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QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 13, 2006 -> 11:02 AM) If you knew that already, why would you be whining about Soxy? Touche!

QUOTE(Soxy @ Jan 13, 2006 -> 10:56 AM) Sorry, I missed the part where you're allowed to be a disrespectful jerk. I admit I said some sketchy things but that was in the middle of a heated discussion a few days ago. I have since made peace with the people in the discussion. Now I am being sweared at left and right. Is that not also disrespectful? Eye for an eye I guess.

QUOTE(Soxy @ Jan 13, 2006 -> 10:52 AM) Hmmm, could it be your complete lack of respect for other posters? Or your insensitivity to Steff right now? Or your trolling? Or your looking for a fight earlier in the thread? Hmmmm. . .So many different options to choose from. Then perhaps this should be deleted under the Filibuster heading... Warning: This forum is not for the faint of heart. Do not come in here if you're not willing to, at times, get into heated arguments.

QUOTE(Soxy @ Jan 13, 2006 -> 10:50 AM) And for the record, jackass--you're less than a year younger than she is. Exactly what is your beef with me and why are you swearing at me? Thought you were a moderator not a troublemaker.

QUOTE(Steff @ Jan 13, 2006 -> 10:44 AM) Is "f*** off asshole" a banable offense...?? Wow. Such strong words by the old lady. Have trouble sleeping?

QUOTE(Soxy @ Jan 13, 2006 -> 10:42 AM) You're an insenstive asshole? (my words not Steff's) To each their own.

QUOTE(Steff @ Jan 13, 2006 -> 10:34 AM) MFSASOB. Translation?

QUOTE(mr_genius @ Jan 13, 2006 -> 02:37 AM) the first time i saw 'Requiem for a Dream' i couldn't stop laughing. i guess that would be my favorite comedy. The infomercial guy is hilarious. Be excited! Be, be excited!

Link Maryland OKs Wal-Mart health care bill Lawmakers outmuscle governor's veto on bill requiring the retailer to spend more on health benefits. January 13, 2006: 7:18 AM EST ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Reuters) - A bill that would force Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to spend more on employee health care in Maryland won approval from state lawmakers Thursday, overriding Gov. Robert Ehrlich's veto. The House of Delegates voted 88-50, with one abstention, in favor of the bill after the Senate voted its approval 30-17. Both margins were large enough to override Ehrlich's veto issued in May of 2005. The bill takes effect in 30 days, the Baltimore Sun reported in its Friday editions. "I hope personally all 49 (other) states will do this. The states are backed up to the wall on this one," said Democratic Sen. Gloria Lawlah, chief sponsor of the bill in the Senate. The measure would require companies with more than 10,000 employees to spend at least 8 percent of their payroll on health benefits, or pay the balance into a state low-income health insurance fund. Both votes came down largely along party lines, with a handful of Democrats crossing over to vote against the bill in each chamber. Business groups who opposed the Maryland bill, such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, have said the state law could violate federal laws that govern health insurance benefits. Wal-Mart (Research) spokeswoman Sarah Clark said the company was evaluating its options. She said lawmakers had "placed the special interests of Washington, D.C. union leaders ahead of the well-being of the people they serve." A spokesman for Gov. Ehrlich expressed disappointment with the votes. He said lawmakers had put politics in front of policy. "It's unfortunate, but we've come to expect it," said spokesman Henry Fawell. Labor group support U.S. labor groups are promoting the Maryland bill and it is being viewed as a model for similar laws other state legislatures are considering. Labor leaders have said nationwide more than a quarter of workers in large companies do not get employer-based health insurance coverage. They say a growing number of uninsured workers have been forced to turn to government programs such as Medicaid for coverage. The votes drew applause from Wal-Mart Watch, one of several groups that have been pushing the company to improve wages and benefits. "The eyes of the nation were on Annapolis today, and the override votes will generate important momentum in many other state legislatures that are considering similar health care bills," the group said in a statement. Lawmakers supporting the measure in the Senate argued that they had to act because Wal-Mart was forcing the state to subsidize its employees' health care. But opponents countered that the bill was bad for business. "This isn't the perfect storm. It's the Bermuda Triangle. Jobs go in, but they don't come out," said Republican Sen. E.J. Pipkin. Some opponents of the bill said it could even cause Wal-Mart to drop plans to build a large distribution center on Maryland's Eastern Shore, which would bring an additional 800 to 1,000 jobs to the state. Wal-Mart's Clark said in her statement that the bill would do nothing to make affordable health insurance available to more Marylanders. She said the vote was about "partisan politics" rather than health care. Clark said more than three-fourths of its 1.3 million U.S. employees had health insurance coverage, either through the company, a spouse or a government program. Wal-Mart closed lower 83 cents, or 1.78 percent, to $45.74 a share Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jan 13, 2006 -> 09:02 AM) Likes Felix Pie to much. Likes apple pie too much.

