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DePolderer, this might be unpopular advice on this board, but spend at least one day on the north side of town. Old Town, Lincoln Park, Buck Town, Wicker Park and Andersonville are all packed with bars and REALLY good restaurants. Unfortunately, those areas are also packed with tons of transplants and sometimes a few tourists. But they are still the most progressive and eclectic areas in town. Spend a brief amount of time downtown because it is THE biggest tourist trap. Do a two hour trolley tour early in the day, snap your pictures and get the hell out of there. Unless of course you like the Hard Rock Cafe type of places. Obviously, having a kid with you will limit the kind of nighttime activities you guys can get into. Sure you can have a beer at dinner, but he won't be able to get into bars.

Dire Straits overall is not one of my favs, but you always know Knopfler's guitar playing the second you hear it.

Found not guitly in a court of law. http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=3959544

I think I asked this before, but when did classic rock end?....or has it? When did the 1st classic rock stations go on the air and what did they play back then? Does a song become classic once a certain period of time has passed? Will Nirvana, for example be considered classic some day? I think some classic rock stations already play U2 and Pearl Jam.

QUOTE(Soxy @ Mar 1, 2006 -> 11:18 AM) drugs are bad, mmmmmkay? ...unless the government deems otherwise. THOSE drugs are perfectly ok.

QUOTE(southsideirish @ Mar 1, 2006 -> 11:53 PM) You basically told me about it. Haven't you been following what you have been writing. I am just putting two and two together here. Jeez, try to keep up. There is nothing wrong with going to the bathroom when you need to, however I am sure the need to go to the bathroom does not just hit you. You don't just feel it and say "HOT DAMN!,, I gotta take a piss!!, get me outta here!!!!" It is not a spur of the moment type thing. Most of us are able to hold it or tell beforehand that we are getting full and we will have to go soon. Please try to wait not just for the person behind you, but for those sitting near the isle whose views you may be blocking while making your way up and down. Just a thought here, but how about respecting others around you when you are in a public area. This is something that should have been taught to you as a youngster. For some reason it seemed to have went in one ear and out the other with you. Don't be an ignorant selfish SOB like so many others around the park. Do you always need green to detect sarcasm? Let's try it again. I don't try to hold it at all. I try to be as inconsiderate as possible to those around me. In fact, I try to make sure I go in the bottom of every inning, you know when the Sox are hitting.

It might be a fun little novelty, but this idea won't last. More and more players are pulling out. It sounds like Venezuelan players are taking it pretty seriously though, that's my pick. I had no idea some of the countries even played baseball. South Africa????

Yucca and plantains, mmmmmm. The fire alarm mistaken for a shampoo dispenser is hilarious.

QUOTE(southsideirish @ Mar 1, 2006 -> 11:13 PM) Hmm, that doesn't seem all that wacky to me to be honest. I know many that do this including myself at times. For some reason I and others are able to hold it without a problem. This may come with practice and experience. You just may not be there yet. I never had this problem, so I wouldn't know. Your other issues I am referring to may include but may not end with such things as bed wetting. For that I feel sorry for you and issue you my greatest sympathy as things like this can become quite embarressing for others, such as yourself, with this problem. Please take care of yourself and good luck with this/these issue(s). Who told you about the bed wetting??!! My biggest problem is that whenever I'm in a building that probably has 50 bathrooms in it and I need to piss, I tend to fly off the handle and actually make my way to one. In the future, I'll try to make sure the guy behind me doesn't miss a millisecond of the game. Thx for taking such an interest in my bladder.

QUOTE(southsideirish @ Mar 1, 2006 -> 08:39 PM) WHo did I name call? People that would do such things as you stated? OK, so I did. And yes, I can string profanity together very well. This issues is a big one with me. I can't stand people that do this. But, wow your bladder is that weak? Ok, then I will forgive you and you are allowed to go to the bathroom. If this is the case then you have other issues to deal with. I am sorry for you. Take care of yourself. I have this wacky habit of drinking a lot of beer at the game. I know it sounds radical but I think it might catch on and pretty soon a lot of other people will be doing it too. Thx for understanding my weak bladder condition, for granting me permission to go and I appreciate the pity. I will now go deal with my other issues.

