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QUOTE (Jake @ Dec 22, 2013 -> 08:13 PM) If you could press the reset button on this game, would you kick it off with McCown under center? Last I checked he wasn't a DB.

Fry is pretty terrible.

So bad.

Throw the ball dammit. Our best advantage is our receivers.

Nice job Hester

Throw at whoever Conte is covering.

Forte got run over.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 20, 2013 -> 11:14 PM) Wow. Going back and watching the first season of Sopranos is weird. Episode one, Carmela aims an AK-47 to Meadow. I went back and watched them all after Gandolfini died. It was an awesome experience to relive the entire whole.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Dec 22, 2013 -> 01:15 AM) I wish the Bulls wouldn't win games. Yuuuuup. Train wreck.

Can we please start conference play.

Woke up for the last two min. Matta coached them into a hole.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Dec 21, 2013 -> 01:33 AM) My god you people have a lot of contempt for newer Hawks fans. I really don't give a s*** about them, as long as they dont pretend they knew anything about them prior to 2009. Buy all the jerseys you want, get them from China, yell and scream, it doesn't bother me any. I'd rather have a packed house of 25% real fans and the media all over this team than back to what it was pre-Kane/Toews days when the place was empty and people didn't even know we had a team. The tourist fans thought hurting my attendance are awesome for the neighborhood. So they are fine with me.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Dec 20, 2013 -> 11:28 AM) Anyone have a recommendation for a decent treadmill? My wife wants to get one after Christmas. Definitely don't need all of the bells and whistles, really just something that'll hold up and preferably can fold-up. Go to 2nd wind and look around.

I was more of a serious soccer player at least early on so I was on U8 travel and went everywhere year round including indoor. It was the only team in town and the in house teams were crap comparatively. I know that stressing myself out with that and then two other year round sports since that age f***ed up my body later on.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 20, 2013 -> 08:38 AM) Please show me the statistical analysis that proves this to be fact. From a guys first few starts? Come on man, you know there isnt remotely enough stats to back up either side of that discussion. Just watch the two. Raanta may get there some day, but he's still fighting the puck. Crawford on the other hand was the most valuable player of a stanley cup winning run.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Dec 20, 2013 -> 10:41 AM) f***. This. Front. Office. Yuuup.

I use MplayerX or convert using smart converter to watch on itunes

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Dec 19, 2013 -> 07:12 PM) My wife's company is offering her and a few coworkers a free trip to the UK and France next month. She went to get her passport from where she normally stores it... gone. She lost it. (She's a much less organized person than she thinks she is) My life is going to be miserable the next few days. She's an emotional wreck. Its very easy to get a passport quickly these days. I got one in less than a week I believe last time.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Dec 19, 2013 -> 06:08 PM) research shows that weight lifting is fine for kids once the growth plates close. This is usually somewhere between 7 grade and junior year of high school. Highly individualized. QUOTE (ptatc @ Dec 19, 2013 -> 06:11 PM) Depends on the point of view. Something like running is highly mechanically oriented and the younger you teach them good "form" the better. Junior high is a good time for this. I consider junior high past the "kid age." I was playing year round sports starting at age 7. It was too early.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Dec 20, 2013 -> 12:55 AM) I don't think 17 is legal. It is in some states. Has anyone seen the way way back, pretty good flick.

QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 19, 2013 -> 10:59 PM) Noah tried going to Thunder locker room to say bye to Thabo and Perkins was having none of it and yelled at him. What an ogre. Hey Perk, they just let anyone into the NBA now?

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Dec 19, 2013 -> 05:02 PM) That's kind of a vicious cycle though. If you don't let kids play until they're older, they won't have been able to practice proper technique and that's going to make them more dangerous when they're bigger and stronger. Eh. Freshman ball is the perfect time to learn those techniques. I believe the body starts becoming injury prone at a very young age and its a huge benefit to limit the early mileage.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 19, 2013 -> 04:41 PM) Private ambulance companies are to be avoided at all costs. Those medics are usually EMT-Basics, and the worst paid of those folks. The good ones get jobs with municipalities, that pay more, have better benefits, better equipment, and protect their people. Private ambulance companies are trying to keep costs as low as possible, so... you get the worst possible care. Just the way that works. If somewhere you live is every considering abandoning their own Fire/EMS ambulance department in favor of contracting a private company to save a few bucks, consider what that means. Is THAT the place you want to save 50 cents on your property taxes? The thing you almost never use, but when you do, your life depends on it? I once had to write a special report that involved this. The difference in quality and timeliness of care between the private and public services was astounding. Funny you mention this. My father a few years back had a massive heart attack in SW Michigan. The ambulance, hospital and helicopter crew all saved his life en route to Kalamazoo. The EMT's in particular saved his life in the first several minutes. Last year the township decided to cancel their service and use a neighboring towns private service as it was a cost savings. My father stood up in front of the entire town and told them his story. They voted overwhelmingly to cut the costs and cancel the service.

I dont like full contact sports for children until they get to HS level. I especially dont like how early some of those sports get kids doing weight training. However, even as a soccer player I've had multiple concussions. I got one in HS and played 2 days later only to take another direct head shot that had me lights out.

Gotta be Teague.