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by L-Jam3
Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:22 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Replies: 8874
Views: 410634

Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random

I guess good teacher/overrated astronaut?
by L-Jam3
Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:03 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Replies: 3876
Views: 214550

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

I had that same book! That’s how I knew the 5 home runs in a doubleheader story!
by L-Jam3
Wed Mar 06, 2024 12:14 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Replies: 3876
Views: 214550

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

this is exactly how i first heard of him too - i even remember the book, was called "Baseball Players Do Amazing Things" :) like 10 different 3 page stories of, um, baseball players...doing.... Padres all-time HR leading, Nate Colbert https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Na...
by L-Jam3
Tue Mar 05, 2024 6:33 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9241
Views: 463892

Re: Random Politics

I genuinely hope that whenever Sinema is out in public someone yells at her that she could have protected the right to vote for Black Americans, yet chose not to. Fuck her straight to Hell.
by L-Jam3
Tue Mar 05, 2024 1:04 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL 2024 Offseason
Replies: 248
Views: 3728

Re: NFL 2024 Offseason

mister d wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2024 12:26 pm Jets should sign him and let their QB room break the Dork-O-Meter.
I'm thinking Rodgers is more of a prick than a dork, but YMMV.
by L-Jam3
Tue Mar 05, 2024 9:33 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL 2024 Offseason
Replies: 248
Views: 3728

Re: NFL 2024 Offseason

I don’t know how many teams this would make this claim, especially one that’s over 90 years old like the Eagles, but two of their top ten players all time are centers, including arguably its best all time. I believe 2 of the top 6 Steelers in PFR's Hall of Fame monitor score are centers (1st and 3r...
by L-Jam3
Tue Mar 05, 2024 9:27 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Mush, Mush (Dog Sled and other "Manly" Sports)
Replies: 29
Views: 494

Re: Mush, Mush (Dog Sled and other "Manly" Sports)

A few years back during the first pandemic summer I used to watch the shit out of the Stihl Timbersports championships while I was working. That stuff was great. There’s a LumberJill from Chadds Ford, PA (Philly suburbs) who’s the best in the world. Easy on the eyes too: https://www.instagram.com/p/...
by L-Jam3
Tue Mar 05, 2024 9:22 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL 2024 Offseason
Replies: 248
Views: 3728

Re: NFL 2024 Offseason

… whoever signs Wilson will be getting a financial steal since he'll play for the vet minimum (Denver will pay the offset so there's no incentive for him to take anything more). he *could* be fun in a place like Atlanta. I would not understand the play in Las Vegas. that would feel a lot like the s...
by L-Jam3
Tue Mar 05, 2024 8:59 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Umbras and Penumbras - The Sun is Going Away
Replies: 159
Views: 3083

Re: Umbras and Penumbras - The Sun is Going Away

I just booked a couple nights in downtown Cleveland, about 6 blocks from the waterfront/Rock n Roll HoF, so assuming I can get a sitter for my kittie-cats, I'll be there. The Guardians have a game that night, so I'll be able to check another ballpark off the list.
by L-Jam3
Tue Mar 05, 2024 8:50 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL 2024 Offseason
Replies: 248
Views: 3728

Re: NFL 2024 Offseason

At my age I prefer when athletes go out on their own terms and with some gas left in the tank, so Jason Kelce’s retirement makes me happy overall as a sports fan, even if it’s a short-term knock on the team I root for. I don’t know how many teams this would make this claim, especially one that’s ove...
by L-Jam3
Mon Mar 04, 2024 5:51 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL 2024 Offseason
Replies: 248
Views: 3728

Re: NFL 2024 Offseason

I think the cap hit is over two years but yeesh.
by L-Jam3
Mon Mar 04, 2024 3:42 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: EPL 2023-24
Replies: 385
Views: 8939

Re: EPL 2023-24

Good Lord. Sheffield should just get relegated right now. And I mean during halftime.
by L-Jam3
Mon Mar 04, 2024 1:04 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Replies: 3876
Views: 214550

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

I don't know why Sybian quoted me, but sure. I can picture saying that.
by L-Jam3
Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:26 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Replies: 3876
Views: 214550

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

And then that offseason, the Phillies traded defensive specialist Larry Bowa and some middling prospect for Ivan DeJesus. What, what was that prospect’s name? Ryan Sablesberg? Something like that.
by L-Jam3
Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:08 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Replies: 3876
Views: 214550

