. He’s like Smoltz—not necessarily a bad announcer, but his dislike of the modern game compared to previous generations makes him hard to listen to.
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600 LB Life is the best show on TV.
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DIRECTV has just revealed the price for its 2019 MLB Extra Innings plan, and it’s higher than last year — by $3.91.
The satcaster is charging $177.90 for this year’s package of out-of-market MLB games, according to a DIRECTV web page just posted, compared to $173.99 for the 2018 plan.
As it did in the previous four seasons, DIRECTV is including a free subscription to MLB.TV with the Extra Innings package. MLB.TV, which normally costs $115.99, allows subscribers to watch the games over the Internet on connected devices.
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Just curious. I live in Florida, and get the MLB package for 115.99, which I can play on my ROKU or TIVO. Is there any advantage to paying 177.90 in order to get both? I guess another way of asking it is, under what scenario does the free MLB package add value to the Extra Innings package? Is it just the ability to watch games on phone or other device while away from home?
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If you just get MLB TV you can stream on the Roku or any other device. A lot of smart TV's have an app for MLB TV on it already.
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Dave messed up the question (cue Curt). What value does the Extra Innings package offer over MLB.TV (which is cheaper and can be played on ROKU)? Why would I pay 177 instead of 116?
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1. I much prefer to watch the Cubs from my easy chair instead of the desk type chair in front of my computer.
2. Using fast forward on a television to skip past past commercials, umpire reviews, pitching changes, etc. is invaluable.
3. If Len and JD are blacked out in favor of a team that claims your area, you can go to MLB.tv and use a VPN such as HOLA to get around the blackout.
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I have MLB.tv and its invaluable.
I work evenings and can come home and watch the game in about 5 minutes with Len and JD announcing.
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Dave messed up the question (cue Curt). What value does the Extra Innings package offer over MLB.TV (which is cheaper and can be played on ROKU)? Why would I pay 177 instead of 116?
It is unusual for Dave. He usually messes up the answers.
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T-Mobile subscribers get mlb.tv for free.
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T-Mobile subscribers get mlb.tv for free.
Do blackout rules apply?
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Yes. It's the same mlb.tv that everyone gets. Same blackout rules. Same bypass via vpn if needed...
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Happy Birthday, Jeff Horn!
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Giddyup!
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Yeah Happy Birthday Jeff!
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Gary Woodland surprises Amy from Special Olympics Arizona 2019
https://www.youtube.com/embed/rYSjFvCNP7Q?feature=oembed
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It won't be long
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Willson Contreras on the situation in Venezuela
https://chicago.suntimes.com/?post_type=cst_article&p=1754502
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Ill put this here so it wont clutter up your fantasy thread.
Ill start another yahoo fantasy baseball league this year if enough of you all are interested.
Curt has already said he'd play again but he preferred rotisserie scoring and that's fine by me.
Any and all of you are welcome.
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Here's the league invitation...
https://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b1/46470/invitation?key=d6671efae14606b1&ikey=9c04863a404e3110
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I’m in...
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You and Curt are now.
Thanks.
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So a standard rotisserie league? No special rules beyond minor changes (I'm not opposed to using better stats than AVG or W if Yahoo allows it, for example)? If it's a something I've played before, I'd probably be interested. But I'm learning the BBFL this year, so I don't want to take on a second league that is going to have a big learning curve.
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Its standard rotisserie.
Just like Curt wanted it.
I hope you'd join Br.
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What the heck, I’m in.
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Great.
It aint like I run it.
I just set up the league and we play.
I did dominate all year until I got beat in the playoffs though.
If anyone has any suggestions of how we should adjust the settings and such though just tell me and Ill do it.
I just want a good league to play in.
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I only advertised it here and on the UT baseball board and I invited one friend of mine.
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Okay, I'm in.
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Good.
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Still got 3 spots left.
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In!
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Great.
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I am IN....Auto draft or live draft?
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Great.
Live and 1 spot left.
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I assume it's like last year, live, but if you can't make it the computer will pick
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If the draft is SAT, I am not available....Sundays are better days for me
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The draft is March 23rd since the season starts the 28th.
Thats the last Saturday before opening day but in all honesty Im open to moving it.
I dont even know that itll be ideal for me and wont till closer till time.
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In. Please do all transactions in Australian time. :)
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Awesome.
We're full now.
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And I just wanted a good league to play in.
If anyone has any suggestions just let me know.
Im not the boss.
I just put it together.
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**** (c-r-a-c-k-e-d)
cracker (c-r-a-c-k-e-r)
cracking (c-r-a-c-k-I-n-g)
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Well, that's just silly as hell...
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And I just wanted a good league to play in.
If anyone has any suggestions just let me know.
I'd be interested in what others who signed up for this league think...does Yahoo let us adjust the stats that we use? I'd really be in favor of replacing BA with OBP, and W with QS if that's possible. It's a pretty minor change, but it better reflects what is important in modern MLB.
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You can change the stats to be whatever you want. I'd agree with OBP and QS. The league still has plenty of old school stats too.
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Im open to whatever everyone thinks is best.
We'll discuss draft time too.
I really wont know when is best for me till the week of because of my work schedule.
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These are the stats we can use...
Games Played
Games Started
At Bats
Runs
Hits
Singles
Doubles
Triples
Home Runs
Runs Batted In
Sacrifice Hits
Sacrifice Flys
Stolen Bases
Caught Stealing
Walks
Intentional Walks
Hit By Pitch
Strikeouts
Ground Into Double Play
Total Bases
Putouts
Assists
Errors
Fielding Percentage
Batting Average
On-base Percentage
Slugging Percentage
On-base + Slugging Percentage
Extra Base Hits
Net Stolen Bases
Stolen Base Percentage
Hitting for the Cycle
Plate Appearances
Grand Slam Home Runs
Outfield Assists
Double Plays Turned
Catcher Interference
Pitchers
Pitching Appearances
Games Started
Innings Pitched
Wins
Losses
Complete Games
Shutouts
Saves
Outs
Hits
Total Batters Faced
Runs
Earned Runs
Home Runs
Walks
Intentional Walks
Hit Batters
Strikeouts
Wild Pitches
Balks
Stolen Bases Allowed
Batters Grounded Into Double Plays
Save Chances
Holds
Total Bases Allowed
Earned Run Average
(Walks + Hits)/ Innings Pitched
Strikeouts per Walk Ratio
Strikeouts per Nine Innings
Pitch Count
Singles Allowed
Doubles Allowed
Triples Allowed
Relief Wins
Relief Losses
Pickoffs
Relief Appearances
On-base Percentage Against
Winning Percentage
Hits Per Nine Innings
Walks Per Nine Innings
No Hitters
Perfect Games
Save Percentage
Inherited Runners Scored
Quality Starts
Blown Saves
Net Saves
Saves + Holds
Net Saves and Holds
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Wow, a lot of those options are far worse than the typical categories.
I do like saves + holds better than saves just because that makes about three times as many relievers interesting. It's easy to do well in the saves category by just switching out relievers constantly...adding set up guys to the mix makes that harder.
So if I was going to choose the scoring, I think R/HR/RBI/SB/OBP and QS/SV+H/K/ERA/WHIP would make for a more interesting and competitive league.
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My suggestion is add OBP and QS and still keep the original 10 stats.
I dont think I'd want holds because then Im forced to carry a few pitchers I never would.
That's just my vote though.
Im not the boss.
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I added OBP and QS to the scoring settings.
The original 10 are still there though so we now have 12.
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LAS VEGAS -- Nevada gambling regulators have rejected a request by Major League Baseball to ban betting on spring training games.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board said in a letter to MLB that casinos in Las Vegas and elsewhere have taken bets on exhibition baseball games for decades without problems.
If gambling is a disease, anyone who wagers on a spring training game is really sick.
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If gambling is a disease, anyone who wagers on a spring training game is really sick.
where can I bet on wrestling?
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We have another spot open in the fantasy baseball league.
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You know what must be a fun job? Headline writer.
My phone alerted me today about an article entitled:
"How Patriots owner Robert Kraft could get off in **** case"
That's gold!
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You know what must be a fun job? Headline writer.
My phone alerted me today about an article entitled:
"How Patriots owner Robert Kraft could get off in **** case"
That's gold!
Reminds me of a basketball headline not long ago: "Trojans win rubber match".
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I just finished spending a considerable amount of time talking to DirecTV and MLB.tv
First, I learned that due to a recent technical upgrade by MLB.tv, LG televisions are no longer compatible with MLB.tv The message also says the restriction applies to ROKU and another service.
I was then told that if you subscribe to MLB Extra Innings, the free access to MLB.tv will not begin until the regular season starts.
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I think that has always been the case, as far as your last sentence...
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I think that has always been the case, as far as your last sentence...
The tech support people at DirecTV did not know that.
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Maybe the tech department didn't have a need to know.
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The tech people at Comcast seem to have a need to know very little.
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I’ve always had EI, and I’ve always had to pay for a spring training package to get games that weren’t regularly scheduled on DirecTV.
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I know at one point MLB.TV would work on Chromebooks last year at that was resolved in a month or two.
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T-Mobile subscribers get mlb.tv for free. Just sayin.
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I use my PS4.
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T-Mobile subscribers get mlb.tv for free. Just sayin.
T-Mobile gets zero reception in my area. Just sayin'
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Stop sayin'.
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T-Mobile subscribers get mlb.tv for free. Just sayin.
yeah. My company switched from AT&T to T-Mobile. I am just waiting on the Tuesday reward to get it. Not only will that be free but I don't pay anything for my phone or unlimited service. :)
Beat that deal!
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If we had MLB TV last season, do we need to contact them again this season to re-up, or do they automatically do it unless you tell them NO?
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I believe I had to designate that I wanted automatic renewal, jacey. I'm not absolutely sure though.
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Mine automatically renew, and did so this year. I do not remember if I had to designate that they do that, or if it happens automatically for everyone.
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The only way to stop it is to edit your credit card. I think you also have 30 days to tell it you don't want it, but it's a hassle.
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Nearly every thing on MLB.Com's store is 65% off I just bought a ton of stuff for my new Cubs wall in my office. Been wanting to do it for a long time but I'm too cheap.
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In an attempt to move the bourbon discussion here...
Since Tico mentioned rye...here’s a bottle my buddy brought me a week or two ago...bottled exclusively for his store. Can’t wait to try it!
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Ok. Neat or on the rocks?
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Nice!
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In an attempt to move the bourbon discussion here...
Since Tico mentioned rye...here’s a bottle my buddy brought me a week or two ago...bottled exclusively for his store. Can’t wait to try it!
Looks like they're an outfit from West Virginia. They probably know a thing or too about making a good whiskey out in the mountains there. Yeah you'll need to share how that is!
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Yeah you'll need to share
how that is!
Fixed that part for you.
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I always have a bottle of Virginia Gentleman on hand for when my wife's grandfather comes over. That is his one and only probably because it was originally a local product.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Virginia_Gentleman.jpg/800px-Virginia_Gentleman.jpg)
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"Virginia Bourbon" - this is a misnomer, no?
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(http://this is a misnomer, no?)
I don't know. Why would it be?
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Bourbon is used to come from a specific region in Kentucky I believe.
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Wasn't Kentucky the first spin off of Virginia colony? Don't they touch? Seems like some of those adjacent parts distilled similarly.
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(http://this is a misnomer, no?)
I don't know. Why would it be?
I thought Bourbon was exclusively made in KY, just like Champagne comes from Champagne, France. There's no such thing as Cali champagne - it's "sparking"; Spain is Cava; Italy Prosecco, etc.
In looking into it further, though, I've learned that Bourbon can be made anywhere in the US, though 95% of it does come from Kentucky.
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Wasn't that just a recent change too? I always thought the same thing until not too long ago myself. We have a pretty good locally made bourbon in Nashville called Belle Meade Bourbon, and I always wondered how they got away with that.
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I think so. I thought it used to be a specific region in Kentucky as well.
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You know the best bourbon in the world is made in Tennessee.
Jack Daniels.
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You know the best bourbon in the world is made in Tennessee.
Jack Daniels.
Might want to read the label next time....
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LOL
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According to their website, Jack has distilleries in Nashville and Lynchburg
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It's actually not bourbon, per JD's own branding. It's officially Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey.
Further, "Tennessee Whiskey" isn't just a geographic clarification, but there is a unique charcoal filtration process required for the "Tennessee Whiskey" labeling. Bourbon does not undergo the same process.
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correct
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Pour a couple of fingers of Jack Daniels and listen to this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggkyQ8RqOvc
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No Show Jones!
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Like I said before I dont drink.
I havent drunk a beer in years and dont drink a cup full of bourbon a year.
If I do drink though it is bourbon and it is Jack Daniels.
Its kinda a sin to drink anything but that around here.
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It's also a sin to call Jack Daniels Bourbon...
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It's also a sin to call Jack Daniels Bourbon...
Oh, but not his worst even before breakfast.
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Yeah. I don't think it is a recent thing. Virginia Gentleman was first started in 1934 in Reston VA. Then moved to Fredericksburg (where I live) and now is distilled in Kentucky by Buffalo Trace Distillery.
I just read a great article...
Scotch vs. Bourbon vs. Rye: A Complete Guide to Whiskey Varieties
Get up out of your seat and look at yourself in the mirror. What do you see? An accomplished whiskey drinker who can tell the origins of a bottle by its color? Or an amateur who wouldn't be able to differentiate the cheap stuff from a bottle of Yamazaki Sherry Cask Single Malt?
Preferences aside, everyone can stand to get educated when it comes to the brown stuff. If you don't know your Kentucky bourbon from Japanese whisky, allow yourself to be immersed in this article before you immerse yourself in booze. Pro tip: read this in Alec Baldwin’s voice for an aurally delightful time. Actually, you should probably do that anytime you read anything. Here we go.
What is whiskey?
Good question! Technically, it is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash. This mash is typically aged in wooden casks, which gives it that distinct brown color and taste. Popular whiskey brands include Jack Daniel's, Maker's Mark, Glenmorangie, Bulleit, Johnnie Walker, and -- every dad's favorite -- The Macallan. However, within the category of "whiskey" lie several confusing subsets, often containing subtle (yet important) differences.
What makes whiskey, bourbon?
This one's a doozy, but bear with us. For a whiskey to be considered bourbon, the mixture of grains from which the product is distilled (the mash) must be, at least, 51% corn, rye, wheat, malted barley, or malted rye grain. On top of that, the mixture must be stored in charred oak containers and cannot contain any additives. That law pretty much separates bourbon from everything else.
Bourbon tastes like: Its main characteristic is its sweetness, but it's also a bit smoky due to the charred oak.
Brands you should know: Wild Turkey, Jim Beam, Maker's Mark, Woodford Reserve
Is Tennessee whiskey just bourbon with a different name?
Glad you asked. First and foremost, the biggest difference between these two whiskeys is location. Tennessee whiskey is made in Tennessee and bourbon was invented by a man named Shelbyville Kentucky. Just kidding. What separates the two is a method of filtering called the Lincoln County Process in which the whiskey is filtered through, or steeped, in charcoal before going into the casks. The most famous Tennessee whiskey out there is Jack Daniel's and it -- alongside other Tennessee distillers -- doesn’t refer to its product as bourbon.
Tennessee whiskey tastes like: Bourbon, if we're being honest
Brands you should know about: Jack Daniel's, Collier and McKeel
What is Scotch?
Scotch is technically whisky (spelled without the "e") that has been distilled and matured in Scotland. It is made mostly from malted barley -- remember, bourbon is made from corn. Scotch, in layman's terms, tastes a lot like bourbon, but with a trademark "bite" dragging along the back of your tasting. This is the reason some people stay away from Scotch, but for others, it's an acquired taste that only makes the experience richer. One things for sure: amateurs should not start with Scotch.
Scotch tastes like: Rubber, wood, fire, dirt, and leather -- but in a good way. A great way, actually.
Brands you should know: Cutty Sark, Glenlivet, Johnnie Walker, Macallan
What's Canadian whisky?
Canadian whisky (also spelled sans "e") is actually interchangeable with the term "rye whisky" in Canada. Canadian whisky, as compared to other whiskys, is typically lighter and smoother. Plus, Don Draper drinks it. It's usually made with different grains, but corn is often most prevalent. For a while, rye was a popular addition, hence the name interchangeability in Canada.
Canadian tastes like: Plain, smooth whisky. A solid choice for whisky novices.
Brands you should know: Canadian Mist, Crown Royal, Canadian Club
What about rye?
Rye whiskey, like its name suggests, is a whiskey that is distilled from at least 51% rye. What is rye? Rye is a type of grass that is a member of the wheat tribe and closely related to barley.
Rye tastes like: A spicy, grainy, hard-edged version of bourbon. Like bourbon's maverick younger brother. Let's call him, "Maverick."
Brands you should know: Journeyman Ravenswood, Van Winkle Family Reserve
Let's talk about Irish whiskey
Whereas most Scottish whiskey is distilled twice, Irish whiskey (with an "e") goes through three rounds of distillation before it's bottled. Compared to the Scottish stuff, Irish whiskey uses a lot of barley and doesn't have that smoky, burnt-rubber taste that you'll find from the peat (which is essentially partially decayed vegetables) that's in Scotch. Fun fact: legally, Irish whiskey must be aged in Ireland for at least three years in wooden casks to be considered whiskey!
Irish whiskey tastes like: Very, very smooth and less sweet than most American bourbons. Great for sipping.
Brands you should know: Jameson, Midleton, Green Spot
What is white whiskey? Is it just moonshine? What is moonshine?
The term "moonshine" is slang for quickly distilled un-aged corn mash and, according to the omnipotent Wikipedia, "is derived from the term 'moonrakers' used for early English smugglers and the clandestine (i.e., by the light of the moon) nature of the operation." So, technically, when you see whiskey labeled "moonshine" in stores, it's really just white whiskey, because "moonshine" refers to illegal hooch made at home. This stuff is only white because it hasn't seen the inside of a wooden cask.
White whiskey tastes like: Whiskey-flavored vodka
Brands you should know: Hudson NY Corn Whiskey, Bully Boy, Buffalo Trace White Dog
And just so you know, moonshine tastes like: Fire, because it's almost always at some ridiculously high proof
How about Japanese whisky?
Japanese whisky is a treat. You may notice that it follows suit with the Scottish and Canadians with the omittance of the letter "e." This is because Suntory’s first master distiller Masataka Taketsuru studied in Scotland and came to love the taste of Scottish whisky. The biggest Japanese whisky producers are Suntory and Nikka, the former of which has had some seriously cool commercials in the past. You can't really pin Japanese whisky down to a specific style, but it's generally Scotchy.
Japanese whisky tastes like: Scotch, sort of, but it really depends on the brand. One thing is for sure, they all taste like relaxing times.
Brands you should know: Suntory, Nikka
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How Cubs’ bizarre ticket pricing system turns $128 package into $504 at checkout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/cubs-tickets-2019-pricing-confusing/?utm_campaign=ChicagoSunTimes&utm_content=1552068203&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
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Happy Birthday to Dave Pol, one of Methusalah's high school classmates.
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You should at least mention that he was a senior while I was just a freshman.
And you were the English Teacher. Which was odd, since no one talked English back then.
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Who's down to move the Yahoo draft up to say tomorrow night?
My work schedule is kinda week to week so I never really know when Ill be available.
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I can do it after 6:30 CST.
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I can do it tomorrow.
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Ok. Im adaptable. Im just glad we put a good league together. Lets just see if anyone has any objections first. I can do it any time after say 8 est.
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If we cant, the computer will take someone for us, right?
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Are you able to tell us the draft order in advance, or is that generated by Yahoo close to draft time?
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Yahoo will choose it. I have no idea of the order.
Yes Curt it will autodraft.
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Nobody has had an issue with it yet. We'll tentatively plan for 8 pm. Ill let everyone know 100% asap.
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We'll wait till tomorrow around 1-2 pm est to see if anyone has any issues with it and if not we'll do it.
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Tomorrow works for me. If not I will autodraft
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8PM what time zone? Central?
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Eastern.
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For those of you that haven’t drafted in Yahoo before you can do it on your smartphone through their fantasy app. It is a little harder than on a computer to follow the picks.
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Ok. Tonight at 8 it is.
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When does the draft order generate?
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Very close to draft time I believe.
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so tonight at 7?
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11:13 in Adelaide; 11:16 in Canberra
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When does the draft order generate?
Found this on Yahoo's site: Order of selection will be randomly determined approximately 30 minutes before the start of the draft.
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Im glad we're able to do this.
This is my baseball community and the best baseball fans in the world.
Thank you all.
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On the site is there a draft room?
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Got it
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Great story
MLB '19: Longtime baseball voices going, going, almost gone
http://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=26303066
All the names you would expect plus there's even a Harry Doyle mention. But The Hawk is nowhere to be found.
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March 17
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D14an-kWwAElWxQ.jpg:small)
Today
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Here's what you need to know about Cubs and White Sox baseball on TV and radio this season
Not to be dramatic, but this season is the end of baseball on TV as we know it in Chicago.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/ct-spt-cubs-white-sox-wgn-tv-radio-opening-day-20190325-story.html
Nothing really new in the story but it is still worth reading.
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If you're a TMobile subscriber, you can get your free mlb.tv subscription activated starting today.
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Done...
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New seats down the leftfield line at Wrigley
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D3GKMb_X0AAbLc_.jpg:small)
And a seat where you will never have to get up to let someone in or out
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D3GMjQ1XgAAyWYF.jpg:small)
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That's Davep's seat, often called the Smelfart seat, Mandan for "he who seldom showers"
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Seats like that are very nice for someone using a wheelchair.
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Seats like that are very nice for someone using a wheelchair.
They just have to navigate all those stairs to get to it. Wouldn't that flat area to the right by the elevator be a better place for wheelchairs? Is that what that viewing area is for? Usually the handicap seats are off the concourses before the stairs in the back rows.
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They just have to navigate all those stairs to get to it. Wouldn't that flat area to the right by the elevator be a better place for wheelchairs? Is that what that viewing area is for? Usually the handicap seats are off the concourses before the stairs in the back rows.
My wife is in a wheelchair. All stadiums and auditoriums have empty spaces all over the arena for wheelchairs. I usually have to buy a regular seat and the ticket office gives her the wheelchair designated space next to me. There are no perks to being in a wheelchair, but because of her disability we often get two of the best seats in the house.
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If I remember correctly the last time I was at Nats park there was a wheel chair parking spot and a single seat next to it then a wheel chair spot and a single seat next to it and so on. This was right off the concourse area at the back row before going down the steps to the filed where the seats next to the dugout were. That whole back row of the lower level was handicap seating. If I remember correctly.
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If I remember correctly the last time I was at Nats park there was a wheel chair parking spot and a single seat next to it then a wheel chair spot and a single seat next to it and so on. This was right off the concourse area at the back row before going down the steps to the filed where the seats next to the dugout were. That whole back row of the lower level was handicap seating. If I remember correctly.
That sounds about right, WJ. In most parks there are secret ways to get handicapped people to the box seat area. Ask Dave23, about the Rondevouz in Memphis. We met him there for bbq ribs once. We got a grand tour of the whole restaurant.
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I just left our very own ticohans at his hotel across the street from Minute Maid Park after we watched the Astros defeat the A's in walk-off fashion.
What a great fellow!
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It was a great game and a great time with the one and only JeffH! :)
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When the Cubs opened their new home clubhouse at Wrigley Field in 2016, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw was asked about the disparity in amenities between the Cubs’ spacious room and the cramped quarters used by the visiting teams.
“Every home team has a little bit of an advantage with the amenities,” Kershaw said. “It’s probably magnified a little bit here for this year. But I know they’re redoing it for next year. It’ll be all right.”
Kershaw was only off by three years.
The Cubs finally got around to renovating the visitors’ side in time for the 2019 season, and so far it has received rave reviews from the Pirates and Angels. No more riding an exercise bike in the middle of the room or nudging reporters standing near their lockers because there was nowhere else to stand.
“This is awesome,” first baseman Albert Pujols said. “Where was this 11 years ago, when I was with the Cardinals? It’s a beautiful stadium. I always enjoyed playing here. To me the toughest part was the locker room, but they did an unbelievable job.”
Do the new digs help a visiting team?
“A ton,” Angels manager Brad Ausmus said. “It’s so much nicer.”
But can the new amenities actually help them win games?
“I don’t know if I’d say that, but it’s nice to have your own batting cage and your own weight room,” Ausmus said. “I don’t know if that translates to wins. … I certainly wouldn’t attribute any wins to the clubhouse.”
The visitors clubhouse has had four champagne celebrations the last four seasons: the Mets and Dodgers clinching National League Championship Series in 2015 and ’17, respectively; the Brewers clinching the Central Division title in the tiebreaker game last October; and the Rockies winning the wild-card game the next day.
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Now paint it pink.
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Now paint it pink.
Like Hayden Fry did for the visitors football locker room at Iowa.
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Happy Easter!
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Anybody been to the Amazon Spheres in Seattle? They are supposed to be very popular and hard to get into.
https://youtu.be/e_o1eqRr4sM
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I suspect it has already been discussed and I just missed it, or have forgotten, but whatever happened to FDISK?
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He has been gone for years, after a dispute with BleacherBoy. He returned towards the end of 2016, but then dropped out again.
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MLB players can endorse beer
All the advertisements, Slavin said, will promote responsible drinking. While the athletes will be shown in game footage or talking to the camera, none will be seen consuming the product.
https://www.postguam.com/sports/nation/mlb-players-can-endorse-beer/article_793e18b2-7202-11e9-ae1d-af217ec49c1c.html
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Ball players drink beer?
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It won't be long before the MLBPA tries to add $1.00 to the cost of each six-pack.
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Cubs’ Ben Zobrist cites ‘inappropriate marital conduct’ by wife in court filing
https://chicago.suntimes.com/?post_type=cst_article&p=2501723
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Divorce sucks, so I feel bad for Ben.
Looking for the bright side: maybe we won't have to hear her awful rendition of Benny and the Jets as his walkup music anymore.
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Ben's a strong Christian man.
Julianna Zobrist and Melissa Reidy must be homegirls.
