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QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 10, 2017 -> 03:28 PM) Also greg, there is not a debate board tally anywhere here. People aren't like "oh greg posted, let's just beat him up and get points". You post things, tell us you barely pay attention to politics except for Rush, then get surprised when people come back at you and ask you to explain yourself. People patiently explain their points to you and try and have debates with you and you come back with bulls*** third person replies like "well people agree with greg" QUOTE (greg775 @ May 10, 2017 -> 03:30 PM) More generalizing here. Not true. You literally just did it 10 minutes prior: QUOTE (greg775 @ May 10, 2017 -> 03:18 PM) p.s. Jimmy Carter today says he voted for Bernie Sanders. Maybe greg wasn't so wrong. Hmmmmm.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 4, 2017 -> 02:54 PM) These groups are mocked by comedians? Cmon. I never used the word persecuted, we're talking about mocking a religion on TV, twitter, everywhere. Catholics are a safe group to mock. And I never was arguing it's tough to be a Christian, responding to caulfield's post. Thanks for getting me in trouble here again, Caulfield You knew I'd take the bait. I don't know what I'm overstating. Just lamenting the fact my Catholic religion gets mocked all the time. That's all. That's pretty cruel. Another one liner to attack my long thoughtful response to Caulfield and then others. I said you guys have defeated me. You have crushed me in a debate. You really are overstating my comments. I never said it sucks to be a Christian. I like it. If true, I've missed those episodes. Priest jokes, sure. But jokes about specifics of the Jewish and Hindu faiths, etc., really? Have you never seen an episode of South Park? They mock pretty much every religion. Christian, Catholic, Jewish (especially Jewish), Muslims, Hindus, Scientologists...

Someone with pre-existing conditions that could possibly die if the new heathcare bill passes. A good example

We got super lucky when our kids were young with the fact that my wife's mom retired (she actually got let go from her job for a really stupid reason and just never bothered getting another one) and we were simply able to pay her to watch our kids for us. She got a little bit of income and we saved a ton of $$$.

Been waiting for this for a long, long time.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 30, 2017 -> 01:28 PM) Very sad. Shouldn't all teams meet soon and discuss what they tell players all the time? Do not slide into first base. Do not lunge into first base. Run through the base is all you need to do. Doing it incorrectly may have cost a ballplayer his career here. He didn't really do anything wrong. It just looks like his foot slipped off the base a little when he stepped on it. Link

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 25, 2017 -> 05:45 AM) https://www.yahoo.com/news/contrarians-didn...-090051867.html The Contrarians, Didn't Vote For Trump But Would Now These are the people that are saying they would vote for him now. Then there are the few that say they would vote for Trump just because they don't like the people that are against trump.

QUOTE (Middle Buffalo @ Apr 14, 2017 -> 03:37 PM) I know Greg bothers some people, but his obtuseness continually entertains me. I'd love to think this is some character he is playing for the internets, but, nope, I think he really thinks it - types it. QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 14, 2017 -> 05:00 PM) Thank you. I appreciate kind words for a change. Truly thanx. QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 16, 2017 -> 01:55 PM) No, I'd never imply I was dumb. I actually have a high IQ and did well on all the standardized testing and coursework. I may be a political novice or simpleton though. I don't follow it that quickly. But I am not dumb at all nor am I slow. I can think on my feet quickly, etc. You took being called obtuse as a compliment. When Andy Dufresne called the warden obtuse, he got a week in the hole.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Apr 13, 2017 -> 12:22 PM) U.S. drops 'mother of all bombs' edit- BigSqwert beat me to it but I'll keep the link since it's different Reading that headline made me think of this.

Actually I misspoke. They were the defending WS champions in that movie. Although it's only referenced in a single throw-away line by Harry Doyle.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Apr 12, 2017 -> 04:16 PM) And then put up a fit about it to the point where police were called. Sure. This sounds a lot like victim blaming.

It's from Facebook and I couldn't figure out how to link to the jpg itself.

https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0...amp;oe=5982EB39

QUOTE (Elgin Slim @ Mar 24, 2017 -> 01:29 AM) I'd like to change my handle to Jack Parkman, as an homage to MLII. Ah yes. The only movie in existence where the Sox were portrayed as the defending AL champions.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 11, 2017 -> 01:31 PM) BTW if Robertson has a few good outings and they are serious about a rebuild, they should dump him ASAP for prospects to somebody desperate for relievers, cough cough the Royals. Ditto Q. He had a decent performance last game. Trade him now to somebody desperate for a starter if you are serious about a rebuild. No need to wait. Have you somehow missed these 2 threads? http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=101694 http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=101856 They are not going to just "dump" them.

