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QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jan 20, 2009 -> 06:09 AM) Fair enough, I disagree with this assessment but at this point outside of a nuclear war happening, how can you really prove how bad it would be. There are movies on the subject. jk.

are you sure of this?

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Jan 20, 2009 -> 04:21 AM) I feel bad for all those people with the 1-20-09 bumper stickers. I saw a "thank you George W. Bush for keeping our country safe" bumper sticker today.

The world would be road house.

probably for the MUSICAL ACTS

drink.

do not knock on swing vote. Ban him.

QUOTE (Sec101Row1 @ Jan 19, 2009 -> 08:47 PM) This is Chicago. You need to be a Friend or Relative of the guy drawing names out of the hat. Just kidding. If I hear bmags, I'll PM you. The sox got this thing, and it's [bleeping] golden, and they aren't just going to give it up for [bleeping] nothing.

hey let me know if I win the season tickets raffle.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 19, 2009 -> 01:15 PM) That's what I thought, too. "Monotonous suburban life can lead to a miserable existence" -- tell me something that isn't blatantly obvious. I don't know. I thought it was more complex than that and really liked the performances. Coupled together, it is just an interesting study mendez does, who is the american dream for? And the perpetual literary topic of what does it mean to be a man? A woman? Its just interesting to see.

that's giving brian some really good power numbers right there.

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ Jan 17, 2009 -> 08:16 PM) i read up a little on this bulls*** stat and it seems to be the same rehash of what a pitcher cannot control from his defense thus with should get a big boner over K/9 I still don't understand how the same people who emphasize K/9 are the same people who say it doesn't matter if Howard, Dunn, or Jack Cust strike out 190 times a year because it's just another out. haha, great point.

Because this subject is too hard to tackle in numbers. They really aren't worth a damn and people continually asking "do you have numbers to back you up" is really ridiculous. The personal rights and moral arguments are better made and much more interesting. The argument of "until the police can prove that they can protect me all time, I have the right to protect myself" is a better argument than bringing in london stats. Because even if violent crime went up, it doesn't really prove that the lack of guns has done nothing. People from London I talk to think its absurd the amount of guns we have, and are much happier with their laws. If they feel the law is serving their people it isn't a failure. Clearly, a law banning weapons in america would not be serving a huge amount of people to their satisfaction. It would be means to a revolt.

LIBERAL MEDIA!

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 06:00 PM) I disagree completely. In Chicago, no law-abiding citizen can have a gun, but that doesn't stop thousands of criminals. There are other large cities with concealed carry without a problem (39 states have shall-issue policies). You can never guarantee every individual their safety. Police cannot be everywhere all the time. More importantly, they are not legally required to protect the individual (this is mainly to prevent people from being able to sue if the police can't stop every single crime, I believe). http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/politics/28scotus.html for the record, I don't live in chicago. I don't know what your laws are I haven't lived here in 4 years. But, further, no where in my statements did I indicate I needed a lecture that was given in your post. edit: and more for the record, if this thread doesn't convince you that data is almost completely useless on a topic like this I don't know what will.

Vazquez is really a TERRIFIC pitcher, oh?

i can't remember ever going to circuit city for anything.

It's no point taking on that shrieking banshee. It's fun watching peanut try though.

no, for one I didn't post what you responded to, so that wasn't me.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 05:21 PM) That's the first time I can ever recall you saying anything that strongly in favor of gun control. It annoys me how people use gun statistics. "Check out Tassaloosa Wyoming! Everyone has a gun and they haven't had a crime in 14 years!" Tassalloosa, town of 400. I mean, I'm saying what we have now is fine. I think violent felons give up their right to own a weapon to society, at least for a number of years. I think background checks and all that jazz are reasonable. But, until you can guarantee people their safety, you can't take away their means to protect themselves. s***, even still I have a hard time saying in a place like Chicago concealed carry is reasonable, honestly.

I don't think I'll ever own a gun, if I do it'll be for sport like a 10 or 12 gauge, but, I think cities should have the right to have stringent gun laws because of their higher population problems and I think there should be restrictions on who should get guns, like bearsox. I don't want him with a gun.

hes so fussy and especially not smart though

hahaha

The best is when someone is actually talking on their phone and try to grab something with their other free hand and hold the phone b/w head and shoulder and it slips out and plop. Both hands occupied and phone into glass. Too funny.

I'd fell much better about one pitcher developing his stuff as a starter with another in the pen then 2 as starters. Buerhle learned a lot in the pen and i feel like Garland did too in 01 and 02 when he was put back in there.