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Tropicana Field
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AdmiralKird »
April 28 08, 2:41 pm
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This rant may be a decade overdue but...A Domed stadium in Florida ? What were they thinking? Who made this call?
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it rains every day is Florida during the summer. They are also able to completely close it up and it is hurricane proof. Or in case of a drought,...
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Last post by jimedmondsfan
April 30 08, 9:21 am
Funny Rant
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Hungary Jack »
April 29 08, 8:02 pm
This rant/taunt came off backpacker.com several years ago. It all started when some young buck started needling ultralight backpackers, boasting that...
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Last post by Hungary Jack
April 29 08, 8:02 pm
RAVE - Anne Rice
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InvincibleCakeEater »
April 29 08, 3:29 am
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I've seen Interview With the Vampire quite a few times, but just decided to read the book. I usually stick to literary classics, but her descriptive...
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I think that's actually True Blood and isn't Anne Rice related (despite it being about vampires in Louisiana). The first I heard about it was earlier...
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Last post by clevername
April 29 08, 7:24 pm
Run-of-the-Mill Bad Day Rant
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Bo Hart »
April 29 08, 11:18 am
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Car keys -- where the [expletive] are they? I'm late for work and can't find them. To answer the inevitable question: I'm ranting even though I'm late...
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I have your keys.
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Last post by heyzeus
April 29 08, 1:32 pm
poo
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docellis »
April 26 08, 5:22 pm
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I didn't demo the toilet, that was removed peaceably.
The bathtub was sledgehammered. Sledgehammered into a billion tiny, sharp shards of cast iron...
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Last post by TimeForGuinness
April 29 08, 11:53 am
America's Immigtration Policy (a personal story)
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Fat Strat »
April 28 08, 8:58 am
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(Warning: This thread not intended to spark controversy or a political debate.)
I have a couple friends who came to America from Kosovo. They went...
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I handle visa processing for international physicians coming into the United States for their residency training. These people must not have had...
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Last post by Fat Strat
April 29 08, 11:47 am
JL21 is dumb
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planet planet »
April 25 08, 2:14 pm
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This was a change for the worse. When LaRue's long gone next year, who will have any idea what it means and that's if they know what it means now.
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is this thread a rant or a rave ?
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Last post by omaha_red
April 29 08, 11:01 am
"American" Jobs
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Hungary Jack »
April 28 08, 5:34 pm
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So what exactly are American jobs? Are they jobs that are only reserved for U.S. citizens, such as President of the United States of America? Are...
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I saw the actual Weinermobile driving around town the other day. True story.
When Mrs. Jack was in law school, one of her contemporaries was...
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Last post by Hungary Jack
April 29 08, 7:54 am
Rave: Domino's Pizza Tracker
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Secret Weapon »
April 28 08, 11:06 am
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When you order your pizza online, Dominos has this new fancy tracker that tells you exactly when the order was placed, when they start making the...
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I dip my pizza rolls in ranch.
Pizza rolls aren't especially tasty, but they fill you up fast and are pretty cheap.
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Last post by GatewaySnayke
April 29 08, 5:37 am
A woman calling an NBA playoff game
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stlouie_lipp »
April 26 08, 7:02 pm
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Sorry ladies, but I don't want to watch the NBA playoffs and have a woman doing the color commentary. I can't turn the channel fast enough.
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My opinion has nothing to do with keeping women out of sports or erecting a barrier to their employment in a field that is not traditional (as many...
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Last post by stlouie_lipp
April 28 08, 11:34 am
I Shaved My Head
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haltz »
April 26 08, 4:16 am
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OK, so I haven't shaved my head since my freshman year of college (well, not me, the 23-yo Puerto Rican guy ahead of me on the depth chart actually...
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Do you have a nice shaped head? Can I rub it?
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Last post by lukethedrifter
April 28 08, 10:04 am
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman!
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clement »
April 24 08, 12:40 am
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How can they do this to us? What did we do to deserve this kind of abuse? They release the first 25 episodes of the show, and then, nothing. I can't...
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...not to mention no Fernwood Tonight.
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Last post by Richie Allen
April 27 08, 10:41 am
Rave: Stacey Dash
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Magneto2.0 »
April 23 08, 8:39 am
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How are you 40 and still this f'n hot?
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She's Dame Dash's cousin, so she's in a lot of Roc-a-Fella (pre-Jay-Z break up) stuff.
