OFFICIAL THREAD about "NOTHING"

[woodbuck27]

Life is great'

I've got them eating out of my hand.

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcShRql9hauX4LKJaZ-cEM8qbhyQzRSwkW6P6uEO2z9fObiXKRjX

Chipmunks.

[woodbuck27]

I am going to St Louis and then Branson on a one week getaway with the family early June
I hate country music

Anybody have any must do suggestions ????

http://www.escapehere.com/destination/the-20-most-miserable-cities-in-the-us-2013/9/

The 20 Most Miserable Cities in the US 2013

By: James Stafford on Friday, November 29th, 2013 @ 4:47 pm

12. St. Louis, Missouri

When you measure each city on the 9 metrics of misery that were used for this test, St. Louis and Detroit Michigan were the only 2 cities that were in the bottom 50% of every category, with net migration being the “champion” ratings that put this city at number 12.

If your from Ohio your city has a good chance of making this list.

[Joemailman]

It turns out the pings are probably not from the black box. All is lost.

[woodbuck27]

It turns out the pings are probably not from the black box. All is lost.

Pings >>>Wings.

[Bretsky]

I need some caramel soon

[Freak Out]

I need some caramel soon

I'm ready as well. Is there a plan to meet in GB yet? I need some midwest time.

[Joemailman]

Norm MacDonald's legendary Moth Joke.

http://uproxx.com/tv/2014/07/screw-it-lets-all-watch-norm-macdonalds-legendary-moth-joke-again/

[Bretsky]

I'm ready as well. Is there a plan to meet in GB yet? I need some midwest time.

I would so be game. I want to listen to skin talk about the b@@by bar. I want some caramel. But I don't want to get misdirected into the acceptance bars........lol.................

[Freak Out]

I would so be game. I want to listen to skin talk about the b@@by bar. I want some caramel. But I don't want to get misdirected into the acceptance bars........lol.................

Ok...we are doing it this season. On the road or in GB...it works for me.

[call_me_ishmael]

I'm game.

[Iron Mike]

I am going to St Louis and then Branson on a one week getaway with the family early June
I hate country music

Anybody have any must do suggestions ????

Did you make it here??

http://www.throwedrolls.com/

[Freak Out]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZbZseTuQ1I

[Joemailman]

As a customer was in the checkout line at the grocery store the bagger asked "Paper or plastic?" "Oh, I don't care" said the customer. "You go ahead and choose." "I'm afraid that's not possible" said the bagger. "Hasn't anyone ever told you that baggers can't be choosers?"

[Bretsky]

I hate soccer, still love girls that love girls, and still need some more a caramel !!!

[mraynrand]

The ladies have left the building

[call_me_ishmael]

Bunch of goons in here.

[mraynrand]

Bunch of goons in here.

It's no wonder why you are beloved by the masses.

[call_me_ishmael]

http://americanheritagecooking.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Homemade_Salted_Caramel_Sauce_FG2-1402190239.jpg

[SkinBasket]

https://3rdarm.files.wordpress.com/2006/02/cartoon03.jpg

[SkinBasket]

you never told us what it was!

I forgot.

[Bretsky]

ponders when Skin is coming back to WI to go to b@@by bar with the group

[SkinBasket]

ponders when Skin is coming back to WI to go to b@@by bar with the group

Wonders when Bretsky's going to come down for some real fun in Lexington. Nutz is coming down for just that reason in a couple weeks. If you hide in his trunk, he probably wouldn't even notice.

[mraynrand]

Where the white women at?

[Freak Out]

http://i.imgur.com/3KyYZd0.gifv

[mraynrand]

http://i.imgur.com/3KyYZd0.gifv

I like the realism

[wootah]

I like the realism


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C_jPcUkVrM

[call_me_ishmael]

Look for $AAPL to pull back and then clear 1000$ on the old scale (145$).

I am long $TSLA right now. My stock guy @PeterGhostine has it hitting 350 next year minimum. I am banking on even higher than that. Time to make some cash, eh!

[Patler]

I own a lot of AAPL right now (too much, really), bought in 6 separate purchases between $108 and $120. I will take profits on most in the mid $130s, but will probably keep some to see how high it will go. I don't think $150 is out of the question, but AAPL has struggled to get above $135 (for no good reason that I can see), which is why I will take most profits of the table when it gets back to the old high.

[call_me_ishmael]

See this chart about AAPL, Patler.

http://www.61point8.com/Portals/0/article%20images/20150714/20150715AAPL1.png

The guy is damn good. We'll see if he's right this time. He expects a jump to 150 and beyond after the correction.

[Freak Out]

I like both Apple and Tesla.....but Netflix even more. Love them splits and jumps.

[mraynrand]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C_jPcUkVrM

I get shivers just watching that. Talk about threading the needle!

[HowardRoark]

I get shivers just watching that. Talk about threading the needle!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3Z_-s8V1pQ

[HowardRoark]

http://www.mensjournal.com/adventure/outdoor/the-last-flight-of-dean-potter-20150522

the needle wasn't threaded......

[mraynrand]

I saw a base jumper bounce off a building a few times before crashing to the ground. Parachute opened OK, but a gust of wind blew him into the wall and that's all she wrote. These extreme guys don't have long lifespans.

[Freak Out]

My youngest daughter knew Potter pretty well.....great guy...but always pushed it. RIP.

[call_me_ishmael]

Looks like you're right about $AAPL Patler. My guy is rarely wrong but it seems like he is in this case. Earn it fast, spend it slow, brother.

[Patler]

Wish I had bought Google last week $520-ish to $670-ish in a week.
I have owned Google at times, but not this past week, unfortunately!

[Patler]

Looks like you're right about $AAPL Patler. My guy is rarely wrong but it seems like he is in this case. Earn it fast, spend it slow, brother.

Ever since AAPL's fall from grace a few years ago, they have struggled to meet analysts projected share prices, even when they have hit or beat on earnings. A lot of people rode AAPL a long way down in 2012, and it changed them. For years, people bought AAPL and just held on for the ride up. They are less willing to do that now. They get skittish. If you look at their price chart, it looks really, really good, but it continually lags significantly behind where the analysts project the price.

[call_me_ishmael]

I have been all on on AAPL since 2010ish. I have sold and bought back a few times, but I have accumulated a nice sized stash. I now bought some TSLA the other day in hopes of making 50% on it over the next year.

Freakout made out on GOOG today, that's for sure.

[GrnBay007]

Ok.....give me the scoop in the land of about nothing

Who's here, who's not.....who's in, who's not in RatsWorld

Remember the old days when there would be votes to cast members off the island? Memories....... haha

[Patler]

I have been all on on AAPL since 2010ish. I have sold and bought back a few times, but I have accumulated a nice sized stash. I now bought some TSLA the other day in hopes of making 50% on it over the next year.

Freakout made out on GOOG today, that's for sure.

Prime example today about investor skittishness with AAPL.

AAPL reported:
33% increase in quarterly sales
38% increase in earnings
profit margin widening
continued share buybacks
cash of over $200 billion

AAPL currently trades at 14.4 x 2015 earnings estimates, S&P average is 17.9.

These scream for a higher share price, yet AAPL is down nearly $7.00 (5%+)

[call_me_ishmael]

In the words of Drake, nothing was the same. Baby Ishmael is in the world.

[Bretsky]

I love Under Armour and have been long on that for a while
Also nibbled on some Fit bit...IPO this year
Also own Sketchers......and White wave Foods

[Bretsky]

Ok.....give me the scoop in the land of about nothing

Who's here, who's not.....who's in, who's not in RatsWorld

Remember the old days when there would be votes to cast members off the island? Memories....... haha



I am here occasionally.............how is your cute London friend ?
How have things been ?
Hey...your daughter has grown up to be kind of hot....:)

[Joemailman]

I hate soccer, still love girls that love girls, and still need some more a caramel !!!

What about girls that play soccer loving girls that play soccer?

[wootah]

What about girls that play soccer loving girls that play soccer?

I don't know about the US but in Europe the % of girls playing soccer that also love girls (possibly playing soccer) is pretty high.

[Bretsky]

I don't know about the US but in Europe the % of girls playing soccer that also love girls (possibly playing soccer) is pretty high.


This gives me even MORE reason to cheer for the hot Europeans. Fully support hot girls loving hot girls.

