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Sun Feb-01-09 07:30 PM
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Okay, who here besides me pays SO little attention to sports that you can't even name both teams |
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Sun Feb-01-09 07:32 PM
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1. It's the New York Yankees v the Oakland Raiders. |
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God but I'd love to see that.
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Sun Feb-01-09 07:34 PM
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2. No it wasn't, it was the Cincinatti Red Legs vs. The Duluth Eskimos |
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Pay a-fucking-tention, wouldya? :crazy:
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Sun Feb-01-09 09:31 PM
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46. Wonder how many people here know the deal with the "Redlegs" |
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That was baseball's Cincinnati Reds, who for I think 3 seasons in the mid-50's changed their name to the Redlegs, just to make sure nobody thought they were commies. True story...
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Sun Feb-01-09 07:36 PM
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3. Okay, now you're just pullin' my leg... |
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Raiders are a hockey team, aren't they? :P
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Sun Feb-01-09 07:37 PM
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4. So, what's new in your world? |
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Sun Feb-01-09 07:40 PM
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7. I figured I'd take advantage of my personal peace and quiet now and get something uber-geeky done. |
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Just to balance the scales. :P I haven't had a chance to work on the MMO engine I started recently since the semester started a couple weeks ago.
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Sun Feb-01-09 07:39 PM
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5. I'm so outta touch I thought "Superbowl" was a bathroom cleaning product |
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Sun Feb-01-09 07:43 PM
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9. I know what it is far too well... I spent three years working at a pizza place near a college. |
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Super Bowl day was 'Work your ass off' day for those three years.
On the plus side, they paid us time and a half. And I got peace and quiet in the back and didn't have to deal with customers, 'cause I was the only one who didn't want to be near the TV the entire time. :P
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Sun Feb-01-09 07:39 PM
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6. I have no idea what you're talking about, "teams", like teams of oxen or? |
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teams of angels? And, "playing today"???
You lost me.
:wtf:
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Sun Feb-01-09 07:43 PM
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10. Teams of large men wearing shoulder pads. |
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Their job is to throw a ball around and/or jump on top of the person with the ball.
I'm not sure how it works beyond that.
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Sun Feb-01-09 08:00 PM
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16. I've seen large men in shoulder pads. I've seen them jump on each other. |
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By the time there was jumping, the pads were usually off.
This was in the seventies, mind you.
It may still happen today. ;)
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Sun Feb-01-09 07:40 PM
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8. I beleive todays professional sporting match is between |
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the Boston Red Stockings and the New York Kinckerbockers.
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Sun Feb-01-09 08:03 PM
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17. That's such a silly way to name a team, naming them after the color of their uniform... |
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Sun Feb-01-09 07:44 PM
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11. It's the St. Louis Cardinals vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers |
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The only way I know is that I have money on the Steelers. Now you think you may be outa touch but a co-worker who follows sports nonetheless had no idea how the Baltimore Ravens got their name. When I explained it, he pretended it wasn't important.
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Sun Feb-01-09 08:04 PM
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18. ... Ravens are a kind of bird, aren't they? |
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Sun Feb-01-09 08:34 PM
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Sun Feb-01-09 08:37 PM
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32. Good thing I've got fast reflexes... |
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Edited on Sun Feb-01-09 08:37 PM by DarkTirade
hit that X button before the video even loaded. :P
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Sun Feb-01-09 08:31 PM
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28. Well, I was close: I thought Steely Dan and The College of Cardinals were doing "Dualing Banjos" |
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Edited on Sun Feb-01-09 08:31 PM by struggle4progress
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Sun Feb-01-09 08:49 PM
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33. Actually, turns out it's the "Arizona" Cardinals |
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Which is ridiculous because the cardinal is not indigenous to Arizona. :shrug:
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Sun Feb-01-09 07:45 PM
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12. I'm rooting for Manchester United! |
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They can beat Chelsea...
Mark.
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Sun Feb-01-09 07:52 PM
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13. Are you ready for some football? |
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Sun Feb-01-09 08:17 PM
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23. It's a near certainty. |
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Did you see the game today?
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Sun Feb-01-09 07:53 PM
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14. there is a baseball game today? |
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why didn't anyone tell me?
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Sun Feb-01-09 08:04 PM
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19. I don't think there are bases in this game. |
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But don't quote me, I could be wrong.
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Sun Feb-01-09 07:54 PM
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15. ??? Tennis isn't a team sport |
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. . . but I didn't watch the Australian Open, so maybe I missed something. :shrug:
Sorry, since MLB screwed up so I can't watch the Cubbies every day (for free), I don't even do baseball. Does this make me unpatriotic?
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Sun Feb-01-09 08:05 PM
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20. Unamerican maybe, but not necessarily unpatriotic. |
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Sun Feb-01-09 08:10 PM
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Sun Feb-01-09 08:21 PM
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25. Glad I'm not the only one. |
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... although I wouldn't be surprised if I was the only one with an X and a Y chromosome... :P
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Sun Feb-01-09 08:13 PM
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22. Well, on my Wii, it's just mii vs the wii. Then, when things get good, |
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Sun Feb-01-09 08:20 PM
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24. And this little piggy cried wii wii wii all the way home... |
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Sun Feb-01-09 08:27 PM
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26. Isn't it the big Dubai vs. Finland game? |
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Sun Feb-01-09 09:08 PM
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36. Well I think Dubai wins in sand per square inch, but Finland wins the battle of the bands. |
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Sun Feb-01-09 08:28 PM
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27. I found out this morning. |
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Watching France24's news broadcast, they had a story about how the bad economy was affecting it. The Pittsburg Steelers and the New Zealand All-Blacks, right? I know Manchester United isn't playing. In the play-offs, they couldn't get enough wickets for a bingo.
