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Mary wins and Sharapova looses
Mark Spruce
Sep 4th, 2004, 08:40 PM
Mary I am so proud of you.
Sep 4th, 2004, 08:46 PM
Mary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D :D :D :D :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:
I saw the match and I can say she played very well. She moved a litle bit slow in the beggining but then she did better. I'm so happy!!!:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:
Sep 4th, 2004, 08:47 PM
Woohoo way to go Mary! :) u da best!
Sep 4th, 2004, 08:47 PM
i told you she is going to WIN.SHE KNOWS TENNIS
Sep 4th, 2004, 08:50 PM
Awesome for Mary to come back from 3-1 down in the 3rd set
I was in tears after this match
Mark Spruce
Sep 4th, 2004, 08:52 PM
I sure was in tears, and I was lets say very nervous when Mary lost her first game of the 3rd set. But as soon as it went to 3-3 and Mary then held her serve I knew we have a WINNER and it is MARY PIERCE
Oh I have added like over 50 net cam pics to my site from todays match. Please go and take a look.
Sep 4th, 2004, 08:54 PM
Well done Mary! So proud of you! Good luck next round!!
Sep 4th, 2004, 09:01 PM
WOW!! :bounce: What an amazing match! I'm so exhausted after watching that - feel like I've just played three sets myself! ;)
I honestly thought Mary had lost her chance when she couldn't break Sharapova despite several chances at 0-1 down. But she showed such character and never gave up. She had break points on almost every one of Maria's service games.
At the end after they had shaken hands, Mary went down on her knees and looked so emotional. She's back! :D
Sep 4th, 2004, 09:01 PM
The Queen beats the princess :worship: :worship: :worship:
So wonderful, so incredible... I'm dead right now cause I was so nervous and excited !!! Mary had so much occasions in this match, it would be awful if... :tape: Anyway, she played so great. Do you realize she beats Petrova, Venus and Sharapova in 3 weeks! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: She wasn't slower than in the first rounds, it's just that Sharapova's missiles come faster than Ruano pascal's balls.
Take a good rest Mary :kiss: (me too...) and go on, you are doing something realy great :kiss:
Sep 4th, 2004, 09:04 PM
What brilliant, brilliant news!! I've been a wreck the last two hours, scared to even turn on the TV or computer until I thought it was over... Do you realise this is only Mary's second three set win all year? SHE IS BACK WITH A VENGEANCE!!!!!
Mark Spruce
Sep 4th, 2004, 09:08 PM
Hi ALI, yeah what a picture that is, I have to have that as one of my all time favourite Mary pics.
Sep 4th, 2004, 09:11 PM
:woohoo: Mary :rocker2:
Sep 4th, 2004, 09:11 PM
Only one thing to say:
Stronger:eek: ... Mary's match tonight against Maria sharapova was her best by far since the season 2000:worship: :eek: :bounce: . Mary was doing the right thing at the rights moments.:worship:
Amazing match:eek: :worship: with some terrific points.Mary is just.....................................
Back:hearts: :hearts: :hearts: :hearts:
Sep 4th, 2004, 09:14 PM
I can't find words, i was crying me too at the end.....
What a come-back !
Since a long time Mary in this kind of tournament, played at a so high level than today.This win i think will be very very important for her, now she knows that she definitely returned ather best....INCREDIBLE and AMAZING !
And yes she moved very well and i think she can have her revenge against Justine, she can do it !
But let's take it match after match, but this timeshe prooved the world that she should deserve to be in the top ten !
Such a geat champion, oh i am so proud of her and i can imagine what she can feel......She takes again more confidence in herself after the Olympic, a very very good thing for the future.
Respect Miss Pierce ! You are the best. :hearts: :hearts: :hearts: :worship: :worship: :worship:
Sep 4th, 2004, 09:15 PM
Still trying to recompose myself after watching that match :drool:
Not often that I get emotional for sports but this one was unbelievable :D
Sep 4th, 2004, 09:30 PM
I'm so glad I got to see this match :bounce:
well done, Mary! :D
Mark Spruce
Sep 4th, 2004, 10:04 PM
Hello again.
Mary showed so much heart, she wanted it so much more and never gave up.
Oh please would there be any chance of getting a copy of this match. I hope that some one could please help me out. I will pay of course.
Lets see what coverage Mary gets becasue of this match.
I CRIED FOR YOU and it was WORTH IT
Sep 4th, 2004, 11:48 PM
You're right Mark - Mary showed so much fighting spirit and heart in this match. You could see how much it meant to her, especially winning such a close three setter.
I taped the match but don't have any way of making a copy, I'm so sorry. But there's a poster on here called tennisvideos who I'm sure will have a copy, if not I can give you the name of someone else who sells/trades tapes.
Sep 4th, 2004, 11:59 PM
M. PIERCE/M. Sharapova
4-6, 6-2, 6-3
An interview with:
THE MODERATOR: First question for Mary, please.
Q. Have you been plotting to take the bubble away from this young lady?
MARY PIERCE: Hi, Bud (laughter). No. I've just, you know, just been -- since I've been here at this tournament, just really taking everything day by day, match by match, like I always do really at every tournament.
Q. You were very emotional after that win. What does it mean to you?
MARY PIERCE: Uhm, yeah, it's just really nice. You know, it just feels really good. You know, after everything that I have been through, and the last few years have been really difficult, you know, I just -- those moments just are a lot sweeter and mean a lot more to me. You know, I just love what I do so much more now than I did before, and I just appreciate it so much more. You know, it's also nice because I believe in myself, and it's nice to have that confirmation actually happen in reality.
Q. Can you go through the injuries that you had the last couple years.
MARY PIERCE: Oh, my goodness. We don't have enough time for that. No, I'm just kidding. I had a shoulder injury in 2000 that kept me out for three months, and then I had a back injury in 2001 that kept me out for seven months, where I pretty much had to start over from zero physically-wise. My tennis was okay, my tennis was always there, it was just the physical side that really took a long time to get back whereas, you know, now this year, 2004, so it's two years, two and a half years that I am now starting to feel pretty much how I want to. You know, I'm not completely there yet, but I am feeling really good.
