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by The Sybian
Sun Dec 11, 2016 9:15 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Return of the relations thread [NSFW]
Replies: 510
Views: 86317

Re: Return of the relations thread [NSFW]

Johnnie wrote:




I'd like to tag someone with that problem, ammitrite?

Sandra? Yeah, I'd Prikker.
by The Sybian
Sun Dec 11, 2016 9:10 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Why Do Local Cops Need Camoflauge?
Replies: 862
Views: 56848

Re: Why Do Local Cops Need Camoflauge?

Pruitt wrote:
Shirley wrote:That's just fucking stupid. That chick should say no.
What a complete fucking idiot.
The cops, too. I can't believe he got the cops to agree to this. This can't be real.
by The Sybian
Sun Dec 11, 2016 9:07 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2016 Presidential Race
Replies: 6046
Views: 286435

Re: 2016 Presidential Race

Anyone remotely interested in learning about Putin has to read Gessen's book The Man Without a Face. I don't know what to believe with this Russia hacking the election stuff, but if it was proven that Russia helped steal the election for Trump, would the intel agencies and government let The People ...
by The Sybian
Fri Dec 09, 2016 2:57 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL SWAMPCRASH 2016 - Week 14 (DUE FRI 12-9)
Replies: 87
Views: 2622

Re: NFL SWAMPCRASH 2016 - Week 14 (DUE FRI 12-9)

I had no idea Milano cookies came in flavors. Is that a new thing?
by The Sybian
Fri Dec 09, 2016 12:42 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Images (now possibly NSFW)
Replies: 2145
Views: 177165

Re: Images (now possibly NSFW)

Finally, we won the War on Christmas!!!
by The Sybian
Thu Dec 08, 2016 4:24 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: A New Brushes with thread
Replies: 863
Views: 77418

Re: A New Brushes with thread

wlu_lax6 wrote:Just got robo called from Tony DiCicco
Seriously? What the hell does he want?
by The Sybian
Thu Dec 08, 2016 1:41 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Emerson. Lake. (and...)
Replies: 16
Views: 1227

Re: Keith Emerson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO4lEEigeeo I wasn't an Emerson fan. They should have taped joints to any album he put out, because that was the only way most people could sit through both sides. But I have to say that this creative re-working of Mussorgsky was a revelation to me at a time when I h...
by The Sybian
Thu Dec 08, 2016 1:31 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random thoughts/images/shit that makes you feel old thread
Replies: 1521
Views: 63480

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

This reminds me of a thought I've had for a while. Are we absolutely sure all famous bands' later stuff is crap, or are we just blinded by a combination of nostalgia and hipsterism? Like, will rock critics 50 years from now universally agree that the Rolling Stones' best album was one from like 199...
by The Sybian
Thu Dec 08, 2016 1:27 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Trump Administration Meltdown Thread...
Replies: 4967
Views: 160766

Re: Trump Administration Meltdown Thread...

Shirley wrote:Hey if a product only kills 1/3 of its users, that's pretty good, right?
You are from North Carolina, you have to say that.
by The Sybian
Thu Dec 08, 2016 1:26 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Trump Administration Meltdown Thread...
Replies: 4967
Views: 160766

Re: Trump Administration Meltdown Thread...

I can't wait until Trump names a tobacco company CEO as Surgeon General. Still surprised Christie didn't get Health & Human Services. Heh. Worse, that went to a Vaxxer. Christie never had a shot at an appointment, once it became clear Jared Kushner (Ivanka's husband), would be a close advisor. ...
by The Sybian
Thu Dec 08, 2016 12:08 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random thoughts/images/shit that makes you feel old thread
Replies: 1521
Views: 63480

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

P.D.X. wrote:Damn it's been forever since U2 turned shitty.
I bought Zooropa without listening to it first. Listened to it once. Once. Last U2 album I've listened to, even the free one they forced onto my iPod.
by The Sybian
Wed Dec 07, 2016 11:11 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Trump Administration Meltdown Thread...
Replies: 4967
Views: 160766

Re: Trump Administration Meltdown Thread...

I bet Trump frames Time magazine, and hangs it next to his framed 2006 Man of the Year, when he previously earned the title.
by The Sybian
Wed Dec 07, 2016 4:59 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Man's Best Friend
Replies: 2243
Views: 103305

Re: Man's Best Friend

Don't try to stretch a triple on this outfielder.


by The Sybian
Wed Dec 07, 2016 4:57 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Man's Best Friend
Replies: 2243
Views: 103305

Re: Man's Best Friend

The dog playing free safety in the GIF thread led me to a great reddit, https://www.reddit.com/r/Dogberg/ . Mostly dogs plowing into kids, but some other good stuff, too. Apparently named after the wrestler Goldberg's move, the spear, as shown after throwing out the first pitch. http://chaddukeswres...
by The Sybian
Wed Dec 07, 2016 4:39 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Animated GIF Thread (NSFW)
Replies: 477
Views: 60329

Re: The Animated GIF Thread (NSFW)

Kid clearly had possession and made a football move. No targeting. Arguably some taunting on the dog's part between the hit and the recovery. So awesome. Looks just like the dog (Samoyed) my parents had when I was born. Ours was 90 pounds, so the one in the GIF looks smaller. ETA: Saw the video blo...
by The Sybian
Wed Dec 07, 2016 2:46 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Trump Administration Meltdown Thread...
Replies: 4967
Views: 160766

Re: Trump Administration Meltdown Thread...

