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MGoBoard has given Peppers a nickname that I think has the possibility of sticking. ... - By Ian May 16, 2013 at 08:26:11 AM
- That's Kenneth Faried, and a much more apt description for him. Manimal is for a big, aggressive dude, not a speedster.* - By jjwalker May 16, 2013 at 12:58:41 PM
- What a bunch of no-imagination gated communitarians here. ** - By Ian May 16, 2013 at 10:03:21 AM
  - I'm pretty get-off-my-lawnish about sports nicknames in general. They are pretty uniformly awful... - By craig May 16, 2013 at 10:32:20 AM
    - Musberger particularly ruined A-train by adding the definite article.* - By hurryup May 16, 2013 at 10:53:58 AM
    - I've got no problem with Shoelace because it follows rule #1 of sports nicknames - By ny1995 May 16, 2013 at 10:40:27 AM
    - A.C. was an extremely cool nickname. I thought Super Mario was o.k., too.* - By GoBrew May 16, 2013 at 10:35:39 AM
      - YEah, I don;t really think of AC as a nickname--those are his initials, after all*** - By craig May 16, 2013 at 10:45:00 AM
        Also a brand name for spark plugs. - By hurryup May 16, 2013 at 11:15:52 AM
- Re(1): MGoBoard has given Peppers a nickname that I think has the possibility of sticking. ... - By Jackwraith May 16, 2013 at 10:00:36 AM
- Wow. Hard to imagine a nickname being much more cringe-inducing than that*** - By craig May 16, 2013 at 08:28:43 AM
  - That's as bad as it gets. I prefer Nicky Flash* - By ny1995 May 16, 2013 at 08:36:08 AM
    - At least it rhymes.** - By jBdub May 16, 2013 at 10:09:33 AM
  - yeah, that's awful.* - By Ken May 16, 2013 at 08:30:14 AM
    - Agree. Awful.* - By GoBrew May 16, 2013 at 09:35:12 AM
Speaking of TV shows--here's one I don't get: the popularity of NCIS - By craig May 16, 2013 at 08:18:03 AM
- you might like NTSF SD SUV - By schad May 16, 2013 at 09:58:18 AM
- I've heard the demographic skews heavily old... - By davepy May 16, 2013 at 09:56:06 AM
- Is that Mark Harmon? Women love Mark Harmon - By ny1995 May 16, 2013 at 08:47:23 AM
  - Yeah, my sister in law loves him. Also, Harmon family anecdote.... - By Cincinnatus May 16, 2013 at 09:18:50 AM
- Yeah, I tried it but wasn't intrigued, already burned through all CSI, NYPD Blue and Law & Order... - By Cincinnatus May 16, 2013 at 08:31:57 AM
  - Quincy!*** - By craig May 16, 2013 at 08:33:21 AM
    - Colombo was on in Scotland last week. :-) * - By Cincinnatus May 16, 2013 at 08:39:45 AM
    - Serious answer: my family likes Criminal Minds, although I do not*** - By craig May 16, 2013 at 08:35:10 AM
'Robin Hoods' who feed parking meters are hit with lawsuit in New Hampshire - By craig May 16, 2013 at 08:10:17 AM
- obviously the revenue from tickets is much higher than what they would get through the meter. * - By MR May 16, 2013 at 10:48:23 AM
- my roommate in the 1960s got a ticket in AA under the Good Samaritan Law... - By Cincinnatus May 16, 2013 at 08:12:07 AM
  - Got a ticket for what?*** - By craig May 16, 2013 at 08:14:21 AM
    - I suppose it is technically called obstructing the police, but they called it the Good Samaritan Law when they stopped him... - By Cincinnatus May 16, 2013 at 08:16:27 AM
      - Good Samaritan Law usually refers to laws intended to protect those who help others... - By craig May 16, 2013 at 08:19:52 AM
statements from Democrat 501(c)(4) websites - By cincinnatus May 16, 2013 at 07:42:10 AM
- Well, the point is that organizations that engage in electioneering - By hurryup May 16, 2013 at 11:04:29 AM
  - You still have not meaningfully distinguished between the political activities in the two cited Democrat c4s and the proposed activities of the conservative c4s... - By Cincinnatus May 16, 2013 at 12:01:20 PM
