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Wally Fairway

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  1. 1 hour ago, ChiTownDoc said:

    This is a fact.  Stay the course and fight back however you can - agree you should stay within the boundaries of the law and we don't have much ammo right now.  BUT, anyone who throws their arms up and is like 'oh well, we lost, this is the end' hasn't read enough history books.  

    Man o'man - I really hope you are right. But this feels different than in the past, but maybe everything goes that way. I don't think the US government has ever embraced the leaders of business (oligarchy) like it is now; this country was built on immigration, but the last comprehensive reform package passed by Congress was in 1986, parts have been tweaked but no major bill since then. I live in an agricultural area, and many specialty crops will go unharvested because of fear of ICE. Before that there were high school and college kids who would pick fruits and vegetables next to immigrants, but the US youth don't want to do that work today & the immigrants can't get the VISA's they did in the past or fear they will get rounded up. Many of these were families, and the came for the harvest and went back to Mexico (this was years ago), but then Mexico became to violent so they stayed...but with no real path to citizenship or permanent status. 
    MAGA throws a blind net of murderers, rapists, etc and ignores those who produce for our economy. I don't know the answer to this problem, but blindly shipping them "back" doesn't seem like the right solution.

    I know some people who view this as a Trump problem, but I fear he is really the figurehead, a TV spokesman, who could rally the votes. They think that once he isn't running that balance will come back to the political system. I think there are powerful people actually pulling the strings, and changes are being made to how elections will work that will keep these people in power for many more cycles. 

    No one should just throw up their arms, but I do think that people will take personal peril to challenge the party (we have really already seen this when powerful politicians have ceded their voice to Trump (and his shot callers), people like Rubio, Cruz, and many others; along with the group that were able to get elected because they worship at the feet of MAGA (Taylor Greene, at least 3 here in Michigan that I could name, Boebert, etc. 

    I guess we will wait and see how the mid-terms go, with the economy stalling, tariffs on the horizon, inflation returning (if tariffs hit), the market caught between Presidential announcements, and potentially lower voter turnout. 

    But hey - American Pope, born in Chicago, did a stint in seminary high school in Michigan and a Big East grad so go Pope (though to be honest I was really hoping for Cardinal Pizzaballa....because I like to say it) 

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  2. 1 hour ago, 'stache said:

    Goddamnit, I'm getting surly af over the comments that "he's not the first American pope." Mother fuckers, the USA is the only country in the Americas that has the word America in its name. Argentinains don't call themselves fucking Americans, they call themselves Argentinians. The term "American" has been universally accepted as the nationality of a person from the United States of America. It doesn't step on anyone else's toes. People from Canada are Canadians, people from Colubia are Columbians, etc., etc. Nobody else in the Americas uses the term "American" as a reference to their nationality. Pretty sure most would be pissed if you called them "American." Every third comment on every article that refers to him as the first American pope. That statement is correct because, again, its referring to nationality, not which fucking string of continents someone may have been born on. So fucking annoying. 

    Americans are also called Yanks (short for Yankee) by Brits, so are all Texans also Yankees?

    The Gulf of Mexico is called the Gulf of Mexico by every, except MAGA. So which is it?

    And water is wet, except it is not. It is a liquid, that when it is on another substance, them that substance is wet. So the real question is can a liquid make itself wet? H²O is not the only liquid,  any liquid you come in contact with gets you wet. Perhaps I am a liquid, because I made South Austin's mom wet, before...well, the rest of that story is not going to be posted in a Papal thread. 

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  3. 23 hours ago, smuggs said:

    Holding out for Pope Pizzaballa I. Would be hilarious to have a Pope Pizzaballa IV in the year 2154.

    Do us a solid, Catholics.

     

     

    13 hours ago, TheStoicPaisano said:

    I was being glib and didn’t realize this was a real guy (not a Cornballer). He must be the favorite for the name alone.

     

    12 hours ago, Blotto said:

    Pizzaballa was +1250 earlier in the week, but they removed the futures at my book this morning. Odds are back up this afternoon and our boy is +650. Steam play, imo....

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    I am hoping that if Pizzaballa is elected he chooses Pepperoni I as his Pope name.

    I mean who wouldn't like Pope Pepperoni Pizzaballa?

