Sunday Jam: Mike Love (Not the Beach Boys’ Mike Love), “Let It Rain”

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Years ago I actually did some recording sessions with Mike Love of Beach Boys fame, and to be honest, he was kind of a dick. So when I first saw this pop up in my YouTube recommendations I wasn’t very interested — but then I took a closer look and realized this wasn’t the dickish Mike Love, but somebody I hadn’t heard of before. And he’s great. It’s sort of reggae, but with a jazz influence and some real musicianship and creative instrumentation going on. Check it out, I think you’ll dig it; I did. Bonus: he’s from Hawaii.

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224 comments
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stpaulbear  Sep 27, 2015 • 4:40:32pm

I wonder if the dick Mike Love has sued him yet.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Sep 27, 2015 • 4:41:21pm

We listened to this three-hour Pink Floyd tribute thing last night.
It was the perfect end to a stressful day.

PINK FLOYD THE ENDLESS RIVER Full Album Tribute Part 1of 3 HOUR RELAXING MUSIC

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Stuff Happens  Sep 27, 2015 • 4:44:52pm

Thanks for posting.

I have no idea how the word “posting” became a hyperlink ad.

Now it’s gone.

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teleskiguy  Sep 27, 2015 • 4:52:17pm

Great tune! Thanks for sharing!

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teleskiguy  Sep 27, 2015 • 4:55:54pm
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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 4:56:23pm

There was a radio DJ in Philly who wouldn’t play stuff by certain people who were dicks. Among them, George Thorogood, Eddie Money and Led Zeppelin (Jimmie Page was the dick)

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stpaulbear  Sep 27, 2015 • 4:58:27pm

Biggest Assholes In Rock, Part 1

These kind of stories are always fun…

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Higgs Boson's Mate  Sep 27, 2015 • 4:58:41pm

re: #6 SteveMcGaziBolaGate

There was a radio DJ in Philly who wouldn’t play stuff by certain people who were dicks. Among them, George Thorogood, Eddie Money and Led Zeppelin (Jimmie Page was the dick)

Glad he was selective. If he only played songs by musicians who weren’t dicks he’d have around four songs in heavy rotation.

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:01:56pm

re: #8 Higgs Boson’s Mate

Eddie Money seemed to have been a personal affront. George and Jimmie had something to do with them taking credit for other guy’s songs.
On the plus side, he LOVED Thin Lizzy, Jack Bruce, Jethro Tull (He would play the entire Stand Up album once a month) and Van Morrisson. oh yeah, Phil Ochs too.

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The War TARDIS  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:04:49pm

Meanwhile, Taylor Swift brought Mick Jagger on stage for her concert last night in Nashville. She has been bringing friends and others one stage for her concerts, but this video popped up.

72 YO GMA Shocked at Taylor Swift Concert by Mick Jagger

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The War TARDIS  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:05:11pm

By the way, all pages are returning a 404 error.

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Higgs Boson's Mate  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:06:30pm

Yes, yes they are.

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dholmes32  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:06:50pm

re: #10 The War TARDIS

Kids were probably wondering, who is that old dude with Taylor Swift? *jealous*

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KGxvi  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:08:15pm

Speaking of music. My barber played in a little rockabilly band called the hi strung ramblers. Found out yesterday that he died Friday night. Apparently he was riding his motorcycle and got hit by a car. I didn’t know him well, but he always came across as a good guy

Hi-Strung Ramblers - Under Your Spell

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teleskiguy  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:08:46pm

And those high cirrus clouds that the Grand Junction NWS office said would be in play during tonight’s lunar eclipse have arrived. I’ll still be able to see it, but the skies are not ideal for photography or telescopes.

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The War TARDIS  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:09:24pm

re: #13 dholmes32

Hey, I am 25 and know exactly who he is!

:)

And, this introduces a new generation to classic music.

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Charles Johnson  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:12:33pm

re: #7 stpaulbear

Biggest Assholes In Rock, Part 1

These kind of stories are always fun…

Yup, there’s Mike Love.

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The War TARDIS  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:13:33pm

And, the Doctor (well, Peter Capaldi) comes out in support of refugees in Europe.

Refugee or Migrant? #WordsMatter Say Our High Profile Supporters

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Charles Johnson  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:13:44pm

re: #11 The War TARDIS

By the way, all pages are returning a 404 error.

I’m still tweaking things from our software upgrades yesterday, so you may see some odd things happen. The 404 error is fixed.

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:13:47pm

re: #16 The War TARDIS

Hey, I am 25 and know exactly who he is!

:)

And, this introduces a new generation to classic music.

Last night, when the Pope left the stage in Philadelphia, the orchestra played Beethoven’s Fifth. That was the first time I ever heard more than fifteen seconds of that piece of music. Unfortunately the crowd thought that was the end of the festivities and started leaving. I was a half mile away when Marky Mark started saying Wait! We have more performances!

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The War TARDIS  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:14:41pm

re: #18 The War TARDIS

Actually, when you think about, isn’t the Doctor a refugee?

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Dave In Austin  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:15:48pm

Trump. 60 Min. Now…

I just can’t…

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KGxvi  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:16:26pm

re: #22 Dave In Austin

Yeah, this is me, not getting off the boat

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Stuff Happens  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:18:44pm

re: #17 Charles Johnson

Yup, there’s Mike Love.

Plenty of Dicks, but being a dick and murdering someone (Phil Spector) not really in the same boat.

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Stuff Happens  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:20:49pm

Reading the link I learned that Love wrote “Kokomo”. Almost as bad as murder.

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The War TARDIS  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:22:01pm

re: #25 Iwouldprefernotto

Oh, come on, it can’t be that bad.

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stpaulbear  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:22:11pm

re: #6 SteveMcGaziBolaGate

Tony Glover was a late night weekend DJ in the Twin Cities in the late 60’s. He would rail about all of the songs that Led Zeppelin stole and called them original LZ songs. He hated them.

I listened to him interviewing Pete Townsend about the Tommy LP. Koerner, Ray and Glover opened for them when they played at The Guthrie Theater in Mpls.

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teleskiguy  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:23:33pm
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Jenner7  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:24:09pm
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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:25:00pm

re: #28 teleskiguy

That’s so obvious it’s brilliant.

