Pet Peeves

by **george** » Thu 3/15/12 6:03 pm

HockeyBum wrote:Getting drive-thru, and going 2 miles down the road before you realize they forgot to give you a straw or napkins.

"They always **** you at the drive through!"

by **IDGopher** » Thu 3/15/12 6:06 pm

Lesley Visser just saying "The Great Clem Haskins" during the WKU-Kentucky game.

by **Lars Sauve** » Thu 3/15/12 11:16 pm

When I get stuck in one reality for too long, and don't get to stay long enough in others.

by **gopherguy13** » Fri 3/16/12 11:25 am

IDGopher wrote:Lesley Visser just saying "The Great Clem Haskins" during the WKU-Kentucky game.

She used to be fairly pleasant to look at, but ever since she got work done on her face? She looks like a freaking swamp monster :puke:

by **Kelor** » Fri 3/16/12 12:30 pm

It just cost me $140 to fill up the truck. I could have bought 2.8 government subsidized green energy lightbulbs instead.

by **Hobey Baker** » Sat 3/17/12 5:56 pm

North Dakota hockey fans!

by **rowshkex** » Sat 3/17/12 6:40 pm

Teaching people to play the game, then seeing them get rewarded for playing the game before you.

In less theoretical terms--tutoring students in the subject matter and instructing them on how to get accepted (jobs, schools, etc.), then seeing them get accepted before you...

by **Jupiter** » Sun 3/18/12 12:00 am

People using past results to predict the future.

Like.... UMD lost in the Final Five last year and still won the tile., maybe we can do that. Or... Denver beat us bad in the 2002 FF and we still won a title. Or... In 2007 MN beat UND in the FF then beat them in the regional so maybe the opposite will happen this year.

Past results mean DICK people!

by **Greyeagle** » Sun 3/18/12 8:29 am

The change dispensers at Super America. If I am getting $0.80 in change I want three quarters & a nickel not eight :censored:

dimes.

by **george** » Mon 3/19/12 11:45 am

Carp. More specifically, winter killed carp in our pond. I just buried two big buckets full of the :censored:

that the past couple days of sw breezes have pushed up on our shore. Still more out past the cattails that I don't feel like going after in the canoe. :ddown:

by **gopher_fan_in_sue_land** » Mon 3/19/12 1:51 pm

george wrote:Carp. More specifically, winter killed carp in our pond. I just buried two big buckets full of the that the past couple days of sw breezes have pushed up on our shore. Still more out past the cattails that I don't feel like going after in the canoe.

Hey, look on the bright side, thats free lawn/garden fertilizer!

by **gopher_fan_in_sue_land** » Mon 3/19/12 1:52 pm

Jupiter wrote:People using past results to predict the future.

Like.... UMD lost in the Final Five last year and still won the tile., maybe we can do that. Or... Denver beat us bad in the 2002 FF and we still won a title. Or... In 2007 MN beat UND in the FF then beat them in the regional so maybe the opposite will happen this year.

Past results mean DICK people!

Not if you talk to Sue fans. They live on past results, i.e. 7>5......

by **frozen4champs** » Mon 3/19/12 6:58 pm

Ok people.... WHEN it is announced on what station the Gophers will be on this weekend, I'm sure the powers that be on GPL will post it all over the place. Until then, for the love of God, please stop asking on every thread and every other post on all the threads. :rantonoff:

by **Armadillo** » Mon 3/19/12 7:06 pm

frozen4champs wrote:Ok people.... WHEN it is announced on what station the Gophers will be on this weekend, I'm sure the powers that be on GPL will post it all over the place. Until then, for the love of God, please stop asking on every thread and every other post on all the threads.

OK...but do you know what station the Gophers game will be on?

by **Kelor** » Mon 3/19/12 7:08 pm

Flu-like symptoms.

by **frozen4champs** » Mon 3/19/12 7:12 pm

Armadillo wrote:
frozen4champs wrote:Ok people.... WHEN it is announced on what station the Gophers will be on this weekend, I'm sure the powers that be on GPL will post it all over the place. Until then, for the love of God, please stop asking on every thread and every other post on all the threads.

OK...but do you know what station the Gophers game will be on?

by **g_manpucker** » Mon 3/19/12 7:32 pm

Kelor wrote:Flu-like symptoms.

It's norovirus...we covered that when I bitched earlier this month! :mrgreen:

Get well soon!

by **Kelor** » Mon 3/19/12 7:38 pm

I have another one today, but it's also a simple pleasure.

