HopsGuy

Just (rich) dead people.

That guy BAM over at the other place would probably qualify. His game videos are, shall I say, awesome!

According to Yahoo Finance, Golisano owned 38.1 million shares of PAYX at the end of 2005. That's just over $1.57B using a stock price of $41.23 (real-time 12:41 PM EDT). Of course, a CEO can't sell 19 million shares of stock (enough to buy the Bills outright) without driving the stock to $10. Of course, this makes the $1.2B estimate seem low, considering his ownership of the Sabres. Then again, what's $300 million between friends?

If you're up for the long flight to Hawai'i, I'm a fan of this place: Princeville Kauai

Story The radio guys down here were joking that, like the matress company, you can keep the 'S' for savings.

I've got lots, but I would say #1 is "People who don't RTFM (Read the Freakin' Manual)." Actually, I take that back. It's these people that make up the bulk of the bell-shaped curve. Sit back and complain that things are complicated, Joe Blow. You've earned your inertia.

Congrats!

Peanutbutter jelly time!

Did you know that there were dinosaurs in the Garden of Eden? I didn't. That show is so informative. Speaking of music, how about Tony turning on the radio while speaking to Phil, and the song was "Funeral for a Friend."? Good stuff.

Q: How many pancakes does it take to cover a doghouse? A: Purple, because ice cream has no bones. If he gets that right, spend the rest of the interview trading Caddyshack quotes. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Seriously, the only odd-ball question I've ever had asked to me in an interview was "Why are man-hole covers round?" This is an old question to see how creative/quick-thinking the subject is. I answered "A round cover will not slip down a round hole." She sat there waiting for me to continue. After about 30 seconds, I said "You don't want me to make something up, do you?" I'm a left-brain kind of guy.

Not sure. There was an REM song a few years back sung in a falsetto, but Michael Stipe explained that the song was supposed to be a woman's point of view. Mathews is probably to blame. John Mayer does something similar and he was with Jennifer Love Hewitt. Hard to argue with that.

Yeah, it's for Citibank. I'll admit that I downloaded the sheet music.

She's not alone. I remember about 10 years ago (God I'm getting old), I was over to a girls' apartment. I walked out of the kitchen and a commercial for "Wings" was on. One of the girls said, "Oh God, Tim Daly! Do me now!" That girl ended up marrying one of my buddies. They've got 2 kids now. What? No love for Antonio Scarpacci?

Maybe Johnny Coli can use his "TardBall" treatment for Sony?

Probably skipping the strip clubs. I live in South FL which is as close to Canada as we have in the US for that stuff. Some of my friends want to play golf. I can't understand that, either.

The guy probably makes one wager a year and probably doesn't need the hassle. I'll make the bet for him. It's really no big deal and he's a good guy. He's just a victim of circumstance. That's right, I sit next to the only native Floridian. I was just fishing (bad pun) for some fun responses.

So I'm heading to Sin City for the Sweet 16 weekend and I now I've got a problem. A guy a work with (sits right next to me) asks me to place a bet for him. He hands over a US Grant and says, "I know this is a tough bet for a Bills fan to make, but give me the Dolphins to win the Super Bowl." I'll make the bet, but I'm thinking I should do it at Hooter's or some sort of other seedy dive. I'm probably going to have to have someone else in my group do it. There's a Steeler's fan that still so high after the SB win, he can probably stomach it. I'm thinking of pocketing the money, but if the worst happens, I'd be on the hook for $1250 (Fish listed as 25:1 on one site). Thoughts?

Cool. Thanks. After Tom Cruise went crazy last year, I started reading about Scientology all over the web. It's really amazing stuff. It's fascinating how the whole system works to turn people into mindless drones, while taking all of their money. The "come out of the closet" episode was dead-on with the stuff I had been reading. The CoS has taken a turn to improve their PR. Last year, they even got Mayor Masiello to declare "Scientology Day in Buffalo" after the group made some donations (IIRC). Later, hizzoner admited to confusing Scientology with Christian Scientists (not that that fact really means anything). I have nothing against these people. Hey, believe what you want to believe. Just leave me alone. Also, don't freak out and start suing when someone calls your religion a sham. Try the whole "I'm rubber you're glue" thing.

QB is the glamour position in the entire sports world. Football can be played starting around, what, 6 six years old? Everyone wants this job (I know I did). So why, oh why are are there only about 15-18 guys in the NFL that are really effective at it in? There are a lot external factors that determine a QB's success (quality of teammates, ability of coachs to implement a system that fits, luck), but you hit it on the head: there just aren't that many guys with the physical ability, coupled with smarts and confidence that can succeed at the NFL level.

I missed it. Can someone give a synopsis?

Let me see if I can attempt to translate: Sam Adams was a major part of our D on game day. He might not have been a great player Monday-Saturday, but if you wanted a run stuffed, he's your guy. Ditto for Pat Williams. The Bills should have found the money to keep PW. If he was there along with Big Sam, we'd have been able to endure the loss of TKO much better. Something like that.

Okay, how about: "Dear Lord, thank you that we're alive since we're decended from idiots that suffered from a potato famine. I mean, a potato famine? WTF!?!? Ireland is an island for cryin' out loud. By definition an island is surrounded by fish. Thank you, you absentee landlord." Better?

Ain't that the truth. My friend's grandmother said it best a few St. Patty's Days ago as we prayed over our corned beef & cabbage: "Dear Lord, Thank you for giving our ancestors the good sense to come to America so that we would not have to eat this stuff every damn night."

Best part: Asked if the couple were married, D'Anardo said he wasn't sure -- but somehow doubted it. "Married people wouldn't probably do anything like this."

"No one leaves a Joe Odom party without a traveler."