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by duff
Wed Nov 29, 2023 11:02 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: (The End of) Journalism Thread
Replies: 782
Views: 60108

Re: (The End of) Journalism Thread

Victoria’s Secret catalog was the only other material in those days. There was no way my Mormon parents were letting a Victoria's Secret catalog in the house. SI was "safe", especially considering they bought the subscription for me. They didn't preemptively get the swimsuit issue out of ...
by duff
Wed Nov 29, 2023 8:58 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: (The End of) Journalism Thread
Replies: 782
Views: 60108

Re: (The End of) Journalism Thread

rass wrote: Wed Nov 29, 2023 8:48 am Macpherson forever
This is the only correct answer.
by duff
Fri Nov 17, 2023 2:52 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Thanksgiving 2022/2023
Replies: 203
Views: 3136

Re: Thanksgiving 2022/2023

future swamp get together... Friendsgiving. everyone bring a dish. Giff is the guest of honor. who's with me? That would be delightful and I would very much enjoy it. I would also have an excuse as to why I couldn't come over the next day for leftovers. "Sorry guys, it's cool you all flew out ...
by duff
Thu Nov 16, 2023 9:17 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA FB 2023
Replies: 1011
Views: 16107

Re: NCAA FB 2023

Before NIL players were paid off by boaters. There is no integrity in CFB or most college sports. All schools fucking cheat. Big deal. Do it better. So sick of moral outrage over sportsball. Just pay the players.
by duff
Thu Nov 16, 2023 7:56 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA FB 2023
Replies: 1011
Views: 16107

Re: NCAA FB 2023

Intellectual property? Do you realize how ridiculous that sounds. This is football, not business. Remember you CAN steal signs. You can’t just advance scout in person to do it. That’s the only thing at issue here. Why is a billion dollar industry not business? They agree to the rules on the footbal...
by duff
Mon Nov 13, 2023 12:55 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - Week 11
Replies: 124
Views: 1658

Re: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - Week 11

Johnny Carwash wrote: Mon Nov 13, 2023 11:57 am You're outta line, man.
Not gonna work for me, brother.
by duff
Mon Nov 13, 2023 11:55 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - Week 11
Replies: 124
Views: 1658

Re: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - Week 11

Ryan wrote: Mon Nov 13, 2023 9:55 am Good god, it's Duff-Carwash Week

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I absolutely love this reference.
by duff
Fri Nov 10, 2023 1:49 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - Week 10
Replies: 98
Views: 1225

Re: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - Week 10

Q8 - Name a member of the 500-HR club with fewer career stolen bases than Jimmie Foxx's 87 (11) ... LEFTOVERS Eddie Mathews Ernie Banks Miguel Cabrera Willie McCovey Ted Williams I didn't go Miggy because I was certain Brian and/or DSafe were going to pick him. Would have been my first -1
by duff
Fri Nov 10, 2023 1:39 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA FB 2023
Replies: 1011
Views: 16107

Re: NCAA FB 2023

I'm still trying to figure out how Penn State's offense is capable of scoring the roughly 20 points or so that they would need to beat Michigan (in a best case scenario where the PSU defense holds Michigan below 20). Not sure Michigan needed the additional chip on their shoulder but wouldn't be sur...
by duff
Thu Nov 09, 2023 11:03 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Man's Best Friend
Replies: 2243
Views: 103317

Re: Man's Best Friend

Nonlinear FC wrote: Thu Nov 09, 2023 10:30 pm Sitting here in Muncy IN, headed tomorrow morning to pick up a Golden Retriever.

Debating with kids on text about a name.

Over the moon.

