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QUOTE (knightni @ May 5, 2008 -> 09:57 AM) He started arguing that a ball was foul instead of fair. And we were batting . . .

QUOTE (greasywheels121 @ May 5, 2008 -> 08:44 AM) I had a personal finance course in my second to last semester that got me insanely motivated to invest for retirement and the such (that sounds funny, being that I haven't started yet), but I definitely plan and intend to be as proactive/smart as I possibly can with my finances and investments. I had friends in my twenties and thirties who drove older cars, lived in smaller homes, bought less expensive suits, took cheaper vacations, played public courses, who now live in paid off homes, have a better portfolio, will retire earlier, and send their kids to college easier. I'm probably middle of the road, I saved about average for Americans. Just a couple year head start makes such a huge difference. But it falls on mostly deaf ears.

QUOTE (shipps @ May 5, 2008 -> 08:45 AM) The only problem with buying one of the cheaper cables is that you keep thinking if I had bought the one that was $10 more would my picture be even better. If I was selling those cables, that's about what I would say. You bought a $1,000 TV and now you worry about $30? The peace of mind alone should be worth $50. Watching a friend's TV and wondering if his picture is better because he bought the better cables. I know the guys here who install this stuff, buy the better cables, because they see hundreds of installs and they believe there is a difference. Plus half of that cost is my commission. We get paid big bucks on over priced accessories.

BTW, every thousand dollars you put away in your early twenties will be worth about $100,000 at retirement. Using 10% as an average rate of return for the stock market.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 4, 2008 -> 05:36 PM) This is the same Scott Podsednik that most of Soxtalk wanted to give a blindfold and a cigarette to, right? There haven't been, like, any new Scott Podsednik's created and put into the world of professional baseball, right? Just checking ahead of time Wrong Wrong WRONG! No one wanted to waste a cigarette and blindfold . . . Shall we also look at C-Lee's stats

damn, wrong bust

Jas signaled for a lefty out of the pen bvut he didn't have one warming up, so we had to close the thread.

BTW, I liked the Bud Light Lime the other day. Iced very cold, hanging out at the beach after doing a little surfing. As I explained to a beer purist that was with me, not everything has to taste like a beer. If I drink ice tea, I don't want it tasting like a beer, when I am in the mood for that particular taste, I'd order it again. Same as I jump around the beer aisle with different styles. Hell, I even drink michiladas, boiler makers, etc.

QUOTE (knightni @ May 3, 2008 -> 07:56 AM) There's a theater here that restricts sales to anyone under 13. They have only PG-13 or R rated movies there. No children under 13 are allowed in the theater. Even with parents. The "kids" theater is in another part of town. They charge like, 2 bucks more, but have nice surround sound and comfy chairs. So, the only annoyance is the occasional cell phone going off. Grow the f*** up. Y'all need to do movies the Texas way.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ May 4, 2008 -> 03:40 PM) good, you finally agree with me that rich people are paying the most taxes. glad you finally saw the light. I've always said that. It's the only way we can afford the roads, our military, our public education system, homeland security and everything else we have.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ May 4, 2008 -> 01:15 PM) So, the money the students spend in the community doesn't help at all? The increased value of housing due to the presence of the universtiy doesn't help at all? The local housing purchased by teachers doesn't help? Alumni returning for athletic events spending boatloads of money of food, booze, restaurants, lodging, etc don't help? While I think the scholls should use some of that money to maybe lower tuition a bit, a lot of it was given to the schools with stipulations that they be used in certain ways. But as I mentioned earlier, if you go for the schools, can the 'foundations' be next? By that logic, they should. Who should pay taxes? Not a grocery store who helps the community by offering lower prices, and a closer to shop alternative. Not school teachers because they contribute to better schools and increase housing values. Not the local hotels because of the boatload of money the people who stay there spend on food, booze, etc. Not a local facory who employs people and increases the property values. And maybe you would be excited to be paying higher property taxes for having a university nearby, others are not. The higher values are not always a blessing.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ May 4, 2008 -> 03:30 PM) i only like the idea because it shows these liberal goofs how bad all their socialist and wealth redistribution schemes are. obviously i'm not for the government just grabbing loot out of peoples savings accounts. BTW, unless you want to live in a country that only the poorest among us can afford to pay for, we will always have the wealthier people, those with greater resources, paying more in taxes. So that redistribution comment, while a nice sound bite, doesn't work in reality.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ May 4, 2008 -> 01:15 PM) So, the money the students spend in the community doesn't help at all? The increased value of housing due to the presence of the universtiy doesn't help at all? The local housing purchased by teachers doesn't help? Alumni returning for athletic events spending boatloads of money of food, booze, restaurants, lodging, etc don't help? While I think the scholls should use some of that money to maybe lower tuition a bit, a lot of it was given to the schools with stipulations that they be used in certain ways. But as I mentioned earlier, if you go for the schools, can the 'foundations' be next? By that logic, they should. Yes it helps, but perhaps they could pay all the costs, not just help?

