Texsox

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 3, 2008 -> 03:13 PM) Heh. Utah has its first poll out. I'm sure everyone will be shocked to learn that Romney is leading. Here are the numbers... Romney: 84% McCain: 4% Those are not typos. Romney may break the state record for the biggest margin of victory ever in a state-wide vote. Is there any connection to the two nice young men who just peddled up and dropped off some Romney '08 materials?

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Feb 4, 2008 -> 12:28 PM) Boy this kid doesn't paint himself as a very simpathetic figure does he. Lying or not, you just want to punch the guy in the face after reading his comments. I'm with you. My cop career would end as soon as I faced someone like that.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 4, 2008 -> 11:40 AM) I saw an article recently (maybe was linked from here, I don't recall), trying to pinpoint the feeling they got from There Will Be Blood, as well as No Country For Old Men. In both cases, its excellent filmmaking, and you know that you are impressed... and yet, you feel a bit empty afterwards. The article pointed something out - neither movie has a real protagonist. Jones' character in No Country is closest, but really, he is more of the observer character. It seemed that Daniel was the protagonist. It also made sense that Upton Sinclair, of The Jungle fame, wrote the book Oil that this mnovie was based on. The evil person was a pro business millionaire who harmed his employees and the Minister renounced Jesus at the end and said he was a false prophet etc. Much like the evil businesses and Socialism in The Jungle

This guy. Basically just watching what I eat and trying to walk more. I'm at 228 and want to push the scale at 190, so I have a long way to go. I was thinking MOnday weigh ins and perhaps using this thread for tips and accountability.

QUOTE(Jenks Heat @ Feb 4, 2008 -> 12:14 PM) The problem is when you leave your keys in the ignition. I believe a stolen car if broken into is very different from leaving your car running and having it stolen. They cover you if you are drunk driving, etc. I've never seen an exception for being stupid and careless.

BTW, I just figured out why I was nominated, I'm the designated driver

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Feb 4, 2008 -> 11:22 AM) No, no, not a growler. I'm talking BIG bottle. BIGGER than a growler. The bottle is like 3' tall. 3' tall? Like

Believe it or don't, there are not many good Mexican restaurants here, far more and better Asian and Sushi joints.

It's pronounced "NEW cle-ar", how did you ever become President?

My daughter took me to There Will Be Blood, she has seen it three times and loved it. Excellent three hours. I can't really describe it, it's kind of like Howard Hughes meets Texas Wildcatter with a twist of Road to Wellville.

QUOTE(retro1983hat @ Feb 4, 2008 -> 11:00 AM) While I do like Chipotle, I feel the workers are given cash for the least amount of meat they put on the burrito. Sometimes it is a joke. But I do like the food. Also, if anyone has been to any of the Tacos El Norte restaurants in the NW burbs, it is worth it. Best Tacos Ever!!! Do they have bistek tacos on corn tortillas with onions and cilantro? yummy, I call them South Texas sliders. Best post drinking food.

QUOTE(Jimbo's Drinker @ Feb 4, 2008 -> 10:58 AM) This was not Flattop Grill, they have never been in these locations. Flattop grill is the name of a chain of restarurants. Sorry, I should have been clearer. Those types of restaurants. Both I went to were one trip.

QUOTE(Jimbo's Drinker @ Feb 4, 2008 -> 10:42 AM) Not all you can eat, where?? One was in Shaumburg, but they were in business 12 years ago. The other was in Harlingen, Texas. So I stopped going. Have they changed?

The only thing I don't like is the portions. Even if I stacked the bowl soooo high, it cooks down to nothing. And the last one I was at was not all-you-can-eat.

QUOTE(Jimbo's Drinker @ Feb 4, 2008 -> 10:18 AM) Flattop Grill, the greatest meal ever! where? what is it?

We have threads for music and movies, why not a general food thread? I know we all love to eat around here, based, in part on the posters I have met, (not queenp) Btw, the Red Robin burger with the fried egg, amazing. Friends of mine talked me into it when I couldn't decide. That and endless french fries. Off my diet for the night.

If that is the worse he has ever "exploded" he is a saint.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 4, 2008 -> 10:01 AM) Here is another log to toss onto the fire. Assuming he was probably drunk or high just like she was.... look what he said - that he poked her and she didn't move. Its possible she wasn't dead - she may have had a seizure and become clonic. They may have dumped in the sea while she was still alive. That makes it homicide. Anyway you look at it, adult supervision was sorely lacking. I can not think of a good reason for that many high schools kids to be in that environment. I bewlieve foreign travel is great for kids, but in smaller groups, and better supervision.

I thought Harlem Irving Plaze was in Norridge? I worked at the Foot Locker there a couple decades ago.

I am so happy to learn that our government is researching ways to make everyone's life better.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Feb 4, 2008 -> 09:19 AM) Not if they fed her to the sharks that she wanted to see so badly Actually finding sharks is not as easy as it sounds. Perhaps that is the case, but I doubt it. Plus, and Jim can correct me, sharks would not necessarily be attracted to dead food, they prefer alive and kicking.

But how/why do the actual dollars themselves move to overseas banks? Do we really have plane loads of geenbacks travelling?

QUOTE(Jenks Heat @ Feb 3, 2008 -> 03:05 PM) You know something that is really messed up. In that exact situation above you are responsible for any damage done by the vehicle after it is stolen and your insurance company will not cover it. If someone disagrees please do so as I have been lead ot beleive this is true. Depends on your coverage. I've known a couple people who have had their cars stolen, down here it's a big problem. One did not have full coverage and lost everything. When they found his truck, stripped, he got nothing. The other had full coverage and they covered the damage, which was mostly missing pieces that had gotten chopped. Glass, seats, and rims. YMMV, check your agent. BTW, his aftermarket sound system was not covered. I just remembered that.

It would be interesting to see a tide chart for the area, most of the time the body would have washed up on shore.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Feb 4, 2008 -> 09:06 AM) The dollar is the closest thing to a "universal currency" that exists in the world today. The utility of the dollar has a lot to do with it. You can spend them anywhere. The trade deficit is probably the biggest mover of dollars overseas. Right, and as long as they stay overseas and are not presented back, that's good for us, right? IIRC I believe that was Milton Friedman's theory? What I was wondering was how/why the actual physical bills get overseas. When one company pays another, it's typically a wire transfer, or in some cases paying their US subsidiary. Why would the physical notes be moved?