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The day we bought a mini-van because we had three kids and I got excited.

QUOTE (Steff @ Sep 24, 2008 -> 08:19 PM) It would be just fine if the immediate family was less than 36 people and the weather forecast didn't include a chance of snow. I thought it was bad when we had 13 people at our kids parties just from immediate family.

QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 22, 2008 -> 07:45 PM) If price wasn't a factor, what are the advantages? I don't have much experience personally but I've read that PC's are much easier to upgrade. With a Mac, you have to find an Apple Store. I've also heard that if you have any software that only runs on Windows, you have install Windows on the Mac to run it. Even then, it doesn't run as well.

QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 19, 2008 -> 11:07 PM) I've been really considering getting a mac and for some reason can only finds arguments for Macintosh. So what are the key advantages for PCs? I always hear compatibility issues, but since now Macs now come with the ability to run both platforms, that isn't necessarily viable any longer. You can still buy a brand new PC for under $1000.

MTV is getting rid of the only show they had that actually played music videos? MTV hasn't stood for "Music" Television for years.

QUOTE (Steff @ Sep 11, 2008 -> 03:54 PM) Wow bowling sure has gotten crazy popular over the past several years. That's what I keep hearing but I'm just not seeing it. My parents have been in a league since before I was born. They used to have 10-14 teams. Now my wife and I bowl with them and they've dwindled down to about 6 teams. When I was growing up I bowled every saturday and we filled up all 32 lanes. Last year I took my kids to the same alley and they literally had to combine all the kids into one league and they only filled up about half the lanes. There were 7-year-olds bowling against 17-year-olds. This year my youngest is bowling on Saturday mornings and we are seeing almost the same thing. They have two times 9:30 and 11:30 and they are talking about combining everyone into a 10:00 league. I think bowling is becoming more popular as something to go out with your friends and do on some random night but I don't think people are commiting to leagues as much as they used to.

QUOTE (shipps @ Sep 10, 2008 -> 01:42 PM) How the hell could you call a Pepsi a Coke? Never could understand that. We talked about this when I was still in school once. It's kinda the same as calling all tissues Kleenex or all bandages Band-Aid or all cotton swabs Q-tips. They are specifec product names but have gradually become used as the generic name for all.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 27, 2008 -> 05:39 PM) WSI ran into an issue where they banned numerous members. That seems to be a reoccurring theme lately.

I've never been in a fight either. I've gotten hurt dorking around with my friends and I once tackled a kid on the pavement in grade school because he stole my hat but that's about it. The closest I guess I've come is one day when a group of us were playing football. I picked up the ball and tossed it at one of the guys and it smacked him in the face. The ball bounced right back at me and I did it again. I was honestly just trying to give him the ball. Smacking him in the face was totally unintentional but I thought it was funny and was laughing about it. Apparently this upset him because he started chasing me around. I was still laughing as he chased me and the only reason he caught up with me is because I stopped. Then he started jabbing punches at me and I was still laughing and blocking them. Finally one got through and popped me on the nose. He thought that was good enough and walked away saying that's what I deserved. I actually stopped and was in shock. It didn't hurt me at all but I finally realized he was seriously mad.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 07:37 AM) 3.79 is cheap... how sad is that? I remember paying under a dollar when I was in high school. I also remember the first time I had to pay over $2.00. Now I get excited when it's under $4.00

It's a t-shirt.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 15, 2008 -> 01:28 PM) Why get a permanent site at some crowded campground, when you could buy a few hundred acres to have to yourself? Plus its an investment. The place we go to is never really crowded unless it's a holiday weekend. Sure we could buy a big plot of land and camp on it but that could get pretty boring. At least at a campground there are other people around and other kids for my kids to play with. There's a pool, a playground, a river, REAL bathrooms, a small store, etc...

I've thought about this many times. First thing would be to hire a lawyer and possibly a financial advisor. Next would be a bigger house. My kids could finally all have a room of their own. As for my current house, I'd have to make a decision. I could just pay it off and try to sell it as is for whatever I could get for it., I could fix it up and sell it for a bit higher price. I could fix it up and rent it out. Or I could just bulldoze the thing and build a new one and then either sell it or rent it. I'd get a bigger trailer and a newer gas-guzzling SUV to pull it. Or possibly just get a permenant site at the campgrounds we always go to. Then I could get a big RV and travel around the country when the kids aren't in school. I'd probably give some money to my parents and my in-laws. I could finally afford to catch up technology-wise and get DVR and HDTV and a better computer, etc... I want a corvette, my wife wants a camaro. After all that, I'd probably invest the rest.

