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Atocep · 06-19-2020, 08:24 PM

We close on the new house Tuesday. Movers will be here next Friday.

NobodyHere · 06-19-2020, 08:53 PM

Congratz!

I assume we're all invited to the house welcoming party?

tarcone · 06-19-2020, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by bob

I saw this in an article online:

“Iowa's high school games could mark the first competitive, sanctioned team sports in the U.S. since the coronavirus pandemic brought an abrupt end to athletic action three months ago.

Iowa is the only state that plays its high school baseball and softball in the summer, with the season going well after graduation and deep into July.”

Does that mean graduating seniors play after graduation or 8th graders (potentially) could play before they start 9th grade? Just curious.

I played my HS baseball in Iowa. Yes. You get 5 years of eligibility. A couple stories for you. I made our Babe Ruth all star team in 8th grade. We knew of a kid from a small town nearby who threw 90. We were all kind of worried. We found out he decided to play HS instead. We were happy. About 6 years ago another small town near where I grew up won the state softball championship with an 8th grade pitcher.

The other cool thing was,, unlike other sports and states who have a limited amount of games and tourneys you could play, Iowa had a certain amount of days you could play. Teams would end up playing 50+ games during the season because we always played double headers.

Ksyrup · 06-19-2020, 10:37 PM

In Kentucky, 7th and 8th graders are eligible for high school sports. And that just changed a few years ago. Small schools used to field teams with 5th graders. It has basically turned some middle school sports into rec leagues because the best 7th/8th graders are pulled up to HS and middle school teams are left for other kids.

Atocep · 06-20-2020, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by NobodyHere

Congratz!

I assume we're all invited to the house welcoming party?

I'd love to. My wife my not like the idea of internet strangers showing up to our house though. It would take some explaining.

Atocep · 06-20-2020, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Ksyrup

In Kentucky, 7th and 8th graders are eligible for high school sports. And that just changed a few years ago. Small schools used to field teams with 5th graders. It has basically turned some middle school sports into rec leagues because the best 7th/8th graders are pulled up to HS and middle school teams are left for other kids.

Growing up playing high school sports in WV I remember the stories of 5th and 6th graders playing varsity football. IIRC the old rule was if they were schooled in the same building they were eligible or something like that.

stevew · 06-21-2020, 07:52 PM

How do people even do 5K worth of cocaine a day. That seems like an exceptionally large amount of cocaine

sterlingice · 06-21-2020, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by stevew

How do people even do 5K worth of cocaine a day. That seems like an exceptionally large amount of cocaine

It's not something I could fit into my monthly budget, much less daily

SI

NobodyHere · 06-22-2020, 02:20 PM

I think tonight is going to be a taco night.

CU Tiger · 06-22-2020, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by stevew

How do people even do 5K worth of cocaine a day. That seems like an exceptionally large amount of cocaine

Its been 20 years since I have pursued such activities...I think statute of limitations has ran out, and to be fair I dont know how much inflation has influenced pricing...
But DAYUM...unless you are sharing, or you are paying a premium..thats about 5x more than I think Id have even felt "safe" attempting - IF IT WERE free - in my wildest of days...

stevew · 06-22-2020, 04:04 PM

My bro and I were looking at this wiki for some musician(Phil Driscoll) who we got forced to listen to a lot in the car with my parents. He made that claim that he was using 5K worth of coke a day. I think it’s roughly 2oz of coke a day or 16 8 balls. I dunno if coke is cheaper now or not. But 16 8 balls seems like a fuck ton.

JonInMiddleGA · 06-22-2020, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by stevew

My bro and I were looking at this wiki for some musician(Phil Driscoll) who we got forced to listen to a lot in the car with my parents. He made that claim that he was using 5K worth of coke a day. I think it’s roughly 2oz of coke a day or 16 8 balls. I dunno if coke is cheaper now or not. But 16 8 balls seems like a fuck ton.

