Texsox

QUOTE(Soxy @ Nov 13, 2005 -> 02:06 PM) Their witty advertising? Genius! but no.

QUOTE(Soxy @ Nov 13, 2005 -> 01:59 PM) I know this! It was a guy working for Guinness, but he couldn't publish the paper under his real name because of the intellectual copy right (Guinness owned them I think), and so he published it under Student or something. Or at least it's something in that vein. We have a winner. It was Guinness' second most important contribution to society. Third was the Guinness Book of World Records. Any guess what #1 is?

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Nov 13, 2005 -> 01:50 PM) You raise a really good point here. One that we should open up another thread for. What SHOULD the message be, for EITHER party? I would start with the national debt, discuss how American has become the worlds greatest superpower by welcoming people from all corners of the planet, NOT keeping them out, make some meaningful reforms in how public schools are funded . . . I think everyone who truly wants to vote in an educated manner should decide what their issues are, and read over each party platform and campaign info ans see which candidate matches their values, not just assume one or the other, and not be swayed by attack ads.

QUOTE(Mercy! @ Nov 13, 2005 -> 01:29 PM) Hi Kyyle - Stop and think about what you just said. It implies that every day you begin your life all over again with a tabla rasa; that you respond to everyone as if you knew nothing about them. Life (online and off) just doesn’t work that way. Now, if you mean being unwilling to let go of some past personal conflicts with someone or bringing up subjects which have no bearing at all on the current discussion – yes, I agree, not nice. But neither of those situations apply in this particular case, do they? I’m always interested in the dissonance between what we say, what we say we believe, and the ways we actually behave. But even then, it is impossible with this format to make any judgements. Plus, history is important. IMHO, you did not look back far enough. SoxforlifeinPA circa 2004 would have found a masturbation looking bell ringer very funny. PA circa 2005 would quote We all have faces we put on. We all grow and change. Peace.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Nov 13, 2005 -> 01:16 PM) That coffee mug is pretty damn funny. Seriously, the Republicans and the Democrats are a MESS right now. Neither party has a message. That could be because they are looking for a marketable message, instead of looking for solutions or improvements.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Nov 13, 2005 -> 01:08 PM) Actually, the funny thing is no one from the Republican party has anything going for them right now, IMO. Yes we do:

Really? I am surprised we don't hear more about him??

In Bush Family Dynasty News: DeLay and Bush 2008

Rex, with all do respect, money for tv is so huge. The Illinois race was mismanaged from the start, and not a typical case. I'll take the lesser candidate and 8X the money and 99 times out of 100, you'd lose. By the time all my money is spent, my candidate will be the better candidate. I think Juggs has an excellent point. I also think that the RPC has a huge media advantage with the GOP Radio Network. It's a 24/7 telethon. Contributors hear the cause and the message. No such outlet for the DNC. The Dems hope could be that Dean is rousing the masses and creating voters and volunteers and just lagging in donors. We all know if the candidate is hot and gaining mind share, the money will follow.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Nov 13, 2005 -> 10:23 AM) Do we even want to know what you were doing searching for "greasy cooters" online at 9AM on Sunday morning? PA gave a link to Dan's Blog showing a car. I followed the link, then a different link on his site, and viola` How PA missed the best link for a picture of Dan's car is another thread topic.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Nov 13, 2005 -> 10:44 AM) Ooh, ooh that means this is my turn to post links from unbelievably biased blogs, make fun of your intelligence, and then cry when things don't go my way, right? :crying Ok your turn. I never use blogs as sources unless the author is clearly identified and well know in their field. Actually I can't ever remember using a blog reference. And never cry when things don't go my way. I will make fun of your lack of intelligence when I return. BTW, If I allow you to post in this thread, will you mail a check to the DNC?

