UConn James

IIRC, they stole 10 computers/laptops near finals time. That's 10 lives they entirely disrupted. Term papers, research, class notes, etc.... Ten students who had to work like the Dickens b/c "My computer was stolen" isn't an excuse a lot of profs will buy. I remember losing one smallish term paper I stupidly only had saved on a disk and it threw off my schedule for a couple of weeks. I can't imagine how losing everything would be like. If I'm one of the ten, I would want to meet these punks in the dark alley behind Gampel, besides them being expelled. I really can't express how disappointed I am in the U, which has otherwise always been very forthcoming in stuff like this.

Bench points are crucial for any team. Marcus Williams and the other kid should have been expelled; as an alum, it's shameful that they've been allowed to stay on the team at all for what they did.

That, and we have 20 million people who think they can make a living as a singer, actor, entertainer/personality rather than having anything like a real job where they actually have to do something like work. Perish the fuggin' thought. Not that politicians are making it easier/economical for businesses to create real jobs here. They've made it known we want all of the superficial jobs we can get.

I don't think she can get on viewers' good sides. As I said, in story-telling, a character who kills a character we've come to know or like has to pay for that in some manner. Either in prison, mental health, their own death or any combination of that. Maybe the writers will try to redeem AL as a kind of anti-hero (look up the meaning of this, b/c it's probably not what you think it means*). This kind of character is a very tricky thing to establish. As you say, she'll probably have to rescue one of the group. I honestly don't see Ms. One-way doing that. *anti-hero: the/a central character in a play, book or film who does not possess traditionally heroic qualities, such as bravery, and is admired instead for, or despite, what society generally considers to be a weakness of their character Death will become a part of any show with a basis in disaster and being marooned on an island, except Gilligan's Island, o' course. The reason why she didn't ID him was so he would be back on the street where she could hunt him down, rather than entering the penal system where he's protected from retribution. Watch it again, and you know her mother knows what AL is thinking about doing. She asks her, what three times, to ID the guy? Her mother didn't get to be a captain by being stupid. In the flashback, AL shoots him, puts the gun in her jacket and then walks away; she didn't pick up the body and dump/bury it somewhere. Jason's prints are in the system, so he's easily identifiable; an arrest record search, nevermind the cops in the precinct would show her connection to Jason, which is instant motive. Someone had to have covered for her somewhere. What you're talking about is the part where AL lied when Sayid asked her if she ever saw (and an implied "Did you take revenge on...?") the guy who shot her. She said No, probably b/c she was thinking about her own present situation. If you're AL, you probably don't want to tell Sayid that when someone shot you, you gunned them down in cold blood.

He tortured people, yes. In the Republican Guard, that's what they did with Iraqis who were suspected of not being loyal to Saddam, people who were theives, people who did or were suspected of any variety of crime. Tantamount to police *ahem* coercing a confession out of a suspect and to find out what else they know. Some probably were innocent but if it weren't Sayid, it would have been someone else doing the torturing. It's kind of like how on the island, he doesn't question what things need to be done; he just does it (i.e. he doesn't ask what the computer was for, he fixed it first) b/c it's his job. Think what you want about that; he's a yes-sir follower, he's the muscle guy, whatever. But I wouldn't say that if it were his call, that he'd be jumping at the chance to torture an innocent person. What does Jack have in his past that's so bad? Hurley? Claire? Rose?

Well, considering that she emptied a clip into the guy, and then went closer for a double-tap to the head, I'm thinking it wasn't Sawyer. I think the guy's name was Jason. But he did look a little like Sawyer, probably not accidental. Something else to think about, the guy shoots AL. AL refuses to ID him which prompts his release. Guy gets shot. You would think AL is the prime suspect in the murder (b/c that's what it is, regardless whether you think it was justified). Her mother was the captain.... Then there was the domestic where she pulled her gun; which in itself is a serious matter and requires paperwork-up-the-ass over whether it was necessary; and it being her first day back on the job after a shooting incident, there would/should have been disciplinary action for it, and desk duty for a long time. Her partner didn't report that she drew her weapon, her mother apparently put a kibosh on the investigation of Jason's murder. This is a girl (I won't say woman) who has had people covering for her f--kups for a long time. And she's ugly.