Power outages. We have been in the dark for about an hour so far.

Simple pleasure is still being on the Internet via iPad!

by **Always Lurking** » Mon 3/19/12 7:58 pm

Sh!t-muckle airports (Eppley) that close the only bar inside security at 7:30pm when there are 120 passengers delayed for another TWO HOURS :chainsaw:

by **Orion** » Mon 3/19/12 8:00 pm

Armadillo wrote:
frozen4champs wrote:Ok people.... WHEN it is announced on what station the Gophers will be on this weekend, I'm sure the powers that be on GPL will post it all over the place. Until then, for the love of God, please stop asking on every thread and every other post on all the threads.

OK...but do you know what station the Gophers game will be on?

Are tickets for Saturday both games?

by **Composer** » Mon 3/19/12 8:01 pm

The Twins have won 8 of their last 11 games in spring training. Guess which 3 I went to...

by **Armadillo** » Mon 3/19/12 8:24 pm

g_manpucker wrote:
Kelor wrote:Flu-like symptoms.

It's norovirus...we covered that when I bitched earlier this month!

Get well soon!

Maybe not. "Flu-like symptoms" are usually body ache, congestion, cough, fever, and so on. That would be influenza.

Now, if he's doing the poopy/pukey doubleheader...norovirus.

by **st8ofhockey** » Mon 3/19/12 8:29 pm

Armadillo wrote:
g_manpucker wrote:
Kelor wrote:Flu-like symptoms.

It's norovirus...we covered that when I bitched earlier this month!

Get well soon!

Maybe not. "Flu-like symptoms" are usually body ache, congestion, cough, fever, and so on. That would be influenza.

Now, if he's doing the poopy/pukey doubleheader...norovirus.

Pretty sure I got the plague 2 weekends ago. Having to tell the lady friends mom that I threw up in her shower was not my proudest moment :oops:

by **rowshkex** » Mon 3/19/12 8:31 pm

Armadillo wrote:
g_manpucker wrote:
Kelor wrote:Flu-like symptoms.

It's norovirus...we covered that when I bitched earlier this month!

Get well soon!

Maybe not. "Flu-like symptoms" are usually body ache, congestion, cough, fever, and so on. That would be influenza.

Now, if he's doing the poopy/pukey doubleheader...norovirus.

Body aches, congestion, cough, fever, etc. are also very, very common symptoms for the common cold, and vomiting/diarrhea can be indicative of influenza.

This should clear it up:

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/symptoms.htm

by **Superstar** » Mon 3/19/12 11:40 pm

People that type on a message board or in an email the same way they might type in a text. Is it so hard to spell out "would" instead of "wud", or "You" instead of "U"...or "Your" instead of "ur"?

by **The Rube** » Mon 3/19/12 11:44 pm

Superstar wrote:People that type on a message board or in an email the same way they might type in a text. Is it so hard to spell out "would" instead of "wud", or "You" instead of "U"...or "Your" instead of "ur"?

Y U mad?

by **Hobey Baker** » Mon 3/19/12 11:46 pm

Holding the door open for someone and they don't acknowledge it with a thank you!

by **rowshkex** » Mon 3/19/12 11:51 pm

Inability for the patient's to answer physicians' questions, with the corollary of digging so deep into questions that you just scratch your head. For example...

Doc: Any fevers?
Lady: No, but some time during this hot weather I got hot...

:ahhh:

by **Tee09** » Tue 3/20/12 12:22 am

rowshkex wrote:Inability for the patient's to answer physicians' questions, with the corollary of digging so deep into questions that you just scratch your head. For example...

Doc: Any fevers?
Lady: No, but some time during this hot weather I got hot...

Was she hot?

by **Handyman** » Tue 3/20/12 1:13 am

I say it every couple months...anxiety :/

by **Tee09** » Tue 3/20/12 1:16 am

Handyman wrote:I say it every couple months...anxiety :/

It might be time to move to Ames. Worked out for Royce.

by **Handyman** » Tue 3/20/12 1:34 am

I don't care if I have an anxiety attack once an hour for 300 years I will never purposefully move to Iowa. same holds true for North Dakota.

by **dxmnkd316** » Tue 3/20/12 7:32 am

Tee09 wrote:
rowshkex wrote:Inability for the patient's to answer physicians' questions, with the corollary of digging so deep into questions that you just scratch your head. For example...

Doc: Any fevers?
Lady: No, but some time during this hot weather I got hot...

Was she hot?

HA!

by **Chris83** » Tue 3/20/12 9:01 am

Handyman wrote:I say it every couple months...anxiety :/

Ugh. I understand completely.

by **Golden FE Ranger** » Tue 3/20/12 9:10 am

Handyman wrote:I don't care if I have an anxiety attack once an hour for 300 years I will never purposefully move to Iowa. same holds true for North Dakota.

Despite the anxiety, you maintain your sanity.

by **gopher wes** » Tue 3/20/12 9:16 am

Armadillo wrote:
frozen4champs wrote:Ok people.... WHEN it is announced on what station the Gophers will be on this weekend, I'm sure the powers that be on GPL will post it all over the place. Until then, for the love of God, please stop asking on every thread and every other post on all the threads.

OK...but do you know what station the Gophers game will be on?

And also, will there be a 3rd place game for the Final Five?

by **Zwak** » Tue 3/20/12 9:39 am

gopher wes wrote:
Armadillo wrote:
frozen4champs wrote:Ok people.... WHEN it is announced on what station the Gophers will be on this weekend, I'm sure the powers that be on GPL will post it all over the place. Until then, for the love of God, please stop asking on every thread and every other post on all the threads.

OK...but do you know what station the Gophers game will be on?

And also, will there be a 3rd place game for the Final Five?

What's the word on Anders Lee?

by **Gopherguy05** » Tue 3/20/12 10:31 am

Zwak wrote:
gopher wes wrote:
Armadillo wrote:
frozen4champs wrote:Ok people.... WHEN it is announced on what station the Gophers will be on this weekend, I'm sure the powers that be on GPL will post it all over the place. Until then, for the love of God, please stop asking on every thread and every other post on all the threads.

OK...but do you know what station the Gophers game will be on?

And also, will there be a 3rd place game for the Final Five?

What's the word on Anders Lee?

I can't wait until the Sioux fans wear all their indian head gear and the team has to forfit this weekend.

by **Jupiter** » Tue 3/20/12 10:44 am

Ummmm the fans can wear whatever they want....

by **Chris Eckes** » Tue 3/20/12 11:01 am

Little slow on the uptake there, skip

by **Gopherguy05** » Tue 3/20/12 11:02 am

Jupiter wrote:Ummmm the fans can wear whatever they want....

I know. I was continuing the thread of things that have been repeated on here about a millon times. If you look at the Sioux logo thread the questions is brought up plenty...

by **Armadillo** » Tue 3/20/12 11:10 am

Jupiter wrote:Ummmm the fans can wear whatever they want....

by **Jupiter** » Tue 3/20/12 11:12 am

People really need to use smileys.... otherwise I am just going to think you're an idiot. :biggrin2:

by **george** » Tue 3/20/12 11:29 am

Jupiter wrote:People really need to use smileys.... otherwise I am just going to think you're an idiot.

While the rest of us know who the idiot really is. :biggrin2:

by **rowshkex** » Tue 3/20/12 11:49 am

Armadillo wrote:
Jupiter wrote:Ummmm the fans can wear whatever they want....

Why is someone throwing a box at the guy? And how did they miss with such a big box?

( :mrgreen:

)

by **psych** » Tue 3/20/12 11:53 am

rowshkex wrote:
Armadillo wrote:
Jupiter wrote:Ummmm the fans can wear whatever they want....

Why is someone throwing a box at the guy? And how did they miss with such a big box?

( )

My guess is Haula shot the box from the slot...wait, he hits the net now? Nevermind then.

by **dailyfbo** » Tue 3/20/12 11:54 am

Golden FE Ranger wrote:
Handyman wrote:I don't care if I have an anxiety attack once an hour for 300 years I will never purposefully move to Iowa. same holds true for North Dakota.

Despite the anxiety, you maintain your sanity.

You sure about that?

by **davescharf** » Tue 3/20/12 11:54 am

Zwak wrote:
gopher wes wrote:
Armadillo wrote:
frozen4champs wrote:Ok people.... WHEN it is announced on what station the Gophers will be on this weekend, I'm sure the powers that be on GPL will post it all over the place. Until then, for the love of God, please stop asking on every thread and every other post on all the threads.

OK...but do you know what station the Gophers game will be on?

And also, will there be a 3rd place game for the Final Five?

What's the word on Anders Lee?

This is hands down the winner in my book :dup:

by **monty** » Tue 3/20/12 12:34 pm

Jupiter wrote:Ummmm the fans can wear whatever they want....