Ah yes, the most renowned Christian trumpet player ever most likely.

Indicted in the same federal sting that snared actress Linda Blair in the late 70s, he eventually plead multiple coke trafficking charges down to misdemeanor possesion.

20 years later he winds up behind federal bars for a year anyway, for a separate tax evasion scheme.

thesloppy · 06-22-2020, 05:32 PM

This sounds like it should have a Netflix series

JonInMiddleGA · 06-22-2020, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by thesloppy

This sounds like it should have a Netflix series

Would you settle for a movie, with Danny Glover & Brian Dennehy?
Or how about a 3D movie, just to ramp things up?
(No, I don't know why a standard prison drama needed 3D)

Went into production in 2012 apparently, still listed in post-production on IMDB (under the title Long Days Journey), I've seen a couple of sketchy sites suggest that it released in 2015 but can't verify that.

thesloppy · 06-22-2020, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Would you settle for a movie, with Danny Glover & Brian Dennehy?
Or how about a 3D movie, just to ramp things up?

Absolutely!

Lathum · 06-22-2020, 08:01 PM

If I ever run for president my platform will be to never allow Sex and Candy to be player over any airwaves, jukebox, streaming platform, etc...ever again.

JonInMiddleGA · 06-22-2020, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Lathum

If I ever run for president my platform will be to never allow Sex and Candy to be player over any airwaves, jukebox, streaming platform, etc...ever again.

Yep, I had to Google it.

I didn't sample it, just enough reading to confirm that I had no clue what you were talking about

CrimsonFox · 06-22-2020, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Lathum

If I ever run for president my platform will be to never allow Sex and Candy to be player over any airwaves, jukebox, streaming platform, etc...ever again.

aw i love that song.

Lathum · 06-22-2020, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

aw i love that song.

Deported!!!!

CrimsonFox · 06-22-2020, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Lathum

Deported!!!!

YESSS!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!

CrimsonFox · 06-22-2020, 10:45 PM

Hangin' round....downtown by myself and I had
Tooooo much caffeine and i was thinkin bout myself
and there she was...

in platform double suede and there she was

like disco lemonade...

JonInMiddleGA · 06-22-2020, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

Hangin' round....downtown by myself and I had
Tooooo much caffeine and i was thinkin bout myself
and there she was...

in platform double suede and there she was

like disco lemonade...

I dunno where you were, but it sounds like a neighborhood you don't need to be in

Breeze · 06-23-2020, 07:29 AM

it was one of the songs in the OHW list...

CrimsonFox · 06-23-2020, 10:11 AM

STOP THE FUCKING PRESSES!!!!!!!!!

Michael Keaton in talks to return as Batman | EW.com

GrantDawg · 06-25-2020, 08:17 AM

Disney World is reopening in July because they will not stop until they have killed everyone’s parents. pic.twitter.com/c1awdejz9v — The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) June 25, 2020

RainMaker · 06-25-2020, 03:28 PM

Guessing a lot of people have heard of this guy already, but I've watched more videos of this guy eating old MREs than I care to admit. Kind of interesting to see what different countries do with theirs too.

YouTube

JonInMiddleGA · 06-25-2020, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by RainMaker

Guessing a lot of people have heard of this guy already, but I've watched more videos of this guy eating old MREs than I care to admit. Kind of interesting to see what different countries do with theirs too.

YouTube

Will and I both have the "Let's get this out onto a tray" t-shirts

He's absolutely one of the best watches on YouTube, bar none. A perfect example of the best of YT: someone doing something they enjoy, and sharing it.

He's also scary knowledgeable about the subject.

Warhammer · 06-27-2020, 07:56 PM

So for my 18 year old's senior trip, he went to the Indiana Dunes State Park with a couple of buddies, figuring there are not a ton of people that will be heading that way, etc., etc.

So they are up there, at the beach and these huge guys come up and they play catch. As they leave I get a phone call, "Dad, I think we either just played football with some ex-NFL guys or college guys. They were huge and the way they were moving, they have played at a high level."

