Everything posted by bmags
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2014 TV thread
QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Mar 10, 2014 -> 04:55 AM) Basically, they did a good job fooling you and it didn't meet the demands of what you wanted it to be? I thought it was brilliant in that regard. So Pizzollato specifically says the purpose was not to fool people, but it is great because it did a great job fooling people. It had a show packed with weird allusions to a grand conspiracy, and how do they resolve it in an hour?
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2014 TV thread
http://www.pajiba.com/tv_reviews/how-the-t...literary-tv.php This summed up my thoughts nicely.
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2014 TV thread
QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 10, 2014 -> 03:35 AM) Bummed at the results or bummed that it is over Bummed at the results.
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NBA Thread 2013-2014
QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 10, 2014 -> 12:52 AM) You can enjoy/appreciate whatever the hell you want. My point is the Bulls have beaten the Heat like 10 f***ing times in the regular season since the big three formed. How is this still a big deal? When are you going to beat the Heat in the playoffs? Noah getting MVP chants and all this fist-pumping and chest-bumping and heart and passion and emotion and whatever is lame. That should happen in Toronto and Washington. Not the third largest market who had the GOAT and saw 6 rings. Typically in sports, when the best team in the league comes to play, with the best player in the league, it's a big deal when your team beats them. And when it's a come from behind extra inning/overtime victory, people tend to enjoy it. I don't know why, that's sports.
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2014 TV thread
Kinda pretty bummed about the True Detective finale.
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NBA Thread 2013-2014
QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 9, 2014 -> 11:20 PM) The Lakers beat OKC with an NBDL roster. You think they give a s*** in LA? The Chicago hoops fanbase is embarrassing. When do they ever give a s*** in LA? You're very logic is encouraging bandwagoning. Oh well, if you can't win a championship, why watch or care about any effort, game or drama that your team creates throughout. We might never win a championship with Noah at C, if you didn't take the time to appreciate the things he's done the last 2 years then I feel sorry for you and also do not care about how people should watch basketball. You know who isn't going to win a championship this year? Probably the Trailblazers, you should go to Portland boards and go yell at them for enjoying their winning season.
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NBA Thread 2013-2014
QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 9, 2014 -> 09:51 PM) Preach. Essentially if you aren't going to win a championship you should just be pissed all season and hype every other player of teams also not going to win a championship. Fun way to live. I'm pissed the team didn't make the leap, but it's still fun seeing a team play so hard, and a center playing like Noah.
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NBA Thread 2013-2014
Awesome win.
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NBA Thread 2013-2014
NOAHHHHHHH
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ST: 3/8 vs D-backs
I don't know about you guys, but my favorite part about baseball is listening to old men talk about their golf swings and how good of a golfer each former and current major league player is.
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Season Tickets For Sale again!
Very interested for some games this year.
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ST: 3/8 vs D-backs
Is mlb broadcasting these games for free or is it just for their gameday or whatever it is users?
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NBA Thread 2013-2014
Kirk Hinrich is so worthless.
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Under over 75.5 wins
QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Mar 7, 2014 -> 03:18 AM) Usually, when we're expected by our own fans to do s*** (2007, 2013), we suck. But when our White Sox faithful think we're going to suck (2005, 2008, 2014?), we perform well. Put me at over. I disagree. I felt very negative about the team heading into 2007 and 2013. 2013 was worse than I would have guessed but I didn't think we had a chance at the division. 2005 and 2008 I felt pretty good about. The thing is, I've rarely seen the sox get off to a slow start and then win the division. 2010 was closest to that. So if we start off terrible the writing is usually on the wall.
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It's cold outside
QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Mar 2, 2014 -> 09:15 PM) I find it to be highly inaccurate, but maybe you'll have better luck. I actually just searched it two weeks ago when there was reports of flooding. It said the following week would be chilly, but then 40's and 50's average afterwards. That never happened. Yeah that's silly. I had a bachelor party in late march last year and kept checking historical temp and precipitation. It turned out to be right on the money which was pretty cool. That website made march in chicago seem amazing. To me I don't expect 60s consistently until May. 45 and rainy until May.
