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by sancarlos
Mon Jan 08, 2018 1:22 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The transcribe/paraphrase tweets for anyone who can’t retire early and get a new MacBook thread
Replies: 103
Views: 6005

Re: The transcribe/paraphrase tweets for Jerloma thread

Philip Seymour Hoffman would have played a great Steve Bannon.
by sancarlos
Sun Jan 07, 2018 7:10 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Wild Card Weekend
Replies: 72
Views: 1448

Re: NFL Wild Card Weekend

Rush2112 wrote:Tyrod is going to be great in Denver!

No way.

I'm thinking it will be Eli, Mccarron, or Cousins.
by sancarlos
Sat Jan 06, 2018 3:53 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Indictment Thread (Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part II)
Replies: 3501
Views: 105086

Re: The Indictment Thread (Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part II)

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/949619270631256064 I think it should just be pointed out to him that Obama actually won the presidency on his first try, just to see the reaction. so did George W Bush and Herbert Hoover (neither would be considered geniuses) Hoover's policies as president...
by sancarlos
Sat Jan 06, 2018 2:53 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The transcribe/paraphrase tweets for anyone who can’t retire early and get a new MacBook thread
Replies: 103
Views: 6005

Re: The transcribe/paraphrase tweets for Jerloma thread

Scary marijuana stats:

1. 88,000 deaths are annually attributed to excessive use.

2. Every day, 30 people in the US die in car crashes that involve a marijuana-impaired driver.

3.Teen marijuana use kills 4,700 people each year

4. Lol jk those stats are about alcohol
by sancarlos
Fri Jan 05, 2018 5:39 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Jeeves needs (nah, wants) a new tablet
Replies: 4
Views: 126

Re: Jeeves needs (nah, wants) a new tablet

Make sure you get the one that is not wifi-only. I got the wife that one for Christmas and then had to go trade it in for the right model
by sancarlos
Fri Jan 05, 2018 3:04 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Cord cutting?
Replies: 477
Views: 30248

Re: Cord cutting?

Other than live sports, I watch most of my television via DVR, sometime after original broadcast. My understanding is that cord cutting options don’t allow for this. Am I wrong?
by sancarlos
Fri Jan 05, 2018 2:09 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Star Wars Thread...The Spoiler Edition
Replies: 511
Views: 27873

Re: Star Wars Thread...The Spoiler Edition

Just got back from seeing this movie. Now I can finally catch up on this thread, and now I finally get AB’s avatar.

Fun movie, but exhausting.
by sancarlos
Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:18 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Man's Best Friend
Replies: 2257
Views: 104337

Re: Man's Best Friend

What is the new surgery she's having done? When our first dog was done, about 15 years ago, we did was a pretty new procedure at the time. Instead of replacing the ligament with a synthetic fiber, they actually cut and reshaped her bone so that the joint worked at a different angle. Apparently that...
by sancarlos
Thu Jan 04, 2018 6:59 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Man's Best Friend
Replies: 2257
Views: 104337

Re: Man's Best Friend

Good luck, Dave. As I type this, right now my doggo is undergoing surgery for her torn ACL and torn meniscus. In our pre-op consultation, the doc said that the prognosis is very good for a full recovery, but that there is a 50% chance that the ACL in her other hind leg tears at some later date. I le...
by sancarlos
Thu Jan 04, 2018 11:58 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Hey, I Learn Something New Everyday, Two
Replies: 893
Views: 63887

Re: Hey, I Learn Something New Everyday, Two

I’m not anti-rotisserie chicken, but you get twice as much meat on a regular uncooked chicken. And I love my wife’s roast chicken.
by sancarlos
Thu Jan 04, 2018 11:38 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Coffee Thread, The
Replies: 210
Views: 9353

Re: Coffee Thread, The

The kids decided they wanted to take baths over the weekend and one of them filled the tub with too much water and it sloshed out and somehow found a crevice that allowed it to leak into the kitchen below and got my coffee pot wet with bath-bombed bath water so it ended up in the sink and then at s...
by sancarlos
Thu Jan 04, 2018 11:16 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Weather
Replies: 2500
Views: 108303

