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haha, here is what I have to say 1- sorry for bringing back this thread from page 2, but I had too adress the Q's 2- sorry for posting an already posted topic 3- Bug still not identified, all investigations have been called off because they have disappeared 4- I think the chemical stuff is true--A bug yesterday asked me to buy him a beer... 5- The War of the Worlds is going to occur the next time the mob tries to knock off Curtis Sliwa who is supposedly 'hanging low'...which means he is a step closer to being buried next to Jimmy Hoffa in the Meadow Lands Sports Complex How many states can boast all of this: NJ has an entire city composed of an airport and crack houses (Newark)...another city that is world famous for cancer cases, and freakishly good little league baseball teams (Tom's River)...a city that has nothing but casino's and riff raff (Atlantic City)...has 4 sports teams, but 2 claim to be from a different state (the Giants and Jets)...hosted the most famous duel in history (Burr vs. Hamilton)...and has a park for people who want to look at lady liberty's ass (liberty state park)...is stereotyped as being full of crime bosses and chemical plants (which it is)...and has pizza to thin to support itself...oh and did I mention we are the most crowded state...despite all of this New Jersey still has some of the most beautiful park lands and the nations highest per capita income! Go NJ!

I don't think anyone will refrain from voting for him because of those photos...even though it was on the front cover of one of the New York Tabloids I saw today.

Mystery Animal, tenatively named Hyote Mystery Creature Lurks In Baltimore County GLYNDON, Md. -- A mystery animal is on the loose in Baltimore County and not even the experts can pin down what it is. A Glyndon man found a way to secretly record the beast while it grazed in his yard. For a while it was just lurking in the woods watching the Wroe family until the Wroes started watching it. Jay Wroe: "My truck was parked here, started getting in my truck. I kind of saw it there where the sunlight is and said what in the world is that?" Jacob Wroe: "It looked so weird to me. I didn't know what it was." Wanting to get a better look at the beast stalking his family, Jay Wroe put technology to work for him. Jay Wroe: "The next day, I hooked up just portable motion detectors, and put them down back in the woods there." The trap worked. Jay Wroe: "Very bizarre. I went and got my father and cousin and they came and looked at it and their reactions were pretty much the same -- what in the world are we looking at?" Pictures Of The Unusual Creature In Baltimore Co. More than a month after the first sighting, the creature has become a neighborhood regular and showing up often. Kim Carlsen: "It comes to our house. It's been up in the woods for a while and it comes up through the bottom of our yard and eats our cat food." Despite the fact it's lurking in these woods and no one knows when or where it will come out, no one here seems afraid of it. Jacob Wroe: "I don't know, it doesn't look like it's going to harm anybody." Even the other neighborhood animals like Bullwinkle the dog next door seem okay with the beast. Kim Carlsen: "It's not afraid of the cats and the cats seem to get along with it fine." The beast is not shy, and visits most often under bright sun. While no one here knows what it is, they do have a name for it -- the hyote, a combination of a hyena and a coyote.

