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[CrimsonFox]

hmmm where was i when the Columbia blew up on reentry? Don't remember that at all

[JonInMiddleGA]

hmmm where was i when the Columbia blew up on reentry? Don't remember that at all

Foam shed from the external tank damaged the heat shield, those tiles were the big focal point of the coverage as I recall.

[CrimsonFox]

Foam shed from the external tank damaged the heat shield, those tiles were the big focal point of the coverage as I recall.

was just watching a special on the NASA2 channel. yup. foam. And...I guess they SAW the foam too but couldn't see where it hit with a camera?

And...nothing was done about it. It said they had another space shuttle that could have been used as a rescue mission.

NOt sure of ALL the deets.

[JonInMiddleGA]

was just watching a special on the NASA2 channel. yup. foam. And...I guess they SAW the foam too but couldn't see where it hit with a camera?

And...nothing was done about it. It said they had another space shuttle that could have been used as a rescue mission.

NOt sure of ALL the deets.

Long story short, they guessed wrong on the ground. Repeatedly. Subsequent investigation showed just how low crew safety was on the list of concerns at NASA at the time

[Lathum]

Assuming you are financially stable. If you win a 50/50 at an event for a kid with cancer are you an asshole if you don't just give them all the money, maybe minus the entry fee?

[JonInMiddleGA]

Assuming you are financially stable. If you win a 50/50 at an event for a kid with cancer are you an asshole if you don't just give them all the money, maybe minus the entry fee?

Not afaic.

If that's the expectation just don't have a drawing and solicit donations.

[PilotMan]

Holy shit Jon and I agree on something. See? It's not as dire as it always seems.

[Edward64]

Yup, being buried alive is one of my worst fears.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-65886245
Mourners at the funeral of an elderly Ecuadorian woman were startled to discover she was still alive.

Bella Montoya, 76, was declared dead last week following a suspected stroke.

Five hours into her wake on Friday, relatives preparing to change her clothes ahead of the burial found her gasping for air.

Ms Montoya is now back in hospital in intensive care, and Ecuador's health ministry has set up a committee to investigate the incident.

[CrimsonFox]

Long story short, they guessed wrong on the ground. Repeatedly. Subsequent investigation showed just how low crew safety was on the list of concerns at NASA at the time

:(

That says a lot about the era really :(

[Ghost Econ]

How do people make it to adulthood without learning how to eat quietly?

I can hear the guy eating at the table next to me. I'm wearing in ear noise canceling headphones. He's somehow crunching a chicken sandwich, smacking insanely, and slurping a drink.

[albionmoonlight]

Assuming you are financially stable. If you win a 50/50 at an event for a kid with cancer are you an asshole if you don't just give them all the money, maybe minus the entry fee?

Nope.

And if that starts to be the expectation, you'll end up with less people participating in these, which will overall hurt the people it is trying to help

[albionmoonlight]

I don't get how loose Adderall flows at college campuses like tic tacs. But when I need to get my son's refilled, I need a notarized letter from the head of the DEA, a prescription written in unicorn blood, and to submit to a retinal scan. So I can pick up 5 pills and then come back later in the week.

The system seems designed to punish people trying to do it right but isn't actually keeping it from being abused as a street drug.

[Lathum]

I don't get how loose Adderall flows at college campuses like tic tacs. But when I need to get my son's refilled, I need a notarized letter from the head of the DEA, a prescription written in unicorn blood, and to submit to a retinal scan. So I can pick up 5 pills and then come back later in the week.

The system seems designed to punish people trying to do it right but isn't actually keeping it from being abused as a street drug.

yup.

[JonInMiddleGA]

I don't get how loose Adderall flows at college campuses like tic tacs. But when I need to get my son's refilled, I need a notarized letter from the head of the DEA, a prescription written in unicorn blood, and to submit to a retinal scan. So I can pick up 5 pills and then come back later in the week.

The system seems designed to punish people trying to do it right but isn't actually keeping it from being abused as a street drug.

Been there done that in the heavy painkiller days here.

My child, however, adds a wrinkle to answer some of your question.

Legit patient A has a 'script for 1 pill per day. BUT he really only takes 1/4th of a pill per day per discussion with his doctor. The 'script is never revised however ... so he refills once per month but only needs 1/4th of that, the other 3/4th ends up on the street.

Combine that with people knowing which pharmacy might not be so circumspect in their handling of refills and there's a fair supply for the street.

[miami_fan]

Been there done that in the heavy painkiller days here.

My child, however, adds a wrinkle to answer some of your question.

Legit patient A has a 'script for 1 pill per day. BUT he really only takes 1/4th of a pill per day per discussion with his doctor. The 'script is never revised however ... so he refills once per month but only needs 1/4th of that, the other 3/4th ends up on the street.

Combine that with people knowing which pharmacy might not be so circumspect in their handling of refills and there's a fair supply for the street.

This. Our situation is slightly different. Our son needs his 1 pill a day to be fully functioning and focused for an average school day and a supplement for if he has after school activities etc. If he is not in school, not engaged in those extra curricular activities, or is just going to be vegging around us all day long, we don't give him any meds that day.

[albionmoonlight]

Been there done that in the heavy painkiller days here.

My child, however, adds a wrinkle to answer some of your question.

Legit patient A has a 'script for 1 pill per day. BUT he really only takes 1/4th of a pill per day per discussion with his doctor. The 'script is never revised however ... so he refills once per month but only needs 1/4th of that, the other 3/4th ends up on the street.

Combine that with people knowing which pharmacy might not be so circumspect in their handling of refills and there's a fair supply for the street.

The future AUSA knows his stuff :-)

[JonInMiddleGA]

The future AUSA knows his stuff :-)

That shit was so common at his high school that you could -- quite literally, zero hyperbole -- routinely see the empty blister packs littering the grass next to the parking lot.

They were common enough that I asked him about them one day, he smartened me up real quick.

[SirFozzie]

I don't usually slamdance on the rotting corpses of businesses,but.. REST IN PISS NUTSR.

(for those who are wondering what the hell I'm talking about, let me explain.. no wait, there's too much. Let me sum up, ala Inigo Montoya)

NuTSR are a bunch of grifters who thought the problem with D&D was that it was too woke and betraying it's white man power fantasy roots. They tried to impersonate TSR (the predecessor company to D&D Wizards of the Coast), claimed that WotC had left games fallow so they could squat on TSR 's trademarks, namely Star Frontiers, and sell their own version of the games, all towards getting rid of woke in RPG's.) They tried to crowdfund a lawsuit against TSR, and released a beta of their new Star Frontiers, which was SO horribly racist and sexist that even those who think Woke is a four letter word shifted uncomfortably in their seats and tried to edge away. Combined with their charming attitude towards all and sundry, they did the impossible. They made Wizards of the Coast the one that EVERYONE was rooting for!


the news filed yesterday where they announced they were filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and asked the judge to pause their own lawsuit as a result filled me with glee.

[Edward64]

Not a big beer drinker but I've never had a Modelo. I'm going to try it just because ...

America’s top-selling beer is no longer American.

Modelo Especial, the Mexican lager brewed near Mexico City by Constellation Brands, became the top-selling beer in May, overthrowing Bud Light from the top spot it has held for more than two decades. The fall from the top further highlighted how much trouble the Anheuser-Busch brand is in following transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney’s Instagram post showing off a customized Bud Light can.

For four weeks ending on June 3, Modelo captured 8.4% of US retail beer sales, with Bud Light falling to second place with 7.3%, according to NIQ data given to consulting firm Bump Williams. Dollar sales were equally grim for Bud Light during that period, with sales falling 24.4%, while Modelo’s grew 12.2%.

[miami_fan]

Not a big beer drinker but I've never had a Modelo. I'm going to try it just because ...

Bout time we stopped drinking that piss water!

[GrantDawg]

Edward, Modelo is solid. Their Cheleda's are better than the beer. It is definitely better than Bud Light, but almost anything is better than Bud Light.
Sir Fozzie, that is really good news. Some of the stuff they came out with was over the top disgusting.

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[JonInMiddleGA]

Not a big beer drinker but I've never had a Modelo. I'm going to try it just because ...

Modelo Negra is a solid dark beer, has been for years. It ain't Guinness or nothing but it's solid for the next lighter tier down.

