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by A_B
Mon May 06, 2024 3:31 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Lacrosse The Thread
Replies: 157
Views: 5693

Re: Lacrosse The Thread

I figured it was a little less diluted than some sports. But I guess the same teams win all the "big" sports, too.
by A_B
Mon May 06, 2024 2:58 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Lacrosse The Thread
Replies: 157
Views: 5693

Re: Lacrosse The Thread

Admittedly I don't follow lacrosse, but being ranked #5 and two of those losses against top teams were fairly close...that seems like national championship caliber. Honest question, is it really that top heavy?
by A_B
Mon May 06, 2024 1:52 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Wlu_lax6's Glod Star Trivai
Replies: 115
Views: 8312

Re: Wlu_lax6's Glod Star Trivai

Here is the list https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeswealthteam/2023/06/15/the-richest-person-in-every-state-2023/?sh=1cdbb8405567 Idaho is Frank Vandersloot 3.4B. He is also an indoor rower world record holder. https://www.forbes.com/profile/frank-vandersloot/?sh=407c369214ee Must be able to power ...
by A_B
Mon May 06, 2024 1:48 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: college football offseason
Replies: 24
Views: 5322

Re: college football offseason

Perfect chance to bring back the "weedeater" bowl.
by A_B
Mon May 06, 2024 1:42 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Comedy...stand-up and otherwise...
Replies: 1309
Views: 195754

Re: Comedy...stand-up and otherwise...

sancarlos wrote: Mon May 06, 2024 12:57 pm Why does Kraft have to be protected from a public massage joke?
Can't be hurting his feelings, now, sc.
by A_B
Mon May 06, 2024 10:02 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Wlu_lax6's Glod Star Trivai
Replies: 115
Views: 8312

Re: Wlu_lax6's Glod Star Trivai

L-Jam3 wrote: Mon May 06, 2024 9:50 am Surprised there isn't a coal baron in WV at $1B.
The two that were there had judgements against them that put them below the threshold.
by A_B
Mon May 06, 2024 7:27 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Ball of Confusion
Replies: 602
Views: 43021

Re: Ball of Confusion

The Sybian wrote: Sun May 05, 2024 12:23 pm One thing about college students, they have the extra cash on hand to by controlling stakes in the most powerful corporations in the world.
If I had a dollar for every leveraged buy out me and the boys did on friday nights back in the day, man...
by A_B
Fri May 03, 2024 5:04 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: To the extent it comes up: Trump crap post-WH years
Replies: 2053
Views: 59456

Re: To the extent it comes up: Trump crap post-WH years

Oh I didn’t mean to come off that sympathetic!
by A_B
Fri May 03, 2024 3:41 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: To the extent it comes up: Trump crap post-WH years
Replies: 2053
Views: 59456

Re: To the extent it comes up: Trump crap post-WH years

It may be that the reason it only came out as much as it has now is because the legal system demanded it (via the Cohen transcript stuff). I can see it being a bit of an open secret if you're around him a lot but maybe decorum does apply still. We've probably all been around someone who had to wear ...
by A_B
Fri May 03, 2024 10:21 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Sydney Sweeney
Replies: 16
Views: 701

Re: Sydney Sweeney

If we're wrong, then it's a Darwin Award I don't mind winning. Okay, my apologies for the pedantry, but I've spent an hour trying to decipher this joke. A Darwin award is when someone dies in a stupid way thus removing their stupid genes from the pool. Is there a scenario here where that could happ...
by A_B
Fri May 03, 2024 9:34 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: What kind of bread does a horse eat? Thoroughbread! (2024 Triple Crown)
Replies: 11
Views: 138

Re: What kind of bread does a horse eat? Thoroughbread! (2024 Triple Crown)

wlu_lax6 wrote: Fri May 03, 2024 9:15 am So just learned that Dornoch and Society Man are owned by Larry Connolly...W&L Grad...and of course Secretariat was bred at stables owned by a 1909 W&L grad.
Everyone knows this.
by A_B
Fri May 03, 2024 7:10 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Singularity
Replies: 264
Views: 28829

Re: The Singularity

mister d wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:40 am "That's four Lipas!!!" is something I would have wrote back when I thought Dua Lipa was a stage name and assumed, since I didn't take spanish in HS, that "Dua" probably meant "two".
Why hasn't she been signed on to a Double IPA endorsement deal?
by A_B
Thu May 02, 2024 3:07 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Electric Vehicles
Replies: 147
Views: 3613