[GrnBay007]

I am here occasionally.............how is your cute London friend ?
How have things been ?
Hey...your daughter has grown up to be kind of hot....:)

Things are good. Work is stressful ...2 days off a week is not enough! lol @ London friend.
Yeah, she's a pretty girl. This is the first summer she didn't come home, I miss her!!! (my daughter)

[Bretsky]

Things are good. Work is stressful ...2 days off a week is not enough!

DITTO FOR ME

lol @ London friend. Yeah, she's a pretty girl. This is the first summer she didn't come home

ALL OF MY SUSPICIONS HAVE FINALLY COME TO FRUITITION

KUDOS TO 007 and the London Pretty Girl !!!

[Bretsky]

Fitbit reports earnings tomorrow ............should be interesting

Researching GPRO....Go Pro recently

[Patler]

Sure seems like a significant buying opportunity for AAPL. Price drop makes absolutely no sense to me. I sold some of what I owned after I wrote above that I had too much. Now, I think I might buy more. Sure seems like there should be 10-15% to gain relatively quickly.

[call_me_ishmael]

Sure seems like a significant buying opportunity for AAPL. Price drop makes absolutely no sense to me. I sold some of what I owned after I wrote above that I had too much. Now, I think I might buy more. Sure seems like there should be 10-15% to gain relatively quickly.

I think it will bottom around 110 and shoot back up to 150ish. I am long NFLX, GOOG, and TSLA right now. Getting ready to buy some AAPL. I am making more money in the market these days than I do at my job. It is a great time for tech investors!

[Freak Out]

Good time to buy Apple...easy money.

[call_me_ishmael]

I still think you can get it cheaper if you hold out a few weeks. Either way, I agree, super easy money.

[call_me_ishmael]

You guys convinced me to buy back in. Damnit! I think I could have earned a few more % by waiting but oh well.

[Patler]

It is rare that you will either buy at the absolute low or sell at the absolute high. Worrying about a few percentage points at either end is an act of needless self-torture.

[call_me_ishmael]

I am glad I bought back in yesterday 'cause I sold about 50K of TSLA to do it and my remaining TSLA got hammered today! That worked out well.

[Patler]

I am glad I bought back in yesterday 'cause I sold about 50K of TSLA to do it and my remaining TSLA got hammered today! That worked out well.

Was there negative news on TSLA? I see it is still falling today.

[GrnBay007]

Things are good. Work is stressful ...2 days off a week is not enough!

DITTO FOR ME

lol @ London friend. Yeah, she's a pretty girl. This is the first summer she didn't come home

ALL OF MY SUSPICIONS HAVE FINALLY COME TO FRUITITION

KUDOS TO 007 and the London Pretty Girl !!!

Some things never change, B :roll:
I was talking about my daughter!

[call_me_ishmael]

My car (2007 Saturn Vue) w/ 180K miles on it took a dump this weekend. Check engine light on, 23 error codes from the computer, etc. All around not good. Car sounds like shit.

Every cylinder is misfiring, so it seems like it needs every cylinder adjusted versus just spark plugs or something like that. The plugs aren't even that old, maybe 70K miles?

I am eyeing up these used cars. Does anyone have any experience w/ these vehicles? Selfishly, I want the Explorer based on looks and size. It looks bad ass and is bigger than the Highlander. I know deep down that the Highlander is the better value and likely will have fewer issues, though.

Which of these would you lean towards based on the info below?

2014 Ford Explorer - 35000 Miles - Price $30000 - KBB $31827
http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?endYear=2014&zip=53072&keywordPhrases=leather&showcaseListingId=399967326&mmt=%5BFORD%5BEXPLOR%5B%5D%5D%5B%5D%5D&vehicleStyleCodes=AWD4WD&modelCode1=EXPLOR&sortBy=derivedpriceASC&makeCode1=FORD&startYear=2011&showcaseOwnerId=624335&maxMileage=45000&numRecords=100&searchRadius=25&listingId=398131596&Log=0


2012 Toyota Highlander - 32000 Miles - Price $26700 - KBB $29249
http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?endYear=2014&zip=53072&keywordPhrases=leather&showcaseListingId=0&mmt=%5BTOYOTA%5BHIGHLANDER%5B%5D%5D%5B%5D%5D&vehicleStyleCodes=AWD4WD&modelCode1=HIGHLANDER&sortBy=derivedpriceASC&makeCode1=TOYOTA&startYear=2011&showcaseOwnerId=0&maxMileage=45000&numRecords=100&searchRadius=25&listingId=401742101&Log=0

2013 Ford Explorer - 39000 Miles - $29000 - KBB $30644
http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?zip=53072&endYear=2013&vehicleStyleCodes=AWD4WD&modelCode1=EXPLOR&sortBy=derivedpriceASC&showcaseOwnerId=624335&startYear=2012&makeCode1=FORD&numRecords=100&maxMileage=45000&searchRadius=25&showcaseListingId=399967326&mmt=%5BFORD%5BEXPLOR%5B%5D%5D%5B%5D%5D&listingId=386659022&Log=0

[Freak Out]

Why do you want a big SUV?

[call_me_ishmael]

Why do you want a big SUV?

I like 'em. I'm not really a small car guy.

I would imagine if I was ever to get a luxury/sports car, I would get a sporty SUV that handles really well and is fast.

[mraynrand]

I like 'em. I'm not really a small car guy.

I would imagine if I was ever to get a luxury/sports car, I would get a sporty SUV that handles really well and is fast.

I recommend the Audi SQ5

http://preview.netcarshow.com/Audi-SQ5_3.0_TFSI-2014-hd.jpg

[call_me_ishmael]

Very, very nice looking car but I have to imagine it's out of my price range unfortunately :(

[Freak Out]

Get a Subaru.

[call_me_ishmael]

I would be all over a Subaru if they were a little bigger. If they make a decent 7 seater, I'm in. The Forester is great other than it's CVT transmission and size.

[Bretsky]

APPLE stock is really cheap here. This almost seems like Free Money............PATLER ??? U r the voice of reason..if there is one....thoughts ??

[call_me_ishmael]

I think it is going to drop a little further yet with the market before a massive correction.

[Bretsky]

The smartest amongst us...IMO....are creating their wishlist and will pounce when they hit a certain target.

Hard not to look at Sketchers, Under Armour...Apple..>Netflix....Google...around here.

[Patler]

APPLE stock is really cheap here. This almost seems like Free Money............PATLER ??? U r the voice of reason..if there is one....thoughts ??

I wish I had been at my computer yesterday, but I was tied up on an all day project. There was an opportunity to get AAPL well under $100. I had sold some a while back, because I felt I had too much, but at these prices, I will probably buy more today. AAPL under $105 looks like a 20% gift from the investment gods, maybe even 30% to 50% over a relatively short time. I'm real tempted to sell many other stocks I own, buy a bunch of AAPL, and go on an investment hiatus though the end of the year.

In the last few days I had added to what I held of Ryder, Sketchers and AEO. Last Friday, I bought HUN and TGT. I will keep those but may sell most of my other holdings and look seriously at putting it all into AAPL amd/or the other five.

I wish I had a pile of new investment cash available. There are some very good buys available. It's a somewhat hollow victory cycling money from big losers into the good buys, but that is what I will be doing to hasten my recovery. It has been a bit brutal on the IRAs the past month!

I made a huge mistake with JOY. I bought some when it dropped quickly a few weeks ago, thinking it was just an odd sell-off. Then, the China stuff hit. Now JOY's COO abruptly resigned. I was way too early buying JOY. They are at the bottom of a cycle, but I thought they should recover from around $30 to mid $40s, even during the depths of the mining cycle. Now, I think they might languish in the mid $20s for a while, but when their cycle starts to recover, I will buy again.

[Patler]

APPLE stock is really cheap here. This almost seems like Free Money............PATLER ??? U r the voice of reason..if there is one....thoughts ??

I wish I had been at my computer yesterday, but I was tied up on an all day project. There was an opportunity to get AAPL well under $100. I had sold some a while back, because I felt I had too much, but at these prices, I will probably buy more today. AAPL under $105 looks like a 20% gift from the investment gods, maybe even 30% to 50% over a relatively short time. I'm real tempted to sell many other stocks I own, buy a bunch of AAPL, and go on an investment hiatus though the end of the year.

In the last few days I had added to what I held of Ryder, Sketchers and AEO. Last Friday, I bought HUN and TGT. I will keep those but may sell most of my other holdings and look seriously at putting it all into AAPL amd/or the other five.