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The War TARDIS  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:27:47pm

re: #21 The War TARDIS

He left Gallifrey in a hurry, and was later killed and forced to regenerate from the 2nd Doctor to the 3rd Doctor. He would later be put on trial for crimes he didn’t commit, and there is a constant tension between him and other Gallifreyans.

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bratwurst  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:28:20pm

Seeing Trump’s face THAT close up in HD was something…easy to see he wears goggles in the tanning booth.

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Charles Johnson  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:28:26pm

The Beach Boys - Kokomo (1988)

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Dave In Austin  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:31:10pm

re: #32 bratwurst

Seeing Trump’s face THAT close up in HD was something…easy to see he wears goggles in the tanning booth.

It was a YOOOGE face…..

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:31:39pm

re: #27 stpaulbear

My guy is named Rick Allen so he’s tough to Google because the drummer from Def Leppard is using the same name. He would have the 2am -6am slot and he would bring in his own stuff. I would put a cassette in my boom box and record when I couldn’t sty up anymore and listen the next morning. There was a ton of stuff he would play but the tape would run out before he came on to say the titles or performers. It took me years to figure some of them out. I got the second to last song earlier this year (Family “How high the Lie”). There’s one song left. A version of “The Viper Song” by some guy with a first name beginning with D. I still have it on tape, but the quality is going down year by year.

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The War TARDIS  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:32:12pm

re: #33 Charles Johnson

Feh, I have heard far worse. This song is absolutely awful, for example.

Jason Derulo - “Wiggle” feat. Snoop Dogg (Official HD Music Video)

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goddamnedfrank  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:33:41pm

“Round them up”

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Stuff Happens  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:34:49pm

re: #37 goddamnedfrank

[Embedded content]

“Round them up”

Then we could put Trumps picture on the $20.

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allegro  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:36:13pm

re: #37 goddamnedfrank

[Embedded content]

“Round them up”

Yee haw. Get the rope.

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jaunte  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:36:13pm

re: #37 goddamnedfrank

Camino de las lágrimas.

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:36:53pm

I mentioned recently that WXPN in Philadelphia had an 88 worst song vote, and “We Built This City” by Starship defended its title. The thing about a truly bad song is that the artist puts a lot of effort into it. “City” may actually have been not bad if it weren’t for the lyrics. Mike Love had to work hard on “Kokomo” to truly make it a bad song.

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Charles Johnson  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:38:09pm

Man, I didn’t realize how much I was relying on PHP’s ability to reference a variable without defining it first until the upgrade to v5.6.

In previous versions you could do this without actually defining the variable:

<?php
if ($variable) {
    doSomething($variable);
}
?>

If it wasn’t defined, that if statement just returned FALSE. But now you get “PHP Notice - Undefined variable” in your error log.

It doesn’t actually cause an error and it still returns FALSE, but if you have notices enabled like I normally do, that error log starts filling up rapidly.

So now you have to write that code like this:

<?php
if (isset($variable)) {
    doSomething($variable);
}
?>

I’ve probably got hundreds of cases like this in the LGF Blog Engine code. I could just turn off notices and ignore it, but notices can be useful in other situations. So I’m slowly working my way through all these undefined variables and fixing them to not throw notices any more. Big fun.

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jaunte  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:38:34pm
“We are going to round them up … in a nice and humane way and they will be happy.”

In a sane country, this would destroy any candidate’s chance to be elected.

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allegro  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:40:26pm

re: #43 jaunte

In a sane country, this would destroy any candidate’s chance to be elected.

No shit. He’s talking about rabbits munching down on a zucchini crop.

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:40:30pm

re: #37 goddamnedfrank

The thing that burns me up is the demonization of these people. There are plenty of issues oozing from this entire proposed enterprise, but these poor people are being scapegoated for everything that is wrong in this country, and millions of people are either eating it up or standing by and watching it unfold. These top three GOP non-politicians will lose, but the ideas will fester. How bad will it be in 2020?

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Jenner7  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:42:57pm

Wow. Scott Pelley is looking at Trump like he’s a bit fat joke. Awesome.

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William Lewis  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:43:30pm

Quick, someone lend me $2 for a lotto ticket, my luck is being pushed tonight.

Been up nearly 30 hours, just got home from visiting my son at his hospital/facility. Nodded a bit so made some tea and then got going again. A bit up the road, I stopped and got a possibly nice shot of the full moon. Started driving and had two big does run out in front of me. Stand on the brakes and miss the second one by a foot or two. “Our father… “. A couple miles further up the road, this big black mass comes running out of the wood line and crosses the road right in front of me. Stand on the brakes again and miss that black bear boar by inches. This time it’s more like “Jesus H. Effin Christ, what is going on tonight!?!?”

I’m home now and going to have some supper but dang if I didn’t use up a chunk of my luck tonight!

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:43:51pm

re: #42 Charles Johnson

The enemy of good is better. You should NEVER upgrade unless it’s the last resort. Did I mention how much I miss XP?

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The War TARDIS  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:44:57pm

re: #36 The War TARDIS

I am shocked I didn’t get downdinged for sharing that awful peiece of waste.

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Charles Johnson  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:46:25pm

re: #48 SteveMcGaziBolaGate

The enemy of good is better. You should NEVER upgrade unless it’s the last resort. Did I mention how much I miss XP?

This was a very worthwhile upgrade though. Some big performance improvements in both PHP and MySQL. Fixing these non-fatal problems is a small price to pay for the benefits.

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:46:46pm

re: #49 The War TARDIS

We know you meant well. If I had actually viewed the video, things could be different!

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Belafon  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:47:02pm

re: #48 SteveMcGaziBolaGate

You’ll have to take C++11 lambda functionality out of my code dead hands.

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teleskiguy  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:48:06pm

@pourmecoffee seems a little worried about the moon tonight.

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:48:56pm

re: #50 Charles Johnson

I’m hip. This stuff is so far over my head. EDIT I truly respect marvel that this site is handmade. I’m still a big Works user (as in too cheap for Office).

