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QUOTE(3E8 @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 03:21 PM) What the hell was his face doing that close? From what I can gather... she.. umm... she excretes like a man. With distance.

QUOTE(Soxy @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 03:15 PM) That industry is pretty well regulated, so if that's the case she's probably clean (or can't be employed). They were offering to go get dudes off the street and do 'em... While the industry might be "clean".. I wouldn't take any chances that these two are.

Kind of a funny bit. The eye incident not so funny. Who knows where that female came from or what has been. I have no idea if it's possible without blood mixed in there, but if there's any chance he should get checked out ASAP. Herpes of the eye, which IIRC, almost always causes blindness, possible scratches the corneia, Hep C, and God forbid AIDS are all possibilities. He should go to the doctor for a round of tests for all STDs and probably begin a cycle of antiviral medication and an antibiotic to cover anything else. Sorry for the buzzkill.

QUOTE(Felix @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 02:27 PM) What's going on Sunday night? Soprano's.

QUOTE(iWiN4PreP @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 12:26 PM) I actually found this pic on myspace... lol bnlfanmatt was the poster. He's probably posted it everywhere he has an account!!!!

Double post. Sorry bout that.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/COS...=customwire.htm Man Is Charged $4,300 for Four Burgers PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) -- Four burgers at his neighborhood Burger King cost George Beane a whopping $4,334.33. Beane ordered two Whopper Jr.s and two Rodeo cheeseburgers when he pulled up to the drive-through window last Tuesday. The cashier, however, forgot that she'd entered the $4.33 charge on his debit card and punched in the numbers again without erasing the original ones - thus creating a four-figure bill. The electronic charge went through to George and Pat Beane's Bank of America checking account and left the couple penniless. Their mortgage payment was due and they worried checks they had written would bounce, Pat Beane said. "We were thinking, 'No, not now!'" she said of the overcharge. Terri Woody, the restaurant manager, said Burger King officials tried to get the charge refunded. But the bank said the funds were on a three-day hold and could not be released, Pat Beane said. The hold is designed to prevent customers from spending money that no longer is available in their accounts and to let the bank confirm a transaction is legitimate before transferring funds, said Bank of America supervisor Joel Solorio. Burger King did not charge the Beanes for their meal, and the couple got their $4,334.33 back on Friday. "For those three days, those were the most expensive value burgers in history," Pat Beane said.

