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It takes a big asshole to take 105 million instead of 60 million. I guess he didn't know much about the market and how 60 million and living part of the year in Chicago is better than 105 million and living part of the year in Detroit. Just thought I'd throw it out there.

QUOTE(Spod=Ratings @ Feb 21, 2005 -> 07:20 PM) KW-Wazup baby! Ozzie-Im just going to imagine you never said that/ QUOTE(3E8 @ Feb 21, 2005 -> 07:32 PM) KW: Ozzie, rock doesn't beat paper. OG: ::pouts:: QUOTE(Y2HH @ Feb 21, 2005 -> 10:22 PM) KW: Please explain to me what the #@CK fung is... OG: Fung is winning. QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Feb 21, 2005 -> 11:11 PM) KW: so then I take it winning is fung? OG: No dumbass, winning is when you score more runs then other team QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Feb 22, 2005 -> 12:58 AM) KW: This is my 5th season you better make it my best OG: dun worry tis iz Ozzie ball wat cud go wong. LMAO

OG: "Why do we need nicknames?" KW: "Come on, it'll be fun. Big Hurt has one. Kong has one. El Duque has one . . ." OG: "OK, if it will get you to leave me alone, I'll start calling you the Unabomber and you can call me Wizard of Oz. . ."

QUOTE(winodj @ Feb 22, 2005 -> 08:05 AM) If people make gay jokes, whatever. But I think there's an obvious line between an attempt at humor and just being insulting/derogatory. And that goes for nearly everything. Oh and Tex, she'll still be trying to convert me anyway so don't get your hopes up. Humor is a difficult area to work in. It is a built in coping mechanism. If we can laugh at something we lose our fear, our sadness, our aggravation. Watching the Comedy Channel for any length of time is enough to convince me that everything is funny to someone and everything can be insulting to someone. She might be trying to convert you, but it's only to get her hands on your Barbara Streisand signed copy of Guilty with Barry Gibb

QUOTE(winodj @ Feb 21, 2005 -> 11:55 PM) I tried SO hard to be straight (How hard did you try?) I tried so hard that I still can't find my sense of style! PS. Selfdeprecation is always funny. I saw your new car. You stopped trying. I know one thing, by not prejudging someone for various obvious and not so obvious reasons, I have met some wonderful and interesting people. Maybe I'm just not smart enough, but everyone takes their own walk with their faith. Some have faith in various Gods, others have faith in the randomness of genetics and the miracle of new life forms spontaneously happening. I'm going to let God sort that out someday. Until then, I'm going to continue to try and respect other humans, give them the benefit of the doubt, and choose to like or dislike people based on criteria other than their race, creed, or sexual orientation. Besides, I would love to be the last straight guy in America, then, well maybe then, that little b**** Julie from 7th grade will pay attention to me.

Oz, I'm telling you, the look works for Belichick . . .

Humans are capable of the most vile acts imaginable. :headshake

QUOTE(Queen Prawn @ Feb 21, 2005 -> 09:54 PM) LMAO Tex! A picture is worth a thousand words

6:15 PM :banghead :fyou 9:55 PM 10:30 PM 11:05 PM :puke 12:00 PM :sleep

Isn't that a special fetish . . .

Lipsmackin thirst quenchin (ace tastin motivatin good buzzin cool talkin high walkin fast livin ever givin cool fizzin) Pepsi But sadly, nothing about a coffee table licking . . .

QUOTE(lvjeremylv @ Feb 21, 2005 -> 01:55 PM) Wasn't it his tricep? It was one of those. Freakish injury as I recall, very suspicious. Sammy sneezes and blows out his back, haven't steroids been whispered to have played a role in such a freak injury?? Bottom line. Canseco is out to sell books. I've heard several contradictions in what he wrote then what he said. I believe his allegations are somewhere between 10% and 100% correct. Since I don't believe he is 100% accurate, and have no real way to determine which statements are false (Clemens? Alvarez?) I choose not to believe any of them.

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Feb 21, 2005 -> 01:27 PM) When winodj posted the pic of his car last week...some were bashing it and some weren't. I was simply gonna post. "That car is gay" To be honest, I thought the same thing and I'm trying to remember if I PM'd WDJ or not with it. Which brings up another issue. There are things I'm comfortable joking with in PMs and in person that I would never want to post on a message board. Do I not post them, if for example, I think WDJ might be offended? No because WDJ has been fairly clear on many occassions that much of this doesn't offend him. I don't post it because it just isn't that important and someone else, new to the boards may be offended. Plus I recognize that few people are as open and honest as WDJ. With the number of men we have posting here, I will eat my cap if WDJ is the only gay person posting here on a regular basis. Hey look over there, pitchers and catchers reported last week, position players are in now!

