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QUOTE(DBAH0 @ May 16, 2007 -> 08:32 AM) Yankees. Sorry but I despise the "Evil Empire" more than anyone in baseball. And that is great for baseball. If baseball didn't have the Yankees, they would need to invent them.

Oops. With a 1001 different rules on the cars I can understand . . .

I voted Yankees because it is the "smart" thing. But seriously, we *might* be in a race with the Yankees for a wild card spot. We *will* be around Cub fans all year. Plus I was a north suburb kind of guy, so losses to the Cubs were even more nasty. So I'd like to change my vote. Cuck the Fubs.

keep the day job aj

ROCK crushes scissors, scissors cut paper and paper covers rock. But nothing beats an all-expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas and a shot at winning $US50,000 ($60,000). What was once a game to settle playground disputes has grown to be on the cusp of recognition as a global sport, with this year's finals of the USA Rock Paper Scissors Tournament drawing more than 300 contestants from all over the country. Matti Leshem, the national league's commissioner, has petitioned the International Olympic Committee to make it an event. Now he wants to bring "the greatest competition ever to sweep the USA" to Britain. But his ambition for RPS, as he calls it, doesn't stop there. "This is a sport that creates harmony," he says. "I want to set up the RPS Foundation to promote this sport as a simple method of conflict resolution." Sunday night's final was the culmination of more than 300 regional heats involving, according to Mr Lesham, "hundreds of thousands of people" who all beat their fists twice in the air (three times in Australia) before revealing one of the symbols. The $US50,000 prize went to Jaime Langridge, a male nurse from Odessa, Texas. The pre-tournament favourite, Antonie "Shears" Maanum, was eliminated despite trying to put off opponents by wearing a red silk boxing gown. Paramedics were on hand in case of "wrist or shoulder dislocations", while each bout took place under trained referees. Fouls include the vertical paper throw, known as "the handshake", illegal because it resembles scissors - as well as the horizontal scissors throw, outlawed for the opposite reason. More legitimate techniques include "cloaking" - concealing your choice until the last possible second - or "shadowing", where players pretend to choose one symbol and then change at the last second. Some players use special fingerless RPS gloves. "A lot of people tried to cheat. They throw early and then roll their hands," Mr Leshem, a 44-year-old Hollywood producer who clearly understands the value of hype, said. "We had the world's greatest RPS referee in Phil Gordon (a noted poker player) and he made some big calls. There was a lot of controversy, but we went back on the videotape and he got it right every time." The USARPS league is burgeoning because of its sponsorship from Bud Light beer, which sees it as the perfect bar-side competition. The brewers flew all 300 competitors and their guests to Vegas, paid for a lavish party and provided the prizemoney. Source: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21740562-13762,00.html

IOL, You've Got Mail! So easy to use . . . The guys that replaced your unit, is that a training issue, unclear orders, learning curve??? I'm struggling for the right way to ask this, but are these guys more likely to wind up dead or cause other people (friendly) to die? Finally, from your descriptions and accounts of the game, I could see the average Iraqi wanting the US out and their neighborhoods returned to a prewar state. There can not be much semblance of life as usual for them.

QUOTE(NUKE @ May 16, 2007 -> 04:54 AM) This is the best post in this thread so far. These same people that are crying the loudest about gas prices are still the ones that drive their SUV everywhere they go. It doesn't matter whether it's to work or 2 blocks down the street to get a gallon of milk. Sacrifice, to your average American, is something that other people should do. Until that mentality goes away there are always going to be really high gas prices. We need to mount an investigation, Nuke is sounding vaguely liberal in this post. He's probably been awake to long or one of his buddies is posting for him.

It is very easy to cheer for guys like him.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ May 15, 2007 -> 09:27 PM) 1. As we've established here, no one on this board gives a crap what Al or Jesse say anyway. 2. What on earth does this disgusting crime have to do with them? Why should they comment? Because the killers happen to be black and the victims happen to be white? If some liberal posters here are accused of being Bush-obsessed, then you sir are Al and Jesse-obsessed. I really wish I had not followed that link. Their murders are stuck in my mind and it is events like this that causes citizens to become pro-death penalty.

