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QUOTE (Reddy @ Jun 19, 2008 -> 10:28 PM) thanks buddy. So............is it dead or what?

Is Iowa dead yet? It feels like this damn thread has been around for five years.

I should probably watch the entire show before commenting on it, but from the limited amount I watched last week it wasn't funny. His bit on Andy Rooney seemed to drag on for half a damn hour.

Haha, I've completely forgotten about this this. Reddy, from personal experience, it's impossible to gain weight correctly. That is, avoid unhealthy foods; concentrate entirely on high protein items such as chicken. Too expensive for a college student to keep up with. Especially if you're like me, and need to compensate for a high metabolism. It was probably two months after my February post where I just thought, what the f***, and decided to continue working out -- but eat whatever I want to. And in large quantities. I had probably gained two/three pounds trying to gain weight the right way; how nutrionists suggest. I haven't eaten entirely junk food (still try to have some semblance of healthiness), but the results are more noticeable. Still gain muscle, but fat as well. Right now I'm about 175. Even now, five pounds below my goal, I still look fairly skinny. I'm thinking of 190 now.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jun 18, 2008 -> 09:14 PM) f***ing ginger Hmm, while quickly browsing by your post I thought I read something different.

QUOTE (SleepyWhiteSox @ Jun 17, 2008 -> 10:33 PM) You're crazy. Outside of the last 20 minutes or so, that movie was great. He was reaching Cool Hand Luke status in my book until the ending... There Will Be Blood was outstanding. I know their rating system isn't scientific, but IMDB actually lists TWBB higher than No Country for Old Men -- the best picture of last year. I've been waiting for someone to say they've abandoned something just so I can yell "I'VE ABANDONED MY CHILD!!!!!!!! I'VE ABANDONED MY CHILD!!! I'VE ABANDONED MY BOY!!!"

What has Snell shown Hawk, exactly? That he can still pitch after giving up 5 runs? He hasn't shown me anything except the inordinate amount of foul balls that have shot straight backwards. They're just missing off this scrub.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jun 17, 2008 -> 07:48 PM) Seriously, is Hawk making any sense right now about this plan B s***? I am trying to follow, but am just lost. HAHA, I was thinking the same thing. He's needlessly complicating a simple concept-- when you don't have your best stuff, you'll have to change your approach. I believe he knew it was bulls***, but since his "friend" called him out on it he took the commercial break to come up with something. No one will call him out on it anyway. DJ was just silent, trying to add to the discussion but couldn't do anything.

I see we've been acquainted with an old friend this evening, Habe Bawskez -- the Middle Eastern Gas Station attendant. Good at accounting and inventory, bad at pitching.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 17, 2008 -> 06:39 PM) The Jason Michaels love shown by Hawk tonight is going to be nauseating. Sort of like how, after Michaels was traded from Cleveland, the games lost afterwards were attributed to him not being in the lineup; or the clubhouse as a veteran presence.

Don't embarrass yourselves, White Sox. Oh, and just to put it out there, if we win the first two and are leading the final game of the series -- but someone blows it late -- I'm not going to say "if anyone told me before the series we'd take 2/3 I'd be happy." I hear that too often around here and it drives me crazy. If we're close to winning the third game, against the f***ing Pirates, finish the damn job! Atleast there will be no excuses if we don't dominate, such as there was for Colorado or Detroit.

CHOKE CREDE!!!!!

QUOTE (knightni @ Jun 14, 2008 -> 02:20 PM) I just thought that I'd save you from wasting your money and seeing The Happening. It's outlandish, sure, but I like the idea because it's one of those movies where there's no simple solution to the problem. Humanity is screwed. Of course, when I read scenes such as the one you referenced above it doesn't give me much hope.

Strange Wilderness was terrible. Not funny at all, aside from a few wildlife voiceovers. It was just annoying to watch the fat Jewish kid from Superbad attempt to pull off a southern accent, in addition to his co-start failing to say or do funny things. I honestly question the judgment of my friends, who claimed it was funny. They were obviously under the influence of something.

I remember when, in the past, you could always count on horror movies (esp. Friday the 13th) being shown on this day. Now there's nothing but crap, instead.

Anyone else following the screen adaption of Cormac McCarthy's "The Road?" It's the 2007 pulitzer price winning novel about a father and son traveling across America in a post apocalyptic setting. And yes, he was the author of "No Country For Old Men." Mark my words, more than five months before it's released, if most of the material from the novel is included in the film it will win best picture. There would have to be one HELL of a movie to defeat it. I'm really looking forward to it.

I really hate it when Fox Chicago shows old episodes of the Simpsons. IMO, the early years (before seasons three/four) weren't very funny.

Damn, and I thought only California jurors were incapable of convicting a celebrity of anything.

Since when did Cotts begin throwing 96 mph? Someone sure found 5 mph on his fastball out of nowhere.

What I want to know is how does this weather affect ME? Otherwise I've lost all interest.

We're just like P-Diddy. Never gonna' stop.

I watched Ravenous earlier today (and it's coicidentally on IFC in half an hour). Great film for anyone who enjoys a blend of horror and black comedy.

It's about time one team sweeps the other in two separate series. Sox win all six. Obviously, there's no legitimate reason for feeling this. It'd just seem appropriate the Cubs begin their downfall after we embarrass them.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jun 6, 2008 -> 12:07 AM) On a different site, someone I know who is real good with prospects and such compiled his own short list of who he feels it the "best of the rest." Wow, looking at Galloway reminds me of a point in early draft projections where he was in the Top 10. Damn has he fallen.

QUOTE (29andPoplar @ Jun 5, 2008 -> 08:34 PM) I disagree with this drafting of Ken Williams Jr., it's just not a good idea for a lot of reasons. A whole heap of extra pressure just landed on this young man and taking the GM's son reeks of nepotism. To pick him on the 2nd day is not a big deal but there is every reason to believe taking him in the 6th round is a major overdraft. Now, I hope Kenny Williams Jr. goes out and proves me completely wrong. The other picks ... I could care less if they have a scouting video on mlb.com or if they've been hyped and rated highly by Baseball America. None of that matters. Supposedly they have a bunch of new scouts so you let those scouts do their job and you trust them. If in the rearview mirror it doesn't work out, you go and find new scouts or new front office people or whatever. How many so called draft experts on this board said the White Sox would snag Jordan Danks just as soon as they could? Well that didn't happen and maybe just maybe these scouts know something about these players that me (definitely) and most everyone else on this site (highly likely) do not. My issue with drafting Williams Jr. in the 6th round is whether the previous selections (aside from Beckham) were justified. That is, were scouts with extensive knowledge of players responsible for the first several picks, and maybe, Williams just pushed his opinion past the others in the 6th round? Or maybe Williams has a lot more say than we may believe. Either way, it doesn't seem like the best decision to make for your ballclub. I may not know much about players past the first round, but I'm fairly sure Williams Jr is not the 180th best draft available player.