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If the Sox get 90+ HRs from Rios, Dunn, and Konerko they will win the division.

Fringe has been renewed for next season. Fox did their best to kill it by moving it to Fridays, but thank god it had enough of a following to survive. I think this season has been the best so far...looking forward to next season now.

The West Wing They could have continued on whith that show with the new president.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Mar 22, 2011 -> 03:05 PM) Refresh my memory, I remember the name, but not the details. It was marketed as a burger for grown ups. I think it was 1/3 pound with bacon, some spicy sauce, and served on a thick bun.

American Idol Jersey Shore The poor marketing of good shows (Terriers, Lights Out) Emmy Rossum's clothes

I agree that one month a year of the McRib is enough. What I'd like to see back is the Arch Deluxe. That was a good burger.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Mar 11, 2011 -> 07:50 AM) Sounds like you are overpaying for a phone that holds rollover minutes...how much do you actually talk on the phone that you need unlimited everything? Another scam are these tiered data plans -- MOST people spend 90-95% of their time on WiFi, using no OTA data...yet spend 30$ a month for an unlimited plan they will never use. I dropped my data plan to 2gigs, and I'm further considering dropping to to 200 megs...my average monthly data use is about 150mb, considering I'm almost always on WiFi no matter where I go. I have 2 iPhones and 1 regular phone on my AT&T plan, unlimited mobile to mobile, unlimited txt, 2 gigs of data on each iPhone -- 550 anytime minutes, nights/weekends free, and I have about 2500 rollover minutes as of now. I pay 150$ for all 3. I have almost the exact same plan. I don't use the phone for calls very often, but I use the web a lot and text a fair amount. I sometimes cringe when paying the bill, but looking at the other plans out there (considering two smart phones and a regular phone), I think it's a decent deal.

I watched this week's Shameless last night. Probably the best one of the season, IMO, and that is saying a lot. And now there's only 3 episodes left this season. What are we going to do without being able to see Emmy Rossum every week?

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Mar 8, 2011 -> 02:05 PM) You HAVE to go to Noah's Ark if you're in the dells. When I was your kids age, that was pretty much my favorite place in the world, they'll have a blast. The hotel waterparks are certainly nice but they don't compare to Noah's Ark. I've heard that from several people, and I definitely plan on spending a day there.

I think Cricket has a decent plan for about $60 a month with unlimited texts and web. I'm not sure about call minutes.

Thanks for the feedback. I'm torn between staying at one of the big waterparks and staying at a hotel that offers discounted or free tickets to Noah's Ark or Chula Vista or Mt Olympus. I could save money by staying at a basic hotel, but then I lose the convienence of being able to just run down to the waterpark for an hour or so at night. Has anyone stayed at any of the big waterparks? How was the cleanliness?

We're thinking of a family vacation in the Dells this summer. I've never been there, and I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions for the better places to stay up there. Looking for a water park resort that would be good for a family with 3 kids between ages 6 and 9. Thanks!

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Mar 1, 2011 -> 03:14 PM) I'll agree on onions, you can add mushrooms as well to my list. I agree there. Most of my family likes mushrooms, so when we order pizza we'll get 1/2 without mushrooms for me. Then everyone eats that pizza first before eating the one with mushrooms. Pisses me off.

American Idol Twilight 5 Hour Energy Survivor

If you look at his skill set, he's not worth $14 million a year. But if you take into account everything he means to the White Sox, I have no problem with him getting that type of money now. If he extends for a couple/few years, I could see $8 to $10 million per...and I'd be fine with that.

Last year we were all quite worried about the DH situation. Turned out we had a reason to be. This year...not so worried.

93-69 First in AL Central Rios, Dunn, and Konerko combine for 109 HRs and 307 RBIs Pierre steals 50 bases Quentin gets hurt early and Milledge steps in Sale struggles early as the closer but finishes strong with 31 saves Morel has a good year, batting .265 with 19 HRs...and of course great defense Peavy starts his first game in early May, goes 12-8 with an ERA of 3.96

Strong second episode of The Chicago Code last night.