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

The Ripken-Young-Trammell troika was the first core of power hitting shortstops, but I think Ernie Banks was probably the first true middle-order power threat. He played the first half of his career at SS, and put up 512 career bombs. Not too shabby.
by L-Jam3
Mon Mar 04, 2024 9:28 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Basketball 23-24
Replies: 626
Views: 8809

Re: NCAA Basketball 23-24

Taking nothing away from Caitlin Clark, because what she was able to do in her career puts her down as the greatest women's gunner in NCAA history. But man, what Pete Maravich did was nuts. He averaged 43.8, 44.2, and 44.5 PPG in his three seasons at LSU. This is without a shot clock, no three-point...
by L-Jam3
Sat Mar 02, 2024 9:41 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Culinary Hot Takes
Replies: 902
Views: 42620

Re: Culinary Hot Takes

In my neck of the woods we have an importer called Cento that cans San Marzanos. It’s the only kind I’ll use.

As an aside, my son asked me to teach him how to make homemade pasta, my gravy, and my parents’ pork meatballs this past week, and we’re going to take over the kitchen next time he’s down.
by L-Jam3
Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:48 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - SWAMPER BOWL LET'S SAY VIII
Replies: 173
Views: 1958

Re: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - SWAMPER BOWL LET'S SAY VIII

Great season. Anyway, after watching a couple videos and a quick wiki search, and having 40 years on and not wearing red-white-and-blue colored glasses, Zola Budd was not at fault at all. She was in front, and Mary Decker twice hit Budd's legs from behind. Too bad. She got a lot of undeserved shit f...
by L-Jam3
Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:31 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - SWAMPER BOWL LET'S SAY VIII
Replies: 173
Views: 1958

Re: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - SWAMPER BOWL LET'S SAY VIII

I wouldn't have recognized Zola Budd unless she was interfering with other runners.
by L-Jam3
Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:22 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - SWAMPER BOWL LET'S SAY VIII
Replies: 173
Views: 1958

Re: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - SWAMPER BOWL LET'S SAY VIII

Giff wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:20 pm Chris Evert no fucking way.
Billie Jean King! She faced off against Bobby Riggs 50 years ago!
by L-Jam3
Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:20 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - SWAMPER BOWL LET'S SAY VIII
Replies: 173
Views: 1958

Re: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - SWAMPER BOWL LET'S SAY VIII

Oh, I just made this connection. Hidden = crypto. Krypton, because they don't like Cs.
by L-Jam3
Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:16 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - SWAMPER BOWL LET'S SAY VIII
Replies: 173
Views: 1958

Re: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - SWAMPER BOWL LET'S SAY VIII

Gandhi is 70. Way behind Beethoven at 8! https://pantheon.world/explore/rankings?show=people&years=-3501,2023 Took me until #56 to be positive I'd never heard of the person. Same. This list is strange. Jimmy Carter is second for US Presidents (after Jefferson), and Washington is only the 27th A...
by L-Jam3
Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:04 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - SWAMPER BOWL LET'S SAY VIII
Replies: 173
Views: 1958

Re: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - SWAMPER BOWL LET'S SAY VIII

I would simply go with the fact that these guys have been dead for centuries yet all of us recognize their names would indicate their level of memorability.
by L-Jam3
Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:28 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - SWAMPER BOWL LET'S SAY VIII
Replies: 173
Views: 1958

Re: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - SWAMPER BOWL LET'S SAY VIII

Jerloma wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:17 pm Lenny, how do you pronounce capicola? Is it gobbagool?
The exact quote on my email to Ryan:
Me, two hours ago wrote:"Eh, GABBAGOOL! (or CAPICOLA if you wish) "
We've had a prior discussion here regarding SuperSaad as well.
by L-Jam3
Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:40 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - SWAMPER BOWL LET'S SAY VIII
Replies: 173
Views: 1958

Re: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - SWAMPER BOWL LET'S SAY VIII

Just sent. Legit lol'ed at one question.
by L-Jam3
Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:00 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp Movie Club: The Coen Brothers, O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU, 4/1, 9:30 pm ET
Replies: 94
Views: 1381

Re: Swamp Movie Club: The Coen Brothers, BARTON FINK, 3/4, 9:30 pm ET

Sorry I didn't get to this past Monday I'll have to watch Miller's Crossing this weekend. Life got in the way.

