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We have to teach CNN about green font.

QUOTE (BobDylan @ Apr 23, 2008 -> 04:39 PM) This movie should be at least in the top 5. I didn't make a list. I didn't want to think about it too much. But The Graduate has done so much for film, it's almost a disservice to see it tied with AUSTIN POWERS. It was on today. I forgot how amazing Hoffman is in the movie.

QUOTE (max power @ Apr 23, 2008 -> 01:45 PM) I agree. I was more making a point that he is incredibly unwaivering. I probably should not have quoted you, I understood what you meant. He'd make a great Republican. Stick to his guns, no flip flopping, even when he is wrong

See, Bush even wants to fight terrorism over seas instead of here with US workers

QUOTE (max power @ Apr 23, 2008 -> 12:51 PM) From what I have read in this thread, he'll probably disagree with that too. I have been impressed that overall, with about everyone disagreeing with him, Dick has been remarkably patient and level headed.

QUOTE (southsidehawkeye @ Apr 23, 2008 -> 12:51 PM) My mom has a hybrid and I've always been amazed at how quite it is. However, Im not sure that it'd make any more/less noise than my civic does while riding down the road. As mentioned before I think most of the noise made from engine cars are from the tires and wind (whether they be hybrid or not). I think it might be worth it for someone to do some real research into this though... couldn't hurt. I think the danger time would be at 5-30 mph. Not a lot of wind or tire noise. I'm thinking that would be most intersections where people would be crossing.

Actually it is accurate to say Chicago is a Democratic city in a Republican state.

Since a number of people here have blogs, and everyone could use a little bump in the google search, I was thinking of creating a page that we could cut and paste into our blogs. If everyone will PM me a brief description and link I will put them all together. Quick and easy and easy to update. Thoughts?

QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 23, 2008 -> 10:57 AM) I hate snakes and if I read that story last night before going to bed, I would of been freaked out all night. I was freaked about removing the dryer lint screen. Thinking about a snake head popping out.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 23, 2008 -> 09:23 AM) Wow. And um, Tex, I'm not a herpetologist either, but take a close look at that picture. That is a western diamondback, I'd bet on it. Its not just the pattern either, look at its head - its clearly a viper. If it didn't have a rattle yet, that may just be because it was immature. There are a few snakes that are non-vipers that imitate rattlers, but they don't have the triangular viper-type heads like that one does. Your friend is very fortunate. His wife really doesn't like living 15 miles outside of town. I think it is wishful thinking on his part that it was harmless.

QUOTE (rangercal @ Apr 22, 2008 -> 10:09 PM) Oh Yeah Sox - Twins 2 Royals 2.5 Indians 3.5 Tigers 4.0 Everybody here would have laughed if that was a prediction leaving Spring training. Gotta love that we still play the games.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 23, 2008 -> 07:09 AM) I'd like make an honorable mention for my favorite, Icehouse! Icehouse= worse beer hangover ever. I can't even look at the label

QUOTE (NUKE @ Apr 23, 2008 -> 07:21 AM) What if the blind person WAS one of the idiots talking on his cell phone? Toss in a Starbucks double expresso and "driving" his dog with his knee, and he should get hit.

Both have got to stay in until mathematically eliminated. But even then, pledged is not the same as legally bound, if I understand it correctly. I think I have been saying for six months is goes to the convention. Which I am really looking forward to. This convention will be the most watched in history.

QUOTE (NUKE @ Apr 23, 2008 -> 08:03 AM) I don't have research to back me up on this but I will bet you my last nickel that blind people get hit by vehicles far less than idiots on cell phones or people who just never learned to look both ways before they cross the street. The theory is, with quiet hybrids, then blind people could be hit as often as those idiots talking on their cell phones.

