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by Steve of phpBB
Wed May 01, 2013 11:10 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Videos
Replies: 1993
Views: 208684

Re: Random Videos

Here's a video of Europe's changing borders starting from 1000 A.D. to present. Pretty cool. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=14d_1348362692" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I love stuff like that. But was Bohemia really such a large independent country so deep into the 1700s?...
by Steve of phpBB
Wed May 01, 2013 11:04 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Videos
Replies: 1993
Views: 208684

Re: Random Videos

I was going to post that Bagram Air Field vid. Fucking scary as hell. Apparently the cargo wasn't strapped down properly, shifted in the cargo bay, and forced a stall out of the engines. I haven't read up or Googled much about it, but that's referring to what little I've read. Good lord. Either tha...
by Steve of phpBB
Wed May 01, 2013 10:59 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Jason Collins (not dead)
Replies: 104
Views: 5825

Re: Jason Collins

No worries, GC, I welcome dissent and being called out. And as Howard said, I don't think this is picking on me at all. I'm sure I am pissing off a lot of people with my rants about Christianity, and if I am pissing you off, by all means, let me know. Either publicly or in a PM if you don't want to...
by Steve of phpBB
Wed May 01, 2013 7:20 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NHL Playoffs RD 1 - Western Conference
Replies: 86
Views: 3805

Re: NHL Playoffs RD 1 - Western Confrence

kranepool wrote:And you call yourself a fan.
This is especially effective with the passed out Mr Met avatar. Nice.
by Steve of phpBB
Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:25 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NHL Playoffs RD 1 - Western Conference
Replies: 86
Views: 3805

Re: NHL Playoffs RD 1 - Western Confrence

Woo-Hoo!!!
by Steve of phpBB
Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:13 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NHL Playoffs RD 1 - Western Conference
Replies: 86
Views: 3805

Re: NHL Playoffs RD 1 - Western Confrence

Sabo wrote:I think the Wild are going to steal this game. Total hunch.
Yeah, me too.
by Steve of phpBB
Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:17 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Jason Collins (not dead)
Replies: 104
Views: 5825

Re: Jason Collins

Yeah, I meant sexual orientation. Enormous difference there, but work isn't always conducive to thinking and Swamping with the damned phones ringing, distracting me from my posts. It is heinous how employers are legally allowed to abuse workers based on their sexual orientation. Sexual orientation ...
by Steve of phpBB
Tue Apr 30, 2013 9:49 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 4th Annual Swamp NHL Playoff Pool
Replies: 94
Views: 5082

Re: 4th Annual Swamp NHL Playoff Pool

I'm in.

How long until I find out that half of my players are out injured for the season?
by Steve of phpBB
Tue Apr 30, 2013 9:05 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Game of Thrones....
Replies: 981
Views: 45793

Re: Game of Thrones....

So...12 hours on and no mention of Ygritte getting naked? NSFW GIF of said event. Sorry, it's still freaking me out. I've been waiting and waiting until we finally get to see her naked, and then she takes off the furs, and we're just about there, and then it's ribcage and clavicle. Plus, then they ...
by Steve of phpBB
Tue Apr 30, 2013 9:03 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Important Sounds of Things Falling Apart
Replies: 1194
Views: 56260

Re: The Important Sounds of Things Falling Apart

Yeah, but there are "circumstances they can't reveal" behind the arrest. So I'm sure it's all fine.
by Steve of phpBB
Tue Apr 30, 2013 9:01 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: What was the first album you ever bought? (NSFW, PUBE)
Replies: 77
Views: 5561

Re: What was the first album you ever bought? (NSFW, PUBE)

Thinking of Jamie Lannister and Game of Thrones reminded me that I think my first record (45) was The Things We Do for Love, by 10cc.
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Apr 29, 2013 2:36 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Videos
Replies: 1993
Views: 208684

Re: Random Videos

Nonlinear FC wrote:

Holy Shit.
Very impressive the way it turned out, but in hindsight, a reckless move. It was more likely to knock the puck into the net then keep it out.

