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by Shirley
Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:09 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp Movie Club: The Coen Brothers, FARGO, 3/18, 9:30 pm ET
Replies: 81
Views: 1065

Re: Swamp Movie Club: The Coen Brothers, FARGO, 3/18, 9:30 pm ET

brian wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:42 pm Aw jeez, this was kinda my deal here, Wade…
you betcha
by Shirley
Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:28 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Getting the spins
Replies: 3277
Views: 192008

Re: Getting the spins

This is pretty great -

I had no idea Stephen Tyler could play a harmonica like that.
by Shirley
Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:51 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Basketball 23-24
Replies: 255
Views: 4469

Re: NCAA Basketball 23-24

Well, Shirley, big game on Tuesday! I thought of you! And maaaan, what a relief that UVA got in. I know that lots of folks are going to bitch about that, and I totally get it. It's impossible to fill all the final spots in a way that everyone agrees with. Some teams are going to feel like they were...
by Shirley
Sun Mar 17, 2024 2:23 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Replies: 2711
Views: 88391

Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette

I've been at work at my job for just under 3 months and my commander has already given me major kudos and said, in front of people, "So do I have to get you some type of retention bonus or something because I really don't want you to leave anytime soon." It completely caught me off guard....
by Shirley
Sun Mar 17, 2024 2:22 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random thoughts/images/shit that makes you feel old thread
Replies: 1512
Views: 62749

Re: Random thoughts/images/shit that makes you feel old thread

I am envious of those old skiers. There was a time in my life when I skied 30+ times a year. Now, with eye and shoulder issues, my balance seems off. So I may never ski again. It’s not a big deal, given the cost, anyway, but it does make me wistful. It is expensive, but with planning, there are way...
by Shirley
Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:33 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random thoughts/images/shit that makes you feel old thread
Replies: 1512
Views: 62749

Re: Random thoughts/images/shit that makes you feel old thread

This is more - shit that makes you feel better about getting old. It's an article about folks in their 80s and 90s still skiing. It's relevant to me not only because that's what I want to be when I grow up, but also because I've gone skiing with my mom in Colorado each of the last two winters. She w...
by Shirley
Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:19 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Basketball 23-24
Replies: 255
Views: 4469

Re: NCAA Basketball 23-24

BTW, I can't get over how UVA went from #3 in the ACC and a few seconds from the ACC Tournament title game to probably out of the NCAA Tournament altogether. All for want of one more made free throw out of the last 5 or so they took and missed.
by Shirley
Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:18 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Basketball 23-24
Replies: 255
Views: 4469

Re: NCAA Basketball 23-24

One game shouldn't matter that much. At least not for seeding. Houston earned their 1 seed. That said, getting blown out like that is really eye opening and should definitely affect their Vegas odds for a title.
by Shirley
Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:04 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Basketball 23-24
Replies: 255
Views: 4469

Re: NCAA Basketball 23-24

I hope none of you watched the last few minutes of that UVA-NC State game. Let's pretend it never happened.
by Shirley
Fri Mar 15, 2024 5:10 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Basketball 23-24
Replies: 255
Views: 4469

Re: NCAA Basketball 23-24

I saw him mentioned for the Louisville job as well.
by Shirley
Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:49 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9192
Views: 460264

Re: Random Politics

To that point, I'd probably take the concerns a lot more seriously if the same scrutiny and restrictions were universally applied. What are some examples? The government has taken similar steps with Chinese technology in the recent past. https://onekey.com/blog/threat-national-security-usa-bans-iot...
by Shirley
Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:19 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9192
Views: 460264

Re: Random Politics

I don't really understand your question. What about that is just fear mongering? Give me an example of the level of concern you're asking about. If there was no lobbying or profit motive or xenophobia, only honest concerns, is this something the gov't would actively be working on? Like what do they...
by Shirley
Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:50 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL 2024 Offseason
Replies: 200
Views: 2412

Re: NFL 2024 Offseason

ETA: and poor Olivia Munn. She is dealing with breast cancer and just had a double mastectomy, and yet the cancer wasn’t the worst thing that’s ever been inside her. Holy shit. How is a dude like me who's always online just now learning this. I read her post. Just awful, awful, awful for her. On th...
by Shirley
Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:01 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9192
Views: 460264

Re: Random Politics

Just think of how central phones are to modern life - especially to the youngs - and to how much data they have access to. They can control the camera and microphone, read location data, read your texts, see what websites you visit, possibly even listen in on phone calls, read your phone screen (an...
by Shirley
Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:50 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9192
Views: 460264

