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It's the rule of 3. I liked this line though: If someone tells you they are a chronic liar, do you believe them?

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 06:50 AM) Modern video games creep the hell out of me and I would love for my kids to never, ever, get involved with them. That's why Nintendo is still around. My oldest has an N64 and a Gamecube. Her games consist mostly of Sonic the Hedghog, Spyro and Mario.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Feb 14, 2006 -> 12:14 PM) Metallica wasnt until 1996, and by then Ferrell started backing off. Wow. I could've swore that I was still in high school when they came here. I remember a friend of mine that had a couple of shirts that he made and got in trouble for trying to sell. One said Peca-palooza and the other said Lolla-tonica.

QUOTE(Steff @ Feb 14, 2006 -> 12:00 PM) Oh... my sister-in-laws are throwing it... but she did ask for it. LMAO.. her PAY for her own shower.. for shame!! Asking for one is a little tacky. That's like asking somebody to throw a b-day party for you.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Feb 14, 2006 -> 09:15 AM) LOL, its been a big event pretty much from the start. The difference now is the acts that they use to draw the fans. In the beginning, it was up and comers. Now it is all about the money makers, the DMBs and the Smashing Pumpkins and anyone who can fill up a venue. Thats pretty much why Perry Ferrell abandoned the project in the late 90s. A 3 day Lollapalooza is pretty awesome though, I know I would make an effort to go to one night. I remember somewhere around 94 or 95 Metallica was part of it. The festival was in Pecatonica (small town near Rockford) and the lines were backed up so badly that some people didn't make it in until the show was already half over.

QUOTE(mreye @ Feb 14, 2006 -> 11:05 AM) So many jokes, so little time. I think it's tacky to have another "Shower" and accept gifts. So what if it's the first girl / boy. We had out first daughter Jun 30 and our second Dec 27. Would it have been OK to have a shower because we didn't have any winter baby clothes? You ran into that problem too huh? Hand-me-downs are a great thing for parents but it helps if the kids aren't born in opposite seasons...

QUOTE(DonkeyKongerko @ Feb 13, 2006 -> 03:51 PM) I thought maybe there was some connection between Church's Chicken and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Instead, it turns out Church's Chicken (and Caribou Coffee) is owned by Arcapita, formerly known as the First Islamic Investment Bank. I didn't even know there were still Church's Chickens around, I haven't seen one in at least 10 years. Sorry to hear about the kid though. I just wish there was some better way of making drivers stop than flashing red lights and a little stop arm. Well they've started putting those long arms that swing out on the front of the busses so the kids are forced to walk farther around and the driver can see them better. Maybe they'll start putting the same thing on the sides of the busses?

QUOTE(Steff @ Feb 13, 2006 -> 04:22 PM) Chicago Cubs trophy case Shouldn't there be a few attendance trophies in there? How about the numerous awards Kerry Wood has amassed. Most simulated strikeouts, most simulated wins, etc...

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Feb 13, 2006 -> 03:40 PM) Verizon is the best cell company in US, but that said it depends on your area. They cover a lot of ground around the country and the reception was pretty good the few times I did use it but we went back to US Cellular because our monthly bill is cheaper there. Plus they cover most of Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa which is about all the farther we travel anyway.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Feb 13, 2006 -> 12:16 PM) Cingular did the samething to me except they have all of the customer service people not use their real names so that it is more difficult to track them down. It was a nightmare. We were already told that we shouldn't be responsible for the termination fees. The rest of the bill is activation fees (which they forgot to mention when we got the phones) and $50 for the use of the phones which we were supposed to receive a $50 credit for anyway. This was promised to us by the manager of the store. Now we have the supervisor of the customer service rep we talked to emailing the supervisor of the manger of the store. It gets interesting when you start moving up the management chain.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 13, 2006 -> 10:16 AM) I've had Sprint for years now, and they have been great, save for one thing: the renewal process. They are always running deals for NEW customers, and I have to pull teeth to get them to make the same offer to existing customers (didn't anyone ever teach them that its cheaper to keep customers than to get new ones?). Other than that, they have been the most reliable network I've used. It seems like all cell phone companies are that way. It's almost like once they have your money, it's doesn't matter anymore. QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 13, 2006 -> 10:16 AM) I had verizon for a little while, and Ameritech before they were bough by Verizon. Verizon was awful in every sense. I had Verizon for a grand total of 15 days. On the 15th day I called and cancelled because US Cellular finally decided to give me a decent deal on the phone I wanted. It was one of those "try it out for 15 days" deals. Now I'm fighting with them because they sent me a $700 bill that had termination fees on it even though I cancelled within the 15-day period. I'll never go back to them again.

QUOTE(Drew @ Feb 10, 2006 -> 02:49 PM) But not teaching when and when not to use caps? Proper names, beginning of sentences. Is that really all that difficult? I've noticed the biggest problem with my kids is the spacing between words. They either put a huge amount of space and only fit like 5 or 6 words on a line or they try to squeeze the entire sentence onto one line. One reason I love computers so much. You never have to worry about stuff like that and if you want to fix something at the beginning you don't have to erase everything.

Just as long as they don't try to pack 20,000 people in next year...

