The Swamp

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TT2.0 wrote:if anyone is curious, my zipcode is 77568. we will probably take some damage but should be fine

jeez, boy, when it comes to severe weather with swirling winds, you a walking trailer park.

(I owe you a phone call. Not coming this week, but soon.)

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A legend up here, and a guy who has had so much tragedy in his life that it is unbelievable. Nice article, thanks. Yeah, once upon a time boxing was so mainstream the Harvard Crimson wrote about it. I think the wiki sez he lost his wife and one son to suicides, two other sons dead from drug OD. All...

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Thats way cool. Damn, George Chuvalo, at 79yo considering the punishment he absorbed he belongs on this list. I'll not extend this tangential thread, except for this tidbit. Career record 72-19-2. Of those wins, 63 KOs, very high percentage even for a great heavyweight. 19 losses, only suffered two ...

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Jake LaMotta, 94yo. Neither Ray nor anyone else has gotten him down yet.

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But Original Screenplay? "Officer And A Gentleman?" That is a pretty good story, dialogue is pretty good, screenplay may be the most accomplished aspect of that film, because Gossett's role and performance was very good but one-dimensional. Yeah, I'm reaching. Fully agree with everything ...

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I am so embarrassed and ashamed that I had never heard of him until he died. Shame and embarrassment not warranted. Just funny, the nature of some fame. He was huge when I was a little kid, early-mid 60s practically a household name (and of the small number of non-athlete black celebs of that time ...

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tennbengal wrote:Just passed the episode where Morty and Rick come to a reality where they just died and bury themselves. So good.

Soundtrack to Morty's existential angst - Mazzy Star "Look On Down From The Bridge"

(youtube clip from the episode, spoiler, so again, you're welcome)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwVXkM_YxMg

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Shows pretty clearly where the hipster line of advance on the south has been set. Surprised more Memphis hipsters didn't clog one northbound route, but Bengal did move to B'more. And Pentz isn't enough to jam the road north from Huntsville. I'm in Davis today, 79%, I was very surprised the effect wa...

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Where can I find the first season? My DVR. But you never cross the river to visit me. Oh I guess the river crosses both ways, and it's been a while since I've come west. Health is improving, I will soon.) It can't be too difficult to copy from my cable-company owned DVR to a computer hard drive but...

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Pretty strong year (link to wiki page) Two lifetime achievement nominations squeezed DeNiro out, Newman for The Verdict (which I think sucked even though I love Lumet and Newman but consensus is both film and performance was great, I don't see it except Hackman was pretty great) and O'Toole for My ...

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you can't have Chris Paul. you can't have Paul George. you can't have nuttin'!

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wrt wasp/hornet/yellowjackets above, not horrifying to everyone. J C on a scooter!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MFs0F_wOK8

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As far as leading/cutting edge and ahead of his time, he was Richard Pryor ten years before Rich, but in very different ways. I read nigger in middle school (took every opportunity to show off the cover, oh how I would've loved if a teacher or admin had said something (this is nearly all white Davis...

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"King of Comedy" is a great movie. Yes. By the time I was an older kid/teenager, Lewis was considered silly and corny, the meme of his being popular in France was funnier than a rerun of The Nutty Professor. But a few years later, his performance in King of Comedy clued me in to his talen...

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Susan Sarandon was cast as the voice of therapist Dr. Wong (racist), and she marvelously delivered the spectacularly great dialog crafted by head writer Jessica Gao. That speech above was incredible, this show is so excellent. I want a noob-noob t-shirt. I really liked Summer as queen of the mad max...

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Senator John McCain, in his career as a navy aviator, crashed four fighter jets. (One wasn't his fault, the NVA shot it down. One of the others wasn't his fault either,) but the point is he crashed multiple aircraft. Extremely rare for a military aviator to continue flying after he crashes once--the...

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Too obscure? Damn, tough crowd. Incredible vocal talent, wonderful guitarist, a long string of hits, cornball TV star, tabloid fodder due to his legendary drug and alcohol habit, and his being a real sunnavabitch, alternating with being a great guy to friends, family and fellow musicians. The docume...

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Best. College. EVAH!

