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And in important baseball news; the Rangers are in auction between Nolan Ryan and Mark Cuban. -- (link) - Will Hunting Aug 4, 09:31 2
- The Ryan party will win. Bud Selig will assure it. - zombie musubi Aug 4, 09:32
- *ROOTS FOR CUBAN* nm -- nm - groiny Aug 4, 09:32
We need to come up with an Android App to create. Google has App Inventor for Android opening in a few weeks -- (link) - JaxSean Aug 4, 09:24 4
- What do you suggest? -- nm - TWuG Aug 4, 09:32
- The SlackerTalk App makes sense. -- nm - Mop Aug 4, 09:32 1
  - ST reads very easily with the web browser on the Incredible. -- nm - TWuG Aug 4, 09:33
- An "OPEN THE BOX!" app. Sometimes you get ghosts -- nm - oblique Aug 4, 09:31
The Guild's new video trumps California Gurls on the iTunes "Top Selling Music Video" chart. -- (link) - Mop Aug 4, 09:23 1
- Also, the video is freely available for download through numerous outlets. -- nm - Mop Aug 4, 09:25
Favre says he'll play if healthy, denies texting Vikings otherwise -- (link) - mara Aug 4, 09:19 19
- Frcik. I guess I need to text them again. -- nm - Black Rabbit Aug 4, 09:20
- he's just fucking with everybody now. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 4, 09:19 17
  - Seriously. How much of this is some kind of ego stroking? -- nm - Mop Aug 4, 09:24 4
    - The way ESPN plays along? I'd sit at home and masturbate to 24/7 lovefest coverage of myself too -- nm - ty97 Aug 4, 09:29 1
      - why shouldn't espn play along? we're still talking about it, right?....nm - xi Aug 4, 09:32
    - I can totally see him toking on a fat blunt, saying "here, check this shit out..." - groiny Aug 4, 09:25 1
      - like the drama queen would ever say anything at all that straight out....nm - xi Aug 4, 09:26
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    - If only the Vikings had gone out and gotten McNabb. nothing would make me happier than when all is said and done and Favre says he wants to come back - Jim Aug 4, 09:25 7
      - Uh... no. Favre is still better than at least half the starting QBs in the league. -- nm - Black Rabbit Aug 4, 09:27 3
        
        See this... -- (link) - Jim Aug 4, 09:28 [Backboard] 1
        
        Sadly, reality is not as cool as it should be. -- nm - Black Rabbit Aug 4, 09:30
        
        easily....nm - xi Aug 4, 09:27
      - Terrell Owens keeps finding work. - groiny Aug 4, 09:26
      - You really think no team would come callling after his season he had? -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 4, 09:25 1
        