Re: Random Politics

Several of you guys are completely missing the point. The issue isn't Tik Tok's videos or algorithms and whatnot. It's all the data the app is collecting on the phones - much more than most users realize - and sending back to China. Early investigations revealed serious privacy concerns bordering on...
by Shirley
Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:38 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Basketball 23-24
Replies: 255
Views: 4469

Re: NCAA Basketball 23-24

UVA won the Virginiaiest game ever last night. They struggled all night to string together any made baskets. They trailed nearly the entire game before grabbing the lead with a minute to go. They hadn't helped their cause by missing seven straight free throws (including a front-end) in the second ha...
by Shirley
Thu Mar 14, 2024 3:28 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Basketball 23-24
Replies: 255
Views: 4469

Re: NCAA Basketball 23-24

You know, I thought Sampson was a solid coach at Oklahoma, but not a great one. And then he fucked up at Indiana. It's wild to seem him step up at Houston to being truly elite. You don't really see coaches do that late in their career like that. But he's done over the past ~4 seasons at Houston has ...
by Shirley
Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:48 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9192
Views: 460264

Re: Random Politics

Exactly, the issue is the ownership and control by the Chinese government. I'm not sure they really helped their case when they apparently sent out a push message to all Tik Tok users with the name and info of their local Congressman along with an easy button to call or message them. It's great to k...
by Shirley
Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:44 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Basketball 23-24
Replies: 255
Views: 4469

Re: NCAA Basketball 23-24

In the least surprising coaching news imaginable, Louisville finally put the Kenny Payne era out of its misery. In all my years of following college hoops, I can't think of a more disastrous coaching tenure. Given the status of that program and just how unbelievably awful his two teams were (KenPom ...
by Shirley
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:53 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Presidential Election 2024
Replies: 487
Views: 11526

Re: Presidential Election 2024

I think you’re missing the bigger picture. First those outlets don’t have the personnel to track down every lie by every GOP politician. Especially the relatively smaller fish like Britt. What this DOES show is the critical importance of local media still. She was a small fish up until she gave the...
by Shirley
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:44 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9192
Views: 460264

Re: Random Politics

sancarlos wrote: Wed Mar 13, 2024 10:20 pm So now we’re focused on the evils of Tik Tok? Fortunately, there are aren't any more important issues ongoing in our country, right? Right?
I mean, the critiques are fair, but they were also equally fair 4 or 5 years ago. And back then, Tik Tok wasn't nearly the behemoth it is today.
by Shirley
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:42 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Live Music thread...
Replies: 2107
Views: 176216

Re: The Live Music thread...

Giff wrote: Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:47 pm Nickelback tonight baby.
This is where you remind us of who you really are.
by Shirley
Wed Mar 13, 2024 12:27 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Long Reads
Replies: 286
Views: 20558

Re: Long Reads

Heart-breaking story about a mom in Colorado Springs who fell down the FoxNews/QAnon rabbit hole, and moved "off the grid" with her sister and her 13 year old son... “Please I Will Give Anything for You to Come Back” Talon Vance, 13, lived in an apartment complex in suburban Colorado Spri...
by Shirley
Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:54 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Television (no longer temporary)
Replies: 6190
Views: 339242

Re: Television (no longer temporary)

ScarJo as Katie Britt is great. Loving it. For anybody who missed it: https://twitter.com/mmpadellan/status/1766684885282861482?s=46&t=EE1Ye28Yvhgf1Mr4AtYGWQ I mean, she did a great job. Technically brilliant. But was it funny? The problem with lampooning stuff like this (see Trump, Donald) is ...
by Shirley
Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:59 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Presidential Election 2024
Replies: 487
Views: 11526

Re: Presidential Election 2024

Perfectly normal stuff here... Biden effigy beaten at GOP event in Kansas; ex-official calls for resignations Attendees at a Kansas county Republican Party event punched, kicked and took a baseball bat to an effigy of President Biden on Friday, sparking backlash from former party officials. The Joh...
by Shirley
Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:37 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp Movie Club: The Coen Brothers, FARGO, 3/18, 9:30 pm ET
Replies: 81
Views: 1065

Re: Swamp Movie Club: The Coen Brothers, THE HUDSUCKER PROXY, 3/11, 9:30 pm ET

Another one that I saw many years ago, but left little impression on me. I just remember Paul Newman, Tim Robbins, and I think hula hoops? And lots of old timey newsman/movie star type talking.
by Shirley
Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:03 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NBA Regular Season 2023-24 f./ NBA In-Season Tournament 2023-24
Replies: 280
Views: 6314

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

L-Jam3 wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:41 pm I like how the Knicks and Sixers all heard the Gen Xer complaints that the NBA isn’t like it was in the 90s and did their very best to recreate the experience.
The Twitter explosion of "I watched some 90s games and it proved that Jordan sucked" was wild the last week.
by Shirley
Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:01 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: EPL 2023-24
Replies: 349
Views: 8080

