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Sitwap: Crucifixion of Jesus ruled too violent for Christmas....(link) -- (link) - Its a Disney Christmas Carol Dec 16, 08:25
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- Mrs. ML is gonna be agry. -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Dec 16, 08:25 1
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- make sure you do the Tiger Challenges as you go along. -- nm - Remlik Dec 16, 08:21 1
  - see above -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 08:27
- congratulations! :) -- nm - Fednog Dec 16, 08:21 3
  - I'm choosing to read this post full of sarcasm, and it's cracking me up. (nm) - musubi Dec 16, 08:26 2
    - oh no sarcasm here. for real! -- nm - Fednog Dec 16, 08:28 1
      - i'm really bad at video games, so i'm always impressed when someone does well -- nm - Fednog Dec 16, 08:29
- For Wii, or Xbox/PS3? -- nm - Subversive Dec 16, 08:20 3
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    - I have that, we should try playing online sometime. - Subversive Dec 16, 08:23 1
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- Let's play devil's advocate here....Can any of us come up with a logic why grandma would be adament that only the living children get it? - Name Withheld By Request Dec 16, 08:24 13
  - Sure, the dead sibling was on the 'outs' with the grandmother and the other siblings took care of her/supported her in the end -- nm - decline Dec 16, 08:27 1
    - Oh sure. If there's a legit beef there, then I would completely understand. I believe the assumption here is normal relations prior to the end. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 16, 08:29
  - Because this current arrangement leaves some grandkids completely out? - TWuG Dec 16, 08:26 7
    - Feels kinda silly, but yeah, I can see this argument somewhat. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 16, 08:27
    - their parents provide for them, mine can't. (is what I would say if it were me). -- nm - mafic Dec 16, 08:27
    - those kids will get theirs when their parents pass on. -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 08:27 4
      - Yes, but that's a fair bit different than "Grandma gave Cousin money, but not me." -- nm - TWuG Dec 16, 08:29
      - assuming their parents don't spend it :) -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 08:28 2
        
        that's between the kids and their parents. -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 08:28 1
        
        "Mum, Dad, don't spend all your money before you die because I want some" -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 08:29
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    - even so, to give one side of her family zip doesn't jive with me (again speculating) -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:27
  - wordy mcword -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:25
- There's no chance I'd sign the waiver. -- nm - Krusty Dec 16, 08:24
- Mothers (and Dads) treat their children equally as best they can. This includes grandkids, unless the Uncle can prove that the grandkids harmed their - CrankYanker Dec 16, 08:23 3
  - not necessarily. maybe the grandkids are fine financially. maybe the grandmother had other feelings. - Andie Cane Dec 16, 08:24 2
    - Maybe the other 6 heirs are fine financially; that don't enter in to it. -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 16, 08:28 1
      - we have no idea is my point. i'm saying maybe grandma DID say that, we just don't know. -- nm - Andie Cane Dec 16, 08:31
- How Dickensian. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 08:22 2
  - needs to age about 20 years in chancery though. -- nm - mafic Dec 16, 08:24
  - Yeah, he's definitely being a Dick. -- nm - pmb Dec 16, 08:24
- Decline. It's up to the courts to decide, not Uncle, how things get divided. - TWuG Dec 16, 08:22
- If I'm one of the grandkids...I discuss it with my siblings and see what they want to do. - Jim Dec 16, 08:21 5
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    - depends how far the uncle wants to press it and what the other aunts/uncles think -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 08:23 2
      - This was my second thought - what are the other aunts and uncles saying? -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 16, 08:24 1
        
        I don't think you'd know this until later. -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 08:26
  - hee, love the last IM line -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:21
- I wouldn't sign the waiver & I would discuss with my siblings. Because of similar experiences in my family, I'd doubt my uncle was telling the truth. -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 08:20
- I would laugh. - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 08:20
- I wouldn't sign the waiver, but then my grandmother has told said that if one of her kids dies before her, that person's share goes to their children. -- nm - mafic Dec 16, 08:20
- It would depend on my relationship with my aunts/uncles and grandmother - but most likely I would not sign the waiver. -- nm - decline Dec 16, 08:18
- I'd want my share as based simply on my family I know my mom would want her grandkids to get something if her son/daughter died before she did -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:17
- Tell the uncle to f*ck off. -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 08:16 6
  - This is the correct answer -- nm - con_Kringle Dec 16, 08:29
  - Correct. -- nm - Loyola Dec 16, 08:18
  - crude, but true. -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:18 3
    - (obviously not in so many words) -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 08:19 2
      - it would be apt if I thought he was trying to rip me and my family off. -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:19 1
        
        I can't imagine any legitimate scenario where this would come up where that wouldn't be the case. -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 08:24
- I wouldn't get emotional about it, I'd just decline for now. (Then see what others do.) -- nm - mara Dec 16, 08:16 10
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    - i'd say i had to think about that, because there was really no evidence and MY father would have wanted his children to have his share. -- nm - Andie Cane Dec 16, 08:18 5
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        i meant the deceased parent (father, yes?). i would play the 'respecting HIS wishes' aspect of it. - Andie Cane Dec 16, 08:23 2
        