Q. Did you have to have surgery for any of them?
MARY PIERCE: No, I didn't. I took the time off. Tried to stay away from that.
Q. What was the low point?
MARY PIERCE: The low point (laughter)?
Q. What was the low point of which you could never see something like today ever happening to you again?
MARY PIERCE: What do you mean by "never happening"?
Q. In terms of you wouldn't imagine from that point that you could be here.
MARY PIERCE: Well, I never thought that, and I never felt that. I did have a moment during my back injury when I took the seven months off, and then I started coming back, and two weeks into my coming back of training, I had pain again in my back, and I had to stop again for a few weeks. And that moment was really - uhm - a trying time because I thought, "Well, okay, I felt okay, and now all of a sudden it hurts again, I have to stop." It was something my back would feel great one day, then terrible the next day, and there was really no reason why. So it didn't feel like there was anything I could do to prevent that. That was concerning me because I thought maybe I won't be able to ever play again. So that was a moment that was kind of, you know, I didn't know for sure if I was going to play again or not.
Q. She talked a lot about your experience. What has been your impression of her to this point in the way she exploded on the scene? Do you think your experience helped you a lot late in that match?
MARY PIERCE: Uhm, you know, I don't know. I try not to think too much about that kind of stuff. When you get out on the court, yeah, of course it does make a difference. You know, she's 17 and I'm 29, so there's 12 years of tennis on the tour that really means a lot. You know, I know when I was 17 how I felt. I know how I feel now. So, you know, I can feel the difference definitely now than I did when I was younger. So, I mean, I'm not Maria, I don't know how she thinks, I don't know how she feels. But I think definitely, you know, her young age, my older age and experience, you know, both things have good things, advantages and disadvantages.
Q. How did you feel when you were 17, and how do you feel now?
MARY PIERCE: 17... I think I was a lot more emotional. I would get mad at myself a lot when I would miss a shot or a game. If I lost the first set, I thought I was going to lose the match. Yeah, I think I made a lot more mistakes than I do now. You know, now, just with the experience, I'm able to be calm and to look at things really objectively while I'm playing on the court and what I'm doing, what's working, what's not working, what I need to change, those kind of things.
Q. Are you playing for different reasons now than you do when you're 17?
MARY PIERCE: Well, I mean, I think so. Definitely, when you're younger, when you haven't yet, you know, established yourself on the tour, had success as far as ranking or tournament-wise, you know, all those things, I feel like I've accomplished those pretty much. And I haven't accomplished everything that I want to yet in my career, that's why I'm still playing. But I forgot what I was going to say now... Yeah, it's a difference.
Q. Why you're playing now.
MARY PIERCE: Yeah, it's just different. You know, it's different. I play because I just love it and I want to, and I still believe that I can play, you know, great tennis.
Q. What haven't you accomplished that you would think would be realistic for yourself at this point?
MARY PIERCE: I don't know. I just do know that I still have something left inside of me to accomplish, and I don't know exactly what that is. Hopefully I'll know one day soon.
Q. There's been a couple of pulls on your nationality. Did the atmosphere today make you feel a little more American than some other times?
MARY PIERCE: No. It's been like that really my whole career. When I play in France, when I play here, when I play in Canada, they all cheer for me every year. It's really nice. That's just who I am. I'm a little bit of everything.
Q. A lot of people are sitting there saying, "Mary is through because she's going in a third set, she won't be able to last, not ready to play three hard sets," have you been working hard on conditioning?
MARY PIERCE: That's great. I love it when people say things like that. I heard someone saying this morning, "Does Mary still have the hunger or desire?" Something like that. I was like, "Hmm." But I understand people saying those kinds of things. I haven't done well the last couple years. But this year I feel great, I feel different. My game is starting to come together. Physically I'm fine. You know, I mean, the end of the match, I was okay. So, you know, I can keep playing.
Q. We saw you genuflect after the match.
MARY PIERCE: What's that?
Q. Do a little praying. That's something I don't think we've seen you do before. Is that something new to you? Are you in a new place?
MARY PIERCE: No, no. I mean, I have a strong faith. My relationship with God has been growing over the few years, I guess the last four years actually. You know, at the end of the match, I just walked over to the side of my chair, and just felt like doing that. So, yeah.
Q. Did you feel all those double-faults were a God send?
MARY PIERCE: The double-faults of who?
Q. The other player.
MARY PIERCE: Oh, I don't know.
Q. Were they pleasant to see? They came at critical moments.
MARY PIERCE: Double-faults, no. I don't think those are pleasant to see. I like to have a good ball to hit and hit a good shot on.
Q. At what point during the summer did you feel like you turned the corner where you could be beating a Top 10 on this kind of a stage? Was it Olympics against Venus? Grass court warm-up to Wimbledon?
MARY PIERCE: I think it was the moment after Roland Garros. I kind of, yeah, found myself alone there, made some changes, started training in Paris at the Federation. And, you know, just when you feel really relaxed, really happy, I know for me that that's really important and makes a big difference in my play. I just started working differently physically-wise, and I know that that started making a difference. Yeah, winning that grass tournament was really a good feeling. I hadn't won a tournament in I think it was four years. Last time was Roland Garros. So that helped a little bit. Then being in Athens there, you know, just being with the Federation, Fed Cup and the whole team and everybody, it's just a great experience, great training, great atmosphere. Just started coming together there, you know, just the belief and confidence in my game. In the match against Venus, I felt things I hadn't felt in years when I was moving out on the court. It felt great. Nice to see it all starting to come together.
Q. How do you think we should read this result today? Mary Pierce is still able to win matches at this level in a big tournament, or Maria Sharapova is in a little bit of trouble after Wimbledon or to show which is the real Maria?
MARY PIERCE: Which is the real Maria or Mary?
Q. Which one is the real Mary.
MARY PIERCE: The real Mary?
Q. Between Mary and Maria.
MARY PIERCE: I'm confused (laughter).
