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by Shirley
Mon Aug 03, 2015 8:45 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Replies: 8832
Views: 409856

Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random

I have a series of consecutive meetings today from 10 am to 9 pm. Welcome back from vacation!
by Shirley
Mon Aug 03, 2015 8:11 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Dave in Seattle 2: Electric Boogaloo
Replies: 115
Views: 6738

Re: Dave in Seattle 2: Electric Boogaloo

The author of the New Yorker piece wrote a follow-up because of the huge amount of attention her article received. This one is about how NOT to die with the Pacific Northwest shakes and slides into the ocean. It's a nice balm to the panic caused by the other article. http://www.newyorker.com/tech/el...
by Shirley
Sun Aug 02, 2015 5:53 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: What the fuck is wrong with people (thread)
Replies: 1059
Views: 61033

Re: What the fuck is wrong with people (thread)

bfj wrote:Good for you. I'm pretty sure there's a sentiment behind it that isn't so nice. If I'm wrong so be it.
I read it as Brian's mocking of all of the people who demand all Muslims apologize every time another Muslim commits an act of terrorism.
by Shirley
Sun Aug 02, 2015 5:36 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Rowdy Roddy Piper
Replies: 6
Views: 665

Re: Rowdy Roddy Piper

Rowdy Roddy was my pledge name in college. Never really knew why. I think it's just because my pledge dad found a kilt he wanted me to wear. (That was how we did fraternity pledge names. They picked them on Halloween and dressed us up).
by Shirley
Sun Aug 02, 2015 5:34 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015
Replies: 271
Views: 12341

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015

howard 18-5
Pruitt 16-7
Shirley 10-13
Chedda 9-14
Duff 9-14


I had no idea on that Weird Al one. Kind of an odd clue, considering the relative popularity of Weird Al songs.
by Shirley
Fri Jul 31, 2015 3:07 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Replies: 8832
Views: 409856

Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random

Beijing is the first city to host a Summer and Winter Olympics. Time again to recommend "Beijing Welcomes You", by Tom Scocca, about the preparations by China for the 2008 games. Great book. Paraphrasing a Tweet I saw today. So in 2022, the World Cup will be held in winter and the Winter ...
by Shirley
Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:52 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015
Replies: 271
Views: 12341

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015

howard 17-5
AB 13-9
Shirley 10-12
GPJ 9-13
Giff 9-13
Chedda 8-14
Duff 8-14
by Shirley
Thu Jul 30, 2015 8:41 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp 6 Link Dump Extravaganza
Replies: 1434
Views: 108302

Re: Swamp 6 Link Dump Extravaganza

Incredible story and what a great kid.
by Shirley
Wed Jul 29, 2015 6:02 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: AFC Championship - Pats/Colts
Replies: 1941
Views: 87983

Re: AFC Championship - Pats/Colts

I find most of the arguing back and forth about this issue tedious, but I love me some Ideal Gas Law, so I've enjoyed reading that part. I do find it interesting that so many people got the initial pressure readings wrong. I would have made the same mistake. That said, the "corrected" calc...
by Shirley
Tue Jul 28, 2015 8:15 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015
Replies: 271
Views: 12341

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015

howard 16-4
Shirley 9-11
by Shirley
Tue Jul 28, 2015 5:40 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015
Replies: 271
Views: 12341

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015

howard 15-4
Pruitt 13-6
Bensell 12-7
AB 11-8
Giff 8-11
Shirley 8-11
BSF 7-12
Chedda 6-13
Trav 5-14
by Shirley
Tue Jul 28, 2015 9:17 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015
Replies: 271
Views: 12341

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015

Missed it, but FYI for those who use white to hide spoilers, that doesn't work for those of us who use the blue forum template.
by Shirley
Sun Jul 26, 2015 9:51 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Tech Support
Replies: 902
Views: 86023

