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10-15-2009, 12:16 PM
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/joe_posnanski/10/14/best.hitters/index.html

5th worst hitter in Major League history! I'm so proud I'm getting misty over here!:rotfl2:

Maybe this explains why I could play any position on the field but couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. With a car.:lmao:

jenn&nelsonrego
10-15-2009, 12:37 PM
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/joe_posnanski/10/14/best.hitters/index.html

5th worst hitter in Major League history! I'm so proud I'm getting misty over here!:rotfl2:

Maybe this explains why I could play any position on the field but couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. With a car.:lmao:


:cool1: That is classic! Good for you for not getting upset about it! :thumbsup2

rpmdfw
10-15-2009, 12:39 PM
Very cool! I love baseball!

I love the tight pants they wear!

And I love the excitement when they have a touchdown!

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10-15-2009, 12:46 PM
Very cool! I love baseball!

I love the tight pants they wear!

And I love the excitement when they have a touchdown!

:lmao: Bet you like it when they have to go to the penalty box too!

rpmdfw
10-15-2009, 12:49 PM
:lmao: Bet you like it when they have to go to the penalty box too!

You're not gonna fool me! I know there's not penalty box in baseball!

That's soccer!:)

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10-15-2009, 12:53 PM
NUH-UH, soccer is where you make a basket and shoot free throws.

(Side note, I really DO wish basketball would bring back the short shorts. Only without every player having the late 70's early 80's scary 'stach.)

rpmdfw
10-15-2009, 01:00 PM
NUH-UH, soccer is where you make a basket and shoot free throws.

(Side note, I really DO wish basketball would bring back the short shorts. Only without every player having the late 70's early 80's scary 'stach.)

I don't know. Sometimes it's hot when a guy is rocking the Seventies Porn 'stache. :thumbsup2

And don't try and trip me up any more on the sports stuff.

I'm like an expert.

Jenn taught me everything she knows. And she's a big fan of all the Nebraska teams

jenn&nelsonrego
10-15-2009, 01:03 PM
Jenn taught me everything she knows. And she's a big fan of all the Nebraska teams

I was so waiting for this!

You do not disappoint Rob! much... ;)

rpmdfw
10-15-2009, 01:05 PM
You do not disappoint Rob!

Of course I don't disappoint Rob. He's the LAST one I'd want to disappoint!

Everyone else is horribly disappointed by me, but I continue to meet my own (admittedly low) expectations! :banana:

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10-15-2009, 01:09 PM
Nebraska? They have sports there? I thought it was just corn and wheat.:rotfl2:

rpmdfw
10-15-2009, 01:12 PM
Nebraska? They have sports there? I thought it was just corn and wheat.:rotfl2:

Heck if I know. Jenn's the one that's always going on an ON about the teams from NE.

Which is odd, because she's from Massachusetts. :confused3

Maybe she went to college in Nebraska or something? :confused:

jenn&nelsonrego
10-15-2009, 01:13 PM
Nebraska? They have sports there? I thought it was just corn and wheat.:rotfl2:

Backstory. I live in Massachusetts. Big Red Sox, Patriots, Bruins and Celtics fan. All the New England teams.

I said on some thread, some where, some thing about the NE teams. I meant the New England teams. Rob likes to tease me about it. ;)

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10-15-2009, 01:17 PM
I'd rather be a Nebraska fan!

(My parents were both born and raised in the Bronx, SO I'm gonna have to dispute many of your favorites on principle. Even though I'm a Chicago sports fan myself.)

rpmdfw
10-15-2009, 01:22 PM
I'd rather be a Nebraska fan!

:eek:


:rotfl2:


Okay, that made me laugh. You can stay. :thumbsup2

jenn&nelsonrego
10-15-2009, 01:23 PM
I'd rather be a Nebraska fan!



Eh, nobody's perfect. :)

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10-15-2009, 01:28 PM
YAY I can STAY!

( And the only reason I'm not perfect is because I'm fat and I was born without a filter.)

rpmdfw
10-15-2009, 01:32 PM
I was born without a filter.

Are you related to Wally?

