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QUOTE(Felix @ Apr 21, 2006 -> 05:11 PM) At the top of the thread on the right, click "standard" instead of "outline" (maybe not, I don't know ) Felix, if I knew you, and you were right here, and you were cool with it, I would kiss you right now. That was pissing me off something fierce. I have no idea how I ended up clicking Outline, but I will remember that next time.

I dont know what happened, but I clicked on the link that hammerhead put up and it put Soxtalk into lo-fi mode(so Jason tells me). I havent been able to fix it yet, and lo-fi mode REALLY sucks. So I advise not to click that link.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 21, 2006 -> 03:49 PM) This is an odd-numbered movie (#11), so, it will suck. I thought the last 4-5 were in the suck category, to be honest with you. Right now it seems like starting fresh is their best hope, because the plots for their past ventures all seemed to blur together.

Isnt there one more Claussen besides Casey and Jimmy?

QUOTE(heirdog @ Apr 21, 2006 -> 11:06 AM) Got it. Thanks. That clown registered and used the great Sam McKinney's name just to post a rebuttal on an enemy board. He is lurking now, he must find the site interesting. Of course, when everyone on the other site is crying about injuries and such, Im sure Soxtalk looks like a blast, lol.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Apr 21, 2006 -> 03:00 PM) After voyager I think everyone is bored of Star Trek. Well, they still went ahead and made another show(Enterprise) that went on another 4 years after Voyager. Trekkies will be all about this, I have no doubt. Abrams wont have to worry about lack of interest.

Who changed their story? The accuser hasnt said a word.

Mission Impossible director JJ Abrams will run the show.

QUOTE(White Sox Fan For Life @ Apr 21, 2006 -> 08:07 AM) May be I am getting confused but I do have some kind of understanding to some of the things that you are saying. I was just asking you if you are an atheists because you said some of them were laughing at you. So I assume that they were laughing at another atheists because you believe in something of a greater power! Well, that would make me NOT an atheist, if I believed in a higher power. They are gonna laugh anyways, it doesnt matter to me. I thought this was your paper we were discussing?

QUOTE(White Sox Fan For Life @ Apr 21, 2006 -> 07:41 AM) So are you saying that you are an atheist too? Is that why some people are laughing at you because you actually believe in a higher powere when it comes to baseball? You are getting confused, really confused here. And no, I am not an atheist, not even close. I am certainly not speaking for all atheists, only the few who poked fun at me a little bit in the two threads you have going(Beltin Bill and someone else, I cant rememeber.) They are just "laughing" at me on basic principle of their belief(or lack thereof) in any sort of a God or higher power. Curses dont exist to atheists, because curses imply a higher power. I understand that you are trying to relate the issue to make me see your viewpoint, but I see it as opening a can of worms that I dont even want to think about. My teacher comment was meant for you to try and understand that in an argument like this, you cant just change gears and present a whole other topic to make your argument make sense to me. Im not going to even discuss it because I feel strongly about it, and I dont want to talk about it. If your teacher came at you with an opposite viewpoint in her criticisms of your rough draft, you couldnt throw that abortion example at her, right? So why would you tell me?

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Apr 21, 2006 -> 07:35 AM) Just wait. By July you'll be happy to pay $2.75 a gallon. I would be happy to pay that right now. As it stands, I am paying minimum of 2.80 a gallon. When I worked for IDOT for one summer in 1997, I used to go to this gas station in South Elgin on Rte 25, right down the street from our site. $1.00 a gallon, I will never forget that now. Good times, good times.

Gas prices have totally gotten out of hand in the last month.

QUOTE(White Sox Fan For Life @ Apr 21, 2006 -> 07:22 AM) I even mentioned that I was straying from the topic to try and relate another issue to what you were saying. But unfortunately, again we never really understand each other again. Why would all the atheist laugh at this point? I know you prefaced the statement with "I know this is off-topic", but it still doesnt apply to the conversation. Baseball curses and Abortion are not topics that you can move back and forth from to prove your point. Furthermore, I dont want to discuss even a hypothetical situation dealing with abortion. Do you think you can put that hypothetical into your paper and it will make sense to your teacher? Atheists laugh at me because I have a belief in curses, which points to a belief in a higher power, which they dont believe in. Like I said, it is all a matter of belief.

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Apr 21, 2006 -> 02:37 AM) The pregame report says he's been relying almost exclusively on his fast ball Something happen to that devastating change up? Maybe he is just having problems with his release point similar to what Buehrle went through at the tail end of the season last year. I guess when the release point is pretty messed up, your changeup starts to look like a BP fastball

Doesnt Thome have numbers against Minnesota that are almost as insane as they were against the White Sox? I seem to remember that he was just as big as a Twin Killer as he was a Sox killer.

Bush and Gore are brilliant, I tell you.

LOL, I look at this guys picture and think to myself "Man, that guy looks surprised to be there."