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Come on Corey. You make it hard for the few who try to defend you.
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What an a s s h o l e. Cue the cowardly “I just like getting a rise out of people” post.
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I really was playing.
I dont have a dog in that nor do I care.
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And there it is.
And you’re still an a s s h o l e. Making jokes about domestic abuse and insulting survivors puts you right at the top of that list.
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Looking ahead to Saturday
MLB ON FOX: May 18, 2019
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Houston @ Boston Joe Buck, John Smoltz
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Cubs @ Washington Len Kasper, Joe Girardi
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Milwaukee @ Atlanta Joe Davis, A.J. Pierzynski
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Huh. Intriguing team. Anybody heard Girardi yet?
I'd be less enthused if I were a Nats fan.
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Maddon looks skinny somehow, or skinnier, ? Chatwood, why not him after Darvish, worked last time, there's no rest for the weary, no stone for a bed.
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Well, it worked following Hamels with Chatwood, there's his role, Maddon might have figured something out there.
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Diehards and nonfans alike to foot the bill for new Cubs pay TV network
A partnership between the Cubs and Sinclair Broadcast Group, Marquee is already pitching cable and satellite providers to insert the new regional sports network into the channel lineup. That could automatically add $4 to the nearly $9 monthly regional sports fee paid by Chicago-area subscribers, sources close to the team said.
“They’ll not only pay more if they want to watch it, but they’ll pay more if they don’t want to watch it,” said media analyst Bruce Leichtman, president of Leichtman Research.
Marquee is expected to net the Cubs about $90 million in annual broadcast rights fees as part of a multiyear deal, a significant boost from the $60 million the team currently earns, according to a source close to the team.
A lengthy article with lots of details:
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-cubs-tv-network-cost-20190521-story.html
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Paul Sullivan with a more positive article on the new TV network
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cubs/ct-spt-cubs-tv-marquee-network-sinclair-mike-mccarthy-20190524-story.html
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https://youtu.be/afO3rEtup1o
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Has anybody ever used YouTube TV? If I sign up from my office I can get the Chicago sports channels. Would I be able to watch them from my home in a different state?
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A different state? You mean like, sober, or hysterical, or homicidal?
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No you couldn’t. I have YouTube TV, and I can’t watch Nashville stations when I’m outside the Nashville market.
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Actually though, I wonder if you could do it if you had a VPN that linked with a Chicago IP address. I bet you probably could watch Chicago stations outside of Chicago on YouTube TV doing it that way.
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My work address is in Iowa, which would allow be to get the Chicago channels. I really wouldn’t care if they blocked me out at home, because I could just continue MLB TV to watch the games, but I’d like access to the other Chicago news sports programs.
The frequent traveler section says you just have to watch TV at “home” once every 30 days to maintain access.
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Thanks Bennet, that is really important to remember. I think of the star baseball players who left their careers and went to war willingly. A great reminder of what makes this country great.
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Semper Fidelis.
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Whenever I consider the events of D-Day, I think back to the movie Saving Private Ryan and the scene where Mrs. Ryan looks out the kitchen window of the Nebraska farmhouse and sees the priest and the sheriff pulling into the yard.
Another WWII movie, 30 Seconds Over Tokyo, brings back a different type of memory. In Jimmy Doolittle's biography he relates how he often was asked to speak at schools and tells about the time a teacher introduced him as a hero of World War eleven.
Shortly before Katrina, I visited the D-Day museum in New Orleans expecting to spend maybe an hour there. Instead, it took half of the day. The museum is now dedicated to WWII and I’m sure it is still worth visiting
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Thanks Bennet, that is really important to remember. I think of the star baseball players who left their careers and went to war willingly. A great reminder of what makes this country great.
It's a reminder of what made the country great. 75 years later, we've got Donald Trump as president bashing Bette Midler on twitter. All good things come to an end, I guess.
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It's a reminder of what made the country great. 75 years later, we've got Donald Trump as president bashing Bette Midler on twitter. All good things come to an end, I guess.
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game; it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good and it could be again."
-- Terence Mann (actor James Earl Jones) in the 1989 movie "Field of Dreams."
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Fernando Romero of the Twins became the first player in MLB history to wear No. 80. The only unused numbers now are 86, 89 and 92.
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MLB Fan-Driven Stadium Guides
The survey asked about atmosphere (#1 - PNC), food (#1 - Guaranteed Rate Field), and bathrooms (#! - SunTrust Park)
https://seatgeek.com/stadium-guides/
https://seatgeek.com/stadium-guides/wrigley-field
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As the stomach turns, all this bile that builds up right down there, can't hit can't pitch can't do anything productive at all, runners left on all year long, I guess if your pay is way way more than your worth, who cares? Join the crowd, smile your little stupid smile to the ESPN ragtime announcers, make a mockery of the whole game, bunch of losers.
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Shouldn't you be out on a ledge somewhere?
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Shouldn't you be out on a ledge somewhere?
What makes you think dog isn't?
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How much is beer at Wrigley...round numbers.
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When I went a beer and a bag of peanuts was like 25 dollars.
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How much is beer at Wrigley...round numbers.
$10-11
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Sad
https://youtu.be/5516cMV7I34
http://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=27086388
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6.4 earthquake in Southern California - felt in Los Angeles and Las Vegas
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Does anybody know how to reach the Cubs new broadcasters, the Marquee Sports Network?
I will really miss all the WGN commercials like "do you have pre-diabetes" that we have seen at least once an inning for the past 2½ years. Maybe they could be continued.
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Watch Fox News for awhile to get a preview of what’s to come. Probably a lot of great stuff about reverse mortgages and gold coins.
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Cletus misses the old "Feminine Deodorant Spray" Commercials. Ah, for the good old days.
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This Gordon Wittenmyer story on Javier Baez is a must read.
Read the link and then read the story.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2019/7/6/20684135/how-close-the-cubs-came-to-losing-javy-baez-and-why-he-plays-the-game-the-way-he-does
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Received this from BBF:
CurtOne,
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You can order more attachment space by clicking on the forum upgrades section.
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Received this from BBF:
CurtOne,
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You can order more attachment space by clicking on the forum upgrades section.
What falls under their definition of "attachments"?
Would it help to start over with a new topic for Around Baseball (12,119 posts)?
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I don't know. This is a Dave23 problem. He's the master. mO might be able to fix it. I'm not tekkie enough.
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I deleted attachments over a year old. That should resolve it for the time being.
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mO, send me how to do that so I can help "next" time.
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Paul Francis Sullivan (Please Call Me Sully) @sullybaseball Jul 7
For the 6th year, I have produced an In Memoriam video to honor those members of the baseball family we have lost since the last All Star Game.
Here is the link to the latest one, released today. I hope you enjoy it.
https://youtu.be/wSOoCvoiq04
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Very nice, Bennett
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Twitter acting weird for anyone else?
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Twitter acting weird for anyone else?
One of many stories
https://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/twitter-down-worldwide/
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How difficult is it to get tickets to an NPB game in Tokyo? The day I can go, I can choose between Seibu or Yokohama though it seems that the Met Life dome is much closer to my hotel so I’d probably prefer that one.
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Some of you older fathers of sons help me.
My son is 5 and has played 2 years of baseball. Some of the older kids are better than him but none of the kids his age or younger can touch him.
He also plays basketball and has only played one year and wasnt anywhere near the basketball player as he was in baseball.
Im by no means wanting to be a Marinovich father and beat sports into him but he's my son and enjoys sports so I do what I can to work with him and I also coach his teams.
Here's my dilemma.
Basketball is December,Jan,Feb.
Baseball here is March,April,May.
Then you have 6 months on between which would be his offseasons and Im in the belief the offseason is when you get better so we're working harder now than we were during the seasons.
My gameplan is to split the 6 month offseason to 3 months baseball and then the 3 months leading up to basketball we'd focus on basketball to get him ready for the season but I sense he's getting burned out after the baseball season and the work we've put in in baseball since it ended.
Here's my real question.
Don't give me the bullshit "just have fun" line.
Give me some tips in what you all did and what you may see wrong in my approach.
I know Dave's boy played ball in college so Im sure he worked him hard and someone else here's boy got drafted.
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He’s 5. Treat him like that and not like he’s 25.
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Dusty, you need to go to ESPN and read the series they are running on the dangers of year round athletics on kids. The reasons that many MLB and NBA draftees fail is that at 18, 19, 20 is because their bodies are done, as in, stress fractured, tendon and ligaments problems--the kids are broken. This doesn't even take losing interest into consideration.
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Thats why I dont at this point agree with travel baseball. I dont care if he becomes Ryne Sandberg [his name is Ryne] or Michael Jordan. I just want him to get out and play ball and not be a fat kid that's always on his tablet and eating oreos.
Not so much trying to raise a pro athlete as much as Im trying to raise a strong,healthy,boy.
I get the sense that he enjoys golf more than he does baseball or basketball and I think even though baseball's his best sport he even likes it less than basketball.
He's currently on his 6 month offseason right now but do you just let him lay around the house and get soft or do you make him do something productive like practice ball?
I guess where I may go overboard is we practice 5 days a week. Nothing strenuous by any means. Just an hour or so working on the fundamentals of each sport.
If he's gonna go outside and play I feel like I should help him practice properly instead of just going outside and throwing rocks at squirrels.
Like I said before. I wont get mad. I asked for this. Just asking for some advice.
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The normal baseball practice for us would be 50 off the tee,about 50 soft toss,and 50 ground balls.
The normal basketball practice would be make 50 shots,practice passing,defense,and dribbling.
Im not making him pull sleds up hills by any means.
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He’s 5. Treat him like that and not like he’s 25.
There are things I agree with Jack on...
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The normal baseball practice for us would be 50 off the tee,about 50 soft toss,and 50 ground balls.
The normal basketball practice would be make 50 shots,practice passing,defense,and dribbling.
Im not making him pull sleds up hills by any means.
He's FIVE. If he wants to do 10 ground balls and then play with the dog, let him play with the dog.
He's currently on his 6 month offseason right now but do you just let him lay around the house and get soft or do you make him do something productive like practice ball?
I guess where I may go overboard is we practice 5 days a week. Nothing strenuous by any means. Just an hour or so working on the fundamentals of each sport.
If he's gonna go outside and play I feel like I should help him practice properly instead of just going outside and throwing rocks at squirrels.
What may seem to YOU to be a minor investment of time may well to him be tremendous drudgery... the very kind that ends up turning him off on the game.
Let him throw rocks at squirrels.... and go out with him and throw some at the squirrels yourself -- get him a slingshot to actually try to bag a couple, and after words show his how to clean them, but let the kid be a kid.
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Things are going good today, mark it down I guess, but the fat ladies haven't sung yet, with their twisted selfish ways.
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One of my teen heroes died the other day, Cliff Branch, WR for the Raiders. Although, it seems you reach an age, whenever someone in sports, politics, or entertainment dies, it's someone you admired or really enjoyed. My biggest down day will be when Willie Mays leaves us.
As life runs on, the road grows strange with faces new. And near the end, the milestones into headstones change, 'neath every one a friend - James Russell Lowell
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One of my teen heroes died the other day, Cliff Branch, WR for the Raiders. Although, it seems you reach an age, whenever someone in sports, politics, or entertainment dies, it's someone you admired or really enjoyed. My biggest down day will be when Willie Mays leaves us.
Mays was hands down the best all around baseball player I have ever seen. The only one that might compare with him is Trout, and he needs to do it for another 7 or 8 years before his career can really be evaluated.
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Willie Mays was the best player anybody has ever seen.
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Willie Mays was the best player anybody has ever seen.
Mike Trout is the best player that anyone, alive or dead, has ever seen.
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I saw both. I would take Mays over Trout with both in their prime. Close, but a clear choice.
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Trouts first 4 years in the league blow Mays’ first 4 out of the water completely. In fact, they’re almost identical to Mays’ *best* 4 years.
Mays’ longevity still make his overall career better than Trout, but Trout’s current trajectory, if sustained, will pass Mays.
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Mays was in his late 30s when I first saw him, so I missed him at his best. The best I've seen is Barry Bonds in his prime. Trout is the only one even close.
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Willie Mays played 14 seasons in Candlestick Park.
Correction:
The Giants moved to S.F. in 1958 and played in Seals Stadium until "The Stick" opened in 1960
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Ill take juiced Sammy Sosa over both of them.
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Sometimes this board gets a little contentious, but St Louis ESPN talk and can call ins tops anything on here even going back to Hendry and Riggleman days. Front office is being castigated for failing to make a deadline deal.
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Is this story really true?
https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Half-million-in-loot-stolen-from-A-Rod-s-car-in-14299172.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral&psid=hhE0M
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Hope they don't change the headline before you click on this
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27377681/decinces-avoids-prison-insider-training
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Dusty -- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uneven-playing-field-middle-class-and-poor-kids-are-ditching-youth-sports/
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We have a time share in Hot Springs, so I was aware of all the plaques around town commemorating baseball players and teams who trained there back in the day when Hot Springs was the Las Vegas of the time. Besides baseball, Hot Springs was also where gangsters vacationed or hid out.
https://www.hotsprings.org/blog/2019/aug/26/boys-spring-hot-springs-features-historic-baseball/
The one line about Ruth liking nighttime activities is humorous. Hot Springs had very accessible illegal gambling, open casinos everywhere.
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More:
http://www.hotspringsbaseballtrail.com/learn-more/
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Like what happened a week or so ago, it looks like MLB Extra Innings will not provide the WGN "Cubs" broadcast of the game with Milwaukee on Saturday. If MLB.tv can do it, why can't Extra Innings?
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Like what happened a week or so ago, it looks like MLB Extra Innings will not provide the WGN "Cubs" broadcast of the game with Milwaukee on Saturday. If MLB.tv can do it, why can't Extra Innings?
I called MLB and was told Extra Innings usually uses only the broadcast of the home team. I replied that I've had Extra Innings for 20 years and knew that was incorrect. She then hung up on me.
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In honor of Sailor Girl: https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/06/health/creepy-clowns-it-chapter-two-joker-wellness/index.html?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=abtest&utm_campaign=sciencebin
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Bruce Miles @BruceMiles2112 11m11 minutes ago
Congrats and best wishes to #Cubs organist @GaryPressy who will retire at the of this season.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cubs/ct-chicago-cubs-gary-pressy-wrigley-field-organist-20190914-sn74wbzqd5ahthcrlsj6yicz54-story.html
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The checkerboard pattern of mowing looks terrific. I hope they never go back to the five or six dark wide lines that run from the plate to centerfield.
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Ryne Sandberg is 60 today
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Looking ahead to Thursday (Sorry, Playtwo)
MLB ON FOX: September 19, 2019
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NOTE: In Nashville TN, baseball will air on WUXP 30 as the FOX station will be simulcasting Thursday Night Football.
The gray area in Louisiana is preempted by a governors debate
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It's OK. I'll be in Florida.
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Count me among the large number of fans who got their start with the Cubs when they first got cable TV and became hooked on the games on WGN Channel 9.
The first WGN telecast of a Cubs game was April 16, 1948. I tried to get some information on it but was unable to. It must have been a spring training game as the regular season did not begin until April 19.
During Wednesday night’s game with the Reds, a photo was shown of WGN employees who work on Cubs telecasts. Len Kasper commented that when asked when their first Cubs game was, many could not remember. I thought he indicated there would be some sort of WGN retrospective during the Saturday, September 21 game with the Cardinals but that will not be the case.
As anyone who has been watching the Cubs on WGN knows, there have been few mentions of the imminent end of their seven-decades-long association with the team. And though they will address the situation during their final home telecast on Sept. 21 and their final telecast Sept. 27, don’t expect endless cut-ins during games of great moments of WGN’s past.
But Brady said WGN’s employees just have to do their jobs as if it were a normal ending to the season.
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https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/4/16/17203600/today-chicago-cubs-history-first-wgn-tv-baseball-telecast
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Here, in no particular order, are some of my memories of ongoing parts of WGN telecasts:
A great city deserves a great newspaper
The ubiquitous Garden Claw commercials at the start of each season
Cultivates
Loosens
Aerates
Weeds
The little girl looking over her father’s shoulder from the back seat of the family car. She was watching for the odometer to roll over as they pull into Murph’s 76. As they are leaving, she waves goodbye to Murph only to miss the rollover.
The Shawon-O-Meter
Yosh Kawano
Arne Harris
Pete Vonachen
Marla Collins
Why do afternoon games start at 1:20 instead of 1:05? The Cubs were so popular that WGN could charge prime time advertising rates for day baseball so Steve Stone’s Leadoff Man show was twenty minutes instead of five to lengthen the telecast.
CUBS WIN!, CUBS WIN!
Eamus Catuli!/AC145895
The red Budweiser roof across Waveland
The Torco sign on one of the Sheffield rooftops
Morganna
Shots of Lake Michigan
Tom Skilling
The ball hawks on Waveland
Buffy, the vampire slayer
Kenmore Street
Spring training games from Hohokam meaning winter was about over
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It's a beautiful day for a ball game... for a ball game... today...
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DANLEY'S GARAGE WORLD!!!
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Empire going from “588-2300” to “800-588-2300” in their jingle...
Ace going from “the helpful hardware man” to “the helpful hardware folks” in their jingle...
John Vukovich being in insurance forever, and 3 guys from 3 different car lots supposedly at every home game.
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Not fondly remembered
Let's step aside and see what's coming up on WGN.
Maddux takes his perch on the bump in the middle of the diamond. Now he wheels towards the pentagon. Bagwell ropes a laser into center pasture. Patterson is on his horse. Leather larceny! That's out number 3 here in inning number 9. The patrons are going to be treated to bonus panels.
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I grew up in Colorado during the 80s. At one point, WGN and TBS were next to each other on our cable channel lineup. One day, the Cubs are playing the Braves at Wrigley and I guess the 2 stations shared the video feed? because, at 11 or 12 years old, I became captivated by the fact that channel 34 and 35 had the same picture, but different people talking. That was enough to get me to sit there and watch the game (on both channels). I vaguely remember something exciting happened like a walk off or steal of home (think rookie Davey Martinez was involved).
I could've just as easily become a Braves fan. I have absolutely no ties to Chicago or Illinois. My parents are actually from GA although I've never lived there. But Harry was more entertaining, so I kept tuning in to WGN in the afternoons. That's how I became a Cubs fan.
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Harry Caray and Wrigley Field won me over.
My story's very similar to Bennett's.
It was pretty much Atlanta,Cincinnati,or Chicago.
Harry Caray's 7th inning stretch sealed the deal.
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Southwest Airlines, how far did it fly?
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498 happy feet.
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Participating advertisers in Cubs baseball are....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5_ZwCZsGyw
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I doubt that anyone but Curt remembers the Hamms Bear "from the land of sky blue waters".
Some company (I believe a now defunct dry cleaners) had a phone number HUDSON three, two seven hundred.
Ron Santo Pizza advertised during the games, shortly after he retired from baseball.
The "Player of the Game" post game interview, where they gave him a clock radio as payment for the interview.
WGN radio - with Bert Wilson losing his voice as the Cubs make another 9th inning rally that falls short.
WGN radio - with Jack Quinlin as the best radio announcer I have ever heard until Pat Hughes came along.
WGN radio - Jack Quinlin teasing new sidekick Lou Boudreau about gaining weight, until Lou, on the air, threatened to cold **** him.
WGN radio - Ron Santo - every day.
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Danley Garage World
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As I went out walking the streets of Laredo, as I went out walking Laredo today, I saw a young cowboy all wrapped in white linen, wrapped in white linen and cold as the clay.
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I'd forgotten about the sign Fergie is referring to.
That looks like Leo Durocher behind him.
Fergie Jenkins @31fergiejenkins 5h5 hours ago
Some of my best career moments with the @Cubs at Wrigley Field were televised by @WGNTV and heard on @WGNRadio. There is the famous rooftop behind me on Waveland Avenue with the WGN TV & Radio ad. WGN will be missed.
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Andre Dawson woodenly saying "When I hit one over the fence at Wrigley Field, I hit it over a TRU-LINK fence."
The year they had a spot of the players doing Harry impersonations: Gracie saying "What's wrong with a base on balls?"
Murph and the gang from the old Union 76 commercials
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOhxnZSf1Fs
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You collect wire on you r drive shaft and we'll take it off. LOLLOLLOL. All summer long. Every damn inning.
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Andre Dawson woodenly saying "When I hit one over the fence at Wrigley Field, I hit it over a TRU-LINK fence."
Andre Dawson was in a lot of commercials that were very forgettable. But he was also in one of the most memorable. Kerry Wood giving a tour of Wrigley Field, and he reaches into the ivy and hauls out Dawson, still in uniform.
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Cubs Video thanking WGN
Most of the clips are familiar. All are worth watching again.
There's even a Joe Carter sighting. Remember a home run ball being scrambled for on Waveland and a mailman coming up with it?
https://twitter.com/i/status/1177704466759311361
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One more WGN memory - WGN always showing Dorothy, the gray haired lady with the glasses hanging on a chain, during Take Me Out To the Ballgame. She still has season tickets behind the first base dugout and is still on TV once in a while. I think she is 94 now.
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Heading to Hot Springs, because it's our week, but wish it were the next because the weekend of the 11th and 12th is their baseball weekend. Pro teams used to use Hot Springs as their spring training site. You can learn more at
http://www.hotspringsbaseballtrail.com/
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https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2019/10/04/bad-timing-for-a-cubs-tv-ratings-dip-but-it-wasnt-terrible-also-a-lower-carriage-fee-than-expected/
Very interestingly, the Crain’s report indicates Marquee will be seeking only a (relatively) modest $4-per-subscriber-per-month carriage fee, which is considerably lower than the previous reports of about $6.
There's more to this than what meets the eye for those of us not living in the Chicago area. Suppose your cable or satellite bill went up $4.00 per month. Unless I’m missing something, $48.00/year would be considerably less than paying the $165.00 cost of MLB Extra Innings (at the cost of foregoing non-Cubs games), the $91.99 single team cost of MLB.tv, or the $118.99 MLB.tv all teams price. That would give you access to all games not on Fox, ESPN, or the MLB network.
One advantage Extra Innings might give you is if you live in an area subject to blackouts and take advantage of the free MLB.tv.
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https://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20191005/chicago-cubs-beat-writer-bruce-miles-looks-back
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Sinclair/Marquee reach deal with DirecTV
https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2019/10/17/big-cubs-tv-news-marquee-has-at-least-one-major-carriage-deal-locked-down/
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MLB umpire Joe West sues ex-player Paul Lo Duca for claiming Billy Wagner bribed him with car rides
https://sports.yahoo.com/joe-west-lawsuit-paul-lo-duca-billy-wagner-bribe-233045794.html
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I don't know how this will end up but I can say for sure that Joe West should have avoided any possibility of impropriety by not driving Lo Duca's 57 Chevy
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I agree with Bob Ryan 100% as I have a large collection of ticket stubs
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Doing away with paper tickets for sports events is a mistake
https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2019/10/24/doing-away-with-paper-tickets-for-sports-events-mistake/blS8qxvNquWk5TosJeF03O/story.html?event=event25%20via%20@BostonGlobe
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You can still save your email confirmations.
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There was a while there I kept every ticket stub I had, but when I was going through storage and trying to reorganize and cut down on stuff, well it dawned on me that maybe I didn't need 20 or so Nashville Sounds vs. Iowa Cubs ticket stubs or Titans stubs when they were playing the likes of the Jaguars or the Jets.
There are things teams can do to get around that. The Predators hand out free programs for every game, and that's a good way to remember a game if you really need to remember the random Preds vs. Wild game like I went to last night. I went to see Pearl Jam in Seattle last year, and they mailed paper ticket memento stubs to go along with the electronic tickets, which was pretty cool.
Seems like for big events like a playoff game or championship game, teams might be well served to give you a memento stub to go along with the electronic ticket. Or just do what the Preds do and just give out small game programs for free for regular season games.
I imagine in modern times anyway, the best way to memorialize going to a certain game or event is just post it on social media and be able to look it up 10-20 years from now or whatever instead of looking through old ticket stubs. Or at least that might be how teams now view it for better or worse.
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Anybody have any Nashville Sounds vs Iowa Cubs ticket stubs? Some guy down here is offering $500 apiece for them.
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You can still save your email confirmations.
if you have an email confirmation from October 1, 1967,you're in slap happy territory.
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Anybody have any Nashville Sounds vs Iowa Cubs ticket stubs? Some guy down here is offering $500 apiece for them.
I'm not letting my remaining Sounds vs. I-Cubs stubs go for less than a grand apiece. :)
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http://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=27950233
https://youtu.be/rdh_vxZphLk
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I think DUSTY's day just got made there...
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I cant lie.
I saw that last night.
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Welcome home, SailorGirl
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Did she post or you just saw her re-register? I chatted with JBN yesterday a bit too. Well. Facebooked them.
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I approved her re-registration yesterday.
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A Sailor sighting? This place would improve dramatically with her and J back.
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Did she post or you just saw her re-register? I chatted with JBN yesterday a bit too. Well. Facebooked them.
Would love to see his rant on the Bears...Nagy should be behind bars for gross incompetence or something to that effect.
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Hello!!
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Booyah! There she is.
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The demise of Deadspin (and all of Gawker media especially Splinter) is very sad.
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Is there an app I can use to view this? I am message board dumb these days!!!!
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Tapatalk
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I think I got it!!!
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Now who all is here from the old days?
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SG! Good to hear from you.
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Sailor!!! Welcome back!
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A Sailor sighting? This place would improve dramatically with her and J back.
:) how the heck are ya??
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I don’t know if I know what I am doing. Bear with me guys while I figure this **** out. Hope everyone is doing well?
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It's the real SG. She's talking ****.
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The one and only sg that can sling the eff word like no other.
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Sailor!!! Welcome back!
Thanks!!! How are ya?
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Some of the crew is here, as you can see, Sailor. Some more infrequently than others. Some have disappeared. Scoop hasn't posted in forever, but I will get an email out of the blue now and then. Oldfan passed away. Maybe that was before you left.
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Aw OldFan….
This is much easier on my laptop than on my phone! I may have accidentally replied wrong.
Let's see let me catch you up to my life.
