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by Nonlinear FC
Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:15 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Comedy...stand-up and otherwise...
Replies: 1239
Views: 178525

Re: Comedy...stand-up and otherwise...

I'm definitely an outlier when it comes to stand up, because I've gotten pretty bored with the standard fare. This dude, coming from the Kill Tony comedy-verse is absolutely killing me.

by Nonlinear FC
Wed Mar 06, 2024 5:14 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL 2024 Offseason
Replies: 210
Views: 2961

Re: NFL 2024 Offseason

Not sure where to put this, but Tyler Owens out of TT doesn't "believe in space and other planets" due to being "really religious." https://www.comicsands.com/nfl-tyler-owens-space-planets-2667436790.html?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=...
by Nonlinear FC
Wed Mar 06, 2024 5:12 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: A New Brushes with thread
Replies: 863
Views: 77438

Re: A New Brushes with thread

I know I read that about Martin Sheen at some point. I'm pretty sure I read it in the context of Charlie Sheen/Emilio Estevez being brothers and the origins of those names (or something)
by Nonlinear FC
Wed Mar 06, 2024 2:29 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Replies: 8832
Views: 409955

Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random

What if she was from New Hampshire, Ryan, would that change things!!?*

(She's actually a name that was pretty prominent here in the DMV* because she was a teacher in Prince George's County. And I just looked it up.. She WAS a teacher in Concord, NH!!)

* - I'm not explaining this again!!!


!!!!!!
by Nonlinear FC
Wed Mar 06, 2024 2:17 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Replies: 8832
Views: 409955

Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random

The only astronauts I can name come from the Apollo missions/lunar landing era. Oh, yeah, to Mr. D's point, and McAuliffe. Oh, and the lady that wore diapers to drive from Houston to FL (or whatever) to kill her lover (or whatever). I don't know her name, but I'd recognize it if I saw it. ETA - Nope...
by Nonlinear FC
Wed Mar 06, 2024 2:14 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Live Music thread...
Replies: 2109
Views: 177670

Re: The Live Music thread...

A_B wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:35 pm May do a vip Isbell thing at rupp arena this fall.
I think we might try to see him when he hits Wolf Trap.
by Nonlinear FC
Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:19 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Replies: 8832
Views: 409955

Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random

I mean... On what scale is she being rated? Put another way, that's the first time I've seen/heard her name in over a decade.
by Nonlinear FC
Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:15 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Comedy...stand-up and otherwise...
Replies: 1239
Views: 178525

Re: Comedy...stand-up and otherwise...

I don't want to be all judgy, but c'mon... Did he not know the dosage? That, in and of itself, is insane to me. ETA - I've had friends give me something and they were fuzzy on the mg's... but that's, like.. "I think this is a 5, but it's possible it's a 10." I've heard enough stories abou...
by Nonlinear FC
Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:44 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Comedy...stand-up and otherwise...
Replies: 1239
Views: 178525

Re: Comedy...stand-up and otherwise...

I don't want to be all judgy, but c'mon... Did he not know the dosage? That, in and of itself, is insane to me.

ETA - I've had friends give me something and they were fuzzy on the mg's... but that's, like.. "I think this is a 5, but it's possible it's a 10."
by Nonlinear FC
Tue Mar 05, 2024 3:08 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9211
Views: 463145

Re: Random Politics

What will happen is with her out of the race, name recognition for him will jump quite a bit. He's likely "losing" in polls right now simply due to this name rec issue. Lots and lots of folks aren't paying ANY attention to a Senate race in Jan-March. Really, the vast majority of voters won...
by Nonlinear FC
Tue Mar 05, 2024 2:22 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Mush, Mush (Dog Sled and other "Manly" Sports)
Replies: 29
Views: 482

Re: Mush, Mush (Dog Sled and other "Manly" Sports)

When see those breeds south of, say, the Arctic Circle, I'm always worried about their quality of life in non-winter months.
by Nonlinear FC
Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:53 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Comedy...stand-up and otherwise...
Replies: 1239
Views: 178525

Re: Comedy...stand-up and otherwise...

