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QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Oct 3, 2013 -> 09:33 AM) OK, before this gets too far, I want to explain my situation in detail so people know exactly what they'd be supporting. My next paycheck would normally arrive 10/12. If the shutdown ends by Monday, I won't miss a paycheck. However, my backup plan for missing a paycheck is to make a withdrawal from my retirement account, and it takes 10 days to get that money, so I couldn't wait until Monday to make that decision and have gone ahead and requested 4 weeks salary. I figure that 4 weeks is a worst-case scenario in a shutdown, and with us spending money only on food, gas, and paying bills, we can make that 4 weeks salary stretch 6-7 weeks if we need to. Now, what I have lost permanently is the 10% penalty I have to pay on that withdrawal, plus I lose the agency match to my retirement contributions for six months. That's going to add up to about $3000. Now, if Soxtalk feels compelled to share in the loss of that $3000, I'm not going to say no, but I don't want anybody believing that I need money in order to feed my family. At least not for another 4+ weeks. While you try and figure out what you're going to do, Rep. Renee Ellmers (NC) "needs her paycheck" during the shutdown. http://m.dailykos.com/story/2013/10/03/124...DS-Her-Paycheck

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Oct 2, 2013 -> 04:06 AM) I think Duke hates America. This whole civilized society thing has been done to death.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 1, 2013 -> 01:59 PM) More important Breaking Bad question: Do you think Huell is still sitting in that hotel room? Yes http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/5f24c5785e/huell-s-rules

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Sep 30, 2013 -> 06:04 PM) He did call from New Mexico?? How do you know that?? Maybe he did but doesn't seem plausible with everything going on he would make his on stevia package lol It was definitely the southwest. They panned around with long shots and you could see the desert backdrop and the mountains in the distance. He could have just resealed the packet of Stevia. He's always been quite meticulous. The key was leaving just the one packet.

QUOTE (Brian @ Sep 18, 2013 -> 08:24 AM) Good God, Brenda Song is sexy as hell. I can't stand Seth Green and that kept clouding my vision on the show. The bit with the dads passing the bill was good. The Rocky Dennis picture was hilarious. Why would anyone have a framed picture of Rocky Dennis? (Eric Stoltz from the film)

No Ricky Gervais? Louis CK is way too low. I can't understand the obsession with Aziz. I don't think I've ever heard him say anything funny. At least Tracy Morgan isn't on the list.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 9, 2013 -> 11:46 AM) Just watched it. Anyway, accuracy in gun fights goes down a ton. As the standoff was progressing, you can see Hank and Gomez begin to position themselves behind the engine block, which is exactly where you'd want to be. In reality, they're safer there than the skinheads are on top of the trucks or in the door frames. The better question is how Walt didn't get shot inside the SUV. And they likely didn't show their badges because they know they're gonna be shot anyway, and reaching for it would make them even easier targets. They're definitely out of rounds, though. They are both probably killed in the opening of the next episode. It WAS odd to see Todd look so frazzled after shooting the kid so easily and accurately before. This shot shows that they are not out in the open like the close-ups make them appear.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Sep 8, 2013 -> 10:09 PM) Great cliffhanger cannot wait for next week. I hate having to wait a week now. Walter drives like I do in GTA.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Sep 7, 2013 -> 01:05 PM) Never doubt Vegas Yep, last week Wisconsin was a 44 1/2 point favorite over Umass. They won 45 - 0.

QUOTE (qwerty @ Sep 1, 2013 -> 03:49 AM) A truly legitimate ultimate grand slam has only happened once in baseball history. Kinda bizarre considering the sheer amount of them that we have all hit in our youths via our imagination. Would truly be something to witness in game seven of a World Series. Huh? What's that?

I had forgotten the Broncos won the Superbowl last season.

It's weird seeing Huell on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Sep 2, 2013 -> 12:38 AM) Don't get me wrong, it wasn't a bad episode by any means. But this one just didn't have as many "holy s***" moments like the previous episode did. I think next week will make up for it. There was an interview segment that had behind the scenes footage.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Aug 31, 2013 -> 01:29 PM) McCain lost because he was/is a terrible candidate and shouldn't even be in the Senate anymore. I wasn't saying that's why he lost per se. When people were referring to McCain's age, I heard a lot of them say they were fearful of Palin being "one heartbeat away" from the presidency. That was one of the reason's why he lost, but following Bush made it hard for any Republican to win. I don't remember anyone referring to McCain's age as being too old to serve as president. There were people who wouldn't vote for him regardless of his running mate, but I don't think age was the factor for most of them.

QUOTE (Jake @ Aug 30, 2013 -> 10:16 PM) We'll also hope she doesn't pick a complete imbecile as VP Exactly. McCain's age wasn't so much about him as it was about Palin. I don't think most people who voted for Obama even gave it a second thought about Biden being President.

So, the concensus is that Hillary is unqualified to be president because "I wouldn't want to bone her." ?

QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 25, 2013 -> 09:56 PM) What did Jesse just realize?

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Aug 22, 2013 -> 09:40 AM) Straight from the horses mouth... http://baseballhall.org/hall-famers/rules-election/bbwaa Christ, that's 3 of the 6 where Rose fails big time, nevermind the fact that he was, you know, banned from f***ing baseball. Pete Rose is sorry and wants nothing more than to make up his past behavior, but I'm sure there are murderers and rapists and burglars and inside traders who want nothing more than to make up for their past behaviors too. Fact of the matter is, he did what he did, baseball has a very hardline stance about players and managers gambling on baseball in general, especially when it involves your team, and he got banned from the game. When did they remove Ty Cobb from the HOF?

The day that Adam Dunn is in the hall of fame and Pete Rose isn't, is the day the hall of fame lost all it's meaning.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/08/1...UKoL/story.html It's brutal. It appears that their 4 year old daughter was there when it happened. I'm not sure if this should be in SLAM because it doesn't directly relate to MLB.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 14, 2013 -> 08:17 PM) The only person I could think of is that guy in the desert, to whom Walt said "What's my name" or "Say my name", whatever it was. I wonder if maybe the Heisenberg painting was done prior to the rest of the damage. Perhaps a message of "We know where you live".

QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 9, 2013 -> 07:20 PM) The new banner is awesome. I agree. Who gets credit for the artwork?

QUOTE (farmteam @ Aug 8, 2013 -> 07:55 PM) This better not mean the plug was pulled. Best show of the spring. Actually, Justified may have been the better Spring season show this past year, but I would still be angry if Shameless were cancelled. It's still showing that there will be a 4th season on Showtime's website. You can watch clips (on the site), but the full episodes are gone.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 04:49 PM) Shameless returns Jan 12. Just around the corner. Something strange is going on. It has been removed from on demand (Directv) as well as the Showtime Anytime app.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 8, 2013 -> 05:13 PM) I'll admit, us signing Granderson is like my worst fear as a Sox fan. Can they claim Reynolds too? Let's corner the market on guys who hit home runs every once in a while, but strikeout more often than not.