A mashup of current events, politics, entertainment, and other offtopic discussions from the Free For All at forums.footballguys.com http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:34:11 -0600 30 http://images.footballguys.com/images/boardlogo.gif http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506943 Linky




basically a group of 6 people went to a pub, got what they thought was horrendous service, and refused to pay the autograt. after they paid for the meal (no tip) the manager said he would call the police if they did not pay the tip. they still refused and were promptly arrested.

Yelp!



I'm thinking that the $16 isn't worth the bad pub, no?


I can't imagine that the auto-tip would hold up in court, either, right? (Legal Precedent that it's not mandatory)

And what waiters actually include the tip? Unless it's a group that historically undertip, why include it? I never did and make a ton more because of it (when I waited tables).

Dumb, dumb management.]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:57:28 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506943 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506940
Goodfellas started out like a house of fire, but the ending didn't seem to pack the same punch.

Casino really was an excellent production, start to finish. Sharon Stone played pathetic flawlessly.]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:23:37 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506940 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506928 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:30:23 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506928 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506923 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:47:29 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506923 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506919
How about you?]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:24:04 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506919 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506916
I've been wanting a dutch oven for years now and we saw that deal (Member's Mark...Sam's house brand) and couldn't pass it up, even though money is super tight right now.

I browned up some stew meat and currently have a big ole pot of beef stew simmering away on the stove.


Is it dumb/stupid/#### to be THIS excited about a ####### pot?!?


Also gonna try my hand at home made sourdough bread made in the d.o. soon too


Anyone else have one and use it regularly? If so, what do you cook?]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:05:02 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506916 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506915 ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:03:53 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506915 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506913 I was heading out eastbound to work on the Long Island Expressway and the traffic was moving at about a 30 mph pace. Yet a cop was on the side of the road holding a radar detector towards the oncoming traffic. Why? No one could go faster than 30-40 mph. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:46:19 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506913 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506912
highly recommended!


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Cuse def. Cal 95-73
Cuse def. UNC 87-71
Villanova def. Dayton 71-65
Louisville def. Arkansas 96-66]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:26:29 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506906 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506899
Thanks]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:51:48 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506899 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506896
TIA]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:44:50 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506896 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506890
Her: No. It's more formal than that. It's a potluck.

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Q - How much did you make online last year?

Joe - Last year in tournaments and stuff I made over half a million dollars.


IRS Agents will probably be knocking soon, gotta keep it zipped there Joe.



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The League]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:47:48 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506885 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506883
My recommendation would be a very cool English series called "Wire In the Blood". It's about a nerdy psychology professor who profiles serial killers and helps the police catch them. I know - it sounds like a familiar setup - but this series is actually very well done, it is more graphic than what you tend to see on American TV, and the acting is terrific. I've watched all six seasons on my computer (via Netflix) and the only clunker in the bunch was one movie done separately from the series where the main character went to America to testify in a Texas trial. The rest of them were very well done. ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:40:50 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506883 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506882
I'm looking for something in the 40" range. I have no idea what I should be looking for as far as plasma vs LCD, 1080i vs 720p, 60 Hz vs 120 Hz....

Any help would be appreciated. I'll be using it in the family room (15 x20) with a lot of windows (but not much direct sunlight).]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:29:34 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506882 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506878 I dig some of this cat's songs

where would you reccomend starting with his catalog.

Video links welcomed in this thread

TIA]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:11:09 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506878 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506873
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/77b668bc4...d&rel_pos=5]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:47:19 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506873 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506870
One of my wife's favorite bands, and she has never seen them.

They opened up tickets for the 2nd night in Anaheim today.

$250 each for mezzanine at a stadium show

#### THAT]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:27:44 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506870 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506868 Alice in Chains is proud and excited to announce their upcoming headline North American tour to begin in Vancouver on February 2nd, 2010. Tickets for the dates will go on sale December 4th and 5th (unless otherwise specified). For more information, go to aliceinchains.com. Below is the current list of dates:

2/2 - Vancouver - Orpheum Theatre
2/4 - Seattle - Paramount Theatre
2/6 - Salem - Salem Armory
2/11 - Oakland - Fox Theatre - on-sale this Sunday 11/22 at 10am. Click here for tickets.
2/17 - Phoenix - Dodge Theatre
2/19 - Denver - Fillmore
2/21 - Kansas City - Midland Theatre
2/22 - St. Louis - Pageant
2/23 - Louisville - Louisville Palace
2/25 - Atlanta - Tabernacle
2/27 - Myrtle Beach - House Of Blues
3/1 - Nashville - Municipal Auditorium
3/2 - Charlotte - Fillmore
3/3 - Washington DC - DAR Constitution Hall
3/5 - Richmond - The National
3/6 - Mashantucket, CT - Foxwoods
3/8 - New York, NY - Terminal 5
3/12 - Atlantic City - Borgata
3/13 - Philadelphia - Tower Theatre
3/14 - Boston - Orpheum Theatre
3/16 - Montreal - Metropolis
3/17 - Toronto - Sound Academy
3/19 - Detroit - Fillmore
3/20 - Chicago - Aragon Ballroom
3/21 - Minneapolis - Roy Wilkens Auditorium]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:29 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506868 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506865 Forrest Griffin

Josh Koscheck
Anthony Johnson

Paulo Thiago
Jacob Volkmann

Luiz Cane
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

Amir Sadollah
Phil Baroni

Ben Saunders
Marcus Davis

Kendall Grove
Jake Rosholt

Brock Larson
Brian Foster

Caol Uno
Fabricio Camoes

George Sotiropoulos
Jason Dent]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:03:02 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506865 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506863 What say ye? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:56:58 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506863 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506862 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:56:26 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506862 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506860
At least the weather in Copenhagen is likely to be cooperating. The Danish Meteorological Institute predicts that temperatures in December, when the city will host the United Nations Climate Change Conference, will be one degree above the long-term average.

