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by sancarlos
Mon Jan 01, 2018 3:18 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Movies
Replies: 4685
Views: 297405

Re: Movies

I enjoyed The Big Sick. Especially Ray Romano and Holly Hunter. I've been a fan of hers since Raising Arizona. Not to sound like the film major that I once was, but some actors simply disappear into a role. That's what it was like with Holly Hunter in the Big Sick. Every time she was in a scene - e...
by sancarlos
Mon Jan 01, 2018 3:14 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Black Monday
Replies: 29
Views: 772

Re: Black Monday

Not Vance Joseph Not sure how I feel about this. On one hand, the team started off looking great, then hit a wall and regressed badly. On the other hand, it's not Joseph's fault that John Elway didn't get him better quarterbacks or offensive linemen. Denver was 31st in the league in turnover margin...
by sancarlos
Sun Dec 31, 2017 8:29 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: A Top-Tier Pro Sporting First
Replies: 114
Views: 10606

Re: A Top-Tier Pro Sporting First

So, has Sabo watched Kingpin, yet?
by sancarlos
Sun Dec 31, 2017 12:42 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Replies: 8938
Views: 421498

Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random

Been quite a 24 hours...I'm in Colorado Springs, with my daughters, visiting my folks during the "Holiday Taint" (shoutout to Doug Benson). Last night around 10:30, my Dad tells my Mom "Call 911". Paramedics arrive (I swear they were at the door before my Mom hung up the phone. ...
by sancarlos
Sun Dec 31, 2017 12:09 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: What?? Are you drinking?
Replies: 935
Views: 38198

Re: What?? Are you drinking?

I’m a big fan of Meiomi. Big and jammy for a Pinot Noir. My wife is not a fan for the same reason - because it is bigger and heavier and more alcoholic than most pinots. (She says, “if I wanted a Zinfandel, I’d drink a Zinfandel, not a Pinot Noir that tastes like a Zin.”)
by sancarlos
Sat Dec 30, 2017 9:03 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Replies: 8938
Views: 421498

Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random

I think that if you throw a couple bucks at him, Brett Favre will endorse any product made. As a gag present, my brother gave me a cheap nose-hair trimmer. It has Brett Favre's face plastered right on the cheap packaging. The thing is like a toy. Then, I saw a commercial with Brett Favre and Jerry R...
by sancarlos
Sat Dec 30, 2017 4:00 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Bitcoin
Replies: 241
Views: 8077

Re: Bitcoin

This cryptocurrency thing is crazy. It just seems like a stock market that you can exchange as money This is another big one: m And it seems to have backing from banks and such. Is this stuff worth buying into? Throwing a few hundred dollars at it doesn't seem like a bad idea. I've spent money on d...
by sancarlos
Sat Dec 30, 2017 12:09 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Week 17 - The Querst To Tie The Worst
Replies: 79
Views: 1687

Re: NFL Week 17 - The Querst To Tie The Worst

A lot of coaches fall flat in their first shot, like McDaniels did. I thought he was far worse at the GM-ing than the coaches, as the Broncos had a really good offense when he was there as far as I can remmeber. Patricia looks good due to the unknown, like a lot of coaches do over a guy like McD. H...
by sancarlos
Fri Dec 29, 2017 11:41 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Man's Best Friend
Replies: 2257
Views: 110170

Re: Man's Best Friend

That sucks man. How old? 50 lbs isn’t that bad though (I just envisioned this happening to my 88 lb labrador-shepherd-boxer-sharpei mix). You’ll wind up loving the dog even more when it’s all said and done though. She's 9 years old. At her size she should have a few more good years left. She's a go...
by sancarlos
Fri Dec 29, 2017 11:08 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Deadspin
Replies: 630
Views: 58793

Re: Deadspin

EnochRoot wrote:Swatting? Jesus Titty-Fucking-Christ.

I mean, how’s that not a form of terrorism?

Man, that is horrible. Lots of assholes in that story.
by sancarlos
Fri Dec 29, 2017 10:52 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Man's Best Friend
Replies: 2257
Views: 110170

Re: Man's Best Friend

So, DeShaun Watson, Julian Edelman, Adrian Peterson, and now my dog, too. Yesterday morning, we were in Flagstaff, Arizona at a park on the campus of Northern Arizona U. There for the purpose of playing with our doggo Cinders, and getting her to take her morning poop. (We had driven to Albuquerque f...
by sancarlos
Fri Dec 29, 2017 8:59 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Week 17 - The Querst To Tie The Worst
Replies: 79
Views: 1687

Re: NFL Week 17 - The Querst To Tie The Worst

Just because I'm petty and sometimes hold grudges, I would root against any team employing head coach Josh McDaniel.
by sancarlos
Thu Dec 28, 2017 10:30 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2017-2018 NHL Regular Season
Replies: 677
Views: 16026