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goddamnedfrank  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:50:56pm
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The War TARDIS  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:51:22pm

re: #53 teleskiguy

Werewolves Of London

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KGxvi  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:52:34pm

re: #53 teleskiguy

Is (s)he trapped inside a Dalek tank?

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Varek Raith  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:52:59pm

nasa.gov

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:53:09pm

re: #37 goddamnedfrank

[Embedded content]

“Round them up”

So we round up all the undocumented emigrants and ship them back…somewhere—some of them just came through Mexico, remember. Fine. Mission Accomplished™. Then what, exactly?

They were doing jobs that Americans won’t do. Who’s going to do these jobs now? The Teabaggers who were yelling to get rid of the Ill Eagles? Don’t make me laugh.

Are we going to start “rounding up” Americans to do these jobs that aren’t getting done any more? Who gets rounded up? The homeless? The unemployed? The underemployed? People on Welfare? People on Food Stamps? Making America Great Again!

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Jenner7  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:53:43pm

That was a hot mess.

The projected front runner is trailing horribly behind this man.

But what do we hear from the media? Hillary is in trouble.

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The War TARDIS  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:54:24pm

re: #57 KGxvi

Gahh, don’t remind me of last night.

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Jenner7  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:54:52pm

re: #59 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Then what, exactly?

Oh, they’re going to be so happy. Trump told me.

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:55:27pm

re: #59 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Think of the courts who have to sort out the illegals from the legals before they board the trains. If we ever reach that point, I don’t think courts will matter anymore.

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William Lewis  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:55:33pm

re: #33 Charles Johnson

[Embedded content]

Shudder. Yet just a couple of years before that they did a really nice version of “California Dreaming” with a wonderful video full of win.

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Charles Johnson  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:56:10pm

I still think neither Trump nor Carson are going to end up as the nominee. This is all just kabuki theater, to keep the rubes fired up and the media profitable.

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KGxvi  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:56:43pm

re: #61 The War TARDIS

Sorry. I found it interesting that Clara “became” a Dalek, again. But that’s all I’ll say

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Kafitrar  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:56:47pm

From the previous thread. re: #137 Belafon

Thanks.

re: #151 Stanley Sea Toujours

Thanks for answering. I’m curious & was wondering who would know!

You’re welcome. I’m an astronomy buff, so I love this kind of thing.

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:57:20pm

Rounding them up will not be a peaceful process. Doesn’t anybody realize the abyss we’re looking at?

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teleskiguy  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:58:16pm
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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 5:58:42pm

re: #65 Charles Johnson

I still think neither Trump nor Carson are going to end up as the nominee. This is all just kabuki theater, to keep the rubes fired up and the media profitable.

But this does establish a baseline for 2018 and 2020.

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The War TARDIS  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:00:43pm

re: #66 KGxvi

I didn’t mean that too seriously. But Moffat was trying his hardest to yank my heart out of my chest last night.

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William Lewis  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:02:29pm

re: #71 The War TARDIS

I didn’t mean that too seriously. But Moffat was trying his hardest to yank my heart out of my chest last night.

I’ll give him credit for the ending. The other bit was a bit too predictable for my tastes.

Speaking of the ending I saw a nice meme out of it. Should I post it or is that too spoilerific for people here?

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Charles Johnson  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:03:13pm

The national media has an unhealthy parasitic relationship with red meat wackos like Trump and Carson.

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KGxvi  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:03:43pm

re: #71 The War TARDIS

The proper spelling is: MOFFAT!! (shakes fist)

This season is already shaping up to be interesting

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allegro  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:04:24pm

My day today…. my guests arrived to watch football. My door wouldn’t open. Not from inside or outside. Mechanism dead. I freaked. I only have one door… mostly. Since I’m in a motorehome, there is a driver’s side door but this is a truck chassis, making that door real hard to get in and out of under ideal circumstances, requiring both strength and ability to contort. One of my guests is 82 years old. We simultaneously pushed and pulled him in - yeah, it was funny… once. Not so much for a repeat exit later.

All of us worked on the door mechanism with no success. I’m about losing it cuz this is not an inconvenience, it’s catastrophic. I’ve got dogs who need to get out, one quite disabled. It’s freaking Sunday. Of course cuz Sundays and holidays are always when catastrophe strikes. It takes at least a couple of weekdays to get the RV guys here and major $$$.. I finally got my wits and thought to call a locksmith.

Happy ending thanks to my hero: Hispanic guy, very broken English, adorable, funny, and a freaking genius. He fashioned a little piece of metal something and fixed a 25 year old mechanism that not only fixed my door but saved me hundreds of bucks.

This is a guy Trump and his asshole followers want out of “their” country. I don’t want to live in their country. It would suck so bad.

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goddamnedfrank  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:06:01pm
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The War TARDIS  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:06:24pm

re: #74 KGxvi

Yep. I think Clara will end up sacrificing herself for the Doctor. The whole relationship between them is turning the entire Doctor-Companion formula on its head.

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:07:56pm

One last detail from last night’s Popefest. Jim Gaffigan had a good routine but had to dig himself out of an early hole when he insulted the audience. “I was glad the Pope got a better reception than Santa Claus” Dumbass.

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The War TARDIS  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:09:58pm

re: #78 SteveMcGaziBolaGate

I really can’t blame him for that joke though. Philadelphia has a reputation.

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TedStriker  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:11:30pm

re: #78 SteveMcGaziBolaGate

One last detail from last night’s Popefest. Jim Gaffigan had a good routine but had to dig himself out of an early hole when he insulted the audience. “I was glad the Pope got a better reception than Santa Claus” Dumbass.

re: #79 The War TARDIS

I really can’t blame him for that joke though. Philadelphia has a reputation.

Yeah, at least the crowd didn’t start throwing batteries…

*ducks*

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:11:32pm

re: #79 The War TARDIS

No, it really doesn’t.

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goddamnedfrank  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:12:50pm
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Stanley Sea Toujours  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:13:01pm

AMC live = spinning wheel of death.

technology, we depend on it, they made us.

But it doesn’t work sometimes.

argh

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:13:10pm

I think batteries was a San Francisco thing. Or was it New York? Or Los Angeles? Or Detroit? Or Pittsburgh…?

