SageAgainstTheMachine

Unfortunately, knee problems are for life.

The Bills took them for granted last year? In what way?

That right there is just part of minor league baseball. Is there another field where shameless promotion is so endearing?

Yes, but he has the M60 a year into the future from last night's episode.

Pretty weird. If these guys have done Division I football, the only potential confusion should be over switching to the NFL rules. Something like a blown touchback on the 5 certainly doesn't qualify as understandable.

Hey, Alex Van Pelt outdueled Chris Weinke AND Vinny Testaverde that year.

The spell is broken! !@#$ you, hypnotoad!

Best memory? My English teacher's wife went into labor and I got to teach Hamlet for two days. Second best? 2006 after Jason Pominville's shorthanded goal to defeat the Senators and the entire school was in Sabres' gear the next day. To be honest, it's just 5 years after my high school graduation and most of it's a blur at this point. Some memories stick out. Graduation. Prom. What happened in the limo 20 minutes after Prom. My friend posting the fantasy football scores in his locker every Monday morning. Playing basketball in the park after school. On a more nerdy level, I was MVP of the area's trivia team.

I'd say Budweiser is more for special occasions, like champagne to us. (This is assuming that day WASN'T a special occasion, it very well may have been the Dayton 500 Eve or something). No, what you probably saw was a Keystone or a Genessee.

Buried as an EGOT.

Whenever I see pictures involving the words "Maybin bulked up", it's his biceps. Curls aren't going to do much against a LT that can knock you on your arse.

Chevy Van Miller, I just finished your first column. Great stuff. You've got a weekly reader.

No offense, but I thought the first time a nurse took an interest in my work would feel better.

It's frustrating. I realize how difficult it is to compete with the major networks, but the way that AMC pokes and prods at both Breaking Bad and Mad Men is ridiculous. Two of the top ten dramas EVER on television and they aren't allowed to just do their own thing. Of course, with Mad Men the product placement comes organically. Thanks! And I know what you mean. I watched Seasons 1 and 2 in a marathon. When the third season came on, I would watch an episode and experience withdrawal.

Women's handball.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/trainingcamp12/story/_/id/8239455/woman-set-officiate-nfl-game-first-time

Thoughts on last night's episode... http://www.entertainment-bureau.com/breaking-bad-review-episode-5-04-fifty-one/2787 The men on this show are prone to their moods and upset looks too. I'm on record for not hating the female characters, but I can't deny that episodes with Walt at home aren't nearly as compelling as episodes with Walt on the job.

You know as well as I do what kind of hellfire I'm in for if Ennifer finds out. Don't be a stool pigeon, huh?

You know what's awesome? Finally looking at a depth chart and not saying, "Damn, we're screwed if anybody gets hurt." Except maybe WR...still rather tenuous there.

As long as they don't fill it with shameless product placement...

A playful gasp. Texted later, "third base".

Absolutely. My current girlfriend - the first question I asked her was "So, what's your name?". The second was "What's your favorite position?". Women get titillated by talk, whereas men are more visual. Broaching the subject without fear often leads to a positive reaction.

Tough love time. You're buying into the already pervasive attitude that women owe men sex for displaying kindness. Attraction isn't something you attain through deeds. Attraction doesn't follow logic or old tales of chivalry. Look...you openly state that you want to 'get laid'. That's your motivating factor. Not being a nice guy. If you had the confidence to do what the "jerks" do, you wouldn't be complaining about them. And what makes them jerks, exactly? A willingness to state what they want and take it? Think about it. Give this a spin. Next time you're with a girl and there's some rapport, say the following (preferably whisper it into her ear). "We're not going to have sex tonight because, frankly, you haven't earned it yet. But I feel compelled to warn you...the first time we !@#$, it may intimidate you. Because I'm a man. And I know how to do things." Then you walk away. If she doesn't text you later that night to come over, it's because she already took care of herself.

Given that there's only one aspect of Buffalo life that really concerns me anymore, I'd say I get my Buffalo news from this site.

...but they sure are trying. Remembering the Bachmann flap, it seems that their publication's claim to fame is taking unflattering photos and turning them into cover shots. I guess that's a niche in the market?