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It is always the case. I understand that people don't like war, but even the highest authorities of religions realize there are times when it is needed to destroy evil. If something happens, they will be begging the U.S to step in. later.......

If you are interested, here is a nice little Flash movie as a memorial to the Columbia: Columbia Memorial Flash Movie later....

In honor of Valentine's Day, here is some trivia/info about the day: Valentine's trivia later.....

Bin laden was actually supported by the US in Afghanistan when he was with rebels fighting against the Soviets that were in the country in the '80's. But Osama started disliking the U.S. just following in his father's footsteps, an anger that goes back to the day that modern day Israel was established in the midsts of Islam. The U.S. immediately recognized the new government of Israel, a tremendous sore spot amoung many Muslims. The final straw was American troops being allowed to set up encampments on the "Land of Mecca" as they started their liberation of Quwait during Desert Storm. His very vocal objections to Americans on Saudi soil caused him to be completely stripped of any rights in his homeland. This was only a catylist to the escalation that became Al Queda, bombings, terrorist training camps in many countries, and the fanaticism of complete hatred for all Americans and what we stand for. So here we are. later..........

Do you think this tape is credible? It was only audio, no video included. I have to wonder if this tape was "uncovered" by intelligence prior to it being played on the air. Could this be part of the 'chatter' they are referring to when they increased the security levels? You just know that sooner or later something is going to happen, and we are such an open country that it makes it that much easier for someone to accomplish a task. I just hope it fails, or is too small to have a major impact. later.......

If nothing else, Helling is a guy that should eat up a lot of innings for the O's. His ERA is a little high, but still a full 2 to 3 runs lower than Jose Lima, a guy that some on this board seem to think would be great on the Marlins later.......

Glad to see you like my find Admin. later........

Seems he may be roaming around and encouraging suicide attacks against America and Israel. Story This may be one of the things that has led to the heightened state of alert. later....

"RATHER DO BUSINESS WITH 1000 AL QAEDA TERRORISTS THAN WITH A SINGLE AMERICAN" This sign was prominently displayed in the window of a business in Philadelphia. You are probably outraged at the thought of such an inflammatory statement. One would think that anti-hate groups from all across the country would be marching on this business... And that the National Guard might have to be called to keep the angry crowds back. But, perhaps in these stressful times one might be tempted to let the proprietors simply make their statement . . We are a society who holds Freedom of Speech as perhaps our greatest liberty . . . And after all, it is just a sign.. You may ask what kind of business would dare post such a sign? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . Answer: A Funeral Home Who said morticians don't have sense of humor?

Link He gets $1 mil if he makes the opening day roster, and $1 mil in other incentives. He will only be added to the 40 man roster if he makes the team. later.....

link Tuesday, February 11 Report: Franchises in hock to city for skyboxes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Associated Press PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia's professional football and baseball teams haven't paid back millions of dollars they owe the city for building luxury suites at Veterans Stadium, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Tuesday. Under a 1985 deal, Philadelphia paid $8 million for skyboxes at the stadium -- a move that was supposed to benefit the teams by giving them quick cash to increase their payrolls and benefit the city by providing millions of dollars in revenue. The city has not been repaid any of that money, the newspaper reported. The NFL's Eagles were supposed to start paying back their share -- at least $4 million a year -- starting in 2001, and Major League Baseball's Phillies were expected to pay about $500,000 more. The Eagles acknowledge the contract with the city but have not paid. The Phillies declined to comment, team spokesman Admin Shenk said. Mayor John F. Street's office also declined to comment. "There are a number of unresolved issues between the team and the city," Eagles president Joe Banner said. "Some of which are things they owe us for, some we owe them for. We are in discussion to see who owes what." The city, which owns the stadium, agreed under the contract to pay $8 million toward construction of the boxes, allowing the teams the full financial benefit for 16 years. Starting in 2001, the city was then supposed to receive 70 percent of the rent paid to the Eagles by corporate high-rollers through 2011 and 40 percent of that revenue from the Phillies. With an annual budget of more than $3 billion, the money at stake is a relatively small amount -- but the city is facing some tough financial times, evidenced by Street's recent announcement that he planned to cut about 500 city jobs over the next 18 months to make ends meet. In addition, the city is finding that new revenue is not coming in as fast as projected for the two new stadiums in the works for the Eagles and Phillies, and the city will have to dig deeper to pay its $394 million share of the $1 billion cost of the stadiums than first expected. The 1985 agreement promised multimillion-dollar payments through 2011. But that agreement will soon be history, as will the Vet. Football will no longer be played there, and the upcoming baseball season will be the last at the stadium. But the agreement applies to the 2001 and 2002 Eagles seasons and continues through 2003 for the Phillies.

Yep, everyone's favorite dancing banana returns for another flash movie. later......

Of course, if we're not careful, they could become one in the same.... :cool later.......

lol, this will keep him from doing anymore commercials :mischief :lol Thank God!!! "Dude, you're going to hell" later.......

*uses 2 newly added emoticons* :happydance :coolman Cool! later.......

A teacher asks her second grade students to stand up and tell what their fathers did for a living. The first little girl says: "My name is Mary and my daddy is a postman." The next little boy says: "I'm Andy and my Dad is a mechanic." Then one little boy says: "My name is Johnny and my father is a striptease dancer in a cabaret for gay men." The teacher gasps and quickly changes the subject, but later in the school yard the teacher approaches Johnny privately and asks if it was really true that his Dad dances nude in a gay bar. He blushed and said, "Nah, I'm sorry but my dad plays football for the Cowboys and I was just too embarrassed to say so."

My daughter sometimes lurks around the Rock Wrestling boards. Admin is my brother, Mari is my sister and Das is my lover. And as I recall, you said you wanted to have my child :w00t later.....

As I have said before, sometimes real life is funnier than anything you can make up. Toothbrush later......

Interesting. No mention of when the injury took place, or any reason for the timing of the surgery. Certainly a bit a of a blow for the young, talented staff of the Astros. later.....

To be honest, I did not think you were on my buddy list...... must have been a moment of weakness :killthemall later.......

You are your own buddy, cool... :mischief As long as they don't find him in a public area, he should be okay :whistle later.............

NASA Memo on Wing Damage Back to topic, and an update. The insulation foam from the external fuel tank was believed to have cause a damaged area roughly 7" by 30" on the left wing. While it was thought not to be a safety concern, it is now the main focus of the investigation. later........

Stop being so proud son, consider it like a video rental. You are letting everyone put their 2 cents in on the board, why not let them put their 2 cents into the board. 365 days x .02 = $7.30. Multipy that by about 80 or 90 (I'm compensating for Das having 20 names ) and you can really be raking it in. And than you can get Sally Struthers to advertise for you: "For just pennies a day........" Okay, I went off the deep end there. My check is now in the mail :deal later........

it sounded funny because it sounds as if the columbia tragedy was some kind of play. You have a very twisted sense of humor (if it can be called that) later.....much!