Caution: Make sure brain is intact before throwing mouth into gear. :biggrin2:

by **monty** » Tue 3/20/12 12:35 pm

Jupiter wrote:People really need to use smileys.... otherwise I am just going to think you're an idiot.

Better to keep your mouth shut and let people guess if you are an idiot, then opening your mouth and removing all doubt. :biggrin2:

by **Armadillo** » Tue 3/20/12 12:38 pm

Wow...this may be the only time I get to use this on the Boss:

by **george** » Tue 3/20/12 1:13 pm

george wrote:
Jupiter wrote:People really need to use smileys.... otherwise I am just going to think you're an idiot.

While the rest of us know who the idiot really is.

That one earned me a new avatar, but it's actually a little closer to my actual appearance so that's OK too. :mrgreen:

by **Tee09** » Tue 3/20/12 3:59 pm

People who ask you to analyze some data for them, but they can't tell you what experiments they want the data for or when it was recorded. Maybe I'll burn you a CD with all 900 excel files we've got on the lab computer and you can just look for the one you need on your own time. Or, since you are graduating soon, you could learn to analyze and keep track of your own stuff. Like they do in the pros.

by **davescharf** » Tue 3/20/12 7:00 pm

george wrote:
george wrote:
Jupiter wrote:People really need to use smileys.... otherwise I am just going to think you're an idiot.

While the rest of us know who the idiot really is.

That one earned me a new avatar, but it's actually a little closer to my actual appearance so that's OK too.

+1 on the avatar. Maybe I ought to go find Statler now and move away from Zoot

by **Hammy** » Wed 3/21/12 10:26 am

Pet Peeve - Having a F'n toothache. :chainsaw:

Dentist appointment tomorrow. Fix the F'n thing doc.

by **monty** » Wed 3/21/12 12:38 pm

Hammy wrote:Pet Peeve - Having a F'n toothache.

Dentist appointment tomorrow. Fix the F'n thing doc.

If I was internet beatnik, say like dx, I would post a picture of a pliers or a tooth tied to piece string and a door knob.

Seriously, best a luck to you Hammy, the last time I had a toothache was the 02 frozen four. Hopefully yours is a good omen.

by **Zwak** » Wed 3/21/12 12:48 pm

monty wrote:
Hammy wrote:Pet Peeve - Having a F'n toothache.

Dentist appointment tomorrow. Fix the F'n thing doc.

If I was internet beatnik, say like dx, I would post a picture of a pliers or a tooth tied to piece string and a door knob.

Seriously, best a luck to you Hammy, the last time I had a toothache was the 02 frozen four. Hopefully yours is a good omen.

Two things I can't sympathize with; toothache or migraine. I've never had either.

by **Hammy** » Wed 3/21/12 11:55 pm

Zwak wrote:Two things I can't sympathize with; toothache or migraine. I've never had either.

You are both a migraine and a toothache to the rest of us. :wink:

by **dxmnkd316** » Thu 3/22/12 8:12 am

monty wrote:
Hammy wrote:Pet Peeve - Having a F'n toothache.

Dentist appointment tomorrow. Fix the F'n thing doc.

If I was internet beatnik, say like dx, I would post a picture of a pliers or a tooth tied to piece string and a door knob.

Seriously, best a luck to you Hammy, the last time I had a toothache was the 02 frozen four. Hopefully yours is a good omen.

You give me too much credit. Dillo posts far more pictures per post than I do. :lol:

by **monty** » Thu 3/22/12 8:47 am

dxmnkd316 wrote:
monty wrote:
Hammy wrote:Pet Peeve - Having a F'n toothache.

Dentist appointment tomorrow. Fix the F'n thing doc.

If I was internet beatnik, say like dx, I would post a picture of a pliers or a tooth tied to piece string and a door knob.

Seriously, best a luck to you Hammy, the last time I had a toothache was the 02 frozen four. Hopefully yours is a good omen.

You give me too much credit. Dillo posts far more pictures per post than I do.

Oops, I forgot to check the pictures per post stats. Shows how much of a internet novice I am. :lol:

by **Handyman** » Thu 3/22/12 10:04 am

BTW I had never had a migraine until last year...that is 3 days I would not wish on anyone.

by **Armadillo** » Thu 3/22/12 4:07 pm

dxmnkd316 wrote:You give me too much credit. Dillo posts far more pictures per post than I do.

by **Zwak** » Fri 3/23/12 7:24 am

Based on what has been reported, the shooting in Florida definitely has some questionable aspects. That said, would you rather:

a. Have the authorities bow to pressure and arrest the shooter right away before fully investigating and having the most solid case possible or

b. Have the authorities take their time to make sure they have all their ducks in a row and have the strongest case possible.

