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QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Oct 7, 2005 -> 11:17 AM) So technically we wouldn't be able to do that right? Also what are the limits of how much higher you could sell something. It might take some research to see if Soxtalk could do it or not. I was just aware of the law change. I know on Ebay you can get whatever amount people are willing to pay. I don't think there's a limit.

QUOTE(knightni @ Oct 7, 2005 -> 11:16 AM) O yah. So, how does Illinois deal with them? Maybe they are licensed brokers?

QUOTE(knightni @ Oct 7, 2005 -> 11:10 AM) Technically, there ARE no ticket sale sites that AREN'T auction-based. Stubhub isn't auction-based.

The actual text of the law There's a lot of legal mumbo-jumbo in there but it looks like the website has to be registered and it may only be limited to auction-style sites...

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Oct 7, 2005 -> 10:52 AM) To be honest I have zero knowledge of that. I have never ever heard of it before. If you have a link or something I would like to see it. linky I had seen it in an old Tribune article but of course they are all archived and you have to pay to read them. The only catch is that I don't know if it's only certain websites (like Ebay or stubhub) that are allowed to do it.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Oct 6, 2005 -> 11:47 AM) The only hang up would be no tickets could be listed above face value because of ticketscalping laws. Are you sure about that? I know they just recently changed the law that allows people to sell tickets online for above face value. The keyword being "online".

QUOTE(Punch and Judy Garland @ Oct 5, 2005 -> 11:42 PM) Didn't see this posted yet and I usually hate the anti-national media bashing because soxtalk posters appear paranoid beyond recognition but I figured you'd guys would get fired up by this heading into Friday and t'd make you want the win even more. "White Sox fans won't ever be confused with the most knowledgeable fan bases in the game. In the first inning, they cheered wildly on three White Sox routine outs; one to short, a medium fly ball to center and a groundout to second. We can chalk it up, I guess, to overexuberance. Or, more likely, to lack of postseason practice ..." I remember a few balls that were hit up the middle that I thought would get through but didn't. Same thing with a couple of Konerko's shots. Then there was Iguchi's shot that didn't even look like he swung hard...

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Oct 4, 2005 -> 02:04 PM) Only in Chicago. Hurry the f*** up Cardinals. Of course they can't manage to get another out...

QUOTE(Brian @ Sep 29, 2005 -> 02:08 PM) Think the epic battle between Houston and that other team nobody remember is on tonight. Figures. Anyone tape the game and want to sell copies?

Are they replaying this on CSN tonight?

If they win today they'll be popping champagne in the clubhouse after the game.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Sep 28, 2005 -> 11:36 AM) They must have changed it in recent years. So basically if the Sox win their next 2 and Cleveland loses 1 more against TB, its over. Yep

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Sep 28, 2005 -> 11:14 AM) If there is a tie, a tie breaker would be played in Cleveland Monday. They won the coin flip. Head to head doesn't matter. The thing that would really suck would be if the Sox and Cleveland finished with the same record as the 2nd place team in the East, although I'm not sure that's possible. The Sox and Cleveland would be playing for their playoff lives, because a loss is considered a regular season game and they would be a half game out of the wild card. If the Sox and Tribe end up tied AND have a better record than the second place team in the ALE THEN H2H records matter. The Sox will automatically be named division champs. If the Sox, Tribe and second place team in the ALE all end up tied, there will be a playoff between the 3 teams. Sox and Tribe would play each other and the loser would play Bos/NY for the WC.

This one is as old as the hills but still one of my favorites... Usually everyone who has a dog calls him Rover or something. I call mine "Sex". Sex is a very embarrassing name, but I never knew HOW embarrassing. One day, I took Sex for a walk and he ran away from me. I spent hours looking for him. A police officer came along and asked me what I was doing in the alley at 4 o'clock in the morning. I said I was looking for Sex. My court case comes up next Thursday. One day I went to City Hall to get a license for Sex. The clerk asked me what I wanted, I told him I wanted a license for Sex. He said "I would like to have one too!" When I said "But this is a dog" he said he didn't care what she looked like. Then I said "You don't understand. I've had Sex since I was two years old." He replied "You must have been a strong boy." When I decided to get married, I told the minister that I wanted to have Sex at the wedding. He told me to wait until after the wedding. I said "But Sex has played a big part in my life and my whole lifestyle revolves around Sex." He said he did not want to hear about my personal life and would not marry us in a church. I told him everyone coming to the wedding would enjoy having Sex there. The next day we were married by the Justice of the Peace. My family is barred from the church. My wife and I took the dog along with us on the honeymoon. When I checked into the motel I told the clerk that I wanted a room for my wife and myself and a special room for Sex. The clerk said that every room in the Motel is for Sex. Then I said "You don't understand. Sex keeps me awake at night", And the clerk said "Yes, I get that too." One day I told my friend that I had Sex on TV. He said "Show off!" I told him it was a contest. He told me I should have sold tickets. When my wife and I separated we went to court to fight for custody of the dog. I said "Your Honor, I had Sex before I was married" and the Judge said "Me too." Then I told him that after I was married Sex had left me, he said "Me too." Well now I've been thrown in jail, been married, divorced and had more trouble with that dog than I ever gambled for. Why just the other day when I went for my first visit with the psychiatrist and she asked me "What seems to be the trouble" I replied, "Well, Sex has died and left my life. It's like losing a best friend and it's so lonely." The doctor said "Look Mister, you and I both know that sex isn't man's best friend. Why not get yourself a dog?"