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stpaulbear  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:13:27pm

re: #48 SteveMcGaziBolaGate

The enemy of good is better. You should NEVER upgrade unless it’s the last resort. Did I mention how much I miss XP?

I’m still using XP at home. I probably shouldn’t admit that. I hate updating stuff that still works. I’m still using a Nokia 6010; the only cell phone I’ve ever owned.

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teleskiguy  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:13:50pm

re: #82 goddamnedfrank

You’re twisted goddamnedfrank. I love it!

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Stanley Sea Toujours  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:14:28pm

re: #56 The War TARDIS

[Embedded content]

When I was recently in Portland WA, there was a Trader Vic’s downtown.

I went in & had a pina colada.

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Charles Johnson  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:15:17pm
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Ace-o-aces  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:15:23pm
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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:15:38pm

Am I right, that at least 50% OF THE GOP voters want somebody who doesn’t know shit or never worked in government (who actually hate government) to be President?

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Ace-o-aces  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:17:10pm

re: #87 Stanley Sea Toujours

When I was recently in Portland WA, there was a Trader Vic’s downtown.

I went in & had a pina colada.

Wait, there are still extant Trader Vic’s? I went to the one in Chicago, like 20 years ago and is was a relic back then/

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KGxvi  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:17:22pm

re: #77 The War TARDIS

I dunno, they haven’t really killed off a companion since bringing the show back. I suppose you could say they killed off the Ponds, but they lived a full life after leaving. In a weird way, even they got a happy ending. Maybe Clara is the one they go a different way with, but I’m not so sure

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Bird in the Paw  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:17:25pm

re: #31 The War TARDIS

…. and there is a constant tension between him and other Gallifreyans.

That’s because every other Gallifreyan is demonstably an asshole. And he’s not.

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compound_Idaho  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:18:34pm

re: #59 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

You wouldn’t have to “round up” Americans if they would just pay a decent wage. No need to though with millions of illegals around willing to work for next to nothing.

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goddamnedfrank  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:19:24pm
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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:20:40pm

re: #94 compound_Idaho

You wouldn’t have to “round up” Americans if they would just pay a decent wage. No need to though with millions of illegals around willing to work for next to nothing.

Wages aren’t really the only issue. You can still abuse illegal alien employees in ways you couldn’t abuse citizens.

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Ace-o-aces  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:21:03pm

re: #91 Ace-o-aces

I just looked it up. Only 3 Vic’s left in the US. Ironically, same number as in UAE (wonder if they can serve Alcohol there?)

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:21:23pm

What do you think the odds are the the detention centers are privatized?

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Stanley Sea Toujours  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:21:24pm

re: #91 Ace-o-aces

Wait, there are still extant Trader Vic’s? I went to the one in Chicago, like 20 years ago and is was a relic back then/

Still there. The most beautiful island decor I’ve ever seen. I walked all over the rooms & areas. The floors, the walls, the freaking chairs! I wanted it all.

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Stanley Sea Toujours  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:23:41pm

Fucking AMC. Cannot connect to live watching.

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KGxvi  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:23:57pm

re: #97 Ace-o-aces

Four if you count the Mai tai lounge at the Beverely Hilton

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teleskiguy  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:24:01pm

*looks out window, checking for civil unrest*

So far, so good.

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BeachDem  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:24:17pm

re: #87 Stanley Sea Toujours

When I was recently in Portland WA, there was a Trader Vic’s downtown.

I went in & had a pina colada.

I’ll bet your hair was perfect!

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William Lewis  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:27:01pm

re: #72 William Lewis

Ok. I just liked this tidbit of meme built on the shows ending last night…

Always Mercy
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Mattand  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:30:22pm

re: #79 The War TARDIS

I really can’t blame him for that joke though. Philadelphia has a reputation.

It’s Philly sports fans (particularly the Eagles fans), and not the city, that have a rep. I’m a lifelong Eagles fan, and having witnessed the horror that was the 700 level at the late, not-at-all missed Veteran’s Stadium, much of it is deserved.

There was an incident with batteries being thrown at St. Louis outfielder J.D. Drew in ‘99, to the point that he had to wear a batting helmet when taking the field. He wound up in St. Louis after the Phils drafted him and he refused to sign with them. Not to justify the batteries, but that’s what caused the issue

That said: enough with the fucking Santa Claus thing. Snopes has a fairly even-handed rundown of it here. It was a one-off deal that people love to rehash because it’s a cheap, easy joke. Quite frankly, for a guy as talented as Gaffigan, it was a lazy cheap shot, bordering on hackery.

As far as Philly fans being the worst of the worst: go read the comments section of any “Why Your Team Sucks” NFL preview over at Deadspin. Again, not to excuse any boorish behavior on the part of Philly sport fans, but the attitude that other cities cop of “Well, we’re not that bad” is a load of self- denial mixed with bullshit.

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Stanley Sea Toujours  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:34:00pm

re: #103 BeachDem

I’ll bet your hair was perfect!

Hell no! It was so freaking hot in Portland when I was there. I was a sweat woman on a mission. Seriously, I’ll never forget that stop.

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Dark_Falcon  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:34:36pm

re: #91 Ace-o-aces

Wait, there are still extant Trader Vic’s? I went to the one in Chicago, like 20 years ago and is was a relic back then/

It was located in lower level of the Palmer House hotel and was a favorite restaurant of my mother. Two of the long service waitstaff there had known me since I was a baby. About ten years after you were there, one of those waiters was retiring and my mother and I paid a special visit to the place to say goodbye during his last week.

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:35:44pm

One thing I’ll say for Philadelphia Sports, a lot of players make their homes in the area when they’re done playing. Rarely does anybody have a bad thing to say, unless they were assholes to begin with (like JD Drew, or Scott Rolen, or Billy Wagner, or Jonathon Papelbon, or Andrew Bynum, or Mike Mamula…)

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Charles Johnson  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:38:40pm

The social media craze about the “Supermoon” is this century’s version of the superstitious hysteria about eclipses.

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:39:41pm

And then there’s Jimmy Johnson, former Cowboy coach. As much as Eagle fans ride him during pregame shows, and hate all things Dallas otherwise, I think both parties know it’s all in good fun.