[Ghost Econ]

Forum Link (https://www.urbanplanet.org/forums/topic/118295-bridgeway-station-mixed-use-development-mauldin-sc/?do=findComment&comment=1877461)

They're building this eyesore by the interstate just outside of town. (Image too big to post solo).

All I can think when I drive by it is "I put on my robe and wizard hat". We call the spire the sorting hat.

[BYU 14]

I have yet to drink a beer this year, but really craving this, rich, semi sweet beer which is just amazing, only dark beer i can stand

Sam Smith Chocolate Stout (https://www.totalwine.com/beer/ale/stout/american-stout/samuel-smiths-organic-chocolate-stout/p/126828186?glia=true&s=1013&&pid=cpc:Performance+Max%2BUS%2BARIZ%2BSTANDARD+PRIORITY::google::&gclid=Cj0KCQjw7aqkBhDPARIsAKGa0oKevFZPItPDk-SxRZmbN7HIIYMcSmbSM-_dG7EzebsVvEkX-StHhv4aAgAhEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds)

[albionmoonlight]

I have yet to drink a beer this year, but really craving this, rich, semi sweet beer which is just amazing, only dark beer i can stand

Sam Smith Chocolate Stout (https://www.totalwine.com/beer/ale/stout/american-stout/samuel-smiths-organic-chocolate-stout/p/126828186?glia=true&s=1013&&pid=cpc:Performance+Max%2BUS%2BARIZ%2BSTANDARD+PRIORITY::google::&gclid=Cj0KCQjw7aqkBhDPARIsAKGa0oKevFZPItPDk-SxRZmbN7HIIYMcSmbSM-_dG7EzebsVvEkX-StHhv4aAgAhEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds)

That's a really good chocolate beer

[albionmoonlight]

My Drs. office has a sign-in sheet for the labwork area. But the way it is set up, the people inside can't see if someone is singing up or waiting.

This morning, I noticed that they had attached a little bell to the pen that you use to sign in, so they can hear when someone is using the sign in sheet.

I love cheap low tech solutions to problems that work.

[SirFozzie]

Ted Cruz apparently thinks Pat Benatar is satanic. I just.. I don't.. What????

(for context, Ted Cruz said that he didn't think Senate Dems would impeach biden even if there was video of Biden murdering children dressed as the devil under a full moon while singing Pat Benatar)

I just.. Just.... You know what? I've got nothing to say. Politics wise or music wise. Just incoherent sounds of WTFery and OMGUDUMDUM and other, less acronymable (and more profane) phrases.

[Ksyrup]

My take on this is he went down this stream of consciousness rant/ramble about eating children and the devil and the first thing that popped into his head was "Hell is for Children" so he just name-checked Pat Benatar off the cuff.

[SirFozzie]

Actually, I have one follow up to the statement I would like Ted Cruz to clear up.

You say "if you had video of Joe Biden murdering children dressed as the devil under a full moon while singing Pat Benatar"

Now, is this video of Joe Biden (dressed as the devil) murdering children? Or is this Joe Biden murdering children (who are all dressed as the devil).

I'm sure you understand that this is an important bit of clarification that would almost certainly impact how I would view a vote on impeachment under the varying circumstances.

[Ksyrup]

Also, is Joe or are the children singing?

[SirFozzie]

You know, good point. If the children were singing "Hit me with your best shot", I think Joe has a chance to skate under grounds of provocation.

[MJ4H]

Ted Cruz is just unbelievably stupid and evil.

[Lathum]

I wish waterproof books were a thing so I could read in the shower.

[SirFozzie]

Ted Cruz is just unbelievably stupid and evil.

The best description of him I remember from elsewhere that Ted Cruz is just "a swarm of locusts wearing a human suit."

[Ksyrup]

Driving on the main drag south of Lexington near the mall area this evening, I saw the perfect encapsulation of Kentucky on two cars - in front of me, a window sticker that said "Just Say No to Vaccines," and on the car in the next lane, a KY license plate that read, "KID ROK."

Frankly, I'm not sure which one I'd be more embarrassed of.

[JonInMiddleGA]

The new trend in this shithole of a town I'm in is apparently "restaurant quality collapse".

My luck (or lack thereof) with dining is the stuff of legend but the new twist is "okay to good experience once or twice ... followed by clusterfuckery"

I've seen more places go beyond sideways abruptly in the past six months than I can ever recall. I mean, it's usually more of a slow descent but not here in the home of bewildered buffoons.

#$%@#$@$

[flere-imsaho]

Do these restaurants rely on college workers and have those workers dried up?

[JonInMiddleGA]

Do these restaurants rely on college workers and have those workers dried up?

Those dried up during the pandemic, hardly any returned to the workforce that I can tell. (ditto with HS kids but even moreso)

I get where you're coming from but if that were it in these cases then it would have been happening for the whole 15 years we've been here. Yes, there's always been a dropoff here in summer but it generally only hit the bottom rung severely (as remaining employees all shifted up a tier to fill gaps)

Plus this stretch of sudden implosions started before the semester ended, it's just continuing

[Edward64]

I think Reddit is starting to charge to use their API, so a lot of 3rd party programs won't work anymore.

That's what people are upset about and I know there are some planned one day boycotts today with some subreddits shutting down entirely for the day.

More than 1 day. It's like a rolling protest where some subs have gone private to protest.

I can see a 1-2 day protest but this is getting annoying.


EDIT: article came out Fri but just read it today

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/16/tech/reddit-blackout-fight/index.html
But Reddit isn’t only pushing back rhetorically. The company also appears to be laying the groundwork for ejecting forum moderators committed to continuing the protests, a move that could force open some communities that currently remain closed to the public. In response, some moderators have vowed to put pressure on Reddit’s advertisers and investors.

The escalations highlight the rift that’s emerged between the two most powerful groups on Reddit: The platform’s corporate managers and its unpaid volunteer moderators who manage conversations in individual subreddits. And it pits Reddit’s corporate interests, particularly ahead of a rumored initial public offering, against users and outside developers who have long argued they create value for the platform’s owners.

Now, the fate of the protests may hinge on public perceptions of which group better represents the views and interests of Reddit’s overall userbase, while Reddit increasingly moves to isolate moderators it views as out of line and as it seeks to drive a wedge between average users and moderators.

[GrantDawg]

I've mentioned my nephew that works in sports radio on here before. Wednesday he was walking his dog when the dog got excited and pulled him down. He broke his right arm in four different places. The hospital said he need surgery immediately and started prepping him. Then they had him wait because they didn't have a surgeon. He waited from Wednesday till this morning in the hospital room not allowed to have any food for his surgery to be rescheduled over and over again. When they finally did the surgery, that one hour surgery became four hours. It was much worse than even the x-rays showed.
Needless to say his dad is major pissed at the hospital.

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[Honolulu_Blue]

Well… I just spent the hours of 11:30 pm to 5 am repeatedly throwing up, violently so. Not the ideal way to end Father’s Day.

I have no idea what happened, but I feel terrible.

[Ksyrup]

I had no idea this was even a thing, but this probably falls under some category like, "Fool me once, shame on me, fool me twice..." or "Don't tempt fate AGAIN."

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Titanic tourist sub goes missing in Atlantic Ocean, sparking search and rescue mission <a href="https://t.co/PsPMj5dyk1">https://t.co/PsPMj5dyk1</a></p>&mdash; BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) <a href="https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/1670790072965255169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[CrimsonFox]

I had no idea this was even a thing, but this probably falls under some category like, "Fool me once, shame on me, fool me twice..." or "Don't tempt fate AGAIN."

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Titanic tourist sub goes missing in Atlantic Ocean, sparking search and rescue mission <a href="https://t.co/PsPMj5dyk1">https://t.co/PsPMj5dyk1</a></p>&mdash; BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) <a href="https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/1670790072965255169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

and all that remains are the faces and the names of the wives and the sons and the daughters...

[Edward64]

I would have loved to try it out but a little out of my price range. If still intact, it'll be a fascinating rescue attempt.

The company, which has not commented on the reports, charges guests $250,000 (£195,270) for a place on its 8-day expedition to see the wreck.

[B & B]

Well… I just spent the hours of 11:30 pm to 5 am repeatedly throwing up, violently so. Not the ideal way to end Father’s Day.

I have no idea what happened, but I feel terrible.