Yup. I heard somewhere that people who get used cars retire 5 years earlier than those who buy or lease new cars. At the heart of it, it's a one-time investment of a few grand + some repairs and if it lasts you five years you're ahead of the game vs. constant monthly payments that really add up as your vehicle depreciates. I've gotten some good deals at state auctions. Usually Ford Escorts, Taurus, etc. that are about five years old and go for about $2-3K. Some need minor work, some need a little more extensive work, but still might be worth it. But there's some people who just need a new car, must have a new car, can't live without a new car. I just look at it in a Point A to Point B and 'it's just a hunk of metal and plastic' perspective.

I still hate AL; probably more than before. I hope she gets it, soon. Definitely don't think the writers should do a story of redemption, as I'm guessing they will try. In story, a person who makes a mistake as big as her has to be punished somehow --- it's usually in like kind of what they did, but there needs to be some kind of retribution. Fast-Draw McGraw, she is. And still barking out orders that no one follows, thinking she's in charge. So the ep was a parallel b/w her response to being shot (she murdered the guy, tho she lied about that to Sayid) and Sayid's response to her shooting Shannon, which was a very lame 'Sh-- Happens.' Or perhaps it was a parallel b/w the flashback and how AL is dealing with being the shooter this time, rather than the shoot-ee. Duey, there was definitely a kinship/mutual understanding b/w Locke and Eko. Locke is getting into the trappings of cubicle life again, doing the crossword while manning the button (Gilgamesh); I think he likes the structure and schedule of it. And yeah, the reunion was sentimental, and the music really played into that. Rose-Bernard. Jin-Sun (very nice to see that, after she thought he was dead). But there was also Vincent running toward Michael; and that is a sorrowful scene when you think about it. Here Michael is, right back to where he started from after having such high hopes, and his son has been kidnapped. It's going to be very interesting to see how it plays out w/ Michael's reaction over time and in how they're going to get Walt back.

There were "tones"? No, there were flashbacks just prior to Sayid getting on the flight that he aided the FBI in busting a terror cell and foil a major attack by using his previous friendship with one of the cell members. Which he did, at considerable personal risk, and which he didn't have to do. Sayid isn't down with hurting innocent people. He tortured Sawyer for cause and with approval from Jack and the other Lostaways. He didn't kill Locke even tho Shannon asked him to "do something about [Locke killing Boone]" b/c, despite his gut feeling, he had no proof that the crash wasn't accidental (nor did he hear Locke say, "Boone was a sacrifice that the island demanded" that showed malicious intent, at least). That would actually be pretty cool.

Well that's the thing in today's American economy. Producing a tangible product ourselves is so passé. With every free trade agreement, American becomes more and more a retail economy, where the only jobs will be selling stuff that other countries make. We have Bill Clinton and the Republicans to thank for sailing us down the river, and Dems who, in their few statements on this subject have broad ideas I agree with more than not but not many specifics about how we can become a production economy again. But come election time, they sit on the sidelines and talk about abortion.

That looks like me when the motion sickness sets in.

Sounds like the Bills defense at about 4:15 p.m.

"When it's too tough for them, it's TOO TOUGH FOR US!"

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!! <clug, clug, clug, clug, clug, clug> Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

If they wanted to be real bastards, they could send them to Queer Eye.

They're moving down the field at will. Our defense couldn't stop SDSU.

Ah, yes. Jerry Gray's bend-and-break defense.

Another Daimon Shelton goal line pass. Teams should know to defend only that play when we get inside the 5. Nice drive, tho. I haven't been deluding myself this week to think we stand a chance, just want to see JP get some good drives.

