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by Baloney
Tue Oct 02, 2018 7:37 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Replies: 9064
Views: 493893

Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random

Know what your talking about, my 16 yr old nephew has been diagnosed with leukemia and is undergoing chemo now.
by Baloney
Mon Oct 01, 2018 2:47 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
Replies: 3114
Views: 291141

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Tampa Bay Rays buy The Tampa Bay Rowdies http://www.tampabay.com/sports/rowdies/2018/10/01/tampa-bay-rays-to-purchase-rowdies-soccer-club/ Guess they sell Al lang Field to help fund the new stadium and the Rowdies will move back to Tampa, sucks I can't figure out this purchase other than to get acc...
by Baloney
Mon Oct 01, 2018 11:26 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
Replies: 3114
Views: 291141

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Tampa Bay Rays buy The Tampa Bay Rowdies

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/rowdies/ ... ccer-club/

Guess they sell Al lang Field to help fund the new stadium and the Rowdies will move back to Tampa, sucks
by Baloney
Sun Sep 30, 2018 10:39 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Le 2018 Ryder Cup
Replies: 56
Views: 1488

Re: Le 2018 Ryder Cup

Why doesn't NBC have any crowd noise other than the course reporters?
by Baloney
Fri Sep 28, 2018 8:44 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Le 2018 Ryder Cup
Replies: 56
Views: 1488

Re: Le 2018 Ryder Cup

A_B wrote: Fri Sep 28, 2018 7:53 am Mickelson just teed off on a par five with an iron. And put it in the water. I really think Phil would have been better suited for four ball if he is only playing one session a day.
I heard Gary Koch make that very point on the radio yesterday afternoon
by Baloney
Wed Sep 26, 2018 12:06 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
Replies: 3114
Views: 291141

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

When I was 11 or 12, a kid from England moved into my neighbourhood. He had all the subbuteo stuff... even light standards to place around the felt pitch for added authenticity. He had maybe 10 different teams - I remember that each colour scheme represented 5 or 6 different squads. Good fun indeed...
by Baloney
Wed Sep 26, 2018 10:31 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
Replies: 3114
Views: 291141

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

This is the year the Rams make it back to the Premier League! Always had a soft spot in my heart for Derby. http://d2f0ora2gkri0g.cloudfront.net/bkpam2300415_derby_cloughdoor.jpg I've been following them since I saw them in the Texaco Cup Final back in '72 against Airdrieonians. This is Derby's bes...
by Baloney
Tue Sep 25, 2018 9:43 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
Replies: 3114
Views: 291141

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Strangest line line was "Back in 2013, when MLS tried to prevent fans from chanting abuse at games.."

How can you go to a game on not have a chorus of "the referees' a wanker"?
by Baloney
Mon Sep 24, 2018 8:06 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Tiger Tiger Tiger Tiger Tiger Woods y'all
Replies: 209
Views: 8934

Re: Tiger Tiger Tiger Tiger Tiger Woods y'all

Anyone see what they are doing to the tournament next year?

The leader of the FedEx point will start at -10, the second place guy will start at -8 and so on. So that whoever wins the tournament will automatically win the Fed Ex Cup too.
by Baloney
Mon Sep 17, 2018 2:00 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Replies: 3937
Views: 262405

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Freddie Oversteegen - Dutch Resistance Fighter What a woman! With Hannie Schaft, a onetime law student with fiery red hair, they (Freddie and her sister) sabotaged bridges and rail lines with dynamite, shot Nazis while riding their bikes, and donned disguises to smuggle Jewish children across the c...
by Baloney
Wed Sep 05, 2018 2:24 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
Replies: 3114
Views: 291141

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

degenerasian wrote: Wed Sep 05, 2018 11:53 am btw since i was mucking around on bet365. Odds for a Slovakian win today are 1/14!
So far it's 1-0 the the Slovaks
by Baloney
Thu Aug 30, 2018 1:12 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2018-2019 EPL Season
Replies: 350
Views: 13691

Re: 2018-2019 EPL Season

Liverpool v Chelsea in the Carabao Cup
by Baloney
Thu Aug 30, 2018 12:37 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: UEFA Champions League 2018-2019
Replies: 12
Views: 237

