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QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 11, 2012 -> 08:32 AM) Chris "Birdman" had child pr0n. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/10/c...html?ref=sports There's something really wrong with the nature of the investigation being released prior to any charges being filed. Even IF Anderson is found not guilty, he'll never recover. I don't have much compassion for him if he is involved in child porn in some way, but the information leaking out so quickly is really unfair.

We have a separate can/day for recycling that's included in the fees for garbage pickup. Everyone in the neighborhood (as far as I can tell) participates. They take just about everything, but not plastic store bags. I drop those off at the grocery store, and they recycle them. Cardboard and paper go to the church, and they get money for recycling it. I take the cans and any other metal to a place that pays for metal recycling. Kind of a pain, but I feel guilty just throwing everything into the trash barrel.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Apr 26, 2012 -> 06:00 AM) The problem is some people do not listen to anything their "opponent" in a discussion says, so they learn and take nothing from the discussion. A little more of this would go a long way in making this a better forum.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 22, 2012 -> 01:03 PM) The question is: What will Hawk nickname him and I could see him use Humburglar. Yuk. Hawk isn't using "Tank" anymore, so I vote for that.

QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 19, 2012 -> 12:04 PM) The loudest voices in almost every forum or subforum are moderators. Two factors to becomming a mod is longevity and how active you are. So we are active and have posted a lot for a long time. I should add that I actually like this subforum, but being active and posting a lot isn't a license to break the rules. 1. I will not insult other posters, directly or indirectly 3. I will not bait people or push them over the line (a.k.a. pushing their buttons) 4. I will not post statements for the purpose of angering others 5. I will not prod posters repeatedly on a subject or chase them across topics to make a point I could find numerous examples of these rules being broken again and again by the same people - people with 10K or more posts who differ politically and go around and around in almost every thread in the filibuster. It may be ok between the people involved, buts it's tiring when it's the same two people making the same handful of points repeatedly. You name the topic, and I pretty much know how the most active people in this subforum will feel before I even enter the thread. Just my two cents.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Apr 19, 2012 -> 11:16 AM) Well, 1, I went for breakfast, and 2, I haven't had fast food since like January. My comment wasn't pointed at you, just McDonald's patrons in general. And it was a joke.

QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 19, 2012 -> 10:38 AM) Easyily one of my all time favorite Sox players. Tex Wortham? I guess that makes sense.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 19, 2012 -> 07:01 AM) IMO the only "rule" should be that if you're being an asshole and personally attacking someone (not with snide remarks, but actually something like "you're a f***ing idiot"), you're gone - suspended, banned after a while, whatever system the admns want to come up with. Everything else should be fair game. We're all adults here. We're not being forced to read/contribute. Since i've been a member (something like 2006), I've never really seen a "group" attack that would keep people from posting at all so I don't really see that as being a concern. But really the problem is the nature of the board. There are two major "political leanings," with one being completely dominated. So basically the discussion always gets drowned out by the numbers. That has killed most discussion, especially the last 4-5 months. Occasionally we'll have a fresh news story that can be debated (Martin), but otherwise as NSS says, we all pretty much know what people are going to say, so I find myself not posting something new just because I know exactly how the discussion will go. Bringing new blood in would be the best way to spice this area up, and I think making people agree to rules/restrictions really hinders that. I think it's common sense on message boards like this that if you're being a dick you're going to get banned/suspended. And if that comes as a shock to someone they'll learn pretty quickly I think. The snide remarks are no less antagonistic than just coming out and saying "you're a f***ing idiot." The forum is dominate by 5-8 people who are hardcore in their leanings and rarely, if ever, concede a point. There is very little discussion, just a pissing contest. Unfortunately, the loudest voices in these "discussions" are often moderators.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Apr 19, 2012 -> 10:32 AM) Well, this worked out well. Was at the drive-thru at McDonalds today when the belt popped off. Don't know how I was able to make it home. Lost power steering and everything. Gotta get it fixed now. s***ty. That wasn't the first, and it won't be the last belt that pops after a trip through the McDonald's drive-thru.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Apr 15, 2012 -> 04:45 PM) Take 2 of 3 every series you got 90 plus wins I will take it. 2 of 3 would actually be 108 wins. I'm not trying to be a jerk, either. I was going to post somewhere after the first five games, when they were 3-2, that they were on pace for 97 wins. A 3-2 or 6-4 record doesn't seem that impressive, but if you break the season down in 5 or 10 games at a time, that's all you have to do to win the division. I've thought all along that the starting pitching, IF Peavy is healthy, is good enough to win. Combined with Beckham, Rios, and Dunn improving somewhat over last year, and I don't think playoffs is totally out of the question. Four pretty big ifs, though.

QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 14, 2012 -> 04:06 AM) I am thinking about how to tie a thesis into soxtalk. There has to be a Comp and Rhetoric thesis in here somewhere. I'm not sure how you'd do it, but the most interesting aspect of Soxtalk for me is how seemingly innocent topics get sideways in a hurry. http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=56397

QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 12, 2012 -> 03:18 PM) Does anyone really bring laptops or iPads to games? I sat in the scout seats a few years ago, and the guy in the M&Ms jacket brought his laptop. He was on it the entire game. He also stood up and turned around and looked at the fans behind him and the announcers booth between every half inning. Really annoying to sit behind.

QUOTE (Jake @ Mar 23, 2012 -> 07:26 PM) I liked Marion but favorite player? lol, what made you like him so much? He was the American Football version of Jacko.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Mar 21, 2012 -> 12:26 PM) @QBKILLA Just Heard Who The Snitch Was Is it just me, or as a member of the media shouldn't Warren Sapp drop this persona? Snitch? really? Especially since he doesn't really know for sure that Shockey "snitched." He says he heard it from someone he trusts. It's basically a rumor that Sapp thinks is okay to go public with. Nice ethics. I can't get the yahoo headline out of my head, "Warren Sapp fingers Jeremy Shockey as the Saints’ bounty snitch."

It's dumb, but "Appreciate the Game" > "Baseball is Better..."

iPod is up and running. Thanks for the advice.

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Mar 6, 2012 -> 09:25 PM) I haven't although I suppose I would if the opportunity presented itself. Life is about making opportunities for yourself, not waiting for opportunities to be presented to you. For God's sake, go s*** in the woods already!

Thanks. I put it in rice. The Chinese built it, and now they will fix it. Gotta love it.

Dropped my iPod in the sink today. Let's all say a lttle prayer.

I don't mind the Hawkisms too much , but I hate that he speaks in absolutes so often. "He's the best (fill in the blank) that I've seen in all my years...." It hurts his credibility with me. I don't mind a homer, but don't lie to me. And if the team is bad, Hawk doesn't have to tell me that because I understand that he doesn't necessarily want to crap on the product, but I don't want him to tell me that it's a good team.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 29, 2012 -> 02:22 PM) Jeff Passan ‏ @JeffPassan Source: MLB to immediately investigate Rangers' signing of Jairo Beras. MLB was under the impression Beras was 16, ineligible to be signed Beras may be the last of baseball's big bonus babies. The $2.9M cap on int'l FA starts this summer. Sliding scale goes into effect in '13. Fascinating case about to unfold with Rangers giving 17-year-old Jairo Beras a $4.5M bonus. Until recently, was believed to be 16. Ben Badler ‏ @BenBadler Baseball America has evidence going back to 2011 of Jairo Beras using a Dec. 25, 1995 DOB. Story coming soon. Jairo Beras' DOB was listed as 12/25/95, giving teams and MLB the impression he was a July 2, 2012 guy. If he's 17, something has changed. Don't pencil Jairo Beras into the Rangers' farm system just yet. If MLB approves the reported contract, teams will be furious. When do we learn that he's actually 21 and that Leo Nunez is his real name?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 1, 2012 -> 12:09 AM) I'll agree with you on Life is Beautiful, although I'm not sure I can agree it should have won over Spielberg that year. THE READER was terribly overrated, but just given so much praise largely because of the topic and the presence of Kate Winslet. I liked Saving Private Ryan much more, too. And I couldn't make it through The Reader. Also, Roberto Benini (sp?) was great in Life is Beautiful and deserved the Oscar. He's one of the people that gets brought up as undeserving by many people.

QUOTE (daa84 @ Feb 28, 2012 -> 12:49 PM) http://awfulannouncing.blogspot.com/2008/0...gan-trivia.html I don't see anything wrong with this. It's a pretty typical baseball conversation that every set of announcers has during the season. I don't like Joe Morgan, but the only reason this is on the "awful" list is because it is Joe Morgan.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Feb 28, 2012 -> 06:35 PM) As for Holocaust movies, you've also got on include LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL and THE READER. I loved "Life is Beautiful." I wouldn't count it as one of the movies that won best picture that didn't deserve it.

Good stuff. I figure I can take my time getting to Chicago heading up north (which I'm guessing is the most scenic way), spend 8 days in Chicago, and haul a$$ back to Phoenix going the most direct route. Or I can hit a few sights on the way, and a few on the way back. I haven't really decided. Thanks for the suggestions.