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BMW M3 of BBQ's - http://www.biggreenegg.com/eggs/sizes/ The XL EGG can cook: two 20-pound turkeys 24 burgers 11 whole chickens 12 steaks 14 racks of ribs vertically

After you make the batter, let it sit covered in the fridge for half an hour or so. Give it a quick stir when you take it out. Seems to make a difference.

Have lived in Chicago since Sep 1995, working for a large Swiss bank. Spend most of childhood in Chandlers Ford (Hiltingbury and Thornden schools) then at 16 moved to Newbury then Bournemouth (Uni) then London to start work. First awareness of Saints was the 76 Cup Final (I was 7) and seeing my dad launch off the sofa when Bobby Stokes scored. First Saints game was 77/78 but cant remember who against but pretty sure we had Boyer and MacDougall up front. Went to every homegame (Lower West Stand benches) after that until we moved to Newbury (wasnt very happy about it if i recall) First away game - 84 Cup game against Pompey, unless the 1979 League Cup Final counts High point - Keegan joining the team and the subsequent 3 year run Low point - Losing to Everton in the Semi-Final Absolutely loving my football again the last 2 years, albeit from afar !

Two of your former "youth" players that you sold last year are both nominated for Division 2 player of the year. Collect £0 and pay Ben Haim, Kitson and Lawrence another £76,000 between them.

Blast from the past for any Viz fans. Any offence caused to any of our continental cousins reading this is purely intentional Try this simple quiz to determine just how European you really are... 1. Your wife has asked you to pop into Marks and Sparks to buy her a new bra, but when you get to the cash desk you notice there is a large queue. What do you do? a. Take your place in line and wait patiently to be served. b. Put the bra back on the shelf and return later when the queueis shorter. c. Barge directly to the front of the line and scream, "Ichleber stomph das bustenholten!" 2. You are driving around a roundabout when a car suddenly swerves in front of you causing you to brake sharply. How do you react? a. Drive on, perhaps tutting under your breath. b. Beep your horn at the offending motorist to let him knowyou're annoyed. c. Screech to a halt diagonally across the front of the other car, leap out and bang your fists repeatedly on his bonnet shouting, "Bastardo! Bastardo! Mamma Mia! Bastardo!" 3. You are walking along the pavement when a rather attractive looking woman (or man) passes by. Do you: a. Look away modestly, perhaps blushing slightly. b. Smile and maybe say, "Hello". c. Smear a tub of Brylcreem all over your head, pinch her bottom then proceed to follow her around for half an hour, together with twenty of your mates, all riding pathetic little scooters, making a variety of crude and suggestive remarks 4. You're busy at work when suddenly you realise it's 12 o'clock. What do you do? a. Have lunch, read the paper, then return to work 45 minutes later. b. Ignore the time and keep working until you've finished the task at hand. c. Sit down under a tree and go to sleep for six hours. 5. You're holidaying on a beach when you see a rather old and weary looking donkey giving rides to children. What would you do? a. Pay no attention. It's a fairly common sight. b. Pat the donkey on the head and offer it a lump of sugar. c. Goad it with a sharp stick, then get 50 of your friends to jump up and down on its back until it falls over and dies. Then go to sleep for six hours. 6. You wake up in the middle of the night feeling a bit peckish. Do you: a. Roll over and go back to sleep. b. Pop down to the kitchen for a quick cup of tea and a biscuit. c. Phone twenty of your friends and invite them to come round and spend the next five hours eating snails, frogs, onions and garlic, smoking Gitane and drinking 48 litres of wine. 7. You arrive at work first thing in the morning. What is the first thing you do? a. Start the day's work straight away. b. Sit in the loo for twenty minutes reading the paper. c. Spend three hours shaking hands with your colleagues, hugging them and kissing them on both cheeks as though you have not seen them for twenty years. 8. You admire your neighbour's lawn which is particularly well kept. Which of the following would you do? a. Nothing. You're quite happy with your own patchy area of grass. b. Ask his advice to enable your lawn to look as good as his. c. After promising him that you won't, move your garden fence onto his land making his lawn part of your garden. If he complains, shoot him. 9. You are walking down the street when you see an old lady being mugged by two youths. Would you: a. Wade in without regard for your own safety and try to fight the youths off. b. Run to the nearest phone box to call the police. c. Ignore the fracas completely, declare your neutrality by waving a little white flag above your head, then scarper back to your underground nuclear bomb shelter and try to work out how much money you've made by selling vastly overpriced timepieces and multi-purpose folding knives. 10. Your local football team has won a game. How would you celebrate? Would you: a. Go down the pub and have a few pints with your friends. b. Just stay at home. You aren't that interested in football. c. Drive around in circles in a stupid little twenty year old Fiat with six people on the roof, screaming Ole' ole' ole' ole' at the top of your voice waving your arms out of the windows and honking the bloody horn all night.

Have fun in Chicago this weekend. Hope the weather improves for you cos its bloody terrible at the moment (all downhill from now till April)

Count me in !! Can't get FS+ on Comcast in the Chicago area - will hope VIPSTAND have it covered.

Not sure if really happened but seem to remember Cyrille Regis scoring against a lot at the Dell

Climate in that part of the US is absolutely unbearable in July- upper 90s and humid as all anything. Their 5-a-side kickarounds are going to do more harm than good in that heat (shame)

Maybe not a genius, but once did a great "Maradona vs England circa 1986" impression. Dont think anyone has menioned so would add that Ivan Golac would be in my Transfer top 10. How about biggest transfer disappointment ? Charlie "bizarre guardening accident" George would probably be up there.

Tonight - 8pm Eastern - 1976 Cup Final Tomorrow - 12pm Eastern - We are the live game.

Bears to beat Seahawks, Packers to win in Atlanta. Epic NFC championship game in Chicago (think Saints vs Skates in terms of rivalry) which hopefully the Bears will win but i'm not confident. New England to win through in the APC and win the Superbowl. They have played at a level above everyone else the last couple of months.

He played an absolute blinder last night. http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=300323004

Quote from a Skate Fan on the Portsmouth.co.uk message board " I have been wrong all these years thinking the scum were 19 miles down the road when all the time they are in the heart of our club" Post #7 http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/newshome/Pompey-ask-to-be-allowed.6085707.jp

Good luck with that !! I always mean to stay away from scores when i cant watch a game i am DVR'ing but never manage to resist the temptation.

Make it 3 in Illinois. If ever up from the boonies, give me a shout.

He must have meant both shoes not just one.

short odds - Dennis Healey long odds - Soulja Boy

Just got back from our Traditional Xmas break in SW Michigan. The "Lake Effect" Snow kicked in up there on New Years Eve and it hasnt stopped yet. 2 Feet and counting ... Nothing else to do except drink and look out the window. Good luck, hope you dont get too much.

I would imagine that the Football club was the only "asset" SLH had.

Friday night game against Liverpool, live on BBC in `1984 We murdered them 2-0. Danny's first goal won goal of the season and he outjumped Alan Hansen for goal number 2. Was the most electric atmosphere i could remember at the Dell. Number 2 had to be the 1-0 win at P**tsmouth in the Cup that year too. Amazing finish and pretty interesting walk back to the car. Semi Final loss to Everton was probably the most gutted i ever felt at a game. What a season 83/84 was. The terminal decline has been witnessed at a distance of about 4000 miles.

"Unlucky Jan, never mind, better luck next week" ? Maybe not