Ah, man... Hate to see that. Nick has always seemed like he's on the edge of something like that. He's had some crazy health scares the last 4 or 5 years, which I thought would've straightened him out a bit, but... apparently not.
by Nonlinear FC
Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:36 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Mush, Mush (Dog Sled and other "Manly" Sports)
Replies: 29
Views: 482

Re: Mush, Mush (Dog Sled and other "Manly" Sports)

I got to see a moose (bull) from about 20 yards away while in RMNP and... Can confirm... Very large! A group of about 10 of us were taking pics from around 60 yards away and he decided he would like to occupy the spot we were in. We kept backing up and he kept on hoofing it towards, albeit in a non ...
by Nonlinear FC
Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:03 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Lacrosse The Thread
Replies: 143
Views: 2979

Re: Lacrosse The Thread

I think Quint said the Navy transfer was over 65 percent at the X... That's pretty crazy.
by Nonlinear FC
Mon Mar 04, 2024 5:29 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Lacrosse The Thread
Replies: 143
Views: 2979

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.
by Nonlinear FC
Mon Mar 04, 2024 4:05 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Lacrosse The Thread
Replies: 143
Views: 2979

Re: Lacrosse The Thread

Well, Hopkins is pretty good this year, so I'm following things a bit closer. Hopkins went down to Charlottesville and beat the Hoos on Saturday. Then Maryland out to South Bend and got worked by the Irish. Overall, the ACC is losing a ton of games they usually don't (Duke and Cuse also lost recentl...
by Nonlinear FC
Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:04 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Replies: 3857
Views: 214042

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

This thread pulled out a memory of watching Ivan de Jesus have one of the worst years ever. Because my grandparents lived in Highland Park, and then because WGN was one of two "cable" channels (TBS being the other) I watched a lot of really bad baseball. Just looked it up. 1981. Batted .19...
by Nonlinear FC
Fri Mar 01, 2024 4:13 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Basketball 23-24
Replies: 458
Views: 6894

Re: NCAA Basketball 23-24

https://theathletic.com/5310734/2024/03/01/jon-sanderson-michigan-departure/ Longtime S/C coach at UM settles with university... Confrontation with Juwan in December and overall culture issues are alleged. Another tire thrown on this massive shitshow of a fire. I also think it's REALLY dicey to allo...
by Nonlinear FC
Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:03 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - SWAMPER BOWL LET'S SAY VIII
Replies: 173
Views: 1893

Re: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - SWAMPER BOWL LET'S SAY VIII

By whom though? Classical music stations aren't exactly killing it The people that listen really listen. And movies and shit, and orchestras, and school bands and all that. Not saying they're Gandhi famous, but they kinda are Gandhi famous. Yeah, it's not even that they are listened to... They are ...
by Nonlinear FC
Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:00 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - SWAMPER BOWL LET'S SAY VIII
Replies: 173
Views: 1893

Re: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - SWAMPER BOWL LET'S SAY VIII

How the hell are 12 of the most memorable people in history composers? Fucking MIT. I dunno... When you think about it... Those names are repeated over and over and over again. Roughly equivalent to Shakespeare and Dickens in terms of turning up in curriculum and popular culture hundreds of years a...
by Nonlinear FC
Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:47 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - SWAMPER BOWL LET'S SAY VIII
Replies: 173
Views: 1893

Re: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - SWAMPER BOWL LET'S SAY VIII

Q6 - Name any Broadway musical whose Playbill is partially pictured below (9) CORRECT The Music Man (MINUS-1) - Syb The King and I (2) - AB, Pruitt Oklahoma! (2) - Jerloma, PDX Jersey Boys (3) - Bengal, Cerrano, DiS Spamalot (3) - Enoch, GoodKarma, Tony Damn Yankees (3) - BFJ, LJam, Rex Hairspray (...
by Nonlinear FC
Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:55 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Fast Food Thread: Not just about assholes anymore
Replies: 1031
Views: 52711

Re: Fast Food Thread: Not just about assholes anymore

Shirley wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:42 am
Nonlinear FC wrote: Mon Feb 26, 2024 2:40 pm Well, I'll say that I've been to dozens of Chicken Filets up and down the eastern coast
How do you know NLFC isn't southern?

I hate hyphens.
by Nonlinear FC
Thu Feb 29, 2024 4:32 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
Replies: 3003
Views: 249518

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

My bad... what ljam said.

And the reason I'm not saying DC is that a TON of Salvadorans live in MD and VA suburbs.
by Nonlinear FC
Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:05 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9211
Views: 463145

Re: Random Politics

OMG. I missed that thread.

The Inbredables.

Comedy gold in that thread.
by Nonlinear FC
Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:52 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9211
Views: 463145

Re: Random Politics

We've said it many times over the years, and it predates Drumpf... When the notion of "shame" left the political arena (almost exclusively, but not entirely, on the right side of the aisle) this type of shit was the logical endpoint. The tipping point was probably Palin, but the deeper roo...
by Nonlinear FC
Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:43 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
Replies: 3003
Views: 249518

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

For those that aren't aware, there is a sizeable Salvadoran community in the DMV.
by Nonlinear FC
Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:42 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Replies: 8832
Views: 409955

Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random

*raises hand*

I don't know how it missed me, but I only watched a few episodes of GG.
by Nonlinear FC
Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:32 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
Replies: 3003
Views: 249518

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

Weird. Bonaire is one of those teams that can only "compete" in CONCACAF tournaments.

