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Its blue, has a cub on it, and seems sympathetic.

As I posted in a previous thread, Bartman is here to save the world. He is a hero, not just to sox fans, but to people everywhere.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 26, 2007 -> 08:53 AM) Who told you that? I grew up during those decades, and I don't remember that being said. Not to say it wasn't, I just don't recall the discussion. 1974 Time Magazine Article on Global Cooling

QUOTE(Texsox @ Sep 24, 2007 -> 09:47 PM) First one look like a photoshop job. If they were strapped to a gurney and given lethal injection would you feel better? This is one reason I am against capital punishment, how can we get all righteous when we kill people all the time? There is a slight difference in the lethal injection of murderers, and the stoning of girls who were raped, had pre-marital sex or men who were gay.

This is why you dont let this s***head go to ground zero.

Here is an example of some of their womens rights. And this is why he doesn't believe that Iran has any gay people.

Moron shirt And so begins the flubby stupidity. The WS predictions are a riot, and I can't wait for the shots of the flubby fans praying, pointing to the sky, bringing goats into the game, reversing made up curses by silly mystical crap. Nice name kid. LOL

UFC 76 Highlights

QUOTE(MHizzle85 @ Sep 21, 2007 -> 03:49 PM) Iceman should win easily, who he faces next is the question. I also hope to see Rua dominate Forrest, mainly because I don't care for him. Griffin submitted Shogun in the 3rd round. Rear Naked Choke Jardine defeats the Iceman split decision. Jardine with a very strong finish.

QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ Sep 21, 2007 -> 11:38 AM) It's my understanding that the prayer is not school sponsored, nor mandatory. The American Center for Law and Justice provides guidelines for what would consist of the lawful exercise of prayer in schools. I fail to see the issue as to why its unacceptable to change a school's calendar to be respectful of the dominant religion within that particular school. Most schools have Christmas off, for example. On Long Island and in New York, many schools (public and private) close for Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah because of a large Jewish student population. Altering a schedule to be respectful of your student body's traditional schedule is fine. Providing a carpeted area to pray in, if people so choose to pray is fine. There's nothing illegal or even immoral about that. As for the "madrassa" in New York City, it doesn't teach Muslim teachings, it teaches Arabic and Arabic culture. The original principal was fired after OUTRAGE by people from the New York Post and WABC and WOR that she didn't seem to find the words "Intifada in New York City" offensive on a t-shirt. She explained the meaning behind the word Intifada and shrugged it off further by saying "It's just a t-shirt." Many, many educators stood up for her, including the person who succeeded this principal at this new school in New York City. By the way, the public school that everyone here keeps thinking is a Madrassa? It's principal is currently a non-Arabic speaking Jewish woman. ACLU

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 21, 2007 -> 10:58 AM) I wonder, if there are Muslim ones, how many Christian or Jewish ones are there? Or other religions? Must be some. In any case, I wouldn't be comfortable with funding that with tax dollars, as I said earlier. It either is prayers are okay in all public schools or none of them. I couldn't care less if they prayed to a tree, its the principle of how aggressive we see the ACLU get with a nativity scene, or a Christmas tree, or other symbols. But open praying is okay, as long as it isn't Christian. Remember that tool that was suing the schools for separation of church and state because he was an atheist and the Pledge had Under God in it. If I want my children to receive religious instruction I will send them to a Catholic school. If someone wants their children to be instructed in a Muslim eduction, then flip the bill and send them yourself, same thing with Jewish or Wiccan or whatever. Its not up to the taxpayers to flip the bill for my children's religious education. Same thing goes for this.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 21, 2007 -> 10:35 AM) Thanks for the link. That is very interesting. So its definitely a public school, and supposedly it will be emphasizing Muslim curricula? No way that should be funded by taxpayer dollars. If they want to go have that school that is fine, but you cannot choose a specific religion to emphasize or put in a pole position like that if its public. I am not OK with that. There are a bunch of these so called public islamic schools around the US. I get a kick out of how they get around the whole religion in the school bit.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 21, 2007 -> 10:26 AM) 1. I followed all the various links to their ends, and see nothing whatsoever about where he gets the idea that this private school is somehow publically-funded. It may be - but he shows nothing to indicate that. Its a private school, therefore, I assume its not taxpayer funded. That being the case, the whole premise of the article is flawed. 2. This author might actually be taken seriously if he didn't take the supposed actions of a few people, and then make the leap to all "liberals". The title of the article embraces two of the key tenets of extremist conservative marketing - fearmongering and the use of the straw man argument. 3. If you follow the links, you eventually reach the NY Post article talking about the "Jihad" class, and find that the whole purpose of that lecture is to tell students that struggle is good, but holy war is not. Nevermind that, though - its much more effective to get everyone riled up thinking this school is teaching kids that holy war is good. Makes for better news. This article is about as valuable as the rantings of Hannity or Olbermann. Its a Public School

