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by The Sybian
Mon Dec 21, 2015 2:53 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge December 2015
Replies: 224
Views: 9835

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge December 2015

howard 11-3
Ryan 11-3
Moreta 10-4
Pruitt 10-4
AB 10-4
rex 9-5
Syb 7-7
chedda 7-7
Shirley 6-8
Giff 6-8
Duff 5-9
by The Sybian
Mon Dec 21, 2015 2:51 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The OFFICIAL Craft Beer Thread
Replies: 3119
Views: 177876

Re: The OFFICIAL Craft Beer Thread

So what's everyone's "cheap" craft? When I was in Boston I drank the shit out of Harpoon IPA. Now I like Escape IPA from Epic (CO only IPA) and Rampant DIPA from New Belgium. Not a big NB fan, but not passing by a not bad DIPA for 4.99 a bomber. Can you consider Sierra Nevada a craft? It'...
by The Sybian
Mon Dec 21, 2015 1:44 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Car buying
Replies: 567
Views: 31010

Re: Car buying

My taste-du-jour is the Cadillac CTS Wagon. It was only made during 2011-2014. Americans don't like wagons and obviously I'll have to get one used. Anyone have any opinions on it I should know about? It's certainly something I can't work on myself because that's how vehicles are these days. It seem...
by The Sybian
Mon Dec 21, 2015 1:43 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Week 15
Replies: 78
Views: 3883

Re: NFL Week 15

Jerloma wrote:Did he? Shit. That seems excessive.

If he was a Patriot, he would have received a two year suspension.
by The Sybian
Mon Dec 21, 2015 1:34 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Car buying
Replies: 567
Views: 31010

Re: Car buying

My taste-du-jour is the Cadillac CTS Wagon. It was only made during 2011-2014. Americans don't like wagons and obviously I'll have to get one used. Anyone have any opinions on it I should know about? It's certainly something I can't work on myself because that's how vehicles are these days. It seem...
by The Sybian
Mon Dec 21, 2015 1:31 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The OFFICIAL Craft Beer Thread
Replies: 3119
Views: 177876

Re: The OFFICIAL Craft Beer Thread

Big news, Jersey boys. Evil Twin, Stillwater and Westbrook now sold in NJ. I heard Evil Twin was in the works getting NJ distribution. Stopped in to BuyRite in N Plainfield and they had about 6 different Evil Twin beers and 4 or 5 Stillwater. So psyched. I'm really enamored with Mikkeller and Evil ...
by The Sybian
Mon Dec 21, 2015 1:17 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Tom Brady and Donald Trump
Replies: 22
Views: 975

Re: Tom Brady and Donald Trump

So it isn't a stretch that he may have gotten it from a non Trump source. That's as big of a stretch as saying he didn't know the balls were deflated. (I wish Rush posted this instead of Johnnie). I'm going to say the most famous QB in the NFL is much more likely to have gotten Trump swag from his ...
by The Sybian
Mon Dec 21, 2015 1:13 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Barclays Premier League 2015/2016-and other Euro League talk
Replies: 539
Views: 30432

Re: Barclays Premier League 2015/2016-and other Euro League

I hate these stupid mascots in the EPL. This just cheapens the game so much. I always wonder what goes through Wenger's mind as Gunnersaurus comes over for a pregame high five. https://www.dreamteamfc.com/c/s3/dreamteamfc-prod/uploads/2015/12/Hornet.jpg Like this. You celebrate a cup victory, and ha...
by The Sybian
Mon Dec 21, 2015 1:08 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
Replies: 2597
Views: 128282

Re: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread

Surprise, Surprise...The GF's daughter and her "live the hippie life" in Maui hasn't worked out. Turns out the reality has come crashing all around their ears. First off, the car that the two guys bought to "carry our surfboards" only runs in 1st or 2nd gear, with no reverse. An...
by The Sybian
Mon Dec 21, 2015 12:50 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Steve Harvey/Miss Universe "Mistake"
Replies: 18
Views: 943

Re: The Steve Harvey/Miss Universe "Mistake"

