espn.com is reporting Gary Payton has verbally agree to a contract worth 4.9 million for the coming year. Does this put the Spurs in a position where they HAVE to sign Kidd now? Even though it kills me, I think so. Tony Parker did a good job against Kidd in the finals, but Payton is a slightly different player than Kidd. He plays defense like a mother, something Kidd didn't do in the finals due to injury or whatever. That's going to affect Parker in a 7 game series. Kidd I think can counteract Payton, moreso than Parker and give the Spurs a better chance to go to the finals again. Best case scenario for the Nets is to work a sign and trade with the Spurs and try and get Parker and another player back for Kidd and at least they can go on with someone who looks like he could be a pretty good pro, meaning Parker, and someone else who is an upper to middle player in this league. I would love it for Kidd to be a Net for the rest of his career, but it doesn't look like it's going to happen now.

After years of saying she'd wait until she was married to lose
her virginity, Britney Spears (news) is acknowledging that she had sex with her ex-boyfriend, Justin Timberlake (news). "I've only slept with one person my whole life,"the pop star tells W magazine for its August issue.

"It was two years into my relationship with Justin, and I thought he was the one," she pauses, then adds, "But I was wrong! I didn't think he was gonna go on Barbara Walters and sell me out."

Spears, 21, and Timberlake, the 22-year-old 'N Sync (news - web sites) singer, met as kids while performing on TV's "The Mickey Mouse Club." They were pop's high-profile power couplep for three years before breaking up in spring 2002.

In the video for his song "Cry Me a River," Timberlake gets revenge on a Spears look-alike for a betrayal. "The most painful thing I've ever experienced was that breakup," Spears says. "We were together so long and I had this vision. You think you're going to spend the rest of your life together. Where I come from, the woman is the homemaker, and that's how I was brought up — you cook for your kids. But now I realize I need my single time."

The singer also discusses her rumored fling with Irish actor Colin Farrell (news), whom she accompanied to the premiere of his movie "The Recruit" in February. "Yes, I kissed him. Of course I did! He's the cutest, hottest thing in the world — wooh! He's such a bad boy. But it was nothing serious," she says. "Seriously, I haven't had a boy in a really long time, and I'm really craving ... just a kiss, man. Just a kiss would be nice."

So everybody, The line forms to the left. The last one out please turn out the lights

You are a little fucking pussy who can't take a joke. Unlock my team instantly.

I was doing some work over the weekend and missed the nail with my hammer,
and found my index finger instead.

right now the tip of my finger resembles a concord grape...
shower me with pity.

Finally saw a trailer for this (on the straight-to-video "Dracula (2000) II") DVD. I think Quentin may seriously redeem himself for the awefulness that was Jackie Brown.

Quick synopsis: Uma Thurman is on a revenge trip, going after a criminal mastermind: David Carradine.

Teen Suspect in Murder Plot Often Teased

By GEOFF MULVIHILL, Associated Press Writer

OAKLYN, N.J. - Matthew Lovett was known as an angry young man: He dressed all in black, drew violent pictures and walked around town with a baseball bat. Acquaintances said he kept a list of people who had teased him as far back as grade school.

Early Sunday, Lovett, 18, was arrested with two other teenagers on charges they plotted to kill three teens and open fire randomly on other people with a cache of guns and ammunition they were carrying. Lovett was being held on $1 million bail Monday.

Authorities would not discuss a possible motive, but people who knew the teens believe Lovett was fed up with the teasing that he and his younger brother had endured. James Lovett was constantly tormented for a speech impediment caused by a cleft palate, according to schoolmates.

"They'd all make fun of the way he talked," said Joe Oldham, a 14-year-old who had a class with the younger boy.

But he said he never saw Matthew Lovett teased to his face because he was intimidating ? and he was sometimes armed with a bat. Oaklyn teenagers also say he practiced martial arts and had compiled a list of his enemies since elementary school.

Authorities would not confirm the existence of a list, but Camden County Prosecutor Vincent P. Sarubbi said three people believed to be intended victims were notified Sunday of the plot. He declined to identify them, but Oaklyn Police Chief Chris Ferrari indicated they were students.

People who know the teen say Matthew Lovett not only liked the science fiction movie "The Matrix," but also dressed the part, often wearing all-black clothing and slicking back his hair.

He sometimes referred to himself as The Mystic, The One or Neo in homage to Keanu Reeves' character in the "Matrix" films ? high-tech thrillers where the real world (news - Y! TV) is merely a facade for a darker, grimmer world where a computer hacker leads humanity in a revolt against the machines that have taken over the world.

Lovett was also such an avid player of role-playing video games that he and his friends called themselves the Warriors of Freedom after one of them.

"He wouldn't even talk," said Chris Brown, who graduated last month from Collingswood High School, as did the older Lovett. "He was just by himself."

The three teens were arrested after attempting a carjacking in this Philadelphia suburb, authorities said. They had several guns belonging to Matthew's father, including rifles, a shotgun, several handguns, swords and 2,000 rounds of ammunition.

The father, Ron Lovett, issued a statement through a family member Monday, apologizing for his son's behavior.

"I'd like to apologize to the town and the people of Oaklyn for what my son has done," Lovett said. "I'd like to ask everyone to say a prayer for Matthew. I hope he can receive the counseling he needs."

Ron Lovett, a single parent since his wife died nearly 10 years ago, had sympathy from his neighbors.

"It takes years and years of talking with your children to tell them you ignore people" who make fun of them, said Laura Doria, who with her husband owns a deli near the Lovett apartment.

The teen's uncle, Tom Crymes, said Matthew Lovett could not have carried out the alleged plan.

"He absolutely could not have followed through with that," Crymes said. "If he was determined to do that, then he would have shot at the officer" who arrested him.

All three were charged with offenses including conspiracy to commit murder.

Craig Mitnick, an attorney for Matthew Lovett, told CNN on Monday that his client said he "never, ever was going hurt anyone." Mitnick said the rounds of ammunition that police found were more than 20 years old and might not have detonated.

Mitnick also told CNN that the teen is "a 12-year-old in an 18-year-old's body" and has a "very fragile psyche."

Authorities have not identified the two boys, ages 14 and 15. They were ordered held Monday at a youth detention center. Sarubbi said he would seek to have both tried as adults.

John Underwood, a lawyer for the 15-year-old, would not comment, and the other teen did not a have a lawyer at a hearing in juvenile court Monday.

On November 29, 2000, Pope John Paul II was named an "Honorary Harlem Globetrotter."

I am one post away from 15,000, This will be 14,999.

should I retire? I mean what more can I have to say? Everyone must be tired of me by now anyway, almost 10k on oa.com and 15k here.

I shant post till tomorow night when the poll closes.

EDIT for tricia:

If you vote yes then you feel I should retire.

If you vote no then you feel I should not retire.

sorry to have made it so complicated.

My 7th grade Discovery class did a unit on comedy. We learned about Tom Swifties, which are quotes that end with a double entendre adjective. The examples teh teacher gave us were something like,
"The copies came out too dark," the printer said boldly.
"I think I overexposed my pictures, "the photographer said negatively.

Here are some cute ones I remmebr my class coming up with:
"I think I need a smaller bra," she said flatly.
"I dropped my toothpaste," he said, crestfallen.
"I have changed SO many diapers," the babysitter said dutifully.

Write your own!

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