Re: UEFA Champions League 2018-2019

First time Liverpool have played Red Star Belgrade since 1973, days of Keegan & Toshack
by Baloney
Fri Aug 24, 2018 3:27 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Farts
Replies: 117
Views: 5733

Re: Farts

Introducing Mr Methane - The World's Only Performing Flatulist

https://www.mrmethane.com/
by Baloney
Thu Aug 23, 2018 1:01 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Indictment Thread (Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part II)
Replies: 3501
Views: 129349

Re: The Indictment Thread (Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part II)

Some stories just write themselves

by Baloney
Wed Aug 22, 2018 12:17 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Most British Name
Replies: 49
Views: 3344

Re: Most British Name

Pruitt wrote: Wed Aug 22, 2018 11:22 am He thinks he'll take over from May in the near future as well.
Known as the Honourable Member for the Eighteenth Century
by Baloney
Wed Aug 22, 2018 11:09 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9413
Views: 549915

Re: Random Politics

Congressman Duncan Hunter, wife charged with spending campaign money on personal expenses Good day for the G.O.P. Someone on twitter yesterday was posting the most 'amusing/disgusting' highlights from the 47(!) page indictment. Among them: -Hunter wanted new 'hawaiian shorts', and his wife told him...
by Baloney
Wed Aug 22, 2018 9:26 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Most British Name
Replies: 49
Views: 3344

Re: Most British Name

Pruitt wrote: Tue Aug 21, 2018 4:57 pm
Baloney wrote: Tue Aug 21, 2018 1:54 pm
Jacob Rees-Mogg or cnut for short
Not just the name - look at this twat!

Image
His poor kids

Image
by Baloney
Tue Aug 21, 2018 1:54 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Most British Name
Replies: 49
Views: 3344

Re: Most British Name

Nigel Starmer Smith

Jacob Rees-Mogg or cnut for short
by Baloney
Thu Aug 16, 2018 1:03 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
Replies: 3114
Views: 291141

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Wow, I had completely missed that Turner now has the rights to the Champions League instead of Fox Yeah and I think I saw they're only going to show about 60 percent of the number of games Fox showed, which just seems dumb. I'm presuming they paid more in rights fees than Fox, so what's the rationa...
by Baloney
Thu Aug 16, 2018 12:41 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
Replies: 3114
Views: 291141

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Wow, I had completely missed that Turner now has the rights to the Champions League instead of Fox
by Baloney
Thu Aug 16, 2018 8:19 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: MLS 2018
Replies: 295
Views: 12605

Re: MLS 2018

by Baloney
Mon Aug 13, 2018 1:24 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Indictment Thread (Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part II)
Replies: 3501
Views: 129349

Re: The Indictment Thread (Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part II)

I wonder how "free" tuition would affect recruitment to blue collar jobs. Even now there are a lot of skilled blue collar jobs that are for some reason really hard to recruit for. Have a buddy that owns an electrical construction company that he's paying for people to get certified becaus...
by Baloney
Thu Aug 02, 2018 3:15 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
Replies: 3114
Views: 291141

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Unfortunately Lincoln Red Imps FC crashed out of the Europa League qualification today
by Baloney
Tue Jul 31, 2018 7:06 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: MLS 2018
Replies: 295
Views: 12605

Re: MLS 2018

Bayern Munich has signed Alphonse Davies from the Whitecaps for an MLS record 13 million euros. He will join Bayern after the MLS Season. The Vancouver coach is big mates with my brother and godfather to one of his boys Is there an interesting back story to how that came to be? Same High School
by Baloney
Mon Jul 30, 2018 7:21 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: MLS 2018
Replies: 295
Views: 12605

Re: MLS 2018

degenerasian wrote: Tue Jul 24, 2018 5:16 pm Bayern Munich has signed Alphonse Davies from the Whitecaps for an MLS record 13 million euros.
He will join Bayern after the MLS Season.
The Vancouver coach is big mates with my brother and godfather to one of his boys
by Baloney
Fri Jul 27, 2018 6:57 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Indictment Thread (Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part II)
Replies: 3501
Views: 129349