Anyway, Barton Fink is up next. I don't remember being particularly enamored by it, but a rewatch would probably be worth it.
by L-Jam3
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:25 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Basketball 23-24
Replies: 626
Views: 8809

Re: NCAA Basketball 23-24

mister d wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 3:26 pm I believe it was quadrant painted (navy and gold) and that hat was absolutely not frayed.

More importantly, we did not injure Lari Ketner slash Lari Ketner didn't try to draw contract from any of us.
Damn, D. You must’ve gotten all the West Oak Lane pussy back in the day.
by L-Jam3
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:14 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Replies: 8874
Views: 410634

Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random

brian wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:13 pm
HaulCitgo wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:26 pm Anyone looking at the villages yet? Ill come back in exactly 13 years
That place needs to be nuked.
Eh, just wait for the VD to work its way through.
by L-Jam3
Thu Feb 29, 2024 4:05 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
Replies: 3023
Views: 249983

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

District-Maryland-Virginia

Or maybe Salvadorans really need to get their vehicles registered all at the same time.
by L-Jam3
Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:12 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
Replies: 3023
Views: 249983

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

I just got Argentina-El Salvador at the Linc for me and my son (huge Messi fan) on 3/22. He chose that over WrestleMania. Cost was... more than advertised in DC.
by L-Jam3
Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:06 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp Movie Club: The Coen Brothers, O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU, 4/1, 9:30 pm ET
Replies: 94
Views: 1381

Re: Swamp Movie Club: The Coen Brothers, MILLER’S CROSSING, 2/26, 9:30 pm ET

I’m going to start this a little bit earlier than 9:30 as I got a long day tomorrow. This will be a reward for a day of suck that I’ve had today.
by L-Jam3
Sun Feb 25, 2024 3:10 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Television (no longer temporary)
Replies: 6239
Views: 341973

Re: Television (no longer temporary)

I didn’t get to it yet. But here’s a lukewarm take. Mikey Day sucks. Nobody is asking he play the straight man to level of Sudeikis or the incomparably versatile Hartman, but shit. When you say every sketch how weird this is with that irritating voice of his, it just blows the sketch. God he sucks.
by L-Jam3
Sun Feb 25, 2024 11:00 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Replies: 8874
Views: 410634

Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random

It actually stood for International Secret Intelligence Service.
by L-Jam3
Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:53 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Replies: 8874
Views: 410634

Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random

I read initially that as Thinh Dogg and imagined the late Nate Dogg’s more slender younger brother.
by L-Jam3
Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:52 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: JOKES
Replies: 201
Views: 20416

Re: JOKES

“So I guess I’m supposed to know everything now?” said the cowboy on his second rodeo.
by L-Jam3
Thu Feb 22, 2024 7:35 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NBA Regular Season 2023-24 f./ NBA In-Season Tournament 2023-24
Replies: 288
Views: 6668

Re: NBA Regular Season 2023-24 f./ NBA In-Season Tournament 2023-24

Did the Dubs have Belichick in as a consultant?
by L-Jam3
Thu Feb 22, 2024 4:09 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - SWAMPER BOWL LET'S SAY VIII
Replies: 173
Views: 1958

Re: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - SWAMPER BOWL LET'S SAY VIII

So just so I can get a clarification on Question 4...
by L-Jam3
Thu Feb 22, 2024 4:01 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp Movie Club: The Coen Brothers, O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU, 4/1, 9:30 pm ET
Replies: 94
Views: 1381

Re: Swamp Movie Club: The Coen Brothers, MILLER’S CROSSING, 2/26, 9:30 pm ET

Fuck yeah. Miller’s Crossing is up next. It’s on Paramount+, if Sir Patrick Stewart chucking Arnold got you buy in.
by L-Jam3
Thu Feb 22, 2024 10:27 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: OFFICIAL Eat Right & Get Fit Challenge
Replies: 1598
Views: 106162

Re: OFFICIAL Eat Right & Get Fit Challenge

Damn. That's circa 1980 cruiserweight. Great job!
by L-Jam3
Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:28 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Racism
Replies: 1519
Views: 80507

Re: Racism

Johnnie upthread raised a good point. From my experience, my son who's in 7th grade is in all the advanced middle school levels (brag). His history for this year is half a year on Ancient Greece, and half a year on Ancient Rome. And while that's a fun period of history, that better be the only time ...