[Haunted places in Illinois..]

Hmm, I'll have to check those out.

 

PM me and I will tell you all kinds of places in So Ill

[Haunted places in Illinois..]

There is an old animal testing facility near SIU campus that is abandoned. We used to visit that every halloween, creepy as hell. You have to walk this really long path to get there. And there is also a 19th century cemetary hidden in town that is rumored to be haunted. Both places are very creepy

[Official NBA Discussion Thread]

So is there any way this could actually help the Knicks this season?  Cause I would really like that #1 draft pick.

 

well, if you believe that Jalen Rose, Jamal Crawford, Quentin Richardson, Steve Francis, and Stephon Marbury can share the ball, then yes this could help the Knicks.

[Official NBA Discussion Thread]

There has to be another trade for the Knicks, there just has to be? Doesn't there? I really think Isiah is so desperate not to finish with a record that gives the Bulls the #1 pick he is trying anything that could help him win a couple more games this year, and possibly decreasing that chance. Francis, Marbury, Rose, Crawford, Curry, Taylor with Larry Brown coaching? You couldn't put together a bigger mismatch if you tried. Isiah is going to destroy the Knicks worse than he destroyed the CBA.

 

How long did it take Isiah to bankrupt the CBA? I know it wasnt long.

[Official NBA Discussion Thread]

Francis dealt to Knicks

 

well that gives them 4 shoot-first guards, and somehow Stephon Marbury is the one with a penchant for passing.

 

 

this just in.....

 

[NFL Off-Season Rumor Mill]

Reggie Wayne just signed a 6 year extension with Indianapolis according to ESPN Radio.

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2340118

[Official NBA Discussion Thread]

Trevor Ariza is a good player too. This is great for Orlando though, they just need to keep feeding Dwight Howard down low and now they dont have to worry about Stevie Franchise taking shots away from him.

[Shocked, but Rowand just keeps on truckin']

i hate to say it, but Rowand has gotta stop giving these "Man I was shocked, I really miss my teammates" interviews if he ever wants to fit in with Philly. I understand what he is saying, but if there was a player in Chicago in the same situation, we would be giving him hell about whining about his old team.

[Cubs, White Sox, & Red Sox scouting Juan Gone]

I don't think the Sox would bring him in unless there was a significant injury to Dye AND Konerko AND Thome AND Crede.

 

Fixed that for you

[French Intel: CIA Met With Osama 2 Months Pre 9/11]

Isnt French Intelligence an oxymoron?

[Hilarious prank]

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/2006/02/skeleton.html

 

long story short, this is a foreign comedy skit in which a skeleton is placed on a motorcycle with a speaker in its moving mouth, some guy yells things at passersby and scares the hell out of them. Im sure the translation is pretty funny too, but this guy is freaking these people out, lol. My favorite is the bum sleeping on the street

[Manny won't report till March 1]

So now even Schilling accepts this behavior as "Manny being Manny".

[CNN Videos]

Nothing a 7mm Winchester Mag couldn't take care of.

 

Yeah, thats a great idea in the middle of a marathon, lol.

[The Patriot Guard rules]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/02/21/funeral.m...s.ap/index.html

 

FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky (AP) -- Wearing vests covered in military patches, a band of motorcyclists rolls around the country from one soldier's funeral to another, cheering respectfully to overshadow jeers from church protesters.

 

They call themselves the Patriot Guard Riders, and they are more than 5,000 strong, forming to counter anti-gay protests held by the Rev. Fred Phelps at military funerals.

 

Phelps believes American deaths in Iraq are divine punishment for a country that he says harbors homosexuals. His protesters carry signs thanking God for so-called IEDs -- explosives that are a major killer of soldiers in Iraq.

 

The bikers shield the families of dead soldiers from the protesters, and overshadow the jeers with patriotic chants and a sea of red, white and blue flags.

 

"The most important thing we can do is let families know that the nation cares," said Don Woodrick, the group's Kentucky captain. "When a total stranger gets on a motorcycle in the middle of winter and drives 300 miles to hold a flag, that makes a powerful statement."

 

At least 14 states are considering laws aimed at the funeral protesters, who at a recent memorial service at Fort Campbell wrapped themselves in upside-down American flags. They danced and sang impromptu songs peppered with vulgarities that condemned homosexuals and soldiers.

 

The Patriot Guard was also there, waving up a ruckus of support for the families across the street. Community members came in the freezing rain to chant "U-S-A, U-S-A" alongside them.

