SageAgainstTheMachine

Please stay on the soapbox...unlike most soapboxes, it's a worthy one to stand on. And these poor children you mention...most (not all) will comprise the next generation of negligent crackhead parents. Viscious cycle. But what can be done?

I'm not saying the nutshot would kill or paralyze me...but I'm pretty sure I'd drop the gun and surrender once my 'nads were gone. Sort of a dealbreaker.

Wow. I, for one, would be down for the count. Maybe I'm wimpier than your common criminal haha.

If you're angry at the superstar treatment, look in the mirror or at the rest of society if you happen to be immune (though I doubt you are 100% immune). The superstar treatment comes from us, not them.

My man, I was simply curious about your statement, not offended. I apologize if I came off that way. I do not doubt your experience over mine...though I do suspect that one gunshot wound is usually devastating enough to neutralize a threat...hey, maybe I'm wrong. I respect and admire your devotion to your family.

What sort of legislation would you pass to prevent unworthy parents from having children? I don't disagree with your sentiment, but talk about a messy issue.

I was more interested in the "several times" than the general concept of shooting. Obviously if you feel the man is a threat, you have the right to shoot. But one shot to nearly anywhere on the body will incapacitate a man to the point of a quivering mess, without the loss of life.

Why? Or if you were truly compelled to, why not just once?

If I was a betting man, I'd wager that Tebow ends up a Jaguar. Jax is the team that most desperately needs attendance help and Tebow will grant them automatic sell-outs for a couple seasons even if he's horrible. If he's successful, it might be a semi-permanent fix to their attendance problem. In fact, if we can convince Jacksonville we're interested in taking Tebow in the second round, we might be able to leverage a very nice trade out of it. I wouldn't be shocked if our private viewing of Tebow was more of a smoke-screen than anything.

There'll be hecklers, sure. But protestors? It'd take a pretty pathetic person to bother protesting.

It's a nice endorsement for carpe diem. Plan for the future, yes, but not too cautiously because you just never know when a stray bullet is going to fly through your window or a plane is going to fall out of the sky.

One of the many reasons I dislike Sergio is that he should have been Tiger's Raphael Nadal. Despite Tiger's popularity, I believe the sport has suffered from Tiger not having a clear #2. Mickelson has been the closest to this, but he's much nearer to Andy Roddick if you want to continue the Federer analogy. Sergio ought to be racking up the tournaments/majors, but instead he's still acting like the entitled prick he's always been. And you don't win a major if you think you deserve it before teeing off on hole #1. You just don't. Yeah, he's been close more than a few times. But he's also completely missed the cut 13 times in majors over the last 10 seasons.

That's not funny, my grandpa died from being grabbed by a giant octopus.

oh, wait...

I'm with you...I appreciate Tiger's excellence for what it is, but I usually root for the other guy, unless it's that ass Sergio Garcia. That said, I'd like to see Tiger in the final pairing for the Masters. His competitiveness and drive do make for the best Sundays, even if I'm cheering for his competition. Ironically, I am a Yankees fan but that's my dad's fault.

If you were to make a list of "Things to be afraid of when going out for a run", I wonder how far down on the list you'll find "Getting suddenly hit by a silent airplane". Bizarre stuff.

Well, the byrd probably IS overrated...not saying he's bad, but the sheer number of balls thrown right at him or tipped to him probably make him overrated. In other words, don't be shocked next season when he doesn't get 9 INTs again.

Habs are on a nice winning streak, no?

Is your sister Stafford or Connolly?

I have heard this, but I prefer to just ignore these dumbasses. I'd be concerned if these people were the majority, but they're not. I'd actually argue that the tide is shifting the other way. More and more Americans are beginning to label themselves agnostic, and the great majority of Americans don't actually take their religion as seriously as its portrayed. The idiots are just louder, so it seems like there are more of them.

Just wondering how much of a cross-sectional fan base we have here at TSW. I'm equally a Bills and Sabres fan.

Nope. Social progress always makes people uncomfortable because the weak of mind fear change. Why should the institution pander to those people?

I don't have a problem with the state endorsing religion, as long as it doesn't impinge upon my rights to free religion and free speech. I mean, it's not like we're legally required to ever recite the pledge. That's the beauty of this country...it's the freedom itself, not the symbolism. I can sing "I Touch Myself" during the freakin Star Spangled Banner and nobody's allowed to touch me. Not that I would.

I think Hey You is an excellent song as well.

There might be some conflict between Chuck Norris and if you put them on the same bill.