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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 11:40 PM) I would have much rather chase after someone like Charlie Rangel like that. That's the thing, I would much rather there been the cattle call to all democratic leaders to oust him than Weiner for a really low level "sex without sex" scandal.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 09:54 PM) This would happen in a lot of cities after championships if the police weren't prepared for it. when was the last riot prior to this? Denver in 01?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 09:54 PM) It is trading at about 50% of its high from the day of its IPO. We are almost out of the 30 day Blue Sky window for it. Wait until the Put trading kicks in. Good. The company is a good company, imo, but was clearly selling too high. Part of the problem is people thinking they'll take advantage of a bubble. The good news is this is not staying so over inflated.

this is just a publicity stunt for POTC4

Andy Gonzalez.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 15, 2011 -> 06:35 PM) I would do that and then if the weather is going to be nice, try to rent out a patio at a bar up north like Cody's or even something more on the main drag. I say Cody's because they have outdoor darts and bags. And grills. Great rec.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jun 15, 2011 -> 12:09 AM) Painkillers are worse than the pain. They make me dizzy and uncomfortable. I'll take the pain, thanks. Yeah, pain isn't bad, it's the blood/maintenance driving me nuts.

QUOTE (buhbuhburrrrlz @ Jun 14, 2011 -> 10:05 PM) Lebron totally backtracking from his comments. LOLWHATASCUMBAG. "It was interpreted different than what I wanted...Everyone has to move on with their lives and I do too. I wasn't saying I'm superior to anyone else." To be fair, when I watched it, that is what it seemed like he was saying, but also when I watched it, I knew it would cause a s***storm.

they have a really great crust for doing it.

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Jun 14, 2011 -> 11:16 PM) Yeah, I'm just kind of bored and was thinking of doing this for dinner before the Sox game. Would be using a gas grill. Do home run inn, for best results.

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Jun 14, 2011 -> 11:12 PM) Anyone ever try grilling a frozen pizza? Yah, home run inn. It was fun but prolly not worth the coals.

f*** I had not thought of that. God this sucks.

Yeah they just said it's normal. Also 1 vicotin didn't do anything so I think I'll just do advil from Hereon since it doesn't mess with my stomach. Eff vicotin.

i've just been biting down on gauze for hours. just used a tea bag.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 14, 2011 -> 10:19 PM) That's good times right there. I'm surprised you ran out of gauze, the bleeding is normally self-contained after a good two hours. ...if i'm still bleeding like this should i call someone?

got 4 wisdom teeth pulled today. Cannot stop the bleeding. Ran out of gauze. so frustrated.

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Jun 13, 2011 -> 11:29 PM) Feel free to derail and explain why a bunch of poor people getting free clothing is a bad thing. People there have markets, too. These are economies you want to develop. People sell things. When you flood them with a bunch of stuff we don't want here, it undercuts those markets, causing harm to actual businesses. Here's a good article about a company trying to spin these gift-in-kind contributions around and highlight charities that do real work. http://www.undispatch.com/t-shirts Some posts: http://aidwatchers.com/2010/01/nobody-want...-help-in-haiti/ (though snarky) I realize it's counterintuitive, telling you how not to donate to the needy. They are, after all, needy. But it really floods the market with free things that are often not needed, and can waste effort trying to organize these least needed things. edit: one way to localize this, is imagine your house burned down. And your neighbors all banded together, collected money for delivery and gave you 1000 free shirts. That's nice of them. But it doesn't really help you in any way, and that money they used to ship it to you, would be way, way ,way more helpful than a bunch of tshirts. I'm not saying the people donating are bad people, but it's important we highlight overseas charities doing REALLY GREAT work that is productive, and not just dumping things haphazardly.

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Jun 13, 2011 -> 11:07 PM) Huh? I don't really see anyone praising this...it's more of a "hey we could either throw all this s*** out or give to some poor people" move. Yeah, I don't want to derail the thread, but it would actually be better for them to just throw them out.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jun 13, 2011 -> 08:52 PM) This ad. A lot of 3rd world countries receive donations of clothing that have the wrong winner. Generally the clothing is printed before the outcome is determined, so they give it away. as a side note: these types of donations are the worst possible kind of charity. Refrain from putting your well-meaning effort toward those should the case arise. I'll be happy to point you toward charities doing the most effective work in their fields.

speaking of, what's the new top ten player rankings?

Why aren't we discussing Bill Wennington?

Everyone I read basically calls Shaq unequivocally the greatest center of all time. I agree. He was unbelievably dominant for so many years.

I agree with J4L that it's hard to imagine putting comparing Bill Russell to today's players. I guess the other argument to be made is with modern nutrition and weightlifting would BIll Russel have still been a monster? Maybe. But like I said, I feel confident with the post 1980 comparisons. ABA has been consolidated. Athletes are entering the league. I still think Magic and Bird would be great in any era. The only one that consistently confuses me is Barkley b/c of his height.

And defense. I think people underrate Bird more nowadays, I think the idea being that a white dude who never jumps could be dominant in different eras, but bird was dominant until his back gave out.

Naw, he's just Texas strong.