Steff

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ May 13, 2005 -> 03:01 PM) Steff why haven't you posted here?? Don't you know players?? I've found that every time I post in one of these threads I get treated like s*** for a few weeks to follow.

QUOTE(shakes @ May 13, 2005 -> 02:55 PM) No Frank today. Did he say why?

I don't know if he's mentioned it, but Frank isn't going to make it on.

QUOTE(JimH @ May 13, 2005 -> 02:23 PM) Harry Teinowitz, AM 1000, pleasant guy but my goodness I have never seen a guy more attached to his cell phone in my life. LMAO... he had to be asked three times to take his blue tooth off during a round of golf at Bollingbrook CC.

"Yes, it's that magical time of the year again when the Darwin Awards are bestowed, honoring the least Evolved among us. Here then, are the glorious winners. 1. When his 38-caliber revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a holdup in Long Beach, California, would be robber James Elliot did something that can only inspire wonder. He peered down the barrel and tried the trigger again. This time it worked..... And now, the honorable mentions: 2. The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat cutting machine and, after a little hopping around, submitted a claim to his insurance company. The company expecting negligence sent out one of its men to have a look for himself. He tried the machine and lost a finger. The chef's claim was approved. 3. A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car during a blizzard in Chicago returned with his vehicle to find a woman had taken the space. Understandably, he shot her. 4. After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver found that the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be transporting from Harare to Bulawayo had escaped. Not wanting to admit his incompetence, the driver went to a nearby bus stop and offered everyone waiting there a free ride. He then delivered the passengers to the mental hospital, telling the staff that the patients were very e xcitable and prone to bizarre fantasies. The deception wasn't discovered for 3 days. 5. An American teenager was in the hospital recovering from serious head wounds received from an oncoming train. When asked how he received the injuries, the lad told police that he was simply trying to see how close he could get his head to a moving train before he was hit. 6. A man walked into a Louisiana Circle-K, put a $20 bill on the counter, and asked for change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the man pulled a gun and asked for all the cash in the register, which the clerk promptly provided. The man took the cash from the clerk and fled, leaving the $20 bill on the counter. The total amount of cash he got from the drawer...$15. If someone points a gun at you and gives you money, is a crime committed?) 7. Seems an Arkansas guy wanted some beer pretty badly. He decided that he'd just throw a cinderblock through a liquor store window, grab some booze, and run. So he lifted the cinderblock and heaved it over his head at the window. The cinderblock bounced back and hit the would-be thief on the head, knocking him unconscious. The liquor store window was made of Plexiglas. The whole event was caught on videotape. 8. As a female shopper exited a New York convenience store, a man grabbed her purse and ran. The clerk called 911 immediately, and the woman was able to give them a detailed description of the snatcher. Within minutes, the police apprehended the snatcher. They put him in the car and drove back to the store. The thief was then taken out of the car and told to stand there for a positive ID. To which he replied, "Yes, officer, that's her. That's the lady I stole the purse from." 9. The Ann Arbor News crime column reported that a man walked into a Burger King in Ypsilanti, Michigan, at 5 a.m., flashed a gun, and demanded cash The clerk turned him down because he said he couldn't open the cash register without a food order. When the man ordered onion rings, the clerk said they weren't available for breakfast. The man, frustrated, walked away. AND NOW, THE 5-STAR STUPIDITY AWARD WINNER! 10. When a man attempted to siphon gasoline from a motor home parked on a Seattle street, he got much more than he bargained for. Police arrived at the scene to find a very sick man curled up next to a motor home near spilled sewage. A police spokesman said that the man admitted to trying to steal gasoline and plugged his siphon hose into the motor home's sewage tank by mistake. The owner of the vehicle declined to press charges, saying that it was the best laugh he'd had in years.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1605544,00.html By Nicola Woolcock A GIRL aged 8 was stuffed into a bag after being denounced as a witch and was moments from being drowned in a canal by her family, a court was told yesterday. She had been starved, beaten, cut with a knife and had chilli peppers rubbed in her eyes in the plot to kill her, it was said. The girl had been accused of being a witch by a boy, also 8, who was a member of her extended family in Hackney, East London. Her ordeal went unnoticed by teachers, social workers and neighbours for 15 months, during which the girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was abused almost daily, the Old Bailey was told. When alerted, social services allowed her to return to the care of her aunt for a further month before she was removed and placed with foster carers. The aunt, whom the girl knew as her mother, and other members of her extended family stood trial yesterday accused of child cruelty and conspiracy to murder. Patricia May, for the prosecution, said of the boy’s witchcraft accusation: “There’s a feeling that in Britain in 2005 . . . no adult would believe it.” She said that the aunt and Sita Kisanga, 35, had either believed that the girl was a witch, or had used it as justification to make a scapegoat of her. “All the defendants knew there was no justification for the treatment that followed. This is supported by the way in which the first two (Ms Kisanga and the aunt), when questioned by police, blamed each other. She was tormented and subjected to all sorts of assaults, which must have caused her considerable pain, fear and distress.” Ms Kisanga and the aunt, who cannot be named for legal reasons, agreed to put the girl in a laundry bag and throw her into a canal, Ms May said. “That would have happened if not for the last-minute intervention of Sebastian Pinto, who came round when the bag was about to be thrown into the river and advised them against doing so.” Describing the abuse to the police, the girl said that her aunt had made her strip and said to Ms Kisanga: “Why don’t we throw her away?” They forced her into a large, plastic bag at knifepoint and zipped it up when she curled up inside. When they were on the verge of throwing her in the canal, Mr Pinto, Ms Kisanga’s brother, arrived and said that they could be sent to prison. The girl was not allowed to sleep in her bed that night because she was covered in blood from knife wounds. Ms May said that if the abuse had not been stopped, it “would have led to fatal consequences”. The alleged beatings were revealed only when street wardens in Hackney found the girl sitting barefoot and with facial injuries on the steps outside Ms Kisanga’s flat. When interviewed by police, the aunt said that Ms Kisanga’s son had told her that the girl went out at night to curse and kill people. A search of Ms Kisanga’s house found diaries in which she referred to sorcery, witchcraft, the Devil and to the girl “having ndoki” — a type of possession thought to allow the victim to fly and transmute into other creatures. DNA tests showed that Ms Kisanga, Mr Pinto, the girl and aunt were all related, although exactly how is unclear. The aunt had brought her to Britain from Angola in August 2002, pretending to be her mother, and claimed asylum. The girl’s father was killed fighting in Angola and her real mother is also believed to be dead. Now aged 10, she attended a school in Hackney, but had considerable periods of absence. It was only after a medical examination in January 2004 that the extent of her injuries were found. She had scars on her face, one 3cm deep, and injuries consistent with being hit with a belt buckle and stabbed with the tip of a knife. The aunt was arrested. Ms Kisanga is charged with child cruelty and conspiracy to murder. Mr Pinto, 33, is charged with aiding and abetting child cruelty. Kiwonde Kiese, 21, Mr Pinto’s girlfriend, is charged with aiding and abetting child cruelty. The aunt, 38, faces five counts of child abuse and one of conspiracy to murder. She is also accused of wilfully illtreating and assaulting the girl. All four deny the charges and blame each other, claiming that they did not know of the attacks. The trial continues.