So...honest mistake or, instead, a "mistake"? Because otherwise no one gives a flying fuck about that event. Also, Miss Ephesians got robbed. Who is Miss Ephesians? I think it's gotta be an honest mistake. Why would Harvey intentionally do this? Do they normally send the host up there wit...
by The Sybian
Mon Dec 21, 2015 12:32 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Fantasy Football Advice 2016
Replies: 324
Views: 15067

Re: Fantasy Football Advice 2016

Remember when Brian gave me shit for drafting AB at 1.5? No. I kept Brown as a 1st rounder. Keeper leagues definitely decreases the value of a first round draft, but I would have had no problem taking him that early in a non-keeper PPR league. One dude dominated my league this year, opening 9-0 and...
by The Sybian
Mon Dec 21, 2015 12:26 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Fantasy Football Advice 2016
Replies: 324
Views: 15067

Re: Fantasy Football Advice 2016

On to more important topics, who is my #3 WR? Mike Evans (StL), Golden Tate (NO), or Allen Hurns (Atl)? I have Alshon Jeffery starting, but he is listed as questionable. Hurns is also listed as Q, but he practiced today and is expected to go. My fear is both guys sitting, and Evans going tonight, l...
by The Sybian
Sun Dec 20, 2015 12:11 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Barclays Premier League 2015/2016-and other Euro League talk
Replies: 539
Views: 30432

Re: Barclays Premier League 2015/2016-and other Euro League

I guess they have no real money to bring on additional help in the January transfer window? Seems to me a chance to finish top 4 could be franchise altering for Leicester. Men in Blazers had an interesting discussion on whether Leicester should sell high on Vardy or Mahrez. They could bring in an a...
by The Sybian
Sun Dec 20, 2015 12:01 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The OFFICIAL Craft Beer Thread
Replies: 3119
Views: 177876

Re: The OFFICIAL Craft Beer Thread

Big news, Jersey boys. Evil Twin, Stillwater and Westbrook now sold in NJ. I heard Evil Twin was in the works getting NJ distribution. Stopped in to BuyRite in N Plainfield and they had about 6 different Evil Twin beers and 4 or 5 Stillwater. So psyched. I'm really enamored with Mikkeller and Evil ...
by The Sybian
Sat Dec 19, 2015 10:13 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Barclays Premier League 2015/2016-and other Euro League talk
Replies: 539
Views: 30432

Re: Barclays Premier League 2015/2016-and other Euro League

tennbengal wrote:So...this Leicester thing is kinda for real now, then?
I still think their lack of depth catches up to them at some point. If not injury, then they'll wear down. Between Leicester and Bournemoth, it's been a fun season.
by The Sybian
Sat Dec 19, 2015 10:11 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Week 15
Replies: 78
Views: 3883

Re: NFL Week 15

DSafetyGuy wrote:I'd like to thank Matt Cassel for that fun bit of comedy.
Never seems intentional grounding call on an int before. Though you could have been referring to the 19 yard sack where Cassel kept running backwards. Can't believe the Jets are losing at the half. They should be up big.
by The Sybian
Sat Dec 19, 2015 10:04 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The OFFICIAL Craft Beer Thread
Replies: 3119
Views: 177876

Re: The OFFICIAL Craft Beer Thread

Big news, Jersey boys. Evil Twin, Stillwater and Westbrook now sold in NJ. I heard Evil Twin was in the works getting NJ distribution. Stopped in to BuyRite in N Plainfield and they had about 6 different Evil Twin beers and 4 or 5 Stillwater. So psyched. I'm really enamored with Mikkeller and Evil T...
by The Sybian
Fri Dec 18, 2015 1:09 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Singularity
Replies: 257
Views: 15846

Re: The Singularity

California DMV drafting regulations to require that driverless cars have a licensed driver in the vehicle. Kinda defeats the purpose, eh? I think this is a fair and reasonable temporary step. Once there is a critical mass of driverless cars then the laws can be adjusted. For now, the understanding ...
by The Sybian
Fri Dec 18, 2015 1:08 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Week 15
Replies: 78
Views: 3883

