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Seinfeld "hates" Lady Gaga. It was his luxury box where she gave the finger at the baseball game. -- (link) - CrankYanker Jun 23, 15:43 5
- No, she gave the finger, and *then* got moved to his luxury box as a result. -- nm - kelly Jun 23, 15:44 4
  - Can we hide this story from Dawson? - the liioulu with raincoat Jun 23, 15:50 1
    - "Oh great, another middle finger in the stands" ... "That's not a finger, Cotton." -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 15:51
  - that constant threat would surely deter me from behaving like that at a public venue -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 15:48 1
    - he wasn't there. they just used his box without his permission. -- nm - Andie Jun 23, 16:02
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- Or an impersonator. Al's awfully easy to impersonate. -- nm - the liioulu with raincoat Jun 23, 15:51
- An Inconvenient Happy Ending -- nm - Redmond Jun 23, 15:48
- c'mon Guy -- nm - chuckles Jun 23, 15:47
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Inside Edition reporting that General Mchrystal received 100 hours of demerits at West Point for drinking, partying, and insubordination. Apparently, - CrankYanker Jun 23, 15:40
TRUMAN! I got the box yesterday. Thank you for your thoughtfulness. I can't wait to try it, probably this weekend. -- nm - crash davis Jun 23, 15:38
WC spoiler - Danedukenuuk Jun 23, 15:35
catching up on the backboards i will say the following: Wimbleton=WAY more exciting than the WC. ... Fish not on the menu, that sucks. ..Alaska, if - Andie Jun 23, 15:34 2
- There's a neaby town (Delta Junction). It wouldn't be too bad... -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Jun 23, 15:37 1
  - a year in alaska sounds fun to me. very northern exposure. -- nm - Andie Jun 23, 15:40
14-year-old charged in stabbing of 13-year-old mother of their 18-month-old -- (link) - CovingtonCat Jun 23, 15:32
(in case anyone was wondering if I have a job) I'm just checking in. I'm still alive so far. not allowed to leave yet (I need to be talked to by - workmanda Jun 23, 15:27 5
- wait - those are boots - not shoes - and they do indeed kick ass - what a great price too ... *starts surfing site* -- nm - JenBro Jun 23, 15:50
- *fingers crossed for good news* -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 15:28 3
  - what*ever* man. love my shoes! love them! -- nm - workmanda Jun 23, 15:29 2
    - Those look like ass-kicking shoes. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 15:31 1
      - (this is, of course, a compliment) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 15:31
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88 pitches, 71 strikes. - Will Hunting Jun 23, 15:08 26
- He's out of the game. 6 IP, 9 H, 1 ER, 9 K, 0 BB, on the hook for the loss. -- nm - Tim Jun 23, 15:26 10
  - Oh, and 95 pitches, 75 strikes. 0.95 WHIP, 1.78 ERA - Tim Jun 23, 15:30
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    - Then I hope he gets social anxiety disorder when he faces the Mets. (nm) - musubi Jun 23, 15:29 7
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        My boy DW is gonna K at least 3 times, I know this already. - musubi Jun 23, 15:34 5
        
        Amazin' Avenue is accepting pledges from readers/commenters for each David Wright strikeout. - Tim Jun 23, 15:43 2
        
        That is pretty awesome. The prop bets/donations for stuff like Alex Cora's option vesting are hilarious. (nm) - musubi Jun 23, 15:45 1
        
        Yeah, I giggled. -- nm - Tim Jun 23, 15:47
        
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        *puts his Great Gazoo helmet back on* (nm) - DW Jun 23, 15:38
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  - And Heyward hits a 10-run home run! (nm) - musubi Jun 23, 15:18
  - MLB would love it; I'm not sure the Nats would given his innings count this year. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 23, 15:16 1
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- Are you being sarcastic? - musubi Jun 23, 15:13 3
  - That's true...but anytime you're near enough the plate that much....contact happens more imo. - Will Hunting Jun 23, 15:15 1
    - Not necessarily. It's one game. KC is notorious for swinging at anything. - musubi Jun 23, 15:17
  - Yes, they count the balls out of the zone that get swung at as strikes. Foul balls too. -- nm - Krusty Jun 23, 15:14
- Also, he's got the Joba aura right now. He needs to get knocked around by someone to see how he responds. -- nm - Tim Jun 23, 15:13 5
  - Plus Banny is outdueling him! (nm) - musubi Jun 23, 15:14 4
    - His last two starts the opposing pitcher has played at his level. Poor Washington. -- nm - Tim Jun 23, 15:16 3
      - his problem is tht he has to out pitch the pitcher that's pitching to Washington. -- nm - Reagen Jun 23, 15:17 1
        