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I love Mary's attitude - its great to hear her say that she's still got something big to achieve. I think joining up with the French federation again has done so much for her confidence and given her a new dimention. Its so lovely to read things like this! :hearts:
Mark Spruce
Sep 5th, 2004, 12:14 AM
You're right Mark - Mary showed so much fighting spirit and heart in this match. You could see how much it meant to her, especially winning such a close three setter.
I taped the match but don't have any way of making a copy, I'm so sorry. But there's a poster on here called tennisvideos who I'm sure will have a copy, if not I can give you the name of someone else who sells/trades tapes.
That is a shame. You are so lucky to have seen the match. I hope that I can get hold of this match one day soon.
take care
Sep 5th, 2004, 01:50 AM
Mary played very well i watched the whole match and she made me so proud. it was a bit of an emotionless match for me because they are my two favourite players and i did not know who to go for. congratulations Mary good luck in the next round.
Sep 5th, 2004, 03:21 AM
Allez Mahree!
She was just fabulous. I honestly didn't think Mary could win it in three, but I'm glad she proved me wrong. I think Maria may have heard a few of those returns, but I don't think she saw a few of them :eek: Unbelievably good stuff from Mary. I'm feeling good about her chances against Sveta.
Sep 5th, 2004, 03:50 AM
Congratulations Mary :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship:
I said it in the Mary cheer thread in the USO, but I think it bears repeating;
It would make a great fairy story if Mary won the whole tournament.
Sep 5th, 2004, 04:09 AM
I was at the match today :) There was a whole Mary cheering section in the stadium - we were screaming! :lol: Mary was amazing - as cool as a cucumber out there! :D
Allez and good luck for her next match!
Sep 5th, 2004, 05:49 AM
the articles in USopen website 's really giving her respect also :)
Mark Spruce
Sep 5th, 2004, 07:11 AM
Yes I am happy with the coverage, but the Video part of the interview does not seem to want to work for me :sad:
I know what is the good luck for Mary, it is the RED nails and all of ou cheering for her.
Sep 5th, 2004, 09:48 AM
Yeah....this is SENSATIONAL!!!!!:worship: :worship:
This is a great win for Mary....I saw her match and Mary sure played well...hitting the ball as hard as it can get....Sharapova certainly pounded the ball especially in the 1st set....but Mary managed to increased her level of play at the 2nd set...this just shows that Mary's win is no fluke...she beat Sharapova by producing high quality tennis and I'M JUST LOVING IT!!!!!!!:bounce: :bounce:
I managed to tape the match...but I'm jealous of some of u guys who was at her match and cheered for her...wish that I can do the same!!!!!:angel:
Yeah Mark...red nails for Mary certainly did the job today!!!:bounce:
Mary just continues to inspire me...her faith is something that i really admire...her cool demeanour on court shows that Maria and the rest of the youngsters still need to learn more about proper attitude on court....:rolleyes:
Good luck Mary...rest well...:angel:
Good luck for your next opponent!!!!:bounce:
Go Mary!!!!!!!!!!!!:bounce:
Sep 5th, 2004, 10:47 AM
I went out and bought three newspapers today, (two broadsheets and a tabloid), to add reports of the match to my Mary file, and yes, all three featured the match prominently -but all three had a MASSIVE photos of Sharapova accomanying their articles! And the headlines were all about Maria! "The Sunday Times" was worst, as it took until the fourth paragraph before Mary's name was even mentioned -it was all about Sharapova! Unbelievable!
Sep 5th, 2004, 11:01 AM
Damn it...:mad:
I hate it when that happens to Mary....it seems that the media is not appreciating what Mary has done to get back in her form....:sad:
Never mind Mary...at least u'r more happier now...:angel:
Remember we're always behind ya Mary!!!!!:bounce:
Go Mary!!!!!!!!!:bounce:
Sep 5th, 2004, 12:39 PM
i watched that match!!! didn't tape it because i was not home :( mary was a little bit impatient at first. and i was nervous from the beginning, even can't stop shaking :)
but when she was broke, i don't know why, i was just stop worry, and very sure that mary will win~ she played awesome in the end of the second set, and stay calm after that overrule (which is correct) cost her one break down. she cried during the on-court interview, with the crowd cheering her all along...
Sep 5th, 2004, 12:41 PM
What a fantastic win for Mary :bounce: I wish I had seen that match :sad: I forgot to tell my sister to tape it for me when I was making phone to Poland yesterday :banghead:
But they will show her again I`m sure :bounce:
Sep 5th, 2004, 12:49 PM
Did anyone read Sharapova's interview on the US Open web-site? She didn't mention Mary by name, and I thought that she was very reserved in her references to Mary's play other than a couple of references to her greater experience. It was as if she was saying that she had lost the match rather than Mary's winning it. I would have hoped for more -or am I being over-sensitive?.
Sep 5th, 2004, 01:08 PM
Did anyone read Sharapova's interview on the US Open web-site? She didn't mention Mary by name, and I thought that she was very reserved in her references to Mary's play other than a couple of references to her greater experience. It was as if she was saying that she had lost the match rather than Mary's winning it. I would have hoped for more -or am I being over-sensitive?.
I thought the interview was okay considering the questions were focussed on Maria's double faults and unforced errors. Maria gets a lot of stick but I feel that she handles the pressure well for someone so young. I'm sure a lot of other players (mentioning no names :angel: ;) ) would have said they played at 20% and threw the match away!
Mary's interview was great though! She's obviously really enjoying her tennis again and I love hearing that she's enjoying the game and still has things left to achieve. The 4th round match will be really hard but I just feel that Mary is on a roll at the moment. Go Mary! :D
Sep 5th, 2004, 02:30 PM
It's so great
I watched the match and I'm very happy about Mary's game
My favourite moment was at the end when Mary was down on her knees, she was so happy :bounce:
I know for sure now she can handle her next opponent
:angel: :angel: :angel:
Sep 5th, 2004, 02:54 PM
I feel great, I knew she will win. I still happy for her especially when she had a short interview where she cried and thank the LORD, few players could do that.
