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QUOTE(mreye @ Nov 1, 2005 -> 11:19 AM) Which is stupid. There's no incentive to have a nice home. If I add a bathroom. my value goes up. That's great if I plan to sell, but not if I want to keep my taxes down. Mike, do you have a link to this article? I'd like to pass it along. Really cool stuff. There is no link. I have access to a cool newswire system here down on the floor, and it is from that.

Anything by the Beatles.

Congrats to Carlos

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/11/01...reut/index.html

QUOTE(bulokis @ Oct 31, 2005 -> 11:45 PM) All we need to do is offer Paulie close to the highest offer he gets and maybe he will sign for less money. There is one more factor that people are not taking into account. Pauly is the premeir FA on the market this year, and it has already leaked out that the union wants to make him take the highest bid, in order to set the market high so that the rest of the FAs will be able to set their value higher. We might not be able to win a bidding war that involves us slightly under the highest bid, and it might not be ours or Konerko's fault. It is hard to say "no" to your entire bretheran.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Oct 31, 2005 -> 01:26 PM) It will be very unfortunate. And the truth is that the ultra conservatives spoiling for the fight are going to win even if their guy goes down. It galvanizes and energizes the conservative base, puts their cause into the spotlight, and will be a vehicle by which they raise 10s of millions of dollars. There will be political fallout come election time, but the social conservatives are looking to be paid for their loyalty to the GOP the last few election cycles. QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Oct 31, 2005 -> 01:28 PM) And it dramatically reduces the number of times "Rove, Libby and Fitzgerald" will have their names in the news. So what were their excuses for the last 5 years worth of conservative nominees? They have been doing this all along. How can it be about looking for a fight to distract the media when they have nominating the same type of judges since they got into power? Besides if they really wanted distract the media they could just lob some bombs at empty tents or get a blowjob.

This thread gets the Southsider seal of approval. (stolen without permission from Rex Kickass) It has that old school Murcies Love Lounge feel that all of us old timers miss to this day.

If I were Jason, I would be suing this guy to get my bandwidth back...

I think it depends on what other player movements take place. I think the Sox are going to look at a #3 hitter, in addition to getting either Konerko resigned or going after a replacement hitter for Pauly. If they can get a big name done, they won't resign Frank. If no one else wants to come here, then I think KW gives Frank another chance.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Oct 31, 2005 -> 02:12 PM) Thanks for helping to get the title JR, although I still think you are making a fortune on the club. Hopefully you'll do the right thing and re-sign PK and also add some more payroll this offseason to keep improving what is already an outstanding club. Sorry Alex, it has been well documented that the only money Jerry and company are making on the White Sox are all paper capital gains, none of which ever gets taken out of the team. This ownership group won't realize any profits on the White Sox until they sell the team. All of the year to year profits instantly get reinvested into the team the very next season in the form of higher payroll.

Is there anyone on here who believes that Carl Everett will be a White Sox next year?

Happy Birthday

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ALWAYS consult snopes. http://www.snopes.com/risque/caught/pumpkin.htm

So a World Title is worth $40 million in total value. It will be interesting to see their total revenue figures for 2005.

QUOTE(Steff @ Oct 31, 2005 -> 12:53 PM) MLB doesn't own the rights to the music. Exactly. The White Sox would have to pay royalties for everytime that montage is distributed, to each artist whose song is used in it. From what has been stated already it is not cost effective.

QUOTE(EvilMonkey @ Oct 31, 2005 -> 12:07 PM) You really have to search hard to find Muslim groups that will speak out against most of the things that have been done in the name of Allah. And even when they do speak out, they counch their words very carefully, not wanting to risk the wrath of their fellow Muslims. Only because of the slant the press likes to give these stories. It is documented out there that MANY religious leaders in Islam do not support many of the Jihads and of the killing of the innocents that are happening in their names. But of course these people never make it onto the front page of the NY Times, instead the latest Bin Laden video or the latest suicide bombing takes precendence. If you WANT to find info like this you can, you just have to want to look for it. And look no further than the crusades for Popes and Christians killing Muslims simply for being Muslim. You and I are both Christians, but to turn our backs on the history of the killings that have been carried out in the name of Jesus Christ is to open the door to them happening again in the future. We have to respect our history and NEVER allow it to happen again.

So how is the paint drying with all of that rain?

one of the funniest and yet wrongest jokes I have seen in a while. QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Oct 31, 2005 -> 12:35 PM) If this has been floating around out there I hadn't run into it until I saw it on a friend's White Sox blog. Brilliant!! The Chicago White Sox have tied Bobby Brown's record by beating Houston four times in one week.

QUOTE(Steff @ Oct 31, 2005 -> 09:55 AM) You need to see 1 to understand 2. For those that have seen it could you please be respectful to those that haven't and want to and not post spoilers just yet? TIA. Or if someone feels the need to post spoilers, post a great big warning so people can scroll past it without reading it.

On a side note, thanks for posting that Tony. It helps out Brooks and his staff if we can eliminate duplicate questions and requests for the PR staff.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Oct 31, 2005 -> 10:52 AM) They estimate that 1.8 mil came downtown for the parade. Just for perspective, how many come down for the fireworks on July 3rd?? Taste of Chicago fireworks usually bring in about a million people, as does the air and water show.

Damn I can't wait for opening day and Soxfest.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Oct 31, 2005 -> 09:35 AM) I'm pretty sure Spiff was. Or it at least garnered the most "WTF?"'s. Not to mention PMs flying around and knives getting stuck in peoples backs... Congrats SnB. First thing you need to know is that the newest mod buys lunch for the admins at Soxfest