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by Homercles
August 12, 2008, 2:57 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Canadians losing their heads...
Replies: 247
Views: 30972

Re: Canadians losing their heads...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,401821,00.html

to help or not to help? That is the question.
by Homercles
July 7, 2008, 1:49 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Spring Training Poll - NL Central
Replies: 26
Views: 5746

Re: Spring Training Poll - NL Central

Update on the Triple Crown trade (as of 7-7-08) Edinson Volquez**: ERA: 2.36 (1st) Wins: 11 (2nd to Webb) Strike Outs: 116 (2nd to Lincecum) Volquez has shown signs of fatigue over his past three starts. We'll see how the kid holds up through the 2nd half of the season. Since he's not starting the a...
by Homercles
June 4, 2008, 5:11 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Obama WILL be the next president
Replies: 1919
Views: 234411

Re: Obama WILL be the next president

About NASA. I was down at the Space Center this weekend to watch the shuttle launch. An absolutely amazing site to behold. Everyone should try to get down to see one. Only two more years of the Shuttle program remain. Something that kind of suprised me, but not really....I'd say there were more fori...
by Homercles
May 19, 2008, 5:03 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Spring Training Poll - NL Central
Replies: 26
Views: 5746

Re: Spring Training Poll - NL Central

We've also got another kid in the rotation, Edinson Volquez. He is supposed to be something special. We got him in the trade for Josh Hamilton. (A trade that both teams will say "Wow, howd we get this guy!?" and "Jesus, Why'd we give up that guy?"). Just an update on this trade:...
by Homercles
May 9, 2008, 1:24 pm
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: BSG: Season 4
Replies: 248
Views: 39063

Re: BSG: Season 4

I watched S04E04 last night and it was just as bad as the last two episodes. The story is dead at the moment and on top of that, they chose to remove half the main characters from the episode and focus on the horrible Starbuck storyline. Boomer is just a throw in character now. The "Distrurbed...
by Homercles
May 5, 2008, 6:05 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Criminal justice question for law and order folks
Replies: 12
Views: 9190

Re: Criminal justice question for law and order folks

You're talking about being Nifonged. The now imfamous Duke Rape case in which the prosecutor blantently went after the students when all evidence pointed to the contrary. He went as far as burying evidence. Nifong has since been disbarred, fined an extraordinary amount of money, and is in the proces...
by Homercles
April 28, 2008, 11:05 am
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: BSG: Season 4
Replies: 248
Views: 39063

Re: BSG: Season 4

Was anyone else as disturbed as I was over the Ellen/6 thing? To supplant 6's face with Ellens was an absolute crime!

Overall, episode was boring. But it did look like Lee was finally "getting it" at the end of Baltars speech. His rose colored glasses might have finally been removed.
by Homercles
April 25, 2008, 10:19 am
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Lost: Season 4
Replies: 169
Views: 21828

Re: Lost: Season 4

OK, that was an AWESOME episode. That is the kind of episode I've been waiting for on BSG. Killing of Bens daughter. HUGE! Bens control of the Smoke Monster. The slaughter of all the unimportant people at the village. Sawyer, et al, finally abandoning Locke and Ben. Explanation of Sayids recruitment...
by Homercles
April 21, 2008, 10:54 am
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: BSG: Season 4
Replies: 248
Views: 39063

Re: BSG: Season 4

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that Roslin is the 5th of the Final Five. Why would the Cylons produce a model that is cancer prone? Speaking of the cancer angle, why don't they just do another blood transfusion from Hera? Speaking of Hera, is she on the Demetrius? Sharon and Helo are...would th...
by Homercles
April 21, 2008, 10:48 am
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: BSG: Season 4
Replies: 248
Views: 39063

Re: BSG: Season 4

Fuck this show. That's the dumbest fucking story decision in the world. The same schism could have occurred via other means, i.e. Tory doing emotional damage but leaving Cally in her current depressed condition. Fuck that. God, I'm so pissed. Are you kidding? I was cheering at that ending! That was...
by Homercles
April 14, 2008, 10:36 am
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: BSG: Season 4
Replies: 248
Views: 39063