I have to share this story involving a buddy of mine. He lives in a rural part of Texas on a ten acre ranch. Nice home, well constructed. A gentleman ranch if you will. Room for a couple horses that sort of thing. A couple nights ago his wife and daughter fell asleep in his bed and not wanting to wake them he decided to sleep in the spare room. As he flipped on the light he noticed a stuffed animal on a file cabinet they keep in that room. Half asleep, he starts to wonder when his wife bought a stuffed snake for their daughter. As his eyes adjusted to the light, the realization that he had a live, honest to goodness, tool of the devil, serpent, coiled at "belt buckle" level in his spare room. Further making this interesting was the lovely diamond pattern of the snake. Rattlesnakes are common in south Texas ranch land, just not inside a nice home. Somewhere there is some snake loving herpetologist who would just have gone to sleep and let the snake show itself out the door. If you are one of those people, stop reading now, the rest will make you cry. At this point in the story I paused my friend and asked "what was in the file cabinet?" He asked "why the hell would you care?" I replied "well I want to know what was going to be destroyed by the shotgun blast!" Anyhow, not being a snake loving herpetologist with herpetologist tools, he was poorly equipped to deal with this issue, so he headed to the kitchen for a weapon. Now I should digress for a moment. He is not a native Texan, but looks the part. In fact, this Canadian looks more the Texas cowboy than most Texas cowboys. He did have presence of mind to grab his camera while getting an 8" chef's knife. If he was a true, dyed in the wool, Texas, he would have also grabbed a beer. And living on the border, if he was true Texican, he would also also fired up the BBQ for that snake. But, back to the story. As he reenters the room, he is thinking, 8" knife, three foot long snake. I'm going to have to get closer than I want. But lucky for him, the snake decided to get down and get closer. Acting quickly before the snake maneuvered into an impossible to get at corner, he took a couple quick steps and plunged the blade behind the snakes head, cleanly killing it with one cut. That's when the glass breakage sensors on his security system kicked in and started the sirens. That's when blood began gushing from the snake as the snake continued death reflexes pumping blood everywhere. Rushing to the security system pad to silence the alarm, he was met by his wife who was very interested in her husband holding a bloody chef's knife, with the security system blaring. "What the hell is happening?" "I just killed something!" "What?" "I just killed something!" "What???" (women can be sooo slow) "In the spare room" As they reenter the spare room, the now headless snake is still wiggling, blood is pooling up, and thoughts begin to occur like "where are the other snakes" and "will they come after us" and of course, "who is going to clean up this mess" So he begins the process of cleaning the room while she tries to fall back asleep with their now awake daughter who wonders why she cannot be in the room with mom and dad. As he's cleaning the room, and carefully scanning the entire house looking for other snakes he notices that this one does not have rattles and was probably harmless enough. He cleans the blood, puts back the knife and goes to bed. Gets up, grabs knife, places it on nightstand. Feels something under covers, leaps out of bed, throws off comforter Remember hiding place overlooked, checks that Feels something under covers, leaps out of bed, throws off comforter Realizes, if they can reach the file cabinet, can reach the bed Feels something under covers, leaps out of bed, throws off comforter Cancels Snakes On A Plane from Netflix queue Gets about three hours sleep and begins to search for entry point Searching the outside of his home, he discovers his dryer vent is stuck open. Peering inside he learns the hose connecting the dryer to the vent is disconnected. So he reconnects, using much larger screws, getting it extra tight. Now I'm thinking about the snake coming in the dryer vent. What happens if that hose did not fall off, would it stay in the dryer? Would a snake appear as I am removing the lint screen!!!! Damn him, I'm having someone else do my laundry.

Back in the day it was Stroh's Pounders in the returnable bottles. Now, Red Neck, White Sox, and Blue Ribbon Actually I have noticed I am drinking less, but higher quality. I probably spend the same but I'm not hung over nearly as often. I now fear the hangover. I also have a hangover, but let's keep my gut out of this.

QUOTE (KipWellsFan @ Apr 22, 2008 -> 09:26 PM) That would be bulls***. The frontrunner should not finish 10 points behind. Reagan lost a state or two in the general. Of course he was moer like the "only runner", not just a front runner.

QUOTE (NUKE @ Apr 22, 2008 -> 06:18 PM) I think people need to quit being so damned hypersensitive. When people whine and cry about someone getting a little fun poked at them it makes whoever is doing the whining look like a big pussy. It depends on the environment. If you are trying to attract customers, you may not want to offend your customer base.

QUOTE (Steff @ Apr 22, 2008 -> 10:13 PM) http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20...sp&c_id=mlb Great article. I can't believe they do not do that in house.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Apr 22, 2008 -> 02:42 PM) unfortunately some people dont read the fine print But when they go in to vote, they will see a real ballot with all the choices. These sample ballots are always printed up by candidates.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Apr 22, 2008 -> 02:31 PM) Are you referring to this? Look at the bottom. This is someone's campaign piece. Instructions to vote yes on the questions etc. The Paid for on the bottom. This is not the official ballot. People are confused.