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Baboontyme

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  1. I don't expect there to be much interest, the last one we did died. But I was thinking I would like to be in another league so I figured I would throw it out there. $100 PPR? Post if you're interested. We could go to $50 if it were preferable.
  2. The Whitney is haunted, too. Very cool place. https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/local/the-hauntings-of-the-whitney-detroits-spookiest-restaurant
  3. I think it's ok to root for injuries against Michigan. Kidding. Kind of. Maybe. I mean I don't do it but if you want to I think baby Jesus might look the other way.
  4. Gandy looks a lot like my old Malamute Kosmo when she was a pup. RIP to both.
  5. With the AJ Dillon news, hopefully people are drafting Marshawn Lloyd. Also if you drafted either Mostert or Achane, you should be drafting Jaylen Wright if you can. For post week 1 wire pickups, I'm paying attention to Diyami Brown, also Adonai Mitchell and Jermaine Burton.
  6. If you're pining for a chicken sandwich or a flat bread pizza after you land at DTW you can go to East Coast Bucee's now apparently. https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/2024/08/27/first-michigan-sheetz-store-opens/74959256007/
  7. Username checks out and all. C'mon surly you're slipping.
  8. Ah yes, Jack Gohlke syndrome. Forgot you were a UK fan for a second. 😂
  9. Drafted in my auction league today. I really like my team but the metrics don't. It's a single keeper league and keeper value starts at 35/200 budget and goes up 5 every additional year a player is kept. I kept Josh Allen for 35. Our league also pays out for MVP and he/we won that last year, and it wasn't close. Hurts was 2nd and CMC 3rd. The metrics don't really like teams built around QBs. My 2 top backs are Etienne and Mostert. PPR league and they were 3rd and 2nd last year in RB scoring in this league. I know A'Chane got hurt last year but Mostert scored 21 TDs and is still running with the starters. I can't understand why he's so cheap this year. Guy I really like this year but was unable to grab him because another team with more in their coffers also really liked him: Terry McLaurin Rookies I like: Ray Davis, Jaylen Wright , Kimani Vidal, Brian Thomas JR, Keon Coleman, Xavier Worthy Disclaimer. I haven't made the playoffs since probably the Obama administration.
  10. I have low key love for OU and Coach Kampe. Seems like a great dude. I just realized that the Lions are hosting the Rams that weekend on SNF. Anyone doing the double header?
  11. East Lansing is a piddly college town. Very different vibe from big city Ann Arbor. The main drag is Grand River, with "downtown" East Lansing on one side and campus on the other. As LO said upthread, campus is beautiful, especially the North end, close to Grand River. Once you get to the river, the other side is pretty meh but just on the other side of the river is Spartan Stadium and Breslin to the West. There is a Hall of Champions or something in the lobby at Breslin if you're into hoops and you just might see Izzo on his office patio right outside that area and he will talk to you if you do. The football stadium is dumpy but worth seeing I guess. Walk campus, go to Beaumont Tower, get ice cream at the Dairy Store. Visit the Broad art museum if that's your thing. East Lansing itself, mostly local bars and chain restaurants. I'm biased but people and students in town are pretty outgoing and friendly. Crunchy's and the Peanut Barrel for burgers. The best place to stay is the Marriott on M.A.C. or the new hotel, Graduate. There is apparently a cool bar on the roof up there but I haven't been there. I hope the fall weather cooperates that weekend. It's a really nice time of year. Probably a little early for the leaves changing colors but a nice pleasant 75-80 during the day and a crisp 50-55 at night.
  12. Left after I graduated from MSU for Austin. Lived there a couple of years, moved back, didn't want to live with my parents and one bedroom apartments were cheaper downtown than in Royal Oak so I lived dowb there for a couple of years, working in Dearborn. I'm in Troy now. Are you in Lake Orion?
  13. I like the other 2 for FF. I think DJ is the primary and Rome is very talented and much cheaper than Keenan.
  14. I think greektown is pretty sketchy these days on the weekends, as well, no? Old man voice when I lived downtown in the early 00s that was the only place to go. I think I have heard that casino is now the worst of the 3. In general I have never felt unsafe downtown. I worked in downtown Pontiac for a few years and it felt much sketchier to me than Detroit.
  15. I do not really go out anymore but here is a link. Selden Standard is supposed to be awesome. https://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/EventSearch?narrowByDate=2024-09-06&sortType=date&v=g
  16. This is right down the road from my parents. I grew up stealing from that Meijer. If you see an old guy sitting at the bar at Twin Peaks by himself with a big smile on his face tell my Dad sup. Probably too short of a trip to plan meals around but if you're hungry and like Mediterranean check it out Sheesh in Livonia. Get the chicken sajji. Hope you all have fun. And win by a lot. 🙂
  17. Man I feel old. Second time in two weeks every person in that auditorium knew every word to the song and I had zero idea what it was.
  18. I've never taken Amtrak around here but the people that I know that have... It's on time if it's an hour late. Your mileage may vary and take it for what it's worth. It sounds fun but I would use Uber or Lyft if I were you. If you are trying to save a buck there is some new express bus service to DTW from downtown that drops off at the terminal. You could Uber from there, it's a little less than halfway.
  19. How do you season the wood? I'm sure I could Google but I don't want to.
  20. Having a bonding weekend with Trixers. Wife and kids are away. I'm still not to the point yet where I can trust her much if I leave the room even for a minute without crating her. She is so big it is hard to remember she's still so young. Reminds me of my 14 yo who is equally immature just 5'11 with a Barry White voice. 😂 PXL_20240817_004558571.mp4
  21. I think @Pimphand maybe? One of my close buddies lived there in his mid-late 20s with his girlfriend in an apartment above the bar he managed on Main St but I'm guessing that is not the type of experience that would be relatable.
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