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- Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:16 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NCAA Basketball 23-24
- Replies: 628
- Views: 30446
Re: NCAA Basketball 23-24
I just watched the extended highlights, and, man... The refs allowed WAY too much off the ball stuff and taunting. And it started early.
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 3:49 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
- Replies: 3072
- Views: 267218
Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
I feel like he somehow got looped into the Wrexham-verse, too. Seems like a good dude. I've borrowed my daughter's copies of a few of his books and really enjoyed them. https://www.reddit.com/r/nerdfighters/comments/xeqobj/john_starring_in_welcome_to_wrexham_episode_7/ Featured heavily in the fun e...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 3:34 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
- Replies: 3072
- Views: 267218
Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
I feel like he somehow got looped into the Wrexham-verse, too. Seems like a good dude. I've borrowed my daughter's copies of a few of his books and really enjoyed them.
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 2:49 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Reading 2023
- Replies: 153
- Views: 3287
Re: Reading 2023
I don't know if it's just me getting old and cranky, or if it's John Grisham is getting old and just mailing shit in, but... I just finished the sequel to The Firm and it's probably the worst book I've ever read. I mean, I've read some stuff and just stopped due to boredom, but I felt compelled to f...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 2:45 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Long Reads
- Replies: 286
- Views: 22402
Re: Long Reads
Inside an OnlyFans empire: Sex, influence and the new American Dream (gift link) The attraction of financial freedom and the challenge of standing out have led many OnlyFans creators to run themselves like tech start-ups. Adams’s operation is registered in state business records as a limited liabil...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:44 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Lacrosse The Thread
- Replies: 148
- Views: 5306
Re: Lacrosse The Thread
Besides the aforementioned JHU-Cuse game, Denver hosts #12 Yale.
Cornell vs. Penn State is another good game.
Cornell vs. Penn State is another good game.
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:27 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2023-2024 NHL Season
- Replies: 657
- Views: 23857
Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season
I don't wish any ill of the guy, but this year, watching Kuzy has been painful. Dude was so obvious whenever he decided to check out. Like.. It's cute that he has the weirdest/slowest lead up to a penalty shot... but when he effectively does that mentally during the run of play... not great. I hones...
Re: Podcasts
There's a podcast that I'm into right now (Paper Ghosts - cold case true crime thing) that lists the time as about 45 minutes, but a) he does a recap of the previous episode, he runs 3 separate ad breaks that I fast fwd and 3) does a "next time" preview at the end of every episode. I haven...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:30 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Presidential Election 2024
- Replies: 536
- Views: 15249
Re: Presidential Election 2024
Trump was full racist bigot in the 80s at the latest. I assume lifelong given his father's rental philosophies. There is a lot of reporting on Trump being racist long before he came near politics. Assuming certain high rollers wouldn't want to see black employees at his casinos and having them all ...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:16 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Presidential Election 2024
- Replies: 536
- Views: 15249
Re: Presidential Election 2024
Trump was full racist bigot in the 80s at the latest. I assume lifelong given his father's rental philosophies. There is a lot of reporting on Trump being racist long before he came near politics. Assuming certain high rollers wouldn't want to see black employees at his casinos and having them all ...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:50 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Presidential Election 2024
- Replies: 536
- Views: 15249
Re: Presidential Election 2024
I've literally never done any sort of campaigning on behalf of any candidate, but I just submitted a volunteer form for the woman running against my current rep. Your Fb post had me chuckling this morning. But it's easy for me to find humor in that guy, I'm not represented by a fucking traitor tool...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:44 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Mush, Mush (Dog Sled and other "Manly" Sports)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1459
Re: Mush, Mush (Dog Sled and other "Manly" Sports)
My work blocks yahoo sports. (but it's mainly a function of blocking all personal email sites)
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:25 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
- Replies: 3072
- Views: 267218
Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
That ref will be suspended.