Re: 2017-2018 NHL Regular Season

I know we’ve covered this before but this is still amazing. On day one of the regular season, after looking at their roster, no expert thought this was going to happen for Vegas. Yet, here we are. On a much smaller scale, most experts thought the Sharks would also miss the playoffs. And, they might ...
by sancarlos
Thu Dec 28, 2017 10:14 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2017-18 Bowls
Replies: 47
Views: 761

Re: 2017-18 Bowls

Dick move or savvy play call? (I lean to the former.)
by sancarlos
Thu Dec 28, 2017 9:49 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2017-18 Bowls
Replies: 47
Views: 761

Re: 2017-18 Bowls

Yeah, it's all bullshit and hypocrisy. That isn't to say that UVA (or Stanford or Northwestern or some other schools) don't have higher standards than most college programs because they do in the macro sense, but if there was some dipshit, barely qualifying kid from Hampton Roads who can run a 4.2 ...
by sancarlos
Wed Dec 27, 2017 10:15 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Tarts
Replies: 6
Views: 226

Re: Tarts

My mother always makes butter tarts for me at the holidays. Yum!
by sancarlos
Fri Dec 22, 2017 10:24 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The OFFICIAL Craft Beer Thread
Replies: 3119
Views: 179306

Re: The OFFICIAL Craft Beer Thread

Nice article on the newest, smallest, and my favorite of San Carlos’ three brewpubs. Blue Oak Brewery. A couple different IPAs, Belgian dubl & tripl, a sour, a porter, a Pilsner, a couple stouts...
by sancarlos
Fri Dec 22, 2017 9:35 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Punchable Faces Thread
Replies: 368
Views: 26019

Re: The Punchable Faces Thread

Jeeeeezus.... (But has a very modest 3k followers) m (He's like a ginger mix of fat Drew Carey, Dave from Wendy's, and Jim Gaffigan.) And of course he went wife shopping with Mnuchin: https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/gettyimages-641798640-1513791255.jpg?crop=1.00xw:0.334...
by sancarlos
Fri Dec 22, 2017 9:18 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Farts
Replies: 113
Views: 5185

Re: Farts

It sounds like you really earned that happy story.
by sancarlos
Fri Dec 22, 2017 8:50 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Investment advice
Replies: 362
Views: 12443

Re: Investment advice

This isn’t advice, as per the thread title. Just shaking my head in amazement. A little more than two years ago my company got acquired and a ton of us got axed, including me. Whatever stock we held in our company got converted to shares of the new company, which was at ~$19 at the time. Today, thei...
by sancarlos
Fri Dec 22, 2017 12:53 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Ridiculous Things You Read On Facebook
Replies: 2496
Views: 215381

Re: Ridiculous Things You Read On Facebook

Pruitt wrote:
“in the world around us, there are terrorists, home invaders, drug cartels, carjackers, knockout gamers, rapers, haters, campus killers, airport killers, shopping mall killers.”

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AAwCJfWHdqw
by sancarlos
Fri Dec 22, 2017 12:39 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
Replies: 2617
Views: 136562

Re: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread

A_B wrote:It's a great school and certainly not exclusively fossil fuels at all.

Yeah, growing up in Colorado, everybody knew and respected Colorado School of Mines.
by sancarlos
Wed Dec 20, 2017 7:24 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Swamp's Favorite Christmas Song
Replies: 146
Views: 12389

Re: The Swamp's Favorite Christmas Song

That was good, Pruitt.

This one is in heavy rotation at our house:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB9RogfBBYo
by sancarlos
Wed Dec 20, 2017 6:53 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Checkmate, Bitches! The Chess and other Board Games Thread
Replies: 477
Views: 60730

Re: Checkmate, Bitches! The Chess and other Board Games Thread

Multi-tasking, there. Must be hard to keep one's mind on the game in that position.
by sancarlos
Wed Dec 20, 2017 6:51 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp Wrestling Federation 2021 - Gunpowder vs. GoodKarma (Featuring BFJ and DSafe on the mic!)
Replies: 615
Views: 19443

Re: Swamp Wrestling Federation - REGIONAL FINALS

rass wrote:I want to be devastated, but the mat in the first match is so glorious that I can't get too upset.


Though I can't believe Salma just stood there while that old fuck hopped all over the ring and posed on me.

