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OK, this one I find shocking: Red Sox players have voted Manny a 2/3 playoff share. -- (link) - TFox Oct 17, 08:18 7
- that is not shocking in the least....nm - x Oct 17, 08:26
- MINE! -- nm - Boras Oct 17, 08:24
- why wouldn't they? -- nm - znufrii Oct 17, 08:21 1
  - B/c he untried? Willingly made the team worse? - TFox Oct 17, 08:28
- I think that's right. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 17, 08:19 2
  - I am unclear, can the players vote him no share at all? -- nm - TFox Oct 17, 08:22 1
    - I think they can technically, yes. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 17, 08:24
Explosion at a law firm in Dalton, GA. - sgtmike Oct 17, 08:17
TT Poll: What "HSX Habits" are you still in? I keep right clicking and checking properties to see how close we are to a roll. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 17, 08:17 9
- Looking to peruse the other Boards (Sports, Movies, Stars)...now I just click back and forth between slicker and slacker -- nm - Beaker Oct 17, 08:25
- For a while there, I was visiting http://talk.hsx.com/artists from my drop down menu -- nm - con_carne Oct 17, 08:21 1
  - trying to -- nm - con_carne Oct 17, 08:21
- Using TT poll for ST polls -- nm - kilboooo Oct 17, 08:17 5
  - All the silly ways we use TT "TTwitter" and "WiTTi"--I don't think that will change. -- nm - Amy Oct 17, 08:23
  - I think I did this. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 17, 08:19 2
    - That's cause you and I have always had so much in common. - Cuzzin Todd Oct 17, 08:22 1
      - aside from the fact that I'm right and you're wrong on the defining issue of our time...sure. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 17, 08:25
  - I was going to add that. ;) -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 17, 08:19
~What the world needs now is a new Frank Sinatra so I can get you in bed~ -- nm - con_carne Oct 17, 08:09 1
- ~I wanna make every girl I see~ -- nm - Remlik Oct 17, 08:16
SITWAP: Phillies fans ask... Why can't us? -- (link) - nubby Oct 17, 08:08
I received a Obama / McCain 'flip the background' emails, and this was included. Is the Sarah Palin stuff true? - JaxSean Oct 17, 08:06 18
- Yes Sean, she left Hawaii for Idaho. -- nm - Amy Oct 17, 08:11 4
  - Mavericky! -- nm - JaxSean Oct 17, 08:15 3
    - Is it true the McCain/Palin campaign has retired the word maverick because it's become a mockery? -- nm - Mop Oct 17, 08:22 2
      - THe final nail would probably be the "drinking game" line on SNL. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 17, 08:25
      - Probably a good idea. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 17, 08:23
- does that mean 894 people were ranked higher than mccain? -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 17, 08:09 9
  - And yet he still was given a carrier fighter pilot's spot - sgtmike Oct 17, 08:13 2
    - Shot down three times. No regrets there. -- nm - Mop Oct 17, 08:23
    - McCain Field was named after his grandfather. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 17, 08:15
  - 893 that graduating year. -- nm - Diva Oct 17, 08:11
  - yes, he finished 5th from last in his class. - JaxSean Oct 17, 08:10 4
    - He's just like me! I hated school too! -- nm - stoopid 'Merican voter Oct 17, 08:12
    - The Frontline doc was very interesting on this. His dad and granddad were both great military commanders - con_carne Oct 17, 08:12 1
      - He was a maverick! - JaxSean Oct 17, 08:13
    - yeesh. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 17, 08:11
- that matches what is on wikipedia -- nm - decline Oct 17, 08:08
- yes she is far better educated - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 17, 08:08 1
  - heh. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 17, 08:08
mel looked really hot and stylish when he left for work this morning. (yum) -- nm - Diva Oct 17, 08:06 1
- it's not easy being this cute. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 17, 08:09
Baseball Player's Union says it has evidence that teams colluded to keep Barry Bonds out of MLB -- (link) - Beaker Oct 17, 08:03 2
- I'm not surprised. If he could still hit a baseball there should have been a lot of American league teams bidding for his services. - Krusty Oct 17, 08:08
- Is it a posterboard with "Bonds is an asshole no one wants" written on it? - TFox Oct 17, 08:08
Devised one of the most ingenious office pranks ever - Banzai! Oct 17, 07:47 3
- Here's your handbasket. - TaurusII Oct 17, 08:04
- I like these. -- nm - CrankYanker Oct 17, 08:01
- Yeah - that's hilarious. -- nm - Tree Oct 17, 07:54
someone setup a motion detector to activate a blender and strobe light whenever the cat jumped onto the counter -- (link) - tRuMaN Oct 17, 07:47
~are we human..or are we dancer..my sign is vital..my hands are cold..and i'm on my knees looking for the answer..are we human..or are we dancer~ -- nm - Dano Go Lucky Oct 17, 07:46
Clicked on my HSX book mark to play the openers and then realised my error... - Random Enigma Oct 17, 07:46 10
- I took my positions on Tuesday just in case of the HIGHLY UNLIKELY (sarcasm) event HSX wasn't back up in time. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 17, 07:51 9
  - I think I might have changed my positions if I had access. -- nm - secretslacker Oct 17, 08:18
  - I've got my positions through till the end of the month. - Will Hunting Oct 17, 08:04 2
    - Not even sure what opens next weekend though... I may already be short. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 17, 08:06
    - so much for flipping them though... -- nm - Beaker Oct 17, 08:05
  - If doesn't come back up before the Halt, I think we should be able to buy this weekend's openers on Sunday. ;-) -- nm - CrankYanker Oct 17, 07:59 1
    - It'll be fun to read the whining and demands if it's not up by halt and comes back up with the openers already halted/untradeable. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 17, 08:05
  - I did the same, I also took a position for next weekend too. - Krusty Oct 17, 07:55 2
    - That was smart. -- nm - Diva Oct 17, 08:00 1
      - On rare occasions I still make good decisions. :-) -- nm - Krusty Oct 17, 08:06
LA TTers were looking forward to Loosi's visit. Couldn't you just come here and pretend it's Africa? If you close your eyes, it's identical. -- (link) - CrankYanker Oct 17, 07:45 6
- sorry guys! wish I could go. -- nm - loosilu Oct 17, 07:58 5
  - Oh, you not coming to LA any more?? -- nm - con_carne Oct 17, 08:05 4
    - nope, I got chosen for another contract effective immediately. sorry! -- nm - loosilu Oct 17, 08:08 1
      - Dang. Some other time! -- nm - con_carne Oct 17, 08:13
    - We have to find another reason to drink. -- nm - CrankYanker Oct 17, 08:06 1
      - You gotta let me know the next time you're stranded at Hollywood and Highland with nothing to do for three hours! :-) -- nm - con_carne Oct 17, 08:22
hyde! -- (link) - ty97 Oct 17, 07:45 [Image] 2
- why's he so sad? stocks are up!....nm - x Oct 17, 08:08
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anyone playing on Updown.com? It's a Wall Street Game... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 17, 07:43
SITWAP: A very true and disappointing article on how spoiled we Boston fans have gotten. -- (link) - TFox Oct 17, 07:43 21
- so many things to say regarding this... - Mel Profit Oct 17, 07:58 5
  - I agree with the economy issues, and that ticket prices got out of control. I don't agree on excitement... - TFox Oct 17, 08:05 4
    - If I could've made my way up to Boston, I would've grabbed those tickets in a heartbeat. -- nm - znufrii Oct 17, 08:23
    - You can absolutely see what type of player they're trying to produce... - Mel Profit Oct 17, 08:18 2
      - Youk has passion. Papelbon has passion. - TFox Oct 17, 08:20 1
        
