Considering I have nothing better to do during the day, I'm considering heading down.

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I have to work downtown Friday so I plan on attending.

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That's your parade.



(I have no idea what parade, if any, is on Sunday)

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Went 3 years ago and it was pretty much the worst experience of my life.

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Team Cutler.

It goes right past my office.

I won't be there.

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You should have just watched it on TV.

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Communists are just people who are terrible at capitalism.

It's going from the UC to Grant Park? That's not a parade, that's a march. Somebody had better be protesting school closings in that crowd.

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

Boyd, I think you should leave tomorrow...and we'll see you on Saturday.

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@audioidkid

My friend almost talked me into it but luckily I talked him into just having some people over for a cookout instead. Just bbq and drink beer all day and watch it on tv. No fuckin way do I want to get stuck in the middle of that many people.

That's what Metra is for.

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I'm sure nobody else has thought of that.

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@audioidkid

What happened?

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In my 10 years of being on Metra trains let me say without hyperbole that I've never seen the trains as crowded as they were during the last Blackhawks parade. Nothing else has been even close. So depending on how far down the line you live you may not be able to board as last time they had several trains unable to make scheduled stops because they couldn't fit more people on board .

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

I'm sure they've thought of it. I remember the carnage getting off at the Palatine stop back when I lived there in 2010. I think I'm far enough north now that getting on shouldn't be an issue. Getting home may be interesting. I do have the alternative of taking the Purple line from Wilmette over to the Red Line and getting downtown that way, too.

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The Blackhawks do have the fattest fans.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Relative worked (and still works) in a building along the route .... sixth floor or something .... asked if I wanted to come down to the office and watch .... couldn't have thrown my phone out the window fast enough rather than say 'yes' .... there's this thing called TV .... I hear they even have high-definition ones .... in bars even .... seems like that might be a better usage of time, money, effort, and bathroom potentials .... not KS bathroom potentials, regular people potentials.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

I'm possibly going, because my daughter wants to go, but I'm still trying to talk her out of it.

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"The foregone conclusion that Theo will lead the Cubs to the World Series, is reminiscent of the overconfidence when the Titanic left for NYC" via GridAssassin

You left me a message I DID NOT listen to....what was it?

Bribe her.

Just that picture alone that Douchebag posted makes me uncomfortable.

Two words: NyQuil Breakfast.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Good call. That'll probably be a ghost town.

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

I knew a few people that went in 2010. The whole bathroom situation was a big problem. It will probably be better this year because it's in Grant Park, and I'm sure it will be filled with Port-A-Potties, but holding it in the middle of downtown made that day one of the biggest clusterfucks I have ever seen, except for maybe the first Obama Grant Park rally.

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Don't mind massive crowds or anything. But I don't think I'd actually get to see or hear anything for all the effort required. Tiny brings up good point with bathroom situation. Pass.

Going to OAR at night and given the make up of their fanbase I'm guessing it'll be an extension of the parade...

I didn't know OAR was a skinhead band

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

I have absolutely no desire to go to this event. No thanks. 2 of my 3 kids are going though.

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CSFMB 2014 Nascar Pick 'em Champion

We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

You're awesome! I may just have to consider it.

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"The foregone conclusion that Theo will lead the Cubs to the World Series, is reminiscent of the overconfidence when the Titanic left for NYC" via GridAssassin

You left me a message I DID NOT listen to....what was it?

That spray you attendees feel on your head will be me urinating out a window from above. I'll eat asparagus tonight to give you fair warning.

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

2010 was oppressively hot and just insanely crowded. Once was enough for me.

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Sex isn't dirty, sex isn't a crime. It's a loving act between two or more consenting adults.

-Hank Kingsley

I go days without being around people, so I'm going to take one day and be around a million of them. I missed 2010; can't miss both.

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Glad I stayed home and watched on tv. Besides I'm still hungover from last night.