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Mach 1

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  1. What do you mean they’re in jail? Those boys are folk heroes! Cop: They’re criminals. Well most folk heroes start out as criminals!
  2. Dude, dial it back. You're a good poster and I'm simpatico with you on other threads. But you're insisting upon yourself here, and it's unnecessary. Move on.
  3. ^^ Thought about that also. From the same era, I don't think there's any way the whore/party scene in Risky Business could possilbly be done today. Alas, many a would be spawn of young Mach 1 lost to the tissues of time.
  4. This is all so fucked. Putin can DIAF. The poor Ukrainians, living in the geographic version of the short stick. A huge, violent asshole to your east, a disparate medley of half brothers and sisters to your west. I just finished the chapter in Bloodlands (hat tip @956 Worldwide) where Stalin effectively murdered 5 million Ukrainians in the 30s. Socialism > Collectivism > Deportation/Starvation > Cannabilism. Truly horrific what Russia has done to Ukraine over the years. There has to be a sense of 'fuck this, we'd rather die than put up with this shit again' from the locals when they line up to get an Ak-47, when they've never fired a gun before. Fuck em up Ukraine.
  5. I don't have a dog in this hunt re: Hall vs No Hall, but I like Stafford and I'm happy for him. But each time i see this thread is bumped I have the same thought: If the Niners DB catches that wide open, breadbasket interception, the narrative is flipped on its head and this debate never happens. I just find it interesting after all those games, all those passes, all those TDs, one play would have swung the pendulum about Stafford in the opposite direction. Lucky for him the dumbass dropped it.
  6. Mach 1

