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by serrano
Thu Nov 04, 2021 4:56 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
Replies: 2617
Views: 130997

Re: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread

Congrats AB and Dave! You guys done good.
by serrano
Sun Oct 31, 2021 3:03 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Premier League 2021-22
Replies: 284
Views: 5051

Re: Premier League 2021-22

sancarlos wrote: Sun Oct 31, 2021 12:00 pm
Baloney wrote: Sun Oct 31, 2021 11:26 am Yep, one life only.

I picked Leeds Friday, woke up yesterday morning full of doubt and switched it to Watford, kicking myself now
When in doubt, should always pick the team playing Norwich.
That strategy will work for only 50% of the season.
by serrano
Sat Oct 30, 2021 4:30 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Football 2021 Thread
Replies: 529
Views: 13969

Re: NCAA Football 2021 Thread

I don't root for either team, but I'm really surprised they overturned the call on the field and took away the fumble-recovery touchdown from Michigan. Wasn't clear at all either way whether he was down before he fumbled, so in that case aren't they supposed to go with the original call on the fiel...
by serrano
Sat Oct 30, 2021 3:51 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Football 2021 Thread
Replies: 529
Views: 13969

Re: NCAA Football 2021 Thread

HaulCitgo wrote: Sat Oct 30, 2021 2:54 pmSparty.
This game is the first college game all season I got to sit down and watch start to finish. Picked a good one.
by serrano
Fri Oct 29, 2021 6:42 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
Replies: 2617
Views: 130997

Re: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread

The Sybian wrote: Fri Oct 29, 2021 6:41 pm
A_B wrote: Fri Oct 29, 2021 6:33 pm Up the Whatevertheyare!
…Metuchen Young Boys.
That’s a felony.
by serrano
Fri Oct 29, 2021 12:17 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The OFFICIAL Towns in North Jersey Discussion Thread ...
Replies: 952
Views: 43878

Re: The OFFICIAL Towns in North Jersey Discussion Thread ...

The Sybian wrote: Fri Oct 29, 2021 7:00 am
mister d wrote: Thu Oct 28, 2021 3:56 pm Went one NY italian and one NJ italian. NY far better.
Yeah, New Jersey Italians are the worst.
I can vouch for this statement.
by serrano
Thu Oct 28, 2021 3:33 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The OFFICIAL Towns in North Jersey Discussion Thread ...
Replies: 952
Views: 43878

Re: The OFFICIAL Towns in North Jersey Discussion Thread ...

I've only ever had sandwiches (a couple of their Italian sub variations and the eggplant wedge), and olives. The wedge is great. Usually on focaccia, but the day I got it it was on a roll because they ran out of the focaccia. Still very good. I usually get ham, salami, mutz, l,t,o, roasted red pepp...
by serrano
Sat Oct 23, 2021 10:54 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Lunch Thread
Replies: 581
Views: 25344

Re: The Lunch Thread

Hogwash. But I will try smoking a turkey at Thanksgiving this year. Tips? I brush it with melted butter and then get a good good rub with sage. garlic, ground pecan, rosemary, brown sugar and other shit like that. I have a pit barrel cooker so I get to hang the breast for the cook. Most people want...
by serrano
Sat Oct 23, 2021 7:34 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Premier League 2021-22
Replies: 284
Views: 5051

Re: Premier League 2021-22

My brother loves trolling me about the takeover, asking me if Steve Bruce was dismembered in the changing room instead of being sacked.

My brother is a huge PSG fan.
by serrano
Fri Oct 22, 2021 8:27 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Lunch Thread
Replies: 581
Views: 25344

Re: The Lunch Thread

Getting turkey at a BBQ restaurant is a waste of time and stomach space. There, I said it. I went to a BBQ spot here and while talking to the owner said "who would get turkey when you have brisket, ribs, pork..." Guy's face lit up and said, trust me, the turkey is amazing. He threw a slic...
by serrano
Fri Oct 15, 2021 10:10 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
Replies: 2617
Views: 130997

Re: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread

That's a kick ass name, btw. It is a great name. There’s an interesting story behind her name. And that story begins on a St. Patrick’s Parade Sunday in 2004 in a Bayonne tavern. I may or may not have played a significant role in this story. There was a contract between Mrs Rass and Rass that Mrs. ...
by serrano
Fri Oct 15, 2021 12:14 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
Replies: 2617
Views: 130997

Re: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread

The bigger individual challenges will start in a couple of weeks at the county championships, but she probably won't get interviewed there so... She’s a beast! Love her excitement in the interview. With that time she would beat all but one of the guys on our team. Have you ever thought of using you...
by serrano
Wed Oct 13, 2021 7:55 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: World Cup 2022 - Qatar
Replies: 2286
Views: 38697

Re: World Cup 2022 - Qatar

phew…
by serrano
Mon Oct 11, 2021 7:45 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Learn Something Random Every Day Thoughts
Replies: 3481
Views: 226790

