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QUOTE (watchtower41 @ Feb 24, 2009 -> 03:16 PM) Sure it's still a bit early with some hoops yet to be played... but KU won themselves a #2 seed last night. Alderich is a BEAST that very few teams are gonna be able to match-up with. I wouldnt be so sure of that just yet

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Feb 23, 2009 -> 05:49 PM) UCONN drops 1 spot, MSU shouldn't be in the top 10, and Duke only moves up 2 spots with a home offensive explosion against a tough team in Wake + a win at MSG against SJU. All those are mistakes. Why should UCONN have dropped more? UNC and OU both lost. Unless you think Memphis should be #2 and UCONN #3 I don't know how you'd change that. And if MSU is not in the top 10 who should be there instead? No one in the 11-15 range really deserves it either IMO. And about Duke, why should they move up more than that? They got BLOWN OUT by Clemson earlier this year and dropped 2 spots. Outside of UCLA, there hasnt been a team consistently over-ranked all year more than Duke.

New #1 this week is Pitt 1- Pitt 2- UCONN 3- Oklahoma 4- Memphis (joke) 5- UNC 6- L'Ville 7- Duke 8- Mizzou (joke) 9- Michigan St 10- Marquette

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Feb 23, 2009 -> 01:58 PM) this story is like 5 years old I'm aware that it is old thanks. I never claimed it was new. And it's actually only 3 years old. That also doesnt make it any less funny.

Anyone know where/if I could get a hold of some videos or GIFs of this for a cell phone? Or a way to send one to a cell? I've looked but i cant find anything. It doesnt help that the town (Mobile) is the same as a word for a cell phone. If not, anyone know an easy way to convert files to a format that could be uploaded onto a cell phone? Thanks for any help. It's just about the best news story ever.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Feb 23, 2009 -> 10:46 AM) I have an interesting point of comparison here. My wife sells European Rail for a living and she cant begin to tell you how embarrassed she is of America's rail system. It's a total disgrace. Europeans are totally shocked when they come to America. "Plane? Who flys by plane? I have to drive from Chicago to St. Louis?" I have been a big proponent of completely replacing our current system, but it's just WAY too expensive. I cant find it, but I used the LA-Las Vegas rail line proposal and extrapolated those numbers out for a nation wide system. As a rider, it was cheaper than flying.. about half as fast... but expensive as hell to build. I lived in Germany for 3 years growing up. Taking the train was every day life. Take it to the neighboring town, into the city, out of the country for a weekend etc...Here, it's non-existant. I havent been on a train here except to go into NYC from White Plains, the NYC subway system and the DC system. It takes me about 2 hours to drive down to NYC now that I've moved away for a bit and it would be so convenient if there was train service for when I go down there. Especially in the northeast/mid-atlantic there are so many cities where if there was a good train system it would be so convenient to travel. When i was coming how from Vegas in November I had to wait 3 hours in Chicago just to take a 45 minute plan to Wilkesbarre, PA. Also, I can fly b/c I realize I have to to go anywhere, but I still hate it and would gladly sacrifice a bit of time to utilize train travel instead