Most businesses have banned alcohol from company facilities. They have also stopped their sales forces from drinking at lunch. I remember turning in expense reports for multiple thousands and much of that was alcohol fueled parties. I don't have a problem with an alcohol free clubhouse. They are athletes after all. Shouldn't they be setting a good example for the youngins? They can pour N/A over their heads.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ May 15, 2007 -> 05:48 PM) Link Later, Guiliani was heard exclaiming, "I hate political races., I just sat with those two for two hours. I waaaant to go back to Manhatten."

I'd be in favor of dropping back to a 154 game schedule. Of course, that will never happen.

QUOTE(Mr. Showtime @ May 15, 2007 -> 01:41 PM) I'll have my eyes on the Bulls tonight, so hopefully Danks has his A game. Hopefully the offense will put away their A game and put on something closer to AAA or, dare I dream, mlb!

Check out the Frazier Crane radio show and score a date with Daphni . . .

QUOTE(daa84 @ May 15, 2007 -> 01:06 PM) my head says yankees, heart says cubs ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I don't want to win every game, just the next one.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ May 15, 2007 -> 02:46 PM) The really interesting thing is that it was a mention from Barrack Obama that told me about this stuff in the first place. If you put Hill and WMT into google, let's just say this was one of the nicer stories. Some were just down right brutal, with some crazy conspiracy type stuff in them. And here is a philosophical conundrum in all this. Does a good person go into a bad situation and try to make it better, or does a good person just avoid it all together and avoid getting that stink on them? Jesus chose to dine with tax collectors, so I allow that thought to guide me, but that might not be right for everyone. I thought about that before choosing to work for the Boy Scouts, obviously there are some positions that I have contrary views than the official position. But I doubt anyone finds a company that 100% matches their views.

I'll give you six million reasons why it is a bad idea.

QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ May 15, 2007 -> 02:26 PM) According to Bloomberg's proposal, driving your car south of 86th Street, and you'll pay $8. $27 if you are a truck. IIRC it worked in London, I didn't realize that any US city was looking at it.

QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ May 15, 2007 -> 02:07 PM) Big controversy in NYC this past month as Bloomberg proposed Congestion Pricing tolls. I legitimately don't think Bloomberg is running for President next year. Like I said, the local rumors are about governor - not President. Congestion pricing tolls? Sounds interesting.

QUOTE(Cknolls @ May 15, 2007 -> 02:12 PM) http://www.floppingaces.net/2007/05/13/rap...ion-and-murder/ When will BIG AL have a say so about this?...... Jesse? What a horrific story.

Happy Birthday!! Happy Birthday!! Happy Birthday!! Happy Birthday!! Y'all . . .

I don't believe it is fair to apply current understandings and values to actions from a decade or more ago. The world changes, far more important is how people face those changes and learn from past mistakes.

Gee, it couldn't be that soldier in the field are using those avenues to portray less than Hollywood versions of event in Iraq? Why the hell wasn't Soxtalk blocked? Damn, we have to recruit more soldiers, This is the kind of spontaneous publicity we need! Our name in print! That really makes somebody! Things are going to start happening for us now.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ May 15, 2007 -> 01:21 PM) Sorry to change the subject but what if people gloated over the death of Bin Laden? Would the mods have to curb those types of responses as well? Would we have to? No Would we? Probably, depending on the comments.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ May 15, 2007 -> 12:32 PM) Its not just the rich, the powerful, or anything like that. How many drunken Irish, or stupid Polish jokes do you hear? Its OK to portray all Jews as money hungry, and all Indians as either taxi cab drivers or 7-11 owners. How many rich taxi-cab drivers do you know? Exactly. And that is where my concept of a scale comes into play. The worse the plight of the group, the less we are willing to accept those insults and racial slurs. The "easier" it is for the group, the more willing we are to ignore the insult. Using these examples, the average Jew in America isn't subjected to many barriers, not denied many advancements, plenty of Jewish people in high level government and private jobs. So as a society we are slower to react than if the attack is against Blacks. Again, not saying it is necessarily fair, and your comment about creating a disadvantaged group was brilliant. We should be more careful about allowing comments about all groups.