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QUOTE (DBAHO @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 02:27 PM) It's all about the Courtesy Flushes. I need to print up a memo or something. I'm already going to make one informing people that I'll start stabbing them if they are caught using the last of the coffee without starting a new pot (currently my Facebook status, lol)

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 02:25 PM) oh my god, mine is the worst. sometimes I just go to another bathroom. I dont understand how 1 person could possibly smell up the entire bathroom in the way that they do, our bathrooms are humungous Ours are tiny. 3 stalls (sometimes all 3 occupied in which I'll just wait) and 2 urinals that are only like a foot apart, with no divider. It feels funny peeing and your elbow is damn near touching the other guy.

I also hate that I always seem to go to the bathroom at work right when someone's dropping a deuce. I wish they'd put a fan or some windows in there or something.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 02:20 PM) I hate the fact that my car has the defroster on full blast with the rear window defroster and I still have the windows freezing over because it isnt enough I hate when I have to go outside early to defrost my windows before I'm fully dressed, I hate even more when I forget to do that and I have to sit and wait which makes me late for work.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 02:07 PM) he can alway blame it on Angelo for not getting him the players he needs. Lovie will be here at until there is only 1 year left on his deal. On defense? That cry would fall on deaf ears, Angelo has gotten Lovie everything he's wanted and he's had some decent hauls with defensive players in the draft. Hell, he even traded for Adam Archuleta because that's what Lovie wanted. Adam f***in Archuleta. On offense is another story, Angelo blows at drafting offense (Forte, Berrian, and maybe Beekman excepted, jury is still out on Williams and Bennett), and is clueless when it comes to the offensive line.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 01:58 PM) Where in the article does it say that the Bears contributed to the Solider Field revenue? Most of the Solider Field funds come from the Museum Campus parking and other events held at Soldier Field. Not sure if the Fire contributed at that time to the revenue stream. The Bears agreement is sickening. That is why the Park District will not put down the turf that they have at other fully public park facilities that do not house NFL football teams. I agree that the whole stadium agreement and the negotiations were a clusterf***, I remember all that going on during the 90s. IMO the fact that it even happened was a miracle and it took McCaskey (who was incompetent at pretty much everything) giving up day-to-day operations to Phillips to even get that far. The Bears don't own Soldier Field though, I do know they contributed something like 200 million to the renovation, but that's all, it's otherwise publicly owned. If they shelled out some cash for their own new, bigger stadium that had an additional 20,000 or so I'm sure they could make a lot more revenue eventually (I'm pretty sure the fact that it's the smallest stadium is what keeps them out of the top 10 revenue-pulling teams). But where would it go?

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 01:07 PM) honestly, if a player cannot hold onto the ball Im not blaming the WR coach. If the player is lost and is running the wrong routes and is generally unprepared, then I can see blaming Drake. Mark Bradley fell into that category. Also I want to add Muhsin Muhammad to this list. When he was here, in '07, fans were talking about how he was washed up etc. and it looked like it because he was never getting open, or anything. But then he goes back to Carolina and viola, he has a year as good as or better than any year he's ever had here. It's been a consistent pattern. The only WR that ever did anything in Chicago was Berrian. Some of this is due to the QB situation, but it's a problem even when there's relative stability at the position.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 12:40 PM) Everything I've read or seen so far still suggests he'll be confirmed. Yeah I know, I just personally don't like it. Oh well.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 12:44 PM) Lets face it, those two BLEW with the bears, both of them couldnt hold onto the ball, especially wade. I know for a fact I was not sad to see them go. So they resurrected their careers elsewhere, oh well. It's an indictment of the coaching staff, namely Darryl Drake.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 12:44 PM) They are cheap because they will not pay for real assistant coaches or to make Soldier Field a real NFL facility. Do you know that the Park District makes zero money on the Bears. If the Bears left that facility it would cost the Park District zero revenue lost. I'll give you the assistant coach thing but that's really kind of nitpicky, what sports franchise does splurge on assistants? Some do, but definitely not all. How often do you see NFL teams buying out college contracts and such? Where do you get that the Park District makes zero money though? They make somewhere around 10 million per year although that's kind of disputed. Even still, stadium deals are a whole other animal and doesn't really dispute what I was trying to say because it's getting off the point. I'm talking about players here.

It's too bad, because Geithner is otherwise an excellent pick.

A simple majority is all that's needed to confirm, no? More yeas than nays?