I dont really have time to read through all the articles, but I'm just gonna say that I would love if we had a large system of high-speed rail travel in this country similar to that of Europe.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 20, 2009 -> 07:11 PM) Unfortunately, things don't work that fast. Antarctica has been glaciated in nearly its present volume for at least the last couple million years, and has possibly been glaciated in some fashion for several tens of millions of years. The continents move at most at a few centimeters per year, basically at roughly the rate your fingernails grow at. Humanity has been around and building civilizations for only 10k years or less. Well Charles Hapgood, author of Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings (which i read when doing research for a paper on pre-Columbian Atlantic voyages...fascinating topic actually) once laid out an argument for Atlantis in Antarctica. The basis dealt with the perception that the Piri Reis map shows an un-glaciated Antartic coastline, thus providing evidence of an ancient civilization that was around to originally draw it. Reis then made his copy from existing mappamundi blah blah blah. I dont buy it, at all, but there are some who believe the Atlantis in Antarctica argument is possible.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 20, 2009 -> 09:15 AM) I agree 100%. It would be the perfect way to end things. I admit they totally had me fooled, when he said his wife was still in Paris, I was thinking divorce. Until they showed him strapped in for chemo, I was totally not thinking cancer. Was that for chemo or dialysis? Cuz remember when he and Lucy were attacked, I believe he lost a kidney as a result. And i agree that his death would be a reason for the original cast to re-appear, but I think i would rather Carter not die.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 19, 2009 -> 04:13 PM) Palin's statement is what I took issue with - a governor spouting on about something she obviously doesn't comprehend. First... "you could run into a black bear, coyote, fox, etc." and "wolves"... Not once in the history of this continent has a coyote, wolf or fox ever killed a human being. Not once. Any fear associated with them is entirely old wives tales. http://www.paherald.sk.ca/index.cfm?sid=76887&sc=4 Palin said: That leaves open for 'other than bear' conflicts. And that may be the case with bears as you say, but a well-aimed shot from a .44-cal could also scare the bear or wound it enough where it'd rather not bother attacking any further. I acknowledge the odds are miniscule that such a situation would ever arise but if I was somewhere like that and I was up there to do non-hunting activities, I'd feel safer in bear country with a gun on me than without one, which isnt to say that I would actually bring one with me. I think she was more pointing out that as one reason why they should be allowed the right to carry concealed weapons, not as a necessity. I don't know how the law in Alaska works but I know in NY that if you have a carry permit you are required to conceal the gun if you are carrying it. I guess I just disagree that it was an ignorant statement on her part.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 19, 2009 -> 01:41 PM) Palin talking gibberish again. She apparently wrote a request to Obama, to keep on the books a last minute law that Bush signed, allowing for people to carry concealed weapons in national parks (as long as the follow existing state regs in effect). Now, putting aside the issue itself (where some good arguments could be made either way), let's look at a quote from Palin: Please stop talking about things you clearly know nothing about. We are talking about CONCEALED weapons (unless the article is wrong). That means pistols. A handgun against a Grizzly you'd encounter in Alaska is worthless, you might as well use a tennis racket. And anything smaller than a Grizz or Polar Bear, you aren't going to get attacked by anyway. The only gun that is any real use against a Grizzly or Polar Bear, is either a large bore shotgun, or a serious high powered rifle. I am sooooooo glad she wasn't elected to high national office. She really is the female equivalent of W. CAVEAT: The article states this is about concealed weapons, but at other times, talks about loaded weapons generally. If this is referring to guns in general, its a very different story, and nevermind. I do not like Palin, and generally agree that she is not very intelligent, but I dont think this is an issue at all. My father owns a cabin in the Adirondacks next to a stream where he can go trout fishing etc...He just recently acquired a carry/conceal permit. He did it b/c when he goes up there he is in the middle of nowhere with sketchy cell service. There's always the possibility he could run into a black bear, coyote, fox, etc...He carries a .44 Glock and mace. This is in case he were to encounter a bear or whatever and needed protection. A bear's skull is extremely hard and a shot to the head probably wouldnt even kill it. However, it may be enough to scare it off or if you shot it in the right place (heart, eye, neck) it could even mortally wound it. Basically, carrying a concealed weapon in national parks isnt about killing/hunting animals. it is about personal protection. And yes, you very well may be attacked by something smaller than a bear in Alaska (wolves) and worry about it. Or even a rabid animal (if rabies is even a problem up there). Basically what I'm saying is IMO you are knocking her for supporting what I feel is actually a fairly sensical (sp?) rule if you think about it a little more closely. This isnt a case of her being stupid.