        I'm just saying nothing would make me happier that to see that happen. - Jim Aug 4, 09:26
  - now? -- nm - ty97 Aug 4, 09:20 2
    - i know. just based on what i've seen here he's ten times worse than those bands that have a 'final farewell' concert for decades. -- nm - Andie Aug 4, 09:21 1
      - I appreciate what he's doing, and I hope he does it till the first day of the season. - zombie musubi Aug 4, 09:24
Luxury Suites (550 sq ft) at the MGM Grand in Vegas from $79/night. - JaxSean Aug 4, 09:14 7
- Bah. Sunday-thursday only sucks. (nm) - zombie musubi Aug 4, 09:26 2
  - Uh, what did you expect? -- nm - Black Rabbit Aug 4, 09:27 1
    - Nothing. It still sucks. (nm) - zombie musubi Aug 4, 09:29
- Dude. (video of the "Jr. Suite" in question at link... with some loud music) -- (link) - Mop Aug 4, 09:19 2
  - It's like Dogbert's room in 07. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 4, 09:24
  - Yup. Hella nice. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 4, 09:20
- MGM is getting a bit desperate imo. From their last earnings rpt: "Total casino revenues declined 6% year over year " - decline Aug 4, 09:19
Verizon up to their old tricks. Froyo coming to Droid phones... minus the tethering. -- (link) - Mop Aug 4, 09:14 2
- It's an issue with the *Droid*, not Verizon. Droid X will have it, the Incredible will get it. - TWuG Aug 4, 09:29 1
  - As Tech Crunch points out, Droid can do tethering. -- nm - Mop Aug 4, 09:31
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- Yep. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 4, 09:15
- yep -- nm - Jim Aug 4, 09:12
- yes -- nm - Epiphany Aug 4, 09:11
- Yup. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 4, 09:11
Our department had the last of its bi-weekly lunchtime cookouts of the summer yesterday. They have been a nice change of pace, given how - prayformojo Aug 4, 09:10 2
- I would totally sing "A Very Merry Unbirthday". -- nm - TFox Aug 4, 09:13
- a yearly birthday party is hilarious to me. -- nm - Andie Aug 4, 09:12
"If you're using Google Chrome, you can also drag attachments out of Gmail messages you receive to save them to your computer." -- (link) - JaxSean Aug 4, 09:05
Well, 9am... time for lunch. -- nm - Mop Aug 4, 09:03
Unclear on the concept: Mongolian neo-Nazis. -- (link) - Mop Aug 4, 09:03 1
- Does this mean we'll be seeing Crazy Fuhrer Mongolian Grill soon? -- nm - HdnAgnda Aug 4, 09:09
*has a new piece of porcelain in his mouth* -- nm - znufrii Aug 4, 09:03 5
- urinal or regular toilet? -- nm - zork Aug 4, 09:05
- it always foreign for a few weeks and then you get use to it - but it never feels " right". -- nm - Epiphany Aug 4, 09:03 3
  - it's a little high, but not throwing my bite off too much... - znufrii Aug 4, 09:04 2
    - sometimes throwing your bite off is a good thing, if your bite wasn't right. -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 09:05 1
      - When I had jaw surgery they changed my bite and it took me a little while to get used to it. -- nm - Remlik Aug 4, 09:06
We have a vacation calendar in Outlook for staff. One entry says... - Mop Aug 4, 09:01 2
- Helen's staying with her grandma and won't have her own phone or check her own email often, but grandma can let her know if it's an emergency? -- nm - Andie Aug 4, 09:03 1
  - *whew* That's a relief. 'Cause I was considering setting Redmond up on a date with Helen's Grandma. -- nm - Mop Aug 4, 09:21
kathygriffin: " It's true! Levi got another girl pregnant. Her name is Lanesia Garcia aka Kathy Griffin. Yes, I've legally changed my name & I'm preg" -- nm - budice Aug 4, 09:00 12
- There's a part of me that really wishes she would gain an obscene amount of weight... - TFox Aug 4, 09:01 11
  - I like Kathy. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 4, 09:17
  - Bristol or Kathy? -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 09:03 7
    - I'm sure he means Kathy. Bristol needs something else wired shut. -- nm - Jim Aug 4, 09:04 6
      - I actually have very little problem with Bristol Palin. -- nm - TFox Aug 4, 09:05 5
        
        I have felt bad for her before now, but she has taken to fighting personal battles in the press. First with Sarah, now with Levi. -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 09:06 4
        
        She's an immature, somewhat selfish 19-year-old who needs to learn what a condom is. Not a rare breed. - ty97 Aug 4, 09:23 1
        
        Same claim as every other "immature, somewhat selfish 19-year-old who needs to learn what a condom is" -- nm - Jim Aug 4, 09:26
        
        She's not my hero or anything, but I don't think she's any dumber or more obnoxious than the average bear. -- nm - TFox Aug 4, 09:09 1
        
