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They've been working on this for a few years now, I know.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Mar 10, 2006 -> 01:19 PM) Can you give me some more details about how that would mess with your livelihood? If someone at your bar got through using a fake ID, do you face sanctions? Otherwise, wouldn't he just be helping you get extra customers? If the city or the state decided to get snotty and do a round-up of people in the establishment, they could certainly cite the establishment and any servers or bartenders who sold products to people with false ID. If you make a "good-faith" effort to determine if an ID is fake, you're in good shape. If they really wanted to come after you though, they could say that, since you've had instruction in recognizing fake ID, you should have known that these were fakes. Furthermore, IDs (in Minnesota, anyway) are scanable and unless these were extremely well done IDs, they won't scan. You're probably going to be asked why you don't have a scanner. First offense in this case would net the establishment an administrative fine, and a misdemeanor charge for the server. It is also an alcohol-related offense, so if the server is on probation for any past alcohol related things, that could be trouble. By the third offense, though, it's suspension of the establishment's liquor license. The place I work, this scenario probably wouldn't occur. Plus, in Minneapolis, I'd like to think that the authorities have better things to do. However, the MPD runs a series of ID stings each year, which is actually more of a ID checking compliance test, and there are certainly bars around colleges who target a younger demo. This is a big issue for them. At a college bar I worked at quite a few years ago, we supposedly served some kid with a fake ID. Her parents called the bar and threatened to sic the cops on us if we served their daughter again. We did the rational thing and asked for her actual name, the name on her fake and a good quality picture of her. The parents gave us the name on the fake, but nothing else. Stuff like this is a good rationale for treating every cop you know like a king, if you're in the bar/restaurant biz. They won't cut you any breaks, per se, but they will try to see things your way.

As a guy who has more than a little sympathy for kids can't legally drink until they're 21 (and more than a little disdain for the alliance of groups who got this country to this state of affairs), I am on the side of long probation, lots of community service, and, ideally, expungement from the record after probation is completed. However, as a manager of a bar and restaurant licensed by the state, I would love to see this kid serve a little prison time (or county jail time) in addition to the punishment I stated above. Some idiot with a computer and illegally obtained templates has the ability to mess with my livelihood? Stow him away for a while; if he doesn't offend again, restore his civil rights and expunge his record. The marijuana discussion is another thing entirely. At some point, this country should get realistic about pot and move to decriminalize it. Of course, Cubs fans should get realistic at some point, too.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Mar 10, 2006 -> 12:42 PM) 3 rules I live by 1.Never get into a land war in asia 2.Never bet with a sicilian when death in on the line 3.Dont argue with SS2k5 Good rules. Two minutes worth of laughter good, actually.

Thanks, Deadspin!

QUOTE(zach61 @ Mar 10, 2006 -> 11:30 AM) An important detail though. What if the 2 yr old is already dead? It doesn't mention that the 2 yr old human is alive, but it does mention that the blastulas are frozen and "would" be able to grow into normal children. If I already know that about the blastulas, that means that someone must have already given me that information or I wouldn't know that. I would also have been told then if that 2 yr old human baby was dead or alive and what it was doing there and why it was left alone in a fertility clinic. I believe that question is answered by the premise of the hypothetical. I'll paraphrase, "you have a chance to save the two year old..."

QUOTE(zach61 @ Mar 9, 2006 -> 05:52 PM) Why is the 2 yr old in a room all by itself? Details. I'd save the child, no question.

QUOTE(WCSox @ Mar 9, 2006 -> 01:30 PM) When someone gets on a plane, nobody expects terrorists to take over the cockpit and fly it into a skyscraper. That's news. When American soldiers invade another country, one expects that they'll meet resistance in one form or another and that they'll incur casualties. Daily front-page news stories that include a tally of soldiers lost mainly serves political purpose. You mean that soldiers are being killed in a war? No way! Is that clear enough? Sorry for the piling on, but, what you would like to see reported from Iraq? How is it not news whan US Servicemen and Servicewomen die in a military action?

Sounds like the deal's dead for now. Or, as I believe Rex first suggested, this whole thing could be a cynical ploy (my words, not Rex's) to allow GOP legislators to break with the President in a way that won't hurt the party or country, but will help their individual re-election chances.

QUOTE(RME JICO @ Mar 9, 2006 -> 04:36 AM) You can't compare 2005-2006 to 1983-1984. The Sox lost the ALCS in 1983, they didn't go 11-1 in the postseason. Seaver was the main offseason acquisition compared to (Thome, Vazquez, Mackowiak, Cintron). Big difference. 1984 Starting Rotation: Hoyt Bannister Seaver Dotson Burns 2006 Starting Rotaion: Buehrle Contreras Garcia Garland Vazquez So we know what we have going into 2006, right? If you look at 1984, you had last year's Cy Young (Hoyt), an all-time great who looked to have a year or too left (Seaver), a guy with outstanging physical tools who hadn't been able to put it together (Bannister) and two guys coming off their best years. I like this year's rotation better, too, but there are always question marks.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Mar 9, 2006 -> 10:52 AM) It's like I always say...... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7279844/did/11735125?GT1=7850 Funny, I just got something in my email box that discusses this. The claims about Coke are about 80% jive, as far as I can tell, so proceed at your own risk.

It borders on the surreal to read things like this about the Sox. I realize that praise and criticism are two sides of the same coin. I realize that few people gave the Sox any kind of a chance last year. However, I also realize that I'm extremely fired up for this season.

