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    wopphil got a reaction from Tank in Fun fact about US military spending   
    Thank you?
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    wopphil got a reaction from TobiasFunke in Fun fact about US military spending   
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    wopphil reacted to juansavage1 in Fun fact about US military spending   
    Another general trick is to make sure you're both arguing for the best way to a common goal. For example, Vietnam. Most leftists were very happy to abandon Vietnam to the communists because they hated conservatives and the US more than they hated communists, if they didn't outright support communists. So, what's to argue?
     
    It's like Iraq. Do you think most liberals give a rat's behind that ISIS is running wild, beheading Christians and raping women? No, they see it as a repudiation of Bush, their real enemy.
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    wopphil reacted to Jeff Fletcher in How long is Shoemaker's leash?   
    If my math is right, June 2 is the first day he can come up and end the year with less than one season of service time. (His Kris Bryant date.)
    If you care about Super 2 status, they'd need to push him back to around August 1 to delay his arb to 2018 instead of 2017
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    wopphil reacted to Vegas Halo Fan in Aviation Fans   
    My personal belief is that no debris was found because it didn't crash. I believe that the plane landed somewhere outside the reach of conventional radar (there are plenty of holes in the grid). For what purpose it was taken and what happened to the passengers, I have no idea. An American Airlines Boeing 777 captain who was interviewed by CNN said that a 777 low on fuel (as MH 370 would have been) could be landed and stopped safely on a runway as short as 3500 feet. This greatly increases the number of possible destinations.
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    wopphil got a reaction from Angel Oracle in How long is Shoemaker's leash?   
    I think if the team waits another 10-12 days, they will have Heaney under control through 2021 instead of just 2020. So give Shoe two more starts.
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    wopphil reacted to Catwhoshatinthehat in Los Angeles $15 Minimum Wage   
    Prediction 3 - life for those making minimum wage doesn't really improve and they still blame and vilify the "rich."
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    wopphil reacted to mp170.6 in Los Angeles $15 Minimum Wage   
    The LA City Council voted 14-1 to raise the minimum wage to $15 by the year 2020. 
     
    Prediction 1:  LA loses maybe 10-20% of its restaurant sector by the year 2030.  With everything else being more expensive, eating out will become more of a luxury. 
    Prediction 2:  Youth unemployment will permanently exceed 25% by 2020, if not sooner. 
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    wopphil reacted to John Smith in Angels-Phillies discussing trade...   
    Salt Lake Bees ‏@SaltLakeBees Nick Tropeano takes one off the shin on a sharp hit by Logan Schafer, and leaves the game. Atahualpa Severino on now to pitch.
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    wopphil reacted to SoWhat in Angels-Phillies discussing trade...   
    The Street trade didn't cost much in terms of quality. The Angels gave up more quantity than anything else. Every prospect in that deal has the ceiling of a league average player. If we still had them now, none would rank in the top 10. Club control and a low salary doesn't mean much to me if the guy is a replacement level player. Giving up Tropeano and Bedrosian for a guy who has never posted an OPS above league average in his 5 year career should cost Dipoto his job.
    Btw, Chatwood's 2013 season was nothing more than smoke and mirrors. Those peripherals scream fluke. I'd do that trade again any day of the week.
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    wopphil got a reaction from Vegas Halo Fan in Pujols might be done...for realz.   
    I was watching the news with my six year old this morning. Two older newscasters were riding the new Colossus rollercoaster. My son says: "Dad, how old are they, like 70? Like as old as Albert Pujols?" Kids are funny.
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    wopphil got a reaction from ten ocho recon scout in Nine killed in biker gang shootout in Texas   
    Immediately makes me think "now yous can't leave." (Lou, I know you get that reference)
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    wopphil reacted to Spirit in The House of Representatives needs a raise   
    You know members on both sides want this. The Dems must have lost this year's rock, paper, scissors contest to go public with it.
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    wopphil got a reaction from Amazing Larry in Nine killed in biker gang shootout in Texas   
    Immediately makes me think "now yous can't leave." (Lou, I know you get that reference)
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    wopphil got a reaction from Tank in Orange County names   
    My wife and I had the same problem Tank. Thankfully, she taught in the inner city, so her students were named Thunderhawk, Mysondavid, Reggie and Reginald (twins), Brandy and Tanqueray (also twins), and my personal favorite: Umajesty.
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    wopphil got a reaction from Angel Oracle in Miguel Cabrera   
    Would have been great if the trade had been made for no other reason than Adenhart would be alive today.
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    wopphil got a reaction from Dreams in Chris Ellis   
    My vote is to go Bill Stoneman here and not trade anyone whose last name is Heaney, Tropeano, Ellis, Newcomb, Gatto, or Rhoades.
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    wopphil got a reaction from Angel Oracle in Chris Ellis   
    My vote is to go Bill Stoneman here and not trade anyone whose last name is Heaney, Tropeano, Ellis, Newcomb, Gatto, or Rhoades.
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    wopphil reacted to Jay in Amtrak crash in Philadelphia   
    The train should never reach 106 mph.  He was supposed to be doing something like 70, and then 50 through the curve correct?  He's accelerating up to 70 and then it just keeps accelerating even though he has the throttle back?  He shuts it down.
     
    I can see how it might take a considerable distance to slow a train from 106 to 50 mph.
     
    Speculation of course.
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    wopphil reacted to Don in Sean Newcomb   
    Allowing major prospects to work/live in San Bernardino seems like a terrible idea from a risk/reward standpoint.
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    wopphil reacted to eligrba in Why the F...   
    Matt Joyce will still go 0-4 today.
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    wopphil got a reaction from KevinJ14 in Trout-ish porn...   
    The cool thing about being a parent of a superstar is that it would be so much more fulfilling than being the star yourself. I am sure anyone with a son can agree that we'd rather see him be a pro baseball player than to have been one ourself.
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    wopphil got a reaction from LBHalos17 in ISIS delenda est   
    I think it is awesome that we have a festival like this in Merica. The Arabs can behead Christians for being Christians, but we can't draw pictures of the so-called prophet. F' that. God bless the people who submitted drawings. I'd submit one if I knew how to draw. It would probably involve Mohammed getting dominated by a fat broad while eating a bacon sandwich on a bacon pretzel roll.
    And lol at the fact that two guys with automatic weapons got shut down by one cop with a handgun. Terrorist fail. I love it. Welcome to Merica assholes. Enjoy your 72 virgins who probably won't be very good in bed (because they are virgins).
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    wopphil got a reaction from LBHalos17 in The new Vacation trailer   
    Is there something wrong with me because I find Leslie Mann hot?
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