    Maui

    Those are some awesome photos. Which trail did you take to get there? I did the Sliding Sands from the rim down to the cinder cones. There's a split that goes to that cabin and the Bottomless Pit. I chose to go see the pit. Not an easy hike. The 9-10,000 elevation, and the 2000 foot elevation gain going back up, made for some hard work. I might shoot for your cabin overnight next time, that looks great. Cool to look out over moonscape and see you're above the cloudline.
  7. RIP Obligatory: (Spoilered - not sure if this type of humor ages well) PJ was the editor of National Lampoon when he published John Hughes first short story, the original Vacation. Still one of the funniest things I've ever read. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/read-john-hughes-original-national-811591/
  8. Just bumping. Might generate some SB football talk before the game thread. Watching it again I expect the Rams to dial up a shitload of running plays and delayed shovel passes.
  9. They just reopened after adding a bar next door. Adding gas to a fire haha. I lived a few blocks from Weiner Circle in late 90s early 2000s. Ate there many times drunk as hell late night. My favorite experience was when some drunk frat bros were really aggressive giving shit right back to the staff. Really hardcore, one guy in particular. I found it odd that the cashier didn’t respond just took the punches. Five minutes later she says “Order for Patrick! Cheeseburger with grilled onions and black pussy hair all over it!” Dude was meek as shit getting his food. He just stared at it while the entire place laughed their as off.
  10. This will be interesting to watch. Burrow will have a hard time with the Rams D but if the Cincy D can fuck with Stafford like this and keep it close we might have a game.
  11. There’s a WSL thread on here somewhere. I have the channel on 24/7 when we’re in Maui for Spring Break. It’s strangely soothing despite the intensity the guys put in to each run. This is really impressive. I can’t recall him even sniffing the finals in the last 10 years or so. I thought his continued competition at his age was to promote his man made wave project. Good for him and the sport.
  12. I'm digging the old Seinfeld episodes. I was too busy working and chasing pussy when it had it's run, so I only caught an episode here and there. What I've learned is Larry David is a goddamn genius. Between this and Curbed, I'm astounded by his bottomless amount of creativity. He comes up with so many ridiculous, and hilarious, scenarios that brush up against being unbelievable, yet never seem to cross the line. Respeck.
  13. The above is correct. I have no fucking idea what Shanahan was calling in the fourth. You can’t let your Qb scan the field for five seconds with the Rams Dline ears pinned back. Quick throws to Kittle or Debo. Creative running plays you’re known for. Nope, just basic shit. The dropped interception was a killer for the Niners. Too many weapons on the Rams O and they took full advantage.
  14. Interesting thread. Lots of cool stories and insight. I might as well add some anecdotes from another time in German history. I was a DDS student in the early 80s, lived in Mannheim, Frankfurt (Rhein Main) and Munich (McGraw Kaserne). It was a very volatile period, as Reagan's election triggered the German far left and ramped up anti American sentiment. We had bomb threats at our school all the time, and they'd usher us all in to the gym to wait it out until the bomb dogs could sniff around. I think alot of Germans were frustrated/angry being smack dab in the middle of two superpowers threatening each with nukes. And since they were, at least in the West, effectively occupied by Americans, we took the heat, since they couldn't exactly take it out on Russia. Things ramped up to 11 when the Pershing nukes were announced to be placed in the country. Protesters stationed themselves in front of the base gate quite often, and throw rocks and eggs at our bus (and I assume other cars). The remnants of the Red Brigades got active again also, and kidnappings and various threats to military personnel and German politicians increased. Everyone was told repeatedly to be cautious off base. One poor Airmen didn't listen. He was kidnapped from a bar and killed. The RB took his uniform, ID and loaded his car with explosives. They drove it on base and parked it at Rhein Main HQ. My mom worked for the SJA and parked in the same lot. Bomb went off at 7:30 am, exactly when everyone was arriving for work. Killed a handful of people, injured a bunch more. Mom was early that day and in the bathroom, so very lucky. Later, when she was able to return to her office, there were pieces of metal from the blown up cars (including hers) that had ripped through the window and stuck in the drywall like buckshot. She would have been killed. I played football in HS and we had a game against Fulda, near the E German border. On the way there our coach said, "Let's beat these fuckers and get the hell out of there. When World War 3 starts, it's going to be there." We had some time to kill before the game and I wandered up a hill to look around. In the valley below were nothing but American tanks, line, after line, after line, as far as I could see. Had to be a thousand or more. We did as coach said, beat those fuckers and hauled ass out of there.
  15. Just finished this. I enjoyed it, though it's a bit gossipy. I wasn't an F1 fan during the early 2000s, so the McLaren history when Lewis first started was really interesting.
  16. Well that was pretty damn good. I'll venture this will fight it out with Power of the Dog for a lot of awards. Cinematography is polar opposite, but I wouldn't be able to choose a winner from those two. Only quibble is Coen seemed to play down the prophecy aspect. That was always my favorite part of Macbeth, would have liked that turned up to 11.
  17. I'm watching. But I'm disappointed how it's played out relative to the early premise. Beyond the crash and immediate aftermath, it's pretty boring. Kicked up quite a bit in episode 7 and 8, but I have no idea how they'll tie up all the loose ends in 2 more episoes. Wanted more Lord of the Flies, less relationship bullshit. But I like most of the characters. Lewis is awesome. Ricci steals the show IMO.
  18. They're asking 7k for it. I'll bite at 5. It will take another 20 to make it right (with us doing most of the work), which will hit the average market rate of 25k refurbed. Terrible. But you're on the right track, wife gave it the thumbs up as long as I painted it "British racing green." It has a straight line 6 already. I'll try and add some horses during the rebuild.
  19. You could be right. I thought 'repulsive' fit her character. As you noted she was over educated, and apparently had experienced most of the finer things in life. So I thought her pursuit of someone boring and disheveled like Leo's character was her slumming it to chase a different high.
  20. Might pull the trigger on a new project, '72 Triumph. Minimal rust, only a small hole in DS floorpan, easy fix. Doesn't run, so full restoration, son and I doing most of the work. Talk me out of it (or into it).
  21. Lots of good lines in this movie. One that flew under the radar that cracked me up: Cate and Leo at some press conference. She leans in and whispers "I just want to thank you ... for giving me the most repulsive time of my life."
  22. Though your cruel words may prevent lesser men from fapping to Sondra Locke in her prime, I'd like it on the record that I prevailed over the adversity. Also, I'm sure it was unintentional, but @RPM comments actually assisted in my endeavor.
  23. Read this: And it won't just be humanity that kicks, likely 90% plus/minus of all living things, if the past is any indication of our future.
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