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QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 10, 2011 -> 12:56 PM) I'd like to hunt a human. The most dangerous of all prey.

QUOTE (Middle Buffalo @ Feb 10, 2011 -> 12:19 PM) Just came back from the grocery store. I saw a lady in the parking lot in pajamas and slippers coming out of the store. I don't care who's doing it. It's a bad look. Is that really the image you want to project? I wear pajama pants sometimes when I'm shopping. I've never gone out in full lounging attire, though.

Not a message board pet peeve, per se, but I hate the people who say: "Brr, it's cold! SO MUCH FOR GLOBAL WARMING!!@!112

It's swell and dandy that Vick did his time, but I agree whole-heartedly with Buehrle. I root for Vick to suffer a serious, unspeakable injury. I applaud Buehrle for not only saying it, but for toning it down the way he did. I'm not ashamed to say that I would smile if I woke up to the news that Vick died. I'm not going to go out and do something to him, but if it happened, I'd even have a little celebration. QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Feb 10, 2011 -> 12:32 AM) I agree with you mostly, in terms of the overall idea. Animals are actually quite a bit more intelligent than human beings give them credit for, and are far more capable of defending themselves (or evading danger) than many human beings are, if you think about it. Many people will stand there and take a beating because they are afraid to fight back, or will refuse to arm themselves because they convince themselves that some of the ridiculousness they hear is true, like violence is wrong/bad/uncalled for in "civilized" society, etc. Most animals OTOH can at least play dead to try to confuse prey, or will arm themselves with some kind of unique poison, escape capability, claws/teeth/whipping or breakable tail, etc. The difference - and where dogs come in - is that dogs are animals bred to serve human beings and provide unconditional love generations removed from the wild and existing in breeds that didn't even exist naturally, not wild animals conditioned by the harshness of nature. Dogs trust their abusers and follow the orders of their abusers because their abusers feed them and at least appear to keep them safe. What Vick did, to me, is sick, plain and simple. He took a trusting, intelligent lifeform bred to serve man and he used his higher intellect to deceive the animal into maiming itself for its master, the only benefits being gambling monies, and then when the animal was useless he destroyed it in a fashion that (at least I would hope) makes people want to puke. Most people are going to be naturally anthropocentric in the way they think, and that's what law is based on. The law says what Vick did was wrong, but really not all that wrong, basically akin to selling some coke, vandalising a neighbor's property, stealing some money, etc. According to law, what Vick did is perfectly acceptable in other areas of the world, and at least not all that atrocious here. But you're not supposed to adjust your own concept of what is right based upon what the justice system says. Law isn't the issue here, morality is, which is actually a separate thing, and it boggles my mind when people constantly try to override the moral understanding of others with some remark about Vick "doing his time," or "atoning," or whatever. All that s*** relates to law, not individual morality - even an apology means absolutely nothing in this world. So as a purely moral issue, no, in my eyes Vick doesn't at all deserve to be let off the hook, no matter what the legal system says. The moral punishment for his crimes, which cannot be enforced by any legal system, is that Vick must go through the rest of his life being hated like cancer by a wide swath of humanity for being the scum he is. MB was nice about what he said. Perfectly nice. And he is in no way wrong for saying it. All of this, especially the last paragraph, was f***ing awesome. Thank you for putting it so well.

QUOTE (Jake @ Feb 9, 2011 -> 04:13 PM) PT = Physical Therapist ATC = Certified Athletic Trainer I don't know exactly why the acronym doesn't match the description with ATC, they probably didn't want to be CATs. Thank you, sir.

I also have a question that I've wondered for years. What does "ptatc" stand for?

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Feb 9, 2011 -> 01:26 PM) PECOTA already projects the White Sox to have the best offense in baseball... no sense in adding Young to hurt our defense. QUOTE (chw42 @ Feb 9, 2011 -> 01:45 PM) Really?!?!?! Really?

QUOTE (flavum @ Feb 9, 2011 -> 10:04 AM) The Sox won't need a 5th starter until April 9th, and then not again until April 19th. At the very least, I hope they use Harrell or Humber on the 9th, and then not let Peavy start until the 19th at the earliest. No need to rush him. Wow, that's great. So Peavy could take until at least April 24th and only miss two starts? I'm sure we could live with giving one of the garbage AAA pitchers two or three starts in April in order to better ensure that Peavy is healed properly, and we'd hardly miss a beat.