QUOTE (YASNY @ Jul 12, 2008 -> 11:15 AM) Smear the Queer. We used to call that "Kill the guy with the ball". It was usually a football. When we played we had a mandatory fumble rule where whoever got tackled had to fumble the football (or at least make an attempt) as they were going down.

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ May 20, 2008 -> 09:09 AM) Here's one: The largest supermarket chains give up plastic bags. The store we do 90% of our grocery shopping at doesn't even have paper bags...

QUOTE (lostfan @ May 21, 2008 -> 08:55 AM) That is really my pet peeve. I can't stand it, yet so many people do it. I always ask 2 things to people when they complain, either out loud or silently to myself. 1. Do you have a SUV or a big pickup with poor gas mileage? Yes but I rarely drive it. In fact, it sat in my driveway pretty much all winter long. We only use it when we need the extra room for something or we are pulling our trailer. QUOTE (lostfan @ May 21, 2008 -> 08:55 AM) 2. Do you live in the city? If yes, is public transportation accessible to you? If yes, do you use it at least on occasion? If the answer to all 3 questions is no, again, I have to wonder about your mentality and whether or not you think people owe you something. Yes, no, no. I drive 40 miles one-way to get to work. But my gas consumption has decreased signifigantly in the last 2 years. First, my company lets me work from home one day a week. Second, we bought a new car that gets much better gas mileage than the old minivan I was driving. So I'm somewhat doing my part. B)

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 20, 2008 -> 01:32 PM) Yes, but you will be made to wear a silly hat. Awesome.

Will I still be allowed to play if I also play in the WSI game?

QUOTE (Kalapse @ May 16, 2008 -> 12:51 AM) Canceled NBC: 1 vs. 100, Amne$ia, Bionic Woman, Clash of the Choirs, Journeyman, Las Vegas, My Dad is Better Than Your Dad, Phenomenon, Quarterlife, The Singing Bee, Scrubs (moved to ABC) ABC: Men in Trees, Big Shots, Carpoolers, Cavemen, October Road, Women's Murder Club, Cashmere Mafia, Miss Guided, Notes from the Underbelly, Oprah's Big Give, Here Come the Newlyweds, Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann CBS: Moonlight, Shark, Jericho, Viva Laughlin, Welcome to the Captain, Secret Talents of the Stars, Kid Nation, Power of 10 The CW: Aliens in America, CW Now, Life is Wild, Online Nation, Beauty and the Geek, Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants, Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious Fox: Back to You, New Amsterdam, Nashville, Canterbury's Law, K-Ville, The Return of Jezebel James, The Next Great American Band, Unhitched There are a couple of shows in there I thought were decent but didn't really get a chance to watch them a whole lot. There are also a few that I'm not surprised at all about. Cavemen and Amnesia for example...

QUOTE (Brian @ May 16, 2008 -> 08:30 AM) You had to remind me about the cancellation of "JourneyMan". Sob Sob. I actually liked that show. It gave me something to watch after Heroes.

QUOTE (knightni @ May 4, 2008 -> 04:00 AM) Knock knock Who's there? Banana Banana Who? Knock knock Who's there? Banana Banana Who? Knock knock Who's there? Banana Banana Who? Knock knock Who's there? Banana Banana Who? Knock knock Who's there? Banana Banana Who? Knock knock Who's there? Orange Orange Who? Orange ya glad I didn't say 'Banana' again? This was my youngest daughter's favorite joke when she was like 4 or 5. The problem was that she could never remember how it went. her: Knock knock? Me: Who's there? her: Banana. Me: Banana who? her: Arent you glad I didn't say orange! (falls over laughing)

I had blond, curly hair when I was younger. It looks better on my daughters than it did on me. I had a mullet for a short time in the early 90's.

How do you shoot a blue elephant? With a blue elephant gun! How do you shoot a pink elephant? Hold his nose until he turns blue and then shoot him with the blue elephant gun!

Good piece of writing but I have to say that I disagree. Maybe I'm one of the few but I really don't pay attention to the numbers all that closely. I can still watch a game for the fun of it and have no idea what any of the guys' batting average is. I can still root for my favorite player just because I like him, not because he's the best. I mainly use the internet to get the information faster. Who won, what place are they in, who got traded, etc... The other reason I use it is to connect with other fans and read their thoughts on the team. There aren't too many Sox fans around me, so this is the next best thing.

Bowled a 300 game when I was 16. Hit a cow with my car on the way to work.