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In that spirit, someone should have a Steve Bartman day. He saved a few players the same sort of treatment by being their scapegoat.

I learned something, I always thought that was his last season with the Sawks. He played four more, so I'm wondering why that lingered so long after he retired.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Apr 10, 2008 -> 12:14 PM) That's pretty cool, I'll have to find the journal article and give it a read. Based just on the CNN story, I'd assume the investigator mis-spoke when he called these frogs "the most ancient" frogs you'll find. Surely, this lungless species evolved from a normal lung-bearing line that lost the organs at some point. Otherwise, there would be a lot of fossil evidence of lunglessness being an ancestral trait in frogs. I also don't have a good feel for the scale of the animal from the CNN article. Cutaneous and buccal respiration are usually considered insignificant to be the primary means of respiration in animals with any sort of size to them. The article also suggests that the frogs are not entirely sedentary if they have to navigate the fast streams they live in. High physical activity levels would be really interesting to see in a vertebrate that only respires cutaneously. Very cool stuff. Thanks for posting. /back for a sec Or they started out and realized "I'm lungless, I'm without lungs!" /gone {damn were is PA, I can't do this on my own}

Sad really, usually a good Stern reference would have this a 50 post thread before lunch. Perhaps that's a gauge. At least we know Howard has the integrity to not stage a fight between his co-entertainers.

QUOTE (lukeman89 @ Apr 10, 2008 -> 11:24 AM) according to baseball reference... nolan ryan's career hbp 0 outs - 52 1 out - 50 2 outs - 56 Thank you, I dislike repeating erroneous material. I'm glad you knew were to look that up.

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Apr 10, 2008 -> 12:51 PM) Wife is being transferred back to Chicago. We are also having our first child, and while we would have definitely stayed in Austin, it's going to be nice to have family around. By all means, move to Austin if you can. It's a great city! And you are just far enough from places like Kap-opolis and Texsoxville to make it enjoyable! I'd transfer to Austin in a heart beat.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Apr 10, 2008 -> 11:18 AM) Some guy named Tommy John or something like that Didin't they make a movie about him or something I think he was a pinball wizard and they made an Opera about him.

Yep, God has made some weird stuff /leaves thread, been there, done that

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 10, 2008 -> 12:14 PM) Don't worry Tex, next January, any positive change in Texas from this move will be more than offset. Ouch,

QUOTE (WCSox @ Apr 10, 2008 -> 10:13 AM) Because we're a bunch of idiots who care more about watching American Idol than voting in our elections. While that is a very popular characterization, I think we underestimate our interest in elections and what is happening. And it is meeting people here that has changed my perception. Lots of people care, but you seriously can't spend the same time caring about elections as you do on entertainment. There is still a lot more we could do, but it is not as bleak as we sometimes think. As long as we have people like SS who have the balls to run for office, and people like Rex who will work for candidates, I'm staying optimistic.

It seems correct to keep a set lineup this time of year. Lots of days off early in the season.

Pet peeve, TV and radio ads, shows etc, that have ringing phones in the background. Wthout a Trace is terrible for this. At least once an episode I think my ohone is ringing. Dammit, I'm an old man and can't always get up

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Apr 10, 2008 -> 10:56 AM) If I lived in Mesa, I would do the same thing. On a different note, my wife and I are moving back to Chicago from Austin this weekend. Sorry Tex, Kap and all the other "Texans" that have moved down here. Here's the kicker...we are buying a house in Oak Park, selling our house here, driving with a 34 week pregnant wife, a crazy cat, trying to find a job, staying with relatives and in a hotel and trying not to bite each others heads off. Fun, eh? "I was not born in Texas, but I got here just as soon as I could!!!" And to add to that, left just as quick! I'll wave Kap as I drive through Big D. Just remember, you are raising the IQ in two states by moving to Chicago

Who was the first guy to have this surgery?

As long as they mention ® or (D) on each text

QUOTE (tonyho7476 @ Apr 10, 2008 -> 10:17 AM) You know, Howard has never been one to do that...and if you heard it, it was not possible. True anger was seething from this guy today. It was nuts to listen to, if you are a fan of the show. You could be right, it woluld take a lot of talent to fake something that well.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 10, 2008 -> 10:21 AM) Great, emergency alerts in limited letters. "RUN!" lmao

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Apr 9, 2008 -> 10:29 AM) Not sure if that was directed at me or not, but I don't recall posts with me, or others, laughing about mourners being shot by Israelis. In fact, I don't even remember a news story about mourners being shot by Israelis. Did I/someone really do this, or are you making it up to support your argument? Enlighten me, because I very well may have killed off those brain cells (and laughed about it!). The thread I am remembering was mostly led by I4E and Nuke. I forget who else joined in. LCR and others were branded as anti-semitic for thinking killing mourners was a bad thing.

Horsy Back Riding?

publicity stunt.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 10, 2008 -> 09:55 AM) You don't think that the MLB keeps an eye on these sorts of things and takes steps to try to avoid hearing these statements out there? I'm guessing Oz will be deducting from his $100,000 set aside . . .

While I am a big Who fan, and CSI has done a nice job of using their songs for their themes, and they also seem to fit, Don't Get Fooled Again, Who Are You, etc. my favorite right now is Elvis Little More Action for Vegas. I'm thinking of tunes that were not originally written for the show.

QUOTE (Middle Buffalo @ Apr 10, 2008 -> 10:45 AM) My dog just walked into my office, farted, and walked out.

As I was reading your post, I'm wondering if perhaps we are in a period of some people forgetting and needing to remember? Many of the people involved are dead, and many more will be over the next few years. I could see at some point in the future where Robinson is relegated to a smaller remembrance each year. This is about a human need, and just like 9/11 Vigils have gotten smaller and smaller, so too are ones to people like Ruth. Reading some of the responses, I believe some people think we are already there. Just an incomplete thought and another log on the fire . . .