Why do people still say "the Bears are cheap" as if this was the 80s? Since Ted Phillips has been running the team there has been virtually no evidence whatsoever to support this statement. Is it because they don't blow salary cap money on the top free agents the fans want every year? Is it because they take a position in negotiations and carry them out instead of giving more money to every player that asks for it? Why? I remember people saying the Bears were too cheap to give Lovie an extension a couple of years ago (even though the contract he was given at the time for a HC with no experience was fair market value). But obviously that wasn't true. I challenge someone to find a single time in the last 5 years or so that Phillips/Angelo/Stein have needed to make a move that cost money, and didn't do it solely for that reason even though it was available. You can't do it, because it's never happened. BTW, this should be completely independent of bad management decisions because these things are unrelated.

Gangs aren't terrorists, that's a ridiculously wide brush to paint with that will leave your canvas messy. Their motivation isn't political, it's money.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 09:36 AM) Where's the poll option for "Yeeeaaahhhhhh!!!!!" It's actually "Pyeeaaahhhhh!!!!"

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 09:26 AM) I see people trying to make it that way, but I haven't actually seen it happen. I don't see Obama supporters on here that are using arguments that were used to support Bush, or ignoring arguments used against Bush. I just see a lot of people talking about "wait and see, it will happen". So far, it hasn't. This. Maybe in the overall political realm, which frankly is par for the course, but not here.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 09:06 AM) That's pretty much what I thought, but I believe rock is more of an expert in that area and find it easier to accept his statement than try to refute it. It seems the point of origin is much closer with pot than other drugs. You're right, it is, marijuana is grown in places like Kentucky or California for example. There are shady ties (criminal, but not necessarily terrorist, at least not directly or to a large extent) but this is mostly because it's illegal. If it was legal there would be nothing to hide, and the likelihood of someone growing and directly using the money to support terrorism here in this country is pretty low because it would be stupid. With other drugs those are imported from overseas. So you have places like Colombia which is the most notorious, and Afghanistan which needs no explanation.

QUOTE (SleepyWhiteSox @ Jan 14, 2009 -> 11:09 PM) Why don't more people want pax fired? People do want him fired. I cut him some slack last year because he had a chance to undo his mistakes, but he did NOTHING this year besides draft Rose with the gift of the #1 pick. He didn't even try, with all his misguided faith in our overrated low-ceiling players. The signing of Del Negro also appears to be a total bust.

As far as ties to terrorism that is more of an issue with cocaine and opium etc. than it is with marijuana. edit: also, if you ask a cop they will probably tell you that it should be all or nothing, too. And if it's going to be illegal, then make real penalties for it so they don't waste their time (but nobody is going to do that because the tide isn't moving in that direction).

It's not like we could've done worse at WR. We never did a thing with Mark Bradley either once he finally stayed healthy for a while, I think he must've f***ed someone's daughter or something.

It used to be like 48, and I'd be going outside with short sleeves on

When Tyrus is "on" he is exciting to watch. But you have to put up with the facepalm games too.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jan 14, 2009 -> 08:51 PM) I was not serious. Sorry. I should have put the Kaperbole ™ on there. My fault for not being clear on that one. lol. I should know better by now.

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ Jan 14, 2009 -> 06:12 PM) I also have to laugh as if there's something wrong that provides financial benefit to the ENTIRE COUNTRY. Why do you think towns set up riverboats? What does gambling have to offer society besides tax dollars to the local government? Morally I don't think it's OK to spend a great chunk of your paycheck at the slot machine, but hey, why should that be any of my god damn business what you or someone else spends their money on? People need to put their personal morals aside with political issues. While we're at, we should legalize prostitution. We are paying public officials our tax money to prosecute non-violent offenders. Why should we really care that John Doe paid $50 to be pleasured sexually yet we can pay people cash to work on our lawns or do other personal favors for us? Why can't we set up licensed spas to provide sexually pleasure? It'd create jobs and more tax dollars, less of the court's and police's time will be spend going after these folks or setting up stings, it would protect prositutes from violent crime on the street, and it can protect the customers with HIV/STD testings. Put your personal morals aside, and ask yourself if this would actually benefit society. Good ol' George Carlin: "Selling is legal. f***ing is legal. Why is selling f***ing illegal?"

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Jan 14, 2009 -> 06:11 PM) whenever he pitched I thought of the Simpsons episode where Homer played softball and they showed a slow motion breakdown of him hitting, with his fat shifting to the back, then to the front when he hit it. Same thing, except throwing the ball I was thinking, if I walked down there and shoved his shoulders, he will actually roll over on his head and either tip over or roll back in the other direction like a football.