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Oliver_Wendell_Ramone · 05-21-2003, 07:34 PM

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Originally posted by evenodds
That the equivalent of talking into the wind. It's been here longer than you and it is not going to change.

Even(so shut the hell up about it

)Odds

Agreed. I was about to post the same thing, but E/O has a quicker trigger finger.

Ollie (except my parenthetical was going to say "so fuck off") Ramone

LessinSF · 05-21-2003, 07:35 PM

I couldn't find any stories on the Web yet about how she was doing in today's pro-am, but I did find this:

"At the Imperial Palace casino, you can get even money betting that Sorenstam will shoot a round in the 80s. On the other hand, if you think she will shoot a round in the 60s you can win $600 for every $100 you bet.

Other proposition bets include:

Sorenstam vs. Phil Mickelson: Oddsmakers at Caesars Palace give Mickelson 8 1/2 strokes against Sorenstam, and even then make him a slight favorite to beat her in the first round.

Holes above par: At the Palms hotel-casino, the over-under on number of holes Sorenstam plays over par in the first round is seven.

Holes under par: Also at the Palms, you can bet whether Sorenstam will make more than one birdie in her first round.

Highest score Sorenstam will make on a hole: At the Palms, the over-under is seven.

One matchup taken off the books was a proposition bet pitting Sorenstam against Vijay Singh. Oddsmakers figured Singh was seven shots better than Sorenstam in the first round, but he withdrew before the tournament began.

Mister_Ruysbroeck · 05-21-2003, 07:38 PM

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Originally posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone
Agreed. I was about to post the same thing, but E/O has a quicker trigger finger.

Ollie (except my parenthetical was going to say "so fuck off") Ramone

I equate my crusade against parentheticals to TM's tilt at the "LOL" windmill, so get used to it.

Jack Manfred · 05-21-2003, 07:49 PM

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Originally posted by Connect_the_Dots
"In addition to McDermott and Boyle, the departures include original cast members Kelli Williams and Lisa Gay Hamilton. Marla Sokoloff, who joined "Practice" during its second season, and Chyler Leigh, who signed on this season, also are gone."

I'd like to have been in the meeting where some ABC executive said, "Let's fire all of the attractive people and have a show about schlubby lawyers." That'll get the ratings back. They've fundamentally misunderstood why Law & Order can replace their cast: that show focuses on the crime and the trial. That's it. The cops could be any two New York cops. The prosecutor could be any battle-hardened DA. The focus is on the plot, the twist, and the writing. This move by ABC makes cast changes to Three's Company and Charlie's Angels look inspired.

Paigow, I was the one who recommended The Woman Chaser. Here's the imdb.org link. Perhaps it's not available on home video. They might have just sold it to Cinemax or HBO. Sometimes that happens.

A Clockwork Orange should also get cult status because it initially got an X rating here in America and wasn't screened in England until after Kubrick's death.

I saw O Brother Where Art Thou? in a theatre and thought it was just OK. I like it more on repeated viewings. With digital cable it was playing every weekend for a while back there.

I hope no one thinks that Blood Simple is the Coen brothers' worst film. I enjoyed it very much.

Slave, I hope Dude, Where's My Car? was your joke selection for cult film. That film made four times its budget. A lot of people saw that in theatres. Although I do think that naming the sequel, Seriously Dude, Where's My Car? was clever.

Regarding the Yale bombing (nice transition, eh?), as the explosion was in the mailroom, I would suspect rejected applicants before Islamic terrorists. Glad there were no injuries.

robustpuppy · 05-21-2003, 07:51 PM

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Originally posted by Mister_Ruysbroeck
I equate my crusade against parentheticals to TM's tilt at the "LOL" windmill, so get used to it.

MR, sometimes the parenthetical seems the perfect place for the afterthought or transition, but I have to admit that

MD (look I'm an aggressive-passive-aggressive asshat! my really stupid insults are small and in color! )JD

has ruined the tradition for me. So go over there (to the SF/SV Board) and kick his ass.

R(I hope he doesn't ruin my upcoming S.Ct. clerkship experience, but I'm thanking my lucky stars he wasn't a Bristow this year; anyway, gotta go, drinks with the SG and then slumming with my MENSA buddies)P

SlaveNoMore · 05-21-2003, 08:06 PM

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Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Of course, the Unabomber did blow up some profs. himself.

PO-TAY-TOE

PO-TAH-TOE

evenodds · 05-21-2003, 08:08 PM

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Originally posted by Jack Manfred
I hope no one thinks that Blood Simple is the Coen brothers' worst film. I enjoyed it very much.

That's exactly what I said, but after hearing it from y'all via IM and from the OM, I should add that I was very young when I saw it initially (1984), and I may have failed to appreciate it properly.

Still, it's my least favorite Coen Bros. flick.

Oliver_Wendell_Ramone · 05-21-2003, 08:14 PM

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Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
PO-TAY-TOE

PO-TAH-TOE

Hey, no need to bring Ron Jeremy into this...

greatwhitenorthchick · 05-21-2003, 08:14 PM

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Originally posted by Jack Manfred
They've fundamentally misunderstood why Law & Order can replace their cast: that show focuses on the crime and the trial. That's it. The cops could be any two New York cops.

Just for the record, I am very partial to Lenny. He's the rock of that show. If they replaced him I would be upset. The rest of them I don't care about.

Edited to say I'm a spaz - somebody fix my code please. The internet is so tricky now that it's on computer.

Done--RT

Oliver_Wendell_Ramone · 05-21-2003, 08:16 PM

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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick

Just for the record, I am very partial to Lenny.

Does that make you Laverne or Shirley?

Ollie (me, I'm a Leather Tuscaderro guy) Ramone

greatwhitenorthchick · 05-21-2003, 08:20 PM

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Originally posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone
Does that make you Laverne or Shirley?

Ollie (me, I'm a Leather Tuscaderro guy) Ramone

I'd like to think I'm more of a Rhonda.

leagleaze · 05-21-2003, 08:39 PM

It was a bomb, as it turns out.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast...ion/index.html

http://www.msnbc.com/news/916608.asp?0cv=CA01

leagleaze · 05-21-2003, 09:12 PM

Ok, you know you are watching, you know you can't help it, so lets lay it out on the line people. Who will win?

I pick Clay, only because another person, with whom I have a bet (hi person) picked Ruben. So I picked Clay to be contrary.

What do you think?

SPOILERS

Oh well, lost my bet. Enjoy the gift certificate dude

NotFromHere · 05-21-2003, 09:13 PM

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Originally posted by leagleaze It was a bomb, as it turns out.

AND, it was NOT in the mailroom, it was in a classroom. And 10 minutes after finals were over. Sounds like the work of a disgruntled student with bad timing. Plus, if no one has claimed credit for it by now, it can't be a terrorist can it? And would anyone copy the unabomber? I mean come on - be original.

fufu · 05-21-2003, 09:16 PM

Reuben, has the better (and more commercial) voice. Clay will probably have his 15 minutes of fame and will play out his days in musicals. I see Reuben as have the more substantial career.