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girl from the kgb ads.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Feb 15, 2010 -> 07:34 PM) I'm going to go out on a limb and say you won't be. I'll take that bet.

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If I'm still here in 2014 years, that's a trip to Cooperstown I'm making.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Feb 13, 2010 -> 01:55 AM) You should all be drinking what I'm drinking. If the whole world was drinking what I'm drinking there would be world peace. At least until everyone finished their drinks. Podgy and Jasper. . . The drink that ushered in world peace. I'm pretty sure that's what people say about weed so...what's the secret ingredient in your drink?

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Feb 12, 2010 -> 07:06 AM) Brewpubs and brats sure do seem like a likely pairing. . . and indeed they were back in the day. Back when the Weinkeller was still open in Berwyn, you had a turnkey destination for authentic German weissbiers, bocks, alts, and outstanding brats, weissworst, and tons of other great food. At it's best, the breery operations were lauded enough that Seibel Institute was just as happy having students intern there a they were sending them off to Weihenstephan. Fire force a closure some time in the 90s and I've dearly missed the place ever since. Wow. I'm sorry to have missed out on that. By the way, polish sausage is awesome. Obviously I'm contributing nothing to this thread.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 11, 2010 -> 03:12 PM) Tiffany's dude. Doesnt have to be something expensive, its the box that matters. Just remember that the thing in the box has to actually be from Tiffany's. My aunt works for Tiffany's and says they frequently have women seek to return an item they believe to be from Tiffany's because it's in the box, but they, instead, find out that their boyfriend/husband is a liar.

Meanwhile, Albany, NY hasn't had accumulating snow in about a month, and I think I heard we are 16 inches below normal. But it is really, really cold.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Feb 8, 2010 -> 12:15 PM) So NBC let Leno be part of a promo for his old/new late night competitor? It's positive publicity for Leno after all the negativity. It makes sense to me.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Feb 8, 2010 -> 09:46 AM) That commercial was a waste of $3+ million. Not only was it stupid and badly acted, it had no teeth. Considering the amount of publicity the ad got before it ever ran, I think they got their $3M worth.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Feb 8, 2010 -> 03:15 AM) This guy is pretty rough on Manning. www.cbssports.com I think that writer bought into the hype that Manning had to win this Super Bowl in order to secure his legacy.

QUOTE (MattZakrowski @ Feb 6, 2010 -> 03:46 PM) This. My friend had tickets, but I had work that day so I had to pass. I caught the 9th inning on the radio by chance (went to the car on a break). Got let go from the job two weeks later due to staff reduction. That sucks balls.

MB's perfect game. Studying for the Bar exam. I just remember getting what I thought was a REALLY random text from a friend in California (who should not have been able to see the game) about Dwayne Wise. It was so strange that I didn't think anything of it for almost an hour when I took a study break.

Search through this: Sec. of State and this

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Feb 5, 2010 -> 09:11 AM) I used to include Viciedo in all of my Gonzalez trade hypothetical’s, but lately all I’m hearing is the three names. And if that’s the case, and it really is a standing offer, I’m not sure what the holdup is, Hearing from who?

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Feb 5, 2010 -> 03:41 AM) Anybody do the long distance thing? Ive been with my girlfriend for over two years, from senior year in high school to present and about a hear and half of that has been long distance. Ive been at UIllinois and she went to GVSU her freshman year and is now at Purdue. I still have feelings for her (which astounds me still) but this whole long distance thing is really getting to me. There are some periods where I cant stand it and other times I dont mind it. Im back in that I cant stand it stage though. For most of the first 2 years of our relationship we lived an hour apart. Then I moved to New York and she was in Chicago for about a year. We went from that distance to living together and never skipped a beat. It's a choice. If you have doubts, you are in trouble. If you want to make it, you'll be fine.

QUOTE (The Beast @ Feb 4, 2010 -> 10:58 AM) No s***. If you told me two years ago that I was going to be at a different college studying a different subject and trying to complete my degree ASAP, I would have said you're f***ing crazy. Maybe I'll look up this thread in two years and say KyYlE23 was right, and that I'm going out with one of those ugg-booted, spray tanning, daddy's daughter "princesses" that I despised so much when I made this post. Seriously, that fashion trend is disgusting. What happened to the days of women who were naturally beautiful and didn't need all of the bulls*** that some of these clowns wear today at college? One day, you are going to be very sorry that you don't have college eye-candy to look at every day.