-----For those too lazy to read, 1 photo is at the bottom, 2 more in link----- NASA plays 'dirty tricks' DEMS CLAIM NASA LEAKED PHOTOS TO SMEAR Kerry campaign manager Mary Beth Cahill claims 'dirty tricks' by NASA after it released 'surprise' photographs showing the Dem presidential hopeful dressed in a space suit crawling through a rocket hatch. Cahill, asked by FOXNEWS whether it was a dirty trick, said: 'Well, what do you think?' No photos were supposed to be taken, she said. Begin Transcript: HUME: i must ask you about this photograph that suddenly turned up and fell in our laps last night nobody thought it was come. nobody had reported on the event which led to-t but there he was, the senator, on all fours in this very peculiar outfit, which i guess nasa had given him. how did that come about? CAHILL: well, yesterday senator john glenn, obviously he was an astronaut in his previous life sexrvings senator carr took a tour of a bio facility at nasa. it was just the two of them, and the nasa staff, and all of a sudden this is a leaked photo. HUME: it was leaked? CAHILL: yes. HUME: it was made by nasa, right? CAHILL: yes, it was. HUME: so the campaign had no idea there would be any photographs. CAHILL: none. HUME: when it was agreed he would put on his th costume. CAHILL: there was no press there. there was -- nothing. all of the sudden these photographs are out. HUME: do you smell a dirty trick here? CAHILL: well, what do you think? HUME: that isa is not a particularly political organization. CAHILL: this was a pledge i want tour, obviously that, senator glenn and senator kerry were taking at cape canaveral, and all of the sudden these photographs appeared, and, you know, take it as you may. brit: well, is there any concern that this photo might prove as embarrassing as the fabled tank photo did in 1988? CAHILL: you know, i think probably nasa will release the photograph of senator glenn, former astronaut, in the same – HUME: in fact, there is a shot with a bunch of them in these outfits. he is not running, of course. CAHILL: and the thing is this is a legitimate tour of a nasa facility, and this photograph appeared out of nowhere. we were surprised. we're not surprised now. HUME: you don't have anyone in mind? do you think -- CAHILL: i don't. END

I thought he was planning to be an LB Now we just need The Rock to get his ass back on a football field...

For anyone interested in clandestine CIA operations involving terrorism read the book Ghost Wars by Steve Coll. It's a non-slanted recap of the constant battle between U.S. forces and terrorist groups over the past 25 years. I haven't read up to the Clinton Presidency yet, so I can't contribute anything about efforts to prevent the '93 attack on the World Trade Center.

Did anyone else see this? The debate was not as good as I thought it would be. On every point they argued they broke away from the big picture and started arguing over trivial points. 2 Interesting things that occurred: 1-O'Reilly seemed to have Moore pinned when it came to calling Bush a liar. O'Reilly painted the clear picture that Bush was given the wrong information. Moore was steadfast to the belief that having the wrong information does not clear him of telling a lie. This is the definition of a lie 2-Moore tried several times to get O'Reilly to say "I would sacrafice my child to take over Fallujah". O'Reilly would only say he would sacrafice himself. So O'Reilly was painted as a hypocrit of sorts. Either way neither won, and the battle of the hardliners was skewed by irrelevent nitpicking over things like whether it is possible for a mistake to be intentional, or whether Hitler would have killed the Jews had Michael Moore been president. Next time stick to the issues guys.

The situation with your dad is very unfortunate and I wish your father all the best. In fact, an uncle of mine was unemployed for a very long time and it was great to see him get back on his feet again, the stress of the previous year and a half was erased. I believe the government must get involved in helping people find jobs and redistributing wealth. Person A makes $100,000 as a VP of a modest sized company. Person A needs a new TV. Person B makes $28,000 as a custodian at a local school. Person B needs a new TV. In the current system, Person A gets a nice little tax break that could easily pay for a new tv. Person B's tax break is a lot less and Person B would have to make some sacrafices for that TV. In the end, Person B just can't afford that TV. While Person A got a new TV. Enter Hypothetical situation. Person A gets Peron B's previous tax break. Person B gets person A's tax break. Person A still makes $100,000 a year and a lesser tax break isn't going to stop him from buying a new TV, it isn't a problem at all with his salary. Person B is looking at a hefty tax break, and now he can afford a TV. Just like that, 2 TV's have been bought instead of one. The economy now improves because there are more buyers than there previously were. That is a very unscientific way of showing you my view on why the less fortunate should get more advantages than the more fortunate. I am not going to pretend to be an expert on this subject, my knowledge is rather elementary, but giving money to people who otherwise can't spend money seems logical to me.

There is one emotiocon I am so sick of... :headshake I f***ing hate it when people use that as a response. Rather than call them out, or correct them they just post :headshake God damn those posts! P.S. I know some smart ass is going to follow up this post with :headshake

thank you!