Though I guess there's no way for the goalie to figure that out in the 0.01 seconds he had to react.
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Apr 29, 2013 2:11 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Replies: 3900
Views: 242943

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

That's incorrect. For example, have a look at the 2012 CFL draft: http://www.cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=2012" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; . . . there's certainly no shortage of US College players. And if it is supposedly "a poorly-handled publicity stunt" ...
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Apr 29, 2013 1:28 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Replies: 3900
Views: 242943

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

From an SBNation article in 2010: I'll guarantee this now: Tebow will not play a down in the Canadian Football League. The negotiation list serves in place of a draft for American college football players, and it's generally a poorly-handled publicity stunt. Putting Tebow on their list is about as l...
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Apr 29, 2013 1:23 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Jason Collins (not dead)
Replies: 104
Views: 5825

Re: Jason Collins

Hell, I thought everyone at Stanford was gay.
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Apr 29, 2013 12:07 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NHL Playoffs RD 1 - Western Conference
Replies: 86
Views: 3805

Re: NHL Playoffs RD 1 - Western Confrence

I'm not touching any predictions. This is just set up for another Chicago post-season flameout.
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Apr 29, 2013 9:43 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 4th Annual Swamp NHL Playoff Pool
Replies: 94
Views: 5082

Re: 4th Annual Swamp NHL Playoff Pool

Gosh, thanks for posting last year's results.
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Apr 29, 2013 9:42 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Game of Thrones....
Replies: 981
Views: 45793

Re: Game of Thrones....

Johnny Carwash wrote:So...12 hours on and no mention of Ygritte getting naked?

Also, Robb Stark's military situation is starting to look like Robert E. Lee circa January 1865.
She looked so emaciated it freaked me out. She looks better with layers of fur on.
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Apr 29, 2013 9:41 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Screw Jeeves - It's Just Business
Replies: 10
Views: 734

Re: Screw Jeeves - It's Just Business

Keep. You took on all the risk by taking your house off the market, trusting that they could really buy it. The fact that your house resold quickly should be irrelevant. And it's not just four days after you relisted - it's all the time between accepting their offer and your getting a new one. That...
by Steve of phpBB
Sun Apr 28, 2013 10:55 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: EPL April 2013
Replies: 47
Views: 3249

Re: EPL April 2013

garyclark wrote:Ugh. 6-0 at home. Newcastle may be going down indeed.
Yeah. It does not look good for the Magpies.

On the bright side, that means two games against Blackpool next year. Those are always fun.
by Steve of phpBB
Fri Apr 26, 2013 12:48 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Official Swamp Dating Thread
Replies: 2060
Views: 110656

Re: The Official Swamp Dating Thread

Shirley wrote:
brian wrote:Or he paid for an escort.
Hmm, could be! Although he gave her name, they stayed in a hotel together and she was still with him the next day.
So he paid a lot for an escort.
by Steve of phpBB
Fri Apr 26, 2013 10:17 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2013 Boston Marathon
Replies: 715
Views: 35604

Re: 2013 Boston Marathon

So, I know this is very late, but... What the fuck was Bloomberg doing calling a press conference to announce that Suspect #2 said he and his brother *might* have been heading to Times Square to blow things up? What was that? Seriously. He figured that now that the story "might" involve N...
by Steve of phpBB
Wed Apr 24, 2013 7:06 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Videos
Replies: 1993
Views: 208684

Re: Random Videos

In early WW II the Germans used a massive glider to transport tanks. The thing was so heavy it took three planes and two detachable rocket engines to get it airborne. [media=450,300]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OvyOeXnW0k[/media] This seems as inefficient as hell to me, but I guess if you don't h...
by Steve of phpBB
Wed Apr 24, 2013 5:39 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The 420 Thread
Replies: 38
Views: 5708

Re: The 420 Thread

You know they just smoked it themselves.
by Steve of phpBB
Wed Apr 24, 2013 4:38 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Champions League
Replies: 19
Views: 1539

Re: Champions League

Sabo wrote:This game is in Germany.

4-1, 70th minute.
Yes, but the way the Germans have played the last two days is like the way they marched through ... oh, never mind.
by Steve of phpBB
Wed Apr 24, 2013 3:11 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Champions League
Replies: 19
Views: 1539

Re: Champions League

Wow. Anyone heard from Grits?

Edit: Dayum. Can't type fast enough to keep up. Are the Germans playing Spain or Poland?
by Steve of phpBB
Wed Apr 24, 2013 10:02 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2013 Boston Marathon
Replies: 715
Views: 35604

Re: 2013 Boston Marathon

AB_skin_test wrote:That's just how he rolls.
Perfect.
by Steve of phpBB
Tue Apr 23, 2013 10:51 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Replies: 3900
Views: 242943

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

ZMan wrote:I thought some of the best episodes were the ones featuring Sidney Freedman. Well, him and/or Colonel Flagg.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I seem to recall one episode with both of them, and it was hilarious.
by Steve of phpBB
Tue Apr 23, 2013 12:55 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: OFFICIAL Trader Joe's Discussion
Replies: 207
Views: 14726

Re: OFFICIAL Trader Joe's Discussion

They finally opened one in Salt Lake City a few months ago, without booze of course.

