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QUOTE(LowerCaseRepublican @ Aug 4, 2005 -> 01:05 AM) Funny, I thought it was another piece of anatomy...more like an anus. I have bad memories of Atlanta. While going through Georgia, I got sick in the car (12+ hrs on the road will do that) and so I wanted to go into a gas station bathroom to clean up. The f***ing clerk made me buy $5 of stuff before he'd give me the key to the bathroom...f***ing prick. Shoulda just lost it on the counter. That woulda showed him!!!

Tonight, Tonight by the Smashing Pumpkins because of the line "City by the Lake..." And Tenderness by General Public. That song was playing the first time I drove my college girlfriend home. The joke was I turn right when Tenderness comes on. Pretty funny, huh? Anyway, everytime that song comes on, that right turn pops into my head at Manhattan-Monee Rd and the road with the light post on the northeast corner.

QUOTE(White Sox Josh @ Aug 1, 2005 -> 12:37 AM) Huff Lugo Vizquel The thing is though almost everybody is put on waivers during the season so they can see what teams might want for that certain player. I'm sure a lot of White Sox players have been put on waivers. I believe teams pretty much put EVERYONE on waivers. If someone claims them, the team will pull them back. Although, you have to be careful with the waiver claims because someone might actually let that player go and you are stuck with them.

I don't want to go through 7 pages of this, but Blum is a great trade. He has playoff experience. Something Ozuna and Harris don't have. He can play all the infield positions, although I would keep him away from SS unless it's between him and Crede. And as for adding pieces...it ain't over yet...it's going to be harder, but pretty much everyone goes thorugh waivers, if the Sox want someone, they can claim them, have the original team pull them back and then hopefully trade for them. Or just wait until they clear waivers and try to trade them. And that's until Aug. 31st. So don't freak out everyone, there's still a chance to get some bullpen help. If this was already mentioned, I apologize. Good move today Kenny.

Meh. This is what comes with being the best in baseball right now. The only thing I have issue with is the fact that this year...more than most years...teams are talking about trading big league players for big league players. And like someone said, that's hard on a team. But, I have faith in Kenny whether he makes moves or not. And I'll back the White Sox no matter what they do.

Creemore Springs Shiner Blue Moon Anything German...truly German

It's not a mix, but in Milwaukee (never found this in Chicago) you could get a spicy Bloody Mary and an 8 oz. chaser of beer. It was probably bad beer, but after a night at Wolski's and the Safehouse...it was much needed and the best thing ever.

Wasn't there a thread in here somewhere where people were saying that even if we go .500 in the second half we should get to the playoffs? I mean, come on. If a bad month mean we go 12-14, I'll take it. Even if we win one game against the Orioles...that's 13-13, and I'll take that too. We are still double digits ahead of the Twins and Ozzie won't let this team let up. He told me, Steff.

REM?

QUOTE(professionalfan @ Jul 26, 2005 -> 05:26 PM) Southwest is great, they are always in a good mood, and they still give you free snacks. I wonder what will happen to the Wright Amendment, which they are trying to get repealed. Southwest is great, on short flights. But, being relatively tall, I would rather pay up to $50 more for some leg room.

QUOTE(Y2HH @ Jul 26, 2005 -> 05:17 PM) He will probably only take pre-screened calls that agree with him, and if he doesn't, and hes a specialist at this, he will cut a person off, call them names and act like his smartass opinion is automatically correct and theirs is wrong. He's a f***tard assface dumbass mfing b****. What did he say that was so horrible?

QUOTE(chimpy2121 @ Jul 26, 2005 -> 03:40 PM) For the last 3 seasons my dad and I (who used to go to a lot of games) boycotted that f***tard Wirtz. He isnt getting any of our money. with the new salary cap, boycotting ain't gonna help anything. If Dollar Bill is dropping ticket prices, you know he isn't hurting with the new cap. Let's pool some money together and buy the 'Hawks off of him. I pledge $10.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Jul 26, 2005 -> 09:53 AM) Sorry. It's from John Travolta as Vinnie Barbarino in the old sitcom Welcome Back Kotter. It was a running gag on the show. Cagney...Travolta? Same thing. Very impressive, Mr. Yasny.

