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The only show mentioned to date in this thread that I regularly watch is The Simpsons. ER lost me quite a while ago, when the mentally ill guy stabbed Carter and the intern. That looked so real, to me, that I was upset for the next week, after which I decided I didn't need that anymore. I swear I don't mean to sound like a TV snob.

Link to Brewers' press release Link to list of packages For those of you who favor the four-pack of tickets, the packages went on sale Friday, November 14.

It's not you bringing down the mood, burniebrewer. It's the media and marketers who believe that the Christmas machine has to be revved up so far in advance: like stores with Christmas tree displays on October 1 and radio stations that switch to all-Christmas music before kids go out trick-or-treating. Honestly, it was more special to "have to" wait for the day after Thanksgiving to start hearing holiday tunes.

Inconsistent sports officiating. That bugs me.

Yeah, I don't want to be the downer on your tailgate, but I would think at least twice about using them. Maybe if they'd been in cold/cool water for the whole 9 hours...but you don't know how quickly your sink drained, and accordingly you don't know how long the meat just sat there in the (presumably room temperature) sink.

OK, here are the contents of the clipping I took from a credit union newsletter in 2004. Don't snicker at the ones that don't currently apply to you! What to Keep and for How Long Credit and debit card receipts : Keep receipts until your monthly statement arrives, and toss them if everything matches. Exception: Keep receipts to cover a warranty or return period. Paycheck stubs: Match the information on your stubs to your W-2 tax statement. If they agree, toss all but your last stub; save this one to verify that carried-over benefits appear on your first stub in the new year. Retirement plan statements: Keep quarterly statements to check against your annual summary. If everything is correct, discard the quarterly statements. Check carbons and statements: Annually go through check carbons and statements and toss all but the ones related to taxes, business expenses and housing payments. Tax records: Save statements or records that contain tax-related information for seven years. If you file a fraudulent return or didn't file one at all, the IRS can catch you at any time. Household records: Save purchase price information and the cost of improvements to your property. Also keep records of legal fees and your real estate agent's commission for six years after you sell your home. Keeping these records could help lower capital gains tax when you sell. Receipts: Keep receipts for major purchases indefinitely to prove their value if lost or damaged. IRA contributions: Keep nondeductible contribution records in case you need to prove you paid tax on the money when you withdraw it. The chart that accompanied the text above showed the following: Card receipts (credit / debit) : 45 days Pay stubs, statements : 1 year Household records: 6 years Tax records: 7 years Major receipts, IRA contributions: permanently

It's that common 42-year-old, section-217 Brewer-fan bond we have. That's why my explanation makes sense to you. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

I thought the same thing, then noticed the source (NY Post) and was less taken aback.

Oh, good point. Thanks for doubling my fears. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

In terms of a fear that would, say, make me reconsider going to some games, I'd absolutely hate for CC to become a Cub. I would have very serious second thoughts about attending a Cubs-Brewers game that featured CC pitching for the four-letter franchise.

Way to be a bully, Yankees. I'll agree with FIB4Brew; I'd be delighted if CC doesn't take the Yankee bait, even though doing so is not likely to help the Brewers.

To get the above results, I clicked on "quote" in the lower right corner of your original post. In this case, I left the whole quote as it was, but you can edit a really long quote box (as is encouraged by your staff and moderators), just by putting your cursor in the box of quoted material and deleting whatever's not relevant. Does that answer your question? If it's of any comfort, it took me a while to figure it out for myself (which is my fault, not 1992casey's).

A few years ago, my credit union had a little chart in one of its newsletters saying how long to keep various types of financial formage. Their online archive of newsletters only goes back a year, but I know I have the clipping at home. I'll try to remember to fish it out tonight, or soon.

WOLX in Madison said they'd hold off on their all-Christmas format until November 14, but they apparently couldn't help themselves and started on November 11. Then the first song I heard was that uber-syrupy "Christmas Shoes" song. Apologies to those of you who find it inspirational. I'm not immune to sentimentality, but that song just lays it on too thickly for my taste. (For the record, we had the station tuned in on the car radio at the request of the S.O.) Also, it seems like every time I listen to WOLX, the DJ is Gabe Buch (pronounced "bush). Every time he says his name, I think for a split second that he said "Dave Bush."

I'd never heard of that show before reading this thread, but I love the Kool-Aid Man appearance.

Can I take this even farther off topic by saying how awesome Guy Smiley is? http://images.chron.com/blogs/tmi/Guy%2BSmiley-w_Mic.JPGcommand%20GetPreview&library%20Photo%2BArchive&RecID%201262430&Filename%20Guy%2BSmiley-w_Mic%20%282%29.jpg

Is anyone else expecting a long, drawn-out ceremony? with lots of pauses between segments? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif As for the other two couples on the page...I don't know if Sharpie has quite the name recognition in the Leader-Telegram's audience that he has around this site. Maybe if he were still a Brewer, it would actually draw attention away from the others.

My 8-12 student employee called in sick, and my 12-4 student employee is going to the health service because she feels sick. I think I'm going to get absolutely nothing done today (not to mention, forget about lunch).

I doubt the Brewers will close for Veterans' Day. I can tell you, at least, that Wisconsin state government does not close for it.

You seem a little too good at that. Wow, what's your real name? Hitler? I believe if you ask the folks on the brewers.com board, Brian's Hitler. B19 is ponytail boy, or something like that. It's been awhile since that little diss-war, though, so I could be remembering it wrong.Hitler comes from a former member from across the Pacific. Ponytail comes from a former member who expressed his displeasure on brewers.com. All of the mods and staff are fat. We're also all "LADIES!!!!!!!" (All caps and extra punctuation are necessary.) Since this thread is here, I may as well murder the quote guidelines. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif In the context casey describes above, shouldn't I not be a lady?

Nice, bensheeps. Sunday Plus FTW (as the whippersnappers on this site like to say). If something drops on us from above, I guess we'll know who to have the ushers check out. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

How long ago did you order? I sent in an order 3-4 weeks ago and was just realizing over the weekend that it's now in the 3-6 week window they said to expect for delivery. Now, I guess, whenever it does arrive I'll be slightly less surprised if I too get a duplicate; and if I happen to get two Brauns and no Camerons, I'll gladly do business with you, bdeuce05. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

Ditto. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gifhttp://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gifhttp://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/mad.gifhttp://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/tongue.gifhttp://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/indifferent.gifhttp://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/frown.gifhttp://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/embarassed.gifhttp://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/ohwell.gifhttp://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/laugh.gifhttp://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/devil.gifhttp://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/eyes.gif

In the pocket of the pants I'm wearing today, I found one gold piece of confetti from the Brewers' wild card clinching celebration, six weeks ago.

For the first time in the eight-plus years I have been an aunt, one of my nephews posed for studio pictures in Brewers gear, not Packers gear. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif