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<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> Let's Go Raiders<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> stomp stomp stomp stomp stomp<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> you must be in the bathroom<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> yo<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> welcome back<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> feels weird to root for the Raiders<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> Al Davis went to Syracuse, you know<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> did he graduate?<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> He attended Wittenberg College and Syracuse University, where he played football, basketball, and baseball. After graduating from Syracuse in 1950, Davis worked as a football coach at Adelphi College (1950-1951), The Citadel (1955-1956), and the University of Southern California (1957-1959). In 1960 he joined the staff of the Los Angeles Chargers, a member of the newly formed American Football League (AFL). <br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> kt's dad and sister went to Wittenberg<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> baseball at the Cuse?<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> well, how about that?<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> good for him<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> too bad he was never the football coach at SU<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> that would have been a hott<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> hoot<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> when did the Raiders get created?<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> In 1963 Davis joined the Oakland Raiders of the AFL as general manager and head coach. His football philosophy, which involved centering his teams around a dynamic offense and an aggressive defense, helped the Raiders rapidly improve from being one of the league's worst teams. AFL team owners recognized Davis's abilities, and in 1966 they hired him as commissioner of the AFL. As commissioner he helped negotiate a merger between the AFL and NFL, which was agreed upon in 1966 and implemented in 1970. Having brokered this agreement, Davis resigned as AFL commissioner in 1966 and returned to the Raiders as managing general partner, assuming control of the organization.<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> So, he was hired and then he resigned all in the same year?<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> i guess<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> that seems odd<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> maybe hired before the beginning of the year, then resigned after? not sure<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> yeah, maybe<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> Raiders started in 1960<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> 1960 -- 6-8, 1961--2-12, 1962--1-13<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> that's a bad trend<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> kind of like Haha Raja's beginning<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> heh<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> but HaHa having the last laugh this year<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> looks that way anyway<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> Ganon would have to get knocked out of the game for him not to win, I think<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> but we'll see<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> kind of cool for the title to still be up for grabs going into SB<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> had a losing season in '64, then never had a losing season till '81<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> yes that is cool<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> seems like that hasn't happened in quite some time<br>
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<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> I don't know that it's ever happened<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> Goodwin!!<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> si<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> we were just talking about you<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> but only for about 20 min<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> we think this is the first time in awhile that the title's up for grabs going into SB<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> what does..."I don't know that it's ever happened" refer to<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> why can you only stay 20 min<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> that's weak<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> where is your SUFFL pride<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> i thought the year gar won it...he won it on superbowl sunday<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> possibly...pretty sure, but I don't really remember<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> ya that's true, at least according to Rumbaugh's history<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> our record keeping wasn't as good back then<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> haven't seen the wife since wed....she is coming home in 20 min...but then has to leave again to work tonight...gotta give her some love<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> ah<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> has she been working all week?<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> gotta show some love to the pregnant ladies<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> not really...taking a class that had a certified exam portion today<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> so even when she was home...she was studying<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> did sammy ever stop crying?<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> actually no, your history doesn't say that, but it says on the year-by-year standings page, "Vamp's Aikman throws a TD to Vamp's Novacek, but Ah-aaaah!, there's a flag on the play! This time it's complete to Gar's Irvin in the endzone for a touchdown!!! And Gar wins. It's so dramatic. *sniff*"<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> that came from someone.<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> anyway<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> Sammy is a little better<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> the principles involved that year probably remember<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> a gannon throws into the endzone to rice...rice bobbles it.,..kelly picks it off returns it for a td....that would be a mere 26 pt swing...and i'd hate Rice forever<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> gar remembers...reminded me of it the other night<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> it was the sb vs. the steelers i believe<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> yup<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> SUFFL is beautiful<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> had we been playing bonus pt for nfc/afc player of the week....stlj would be leading me by 1 pt. now that would be exciting.<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> Jim, I think almost everyone is rooting for the Raiders this weekend just for your sake<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> totally....already afraid though that next year everyone will root against me<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> nah<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> did anyone root against me last year?<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> I didn't get that sense, but it may be that no one told me<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> andy did!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> where is andy?????????????<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> I doubt that. I was doing IM with Andy almost every day last season<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> we had a pretty good DWJ thing workin<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> oakland wins....does r. woodson, rice, brown, or gannon retire?<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> i'm back<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> don't think so<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> I think they'll all want to do it again<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> i'm looking at a play-by-play of the 1996 super bowl, trying to assess the accuracy of that statement<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> nice<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> you are?