Re: Tech Support

wlu_lax6 wrote:Another question. Anyone got a good recommendation for teaching kids to touch type? Is Mavis Beacon still the go to?
I think we used some online site(s). Can't remember which, but I don't think it was Mavis Beacon. There are plenty of good ones.
by Shirley
Sun Jul 26, 2015 9:50 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Better than you
Replies: 34
Views: 1708

Re: Better than you

AJ Wood (asshole) I remember his name growing up. So I googled him. Interesting that at UVA he was never 1st or 2nd team all american but was Soccer America Player of the Year. Wonder if that goes to some of your commentary on him. I remember him at UVA. He was a pretty good goal scorer during a ti...
by Shirley
Fri Jul 24, 2015 10:13 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015
Replies: 271
Views: 12341

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015

howard 14-4
Pruitt 12-6
GPJ 8-10
Shirley 8-10
by Shirley
Fri Jul 24, 2015 12:16 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Autism Thread
Replies: 300
Views: 19818

Re: The Autism Thread

Is it not feasible for her to live at home, at least for a while? I guess the issue is she isn't safe by her self at home?
by Shirley
Fri Jul 24, 2015 12:13 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Getting the spins
Replies: 3278
Views: 193950

Re: Getting the spins

Nice... So far (about 3 1/2 hours in...and just to "High Plains Drifter) its incredible. My iTunes account is going to get a work out today, picking up some of these more obscure songs. And now....going from Public Enemy ("Bring The Noize") to The Eagles ("Those Shoes")... ...
by Shirley
Fri Jul 24, 2015 12:00 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Tech Support
Replies: 902
Views: 86023

Re: Tech Support

I haven't tried talking to Cortana yet. I actually read an article on that on Lifehacker just this morning. I might have to give that a try. The thing with Cortana and Windows 10 in general is that much of the benefit comes from the use across multiple platforms. Well, I only have a PC and have no p...
by Shirley
Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:04 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Tech Support
Replies: 902
Views: 86023

Re: Tech Support

What web browser are you kids using these days? I'm on Chrome right now but switching computers. Is IE still a joke or can I get by with it without having massive security issues? With my new Microsoft laptop, I used IE 11, because I was trying to be a good corporate boy and I figured all of the in...
by Shirley
Fri Jul 24, 2015 10:11 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Mass Shootings Thread
Replies: 943
Views: 110570

Re: The Mass Shootings Thread

degenerasian wrote:I actually think the U.S. will one day go absolutely the other way, they will do what the US always seems to do, randomly demonize the whole subject and ban utterly anything that even so much as is gun shaped.
No chance
by Shirley
Fri Jul 24, 2015 10:11 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Better than you
Replies: 34
Views: 1708

Re: Better than you

I got one for you, Shirley. Remember Doug Smith, a 3-point shooter who came off the bench for the UVA Brian Stith team? He lit me up in a pickup game at the Y one day; after that I knew better than to try and check him. I had seen him do the same to Nick Van Exel in a tourney game, so I didn't feel...
by Shirley
Fri Jul 24, 2015 9:47 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015
Replies: 271
Views: 12341

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015

howard 13-4
Pruitt 11-6
Ryan 11-6
GPJ 7-10
BSF 7-10
Shirley 7-10
Duff 5-12
by Shirley
Fri Jul 24, 2015 9:45 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Better than you
Replies: 34
Views: 1708

Re: Better than you

I don't have a terrible impressive list. Soccer - In high school, I played against Rob Ukrop, who went on to lead the NCAA in scoring one year while taking Davidson to the Final Four. He played a lot of second-tier pro soccer and had a cup of coffee in the MLS. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_U...
by Shirley
Thu Jul 23, 2015 12:06 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015
Replies: 271
Views: 12341

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015

Howard 12-4
Pruitt 10-6
Shirley 6-10
Chedda 4-12
Duff 4-12


Two in a row!
by Shirley
Wed Jul 22, 2015 5:31 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Better than you
Replies: 34
Views: 1708

