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I'll summarize the story for everyone: Blah, blah, blah. You're welcome.

Damn economists. You guys are like lawyers with these special languages of yours. Now get off my lawn!

All I want to know is, why is it called "debt service"? Why not just call it "debt"?

Got me a Chandler throwback jersey a couple years ago. Usually all I get are blank stares.

That really is masterful, I agree.

I don't think so, and I'm quite old enough. The white helmets just remind me too much of the futility of the 1970s and 1980s.

Does that mean they would go back to the red helmets, then?

No kidding. My brother-in-law is a Bears season ticket holder, and I remember how he hated having that guy as the offensive coordinator. Of course, that has nothing to do with how I feel about his comments on White, or how I feel about the pick. Sounds like a good guy to spend a 5th on.

Fantastic. Post of the month! :lol:

I loved those reviews. So perfectly on target. Great line: "It's almost mind-boggling how complex the awfulness is."

The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced about which *major* motion pictures are the worst. To me, it really has to do with the amount put into the production, the expectations, and the quality of the work. Kind of like the ratio of the suckitude of a movie to the money and expectations that went into it. A flick that sucked badly, but had low expectations is not nearly as bad as a flick that sucked but had huge expectations. In that light, without question, the worst major motion pictures are the first three Star Wars prequels, and the second and third Matrix movies. I can't even begin to describe just how bad the writing and acting are in Star Wars 1-3. It embarrassingly bad. The plot lines are confusing and nonsensical, and the dialogue is horrendous. No acting could turn those scripts into something respectable, but it didn't matter, because the acting sucked. But given how high the expectations were for these flicks when they came out, the overall rank of suckitude had to be right at the top. And then you have Matrix 2 and 3. Another example of movies that took a cool idea and made the plot lines confusing and incomprehensible, along with dialogue that makes me want to retch every time I hear it. This is seriously some of the worst dialogue I can recall. This wouldn't be so bad if the movies didn't really take themselves so seriously, but I never got that sense from these movies. Add to this the fact that the acting was led -- no really, led -- by Keanu Reeves (can you really call it acting, anyway?) and you have some of the worst movies ever in the face of their great expectations and the amount that went into them. All that said, I still watch these whenever I see them on the tube. Why? I have no idea. Must be the special effects.

Good stuff. Good times.

Two of the most horrendous major movies I can think of right now are "Batman & Robin" (agree with previous poster -- this one was just so god-awful it hurts) and "Anaconda". "Deep Blue Sea" is right up there with them, too.

Why wouldn't McGee or Evans be here next year?

This is one of the most hilarious threads ever.

I'd like to see him get pissed off at the Patriots* for being so good that they took themselves out of the running for his services. Or for not having the balls to trade up to get him.

Get ready for a whole lot of nothing.

I never liked the guy, but I guess he wouldn't be too bad as a backup.

I really feel bad for those who didn't get to experience that team live. What an offense.

Not to mention the fumble in OT against Baltimore...or the INT against the Bears in the 4th quarter...ugh.

Good stuff, RR. It's been too long! And gotta agree with you...they seem to have a plan, and it's a plan I can go along with.

This is true. You could also argue that they went from being 'spectacular' players to, at best, 'solid' players, which is a big drop. But right now, I would take a 'solid' OLB. And, for the record, I think Merriman will bounce back better than either of those two.

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Nice article, John. Any insider info into the Modrak firing that you've been able to uncover?

Sweet. Gonna try to make it this year.