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- Wed Sep 16, 2015 12:36 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Spring - Summer Reading Thread
- Replies: 113
- Views: 6824
Re: Spring - Summer Reading Thread
Pruitt, the cover of the book says Arsenal dominates. That should have been your first clue. Bensell, a Mark Levin book? I hope you aren't listening to an audiobook screamed by the author. Sounds like an interesting premise, but he one step below Michael Savage on the crackpot ladder. Curious to he...
- Wed Sep 16, 2015 12:05 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Spring - Summer Reading Thread
- Replies: 113
- Views: 6824
Re: Spring - Summer Reading Thread
This, and its sequel, were very good reads: http://bi.hcpdts.com/page/450/EwIaWqDxBJPJUu7rJh2VzQ55WaHe4gsAeY5VlWyfOgdS7vB3CidS!pxvgzMNfZ1nRiJTw0coSw6po!WgF19IVYmkkg42!oe99JOhhQC87cAksSxHZymU8xoTCuRylHu9/WceGgDUNlCA8RPHOz66AbHHs4RI12Vqg+OoBRGBrKx2plCphEkAr3aizNSRpuGHkIoDZcS4gLRs3LNNbucM2tzHjr1b6gOv!J...
- Wed Sep 16, 2015 11:43 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge September 2015
- Replies: 169
- Views: 8777
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge September 2015
howard 2-0
Rex 2-0
Pruitt 2-0
AB 2-0
Moreta 2-0
Syb 1-1
GPJ 1-1
Chedda 1-1
Duff 1-1
Trav 1-1
Bensell 1-1
Giff 0-2
Nope on the Frost poem with my answer being what howard said above; got the 2nd easy.
Rex 2-0
Pruitt 2-0
AB 2-0
Moreta 2-0
Syb 1-1
GPJ 1-1
Chedda 1-1
Duff 1-1
Trav 1-1
Bensell 1-1
Giff 0-2
Nope on the Frost poem with my answer being what howard said above; got the 2nd easy.
- Thu Sep 03, 2015 12:00 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Commercials
- Replies: 939
- Views: 70460
Re: Commercials
I hate the 3 old women who sexually harass various men at the Volkswagen dealerships. Do you think for a second that any company could get away with that campaign using old men? Plus their voices are extremely annoying
- Thu Sep 03, 2015 11:50 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Swamp Conference Power Rankings
- Replies: 54
- Views: 2571
Re: Swamp Conference Power Rankings
I had to add the Tufts Jumbos home America East Conference: (1): Ryan American Athletic Conference: Atlantic 10 Conference (2): Mister D; J-Lo Atlantic Coast Conference (1): Dsafetyguy Atlantic Sun Conference: Big 12 Conference: Big East Conference(1): L-jam Big Sky Conference(1): howard Big South C...
- Wed Aug 26, 2015 1:45 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Ridiculous Things You Read On Facebook
- Replies: 2496
- Views: 227067
Re: Ridiculous Things You Read On Facebook
holy memories. my year living at 1999 Comm Ave was miserable - i hated living off-campus. (also BC had no frats which i was more than happy about) I had a college friend who lives about a quarter mile east on Comm Ave after graduation. Spent a week there as a tourist in '98. How many Swampers were ...
- Wed Aug 26, 2015 1:40 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Guns: Infinity
- Replies: 1441
- Views: 70628
Re: Guns: Infinity
I think that if the American viewing audience would see the actual footage of people being gunned down it may move the mood for at least some minimum form of gun control. But probably not... On a side note, cable news has no problem showing black men getting gunned down by cops but almost every stat...
- Wed Aug 26, 2015 1:35 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Television (no longer temporary)
- Replies: 6295
- Views: 384984
Re: Temporary Television
I'm a few weeks behind, but yes, I like Humans too. Especially Emily Berrington who plays Niska. Rules: http://assets-s3.usmagazine.com/uploads/assets/article_photos/Emily-Berrington-062515.jpg There is only one Niska. http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/firefly/images/6/69/Niska.jpg/revision/lates...
- Fri Aug 21, 2015 11:59 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Television (no longer temporary)
- Replies: 6295
- Views: 384984
Re: Temporary Television
Just finished Orphan Black - season 3. Definitely a show that requires paying a lot of attention (and even then it's hard to keep up with some plot points), but overall a pretty good season. But more than anything, Tatiana Maslany is just incredible. She plays anywhere from 4 to 7 different charact...
- Fri Aug 21, 2015 11:39 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Spring - Summer Reading Thread
- Replies: 113
- Views: 6824
Re: Spring - Summer Reading Thread
The ending was a bit off, for lack of a better term, but I really liked the style and story of it.Giff wrote:Bensell, I'm finishing up The Fold today. I'm not sure I'm enjoying the ending, but I still have about 50 pages.