QUOTE(Jenks Heat @ Sep 26, 2005 -> 11:51 AM) That is what I read as well. BOTH need to be guaranteed a spot in the playoffs in order to throw out the tiebreaker. If both Cleveland and the Sox win 98 games, they will be guranteed a spot. If either NY or Boston wins 98, that means the other one can only win 95. So in other words, the magic # to clinch the division is 4.

At the beginning of the year I looked at the monthly 2004 attendance. I added a little to each number to come up with a guess as to what this years attendance would be. I came up with 2,329,000. I thought it would be too high. I was only off by 14,833 which is pretty amazing.

Three couples, an elderly couple, a middle aged couple and a young newlywed couple wanted to join a church. The pastor says, "We have special requirments for new parishioners. You must abstain from having sex for two weeks." The couples agreed and came back at the end of two weeks. The pastor goes to the elderly couple and asks, "Were you able to abstain from sex for the two weeks?" The old man replies, "No problem at all, Pastor." "Congratulations! Welcome to the church!" said the pastor. The pastor goes to the middle aged couple and asks, "Well were you able to abstain from sex for two weeks?" The man replied, "The first week was not too bad. The second week I had to sleep on the couch for a couple of nights, but yes we made it." "Congratulations! Welcome to the church," said the pastor. The pastor then goes to the newlywed couple and asks, "Well, were you able to abstain from sex for two weeks?" "Well Pastor, we were not able to go without sex for the two weeks." the young man replied. "What Happened?" inquired the pastor. "My wife was reaching for a can of corn on the top shelf and dropped it. When she bent over to pick it up, I was overcome with lust and took advantage of her right there." "You understand of course, this means you will not be welcome in our church." stated the pastor. "That's OK," said the young man, "We're not welcome at Jewel anymore either."

Wedding: Been married for 6 years now so that's not really an issue. My best friend just got married (again) last week. He was the first in our group of friends to get married and now he's the last... Baby: My youngest turns 4 next week so I get to feel older. She did manage to get DCFS called because she was on the other side of the house next door walking on the sidewalk. Literally 50 feet from her own yard... Home: My house is still a POS that is falling down around my ears and I don't have the money to fix it. 29 more years and it's all mine. :headshake Add in that I have to go to court because somebody let my dog out and it was picked up by animal control (I'm pleading 'not guilty' because I have evidence that the kennel he was in was damaged by someone or something thus leading to him getting out), that I just found out (4 weeks into the sememster) that I'm not eligible for a student loan because I don't have enough credit hours and the Sox going through the biggest collapse in MLB history... I'm doing just dandy.

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Sep 22, 2005 -> 09:41 AM) I've never seen a carpeted area in a Wal-Mart. What is a code white, since I will never do any of these. The clothing departments are usually carpeted. I've often seen a 'wet floor' sign on the rugs at the entrances in the winter. Those things get soaked... IIRC... white = customer/employee injury. black = bomb threat? red = fire blue = tornado? There were a few others but I never memorized them. I hated that job...

"If you ever, ever tank a play like the one you did today, I'm gonna rip your nuts off and shove em down your f***ing throat!"

QUOTE(hi8is @ Sep 21, 2005 -> 10:14 PM) 4. Walk up to an employee and tell him/her in an official tone, 'Code 3' in housewares.... and see what happens. Actually, they use colors. Walk up to somebody and say "Code White" instead... QUOTE(hi8is @ Sep 21, 2005 -> 10:14 PM) 5. Go the Service Desk and ask to put a bag of M&M's on lay away. They made a new rule that anything put on layaway has to cost more than $5 (I don't remember the exact dollar amount but it's something like that).

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Sep 21, 2005 -> 12:15 PM) Well then they're poorly placed in the bottom middle of the controller. I know people like the ps controller, but I'm not one of them. Like I said, it's a matter of opinion and personal preference. It would've been fun to make fun of the boomerang if not for the remote control. I've always thought the N64 joystick was akward being in the center of the controller. The GC controller basically copied the left-side of the PS controller but switched the d-pad and joystick...

I had turned the game off when the Tribe took the 6-4 lead. My wife wanted to watch a movie and I didn't want to watch the Sox blow another game. So I was in a grumpy mood and the movie was horrible. After the movie I switched the game back on fully expecting to see the post-game show and was quite suprised to see that the score was tied. It helped my mood a little bit but I was still grumpy. I watched the last out of the top of the 10th and heard that Crede, Uribe and Pods would lead off the bottom of the 10th. My wife (who is a complete jinx to Crede because I don't think he has never gotten a hit while she's watching the game) said "well there's an easy out". Then Crede hit the bomb and I said "Joe just won the game!" It was weird to go from being upset that they were losing 6-4 when I turned it off to seeing a walk-off homerun but I managed to crack a smile.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Sep 20, 2005 -> 02:41 PM) Matter of opinion... I prefer the N64 controller A LOT more than having push an individual button for up, down, left, and right on the s***ty d-pad for the playstations. There's not many games that use the d-pad anymore. Some games allow you to use either/or.

QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Sep 20, 2005 -> 02:41 PM) Yep. Now imagine fully controlled 3D movements and tilt sensors. This is the Revolution controller. Nintendo has basically made you the character in the game. I already have fully controlled 3D movements on the PS2. What exactly is a tilt sensor? Did they remake the Power Glove???