Operating costs for planes are quite expensive. And AF1 (x2) maintenance would be crazy. But I think operating costs are factored into other parts of the budget and not specifically R&D. I had a few friends that were selected to be on the presidential maintenance team. Not only do they need Yan...
by The Sybian
Wed Dec 07, 2016 1:07 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Farts
Replies: 113
Views: 5143

Re: Farts

Pruitt wrote: But when you think about it, "washroom" makes a lot more sense than "bathroom." Because (in theory), a person always washes when in that room, but not all of the rooms have a bath.
That's why I call it the shitter.
by The Sybian
Wed Dec 07, 2016 1:00 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Trump Administration Meltdown Thread...
Replies: 4967
Views: 160766

Re: Trump Administration Meltdown Thread...

Although if the contract really is $4B for two planes ... I kinda agree with Trump. But..., it's not. I was listening to NPR this morning, and they were interviewing some journalist who covers the defense industry. According to him the contract is for $175 million, but that is just for design, rese...
by The Sybian
Mon Dec 05, 2016 9:16 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Autumn Reading Thread
Replies: 50
Views: 2120

Re: Autumn Reading Thread

I've had Nixonland audiobook waiting for a long time, been intimidated by the 36 hour play time.
by The Sybian
Mon Dec 05, 2016 9:13 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 75 years ago today
Replies: 30
Views: 1127

Re: 75 years ago today

And now I know the namesake of a beer on my shortlist of must have someday:


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by The Sybian
Mon Dec 05, 2016 9:03 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 75 years ago today
Replies: 30
Views: 1127

Re: 75 years ago today

Very cool history lesson. I've been meaning to read up on the Siege of Leningrad, but maybe I should go a little broader into the Soviets repelling the Nazis. In 1992, the cultural devastation of WWII was still very much apparent. Something like 20 million soviet men, 20% of all men in the USSR duri...
by The Sybian
Mon Dec 05, 2016 12:02 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: My Fantasy Football League Needs One...
Replies: 245
Views: 7837

Re: My Fantasy Football League Needs One...

All you have to do is not give up a 102-point lead in the "points scored" tiebreaker. There you go, Syb. There's a chance I can lose the top seed. Therefore, I'm trotting out a full strength squad this weekend. BRING IT. You couldn't have scored less than me if you tried. Can't complain, ...
by The Sybian
Mon Dec 05, 2016 11:16 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Autumn Reading Thread
Replies: 50
Views: 2120

Re: Autumn Reading Thread

This is one of the better books on North Korea. The author is a journalist who was secretly filming a documentary about North Korea for the BBC, posing as a history professor and travelling with a group of students. A great mix of storytelling taking the reader through his adventure, interspersed w...
by The Sybian
Sat Dec 03, 2016 9:39 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Autumn Reading Thread
Replies: 50
Views: 2120

Re: Autumn Reading Thread

This is one of the better books on North Korea. The author is a journalist who was secretly filming a documentary about North Korea for the BBC, posing as a history professor and travelling with a group of students. A great mix of storytelling taking the reader through his adventure, interspersed wi...
by The Sybian
Sat Dec 03, 2016 9:16 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Question for the lawyers...
Replies: 111
Views: 4615

Re: Question for the lawyers...

"for reasons known to her." That clause is unnecessary, isn't it? Like every question in law school, the answer is "it depends." It might be unnecessary, but the law tends to favor spouses and children getting an inheritance. Giving no explanation for disinheriting a spouse or c...
by The Sybian
Fri Dec 02, 2016 2:54 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL SWAMPCRASH 2016 - Week 13 (Due Fri 12-2)
Replies: 76
Views: 1590

Re: NFL SWAMPCRASH 2016 - Week 13 (Due Fri 12-2)

Thanks again Ryan, gg D. Amazed on cromulent. and AMAZED that The League is on the at list. Not really about sports, and the first few seasons? Good to great. Last few? Meh. Just watched Season 5 of The League, and the first half of the season was horrible. Just tried way too hard to be weird. Ruxi...
by The Sybian
Fri Dec 02, 2016 2:47 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9205
Views: 462759

Re: Random Politics

Saw that interview yesterday. I give her credit for showing up and rolling with the interview. Noah was patient and calm as fuck, I have no idea how he did it. I love starting with "why are you so angry?" He was so dead on by repeatedly asking how Kaepernick and other black people should p...
by The Sybian
Fri Dec 02, 2016 2:06 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Question for the lawyers...
Replies: 111
Views: 4615

Re: Question for the lawyers...

