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by Steve of phpBB
Fri May 24, 2024 2:58 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Car buying
Replies: 600
Views: 32487

Re: Car buying

Daniel Tosh had a car broker on his podcast and he says you're a sucka if you pay the broker. He said in his 45 years of doing it he only took commission from the seller. I didn't even know those were a thing. I'm not sure that makes sense. I asked a guy to perform a service for me - go and find a ...
by Steve of phpBB
Fri May 24, 2024 1:23 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Car buying
Replies: 600
Views: 32487

Re: Car buying

Likely won't help you in Colorado, or with a used model you've already decided on, but the last car we purchased was done with the assistance of thecarhaggler.com. This guy started haggling car purchases about 10 years ago for friends and turned it into a full time job. Pretty sure he charges $400 ...
by Steve of phpBB
Fri May 24, 2024 1:21 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Doc: The Umentary Type
Replies: 142
Views: 2556

Re: Doc: The Umentary Type

Workin' and practicin'
by Steve of phpBB
Fri May 24, 2024 12:35 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Culinary Hot Takes
Replies: 952
Views: 50922

Re: Culinary Hot Takes

A_B wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 10:08 am Stay with e here...doritos in cottage cheese is surprisingly solid snackage.
Ooh, that gives me an excuse to buy some Doritos to test that out.

My mom always put paprika in cottage cheese. I think Doritos would have a similar effect, plus crunchiness.
by Steve of phpBB
Fri May 24, 2024 12:33 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Car buying
Replies: 600
Views: 32487

Re: Car buying

I would travel for a CarMax deal, other than that... I guess I'm not seeing how i can get f'd going to a BMW dealership to buy a used Toyota truck. Like, they can't upsell me on an M61i or whatever, or even try to sell me on a different truck, since I can already see their inventory. And also, I re...
by Steve of phpBB
Fri May 24, 2024 12:29 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Doc: The Umentary Type
Replies: 142
Views: 2556

Re: Doc: The Umentary Type

A friend and I were talking the other day about how it would be nice if there was a 'quota' you could reach in your life of unintentionally-heard musical artists, and once reached you'd never have to hear them again. Seger is the poster child for that movement for me. Not totally unpleasant, just b...
by Steve of phpBB
Fri May 24, 2024 9:59 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Culinary Hot Takes
Replies: 952
Views: 50922

Re: Culinary Hot Takes

Sorry, Nacho Cheese Doritos in tomatoey salsa are the best.
by Steve of phpBB
Fri May 24, 2024 9:15 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: To the extent it comes up: Trump crap post-WH years
Replies: 2100
Views: 63128

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

Only because they're dumb and/or bigoted enough to fall in line with the rich people steering. That’s how it used to be, sure. But just as the rich and powerful did in 1930s Germany, they’ve lost most of their control. Many of the not-massively-rich-but-comfortably well off have left the GOP. Eithe...
by Steve of phpBB
Thu May 23, 2024 12:56 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Fontly Speaking
Replies: 31
Views: 475

Re: Fontly Speaking

Giff wrote: Thu May 23, 2024 11:44 am Do you capitalize the first word after an abbreviation?
If it's a proper noun, yes.
by Steve of phpBB
Thu May 23, 2024 11:42 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Netflix Suggestions?
Replies: 1398
Views: 91709

Re: Netflix Suggestions?

We just finished watching A Gentleman in Moscow on Paramount+.

I thought it was fantastic.
by Steve of phpBB
Thu May 23, 2024 11:41 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Fontly Speaking
Replies: 31
Views: 475

Re: Fontly Speaking

Yeah, I'm with PDX here. Computers do a fine job of making it work for reading. I've never once thought about the period being an abbreviation for anything. Imagine "anything." being a shortener. That said, legal document where there are likely a lot of different punctuation may be the is...
by Steve of phpBB
Thu May 23, 2024 11:38 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: To the extent it comes up: Trump crap post-WH years
Replies: 2100
Views: 63128

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

I think the principle is "liberalism is the greatest danger facing this country."
by Steve of phpBB
Thu May 23, 2024 11:36 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Replies: 9037
Views: 456872

Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random

Good lord, that sounds awful.
by Steve of phpBB
Thu May 23, 2024 11:35 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Replies: 3922
Views: 247494

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Okay, people who are 58 shouldn't die from falling in the shower.