        Word. And she's what...19 or something? She's just another teenage idiot. -- nm - Jim Aug 4, 09:10
  - apparently we have to find a way for her fingers to fall off too, now. -- nm - Reagen Aug 4, 09:02 1
    - Its starting to seem easier to just let Levi give her syphillitic tapeworms of death. -- nm - TFox Aug 4, 09:03
Nothin. But. Cookies. -- nm - Diva Aug 4, 09:00 2
- Is 'Cookies in Corporate' the spinoff to 'Cake on Campus?' -- nm - HdnAgnda Aug 4, 09:03
- todays choice: chocolate with white chocolate chips. -- nm - Andie Aug 4, 09:00
I get a "fr-enemy" vibe from the other girl at Andie's office. Like she wants Andie's job. -- nm - Mop Aug 4, 08:58 2
- oh, she doesn't. -- nm - Andie Aug 4, 09:21 1
  - *slips andie a mickey* -- nm - other lady at place where andie temps. for now. Aug 4, 09:25
17 ABs isn't a large enough sample size in baseball to prove *anything*. - Reagen Aug 4, 08:57 51
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  - I think we're far too eager as sports fans to find a reason for things (sports writers are the worst at this). Random chance isn't satisfying - Reagen Aug 4, 09:07 15
    - agreed, but not just sports fans. luck plays a far bigger role in success of all kinds than most people are willing to accept....nm - xi Aug 4, 09:20
    - He himself has said he pressed for 500....he's been a notorious underperformer in postseason (ie big moments).... - Will Hunting Aug 4, 09:14 4
      - He was notoriously called a postseason choker, but it wasn't true. Again, sample size. - zombie musubi Aug 4, 09:17
      - i think the playoff underperformer thing has been proved to be complete myth. -- nm - TFox Aug 4, 09:15 2
        
        But they said it *so many times*, TFox. (nm) - zombie musubi Aug 4, 09:18
        
        in general, you have better pitching in the playoffs, so hittes numbers should tail off - groiny Aug 4, 09:17
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      - It's not that there's no human element. But you just can't prove anything. - Reagen Aug 4, 09:13 6
        
        Right. You just can't know definitively one way or the other. So to take either definitive stance is kinda silly. -- nm - TFox Aug 4, 09:14 4
        
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        Even then, sometimes players look for reasons, just like fans do. - zombie musubi Aug 4, 09:23 2
        
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        Only because I've been so expertly manipulated, oh great puppetmaster. (nm) - zombie musubi Aug 4, 09:27
        
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      - big deal, he can go 4 for 4 and be right back into things. - groiny Aug 4, 09:11
- also, Jim, I think MLB is just acknowleding reality with the changing balls things - Reagen Aug 4, 09:00 27
  - Sure. But to me, I say screw those guys. Put your ball on Ebay and people will either believe it's real and bid or not. - Jim Aug 4, 09:03 26
    - It's really not so much about helping the guy with the actual ball as it is stopping the guys with the fake balls. - Ender Aug 4, 09:13 2
      - Well said. (nm) - zombie musubi Aug 4, 09:34
      - A good NY Times article on MLB's authentication program. -- (link) - Ender Aug 4, 09:21
    - sure, but what about foul balls hit with that ball? - groiny Aug 4, 09:12 2
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        ugh. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 4, 09:13
    - It's not only about auction. It's about authenticating stuff. Like if a fan wants to donate ARod's 600th HR ball to the HOF, it benefits MLB to be - zombie musubi Aug 4, 09:10 14
      - I'm also not sure why they're so crazy about ARod's 600th. How many of them are tainted? How many "real" homers does he have? - Jim Aug 4, 09:11 13
        
        None of them are tainted anymore than Hank Aaron's HRs were tainted by greenies, or Ruth's HRs were tainted by segregation. - zombie musubi Aug 4, 09:14 11
        
        Then why are the steroid guys considered cheaters? -- nm - Jim Aug 4, 09:16 10
        
        I don't like them, but I don't consider them cheaters. The HRs are on the books, they're legit. (nm) - zombie musubi Aug 4, 09:20 3
        
        like it or not, baseball did not test, so players took advantage.... - groiny Aug 4, 09:22 2
        
        That one is a much uglier can of worms. (nm) - zombie musubi Aug 4, 09:28 1
        
        besides that he got busted, he also quit on his team. - groiny Aug 4, 09:29
        
        who considers them cheaters? - groiny Aug 4, 09:18 5
        
        HOF voters, for one. Many current and retired players. Writers, reporters. Seriously? McGwire and bonds are thought to be the biggest cheaters in - Jim Aug 4, 09:19 4
        
