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As much guts as Favre has shown (tons) I think the Ripken streak is without question tops. I don't know the exact numbers, but I do know he went for several years without missing an inning. The games are so different it is silly to do a comparison, but Ripken's streak just stands out so much. He played through pain too with hurt ankles, elbows, etc. He had to play the very next day after sustaining these injuries. Part of any streak is luck, (Steve Garvey had a pretty long streak but broke his hand sliding into home) but over 2500? It would be interesting to see the mena time between sitting out games at QB and SS to do the comparison though.

What? You forgot that Tony Gwynn had a legitimate shot at hitting .400 in '94? This will always bug me. Also, I had a line on World Series tickets that year (none before or since). Baseball itself is such a great game. The owners/players being jerks can never change that. It's been 10 years, it's ok to come back, but don't look for the Expos when you get here.

It looks lke the TBD organized boycott worked. Behold the power of TBD. Alexander flops.

Why don't all you KzooMike stevestojan s just take your kids to see The Incredibles instead. It's a better movie and you won't even have to argue with each other.

The problem with Bledsoe isn't his ability to have good game(s). It is his inability to perform certain tasks required of a QB. This inability ensures that a good season is not really possible. When a defense has a stupid game plan, Bledsoe can exploit it. He still has a very strong arm and can throw deep. What he can't do is think quickly enough to throw slants and short range passes. He has the occasional brain fart that leads to dumb interceptions as well. I could live with the dumb picks, but the lack of the short route puts a crimp in the overall offense. Simon summarized this well in his thread last week. If a team "gives" Bledsoe the short routes and takes away the run along with pressuring him too quickly for the long routes to develop, he is toast. The Bills had some good elements to their game plan yesterday (flee flicker, focus on Campbell, etc) but these are gimmicks that won't last a whole season. The Rams also played into the Bills hands a bit. These things will happen, but not often enough for the Bills to have a good season with Bledsoe. Their are too many smart teams out there.

I got realist. A couple of points: 1. I always complain about this on these lists, but i didn't agree with any of the answers 100%. On some I just clicked one in what would have been a 50/50 choice. 2. Even though I got realist, I think the is a bit misleading. The writer's perception of "real" could always be off, no?

It is clearly very easy to game plan for Bledsoe. You have nailed the type of passes he is unable to complete. This is the main reason I am confused when people view Josh Reeed as a bust. This is the exact route he is meant to run and should be running.

Fez: A couple of points: your last post says: (see the bold type) Your original post contains: I don't think these things line up. In your scenario, you are not making technology to skip commercials, you are simply using it. On your second paragraph I disagree with you. You are not buying a movie when you buy a DVD. You are buying a license. That license may or may not come with restrictions. The very act of purchasing the DVD is your agreement to the terms of the license. If you don't like the terms of the license, don't buy the product. That will speak lourder than any congressman. The license could say you have to watch this movie while dressed in a frilly tutu if that is what the owners of the product want. The same rules apply to CDs and all sorts of software for home and commercial use. Just because someone wants to use a movie/music/development tool in a certain way doesn't mean they should be able to do it. It stands to reason that the owner of a product would want to sell its use to as many willing customers as possible. They should have this right. If more restictive licenses help them achieve this goal, then so be it. BTW, Tivo did a lot more to bankrupt Replay than any lawsuit ever did. Although I don't know as much about it, I tend to agree with you on the WHOIS stuff. The burden of proof should be on the accuser, and if it is hard to find a culprit, then it is hard to find a culprit. With that said, once a culprit is found, I am not against stiff penalties.

There is a silver lining if he is acquitted. It will mean the term "reasonable doubt" has been redefined in a profound way. Using this new definition, the Bills might be 3-1 in Super Bowls.

I appreciate the replies. Thanks. (And not just because you mostly agree.)

And don't forget to apologize. P.S. If you have to ask why your apologizing, you're not really apologizing. Proceed back to step 1 and begin again.

The example I used was the answer I was looking for. You answered it. The unanswered links: Link Link2

Based on the overall tone of his letter. In particular the part in parentheses where he says (BTW, they were US citizens). He throws in little defenses of the Arab students throughout the letter and does not reciprocate with the republicans. Some more: She walked up to his table, starts yelling at him and pointing in his face. Note that they are voicing their intense anger, not intensely voicing their anger. He clearly initiated the only physical exchange. She was merely responding. The fact that she walked up to his table and started screaming at him was not initiating anything. Their disruption of these events, including the republicans is easily justified by their disappointment in the election results and the meanie web site. Pictures of fifty or so students with palestinian head garb do not constitute any evidence? They were just walking by, carrying their head garb? The whole letter was worded in an effort to walk on eggshells with the Palestinan students. And I said I'd bet on it. I didn't say I know it.

Kelly, Was he in the old movie "Body Double" with Melanie Griffith or was it just a guy that looked like him?

I asked a question. You answered. That was a surprise because you haven't done much of that lately. I thought my question was pretty clear so I interpret your "What do you want to talk about?" line as some sort of shot. That part was less than surprising.

I bet in this guy's eyes a noisy but non-violent group of 150-200 republicans would be a "mob".

If your avatar is a picture of you and she's letting you keep that hair, you have nothing to complain about.

Do you think any of his questions are legitimate? For example, do you think the government should ban making movies that include sexual scenes with 10 year olds?

I believe the term is grandstanding.

How about Tim McVeigh? Oops, too late. I think Terry Nichols is still available.

Those Geisha chicks have funny looking feet.

Or the parents of the kids listed at the bottom of this article. Link

Good points Berg and BiB. For the most part, I agree with Berg, but I understand BiB's points. Actually, I want to agree with BiB because if this comes to fruition you can bet the baby boom generation will be all over it. It will be yet another example of that generation thinking only of themselves. It will be a very stark example. The reasons I agree with Berg aren't exactly the ones he cites. I think that if we don't take advantage of our brain power, it will atrophy collectively. If drug companies have no incentive to develop new drugs for example, the first generation may miss out on new drugs, but the next will lose the ability to develop them. I think we need all the brain power we can muster to adapt to the ecosystem/universe (the opposite of it adapting to us). The survival of the species is important but we know that in a few billion years the sun is going to flame out. Clearly we'll need to advance in space travel or we'll be toast (literally). Between now and then we have the threat of asteroids and other niceties that likely make our deadline sooner. There are many steps to do what we must. Maybe this is one of them. To BiB's point of further developing judgement, I hope for that as well. We shall see. The stakes are likely to continually get higher and come along more quickly. The ever improving distribution of advancements via technology gives every individual more leverage, but also allows people to "opt out" and still demand more and more.

But maybe if we pretend the beheadings never happened, the insurgents/terrorists/freedom fighters will all turn into a bunch of nice guys.

...but she says she has a good "personnality".