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Charles Johnson  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:39:41pm

I mean, come on. It’s just some objects passing in front of other objects, in front of a light source. There’s nothing really special going on.

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Charles Johnson  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:40:04pm

I know, I’m a killjoy.

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:41:04pm

re: #111 Charles Johnson

I mean, come on. It’s just some objects passing in front of other objects, in front of a light source. There’s nothing really special going on.

Damn, I had an orgy scheduled to commemorate it.

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Stanley Sea Toujours  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:41:17pm

re: #111 Charles Johnson

I mean, come on. It’s just some objects passing in front of other objects, in front of a light source. There’s nothing really special going on.

So, I can stay in?

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Mattand  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:41:41pm

re: #112 Charles Johnson

I know, I’m a killjoy.

She’s a witch!

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KGxvi  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:42:19pm

re: #113 SteveMcGaziBolaGate

Wait, we need reasons for orgies, now?

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:43:03pm

re: #49 The War TARDIS

I am shocked I didn’t get downdinged for sharing that awful peiece of waste.

If you don’t get downdinged once in a while, you’re not trying very hard.

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:43:52pm

re: #116 KGxvi

Wait, we need reasons for orgies, now?

Well, sometimes you need something to recruit participants.

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The War TARDIS  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:43:59pm

re: #93 Bird in the Paw

Yep. There is a reason he left and defected.

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Stanley Sea Toujours  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:44:13pm

Oh holy fuck all that is our connectivity. I”M IN. At least they replay it again.

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nines09  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:44:36pm

re: #105 Mattand

The best response I ever heard about Santa was; “If they marched out a raggedy ass drunk dressed up as Santa on your home field, you’d have throw snowballs at his sorry ass too.” Snopes just proved that at least one other person substantiated that. That aside, the Philly fans actually care about their teams.

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Great White Snark  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:45:49pm

re: #112 Charles Johnson

I know, I’m a killjoy.

Well taking a close rather un superstitious look in a time lapse. Hopefully get something nice. You can probably see the clouds in the way.
littlegreenfootballs.com

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HappyWarrior  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:49:14pm

re: #108 SteveMcGaziBolaGate

One thing I’ll say for Philadelphia Sports, a lot of players make their homes in the area when they’re done playing. Rarely does anybody have a bad thing to say, unless they were assholes to begin with (like JD Drew, or Scott Rolen, or Billy Wagner, or Jonathon Papelbon, or Andrew Bynum, or Mike Mamula…)

Man Papelbon. Did you hear about the scuffle he got into with Bryce Harper in the dugout?

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The War TARDIS  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:50:33pm

re: #104 William Lewis

Something I should try to remember. Apparently, my friend wasn’t angry with how I responded to things last week, but just felt very lonely in DC, and a bit cranky and anti-social.

I tend to get stuck here.

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:50:45pm

re: #123 HappyWarrior

Man Papelbon. Did you hear about the scuffle he got into with Bryce Harper in the dugout?

Yes I did. He was at least man enough to take responsibility and apologize for it.

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GlutenFreeJesus  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:51:07pm

Do we get an eclipse topic tonight? Nothing but clouds here. So sad. :(

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:52:05pm

re: #126 GlutenFreeJesus

Do we get an eclipse topic tonight? Nothing but clouds here. So sad. :(

There’s still time. But there’s always 2033.

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Reality Based Steve  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:52:21pm

re: #29 Jenner7

[Embedded content]
Trump on 11 million undocumented immigrants: “We are going to round them up … in a nice and humane way and they will be happy.” #60mins

Sounds like he’s taking an unwanted dog to “A nice farm out in the country where he can run and play”….

RBS

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Charles Johnson  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:53:25pm

Every day there are thousands of “supermoon” events happening on a smaller scale as objects pass in front of light sources and cast shadows on other objects.

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jaunte  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:54:35pm

re: #129 Charles Johnson

So, just the normal amount of blood then?

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HappyWarrior  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:54:40pm

re: #125 SteveMcGaziBolaGate

Yes I did. He was at least man enough to take responsibility and apologize for it.

Oh missed that part.

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The War TARDIS  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:55:15pm

re: #124 The War TARDIS

Now wondering how my friend wasn’t upset with me, to be honest.

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teleskiguy  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:57:02pm

re: #126 GlutenFreeJesus

Do we get an eclipse topic tonight? Nothing but clouds here. So sad. :(

The moon is in the way of a substantial cirrus cloud as I type. It’ll be 10 or 20 minutes before I can see it. Hopefully it’ll be visible in an hour or so during the total eclipse.

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teleskiguy  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:58:34pm
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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Sep 27, 2015 • 6:59:00pm

re: #94 compound_Idaho

You wouldn’t have to “round up” Americans if they would just pay a decent wage. No need to though with millions of illegals around willing to work for next to nothing.

That’s the point—they’re not going to pay a decent wage. They could have done that to begin with. They’ll pay the same wages, or maybe less, since you don’t have Americans fighting to get these jobs—they’ll have to be coerced into it. Quite possibly at gunpoint.

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stpaulbear  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:02:09pm

Clear sky in St. Paul. My house has a nice view into the Mississippi River valley (to the southeast), so there’s hardly any light pollution in the direction of the moon. It’s a bit like watching a very special paint dry - it’s not happening very fast.

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Stanley Sea Toujours  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:04:44pm

re: #120 Stanley Sea Toujours

Oh holy fuck all that is our connectivity. I”M IN. At least they replay it again.

And I’m not.

bullshit. Anyone have a solution?

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jaunte  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:08:05pm
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calochortus  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:09:27pm

We’re getting a very lovely sunset here, courtesy of the clouds that are going to pretty much obscure the eclipse. You win some, you lose some.

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compound_Idaho  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:10:14pm

re: #135 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

That’s the point—they’re not going to pay a decent wage. They could have done that to begin with. They’ll pay the same wages, or maybe less, since you don’t have Americans fighting to get these jobs—they’ll have to be coerced into it. Quite possibly at gunpoint.

” at gunpoint” You’ve got to be kidding me.

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stpaulbear  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:11:40pm

..and there it went.

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The War TARDIS  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:13:37pm

re: #138 jaunte

Oh no, it is the Lunar Cry!