QUOTE (fathom @ Feb 18, 2009 -> 11:03 PM) So who's your All American team so far? Mine would be: pg- Ty Lawson sg- Stephen Curry c- Dejuan Blair sf- Jodie Meeks pf- Blake Griffin Harden, Thabeet, Hansbrough, McNeal, Harangody, and Calathes just miss I think i'd take McNeal and Harden over Lawson ATM

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Feb 18, 2009 -> 12:57 PM) Why is it called taking a crap instead of leaving a crap?

QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 18, 2009 -> 11:50 AM) In case you haven't noticed, local/state governments aren't doing so well. Ok, so let's just rely on Daddy the Federal Government to fix everything for us then.

QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 18, 2009 -> 11:48 AM) Seriously. So these roads you claim needed to be fixed are going to be fixed. What does urgently mean. It means our representative in congress took the opportunity to sneak in "free money" to a national bill for something that is far from one of the most important things in the area. I mean they arent in pristine shape, and I cant recall what all of them look like off the top of my head but especially the one's downtown I KNOW arent in that bad of shape. Over the past few years I've noticed we've been making roads and intersections "prettier" one at a time. To me, this is being done just to expedite the process. Now is it wrong for our city to be doing this? No. But just as I dont want to my tax dollars to go towards projects out in Iowa or Alabama, why would people there want to be paying for a bill paying for this?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 18, 2009 -> 11:45 AM) Do those roads fix themselves or are people hired to do so? They are hardly in need of "fixes" so badly that they had to be included in that bill. It is a local issue that should be fixed locally, not something that the rest of the country should be paying for.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Feb 14, 2009 -> 02:43 PM) http://www.stimuluswatch.org/project/by_state See where all of the money is going. Geezus, we have $6.1M coming to my hometown to fix up about 10 roads, newly pave them, and add/repair curbs and sidewalks. This is needed, but not urgently by any means. This is the type of spending that really has no reason to be in the "stimulus" package. (Not to mention the million dollars we're getting to renovate the elevators in city hall). This is obviously a pet project from our congressmen so i'm sure there are countless others of these around the country too.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Feb 18, 2009 -> 11:28 AM) I was just coming in here to post that honestly. It seems like anytime he says or does anything of relevance, the stock market takes a significant tumble. I think it's more out of coincidence most of the time

QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 18, 2009 -> 10:57 AM) I do, and here's why. The culture wars that the Republicans have made meaningful gains on have been based on being especially down to earth, encapsulating everything down to a catch phrase. Basically, many of them have been stupid. And now, the party of ideas is now the party of guhhh. I'm not saying there are no dumb democrats, boy howdy, there are, but when it comes to picking a Pres. candidates, they pick people with pretty sane minds and good practical decision making. That doesnt really explain why you think there is a correlation. And about the bolded...really? Remember John Kerry?

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Feb 18, 2009 -> 08:37 AM) anyone else here thing Hooters wings are over rated? I'd actually argue that their food in general is a tad underrated. Everyone knows why guys go there, for the most part, but I really think their food is pretty decent.

QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Feb 16, 2009 -> 05:01 PM) Fields So Fields is in early, nice to see. What other position guys are in camp early?

Why does Hawaii have Interstate highways?

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Feb 16, 2009 -> 08:52 PM) Hell of a game going on between Pitt/Conn. Blair has something like 25 rebounds, I think. Edit: Make that 23 rebounds to go along with 22 points. Thabeet: 5 points, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks, 5 fouls. Too bad the refs had to ruin that second half

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Feb 12, 2009 -> 02:30 PM) In my opinion the easiest solution, which both will increase revenue and cut budget, would be to legalize many "moral" crimes. Aka marijuana and prostitution. Ding Ding Ding! We have a winner! The revenue that could be collected from legalization both directly and indirectly would be pretty large IMO

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Feb 12, 2009 -> 03:31 PM) How come no Mods have pinned a Happy Birthday Darwin thread yet? Happy Bicentennial, Chuck D! :drink Oh, yeah, you too, Lincoln. I'm glad this is in the Video Game catch-all thread