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        my mother's best friend went through a horrible similar situation. - Andie Cane Dec 16, 08:30
      - *ding* -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:19
    - Yes, the other siblings. My goal is simply to keep things on an even keel, so I might change my mind if others get upset. -- nm - mara Dec 16, 08:18 2
      - i imagine you and your siblings need to a make a group decision though. you are acting as a group. -- nm - Andie Cane Dec 16, 08:19 1
        
        That just squishes my time frame. I calmly decline at the beginning of the discussion, and may change my mind by the end. -- nm - mara Dec 16, 08:22
Paste's Top 25 Movies of 2009. (note: spread over five pages) -- (link) - Dano Ho Ho Dec 16, 08:14 4
- Up. -- nm - Christmas VacaShaun Dec 16, 08:17 2
  - they are indeed movies :) -- nm - con_Kringle Dec 16, 08:22 1
    - I made it a quiz all by myself. -- nm - Christmas VacaShaun Dec 16, 08:23
- District 9. -- nm - Christmas VacaShaun Dec 16, 08:17
have a happy Eat What You Want Day! -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:12 1
- Sweet. I am craving a Tim's frosted cinnamon roll. -- nm - Christmas VacaShaun Dec 16, 08:12
*collapse* -- nm - nubby Dec 16, 08:11 1
- The Little Death. -- nm - HdnAgnda Dec 16, 08:15
Clarification on friends sounding your MouseHunt horn: They have to be in the same area as you. - TWuG Dec 16, 08:06 4
- If this horn sounds anything like the War of the Worlds alien horn, I might just have to play. -- nm - HdnAgnda Dec 16, 08:11 2
  - The game is completely sound-free. -- nm - TWuG Dec 16, 08:13
  - ::runs:: -- nm - Mel Dec 16, 08:12
- Ah, interesting. Thanks. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 16, 08:08
nmb Crank Yanker (no, this is not about JLo) :-) - con_Kringle Dec 16, 08:05
Scrubs is easily funnier than the last couple of seasons were. -- nm - Spawn Dec 16, 08:04 12
- I'm quite enjoying it. Is Carla gone from the show completely? - Subversive Dec 16, 08:19 2
  - spoiler? - the wrong element, bad guy Dec 16, 08:32 1
    - Sorry, didn't mean to spoil that. -- nm - Subversive Dec 16, 08:33
- You are once again wrong. (nm) - musubi Dec 16, 08:16 1
  - There it is! - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 08:19
- Oh Spawn, how could you? This business with "JDina" is just not working. A pale imitation and desperate grab to hold on. -- nm - Spawn Dec 16, 08:09 4
  - Sometimes I just don't get these joke nicks. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 08:10 2
    - You're at odds with yourself! -- nm - HdnAgnda Dec 16, 08:11 1
      - Not on this. Have laughed several times at every episode so far. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 08:13
  - ??? -- nm - HdnAgnda Dec 16, 08:10
- Wrong. - JaxSean Dec 16, 08:07 1
  - Agreed with 1, and 2 and 3 are on the way. - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 08:09
I think I would've put federer at #1. -- nm - mafic Dec 16, 08:00 67
- Brady got 6 votes, but Manning received none? -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 08:19 10
  - 3 Rings to 1 -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:20 2
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      - As do I. This may take some heat but does anyone here actually believe that Tom Brady is a better QB than Peyton? -- nm - Christmas VacaShaun Dec 16, 08:24
  - rings count -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:20 3
    - Records and MVPs don't? -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 08:21 2
      - sure, but not as much as rings -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:22 1
        
        Hmm. The entire team wears the rings, but I guess I can see their point. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 08:25
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    - *sad face* (nm) - Dan Marino Dec 16, 08:21 1
      - He's only the best *passer* in NFL history. -- nm - Christmas VacaShaun Dec 16, 08:22
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  - Word. He has dominated for 9 of the 10 years of this decade. Phelps and Bolt dominated one set of Olympic Games. -- nm - Jim Dec 16, 08:07 13
    - Pujols has been the best player in baseball for the a lot of the decade, but he hasn't dominated a sport the way either Phelps, Federer or Woods. - musubi Dec 16, 08:17 1
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    - Phelps has dominated his sport. World Swimmer of the Year 6 times. 4 Golds at the 2003 Worlds, 5 in 2005, 7 in 2007, 5 in 2009 -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 08:12
    - I'd rank em 1) Tiger 2) Federer 3) Pujols 4) Tim Duncan 5) Lance 6) Phelps -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:11 7
      - I see the top 3 as Tiger, Federer, and Phelps, but I'm unclear on the order. - the wrong element, bad guy Dec 16, 08:19 2
        
        I think I agree with this. (nm) - musubi Dec 16, 08:20 1
        
        ditto -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:21
      - question: why weren't lebron and kobe on the list? didn't dominate consistently enough? -- nm - Fednog Dec 16, 08:12 3
        