Congratulations!

QUOTE (knightni @ Feb 10, 2011 -> 07:22 PM) Yep. Me too. Me too.

This has been a great thread to read and be involved with. I doubt anyone expected over 225 responses, nor the fact that it stayed in Pale Hose Talk the entire time. For the most part, I think there was some great discussions and only a few inflammatory jabs. I can say that no one is going to make me stop eating meat or keep me from going hunting every couple of years. And I'm not going to make any vegans decide it's okay to chow down on a hamburger tonight. One thing I can admit to is that BigSqwert at least doesn't seem hypocritical...and maybe that's true with many vegans. I have met people that claim to be vegans or strict vegetarians, only to have them admit that they occasionally "cheat" with some bacon or some eggs. Mark Buehrle spoke his mind, and I can admire his dedication to the cause he and his wife work towards. Being a public figure (and a hunter), maybe he shouldn't have said he wished Vick got hurt. But how many people have thought the same thing?

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Feb 10, 2011 -> 02:14 PM) Your saying that there is no way to compare a murderer who is a torture murderer versus some one who is just a murderer. You can justify murder however you want, I killed that person/animal for food, I killed that person/animal economic gain. Murder in the most simple sense is the killing intentionally with premeditation (I am taking out legal definition of murder because laws are defined by humans and therefore should be irrelevant when discussing animal rights as animals have no representation or say in the laws that are being created.). So its completely comparable, it just is a different way of doing the same action. Furthermore, the actual act of hunting an animal, if done to a human, would be considered the equivalent of mental torture (depending on if you could prove the animal/human knew that it was being hunted). The end result is an animal is killed. I cant speak with dead animals, I cant speak with dead humans, how do I know whether instant death is painless? What if instant death is the most painful experience in the world? What if some how by being tortured endorphins are released to make the moment of death much less painful? We can pretend that there is such thing as a less painful death, but there is no person or animal alive who can tell us what death feels like. We as humans like to believe that we are some how humane if we kill something quickly, but that just may not be true. There are people out there who believe that I as some one who just consumes meat products can be compared to Vick and I dont even actively kill animals. So if you cant see the connection, its just because innocence is bliss. I can't even respond to this. Well, obviously I can since I am. But you're saying an animal is the same as a human. No way.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Feb 10, 2011 -> 01:59 PM) Well unfortunately if you hunt and kill defenseless animals there is really no good argument for why you shouldnt be compared to Michael Vick. Unless of course you are employed as animal conservationist and are killing animals for conservation purposes only, taking no pleasure in the act. As soon as you enjoy the hunt, you are killing for fun. After that it is up to each individual to come up with their own rationalization for why its okay. I dont hunt, probably never will. When I was younger I really wanted to big game hunt. As I grew older I realized that killing a lion or whatever would do nothing but take away something that I truly felt was special. Since that point in time I have tried to be more judicious with how I interact with animals. I eat meat, and I rationalize that as okay because the animal would have been killed whether I bought the food or not. Horrible reasoning, but how else do I rationalize my complete hypocrisy on the issue. I still don't see how anyone could make this connection. Michael Vick participated in (and organized) the torture of dogs. A person going out into the woods, hunting, and taking the animal home to eat the meat is absolutely nothing like what Vick did. And it's not just because he did it to dogs. The torture of any living creature is wrong. Hunting is not torture.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Feb 10, 2011 -> 01:45 PM) According to the law, yes. Although I would have preferred a much more severe penalty than the one he was given. I agree that according to the law he has paid his dues. I'm not an animal rights activist by any means, so I can't speak for them, but I would have thought he'd never be forgiven.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Feb 10, 2011 -> 12:51 PM) The best line was at the resturant where they are talking about being at dinner at 6:30 and Phil says, "this place is on fire" and it was all old folks. Claire and Phil make that show. The storylines for Cam and Mitchell are usually pretty bad. I think sometimes they try to hard to involve a storyline with them. There have been a few good ones, but when they stay on them too long it gets a bit trying. You're right about Claire and Phil being best part of the show. Them and their kids.