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QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 11:11 PM) See Dan Patrick show (nothing is better). I disagree, and I used to like him on SportsCenter. I do like the hour with Olberman, but I hate any interaction he has with Phil the Showkiller. Certain guests, like Reggie Miller, are terrible, but he keeps having them on. It's awful when he has Miller and Mark Jackson on and the argue with each other. He kisses up to the guests because he wants to be their friend, and I hate how he talks about pop culture. He's a middle aged guy trying to sound relevant by bringing up Jay-Z or the like. Oh, and it doesn't show up on radio, but his hair dye job is terrible. It makes his face look older. Jim Rome can be funny, but he literally repeats the same sentance two or three times sometimes and just changes a word. His rants are good sometimes, but the majority of his callers who read theirs are terrible.

About 15 years ago, a friend was treated very rudely by a WWF wrestler. I'll spare the details because the wrestler used some pretty nasty language, but I can't remember the wrestler's name. Another friend witnessed the verbal assault and he can't remember, either. Wrestling fans, I need your help. this type of stuff drives me crazy. I think the wrestler had some kind of Cajun character, my friend thinks he was a bearded guy and suggested Cactus Jack. That doesn't sound right to me. Can any of you throw out some 1992 era WWF wrestlers that fit either description?

I'd LIKE to be remembered for leaving three prints in the sand when I strolled naked on the beach, and, though I lacked the ability to play guitar, I knew how to do the Pete Townsend windmill just in case I ever learned.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 18, 2007 -> 09:31 AM) With how dissapointing the Sox have been. Lost is a welcome thing on wed nights. Lost started just as BBTN was beginning to break down the no-hitter last night.

I see no reason for people to own machine guns and other military style firearms. The government should regulate the types of weapons that citizens can own. My wife carries a gun for work. I've never fired it (wouldn't know how). I carry a leather glove in my back pocket. If someone gets on my nerves, I pull it out and slap them across the face with it. If I can find an appropriate case, I'm going to start carrying a ferret, as well.

QUOTE(StrangeSox @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 10:25 AM) This post has been edited by the Soxtalk staff to remove objectionable material. Soxtalk encourages a free discussion between its members, but does not allow personal attacks, threats, graphic sexual material, nudity, or any other materials judged offensive by the Administrators and Moderators. Thank you. I'm guessing I would have agreed with this post.

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Apr 13, 2007 -> 08:59 AM) I then pulled out the ferret I used to carry and told her I didn't care to go to jail for her worthless ass. I'm gonna start carrying a ferret - just in case. Such a great idea.

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Apr 12, 2007 -> 08:48 AM) I got the go ahead from the wife.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 11:16 AM) The backlash from Jesse's comments was NOT minimal. That comment along with his marital infidelity pretty much sealed his fate as an ass clown. I don't think he's really been hurt too badly by these things. He's still omnipresent in all things race related. If you're referring to Jesse as a Presidential candidate, ok, he's done. But, I don't think he was ever a legit possibility anyway. When guys like Sharpton and Jackson run for office, it's for publicity - nothing else. Oh, well. You know what they say about people who argue on message boards....

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Apr 10, 2007 -> 09:11 AM) I agree that we are overly PC, but this is not one of those situations. If you guys were at work, in a meeting let's say and you used the term 'f**ged out', you would expect there to be no repercusions??? I'm not saying Packer should be crucified, but there is no way you can use that word during a TELEVISED interview, in that context and not expect some heat. My bigger problem is not so much with the overly pc reaction (though I think it's unneccessary), but it is with how it is selectively enforced. For instance, Jesse Jackson once referred to New York as hymie town, and the backlash was minimal. In fact, when a white person makes an insulting reference to blacks (eg. Michael Richards), he is for some reason expected to apologize to the black community through Jesse. Al Sharpton has done similar things, and yet Imus is expected to apologize on Sharpton's show. A few weeks back I heard Chris Rock on Dan Patrick and saw him on Letterman, and he did quite a bit of his material that portrays whites as evil. He gets a pass? What's the difference - skin color? Enough already. Imus is an idiot. Quit watching him and he'll go away. He's at death's door as it stands, anyway.

I like Billy Packer and Tim McCarver. Not my favorites, but I think they do a good job of explaining things that are obvious to most. I think Packer meant "f**" as wuss, and I really don't care. Overly pc people bother me. I'm tired of people overreacting to harmless stuff like this. I didn't realize that the board automatically edits offensive words. I typed "f**," and magically the word "f**" appeared. Soxtalk is f**ging out on me.

This is my favorite thread since the one about consumption of raw eggs leading to a big "load."