(9.5 drive home is worth it.)
Where the fuck is Muncy?
by duff
Thu Nov 09, 2023 10:24 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: SwampSourcing...Need some help
Replies: 5
Views: 106

Re: SwampSourcing...Need some help

We got my FiL a Cameo from Jamie Farr. It was hilarious. He's still alive right?
by duff
Sat Nov 04, 2023 6:10 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
Replies: 2525
Views: 127210

Re: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread

That is awesome. Way for her to hang in there and keep at it after all the set backs.
by duff
Fri Nov 03, 2023 5:03 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
Replies: 2525
Views: 127210

Re: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread

Good stuff and some fortitude. I did not know much about Columbia College Chicago... Some interesting Alumni. Aidy Bryant from SNL, Shecky Greene, Phyllis Diller, Common, Andy Dick (well did not graduate), Jake Lloyd (Young Anakin Skywalker), Andy Richter, Pat Sajak, Kayne West (attended for a bit)...
by duff
Fri Nov 03, 2023 10:42 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
Replies: 2525
Views: 127210

Re: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread

Good stuff and some fortitude. I did not know much about Columbia College Chicago... Some interesting Alumni. Aidy Bryant from SNL, Shecky Greene, Phyllis Diller, Common, Andy Dick (well did not graduate), Jake Lloyd (Young Anakin Skywalker), Andy Richter, Pat Sajak, Kayne West (attended for a bit)...
by duff
Fri Nov 03, 2023 8:41 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
Replies: 2525
Views: 127210

Re: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread

A_B wrote: Fri Nov 03, 2023 8:39 am
mister d wrote: Fri Nov 03, 2023 8:38 am Man, that's a lot. Good on her for the college and what the fuck is a HS kid doing tattling like that?
Probably Mike Pence's kid.
Pretty close.
by duff
Fri Nov 03, 2023 8:31 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
Replies: 2525
Views: 127210

Re: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread

Oldest has received admission to two of the schools she has applied. One she isn't super excited about, the ole alma mater, Ball State. She doesn't really want to go there. And thankfully she has other options. She also got early acceptance to Columbia College Chicago. She is super excited about thi...
by duff
Thu Nov 02, 2023 12:05 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Indiana Basketball Dead Coach
Replies: 20
Views: 330

Re: Indiana Basketball Dead Coach

Classic example of a college coach that created a cult bubble that just fed the beast. He was insufferable for most of his career, but at the end it was just gross. Total cult surrounding him. When I lived in Bloomington ('90-'93) was when his teams started to go downhill, but he still had huge sup...
by duff
Wed Nov 01, 2023 6:29 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Indiana Basketball Dead Coach
Replies: 20
Views: 330

Re: Indiana Basketball Dead Coach

I wonder if he is going to be buried ass up so his critics can kiss his ass as he requested.
by duff
Tue Oct 31, 2023 12:51 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random personalized license plate thread
Replies: 337
Views: 5967

Re: Random personalized license plate thread

They just are really into 5G.
by duff
Thu Oct 26, 2023 6:53 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: "You know that's permanent, right?" - The Tattoo Thread
Replies: 188
Views: 7918

Re: "You know that's permanent, right?" - The Tattoo Thread

Back of the arm would be my choice.
by duff
Wed Oct 25, 2023 7:29 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: First Player's Jersey That You Owned
Replies: 54
Views: 566

Re: First Player's Jersey That You Owned

I don' t ever remembering having a jersey or a shirtsey. The sport shirts that I wore were the caricature ones like this:

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by duff
Tue Oct 24, 2023 12:10 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: OFFICIAL War on Christmas thread
Replies: 227
Views: 10581

Re: OFFICIAL War on Christmas thread

SC still thinks of the fake trees as the metal ones that they sold back in his hey-day. Or the tinsel ones.
by duff
Tue Oct 24, 2023 12:06 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: OFFICIAL War on Christmas thread
Replies: 227
Views: 10581

Re: OFFICIAL War on Christmas thread

Home Depot all in on holiday commercials. I went into Home Depot yesterday, and the Halloween stuff was all gone and replaced with Christmas trees and huge inflatables. I don’t understand people who buy and put up Christmas trees so early. It will be dried out and dropping needles before Christmas....
by duff
Mon Oct 23, 2023 4:21 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - Week 7
Replies: 147
Views: 1795

Re: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - Week 7

Sorry for the delay, but I decided to accept "C" as a correct answer for the alphabet question. It's the only letter in Latin & Cyrillic but not Greek. This would have also made N, Z, and I correct for Latin and Greek but not Cyrillic but nobody said them. This mostly just improves th...
by duff
Fri Oct 20, 2023 1:44 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - Week 7
Replies: 147
Views: 1795

