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I so figured my dream date would be Willie... :rolly But no... in true b**** fashion... "Kind-hearted and an all around cool guy, your guy is Cliff Politte. He's also married with a kid, you homewrecking bastard."

I truly believe that LCR doesn't fault ALL catholics for the sins of a few thousand... I think... I hope... Right.....?

QUOTE(BobDylan @ Jan 4, 2006 -> 04:59 PM) You're still missing the point. Are you a writer? Oh for the love of God... You win....

QUOTE(BobDylan @ Jan 4, 2006 -> 04:56 PM) The word November is underlined. If you right click it and accept the changes the program wants, it places a comma after November. I don't know why it won't post in here. Here's the link to the word image: http://www.whitesoxcenter.com/word.gif Don't bother. I really don't care.

QUOTE(Chisoxrd5 @ Jan 4, 2006 -> 04:56 PM) I think y'all are getting a lil' bent out of shape over a little grammatical miscue. Where I come from we don't worry ourselves trying to be perfect in our gramma, just have to get our point accross. It's not even a miscue.. it's just a personal pref. Both ways are correct. I guess it depends on the mentality of your target reader if you use the comma or not.. :rolly

QUOTE(BobDylan @ Jan 4, 2006 -> 04:52 PM) Actually, according to the rules of writing, a comma is absolutely needed. Put the sentence in Microsoft Word. It asks you to put a comma there. I did, and it doesn't.

QUOTE(BobDylan @ Jan 4, 2006 -> 04:50 PM) Also, you can't imply how smart or stupid your reader is. Obviously most people will understand the sentence, but you're missing the point. I get the point.. What part of agree to disagree do YOU not understand...?

QUOTE(BobDylan @ Jan 4, 2006 -> 04:49 PM) Another thing I should mention is that I write creatively. The 'rules' might be different. But the way I know it is, you want every word to get across to the reader with every meaning intended possible. It may be different with journalism. The structure is right both ways. It's an individual choice to use it or not.

QUOTE(BobDylan @ Jan 4, 2006 -> 04:46 PM) Well, one way to judge whether or not it is or isn't a natural place to pause is to read it. If you read correctly, it is natural to pause. If you blow through that sentence it's too much information for a listener to comprehend. The other thing to ask is: does the audience need to know the move took place in November? If yes, then a comma is needed. If not, "In November" doesn't even belong there. I had no problem without the comma.. Agree to disagree.. :headshake

QUOTE(palehose23 @ Jan 4, 2006 -> 04:38 PM) Damn!! The kid is in college- keep it constructive. Or High School...

QUOTE(BobDylan @ Jan 4, 2006 -> 04:36 PM) Is this directed towards me? If so, explain to me why you wouldn't use a comma after November? It's a natural place to pause. It sounds natural to you...? Maybe if there was something else there... In November, (ie) after much consideration, Williams exercised a 3.5 million dollar buy out option on long time slugger Frank Thomas. The format is correct with or without the comma.. but the comma, if used by definition, isn't needed there.

Comma after November....???

QUOTE(The Critic @ Jan 4, 2006 -> 11:00 AM) There are some mistakes with punctuation, such as: You could take the extra comma HERE "On Thanksgiving Day, the White Sox rolled the dice and acquired first baseman Jim Thome, from Philadelphia for centerfielder Aaron Rowand" and put it HERE "For the first time in 88 years, the Chicago White Sox, managed by Ozzie Guillen(insert comma here)were World Series Champions" Yeah, it's nitpicking, but if you're writing an article you should be as precise as possible. Using the right day would be a good thing as well.. http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb...t=.jsp&c_id=cws

