FOUR JOBS YOU’VE HAD IN YOUR LIFE:
1. Tuxedo Specialist, DuBois Formalwear
2. Boathouse manager, UW Memorial Union
3. Professional Programs Coordinator, US Soccer
4. IT Manager, Washington State Youth Soccer
FOUR MOVIES YOU COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER:
1. Blade Runner
2. Conan the Barbarian
3. Star Wars
4. Fellowship of the Ring
FOUR PLACES YOU’VE LIVED:
1. Green Bay, WI
2. Madison, WI
3. Chicago, IL
4. [...]
English Premier League Table, Half Way Through
Rank
Team
Pld.
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts.
1
Chelsea
19
17
1
1
41
9
+32
52
2
Manchester United
19
12
5
2
36
16
+20
41
3
Liverpool
17
11
4
2
25
9
+16
37
4
Tottenham
19
9
7
3
27
18
+9
34
5
Wigan
19
11
1
7
25
21
+4
34
6
Arsenal
18
10
2
6
27
15
+12
32
7
Bolton
17
9
4
4
22
14
+8
31
8
Manchester City
19
8
3
8
27
22
+5
27
9
West Ham
19
7
5
7
26
25
+1
26
10
Newcastle United
18
7
4
7
18
19
-1
25
11
Blackburn
18
7
3
8
21
24
-3
24
12
Charlton
17
7
1
9
21
27
-6
22
13
Aston Villa
19
5
6
8
23
29
-6
21
14
Fulham
19
5
5
9
23
28
-5
20
15
Middlesbrough
18
5
5
8
23
28
-5
20
16
West Brom
19
5
4
10
19
28
-9
19
17
Everton
19
5
2
12
10
30
-20
17
18
Portsmouth
19
3
5
11
14
31
-17
14
19
Birmingham
18
3
4
11
13
27
-14
13
20
Sunderland
18
1
3
14
14
35
-21
6
Pld=Played, W=Wins, D=Draws, L=Loss, GF=Goals For, GA=Goals Allowed, GD=Goal Differential, Pts=Points (Win x 3, Draw x 1, Loss x 0)
Observations
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John Graham Mellor
Born: August 21, 1952
Died: December 22, 2002
Better known as Joe Strummer
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There’s this thing circulating in the blogosphere where you say 15 things about books. Clarion homies John Schoffstall and Dr. Phil have already compiled theirs, and Phil challenged the rest of us to do the same. Since I’m a lemming, here’s mine.
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