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Target: Making My Life a Living Hell
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I always used to like Target. I mean when I would compare it to it's evil nemesis, Walmart at least. I don't even shop at Walmart, absolutely refuse to*. But recently I have been rethinking all the good memories I've ever had about shopping at Target, and by good memories...
Person of Interest: Guy On a Bike at Night
3 days ago by
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Hey you. Yeah, ******* with the skinny jeans, unkempt beard and thrift store t-shirt. Yeah you, asshole. Riding your bike at night? Not cool. Riding without any sort of reflectors or lights? Well, all I can say is that you deserve whats coming to you, be it an accidental run in with...
Trash I Saw On Lifetime: Cyber Seduction
5 days ago by
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I'm a fan of the old exploitation movies; the kind of movies about a scandalous or hot-button issue filmed on a shoe-string budget and rushed to drive-ins & decaying grindhouse theaters to turn a quick profit while the subject was still relevant. And while this sort of movie...
Brant's Rant
6 days ago by
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NFL 'hang time' clocks:What in the hell is the point of showing the 'hang time' of a punt in digital format on an NFL broadcast. The point of a punt is to pin the receiving team as deep into their own territory as possible. Why in God's name would I care if it takes...
Ha Ha, Look at You!
6 days ago by
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Wow. Just wow. Up by 6 with less than two minutes to play and you elect to go for it on 4th and 2 on your own 28? You don't make it, Peyton gets the ball on the 25....ballgame. The Evil Genius costs his team the game and home field advantage in the playoffs in one fell swoop.I...
Holy Christ, Please Trade for Granderson
10 days ago by
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Word in the rumor mill (thanks MLB TradeRumors, Paul Sullivan, Jon Heyman, etc.!) is that the Tigers may be willing to listen to offers for Curtis Granderson. Unless God hates us all, the Cubs are sure to at least kick the tires. How often can you kill two birds with one stone (leadoff...
A Tale of Two Giant Assholes: Time Warner vs The NFL Network
10 days ago by
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Tonight, the Bears take on the San Francisco 49ers. Even though my cable bill is about $140 a month for T.V., phone & internet, I won't be able to see the game. You see, I have Time Warner Cable.Time Warner Cable & The NFL Network have been fighting over the cost &...
Let's Make a (Bradley) Deal!
11 days ago by
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As has been documented on numerous occasions at TMS, other Cubs blogs, sports talk radio, and basically any every modern media platform, we are tired of Milton Bradley, and wish the saga would end. With any luck, Jim Hendry can work some magic (and take on an equally bad contract)...
War Hero: Tony Bennett
12 days ago by
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We often throw the term 'War Hero' around loosely at the Saloon. Today we assign that designation to one of the great crooners of our time, who just so happens to have truly earned it.Anthony Dominick Benedetto was born in New York City in 1926. Tony's talents in painting...
Steven Tyler Quits Aerosmith?
13 days ago by
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Word on the Internets is that Steven Tyler has, for all intents and purposes, left the band Aerosmith. Lead guitarist Joe Perry has alluded to this in recent interviews, though he admits that it is not out of the ordinary for Tyler to go incommunicado for lengths of time.If it is indeed...
The Iowa Hawkeyes Finally Lose
14 days ago by
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Doesn't the James Vandenberg Era look exciting?!?!
The Team With Jerry Hairston Jr Won
17 days ago by
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"Good game Jerry.""Thanks man. You too."
John Grabow......Why?
18 days ago by
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According to Bruce Levine on ESPN 1000, the Cubs are working on signing lefty reliever John Grabow to a multi-year deal worth between $6.5 million and $7.5 million.Agent Paul Kinzer represents Grabow, who would be the team's left-handed set-up man and a possible back-up closer...
The TMS Booze Project Guide to Hangover Prevention & Cures
20 days ago by
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Hangovers...proof that there is a God, and he hates fun. The only foolproof way to prevent a hangover is to not drink in the first place. But "abstinence only" approaches are hardly realistic, and certainly aren't enjoyable.There are thousands of folk remedies out there...
Wolter's Random Braindump, Vol 40
24 days ago by
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Some assorted thoughts on this fine Thursday:Through a combination of extremely bad planning and wretched tiredness, I missed the World Series opener. However, I guessed the outcome solely by noticing the lack of psychotically pro-Yankee facebook status updates from friends of mine...
Concertgoing For Dummies: The Indie Scene
26 days ago by
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Hey, have you been to a music show lately? If you're a follower of this blog, there's no doubt that you've read about many o' indie bands. Christ, Chip Wesley gives you enough to listen to for the next five years in his Albums of the Year posts. Perhaps your interest...
Overrated/Underrated: Horror Movies
27 days ago by
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Here at the saloon, I'm known as the bartender most knowledgeable about horror movies. I'm sure this is unrelated to me being also known as: 1) the only bartender without a wife/girlfriend, 2) the bartender who has been unemployed the longest, and 3) the bartender with the...
Destined to Fail: Coach McGwire
27 days ago by
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Word on the street (aka. the sexy, swinging offices of ESPN) is that Tony LaRussa will indeed return as the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals in 2010. The catch? Hal McRae, Cardinals hitting coach, has been fired. Replacing him? None other than Mr. Andro himself, Mark McGwire. I mean...
Hervé Villechaize Named New Cubs Hitting Coach
October 22, 2009 by
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Well, yesterday was Wednesday, so that can mean only one thing: time for the Cubs to hire a new hitting coach.We could see it coming. Anemic bats and a lackluster offence piss a fan base off to no end, so Jim Hendry did the one thing a good GM does to revive flagging run production...
Stuff White People Shouldn't Do
October 21, 2009 by
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This is list is inspired by a couple things, some of which will be discussed below. The main reason for this list though is the blog, Stuff White People Like. If you haven't read this blog yet, I highly suggest you take 5 minutes of your break, pour yourself a cup of coffee or...
You Make the Call: Kyle Orton
October 20, 2009 by
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You make the call...Kyle Orton........................................or...........................Kyle OrtonI am an exceptional thief quarterback!
This Week in Anger: Bears, Balloons & Belligerence
October 19, 2009 by
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The Bears lost to the Falcons last night. I'm still trying to come to terms with this. Since each football team only plays 16 games in the regular season, my quick math skills tell me I should feel roughly 10x angrier at a Bears loss than a Cubs loss. Judging from the nausea I...
Bears Week 6 Preview: Falcons
October 16, 2009 by
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There's a saying that a bye week always seems to come around when your team needs it the most. For the Bears, I couldn't agree more. Week five might seem like it's early but don't forget that these guys have been hitting since the middle of August. With injuries starting...
The War on Errorism
October 15, 2009 by
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Last night a friend and I were having a nice dinner before going to see a Yo La Tengo show (excellent performance btw, check them out on You Tube if you get a chance). Discussing how our days went, she had brought up that she was having a business lunch with one of her clients and...
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