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Congratulations on a great win, Phantom of the Midway, Radguy, Tadguy, whoever!

Congratulations to PDF. A fine win in an exciting race!

Congratulations Machotrouts!

Happy New Year to all my fellow vultures.

My teams are now in. Best of luck and Happy New Year to all. Thanks to Spade for all his work.

I'm dropping Marieke and Jose squared as well.

You didn't miss anything with Butts since he never (last minute obit please?) got an obit. That said, I'll probably take a chance on your rejects. Thanks for the Christmas gift msc!

Would you be offended if I include you in my crowdsourced list?

They haven't been playing this for the last few years.....probably disrespectful to the transgendered or some similar group

Jimmy is probably the best bet but Bill Clinton is a serious contender. He's not exactly hale and hearty.

I wish you had told me you were sick.

Now lots of people can say "I remember where I was when C.S. Lewis and Aldous Huxley died".

Doesn't Albert Pujols belong in the Baseball thread?

Lots of joke possibilities in a Scotland vs. Israel matchup. I'll leave them to others though.

I'm trying to stay ahead of things.

Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate it and Happy Thursday to all who don't.

Come on Abu Bakr al Baghdadi!

I hit Devin Lima for 18 points and don't even move up. Hope there's better luck in the DDP.

Boston Red Sox World Series champs!!!!! Between that and my first moose, October was pretty good in New England!

I'd like Le Duc Anh again.

It's not really a problem. It's just that referring to yourself in the third person is usually an indication of a massive ego.

That would make it a lot harder to love yourself.

I heartily agree that this isn't the place to get life advice. That being said, why not give a positive response to someone who is looking for advice or comfort?

We know ourselves completely and that must include our faults because everyone has them. We all have things we've said or done that we aren't proud of. The first thing is we have to forgive ourselves for our faults and misdeeds. That is not to say we should make excuses. We should acknowledge our trespasses and forgive ourselves while striving to be better people. Once you've done that, you can believe that you are deserving of someone else's love and give yours to others. I know this sounds really corny but it is true nonetheless.

I'm not sure how many of these responses to Joey are meant to be funny but he has it exactly right. You must learn to love yourself first. People who don't love themselves will never really be able to love and trust someone else and accept their love. And no matter what anyone thinks, love is the most important thing in life. OK folks, go ahead and rip me. I can take it.