        People didn't vote for them. They didn't list out anyone who got 1 vote (5 guys) - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:15
        
        Lebron won how many titles? -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:14
        
        They canceled each other out. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 08:13
    - Phelps dominated 2 actually....6 golds in 2004 with 2 bronze. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:08 1
      - Ooops...doesn't change my stance though. -- nm - Jim Dec 16, 08:09
- No Michael Vick? -- nm - Cats Dec 16, 08:03
- I can't cuz for 2 reasons A) He didn't become tennis god till 2003. Tiger was all 10 years. - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:03 35
  - But God quit this year. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 08:11 1
    - For 2010...new decade. And he'll be back by March is my guess. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:15
  - for me that's a triviality of timing. in those 7 years he's won more grand slam titles than any other man has in a career. - mafic Dec 16, 08:08 1
    - The 2nd part is more vital then. He plays 7 matches vs 1 guy at a time. He could be awful but still better than the guy he's playing and advance. - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:09
  - but there's no physical exertion in golf. "oh dear, the sun is beating down on me pretty hard today. caddie, give me my visor." puh-lease -- nm - Fednog Dec 16, 08:05 30
    - I take it you haven't played the game then. - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:07 1
      - I'm sore as balls after the first round of the year. Golf uses muscles that you don't use on a day-to-day basis. -- nm - Christmas VacaShaun Dec 16, 08:19
    - Half of most sports is hand-eye coordination. Golf takes it to an extreme. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Dec 16, 08:07 10
      - When someone is out there guarding the hole on the golf course... - Jim Dec 16, 08:08 9
        
        by that reasoning, should we put a linebacker in the middle of a 100m dash, then? -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 08:11 1
        
        I'd be more impressed. -- nm - Jim Dec 16, 08:12
        
        thank you! -- nm - Fednog Dec 16, 08:09 6
        
        And that's not to take away from Tiger or any other world class golfer. I'm just saying, I'll take Pujols, Manning, Sid the Kid, Lebron over the - Jim Dec 16, 08:12 5
        
        BTW: did you see Matthew Berry's take on Houston's D I posted last night? -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:13 2
        
        I did now...Thanks. -- nm - Jim Dec 16, 08:15 1
        
        he had teh stats to back up my thoughts :) -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:19
        
        Sid isn't even the best player on his team... -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:12 1
        
        Psst...not a big hockey guy. Sub Crosby for whoever is the best. -- nm - Jim Dec 16, 08:13
    - you try swinging a golf club with any type of precision or consistency. -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 08:06 16
      - yes it's a skill and it's very mental...but i can't compare it to swimming or tennis or basketball, etc. -- nm - Fednog Dec 16, 08:08 15
        
        it's more than just mental. it's about physical control. - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 08:09 14
        
        i suppose...but i feel like athletes from other sports could play golf...but that's not necessarily true when you reverse it. doesn't that say someth - Fednog Dec 16, 08:11 13
        
        To play golf at a world class level? No way. (nm) - musubi Dec 16, 08:15 6
        
        Just look at those club-pros who qualify for the PGA Championship...these guys shoot 65 at home...shoot 80 at this tourney. - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:17 5
        
        question: could that be because they have more opportunities to practice on their home (what is called?) turfs? -- nm - Fednog Dec 16, 08:19 4
        
        Partly. But it goes to show that the elite get ridiculous scores on whatever course they play. (nm) - musubi Dec 16, 08:24
        
        More that the big boys play on courses mortals aren't familiar with. - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:24 1
        
        Plus most tour players get 1 shot a year at any given course so shooting 68 anywhere is insanely great. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:25
        
        sure, it would make sense that they know every in and out, nook and cranny of their home course. - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 08:21
        
        Sure, just not very well. Have you ever seen Michael Jordan play golf? -- nm - mara Dec 16, 08:14 1
        
        or Charles Barkley? -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 08:17
        
        No...that speaks to specialization. Michael Jordan, best ever at his game couldn't perform as well as a modest Double-A baseball player. - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:13 1
        
        but there was a tennis pro (lleyton hewitt's coach) i think his name was andrew draper...he was a pro on the ATP and now he's a pro on the PGA...i don - Fednog Dec 16, 08:17
        
        could they play golf? sure. could they do it at a professional level? doubtful. -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 08:12 1
        
        good point. never looked at it like that. i kind of put physical exertion (like feats of human anatomy) very high up when ranking sports, but your r - Fednog Dec 16, 08:15
- Where did Armstrong rank? -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Dec 16, 08:02 3
  - I think Phelps should be ahead of him. - the wrong element, bad guy Dec 16, 08:13
  - 2nd. i would have put federer #1 too. when is the women's one coming out? -- nm - Fednog Dec 16, 08:03
  - #2 -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 08:03
Usain Bolt got a vote? Apparently, it was a very short decade. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 16, 07:55 3
- dude *destroyed* two world records. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 07:58 2
  - Short decade. Like making Sammy Sosa your #2 for the 90's given he went nuts in 98 and 99. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:00
  - ... At a brisk walk, no less -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Dec 16, 08:00

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