My thought is to have him fill out an "informal list" for you, that covers the will requirements in Ohio, and not call it a will. I'm sure you could make a legally binding document, saying he wants you to distribute items x,y, and z to people a, b, and c, without making it so formal that ...
by The Sybian
Fri Dec 02, 2016 2:01 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL SWAMPCRASH 2016 - Week 13 (Due Fri 12-2)
Replies: 76
Views: 1590

Re: NFL SWAMPCRASH 2016 - Week 13 (Due Fri 12-2)

Do you heed those warnings and go inside? Heh. Didn't think "warning" was a categorization separate from advisory. I though all statements were under the warning umbrella. Even worse, I missed "since and including 2010," I thought there had to be way more players with 10 career ...
by The Sybian
Fri Dec 02, 2016 1:51 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL SWAMPCRASH 2016 - Week 13 (Due Fri 12-2)
Replies: 76
Views: 1590

Re: NFL SWAMPCRASH 2016 - Week 13 (Due Fri 12-2)

I protest Small Craft Advisory. That shows up on my weather report every damned day.
by The Sybian
Fri Dec 02, 2016 1:19 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL SWAMPCRASH 2016 - Week 13 (Due Fri 12-2)
Replies: 76
Views: 1590

Re: NFL SWAMPCRASH 2016 - Week 13 (Due Fri 12-2)

rass wrote:Dammit. I wish I had thought of and answered Eastbound & Down.
I didn't go with it, because I remember people discussing it here. I thought i was taking a homerun swing with Coach, and taking a big chance at whiffing. I protest The League being on this list.
by The Sybian
Fri Dec 02, 2016 1:16 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Question for the lawyers...
Replies: 111
Views: 4615

Re: Question for the lawyers...

Get him to do a will. Even if it's super simple. And just say you've consulted and what Steve says is true, that without a will that is probated properly it doesn't mean shit what he says. I hated being an executor but only because I had to fight my uncles. Spent a lot of ducking mnney from my own ...
by The Sybian
Thu Dec 01, 2016 10:30 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The OFFICIAL Thanksgiving thread
Replies: 106
Views: 4504

Re: The OFFICIAL Thanksgiving thread

Giff wrote:
Ryan wrote:CREAM OF CUCKROOM
OK, this is awesome.
Good thing you have a sense of humor, this thread would have driven a lesser man out of the Swamp.
by The Sybian
Wed Nov 30, 2016 6:05 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Internet drama (r/The_Donald, etc.)
Replies: 195
Views: 8565

Re: Internet drama (r/The_Donald, etc.)

Anyone can be an asshole when you're anonymous. Yep. And I think, as we've talked about a million times here - the rise of 24-hour news bred a more sensationalist news climate. Years of that has led to greater (IMHO) polarization and antagonism in political discussions. People are just repeating (a...
by The Sybian
Wed Nov 30, 2016 4:54 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Internet drama (r/The_Donald, etc.)
Replies: 195
Views: 8565

Re: Internet drama (r/The_Donald, etc.)

More like Macrohard I can't stop thinking about this. So, that model on the eBook cover -- she probably thought that she could make a few bucks doing bikini modeling. How did she find out that her image was used for that book? Is she comfortable with a giant paper clip leering at her? Did it change...
by The Sybian
Wed Nov 30, 2016 4:48 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Adderall?
Replies: 94
Views: 4387

Re: Adderall?

Giff wrote:Sounds like Adderall would turn me into a monster.
Only one way to find out!
by The Sybian
Wed Nov 30, 2016 4:47 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Trump Administration Meltdown Thread...
Replies: 4967
Views: 160766

Re: Trump Administration Meltdown Thread...

For the people saying that Hillary fucked up by not running more ads targeting the working class, I wonder about a few things. First, what was Hillary supposed to say in these ads? Trump promised to bring back coal, to create 25 million jobs, and to have so much winning that we would get sick of wi...
by The Sybian
Wed Nov 30, 2016 12:30 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Internet drama (r/The_Donald, etc.)
Replies: 195
Views: 8565

Re: Internet drama (r/The_Donald, etc.)

Who finds the Gorton Fisherman sexy? In an attempt to rival Howard, I went to law school with an heiress to the Gorton's empire. Sidenote trivia, she was first alternate to the US Women's Olympic Hockey team for the Nagano games. You guys aren't kidding about there being a subreddit for everything. ...
by The Sybian
Wed Nov 30, 2016 12:17 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Adderall?
Replies: 94
Views: 4387

Re: Adderall?

Worst angry retirement note ever. I expect so much more from you, J-Lo. Clearly the Adderall wasn't making you nearly enough of a dick. I switched off Adderall several months ago. My original prescribing doc told me to take it every day. My new doctor, several months after she continued prescribing,...