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- 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?...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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
This is especially effective with the passed out Mr Met avatar. Nice.kranepool wrote:And you call yourself a fan.
- 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!!!
- 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
Yeah, me too.Sabo wrote:I think the Wild are going to steal this game. Total hunch.
- 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 ...
- 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?
How long until I find out that half of my players are out injured for the season?
- 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 ...
- 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.
- 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.
- Mon Apr 29, 2013 2:36 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Videos
- Replies: 1993
- Views: 208684
Re: Random Videos
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.Nonlinear FC wrote:bfj wrote:Ridiculous Hockey Save
Holy Shit.
Though I guess there's no way for the goalie to figure that out in the 0.01 seconds he had to react.
- 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" ...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Mon Apr 29, 2013 9:42 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Game of Thrones....
- Replies: 981
- Views: 45793
Re: Game of Thrones....
She looked so emaciated it freaked me out. She looks better with layers of fur on.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.
- 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...
- Sun Apr 28, 2013 10:55 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: EPL April 2013
- Replies: 47
- Views: 3249
Re: EPL April 2013
Yeah. It does not look good for the Magpies.garyclark wrote:Ugh. 6-0 at home. Newcastle may be going down indeed.
On the bright side, that means two games against Blackpool next year. Those are always fun.
- 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
So he paid a lot for an escort.Shirley wrote:Hmm, could be! Although he gave her name, they stayed in a hotel together and she was still with him the next day.brian wrote:Or he paid for an escort.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
- Wed Apr 24, 2013 4:38 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Champions League
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1539
Re: Champions League
Yes, but the way the Germans have played the last two days is like the way they marched through ... oh, never mind.Sabo wrote:This game is in Germany.
4-1, 70th minute.
- 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?
Edit: Dayum. Can't type fast enough to keep up. Are the Germans playing Spain or Poland?
- Wed Apr 24, 2013 10:02 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2013 Boston Marathon
- Replies: 715
- Views: 35604
Re: 2013 Boston Marathon
Perfect.AB_skin_test wrote:That's just how he rolls.
- 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
Maybe I'm wrong, but I seem to recall one episode with both of them, and it was hilarious.ZMan wrote:I thought some of the best episodes were the ones featuring Sidney Freedman. Well, him and/or Colonel Flagg.
- 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.
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.
- 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...
- Tue Apr 23, 2013 8:55 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Television (no longer temporary)
- Replies: 6287
- Views: 378291
Re: Temporary Television
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.devilfluff wrote:Anybody else try Defiance? Thoughts?
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 ...