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Happy Birthday to all of you! But please be safe. Statistics show that the risk of defenestration is 25% higher on your birthday. The reason is not clear. Have fun, but don't stand near any windows.

What else? Making your dream come true! I think if you get any chance, you should take it. Any rule, break it. You're gonna make your dream come true. Doin' it your way!

I think it matters very much. Should be a great game. The current Group C standings: NED - 6 points ROM - 2 points ITA - 1 point FRA - 1 point If Romania wins, they're in. But I don't think they will. It's not like you can rest your whole starting squad. And the Dutch will not let up. There are still a lot of permutations and everybody's still alive. However, I still think that the winner of France vs. Italy will make it through.

Get well soon, Millbank.

"the beautiful game"

I don't think this is a fair comparison,... because, honestly, it's unfair to the animals.

Makes good sense. I should have thought of that, or at least remembered it from watching previous World Cups.

Aww, you should have told us yesterday. Then we would have had time to begin the preparations so that we could have the birthday retatta ready for today. HMFBD BF!

Ah yes, good point.

No, there's also Poland vs. Croatia. But for some reason that I cannot comprehend, it's at the same time as the Germany / Austria game. All of the 3rd round games are this way. So you can't watch both games--you have to pick one. I have no idea why they decided to do it this way. I suppose it's so everybody gets to play in prime time in Europe. Still stupid in my opinion.

Me too. And they are playing some fun soccer. What they did against Italy and France…WOW!

Yup, that was amazing! This tournament has been really entertaining so far.

Ahhh, yes. It's all ball bearings these days.

By the way, what are the "noodle arm" and "deep ball" techniques that people keep talking about? I'm not familiar with these.

Personally, I don't think ANY of these quarterbacks should be beating off in camp. They should save their strength. Although, I admit I'm curious to know how Trent manages with gloves on.

That's maybe the weakest attempt to burn somebody on this. I clicked on it anyway.

Happy Birthday!

I can't listen to audio at work. Can anyone summarize what Sam had to say about JP or any other Bills topics?

It's definitely a very ugly side of the game/business. When I see how greedy the players are and how greedy the owners are and how greedy the league is, I sometimes feel like it's my turn, as a fan, to hold out for a better deal. I wouldn't mind seeing more reasonable ticket prices, easier access to games on tv, less advertising… I think the millionaires sometimes forget who's really paying for it all. It's not like we as fans can ask for a refund when, for example, our team fails to make the playoffs for a decade!

I can't watch videos at work, but can't somebody tell that crazy old man that you can't veto a beverage? Hey Senator, what's next? Let's give ginger ale the right to vote? Doesn't even make sense. It's like going to war against a concept. Crazy talk.

Woo hoo! I'm a winner! I won't let you down. One condition though: crayonz gets to watch.

She is hot, definitely. And Exile in Guyville earns here a billion cool points. However, I heard some new song of hers on the radio the other day and it was absolutely intolerable. As tepid as tepid pap can be. It was so bad that if she offered herself to me, I would have to refuse on principle.

No way. I like Katherine Heigl too, but Gretchen is hot in her own right. Check her out in The Notorious Betty Page.

Have you done this? My girlfriend and I were talking about famous people we think are hot. We each decided to pick three that we would be allowed to have sex with. I wasn't really prepared (basically I'd like to have sex with approximately 75% of all women between the ages of 18 and 45 that have ever been on television). So my best guess on short notice was… Gretchen Mol Ana Ivanovic Charlize Theron Seemed like a good list at the time, but already it seems random. By the way, my girlfriend picked… Gabriel Garcia Bernal Johnny Depp Trent Reznor (this one really disappointed me--I thought she could do better)