- Thu Aug 20, 2015 8:51 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Spring - Summer Reading Thread
- Replies: 113
- Views: 6824
Re: Spring - Summer Reading Thread
I really liked this - it was on par with top bar Tom Clancy shit: https://fromthegreennotebook.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/screen-shot-2015-06-11-at-10-39-31-am.png I read this in one day and loved it. Glad I already had the second book in the trilogy in my library request list https://bookpeopleblo...
- Wed Aug 05, 2015 12:14 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015
- Replies: 271
- Views: 12416
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015
Table
howard 18-5
Pruitt 16-7
Bensell 14-9
Shirley 10-13
Chedda 9-14
Duff 9-14
Giff 9-14
Trav 6-17
Yes on Breaking Bad & Diamondbacks
No on Thorn Birds & Weird Al
howard 18-5
Pruitt 16-7
Bensell 14-9
Shirley 10-13
Chedda 9-14
Duff 9-14
Giff 9-14
Trav 6-17
Yes on Breaking Bad & Diamondbacks
No on Thorn Birds & Weird Al
- Tue Jul 28, 2015 1:46 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015
- Replies: 271
- Views: 12416
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015
howard 15-4
Pruitt 13-6
Bensell 12-7
AB 11-8
BSF 7-12
Chedda 6-13
Trav 5-14
I might have been incorrect on the spelling too. If I ever get on Jeopardy I will have to remember to spell phonetically
Pruitt 13-6
Bensell 12-7
AB 11-8
BSF 7-12
Chedda 6-13
Trav 5-14
I might have been incorrect on the spelling too. If I ever get on Jeopardy I will have to remember to spell phonetically
- Mon Jul 27, 2015 4:28 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4726
Re: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
Thanks for all the thanks.
The medal table is total of all medals a country wins; a bronze counts the same as a gold in it.
The medal table is total of all medals a country wins; a bronze counts the same as a gold in it.
- Mon Jul 27, 2015 2:25 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4726
Re: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
The Greg Popovich Cup (Cumulative Tournament Scores) 210 - DC47 218 - wlulax/Ryan 223 - AB 242 - duff 254 - LJam 258 - sancarlos 264 - Pruitt/Sybian 265 - Kelly 269 - Carwash 299 - Herm 303 - rush 314 - rass 320 - BSF 332 - SLolz 345 - chedda 354 - MrD 361 - Jerloma 366 - Giff 367 - travzilla 409 - ...
- Mon Jul 27, 2015 2:18 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4726
Re: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
The Jim Mora Cup (PLAYOFFS!) Final Scores 103 - DC47 111 - Ryan 114 - AB 116 - wlulax 125 - Pruitt 128 - sancarlos 130 - LJam/Kelly 131 - duff/Carwash 139 - Sybian 143 - Herm 152 - travzilla 174 - rass 177 - BSF 190 - rush 194 - chedda 201 - SLolz 202 - MrD 212 - Jerloma 237 - PDX 256 - Giff 388 - b...
- Mon Jul 27, 2015 2:03 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4726
Re: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
Championship Round Final Scores
DC47 24
AB 25
19 - rush
24 - Ryan/Pruitt
25 - Kelly
28 - Sybian/duff/Carwash
29 - Herm
30 - sancarlos
31 - LJam/Jerloma
35 - wlulax/rass
37 - BSF
50 - PDX
54 - chedda
88 - SLolz/MrD/Giff/bronto/bfj
DC47 24
AB 25
19 - rush
24 - Ryan/Pruitt
25 - Kelly
28 - Sybian/duff/Carwash
29 - Herm
30 - sancarlos
31 - LJam/Jerloma
35 - wlulax/rass
37 - BSF
50 - PDX
54 - chedda
88 - SLolz/MrD/Giff/bronto/bfj
- Mon Jul 27, 2015 1:57 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4726
Re: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
Final question - Top 10 on the Medal Table at Sochi 2014 1 - USA - BSF 1 - Germany - Kelly 1 - Switzerland - sancarlos 2 - Netherlands - wlulax/duff 3 - Russia - Ryan/PDX/Jerloma 3 - Austria - rush/Sybian/DC47 4 - Norway - chedda/Carwash/AB/LJam 4 - Canada - Pruitt/rass/Herm/travz Other Correct Bela...
- Mon Jul 27, 2015 1:49 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4726
Re: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
And the SwampCrash Invitational Cup championship match is tied going into the last question.
