SageAgainstTheMachine

It sounds like they're young enough that their metabolism hasn't caught up with them. Sometimes this doesn't happen until a person's in their 30's, but it's inevitable...a sustained unhealthy diet WILL catch up with you. I have a friend/colleague who eats like this. Nothing but processed/frozen foods and sodas. He's 22 and doesn't weigh any more than 130 soaking wet. But that doesn't mean he isn't huffing and puffing after walking a half-mile up an incline. Guy gets winded after a couple holes of golf, and he's deluded enough to think he's healthy just because he isn't overweight (yet).

I wasn't commenting on the kid being picky (though being overly picky isn't great for a kid because they limit their experiences), I was commenting on how he wouldn't eat anything except hot dogs and McDonalds' fries. Unless your objective is to spoil your child while simultaneously making sure he's dead by the age of 40, this is about as irresponsible as it gets when it comes to parenting. It's not bad for a kid to have a few options, but those options shouldn't include hot dogs or fries any more than about once per month IMO.

Very simple solution to this. The kid doesn't eat until he agrees to eat some healthy. He'll learn his lesson in less than a day when his stomach starts screaming at him. But I suppose that would be child abuse or something

No, no, no...it's a "so bad, it's good" cult classic. And not even in the Rocky Horror Picture Show sense...just a very very very unintentionally bad film.

So women aren't allowed at NFL games unless they're accompanied by a large group of men who are ready to kill other fans. Got it.

Parents are so unoriginal when it comes to the starving kids in China. When I have kids, I'm going to expand their horizons by making them feel guilty about the starving kids in Eritrea and Kiribati.

Worthy charities fall by the wayside daily, while a creature with no concept of or need for money is now a millionaire.

I'd like to be cremated and have my ashes slowly fed to my worst enemy.

I walk/jog/bike on the shoulders of roads every day during the warm months, usually in the early evening when it's cooler. There's nothing scarier than the thought of a driver dozing off and just drifting over.

Happy belated birthday to the most consistently entertaining member of this board.

It's not really stupid, unless you play with unnecessary recklessness. I mean, flag football isn't meant to be a contact sport, so how is it any different from other cross-training activities like running, lifting or basketball that players are encouraged to do in the offseason?

Yeah, running down the shower drain. But it's still not a scene that you'd call gory by today's (or even yesterday's) standards.

Yeah...honeydew is 10 times better and just a little bit more expensive.

Oh, so they only commit violent crimes when they feel disrespected. I guess it's ok, then.

I figured, since we already had the fruit thread... Favorites: Asparagus, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower Least favorites: Beets, radicchio, Terry Schiavo

"I hope I die before I get old" - The Who

Matty, funny you mention pears as the character in your profile has never tried one. Pineapples have the worst texture. A nice ripe Bosc pear is nearly unbeatable.

Favorites: Blueberries, blackberries, peaches, pears Least favorites: Oranges, canteloupe, watermelons (love the taste, hate the stupid little white seeds ruin the texture)

More relevant than HR and RBI to be sure, but still becoming increasingly irrelevant. Even for the casual fan, it confuses me why they pay attention to Batting Average as their sole ratio-indicator when On-Base percentage is so readily available. Me? I like OPS (on-base plus slugging) the best. It's simple enough for non-statistics oriented people to understand, but it effectively and efficiently displays who the best hitters are, by balancing plate discipline abilities and power.

A teacher at my high school was breaking up a cat fight in the cafeteria and dragged one girl off the other one. Apparently, he accidentally grazed the girl's breast and ended up getting fired for sexual misconduct. Nicest guy in the world and a great teacher, and this does him in...while other horrible teachers keep their jobs because of tenure.

Actually, sabermetricians (professional baseball stat analysts) have almost completely abandoned batting average as well, in favor of stuff like OPS, OPS+, VORP and WAR.

Also, it's important to remember that Chipper played in the teeth of the steroids era and his name never came up once. Not once. Another rarity is that Chipper was a true face of the franchise for the Braves who stayed with the team for his whole career, which is something you don't see very often in baseball anymore. Jeter, Mariano, and Posada for the Yankees. Biggio and Bagwell for the Astros. Chipper for the Braves.

Fitting that Cox and Chipper go out at the same time. The Braves were something of a dynasty to be honest...shame they only got 1 world series out of it.

Shameful. I really hope the judge and jury take care of business, even if it means working overtime.

If this is true (and now that I think about it, it seems like you could be correct), it's a dumb move by ESPN. Their sports empire was absolutely built by the personalities on SportsCenter. I don't know why they'd move away from that formula.