Still married to the grouch, just celebrated 27 years of glorious wedded bliss.
All kids are grown, old child married, we have a step grandson who just turned 18 and a sweet little 3 yr old granddaughter, who has JBN wrapped tight around his finger. I mean she has me wrapped just as tight, but it super cute to see Jim acting all sappy and ****. lol
Life has been crazy, work is overwhelming, we are waiting to retire and spend time in Clearwater FL as it seems to JB's fave place to go.
…...and we are both over 50 now....old as dirt.
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Thanks!!! How are ya?
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Doing great over here! Glad to hear things are going well there. Tell JBN to quit being all sappy and stuff and get back on here too. :)
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Doing great over here! Glad to hear things are going well there. Tell JBN to quit being all sappy and stuff and get back on here too. :)
I will try again tomorrow he was being crabby tonight!!
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Glad to hear from you Sailor. I moved my family it west to southern Utah and away from crappy weather and a crappy economy. Been here four years. I do miss our dinners in Peoria. It's been a long time since then.
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Glad to hear from you Sailor. I moved my family it west to southern Utah and away from crappy weather and a crappy economy. Been here four years. I do miss our dinners in Peoria. It's been a long time since then.
Miss you too. How is the family?
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The only real pressing question is does JBN still have the pink tank-top?
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no, he has swapped it out for a lime green disaster that looks like I ran the damned thing over 15 times and threw bleach at it...……..just sayin.
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Now who all is here from the old days?
Jes Beard appears to be gone. His account has not been active since September 20. There is a September 6 post on the Bears board where he threatens that he might not be back. wmljohn may know more.
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Darn it.
I hope all is well with him.
It's still great to see some familiar names for sure!!
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I got the feeling Jes was gone but I wasnt gonna count my chickens before they hatched.
Ive been here damn near 20 years I know.
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Ive been here damn near 20 years
I still remember when you first started posting (in all caps), so that's just kind of depressing.
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I was young. I dont know exactly when but Im about to turn 38 and I was in high school.
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I became a Cub fan in '94.
I think I started with this group in '98 on Cubs.com.
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Miss you too. How is the family?
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Here is our Princess Leighla Rene’. Pronounced lee la ra nay
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She’s adorable.
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Thanks!! We sure think so. Jim is definitely a big ole teddy bear when it comes to her. Lol
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Now who all is here from the old days?
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Several are still here from the old days.
Unfortunately, BigBadBanana died, but CurtOne is still with us.
Sorry. I wrote that wrong.
BigBadBanana died, but unfortunately, CurtOne is still with us.
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The one and only sg that can sling the eff word like no other.
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Well, Okie never did recover.
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Did you get my email, Sailor?
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I have not checked my mail today but will.
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Curt not sure what’s up with my mail but it’s sending duplicates. I suppose I should report that since I work for the cable company...but I am on vaca!!!
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I'll just ignore one
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https://nypost.com/2019/11/01/deadspins-only-new-hire-quits-after-getting-eviscerated-on-twitter/
Looks like deadspin really is dead, esp if replacements are going to be harassed like that.
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Happy Monday everyone!!!
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Happy Tuesday! :)
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Happy Tuesday! :)
Now Wednesday! Ugh last day of my mini staycation. Let’s liven this board up a bit.
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Let’s liven this board up a bit.
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You're not going to post naked pictures again, are you?
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Great idea. But this time, don't make it pictures of JBN.
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Lol you all
Don’t wanna see that
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So for the upcoming season are any of you planning on a visit to Wrigley? Jim and I didn't make it this past season, but we definitely have it in the planning works for this coming season.
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We're planning a trip to NYC at the end of June to see the Cubs at Yankee Stadium.
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Oh our Corp office is in New York about an hour from the city. I have always wanted to see the yanks.
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Christmas gift idea
https://www.homefields.com/collections/baseball/products/chicago-cubs-wrigley-field
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Bennett, I haven't bought you a present in the past and I ain't doin' it this year either.
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Bennett, I haven't bought you a present in the past and I ain't doin' it this year either.
I would have accepted only the $289.00 jumbo model.
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I was wondering whether the smile on the husbands face at the end of the Pelothon ad would backfire...
https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/03/us/peloton-ad-controversy-trnd/index.html
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Yeah, next year he'll be smart and just buy her a new vacuum cleaner.
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Feds probe whether Cubs’ $1 billion Wrigley Field renovation meets accessibility requirements
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-cubs-wrigley-renovation-accessibility-review-20191206-jpovigj7jzbwnbyffj2havadh4-story.html
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Ken ‘Hawk’ Harrelson wins Baseball Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award, the sport’s top broadcasting...
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https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/ct-hawk-harrelson-chicago-white-sox-frick-award-20191211-mdspwoznergvzllsxmt4u7tg4q-story.html
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So Joe Buck and Chip Caray have a chance obviously
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You’re kidding me about that right? May as well toss the Ford Frick award into the garbage can now.
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I think the award is now based on longevity more than anything else.
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Wrigley Aerials @WrigleyAerials Dec 17
Man am I humbled with all the Wrigley Aerials that will be in your homes! Still time to order from
http://aerialphotosofchicago.com
plain prints will ship the fastest. Thanks!
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MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
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Merry Christmas to you all.
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I just watched the Clint Eastwood movie "Trouble With the Curve."
Eastwood plays an aging but legendary scout for the Braves, with the movie focusing on his relationship with his adult daughter and the last couple of weeks before a draft when the Braves have the second pick and want Eastwood's input on the top hitter of the draft to decide whether to take him if he is still available.
The movie is absolutely top flight. One of the best baseball movies I have ever seen, and perhaps Eastwood's best film. Interesting on multiple levels. And you can watch it for free thru IMDb TV (easy to do with firestick, not sure about doing it otherwise).
Definitely worth a watch.
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Doesn't hurt that Amy Adams plays the daughter.
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Saw that movie some time ago. How old is it?
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Saw that movie some time ago. How old is it?
ithink it was 2012
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I liked it even less than Keith Law did.
https://meadowparty.com/blog/2012/09/24/trouble-with-the-curve/
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Heh, the main things I hated about the movie was Timberlake's dull performance and the undiscovered lefty who makes the #2 pick look like crap. If you're that good, they know where you are. You don't need an old scout's daughter to find you.
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Not to mention that the “prospect” they were watching as their potential #2 overall pick looked like he ate Dan Vogelbach.
They called him a 5-tool player...only if the 5th tool was “eating”...
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...and he couldn't hit a curve. Odd not a single other scout noticed before.
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i guess suspension of disbelief while watching a story being told isnt something you guys are into?
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If it’s a baseball movie, there has to be some level of believability.
Example: if one squints hard enough, Kevin Costner could pass for a pitcher. Tim Robbins...not in a million years.
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I suspended disbelief for Field of Dreams and the Natural, both clearly fantasies. I did for Major League, a comedy. Curve was presented as a real inside look: a failed attempt to be a drama pitting statheads vs old school.
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I’m sure Trouble With The Curve is a fine quality movie.
But no way in hell could it be better than
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
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I’m sure Trouble With The Curve is a fine quality movie.
But no way in hell could it be better than
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
Otherwise on this board known as Curt, JR, and Davep
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Otherwise on this board known as Curt, JR, and Davep
Yeah that sounds about right. 👍
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Enjoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o36m-2TPwck
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I liked Gran Torino.
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Heh, the main things I hated about the movie was Timberlake's dull performance and the undiscovered lefty who makes the #2 pick look like crap. If you're that good, they know where you are. You don't need an old scout's daughter to find you.
That didn't seem to be the case with Pujols.
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Otherwise on this board known as Curt, JR, and Davep
Your dyslexia caused you to reverse the order.
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POTS! I do ton have dyslexai.
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Heh, the main things I hated about the movie was Timberlake's dull performance and the undiscovered lefty who makes the #2 pick look like crap. If you're that good, they know where you are. You don't need an old scout's daughter to find you.
Only if you are playing.
I forget which major league pitcher from the early 1900's who was discovered by a scout who saw him throwing rocks at a farmhouse wall.
It can happen.
As for Dave23's comment... a weak job of casting, but still believable if the kid is hitting.
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Ron, sounds like you might be thinking of Bob Feller
http://bobfellermuseum.org/pages/bob-feller-biography/
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CNN Former Drexel professor arrested and accused of spending $185,000 in grant money on strippers, sports bars and iTunes
The rest he wasted.
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I got a real sharp package in the mail today Curt.
Thanks.
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Good. Did. It blow up yet?
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My wife opened it just in case.
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I just mailed a package to Puerto Rico. The postal clerk asked me to fill out a custom's declaration because it was going to a foreign country. I just stared at her until she thought it through.
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She is probably a Lutheran High School Graduate.
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Nonsense. They all know Puerto Rico is a suburb of New York City.
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Today's date 02022020 is the first palindrome in more than 900 years.
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Today's date 02022020 is the first palindrome in more than 900 years.
It’s makes me dizzy looking at it. :)
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12.21.1221
Isn’t that just under 800 years?
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12/31/1321
Even fewer...
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If you guys keep picking on Sailor, she is going to disappear for another 10 years.
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What's the big deal with the coronavirus? Just switch to tecate, modelo, or dos equis for awhile.
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12/31/1321
Even fewer...
it was unique as not all cultures show date as MM/DD/YYYY, some go DD/MM/YYYY as such yesterday qualified it as a palindrome, no matter how you show the date to be.
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My source said the previous palindrome was 11111111
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That makes more sense, then...
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BC or AD?
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If you guys keep picking on Sailor, she is going to disappear for another 10 years.
Lol yes!!!
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The **** you find on the internet.
Did you know?
Kirk Douglas is dead at 103.
Here's your friendly reminder that it has been alleged that he **** a 16 year old Natalie Wood. It was also alleged that he told her, "If you tell anyone it will be the last thing you do."
And secondly...
You can buy used,soiled,panties in vending machines in Japan.
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For those friends of bistro, today marks 8 years with the Pirates. Hard to believe.
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The former member here works for the Pirates?
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Is there any interest in me starting another Yahoo fantasy baseball league again this year?
I thought everything went well last year and we need revenge on BrJones.
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I'd be interested in defending my title, I guess.
Doubt I'll have the same kind of luck again, though. It'll be hard to end up with both MVPs again.
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Good.
We wont draft till damn near opening day and it'll only be BFF and my best friend.
He played last year too.
The only thing I thought about doing differently was maybe doing weekly lineup changes so it wasnt so time consuming but Im not even sure how that works.
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I play in another league with weekly lineup changes and I don't like it because injuries screw you. If Trout gets hurt on a Monday after lineups lock, then you just have a dead roster spot for a week. It also ends up being a race after rosters lock to pick up any decent two start pitchers for the next week. If you miss out on that, you're not going to be able to compete on wins/strikeouts/quality starts.
If you can set weekly lineups in a way that allows for injured players to be replaced, then I'm not as opposed to that. And I think we'd need to set some kind of limit on the total number of moves that can be made in-season to prevent one person from being able to win wins/strikeouts/quality starts just because they're able to be sitting at their computer on Mondays as soon as rosters lock.
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You're right.
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Well here it is...
https://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b1/28575/invitation?key=7cb09005d3ac2df6&ikey=f06e834ca1e28831
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If anyone has any suggestions or whatever just let me know.
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Well surely more than 2 of you are gonna play arent you?
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Well surely more than 2 of you are gonna play arent you?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM2K7sV-K74
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Marquee Sports Network @WatchMarquee 21h
Mark Grace is back 👏
No. 17 will join Marquee Sports Network as a Game Analyst!
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Q. I live in Henderson, Nevada (next to Las Vegas) and have purchased the MLB package (from DIRECTV) for years. I moved here from Chicago and brought the Cubs with me via DirecTV. I know that the Cubs will now only broadcast on the Marquee Sports Network, and your article indicated an arrangement had been reached with DirecTV to continue broadcasting the games. I contacted DirecTV regarding the continuing coverage of the Cub games, but was told that I would need to purchase the MLB (Extra Innings) package (and) the Marquee Sports Network package to allow me to view all the Cubs games. Can you clarify this for me? — Richard, Henderson, Nevada.
https://tvanswerman.com/2020/02/06/how-to-get-cubs-games-out-of-market/
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Bennett - have you looked into the MLBTV package? You need ROKU, TIVO or something like that, but it has all the games for a reasonable price.
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I use my PS4.
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We may have an opening in the BBFL. If anyone is interested email me, fischerone@msn.com. Thanks.
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We need a few more on the Yahoo league.
If it don't get to at least 10 Im not gonna do it.
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Does anyone on the board watch MLBTV games on ROKU? For years, I have done this, but this year, MLBTV refuses to load on either of my ROKUs. I am able to watch the games on my laptop, so the problem doesn't seem to be with MLBTV. I was wondering if anyone else is having this problem with their ROKU.
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Have you sent me the $20 for your yearly ROKU licensing package? Noooooo, I don't think so. Submit and all will be forgiven.
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I’m watching them on a new Roku Premiere in my office.
I really dislike the FF/REW on it,as it’s really hard to get the video exactly where I want it, but I can’t complain about getting all the ST games...
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I haven't tried on my ROKU yet, so I really don't know, but you can still send me a Jackson.
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Watching MLB TV just fine with my Roku smart TV
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I haven't tried on my ROKU yet, so I really don't know, but you can still send me a Jackson.
No problem. Sheila Jackson is on her way.
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Is that the hot one?
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Is that the hot one?
Sheila Jackson Lee, Congresswoman from Texas. I suppose "hot" is in the eye of the beholder.
https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=sheila+jackson+lee&fr=ymyy-t&imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fusefulstooges.files.wordpress.com%2F2017%2F01%2Fsheila-jackson-lee.jpg#id=5&iurl=https%3A%2F%2Fusefulstooges.files.wordpress.com%2F2017%2F01%2Fsheila-jackson-lee.jpg&action=click
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A little amusement:
https://www.mlb.com/news/featured/oberlin-college-baseball-team-and-the-infield-shift
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Did you get some good rain last night JR?
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Did you get some good rain last night JR?
Just a little.
I live on the south side of Nashville, which hardly got affected at all, and I pretty much slept like a baby last night. Amazing all of that devastation could happen just a few miles away in East Nashville and Germantown and not much happen where I was. Pretty heartbreaking to see the lives lost and all the people and businesses affected by it. I was totally floored when I saw the news this morning.
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The news this morning said that I-40 was completely closed between Lebanon and Mt Juliet due to the destruction...
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Well I know 3 people counting JR who lives there and none of them had any issues.
One lives in Franklin and the other in Brentwood I think.
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Well I know 3 people counting JR who lives there and none of them had any issues.
One lives in Franklin and the other in Brentwood I think.
Yeah neither of those areas got affected much at all. I work in Brentwood, and it's just another day here.
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My cousin lives in Oak Hill, and she said that even though the tornadoes were somewhat close to their house, no sirens ever went off...
She wasn't too happy about that.
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My cousin lives in Oak Hill, and she said that even though the tornadoes were somewhat close to their house, no sirens ever went off...
She wasn't too happy about that.
I tell you one thing I'm not happy about is about 8:00 the Nashville networks were pre-empting their shows for tornado warnings...all the way off in Kentucky. The local news at 10:00 was still all in Code Red over storms in Kentucky without really warning people there might be something going on in Nashville later on. I certainly didn't go to bed thinking there was all that great of a chance of anything happening like what hit Nashville early this morning.
A lot of my old neighbors at my condo in the middle of downtown didn't get any sirens or warnings going off either, and they probably were close enough to the severe weather where they should have been warned.
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Tom Hanks just posted a few minutes ago that he and his wife are in Australia, and they both just tested positive for coronavirus.
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They just announced on the Cubs game that the NBA has suspended the rest of the regular season.
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Until further notice. One of the Jazz players tested positive for the virus.
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That is to say, after the NBA suspended its season indefinitely last night, I think the door closed on any tiny possibility that MLB would simply be able to move a few series at the start of the season to new locations.
Things are changing by the minute, but at last check, Washington, California, and Ohio were among the states that had already dropped, or are about to drop, official restrictions on large gatherings. Illinois is presently considering the same kind of measure.
That is to say, you may quickly have as many as 10 MLB teams unable, by law, to play in front of crowds at home for some period of time. There will be a point at which MLB simply cannot coordinate new/modified plans, and will instead have to announce a period of crowd-less games, or simply delay the start of the regular season.
The regular season starts two weeks from today.
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DirecTV just charged my credit card $30.50 for the first of six 2020 MLB Extra Innings installments. According to them the season starts March 26.
I'll report back on what they have to say.
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The DirecTV voice response system said there may be a long wait. I gave up after 20 minutes. Their chat service is not available so I went to their billing system and protested the charge.
https://support.directv.com/billing/4512
I’ll give them a day or two before contacting my credit card company.
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DirecTV email:
Your question has been received. You should expect a response from us within 10 business days.
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Be sure to tell them that a YouTube TV subscription and MLB.tv add on is sounding really appealing right now if they give you crap about giving you a refund.
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Why is there a separate virus board?
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Why is there a separate virus board?
Social distancing
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How's Scoop? I've really missed you.
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Why is there a separate virus board?
Hey Scoop!
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I was wondering the same thing by the way. I guess nobody talks about the Bears anymore and everyone there is either talking politics or the coronavirus?
If that's the case, that doesn't seem like a very pleasant place to be.
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Howdy all!
I wouldn't want to go in there without a mask.
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They'd rather reply to Otto's idiocy than discuss the Bears...I think the new name reflects the conversations going on there on a daily basis pretty well.
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Scoop is like a breath of fresh air. Gets those juices pumping and ideas floating. News is that the love child with WMLJohn got into a rather sticky jam down in Memphis. It took a little money and some back room handshakes to get her to try and behave herself. Nobody was injured but egos were bruised and bad feelings like jealousy and contempt of beautiful girls were rampant. As a mom, Scoop told her daughter the dirty truth about men and boys and the daughter, Sara, took a Greyhound bus to New Orleans. She’s staying at my place.
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Looking for something to do while there are no sports on TV? And for me, the library being closed really hurts too.
DirecTV is offering a number of free previews of premium channels. I'm recording any movie that look like it might be worth watching.
https://www.freepreview.tv/tag/directv
There will also be free previews for HBO and Cinemax from April 17 to April 20.
Perhaps the various cable companies are doing something similar.
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People don't discuss the Bears on the bear board, because the Bears Still Suck.
Mitch Trubisky will not be better in 2020 (if we have a season) than he was in 2019 and the Pace draft of him has hurt the Bears ability to be better in 2020.
Nagy isn't a QB whisperer or offensive innovator that claimed to be parting KC.
So, for most of the posters on the Bear board its total defense of trump every day.
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Bill Withers passed away. What a bummer, I loved his sound.
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Has anyone ever played OOTP?
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A long time ago...
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Was it any fun? It is mostly a simulation where you get to GM/Manager if I understand it correctly.
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I played a computer version of it...long ago enough to where it was on a game CD.
I mostly simmed seasons with it, mostly as GM. It was pretty fun, but a bit cumbersome waiting for the seasons to sim.
I'm sure it is a much better experience now. Offseasons were pretty fun on it...
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It’s still computer based, but I was looking at it as a possible distraction for my brain at night.
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Buy The Show.
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Oh yeah. were are the updates on the season?
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I think the Cubs must have lost their 7th game, and Dusty's just too proud to admit it.
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Im looking at it right now so I can be 100% accurate.
The Cubs are 43-8 and have a 14 game lead on the Brewers.
Atlanta leads the East and the Dodgers lead the West.
The Phillies and Nationals lead the Wild Card.
Ian Happ leads the NL in hitting,Kyle Schwarber leads in HRs with 23,Ian Miller leads the league in steals,Happ leads in OBP,Slugging,and naturally then OPS.
Hendricks and Chatwood are tied for the league lead in wins,Hendricks leads the league in shutouts,CGs,and IP,and Chatwood leads in WHIP.
Happ is the leader in the clubhouse for MVP and Kimbrel is the frontrunner for the reliever of the year.
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Was it any fun? It is mostly a simulation where you get to GM/Manager if I understand it correctly.
You are right. I haven't played this year's yet, but I did play last year's. I've been a customer of theirs since the beginning, so I am a big fan. You can probably get last year's game for $15 or less and wouldn't know the difference.
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MLB Morning Lineup has its picks for best 2B of all time for each MLB team. Of course, Ryno was the Cubs, but it was interesting that the Cubs at some point signed FIVE of the other team's all time 2B's. Can you name them? (And I may have missed one somewhere.)
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Was Zobrist one of them for Tampa Bay?
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yes
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One, I don't think, ever wore an MLB uniform with the Cubs, one is currently in the minors with the Cubs, one only coached with the Cubs, one is in the HOF.
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Did Lopes win LA, or did they choose Robinson?
Rogers Hornsby would be one as well...
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Just Robinson. Yes, on Hornsby.
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Ooops... I'm wrong on the minor leaguer. Had it in my head that the guy signed last winter to a minor league deal was Ian Kinzler. sorry.
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DJ LeMahieu is probably the Rockies selection...
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Damb...I was thinking Kinzler for Kipnis. A bit of a difference.
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Yes on DJ. Makes me sick that he's what we gave up for Ian Stewart. Total waste of space. When you look at DJ's accomplishments that may be our worst trade ever.
On the coach, think recent and a guy that was up for this year's manager's job.
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Loretta?
He got SD over Alomar, or Bip Roberts, or Tim Flannery?
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yep They based it on his best 3 years vs. those other guys.
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So, DJ, Loretta, Hornsby, and Zobrist.
And Kinzler would have made it if his name was Kipnis.
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I didn't even think about Mark Loretta.
Loretta and Kipnis at their best were very good players, but I'm kind of surprised the Indians and Brewers haven't had better second basemen.
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internet movie database...keeping the faith,,,documentary about the cubs from 2013...see the list of players...must be just film clips... https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6102428/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, 82!
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So you finally admit to your true age.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JR!
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Thanks Curt! :)
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Wrigley in April - Clark Street looks pretty empty
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Hopefully it won't be all that much longer before Wrigley can be filled up with fans again. Kind of sad to see it sitting empty this time in late April.
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It's gonna be quite a while. I doubt we'll see games at Wrigley this year.
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Passan keeps tweeting that there is a desire from both sides to play baseball in 2020, they just cant figure out the logistics.
I am not sure how they can make it work...
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From a Hot Springs Arkansas monthly email:
Here's a sample of our favorite stops along the Historic Hot Springs Baseball Trail. See the rest of the trail during your next visit!
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Playing Cards Mural - Stop #4
This mural features five iconic baseball legends - Honus Wagner, Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Satchel Paige and Lefty Grove. All of these baseball greats had strong ties to Hot Springs in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries when major league spring training took place, preparing players for the baseball season.
(Located at the intersection of Convention Boulevard and Malvern Avenue)
Hank Aaron - Stop #10
At this field on October 1, 1952, 18-year old Hank Aaron and the Indianapolis Clowns played in one of 12 games of the Negro League World Series against the Birmingham Black Barons. "Hammerin Hank" even beat Babe Ruth's home run record eventually by recording 755 Major League home runs. In 1982, Hank Aaron was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
(Located at Majestic Park at the end of Winona Street)
Majestic Field - Stop #12
Built in 1909 as the Boston Red Sox training center, this field was also used by the Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Dodgers. In March 1918, during batting practice, Babe Ruth hit many home runs over the distant center field fence, predicting his change from pitcher to slugging outfielder. Cy Young, Tris Speaker, Smoky Joe Wood and many others also trained here.
(Located at 109 West Belding Street)
Honus Wagner - Stop #14
No player left a bigger legacy in Hot Springs than “the Flying Dutchman.” He enjoyed the baths and all the activities Hot Springs had to offer, he also participated in civic functions and coached the high school basketball team. Honus played in dozens of classic baseball games right in Whittington Park.
(Located at the corner of Central Avenue and Olive Street)
Cy Young - Stop #16
For decades, the Missouri-Pacific Railroad Depot was the bustling transportation hub of Hot Springs. On February 24, 1938, legendary pitcher Cy Young received a triumphant reception here upon his return to the Spa City. Young, who won 511 games as a pitcher, and holds a Major League record that still stands, trained in Hot Springs many times. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937.
(Located near the ticket windows of the Transportation Depot, 100 Broadway Terrace)
Babe Ruth - Stop #28
Ruth trained here nine times and became a very familiar face around Hot Springs. He hiked the mountains, took the baths, played golf, patronized the casinos, and visited the racetrack. On March 17, 1918 (St. Patrick’s Day), he launched a mammoth home run from Whittington Park that landed on the fly, inside the Arkansas Alligator Farm. It has been measured at 573 feet, — baseball’s first 500-foot-plus drive.
(Located near the entrance to the Arkansas Alligator Farm, 847 Whittington Avenue)
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Passan keeps tweeting that there is a desire from both sides to play baseball in 2020, they just cant figure out the logistics.
I am not sure how they can make it work...
The problem is that Baseball has the highest percentage of gate receipts (and concession sales) as a percentage of total income of all major sports. The agreement with the union says that if the league is resumed, players will be paid a prorated amount for each game played (If half of the games are played, the player receives half his salary, etc. But if only half of the games are played, and they are played to empty stadia, the team gets less than one quarter of their expected income. If the players are not willing to change this, the teams lose MUCH less money if the season is cancelled than if they play a partial schedule.
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$24.99/3
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$24.99/3
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3:51 MSNBC video with mortician Andre Dawson
https://www.msnbc.com/craig-melvin/watch/mlb-star-talks-virus-impact-on-his-funeral-home-it-s-tough-on-families-and-on-the-business-83423813657
The Hawk is one of those now being referred to as "last responders".
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Posted because we don't often see much detail of Wrigley's roof.
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Very nice story on race car driver and super Cubs fan Kurt Busch.
(https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/sites/csnchicago/files/styles/article_hero_image/public/2020/05/29/05-29_kurt_busch_1920x1080_1743659587732.jpg?itok=QrI4dExh:small)
https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/cubs/how-two-wrigley-field-seats-found-home-nascar-driver-kurt-buschs-yard
You’d think with a name like Busch he’d be a Cardinals fan.
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Paul Sullivan @PWSullivan 15h
Large police presence near Wrigley Field. Up the street they’re boarding up the Sunnyside dispensary as a precautionary measure.
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Yep. They will be passing within about 2-3 blocks of our home. Last night's demonstration which wasn't far from here was peaceful.
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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing 23h
Beginning tonight, a new MLB Network series will showcase iconic baseball broadcasters including Vin Scully, Jack Buck and Harry Caray
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https://awfulannouncing.com/mlb/mlb-network-the-sounds-of-baseball.html
Bob Costas and Tom Verducci did a great job on the series opener. I'm very much looking forward to more of the "Sounds Of Baseball"
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There is now a separate board for the political talk...look for the new board on the main page...
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There is now a separate board for the political talk...look for the new board on the main page...
http://bbf.createaforum.com/politics-religion-etc/
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There is now a separate board for the political talk...look for the new board on the main page...
Nice!!!
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Put it back, Dave. There has been a politics thread on this board for years.
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Looks like a post of mine was deleted from the R&P topic?
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There's nothing in the Recycle Bin...was it a post you just made? or earlier today?
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Are they in the new Political area?
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Don’t see it there, no worries, I figured it was likely some kind of glitch in the matrix.
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Put it back, Dave. There has been a politics thread on this board for years.
I’ve thought about this for a bit before saying anything, but I agree with P2. We’ve long had the topic on this board, and moving it elsewhere does a few things:
- It discourages conversations by forcing people to monitor other boards. While the topic was here, as was always the case, anyone who didn’t like it was welcome to stay out of it. There are plenty of topics I don’t read through. So why force people to go elsewhere when it was not impacting the people who didn’t want to participate in the first place?
- It devalues the conversations. Even the title “the absolute bottom of the barrel” is incredibly dismissive.
- Putting the two R&P topics side by side on their own board forces a strange cross-pollination of users in an artificial and damaging way. We now have Soros-tin-foil-hat troglodytes randomly positing non sequiturs in the Cubs R&P board. I have no relationship with those individuals and no desire to entertain their goonish thoughts. “Just mute them” doesn’t work if there is a flood of them all of a sudden coming across from the bears board. And I can *guarantee* you that traffic will be largely one-way. Few if any posters from the Cubs R&P topic will randomly insert themselves over at the bears R&P thread.
These new problems have been created. What problems were solved by moving the board?
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Yeah, the more I think about this, the more I have a real problem with it. And I’d like to hear from the people who made this decision as to why.
I’ve been on this board for more than 2 decades, and I’ve never seen mods make a change that impacts conversations as significantly as this change does. I think it’s fair to ask for answers.
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Yeah, the more I think about this, the more I have a real problem with it. And I’d like to hear from the people who made this decision as to why.
I’ve been on this board for more than 2 decades, and I’ve never seen mods make a change that impacts conversations as significantly as this change does. I think it’s fair to ask for answers.
You might find the batshit insanity from the bears guys morbidly fascinating.
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I agree that the Religion and Politics topic should be here, but I kinda hope it returns in 2021. I think it will be toxic this fall.
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This is a baseball board and its Dave's.
If he dont want it here then too damn bad.
Go to Foxnews.com and find their message board.
This is for baseball.
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Since moving the thread, the only posts have been by toxic members of the bears board. If I wanted strangers to yell at me I’d go to a Trump rally.
Again I ask, why the change in decades-long moderation policy, and what problems were solved that justify the problems created.
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This is a baseball board and its Dave's.
If he dont want it here then too damn bad.
Go to Foxnews.com and find their message board.
This is for baseball.
This is obviously a lot more than a baseball board, evidenced by all the non-baseball discussions and other non-baseball threads that exist here.
And it’s not Dave’s board. People have been here for decades. This place belongs to the community.
Dave’s extraordinary work as moderator has done so much to build this community, but this move, without an explanation as to why the change in policy, erodes trust.
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Agree completely with tico. Two trolling posts and one personal attack on tico since I made the last post from someone on this board.
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But it was ok to talk to me like a red headed step child for being a Christian?
GTFOH
Hypocrites.
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But it was ok to talk to me like a red headed step child for being a Christian?
GTFOH
Hypocrites.
If you had a clue what it actually means to be a Christian, you would not say something as utterly stupid and disrespectful as that. Plenty of folks here are Christians who are offended by your bigotry and otherwise offensive posts, which are themselves completely inconsistent with the Christianity I learned growing up and also while attending seminary.
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Well if you're Catholic I can assure you your beliefs are nothing like mine.
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Well if you're Catholic I can assure you your beliefs are nothing like mine.
That’s BS. You believe the same superstitious, magical nonsense.
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Well if you're Catholic I can assure you your beliefs are nothing like mine.
You just can't keep from digging yourself into a deeper and deeper hole. Although you obviously know little about Christianity, as it happens I was raised a protestant and went to a protestant seminary. To suggest that Catholicism and other forms of Christianity have nothing in common is astonishingly ignorant, and is even more evidence that whatever supposed religion you profess to practice has little if anything to do with Christianity.
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You articulated my concerns very well, tico.
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I have mixed feelings on where the politics discussion should be located, but I do know this: where it was moved to certainly invited the members of Trump's base to jump in and pollute it.
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But...but...I thought you all wanted to talk politics?
Now you're mad that you have new members to talk with?
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My ignore list was Jes only for years. Three more and counting since we invited trolls to our politics & religion board.
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I'm with Tico and P2. I'm not going there. Robb's probably happy to have some kindred spirits, though.
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I can only assume the purpose of moving the Politics board was to counter the fact that it was no longer the playground of the right-wingers, what with the embarrassing turn their man has taken the country for. What it had become was not palatable to the admins here - where it is now that's no longer a problem.
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I could really care less either way. I have been on the board even longer than Tico. I have seen the Religion politics board turn from center/right to the far left. I don't get wrapped up in what others think so I don't care about where the board is. I get bored with it regardless, especially when it descends to name calling as it so often does by the tolerant left.
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Deeg, you’re an idiot. Go **** yourself.
The intolerants have spoken. I’ll move the boards back.
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That's a bad look there, Dave.
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I’ll stand by it. He doesn’t know me, and won’t judge me...something all the intolerable leftists could try once in a while.
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I don't believe asking to have the thread returned to the board is an example of intolerance. But i appreciate that you have obliged.
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It’s no secret that I hate these topics. What you call conversations, I call “one side spouting a bunch of stupid ****, and the other side replying with name calling and their own stupid ****, ad nauseum...”.
The people on the left are just as bad as the people on the right. You’re both a bunch of intolerant ****. Nothing is being solved, and nothing is civil about any of the discussions. It’s all a bunch of back and forth bullshit that isn’t going anywhere.
Trump sucks. Biden sucks. We all lose on election day. We have the least electable incumbent in the history of our country, and Biden is the best the Dems can come up with? Really? What a **** joke. You leftists should be ashamed.
It chaps my ass every time I click on the Cubs board or the Bears board, hoping to see something new about one of the teams, and instead see nothing new except in the damn P&R topic...and that’s increasingly the case every day. That’s why I made the change, and of course the intolerant left complained because I moved their cheese. Par for the proverbial course...
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I wish I had the luxury of ignoring these threads. I would.
But I don’t...as a moderator, I feel obligated to ensure that the threads are not sabotaged or made untrustworthy by someone posting PII or other personal information about other posters that they would not want shared on here. I do take that role somewhat seriously.
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It’s no secret that I hate these topics. What you call conversations, I call “one side spouting a bunch of stupid ****, and the other side replying with name calling and their own stupid ****, ad nauseum...”.
The people on the left are just as bad as the people on the right. You’re both a bunch of intolerant ****. Nothing is being solved, and nothing is civil about any of the discussions. It’s all a bunch of back and forth bullshit that isn’t going anywhere.
Trump sucks. Biden sucks. We all lose on election day. We have the least electable incumbent in the history of our country, and Biden is the best the Dems can come up with? Really? What a **** joke. You leftists should be ashamed.
It chaps my ass every time I click on the Cubs board or the Bears board, hoping to see something new about one of the teams, and instead see nothing new except in the damn P&R topic...and that’s increasingly the case every day. That’s why I made the change, and of course the intolerant left complained because I moved their cheese. Par for the proverbial course...
For what it’s worth, Bill Sharp, hardly a “leftist,” called you a fascist for making that change.
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I couldn’t give a single **** about what any of the right wing pigeons say...
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I wish I had the luxury of ignoring these threads. I would.
There's another option: get rid of the Political topic entirely.
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The talk would just move to the bleachers topic...
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The talk would just move to the bleachers topic...
There are a number of board administrators. Instruct them to simply delete any post deemed to be blatantly political.
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There's always the option to not click on the topics you don't want to read. I rarely look at the other sports or history topics, and never looked at the BBFL topic before I joined the league last year.
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It's convenient to use the "next" button to go forward to the next topic with posts rather than go back to the list of topics and select another topic to enter.
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Like I said earlier, I don’t have that luxury...
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Struck a nerve, huh?
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Not in the least...sorry to disappoint...just you showing your colors as usual...
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I thought this was a pretty good article on asymptomatic coronavirus cases I saw today.
https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2020/06/26/asymptomatic-covid-faq-what-we-know
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I thought this was a pretty good article on asymptomatic coronavirus cases I saw today.
https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2020/06/26/asymptomatic-covid-faq-what-we-know
Thanks for sharing, JR. That is a very informative article.
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This is considered a "mild" case.
Thought it'd be better to follow up on this post here, CBJ.
Just wondering, though, would a case like Hottovy's where he was down for 30 days and lost 18 pounds be filed under the "paucisymptomatic" classification? Basically is anything short of going to the hospital considered "mild"?
Hope that question doesn't come across as smarmy by the way. If anything, even if in the medical profession it'd be considered a "mild" case, I certainly wouldn't call it "mild" if I went through what Hottovy did! It's still just bewildering to me how Covid reacts in so many different ways to so many people who have tested positive for it. For people who test positive who don't require to be hospitalized, it seems like there is quite a gulf between asymptomatic to people who are very greatly affected like Hottovy.
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COVID-19 is going to be the end of humanity. It's going to be how we all die. It's best that we accept that.
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Ive been thinking for a while about leaving and I think its finally time.
God bless you all and thanks for the memories.
Im glad I got to experience a championship with you all.
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Intolerant left?
Why do leftists, or I suppose anyone, need to be tolerant of racist homophobic ****?
Certain people have been permitted for years/decades to post some heinous hateful stuff. Don’t think it’s a problem that there are finally enough folks pushing back.
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So long, Corey. Sorry to see you go.
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Thought it'd be better to follow up on this post here, CBJ.
Just wondering, though, would a case like Hottovy's where he was down for 30 days and lost 18 pounds be filed under the "paucisymptomatic" classification? Basically is anything short of going to the hospital considered "mild"?
Hope that question doesn't come across as smarmy by the way. If anything, even if in the medical profession it'd be considered a "mild" case, I certainly wouldn't call it "mild" if I went through what Hottovy did! It's still just bewildering to me how Covid reacts in so many different ways to so many people who have tested positive for it. For people who test positive who don't require to be hospitalized, it seems like there is quite a gulf between asymptomatic to people who are very greatly affected like Hottovy.
Yes. Pretty much anything that isn’t requiring oxygen supplementation is mild. Which is why I hate the whole “mild” thing. It implies that it is like getting the common cold. If you get the flu it is 5-7 days of not feeling great, the coronavirus is 2 weeks of making the flu look mild, even if you don’t end up with long term effects.
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Anyone have experience buying a used car from a dealership?
A teenager totaled my lovely Accord and my wife doesn’t want to get a car loan and I don’t want to burn savings so I need to find a cheaper car that will last a few years. I normally hate to negotiate and go through the Costco auto buying program to get a better deal without the hassle. I don’t really have a mechanic to take it to check a car over so I’d prefer to go through a dealership, where if something goes wrong soon after purchase I can take it back be wise Nebraska has a lemon law. Any websites to go to check values that are free. I have basically 1 day to really test out cars, but I’ll have a week or so before the insurance company gets rid of my rental and cuts me a check.
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Anyone have experience buying a used car from a dealership?
A teenager totaled my lovely Accord and my wife doesn’t want to get a car loan and I don’t want to burn savings so I need to find a cheaper car that will last a few years. I normally hate to negotiate and go through the Costco auto buying program to get a better deal without the hassle. I don’t really have a mechanic to take it to check a car over so I’d prefer to go through a dealership, where if something goes wrong soon after purchase I can take it back be wise Nebraska has a lemon law. Any websites to go to check values that are free. I have basically 1 day to really test out cars, but I’ll have a week or so before the insurance company gets rid of my rental and cuts me a check.
Was the teenager yours or someone else's? If not yours, what size check are you getting? Carfax is a good source for checking easy stuff. You don't have to know a mechanic to take in your car; most mechanics will check out a car for you for a nominal fee.
Type of car? Hondas, Toyotas, are good bets. If you want to go American, check out Cadillacs and Chryslers. The luxury models usually are better engineered. The old adage of not buying a used car off the lot of a competitor company still holds some weight, but, then again, some GM dealers may want a Ford off their lot. The oldest cars I see still on the road are Jeeps. They seem to last and last.I have an 18 year old one that is still in tip top shape.
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Ive been thinking for a while about leaving and I think its finally time.
God bless you all and thanks for the memories.
Im glad I got to experience a championship with you all.
Come back, Dusty, come back! Dusty! Come back.
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Yes. Pretty much anything that isn’t requiring oxygen supplementation is mild. Which is why I hate the whole “mild” thing. It implies that it is like getting the common cold. If you get the flu it is 5-7 days of not feeling great, the coronavirus is 2 weeks of making the flu look mild, even if you don’t end up with long term effects.
That's really interesting, thanks CBJ. By the way, just wanted to say I've really appreciated your thoughts and perspective on Covid-19. Interesting stuff as always. :)
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Anyone have experience buying a used car from a dealership?
A teenager totaled my lovely Accord and my wife doesn’t want to get a car loan and I don’t want to burn savings so I need to find a cheaper car that will last a few years. I normally hate to negotiate and go through the Costco auto buying program to get a better deal without the hassle. I don’t really have a mechanic to take it to check a car over so I’d prefer to go through a dealership, where if something goes wrong soon after purchase I can take it back be wise Nebraska has a lemon law. Any websites to go to check values that are free. I have basically 1 day to really test out cars, but I’ll have a week or so before the insurance company gets rid of my rental and cuts me a check.
And yeah I've had some experience on that front. Do your homework on what car you want and what a fair price for it is. When you go in, know what you want and exactly how much you're willing to pay for it.
Basically my approach is let the dealer know I'm ready to write a check for $XXXX amount (not $XXXX amount and then they add the taxes and fees on top of it...I'm writing a check for $XXXX amount). If they want to turn down your money, that's on them. Sooner or later as long as your offer is fair and you've made it clear you're ready to cut them a check, someone will take you on your offer since it's been my experience that car dealers like acquiring money.
And to second CurtOne (can't believe I'm doing this), I'm pretty partial to Toyota's myself. I've driven Toyota 4Runner's for the last nine years, and I'll probably be driving them for the foreseeable future. Super reliable, never had a major problem with either that I've owned, and the one that got totaled when I got t-boned held up great.
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And my research usually consists of Kelley Blue Book and going to cars.com and doing a search within a 2-3 hour drive radius to see what the prices are for the car I want (which for me was a 4Runner). I actually bought my first 4Runner just outside of Louisville, KY because it was priced about $6,000 below what comparable 4Runner's were going for around Nashville.
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Was the teenager yours or someone else's? If not yours, what size check are you getting? Carfax is a good source for checking easy stuff. You don't have to know a mechanic to take in your car; most mechanics will check out a car for you for a nominal fee.
Type of car? Hondas, Toyotas, are good bets. If you want to go American, check out Cadillacs and Chryslers. The luxury models usually are better engineered. The old adage of not buying a used car off the lot of a competitor company still holds some weight, but, then again, some GM dealers may want a Ford off their lot. The oldest cars I see still on the road are Jeeps. They seem to last and last.I have an 18 year old one that is still in tip top shape.
Luckily my kids can’t drive because they are too young. The mom works at an ortho clinic and instantly recognized my last name and had a heart attack because she thought I would be driving something nicer than a Honda Accord. The poor girl was crying, but luckily neither one of us was hurt.
I am definitely not a car guy so the premium cars are out for me. I’ve had 2 Accords since 2003 and absolutely love them, but the past few winters my wife has gotten the minivan stuck in the snow so we’d like to get a smaller SUV. I really like the CRV because of the gas mileage and size. The stupid thing s just retain too much value and what we are looking to spend would be roughly the same age as the Accord that got wrecked. The Suburu dealers have some that are just a hair over what we want to spend, but would be 2019 models which I could drive for a long time or hand off to my daughter in 6 years. I used to practice medicine in Toledo and have some lovely stories about Jeep workers.
And yeah I've had some experience on that front. Do your homework on what car you want and what a fair price for it is. When you go in, know what you want and exactly how much you're willing to pay for it.
Basically my approach is let the dealer know I'm ready to write a check for $XXXX amount (not $XXXX amount and then they add the taxes and fees on top of it...I'm writing a check for $XXXX amount). If they want to turn down your money, that's on them. Sooner or later as long as your offer is fair and you've made it clear you're ready to cut them a check, someone will take you on your offer since it's been my experience that car dealers like acquiring money.
And to second CurtOne (can't believe I'm doing this), I'm pretty partial to Toyota's myself. I've driven Toyota 4Runner's for the last nine years, and I'll probably be driving them for the foreseeable future. Super reliable, never had a major problem with either that I've owned, and the one that got totaled when I got t-boned held up great.
Nebraska is weird. So you buy the car from the dealer and then go to the DMV to pay the licensing and sales taxes. So I can only negotiate the price.
I’d consider a Toyota, but the RAV4 has horrible gas mileage and the bigger SUV’s would give me a panic attack.
I kinda like the look of the Suburu’s and they get me close to the gas mileage of an Accord V4. I think I’m going in that direction. We have a neighbor that works at the dealership and my wife reached out to his wife so know he knows I’m coming. It is going to be awkward if this doesn’t work out, because I really like Accords and my wife still thinks I’ll buy one.
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Suburus are great. Should have mentioned that one.
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Suburus are great. Should have mentioned that one.
Well there's the kiss of death for the Subaru Motor Company right there.
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Your local library should have the latest copy of Consumer Reports buying guide.
(https://article.images.consumerreports.org/f_auto/prod/content/dam/CRO%20Images%202019/SIP%20covers/COV1and4bk1bg2020%20188x248%20(1))
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We have loved the CRVs that we have owned. Their handling and ride are outstanding for SUVs. And they have been super reliable. We're considering getting the CRV hybrid- probably next year.
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Intolerant left?
Why do leftists, or I suppose anyone, need to be tolerant of racist homophobic ****?
Certain people have been permitted for years/decades to post some heinous hateful stuff. Don’t think it’s a problem that there are finally enough folks pushing back.
What is this in response to? Did Dusty edit his goodbye post?
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https://youtu.be/RvNXB6_LZlg
It looks like it took him several tries
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- And I can *guarantee* you that traffic will be largely one-way. Few if any posters from the Cubs R&P topic will randomly insert themselves over at the bears R&P thread.
Couldn't have been more wrong. The bears political thread went completely in the shitter when Cletus and method went over there looking for an argument. Method is just a troll, he's not a bears or Cubs fan and he's not a Chicago local, he just wants to poke at people and see the response. The two boards became entangled when method and Cletus started coming to this board and tattling on the bears board like babies.
Jes was the original Cubs board transplant who went looking for a fight over there. I enjoyed Jes vs DaveP debates very much, even if I didn't understand them all the time. No one even debates anymore, it's just insults and yelling.
I've been a lurker on these forums since the first day I got on the internet about 23 years ago. I post more on the bears board because I know football better than baseball. The politics/religion boards in both forums are mirroring our society, echo chambers of the close minded. "Tell me what I want to hear or you are a racist fascist or a god hating commie (depending on your place on the spectrum)."
Sadly, it's going to get worse. I don't think many of the hard cores's are going to accept an election loss if there guy loses. We are looking at a shitstorm whomever wins.
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Couldn't have been more wrong. The bears political thread went completely in the shitter when Cletus and method went over there looking for an argument. Method is just a troll, he's not a bears or Cubs fan and he's not a Chicago local, he just wants to poke at people and see the response. The two boards became entangled when method and Cletus started coming to this board and tattling on the bears board like babies.
Jes was the original Cubs board transplant who went looking for a fight over there. I enjoyed Jes vs DaveP debates very much, even if I didn't understand them all the time. No one even debates anymore, it's just insults and yelling.
I've been a lurker on these forums since the first day I got on the internet about 23 years ago. I post more on the bears board because I know football better than baseball. The politics/religion boards in both forums are mirroring our society, echo chambers of the close minded. "Tell me what I want to hear or you are a racist fascist or a god hating commie (depending on your place on the spectrum)."
Sadly, it's going to get worse. I don't think many of the hard cores's are going to accept an election loss if there guy loses. We are looking at a shitstorm whomever wins.
All I’ve done is hold up a mirror and show the absolute batshit insanity that you and your buddies believe. If you think I’ve ruined it, it’s because you are uncomfortable with what you are seeing in that mirror.
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All I’ve done is hold up a mirror and show the absolute batshit insanity that you and your buddies believe. If you think I’ve ruined it, it’s because you are uncomfortable with what you are seeing in that mirror.
I don't think you've ruined it. That board has always been good for a laugh. Your White Knight, Don Quixote crusade over there is pretty funny too. Anyone who takes that much time out of their life to combat four or five ignorant old guys on a sports forum is wasting their time. As I've mentioned before, your efforts have had the opposite effect. A complete and total failure of the bbf's self proclaimed best and brightest. It's almost like calling people stupid and racist over and over again isn't a good strategy to make them see your side of the argument.
Also please tell me what bat **** insane opinions I've posted.
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What is this in response to? Did Dusty edit his goodbye post?
D23 both sides’ing post.
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Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom 37m
NEW: #COVID19 cases continue to spread at alarming rates.
CA is now closing indoor operations STATEWIDE for:
-Restaurants
-Wineries
-Movie theaters, family entertainment
-Zoos, museums
-Cardrooms
Bars must close ALL operations.
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What are cardrooms?
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Poker
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Interesting...so like a casino with no slots and just card games...
I had no idea...
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This one in LA is great (as much as these things can be).
https://commercecasino.com/
The Bay 101 down in SV/San Jose is pretty good, too.
https://www.bay101.com/
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Interesting...so like a casino with no slots and just card games...
I had no idea...
Hustler Casino in Los Angeles is all poker. I've played poker there once. :)
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What's the policy on brothels?
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The Cubs/Brewers game on Saturday will be part of the Fox coverage
Viewers who tune in to Fox and Fox Sports 1 for the first MLB telecasts Saturday will be in for a bit of a surprise. The stadiums will be filled with yelling, cheering, booing fans who may even resurrect the wave.
The fans will not, however, be real.
Fox, bless its heart, is trying something different, using CGI spectators rather than cardboard cutouts of fans or empty seats covered with banners at a time when fans are prohibited from attending events because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Wrigley Field, Dodger Stadium, Petco Park and Nationals Park will be jammed with fans for the foreseeable future, even if it looks, well, weird in the video Fox shared.
“We had a vision for making our Major League Baseball broadcasts look as natural as they were before covid,” Brad Zager, executive producer, executive vice president, and head of production and operations for Fox Sports, told Variety. “A lot of that is having a crowd in the stadium.”
Fans will wear appropriate colors for each venue and may even be removed in later innings if a game is a blowout, for instance. MLB has offered 75 or so sound effects from a league-approved Sony video game, according to Variety, and Fox may tailor its broadcasts as other sports, such as the NBA, ramp up. Fox executives hope the effect is that of a normal game; in a best-case scenario, no one will notice. Don’t expect a virtual Jeffrey Maier or Steve Bartman.
The video mentioned is nothing more than a loud Fox commercial.
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In pandemic year, Wrigley Rooftops give rare opportunity
In Chicago, tickets to the 16 rooftops come at a hefty price -- about $300 to $440 compared to the usual $150. They can seat at about 200 to 250, but a 20% capacity limit has them selling 40 to 50 per game.
http://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=29537897
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How much do you suppose it costs DraftKings to have their logo appear on the top of the screen before every pitch of every game?
Are the Gallagher Insurance ads along each baseline, the Hefty ad on the back of the pitching mound, and the Pepsi logos filling each on deck circle there to take the place of ticket income or are they signs of what is to come in future seasons?
Oh for the days when there was no advertising within the confines of Wrigley Field.
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CBJ, craig, any others out there who might know a thing or two about the development of Covid vaccines, etc. There was a story in the Tennessean today about a Nashville clinical research firm being selected to take part in a Phase III clinical trial for a Covid vaccine and is seeking volunteers to participate.
If this is legitimate and a high quality program, I'd be pretty interested in doing this. Any reason to think why it wouldn't be?
https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2020/08/05/nashville-research-firm-seeking-volunteers-covid-19-vaccine-trial/3304624001/
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CBJ, craig, any others out there who might know a thing or two about the development of Covid vaccines, etc. There was a story in the Tennessean today about a Nashville clinical research firm being selected to take part in a Phase III clinical trial for a Covid vaccine and is seeking volunteers to participate.
If this is legitimate and a high quality program, I'd be pretty interested in doing this. Any reason to think why it wouldn't be?
https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2020/08/05/nashville-research-firm-seeking-volunteers-covid-19-vaccine-trial/3304624001/
Jr, there was a similar story in a lot of newspapers around the country. My only reluctance would be the number of trips it would take to the clinic for testing, etc. I stay home as much as possible.
A related story appeared a day or two later about who would have priority for the vaccine once it was ready to be distributed to the public. Health care workers, etc. would be at the top of the list. Not far behind would be those who volunteered to be guinea pigs but were given the placebo.
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Jr, there was a similar story in a lot of newspapers around the country. My only reluctance would be the number of trips it would take to the clinic for testing, etc. I stay home as much as possible.