QUOTE (shipps @ Feb 8, 2011 -> 10:08 PM) My wife is pregnant. That is carazay. Congratulations. Now that that's out of the way, does this seem a little strange to anybody else? It does to me because you've met, married, and now impregnated this girl in the time since you've been on this site. You're going through all of these huge steps in life that I (and everyone else on here) have sort of been a witness to, but I've never even met you.

QUOTE (Cali @ Feb 8, 2011 -> 01:50 PM) I didn't really have any desire to watch the Chicago Code, but it seemed like in the previews NO ONE HAD and accent. I'm not even from Chicago anymore, but I know 2 chicago cops, both have the thickest accents. I think they're thicker than most of the population of Chicago for some reason. Did people have accents, or should I say the correct accents? or is it like most WWII movies where the Nazi's had british accents for some reason Also, it's just FX, not F/X They do that for a lot of movies. It's for any movie where the characters are foreign and would (presumably) be speaking their own language, but the movie doesn't have subtitles.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Feb 8, 2011 -> 01:45 PM) Genius. There are multiple people in the house, and the other two mostly watch TV in the room with the DVR. I stick to my own TV room. I don't think it was too hard to understand that.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Feb 8, 2011 -> 09:39 AM) linky Wow, are those things true? That's a lot of bad stuff I didn't know about him.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Feb 8, 2011 -> 12:47 PM) DEEE VEEEE ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Eh, our DVR is in the room I never watch TV in. Either way, F/X has a ton of commercial breaks.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Feb 8, 2011 -> 10:41 AM) Hmm not sure. Also, this is the first hour long Fox drama that I've watched. Crazy how many commercial breaks there are. Seems like the F/X dramas have a lot less breaks. You kidding? It feels like F/X has more commercials than actual television.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 7, 2011 -> 02:53 PM) I didn't really start getting used to it/needing it all that often until I got to grad school. I'd drink coffee when I had homework to do or a late night exam to study for, but it wasn't until I was 23-24 that I started having a cup in the morning, and 27 when I started adding a cup or two of tea to the ritual during the day. It doesn't seem to have much of an effect on me. It definitely wouldn't help me to stay up studying.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 7, 2011 -> 02:38 PM) How old are you? 25. QUOTE (iamshack @ Feb 7, 2011 -> 02:40 PM) It is the exact opposite. People have conditioned their bodies to react to certain stimuli and their bodies become accustomed to it. You've just never conditioned your body to be accustomed to caffeine, and so it doesn't expect or desire any. I meant that I'm strange in comparison to other people because everyone seems to "need" that extra boost.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 7, 2011 -> 02:24 PM) Amazingly, that's probably as much caffeine as 2-3 cups of coffee or pop. I'm strange (although it should be the exact opposite) because I don't need any artificial things to give me energy. The only reason I eat or drink anything is because I like the taste. I can wake up and get right to business.

I keep my hair pretty damn short (my hairline has been slowly receding since high school haha), but my Halloween costume this year involved me shaving it down to the shortest possible length without using a razor. I will eventually do that all the time, but it definitely looked weird to me at the time. Strangely enough, it felt kinda cool though and I didn't have to worry at all about rolling right out of bed and leaving the house.

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Feb 7, 2011 -> 01:04 PM) Right on. I love coffee but I drink mostly tea. Kinda weird, because here in the Puget Sound area there is an Expresso joint on nearly every corner. I'm not kidding, they're everywhere. There's one spot a few blocks from where I live where there's an intersection with two Starbucks, one across the street from the other. But I've gotten hooked on tea, nothing fancy or anything just mostly Irish Breakfast tea. I drink probably on the average 6 to 8 cups a day. Whoa.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Feb 7, 2011 -> 01:51 PM) I think some people automatically assume that a black man in cornrows is a bad person or troublemaker. I think you're right.

