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I Redboxed Day Breakers the other day and was pleasantly surprised. I loved the premise of the movie.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 2, 2010 -> 10:35 AM) Borrowing my buddy's two kids this afternoon so I have an excuse to go see Toy Story 3. So sue me. It was great... (Dad of 4 and 2 year old)

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jul 2, 2010 -> 04:57 PM) I came in this thread to b**** but Ace's story definitely tops mine. Holy s***. Anyway, to summarize, yesterday I come home hearing my alarm making a different beeping noise than normal so I figure a fuse blew or something. I go downstairs and the stairwell light doesn't come on, I figure ok I guess it's on the same fuse. But the basement light doesn't come on. And no fuses are blown. I call my wife and ask "are you behind on the bill?" She says yes, I say how much, enough to get it cut off? She says "I don't know." The f*** you mean "I don't know..." so I go to find the last bill and the first one I open is a disconnection notice from May saying it was $699... seriously what the f***. I open the next bill and that one is the recent one that includes June and next month or whatever and it's about $1200 total. Now, really. How is this even possible? She makes more than the total amount of her monthly bills by a fair amount so this shouldn't happen. She says she called and it turns out she missed a payment last year and missed one this year. How in the f*** do you miss an electric bill payment? And not notice, like the balance doesn't carry over from the previous month? So, yeah, I had to pull like $600 out of my ass. Good thing I just got paid. Wow. You must have every electronic device in the world on all of the time. We are on a budget plan that averages us out to $135 a month!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 2, 2010 -> 10:15 PM) At least IMO, if a person screwed up badly enough, the statute of limitations doesn't end. Feel free to keep blaming Reagan/Bush/Clinton for the whole Afghanistan mess, for example. You just don't get to use an infinite statute of limitations for a Dem and a 3 month one for a Republican. I was told multiple times that six weeks was enough time for Bush to cause a recession on his own...

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Jul 3, 2010 -> 01:35 AM) I like how they're basically trying to guilt him into staying. They literally have nothing else.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 3, 2010 -> 02:52 AM) With how Alexei's defense has improved, I'd be all for it. He could probably teach people how to bunt to. Plus, like LaRussa with McGwire, we could activate him if need be. Its not his defense that has improved, it is his mental approach. He is way more focused this year. I don't think I saw him go to right field at the right times this many times for his whole career, until this year.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 2, 2010 -> 09:01 PM) LOL...let me get this straight...I say anything about the oil spill is Bush's fault and I need to let the past go. However, the economic crisis, that's Clinton's fault. If I wasn't in a hotel, I'd post the Daily Show clip 2 days ago that basically mocked Fox and Friends for that exact one. I'm going to hope someone else does it for me. Literally, the Daily Show made fun of Kap the day before he wrote it. I'm laughing a lot now. There have to be plenty of posts during the Bush admin of me getting told the exact same thing by people on here anytime Clinton's name came up during those eight years.

QUOTE (docsox24 @ Jul 2, 2010 -> 09:54 AM) I tried to rationalize not going to Wisconsin to visit her mother on 4th of July weekend and that didn't work so well... Well played Mauer.

Hey SMD... Good to see you again!

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 2, 2010 -> 12:06 AM) they have a lot more games against the Indians than we do, and that's not a bad thing. The Indians are playing some good baseball, led by the stud Carlos Santana. My prediction is that he's the best catcher in the AL Central by 2013. Is Joe Mauer moving to 3b in 2012?

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 1, 2010 -> 03:33 PM) Ted Lilly, Mike Fontenot, possibly D. Lee Lee would look real nice in the middle of our line up.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jul 1, 2010 -> 04:58 PM) Ya Derrick said before he was not gonna do twitter/facebook/etc.. (even if he wanted to, but was not into it) Alot of his close-net group tries to steer him away from stuff like that. He could always have his brother do it for him...