Meanwhile, I hear the guys (two brothers) in the back of the car arguing, "That one is Khalil Mack, the other one looked like Jordan Howard."

"They are not!"

"It totally makes sense, they're best friends!"

"It is not... Oh wait, look at this picture, the girl they were with totally looks like (someone's) girlfriend."

Long story short, my son may have been playing catch with Khalil Mack and Jordan Howard for two hours at the Indiana Dunes State Park.

JonInMiddleGA · 06-29-2020, 05:12 PM

Okay, is it JUST me ... or is social media noticeably dumber today?

No matter what constitutes dumb/stupid to you, does it seem worse? Like, is there a full moon or something?

(I've actually had two people message me today with basically that same question, with their observation based on entirely different content than what I see)

AlexB · 06-29-2020, 05:14 PM

I deleted Twitter today for that exact reason

ISiddiqui · 06-29-2020, 05:28 PM

Well, in the US anyways, a major decision by SCOTUS on abortion is going to make social media go nuts for a bit.

JonInMiddleGA · 06-29-2020, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

Well, in the US anyways, a major decision by SCOTUS on abortion is going to make social media go nuts for a bit.

Has had no impact on what I saw though (unless it brought nuts outta the woodwork maybe).

That particular topic though literally hasn't crossed my social media a single time all day so far. (Indeed, I'm only aware of it because it showed up in those incredibly obnoxious Yahoo News ads beseiging app games lately)

Lathum · 06-29-2020, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by AlexB

I deleted Twitter today for that exact reason

I dropped Facebook 3 weeks ago and don't miss it. Way better off. I still check the memories and a couple minor things but read almost no status updates and don't comment at all.

ISiddiqui · 06-29-2020, 05:54 PM

I haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary except for that, tbh.

JonInMiddleGA · 06-29-2020, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

I haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary except for that, tbh.

Count your blessings, that's all I can say.

molson · 06-29-2020, 06:14 PM

I think stress makes people lash out and express things in a not very productive manner. And there's a lot to be stressed about. We've all been guilty of that at some point. Some just have a little more restraint, or contain it to limited forums. Or they have other coping mechanisms that don't involve social media.

JonInMiddleGA · 06-29-2020, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by molson

I think stress makes people lash out and express things in a not very productive manner. And there's a lot to be stressed about. We've all been guilty of that at some point. Some just have a little more restraint, or contain it to limited forums. Or they have other coping mechanisms that don't involve social media.

I get that, I mean, I think just about everybody is losing patience with (and on) social media.

But why TODAY seemed to be so far over the top is what has me puzzled. It's like people had a long weekend & are trying to make up for lost time or something but it wasn't a holiday or anything afaik.

It's ... weird.

NobodyHere · 07-01-2020, 05:03 PM

I need to stop going to the grocery store after having not eaten all day.

Edward64 · 07-03-2020, 04:32 PM

July 4 sales are pretty underwhelming.

NobodyHere · 07-05-2020, 09:06 PM

So I just ate some BLTs with some "organic" lettuce. Yet when I stared down at my plate there was green worm on it.

I am never eating organic again.

sterlingice · 07-05-2020, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by NobodyHere

So I just ate some BLTs with some "organic" lettuce. Yet when I stared down at my plate there was green worm on it.

I am never eating organic again.

Makes me think of the joke about "finding half of a worm"

That said, my non-organic romaine heads I get from Kroger sometimes has the yellow ladybug looking things in them. I think it's a "bugs like produce" sort of thing more than an organic thing.

SI

NobodyHere · 07-05-2020, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

Makes me think of the joke about "finding half of a worm"

That said, my non-organic romaine heads I get from Kroger sometimes has the yellow ladybug looking things in them. I think it's a "bugs like produce" sort of thing more than an organic thing.