Final Fantasy VIII - Disc 3 - Lunar Cry

Final Fantasy 8 - The Lunar Cry

Obama really should go and shoot down Lunatic Pandora.

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The Ghost of a Flea  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:15:15pm

re: #129 Charles Johnson

Every day there are thousands of “supermoon” events happening on a smaller scale as objects pass in front of light sources and cast shadows on other objects.

Well, the “super blood moon” thing is being propagated by people like John Hagee, so it’s purposefully absolutely crazy and un-scientific.

Weirdly, it’s also a “new” hunk of superstitious crap. Blood moons ain’t a thing until nutty evangelicals made them a thing. Because crazy.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:19:50pm

re: #140 compound_Idaho

” at gunpoint” You’ve got to be kidding me.

Not in the slightest. They’ve already “rounded up” all the undocumented immigrants. Do you think they did that empty-handed? Rounding up Americans considered to be lowly enough to deserve that kind of work will necessitate even heavier armament. Remember these are Fascists we’re talking about. Arbeit Macht Frei!

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The War TARDIS  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:21:18pm

re: #138 jaunte

Also Final Fantasy > Legend of Zelda.

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allegro  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:22:04pm

re: #144 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Not in the slightest. They’ve already “rounded up” all the undocumented immigrants. Do you think they did that empty-handed? Rounding up Americans considered to be lowly enough to deserve that kind of work will necessitate even heavier armament. Remember these are Fascists we’re talking about. Arbeit Macht Frei!

For profit prisons.

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compound_Idaho  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:22:33pm

re: #144 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

You’re getting into Alex Jones territory. Why not just get them from the FEMA camps?

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teleskiguy  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:22:56pm

re: #145 The War TARDIS

Also Final Fantasy > Legend of Zelda.

The Secret of Mana, which used the same gameplay interface as Final Fantasy, stands out. I no longer game, but The Secret of Mana was the most in-depth RPG I’ve ever played.

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William Lewis  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:24:01pm

Gah, nodding out at the keyboard. Night night lizards.

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The War TARDIS  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:24:38pm

re: #148 teleskiguy

I barely game any more, with me only following Square Enix.

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The War TARDIS  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:25:20pm

Also, even though I never followed Avatar the Last Airbender, I have had problems not laughing myself silly at this.

and die

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Reality Based Steve  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:25:48pm
That’s not how it works. That’s not how any of this works.

RBS

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retired cynic  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:27:15pm

re: #139 calochortus

We’re getting a very lovely sunset here, courtesy of the clouds that are going to pretty much obscure the eclipse. You win some, you lose some.

We’ve been clear for days. Beautiful sunsets, lovely moons. Tonight, we’re completely overcast. Couldn’t even see the sunset. I haz a sad!

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calochortus  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:30:06pm

re: #153 retired cynic

My condolences.

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teleskiguy  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:31:44pm

OK. I can definitely say I saw the SUPERBLOODMOON. Looks like any other total lunar eclipse.

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Stanley Sea Toujours  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:32:01pm

re: #122 Great White Snark

Just walked outside & saw it. Beautiful. Thought about people 1000 years past, what a freak out they had. The moon looks like it’s floating.

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allegro  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:32:37pm

re: #153 retired cynic

We’ve been clear for days. Beautiful sunsets, lovely moons. Tonight, we’re completely overcast. Couldn’t even see the sunset. I haz a sad!

I was at first kinda sad cuz it’s totally cloudy. Then I remembered the last total lunar eclipse I sat and watched. A bit more exciting than watching grass grow and not sorry I devoted a few hours of my life to it but the memories are quite enough to satisfy. Clouds are doing me a favor really.

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The Ghost of a Flea  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:33:49pm

A lunar eclipse is brownish. Pretty in a tin-type photo color way.

I don’t know what’s running through your veins, but my blood isn’t brownish.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:34:07pm

re: #147 compound_Idaho

You’re getting into Alex Jones territory. Why not just get them from the FEMA camps?

It was only 50 years ago that the budgets of all the southern states (before they started getting deluged with Federal money, hoovered out of the northern cities) were supplied by making sure that enough able-bodied men were in prison to hire out to work on chain gangs. We’re recreating that now, as allegro said, with for-profit prisons. The system is ready to be applied, and totally familiar to large parts of the country.

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teleskiguy  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:36:06pm
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Reality Based Steve  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:36:08pm

Well gang, I had a pretty good day, despite it being overcast so I can’t see the eclipse. I guess that means that the 5 stones of power I got (along with the crystal skull option pack) won’t work, so tomorrow I won’t be benevolent supreme ruler of Earth. I hope I can get a refund.

Good day today, helped out on a couple of dives, basically made sure that the 4 ladies who made up the class didn’t get into any trouble or get lost. 2 of my dive buddies passed all their instructor exams and evaluations this week, so I’m happy for them.

It’s funny, in the shop I am the boss when they are helping out, but at the dive site, I’m the low man on the totem pole as a divemaster. :) I think my years as an NCO in the Army makes it easy for me to handle that however. (and as they told me… “Steve, just remember, as a Divemaster, it’s ALWAYS your fault, :) )

RBS

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teleskiguy  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:37:38pm
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jaunte  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:38:51pm

re: #146 allegro

For profit prisons.

Enlisting Prison Labor to Close Budget Gaps
Feb 24, 2011
Senator John Ensign, Republican of Nevada, introduced a bill last month to require all low-security prisoners to work 50 hours a week. Creating a national prison labor force has been a goal since he went to Congress in 1995, but it makes even more sense in this economy, he said.
nytimes.com

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:40:21pm

re: #112 Charles Johnson

I know, I’m a killjoy.

The whole “supermoon” craze burns me. The Moon has an elliptical orbit, so every four weeks it’s closer to the Earth than two weeks earlier. Sometimes that happens during a full moon, but it’s a regular occurrence. Nothing “super” about it.

xkcd has the last word, as usual.

Image: superm_n.png

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Mattand  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:44:42pm

Deleted due to spelling error.

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Reality Based Steve  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:46:22pm

re: #165 Mattand

I meme’d it up for you:

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Thank You.