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  4. 58 minutes ago, burnt beanz said:

    Do you really think he’s going into the office everyday at 94?

    Yup, he's been doing it for  60+ years. His job consists is reading financial news, reading financial reports, talking to senior executive from Berkshire operating companies, and recently taking an afternoon nap. It isn't like he's working in a mine,  running a press, or out mowing lawns in Houston in the summer. 

     

  5. 29 minutes ago, B00M said:

    Shouldn’t a 94 year old retiring be priced in? 

    Market seems entirely headline driven right now. 

    and I will say it again - he isn't even retiring, he is giving up one of his titles. anyone who thinks he won't be involved is fooling themselves.
    then again, this tells me to have funds available when he dies and/or cant sit at a desk anymore reading the financial news.

  6. 12 minutes ago, CooterBrown said:

    Bought some BRK-B at the end of the day yesterday since it had dipped like 4% with Buffett's retirement.  That's my first foray back into stocks since the first of March.  I'm now around 60% GLD, 30% SGOV, 10% BRK-B.

     

    Good move (hopefully), but I think it shows that there will be another opportunity when Uncle Warren can't be the Chairman. Because, IMO, him stepping down as CEO is a mere window dressing, as Chairman I think he will still go into the office every day...after stopping at McDonalds for breakfast, so he can read the WSJ, have his breakfast sammy and his first (or second) coke of the day.

  7. Quail Hollow is home to 4 wins for Rory, so after winning the Masters is the co-favorite at +500, along with Scottie (shows what a dominant week can do for you)
    Jordan looking for his career grand slam; JT returning to where his won is 1st major (FWIW -8 was the winning score in 2017); Bryson looking to prop up the LIV crewe, and for fun Michael Block (of the 2023 Block party fame at Oak Hill has qualified. 

    I have great hopes for this to be a close event with big names dominating; and Jordan with a chance (for the 9th time) to get the slam. 18th hole is 494 (from the tips) and makes for a challenging finish.

    Quail Hollow Club

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  8. 23 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

    And if you're a dentist who wants to look tough, while carrying a companion of prematurely aged skin and overly saggy breasts, there really is no other choice of ride.

    10 minutes ago, Macanudo said:

    Dentist, lawyer...   220, 221.  Whatever it takes.

    Good thing he didn't say accountant 

    Three Stooges GIFs | Tenor

  9. 12 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

    And if you're a dentist who wants to look tough, while carrying a companion of prematurely aged skin and overly saggy breasts, there really is no other choice of ride.

    Christ man, you should write a movie.....or did you already?
    Wild Hogs' not so wild

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  10. 38 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

    I can't believe we are just letting this happen.  He should be removed from office.  Single handedly brought global trade to a screeching halt.  What.  The.  Fuck.

    I need 30 dolls, or even 2-3, so this doesn't affect me. Let's face it, "we" are just dumb fucks, let by a mainly backward facing media, and a loud mouthed mouth breather cult leading morning, and in 6-9 months they will all be surprised that no one saw it coming.

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  11. 26 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

    I'm shaking my head at any headlines that mention the shocking exit of Warren. One, he says that he's staying on until the end of the year. Second, he's 94. There is no such thing as a shocking exit for anyone that age. It's not even shocking when someone 94 passes away without warning. Finally, he's been grooming successors for a while so it's doubtful there will be meaningful strategic changes, for those that want that continuity.

    He's not going anywhere, IMO it is all window dressing. Warren will continue to be Chairman, go into the office and do what he wants. I'm not complaining, but I think this is meant to ease all those who worry about his age & what happens when he dies (or can't go into the office)

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  12. 5 hours ago, South Austin said:

    Who wants to go with me to commit some crimes in Jacksboro this weekend?

    Jeez, that sounds like a lot of effort, how about we just throw rocks off overpasses (like the normal posters)

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  13. 1 hour ago, ztejas said:

    Lmao that's an all-time Spieth shot.

    It might be #2, I still put his shot at Pebble from the cliff side as #1 Jordan being Jordan shot (for just another ho-hum par)

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  14. 31 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

    JFC

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    the only correct reply to this is FAFO
    President Huff & Puff is going to spend a lot of time and effort trying to put the toothpaste back in the tube, and then telling you it was Bidens fault that there was toothpaste around to start with.

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