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I once threatened to kick my wife off our bowling team for saying it's only a game and we're there to have fun. I replied if we're playing for fun, why in f***ing hell was anyone keeping score!! The other guy agreed.

QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Jun 29, 2009 -> 03:40 PM) This lady Debbie Rowe is the mother of the 2 older children, a surrogate gave birth to the youngest. I'm guessing it was a revenge baby, someone had it in for him . . .

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jun 29, 2009 -> 01:58 PM) We live in America, where for better or for worse, you are innocent until proven guilty. Which also doesn't mean he didn't do it, it just means the government was not successful in prosecuting him. Basically innocent until proven guilty merely means we would rather allow some guilty people to not be prosecuted over the chance of an innocent person being prosecuted. Also, the public often times has more, not less, information, and more time, to make a decision. Earlier, someone said the parents of his later victims should also be held responsible. I agree wholeheartedly.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 29, 2009 -> 02:25 PM) He gets the maximum possible sentence... So much for getting off easy. Basically a life sentence.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Jun 29, 2009 -> 09:42 AM) That's pretty well thought out with the 100 points - age component. Our pools never had anything as logical as that and usually the person who loaded up their list with 90 year old celebrities did the best. We've tried a double and triple point score for real longshot picks but then it got into what really is and isn't a longshot. A young person with known alcohol and drug issues is a pretty good dead pool pick. Been a few years since I've participated in a pool — more out of never getting around to putting a list together in time than anything because I don't finf them particularly morbid or in bad taste. Thank you, I worked out the scoring, which was much easier than working out a definition of "celebrity". A "Tex Rule" was added after I added Guinevere Garcia to my list. Basically the old definition was someone had to be famous enough to have an article in the Sun Times or Trib announcing his/her death. Through the years there were some strange picks.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jun 28, 2009 -> 07:34 PM) Can you believe that there are "Death Pool" sites out there where people make money guessing on who's going to die? Some guy actually guessed Michael Jackson on his list. We had a pool at an old office I worked at. Rules were simple; $25 per person, winner take all. 10 Celebs on your list, 100 points less their age. It ran from Jan 1 to Dec 1. Some definition of "celebrity". We'd have close to $1000 in the pool. Amazing how many people started reading People, Enquirer, etc starting in October

QUOTE (SHIPPS @ Jun 27, 2009 -> 10:16 PM) Thanks for all your input guys. Lucky you, sounds like a hell of a party . . .

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jun 27, 2009 -> 10:47 AM) lol, what? The e-mails came from his personal e-mail account. Either someone hacked into his account or he left the computer on and someone jumped on. And the newspaper got it from an annoynmos source over 2 months ago. Michael Savage's theory of the DHS or NSA accessing his e-mails isn't that crazy. Why wouldn't Obama want to eliminate his opponents one by one. I'm not saying that's the case, but the conspiracy theorist inside me kinda believes it. Or she left her computer on. Or she told a friend who jumped on her computer and forwarded them. Lewinski was discovered by her telling a co-worker.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 26, 2009 -> 08:26 PM) Before it really started, sure. Because no one else would report it when he was really in the race. They just left it alone in the tabloids. That is kinda their point. The counter to this is how much money should the legit press spend chasing down Enquirer stories? I would be a bit concerned if, for example, the NY Times reprinted, or used as a source, an Enquirer article.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 27, 2009 -> 08:31 PM) The issue is...just making the bills different sizes is going to be a cheaper option in almost every case. I question that conclusion. What will the cost be to reconfigure all the ATM and vending machines that currently accept paper currency? It may be cheaper than reconfiguring for color, but I am not certain.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jun 28, 2009 -> 07:19 PM) Okay, how many blind people do you see go shopping by themselves on a regular basis? The fact that they can't tell the difference between a 1 and a 5 is the least of their problems. One man that I can think of. Has a cool dog with small saddlebags to hold a few items. He has his money folded differently for each denomination. Of course someone has to help him at home with that. He also uses the ATM, knowing it dispenses $20s. He works across the street at the University. He once claimed he wanted to skydive, but it would scare the s*** out of his dog.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 26, 2009 -> 11:26 AM) Am I the only one who found/finds it absolutely repulsive the amount of coverage he's getting? He's a freakin' peder-ass. He was pyschotic. Yeah he was a gifted musician (25 years ago) with a difficult past, but that doesn't excuse the fact that he molested little boys and became a pain killer addict. I swear, flipping through the TV last night I was surprised it was Michael Jackson that died and not Jesus. And how about those awesome celeb statements? Madonna's says she can't stop crying. Quincy Jones said he lost a part of his soul. GMAFB. QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Jun 26, 2009 -> 10:19 PM) He was accused of pedophilia, not jay walking. Lots of people had bad childhoods and dealt with abuse. I appreciate his talent, and the gift he had and the world will miss his talent. I can also appreciate that its not normal for 45 year old man to sleep in the same bed with children that are not their own. Yep, about sums up my feelings. I was old enough to be in clubs in the early 80s when Jackson transformed pop and dance music. I can forgive "victimless" transgressions like drug addiction, but his transgressions surpassed those. I find it sad that people will look past child molestation if the perpetrator is famous enough or they like his work enough. And I am not looking at the thread here, but the 24/7 tributes and crying fans calling into radio stations. What they do not seem to understand what they love, is his music, not him personally.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 22, 2009 -> 02:25 PM) I'd be absolutley thrilled if that was an option for my family. No insurer will allow us to do that because of pre-existing conditions. In 2005, without any restricting pre-existing conditions, I was paying $550 per month. $2,500 per person deductible, $7,500 family. No pharmacy coverage. If I was making $12 per hour ($24,000 per year) more than 25% of my pay would have gone to insurance. Then if someone actually needed to see a Doctor, that would have pushed it even higher. Most policies today, for a family are a couple weeks pay for people close to minimum wage. And we have not even discussed the public health benefits with a healthier population. Many of the uninsured are the very people who prepare our food. Wouldn't you rather have the food handlers getting regular health care?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 22, 2009 -> 02:55 PM) How do rich people take advantage in taxes, when they are the ones paying the VAST majority of them? I'll probably agree with you, but at what point are you determining someone is "rich". I always thought it was the "middle class" that paid the most actual dollars, not percentage. Based on sheer numbers of middle class Americans.

