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QUOTE(Steff @ Jan 19, 2006 -> 08:16 AM) Talk about putting the carriage before the horse.. Affordable to me - or others-, might not be affordable to you. Call a lender, get pre-qualified, know what you can handle with the finances you have to work with, then look for a place. Good luck. When we bought our first home we were told that, as a general rule of thumb, the price of the house shouldn't be more than double your yearly income.

QUOTE(Steff @ Jan 16, 2006 -> 05:58 AM) Here he is with his little sister.. who said upon his arrival.. "thank God you got here.. we thought we were going to miss Soxfest". Wouldn't that be his "big" sister?

QUOTE(thatballhitdeep @ Jan 16, 2006 -> 03:10 PM) Okay, so my Mom had my baby book out the other day and look what pic I found. This is me at 2 years old. How much more of a true fan can I be??? I've got the hat and shirt that match that helmet. Hell, I've got the helmet too. My parents have a picture of me in my hat and shirt around somewhere. It was taken sometime in the mid-80's.

QUOTE(LowerCaseRepublican @ Jan 16, 2006 -> 12:59 PM) On second thought I'd almost rather drop $600 on books and not have to wake up before dawn 5 days a week. I do that all winter long. It's just now getting to the point where I actually see a little bit of sunlight while I'm driving home. I'm counting down the days til we set our clocks back an hour. I hate these days where we barely get 12 hours of sunlight...

QUOTE(Steff @ Jan 16, 2006 -> 08:11 AM) IIRC, Middle School is for 7th to 9th graders down there. I was a junior in high school when I was 15. Of course I started kindergarten when I was 4... This kid had to have repeated at least one grade and possibly two.

QUOTE(mreye @ Jan 13, 2006 -> 09:44 AM) No, just until they're rehabilitated. Red: Rehabilitated? Well, Now let me see. You know, I don't have any idea what that means. 1967 Parole Hearings Man: Well, it means that you're ready to rejoin society. Red: I know what *you* think it means, sonny. To me it's just a made up word; a politician's word. So young fellas like yourself can wear a suit and a tie, and have a job. What do you really want to know? Am I sorry for what I did? 1967 Parole Hearings Man: Well, are you? Red: There's not a day goes by I don't feel regret. Not because I'm in here, or because you think I should. I look back on the way I was then, a young, stupid kid who committed that terrible crime. I want to talk to him. I want to try and talk some sense to him, tell him the way things are. But I can't. That kid's long gone and this old man is all that's left. I got to live with that. Rehabilitated? It's just a bulls*** word. So you go on and stamp your form, sonny, and stop wasting my time. Because to tell you the truth, I don't give a s***.

QUOTE(BDavisFutureHOF @ Jan 13, 2006 -> 07:58 AM) How about these f***s............ http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/sou...-home-headlines Just wait. They'll blame this on a video game the kids played. Probably The Warriors which allows you to beat homeless people with bats...

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jan 12, 2006 -> 03:45 PM) Alligators are pretty quick on land, at least in bursts. I bet the gator can hold it's breath longer though... This reminds me of a show I saw on the Discovery Channel (I think) where they came up with scenarios of two different animals fighting each other and then tried to build machines that would determine which animal would win. IIRC, they did a tiger vs. a lion. A gator vs. a shark. It was mostly guesswork because usually the animals lived in different environments and it depended on which one got the jump over the other one.

I think I've changed my sig once or twice. I don't think my avatar has ever changed though.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Jan 10, 2006 -> 12:25 PM) Unfortunately? You want a Godless America? No wonder the liberals are dragging this country right down the s***ter. You don't have to go to church to believe in God. I can pray to and worship whoever I want in my own home just as well as I could in a church. Plus it's free.

