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by A_B
Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:56 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: If you could do college all over, what would you study?
Replies: 89
Views: 4507

Re: If you could do college all over, what would you study?

I would have totally studied economics/business and then stayed for grad school and gotten an MBA. This. There's no money in engineering and I've been steered toward the business aspects of what we do. It's been strongly suggested that I get an MBA but I'm not sure if I'll be living down here at th...
by A_B
Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:47 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Masters 2013
Replies: 176
Views: 8597

Re: Masters 2013

Five under for Marc Leishman. New leader.three to play.
by A_B
Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:11 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Masters 2013
Replies: 176
Views: 8597

Re: Masters 2013

Tiger to 2 under. No bogeys. Apparently hit it into a beer cup at one point.
by A_B
Thu Apr 11, 2013 10:46 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Masters 2013
Replies: 176
Views: 8597

Re: Masters 2013

I don't know if that's just IBM flexing muscle or if it's Augusta National flexing their pocketbooks, but the online experience for the Masters is amazing in all formats.
by A_B
Thu Apr 11, 2013 10:37 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Masters 2013
Replies: 176
Views: 8597

Re: Masters 2013

There are a lot of birdies out there early.
by A_B
Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:01 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Sage Advice thread
Replies: 32
Views: 3136

Re: Sage Advice thread

so, to make this serious... inspired somewhat by the college do-over thread. say you really don't like your main job and don't see a future there. (and are actively looking) you have your second job income that pays the mortgage and savings that would allow you to live well for the foreseeable futu...
by A_B
Thu Apr 11, 2013 8:52 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Masters 2013
Replies: 176
Views: 8597

Re: Masters 2013

There are few things in golf i enjoy watching more than Arnold Palmer's abbreviated follow through, even at the age of 83.
by A_B
Thu Apr 11, 2013 8:45 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Masters 2013
Replies: 176
Views: 8597

Re: Masters 2013

Rex wrote:A "Gay Leads Masters" headline would draw some interest.
Even better on sunday if he's a few strokes behind going in and wins "Gay Catches Tiger From Behind"

or if he posts a score early and everyone falters "Gay Gets Backdoor Surprise"
by A_B
Thu Apr 11, 2013 7:20 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Masters 2013
Replies: 176
Views: 8597

Re: Masters 2013

John Peterson in sole possession of the lead at Augusta.
by A_B
Thu Apr 11, 2013 7:18 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: If you could do college all over, what would you study?
Replies: 89
Views: 4507

Re: If you could do college all over, what would you study?

I don't know if I could have done the pharmacy thing...I worked at a drug store my senior year of high school, and it always seemed to me like the pharmacists mostly counted pills and typed up labels for pill bottles. I always joke when I go to my kid's orthodontic appointments that I wish I had st...
by A_B
Thu Apr 11, 2013 7:14 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The 2013 MLB thread - March/April edition
Replies: 187
Views: 10411

Re: The 2013 MLB thread - March/April edition

Let's talk about Wrigley. I just don't see the issue with upgrading the stadium. yeah, I know that the seats have been there for a long time. I remember from well before they started commercializing it. But they're not the owners. They're profiting without having to foot the bill of providing the pr...
by A_B
Wed Apr 10, 2013 3:51 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The 2013 MLB thread - March/April edition
Replies: 187
Views: 10411

Re: The 2013 MLB thread - March/April edition

I still don't understand why Baker won't try Joey Votto in the #2 slot. With Choo and Votto 1-2, that should create a lot of opportunies for DatDudeBP, Frazier and BRUUUUUCE.
by A_B
Wed Apr 10, 2013 3:47 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Learn Something Random Every Day Thoughts
Replies: 3482
Views: 239092

Re: Learn Something Random Every Day Thoughts

It's all fun and games til you figure out they have been breeding new varieties of hens.
by A_B
Wed Apr 10, 2013 3:01 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Free Agency
Replies: 351
Views: 29278

Re: NFL Free Agency

Hoping someone thinks Detroit or Cleveland wants Millner, or that two of the top three left tackles go in the top three picks making Arizona/Miami/? move up. The general thinking here in Cleveland is they will try to move down to get a second-round pick. They lost their 2nd rounder when they took J...
by A_B
Wed Apr 10, 2013 1:56 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: If you could do college all over, what would you study?
Replies: 89
Views: 4507

Re: If you could do college all over, what would you study?

I think I'd just try harder in the first place. It took me 11 years to finish my undergrad bachelors (but with two associates thrown in as well, woohoo). Granted, more than half that time was spent part-time taking 2-3 classes a semester, but still, had I applied myself more to begin with things mig...
by A_B
Wed Apr 10, 2013 10:20 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Allergies
Replies: 67
Views: 6243

Re: Allergies

ZMan wrote:
rass wrote:Whatever it is that is in the "-D" (yeah yeah) makes me jittery.
By itself, Mucinex is an expectorant, so I would assume the '-D' means they added a decongestant, which means they added sudafed.
Dextromethrophan. So similar to sudafed, but not exactly.
by A_B
Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:16 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Games, Apps, 'n Stuf
Replies: 60
Views: 4036

Re: Games, Apps, 'n Stuf

Sabo wrote:Gotta say I prefer the iOOTP instead of the full version. The full version was just too damn involved for my tastes. I don't really need to set the lineups for my low A ball team, although Rex apparently disagrees with me.
Runnin on iphone or ipad?
by A_B
Wed Apr 10, 2013 7:58 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Games, Apps, 'n Stuf
Replies: 60
Views: 4036

Re: Games, Apps, 'n Stuf

Its available on MAC as well. This could be bad.
by A_B
Tue Apr 09, 2013 2:26 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: "Accidental Racist" ... a real song
Replies: 88
Views: 6057

Re: "Accidental Racist" ... a real song

I fly a confederate flag at my house because I really like state's rights. I love black people. I have black friends on Facebook.

And yes, I did in fact go out with Dourugby's sister for a few months.
by A_B
Tue Apr 09, 2013 1:38 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Learn Something Random Every Day Thoughts
Replies: 3482
Views: 239092

Re: Learn Something Random Every Day Thoughts

Jerloma wrote:I don't get today's xkcd at all.
Just to show how much bigger NYC's is than all the rest?
by A_B
Mon Apr 08, 2013 9:17 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2013 Final Four
Replies: 58
Views: 3104

Re: 2013 Final Four

Its white boy day.
by A_B
Mon Apr 08, 2013 4:48 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: "Accidental Racist" ... a real song
Replies: 88
Views: 6057

Re: "Accidental Racist" ... a real song

Paisley is an awesome guitarist. That is all i have.
by A_B
Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:13 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Bathroom Etiquette
Replies: 266
Views: 16405

Re: Bathroom Etiquette

They have that chart in the UK practice facility.
by A_B
Mon Apr 08, 2013 9:01 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: College Hoops Offseason thread 2013
Replies: 51
Views: 4560

Re: College Hoops Offseason thread 2013

I hope this kid doesn't go to Kentucky next year. The other 6 McD's AAs Kentucky already has probably are thinking the same thing. The kid is unreal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLsK-ZoL9sY Yes, it's mostly a collection of dunks, but his spin moves and crossovers are equally impressive. He's the...
by A_B
Mon Apr 08, 2013 7:21 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The VLOOKUP Thread
Replies: 16
Views: 1102

Re: The VLOOKUP Thread

I don't see why you don't slot Harper in LF and go from there, all else be damned.
by A_B
Sun Apr 07, 2013 10:40 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The VLOOKUP Thread
Replies: 16
Views: 1102

Re: The VLOOKUP Thread

Put a comma after the FALSE
by A_B
Fri Apr 05, 2013 12:16 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA meltdown thread
Replies: 194
Views: 13688

Re: NCAA meltdown thread

(And because I know where this is headed, calling them a "pussy" is very much not the same. None of the players were or could potentially be women with vaginas. So you can tastelessly imply they're soft in a variety of off-color ways without that slur.) So your issue is verbage? It would ...
by A_B
Fri Apr 05, 2013 10:14 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA meltdown thread
Replies: 194
Views: 13688

Re: NCAA meltdown thread

devilfluff wrote:
cerrano wrote:rutgers ad tim pernetti out according to the star ledger.

