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On August 18, 2008 3:54 PM in Hoosiers Offended By Wedding Photo, they said:

Why does Jesus hate marriage?...

On August 13, 2008 12:14 PM in DePaul Coach Pitches No-Hitter in Beijing, they said:

Baseball is huge in the Carribean and Latin America, as well as Japan and Korea. Certainly, no sport is equally popular everywhere in the world. ...

On August 13, 2008 11:54 AM in DePaul Coach Pitches No-Hitter in Beijing, they said:

Baseball is also being eliminated from future games, in spite of the US not dominating the way it does in softball. ...

On August 11, 2008 11:56 AM in Drivers on Cell Phones Cause 1,357 Crashes in IL, they said:

I wonder to what extent those stats are under reported... I was in an accident a few years ago where a guy in an SUV reached down for his phone and didn't realize a light had turned red in time. Plow...

On August 5, 2008 4:45 PM in Tiger Attacks in Missouri, they said:

I thought the same thing xlprg did......

On August 5, 2008 11:05 AM in Chicagoist Food Pron: Red Light, they said:

Laura, you need to give me lesson on taking food pron pics! I know we have the same camera, but my pics don't come out anywhere as nice as yours do. ...

On July 31, 2008 3:32 PM in People Crazy About Obama...In One Way Or Another, they said:

Aren't the Chinese braggging about being able to control the weather for the Olympics? Maybe he's not so crazy afterall... yeah, he still is!...

On July 30, 2008 11:45 AM in Cubs Fans Beat Up Sox Fan, they said:

Maybe these guys didn't go on the field, but yet another current example of violent Cubs fans......

On July 29, 2008 3:02 PM in Cubs Fans Beat Up Sox Fan, they said:

Agreed that it was bad journalism for them to release the story with no elaboration on how baseball allegiances prompted this beat down. ...

On July 28, 2008 4:44 PM in Novak Diagnosed With Brain Tumor, they said:

One of my best friends just began a neurosurgery residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital -- maybe he'll finally figure out what's going on inside Novak's head......

On July 23, 2008 5:02 PM in Convention Offering $25K For Bartman Autograph, they said:

$25k for one autograph?!? Why the hell wouldn't he do it? Sure, he's got to show up at the convention, but he could hire a couple of bodyguards for the visit......

On July 1, 2008 2:34 PM in Local Woman Attempts To Defy Darwin, Fails, they said:

They could line up the great-party-throwing midgets in front of the bar to catch the falling drunk girls while not blocking the view of the douchebags who want to ogle the bar dancing girls......

On June 26, 2008 11:30 PM in Forbes Traveler Doesn't Get Local Ice Cream, they said:

I'm gonna cast my vote for Homer's up in Wilmette......

On June 24, 2008 11:52 AM in Jim Beam Supports Wrigley Field, they said:

Thanks for the copy edits, mepps -- the brain's not fully awake at 7am before my morning coffee. Fixed now......

On June 23, 2008 5:14 PM in Chicagoist Poll: Great Date Vol. 1, they said:

Sorry to disappoint, happygrl, but seeing as my wedding is the following weekend I'm kind of off the market. ...

On June 20, 2008 4:23 PM in OMFG Alligator Found In Chicago River, they said:

All these years, we were told that urban alligators were just urban legends!...

On June 20, 2008 12:57 PM in Cubs - Sox Preview, they said:

Pestilence, the answer's obvious -- the one that employs Mariotti!...

On June 12, 2008 12:16 PM in Soriano Sidelined Six Weeks, they said:

Given the Cubs historical performance following playoff years, high hopes have usually been derailed by a rash of injuries. This one injury, if the Cubs continue to win, clearly wouldn't result in a ...

On June 12, 2008 11:47 AM in Live Blogging: Top Chef Chicago Finale - SPOILERS, they said:

I was glad to see Stephanie win. I feared Lisa might steal it in the end, because she actually rose to the occasion for once rather than her usual second-to-last, move on by the skin of her teeth per...

On June 10, 2008 2:04 PM in Who Doesn't Hate Jay Mariotti?, they said:

Given the Sox' play in the week since Mariotti called for his firing, he pretty much gave up what teeny-tiny shred of credibility he had. I'm glad to see even his S-T colleagues hate him as much as t...

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