GO MARY, we are always here for you
Sep 5th, 2004, 03:26 PM
Woohoo :bounce:
Congratulations and good luck for the next round girl !!!!!
jessie Nai
Sep 6th, 2004, 04:52 AM
:bounce: Congratulations Mary
Well done! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:
Sep 6th, 2004, 06:01 AM
Congrats Mary!!! :woohoo:
She really bore down and survived a very determined Maria. :yeah: Good luck in the next round against Svetlana :kiss:
Mark Spruce
Sep 6th, 2004, 09:31 AM
Best of luck Mary is 3rd match on one of the main courts. I can't remember the name of it LOL
Sep 6th, 2004, 01:15 PM
Mark, it's Louis Armstrong Stadium ;) :wavey:
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"Symbolicly (sic), it is time to display a used crucifix at the entrance to the General Assembly as a warning," the TFA "member alert" says.
House Democratic Caucus chairman Mike Turner of Nashville denounced it on the House floor. "The caucus chairman across the aisle was threatened by a gun lobbyist, that we should put a used crucifix at the entrance of the legislature to warn her. Ladies and gentlemen, that's intimidation....
"I'm not for taking threats from anybody against one of my members or one of your members or a member of this General Assembly, and that's what this particular individual did," Turner declared.
Tennessee's largest business groups are opposing the bills, which as filed would allow anybody to take a gun onto any parking area or driveway, including public and private schools and colleges, if it's kept locked in a vehicle. The bills, if passed, also would penalize employers or property owners for trying to ban guns in cars on their property.
One bill was amended to allow only handgun-carry permit holders to keep guns in their locked vehicles on any parking lot.
The TFA and the National Rifle Association are leading the fight for the bills, which is going down to the wire as the legislative session steams toward adjournment late this week.
The House Calendar Committee voted 15-8 later Monday to defer the main bill, HB 3560, to a study committee over the summer, effectively killing it until next year under normal circumstances. But the NRA and TFA are pushing rank-and-file supporters of the bills to try "recalling" the bills directly to the floors of both chambers for votes, bypassing the committees and the leadership. That takes two-thirds of the members.
NRA lobbyist Darren LaSorte said after the House committee vote he's still pushing to get the bills to the floors of both chambers.
"We are not being treated fairly in this process when we are being denied a vote on the floors by both leaderships, when they come out of committees with strong supportive votes," he said.
The NRA sent letters to legislators Thursday warning they'll be evaluated in the organization's election-year ratings of candidates and lawmakers more critically on how they vote on the recall effort than on the bills themselves. "Our members want to know that and they want to be able to take that into account when they elect their representatives and senators," LaSorte said Monday.
LaSorte declined to talk about Harris' e-mail and the potential backlash it's having on lawmakers.
But House Majority Leader Gerald McCormick, R-Chattanooga, said Harris "has so overstepped the bounds of decency. It's amazing that someone who gets paid to represent their organization would come here and say things about the people who have been so supportive of his cause in the past. If I were a member of that organization I'd fire him if I had the ability to. It's over the top and it's hurting the cause of Second Amendment advocates."
Maggart told reporters she believes the founders of the Christian high school she and Harris both attended "would be appalled that he used the word crucifixion in that manner." She said both the TFA and NRA have "a lot of good members" but lobbyists for both "have tried to use fear and intimidation and bully tactics to get their way and that's unfortunate. I think it demeans the legislature."
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Hello Everybody! I just got home from a restaurant supply store, and they had an item called Rapi-Kool (http://www.zesco.com/products.cfm?su...pID=ZP99158002) that I had never heard of before. It is a heat safe plastic paddle, that gets filled with water and frozen. It was only $35! I explained to the man behind the counter that I needed it to cool down the beer to about 68F in 45 mins or so, and he couldn't guarantee that it would work. I am broke, so I decided I would mull it over some more. Has anybody on this site used one of these for wort chilling? Figuring that it is about 1/3 the price of a wort immersion chiller, I wonder if it works 1/3 as well too. lol
Very interesting. My guess is that it will melt all the ice inside well before you get to pitching temps. For only a few dollars more you could make your own immersion chiller. Thats what I did. A roll of 50' copper tubing is only like $40 (I used 3/8", though a lot of people use 1/2") plus then a few fittings is all you need.
Another wonderful chance to be a jerk and say "Search, ya NOOB!", but I'm too polite for that. I picked one of these up and tried it out and posted my results here:http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/cooling-paddles-127688/ Long story short, they didn't really cool the wort any faster than and ice bath, but combined with an ice bath they would make short work of hot wort. A good IC would chill faster though.
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I agree BrewNinja. If you're thinking of paying for anything, just spend a couple bucks more and do it right.
Mathematically... and I have proven this through practical application. To cool 5 gallons of wort from boiling to 68F, you need about 40 pounds of ice. That is about 5 gallons of frozen water. I think this paddle would be great for stirring drinks, not so much boiling wort. Surface area matters too... a BLOCK of ice will be much less eff. at cooling wort than say smaller ice cubes. You want MAX surface area so that you can MELT the ice FASTER... yes, FASTER.
Ahh, I didn't do the math. I actually used the thing to cool wort. Must be why my results were different from yours.
I use those Rapi-Kools at work for 5 gallon sauces everyday. I would not recomend trying them for beer. The plastic keeps them from transfering the heat really fast. They are made to work in 2-4 hours, with the whole container in a walk-in, and they still have trouble doing the job. Save for a work chiller, you'll be happier.
Thanks for the reviews. I was considering getting one of these as well.
For those interested in how much ice it takes to cool. Check out the attached spreadsheet. I do closed system cooling so I use this sheet to determine how much ice I need depending on my wort characteristics and ground water temp. It is accurate with reality. EDIT: wtf. We can't upload zips or spreadsheets now?!


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"I Must Go, My People Need Me", also known as "I Must Go, My Planet Needs Me", is a catchphrase often used in image macros that typically features subjects posed in mid-air. This phrase is used as a comedic device to dramatize images, and make it appear as if they are returning to flying away to assist those in need.
An episode of The Simpsons aired on February 9th, 1997 titled "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show", that features a dog character voiced by Homer that says a very similar line.