Re: BSG: Season 4

What is with the Sharon model being #8. Shouldn't she be #7?
As of now, there is no #7 model.
by Homercles
April 11, 2008, 5:05 pm
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: BSG: Season 4
Replies: 248
Views: 39063

Re: BSG: Season 4

I rewatched the first season of BSG and am on episode 6 out of 20 of second season BSG Second Season = everyone has exactly three bloody scars on their face every episode. Speaking of Kara, remember that she was operated on in season two after being shot and captured on Caprica while retrieving the...
by Homercles
April 8, 2008, 6:27 pm
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: BSG: Season 4
Replies: 248
Views: 39063

Re: BSG: Season 4

I had a thought on the Final 5: Anyone ever consider that the 5 are man made models. They were the next step in cybernetics, but then the Tin Can cylons revolted and the war ensued. The human-esque cylon program was scratched/mothballed and covered up. It would explain why the Cylons don't know who ...
by Homercles
April 8, 2008, 10:22 am
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: BSG: Season 4
Replies: 248
Views: 39063

Re: BSG: Season 4

I was kind of let down by the opener. They had too many story lines going on. I wouldve preferred main focus on Starbuck. The Baltar stuff was annoying to me. What the hell is up with the Harem shit? I mean, God bless baltar for having all those hotties at his beckon call, but wtf was that? And I sw...
by Homercles
April 4, 2008, 1:58 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Spring Training Poll - NL Central
Replies: 26
Views: 5746

Re: Spring Training Poll - NL Central

Correction....the Reds have not had a guy like this since Soto. Browning was quality but not similar to this kid at all. It really makes me sad that Dusty Baker is his manager, since he will cut his career short by at least a decade. I didnt say Browning and Cueto were alike. I said Browning was th...
by Homercles
April 4, 2008, 11:36 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: Spring Training Poll - NL Central
Replies: 26
Views: 5746

Re: Spring Training Poll - NL Central

Ken Griffey Jr. was playing cards in the poker room I work at today. But did he bet on baseball??? Griff Jr is my brush with fame. I played Little League ball against him. He and his brother were on the opposing team. They kicked our asses on a yearly basis. The Griffey brothers bashing homeruns or...
by Homercles
March 7, 2008, 11:25 am
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Lost: Season 4
Replies: 169
Views: 21828

Re: Lost: Season 4

As for last night's episode, the only big reveal I see is that Ben has that connection to the island to send the images to people?? I've had a severe flu/pneumonia, or some other shitty ailness, so maybe I misinterpreted Juliet's line, but didn't she say "Ben told me to stop them"? She di...
by Homercles
March 5, 2008, 7:13 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Obama WILL be the next president
Replies: 1919
Views: 234411

Re: Obama WILL be the next president

Why are people even allowed to vote for someone on the opposite party they registered as? I could see maybe in the general election but for primaries and such you should have to vote for someone in your party. This voting for the enemy of my enemy thing just sounds retarded to me. Technically, you ...
by Homercles
March 5, 2008, 12:25 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Gary Gygax- RIP
Replies: 62
Views: 5864

Re: King of the Nerds is dead. Long live the King.

good grief. What does this make now? 5 seperate threads.
by Homercles
March 5, 2008, 11:35 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Obama WILL be the next president
Replies: 1919
Views: 234411

Re: Obama WILL be the next president

Obama got absolutely bitchslapped last night. He still holds a strong lead in delegates, but his momentum just took a beating. Being an Ohio resident, it was fairly obvious Hillary was going to win this state. On monday I had predicted a 10% victory margin. A couple factors went into that: NAFTA hit...
by Homercles
February 29, 2008, 7:04 pm
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Lost: Season 4
Replies: 169
Views: 21828

Re: Lost: Season 4

Last night was awesome. It had a cool Slaughterhouse 5 effect going on. Had a little blip of time distortion when the copter went just a tad off course in the storm. I was a little dissappointed that it was only 2004 on the boat. I was hoping for a time jump to current day.
by Homercles
February 28, 2008, 11:34 am
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Lost: Season 4
Replies: 169
Views: 21828

Re: Lost: Season 4

Ok, how about this theory/reasoning behind the time lapse difference recorded on the payload thingie that was shot in: The Island has a slower time stream than the outside world. The plane crashed, what....5 months ago? Thats how long theyve been on the island. The time difference may be a mechanism...
by Homercles
February 22, 2008, 1:15 pm
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Lost: Season 4
Replies: 169
Views: 21828