<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> wow<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> matt...if you were me....keep gannon, keep owens, keep chrebet, keep nobody<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> There was TD pass to Irvin that was nullified by offensive PI, but it resulted in a Dallas FG, not a Novacek td<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> depends on where you think your draft spot will be<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> between 3-6<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> oh wait, it was the other way around<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> probably no keeper<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> i'm in my own world here<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> you'll have an early pick, probably<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> what else is new<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> wait and see who's there<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> either Warner or Faulk will be there<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> maybe i draft c. palmer...just to tick andy and justin off<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> i think andy will keep faulk.<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> should be a weird first round<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> i think i<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> from here, it's hard to know who will get taken<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> Irvin did not score in the game, as the statement on our web site says<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> i think i'd prefer gannon over warner...no qb contreversy<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> this is gravely concerning<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> we should update our history<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> is it ever<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> how many souls have we led astray by such misinformation?<br>
* Andy weeping<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> it could potentially disqualify gar from the ministry<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> just like George O'Leary<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> totally<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> nah...we won't change it<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> Irvin's td that getting called back must have been what influenced the outcome<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> of equal discouragement is the lack of suffl emails over the last 2 weeks<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> yes, very slow<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> no...gar claims he had irvin<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> the td is what put him over the edge<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> company wide happy hour last week...wacky stories coming out of it<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> we got warned to behave ourselves at this weekend's holiday party<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> Irvin didn't score, I'm looking at the boxscore right now<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> liar<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> holiday? what holiday?<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> it's our belated Christmas party<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> only, we call it a Year End Celebration<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> ohhh, maybe suffl should hold a year end awards banquet<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> that could be fun<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> isn't that sort of what the draft is? <br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> best draft, best gm, champion, worst draft...you know<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> year beginning banquet?<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> that way, we'd ensure the plaque gets handed off<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> heh<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> roughly 7 more months 'til the 2003 draft<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> what's the latest from the draft committee?<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> I vote for August 30 in New Milford, CT<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> let's do it in Baghdad<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> well the date may depend on the start of the nfl season...which hasn't been released to my knowledge...or has it?<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> sure it has<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> September 7 is opening day<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> nice work<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> for one thing, next year's SB has been scheduled I'm sure<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> August 30 is sat. of Labor DAy weekend<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> nice<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> really?<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> and it's after my trip to the beach<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> think labor day will work for eveyone<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> you are filling my heart with SUFFL-lust<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> certainly keeps folks from having to take off a day or two<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> and Connecticut is probably the best location<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> he who looks upon a weekend lustfully has committed to SUFFL in his heart<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> drivable for John, Ric, Dave, Kevin<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> not to hard to fly to for West Coast folk<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> fly into NYC, Boston or Hartford<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> i'm trying to work as this chat progresses, but i'm not getting anything done<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> true<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> and I'll either drive or fly<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> plus, Chris would be an awesome host<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> knows a few golf courses<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> how bout I fly to TX, drop off Molly and Sammy and their then-2-mo-old cousin at the Goodwins, then me and Jim fly to Newark<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> heh<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> but I'll let the committee continue to work<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> but I'll let the committee continue to work<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> but I'll let the committee continue to work<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> oops<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> thought you were just being emphatic<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> ok<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> ok<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> ok<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> ok<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> sorry...computer hung up a second<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> i got a new computer this week<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> first site i visited = suffl.com<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> gotta run....the bride has arrived.<br>
<font color="green">[JimBChamp]</font> c ya<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> so now it may just be me and you<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> which is fine<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> but it is nice to have others chat<br>
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<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> somethng good just happend to someone in my office<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> yes<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> people are giving him hugs<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> either he got engaged, got promoted<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> or just landed a big account<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> I'm guessing engaged<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> when i got engaged my boss at the time gave me a hug<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> she wasn't a huggy person, really, i mean not someone who gives people hugs all the time<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> so it was kind of weird<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> I don't think I got a hug when I got engaged<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> I got some nice emails though<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> We got a nice set of Pyrex from my boss<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> i'm sure we got other stuff too, but i only remember the pyrex<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> I got an ice cream maker from my friends at work<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> speaking of my old job, just found out that the whole department I was in got laid off<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> ugh...you must be glad you left<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> ya<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> though I could use a couple month's severance to fund some SUFFL research<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> I think John's got you covered on that<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> my dream is to get laid off two weeks before the draft some year<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> maybe i should go on staff<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> they don't lay off staff<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> do you watch the show Alias?