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Research on bread indicates that:

1. More than 98 percent of convicted felons are bread users.
2. Fully HALF of all children who grow up in bread-consuming households score below average on standardized tests.
3. In the 18th century, when virtually all bread was baked in the home, the average life expectancy was less than 50 years; infant mortality rates were unacceptably high; many women died in childbirth; and diseases such as typhoid, yellow fever, and influenza ravaged whole nations.”

Read More: “!!! BREAD IS DANGEROUS !!!

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CommentsThe+truth+about+Bread2005-12-21+20%3A20%3A22Xpinionated

It’s funny how football works sometimes….ya go into the weekend needing lots of help. Ya walk away with your playoff destiny in your own hands. . . . ehh for the most part anyway.

The ’skins can clinch this weekend with a win over the Giants AND losses by Minnesota (@Baltimore), Atlanta (@Tampa Bay), and Dallas (@Carolina).

Truth be told, I’m feeling pretty good about our chances. Now some of this could still be the beautiful afterglow of assaulting Dallas the way we did. And I know an upcoming game with the division leading Giants is gonna be a tough. But the way I see it, we have home field advantage and a 36 - 0 debacle to avenge. Tiki Barber is the only player I am concerned about. I know the hype about Plaxico and Eli but I think they still have a ways to go before they surpass Tiki as the Man of the Gameplan.

Unfortunately, I probably won’t get to see this game Saturday which irks me a bit but we’ll see…maybe Fox will make it the national broadcast…..

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CommentsPlayoffs+ya+say%3F2005-12-20+20%3A29%3A25Xpinionated

For really, they are working…don’t believe me…try ‘em and see!

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CommentsComments+Working2005-12-20+18%3A03%3A32Xpinionated

During my drive home yesterday, I needed to stop and pick up a couple of birthday cards for my Nephew and my Pops. I’m thinking run into Wal-Mart (bad idea during the holiday season) grab some cards and be on my way. Running into Wal-Mart wasn’t the problem, grabbing the cards went pretty well, being on my way sucked. I go to self checkout because I just have two cards and didn’t really crave the human interaction, plus the machine says ‘Welcome to Wal-mart’ with so much more sincerity. So my waltz through Wal-Mart’s self checkout produced the rules below….and they apply to any self checkout actually…

Rule 5 - If you don’t know how to use self-checkout, don’t choose to start during the holiday season, at rush hour!

Rule 4 - If you have fruits or vegetables, just go to a human who knows how to quickly take care of that sort of thing….in fact alcohol requiring id checks is on the fringe for violating self-checkout consideration bylaws.

Rule 3 - Form a single line and let the next person go to the next available self checkout machine. Don’t stand behind a machine even though you see other people waiting…shady ass!

Rule 2 - If you have more than 10 items, go to a regular line. You’re gonna run out of bags and places to put stuff…..

Rule 1 - If you are paying by check….I shouldn’t have to explain this one .. . . . please go to the regular line. The fact that you still use checks is a whole other post but don’t make us relive the early 90’s with you….

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Comments5+rules+to+using+Wal-Mart+Self+Checkout2005-12-20+17%3A27%3A18Xpinionated

ESPN.com - NCB - Virginia Tech 59, Stanford 52

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Virginia Tech’s Coleman Collins had 16 points and Jamon Gordon added 12 points Saturday night as the Hokies overcame a nine-point halftime deficit to beat Stanford 59-52 in the nightcap of the Las Vegas Showdown.”

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CommentsESPN.com+-+NCB+-+Virginia+Tech+59%2C+Stanford+522005-12-19+23%3A43%3A29Xpinionated

ESPN.com - NBA - Shaq says Buss making excuses for siding with Kobe

I find it absolutely hilarious now. This big excuse of a man is still refusing to be ‘the man’. Buss states that he thinks he made the right decision. That’s it. And here comes the big ego with he’s not an honest businessman…..uh…what?

Then to top it off he starts spouting off the number of Finals MVp awards he won….”How many years was Phil there? And how many years we went to the Finals? … And how many points did I average and how many times was I the MVP?” You forgot one question, how many years was Kobe there and how many times did he bail you out of games where if you had made your flippin’ free throws we all could have gone to be earlier? I’m sure you just overlooked that question Shaquille.

Really, why does the media still talk to this guy? Finally after his rant he says, “I don’t take it personally. I haven’t said nothing this year, but I am not going to let someone say something about me and then not come back.” Uh, again, what did Buss say other than he feels he made the right decision. Big Idiot, it sounds like the only thing you are doing is taking this personally!

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CommentsESPN.com+-+NBA+-+Shaq+says+Buss+making+excuses+for+siding+with+Kobe2005-12-19+22%3A32%3A45Xpinionated

I’ve been informed that the commetns functionality is functioning so I’ll have to get on that….

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CommentsComments+broke+again2005-12-19+22%3A19%3A41Xpinionated

Quite possibly, the most least effective forms of human communications is trying to talk to a baby over the phone. If the baby can’t speak to you in person, what reaction do you expect to get over the phone? It goes:
GLowing Grandma: Hi, hey, , hey
Baby:
Glowing Grandma: what’re you doing, hey, (then a little louder, cuz volume will teach the baby to talk), HIIIIIEEEE, HEEEEEYYYEEEEE
Baby:
Mother: Guess he doesn’t feel like talking now…..

Yes, useless communication……

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CommentsQuite+Possibly2005-12-16+00%3A07%3A40Xpinionated

Consider the season tainted. I said two weeks ago that I didn’t like the hype up before the game. How it felt like another Miami setup. It’s taken me two weeks to come back here and say anything and still I get that bit of bile in the back of my throat.

Quite honestly, the Gator Bowl is a disappointment. No disrespect to Louisville, who may very well catch us with our pants around our ankles, but this season I was looking for at least, at least BCS game. I’m trying to muster some anticipation, some excitement but I find myself looking up Va Tech Bball scores just to avoid reading about another late season collapse (although that is somewhat harsh given the collapses of previous years which were true collapses).

My Problem With ACC Conference Championship Game

Personally, and this is not meant to be an excuse, I don’t think the ACC Championship game should be in the state of Florida. There is no way in hell they can consider that mutual. It should be in Tennessee or Kentucky or even Washington D.C. (which is still a 4 hour trip for Hokies fans, not that it matters since our fans travel everywhere pretty well). But having the game in Florida is like telling FSU or Miami that they are playing in their backyard.

Divisions should be used for scheduling only. Instead of having Division winners meet in the Conference championship game, have the two best conference records meet. Hell, Va Tech’s conference record is STILL better than FSU’s even with the loss. This game cost Va Tech millions, and I truly think the outcome was one of those 2 out of times type of things. If these two teams played a season’s worth of games against each other, I feel Va Tech would walk away from that 8 - 3.

Lastly, change the ACC’s bowl affiliation if you’re going to keep the championship game in Jacksonville. There’s a pretty good chance that the team losing the ACC championship game will end up right back in Jacksonville for the Gator Bowl. The bowl games are meant to be a reward to these kids….go somewhere you’ve never been, see new things, these kids were here a month ago and didn’t enjoy it then…..

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CommentsTold+ya2005-12-14+20%3A43%3A05Xpinionated

Am the only purple and golder who finds the lack of information at Lakers.com depressing? They don’t update daily as shown by today still showing the score of Friday night’s loss despite the big win in big D last night. I never really find any info there that is not readily available on any generic sports site. It’s really sad that this site represents one of the greatest franchises in sports history.

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CommentsOn+Another+Note2005-12-13+21%3A47%3A36Xpinionated