SI

Well this fucking thing was wriggling. I don't like my food wriggling.

sterlingice · 07-05-2020, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by NobodyHere

Well this fucking thing was wriggling. I don't like my food wriggling.

Oh, agreed. That would ruin my meal for me

SI

stevew · 07-05-2020, 10:56 PM

Romaine lettuce is the worst. Seems like every 3 months they have some sort of E. coli issue with it. My guess is it must make the best toilet paper or something

Edward64 · 07-05-2020, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by NobodyHere

So I just ate some BLTs with some "organic" lettuce. Yet when I stared down at my plate there was green worm on it.

I am never eating organic again.

There was a video recently about soaking your strawberries in salt water. You could see small "worms" come out. We did that one time and did not see signs of worms but it's gotten me a little leery about strawberries.

JonInMiddleGA · 07-06-2020, 12:34 AM

All I can think here is ... where da fuck are you people buying groceries?

I'm 53 years old and come from a long line of "you always wash lettuce" people but damned if I've ever found a worm in it.

Warhammer · 07-06-2020, 12:49 AM

Did a quick search on the strawberry one, fruit flies can lay an egg in there, but the maggot is translucent and it is harmless to humans.

Edward64 · 07-06-2020, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

All I can think here is ... where da fuck are you people buying groceries?

I'm 53 years old and come from a long line of "you always wash lettuce" people but damned if I've ever found a worm in it.

Yes, we wash it but doesn't help because they are inside the strawberry. Salt water gets them out.

Check it out about 20 secs in.

YouTube

JonInMiddleGA · 07-06-2020, 03:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edward64

Yes, we wash it but doesn't help because they are inside the strawberry. Salt water gets them out.

Check it out about 20 secs in.

YouTube

I'll give ya the strawberry one, but the lettuce thing? I'm over here like damn on that one.

NobodyHere · 07-06-2020, 07:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

All I can think here is ... where da fuck are you people buying groceries?

I'm 53 years old and come from a long line of "you always wash lettuce" people but damned if I've ever found a worm in it.

I did wash it!

06-19-2020, 08:53 PM	#19752
NobodyHere Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2013	Congratz! I assume we're all invited to the house welcoming party? __________________ "I am God's prophet, and I need an attorney"

06-19-2020, 10:37 PM	#19754
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	In Kentucky, 7th and 8th graders are eligible for high school sports. And that just changed a few years ago. Small schools used to field teams with 5th graders. It has basically turned some middle school sports into rec leagues because the best 7th/8th graders are pulled up to HS and middle school teams are left for other kids. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

06-22-2020, 02:20 PM	#19759
NobodyHere Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2013	I think tonight is going to be a taco night. __________________ "I am God's prophet, and I need an attorney"

06-22-2020, 05:32 PM	#19763
thesloppy Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: PDX	This sounds like it should have a Netflix series __________________ Last edited by thesloppy : Today at 05:35 PM.

06-29-2020, 05:12 PM	#19779
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Okay, is it JUST me ... or is social media noticeably dumber today? No matter what constitutes dumb/stupid to you, does it seem worse? Like, is there a full moon or something? (I've actually had two people message me today with basically that same question, with their observation based on entirely different content than what I see) __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

06-19-2020, 08:24 PM	#19751
Atocep Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Puyallup, WA	We close on the new house Tuesday. Movers will be here next Friday.

06-21-2020, 07:52 PM	#19757
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	How do people even do 5K worth of cocaine a day. That seems like an exceptionally large amount of cocaine

06-22-2020, 04:04 PM	#19761
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	My bro and I were looking at this wiki for some musician(Phil Driscoll) who we got forced to listen to a lot in the car with my parents. He made that claim that he was using 5K worth of coke a day. I think it’s roughly 2oz of coke a day or 16 8 balls. I dunno if coke is cheaper now or not. But 16 8 balls seems like a fuck ton.

06-22-2020, 08:01 PM	#19766
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	If I ever run for president my platform will be to never allow Sex and Candy to be player over any airwaves, jukebox, streaming platform, etc...ever again.