I wish I had a pile of new investment cash available. There are some very good buys available. It's a somewhat hollow victory cycling money from big losers into the good buys, but that is what I will be doing to hasten my recovery. It has been a bit brutal on the IRAs the past month!

I made a huge mistake with JOY. I bought some when it dropped quickly a few weeks ago, thinking it was just an odd sell-off. Then, the China stuff hit. Now JOY's COO abruptly resigned. I was way too early buying JOY. They are at the bottom of a cycle, but I thought they should recover from around $30 to mid $40s, even during the depths of the mining cycle. Now, I think they might languish in the mid $20s for a while, but when their cycle starts to recover, I will buy again.

[Patler]

It's a bit depressing. I had some high beta stocks that were real solid winners for me, and they have been absolutely crushed this past week. Thinking each day's drop was an anomaly, I have ridden a couple into significant losses. AT this point in my life, especially in an aging bull market, I need to be less greedy with high betas, and sell when I get decent gains. Lesson learned. (I hope!)

[HowardRoark]

My youngest daughter knew Potter pretty well.....great guy...but always pushed it. RIP.

Did she hang out at Camp 4?

I was just out there last week with my 10 and 12 year old sons......we hiked up to Taft Point at dusk (where Potter had his last jump), I was freaking out when they would get anywhere near the edge. I was getting physically ill and had turn around and look the other way.

I love that place though.

http://www.yosemitefun.com/taft_point_el_cap.jpg

Here's the next one we will be reading about in the past tense:

http://www.alexhonnold.com/heaven

[mraynrand]

^^^ That guy freaks me out. more than the last time you posted that!

[Freak Out]

Did she hang out at Camp 4?

I was just out there last week with my 10 and 12 year old sons......we hiked up to Taft Point at dusk (where Potter had his last jump), I was freaking out when they would get anywhere near the edge. I was getting physically ill and had turn around and look the other way.

I love that place though.

http://www.yosemitefun.com/taft_point_el_cap.jpg

Here's the next one we will be reading about in the past tense:

http://www.alexhonnold.com/heaven

Her and her Husband are big into adventure racing, high-lining, yoga, you name it. So their paths crossed fairly often at events and such. I think they had a few of the same sponsors (Prana).

[mraynrand]

Stolen from the Iowahawk twitter page:

"Only in Europe can you go from Kissing to Petting to Fucking to Wedding without getting out of your car:"
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CO9BCWLWcAQ7Saf.png

[wootah]

I heard you could do the same thing in Vegas without driving 887kms.

[Bretsky]

I'd love to see some serious Hot girl to girl action come over for New Years and wrestle and play in jello and in the house of Bretsky....random thought

[Bretsky]

I have to bump because a f'ckin soccer thread had a comment after the last post here.

I dig the DIVA's; but I'd like to see them wrestle naked

As for soccer, LET EUROPE WIN !!!!!!!!

[woodbuck27]

Very, very nice looking car but I have to imagine it's out of my price range unfortunately :(

Here's 'a lease rate' for the 2016 Audi Q5 SUV from a dealership in Milwaukee, Wisconsin:

http://www.milwaukeeaudi.com/global-incentives-search/2016-Audi-Q5-SUV-Offers-US2016AUD8fedb71063e2fd3c5254bfd.htm

Here's some info. on that model.

http://www.montrealaudidealers.com/en/nvo/dag/3

I Googled an Audi dealership in Montreal, Canada for a comparison price. The American Dollar trades very well at this time in Canada against the Looney:

http://www.montrealaudidealers.com/en/nvo/dag/3

[Joemailman]

Deep thoughts:
1. A day without sunshine is like, well, night.
2. On the other hand, you have different fingers.
3. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
4. Why do psychics have to ask you for your name?
5. I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be without sponges.
6. Honk if you love peace and quiet.
7. Despite the cost of living, have you noticed how it remains so popular?
8. Latest survey shows that 3 out of 4 people make up 75% of the world's population.
9. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat all day drinking beer.
10. As long as there are tests, there will be prayer in public schools.
11. A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.
12. I wish the buck stops here as I could use a few.
13. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them.

[Bretsky]

Olympics around the corner and professional golfers don't wanna go. WTFCcares ?

[Bretsky]

and what genius dropped girls sottball ? There were a lot of hotties on SB. Terrible Decision.

Bring back girls softball to the Olympics
And bring back baseball to UW Madison .

[call_me_ishmael]

I did not initially love Mr. Robot. The more I think about season one, the more brilliant I find it, though.

[Radagast]

I am a new member in this forum. I as yet do not know this forums posters or who to be careful around . I will need to be more of a visitor at first and tend to my Fantasy Football League. I do invite any of you that want to join my Standard ESPN fantasy league to contact me , I'll be pleased to talk with you .

I look forward to making new friends and maybe running into some old ones as well .

:glug:

[Bretsky]

WECOME TO THE FORUM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MadtownPacker]

Welcome Radagast. Don't worry about hurting the feelings of anyone here. Besides they probably deserve what they get anyways.

[Radagast]

Thanks Bretsky and MadmanPacker for your post .

I have encountered "Forum Politically Correct", forums that will crucify you if you come down on the wrong (according to the site owner and his butt buddies) side of an issue .

I've seen real battles occur and the {wrong} forum site owner banishes the "troublemaker" for expressing their opinions. This after the argument gets personal and the "troublemaker" is goaded into using forbidden words and phrases .

All will be just fine as long as everyone recognizes that I'm 100% right , 100% of the time ! :jig:


:glug::glug::glug:

[Radagast]

Question , has this forum ever had or considered having a "Shout " area or a "Chat" room ? Other forums do it and it is especially great when the Packer games are on .

:glug:

[hoosier]

Question , has this forum ever had or considered having a "Shout " area or a "Chat" room ? Other forums do it and it is especially great when the Packer games are on .

:glug:

What's with the oversized polychrome font? :-)

[MadtownPacker]

Thanks Bretsky and MadmanPacker for your post .

I have encountered "Forum Politically Correct", forums that will crucify you if you come down on the wrong (according to the site owner and his butt buddies) side of an issue .

I've seen real battles occur and the {wrong} forum site owner banishes the "troublemaker" for expressing their opinions. This after the argument gets personal and the "troublemaker" is goaded into using forbidden words and phrases .

All will be just fine as long as everyone recognizes that I'm 100% right , 100% of the time ! :jig:


:glug::glug::glug:Well I have been accused of such at times. But IMO banning doesn't happen unless personal information is revealed or extreme trolling that is derailing threads. For the most part you can cuss, say stupid shit, be a jerk and even be a rival fan. If you do start fucking up that bad you will hear about it before any drastic action is taken.

[ThunderDan]

Question , has this forum ever had or considered having a "Shout " area or a "Chat" room ? Other forums do it and it is especially great when the Packer games are on .

:glug:

We have weekly game day threads. PBMax, Red, gbgary, essox, and whole lot of others participate.

[Radagast]

What's with the oversized polychrome font? :-)

IMO , pictures and color and even smileys brighten up a thread and can stimulate members to get off their butts and post , instead of just sitting on the bench collecting splinters . :-)

I would like to ask that the moderators in this fine forum please consider listing below their forum handles that they are moderators .

Also, I think it would be a great idea to have a thread category dedicated to ALL OTHER NFL Teams that would be separate from the Green Bay Packers category . :tup:

[Patler]

Also, I think it would be a great idea to have a thread category dedicated to ALL OTHER NFL Teams that would be separate from the Green Bay Packers category . :tup: [/COLOR][/SIZE]

Why do you think a dedicated category is needed? I'm not arguing against it, just curious about your reasons.

[Bretsky]

I'm in South Dakota; first time ever. Personally I like T and A type drinking vacations but I dig the sightseeing too

[Patler]

I'm in South Dakota; first time ever. Personally I like T and A type drinking vacations but I dig the sightseeing too

Lots of interesting rock formations there. Some people say they can see Presidents heads on one mountain side. Another is said to look like an Indian on a horse.

[Radagast]

Why do you think a dedicated category is needed? I'm not arguing against it, just curious about your reasons.

Separate categories for GB and All other NFL Teams would allow non-GB threads to not dominate over less posted to , and yet still important threads . It is common practice in other forums and it works very well . A non-GB category would offer members a place to post without being walked upon by the forums primary GB threads . I was surprised that it was not standard policy in this forum . This suggestion is not intended to dictate or set forth policy in this forum , only to relate one members observations . Change , if it occurs , would be the Forum Administrator's decision .