QUOTE(Tadahito Iguchi @ Jul 26, 2005 -> 03:24 PM) I highly doubt the Astros will give him up...........He's just starting to pitch really well, and theyre still in it......... Plus, he signed with the Astros to be close to home AND he got Clemens to pitch there for TWO YEARS!!! Pettitte isn't going anywhere. In fact, I bet he finishes his career as a 'Stro.

QUOTE(Wong & Owens @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 10:44 PM) These things sound suspiciously like urban legends. What proof is offered to back these stories up? Please refer to Juggernaut in the "Hit me with your best shot" thread.

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 06:08 PM) I would just like to say that this thread is the cats pajama's. You're cat wears pajamas? Man, that's weird.

A fedora, Assless chaps and chain-mail shirt on the warm nights. Knee high socks, coulats, and assed chaps on the cold nights.

QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 04:39 PM) http://www.expertlaw.com/library/misc/first_amendment.html I suggest you read it. There is such a thing as a FREE EXERCISE CLAUSE & if you study the background of the authors it would strongly suggest they would favor liberty over censorship. But again that HAS VERY LITTLE TO DO WITH THE TOPIC OF THIS THREAD! Let me simplify this for the masses. Look over the legislative records of the Democrats & Republicans on issues of faith & religion. It's blatantly obvious to any one with an adult level of reading comprehension that the GOP would be considered the party of Man's devotion to God & the DEM the party of Man's devotion to himself. That applies only to those issues. Today the GOP controls all but the USSC & with Roberts expected to be fast-tracked to chief justice status that's soon to fall under the wing as well. That's reality. You can hide from it if you like but that isn't going to prevent it from happening. Roberts is what I would call a hard core economic conservative & a social conservative. There's a little room for moderate thinking on the social side but none on his economic side. Affirmative action is sure to fall under his leadership. Does any one still doubt that the God-issue has played a role in GWB's re-election? Does any one still doubt it's impact in the House & the Senate? We are at a crossroads in this nation. The religious are in power & they are expanding that powerbase. Yet it does not seem they are intent on expanding freedom & liberty in that endeavor. It seems they are intent are incorporating their dogmatic beliefs into legislation. The ACLU is powerless to fight it because they have cleverly aligned these beliefs with 9/11 fears & anxieties. What's more is that they seem to be gathering support from DEMs like Sen Lincoln who are only too happy to put forth greater sin taxes. Now the DEMs can continue to alienate the religious voter in America or they can start winning them back. Obviously my gripe in all this is that freedom & liberty is going to be compromised if the GOP expands it's powerbase. I don't believe in sin taxes any more than I believe in the government's right to censor an evangelically inspired majority. If the DEMs believe in liberty & freedom then they should play this smart. Appeal to the humanitarian beliefs of the religious, show repsect & admiration for the loyalty they have shown to their faith(s), agree that it's assenine to silence nearly all in order to uphold the "faith" of 1 or a few as the law of the school or the land, & emphasize the "do not judge lest thee be judge" dogma of the bible. The DEMs failure to do so of late is leading us towards a theocracy. Something I don't want any more than an atheist does. A theocracy is not about people in government expressing their religious convictions. Rhetoric is simply that. It's about those religious convictions getting incorporated into law. The ACLU has not a leg to stand on to fight it because these convictions are not associated with religion as much as they are associated with 9/11. IMO, for worse 9/11 has become the "boogeyman". Write a bill mentioning 9/11 fears & it's sure to pass. First of all, you are a pompous ass. (Sorry mods.) Second of all, you are saying that the Dems need to "play the game." Maybe, the Dems are letting the Republicans fall on their collective asses. Just waiting for the backlash to occur. Or at least that's what they THINK is going to happen. The Dems could be wrong. If you have a problem with the way things are going...vote. If you already do this (and I'm assuming you do) then run. Run on your laurels and if you get in, start the change. Until then, all we can do is vote for who we think is best for our little area of the country in which we live. Can't do much more than that... EDIT: Except move to that Representatives area and campaign against him or her.