Re: EPL 2023-24

Tottenham fans had a stress free day as Spurs tore Villa to shreds today. Any team that features filthy Matty Cash and that asshole keeper Martinez is already a bit gross, but check out Captain John McGinn's butchering of Destiny Udogie. Fuck that team. It wasn't until checking the results of that ...
by Shirley
Sun Mar 10, 2024 1:59 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Movies
Replies: 4661
Views: 288142

Re: Movies

I watched Old Boy with my son the other night. The original Korean one, not the Spike Lee remake. I had seen it once about 10 years ago. What a great, fucked up movie. It sort of defies categorization, and I won't say much about it to avoid spoiling any of it. But if you haven't seen it, I suggest c...
by Shirley
Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:36 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Basketball 23-24
Replies: 255
Views: 4469

Re: NCAA Basketball 23-24

Yeah, they aren't up to historic Syracuse levels yet, but Boeheim didn't leave him much (other than Mintz, who's quite good). The last two teams were pretty poor and clearly only built around the idea of getting the ball to his son(s). I hope Autry pans out, because the ACC's coaching talent pool ha...
by Shirley
Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:47 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Basketball 23-24
Replies: 255
Views: 4469

Re: NCAA Basketball 23-24

DSafetyGuy wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 7:21 pm Great guy, but a bad fit from the jump. Went over this last year when it was announced he was returning for this season.
Fortunately for Syracuse, it seems likes Red Autry has gotten off to a pretty good start. Not great, but solid (and better than last year under Boeheim).
by Shirley
Fri Mar 08, 2024 5:55 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
Replies: 2994
Views: 248072

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

This was shared in the MIB "Raven" newsletter this morning...author John Green's trip to AFC Wimbledon (he's a part owner) for their match against Milton Keynes. Great stuff... https://youtu.be/yA7W1MmQH58?si=QAOpjfTQYVDQq19y Coincidentally I was in Wimbledon that rainy Saturday, having s...
by Shirley
Thu Mar 07, 2024 10:50 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL 2024 Offseason
Replies: 200
Views: 2412

Re: NFL 2024 Offseason

L-Jam3 wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 8:33 pm Jeez, I didn’t hear about the troubles (to say the least) Erik Kramer went though post-career, but reading that he’s somewhat on a better path now is hopeful.
Holy shit. I wasn't aware of his story either. Incredible. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Kramer
by Shirley
Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:56 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Culinary Hot Takes
Replies: 902
Views: 42304

Re: Culinary Hot Takes

This seems like an appropriate thread for an interesting article about why jalapeño peppers aren’t very hot anymore.

https://www.dmagazine.com/food-drink/20 ... me-aggies/
by Shirley
Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:36 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Presidential Election 2024
Replies: 487
Views: 11526

Re: Presidential Election 2024

rass wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:21 amHaley out
Man, I really thought she had a late run in her.
by Shirley
Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:35 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Nick Dunlap at The American Express
Replies: 10
Views: 141

Re: Nick Dunlap at The American Express

Strange spam. Maybe just testing if they can create an account an post? Mr. Elliott posted that riveting PGA update from an IP address in Vietnam.
by Shirley
Tue Mar 05, 2024 12:51 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL 2024 Offseason
Replies: 200
Views: 2412

Re: NFL 2024 Offseason

I don’t know how many teams this would make this claim, especially one that’s over 90 years old like the Eagles, but two of their top ten players all time are centers, including arguably its best all time. I believe 2 of the top 6 Steelers in PFR's Hall of Fame monitor score are centers (1st and 3r...
by Shirley
Tue Mar 05, 2024 9:12 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Hey, I Learn Something New Everyday, Two
Replies: 875
Views: 62208

Re: Hey, I Learn Something New Everyday, Two

sancarlos wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:13 pm I just heard of this mineral and I’m shocked to learn it is a real thing. I’m guessing the guy who named it had a big evening planned!

Cummingtonite!
Too true
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by Shirley
Mon Mar 04, 2024 6:09 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Lacrosse The Thread
Replies: 142
Views: 2802

Re: Lacrosse The Thread

And to be completely fair to UVa, not having their top faceoff guy played a major factor on Saturday. They just couldn't get anything going momentum-wise, and when they did start to get hot the Jays' keeper shut them down. He was incredible in the 2nd half. I didn't see the game, but that's what I ...
by Shirley
Mon Mar 04, 2024 9:11 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Weather
Replies: 2489
Views: 104885

Re: The Weather

While the Sierras are getting several feet of snow, apparently this could be the first year in recorded weather history (since late 1800s) with no measurable snow all year in the Triangle. Not even a trace amount.