Like food poisoning or PTSD from the Matt Patricia era?
No wrong answers here.

[cuervo72]

They featured the Titanic tours on CBS Sunday Morning some months ago: Watch Sunday Morning: A visit to RMS Titanic - Full show on CBS (https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/jfHkP_1UqqKM_pBmRZ8kaRAGONEEMqQg/)

[bhlloy]

At least they can now claim to be the most authentic Titanic tour out there

[Honolulu_Blue]

Like food poisoning or PTSD from the Matt Patricia era?
No wrong answers here.

Based on symptoms it sounds like stomach flu with a bit Patricia-induced PTSD. That last one can just linger in the body for years.

[Ghost Econ]

Anyone else sitting on their front porch watching a couple vultures alternate nibbling on a squirrel in the road?

I wish I had my neighbors phone number so I could let them know they keep flying onto their roof whenever a car drives by.

[molson]

Friends from home are surprised how few Trumpers there are in my little corner of Idaho. I was kind of disappointed when a Trump flag went up across the street. Only one in the neighborhood. It's been there for a few months. Today I drove by and looked at it and it actually said, "Taylor Swift for President".

[21C]

I returned a product to a store for the first time in my life because of poor quality. Admittedly it was only a store-brand maple syrup but it was unbelievably horrible. They must have changed the recipe/formula because it left me with a terrible aftertaste which lingered in my memory for days. I had to check that it wasn't some attempt at a diet version with 1970s-style artificial sweeteners but nothing looked out of place.

I usually make pancakes as my regular Sunday breakfast but I just could not face going another round with that taste abomination.

[CrimsonFox]

I returned a product to a store for the first time in my life because of poor quality. Admittedly it was only a store-brand maple syrup but it was unbelievably horrible. They must have changed the recipe/formula because it left me with a terrible aftertaste which lingered in my memory for days. I had to check that it wasn't some attempt at a diet version with 1970s-style artificial sweeteners but nothing looked out of place.

I usually make pancakes as my regular Sunday breakfast but I just could not face going another round with that taste abomination.

seriously you need to be returning things to places ALL THE TIME because so many things lack quality these days. And they don't give you crap about it as long as you have a receipt. usually they just give you a card with the amount so you can buy something else. Costco and walmart are both definite places that don't give yopu any crap about it.

as for syrup I have given up on the notion that ANY syrup other than sugar filled goodness like Mrs butterworth/log cabin is terrible. So bring me that sugary goodness
screw that "authentic maple sap right out of the tree"

[21C]

Yeah, the store asked me if I had a receipt. Who actually keeps grocery receipts?

Yeah, I prefer the sugary syrup. I buy the "maple-flavored" syrup. It is more like an old-style (Australian) treacle or golden syrup - I don't know what the American equivalent is.

I'm not big on returning stuff. On the same day, I bought a replacement toaster since my last el cheapo one shorted out every time I turned it on. I bought another one for AU$7.50 (US$5). I once bought a more expensive toaster but it lasted as long as the no name brands that I have bought since.

[cartman]

Closest equivalent to golden syrup in the US is corn syrup

[Ksyrup]

You mean like Karo Syrup?

I've waited almost 25 years for this topic to spontaneously occur so I could drop that line!

[Honolulu_Blue]

You mean like Karo Syrup?

I've waited almost 25 years for this topic to spontaneously occur so I could drop that line!

A long game well played!

[stevew]

“I bought maple syrup and they gave me a receipt for the maple syrup; I don't need a receipt for the syrup. I'll just give you the money, and you give me the syrup, end of transaction. We don't need to bring ink and paper into this. I just can't imagine a scenario where I would have to prove that I bought maple syrup.”

[sovereignstar v2]

“I bought maple syrup and they gave me a receipt for the maple syrup; I don't need a receipt for the syrup. I'll just give you the money, and you give me the syrup, end of transaction. We don't need to bring ink and paper into this. I just can't imagine a scenario where I would have to prove that I bought maple syrup.”

haha!

[MJ4H]

“I bought maple syrup and they gave me a receipt for the maple syrup; I don't need a receipt for the syrup. I'll just give you the money, and you give me the syrup, end of transaction. We don't need to bring ink and paper into this. I just can't imagine a scenario where I would have to prove that I bought maple syrup.”


Don't even act like I didn't buy that syrup!

[PilotMan]

A long game well played!


Ksyrup now:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FsmeWU9aUAAepE5.jpg

[SirFozzie]

Nine days. That's all it will take to reopen I95. I'm.. I thought that this meant "reopening the side that didn't collapse", but no, they took that side down too, filled it all in, will repave it, and reopen this weekend. I'm shocked, in a GOOD way.

Damaged portion of I-95 in Philadelphia will reopen this weekend, ahead of schedule, governor says | CNN (https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/20/us/i95-philadelphia-reopens-weekend/index.html)

[CrimsonFox]

what happened to it?

[SirFozzie]

what happened to it?

This:

I-95 collapse: Demolition work is complete | CNN (https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/15/us/philadelphia-i95-collapse-thursday/index.html)

(gasoline truck caught fire, melted a bunch of the supports, one side came down completely, the other side was damaged (and brought down as part of the rebuild)

[Ksyrup]

Oddly enough, the same thing happened with the Atlanta interstate collapse. They thought it would take until mid-June and it opened in mid-May. I know the family who runs the concrete company that was part of the construction project, and we heard the story during a luncheon about a month ago.

[miami_fan]

More funny as hell than NBA related.


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is what a baseball looks like in Victor Wembanyama's hand 😳 <br><br>(via wemby/IG) <a href="https://t.co/hvBPQQtmGK">pic.twitter.com/hvBPQQtmGK</a></p>&mdash; SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1671277481335177217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 20, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[molson]

I don't know anything about him as a player but wow did he look thin in that Yankee short sleeve jersey.

Has there ever been a super tall, super skinny, dominant NBA player?

[HerRealName]

I don't know anything about him as a player but wow did he look thin in that Yankee short sleeve jersey.

Has there ever been a super tall, super skinny, dominant NBA player?

Not as tall but Kevin Durant

[Ksyrup]

I posted a few months back in the Mental Health thread that I'm way more afraid of getting old than dying. This is the shit I hope I avoid, even if it means going earlier than my body would allow. What an incredibly sad story.

Jack Hanna: How Alzheimer's is stripping away the man the world knew (https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/nation-world/2023/06/21/jack-hanna-illness-sick-alzheimers-columbus-zoo-david-letterman-animal-guy-good-morning-america/70293207007/)

[GrantDawg]

No cancer in my family. Not much in heart disease. Type 2 diabetes and dementia are the main issues. My mom started showing strong signs about 8 years from how old I am now. For me it feels like a "not if but when" situation.

[miami_fan]

I don't generally get into couples' relationship because I don't know what their relationship rules are etc. but spoiler alert, the couple involved have filed for divorce.

Spare relationship causes awkward split | Community | lufkindailynews.com (https://lufkindailynews.com/news/community/spare-relationship-causes-awkward-split/article--fb8f6ae4-0fbc-11ee-8ecf-ff57d9685d28.html)

1. Kudos to the headline writer.

2. Who advised this guy to speak to the press?

Steve Lemke defended his actions and said the relationship was consensual but might have been “amplified to the magnitude that it is now because of the national championship caliber that we’ve developed. I think it’s more of an ethics thing when it comes to the college as far as a coach/teacher being with a student-athlete.”

“I knew it was kind of a no-no, but there’s not a rule saying it can’t happen,” Steve Lemke said. “There’s not a law saying I’m going to go to jail for doing something like this. There’s nothing in stone. I guess it’s just an ethics code, like we frown upon it, but there’s no rule, there’s no law broken.”

Uh yeah Steve that whole coach/teacher being with a student/athlete thing is the reason. I am pretty sure they mentioned that during orientation.

The affair with the bowler was discovered when Amber Lemke saw a text message from her on Steve Lemke’s phone, he said.

“It didn’t have anything in detail,” Steve Lemke said of the text. “It was just about how amazing I am, basically, in general perspective. Amber saw that and questioned me, and I got to the point where it just built up so much that I basically told her the truth after she dug through my phone.”

So it was his wife/the head coach's fault for digging through the phone?

