TracyThom

Madison has a city ordinance (9.24) that states all pawned jewelry must be held for 14 days before resale or disposal. I believe this also applies to most pawned goods, but I know movies are an exception. In my area, we are seeing an increase in burglaries and thefts due to the spike in heroin use. Much of the stolen goods end up at Pawn America or EZ Money. As far as the concealed carry question, if a person reasonably believes their life or anothers is in imminent danger, they can use deadly force to protect themselves. Here is Wisconsin's self-defense statute: (1) A person is privileged to threaten or intentionally use force against another for the purpose of preventing or terminating what the person reasonably believes to be an unlawful interference with his or her person by such other person. The actor may intentionally use only such force or threat thereof as the actor reasonably believes is necessary to prevent or terminate the interference. The actor may not intentionally use force which is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm unless the actor reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself. To answer bani1717's question, don't imply you have a firearm unless you are prepared to use it. Like you said, bad guy may be armed and kill you over a stupid cell phone. Just cooperate and give them what they want. Most of all, BE A GOOD WITNESS!! Remember everything you can about the suspect not just height, weight, age, and hair color. What kind of shoes was he was wearing? Did he have an accent or talk with a lisp? Any visible tats or scars? Was he right or left handed? Also, be sure to get a good vehicle description. Do you have any idea how many white 4-door cars there are in Wisconsin? Get that license plate!

I don't know what's better: The Brewers cold shoulder celebration or Gindl's reaction to it.

All of the Wyatt family build-up led to that? Attacking Kane with stairs? I expected something groundbreaking. Using an LED lantern in the arena was weak too.

The second Helena jersey photo did not upload. Here it is.

I've really fallen behind on my Brewers bobblehead collection the past few years, but I'm looking to get caught up. Would anyone be interested in trading bobbleheads for some of my used Brewers jerseys? This is what I have: "Majestic" Ryan Braun Brewers gray jersey. This is a Chinese knockoff from an order we did here on BF.net a few years back. As far as knockoffs go, this one is really good. The font is nearly perfect and the only flaw is that the red in the MLB logo has faded a little bit. The jersey has been worn 20-25 times. Size 52. Nashville Sounds Yovanni Gallardo jersey. This was a custom order that I made from the Sounds. I purchased it in 2007. It's only been worn 10-15 times. The only flaw is a very light colored stain near the collar. It's almost unnoticeable. Size XL Helena Brewers camouflage game-worn jersey. These were put up for auction after the 2006 season. Really sweet looking jersey. It's number 95, which was worn by Jose Romero. It's also only been worn 10-15 times. Size 48. All the jerseys come from a smoke-free home. My want list consists of any of the bobbles from the 2011, 2012, and 2013 season. I was hoping to get one bobble for the Braun jersey and two bobbles each for the Helena and Nashville jersey. Send me a PM if interested. Thanks.

I don't tweet much either, but I need some followers so my daughter stops making fun of me. @AGuyNamedTracy

This is the problem Bray Wyatt and his family are going to face. Why should the average fan boo him? He is going to get a lot of cheers.

Please tell me fanny packs are also part of the giveaway.

I have three extra Snappy bobbleheads from the Beloit Snappers game on Sunday. (The figure is actually a bobbleshell, not a bobblehead.) The Snappers have shrunk their bobbleheads a bit. This one stands about 5 inches tall. The original box and ticket stub are included. I prefer to trade. This is my want list. Let me know. Brewers 2001 Bob Uecker Brewers 2001 Geoff Jenkins Brewers 2001 Robin Yount Brewers Nyjer Morgan T-Plush variation Bowling Green Hot Rods Corey Hart Brevard County Manny the Manatee Helena Brewers Gary Sheffield Huntsville Stars Hunter Morris Huntsville Stars Mat Gamel Nashville Sounds Brendan Katin Nashville Sounds Don Money Nashville Sounds Corey Hart T-Rats Khris Davis Any of the T-Rats variations from opening day 2012 Any of the T-Rats rehab series T-Rats Matt Erickson T-Rats Jake Odorizzi West Virginia Power Ryan Braun Cleveland Indians Rick Vaughn

...and we have a Manny Parra sighting.

...and we have a Manny Parra sighting.

Joe West is such a clown. I can't stand that attention-hog. For those who missed it, Donovan Hand was facing Joey Votto in the bottom of the 8th. It was an 0-2 count and Hand and Luc were having a hard time agreeing on a pitch. West then walked from behind home plate and took a couple of steps towards the mound and was yelling at Hand. Votto didn't call timeout; West took it upon himself to approach the mound. Hand's next pitch was a strike on the inside half of the plate, but West called a ball. Luckily, Hand got a popout on the next pitch.

