Everything posted by Texsox
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Presidents and Re-Election
I think the longer he hangs around, the better his chances. I am also hearing from more and more people who are tired of defending him, are just shutting up or saying they are voting for Bush, but will vote Kerry. I also think Bush could have win handily with a VP change and the Dems could have won easily with Edwards.
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Guess who's back?
what are you planning on putting down? Common carpet grass or something more exotic? Do you have to worry about winter hardiness way up north?
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Iraqis selling DVDs of executions
Law & Order is ruined for me with him being on. He is too identified with other characters. They needed someone from no where to join the cast. Perhaps another Broadway type like Orbach. Back to the DVD. In an abstract way look at all our war movies staring John Wayne with Japanese dying, or Indians being heroically beaten back by the pilgrams. What makes this so much more horrific is this isn't a movie, it's real life.
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Presidents and Re-Election
A little independent research on my part for a Scout project. Sitting Presidents Winning re-election Winner Electoral Margin Wilson 277-254 Coolidge 382-136 F. Roosevelt 449-82 and 432-99 Eisenhower 457-73 Truman 303-189 Nixon 520-17 Reagan 525-13 Clinton 379-159 Seems like for most of the past 100 years it's a landslide when they win. All of the really close elections have gone to the challenger.
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Scottie Pippen
During the Bull Dynasty (versus the Pistons Die-Nasty) Scotty and MJ susspended in time the relentless path to All-O No-D NBA basketball. From high atop the stadium I watched those two play both ends of the court better than anyone else in their era. I think Scottie was a bit of a head case, but add his D to his O and he's a first ballot, top 20 forward of all time.
- Britney Spears faked her wedding?
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What are you favorite Chicago restaurants
I think we should differentiate between "local chains" like Portellos or Lou Malnattis vs. "national chains" like Pizza Hut and Ruth Chris
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Congratulations to Paul Konerko
Why does it seem to me that instead of being happy with a 40/111 guy, we spend a bunch of time looking for a 40/111 guy who is making less to put on the payroll? So far we've wanted to trade every guy in the lineup hoping for some Holy Grail of guys making the league min and hitting .330/40/100 We need to build around guys like Kong, not trade them away. We've been creating more holes then filling.
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Sox Talk Hall of Fame Nominees
Starting soon we will be creating a Sox Talk Hall of Fame. The preliminary plans are to induct 4 people this year and two a year there after. These HoF members will not be eligible for SoxTalk annual awards. Currently we are planning to set up polls for voting. On the ballot will be all the Admins who keep the site running and 2-3 "at-large" nominees. Please PM me with your suggestions and nominations. We are also considering making one or two automatic selections. Individuals we feel are 1st ballot shoe-ins making voting unneccesary. PM me with those thoughts as well.
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Job Search
fortunatly there are dozens of Nigerian princes all needing my help. I'll just help the other guy.
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Cat question
BTW, isn't dewormed what you do to finish off a fifth of Mezcal?
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What are you favorite Chicago restaurants
Malnatis (deep dish) or Pat's Pizza (thin) Italian Village or Rosebud LeFrancais Yoshi's Cafe Bones I wonder how many are still around.
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Ridding Smoke smell
Try here And here She may also wsh to contact here Renter's Insurance company and ask what they offer.
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The messed up news of the week
You have to love traditional family values
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Britney Spears faked her wedding?
Just about. I still have a problem with a pain running from my upper neck that has been creating some headaches whenever I turn my head to the left. If I fall asleep that way I wake up with a headache that takes a while to go away. So far they cannot figure out what it is.
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Britney Spears faked her wedding?
It's just commonsensical
- Britney Spears faked her wedding?
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King Carl
That just about fills up the outfield. Only one more small matter of Maggs to get out of the way.
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Britney Spears faked her wedding?
I forgot, what did she do to get famous?
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Week 2 pick a loser results
I was in a group that started one every year for about ten years and most were over by week 4 or 5. Once two guys jockeyed until week nine. There are always a couple early season upsets that dump guys. By the middle of the season everyone has every team a bit better dialed in. We had about 20 different pools running. 13-run baseball pool, 13-goal hockey pool, death pool, NCAA pools, Bowl pools, Bears games squares, you name it.
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Britney Spears faked her wedding?
That would be Britney's third fake oh never mind
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most overrated sox player ever is...
OK Todd Not So Ritch*ie
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most overrated sox player ever is...
What I was leaning towards with Bo, and I really liked the guy, is whenever he came out you expected Babe Ruth, Superman, and Zeus all in one. Then he'd hit a weak liner.
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Cat question
By the way it's a good idea to scoop and save it incase the cat has problems over the next couple days. A zip lock with a little litter will be fine.