Re: NFL Week 15

Nobody does it better than Euro soccer teams. New home jersey pretty much every year, with slight variations to keep it feeling like that team's jersey. Road jersey for many teams varies widely. One year blue, next yellow, no rhyme or reason at all. Now they have 3rd jerseys which are even less like...
by The Sybian
Fri Dec 18, 2015 11:36 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Singularity
Replies: 257
Views: 15846

Re: The Singularity

Would be better if the dude beyond the wheel wasn't such a nancy. True, but I get his unease. It would be hard to get used to. I'd be edgy. Being in the driver's seat with the ability to over override the autopilot, it'd be tough not to reflexively grad the wheel or hit the brakes. A friend posted ...
by The Sybian
Fri Dec 18, 2015 11:09 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: What the fuck is wrong with people (thread)
Replies: 1059
Views: 61097

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

This lady isn't quite as bad as some people discussed in this thread, but she's worth noting . She saw some guys praying at a park. She correctly guessed they were Muslim, so she went over and raised hell with them for having the nerve to be Muslims. Hilarity ensues. And, more detail. "How dar...
by The Sybian
Fri Dec 18, 2015 11:06 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Week 15
Replies: 78
Views: 3883

Re: NFL Week 15

tennbengal wrote:Thank fantasy gods for garbage fantasy points - #winstonfourthquarter
Right? At halftime he had 75 yards or something ridiculous. I benched Evans, who had 30 yards in the first half, but feared 30 minutes of garbage time. This is why I hate fantasy. 17 targets for Evans last night.
by The Sybian
Fri Dec 18, 2015 9:53 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2016 Presidential Race
Replies: 6046
Views: 286717

Re: 2016 Presidential Race

Wasn't not waiting part of the strategy? The longer a guy is known, the longer he has to accumulate a record to be used against him or say/do something stupid like shut down a fucking bridge. Christie was never going to win the nomination... but the official investigation into the Fort Lee bridge c...
by The Sybian
Fri Dec 18, 2015 9:46 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge December 2015
Replies: 224
Views: 9835

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge December 2015

howard 10-3
Moreta 9-4
Pruitt 9-4
AB 9-4
rex 8-5
Syb 6-7
chedda 6-7
Shirley 5-8

Didn't know Paris had one of them.
by The Sybian
Thu Dec 17, 2015 3:48 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Fantasy Football Advice 2016
Replies: 324
Views: 15067

Re: Fantasy Football Advice 2016

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by The Sybian
Thu Dec 17, 2015 12:57 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: What the fuck is wrong with people (thread)
Replies: 1059
Views: 61097

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

Syb, you know well, pedos go where the kids are. Let me ask you, based on your professional experience, many pediatricians caught for kiddie porn? I don't know nothing about kiddie porn. Kiddie porn is criminal, so it went directly to the FBI and the US Attorney's Office. It makes sense, if a pedo ...
by The Sybian
Thu Dec 17, 2015 12:45 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2016 Presidential Race
Replies: 6046
Views: 286717

Re: 2016 Presidential Race

People still believe them even when they're shown to be factually wrong, so the double-down probably isn't a bad move. Yep. Any fact checking proving a Republican statement false is nothing but a hit piece by the Liberal Media, or itself a lie proving the Liberal Media is out to destroy Republicans...
by The Sybian
Thu Dec 17, 2015 11:56 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Barclays Premier League 2015/2016-and other Euro League talk
Replies: 539
Views: 30432

Re: Barclays Premier League 2015/2016-and other Euro League

Man U should fire LVG immediately and hire Jose. Not a bad idea, but I don't see Jose taking on a team that isn't "his." They are, afterall, Louis van Gall's Army. (I've had that in my head all day). But seriously, I don't see Jose taking a team midseason and risking the embarrassment of ...
by The Sybian
Thu Dec 17, 2015 10:26 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp 6 Link Dump Extravaganza
Replies: 1434
Views: 108359

Re: Swamp 6 Link Dump Extravaganza

Pretty cool story in Stars & Stripes about my friend's sister and her experiences after losing her arms in Iraq. If you're worried it's going to be sad, dark or depressing, she calls herself "wondernubs" so you needn't worry. ETA: To get the damn country right. Edited to remove tastel...
by The Sybian
Thu Dec 17, 2015 10:24 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: What the fuck is wrong with people (thread)
Replies: 1059
Views: 61097

