Texsox

Flight 93 hijacker: 'Shall we finish it off?' More at link

So many hours of talk to fill, so few subjects in July and August. No college sports, no pro football, no NBA, no NHL.

The legend lives on from the chippewa on down Of the big lake they called ’gitche gumee’ The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead When the skies of november turn gloomy With a load of iron ore twenty-six thousand tons more Than the edmund fitzgerald weighed empty. That good ship and true was a bone to be chewed When the gales of november came early. The ship was the pride of the american side Coming back from some mill in wisconsin As the big freighters go, it was bigger than most With a crew and good captain well seasoned Concluding some terms with a couple of steel firms When they left fully loaded for cleveland And later that night when the ship’s bell rang Could it be the north wind they’d been feelin’? The wind in the wires made a tattle-tale sound And a wave broke over the railing And every man knew, as the captain did too, T’was the witch of november come stealin’. The dawn came late and the breakfast had to wait When the gales of november came slashin’. When afternoon came it was freezin’ rain In the face of a hurricane west wind. When suppertime came, the old cook came on deck sayin’. Fellas, it’s too rough to feed ya. At seven p.m. a main hatchway caved in, he said Fellas, it’s been good t’know ya The captain wired in he had water comin’ in And the good ship and crew was in peril. And later that night when his lights went outta sight Came the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald. Does any one know where the love of God goes When the waves turn the minutes to hours? The searches all say they’d have made whitefish bay If they’d put fifteen more miles behind her. They might have split up or they might have capsized; May have broke deep and took water. And all that remains is the faces and the names Of the wives and the sons and the daughters. Lake huron rolls, superior sings In the rooms of her ice-water mansion. Old michigan steams like a young man’s dreams; The islands and bays are for sportsmen. And farther below lake ontario Takes in what lake erie can send her, And the iron boats go as the mariners all know With the gales of november remembered. In a musty old hall in detroit they prayed, In the maritime sailors’ cathedral. The church bell chimed till it rang twenty-nine times For each man on the edmund fitzgerald. The legend lives on from the chippewa on down Of the big lake they call ’gitche gumee’. Superior, they said, never gives up her dead When the gales of november come early!

But not as far as those that go out of the way to cry about him. Sox fans are so fixated on one guy. Amazing. I'm the only one who doesn't care about him. So he writes s***, ignore him and he goes away. Set up Google bombs and he gets a raise. Going out of my way would be to start a google bomb campaign.

I was surprised by the number of container ships that go down each year.

I'm embarrased by this. I feel like Sox fans turn into whining children at Marriotti's name. Mommy! Jay's calling me names , make him stop! Ignoring him is the only way to make him go away. When people stop talking about him, stop reading his stuff, then those people who do not like his work, will win. Until then mommy! Jay is doing it again, is just whining.

We can say this about a lot of things. And my other point in this whole thread is Rush, Hannity, and O'Reilly's shows are pure propagandist Bull s***, which is my conclusion after listening... (whereas before it was the media telling me, now I read this for myself and say "bull s***".)

Elo wins go down, MB wins go up, even from last year. We needed to replace Colon and we did (finally). Garland has improved from last season. We are starting to get some help from the #5 spot. All in all, I think we are ahead of last season in the starting rotation. I'd like to have kept Flash. I think our bullpen is down a bit for long relief and set up, better at closer. You can never have too much pitching, but there are not many staffs I would trade lock, stock, and barrel for. (whatever the hell that means, and I'll bet someone here knows)

damn, left myself wide open for that.

Laptops at the FleetCenter at risk of breaches, attack More at link

I believe the rules need to be changed. Shingo is far from a Rookie in my eyes. Having said that, the current rules allow it, and he should be receiving consideration.

It is so much easier for us to accept free speech when the person is saying things we agree with. I do not agree with him, but accept his position and am glad that he can do that. That same behavior would have gotten him kicked off the Iraqi team. BTW, I admire your ability to communicate in English. I get so frustrated when I need to communicate in espanol, knowing I come off as an uneducated, 4th grade drop out.

Oh, I think he ^hiccup^ knew exactly his ^hiccup^ state of inebriation. ^hiccup^

How anyone can logically think that the entire US population isn't somehow to blame surprises me. The US has never prepared for something of this magnitude. Adminstrations dating back 15-20 years can be blamed. Some people like to point out how Clinton would conduct poll after poll and do whatever would make him popular, or what the citizens want. Do you think we we held hands and sung God Bless America after the Cole and other attacks that he wouldn't have welcomed the opportunity to start a war? We've been transfering power for hundreds of years, if Bush couldn't put together a team in 9 months then he's even worse than some Dems believe. We, as citizens, are the government. We, as citizens, are the country. We, as citizens, are equally to blame.

You need someone to drink with

'Rogue waves' reported by mariners get scientific backing . . . more at link

s***, they just keep rolling along. I feel a little better when I compare schedules, but this could be a fight all the way.

Iowa is great for these types of events. I rasn several roadraces in Des Moines and a couple other cities and loved them every time.

This is so f***ing predictable. Once a week we have a thread Jay said ______________________, what an asshole. He praises the Sox, he's an asshole. He rips the drunks, he's an asshole. :headshake

I don't see how Bin Laden needed state sponsored help. He didn't use any complicated or advanced weaponry to take over the planes, he didn't hack into any intelligence agencies to get his men on the planes. He even used US flight schools to train his "pilots". He placed a couple dozen men in the US. Paid for their flight schools, bought box cutters at Ace Hardware, bought plane tickets, and pissed off a nation. What makes it so terrifying is how simple and cheap it really was.

I guessed 5 days. Sounds about right. Next time it will double.

I'm happier, I was stuck between X PLay and Family Guy

I wonder how many other Ken's were 5 day winners under the old format.

Amazing. He's just f*cking with the other contestants. Bet only $10,000 in final Jeopardy to tie the one day record. LMAO. What's next, "hey Alex wanna change spots today? I'm a little tired."

LMAO