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Ah, the perfect opportunity to verify that my avatar is reloaded properly. Pooch Wilson, (hopefully) on the left, is a 6 yr old Great Dane.

Handling. W/ improved formulas for rubber it allows you to still have an adequately comfortable ride w/ lower profile tires The lower the profile of the tire there's less flex in the sidewalls & thereby superior handling characteristics. There was a time that 78 was the std aspect ratio w/ econoboxes using 80s & "performance" vehicles going w/ 70s. These days I'd guess 60s are more std & performance vehicles have about 35. As for the tire size having an impact on fuel economy, I would imagine it's negligible. Again, superior formulation equate to less rolling resistance and all you need to do is select a different axle and transmission gear ratios to match the engine's performance characteristics. (These days, auto trannies come w/ 5 or 6 fwd speeds; there was a time when they had only 2 or 3. This helps in this regard, too.)

Regular driver is a 2000 Audi A6 bi-turbo 6-speed. Just took the "toy" out for the 1st time in about 3 months this afternoon. '68 Charger w/ 440!

It does when you're referring to Leonard Seriously, I've never heard of the term either but I suppose it is applicable. (i.e. The SS typically plays closer to the LOS therefore is set up "shorter" than the FS.)

Being among the 80% of guys mentioned in a joke thread below (or above, depending on when you read this), I just HAD to see if mixing bleach w/ brake fluid creates smoke. I'm sorry to report that it does not. Note that I used generic bleach as opposed to the Clorox brand mentioned, but I did try DOT 3, 4 and 5 type brake fluids. Just an observation that the DOT 5 like seperates & looks kinda cool like vinegar & oil salad dressing. DISCLAIMER : Please note that I wore protective eyewear & a respirator while performing these experiments.

There goes another kitten.

Ditto. I was wondering if one shou8ld use DOT 3 or DOT 5. Gonna get out the respirator & give both a try. I'll get back to you.

I think w/ the exception of LB & RB, we're in a position to draft the "best available athlete". We entered the offseason w/ the only positions in need of upgrading being DL & OL. We brought in 3 new OL including 1 definite & 1 likely starter. We upgraded the DL by retainly Kelsay & trading for the Eagles guy. We lost 2 starting LBs. I think we need to draft a LB in rounds 1 or 2 and I'd prefer to wait until round 3 to pick up the RB (or at least round 2). That means that we've got the possiblity to choose the BAA w/ 2 day one picks. I'll defer to the braintrust at OBD as to whether those picks are DT, CB, TE, WR or whereever.

An excerpt from an email I just rcv'd : (I asked him if he thought the 9ers were gonna select Willis - he's a 9ers fan) I think they are going to draft Branch or Okoye. One of the DT's. The DE from Nebraska Carriker is also a possibility because I think he's big enough to play 3-4 and Bryant Young will retire next year. Then they will pick a WR in the 2nd round. I really don't think they will pick Willis as they are pretty good at ILB with Derek Smith and Jeff Ulbrich and they took an OLB last year in the 1st round. I've seen Willis play once and I remember him. He seemed mobile and able to get through the traffic to the ball carrier. He seemed to be in on just about every rushing tackle. FWIW, Willis is who I'm rooting for that we pick.

Just a thought - is it possible that the Others were donning gas masks not to PREVENT themselves from being poisoned, but rather to administer a poison, thereby eliminating their trail. (Of course they'd have to evacuate to some hidden mass grave or something.) Not too likely, but hey, who knows.

I think there was a thread w/ a link on Off The Wall about Prince William & his Randy Hand.

That "the pop legend" is a "he".

Okay, I've got a nit to pick. Your announcement says "2pm EST". Eastern STANDARD Time? At least in the vast majority of the Eastern part of the USA (You're not Canadian are you?) we currently on DAYLIGHT time, EDT. You're not the only person to do this, but it irks me when one tries to be unnecessarily specific and actually get it wrong. So, is the PC in another ~75 or ~135 minutes?

Jokeman: ofiba: Good point Jokeman. Although I would imagine they could techinically see & hear, since they would be effectively suffering from severe hypoxia, they'd be too stupid to comprehend anything.

Peerless Price : Didn't he play w/ Leif Larsen when he was here? Either his def of "by far" is different from mine, or he's mistaken. I was under the impression Larsen was one of the strongest players in the NFL ever. Didn't he set a rcd for the bench at the combine and was DISAPPOINTED w/ his performance?

Okay, what was the daughters name that was supposed to go out w/ Chuck? (I can only imagine that the planned evening entasiled more than eating duck )

Fat, drunk & stupid is no way to go through life, son.

Thanks. I was gonna guess the Niners, but I also recall/thought that at least for some period when she might've been one, they were devoid of cheerleaders. I suppose if I was really industrious, I could've just researched & answered it myself. NAH.

In Canada (at least that's where the Co is headquartered). I figured you shoulda picked up on this.

Wasn't Teri Hatcher a cheerleader?

I had wondered/obsevred this, too but it was somewhat explained in an episode of TNG. IIRC, there was some sort of relic people were after & after it was "activated" it indicates that at least the species present (Vulcan, Human, Romulan & I think one other) were created by some very advanced entity eons ago.

I didn't know that everyone post Enterprise had translators implanted in them. That still doesn't explain why every alien doesn't look like a Hong Kong Kung Fu movie (lips not synchonized w/ noise). FWIW, I recall an episode when Archer was talking w/ an alien & the translator malfunctioned & she sounded like gibberish.

So that's how they manage to communicate in real time over vast distances on Star Trek, etc. And I thought this was another of those Hollywood liberties they took (like the fact that almost all aliens are able to speak English and that you can easily access and understand/decipher their data).

I thought I read somewhere (probably BillsDaily) that getting rid of Holcomb was far more costly cap-wise than keeping him. If this is true, unless we have (a) substantially better option(s), I would assume he remains a Bill.

I seemed to recall that supposedly being done a few yrs ago. I noticed that the article you linked was last updated in 2000.