Re: Lost: Season 4

So now we know the 6. Now the question is the eight. Which 2 "died" on the island. Claire feels like an obvious choice since the baby had to be explained to the rescuers and media. The eighth is still open. Could it be Charlie? He made contact with the boat. Could they not cover that up? O...
by Homercles
November 27, 2007, 8:36 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: New England Patriots
Replies: 132
Views: 18365

Re: New England Patriots

They are going to run up the score on the wrong team and Tom Brady is going to be the one to pay for it. Someone is going to hurt him for the Pats keeping him in way past the game being decided. I seriously think the Jets, Steelers, or Ravens will end up injuring him. Anyone else find it suprising ...
by Homercles
October 9, 2007, 10:45 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: Nice job USC
Replies: 77
Views: 15520

Re: Nice job USC

Fair point. Thinking about it, they really haven't proved much more than Cincy. Comparing schedules up til now, I'd say Cincy has outperformed ASU. They have two common opponents. Both of which UC spanked, and ASU had struggles with. UC has a win over a ranked opponent (on the road). ASU hasnt play...
by Homercles
September 24, 2007, 5:37 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: How bad is the Big 10?
Replies: 71
Views: 13435

Re: How bad is the Big 10?

I cry foul on Winnows Best Top to Bottom argument as well. I wont sight the OSU-Washington game as an example. I'll go with two similarly positioned teams (at the time) within their respective conferences. Cincinnati vs Oregon State. The Bearcats absolutely drubbed (34-3) that weak ass Pac Ten team....
by Homercles
September 11, 2007, 2:42 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Death of a College Football Team today
Replies: 129
Views: 21763

Re: Death of a College Football Team today

Umm...has Michigan won a game since Bo died? Is this the curse of Bo we're seeing? On the flip side, Pac Ten went 6-0 on Saturday. ASU is ranked in the top 11 in 6 offensive categories while having allowed only one offensive touchdown this season so far. ASU isn't even ranked, but there are plenty o...
by Homercles
May 1, 2007, 5:29 pm
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Heroes Season 1 Discussion *SPOILERS*
Replies: 649
Views: 52096

The scar might also be a result of Peter only being able to use one ability at a time. Or perhaps he was in captivity for a time and the Haitian had a damper on his abilities and the cut naturally healed into that scar. There are possible explanations that allow for a scar to form on a healer. Who k...
by Homercles
April 30, 2007, 10:53 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: NFL Draft approaches
Replies: 46
Views: 7796

Bengals also snatched up another Wolverine. Leon Hall. Everybody seems to love him.
Hopefully he pans out better than the last Wolverine the Bengals picked in round 1: Chistina Perry.
Shouldnt be difficult. I think Perrys been healthy for 4 friggin games since we drafted him.
by Homercles
April 19, 2007, 6:40 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Which Presidential candidate has your support at the moment?
Replies: 73
Views: 7244

Gore has zero shot.
Hes gone over the deepend and he would be absolutely ripped to shreds if he entered the political arena again.
He's now more suited to making bogus documentaries in the vein of Michael Moore.
by Homercles
April 19, 2007, 6:23 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Which Presidential candidate has your support at the moment?
Replies: 73
Views: 7244

Can we pick one from the Democratic and Republican side?



I'd Go Obama and Thompson
by Homercles
April 19, 2007, 10:37 am
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Lost
Replies: 288
Views: 48661

Looks like next week we get to learn more about the pregnancy issue. Sun is gonna get into Juliets face.
Sun concieved on the island. Miraculously. Will she have the same fate as the island women? Or will she carry to term?
by Homercles
April 5, 2007, 5:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Then ban Me you fucking Pussy
Replies: 404
Views: 45684

If 5 people bitch about Kyoukan will you ban her too?
by Homercles
March 5, 2007, 12:27 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Beckham to LA
Replies: 92
Views: 23430

Everyone always leaves a soccer game with cuts and bruises?
sure.....if you're sitting in the bleachers.
Nothing beats a good soccer riot.
by Homercles
March 5, 2007, 12:12 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: NFL Draft approaches
Replies: 46
Views: 7796