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sancarlos wrote:Needing reading glasses is a bane of the aged. I have six pairs or so scattered in different rooms in the house, but never a pair close by when I need them. Eventually, they all end up in the bathroom.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD9Z6bF09cQ

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcOxhH8N3Bo

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I didn't realize Graham played with Sly in that resurface appearance a few years ago. I was a huge Larry Graham fan, loved those records after he left Sly.

I'd never seen that Graham/Stanley Clarke, that is way cool. And that little girl above can really play.

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They say compassion is a virtue; but I don't have the time. (Be a little more selfish; it might do you some good!) I was introduced to them, literally, 39 years ago. Friend was promoting a show, they played Davis three times in a year. They were cool, Byrne a little weird but they weren't famous yet...

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Rex wrote:Related question: is Haotong Li an actual person that really exists?

I thought Hao Tong Li was a marine camp ambushed by the Viet Cong in the Central Highlands of Nam in '66.

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'Sup, bitches

(yeah, I show up every time Hillary loses, or OJ gets out of jail)

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I wanted to answer this post (which is extremely NSFanywhere)

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nope. I more closely resemble the one without a '.' https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fmkNlStjvK4/hqdefault.jpg here's a life-sized recent photo http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.2221947.1431624098!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_750/simpsonsvoices15n-5-web.jpg

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Not sure I agree with this. Melo's defense has typically been poor but… Wait, someone on the internet disagrees with me? This means war, right? If only we had some forum rules for such a situation. Good points all in your post, Joe K. Melo presents more of a match-up problem, as despite his age-rel...

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And you looked down at your shoes and quickly shuffled off the opposite direction. I wish. My friends ratted me out. After I attended to the woman and returned to my seat, my buddy (friends since little league) said after I answered the call for a doctor, the waitress called out, 'is there a jewish...

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"What's a pederast, Walter?"

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Guy I was in school with, I happened to start working with him about ten years ago. He had just started playing hockey, in his late 30s. Didn't know how to skate, learned from scratch. He loved it, the morning after a game all he would talk about was his game and his goals/assists. A few weeks back ...

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Poring out some brains for the dead homie

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You'll be asleep; you'll never know if your heart rate drops to 30. It'll just be more survival of the fittest genes. Of course, I was at lunch yesterday afternoon, and a lady three tables over passed out, and they called out asking for a doctor. Hope the info helps you chedda, give a call anytime.

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"Karloff?"

"Sidekick??"

"FUCK YOU!!! Karloff did not deserve to smell my shit! You think it takes talent to do Frankenstein? It's all makeup and grunting! Dracula requires presence; it's all in the eyes."

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I think you don't. Melo adds practically nothing. Despite the bad contract, Anderson makes the Rockets a better team than Melo. Anderson at least tries to play D.

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In other news, I was told I "was broken" this week by a doctor. She ain't wrong. I am reminded of one of Olbermann's catchphrases (speaking of broken people, man Keith has really lost it), after reporting an injured athlete's status "is day-to-day…aren't we all'". When it comes ...

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Hey guys. Wheelhouse here, loss of consciousness in the context of brain function and malfunction. Chedda, glad things have settled down and nothing major/life threatening (like Brian's situation three years ago.). I have some thoughts specific to your son's case, at the end of this post. Nearly eve...

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Manny has no damn business fighting a nobody with 17 pro fights, none of them outside of Australia/NZ. If he can't put this guy away in three rounds, he should retire. Sure he was robbed, in dude's hometown, and he deserved to be robbed. I guess the same psychological traits that make you a champion...

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(1) Use legs and butt to thrust obscenely heavy 1996 unit into window without throwing it through the other side; (2) Close window. Come on man, some things still require just a semblance of manhood. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99TcE5x2KV4 (sorry Kim Wexler, now I'm in love with Nikki Swango)

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Wow. Hero. I will never rag this man (well, maybe if it is a World Series game involving my team).

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I just assumed he was hitting as little or worse as last year. But wrong, he was having one of his best ever seasons batting. Makes the DFA sting that much more, but he has a ring and a place in cub fans (and Steve's) hearts.

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