Re: Better then you

Lacrosse (I have played against a fair number of Hall of Famers, Pros, All World, and All Americans): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Gait" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; That's pretty awesome. It's going to be hard for anyone to beat playing with someone widely consider...
by Shirley
Wed Jul 22, 2015 12:40 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Old Timey Music for Howard and DC
Replies: 1593
Views: 162792

Re: Old Timey Music for Howard and DC

Man, I love Howlin' Wolf.
by Shirley
Wed Jul 22, 2015 12:20 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Best Sit-Coms of All Time... Go!
Replies: 91
Views: 6128

Re: Best Sit-Coms of All Time... Go!

howard wrote:I'll raise a Richard Pryor written episode:

That was awesome. I LOLed at work.
by Shirley
Tue Jul 21, 2015 9:54 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015
Replies: 271
Views: 12341

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015

Gunpowder wrote:I won't comment because I might be kind of a spoiler.
Dammed if you do.
by Shirley
Tue Jul 21, 2015 9:53 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9211
Views: 462985

Re: Random Politics

I couldn't watch it. I could barely understand Buckley. WTF is that accent? Similar to Thurston Howell III, bu not quite. Mid-Atlantic English. I think Kelsey Grammer is the last living person who talks that way. That was an interesting wiki. I've always wondered why old actors and actresses talked...
by Shirley
Tue Jul 21, 2015 8:30 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015
Replies: 271
Views: 12341

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015

howard 11-4
Shirley 5-10


I was just about to give up when the proper guess came to me.
by Shirley
Tue Jul 21, 2015 6:00 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Tech Support
Replies: 902
Views: 86023

Re: Tech Support

Corporate shill. I upgraded to Windows 10, because IE 11 was driving me fucking crazy. I'm hoping Edge is better. And Chrome barely works at all on this laptop for some reason. It's funny all the bitching around my office lately. We've had to switch from Gmail to Outlook, Webex to Skype for Busines...
by Shirley
Tue Jul 21, 2015 1:57 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015
Replies: 271
Views: 12341

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015

howard 10-4
Ryan 10-4
Pruitt 8-6
Bensell 8-6
Shirley 4-10
Duff 3-11
by Shirley
Tue Jul 21, 2015 1:52 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Tech Support
Replies: 902
Views: 86023

Re: Tech Support

I've never really had any luck with any 3rd party tools, so I don't bother with them. My new laptop from Microsoft is just set up with Windows Defender and MS is pretty serious about their computer security. I'd recommend sticking with that. BTW, I just put Windows 10 on my laptop and this is my fir...
by Shirley
Mon Jul 20, 2015 8:47 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Replies: 8832
Views: 409856

Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random

I saw a license plate today that said (and I'm not leaving anything out):

SO G8FUL
by Shirley
Mon Jul 20, 2015 7:48 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: What?? Are you drinking?
Replies: 933
Views: 33716

Re: What?? Are you drinking?

Image

Sounds delicious
by Shirley
Mon Jul 20, 2015 12:36 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Golf - "The" Open
Replies: 108
Views: 5132

Re: Golf - "The" Open

Or eat at Perkins.
by Shirley
Mon Jul 20, 2015 8:07 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Hey, I Learn Something New Everyday, Two
Replies: 875
Views: 63441

Re: Hey, I Learn Something New Everyday, Two

Johnny Carwash wrote:By the technical definition of the term, there are no active battleships in any navy in the world.
I had no idea.
by Shirley
Sat Jul 18, 2015 4:10 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Guns: Infinity
Replies: 1441
Views: 66936

Re: Guns: Infinity

Wow. That possibility is going to freak some people out. Maybe rightfully so.
by Shirley
Sat Jul 18, 2015 4:03 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015
Replies: 271
Views: 12341

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015

howard 9-4
Bensell 8-5
Shirley 4-9



Pulled that one out of my ass.
by Shirley
Fri Jul 17, 2015 2:59 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Commercials
Replies: 919
Views: 54262

Re: Commercials

But doesn't he still play in the MLS?