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Also Sarah Hyland from Modern Family is like 28. That’s almost an acceptable age difference.
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Selena Gomez is especially troubling since she still looks like she did on Barney.
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Steve of phpBB wrote: Wed Jan 31, 2018 10:10 pm Selena Gomez is especially troubling since she still looks like she did on Barney.
Jesus, she is 25? She looks 16 to me, so I just never found her sexual. I wonder if she first became famous at this age if she'd seem hot. I feel the same way about Taylor Swift, and Google says she is 28! I think Taylor would be like Gwyneth Paltrow in her prime; objectively attractive with zero sex appeal.
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Jerloma wrote: Wed Jan 31, 2018 6:45 pm Women who currently make me feel uncomfortable for being attracted to them:
Aly Raisman.
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Pruitt wrote: Wed Jan 31, 2018 10:47 pm
Jerloma wrote: Wed Jan 31, 2018 6:45 pm Women who currently make me feel uncomfortable for being attracted to them:
Aly Raisman.
Yup. Especially given the context in which we are seeing her picture every day.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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The Sybian wrote: Wed Jan 31, 2018 10:17 pm
Steve of phpBB wrote: Wed Jan 31, 2018 10:10 pm Selena Gomez is especially troubling since she still looks like she did on Barney.
Jesus, she is 25? She looks 16 to me, so I just never found her sexual. I wonder if she first became famous at this age if she'd seem hot. I feel the same way about Taylor Swift, and Google says she is 28! I think Taylor would be like Gwyneth Paltrow in her prime; objectively attractive with zero sex appeal.
I took my daughter to see her in concert a few years ago. She was all tarted up, but I just found it kind-of sad. Still, I will admit that her music has been pretty good and it was a good concert.
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Steve of phpBB wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2018 11:24 am
Pruitt wrote: Wed Jan 31, 2018 10:47 pm
Jerloma wrote: Wed Jan 31, 2018 6:45 pm Women who currently make me feel uncomfortable for being attracted to them:
Aly Raisman.
Yup. Especially given the context in which we are seeing her picture every day.
Then you start to get into all kinds of internal and societal issues with how gymnasts are sexualized from a very young age to begin with and it's a mystery to me how any elite gymnasts can ever have a healthy relationship later in life.
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Steve of phpBB wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2018 11:24 am
Pruitt wrote: Wed Jan 31, 2018 10:47 pm
Jerloma wrote: Wed Jan 31, 2018 6:45 pm Women who currently make me feel uncomfortable for being attracted to them:
Aly Raisman.
Yup. Especially given the context in which we are seeing her picture every day.
The crazy thing is that I never really noticed her - women's gymnastics is not something I watch - until the clip of her ripping into the gymnastics federation in the court that day. So am I less horrible if I can honestly say that her eloquence and passion really made me take notice?

(Yes, young enough to be my daughter... I'm off to look at pictures of Salma Hayek and other middle-aged women.)
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Can I suggest you go with first-round pick Helen Mirren to get the age-stink off you?
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L-Jam3 wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2018 12:20 pm Can I suggest you go with first-round pick Helen Mirren to get the age-stink off you?
I'll go with my new age-appropriate crush, English TV travel show star Alex Pollizzi. She's 46.

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New Jersey Town Nicknames, according to Wikipedia:

10. Caldwell – The Denver of the East
9. Hasbrouck Heights – Hasbro Nation
8. Metuchen – The Brainy Boro
7. Vineland – Dandelion Capital of the World
6. Franklin – Fluorescent Mineral Capital of the World
5. Cranford – The Venice of New Jersey
4. Ocean City - A Moral Seaside Resort
3. East Orange – Illtown / Jersey City - Chilltown (tie)
2. Fortescue – Weakfish Capital of the World
1. Keansburg – Sleazeburg
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#10 is great. That should be #1.

#5 is sort of true, lots of little river tributaries.

#4 goes with a different slogan these days. Trying to book a week down there as I type.
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rass wrote: Wed Feb 07, 2018 2:00 pm #4 goes with a different slogan these days. Trying to book a week down there as I type.
I trust you aren't planning anything that isn't Moral while you are in that town!
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11. Berkeley Heights - That Town Where Everyone Except Syb Is Atleast 5th Generation Living There
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I should have included the disclaimer that I have never been to NJ.