I only went once, though, and was underwhelmed.

But all this talk about snacks is making me want to go back again. I'd better head out for lunch.
by Steve of phpBB
Tue Apr 23, 2013 12:52 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2013 Boston Marathon
Replies: 715
Views: 35604

Re: 2013 Boston Marathon

I think that the bombing and the killing of the MIT officer are far enough apart in time that they would not fall together under Federal "terrorism" charges. There may be another angle that makes this crime Federal, but the four day difference is likely enough to not include it in the sam...
by Steve of phpBB
Tue Apr 23, 2013 8:55 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Television (no longer temporary)
Replies: 6287
Views: 378291

Re: Temporary Television

devilfluff wrote:Anybody else try Defiance? Thoughts?
Saw the first episode. I am sure my wife will watch it religiously, but since I have a trial coming up in June, I think I am going to have to miss this season and catch up next year if it sticks.
by Steve of phpBB
Tue Apr 23, 2013 8:53 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2013 Boston Marathon
Replies: 715
Views: 35604

Re: 2013 Boston Marathon

i hope they charge him for murdering his brother, too, since he ran him over. nice little cherry on top. I think that under the common law, the felony murder rule did apply to accomplices - even if an accomplice was shot by police during the felony. I don't know if this is still the case. If nothin...
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Apr 22, 2013 11:23 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2013 Boston Marathon
Replies: 715
Views: 35604

Re: 2013 Boston Marathon

Yes. Double jeopardy does not apply to charges brought by different sovereigns. If Tsarnaev's alleged actions violate both federal law and state law, he can be charged by the feds and the state. Didn't that happen to the cops who beat Rodney King on video? Acquitted on state charges, but then convi...
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Apr 22, 2013 11:07 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2013 Boston Marathon
Replies: 715
Views: 35604

Re: 2013 Boston Marathon

I'm vehemently anti-death penalty, too. I don't believe in Big Government, and a government that claims the right to kill its citizens is about the biggest government possible. Here's a question for lawyers et al. And I'm not a lawyer (although I would have made a particularly useful evil one; think...
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Apr 22, 2013 10:49 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The 2013 MLB thread - March/April edition
Replies: 187
Views: 10181

Re: The 2013 MLB thread - March/April edition

Wow. The Cubs certainly are impressive.
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Apr 22, 2013 10:12 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2013 Boston Marathon
Replies: 715
Views: 35604

Re: 2013 Boston Marathon

It's been a few years since I've been in a criminal courtroom, but I never heard Miranda rights in court, unless someone was being arrested right there, (not that often an occurrence). (Guilty) plea colloquys often involve a longer discussion of the rights that the defendant has, but there's some r...
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Apr 22, 2013 10:10 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2013 Boston Marathon
Replies: 715
Views: 35604

Re: 2013 Boston Marathon

Unless some vile scumbag like Ron Kuby steps up and decides that self-promotion and personal politics trumps all, Tsarnaev gets a court-appointed attorney, right? As I understand it, yes. There is an office of the Federal Public Defender, who represented him in the initial hearing. Presumably they ...
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Apr 22, 2013 9:54 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2013 Boston Marathon
Replies: 715
Views: 35604

Re: 2013 Boston Marathon

This is the kind of shit that makes me chant USA! USA! USA! Yes. The Feds announced (clearly, publicly) that Tsarnaev would not be read his Miranda rights for at least 48-hours given that his circumstances merited such. Then, 48-hours later (perhaps less), they read him his rights. This was the pla...
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Apr 22, 2013 8:59 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2013 Boston Marathon
Replies: 715
Views: 35604

Re: 2013 Boston Marathon

Regardless of what the FBI has or has not done, the Magistrate Judge gave Tsarnaev extensive Miranda warnings at his initial appearance today. Transcript can be read here: http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/04/22/dzhokhar_tsarnaev_hearing_transcript_boston_bombing_suspect_said_only_one.html...
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Apr 22, 2013 12:14 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: EPL April 2013
Replies: 47
Views: 3249

Re: EPL April 2013

I really hope they clinch so they run out a bunch of second string players next Sunday against Arsenal. The battle for 3rd, 4th and 5th is absolutely insane right now. Seems like it would be a good chance to get the senior players an extended off-season, basically, which is damn near impossible in ...