Texsox

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 14, 2006 -> 08:37 AM) Good question. The answer is no. I'd like to have a sort of first and second place thing going on here, it makes it more interesting. Plus I like the idea that we might end up with a P and VP that are very different politically. I was going to ask Nuke if he wanted to form a ticket. We'd have kicked everyone's ass.

I've only experienced one mishap, and it happened to someone that worked for me. His deposit wasn't getting posted to his account. Of course it was a holiday weekend and he was leaving for a short trip and needed the cash. The company HR department looked and it was debited from the company account, the payroll service said they all were processed and his bank branch kept saying it wasn't there. After a full day or arguing back and forth, HR didn't quite grasp the seriousness of the situation, it was discovered that his branch had not run their tape for the day. But because the problem was at his branch, Paychex and the company couldn't really help.

Can we form a ticket before posting and run as a Pres/Veep?

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Nov 14, 2006 -> 08:10 AM) Happy Birthday to one of the best people on Soxtalk It's not my birthday, I just started the thread. QP asked in the catch all thread if she should feel any different now that she is 30. I'm guessing the questions from your family about family should give you all the answer you need. I am trying to remember what 30 feels like, but all the young ladies said no and slapped me.

Happy Birthday!!

Git-R-Dun Hello, is this the Sheriff's Office?" Yes. What can I do for you?" I'm calling to report 'bout my neighbor Virgil Smith.... He's hidin' marijuana inside his firewood! Don't quite know how he gets it inside them logs, but he's hidin' it there" Thank you very much for the call, sir." The next day, the Sheriff's Deputies descend on Virgil's house. They search the shed wherethe firewood is kept. Using axes, they bust open every piece of wood, but find no marijuana. They sneer at Virgil and leave. Shortly, the phone rings at Virgil's house. Hey, Virgil! This here's Floyd.... did the Sheriff come?" "Yeah!" "Did they chop your firewood?" "Yep!" "Happy Birthday, buddy!" (Rednecks know how to Git-R-Dun)

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Nov 13, 2006 -> 10:31 PM) Steff is like an Ice Cream Cone when you trip over the cat.... ALL UP IN YO' FACE! PA picking up some street cred

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Nov 13, 2006 -> 10:22 PM) and brilliant inSIGHTS that make Texsox, texsox You missed the its as well The mispellin' is what makes it funny

QUOTE(knightni @ Nov 13, 2006 -> 06:31 PM) Haha! It's funny because it's backwards. Its brilliant insites like this that make some1 a moderator.

QUOTE(mr_genius @ Nov 13, 2006 -> 09:31 PM) haha, nice descriptions, project "Smart Vote" I noticed the same thing.

November 13, 2006 NOTE FROM CHRIS: "Singer" Britney Spears has filed for divorce from her "rapper" "husband," Kevin Federline, AKA K-Fed. Friday we did Britney (then again, who hasn't?) so today we'll focus on her badder half. The Top 5 Things on K-Fed's To-Do List 5> Buy small, boxy specs; call Andy Dick regarding how to make a career out of being a loathsome, snarky putz. 4> "Hi, this is K-Fed for K-mart...." 3> Call Vanilla Ice, Fab Morvan and Andrew Ridgeley about starting new band, *NDEBT. 2> Order a gross of "I knocked up Britney Freakin' Spears -- TWICE!" T-shirts. and Topfive.com's Number 1 Thing on K-Fed's To-Do List... 1> Get a D-Job at the T-Bell to pay your E-Bill, A-Hole! Join ClubTop5 to see the whole 10-item list and the Runner Up/Honorable Mention submissions for today's list: "K-Why?" and "Fed Up" http://www.topfive.com/html/ClubTop5.shtml

What do your companies do when you use up all your sick days and have to take off?

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Nov 13, 2006 -> 03:32 PM) Murtha's congressional vote scorecards from interest groups in the last few years as they've been issued. I'm guessing my voting record would be pretty close to his.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Nov 13, 2006 -> 02:26 PM) Who cares about the cup, she's talking to a black guy!!! Moments later the Secret Service wisked that guy away

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Nov 13, 2006 -> 08:19 AM) Did I ever claim it didn't? I was adressing a falsehood in LCRs statement, not the history of Christianity. Believe me I know if I asked, I would get a thesis on every evil ever done in its name. Just adding to the conversation. I thought I was agreeing and adding to your point.

QUOTE(Soxy @ Nov 13, 2006 -> 08:25 AM) Do you deserve your high school diploma? No cheating! I got a 97%, pretty good. But I also am a self-proclaimed nerd with a huge love of the history channel. . . 80%, I wish they graded the test so I could see which ones I missed.

One way to view sick days is they are very short term disability insurance paid by the company. I agree with Evil on this one. What you are describing are vacation days and most companies give you these also. I was the easiest manager to get time off from, but one of my pet peeves was asking me on Dec 1 how many sick days you have left. Ask yourself why companies offer vacation days and sick days? I also did not want to play mommy and investigate if someone was truly sick or not. Don't fake the voice or whatever, if you tell me you can't work that day, then you can't work that day. I also reviewed how many and when sick days were being used and I can guarantee that bigger bonuses and raises were given to the employees that showed up and did their jobs versus not showing up and having others do their jobs for them. The ones that are doing the work should get rewarded. QUOTE(BobDylan @ Nov 13, 2006 -> 07:39 AM) Because the mundane, worthless, mind numbing work I do for them will NEVER be worth the amount of money they pay me. Yet for an extra couple days off, it is? A normal year of work is 2,080 hours. Taking an extra three sick days is 24 hours. You just gave yourself a whopping 1.1% raise. Having said all this, I do favor policies where all days off are in the same pool. My first year employees received 5 days off. After a year it went to 12 and increased one day a year. Use them any way you like to.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Nov 13, 2006 -> 08:04 AM) Actually this would be a very true statement. Part of the charge of Islam is to make EVERY nation an Islamic state. I have no doubt that there are people working in the USA today to make this happen. And witnessing is a great tradition of Christians. Shall we study all the Missions in the US and Mexico? Remember the Alamo! I would offer that the one true religion we have here in the US is democracy and we like to spread that world wide, even if it means dying to accomplish the task. QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 13, 2006 -> 08:04 AM) Then there is the issue of Ellison having ties to CAIR and the Nation of Islam. The voters sent him, end of discussion.

I think it mockes the Bible and Christianity when a Bible is used as a prop for non believers to take an oath.

Where the hell is Granada?

I'd go with Chicago's Rick Telander. Heaven is a Playground is an awesome book, and a decent movie.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Nov 11, 2006 -> 08:08 PM) Yea, 'cause it's only Republicans that are unethical... as always.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Nov 12, 2006 -> 11:43 AM) And they are putting John Conyers, who has been posting mock impeachment trials, in charge of house judiciary committe. This is the same tool who wanted to impeach Reagan for invading Grenada. And thank God we invaded Grenada. Imagine what the world would have looked like if we hadn't.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Nov 11, 2006 -> 06:20 PM) A lot of that is going to depend on the health/growth of their rotation. Detroit does have a lot of options at starting pitcher, which lessens the pain somewhat, but they still gave away one of their best backup plans for this season. Especially if injuries or regression hits any of those guys a bit. No doubt, but after 30+ years of watching prospects, I will take a major league ready player, especially a starter, over two or three prospects. I barely take a glimpse at the draft, except to see what positions are being drafted, add four or five years and see how that might fit.