First game of 7th grade rec league, I hit a three, then stole the ball down low on the other end, I saw my teamate running down court, I didn't notice he wasn't looking and I threw a rocket down there hoping for to see him lay it in, unfortunately the pass drilled him in the back of the head Another basketball moment...Micheal Jordan basketball camp I was 11. We were short on balls during a shoot around and a kid plopped underneath the hoop waiting to rebound a full court shot I was about to take. I threw it toward the hoop, but it fell short and hit the kid waiting for the rebound square in the back...needless to say he was to stunned to turn around and chase after the ball, so I got it back.

This team seems to be more urgent than years past...a little like that 2000 team that seemed to be full of late inning thrills.

Team chemistry can win ball games--but it is not a necessity. More than a few teams in sports have won with the players ready to kill eachother.

I would like to see a roll of bubble wrap next to the TP roll in public restrooms. This would provide valuable entertainment

If I am out being active or its hot out or summer, I have to peel myself off of the padded toilet seat, leaving an unattractive sweat residue. This makes me ponder how many other people left their nasty 'residue' on that seat before I used it. Another problem with the padded seat. On those late night visits to the toilet when I just don't feel like lifting the seat it seems like I would sprikle a little on the padding...thats no good.

thats pretty funny I thought elevators were called Lifts in australia

Speaking of Morocco, I read in article in Friday's Times (I think it was friday) about an African country (I believe it was Morocco) building 20 government sponsored masques in rural parts of the country. Why? you ask. the lack of Masques in those areas has forced good law abiding Muslim Moroccans to attend illegal masques that teach radical Islam. I thought I would bring this up, because in a region of terror, poverty, and despair, this is proof that there are people working for a solution. You can't supress terrorism, the only way to defeat it is to eliminate the need.