BTW, I came up with my name because it makes it simple when I meet fellow posters in real life to tell them my screenname and profession all at once. My avatar is actually the front of a t-shirt.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 10, 2006 -> 11:58 AM) He was a troll on the ESPN boards who stole an Indians fan name and used to tell Sox fans how bad the team was. He claimed to be our "realist" which was code for he liked to revel in our teams failures and then rub it in our faces. He tried registering here under a couple of different names, but got banned in a heartbeat when he would pop up. Don't forget that for a long time he refused to tell us who "his" team was because then the arguements would just degenerate into "your team sucks more". He's a D-Backs fan. Never compared to Supertroll though. He was probably the final straw for everyone to flee the boards. Remember "Sox Suck Indians Rule!" 10000 times?

That test sucks. You get used to going one way and then they switch them around. It'd be like switching the keys on a keyboard. Who's not going to go slower?

These aren't exactly jokes but still some of the funniest things I've ever read on a message board. I got them from another message board I frequent under a thead called: "I am an idiot - The Stupid Thread." The guys story-telling ability is amazing. Others are below...

These are hilarious.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 6, 2006 -> 01:37 PM) I really get the feeling that pods will be gone as soon as he hits FA. The Sox have too many guys they like in the OF in the minors. But can any of them fill the lead-off role the same way Pods has? He's the first decent lead-off man the Sox have had since Durham left. Besides maybe Lofton for the one month he was here and healthy. When Durham got on a roll, the team got on a roll. When he slumped the team slumped. When Pods is healthy, the team wins. When he went on the DL last year, the team couldn't beat anybody. He's also very good at making the pitcher work. I don't know how many times I've seen him take two strikes, foul off a few pitches and somehow end up with a full count in his first AB. Before you know it, the pitcher has throw 20 pitches in the first inning. And when he does get on base, he's a legitamite base-stealing threat. Unlike someone like Harris who had plenty of speed but didn't know how to use it. If there's a guy in the minors (and I admit I don't follow the minors at all) that can do all that and be an upgrade on defense, then I'm all for it. Until then, I vote we keep him around. The guys in the minors can always be used as trade bait to fill other holes.

Once there was a man who had two peas up his nose, a carrot in one ear and a hunk of steak in the other ear. He went to the doctor and said, "I'm not feeling well." The doctor said, ... "You're not eating right." ********* Bill worked in a pickle factory. He had been employed there for a number of years when he came home one day to confess to his wife that he had a tremendous urge to stick his penis into the pickle slicer. His wife suggested that he should see a sex therapist to talk about it, but Bill indicated that he'd be too embarrassed. He vowed to overcome the compulsion on his own. One day, a few weeks later, Bill came home absolutely ashen. His wife could see at once that something was seriously wrong. "What's wrong, Bill?" she asked. "Do "Do you remember that I told you I had this tremendous urge to put my penis into the pickle slicer?" "Oh, Bill, you didn't." "Yes, I did." " "My God, Bill, what happened?" "I got fired." "No, Bill. I mean, what happened with the pickle slicer?" "Oh...she got fired too." ********************* There was a man named Bubba and Bubba knew EVERYONE in the whole world!!! Once when Bubba got a new job, Bubba says to his new boss, "Boss, I know everyone in the whole world!" His boss doesn't believe him, so he says "No you do not know everyone in the whole world" but Bubba says "Yes I do!" So Bubba's boss says "Well prove it!" then Bubba says "Pick someone, and I know them!" Well Bubba's boss thinks for a minute and then comes up with a name. "Tom Selleck! I bet you don't know Tom Selleck!" Bubba says "Tom Selleck! Tom and I were in boy scouts together when we were kids!" but Bubba's boss says "No you weren't!" then Bubba says "Yes we were!" So they fly to Hollywood and drive up to Tom Selleck's house. Bubba knocks on the door and Tom Selleck answers and Bubba goes "Tom!!!" and Tom goes "Bubba!" and they hug and catch up for 30 minutes and Bubba's boss can't believe it. But then he thinks "Well that could happen, it's just one person," so he tells Bubba and Bubba says "OK, pick somebody else!" This time Bubba's boss has someone in mind! "The president, Bill Clinton! You don't know President Bill Clinton!" But Bubba says "Oh yes I do! Bill and I were on the debate team together in college!" Bubba's boss says "No you weren't!" and Bubba says "Yes we were!" So they fly to Washington and they catch with the President at a press conference. They work their way through the crowd until Bubba gets close enough to catch Clinton's eye and waves "Bill!" and the President waves "Bubba!" and after the press conference they hug and catch up for 30 minutes and Bubba's boss is stunned. He can't believe it. But then he thinks "Well that's just two people in one country that doesn't mean he knows everyone in the whole world!" so he tells Bubba and Bubba says "OK, pick someone out of the world spectrum and I know them!" And Bubba's boss knows just who to pick so he says "The Pope! You don't know the Pope!" Bubba says "The Pope! The Pope BAPTISED me!" and Bubba's boss says "No he didn't!" and Bubba says "Yes he did!" so they fly to Rome where the Pope is giving Mass in front of hundreds of thousands of people. They work their way through the crowd-without much luck-so Bubba says "Boss we're never gonna get there together through all these people so I tell you what, I'll work my way up there and when I do, I'll give you a sign that shows you I know the Pope!" and he leaves. Well Bubba's boss waits and waits and waits and just when he's about to give up, he sees the Pope come out onto the balcony and right there beside is Bubba! Shortly afterwards, Bubba's boss passes out. Bubba comes back and finds his boss passed out and he fans him and says "Boss! Boss! Wake up!" and when his boss comes to, he asks "Boss, what happened?" Bubba's boss looks at Bubba and says "OK, I can see Tom Selleck. I can see Bill Clinton, heck, I can even take the Pope! But when somebody standing next to me asks 'Who's that up there with Bubba?' that's a little more than I can take!"

