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by Giff
Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:49 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: More Backroom Deals Than Tammany Hall - A Youth Soccer Tale
Replies: 748
Views: 71361

Re: More Backroom Deals Than Tammany Hall - A Youth Soccer Tale

Our league has rules like that too which I was not aware of until this past weekend because this has never happened in the eight seasons we've played between our two daughters. When I played youth basketball it was 1 quarter play, 1 sit with no subs in first half. Third quarter was half and half wit...
by Giff
Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:03 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: More Backroom Deals Than Tammany Hall - A Youth Soccer Tale
Replies: 748
Views: 71361

Re: More Backroom Deals Than Tammany Hall - A Youth Soccer Tale

Fuckin' urgent care visit later this morning it looks like. Kelli is going to e-mail the coach. She's fired up too and if she wants to take the lead, she'll probably keep her emotions in check better than I would. If this was intentional, we are out.
by Giff
Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:01 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Twitter:The New Batch
Replies: 1038
Views: 28308

Re: Twitter:The New Batch

Anyone else suddenly beset by a variety of MAGA and other conservative ads? It just started within the last week. Before that, it was mostly Liver King, various stupid dropship products, and dumb phone games (I actually still get these). My favorites are the ads for games with reader's notes that s...
by Giff
Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:19 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
Replies: 2580
Views: 128130

Re: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread

Fucking long day yesterday. Up at 5 to Philly to watch my son row in terrible conditions. Finish that and then drove 30 miles south of DC to catch my daughter's solo at the dance competition she had all weekend (which I was at until 11 pm on Sat). Well daughter got her first Platinum Pro (which Gif...
by Giff
Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:58 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: More Backroom Deals Than Tammany Hall - A Youth Soccer Tale
Replies: 748
Views: 71361

Re: More Backroom Deals Than Tammany Hall - A Youth Soccer Tale

Welcome. Your feelings are perfectly normal and accepted here. My name is citgo. Trust me Asher will be nowhere near the level of y’all’s kids even if I think she could be awesome on defense if she learned how to use her body. But 10% of a u-9 game is ridiculous and also against the rules which has...
by Giff
Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:53 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: More Backroom Deals Than Tammany Hall - A Youth Soccer Tale
Replies: 748
Views: 71361

Re: More Backroom Deals Than Tammany Hall - A Youth Soccer Tale

Dunno. She played 5 minutes of a 50-minute game. And it’s not a skill thing or anything like that. Zero idea why it happened other than him just completely spacing that he had a girl named Asher on the team. She’s not the best but there’s literally a girl who just moves in circles at her spot who pl...
by Giff
Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:02 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: More Backroom Deals Than Tammany Hall - A Youth Soccer Tale
Replies: 748
Views: 71361

Re: More Backroom Deals Than Tammany Hall - A Youth Soccer Tale

Anyone else limping today after kicking a chair at soccer yesterday? Just me?
by Giff
Sun Apr 14, 2024 12:16 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: EPL 2023-24
Replies: 385
Views: 8939

Re: EPL 2023-24

Never change, Gunners.
by Giff
Sat Apr 13, 2024 6:00 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: MLB 2024
Replies: 210
Views: 2820

Re: MLB 2024

Even Astros fans last night were calling bullshit. It brought us together and who else can unite a country like that?
by Giff
Sat Apr 13, 2024 4:27 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Basketball 23-24
Replies: 626
Views: 8808

Re: NCAA Basketball 23-24

There is no way they’re changing the dimensions of a court that have been the same for over a century. Don’t fact check me please.
by Giff
Sat Apr 13, 2024 4:26 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Rants 2?
Replies: 1170
Views: 57993

Re: Rants 2?

Is there a more frustrating experience in modern life than trying to log into a site and it tells you the password is wrong. So you click Forgot Password, have it send you code, you type in the code, and then it prompts you for a new password. You enter a new password and it then says OK, log in no...
by Giff
Fri Apr 12, 2024 2:04 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Ball of Confusion
Replies: 566
Views: 36290

Re: Ball of Confusion

This is close enough to my siblings' property that I had to ask if they were there or not. Crash of 18-wheeler into Texas Department of Public Safety office was likely ‘criminal act,’ sheriff says Guy was apparently denied a CMV license yesterday. Pretty extreme overreaction. Driving a truck is mos...
by Giff
Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:58 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Ball of Confusion
Replies: 566
Views: 36290

Re: Ball of Confusion

This is close enough to my siblings' property that I had to ask if they were there or not.