Sure fancy hydrogen fuel sources, pretty impressive. Yet those supposed scientists can't stop a real threat to the world. Wake me when they solve the Bjork problem they are responsible for.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Sep 20, 2007 -> 06:35 PM) Moving right along... I only write it a million times a day. It's Schuerholz. Shurholtz sounds like a gun holder or something. To business! Analyzing The Myths Behind GP and Flash Tizzle Flash talks about Liriano nonstop 24/7 MYTH: he only mentions him when mentioned. And when the mood strikes. Important to note is that the mood doesn't strike 24/7. Pratt talks about John Schuerholz 24/7 FALSE. He has to find time for Gavin Floyd and all the sexy people. Which brings us to a myth discussed at today's meeting: Brokeback Pratt is an admission of homosexuality FALSE. It is a reference to the time Gregory Pratt was thrown off a cow's back. Flash Tizzle's real name is Flash Tizzle False. Gregory Pratt's real name is Roy Pratt. False. TRUF. Seriously. White people from Palos Heights burn easy TRUE. Gregory Pratt is much older than 18 and is in fact a poseur. FALSE. Flash Tizzle spends his summers in the Latin jungle. INCONCLUSIVE, but general thought is FALSE: Flash burns far too easy for that. Perhaps that is the White Sox organization's excuse? -- Really, we met in the Library, went for a walk to the Student Center, scared a friend of mine who I didn't initially recognize (more like very friendly acquaintance, I guess), found a place to sit, chatted about baseball and life (police work, current events, Board members, relationships with people not named Flash Tizzle or Gregory Pratt), turned each other's sexual propositions down only to wonder why the other was rejecting the advances, bid each other farewell. About the only thing I like better about other message boards as opposed to this one is that there seems to be a wider array of people who go to the games together and hang out on some sites than on this one. Clearly, I've always tried to change that by inviting people who I know are in the city, at my school, in the neighborhood I went to high school, season ticket holders or people I know are attending a certain game, etc. etc. Because a message board is a community of sorts. And while, of course, there are people you don't like, it's rather interesting to meet someone from the board and say hello. Flash commented that I'm much more articulate than he expected. I don't think it was a crack about him thinking I'm dumb, but generally, when I think of people from this site, there are a variety of things I think of, and you do, too, as stereotypes are ingrained into our subconscious. You know, "Internet losers," which undoubtedly some people are, but overall, a message board is a place where real people have real exchanges about things and sometimes, especially with people whose usernames don't betray their identity, you see a very real, but very hidden side of someone's personality, be it their anger or their resentments or their fears or the their perversions or hte things that make them happy. Anonymity is a great mask and that's my guess as to why people don't meet from this place more often, even if it isn't just for a few minutes to say hello at the ballpark. But really, it was a pleasant experience. Flash is as I expected (intelligent, friendly, funny). Except for the fact that he is Jim Thome's face. Wow, have yourself a day Pratt.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Sep 20, 2007 -> 03:00 PM) 9 innings against Greinke and Soria and we manage a double by Owens and a single by Uribe. 3 runs over 8 for Garland. This game took like 2 hours, and Mark wasn't even involved. Insert : Its cold, perfect storm flip their cards, they can't be cold forever, at some point a reckoning will happen and when it does watch out, they are not loosey goosey, we need to work harder with the big boys next ST, daggumit,

Walk should be a politician. He has the double talk down to a science. First its, we let the hitters be who they are when they came to the show. Then the reason we are having problems is that he spent too much time working with Owens and Fields in ST.

The lilliputian s***head wants to visit ground zero. Thank god Columbia will let the lilliputian s***head speak at Columbia.

Old Person + vehicle + confused + football game = fun for the whole family

QUOTE(michelangelosmonkey @ Sep 19, 2007 -> 09:42 PM) * Increasing Contreas Trade value. * Increasing Garland trade value * Gavin floyd getting confidence * Positive results from Richar, Fields, Owens and young relief pitchers. * Psychological positives. * Not having to read headlines all off season like "From first to worst in two seasons", "From World Series to worst overall in two seasons." From Penthouse to outhouse". All seem WAY better than the SLIM advantage #1 overall pick brings. Since 1965 there are THREE #1 overalls with OPS above .900. Why is this complicated? There are 1500 amateur players taken...with #1 you have a choice of the top 1500. With #4 you have a choice of the top 1496. Virtually zero evidence you are more likely to hit gold with #1 over #2 or #3 or #4. There is some evidence of top 10...but within top ten? If I had a choice between 1500 other players or Arod I will take Arod.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Sep 19, 2007 -> 09:58 AM) (Not necessarily on SoxTalk, but at the ballpark. Scott Podsednik is God at the Cell. Here? He's a dog, judging by the comments.) Please dont use the gaggle of 13 year old girls at the Cell with Mrs. Podsednik shirts as the pulse of Sox fans.