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Patrick Ewing nearly went to UNC instead of Georgetown.

The thought boggles the mind. That '83 team that beat the Hoyas in the Finals could have had Worthy, Perkins, Jordan AND Ewing? Holy shit. Hard to imagine Jordan being the fourth best player on his own team, but he would have been.

Its also a good idea to call your bank or Credit Card company to let them know you are traveling overseas. It would suck for the folks at American Express (or wherever) to suddenly start seeing charges from England and think "hey, his card must have been stolen" and shut it down. Like you...

brian wrote:Grant Wahl had tweeted that the Iraq-Japan qualifier in Doha, Qatar had to be stopped in the middle of each half for the teams to take a water break because it was so hot. So that 2022 World Cup in Qatar ought to be a hoot.

Were there orange wedges too?

We have a temp starting tomorrow named Trish Duquette. With a name like that, I bet she's hot. After using Google, I'm not so sure about that one (Facebook result for someone with that name in Calgary). Yeah, you know the name didn't sound hot to me anyway. (I have a not-hot sister-in-law named Tri...

We have a temp starting tomorrow named Trish Duquette. With a name like that, I bet she's hot. After using Google, I'm not so sure about that one (Facebook result for someone with that name in Calgary). Yeah, you know the name didn't sound hot to me anyway. (I have a not-hot sister-in-law named Tri...

So, do chip and pin cards work in the States?

Scottie wrote:Serious question. Ever had another White guy attempt to greet with you the NBA handshake? Whatever it's called.

Yeah, young white guys do it.

OK fellas, as a follow-up to my phone question, how about credit cards in Europe, the UK in particular? From what I've read, Capital One cards are probably my best bet for avoiding transaction fees abroad, but what about chip and pin card versus typical American magnetic strip cards? Has anyone had ...

rass wrote:I guess Chevy Chase really is a dick?

Huh?

AB_skin_test wrote:If calling each other won't work the way you hope, it might be cheaper to get one of those pay as you go type phones in England for each of you.

That's true. I was trying to avoid having to deal with multiple phones though. But it could be fun to use a burner though.

Thanks, everyone, for your input so far. Based on what I've read here and elsewhere, here is my current plan: 1. Receive calls (or not) from the US. 2. Receive voicemails from the US I am going to use a combination of Google Voice (I already have a number) and the Talkatone app (free). I just downlo...

I'll fuck you like you're a 12 year old!

ZaZ is back and nobody told me? I snuck in the back door. Here's the brief update. Hottie blonde replaced with younger, hotter redhead. Binge drinking down to once a week, with the help of The Missing Link, aka The Patrick Ewing: a layered shot of Black Sambvca, Goldschlager and Jag. Disgusting, in...

You said Neanderthal with a "t" sound instead of "th" didn't you?

(and I think all Europeans have some Neanderthal in us. We fucked them. Africans don't have Neanderthal genes.)

Jerloma wrote:I know. My grievance is completely over a commonly accepted case of semantics and I'm over-analyzing the shit out of it. That's what I do. Some people fuck peacocks...I over-analyze shit.

Idiot. You'd fuck a peafowl.

You're not gay.

What about "pedant?" Is that offensive? I want to live in a world where ignorance isn't celebrated. If that makes me a pedant than I take it as a compliment. More importantly though, I don't want my kids being outcasts just because I taught them science. See, you're applying scientific, p...

What about "pedant?" Is that offensive?

Yeah, I saw him score Duke's third goal and noticed he was a lot taller than the guys around him.

A couple of years ago I obsessively downloaded all the maps I would need before I went to Europe. So while I used the GPS, I didn't have to incur international data charges. Pretty damn smart move, that. Because downloading data outside of your home country can turn out to be really, really, bad. I...

http://lifehacker.com/5974153/how-can-i-save-money-on-my-smartphone-bill-when-traveling-internationally Thanks. I read that one when it came out, but it is so full of "depending on this" and "if you have this then you probably need that" steps that it's nearly useless for any sp...

That's Coach K!

Actually, my first thought was that it looked like a butt. Then I saw the hair.

Just got back from a week and a half over there (Spain, France and Italy). I've got an iphone 4, and AT&T. I used AT&T's international cell and data package while I was overseas. We were pretty heavily reliant on it to call home to our kids and use as a GPS while driving, and went over our ...