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Nov 13, 2005 -> 06:37 AM) Try this: French Speakers Nice, I was thinking my speakers could play any language.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Nov 13, 2005 -> 10:07 AM) You don't know what I do and don't do. So don't question me like that. fair enough. damn, you got me on that one. And right in the middle of a good righteous indignant speech. And just for you bud

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Nov 13, 2005 -> 09:59 AM) For one day, I wanted to stay away from that. You are right. There are issues, but I wanted to keep it away for one day to express our gratitude. FOR ONE DAY you couldn't do that. The thread wasn't about how Vets get treated. Nice hijack, chief. And that's my point. Thanks for making it. I'm sorry, why not split off the meaningless gestures then? I thought is was about showing gratitude and respect. Maybe for one damn day we could actually care and do something instead of posting a flag smiley. Maybe instead of stomping your feet and pouting over your thread, you could have done something that would actually do something for the Veterans?

See, this is what ticks me off. While we waste time debating the proper way to post a message regarding Veteran's Day this crap is happening. Hey Bush, how about dropping the tax cuts and building a damn hospital? Or is that too political?

Is it s*** to discuss how Vets are treated? I thought Dems had cornered the market on hollow gestures. Posting miles of smileys does a lot of good. This is the same thinking the same people have who believe supporting the troops is waving a flag and cheering as some go off to die is patriotic, while questioning why they are going, and actually thinking they should not go, is somehow not supporting the Troops. The fact remains, Veterans are not always treated well. Down here in the Rio Grande Valley, a magnet for retirees, with a substantial Veteran population, the closest VA hospital is over 200 miles away in San Antonio. yet Valley lawmakers have been rebuffed countless times in securing funding for a medical facility. A dedicated group of Veterans marched, carrying full size flags, to San Antonio, to publicize the lack of funding. To follow your rules, talking about that would be making this political. I guess if all you want to do is talk about it, go for it, but leave me out of hollow b.s. gestures. I'd rather fix what's broke. You buy a smiley and a magnet. BTW, if anyone wants to actually do something to support the efforts to have a VA Hospital where one is needed, please write your congressman and senators. http://www.mysanantonio.com/sharedcontent/.../D8DMG49OB.html

Nice.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Nov 12, 2005 -> 01:10 PM) Dan's Car the site's cool... Dan's car isn't. PA I can't believe you missed this on Dan's site! That is the best part.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Nov 13, 2005 -> 09:26 AM) They're going to do NOTHING. It was all a dog and pony show for the cameras to make sure that the American people knew they were "watching". And that's the sickest part of all. Forget the political party, these people are nothing but dips***s that hang off the camera teat. I'll bet a few may short the stocks they own in blind trust

I wonder if PA has seen this. . .

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Nov 12, 2005 -> 04:09 PM) Nice video, Scoop! http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=43095 PA doesn't bring up old posts, thats not cool.

This thread is not about attacking President Carter, but about discussing Bush's values conflicting with American values.

This is for Dems to discuss what the party can do to help raise more money for the upcoming elections. It is not for Republicans to come in and heckle and POLITICIZE this discussion. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...1101833_pf.html As you can see this is from the unbelievably GOP biased Washington Post so take it with a grain of salt.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Nov 11, 2005 -> 04:23 PM) It all sucks until you learn who invented the t-test. Thet it becomes a thing of beauty. Any guesses? Tex? Soxy?? I do And shouldn't it really be a B-test and not a T-test?

QUOTE(rudylaw @ Nov 12, 2005 -> 08:48 PM) Trust me it makes me sick how much monry these guys make but we live in a capitalistic society were the goal is to make as much as possible. I don't see how a company can do that and get in trouble. We break up monopolies. We are not 100% pure market driven. We do look out of the "public good". Oil companies could cripple our country. Everything imaginable from plastics to chemicals, to food additives, are touched by the oil industry. Factor in transportation and see how important those industries are. Yes, SS, it is three completely dfifferent scenarios, showing that we regulate and control profits in a wide variety of ways for the public good. We sacrifice profits for job safety, we sacrifice profits for pollution standards, etc. So the make as much money as possible isn't 100% accurate. Again, looking into and shining a light isn't by itself a bad thing, what they do once they conclude the hearings is a completely different matter.