I always laugh when I watch my World Series DVD and they show the Astros unveiling their "Wild Card Champions" sign at the park. Did they start giving out trophies to WC winners?

Well I heard the front door open and had to get out of the house pretty fast. I snuck out the window but forgot that we were on the second story. The bushes helped break my fall but I still had a few bruises and sore ankle the next day. Seriously, the closest I've ever come to getting injured is trying to get my clothes back on when I heard my parents walking up the stairs. Or bumping my head on the headboard...

The bill I got last month said I didn't owe them any money at all! I sent them a check anyway for the average amount of our bill so I don't get socked for double next month. They're really horrible at that estimating thing...

QUOTE(Random @ Feb 9, 2006 -> 08:21 PM) thats not good when you have kids. I remember back in 6th grade again, if we missed a HW assignment, we would get this pink sheet for your parents to sign. My parents saw only half of them. And that was a lot too. I got about 1 every day. 6th grade sucked. Reminds me of the old movie "Summer School" wear the teacher gives everyone a permission slip and tells them to have their parents sign it. Everyone turns theirs in a few minutes later already signed.

QUOTE(mreye @ Feb 10, 2006 -> 06:38 AM) Yeah, click on the dots. There's only one near me (1 mile) and it's not a red (crime against children) dot. I checked a guys' parents' place here at work and there are a ton near them. Some said "Trying to lur a child less than 16 into a vehicle..." Yikes! I'm not sure how accurate those dots are. The one that I know was convicted of molesting a 16 YO but his dot is green. It could technically be any one of the other colors. Also, what's the law about these people living near a school? Being a few blocks away from an elementary school I'm suprised at how many are in my neighborhood.

QUOTE(SnB @ Feb 9, 2006 -> 04:03 PM) my elementary school was K-8, plus they were communists. Apparently "in high school, your going to have 7 hours of homework a night." Honestly, i think i had to work harder in 8th grade than i did any year of high school. Now that's messed up. By the time I was a senior I didn't even know what homework was. Some of my friends had banker's hours where they only had to come to class between 9 and noon.

QUOTE(mreye @ Feb 9, 2006 -> 02:03 PM) Not as scary as not knowing. I checked the list in my town and only found two people that I know. I've known they were on the list for quite some time but now I know where they live. Luckily, it's nowhere near me...

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Feb 9, 2006 -> 03:07 PM) Billy Madison: Bunt. B-U-N-T, in perfect cursive. Got any more brain busters? Veronica Vaughn: How about 'Rizzuto'? [billy ponders, then writes] Veronica Vaughn: Rirruto? Billy Madison: Those're Z's. Veronica Vaughn: They look like R's to me. Billy Madison: You're cheating! Rizzuto's not a word! He's a baseball player! I've never liked the way a cursive z looks. Also a capital Q.

QUOTE(DonkeyKongerko @ Feb 9, 2006 -> 02:02 PM) For those of you with kids, do they even teach cursive any more? With computers everywhere these days, I don't see a need for it. I was always told it was "the way adults write", but I can't think of anyone that uses it regularly besides teachers. If you couldn't read cursive you wouldn't be able to read the front of the Sox road jersies. I think the only time I see cursive anywhere is on advertisements. Just stop and look around you and try to find something (not hand-written) in cursive. The only think I could find was the word "Culligan" on our water cooler and "swingline" on my stapler.

QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ Feb 9, 2006 -> 02:21 PM) I write in cursive each and every day. It's the only thing I use when taking notes in class. I didn't realize how much of a dying breed those who consistantly use cursive were until my friends kept saying, "Wow, do you really write like that? That's really good penmanship." I'm much more comfortable with cursive, the words just seem to flow quicker and easier for me. Plus, when I print, I usually use all CAPS for some reason. My mom and best friend write only in cursive. My wife writes in a combination of print and cursive. Somehow she manages to print while never taking the pencil off the paper. I only use it when signing my name. Otherwise I print because I want to be able to read it again at a later date. My oldest is in 4th grade and can write it cursive with no problem. My second-oldest is in 2nd grade and still uses printing. They do stress writing all the letters with a "tail" at the end. It's supposed to help them transition into cursive easier. I never did the "tail" thing and always got poor penmanship grades because of it.

QUOTE(mreye @ Feb 9, 2006 -> 01:25 PM) Really cool stuff here. http://www.familywatchdog.us/ Scary stuff is more like it. I live 3 blocks from an elementary school and there is an offender (offense against children) right down the street from me. There is also another one that is literally right behind my house. I think our backyards actually touch.

QUOTE(Middle Buffalo @ Feb 8, 2006 -> 03:47 PM) I got one of those emails that goes around from time to time where you are supposed to fill in answers to a bunch of questions then forward it to your friends and have them do the same. I guess it's supposed to help you know your friends better. Easier than an actual conversation, I guess. Sample questions: Favorite color? Ever cry over a boyfriend/girlfriend? etc. The question that stunned me - Anything exciting/interesting happen to you recently? The girl wo sent it to me replied - My husband and I are getting divorced. I couldn't believe that she thought this was the appropriate way to break the news to friends. Had to share. I've gotten a couple of those things from a friend of mine. What's funny is I've known him for about 20 years and we could fill out the questions for each other and get them all correct.