StrangeSox

well done uribe

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Jul 19, 2006 -> 03:28 PM) Are there ruby tuesdays in Chicago? Those commercials come out a lot. I haven't seen a hardees either but I'm guessing they might be somewhere in the suburbs? I've never had a whataburger either... There's some around Chicago. I believe Joliet Mall has a Ruby Tuesdays. Hardee's are around too here and there, but they're more prevelant when you get to Kankakee and farther south. I had whataburger once in Texas, but that was like 8 years ago.

QUOTE(Rex Kickass @ Jul 19, 2006 -> 02:30 PM) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...6071800823.html Turkey now threatening to send troops into Northern Iraq. Seems the Kurds are using the "new Iraq" as a launching site for terrorist activities in Turkey according to the Turkish government. It would put the US government in a precarious situation. We couldn't support Israel's incursions into Lebanon to stop terrorists the government there is unable to control while at the same time chastising Turkey for the same thing.

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Jul 19, 2006 -> 02:10 PM) Bah, guess I never wanted to be united, as I hate that band. Then I hate you

QUOTE(Pauly8509CWS @ Jul 19, 2006 -> 01:38 PM) We agree on a band? Wilco could unite people all across the world with their awesomeness.

Per "BREAKING NEWS" headline on cnn.com, its official: Bush has vetoed this bill. 6 years and this is the one thing he chooses to veto? This president is a complete joke.

Those are usually tailored to the market though, aren't they?

I couldn't think of where else to post this, so I thought it'd sort of fit in with movies/tv, etc. Why do we have sonic commericals around here? The closest ones are in southern Illinois or Indiana.

Wilco

QUOTE(Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 18, 2006 -> 09:38 AM) What exactly is the problem with letting these people fight it out amongst themselves? I'm failing to see why the US is upset (or should be) with what Israel is doing. They're waging war against a known terrorist organization and they're doing it in response to an offensive action. No one in the world thinks that Israel is wrong for starting this "war." The situation is even more justified because of the history that's behind it all. I think we should all sit back and hope that: 1) innocent citizen casualities are kept to a minimum and 2) that Israel wipes the floor with Hezbollah and returns some rationality to the region (not likely I know). Instability in the most volatile region in the world, which also happens to be home to some of the largest oil reserves, is one reason. I really don't want to just let the mideast "duke it out" and see oil at $200/barrel.

QUOTE(LowerCaseRepublican @ Jul 17, 2006 -> 02:25 PM) Since I took 4 years of HS Spanish and remembered most of it during my placement exam at UIUC, I proficiencied my Spanish course requirements at the college level. I took 3 years in HS and would have completely bombed an entrance exam. Luckily, engineering only requires 3 HS years and no placement exam.

I would buy a used car, a few years old, maybe coming off a lease. Let someone else absorb that massive deprectiation hit from driving a new car off the lot.

QUOTE(sti3 @ Jul 17, 2006 -> 09:37 AM) Israelis stole their land? I thought it was given to them for that stuff they endured at the hands of the Germans. Read up on the creation of the Isreali state; Jews used plenty of terrorist tactics in the early 20th century to pressure the British into turning over the land for a Jewish homeland.

Rented and watched Syriana on Saturday. Another let down. The movie never really developed the plot. It was broad, but shallow. The "vast conspiracy" and such was barely played out, and instead we got pointless scenes with Clooney's kid or the lawyer's alcoholic father. I don't see what all of the acclaim was for that movie, either.

QUOTE(WCSox @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 07:38 PM) Buehrle may be not be in the highest pitching tier (Santana, Pedro, Clemens, etc.), but he's sitting right at the top of the next tier. Who cares what the stats say? Personal prejudice is what really matters! Buehrle doesn't have the intangibles

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 05:17 PM) For whatever reason I really don't think this signifies an iminent trade nor do I believe there's anyone else in the minors besides Tracey and Montero who would be trusted in mopup duty even. What does "DFA" stand for?

QUOTE(quickman @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 03:26 PM) right because thats not a hole at all (this year). actually Rosenthal just piped up and said we need pitching. that just about covered all the holes in that five minutes. They're leading the majors in runs scored -- no, offense generally isn't the problem with this team. Its exceptionally poor pitching, given the expectations for them this year.

QUOTE(shoota @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 03:24 PM) I missed most of the game. What are the reasons why the Sox are losing big? Mark Buerhle got lit up early. 7ER in 3 innings. Politte also pitched.

Apparently its not enough that the Sox are getting blown out; the announcers need to rip on their rookie CF for about 5 minutes.

Hahahaha these announcers are tools. "Nothing going right for {Anderson] offensively" "Need someone servicible..."

QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 03:14 PM) Our pitchers have been struggling for.. 2 months now, and have shown no signs of life. LA LA LA I can't hear you LA LA LA this team is perfect! LA LA LA

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 01:58 PM) Yup. let's send down our best hitter right now. I really don't understand people's problems with Anderson anymore. His bat is finally coming around and his defense has always been there. We're not going to have a better option without giving up a ton, and there's a lot more areas to worry about. Nice rally here.

Pinketon and the Blue album were good, I never really liked the rest that much. It just seemed too much like bland, generic "frat" rock. I saw them last year in Champaign when they played with the Foo Fighters. They put on one of the best shows I've seen.

She doesn't look fat, she just looks like a woman with a big frame.

QUOTE(DonkeyKongerko @ Jul 13, 2006 -> 07:54 PM) Care to explain? Blockbuster online has had the exact same pricing for comparable plans from Netflix for months. I get 2 at a time/unlimited per month for $14.99 plus a free in-store movie/game rental every week. At my rate of watching, this has given me the equivalent of 3 at a time. If you live near a Blockbuster, there's no reason to choose Netflix over them. Before I chose my plan, I picked 10 movies in my head and checked both Netflix and BB for availability. I think the final result was that Blockbuster had 8 and Netflix 6, erasing any doubts I had about selection. Netflix was faster when they were small, but now most reports show that the two are about the same. Netflix also got alot of bad press for reportedly "throttling" the rates of frequent movie watchers though it was never confirmed. As for Firewall, I found it very atypical of the standard Harrison Ford fare due to the glaring lack of finger pointing (there used to be an awesome gallery of all his finger pointing scenes that I was gonna link here). I was talking about their normal, go-to-the-store-and-pick-a-video-up prices, not their online plan. The blockbusters around me all have crap selection anyway. And I think netflix's 2-unlimited plan is $9.99