Homer learns that Poochie will be killed off and is resolved to keep Poochie alive. At his next recording session, rather than reading from the script, he implores the audience, through lines he himself wrote, to give Poochie a fair chance. The writing team is impressed with Homer's statement, and he is led to believe that the comments will be in the next cartoon. Instead, Meyers dubs the correct line--"I have to go now. My planet needs me."--into the dialogue, and the animation cel containing Poochie is yanked out of view. A statement attesting to the dog's demise (he died on the way back to his home planet) is hurriedly edited into the cartoon; the in-studio audience cheers wildly as Krusty promises that Poochie is gone for good. Homer feels betrayed but, after realizing he never got paid for his efforts, chalks things up to the nature of show business.[1]
This scene is listed as part of the "but now I must go" trope listed on TV Tropes.
An easy way to add anywhere from a twinge of sentimentality to a whole extra Tear Jerker scene to the end of your movie: after helping out and saving the day, The Drifter character must leave forever.[2]
A popular derivative comes from a photograph called "Flying out Sao Tome" taken by Anthony Asael.[3] A demotivational version was posted to FunnyJunk on February 18th, 2010.[4] The same image was posted to Memebase on May 6th, 2010.[5]
A scene from a South Park episode titled "Fish Sticks", where Kanye West dives into the ocean to be a gay fish, may have been inspired by these images:
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Fans told NAN that the team had made remarkable strides in the history of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
They were also optimistic that the team would win the competition for Nigeria's first-ever title win at any international event in women football.
Coach Mary Benny of State House Football Club said she was delighted with the team's performance, adding that girls had made the country proud.
"I am so happy with the girls' performance. They were focused and they knew what they wanted.
"They have made the country proud and I suppose that this is the highest-scoring semi-final ever seen at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup," Benny said.
A sports journalist Austin Okeke commended the team for its victory, adding that he was hopeful the team would win the competition.
"I am not surprised that they (the players) won, because they have shown great sign of teamwork, discipline and commitment.
"I must commend them for going this far. I just pray that God will crown their efforts by granting them victory in the final match,'' Okeke said.
Mike Ajayi, a civil servant, said he was amazed by the girls' style of play. "I really enjoyed the match yesterday (Wednesday). In fact, I have not seen Nigerian female footballers in such high spirits before. I was amazed.
"I give kudos to them and I pray that they would bring the trophy home," he said.
Johnson Musa, another civil servant, said the team played well, and added that he was optimistic the girls would win the competition.
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I did finish the book, and even though it is thoroughly depressing, I was satisfied and felt closure at the end. I am now searching for something light and humorous to follow this up with, though!!
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Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren | ||
U.S. Senate, Massachusetts | ||
Incumbent | ||
In office | ||
January 3, 2013-Present | ||
Term ends | ||
January 3, 2019 | ||
Years in position | 2 | |
Party | Democratic | |
Predecessor | Scott Brown (R) | |
Compensation | ||
Base salary | $174,000/year | |
Elections and appointments | ||
Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
Cost per vote | $24.89 in 2012 | |
First elected | November 6, 2012 | |
Next general | November 2018 | |
Campaign $ | $42,506,349 | |
Term limits | N/A | |
Education | ||
Bachelor's | University of Houston | |
J.D. | Rutgers University | |
Personal | ||
Date of birth | June 22, 1949 | |
Place of birth | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
Net worth | (2012) $6,990,514 | |
Religion | Methodist | |
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Office website | ||
Campaign website | ||
Warren is scheduled to run for re-election in 2018.
On December 4, 2013, Warren announced she would serve out her term as a Massachusetts Senator and would not run for president in 2016.[4][5]
Prior to her election in the Senate, Warren served as a professor at Harvard Law School.[3]
Based on analysis of multiple outside rankings, Warren is an average Democratic member of Congress, meaning she will vote with the Democratic Party on the majority of bills.
Warren was born on June 22, 1949, in Oklahoma City, OK. She graduated from high schoool at age 16 and earned a B.S. in speech pathology in 1970 from the University of Houston. She earned her J.D. from Rutgers School of Law in 1976. She has taught at the University of Texas, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University.[6]
In January 2012, Warren was named a "Top-20 US Progressive" according to The New Statesman, a magazine based in the United Kingdom. Other members of the list include Paul Krugman, Michael Moore, Noam Chomsky and Rachel Maddow.[7]
Below is an abbreviated outline of Warren's academic, professional and political career:[8]
- 2012-Present: U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
- 2010-2011: Special assistant to President Barack Obama for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- 2008-2010: Chair, Congressional Oversight Panel for the Troubled Asset Relief Program
- 1976: Graduated from Rutgers University with a Juris Doctor
- 1970: Graduated from the University of Houston with a B.S.
- 1966-1968: Attended George Washington University
Prior to entering politics, was an elementary school teacher, lawyer, law professor and bankruptcy analyst.
Committee assignments
U.S. Senate
Warren serves on the following Senate committees:[9]
- Special Committee on Aging
- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- Subcommittee on Economic Policy Ranking Member
- Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
- Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment
- Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security
Warren served on the following Senate committees:[10][11]
- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment
- Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection Members
- Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development
- Special Committee on Aging
- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging
- Subcommittee on Children and Families
Key votes
113th Congress
The second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 114 out of the 3,036 introduced bills (3.8 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.[12] The Senate confirmed 13,949 out of 18,323 executive nominations received (76.1 percent). For more information pertaining to Warren's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.[13]
National security
John Brennan CIA nomination
Warren voted for the confirmation of John Brennan as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. The nomination was confirmed by the Senate on March 7, 2013, with a vote of 63 - 34. Most Democrats supported the nomination, while Republicans were somewhat divided with roughly one-third supporting the nomination.[14]
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Farm bill
On February 4, 2014, the Democratic controlled Senate approved the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, H.R. 2642, also known as the Farm Bill.[15] It passed the Senate with a vote of 68-32. The nearly 1,000-page bill reformed and continued various programs of the Department of Agriculture through 2018. The $1 trillion bill expanded crop insurance for farmers by $7 billion over the next decade and created new subsidies for rice and peanut growers that would kick in when prices drop.[16] However, cuts to the food stamp program cut an average of $90 per month for 1.7 million people in 15 states.[16] Warren was one of nine Democratic senators who voted against the bill.