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Last post by Magneto2.0
April 26 08, 8:53 pm
Rave: Jason LaRue's ridiculous look
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JL21 »
April 9 08, 2:49 pm
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For those of you that haven't seen it, Jason LaRue showed up this year basically looking like this:
It's awesome in every conceivable way.
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Maybe I should change my name to TimeForBeamish?
After seeing what you really drink your username should be TFG*.
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Last post by lukethedrifter
April 25 08, 11:57 pm
Friday Afternoons
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TheoSqua »
April 25 08, 2:46 pm
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I don't feel like doing any work, but i've got another 75 minutes before I can leave work.
I've already read up on all my work-time-passing sites:...
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I moved from the study to the family room at 3:00 and caught a couple of classic Seinfelds on TBS - the soup nazi and the cleavage episodes. Now the...
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Last post by Radbird
April 25 08, 4:56 pm
Women..
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Ace »
April 25 08, 1:43 am
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They seem to love to tease me at all costs.
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Good thing all you're doing is getting measured. Then all you have to do is pick up the tux in town and wear it. Looks like a good thing that you get...
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Last post by JCShutout
April 25 08, 4:10 pm
Michael Jordan - "Maybe it's my fault"
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ghostrunner »
April 22 08, 8:40 pm
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Get over yourself. You too, Nike.
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Kwame Brown threw a chocolate cake at some random dude on the street. Are you guys trying to tell me that this would've happened if something had...
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Last post by haltz
April 25 08, 3:33 pm
The Weather
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New Pagodi »
April 23 08, 4:48 pm
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We have the most awful, relentless, neverending winter I can remember, and then we go straight to summer.
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I was surprised that Alpharetta is a part of fulton county. Isn't Atlanta downtown part of fulton county? I live 10 miles away from downtown and I...
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Last post by Simbagal23
April 25 08, 1:16 pm
Trail mix. All trail mix.
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docellis »
April 24 08, 5:12 pm
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I l.
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Today it is dried pineapple. Why on earth would they fill a nice mix of raw nuts and fruits with a ton of dried pineapple.
Um, because pineapple is...
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Last post by jimedmondsfan
April 25 08, 11:43 am
Meetings
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planet planet »
April 22 08, 6:50 pm
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Don't get me wrong, I'm a saleperson and I love meetings. All the clients I work with, however, spend all their day in internal meetings. I would...
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We should have a meeting about this thread.
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Last post by stlouie_lipp
April 24 08, 5:12 pm
My co-op's shirt
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Popeye_Card »
April 23 08, 3:25 pm
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Alright, this is a silly thing to rant about, but my co-op has a shirt on today that very much accentuates her (rather nice) cleavage. Yes, she is...
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I'll say this only one more time...
There's only one solution to this problem.
You must have sex with her.
Just think to yourself, what would...
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Last post by InvincibleCakeEater
April 24 08, 3:42 pm
Presentations
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longhornbaseball »
April 24 08, 10:08 am
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I have one in two hours on an objection to MacIntyre's thesis in The Nature of the Virtues. Philosophy is fun stuff....Also the professor grills you...
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Get used to it now...you'll be doing them the rest of your life.
Philosophy presentations for the rest of my life????...
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Last post by TimeForGuinness
April 24 08, 2:14 pm
The introduction of a paper
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JCShutout »
April 19 08, 2:15 am
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The thesis and introduction are ALWAYS the hardest things to pan down in a paper for me. Sometimes I can work on the rest of the paper, and they will...
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I enjoy writing papers...
...but like ace says, that first paragraph is a bear.
I have to write a regulatory submission to the Food and Drug...
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Last post by JCShutout
April 24 08, 7:42 am
Sunburns
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AdmiralKird »
April 23 08, 10:37 am
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Half of my forehead is a giant slab of dried up, sunburned skin just waiting to peel. I'm never forgetting sunscreen at Sunday games ever again.
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Glad your rant isn't called Melanoma. Don't forget your SPF.
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Last post by lukethedrifter
April 23 08, 8:48 pm
Tech Support Morons
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Hungary Jack »
April 23 08, 9:56 am
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I am home dealing with a computer issue for the shop. I got off the phone with tech, encountered another problem, and called back ten minutes later....
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Are tech support people like goldfish, which have a memory span of about 7 seconds?
Mythbusters determined goldfish can be trained to go through...
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Last post by KyCardinalFan
April 23 08, 12:47 pm
eMusic
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mikechamp »
April 23 08, 9:27 am
Ok, not only does there service mostly suck, but they won't stop billing me $15/month. I asked them to cancel my service in January, and they...
