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6/10. I missed 2, 6, 9, 10. Too bad there weren't any questions about how many virgins Allah promises to Muslims that blow themselves up in crowded Jewish settlements...

Damn, I've never dialed 9-1-1 in my life and soem dumb bitch does it because she had to pay for a dipping sauce? I hope when she's keeling over due to a heart attack and is trying to reach medical help via Avon's 9-1-1 number that somebody is clogging the phone line because an ATM machine charged them a $2 service fee...

Question -- shouldn't you reduce your list a bit?...

I believe '94. If not '94 then '95...

Can't blame a guy in the NFL for not wanting to take a pay cut. To me what the Pats did is just as bad as a player wanting to re-do a contract. He'll be scooped up quickly...

Powell and Rice don't count because they're conservative/Republican -- just chuck them into the Clarance Thomas aisle...

From Hardyz1's Ghost... Colts -- 30 Points Washington Redskins Buffalo Bills Carolina Panthers Denver Broncos Indianapolis Colts Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Kansas City Chiefs Miami Dolphins St. Louis Rams Pittsburgh Steelers Atlanta Falcons San Francisco 49ers New Orleans Saints Tennessee Titans Tampa Bay Buccaneers - LEAD PIPE LOCK, BABY!

Lawyers! Err, I mean, Vampires...

To add on to Bravesfan's notes from above: 1) We thought it would be easier if both our contests were merged into one so there would not be two separate threads with people picking the same games. Just remember if you are in my league to add your tie-breaker points -- if you don't, then you DIE!!! Actually, you just don't have any tie-breaker prediction for that week. 2) We want to bump up the deadline to when you submit your picks (last year it was right before Sunday kickoff) because that way we can document who picked what teams earlier and have the results for you guys (and gals, if there are any this year) quicker. 3) Because I care about you folks more than Bravesfan does (not to mention the fact I only need to do 32 prediction sheets per week) I will probably get my results out quicker. Therefore, although our "Prediction threads" will be merged, our "Results" threads will be separate...

Personally, I feel if someone is old enough to pay taxes, then they should be allowed to vote. Not when they're old enough to get an allowance. But could you imagine the stump speeches? "A rattle toy in every diaper bag..."

Treble's my favorite so far. I second the TokyoX slap, unless the "dogs fall on their asses" line was the punchline...

You read the title...

First thought upon reading the thread's title: Mr. Ed. Second thought: Car 54 Where Are You?, The Munsters First thought upon reading the thread's posts: Dukes of Hazzard...

One thing I loved about Bronson/Dirty Harry was that they never fooled around trying to be athletic or anything -- they just pulled out a big gun (or in some cases a rocket launcher) and shot the bad guys...

Loved his Death Wish movies. Now go up there and kick some @ss!...

I've said many times I don't like the man, but I do feel bad for him...

Another freaky album was the first attempt to suck the deceased rapper's audience for every penny they have. Oops, I meant 2Pac's first posthumous album. " U Still Down?" especially that first disc of the album. Oh, and probably my favorite song on "All Eyes (or is it Eyez -- yo yo yo) on Me" is "Heart's of Men." For some reason I love those Richard Pryor samples...

