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From what I've heard, Pavel's English is much better when there are no reporters around.

Not surprising, and well-deserved.

Sad, but it had to happen eventually. May he the years he spent making us happy be returned to him in length and happiness many times over.

Drapes. Which is nastier: Pizza overdone or underdone?

Nope. It would be cool, though. The person below me still makes a nasty face when they see an Avs jersey.

Rooting for the Bison (NDSU) at noon and then against the Packers in the evening had my head spinning. Both are green and gold and look pretty much the same on my tv. Congrats to the Bison. and........um........ Go 49ers! RE: Lions coaching. I think they do need a change. They need discipline and Jim hasn't done the job in that area. He's improved a lot of things, but if they still jump the gun on as many snaps as they do, and take stupid penalties, they need someone who can make them knuckle down and get serious.

Yes. Off all meds in preparation for nerve ablation Thursday morning. No codeine. No motrin. No nothing. About ready to claw sheet metal to ribbons. The person below me is stunned.

Only if seriously necessary. And as discretely as possible. The person below me has been on camera at a sporting event.

Truck. Better stache: Jared Allen or George Parros? (Yes, Allen has full facial hair currently, but it's his stache that is sexy.)

Dang girl. A good north wind would pick you up and blow you away. Keep your passport in your pocket at all times.

Sorry. My bad. I meant the lawyers with hearts that would translate for us for free.

Demolition Man- the Police

I wish. I'd like to have good knees and ribs that don't hurt, but that's what happens when a semi hydroplanes. You just be grateful that you're alive to tell about it. Sure would love to have that old Rambler back, though. The person below me brushes their tongue.

I can see where the other team needs to be penalized if there was an actual foul and the diver embellished it. I like the double minor idea. Sure, the other guy gets called, but you get back twice what you gave. Serves you right. That said, I can see this opening a can of worms regarding refs and favoritism since what constitutes embellishment is sometimes a judgment call. I'm thinking of cases where one person might clap their hand to their mouth and check for blood after a whiff of air whereas another person might spit out the lost teeth and play on. Who's to say that the first is embellishing (unless they're also writing their acceptance speech whilst pretending to hold an Oscar)? It might just be a natural reaction.

Kind of sounds to me like you had until Sept 30 for that option, and now it is only good as credit for the future, but that's why I asked the lawyers to step in.

Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you. Woo woo woo. Actually, mine are mostly dead or retired, except for Jeff Chadwick who is living in California and coaching receivers/tight ends. The person below me liked Alf.

Here's what the Red Wings site has to say about it: (I found it by hovering over tickets and looking at the bottom of the column. It's under work stoppage policy or some such thing.) I'll let the lawyers amongst us sort it out and translate it into human. Paging GMR. Please report to General Discussion. Thank you.

Bring on the Night- the Police

Give Me Love- George Harrison

Tried to post this once and it vanished. Please excuse me if this is a double. I'll agree with the sentiment that it would be nice to have Lidstrom back, but that's as far as I'll go. Enjoy your retirement, Nick. You deserve it. (Although if you get too bored...)

Too Much Time on My Hands- Styx

Doggies, please, and I mean the good old-fashioned "mystery meat" ones that you seriously don't want to know about, not the healthy all-beef ones... although there are these pineapple brats that they make where my mom lives that are pretty darn good. Poems that rhyme or free verse?

Oh, goodness, no. Ketsup is as spicy as I can go. It must be my taste buds. Spicy causes pain, and I don't like pain. The person below me has curbside trash pickup.

But Bettman said that it was unanimous, and so that was what was reported on the internet. It has to be true if it's on the internet. Oh, look! I'm the millionth visitor! Excuse me, I have to claim my prize!

I make the one that says, "I will write the correct year on my checks." Otherwise, I still write 1977. (For women) The person below me would wear facial hair if she was a man. (For men) The person below me would shave his legs/armpits if he was a woman.