Otherwise, however, not much is happening with global warming at the moment. The Earth's average temperatures have stopped climbing since the beginning of the millennium, and it even looks as though global warming could come to a standstill this year. . . .

As someone once said: "The most famous phrase in science is: 'Scientists used to think..., but we now know that...'"


From the WSJ

"Even though the temperature standstill probably has no effect on the long-term warming trend", it does raise doubts about the predictive value of climate models, and it is also a political issue. For months, climate change skeptics have been gloating over the findings on their Internet forums. This has prompted many a climatologist to treat the temperature data in public with a sense of shame, thereby damaging their own credibility.

"It cannot be denied that this is one of the hottest issues in the scientific community," says Jochem Marotzke, director of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in Hamburg. "We don't really know why this stagnation is taking place at this point."

Why in the world should one take seriously the claim that "the temperature standstill probably has no effect on the long-term warming trend"? That is presumably no more than a prediction made by the same people whose predictions are currently not panning out. This quote is telling:

"The planet's temperature curve rose sharply for almost 30 years, as global temperatures increased by an average of 0.7 degrees Celsius (1.25 degrees Fahrenheit) from the 1970s to the late 1990s. "At present, however, the warming is taking a break," confirms meteorologist Mojib Latif of the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences in the northern German city of Kiel. Latif, one of Germany's best-known climatologists, says that the temperature curve has reached a plateau. "There can be no argument about that," he says. "We have to face that fact."

If global warming is really the horror it has been made out to be, its absence ought to be a gift to be celebrated, not a "fact" that "we have to face." But global warmism isn't a scientific theory anymore; it is an ideology in which many people, including those who are supposed to be doing science, have invested their prestige and money.]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:35 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506860 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506858
If i have a source at one end of a coax but I have multiple coaxes how do I connect the multimeter at the other end of a coax to determine which coax is the correct one?

Thanks,]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:21:01 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506858 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506857 Anyone got anything good that I could pick up from Redbox for a family movie tonight. Needs to be suitable for an 8 year old but he can see most pg13s. Nothing good is coming to mind. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:06:56 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506857 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506856
I would compare my Madden/NCAA playing in college to a heroin addiction. I've since kicked the habit - my wife's been very instrumental here. But I can tell you that every time I see a commercial for the newest and greatest it takes everything in me to not head to Best Buy to get a system.]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:04:53 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506856 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506854 PHC II.

Each guru will pick their top 5 games from Sunday's card. We'll award one point for a win/cover. Both Pros will also designate a "Best Bet", along with their second "Best" selection. A "BB" winner will be worth 3 points, while their second choice will be worth 2 points.

Let the games begin (lines to follow)...

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A close 2nd would be Metroid, which me and my friend won during a sleep over in the 5th grade. I'll credit Jolt Cola with an assist on that one.]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:22:36 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506843 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506840 well? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:19:36 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506840 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506837

]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:15:33 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506837 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506834 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:27 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506834 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506833 She looks great on egotastic (may not be SFW). Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:01 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506833 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506832 www.howmuchisyourspermworth.com
]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:58:58 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506832 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506825 Bubba as my frontman. Would make the ladies swoon, could bring a crowd in the door, and would bring the house down when he stopped busting moves mid-set to blast a sax solo.

My bad boy would be Nixon, the dark, mysterious one they love to hate.

Jimmy Carter would be my shy, bookish, homespun guy who appealed to the nerd chicks.

I could wheel FDR out as a token minority. I got this idea from watching Glee.

And the talentless but hunky one who was just there for his raw sex appeal and marketability: William Howard Taft. Duh.

Whatcha got?
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~25 people

1. How big of a pork shoulder should I get and how many chickens?

2. If i cook everything Sunday I will refrigerate Sunday night and reheat Monday morning in the oven. I plan on putting everything in an ice chest to keep warm for lunch. Will the meat get dried out doing it like this? Is there a better way?

Thanks]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:43:20 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506819 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506818
If you go down to the woods today
You'd better not go alone.
It's lovely down in the woods today
But safer to stay at home.

For ev'ry bear that ever there was
Will gather there for certain, because
Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic.

Picnic time for teddy bears
The little teddy bears are having a lovely time today
Watch them, catch them unawares
And see them picnic on their holiday.

See them gaily gad about
They love to play and shout;
They never have any care.

At 6am their mummies and daddies
Will take them home to bed,
Because they're tired little teddy bears.


1. D#
2. ClubbingSeals
3. Sinn
4. Gizmo
5. Norwood
6. Gman1987
7. fatguyinalittlecoat
8. IB
9. DroptheSoap
10. Nigel Tufnel
11. B-Deep
12. Yuk
13. icon
14. jmills
15. bry
16. jamyp
17. nysfl
18. Manback
19. Shakespeare
20. Black Box
21. KRS
22. magichat
23. popeye
24. JTG
25. merlin
26. VBD


PJV PM said, "You are a PJC (Plain Jane Child)"

26 alive; plurality to lynch]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:35:41 -0600 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=506818