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by The Sybian
Wed Apr 10, 2024 10:28 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Honeydew vs. Cantaloupe
Replies: 130
Views: 11970

Re: Honeydew vs. Cantaloupe

https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxShEO4S-iLfC9lwcM8oHCYrXR_jIsXL0R?si=YJx8xQmMZcgh97gN Holy shit, the timing on this post is incredible. Started watching Resident Alien last week, just saw this episode last night! I’m not going to call the show great, but it’s really good and has me LOL at least once an...
by The Sybian
Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:09 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023-2024
Replies: 92
Views: 1604

Re: UEFA Champions League 2023-2024

Recorded the Arsenal game on CBS, and it’s so fucking jittery I’m seasick watching it. Not sure why Paramount/CBS feeds are so horrible. Never gave issues with Peacock/NBC or EDPN+.
by The Sybian
Tue Apr 09, 2024 3:04 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9266
Views: 465854

Re: Random Politics

And I don't think Trump is quite as moronic as we all like to think. It's not like he just threw a dart or flipped a coin or thought this up while taking a #2. I'm going to disagree where it comes to running a campaign. He was absolutely told to say this by someone who knows how to make it seem to ...
by The Sybian
Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:28 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9266
Views: 465854

Re: Random Politics

Arizona has now banned all abortion in the state based off the enforcement of a law from before women had the right to vote and before Arizona was even a state. And Trump thinks that "Leave it up to the States!" is going to defuse the Abortion issue. Naw, Trump doesn't think about anythin...
by The Sybian
Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:25 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9266
Views: 465854

Re: Random Politics

Arizona has now banned all abortion in the state based off the enforcement of a law from before women had the right to vote and before Arizona was even a state. In a twisted way, I kind of cheer for this, as it will lead to a backlash against the GOP at the polls. Many people were complacent in not...
by The Sybian
Tue Apr 09, 2024 5:53 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9266
Views: 465854

Re: Random Politics

Graham’s pushing for a national abortion ban. Trump is positioning himself as in favor of the states doing it (which is just pre-election politics). Trump doesn’t like his butt-kissers not 100% endorsing whatever he says. Trump is going to change his position on that about 5 times before the end of...
by The Sybian
Mon Apr 08, 2024 2:18 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Umbras and Penumbras - The Sun is Going Away
Replies: 159
Views: 3089

Re: Umbras and Penumbras - The Sun is Going Away

It’s getting eerily dark. Stepped outside and sun is behind a cloud. Still, the dark is weird.
by The Sybian
Mon Apr 08, 2024 12:10 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Umbras and Penumbras - The Sun is Going Away
Replies: 159
Views: 3089

Re: Umbras and Penumbras - The Sun is Going Away

The big news is that I hear the Big Guy is going to Rapture all the evangelicals away during the eclipse. Imagine how great it will be after they leave! My sister texted a meme this morning about filling 100s of fuck dolls with helium and releasing them during the eclipse to freak out the Christian...
by The Sybian
Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:40 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Umbras and Penumbras - The Sun is Going Away
Replies: 159
Views: 3089

Re: Umbras and Penumbras - The Sun is Going Away

For my buddy's birthday his girlfriend surprised him with a trip out to Texas to watch this thing. I'm fine with missing it, personally. I was just coming here to ask if there I’m wrong to not care about this. Scheduled a call for 2:00. People keep posting where you can get free glasses, and I have...
by The Sybian
Sun Apr 07, 2024 8:52 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Comedy...stand-up and otherwise...
Replies: 1277
Views: 179530

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

DaveInSeattle wrote: Sun Apr 07, 2024 3:10 pm Watched the new Rory Scovell special last night on HBO. Very funny, but a very different kind of comedy than the Attel special I watched earlier in the day.
Thanks for the reminder, I like Rory. Jeselnik was raving about this special, and he doesn't hand out compliments easily.
by The Sybian
Sun Apr 07, 2024 8:49 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Tax Q's Thread
Replies: 149
Views: 6048

Re: Tax Q's Thread

A few years ago, I went through the entire process of a free tax file with H&R Block and when I was done, they told me I was too wealthy for a free return and tried to get me to pay a fee, so I googled one with a higher threshold and went with Taxslayer. They've been ok for the last two years, ...
by The Sybian
Sun Apr 07, 2024 2:40 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Comedy...stand-up and otherwise...
Replies: 1277
Views: 179530

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

govmentchedda wrote: Sun Apr 07, 2024 10:04 am Joe Pera tonight in Orlando.
I'd love to see him live. That's a show that you really hope people know who he is before going. OTOH, it'd be fun to watch people try to figure out if it's an act.
by The Sybian
Fri Apr 05, 2024 9:03 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Holy fuck we just had an earthquake
Replies: 54
Views: 1085

Re: Holy fuck we just had an earthquake

rass wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2024 5:06 pm Some sort of aftershock? We scooted to upstate NY but my wife’s family’s text group just blew up again.
We were on the road to UConn, but the wife’s text group went off. After shock clicked in at 4.0.
by The Sybian
Fri Apr 05, 2024 8:36 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
Replies: 3047
Views: 251248