Re: Electric Vehicles

It's just so jarring and when you look at how cool/clean the lines are on the Rivian you really have to wonder WTF ppl are thinking. I really like the Rivian too. BTW, what the fuck is Elon doing with firing his entire Supercharger team? That's the one clear competitive advantage Tesla still has. I...
by A_B
Thu May 02, 2024 10:55 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Replies: 2800
Views: 107953

Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette

I love you period
Do you love me question mark?
Please, please exclamation point
I want to hold you in parentheses
by A_B
Thu May 02, 2024 10:20 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp Travel Guide
Replies: 1228
Views: 90220

Re: Swamp Travel Guide

Had a trip to DC last weekend (no time folks, all family shizz, sorry, maybe next time!) and ended up in the Portrait Gallery. All the presidents have a potrait, and in true museum fashio, it says the artist, date and medium. "Gilbert Stuart, 1795, Oil on canvas" etc. They were mostly can...
by A_B
Thu May 02, 2024 7:03 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Replies: 2800
Views: 107953

Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette

If someone said "however comma" to me I might fly into a murderous rage.
by A_B
Wed May 01, 2024 3:04 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: I love you, Dad
Replies: 25
Views: 198

Re: I love you, Dad

Sorry for your loss. It's never easy, the hurt never really goes away, but it gets easier. Cold comfort now, of course.
by A_B
Wed May 01, 2024 3:01 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9310
Views: 501830

Re: Random Politics

This whole damn charade comes down to the fundamental question of what's more important: the required geopolitical alliance between America and Israel or telling Israel to settle the fuck down when they start acting like Joe Pesci in Goodfellas ? Since it continues to be the former why should peopl...
by A_B
Wed May 01, 2024 10:55 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp Travel Guide
Replies: 1228
Views: 90220

Re: Swamp Travel Guide

Had a trip to DC last weekend (no time folks, all family shizz, sorry, maybe next time!) and ended up in the Portrait Gallery. All the presidents have a potrait, and in true museum fashio, it says the artist, date and medium. "Gilbert Stuart, 1795, Oil on canvas" etc. They were mostly canv...
by A_B
Wed May 01, 2024 8:24 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Defector.com
Replies: 309
Views: 10294

Re: Defector.com

OK, is nonlinear "sarcastro" in the comments? At least two comments related to flushable wipes and "fucking up a wastewater plant" in the grundle hygiene post
by A_B
Wed May 01, 2024 7:49 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Replies: 2800
Views: 107953

Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette

If I could get rid of one single term out of all the corporate buzzwords or whatever you call them that have infiltrated the workplace, it would be "fireside chat," and it's really not even close. I'd have a circle back to this orgy with synergy and put a pin in that for now if I never he...
by A_B
Wed May 01, 2024 7:32 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: More Backroom Deals Than Tammany Hall - A Youth Soccer Tale
Replies: 768
Views: 84666

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

rass wrote: Wed May 01, 2024 6:24 am Congrats. And are you running their social media account? Or do North Atlanta soccer dads all just write like that?
I mean, it's funny because...
by A_B
Wed May 01, 2024 7:30 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NBA Regular Season 2023-24 f./ NBA In-Season Tournament 2023-24
Replies: 339
Views: 14120

Re: NBA Regular Season 2023-24 f./ NBA In-Season Tournament 2023-24

Wild that Maxey and Harris carried the MVP through an elimination game. Joel looked lost out there. It was kind of sad. Bell's palsy will fuck you up. Really put my mom in a bind when she was dealing with the stress of her parents dying. I know he's a professional athlete but not sure it matters th...
by A_B
Wed May 01, 2024 7:24 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Return of Confessions
Replies: 1319
Views: 80272

Re: Return of Confessions

Big valentina fan. Ortega is fine but not wha ti would reach for most of the time. Cholula still probably #1 in my house.
by A_B
Wed May 01, 2024 7:22 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Replies: 3893
Views: 241136

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

watched it a couple of months ago and I thought it held up pretty well. The mudslide scene is one of my earlier in theater moments I remember.
by A_B
Wed May 01, 2024 7:21 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
Replies: 3084
Views: 275990