Re: The Indictment Thread (Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part II)

Ok. I am naively still reaching over to the other side but if you guys have concluded that the group is lost I won't bring it up again. Please don;t think I'm being condescending, but your naivety is kind of touching. First year US Poli Sci class, the Professor laid it out that 40% in the US votes ...
by Baloney
Wed Jul 25, 2018 2:08 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
Replies: 3114
Views: 291141

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

I'm much more of a casual fan than most of you, but I started rooting for Leicester after my friend from there gave me a hat and a good rundown of the team. Then, they had that magical season with Mahrez, Vardy, and Rainieri leading the way. Now? It's like rooting for the White Sox or something, I ...
by Baloney
Mon Jul 16, 2018 11:55 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
Replies: 3114
Views: 291141

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... ssues.html

So I guess that Messi, Ronadlo etc. will also be refused entry?
by Baloney
Tue Jul 10, 2018 11:21 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Indictment Thread (Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part II)
Replies: 3501
Views: 129349

Re: The Indictment Thread (Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part II)

brian wrote: Tue Jul 10, 2018 11:00 am
Baloney wrote: Tue Jul 10, 2018 10:46 am Official, Ronaldo from Madrid to Juve
Was kind of hoping Ronaldo had been nominated to the Supreme Court.
Ooopps forgot which thread I was reading
by Baloney
Tue Jul 10, 2018 10:46 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Indictment Thread (Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part II)
Replies: 3501
Views: 129349

Re: The Indictment Thread (Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part II)

Official, Ronaldo from Madrid to Juve
by Baloney
Tue Jul 10, 2018 7:08 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9413
Views: 549915

Re: Random Politics

Pruitt wrote: Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:53 pm UK government about to collapse.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... -charlatan
Boris really is a duplicitious cnut
by Baloney
Wed Jun 27, 2018 2:42 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: World Cup 2018 --Pre and Group Stages
Replies: 540
Views: 21471

Re: World Cup 2018 --Pre and Group Stages

suddenly it's working out for Spain Spain, Russia, Croatia and Denmark in one section Uruguay, Portugal, France, Argentina in the other. Knock out stage is starting to look like Euro 2016 with one half of the draw stacked. Should get a better idea after today, but if I were England/Belgium I might ...
by Baloney
Wed Jun 27, 2018 11:45 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: World Cup 2018 --Pre and Group Stages
Replies: 540
Views: 21471

Re: World Cup 2018 --Pre and Group Stages

Germany in need of some Seoul searching
by Baloney
Wed Jun 27, 2018 7:12 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: World Cup 2018 --Pre and Group Stages
Replies: 540
Views: 21471

Re: World Cup 2018 --Pre and Group Stages

suddenly it's working out for Spain Spain, Russia, Croatia and Denmark in one section Uruguay, Portugal, France, Argentina in the other. Knock out stage is starting to look like Euro 2016 with one half of the draw stacked. Should get a better idea after today, but if I were England/Belgium I might ...
by Baloney
Fri Jun 22, 2018 2:42 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: World Cup 2018 --Pre and Group Stages
Replies: 540
Views: 21471

Re: World Cup 2018 --Pre and Group Stages

I'm strictly neutral in this Switzerland match
by Baloney
Fri Jun 22, 2018 1:41 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Weather
Replies: 2506
Views: 135107

Re: The Weather

I can't fucking take much more of this. Mid April, other than one anomaly in February, haven't had a day warmer than the low 40s. Today is 38 degrees and drizzling. I loved this spring in southwestern Ontario, honestly. Put me down for 10C and overcast, all day every day... :) Morissey weather? Eve...
by Baloney
Thu Jun 21, 2018 2:47 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: World Cup 2018 --Pre and Group Stages
Replies: 540
Views: 21471

Re: World Cup 2018 --Pre and Group Stages

This one has "Argentina lucks into a late equalizer" all over it. As to Joe's question, I can't answer that. It doesn't make any sense. LOL, Argy. Maybe not. So if Iceland beats Nigeria tomorrow, you'll have two UEFA teams playing to a gentleman's agreement draw next week. The reason why ...