The Swamp

I figured it was a little less diluted than some sports. But I guess the same teams win all the "big" sports, too. One interesting thing with lacrosse is that it's spread all across the country at the high school level, but it's fairly stagnant at the college level because of Title 9 issu...

Finished "Shogun" last night. Whole lotta head chopping off going on in that show...which lead to the question: Does a head really just come off that easily? Does it depend on the technique? Sharpness of the blade? I think katanas are actually quite good at that, with a little practice. M...

This new AI DJ in Spotify is actually pretty cool.

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? Fair enough. The ACC has always been loaded in lacrosse. Four of the top 5 right now. An...

I'm hoping UVA figures out what's broken. They've lost 4 in a row for the first time in a long time. Now, 2 of those 4 losses were to #1 ND and another to #3 Duke (the fourth was to #7 Syracuse - brutal schedule!), but still. This is a team that should be national championship good.

And now with Crystal Palace beating Man U (keep going, lads!), Chelsea might just earn some European football next season. Wild to think that after the topsy turvy season they've had, but it's there for the taking with 3 games to play.

Maybe not the greatest speech (which is fine, because like 10 guys could probably hear it), but what a great scene.

Kinda wish there were an additional 10 EPL games this year. It seems like the Chelsea kids are really starting to figure things out. What's kind of wild is that Poch recently made an interesting formation change where Cucarella moves inside when Chelsea has the ball. That seems to have really streng...

This is nuts. These guys programmed a robot dog to be able to move via an exercise ball by walking on it. They did this by training it on a simulator and used ChatGPT to help. This worked so well it worked in the real world the first time they actually tried it. https://twitter.com/DrJimFan/status/1...

Or pregnant women might have to wear tracking devices. Fortunately I’m a straight white guy so I don’t have to worry about things like that and I can entertain either party in office. Biden's president now and I'm at the point I'd risk being stopped if I tried to travel to your state with my oldest...

sancarlos wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2024 12:32 pm
P.D.X. wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2024 11:58 am Is there context to that?
Here’s some context

Holy shit. We really have completely lost our collective minds.

I didn't realize the USA was in the group with France. I like that, because I have tickets to a France game in Nice. Maybe it'll be the US game! I'm pretty sure the schedule is out. ETA - Yep https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule/football Oh, that's right. I forgot that I saw that before. I j...

I didn't realize the USA was in the group with France. I like that, because I have tickets to a France game in Nice. Maybe it'll be the US game!

Very promising. It's so interesting seeing how much innovation and better design we're getting from new companies. We can all hate Elon, but there's no denying the impact that Tesla has had.

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.

My boys are 20 and 23 would get it instantly. And would have for the last 10 years. I did recently ask my younger son if his friends knew Monty Python (which to most kids just means The Holy Grail), and he said that some do and some don't. But it's not universally unknown. (at least not a UNC)

My boys absolutely loved (and love) Monty Python and the Holy Grail. We watched it many, many times together. So, the kids do still like it.

Man, I'm sorry to hear that, man. It's great that his family was around at the end though. I think that's all we can hope for - that our family loves and cares enough to be there.

I always heard it as "what's the difference between jelly and jam?" I think of that joke during most of my grocery store visits.

This is an interesting map of the US by cost of living.

I'm glad they included Guinea in there to give a better sense of scale.

Yes, that foot is offside. I don't like that rule though.

Giff wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2024 9:22 pm
Giff wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2024 2:02 pm Guys did y’all know Terry Fontenot posts here?!?!
Y’all.

I had to google who that is.

I almost entirely avoid all of the pre-draft nonsense, so maybe this wasn't surprising to others, but I couldn't believe when I checked and saw that the Steelers got Peyton Wilson with their 4th pick. That dude is a beast! You obviously never know how these things will turn out, but I'd say Pittsbur...

For reference: that's a lyric from a new Taylor Swift song. It led people to Google her childhood home. It's a really nice home. Shocker. https://trending.knowyourmeme.com/editorials/guides/where-did-the-catchphrase-you-wouldnt-last-an-hour-in-the-asylum-where-they-raised-me-come-from-the-tortured-...

Love this kid. He and Max were classmates for a while. I asked him to throw out a first pitch at a class A game our org attended a few years back. He called when when he got the first pitch call from the O’s and told me he was getting “called up”! Well that's just awesome. Good for you, bfj, and go...

That was ugly. The midfield trio of Enzo, Caicedo, and Gallagher has been soft defensively all year. When you pair them with Badiashile in the back, the sieve becomes a gaping wound. I told my son after the last game he played that he should never don a Chelsea shirt again. But then we started him o...

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.

Whew

Wordle 1,039 6/6

Hey you don't speak the language, welcome to this new school, how about this crazy sport that will make no sense...love it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/04/21/north-county-lacrosse-brothers/ That's a great story. And kudos to those kids. That takes a lot of guts. All of that, actually.

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:14 pm 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.

The Sybian wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 6:51 pm Damn, I never even heard of Post News...

Same. And I'm pretty online.

Any word from the kids on the quality of the album? I'm still playing The Allman Brothers today, but I do want to check it out. My oldest doesn't care for the first album but the 2nd is better. To them. I'm listening to it now. Not sure whether it's 1st or 2nd. I guess she put out two albums and th...

Any word from the kids on the quality of the album? I'm still playing The Allman Brothers today, but I do want to check it out.

From the stupid, conspiratorial shit I've heard other pro athletes say out loud, I suspect Rodgers has a lot of teammates who agree with him.

I saw Gregg and Dickie perform as the Allman Brothers back when I was in college. Saw them with Little Feat at an amphitheater in St. Louis. Great show. I'm not sure I knew Dickie Betts's name at the time though. Unfortunately, I drank a bit too much and ended up throwing up on the carpet in my girl...

Johnnie wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 3:58 pm

Very interesting that that comes from foxnews.com. But I made the mistake of actually reading the article. Hoo boy. A great example of "the worst person in the world made a good point."

Gregg Doyel has been a raging asshole for a long time now. Maybe this will be the last straw.

Since I don’t really have anything else going on and I’ll probably never get the opportunity again I decided to apply for a post office job for the Antarctic summer (October to April) at McMurdo Station, Antarctica and I passed the first round of vetting. So still many rounds to go but wish me luck...

Holy shit! That's pretty awful. (Should have earned you guys a cancelation instead of a loss!)

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