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Sun Feb-01-09 09:09 PM
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37. ... I am so confused right now. |
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All this sports lingo is hurting my brain. I can memorize facts about Star Wars just fine. Sports, not so much. :P
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Sun Feb-01-09 08:31 PM
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On my big ole list of "Don't Give A Rat's Ass About This", the Super Bowl place five hundred thirty three.
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Sun Feb-01-09 09:09 PM
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38. Only time I ever gave a rat's ass bout it |
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was when I worked at a pizza place. :P
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Sun Feb-01-09 08:34 PM
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30. Me. I told my husband that I thought "Maybe one of the teams had something to do w/ a bird." |
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:P
He wasn't sure who was playing either, though.
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Sun Feb-01-09 09:10 PM
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40. All I know is its a bunch of guys who could probably bench press me |
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throwing a ball around and doing something to score points.
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Sun Feb-01-09 09:00 PM
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34. My Superbowl was last night: The UFC!! St. Pierre vs. Penn |
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MMA is the only sport that I follow. I didn't even know who was playing until about a week ago. However, I do have the SB on right now and that CareerBuilder (the punching small animals one) commercial was pretty good!
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Sun Feb-01-09 09:11 PM
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41. I never really got into MMA, despite my interest in martial arts. |
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Not sure why. Probably 'cause I didn't have cable when it first got big. :P
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Sun Feb-01-09 09:51 PM
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55. i had to go to the hardware store today. talk about your no man's land. |
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the place echoed.
yeah, i could care less. all i know is it isn't the bears.
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Sun Feb-01-09 09:04 PM
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35. I'm no sports fan but that is beyond pitiful, DarkTirade |
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I'll kick your ass while informing you of said teams; yes INDEED
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Sun Feb-01-09 09:11 PM
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42. ... I know one of the names. So you only have to kick one cheek. |
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Sun Feb-01-09 09:24 PM
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45. I won't break your arm; I'll just bend it a little |
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Sun Feb-01-09 09:32 PM
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How else will I scratch those hard-to-reach places?
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Sun Feb-01-09 09:10 PM
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39. I not only avoid watching, |
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I purposely forget when I do learn what the teams are :P
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Sun Feb-01-09 09:11 PM
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43. I know one of the names. |
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Sun Feb-01-09 09:33 PM
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49. I think the Mockingbirds are one of them |
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and maybe the Pipefitters are the other?
:P
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Sun Feb-01-09 09:35 PM
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50. No, I think it's Ironmonger vs. The Crow. |
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Sun Feb-01-09 09:40 PM
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52. Well, one of them is already dead |
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so it's kind of a mismatch :P
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Sun Feb-01-09 09:41 PM
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54. I dunno, that might be an advantage in a fight to the death. |
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"This fight ends when one of you kills the other."
"Um..." :P
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Sun Feb-01-09 09:12 PM
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Sun Feb-01-09 09:31 PM
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47. But what's your agility up to in Runescape? |
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Mon Feb-02-09 12:07 AM
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64. 89 and still going, even though I'm half asleep now. |
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Believe it or not, 92 is halfway to 99. :P
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Mon Feb-02-09 12:21 AM
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65. What kind of curve do they use to determine that? |
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Mon Feb-02-09 12:29 AM
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66. Here is the complete experience table. |
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Edited on Mon Feb-02-09 12:32 AM by Jamastiene
http://www.tip.it/runescape/index.php?page=xp_table.htmHere is an even better link that explains it somewhat: http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Experience#EquationsI currently have 5,275,148 XP I'm not even halfway there yet. I'm 40% of the way there as of right now.
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Mon Feb-02-09 12:42 AM
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67. Hmm. Looks like it goes up by about 1.1 for every level. |
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Makes for a fairly steady curve that adds up after a while.
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Sun Feb-01-09 09:39 PM
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51. Heh. Someone ended a phone call to me today with... |
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..."Enjoy the game," and I had to stop and think, "What game??"
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Sun Feb-01-09 09:40 PM
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53. Yeah, somebody said something similar to me at work today. |
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Something like 'I don't want to waste your time, I'll let you go so you can go home and watch the game' or something like that. I was a bit puzzled for a minute. :P
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Sun Feb-01-09 09:58 PM
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Sun Feb-01-09 10:22 PM
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58. I think it's football. |
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Sun Feb-01-09 10:28 PM
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60. You mean it's not this kind? |
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Sun Feb-01-09 09:59 PM
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57. All I know is that Neil Lomax is the Cardinal's quarterback |
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Mainly because he was Portland State's QB when I went there...GO ST. LOUIS!
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Sun Feb-01-09 10:23 PM
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59. The Dr. Seuss character? |
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Sun Feb-01-09 10:30 PM
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61. But I thought Oregon timber companies |
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banned the very existence of Lomax...
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Mon Feb-02-09 01:19 AM
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68. I could name the two teams playing, but couldn't have told you (before tonight) |
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any members of either of the teams!
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Mon Feb-02-09 01:21 AM
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69. Me! But I found out when I put it on the TV waiting for Bruce. |
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Funny thing, I've never heard of one of the teams at all! I didn't know there was a football team in Arizona and I've never heard of a football team called the Cardinals. I'm still confused.
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