18-wheeler driver denied CDL day before crashing into Brenham DPS office

They're OK.
by Giff
Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:31 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2024 Masters
Replies: 49
Views: 632

Re: 2024 Masters

wlu_lax6 wrote: Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:27 am What in the world is Jason Day wearing?
MC Hammer yesterday and whatever the fuck that shirt is today.
by Giff
Fri Apr 12, 2024 7:32 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Basketball 23-24
Replies: 626
Views: 8808

Re: NCAA Basketball 23-24

A_B wrote: Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:54 pmYuck.
I don't want to be rude, but when I went to Lexington I personally witnessed someone pulling off the road to let a 44-year-old man puke out the side of the car. That shit doesn't happen in Waco.
by Giff
Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:31 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Basketball 23-24
Replies: 626
Views: 8808

Re: NCAA Basketball 23-24

Scott Drew should probably be the first call. I don't see Hurley leaving, and Oats would probably be the next call if Drew isn't interested. He just leveraged a new contract and a new arena, though. so leaving Waco not a priority. You shut your mouth. It's gonna happen. Be extra hilarious that he s...
by Giff
Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:37 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Basketball 23-24
Replies: 626
Views: 8808

Re: NCAA Basketball 23-24

Scott Drew should probably be the first call. I don't see Hurley leaving, and Oats would probably be the next call if Drew isn't interested. He just leveraged a new contract and a new arena, though. so leaving Waco not a priority. You shut your mouth. It's gonna happen. Be extra hilarious that he s...
by Giff
Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:30 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Juice
Replies: 52
Views: 456

Re: The Juice

I think he would be found guilty now because the DNA evidence would've been better understood, but even then there were questions about chain of custody, right? And the glove thing was such a huge blunder that I felt that it was over right then (hot take!). For the life of me I can't remember a real...
by Giff
Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:18 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
Replies: 2580
Views: 128130

Re: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread

Nice Giff. Running a little parallel here because my apathetic B- 6th grader has turned into a straight As, pissed off with anything less 7th grader. I'm not huge on grades at that age as long as she's learning, so its definitely any kind of pressure coming from us, just something clicked. Took me ...
by Giff
Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:14 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Juice
Replies: 52
Views: 456

Re: The Juice

Let's age ourselves, where were you when the verdict came down. Senior year of HS, left class and went to the senior lounge where someone had a radio. (Is it controversial to say they may have gotten the verdict right given the case presented despite OJ being 100% guilty?) As someone who was sure h...
by Giff
Thu Apr 11, 2024 11:30 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Juice
Replies: 52
Views: 456

Re: The Juice

by Giff
Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:21 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Juice
Replies: 52
Views: 456

Re: The Juice

Freshman year of college with about 100 other kids in our dorm lobby.
by Giff
Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:15 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
Replies: 2580
Views: 128130

Re: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread

More kudos for my oldest. She is being inducted into the National Junior Honor Society next week for her 8th grade year. She made cheerleader for next year as well. But the one I'm most proud about is her being awarded the Academic Excellence Award in math. This isn't necessarily the best student gr...
by Giff
Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:19 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
Replies: 2580
Views: 128130

Re: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread

I've always wondered how fast John Darnielle is!
by Giff
Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:15 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2024 NFL MOCK DRAFT EXTRAVAGANZA
Replies: 19
Views: 249

Re: 2024 NFL MOCK DRAFT EXTRAVAGANZA

Gunpowder wrote: Wed Apr 10, 2024 1:56 pm
govmentchedda wrote: Wed Apr 10, 2024 1:51 pm The PAC12 wasn't power 5 last year?
Damn, is Utah in the Pac-12? You can tell how much attention I pay to college FB
Not til this upcoming season.
by Giff
Wed Apr 10, 2024 10:25 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Commencement Speakers
Replies: 26
Views: 299

