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by cerrano
Wed Nov 11, 2020 9:21 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Old is New Again HDTV Buying Thread
Replies: 79
Views: 7704

Re: Old is New Again HDTV Buying Thread

if anyone is in the market for a new TV, Wally World is starting their Black Friday online this evening $128 for a 50" and $148 for a 55" -- those are insane prices Got a link (cause I’m not sure if that’s Walmart)? Yeah, it's walmart Gracias. Want to get one for the patio but don’t have ...
by cerrano
Wed Nov 11, 2020 8:46 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Old is New Again HDTV Buying Thread
Replies: 79
Views: 7704

Re: Old is New Again HDTV Buying Thread

Brontoburglar wrote: Wed Nov 11, 2020 8:02 am if anyone is in the market for a new TV, Wally World is starting their Black Friday online this evening

$128 for a 50" and $148 for a 55" -- those are insane prices
Got a link (cause I’m not sure if that’s Walmart)?
by cerrano
Tue Nov 10, 2020 7:32 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2020 Masters (Golf) Thread
Replies: 119
Views: 2486

Re: 2020 Masters (Golf) Thread

Martin Kaymer? (Sp?)
by cerrano
Tue Nov 10, 2020 7:25 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Election Week 2020
Replies: 1230
Views: 21489

Re: Election Week 2020

Johnnie wrote: Tue Nov 10, 2020 6:12 pm
For a split second I wondered when John Oliver died and why I hadn’t seen anything about it.
by cerrano
Tue Nov 10, 2020 5:27 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Not so funny real life Capt Trips thread
Replies: 5293
Views: 131140

Re: Not so funny real life Capt Trips thread

I think I may have this Damn. What makes you say that? (Like, symptoms alone, or symptoms plus a close contact with a known case?) Either way, if you think you might have it, assume for now that you do. Isolate and rest. Unless you have an underlying medical condition, you should be fine. Rass, is ...
by cerrano
Tue Nov 10, 2020 12:46 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Not so funny real life Capt Trips thread
Replies: 5293
Views: 131140

Re: Not so funny real life Capt Trips thread

I think I may have this Damn. What makes you say that? (Like, symptoms alone, or symptoms plus a close contact with a known case?) Either way, if you think you might have it, assume for now that you do. Isolate and rest. Unless you have an underlying medical condition, you should be fine. Rass, is ...
by cerrano
Sat Nov 07, 2020 1:28 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Election Week 2020
Replies: 1230
Views: 21489

Re: Election Week 2020

L-Jam3 wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:30 pm I have to admit. I have a real tinge of pride that the Philly vote count was what put Biden over the top.
Growing up in Atlantic County is close enough for me to feel that same kind of pride.
by cerrano
Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:14 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Election Week 2020
Replies: 1230
Views: 21489

Re: Election Week 2020

Daily news headline should be “Cheeto: Dusted”
by cerrano
Thu Nov 05, 2020 7:57 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Commercials
Replies: 933
Views: 55351

Re: Commercials

govmentchedda wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 7:49 pm
rass wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 6:18 pm
rass wrote: Sun Jan 20, 2019 6:53 pm HR Block lady is my winter crush.
Now costarring with Lily in an AT&T commercial.
Lily can get it.
She’s been told as much.
by cerrano
Wed Nov 04, 2020 6:30 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Election Day 2024
Replies: 22
Views: 564

Re: Election Day 2024

mister d wrote: Wed Nov 04, 2020 5:52 pm I don't think there's any way McConnell et all will let Trump steer the ship if he's out in three months and Flake has that false moderate appeal that so many center-Dems love.
*Rahm Emanuel just got a chubby.
by cerrano
Tue Nov 03, 2020 6:41 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Here's a Dumb One
Replies: 54
Views: 2000

Re: Here's a Dumb One

Yup. For most people. I'll splurge. (And for me, it's Bundaberg or GTFO. Fever Tree, Cock & Bill, and Goslings pale in comparison. $8 for a 4 pack. Worth it. We used to get Regatta but I can’t find it anymore. So we decided to go ballistic and make our Moscow Mules with Crabbies. We’re a little...
by cerrano
Tue Nov 03, 2020 2:38 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: What?? Are you drinking?
Replies: 935
Views: 35173

Re: What?? Are you drinking?