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

Dutch will never not make me laugh. It sounds like people who can't speak English making sounds that they think sound like English. Or German being spoken underwater. I thought it was the Swedish Chef at one point. Crazy how they were all standing right on the lines, but nobody crossed until the ba...
by The Sybian
Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:41 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Holy fuck we just had an earthquake
Replies: 54
Views: 1085

Re: Holy fuck we just had an earthquake

I was driving and my wife called me asking if I was ok. I couldn't feel it, and drove past lots of people walking their dogs, and didn't see any signs of anything unusual. Parked a couple minutes later, nothing online yet, but man was FaceBook going off! Surprised I couldn't feel it based on the rea...
by The Sybian
Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:35 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Earthquake Thread
Replies: 27
Views: 608

Re: The Earthquake Thread

Not being able to see around the curve but seeing the car ahead of you backing up? Yikes Looked like a scene in a monster movie, where you know something horrible is around the corner, and it's scariest seeing others react before you see it. What freaks me the fuck out is seeing all the boulders fa...
by The Sybian
Wed Apr 03, 2024 3:15 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: My Wish to Sail Through Life Without Serving on a Jury
Replies: 173
Views: 7216

Re: My Wish to Sail Through Life Without Serving on a Jury

sancarlos wrote: Wed Apr 03, 2024 2:47 pm Oh the cockiness of middle-age. You don’t even see it coming.
I know it all too well, that's why I need to get in my shots while I can. This is my raging against the dying light.
by The Sybian
Wed Apr 03, 2024 2:41 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: My Wish to Sail Through Life Without Serving on a Jury
Replies: 173
Views: 7216

Re: My Wish to Sail Through Life Without Serving on a Jury

Just received a new notice for jury duty; first week of April. In the past, I worked hard to make sure I didn’t get selected. But, hell. Now that I’m retired, maybe I’ll try to get selected. Wonder if they’d object to me live-swamping the experience? I am excused from jury duty without having to re...
by The Sybian
Wed Apr 03, 2024 2:40 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Comedy...stand-up and otherwise...
Replies: 1277
Views: 179530

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

I watched Dave Attell's Hot Cross Buns. It's exactly what you expect from Attell, which is the highest praise. He's an odd bird, but rapid fire jokes that all hit. Also watched Brian's Simpson's Netflix special, which I really enjoyed. He has an interesting voice as a former Marine and currently ove...
by The Sybian
Wed Apr 03, 2024 11:23 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL 2024 Offseason
Replies: 312
Views: 4582

Re: NFL 2024 Offseason

Texans might be decent next year. I’ll take a WR crew of Diggs, Collins, and Dell! Huh. Should this affect my decision to keep Collins with a 7th round pick for next year? I feel like he will start off as the third option fantasy-wise, but I could see Diggs as being past his prime and not cutting i...
by The Sybian
Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:17 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Television (no longer temporary)
Replies: 6252
Views: 343472

Re: Television (no longer temporary)

Mitzi Kapture So I cut this to paste into Google to remind myself of her while also installing a fresh install of Python. Hit pip then pasted what I thought was needed module title, and well there are modules called Mitzi and Kapture being installed now.. I'm sure they'll look great in a short skir...
by The Sybian
Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:58 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Television (no longer temporary)
Replies: 6252
Views: 343472

Re: Television (no longer temporary)

Ha, I just checked, we are midway through season 7. Season 6 was incredibly dumb, but 7 took a nosedive. Fucking awful. Actually, season 5 was really bad, too. I mean, the entire premise of the show was so fucking stupid from the first episode, a major NYC firm hires a lawyer who never went to law ...
by The Sybian
Tue Apr 02, 2024 10:14 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Television (no longer temporary)
Replies: 6252
Views: 343472

Re: Television (no longer temporary)

Suits is one of the worst, dumbest shows I've ever seen, and yet here I am in season 6. Been watching with the wife, I think we are also on Season 6. It’s ridiculously unrealistic (try watching as a lawyer!) and I rarely care about the cases they are working on, but the Mike-Harvey dynamic is fun ,...
by The Sybian
Tue Apr 02, 2024 5:02 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Television (no longer temporary)
Replies: 6252
Views: 343472

Re: Television (no longer temporary)

Suits is one of the worst, dumbest shows I've ever seen, and yet here I am in season 6. Been watching with the wife, I think we are also on Season 6. It’s ridiculously unrealistic (try watching as a lawyer!) and I rarely care about the cases they are working on, but the Mike-Harvey dynamic is fun, ...
by The Sybian
Tue Apr 02, 2024 5:00 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Television (no longer temporary)
Replies: 6252
Views: 343472

Re: Television (no longer temporary)