Oye..

http://www.local6.com/news/4480144/detail.html Class Dissection Of Live Dog Outrages Parents, Students Student: 'It Just Makes Me Sick...' POSTED: 8:12 am EDT May 12, 2005 UPDATED: 7:57 am EDT May 13, 2005 A biology class lesson in Gunnison, Utah involving the dissection of a live dog has outraged some parents and students, according to a report. "I thought that it would be just really a good experience if they could see the digestive system in the living animal," Biology teacher Doug Bierregaard said. Biology teacher Doug Bjerregaard, who is a substitute teacher at Gunnison Valley High School, wanted his students to see how the digestive system of a dog worked. Bjerregaard made arrangements for his students to be a part of a dissection of a dog that was still alive. The dog was still alive, but the teacher said it was sedated before the dissection began. With the students watching, the sedated dog's digestive system was removed. "It just makes me sick and I don't think this should go on anywhere and nobody's learning from it," student Sierra Sears said. The teacher said the lesson would allow students to see the organs actually working. "I thought that it would be just really a good experience if they could see the digestive system in the living animal," Bierregaard said. The school's principal, Kirk Anderson, said notifications went to parents explaining the dog was going to be euthanized and that the experiment would be done with the dog's organs still functioning. The teacher is standing by his decision and calls it the ultimate educational experience. Principal Anderson said he supports the lesson and it will be allowed to continue because the students are learning. The dog used in the experiment was going to be euthanized despite the class project. Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.

