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- Fri Nov 17, 2023 1:32 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Culinary Hot Takes
- Replies: 902
- Views: 42588
Re: Culinary Hot Takes
going all apps here: french onion soup tuna tartare (although that rare ahi tuna sounds killer) roasted cauliflower with a Tokyo Sunset to drink ...goddamn that sounds great, i can be there by 8.... I have a ton of work to do, which is why I'm here posting the menu for where I'm eating tonight . Sel...
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 9:11 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
- Replies: 2757
- Views: 90135
Re: SwampMD
fuckin rights - couldn't imagine feeling how i did for even a few days longer but for you to have it for four months is unthinkable, Steve - jeez. question is: have you ever tried it (Epley) yourself? It seems so relatively simple and this past week i've actually felt a tinge of dizzyness coming bac...
- Tue Nov 14, 2023 7:15 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Politics
- Replies: 9211
- Views: 463191
Re: Random Politics
don't be sorry, be thankful. some of us are just as terrified and we're trapped here. (even if i can see your land from my backyard. ...well, almost.) Sorry - but every once in a while I have to say it: your country scares me. I mean, posting a photo where the implication is that you are going to ki...
Re: SwampMD
yikes for the concussion but really glad to hear its been fine since. (btw i went to PT for vertigo and the guy was amazing - 3 visits in a week and he fixed me up. Something called the Epley maneuver.) Vertigo bump. Dave how did this turn out (not sure i could find downthread if there was more to i...
- Wed Nov 08, 2023 10:33 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Getting the Led out
- Replies: 108
- Views: 4617
- Wed Nov 08, 2023 12:21 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Politics
- Replies: 9211
- Views: 463191
Re: Random Politics
so...Ohio is worse than this? is anything?
- Wed Nov 08, 2023 10:21 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Home Repairs
- Replies: 1559
- Views: 108304
- Tue Nov 07, 2023 7:59 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
- Replies: 2757
- Views: 90135
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
internet high-five to my federal co-worker! :) (sincerely - congrats johnnie) Thanks, everyone! I'm very much excited to get back into the workforce again. Mazel Tov! What does the job entail? It's a job that's in the same realm of what I did while I was in, Unit Deployment Manager. I ensure that pe...
- Fri Nov 03, 2023 11:57 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NCAA FB 2023
- Replies: 1011
- Views: 16109
Re: NCAA FB 2023
i know nothing about college football but will be in attendance at Pitt/FSU tomorrow.
i figure getting there for kickoff is smart since that seems like it'll be the only time the game is close
i figure getting there for kickoff is smart since that seems like it'll be the only time the game is close
- Fri Nov 03, 2023 11:56 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Swamp Cooking Thread
- Replies: 982
- Views: 49595
Re: Swamp Cooking Thread
Salamida's it was/is. :) I honestly don't think i've ever seen a different one FYI: i've found Spiedie marinade at Aldi stores in the area so if possible you might want to check there as well, if it's easier Thanks! I also saw in the other thread that the marinade is carried by Wegman's. While not c...
- Fri Nov 03, 2023 11:55 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Halloween Boo'ing
- Replies: 136
- Views: 2153
Re: Halloween Boo'ing
ah that's cool - a) i wasn't busting on you (like A_B ... KIDDING!) and obviously i saw your post but i must have thought it was a theoretical :D and b) i hate plans too for real. LOL i just looked up Berkshire Ave - like legitimately 15-20 minute walk from where i live :D yeah just going down to &q...
- Fri Nov 03, 2023 9:49 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Swamp Cooking Thread
- Replies: 982
- Views: 49595
Re: Swamp Cooking Thread
FYI: i've found Spiedie marinade at Aldi stores in the area so if possible you might want to check there as well, if it's easier Thanks! I also saw in the other thread that the marinade is carried by Wegman's. While not close, I have access, so I might just pop over there this weekend. We actually a...
- Fri Nov 03, 2023 9:45 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Halloween Boo'ing
- Replies: 136
- Views: 2153
Re: Halloween Boo'ing
...did i miss this??? if you need a fix i can send you some CC's :) Feels like this is something I should have known about before going to Buffalo : Coffee Crisp is a chocolate bar made in Canada. It consists of alternating layers of vanilla wafer and a foamed coffee-flavoured soft candy, covered wi...
- Fri Nov 03, 2023 9:43 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Halloween Boo'ing
- Replies: 136
- Views: 2153
Re: Halloween Boo'ing
i think sponge candy is another WNY invention. which is worse than orange chocolate. Ok, we're good again. :) (orange chocolate is gross - i always thought that was a Buffalo/WNY thing and if it is I'm sorry it escaped) now this is moving close to fighting territory goddammit - Johnnie what in the e...
- Fri Nov 03, 2023 9:42 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Halloween Boo'ing
- Replies: 136
- Views: 2153
Re: Halloween Boo'ing
Grandpa Joe's Candy Shop! :D ha - yup last month we happened upon it while exploring the Strip District - fun store; I bought some Reggie! bars (cannot believe they made them - the orange glow from the box drew me in) we're actually heading there tonight for parents' weekend, real quick turnaround -...