He was born without a filter, too. ::yes::

And don't mention the "f" word to Rosie! She LOVES to call everyone fat! :headache:Especially me and Saxton! :mad:

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10-15-2009, 01:40 PM
I'm 100% Irish. Not having a filter is part of my charm.

rpmdfw
10-15-2009, 01:44 PM
I'm 100% Irish. Not having a filter is part of my charm.

I'm half Irish!

I'm also half Italian (Sicilian, actually).

For some reason when I mention this, people ask if I've got a temper or assume that I can really knock back a few. :confused3

:laughing:

Gypsybear
10-15-2009, 01:49 PM
No Rob....temper is what I have.....1/2 Italian and 1/2 Mexican...

I had a boss ask me once if I carried a knife in EACH hand.... :confused3

Oooooh, and before I forget....congrats on the story, Postage....(I think?)

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10-15-2009, 01:52 PM
I'm Irish and married to a sailor. Only time I've been out drunk was by a Russian.

But I DO have a temper. Hypocrisy and playing favorites will get my Irish up right quick.

(I'm in the middle of board wars on a another site I belong to. ENDLESS hours of drama and entertainment.)

rpmdfw
10-15-2009, 02:07 PM
I'm in the middle of board wars on a another site I belong to.

Is that like Restaurant Wars on Top Chef? :hyper:

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10-15-2009, 02:10 PM
Is that like Restaurant Wars on Top Chef? :hyper:

Kind of. Us military wives LIVE for drama. We might actually DIE if we can't talk smack about each other.

rpmdfw
10-15-2009, 02:12 PM
Kind of. Us military wives LIVE for drama. We might actually DIE if we can't talk smack about each other.

Suh-WEET! They should make that into a reality show! :banana:

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10-15-2009, 02:14 PM
OMG NO! You can't throw MONEY into the mix. We will literally claw each other's eyes out for money.

We are viscous *****es.

rpmdfw
10-15-2009, 02:20 PM
OMG NO! You can't throw MONEY into the mix. We will literally claw each other's eyes out for money.

We are viscous *****es.


Well, yeah! That's the POINT of reality television!

It's fun to watch!

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10-15-2009, 02:25 PM
I think if they gave military wives a reality show it would be like Real Housewives/Survivor/and the yelling of Hell's Kitchen.

PghLybrt
10-15-2009, 02:53 PM
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/joe_posnanski/10/14/best.hitters/index.html

5th worst hitter in Major League history! I'm so proud I'm getting misty over here!:rotfl2:

Maybe this explains why I could play any position on the field but couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. With a car.:lmao:

HE made it to the Majors, that's something! So he is the 5th worst hitter.....

DVC~OKW~96
10-15-2009, 04:53 PM
I'm half Irish!

I'm also half Italian (Sicilian, actually).

For some reason when I mention this, people ask if I've got a temper or assume that I can really knock back a few. :confused3

:laughing:

How. In. The. Name. Of. Coincidence. DID I MISS THIS???? Uhhhh, 'ello bro'! :lol:

bubie2.5
10-15-2009, 05:19 PM
At least he was REALLY REALLY GOOD at something, even if it was not hitting a ball. ;)

rpmdfw
10-15-2009, 09:52 PM
How. In. The. Name. Of. Coincidence. DID I MISS THIS???? Uhhhh, 'ello bro'! :lol:

Actually, we discussed this early in the Big Fat Gay Disney Wedding thread, as I recall.

DVC~OKW~96
10-16-2009, 03:49 AM
Yep. Heeeh heeeh. My wife reminded me of that when I told her (again) that you and I shared the same background. Guess that's ummmm... (not going to say it!!!) what STRESS will do for you! LOL.

Speaking of sports, ya'll are wrong you know. It's football that has the goalie. Sheesh. Do I hafta' teach yas everything? :rolleyes: :upsidedow

wallyb
10-16-2009, 05:51 AM
Are you related to Wally?
He was born without a filter, too. ::yes::

Honey this IS me filtered! ::yes::

rpmdfw
10-16-2009, 07:18 AM
Honey this IS me filtered! ::yes::

And this is me running in terror at the thought of you UNfiltered! :scared1:

wallyb
10-16-2009, 08:48 AM
And this is me running in terror at the thought of you UNfiltered! :scared1:

Pour some Patron into me and stand back! :flower3:

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10-16-2009, 11:30 AM
Mas tequila!