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Awww crap - ty97 Apr 5, 14:20 2
- Mon dieu! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 5, 14:23 1
  - Scheiss! -- nm - znufrii Apr 5, 14:25
*also realizes that I have Zambrano in a league* - groiny Apr 5, 14:18
you know, chicks can beg off work for "woman troubles" and nobody really thinks much of it. poor dudes. - workmanda Apr 5, 14:17 18
- We use diarrhea as a "they won't ask further questions" excuse. -- nm - Dano Apr 5, 14:26
- never ever ever would I let someone at work know if that was the case for me. "not feeling well" covers both genders. -- nm - b. Apr 5, 14:21 7
  - Whereas I intend to use this exact excuse next time I want a day off -- nm - ty97 Apr 5, 14:25 1
    - hee. do it! -- nm - b. Apr 5, 14:27
  - Trust me, they can tell by your erratic, irrational behavior. nm - Dignan Apr 5, 14:25
  - yeah, that too. -- nm - kare Apr 5, 14:24
  - me neither. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 14:23 2
    - I feel the need to add more "evers" -- nm - b. Apr 5, 14:25 1
      - I would sooner claim to have explosive diarrhea. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 14:26
- i gladly concede said personal days if in return i don't need to take care of one of those pesky vaginas. - TFox Apr 5, 14:21 1
  - OTOH, if I get smashed in the nards on a weekday, I'm totally expecting the day off. -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 14:27
- that's okay. we get the shaft for other things, like the fact that we are equipped to have kids, even if we choose not to -- nm - kare Apr 5, 14:20 2
  - excellent choice of wording. -- nm - TFox Apr 5, 14:24 1
    - i swear i do that subconsciously. -- nm - kare Apr 5, 14:24
- hey, men can beg off work for woman troubles, too -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 14:18 1
  - "WOMAN! WHERE IS MAH SUPER SUIT?!" -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 14:19
- like men get -- nm - znufrii Apr 5, 14:18 1
  - sfek "troubles" -- nm - znufrii Apr 5, 14:18
1/2 with a HR and three RBIs? What a bust. -- nm - Dano Apr 5, 14:17
*FLEXES HIS DONGAGE* nm -- nm - groiny Apr 5, 14:15 3
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  - take that bitches!!!!! - groiny Apr 5, 14:17
- DONGER NEED FOOD -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 14:16
I wish there were an easier way to organize Netflix's Instant Queue - Stephen Apr 5, 14:11
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C. Zambrano ERA 54.00 -- nm - budice Apr 5, 14:05
uverse is giving me 4 HD channels devoted to the masters (one is going to show holes 11-13, one 14-16, etc) but they still don't offer an mlb package. - dogbert Apr 5, 14:05 1
- *shows package* -- nm - DirecTV Apr 5, 14:06
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- nmb Dawson - MDH Apr 5, 14:12
- I've never heard it proposed that he is straight -- nm - dogbert Apr 5, 14:06 5
  - I've heard it proposed that someone married his sister as a cover for being gay-for-jake -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 14:12 4
    - I think this was ty and Peter Saragaard was mentioned -- nm - MDH Apr 5, 14:13 3
      - I think it was Dano's theory, but I've certainly harbored Jake/Peter musings/fantasies -- nm - ty97 Apr 5, 14:18 2
        
