Pine Barrens Mafia
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I'll tell you how I deal with my Clintonian feelings on this... which I also have. On the one hand, private companies should do what they want; on the other, I hate cigarette smoke, especially in places where I eat.
My Clintonian rationalization, and it's a doozy, is this. I fully support the rights of private companies to ban/allow smoking as they see fit, but I've got other more pressing issues that I fight for (write for, vote for, monetarily support, etc.)... so if you want to fight the smoking ban, you have my silent approval.
Who's got a cigar and a blue dress?
LOL
The problem for me is one of personal preference vs. political ideology.
Sorry if I insulted you in some way with my subtle mockery of Bubba.
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i used to be a big sports fan in general. now i only one - football - and i follow that one obsessively. because i follow the bills, it's also emotionally draining. i've told myself for about 6-7 years now that if the bills were to win a super bowl, i'd never have to watch another sporting event in my life. i pray for that day. until then, though, i'm stuck watching god know how many football games a year. so, yeah, i'd definitely take one victory over 4 losses. after all, why should i care what other people think of the bills? i'm the one who counts ...
And that, my friend, is the crux of the issue. *I* want the win. *I* want the right for a year to crow and gloat.
Is it greedy? Yes.
Is it somewhat immature. Absolutely.
But I don't care. When I go to a game at the ralph, I want to see SB (whatever) Champs painted on the back of the jumbotron.
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I think a lot of your Patriot bashing is just plain envy. The only thing annoying to me about the Pats is that they make our team look silly. They play the game the way it was meant to be played. I can appreciate what they are doing as a team and only can wish that the Bills could someday win the Superbowl like they've done. That being said, I can still remember when we were going to the playoffs and getting props and well wishes from opposing afc east fans. It's called having a little class, unlike Philly fans who are devoid of any.
Really? I don't remember ANY props or class from Philly fans in my High School and college as I suffered through those miserable, choke-filled SB performances.
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I agree.
Should the Pats win this year (and I believe they will), that would be 3 superbowl wins in 4 years. In my mind, that is far more impressive than 4 consecutive losses.
I think what the 70's Steelers and 80's 49'ers accomplished far and away a bigger acheivement than the Bill's 4 straight. If the 4 straight is so wonderful, where do the Eagles 4 straight NFC Championship games rate? I mean, where's the cutoff?
What's next - an undefeated exhibition season?!?!? Wow!
When traning camp begins, winning the superbowl is the ONLY goal of every team and player. Anything less is an equal accomplishment(or failure) among the 31 teams who didn't take home the hardware. There are no second place ribbons. Sure, there are the conference trophies - but who the hell goes into the season hoping they can take home the Lamar Hunt trophy for god's sake?
The 90's Bills were great teams near and dear to our hearts, but the fact is, they didn't do what was necessary when it counted most.
"Almost" doesn't cut it for me.
Shh....don't tell Fez that winning is what counts. It might hurt his feelings.
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Refer to my avatar.
Something's got to give. This team can't choke forever.
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If posted the question:
Would you rather have the Bills win one superbowl then suffer through 5 losing seasons, my answer would be yes.
YES!
I want a Parade in Buffalo!
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Say what you want about Eagles fans, they are suffering like Bills fans, they are passionate about their team, and BOTH of our stadiums have courts setup in the stadiums...and since the Linc was built and replaced the Vet, it has cut down on the amount of "animals" that attend the games there.
Thisw is my tack this year. I'm hoping that rooting for another longsuffering fan to be happy will in some strange way make me happy.
I'm just trying something different, because 30 years is long enough to wait.
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It's charming that you're trying to force yourself to make lemonaide out of lemons with our situation here, but I'm sure even you see the problem with your argument.
Essentially, you're saying, if we had won Super Bowl XXV and not repeated, you'd have been like, "Well, I'm happy, I guess. But I would have rather went and lost four than to have one just this measly one." Which is just ridiculous.
The Chicago Bears have only won one Super Bowl, and have pretty much sucked since 1985. But they can still at least hang their hats on that. I wouldn't mind having that.
Exactly.
Fezmid's delusional if he thinks people look back on the Bills as ANYTHING other than CHOKERS. To this day, people use the Bills as the standard by which choking is measured. For good reason.
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Oh please, I'd be willing to bet that if you took a poll of people living in Bennington whether they considered themselves liberal, moderate or conservative, you'd find that the overwhelming majority consider themselves liberal.
Waiiiiiiitaminute.
I know (knew) a Bills fan who lived in Vermont. Hrm....Could you be him? Are you really....no, it's not possible. Last I saw of him, he had just been beaten silly byt the Erie County Sheriffs.
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Outside of San Francisco, there is no more liberal a haven than the state of Vermont.
IIRC, did they not elect a socialist governor at one point?
Oh, and I know this as I have relatives who are 20-year residents of Rutland.
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It's not how he behaved IN THEATER, it's what he did OUT OF THEATER that I'm speaking of.
He met, without authorization, with NVA and Viet Cong officials while in uniform and in the service of his country. That, IMO, makes him a filthy traitor.
And yes, Eisenhower met with Soviet officials....IN AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY.
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My nephew got this integrated game/controller for christmas and it's got 1200 CLASSIC retro games, including super mario.
Man, playing mario was a blast, finding warp world and getting to level 8!
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Well said. The narrow-minded have tried to spread their influence through various channels. RIGHT ON about the hypocrisy... it is scary when the hawks raise up and act the way they do. But what can you say when 52% of the people vote the way they did??? That is undeniable... scary, but undeniable, and it has a lot to do with the weak nature of John Kerry.
No, it has to do with the fact that Kery was a TRAITOR and met with NVA and Viet Cong members in Paris (suprise) while in UNIFORM!
Kerry was and is a scumbag and a tolerator of Communism.
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No my friend, I do not.
Are you telling us that lifting the ban would hurt you SO much that you would age 20 years? Come now.
Joe, you are a good guy, and a serious MF. Honestly, you are one of the few people from whom I could even begin to dignify such a flimsy stance. THIS is how much respect I have for your service to our country, and you as a person.
Otoh, you can say what you want about blzrul, but SHE took the correct position on this issue Bro.!!! The decision should rest upon the shoulders of the property owner, not the government (nor the smoker). I hope that deep down, you are not geting "flimsied away," but in any event, I hope to see you at 1/5 this year. I promise to not contaminate you and spoil your health surge by standing too close to you if I am smoking (outdoors).
Oh hogwash I still smoke an occasional cigar. Just have given up the cigarettes.
And as I said, personally I have no problem with people smoking in bars. They still do it here in PA.
It's just nice to occasionally have a beer without the secodnhand smoke, that's all.
SHIITE... have bowling tonight and all sorts of people smoke there.
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If that's the case, as much as I want to visit SD for a game, there's NO WAY I'd go there.
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Well at least we know who our friends are.
The French, going back to the "no-flyover to Libya" days under Reagan have been nothing but an obstacle to the cause of freedom.
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(OT) Ebay seller. Taking too long to ship.
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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For Xmas I ordered an Iggle jersey for my Father in law from PHILLY.
Now mind you I live an hour and a half from Philly. It took TWO WEEKS to get to me.