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by Moreta
Sat Feb 20, 2016 10:37 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Words that are fun to say
Replies: 6
Views: 615

Re: Words that are fun to say

Persnickety
by Moreta
Fri Feb 19, 2016 11:03 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge February 2016
Replies: 135
Views: 5649

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge February 2016

AB 4-0
howard 3-1
Pruitt 3-1
Moreta 3-1
Duff 2-2
by Moreta
Wed Feb 17, 2016 7:48 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge February 2016
Replies: 135
Views: 5649

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge February 2016

howard 3-0
Moreta 2-1


Yes on the stone, no on the actor.
by Moreta
Tue Feb 16, 2016 9:58 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge February 2016
Replies: 135
Views: 5649

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge February 2016

howard 1-0
Pruitt 1-0
Moreta 1-0
Shirley 0-1
BSF 0-1
Duff 0-1
by Moreta
Fri Feb 12, 2016 6:16 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Sporcle II
Replies: 135
Views: 5105

Re: Sporcle II

I quit when it took me 3 guesses to get the one in my home state. I realized I was obviously not thinking clearly enough for this one.
by Moreta
Fri Feb 12, 2016 2:03 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: FMMD*: Did Sheryl have some fun with William/Bill/Billy/Mac?
Replies: 24
Views: 812

Re: FMMD*: Did Sheryl have some fun with William/Bill/Billy/

rass wrote:
Moreta wrote:SHE wanted to have some fun. Point of fact: its *all* she wanted to do. Therefore, clearly the HJ and BJ options are off the table.
Wait, so you're saying you guys don't enjoy those?
Oh. Umm. Yes of course we do. They're our very favorite things.

(Sorry to almost ruin the fantasy.)
by Moreta
Fri Feb 12, 2016 1:50 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL PLAYOFFS SWAMPCRASH - SWAMPER BOWL
Replies: 81
Views: 3396

Re: NFL PLAYOFFS SWAMPCRASH - SWAMPER BOWL

This was fun to watch unfold. Nicely done, gents.
by Moreta
Fri Feb 12, 2016 1:47 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: FMMD*: Did Sheryl have some fun with William/Bill/Billy/Mac?
Replies: 24
Views: 812

Re: FMMD*: Did Sheryl have some fun with William/Bill/Billy/

SHE wanted to have some fun. Point of fact: its *all* she wanted to do. Therefore, clearly the HJ and BJ options are off the table. I vote no sexual encounter. Just a lot of sitting there in awkward silence, watching Billy tear the labels off his bottles of Bud, judging the peons that have to work d...
by Moreta
Tue Feb 09, 2016 4:30 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: What the fuck is wrong with people (thread)
Replies: 1059
Views: 68478

Re: What the fuck is wrong with people (thread)

More proof that you don't have to be a reprehensible toad to be a lawyer, but it helps!
by Moreta
Tue Feb 09, 2016 4:28 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2016 Presidential Race
Replies: 6046
Views: 298883

Re: 2016 Presidential Race

I got a call today asking who I'd vote for if all the current candidates were still in and the election was today. When I said Sanders, the caller laughed and then asked the question again, as if I hadn't understood it. That might be some devious marketing right there. Was it from Remington Researc...
by Moreta
Tue Feb 09, 2016 3:05 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2016 Presidential Race
Replies: 6046
Views: 298883

Re: 2016 Presidential Race

I got a call today asking who I'd vote for if all the current candidates were still in and the election was today. When I said Sanders, the caller laughed and then asked the question again, as if I hadn't understood it.

That might be some devious marketing right there.
by Moreta
Sun Feb 07, 2016 10:06 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Squirz
Replies: 42
Views: 1541

Re: Squirz

Story of my life.
by Moreta
Sun Feb 07, 2016 8:57 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Super Bowl 50 Thread
Replies: 187
Views: 6491

Re: Super Bowl 50 Thread

She had chunky high heeled boot things on. No sinking into the turf. Very sensible footwear for stomping around on turf in your underthings.
by Moreta
Sun Feb 07, 2016 8:25 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Squirz
Replies: 42
Views: 1541

Re: Squirz

Jerloma wrote:What do stamps even cost these days?
I will take care of mailing it. Just PayPal his winnings my way.

It's not like I'm the type to totally disappear from an online forum or anything. /whistles innocently
by Moreta
Sun Feb 07, 2016 6:10 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2016 Presidential Race
Replies: 6046
Views: 298883

Re: 2016 Presidential Race

Pruitt wrote:
Baloney wrote:
DaveInSeattle wrote:Good god...why the hell does Ted Cruz wear two watches??????

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One for each of his faces
Because Jesus told him to?
One tells the time in Washington DC and the other the time on his home planet.
by Moreta
Sun Feb 07, 2016 6:08 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Big Game on Feb 7th (Puppy Bowl XII)
Replies: 15
Views: 1223

Re: The Big Game on Feb 7th (Puppy Bowl XII)

You do what you've got to do man.
by Moreta
Sun Feb 07, 2016 1:45 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Squirz
Replies: 42
Views: 1541

Re: Squirz

I'm in for 4. Hopefully the PP went through.
by Moreta
Fri Feb 05, 2016 3:12 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Scariest presidential candidate
Replies: 74
Views: 4305

Re: Scariest presidential candidate

The Sybian wrote:
howard wrote:Then Paul Ryan. After an unfortunate 'accident'.
Not if ALL Americans pray for her well-being.
I have to admit, that possibility might be enough get THIS non-praying American to change her tune.
by Moreta
Fri Feb 05, 2016 1:03 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Man's Best Friend
Replies: 2268
Views: 131901

Re: Man's Best Friend

I know our department has undergone training specifically on dealing with people with autism. The training does tend to focus on children, but there's quite a bit of information on adults as well. That makes me happy to hear. Important stuff. Where do you live? It's a suburb of Detroit. I know we g...
by Moreta
Fri Feb 05, 2016 10:07 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Man's Best Friend
Replies: 2268
Views: 131901

Re: Man's Best Friend

I can only imagine what the family and that officer are going through. I know our department has undergone training specifically on dealing with people with autism. The training does tend to focus on children, but there's quite a bit of information on adults as well. Unfortunately, a knife is consid...
by Moreta
Fri Feb 05, 2016 9:37 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Replies: 3937
Views: 262314

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire has gone on to the eternal Boogie Wonderland.
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35499149

by Moreta
Thu Feb 04, 2016 8:15 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Scariest presidential candidate
Replies: 74
Views: 4305

Re: Scariest presidential candidate

Apparently Jimmy Carter agrees with those in the Cruz camp here.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/jimmy-carte ... -ted-cruz/
by Moreta
Mon Feb 01, 2016 11:12 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Wrong
Replies: 40
Views: 1598

Re: Wrong

I thought the Matt Millen hire by the Lions was a needed dramatic positive redirection for a franchise that had spent too many years afraid of making a big move.


So. Very. Wrong.
by Moreta
Sat Jan 30, 2016 9:25 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Scariest presidential candidate
Replies: 74
Views: 4305

Re: Scariest presidential candidate

I see Trump as the scariest because of what his election would say about our society. Our reputation internationally has suffered enough and electing The Donald president would be catastrophic.
by Moreta
Fri Jan 29, 2016 4:11 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Good Movie You'd Never Want To See Again
Replies: 25
Views: 869

Re: Good Movie You'd Never Want To See Again

Twelve Years a Slave among others.
by Moreta
Thu Jan 28, 2016 9:57 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge January 2016 (SPOILERS re: L-Jam)
Replies: 267
Views: 11277

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge January 2016 (SPOILERS re: L-J

howard 15-5
Moreta 13-7
Shirley 10-10


I on the other hand much prefer 19th century British musicals to comics. I do prefer comics to geography of any kind though.
by Moreta
Thu Jan 28, 2016 9:22 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge January 2016 (SPOILERS re: L-Jam)
Replies: 267
Views: 11277

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge January 2016 (SPOILERS re: L-J

AB 15-4
howard 14-5
Moreta 12-7
Pruitt 11-8
BSF 10-9
rex 11-7 can't math


Bad stretch for me.
by Moreta
Wed Jan 27, 2016 1:17 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2016 Presidential Race
Replies: 6046
Views: 298883

Re: 2016 Presidential Race

Johnnie wrote:Not sure where this is from, but it has to be recent.