You can get waivers from the commish on the rules.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 29, 2010 -> 02:21 PM) I don't get it. How do you break off the tip of your elbow pitching? Seems mechanically impossible. I actually broke off the tip of my elbow, in a mountain bike wreck. But the actual tip of the elbow doesn't hit against anything else in a pitching motion, except the tendon and sheath that pass nearby. A tendon wouldn't break a bone, right? The tendon would go first. Maybe ptatc can shed some light. I'm going to ask the obvious next question... Could PEDs have anything to do with it?

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 1, 2010 -> 09:27 AM) It would have made more sense on April 1st, 2009 though. EDITED FOR ACCURACY

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 1, 2010 -> 08:34 AM) Did anyone see if Threet's fielding play made the ESPN Top 10 from last night's games? #1

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jul 1, 2010 -> 03:59 AM) Man we are gonna be playing some kids next season. Should be exciting! There are reports the Hawks are at or around 55.2 mil. (Bowman is staying quiet about it of course) That Connelly kid looks ready from all reports so... Sharp (3.9) - Toews (6.3) - Kane (6.3) Brouwer (1.025) - Bolland (3.375) - Hossa (5.275) Stalberg/Persson (.850) - Reasoner (1.15) - Kopecky (1.2) Bickell (.675) - Dowell (.525) - Burish/Skille (.800-.900) Keith (5.538) - Seabrook (3.5) Campbell (7.143) - Hjalmarsson (2.0-3.0*) Connelly (.875) - Hendry/Denis-Pepin/UFA (.800-.850*) Niemi (2.0-3.0*) Crawford (.800) ? (assuming no Ladd, Beach and some others not called up, estimated guesses on RFA salaries, etc..) I wonder if they are moving guys still with an eye on some free agents?

Williams had options? f***, I had no idea.

QUOTE (Tex @ Jun 30, 2010 -> 08:58 AM) I love how we go from Asian Carp to school reform At least in the 8th grade Texas' TAKS test for History there is an emphasis on analysing information and drawing conclusions. The students are looking at maps, political cartoon, cause and effect and being asked for information. While not perfect, it is not as bad as it is widely perceived to be. The scope and sequence we follow is closly tied to the test, anything else would be unfair. Teaching X and testing for Y doesn't make sense. So "teaching to the test" makes for a better slogan than real criticism. We all had college profs that lectured on one thing and tested another, and we intuitivly knew that was unfair. What you loose by having this standard end of year testing is variation from classroom to classroom. Every 8th grade History teacher in Texas covers pretty much the same material. While I would like to spend more time on the roll of Spanish explorers and Mexican influences (which is a big part of our local heritage) I really can't. There just isn't enough time. Sadly for students around the state and around the country, they will learn that America was started in 1607 at Jamestown or 1620 at Plymouth Rock. We have a sort of civil religion about our country's creation. Each November we retell this creation myth about Indians and our Pilgrams Fathers, leaving out the stealing, infliction of disease, etc. So as a final thought, do you want the thousands of 8th grade US History teachers each teaching a slightly different version, or radically different version, or one cohesive, approved by the state, version? Do you want kids to pass Texsox's US History or Texas' US History? Its ironic we worry so much about what the rest of the world thinks of us and our history, but we aren't even going to let people learn their own history through the different eyes that it happened to.

QUOTE (GreatScott82 @ Jun 30, 2010 -> 02:13 PM) i'm not sure if this was posted yet? http://twitter.com/washingnats/statuses/17434263896 Per Twitter: Jr must be feeding Cowley bad info again...

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jun 30, 2010 -> 02:37 PM) I still think A.J.'s "heads up" baserunning was the biggest turning point in the sox run. He doesn't do that, and the Angels potentially take a 2-0 series lead and who knows what could of happened. (especially in player's mindsets) Angels fans STILL b**** about that play till this day. Its either that or Orlando Hernandez's disappearing act.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jun 30, 2010 -> 11:42 AM) You got to cut a hole in that box somehow. Somebody could put a hole in Cowley...

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jun 30, 2010 -> 10:24 AM) Omar looked like one 20 years ago, Kenny still signed him. lol And the guy has pretty much saved our asses this year.

WE'RE GOIN STREAKING!!!