People don't seem to realize that if you arrest someone, you have to charge them within a reasonable amount of time (48 hours in MN IIRC). Any smart attorney would then exercise their client's right to a speedy trial thus putting the authorities under more pressure to get their facts straight.

p.s. This is not meant as support for the shooter. I just wish all the protesters realized that it takes time to build a solid case and it would jeopardize the case if they rushed it.

/end rant

by **Kelly Red** » Fri 3/23/12 10:47 am

Zwak wrote:Based on what has been reported, the shooting in Florida definitely has some questionable aspects. That said, would you rather:

a. Have the authorities bow to pressure and arrest the shooter right away before fully investigating and having the most solid case possible or

b. Have the authorities take their time to make sure they have all their ducks in a row and have the strongest case possible.

People don't seem to realize that if you arrest someone, you have to charge them within a reasonable amount of time (48 hours in MN IIRC). Any smart attorney would then exercise their client's right to a speedy trial thus putting the authorities under more pressure to get their facts straight.

p.s. This is not meant as support for the shooter. I just wish all the protesters realized that it takes time to build a solid case and it would jeopardize the case if they rushed it.

/end rant

Of course the logical thing is Option B, BUT part of the protest is the police handling of the case, not just the fact they haven't arrested him yet. Dismissing eye witness accounts of the shooting, doing a drug/alcohol test on the dead black kid (because god knows he must have been on drugs) but NOT on the shooter, verbally twisting the families statements to the press, now apparently not being able to find the shooter. Yes, they need to build the case before arrest, but they dismissed this case before they even tried. The police saw what they wanted to see, a black kid in a gated community of white people, and they didn't go one inch out of their way to evaluate the cirumstances . That's the focus of the anger.

by **Composer** » Fri 3/23/12 11:06 am

I was just going to go to the headline news and post:

chirp, chirp, chirp

But here we go...
:popcorn:

by **5 O.T.** » Fri 3/23/12 11:07 am

Kelly Red wrote:
Zwak wrote:Based on what has been reported, the shooting in Florida definitely has some questionable aspects. That said, would you rather:

a. Have the authorities bow to pressure and arrest the shooter right away before fully investigating and having the most solid case possible or

b. Have the authorities take their time to make sure they have all their ducks in a row and have the strongest case possible.

People don't seem to realize that if you arrest someone, you have to charge them within a reasonable amount of time (48 hours in MN IIRC). Any smart attorney would then exercise their client's right to a speedy trial thus putting the authorities under more pressure to get their facts straight.

p.s. This is not meant as support for the shooter. I just wish all the protesters realized that it takes time to build a solid case and it would jeopardize the case if they rushed it.

/end rant
Of course the logical thing is Option B, BUT part of the protest is the police handling of the case, not just the fact they haven't arrested him yet. Dismissing eye witness accounts of the shooting, doing a drug/alcohol test on the dead black kid (because god knows he must have been on drugs) but NOT on the shooter, verbally twisting the families statements to the press, now apparently not being able to find the shooter. Yes, they need to build the case before arrest, but they dismissed this case before they even tried. The police saw what they wanted to see, a black kid in a gated community of white people, and they didn't go one inch out of their way to evaluate the cirumstances . That's the focus of the anger.

Good thing Al Not-so-Sharpton is on the scene. He'll get things straightened out. :roll:

by **Kelly Red** » Fri 3/23/12 11:11 am

Composer wrote:But here we go...

Neither Zwak nor I are in a rumble, so you can put down your popcorn and go do something productive. I totally get what he is saying, but as I said it's hard to build a solid case when early evidence was not even collected.

by **Tee09** » Fri 3/23/12 11:45 am

I still remember when those elitist, racist, Duke lacrosse players raped that poor black woman at their party. We should have convicted them on the spot, because everybody knew what happened, and they were obviously guilty. I bet they are happy sitting in jail now, the bastards...

I'll wait and see what happens with the case, because I don't claim to know exactly what happened based solely on the color of people's skin.

by **Composer** » Fri 3/23/12 12:12 pm

Kelly Red wrote:
Composer wrote:But here we go...

Neither Zwak nor I are in a rumble, so you can put down your popcorn and go do something productive. I totally get what he is saying, but as I said it's hard to build a solid case when early evidence was not even collected.

