southsider2k5

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Nov 14, 2006 -> 10:44 AM) I got my tickets to go see the King Tut exhibit on Sunday Well I gotta be honest and say the exhibit was fairly disappointing. For what the tickets cost, and the hype behind the show, it was a dud. Most of the exhibit was objects that weren't even related to Tutenkamen, and instead they showed a lot of stuff from Amenhotep, and a bunch from some friends of the royal family who were buried in his tomb as well. Akhenaton also got plenty of mentions as Tut's probably father, and because Tut restored the old gods, which Akhenaton had gotten rid of.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Nov 19, 2006 -> 03:36 AM) So if the Mets sign Zito, how likely are they to give up Milledge/Humber/Pelfrey? That's the entire point of dealing now. I think the point is that there is only one Zito and one Schmidt, while there are at least half a dozen teams that fit the profile of the type of players/prospects we are looking for, also while having interest in at least one of our starters. There are going to be more teams who can't sign FA starts, vs who can, and we would have the leverage over the remaining teams.

QUOTE(rangercal @ Nov 19, 2006 -> 03:41 AM) Yeah, Bruuuuuuce has let me down many times. I can't really recall him being right too often. He seems to have a 10% accuracy ratio going on. Except for the fact that at least 90% of discussed trades, never happen. You guys put way too much credence in rumors for your own sanity. I would bet money we are talking to everyone who expresses any interest in one of our starters, meaning we are literally talking to every team in the league. Judging by the teams which have prospects, I'll bet Kenny has literally had "serious" discussions with at least half a dozen teams, for many of our same players. All these guys are saying is that we are talking to these teams, not that a trade is emminent.

And all along we were told it was going to be the Republicians who brought back the draft...

It just blows my mind that this man gets 75-80% of the vote every single time he runs for reelection, and everyone decent is scared to run against this guy. I know the "Daley has done a lot of good" PR machine is big in Chicago, but in reality the guy's administration is incredibly corrupt, and you can't tell me when he tells us point-blank that he knows nothing about it, he isn't lying. It is incredibly expensive to live in Chicago. Sales taxes alone are a quarter tick under 10%, while any food downtown has an additional 2% tacked onto it. Property taxes are astronomical, and yet all we hear about is how broke the city/county is.

http://money.cnn.com/2006/11/20/news/dolla...dex.htm?cnn=yes

Another member of the most ethical congress ever. AKA how to go from impeached and convicted judge to head of the intelligence committee

Reply #5000. Wow. Who though this would be around still?

FWIW this is for those who have no idea who exactly Milton Friedman was. This man is basically the backbone of the small government conservative movement that exsists today. http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB116...ff_main_tff_top

FYI, for those who do not know much about Friedman, he is pretty much the cornerstone of the small government conservative base in this country. Here is an excellent write up from the WSJ http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB116...ff_main_tff_top

One interesting thing to note... A top Japanese lefty reliever is going to be posted real soon...

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Nov 17, 2006 -> 11:54 AM) Actually...... Tracy Ringolsby of the Rocky Mountain News said J.D. Drew is expected to sign a two-year, $30 million deal with the New England Yankees. There have also been rumors of a four-year deal worth about $52 million. If the short-term deal is the choice, it might be because of the Yankees Jr.'s refusal to give out full no-trade clauses. I am so glad to see someone else use that

RIP

Let's go retro and bring back "Murcie's Love Lounge"

After being asked how much interest there was in his starters he is shopping, he had this comeback. http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...tesox-headlines

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Nov 16, 2006 -> 10:33 PM) So MSU somehow beat Texas older teams> young superstar See also, mid majors.

QUOTE(CanOfCorn @ Nov 17, 2006 -> 10:20 AM) So far? SO FAR? Jeez, who HAS done anything? Blue Jays have been the biggest splash so far with Frank Thomas, a 38-year-old base clogging DH. I think it's a little early to say the offseason isn't looking good. This team doesn't need much. Yes, some of your points are true, but that doesn't mean KW needs to make a wholesale change. Let's just sit back and see what Kenny has in his pocket before we fly off the handle. You beat me to it. Its NOVEMBER 17th. Save the overreactions for the new year at least, if not oh, say March.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Nov 16, 2006 -> 10:03 AM) A question for all of the canditates... How would you propose to ween the US off of fossil fuels, while not doing too much inflationary damage to the lowest classes of the US? Anyone?

Wow. 6 months ago Anaheim wouldn't move Santana for anything, and how they are offering him AND other players for Freddy? Wow.

1985 called, they want their car back.

QUOTE(Be Good @ Nov 16, 2006 -> 10:49 PM) Decison making choices, fit me. Holy crap, back from the dead?!?!?!

QUOTE(Texsox @ Nov 17, 2006 -> 07:26 AM) Of course we are also assuming that he directly told that staffer to go to WalMart. If anything, it highlights a communications problem in the former Senator's office. His values have not been adequately communicated to all staff members. I am all for nailing hypocrisy, but having some staff member contact the wrong store isn't one. How about throwing the Senators name around to try to get to the front of the line over people who actually stood in the lines for a chance at the systems, or should that have been a murky issue as well?

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Nov 16, 2006 -> 05:34 PM) Karl Rove said the Republicans would win based on their ground game until the very end. It's a pretty standard campaign tactic...never admit you're losing. hmmm electing questionable leadership, infighting in the party, never admitting you're wrong... Hey how's that whole "we're not like the Republicians" thing working out for you? I guess Nancy should be hanging the "Mission Accomplished" banner anyday now?

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews....=rss&rpc=23

I still think the strawpoll method would work best. What we would do is on the first ballot have everyone out there for people to vote on. We would eliminate the bottom third of canditates at that point. Then we would have campaigns for a while longer, have another ballot, then elimintate the bottom half of canditates, to leave us with our final election ballot of 3-4 people. In this respect everyone is voting for the canditate that they want, and with only one vote, I don't think it would give much of an ability to skew the tally's towards one party or another. But if it did end up skewing the totals towards one group, that would mean the canditates would just have to work harder to separate themselves from the rest of their competition. Thoughts?