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honolulu horn

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  1. Imma needs to put some sort of code that automatically redirects posts from WithoutAClue to the Bevoette or Facebook threads.
  2. Exactly what I was thinking, and what I'll do when the time comes. For now, I still have enough energy (and a small enough yard) to use the Stone Age mower.
  3. Or maybe have a heart any buy a mower for your elderly parents that doesn't have a pull string start. I would've suggested just paying someone to mow for them, but my 80-year-old FIL would sooner commit seppuku than not mow his own yard.
  4. never has there been a better use for that gif, well done
  5. I reserve the right to use this gif in his commitment thread, should that occur down the line:
  6. This is the part of the interview that I was most impressed with. She didn't shy away from the sexist bullshit that she has endured every day of her life, but she didn't condemn it or demonize anyone about it either. She just handles her business with confidence, strong boundaries, and good faith.
  7. Stern's interview of Dolly is fantastic. She is so poised and knows how to handle herself in every situation. Definitely worth a listen. When Howard asked her if she had running water in her childhood hills of Tennessee, she replied, "The only way we got runnin' water was if I'd run 'n' get it!" Ultimate American badass.
  8. Wow, I thought your initial post was sarcasm. Then you doubled down with this. Holy shit, that's pretty impressive.
  9. Quinn was maddeningly unpredictable and erratic. World beater one minute, timid the next, stupid decision the next, followed by a gutsy run or unbelievable throw. He was never a steady presence on the field. But he was a steady presence off the field. With all of the potential for Arch drama, he always carried that part with a steady hand. He was QB1 and repped the position, the team, and the university well. He also steered the team from dogshit recent history to two consecutive playoff appearance, beat the hell out of our rivals, won at Bama and Michigan, and give us a victory lap around the Big 12 and a conference championship appearance year one in the SEC. Just because our expectations were higher doesn't diminish any of that. Getting us those victories, and being the steady leader on and off the field -- that solidifies him as a BAMF in my book. As much as I'm looking forward to what the future holds for Texas football, I damn sure appreciate what Quinn gave us, and I hope he has a great NFL future.
  10. Can we actually be realistic and credible for once? It's Saban.
  11. Might want to stay away from driving in Norway, then. The tunnel system there is totally wild. At one point we drove about 5-6 miles through an underground tunnel, only to reach an honest to god roundabout with multiple intersecting highways. All underground. Then another 5 or 6 miles on the other side until we hit open air. Rinse and repeat all over that country. They have the world's longest tunnel (15+ miles) and they just recently built a tunnel exclusively by cyclists and joggers.
  12. Cutoff jorts was definitely the look. Exhibits B and C (Lemmy and Bon):
  13. TBH, some of the scam / phishing emails are getting better over time. Some are using official logos for PayPal, Amazon, etc. It's getting tougher to distinguish real from fake. I say this because I fell for it just last week -- got a spam email from someone pretending to be my credit card company, saying that there was unusual activity on my card. All of the logs looked legit, no typos, etc. Clicked on the link (an exact replica of the credit card company's logo), entered my login info, saw no weird activity, and then realized my mistake. I immediately logged out, shut down everything, logged on from another device, changed my login info and initiated two-step verification (shoulda done that from the beginning), and then called to ensure all was good. So I think I'm okay on this one, and it's a good reminder never to click on anything coming from email. But damn if this isn't going to be more and more pervasive and successful in the future with nefarious AI making scams more and more difficult to locate.
  14. A true holy shit moment yesterday on the North Shore of Oahu. Pipeline was firing and big wave surfers were attacking it as usual. A prominent local kid and son of a Pipe legend had a terrible accident and lifeguards were on it immediately. They started CPR in the water and continued to the beach. He was transferred to a hospital and is now in the ICU. Not out of the woods yet but at least has a chance at life. Some reports say the kid was dead before being resuscitated and brought back to life. For real -- those North Shore lifeguards are true heroes, really rare breeds who are willing to risk their lives at any moment. Anyone that's heard of Eddie Aikau ("Eddie would go") understands just how serious and well-trained those lifeguards are. My wife was in the parking lot while all of this went down. Kid is a well-known, likable high schooler that the North Shore community loves.
  15. If she was getting in her car, then she is more stupid than I thought -- not checking traffic around her, much less parking her car so it sticks out into a lane of moving traffic.
  16. Many years ago I was flying back and forth from Honolulu to Austin as my dad was terminally ill with about a year to live. (Wait, wait, it gets even funnier.) So I would basically leave Honolulu on Thursday night and fly back Saturday or Sunday, just to try and sort out as many things as I could in person. As you can imagine, it was totally exhausting physically and emotionally. So I get to the Austin airport for my return flight one weekend, and I'm checking into the flight at the kiosk, and it's not working. I go to the counter and I really had no patience or threshold anymore, given everything that was going on with my dad and my sleep, so I kind of unloaded on the agent. "Your machine is broken and I just need to check into the flight and get the hell home, and it would be a lot easier if you guys knew how to run an airline, but of course your machine won't let me check in" or something super rude along those lines. He asked for my info, punched it into the computer, and politely replied, "The reason you can't check into your flight is because it left yesterday." Total humiliation. I immediately snapped back to reality, apologized profusely, explained the situation, and the agent was super nice and got me on that day's flight after all. I learned two things through that experience -- never assume you know why someone is being a total asshole, and even though it's completely exhausting, do whatever you can to spend time with your friends and family. But the embarrassment of that situation still haunts me -- I really made an ass of myself.
  17. Badass. You should maybe pin this at the top of the recruiting board?
  18. "But enough about me. What do other people think about me?" Was reading about the making of Marilyn Manson's "Antichrist Superstar." Corgan came in during recording and gave pointers and recommendations about how they should sound, record, mix, etc. Was really proud of his input and the eventual massive success of the album. When asked about Corgan's influence on the album, the band members basically said, "We ignored all of his bullshit."
  19. Was thinking this scenario was going in a different direction
  20. I mean, I slept with a few hundred million men just last night and you don't see me holding up a goddamn sign
  21. I think LoG still brings it.
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