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Feb 21, 2005 -> 01:44 PM) Tex -- why in the hell would I-Rod drop weight after having the season he did in Detroit? And, if Carl was on 'roids, he sure as hell wasted his money, because he was a real fatass lasts season. Roids usually enhances ones performance, and I doubt that Carl was enhanced at all last season... I don't know, he's been fighting with his wife and doesn't eat when he's stressed, he's getting older and isn't comfortable with the extra weight, he's working out less and enjoying the sunset of his career. We can convict anyone of we try hard enough. Frank tore a bicep muscle. Who tears bicep muscles except guys on juice? Frank has been somewhat moody throught his career! (I don't for a moment believe Frank has ever used steroids, just pointing out how easy it is to convict someone) All I'm saying is rushing to judgement isn't something I want to do. Feel free to choose in your mind whose juiced and who isn't. I've decided that speculation isn't something I want to do.

Here's what really sucks in all this. Let's say, for example, Frank comes into camp 15 pounds lighter because the extra bulk was slowing down the healing process with his ankle. Tongues wag all over MLB. I am not going to believe anyone was juiced just based on weight loss. I'm willing to give everyone one of these guys, except Bonds, Giambi, Sheffield (all admitted) and Sosa because, well, he's Sosa. :sosasucks the benefit of the doubt. Innocent until proven guilty.

All around the league, fans are pointing to players on other teams and claiming that guy who lost weight was on the juice; while *my* guy just needed to drop a couple pounds, he was flabby, etc. What's a guy in Minnesota suppose to think about the new slimmer, trimmer Carl. The same guy who was so moody all those seasons? Hmmm. The guy stops working out so hard and gains a few pounds of flab where muscle was and the world has him on the steroids.

QUOTE(AssHatSoxFan @ Feb 20, 2005 -> 05:53 PM) i am an engineer and i was able to figure it out quite easily i am not really sure what kind of validity it has on proving what type of person you are Not what type of person you are, but the analytic tools you usually use. If you commonly deal with making sense of numeric data, such as an accountant, engineer, etc. you will gravitate towards those styles of solutions.

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Soxtalk is different things to different people and each person is looking for something slightly different when they type soxtalk.com into their browser. Some stay in palehose and rarely stray, some now have a majority of posts in SL&P or AJs Sports Pub. IMHO it has evolved beyond a baseball site for many of the netizens. With that comes some guidelines to keep people happy. Recognize also that while we may all have been created equal, we all aren't equal here. Be a Cubbie troll or Indians lover and see how equal you are. Keep calling people racially charged names and see how equal you are. Some people here have the power to suggest change, some have the power to make change. Again, we all aren't equal. But then again, isn't that a microcosm of life? Peace

QUOTE(cheeses_h_rice @ Feb 21, 2005 -> 10:50 AM) Perfectly normal to shed 25 pounds in 4 months, perfectly normal... :rolly I wonder if he went on the Jurassic Carl diet. Wasn't he feeling a little heavy also?

When you place someone on your ignore list you do not see their avatars or sigs. You will see one line that basically states you have choosen to ignore (name) to view this post click here One way to handle the situation. Not a perfect way,. and it isn't a one size fits all.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Feb 21, 2005 -> 08:55 AM) Call me dense, but what are you getting at here? I read several posts regarding sexual abuse of children by Priests and believed, by the title, this was a Geo-Political Thread. Then I read a few more posts wondering why certain things like almost naked women and religous cartoons are allowed while calling someone gay instead of stupid is not allowed (the most common issue that comes up regarding gays). Which discussion are we having? And my comment regarding visitors was ahead of the "if no one here complains about something, why is it banned" comment that always seems to get tossed out here. The rules are made with both members and visitors in mind. The powers to be would like to see this community continue to grow. For that to happen, Sox fans of all stripes should be made to feel welcome. To be a closer community, we need to discuss more than just baseball or more than just sports.

Since we have moved towards what is and isn't allowed. Let me throw this log on the fire. In the discussion as to what is and isn't allowed, consideration is given to our current members *and* visitors who may drop by, read a few posts, and are deciding to stay and become regular contributors.