[Patler]

Separate categories for GB and All other NFL Teams would allow non-GB threads to not dominate over less posted to , and yet still important threads . It is common practice in other forums and it works very well . A non-GB category would offer members a place to post without being walked upon by the forums primary GB threads . I was surprised that it was not standard policy in this forum . This suggestion is not intended to dictate or set forth policy in this forum , only to relate one members observations . Change , if it occurs , would be the Forum Administrator's decision .

Many of us frequent other forums too, or did, and are more active here because it is different in its own way. It is simple and straightforward. I'm not sure that just because something is common on other forums is a good reason to incorporate it here. Just my personal opinion. I really dislike having to go through a bunch of different areas to see all the NFL related topics. Historically on here a thread remains fairly active if it has interest until it falls off the first page, and that usually takes quite a few days of inactivity. Making the site more complicated and complex, I think, would be a mistake.

Off season is usually slow around here. Many posters show up when the season starts, and the feel around here changes a lot. But, I believe you said you lurked here a long time before posting, so perhaps you realize that.

[Radagast]

I do sometimes monitor, but I have never "lurked" anywhere in my life . You seem to know a lot about "lurking" , so what is a professional lurker called ?

Some accept your backhanded insults as humor, that's not always true for everyone . IMO, your post carry no more weight due to your length of forum membership than the newest forum member. Nothing however gives you the right to personally insult anyone, especially me . I try not to offend others as I post, some forums offer a way to simply ignore (place another members post so that it does not appear to the member that activates the option ) another members post. I'm sorry this forum does not offer the same option .

[Patler]

I do sometimes monitor, but I have never "lurked" anywhere in my life . You seem to know a lot about "lurking" , so what is a professional lurker called ?

Some accept your backhanded insults as humor, that's not always true for everyone . IMO, your post carry no more weight due to your length of forum membership than the newest forum member. Nothing however gives you the right to personally insult anyone, especially me . I try not to offend others as I post, some forums offer a way to simply ignore (place another members post so that it does not appear to the member that activates the option ) another members post. I'm sorry this forum does not offer the same option .

Don't know why you were offended, "lurking" is widely used as a term other places and is used here often by members themselves who come frequently and read, but do not post for whatever reason. Nothing derogatory is intended or implied. Most of us migrated here from an old JSO site (via at least one site in between) years and years ago. I "lurked" on the JSO site for most of a full season before deciding to be an active poster. I can't tell you how many members themselves in an early post describe themselves as a long time "lurker" who has decided to now post. One did very recently. I thought it was you, but apparently I was mistaken.

I've never suggested, implied or thought that my posts carry any more weight than those of anyone else. In my opinion (no more valuable than yours or anyone elses) the value of a post is determined by the validity of the information on which it is based.

When I insult, it is straight forward, not backhanded. Perhaps you are simply being oversensitive, which I myself tend to be at times.

BTW - we do have an "Ignore" feature, or at least we did have, so free to ignore me if you wish. Doesn't bother me a bit.

[Patler]

My intention was not critical:


lurk·er
ˈlərkər/
noun
noun: lurker; plural noun: lurkers

a person who lurks, in particular a user of an Internet message board or chat room who does not participate.

I qualified something I wrote because I thought perhaps you actually knew it from being a nonposting observer (lurker) for a while on this forum.

[Bretsky]

My spec plays with stocks have really sucked lately. Fitbit and Square to name a couple. Still own Under Armour which has been great

I'm thinking Dicks Sporting Goods is a no brainer buy right now

[MadtownPacker]

I do sometimes monitor, but I have never "lurked" anywhere in my life . You seem to know a lot about "lurking" , so what is a professional lurker called ?

Some accept your backhanded insults as humor, that's not always true for everyone . IMO, your post carry no more weight due to your length of forum membership than the newest forum member. Nothing however gives you the right to personally insult anyone, especially me . I try not to offend others as I post, some forums offer a way to simply ignore (place another members post so that it does not appear to the member that activates the option ) another members post. I'm sorry this forum does not offer the same option . To ignore someone just go into their profile and on the upper right you will see the ignore option. You can also get to it by clicking SETTINGS in the far top right of the site, next to your username.

Yeah maybe you are being a bit oversensitive man. You are being very blunt but then get bent about others doing the same. All good though, we accept all types.

But hell nah I ain't changing the forum layout or areas. That is one thing I hate about many forums. I put this place together with the mindset that a drunk ass Packer backer might want to post at 3am even though their vision was blurry and the could barely type. :lol:

[SkinBasket]

This one time, I had a scrotal hematoma. After that, a lot of things didn't seem worth complaining about.

What dictionary gets used when I type here? Is it forum software based, firefox, windows? Because hematoma is totally a fucking word.

[Radagast]

To ignore someone just go into their profile and on the upper right you will see the ignore option. You can also get to it by clicking SETTINGS in the far top right of the site, next to your username.

Thanks, I already found it and have used it . That (Patler) guy was just an ant swimming in my cornflakes . I have enjoyed this forum so much more sense I "ignored " him . There is a difference between blunt and insulting . Members monitor post/threads , a criminal lurks in the shadows and peeps in windows .

I appreciate your thinking behind this forums layout, I just hope you can accept that good ideas still are welcome and that they are just suggestions and not commands . :glug:

[wootah]

That (Patler) guy was just an ant swimming in my cornflakes .

That ant brings much more to the forum than you will probably ever do, so it's really your loss.

At least you chose an appropriately irritating username to go along with your troll persona :-)

[call_me_ishmael]

I legitimately think Mr. Robot exceeds the lofty standard set by Breaking Bad. Season one is a work of art in every way.

[Bretsky]

any other great Netflix series ?

any stocks to pimp ?

Soccer is for Europeans

[wootah]

Didn't know where to post it on the forum, but I was sent this video:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9_rtzO3JfY

"Country X's got talent" has always been one of my GF's guilty pleasures, but this one is pretty remarkable. "Lift your burden and carry it."

[Bretsky]

Any stock ideas ? Under Armour has taken a hugh shit

But high on Square and it's done well for me

[mraynrand]

I started following SpiderMan as a fifth-grader back in 1976 and was never, ever sexually attracted to Aunt May - until now. Marissa Tomei is a lovely, talented actress and uber-sexy. But she isn't Aunt May. This is a huge mistake. I don't care if the movie is great or whatever - making Aunt May a hottie is just wrong.

[mraynrand]

Just for laughs, go into a Chipotle, buy a burrito to eat there and then make a loud scene over the "strong smell of bacteria" in the burrito. Spit out the burrito, wipe off your tongue with napkins. Go to the counter and ask for more water. Preferably, do this at lunch or dinner peak time. Challenge is to see if you can empty the place. Compete with friends. Make sure you are all recording with goPro. Take 3irty1 along - he loves this anarchy stuff.

[mraynrand]

P.S. Don't wear your Vendetta mask. It's a giveaway. And they won't serve you. Have fun!

http://i2.cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/111104110514-anonymous-protester-occupy-london-horizontal-large-gallery.jpg

[wootah]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQgh450XIgw

Best thing on the interwebs this month?

[call_me_ishmael]

YES, the best damn show on TV is back soon!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmtaZ8sOfbk

[mraynrand]

"no weirdos"

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIdC5haW4AE25lR.jpg

[mraynrand]

Dog is my co-pilot
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/dog-carrying-day-china-celebrates-dressing-parading-wooden-throne-annual-tradition-festival-miao-a7930446.html
https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/article_large/public/thumbnails/image/2017/09/05/13/dog-festival-china1.jpg

[Bretsky]

Did the USA lose in the World Cup ? I saw somebody beat them last week 2-0 which is good. Soccer is for Europeans

[Bretsky]

Let them win something

[Bretsky]

any stock recommendations ? Duluth trading company out of WI IPO'd recently...ran to the40's and is now back around 20. Looks interesting as a growth story. THey make Buck Naked Boxers

[HowardRoark]

Anything retail is amazoned

[Harlan Huckleby]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJPxDhqXcAAoqXT.jpg:large

[Harlan Huckleby]

Indiana farmer makes a corn maize to honor Carrie Fischer as Princess Princess Leia
http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/indiana-farmer-plants-corn-maize-tribute-carrie-fisher-49702804

[hoosier]

Get the hell off my lawn!