        Right...there are individuals but collectively its a very locked down team. - Mel Profit Oct 17, 08:25
- I was railin' against the fans leaving in the seventh last night. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Oct 17, 07:45 14
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    - I can blame them. you're there for a reason. watch the f*cking game. -- nm - znufrii Oct 17, 08:20
    - Yes, but you've already paid for the seat and have put in hours already. What's another hour just in case what happened happened? - Name Withheld By Request Oct 17, 08:06
    - Once I'm there I don't leave until the grounds crew comes out. - Mel Profit Oct 17, 08:03 3
      - Mother f*ckin' Word. -- nm - znufrii Oct 17, 08:17
      - "You know that cigar box in daddy's room? Yeah, that's cab money...just tell me which hopsital ER you're at...I'll come when the game is over." -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 17, 08:05 1
        
        He/She will be with me most likely... - Mel Profit Oct 17, 08:08
    - I *hate* people that leave games early. Drives me nuts. -- nm - Krusty Oct 17, 08:00
    - I honestly am more upset by the general nonchalant blase nature of everyone right now. - TFox Oct 17, 07:55 5
      - So they've turned into... Yankees fans? ;) -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 17, 08:00 4
        
        Is it possible that Yankees fans, in general, are *more* hungry right now? - TFox Oct 17, 08:03 3
        
        Also...this place could do with just a little less rabidity - Mel Profit Oct 17, 08:14 2
        
