Learn Something Random Every Day Thoughts

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Fri May 08, 2020 7:19 pm

Unless it does as you hit 50 during a pandemic.

I ain't never been with a woman long enough, for my boots to get old
We've been together so long now they both need to be sewed
If I ever settle down you'd be my kind
And it's a good time for me to head on down the line
Heard it in a love song
Heard it in a love song
Heard it in a love song
Can't be wrong
I'm the kinda man likes to get away
Like to start dreamin' about tomorrow today
Never said that I love you, even thought it's so
Where's that duffle bag of mine it's time to go
Heard it in a love song
Heard it in a love song
Heard it in a love song
Can't be wrong
I'm gona be leavin' at the break of dawn
Wish you could come but I don't need no woman taggin' along
So I'll sneak out that door couldn't stand to see you cry
I'd stay another year if I saw a tear drop in your eye
Heard it in a love song
Heard it in a love song
Heard it in a love song
Can't be wrong
I never had a damn thing but what I had
I had to leave it behind
You're the hardest thing I ever tried to get off my mind
Always something greener on the other side of that hill
I was born a wrangler and a rambler and I guess I always will
Heard it in a love song
Heard it in a love song
Heard it in a love song
Can't be wrong

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Fri May 08, 2020 8:47 pm

If we’re growing the hair, we may as well sing the music

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Fri May 08, 2020 9:02 pm

People watching the Bulls intro for the first time don’t realize it got even better from there

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri May 08, 2020 9:14 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Fri May 08, 2020 6:23 pm Can you guys imagine if all Aarons were this awesome when they drank?

Nope

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri May 08, 2020 9:17 pm

Girl, that was back then.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri May 08, 2020 9:49 pm

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Fri May 08, 2020 9:14 pm
A_B wrote: ↑Fri May 08, 2020 6:23 pm Can you guys imagine if all Aarons were this awesome when they drank?
Nope

It’s better this way.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat May 09, 2020 9:09 am

tennbengal wrote: ↑Fri May 08, 2020 7:19 pm You said you didn't need her...
You told her good-bye (good-bye)...
You sacrificed a good love...
To satisfy your pride...
Now you wished that you should had her (had her).
And you feel like such a fool...
You let her walk away...
Now it just don't feel the same...
Gotta blame it on something... (gotta blame it on something)
Gotta blame it on something...
that was fallin' fallin'...
(Blame it on the stars) that did shine at night...
Whatever you do don't put the blame on you...
Blame it on the rain... (yeah yeah)
You can blame it on the rain...
Should've told her you were sorry... (sorry)
Could have said you were wrong...
But no you couldn't do that...
You had to prove you were strong...
Ooh if you hadn't been so blinded... (blinded)
She might still be there with you...
You want her back again...
But she just don't feel the same...
Gotta blame it on something... (gotta blame it on something)
Gotta blame it on something...
that was fallin' fallin'...
(Blame it on the stars) that did shine at night...
Whatever you do don't put the blame on you...
Blame it on the rain... (yeah yeah)
Go on and blame it on the rain...
'Cause the rain don't mind
And the rain don't care
You got to blame it on something
that was fallin' fallin'...
(Blame it on the stars) that did shine at night...
Whatever you do don't put the blame on you...
Blame it on the rain... (yeah yeah)
You can blame it on the rain
You can blame it on the rain,
Blame it on the rain,
Blame it on the rain baby
(Blame it on the rain yeah yeah)
Blame it on the stars that did shine that night
(Blame it on the rain yeah yeah)
Blame it, blame it on the rain
Woo
I'm walking
I'm walking
Walking in the rain
Walking in the rain
Whatever you do don't put the blame on you
(Blame it on the rain)
Yeah yeah
That keeps falling, falling
(Blame it on the stars)
That did shine that night
Whatever you do don't put the blame on you
Blame it on the rain yeah yeah
Blame it on the rain (rain, rain)

Things got weird last night, huh?

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Sat May 09, 2020 11:16 am

This guy makes the best hot dogs I’ve ever had and have done my best to keep him in business the last couple months.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Sat May 09, 2020 12:30 pm

