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  1. 21 minutes ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

     

    It's good news, but take it with a grain of salt.  2020 had a certain reason to keep people away from in person voting.

     

     

    Fairfax county makes it pretty easy to just do it by mail.  Once you apply to vote by mail once, you can just request for them to automatically send you a ballot for all elections going forward.  They text you when they mail it to you, text you when it is received by the post office and then another text when they receive it and count it.  Just got my text earlier today that it's on its way to me.  I'll have it counted by the end of next week.

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  2. 7 minutes ago, immamac said:

    Yeah it slapped. Do they have a favorite beverage? Sodas, flavors of gatorade etc. I'll make sure we stock some just for them. 

    Would be kind of fun to do something zany like a Chinese Buffet or something. We can stretch the budget pretty far if I cook it.

    Cokes and any flavor of gatorade will be a winner!

  3. 1 hour ago, immamac said:

    well, looks like I should plan for another banger then. Anyone have any food cravings?

    The menu you posted for last week's looked awesome.  I brought my kids by one of the tailgates a couple of years ago and they loved it.  My 14 year old is probably looking forward to the tailgate as much as he is going to the actual game.

  4. 1 hour ago, immamac said:

    also for what it's worth Burnt Ends subs are way down to the point of us reducing the deal this year and overall revenue is down as well, not really much movement on true sub numbers compared to burnt ends subs, but ad revenue has continued to go down and not stabilize.

    Tailgate definitely won't be free this year. 

    Are there that many people that drop their subscription?  I would think once you're in, you would tend to stay put - especially with the results on the field of late.  Also - I would guess that the inception of Texas One Fund ate into your subscriber base.   I don't claim to have the answers but maybe create a higher level with some added things like player meet and greets etc...  Maybe an opportunity for subscribers to purchase tickets to one time events.

  5. Question to the group.  Looking to get a HELOC on my primary residence here in Virginia for some remodeling.  What is the best way to get started?  Been looking on line but it's hard to find actual rates to compare.  Do I just need to start calling lenders and shop rates or is there somewhere I can go that has this information consolidated?

  6. On 7/11/2023 at 3:31 AM, CoachTex said:

    Does anyone know anyway to expedite a passport?  We are  supossed to leave on Friday to Spain and my 48 year old sister has not gotten her passport back.  They received it on March 24th, 15 weeks ago.   She paid the extra money to expedite it last week but still no change in status.  Anyone know how to get this passport to her by Thursday?  Any advice is appreciated. 

    Call your congressman or senator's office.  They can often gets things resolved in a hurry.

  7. I could be mistaken but I think we're 4 points behind Stanford going into the last race.  Beat them and we take the championship again.

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  8. 1 hour ago, Party_Taco said:

    We built a fucking palace of a laundry room… this is how it looks 99% of the time. The cleaning ladies wouldn’t dare touch this mess, and 0.0% of it is mine.

    I can also assume there is a mildew infested load sitting in the wash, likely since this past weekend…

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    But a nice humblebrag with the priority bag check tag on the luggage buried under the pile of clothes on the floor!

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  9. On 4/27/2023 at 10:45 PM, Lat22 said:

    I wonder if the pots have something built into them so they don’t become ghost traps when lost. 

    Saw it on an early season where the pots have a biodegradable "rot cord" that breaks down after a number of days so anything can get out at that point.

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  10. On 3/7/2023 at 10:50 AM, Mullet Free said:

     

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    Yes, I honestly believe no one else had anything to gain. 

    Ukraine: what the fuck does it gain? It risks alienating necessary allies and giving credence to Russian claims that Ukraine is a terrorist state. 

    US: Risks alienating allies and ruining the strong leadership it has provided to this point. Gains? Uh, again, I have no idea.

    Poland: their opposition to the pipeline was always about it's potential to enable Russian energy blackmail. I'm pretty sure all of Europe realizes Poland was right about this now. That's why Nordstream 2 never got approval to run in the first place. Again, why blow up a non-operating pipeline when you've already accomplished your goal? Risks: same as above. 

    Germany: hahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahaha hahaha

    Russia risks nothing (an asset that isn't going to be used anytime soon if ever). It gains confusion and doubt in the enemy. It gains creating internal conflict among its enemies. It gains a propaganda point it can use to justify further attack on Ukraine. It gains a propaganda point it can use to further convince Russians they are under attack. 