Re: Commencement Speakers

mister d wrote: Wed Apr 10, 2024 9:29 am I don't know my most quoted movie line ever, but that's in contention.
I've seen the whole movie, but never in sequential order. There's one scene where they start a scene in the huddle on the face of a Vietnamese guy I grew up with who was in extra in the movie as an OL.
by Giff
Wed Apr 10, 2024 10:12 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2024 Masters
Replies: 49
Views: 632

Re: 2024 Masters

Xander
by Giff
Wed Apr 10, 2024 8:16 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Commencement Speakers
Replies: 26
Views: 299

Re: Commencement Speakers

Was it him or Zach Morris who went right-wingy? Worst I can find for JVDB is one "Biden is too old" rant that Fox News picked up on. I think the alma mater would have avoided him if he'd gone anywhere approaching full-MAGA. What probably made me think this is when anyone moves from Califo...
by Giff
Wed Apr 10, 2024 8:01 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Commencement Speakers
Replies: 26
Views: 299

Re: Commencement Speakers

Was it him or Zach Morris who went right-wingy?
by Giff
Tue Apr 09, 2024 1:32 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9241
Views: 463886

Re: Random Politics

Arizona has now banned all abortion in the state based off the enforcement of a law from before women had the right to vote and before Arizona was even a state.
by Giff
Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:07 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Fast Food Thread: Not just about assholes anymore
Replies: 1046
Views: 52969

Re: Fast Food Thread: Not just about assholes anymore

My wife and I have a running joke about Panera Bread. We rode with another couple from Houston to a friend's birthday party in Fort Worth. The next day on the way back, we stopped at the best fried chicken place in the state where each order is half a bird. My wife will have the breast and I'll take...
by Giff
Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:39 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9241
Views: 463886

Re: Random Politics

We all know why and it rhymes with schmadyslugs.
by Giff
Mon Apr 08, 2024 2:09 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Umbras and Penumbras - The Sun is Going Away
Replies: 159
Views: 3083

Re: Umbras and Penumbras - The Sun is Going Away

Got to see the tail end of it. It was about half-covered.
by Giff
Mon Apr 08, 2024 1:26 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Umbras and Penumbras - The Sun is Going Away
Replies: 159
Views: 3083

Re: Umbras and Penumbras - The Sun is Going Away

I'm pretty sure if god sent this as a warning, he would've made it a cloudless day across the country.
by Giff
Mon Apr 08, 2024 11:03 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Umbras and Penumbras - The Sun is Going Away
Replies: 159
Views: 3083

Re: Umbras and Penumbras - The Sun is Going Away

We're about the same as that, but under a bunch of clouds. Yay.
by Giff
Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:50 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Basketball 23-24
Replies: 626
Views: 8808

Re: NCAA Basketball 23-24

A_B wrote: Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:34 am Scott Drew should probably be the first call. I don't see Hurley leaving, and Oats would probably be the next call if Drew isn't interested. He just leveraged a new contract and a new arena, though. so leaving Waco not a priority.
You shut your mouth.
by Giff
Sun Apr 07, 2024 4:01 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: MLB 2024
Replies: 210
Views: 2820

Re: MLB 2024

mister d wrote: Sun Apr 07, 2024 3:58 pm I was listening to a good portion while driving but since Sterling can’t see, they weren’t really going in on Hernandez. Squeezing pitchers early (when both teams had bases loaded walks) or something else?
by Giff
Sun Apr 07, 2024 2:13 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: MLB 2024
Replies: 210
Views: 2820

Re: MLB 2024

Angel Hernandez man. Just fucking egregious and not a damn thing will happen to him.
by Giff
Sat Apr 06, 2024 3:38 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Singularity
Replies: 237
Views: 15708

Re: The Singularity

Cops on US 59 in east Texas are drooling.
by Giff
Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:34 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Basketball 23-24
Replies: 626
Views: 8808

Re: NCAA Basketball 23-24

Ok I was at a concert last night and didn’t see highlights until right now. Yeah, that’s a cut and dry foul and doubt they’d been letting the same play go all night. I could be wrong but that is absolutely a foul.