        HOF voters also voted Jim Rice in before Bert Blylevin. They get lots of stuff wrong. (nm) - zombie musubi Aug 4, 09:21
        
        HOF voters are retards. - groiny Aug 4, 09:21 2
        
        No they didn't...so I guess it's cool then. Carry on. -- nm - Jim Aug 4, 09:22 1
        
        You can not segregate them for cheating when they never tested - groiny Aug 4, 09:24
        
        throw them in their own special wing in the HOF for the "steroid era" - groiny Aug 4, 09:13
    - That's what I say. Baseball should take a disinterested stance in how fans profit. Baseball should just be about playing the game. -- nm - mara Aug 4, 09:07 4
      - More than any other sport, history, lore and records are important to the fabric of the game. I think MLB has a reasonable interest in maintaining - zombie musubi Aug 4, 09:12 2
        
        Yet so many of their recent records are so tainted...I don't know how they can still be considered "fabric of the game". - Jim Aug 4, 09:13 1
        
        they went through this in the reverse with the "dead ball" era.... - groiny Aug 4, 09:14
      - Baseball suffers from PR fallout when idiots try to profit. - Will Hunting Aug 4, 09:12
- Hockey still sucks, backhanded-compliment-giver. (nm) - musubi Aug 4, 08:59
- It's too late. He's been hypnotized. -- nm - TFox Aug 4, 08:58 4
  - Rod Sox suxxxorz. Yankees pwn. Rawr. (nm) - zombie musubi Aug 4, 08:59 3
    - I'd ask a Mets question, but the answer would be ambiguous anyway. -- nm - Reagen Aug 4, 09:02 2
      - The answer is Mike Piazza. It's *always* Mike PIazza. (nm) - zombie musubi Aug 4, 09:05 1
        
        dammit, that was the line I needed! -- nm - Cameron Crowe Aug 4, 09:08
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- it's an unavoidable fact that it will be found in the last place you look. -- nm - znufrii Aug 4, 08:59 1
  - maybe not - zork Aug 4, 09:05
Jessie's family is in town. It's mayhem and I have to cook 2 pans of lasagna tonight. pan pan - CQ Aug 4, 08:56 18
- One word: - Stephen (Status Seeker) Aug 4, 09:10
- *frantically watches lasagnas slowly bake for approximately two hours* -- nm - CQ si Aug 4, 08:57 12
  - putting lasagnas together before you put them in the oven is somewahat labor intensive. - Diva Aug 4, 09:04 7
    - that and having 6 kids running around our small house is a pain in the arse. I think they should play in the street - CQ Aug 4, 09:06 5
      - never heard of your IM -- nm - zork Aug 4, 09:08 4
        
        its sort of like Frogger. -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 09:08 3
        
        that doesn't help very much -- nm - zork Aug 4, 09:10 2
        
        spoiler. - loosilu Aug 4, 09:17 1
        
        ahhhh, I seeeee -- nm - zork Aug 4, 09:19
    - yeah, but that fact really torpedoes the joke. -- nm - TFox Aug 4, 09:05
  - exactly, what's the problem! -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 09:01 3
    - Your all problem! -- nm - CQ Aug 4, 09:02 2
      - what kind of lasagna? -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 09:03 1
        
        the easy kind. I'm just adding a little bit of ground beef and some sausages. -- nm - CQ Aug 4, 09:04
- I don't know this song. -- nm - HdnAgnda Aug 4, 08:57 3
  - I think "I have to cook 2 pans of lasagna tonight" is sung to the tune of "I Wonder What the King Is Doing Tonight.." -- nm - mara Aug 4, 08:59 2
    - or to The Lion Sleeps Tonight - zork Aug 4, 09:09
    - ~ I have to cook for Jessie's family! ~ *electric guitar strum* - Rick Springfield Aug 4, 09:05
Cookies don't just restock themselves, ya know. (nm) - musubi, manipulated by JackD Aug 4, 08:55

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