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08-30-2006, 02:36 PM
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#4996
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: i put on my robe and wizard hat
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5K?
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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Penske Forever- the Sequel, or Redux?
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Part Duh.
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I'm going to become rich and famous after I invent a device that allows you to stab people in the face over the internet.
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08-30-2006, 02:36 PM
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#4997
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Random Syndicate (admin)
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Romantically enfranchised
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Quote:
Originally posted by Shape Shifter
Do we have a clear definition of "sock"?
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Yes, whatever RT says is a sock.
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"In the olden days before the internet, you'd take this sort of person for a ride out into the woods and shoot them, as Darwin intended, before he could spawn."--Will the Vampire People Leave the Lobby? pg 79
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08-30-2006, 02:36 PM
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#4998
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I am beyond a rank!
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Glasgow, natch.
Posts: 2,807
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Back to work
Enough of this K race stuff. I need to do some work. Good luck all.
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08-30-2006, 02:36 PM
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#4999
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World Ruler
Join Date: Apr 2003
Posts: 12,057
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What I had for Breakfast Today
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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Those suck too. What is the point? It would be better to have a wad of paper towels stuck above the stove to absorb the grease.
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Oooh, good idea.
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08-30-2006, 02:36 PM
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#5000
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Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Pop goes the chupacabra
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Quote:
Originally posted by Shape Shifter
Do we have a clear definition of "sock"?
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If the name has Penske in it.
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[Dictated but not read]
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08-30-2006, 02:36 PM
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Rageaholic
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: On the margins.
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Quote:
Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Yes, whatever RT says is a sock.
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Am I a sock?
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Some people say I need anger management. I say fuck them.
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08-30-2006, 02:37 PM
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#5002
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Proud Holder-Post 200,000
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Corner Office
Posts: 86,129
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What I had for Breakfast Today
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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Maybe certain IP addressess will get an error message?
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5K
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I will not suffer a fool- but I do seem to read a lot of their posts
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08-30-2006, 02:37 PM
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I am beyond a rank!
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 11,873
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Originally posted by Spanky
It is OK to make criticisms, but only if you can come up with specific examples to support your criticisms. Otherwise you are just name calling. That is exactly what this review is: random name calling appropriate for a twelve year old. Out of all the blanket statements this guy makes the only specific criticism is the one he makes above. The reviewer avers that you can't say "herded onto an airplane" and then "hunt for a space in the overhead bin" because that is mixing metaphors and images. Really. Friedman never said riding on Southwest was like being a herd animal - (although that would have been correct) - so there is no metaphor here and therefore no mixing metaphors. As for mixed images, he just used the verb "herded” and used the verb "to hunt. There are no images here, just descriptive verbs. The only image "hunting for a bin" brings to my mind is well....hunting for a bin. There are no images to mix, and if there were, is it such a crime to mix them?
That is the best example he can come up with to support an endless barrage of unsubstantiated criticisms? He says it may seem a small thing - well then why didn't he use another example that is not a small thing? Why is this the only example?
Please tell me I misinterpreted this post and you were really showing this review to show how pathetic the reviewer is.
I have a lot of criticisms of Friedman but this review is pathetic.
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Are you saying that you liked that piece of crap book? It was an endless series of "watch me use and overuse this new catchphrase that I made up." |
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08-30-2006, 02:37 PM
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#5004
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Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Pop goes the chupacabra
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Hi!
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Originally posted by Penske_Account
nothing much to say- it just seems so sad and lonely here I thought i would leave a note to say "hi!"
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:hi:
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08-30-2006, 02:37 PM
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#5005
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Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: State of Chaos
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Quote:
Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
BTW, I'm not giving socks naming rights no matter how fairly or squarely they win a K race.
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By the way, there is really no excuse for not realizing that the automatic flusher didn't. Of all the ways automation can make people lazy and oblivious, this has to be the worst. |
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08-30-2006, 02:37 PM
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#5006
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Southern charmer
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: At the Great Altar of Passive Entertainment
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Quote:
Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
BTW, I'm not giving socks naming rights no matter how fairly or squarely they win a K race.
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Aw, c'mon. Consider the Belgrade-related title possibilities.
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I'm done with nonsense here. --- H. Chinaski
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08-30-2006, 02:37 PM
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#5007
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 1,713
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What I had for Breakfast Today
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Originally posted by robustpuppy
I mistyped. It's not even a vent, but just a fan in the microhood, in a microwave without a turntable. WTF?
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Is it a really old GE microwave? My parents bought one of those in the early 80s and my mother's current house has one too, to her great delight. She brought her separately-purchased, wind-up turntable with her to the new place.
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delicious strawberry death!
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08-30-2006, 02:37 PM
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#5008
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Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: i put on my robe and wizard hat
Posts: 4,837
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Another music note
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Originally posted by str8outavannuys
One of the highlights of my summer was seeing Belle & Sebastian with the LA Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl from great seats. Just a perfect evening. I wish you all could have been there.
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You are like Shakespeare with these posts. Works of art.
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I'm going to become rich and famous after I invent a device that allows you to stab people in the face over the internet.
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08-30-2006, 02:37 PM
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#5009
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I am beyond a rank!
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Glasgow, natch.
Posts: 2,807
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Happy Birthday to Me
Hey, it's my birthday this week. I deserve to win.
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08-30-2006, 02:37 PM
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#5010
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Moderasaurus Rex
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 33,049
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I believe
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Originally posted by str8outavannuys
That the Blue Jays will finish second in the AL East this year, thus breaking their 3d place streak, which dates back to the last century.
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I believe that the Red Sox will finish fourth in the North Division of the International League, ahead of Syracuse.
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