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travzilla wrote:Kings finish off Sharks. Great series. Anyone still pedaling the "Sharks choke in the playoffs" narrative is just lazy at this point.

Thanks, Trav. I agree. It was a great series. Could've gone the other way, but I can't be too upset (but I am bummed, for sure.)

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Make sure you've got a credit card that doesn't charge you a fee for foreign currency transactions.

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Two game sevens in the West, the next two evenings. Should be fun! C'mon Sharks!

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Funny Sharks/Kings game last night. Sharks dominated the first half of it and L.A. dominated the second half of it. But, I'll take the win and now we move to a two out of three!

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Fuck Carl Levin, too. As howard notes, there is nothing illegal going on. Congress makes the tax rules and it's stupid for them to be upset that Apple plays well by their rules. Legal tax avoidance employs thousands of accountants, and we reward the guys who do it well. eta: http://www.businessinsid...

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Scottie wrote:New Westminster Salmonbellies

That is an awesome nickname.

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Jerloma wrote:I just don't see it with that band.

Well, they didn't appear on Glee and they didn't do any duets with Barry Manilow...

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ZMan wrote:I must be getting soft, because I see all those jokey "tornado control" tweets and it kinda makes me sick. Maybe it's a bias, but us throwing them around in here doesn't bother me so much. For some reason though tweeting about it seems classless, at least this early on.

Ditto.

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I don't know why this is even a story. Demons and the devil and casting them out are just as much a part of catholic belief system as is the holy trinity. If you believe all the other stuff, then you believe in the possibility of possession and the potential success of exorcism. It's in his job desc...

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I figure it's because tennis and gay sex are basically the same thing. Lots of grunting. Fuzzy balls rhythmically clapping back and forth. Love means nothing. People are secretly ashamed to watch, but can't look away. And the French and Spanish seem to be awesome at it. https://encrypted-tbn2.gstat...

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i refuse to live in a basementless home. enjoy your death trap, ladies! A basement (or root cellar) is pretty important out in tornado country, where you live. Here, where I live, the water table is really high, so a basement is problematic. We don't get tornadoes anyway, and a basement won't help ...

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Steve of phpBB wrote:is there just no such thing as "strong enough" when you have a direct hit from a storm that powerful?

I think you hit on it, here. Very sad.

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Every time I looked up it seemed like one of the Red Wings (usually Ericsson) was knocking Jonathan Toews on his ass. I think he is definitely affected. Refs last night were letting the physical play go, and the Wings defense rolled hard with that style of play.

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I'll repeat this one more time with feeling--if you think the soaring Dow and S+P are rational indicators for the health of the economy, or evidence of a recovering economy, you are flat-out wrong. Just like those folks were wrong in 1999-2000, and in 2007. The stock market and the true economy hav...

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I still endorse Doug Wilson's comments.

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Hey, howard, you haven't been short the market through all this upswing, have you? Here's an excerpt from an e-mail I received today from an NYSE trader. The S&P has risen 146% from its 12 year low in 2009. But the records don’t just stop with the indexes. Factset put out a report this past week...

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I recently learned that my alma mater, Colorado State won the club national titles for both the men's and women's lacrosse. It was the third straight title for the women. I know it's only club level, but still, something to be proud of.

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Big hit by Brad Stuart on Justin Williams last night.

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So, I'm in a low-traffic part of the gate area of SFO, waiting to board my flight to Detroit. A couple folks come over to the big, pudgy guy sitting near me and ask for a photo with him, which he does graciously. I never would have recognized him as a pro athlete. But, it's Matthew Stafford, QB of t...

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I don't know if this properly goes in the craft brew thread, but I picked up this Belgian golden ale, on a whim. Pretty good. So, I'm savoring it, with the Robert Earl Keen online concert on the laptop and the hockey game on the teevee. Good times. http://belgianbeerweekend.jp/sites/default/files/p...