I was on that island for 2 weeks and couldn't find a place to buy a jersey on the entire island, and looking online was pretty much impossible to find one.
by Nonlinear FC
Wed Feb 28, 2024 3:41 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Tim Wakefield
Replies: 8
Views: 212

Re: Tim Wakefield

mister d wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2024 3:19 pm Wakefield's wife died today too. Kids are both college age so I guess its not as bad as it could have been while still being real bad.
Wait, what??!

I'm an idiot. Didn't see the date stamp on these posts.
by Nonlinear FC
Wed Feb 28, 2024 2:19 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9211
Views: 463145

Re: Random Politics

When real life imitates art.

(Latest season of Fargo has a very similarly cringe-worthy family photo.)
by Nonlinear FC
Wed Feb 28, 2024 12:43 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Videos
Replies: 1987
Views: 198817

Re: Random Videos

Yeah, that's not how AI technology is progressing. We are in the stage RIGHT NOW where we can (mostly) tell. Particularly with video. With still images, I think we're pretty much past the threshold. But we're probably 12-24 months away from it being almost impossible to tell. Shit needs to get regul...
by Nonlinear FC
Tue Feb 27, 2024 2:55 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Replies: 2757
Views: 90125

Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette

A project manager used "project cadance" the other day. Still don't know what it means. "Cadence" is just another way of saying schedule or frequency. For example, just a couple of weeks ago I got the ok to change the "cadence" of some triage meetings from 4 days a wee...
by Nonlinear FC
Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:32 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Over The Top (1987), Thursday, 4/10 9 PM ET
Replies: 485
Views: 4136

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Over The Top (1987), Thursday, 4/10 9 PM ET

I feel like Punchy had a moment of being like Calvin as a window sticker on pickup trucks.
by Nonlinear FC
Mon Feb 26, 2024 2:40 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Fast Food Thread: Not just about assholes anymore
Replies: 1031
Views: 52711

Re: Fast Food Thread: Not just about assholes anymore

Well, I'll say that I've been to dozens of Chicken Filets up and down the eastern coast and out to the Rockies and I've never had anything other than a pleasant, highly efficient experience. And I've never looked at a long line at that joint and said "nope" because they know how to move th...
by Nonlinear FC
Mon Feb 26, 2024 2:19 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Fast Food Thread: Not just about assholes anymore
Replies: 1031
Views: 52711

Re: Fast Food Thread: Not just about assholes anymore

And Imma be pedantic, but it kind of bugs me when they don't just say "Tex-Mex" was is an American invention that is only tangential to actual "Mexican" food. So, unless they are actually talking about traditional Mexican food/cuisine, saying that the best Tex-Mex is in Arizona ...
by Nonlinear FC
Mon Feb 26, 2024 1:52 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Replies: 2757
Views: 90125

Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette

Also, you can also just say "that's just the way it is" and avoid using the "it is what it is" nonsense.
by Nonlinear FC
Mon Feb 26, 2024 1:52 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Replies: 2757
Views: 90125

Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette

"What's the request?" is short, to the point and not douchey.
by Nonlinear FC
Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:27 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Basketball 23-24
Replies: 458
Views: 6894

Re: NCAA Basketball 23-24

And, not for nothing, but I've been saying this for decades. It's not even about players "getting hurt." In almost every situation, students rushing the court are, at a minimum, jostling and taunting the opposing team. It's absolute bullshit from a straight up sportsmanship standpoint. Let...
by Nonlinear FC
Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:24 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Basketball 23-24
Replies: 458
Views: 6894

Re: NCAA Basketball 23-24

One or two security guards in an aisle trying to stop hundreds of determined kids is not the solution. The solution is to forfeit the game and/or no fans at the next home game. Pretty simple. Don't worry about the logistics of hiring minimum wage "security" guards who don't really give a f...
by Nonlinear FC
Fri Feb 23, 2024 1:41 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Podcasts
Replies: 1415
Views: 136710

Re: Podcasts

Ok, well right off the top Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family is INSANE. Centers around the guy strongly suspected to be the Black Dahlia killer, but it's from two of his granddaughters and the family story is FUCKED UP. I'll go back and look for more. I think it was that podcast I wa...