I would hope they dumped paper dollars and went to coins while dropping the penny.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Jun 18, 2009 -> 01:15 PM) Go to an animal shelter and rescue an animal. They do have puppies, but you may also find a dog there a year old or so that you fall in love with. I am glad my home owners association has a limit on the amount of dogs you can have, otherwise my wife, son and occasionally myself, who volunteer at the Plainfield Humane Society,would end up bringing home half the animals we see! We have 2 beagles, both rescue dogs. Sometimes they take work, like our older dog. Her previous owners beat her and yelled at her, which made housetraining very heard. The slightest raising of your voice sent her quivering and peeing. but now she is the sweetest dog around, loves everyone and everything. My last three pets have all come from animal rescues. In two of the three, we took our time, made friends with the employees and volunteers and waited for the "right" dog and cat.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 19, 2009 -> 06:17 PM) Ahhh, it is home to the coolest poster in the history of Soxtalk.net where the hell have you been posting, I believe this is .com besides the coolest posters are in Texas, right Kap?

Slightly west of Austin South Padre Island Blue Island

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 20, 2009 -> 09:40 AM) FYI - Not all vegetarians and vegans agree with PETA and it's tactics. I think they do more harm than good for animal rights. QUOTE (lostfan @ Jun 21, 2009 -> 10:50 PM) I think he means their marketing is effective, but it causes collateral damage. It's probably not the best way to go about things. I believe if you add all that they believe is good regarding ethical treatment of animals on one side of the scale and all the harm that BigSqwert is thinking, the good would outweigh the harm.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Jun 21, 2009 -> 06:58 PM) I had no reply waiting, but have various levels of scorn depending on his reasoning behind it. Although if it had turned out that he was a major Democratic donor and/or had been contacted recently by Moveon.org or something just prior to his meeting, I am sure that I could have worked up enough scorn to make you proud. But think about this for a moment. You discover the guy is f***ing your wife. Isn't that enough reason to want revenge via blackmail? Wouldn't any other reason really be secondary? What you are saying is a Dem should not seek revenge because it would seem like a political ploy, but it would be ok for a Rep? That's stretching it a bit.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 21, 2009 -> 01:01 PM) By turning off more people who might have been receptive to an animal rights message. They make the vegetarian/vegan community look like a bunch of whack jobs. I agree that is the negative. They also work a lot on reforms and energize their fan base. Do you think the people they turn off are then motivated to harm more animals than before? That is the only way I see them doing more harm than good.

How big was their contract that a $55,000,000.00 overpayment could be made? Thems a whole lots of zeros.

He ended the affair, people were hurt all around, emotionally and it seems financially. It some ways I hope this would not end his political career. Maybe not have him run for President, but to continue to lead his state. If everyone who ever had an affair was fired from their jobs, well, I'm just guessing a whole lot of people would be changing jobs on a regular basis. I know it is wrong, but I am a practical guy, and realize some good people have made this mistake. I believe I've read upwards of 33% of men. Alpha, now that you know he is a Rep "top aide", care to write the same scathing post you were saving for if he was a Dem? How would your response be different if the motivation was personal revenge or personal and political revenge?

The numbers certainly are a big part of it, and an interesting double edged sword. The more there are, the greater the need. The more there are, the greater the cost. I just look at people I know, and myself, who change jobs, get downsized, fired, s*** canned, etc. and begin worrying about the health of their children and spouse. One serious injury or illness and hey are financially ruined for life. That could come after working twenty, thirty years for a company, or just being a fresh out of college student off their parent's policy. I know the United States can come up with a better system. The cost of those uninsured or poor patients is already being paid within the system. With higher prices for all consumers and lower benefits by insurance companies.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 20, 2009 -> 09:40 AM) FYI - Not all vegetarians and vegans agree with PETA and it's tactics. I think they do more harm than good for animal rights. Harm? How? They may be ineffective, but I do not see how more animals are harmed by their efforts.