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by Liz
Mon Apr 25, 2022 8:40 am
Forum: U.S. Culture and Media
Topic: What are you watching?
Replies: 1702
Views: 181783

Re: What are you watching?

Just binge watched Resident Alien... a quirky science fiction mystery comedy-drama remindful of Northern Exposure. I also like Freddy Dodge's Mine Rescue. A Gold recovery expert that helps small time struggling mine owners increase their gold by changing their methods... usually double and once by 3...
by Liz
Mon Mar 28, 2022 4:36 pm
Forum: The Funny
Topic: Jokes
Replies: 470
Views: 147736

Re: Jokes

Bill Maher on Friday interviewed Russian-American journalist Julia Ioffe Maher asked if she remembered "the old joke" about the Soviet Union. Ioffe proceeded to tell her joke. "What doesn't fit in your ass and doesn't buzz?" she asked. Maher did not immediately respond, but laugh...
by Liz
Tue Feb 15, 2022 8:42 am
Forum: General Stuff
Topic: 2022 Winter Olympics
Replies: 61
Views: 3385

Re: 2022 Winter Olympics

.... but this is athleticism that takes away, not contributes to a beautiful artistic performance. YMMV of course. Agreed. The same has happened in women's gymnastics, most notable floor exercise and balance beam. Instead of graceful and artistic they've become tumbling routines with flips, twists,...
by Liz
Fri Feb 11, 2022 1:30 pm
Forum: General Stuff
Topic: Dogs!
Replies: 1367
Views: 120451

Re: Dogs!

AndyinPA wrote: Fri Feb 11, 2022 10:40 am Yay! Puppy Bowl Sunday is coming up!
... and co-host Snoop Dogg has just been sued by a former dancer over sexual assault ... watch yourself Martha.
by Liz
Thu Feb 03, 2022 11:57 am
Forum: Worst of the Right-Wing Pieholes
Topic: Lauren Boebert - Carpetbaggin’ Vapin’ Yankin’ Lauren Opal Boebert née Roberts
Replies: 2018
Views: 338715

Re: Lauren Boebert - Rootin’ Tootin’ Shootin’ Lauren Opal Boebert née Roberts

Biden got al-Hashimi, Obama got bin-Laden who got more books than Boebert.
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by Liz
Thu Jan 13, 2022 6:41 am
Forum: The Funny
Topic: Jokes
Replies: 470
Views: 147736

Re: Jokes

A panda bear walks into a bar and orders a sandwich. The waiter brings him the sandwich. The panda bear eats it, pulls out a pistol, kills the waiter, and gets up and starts to walk out. The bartender yells for him to stop. The panda bear asks, “What do you want?” The bartender replies, “First you c...
by Liz
Sat Jan 08, 2022 8:24 pm
Forum: Whatever Doesn't Fit Elsewhere
Topic: Nostalgia
Replies: 350
Views: 28066

Re: Nostalgia

pjhimself wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 6:41 pm
That's from my mothers favorite episode when he says to Alice, "I’m the king and you’re nothing."
She replies, "Well, then, that would make you the king of nothing."
by Liz
Wed Dec 15, 2021 7:36 am
Forum: The Big Lie & Aftermath of The Former Guy
Topic: trump (the former guy, defamer, insurrectionist, and rapist - $83M)
Replies: 12791
Views: 1568601

Re: trump (the former guy)

Dystopia is a reality. From the NY Times... Annual Year in Pictures feature The first thing that came to my mind after seeing this photo was Apple's '1984' super bowl ad .. except there wasn't anyone that crashed the screen with a sledge hammer. https://static01.nyt.com/images/2021/12/19/lens/YIP202...
by Liz
Thu Dec 02, 2021 8:05 pm
Forum: U.S. Culture and Media
Topic: School related violence
Replies: 1168
Views: 119482

Re: School related violence

There are 7 neighboring surrounding schools districts that have cancelled classes because of threats. In 2016 Ethan Crumbley's mother penned a bizarre open letter to former President Donald Trump that revealed her son "struggles" at school. She thanked him for "allowing my right to be...
by Liz
Wed Nov 24, 2021 9:11 pm
Forum: General Stuff
Topic: Food but not recipes
Replies: 1077
Views: 134742

Re: Food but not recipes

Estiveo wrote: Mon Nov 22, 2021 9:01 pm Oh dear...

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Oh my.... “Costanza Effect”?
by Liz
Sat Oct 30, 2021 4:59 pm
Forum: General Stuff
Topic: Food but not recipes
Replies: 1077
Views: 134742

Re: Food but not recipes

:snippity: We had discussed Cutco knives on the Oldbow, having spent 7+ years in food service I've worked with their products many times, best you can get. Period. But you might need a second mortgage to get a set... I've had replace a lost steak knife on two different occasions... $65 each time.
by Liz
Mon Oct 18, 2021 9:52 pm
Forum: COVID-19 and its several variants
Topic: Covid-19 & Employment
Replies: 25
Views: 2605

Re: Covid-19 & Employment

So, yesterday this guy was going to go for the "on religion" exemptions to the requirement opt out... Didn't work. .. what religion bans vaccines? Washington State's Rolovich out of head coaching job over COVID vaccine mandate PULLMAN, Wash. -- Washington State's Nick Rolovich has been fir...
by Liz
Sun Sep 26, 2021 1:00 pm
Forum: Science
Topic: Archaeology
Replies: 278
Views: 132694

Re: Archaeology

Ancient human footprints found in New Mexico are believed to be between 21,000 and 23,000 years old. The prints were buried in layers of soil in the national park, with scientists from the US Geological Survey analyzing seeds embedded in the tracks to calculate the age of the fossils. Researchers al...
by Liz
Fri Sep 17, 2021 8:00 am
Forum: Arts, Music, Photography, and stuff like that
Topic: Art: I know it when I see it.
Replies: 297
Views: 30086

Re: Art: I know it when I see it.