        peter is weirdly hot. -- nm - workmanda Apr 5, 14:20 1
        
        Hey, you want miles for dining at (mostly) local places? -- (link) - ty97 Apr 5, 14:22
- I thought it had reached Tom Cruise "Assumed to Be True" status already. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 5, 14:05 4
  - me too. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 14:13
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    - If you can stand to read Ted Casablancas, he's widely thought to be the subject of numerous blind items. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 5, 14:13 1
      - so.many. blind items. -- nm - b. Apr 5, 14:24
- I've heard a bunch of rumors about this. -- nm - MDH Apr 5, 14:04
- long been rumoured. -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 14:03 1
  - Yep -- nm - ty97 Apr 5, 14:16
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cardiologist test results..good chol 35...bad chol 65..triglycerides 136 and I am down 4 pounds since the last visit -- nm - peglegpete Apr 5, 13:55 3
- good on ya! -- nm - b. Apr 5, 14:23
- Yay you!!! Keep it up. -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 5, 14:06
- Very Nice! -- nm - amoxy Apr 5, 14:00
A 39 pitch first inning for Carlos Zambrano. Some Gatorade container is going to *suffer*. -- nm - David Apr 5, 13:50 3
- Are you caught up to live yet? -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 5, 13:52 1
  - I am now. Angry, angry young man. -- nm - David Apr 5, 14:21
- WHIP of 7...wooooo -- nm - budice Apr 5, 13:51
What I taught The Bub this weekend: Jesus died for our sins, then he turned into a bunny and hid our sins in eggs. -- nm - Kick Ass Apr 5, 13:45 5
- not the 4 questions?? -- nm - peglegpete Apr 5, 13:56
- Sloth eggs are better than Gluttony eggs -- nm - budice Apr 5, 13:56
- Resurrection Eggs! -- nm - JaxSean Apr 5, 13:52
- Where do devilled eggs fit in to this world view? -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 13:49 1
  - those are the most sinful sin eggs. And, thus, the most delicious. We eat all the sins we can .... - Beryllium Apr 5, 13:51
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Oh. My. God. - David Apr 5, 13:36 3
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  - I somehow think he is pantsless for his man. -- nm - Kick Ass Apr 5, 13:53
  - This must be how Kim feels when Zac Efron sings. -- nm - David Apr 5, 13:39
Aw crap. Today is Opening Day for MLB? Ugh. - JaxSean Apr 5, 13:36
That went a long way. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 5, 13:35
HEYWARD! -- nm - dogbert Apr 5, 13:34 2
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  - jones has got to be wishing he stayed on third so it could've been a grand slam -- nm - dogbert Apr 5, 13:36
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- *votes for the horrible truth* -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 13:27
- See that ship over there? They�re re-broadcasting Major League Baseball with implied oral consent, not express written consent�or so the legend goes. - prayformojo Apr 5, 13:26
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Jeebus. The gun Shaun Rogers tried to bring on the plane? yeah, cocked, full magazine with a round in the chamber. -- (link) - Beaker Apr 5, 13:22 1
- Shaun Rogers heard Jason Heyward was on the plane. - David Apr 5, 13:28
Didn't realize Andrew Zimmern hated Spam -- nm - amoxy Apr 5, 13:20
oh the joy of JFK -- nm - ty97 Apr 5, 13:20
Fantas-EH Football...CFL finally gets fantasy football website. -- (link) - Beaker Apr 5, 13:18 14
- "All this and more for only: $79.99". No sale. -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 13:21 2
  - Yeah, I'd love to add the fantasy element to the CFL, but my buddies and I tried to rough out some rules for a league a few years ago and it sucked. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 5, 13:25
  - speaking of someone being on crack... -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 13:23
- oh, and ST has to do this. Just sayin' -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 13:18 10
  - i'd rather live through the Boyfriend Draft again -- nm - prayformojo Apr 5, 13:19 8
    - Still sorry I broached the subject on TT. -- nm - Kick Ass Apr 5, 13:53
    - Zac Efron! - Callisto Apr 5, 13:20 5
      - Just for that, you're not even on my draft card. I'm swapping your name out for Zoe Saldana. -- nm - David Apr 5, 13:28 2
        
        I can't be your girlfriend. I'm already your wife! -- nm - Callisto Apr 5, 13:44
        
        she lookin' fine in The Losers ads. -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 13:34
      - *cough*gay*cough* -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 13:24 1
        
