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F*ck you Ripper. I just don't want Disney to taint Mr. Fraser's unforgettable performance in the first "George" Silver Screen classic with a sequel that doesn't take advantage of his unique acting talents. Not my fault you can't appreciate true art when you see it...

F*ck you, Mole. I was blasting some Ice Cube via my computer when I clicked on that...

I quit after 3 -- might as well go out on top...

Bah. I remember an episode on FOX's "Alien Nation" where Francisco's partner is telling him some of the greatest baseball teams of all time -- the 1994 (give or take a year) PIRATES were mentioned...

There's 95 OF THEM?! I got the first three right so far...

Oh that's funny...

It was Game 4 of the 1992 NLCS, and there were these drunks behind my friend and I. Early on this one idiot fell down on both of us, which wasn't too comfortable considering Three Rivers Stadium never had padded flooring. The next inning he began saying sh*t to me, but the problem was I didn't know he was talking to me. After about a half-inning of this he tapped me on the shoulder. When I turned around his one buddy held him back -- not because I was going to beat him up or anything. My guess was because I was still in high school, and I could have sued this middle-aged turd for his pickup truck and rifle collection had he laid another hand on me. Anyway shortly thereafter this idiot got into a shouting match with a Braves fan (not the poster, mind you) and his girlfriend. I knew nothing good could come from this. I tugged on my buddy's jacket and we both got up and moved. Just then the idiot slapped the Braves fan's girl and both of them came crashing down. They landed where my friend and I had been just seconds ago. And they continued on down several rows' worth of people. Reason #34 why I don't go to that many sporting events -- drunken idiots and security guards that have as much authority as a drug agent in Columbia...

Johnson -- don't ask why...

Cooked throughout -- looks like an egg mcmuffin...

They probably smoke in this movie, too...

An update. Please, please, please don't have this in the Pittsburgh area... Source. LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Echoing Gollum's covetous cries of "My precious!" fans of "The Lord of the Rings" are competing with one another over the precious few tickets to New Line Cinema's special marathon showing of the "Rings" trilogy, scheduled for Dec. 16. Rabid fans lined up around blocks and jammed online sites last week to attempt to buy tickets to New Line's "Trilogy Tuesday." To promote the third film in the trilogy, "The Return of the King," which bows nationwide Dec. 17, New Line arranged for marathon public screenings in limited theaters Dec. 16, with showings of the extended versions of director Peter Jackson's "The Fellowship of the Ring" and "The Two Towers" to screen before the midnight debut of "King." But demand proved so overwhelming, many would-be ticket buyers left empty-handed as New Line's attempt to herald the conclusion of the epic turned into a cultural phenomenon with tickets selling out in a matter of hours at the 99 U.S. locations that will host the marathon. That, in turn, has spurred angry e-mails and inflated eBay prices. Tickets, which went on sale Oct. 9, ranged from $25-$49 each and drew so many fans that online ticketing sites became clogged, forcing theaters to open their box offices to handle the demand for what had been originally designed as an online promotion. According to AMC Theaters spokesman Rick King, the Kansas City, Mo.-based chain sold out its 15 theaters within the hour, switching to box office sales after its Internet exclusive offer crashed its Web site, MovieTickets.com, within 10 minutes of going on sale. At Fandango.com, the online ticketing agency that services Regal Entertainment's theaters, Loews theaters and others, its 42-theater inventory sold out in a matter of hours. "It was really phenomenal," Fandango.com CEO Art Levitt said. "It's the most successful promotion we've ever experienced -- there is no question about that. There really was tremendous pent-up demand. The majority of our customer service inquiries in the last two weeks have all been about the trilogy." All that success has been much more than New Line can -- or even wants -- to handle. Requests have flooded the company, coming from exhibitors, who are undaunted by the logistics of keeping patrons in the theaters for 11 straight hours and also coming from many unlucky fans. "Obviously, at the outset we advocated for more (houses), but this was a promotional deal, and we accepted that," King said. "Clearly, this is the fastest sellout rates we've ever experienced." Added Regal spokesman Dick Westerling: "We did have discussions with New Line about expanding it but agreed to limit it to the initial number of theaters and auditoriums. Obviously, demand exceeded the capacity, but that was the announced strategy that we had agreed to stick with." New Line has no plans to expand the promotion, even though that means it won't be able to please the trilogy's entire fan base. "We've been asked to make more theaters available, but the problem is we can never provide enough," said David Tuckerman, president of distribution at New Line Cinema. "This was originally done as a marketing initiative to pay back the fans who want to see it all in one swoop. It was never intended to be a moneymaking deal for us." In addition to the marathon Dec. 15 showings, New Line also will prime the pump with theatrical bookings of the extended version of "Fellowship," playing by itself, from Dec. 5-11, followed by the extended version of "Towers," which is set for Dec. 12-15. But while New Line and the exhibitors are purposely leaving some dollars on the table, individual ticket holders are still profiting. Late Wednesday, 34 pairs of tickets were being auctioned on eBay, with the highest asking price coming from a San Francisco seller, offering tickets at $455 a pair. "It's a one-time thing," said "Rings" fan Bruce Steele, who got his tickets Oct. 9 at Pacific Theaters' Cinerama Dome. "This is the only film I'd sit through 11 hours of movie for, but as long as you can see the extended editions on screens, you might as well see them all together." That kind of fan commitment probably augurs well for New Line in the long run. Even though the company is not fully exploiting the current demand for the trilogy, it may offer theatrical engagements of the entire "Rings" cycle in the future. According to one studio insider, New Line could issue a special release of the trilogy five to 10 years down the road. Although the current "Rings" hysteria will have long since died down, a "Rings" revival could make for a tidy annuity for the studio. "It's great job security," the insider joked.