“I was the stay-at-home dad for five years with the kids while Amber got to go off and coach the team, and when she’d get back, I’d run practices on top of taking care of the kids while she was back,” Steve Lemke said. “When they’d travel again, I would sit back and take care of the kids. Then when I got hired on, she almost forced me to run practices. I was a volunteer the entire time before that trying to help out Amber. Once I got hired on, one thing stemmed from another. I felt like I was doing too much for what I was being valued at.”

I might have to tune in for the divorce proceedings. This dude is about to be an MRA icon.

[JonInMiddleGA]

I was initially confused about the "there's no law against" etc but then discovered that this is college level not high school. (my brain was reading this as a HS situation at first, for whatever reason)

[Ksyrup]

Gold, Jerry, gold!

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[CrimsonFox]

A friend of mine lives down the street from a dumpster where they found....a newborn baby. Actually guy found it in the garbage truck after emptying the dumpster.

Plain City Dumpster baby (https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/body-newborn-baby-found-plain-city-garbage-truck)

THIS is going to be my new motto:
UPDATE | Police Chief: 'Babies don't just end up in trash dumpsters'.

[21C]

Ugh!

I just spent the last two hours moving some files around since I got a new 1TB usb drive. It was getting close to the finish before I got an error message about files being too big. The drive was formatted as FAT32 instead of NTFS and I never thought to check.

Not the first time and won't be the last.

[Before anyone asks, I use the drive as transition storage when moving files around. It also works on my phone which is very handy.]

[Edward64]

I've given up doing my own pre-emergent and weed stuff. Got Turf Masters last year and can honestly say my Bermuda lawn is looking much better this year.

Clovers gone. Rye grass gone. Nutsedge gone.

Crab grass, still around. But know that they'll come back for a special treatment if I call (they did last year).

I don't care what reviews say about stuff you can get from HD & Lowes, they lie. The DIY stuff you sprinkle around doesn't work (and yes, I've followed the annual treatment calendar). The weed sprays work okay but after 3-4 weeks, the weeds are back. The pros just have the more potent stuff.

[Ksyrup]

We've used TrueGreen for several years. What really turned the corner for our lawn was doing the fall aeration/overseeding several years in a row. It literally choked out most of the weeds and made the lawn really thick. But it's expensive - like $300-400.

[Edward64]

I think we have 6-7 treatments a year for approx. $60 a pop.

[SirFozzie]

we're putting in a lawn at our new house, so we have to literally water it 8 hours a day.

[Atocep]

I hate lawns. If I had the money I'd turf ours without hesitation.

[JonInMiddleGA]

I hate lawns.

This.

Just an unused money pit for me, and a primary driver to my desire for my next dwelling to be a condo (or similar).

[Honolulu_Blue]

I hate lawns. If I had the money I'd turf ours without hesitation.

Same. I have zero interest in lawn maintenance or landscaping and don't care about it. At all.

[Critch]

My front lawn is a disgrace, patchy and what is there is mainly weeds. Decided that this year was the year I'd do something about it, bought a bag of Scott's Weed and Feed. Plan was spread that in April to do the weeding business, then in the fall reseed and it would all be better for next year.

Now we're in late June and the bag of Weed and Feed is still unopened in the garage.

[Edward64]

One of the things about living in a subdivision.

Your front needs to be "respectable" looking.

[CrimsonFox]

SUBDIVISIONS
in the high school halls
SUBDIVISIONS
in the shopping malls
Conform or BE CAST OUT!

[flere-imsaho]

I've had decent "natural" experience by overseeding with a hardier grass seed more suited to my climate, like this: Combat Extreme&trade; Transition Zone - Transition Zone Grass Seed (https://www.outsidepride.com/seed/grass-seed/fescue-grass-seed/combat-extreme-fescue-grass-seed.html)

Plus using something more natural like iron chelate to kill broadleaf weeds: Access denied (https://www.rockymountainbioag.com/products/fiesta-organic-weed-killer-turf-lawns)

[cuervo72]

Our front yard is at least presentable, but our back yard was a DISASTER AREA. Blank patches from tree shade and the now-removed trampoline which had been overrun by some rapidly-spreading chain weed along with all sorts of other crap. Mostly weeded and beat back with a weedwhacker (last year yet another mower decided to not start, got fed up and bought a push reel mower, which unfortunately can't cut anything over 4-5" as it just combs it down). Put some new soil down in a low area which had basically become a frog swamp, and over the dirt patch/litter box trampoline area. I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN ABLE TO GROW NEW GRASS! And that's just from some cheap seed picked up at Ollie's. There are still patches to be worked on, but this is very exciting for me, as usually everything we plant dies.

[Ghost Econ]

We've lived at our house 3 years and our backyard is still just dirt. We have two massive oak trees that just soak up nutrients.

[GrantDawg]

I learned today that the studio site that Marvel movies are largely shot at are wholly owned by Dan Cathy of the Chick-fl-a Cathy's. He is also building a town near by (which I have actually been to several times but didn't know the background) that is tied to the studio site, with a couple of screening auditoriums and a movie theater.

[Solecismic]

Watching the USFL semifinal end-game here... it's being played about 10 minutes from here. I had no idea it was such a bad product. Decent major-college level talent, penalty flags on almost every play, and much more could be called.

No imagination or variety in play-calling. No defense aside from clutching and grabbing. They structured with two four-team divisions, and this semifinal is between two of the three teams that finished 4-6 in one division.

I guess television can support it. It outdraws most sports on television - kinda like mid-major college football in terms of ratings, except on networks rather than cable.

The final is out here as well. Can't see going, even if the tickets were free.

[Ksyrup]

I am surprised that I haven't watched a second of any of the spring FB products out there. I thought I would. But there's been plenty of other sports to keep me occupied and I realized that I don't need to watch FB until the fall.

[Lathum]

People shouldn’t be allowed to bring blankets into a movie theater

[stevew]

I had wondered if you were checking the USFL games out in Person, Jim. I get bombed for ads for them because I live within an hour.

[CrimsonFox]

People shouldn’t be allowed to bring blankets into a movie theater

what?

so what're we talkin? Quilt? Afghan? Comforter?

[Solecismic]

I haven't been to a USFL game in person since the '80s. Just caught the end of last night's since it was on network television and I was curious.

Apparently, two USFL teams (Pittsburgh and New Jersey) use Canton as a home stadium, and it seats only 23,000. There are plenty of good seats available for the championship game. It's a nice little stadium - my wife's university uses it for graduation ceremonies.

But I doubt the league would exist if not for the television deal. Even the overtime seems more television than football (they go immediately to alternating two-point conversions, minimum of two).

On one hand, networks are desperate for live sports content people will watch, and football is America's top sport by an extraordinary margin now. On the other hand, it's impossible to follow these teams. They're not really local to anywhere and any breakout player will be in an NFL training camp next month. One of the starting quarterbacks yesterday (a name I recognize as a fourth-stringer recently in the NFL) joined the team right before the end of the season. So the players are decent, but everything else that makes the NFL a professional product is only half-there. I don't see this as a long-term league or something people will really care about.

[bob]

I generally keep a sharp eye on my insurance explanation of benefits vs healthcare provider bills. Its amazing that I see lots of errors, but none of them ever seem to be in my favor.

The whole system is fucking crooked.

[NobodyHere]

Is there any greater 80s arm wrestling move than "Over The Top"?

[Lathum]

Is there any greater 80s arm wrestling move than "Over The Top"?

To this day if I am wearing a hat and turn it backwards I think of that movie and hear his voice.

[Edward64]

Okay, had some Modelo tonight. Glad I tried it but eh.

Pilsner is Pilsner but do think Modelo has more "taste" than a Bud/Miller lite.

[thesloppy]

it's brewed for those with a fighting spirit.

[molson]

Is there any greater 80s arm wrestling move than "Over The Top"?

It's definitely in my top 20 1980's arm wrestling movies.

[21C]

Woke up Monday and got ready as usual. Went to my car and pressed the button to open the garage door to my condo complex. No response. I couldn't drive out without the remote working.

I dropped my remote on Friday afternoon and didn't think much more about it because it still worked in the elevator. I didn't realize that it used a different element for the elevator and garage.

I keep my spare remote at work so I ended up catching the bus to work.

So embarrassing - especially when there were students from my school on the same bus.

[Edward64]

I was in Melbourne and love the transit system. I stayed at a couple different locations and it was always convenient to travel on the tram/rail.