- I think these organizations should be able to advocate on behalf of whatever cause they want. ... - By Ian May 16, 2013 at 08:33:23 AM
  - Second... - By FleetwoodDiner May 16, 2013 at 09:08:19 AM
    - I don't disagree but then Congress should change the statute and IRS should change its regulations* - By Cincinnatus May 16, 2013 at 12:03:06 PM
    - I'm okay with churches having tax-exampt status. ** - By Ian May 16, 2013 at 11:13:30 AM
  - Then would you also make candidate committees and political parties taxable on the contributions they receive too?... - By cincinnatus May 16, 2013 at 08:41:50 AM
    - If I had my way, yes. Just apply evenly across the political spectrum. ** - By Ian May 16, 2013 at 10:05:30 AM
    - Actually they don't spend every nickel they take in*** - By FleetwoodDiner May 16, 2013 at 09:10:04 AM
      - There are a few cases where they do have money left over, usually incumbents with easy contests, but I have been involved in the finances of many political campaigns... - By Cincinnatus May 16, 2013 at 09:21:19 AM
Suffering for fish - By spence May 16, 2013 at 05:21:24 AM
- Man, I love smallmouth fishing. - By hurryup May 16, 2013 at 02:48:33 PM
- looks like a lot of fun, are those lake trout?* - By Cincinnatus May 16, 2013 at 07:04:24 AM
  - Smallmouth bass - By spence May 16, 2013 at 07:30:42 AM
    - do you live up there?* - By tem May 16, 2013 at 07:54:09 AM
      - Re(1): do you live up there?* - By spence May 16, 2013 at 10:23:23 AM
    - Thanks anyway, sure it would be fun but... - By Cincinnatus May 16, 2013 at 07:44:41 AM
Ha - the movie Grizzly Man is on in the background, and I went to CBS Sports.com on laptop and the headline/1st story is "Beware of the Grizzlies".* - By withnail May 16, 2013 at 05:17:38 AM
Having a little trouble this morning - By spence May 16, 2013 at 05:15:32 AM
Has the ever been a better pair of bros in the nba than the gasols? - By Randy May 16, 2013 at 00:14:29 AM
Barkley is so good on tv* - By Randy May 15, 2013 at 11:09:41 PM
truth and rumors saying the reason MSU pulled the rapper's scholarship offer is because of the content of the rap videos - By Ken May 15, 2013 at 10:43:08 PM
I had asked why Apple would borrow to fund its dividend when it had $145B in cash. The answer was: taxes. - By Ken May 15, 2013 at 10:33:29 PM
- ironically, Cisco CEO just said on CNBC we are only exporting country which does not allow repatriation of earnings to be taxed at 2% or less* - By cincinnatus May 16, 2013 at 08:51:28 AM
  - I don't know much about international tax, but I was interested to hear that you are a tax consultant. I - By Ken May 16, 2013 at 09:10:43 AM
    - I did not work much in international either... - By cincinnatus May 16, 2013 at 09:34:17 AM
- tough shit. perhaps they should've considered this when they put their cash across the border* - By Deltron May 16, 2013 at 00:11:01 AM
  - I don't think you understand. Apple couldn't care less. I'm saying it's a stupid tax disincentive, and it is.* - By Ken May 16, 2013 at 08:32:03 AM
    - Apple isn't interested in its stock price?* - By Deltron May 16, 2013 at 03:04:39 PM
- Tons of companies in the same boat... - By davepy May 15, 2013 at 11:35:09 PM
  - I wonder how Apple got in that situation? I would have thought that the majority of their earnings would have been in the US.... - By Cincinnatus May 16, 2013 at 06:53:07 AM
    - I'll bet all of the income from apps, iTunes, and such can be considered earned offshore, but I agree that the hardware sales - By Ken May 16, 2013 at 08:38:07 AM
      - makes sense* - By Cincinnatus May 16, 2013 at 08:43:56 AM