HaulCitgo wrote: Tue Nov 03, 2020 2:17 pm Happy election mutha fuckers. Take a couple shots and let off a couple rounds for democracy. What could be more american.
Dying of covid?
by cerrano
Wed Oct 28, 2020 12:34 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
Replies: 2617
Views: 130582

Re: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread

So....I'm now 2 for 2 with daughters having to go to the hospital for eating disorders. My oldest came home from Gonzaga on Sunday, after her friends and room mate basically staged an intervention with her. She went to the doctor on Monday, and was admitted to the hospital last night. They are tryi...
by cerrano
Tue Oct 27, 2020 10:56 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint
Replies: 635
Views: 13369

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Turner pulled for a positive covid test. Yikes.
by cerrano
Sun Oct 25, 2020 3:13 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Week 7
Replies: 122
Views: 2076

Re: NFL Week 7

Amazing finishes for the AFC Norris games today.
by cerrano
Sun Oct 25, 2020 1:05 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Captain Trips Anxiety thread
Replies: 1521
Views: 36113

Re: The Captain Trips Anxiety thread

Sorry, AB
by cerrano
Sat Oct 24, 2020 2:44 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2020 Presidential Election: Joe Biden vs Whoever the Republicans Nominate
Replies: 2136
Views: 32267

Re: 2020 Presidential Election: Joe Biden vs Whoever the Republicans Nominate

👀 https://twitter.com/ASE/status/1319818684005756928?s=19 Methinks this should be getting more traction. That number likely puts MI in the Hillary column in 2016, and NC and FL are nothing to sneeze at here. Combining this demo change with the white suburban women running away from Trump (figurativ...
by cerrano
Sat Oct 24, 2020 12:15 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2020 Presidential Election: Joe Biden vs Whoever the Republicans Nominate
Replies: 2136
Views: 32267

Re: 2020 Presidential Election: Joe Biden vs Whoever the Republicans Nominate

👀 https://twitter.com/ASE/status/1319818684005756928?s=19 Methinks this should be getting more traction. That number likely puts MI in the Hillary column in 2016, and NC and FL are nothing to sneeze at here. Combining this demo change with the white suburban women running away from Trump (figurativ...
by cerrano
Sat Oct 24, 2020 12:06 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The I need to buy a house thread
Replies: 1347
Views: 44446

Re: The I need to buy a house thread

I had 36 bags of leaves and pine needles get picked up yesterday. Definitely missing having a yard backing onto woods and just blowing the leaves into the woods. When I finish tomorrow, I'm sure I'll have at least 20 bags, and my neighborhood doesn't get picked up for another 3 weeks. My shed is al...
by cerrano
Sat Oct 24, 2020 11:16 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: EPL 2020/21
Replies: 790
Views: 17734

Re: EPL 2020/21

DaveInSeattle wrote: Sat Oct 24, 2020 10:36 am The placement of Scott Parker's tiebar is really disconcerting. Its too damn high!!
I’m convinced Parker is a time-traveling WW2 RAF pilot so I imagine that’s how they wore them back then.
by cerrano
Fri Oct 23, 2020 9:42 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The OFFICIAL Towns in North Jersey Discussion Thread ...
Replies: 952
Views: 43670

Re: The OFFICIAL Towns in North Jersey Discussion Thread ...

The taco stand I keep raving about on FB at the farmers market in town is absolutely worth the trip to any of you local guys. They’re friends and neighbors and wonderful people and their tacos are incredible. Last week they added birria tacos (braised beef, onions and cheese) to the menu and they’r...
by cerrano
Fri Oct 23, 2020 7:00 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Coronavirus - All Sports
Replies: 891
Views: 23787

Re: Coronavirus - All Sports

<r><QUOTE author="rass" post_id="296653" time="1603452218" user_id="123"><s>[quote=rass post_id=296653 time=1603452218 user_id=123]</s> I mentioned in another thread that the girls soccer team at the HS in town is currently quarantined, and that the freshman on that team make up a good chunk of my o...
by cerrano
Sun Oct 18, 2020 4:47 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Week 6
Replies: 133
Views: 2056

Re: NFL Week 6

Gase should be the first NFL coach to be fired at halftime. And it would still be too late for the NYJ.
by cerrano
Fri Oct 16, 2020 2:18 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Bourbon
Replies: 358
Views: 54526

Re: Bourbon

Four Roses Single Barrel went from $38 to $49 this month. Damn, I always thought it was underpriced, but I’m disappointed that Four Roses eventually arrived at the same conclusion. Interesting, I was enjoying a bottle of Four Roses Single Barrel this past weekend. Never had it before. Good stuff, b...
by cerrano
Fri Oct 16, 2020 9:31 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Bourbon
Replies: 358
Views: 54526

Re: Bourbon

Four Roses Single Barrel went from $38 to $49 this month. Damn, I always thought it was underpriced, but I’m disappointed that Four Roses eventually arrived at the same conclusion.
by cerrano
Thu Oct 15, 2020 7:25 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Captain Trips Anxiety thread
Replies: 1521
Views: 36113

Re: The Captain Trips Anxiety thread

I wish more of the kids were like Giff's daughter. Gotta wear the masks. Don't want COVID, duh! I think it all comes down to parenting. Yesterday two maskless middle-aged women were walking on the track (lane 1) around 3pm while the hs girls soccer team was practicing. Our AD went over to ask them ...
by cerrano
Thu Oct 15, 2020 8:23 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Captain Trips Anxiety thread
Replies: 1521
Views: 36113

Re: The Captain Trips Anxiety thread

Anyways, she decided to fully reopen all the elementary schools. No more cohorts with 50% of kids in person alternating each week. Seems really fucking stupid as cases in the region and in town have started rising and all projections are showing a surge around the corner. We had 2 students test pos...
by cerrano
Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:17 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Captain Trips Anxiety thread
Replies: 1521
Views: 36113

