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Kate Upton has that annoying restraining order, so I dunno, maybe Jennifer Love Hewitt?

For quite a bit of background about multiple workers' comp cases involving NFL players, see: http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202546314009&NFL_and_Falcons_Sue_Former_Players_Over_Workers_Comp Lots more info in the full article above. Less comprehensive treatment at: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/21/california-delivers-blow-to-player-workers-compensation-claims/ and http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2012/08/07/258619.htm (involves Bruce Matthews)

Well, seems like there must be a reason they named this place the "Thirsty Turtle" - - and they serve drinks: http://www.thirstyturtlefl.com/

So in all 3 examples, the cops never actually told you to do anything: 1. Cop repeatedly asks to look in your bag; 2. Cop asks if it is OK to look in your car; 3. Cop tells you what the cop is planning to do and changes his mind when you mention the need for a warrant - - but at least the way you described it, the cop never actually instructed you to do anything. I certainly agree that you are never required to give a cop permission to do anything, because you indeed do have rights. And you are also right that an amazingly large number of people stupidly give cops permission to search when they would be within their rights to refuse. But spare me the bravado of saying: "I don't have to do what a cop says, just because he tells me to. Never have, never will." at least until you've refused to do something that a cop actually instructed (as opposed to asked) you to do. Here's what your tale justifies you to say: "I don't have to allow a cop to do what the cop wants to do, just because the cop asks me for permission to do it. Never have, never will." Not the same thing as refusing to do what a cop tells you to do.

If Ryan Lochte pees in my pool I'm gonna fry his pecker right off!

Google is our friend (see the photo slide show): http://djcolleenshannon.com/photos.html

Please use the search feature before starting new topics, as the subject of large riding John Deere lawn mowers has already been discussed in a prior thread - - see reply # 30 here: http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/topic/130111-toronto-taking-the-bills-is-like-my-ex-wife/page__hl__%20lawn%20%20mower%20%20confusion__st__20 $100 for just annual service isn't going to keep anybody happy, although getting an entirely new mower after four services in a year could be uplifting. However you resolve your lawn mowing problems, I strongly recommend that you do not hire any Canadian gardeners to do it.

http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-incidents/seat-swap-outcry-moves-virgin-to-think-again-20120810-23y7q.html

How does that old bumper sticker read about nobody rides for free? http://www.mercuryne...assengers-pitch

I would not have expected Jimbo and Jason to be friends.

And I thought tooth-whitening parties were just an urban myth: http://www.3dwhite.com/crest-products/2-hour-express-whitestrips.aspx

Whether or not we run much Wildcat on offense, it seems likely that we will need to defend the Wildcat on defense at least occasionally. With the Jets as our first oppenent, it kind of makes sense that our defense would need to get in a little work against it. Whatever you think of Tebow as a QB, he's a talented runner, and nobody really knows how the Jets will use him yet.

1. I have a dream that this little dwarf will one day live in a nation where he will not be judged by his height, or by his win-loss record in Super Bowls, but by the content of his character! 2. That's the last time I make a bet with Bob Kraft - - now I gotta take this dwarf everywhere.

First, thanks for the report. But don't keep us in suspense - - did Anderson win with Rock, Paper or Scissors? Everybody knows you're not supposed to run with Scissors, so I'm guessing it was Rock or Paper.

You raise an interesting point. Chan has what, maybe 15-20 seconds to make a play call so that there is still time for it to be communicated to others in the huddle? But Fitz has to make time-pressured decisions, too, based on his pre-snap and post-snap reads. So Fitz also ought to be thinking in a foreign language about things like whether to audible, or where to pass as he goes through his processions. Anybody that has to make time-pressured decisions could benefit from a decision-making methodology that promotes rational thinking over emotional responses. Besides, for all we know, Fitz might already be doing this. He went to Harvard, after all, and if I remember right, he was an econ major. He may already know all about the Nobel Prize in economics for prospect theory. He was certainly doing something different early last season that floated his level of play before London Fletcher displaced his ribs. What matters is thinking in a foreign language - - not communicating the decision in a foreign language after the decision is made. Why would Fitz jeapordize any secret competitive advantage by speaking in a foreign language? He could do that in English (and that way nobody else on the team has to learn German, or Klingon, or whatever). Just my 2 rupees. GO BILLS!

I was under the impression (could be wrong) that the Nobel Prize is named after Alfred Nobel, who invented dynamite, and that the prize in various fields is given out at an awards ceremony each December in Sudan. Kinda strange that the Nobel piece prize is named after the guy who invented dynamite - - but hey, it is what it is. I still don't think that they give a Nobel prize out for comedy, but I'm not an expert about this stuff, and I didn't mean to offend anybody. The important point here, though, is that Chan really could improve his play calling if he thought about his options in a foreign language. That's easy to make fun of, but it's what the research shows. The guy who came up with the idea didn't get invited to the Sudan for being clueless. There's a lot we still don't know about how the brain and our nerdological system works. I don't claim to understand why people make more rational and less emotional decisions when they think about problems in a foreign language. But that is what the research shows. We should use every advantage we can get, and I think Chan is smart enough to do this. Just my 2 drachma. GO BILLS!