Still trying to figure out how a town gets the name "the Denver of [X]" unless it's "the airport is 50 miles from the city center" or "every business is also a microbrewery."
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Johnny Carwash wrote: Wed Feb 07, 2018 2:05 pm Still trying to figure out how a town gets the name "the Denver of [X]" unless it's "the airport is 50 miles from the city center" or "every business is also a microbrewery."
Maybe it's full of transplanted Californians and Texans!
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Johnny Carwash wrote: Wed Feb 07, 2018 2:05 pm Still trying to figure out how a town gets the name "the Denver of [X]" unless it's "the airport is 50 miles from the city center" or "every business is also a microbrewery."
No idea, that's why I liked it. Some of the towns over there are a little hilly?
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A 30 second google answers your question.
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Probably
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mister d wrote: Wed Feb 07, 2018 2:39 pm A 30 second google answers your question.
Mine filed with articles about Denver, NC.
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I actually just read about this the other day - they have a semi-pro football team that got a slap on the wrist for circumventing their semi-salary cap.
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Ryan wrote: Wed Feb 07, 2018 2:52 pm I actually just read about this the other day - they have a semi-pro football team that got a slap on the wrist for circumventing their semi-salary cap.
Heh. You and Rush and Mike Shanahan and the corpse of Al Davis are the only ones who remember that.
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rass wrote: Wed Feb 07, 2018 2:34 pm
Johnny Carwash wrote: Wed Feb 07, 2018 2:05 pm Still trying to figure out how a town gets the name "the Denver of [X]" unless it's "the airport is 50 miles from the city center" or "every business is also a microbrewery."
No idea, that's why I liked it. Some of the towns over there are a little hilly?
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Sure. I guess I meant more that in terms of general elevation than topography.
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Swung over from the Movies thread to post this:

sancarlos' Top Ten Humphrey Bogart movies (and, there are many more!)

1. Casablanca
2. The Big Sleep
3. Key Largo
4. The Maltese Falcon
4. Treasure of Sierra Madre
5. In a Lonely Place
6. Angels with Dirty Faces
7. To Have and Have Not
8. Dark Passage
9. High Sierra
10. The African Queen

I encourage others of you to do this with your favorite actors or actresses.
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sancarlos wrote: Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:20 pm I encourage others of you to do this with your favorite actors or actresses.
Might want to qualify this before Johnnie responds.
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sancarlos wrote: Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:20 pm Swung over from the Movies thread to post this:

sancarlos' Top Ten Humphrey Bogart movies (and, there are many more!)

1. Casablanca
2. The Big Sleep
3. Key Largo
4. The Maltese Falcon
4. Treasure of Sierra Madre
5. In a Lonely Place
6. Angels with Dirty Faces
7. To Have and Have Not
8. Dark Passage
9. High Sierra
10. The African Queen

I encourage others of you to do this with your favorite actors or actresses.
I remember loving "The Caine Mutiny" and "Sabrina" (one of my Moms favourites) as well.
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sancarlos wrote: Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:20 pm Swung over from the Movies thread to post this:

sancarlos' Top Ten Humphrey Bogart movies (and, there are many more!)

1. Casablanca
2. The Big Sleep
3. Key Largo
4. The Maltese Falcon
4. Treasure of Sierra Madre
5. In a Lonely Place
6. Angels with Dirty Faces
7. To Have and Have Not
8. Dark Passage
9. High Sierra
10. The African Queen

I encourage others of you to do this with your favorite actors or actresses.
Amazingly, I've never seen any of those. I've seen scenes, of course, but no whole Bogart movies. (I read The African Queen in high school.)
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Carrying over from the Random Thoughts thread.

Note: A bunch of states had a separate category for "state game bird" but I didn't include those. Stop being snowflakes, especially if you're just going to pick the turkey.

for reference

50. Connecticut/Michigan/Wisconsin - American Robin. The robin is what you pick when you just found out that you need a state bird and the deadline is in 5 minutes. Lame.