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I don't know if this properly goes in the craft brew thread, but I picked up this Belgian golden ale, on a whim. Pretty good. So, I'm savoring it, with the Robert Earl Keen online concert on the laptop and the hockey game on the teevee. Good times. http://belgianbeerweekend.jp/sites/default/files/pu...

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Sharks' GM, Doug Wilson issues a fairly strong statement re the suspension of Raffi Torres: The Sharks organization fully supports the NHL in its efforts to remove illegal and dangerous hits from the game but we strongly disagree with the NHL's decision to suspend Raffi Torres. Upon review of the in...

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For those of us with kids of that age......new voice for Thomas (still find it funny that George Carlin had this role for a bit) http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2013/may/17/voice-thomas-tank-engine-brookside-mark-moraghan" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I always got ...

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Live webcast of a Robert Earl Keen show tonight. 6 Central time. http://www.robertearlkeen.com/theonlinepartyneverends.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Would love to watch, but I'll be at my 27th DMB show! I'm happy they have finally come to their senses and stopped sch...

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Un-fucking-believable!

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The article says she never sat for the artist. So, I'm assuming he just used his imagination. I'll bet she was pissed when she found out about it!

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I put my comment on the Sharks missing Raffi Torres in the wrong thread. Should've gone here. I've always disliked the guy, but I know my team is going to be hurt by his absence. Watching the Ranger/Bruins game - I don't have a dog in this fight, but Brad Marchand makes it easy to root against Bosto...

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Raffi Torres suspended for the rest of the series. The Sharks are going to miss him. They certainly became better when they acquired him.

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Goddammit that's gruesome. What separates me from the pros (aside from talent) is that in that situation I'd have absolutely no problem calmly skating over to Edler and taking a Derek-Bell-like swing at Edler's face. Then I'd do it again. So, you're pretty much, Link Gaetz, eh? Somebody around here...

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A mountain lion was strolling around downtown Santa Cruz today. Then, it got itself trapped in a walled aqueduct. After much head scratching (as this became a big news and twitter story), they darted it and carted it out to the wilderness. But, it will be on all the local news stations tonight link

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Steve, I guess we have to agree to disagree, because I think you are being ridiculous. The NLRB has been equally divided between labor and corporate orientation for decades, which is important, given its role as an arbiter of labor issues. Now, in an obvious desire to reward his organized union supp...

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This press release is a bit self-serving, but imho, the points made are very valid. I noted this issue in one of the olde swampes. CDW: Third Circuit Deals Second Strike To NLRB Another Court Decision Finds “Recess” Appointments Illegal WASHINGTON, D.C. // MAY 16, 2013 // Today, the Coalition for a ...

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What if Facebook could update your real life, like they periodically do to their site? (Yes, I know it is a free site and it's a bit silly to complain about something you aren't even paying for. - let's just lighten up and enjoy the video.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=...

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Great work by your son, there, Dave.

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Sharks came out roaring but haven't been able to solve Quick yet.

First home ice advantage in a series for the Kings in 21 years! They've won five straight series' coming into this one... The last series they lost was to... The Sharks!

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Glad it worked out, Keg. Definitely go with the kiddie pool idea. We have one in our back yard for the dog. She loves to just lie there in the water. (cue joke).

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Guy was a beast at Cal, and for a couple years in San Diego. But, a troubled man, I gather...

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Just so it's clear I was joking with the "grandpa" comment. Obviously SC can like or not like whatever he wants. Well, thanks! But, seriously, I was (And am still) into a lot of classic punk. Back in that day, there was plenty of stuff I really liked - the Pistols, Ramones, Undertones, Bu...

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The surgeon I work with on Tuesdays has a son. He just graduated college, starting a wall street job in two months. In the meantime, he is going on holiday. In Cambodia. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KTsXHXMkJA" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I'm old enough that I knew wh...

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kranepool wrote:Lars fucking Eller.

Lars Eller sucked for me, too. But, he scored almost as much for me as Ovechkin did.

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