The only problem I had was being confused on the tourist 5/7 day pass. I thought it was all you can ride for the 5/7 days but apparently not. Didn't realize it until I was on the tram and card didn't beep.

[GrantDawg]

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That is all.

[CrimsonFox]

Now that's just embarrassing...

[cartman]

won $1,000 on a $10 scratch-off ticket last night. yay

[Edward64]

Congrats.

Are you in the black or red with your gambling habit?

[CrimsonFox]

won $1,000 on a $10 scratch-off ticket last night. yay

woowoo! pizza party tonight!

[Lathum]

Congrats.

Are you in the black or red with your gambling habit?

Jesus Christ dude, I hope this is a poor attempt at sarcasm.

[Edward64]

Jesus Christ dude, I hope this is a poor attempt at sarcasm.

Sarcasm implies mocking or contempt, and I meant neither. More of a ribbing or jk.

[Atocep]

TIL the creepy producer of the Nickelodeon shows (iCarly, Victorious, ect) that's accused of pushing sexual situations on the actors and generally just being creepy was the chubby guy on the late 80s show Head of the Class.

[CrimsonFox]

TIL the creepy producer of the Nickelodeon shows (iCarly, Victorious, ect) that's accused of pushing sexual situations on the actors and generally just being creepy was the chubby guy on the late 80s show Head of the Class.

was also in Better Off Dead
huh

Dan Schneider I think?

[Ksyrup]

Yes. He was the creepy fat dude in Better Off Dead. I guess he really liked that role.

[Ksyrup]

Also, my kids just told me that they are rebooting iCarly and apparently she and Freddie getting together is the end game and they and all their friends who grew up on the original are outraged.

[thesloppy]

Then you'll likely also be surprised to learn that the CEO of Paramount (and Nickelodeon) was the 'cool' kid from Head of the Class

[Atocep]

Then you'll likely also be surprised to learn that the CEO of Paramount (and Nickelodeon) was the 'cool' kid from Head of the Class

I learned that in the rabbit hole dive I ended up in as well.

[GrantDawg]

Now that's just embarrassing...
Embarrassingly awesome?

[Ghost Econ]

I don't think New Jersey is a real state. I think its just something New Yorkers made up so it seems like they don't have as many crazies as Florida.

[SirFozzie]

Random thought:

Kids these day have it easy when it comes to getting.. ahem.. adult content.

When we were young, it took 6 minutes to download a picture of the Budweiser swimsuit girl, and you didn't know what to guard first, the monitor to prevent your parents from seeing it come in line by line, or the phone line because someone was going to pick it up and knock you offline.

Now adays, you enter any term (and a lot of them don't have to be explicit ones), and you get 250 pages worth of videos, VR, etcetera.

[CrimsonFox]

Yes. He was the creepy fat dude in Better Off Dead. I guess he really liked that role.

man my memory of worthless trivia is astounding

[dubb93]

Pepsi is making a "condiment" called Pepsi Colachup. I have no thoughts on how it tastes, but the name is terrible because if it would happen to catch on Coca-Colachup is going to put Pepsi's product in the ground based on the name alone.

[CrimsonFox]

Then you'll likely also be surprised to learn that the CEO of Paramount (and Nickelodeon) was the 'cool' kid from Head of the Class

wow Brian Robbins hit the big time!

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[PilotMan]

I saw them at MSP on the same flight as me going to LA one year I was traveling as a kid. I couldn't believe it. They all had their show "letter" jackets on and were just hanging out together. I didn't see Howard though, I would have wanted to talk to him since I loved him watching WKRP in syndication. I must have been 10 or 11 at the time.

[Ksyrup]

I finally got to try Coke Ultimate and I like it. Probably second on my list after Starlight, but the others have not been good (although I've never tried the one that was only available online and supposedly tasted like "bytes").

I taste citrus or peach or maybe bubblegum? Hard to pin down.

[Atocep]

I finally got to try Coke Ultimate and I like it. Probably second on my list after Starlight, but the others have not been good (although I've never tried the one that was only available online and supposedly tasted like "bytes").

I taste citrus or peach or maybe bubblegum? Hard to pin down.

Tried it. Hated it.

Wife likes it though. Everyone I've seen online says it's like a Runts banana flavor but I don't see it.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Everyone I've seen online says it's like a Runts banana flavor but I don't see it.

That might be one of the most appalling flavor notions I've ever heard.

If accurate, dear Lord, why would anybody do that on purpose?

[Lathum]

I don't think New Jersey is a real state. I think its just something New Yorkers made up so it seems like they don't have as many crazies as Florida.

How about you fuck right off.

[Edward64]

This is pretty neat.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66031341
Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have uncovered a painting which depicts what might be the precursor to the Italian pizza.

The flatbread depicted in the 2,000-year-old fresco "may be a distant ancestor of the modern dish", Italy's culture ministry said.

But it lacks the classic ingredients to technically be considered a pizza.

The fresco was found in the hall of a house next to a bakery during recent digs at the site in southern Italy.
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/17252/production/_130220849_pompeiiphoto.png.webp

But we know US pizza > Italian pizza

[CrimsonFox]

:lol: he's got some dirt on there. a dirt pizza!

[SirFozzie]

And now, in stories that involve breaking the law WITHOUT people getting shot..


(Short version: Guy hires people to trespass into remote area owned by neighbor to cut down trees because he wants a better view of NYC (theory is "Eh, the fine is $1,000 per tree, and my house value will go up by more then 32,000, so, just cut down 32 trees, and voila!). Except the the fine applies to him, the contractor, AND the sub contractor (Up to $96K)... and there's the the catch. As part of it, you have to pay for the tree removal AND planting of trees of the SAME SIZE.. Between building a road, removing the trees they cut down, putting new trees of the same size in and taking care of them for a couple years, (oh, and the fines for doing all this), the would be NYC-View owner is now looking at $2 MILLION. Actually, now that I think about it, the guy probably wishes they had shot him.


https://twitter.com/SamAsIAm/status/1673371813043408904

[stevew]

Coca-cola Freestyle is a menace.

[Edward64]

Still enjoying Dr. Pepper's Strawberries & Creme Zero.

[stevew]

That Jimmy Johnson in-laws murder-suicide is wild. Didn’t realize “Terry” was the MIL

[CrimsonFox]

Still enjoying Dr. Pepper's Strawberries & Creme Zero.

you should be in a commercial

[Izulde]

Catching up:

City I have the house I own in is anal about mowing and weed removal. Like, they're as bad as HOAs about it.

Speaking of it, current HOA I'm renting in for the other city? They check the front *and* the back for weeds and are aggressive about fining.

Problem is, renting city has HOAs *everywhere*. You can find a few areas that don't (I toured a lovely house recently that didn't), but they're few and far between.

Also, rethinking house selling plan - movers quoted me almost $11,000 to move everything today and in my head I'm like fuck that noise. So talking to realtor tomorrow to figure out what options I have. Lease isn't up until the end of January, so I've got time to sort out what to do.

[stevew]

The speed bumps in this AirBNB subdivision are so awful. Like jarring. I dread going anywhere. Doesn't matter if you hit them at 2mph.

[21C]

The speed bumps in some areas around here have gaps in them. You can drive through a gap with one wheel but hit the bump with the other. I finally realized that they are spaced wide enough for buses to drive through the gaps without going over a bump.

[molson]

The French have the most fun names to say.

Edouard Carpentier.

Great stuff.

[Edward64]

Cooking thin sliced bacon always takes longer than it should in a frying pan.

With all that grease, 2 min

[JonInMiddleGA]

Cooking thin sliced bacon always takes longer than it should in a frying pan.

With all that grease, 2 min

I wonder how many years it's been since I did bacon in a pan.

Sausage I can vaguely recall doing more recently -- within the last decade at least let's say -- but I literally can't think of doing the same with bacon more than maybe once in this house and we've been here 15+ years.

[Edward64]

I wonder how many years it's been since I did bacon in a pan.

Sausage I can vaguely recall doing more recently -- within the last decade at least let's say -- but I literally can't think of doing the same with bacon more than maybe once in this house and we've been here 15+ years.

re: Bacon. Pan > Microwave. I can never get it right in a microwave, tends to be overly crispy. With a pan, I can watch and take it out just at the right time.

[NobodyHere]

I might use the microwave when I just need a slice or two of bacon.