Finally got revenge for the 2016 Stanley Cup Finals.
by sancarlos
Wed Dec 20, 2017 6:31 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Big Baller Thread
Replies: 15
Views: 490

Re: The Big Baller Thread

This quote crystallizes what they will be up against. In a village of some 10,000 people, they’ll find that few people speak English, including their coach and most everyone on the court. Once enamored with the thought of playing before vibrant crowds at Pauley Pavilion, they’ll find themselves in a...
by sancarlos
Wed Dec 20, 2017 6:25 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Open Skate: 12/18/17
Replies: 45
Views: 865

Re: Open Skate: 12/18/17

Tomorrow night, we'll be in a motel in Barstow, California. What's Barstow like, you ask? This song lyric had it right...

...There’s a changing pattern before us
And the past tells the story quite well
By the time we make it to Barstow
We'’ll be more than halfway to hell...
by sancarlos
Tue Dec 19, 2017 4:16 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Images (now possibly NSFW)
Replies: 2145
Views: 220878

Re: Images (now possibly NSFW)

Bizarre. Confederate flag. Sold in an Arabic country (based on the label). Made in China. And Spongebob and Patrick there, just as a non-sequitur.
by sancarlos
Tue Dec 19, 2017 12:10 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Open Skate: 12/18/17
Replies: 45
Views: 865

Re: Open Skate: 12/18/17

Wow, Bob. Heavy stuff. Best wishes for your mum's health and your new job prospects. And, good of you to support your wife's religiosity, despite your own religious ambivalence. It would be hard for me to do the same.
by sancarlos
Mon Dec 18, 2017 6:48 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Open Skate: 12/18/17
Replies: 45
Views: 865

Re: Open Skate: 12/18/17

Gotta wrap presents and start the packing process. Driving over 1,000 miles to New Mexico, starting Thursday morning. That amount of togetherness is hard on a marriage.
by sancarlos
Mon Dec 18, 2017 6:45 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2017-2018 NHL Regular Season
Replies: 677
Views: 16026

Re: 2017-2018 NHL Regular Season

You just know all the Knights players wanted to win that one for Gallant!
by sancarlos
Mon Dec 18, 2017 6:02 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Movies
Replies: 4685
Views: 297405

Re: Movies

My daughter, who has seen both, says it is better to have seen The Room previously, when you go see The Disaster Artist. I've seen The Room, and one of these days we're going to see the Disaster Artist. Since I saw The Room, I usually greet my daughter by saying (Tommy Wiseau voice) "Oh, hi, Ma...
by sancarlos
Mon Dec 18, 2017 1:51 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Alabama Election
Replies: 205
Views: 5922

Re: Alabama Election

Hey, a dem3pigs sighting! Welcome back. I miss your old avatar. Sheeeeeeees baaaaaaaaack! Hey, welcome back and all that. But for those of us who like to bring up the Swamp from time to time at work ... it would be nice for it to not look like I'm viewing porn. Degenerasian's image is already borde...
by sancarlos
Mon Dec 18, 2017 1:48 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Week 15 - (Space Reserved for Probable Controversial PIT-NE Thing)
Replies: 130
Views: 2070

Re: Week 15 - (Space Reserved for Probable Controversial PIT-NE Thing)

Have like four alerts about Diddy wanting to buy the Panthers, which is beyond ridiculous. I'm not even sure how some of this stuff becomes a new story. Going price would probably be AT LEAST $2 billion. Must as well have a story about me wanting to buy the Panthers. You could. You just need to lin...
by sancarlos
Mon Dec 18, 2017 11:45 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Man's Best Friend
Replies: 2257
Views: 110170

Re: Man's Best Friend

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by sancarlos
Mon Dec 18, 2017 11:44 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Week 15 - (Space Reserved for Probable Controversial PIT-NE Thing)
Replies: 130
Views: 2070

Re: Week 15 - (Space Reserved for Probable Controversial PIT-NE Thing)

Johnnie wrote:If Diddy, Steph Curry, and Colin Kaepernick buy the Panthers that would be hilarious.

Yeah, but it's in the NFL owners' bylaws that you can't have inmates running the prison.
by sancarlos
Mon Dec 18, 2017 11:32 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Ridiculous Things You Read On Facebook
Replies: 2496
Views: 215381

Re: Ridiculous Things You Read On Facebook

"I'm going to Waco to attend a graduation. Can anyone recommend some must-try places?" "I like to stop at the Cracker Barrel in Bryan, perfect weather for some checkers by the fire." So, A) you recommend a chain restaurant in a city literally 89 miles away from the requested cit...
by sancarlos
Mon Dec 18, 2017 11:21 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Week 15 - (Space Reserved for Probable Controversial PIT-NE Thing)
Replies: 130
Views: 2070

Re: Week 15 - (Space Reserved for Probable Controversial PIT-NE Thing)

It's controversies like these that make me glad my team fell out of contention several weeks ago.