Board Members:

We were not surprised today to hear of a new site being started by the former proprietor of this location. Being hard scrabble, street raised, born in Chicago types, we welcome the competition. Furthermore, we don't have an endless supply of money from our mom's and dad's to pay for our whims and personal fancies. But, we still respect those that survived the brutal upbringing which they experienced on the North Shore that do.

Furthermore, we are familiar with terms like goodwill and non-compete, which are clauses often referenced and used in the sale of businesses. The absence of a non-compete clause in our agreement, and the "goodwill" of the former owner speak for the themselves.

As we move forward, we wish all of our competitors nothing but the best. We look forward to future board gatherings, but my dad will not be paying for the drinks.

Sincerely,
Management

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You must act as a man, not a boy.

Seacrest had no input in this whatsoever

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

IMUnagement.

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born in a western suburb type

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Post of the decade.

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Washington-Laramie.

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No. I mean, "no" obviously, because it's your guess, but "no" for other reasons too.

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I don't remember half the time if I'm hiding or I'm lost

I'm not witty enough.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

They won't admit to it, but it's clearly the actual board admins.

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This is my signature...

our mom's and dad's what?

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Not a mult.

I don't really condone mult nitpicking (mult speculating I'm totally on board with), but IMU has probably read a thousand departmental and management memos and missives. This is someone who has not.

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I don't remember half the time if I'm hiding or I'm lost

Seeing the word "furthermore" once makes me cringe. Seeing it a second time is hilarious.

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CSFMB: Home of the small minded

Seacrest of the Conservative Vice Lords

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

We are shanty Irish.

The lace curtain types settled in Sauganash and Edgebrook.

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if there was another branch called the liberal vice lords do you think they'd be out crusading against white privilege, or do you think they'd actually encourage it so they could literally AND figuratively surf the wave of white privilege all the way to the bank?

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Does management feel the pressure to create a NSFW forum to compete with Biggies NSFW forum? Biggie does after all have MANY pics of "conventions" he has attended. What can management offer? Will ICEGIRL be given a section to post selfies?

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Is that a CVL hood? I used to drive down Cicero or Laramie every night on the way to Sportsman's Park. There was a little place at Cicero near Madison that sold pig ear sandwiches. The sign had a crazy looking old black dude, his eyes bugging out, in a chef's coat and toque chasing a pig with a cleaver. One day my buddy and I just had to stop for a pig ear sandwich. It was okay, pretty chewy, and kind of tough. Decent sauce though. The guys inside asked us if we were wrestlers. I still feel bad when I go past Cicero and Maypole and the Buddy Bear grocery is no longer there. People who care shop Buddy Bear.

I don't get down there often anymore but I met a friend out at Hawthorne a couple weeks ago. My wife admonished me not to drive down Cicero. "Take Harlem! There are shootings on Cicero!" Fuck that. Do you really think I was going all the way out to Harlem Avenue to avoid shootings? On my way home I saw the scene of an actual shooting not far from the Eisenhower. They had the yellow tape out and there was a body on the ground. It was in the paper the next day.

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Freedom is our Strength.

IMU knows the difference between plural and possessive.

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-- source

I figured it was intentional to mock bigfan's poor grammar.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

<º)))><

Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

Ribs Supreme had the best tips in the city.RIP.

Two blocks west of Cicero on Madison.

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Gone but not forgotten.

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No, I don't think it ever was. They were more like Lawndale iirc. But it is funny how non-city types (assumption #1) fear all facets of city life. I was just in a fairly safe, extremely gentrified part of the city where a guy was talking about how he had to set up his home like Fort Knox.

And Seacrest, I've never even heard of Ribs Supreme. But then again, South Siders really never had much reason to go head out west, especially for BBQ.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

Near perfect summary of Hillary Clinton.

Maybe you know. Who owned 4850 w Jackson? Huge home on Jackson. I have heard various stories.

I don't remember the house.

The Bidwill's owned a home further west on Washington Blvd.

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been battling them my whole life

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

I grew up near Laramie and North, and still like to drive through the neighborhood from time to time when I'm in the area. Still see some of the same joints I ate at 40 years ago (G&N, Victor's Pizza, Margie's Beef), though I'm not brave enough to go in.

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I grew up by Grand & Pulaski but Jimmy's hotdogs must remain a memory.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."