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  1. 12 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

    J’accuse!!!

    The other feature of KLBJAM brain is an absolute refusal to use Google.

    Pease Park conservancy paid for the statue. Try to keep up.

    Yeah the city gets involved in plenty of stupid projects and plenty of grifty projects, but this one was privately funded all along.  I saw the articles when they first announced it and thought the trolls were pretty cool-- I think Austin is as good of a place as any to have one.

    I do seriously wonder, though, how long it'll be before some asshole tags it or destroys it.  That'll suck.

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  2. On 3/7/2024 at 1:25 PM, BabaYaga said:

    Megaforce!  I thought this was so damn cool as a kid

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    Megaforce, Krull, and Beastmaster were all in heavy rotation on HBO and Cinemax in the early/mid 80s.  I've seen each of them probably dozens of times, and I'm not ashamed to admit it.

     

     

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  3. 21 hours ago, Jiggy-Z said:

    We lived on Melshire and bugged out to even farther north Austin in 1975.

    There was a big field behind our house that had killer bluebonnets and hundreds of horny toads. It had a track like trail around it and found quite a few meteorite fragments in it.

    Thin Treeline to the south where I found lots of skin mag "remnants". I was only 7 so not too impressed.

    Hung out a little bit with older dirt bikers who were probably all of 12 or 13 who smoked and I thought were sooooo cool.

    Good times.

    Yup that was what we called "The Field."  I had a friend on Melshire as well, we dug a complete tunnel under his fence and covered the yard-side of it with some scrap plywood and branches.  We'd tell his folks we were playing in the backyard but then we'd go escape into The Field.  We thought we were living some real-life prison movie escape drama.  Turns out his parents knew the whole time and just played along for fun.

    Good times.

     

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  4. On 11/4/2023 at 6:54 PM, 956 Worldwide said:

    You need to go to U Fleku even though it’s a total tourist trap. The dark beer is some of the best in the city and is legitimate. I’d stop for an afternoon rest and get a snack of beer cheese to go with it, ignore the Schnapps and the rest of the menu. The waiters are surly. 

    Totally agree, so glad we ignored the advice NOT to go there, and went anyway, armed with this knowledge.  Had some fantastic beer and snacks, ignored the schnapps and watched a nearby table get angry when they found out what a scam that was.

    Also the oompah band knew the tune to "I've Been Working on the Railroad" so we tipped them to play it, and then confused everyone by singing The Eyes over and over again...

     

     

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  5. On 3/17/2024 at 8:29 AM, Jiggy-Z said:

    Speaking of skating rinks...I was disappointed when one day I was riding my bike over the vacant lot where the trucks would illegally dump construction fill which was honed into ramps and curves and other cool 1970's bike stunt shit, and the next day, was stripped clean in preparation for Playland Skating Rink which I think opened in 1974.

    We called the vacant lot the "Humpities" . Humpities you had a good run  RIP 1974-1974.

    I think you and I have talked about this before, I grew up about a block away from Playland (my parents still live in the same house), and although it was always Playland for me, there was still "The Field" in between those two old sections of the "Shoal Creek North/Northwest Terrace" neighborhood, where Benbrook and Thrushwood dead-ended.  The Field had a lot of trails cut through it, with a lot of built-up bicycle jumps, that we thought were just totally awesome in 1980.  It also had a big brushy tree-lined area at the south end where I can only imagine the older kids went and smoked weed.  

  6. 1 minute ago, GreenspointTexas said:

    Yall are barking up the wrong tree

     

     

    Theyll all be moving back north in 20-30 years when its pretty much 115 degrees half the year. Gonna make parts of Hou-DFW-ATX-SA look like detroit. 

    Don't Texas my Minneapolis!!!!!

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  7. 3 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

    Apropos of nothing, but I'm curious:  when someone transfers within a company from the Bay area to (say) Austin, do they have to take a pay cut?