Like all of these stories, the crisis is resolved... http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/6652565.htm When 7-year-old Mikaela Ziegler's teacher asks her what she did over summer break, she can say she fought City Hall and won. The Expo Elementary second-grader reopened her pop stand Friday after St. Paul city officials — under a barrage of angry phone calls and media attention — changed their minds about enforcing licensing requirements that had put Mikaela and her sister Annika, 4, out of business. On Wednesday, an inspector from the city's License, Inspections and Environmental Protection (LIEP) Office had told the girls they would have to close the cold-drink business they set up on a play table on their front sidewalk on Como Avenue, several blocks from the Minnesota State Fair. But after the girls' business woes garnered local and national media attention, followed by an onslaught of phone calls to Mayor Randy Kelly's office from incredulous citizens, the city backed off. The mayor's "reaction was, and I quote, 'Leave the little girls alone,' " said Howard Orenstein, senior policy adviser to Kelly. "LIEP was doing its job. But there's a common sense line that has to be drawn," he said, adding that the city will be reviewing and seeking clarification of the licensing rules as they apply to children's refreshment stands. City officials said they had been cracking down in response to complaints about unlicensed businesses in the neighborhood around the Fair. Along with his staff, City Council Member Jay Benanav, who represents the area and offered to pay for the girls' license, fielded a steady of stream of calls from citizens wondering if this was the best use of resources for a city facing a $19.6 million budget shortfall. "I'm embarrassed. Here we are busting a 7-year-old girl when we have some more important things to deal with," said Benanav, a frequent mayoral critic who narrowly lost to Kelly in the 2001 election. By the time the girls reached Benanav's office about 10 a.m. Friday to go get the permit, about a dozen citizens and businesses had pledged $145 to the "Mikaela & Annika Defense Fund," with promises from about a dozen others yet to be calculated. The money was to be used to pay for the girls' $60 pop stand license and a $25 late fee and for the licenses of any other kids put out of business by St. Paul inspectors. Citizens, expressing outrage with the city action, said they'd help: • A manufacturer of banners offered signs to improve the stand's visibility. • The Midway Chamber of Commerce wanted to support the little entrepreneurs with licensing fees. The incident drew national attention, too, with NBC's "Today" show and ABC News in New York trying to reach the Ziegler sisters. Reports of the incident also were featured at the top of the national "Drudge Report" Web site. The attention was a bit too much for Mikaela, according her father, Richard Ziegler, an assistant professor of pediatric neuropsychology at the University of Minnesota. "My daughter said this is how a little thing becomes a big thing," he said. When Mikaela's parents decided to complain about the licensing requirement, "My mother-in-law said, 'Why are you bothering? You can't fight City Hall,' " said Lisa Rogers, the girls' mother. "Well, we can make a lot of noise. We can tell them when we think they're doing something wrong." Apparently, scores of people agreed that the city was on the wrong side of this issue. "I think it's a travesty," said Joe Furth, owner of Eclipse Records, who pledged money for the girls' license. "They weren't doing it for a major payday. They weren't trying to put together a college fund. It's a service." Having battled with the city to change an ordinance that would allow live performances at his music store, Furth said he was not surprised that the city would tell two little girls to "cease and desist." By midmorning, city officials had formally reassessed: "We are not going to require these children to have a license," said Janeen E. Rosas, LIEP director. "Public consensus is not completely behind the ordinance." City officials cited health hazards of unlicensed vendors handling consumables as a reason for the strict enforcement of the ordinance, which has been in place at least 23 years. For the time being, children can sell refreshments, but officials want to work with the City Council to clarify the rules on what inspectors are to enforce. The pop stand enforcement raised questions about other vending activities in the neighborhood, such as regulations on neighbors selling lawn space for parking. But the city's Legislative Code specifically addresses the annual issue of State Fair parking, allowing residents to sell front-yard spaces if adjoining neighbors approve in writing. "By city ordinance, there is a special overlay district in the zoning code that allows front- and side-yard parking on properties near the Fairgrounds," Rosas said. "They don't need licenses, unless they are storing or parking 10 or more vehicles on an annual basis." Former LIEP director Roger Curtis said Friday that his department had an unwritten understanding about Fair-time pop and lemonade stands when he was there. "We'd sit down before the Fair, and I'd say to my people, 'Don't bother the kids. I don't want anyone to ever come to me with a complaint about two kids with a pop stand,' " Curtis said. "Of course, if somebody pulls up next to a licensed vendor with a trailer full of stuff, we'd go after them. It's just takes a little common sense." As the girls were leaving the LIEP office, Jane Prince, Benanav's legislative aide, told the girls: "You've made it possible for children all over the city to sell lemonade without shutting down." "How's that?" Richard Ziegler asked his daughters. "Pretty powerful." But Annika had other pressing issues than effecting change at City Hall: "Daddy, now will you buy me a snack?"

Perhaps a photo caption contest? Here's mine. Bush: I drop a ton of bombs in the Middle East and none of you brats could care less. I drop my dog a couple of feet and you all are traumatized for life!...

Oh, OK. Damn that announcer! My personal fav isn't one particular flub, but rather wathing the game pass Pat Summerall by bit by bit. I always loved it when he couldn't keep up with the starting lineup visuals -- he'd be talking about a team's QB while the graphic showing that team's starting WRs would be just off the screen...

Justin's just trying to be the next Michael Jackson. All he needs to do is darken his skin up a bit -- and have some sleepovers with the neighborhood kids...

They were good at what they did. Heck, "2Pac...Now" still gives me shivers every now and then when I hear it...

I've heard worse...

That's what I thought, but I figured my Nash position deserved a clarification nevertheless because I thought it could be interpreted as such...

OK, time to put aside all political differences and enjoy this snapshot of history (I know Barney is a male, and not really a "bitch." Sue me)... http://www.scotlandonsunday.com/internatio...fm?id=962152003 Bad luck dogs George Bush GEORGE Bush stunned his wife Laura and the members of the Waco Midway Little League Softball World Series championship team when he dropped his dog, Barney. However, the American President quickly scooped up the uninjured animal after its fall on to the tarmac at the TSTC Airfield in Waco yesterday. Bush’s political career seems to be on a downward slide of its own, with an ailing economy and unrest in the Middle East threatening the President’s re-election prospects. He still remains a relatively popular leader, according to office-holders and activists in both parties who took stock of the 2004 race at the traditional Labor Day break. But with Democrat Howard Dean being catapulted to the head of the Democratic presidential field, he may have a fight on his hands. Experts said they expect the Democratic primary fight to turn nasty as eight rivals try to halt Dean’s rise. Some worry that none of the contenders can stop Dean’s anti-establishment candidacy, prompting speculation that high-profile alternatives may join the race. Waring Howe Jr, a prominent South Carolina Democrat, said: "He appeals to your heart and the part of you that is angry with the Bush administration."