Re: Learn Something Random Every Day Thoughts

L-Jam3 wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 7:26 pm Is it called Beirut where you guys are from? Or is that just a Northeast thing?
I came up in NJ calling it Beirut. Always thought of beer pong as the game with paddles.
by serrano
Sat Oct 09, 2021 2:21 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Premier League 2021-22
Replies: 284
Views: 5051

Re: Premier League 2021-22

Newcastle is on the way from London to Edinburgh on the train. Been through there four times, and I really want to stop next time. You can see St. James from the train, and it just looks like a fun place. I did that ride and hopped out onto the platform and snapped a selfie in front of a Newcastle ...
by serrano
Sat Oct 09, 2021 1:38 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Man's Best Friend
Replies: 2257
Views: 105792

Re: Man's Best Friend

DF8F9924-CB89-4C45-8EF2-7836EB905B7E.jpeg Welp, we were going to wait until summer 2022 to get back into the pooch racket but we were approached by one of Rass’s neighbors to take in their dog because he wasn’t getting much attention over there due to the fact that the family is always working. So ...
by serrano
Thu Oct 07, 2021 8:31 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Premier League 2021-22
Replies: 284
Views: 5051

Re: Premier League 2021-22

Looking like a Saudi take over at Noocastle I’m excited, but not as excited as I thought I’d be. I became a supporter 10 years ago and learned very quickly that Mike Ashley was one of the worst things to happen to the city since Maggie Thatcher. No hope and no belief in the heart and soul of that c...
by serrano
Fri Oct 01, 2021 5:47 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamply Connect (PLAYOFFS and ASG ANNOUNCEMENT)
Replies: 622
Views: 11994

Re: Swamply Connect (Now Scheduling Games)

I think Jerloma was trying to prematurely insert his own music question into the match but gave up after a while and made his girlfriend walk home from the kareoke club.
by serrano
Thu Sep 30, 2021 9:36 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Vacation Thread
Replies: 230
Views: 4674

Re: The Vacation Thread

There’s a place called Poogans (sp?) Porch just down the street from Husk that was very good with low-country cuisine and nowhere near as crowded. We did Husk too but dare I say, each dish was a little off-balance in terms of the saltiness. We were a little surprised but it had to be an off night fo...
by serrano
Tue Sep 28, 2021 7:46 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Man's Best Friend
Replies: 2257
Views: 105792

Re: Man's Best Friend

That’s socrates, chedda.

(I knew I shouldn’t have hit submit but I couldn’t help myself.)
by serrano
Sun Sep 26, 2021 4:10 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Ryder Cup 2021
Replies: 46
Views: 947

Re: Ryder Cup 2021

Rex wrote: Sun Sep 26, 2021 3:58 pm Didn’t get the mass celebration I’m used to seeing….because most of the players are still out on the course
Can’t wait for the Bryson-Brooks re-enactment of Vaughn-Dorn punch-out/hug/deep kiss* moment.


*in my fan-fiction account
by serrano
Sat Sep 25, 2021 4:42 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Ryder Cup 2021
Replies: 46
Views: 947

Re: Ryder Cup 2021

If you’re not doing anything, the Koepka/Speith- Rahm/Garcia match is really worth the price of admission. This has been a great day of golf.
by serrano
Sat Sep 25, 2021 6:36 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Ladies and gentlemen…
Replies: 56
Views: 1281

Re: Ladies and gentlemen…

Daughter just played her first middle school soccer game (I'll detail in the Tammany thread), son has X-country meet in the morning, which I need to drop him off at school at 6:45 am to catch the bus. Daughter has two club soccer games this weekend, and if I'm lucky, I get to break out the power wa...
by serrano
Fri Sep 24, 2021 9:09 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Ladies and gentlemen…
Replies: 56
Views: 1281

Re: Ladies and gentlemen…

Just got back from Roselle Park for a Kid A softball game, in an hour or so (I hope) pick up my uncle from EWR, then 9:30 soccer for Kid B and back in Roselle Park by 3:00 for another Kid A softball game. I am the busiest man alive. You been to Pastrami and Pickles in RP? Solid sloppy joe and other...
by serrano
Fri Sep 24, 2021 8:13 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Ladies and gentlemen…
Replies: 56
Views: 1281

Re: Ladies and gentlemen…

Daughter just played her first middle school soccer game (I'll detail in the Tammany thread), son has X-country meet in the morning, which I need to drop him off at school at 6:45 am to catch the bus. Daughter has two club soccer games this weekend, and if I'm lucky, I get to break out the power wa...
by serrano
Fri Sep 24, 2021 6:23 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Ryder Cup 2021
Replies: 46
Views: 947

Re: Ryder Cup 2021

Was JT running to take a piss in the woods?
by serrano
Fri Sep 24, 2021 6:11 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Ryder Cup 2021
Replies: 46
Views: 947