Suits is one of the worst, dumbest shows I've ever seen, and yet here I am in season 6. With the obvious exception of the seminal Mr. Robot , has USA ever had a show in quality higher than “put it on while you’re doing other shit”? Silk Stalkings was consistent pre-internet wank material when I’d c...
by The Sybian
Tue Apr 02, 2024 2:53 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Umbras and Penumbras - The Sun is Going Away
Replies: 159
Views: 3089

Re: Umbras and Penumbras - The Sun is Going Away

P.D.X. wrote: Tue Apr 02, 2024 2:20 pm if the government can make our clouds why can't they take them away smh
They can, they just don’t want us to see the eclipse. What are they hiding? Wake up, sheeple!!
by The Sybian
Tue Apr 02, 2024 10:31 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: OFFICIAL Eat Right & Get Fit Challenge
Replies: 1598
Views: 106259

Re: OFFICIAL Eat Right & Get Fit Challenge

the kirkland joggers on the costco website are allegedly vuori copycats. hope to verify that on monday. I'm almost positive you are correct. My buddy was over on Sunday and was wearing something from Costco that looked a lot like Vuori's. On Brontos info I got two of these. Definitely better than t...
by The Sybian
Tue Apr 02, 2024 10:24 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Television (no longer temporary)
Replies: 6252
Views: 343472

Re: Television (no longer temporary)

Bodies on Netflix is good. It's going to leave you itching for S2 of Severance. Just finished, and it’s extremely well done. Without giving anything away that isn’t in the trailer, London detectives in 1890, 1941 and 2023 find the same body in the same place. Very cool how they jumped across the de...
by The Sybian
Sun Mar 31, 2024 5:45 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: EPL 2023-24
Replies: 395
Views: 9058

Re: EPL 2023-24

Feeling lucky to walk out of the Etihad with a point. Do weird seeing Arsenal sit behind the ball and give up almost 75% possession. Terrifying, and I feel like they played not to lose, which is a bad sign for the title race imo.
by The Sybian
Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:49 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Apples 2014
Replies: 124
Views: 5429

Re: Apples 2014

Been eating an apple lately called Wild Twist. The grocer tells me it is a hybrid of a Honeycrisp and a Pink Lady. It’s really good. Quite crisp, sweet and a little tart. Just had one of those with lunch. They're good...and not so crazy big like the Honeycrisps seem to be lately. Around here, the h...
by The Sybian
Fri Mar 29, 2024 9:43 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Replies: 8929
Views: 412334

Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random

Head on over. Although, getting in and out this weekend is going to be nuts. Don't come to my place for the eclipse. Speaking of the eclipse in Upstate NY, Wegmans stores are closing for 30 minutes during the eclipse so employees can all go outside and see it. I thought that was a cool move. I can'...
by The Sybian
Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:59 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Videos
Replies: 1993
Views: 199406

Re: Random Videos

Shirley wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:27 pm Sometimes the YouTube algorithm fucking nails it. This is amazing.

Goosebumps from her voice. And the guitar solo was fantastic, too.
by The Sybian
Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:53 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The OFFICIAL Craft Beer Thread
Replies: 26
Views: 441

Re: The OFFICIAL Craft Beer Thread

I do love Unibroue. Even a bigger fan of Brasserie du Ciel.
by The Sybian
Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:46 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9266
Views: 465854

Re: Random Politics

Gonzaga is clearly the name of an African country.
by The Sybian
Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:23 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Replies: 2779
Views: 90752

Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette

P.D.X. wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:13 pmzoom link?
Oh man, I would LOVE to watch this.
by The Sybian
Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:50 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Replies: 2779
Views: 90752

Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette

DaveInSeattle wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:49 pm Welp...have my meeting with the HR Rep starting in 15 minutes...regarding the troublesome co-worker.
I hope they are able to help resolve this.
by The Sybian
Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:49 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9266
Views: 465854

Re: Random Politics

MI GOP Launches 'Migrant Invader Bus' Hoax on Gonzaga Hoops Team Republican paranoia over migrants has reached a new level of absurdity, as a State Representative and the State GOP Chair launched a conspiracy that buses of migrants were invading Michigan. It turns out it was the Gonzaga basketball ...
by The Sybian
Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:37 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Baltimore Key Bridge collapse on 695
Replies: 92
Views: 994

Re: The Baltimore Key Bridge collapse on 695

Mine is in that space in the driver's side door. If your car plummets from a bridge, it will likely go head first into the water, and it will sink to the bottom heavy side first, right? I dunno. Seems to me you want to have that tool taped to the underside of your steering column/wheel. Otherwise w...
by The Sybian
Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:16 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Replies: 8929
Views: 412334

Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random

sancarlos wrote: Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:18 am My wife will be pleased at the support she’s received from the swamp. (Romero not so much).
Just don't feel entitled to kiss after telling her.
by The Sybian
Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:15 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Pot Thread
Replies: 1122
Views: 46277

Re: The Pot Thread

I was in the beer section of a liquor store and noticed a wide variety of THC seltzers and other drinks. 5mg THC per can. I was really surprised, I didn't think NJ allowed sales outside of a dispensary. I didn't buy any, as two of the places I'm interviewing at said they require a drug test before h...