rass wrote: ↑Sat May 09, 2020 9:09 am
tennbengal wrote: ↑Fri May 08, 2020 7:19 pm You said you didn't need her...
You told her good-bye (good-bye)...
You sacrificed a good love...
To satisfy your pride...
Now you wished that you should had her (had her).
And you feel like such a fool...
You let her walk away...
Now it just don't feel the same...
Gotta blame it on something... (gotta blame it on something)
Gotta blame it on something...
that was fallin' fallin'...
(Blame it on the stars) that did shine at night...
Whatever you do don't put the blame on you...
Blame it on the rain... (yeah yeah)
You can blame it on the rain...
Should've told her you were sorry... (sorry)
Could have said you were wrong...
But no you couldn't do that...
You had to prove you were strong...
Ooh if you hadn't been so blinded... (blinded)
She might still be there with you...
You want her back again...
But she just don't feel the same...
Gotta blame it on something... (gotta blame it on something)
Gotta blame it on something...
that was fallin' fallin'...
(Blame it on the stars) that did shine at night...
Whatever you do don't put the blame on you...
Blame it on the rain... (yeah yeah)
Go on and blame it on the rain...
'Cause the rain don't mind
And the rain don't care
You got to blame it on something
that was fallin' fallin'...
(Blame it on the stars) that did shine at night...
Whatever you do don't put the blame on you...
Blame it on the rain... (yeah yeah)
You can blame it on the rain
You can blame it on the rain,
Blame it on the rain,
Blame it on the rain baby
(Blame it on the rain yeah yeah)
Blame it on the stars that did shine that night
(Blame it on the rain yeah yeah)
Blame it, blame it on the rain
Woo
I'm walking
I'm walking
Walking in the rain
Walking in the rain
Whatever you do don't put the blame on you
(Blame it on the rain)
Yeah yeah
That keeps falling, falling
(Blame it on the stars)
That did shine that night
Whatever you do don't put the blame on you
Blame it on the rain yeah yeah
Blame it on the rain (rain, rain)
Things got weird last night, huh?

hmmmm…that doesn't look right.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Sat May 09, 2020 5:09 pm

Rex wrote: ↑Fri May 08, 2020 8:47 pm If we’re growing the hair, we may as well sing the music

This was our (me and Mrs. bfj) song in HS.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon May 11, 2020 6:55 pm

I knocked a can of sparkling water over in my fridge but had a pot in my hands so I couldn't stop it, it rolled down, bounced off the shelf below and nailed me in the right testicle. Video would be great but it really fucking hurt.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon May 11, 2020 7:21 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Mon May 11, 2020 6:55 pm I knocked a can of sparkling water over in my fridge but had a pot in my hands so I couldn't stop it, it rolled down, bounced off the shelf below and nailed me in the right testicle. Video would be great but it really fucking hurt.

KarMAGA telling you sparkling is for euro cucks.

Post by **Sabo** » Sat May 16, 2020 9:36 pm

Tonight I learned Randall Cunningham’s daughter won the bronze medal in the high jump at the 2019 track and field world championships.

ETA: I also learned all women high jumpers are about 6’3” tall and weigh about 120 pounds.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Sun May 17, 2020 8:56 am

RFK spoke against the increased amount of violence in cartoons during the 60's. After he was assassinated, "Johnny Quest" was pulled from the air and Hanna Barbera rushed "Scooby-Doo" through production.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri May 29, 2020 5:47 pm

I was reading a website that discussed the San Francisco Seals of the old Pacific Coast baseball league. Back in the days when St. Louis was the western-most MLB team, the PCL was a pretty big deal to many people.

* At one point, the Cleveland Indians offered to trade their starting outfield for that of the San Francisco Seals. San Francisco turned the offer down.
* Before his contract was sold to the Yankees, Joe DiMaggio played shortstop for the Seals.
* In the post-war 40's, the Seals had greater attendance than many MLB teams.
* In 1946, the Seals' owner attempted to put the Pacific Coast League on a par with the major leagues, paying his players at least the major league minimum.
* In 1947, the Pacific Coast League made a bid to be granted major league status, but was turned down despite favorable response from Commissioner Happy Chandler. As a concession the PCL was given a status above Triple A league, but somewhat short of the Major Leagues.

Link

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Fri May 29, 2020 5:57 pm

sancarlos wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2020 5:47 pm I was reading a website that discussed the San Francisco Seals of the old Pacific Coast baseball league. Back in the days when St. Louis was the western-most MLB team, the PCL was a pretty big deal to many people.

* At one point, the Cleveland Indians offered to trade their starting outfield for that of the San Francisco Seals. San Francisco turned the offer down.
* Before his contract was sold to the Yankees, Joe DiMaggio played shortstop for the Seals.
* In the post-war 40's, the Seals had greater attendance than many MLB teams.
* In 1946, the Seals' owner attempted to put the Pacific Coast League on a par with the major leagues, paying his players at least the major league minimum.
* In 1947, the Pacific Coast League made a bid to be granted major league status, but was turned down despite favorable response from Commissioner Happy Chandler. As a concession the PCL was given a status above Triple A league, but somewhat short of the Major Leagues.

Link

Salt Lake City had a team in the old PCL from about 1915-1925. But the other owners tired of the travel costs to get here, so the team moved to LA.