I havent checked the rap sheets of this years draft class, so I cant say who the Bengals will pick.
by Homercles
March 5, 2007, 11:27 am
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer?
Replies: 5
Views: 757

does Radiation Man from Heroes remind anyone else of a Geico caveman?
by Homercles
March 5, 2007, 11:25 am
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Battlestar Gallactica - The Final Five?
Replies: 94
Views: 14756

Did they just kill off Starbuck?? I was caught offguard by that move. I expected her to pull out at the last moment like usual. They did show her hand on the Eject handle. Maybe she yanked that before the explosion and that Ghost Raider snagged her out of midair. No way they could kill her off! Als...
by Homercles
February 27, 2007, 11:44 am
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Heroes Season 1 Discussion *SPOILERS*
Replies: 649
Views: 52096

I dont think Simone will survive the next episode. Shes a dead girl. The preview showed her all bloodied and talking. Im hoping its more of a mental thing that will either bring Isaac and Peter together, or turn them into complete enemies. Or maybe she does survive the gunshot, but Nathan learns of ...
by Homercles
February 15, 2007, 12:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: i didnt get a valentine
Replies: 9
Views: 1201

loser
by Homercles
February 15, 2007, 11:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: FedEx Commercials
Replies: 7
Views: 1173

by Homercles
February 13, 2007, 11:36 am
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Heroes Season 1 Discussion *SPOILERS*
Replies: 649
Views: 52096

The dinosaur was a clip of the future from when Hiro went to the Museum to fetch the sword.
by Homercles
February 13, 2007, 11:34 am
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Battlestar Gallactica - The Final Five?
Replies: 94
Views: 14756

You like Helo? I can't stand that jackass. I want him airlocked. Self righteous, holier than thou, do-gooder piece of shit. I hope Sharon goes Cylon on his ass and emotionally destroys him.
by Homercles
February 9, 2007, 4:10 pm
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: the black dahlia
Replies: 4
Views: 576

I agree complete. This movie was utter trash. Total waste of my time and money.
by Homercles
February 8, 2007, 11:39 am
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Lost
Replies: 288
Views: 48661

Is she OG though? All that A/V equipment looked like it was from the 70s or something. And what about Ben (Henry Gale) being the father of that girl that helped Sawyer and Kate escape. I was always under the impression that she was the daughter of the French lady, so does that mean she is the daugh...
by Homercles
February 8, 2007, 11:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: When you fart...
Replies: 18
Views: 2195

I tend to walk around while I still have a chance to spread the joy. Try to get to a high traffic area and enjoy the reactions of those who pass through the cloud.
by Homercles
February 8, 2007, 11:15 am
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Lost
Replies: 288
Views: 48661

Interesting that the Dharma Initiative has wacky influence out in the real world too. Even though I knew it was coming, it still caught me off guard when he got hit by the bus.
by Homercles
February 6, 2007, 6:18 pm
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Heroes Season 1 Discussion *SPOILERS*
Replies: 649
Views: 52096

Speaking of the phase guy (DL) I have a bit of a nitpick with him getting into areas like a high security prison. Just because you can phase through a wall doesn't mean you're invisible! Speaking of Superpower flaws: When Peter goes invis with invisidude that doesnt mean they also go silent. They w...
by Homercles
February 6, 2007, 3:42 pm
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Heroes Season 1 Discussion *SPOILERS*
Replies: 649
Views: 52096

So....when it comes to Hero breeding:

Flying + Fire = Regeneration
we also have:

Psycho Strength + Walks thru Walls = Techie Talker
by Homercles
February 6, 2007, 11:33 am
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Heroes Season 1 Discussion *SPOILERS*
Replies: 649
Views: 52096

Nikki/Jessicas release was too sudden to be anything but stupid. I guess Linderman has complete control of Nevada. The penal system. The judicial system. Law Enforcement. Traffic cops. Crosswalk Nannies. But I seems she finally stepped over to the dark side for good....or at least predomanitely. Nik...
by Homercles
February 2, 2007, 11:39 am
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Heroes Season 1 Discussion *SPOILERS*
Replies: 649
Views: 52096

-We still haven't seen the hero introduced from the comics that can comunicate with electronics.
uhh. Isn't that Mika?