Mercy!

Happy Holloween, anyway. And I'm guessing the rind could be a little rough.

No, it didn't.

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When you quote someone else's work so extensively, it's always nice to give attribution to the author, don't you think? Of course, some stories are just too, uh, good to be true, aren't they? :headshake

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Wonderful things happen when we foster a Culture of Life!

I'm Pro-Life

Hi - I don't know either of you, but I hope you are happy now and forever. I hope you got lots of cool gifts. And I hope that weird in-law thing you had going on has gotten sorted out.

Usually after "Mission Accomplished," not so many.

TIVO

Guys, aside from all your demeaning talk about women, this thread is SO GAY! And I mean that in a nice way.

This is the product of "quality satirists"? Puerile would be a good adjective, I'd say. Reminds me a little of the losers on SNL who made fun of a preteen Chelsea Clinton's looks.

Think of all the improvements we've been wishing for all season, the weak spots where we'd like upgrades. Just because the Sox won it all doesn't mean the team doesn't still need improving. The team most definitely shouldn't be brought back intact. Carl was almost as painful to watch at the plate for a large part of the season as the Houston offense was during the World Series. If anyone really thought that Carl could consistently perform as he did at the beginning of the season and when Big Frank first came back, it would be a more difficult decision.

I can't believe Paul's wife is letting him cart that tiny new baby around in that setting. Cute, though.

That’s neat. I recall you posting about that recently. Can’t you increase the r value of your walls with some kind of blown-in insulation?

I repeat: Where and how you live and work are ultimately YOUR choices. I might add, the word "fault" was your choice, as well. No serious response to this, either? "What has anyone here done besides complain about gasoline prices? What concrete steps have you taken?"

Every time this subject comes up, I feel the necessity to state the obvious. Get Rid of Your Cars! Walk. Ride Bicycles. Take public transportation. Put your feet where your mouths presently are. We all make choices in our lives. YOU have chosen to live a life that requires you to own vehicles which run on petroleum products. What has anyone here done besides complain about gasoline prices? What concrete steps have you taken?

Except they got it wrong about who closed out the game.

If??

I approve of the government enforcing whatever regulation forbids this unauthorized usage. Plus, I like that it makes them look utterly foolish at the same time. It’s win-win! And The Onion can just make a minor graphical change to the image and keep on using it. So it’s actually win-win-win.

What's happening up there in Canada? Any news?

The real professionals just keep saying something along the lines of, "There'll be time for me to get into all that when the season is over. It's just not appropriate right now."

I love the breathless style of sports writers being gossip columnists – the unnamed sources that the writer leads us to believe are exclusive to him. Except I think I’ve read these player quotes elsewhere. Another laugher – “Konerko reportedly made $8.75 million this season ….” – as if Mr. Cowley is slipping us privileged information on his earnings. Reportedly? No, as published in any database of MLB salaries. Oh never mind. I should be happy for all the press the Sox are finally getting.

After all, Paulie could have spoken his heart: "I'm really hoping those D'Backs make me an offer I can't refuse so I can be reunited with Royce Clayton."