        That's fine. - Callisto Apr 5, 13:25
    - "that guy is worth 3 rouges all by himself!" -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 13:20
  - I thought CFL was the arena football league in the US. Heh. -- nm - oblique Apr 5, 13:19
An interesting tidbit from the local paper: with the Beckett deal, the Sox may not be in the market for a SP until 2015. - TFox Apr 5, 13:17 1
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USA Today is on crack. Average baseball salaries ROSE rather than dropped compared to last year -- (link) - Beaker Apr 5, 13:16
HEYWARD!!!!!!! - David Apr 5, 13:14 2
- "Well, that is what is called a routine ground ball. In your search for things that are newsworthy, let the word "routine" serve as a danger sign." - prayformojo Apr 5, 13:15 1
  - The battle! -- nm - David Apr 5, 13:20
I'm going to watch the Braves game in 480p rather than 1080i. That weird troll would be so proud of me. - David Apr 5, 13:13 5
- Don't call TFox that! -- nm - Mop (226 lbs) Apr 5, 13:16 1
  - TFox is the vulgar troll -- nm - oblique Apr 5, 13:17
- You see, if we let you watch the game you wanted to watch, you'd get to watch that game. See? -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 13:16
- I think the blackout restriction is a major imediment to the adoption of MLB.tv subscriptions -- nm - oblique Apr 5, 13:14 1
  - absolutely. -- nm - decline Apr 5, 13:17
Standards falling... falling... falling... NBC renews THE MARRIAGE REF, MINUTE TO WIN IT, and WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? -- (link) - Mop (226 lbs) Apr 5, 13:12 11
- Minute to Win It is only an updated version of G/T's classic game show Beat The Clock -- nm - peglegpete Apr 5, 13:48
- Mrs. Vermin is addicted to "Who do You..." Marriage Ref is entertaining with good guests. And Minute is just fun. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 5, 13:20 1
  - I stumbled across the Marriage Ref on live TV one night and my wife was hooked. The following week, I played it for her and she's "meh" - Mop (226 lbs) Apr 5, 13:27
- Who Do You Think You Are was actually kinda cool. Like ancestry.com on TV -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 13:13 7
  - nothing sounds more interesting than learning about famous peoples ancestry... - Jovian Apr 5, 14:06
  - I bet I would have liked it, but NBC is falling into the same trap as the Leno show. Programming for margins. - Mop (226 lbs) Apr 5, 13:18 4
    - As was mentioned earlier, a repeat of Minute to Win it did better than Mercy on Wed. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 5, 13:30
    - Coming This Fall: The Running Man -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 13:22 1
      - don't jinx this. -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 13:27
    - Nothing different for them given how long they've stuck with their Thursday comedies - Will Hunting Apr 5, 13:21
  - I only watched one so far but I enjoyed it -- nm - oblique Apr 5, 13:14
I'm not sure how good a hitter someone would need to be for the math to work out in favor of a walk there. - TFox Apr 5, 13:10 2
- *walks Barry Bonds. 1 Run Scores. Wins game anyway* -- nm - Buck Showalter si Apr 5, 13:13
- yeah, unless the guy behind him is a blind man you have to pitch to him IMO -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 13:11
And we have the first grand slam of the year... -- nm - David Apr 5, 13:07 4
- Getting caught up on the Phillies/Nats game? - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 5, 13:09
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  - I didn't say which one. - David Apr 5, 13:10
- YADI!!!!!!! -- nm - Jim Apr 5, 13:08
Good Luck Inigo...We are there for you -- nm - amoxy Apr 5, 13:07 1
- I so badly want to lend my ear, but I know I'd just get him riled up. -- nm - Mop (226 lbs) Apr 5, 13:19
Rams have released Marc Bulger. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 5, 13:06 8
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  - I think I found the answer. Today is his birthday. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 5, 13:15 1
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  - I don't get the timing of it, either. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 5, 13:13
  - Could this be the Jason "You get one year to earn next year's contract." Campbell lands? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 5, 13:11
- Out with the old damaged shoulder and in with the new! -- nm - David Apr 5, 13:08 1
  - heh -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 13:09
- And there you have it. Good move for them...and it puts Bulger out there to maybe find a gig before the draft. -- nm - Jim Apr 5, 13:07
i can't believe they forgot my birthday -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 5, 13:04
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- also...those seats you had are in my least favorite section of the park. - Mel Profit Apr 5, 13:30 5
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    - cheap seats attract rude fans with a sense of entitlement. - Mel Profit Apr 5, 13:48
    - yeah, those guys were pricks... -- nm - znufrii Apr 5, 13:42 2
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        yeesh... -- nm - znufrii Apr 5, 13:46
- nice weather for it though... -- nm - znufrii Apr 5, 13:11 2
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    - short of them using a full body scan, I can't imagine a way you wouldn't find a way to smuggle booze into the game :) -- nm - znufrii Apr 5, 13:30
- Welcome to hrmph-days. -- nm - Mop (226 lbs) Apr 5, 13:09

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