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Feb 3, 2010 -> 10:31 PM) Hmm I was just checkin in on my thread about the pizza place im opening up and say this soooooooo i figured why not get your opinions on this matter. So Im in love with my best friend, shes cool as hell like shes perfect for me, we listen to the same music, she likes watching sports, she likes just going out and playing basketball or just playing catch, when i met her mentally i was weak and shes made me stronger, we.ve been able to hang out damn near every night for the past 3 years and our convos never stop flowin, my family loves her, we used to play board games with my fam, and every night we give each other a hug and a kiss on the cheek and say i love you or ily. In the past 3 years ive not talked, texted, or IMd with her maybe a total of 30 days. She claims looks isnt big with her, and also she claims I am a good looking man, she claims its all about personality but yet she tells me i have a great personality... Problem obviously is shes not with me because i think there is obvious attraction there and yes i try to get with her....I havent been trying to get with anyone because i believe somethings gonna happen and it occured to me the other day that i havent had sex in over 2 years.......theres times where i just wanna be with someone but i almost feel like shes weighing me down BUT at the same time shes easily been the best friend ive ever had....what do i do??? I'm about to marry my best friend and I can tell you that there are a LOT of red flags here that tell me this isn't going to work out. Girls don't use the word love with guys unless he has been friend-zoned, or they are actually in love. Also, the first bolded section indicates that you think you "need" her (correct me if i'm wrong on this one). Guess what: you don't. No one needs anyone. That ain't love, and it doesn't make for a healthy relationship. Last, you say you are trying to get with her, but what does that mean? Honestly, I recommend that you just tell her how you feel and see what happens. Understand that it probably won't turn out well, but it's better to deal with it and grow as a person rather than feel dependent on someone emotionally. Of course it could turn out great. What do I know.

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Feb 2, 2010 -> 03:12 PM) It's been a long wait at the top of my queue for a while now. damn you! I have that movie now. I watched it last week. Maybe I should return it...

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Feb 2, 2010 -> 10:01 PM) Seriously, $4,000 for just being in the business program? That's a joke. What seems better to you, especially in this economy. High School Graduate, goes and works at a bank, works his way up from teller, to personal banker, to finance advisor, bookkeeper, to branch manager to regional manager(in the span of 6 years is norm where I am) to VP of banking relations while spending money only on food and travel while living in mom's basement until 25 where he actually becomes a finance advisor and can make some decent money. or High School Graduate goes to State College, racks up about $100,000.00 in college loans, but gets business degree, starts right away working as an intern under the bookkeeping department, then gets a full-time job as a bookkeeper. Then after 2 or 3 years working as a bookkeeper tries to get on in a different department(takes him this long because his degree is accounting and they think he should specialize and become head of bookkeeping since he doesn't have experience on how the other components of the bank works.) and eventually is put in the field as a branch manager for a year than a regional manager after that to VP of banking relations. Now it may have taken the graduate a year shorter or sometimes 2 years shorter or sometimes the same time. But the thing is, the other guy who may have started at a lower position making peanuts busting his butt off did not rack up that student loan debt. He may even make a lower average salary(probable) than the graduate in the same position. The difference is, he has nowhere near the debt the college student who took the shortcut, the good route has. So in all, during the course of their lives, the high school graduate probably will be able to spend more on a monthly basis than the guy who racked up crazy debt. Except the comparison appears to be flawed, although I don't know much about the business. The college grad can leave that bank and get a higher paying job elsewhere because he has bargaining power. The high school can't necessarily leave, and without that power, he never be paid what the grad will. Despite the experience he has, he will be up against college graduates who have similar experience if he tries to leave.

QUOTE (vandy125 @ Feb 2, 2010 -> 03:46 PM) I think that we are now going to the days where you can't just go into anything that you want, or what you like. You may have to go into an area that you are not crazy about to land a good job. That seems to be what my grandparents grew up with. They didn't pick and choose where they went for a job, they were happy to have a job that paid the bills. This is absolutely true. I majored in history. Completely useless, but I couldn't do the math to get through chemistry in college (and that math isn't very hard). I knew I wanted to go to law school, so it wasn't a problem. But the comparison to our grandparents isn't quite right. We still take jobs we don't want in order to pay the bills. The difference is that our grandparents didn't pay over $100k to get a job they didn't want. If they did pay, then they got whatever job they wanted. Generally, they went to trade school and got into union work that not only paid the bills, but also paid incredible pensions.

If you follow the link to the actual breakdown of results (here) you will see that the largest group asked was over 60 years old and from the south. The smallest by far was in the northeast.

The beer has been cut down recently, but the bday lineup, which I haven't even finished off yet, was: Victory Storm King (in honor of the Siberian cold we had over the weekend), Saison Dupont: with best wishes (a favorite), Duvel for dinner (went to a restaurant and ate some Korean Pork belly with kim chi - one of the best foods i've ever eaten), and some Sam Adams brewmaster's collection for sessioning.

Thanks, y'all!

Probably yes. I bought a Honda CR-V and the reaction from women is that it's cute. Then I notice that there are millions of cr-v's on the road and all are driven by women...and me. So, I know your pain. But I love the car, so whatever.