DC47 21
AB 21
DC47 21
AB 21
- Mon Jul 27, 2015 1:47 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4726
Re: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
Finals scores through 8 DC47 18 AB 20 Question 9 - 10 largest US cities 1 - Chicago - AB 1 - Dallas - Kelly 2 - Los Angeles - Jerloma/travz 2 - Houston - Carwash/BSF 2 - Philadelphia - Pruitt/rass 2 - Phoenix - Ryan/duff 2 - San Antonio - Sybian/Herm 2 - San Diego - rush/LJam 3 - San Jose - wlulax/s...
- Mon Jul 27, 2015 1:40 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4726
Re: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
Finals score through 7 DC47 16 AB 18 Question 8 - multiple NBA title winning teams 1 - Knicks - Herm 2 - Celtics - Ryan/Sybian 2 - Spurs - rass/Kelly 2 - Warriors - rush/sancarlos 2 - Nationals/76ers - Carwash/AB 2 - Pistons - duff/DC47 3 - Heat - chedda/Pruitt/travz 5 - Bulls - wlulax/PDX/Jerloma/L...
- Mon Jul 27, 2015 1:33 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4726
Re: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
Question 7 - first 10 members of the Justice League 1 - Green Arrow - rush 2 - Superman - PDX/DC47 2 - The Flash - Pruitt/AB 2 - Green Lantern - duff/BSF 3 - Aquaman - Ryan/Sybian/Jerloma 4 - Wonder Woman - Carwash/Kelly/LJam/travz Other correct Batman Martian Manhunter Atom Hawkman Incorrect 9 - Ro...
- Mon Jul 27, 2015 1:27 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4726
Re: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
Question 6 - AFL franchises 1 - Boston Patriots - rush 1 - Buffalo Bills - Pruitt 1 - Houston Oilers - chedda 1 - Oakland Raiders - travz 2 - Cincinnati Bengals - Carwash/AB 2 - Denver Broncos - sancarlos/rass 3 - New York Titans/Jets - Sybian/Jerloma/Herm 3 - Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs - wlul...
- Mon Jul 27, 2015 1:22 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4726
Re: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
Halftime Scores
DC47 11
AB 14
10 - Herm/rush
11 - Ryan
12 - Pruitt
13 - wlulax/sancarlos/LJam
14 - Carwash/Kelly
15 - Sybian/Jerloma
16 - rass
17 - duff
19 - BSF
24 - PDX
29 - chedda
44 - SLolz/MrD/Giff/bronto/bfj
DC47 11
AB 14
10 - Herm/rush
11 - Ryan
12 - Pruitt
13 - wlulax/sancarlos/LJam
14 - Carwash/Kelly
15 - Sybian/Jerloma
16 - rass
17 - duff
19 - BSF
24 - PDX
29 - chedda
44 - SLolz/MrD/Giff/bronto/bfj
- Mon Jul 27, 2015 1:17 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4726
Re: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
Question 5 - Canadian provinces 1 - Ontario - rass 1 - New Brunswick - Pruitt 1 - Newfoundland & Labrador - Ryan 2 - Nova Scotia - rush/travz 2 - Manitoba - Herm/AB 3 - British Columbia - PDX/Kelly/Jerloma 3 - Prince Edward Island - Carwash/sancarlos/Sybian 3 - Saskatchewan - wlulax/LJam/BSF 3 -...
- Mon Jul 27, 2015 1:11 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4726
Re: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
Question 4 - last 10 US Open mens single champions 1 - Novak Djokovic - BSF 1 - Juan Martin del Poro - DC47 1 - Andy Roddick - travz 2 - Pete Sampras - rush/Kelly 2 - Lleyton Hewitt - Jerloma/Herm 2 - Marat Safin - Ryan/LJam 3 - Rafael Nadal - PDX/Sybian/AB 3 - Andy Murray - Pruitt/wlulax/rass 3 - R...
- Mon Jul 27, 2015 1:04 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4726
Re: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
Question 3 - multiple time winner for Oscar Leading Actor 1 - Fredric March - Pruitt 2 - Gary Cooper - sancarlos/LJam 2 - Dustin Hoffman - rush/DC47 2 - Sean Penn - Herm/AB 4 - Daniel Day-Lewis - Carwash/Kelly/Jerloma/travz 4 - Marlon Brando - wlulax/PDX/Sybian/BSF 4 - Tom Hanks - chedda/Ryan/rass/d...
- Mon Jul 27, 2015 12:56 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4726
Re: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
Question 2 - American Nobel Prize for Literature winners 1 - Saul Bellow - wlulax 2 - Sinclair Lewis - rush/Herm 2 - Eugene O'Neill - Pruitt/AB 2 - John Steinbeck - sancarlos/duff 2 - Toni Morrison - Ryan/Sybian 3 - William Faulkner - Carwash/rass/LJam 4 - Ernest Hemingway - PDX/Kelly/DC47/Jerloma O...