[mraynrand]

http://image.cleveland.com/home/cleve-media/width620/img/plain_dealer_metro/photo/hank-aaron-20fea1f88d3159ad.jpg

I remember watching this on the tube with family and friends in Iowa growing up and everybody went crazy when it happened. Got ice cream and sodas... Good times.

PS: 715

[Freak Out]

Yep...that was a great moment. Still saddens me to know that a juiced player holds the crown now.

[red]

Yep...that was a great moment. Still saddens me to know that a juiced player holds the crown now.

mcgwire now says he didn't need the PEDs to hit 70

so he just did it for no reason

i'm sure bonds will say the same

if that helps at all

[Bretsky]

Watching a series called the L word

Consider me addicted

[woodbuck27]

Indiana farmer makes a corn maize to honor Carrie Fischer as Princess Princess Leia
http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/indiana-farmer-plants-corn-maize-tribute-carrie-fisher-49702804

That's utterly amazing.

When Man and John Deere come together.

[woodbuck27]

http://image.cleveland.com/home/cleve-media/width620/img/plain_dealer_metro/photo/hank-aaron-20fea1f88d3159ad.jpg

I remember watching this on the tube with family and friends in Iowa growing up and everybody went crazy when it happened. Got ice cream and sodas... Good times.

PS: 715

I saw it on the Tube as well.

Hammerin' HANK was my GREATEST All Time Sports HERO.

Henry Aaron still holds the MLB records for the most career runs batted in (RBI) (2,297), extra base hits (1,477), and total bases (6,856).

That's very solid.

[mraynrand]

I saw it on the Tube as well.

Hammerin' HANK was my GREATEST All Time Sports HERO.

Henry Aaron still holds the MLB records for the most career runs batted in (RBI) (2,297), extra base hits (1,477), and total bases (6,856).

That's very solid.

He just had a tremendous eye for the ball - like Ted Williams. My Dad claims these two were the best hitters he ever saw.

[mraynrand]

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a5/80/3c/a5803c4d40317758d9cbfcc52c5191b0.jpg

This dude died. Avecii or something. Looks like Tom Brady. He was 28.

I guess he blew it - you're supposed to die at 27 if you're really famous.

[mraynrand]

Staring at boobs is just one of six easy ways men can live longer

https://nypost.com/2017/03/27/staring-at-boobs-is-just-one-of-six-easy-ways-men-can-live-longer/?utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow
https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/170327-men-living-longer-02.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1236&h=820&crop=1

Damn, and I've been spending all these years trying to figure out longevity stuff the 'hard way' with research when the answer was 'right in front of my eyes'

[mraynrand]

David Burge
‏

@iowahawkblog
7h7 hours ago
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And the 2019 Nobel Prize in Medicine goes to Dr. Ernest Ogleboobs of Broheim University

[mraynrand]

Lane Pittman returns!


https://youtu.be/nDwpM5JkGts

[mraynrand]

Worst album ever:

https://kengarex.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/worst-album-covers-taste-of_465_460_int.jpg

[Bretsky]

I am sitting at McDonalds waiting for my son to get finished up with his tryouts for next year's AAU basketball team; many in here are coming from church. Would it be wrong to surf naughty sites ?

Can I get banned from McDonalds ? hmmmm

[mraynrand]

I am sitting at McDonalds waiting for my son to get finished up with his tryouts for next year's AAU basketball team; many in here are coming from church. Would it be wrong to surf naughty sites ?

Can I get banned from McDonalds ? hmmmm

bad idea!

[mraynrand]

Teen fires arrow at cougar, saving life of her 6-year-old brother

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/09/16/teen-fires-arrow-at-cougar-saving-life-her-6-year-old-brother.html

I fired my arrow at a cougar when I was a younger man...

[mraynrand]

Q: If you could be in any band, with any musician, alive or dead, who would it be?
A: Bono, dead

[mraynrand]

https://twitter.com/i/status/1046498786040848385

Bigums!

[mraynrand]

http://ace.mu.nu/archives/Attachment-1.jpg

[mraynrand]

OMG - just watching Darkest Hour right now. The underground train scene is just marvelous. One of the greatest acting performances I've ever seen by Oldman. Strangely, I've read a lot of Churchill's writings (English History), but I don't know that much about him. Maybe this isn't historically perfect, but it's great.

[mraynrand]

GET OUT OF THERE!!


https://twitter.com/Akashtv1Soni/status/1048053133048332290

https://twitter.com/Akashtv1Soni/status/1048053133048332290

[Harlan Huckleby]

The one you look at turns counter clockwise

https://twitter.com/johncarlosbaez/status/1050190866634092544?s=19

[Bretsky]

NETFLIX SERIES RECOMMENDATIONS ? I kinda dig some T and A

I liked Shameless but I'm really bummed now

Fiona broke her probation and is in the slammer; I watched a lot of good T and A Fiona scenes.

I think she's getting written out of the show

[Anti-Polar Bear]

NETFLIX SERIES RECOMMENDATIONS ? I kinda dig some T and A

I liked Shameless but I'm really bummed now

Fiona broke her probation and is in the slammer; I watched a lot of good T and A Fiona scenes.

I think she's getting written out of the show

I haven’t subscribed to Netflix for awhile - Paying hard-earned frog skins to Hulu nowadays, for the right to watch the latest Law & Order SVU. But Untited States of Tara on Netflix is pretty awesome. Ditto, my name is Earl.

[mraynrand]

This wasn't a movie - it actually happened and this guy was a real hero:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-europe-45938874


The men parachuted on to a plateau, skied across country, descended into a ravine and crossed an icy river before using the railway line to get into the plant and set their explosives.

"We very often thought that this was a one way trip," he said.

After the explosion, the men escaped into neighbouring Sweden by skiing 320km (200 miles) across Telemark - despite being chased by some 3,000 German soldiers.

With a wry smile, Ronneberg described it as "the best skiing weekend I ever had".

The operation, coupled with US air raids the following year, led the Germans to abandon their plans and was later described as the most successful act of sabotage of World War Two.

Ronneberg was reluctant to talk about his experience despite numerous books, documentaries and TV series retelling the story.

He broke his silence in the 1970s, when he began raising awareness of the dangers of war among young people.

"Those growing up today need to understand that we must always be ready to fight for peace and freedom," he said.

[3irty1]

Rand, other clevelanders,

Have you been following the current season of Serial?

[mraynrand]

Rand, other clevelanders,

Have you been following the current season of Serial?

Which one?? Link? I remember Tuesday Weld in a movie called Serial. I think Martin Mull was in that, but I wasn't really paying attention to him. I guess the answer to your question is 'no' lol

[3irty1]

Which one?? Link? I remember Tuesday Weld in a movie called Serial. I think Martin Mull was in that, but I wasn't really paying attention to him. I guess the answer to your question is 'no' lol

I should have been more specific. I mean this: https://serialpodcast.org/

Season 3 is about the Cleveland justice system.

[Bretsky]

Still looking for some good T and A recommendations for Netflix

I"m almost done with Shamless. I have appreciated a lot of Fiona....lol

Any other great ones ??

[mraynrand]

Coffee Commander ☕️
‏@C0ffeeCommander

A giraffes coffee would be cold by the time it reached the bottom of its throat. Ever think about that? NO! All you think about is yourself.

[mraynrand]

Cigar-shaped interstellar object may have been an alien probe, Harvard paper claims

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/06/health/oumuamua-alien-probe-harvard-intl/index.html

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ynMVX17C-9w/Uh-ZxjBDRCI/AAAAAAAABP0/pnuH66ZCtWM/s1600/Doomsday_Machine.jpg

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aYgzgDsfYIY/WjTpnCssB7I/AAAAAAAAZMQ/W58ph94SFT8ahOw-ZLj_uB4WKX_fBiiGgCLcBGAs/s1600/tvhhd2046.jpg

[Bretsky]

Fiona didn't leave Shameless

I've seen a ton of Fiona T and A

[call_me_ishmael]

iPhone XR - worth every penny and hands down the best mobile device I've ever had. Love everything about it.

[mraynrand]

iPhone XR - worth every penny and hands down the best mobile device I've ever had. Love everything about it.

who is your carrier? Did you get a good deal? Kinda $$$, no?

[Freak Out]

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/11/50-years-ago-star-treks-history-was-sealed-with-the-uhura-kirk-kiss/

For Rand.

