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Eagles fans are pretty bad. But the new stadium's crab fries are awesome.

I am having a hard time staying focused for a football game lately. Too many flags, breaks in the action, reviews, etc.

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the new "savior" getting booed in his very first game is a new record for the Lions.

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Dallas fans won't hurt you. Merely annoy the hell out of you. If that makes you feel better.

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Have you seen a Raiders game? Those people are scary.

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Caveat Emptor. Besides, he's used to it.

That's what you get for taking limp-armed leftovers. Have you seen the guy in an interview? You wonder how he gets dressed in the morning. That said, he's a damn sight better than Joey Harrington at least. And probably a whole lot better than Alex Smith.

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OooH! Ooooh! Me! Me!

I assume the invite includes a trip to the Landing Strip and the nearby revival? I mean, this should be a full tour kinda experience. (Last time I was in Austin, EvenOdds took me to lunch at the stadium for the full experience.)

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What the hell are crab fries?

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Hey!! No insults about Alex Smith please. He had more completed passes than interceptions yesterday -- I'm pretty sure that's a first for him.

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$14,000 a day for holding out. Ain't that some shit? I know we've discussed this already, but it's like the players in the NFL are consistently held over a barrel.

I can't wait til I finish reading this crap book I have now so I can start on $40 Million Slaves, which sounds interesting.

TM

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Actually, I was really rooting for him yesterday. That hail Mary at the end of the game had a shot.
I'd like to see the Cardinals and their damn new "house" get kicked in the ass by youse guys. Maybe at home they'll have a better shot.

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Well, the Landing Strip is a good 170 miles away, but sure, if Houston based strip clubs aren't good enough for you.

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Yeah, he's just a $39 million slave. The $14,000 fine is union agreed. But I guess that's because Gene Upshaw was on Paul Tagliabue's leash.

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Oohh, me me me, too, especially if Sidd is going to be there in legwarmers.

And AoN, Olivia Newton-John is among the famous people with whom I share my birthday.

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Um, er, I don't know -- are they good enough for me? And vice versa?

But isn't 170 miles like next door, in Texas?

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Apparently, my new next door neighbor. I'm not sure how I prove this, but I'm pretty certain I'm correct.

Which reminds me, wasn't there someone on this board who did hits for relatively reasonable prices? (Was it Flinty? I can't remember.) Please let me know if you are interested in a contract job, and if you take Pay Pal.

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Man. I wish there were pictures for this.

CHICAGO - A 79-year-old South Side woman bearing a toy gun and a visor that read "Princess" has been charged with trying to rob a downtown bank.

Cooke walked into the Bank of America branch Tuesday morning and told a teller that she'd just come from the dentist and could only speak quietly, according to an FBI affidavit.

As the teller leaned in, Cooke whispered a demand for $30,000 and brandished a gun that turned out to be a toy, the affidavit says. Instead of handing over any money, however, the teller triggered a silent alarm and walked away.

Officials said Cooke was dressed for the attempted heist in a black trench coat, sunglasses and a white "Princess" visor.

Princess the crook

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Compared to other pro sports, TM is correct. No guaranteed contracts, and if you get cut midseason, you don't get paid. Which means that those 5 year, $50 million deals are, to put it bluntly, bogus. The only money that is real is the signing bonus.

And the team will always ask to restructure the deal (i.e. -- make the player take a paycut), but God help the player with the balls to ask the team to restructure a deal. What bargaining power? The team can waive you if you don't take a pay cut, and can fine you if you hold out.

The NFLPA is indeed a toothless beast. Gene Upshaw is probably a nice guy, but the need a Marvin Miller or even a Don Fehr in charge.

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I desperately want her to use this image on the invitation. (spree: safe for work, but it'd fuck up the margins and piss off fringey if I posted it here)

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Christ, nfh, there is much, much weirder stuff out there. I don't even know where to begin.

• Minnelli's ex asks judge to set aside prenup
  
  NEW YORK (AP) -- David Gest, the estranged husband of Liza Minnelli, asked a judge to set aside his prenuptial agreement with the star, the latest development in their lengthy divorce battle.
  
  Gest's lawyers told State Supreme Court Judge Harold B. Beeler that Minnelli hid the fact that she was infected with herpes, was an alcoholic and prone to violence.
  
  Had Gest known, the lawyers argued, he never would have entered into the prenuptial agreement.
  
  Minnelli's lawyer, Israel Rubin, refused to comment on specific allegations. "This whole thing is ridiculous," he said.
  
  Gest's lawyers on Friday asked Beeler to order a trial to determine the validity of the prenuptial agreement.
  
  Minnelli and Gest married March 16, 2002, at a celebrity-studded ceremony with Michael Jackson as best man and Elizabeth Taylor as maid of honor. They separated in July 2003 and filed for divorce later that year.
  
  The prenup request is the latest in a series of lawsuits and accusations traded between the former couple that have become tabloid fodder.
  
