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A woman, married three times, walked into a bridal shop one day and told the sales clerk that she was looking for a wedding gown for her fourth wedding 'Of course, madam,' replied the sales clerk, 'exactly what type and color are you looking for?' The bride to be said: 'A long frilly white dress with a veil.' The sales clerk hesitated a bit, then said, 'Please don't take this the wrong way, but gowns of that nature are considered more appropriate for brides who are being married the first time - for those who are a bit more innocent, if you know what I mean? Perhaps ivory or sky blue would be nice?' 'Well,' replied the customer, a little peeved at the clerk's directness, 'I can assure you that a white gown would be quite appropriate. Believe it or not, despite all my marriages, I remain as innocent as a first time bride. You see, my first husband was so excited about our wedding, he died as we were checking into our hotel. My second husband and I got into such a terrible fight in the limo on our way to our honeymoon that we had that wedding annulled immediately and never spoke to each other again.' 'What about your third husband?' asked the sales clerk. 'That one was a Democrat,' said the woman, 'and every night for four years, he just sat on the edge of the bed and told me how good it was going to be, but nothing ever happened...'

Nikon has been good to me. And the 10 is great if you are planning on printing posters, but you can put that money into other features as mentioned above.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Dec 3, 2008 -> 04:44 PM) True, Steve Lyons. The person below me believes that MVP Baseball 2005 is the greatest baseball game ever made. True The person below me grew up without the internet.

QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Dec 3, 2008 -> 11:04 AM) You knew exactly where I was coming from. False. The person below me has seen more than one episode of The Hills. False The person below me has woken up with someone different than they thoughy they were with

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Dec 3, 2008 -> 09:45 AM) A fine beer indeed. But DON'T badmouth Guinness, it's a gift from the Beer Gods. Did I mention the Guinness was a gift? Good beer, free, always moves up a couple notches.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 3, 2008 -> 08:20 AM) With Konerko's deal being done after 2010, that is another possibility. DH and backup catcher? Nah, Konerko can't catch

Happy Birthday!!

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 3, 2008 -> 08:00 AM) Who gets the 4th and 5th slots? (Hm, thread idea...) That is probably my biggest worry. Does anyone remember a few years back our stretch of bringing up guys to cough up 15 runs per game out of the #5 spot? It seemingly killed a few careers in the process.

QUOTE (joesaiditstrue @ Dec 3, 2008 -> 07:57 AM) G&T, good post. However I disagree with you that our division is set to suck again for 2009. With the offseason just starting, we don't know what DET and CLE will look like next year, and I believe CLE will be a much better team in 2009, they were great down the stretch this year and ended up being .500 Put that into perspective given how bad their record was half-way through the year (41-54) I think you have to assume that those teams play up to their potential, and then be pleasantly surprised if they do suck.

QUOTE (TLAK @ Dec 3, 2008 -> 07:37 AM) All three Major Leaguers the White Sox have or are in the process of shipping out share one thing in common. Swisher, Vazquez and Logan all made Ozzie's s__t list. In the playoffs, Swisher wasn't starting over DeWayne Wise, Vazquez was publicly going to be skipped had the series moved forward and I don't think Logan even made the roster. There is no sense in hanging on to players if the Manager isn't going to use them. So if the White Sox get anything at all out the players they receive it's a plus for the team. If every single guy they acquire falls flat on their face then the trade is even. Great points. The only caution I would add is Javy was used, and used a lot, in the regular season. No doubt he craps his pants in big games.There probably is room for someone to drive you to the dance then get the hell out of sight.

Any of these guys Cuban? I don't know, I've always placed mlb talent above potential. Javy is a solid back of the rotation guy. Perhaps it is memories of the last time we celebrated a WS, but it came on the backs of the pitching staff. With so many question marks in the rotation, next season will be interesting to say the least. Much earlier it was mentioned it will be fun watching these guy develop. I'm not so certain. Winning games is fun. Watching guys develop is usually what I think about at the levels beginning with Rookie and ending at AAA. Also, just having money available doesn't necessarily guarantee you will be high bidder for a player. It especially doesn't mean you will be the high bidder for "The" player you desire. And it seems we added another big, slow, power hitter . . . stop me if you've heard this before. Bottom line, if we were a floundering franchise without a recent history of success, what the hell, roll the dice again. I'm not sold that this was the best move for this team. Not to say there isn't a lot of great upside and plenty of scenarios where this will be a great trade. But there seems to be an equal number of downside possibilities.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Dec 2, 2008 -> 10:57 PM) Baha, true. (That was to the mangina one, but this is also true.) The person below me watched Casino on AMC Tuesday. (I'm looking at you, Hizzle.) False. The person below me has used beer cans in a festive Holiday decoration

