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- Mon May 13, 2019 6:52 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The Travel Thread
- Replies: 1381
- Views: 101273
Re: The Travel Thread
When the pronunciation of a place name is not simply a matter of local accent, such as New Orleans, I've learned to listen to local radio and tv stations to learn how to pronounce the name of a place in the United States. Worcestor, Massachusetts, is pronounced "Wooster" (short oo as in &q...
- Wed May 01, 2019 9:03 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The Great Outdoors
- Replies: 1779
- Views: 133978
Re: The Great Outdoors
shit! also, I meant to comment re: what if the bear has cubs... I was watching this thing on feral pigs in the southeast. Apparently the best approach is to set traps big enough to capture the entire sounder, cuz they're so efficient at reproducing, and cuz just one still fucks things up. Anywho, s...
- Wed May 01, 2019 8:43 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The Travel Thread
- Replies: 1381
- Views: 101273
Re: The Travel Thread
Have to go to San Francisco in in a couple of weeks on business, where residents can get fined over $300 for not cleaning up their dog’s poop, but where people are allowed to take a dump on the sidewalks. It’s also where plastic straws are outlawed, but where people leaving plastic hypodermic needle...
- Fri Apr 26, 2019 6:44 pm
- Forum: Other Sports
- Topic: Royals
- Replies: 1798
- Views: 138455
Re: Royals
Beginning with the game against New York in which Mondesi ended his road batting slump, and including all the games since through the Tampa Bay series, Mondesi has had 28 at bats and 8 hits. That’s a .350 average since ending the slump, and all of it on the road.
- Sat Apr 20, 2019 9:03 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The Travel Thread
- Replies: 1381
- Views: 101273
Re: The Travel Thread
Not Gutter’s intention at all, which was nice, by the way, but just looking at the images in that video, I can’t help but wonder if youngsters who’ve never really been away from city lights think that that’s how the night sky looks to the naked eye.
- Sat Apr 20, 2019 9:15 am
- Forum: Other Sports
- Topic: Royals
- Replies: 1798
- Views: 138455
Re: Royals
Well, at least Mondesi finally ended his road slump, so maybe now he can get his overall average up to his .353 home average. The bullpen is starting to look better now, too, so I think the outlook for the season is on the upswing.
- Thu Apr 18, 2019 5:16 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The Travel Thread
- Replies: 1381
- Views: 101273
Re: The Travel Thread
On a clear night in the summer and away from city lights, especially if you’re in the mountains, try this: lie on your back outdoors and look at the Milky Way with a pair of binoculars. For the purpose it’s better than using a telescope. To the naked eye the Milky Way looks like a band of thin high-...
- Thu Apr 18, 2019 4:33 am
- Forum: Basketball
- Topic: Devon Dotson
- Replies: 609
- Views: 80256
Re: Devon Dotson
Simple... they are called clips. The only magazines I have are Texas Monthly https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=KaOdn0Ih&id=886AB41B8DA56A9B5AA4DFFFCBC1F02F52A71CFF&thid=OIP.KaOdn0IhjWQvLFfmdIkV-wHaGh&q=clip+magazine&simid=608035224623055689&selectedIndex=0
- Sat Apr 13, 2019 11:49 am
- Forum: Basketball
- Topic: Devon Dotson
- Replies: 609
- Views: 80256
Re: Devon Dotson
The fact that he wasn’t helped the team to a title.DCHawk1 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2019 10:35 amRush was supposed to be.kubandalum wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2019 9:55 am None of KU’s Final Four teams had a one-and-done player. I’d be happy to see a change to letting high school players go straight to the NBA, and scholarship players required to stay a minimum of two years.
- Sat Apr 13, 2019 9:55 am
- Forum: Basketball
- Topic: Devon Dotson
- Replies: 609
- Views: 80256
Re: Devon Dotson
None of KU’s Final Four teams had a one-and-done player. I’d be happy to see a change to letting high school players go straight to the NBA, and scholarship players required to stay a minimum of two years.
- Sat Apr 13, 2019 2:52 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The Travel Thread
- Replies: 1381
- Views: 101273
Re: The Travel Thread
Also US-14 in the Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming between I-90 and Cody. At least there were no places to stop there 40 years ago.
- Sat Apr 13, 2019 1:45 am
- Forum: Basketball
- Topic: This sucks: ESPN+ deal
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1860
Re: This sucks: ESPN+ deal
Great if you can get a connection, 15 miles out of town, good enough to stream without way too much buffering. Cable cut a long time ago. Have satellite. Very hard to trust Amazon devices and Google, or the entire “internet of things”, on privacy issues.
- Thu Apr 11, 2019 4:18 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The Travel Thread
- Replies: 1381
- Views: 101273
Re: The Travel Thread
Great scenery you can’t stop to look at. —San Francisco from the westbound Bay Bridge at night. —Pittsburgh from northbound I-279 bridge just after exiting the tunnel going towards downtown. —Los Angeles at sunrise after rain has cleared the air the day or night before, from “the 110” (I-110) northb...
- Thu Apr 11, 2019 11:33 am
- Forum: Basketball
- Topic: This sucks: ESPN+ deal
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1860
This sucks: ESPN+ deal
For those of us who’ve been able to watch every game on tv, except the exhibition games, this is not good news. Four nonconference games will be streaming only this next season. (I don’t remember if the exhibition games were broadcast this last year.) https://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12...
- Tue Apr 09, 2019 10:53 pm
- Forum: Basketball
- Topic: Guns Up
- Replies: 104
- Views: 13094
Re: Guns Up
Though I respect Tech’s team and coach, their fan base proved they are trash when they turned over cars and rioted after winning in the Elite Eight. P*sses me off whenever I see that happen. Every student involved should spend time in jail, and each one should be forced to pay full price restitution...
- Mon Apr 08, 2019 3:20 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Totally random thread
- Replies: 6157
- Views: 416888
Re: Totally random thread
The latest on flying cars.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight ... -comeback/
https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight ... -comeback/
- Sun Apr 07, 2019 12:10 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The Travel Thread
- Replies: 1381
- Views: 101273
Re: The Travel Thread
One more thing. You might try a local eatery for breakfast to get some genuine Hawaiian cuisine—spam and eggs.
- Sat Apr 06, 2019 11:00 pm
- Forum: Basketball
- Topic: Official I want Tech to win the National Championship thread
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3151
Re: Official I want Tech to win the National Championship thread
Every KU fan I know wants Tech to win. Go Raiders!
- Sat Apr 06, 2019 10:08 am
- Forum: Basketball
- Topic: F the NCAA
- Replies: 4457
- Views: 328485
Re: F the NCAA
Here’s a good story about how his time in Lawrence changed KJ’s mind about getting a degree and about life after basketball.
https://www.kansascity.com/sports/colle ... of-kansas/
https://www.kansascity.com/sports/colle ... of-kansas/
- Fri Apr 05, 2019 11:16 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The Travel Thread
- Replies: 1381
- Views: 101273
Re: The Travel Thread
Anyone have good Hawaii advice? Specifically, Mrs. Fish and I are locked into arriving in Honolulu on a Friday night and leaving on a Wednesday. Can't change either of those things. No set plans otherwise. If you have a rental car, the Pali Highway is a spectacularly scenic drive. There’s a tunnel ...