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 3:57 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: USMNT - 2026 Cycle - "Early Days"
- Replies: 735
- Views: 17220
Re: USMNT - 2026 Cycle - "Early Days"
Very interesting discussion with the CBS Golazo folks and Jermaine Jones. I like these because, agree or disagree with the interviewee, they talk some real real .
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:57 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
- Replies: 3072
- Views: 267218
Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
And since we didn't put together a thread on the W Gold Cup: * The shit that Colombia pulled in that game was next level shithousery. They were extremely lucky to have a terrible ref, as they should've seen at least 2 red cards. And that's just from watching extended highlights. * In particular, FIF...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:53 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
- Replies: 3072
- Views: 267218
Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
The Valencia - Madrid game ending was a fiasco and completely avoidable except for silly soccer traditionalists. The college game has the clock right. My issue with college and h.s. clock maintenance is having it run while the ball is out of play. I know some of that has been tightened up, but I re...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 10:03 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NFL 2024 Offseason
- Replies: 319
- Views: 14756
Re: NFL 2024 Offseason
I'm almost positive he was one of the very first QBs I had in the ancient fantasy league on ESPN during that year for the Bears. I think I also had Yancey Thigpen and I waxed everyone that year.
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:20 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Comedy...stand-up and otherwise...
- Replies: 1288
- Views: 188712
Re: Comedy...stand-up and otherwise...
If you don't know Kill Tony, the premise is that EXTREMELY green comics (not open mic level, but maybe a year or two past starting) get up and do about 3 minutes and professional comics roast them.. OR... They are like "this dude/dudette" is unique and funny as fuck. Here's another example...
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:15 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Comedy...stand-up and otherwise...
- Replies: 1288
- Views: 188712
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.
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 5:14 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NFL 2024 Offseason
- Replies: 319
- Views: 14756
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=...
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 5:12 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: A New Brushes with thread
- Replies: 868
- Views: 78990
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)
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 2:29 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
- Replies: 8938
- Views: 433043
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!!!
!!!!!!
(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!!!
!!!!!!
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 2:17 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
- Replies: 8938
- Views: 433043
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...
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 2:14 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Live Music thread...
- Replies: 2118
- Views: 180305
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:19 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
- Replies: 8938
- Views: 433043
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.
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:15 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Comedy...stand-up and otherwise...
- Replies: 1288
- Views: 188712
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...
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:44 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Comedy...stand-up and otherwise...
- Replies: 1288
- Views: 188712
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."
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."
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 3:08 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Politics
- Replies: 9293
- Views: 488386
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...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 2:22 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Mush, Mush (Dog Sled and other "Manly" Sports)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1459
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.
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:53 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Comedy...stand-up and otherwise...
- Replies: 1288
- Views: 188712
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.
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:36 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Mush, Mush (Dog Sled and other "Manly" Sports)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1459
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 ...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:03 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Lacrosse The Thread
- Replies: 148
- Views: 5306
Re: Lacrosse The Thread
I think Quint said the Navy transfer was over 65 percent at the X... That's pretty crazy.
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 5:29 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Lacrosse The Thread
- Replies: 148
- Views: 5306
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.
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 4:05 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Lacrosse The Thread
- Replies: 148
- Views: 5306
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...
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:04 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
- Replies: 3889
- Views: 232386
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...
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 4:13 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NCAA Basketball 23-24
- Replies: 628
- Views: 30446
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...
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:03 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - SWAMPER BOWL LET'S SAY VIII
- Replies: 173
- Views: 3586
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 ...
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:00 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - SWAMPER BOWL LET'S SAY VIII
- Replies: 173
- Views: 3586
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...
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:47 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - SWAMPER BOWL LET'S SAY VIII
- Replies: 173
- Views: 3586
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 (...
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:55 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Fast Food Thread: Not just about assholes anymore
- Replies: 1046
- Views: 61514
Re: Fast Food Thread: Not just about assholes anymore
Shirley wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:42 amHow do you know NLFC isn't southern?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
I hate hyphens.