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  1. 3 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

    Friends and family have been trying to get us on a cruise for about 40 years now, and we envision fat people gorging themselves at buffets, lame gambling, lame shows, hordes of people on excursions with hours of waiting, and other unappetizing experiences. We’ve concluded the river cruises and the high dollar low ratio of passengers to crew cruises are the only way to go. 

    Watch some videos first.  They look cool, but the average age on those boats looks to be north of 70. And you're stuck with the same 50-60 people for the entire trip so if you get some dbags, you're SOL.

  2. 8 hours ago, Murfdogg21 said:

    Do you not acknowledge that teams like the Lakers, Dodgers, and Yankees make significantly more money in merchandise sales, tickets, advertising and marketing rights, and local tv contracts than small market teams like OKC? They will always have more money. They can spend more, misspend some, and still be more profitable than many teams. In a capless world, OKC could not afford to resign all their players who are getting competing offers from the other 29 uncapped teams, especially those with the deepest pockets like the Lakers and Knicks. 
     

    The cap keeps the biggest markets somewhat in check and makes it possible to have a OKC-Pacers finals. If you are advocating for the players deserving a bigger share, they should increase the cap (which they do every year). An uncapped NBA would have all the tier 1 allstars on the Lakers, Knicks, and Heat, tier 2 allstars on the Bulls, Nets, Clippers, maybe Celtics, and 20+ teams hoping their draftees and low tier free agents can compete until said draftees bolt for their own mega contract in LA or NY.

    He's a Yankees fan.  Of course he likes the baseball model.

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  3. 9 hours ago, UpperWestside said:

    Denver should be building a mini-dynasty. Instead the cap screws that up for them. OKC is about to have their team gutted because of the cap. It's dumb and the players have a terrible CBA in basketball. 

    I'm not a huge fan of the current CBA (especially the way the Nuggets were the very first team affected), but it's far better than what baseball has. Watching the same 2-3 teams sign all the big free agents is not fun unless you are a fan of one of them. It's why I quit watching baseball several years ago.

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  4. 2 hours ago, crash_davis said:

    Telluride is absolutely beautiful. The mountain slopes directly bordering the town of Telluride would be for sale. 

    town-of-telluride-from-alreds-restaurant

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    Same for basically every ski resort in CO (and probably Utah, but I haven't looked).  They're all federal land.

    4 minutes ago, Frank Drebin said:

    Some good buying opportunities. I’m in.  

    You just can't help being a cocksucker, can you? 

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  5. 4 minutes ago, UpperWestside said:

    I find none of the rules helpful to teams being able to stay together. I would rather see a team like Denver be able to go add pieces and try to win instead of having to stay under a tax threshold. The next CBA the players negotiate needs to entirely do away with this. Either spend wisely to field a winner or be bad.

    Yep.  Dynasties in the NBA are done under this CBA.  You cannot keep teams together anymore.  Celtics are gonna look a lot different next season. OKC is probably next on the clock when they have to pay everyone.

  6. 1 hour ago, UpperWestside said:

    Probably contributed to the sale. I am not a fan teams being penalized monetarily for trying to keep winning. We’ll see how much the new guy wants to pay in luxury taxes to win. 

    It's not just the luxury tax that makes it such a motherfucker.  It completely ties your hands in what you can do.

  7. Just now, Sam Lin said:

    No real difference from the 800hp options we already have now. Either the electrical nannies keep you alive or you die instantly.

    But you can't do a cool burnout leaving cars & coffee with traction control on.

     

  8. 2 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

    Apparently she will stay on as Governor of the team.

    $10 billion would give me a reason to consider it.

    I know Jeanie isn't liquid billionaire rich but I have to imagine her lifestyle won't materially change, even with all that money.

    It will be worth more in 10 years.  A lot more.

  9. 55 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

    I would watch more sports if there was a "game sounds only" version of the broadcast. Let me hear the sound of the dribble, the squeaks of the shoes, the clanking of the ball on the rim, people screaming positions and plays at each other. You know, the stuff that immerses you in the game. Market it as "NBA Court side View" and include it in League Pass. It would sell like crazy. 

    The Stanley Cup Finals on Max had an ASL broadcast (that I accidentally clicked on).  This is exactly what it was, with someone in the bottom right corner doing the ASL broadcast.

  10. 2 hours ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

    Can't wait to see someone rip the suspension out of one leaving cars & coffee.

    1250hp in the hands of your average person is dangerous, to say the least.

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  11. 1 hour ago, Gatorubet said:

    I think the jury had a rational basis for thinking he was just crazy as fuck and a sad loon who could not temper himself because - loon - instead of being inherently evil and malicious.

    Maybe letting the nut job reveal his nut job -ness was part of the defense strategy. That is not a bad result for him.

     

    Just put it on the pile that he has no money to pay for.

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  12. 5 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

    I usually dislike it when the feds bring overlapping, concurrent charges with a state.  Other than glory-seeking, or maybe putting the death penalty on the table, I'm not sure why the feds are pursuing this.  The firearm law that it falls under, 18 USC 924, is one of the most draconian and probably worst federal criminal laws on the books.

    Trump can't pardon state crimes.

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  13. 4 minutes ago, Hook1997 said:

    What’s the best plan here if a storm rolls in on you?  Lay on the ground in the open?  Kinda worried about lightning and the afternoon storms on some of my longer hikes I have planned.  

    Get the fuck off the mountain.  I don't hike 14ers, but know several people who do.  You leave early (usually in the dark around 3-5am, depending on length of the hike), so you can be off the mountain before the afternoon thunderstorms roll in.

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