He was. The law (if that is the law) that you can get an OWI in the back seat of your car simply encourages more drunk driving. Yes, the first step is to not get drunk in the first place but once that line has passed you shouldn't punish people for trying to sleep it off. And I could have swore the vehicle did not have to be motorized. I would think (hope) you could get an OWI/DUI on a bike. If you can, provide a link to the LaCrosse story. You CANNOT be arrested for OWI for simply being intoxicated inside a vehicle, especially if you are in the backseat. I'm curious if the guy started his car to turn the heat on and then climbed into the back seat. If so, then he operated the vehicle. In Wisconsin, the vehicle has to be motorized. No OWIs on skateboards, bicycles, horses, burros, etc.

If you watched the Mr. Perfect DVD, Joe Hennig showed real, raw emotion. I've always liked him. I also think they should have let him be Joe Henning. Curtis Axel is terrible. I think Axl Curtis sounds better, but that name is too close to the former Johnny Curtis. Man, do I hate HHH. Why not have Hennig be directly responsible for HHH being unable to continue? Hennig could have used his grandpa's finisher (The Axe) and put HHH out. If you remember the Owen Hart/Shawn Michaels match from a decade ago, Owen got major heat and his enziguiri got over as a killer. All of the focus was put on HHH instead of Hennig. What a gamer! What a tough guy! HHH got hit in the jaw with a sledgehammer the previous night but he is back to fight the following evening. How dare that doctor try to stop the match. HHH will fire him for that!

Just a heads up for everyone. I tried to use my credit card Thursday morning while on my MLB stadium roadtrip. It was declined. My wife checked with our bank and found a couple of suspicious transactions. There was a $10.36 charge to Projerseysupply.com made in the middle of the previous night. Shortly after that one was approved, an individual attempted to charge over $700 to some E- pharmacy website. My credit card company caught that one and declined the order. They also froze my credit card. I ended up having to cancel it, which was a massive pain since I was in the middle of Pennsylvania. I did not make the 10 dollar order to the Jersey website. I think that the suspect was testing my credit card to make sure it worked. I've only ordered jerseys once from these Chinese knockoff companies, and that was over three years ago. I recommend everyone check their banking and credit card accounts closely.

Ugh. Dumb baserunning Nori.

I'm interested to see how Gomez does today batting cleanup. BA just said he is batting .383 vs lefties this year.

I'm here in Pittsburgh at the game. I'm seated four rows behind the Brewers dugout. PNC Park is gorgeous in person. Good start for the Crew.

I'm here in Pittsburgh at the game. I'm seated four rows behind the Brewers dugout. PNC Park is gorgeous in person. Good start for the Crew.

I'm here in Pittsburgh at the game. I'm seated four rows behind the Brewers dugout. PNC Park is gorgeous in person. Good start for the Crew.

I don't really understand the benefit of Chase Quick Pay. yes, sending money is as quick and easy as sending an email, but did you hear the voice at the end of commercial? The deposits are available in 1 to 5 business days. Tell that to the babysitter or neighborhood kid mowing the lawn.

Punk is back with Lita? They were together a few years back. It's now official. CM Punk has banged every female wrestler in the world and is now starting over.

Love reading the crazy Keith Ginter love in this thread from rluz...

How would the officer know he didn't drive part way home and decide to pull over and sleep it off? In order to prosecute, there has to be some evidence that the suspect operated the vehicle.

I actually liked the Bleacher Report article. It's pretty balanced. The author makes a good point about fans knowing the name of everyone in the Mitchell Report, but being unaware of all the MLB players arrested for OWI. The tweets were a little over the top. This must have been more than seven years ago because WI Supreme Court case Village of Cross Plains vs. Haanstad http://www.wicourts.gov/sc/opinion/DisplayDocument.html?content=html&seqNo=21382 gave a clearer definition of what operating a motor vehicle was. In that case, Haanstad was intoxicated and seated behind the wheel of a running car. She did not start the car, and there were witnesses who confirmed this. Her feet were swung over to the passenger seat. The courts decided since she did not manipulate or activate any controls necessary to put the vehicle in motion, she did not operate and her conviction was overturned. If that's the entire story, that truly does suck for your classmate. Any chance he started the vehicle and left it running with the heat on? If so, that counts as operation. However, you would think an officer would show some discretion since the guy was sleeping in the back of the van and not sleeping/passed out behind the wheel. Here in Wisconsin, the violation has to occur in/on a motor vehicle. A motor vehicle is any vehicle that is self-propelled. There are special exemptions for vehicles that operate on rails, snowmobiles, and ATVs, however. If you went to high school here in Wisconsin, the officer didn't know what he was talking about.