A related story appeared a day or two later about who would have priority for the vaccine once it was ready to be distributed to the public. Health care workers, etc. would be at the top of the list. Not far behind would be those who volunteered to be guinea pigs but were given the placebo.
Yeah I don't think the trips to the clinic would bother me about it, so I could deal with that. That wouldn't be my biggest concern.
Mostly if someone would be shooting me up with something that had Covid-19 germs in it, I'd at least like to have the feeling they know what they're doing before they do that, so that'd be Concern #1.
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JR, it would be wise to sign up for all the tests of all the PHARMA companies at the same time. One of them has to work.
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JR, it would be wise to sign up for all the tests of all the PHARMA companies at the same time. One of them has to work.
Yeah sooner or later we're going to figure this out, right? I'd keep my eyes open on anything, but this is the first one I've heard about in Nashville.
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I'd think you'd be able to find out whose vaccine it is (Pfizer, Oxford/AstraZeneca, etc)--the article didn't say, but I'm guessing it has to be one of the big ones if they're already at Phase III. Recognize you might get placebo. There may also be side effects, and one point of Phase III is to find out what they are.
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https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/07/meet-the-4-frontrunners-in-the-covid-19-vaccine-race/
I thought this article about 4 of the candidates was interesting. Gives some insight into testing and some side effects.
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I'd think you'd be able to find out whose vaccine it is (Pfizer, Oxford/AstraZeneca, etc)--the article didn't say, but I'm guessing it has to be one of the big ones if they're already at Phase III. Recognize you might get placebo. There may also be side effects, and one point of Phase III is to find out what they are.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/07/meet-the-4-frontrunners-in-the-covid-19-vaccine-race/
I thought this article about 4 of the candidates was interesting. Gives some insight into testing and some side effects.
Good stuff there, DMF and mO. I actually just got a call from the research lab, and while they weren't able to tell me which group/company's trial vaccine it would be over the phone, they said I'd be able to figure it out once I review the release forms. The recruiter basically said this was the study that's been recently reported on in the news in the last couple of weeks where 30,000 volunteers were needed. As far as side effects go, he said the research so far suggests they're similar to what's been shown in typical flu shots.
Honestly it sounds like if I want to do this, I'm probably going to get the chance. I basically cleared all of his screening questions, and he told me to go spread the word that they needed more volunteers. We'll see how this goes, but I really think I'm going to do this if this all works out.
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Side effects: anal leakage, seizures and death. Nothing serious.
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Side effects: anal leakage, seizures and death. Nothing serious.
Nah, nothing to worry about there at all. :)
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I thought that they wanted the phase III subjects to be people who were going out and subjecting themselves to some degree of risk. People who are sequestering or properly distancing themselves/mask wearing would not be great subjects since people in this category have a relatively low risk of contracting the virus and thus it would be hard to demonstrate statistical benefit in the sample size to be tested.
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I thought that they wanted the phase III subjects to be people who were going out and subjecting themselves to some degree of risk. People who are sequestering or properly distancing themselves/mask wearing would not be great subjects since people in this category have a relatively low risk of contracting the virus and thus it would be hard to demonstrate statistical benefit in the sample size to be tested.
Yeah that's one of the questions they asked. Aside from wearing masks, social distancing and trying to be responsible when I'm out, I'm living my life pretty normally as much as you can during these times. I'm still meeting up with friends for dinners and small gatherings every so often, still have no problems heading to the grocery store when I need some things, etc. He did tell me they were looking for people like that and weren't completely sheltering.
I did tell him I was wearing masks and doing my best at social distancing when I'm out, and that didn't seem to be a problem. It did appear they were looking for people who did get out and live relatively normally, though.
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I would be a bad subject. I wear a mask continuously when I'm away from home (I consider this to be a statement that I am a good citizen/neighbor). I go to grocery stores that require all to wear masks and do so at 7:30 am to minimize the number of other customers. I haven't seen my daughter or grandchildren since February (they live 300 miles away and are not sequestering sufficiently for my wife and I to be comfortable having them stay here). We do carry out but we do not eat at restaurants (even though outdoor seating at restaurants is available). We see a few friends at home occasionally, observing distancing and mask wearing when not eating. I work from home and spend a lot of time on Zoom. Most of our outdoor time is spent walking in the neighborhood which allows us to easily maintain distancing. I don't have any known risk factors other than being 70, but I try to maximize the odds of remaining COVID-free (and of not spreading the virus if I were to have it without knowing it).
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P2, that's out life here. Good for you.
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Ron,
I hope you are in a safe area of Chicago.
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Chicago Sun-Times @Suntimes 1h
Severe thunderstorms with wind gusts up to 100mph are expected to hit Chicago between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. this afternoon.
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Wrigley Field this morning
Wrigley Aerials often takes shots like this but not from this angle.
What visiting player once said "what ocean is that?". I don't recall.
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There was the story about John Kruk. His teammates told him that it was the Mississippi River, then said they were kidding and that it was actually the Pacific Ocean. Or vice versa.
Something like that.
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There was the story about John Kruk. His teammates told him that it was the Mississippi River, then said they were kidding and that it was actually the Pacific Ocean. Or vice versa.
Something like that.
Saying it was John Kruk allowed me to Google it and here's what I found:
What kind of guy is John Kruk? When he first came here to Chicago, he saw Lake Michigan and asked someone, “Which ocean is that?” This was back in May. On Wednesday, he said, “Oh, I know it’s Lake Michigan now. Originally, I thought it was the Mediterranean.”
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-07-24-sp-31268-story.html
The article includes a great Harry Caray anecdote about the time he was broadcasting from the bleachers and tried to catch a Jody Davis homer using his fishing net. There's even a reference to Marla Collins.
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Always worth taking another look at
https://youtu.be/DYXTV51GdUs
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In the early Gunsmokes Miss Kitty doesn’t have that little mole on her right cheek bone.
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Positive Covid-19 tests
Pirates president Travis Williams
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. R, Louisiana
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Those saloon gals at the Long Branch have it going on. B drinking whiskey with them cowboys and never falling down. Bare shoulders and high waisted dresses with that curly tail like thing off the derrière and they smell so good when you kiss ‘em.
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Now, after several months of watching Gunsmoke it is clear that Bob Dylan took his name from Matt Dillon. Little bits of dialogue hit me as Dylan lyric lines. Up through Blonde on Blonde those lyrics are in my files, there is no guessing. The kicker came when a Gunsmoke gal recited a monologue that was almost word for word of the refrain from Just Like a Woman. So, a bit of trivia FYI.
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Greetings from Earth, dog
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Howdy Curt. I see ya down there. Heard from Scoop?
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“Like” that post by Curt. Spent the last half hour trying to indicate that but failed. Putting two and two together I figured out the original ESPN game of Yankees and Mets is switched to Sox and Cubs. Wait and see I guess.
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I can’t begin to comprehend what it is like spending 72 hours straight in 100° temperatures to fight a fire on the side of a mountain while wearing up to 75 pounds of gear
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2020 sucks. RIP JTE
https://youtu.be/5LLqFF89UtU
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Oh man. Sad. Named after Townes Van Zandt. Death by misadventure I would guess. Tragic.
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One would assume so...
His momma hate the fact that Steve named him after Townes...
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http://www.americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/11-Rexs-Blues.mp3
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75 years ago today. The end of World War II.
General Douglas MacArthur signs as Supreme Allied Commander during Japan's formal surrender ceremonies on the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Sept. 2, 1945.
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Which one is Curtone?
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The really handsome one in the back row.
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Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died at 87.
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It's sad when any of our leaders pass away, even if is from the other aisle. This is a two sided coin for Trump, he can try to push a candidate through and the Democrats will try to obstruct it just like the Republicans did to Obama when he nominated a very good candidate. On the other hand if a nominee is approved before the election, that's one less reason the fence sitters have to vote for him. (The ones whose only reason right now is control of the SCOTUS.).
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Democrats cannot stop a nomination without atleast 3 votes crossing the isle. if only 2 do, then pence votes in a 51-50....
they will get another justice. and expect it to be worse then the last one in terms of ideology. he might put someone like ted cruz up there.
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That Mitch McConnell said a court opening in the last year of a president's term should be filled by the winner of the next election was taken back by him several months ago.
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Of course, it's not necessarily the last months of the Trump presidency.
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Hes going to win, he will make this an election issue... and he'll get the votes.
Not sure if the rest of are living in the same 2020 as me. but trump winning another 4 years... is EXACTLY november 2020.
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Ted Cruz would probably be moderate compared to some others like Barr or Hannity. Or Nancy Grace!
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Gale Sayers has died.
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Best running back I have ever seen. Better than Payton in their respective primes. Unfortunately, Sayer's prime was cut tragically short by knee injuries.
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At least that's less tragic than what happened to the other RB in the backfield around that time.
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Make no mistake, Sayers death is just as tragfic JR...
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I think JR was referring to the knee injury.
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At least that's less tragic than what happened to the other RB in the backfield around that time.
Brian Piccolo
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He's back, everyone...
Often imitated but never duplicated...
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You're not talking about me are you?
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Who else would i be talking about?
Jes?
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I read every day. I just needed a break from all of the non sports related negativity. I enjoy the drama of the offseason more than most so I thought I'd come back but stay away from the religion and politics thread.
And one more thing...
Yu Darvish earned his money this year.
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Scoop sent me an email, she said, “Have you heard from Dusty?” No, I replied, I did hear that he was back though, posting on the bleachers thread.
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Now, there’s this gal who sings in the Allstate Insurance commercial that’s really good. Edith I think is her first name, she sings in French.
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Scoop should quit sending emails to people and just show back up here one of these days.
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A picture is worth 1,000 words
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Mark Gonzales @MDGonzales 15h
Terrific selection of ceremonial first pitch honorees. Let’s hope MLB teams follow suit when ballparks open to fans. Plenty of first responders that deserve to be honored.
Details
https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-ceremonial-activities-for-game-one-of-the-2020-world-series
Jamie Edens threw the ceremonial first pitch to her husband, Ryan Ward. It was "just a bit outside" so Ward pulled it back over the plate just like he was a MLB catcher.
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Game 2 gave us a $27.50 hot dog that could feed the family, and a reminder that the Tampa Bay Rays may be even better than the sum of their bargain basement parts.
It's called a Boomstick chili dog.
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https://youtu.be/us3dp-hI6BU
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Does this dog look happy to you?
https://www.bidfta.com/itemDetails?listView=true&pageId=1&idauctions=77124&idItems=6413505&firstIdItem=6413490&source=auctionItems&lastIdItem=6413569&itemSearchKeywords=
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No.
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Thank you to all of the board members included
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Carrie Muskat tweeted this photo this morning. When was it taken?
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Answer: Before game three, game four, or game five of the 2016 World Series. The eamus catuli sign has 00 since the last division title and the last NL pennant, but the 101 years is still there.
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Is that the Schwarber baseball below the S on Budweiser?
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Just a little life update to pass along, I actually tested positive for Covid last week, but since last Thursday, I've pretty much had either no or very mild symptoms. Pretty much last Wednesday, I came down with a lot of the typical cough/cold, mild fever, feeling run down symptoms you hear about, but just about all of that subsided the next day. Feel pretty fortunate I got a very mild case of it when I got it. Anyhow I hope everyone's staying safe out there!
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JR, I have a list of people for you to cough on.
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JR, I have a list of people for you to cough on.
Ha! Curt, if I cough on DaveP, who's going to buy me White Castle sliders in the future?
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How did you know he was on the list?
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JR, did you ever sign up to be part of a vaccine test?
I know someone who is about to undergo her second in a series of six three-day industrial strength chemo treatments at the Mayo Clinic. She now has to stay at a nearby hotel instead of a hospital room. All of the hospital rooms are being used by Covid-19 patients.
It’s only going to get worse before it gets better.
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Bennett, I did offer to volunteer for one when they reached out to me, but they never followed back up with me.
And that's sad to hear about your friend. Just hopefully the vaccine Pfizer announced is as effective as they announced and that it's something that can be distributed widely before too long. It still sounds like we're several months from that happening if it does, though.
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Anybody had any luck getting a PS5?
I sure havent.
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Just a little life update to pass along, I actually tested positive for Covid last week, but since last Thursday, I've pretty much had either no or very mild symptoms. Pretty much last Wednesday, I came down with a lot of the typical cough/cold, mild fever, feeling run down symptoms you hear about, but just about all of that subsided the next day. Feel pretty fortunate I got a very mild case of it when I got it. Anyhow I hope everyone's staying safe out there!
JR, just wanted to let you know because of your post, I went and got tested and came back positive as well. Very similar experience to what you describe. I knew I had a fever a couple days last week, but no other symptoms manifested. I was going to chalk it up to a head cold that didn't quite take, but when I read your post, decided to get tested. Out of an abundance of caution, I was already isolating from my family and hadn't been going out. Hopefully I didn't spread it.
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JR actually helped someone? JR, your rep is taking some real damage, dog.
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JR, just wanted to let you know because of your post, I went and got tested and came back positive as well. Very similar experience to what you describe. I knew I had a fever a couple days last week, but no other symptoms manifested. I was going to chalk it up to a head cold that didn't quite take, but when I read your post, decided to get tested. Out of an abundance of caution, I was already isolating from my family and hadn't been going out. Hopefully I didn't spread it.
Oh wow, sorry to hear about that mO! And yeah I thought what I had was a bug at first too. A friend of mine the next day convinced me that I might want to consider getting tested. If I hadn't, I definitely would have been running around a couple of days afterward completely oblivious to it.
Anyhow I hope your recovery goes well and goes as well as mine did, mO!
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JR actually helped someone? JR, your rep is taking some real damage, dog.
Quite frankly I'm as shocked as anyone, Curt. I feel like I ought to go steal some candy bars from a kid or something to make up for it.
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Just a little life update to pass along, I actually tested positive for Covid last week, but since last Thursday, I've pretty much had either no or very mild symptoms. Pretty much last Wednesday, I came down with a lot of the typical cough/cold, mild fever, feeling run down symptoms you hear about, but just about all of that subsided the next day. Feel pretty fortunate I got a very mild case of it when I got it. Anyhow I hope everyone's staying safe out there!
JR - I am so very sorry you tested positive. Hope it was a false negative and/or that you recover fully and soon!
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JR, just wanted to let you know because of your post, I went and got tested and came back positive as well. Very similar experience to what you describe. I knew I had a fever a couple days last week, but no other symptoms manifested. I was going to chalk it up to a head cold that didn't quite take, but when I read your post, decided to get tested. Out of an abundance of caution, I was already isolating from my family and hadn't been going out. Hopefully I didn't spread it.
mo - I am very sorry about your positive test, very proud of you for getting tested and isolating. I hope you have a quick and full recovery!
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JR - I am so very sorry you tested positive. Hope it was a false negative and/or that you recover fully and soon!
Thanks so much Ron! I'm actually recovered now and finished my quarantine yesterday. Definitely feel very fortunate!
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Probably the big lesson I learned from it is don't ignore a mild fever, even if it's just for a day. That's about the big difference between what I went through a couple of weeks ago and the times I've dealt with multi-day allergies that I wondered might be Covid but just turned out to be allergies.
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Im in your neck of the woods for work JR.
Downtown Nashville aint no joke and yes...I wore a mask.
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Im in your neck of the woods for work JR.
Downtown Nashville aint no joke and yes...I wore a mask.
Ha! Yeah downtown is no joke at all! Just wondering how long are you in town for? I have a couple of things going on the next few days, but if you want to catch up, let me know!
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Im staying in La Vergne but working right on the middle of downtown Nashville.
Ill be leaving Saturday morning.
Ive been here all week.
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JR, mO, glad to hear you are both recovering well!
My father in law got a really nasty case, and it was touch and go for a bit there. Unfortunately, my in-laws were also of the political persuasion that COVID was a hoax, and we had to forcefully persuade them to go to the hospital while my father in law was having such a hard time breathing he could barely talk and his toes were beginning to turn blue.
Thankfully he's pulled through and is doing much better now.
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Thanks tico! So sorry to hear about your father in law, but I'm glad he's doing better now. Hope all else is well in Seattle!
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Dusty, I just sent you a PM by the way.
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It's a trap, Dusty! Don't go!
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I just got it JR.
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The government's list of who gets inoculated first was pretty close to mine:
Me
My wife
Nurses
Doctors
Nursing home workers
Nursing home residents
Teachers
Those over 60
Those between 50 and 60
Professional travelers—pilots, airline workers, pro athletes, bus drivers, train personnel
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40 years...
https://theathletic.com/2200812/2020/12/08/john-lennon-howard-cosell-monday-night-football-anniversary-new-york-friendship/?source=freedailyemail
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Lightfoot-backed plan to let Cubs defer infrastructure payment to city advances
On Wednesday, Southwest Side Ald. George Cardenas, 12th, nodded to the potentially problematic optics of giving the billionaire Ricketts family that owns the team a break on neighborhood improvement funds while regular Chicagoans are struggling.
“Someone has to explain, to at least me, from such an organization that has strong financial backing, obviously, it’s a billion-dollar industry, a billion-dollar entity, why we should defer this payment, besides the fact that there’s no baseball and there’s other things in play?” Cardenas said.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-chicago-cubs-lightfoot-infrastructure-payment-deferral-20201209-hbh6mrw7gffavgqfdp4ptyzbwu-story.html
The deferral allows a $250,000.00 payment due in 2021 to be made in 2024.
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Merry Christmas to you all even the non believers because when times get bad they mysteriously start to believe too.
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Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it. Been away for awhile--it's good to be back and catch up. I hope that you and your loved ones have survived this awful year safe and healthy.
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Merry Christmas everyone.
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Merry Christmas! 🎄
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Merry Christmas, Scoop. We miss you.
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Happy Birthday, Dave23! Super friend and board administrator.
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Thank you very much!
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Lengthy
https://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20201223/rozner-the-story-behind-len-kaspers-bold-decision
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Happy New Year everybody. Hope it is a better year than last.
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Low bar! Happy New Year.
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It doesn’t seem like New Years day with no Tournament of Roses Parade to watch
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and the granddaddy of them all, the Rose Bowl Game, being played in Texas.
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Paulie - was that you?
https://news.yahoo.com/nashville-bomber-linked-to-lizard-people-myth-investigators-say-013342704.html
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I hope you're not implying that the lizard people conspiracy is a hoax.
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Of course not. Paulie met one of them down in Puerta Vallarta on the beach.
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Wasn't Paulie the uncle of one of the Bears linebackers?
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Paulie - was that you?
https://news.yahoo.com/nashville-bomber-linked-to-lizard-people-myth-investigators-say-013342704.html
Now that is a blast from the past.
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Belize!
https://www.mlb.com/news/why-are-there-cubs-fans-in-belize
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Only you all would appreciate that I bought this...
https://www.harrycarays.com/store/p80/Harry_Caray_Signed_Check.html
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James Earl Jones is 90 today.
https://youtu.be/7SB16il97yw
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LENGTHY Boog bio
https://magazine.bcheights.com/index.php/2021/jon-sciambi-joins-chicago-cubs/
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Is it just me, or does he look like Seth Rogen in 10 years or so?
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Or Jeff Garlin.
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Apropos of nothing...
Today is the 21st day of the 21st year of the 21st century
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Man, I sure do miss Harry. Love that statue for some reason. There he is in the ice and the snow. Got his microphone.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JEFF HORN!
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Thank you, Mr. Fischer!
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Happy Birthday Jeff!
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Thanks, Bubba!
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Marquee Sports Network @WatchMarquee 23h
Dreaming of a warm summer day
https://twitter.com/i/status/1355936668029775875
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Happy Birthday, ISF!
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It won't be long
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Paul Sullivan annual pos
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Curt, did you get the two messages I sent today! I don’t see that they went through and I am a complete idiot with this phone.
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Yes, I got them doggie. Dave is checking on something since there's no obit before we post it on the board.
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Who died?
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An old poster named Jiggy.
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Earlier this week dogstoothe contacted me that he suspected a longtime poster had passed away. Cubette (Jody West) died in early December. She dates back to the early days of Tribune days. She rarely posted but was a regular and faithful reader. She was an old friend to many of us. Dave23 tracked down confirmation. Thanks, Dave.
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https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2021/02/17/pat-hughes-beth-mowins-and-chris-myers-will-fill-in-on-cubs-broadcasts-when-boog-sciambi-is-out/
I hope Mowins knows more about baseball than she does about football.
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I don't know anything about Myers or Mowins, but Pat Hughes is the best cubs broadcaster I have ever heard. I had hoped that they would give him the full time TV job, but this will do fine. Too bad that Santo isn't here to work with him.
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https://blog.solidsignal.com/news/att-announces-mlb-extra-innings-pricing-for-2021/
According to this article which is dated January 21, 2021, the cost for the full season is $183.00. In 2020, the total was $177.90.
My DirecTV bill just arrived. They are charging me $21.66 for MLB.tv even though I’ve had the full package for 20 years so I’ll have to make a phone call this morning.
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https://www.dbstalk.com/community/index.php?threads/mlb-ei-2021-season.230468/
Looks like $129.96 might be the actual price this season...which is nice...
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I just talked to DirecTV. The charge of $21.66 for MLB Extra Innings is correct and will be the amount of the remaining 5 payments. It is an early renewal offer that expires at the end of February. Anyone signing up March 1 or later will pay the full price of $30.50/month or $183.00 for the full season. Sounds like a deal too good to pass up.
The best DirecTV packages and deals available in February 2021
https://www.techradar.com/deals/directv-packages-all-the-directv-plans-available
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I got a credit this year due to last year's being paid up ahed of the 60 game schedule. Won't be too much for my package this year.
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Robb, I think you had a choice of getting the 60 game schedule free last year or applying your fee to this year. Which did you choose?
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I got the Athletic for a buck a month last night. It was a special on Facebook. That's probably for a limited time, like 3 months, but I grabbed it.
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Is there any interest in a Yahoo fantasy baseball league this year?
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I chose the credit, Curt.
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The first televised spring training game on a network other than Marquee will be on ESPN Wednesday, March 3, at 2:05 CST vs Seattle.
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Oh, that’s good to know, Bennett, thanks!
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If anyone here collects, or once collected, sports cards...you might want to take a minute and see where the market is for your cards.
A Luka Donkic 1/1 rookie card just sold for $4.6M...setting a new record.
Prices are off the charts right now...
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I just bought a Joe Montana rookie card.
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I sold 2 mint ones 30 years ago to pay a utility bill.
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I traded for a beat up one when I was 13. 1989/90 was the only year that I really did much collecting of football cards. I can’t remember how many of the Score Barry Sanders/Troy Aikman rookie cards I have, but I might need to move those somewhere a little more safe.
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I still have a shoebox full of Garbage Pail Kids. Are those worth anything?
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I still have a shoebox full of Garbage Pail Kids. Are those worth anything?
Looks at Garbage Paul Kids values and holy crap. The first series with a glossy finish on the back is worth something if they are in good condition. Adam Bomb/Blasted Billy or Nasty Nick/Evil Eddie can get you a Joe Montana rookie card. I doubt any of my GPK are in anywhere near good enough condition though.
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Pokémon cards are on fire as well...
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Looks at Garbage Paul Kids values and holy crap. The first series with a glossy finish on the back is worth something if they are in good condition. Adam Bomb/Blasted Billy or Nasty Nick/Evil Eddie can get you a Joe Montana rookie card. I doubt any of my GPK are in anywhere near good enough condition though.
I saw a retweet from some gambling website was doing a Twitter drawing for a $1500-value Adam Bomb a few days ago. Unfortunately, mine are also in no condition to sell--they've been stacked in a shoebox wrapped in rubber bands for 30 years.
Just did a search on eBay, and it looks like you can get a few hundred dollars for an unopened first series pack. Also, an unopened box of second series cards (48 packs) is about to go for more than $2500 in a few minutes.
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Happy Birthday, Davep. How many years does this make or does carbon dating only go back so far?
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Happy Birthday Dave! I feel like I should buy you some sliders at Morton's to celebrate sometime.
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I figured that I would wait until you entered a state of adulthood. I don't take gifts from teen agers.
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Amazing story courtesy of Doug Glanville
Remembering Wally Yonamine
The Japanese American athlete, who died five years ago, played a significant role in restoring trust between the two countries after World War II.
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https://amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/471210/
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Stolen from VJ on the Bears board....
recognize anybody?
https://web.archive.org/web/20001205182000/http://wellengaged.com/engaged/chicagosports.cgi?c=bears&f=d
https://web.archive.org/web/20071002051042/http://wc4.worldcrossing.com:80/webx?14@@.1ddf8202
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Archived Cubs board....
https://web.archive.org/web/20001018192907/http://wellengaged.com/engaged/chicagosports.cgi?c=tiicubs7
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We were all so young...
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LOL. Right...
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Ken Burns is on. Back in the day, if you made it to third base you were entitled to large ladle of beer from the third base coach.
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Bennett, Wally Yonamine is fascinating! I have the biography of him (by Robert Fitts) mentioned in the article. He was raised in Hawaii as the son (or maybe grandson) of Okinawan immigrants, so when he came to Tokyo to play, he was something of an outsider from two different angles.
If you can't find that book, I also recommend the (very famous) "You Gotta Have Wa", by Robert Whiting, which also tells Wally's story.
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Got my vaccine appointment.
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I did the one shot Johnson and Johnson vaccine on Saturday. No issues at all. Nashville has done a really good job with the vaccine roll out.
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I'm looking forward to my first shot on Tuesday. I'm supposed to get Moderna, but it's subject to change.
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I did the one shot Johnson and Johnson vaccine on Saturday. No issues at all. Nashville has done a really good job with the vaccine roll out.
did they use a lot of baby powder?
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I'm looking forward to my first shot on Tuesday. I'm supposed to get Moderna, but it's subject to change.
Same here Publix at 2pm on Tuesday for my first moderna shot.
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I have to go to my local health department.
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10 of the 20 play in New York or Los Angeles
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I can't believe I'm about to say something nice here, but I feel like I'd be remiss if I didn't wish CurtOne a happy and fantastic birthday today. I hope the next 130 years go as well as the last 130, Curt!
