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I gave orders that I be permitted to "sleep in" until 7am at which time I am to be group cuddled in bed by my 10-month and 3-year old daughters.

Dinner will be at Sidetrack (on me, of course).

You've been around long enough know better.

Your point is well made. I have no idea what it's like to tackle those sorts of issues as a director.

Maybe you can explain this: Why the hell did Jackson put the elves in the battle at Helm's Deep?

That isn't happening. I'd rather take my chances with the storm. I am going to move the heaviest items to the lower shelves. That'll have to do.

The *merit* of Arwen and the rest of the High Elves is rooted in things far more meaningful than a brief heroic act. So much so, that one could easily make the argument that Aragorn is lacking the proper merit to wed Arwen.

The uniqueness of Tolkien's Middle Earth is that it goes far beyond an epic war story. He created an entire world with history, language, and culture. To better appreciate the union of Aragorn and Arwen, one needs to be familiar with these things. The movies, of course, could never give this proper treatment.

Thanks for the Doom of Mandos, pal.

Bombadil is a brilliant (and I mean that in the truest sense of the word) character. I can only agree with the decsion to leave him out of the movie if the reason is that their treatment could not do the character justice.

I recommend you listen to the BBC unabridged reading of the LotR. My appreciation for Bombadil was heightened after hearing this professional reading.

Bombadil was indeed a glaring ommission from FotR. That said, I cannot imagine Goldberry being "pissed" under any cirucmstances no matter how unjust.

I am looking forward to their depiction of this. Except for the rabbit-driven sled, I thought they did a good job with Radagast.

It depends if the octogon is inscribed in or circumscribed about said hole.

Allow me to make the statistically unsupported assertion that 5*s tend to commit later in the cycle. According to Rivals, only 6 of the 18 have committed.

Maybe the RCMB can start their own version of Never Forget.

For all who don't know, Beckamann has his own show 760 WJR M-F mornings where he mainly addresses political, not sports, topics. He made similar comments to these on his show last week prior to the piece in Detnews. Apparently, the regents are looking into this:

According to sources, two regents want Beckmann ousted as U of M play-by-play man immediately following "Fried Chicken-Gate."

I'm a townie, so I can at least look forward to less congestion on game days.

Not to be confused with Penn State RB committ from Maryland Mark Allen.

Hey, J-Reall:

#jptta

#jptta

#jptta

Fixed. Thanks.

Ah, Spring! That time of year when young mens' attention turns to...recruiting?

"Muck Fichigan" got Jose an unfollow from me. I won't refollow until I receive a hand-written letter of apology.

OP, you may want to change "couches" to the singular.

Did TV catch the moment where Teddy V. was boisterously illustrating to Izzo why he called an offensive foul on Adreian Payne in the first half? It was giffable in the extreme and I may have been the only person in the arena to see it.

One more post for quintuple digits!

Edit: WOO HOO!

The hell, man.

Not sure if serious.

Anywho, gold-plated connectors would be a good way to blow your budget without bettering performance.

...nothing except Coach Mallory telling Heiko as much.

https://twitter.com/Heiko25/status/299245002217897985

Deep Cynicism + Sharp Wit + Excellent Writing = WIN!

Didn't this game also feature an obvious ball out-of-bounds off a Wisky player's foot that went against Michigan?

I'm rather certain there was indeed a buzzer in the arena. Watching the play real-time, my immediate reaction was "that should be waived (or waved?) off becasue it was way after the buzzer."

Any of the four will do, Sir. For simplicity, may I suggest #1?

Had to read it several times, but I finally figured out what the OP is saying in the title. In this case, "school" is the verb and "wanting" is an adjective. 

How about something that shows recruits visiting during a January freeze in Ann Arbor?

BISB.

If you don't follow him on Twitter, do so. 

If you don't use Twitter...well...

I am enjoying the ride.

Got 2 tix to the game against MSU at Crisler.

jamie mac ‏@justcoverblog

As a native of NW Ohio, when in the heck did playing at BGSU become tough and something only crazy coaches do? It is not #narrative

jamie mac ‏@justcoverblog

More people go to the BG High School Bobcat games than the Falcons. Kudos for playing on the road, but lets stop exaggerating #narrative

jamie mac ‏@justcoverblog

Also, that critique is aimed at the national media, not MSU bloggers

jamie mac ‏@justcoverblog

You dont just walk into the Strohs Center and win. Unless you're Ball St, Toledo, Western Mich, Ohio, Akron, Kent St.......

KJ ‏@KJatTOC

@justcoverblog To be fair, playing nonconference road games in half-full arenas used to be good preparation for playing at Crisler Arena.

jamie mac ‏@justcoverblog

@KJatTOC That's awesome. You're on your A-game pretty early in the morning

LINK - Magnus (NSFW)

I'm gonna say "too soon."

Re-baselining the UFR point system in the offseason? Sounds like Brian's in this for the long haul.

I propose that the concept of team momentum be eliminated from the sports analysis vernacular. It's a vague, immeasurable concept that awful announcers use as a crutch. 

I rushed back to the office early from lunch for this?

Author's way of rebelling against strictures and conventions.

56 - 9, M

Try adding up recruiting stars...see how you feel then.

...just wait until the season begins. The content will blow your mind.

GOAL MOTHER FUCKER!

It's beautiful, man.

I give a fuck.

So you want Michigan to be more like Ohio?

Cryin' shame.

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Well duh.

They're going to get "just another good" ass-whoopin'.

How'd you get 200 points in two days? That's remarkable.

Need to change the "e" to "o."

Will you be a guest on MGoPodcast?

Well damn.

How soon before kickoff should I arrive to see all the "rituals?"

I tried the roasted chicken. It's as good as you say, but we still make side items.

My wife and I will be dining at Slow's for our pre-game meal. Perhaps we will see you there. I will look for the beard.

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How can a question honest or dishonest? I thought those characteristics were reserved for declarative-type statements.

These thoughts are not random. They are deliberate and intentional.

I have yet to see someone design a random thought generator. There's way too much bias in the human brain.

I get it. Not bad.

...as a tenured member of the workforce.

Twas superb indeed.

Wish I could be there.

Perhaps Dee never really intended to renege. Rather, he is simply using his leverage to keep RR in AA.

how much work it takes to run this site during the season.

Why else would you wish our team luck?

Need to git me wunna dem.

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Luckily, those two standards are mutually exclusive (one does not depend on the other).

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I get the same error with IE8 at work. Luckly, our techs gave me admin rights on my machine, so I installed Firefox.

The OP's former avatar was from Meddle (which is why I selected Animals for mine). Looks like he switched.

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That's a relief.

*burp*

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...simply:

- change the "comment viewing options" to 300 comments per page, then

- use you browser's "find" function to search the page for your preferred guess.