- Fri Nov 03, 2023 6:16 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Halloween Boo'ing
- Replies: 136
- Views: 2153
Re: Halloween Boo'ing
Ok, we're good again. :) (orange chocolate is gross - i always thought that was a Buffalo/WNY thing and if it is I'm sorry it escaped) now this is moving close to fighting territory goddammit - Johnnie what in the everliving heck is wrong with you not liking chocolate and mint i swear .... #*^&Y...
- Fri Nov 03, 2023 6:14 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: OFFICIAL War on Christmas thread
- Replies: 227
- Views: 10603
Re: OFFICIAL War on Christmas thread
when we moved to Buf and got our house ~5 years ago my aunt gave me their old artificial tree, but last year it sorta (did) fell apart. It was all easy and good last January to say fuck it, drag the carcass out to the garage, and say "yeah next year we'll get a real tree, that's fine" but ...
- Fri Nov 03, 2023 6:10 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
- Replies: 2525
- Views: 127401
Re: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
also a great excuse to eat Spiedies on a weekly basis great school - congrats Syb! Early Action closed yesterday for most of the schools my son is applying, and he just got his first acceptance from Binghamton University. Shocked it came this early, they said to expect early action decisions by Chri...
- Thu Nov 02, 2023 11:18 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Halloween Boo'ing
- Replies: 136
- Views: 2153
Re: Halloween Boo'ing
now this is moving close to fighting territory goddammit - Johnnie what in the everliving heck is wrong with you not liking chocolate and mint i swear .... #*^&Y#$^% - there is no "too large" peppermint patty. - also my alltime favourite candy bar was called a Pep Bar - Canadian so Pru...
- Wed Nov 01, 2023 6:16 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: EPL 2023-24
- Replies: 350
- Views: 8488
Re: EPL 2023-24
how dare you, good sir Arsenal losing to West Ham at halftime in the League Cup. Arsenal outshooting them 8-0. goal came off an own goal. Is it wrong to half want Arsenal to lose to ease up the fixture congestion? I was almost on my knees towards the end of last season praying that Spurs finished 8t...
- Wed Nov 01, 2023 7:09 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2023 MLB Postseason - Rangers vs.. wait... the Diamondbacks? Really?
- Replies: 399
- Views: 4920
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - Rangers vs.. wait... the Diamondbacks? Really?
man i get that it can't be easy broadcasting a national game when it's 10-0 early, so you gotta talk about something - I like Joe Davis (we watch an inordinate amount of Dodgers games in this house...) and definitely felt for him last night. The worst and yet most predictable moment: being Halloween...
- Tue Oct 31, 2023 2:29 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random thoughts/images/shit that makes you feel old thread
- Replies: 1521
- Views: 63608
Re: Random thoughts/images/shit that makes you feel old thread
holy hell
I'm really sorry - fkng hell SIX surgeries. Echoing everyone else in here, you're nowhere near complaining enough.
I'm really sorry - fkng hell SIX surgeries. Echoing everyone else in here, you're nowhere near complaining enough.
- Tue Oct 31, 2023 8:05 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2023 MLB Postseason - Rangers vs.. wait... the Diamondbacks? Really?
- Replies: 399
- Views: 4920
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - Rangers vs.. wait... the Diamondbacks? Really?
absolutely fair. host of arguments to be made tho... makeup calls are possibly worse than just letting it go, etc... approaches for pitchers and hitters dramatically change based on counts, etc. I'm 100% sure there will be unintended consequences of an automated strike zone but also we have the tech...
- Tue Oct 31, 2023 7:31 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2023 MLB Postseason - Rangers vs.. wait... the Diamondbacks? Really?
- Replies: 399
- Views: 4920
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - Rangers vs.. wait... the Diamondbacks? Really?
the "strike" call to Moreno in the 9th is still fking bothering me - instead of a guy on 1st with nobody out and tying run at the plate you get 1 out, nobody on. it's absolutely massive.
- Tue Oct 31, 2023 7:16 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2023 MLB Postseason - Rangers vs.. wait... the Diamondbacks? Really?
- Replies: 399
- Views: 4920
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - Rangers vs.. wait... the Diamondbacks? Really?
i for one am even more ready for the automated strike zone.
- Mon Oct 30, 2023 7:36 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Old Timey Music for Howard and DC
- Replies: 1593
- Views: 162897
- Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:41 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Guns: Infinity
- Replies: 1441
- Views: 66948
Re: Guns: Infinity
cool and the hits keep comin! - we got at least 1 dead and a few more injured downtown (Buffalo) literally on the I-190 - shots directly into a city sewer truck
this fuckin' country jfc
https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/bu ... -i-190-sb/
this fuckin' country jfc
https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/bu ... -i-190-sb/
- Wed Oct 25, 2023 2:47 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2023 MLB Postseason - Rangers vs.. wait... the Diamondbacks? Really?
- Replies: 399
- Views: 4920
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - Rangers vs.. wait... the Diamondbacks? Really?
i mean, yes, ideally. i feel like i read somewhere recently that made the claim where if baseball were invented right now from scratch the season would probably match the other leagues and be only 80-90 games. But absolutely 0% chance they'd ever do anything less than 154 games (and i'd be shocked i...
