Originally Posted by Fugee (Post 401259)

I don't do litigation and had never been on jury duty before so this came as a surprise to me: juries are very scary things.

I hope never to have a jury decide my fate, not even in a civil matter.

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 401260)

AL playoffs- would be RS v. Yanks except they are same division- so the wild card bounces to LA? I fear the Yanks, but I fear Fenway more. The Tigers NEVER win there.

Originally Posted by ironweed (Post 401261)

Yes. Funny to laugh at the pictures of Wal-Mart shoppers. Less funny to have them deciding whether the prosecution has established all of the elements of the crime you're charged with, or whether the plaintiff is entitled to recover punitive damages from you under the relevant statute.

Lots of civil litigation settles.

Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) (Post 401262)

this point would be more interesting if the sox didn't have the second best record. So it's 1 vs 4 (NY v Det) and 2 v 3

Originally Posted by ironweed (Post 401261)

Yes. Funny to laugh at the pictures of Wal-Mart shoppers. Less funny to have them deciding whether the prosecution has established all of the elements of the crime you're charged with, or whether the plaintiff is entitled to recover punitive damages from you under the relevant statute.

Lots of civil litigation settles.

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 401264)

that's what i said isn't it?

Originally Posted by Fugee (Post 401265)

These weren't even Wal-Mart shoppers and it was still scary to listen to the stuff they said.

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 401252)

i'm vegan/macrobiotic. i can't date someone with artificial material in any orifice i might be in:(

Originally Posted by Fugee (Post 401265)

These weren't even Wal-Mart shoppers and it was still scary to listen to the stuff they said.

Originally Posted by greatwhitenorthchick (Post 401257)

When have I ever criticized your standards?

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 401260)

http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/1...rts-in-2009-10 so MSU has NO one 6'10" or over. we will be small and fast- can that win?

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 401260)

AL playoffs- would be RS v. Yanks except they are same division- so the wild card bounces to LA? I fear the Yanks, but I fear Fenway more. The Tigers NEVER win there.

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 401269)

the best trial lawyer i ever met- he did this twice, that i saw:

a case is heading to trial, but there are settlement discussions- at some jam-up in the talks, he'll say to the business guy, "let's go for a walk." we walk around the city, and at some point he says, "we'll you and the other guy can reach some business agreement, and you have certainty- OR- we can hand your companies fortunes to the next 8 people we walk by. It is a sobering way to convey the risk.

Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) (Post 401262)

this point would be more interesting if the sox didn't have the second best record. So it's 1 vs 4 (NY v Det) and 2 v 3

Originally Posted by ironweed (Post 401267)

I think you may have just earned an invite to join the Sebastian Dangerfield Chapter of the International People Are Fucking Idiots Club.

How is your drinking?

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 401272)

You should worry about Minnesota first.

TM

Originally Posted by Gattigap (Post 401275)

Is drinking part of the initiation?

I figured there would be some sort of ceremony, but assumed it would be some weird melange of a five-figure deposit, burning some lace curtains, forced internment for an evening with a bunch of humanities professors drinking brandy, and a set of mock negotiations with a Blue Shield claims adjuster.

Originally Posted by ironweed (Post 401273)

And in Detroit it takes three hours to pass 8 people on the street, so the business guy was exhausted too. Cunning.

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 401278)

plus, being able to see Canada give us a sense of Gravitas.

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 401143)

I have never seen Garner. But you are correct, Swank is pale. However, I have seen her buying beer at my old beer wholesaler underneath the highline (they sold out to some crappy development, the fuckers) and she is pretty and her body kicks lots of ass. (Ask Mr. Miyagi.)

Of course I'm comparing apples to oranges. Why compare apples to apples? (By the way, oranges are better than apples.) I chose these two yesterday because (i) I was bored and (ii) people tend to have strong feelings about how unattractive they are. I don't think Garner's features are that much softer than Swank's, though. I will cop to liking Swank's bigger lips and agree that she should have her teeth filed down. But I don't think Garner is that pretty. I think Swank beats her in both categories, especially the body (even when they were both at their best).

TM

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 401281)

http://www.reuters.com/article/marke...0090925?rpc=44


It's larger than a sextillion dollars, or a 1 followed by 21 zeros. Chiscolm's request is equivalent 1 followed by 22 digits.

The sum also dwarfs the world's 2008 gross domestic product of $60 trillion, as estimated by the World Bank.

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 401281)

http://www.reuters.com/article/marke...0090925?rpc=44


It's larger than a sextillion dollars, or a 1 followed by 21 zeros. Chiscolm's request is equivalent 1 followed by 22 digits.

The sum also dwarfs the world's 2008 gross domestic product of $60 trillion, as estimated by the World Bank.

Originally Posted by Fugee (Post 401258)

I'm the one who thinks his curve is high. I still don't think Jennifer Garner is average. She may not be WOW HOT but looking around at women as a whole, she's at least above average and I'd put her at pretty.

Maybe being in New York skews the perception with more models and actresses (and wannabes of both) per capita than in the rest of the country.

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 401260)

AL playoffs- would be RS v. Yanks except they are same division- so the wild card bounces to LA? I fear the Yanks, but I fear Fenway more. The Tigers NEVER win there.

Originally Posted by Adder (Post 401284)

A guy I used to know (who lived in Washington then, and NY now), used to travel to Minneapolis and come back talking abou thow hot the women are. But I always thought it had to do with the slightly higher percentage of blonds.

Originally Posted by Adder (Post 401284)

A guy I used to know (who lived in Washington then, and NY now), used to travel to Minneapolis and come back talking abou thow hot the women are. But I always thought it had to do with the slightly higher percentage of blonds.

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 401276)

actually the problem the last week is that Chicago fell right on its face. if the sox keep lying down, we'll be fine- 7 of our last 10 are against them.

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 401289)

The guy you used to know is out of his fucking mind.

TM

Originally Posted by Pretty Little Flower (Post 401292)

This story is about a group of white people who went out assauting black people, announcing to their victoms that they were out to assault people, called the victims racial epithets during the assaults, and even announced that they intended to assassinate the president and his family. The Star Tribune described the assults as "racially-tinged." Tinged? Like, there might be a little bit of racial stuff on the outskirts? Or maybe it's possible that the assaults may be slightly colored (sts) by racial motives? The Star Tribune is barely even a newspaper.

http://www.startribune.com/local/614...3aPc:_Yyc:aUUX

Originally Posted by taxwonk (Post 401293)

My favorite part was where the reporter said the two male suspects were "apprehended by a police canine."

If the dog had to bite them, I hope the poor thing is tested for rabies.

Originally Posted by J. Fred Muggs (Post 401294)

The paper has now decided that they are racially charged.

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 401299)

Big boob edition.

Lucy Pinder

http://memetrics.files.wordpress.com...lusive_024.jpg

vs

Keely Hazzell

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c...leyHazell1.jpg

I'll take Keely every time.


TM

Originally Posted by Adder (Post 401300)

I don't believe I have either heard of or seen either one before, but based on the evidence presented, I'm with you on Keeley.

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 401299)

Big boob edition.

Lucy Pinder

http://memetrics.files.wordpress.com...lusive_024.jpg
Keely Hazzell

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c...leyHazell1.jpg

I'll take Keely every time.

TM

Originally Posted by ltl/fb (Post 401309)

I don't get my temp tooth until mid Oct, it turns out.