It wasn't you I was talking about. I was waiting for the others. The ones who get topics locked.

by **sunbone** » Fri 3/23/12 12:23 pm

Composer wrote:
Kelly Red wrote:
Composer wrote:But here we go...

Neither Zwak nor I are in a rumble, so you can put down your popcorn and go do something productive. I totally get what he is saying, but as I said it's hard to build a solid case when early evidence was not even collected.

It wasn't you I was talking about. I was waiting for the others. The ones who get topics locked.

So much puck and other things to talk about at this time. Maybe we can all stop bickering about this crap for one weekend since it goes nowhere anyways.

by **psych** » Fri 3/23/12 12:47 pm

sunbone wrote:
Composer wrote:
Kelly Red wrote:
Composer wrote:But here we go...

Neither Zwak nor I are in a rumble, so you can put down your popcorn and go do something productive. I totally get what he is saying, but as I said it's hard to build a solid case when early evidence was not even collected.

It wasn't you I was talking about. I was waiting for the others. The ones who get topics locked.

So much puck and other things to talk about at this time. Maybe we can all stop bickering about this crap for one weekend since it goes nowhere anyways.

Any chance any BU players were involved in this case?

by **Zwak** » Fri 3/23/12 1:52 pm

sunbone wrote:
Composer wrote:
Kelly Red wrote:
Composer wrote:But here we go...

Neither Zwak nor I are in a rumble, so you can put down your popcorn and go do something productive. I totally get what he is saying, but as I said it's hard to build a solid case when early evidence was not even collected.

It wasn't you I was talking about. I was waiting for the others. The ones who get topics locked.

So much puck and other things to talk about at this time. Maybe we can all stop bickering about this crap for one weekend since it goes nowhere anyways.

It was my fault for opening a can of worms. I just don't like high profile crime cases like this as they draw a ton of media attention and IMHO people tend to base their decisions on what they read in the media without hearing all the facts in a case.

I just like to wait until all the facts are collected before passing judgement. I do agree (and had no beef) with Kelly Red that if in fact evidence was overlooked, that people should be upset.

Now...back to not-so-serious pet peeves

by **Tee09** » Fri 3/23/12 1:58 pm

The (L)east coast north of North Carolina. Hope the Gophers destroy those preppies and Canadians in red.

by **Handyman** » Fri 3/23/12 5:50 pm

Tee09 wrote:I still remember when those elitist, racist, Duke lacrosse players raped that poor black woman at their party. We should have convicted them on the spot, because everybody knew what happened, and they were obviously guilty. I bet they are happy sitting in jail now, the bastards...

I'll wait and see what happens with the case, because I don't claim to know exactly what happened based solely on the color of people's skin.

The problem is the cops are completely bungling the investigation so it is not like the Duke LaCrosse case. In that case there was zero evidence the cops and the DA just decided they were guilty and went full bore hoping proof would show up. In this case they have dismissed anything that doesnt back the view that it was self defense even though nothing backs up the claim. (if you believe reports that is)

by **Kelor** » Fri 3/23/12 7:33 pm

Handyman wrote:
Tee09 wrote:I still remember when those elitist, racist, Duke lacrosse players raped that poor black woman at their party. We should have convicted them on the spot, because everybody knew what happened, and they were obviously guilty. I bet they are happy sitting in jail now, the bastards...

I'll wait and see what happens with the case, because I don't claim to know exactly what happened based solely on the color of people's skin.

The problem is the cops are completely bungling the investigation so it is not like the Duke LaCrosse case. In that case there was zero evidence the cops and the DA just decided they were guilty and went full bore hoping proof would show up. In this case they have dismissed anything that doesnt back the view that it was self defense even though nothing backs up the claim. (if you believe reports that is)

I applaud the police for not kowtowing to public opinion here. I assume they know much more about the situation than me (that says a lot because I don't trust any government entity).

Its ironic that the first thing I said to my wife when this hit the news was that I hope it wasn't another Duke lynching.

My best guess is that if Zimmerman did anything wrong (and my current belief is that he did), they will get him.

It's fascinating that the race card is being played here, but they are failing to point out that Zimmerman is hispanic. Every single article states "Black teenager. Black teenager. Black teenager." Try finding one article that says "Hispanic shooter. Hispanic shooter. Hispanic shooter."

Its also disgraceful that President Obama has put his 2 cents in - with an emphasis on racism. It reminds me exactly of the "police acted stupidly" comment when the police were accused of discrimination when one of Obama's friends was arrested justly.

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