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If you are wishing CurtOne a happy 130th birthday, you are several years late.
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But whichever one it is, have a happy one.
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Jon Heyman @JonHeyman 16m
Bernie Madoff dead at 82. Still had 138 years to go on his sentence.
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Got my vaccine a couple hours ago.
I currently feel fine as frog hair.
I got the Pfizer one.
My only issue is Ive had a raging wood every since.
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I do believe, Dusty, that you should copyright that post (if that’s possible) and sell it to the highest bidder. Not only has it eased my mind about the vaccine but given me a purpose. And that line - feeling fine as frog hair - that’s the way I want to feel. What an endorsement for the vaccine and it should go viral. All the women will like it.
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Funny as all get out. Brilliant really.
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I’m changing it to feeling fine as a frog hair. Man, give that slogan and the promise of a wood and everybody will want that vaccine shot.
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Still dont feel bad.
No issues at all.
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My wife and I had both Pfizer shots and had absolutely no reaction at all. But to be honest, I never checked her for wood.
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Probably petrified
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Just read an interesting fact, researchers have determined that the reason zebras have stripes is to deter biting flies and gnats. The put a striped blanket on a horse and flies stopped biting.
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Cool info. I’m getting some striped pants and shirts for the summer.
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Also, I missed the 4/20 weed thing. I guess I was supposed to smoke a joint at 4:20.
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No comment...
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Lengthy article on the vaccine status of MLB clubs with lot of comments from teams and players except for the Cubs.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/04/21/mlb-coronavirus-vaccine-effort/
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Belated Birthday Wishes, 82!
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Jon Lester’s home in Chicago is on the market...
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1442-W-Berteau-Ave-Chicago-IL-60613/3706266_zpid/?
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I'm getting my second Moderna shot tomorrow. I'm wondering if I should go see Alzolay pitch on Thursday. I wish the Cubs series in Atlanta had been a few weeks later this year.
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I had Pfizer, but the people that had Moderna, especially young disrespectful punks like you, had minimal problems.
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Ken Burns is pretty good. Sixth inning is on. Joe DiMaggio stat of 18 total strikeouts in one year is unbelievable.
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I'm anxiously waiting for the day when announcers can tell us that a double steal is in progress, what the wind is doing, and can explain other stuff the cameras did not show.
And why do they have JD and Boog work from Wrigley when the Cubs are on the road? I watched a lot of basketball games this winter where those guys were working from home.
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I'm anxiously waiting for the day when announcers can tell us that a double steal is in progress, what the wind is doing, and can explain other stuff the cameras did not show.
And why do they have JD and Boog work from Wrigley when the Cubs are on the road? I watched a lot of basketball games this winter where those guys were working from home.
Marquis are cheap bastards?
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Are other broadcasters travelling with their teams?
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Just got my second pfizer shot in the last 5 minutes.
Already got a throbber.
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That must have been some nurse.
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It seems like if we want to get the vaccination levels up in this country, we should just have Dusty do all the PSA's for it.
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Classic!!
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That must have been some nurse.
He was.
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I know this is a stupid question but something struck me as off — the mlb play by play gives the number of pitches and the number of strikes. Pitcher throws a ball outside and hitter fouls it off — that’s a strike of course, but is it a strike as far as balls and strikes thrown by the pitcher?
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I have asked the same question on the subject of first pitch strikes. It looks as if anything that is swung at, regardless of being hit, is considered a strike. It is only considered a ball if it is taken and called a ball by the umpire.
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I know this is a stupid question but something struck me as off — the mlb play by play gives the number of pitches and the number of strikes. Pitcher throws a ball outside and hitter fouls it off — that’s a strike of course, but is it a strike as far as balls and strikes thrown by the pitcher?
Not a stupid question, dog. Yes, swings and misses and fouls count as strikes for the pitcher.
I have asked the same question on the subject of first pitch strikes. It looks as if anything that is swung at, regardless of being hit, is considered a strike. It is only considered a ball if it is taken and called a ball by the umpire.
What a stupid question.
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What about a hit? I know it’s a pitch but does it count for a strike in the stats? Has to huh? Pitcher gives up three first pitch singles his line doesn’t read 3 pitches 0 strikes, does it?
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But that’s probably it. A hit is a pitch but neither a ball nor a strike. That’s why, looking at Adbert’s number of pitches and number of strikes and doing the subtraction for number of balls it seemed too high.
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Okay, all right, a hit is considered a strike.
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What else would you call it?
It’s a pitch with no call by the umpire, obviously, and the batter swung. How could it be called a ball in the absence of a ump-called ball?
That leaves one option.
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Just trying to get it clear (I watch these games on MLB live with computer images and multiple stats). It felt wrong the other day and I thought maybe I’d missed something, like why is there a runner on second when it’s the top of the inning? To confirm - number of pitches thrown followed by number of strikes (that’s what they give you on MLB) leaves by subtraction the number of balls. And the only way for a pitch to be scored a ball is by the umpire.
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Uniforms to be worn by the Cubs vs the Cardinals on June 12:
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https://www.mlb.com/news/cubs-unveil-wrigleyville-city-connect-uniforms
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Those uniforms would have looked good with the 1914 cap. I always wished the Cubs would come up with an alternate around that cap.
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Carrie Muskat
FYI to #Cubs fans who asked about the Pink Hat Guy
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WGN TV News
Wrigley Field is back to full capacity today & Jim Anxiter 'The Pink Hat Guy' will be behind home plate again to watch the #Cubs play in person for the first time in nearly two years
“People have me deceased on Facebook and Twitter and all that”
https://wgntv.com/sports/pink-hat-guy-jim-anixter-ready-to-return-to-wrigley-field/
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Memo to Carrie Muskat:
Thanks for the great piece on The Pink Hat Guy. I'm now rooting for him.
Now let us know the status Dorothy, the gray-haired lady with the glasses always hanging from a chain around her neck who was regularly shown by Arne Harris and the WGN cameras during the seventh inning stretch. She too was a long-time season ticket holder in the front row behind the first base dugout.
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A guy just asked me if the big W on my t-shirt was for George Bush. I was unable to come up with an appropriate reply in time.
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A guy just asked me if the big W on my t-shirt was for George Bush. I was unable to come up with an appropriate reply in time.
I worry about that when I wear mine. Let me know if you come up w a good reply.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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I worry about that when I wear mine. Let me know if you come up w a good reply.
If I was a George Bush fan, the W would be red, not blue.
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I’m going to miss out on the televised game tonight (maybe the NO area game will be rained out so I’m hoping), but I sure miss the old days of WGN. Both TV and the radio feed. The radio feed was every day down here on the local sports station. Ron Santo. No, now it’s little computer images with balls and strikes and mph and type of pitch and so on. It’s a miracle really that I’ve figured out how to get that. Alas. It ain’t like it used to be.
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dog - you can get the radio broadcast through mlb.com for 20 bucks for the whole year. I listen to Pat and Ron regularly. Way better than the little animated graphics.
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Thank you Di, of course my passwords were invalid and my username was used. I gotta get that Tapatalk like you got, 20 bucks is a good deal.
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Might be the best 20 bucks I spend all year. I often listen to Pat and Ron even when they’re on tv here. (Especially if it means avoiding a worthless, d-bag commentator like A-Rod or AJ Pierzynski.) Good luck, dog!
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After all this time I finally found a PS5 today.
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Di — I finally paid the twenty, and got the MLB app (I think) but can’t figure out how to get the audio. There’s no crying in baseball but . . . C’mon! Okay, ESPN tonight, I’ll try again tomorrow. Thanks so much for your help!
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I figured it out - this is great!!
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And with the MLB app for audio comes a free game on video. Last night was Cubs - Mets. These are Cub announcers too, I assume, by the slant and I’ve heard the name Boog being battered about. I enjoyed it immensely.
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So glad it worked for you, dog! Now please keep the fabulous commentary flowing. It too is immensely enjoyable!
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The other day Cubs radio played a recording of Harry singing the seventh inning stretch Take Me Out To The Ballgame in the bottom of the seventh. I’ve been trying to understand why it sounds so good, even though Harry is not really a singer. The answer is he sings behind the beat. He’s on beat but he sings behind it. Johnny Cash does that. Billie Holiday is famous for that.
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You don’t leave 16 long guns and a thousand rounds of ammunition in a hotel room without leaving a Do Not Disturb sign on your door. Or maybe the maid smelled something funny. At any rate God bless her. Can you imagine a mass shooting at the All Star Game? I can’t, it’s sickening to contemplate.
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DirecTV only
July 16-22
https://www.freepreview.tv/mlb-extra-innings-free-preview-6-3675
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Digesting the Cubs in 2021 thread, most of which is over my head, but exciting to read, I’m reminded of the final lyric in Dylan’s One Too Many Mornings. — You are right from your side / And I’m right from mine / We’re both just one too many mornings / And a thousand miles behind. — Man, Dylan does a live solo performance of that song back in ‘65 or so, and it’s one of the supreme examples of singing behind the beat. The singer is on beat, but he’s behind it. Dylan was a terrific singer back then, just full of nuance. So, we’re back to Wait Until Next Year . . . or maybe just a couple of years.
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Digesting the Cubs in 2021 thread, most of which is over my head, but exciting to read, I’m reminded of the final lyric in Dylan’s One Too Many Mornings. — You are right from your side / And I’m right from mine / We’re both just one too many mornings / And a thousand miles behind. — Man, Dylan does a live solo performance of that song back in ‘65 or so, and it’s one of the supreme examples of singing behind the beat. The singer is on beat, but he’s behind it. Dylan was a terrific singer back then, just full of nuance. So, we’re back to Wait Until Next Year . . . or maybe just a couple of years.
Dog- Think you’ll enjoy link below of Dylan singing Chimes of Freedom at, I believe, Newport Folk Festival July 1964. A GREAT vocal performance and a sense of joy and exuberance by a very gifted young man. Note last couple minutes when Peter Yarrow take stage for announcements and audience just wants more Dylan! Believe Dylan later returned for encore and performed With God On Our Side, with Baez (a good shortstop for her day).
https://vimeo.com/33352347
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Of course, the next year at Newport 1965, Dylan went electric and was booed off the stage.
Kind of like Theo and Jed and what have you done for me lately.
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Reb, is that when Pete Seeger unplugged the amplifiers? Thanks for the link. I totally understand how poor Patti Smith forgot those lyrics in Oslo. It was touching to see. These days Dylan’s bootleg early stuff, mostly live, and solo, sounds very good. He’s a better than average guitar player, the harmonica can be annoying, but the dip and turn of those early performances and his sense of timing are great. Let’s hear that song again, you say to yourself.
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Dog, think the Seeger legend about 1965 Newport is mostly myth, although true that Pete didn’t care much for the sound system that day.
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Oh. Pete did a song on that tribute album, which is quite good in spots, so there ended up I think with no hard feelings. Yes, now I remember the title - Chimes of Freedom (of course) a three disc package with some super covers by a lot of known artists. I have a couple early albums by Joan (the shortstop) that are still listened to, but every chance I get I like to tout this gal Gillian Welch. I think she is the cat’s meow.
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Yeah, singing White Rabbit, especially.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7eBE6S_OvM&list=RDY7eBE6S_OvM&index=1
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TCM has a message board sort of similar to this. My question is who makes the decision to delete a post? I’m assuming that if a poster hit report to moderator that would alert a second party. I’m also assuming, like this board, there is more than one moderator. I want to have a little chat with this fellow, is there a way to find out who he/she is?
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TCM has a message board sort of similar to this. My question is who makes the decision to delete a post? I’m assuming that if a poster hit report to moderator that would alert a second party. I’m also assuming, like this board, there is more than one moderator. I want to have a little chat with this fellow, is there a way to find out who he/she is?
Dave23 is the main board moderator. I have administrative power, as does mO, Chris Lewis, and a couple others. As for me, it's been a long time since I've deleted a post. I doubt it happens often and when it does, it is probably an accident.
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What are you guys talking about? I checked the Moderator log, no posts have been deleted recently.
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What are you guys talking about? I checked the Moderator log, no posts have been deleted recently.
Exactly.
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I’m sorry fellas, I wasn’t clear. No, a post of mine on the Turner Classic Movies board was deleted. I challenged the coward to come out and fight, but he’s hiding out in his office.
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I’m sorry fellas, I wasn’t clear. No, a post of mine on the Turner Classic Movies board was deleted. I challenged the coward to come out and fight, but he’s hiding out in his office.
hmmmm... Contemplating deleting this post just to keep the confusion going....
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At sixteen years old I’m sitting in the dentist’s chair for an annual clean and the dentist asks me if I’ve been smoking cigarettes. I can’t remember my response because all I remember is he hurt me on purpose. Never been to a dentist since. Never will. Is that kind of thinking related to the antivax thinking? It’s illogical and abnormal but it’s overpowering. Certainly it can’t just be needles, but I’ll bet that is a factor.
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My momma's got rona.
To this point Ive only had 1 friend have it and now one family member.
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I hope and pray she is one of the 98% who recover from it.
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Dusty just wondering when are you putting in your preorder for your Cubs belt?
https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/32050695/when-wwe-meets-mlb-team-inspired-wwe-championship-title-replicas-launch-2022
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Thanks Wml.
She honestly seems fine.
JR- I saw earlier today where they were making them and I thought that I had better buy one because we wont be winning any championships soon.
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Richard's already out at Jeopardy.
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Richard's already out at Jeopardy.
Thank god.
Alex T. wanted Laura Coates to replace him. LaVar Burton is the PERFECT pick. Alex Rodgers, was also surprisingly good.
time for sony to understand its not what they want, but what the fans' want, esp for this treasure of a show.
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Jennings would be a perfect fit.
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Question for cord cutters who also rely on regional sports networks to get the games of your local favorite teams. (In my case, the Predators.)
I've been with YouTube TV for the last 2-3 years or so, which is fine, but based on everything I've read, they're never going to carry Bally Sports South, which has the Predators (not to mention the Braves and Reds, which means I miss those games on TV when the Cubs play them). It appears the only streaming service that will have it is AT&T TV, but they don't have local channels, which I also want to have. (I can only get CBS and Fox with an antenna where I am, so a streamer without local channels is not ideal.)
I'm almost thinking about going right back to DirecTV just for the sole purpose of Predators games along with the Cubs games against the Braves and Reds I'm missing, but all told it's going to be $50-$60 more per month. It also just seems like a complete backwards move since that's not where the future of TV is heading.
Does anyone else out there have that dilemma? You'd think in 2021, this would no longer be a problem, but it still is.
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As an aside, reading up on Sinclair's and Bally Sports dealings with the streamers (YouTube and Hulu) along with the possibility of them launching an app in 2022 where you can pay $26 per month to get your local Bally Sports RSN (and threats from cable companies to drop them if they do that), it almost makes me wonder how viable some of the deals MLB, NBA, and NHL are with Sinclair and Bally.
It looks like Sinclair is in a position where they're still beholden to the likes of DirecTV and Comcast because YouTube and Hulu simply want no part of them for their RSN's. In YouTube's and Hulu's cases, that would erode their thin profit margins as it is, and they're doing fine without them. And if Sinclair/Bally launch their stand alone app, the cable companies might bail, and at $26 per month, it's probably something a lot of cord cutters won't pay up for.
Basically it looks like Sinclair might be walking a pretty tight rope with their RSN's, and if they make a strategic misstep, that could mean some trouble for some of these extremely expensive rights agreements they have with MLB, NBA, and NHL teams?
Again, amazing in 2021, this is where we are with that.
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I have 2 bleacher tickets to the Cubs Cardinals afternoon game on September 24th. I'm most likely not going. I might be heading up to the Ryder Cup instead if my tickets come through. If anyone wants them let me know here and I'll give them away if the Ryder Cup works out.
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When I try to access my Microsoft Outlook email, I get a message saying they’ve detected suspicious activity on my account and want me to verify that I’m the owner. Whenever I go through that process, I always wind up back at the warning message. After about five tries, I’m told I’ve exceeded the day’s limit.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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One of the Outlook Warnings is bogus. It's some guy in Nigeria. You may need to change your password to get into your real account.
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One of the Outlook Warnings is bogus. It's some guy in Nigeria. You may need to change your password to get into your real account.
Agree. I have changed my password.
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And now you may get a report that your email is on the Dark Web. I did. But as long as you regularly change passwords, you'll be okay.
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Bennett, did you get my son's forwarded email?
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Bennett, did you get my son's forwarded email?
Yes, but I decided not to go that direction. Thanks.
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Annual Cubs rookie "fun" on the flight to St. Louis
More photos
https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/cubs/cubs-rookies-dress-despicable-me-minions-flight?cid=sm_npd_rsn_chi_twt_mn
Adbert Alzolay and Sergei Alcantara
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I had to Google Despicable Minions
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MLB ON FOX: OCTOBER 2, 2021
Chicago Cubs at St. Louis
New York Mets at Atlanta
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When did Harry start singing the seventh inning stretch? Before his tenure with Cubs?
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Because he is a perfect example of “singing behind the beat.” That’s what makes it so special. He is “on” beat but behind it. How does a singer do that? It sure works.
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Never mind he started it with the White Sox. But he didn’t really hone it until the Cubs.
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Harry was pals with Elvis believe it or not. Elvis must have taught him how to do that.
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I guess it’s akin to learning to hit to the opposite field.
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The Athletic ran a story today on the relationships MLB, NBA, and NHL have with Sinclair's RSN's, which was something I touched on a couple of months ago. Adam Silver and Rob Manfred had some dinging comments towards Sinclair and their hopes to start a stand alone streaming service for the RSN's.
https://theathletic.com/2885707/2021/10/13/mlb-nba-criticize-sinclair-as-streaming-regional-sports-network-reality-inches-forward/?article_source=search&search_query=sinclair
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https://nypost.com/2021/10/17/mlb-in-talks-to-launch-nationwide-streaming-service-for-home-games/?utm_source=twitter_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons
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No wonder Manfred was firing away at Sinclair last week.
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To a degree it's like undercutting all the teams. This may not turn out well.
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To a degree it's like undercutting all the teams. This may not turn out well.
Yeah the transition from cable to streaming for the pro sports leagues (besides the NFL) is not going to end well for someone. It seems like the leagues are going to either lose a lot of revenue in the process or Sinclair is going to go bankrupt if that NY Post article has their situation reported pretty accurately.
Or both might happen.
There are a lot of people, like in my earlier case with the Predators, where it's just not worth $26-$40 extra per month to get a package just to watch them.
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No wonder Manfred was firing away at Sinclair last week.
What did he say?
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What did he say?
This was from that Athletic article...
If the source did not care for Silver’s remark, the source certainly didn’t agree with MLB commissioner Rob Manfred. The commissioner, also at the World Congress of Sports, all but took potshots at Sinclair’s claim it had collected enough team digital rights to offer a streaming service next year.
“The accurate statement would be that Sinclair does not have enough digital rights from enough clubs in order to have a viable direct-to-consumer product,” Manfred said. “They certainly have the other set of rights (referring to cable), they’ve talked a lot about gambling rights, they don’t have those either.”
The source close to the deal rebutted Manfred, saying Sinclair has digital rights already from “the NHL, NBA, and then, you know, a significant number of MLB teams. So, you know, I guess it’s a matter of opinion, what makes for a viable product or not?”
A lot of this is watching the future streaming RSN sausage getting made. How to divide the economics between cable and streaming distribution? Who owns the service? Manfred, asked about a report that indicated MLB wanted equity in a Sinclair RSN streaming service, said no, MLB actually wanted to control it.
“And we want to own and control the platform on which they’re delivered and may have partners in that process,” Manfred said. “But you know, this idea that late in the discussions, you know, we somehow demanded an equity stake. That’s just not accurate.”
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I think its in MLB's best interest to control it... and have a product that is cheaper than cable.
put those $$$ into the revenue sharing pool and create a salary floor for the teams.
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Tony Bennett can sing the Star Spangled Banner , nobody else can, the song is impossible to sing and makes every singer look bad. It’s a terrible song.
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And the Braves fans’ tomahawk chant is really a drag. It stinks. It’s not so much that it’s degrading to Native Americans, well it’s degrading to Native Americans because it’s so bad. Every inning, every batter. Like singing off key on purpose. Good to get out of that stadium.
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I hope Jack was at that WSP show last night…what a setlist!
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I hope Jack was at that WSP show last night…what a setlist!
I was at all three. I’m not built for this anymore. But, it was great.
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Fellow from New Orleans was there. He was a welder on the ships. He was part of the rescue crews. It was just heart wrenching to see him on tv, his mind still sharp as a tack at 98, telling how they heard and replied with taps on the metal. A lot of men were saved. There were others, he said, that they didn’t reply to with taps because they did not want to give the man false hope. I sure hope the fellow got at least a hot meal for being on tv and both spilling and keeping in his emotions at the same time. It was quite striking to watch.
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The memorial on Oahu is moving.
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Visiting the USS Arizona Memorial should be on everyone's list of things to do.
If you are making plans, do not sign up with one of the tour outfits that says their boat will take you there. All you'll get to do is take a photo as you sail by. The only way to actually visit the memorial is to go to Pearl Harbor and take the Navy boat out to it. The short trip is, in itself, interesting. As you get there, the people on the boat become completely silent.
https://www.pearlharborhistoricsites.org/plan-your-visit
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The Pearl Harbor memorial in Hawaii, the Viet Nam memorial in DC, and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, also in DC. Things that every U. S. citizen should see.
I would add any of the cemetaries in Europe that house the bodies of Americans that died in WWI or WWII
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Also this:
https://www.barracks.marines.mil/Units/Company-A/Silent-Drill-Platoon/
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And the D-Day beaches and cemetery in Normandy.
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Gibson says in the article that the damage is indescribable. That's almost an understatement.
'Gone': MLB umpire Tripp Gibson home in tornado-hit Mayfield
http://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=32864121
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My retired Navy daughter who lives in Chesepeak, VA, went to the emergency room Wednesday night with severe chest congestion. They gave her a covid test and sent her home, telling her that they will contact her with the results in 5 to 7 days. She has had the two Pfizer vaccinations, and had her booster shot about a month ago. She received an email yesterday, telling her that she tested positive for covid. She then called the doctor to ask for treatment, and was told that they are not "treating" people for covid unless they are hospitalized.
I don't know if this is just happening in the Virginia area, but as far as I know, here in Florida they are treating non-hospitalized covid patients. I know a couple here in Fort Myers that were treated.
Method - you mentioned that you tested positive recently. Are they doing it differently in the Tampa area?
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Dave,
I've been lucky, other then the body aches/fever/chills my symptoms have not been terrible. I have not had the excessive coughing and chest congestion others have reported. I've been able to stay isolated and "sleep" this away for the last 3 days. Today is the first day I feel better and not worse then the day before.
They are treating people if they go to the ER, but wait times are over 5 hours at Tampa General and St. Joes (our two big ER's). Our big problem is actually getting a test in a reasonable period of time. There was only one testing site open this weekend due to the holiday and the lines were excessive. Hopefully things get a little unstuck with 4 sites opening tomorrow.
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Thanks, Method. I just talked to my daughter, and although her symptoms were fairly harsh for a couple of days, she seems to be better today than she was yesterday. Neither her baby nor her husband have shown any symtpms thus far. Her husband was tested, but no results have been reported so far.
I hope you are feeling better soon.
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Method,
I have an anti-vax brother who lives near Jacksonville. He thinks he is completely safe from Covid-19 thanks to the great job Gov DeSantis is doing.
Any comment?
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No idea how to even talk to someone with that view point. Unless you have some sort of co-morbidity that prevents you from being vaccinated go get it done.
Our health care system is failing. Nurses are quitting at alarming levels. Health care costs are going to spike even more due to Covid non-vaxxers.
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No idea how to even talk to someone with that view point. Unless you have some sort of co-morbidity that prevents you from being vaccinated go get it done.
Our health care system is failing. Nurses are quitting at alarming levels. Health care costs are going to spike even more due to Covid non-vaxxers.
A reminder of what is an alarmingly mainstream POV
I suspect the "unvaccinated" being the most hospitalized is BS as well. Do you know if you have only taken one jab or it has been less than two weeks from the second jab you are still counted as unvaccinated?
The vast majority of the population is "vaccinated" at this point. Most people are sheep. So why are so many people getting sick?
We have several instances of groups of people who are 100% vaccinated get sick. Cruise ships, sports teams, and military units just to name a few.
By the way it isn't really a vaccine. It is a Mrna shot. Real vaccines generally prevent the disease from being caught and spread. This "vaccine" does not do that. It supposedly keeps you from becoming as sick as you would have been if you never took the jab. Prove it. I swear Fauci just pulls stuff out of his ass and morons buy it. He has been caught lying multiple times. He funded gain of function research in the Wuhan lab it escaped or was released from. He should be in jail and people still follow this guy.
Would you buy a home warranty if it didn't prevent or cover anything but they swear more stuff would have broken down if you hadn't bought it?
If the "vaccine" harms you, you can't sue them.
Lastly the inventor of the mrna technology is on record saying not to take it. He says it has not been studied enough and it has never worked verse a corona virus and many times it lead to the deaths of the animals it was tested on.
I have no problem if anyone wants to take it. It is your body but I believe unless you are at high risk from dying from Covid 19 it isn't a wise choice.
Now why do you suppose people who take it like Jack the slack jawed yokel care so much if others took it or not? Anyone can get it or pass it on so why does he want those of us who were smart enough not to allow ourselves to be injected with an experimental jab to die a horrible death?
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Is testing as bad everywhere as it is here? I tried to go get tested twice this week, but both times the testing site had closed early (presumably because they ran out of tests). CVS/Walgreens are fully booked for several days (some seem to have stopped doing testing all together). You can't find home tests anywhere.
Basically, if you're like me where you can quarantine easily and you're not sick enough to go to the doctor, it's not worth the effort to get tested. Seems like it should be easier almost two years into this pandemic.
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That’s me. We were all exposed on Christmas Eve, but so far only my wife has shown symptoms and tested positive. I was scheduled to be tested at the same time as everyone else, but I cancelled my appointment. I’m symptom free, and quarantine easily, so let someone else who needs it more take my slot…
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I've seen this posted a number of times by Trumpers ridiculing non-Trumpers and Liberals. Somehow "irony" is an unknown concept for them.