2014 Budget
On January 16, 2014, the Democratic-controlled Senate approved H.R. 3547, a $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the government through September 30, 2014.[17][18] The Senate voted 72-26 for the 1,582 page bill, with 17 Republicans and 55 Democrats voting in favor of the bill.[18] The omnibus package included 12 annual spending bills to fund federal operations.[19] It included a 1 percent increase in the paychecks of federal workers and military personnel, a $1 billion increase in Head Start funding for early childhood education, reduced funding to the Internal Revenue Service and the Environmental Protection Agency and left the Affordable Care Act without any drastic cuts. Warren voted with the Democratic Party in favor of the bill.[17][18]
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
During the shutdown in October 2013, the Senate rejected, down party lines, every House-originated bill that stripped the budget of funding for the Affordable Care Act. A deal was reached late on October 16, 2013, just hours before the debt ceiling deadline. The bill to reopen the government, H.R. 2775, lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[20] The final vote on H.R. 2775 was 81-18, with all 18 votes against the bill from Republican members. Warren voted with the Democratic Party for the bill.[21]
Mexico-U.S. border
Warren voted against Senate Amendment 1197 -- Requires the Completion of the Fence Along the United States-Mexico Border. The amendment was rejected by the Senate on June 18, 2013, with a vote of 39 - 54. The purpose of the amendment was to require the completion of 350 miles of fence described in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 before registered provisional immigrant status may be granted. It would also require 700 miles of fence be completed before the status of registered provisional immigrants may be changed to permanent resident status. The vote followed party lines.[14]
On The Issues Vote Match
- See also: On The Issues Vote Match
On The Issues conducts a VoteMatch analysis of elected officials based on 20 issue areas. Rather than relying on incumbents to complete the quiz themselves, the VoteMatch analysis is conducted using voting records, statements to the media, debate transcripts or citations from books authored by or about the candidate. Based on the results of the quiz, Warren is a http://Senate.OnTheIssues.org/Senate/Elizabeth_Warren.htm. Warren received a score of 63 percent on social issues and 9 percent on economic issues.[22]
The table below contains the results of analysis compiled by staff at On The Issues.
On The Issues Vote Quiz[23] | |||
Economic Issues | Social Issues | ||
Issue | Stance | Issue | Stance |
Legally require hiring women & minorities | Strongly Favors | Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right | Strongly Favors |
Expand ObamaCare | Strongly Favors | Comfortable with same-sex marriage | Strongly Favors |
Vouchers for school choice | Opposes | Keep God in the public sphere | Opposes |
Absolute right to gun ownership | Strongly Opposes | Human needs over animal rights | Strongly Opposes |
Higher taxes on the wealthy | Strongly Favors | Stricter punishment reduces crime | Unknown |
Support & expand free trade | Opposes | Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens | Strongly Favors |
Stricter limits on political campaign funds | Favors | Maintain US sovereignty from UN | Unknown |
Prioritize green energy | Strongly Favors | Expand the military | Opposes |
Stimulus better than market-led recovery | Strongly Favors | Stay out of Iran | Favors |
Privatize Social Security | Strongly Opposes | Never legalize marijuana | Favors |
Note: Information last updated: 2014.[22] |
Minimum wage
During a March 2013 panel hearing for the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, entitled "Keeping up with a Changing Economy: Indexing the Minimum Wage," Warren spoke in favor of raising the minimum wage.[24] Speaking to Arindrajit Dube, an assistant professor at the Department of Economics at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, about the correlation between worker productivity and minimum wage, she asked, "If we started in 1960, and we said [that] as productivity goes up … then the minimum wage was going to go up the same … if that were the case, the minimum wage today would be about $22 an hour. So my question is, Mr. Dube, with a minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, what happened to the other $14.75?"[25] She later proceeded to make an argument for the figure of $10 an hour, saying, "During my Senate campaign, I [frequently] ate a Number 11 at McDonald's. It cost $7.19. If we raised the minimum wage to $10.10 over three years, the price increase on that item would be to about $7.23. Are you telling me that's unsustainable?"[24]
Federal Reserve chair
On September 16, 2013, Warren endorsed Janet Yellen for the Federal Reserve chair position saying, "I hope she's nominated. She has great experience, she has great judgment. I think she would make a terrific Federal Reserve chair. The president will make his decision, but I hope that happens."[26]
Despite many believing Larry Summers would be President Obama's choice for the position, Warren was willing to publicly state her objection to the man who ran Harvard University while she was a professor at its law school. Warren told press that it was "no secret" Summers was not her first choice. On September 15, 2013, Summers withdrew himself from consideration.[27]
Social issues
During the 2013 annual St. Patrick's Day Breakfast, Warren took a jab at one of the Republican contenders for the 2013 special election to the U.S. Senate, Daniel Winslow, for his positions on guns and the legalization of marijuana, saying, "I advise everyone to pay very close attention to Dan Winslow's platform...He has a 100 percent ranking from the gun lobby and he's for the legalization of marijuana. He wants us armed and stoned."[28][29] While Warren previously expressed firm disapproval for efforts to legalize marijuana, most notably during a debate in October 2011,[30]she has more recently expressed qualified support for legalizing certain medical applications of the drug, provided that there is regulation and careful control exercised.[31] Medical marijuana was legalized in Massachusetts by a voter approved ballot question in 2012.[32]
Comments on the SCOTUS
During a September 2013 AFL-CIO conference in Los Angeles, CA, Warren referred to the current Supreme Court of the United States as one of the "top 10 most pro-corporate justices in half a century." Warren continued:
- "You follow this pro-corporate trend to its logical conclusion, and sooner or later you'll end up with a Supreme Court that functions as a wholly owned subsidiary of Big Business."[33]
2016 Presidency
- See also: Presidential election, 2016
After a lengthy November 2013 profile of Warren in The New Republic, rumors of a possible 2016 run began heating up. Despite Warren having been among a group of female Senate Democrats who wrote a letter to Hillary Clinton urging her to run, an aide of Warren was quoted in the profile stating: "If Hillary or the man on the moon is not representing her stuff, and her people don't have a seat at table, she'll do what she can to make sure it's represented."[34]
Despite having stated that she was not running for president, a group of supporters started the Ready for Warren Super PAC to raise funds for a 2016 presidential run. Warren remarked that her focus was on her upcoming election, stating, "I do not support this."[35]
On December 4, 2013, Warren announced she would serve out her term as a Massachusetts senator. She stated, "I am not running for president. I am working as hard as I can to be the best possible senator that I can be and to fight for the things that I promised during my campaign to fight for."[4] While some accepted that statement as an indication that she would not run for president, the Washington Post pointed out on July 23, 2014, that Warren had yet to rule out running in the future.[36]
Pre-campaign positioning
On August 13, 2014, Warren announced she would visit Israel with a congressional delegation following the midterm elections in what could be an attempt to strengthen her foreign affairs credibility.[37]
Warren ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Massachusetts. She ran unopposed on the Democratic ticket.[38] The signature filing deadline for candidates was June 5, 2012. She defeated incumbent Scott Brown, who was seeking re-election on the Republican ticket. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.