[mraynrand]

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/11/50-years-ago-star-treks-history-was-sealed-with-the-uhura-kirk-kiss/

For Rand.

https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwp.media4.hollywood.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2FNichelle-Nichols-WENN-6515-1024x681.jpg&f=1

Fist she kisses Shatner, then she runs Broward County elections, now she resigns in disgrace! j/k :)

[Bretsky]

Can somebody give me some new Netflix T and A series options ?
hat
I really enjoyed Californification and Shameless. Everything I try lately just does not hold my interests long enough. I also like Orange is the New Black, but last season sucked. And Wentworth, but the most recent season seems poor as well. Already watched Breaking Bad too (that is often recommended)

Looking for some new FLIX

[Freak Out]

Crazy earthquake here this morning. Epicenter was only 7 miles north of town.

[mraynrand]

Crazy earthquake here this morning. Epicenter was only 7 miles north of town.

Thank God no tsunami. Your family and property OK I assume/hope/pray? Heard there was sig. damage. God Bless and Godspeed.

[Freak Out]

Yes..I have an older home for Anchorage (1941) in the southside of the downtown area....rock solid. A big piece of furniture came down but that's it for now...still have power somehow. Lucky its not super cold right now. LOTS of big aftershocks. West coast got lucky this time around with the tsunami.

[mraynrand]

Uh oh:


EXCLUSIVE: Walmart is testing a robot fry cook named 'Flippy' at its delis

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-walmart-testing-robot-fry-cook-delis-154733360.html


APB , your job is in jeopardy!



Flippy is the world’s first autonomous robotic kitchen assistant powered by artificial intelligence from Miso Robotics, a two-year-old startup. The robot made headlines a year ago debuting as the burger-flipping robot at a CaliBurger franchise in Pasadena.

More recently, Flippy got a gig at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles with vending food service company Levy Restaurants, part of Compass Group, to fry up chicken tenders and tater tots. Through the World Series, Flippy churned out 17,000 pounds worth of the fried foods. It’s able to fry up to eight baskets of food simultaneously.

“Walmart saw what we were doing and said, ‘Could you bring Flippy from Dodgers Stadium to our Culinary Institute?'” Miso Robotics CEO David Zito told Yahoo Finance.

Yahoo Finance visited Flippy to see it in action at Walmart’s Culinary Institute and Innovation Center.

The way it works is Flippy automates the frying process for many of the items served in the deli, including chicken tenders, mozzarella sticks, and potato wedges.

[Cheesehead Craig]

APB better start learning the ropes with gyros.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Uh oh:



https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-walmart-testing-robot-fry-cook-delis-154733360.html


APB , your job is in jeopardy!

Stupid capitalists think they’re so smart when they replace humans with machines. They’re too stupid to realize that the abominable capitalist economy is interfucked.

Replace a million downtrodden burger flippers with machines, and the workers stop shopping at Walmart. Walmart starts laying off employees, and stops buying manufactured goods. The manufacturing sector in turn lays off it’s workers. People stop buying cars and houses and shits. One by one, each sector of the abominable capitalist economy crumbles like fucking dominoes. Without governmental bailouts, the capitalist economy is destined for annihilation.

Well, let it die. From the wreckage of the abominable capitalist economy, the true, just Marxists economy arises.

[mraynrand]

Rise of the machines:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7954270/factory-robot-malfunctions-and-impales-worker-with-10-foot-long-steel-spikes/

Riiiight....I'm supposed to believe these spikes were part of a 'porcelain' plant. They are developing and testing kliller robots over there...

https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/NINTCHDBPICT000455556482.jpg?strip=all&w=960

[call_me_ishmael]

I lost my shit at this thread and this comment.

thread - https://www.reddit.com/r/relationship_advice/comments/afwd24/serious_my_35m_girlfriend_24f_wants_me_to_act/
comment - https://www.reddit.com/r/relationship_advice/comments/afwd24/serious_my_35m_girlfriend_24f_wants_me_to_act/ee1rk0a/

[esoxx]

What happened to Zool?

[mraynrand]

What happened to Zool?

He stopped posting right about the time there was controversy over the racial status of Thomas the Tank Engine and friends. If that's what was the final straw, all I can say is that I should have checked out too. Hope he's well.

[mraynrand]

Playboy who ‘slept with 6,000 women’ dies while having sex

https://nypost.com/2018/09/28/playboy-who-slept-with-6000-women-dies-while-having-sex/?utm_source=dom&utm_medium=domsc&utm_campaign=DM3

At least he went out on top

[mraynrand]

I think this qualifies as false advertising (grossly misleading at best):


New York Post
‏
Verified account

@nypost
2h2 hours ago
More
Italian volleyball team celebrates title by posing naked with trophy https://trib.al/cTlT9jj
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D6d8UvhW4AA6J4a.jpg:large

[mraynrand]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D9qne7cWwAYd1ht.jpg

[pbmax]

If there is one absolutely must have item for surviving a tornado, the apocalypse, or camping at Yosemite, its this completely necessary invention.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1757433456/instaprivy-instant-portable-toilet-and-privacy-sys

I would seriously rather have a backpack full of toilet paper. Or towels.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOsxh1niTh4

[Iron Mike]

Staring at boobs is just one of six easy ways men can live longer



Here's one for Fritz, then:

https://66.media.tumblr.com/a61225878862ff6e00f37999088efbc9/tumblr_n5g8uco9Uh1rjghuqo1_500.jpg

[mraynrand]

https://media.baselineresearch.com/images/305044/305044_full.jpg

[hoosier]

Rise of the machines:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7954270/factory-robot-malfunctions-and-impales-worker-with-10-foot-long-steel-spikes/

Riiiight....I'm supposed to believe these spikes were part of a 'porcelain' plant. They are developing and testing kliller robots over there...

https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/NINTCHDBPICT000455556482.jpg?strip=all&w=960


Bad luck but could have been worse (per same article):
Last year, a construction worker miraculously survived after he was electrocuted, thrown from his workstation and then impaled through the anus by a four-foot steel bar.

[mraynrand]

Bad luck but could have been worse (per same article):


Last year, a construction worker miraculously survived after he was electrocuted, thrown from his workstation and then impaled through the anus by a four-foot steel bar.


There isn't single person who thinks that's what actually happened. Remember, the one child policy in China has resulted in a huge imbalance in the sexes. Guys are getting a little desperate.

[mraynrand]

I knew they'd never convict Mel Profitt

https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2F736x%2Fc7%2F4a%2F6 4%2Fc74a64ed013b74272663fe0973a58848.jpg&f=1

[hoosier]

There isn't single person who thinks that's what actually happened. Remember, the one child policy in China has resulted in a huge imbalance in the sexes. Guys are getting a little desperate.

Shocking. More imbalanced than the Isle of Man?

[mraynrand]

This is what happens if you keep using that Russkie face-aging App

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D_zJ5-gUwAAbhEu.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D_zJ5-kVAAA_3ci.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D_zJ5-nUYAAAhBD.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D_zJ5-rUYAAl0x3.jpg
https://cdn.movieweb.com/img.news.tops/NEoszlM0ZHBcrx_1_b/Saw-9-Plans-Jigsaw-Sequel.jpg

[mraynrand]

I guess Home Alone is being developed for a TV series?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EBZckNKUcAAvEPZ?format=jpg&name=large

[mraynrand]

https://twitter.com/affyjay/status/1159290793640833025

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EBh1BasXUAA16cf.jpg

[mraynrand]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EB9gPDyXkAAFVTt.jpg:large

[mraynrand]

NASA's space twin experiment ends in horrible head growth for Scott Kelly.

NASA Kennedy Space Center, FL, August 15, 2019

Nasa announced the results of their twin study following a year in space for astronaut Scott Kelly. Kelly's twin brother remained on the earth as a control. While NASA focused on gene expression and cognitive functions (both which favored the Earthbound twin), they overlooked the massive 8% increase in head size for the Space-living Kelly.

https://thefederalist.com/2019/08/14/giant-leap-mankind-mars-requires-giant-leap-modern-medicine/

https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia% 2Fcommons%2F9%2F97%2FMark_and_Scott_Kelly_at_the_J ohnson_Space_Center%2C_Houston_Texas.jpg&f=1

"Just look at the size of that melon!" exclaimed brother Mark upon seeing Scott return from the recovery vessel. Kelly's head is now 8% larger than his brother. Researchers are also trying to determine why the space-faring brother can no long gown hair anywhere on his body. "Don't bother," Said Scott, "I hate shaving anyway."

