inkman

Most of the scumbags I work with do crap like this. They don't want anyone to know how much money they make, so they do everything in cash. This way they can keep their child support payments stay at a minimum.

...or Newports, KFC, malt liquor and daily number tickets...

Melo was a better scorer but Donte has far greater range at this point of his career.

Better leaper, for certain. I guess it depends on your defintion of athletecism.

You mean the NBA has no place for a 6'2" forward, who can't shoot and makes horrible decisions at crunch time?

He's longer, more athletic and a better shooter than Carmelo. His inside game is nowhere near Melo's at this point though.

I think you guys are selling him a bit short. While his shot selection, defense and intensity can all be questioned, his talent can not. He's a proto-typical NBA small forward. If he even develops just a little, he'll be a decent player and on the off chance that he realizes his potential, he could be a star.

My wife shelled out the 3.99 to buy it for me for Christmas.

I'm not certain they will be better off without him but He definitely would be better off with another year under his belt. His low post game, defense, shot selection and rebounding could all use some work.

I'm cooking out on the grill in a couple of minutes. Thanks for the cutlery recommendation. They went over nice!

Perhaps it's because they use terms like "hating on".

...but it was tht right call...

Do you deal with outside parties, like in sales? ...and is that the reason?

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Dude...

I didn't mean to imply that I don't like people looking at them. I almost exclusively wear tanks in the summer to accentuate my ink. There is a certain vanity involved. There is also the deep seeded issues as to why people change there appearance, probably stemming from some sort of self-esteem issues.

If I got pissed at someone having more ink than me, I'd walk around my entire life pissed off...oh...wait.

People do ask some dumb questions. Like if a piece that took 3 and 1/2 hours actually hurt, but I always politely respond or just feed them a line of BS.

I wish I had the expendable income to get all the ink I would like. The whole wife/kid/house thingy kinda derailed that.

Nobody touches me. Then again most people cross the street when they see me coming.

Work in progress. Left Shoulder Right Shoulder Neck Leg

I've lost count...

Rank (PY) Team 2008 Payroll 2007 Payroll Change 1 (1) Yankees $209,081,579 $195,229,045 $13,852,534 2 (9) Tigers $138,685,197 $95,180,369 $43,504,828 3 (3) Mets $138,293,378 $117,915,819 $20,377,559 4 (2) Red Sox $133,440,037 $143,526,214 ($10,086,177) 5 (4) White Sox $121,152,667 $109,680,167 $11,472,500 6 (5) Angels $119,216,333 $109,251,333 $9,965,000 7 (8) Cubs $118,595,833 $99,937,000 $18,658,833 8 (6) Dodgers $118,536,038 $108,704,524 $9,831,514 9 (7) Mariners $117,993,982 $106,516,833 $11,477,149 10 (13) Braves $102,424,018 $89,492,685 $12,931,333 Not quite...

Relax, I was joking, particularly about Canada. Sporting events, from what I have personally seen, have turned into a giant Keg party for a vast majority of those invloved. While I enjoy my beer as much as the next guy, I think berating a fan for the team they root for is just plain stupid (unless they are getting in your face, then all bets are off) I will share a story or two from the last 2 Bills games I went to. The first one was the Steelers debalce of 04(?) where they got beat by some back up running back named Willie Parker and Brian St. Pierre as their QB. Anywho, we were sitting in the front of a section right above the stairs and sometime during the 3rd quarter a couple of Steeler fans decided to make the staircase their temporary residence to watch the game. Problem was they were directly is my line of sight for the game. I yelled "down in front" a few times until the guy turns around where we begin to exchange pleasantries. Next thing I know, I'm at the bottom of said staircase looking up at the sky and my brother is wailing on Pittsburgh douchebag. If I was to do it over again, I would have contacted the usher but I also would like to think that they would keep the stairs clear of people camping out to watch the game. The other game I went to was between NYJ and Buffalo a couple seasons ago. I was in the bathroom early on in the game where a horde of BIlls fans were really giving it to a couple of REALLY hammered Jets fans. I stepped in between them and while it did cool them down I later heard that one of the Jets fans had his nose broke in a fight. It's just crap like this that has soured my gameday experience and I'll be more than happy to watch from my couch from now on.