The University of Virginia's Center for Politics published an article called Sabato's Crystal Ball on March 22, 2012, detailing the eight races in the Senate in 2012 that would decide the political fate of which party will end up with control in 2013.[39] The seat rated as a toss-up that the Sabato's Crystal Ball believed was second most likely to end up Republican, second only to Montana, was the Senate seat in Massachusetts.[39] The article noted that Scott Brown had had recent campaigning success in Massachusetts, and suggested that despite mixed polls, Brown's "blue-collar appeal"[39] might have been enough against his opponent, Democrat Elizabeth Warren.[39]
U.S. Senate, Massachusetts General Election, 2012 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | Elizabeth Warren | 53.3% | 1,696,346 | |
Republican | Scott Brown Incumbent | 45.8% | 1,458,048 | |
N/A | All Others | 0.1% | 2,159 | |
N/A | Blank Votes | 0.9% | 27,643 | |
Total Votes | 3,184,196 | |||
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of State "Return of Votes" |
Campaign donors
Fundraising events
The below chart from Find The Best tracks the fundraising events Warren attends.
Source: This graphic was generated by Find The Best.
Comprehensive donor history
Comprehensive donor information for Warren is available dating back to 2012. Based on available campaign finance records, Warren raised a total of $42,506,349 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 24, 2013.[40]
Elizabeth Warren's Campaign Contribution History | ||||
Year | Office | Result | Contributions | |
2012 | U.S.Senate (Massachusetts) | $42,506,349 | ||
Grand Total Raised | $42,506,349 |
Source: This graphic was generated by Find The Best.
Warren won election to the U.S. Senate in 2012. During that election cycle, Warren's campaign committee raised a total of $42,506,349 and spent $42,211,677.[41]
According to an August 2013 Politico report, the race between Brown and Warren was the most expensive Senate race on record. Over $82 million total was spent during the cycle.[42]
Cost per vote
Warren spent $24.89 per vote received in 2012.
U.S. Senate, Massachusetts, 2012 - Elizabeth Warren Campaign Contributions | |
Total Raised | $42,506,349 |
Total Spent | $42,211,677 |
Total Raised by Election Runner-up | $28,159,602 |
Total Spent by Election Runner-up | $35,058,354 |
Top contributors to Elizabeth Warren's campaign committee | |
EMILY's List | $484,528 |
Moveon.org | $403,742 |
Harvard University | $275,250 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $69,200 |
Brown Rudnick LLP | $68,077 |
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee | |
Retired | $3,191,579 |
Lawyers/Law Firms | $2,059,677 |
Women's Issues | $1,502,150 |
Democratic/Liberal | $1,205,088 |
Education | $1,198,528 |
To view the breakdown of campaign funding by type click [show] to expand the section. | |||
Personal Gain Index
- See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)
- See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)
The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:
PGI: Change in net worth
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Warren's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $3,820,028 and $10,161,000. That averages to $6,990,514, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic senators in 2012 of $13,566,333. Warren ranked as the 23rd most wealthy senator in 2012.[43] Between 2011 and 2012, Warren's calculated net worth[44] decreased by an average of 29 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[45]
Elizabeth Warren Yearly Net Worth | |
Year | Average Net Worth |
2011 | $9,885,439 |
2012 | $6,990,514 |
Growth from 2011 to 2012: | -29% |
Average annual growth: | -29%[46] |
Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[47] |
PGI: Donation Concentration Metric
Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). Warren received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Retired industry.
From 2011-2014, 22.15 percent of Warren's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.[48]
Elizabeth Warren Campaign Contributions | |
Total Raised | $44,762,213 |
Total Spent | $43,694,524 |
Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee | |
Retired | $3,498,366 |
Lawyers/Law Firms | $2,212,572 |
Women's Issues | $1,598,383 |
Education | $1,352,958 |
Democratic/Liberal | $1,253,375 |
% total in top industry | 7.82% |
% total in top two industries | 12.76% |
% total in top five industries | 22.15% |
Ideology and leadership
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Warren was a "rank-and-file Democrat" as of July 22, 2014.[49] This was the same rating Warren received in June 2013.
Like-minded colleagues
The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[50]
Warren most often votes with: |
Warren least often votes with: |
Source: This graphic was generated by Find The Best.
Lifetime voting record
According to the website GovTrack, Warren missed 12 of 524 roll call votes from January 2013 to July 2014. This amounts to 2.3 percent, which is worse than the median of 2.0 percent among senators currently serving as of July 2014.[51]
National Journal vote ratings
- See also: National Journal vote ratings
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress.
Warren ranked 31st in the liberal rankings in 2013.[52]
Voting with party
The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.
