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This is not accurate. The Glock has three safety mechanisms - an external trigger safety and two internal safeties - and is no less safe than a revolver. It does not have an external manual safety lever (lever on side of gun that when in "on" position prevents the trigger from being pulled), but this does not make it unsafe at all - revolvers and a lot of other semi also don't have this feature. It is a very simple, easy-to-use, easy-to-maintain, and highly reliable weapon. It does have a lighter trigger pull than a revolver, but it's not unusually light or unsafe. And if someone likes the gun, but not the lighter trigger pull, they make a trigger kit that can give it a heavier pull.

:clap: He's horrific. He takes angles to the ball that would drive a pee-wee coach crazy. His drop of an easy interception today was critical. Bengals need a big upgrade in the secondary. If they can pick up a nice OL (guard) in the off-season, I am liking their offense. A huge plus will be getting Shipley back. Benson will likely be gone, but I think Scott can be solid and there will be some solid FA RB's available on whom the Bengals can spend some of their mandatory cap money.

:clap: Cute. When I first started reading your post and the line "I have to wait a while before I put it back in my pocket", I immediately thought, "Wow, this guy does the same thing as me" because you do have to wait a second or two for the paper money to cool off. Because it's made of crushed cotton/linen fibers, it does retain heat for a few seconds. Of course, I continued reading on and realized you were just poking at me . . . . . .

I do not like to carry around wrinkled money. So, I assume like most other normal people, I regularly iron my money. Soemtimes even use spray starch. Yes, it works. No, the money does not burn because it's not actually paper, it's made of cotton/linen. I can't stand flies. Doesn't really matter what I'm doing at the time, if a fly gets in the house, it gets my full, undivided attention until it is killed and then I resume my prior activity - such as ironing my money.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/bobcook/2011/11/21/hoosiers-turns-25/ Pretty interesting article written about a month ago that provides updates about the cast of the basketball team in the Hoosiers movie. Much of the article centers around the suicide of one of the actors (Kent Poole, who played Merle Webb, and delivered movie's signature line, "Let's win this one for all the small schools who never had a chance to get here.") in 2003.

The "bad apple" to whom you so eloquently referred has been with the program for a number of years, put in countless hours, and done some really wonderful things for the program - not the least of which was organizing the fundraising efforts that culminated in Ryle's new field and Ryle's annual Sportsfest banquet. Apparently there was a difference of agreement within the staff. So be it. It happens. But I think you'd have a pretty hard time finding many people that would refer to this individual as a "bad apple."

Well I certainly agree with that. Thought maybe there was something about the end of the series' run that you considered a decline in quality. Just read that it was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series the final two of the three seasons it was on the air. Article reminded me that they added Rosey Greier to the cast in the last season as the school's wrestling coach and part-time basketball coach and I recall thinking he was not a great addition at the time.

And I'm on IMDB reading a bunch of background on the series and its actors. Hadn't thought about this show in a long time. Ken Howard was outstanding in the role of coach. This show should have lasted much longer than it did. Not sure why it failed to get a bigger following.

Just googled it. I am stunned to see that the series ended in 1981. I am old.

What about the ending of White Shadow disappointed you? I can't really recall the ending, only that it was cancelled rather abruptly. Used to really like this show.

February 15th, I would assume, which is when schools can begin baseball practices.

I have no comment on any alleged "going ons" at Ryle because all the rumors I hear are second and third-hand at best. Now two seasons removed from my son playing there, we had nothing but a great experience with the football program and terrific memories. I'm proud he played at Ryle and was thrilled with the coaching he received. I still miss seeing him out on the field. One day I suppose I'll get over it. The only comment I will make is that I have a lot of respect for straightshooter. Not saying there are problems just because he says so, but he is indeed a guy worth listening to. With respect to the comments above, I don't think Clyde was implying in the slightest that Ryle's coaches ask for less than the best effort from their players. But that is not to say that the very toughest approach you can find automatically equates to the "'best." You can be less physically-demanding on kids and still require their best effort, hard work, and dedication. You can always find a way to have an even "tougher", more demanding coaching style, but it doesn't necessarily mean it's better. There are limitations. If you normally do 20 gassers at the end of a practice, does bumping it up to 30 mean it's a better or smarter coaching style? Does it mean your kids aren't giving their best or putting in hard work if they only do 20 gassers? There are indeed more ways than one to skin a cat. That all being said, I am not applying those comments directly to Ryle and Coach Warner. I truly don't know the situation. It would be hard to disagree that he has not had some nice success at Ryle and elevated the program overall. I guess the question is whether some changes can be made - if it's even deemed necessary - to even further enhance those successes.

Wow. 2000 views in 3 days. Regardless of whether there's anything "going on at Ryle," there certainly is a lot of interest in the topic.