Re: The Weather

Earthquake last night, centered a couple miles from Berkeley. Pretty good shaker. Woke up everybody at my house, at about 2:40 am. It was a 4.4 but felt bigger to me.
by sancarlos
Thu Jan 04, 2018 1:30 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Bitcoin
Replies: 241
Views: 7870

Re: Bitcoin

Criminal underworld dropping Bitcoin Bitcoin is losing its luster with some of its earliest and most avid fans — criminals — giving rise to a new breed of virtual currency... The European Union’s law enforcement agency, Europol, raised alarms three months ago, writing in a report that “other crypto...
by sancarlos
Wed Jan 03, 2018 5:28 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Godless III - Completing The Trinity
Replies: 2283
Views: 220010

Re: Godless III - Completing The Trinity

If your mum is like mine, she’s gonna smack you upside the head when she sees that guy dancing on your dashboard!
by sancarlos
Wed Jan 03, 2018 4:59 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Hall of Fame Thread
Replies: 45
Views: 2252

Re: NFL Hall of Fame Thread

Just a prediction and not my vote, but I think TO and Moss miss election, as “fuck you”s from people who dislike them.
by sancarlos
Wed Jan 03, 2018 4:53 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2017-2018 NHL Regular Season
Replies: 677
Views: 15346

Re: 2017-2018 NHL Regular Season

I meant relative to Gretzky. Yeah, I pretty much knew that but the games played stat is interesting. But yeah, the numbers Gretzky put up in Edmonton are insane and will never be replicated. And, while Gretzky did play in the high-scoring 80s, it’s always worth noting that he won scoring titles by ...
by sancarlos
Wed Jan 03, 2018 3:05 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2017-2018 NHL Regular Season
Replies: 677
Views: 15346

Re: 2017-2018 NHL Regular Season

wlu_lax6 wrote:Ovi's OT winner last night put him ahead of Gretzky for goals scored for a single franchise.

How do they compare on assists and total points?
by sancarlos
Tue Jan 02, 2018 10:59 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Replies: 8926
Views: 412257

Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random

[quote="DaveInSeattle”]
Really worried about him and my Mom long term.[/quote]

Glad you got him home, Dave.

I hear you on the worry about aging parents. I’m right there, too. I feel like I could get a dreaded phone call at any time, now.
by sancarlos
Tue Jan 02, 2018 10:31 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Winter Olympics
Replies: 653
Views: 33198

Re: Winter Olympics

...Are the Euro-based Americans guys who suck, and couldn't make it to the NHL? By and large - yes. Wisniewski was a solid NHL defenseman until he tore up his knee a couple years ago. A lot of them had good success in college/juniors/minor leagues, but didn’t make it in The Show. Slater and Welch a...
by sancarlos
Tue Jan 02, 2018 10:28 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Weather
Replies: 2500
Views: 108303

Re: The Weather

I assumed that at some point, the guy who posted the video was going to plow into a guard rail or another car or something.
by sancarlos
Tue Jan 02, 2018 10:19 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2017-2018 NHL Regular Season
Replies: 677
Views: 15346

Re: 2017-2018 NHL Regular Season

mister d wrote:Absolutely. I think that's a fair argument against selling off pieces at the deadline even though you kinda sorta know that's the right thing to do.

Assuming Vegas makes the playoffs, I think it’s much more likely they’ll be buyers than sellers at the deadline.
by sancarlos
Tue Jan 02, 2018 3:45 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Winter Olympics
Replies: 653
Views: 33198

Re: Winter Olympics

Quite a difference in quality between the USA team and the Russian team, sad to say.
by sancarlos
Mon Jan 01, 2018 10:27 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Black Monday
Replies: 29
Views: 751

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
Mon Jan 01, 2018 7:52 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2017-18 Bowls
Replies: 47
Views: 761

Re: 2017-18 Bowls

This Oklahoma/Georgia game is really entertaining.
by sancarlos
Mon Jan 01, 2018 3:18 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Movies
Replies: 4685
Views: 291837

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: 751

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: 10581

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: 8926
Views: 412257

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: 933
Views: 34304

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: 8926
Views: 412257

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: 7870

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: 104337

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: 58439

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: 104337

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...