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Have a good one Dean-o. Try to stay out of jail.

As delivered by Ralph Malph: Mommy, Mommy, the kids are calling me a werewolf. Shut up and comb your face.

Barracks latrine, Ft. Bragg NC Just back from an FTX. All 5 bowls occupied, no walls. Our soldiers are even tougher than you think. The odor was Army Strong.

That place is about 20 minutes south of me. I was there for the conference championship games, and who do we see there? The Juice! My buddy was in the bathroom and OJ steps up to the urinal two down from him and says, "Did you see Reggie Bush!?!" My friend, flummoxed, says, "Yup, that was something." OJ: "SC IN DA HOUSE!!!" Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood is quite a place.

Creed: That is Northern Lights, Cannabis Indica. Dwight: No.... it's marijuana.

That is a little weird, but if he had a few I can see it happening. Plus next time he sees Patty, he's got a story. It reminded me of the Comic Book guy in "The Simpsons" who had for sale a picture of Sean Connery signed by Roger Moore.

The game is in Phoenix, so I'd have a friend with whom I could stay. I'd say $4000, but who am I kidding? I'd probably go to $10k.

I've got a good feeling Tom. You'll be fine. Change stinks at first, but... wait a second... you're the sage in this conversation. You know all this. Just know we've all got a good thought for you.

It's happened before, it'll happen again. When the music stops playing, there will be some bag-holders.

I read that thinking that Drew Rosenhaus perused the draft and said, "Looks good, but we need a least one grammatical error. End that last sentence with a preposition."

Didn't the Bills draft Ernie Davis?

Tony Hunter from Notre Dame. Here's mine: Which Bills have won MVP of the Pro Bowl?

Here's two that always work well for our parties: (1) Chili - Stick with a basic recipe and don't go overboard with the heat. 1-2 jalapenos/pound of hamburger should do it. (2) Beef on Weck - Keep the beef & juice in a crock pot on low. Try to get your baker to make smaller kimmelweck rolls, about the size of dinner rolls. This works better for parties as people are more likely to carry around a smaller sandwich. Put out some good horseradish and you're good to go. Someone always brings spinach dip with the dipping bread cut into 1" cubes. And there's always a vegetable tray with ranch dressing for dipping. Try to take Monday off to recoup and clean up.

I thought it was pretty clear. Bruce didn't get bigger, he got smaller. I remember once anecdote that when his agent would to call Bruce's place around 10 AM during the '85-'86 off-season and be told to wait to see if he was up. The next year, he was out at the gym at the same time. Someone lit fire under Bruce to make him one of the greatest defensive linemen of all time. I often wonder what those magic word were. In my mind it went something like "Bruce, if you bust your butt a little bit, you'll be able to claim injuries at the beginning of training camp and avoid all that crap. Now put those wings down and get to work. You'll thank me later."

Ripken wasn't even the best player in Orioles history at 3rd. Don't get me started.

I've always had a problem with the writers that don't vote a guy first ballot on some sort of principle. My favorite player of all-time is Mike Schmidt. Bill James once said that people got on Schmidt because he didn't hit .300. James argued that if he had, he would have been the greatest player of all time (a title he bestowed, at the time, on Hank Aaron). The week Schmidt was voted in, Bob Ryan was on the "Sports Reporters". His parting shot was a warning to the people of America that there were 16 insane men walking the streets freely, with the thought in their addled heads that somehow Mike Schmidt didn't deserve to be in the HOF. I thought of that today when I saw the Ripken and Gwynn weren't on all the ballots. But that's just me.

I used the Lipton's Butter & Herb Noodle packet with a can of tuna fish. Wait... I still do!

Thank you for this. They took away YouTube at work today.

I wasn't aware the parts of the Cup were being removed. We had quite a lively discussion a few years ago about how many years it would be before the winners wouldn't be able to celebrate wtih a skate around the ice with the Cup. What about your "Day with the Cup", but you can't get it out of your garage? This is a bit disconcerting.

Now that is funny! Bravo, sir. Bravo!

Happy, happy. Of all the posters on TSW I've read, you're one of them.

I'm sure it won't compare to Hedonism, but I heard the Mardi Gras-themed party was off the hook. I went to this party 8 years ago, and it was a blast. We had 6 limos and a scavenger hunt list. We stole someone's Flutie Flakes to take the title (If you aint' cheatin', you aint' tryin'.) I got a "Media Guide" in the mail a few weeks ago with historical stats and pictures/blurbs of all the contestants. My friends go all out. Plane ticket to Buffalo: $500 Party entry fee: $60 Seeing a few ex-girlfriends mock strip on a pole while their husbands look on in horror: Well, you know.

I'm going to a NYE party that has an "Amazing Race" theme. The after party will have a stripper pole. This could get very interesting. I'll report back what I learn.

I've seen two kick-butt home bars. One was a Tiki Bar that a friend built onto the back of his house in the pool area. That's not going to work for the hills of PA. The other was a my college roommate's house in Bethlehem PA. His dad was one of those carpenter types that was into this. The cool thing was the staircase to the basement and the bar-top were made from the wood of the same tree. It had these natural lines that really accented the whole decor. I guess what I really took from this is that an S-shaped bar is the way to go for your rec room (if you have the space). Good luck and make sure you post pictures of the finished product.

Seth & Josh? I'm guessing the Meyers Clan doesn't celebrate Christmas. Good story, Promo.