Re: The Captain Trips Anxiety thread

At my district, the announcement that we'd be full remote was made 8:15 the day in September when teachers reported for a hybrid start to the school year. Teachers were allowed to work from home as well. Athletics still on. Target date for student return was mid-November. Flash-forward to 2 weeks a...
by cerrano
Tue Oct 13, 2020 10:00 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Captain Trips Anxiety thread
Replies: 1521
Views: 36113

Re: The Captain Trips Anxiety thread

At my district, the announcement that we'd be full remote was made 8:15 the day in September when teachers reported for a hybrid start to the school year. Teachers were allowed to work from home as well. Athletics still on. Target date for student return was mid-November. Flash-forward to 2 weeks ag...
by cerrano
Mon Oct 12, 2020 6:04 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Twitter
Replies: 1272
Views: 131691

Re: Twitter

govmentchedda wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 1:51 pm I had tentative plans to see RAtM and RtJ this past summer in Quebec City. Thanks for bringing it up, fellas.
We had tix at MSG on 8/12. Rescheduled for next year. But QC sounds ok.
by cerrano
Sun Oct 11, 2020 5:40 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Week 5
Replies: 119
Views: 1747

Re: NFL Week 5

You can’s spell “destroyed ankle” without the letters D, A, and K.

Woof.
by cerrano
Sat Oct 10, 2020 5:59 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: What?? Are you drinking?
Replies: 935
Views: 35173

Re: What?? Are you drinking?

“Maneater” is a highly underrated song.
by cerrano
Sat Oct 10, 2020 5:54 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Man's Best Friend
Replies: 2257
Views: 105431

Re: Man's Best Friend

rass wrote: Sat Oct 10, 2020 3:50 pm First post-surgery dump. Yay
I’ve had a few drinks to celebrate this occasion. (Despite learning about the defecation after the 3 or 7 drinks I’ve consumed tonight.). Go Gus!
by cerrano
Tue Oct 06, 2020 9:53 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2020 Presidential Election: Joe Biden vs Whoever the Republicans Nominate
Replies: 2136
Views: 32267

Re: 2020 Presidential Election: Joe Biden vs Whoever the Republicans Nominate

What are the current betting odds on this election? I would be interested to know if betting odds have been more or less accurate in predicting elections over the years even though I’m not sure US books actually take action. I saw some site that had Biden -200 and Trump +190 but that was from bookie...
by cerrano
Sat Oct 03, 2020 2:00 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: What?? Are you drinking?
Replies: 935
Views: 35173

Re: What?? Are you drinking?

My local liquor store has airline bottles of Johnnie Walker Blue for $20, and I can't decide if I should get one just to try it. I'm not a big fan of scotch, but folks I know who've had Blue say it's awesome, so I might give it a shot. Why not? It’s tasty, but not worth the $125+ for a full bottle....
by cerrano
Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:00 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: What?? Are you drinking?
Replies: 935
Views: 35173

Re: What?? Are you drinking?

My local liquor store has airline bottles of Johnnie Walker Blue for $20, and I can't decide if I should get one just to try it. I'm not a big fan of scotch, but folks I know who've had Blue say it's awesome, so I might give it a shot. Why not? It’s tasty, but not worth the $125+ for a full bottle....
by cerrano
Tue Sep 29, 2020 6:10 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp Cooking Thread
Replies: 982
Views: 50314

Re: Swamp Cooking Thread

It has to do with my rank mostly. They give me BAS (basic allowance for subsistence) and tell me to get my own food. Lower ranks don't get BAS and therefore "eat for free." Got it. Love me the instant pot. The only downside is you don’t get to enjoy the cooking aromas for hours on end but...
by cerrano
Tue Sep 29, 2020 6:02 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp Cooking Thread
Replies: 982
Views: 50314

Re: Swamp Cooking Thread

I'm bringing an instant pot to Korea. Despite living in the dorms, I won't get to eat chow hall food for free. So I have to cook. I think it's going to be a lifesaver while I'm there. Really? For some reason I thought the army would provide the 3 squares but I guess it’s more like you have to buy a...
by cerrano
Fri Sep 25, 2020 9:16 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Home Repairs
Replies: 1559
Views: 109476

Re: Home Repairs

So, I'm generally a pathetic excuse for a real man when it comes to any home work. We know a handyman that doesn't charge too much, so I call him for anything much. But, today I had a couple minor things I thought I could handle, so I went for it. First I replaced the weatherstripping on the front ...
by cerrano
Fri Sep 25, 2020 8:00 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: What?? Are you drinking?
Replies: 935
Views: 35173

Re: What?? Are you drinking?

It’s a really nice night and it’s late September so there are a dwindling few left this year but I’ve cut myself off at one Old Fashioned because one of the wiener kids had XC practice and then was going to go to a diner near the HS to scarf down pasta with her teammates before a “scrimmage” meet t...