this comes after the resignations of an assistant coach and the r.u. general counsel. it's a scarlet bloodbath!!!
I think this might be taking it a bit far. Rice is not Sandusky...
I know, right?
by A_B
Thu Apr 04, 2013 3:07 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NBA Thread
Replies: 127
Views: 9650

Re: NBA Thread

Giff wrote:You'd think at that point you'd just let him have the game off.
Except wouldn't that completely undermine the point of BOTH parties? Rockets want him to be available. White says he can drive to games. Blah blah blah.
by A_B
Thu Apr 04, 2013 2:57 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NBA Thread
Replies: 127
Views: 9650

Re: NBA Thread

How is the Royce White thing going? Outta site outta mind it seems. He's played well at times in the D-League and others he's played awful. He's such a unique talent that it will be a shame if he doesn't ever amount to anything. My favorite story of his so far is him taking that damn bus to Santa C...
by A_B
Thu Apr 04, 2013 10:57 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp 6 Link Dump Extravaganza
Replies: 1439
Views: 112799

Re: Swamp 6 Link Dump Extravaganza

How does an 8-inch tarantula stay undiscovered for so long?
by A_B
Thu Apr 04, 2013 9:12 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: OFFICIAL Eat Right & Get Fit Challenge
Replies: 1605
Views: 117563

Re: OFFICIAL Eat Right & Get Fit Challenge

Grasspenis wrote:I just lost 6 lbs solely by reading Bronto's articles.
If i read them in the shitter, maybe I can have this kind of atypical success.
by A_B
Thu Apr 04, 2013 8:42 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Arrested Development
Replies: 50
Views: 3110

Re: Arrested Development



It's the Final Countdown! May 26th!
by A_B
Thu Apr 04, 2013 8:37 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NBA Thread
Replies: 127
Views: 9650

Re: NBA Thread

AB!!! Thomas [sic] Jones, straight from D-League to a double-double! He was very close to two sure-fire SC top 10 plays on put backs. He's very good. I'm surprised he has spent all season in the d-league, and I was hoping when they dealt both morris and patterson that he would get more run, but I'm...
by A_B
Thu Apr 04, 2013 8:05 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2013 Final Four
Replies: 58
Views: 3104

2013 Final Four

I see no way that it isn't Michigan-UL in the final. Sorry, Dsafe. The one way to consistently beat the Syracuse zone is to have guards who can make it past the first line of defense to give options to the passer. Michigan can do that. They then have shooters who can knock down the three on the kick...
by A_B
Thu Apr 04, 2013 7:45 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: OFFICIAL Eat Right & Get Fit Challenge
Replies: 1605
Views: 117563

Re: OFFICIAL Eat Right & Get Fit Challenge

ok. so where can i find them? maybe I'm a swamp-tool fro not knowing this.
by A_B
Wed Apr 03, 2013 1:06 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The I need to buy a house thread
Replies: 1350
Views: 51875

Re: The I need to buy a house thread

Though just doing the math on what I pay every month, I know that I didn't pay over $6K in mortgage interest Yeah, you may very well not. Just remember to add in property taxes and state income taxes paid as well though. PMI as well. that is usually included in the form your mortgage company sends.
by A_B
Wed Apr 03, 2013 11:48 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Images (now possibly NSFW)
Replies: 2148
Views: 294759

Re: Images (now possibly NSFW)

I just hit Command&- and it makes everything smaller! Voila!
by A_B
Wed Apr 03, 2013 9:26 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Game of Thrones....
Replies: 981
Views: 47386

Re: Game of Thrones....

I have hard copies of all the books. There is no way I'm keeping them until the kids are old enough to read them. They have as much porn as the LOTR does singing. I think HBO actually leaves a lot of it out. PM me if you are interested and I can put them in the mail. I think i may try the first boo...
by A_B
Wed Apr 03, 2013 9:24 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The I need to buy a house thread
Replies: 1350
Views: 51875

Re: The I need to buy a house thread

I didn't get this mortgage deduction that you all are talking about either of the last two years. If you itemize deductions on your tax return you can deduct mortgage interest and property taxes paid to add to your deductions. If you own a home, 99 percent of the time it's better to itemize than to...