http://www.ktvu.com/news/4483161/detail.html Former SJ Cop Caught On Video Molesting Daughter Gets 5 Years POSTED: 2:08 pm PDT May 12, 2005 UPDATED: 2:11 pm PDT May 12, 2005 SAN JOSE -- A former San Jose police officer was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday for what the case's prosecutor called a "disgusting crime," molesting his 11-month-old daughter. Stephen Gallagher, 49, received the sentence from Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Ronald Lisk. Prosecutor James Gibbons-Shapiro had sought the maximum term, 10 years in prison. "This crime is unbelievably serious," Gibbons-Shapiro said. "He had this child orally copulate him. There cannot be a more disgusting crime that I can think of." Gallagher, a 22-year veteran of the San Jose Police Department, was arrested on Feb. 2 after the child's mother reported the incident she had recorded the night before. The mother had installed a hidden video camera, commonly known as a "nanny cam," in the room where Gallagher was watching their daughter because she believed he might have been drinking around the toddler, according to court documents. Gallagher pleaded guilty on Feb. 9. The child's mother addressed the court today, saying she never wanted to have any contact with Gallagher again, according to Gibbons-Shapiro. "This has been devastating to her and her family," Gibbons-Shapiro said. I hope this asshole never makes it to is parol hearing..

Answers given by elementary school age children to the following questions. Why did God make mothers? 1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is. 2. Mostly to clean the house. 3. To help us out of there when we were getting born. How did God make mothers? 1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us. 2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring. 3. God made my mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts. What ingredients are mothers made of? 1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean. 2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think. Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom? 1. We're related. 2 . God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's moms like me. What kind of little girl was your mom? 1 . My mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff. 2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy. 3. They say she used to be nice. What did mom need to know about dad before she married him? 1. His last name. 2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer? 3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores? Why did your mom marry your dad? 1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my mom eats a lot. 2. She got too old to do anything else with him. 3. My grandma says that mom didn't have her thinking cap on. Who's the boss at your house? 1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball. 2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection.. She sees the stuff under the bed. 3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad. What's the difference between moms and dads? 1. Moms work at work & work at home, & dads just go to work at work. 2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them. 3. Dads are taller & stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend's. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine. What does your mom do in her spare time? 1. Mothers don't do spare time. 2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long. What would it take to make your mom perfect? 1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery. 2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue. If you could change one thing about your mom, what would! it be? 1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that. 2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me. 3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on her back.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ May 12, 2005 -> 05:51 PM) Keep in mind, you do have a lot of time left before the actual games The game is a week away..

Carlos... sexy.. No offense Heather.. but :puke

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ May 12, 2005 -> 04:55 PM) How's the weather looking for tonight? I heard it's supposed to be horrible tomorrow night which blows because I'm supposed to be going down with a large group of about 10. It's going to be fine tonight.. and tomorrow night they will play till the wee hours of the morning if they have to since there is no noise curfew.

QUOTE(Quality Revenge At Last @ May 12, 2005 -> 04:56 PM) Also did you guys here Kornheiser refer to the cell and Comiskey? Nothing wrong with that..