[mraynrand]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ECx9rjFUcAAkEHJ.jpg:large

[mraynrand]

Most days now I shower after work.

[call_me_ishmael]

I recently read Ray Dalio's Principles, and I loved it. You might love it too.

[mraynrand]

The Cars frontman Ric Ocasek found dead in Manhattan townhouse https://trib.al/N0nCY6F


It's always much less likely that someone is 'found alive' wherever they're found. Or at least it's not widely reported.

RIP Ric, those were five fantastic albums (well, two two fantastic and three good).

[pbmax]

The Cars frontman Ric Ocasek found dead in Manhattan townhouse https://trib.al/N0nCY6F


It's always much less likely that someone is 'found alive' wherever they're found. Or at least it's not widely reported.

RIP Ric, those were five fantastic albums (well, two two fantastic and three good).

I'm 25 songs deep into the You Tube channel and still haven't heard a dud. Never my favorite band, but man were they good at making a pop record.

[mraynrand]

I'm 25 songs deep into the You Tube channel and still haven't heard a dud. Never my favorite band, but man were they good at making a pop record.

Ric Ocasic was 75. Dude was a hero:

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

I used Cars songs for almost every different running workout in high school and college. Long slow distance "Bye Bye Love" "Moving in Stereo" what they now call tempo runs "Gimmie some slack" (and almost anything off Panorama) and race pace intervals, half mile and mile competitions: "Getting Through" "Don't cha stop" and "Candy-O." I still pace to the Cars and Blondie. Ric was the weird quirky guy and Benjamin Orr was the 'smolder guy" lol. Enough random thought. Wait, one more:

Lot of great songs on those albums, but PB, if you get to "This could be Love" on the 'Shake it up" album, be prepared for the crazy synth solo. Shocking. :)

[mraynrand]

https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1177246449039499267

Saturday morning cartoons lied to me...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed0Hg7stjHE

[HowardRoark]

It’s all I can do.

That was the song that got me running everyday while going through my divorce. Got me in the best shape of my life.

[mraynrand]

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge becomes first person to shatter 2-hour marathon barrier

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/kenyas-eliud-kipchoge-2-hour-marathon-barrier

wow

[Cheesehead Craig]

A 4:33 per mile pace? Holy shit!

[mraynrand]

A 4:33 per mile pace? Holy shit!

Yeah no kidding right? My PR in high school was 4:45. 4:33 is “I can’t comprehend pace.” Plus the guy wasn’t even winded at the end. He’s a machine!

[Freak Out]

Insane...but an asterisk next to it though.

[mraynrand]

This twitter account is kinda funny:

https://twitter.com/BrimleyLine

"Brimley/Cocoon Line
‏

@BrimleyLine
Follow Follow @BrimleyLine
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Born Feb. 11, 1969, 'Friends' and film star Jennifer Aniston is 18,530 days old today, matching the age of Wilford Brimley on the day 'Cocoon' was released. Congrats, Jennifer. You've reached the Brimley/Cocoon Line."

[mraynrand]

UPDATE: “The veteran driver is fully alert and walking around”

Ryan Newman’s team shares this photo of the driver at Halifax Health with an amazing update. #Daytona500

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERJ3qTXWkAEjyWJ?format=jpg&name=small

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERJ3qTVXkAE3Ov5?format=jpg&name=900x900

Newman also said: "Once I get out of here I am finding the fucker who rear-ended me and I'm going to beat the living hell out of him with an aluminum bat."

[mraynrand]

I would imagine that if you could understand Morse code, a tap dancer would drive you crazy.

Every book is a children's book if the kid can read!

I bought a scratch-off ticket, but then I accidentally spilled some cortizone cream on it, so it did not need to be scratched.

-mitch hedberg

[Bretsky]

Mowed lawn today; shopping for the fam; visited mom. I feel like the day was a success. Now tomorrow, I'm not doing shit and I'm going to strive to fail :)

[mraynrand]

Life advice from Scott Adams:
@ScottAdamsSays


happiness formula is practical (and brief):

1. Eat right
2. Exercise
3. Get enough sleep
4. Imagine an incredible future
5. Do things you can steadily improve at
6. Help others
7. Reduce daily decisions to routine

Everyone who follows these steps to success does well.

1. Focus on useful education
2. Stay out of legal trouble
3. Stay away from drugs
4. Don't become a parent too soon
5. Build a talent stack
6. Be "useful" to others
7. Favor systems over goals
8. Learn basic risk management

[Bretsky]

I make good money; my wife has a non profit business. She has a nice auto. I drive a piece of shit.

I'm pondering buying a used Pilot. Any thoughts ??

[call_me_ishmael]

I make good money; my wife has a non profit business. She has a nice auto. I drive a piece of shit.

I'm pondering buying a used Pilot. Any thoughts ??

I love our 2016. Best car ever. We just sold our 2004 Mazda 6 and bought my in-laws Honda Odyssey. My wife is driving it now and very much misses driving the Pilot. I am extremely confident you won't regret it.

[call_me_ishmael]

Should I add a second story to our ranch house? Does this ever NOT end in disaster? We love where we live and don't really want to move, not to mention there are no lots to really build near us in Pewaukee and stay in the school district anyway. We for sure need more space.

[call_me_ishmael]

Has anyone ever done the above? Looking for candid feedback before we do something stupid. Really torn, I have no desire to move and if we plan on staying for 40 years, I don't really care that much if we sink another 100K in that would ultimately not manifest itself on sale.

[Bretsky]

Should I add a second story to our ranch house? Does this ever NOT end in disaster? We love where we live and don't really want to move, not to mention there are no lots to really build near us in Pewaukee and stay in the school district anyway. We for sure need more space.


SORRY; I missed this; If you have great equity and you are doing it cause you love your home and wanna stay there....just do it. But fiscally, it's not the move to make

[call_me_ishmael]

We pretty much decided we are gonna move. It'd be ~350K estimated to the add the addition, and our house is worth about ~550K right now. We for sure do not have a 900K house as far as quality, size, kitchen, garage, etc, so it just doesn't make much sense. Now we've just gotta find a 5 bed room house in Pewaukee that is for sale. They go so fast.

[Bretsky]

We pretty much decided we are gonna move. It'd be ~350K estimated to the add the addition, and our house is worth about ~550K right now. We for sure do not have a 900K house as far as quality, size, kitchen, garage, etc, so it just doesn't make much sense. Now we've just gotta find a 5 bed room house in Pewaukee that is for sale. They go so fast.


Yup; this market is truly insane !!! So much pressure as a home lender......as well as the buyers.....

[easy cheesy]

Whilst this post is truly about "something" very dear to me, and not about "nothing" as the thread states, I didn't really know where to insert it, so, here I am. I'm sure that a lot of you have experienced the heartbreak I'm talking about. I lost my Pooter Katoot (yeah, I know, don't ask about the name) yesterday. This stray came into my life on February 3rd, 2008. I shit you not, it was really cool and a "meant to be" moment. I was buzzed and out on the front lawn screaming about the Giants beating the Pats and raising general neighborhood Holy hell when this cat showed up. He adopted me as much as I adopted him. He saved me as much as I saved him. The Vet and I guesstimated him to be about 3 YO at the time. He lived a long, happy, purrrrfect life and he brought me so much light and love. 15-16 years is a good run... bless you my friend... I love and miss you so...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj3CpLkipZc

[Jaire]

Nothing begins with 'n' and ends with 'g'


my 0¢

[easy cheesy]

Brett Favre is on Tucker talking about the power of cheese. He loves goat cheese and pepper jack. He states he would have been more mentally alert at 51 if he had consumed more cheese throughout the years. He rates cream cheese as his number one cheese due to its versatility, pepper jack as number two, goat cheese number three. He loves soft cheese. Seems to meet the thread criteria...

[easy cheesy]

So... road to the Derby. Essential Quality has the most points thus far at 30 and has pulled in over 1.2 mil n/r stakes with Saez up top. Keeping an eye on Spielberg. Bob Baffert trained and Pratt on board, replacing Cedillo, (who by the way won the Longacres Mile at our local track, Emerald Downs, a $200,000.00 purse, atop Law Abidin' Citizen in 2019.) with $212.000+ in n/r stakes earnings and 13 points. (He was sold at KEESEP for a million fucking dollars so there's obviously a lot of faith and observation that rises above my equine pay grade) Baffert has a potential "two-fer" situation considering that Medina Spirit is roaring out with 14 points. Don't be dismayed by the $80 thou n/r as this is a promising baby. Life Is Good is the third possibility for Baffert holding with 10 points... we'll see. Wanna see a Todd Pletcher trained horse in the top 20. Still could. Long way to go. Bring on the Ponies! Hit $113.90 on my $1.00 exacta today at Delta R7 3/6. Wheel's up!!

