Where the Kids Come to Mouth Off

[bilmore]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
. . . used to happen only in Western European social welfare countries. . . . . Now it's happened in Canada

I don't get the distinction.

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
I thought it would at least give me demographics on my zip, but no. It just shows you a place. Even I'm not excited by that. If it starts with a 0, it's in NE. If it starts with a 9, it's in CA. I think there's a function on usps.com that is similar.

Put aside the total lack of serious new content to admire the presentation qua presentation. You know, like a PLF post.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Put aside the total lack of serious new content to admire the presentation qua presentation. You know, like a PLF post.

It was a fine link. Bravo, Atticus!

[Atticus Grinch]

A MEAN TRICK: When homecoming elections turn cruel
Meant as jokes, mocking nominations have some schools changing the rules

• Stutzky recalled the prank on the female special education student. He said she didn't understand what was happening and the staff didn't want to disappoint her by telling her it was a joke. "The even sadder thing about it was the girl who was nominated genuinely believed it was a good-faith nomination," he said. "She was extremely excited."

[Jean Socteau]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Put aside the total lack of serious new content to admire the presentation qua presentation. You know, like a PLF post.

Take a commonplace, clean it and polish it, light it so that it produces the same effect of youth and freshness and originality and spontaneity as it did originally, and you have done a poet's job. The rest is literature.

-- Jean Socteau

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by mmm3587
That's all fine and pretty, but I'm missing the description of what it is.

Man, you really need to switch to boxers.

[Flea Bailey]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
Man, you really need to switch to boxers.

And with one pithy quip, the board was broken.

[mmm3587]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
Man, you really need to switch to boxers.

My boys need an apartment.

Usually, Atticus's links are pretty good, so I was a little disappointed in this green map of zip codes, and thought that I was missing something.

He made up for it with his Homecoming Election link, though...

[mmm3587]

No shit. They need to start calling these qualifying games closer, and FIFA should have suspensions carry over to the next game in all leagues, or something.

http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/fo...eut/index.html

There has to be some real consequence for a foul that deliberate, even if it was perhaps a legitimate response to getting pounded by a Wales defender a few minutes after one of the best goals of his career.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by mmm3587
No shit. They need to start calling these qualifying games closer, and FIFA should have suspensions carry over to the next game in all leagues, or something.

http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/fo...eut/index.html

There has to be some real consequence for a foul that deliberate, even if it was perhaps a legitimate response to getting pounded by a Wales defender a few minutes after one of the best goals of his career.

That's what red cards are for.

I'm not a fan of the accumulted yellows rule--I'd eliminate it altogether. As it is, it creates too much caprice as to when the ultimate effects of a yellow card are felt.

I'm sitting here looking up my zipcode (whee.) and I can hear something either on the roof or in the attic. Either the big oak tree is dropping things on the roof or I have raccoons, squirrels, or "other"(!) living in my roof. I guess I could put some food up there and see if it disappears. On the slight chance it is PP, maybe I should bait with a burrito?

-T(?)L

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by TexLex
I'm sitting here looking up my zipcode (whee.) and I can hear something either on the roof or in the attic. Either the big oak tree is dropping things on the roof or I have raccoons, squirrels, or "other"(!) living in my roof. I guess I could put some food up there and see if it disappears. On the slight chance it is PP, maybe I should bait with a burrito?

-T(?)L

Call MR. He'll thank you later.

[mmm3587]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
That's what red cards are for.

I'm not a fan of the accumulted yellows rule--I'd eliminate it altogether. As it is, it creates too much caprice as to when the ultimate effects of a yellow card are felt.

Actually, I thought about it some more, and he will probably get an additional suspension or something, which is probably appropriate. It's not like his foul was that bad, just deliberate. I am sure that, given Beckham's history (his famous ground-kick was an England game, too) the referee was aware that he was doing it intentionally. It just wasn't that serious of a foul. Just very, very, very late.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
A MEAN TRICK: When homecoming elections turn cruel
Meant as jokes, mocking nominations have some schools changing the rules

• Stutzky recalled the prank on the female special education student. He said she didn't understand what was happening and the staff didn't want to disappoint her by telling her it was a joke. "The even sadder thing about it was the girl who was nominated genuinely believed it was a good-faith nomination," he said. "She was extremely excited."

I'd like to nominate Hank for Homecoming Queen.

[Spank Myasski]

Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
I'd like to nominate Hank for Homecoming Queen.

As long as I get to nominate you for Homecoming King.