        You mean Boston? Or, like, here (as in ST)? - TFox Oct 17, 08:16 1
        
        In town... - Mel Profit Oct 17, 08:23
Comics today: Rogues Revenge 3 of 3 (my pick of the week, awesome...just wow), JSA (also awesome), Guardians of the Galazy and Punisher -- nm - Beaker Oct 17, 07:43 5
- Guardians has dipped into disappointing territory for me. nm - Jovian Oct 17, 07:48 2
  - I'll follow it in the hopes it ties into the next big cosmic event Marvel has coming.... - Beaker Oct 17, 07:52 1
    - ditto. nm - Jovian Oct 17, 07:58
- all good picks. I also add Legion of 3 Worlds....if you're following the Green Lantern stuff, Legion is a book.... - Remlik Oct 17, 07:44 1
  - the Rogue stuff is pretty much all I follow in DC other than JSA (thanks to the awesomeness that was Rogue War) -- nm - Beaker Oct 17, 07:46
LIR: Roger RE: Survivor. I think (spoilers) - kilboooo Oct 17, 07:42 7
- Though I think they could have finessed a little more. (spoilers) - Dano Go Lucky Oct 17, 07:59 1
  - I agree. They could have played it better, but ultimately they had to have the vote they did -- nm - kilboooo Oct 17, 08:04
- 100% agree (spoils) - Jovian Oct 17, 07:48 1
  - he looked sickly as well. -- nm - Beaker Oct 17, 07:53
- this was my thought as well. and also - spoils - Beaker Oct 17, 07:45 2
  - At what point - Gwaahjo Oct 17, 07:50 1
    - any time between there being 10 to 11 - 13 people left. nm - Jovian Oct 17, 07:52
While gone away now, www.emaygoaway.com was active yesterday. -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Oct 17, 07:40
Logan costume update: He put it on his Teddy Bear and his Cabbage Patch doll. We are making progress! - Amy Oct 17, 07:33 5
- How cute. -- nm - lileve Oct 17, 07:38
- that's pretty damn cute. : ) -- nm - Andie Oct 17, 07:35 1
  - "Don't you want to be a funny monkey like Sean Preston?!" "No." -- nm - Amy Oct 17, 07:37
- HAHAHAHA! Next thing you know he'll want a "My Pretty Pony" bedsheet. -- nm - Remlik Oct 17, 07:34 1
  - If he find the Strawberry Shortcake, watch out. -- nm - budice Oct 17, 07:39
Speculation that Colin Powell may endorse Obama on Meet the Press on Sunday. -- (link) - Don Homer Oct 17, 07:33 1
- "You're not helping!" -- nm - Obama SI Oct 17, 07:43
why is web 2.0 so orange? -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 17, 07:33
"Bumbleweed, Ohio" hee. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 17, 07:32
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- Serious question about speculation, drilling, and oil prices. - Dano Go Lucky Oct 17, 07:53 2
  - I believe it is more about the recession worry than future drilling -- nm - Beaker Oct 17, 07:59 1
    - it's mainly about global recession, which is highly likely to reduce demand significantly....nm - x Oct 17, 08:07
- and went up 16 cents yesterday. -- nm - Remlik Oct 17, 07:35
- Gas finally dipped to under $3 around our house. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 17, 07:35 7
  - Don't let dogbert read this but... - Cuzzin Todd Oct 17, 07:48 1
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  - Still $3.69 here. -- nm - pmb Oct 17, 07:39
  - $2.88 was the cheapest I've seen here... probably cheaper outside the city - colin Oct 17, 07:37
  - I gots diesel for $3.199 here, regular gas is like $0.50 cents cheaper -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 17, 07:36
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    - Cheapest I saw today was $2.95. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 17, 07:36
- I would think that would be 14 month low, I could have sworn it was cheaper per gallon in 06 -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 17, 07:34 4
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    - silly ML, - tRuMaN Oct 17, 07:36 2
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        sigh. you said years not months - tRuMaN Oct 17, 07:42
- *watches as americans rush out to drive everyone and ignore the lessons of the last 12 months* -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 17, 07:32 4
  - restart production of the Hummer now! -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 17, 07:34 3
    - huh, well maybe, but some of the charts on this site indicate that production has been cut drastically -- (link) - tRuMaN Oct 17, 07:35 2
      - LOL - thought you were talking about Hummer production there for a second -- nm - Jammed Uzi Oct 17, 07:38 1
        
        hehe, umm, no/ -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 17, 07:39
- year? -- nm - decline Oct 17, 07:32 1
  - my thoughts too -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 17, 07:32
Word. -- nm - Jim Oct 17, 07:29 5
- Paragraph. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 17, 07:31 4
  - essay ! -- nm - i'm not Undead yet ! Oct 17, 07:37 3
    - Anthology -- nm - Jammed Uzi Oct 17, 07:41 2
      - Biography. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 17, 07:42 1
        
        Slash Fiction -- nm - Beaker Oct 17, 08:00

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