Everything posted by Texsox
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Blackwater and Private Security in Iraq thread
QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Nov 17, 2007 -> 11:19 AM) Who was Bozo the Clown's sidekick? Dick Chaney?
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Man shoots burglars while on phone with cops
QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Nov 17, 2007 -> 11:18 AM) Is it a deterant only if it deters EVERYBODY? If this shooting stops 50 people from committing similar, or worse, acts, was it a deterant? The death penalty at least deters one, but we don't quite know how many others are swayed by the fact they could die by committing certain acts in Texas. We'll see if there is a statistically significant drop in burglaries in Texas for 2008.
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Blackwater and Private Security in Iraq thread
QUOTE(YASNY @ Nov 17, 2007 -> 09:18 AM) What is Oreo? Who is Tiger Woods?
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Blackwater and Private Security in Iraq thread
QUOTE(YASNY @ Nov 17, 2007 -> 08:26 AM) There was a famous World Series catch made by Cookie (something Italian ... and long) Longettivo? or something? ... against Joe Dimaggio. Who is Cookie Rojas? I'll take famous "cookies" for 400 Alex
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Music Game
QUOTE(YASNY @ Nov 17, 2007 -> 09:09 AM) Backdoor Love Affair - ZZTop - First Album Love Without End, Amen - George Strait
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Music Game
QUOTE(YASNY @ Nov 17, 2007 -> 08:42 AM) Looking Forward - CSN&Y - Looking Forward CCR - Lookin' Out My Backdoor
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Music Game
Side bar YAS. I immediatly thought of Steppenwolf's The Pusher, would that be a legal pick? Though it would make for a tough follow up
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Boras gets the ax
Good for Kenny. If he has already settled on a team, I don't see a need for someone like Boras. I think Boras is best for a mid career guy.
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Music Game
QUOTE(YASNY @ Nov 17, 2007 -> 08:19 AM) The Needle and the Spoon - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Chronicles Pushing the Needle Too Far - Indigo Girls -
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DEM Primaries/Candidates thread
QUOTE(YASNY @ Nov 17, 2007 -> 08:22 AM) No problem. It's happened to me too. We're kinda new here Great music title thread in SL&M
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Could a team of you and your friends
In Texas, if you are playing Football or Basketball, you will be taking "Football" or "Basketball" as your PE choice. Most of the other sports are the same thing. You will also be playing in "community leagues" and all sorts of quasi-legal ways to keep you playing year round. There is no pressure, like when I was in school, to letter in three sports.
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Catch-All Anything Thread
You would also have to determine how often the letter K appears versus the other letters. To use an extreme example, if there were only 25 players with a "K name" and 23 where in the top 1,000 of all time, that would probably be significant. So it is more than just looking at the averages. If K represents 2% of the players and they are 5% of the strikeouts, that is significant.
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Any thespians?
Just wondering Stories, roles, high school, college, community, broadway?
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Man shoots burglars while on phone with cops
I'm not certain why we're discussing self defense, Texas Law allows you to defend your property. That's why our crime rate is so much lower. Break into the home and you could get shot. I'm certain after these guys were killed, no one will be breaking into homes in Texas. The death penalty was served.
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Is this harassment?
Most organizations I've been in the males dressed for their position, which becomes more conservative as you become promoted. The females also. Cynic says: Let's promote her before she sues us for harrassment. Optimist says: They are grooming her for the promotion and really care abuot her success. Time will tell.
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DEM Primaries/Candidates thread
QUOTE(YASNY @ Nov 16, 2007 -> 01:39 PM) Damn, Tex ... I did already admit to fact the I misread his remarks. I thought he was saying that I said something sexist and owned up to the fact that I screwed up. What more do you want? I was reading in order and thought that was the last post, I didn't see the rest of the thread until after I posted. I thought I deleted it before anyone saw it. Sorry.
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DEM Primaries/Candidates thread
QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 16, 2007 -> 02:47 PM) Obama may not have the experience yet, and he may not win... but I have to say, I've liked him more and more as the campaign has gone on. He screws up here and there like everyone else, but, he looks to me like a real, actual future statesman. And I think he's got a more positive and more cooperative approach than most anyone in the race. I'n starting to like what I see. I think I would like a McCain - Obama choice.
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Blackwater and Private Security in Iraq thread
QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Nov 17, 2007 -> 07:04 AM) And what normal adult male uses the nickname Cookie anyway? That is in a different thread regarding Iran
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The Wall
QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ Nov 16, 2007 -> 06:33 PM) I wouldn't read anything into that. I'm not accusing anyone of making that leap of faith right now... but one of the things I enjoy about being American is my freedom, and that includes freedom to travel. Having a big wall on our land borders would make it really really easy for some rogue administration to just shut the borders down. That's ok, as long as the NRA protects our right to arms we can blast our way past Nuke. All the Soviets had to tell the citizens of Berlin is the wall is here to keep too many immigrants from arriving and stealing your jobs. Spin that bad wall into a good wall.
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Cheater Bonds Indicted!
Bottom line is some people's warped sense of morality is based on what is proven in a court of law, or based on how many other people do it. They can ignore, or even actively make up a fantasy reality, of he really didn't do the drugs if it can't be proven in a court of law or if a thousand other guys should have been prosecuted first. Barry would have to be among the stupidest people on this planet if he never questioned why is head and other body parts were getting so big. He clearly knew the rules of baseball and should be held responsible for not following them. Any below average intelligence person would wake up one day and say "hey, why my noggin' swellin'?" and visit a Doctor. What a sad day when people will make up excuses for the cheater and lier. I'd make a political comparison now, but then we'd have to move this to the 'buster. You can try and make a thousand excuses for Barry, and then you will need a thousand and one. And then he'll write "My Prison Without Bars II", and his fans will moan and gnash their teeth in pain.
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Blackwater and Private Security in Iraq thread
QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Nov 16, 2007 -> 03:46 PM) Thanksgiving dinner is going to be a w k w a r d at the Krongard dinner table. . . Not any more awkward than at the Carville-Matalin household.
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Catch-All Anything Thread
QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Nov 16, 2007 -> 03:36 PM) Inexplicably in the mood for some Pink Floyd now. I was just thinking how much fun LPs were when you could flip them over and listen to the other side.
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The Wall
QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 16, 2007 -> 12:58 PM) That's similar to what I have suggested before. The wall itself, really, is not only pointless and unnecessary, it also makes the country look awful, costs a metric f*** ton to build and maintain, and would create all sorts of environmental problems. So, how about we do something a lot cheaper and a lot more effective? A "virtual" wall of cameras, FLIR and other detection equipment... monitored by surveillance teams... backed by mobile teams of combined Border Patrol and military units who move in to make the stop. And a guest worker program, tied to jobs, that satisfies the needs of American business and industry.
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Cheater Bonds Indicted!
QUOTE(Steff @ Nov 16, 2007 -> 12:59 PM) That was necessary. :rolleyes You are correct. Sorry.