Wave of Kidnappings Continues By PAUL GARWOOD BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Gunmen kidnapped the head of an Iraqi government-owned construction company in Baghdad on Saturday, a brazen daylight attack in a new wave of hostage-taking across the country. The kidnapping occurred a day after a senior Egyptian diplomat was snatched as he came out of a mosque, and suggested insurgents were growing bolder, particularly since kidnappers scored a stunning victory by forcing the Philippines to withdraw troops to save the life of a Filipino truck driver. Iraqi Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi urged Egypt not to bow to the demands of the kidnappers. "It is time for us to close ranks to fight terrorism. There is no way to budge to terrorists and give them what they want," Allawi said during a visit to Syria. "The only way to deal with terrorism is to promote justice and to close ranks, and we hope Egypt and the Egyptian government will act accordingly." In other violence, a U.S. Marine died early Saturday of wounds sustained Friday during clashes in the Al-Anbar province, a volatile area that stretches west from Baghdad to the Syrian border, the military said. The military did not release the identity of the Marine, the 903rd U.S. military fatality in Iraq since the war began according to an Associated Press count. Gunmen in three cars attacked a convoy carrying the chief of police for west Baghdad on Saturday as he passed near the town of Mahmoudiya south of Baghdad. Two bodyguards were killed, but Brig. Sabah Fahad escaped unharmed, said Mahmoudiya hospital director, Dr. Dawoud al-Taie. A rocket exploded in the downtown Jubairya district in the northern city of Samarra, killing one man and injuring three other civilians early Saturday, police Maj. Sadoun al-Dulaimi said. It was unclear who fired the rocket. Saboteurs also set off two explosions on an oil pipeline 12 miles south of Samarra late Friday, police Capt. Khaled Abdul-Amir said. The 125-mile pipeline stretches from al-Doura oil refinery in Baghdad to Beiji, north of Samarra. The extent of the damage was unclear. Associated Press Television News footage showed bright orange flames and a thick black plume of smoke billowing from the ruptured pipeline. the country have waged a violent 15-month campaign of sabotage, bombings, kidnappings and other attacks against local officials and coalition forces. In the latest kidnapping, unidentified men riding in two cars blocked Raad Adnan's vehicle as he was driving through southeastern Baghdad on Saturday and snatched him, said Interior Ministry spokesman Adnan Abdel-Rahman. Adnan is the general director of Al-Mansour Contracting Co., a government-owned company that carries out construction contracts for Iraqi government ministries. Adnan, a construction engineer, was a member of the Baath party and helped build some of Saddam Hussein's presidential palaces. On Friday, militants kidnapped Egyptian diplomat Mohammed Mamdouh Helmi Qutb as he left a mosque and demanded his country abandon any plans to send security experts to support Iraq's new government, according to a video broadcast on the Al-Jazeera television station. He was believed to be the first foreign diplomat kidnapped in Iraq. An Egyptian official told the AP on Saturday that his country's mission to Egypt has not yet been contacted by the militants, a previously unknown group called "The Lions of Allah Brigade." "Iraqi authorities have contacted the Egyptian mission and offered help, but as yet there have been no negotiations or mediations with the kidnappers," said Badr el-din de-Souki. The rash of kidnappings, which also included the abduction of seven foreign truck drivers Wednesday, has threatened Iraq's efforts to rebuild the country and persuade more governments to commit troops to the coalition here. Iraqi interim Public Works Minister Nasreen Berwari denounced the kidnappings as "inhumane and savage" attacks on Iraq's "stability and well-being." "This problem can only be solved when the international community as a whole supports Iraq to sustain its security for its people and the people who are coming to help Iraq, and they are very much needed at this stage," she told reporters. The militant group holding the seven truck drivers announced new demands in a video broadcast Friday, calling on the hostages' Kuwaiti employer to pay compensation for those killed by U.S. forces in the city of Fallujah and demanding the release of all Iraqi detainees in Kuwaiti and U.S. prisons. The group, calling itself "The Holders of the Black Banners," had originally demanded the company stop doing business in Iraq and that the hostages' countries withdraw their citizens. The group threatened to begin beheading the three Kenyans, three Indians and an Egyptian every 72 hours starting Saturday night. "I'm trying to get in contact government officials to find out it can do. I hope it's doing the best it can," Talal Mohamed, a brother of hostage Jalal Awadh, said in Kenya. The new demands in Friday's tape were almost certain to go unmet, but that tape did not appear to repeat the earlier beheading threat and bore no other specified ultimatum. The militants gave the company a 48-hour deadline, but it was unclear if that meant the initial deadline was extended until Sunday. Rana Abu-Zaineh, an official with the Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport, Co., said the company was negotiating with the militants and was confident the hostages would be freed. She did not provide details. In India, External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh said the insurgents appear to be motivated by money, not politics, and that the victims may be released soon. Militants in recent months have kidnapped roughly 70 foreigners in their campaign to force countries to withdraw troops and to scare away contractors working on reconstruction projects. At least three hostages have been beheaded. ----------------------- I am no expert in terrorism, but it seems to me that the terrorists are not going to help their cause by kidnapping Iraqi's. Even if the victims are on our side they are still Iraqis.

Small Person you f***ing asshole! I should beat you to a pulp and feed you to my pit bulls!

If you are saying that we would automatically lose to the A's, I beg to differ. Yes we are the White Sox. We haven't won a home postseason game since 1959. We haven't won a postseason series since 1917. We were swept in our last postseason appearance. Our best pitchers have a history of pitching poorly in the postseason. Despite all of this, we would be playing the Oakland Athletics, who have taken first round exits in each of the past four seasons. And in a 5 game series...anything can happen. Say what you want about their staff dominating a three game series, but history dictates that the A's pitching advantage hasn't helped them.

I usually go to the movies with friends once a week. 9.75 a ticket...outrageous.

Its a pretty big garage too... As for the floor, we thought sand dunes would be more welcoming than cement.

The bumble bee costume must get pretty damn hot...

Those bastards in my garage are not to be taken lightly Last photo taken from my garage:

I'm from the midwest, so I can't help but get involved... And though Jersey is called the Armpit of America, and everyone including its citizens love to poke fun at it, Jersey is a lot more scenic than many of the midwest states--especially Kansas