RBS

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The Ghost of a Flea  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:46:28pm

re: #161 Reality Based Steve

Take it from someone in the know. One of the stones of powers is always a fake, and then the Mayan drunken rabbit gods steal your testicles instead of making you all-powerful. Then you have to travel to Xibalba and win them back by playing Settlers of Catan.

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Timothy Watson  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:46:59pm

re: #109 Charles Johnson

The social media craze about the “Supermoon” is this century’s version of the superstitious hysteria about eclipses.

I really think that journalists who use the word “supermoon” (nonironically) should be publicly flogged.

Clickbait assholes have no problem mainstreaming crank astrology bullshit.

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allegro  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:47:23pm

re: #159 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

It was only 50 years ago that the budgets of all the southern states (before they started getting deluged with Federal money, hoovered out of the northern cities) was supplied by making sure that enough able-bodied men were in prison to hire out to work on chain gangs. We’re recreating that now, as allegro said, with for-profit prisons. The system is ready to be applied, and totally familiar to large parts of the country.

I don’t think one needs to be a CT to be alarmed by privatized for profit prisons. By definition they are in it to make money for their shareholders and income isn’t limited to taxpayer expenses. It’s legalized slavery. More and more slaves are going to be required to fulfill the contracts.

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teleskiguy  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:48:06pm
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ninja cat  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:49:54pm

No joy here on W coast of FL. Rain and clouds moved in around 4pm and that was that.

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The Ghost of a Flea  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:50:01pm

re: #170 teleskiguy

BURNT UMBER MOON doesn’t put asses in pews.

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Mattand  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:50:11pm

re: #166 Reality Based Steve

Thank You.

RBS

I’m re-uploading that. The old one had a spelling error and for whatever reason, the new one wasn’t updating in the Image Library.

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Reality Based Steve  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:52:52pm

re: #171 ninja cat

No joy here on W coast of FL. Rain and clouds moved in around 4pm and that was that.

I’m going to be down in your general neck of the woods starting on Thursday. Going to Port Charlotte to spend a few days visiting my Dad. He commented about the clouds when I talked to him a bit earlier this evening.

RBS

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Mattand  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:52:56pm

re: #166 Reality Based Steve

I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. I deleted the old one from the library, but everytime I drag the new one from the Finder, it reverts to the old one.

Damn old ones.

Try this instead:

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teleskiguy  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:56:54pm

I’ve seen enough forest fire smoke to know. Looking at the moon tonight reminds me of looking at the moon through deep forest fire smoke.

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teleskiguy  Sep 27, 2015 • 7:58:29pm

Everybody panic.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Sep 27, 2015 • 8:00:52pm

The “New Comments” numbers stop working for anybody but me?

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Teukka  Sep 27, 2015 • 8:02:37pm

re: #179 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

The “New Comments” numbers stop working for anybody but me?

Yeah, noticed that.
*checks vitals of hamsters*

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William of Orange  Sep 27, 2015 • 8:04:35pm

Image: seosuo.jpg

Behold!!!!

THE SUPERMOON AS I SAW IT!!!

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Great White Snark  Sep 27, 2015 • 8:09:10pm

Starting to get good images
littlegreenfootballs.com

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GlutenFreeJesus  Sep 27, 2015 • 8:23:57pm

re: #127 SteveMcGaziBolaGate

There’s still time. But there’s always 2033.

Finally cleared up. Missed he actual eclipse though. Still looks way cool!

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Sep 27, 2015 • 8:26:17pm

re: #168 Timothy Watson

I really think that journalists who use the word “supermoon” (nonironically) should be publicly flogged.

Clickbait assholes have no problem mainstreaming crank astrology bullshit.

Since the Earth also has an elliptical orbit, sometimes it’s a few million km closer to the Sun than average. That’s called perihelion, and it happens around January 3. en.wikipedia.org

So, to be fair, we should start calling this the “Supersun” and see how confused people get.

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Amory Blaine  Sep 27, 2015 • 8:35:39pm

Jack White - Lazaretto

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CleverToad  Sep 27, 2015 • 8:42:42pm

re: #177 teleskiguy

Rust brown moon down here, shading a touch towards the orange scale at the darkest point. I’ve seen redder through heavy smoke.

We went out for awhile on a darkish stretch of prairie road between Parker and Castle Pines, but home now and watching from our back deck. Pretty clear down here in the Denver ‘burbs, at least to the east. Back to a fingernail moon now as the shadow moves on.

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Amory Blaine  Sep 27, 2015 • 8:46:52pm

Jack White - Love Interruption

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Sep 27, 2015 • 8:48:22pm

re: #184 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Since the Earth also has an elliptical orbit, sometimes it’s a few million km closer to the Sun than average. That’s called perihelion, and it happens around January 3. en.wikipedia.org

So, to be fair, we should start calling this the “Supersun” and see how confused people get.

I remember the Supermars in August (?) of 2004—closest opposition in 60,000 years. That was worth watching for—Lunar perigee? Not so much.

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BeachDem  Sep 27, 2015 • 8:49:19pm

re: #153 retired cynic

We’ve been clear for days. Beautiful sunsets, lovely moons. Tonight, we’re completely overcast. Couldn’t even see the sunset. I haz a sad!

We went to the beach at the time for optimal viewing. Couldn’t see a damn thing—no moon, no stars, no nothing. On a positive note, the streets and the beach were deserted, so maybe all the crazies got raptured and will now leave us the hell alone!

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jaunte  Sep 27, 2015 • 8:49:30pm

re: #184 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

So, to be fair, we should start calling this the “Supersun” and see how confused people get.

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Timothy Watson  Sep 27, 2015 • 8:51:46pm

re: #191 jaunte

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Okay, that’s absolutely terrifying.

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Amory Blaine  Sep 27, 2015 • 8:54:27pm

re: #191 jaunte

The penis is evil.

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jaunte  Sep 27, 2015 • 8:54:58pm

TRUMPOZ!

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Jenner7  Sep 27, 2015 • 9:10:59pm

re: #191 jaunte

That. is. disturbing.

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Jenner7  Sep 27, 2015 • 9:18:13pm

Really important games coming up for the Pirates, they play St. Louis this week. Go Bucs!