They would whump me in ping pong first and then eat my lunch? That's kind of rude. I'm pretty protective of my lunch and would probably put up a fight over that. I have no doubt I'd be slaughtered. I know there are some pretty strict rules on serving - ball must be thrown up several inches from an open flat palm of hand without any spin and only hit on way down (and I'm sure some other intricacies) - that aren't followed in most home ping-pong matches, certainly not at my house. Guessing I'd probably have trouble getting off a legal serve, not that it would do me much good even if I did.

Great TV shows from a few years ago whose last few seasons ended weakly: 1) All in the Family and the entire run of the follow-up series, Archie Bunker's Place 2) LA Law 3) Happy Days 4) AfterMASH - spinoff from MASH that was dreadful from the start 5) Dallas finished its run pretty poorly It was an episode of Happy Days that created the phrase "Jumped the Shark", meaning the point at which a TV show had a precipitous decline in quality. In the episode, Fonzie was challenged to go water-skiing and jump over some sharks. He did so while wearing his leather jacket, of course. Seinfeld was one of the best TV shows of all-time, but the last episode was terrible.

We play a fair amount of 'ping-pong' in the basement and I've always considered myself reasonably good, though I suspect I'd find out in a hurry just how reasonably bad I actually am if I ever tried to play competitively. So is there a difference between table tennis and ping-pong, other than one sounds a little more aristocratic than the other?

I don't disagree with that (most parents' concerns being self-centered and trivial - true of all schools). While I still believe Ryle's AD would politely listen to concerns that "Johnny isn't starting" or "Johnny should be running back" or "Coach Warner calls too many running plays", I think he would then appropriately tell them it was an issue for the head coach. For other more serious matters, however, (probably best not to attempt to list any examples, as I don't want someone to assume they apply to Ryle) I have no doubt that the AD would be extremely approachable and look to personally handle the situation as his position requires.

I would seriously hope - and am very much certain - you are wrong about this. You think it's not the AD's responsibility to listen to complaints from parents? Absolutely they can go to the head coach, but if for whatever reason they do not feel they can or want to, parents have every right to expect to be heard by the AD. And this is not to imply some knowledge of any problems at Ryle or an unwillingness of the head coach to listen to parents' concerns, only that it is silly to state the AD would refuse to listen to such concerns.

Elf is a flat-out funny and entertaining Christmas movie! I couldn't care less whether Ferrell and Zeschanel play essentially the same role in every movie (he does; can't say I've seen her in much else to know) or whether it matches the high quality movie standards of such Christmas fare as It's a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, or ... Die Hard. It's just plain funny. (Buddy when he goes to work in the mail room): "This place reminds me of Santa's workshop. Except it smells like mushrooms and everyone looks like they want to hurt me." 2. Christmas Story 3. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 4. Bad Santa 5. It's a Wonderful Life

Elf is absolutely hysterical IMO. I'd not only rank it my favorite Christmas movie, but one of my favorite movies of all time. There are some lines that simply crack me up (especially with Will Ferrell's delivery): Mom: You like sugar, huh? Buddy: I don't know. Is there sugar in syrup? Mom: Yes. Buddy: Then, YES. "We elves like to stick to the four main food groups: Candy, candy canes, candy corn, and syrup". "You sit on a throne of lies." "You stink. You smell like beef and cheese. You don't smell like Santa." "It's just nice to meet a human being that shares my same effinity for Elf culture."

:lol: Have to talk to Mom. She's the one who feels there is a unlimited budget this year. (Actually, daughter is 18 and I suppose can use iPad at college next year, so somewhat pragmatic, I guess).

Any Reese Witherspoon takers? Not Top 5 material all-time or anything, but she's always been one I've thought was exceedingly hot. And did I see Leah Thompson on someone's list from the 80's???? She was a solid "6" at best back then and am guessing the number hasn't gotten any higher in the past 25+ years. :lol:

I did see that Controltalk feature on the box. So I can probably assume that between listening to her music with the headphones on and also being able to use her phone with them on, there really will be minimal opportunity to communicate with her while she's in the house. I suppose I could always call her phone. Kind of a shame - seems like I was buying her Barbie doll crap just a few short years ago.

Man, I have to laugh at myself when I read stuff like this, as it tends to reinforce how "un-cool" I must be. Dr. Dre would fit into my personal definition of mainstream about as well as John Kerry or the Sex Pistols. In fact, when I saw this item on my daughter's infinitely-long Christmas list, I can't say I really even recongized the name. After I did a little research on the product, I vaguely recalled that he was some rapper in the past. Guess he's done well for himself branching out into the audio accessories line. I thought the $179 set was a semi-reasonable compromise to her request for the $400 ones, but we'll see. She is getting the better iPad, so hopefully that will overcome any possible headphone disappointment. :sssh:

You are fuddy-duddy and incredibly un-hip. I am willing to give you "cool" lessons over the Christmas break if you buy me lunch. Otherwise, you are doomed to be viewed as a senior citizen some 17 years prematurely.