Otherwise I usually just put them in the oven.

And let's be real, if I'm going to take the effort to make bacon then I'm going to want more than two slices!

[Edward64]

Oh, I've never tried oven baked bacon.

My oven does take a long time to get to 375 or 400 though.

[JonInMiddleGA]

re: Bacon. Pan > Microwave. I can never get it right in a microwave, tends to be overly crispy. With a pan, I can watch and take it out just at the right time.

Oh I don't disagree one bit that, when it turns out right, pan over nuke is better. I simply can't arse myself to go through the effort for the difference.

And oven bacon is just not my thing, though I'm aware some people do swear by it.

edit to add: my initial reply was in the spirit of almost the purest form for this thread: your post made me think randomly "damn, when was the last time I pan fried bacon"

[Ghost Econ]

Oh I don't disagree one bit that, when it turns out right, pan over nuke is better. I simply can't arse myself to go through the effort for the difference.

And oven bacon is just not my thing, though I'm aware some people do swear by it.

edit to add: my initial reply was in the spirit of almost the purest form for this thread: your post made me think randomly "damn, when was the last time I pan fried bacon"

Convection ven bacon is super easy and tastes the best, but after about 10 minutes you do have to baby it to get desired crispness. My family prefers it burnt while I prefer it where it basically melts in your mouth. Normally I'll settle on mine where it has some pull and snap to it.

Kinda the same with scrambled eggs. I prefer mine a little runny while theirs needs to be super hard scrambled.

[Lathum]

So my father passed in March. Parents own a decent amount of commercial real estate that generate income. Mom is set. Dad handled all the buildings, R.E no property management company. Mom is now doing her best but has leaned on me. The most recent is I am now the second person, after her, they call on if an alarm goes off.

I don't want to be a dick, but part of me thinks if I potentially am getting a call at 3AM I should be compensated. I of course want to help my mom, and unless she sells I will take over the business someday. I dunno. I'm not going to say anything, just thinking.

[thesloppy]

I would hand that over to a property management company in a hot second...the thought of randos calling me at all/any hour of the day with high-stress surprises is practically givinf me hives

[GrantDawg]

Bacon on the smoker or on the grill, most of the time. It is a trick to get it crispy, but the grease dripping on some burgers as they cook, so good.

[GrantDawg]

I would hand that over to a property management company in a hot second...the thought of randos calling me at all/any hour of the day with high-stress surprises is practically givinf me hives
Agreed. Lose some profit, gain some piece of mind. I deal with rental properties all day long and there is no amount of money that would make that worth it for me. (Well, there is an amount but not what I would realistically get)

[Lathum]

I would love for her to and the second they become mine that will be the first thing I do.

[stevew]

Sup with there being like 90 miles of I-95 in Georgia with no gd rest stops. Finally break down and stopped at the worlds worst Hardee’s cause I was going to die of holding it.

[stevew]

Air fryer bacon is very good. Threads the needle between pan and oven. So are air fried bacon wrapped hot dogs. Thanks for coming to my ted talk.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Sup with there being like 90 miles of I-95 in Georgia with no gd rest stops. Finally break down and stopped at the worlds worst Hardee’s cause I was going to die of holding it.

We don't really "do" rest stops. There's only 10 locations (not counting 'doubles' that have the same location with one on either side of the highway) statewide across 4 major interstates (I-85 has none in Georgia since 2010).

They've been pared down since their original purpose has been all but obsoleted as a GDOT spokesperson explained in 20009 "The rest areas were built in the early 1960s when those areas were so rural you couldn't get off an exit and find a gas station or a restaurant or a place to get a snack," she said. "Now, when you get off on just about any exit on the interstate you find a multitude of places where you can get gas, there are fast food places, just a multitude of places to meet your needs."

[Edward64]

I've always enjoyed rest stops, tourist info at state borders. So much easier to zip in and out when you want a coke, take a leak, or even catch a nap.

[Lathum]

New Jersey change all the names of rest stops to famous people from jersey so you can grab a bite at the jon Bon Jovi rest area.

[GrantDawg]

New Jersey change all the names of rest stops to famous people from jersey so you can grab a bite at the jon Bon Jovi rest area.
If you are shot through the heart you can stop by, dead or alive.

[GrantDawg]

Tonight at midnight I start my clear diet till Monday for my colonoscopy. Being old sucks.

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[CrimsonFox]

i've had to go on a diet myself. it's been hard

[SirFozzie]

The funny thing is the next state up (well, one of them) is famous for its rest stops. Why? Because they are the only places you can buy hard liquor in the state.

New Hampshire allows grocery stores to sell beer and wine, but there are no privately owned liquor stores, so if you want a bourbon, brand, vodka or other alcoholic drink, you have to buy it from the state run liquor stores (which are all over the place, usually at rest stops).

The other thing that makes it so popular is that New Hampshire has no tax on alcohol, so the most popular rest stop stores are the ones right on the New Hampshire border with other states, so you have a lot of folks traveling to New Hampshire to get the booze cheaper then they would be in their own state, even with the travel expense.

[AnalBumCover]

Tonight at midnight I start my clear diet till Monday for my colonoscopy. Being old sucks.

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Fun times.

[CrimsonFox]

Fun times.

says the Anal Bum Cover

[GrantDawg]

I'm going to wish I had an AnalBumCover after 10 tonight.

[Edward64]

Discussed the alternatives with your doctor?

Colon Cancer Screening Methods. A colonoscopy is not your only option for screening for colon cancer. Other screening methods are sigmoidoscopy, virtual colonoscopy, a fecal immunochemical test, a fecal occult blood test, or a stool DNA test.

[flere-imsaho]

IMO having the shits for a few hours and then having a tube stuck up your ass is a small price to pay for likely not getting colon cancer.

[flere-imsaho]

They've been pared down since their original purpose has been all but obsoleted as a GDOT spokesperson explained in 20009 "The rest areas were built in the early 1960s when those areas were so rural you couldn't get off an exit and find a gas station or a restaurant or a place to get a snack," she said. "Now, when you get off on just about any exit on the interstate you find a multitude of places where you can get gas, there are fast food places, just a multitude of places to meet your needs."

Rest stops also keep OTR trucking off of local streets that are not generally engineered to handle those kind of weights, that often.

[GrantDawg]

Discussed the alternatives with your doctor?
The rest of that story: Those test often have false positives that still will require you to have a colonoscopy, but that colonoscopy will no longer be fully covered by your insurance. You only get one free test. That is why I'm going this route.

[AnalBumCover]

IMO having the shits for a few hours and then having a tube stuck up your ass is a small price to pay for likely not getting colon cancer.

This. Absolutely this.

[PilotMan]

Tonight at midnight I start my clear diet till Monday for my colonoscopy. Being old sucks.

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Fuck yeah man! Best nap of the week right there! I'm all seriousness, good for you getting it done. I know right now, it doesn't feel fun.

[CrimsonFox]

Discussed the alternatives with your doctor?

I shit into a can. I mailed that can to someone. That was the weirdest place I've ever shit.

[GrantDawg]

Nobody knows the trouble my toilet has seen
Nobody knows it sorrow

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[stevew]

I took a dump in the box and it came back all clear

Then they sent me a bill for 700$ so I dunno if I have to actually pay that.

[GrantDawg]

No polyps. Colon all clear. I do have ulcers in the end of my small intestines. They rook biopsies but they think it might be Crohn's.

[SirFozzie]

Ugh. That sucks. Join the club.

(Crohn's and its various inflammatory affects are one of the reasons I'm on Humira)

[SirFozzie]

I took a dump in the box and it came back all clear

Then they sent me a bill for 700$ so I dunno if I have to actually pay that.

Sorry for the inadvertent dola: So, apparently there IS an amount that you can pay to make people deal with your shit.

(note: not aimed at steve, it was a joke :))

[Lathum]

I need to start getting the 20 oz Diet Coke bottles for lunch. A can isn't enough, but if I open a second one I don't finish it and by the time I'm done with my afternoon nap it is flat.

[CrimsonFox]

I need to start getting the 20 oz Diet Coke bottles for lunch. A can isn't enough, but if I open a second one I don't finish it and by the time I'm done with my afternoon nap it is flat.