    - (no subject) - By Cincinnatus May 16, 2013 at 07:02:44 AM
- While there are pros and cons to the territorial system, I assume that would not have a barrier to repatriation of the cash* - By Cincinnatus May 15, 2013 at 10:35:38 PM
  - The international tax rules are too based on form rather than substance. They should be more similar to state tax rules which allocate - By Ken May 15, 2013 at 10:44:58 PM
    - In a way which theory is superior makes no difference now, all our competing countries have gone territorial.... - By Cincinnatus May 16, 2013 at 07:00:48 AM
Finally, I've got a final drug test and physical submitted - By Damaniac May 15, 2013 at 08:27:51 PM
- Almost there. nm - By Sim May 15, 2013 at 09:36:11 PM
I'm stoked. I have seats in BigLaw LLP's skybox for the Wings game at the UC on Saturday afternoon. . . - By sundevilpeg May 15, 2013 at 08:06:30 PM
Blackhawks in 5 - I hope I am wrong but it will be nice for their fans to see their first ever series win vs Detroit - By AnthonyC May 15, 2013 at 08:03:57 PM
@TomVH Michigan commits have a sophisticated method of recruiting other prospects. They have divided targets out by position and location* - By Hank May 15, 2013 at 07:36:19 PM
Oh, and before I forget, here's to a great, injury-free series for both teams (embed) - By withnail May 15, 2013 at 06:42:29 PM
Wednesday Happy Hour music (embed) - By withnail May 15, 2013 at 06:41:17 PM
- Re(1): Wednesday Happy Hour music (embed) - By lurker6 May 15, 2013 at 10:54:30 PM
  - thx* - By withnail May 15, 2013 at 11:41:44 PM
ONe show that I can't believe was ever so popular is "Friends". The characters now seem really annoying to me. - By Alpo May 15, 2013 at 06:26:01 PM
- Agree. it seemed like so many scenes were setup just to. deliver - By johnh May 15, 2013 at 08:50:06 PM
- Agree. it seemed like so many scenes were setup just to. deliver - By johnh May 15, 2013 at 08:48:41 PM
- Mind-boggling. (Also, Larry David's least-favorite show,) * - By withnail May 15, 2013 at 07:02:24 PM
  - Larry David is one annoying MF - By schad May 15, 2013 at 08:38:26 PM
    - I thought the first 3 seasons were strong. ( Ithink LD would agree with you, BTW.) * - By withnail May 16, 2013 at 00:15:21 AM
      - Also, I would guess CYE's worst episode is probably better than Friends best episode (tho I'm no expert on the subjects).* - By withnail May 16, 2013 at 00:17:27 AM
        CYE is very over rated - By schad May 16, 2013 at 07:53:04 AM
- I liked it for about the first two seasons. Marcel the monkey was good. Phoebe might be the most annoying character of all time.* - By Ken May 15, 2013 at 06:38:47 PM
  - I guess this is where all this stuff is so subjective..NONE of my friends liked the show and I thought - By gesblue May 15, 2013 at 07:07:57 PM
    - Same. I think it's a quality show that still stands up today. It did get bad at the end.* - By jjwalker May 15, 2013 at 07:49:23 PM
    - I liked it the first few years. Now I put it with "Dances With Wolves" as things I can't believe I ever liked.* - By Alpo May 15, 2013 at 07:13:47 PM
      - This calls for a whole new thread. - By Damaniac May 15, 2013 at 07:23:53 PM
        Did someone say "angry rants about bad and lazy writing"?* - By Jackwraith May 15, 2013 at 08:04:22 PM
        I think we did it for or five years ago. That was on a different board, of course. - By Alpo May 15, 2013 at 07:27:14 PM
        Any topic discussed in my absence must be redone* - By jabarkas May 15, 2013 at 08:38:58 PM
      - I was going to use my ex-wife as an example but I like the Dances with Wolves reference better,,,btw. MASH is - By gesblue May 15, 2013 at 07:19:40 PM

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