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Last post by mikechamp
April 23 08, 9:27 am
Neil Everett
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MrCrowesGarden »
April 22 08, 8:00 am
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Does it only take coughing out phrases and randomly emphasizing words to get a job as a Sportscenter anchor?
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50 minutes into Baseball Tonight, the Cards are finally on. *sigh*
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Last post by letsgocards89
April 22 08, 8:53 pm
Monsanto
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lukethedrifter »
April 22 08, 11:27 am
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So, I grew up on Monsanto money. My dad retired and collects a pension from Monsanto.
A couple of years ago he gave his children (of which I am one)...
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Buying the stock supports the company share price, which helps the company raise more capital
How does that work? Wasn't the capital all raised in...
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Last post by Hungary Jack
April 22 08, 8:45 pm
Radio Talk Show Callers
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MrCrowesGarden »
April 21 08, 3:59 pm
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This'll sound bad I know because it's a business I want to enter, but the lunacy of some of these people amaze me.
I was listening to one of the...
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Turn off your radio.
What?
The reason you can't hear me is because your radio is on.
What?
Ok bye.
I can't believe they have trouble with this...
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Last post by MrCrowesGarden
April 22 08, 2:56 pm
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Last post by Popeye_Card
April 22 08, 2:45 pm
Only 2 weeks of classes left.
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JCShutout »
April 22 08, 9:06 am
then I just have a paper to finish over the summer, and then oral and written comprehensive exams in the fall, and I'll have my MA. :cry: :cry: :cry:...
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Last post by JCShutout
April 22 08, 9:06 am
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Last post by jim
April 22 08, 7:26 am
Slightly complicated rant: "Good for the environment"
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Popeye_Card »
April 21 08, 2:27 pm
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Recently, there have been a rash of products and services advertised as being good for the environment . The whole Green movement, etc.
Here is my...
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Compared to all types of pollution that contribute to global warming, how much do cars contribute?
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Last post by jim
April 21 08, 6:24 pm
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Last post by Jocephus
April 21 08, 3:55 pm
Rant: Expedition Alaska
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Fat Strat »
April 21 08, 11:22 am
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Anyone see this last night on the Discovery Channel? It was a pretty good idea, but there were parts of it that were downright ridiculous in trying...
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I'm not sure I understand. The vast majority of the time scientific topics come up on TV, they are not fully explained. It's certainly not just...
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Last post by Fat Strat
April 21 08, 2:13 pm
cell phone use in the gym
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Numbers »
April 21 08, 1:16 pm
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You know what? If you are able to carry on a conversation on your cell phone while on the treadmill or stair-stepper for 30 minute +, Guess what? YOU...
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that's why I like the Y, no reception....
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Last post by jeffbgoofy
April 21 08, 1:40 pm
Autograph Hounds
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greenback44 »
April 20 08, 8:15 pm
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I visited Fort Wayne to see Pete Kozma and Nick Additon, among others from the Cardinals' A-ball affiliate in Quad Cities. When he trotted down to...
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The adults with their photo albums full of autographed cards of minor league players are some of the oddest people I run into at a ballpark.
At Kane...
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Last post by UK
April 21 08, 1:36 pm
Ugh, watching Dan Haren spotlight
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planet planet »
April 20 08, 5:15 pm
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On D-backs post game coverage. What a great guy he is, his track record, how he's a star but doesn't act like a star. I think the trade the D-backs...
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My take on Haren is That guy is smokin' hot!! (and this isn't a very good pic)
Meh. He looks like the Geico caveman.
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Last post by Hungary Jack
April 21 08, 12:24 pm
Rave: Carlito's Way: The Oscar That Never Was
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Hungary Jack »
April 19 08, 8:44 pm
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Just watched it again with Mrs. Jack. IMO, this 1993 gangster film beats the pants off Goodfellas . We all know The Godfather should have been...
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I thought it was a good movie but Donnie Brasco , and Good Fellas , and even A Bronx Tale were better IMO
Agreed.
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Last post by phins
April 21 08, 11:11 am
gross rant: SNOT!
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clevername »
April 20 08, 12:39 pm
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good grief, I'm a never ending fountain of the stuff right now. Pretty sure I have a sinus infection.
Blow my nose and produce around 8 pounds of...
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I thought recent studies showed antibiotics probably didn't help sinus infections?
Could it be allergies? Mine just picked up here in the last few...
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Last post by clevername
April 21 08, 8:04 am
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