Is it better to burn out, or to rust?

QUOTE(mr_genius @ Mar 7, 2006 -> 09:14 PM) I don't know, i've never been offended by anything someone said here. but i'm kinda hard to offend. I was offended once. But I was in a pissy mood.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Mar 7, 2006 -> 03:13 PM) When I was 15 I played in a 19 year old league called Thoroughbreds I believe. There were usually a couple of scouts at every game, and sometimes they would ask you to fill out a card with your name, address, date of birth, etc. They would tell the 19 year olds to shave off a year of their age, so they would have a better chance of being drafted or signed. We sometimes played at Triton. I wonder if Kirby was offerred the same advice. I have no doubt he was. I was friends with a guy in College who went to a Mets tryout and took two years off his age, since he was a baby-faced guy. The reasoning is, if you can do something at the tryout, they'll ask you back for more if you're younger. If you hit the longshot odds and get invited to Spring Training, (probably longer than 5,000-1), then and only then will you have to pony up any actual proof of age, like a birth certificate. If they like you enough as a player, they might forgive you the little white lie.

I guss this post is awash in irony, but the real question is, "why is this news?", or maybe, "Why does anyone not associated with Hood college care?"

QUOTE(Rex Kickass @ Mar 7, 2006 -> 12:53 PM) Don't worry Bea will be getting her lifetime acheivement award at the Rexxies next week. "I'd like to thank the acad.. um, Rex!"

I don't post in a lot of these threads for a number of reasons, good and bad. One of the good reasons is that someone who is close to my viewpoint has usually expressed, more eloquently, something akin to my thoughts. There are a good deal of intelligent people here, on all sides of an issue. Which brings me to one of the bad reasons I don't post much. Sometimes intelligence turns into the desire to prove that you're smarter than everyone else, and your arguments are sounder. What really happens, in a lot of cases, is the online equivalent of, "If I'm louder, my argument is better." I'm certain that if we were sitting face to face, we'd agree to disagree and steer the conversation to something we can all agree on, but we don't feel the need to do that here, for whatever reason. Another bad reason I don't feel compelled to post much is that I, too often for my own tastes, can't find anything humorous to contribute. Obviously, that hasn't stopped me this time, but it does a great deal of the time. I honestly think that laughing about the bunch plying their trade on the shores of the Potomac (and then trying to change things, of course) is far better for the soul than b****ing about them. Maybe we all need to realize this: we're probably not going to change anyone's opinion on a subejct by what we post here. It would be nice if someone read a well-reasoned opinion, suppported by incontrevertible facts, and changed their mind, but it probably isn't going to happen. We all have experiences and life lessons that have shaped our worldviews. No offense intended, but I seriously doubt that the musings of someone I know only from the interactions on a baseball message board will change my opinion of (fill in the blank).

Wow. I've lived in Minneapolis for a long time, so I've gotten to see a lot of Puckett. The man always hustled; it didn't matter if the playoffs were out of reach or it was the heat of the race, he never cheated the game or the fans. He was a funny guy, too. He bet Bob Costas that if he was hitting .350 when Costas' kid was born, he had to name him Kirby. Costas' son is named Keith Michael Kirby Costas. As for his post-career life, I would add to Rex's comments that Kirby not only had the issues of adjusting to life after baseball, but he had the last 4 or 5 seasons of his career stolen from him by a cruel twist of fate. That had to be doubly hard to deal with. RIP, man.

What's with all the 'stache hate?

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Mar 5, 2006 -> 06:54 PM) He (chief) obviously knew this individual before their encounter. Either he automatically associated the man's sexual orientation with HIV, which is obviously bad, or had misinformation about the man's status-- which is bad as well. Either scenario, action should be taken. I suppose I'm biased in believing a police chief wouldn't allow a homosexual man to die if he didn't legitmately assume the person were HIV positive. If he simply stereotyped, did he assume nothing would occur afterwards? No bloodwork to back up the claims, or testimony from the dead man's friend? Again, I tie this situation to CPR treatment being denied because the man supposedly had the virus. Not because he was gay. You're working under one set of assumptions, some of us are working under a different set. Let's go watch Rashomon and see if we can figure this out.

I guess I don't understand why the guy administering CPR didn't tell the Chief to mind his own damn business and continue with waht he was doing. Was there a threat of arrest or something. It's not really clear to me.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Mar 5, 2006 -> 05:15 PM) I don't believe the issue here is blatant discrimination against homosexuals. The article never indicated such. It was misinformation on the possible contraction of HIV from mouth to mouth contact. This thread would have been more accurate if it had been entitled "....Cheif Stops CPR On Man Infected With AIDS." Personally, I would have atleast checked the lip/mouth region for open wounds before attempting resuscitation. If he had blood in his mouth, or an obvious gash or wound, I'm sorry--but I'm not going to attempt reviving the person through their mouth. I'd still continue pressing upon the chest, though. Call me vile or dispicable, but if I'm not a medical personnel with actual experience concerning such patients, he would die before I risk HIV infection. One problem. The man didn't have HIV or AIDS. As stated earlier, he was HIV negative. You're right, though. I would certainly be leery giving mouth-to-mouth to a person with open sores, unless I ahd my handy-dandy breathing mask, or unless they were a friend of mine.

This game, this thread and a fantasy auction. Life is good.

Here's a lenghty piece no how royally screwed up the NOPD's command and control was after the storm. A long story deserves a long excerpt, don't you think?