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This is what he meant to say: "We were outscored 21-0. We will be watching the post season on tv. Buffalo beat us twice this year." Buffalo actually beat Miami on one big play. The second two touchdowns were just for insult.

Christmas Eve? I doubt it. Paid attendance today was just over 71K BTW.

i knew that

You have to find an NBC affiliate whose broadcast area is outside the 75 (not 100) mile limit. Maybe a Cleveland or Pittsburgh station? Good luck.

That's me! I would rather have it take a finger print.

Life is a Carnival

I do have to say that the single most painful moment in Bills history in my opinion will always be "wide right". For the record, I do NOT blame Scott Norwood. Without his leg that season, The Bills would have been watching that game on television. He was NEVER better than a coin toss outside the 40. <sigh> It should not have come down to that kick deciding the game.

You were one of the 1,000,000 people who went to that game? (kidding - honest). I watched the comeback game on satellite feed in Rochester and never considered leaving. Being there "live" had to be awesome! I do not really have a top 5 good and bad. Very Good: Raiders 24 Bills 14, ten minutes left to play on a Sunday night. Final score was Bills 38 Raiders 24 ! I was at that one! The Bills were like raptors. Very good moment in a very bad game: Don Beebe stripping the ball from a celebrating Leon Lett, touchdown denied. Bad: Going WAY back, the loss to KC in the AFL Championship, and missing the 1st NFL-AFL Championship (it was not a Super Bowl yet). I watched it from a bar stool in South Buffalo on a snowy b&w antenna feed from Pennsylvania. Sold out but blacked out, as were all home games then.

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Just got a call from R. Rich. He will not be here until closer to 12:30, not noon. I left my damn cell phone home, but will call him to get a better ETA before noon. Watch for updates! Call my work number (if you have it) with questions or post/PM/email me. Rock

Are the hots good? I am feeling lazy and do not feel like bringing a grill.

Hilarious!! That's how it works.

I think I have seen a buy out with over 2K tix unsold. More than one advertiser, and Ralph.

Gee, can't sell out the game and only FOUR people have signed up for Garbage Plates? We are doooooooomed!

Today Posted By: Chris Brown | Time: 1:02 PM ET | Link BLACKOUT EXTENSION: The Buffalo Bills have requested and been granted an extension by the NFL to sell out Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins in Ralph Wilson Stadium at 1:00 pm. The team must sell the remaining 5,000 tickets by Friday at 1:00 pm to comply with the National Football League’s Blackout policy. If the game is not sold out by tomorrow’s deadline, the game will not be televised locally. The 5,000 remaining tickets are available in person at the Ralph Wilson Stadium box office, The Bills Store in the Eastview Mall in Rochester, and all Ticketmaster outlets. Tickets are also available online as well as via telephone by calling 1-877-BB-TICKS and 716-649-0015. ---

So "tickets sold" has exceeded the capacity of about half the stadiums in the league. WE SUCK! I hope they move the deadline to Friday. I would like to tape the game, even though I am lucky enough to be going this week.

One question - was that the entire ESPN spot? It seemed clipped at the end. thx

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So what does she do when it is her turn to make supper? When it is YOUR turn, get out the Cheerios and milk and stop cooking her real meals until she does her part! Have you tried teaching her to cook?

My wife is like this and the result is my daughters did not get a chance to cook much. Two of them are now excellent cooks and the youngest will be learning to cook the hard way when she and a girl friend get an apartment next month. My mother died when I was young, so I had to learn to cook early in life or eat frozen TV Dinners (1960's hot pockets).

None of my children had ADD, but my wife has been running a licensed home daycare for almost 25 years. I have seen all kinds of kids and all kinds of treatment. Diane's (aussiew) advice was the best so far. Your best route right now is gathering information. Good luck! Check out this web site for some ideas and advice. Do not rush into anything, especially medication until you are sure all reasonable alternatives have been investigated. link: Born to Explore "If you decide to have your child assessed for ADD, do NOT use any school personnel or anyone connected with the school system because they are biased. Unfortunately, the public school system is rewarded by having difficult children labeled ADD in three ways. First, the medicated child is easier to handle and less disruptive. Second, the school receives money for each child thus labeled if special ed services are requested (that's why you probably can't get special services like tutoring unless your child is officially diagnosed with a learning disability). And third, medicated children may do better on standardized test exams, making the school administrators and teachers look better. Long-term studies, however, show that medicated children do not actually learn more in the long run, even though they get better grades. So while it is in the school's self interest to have your child diagnosed ADD and medicated, it may not be in your child's best interest. Parents should ultimately make this decision, not the school or even the doctors."

Thanks Dave, I will look you up Sunday. I think I owe you a beer.

My ancestors were Swedish, Dutch, and English. I am a Native American.

I am so tired of this. There are DOZENS of reasons all the home games do not sell out. Cheap and Lazy are maybe number 15 and 16 on any rational list. Let's start with population and stadium size, instead of just trashing people. When you can do that, I can talk with you on this topic.

I can understand your point. My point of reference has been WNY for 98% of my life. I would have a hard time supporting them if they were West Coast or anywhere but Buffalo. Neither would I hate them - it would be a financial decision, should it happen. That is just me.