I just attended Immersive Van Gogh in Dallas. Go see it if you get a chance! Study for Worn Out was drawn early in the artist's career in 1882, the Van Gogh Museum said on Thursday. The sketch has been been sitting in a Dutch family's private collection for more than a century. The small pencil dra...
by Liz
Fri Sep 10, 2021 3:38 pm
Forum: Science
Topic: Archaeology
Replies: 278
Views: 132694

Re: Archaeology

the axe appears to have been more a symbol of authority than a practical tool — signifies that the occupant of the grave would have been a high-status member of Bronze Age society. https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/09/10/11/47743075-9977023-Following_the_accidental_discovery_in_July_2019_amid_works...
by Liz
Sun Sep 05, 2021 7:47 pm
Forum: General Stuff
Topic: Dogs!
Replies: 1367
Views: 120451

Re: Dogs!

I want that cat.
by Liz
Fri Aug 27, 2021 8:49 am
Forum: Science
Topic: Fossils & Paleontology
Replies: 105
Views: 31831

Re: Fossils & Paleontology

Phiomicetus anubis was so fearsome it was named after the Egyptian god of death, Anubis.

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by Liz
Wed Jul 28, 2021 3:19 am
Forum: General Stuff
Topic: 2021 Olympics - Japan. Or maybe not.
Replies: 101
Views: 11749

Re: 2021 Olympics - Japan. Or maybe not.

Biles got lost in the air in the twisting turns of her vault. She recognized that she was not able to concentrate and was a danger to herself. If she had continued to compete, she could have seriously injured herself. Of course if that had happened, no one would question her withdrawing from the ev...
by Liz
Tue Jul 27, 2021 10:42 pm
Forum: General Stuff
Topic: 2021 Olympics - Japan. Or maybe not.
Replies: 101
Views: 11749

Re: 2021 Olympics - Japan. Or maybe not.

A GOAT no more... Greatest of all time don't quit and aren't afraid of losing. What a horrible thing to say. Not as horrible as saying 'What a horrible thing to say' What's horrible? What's not true? Name another MVP that has quit on their team. Pressure is what defines the great ones. I wonder if ...
by Liz
Tue Jul 27, 2021 1:36 pm
Forum: General Stuff
Topic: 2021 Olympics - Japan. Or maybe not.
Replies: 101
Views: 11749

Re: 2021 Olympics - Japan. Or maybe not.

Meanwhile, SIMONE BILES! Simone Biles isn’t looking past the next four gymnastics meets and her competitive career perhaps culminating at the Tokyo Games, but those close to her are planting a different seed: a potential third Olympics in 2024. Biles plans to compete four more times in 2021 — at th...
by Liz
Sat Jul 24, 2021 3:58 pm
Forum: General Stuff
Topic: Food but not recipes
Replies: 1077
Views: 134742

Re: Food but not recipes

It's BLT season. How many slices of bacon do you use. On toast or plain bread? I make it toasted with 4 slices of bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayo. Husband and son want more bacon. Request denied. I make bacon in oven on cookie pan lined with parchment paper.... 12 slices of bacon fill the sheet. Cr...
by Liz
Fri Jul 23, 2021 12:08 pm
Forum: General Stuff
Topic: Food but not recipes
Replies: 1077
Views: 134742

Re: Food but not recipes

It's BLT season.
How many slices of bacon do you use. On toast or plain bread?
I make it toasted with 4 slices of bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayo. Husband and son want more bacon. Request denied.
I make bacon in oven on cookie pan lined with parchment paper.... 12 slices of bacon fill the sheet.
by Liz
Thu Jul 22, 2021 7:56 am
Forum: Current Politics
Topic: Save the US Postal Service
Replies: 203
Views: 30641

Re: Save the US Postal Service

DeJoy is making EVERYTHING better! He says so. Even made a video about it! Faster delivery! Thousands of new employees! (yeah, right...) https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/07/19/usps-postmaster-general-rallies-the-troops-for-2021-peak-season-ahead/ Video at above link. I didn't watch it. I didn't ...
by Liz
Fri Jul 09, 2021 6:30 pm
Forum: Current Politics
Topic: 45 Cartoons
Replies: 57
Views: 8110

Re: 45 Cartoons

Suranis wrote: Fri Jul 09, 2021 3:39 pm Also AFAIK the "Don" was not part of his name. It was a title, like "sir."
In trumps case, like "Capo god father"....
by Liz
Mon Jul 05, 2021 5:48 pm
Forum: Science
Topic: Fossils & Paleontology
Replies: 105
Views: 31831

Re: Fossils & Paleontology

I'm finally going to get a 23 & me test. I suspect it's basically Nordic - Ireland & Scotland. However, on the Eastern Shore, there was a lot of diversity. Indentured servants fled there. They were from around the world. We've had 2 of the Ancestry teats on the desk for a year because "...

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