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retired cynic  Sep 27, 2015 • 9:18:54pm

re: #196 Jenner7

Cards here!

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teleskiguy  Sep 27, 2015 • 9:19:21pm

I forgot I even tweeted this. I saw it through some intermediaries, it made me quite happy! I sent it to my sister.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Sep 27, 2015 • 9:23:45pm

Unfortunately mother nature has seen fit to pour rain down on my humble abode all day so I’m missing out on the bloodmoon. I do think that kind of sucks because my grandfather put a great love of astronomy in to me so I love things like this.

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Jenner7  Sep 27, 2015 • 9:24:38pm

re: #197 retired cynic

What did you say?!?!
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Great White Snark  Sep 27, 2015 • 9:27:13pm

Okay pretty happy with this shot. And done for the night!

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retired cynic  Sep 27, 2015 • 9:28:04pm

re: #200 Jenner7

Cards! Go Cards! <G>

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Timothy Watson  Sep 27, 2015 • 9:28:48pm

re: #197 retired cynic

I would say something about the Nats, but (a) I don’t follow baseball that closely; (b) they’ve managed to self-destruct pretty thoroughly.

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retired cynic  Sep 27, 2015 • 9:35:58pm

Following baseball helps keep me sane. It’s something we did when my parents and brother were alive, and we enjoyed those moments.

Was born into a Cards family, but I must say Pirates (and Cubs) are really giving us a push this year! Good for them!

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Feline Fearless Leader  Sep 27, 2015 • 9:43:05pm

re: #204 retired cynic

Following baseball helps keep me sane. It’s something we did when my parents and brother were alive, and we enjoyed those moments.

Was born into a Cards family, but I must say Pirates (and Cubs) are really giving us a push this year! Good for them!

Go Bucs!

Sort of a pity that the three best records in baseball will meet and eliminate two of those teams in the first 5-8 games of the playoffs.

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retired cynic  Sep 27, 2015 • 9:44:54pm

re: #205 Feline Fearless Leader

Go Bucs!

Sort of a pity that the three best records in baseball will meet and eliminate two of those teams in the first 5-8 games of the playoffs.

Absolutely!

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 9:45:01pm

It’s hard for me to describe my feelings about baseball. It’s an amazing game, and I prefer to watch a pitchers’ duel over a slugfest. I happen to think the neatest feat in athletics is the pitcher’s delivery, especially if you get a view from the side when the camera shows a bullpen (as opposed to looking over the pitcher’s shoulder from the center field camera). Anyway in the spring there is such promise and excitement. By the summer the season has settled down into a routine, and as the summer ends you either have a crescendo if your team is in contention or a quiet fizzle as the summer turns to autumn. I think that’s pretty well captured in “Bull Durham”.

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teleskiguy  Sep 27, 2015 • 9:45:05pm

That was a fun day. One and only time I’ve gone helicopter skiing.

My friends on social media are getting excited about winter. Hence, the skiing pictures.

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Jenner7  Sep 27, 2015 • 9:49:36pm

I get into sports when my husband does. I support when needed (The Cavs, Pirates, Penguins, and Steelers). Except Ohio State. It’s mandatory in my family. The last time I was really into a team was when The Utah Jazz were in the finals, about 18 years ago. I got so mad when they lost, I threw my cordless phone and broke it. lol

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 9:53:11pm

re: #209 Jenner7

The Jazz??

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Jenner7  Sep 27, 2015 • 9:57:19pm

re: #210 SteveMcGaziBolaGate

Oh, sorry, The Utah Jazz.

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 10:02:33pm

re: #211 Jenner7

I know who they are, but the Jazz??? Was that an “anybody but Chicago” thing, as in “my second favorite football team is whoever is playing against the Cowboys”?

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Jenner7  Sep 27, 2015 • 10:05:21pm

re: #212 SteveMcGaziBolaGate

Nope. I was a big fan. Stockton and Malone? Two of the greatest NBA players. Jerry Sloan, great coach.

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 10:08:01pm

Actually I guess a Cavalier fan would be sick of the Bulls. A funny thing about that team is the Sixers passed over Brad Dougherty because the team owner wasn’t impressed when he worked out in his driveway. I actually remember a play in the NCAA tournament when Dougherty was rejected by a 6’5” guy and knew what would happen. I thought it was funny because I once blocked a shot by Frank Brickowski (who) and I gave up about 8 or 9 inches. Best thing about basketball is the rim is only 10 feet, and a big man has to come back down to it.

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 10:09:53pm

I loved Mark Eaton. Guys would shrink when they would drive the lane. He would always look so disgusted when somebody would shoot the ball into his chest and he would still get called for a foul.

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Jenner7  Sep 27, 2015 • 10:10:26pm

Besides, the Jazz were all we had growing up in Utah.

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 10:16:00pm

Didn’t Adrian Dantley play for them for a while? I could never figure out how he could get a shot off over all those trees. He wasn’t the amazing athlete Charles Barkley was, AD would somehow find a hole to shoot the ball through.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Sep 27, 2015 • 10:17:34pm

re: #201 Great White Snark

Okay pretty happy with this shot. And done for the night!

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You got some background stars in that shot.

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teleskiguy  Sep 27, 2015 • 10:17:36pm

re: #211 Jenner7

Oh, sorry, The Utah Jazz.

re: #216 Jenner7

Besides, the Jazz were all we had growing up in Utah.

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Jenner7  Sep 27, 2015 • 10:17:54pm

re: #217 SteveMcGaziBolaGate

Yeah, he was there for about 6 years. They retired his jersey.

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 10:20:07pm

re: #219 teleskiguy

I take it that wasn’t the Osmonds?

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 10:21:21pm

re: #220 Jenner7

I still think the early-mid 80s were the best days of the NBA. I truly HATE the three point shot.

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 27, 2015 • 10:23:17pm

while we’re at it, the DH too.

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Dark_Falcon  Sep 28, 2015 • 3:48:59am

re: #205 Feline Fearless Leader

Go Bucs!

Sort of a pity that the three best records in baseball will meet and eliminate two of those teams in the first 5-8 games of the playoffs.

Just don’t get too invested in the Pirates, because the Cubs are going to knock them out in the wild card game. This Year is ‘Next Year’!


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