Warren voted with the Democratic Party 98.1 percent of the time, which ranked 6th among the 53 Senate Democratic members as of July 2014.[53]
Warren was married to Jim Warren from 1968-1978. They had two children together. Warren married Bruce Mann in 1980.[6]
2013 best year
Warren was named by The Hill as a member of Congress who had one of the best years in 2013.[54]
Recent news
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See also
- Massachusetts
- United States Senate
- U.S. Senate delegation from Massachusetts
- United States Senate elections, 2014
- Presidential election, 2016
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- ↑ Boston Herald, "Tom Conroy withdraws bid for Scott Brown's seat, endorses Warren," accessed December 12, 2011
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Massachusetts" accessed 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The National Journal, "Massachusetts Senate," accessed August 13, 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Boston.com, "Elizabeth Warren says no presidential run: 'I pledge to serve out my term.'," December 4, 2013
- ↑ Huffington Post, "'Will You Serve Your Full 6-Year Term as U.S. Senator?' Absolutely, Said Sens. Warren and Obama," accessed March 27, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 US News & World Report, "10 things you didn't know about Elizabeth Warren," accessed October 4, 2010
- ↑ New Statesman, "Who's left? The top 20 US progressives," accessed January 11, 2012
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "Elizabeth Warren," accessed February 5, 2015
- ↑ United States Senate, "Committee Assignments," accessed February 4, 2015
- ↑ Congressional Quarterly, "Senate Committee List," accessed January 22, 2013
- ↑ United States Senate, "Committee Assignments," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the 112th Congress," accessed September 5, 2013
- ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, Second Session of the 113th Congress," accessed March 4, 2014
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Project Vote Smart, "Warren Key Votes," accessed October 18, 2013
- ↑ Senate.gov, "H.R. 2642 (Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 )," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 NY Times, "Senate Passes Long-Stalled Farm Bill, With Clear Winners and Losers," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Politico, "Senate approves $1.1 trillion spending bill," accessed January 20, 2014
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 U.S. Senate, "January 16 Vote," accessed January 20, 2014
- ↑ Roll Call, "House Passes $1.1 Trillion Omnibus," accessed January 20, 2014
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ Senate.gov, "H.R. 2775 As Amended," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 On The Issues, "Elizabeth Warren Vote Match," accessed June 24, 2014
- ↑ The questions in the quiz are broken down into two sections -- social and economic. In social questions, liberals and libertarians agree in choosing the less-government answers, while conservatives and populists agree in choosing the more-restrictive answers. For the economic questions, conservatives and libertarians agree in choosing the less-government answers, while liberals and populists agree in choosing the more-restrictive answers.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Washigntontimes.com, "Take it to the bank: Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to raise minimum wage to $22 per hour," accessed March 19, 2013
- ↑ Huffingtonpost, "Elizabeth Warren: Minimum Wage Would Be $22 An Hour If It Had Kept Up With Productivity," accessed March 19, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "Elizabeth Warren: Janet Yellen would be 'terrific'," accessed September 16, 2013
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Elizabeth Warren: No Secret That Larry Summers Wasn't My First Choice," accessed September 17, 2013
- ↑ Bostonglobe, "Democrats celebrate St. Patrick as they ever have," accessed March 2013
- ↑ WBUR, "Senate Candidates Show Sense Of Humor At St. Patrick's Day Breakfast," accessed March 2013
- ↑ Boston.com blogs, "Weak showing on drug war from Dems," accessed March 2013
- ↑ Huffingtonpost, "Elizabeth Warren Offers Support For Medical Marijuana, Citing Father's Battle With Cancer," accessed March 2013
- ↑ WCVB,, "Medical marijuana: Massachusetts law, what you need to know," accessed February 19, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "Elizabeth Warren assails Supreme Court as too far right," accessed September 9, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "Report fuels prospect of 2016 Elizabeth Warren run," accessed November 11, 2013
- ↑ Yahoo News, "Ready for Warren? Well, even if you are, the Democratic senator says she's not," July 23, 2014
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Elizabeth Warren could end the presidential speculation today. She has chosen not to.," July 23, 2014
- ↑ The Hill, "Warren stokes 2016 talk with Israel trip," August 13, 2014
- ↑ Huffington Post, "Elizabeth Warren Senate Race," accessed January 20, 2012
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 39.3 Center for Politics, "Tilting the Toss Ups – the Eight Races That Will Decide the Senate," accessed April 9, 2012
- ↑ Open Secrets, "Donor history for Elizabeth Warren," accessed April 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets, "2012 Re-Election Cycle," accessed February 16, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "The most expensive Senate races ever — and where Kentucky might fit in," August 12, 2013
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "Warren, (D-MA), 2010," accessed 2012
- ↑ This figure represents the average annual percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or their first year in office (as noted in the chart below) to 2012, divided by the number of years calculated.
- ↑ This number was found by dividing each member's total net worth growth percentage by the number of years included in the calculation.
- ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth divided by the number of years for which there are net worth figures for each member.
- ↑ This figure was calculated using median asset data from the Census Bureau. Please see the Congressional Net Worth data for Ballotpedia spreadsheet for more information on this calculation.
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Sen. Elizabeth Warren," accessed September 18, 2014
- ↑ GovTrack, "Elizabeth Warren," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ OpenCongress, "Elizabeth Warren," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ GovTrack, "Elizabeth Warren" accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ National Journal, "2013 Congressional Vote Ratings," July 22, 2014
- ↑ OpenCongress, "Voting With Party," accessed July 2014
- ↑ The Hill, "Best, worst years in Washington," accessed January 13, 2014
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Talk:328: Eggs
Megan is at a hotel bar and Cueball (the waiter) is asking her a question on her breakfast next morning. After that this comic looks much more like a Monty Python or Faulty Towers skit. But if that is true we need a reference.
BTW: Please follow all instructions here Help:How to add a new comic explanation when creating a new page.--Dgbrt (talk) 15:16, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
My alternate take on the Title-Text is that the person looking for a priest and a rabbi is being (sarcastically? ...or totally not sarcastically?) told that they're indeed quite common in Singles Bars. 188.8.131.52 15:18, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
That's my take as well Gman314 (talk) 05:45, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
Yet a third reading of the title text is the sarcasm that they get priests and rabbis looking for casual sex in that bar. 188.8.131.52 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)


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