I think you’re on to something. All publicly-funded stadiums have to be built on the southern border, in a row.

Except the ‘snow’ on Hoth was actually salt.  Well, baking soda, but still.

You may not have as firm a grasp on the ‘fanboys’ as you think you do.

You’re right that the movie made money, and if this were anything other than Star Wars, that would be a resounding success. But this is Star Wars, and TLJ merchandise is still clogging shelves on 12/24/18. For better or for worse, Ep IX will tell a story that sells toys and sleeping bags.

You would THINK it would be awesome. Although it launched as a movie adaptation, once that was out of the way the first new storyline of the Marvel Star Wars comic book involved Han running into a group of space pirates wearing legless unitards.  It was so lame.

And maybe that is something that comes out of a project like this. Not necessarily THIS project, but, perhaps after tunnel 3 or 4 there’ll be whole new approaches that derive from work that went into building those.  In any event, I would imagine he would keep trying until it is revealed to be utterly pointless or his…

It’s almost like they doubled-down on the hatred.  

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I just hate the thought of Tom having to grovel to this guy to put money into a building we already own.

There is an intersection here in the middle of nowhere with two gas stations across the street from each other; one is a Pilot with a Subway in it. The other is a Speedway with a Subway in it. The Pilot is better because they accept Pilot Rewards and you can take a shower in it if you so choose.

Eh, this team wasn’t getting anywhere near the playoffs - there’s a very real chance that the Bears will enter 1/1/19 with more victories on the season than the Blackhawks.  I would rather Crawford retire than try to miracle this team out of a lottery pick.  

I like how they accuse you of writing for a leftist blog and close with telling you to start a leftist blog.

Damn.  I am both mildly repulsive and naked.  I’m never going to get there.

How can you be a courier, and get off an airplane without the thing you are courier-ing?  How dull-witted can someone be?

My 8yo and I were flipping through channels, and I land on some Christmas show hosted by Steve Harvey; there’s a kid playing violin like crazy, and she’s obviously very talented. My 8yo, sensing the relative achievement deficit between this child on TV and himself, holds up a Christmas present he had wrapped for his…

[...] instead of erecting a thousand-mile picket fence to keep Machete away.

It’s interesting that in THIS case the candidate has to be ‘qualified’ but there are at least a dozen pro sports franchises whose current ownership’s only qualification was being born to the right people.

#NotAllHoosiers

Please kill me.

Baines: tied for 351st all time in WAR amongst position players, along with Juan Gonzalez and Magglio Ordonez, both of whom have a stronger claim on a spot in the HoF but what are you going to do.

I still think Lee Smith belongs in the HoF, but knowing LaRussa and Reinsdorf are on the selection committee makes me wonder even more about Baines. I liked Baines, and appreciate what he did in his career, but if a guy was going to squeak in only to have the reaction be so vehemently opposed that they slam the door…