QUOTE (Elgin Slim @ Feb 6, 2011 -> 04:04 PM) 2 of the 3 keys to the 2008 season were already acquired in at the start of the 2007 season, John Danks and Gavin Floyd, finally living up to their top prospect status. Quentin was acquired that offseason, and had an MVP caliber season for 5 months in 2008. The veterans, Konerko, Thome, and Dye all had bounce back years in 2008 instead of continuing their downward trend. Seems like a year where a lot of things, except Quentin's injury, went right for the Sox, and they still barely won the division. They were also dismissed fairly quickly in the ALDS. I still hope that Floyd can put it all together for a full season, though that may be wishful thinking at this stage of his career. In 2009 they failed to win 80 games because Colon and Contreras were old and washed up. Last season for 3 out of 6 months they had a losing record, they had 2 incredible months in June and July, In September they got their brains beat in until garbage time, So most of the wins there don't really matter in the grand scheme of things. Really, they had an mediocre season last year. I like the Sox chances this season, but remain skeptical until they prove that they can beat the Twins head to head. If the Sox go 8-10 last season against the Twins instead of 5-13, they are tied for the ALC division and go to a game 163. The Twins don't go away ever, so it will be a fight. I think the difference comes down to 2 guys on our team: Is Edwin Jackson really the guy that the Sox had last season? and Is Jake Peavy going to be an effective pitcher this season? If the answer to both of those questions is no, then I think the Sox finish 2nd or 3rd this season. If the answer to one of those questions is yes, then I think they'll have somewhat of a chance to win the division, and if the answer to both of those questions is yes, then They'll have a good chance win the division if they stay healthy otherwise. If both of those guys pitch well, we should run away with the division. QUOTE (Disco72 @ Feb 6, 2011 -> 04:39 PM) You've said this twice now. While I can see the logic (players leaving via FA, not much help seemingly available in the minors), I don't think you can make this claim quite so confidently. The Sox have never sucked for a while during KW's reign, and a lot can happen in a couple of years, especially if the Sox can sustain a higher payroll to fill the gaps. Two years also provides enough time for prospects in the lower levels of the minors to develop to where they could help the Sox either at the major league level or as trade fodder. If they don't do anything in the next two years, 2013 and on will be pretty bad. If they make the postseason and advance in the playoffs, they will likely be fine in 2013 and beyond because they will have money to spend.

QUOTE (whtsoxfan @ Feb 6, 2011 -> 09:07 PM) "this is probably my second favorite move of the off-season" really? behind Konerko... and Dunn... and Alexei... and Danks... and Ohman... and Quentin... and AJ? put me on record as saying I believe Milledge will make the Major League roster, I'm just not sure if it'll happen in time for Opening Day. I believe he could have something to prove (other than being an a$$hat) and do well in the White Sox organization. if not, cya! Seriously, do people confuse Milledge with Delmon Young and/or Elijah Dukes?

QUOTE (lostfan @ Feb 7, 2011 -> 12:11 AM) Bears fans are going to talk about how Troy and LeBeau should retire and Ben will never be a good QB again? Damn, beat me to it.

QUOTE (Palehosefan @ Feb 6, 2011 -> 10:15 PM) Now I get to read from the dumbest fan base in the NFL about how Troy and Dick Lebeau should retire and Ben will never be a good QB again. The Bears' fanbase?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 6, 2011 -> 11:39 AM) Do you seriously believe JR is risking losing a ton of money say $20-30 million? Not a chance in hell. For the record, I like JR, but he's cried poor for years, and until now has always said, and has had his underlings say, every dime that comes in is spent on the team. Now he says over the years, they make a little here, make a little there. Attendance has dropped 4 consecutive years. If you recall KW was saying the were out of money before they picked up Peavy. Then they somehow not only found the money for Peavy but Rios as well. Attendance did not spike. Then they added payroll last season and with attendance down again, were somehow able to find $4 million for 1 month of Manny. They had the money all along. Now JR brings back AJ and Konerko and Dunn. Gives Crain 3 years. Gives Ramirez an extension, and is saying if the fans don't show up, he'll lose a lot of money. Apparently, when the fans were showing up before or not showing up, he was making a lot of money. Why should anyone feel bad about not spending money they may have a bigger need to spend elsewhere so JR and his partners don't have to eat into some of their previous profits? There's nothing wrong with JR making a profit, but there's nothing wrong with a family of 5 living on $70k in salary a year, waiting to see how the weather is or how entertaining the team is before committing $200-300 on a White Sox outing. Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.