- Mon Jul 27, 2015 12:49 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4726
Re: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
Question 1 - MLB All-Star game host cities at least 4 times 1 - Cincinnati - Kelly 1 - Boston - Carwash 1 - Detroit - DC47 2 - New York - Jerloma/BSF 2 - Cleveland - wlulax/Herm 2 - Washington, DC - rush/Ryan 3 - Chicago - sancarlos/Sybian/LJam 5 - St Louis - chedda/Pruitt/rass/duff/AB Other Correct...
- Mon Jul 27, 2015 12:29 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4726
Re: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
The following have about 20 minutes to get their answers.
MrD
SLolz
Giff
bronto
bfj
Adding today's submissions to the master list now so kick off should be in 30
MrD
SLolz
Giff
bronto
bfj
Adding today's submissions to the master list now so kick off should be in 30
- Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:28 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4726
Re: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
As of now these are the answers I have:
chedda
Pruitt
Herm
wlulax
rush
Kelly
Carwash
Ryan
PDX
sancarlos
duff
Sybian
DC47
Jerloma
AB
rass
LJam
travzilla
I should be back home around 1:30 and will add in today's entries and the reveal should begin around 2.
chedda
Pruitt
Herm
wlulax
rush
Kelly
Carwash
Ryan
PDX
sancarlos
duff
Sybian
DC47
Jerloma
AB
rass
LJam
travzilla
I should be back home around 1:30 and will add in today's entries and the reveal should begin around 2.
- Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:17 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4726
Re: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
I don't. I may have deleted it when cleaning out my inbox so please resend your answersrass wrote:You should have mine from last week.
- Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:03 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4726
Re: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
Bump. I have a few things to do so shooting for a 2:00 reveal, so get your answers in slackers.
In
chedda
Pruitt
Herm
wlulax
rush
Kelly
Carwash
Ryan
PDX
sancarlos
duff
Sybian
DC47
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chedda
Pruitt
Herm
wlulax
rush
Kelly
Carwash
Ryan
PDX
sancarlos
duff
Sybian
DC47
- Sun Jul 26, 2015 2:18 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: MLB July 2015
- Replies: 209
- Views: 10549
Re: MLB July 2015
I don't know much about Finnegan or Reed except what I just read, but Lamb seems like the real deal. But 3 strong lefties seems like a lot for a rent-a-player, even if Cueto is a top of the line starter.Brontoburglar wrote:And also potentially hurt more given what the Royals traded for Cueto.
- Sat Jul 25, 2015 12:24 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4726
Re: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
Bump.
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chedda
Pruitt
Herm
wlulax
rush
Kelly
Carwash
Ryan
PDX
sancarlos
duff
Sybian
In
chedda
Pruitt
Herm
wlulax
rush
Kelly
Carwash
Ryan
PDX
sancarlos
duff
Sybian
- Sat Jul 25, 2015 12:21 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Mass Shootings Thread
- Replies: 943
- Views: 115271
Re: The Mass Shootings Thread
I actually think the U.S. will one day go absolutely the other way, they will do what the US always seems to do, randomly demonize the whole subject and ban utterly anything that even so much as is gun shaped. No chance The genie is waaay out of the bottle. Guns don't biodegrade - they are out ther...
- Sat Jul 25, 2015 12:13 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015
- Replies: 271
- Views: 12416
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015
howard 14-4
Pruitt 12-6
Bensell 11-7
GPJ 8-10
Shirley 8-10
Chedda 6-12
I was thinking a country that is no where near the correct answer
Pruitt 12-6
Bensell 11-7
GPJ 8-10
Shirley 8-10
Chedda 6-12
I was thinking a country that is no where near the correct answer
- Fri Jul 24, 2015 1:55 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4726
Re: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
That is a Gold Star worthy postRyan wrote:Deader than Hawkgirl in World's Finest Comics #274
- Fri Jul 24, 2015 1:20 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4726
Re: SwampCrash Invitational Cup - The Championship
Let's get your answers in sooner rather than later
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chedda
Pruitt
Herm
wlulax
rush
Kelly
Carwash
Ryan
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chedda
Pruitt
Herm
wlulax
rush
Kelly
Carwash
Ryan
- Fri Jul 24, 2015 1:18 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015
- Replies: 271
- Views: 12416
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2015
howard 13-4
Pruitt 11-6
Ryan 11-6
Bensell 11-6
GPJ 7-10
BSF 7-10
Shirley 7-10
Duff 5-12
Chedda 5-12
Pruitt 11-6
Ryan 11-6
Bensell 11-6
GPJ 7-10
BSF 7-10
Shirley 7-10
Duff 5-12
Chedda 5-12