Ditto to everything you just said. And it might shake MM&TD's peaches a little bit re: our ability to compete with good teams. They were on Cloud Nine after the loss to the Pats; we were in that only b/c the Pats were playing like ass.

This would make my year! Would have been nice to get him alive. If for nothing else, just to !@#$ with his head, before cutting it off and putting it on a big pole. I don't normally condone torture, but in his case I'd've made an exception.

It was the gun she took from Sawyer in the earthen jail. It only had one bullet left. Its provenance goes back to the Air Marshal's Halliburton case. I would keep that in mind for the soon-to-come backstory on Kate's original crime. But the question stands, How would a gun operate after being in the water for a few hours? The answer is, it's television.

That's the thing. The Pats MO this year hasn't been about domination. They bring other team down to their level (meaning the level of backups), hang with them into the 4th quarter, then bring it on their final or final two drives. No, these are not the Pats of the last few years, but they can still play ball (and get a little help from the B&Ws) to win no matter how dirty they get. They're clinging to the remnants, which are starting to fray. Can't say that it's all that good of a strategy by BB, but it has gotten them in first in the AFC-E.

Per the article yesterday, MM started to call the majority of plays in week 6. Which, as memory serves, we started running the ball more consistently, rather than pass-pass-pass-punt. Not that it has been gleaming perfection since then, tho. And, it begs the question whether this leak from the otherwise mute 1BD was the reason Clements rescinded his application to coach at Temple. B/c for an OC, that was tantamount to a public castration. Can't say it wasn't deserved; it just boggles the mind how we could go from the offense last year that ran the ball effectively and had fairly good/conservative-but-not-too-conservative playcalling, to the dreck Clements was calling early on.

I don't think Ethan showed up on the main section beach until a couple of days after the crash, right? Could have been that the Otehrs had been scouting the tail section group and learning their names, etc. and then when Ethan went to the main beach, he used that name, that they had misheard from 'Nathan,' and said he was from Canada. Ana's interrogation of Goodwin was very weird. The Others are collecting the "good people"? As opposed to Bad People, who don't murder people? The Bible might be from the drug plane. And, duey, I don't remember any of the Others on the boat having an an eyepatch. It falls into the whole Live Together/Die Alone philosophy. And it's easy to look at people while seperating them from their social surroundings. It didn't look like the tail section had much of a plan, but they didn't have many supplies or very many people. From the looks, Ana could thrive in a bigger group and with some help. But she is very distrusting in general and much more concerned with security than the main beach, that didn't go all earthern pit jail on Day 17. ----- So, Eko was on the plane; I thought he'd been there a while based on how good a tracker he is and, for instance, how when he was with Jin he could sense when the Others were coming. He needs a mansiere tho. Liked the way this ep was written and segmented. Flashed onto the important scenes in the tail section's story. Some of the "Day --" segments were just a few seconds, others were much longer. Kind of fast-forward so we don't have to spend so much time seeing things that were pretty much the same things the main group was doing. I guess next week is the merge. TOMCAT, could you edit the title of the thread, (by clicking edit on your initial post) to read "LOST 2.07 Discussion Thread" and then in the subsection, "The Other 48 Days"? It makes the thread more specifically searchable for when people want to refer back to it. I'll send this in PM too.

Well, you are John C. McGinley in real life. And CTM is the man behind the curtain in Oz (on the side, he writes all the questions for Jeopardy! and Trivial Pursuit). All this from a comment about engine design, when anyone who's actually worked on a car in their life has probably invented swear words. But, I do remember my dad used to have his '70 LTD with a 390, and you seriously could change the oil on that while wearing a tuxedo on your wedding day. Some things have been made more simple, but every good feature is not collected in any one car. Most engine designs now involve there being about 1 inch of space after taking the filter off the screw, hand contortions, and having to do a balancing act with the filter. And this is just for a fuggin oil change. Ahh... the tribulations of playing Shady Tree Mechanic.