    It's been addressed by a couple of posters already, but the answer is-- yes it does happen, depending on the company, or even the position or job code within that company.

     

  8. 1 minute ago, closetohumping said:

     

    Here’s a screenshot but I could look but the article is long as fuck:

     

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    I don’t know any liberal Californians that want to goto Texas unless they can’t afford it here

    That talks about desires, but I didn't see anything about actions.  I'm interested in seeing if there are actually any studies of people who have already moved, that would support the assertion that "it's mostly Republicans fleeing Democratic states."

    And it's not so much "can't afford to live in California" but more like "can buy more for their money" in Texas.  I'm an engineer/business guy in high tech in Austin, most of the California transplants I know are tech workers that have relocated, often for the same company but switching from bay area offices, to Texas ones, to make their money stretch further.  And like I said, not a one of them would be classified as conservative or Republican.  

     

  9. 13 minutes ago, Smax said:

     

    Its mostly republicans fleeing democratic states

    Could be?  Is there a link to back that up?

    I know lots of Californians that have moved to Texas.  Not a single one of them could be described as "Republican."

     

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  10. 1 minute ago, closetojumping said:

    Self reflection turns into self loathing and is a constant, tedious issue on this board, this discussion included. We’re all well aware of the shortcomings of Texas. This isn’t that thread. An assistant coach sleeping with a trainer is a horrible equivocation for numerous coaches at ATM who have run the spectrum from damned near slave trading to killing players to being fired for flagrantly racist shit to IRS scams to punching an opposing aging coach with MS in the aftermath of a game. It’s absurd. 

    You also cited a player issue that one time. I didn’t even mention players in the litany of shit that runs through ATM. That’s a non sequitur and a reach.

    I was going for a fun recounting, on the ATM thread, of the many terrible hires they’ve had without having to see it lawyered up with the “well, ackshually, we also did blah blah blah”. 

    You're obviously a hoot at parties.

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  11. 11 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

    What you posted were reaches by comparison to damn near anything mentioned about ATM. 

    Agree 100%.  If you couldn't tell by the wording, I was just having some fun.  I think it's okay to poke fun at our own program.  I don't take myself or UT sports overly seriously.  It's entertainment-- it's supposed to be fun.

     

    12 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

    We don’t always have to go through self-reflection. 

    But I disagree with this 100%.  The capability for self-reflection is one of the prime differentiators between Longhorns, and ags.  It's a tremendous weakness for them, that they take themselves far too seriously, and are completely incapable of self-reflection.

     

     

     

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  12. We've had our own issues, like an assistant coach who got involved with a chubby trainer, Case McCoy's video escapades, and of course Ol Freak Nasty.

    But at least none of them were murderers.

     

     

  13. 12 hours ago, DaggerHorns said:

    They also invented lattes and croissants.

    Banh mi, imo

    3 hours ago, JMFP said:

    I have an uncle that always drinks French beer on July 4th to acknowledge their contributions.

    I appreciate the sentiment but good lord, why would anyone subject themselves to some of the worst beer on the planet, when the French make the best wine?

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  14. 12 hours ago, Nicole44 said:

    I don’t care if this is just for Austin. But shit is getting real in Kansas. Toto go home! not sure where I should put this. 
     

    (this guy may be my favorite of the storm chasers this year—he got incredible photos outside of Canadian at the start of the wildfires.) 

     

    The  all-encompassing-non-Texas-weather thread would be appropriate, but anyway, hope you're staying safe and don't end up in Oz.  Unless you want to go to Oz.  

     

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  15. 40 minutes ago, Redneck Mutha said:

    Cochon is a good choice.  My favorite for dinner right now is Peche, and that's a good spot for oysters as well.  

    In the CBD, Seaworthy has a good selection of oysters.  I think they have a happy hour deal, and Superior may as well.  Have not eaten at Superior but have heard good things from others who have been.  

    Superior is definitely good and has decent happy hour specials including $1.25 oysters.

     

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