Does anyone collect/recycle aluminum cans anymore? We did for a long time. We'd fill up trash bags full of them and store them in our garage. Then 2 or 3 times a year we'd take them to the recycling center that was only about 4 blocks from our house. We never got a lot of money from it (usually $20 or less) and we'd split it up between our 3 kids. This past weekend we found out the recycling center that we usually went to had been closed. Now the closest one is across town. We went there and spend a good 30 minutes just sitting in line because of the way it's set up. There is only a single exit for vehicles so nobody can leave until the first person in line is completely done. We've decided it's just not worth the time and effort for the little bit of money we get out of it. We'll still separate the cans out but when we fill up a bag, I'm just going to put it out with the trash. Hopefully one of the trash pickers will take them.

In my never-ending venture of being perpetually 1-2 years behind on video games, I’ve fairly recently started playing Batman Arkham Knight. I’ve played all the other Arkham games previously but somehow missed this one for a long time. Being the perfectionist I am when it comes to completing games, as of last night I was up to the penultimate main storyline mission and had completed all the side quests including finding all 243 Riddler trophies. Or so I had thought… Major spoilers to follow:

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Apr 6, 2017 -> 11:06 AM) I wonder if it's the Dutch influence. We know how they like their French Fries. (possible NSFW language) Fries are pretty versatile. It usually depends on where I'm eating because certain fries taste better dipped in different things but I've eaten fries with ketchup, mayo, tartar sauce, honey, cheese (with and without bacon) and ranch.

QUOTE (KagakuOtoko @ Apr 4, 2017 -> 09:44 AM) Why would you torture yourself like? Internet forums/comment sections are not for sane. I'll click on a comments section every once in a while (mostly out of sheer, morbid curiosity) and I always regret it.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Apr 3, 2017 -> 04:42 PM) Jesus, phones are expensive. Just pre-ordered two Galaxy S8+ phones for my wife and I. $1,850 with tax, not including the two $100 promotions i'm going to order (they provide a free bluetooth headset that is normally $150 and a 256gb memory card that is normally $150. I don't need the headset but the big memory card is worth it.) Got them on a buy one, get one free promotion, so that number is slightly smaller. But still, it'll end up being about $1200-$1300 for two phones. I guess given the amount of time you spend using a phone these days that's money well spent. But it's a tough pill to swallow when i've literally never spent more than a penny on a cell phone. They've either been free or one cent through Amazon. I remember when phones were one penny. You could make calls on them and if you were lucky, you could send texts as well. Considering phones today can do many things a laptop or desktop can I don't think they are *that* over-priced. Anyone remember what $1200 bought you 30+ years ago? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4Uk_e0WHyc $1000 might get you 2MB of RAM and a 16MB HD.

It's coming down pretty good here, although I'm about 90 miles north and west of the ballpark.

QUOTE (Sox-35th @ Apr 2, 2017 -> 03:10 PM) IT was an amazing book. Looking forward to this take I need to stop watching the "reaction" videos to the IT trailer on Youtube. I just get annoyed because it's always someone that has clearly never read the book and only vaguely remembers the original TV mini-series.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Mar 29, 2017 -> 01:24 PM) 6.) If Trump campaigned on never taking a vacation, he should be called on this lie whenever he goes golfing. He did. Link The problem is that people like you keep giving him a pass like it's ok. QUOTE (greg775 @ Mar 28, 2017 -> 10:10 AM) The guy likes to golf. So do millions of Americans. Let him enjoy his four years. He won't be re-elected. QUOTE (greg775 @ Mar 28, 2017 -> 10:15 PM) At this time, I don't see any problem with him golfing so much. That's all I'm saying. Golf is fun (for a lot of people; I'd rather bowl). As far as I'm concerned he can golf golf golf. QUOTE (greg775 @ Mar 29, 2017 -> 12:35 PM) 6.) I'm sure a lot of deals have gotten done in his life on or around the golf course. It's what rich people do. Golf, bond and deal. I'm sure he'll put in the time it takes to be Pres. so let him golf.

I'm looking forward to the IT movie but I'm still waiting for the official Dark Tower trailer. All we've gotten so far is an unfinished leaked one, people talking about the one they saw at CinemaCon and a poster.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Mar 25, 2017 -> 12:18 AM) I disagree with almost everything written in this thread by posters so I will refrain from commenting unless you really wanna hear my opinion. I'll spare you of it since I disagree with almost all posts nowadays during the alleged rebuild. So you think it was a horrible article, Moncada is going to get fat and be a huge bust and you want to trade Abreu?