 

"This is just the right thing to do. This is something America didn't do in the '70s," said Kurt Mayer, the group's national spokesman. "Whether we agree with why we're over there, these soldiers are dying to protect our freedoms."

 

Shirley Phelps-Roper, a daughter of Fred Phelps and an attorney for the Topeka, Kansas-based church, said neither state laws nor the Patriot Guard can silence their message that God killed the soldiers because they fought for a country that embraces homosexuals.

 

"The scriptures are crystal clear that when God sets out to punish a nation, it is with the sword. An IED is just a broken-up sword," Phelps-Roper said. "Since that is his weapon of choice, our forum of choice has got to be a dead soldier's funeral."

 

The church, Westboro Baptist Church, is not affiliated with a larger denomination and is made up mostly of Fred Phelps' extended family members.

 

During the 1990s, church members were known mostly for picketing the funerals of AIDS victims, and they have long been tracked as a hate group by the Montgomery, Alabama-based Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Project.

 

The project's deputy director, Heidi Beirich, said other groups have tried to counter Phelps' message, but none has been as organized as the Patriot Guard.

 

"I'm not sure anybody has gone to this length to stand in solidarity," she said. "It's nice that these veterans and their supporters are trying to do something. I can't imagine anything worse, your loved one is killed in Iraq and you've got to deal with Fred Phelps."

 

Kentucky, home to sprawling Fort Campbell along the Tennessee line, was among the first states to attempt to deal with Phelps legislatively. Its House and Senate have each passed bills that would limit people from protesting within 300 feet of a funeral or memorial service. The Senate version would also keep protesters from being within earshot of grieving friends and family members.

 

Richard Wilbur, a retired police detective, said his Indiana Patriot Guard group only comes to funerals if invited by family. He said he has no problem with protests against the war but sees no place for objectors at a family's final goodbye to a soldier.

 

"No one deserves this," he said.

[McCarthy forgoes cutter for two-seamer]

McCarthy really comes off as a genuine student of the game. He is very intelligent when expressing how he wants to do things and he never seems rushed about anything. Im really excited to have this kid in the organization.

[Intelligent design dead?]

I have another theory that is rapidly gaining on ID in terms of popularity. He now walks among us, you better get your pirate gear out of the closet.

[CNN Videos]

i like the people that are watching the marathon and don't even know about the deer.  I'd be totally freaked if it jumped over my head from nowhere.

 

Those deer are totally freaking out. I wonder if they knocked through a bunch of runners, too bad the there isnt footage after the deer jumped into the marathon.

[Intelligent design dead?]

Don't you guys miss Juggs being here for this?

 

when did he get banned?

[Federline says he's ready for backlash]

The funny thing is.  These idiots dont realize that you dont have to be gangsta or "hard" to be a good rap artist.

 

Yeah, you just gotta have a pop star wife, thats all.

[NFL Off-Season Rumor Mill]

Article by David Haugh regarding possible targets the Bears have

 

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...bears-headlines

 

listed are Drew Brees, Antwaan Randle-El, Adam Archuleta, Will Witherspoon, and Reggie Wayne.

 

I would love for the Bears to add Archuleta, Witherspoon, and Wayne.

[Hooray!]

How about Eddie Griffin's insightful contributions eh?

 

oh he was bad, real bad. i turned it off when he started talking about how having the bomb equals bargaining power. It is true, but the way he said it was totally moronic and "ghetto", for lack of a better word. Some people should just stick to what they do, and Eddie Griffin needs to stick to comedy and not politics

[more wisdom from John Rocker]

You would think by now that Rocker would know to shut his piehole.

 

What does he have to worry about now? He is out of baseball, people can stick a microphone in his face and he can rant and rave about taking the train in NY all he wants now with no repercussions. Hopefully people will stop sticking microphones in his face now.

[Federline says he's ready for backlash]

I know you're being sarcastic, but I submit to you.....

3RD BASS!!!

 

"pop pop goes the weasel, the weasel....pop goes the weasel and the weasel goes pop!"

 

 

Oh my god lets turn this into a White Boy Rapper thread. I call 12 inches of SNOW!

 

[Drew Brees]

If you're talking about a backup QB, he's probably right.

 

Oh yes, Orton will most likely be the #2.

[Drew Brees]

No. Orton is the answer. Sign Randle El, use the 1st round pick on a TE, don't draft any WR or QB's, and get some depth on the lines and in the secondary.

 

And it begins once again.