06-22-2020, 10:45 PM	#19771
CrimsonFox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2009	Hangin' round....downtown by myself and I had Tooooo much caffeine and i was thinkin bout myself and there she was... in platform double suede and there she was like disco lemonade...

06-23-2020, 07:29 AM	#19773
Breeze Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Northern Suburbs of ATL	it was one of the songs in the OHW list...

06-23-2020, 10:11 AM	#19774
CrimsonFox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2009	STOP THE FUCKING PRESSES!!!!!!!!! Michael Keaton in talks to return as Batman \| EW.com

06-25-2020, 08:17 AM	#19775
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	`Disney World is reopening in July because they will not stop until they have killed everyone’s parents. pic.twitter.com/c1awdejz9v — The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) June 25, 2020`

06-25-2020, 03:28 PM	#19776
RainMaker Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	Guessing a lot of people have heard of this guy already, but I've watched more videos of this guy eating old MREs than I care to admit. Kind of interesting to see what different countries do with theirs too. YouTube

06-27-2020, 07:56 PM	#19778
Warhammer Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dayton, OH	So for my 18 year old's senior trip, he went to the Indiana Dunes State Park with a couple of buddies, figuring there are not a ton of people that will be heading that way, etc., etc. So they are up there, at the beach and these huge guys come up and they play catch. As they leave I get a phone call, "Dad, I think we either just played football with some ex-NFL guys or college guys. They were huge and the way they were moving, they have played at a high level." Meanwhile, I hear the guys (two brothers) in the back of the car arguing, "That one is Khalil Mack, the other one looked like Jordan Howard." "They are not!" "It totally makes sense, they're best friends!" "It is not... Oh wait, look at this picture, the girl they were with totally looks like (someone's) girlfriend." Long story short, my son may have been playing catch with Khalil Mack and Jordan Howard for two hours at the Indiana Dunes State Park.

06-29-2020, 05:14 PM	#19780
AlexB Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Newbury, England	I deleted Twitter today for that exact reason __________________ 'A song is a beautiful lie', Idlewild, Self Healer. When you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you. Sports!

06-29-2020, 05:28 PM	#19781
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	Well, in the US anyways, a major decision by SCOTUS on abortion is going to make social media go nuts for a bit. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

06-29-2020, 05:54 PM	#19784
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	I haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary except for that, tbh. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

06-29-2020, 06:14 PM	#19786
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	I think stress makes people lash out and express things in a not very productive manner. And there's a lot to be stressed about. We've all been guilty of that at some point. Some just have a little more restraint, or contain it to limited forums. Or they have other coping mechanisms that don't involve social media. Last edited by molson : 06-29-2020 at 06:15 PM.

07-01-2020, 05:03 PM	#19788
NobodyHere Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2013	I need to stop going to the grocery store after having not eaten all day. __________________ "I am God's prophet, and I need an attorney"

07-03-2020, 04:32 PM	#19789
Edward64 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2005	July 4 sales are pretty underwhelming.

07-05-2020, 09:06 PM	#19790
NobodyHere Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2013	So I just ate some BLTs with some "organic" lettuce. Yet when I stared down at my plate there was green worm on it. I am never eating organic again. __________________ "I am God's prophet, and I need an attorney"

07-05-2020, 10:56 PM	#19794
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Romaine lettuce is the worst. Seems like every 3 months they have some sort of E. coli issue with it. My guess is it must make the best toilet paper or something

07-06-2020, 12:34 AM	#19796
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	All I can think here is ... where da fuck are you people buying groceries? I'm 53 years old and come from a long line of "you always wash lettuce" people but damned if I've ever found a worm in it. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

07-06-2020, 12:49 AM	#19797
Warhammer Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dayton, OH	Did a quick search on the strawberry one, fruit flies can lay an egg in there, but the maggot is translucent and it is harmless to humans.

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