  Most recently, Minnelli argued in court papers that Gest and her former bodyguard, who claims she forced him to have sex with her to keep his job, joined forces to attack and embarrass her publicly. She claimed the bodyguard, M'Hammed Soumayah, 56, breached a confidentiality agreement by giving Gest information about her.
  
  Soumayah filed a $100 million lawsuit against Minnelli, claiming she assaulted him.
  
  Gest, 52, has filed his own $10 million lawsuit against Minnelli, saying that during the 15 months they lived together after they were married she repeatedly beat him so badly that he suffered nerve damage in his head.
  
  Minnelli has denied the claims.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/09/11/mi....ap/index.html

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Oh my god. The 20-minute workout. I used to do that all the time. Remember Bess? (or maybe it was Beth). She was the awesomest.

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No wonder you hate the Jets.

I've been to a few Jets games and the fans are completely insufferable. I have a friend who is a die-hard Dolphins fan and he has given up wearing a jersey when he goes. Fights, beer thrown, threats, insults to his gf (when he brings her). It's unbelievable. It's not like a Red Sox game, where that kind of behavior is ok.*

One time I was sitting 3 rows back, 50 yard line and that idiot fireman was right near me. As far as I can tell, he doesn't have tickets because he sits wherever he likes, if there is an open seat. He is a fanatic. Insane. This woman was sitting right next to us and she had a photo of herself and him (with him in his Jets fireman's hat, standing over her shoulder), with the greyish fake backdrop and the contrived pose that has made Sears so much money over the years. She was quite young and somewhat cute. I asked if I could see the photo. She showed it to me and I squelched a laugh and asked her if he was her dad. She said, "No. He's my boyfriend." I couldn't disguise my shock and disgust. She was used to the reaction.

TM

*That's a joke. Red Sox fans are given plenty of shit, but nothing like the danger the Yankees fan who was wearing a jersey was in at Fenway. Good Lord, those people are fucking crazy.

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They're french fries smothered on an Old Bay-like seasoning: delicious.

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The internet is an odd, odd place, where you find out that there are a lot of freaks out there.

One of those freaks has a homepage dedicated to the 20 minute workout and has screencaps from every single episode.

Sometimes google reveals too much.

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how long is that in American minutes?

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You could put Old Bay on dogshit and it would be delicious.

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Dude - you're mocking Fireman Eddie Anzalone???? He's an institution. WTF?

You probably hated bleachers Ali with the cowbell before he passed on.

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First off, the signing bonuses are a large share of the actual salary, so they're not so easily dismissed.

Second, what TM is basically arguing for is a redistribution of salary from players who do perform to those that don't. Guaranteed contracts inevitably lead to lots of money for injured players or non-performing players who are either cut or retained and played (look at some baseball rosters for examples of hte latter). That takes money away from the players who play well.

If the union is worried about unfairness, then they should mandate insurance against injury for everyone. But they've decided not to, and instead offer pensions only to people who have played over a certain number of years.

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It actually worked out to a 30-minute workout, because you were supposed to jog in place through the commercial breaks. I usually just sat down.

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The guy is a rich man's Ronnie Woo Woo.

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It goes without saying that I thought this post was by Penske until someone quoted it, doesn't it?

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Indeed. I think they are merging into a single entity. Hanske.

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Or Juan the Marine. Or Juan the Marine (orginal). They liked poking fun at Canada, too.

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I am reporting the earlier post to an adminstrator. this is really starting to look like he's impersonating another person or entity......

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They filed a trademark app. I filed it for them.

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Imagine working with this guy.

http://www.sfgate.com/c/pictures/200..._raiderfan.jpg

And this guy's always there. Imagine, I had to leave my umbrella outside for someone to steal and this guy gets in. Actually that's just his shoulder.

http://www.sfgate.com/sports/picture...ders-ryder.jpg

And apparently a now deceased Charger fan.

http://www.sfgate.com/c/pictures/200...0/raiders3.jpg

http://www.sfgate.com/c/pictures/200...3/raiders2.jpg

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As I was heading into the park to go running this afternoon, a large entourage was set up. As I got closer to the entrance, I realized they must have been filming one of those cop shows, because at the center of all the action was the guy who used to be Toby's boyfriend on Oz (I think his real name is Chris something). He is hhhhhhhot (it's more meaningful with lots of H's instead of lots of T's).

But very short.

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Chris Meloni? He is totally hottttt.

But apparently a rather surly type. My friend's friend used to live in the apartment beside him. He never acknowledged his neighbor, not even waiting for the elevator or anything. Apparently now Miles O'Brien lives in that apartment and he is exceeding friendly. Just fyi.

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so for a brief moment there, people were thinking Penske had started improving his post quality?

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I thought he also was in Law and order svu?

I saw Chris Noth in times square.

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Deeeeelicious.