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We couldn't do that ourselves though?

I'm interested in hearing his response to that.

If it was on Halloween I'd think, "costume."

Someone should've told that to the creators of the popular TV show Hogan's Heros... I know nothing!

As long as the guns/explosives weren't real, I don't have a problem with any of those HALLOWEEN COSTUMES. In case you didn't notice, people get dressed up on that holiday. Why is it wrong to dress up as Hitler (or, as you mentioned, an Amish school child with a bullet hole in their head), but it's fine to dress up like Steve Irwin with a stingray in your chest? Double standard because he's famous? You expect crazy costumes like that on Halloween. If he came that way on Nov 1st or Oct 30th, you have a point. If costumes aren't allowed in school on the 31st, you have a point. Otherwise, I respectfully disagree with you.

Exactly.

I thought it started with the "Just give it to 'em!" game.

http://tinyurl.com/ylux3p

Last I checked, we run the world. Don't piss me off or I'll change your credit score.... And not for the better...

It's not just you. I told one of my coworkers (I live in Minnesota) to watch for unbelievablely favorable calls going the way of the Patriots. He didn't believe me all last week. Last night, I got an email saying that I was right. The Pats are a good team, but they certainly get a LOT of help from the league. CW

I actually like it as well -- yeah, you can tell by reading "3rd and 4" but seeing the first down line and/or the arrow on the screen is pretty cool. Plus, the technology that makes it happen is VERY cool http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/question225.htm

John went to visit his 90 year old grandfather in a very secluded, rural area of Georgia. After spending a great evening chatting the night away, John's grandfather prepared breakfast of bacon, eggs and toast. However, John noticed a film like substance on his plate, and questioned his grandfather asking, "Are these plates clean?" His grandfather replied, "They're as clean as cold water can get them. Just you go ahead and finish your meal, Sonny!" For lunch the old man made hamburgers. Again, John was concerned about the plates as his appeared to have tiny specks around the edge that looked like dried egg and asked,"Are you sure these plates are clean?" Without looking up the old man said, "I told you before, Sonny, those dishes are as clean as cold water can get them. Now don't you fret, I don't want to hear another word about it!" Later that afternoon, John was on his way to a nearby town and as he was leaving, his grandfather's dog started to growl, and wouldn't let him pass. John yelled and said, "Grandfather, your dog won't let me get to my car". Without diverting his attention from the football game he was watching on TV, the old man shouted ..."COLDWATER, GO LAY DOWN!!!!"

I didn't really know what it meant either, although I had a general idea. bollocks n. How do I put this delicately... bollocks are testicles. The word is in pretty common use in the UK (not in my house, of course!) and works well as a general "surprise" expletive in a similar way to bugger. The phrase "the dog's bollocks" is used to describe something particularly good (yes, good) - something like "see that car - it's the dog's bollocks, so it is". This in turn gives way to homonym phrases like "the pooch's privates" or "the mutt's nuts" which all generally mean the same thing. Oh, and this beer from Wychwood Brewery. The word has also slipped through the the State of Florida's censors in the wonderful form of this registration plate. We also describe a big telling-off as a bollocking, and additionally use the word to mean "rubbish" (as in "well, that's a load of bollocks"). Some additional US/UK confusion is added by the fact that the words "bollix" and "bollixed" are sometimes used in the US to describe something thrown into confusion or destroyed. CW

In Minnesota and Wisconsin, it's even easier. They give you a voting card and a black marker, and you literally draw a line pointing to who you are voting for. <President> -----> George W Bush | ------> John Kerry Just highlight the path that you're voting for. No chance for misunderstanding, no hanging chads, and no way to rig it (well, I suppose someone could invalidate your vote by making multiple lines for each vote). CW

I told one of my coworkers today that there was NO WAY that the Patriots were going to lose tonight. The Pats are on national TV and the league doesn't want them to lose (I was actually shocked the point spread was only 2.5... I put some money on that action!). Anyway, I guaranteed him that at least once in the game there would be a completely BS call and that the announcers would say something like, "How did the refs mess that up?" I turned on the TV to see the "no-catch" play that was reviewed and just started laughing to myself. I had to send him an email "I told you so," and he replied, "YOU WERE RIGHT!!!! AS MUCH AS I HATE TO ADMIT IT!!!" CW

It was just as hypothetical as your "you never know with Fox" comment.

Fox might cancel the show before next week, but they're not the ones in charge of writing it.

He won't go to jail. If you watch the show, you'll realize that the government will have him killed before that happens. He'll escape somehow, although I don't know how. Also, unlike Gilligan's Island, two main characters have already been killed off this season (with another one knocked off at the end of last season). CW

Is that why we tried that play with Reed in at QB?

No... The chance of losing is too high

Well, I saw the rule in effect for the first time today. Plummer (Den) was sacked and fumbled, Indy recovered, but the refs had blown the whistle saying the QB was already down. After hearing about the rule in the offseason, and now seeing it in practice, I still don't like it. I also wonder what would've happened if the ball had bounced around on the ground instead of it falling righ tinto the defender's hands. CW

Because other advertisers who disagree with the message could pull their ads, losing money for NBC. It's not censorship, it's all about money.

I will.

No, unless Scott's changed his rules. NSFW is skimpy shots or bad language. Nude isn't allowed as far as I know.

Also, our wonderful government signed a new bill/law/something that changes daylight savings time next year: http://www.energy.ca.gov/daylightsaving.html Supposedly it'll save us power or something... It'll also make sysadmin life hell, as a lot of servers will need to be updated to make sure they follow the new DST rules. I know for a fact that midrange Sun servers need to be patched, but it can't be done until after Jan 1st. Thanks, guys. This'll be a mini-y2k for your sysadmins CW