The donkey told the tiger, "The grass is blue."
The tiger replied, "No, the grass is green ."
The discussion became heated, and the two decided to submit the issue to arbitration, so they approached the lion.
As they approached the lion on his throne, the donkey started screaming: ′′Your Highness, isn't it true that the grass is blue?"
The lion replied: "If you believe it is true, the grass is blue."
The donkey rushed forward and continued: ′′The tiger disagrees with me, contradicts me and annoys me. Please punish him."
The king then declared: ′′The tiger will be punished with 3 days of silence."
The donkey jumped with joy and went on his way, content and repeating ′′The grass is blue, the grass is blue..."
The tiger asked the lion, "Your Majesty, why have you punished me, after all, the grass is green?"
The lion replied, ′′You've known and seen the grass is green."
The tiger asked, ′′So why do you punish me?"
The lion replied, "That has nothing to do with the question of whether the grass is blue or green. The punishment is because it is degrading for a brave, intelligent creature like you to waste time arguing with an ass, and on top of that, you came and bothered me with that question just to validate something you already knew was true!"
The biggest waste of time is arguing with the fool and fanatic who doesn't care about truth or reality, but only the victory of his beliefs and illusions. Never waste time on discussions that make no sense. There are people who, for all the evidence presented to them, do not have the ability to understand. Others who are blinded by ego, hatred and resentment, and the only thing that they want is to be right even if they aren’t.
When IGNORANCE SCREAMS, intelligence moves on.
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https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2021/12/30/dr-daniela-lamas-omicron-compassion-fatigue-nr-vpx.cnn
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From Brett Taylor at Bleacher Nation
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Meanwhile, YES’s David Cone has once again emerged as a candidate for the lead Sunday night game crew, according to sources. There is the possibility the booth will consists of Karl Ravech as the lead play-by-player with Cone and Eduardo Perez as the analysts.
https://nypost.com/2022/01/05/espn-considering-giving-alex-rodriguez-his-own-manningcast/
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The world's 50 most beautiful sports venues — a thread:
2. Beaver Field (App State University) in Boone, North Carolina.
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It will take a while to scroll through them.
I agree with one of the comments: Where is Augusta National Golf Club?
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If somebody would like to take over a team in the fantasy league here for at least a year to try it out, let me know.
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How old is Scoop’s daughter Sara? Old enough to be in trouble with the law is my guess. WMLJohn did the best he could, given limited visitation rights by the sheriff who wanted his own visitation rights. On Scoop. Not for what WMLJohn so foolishly fell for but for information. Seems this Sara girl is in the wind. She could be the key to the Harry Carey statue heist.
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Her diary is in code, nobody can make heads or tails of it at the sheriffs office. The deputy says, “Maybe all these words mean nothing on purpose, they sound good but they don’t mean anything.” The sheriff nods his head and knows instantly there are two women in the wind.
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@BoogSciambi wants us to vote on his HR call for Seiya Suzuki. They've got a game tomorrow. He gave these options and wants you to vote on them!!
Seiya Later!
Seiya Hello, Suzuki Says Goodbye!
Seiyanara!
Saiya Says See Ya!
I vote for none of the above
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The worst part is he'll bring it up the whole months of April and May before he drops it to discuss some other inane topic.
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Jordan Bastian
Cubs to wear No. 21 since Sammy Sosa:
Jason Marquis
Milton Bradley
Tyler Colvin
Joe Mather
Scott Hairston
Junior Lake
Tommy Hunter
Mark Zagunis
Tyler Chatwood
Tony Kemp
Steven Souza Jr.
And now…
Robert Gsellman.
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Gsellman is this year's Kohl "Why is this guy not better?" Stewart.
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Jordan Bastian
Cubs to wear No. 21 since Sammy Sosa:
Jason Marquis
Milton Bradley
Tyler Colvin
Joe Mather
Scott Hairston
Junior Lake
Tommy Hunter
Mark Zagunis
Tyler Chatwood
Tony Kemp
Steven Souza Jr.
And now…
Robert Gsellman.
That's not a very distinguished list of players.
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Quiz: who wore #14 just before Ernie got it?
Answer below.
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https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/schrapa01.shtml
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Gsellman makes some filthy pitches. Great downward break, and paints the outside black down.
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I hope this sad story has a positive ending
https://www.mlb.com/news/bob-uecker-navigates-cancer-and-tragedy
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Im a busy man so I havent had time to play but 1 game but The Show 22 for the PS5 is pretty bad ass.
I dont do the career mode. I only play season mode with the Cubs and once you see them laid out in front of you you realize how bad they really are.
Gomes is pretty much better than Contreras and Schwindel is probably their best hitter though Wisdom is close.
You can download a version of Suzuki and he's a good bit faster than the other OFers with 84 speed.
The rotation is Stroman,Hendricks,Miley,Mills,and Alzolay and Martin is the closer.
Simmons is not even worth playing at SS over Villar and Frazier isnt anything special either.
Your lineup is pretty much Conteras,Gomes [DH],Schwindel,Hoerner/Madrigal platoon,Villar,Wisdom,Happ,Suzuki,Frazier/Ortega platoon.
Jason Heyward isnt playable.
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just like real life
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Dusty is going to be 60-102 as well in his game.
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Im already 8-0.
I start out on easy level and every time I win 10 in a row I bump up the skill level.
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https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2022/04/15/another-valuation-has-the-chicago-cubs-worth-more-than-4-billion/
How much of the increase is inflation?
A month or so ago milk was $2.49/gallon. Yesterday I paid $3.19.
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https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/cubs/budweiser-release-mlb-team-cans-2022
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25-2 on The Show.
Pitching has been deadly and Happ and Frazier are raking.
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"This is a town called Basic" as commercials go is getting annoying.
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This is just a test. But I suspicion that if I do the url correctly all can see it but I won’t be able to. Anyway let me know if this video posts. Thanks.
https://youtu.be/PkHaY_3JSkc?list=RDPkHaY_3JSkc
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This is just a test. But I suspicion that if I do the url correctly all can see it but I won’t be able to. Anyway let me know if this video posts. Thanks.
https://youtu.be/PkHaY_3JSkc?list=RDPkHaY_3JSkc
You can always click on preview" instead of post"
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It worked. I can see it.
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I can see the url in the post and click on it and it works. Over on the Bears forum all the https from everybody including me are completely blank. If there is a https in the post I can’t read it. Those are the YouTube urls for songs. Now the odd thing is that other members can see a post that I made and thought I didn’t make so I posted it again and everybody sees it again but I don’t see it. The posts are blank. I’m hoping that my old friends Dave23 and CurtOne can explain this to me so I can get back in the saddle.
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Interesting Paul Sullivan column
The ‘Sodfather’ confirms the obvious: This Chicago spring — with its ‘brutal’ weather pattern— has been the worst
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/ct-chicago-cubs-white-sox-roger-bossard-weather-20220504-yfzoj6bdtrhjnph2m4eyvd6v5m-story.html
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Anyone wondering how crazy the baseball card market is right now should go to ebay.com and search for "bowman chrome triantos"...you'll be stunned...
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Looking ahead
The Cubs at Arizona on Friday is an Apple TV game.
Marquee is showing a Greg Maddux game against the Dodgers.
Bally Sports Arizona has other programming.
The MLB Extra Innings schedule does not include the game.
The MLB.tv schedule shows it as being available on Apple TV+
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https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2022/05/09/marquee-is-now-available-nationwide-on-directv-minus-the-live-games/
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Heh, “beginning today”…
Welcome to 2 weeks ago…
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I still do not have access to channel 664 unless the Cubs are currently on one of the Extra Innings channels.
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You have to get the Sports pack (the regional sports channels found in the 600’s).
Call DirecTV and tell them you want to add the sports pack, or just go online and add it yourself…
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Rick Sutcliffe sang a short song last night, and it reminded me of a song that he recorded many years ago, with Jodie Davis, Leon Durham, Keith Moreland and Gary Woods. I believe they recorded it in 1984, but am not sure of the year. After they won the World Series in 2016, I found it on the internet and used it as my ringtone for several months.
Just to remind us of better days.
MEN IN BLUE
https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=AwrNOHBwbHpiMEg3AZH7w8QF;_ylu=c2VjA3NlYXJjaAR2dGlkAw--;_ylc=X1MDOTY3ODEzMDcEX3IDMgRhY3RuA2NsawRjc3JjcHZpZANtZVRYR0RFd0xqS2NxYjhnWVNLNzB3VjRNall3TVFBQUFBQ0pLeEpKBGZyA3lteXktdARmcjIDc2EtZ3AEZ3ByaWQDR1k1UDE1eWtUbENKSXBNelN0LlZzQQRuX3JzbHQDNjAEbl9zdWdnAzAEb3JpZ2luA3ZpZGVvLnNlYXJjaC55YWhvby5jb20EcG9zAzAEcHFzdHIDBHBxc3RybAMEcXN0cmwDMzIEcXVlcnkDY3ViYmllJTIwYmx1ZSUyMHJpY2slMjBzdXRjbGlmZmUEdF9zdG1wAzE2NTIxOTA0MTk-?p=cubbie+blue+rick+sutcliffe&ei=UTF-8&fr2=p%3As%2Cv%3Av%2Cm%3Asa&fr=ymyy-t#id=11&vid=32ed021393fbb988893fa10823bbcda9&action=view
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Thanks for the link, Dave. I hadn't heard that before.
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I still have that song on a cassette tape! Along with some other gems. Thanks for the memories!
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Dang. Apparently I still know all the words… “Once we’re there, Bull, we don’t care. We’ll play ‘em in the dark.”
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May 21 promotional item given to the first 10,00 early arriving fans
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I'd call it just a bit premature.
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The final game of the series with the Pirates on Wednesday will be available only on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qg1BWHGqQ8
I wonder if the 14 Apple TV games and the 15 YouTube games are reflected in the pricing of Extra Innings and MLB.tv?
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Jordan Bastian
Spotted a national landmark this morning.
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Paul Sullivan Column: Criticize the Chicago Cubs? Not on Marquee Sports Network’s ‘The Reporters’ show.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cubs/ct-chicago-cubs-marquee-sports-network-20220524-7rp7pxqle5cclhblbjdk7imkpe-story.html
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Looking ahead to Saturday
MLB ON FOX: MAY 28, 2022 6:15 CDT
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Cubs/White Sox will be on DirecTV Extra Innings channel 745
Philadelphia @ NY Mets
LA Dodgers @ Arizona
Chi Cubs @ Chi White Sox
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Joe Buck is no longer the main play-by-play announcer for MLB on Fox Saturday baseball. John Smoltz’ new partner is Dodgers announcer Joe Davis. They have the Phillies/Mets game. Adam Amin and Eric Karros are doing the Dodgers/Diamondbacks while Len Kasper and A.J. Pierzynski have the Cubs/White Sox.
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There are two places I would like to visit someday. One is Cooperstown, New York. The other is Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day.
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I'll be tailgating at the Sox game Saturday morning around 11. Lot B. If any of you wish to stop by please do! No chance to Wrigley this weekend.
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MLB ON FOX: JUNE 11, 2022
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LA Dodgers @ San Francisco Adam Amin, AJ Pierzynski
Chi Cubs @ New York Yankees Joe Davis, John Smoltz
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35 years ago today…a day that will live in baseball infamy…
https://youtu.be/NJyLYuDp0E0
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Who is the Giants manager? Why does he have that sh!t etched on his hand?
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That can’t be the manager, no manager in baseball would have tattoos on his hand like that, he wouldn’t be allowed to have stupid tattoos on his hand like that.
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That can’t be the manager, no manager in baseball would have tattoos on his hand like that, he wouldn’t be allowed to have stupid tattoos on his hand like that.
The "stupid tattoos" commemorate the date of his father's death in 2020 and contain symbols that are important to the family.
Instead of ridiculing a devoted son commemorating his Dad, you could take a couple of minutes of discovery by using a site entitled "google" to get the story.
Maybe this will help too:
https://kaplifestyle.com/2020/12/31/saying-goodbye/
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dog is a person who now and then wanders into unknown territory, but he is basically a kind soul who wouldn't deliberately offend anyone.
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I apologize. Thanks for the link, Reb.
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Kapler says at the end of his Remember letter: “be easy on yourself if you can, and trust your creativity as you walk this path.”
I take this to mean, in part, that we all make mistakes and let’s try to take a positive and fresh look at things when it happens. Much easier done for kind souls.
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You are right Reb. I didn’t know and didn’t bother to find out the history and meaning of the tattoos. I didn’t think any tattoo had a meaning, and reflecting on that it sort of embarrasses me. Why didn’t I see than angle? However, when I was footloose and fancy free living in the French Quarter my last stop of the midnight ramble would be at the Tattoo Parlor. They had the sexiest and most kind hearted mannequin and we would whisper sweet nothings into each other’s ear. I could only stay for a few minutes before I was shown the door. But it was worth it.
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Don’t stress about it, Dog.
Curt has done far worse things around here.
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The next door neighbor is an Astros fan, has an Astros flag flying. Another fella in the next block lives and breathes with the Mets. Good game between the two tonight on TBS. EXCEPT It’s NOT on, because of some kind of bull,
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MLB ON FOX: July 2, 2022
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Boston @ Chi Cubs
San Diego @ LA Dodgers
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Seems they could have leaked a little red down there into the Bayou territory. We don’t give a hoot about no west coast teams down here. But Darvish is on the mound for SD, we’ll take what we can get.
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I thought about buying one of these until I saw the price -
$45.99 for fitted, $37.99 for flex
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Does anyone else use Tapatalk here?
Is it broken for you like it is for me?
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https://www.freepreview.tv/mlb-extra-innings-free-preview-7-3891
July 21 - July 28
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Watching the Cardinals / Dodgers game. All these advertisements really confuse me. There was one about Jesus and errors in back of home plate and then that changed to another advertisement. Now it’s changed again I see. So it’s an ever changing advertising thing that’s on TV? Certainly if you are at the game it doesn’t change? Must be a TV thing, the advertisements behind home plate.
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They use a green screen and can play any image on it, just like the TV weathermen do with their weather maps.
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I'm disappointed that Jesus was at a Cardinal game.
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Me too, just doesn’t seem right.
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The Sunday game with the Phillies is the first of a series of Sunday games televised by Peacock. There are no free trials.
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The Sunday game with the Phillies is the first of a series of Sunday games televised by Peacock. There are no free trials.
I think Peacock has a free service (with commercials) and a pay service (otherwise).
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I think Peacock has a free service (with commercials) and a pay service (otherwise).
The free service is very limited
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/peacock-whats-free-whats-paywalled-and-what-else-to-know/
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Elise Menaker has been getting some time in the Budweiser announcers booth and has done some games as an analyst for the Iowa Cubs.
She has an impressive background as a high school and college (Cornell) softball player.
https://cornellbigred.com/sports/softball/roster/elise-menaker/11890
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Field Of Dreams uniforms
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Of course, MLB.com has the jerseys for sale.
Authentic replica jerseys with a name run can be had for only $329.99 (Willson Contreras, Ian Happ, and Marcus Stroman). Other player jerseys (not labeled authentic) go for quite a bit less. A Ryne Sandberg version is only $79.99
Caps go for $43.99.
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Former Phillies manager Joe Girardi to join Cubs TV booth
http://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=34412990
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I thought Girardi was really good when he was working TV for Fox a few years ago. He’ll be a solid addition I think.
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I thought Girardi was really good when he was working TV for Fox a few years ago. He’ll be a solid addition I think.
Not crazy about Three Guys in a Booth..
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Yeah I'm not really in love with that either to tell you the truth.
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At least he will be on scene when we fire Ross.
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That’s not a good thing.
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That’s not a good thing.
I know.
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Yeah I'm not really in love with that either to tell you the truth.
It can be done, if it is done right. Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd and whoever did very well. But if they have to do it, I would much prefer that it be the same three every day. They rotate so many though there that you never know who is saying what.
I think that JD is good. Sutcliffe is fair. Ron Coomer is, in my opinion, poor.
Boog tries to be the entertainment himself, rather than the ballgame. Carey was very successful doing that, but Boog can not pull it off.
I would love to see Pat Hughes as the play by play announcer, JD as the color guy, and if they feel that they have to have a woman in there for diversity, at least let it be the same woman every game.
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Brickhouse was awful. He just didn't add anything that was useful.
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When did you see him? In the 50s he was decent. In the 60s he was failing, and after that he was terrible.
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Late 50s to start. I was probably too young to make an assessment during those early years.
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I guess I’m in the minority on this, but I kinda like Sutcliffe.
He’s clearly a Cubs homer, he seems to have a pretty good working knowledge of our farm system, and he has funny stories and anecdotes quite often.
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I like Sutcliffe too, but too often he predicts what just happened.
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I always liked Steve Stone but I know some here didnt.
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I guess I’m in the minority on this, but I kinda like Sutcliffe.
He’s clearly a Cubs homer, he seems to have a pretty good working knowledge of our farm system, and he has funny stories and anecdotes quite often.
I like Sutcliffe also, because he not only gives praise for good plays, but also criticizes bad plays. The only gripe I have with him is that, although I like his calling out bad plays and mistakes, he often just won't let it go. Steve Stone would also mention bad plays, but you didn't have to hear it for three innings.
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No Joe Carter fans?
Bob Brenly (bad voice and all) was alright until he started telling his limited number of anecdotes for the third or fourth time.
And that is what I like about Rick Sutcliffe. He seems to have an unlimited number of stories that I've not heard.
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Sutcliffe has many more stories that cannot be told on the air.
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https://cubsinsider.com/2022/03/05/ranking-cubs-broadcast-teams-of-last-4-decades-from-worst-to-first/
My only major disagreement is with their two worst choices. They have Thom Brennamen as worst followed by Chip Caray. I'd reverse them.
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My favorite JD story is about the three game stretch in September of 1986. Deshaies pitched a complete game 2-hit shutout, striking out 10, setting the record (at the time) for the most consecutive strikeouts to begin a ballgame.
The next night, Nolan Ryan went eight scoreless, striking out 12. The next day, Mike Scott pitched a no-hitter, striking out 13 to clinch the division.
He's funny talking about how his memorable accomplishment was completely washed away in less than 48 hours.
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I like Deshaies, but I liked the Kasper/Brenly booth better.
The Pat Hughes/Ron Coomer booth should never be ranked ahead of Hughes/Santo.
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My favorite JD story was the time a foul ball went towards a ball dude who was sitting in front of a security guard down the line in right. JD called them the San Francisco luge team which broke Len up.
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There are a lot of good Ron Santo stories. Not long ago, I told the one about Ronnie calling the trainload of oranges above the Crawford boxes at Minute Maid Park in Houston a bunch of pumpkins.
My favorite is when the Cubs played the Giants at AT&T right after they'd move there from Candlestick. Every game was a sellout with the same number being announced each time. Pat Hughes won their "guess the attendance" contest the first day with a number that was right on the money. The next day, Hughes said something like "It looks like about the same number of fans as yesterday so I'll go with the same guess". When he was exactly right again, Santo finally realized there was something going on.
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My favorite was when they had a soft ice cream in the booth and when Santo tried to use it it broke and wouldn't turn off. When Pat came into the booth, Santo was screaming for help, with ice cream all over the floor.
Santo and Carey had two things in common. First, they were both a lot of fun to listen to. Second, you never learned anything from either of them about the technical parts of baseball.
The single best announcer of the entire group is Pat Hughes. He not only knows and can explain the game of baseball, but his is a lot of fun to listen to. He was Santo's perfect foil.
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When I think of Santo, I just remember him wailing when Brant Brown dropped the ball in Milwaukee. Priceless.
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Harry Caray made me a Cub fan 100% no question.
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Think that most folks realize that Harry's prime was with the Cardinals doing radio. One summer in Chicago, I listened to Harry a lot on radio when he did the White Sox games and he was fabulous. Later, of course, he had the stroke and was a different level of broadcaster than earlier. But, like many, Harry shined on the radio pre-stroke.
Bill James was a big fan of Harry. This excerpt is from the 1985 Bill James Baseball Abstract:
"I love Harry Caray. You have to understand what Harry Caray was to the Midwest in my childhood. In the years when baseball stopped at the Mississippi, KMOX radio built a network of stations across the Midwest and into the Far West that brought major league baseball into every little burb across the landscape. Harry’s remarkable talents and enthusiasm were the spearhead of their efforts.....This effect covers a huge area and encompasses millions of people, many times as many people as live in New York. A Harry Caray-for-the-Hall-of-Fame debate is in progress. To us, to hear New Yorkers or Californians suggest that Harry Caray might not be worthy of the honors given to Mel Allen or Vince Scully is a) almost comically ignorant, sort of like hearing a Midwesterner suggest that the Statue of Liberty was never of any real national significance and should be turned into scrap metal, and b) personally offensive...
But besides that, the man is really good. His unflagging enthusiasm, his love of the game, and his intense focus and involvement in every detail of the contest make every inning enjoyable, no matter what the score or the pace of the game. His humor, his affection for language and his vibrant images are the tools of a craftsman...He is criticized for not being objective, which is preposterous; he is the most objective baseball announcer I’ve ever witnessed. He is criticized for being “critical” of the players, when in fact Harry will bend over backwards to avoid saying something negative about a player or a manager. But Harry also knows that he does the fans no service when he closes his eyes and pretends not to see things. A player misses the cut-off man, Harry says that he missed the cut-off man."
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Beyond the Midwest. As a child in South Florida, I could hear KMOX’s 50,000 watt signal (with a lot of white noise). Couldn’t hear WGN (local station blocked it out). I listened to a lot of Cardinals broadcasts (especially when they played the Cubs). Harry was very good.
Think that most folks realize that Harry's prime was with the Cardinals doing radio. One summer in Chicago, I listened to Harry a lot on radio when he did the White Sox games and he was fabulous. Later, of course, he had the stroke and was a different level of broadcaster than earlier. But, like many, Harry shined on the radio pre-stroke.
Bill James was a big fan of Harry. This excerpt is from the 1985 Bill James Baseball Abstract:
"I love Harry Caray. You have to understand what Harry Caray was to the Midwest in my childhood. In the years when baseball stopped at the Mississippi, KMOX radio built a network of stations across the Midwest and into the Far West that brought major league baseball into every little burb across the landscape. Harry’s remarkable talents and enthusiasm were the spearhead of their efforts.....This effect covers a huge area and encompasses millions of people, many times as many people as live in New York. A Harry Caray-for-the-Hall-of-Fame debate is in progress. To us, to hear New Yorkers or Californians suggest that Harry Caray might not be worthy of the honors given to Mel Allen or Vince Scully is a) almost comically ignorant, sort of like hearing a Midwesterner suggest that the Statue of Liberty was never of any real national significance and should be turned into scrap metal, and b) personally offensive...
But besides that, the man is really good. His unflagging enthusiasm, his love of the game, and his intense focus and involvement in every detail of the contest make every inning enjoyable, no matter what the score or the pace of the game. His humor, his affection for language and his vibrant images are the tools of a craftsman...He is criticized for not being objective, which is preposterous; he is the most objective baseball announcer I’ve ever witnessed. He is criticized for being “critical” of the players, when in fact Harry will bend over backwards to avoid saying something negative about a player or a manager. But Harry also knows that he does the fans no service when he closes his eyes and pretends not to see things. A player misses the cut-off man, Harry says that he missed the cut-off man."
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Well, that was an interesting conversation about announcers that I missed. Why didn't anyone tell me?
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It was announced.
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Jesse Rogers @JesseRogersESPN 44m
The 2023 MLB schedule is out:
-Teams will play 13 games in their own division
-A home AND road series (3 or 4 gms)outside their division but in their own league
-Every team will host OR play a 3 game interleague series except every team plays 4 games against their 'natural rival'
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If you go to https://www.bleachernation.com/ this morning you will see six promotions for online sports betting.
This article now appears in many newspapers around the country:
https://www.stltoday.com/sports/wins-losses-pile-up-with-sped-up-sports-betting/article_aedd5f75-2fdb-5746-af0b-a86cff999589.html
This year’s games will become the focus of the most intense scrutiny yet by gamblers.
This is due to the rapid rise of so-called microbetting, the ability to place wagers on outcomes as narrowly targeted as whether the next play will be a run or a pass, how many yards will it gain, or whether the drive results in a punt, a touchdown, a turnover or something else.
“We’re going to have more markets like betting on the next play, who’s going to carry the ball, how many yards it will gain,” he said. “We’ve found that those are equally as popular as who’s going to win the game or the total amount scored.”
Miami-based Betr is going beyond that. It launched its microbetting app on Sept. 1 and minces no words about what it soon will offer the gambling public: “Instant gratification.”
In baseball, its app lets users wager on each pitch: How fast it will be, whether it’s a ball or a strike; or whether it gets put into play.
As the article implies “this will create new problems for gamblers or worsen the addiction of those who already have a problem.”
I wonder how long it took them to figure that out?
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We used to have a poster in Florida. Is anyone there now? What a mess!
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My nephew just got home from their place in Fort Myers. I wasn't aware that insurance deductibles down there had special deductibles (very high) for named storms.
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We used to have a poster in Florida. Is anyone there now? What a mess!
method is still down in Tampa. Hope he evacuated. Davep goes down there at times, hope he stayed in a tent outside.
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My nephew just got home from their place in Fort Myers. I wasn't aware that insurance deductibles down there had special deductibles (very high) for named storms.
My hurricaine deductable is over 6,000 dollars per year. But we had a storm in 2019 that was three MPH lower than tropical storm designation, and my damaged roof was replaced for my 500 dollar deductible.
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method is still down in Tampa. Hope he evacuated. Davep goes down there at times, hope he stayed in a tent outside.
I live full time in North Fort Myers for the past several years. On Monday, the storm was destined for Tampa, so my daughter, son in law and grand daughter drove down to wait out the storm with us. Then on Tuesday, they moved the target to Fort Myers, so we all drove up to Tampa, where I am now. Reports are that it was a big one, so it might be a couple of days before I get to see what damage was done. The house went through Irma with no damage whatsoever. We are 11.5 feet above high tide mark, so it really has to work hard to get to us.
