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My Cuban/Jewish coworker (she says Jewban for short) gives this thread two thumbs up and also is thrilled to know that both halves of her are ruining the world. Then I made her get me a sandwich and asked if I could purchase her. She's thinking over my offer but I think we can reach an agreement by EOD.

White Power Bill from Arrested Development loves the Storm Front forums! http://the-op.com/media/image2.php?ep=104&...58&cat=6200

The Craig and Jennifer Bueno of redneck dog breeding.

I watched the last part of Game 6 with Alex P Keaton and Hormones (a good Spurs fan) after LOST ended. She kept asking why Kobe wore that white sleeve. I suggested it was to give his opponents something to bite down on, but welcome other theories.

Shhh - don't tell him that this happens at A&M too. Also, keep the whole research and publishing is more important to most professors. That can never, ever get out.

Why the %$%$% won't the admins let us have a real, productive stadium thread!? This injustice is un$$%$%$ing believable! This board is so unfair!

No one gets to the hole like Kobe - that is a scientific fact. Well, maybe John Amaechi, but he never had the all around game that Kobe has. Also, there were several parts of last nights game were Manu Ginobli just laid there after contact.

I can only assume you are a big Dallas Baptist Baseball fan...rough game.

Story of my life.

Can we explore this issue after SMU is done?

Checkfacts and PMG found this article to be way too short.

Let's explore this issue. It can only make for some good discussion. What has SMU ever done to us? I hear chatter, but wish someone could just list it out in one place.

now you pissed off the big guy

To be fair, he was the first player/parent.

Or, if you really want to see her, go here: http://sports.rightpundits.com/?p=733

Check out the first two Google Image results for Vanessa Curry. NICE.

I posted this because I work in the media industry and we are constantly bombarded with how blogs and social media are changing the game. Entire marketing, advertising and public relations agencies are scrambling to find new ways to invade the new mediums daily. Get a twitter feed for an exec! Start a blog! Invade Facebook and Myspace! Forget the press release - we need a gimmick! For information purposes, I now wake up each morning and sweep this site, 7-8 of the Dallas News/DRC blogs, D Magazine Front Burner, about 20 aviation blogs, Deadspin, KSK, random links, Fark, CNN and dozens of Google Alerts on about 10 different topics related to work and my personal life. I keep checking them through out the day and have fought the urge to get RSS feeds because I do want to see everything, even if I think I don't care. This keeps me at least tapped into the big picture. The CNN and DMN front site pages are my main sources for big picture news and I will skim the NY Times and WSJ when I have a moment as well. I feel like I know a lot more overall, but only have depth of knowledge about a few issues. I think that is the main curse of the internet right now. There are several discussions here on GMG - take fuel and Microsoft for example - where everyone has only a sliver of knowledge but all feel like we know more than we do. I like the internet setup because I want to the ability to respond and discuss everything - whether it is complex or stupid. I post on a number of boards and felt the need to start a pretty spare sports blog because Tasty, Nappy, Alex and I enjoy trying to out-shock each other (giggle) and needed a creative outlet from our desk jobs. I have no illusions that what I write there matters, but it is a nice forum that a few good friends read and it leads to better discussions over email and in person. Some of you swing by to critique or laud us and that is awesome that people actually can muster up even that 1% of interest it takes to fight through the crap we put out. I also get to do a bit as a gay sports obsessed jock-sniffer because I either missed my true calling and need to call off my wedding or because I thought that a sight I enjoyed needed comic relief (or both!) I am adding no value to the internet or society (and should rightfully get a punch in the nuts from the Mighty Quinn if we ever cross paths again.) None of us really are, but the community aspect of this site - and others like it - have been amazing. If I just showed up at a game at your tailgating tent in some tight jean shorts and a tank top, I don't think I would have the same level of acceptance. I think the mainstream media members are learning that they need to start conversations around good reporting, but both sides are being forced to cut corners. Stories are tighter and filed quicker and experience is no longer as prized as it used to be (for better or worse, Blackie Sherrod fans.) The comment sections on many blogs serve as a trailer park of idiocy; filled with uninformed rants that probably make journalists wonder why they are being made to cater to these idiots. So, my theory is this - the internet can serve as a refuge of wisdom and discussion, but it can also be a more stimulating way of escapism (insert porn joke here.) I get to blow off steam on topics no one else cares about; offend people for no good reason and just cure the work day malaise when I need a 5 minute break. I also get to research stats and look into random issues I care about - like FAA maintenance hearings - just for fun! The dumbing down of our culture is not brought about by the internet, but by a cluster of people who forgot how to challenge minds, a college environment that cares more about research and burdening its academics with everything except teaching, reality TV and more celebrity gossip and news than ever before. The evil Internet is not the reason these things exist and even if the internet went away, the other mediums have dedicated themselves just as much to selling us this crap because we pay for it. So basically, this all …. (needs scapegoat) … Greenminer's fault.

Crossing fingers and smiling....

True - but it's FOX News. I've got to stop manufacturing fake fights because I am bored.

My bad - I didn't know FOX would pursue a secure section of a message board that the public can't see. That's why they are FOX (cue political hijack now! You brought this on yourself, admins....)

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