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 04:19 PM) I didn't mean to imply that we need to help every country with a human rights violation. But in matters of genocide, yeah, I think we do need to help. And I think we should use our power to press other countries into helping. No way, should we have to go it alone in stopping genocide, but I think if we set the example other countries would follow. I honestly and truly believe that. Secondly, instead of just sending soldiers to those places, there should be people like the Peace Corps there also. I have several friends from college that are all over the world (including Africa) that do agricultural education--how to properly use the land, how to rehabilitate the land, etc. I don't think it's all about war and force, but a lot of it should just be sharing our knowledge and technology in ways that can ameliorate lving conditions in places like that. Give 'em condoms, teach 'em to farm properly, raise animals, etc. I definitely agree with your second point. As for the first point, all I'm saying is once you start helping one country, others EXPECT it. That's the situation we are in now. And I don't know how to get out of it.

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 02:44 PM) Did you read the article? It says in there that the UN is also at fault. But come on, we're the richest nation on earth and the last remaining super power; if we don't show compassion then we aren't being a good role model. Many here screamed and made fun of the French and Germans (and the Spanish when they pulled out of Iraq) for not coming to our aid after 9/11 in Iraq. Why is our turning our backs on thse African genocides ANY different from (if not far worse, in terms of the numbers killed) us not helping Rwanda, Sudan, Chechnya, etc? As my grandma always said: To whom much is given, much is expected. I agree. But we can't help everyone, can we? I'm not saying we shouldn't have helped in Rwanda, but I'm sure, at this time, there are any number of places on Earth where there is some sort of human rights infringement...from women not being able to vote up to genocide? Where do we go next? Do we have the forces and money necessary to help everyone? And if not, where do we draw the line? With countries that have nothing but sand? And if so, how do we keep enough forces at home to protect us from terrorism at home? I'm sorry, but we can't help everyone around the world. At some point, other countries are going to have to help us out or the tortured countries are going to have to find a solution from within.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 10:36 AM) Don't talk about my mother. The lady's a saint. (Anyone know where that came from?) Is it from a Cagney movie? I can't remember the name, but I think he was a gangster. The one where he says "I made it ma. Top o' the world." White Heat...is that it?

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 04:06 AM) Yes, and haste makes waste! The early bird gets the worm.

QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 03:47 PM) I have went ... I expect you will proof-read & edit what you wrote the same as I have. On a message board mistakes are bound to happen. We don't get paid for these posts so you shouldn't expect people to have time to proof re-read them. I attended a public school .............. would be more appropriate Where you go to school doesn't matter. As I've gotten older, I've realized that the true point of going to school is to learn how to learn. You can do that at any school if you put some energy into it. From CVS to New Trier to Exeter...there are just as many John Benders as there are Brian Johnsons.

Juggs...c'mon buddy. Atheism is the absence of belief in a god or gods. If you look at that, there is belief. The absence of belief is a belief. I believe the founding fathers wanted a separation of Church and State...not a holy jihad against non-Christian believers. I'm not going to get into the whole Dems vs. GOPs with you because you are obviously well read on the subject, but I will tell you this...until we get a Representative that puts his work ahead of his job, we aren't going to get much done in this country. Again, I say we should bring back "Profiles in Courage" from the Kennedy administration. About representatives and others who would stand up to their party if it meant harm to their constituents. It's people like you and Nuke that make it difficult for the rest of us to accept politics in this country...left wing media? C'mon...that nut has been cracked...you can't tell me that there aren't as many right wing based media outlets as there are left wing. Taxes? Both parties are guilty of this. Trade deficits...see taxes. Sorry, but you can't put an overarching statement about either party without looking completely ignorant. As someone else recently said...there are good people in both parties and their are asshats in both parties.

Sweet Lou Whittaker. It seemed Alan Trammell got most of the press. He was very good too, but I always thought Lou had the better glove and better baseball sense.