Re: Ryder Cup 2021

It’s weird watching a player without a hat.
by serrano
Wed Sep 22, 2021 10:01 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Nostalgiaganza
Replies: 578
Views: 23132

Re: The Nostalgiaganza

One of the highlights of my life is searching for bapo’s self-proclaimed fantastic ass, and then subsequently locating said ass in a late-night Pittsburgh dive bar that I’ll never forgot. Those were the days.
by serrano
Tue Sep 21, 2021 11:05 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp Cooking Thread
Replies: 982
Views: 50414

Re: Swamp Cooking Thread

HotSauce and HotJam v2021 are packaged up. and do have a fair # of earlier versions as well. pepper crop wasn't as generous this year as before (may have goofed in where i put the bed, too much shade). can also be found on FB - @HotJuanSauceNJam still working out the website details. I’ll take o on...
by serrano
Tue Sep 21, 2021 10:33 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Hot for Teacher Thread
Replies: 205
Views: 21389

Re: Hot for Teacher Thread

wlu_lax6 wrote: Tue Sep 21, 2021 9:15 pm But what sport?

https://nypost.com/2021/09/21/florida-t ... ssion=true
$80K+ tuition? Holy shit. IMG itself could be accused of similar fuckery but in that case it’s entirely consensual.
by serrano
Thu Sep 16, 2021 8:54 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Week 2
Replies: 46
Views: 1176

Re: NFL Week 2

How did they review that spot for a whole 20 seconds and decide that the terrible call on the field was correct? I mean, he got a first down on the next play, but that was just so egregiously wrong. Maybe the refs just felt bad for the giants die to the d-line getting less pressure on the qb than K...
by serrano
Sun Sep 12, 2021 2:41 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: VVVRROOOMM Auto Racing Thread (NASCAR, F1, etc)
Replies: 315
Views: 33610

Re: VVVRROOOMM Auto Racing Thread (NASCAR, F1, etc)

Nonlinear FC wrote: Sun Sep 12, 2021 11:41 am
serrano wrote: Sun Sep 12, 2021 11:31 am It’s saying a few of us didn’t run this race week in fantasy? What is that about? I had one of my best weeks of the season! Weird.
It's being glitchy today. I should be #4 for the week, but I'm not showing up in the standings.
You and I have the same exact team set-up right now.
by serrano
Sun Sep 12, 2021 11:31 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: VVVRROOOMM Auto Racing Thread (NASCAR, F1, etc)
Replies: 315
Views: 33610

Re: VVVRROOOMM Auto Racing Thread (NASCAR, F1, etc)

It’s saying a few of us didn’t run this race week in fantasy? What is that about? I had one of my best weeks of the season! Weird.
by serrano
Sat Sep 11, 2021 9:34 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Replies: 8938
Views: 414764

Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random

Very sorry, Dave.
by serrano
Sat Sep 11, 2021 8:32 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Television (no longer temporary)
Replies: 6252
Views: 345695

Re: Television (no longer temporary)

My only note for the Ted Lasso writers is that when Roy Kent asks Phoebe if he can be the dragon, the response should have been “Fuck no” instead of just “no”.

Also, Mike Dean. Wow. Made the episode all about himself.
by serrano
Sat Sep 11, 2021 10:59 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Premier League 2021-22
Replies: 284
Views: 5051

Re: Premier League 2021-22

Not much he could do about that 3rd goal tho... Nope, that wasn’t his fault but fuck Freddie nonetheless. Even with the slight deflection on the first, the ball hit him in the Mickey Mouse hands and botching that play is inexcusable on a premier league pitch. Would have liked tighter marking on Ron...
by serrano
Sat Sep 11, 2021 10:25 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Premier League 2021-22
Replies: 284
Views: 5051

Re: Premier League 2021-22

tennbengal wrote: Sat Sep 11, 2021 10:22 am
serrano wrote: Sat Sep 11, 2021 10:18 am Would have been nice to see the build-up before the NUFC goal instead of the 13th replay of the Ronaldo celebration. Fucking cuntmuppets.
Guess that won’t happen now as they will instead show 13 replays of the second goal of his
Ugh.
by serrano
Sat Sep 11, 2021 10:24 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Premier League 2021-22
Replies: 284
Views: 5051

Re: Premier League 2021-22

It appears NUFC is in need of a human to play goal instead of an inanimate piece of dog shit. If they call me, I’ll be more ready to play than Freddie Woodman.
by serrano
Sat Sep 11, 2021 10:18 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Premier League 2021-22
Replies: 284
Views: 5051

Re: Premier League 2021-22

Would have been nice to see the build-up before the NUFC goal instead of the 13th replay of the Ronaldo celebration. Fucking cuntmuppets.
by serrano
Wed Sep 08, 2021 11:28 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: World Cup 2022 - Qatar
Replies: 2286
Views: 38697

Re: World Cup 2022 - Qatar

When you look up the word capitulation in the dictionary, you’ll the tonight’s Honduran pre-game picture smiling back atcha.