I hope drugs were involved. Or at least others in the shower.
by Steve of phpBB
Wed May 22, 2024 9:24 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Fontly Speaking
Replies: 31
Views: 475

Re: Fontly Speaking

Oh christ. Is "still uses Calibri" going to become the new "two spaces after a period"? The 2 spaces after a period are way too ingrained in me now. There's no way I'll ever change that. My first boss out of law school beat that into me. She insisted every document was consisten...
by Steve of phpBB
Wed May 22, 2024 9:21 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: To the extent it comes up: Trump crap post-WH years
Replies: 2100
Views: 63128

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

Johnnie wrote: Wed May 22, 2024 4:51 pm Nikki Haley endorses Trump. She's getting raked on social media for being a coward.
Calling her a coward implies she’d rather see Biden win. We have no evidence of that.

Haley acted out of principle with this. The problem is that her principles are terrible.
by Steve of phpBB
Tue May 21, 2024 8:14 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Nature is Horrifying
Replies: 373
Views: 26838

Re: Nature is Horrifying

by Steve of phpBB
Tue May 21, 2024 9:27 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Twitter:The New Batch
Replies: 1070
Views: 41663

Re: Twitter:The New Batch

by Steve of phpBB
Mon May 20, 2024 5:28 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Fantasy Euro 2024
Replies: 3
Views: 44

Re: Fantasy Euro 2024

I created a team using Autoselect. Is there a Swamp league to join?

Edit: Nevermind, I just had to click Continue one more time and it was automatic.

Now I need to learn who my players are.
by Steve of phpBB
Mon May 20, 2024 5:24 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Replies: 9037
Views: 456872

Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random

Am I making this up or did there used to be some sort of ask or rule (I"m talking about back in the 80's or 90's) that credit card companies tried to enforce about not allowing vendors to charge a fee for using a credit card? I remember hearing that, too. But it was probably just wrong, becaus...
by Steve of phpBB
Sat May 18, 2024 10:39 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Major League Soccer (MLS) 2024
Replies: 30
Views: 1211

Re: Major League Soccer (MLS) 2024

Colorado has learned that 2-0 really is the most dangerous lead in soccer.
by Steve of phpBB
Sat May 18, 2024 2:47 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9400
Views: 510974

Re: Random Politics

Taunting the AZ AG was stupid enough. But doing it while in Arizona?

(Edit - apparently he was in Florida.)

I guess he’s the mayor America deserves.
by Steve of phpBB
Fri May 17, 2024 2:44 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: MLB 2024
Replies: 289
Views: 25970

Re: MLB 2024

I guess I was mixing up in my head the Seaver game, where he got the last 10 to set or tie the then-record of 19.

Anyway, I hope Pirates fans are enjoying today ...



Edit: It hurts to see Kyle Hendricks this bad.
by Steve of phpBB
Fri May 17, 2024 2:29 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: MLB 2024
Replies: 289
Views: 25970

Re: MLB 2024

It's probably not going to be today (even though he's K'ed each of the first 6 Cubs he faced), but Paul Skenes is going to put up a 20-K game before his career finishes if he doesn't completely destroy his UCL multiple times. The only thing that will stop him today is his pitch count. Is the record...
by Steve of phpBB
Fri May 17, 2024 2:04 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: MLB 2024
Replies: 289
Views: 25970

Re: MLB 2024

It's probably not going to be today (even though he's K'ed each of the first 6 Cubs he faced), but Paul Skenes is going to put up a 20-K game before his career finishes if he doesn't completely destroy his UCL multiple times. The only thing that will stop him today is his pitch count. Is the record...
by Steve of phpBB
Fri May 17, 2024 2:03 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Electric Vehicles
Replies: 164
Views: 4749

Re: Electric Vehicles

blundercrush wrote: Fri May 17, 2024 1:09 pmAlso full self driving will absolutely kill you/your family, and your neighbors, so if you are stupid enough to use that shit you deserve what's coming to you.
To be fair, so will human drivers.
by Steve of phpBB
Fri May 17, 2024 2:00 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Pittsburgh Pirates
Replies: 187
Views: 17237

Re: The Pittsburgh Pirates

Skenes has faced 7 batters. He has 7 Ks.

