Posts posted by 52-80
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On 11/26/2025 at 6:39 PM, Knoxtnhorn said:
Before the have to contribute to the dysfunctional family Christmas thread, please help solve the following math problem/family argument.
Target had a Black Friday deal. First 100 in line win a prize. 10 of the prizes are bonus, more valuable prizes.
If my wife, 2 sons, SIL, and mom go, what are the odds of winning a bonus prize?
well thats conditional on you guys being included in the first 100 in line, the parameters for which is unknown.
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20 hours ago, Bevo&Pevo said:
Good last-minute gift for your junk drawer, toolbox or good buddy.
This is my favorite stocking stuffer
https://www.wera.de/en/tools/kraftform-kompakt-20-with-pouch
Im kinda jonesing for some Japanese hand tools but have no justifiable need for one
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11 hours ago, markstanco said:
I’ve told this story before but it’s a good one.
today, thanksgiving, I go to what is called the martini matinee. It started with 2 men who passed years ago, I believe this was the 49th.
They were both at the office thanksgiving morning and one saw the other across the square in Atlanta Texas. He called, and asked “why are you working?” “To get away from my in-laws”. “Come over to my office and let’s have a martini”
rules are, coat and tie. 10:30-11:30, with a mandatory leave at 11:30. You can only have martinis (gin or vodka) and served in pewter cups over ice. So straight vodka or straight gin. Nothing else is offered.
"this is what they [my political adversaries] took away from us"
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22 minutes ago, Bevo&Pevo said:
We just knocked our list before my knee surgery. Cold front passed through, and our Cypress tree takes a lightning strike. Now, I have a tree that needs some attention. Oh, but wait! As if that isn't enough, the collateral damage includes blower motor in the air handler, robot vac, fried a GFCI, and a Kuerig. We replaced the coffee immediately. Priorities first. It has all been repaired or replaced, but the F'n tree.
maybe buy some lotto tickets on behalf of the tree
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6 minutes ago, Voluminous Banality said:
Woof, that's certainly a take. This Texas team, as of right now, isn't as good as the past two years, but in no way am I ready to concede that it would have no shot against Texas Tech or Oregon.
Fans also like watching their teams play in the big show. We don't have to be the favorite to win it for me to want to see Texas get a shot.It has a shot at TTU and Oregon. Its body of work and their body work says it would be the disfavored team, and that it does not deserve a shot.
TTU has run roughshod over everyone, with 2 convincing ranked wins, and just 1 squeaker loss on the road. The season's results says it is closer to #1 than Texas is.
So it would be a bigger travesty if , for example, TTU lands at #5 and is excluded from a 4-team playoff and a crack at the NCG than Texas landing at #13 and is excluded from its shot.
I'm a Texas fan but have to be objective too. We're fighting for scraps here.
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4 minutes ago, immamac said:
Texas could absolutely make a run if they make it arch is playing Elite Football. The defense getting back to early season contender status is doable as well.
This is conditional on 2 things that have not been true for half of the season, Arch playing Elite and the Defense playing elite. The defense allowed 38 by MissSt and for Arkansas to almost do what they wanted.
We're also changing the original agreement: that qualification is based on the season's body of work.
It's never been "what team is hottest" or "what team could win when playing at their best". Otherwise we'll have to allow Tennessee, Michigan, Utah, etc in the picture.
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There's a sort of re-framing fallacy that comes up often in sports discussion. None of this matters because Texas isn't winning the championship.
The playoffs isn't the goal. The championship is. Arbitrarily cutting playoff qualification to #12 is required for matter of practicality. The historical and predictive chances of these late-entrants actually winning the championship is basically zero.
All this scheduling and perceived strength (=ranking) handwringing is moot. It mattered in the BCS and 4-team era, where being #2 vs #5 means a tons. Being #12 vs #15 doesn't change shit.
If Texas had scheduled a cupcake instead of OSU, but still lost to Florida and Georgia, while squeaking by Kentucky/MSU/Vanderbilt, it would meaningfully change the strength the team or its championship hopes. This hypothetical Texas team would lose to TTU/Ore in Round 1, and get assblasted by the T4 in the quarterfinals.
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52 minutes ago, Superhero said:
Is time to join the future.
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We're prepping our house for a sale and fixing all of the little bugs so that it presents perfectly. Things like sagging door / sticky door frames, recaulking some tiles and such.
Knocked it all out of the way over the last weekend and it was so goddamn easy and fast I just kinda wonder why I was so lazy to tackle it earlier when we were using the goddamn house.
Texas vs. Texas A&M - 6:30pm on ABC
in Football
hes a slippery, shifty bastard isnt he