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  1. 1 hour ago, SurlyGator said:

    Conservative Christian in-laws arrive tomorrow for three days.  Almost finished hiding all the liquor and anything drinking related.

    Wife and I are in our mid 50's.

    I have long advocated for ripping that band-aid off, but my wife would bear the brunt of the backlash, so I keep up the charade for her.  They are in their early 80's so their last trip to our house can't be that far down the road.

    I ran into that a bit when I first was dating my now-wife.  I just ordered whatever I wanted at dinner and showed up to family functions with beer and wine.  She and her siblings soon followed suit, and the in-laws got used to it.

  2. 2 hours ago, Vanilla Strange Gato said:

    Amazing they are still open.  They had been for sale.  
     

    It’s been a couple years since I’ve been in Rockin’ Robin but it’s a mess.  Some good stuff tucked in amongst what is mostly a personal collection/museum. 
     

    Video is kinda boring and this Aussie’s forced laugh very couple of minutes get annoying, but hey, it’s gear.  I’m always gonna look at gear, even overpriced used gear. 
     

    I would like to own a Robin.  There is some nostalgia for me with one of their Strat style models.  
     

    Disappointed they didn’t show the rocket launcher in the acoustic room. 
     

     

    I definitely bought some gear from them over the years, but I always felt like I was getting ripped off a little.  Last thing I bought was my 1973 Deluxe Reverb.  I had a 1991 Les Paul HOF Deluxe (all gold).  It had what I thought might be a crack in the neck near the headstock.  I bought it used from GC for a very good price.  Anyway, that Deluxe Reverb spoke to me and I was getting nervous about that crack migrating on the LP.  So I offered it up, and they jumped on it, trading it straight across.  I know they thought they were jobbing me (and they probably did a little bit, but I wanted to unload it and we made a deal.  They had that LP upon their website the next day for over $3K (I'd only paid $1k for it).  Who knows?  Maybe it was a finish crack?  I'd already had it looked at and the jury still was out on that in the "It's impossible to tell without sanding down the finish for a look).  But that was the last time I ever dealt with them.  But I still have that Deluxe Reverb, and it's still the best sounding amp I own.  I also got another Les Paul (2014 Traditional), and even though it's not a custom shop guitar (let alone one of the first C/S guitars), it's a far better instrument than that HOF guitar was.

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  3. 2 hours ago, Hermanator said:

     

    Or if it's a praying type of family then offer to do the Christmas dinner prayer and thank the good lord for shining his light on president trump raping children and now all of his christian followers can atone for their sins and fight to have him removed from office.

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  4. 3 hours ago, tbone_ said:

    Btw I have the mxr 6 band as well. I like the ge7 better because of its level slider, which the mxr doesn’t have. And, well, 7 is one more than 6. 

    It's one more equalized, idn't it?

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  5. On 12/22/2025 at 8:21 AM, Iceman said:

    Michael flipping the gun said he wasn't a robot.  He was no longer "ultra disciplined Marine military man"

    I thought it showed a little Mike Tyson" Plan/ mouf" there, without being catastrophic.

    I always saw it as his being a little stunned and he forgot to drop the gun.  Tossing it was like getting rid of something you forgot you were supposed to get rid of.  It's like Sonny said, you're not killing from a distance.  It's up close.  Michael still is new to this. 

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  6. 25 minutes ago, msucolt45 said:

    Immamac - got to put SURLY on the front!  We have to represent and promote at the same time.  Shit even include the .com website.  Reel them in!

    Hook’em!!!

    He is.  He said as much above.  Gonna put the .net and .co versions too.

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  7. 41 minutes ago, Helobious said:

    Re-watched the highlights today. I don’t know why but it’s almost infinitely more satisfying to watch A&M lose than OU.

    I don't know what kind of spell you just unlocked with this statement, but I don't have a good feeling about it.

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  8. 7 minutes ago, Nicole44 said:

    That’s why I’d rather see aggy advance. Who would you rather see destroyed by OSU, a bozo like Crystal or watch peak delusion Aggy get beaten like a busted pinata at a little league birthday party? I say I’d rather watch aggy get beaten back to the inception of their program. Neither of these teams are beating Ohio State, 

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  9. 11 hours ago, Dbeasy said:
    So we ordered some tamales for Christmas, but they don't ship any sauce to go with them. In year's past, we always just put Wolf brand chili on top or eat them plain or with salsa. Does anyone have a good recipe to top the tamales?

    We have a friend whose wife sells them every Thanksgiving. The sauce we got with them this year was amazing. Spicy as hell. I asked about it, and he said she wings it, but it's close to this  My Spanish barely kicked in about 30 seconds in, but damn-it, I'm going to self-translate this shit.  It's like a mix of spicy raw green and spicy creamy green sauce.  As good or better than the sum of its parts.
     

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  10. On 12/17/2025 at 5:33 PM, shadow_operative2.0 said:

    Hell yeah. 

    French fries = good 

    Chili cheese = good 

    Red onions gotta go though, not my jam. 

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    Yeah, I'm late with this response.  But not the first red-onion hate I've encountered.  So posted partially in hope of an explanation of your incorrect opinion about red onions.

     

    I'll take my answer off the air three days from now.

  11. 13 hours ago, Orange-4-Life said:

    Neither...

    I vote for my VHS collection "The Godfather Epic" which gives (the preferred) Chronological version if I & II 

    I await it's release in 4K.

    We had that as well.  It was the first way I watched Godfather 1 and 2.  Later, I watched them again individually and was confused why it started in the middle. :) 

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  12. On 12/18/2025 at 8:54 AM, Chopper said:

    You're definitely right about that. I read a review of the Duo and the version wirecutter reviewed last year had a non-removable silicone ring, so you'd be SOL for for cleaning or replacement which makes it a non-starter for me. And yet it has a 4.6 on amazon. I'm not sure that's changed in the latest model.

    edit - they may have made the silicone gasket replaceable for the pressure cooker lid, which is good. Reviews say the separate lid for the air fryer is quite bulky, however. Which for me anyway defeats the point of switching how we do things at our house. 

    Yeah, master of none.  If you already have an instant pot, an inexpensive, off-brand air fryer is a good get.  We have both and the Instant Pot gets stowed away for occasional use, while the no-name air fryer stays on the counter and has been used way more than I ever thought we'd use it.

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  13. Just now, Tex Pete said:

    Have they reviewed what Jackie Sheriill and Arceee were paying WR in the 80s and early 90s? I’ll grant that they pretty much ran the ball left and right back then. 

    I hope they paid the mother-father more than Jimbo.  All other positions are walk on (12th man hurda hurda).  They'll fuck this up just like they always do.

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