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Fingers crossed!
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We were going to evacuate north but track shifted to ft Myers, so we sheltered in place. The bad part for us is just starting lots of power issues. I think the surges fried my ac.
Other then that we are doing well. Let me know how long you are here davep. We can grab lunch on Friday. Pretty sure we will be clear of the storm by 10am tomorrow.
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Sounds like everybody is alright. These things are mean and nasty. They don’t care about anything.
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We were going to evacuate north but track shifted to ft Myers, so we sheltered in place. The bad part for us is just starting lots of power issues. I think the surges fried my ac.
Other then that we are doing well. Let me know how long you are here davep. We can grab lunch on Friday. Pretty sure we will be clear of the storm by 10am tomorrow.
Sounds good. I don't know if there was much damage to my house at this point, but the storm surge probably didn't get high enough to reach it, and there are no trees near enough to fall on it.
What part of Tampa do you live in? I am up in Wesely Chapel right now.
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I’m in carrollwood. Florida avenue brewing has good food and is not far from you. I need to go up that way to check on moms house anyway.
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I've watched Bliers 3 balks and I don't see it.
I like young Maris' comment that if Judge hits 62 it should be the "true" record.
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Ironic in 2022 to place some kind of mental asterisk on Maris’ 61 homer accomplishment.
The true home run record is the guy who circled the bases the most times in a season.
How and why is another matter.
But, the facts are the facts. Just count.
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https://youtu.be/9Xqdj1TBOtU
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https://youtu.be/9Xqdj1TBOtU
Wow.
Thanks for sharing,
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Dusty, how does that expression go . . . with the frog and the hair? It’s critical, the story depends on it. Thanks in advance.
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Finer than frog hair.
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How does the rest of the expression go. Gotta get it right. Thanks, Dusty.
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If a woman is fine they'll say she's finer than frog hair.
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Jack Reacher : [to the man behind the counter] You got some fine shooters here.
Cash : Fine as frog's hair. Rarer, too. Because most of them fellas out there can't shoot worth a damn. You ask them to put three rounds in the black, well... they'll suck it.
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Thanks!
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I’m almost certain no playoff games went into extra innings. If a WS game goes into extra innings will it start with that ghost runner at second?
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Not in the playoffs.
Couple games went to 18 innings.
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I’m almost certain no playoff games went into extra innings. If a WS game goes into extra innings will it start with that ghost runner at second?
https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/2022-mlb-playoffs-guardians-on-to-alds-after-15-inning-battle-with-rays
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I have to admit that I would be fine with using ghost runners in postseason extra inning games.
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Okay, that's it, P2 goes on Ignore.
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I have to admit that I would be fine with using ghost runners in postseason extra inning games.
The Yankees and Astros game Sunday night was delayed by 1:24 and didn't start until around 8:30 Eastern time. It was almost midnight when it ended. Who knows when a lengthy extra inning game might have been over.
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So don't watch it...
Ghost runners and RP batter minimums are bastardizing the game.
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The ghost runner may speed things up, but I wonder how often the "wrong" team wins.
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Ghost runners and RP batter minimums
One of these things is not like the other.
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They're both bad for the game.
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I'm not sure why a team winning a marathon game is the "right" team and one able to perform better with a man on second and nobody out is the "wrong" team.
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Does that mean that the "wrong" team won in 1945, 1966, 1983? I'm a traditionalist. I'd like to think an "earned" victory in the past is equal to one today, but the rules today are negating that. Let's move the fences in another 100 ft. and then claim the new home run record is equal to Judge's. Let's allow aluminum bats and then claim the game's the same. Let's move first base five feet closer to home.
You change the rules, you change results. People forget that first and third base umpires did not call checked swings years ago. The plate umpire had to decide without help.
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The most annoying thing about the automatic runner (or zombie runner, or Manfred man...pick your favorite term) is that people call it a "ghost runner." It is clearly not a ghost runner because there is a physical person on base. By definition, a ghost runner is an imaginary runner used by kids when they don't have enough players to fill out a full team.
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That's not even close to being the most annoying thing about it.
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I'm generally a "traditionalist" when it comes to baseball, but I have really enjoyed the immediate tension that the runner on second provides in extra inning games.
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I would like to be against the 10th inning rule but since the only way I can watch a game now is to record it and then zap the commercials, I'll reluctantly accept almost anything that shortens games.
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I see what you mean PT, but it just doesn’t seem right in the WS. Two reasons, 1. All baseball fans are familiar and have seen many extra inning games. If a WS game went 13 innings would anyone here complain? Let’s say like the seventh game? No. But this is baseball — you don’t get on second base unless you hit a double or reach first and steal or an error, etc. You don’t just get to start off at second base without earning it. 2. Well, I forgot number two, but it had something to do with the team that wins because of the ghost runner won’t really feel like they earned the win. You know?
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No US-born Black players on expected World Series rosters
http://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=34882944
Jason Heyward identified a good portion of the problem a couple years ago when he told Len Kasper that college baseball players usually get only ¼ or ⅓ of a scholarship.
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It starts before that.
While it’s somewhat true that if you have the talent, you’ll be found no matter what…the fact remains that travel baseball is expensive, as are private hitting/pitching lessons and showcases.
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Agree, plus when a black kid gets a huge bonus to skip college, they jump at it.
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As is often the case, "all of the above" is the correct answer
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No US-born Black players on expected World Series rosters
http://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=34882944
Math has never been my strong suit, so please check the figures to ensure no mistakes have been made. But let’s assume that distribution is truly random.
If so – there are 25 players per MLB team, and 30 teams, which means that there are 750 MLB players
On the Cubs 25 man roster ending the season, there were 11 players who were not born in the United States. If you feel that that is not typical, I would be interested in the actual numbers. But if it is typical, that means that 56%, or about 420 MLB players are born in the United States.
Blacks make up about 14 percent of the United States population, so we would expect that a random distribution would give us 58 players who would be black players born in the United states.
Divided equally between teams, each team would be expected to have 1.96 U.S. born black players. Since fractional players are not possible, let’s round up to 2 players per team.
But there is no reason to believe that United States born black players would be distributed anything other than randomly among the teams, which means that some teams would have more than 2 and some less than 2, with some even having 0 United States born black players. (I will let those with greater math skills than I to determine the odds of two teams ending up with 0 players facing each other in the World Series), but in light of the small sample size (1 year), I suspect that, while unusual, it is not likely to be anything other than random.
I would greatly appreciate a more rigorous mathematical examination if anyone is capable or interested.
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there are 25 players per MLB team
26. Let this be my contribution to any subsequent analysis.
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As I said, math is not my strong suit.
And, like CurtOne, I live in the past. (Although MY past is mostly the 20th and 21st centuries).
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When davep was a kid the rosters were set at 9.
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It's been a story that's been ongoing since the late 1980s, the decline of Black baseball players, he said.
Lapchick, lead author for his group's annual reports on diversity hiring practices in sports, said Black players made up 7.2% of opening day rosters this year. That dipped from 7.6% last year and marked the lowest since study data was first collected in 1991, when 18% of MLB players were Black.
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When davep was a kid the rosters were set at 9.
1878 Cubs [White Stockings] had two pitchers total: Terry Larkin and Laurie Reiss.
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1878 Cubs [White Stockings] had two pitchers total: Terry Larkin and Laurie Reiss.
Davep was a number of years before then. Dave wanted the bases to be 89 feet apart and he and Abner argued daily.
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Davep was a number of years before then. Dave wanted the bases to be 89 feet apart and he and Abner argued daily.
CurtOne is so dumb that he thinks the "TGIF" on his Tshirt means "This Goes On Front".
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CurtOne is so dumb that he thinks the "TGIF" on his Tshirt means "This Goes On Front".
Wouldn't that be TGOF? Lord, you're dumb.
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CurtOne is so dumb that when he talks to himself, he has to repeat it because he wasn't listening the first time.
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It sounds like Elon Musk is looking at a mass resignation from asking his employees to work like medical residents. If Twitter collapses are any other social media sites efficient at getting breaking sports news and rumors?
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not right now... we go back to the old rotoworld days.
It does appear that 75% of the 3700 remaining employees opted out of his new mandate... so they have gone from about 7500 employees to 750 in 2 weeks.
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Some reporters are saying Instagram and medical twitter has been talking about Mastadon. Neither seems like a really good option. I’m surprised Facebook hasn’t tried to launch something.
I wonder how much this will hurt Tesla’s stock.
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Put contracts and insider selling up huge at Tesla. Their demand has also collapsed quite a bit with higher rates. Lot harder to spring for a 50k car at 7% then at 2.
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Mastodon is clunky but have seen a few baseball folks I follow open accounts there.
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Mastadon just sounds like a mess and I haven’t set up anything there. I have an Instagram, but it just seems like the more people you follow the less utility it has.
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Looks like Elon had shut all employees out till 11/21.
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I'm sure many of us have been following this story
wfmj.com/story/48017063/ftx-founder-bankman-fried-to-make-1st-us-court-appearance
It finally dawned on me why the letters FTX sounded so familiar
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https://angelsnation.com/major-league-baseball-to-cut-ties-with-cryptocurrency-firm-ftx-in-2023/2022/11/26/
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So you want to be a sportscaster
https://www.startribune.com/a-sportscaster-was-sent-out-to-cover-the-blizzard-he-wasnt-happy/600238521/
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Merry Christmas everyone.
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Happy Birthday, Dave23!
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Thanks!
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Do you have to change to Dave24 now?
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If only…
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Happy Birthday, Dave23!
Yeah Happy Birthday over there sir!
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Anybody here thinking about Cubs and Cards in London this year? I’m kind of kicking that one around.
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Never in a million years.
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Gordon Wittenmyer is leaving NBC Sports
https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/cubs/wittenmyer-74-vega-84-cubs-and-next-road-travel
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Whether you liked or disliked “For Love of the Game”, this is a good read…
https://theathletic.com/4057266/2023/01/09/for-love-of-the-game-jeff-shaara/?source=dailyemail&campaign=601983
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I did like it a lot.
I own it.
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There is an opening in the fantasy baseball league if anyone is interested. It is one of the better up and coming teams in league.
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I just learned that the great grandson and grand grand nephew of MLB Hall of Famers Paul and Lloyd Waner is in my Constitutional Law class this spring.
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I just learned that the great grandson and grand grand nephew of MLB Hall of Famers Paul and Lloyd Waner is in my Constitutional Law class this spring.
Paul Waner was a great player and a slam dunk HOFer.
Lloyd Waner was a good player but one of the least deserving HOFers. Lloyd was a slap hitter who hit a ton of singles in an era marked by lots of homers by more productive hitters. Kind of a Lance Johnson-type player but with more total career hits.
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I agree.
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Happy Birthday, ISF!
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Happy birthday, JR!
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Can you go to R movies now, JR?
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He can go, but he still doesn't understand them.
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Ha! Thanks for the birthday wishes y'all! I had a really great one!
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A good number of you here, Dave, tico, JR, Chiman, Davep, and I'm sure others have met my wife, Jean. A couple of weeks ago, she went to a nursing home. I had taken care of her as her sole caregiver for the last 12 years since her stroke that caused left side aphasia. She is doing well. It was me; physically I could no longer transfer her and give her the all around care she needed. Just keeping friends in the loop.
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Prayers Curt
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Wishing the best for you and your wife, Curt.
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Thanks, P2. When we met in SF, did you meet my wife? I don't remember.
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I don't believe I did, Curt.
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I feel sorry for that announcer in Oakland who's accused of a racial slur. Sounds more like he got his tang tungled. In my early years of teaching English, I had one class doing a unit on Spoonerisms, named after Rev. Edwin Spooner, who often got his tang tungled. In class, to be silly, we'd sometimes spend a day spoonerizing stuff. In another class we were studying older English lit, like Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and the Robin Hood saga. I was always scared to death I would spoonerize Friar Tuck. I'd slow down whenever I said his name and the kids would look at me like I was having a seizure. Whew. Never did it, but came close too often.
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I don't know that there is anything in Duane Kuiper's history that would suggest he's a racist. But when you're a professional announcer, you have to be able to avoid saying that no matter what the intent.
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Even if it is funny...
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What did he say?
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I feel sorry for that announcer in Oakland who's accused of a racial slur. Sounds more like he got his tang tungled. In my early years of teaching English, I had one class doing a unit on Spoonerisms, named after Rev. Edwin Spooner, who often got his tang tungled. In class, to be silly, we'd sometimes spend a day spoonerizing stuff. In another class we were studying older English lit, like Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and the Robin Hood saga. I was always scared to death I would spoonerize Friar Tuck. I'd slow down whenever I said his name and the kids would look at me like I was having a seizure. Whew. Never did it, but came close too often.
What's wrong with saying Tiar Fruck?
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DaveP-He said he went to the niggar museum.
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He truly said that.
Im not saying anything crazy.
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Lived near Biloxi MS in the late 90's - my neighbor used the word freely in conversation - always made me chuckle - it just rolled into so many discussions we had across the fence in the back yard...
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Lived near Biloxi MS in the late 90's - my neighbor used the word freely in conversation - always made me chuckle - it just rolled into so many discussions we had across the fence in the back yard...
yeah, that's hilarious. you and your neighbor sound great.
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A good number of you here, Dave, tico, JR, Chiman, Davep, and I'm sure others have met my wife, Jean. A couple of weeks ago, she went to a nursing home. I had taken care of her as her sole caregiver for the last 12 years since her stroke that caused left side aphasia. She is doing well. It was me; physically I could no longer transfer her and give her the all around care she needed. Just keeping friends in the loop.
Jean is a wonderful beautiful woman, and I'm glad I've gotten to hang out with your way way way better half. Seriously, I'm wishing you two the best with everything. You two are definitely in my prayers.
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I don't know that there is anything in Duane Kuiper's history that would suggest he's a racist. But when you're a professional announcer, you have to be able to avoid saying that no matter what the intent.
Not Duane Kuiper.
Glen.
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My bad.
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So Eddie Vedder's one of those POSs like Kenny Chesney who is a fan of whatever town he's in..
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Dusty, you're a ****. No offense to you personally.
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For calling the world's biggest Cub fan out for wearing a Rockies hat?
Lol
Since the early 90s Ive never worn a baseball hat or a shirt of any team but the Cubs.
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You are a historically significant piece of ****. I hope you die and rot stinking in the ground. No offense to you personally.
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Must we?
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We must.
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God bless you Jeff.
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Jeff must really like Pearl Jam.
In other news Eddie Vedder just released a new song called "Its Been A Rockie Road To A World Title".
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Did you ever consider that he was probably a guest of the owner or management of the team and he was sitting in a prominent spot? So, wearing the team colors is a polite thing to do?
You should watch the Seinfeld episode when Elaine wore a Baltimore cap to a Yankees game in a similar situation to see what can happen when people act like you would act.
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I still wouldn't wear it.
Sorry.
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I still wouldn't wear it.
Sorry.
Yeah, you would. You will never, ever be in a situation where it would come up or matter but, if you were, you’d do the right thing.
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After giving it some thought I think it's time to go.
Im sure y'all wont miss me so there's no need for a long drawn out farewell.
Peace out,God bless,and Go Cubbies forever.
It's been fun.
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There is nothing worse than a toothache, people, and I’ve done got me another one. There might be some things worse than a toothache but I can’t think of one right now. Luckily I’m familiar with the routine. The pain, when it gets at its worse, is just a prelude to that sucker falling/coming out. That’s what the gums do, they get rid of bad teeth. So you just hang in there and remember There is no crying in baseball.
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Everybody will miss ya Dusty so quit crying.
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I kinda like that — guest405 — sounds like a western — a room number at the Dodge House.
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After thinking about it for a bit, I can’t think of a realistic scenario in which I would wear a St Louis Cardinals hat or a Tennessee Volunteers hat, or any other article of clothing bearing their logos.
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I'd wear a Cardinal hat if I had to clean out a septic tank.
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Happy 81st birthday to Randy Hundley, ironman catcher and originator of the concept of the baseball fantasy camp.
Here's to you, Rebel!
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Happy 81st birthday to Randy Hundley, ironman catcher and originator of the concept of the baseball fantasy camp.
Here's to you, Rebel!
I believe that Randy Hundley holds the major league record for most games started in a season by a catcher.
That was 156 GS in 1968. Incredibly, he caught the entire game in 147 of those starts.
And, in the six games he didn’t start, he entered the game to catch in four of them.
160 games caught. Also a record. Unbelievable.
Next year, 1969, he took a rest and only started 145.
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Like so many other Cubs, he was Durochered.
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1968 Cubs had five players who started at least 155 games each.
That doesn’t count 37 year old Ernie who started 145 games.
All day games at Wrigley too, of course.
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If you get an invitation to the Unabomber's funeral, DON'T OPEN IT.
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Wow, still works haven't been on the sight in over 5 years. Everyone Still around?
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Hey, buff. Yes, it still works. How are you?
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In case any of you weren’t feeling older than ****…today is Okie’s 40th birthday…
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82 has to be around there too. Okie. Quack Quack.
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I turned 40 this year, too!
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I turned 40 this year, too!
Another shovel full of dirt on the coffin.
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In case any of you weren’t feeling older than ****…today is Okie’s 40th birthday…
WDF? No freaking way! I remember when he got grounded for not being home on time one time and he couldn't use the boards or something like that.
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And BEERFAN giving him dating advice. Wait, Wait...
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Oh the fun gaslighting Okie.
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A story about Jeimer Candelario (kind of) that some of you might find amusing.
Several years ago, my niece, who lives in Mexico, got pregnant. She decided she wanted U.S. medical care, so she came to stay with my wife and me for several months - before and after the delivery.
One night, over dinner, we were talking about what she might name the baby. At that time, it had already been determined that she was having a boy.
When it comes to Latino male first names, my "go to" has always been baseball rosters. So, I mentally went through Cubs rosters, past and present, and made suggestions. Among these was "Jeimer".
She reacted negatively to most and not wildly positive to any.
Fast forward to the days after the birth. She announced that the baby would be named "Jaymar". I chuckled to myself, for a couple of reasons. One, Mr. Candelario. Two, our house is at the intersection of Silverlake Drive and Jaymar Drive.
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I don't know if you caught this on the broadcast on Sunday: Jim Deshaies commented that Chapman was out because of a damaged middle finger. There was a pause and then Sciambi says, "I'm not sure I'm mature enough to leave that alone."
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JD said they called that one "the tall man" when he was a kid...
Index finger, middle finger, ring finger, pinky and thumb - that's how we were taught
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Does anyone remember a poster named “Agent Hamburglar”?
Maybe from worldcrossing days, or even Trib days?
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Wow, that doesn't ring any bells. I remember dogpants, and a few others.
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Well, I got me a mean dog. Big ol’ Pitt bull. Got white teeth, sharp. Got these shark eyes that look right through you and don’t like what they see. I just love him to death.
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Chester is his name. Actually it’s Lord Chesterfield the Third, but I shortened it.
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What in the world does Taylor Swift see in a football tight end?
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What in the world does a Super Bowl winning, future HOF tight end see in Taylor Swift?
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What in the world does Bunnie XO see in Jelly Roll? Strange opposites attracts all the time. Maybe Swift is a huge football fan that no one knew about? Maybe he was a huge Swift that no one knew about? Who knows? Who cares? I couldn't care less about either of them. What ever makes them happy and whatever floats their boat let them do them.
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I care about you, Bill. Just so you know.
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LOL. Awwww thanks. If caring about me makes you happy then you do you brother. :)
I care about you too.
BTW I saw a meme today that said when he dumps her she will write a song about how she used to have a "tight end." The interweb is rough.
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https://babylonbee.com/news/inclusivity-win-angel-hernandez-makes-history-as-first-ever-blind-umpire
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PHILADELPHIA, PA — In a huge victory for the disabled, Angel Hernandez has made history as the first blind umpire to call a game in Major League Baseball.
"We are so proud to welcome Angel Hernandez as the first ever legally blind umpire," said MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred. "There's a place for everyone in baseball, no matter your level of ability or whether your optic nerves are connected to your brain."
Shouts of affirmation rained down on Mr. Hernandez as he called Bryce Harper out before the first pitch was thrown. "People always said a blind man could never be a Major League umpire, but I wasn't going to let my disability get in the way of my dreams," said Mr. Hernandez, as he wandered into left field. "Now look at me! Take that, doubters."
The analytics team for Major League Baseball proudly reported that over the first five innings, Mr. Hernandez called about 17% of the pitches correctly. "We're really amazed at what Hernandez has been able to do out there," said Mr. Manfred. "Truly handi-capable."
Following the game, Mr. Hernandez stated, "I just hope I can inspire other blind people to achieve their dreams, whether it's becoming a pilot, a surgeon, or a Major League Umpire."
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I just bought 7 shares of Mickey Mantle's boyhood home through Rally. Just a lark.
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Best costume of the season.
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Sorry, but don’t see humor or insight by using simulated image of a physically disabled person as a joke or pretend articles for the same purpose.
The videos of numerous bad calls by Hernandez kind of tell the story.
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Lighten up Francis
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Yeah, that’s always the cliched response.
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Wow....
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Feeling old?
Mickey Mantle retired 55 years ago.
Next year the Ford Mustang will have been around 60 years.
The Corvette will be 70.
The first Back to the Future movie turns 40.
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Feeling old?
Mickey Mantle retired 55 years ago.
Next year the Ford Mustang will have been around 60 years.
The Corvette will be 70.
The first Back to the Future movie turns 40.
CurtOne is so old that he had forgotten all of the above due to his loss of short term memory.
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Davep had to look up those cars, the movie, an Mantle. Yes, Dave, Ford still makes cars even though Henry died.
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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone, including CurtOne!
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I don't need your phony sympathy, JR
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What is a pony Symphony?
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For you, it's the west end of a horse facing east.
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I'm busy today preparing the fatted calf for a prodigal return.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAVE23
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Happy Bday Dave23
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Thank you!
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Happy Birthday Dave!
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Happy Birthday Dave!
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Thanks all!
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Todays my sons birthday too.
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The Washington Post on the Wander Franco matter:
In documents reviewed by The Washington Post, prosecutors asserted that the mother “handed over her underage daughter in exchange for money” to Franco, and then had him continue paying her to keep silent about the abuse. The mother of Franco’s alleged victim was also arrested and placed on home confinement by the judge.
Prosecutors filed nearly 600 pages of evidence against Franco and the girl’s mother, detailing allegations that Franco carried on a four-month relationship with the girl, including taking her from her home for two days in December 2022, and that he gave her mother millions of Dominican pesos — equivalent to tens of thousands of American dollars.
In a transcript of previously confidential testimony filed in court, the alleged victim claimed that her mother “sold” her to men and kept money Franco gave her that was intended for the girl. In a summary of another interview, the girl referred to Franco as her “ex-boyfriend” and said that they “repeatedly” had sexual relations. Two other family members of the girl corroborated that she had a relationship with Franco and that he gave her mother money or property, interview transcripts show.
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I was trying to remember somewhere 20 or 30 years ago we signed an outfielder who had some decent numbers but had lots of demons. He was paranoid, argued with managers and coaches, sometimes refused to take the field, swore at fans...they treated him for awhile with kid gloves, then finally had to release him. Who was that? I'm going blank.
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Milton Bradley?
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Didn't he invent Barbie?
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Yes. Thank you, Jeff. That's the guy.
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But yes, it was Milton Bradley. He is the only player in my memory that could legitimately be considered to be a cancer in the clubhouse and on the team. He fought with management. He fought with team mates, he fought with fans. The only one he didn't hurt was the other teams. From what I read, he could legitmately be considered insane.
But all would have been forgiven if he could just have hit.
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Actually, Bradley could hit.
Year before Cubs signed him, Bradley led AL in OPS at .999.
Was NL average with Cubs.
But, a mental case and spousal abuser.
https://web.archive.org/web/20180206083108/https://www.si.com/mlb/2015/05/15/milton-bradley-jail-domestic-abuse
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They should've signed Bobby Abreu instead of Bradley.
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Todd and Reb, I don't know where you went to school, but I've been binge watching "Suits" and I'm wondering if Harvard attorneys are valued because they can yell bullshit louder than other lawyers.
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Curt- Eight of the current nine Justices on U.S. Supreme Court went to either Harvard or Yale law school.
So, the answer to your question is, Yes, it’s because they yell it louder than other lawyers.
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Thanks, Reb.
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It seems to me to be insulting for a long term major leaguer to be remembered for a fight.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39286514/bud-harrelson-scrappy-mets-ss-fought-pete-rose-dies-79
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Interesting story how Wrigley was partly responsible for buffalo on Catalina Island off the coast of California.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/bison-catalina-island-conservation-future
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Emotional story involving Craig Counsell in the Athletic:
https://theathletic.com/5211973/2024/01/25/craig-counsell-chicken-chicago-cubs/
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Anyone following that weird story about the Jackie R statue in Kansas? How do you burn bronze?
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https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39518858/police-make-arrest-theft-destruction-jackie-robinson-statue
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I just watched "It Ain't Over" the documentary on Yogi Berra. It was great. Among other things, I gained a much greater appreciation of just what an incredible player he was.
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One of the most famous games involving Yogi was Don Larsen's World Series perfect game in 1956. After a long estrangement from the Yankees, Yogi was invited back to Yankee Stadium in 1999. I had forgotten (or never knew) that on that day (Yogi Berra Day) David Cone threw a perfect game for the Yankees. Unreal.
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My son and I got to meet him/shake his hand/get his auto at Cooperstown back in ‘09.
One of my favorite moments…
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Happy birthday, Curt! We celebrated with a Cubs win!
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Best present EVER
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Reminds me of an old joke. An old man's friend decides to hire a hooker for his buddy's birthday.
The comely young woman knocks on the old man's door. When he answers, she smiles and says, "Hey there, handsome! I'm here to offer you super sex."
He doesn't respond right away.
"So...?"
"I'm trying to decide."
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Or the guy who bought his mother an exotic parrot that could speak 8 languages. After it was delivered for her birthday, he asked her about it. "Tasted just like chicken."
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Anyone want to buy a pair of eclipse glasses? Five bucks. Cheap.