My wife got an opportunity to teach a class at Cambridge this summer, so the whole family is crossing the pond for the month of July. We plan to take a few short trips - London, Edinburgh, Paris, and Rome. Does anyone have any suggestions for how best to handle our phones for the five weeks? We both...

Yeah, I wasn't suggesting three separate calls, just three ways what he was doing was illegal. I didn't see the play live (I have it recorded), so I'm just going off the pic.

Very impressive comeback by Duke in the championship game. Down 5-0 to perennial power Syracuse, Duke started dominating faceoffs and stormed back to win 16-10. At one point, Duke won 13 consecutive faceoffs - that just doesn't happen. The faceoff guy won MVP despite not scoring a goal. He's a lineb...

Weren't we war-free during the Carter years?

And Reagan too, unless you count Grenada. We aren't counting proxy wars either, are we?

Please shoot me down if this is as naive and horrible of an idea as I might suspect, but has anyone ever actually tried posting a missed connection on Craigslist or other similar site? Was in Boston last Friday and had a girl spontaneously strike up a conversation while walking beside me at the mal...

elflaco wrote:I'm jonesing for a game --

pretty cool read.

That was a fun read.

So I heard on NPR, and I saw a brief mention in one other place, but nobody else has mentioned this - apparently most of those kids who were killed were trapped in a room in the schooland there were burst water pipes. The kids weren't killed by the walls - they drowned. If true, that's mind bendingl...

I am pleased that The Swamp has declined from comment on Sergio going all Fuzzy Zoeller. Then, I have to go and spoil it. Naw, I think it's worthy of comment. It'll be funny to watch sports guys decide whether to get irate or go with the "he was joking, everything's cool" reaction. Of cou...

The creator of the GIF ends the debate once and for all: “The Oxford English Dictionary accepts both pronunciations,” Mr. Wilhite said. “They are wrong. It is a soft ‘G,’ pronounced ‘jif.’ End of story.” http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/21/an-honor-for-the-creator-of-the-gif/?smid=tw-nytimes&q...

Frankly, I have more fun not using any tools, not even left-right panorama, no zoom, no map adjustment, just looking at the initial image and guessing from there. Sure, my scores suck, but it's more enjoyable. And that's how I've been playing it. Thanks again for the link; it's damn addictive. Yeah...

AB_skin_test wrote:You ever think it could have just been a lesser demon, shirley?

Jeez.

If Ronnie James Dio didn't sing about them, I don't know them.

I might have done better except for this: Your guess was 15422.732 km from the correct location and gave 71 points. (first slide) But! Comeback kid. You won the challenge with 17947 points against 15467. The Hangul is on the telephone pole. The Segway Experience has a phone number. The Hotel sign. ...

The Pope apparently exorcised some kid in a wheelchair the other day. Nah, he's just putting his hands on the kid and praying. Or pretending to pray. Or whatever they do. You can tell it's not a real exorcism because the kid's head didn't turn 360° and then puke on him. Yeah, why did someone think ...

I was pretty proud of some of my guesses on this one - http://www.geoguessr.com?s=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6MTU0NjcsInZlcnNpb24iOjEsInJvdW5kcyI6W1sicm91bmQiLCJsYXQiLCJsbmciLCJnTGF0IiwiZ0xuZyJdLFsxLC0yMy4xMTY2MywzMC41MjA1NjkwMDAwMDAwMjMsLTMxLjM1MzYzNjk0MTUwMDk4NywyNC4wODIwMzEyNV0sWzIsNjEuMzg3NzQ4LC0xNDMuMj...

Yeah, they've always had those. I finished around 40 or so the first year I played and it gave me some sort of payout calculation.

I don't see how Hank lets him off. I don't think he's corruptable. Also, when he realizes that Walt has been playing him all of this time, he's got to be pissed. That said, I'm not sure he can just arrest him either. That would be very hard, and as DSG said, could lead to Hank getting fired for not ...

Jerloma wrote:I just don't see it with that band.

They never really did it for me either. But that introduction actually made me want to give them another shot. I fired up 2112 on Spotify this morning. Not bad. Certainly better than most Rush I've heard over the years on the radio.

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