The Swamp

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I come from family of strong, liberated women. One Grandmother was the main breadwinner in her family and my other grandmother was an equal partner in a successful business that he started with my grandfather. My mother worked for her entire life and was the first woman on the board of a trade assoc...

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Two of the guys are originally from Windsor, hence the Lions being an acceptable (mandatory?) choice. From my experience, the majority of Torontonians are Bills fans though. These guys have done that drive for a few years now and usually make it to 5 or 6 games per year, so I'll see how it goes thi...

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With Billy Joel's driving record, I'd hope the SPCA would consider taking that dog out of the sidecar.

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You won't find too many Lions fans in Toronto, but you will find many Steelers and Bills fans. The Browns? Maybe a few holdovers, all over the age of 40.

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I agree with you, Pruitt. Just to state a point I am sure you are not ignoring, a draft into military service resulting in roughly 10% of age-eligible male citizens serving in uniform has a focusing effect. On protest and music. Actually, I completely forgot about the draft - your point is very wel...

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Our discussion on what does and what does not constitute a psychopath promoted a lot of thought on my part regarding the topic. One problem is there is not a specific definition of the term, and the word means very different things to different people. Read this book - it tries to answer the questi...

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I think that Americans are incapable of sustained moral outrage. How much of this is due to the media manufacturing new "big events" every 48 hours or so, and how much is due to a general laziness in the culture is up for debate. But if the Vietnam war was happening now, I don't think ther...

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Good thing about living in Toronto - you probably won't need to get Sunday ticket to watch the Seahawks - a couple of the cable/satellite providers offer up the Seattle stations as part of a basic package.

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Obama Promise To 'Protect Whistleblowers' Just Disappeared From Change.gov Man, oh fucking man. My sister who lives in DC is in town with her family. She is politically active and has worked as a congressional staffer for a couple of Democrats... Anyway, big family dinner last night and my brother ...

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wlu_lax6 wrote:Not all games with European teams are Friendlies or Carpet Bagger trips.
Yesterday was a bunch of Europa League 2nd round 2-leg games.

Malmo FF sent the Scottish side Hiberian our 7-0 (9-0 agg)

Good Lord Scottish soccer is shite.

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Scottie - I'm putting that sign up today.

I live in a neighbourhood with many senior homeowners - the prime market for greaseballs like the scholarship kid, hot water heater sales guys, window cleaners etc.

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A very interesting lineup - The John Spano story is still hard to believe. Imagine Gary Bettman not performing due diligence.

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Apparently, Weiner had an on-line "affair" with a woman named Sydney Leathers.

These names are awesome!

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Kid just came to my door telling me that if he signs up 50 new customers for the Toronto Star (a rag, but not a tabloid rag) than he will get a full $7,000 scholarship to the university of his choice come September. He'd already signed up 44! All I had to do was commit to three weeks at $3 per week....

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Glad that Deebo's alright. My West Highland Terrier came down with leptospirosis (brutal illness contracted from raccoon urine) and there was a week there where I was sure that she was not going to make it. The poor girl couldn't even walk for a couple of days. There's a vaccine available and anyone...

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Interesting list - every team in Europe that averaged over 20,000 fans per game.

http://www.stadiumguide.com/figures-and ... tendances/
I tell you, my admiration goes to the fans of Sheffield Wednesday. They are hard core.

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Weiner flaccid in polls.

Weiner, who led the field with 25 per cent in June, has fallen to 16 per cent.

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I have taught my children that the Royal Family is an anachronism at best, and a blight on society at the worst. There are enough talentless celebrities out there that for people to give a rat's ass about the members of the House of Windsor makes no sense. And celebrities like the Kardashians, Honey...

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This is the answer. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/20130724/detroit-silverdome-mls.ap/?sct=sc_t2_a7" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Detroit should definitely let the Greek guy lead them out of this mess. The guy seems like a great property developer. He only p...

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Get your own "Carlos Danger"-style name!

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_ ... einer.html

I am "Pascual Jeopardy." My wife will never know...

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Most folks won't recognize this guy but James "T Model " Ford passed away a few days ago. T Model Ford was a delta blues man who recorded on Fat Possum Records. I got into him and some of the other Fat Possum Records after hearing R.L. Burnside when I was in Chicago in the fall of 2000. F...

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Man With Widely Circulated Penis Pictures Not The Most Humiliated Person At Podium http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n197/hprmd/onion_logocopy2_zpsabf8608f.jpg There was an amazing series called Boss in which Kelsey Grammer played the long time mayor of Chicago. A major character in that series wa...

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Downsview Spurs searching for a spot in Europe.

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So he offered a 22 year old a job and an apartment. Methinks this time he's done for good. The New York times labelled him "serially elusive," a man who "lied" about the first set of texts, a man who is guilty of "sexual misconduct," a man whose explanations are "r...

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The Carlos Danger story...

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/c ... -wife.html

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Gadzooks! Where are you?

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The Irish national broadcaster RTE has an incredible archive of documentaries that are available as podcasts. (Even one on Bloomsday...) Listened to this one today http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/radio-documentary-dont-go-far.html a great, true story about two kids who on a whim went from their ho...

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Spurs close to signing Roberto Soldado.

As a Spurs fan I am thrilled, as someone who also likes the city of Valencia, I feel real pity for the team. Here is the 3rd or 4th biggest team in La Liga so broke that it has to sell its hometown hero.

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Apparently Ryan Braun is about to die. After all, he "bet his life" that "this substance" never entered his body. (0:49)

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Yeah, that's my feeling as well.

His previous denials (like so many) were reminiscent of Groucho Mark: "Who are you going to believe, me or your own lying eyes?"

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So did you burn the roof of your mouth? Ya know, if you ate the bread before it was cool. I'll show myself out for stealing that joke. Killing me! I used to work in the now "hipster-izing" neighbourhood about 20 years ago - and it was a dumpy part of town. Full of rubbies and the toothles...

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Does one commend a person who tells the truth in a difficult situation? Or does one think about how many lies that person told previously?

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Of course, nothing is simple about Lewis’ past, including the double homicide in Atlanta 13 years ago for which he was originally charged with two counts of murder. In exchange for his testimony against two men who were with Lewis that night, the charges against him were reduced and he pleaded guil...

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Scottie wrote:Awesome. So when there are two out in the bottom of the 9th of a 7-2 game, Nate can predict a winner.

And like Aaron Schatz he can explain using a pile of charts why Tom Brady is a better QB than Ryan Fitzpatrick. Behold a new era in sports analysis!

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govmentchedda wrote: If you're interested in a good Spanish soccer book, check out Morbo by Phil Ball.

That I will - thanks for the recommendation.

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Sure I'll delve into the site one day, but when one of the article links reads: "HIS OWN MAN - We don't know how Manti Te'o will fare in the NFL, but we know one thing he's not - Junior Seau." My eyes glaze over.

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That mask is amazing. I was walking around downtown yesterday and saw a guy wearing a Heisenberg shirt. "Nice shirt" I said and his eyes widened and he practically yelled "August 11th!" Since I only started watching in January and binge watched 5 seasons in four months, it's goin...

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Sure he wasn't just maybe suspended for the first quarter of the opener? He must have really went to town on the woman to actually get dismissed from the team. Add Hyde to the Aaron Hernandez/Urbz blowback I guess. ETA: Maybe he shouda just read the walls of tOSU's football building. http://mgoblog...

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Just finished this comprehensive and fairly interesting history of Spanish Soccer.

Recommended, but not ver enthusiastically.

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Two episodes left in season two of Veep and I am really enjoying the savagery of this season. Everyone is an idiot on the show.

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