QUOTE(sox-r-us @ May 12, 2005 -> 04:46 PM) I wrote back to Mr Neyer and here is his response. What do you think folks? Would you like me to invite him here and we can talk baseball with him? As long as everyone promises to behave themselves ======================= Rob Would you like to have a sensible debate about the White Sox on a White Sox board? I promise it will not be childish and immature. Just pure baseball talk....if you would like to, let me know. I can send you a link to a website where there are some very astute baseball fans with who you could debate. Thanks Just a White Sox fan ========================= Well, sure. But I’m not sure what we’d debate. I don’t like the ballpark, or the uniforms. Those are just matters of pure opinion, and not things about which I’ll change my mind. And about the baseball . . . I mean, this spring I picked the White Sox to win the Central, and at the moment I think they’ve got a fine chance at reaching the postseason. So what’s to debate? A fine chance... 40%..?? LMAO.. and again with the uniforms and the park.. slow day at the office apparently. Again.. what an idiot.

QUOTE(sox-r-us @ May 12, 2005 -> 04:15 PM) Lord, can you get more sensitive. Just one point, and then I hope our contact will end: I never said the White Sox were “talentless” (which you put in quotes because I used the word, or so you apparently think). Get a grip, man. You must have something more productive to do with your time. -rn LMAO.. if that aint the pot calling the kettle black. He b****es about our uniforms and stadium and he has the nerve to take a shot at your time management skills.. What an idiot.

QUOTE(whitesoxin' @ May 12, 2005 -> 04:12 PM) You don't really want to think about who's making your food either. I'm sure you're one of the good ones... , but that's exactly why I have cut out nearly ALL fast food from my diet..

QUOTE(whitesoxin' @ May 12, 2005 -> 04:06 PM) Meh, I'm just working there to make some money. If the job was something important I would polish it up a little. If I do decide to go I'll just get different job for the summer. You can't imagine how much I hate working at Culver's. You can't imagine how much I hate eating there.. Oye ve.. that place is one huge clogged artery, IMO. :puke edited to add: I don't eat there.. I watch my mom eat there. Ugh... I tell her every time.. "you know you are one step closer to the grave with every bite..." in a very loving daughterly way.

QUOTE(Spiff @ May 12, 2005 -> 04:04 PM) okokok TyTyTy...

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ May 12, 2005 -> 04:03 PM) ...not to open up the whole JR is a cheap bastard who doesn't want to win debate, but, it's one thing to run a team and not make it go broke and another to run it to win the WS. I do see your point though Steff. I agree with you, and I do see both sides of the coin. That's what frustrates me most about this team. :banghead

QUOTE(whitesoxin' @ May 12, 2005 -> 04:02 PM) My bosses are b****es. But I am waiting until tomorrow. When I called she told me she wanted to know now but I told her I wasn't sure and hung up. Might want to polish up the resume..

QUOTE(whitesoxin' @ May 12, 2005 -> 04:00 PM) Not to start the season though. Either way it's a damn good accomplishment. Uh.. duh. That's what I get for relying on my memory.

QUOTE(Spiff @ May 12, 2005 -> 03:57 PM) Oh oh oh, I get it now. It was more a punctuation thing that was confusing me. Nevermind. I had to read it a few times before I got it.

QUOTE(Spiff @ May 12, 2005 -> 03:55 PM) Boston and New York City are 216 miles apart. Chicago and Kansas City are 297 miles apart. So you're right, the O's would have to endure another hour on the grueling charter plane. But they could make up all that extra work with the off day on Monday. The point is, princess, that it's entirely doable for them to play a doubleheader on Sunday. I'm not saying that it should/will/is being etched in stone as we speak; but the precedent has been set. First, please don't call me princess.. I'm anything but and I don't appreciate the condescending tone, which is how I am interpreting it. Second.. when Sidney called this morning to ask me how many tickets I needed for the weekend I asked him if they thought they would play tonight and he said he didn't know but that he knew that the O's had already decided they would not play a double on Sunday...

QUOTE(gettysburg32 @ May 12, 2005 -> 01:04 PM) The old record was 25, which means the Sox have already demolished the old record even if it ended now. I'm pretty sure the record is 36 for the regular season... and 48 if you count the postseason. Going from memory here..