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

Agreed. I'm surprised that the dude didn't subpeona dick picks of every number in the phone of the girl who got the sext in the first place. Gotta rule these things out. Pretty sick having a pedophile on the kiddie porn unit. I would think someone must have been suspicious. Subpoenaing teen dicl pi...
by The Sybian
Thu Dec 17, 2015 10:12 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge December 2015
Replies: 224
Views: 9835

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge December 2015

howard 10-2
Moreta 9-3
Pruitt 9-3
AB 9-3
rex 8-4
Syb 6-6
Shirley 5-7
Duff 4-8

I learned a new vocabulary word!
by The Sybian
Thu Dec 17, 2015 9:26 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Schadenfreude Thread
Replies: 12
Views: 539

Re: The Schadenfreude Thread

He doesn't look like a guy who would fare well in prison, but I'm sure he will end up in a country club prison with other white collar criminals instead of a federal fuck me in the ass prison.
by The Sybian
Wed Dec 16, 2015 2:18 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Great Goals thread
Replies: 388
Views: 111930

Re: The Great Goals thread

wlu_lax6 wrote:Nice
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With a little bit of practice, you'll learn how to post links.
by The Sybian
Wed Dec 16, 2015 1:08 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Television (no longer temporary)
Replies: 6239
Views: 342059

Re: Temporary Television

Loved it. And I noticed young Wrench and Numbers playing catch, and the language Hanzee used, "not apprehended, dead; kill and be killed;" from both series. Mike Millikin got a raw damn deal; I hope we will see him again in flashback or flash forward, even just a quick bit. I'm betting we...
by The Sybian
Tue Dec 15, 2015 3:54 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Week 14
Replies: 29
Views: 1192

Re: NFL Week 14

brian wrote:Sarcastic college football Twitter's having fun with the fact that an Alabama QB hasn't won a game in the NFL since 1987 (super bonus points if you can name that QB without looking it up).
Joe Namath
by The Sybian
Tue Dec 15, 2015 2:50 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Fantasy Football Advice 2016
Replies: 324
Views: 15067

Re: Fantasy Football Advice 2016

Yes, what a shame that I should advance with Todd Gurley's 29 points on my bench when I had Brandin Cooks' 29 yards in my flex spot. Oh, and Syb, had you not been swept by me this season, it could have been you benefiting from Sabo's bad fortune. Despite Sabo's embarrassing performance, I probably ...
by The Sybian
Tue Dec 15, 2015 2:15 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Nostalgiaganza
Replies: 578
Views: 23052

Re: bapo's nostalgiganza

So much to love about this thread, I don't know where to start. Jiggs, Eddie and the Maven. Thousands of hours watching those guys on Islanders broadcasts. I met Eddie once at a Bruins game. He was every bit as nice and vacuous as he comes across on TV. Probably even nicer, as he seemed excited we s...
by The Sybian
Tue Dec 15, 2015 1:28 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge December 2015
Replies: 224
Views: 9835

Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge December 2015

Ryan 10-0
howard 8-2
Moreta 8-2
Pruitt 8-2
rex 7-3
Syb 5-5
Shirley 5-5
Giff 5-5
Duff 4-6
by The Sybian
Tue Dec 15, 2015 1:00 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Fantasy Football Advice 2016
Replies: 324
Views: 15067

Re: Fantasy Football Advice 2016

With Dalton out, I need to make a QB pickup this week. I have Eli, but I don't like him against the Panthers. My best free agent options: Stafford v. Saints. Can I trust Stafford in a playoff game? The Saints are fuckawful against the pass, but Stafford? Fitzpatrick v. Cowboys. Fitz has put up 3 str...
by The Sybian
Tue Dec 15, 2015 12:29 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Men in Blazers
Replies: 11
Views: 495

Re: Men in Blazers

So the idea of the Men In Blazers National team is pretty straight forward. I get the idea of wanting to play San Marino. Considering the connections that the Men In Blazers have with the TV business, Adidas, Mini, EA, etc, I am shocked that they have not found a way to get a game done. I could ima...