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 6, 2006 -> 08:09 AM) They weren't even available last year for single game tickets, I imagine they will be difficult to get even with packages this year. I just picked up the Sunday game yesterday through the Ozzie plan. Upper deck (Sec 556) though so I imagine there aren't many left. I think I may have to bring some binoculars for that game...

QUOTE(q\/\/3r+y @ Jan 5, 2006 -> 02:39 AM) The ending was one of the worst in anything ever put on screen. I finally saw the last episode for the first time just a few months ago. I almost wish I hadn't. It really kinda ruins the last season or 2 (after they won the lottery) knowing that it was all fake even though the show pretty much went in the crapper around that time anyway...

QUOTE(tonyho7476 @ Jan 5, 2006 -> 10:50 AM) Agreed...things could change...I could see a complete set come out. Has the # of discs ever been confirmed by someone other than an anonymous post on a message board? I keep hearing 7 but have never seen it on Amazon or anyplace like that. Even the flyer that came in the World Series DVD doesn't say.

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Jan 5, 2006 -> 09:11 AM) I thought the season ticket base was under 23,000, and the park holds over 40,000. According to this, "1/24 is when full season ticket holders get to buy them, 1/25 split season ticket holders can, 1/27 general public can", the extra tickets available haven't even been sold yet. So where the heck are almost 20,000 tickets?? It all is very confusing to me....hopefully Brooks can at least shed some light on it. IIRC, Season ticket plans have been on sale for a good 2 months. I just got my Ozzie plan yesterday and couldn't get opening night.

QUOTE(forrestg @ Jan 3, 2006 -> 02:15 PM) I believe in August and september fans filled the stadiums. Actually the September attendance was pretty horrible considering the number of home games. July and August were the best months. Of course that's when the Red Sox and Yankees were in town. July had an average of 34,417 per game in 13 games. August had an average of 33,036 per game in 12 games. September had an average of 27,178 per game in 17 games.

Opening day has been sold out for a little while now.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Jan 4, 2006 -> 03:07 PM) I'm glad the system worked for you - and I wish it was more that way. Unfortunately, more often then not, people take advantage of it. That's true. I know people who have been living on unemployment for half their lives and refuse to find a job because they keep getting "free" money. There's no fast and easy fix-all...