Blue Demons off to a nice start at Pitt. I smell upset.

QUOTE(TheBlackSox8 @ Jan 12, 2006 -> 08:28 PM) There is a guy at my work that loved Fantastic Four and wanted me to watch it.....so I did...and i though it was a piece of s***...had some parts, but overall sucked. The thing that bothers me is that he said it was better than Batman Begins. And I'm serious when I say the he is serious about that. This is a guy that also said the Shield is hyped too much and has very bad acting...needless to say i don't take any film or tv advice from him anymore Wow. Watch anything he hates. Chances are it'll be good.

Welcome to Soxtalk Beltin' Bill!!

QUOTE(SoxFan562004 @ Jan 12, 2006 -> 06:06 PM) Action/Adventure - Die Hard Comedy - Major League Crime/Gangster - Goodfellas (My favorite movie) Drama - Dirty Dancing Epics/Historical - Amadeus Horror - The Lost Boys Musicals - Singin' in the Rain Science Fiction - Star Wars (the original 1977) Romance - Dirty Dancing Foreign - City of Lost Children Western - The Magnificent Seven Wow! You really like Dirty Dancing.

QUOTE(RME JICO @ Jan 12, 2006 -> 05:54 PM) Per email from Deep Discount DVD: Muchos gracias!

Do they charge once it ships?

Is it worth adding an 'animated' film or is that overkill?

Add a western. I did.

Action/Adventure - Kill Bill 1 & 2 Comedy - Being John Malkovich Crime/Gangster - Jackie Brown Drama - Requiem for a Dream Epics/Historical - Braveheart Horror - Halloween Musicals - Grease Science Fiction - The Matrix and 2001 Romance - North by Northwest Foreign - Run Lola Run Western - Unforgiven

QUOTE(Greg The Bull Luzinski @ Jan 12, 2006 -> 01:42 PM) ... and we can all drink to the fact that at least it is not Mike North. Amen!

QUOTE(tonyho7476 @ Jan 12, 2006 -> 01:30 PM) So...man of faith=character....how about Jimmy Baker...he was a man of faith...and quite the character...Jessica Hahn knows something about that. And it was a dumb comment, Pastor. Don't forget Pat Robertson.

QUOTE(Steve Bartman's my idol @ Jan 12, 2006 -> 12:15 PM) I don't put any credence into anything Chomsky says...he's an ignorant, f##king douchebag. Well that's a solid rebuttal.

http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/01/09/str...fans/index.html Common sense dictates that submerging your high-end PC in cooking oil is not a good idea. But, of course, engineering feats and science breakthroughs were made possible by those who dared to explore the realms of the non-conventional. Members of the Munich-based THG lab are only too happy to confirm this fact. And not only did we find that our AMD Athlon FX-55 and GeForce 6800 Ultra equipped system didn't short out when we filled the sealed shut PC case with cooking oil - but the non-conductive properties of the liquid coupled created a totally cool and quiet high-end PC, devoid of the noise pollution of fans. The PC case - or should we say tank - also offered a new and novel way to display and show off your PC components.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Jan 12, 2006 -> 11:45 AM) Just clarifying. Thanks. (That really wasn't meant as a slight... ) Added a hyperlink to article. Last paragraph might be the columnist's opinion. I can't really tell.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Jan 12, 2006 -> 11:34 AM) Is this last part your quote, or a part of the article? I added nothing. Straight cut and paste. Perhaps I should edit and add to previous paragraph?