        It's Dunn and Willingham's tactic to make the kid earn it. - Will Hunting Jun 23, 15:18
      - Quiet you, don't disaparage the Banny! (nm) - musubi Jun 23, 15:17
- IM does not compute. -- nm - Strasbot Jun 23, 15:12
Graduation day at the high school next door - no parking for blocks around. - MojaveMeg Jun 23, 15:06
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- ~Friends and liars don't wait for me. Cause I'll get on all by myself~ -- nm - Epiphany Jun 23, 15:19
Lady Gag wears ridiculously high platform shoes. hilarity ensues -- (link) - chuckles Jun 23, 15:04
What cracks me up about the ESPN picture of John Isner is that's at 35-34 in the 5th set. They played another 60 games after this. - Will Hunting Jun 23, 15:02
Fannie Mae Will Deny New Loans to Homeowners Who Walk Away -- (link) - Mop (222 lbs) Jun 23, 14:59 57
- I say give the banks hundreds of billions of more dollars. -- nm - Redmond Jun 23, 15:37
- tempest in a teapot - lafarrow Jun 23, 15:13
- That's good. make it longer than 7 years. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 23, 15:01 54
  - bury them deep man - thats the american way - lafarrow Jun 23, 15:25 8
    - Will isn't saying "punish the people who need to walk way", he's saying "punish the people who exploit the system" -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 15:27 1
      - nice try but see below - lafarrow Jun 23, 15:33
    - Given what they helped precipitate, damn right. Bury their ability to do this again, way deep. - Will Hunting Jun 23, 15:26 5
      - the banks too? or is this a 1 way street -- nm - lafarrow Jun 23, 15:31 4
        
        No, there's plenty of shady bank deals out there. But end of the day on that, personal responsibility is personal. - Will Hunting Jun 23, 15:33 3
        
        The BANKS got bailed out of their mistake!!!!! The little guy is left to fend for himself. Either bail them both out or neither of them out. - Redmond Jun 23, 15:42
        
        welcome the sociopath in all his glory - don't look away - behold -- nm - lafarrow Jun 23, 15:36 1
        
        see also: Katrina victims should have just walked out of the 9th Ward -- nm - chuckles Jun 23, 15:48
  - It's fine by me. If you walk away, you should get punished. But some people still need to walk away. -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Jun 23, 15:02 44
    - i don't understand why it's not just as acceptable for the bank to get the property as it is for them to get the mortgage payments. If the two are not - mara Jun 23, 15:06 32
      - Becuase they were comparable when the loan was made. - Will Hunting Jun 23, 15:14 26
        
        its never a fair deal - lafarrow Jun 23, 15:16 25
        
        Yeah.....that ability to refinance on the homeowner's whim....that the bank never comes back to when prices have no question jumped..... - Will Hunting Jun 23, 15:17 24
        
        I think the very nature of a mortgage is a bank saying, in effect, if you don't pay, we get your house. The borrower is saying, okay, it's a deal. -- nm - mara Jun 23, 15:19 22
        
        Until someone forces me to sign that deal, it's equally on me. - Will Hunting Jun 23, 15:22 19
        
        You don't feel that the institution with hundreds, if not thousands, of employees and far more capital has a tad more leverage and thus more - musubi Jun 23, 15:25 12
        
        No. I believe my life, my home, my money....I have a far bigger responsibility to my own economic situation - Will Hunting Jun 23, 15:29 11
        
        so if i read the contract in a way that you think is unfair you'll still - lafarrow Jun 23, 15:33 2
        
        What's unfair about on the 1st of each month, you'll pay $$$ for this property that as of Date has $$$ value. - Will Hunting Jun 23, 15:36 1
        
        Except the banks crashed the market by loaning to people that couldn't pay, and the honest people are supposed to pay on a devalued property. - Redmond Jun 23, 15:46
        
        I should clarify, this is not specific to those who walk away from loans they have the ability to pay. - musubi Jun 23, 15:33 7
        
        I think lenders should make the wisest decisions for their interests. - Will Hunting Jun 23, 15:34 6
        
        Therein lies the rub. As the big guy who has little to lose (and can absorb many bad mortages) shouldn't the onus be there to do the rigth thing? - musubi Jun 23, 15:40 4
        
        If it weren't for market regulations, they would operate the same as loan sharks for maximum shareholder revenue. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 15:41 3
        
        (And, frankly, this is exactly what they did, and exactly what caused the collapse) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 15:43 2
        
        Yup. And as corporations there's no "personal responsibilty" to scold them about. - musubi Jun 23, 15:44 1
        
        Well they should be going to jail but that isn't going to happen. Lie Steal Cheat and be rich with no risk of prison. -- nm - Redmond Jun 23, 15:54
        
        they don't really have a good track record for this. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 15:37
        
        are you kidding me - lafarrow Jun 23, 15:23 5
        
        Sure they do....they find other sources of money willing to make better deals for that loan - Will Hunting Jun 23, 15:25 4
        
        With a million options which makes almost any apple to apple comparison impossible. - musubi Jun 23, 15:28
        
        take a vote of your fellow TTers right now - lafarrow Jun 23, 15:27 2
        
        IM: not to play? What, and end up renting? Those are the *real* retards! - Dr.Vermin Jun 23, 15:33 1
        
        everything in cash baby - lafarrow Jun 23, 15:36
        
        the issue is the deficiency - meaning the bank doesn't just - lafarrow Jun 23, 15:21 1
        