Post by **Sabo** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 11:57 am

The last surviving recipient of a Civil War-era pension has died in North Carolina.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 12:25 pm

Sabo wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2020 11:57 am The last surviving recipient of a Civil War-era pension has died in North Carolina.

Wow!

But maybe there was a backdoor man?

But he did something else in the meantime: after the death of his wife Mary, he married again in April of 1924, at the age of 78. His bride, Lydia Hall, was 28 years old.9 And sure as night follows day, the 1930 census shows the result: a daughter, Irene, three months old.10

Post by **brian** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 12:27 pm

This is like that fact that John Tyler, the 10th President from 1841 to 1845 still to this day has two living grandsons.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 4:05 pm

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 3:20 pm Having a hard time trying to figure out what else to order out that will survive the ride home from the restaurant. Not a whole lot in our small town that will suffice for both adult and kid. Like, the idea of getting Red Robin to get their fries sounds great, but the ensuing ten minutes from leaving the restaurant and driving home would likely ruin them.

The wife has decreed that we're gonna test the to-go order from Red Robin tonight.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Jun 05, 2020 8:01 am

Pruitt wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2020 12:25 pm
Sabo wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2020 11:57 am The last surviving recipient of a Civil War-era pension has died in North Carolina.
Wow!

But maybe there was a backdoor man?

But he did something else in the meantime: after the death of his wife Mary, he married again in April of 1924, at the age of 78. His bride, Lydia Hall, was 28 years old.9 And sure as night follows day, the 1930 census shows the result: a daughter, Irene, three months old.10

I think there was a Final Jeopardy! question about this many years ago.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Jul 19, 2020 3:48 pm

Is it just me or are RayCon ear buds sponsoring every fucking thing right now? Several YouTube channels and podcasts I follow (which have nothing to do with each other genre-wise) are just littered with their ads.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Sun Jul 19, 2020 7:09 pm

Johnnie wrote: ↑Sun Jul 19, 2020 3:48 pm Is it just me or are RayCon ear buds sponsoring every fucking thing right now? Several YouTube channels and podcasts I follow (which have nothing to do with each other genre-wise) are just littered with their ads.

As good as a time as any to push them with people working from home on Zoom calls and the potential of kids going through online distance learning again in the fall.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:27 am

THE NFL is prohibited from airing its content on Friday evenings started at 6 p.m. or on any Saturday from 2nd Saturday in September to 2nd Saturday in December because of the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 (New York Rep Emanuel Celler wrote it and JFK signed it). Basically keeping the Sherman Act off their back. So the NFL is going to try to fill those slots this fall, but need to get the okay from the Government (and NFLPA).

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:47 am

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:27 am THE NFL is prohibited from airing its content on Friday evenings started at 6 p.m. or on any Saturday from 2nd Saturday in September to 2nd Saturday in December because of the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 (New York Rep Emanuel Celler wrote it and JFK signed it). Basically keeping the Sherman Act off their back. So the NFL is going to try to fill those slots this fall, but need to get the okay from the Government (and NFLPA).

The government will definitely allow them to get in on Saturdays if there's no college football. There will probably be enough states still playing high school football on Friday nights that it will be better for the NFL to not even ask (not to mention the possibility of diminishing returns from having the NFL televised on five straight days).

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:50 am

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:47 am
wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:27 am THE NFL is prohibited from airing its content on Friday evenings started at 6 p.m. or on any Saturday from 2nd Saturday in September to 2nd Saturday in December because of the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 (New York Rep Emanuel Celler wrote it and JFK signed it). Basically keeping the Sherman Act off their back. So the NFL is going to try to fill those slots this fall, but need to get the okay from the Government (and NFLPA).
The government will definitely allow them to get in on Saturdays if there's no college football. There will probably be enough states still playing high school football on Friday nights that it will be better for the NFL to not even ask (not to mention the possibility of diminishing returns from having the NFL televised on five straight days).

Apparently the decision here is going to come this weekend and will be either 1) cancel fall sports or 2) no fans and no concessions at any event (I think immediate family will likely be excluded from the ban)

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:56 am

A_B wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:50 am
DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:47 amThe government will definitely allow them to get in on Saturdays if there's no college football. There will probably be enough states still playing high school football on Friday nights that it will be better for the NFL to not even ask (not to mention the possibility of diminishing returns from having the NFL televised on five straight days).
Apparently the decision here is going to come this weekend and will be either 1) cancel fall sports or 2) no fans and no concessions at any event (I think immediate family will likely be excluded from the ban)

I know Ohio is going ahead with games starting a couple weeks from tomorrow, but I haven't heard anything about fans. I think family members in attendance while wearing masks would work, but you also have parents who are friendly and used to sitting next to each other at games, and I wonder if it's possible.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Thu Aug 13, 2020 12:06 pm

Ohio is the tenth fattest state, they have some built-in buffer.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Aug 13, 2020 12:09 pm

Rush2112 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 12:06 pm Ohio is the tenth fattest state, they have some built-in buffer.