Re: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - Week 7

Read question 8 as numbers 8 and 9.
by duff
Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:46 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - Week 7
Replies: 147
Views: 1795

Re: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - Week 7

The Sybian wrote: Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:43 am
sancarlos wrote: Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:36 am Maybe some of you guys know the numbers of soccer players…
I'm confident on 6 or 7 answers for that one. Naming an NBA player from UConn? Nope.
That was one of the easiest questions this week. Of course I could only name one of the drinks. I am sure all you alcoholics could name them all.
by duff
Tue Oct 17, 2023 12:44 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Suzanne Somers
Replies: 39
Views: 596

Re: Suzanne Somers

Dana was the one for me.

And a big fuck you to Giff for that preposterous notion.
by duff
Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:01 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random personalized license plate thread
Replies: 337
Views: 5967

Re: Random personalized license plate thread

A_B wrote: Tue Oct 17, 2023 8:53 am
Giff wrote: Tue Oct 17, 2023 8:52 am
mister d wrote: Tue Oct 17, 2023 8:51 am I just drove 360 miles and didn't notice anything. I don't know how you can pay attention to all that unless you're a passenger.
I notice them and then forget them when I get to my destination.
DINGDINGDING
What state was that from. Seems like too many letters.
by duff
Tue Oct 10, 2023 2:13 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NBA Regular Season 2023-24 f./ NBA In-Season Tournament 2023-24
Replies: 282
Views: 6548

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

tennbengal wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2023 12:58 pm Also, I pre-hate the in-season tournament.
Do you also hate in-season tournaments for the EPL and other football leagues around the world?
by duff
Fri Oct 06, 2023 7:59 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Guns: Infinity
Replies: 1441
Views: 66932

Re: Guns: Infinity

TXSportsmen or something like like.
by duff
Wed Oct 04, 2023 8:01 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Fantasy Football 2023 General Discussion, Advice, etc.
Replies: 266
Views: 3824

Re: Fantasy Football 2023 General Discussion, Advice, etc.

sancarlos wrote: Wed Oct 04, 2023 6:57 pm Jeez, do these guys think you guys are idiots, or what?
They play fantasy football, so yes.
by duff
Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:41 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Replies: 2757
Views: 90072

Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette

My company announced a while back that they wanted people working a "hybrid"/3 days a week in office plan. It's pretty much gone by the wayside, and now its just up to folks to set their own schedule. They also said "we are a Seattle company, so we expect people to be in the area&quo...
by duff
Thu Sep 28, 2023 10:45 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Official Swamp Dating Thread
Replies: 2060
Views: 105497

Re: The Official Swamp Dating Thread

1st step to better mental health is to align your fandom with better teams. :lol:
by duff
Thu Sep 28, 2023 7:11 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Replies: 8831
Views: 409743

Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random

It's all designed to generate clicks, and to procure/maintain a sweetheart image. Her team is beating us over the head with it. Taylor, I got two gold-plated words for you: The National So, an indie band with less than a tenth of a percent of her following decides to answer the phone when she calls...
by duff
Wed Sep 27, 2023 11:16 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Replies: 8831
Views: 409743

Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random

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IT"S STIIIIIIIIING!
by duff
Fri Sep 22, 2023 12:37 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - Week 3
Replies: 119
Views: 1863

Re: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - Week 3

tennbengal wrote: Fri Sep 22, 2023 12:22 pm holy shit, I avoided Augusta b/c...well, figured everyone would say it.

10 of you on Harbour Town? wow.
Only one I recognized.
by duff
Fri Sep 22, 2023 8:55 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Replies: 2757
Views: 90072

Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette

So do companies exist whose main purpose doesn't seem to be to bleed as much productivity out of you while paying as little as they can get away with, and also have a semblance of a moral conscience, or is that just not a thing? Also, let's say you have a problem resolution group. Your goal is stil...
by duff
Fri Sep 22, 2023 8:26 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Cultural Blind Spots
Replies: 524
Views: 22358

Re: Cultural Blind Spots

L-Jam3 wrote: Fri Sep 22, 2023 8:20 am Pat McAffee was the punter for the Colts, right? Why should I give a crap about his opinions on anything?
Cause he isn't the drunk kicker.