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Teen Sues Parents
I help with admissions for my school. I still give money to Missouri as long as they continue taking their responsibility to educate the students across the state equally, through lower admission standards and scholarships. That may make it a "worse" ranked school but I think it's important. That said, I'm amazed how much better the median student is that applies, how much more extracurriculars they do, how much more course work they do. They may not have as many jobs but they are clearly busy. They seem to be well aware that they need a college education to survive. That wasn't the case 30 years ago.
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Teen Sues Parents
I love this thread. We've learned: -Yes this is the only lawsuit of it's kind but it is DEFINITELY indicative of an entire generation of laziness that no soxtalker can relate to because they all bootstrapped themselves up and worked a food job in their life. -No, we definitely need to keep things in perspective about occupy's contributions to Sandy relief. Though they may have helped a little, it was nowhere near the work done by larger organizations like red cross.
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NBA Thread 2013-2014
QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Mar 7, 2014 -> 12:03 AM) Sure hasn't effected Wade. If Noah is recruiting him, then Noah thinks he's a winner. Wade didn't leave to be a #2, he stayed on his team.
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NBA Thread 2013-2014
I'm fine with Taj going as long as it brings in Mirotic. The bulls will take a hit on defense, but finally will have legit spread the floor options, not just one three pointer guy that they've been trying to run with for 4 years.
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2014-2015 NFL Football thread
QUOTE (smalls2598 @ Mar 6, 2014 -> 10:58 PM) Maybe his bro can convince him to come here afterall? "Per Rotoworld: ESPN's Adam Schefter reports free agent Michael Bennett won't re-sign with the Seahawks before the start of free agency, and plans to test the open market." What you should be reading here is that the money is what's going to convince him.
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NBA Thread 2013-2014
QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 6, 2014 -> 10:39 PM) I agree. And he has that Jumpman contract, im sure Nike wouldnt mind pushing that in the city where Jumpman started Yeah, maybe poor choice of words here, but more that with Rose and it being Rose's hometown, I don't think Melo would be the #1 guy.
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NBA Thread 2013-2014
QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 6, 2014 -> 07:10 PM) I cant imagine Melo has really enjoyed his time in new york. He has one good season sandwiched between two mediocre and miserable seasons. I think there is a chance, but Melo will have to want it. I think there's probably an amazing feeling to being the top player in NYC, after having gone to school in New York and the Big East. It's a great basketball city. Now he'd be going to a place with a coach that demands defense, he'd be making less than the superstar there, and generally being a role player. And the weather sucks. Seeing how Korver has taken off post Chicago makes me wonder how much we sacrificed trying to make Kyle passable on D. He lost a lot of energy I'm guessing and his 3pt game suffered in playoffs when D takes over. It makes you appreciate how Lebron can be so dominant on both ends. That takes a ton of energy.
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NBA Thread 2013-2014
QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 6, 2014 -> 06:21 PM) everyone knows it comes to money for Melo. If he feels like he needs the Max, then he needs to accept that he probably wont be winning a championship any time soon. I know this is true but also know that I'm going to be convincing myself that there's a chance up until the obvious happens.
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Teen Sues Parents
QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 6, 2014 -> 05:55 PM) Is that lack of available jobs or disinterest from the kids we're talking about? As I worked my bulls*** law clerk job paying $13/hour for 2 years (before and after getting my license) other friends of mine decided it wasn't worth it and remained unemployed by choice until a "real" job came along. Edit: Also, I have a hard time believing that a McDonald's manager wouldn't hire a college educated 22 year old over a 45 year old, uneducated mother of 3. The college educated kid needs to adjust his salary requirements. Is it unbelievable? There is a good chance that you'll spend a lot of money training the 22 year old and they'll bail in six months. The 45 year old is an employee more likely to stay.
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Teen Sues Parents
QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 6, 2014 -> 06:32 PM) I'm not saying kids haven't been spoiled s***s before, but I don't think kids in past generations would have started a lawsuit over it. They might have felt like their parents owed it to them to pay for their college, but they never would have asserted that as a legal right. And yes, Occupy was an example of that problem. Kids protesting about not having jobs or money as they tweet and blog through various hi-tech gadgets. They had a legitimate beef to start (lots of debt, no jobs) but quickly just became a "I want more. I don't have enough. Look at that rich guy over there. Not fair." movement. Sure, the SDS was completely reasonable as well.