QUOTE(hi8is @ Mar 1, 2006 -> 07:12 PM) nomo? doesnt that rhyme with horse s***? ........and it means no more.

QUOTE(southsideirish @ Mar 1, 2006 -> 12:21 PM) People that do this are self-centered idiotic selfish dirty cocksucking pricks that ruin the event for the rest of us. When these people get good and ready to bring their self-centered idiotic selfish dirty cocksucking prick asses back from the restroom they usually don't care what is going on in the game when they come back and they go right to their seats. Therefore blocking everyone from seeing what is going on twice. So yeah, thats right, do what you want you self-centered idiotic selfish dirty cocksucking pricks!!! :finger If it wasn't for the fact that you can name call and string profanity together, I'd think you were wrong. Next time I have to piss, I'll piss on a 'REAL' fan sitting in front of me. I'm sure they'll understand that I didn't want to ruin the event for everyone by walking to the restroom.

what for exactly?

QUOTE(CanOfCorn @ Mar 1, 2006 -> 11:10 AM) Geez, ever heard of Depends? LOL. Even those get soggy after a while. It's no fun for anyone around me.

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Mar 1, 2006 -> 11:09 AM) Meth is bad... http://www.damnfunnypictures.com/html/Faces-Of-Meth.html The last entry is hilarious. Wow, based on the last pic on the bottom, Meth is the cure for baldness.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Mar 1, 2006 -> 09:19 AM) Grinder Rule #41 : Never Leave your seat in the middle of the inning, the real fans will GET YOU. I'll go use the restroom whenever I need to go. I'll try not to interfere with people, but I'm not gonna make myself uncomfortable or wait til between innings when the line is 30 mins. long. God forbid you miss one pitch of a 9 inning, 3 hour long game. GMAFB.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Mar 1, 2006 -> 09:06 AM) Didn't Ozzie say he was gonna stay out of it? HA!

QUOTE(q\/\/3r+y @ Mar 1, 2006 -> 12:09 AM) There were too many no names in it.

How do you define a 'pause' in play at a baseball game? Is the time between pitches considered a pause? If I'm sitting in the middle of an aisle and I have to get up to go drain, I could decide to start moving between pitches, but I'll probably still be trying to make my way out of that aisle during the next pitch or two. So, I'll still be blocking someone's view. Standing when everyone else is sitting is just wrong.

QUOTE(daa84 @ Feb 28, 2006 -> 03:11 PM) that has to be a misprint.......50 HR in 210 ABs ?!?!?!? that would mean if he hit .286 that only 10 of his 60 hits were non homers Way to go Buzzkill.

QUOTE(Cuck the Fubs @ Feb 26, 2006 -> 06:34 PM) HA! I still don't know why you guys want to go to Wrigley to root for the Cubs to lose. Why give them your money. My chemistry teacher who is a Cubs fan, said he's got season tickets, and sitting in front of him all the time is this guy there to root for the other team. He's like, "He sits there in his Sox cap, and cheers every time the Cubs make an out, or the other team scores. He doesn't buy any concessions or anything, but he still has Cubs season tickets, so he's giving us about $1,500 a year." Your chemistry teacher is a liar.

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Feb 28, 2006 -> 02:16 PM) Here's some more photos of it... Look at that last photo and try to say with a straight face that Bonds never took roids. He looks like a friggin' WWE wrestler. Holy crap Bonds is still huge.

QUOTE(samclemens @ Feb 28, 2006 -> 02:19 PM) hey, i love that guy. if he hadnt thrown that splitter or whatever the hell it was, we might not be rocking a world championship right now. I wouldn't say all that. Sure it was a pivotal point in the game, but by no means would we have been out of it, or the series. That play is just an excuse people use when they're trying to not give the Sox their due.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Feb 28, 2006 -> 02:11 AM) Overrated. I went there a month ago after hearing so much about it and I thought it was good pizza, but nowhere near the hype. I'll stick with Giordano's. I agree. The pieces of sausage are about the size of my fist, gets messy when you try to take a bite.

That's all fine and dandy, but let's see his foot take the pounding of 270 lbs. coming down on it over and over again. Talk to me in mid July.