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Good way to destroy the arteries of both the old and the young.

QUOTE (Controlled Chaos @ Dec 21, 2010 -> 04:36 PM) I suppose you can blame Favre for the shotgun snap 3 feet over his head. That snap was not 3 feet over his head. It was at his helmet and bounced off his hands. It was high, but he could have had it.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 21, 2010 -> 04:15 PM) Um, did you miss the drives following that leading up to his injury? And the successful drives orchestrated by the rookie later in the game?

Everyone eats babies. They're delicious.

By a 67-28 vote, the Senate has invoked Cloture to end debate on the new START treaty. A vote will likely be held in the next couple days.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Dec 21, 2010 -> 03:56 PM) Over the long term, even if I lost a ton of money because of the recession, i'm going to make that money back over the long term, which is exactly the type of "security" investment a SS replacement would be: long term with low risk the closer you get to retirement. I dunno, something tells me that "government mandated investment decisions" isn't a concept that would go over too well or last too long in this country.

I have no idea if he's right...but this has to be shared just for the way this analyist phrased it.

This is how you market to me.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 21, 2010 -> 02:55 PM) Magglio would be my first, going by how big he got, the strange injuries, and Ozzie's statments when he left. I'd say Scott Schoenweis is first on my list of people I'm sure used.

QUOTE (IChaseBlackWood @ Dec 21, 2010 -> 02:01 PM) I know a guy who does that More than I ever wanted to know about Chase Blackwood.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Dec 21, 2010 -> 02:35 PM) Is it? Rip's contract is pretty bad to say the least, and he doesn't exactly have great 3PT range, which a SG probably needs in Chicago's style of offense I'd say. As much of a headcase he may be, J.R Smith could be a better option, and he's got an expiring contract to boot. The Bulls shouldn't care about contracts from now on, aside from what they're worth in trades. They're now over the cap forever after Noah's extension, and it'll get even worse once a new CBA is decided on, because the first order of business then is a large salary boost for this Derrick Rose kid. Expiring contracts are only useful to the Bulls now if they're trading them or if they want to save money under the tax, just like for your Magic. Hamilton shouldn't hurt the Bulls on defense and probably makes them stronger there, while replacing a couple guys who can't shoot with a guy who can shoot sometimes. He's 35% for his career from 3 which is better than what the Bulls are putting out there at SG right now.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Dec 21, 2010 -> 01:42 PM) Maybe they were referring to his running style and how it translate in cold,sloppy conditions? A little while after that he fumbled.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Dec 21, 2010 -> 01:17 PM) what does this mean? @joshtpm - was #2010shellacking obama's secret plan to make GOP pass his whole legislative agenda? #chess #12stepsahead #dreamon That they were "Shellacked" in the midterm elections, and suddenly that shook the Senate loose to start passing everything they needed passed.

Cheetas don't move that fast.

QUOTE (3E8 @ Dec 21, 2010 -> 01:05 PM) I'd like to see an extension offered to Jackson. He has electric stuff, good mechanics, has proven to be durable, and will be entering his prime. Under Cooper, Jackson is probably a 3-4 win pitcher annually. We could get significant surplus value out of him if he would be open to inking a 3-year extension. Jackson's agent is Scott Boras. That should tell you all you need to know about the likelihood of a 3 year extension.

Although, you'd have a hell of a time seeing 1/2 of them.

QUOTE (Tex @ Dec 21, 2010 -> 10:27 AM) The local Dunder-Mifflin office doesn't have to deal with the same issues soldiers in the field have to deal with. Perhaps only a small group of people believe a military unit in combat is different than organizations all over this country. Hasn't the military already established rules about workplace relationships?

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 21, 2010 -> 10:49 AM) When the Bears were in Champaign, they were quick to revise the liquor laws in whatever way the Bears wanted. From my reading, the Gophers have actually made a couple attempts to get the Legislature to loosen the alcohol laws at the stadium, to allow skyboxes or alumni seats that are allowed to serve, and the Legislature responded by passing the outright ban on consumption there.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Dec 21, 2010 -> 10:45 AM) A Yankees fan from another forum brought up a possible deal for Edwin Jackson. Sox would get: David Robertson, Manny Banuelos, PTBNL That's one pretty good pitching prospect, a good bullpen arm, and $8.75 million of salary relief. Might not make a whole ton of sense for our rotation, but in terms of the entire team, it might not be the worst thing. The big issue right now is that if we did a trade like that...it's really hard to find something useful on which to spend the $9 million for this year, because the market's already mostly wrapped up.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Dec 21, 2010 -> 10:01 AM) are you reading the link you provided? Yes. The Politifact link only provides total dollar amounts in their comparison and refers to them as "Wages". Those amounts are reflecting the total value of compensation given to the worker. The comparison numbers there are your total compensation figures, counting health care costs, probably social security taxes, and whatever retirement accounts exist as well.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Dec 21, 2010 -> 09:59 AM) could they "renovate" TCF Bank Stadium for $50-100 million to make it acceptable for the Vikings to call home? I know the seating can be expanded, but I didn't know about suites and things like that. According to Wikipedia it was designed to be capable of expansion up to holding 80,000 which would probably make it an acceptable option...but the alcohol prohibition on campus is probably your biggest issue.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Dec 21, 2010 -> 09:50 AM) Maybe you're getting a one-year membership to the jelly of the month club. It's the gift that keeps on giving the whole year long.

Link The Bulls can make Hamilton work in a trade for their spare parts, if Detroit is willing to take on Ronnie Brewer and his $4.6 million salary as the main piece.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 20, 2010 -> 11:20 AM) with the military now a non-discriminatory organization, their re-integration to college campuses should mean even more good things for the military. Link