Don't know if this has been posted. Always seemed like a good guy. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/foo...it_N.htm?csp=34

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Apr 4, 2007 -> 10:30 AM) Its hip to be square Now, Huey Lewis - that's my speed.

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Apr 4, 2007 -> 10:59 AM) Haley appears to be doing the "sex sells" stuff full tilt now. And I am a buyer. I thought she sang pretty well last night, and then she got very little reaction from the judges. Maybe I'm in love.

I rarely know any of the bands mentioned in the music thread. I am a square.

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Apr 4, 2007 -> 08:50 AM) Anybody else think LaKisha comes across like a total b*tch? You just know she is moving into Diva world ASAP. That sexy pose she ended her song with last night - pouty lips, bedroom eyes------------------------- NOT sexy.

QUOTE(retro1983hat @ Apr 4, 2007 -> 06:40 AM) Well last night, the judges didn't even know what to say about Sanjaya. As usual, Melinda, Lakisha and Jordin were the top three. Gina might have a problem tonight because she was forgetable. I think Phil will go home tonight though. I thought Haley actually sang and performed very well. And she was definitely not forgetable. MMMM! Phil goes. Sanjaya and Haley are the two I root for each week - for vastly different reasons. When they go, so do I.

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Mar 28, 2007 -> 09:32 AM) I thought Sanjaya was so horrible. His voice was all over the place. It sounded like Peter when he was going through puberty in the Brady Bunch. Sha na na na na. I'm sure you could have found a different, less offensive reference. Mods, ban this guy.

QUOTE(Balance @ Mar 28, 2007 -> 03:10 PM) I have to disagree. I listen to the podcasts from the show pretty much every day, and I think the show has improved dramatically since the addition of Bonaduce at the beginning of the year. In the first week or two, Danny would step on Adam or Teresa when they were talking, but their chemistry keeps improving the more they work together. You wouldn't expect a baseball team to jell perfectly in the first week of spring training, would you? He still steps on their toes very often. I think they need hand signals or something. Even when DB waits his turn, he usually is off topic. There's an entire forum devoted to opinions (mostly negative) regarding his performance. http://adamcarolla.15.forumer.com/index.php?showforum=12 Best thread from that forum is "Danny's Myspace friends..."[/url]

QUOTE(shoota @ Mar 28, 2007 -> 03:11 PM) It was a nice summer day so we liked the idea of sitting on our asses waiting for the lot to fill up with carts. After a couple hours, we assembled something like 108 carts. We could have gotten more, but the train was so long that customers couldn't back out of their parking spots. They became upset, so the three of us started to push the train. We could barely move it. That's exactly what I did, but I had to deal with the wrath of angry carpenters and plumbers waiting for me and my newfound hernia to push the carts. My favorite job ever. The other thing I used to do was give people advice about stuff I really didn't know how to do myself. My job was loading cars and pushing carts, think I know much about building a shed or planting a garden?

When I didn't follow Howard Stern to Sirius (mostly because I don't have the time), I started listening to Adam Carolla. The show was pretty good. Not as many big laughs, but he's always pretty interesting. I got used to the show. This year, they blew up his staff and added Danny Bonaduce to the show. It's a wreck, as Danny doesn't know when to not speak. The chemistry is awful, so I went to the website to see what others thought, and they agree. I occasionally (almost accidently) post there as a result. Where else do you post?

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Mar 28, 2007 -> 11:03 AM) I did it for one year as well. The people asking for double paper in plastic were the worst. Talk about a pain in the ass. Not as much as pushing carts thru the snow, but it still sucked. Speaking of pushing carts, I saw some automated s*** at Target last week. The kid just hooked the carts together and drove them in. What's up with that?? I set a record at Builder's Square pushing the longest train of carts from the lot into the store in 1992. It stood until the day they turned it into a dollar store. The mutants that worked with me loading cars looked at me like I was C3PO in a world of Ewoks.

That is long!!! I'm going to try some of that with my kids! My son (8yrs) quits very quickly if he doesn't do something well right away!! He's done it with sports (baseball and soccer) and some with school! I have tried to tell him all I want is effort, but that doesn't really seem to work!! Sometimes it feels like he fails just to upset me!!! And I don't get upset that he's not doing well, I get upset that he's not trying! He can't tell the difference, though! Exclamation points added for your critique, CC!!!

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Mar 28, 2007 -> 09:25 AM) The person that could effectively generate power from cat poop (or dog poop) would be a gazillionaire! A never-ending completely renewable resource! I'm sure Al Gore is already working on this.