To be fair, he's facing the Cubs.
by Steve of phpBB
Fri May 17, 2024 11:53 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9400
Views: 510974

Re: Random Politics

This one too:

by Steve of phpBB
Fri May 17, 2024 11:51 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9400
Views: 510974

Re: Random Politics



Still, anything that gave us "bleach blonde bad built butch body" can't be all bad.
by Steve of phpBB
Fri May 17, 2024 11:44 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random personalized license plate thread
Replies: 379
Views: 15677

Re: Random personalized license plate thread

I passed a car this morning with LVL XNG.

So today I learned there's a local brewpub called "Level Crossing".
by Steve of phpBB
Fri May 17, 2024 10:25 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Return of Confessions
Replies: 1353
Views: 81558

Re: Return of Confessions

My wife is an amazing cook, so bringing in her leftovers trumps fast food most of the time. Mine is that I rarely want the thing I just ate. That's my main issue as well. I find I eat less when I know it's something we've made enough for leftovers that we'll eat for lunch the next day, so I guess t...
by Steve of phpBB
Fri May 17, 2024 10:23 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: A non-majors Golf Thread for 2023 and beyond
Replies: 211
Views: 3609

Re: A non-majors Golf Thread for 2023 and beyond

rass wrote: Fri May 17, 2024 10:06 am(sounds bad for Scheffler assuming the officer wasn’t dumb enough to lie at this point)
Yeah, that's the big question, isn't it.
by Steve of phpBB
Fri May 17, 2024 8:59 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9400
Views: 510974

Re: Random Politics

Fuck Greg Abbott. I want him to die in a way that causes the most suffering. I really want someone to simply knock over his wheelchair. Then he gets hit by a train. Train is too quick. A slow moving one. Where it drags him for 100s of miles into west Texas. And he dies from bleeding out and dehydra...
by Steve of phpBB
Thu May 16, 2024 2:30 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Major League Soccer (MLS) 2024
Replies: 30
Views: 1211

Re: Major League Soccer (MLS) 2024

P.D.X. wrote: Thu May 16, 2024 1:51 pm Wish there was a player on my team named Gavin Beavers.
You know he'll end up playing in Portland for a decade.
by Steve of phpBB
Thu May 16, 2024 12:42 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: College Visits
Replies: 611
Views: 24979

Re: College Visits

So, my oldest is done this month as well. He'll have his H.S. diploma and almost enough dual enrollment credits to have an AA. We toured Embry Riddle a year or so ago, as he wants to be a commercial airline pilot. Roughly $75k/yr, and you still need 1000 flight hours after graduation to get your co...
by Steve of phpBB
Thu May 16, 2024 12:05 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: College Visits
Replies: 611
Views: 24979

Re: College Visits

The Boy just got notice this morning that he got into Rutgers Business School off the waitlist. So glad he already accepted at Rutgers (School of Arts and Sciences), otherwise he'd have to rescind an acceptance at another school and resubmit his commit announcement on his school's Instagram page. T...
by Steve of phpBB
Thu May 16, 2024 12:02 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Major League Soccer (MLS) 2024
Replies: 30
Views: 1211

Re: Major League Soccer (MLS) 2024

Fun time last night.

I love it when I have a good soccer team to watch.

by Steve of phpBB
Thu May 16, 2024 11:59 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Checkmate, Bitches! The Chess and other Board Games Thread
Replies: 494
Views: 63315

Re: Checkmate, Bitches! The Chess and other Board Games Thread

Motherbitch Talking to the Mrs. who’s down in Turks for friends’ 50th birthday trip. Me: Today’s is something I want to do to your ass. Her: Eat. Me: Nooooo. It’s got to be five letters. Her: …. Okay. Munch. Mr: …well, you got two letters in the right spot. I don't know who Mr. X is, but that looks...
by Steve of phpBB
Wed May 15, 2024 4:07 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9400
Views: 510974

Re: Random Politics

Johnnie wrote: Wed May 15, 2024 3:54 pm Then there's this asshole:

Was she the one who used the flamethrower to burn books?