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just as long as we don't hear an afternoon report of how long Jon Dorenbos can pee ...

There's almost no way to sync it up. Open air antenna, cable, and satellite have all different delay times. Someone who is way more attuned to the technology could explain it better than me, but I know for sure there is a difference so radio couldn't sync to the TV cuz it wouldn't know which to sync to.

or maybe Larry Kinnebrew -- we need a BIG load

speaking of guaranteed money ... how much of a signing bonus did he receive last year? anyone know the numbers? I'm sure he's guaranteed more than I'll make in my lifetime, just from this one contract.

What I just don't get is: TO nixed the trade to Baltimore last year TO signed a brand new 7(?) year deal upon arriving in Philly TO now says that contract (only 14% gone, some of which he was injured for) is inadequate He had more bargaining power last year. Period.

right, cuz RJ lost that game ...

Not to equate the Patsies with a blind squirrel, but ... even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while.

Last spring?! Last spring?! You mean last summer, before the threat of a lockout. This truly represents one of the most boneheaded negotiating periods in human history.

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I know what you're saying, Frez. But I would contend that we would have lost to most any team that day. We were destined. Also I'm only talking about receiver depth. Their current backups only caught 3 balls for 28 yards that day. Maddox was 12-24 for 120 yards. I also don't think Hines will holdout. BUT the Steelers may let him walk after this season. I think that is VERY likely.

So ... let me get this straight ... We need to either stop manned flight or take it away from NASA because it's a waste of resources and NASA managers couldn't run a McDonald's? Right ... Even with the problems that NASA has encountered (some of them their own fault because of bloated beauracracy) they have still done more in 40 years than most of us could hope to do. You can question the need to slam a probe into a comet, but to pull it off is impressive. I know many of your comments are hyperbole, but let's give some credit to work that has been accomplished. SpaceShipOne, though impressive for a privately funded operation, still pales in comparison to what NASA has accomplished. Also remember that SS1 built upon the foundation of what NASA did. As far as the shuttles being all things to all groups, it wasn't up to them. It was from political pressure to include all the different needs in the design of the shuttle. It was a phenomenal engineering feat in its day. Thanks for being impressed.

They cannot afford to have Hines holdout -- or lose him after this season -- they have little quality depth

Yeah, the rest will be in blaze orange

Sabres have always been a decent value. Live in Pittsburgh ... go to the igloo and pay $30 for horrid seats, and you only get that price if you order 100 tickets at a time (10 seats for 10 games, 4 seats for 25 games) I don't think there is a seat in HSBC that is worse than some of the good seats in Mellon Arena

the Star Spangled Banner written by Sir Francis Scott Off-Key

I'm glad you know everything ... if I need to formulate my opinion or find out all the facts, I'll be sure to stop by ...

So do you favor "wast[ing] valuable coin" paying for the procedures? If it's money you're worried about, it would be cheaper to outlaw abortion -- from the government's standpoint -- not getting into the insurance angle

it was definitely mcginest. Tedi is a stand up guy. Everything I've seen about him as a player and person is nothing but quality. Just cuz he's a patsy doesn't make him evil.

I couldn't get over the fact that someone brought a two year old to the midnight showing of Episode III. TWO YEARS OLD????? MIDNIGHT????? There's something called parental responsibility.

it was said the NASA program is better, but the resolution in urban areas is significantly inferior, unless there is a way to download improved pics, ... anyone know anything about it?

The stealing of the fizzy lifting drink was another add-in by the original movie that wasn't in the book. I would bet that Dahl was upset about tarnishing the Charlie character -- might be one reason why he didn't like the movie. Very rarely does the "hero" of a movie stay untarnished nowadays -- Burton kept Charlie above reproach in his character, tough to do in this day and age.

Don't forget the pickle juice

Dahl passed away in 1990 ... did it take this long? Maybe his family, or estate was -- as did Suess' for the Grinch movie with Carrey. I think most of the new movie is truer to the book. The difficulty comes in that it is a children's book, very short, very quick read. Anyone who does a screen adaptation needs to add things to it. The book could easily be done in a 30 minute animate show for TV (an hour at tops, if you stick enough commercials in). The original added all the school scenes in -- which only served to provide a cameo for a British actor and highlight Charlie's poverty (which I think was sufficiently highlighted in this movie). The new movie adds the dimension of Willy's dad, which is appropriate for the way in which the character was developed for this adaptation -- is further highlights Charlie as the hero. It's not Willy Wonka saving a family from poverty, it's Charlie teaching a lesson on the importance of family.

Hmmm, didn't see it, IMDB.com doesn't list it, did it happen? Not to my knowledge

I generally have not enjoyed Burton -- this one just struck me the right way. Maybe this will eventually be a "lousy movie that I liked" as the one thread talked about.