Cleland was on my list of "Democrats I could live with if they were representing my state," but if his departure means a GOP majority in the Senate then see ya...

I have no idea what the names of different cooking styles are regarding eggs. What's it called when both sides, and the middle, are cooked? Most of my eggs are used for sandwiches with cheese and bacon/sausage...

Since we're talking about this, I found this funny. Personally, one of the reasons I don't care for Kerry anymore is becasue just about every time I hear from him now he's pimping his military service... Source. Howard Dean’s presidential campaign sharply criticized Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) yesterday for seemingly flip-flopping on the importance of serving in Vietnam in presidential politics. Kerry seeks to distinguish himself from his White House rivals — both Democratic and Republican — by drawing attention to his war record. But this emphasis stands in marked contrast to his past utterances about service in Vietnam as a qualification for the highest office. “Before he became a political candidate for president, John Kerry clearly believed that military service should not be used for political gain,” said Jay Carson, a spokesman for Dean, the former governor of Vermont who is running well ahead of Kerry in recent New Hampshire polls. “And he was right about that,” Carson added. “Unfortunately, now John Kerry and his campaign have a strategy to use that record to further his political career.” On numerous occasions this year, Kerry cited his distinguished war record as a decisive factor in who should be the nominee. As a naval officer, Kerry earned the Silver Star, the Bronze Star with combat V, and three Purple Hearts for his service on a gunboat patrolling the Mekong. Kelley Benander, a spokeswoman for Kerry’s campaign, responded to the charges by saying: “John Kerry has always said military experience is not a pre-requisite for the presidency, but it informs the tough questions he asks and it certainly gives him the firsthand perspective you can’t learn in the situation room. He is the only person running for president who combines military experience, broad foreign policy experience and a tested commitment to Democratic values — and yes, we will talk about that.” Asked Monday at a New Hampshire gathering about the possible reinstatement of the draft, for example, Kerry told the audience it should be administered “without politics and favoritism.” He added, “There are some people in high office today who pulled strings to get into the National Guard.” President Bush served as a pilot in the Air National Guard. At a Democratic presidential debate last Thursday, Kerry responded to a jibe from rival Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) about his privileged upbringing by recalling his war experience. “Can I say that when I was serving in Vietnam on a small boat, the one thing I learned was nobody asked you where you came from,” Kerry said. “Nobody worried about your background. You fought together, you lived together and you bled together.” Kerry then sought to turn his answer into political capital. “I think I stand here with a broader base of experience, both in domestic affairs and in foreign affairs, than any other person,” he said of his Democratic primary opponents. In May, Kerry told the Orlando Sentinel, “I am the only person running for this job who has actually fought in a war.” A decade ago, however, Kerry rose in the Senate on two separate occasions to decry presidential candidates who used their military service record as a qualification for the highest office. On Feb. 27, 1992, Kerry defended then presidential candidate Bill Clinton against an attack by his Democratic rival Sen. Bob Kerrey (D-Neb.). As the primary season unfolded, Kerrey, who lost part of his leg in Vietnam, had peppered Clinton with uncomfortable questions about whether the Arkansan had evaded the draft. Kerry hit back at his Senate colleague, saying: “I am saddened by the fact that Vietnam has yet again been inserted into the campaign, and that it has been inserted in what I feel to be the worst possible way… What saddens me most is that Democrats, above all those who shared the agonies of that generation, should now be re-fighting the many conflicts of Vietnam in order to win the current political conflict of a presidential primary.” Jan Scruggs, president and founder of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, attributed Kerry’s shifting position to political expedience. “It was just smart politics,” said Scruggs. “Kerrey was a presidential candidate, and John Kerry was basically defending the guy who was going to win.” In October 1992, Kerry again defended Clinton from remarks by President George H.W. Bush. In a television interview, the president had questioned Clinton’s involvement in anti-war protests while a Rhodes scholar at Oxford and a trip by Clinton to Moscow as a post-graduate student in 1969. In prefacing his Senate remarks, Kerry recalled the words Bush had spoken four years earlier. “This is a fact: The final lesson of Vietnam is that no great nation can long afford to be sundered by a memory,” Bush then said. Kerry proceeded to ask a series of biting rhetorical questions of Bush from the Senate floor. “What has happened to the George Bush who made that statement?” Kerry asked. “Why, President Bush, now do you choose to break another promise? Why do you choose to break your own statute of limitations? “Why do you choose yourself to bring back the memory that only four years ago you said sundered this nation? Is your desire to hold office really so great that you would betray your own sense of decency and fairness? Is your desperation now really so great that you would adopt a conscious strategy of reopening and pouring salt on some of the most painful wounds that our nation has ever expected? “You and I know that if service or non-service in the war is to become a test of qualification for high office, you would not have a vice president, nor would you have a secretary of defense, and our nation would never recover from the divisions created by that war.” Then Vice President Dan Quayle served in the National Guard. Dick Cheney, then Defense secretary and now vice president, never served. “It’s unfortunate that [Kerry’s Vietnam record] has become the stock answer for almost every issue for Kerry’s campaign,” said an aide to a rival campaign. “At a certain point, Kerry’s going to have to articulate a vision that speaks to voters across America and not simply lapse into his military record.” But Benander said: “Good luck to the aspiring president who would argue that national security credentials haven’t taken on greater importance in the post- Sept. 11th world. John Kerry’s Vietnam service, 19 years on the Foreign Relations Committee and overall national security experience are part of who he is and what kind of president he’ll be.” “When you’re running, you use everything that may get you a few votes,” observed Scruggs.