I appreciate your restraint in this matter.

Post by **Shirley** » Thu Aug 13, 2020 12:27 pm

Just got the dreaded split stream. Always an unpleasant surprise.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Aug 13, 2020 2:20 pm

Self-quarantining at home gave me the opportunity to make a "MOM!! MEATLOAF!!" from "Wedding Crashers" reference.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Aug 15, 2020 8:48 am

We finally headed down to DE this morning to see my parents for a bit. My mom’s birthday is next week and we haven’t seen them since February.

Years ago there was a Wawa on the highway, about a 1/2 mile from their turnoff. The Wawa is long gone but the building is still there, and has cycled through a number of different businesses through the years. This morning I learned that it is currently an adult novelty shop called Bendover (located just outside the state capital). It’s a much classier storefront than you might imagine.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Sun Aug 16, 2020 2:42 pm

rass wrote: ↑Sat Aug 15, 2020 8:48 am We finally headed down to DE this morning to see my parents for a bit. My mom’s birthday is next week and we haven’t seen them since February.

Years ago there was a Wawa on the highway, about a 1/2 mile from their turnoff. The Wawa is long gone but the building is still there, and has cycled through a number of different businesses through the years. This morning I learned that it is currently an adult novelty shop called Bendover (located just outside the state capital). It’s a much classier storefront than you might imagine.

How’s the interior of the store?

GoodKarma · Post by **GoodKarma** » Sun Aug 16, 2020 2:57 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Sun Aug 16, 2020 2:42 pm
rass wrote: ↑Sat Aug 15, 2020 8:48 am We finally headed down to DE this morning to see my parents for a bit. My mom’s birthday is next week and we haven’t seen them since February.

Years ago there was a Wawa on the highway, about a 1/2 mile from their turnoff. The Wawa is long gone but the building is still there, and has cycled through a number of different businesses through the years. This morning I learned that it is currently an adult novelty shop called Bendover (located just outside the state capital). It’s a much classier storefront than you might imagine.
How’s the interior of the store?

Damp?

duff · Post by **duff** » Sun Aug 16, 2020 5:49 pm

GoodKarma wrote: ↑Sun Aug 16, 2020 2:57 pm
The Sybian wrote: ↑Sun Aug 16, 2020 2:42 pm
rass wrote: ↑Sat Aug 15, 2020 8:48 am We finally headed down to DE this morning to see my parents for a bit. My mom’s birthday is next week and we haven’t seen them since February.

Years ago there was a Wawa on the highway, about a 1/2 mile from their turnoff. The Wawa is long gone but the building is still there, and has cycled through a number of different businesses through the years. This morning I learned that it is currently an adult novelty shop called Bendover (located just outside the state capital). It’s a much classier storefront than you might imagine.
How’s the interior of the store?
Damp?

Moist

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Sun Aug 16, 2020 6:12 pm

duff wrote: ↑Sun Aug 16, 2020 5:49 pm
GoodKarma wrote: ↑Sun Aug 16, 2020 2:57 pm
The Sybian wrote: ↑Sun Aug 16, 2020 2:42 pm
rass wrote: ↑Sat Aug 15, 2020 8:48 am We finally headed down to DE this morning to see my parents for a bit. My mom’s birthday is next week and we haven’t seen them since February.

Years ago there was a Wawa on the highway, about a 1/2 mile from their turnoff. The Wawa is long gone but the building is still there, and has cycled through a number of different businesses through the years. This morning I learned that it is currently an adult novelty shop called Bendover (located just outside the state capital). It’s a much classier storefront than you might imagine.
How’s the interior of the store?
Damp?
Moist

Smells like pennies.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sun Aug 16, 2020 8:24 pm

bfj wrote: ↑Sun Aug 16, 2020 6:12 pmSmells like pen...i...s.

Post by **brian** » Tue Aug 25, 2020 12:02 pm

On the team working on a new EEO statement and today I learned membership in an armed militia is a protected class for hiring in the state of Missouri. I shit you not.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Tue Aug 25, 2020 12:06 pm

brian wrote: ↑Tue Aug 25, 2020 12:02 pm On the team working on a new EEO statement and today I learned membership in an armed militia is a protected class for hiring in the state of Missouri. I shit you not.

That's, um.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Aug 25, 2020 9:12 pm

I think there’s a good chance I know all of my neighbor’s shirts.