[Iron Mike]

So... road to the Derby. Essential Quality has the most points thus far at 30 and has pulled in over 1.2 mil n/r stakes with Saez up top. Keeping an eye on Spielberg. Bob Baffert trained and Pratt on board, replacing Cedillo, (who by the way won the Longacres Mile at our local track, Emerald Downs, a $200,000.00 purse, atop Law Abidin' Citizen in 2019.) with $212.000+ in n/r stakes earnings and 13 points. (He was sold at KEESEP for a million fucking dollars so there's obviously a lot of faith and observation that rises above my equine pay grade) Baffert has a potential "two-fer" situation considering that Medina Spirit is roaring out with 14 points. Don't be dismayed by the $80 thou n/r as this is a promising baby. Life Is Good is the third possibility for Baffert holding with 10 points... we'll see. Wanna see a Todd Pletcher trained horse in the top 20. Still could. Long way to go. Bring on the Ponies! Hit $113.90 on my $1.00 exacta today at Delta R7 3/6. Wheel's up!!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xnbQd8gNSk

Corgi racing makes me double-fist Sloe Screws!!!!

[easy cheesy]

Don't forget the T-Rex runs...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h59lUTbuE1I

[easy cheesy]

Kinda pissed that Cedillo was replaced by Pratt on Spielberg.... but... Tiz what it is... (Nod to Tiz!)

Law Abidin' Citizen with Abel aboard!!! Hell Yeah!!!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7_4uksHFl4

[call_me_ishmael]

We are in a giant housing bubble, aren't we? I know interest rates are low, but I see way too many 1M+ houses selling way too quickly in Pewaukee to be comfortable.

My wife and I are slow movers who that are very intentional and deliberate with our money. We have been considering jumping into a new house but boy, they all sell too fast, often times within 24 hours of listing. That, to me, is a recipe for a disaster and a lot of people are going to lose their shirts when a recession in the job market occurs.

I like being in control of the process, so I think a better fit for us is to wait for prices to come down a bit and interest rates to go up a bit so there's less people in the market.

[MadtownPacker]

You stupid mfing honkey, I told you that shit months ago and then you come on here acting like you breaking news.

Wait until all the mortgage protections end. Gonna be deals in 12-18 months IMO.

[call_me_ishmael]

Do you think that will impact expensive houses too? Personally - I am pretty frustrated with all of the stimulus continuing and all of the protections in place and the state of the market. We really would like to buy a new house but the market is just too hot and too fast moving for a very methodical person like me. I understand why they're there, but the housing market is too hot right now. Not a political post just stating a fact.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/29/home-price-gains-in-april-truly-extraordinary-sp-case-shiller-says.html

[call_me_ishmael]

This just needs to be said:

Whitney Houston's self titled album is incredible. Great songs, catchy, and she is a boss lady.

[MadtownPacker]

Do you think that will impact expensive houses too? Personally - I am pretty frustrated with all of the stimulus continuing and all of the protections in place and the state of the market. We really would like to buy a new house but the market is just too hot and too fast moving for a very methodical person like me. I understand why they're there, but the housing market is too hot right now. Not a political post just stating a fact.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/29/home-price-gains-in-april-truly-extraordinary-sp-case-shiller-says.htmlOf course it will pendejo. Try this. Find house you like that sold in 2007 then check same ones or comparable in same area in the year 2010-13. Not foreclosures just normal sales. Due to the foreclosure market they had to sell much cheaper. My bet would be that it won’t be as bad as then but will come back to normal quite a bit.

[MadtownPacker]

And you can’t fuck with cash buyers, they will always win.

[Bretsky]

KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY SUCKS

[call_me_ishmael]

Man this inflation shit is fucking with me. Is everything going to get expensive as hell? Makes you wonder if the smart play isn't getting a massive loan at a low interest rate now and buying a large house.

[call_me_ishmael]

We went and saw Hamilton two Sunday's ago. It was fantastic and I am obsessed. It is so good, check it out on Disney plus if you haven't.

[Freak Out]

KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY SUCKS

Oh shit man. Get well soon. Lesbian hot tub time after that is healed.

[Freak Out]

Man this inflation shit is fucking with me. Is everything going to get expensive as hell? Makes you wonder if the smart play isn't getting a massive loan at a low interest rate now and buying a large house.

Interest rates are going to go up man...they have to so you may as well get it now like everyone else.

[Joemailman]

Look! A photo of a UFO watching Bigfoot riding the Loch Ness monster!

https://scontent-msp1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/291051348_10209227703686463_7029077194036691099_n. jpg?stp=cp1_dst-jpg_p526x296&_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=ad2b24&_nc_ohc=DPePJoKNg1UAX-h1tte&_nc_ht=scontent-msp1-1.xx&oh=00_AT-gQlUYxCGXsAaeBJoKSvNsM714uk24f43lP17c6USjKQ&oe=62C2C58F

[call_me_ishmael]

Bretsky how are your knees?

[Bretsky]

not near 100% yet but seems to be getting a bit better each week. Thankfully the infection was wiped out before it spread. So on the mend; it's going to be a while til 100 percent though

[Jaire]

We are in a giant housing bubble, aren't we? I know interest rates are low, but I see way too many 1M+ houses selling way too quickly in Pewaukee to be comfortable.

My wife and I are slow movers who that are very intentional and deliberate with our money. We have been considering jumping into a new house but boy, they all sell too fast, often times within 24 hours of listing. That, to me, is a recipe for a disaster and a lot of people are going to lose their shirts when a recession in the job market occurs.

I like being in control of the process, so I think a better fit for us is to wait for prices to come down a bit and interest rates to go up a bit so there's less people in the market.


Did you ever buy?

The suspense is killing me.

My recommendation: learn to make the addition yourself. Take your time. It shouldn't cost you more than 40k. I have the skills; it's just not that hard unless you are completely non-mechanically inclined. It'll sure be a project but very satisfying.

Not sure the prices will ever come back.

[MadtownPacker]

He is a pencil necked geek.

[call_me_ishmael]

I didn't buy, no. Labor rates are high and it's tech nuclear winter. I am hoarding cash and figuring out next move. It is going to be a big ass addition if we do that. I don't have the skills or time for that.

[MadtownPacker]

Told you he was a pussy.

[MadtownPacker]

AITA?

My neighbor in front always use his blower to blow his leaves across the street pretty much in the front of my house. Am I the asshole for telling him today if he could pick them up or blow somewhere else? He claims that the cars run them over on the street crushing it into nothing! He has nice river rock in front of his house and I just have dirt. To me it comes down to a matter of respect to your neighbors. I could hear his dad in the background telling him that my front yard wasn

[call_me_ishmael]

The single quote bit you Mad, lets get that sheeze fixed!!

[MadtownPacker]

I believe I fixed the setting so report any new occurrences here.

[call_me_ishmael]

I got snipped on Thursday. It was really weird having the doc do stuff to my balls but overall I have had virtually no pain, etc, just some extremely mild discomfort. Really looking forward to getting some booty on Tuesday at the 5 day mark.

[oldbutnotdeadyet]

I got snipped on Thursday. It was really weird having the doc do stuff to my balls but overall I have had virtually no pain, etc, just some extremely mild discomfort. Really looking forward to getting some booty on Tuesday at the 5 day mark.

That sounds horrible!! I was supposed to get fixed 100 years ago, but the day I went in, my wife said she was pregnant..so I cancelled..

[Joemailman]

Culvers switching from Pepsi to Coke products. The best just got better.

[call_me_ishmael]

Is everyone making way more money than they did in 2018 or have prices just truly gone bananas? I'm personally skeptical that most have seen dramatic wage increases.

[SudsMcBucky]

I had to actually post in a different forum to see if the site was still active as the Packers forum hasn't had a post in many days.

[MadtownPacker]

It’s kinda normal this time of year.

[Bretsky]

It’s kinda normal this time of year.


Happy 4th of July Mad !!!

Hey Mad, did some of the WI Badger football threads disappear ? I thought we had a few. I can recreate some if they are gone but figured I'd check