You'll be disappointed. They are like 16 Oz now

[stevew]

I need to start getting the 20 oz Diet Coke bottles for lunch. A can isn't enough, but if I open a second one I don't finish it and by the time I'm done with my afternoon nap it is flat.

Get the 10oz mini cans.

[Ghost Econ]

Watched a Tiny Desk of Juvenile. If you had told me 25 years ago I'd be listening to Juvenile on NPR I would have called you crazy.

Also saw Ludacris on a 4th of July celebration on TV. I would not have anticipated him being around 20+ years after What's Your Fantasy... let alone still being a somewhat popular figure given his Fast and Furious roles.

[thesloppy]

Watched a Tiny Desk of Juvenile. If you had told me 25 years ago I'd be listening to Juvenile on NPR I would have called you crazy.

I watched that one a couple days ago, it was good!

[NobodyHere]

The Marsala Panko-Crusted Pork Chop (with smashed red potatoes) recipe I got from Home Chef was absolutely delicious.

[GrantDawg]

The Marsala Panko-Crusted Pork Chop (with smashed red potatoes) recipe I got from Home Chef was absolutely delicious.
Home Chef pretty much slaps. We had shrimp and spinach with red pepper pesto over linguine last night. It was heavenly, and all it took was just combining it in the provided pan and baking it for 20 minutes.

[Honolulu_Blue]

I really want to get a new TV for my basement. When we moved into our place five years ago, I bought one of those TCL Roku TVs for the basement. It’s been great. No issues. But, it turns out that I pretty much watch everything I watch down there and now want a better TV - LG OLED - like we have upstairs, despite the fact that the Roku TV works fine.

A dilemma.

[stevew]

If you swap TVs your wife/gf/so will never know.

[Ksyrup]

Thanks to the fireworks for the past week, one of our dogs refuses to go out at night unless he's about to pee or shit himself, so we're up at all hours of the night to take him out. And that's WITH sedatives we gave him leading up to the weekend and Tuesday's fireworks. I hope this doesn't last too much longer, but he's the most neurotic dog I've ever owned, so this may be the new normal.

[Ksyrup]

I could swear we used to have a cool/funny videos thread but I can't find it, so I'm just going to post this here.

For his next trick, he's going to find his way out of a locked room with 3 twigs, a banana peel, a broken vuvuzela and a key.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Using the wax on an apple and a broken lighter to start a fire<br><br>Producers spray apples with a thin layer of wax to prevent a moisture loss. This wax is flammable, as the dust collected from the lighter<br><br>[�� Woodsbound Outdoors: <a href="https://t.co/0aLgnppeXN">https://t.co/0aLgnppeXN</a>]<a href="https://t.co/s1UzW34M48">pic.twitter.com/s1UzW34M48</a></p>&mdash; Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) <a href="https://twitter.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1677233311440162816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 7, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[CrimsonFox]

hey you all, you should all go to this thread
2023+ FOFC Game Gift Thread (!) - Front Office Football Central (https://forums.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=98956)

fozzie and the others feel like hoarders and genuinely want to give them to the community so go pick out something from the huge lists there.

[NobodyHere]

If you swap wife/gf/so your TVs will never know.

This is how I read this post. I think I'm getting dyslexic.

[Ksyrup]

Larry Nassar was stabbed multiple times in federal prison. The hierarchy of criminals does its job again.

[Edward64]

Larry Nassar was stabbed multiple times in federal prison. The hierarchy of criminals does its job again.

Child molesters don't deserve any sympathy.

[RainMaker]

Larry Nassar was stabbed multiple times in federal prison. The hierarchy of criminals does its job again.


You hate to see it. :)

[GrantDawg]

I'm pretty compassionate to all people, and definitely more pacifist as I have gotten older. That said, what took them so long?

[Ksyrup]

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[Honolulu_Blue]

I really want to get a new TV for my basement. When we moved into our place five years ago, I bought one of those TCL Roku TVs for the basement. It’s been great. No issues. But, it turns out that I pretty much watch everything I watch down there and now want a better TV - LG OLED - like we have upstairs, despite the fact that the Roku TV works fine.

A dilemma.

Update: The TV I had been eyeing was down an additional 10% today. It arrives Wednesday.

[CrimsonFox]

What is it about the whole "rapists getting killed by inmates" thing. There should really be a seinfeld routine about it. I mean this guy over here burnt a house down and killed 50 people so he'll just be the biggest inmate's bitch...but that guy. Shiv city

[dubb93]

What is it about the whole "rapists getting killed by inmates" thing. There should really be a seinfeld routine about it. I mean this guy over here burnt a house down and killed 50 people so he'll just be the biggest inmate's bitch...but that guy. Shiv city

Depends on the crime but I'm guessing a guy that murdered 50 innocent people wouldn't have fun in jail.

I always figured that criminals consider crimes against other criminals and grown men fair game, but self-police pretty hard crimes against the innocent and defenseless. I'm not a career criminal though, so I could be off base here.

[NobodyHere]

You hate to see it. :)

I know this is the unpopular opinion. But I think that anyone that is glad to see him stabbed is a sadist. I don't care what his crime is.

This situation just proves how barbaric American prisons are.

[Edward64]

I know this is the unpopular opinion. But I think that anyone that is glad to see him stabbed is a sadist. I don't care what his crime is.

This situation just proves how barbaric American prisons are.

I don't wish ill on vast majority of people. But for serial, child molesters, no problem.

[CrimsonFox]

I know this is the unpopular opinion. But I think that anyone that is glad to see him stabbed is a sadist. I don't care what his crime is.

This situation just proves how barbaric American prisons are.

yeah why aren't prisons nicer

air condition, pluish carpeting, taco tuesdays, karaoke....

[NobodyHere]

yeah why aren't prisons nicer

air condition, pluish carpeting, taco tuesdays, karaoke....

If they're great then you could always commit a crime an get into one.

[Ksyrup]

A couple of oddball "superfan" stories hit my phone at the same time yesterday. One, the "ChiefsAholic"dude who wears the wolf mask to games was apparently a bank robber. I don't remember hearing about this story at all back in December, but in March he cut off his ankle monitor and has been on the run. He was caught over the weekend in California. Apparently he liked masks more than we all thought?

The other is Miami Hurricanes superfan "Cutler Ridge Laz" who was well-known locally on call-in shows and on Twitter stabbed his neighbor to death last year over an argument about stray animals and took a plea deal for a 15 year sentence.

[Kodos]

Huh. Who knew superfans were nuts?

[jcard]

I know this is the unpopular opinion. But I think that anyone that is glad to see him stabbed is a sadist. I don't care what his crime is.

This situation just proves how barbaric American prisons are.

As a fellow member of the apparent minority on this issue I appreciate and concur with your sentiments.

[CrimsonFox]

As a fellow member of the apparent minority on this issue I appreciate and concur with your sentiments.

Anyone else think Nobodyhere just created a new account just so he could agree with himself?

[Ksyrup]

I certainly do not condone it, but I'm not shedding a tear. I can't comment on how barbaric prison is, but I know for certain that prisoners are far less likely to be killed in a mass shooting than us "free" people, so they've got that going for them.

[jcard]

Anyone else think Nobodyhere just created a new account just so he could agree with himself?

I assume you are kidding, since you can see that I created my (only) account two years ago.

[GrantDawg]

My son passed his driver's test today. Does anyone want to buy half my liver to pay for his insurance?

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[Edward64]

When our son was on our insurance (and now, daughter), it wasn't too painful.

I think the car model factors into the cost quite a bit.

[PilotMan]

My son passed his driver's test today. Does anyone want to buy half my liver to pay for his insurance?

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My last son finally bought his own insurance now at 19. It's expensive, but he needed to take on that responsibility. Now that all 3 are off, our insurance has dropped from what was $3200/6 back to $1400/6. It's really, REALLY nice to be on the backside of that. I feel for you.

[GrantDawg]

Ours is going to pretty much triple as well. He graduates college next year and should go off ours then. All depends on where he ends up I guess. He wants to take a shot at a big tech company job (Google, Microsoft, Apple).

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[Ksyrup]

My kids are still on mine. I'm paying through college - and for Caitlin, since she's doing her master's (and paying for it on her own) while working on a teacher's salary, I've agreed to pay some of her bills until she's fully done with school.

[Edward64]

Kids were added to ours also, and the cars were under our name.

[cartman]

Going to see Oppenheimer opening weekend at one of the few 70mm IMAX theaters.