QUOTE(Beltin'Bill @ Apr 20, 2006 -> 11:58 PM) Let me know if you want one of those things. I am on my way to Greektown tomorrow to pick up a few things for Easter this weekend. ;-) I have a greek ex-girlfriend. She cured me of all things greek in her extreme craziness. The only thing I would ever want out of greektown is the food at Greek Islands. Thanks though

QUOTE(Beltin'Bill @ Apr 20, 2006 -> 11:34 PM) This atheist is doubled over in pain laughing right now. I know you know how I feel about religion and curses. I stand by my argument from the last forum when WSFFL asked us all if we believe in curses. Curses only exist if we believe in them. If you think you are cursed, then you will be cursed. If you think you are invincible, then you will be (until you get into a car accident or get old, of course. *smile*). With that said, I guess I am making your argument for you. As defined by answer.com, I definitely do not believe in curses. However, if you look at it from my analysis, the mental stigma of a curse may actually in fact create a curse. It is like the boogieman. If you pay attention to him, he gets bigger and scarier but if you ignore him, he disappears and you fall asleep fast. I get really caught up in discussions like this and think WSFFL is making a big mistake in using anecdotes and fan polls as a basis for his argument. To me, a thorough analysis of each franchise will clearly illustrate that futility has plagued just about every team in MLB for extended periods of time. Most teams have had brief periods of competitive glory surrounded by decades of mediocre play or at least competitive play that still comes up short of a title. Very few of the current franchises in their present cities have won more than 2 World Series in their history. Many folded or moved with one or no championship. The fact is, in the time since the AL reared its young head and the two leagues started playing for a world championship, there has been the Yankees, and then everybody else. This is especially true from 1920 to the present. To me, that is the best refute to the idea of curses. Certain fan bases are just childish and need the extra attention. I am sure we all have similar siblings whose problems are far worse than ours. That is kind of how I look at teams who like to point to a curse as the cause of their woes. Thats a female there, so it is her argument, not his. Like I said, I have a small belief in curses. Not too much that i believe that I need a greek evil eye pendant to ward away all bad luck, but I see some things in the game that I just have a hard time finding an explanation for. I like small mysteries in my life, what can I say?

QUOTE(retro1983hat @ Apr 20, 2006 -> 10:39 AM) Yeah, that is a bit much. How many times does Bruce Levine get a story like that wrong. Oh well. I am fairly sure that Bruce Levine staked his reputation to the fact that the White Sox would sign Omar Vizquel. He was pretty adamant about the White Sox acquiring Ken Griffey Jr also, IIRC.

QUOTE(mr_genius @ Apr 20, 2006 -> 07:56 PM) i can just hear it now.... Cubs fan on the score: "So, do you guys think we could package Felix Pie and Patterson to trade for David Ortiz? I mean, the Cubs would be gatting ripped off a little, but I want to win it all this year!" Murphy would be all over that, "I think the Red Sox would be open to a move like that..."

QUOTE(White Sox Fan For Life @ Apr 20, 2006 -> 07:55 PM) No I am just trying to show some correlation about how two things can relate to one statement of what you said oh it is easy to say there is no curse without any intangible proof. That is all no need to offend you. you arent offending, you are straying from the topic. I agree there is no proof of curses. I have a small belief in curses, and I think they can be overcome. Just because the Red Sox and White Sox won, to me, doesnt mean that they werent cursed for however many years that they didnt win the big one. But if there is such thing as a curse, then there has to be a way to undo a curse. How is it done? I have no idea. Belief, maybe. Incredible luck maybe. I know for sure that prancing a f***ing goat around your field doesnt work. To me, Curses just enforce my romanticized view of the sport of baseball. I love the sport, and sometimes it just seems like there are greater forces at hand. LOL, all the atheists on the site are probably pointing and laughing at this post, but I am being honest.

QUOTE(White Sox Fan For Life @ Apr 20, 2006 -> 07:48 PM) Why would you say that? probably because me and you are both hard headed on what we are trying to say, and there hasnt been one time when either of us got personal. Those tend to be the more interesting threads that I find.

QUOTE(White Sox Fan For Life @ Apr 20, 2006 -> 07:45 PM) Hence that is why I apologized in the beginning of the last reply of kind of going off topic. I was just trying to prove you that some may say oh a child is alive/or isn't alive at conceiving because it is simple to say. We really don't have any tangible proof you may try to point abortions and all we with the small parts of a baby developing but who is to know really if the child was alive during that formation process. Listen, if you want to talk about curses and thier validity, thats fine. But you are bringing up yet another thing that has nothing to do with curses, and even moreso, is a hot button topic. If you want to start a flame war about abortion, head on over to the Filibuster and I will see you later. If you want to talk about the matter at hand, feel free.

QUOTE(mr_genius @ Apr 20, 2006 -> 07:42 PM) yea! Gload for Pie! i'll start a thread Pie-Talk, here we come!