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QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Apr 3, 2008 -> 03:57 PM) No I won't vote for him, but I think there are a ton of people decided and undecided who would like to hear the answers to those questions. If they take those questions seriously, they won't decide in his favor, so don't lose any sleep over it.

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Apr 3, 2008 -> 02:18 PM) I'm sorry, but I don't believe it should be swept under the rug like you do. I'm sorry this is blowing your mind...and that you think it's a joke or that you think it's bulls***. A good start on what I would want done is for Obama to answer some of those questions. So that you will vote for him? Most of the people that give an credence to those questions, have already formed their answers, and it will not make a difference what he says.

Too many factors to ever "prove" who is best. But a damn good argument can be made for Favre, and that is what really matters. Just being in the top 10 of everyone who has played the position is amazing, when a case can be made for greatest ever, and you look at the other names mentioned, that's pretty cool.

Wonderful game today. Even "watching" from CBS sportsline was exciting.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Apr 3, 2008 -> 12:09 PM) Did you know that Adam and Eve were actually the very first computer programmers?? Yep, Eve had an apple and Adam had a wang. We should have seen this comng. A thread about being behind the times, and we're discussing Apple

QUOTE(RME JICO @ Apr 3, 2008 -> 11:50 AM) Bring in Ricky Henderson to leadoff and Canseco to DH instead. Now that would be a show. Pull together an all-steroid team and sell two million tickets before they all are suspended.

QUOTE(Vance Law @ Apr 3, 2008 -> 10:41 AM) In all seriousness, if Thome went down with a season-ending injury, would Kenny pick up Bonds? Depends on what is needed at the time. If the team is in contention (ok I'm laughing too) then I'm not certain Bonds is the best option, but worth considering. If the team is out of contention, a sideshow to sell tickets could be just what the ball park needs, and I could see a call to Bonds.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Apr 2, 2008 -> 10:40 PM) Oh s***! Now Copacabana is playing in my head. Thanks a lot, pal. His name was Rico, he wore a diamond He was escorted to his chair, he saw Lola dancin' there . . .

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Apr 3, 2008 -> 11:30 AM) If my ex was a computer, she would be very reliable and sought after. Like a good computer, she never went down. Like a Mac . . .

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Apr 3, 2008 -> 11:21 AM) I wonder what I could get for my Lisa? That your ex-wife?

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Apr 3, 2008 -> 11:17 AM) I disagree. That is certainly fair. Would you call them evil? For the most part they led decent, law abiding lives until then.

QUOTE(CanOfCorn @ Apr 3, 2008 -> 11:05 AM) That truly is sad for your "family member." If you want, I can send you some laserdiscs to make up for it. Maybe and Apple IIe. Sweet! That will be a nice upgrade to the Commodore Vic-20 the same family member lost via the same avenue. A mint, still in the box, unused, Vic 20 that recently sold on a large auction site for many. many times, the original price.

QUOTE(Vance Law @ Apr 3, 2008 -> 10:42 AM) That's a $60 million rotation. That's what we had the past few years.

QUOTE(rangercal @ Apr 3, 2008 -> 10:29 AM) I would take 5 Garlands over what we have now. I wouldn't go that far, but I would take three or four Garlands. I think five Garlands get you pretty damn close to a playoff spot.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Apr 3, 2008 -> 10:14 AM) The only way to really watch Deep Throat as it was truly intended is on the ol' Betamax, Baby. Up in an attic at my folks' place in Chicago I still have 8-track versions of Hendrix' Smash Hits, Led Zeppelin II, Zappa's Over-Nite Sensation, Deep Purple's Made in Europe live album, Three Dog Night's Greatest Friggin' Hits, and the Grease and Jesus Christ Superstar soundtracks. The Zappa tape is one of a handful of commercial titled actually released in quadraphonic stereo, so it represents the nexus between two DOA dinosaur technologies and so of course I'm very proud of it. Mind if I smoke while you eat? classic baby My family tells a tragic tale from way back in the early eighties, before I was born. Seems a certain family member had an extensive collection of classic rock on 8-track tapes, and some not so classic 8-tracks that were received as gifts by well meaning, but ultimately tasteless relatives. During a garage sale, the family member reached into the crap box and tried selling a couple dozen crap disco stuff for $2.00 each to the unsuspecting public. His ever helpful mother, when these are not selling, (duh) takes boxes of his 8-tracks and begins selling them for .25 or 5/$1. In the end, that music collection of several hundred titles, was reduced to a handful of dirty, tattered, dollar bills that served little comfort. He never recovered, and to this day, whenever some vintage Head East or Jeff Beck is played, you can see the tears well in his eyes.

Happy Birthday !!

If you only enjoy baseball when you're team is winning or a front runner, you might as well be a Yankess fan, and they only win the WS about 25% of the time, with the Sox you have less than a 1% chance. I love watching Thome hit a couple homeruns, his arm extension just looks awesome to me. I like the personalities on this team. I wish I was back in Chicago more for games. I can spend an afternoon watching my college team play and have a great time, win or lose. I'm hoping Crede plays well, and that Fields has a chance to play, I think he's going to be great. So no matter what happens, I'm happy. Those that have taken up sides, like Hatfield and McCoys will only be happy if "their guy" is starting.

QUOTE(Cerbaho-WG @ Apr 2, 2008 -> 11:12 AM) He had zero strikeouts and he was facing a young, aggressive batting order. Baseball Prospectus had a really interesting line on him, saying that 25% of his outs last year were lineouts. He's a league average pitcher and I'd bet some money he doesn't perform well this year at all. League average?! That does suck, considering most staffs have 5 guys better then league average.

Every silver lining has a touch of grey, and some people want to stay under that black cloud. Dump it all here.

They haven't even thrown the first drunk out at the Cell. Plenty of new faces around the team who are still trying to gel. Plenty of exciting baseball yet to be played. If you want to be negative, there is a trhead for that. If you want to point out the birth mark on Cindy Crawford, the posts will be moved to the appropriate thread. Let's have one place to go to feel better about this team.

QUOTE(shipps @ Apr 3, 2008 -> 08:59 AM) If Iam not mistaken,wouldnt people have laughed at a betamax reference even when it first came out? No, this was actually an interesting study in marketing. By almost all independent accounts, Beta offered the better picture quality, but did not have the recording time of VHS. One hour versus two hours. Since you could fit two hours of recording on the VHS, it fit movies better and really helped to kill the market. Beta was first in the market and offered a better picture, but failed. It was also Sony (Beta) vs. JVC/Matus***a (VHS) which also pointed to a victory for Beta. So when it first came out, it was the only option, and people loved it. They did not love the $1,000+ price tag for a home recorder, but they loved the tech. Even a year or so later when VHS came out, people didn't laugh at the Beta format. That really started several years later. Or at least that is what old guys like FlaSoxxJim and YASNY tell me.

Has the Pony Express stopped running? They all have issues, but seriously, they are all amazing. Send this half way across the globe in 24 hours please.

Good men thought they needed to do this to protect America. I find it sad that we believe we need to abandon our freedoms, our ideals, and basic decency to stay safe.

Anybody got any 8-tracks and betamax movies?

My gf teaches 3rd grade, I was looking over the tools and thinking; that's exactly what I bring for a weekend trip with her!