<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> nope<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> get this -- i've never even heard of it<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> I think you would like it<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> well, maybe i have<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> they're showing an episode after the Super Bowl<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> you should tune in<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> I think you might dig it<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> it's pretty smart<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> hmm<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> Kristy and I are addicted to it<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> it's been a long time since I've been addicted to anything on TV<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> except the NFL<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> i was just looking for my soda can, not realizing i'd already finished it<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> has anything like that happened to you since you turned 30?<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> no, but I have a lot more aches and pains now<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> not as many as Derrick Lovick<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> that sounded painful<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> no, poor guy<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> I think we're going to try and set up dinner with him sometime next month<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> not sure i've met him, but i know who he is<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> I think he spoke at Primetime once<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> I ran into him a couple times last winter since we were both taking Perspectives<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> he had to make up a couple sessions and would come to our church to take them<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> he led a trip to South Africa last summer that we helped support<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> cool<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> heard the other day that 1 in 9 south africans has AIDS<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> or is HIV-infected<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> isn't that amazing?<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> Have you heard about the work Bono is doing on that?<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> saw something about it, but i don't recall the specifics<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> you should dig up an article about it and read it<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> it's really inspiring<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> i remember seeing a photo of a billboard that said something like "Think Before You Have Sex" or something that blunt, in English<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> maybe i will<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> I'm pretty bored at work<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> I'm interviewing for a new position on Tuesday<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> just today, or always<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> these days, always<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> which is why I decided to pursue the new position<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> still web related, or not really<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> not really<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> I'm sort of at a cross roads<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> Chippendale's dancer?<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> If I decide that the web is what I want to do, then I probably need to leave the company<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> but first, I'd have to get some training<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> I'd have to go a comm. college or something and learn java or something like that<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> I just don't have enough hard skills to get out in a true web field right now<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> If I want to stay with the company, then I probably need to move out of the web function because this is as far as the role is going to go<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> ah<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> they'll always be more projects, but it's pretty much doing the same stuff over and over<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> and it's not an upwardly mobile place to be<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> it's not close enough to the revenue<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> and it's not research related, which is our core product<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> so, the new role would be a blend of revenue and research<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> it would be an analyst in a joint venture we're doing with a metrics firm<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> we help them figure out HR metrics and then how to measure them over time<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> that's the simplest version<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> the word "metrics" always piques my interest<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> it's the coolest thing my company is doing right now<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> the person I'd be working for is my boss's old boss<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> who I think is pretty sharp<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> and I would enjoy working for him<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> i've never had a boss i've truly enjoyed working for, i don't think<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> I did at Starbucks<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> absolutely the best boss I ever had<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> where's my MY BOSS IS A JEWISH CARPENTER bumper sticker when I need it?<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> I would have done anything for that guy<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> that's cool<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> Funny, the best work experience I ever had was my supposedly part-time, temporary job at Starbucks I took when I was trying to raise my support<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> my boss at the radio station was OK, too<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> but he couldn't do much to make that a better job<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> the hours and pay were just so bad<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> But Bill was Starbucks was just so good<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> clearly defined your role for you<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> clearly communicated what he expected<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> put you in a position to succeed<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> and was fair...if you were a good employee, he would walk over fire for you<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> if you were bad, he'd try to help you as much as you would take, but he didn't suffer fools<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> which as a staff, we all loved, because everyone always knows who the weak links are<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> and he would fire them if he had to<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> which told us that he appreciated our work<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> and explained to us why it was a good thing for the store to make money<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> meant we got bonuses, more flexibility in labor hours<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> sounds a lot better than Barnie's at the Carousel :)<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> etc.