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QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ May 19, 2015 -> 08:27 AM) Selmy - stood by and watched Aerys burn thousands and did nothing. Jorah - turn cloak slaver that chose exile over the Black. Dothraki - Heartless savages that rule no lands and do nothing but rape and pillage. She's really allied herself with "good" people. Selmy came out of nowhere to help her after being exiled, and he was a link to her past, good or bad. Jorah she banished after finding out what he was sent to do. The Dothraki she was sold to, she didn't have much choice, and she "domesticated" the once she became Queen. I never got the hint through 5 books that she was anything but a young girl with good intentions making some mistakes along the way to recapture the throne. She's always trying to take the noble, just route, but she runs into road blocks, which is sort of the point in all the books: no one is really good and no one CAN be good all the time. If you do you'll end up like Ned Stark. Isn't she like 16 in the books? I think the show has made her much older than GRRM intended.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ May 5, 2015 -> 01:59 PM) I met with them, they basically said that they envision me managing within the next few years. They gave me a slight raise immediately (approx 5%) and then I asked that I be paid in the top half of the other attorneys in our firm. Probably not my best negotiation but getting more money today is always nice and I can still always leave haha. Never read your posts on this, but you and I sound like we're working in the same type of firm. I make less than market rate, but I also work about 40-45 hours a week with plenty of time to search the internet and not feel stressed about getting stuff done. I get a decent bonus every year, nothing crazy, some profit sharing/401k contributions, and then referral fees for whatever I bring in. Could I make more at another place? Absolutely. Probably 20-30% more. But it would sacrifice my ability to get home by 6:15 and spend time with my son before he goes to bed. My concern is 5 years from now if I don't get raises what I should do and/or how marketable i'll be. I have no idea what kind of horizontal movement there is in the litigation market. And I do probably 60/40 defense and plaintiff work, so i'm not really specialized like most.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ May 18, 2015 -> 08:10 AM) A lot of RV dealers rent out RVs. Might want to start there. I've heard that depending on how far your trip is, it's actually cheaper to rent it for a longer period of time than you need. You'll get more free miles with a longer rental period and save the $.30-.35/mile charge over the initial free miles. My buddies just did this on a trek out to California and supposedly saved some money.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 17, 2015 -> 03:11 AM) The best part of buying a car is not having to step foot in another car dealership for years. What a bunch of crooks. After all the smoke cleared, we got a new Buick Enclave. Pretty pumped for it, should be good size for the growing family, but still fancy and a bit luxurious on the inside. I'm not gonna lie, those new commercials reeled me in. My parents have one and it's so comfortable when my wife, son and I go with them to dinner or on a small roadtrip. Easily the best 3rd row option out there that's not a mini-van. Tons of room, nice ride, decent gas mileage. I'm jealous!

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ May 18, 2015 -> 01:49 AM) Really? No posts on the Mad Men Finale?? Overall, I thought it was very well done, and I'm really going to miss this show.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ May 15, 2015 -> 03:20 PM) My biggest concern is that his teams have been consistently bad at the defensive end. I have no idea how that plays out in the NBA though. Noah/Butler/Rose and Taj basically have to teach him Thibs' system, which is now widely used in the NBA. Get an offensive minded guy but keep the defensive principles and they should be ok. Here's the other problem: Noah. I mean, he's like Jaylan Tate on Illinois. It becomes a 4 on 5 game on the offensive side. He's a non-threat, and that kills their offense. You gotta hope that's all based on injuries and not his body falling apart. My hope is that they can trade Thibs and maybe Taj for Orlando's 1st round pick. Maybe you get lucky and that pick is in the 3-5 range and you can grab a small forward.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ May 15, 2015 -> 01:35 PM) Completely disagree that they were a championship roster if healthy. That said, I know we're most likely stuck with this core group for a few more years but we're not going to win a championship or beat LeBron with it. Not with Rose still being a dumb player and 70% of his former athletic self. Mirotic and McDermott would have to make huge leaps next season. And I don't see that happening. Also, who wants to bet the Bulls f*** up the Butler situation? You know they'll low ball him to try and save some pennies. And it'll blow up in their face.

Good write up by Lowe on the Bulls and the s***ty, s***ty spot they're in: http://grantland.com/the-triangle/a-eulogy...-probably-done/

It's amazing how lifeless this team is with their season 15 minutes away from being over.

Hey tom let's ride this s*** line up for a whole quarter!!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 14, 2015 -> 08:20 PM) How do people feel about that coach they just fired? Like Scott Brooks, solid but not going to get you a title.

How does an nba team with 3-4 all stars not score for 7 minutes? Time to blow this s*** up.

I guess I read the accusations as a disgruntled ex-player who was pissed that the coaches yelled at him for not playing hurt and/or pressuring him to play before he felt ready. If that's the case, isn't that going on in every single football program in the country? It all seems like sour grapes to me, although obviously he's now caused a s*** storm.

Someone who follows Illinois football way more than I do, what's with this Beckman/player accusation crap? My twitter feed has been loaded the last few days and it all seems to suggest the player quit the team and is making s*** up. Is that the general consensus? Seems like a lot of players/ex-players are tweeting stuff today in support of Beckman and his staff.

Good riddance Thibs you f***ing hack. Great defense, preschool offense. He's literally 0 for at least 15 on must have baskets on offense this series. So f***ing terrible.

Hey Thibs: CALL A f***ING PLAY. Jesus his refusal to adjust is killing me.

QUOTE (Brian @ May 10, 2015 -> 01:32 PM) Not really. Maybe if it was Jo. Pau's defense and rebounding killed them in games two and three. The pick and roll game is great but the Cavs adjusted. Noah is more important than Pau in this series IMO.

That's some karma right there. f*** you lebron. f*** you refs. See you sunday!!

QUOTE (Jake @ May 8, 2015 -> 09:26 PM) Short of that, I'd fire Thibs if we lose the series Agreed. Not playing Niko and his hard on for Hinrich have been two major issues.

f***ing Thibs. Why the hell is Hinrich in the game? He just gave up that three.

Why the f*** is hinrich in the game?

Thibs playing these guys way too much. Everyone will be gassed in the 4th

Get Nazr in there to deck Lebron. Everyone would be jacked for that.

That s*** should be reviewable. No judgement needed. That's just a blown call.

Refs are so inconsistent. Tackling inside, fine. Handcheck outside, foul.