I'm all out of widgets. I then switched to a non widget brew. Not as satisfying. And I'm guessing it is the nitro that gave me this headache

Beer widgets are a great excuse to open just one more. I have to go speak to an elementary school now. Life sucks. Thirty years ago I would have been promising myself to "never do this again". I will.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Dec 2, 2008 -> 10:06 PM) SPIT TAKE!! See my recent drunk thread post. *hic!* Besides ambiance, I cannot tell a difference between the can and a "takes three minutes" to pour drought at my local pub.

Was it all a dream, or did we make the playoffs a couple months ago?

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Dec 2, 2008 -> 09:53 PM) Indeed, I know the widget It is a nitrogen ampule that ruptures when you open the can or bottle, releasing seed nitrogen to give your Guinness that authentic draught head. I believe the inventor of the Guinness widget should receive a Nobel Prize for science. And I was just reading they have a "rocket widget" that fits in their bottles slowly releasing the nitro and causing that perfect creamy head to last the entire pint. This is so much fun, I'm on my third.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Dec 2, 2008 -> 09:59 PM) True. The person below me egged and/or TP'd houses and yards in his/her neighborhood at Halloween in their youth. True The person below me had a crush on a teacher

BTW, also from my zit-Doc, hot water tends to cause the skin to swell a bit, resulting in a not as close as can be shave. He recommended, at a minimum, a cold blade. But if you can tolerate it, cold water. It tightens the skin and stands the beard up.

Jim, and I know you will know this, what the hell is the "widget" in my Guiness Draught can? You can hear it rattling around inside, but when you open the beer there is a rustling noise and a heavenly bouquet erupts.

QUOTE (Markbilliards @ Dec 2, 2008 -> 04:53 PM) VERY TRUE. The person below me loved Jose Valentine's 'stache. But hated Billy Koch's pubic hair landing strip-esk soul patch. True! The person below me has tunes on his computer (s)he has never listened to.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 2, 2008 -> 11:46 AM) A person in a cabinet position has discretionary spending authority that no Senator has. That IMO is the key. As a Senator, you can't allocate funds or change policy directly, you need to pass something through the Congress. A cabinet post has the ability to do that. But this concerns her husband. Should a spouse really matter?

I guess someone has to have the most hits and ribs without being in the HoF. Since that doesn't seem to be that big of a feat, I wonder why more guys don't play 22 years and rack up similar numbers. Too bad he didn't juice a few seasons. Hit 50+ and be a shoo in.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 2, 2008 -> 09:37 AM) False. Only marginally more satisfying as it will be a Lean Cousine Cheese Pizza. Don't want to waste money going out. The person below me has already put up Christmas lights. False, too busy The person below me, like me, should be working or studying for finals

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 2, 2008 -> 09:17 AM) I'm surprised your not arguing about the injustice of Fred McGriff not being in the HOF. He only had 78 RBI less than Harold in 1100 less AB. Slugged at a higher pct. Got on base more often. Why is he not on your list? He's lost his eligibility, which will soon happen to Harold. I do not believe I made a list. I'm just trying to understand your criteria. It seems to value, for example, 12 great seasons over 22 nearly great seasons. You would rather a guy pick up 2,000 hits in 16 seasons than say 2,800 in 22 seasons. It doesn't matter as much where they rank in all-time totals, but rather how they got there. Several seasons leading the league versus twice as many, but only in the top 10. Longevity doesn't factor in. I tend to appreciate the skill and dedication required in career totals over percentages. One or two season wonders many times lead the league. (Does Loiaza and his 20+ win season make him a better pitcher than say Buerhle?) But yours is a very valid point of view, and shared by the majority of baseball writers.