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/04/sharon/index.html Power transferred to Israel's deputy prime minister Wednesday, January 4, 2006; Posted: 4:44 p.m. EST (21:44 GMT) JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Power has been transferred from Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert after Sharon suffered a "significant stroke" Wednesday and was under anesthesia and on a respirator, officials said. For the second time in less than three weeks, Sharon was taken to a Jerusalem hospital after suffering chest pain and weakness Wednesday night, a senior aide said. "He felt slight pain to the chest and some weaknesses in the presence of his doctor and, upon his advice, the doctor said he should be taken to the hospital," said Ra'anan Gissin, Sharon's senior adviser. Sharon was taken to the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital from his home in the south of Israel, Gissin said. He arrived there shortly before 11 p.m. (4 p.m. ET) in an ambulance and entered the hospital's trauma unit via the emergency room, said Ron Krumer, a hospital spokesman. Israeli Channel 2 reported he was taken in on a stretcher. Sharon's illness came after a full day of meetings, though he has trimmed his workload since December 18, when he suffered a minor stroke, Gissin told CNN. Sharon, 77, is scheduled for an operation Thursday to repair a small hole in his heart. The hole was discovered during tests after Sharon suffered a minor stroke December 18. Although Sharon had difficulty speaking during the stroke, neurological testing found that he recalled everything from the night of his admission, Lotem said. Doctors said Monday that Sharon suffered no lasting brain damage. He was released from the hospital two days after the stroke and has resumed his work load. The health scare has raised concerns about the leader's ability to work as he runs for a third term. The elections will be held at the end of March. Many Israelis feel he is the Israeli official best able to carry forward peace negotiations with the Palestinians. This year Sharon orchestrated Israel's historic pullout from Gaza in hopes of jump-starting the peace process. He recently broke with the conservative Likud bloc he helped found -- which did not support his pullout from Gaza and parts of the West Bank -- and is running for re-election as head of the moderate, newly formed Kadima Party. Nicknamed "The Bulldozer" for his stamina during meetings and long working hours, he had not been in ill health prior to the stroke. The popular veteran military and political figure is widowed and lives alone. Doctors have ordered the overweight prime minister to go on diet. Sharon's doctors said earlier this week that he weighed 118 kilograms (260.2 pounds) at the time of the stroke, and had lost 3 kilos (6.6 pounds) since then. Sharon's doctors said then that his blood pressure and cholesterol levels were normal, though he has an underactive thyroid gland -- common in overweight people.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Jan 4, 2006 -> 04:02 PM) Yeah, and the bizarre thing about her is she doesn't look fake. You'd figure she'd have had 100 face lifts and botox and all that to keep looking good at her age, but she passes the eye test for being natural. She's definitely found the fountain of something... I think the next one to age as well as her is Angelina Jolie. Jolie has a lot of the same facial skin qualities as Madonna did at Jolie's age. LOL.. I went waaaay off topic here. Sorry for the hijack.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jan 4, 2006 -> 03:55 PM) We actually had a separate generator for our sump pumps, thats right we had to have 2 for our house because of the flooding. We had the whole basement fill up several times as I was a kid. After hurricane Katrina I told Jim I wanted a whole house generator for my birthday. My greatest fear is the house flooding.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Jan 4, 2006 -> 03:56 PM) Well said....and I agree on all those women, except Madonna is like 100 so I can't call her hot. LOL.. Kids She's mid 40's and smoookkkiiinnnggg hot!! I pray I look half that good at her age.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Jan 4, 2006 -> 03:27 PM) I've never been a women so I wouldn't know personally, but I'll take your word for it. It sure seems like you'd have to be weak minded to be that concerned with looks and weight. I think to care what others think is human nature.. But to choose to live an unhealthy lifestyle because of that is plain stupid. I'll be the first to admit I care a great deal about being fit and thin and I work out and watch what I eat to maintain my body. But I don't starve myself, take drugs, or puke up a perfectly good meal. I work out and eat fairly healthy. There are ways to maintain it without killing myself. It takes work though. It's the morons like this that use the excuse that they are too busy or whatever to do it the right way. There are many females in Hollywood that are thin but do it the right way (Ashlee Judd, Madonna, Jessica Alba, Jennifer Garner (pre pregnancy she was smoking hot, IMO, and will likely return that way), and many others). I have no sympathy for these chicks.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jan 4, 2006 -> 03:27 PM) Arrrrriba. Your man is Juaaaan Urrrrribe. Apparently voted "best body" by the other White Sox in a poll. I don't know where the hell they got that from...but just put a bag over that head and you'll be alright. Ewwwuuu.... he looks 3 months pregnant when he stands up straight to me.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Jan 4, 2006 -> 03:22 PM) Although I guess it could definitely be said these women are just too self-consious and weak minded, but i'm not quite harsh enough to say that. I am. And I'll add that they are idiots as well.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Jan 4, 2006 -> 03:08 PM) I'll have to agree...I'm kinda in the mood for trying to win more of these championships while the pitching is where it's at... They'd be stupid not to.. Back to back champs.. then a few years of rebuilding... I'll take it.

Hollywood did it...?? Like.. the sign..? :rolly Hollywood doesn't do s***. Spineless weak cowardly females (and males) who fail to use the gray matter in their skulls do this to themselves. One can be skinny without using drugs and throwing up. Plain and simple, they are too stupid and pathetic to do it the right way.

It's ok as long as she doesn't puke up "good food" BTW.. where's Soxy..?

QUOTE(quickman @ Jan 4, 2006 -> 02:48 PM) Not that my opinion matters but I would love this. Getting a top 10 player in the league is tremendous. I could care less about prospects. They are just trading pawns.

QUOTE(Cknolls @ Jan 4, 2006 -> 02:37 PM) Thats like eating chinese in ITALY Hardly.