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Jamal Lewis indited for drugs
Pale Hose Jon replied to Elcaballo45's topic in Alex’s Olde Tyme Sports Pub
May he never set foot on a football field ever again. Have fun in jail -
Umm, is this topic dead, because it was alot of fun.
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just click the picture. It is a sample of the movie
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And how would you know about these sites Just kidding, but to go off on a tangent, what kind of punishment should molesters recieve, is life in prison acceptable?
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It's a free site, but if it should be removed could a moderator do that for me
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selling drugs is a terrible crime but molestation is worse
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happy Birthday everyone, here is your present for this year Paris Hilton Tape This is adult material and i take no resposibility for any of your actions while viewing it. So if you get fired or have to sleep on the couch to night don't blame me.
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I'm in class right now so i can't get you the link but i will have it up later today
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Anyone seen the the second video that is not in night vision, pretty tight
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JULIE SWIECA resigns from the score?
Pale Hose Jon replied to southsideirish's topic in Alex’s Olde Tyme Sports Pub
Jill Carlson is the best looking female sports anchor in chicago How can you even begin to compare Swieca and Carlson No contest carlson wins. I don't know how you guys can listen to the SNORE -
Detour Big Hurt to Dodgertown Phil Rogers February 23, 2004 TUCSON, Ariz. -- If Frank Thomas is the sightseeing type, he could be admiring the Hoover Dam right about now. He could be rehearsing his opening remarks somewhere along Interstate 10 between Las Vegas and southern Arizona. Whether Thomas sees America or the slot machines at the Vegas airport, the clock is ticking fast on a 15th season in his love-hate relationship with the White Sox. He's due Wednesday at the Sox's complex at Tucson Electric Park. Here's hoping that general manager Ken Williams will give Thomas a last-minute change of plans, sending him to Vero Beach, Fla., instead. Williams has insisted all winter that he will not make a trade just to dump a salary. He has said that any deal he makes will have to make the Sox better immediately. But if new Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and GM Paul DePodesta want to add Thomas to a hurting lineup, Williams should find a way to close the deal. He probably can forget acquiring a package that includes Odalis Perez, Guillermo Mota and top pitching prospects like Edwin Jackson or Greg Miller. But if the Dodgers would part with one of their best young arms—Jackson, Miller or Joel Hanrahan—and either 20-year-old center fielder Franklin Gutierrez or 19-year-old first baseman James Loney, Williams should close the books on the best hitter in Sox history. This isn't about whether Ozzie Guillen can handle Thomas and his mood swings. It's about whether he should have to. There's no question that Guillen made a mistake when he took verbal shots at his former teammate during the news conference announcing his hiring as manager. At the very least, he owed Thomas a telephone call before pointing to him as the primary reason for the Sox's recent underachievement. But look at Thomas' behavior over the winter. He's well within his rights to decline interview requests. But it's another thing not to return phone calls from his bosses, as Thomas did with Williams and Guillen. Then there was the warm and fuzzy story Mark Buehrle shared about the time he spent with Thomas. He bumped into him in late January at a Vegas casino. There must have been a hot hand at the table because Thomas didn't mention going for a bite to eat or even a drink. "I talked to him for about 10 minutes and got out of there," Buehrle said. "He was gambling, and I didn't want to bother him." If part of Albert Belle were going to rub off on Thomas during their two seasons together, you'd have hoped it would have been his ferocious approach to hitting, not his social skills. It's unclear whether Williams and DePodesta have resumed the trade talks that had gone on all winter with Dan Evans, who was the Dodgers' GM until Feb. 16. But this is a natural fit, and now—before Thomas walks in the door—is the time to make a trade happen. Guillen's arrival has lightened the mood around camp considerably, as everyone from Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf to center fielder Aaron Rowand has noted. Guillen's goal is for his team to "smile" and play the game the right way. "We're going to play fundamentally sound baseball," Reinsdorf said. Thomas hit with authority in 2003, announcing his intentions to regain his power and delivering 42 home runs, but he also cost the Sox at least one game with his baserunning, as he seems to every year. Thomas hits better when he plays first base, but he always has been an accident waiting to happen in the field. He joins Paul Konerko to give the Sox two base-cloggers in the middle of a lineup overly weighted toward right-handed hitters. Yes, trading him would be painful. He still can be one terrific hitter, and giving him up now would be scary for a lineup that averaged only 4.1 runs a game in the first half of 2003 and already has question marks in Rowand and second baseman Willie Harris. Thomas may have been as much of a symptom of what has ailed the Sox as the cause. He generally has been harmless in the clubhouse. But his selfish, statistics-oriented approach was more acceptable when he was 25, not at 35. His legacy in the organization makes him the guy others look to, and he never has accepted the additional responsibility. Reinsdorf had a chance to sever the relationship two years ago. But rather than exercise the full authority of the so-called diminished-skills clause in Thomas' unusual contract, he offered a new deal that paid Thomas $5 million last year and $6 million this year. If Thomas appreciates this as another example of Reinsdorf's characteristic loyalty, he doesn't show it. He tells Chicago reporters he wants to end his career with the White Sox, but it sounded like he was speaking the truth last September in an interview with the Minneapolis-Star Tribune. "I wouldn't say staying is a priority," he said. "Some of the greatest players in this game have changed teams." Given Carlos Lee's impatience at the plate (despite those career highs set in 2003, he was a better hitter in '02) and Konerko's dive from .304 to .234, trading Thomas would be a risk. But the potential benefits make it worthwhile. Among those benefits are: More budget room to sign Magglio Ordonez to a long-term deal (Thomas is guaranteed $11.5 million after this season). More maneuverability for Guillen, who could rotate the designated hitter spot among Jose Valentin, Lee and others. The chance to take a long look at Joe Borchard or get another left-handed hitter, possibly rookie Jeremy Reed or journeyman Ross Gload, into the lineup. Oh, yes, there's one other benefit. For three straight years, the Sox have failed to capture a winnable division. It's time to change more than just the manager. Copyright © 2004, The Chicago Tribune