[bob]

Looks like I’m going to have an unexpected free day on my own in Cincinnati this weekend. Anyone have a suggestion on how to spend it?

[Edward64]

Okay, had some Modelo tonight. Glad I tried it but eh.

I remember enjoying some Anchor Steam years ago (think it was before craft beers took off). Sorry to see it go. May have to pickup a 6-pack for old times sake.

The oldest craft brewery in the United States is shutting down after 127 years

Pour one out for Anchor Brewing: America’s oldest craft brewer is shutting down after 127 years in business.


https://www.vinninliquors.com/slir/w500-h500/uploaded/product/Pro_1508870115_1336.jpeg

[flere-imsaho]

Can't believe some techbro won't just buy the brand and start up a new brewery.

Maybe FOFC should pool our cash and do it! :D

[thesloppy]

Other side of same coin, can't believe InBev didn't buy them at some point in those 100+ years.

[Edward64]

They're currently owned by Sapporo.

But yeah, you'd figure someone would want to buy them out.

[Ksyrup]

The worst thing about the Hollywood strike is having to hear Fran Drescher's voice again.

[Poli]

Anyone else watch a Netflix murder documentary and have to pause it to do some internet research to make sure a family member wasn't involved?

Just me?

[Ksyrup]

On a possibly related note?

Gilgo Beach serial killings: Suspect is in custody, AP source says | AP News (https://apnews.com/article/long-island-serial-killings-arrest-gilgo-beach-c3af339961c00276429908b1dd20dc19?taid=64b17d8ba756b90001e1edfd&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter)

[GrantDawg]

Anyone else watch a Netflix murder documentary and have to pause it to do some internet research to make sure a family member wasn't involved?

Just me?
Not yet, but it wouldn't surprise me. My great-grandfather was shot by the Dekalb county sheriff looking for my outlaw great uncle. They believe my great uncle ran to Texas were who knows what happened. The closest we ever got was a woman that called my grandmother from Mississippi claiming to be his daughter.

[Poli]

Not yet, but it wouldn't surprise me. My great-grandfather was shot by the Dekalb county sheriff looking for my outlaw great uncle. They believe my great uncle ran to Texas were who knows what happened. The closest we ever got was a woman that called my grandmother from Mississippi claiming to be his daughter.

That's pretty rad.

I ended up finding out some info about the uncles in my situation. My uncles were put in prison in the 80s for murder. Officials in OKC at the time were absolutely confident my uncles were also responsible for a murder there. A number of similarities and they could put them in the surrounding area during that time. Everyone thought they did it, but they claimed they were innocent. Never confessed. Never tried or convicted for it.

Turns out they got DNA tested through some evidence and were cleared...mind you some 10-15 years later.

Good news for the family, though. Ten years later, the man responsible was arrested on an unrelated charge. His DNA was collected and he popped for this cold case.

[Poli]

I didn't know they had finally found the actual killer until I paused that show and went looking on the internet, though.

[flere-imsaho]

My Dad's Dad's side is super murky, but we don't know a lot about it since his Dad died when he (my Dad's Dad) was 20.

[GrantDawg]

Wild, Poli. Crazy stuff.

[cuervo72]

Man, the nightly news broadcasts* sure are going hard on the angle that the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes are going to be catastrophic for the economy and all the little people.


* oh look all of these are run by the companies in AMPTP

[dubb93]

Am I the only one that JUST realized the NFL made the read option illegal? Granted maybe you could use Pistol Veer or a new formation and keep it relevant, but no forward handoffs is a massive change. Not really sure why it’s got no coverage?

[JonInMiddleGA]

Am I the only one that JUST realized the NFL made the read option illegal? Granted maybe you could use Pistol Veer or a new formation and keep it relevant, but no forward handoffs is a massive change. Not really sure why it’s got no coverage?

I didn't know it.

Another (though less impact) rule I hadn't heard about was this change

To insert strength of victory as the second tiebreaker for awarding contracts, proposed by the Competition Committee
Rule change: This will allow teams for strength of victory to be the second tiebreaker for postseason seeding after the head-to-head tiebreaker. The second tiebreaker was previously conference record.

[Edward64]

I don't do ribs but pleasantly surprised myself today.

Defrost, marinate, 2 hours @300 degrees in oven covered with foil, another 15 min without foil. It was decent, not fall off the bone tender but tender enough.

Will have to experiment more.

[henry296]

I don't do ribs but pleasantly surprised myself today.

Defrost, marinate, 2 hours @300 degrees in oven covered with foil, another 15 min without foil. It was decent, not fall off the bone tender but tender enough.

Will have to experiment more.

That is pretty similar to how we make them. After the foil we transfer to the grill with BBQ sauce; maybe 5 minutes per side

[CrimsonFox]

The FOFC Top 20!
Yes some people talk a lot :)

https://i.ibb.co/sy6HTLg/top20.png

[NobodyHere]

I'm almost thinking there should be a FOFC 25th Anniversary Convention or something in 2025.

[CrimsonFox]

Lathum can catch AlanT if he applies himself

[Lathum]

I was just looking at the post counts because of the above comment and saw SI hasn't been on in almost 2 months.

[Ghost Econ]

So there are people who say they don't have an internal monologue and can't picture things in their mind.

So if I asked them to think of a number between 1 and 10 in order to guess their number... would they be able to?

[GrantDawg]

I don't do ribs but pleasantly surprised myself today.

Defrost, marinate, 2 hours @300 degrees in oven covered with foil, another 15 min without foil. It was decent, not fall off the bone tender but tender enough.

Will have to experiment more.
I'm a rib snob. I just can't get them right myself. It is frustrating.

[miami_fan]

The FOFC Top 20!
Yes some people talk a lot :)


Some of that is with the help of PETs (Performance Enhancing Threads).

Of the top twenty O/T threads sorted by replies, nine titles have to do with the last three presidents and/or their opposition.

Surprise threads on that list. The 2010 MLB season thread and the The West (a western themed browser based RPG) thread.

Shout out to the folks in IHOF and to Brian for the Legends of Sri Lanka threads in the Dynasty reports. That is some long term storytelling in those threads.

[thesloppy]

I hate interviewing other people for work even more than I hate being interviewed.

[molson]

What would you do if a neighborhood relator you have no connection to was flying a drone low above your backyard while your girlfriend was outside, and when she confronted her said, "relax, we're not the government."

I should at least invest in a bucket of rocks, right?

I know the homeowner doesn't own the airspace above the home, but, I believe once it goes below a certain level and starts taking photos and being a general nuisance, that crosses a legal line. But I've never really thought about it or lived in a place any drone owner had such interest in.

[CrimsonFox]

I think aboit 2000 of my posts were from The Dungeon games

[CrimsonFox]

I hate interviewing other people for work even more than I hate being interviewed.

hire ME then. don't need an interview even :)

[GrantDawg]

Is the job an at home position that requires little to no actual ability to do anything? Then I am your man.

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[Ksyrup]

I can't believe I am 4th on the poster list, considering I was suspended in 2012 and went away for 5 years. I don't know whether to be embarrassed I have posted so much, or upset I gave away around 4.5 years of posting.

[Ksyrup]

As far as ribs go, I could never do them right until I got a Traeger. Now I can do them 2 ways - soft and fall off the ball, or hard bark and bite off.

[Ksyrup]

Posting 3 thoughts in 3 separate posts is also a good way to boost your post total.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Dynasty people get a reasonable post count boost. I'm not even that prolific and it looks like 1,000 posts in my own dynasty threads alone

[Ksyrup]

I don't think I posted much there. Maybe a thread about Caitlin's softball as she started out, I think? Most of it was here.

[21C]

I remember using "The Sideline" for posting about FOF before things moved over to FOFC. I think that was in 1999.

We need something like a FOFC timeline. I can't remember the exact time for things like Dan Dial (or was it Dave Dial?), jbmagic, HornsManiac, beer tents. Wasn't there a "quote of the day" widget at one time?

[Lathum]

There was a quote of the day.

I have never done a dynasty thread and am 3rd on the list despite stepping away for 3 years thanks to some of the dude bros.

Werewolf padded a lot of my post count, and if I recall there was quite the hullaballo about werewolf posts counting.

[Kodos]

Most of my posts are polls.

[cartman]

People may lose posts