- Wed Oct 25, 2023 12:49 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2023 MLB Postseason - Rangers vs.. wait... the Diamondbacks? Really?
- Replies: 399
- Views: 4920
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - Rangers vs.. wait... the Diamondbacks? Really?
fair and legit point about winning the division/s. of course the divisions were shit, which is the easy counter-argument, and arbitrarily selected/sorted anyways. eh i was thinking about it over lunch and in no way meant for my stupid rambling post to come off as dismissive in any way! i probably ha...
- Wed Oct 25, 2023 11:57 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2023 MLB Postseason - Rangers vs.. wait... the Diamondbacks? Really?
- Replies: 399
- Views: 4920
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - Rangers vs.. wait... the Diamondbacks? Really?
good example - IIRC the Stars rolled over 3 good teams to get to the finals where they almost pulled that off too
Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 11:48 am (I'm well aware of the capriciousness of hockey too. The 1991 Blackhawks won the President's trophy with 106 points then lost in the first round to the 68-point North Stars.)
- Wed Oct 25, 2023 11:56 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2023 MLB Postseason - Rangers vs.. wait... the Diamondbacks? Really?
- Replies: 399
- Views: 4920
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - Rangers vs.. wait... the Diamondbacks? Really?
sometimes it feels like it's too easy to complain about everything in sports, and I absolutely started down that road a week or 2 ago wrt the Diamondbacks when they blew away the Dodgers (me: "this team shouldn't have been in the playoffs" - but they are, Max...) but i think maybe I take /...
- Wed Oct 25, 2023 11:46 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
- Replies: 2757
- Views: 90135
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
these are not smart people. ladder-climbers to be sure and if you want to count that as a skill go ahead but ppl/managers like that serve little-to-no purpose. i feel like i've worked long enough and at enough places to realize who the frauds are and 10/10 times its the ones using the acronyms/agile...
- Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:57 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: First Player's Jersey That You Owned
- Replies: 54
- Views: 566
Re: First Player's Jersey That You Owned
shit - ha i just remembered i was Carlton Fisk #27 for halloween c1978. amazing that somehow my dad scored little me a jersey, they were definitely not widely seen back then. that's not the interesting part tho :D my friend dressed as Jim Rice. let's just say his makeup made it much more...authentic...
- Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:54 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
- Replies: 2757
- Views: 90135
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
ha - that's absolute lunacy. my previous job had "short walls" which were pointless - entire giant room was an open office with ppl on the phones loudly all day in the same room as developers. real great for concentration. (worst company i've worked for out of a long list...) My IT departm...
- Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:53 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2023 MLB Postseason - Rangers vs.. wait... the Diamondbacks? Really?
- Replies: 399
- Views: 4920
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - Rangers vs.. wait... the Diamondbacks? Really?
ya he poses for a weird pic :P honestly i think he's just a sincerely shy nice guy - apparently when the DBacks traded him they had to sit the team down to tell them as he was widely beloved and also everyone had nothing but great things to say about him in TO. he's awkward - which I personally enjo...
- Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:51 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2023 MLB Postseason - Rangers vs.. wait... the Diamondbacks? Really?
- Replies: 399
- Views: 4920
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - Rangers vs.. wait... the Diamondbacks? Really?
i can't pretend to know one way or the other but something definitely happened team-wide this year for them to be such a non-dangerous offensive club power-wise. It's not like everyone turned 37 overnight so I have to believe it can be corrected, which probably aligns with what you're saying. i.e. b...
- Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:49 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2023 MLB Postseason - Rangers vs.. wait... the Diamondbacks? Really?
- Replies: 399
- Views: 4920
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - Rangers vs.. wait... the Diamondbacks? Really?
LOL he's like a big cuddly teddy bear. i assume you're referring to Moreno (wrt "think can be a star")? yeah that was a tough one i admit - and i was definitely clamouring even last summer when it was obvious there would be a catcher logjam to trade Kirk at his clear high hitting point. Ob...
- Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:02 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2023 MLB Postseason - Rangers vs.. wait... the Diamondbacks? Really?
- Replies: 399
- Views: 4920
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - Rangers vs.. wait... the Diamondbacks? Really?
OT: there's a predictable and very annoying vocal presence from Jays forums on how the trade was tHe wOrSt eVeR!?!?! but it's not like the Jays could capably have kept 3 catchers, and Moreno was probably the only marketable one at the time. (Moreno and Gurriel Jr* for Varsho) *my daughter's fave pla...
- Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:57 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2023 MLB Postseason - Rangers vs.. wait... the Diamondbacks? Really?
- Replies: 399
- Views: 4920
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - Rangers vs.. wait... the Diamondbacks? Really?
yeah i still can't wrap my head around it - it makes no sense that they won the pennant but here they are. wtf. i can't remember why i didn't like that Royals team and feels bad to admit that now, seems like punching down :) but maybe it was their rude dismissal of the Jays in that ALCS. Shit the mo...