I know there are some fans here. Bad news.. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?.../28/GOODMAN.TMP TELEVISION R.I.P., 'Arrested Development' -- critics' fave not given room to grow Tim Goodman Tuesday, March 28, 2006 The Bluths are out of business. "Arrested Development," the critically praised but low-rated Fox show that won an Emmy for outstanding comedy series, as well as Emmys for writing, will not be resurrected on Showtime as rumors circulating for months have suggested. A source close to the negotiations said that creator Mitch Hurwitz had decided after a lengthy period of debating an offer from Showtime that "Arrested Development reached its end, creatively, as a series." Reached on his cell phone while filming a movie in Toronto, star Jason Bateman said he had mixed emotions about the news, saying he was sad for the series to end but happy that the beloved series will live on DVD for people to enjoy. "I'm so proud of it and so like it as a TV fan that I'm happy we're not going to get a chance to screw it up," he said, in the deadpan style of his character, Michael Bluth, about the only sane member of the dysfunctional Bluth clan. "Our luck wouldn't have held. There would have been cast fighting. We would have messed it up." Part of the reason Bateman can joke about it now -- and perhaps it will sting a little less painfully for diehard fans -- is that the fate of the series has been in limbo for so long. Though Fox hasn't even officially canceled the series, Fox entertainment President Peter Liguori said months ago that the network was moving on -- and the last four episodes from this truncated third season were burned off in February up against the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics, a sure sign of not being wanted. Despite the Emmys, the audience never showed up to make "Arrested Development" a hit. Though Fox renewed it for a second season, it ended up cutting the order to 18 (a move spoofed in a later "Arrested Development" episode). When Liguori took over as entertainment president of Fox, one of the first things he was told, according to a source inside the network, was "You don't want to be the guy who cancels 'Arrested Development.' " But risking a critical backlash was apparently easier to do than making the show profitable, so even though "Arrested Development" was brought back for its third and final season, it was moved to Mondays and limited to 13 episodes. "Arrested Development" premiered in November 2003 and quickly became a critical darling for its brilliant writing, superb cast and multilayered jokes. Narrated by Ron Howard (whose company produced the series), "Arrested Development" had a faux-documentary, cinema verite style that traced the sorry path of the Bluths from the glory days of their home development company to their cash-strapped existence thanks to a government fraud bust. The series mined hilarious performances from Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, Jessica Walter, David Cross, Will Arnett, Tony Hale, Portia de Rossi and others, plus a string of memorable guest stars. Bateman, who's in Toronto filming "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" alongside Dustin Hoffman and Natalie Portman, said "Arrested Development" opened a lot of doors for him. "The people who hand out jobs in L.A. were basically the only ones who watched the show, which worked out great for me. I'm getting a lot of flattering opportunities." Bateman said the reason he got the role in his latest film is "a direct result of 'Arrested Development.' " Everyone involved in the series benefited, Bateman said, including Fox. "At least they had a presence at the Emmys, which was new for them." For a series that never attained more than cult status, "Arrested Development" set off one of the strangest behind-the-scenes bidding wars when it was clear Fox had given up on it. The Chronicle first reported that Showtime was interested in picking up the series and moving it to pay cable, where it would not only add significant value to the Showtime lineup but also be immune to the ratings pressure of broadcast television. Then word came that ABC wanted to get into the bidding (probably because "Arrested Development" would have been a good stylistic match for that network's midseason comedy "Sons & Daughters"). Once the ABC interest surfaced, sources inside Fox said the network became worried that it would suffer great embarrassment if it lost the series to a rival that managed to make it a hit. That's partly why no official cancellation came from Fox. But 20th Century Fox TV, the studio that made "Arrested Development," was clearly pursuing a home for the series. The Showtime offer was reportedly for two 12-episode seasons, with the entire cast coming back. Though the deal was on the table for some time, Hurwitz sounded out cast members about whether it made sense for the show to continue. Noted for his work on getting all the details right (not just the writing, but the visual humor and the ceaseless references to past episodes and previous punch lines), Hurwitz ended up putting an inordinate amount of time into the series, and no doubt that workload played a part in his decision to pass on the Showtime offer. Though the demise of one of television's most devastatingly funny comedies deals a blow to the hopes of a diehard audience (not to mention the sitcom genre), Hurwitz and his writers deserve credit for a tremendously effective wrap-up of the myriad story arcs in "Arrested Development." The series would have had to change gears on Showtime. And as Bateman said about the three-season DVDs: "It's nice that there's a medium to preserve it."

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 10:59 AM) So you're predicting another strike? I wouldn't equate the same type of fan loss after a strike as not making the WS, especially if we put another run at the playoffs and stay competitive again. Let's give our fans a little more credit. I don't know the exact number as to how much the ticket base grew from last year, but there's no way we lose them all in one year. No, but it has happened. And preceeding the strike they were on a huge decline. In '91 we has close to 27K holders. By '94 it was down to 20K and in '95 they registered just over 13K. Yes the strike absolutely was a factor. But those 13K.. those are the "real fans". Just like the 12k that was at the start of last year. Those are the core that I expect to stick around and spend their $$. The fan base grew just under 10K from last year. 90% of them became holders only after the series tickets were guaranteed. And I did comment that if we don't stay competitive they will leave. Folks who don't love this team are not going to spend their money unless they are winning. They've proven that over the past 10 years.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 10:53 AM) There's no way the ticket base drops that far down in one year... It dropped 7K in 1995.

QUOTE(SnB @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 10:43 AM) scum of the earth? a little harsh huh? Try to think of it this way, maybe 25% (maybe higher?) of the fans we "made" last year, will be fans for life, especially the kids. Everyone has to start somewhere. I would say waaaaay lower. Unless we win a few years in a row the WS shirts will get buried deep at the bottom of drawers. It's not "cute" to be a Sox fan. It's not something that just happens overnight. If we don't repeat - meaning get back to the series - season tickets will be a dime a dozen next year like they were at the start of last year.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 09:36 AM) http://www.nbc5.com/entertainment/8297496/detail.html It turns out a few people noticed Chris didn't quite do his own thing... Also who does everyone think is going to get knocked off of the show this week? I am guessing this is Lisa Tuckers week to go. A few of the AI junkies in the office are ready to kill this guy today.