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

His wife got a new job in Baltimore and he said "it was my turn to take one for the team career-wise." But, yes, it's wild that a guy that built a national contender had to step away from the program. Goes to show how little (relatively speaking) those folks get paid. Think there is a lit...
by A_B
Tue Apr 30, 2024 11:25 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Hey, I Learn Something New Everyday, Two
Replies: 902
Views: 72063

Re: Hey, I Learn Something New Everyday, Two

I've used that field! And no, I don't think they have a baseball team anymore, but they used to and Agannis Arena is named for a famous baseball alum, who was a famous football alum but decided to play for the Braves. Then he got pneumonia and died. Which shows the risks of playing for Boston profes...
by A_B
Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:41 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2024 NFL MOCK DRAFT EXTRAVAGANZA
Replies: 143
Views: 3741

Re: 2024 NFL MOCK DRAFT EXTRAVAGANZA

The achilles injury rehab isn't enough injury?
by A_B
Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:03 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Ball of Confusion
Replies: 602
Views: 43021

Re: Ball of Confusion

We're one ace from someone getting shot at one of these protests.
by A_B
Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:50 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Ball of Confusion
Replies: 602
Views: 43021

Re: Ball of Confusion

That’s not the accounts I am hearing/reading. There are bad actors on both sides but a lot of what I see is actually students on both sides advocating for peace.

Honestly I’d say don’t listen to anyone older than you on this issue. The kids have damn near always been right.
by A_B
Wed Apr 24, 2024 12:20 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2023-2024 NHL Season
Replies: 689
Views: 34306

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

I'm sure it's been discussed, but that was a killer save from Bobrovski.
by A_B
Wed Apr 24, 2024 12:12 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Getting the spins
Replies: 3330
Views: 221960

Re: Getting the spins

The new Taylor Swift album seems fine so far, but I have to say, I prefer her older stuff, before she became less commercial. Yeah, it's pretty boring, tbh. It fit my vibe yesterday when I listened the first time. I wasn't listening with intent necessarily, but had it loud enough to hear while I wa...
by A_B
Wed Apr 24, 2024 8:50 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Man's Best Friend
Replies: 2258
Views: 120866

Re: Man's Best Friend

I don't care what you think of the royals, this is a cool statue

by A_B
Wed Apr 24, 2024 7:08 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Replies: 8943
Views: 446020

Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random

Shirley wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 5:26 pm
Giff wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 3:21 pm I don’t buy them often but I’m a Skor/Heath guy for sure.
Yes. Baby Ruth and Snickers are great, but nothing beats a great toffee bar.
My sister ships me Rocca bars for christmas or just randomly. I guess it's a Pac NW thing? Anyway, their dark chocolate w/toffee are amazing.
by A_B
Tue Apr 23, 2024 2:24 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: WNBA Draft
Replies: 61
Views: 5488

Re: WNBA Draft

The algorithm listens

by A_B
Tue Apr 23, 2024 2:06 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: WNBA Draft
Replies: 61
Views: 5488

Re: WNBA Draft

No idea how $28 million is a steal for Nike. Lets check back on this in 3 years. Just dont see the WNBA going places. It's an 8 year deal. AAV isn't that great, especially if she does turn out to be a star. If not, the next contract doesn't arrive and Nike loses. But you can probably make the argum...
by A_B
Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:56 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: WNBA Draft
Replies: 61
Views: 5488

Re: WNBA Draft

If she plays in the W the way she played in college that is gonna be a steal for Nike. There seems to be some resentment of her among the old guard WNBA players, so it appears she’s really going to have to earn it. Oldheads gunna oldhead. What does she have to 'earn' exactly? She is gonna have to t...
by A_B
Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:21 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: WNBA Draft
Replies: 61
Views: 5488

Re: WNBA Draft

If she plays in the W the way she played in college that is gonna be a steal for Nike.
by A_B
Mon Apr 22, 2024 1:19 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: To the extent it comes up: Trump crap post-WH years
Replies: 2053
Views: 59456

Re: To the extent it comes up: Trump crap post-WH years

Jerloma wrote: Mon Apr 22, 2024 1:15 pm I'm curious how there are 2 lawyers who don't pay attention to politics or government. How can you be a lawyer and not pay attention to where the laws come from?
They're the only ones that would work for Trump! HEY O!