Wonder how many cats I could cram in a semi-trailer? Anybody who lives in the required zip codes wanna take delivery for a piece of the action? http://www.foundanimals.org/about-us/news/press-release-cash-cats-campaign

I don't believe in reincarnation. Besides, if you claim that you can't tell me how clearly you think in Carthaginian, you must be making that up, too, because the Nobel Prize-winning research predicts the exact opposite.

You find Nobel Prize winning research funny? I don't think they give one to comedians, but I've never been to the Sudan. Man, I thought I was twisted, but I got nothin' on you. It's when the tendons between your heel and your ankle get displaced. Wet field conditions make it more likely to happen.

I'm encouraged by the off-season moves that improved the overall talent level of the team. But with training camp about to start, we still have a problem that needs attention. In several games last season, Chan abandoned the run and relied too heavily on the passing game, especially in the second half of close games. We have much better talent now, but if Chan can't displace his bias toward the passing game, his offensive play calling could still be our Archimedes heel. Fred Jackson and CJ Spiller are very talented - - but Chan needs to let them run the ball a little more often. The play calling MUST improve for the team to maximize its potential. In a way, Chan was a victim of his own early season offensive success. The team won some early season comeback games where Chan had no choice but to use the passing game. But as a result, Chan's play calling began to display a bias in favor of passing, even when the running game was working. It's understandable that in the pressure cooker atmosphere of a close game, with the play clock winding down, Chan's decisions would be more emotional and less deliberative. Result - - too much passing and not enough running late in close games. The good news is that recent Nobel Prize-winning scientific research provides a solution. You make more deliberative and less emotional decisions if you think about a problem in a foreign language. Sounds strange, I know, but it's true. Here's an article entitled "Thinking In A Foreign Language Makes Decisions More Rational" - - it explains the phenomenon: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/04/language-and-bias/?utm_source=Contextly&utm_medium=RelatedLinks&utm_campaign=Interesting Let's win with our physical talents AND our minds! If Chan doesn't already speak a foreign language, he needs to start learning one now, so that he can think about play calls in a foreign language and make better decisions when the regular season starts. What language do you think he should learn?

I'm not sure I've ever seen a 10 lb potato. But if you did have a million bags of 10 lb potatoes, they would weigh at least 10 million lbs, even if you only had one 10 lb potato in each bag. You only missed the correct answer by at least 9,999,990 lbs.

Actually, the introductory greeting that people raised in most parts of the South commonly give is "Hey" - -so if you are from Buffalo traveling or visiting in the South and you greet a stranger by saying "Hello" you have immediately identified yourself as an outsider. I've lived several places in the US and visited many more. While Southern hospitality is real, it is somewhat tempered when dealing with outsiders, especially in the rural/small town South. In my experience, though, small towns tend to be fairly insular everywhere. Maybe I was just fortunate to have exceptionally nice neighbors and co-workers at the time, but the friendliest place I ever lived (as far as being made to feel welcome by people I did not really know very well) was Memphis, TN. Just my 2 pesos.

Well, maybe not everyone: http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/topic/130751-conventional-wisdom-bills-have-no-debt-service/page__p__2173076__hl__%2Bconventional+%2Bwisdom__fromsearch__1#entry2173076 But because the public believes that the team has no debt, I agree with your conclusion about how the public would react to imposition of PSLs.

Real life interfered with my Bills addiction recently, so I've read less threads than usual - - but I did not see a link to Goodell's recent memo about LA relocation options posted anywhere (sorry if I just missed it): http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jun/29/sports/la-sp-nfl-la-goodell-20120630 And as I have seen reported elsewhere on TBD: http://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/erie-county/article952526.ece?twobillsdrive Maybe it's just a coincidence, but I find it interesting that (i) in late June Goodell established a window that opens on 1/1/13 for filing an LA relocation application, and (ii) a short while later we learn that the stadium lease negotiations aren't expected to culminate in a signed agreement until "the end of the year." I'm not suggesting that there is some hidden plan to move the Bills to LA, but it does seem like good negotiating strategy on Littman's part to pace stadium lease negotiations to conclude just before that window opens. As others have pointed out, in the event Ralph passes before the lease negotiations are concluded later this year, it also leaves more immediate relocation options available to any new owner of the Bills. Seems like that scenario would create the highest number of potential bidders for the team if Ralph does pass before the end of the year.