QUOTE(The Critic @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 09:20 AM) It'll be there all year, Mike.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 09:19 AM) And that's about as close as i am going to get to see it First opener since 1995, I am going to miss. You'll see it eventually.. LOL

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 09:18 AM) Heh, well, I didn't figure it was Mr. Prep from all the way down in Florida. Just thanking the source, troublemaker.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 08:08 AM) Nice find there Ronnie. Thanks to a WSI member who attended the new ST holder party last Friday night.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 09:11 AM) Does 100K fit in an evelope that small? In all seriousness I have no idea. In hundreds, sure. When I worked at a bank years ago I was shocked at how small commercial deposits of $50, $60K were.

QUOTE Cubs reliever Bob Howry, a former Sox who served up one of two home runs to Jim Thome, said he expects it to be a little more intense now that the Sox have the upper hand from their '05 title. "Being on this side of it, I don't know what to expect," Howry said. "The players don't think about it much at all. When I was with the Sox, the fans didn't expect you to win anything, but if you beat the Cubs it was a great year." Good grief. Someone slap him. Hard.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 08:18 AM) Ah. I thought they shorted her/Tony because they came in with two full shopping bags when they met up, but when Carm got the cash it was just in the one envelope. Tony get's kicked up a %. I believe it was 20%.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 08:14 AM) Didn't this week, or doesn't in the future? They didn't short him this week. They gave Carm the full share of the million. I don't know about the future.

QUOTE(Reddy @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 08:32 PM) speaking of vince vaughn i may get to see him wednesday. i'm working on a shoot for The Break Up with him and Jennifer Aniston - hopefully i'll get some screen time - probably gonna be a s***ty movie but hey, it's fun! I heard they were reshooting some bowling scenes. That should be fun. Wear something with the Sox logo on it..

QUOTE(Chisoxrd5 @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 06:01 PM) If they plan on becoming an LLC they have to apply for an FEIN through the IRS. I can get you an application if you need one Steff. Yes G. I think I am going to go in and be the silent partner in this. From talking to some builders we know, the market is huge on this and they are looking for people all the time. Knowing a few builders can get them contracts immediately. The potential is there to gross $4K a week with just the 2 of them (busting their asses, but they are both $$ driven so I think they will be fine). Kap, so she (my sister) can file the company taxes via her personal return, correct? Monkey, it will just be the 2 of them to start and from what I have read they don't need workers comp until they have 3 or more employees, is this correct or did I misunderstand? Also, they don't have an attny on retainer. They are being told they don't need one at this point. Also being told that bonding is not necessary as it's more geared towards those agencies that service personal residences (the contractors we know didn't mention it). Does it cost anything to get bonded? What exactly is it?

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 07:09 AM) We are getting really close to some serious whacking going on in the family. It will be really interesting if/when Tony finds out that he got shorted by Pauly and company. He didn't.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 04:48 PM) A lot of the new fans are season ticketholders only because that was the price they had to pay for WS tickets. There are more tickets available now on the season ticket exchange than there were at anytime last year, except for maybe the playoffs when they were putting ridiculous prices up to see if anyone would bite. If the Sox don't repeat, there is no doubt every person on the waiting list will have an opportunity next year for tickets with postseason priviledges. Good point DA. I don't usually look there but I just logged in and holy crap you are right. Might be 22K sold per game.. but there aint gonna be 22K butts there.

QUOTE(LVSoxFan @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 04:16 PM) Don't get me wrong--I'm not being sour grapes because now the Sox have crowds, I'm just saying WOW--there did all these people COME from? They came from the playoff tickets deal. And I'll bet that more then half of them don't give a s*** about the Sox or going to games. We have at least a dozen new sources for tickets between the bags this year.. any games we want. Sounds like some real dedicated bandwagon riders, eh..? I don't care if they come or not. Got their $$ already.