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By K.C. Johnson Tribune staff reporter February 23, 2004, 9:59 PM CST From his altercation with Memphis guard Earl Watson to his uncharacteristically quick dash from the postgame locker room, something set off Kirk Hinrich on Saturday. On Monday, the truth came out. Watson is off the hook—mostly. Blame it on Scottie Pippen. "At halftime, Pip asked me if I saw the wall," Hinrich said. "That upset me, and I wanted to make sure he knew I wasn't hitting the wall." Pippen's tweak, a reference to the mythical rookie wall, is an example of his leadership. Hinrich's response—15 points in a 21-2 run and a season-high 25 points—is an example of his grit. "You can't back down from anybody or be scared of anybody," Hinrich said of his scrap with Watson. "It's not like there's going to be a serious fight. In two seconds, they're going to break it up anyway. There's nothing to be scared of." Hinrich spoke with a fat lip that oozed blood and required stitches, the result of an accidental Jamal Crawford elbow in Monday's practice. No 40-minute men With Sunday off and no game until Wednesday, coach Scott Skiles took advantage of Monday for an intense conditioning practice. Skiles said it was obvious Sacramento and Memphis were in better condition last weekend and took exception to the theory that he rode his reserves too long down the stretch of the Memphis loss. "Michael Finley and Jason Kidd are 40-plus-minute guys every year," Skiles said. "There were a couple here [Michael Jordan and Pippen] who were too. Everybody that steps on the court should be at a conditioning level to play the whole game. I don't think that's asking too much." Gill ready to let loose Kendall Gill took part in almost a full practice and said he would play Thursday in Washington for sure and possibly be activated for Wednesday's home game against Detroit. Gill has been sidelined since Jan. 25 with a strained right Achilles' tendon. "I'm really rusty," Gill said. "My brother boards horses in the south suburbs, and he always says they're 'barn sour' when they haven't gotten out of the barn in a while. That's the way I felt. I was glad to get out of the barn." ... Players are disputing the idea that there's nothing to play for with 26 games left in a disappointing season. "The way our fans are supporting us knowing our record, we have to get up for every game," Eddie Robinson said. Skiles said focus hasn't been a problem. ... Robinson has reached double figures in six of his last eight games off the bench. "He's one of those guys you're almost surprised when he misses," Skiles said. Copyright © 2004, The Chicago Tribune
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The official Rate my Sig & Avatar & Name thread
Pale Hose Jon replied to Be Good's topic in How Does That Work?
WH2 Name: 7 Av: 9 Sig: 8 I love the Avatar Since we posted at the same time Playa Name: 10 Av: 8 simple but good Sig: 37 -
Not long ago the chief export of haiti was blood. Hopefully this is a short revolution that mirrors the glorious revolution of England
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The official Rate my Sig & Avatar & Name thread
Pale Hose Jon replied to Be Good's topic in How Does That Work?
RibbieRubarb A perfect 10 Name: 10 Av: 10 Sig: 11 -
Waiting list for playing
Pale Hose Jon replied to southsider2k5's topic in PTC/Contest/Fantasy Board
I'm interested in playing but i understand if it is too late -
The official Rate my Sig & Avatar & Name thread
Pale Hose Jon replied to Be Good's topic in How Does That Work?
'04 Name: 9 Av: 8 Sig: 8- tight -
Happy Birthday
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Who? i have never heard of her
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Charles Barkley
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This is one hell of a story "Teen Learns Mom Accused of His Abduction Wed Feb 18,10:59 AM ET Add U.S. National - AP to My Yahoo! By LINDA MASSARELLA, Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES - Authorities arrested the mother of a 17-year-old boy after her son saw his picture on a missing children's Web site and discovered that she was accused of abducting him from his father 14 years ago. Acting on a Canadian-issued warrant, U.S. marshals arrested Giselle-Marie Goudreault, 45, at her home in the San Fernando Valley. She was being held without bail until Canadian authorities can extradite her on child abduction charges, authorities said. Goudreault "was shocked and very emotional" during the Feb. 11 arrest, said Jimell Griffin, a deputy U.S. marshal in Los Angeles. The boy's father had custody of his son, and Griffin said Goudreault did not return him after a court-ordered visit. The teen, whose identity was not released, was immediately put in a foster home. The boy spotted his own photo, taken when he was 3, on a Canadian missing children's Web site a few months ago and told a teacher about it, authorities said. The teacher contacted police, who then confirmed the story with Canadian authorities. Griffin said although it was Goudreault's son who initiated contact with authorities, the youth was upset at his mother's arrest and tried to comfort her while she was being led away. Goudreault initially took her son to live in Mexico, authorities said, and she moved to the Los Angeles area in 1995. She has been remarried twice. "They were taking her child away and she did what she had to do," Melissa Goudreault, her sister-in-law, said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday from her home in Red Deer, Alberta. "The family is behind her and is trying to raise money for her legal defense." Wow Clam up 2004