     

    And, if that is not enough, everything about this is consistent with Russia's actions over the last 20 years. It immediately blamed Ukraine, and when that didnt get the reaction it wanted, it turned around and blame Anglo-Saxons, as if Russia would have any fucking clue as to the ethnicity of the attackers but not be able to identify the exact responsible country. You're buying into bullshit. Be better. 

     

    Responsible parties in order of likelihood:

    1) Russia

    2) Russia

    3) Russia

    4) Aliens

    5) Latveria

    6) Alternate universe Russia

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    3097) Still not Ukraine or anyone in NATO. 

     

    Again, no one but Russia had anything to gain from blowing up an inactive pipeline. And no one in this thread has named one way in which anyone besides Russia benefits. To do so would require (1) ignoring the immediate previous conditions of the pipeline, (2) ignoring European moves away from Russian oil/gas dependence, and (3) ignoring that any benefits were negligible in comparison to risks if discovered. But maybe you're up for the challenge. So, take your shot: Explain how any country besides Russia benefits. Bonus points if you can include a full risk-award analysis without it all sounding fucking stupid. 

     

    Russia benefits every which way. And Russia didn't risk anything by doing it, you know, since the pipelines weren't doing anything and would be relatively trivially to repair if shit changed. People need to stop overthinking shit and/or carrying water for Russian bullshit. 

    My oh my how the turntables. @bernorange  Too bad this was so certain that the thread was locked. 

    Of course this is just a partial story leak. We'll see how it evolves.

     

    On 3/7/2023 at 11:29 AM, Mullet Free said:

    No. Not especially.

    But we do know that this pretty much excludes Russia as the perpetrator of the sabotage. I'd love to know the reason why this story is being released now. Anonymous intelligence sources, through the NYT.

    We also know that this was an incredible example of the groupthink that has taken over this conflict. Simply stating that you question the original official narrative immediately led to being told you're "carrying water for Russian bullshit" amongst other insults. No critical thinking at all, just reactionary. All those quotes I highlighted were from just one of our esteemed, know it all posters before the thread was locked. 

     

     

    These posts both aged well.   Of course we just needed to apply some critical thinking and we would have seen the light.

     

     

    On 4/28/2023 at 5:46 AM, 956 Worldwide said:

    More on the NS explosions and the Russian submersible; this is a great account for all things Russian navy.  
     

    This whole episode has been a case study in how lies get around the world before the truth ties its shoes. And even now, because responsible people are reporting, it can’t go farther than “we know this ship with this submersible was in this place on these dates.”

    Still nowhere to be found- Ukrainian commandos, U.S. navy divers on Norwegian ships, remote control detonators, or “Anglo-Saxons.” 

     

     

     

    3 hours ago, The Dog said:

     

    I think the phrase "useful idiots" is appropriate here.

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  11.  

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    Charlie Strong decides to leave Miami Hurricanes over DC snub

    Veteran coach Charlie Strong, who was Miami's co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach last season, told ESPN on Thursday that he would not return to Miami in 2023 after being passed over for the defensive coordinator job.

    "Coach [Mario] Cristobal and the program made a decision to go in a different direction. It's time for me to go in a different direction," Strong said.

    It was reported Tuesday that Lance Guidry agreed to a deal to become Miami's defensive coordinator two days after Kevin Steele told Cristobal he was leaving for the same position at Alabama. Guidry had been at Tulane for three weeks before taking the Miami job. He spent last season as Marshall's defensive coordinator, and the Thundering Herd finished in the top five in six different FBS defensive categories.

    Strong, 62, has extensive recruiting ties throughout the state of Florida as well as the Southeast. He was the Florida Gators' defensive coordinator on their 2006 and 2008 national championship teams and one of their top recruiters. He has coached 15 players selected in the first round of the NFL draft.

    Miami was 5-7 a year ago in Cristobal's first season as coach, the first time the Hurricanes finished the regular season with a losing record since 2007. They finished tied for 67th nationally (10th in the ACC) in scoring defense at 26.8 points per game and were 97th nationally in scoring offense (10th in the ACC) at 23.6 points per game. Miami also finished tied for 118th nationally (next to last in the ACC) with 25 lost turnovers.

    Chuck moving on to bigger and better things.

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    I tell her to FedEx me the key, just before this icy crap. Key finally arrives and I go yesterday and get the car, with all the fun you’d expect from getting an unfamiliar car with a completely dead battery that hasn’t started in over a year from Dallas to Fort Worth. 

     

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