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It's from a rally in Tulsa. Priceless.
http://www.someecards.com/news/politics ... ump-rally/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by Moreta
Wed Jan 27, 2016 1:08 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge January 2016 (SPOILERS re: L-Jam)
Replies: 267
Views: 11277

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge January 2016 (SPOILERS re: L-J

howard 14-4
AB 14-4
Ryan 12-6
Moreta 12-6
Pruitt 11-7
Shirley 10-8
GPJ 6-12


I couldn't logic my way through that random collection of syllables. The quote didn't make sense either.
by Moreta
Tue Jan 26, 2016 3:47 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Official Spammer Discussion Thread
Replies: 142
Views: 19448

Re: Official Spammer Discussion Thread

I know I was amused.
by Moreta
Tue Jan 26, 2016 12:51 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge January 2016 (SPOILERS re: L-Jam)
Replies: 267
Views: 11277

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge January 2016 (SPOILERS re: L-J

howard wrote:
A_B wrote: AB 13-4
wow. that AB dude is really smart.
We should talk about that.
by Moreta
Tue Jan 26, 2016 7:39 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Man's Best Friend
Replies: 2268
Views: 131901

Re: Man's Best Friend

I'm so very sorry. :(
by Moreta
Mon Jan 25, 2016 9:00 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge January 2016 (SPOILERS re: L-Jam)
Replies: 267
Views: 11277

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge January 2016 (SPOILERS re: L-J

howard 13-4
Moreta 12-5
chedda 6-11


Yes on dead Greeks, no on cartoon anniversaries. Should have gotten that darn it.
by Moreta
Sun Jan 24, 2016 5:37 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2016 AFC playoffs
Replies: 300
Views: 12533

Re: 2016 AFC playoffs

I don't think Microsoft is going to appreciate the publicity TabletGate will get them.
by Moreta
Fri Jan 22, 2016 4:14 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Bagels
Replies: 220
Views: 10104

Re: Bagels

tennbengal wrote:cream cheese is gross.
Truth.


I prefer plain or salt homemade bagels. I'll settle for a good cinnamon raisin if I'm buying one.
by Moreta
Fri Jan 22, 2016 3:02 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge January 2016 (SPOILERS re: L-Jam)
Replies: 267
Views: 11277

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge January 2016 (SPOILERS re: L-J

AB 11-4
Howard 11-4
Ryan 11-4
Moreta 11-4
Pruitt 10-5
BSF 8-7
Shirley 7-8
Chedda 6-9
Duff 6-9
GPJ 6-9
by Moreta
Wed Jan 20, 2016 8:08 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge January 2016 (SPOILERS re: L-Jam)
Replies: 267
Views: 11277

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge January 2016 (SPOILERS re: L-J

howard 11-3
Moreta 11-3

I just had a cultural diversity class at work that went into this in detail.
by Moreta
Wed Jan 20, 2016 7:45 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge January 2016 (SPOILERS re: L-Jam)
Replies: 267
Views: 11277

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge January 2016 (SPOILERS re: L-J

howard 10-3
rex 10-3
Moreta 10-3
Pruitt 9-4
Shirley 6-7
Chedda 5-8
by Moreta
Mon Jan 18, 2016 8:09 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge January 2016 (SPOILERS re: L-Jam)
Replies: 267
Views: 11277

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge January 2016 (SPOILERS re: L-J

howard 10-2
Moreta 10-2

Fearing I might wager that stupidly has prevented me from ever testing for Jeopardy. Ugh.
by Moreta
Sat Jan 16, 2016 12:09 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Important Sounds of Things Falling Apart
Replies: 1194
Views: 59784

Re: The Important Sounds of Things Falling Apart

He is now in charge of the Detroit Public Schools. That's going well too. http://www.npr.org/2016/01/14/462915697/detroit-public-school-teachers-turn-to-sickouts-in-protest I'm a graduate of the Detroit Public Schools and my ex lives in Flint (so my kids may have been drinking tainted water at some...