The local Universities have to work within their local areas, there just is not excuse for it. They take resources from the city, county, and state. Same reason I would consider changes in the tax laws concerning Churches. But at least with Churches, typically it is local tax payers supporting a local Church. With colleges, you have tax[ayers in other areas sending their students there, and they do go off campus and need services. What they should do is cut taxes 50% and send rebate checks, then they wouldn't have these budget crisis.

QUOTE (north side chi sox fan @ May 2, 2008 -> 07:13 PM) ?? Because it was the right thing to do.

Greedy, attention starved bastards, didn't we have this same thread like a year ago? Happy Birthday! Y'all

QUOTE (daa84 @ May 2, 2008 -> 12:57 PM) i assume that this takes into account what they did in chicago...for instance...tom seaver doesnt really count right? or does he...he played for the sox, but did very little for them...but in terms of the clubs history, he was the best pitcher that ever pitched for them...so do i put him ahead of someone like fergie jenkins, who overall may have been an inferior pitcher, but was far superior when it came to playing time in chicago? Whaaaaaaat? Seaver as the greatest?

Hmm. around 13 when my dad took me to the barber to chop off my freak flag and had it cut off above my ears. In High School I took a job at Six Flags and they required off the collar. Totally f***ed me up in the 880. I was use to a really good rhythm of my hair hitting my shoulders when I was on pace. But the worse was the one that made me look like Kap. Man, who would want to look like that?

QUOTE (rangercal @ May 2, 2008 -> 06:58 AM) it really should be Yes it should, but there will be more than few who can't see past the 6 championships in a team sport for individual greatness.

I can't wait to see it in three years. I only watch the show in syndication.

No matter what they do to him, it will not help the victims, at all. And there is no punishment that is a deterrent to someone else with this sort of mental defect. I am also thinking the article is overlooking something. Yes he can only get 15 years for the rape, but there is also the seven individual cases of kidnapping, and a potential murder conviction for the infant. He is not getting out.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 1, 2008 -> 09:44 PM) Well, #1 pretty much ought to be unanimous. Yep, they built an entire new league around Bobby Hull

QUOTE (Felix @ May 1, 2008 -> 03:33 PM) I don't watch hockey (and never have) so my list had no hockey players. I'm sure I forgot a bunch of other guys from the Sox, Cubs, Bears, and Bulls, but we'll see. ahem Bobby *cough* Hull

QUOTE (knightni @ May 1, 2008 -> 05:10 PM) So, I'm wondering.. Would anyone be interested in doing a writeup or two regarding your favorite guy(s) on the list? We might be using this list to promote talkchicagosports. Yes. But after the list is completed, I'd like to include comments from the other people who may have voted for that player.

Help, I have never watched the show, what does the theme sound like? I am putting together a mix for my sea base and I found one but it is an instrumental.