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Originally Posted by M&M Guy

You really need to get rid of that 28K dial-up modem.

Got me one of them 56K jobbies a few weeks ago...that thing is FAST!

(interesting sidenote...just as everyday there are fewer and fewer people alive who lived through WW2 every day there are fewer and fewer people alive who know WTF "carrier lost" means...maybe we should write a book?)

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Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Geeze, I even remember punch cards.

How old does that make me?!? :eek:

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Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Geeze, I even remember punch cards.

How old does that make me?!? :eek:

Pretty old.

Hey - where's the game?

It's Tuesday night and I went to turn on the game and there's isn't one!!! Oh yeah - the series only lasted four games. HAHAHAHAHA!!! :D

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Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Heck - there are kids as old as TWO DAYS OLD who have never seen a Boston World Series victory in their lives. :D

Well I hope everyone had a great afternoon as I did...free taco then I went to Hooters <strike>real quick</strike>.

I tried to get the lady at Taco Bell to give me about 10. I told her my family was coming and we were pressed for time...but it didn't work. Rats!

They also wouldn't give me a soft shell taco. It was hard shell only. :(

Oh well, you get what you pay for.

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Originally Posted by tjones1

btw how long were the lines? I didn't go check, didn't want to have a long wait.

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Originally Posted by rainmaker

btw how long were the lines? I didn't go check, didn't want to have a long wait.

My wife picked up tacos with the kids, and she said the drive-thru wasn't any longer than normal.

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Originally Posted by M&M Guy

My wife picked up tacos with the kids, and she said the drive-thru wasn't any longer than normal.

well, shoot. Don't tell my son and granddaughter. They really wanted to go, and I convinced them it wasn't worth the wait.

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Originally Posted by rainmaker

well, shoot. Don't tell my son and granddaughter. They really wanted to go, and I convinced them it wasn't worth the wait.

I promise I won't say anything. ;)

Some locations may have been busier than others, so you might still be off the hook.

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Originally Posted by rainmaker

btw how long were the lines? I didn't go check, didn't want to have a long wait.

Actually, not bad. I didn't wait very long. I believe the promo only lasted from 2-5pm, local time.

Along those same lines, turns out somebody has actually offered A-Rod the $35 million contract he wanted -- seriously:

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On Sunday, after SI.com reported that Rodriguez would opt out of his contract and become a free agent, New York Yankees senior vice president Hank Steinbrenner told the New York Times, “Does he want to go into the Hall of Fame as a Yankee, or a Toledo Mud Hen?”

The Mud Hens figured they should give him that opportunity.

The Mud Hens also prepared a letter that they plan to mail to Rodriguez’s agent, Scott Boras. Included is a contract offer with incentives if he hits 75 home runs per season and leads Toledo to 10 straight Governors’ Cup titles.

There is a catch, of course.

The letter includes a reminder that Mike Hessman – the International League’s reigning Most Valuable Player – is the Mud Hens’ everyday third baseman.

“We think that it would be a healthy competition at spring training between the two of them,” it reads. “Would your client be willing to play a different position?”

ESPN reported this morning that Boras had actually gotten the letter and that the offer was for $35 million. Great move by the Mud Hens.

Corporal Klinger would be proud.