Games 3/4 of the '92 NLCS. Hell in a Cell II. Some Reds game this year when they belted a dozen or so homers off Mussina. One of the Steelers several shut-outs against Buffalo on MNF (this was was in '93, and I think it was 24-0. It was also the night Barry Foster hurt his ankle and didn't come back that season) I think I was there for Jack Lambert's last game, but I was too young to know better. That's all I can think of for now...

Faneca makes a lot of DLs look like tools, but I do agree that Sapp's best days are behind him. Wonder if any black kids will be asking Tom Jackson if it's OK for them to be defensive linemen, what with the slavemasters fining them for any little thing they do. "Why, you tackled a WHITE ball carrier, boy, that's $20,000..."

I remember that race. Boy were the Dems on CNN pissed about losing that race in GA. (I'm talking about Carville/Begala -- not the entire CNN newsroom, although Judy Woodruff did look like she was about to cry when it was announced the GOP was going to win the House and Senate)...

Damn, talk about seeing a silver lining. Can't go wrong with getting a kitty...

When I answer questions like this, I just type the first thing that comes to mind... What poster do you remind yourself of? DrTom when it comes to age and opinions (although there are a few things we disagree on) What poster is your best friend poster? I guess Swift Terror, since he’s the only one I know in real life. The poster you admire the most? On a message board? I guess MikeSC for not beating up (I hope she is now) his ex. He may have let the beating go on for longer than it should have, but he showed more restraint than I would have. The funniest poster you know? Tyler Mc… Now before all the “That’s because he’s a liberal” jokes start, the reason I said him is because the first thought that came to my mind was his “source please” crack regarding the Sun rising in the East. The sweetest poster you know? There's not much room for "sweet" at this place, but my first thoughts were Texas Small Arms, followed by Stardust. The sexiest poster you know? I’d say Marney just for the way she utilizes the English language. The cutest poster you know? My options are rather limited due to a lack of female pics I have seen of posters here, so SnSDivia. The smartest poster you know? DrTom seems to come in on many CE arguments and give a “final word” of sorts that silences a lot of the bickering that went on in the thread. The nicest poster you know? Me – for letting bravesfan keep the 49ers despite going WEEKS without sending me picks. The stupidest poster you know? Anyone arguing with MikeSC who thinks they will get the last word in. The scariest poster you know? Nothing at this place scares me, except for maybe MrRant's opinion on domestic partner relations. The sneakiest poster you know? Don’t know how you can define sneaky on a message board. The poster who knows you the best? I guess Swift Terror – see best friend poster. The biggest pervert poster you know? This place is made up mostly of young males – there’s too many to name. The weirdest poster you know? Can’t think of anyone "weird". *FAVORITES* Favorite book?: The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Filled with short stories that are interesting. Favorite Board game?: Backgammon. It's like Chess