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You know why that is - they see soccer as a non-contact sport.

For my parents it was because the local little league was rife with angry fathers screaming at umpires, coaches, their sons, etc. And that was 1976.

I'm sure it's just as bad now in youth soccer.

Big Golf fans I take it.

I am, in fact.

Is there any sport you people don't watch?

Thank you for another racist, hate-filled post.

Hopefully Reyna's injury isn't too bad. The US really needs him.

Funny, I've never been a big fan of Reyna. I hope his injury isn't serious and that he's fit for the Cup, but I've never been particularly impressed with his on-field contributions.

Meh. We'll see. I think this side is good enough to go pretty deep into the tournament, but that is one hell of a first-round pool they drew into.

I need to take a look at the match schedule. I generally take a few days off work during the Cup, to maximize my absorption.

Can't wait! My battle cry this year is Anybody But Brazil.

 

i made cookies.

Peanut butter with the fork-cross thingies! My favorite!

Seriously, thanks to Kyle and anyone else who works to keep this place up and running. I was unable to get on for something like 36 hours, and I was suffering serious withdrawal.

This picture alone is reason to go see the film "Friends With Money."

And yes, that's Jennifer Aniston.

Cool. Thanks so much for posting pictures and links to pictures! Of course I'm insanely jealous, and already planning to set aside some cash so I can be around next time!

Philip Roth - The Plot Against America

Still in the first fifty pages.

I love Anna. But I also love Seths mom. In fact everyone on the show is beautiful. Though im not a huge fan of the skinny one. She has a vacant gaze which freaks me out somewhat

If y'all will just keep posting these pictures, that will enable me to keep not watching the show.

They're gorgeous, but I'm not willing to sit through that dreck just to gaze at the talent.

She annoys the hell out of me, but she sure is easy on the eyes.

She's back on the market!

She looks like she could use a sandwich.

OK ... how about me and Lisa Kudrow?

Oh wait. That's me who could use a sandwich.

The Natalie Portman in Beautiful Girls thing above is just wrong though.

I have to confess that I don't really find her attractive, now or then.

Weird, because she's very much my type ... but she just doesn't do anything for me.

And regardless of what people have said, she's a mediocre actor at best (though the scripts are more to blame for her cringeworthy turns in the Star Wars films). Even in Garden State I just wasn't convinced.

As I've apparently already established myself as a dirty old man (gosh, thanks Deni ), here's someone who will be stunning as soon as she's legal (but not before, of course):

Michelle Wie (currently 16)

Sorry ... I'm not in the habit of ogling the high school girls. Is it less wrong when the girl in question is already a millionaire?

You realize this officially makes you a dirty old man, right?

Oh dear lord. I had no idea she was only 16 when she filmed that.

Well, that didn't stop her from being HAWT.

She even looks good when she's not trying to.

She was on Conan last night. I want to see it again just to see her entrance. Daaaaaaamn.

Haven't looked in on this thread in a while ... just now noticed that someone else shares my obsession with the young Diana Rigg.

There was never anyone hotter.

OK, it's not like I was tremendously attached to it or anything, but after the board came back online this afternoon (it was super-busy for a while just before 4 PM EST) I posted to the NFL thread that I had created earlier today. I saw the thread move up to the top of the Tongue-Tied Lightning forum, but a few minutes later, it was gone ... vanished ... kaput.

What gives? IPB hiccup? HAL-9000 on the fritz? Vast right-wing conspiracy?

you can't make a post title all caps or "hacker speak)

Yeah, but what if you only wanted *part* of the title to be caps? I just started an NFL thread and the title looks pretty stupid reading as "Nfl."

I object!

Across the evening sky

All the birds are leaving

But how can they know

It's time for them to go?

Before the winter fire

I will still be dreaming

I do not count the time

For who knows where the time goes?

Who knows where the time goes?

Sad deserted shore

your fickle friends are leaving

Ah, then you know

It's time for them to go

But I will still be here

I have no thought of leaving

You know I have no thought of time

For who knows where the time goes?

Who knows where the time goes?

And I am not alone

While my love is near me

I know it will be so

Until it's time to go

So come the storms of winter

And then the birds in spring again

I do not fear the time

For who knows where the time goes?

Who knows where the time goes?