<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> oh my goodness<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> night and day<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> couldn't be more different work environments<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> but enough about me whining about my career<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> heh<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> I may be the last guy in suffl who hasn't decided what he wants to be when he grows up<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> CEO of SUFFL<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> that's my dream job<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> i don't know, there's Raj running off to play soldier, Dan - I don't even know what that guy does, I could see JR in ministry, and then there's me awaiting a call from Dave Barry to be his ghost writer<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> Dan's running his own business, isn't he?<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> we haven't heard from that guy in awhile<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> i guess, but i don't know what it is exactly, and isn't he still living with his parents/<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> ?<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> maybe he'll read the transcript and repond<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> respond, that is<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> You should just start your own column<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> just start up a little site and start wailing away<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> I've thought about doing that. Not sure what I would write about, but maybe it would come to me.<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> start with the vodka story<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> write about your kids<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> write about work<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> write about suffl from time to time<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> write about your dad, that would be pretty funny<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> i like writing about absolutely nothing<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> just all the crazy things he does to see various games<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> heh<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> trot out the old philosophy of babes email<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> my dad has offers on the table to various people along the lines of, "In case you can't find someone to buy your tickets for $5000 apiece, I'll give you face value at the last minute."<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> Super Bowl tix, that is<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> he's not taking you?<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> oh, wait<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> if he gets tix, he will<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> he's the buyer?<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> took me a second to get it<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> ya ya, he's the (potential) buyer<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> that would be awesome if you could go<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> If I were to fly out there, I'm pretty sure my Tampa Bay friend would be able to help me<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> not sure what the price tag would be<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> hmm<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> I would go for face<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> which is like $300-$400 I think<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> for 'cheap' seats<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> as a one-time thing<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> yeah, this would be a good situaton for you<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> my favorite team playing in a SB nearby<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> no travel/lodging costs<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> I miss the days of the Redskins being in the SB<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> darn it, I want them to get back there!!!<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> $300-$400 is the same as if I had a free ticket to the game, but it was in Atlanta or something<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> it's been almost as long as the Raiders<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> or the same?<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> have they been back since they met?<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> no, twice<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> beat the Broncos like a drum in 88<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> and then the Bills in 92<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> that 92 team is really underrated<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> they should be considered one of the great teams of all-time<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> ah yes<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> Jim Kelly says that team was, by far, the best one they faced in those four SB's<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> I'd forgotten about 88 though<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> i can't believe the Bills never won<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> i don't remember anything from Bills-Broncos<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> Skins i mean<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> 35 points in the second quarter<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> that'll make some bookies angry<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> or happy, depending<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> wanna know a secret<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> Doug Williams threw 2 td's to Ricky Sanders<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> one to Clint Didier<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> and Timmy Smith ran a long one<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> what's your secret?<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> i own the domain name 'mywifeispregnant.com'<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> never got around to doing anything with it, but I own it<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> you can have it, if you want ;)<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> not sure what i was going to do with it<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> i really don't remember<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> pictures?<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> stories from husbands of prego women?<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> hang on<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> so, that isn't to say that your wife is pregnant?<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> no<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> at least I don't think she is<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> she hasn't begun to ovulate since the birth of Sammy<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> ah<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> which is something I never thought about before having a kid<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> me neither<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> you know...<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> the mywifeispregnant.com thing<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> I looked a little bit and there's really not much out there to help out new dads<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> it's all about the moms<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> true<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> it's 15 degrees here<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> i was listening to Simon & Garf the other night<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> and I can't get For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her out of my head<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> that<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> is a great song<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> it's 73 here, by the way<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> but I haven't been outside since 9:30am<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> yeah well, cold weather is character building<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> 5 years of that was enough for me<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> actually i wouldn't mind it that much if I ever moved out ther<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> it is kind of nice to go 85 on the freeway and not worry about hitting any ice, though<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> gots to go<br>
<font color="red">[MattguyinDCtown]</font> see ya<br>
<font color="blue">[Andy]</font> later<br>
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