on crack. Favorite Music group?: Ramones (I just made it "song" because there's too many to name otherwise). Fast, short and nonsensical. Favorite Song?: See my post handle. Funny lyrics that many people misinterpret. Favorite Music Video?: Beastie Boys “Sabotage." Awesome video idea, and when this didn't win a VMA I stopped watching MTV. Favorite Food?: Hamburgers. Can't go wrong with beef and a bun. Favorite Radio station?: KDKA (local right-wing hate-talk-radio station). One of the things I truly missed when I moved from Pittsburgh was Honzman. Favorite Magazine?: National Review. I'm a WFB mark. Favorite Smell?: Meat on the grill. 'nuff said. Favorite Color?: Red, but I tend to wear black and blue Favorite Foods?: Chinese, but any buffet spread makes me a happy camper Favorite Ice cream flavor?: Chocolate – just about anything can be in it. Favorite Alcoholic Drink?: Wine Coolers and Bally’s Liquor -- I'm a puss Favorite Movie?: Glory (the ending makes me cry, and Dirty Harry and Unforgiven came to mind as well) Favorite Quote from a movie?: I only gamble with my life, never my money (or something like that) – The Mummy Favorite Sport to play/to watch?: I’m too old to play anything/football or playoff baseball, hockey, and basketball Favorite TV Show?: Right now OZ, but probably The Shield when it comes back on the air, and the O’Reilly Factor in-between Favorite Cartoon?: South Park -- it would be the kind of cartoon I'd make if given the chance Favorite Cartoon Character?: Cartman Favorite Hangout?: My basement where I workout Favorite Restaurant?: Fast food – Subway and Wendy’s. Sit down – Texas Roadhouse is becoming a new fav for me and Red Lobster. Favorite Holiday?: Xmas -- I'm a present whore. Favorite Nonalcoholic drink?: Pepsi. Favorite Candy?: Toffee bar. Favorite Fruit?: That John receptionist guy on NYPD Blue Favorite Flower?: Dunno – how about tulip? Favorite Season?: Spring. I like fall, too, but that would mean winter is around the corner. Favorite Animal?: Kitties -- have three of them. Favorite Place to be kissed?: Mr. Winky -- screw foreplay. Favorite subject in school? English/Writing (one of the few subjects I didn’t fail in middle school)

1990-1992 Pirates are one example of this. I saw it firsthand...

I am leaning more toward him wanting the settlement money. My better half and I have agreed that if one of us would go brain dead (I'm sure many of you here think that has already happened with me) to just pull the plug. Hell, my better half said she won't wait to be asked in my case. Anyway, we devised a test to see if an injury is pull-the-plug worthy. If she puts on Sunday football and I show no emotion, or if I put on Scooby Doo or the Golden Girls and she shows no emotion, it's time to flat line...

Where's the "More blood, more plot" category?...

Oh it was great seeing those Cubs fans in tears after that last out...

Of course we'll never see it on Letterman because YOU-KNOW-WHO owns the media...

I don't give a crap about college sports, but when looking at the tape it appeared the Neb. player was just sore at losing and needed to take out his frustrations -- I mean the kid he knocked down wasn't even looking in his direction. Too bad the kid wasn't Middle Eastern or else the I-thought-he-was-a-terrorist defense might have worked...