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        its not on your whim as a homeowner - lafarrow Jun 23, 15:19
      - they take a haircut on the foreclosure sale in this market -- nm - chuckles Jun 23, 15:10 1
        
        banks never lose -- nm - lafarrow Jun 23, 15:15
      - Because in many cases the property isn't worth what they loaned on it. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jun 23, 15:09 1
        
        BI think that's their problem. They're the ones holding the mortgage. -- nm - mara Jun 23, 15:16
      - Banks want to have their cake and eat it, too. Clearly the two are not comparable since the crash. - Mop (222 lbs) Jun 23, 15:09
    - If you read the first line of the article, it says this is toward those people who have the means to pay but walk away. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 23, 15:03 10
      - Yes, I get that. And I mean those people. Makes no sense to be paying on an overpriced house, even if you can. -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Jun 23, 15:04 9
        
        I'm confused by your entire tack on this. - Will Hunting Jun 23, 15:06 8
        
        I think Mop is saying that yes, they should be "punished", but that for *some* people it would still make sense to walk away. - musubi Jun 23, 15:13 7
        
        Exactly. There's a price to pay for breaking a contract. But the price may still be worth it. -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Jun 23, 15:20
        
        punish the banks -- nm - lafarrow Jun 23, 15:13 5
        
        Because they didn't renegotiate? -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Jun 23, 15:16 4
        
        b/c they make the rules and have all of the information - lafarrow Jun 23, 15:17 3
        
        FIGHT THE POWAH -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 23, 15:21 1
        
        its the only way to be sure man - lafarrow Jun 23, 15:22
        
        I....agree....with laf? (nm) - musubi Jun 23, 15:20
Louisville paper did a review of 2 dozen of Rand Paul's public appearances since 1998. - CovingtonCat Jun 23, 14:53 5
- Democrats couldn't do this? -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Jun 23, 15:01 1
  - please journalists, just focus on celebrity gossip and fearmongering. leave the professional research to the political parties -- nm - chuckles Jun 23, 15:06
- says the man who has accepted $130k in Medicare payments in the past five years -- (link) - chuckles Jun 23, 14:55 2
  - So he should turn away patients depending on their coverage? - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jun 23, 15:10
  - I saw the "Helen Mirren Goes Topless In New York Magazine" link, was gonna click but... nah. -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Jun 23, 15:02
now go play for that mf'in money -- nm - antoine baptiste Jun 23, 14:53
Jack - the Royals have the best BA in baseball. -- nm - Reagen Jun 23, 14:41 20
- and with 3 players currently on the dl, around 20% of the total team salary is on the dl. - tRuMaN Jun 23, 15:14
- Plus, if these teams sucked this badly in general, shouldn't there be more o fthese absurd performances against them? - Will Hunting Jun 23, 14:59
- Who has the best SE in baseball? -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Jun 23, 14:59 6
  - SE? -- nm - Krusty Jun 23, 15:02 5
    - What about the best "BALL"? Why are we just talking about the best "BA" in baseball? -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Jun 23, 15:03 4
      - *awesome* joke. -- nm - TFox Jun 23, 15:08 3
        
        Actually, it was lame the instant I made it. Sad that I pretty much had to spell it out for Krusty. -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Jun 23, 15:10 2
        
        I thought it was some stat I wasn't aware of. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jun 23, 15:40
        
        thats not sad. thats understandable. it was the definition of inscrutable. -- nm - TFox Jun 23, 15:12
- And yet I can't name a position player. -- nm - Tim Jun 23, 14:48 1
  - *sniff* (nm) - David DeJesus Jun 23, 14:49
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  - OK, just saying that they must be at least OK at hitting. - Reagen Jun 23, 14:46 7
    - They're middle of the pack. - musubi Jun 23, 14:51
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      - yes, and yes. lack of power hitters really. - tRuMaN Jun 23, 15:03 2
        
        Does your first basemen have any homers yet? - Baltimore Orioles Jun 23, 15:04 1
        
        yes, yes he does. - tRuMaN Jun 23, 15:11
      - they have zero power in their lineup, appears to be the issue. -- nm - Reagen Jun 23, 14:51 1
        
        Lack of power and lack of plate discipline. (nm) - musubi Jun 23, 14:54
Will, can you say which base? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 23, 14:39 1
- Greely -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 23, 14:59
is that a fanny pack on steroids? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 14:38 1
- Kind of. I was looking at some made for hikers -- those are *really* on steroids -- and this one is a compromise between the hiker's and the tourist's -- nm - mara Jun 23, 14:43
Spawn wins! -- nm - Dano Jun 23, 14:38 5
- $732.88 - nm - Dano Jun 23, 14:39 4
  - yep, that sounds like a tire store alright - chuckles Jun 23, 14:40 3
    - All I Wanted Was A Tire! -- nm - Dano Jun 23, 14:48 2
      - Did they also fix the suspension? -- nm - mara Jun 23, 14:50 1
        
        they serviced the rear end - Epiphany Jun 23, 15:05
its overdue -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 23, 14:38

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