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Steely Dan

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  1. Where the hell is Chroise in that list!!! Going by your choices (mostly); 1. Edwards 2. Bledsoe 3. Collins 4. Flutie 5. Johnson 6. A monkey 7. A dead woodchuck 8. Nobody 9. Hobert
  2. As soon as I read the article I knew he was kidding. How anyone could take that seriously is beyond me. It's the whole "TO is going to start a controversy" mentality. JMO
  3. All of the information that might give the answers away, has been blacked out by the spoiler alert. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ September 10: General Interest : First drunk driving arrest On this day in , a 25-year-old London taxi driver named George Smith becomes the first person ever arrested for drunk driving after slamming his cab into a building. Smith later pled guilty and was fined In the United States, the first laws against operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol went into effect in New York in In , Dr. Rolla Harger, a professor of biochemistry and toxicology, patented the Drunkometer, a balloon-like device into which people would breathe to determine whether they were inebriated. In , Robert Borkenstein, a former Indiana state police captain and university professor who had collaborated with Harger on the Drunkometer, invented the Breathalyzer. Easier-to-use and more accurate than the Drunkometer, the Breathalyzer was the first practical device and scientific test available to police officers to establish whether someone had too much to drink. A person would blow into the Breathalyzer and it would gauge the proportion of alcohol vapors in the exhaled breath, which reflected the level of alcohol in the blood. Despite the invention of the Breathalyzer and other developments, it was not until the late and early that public awareness about the dangers of drinking and driving increased and lawmakers and police officers began to get tougher on offenders. In 1980, a Californian named Candy Lightner founded Mothers Against Drunk Driving, or MADD, after her 13-year-old daughter Cari was killed by a drunk driver while walking home from a school carnival. The driver had three previous drunk-driving convictions and was out on bail from a hit-and-run arrest two days earlier. Lightner and MADD were instrumental in helping to change attitudes about drunk driving and pushed for legislation that increased the penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. MADD also helped get the minimum drinking age raised in many states. Today, the legal drinking age is 21 everywhere in the United States and convicted drunk drivers face everything from jail time and fines to the loss of their driver's licenses and increased car insurance rates. Some drunk drivers are ordered to have ignition interlock devices installed in their vehicles. These devices require a driver to breath into a sensor attached to the dashboard; the car won't start if the driver's blood alcohol concentration is above a certain limit. Despite the stiff penalties and public awareness campaigns, drunk driving remains a serious problem in the United States. In 2005, 16,885 people died in alcohol-related crashes and almost 1.4 million people were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A friend of mine's mother was killed by a DD back in the early 80's.
  4. I forget who wrote about it but I read recently that the whole idea of a line jelling is greatly overrated. The person who wrote the article said as long as each lineman knows his assignment the line will function well. Bell is an upgrade over Walker and since he's young he should only improve as time goes on, JMO.
  5. Owens also poked fun at the Patriots, after being asked whether he had anything special prepared for the game. "I might bring my spy camera," Owens said. That comment makes his signing all worth it to me!!
  6. I don't know why they didn't say I was from Rochester. Stupid press.
  7. Rotoworld doesn't have any news about him being picked up.
  8. That's what this thread is about. I agree with your ideas about the juvenile ideas behind those posts!!
  9. So four times is all it takes? You slut! You tink Your fonny But chour not!!
  10. I was going to make a joke about SDS' ability to do that but then I thought that would be rude and I decided not to do it.
  11. When he was hired I was underwhelmed. He is probably the most overrated QB coach in the league. I've never understood the love for that guy. I was hoping he'd be a better OC but obviously that never happened. Exactly. IIRC, Jauron wanted him to simplify the offense. I can imagine that too many complex plays isn't good for a young QB. As you said some great offenses just simplify things and hopefully that will work for Buffalo. (fingers crossed)
  12. I think the Raiders will unleash McFadden this year. In one of my leagues I managed to get him in the 15th round. So my RB corp is Clinton Portis, Thomas Jones, Darren McFadden, Darren Sproles and Jerious Norwood. (points are awarded for kick/punt returns and the last two have serious value in that league.) I would start McFadden this week and see what happens. They didn't draft him that high to not use as a starter. JMO Tom Cable was fired after being interim HC and was criticized for not using McFadden more than he did.
  13. Pelt Horseshoe Crabs? Penile History Chart? Plump Hairy Chicks?
  14. I never actually clicked on one of those links and it looks like all I missed were some sick people making fun of someone's ailment.
  15. Do people like this really think they are going to get away with this ing ? I mean some level of retardation has to be at work there.
  16. I didn't mean to Bell in an interview just the announcers doing the game.
  17. I do love the avatar!! You should get used to the fear and loathing at two bills drive.
  18. You should STFU and only speak when spoken to Jackass!!
  19. OT but, how many embarrassing comments will be made about Karl Malone during the Bills broadcast? Will they not mention it? Will they leave it at he's Malone's son or will they mention Malone disowned him and his mother is only 13 years older than him? I hoping it's the last one. The douchebag deserves to be shamed before a national audience.
  20. When I get you, it will simply be a Kaiser Soze two shots to the back of the head.
  21. Bell's not on the list at all!
  22. You brought it upon yourself!!
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