47. Utah - California Gull. Tip: For your state bird, don't pick a bird whose name references another state.

46. Hawaii - Nēnē. You'd think Hawaii would have some cool colorful tropical bird, but no, it's just some dumb regular goose with a few stripes. Huge disappointment.

45. Arkansas/Florida/Mississippi/Tennessee/Texas - Northern Mockingbird. Don't see what's so special about this one that made half the Confederacy adopt it as a state symbol. Also, it has "Northern" in the name. How do you miss that?

40. Arizona - Cactus Wren. OK bird, but fuck Arizona.

39. Maine/Massachusetts - Black-Capped Chickadee. "Hey, you know the goldfinch? Let's pick that bird, but without the color."

37. Pennsylvania - Ruffed Grouse. Meh.

36. Colorado - Lark Bunting. Meh. Also, "Lark Bunting" is the name of every 20-year-old girl from Colorado.

35. Alaska - Willow Ptarmigan. Meh.

34. Rhode Island - Rhode Island Red. Sounds like a bigger deal than it is. Doesn't look much different than a regular-ass chicken to me.

33. Illinois/Indiana/Kentucky/North Carolina/Ohio/Virginia/West Virginia - Northern Cardinal. I don't hate Cardinals (the bird) as much as some of you, but loses points for so many states picking it.

26. Iowa/New Jersey/Washington - American Goldfinch. Odd combination of states to pick the same bird.

23. Kansas/Montana/Nebraska/North Dakota/Oregon/Wyoming - Western Meadowlark. Cool bird, slight deduction for so many states picking it.

16. Vermont - Hermit Thrush. 99% chance there is an indie band from Vermont with this name.

15. New Hampshire - Purple Finch. Homer pick, but balanced out by points deduction for being more red than purple.

14. Delaware - Delaware Blue Hen. Like that they have the balls to call it a "Hen" regardless of sex, but deductions for (a) not being an official recognized species and (b) being originally bred for cockfighting.

13. California - California Quail. Another homer pick, but I like that they went with a goofy quail instead of something trendier.

12. South Carolina - Carolina Wren. Bonus for changing it from the Northern Mockingbird.

11. Minnesota - Common Loon.
Bonus for picking a loon. Also confirms the entire state of Minnesota is a Canadian sleeper cell.

10. Georgia - Brown Thrasher. Plain-looking bird, but major bonus points for the name.

9. Idaho/Nevada - Mountain Bluebird - Cool.

7. Missouri/New York - Eastern bluebird. Contrasting brown color makes it slightly better than the previous one.

6. Oklahoma - Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher. Mostly for the name.

5. Alabama - Yellowhammer. Mostly for the name.

4. Maryland - Baltimore Oriole. Obviously iconic.

3. South Dakota - Ring-Necked Pheasant. Cool. Can't believe only one state picked this one.

2. Louisiana - Brown Pelican. The whole "pelicans are terrifying" thing is a little played out now, but still iconic.

1. New Mexico - Roadrunner. Yes!
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Man, Carwash. You put a lot of work into that. Slow day at the office? But, seriously, kudos to you. Good stuff.
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Interestingly enough, South Dakota's state bird isn't native to the area. Ring-necked pheasants were introduced from Asia.

And don't you disrespect the Ruffed Grouse with a simple "meh". That bird kicks ass.
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Sabo wrote: Wed Jun 27, 2018 12:22 pm

And don't you disrespect the Ruffed Grouse with a simple "meh". That bird kicks ass.
I'ma side with birdbrain on this one.
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Not a single raptor. What a bunch of softies.
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Johnny Carwash wrote: Wed Jun 27, 2018 12:19 pm 47. Utah - California Gull. Tip: For your state bird, don't pick a bird whose name references another state.
It's because Jesus sent them to eat the plaguing locusts.
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I didn't understand why so many Midwestern states chose the Cardinal until I learned they feed each other mouth-to-mouth as ritual mating behavior.
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I once won a t-shirt during my inprocessing at Barksdale by correctly answering the question "What is the nickname of Louisiana?" (The Pelican State) Thank you, John Grisham and my 6th grade teacher for making me memorize dumb state stuff.

Once I settle into my new place I hope a roadrunner eventually hangs out near it and I can feed it because they are cool looking birds.
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