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HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Fri Mar 18, 2022 8:50 am

College hoops quality and interest is low.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Mar 23, 2022 3:42 pm

Ever think about how dumb it is that some words like dumb have a silent "b" at the end, and then start picturing other similar words and how they'd look with it?

pruitt2 · Post by **pruitt2** » Wed Mar 23, 2022 3:46 pm

Hummbinghird

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Mar 23, 2022 3:48 pm

Stupidb
Foolishb
Moronicb
Asinineb
Preposterousb

Yeah, it checks out.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Mar 23, 2022 4:05 pm

Focus on finding a new NFL teamb.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Mar 23, 2022 5:06 pm

McBeamb

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Mar 23, 2022 5:17 pm

This is a poor way to treat your good buddy a_.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Wed Mar 23, 2022 11:03 pm

I'm about to be the age my Dad (step-dad technically) was when he met my Mom.

(She had me at 29. He was 6 years older. And they met when I was 4 or 5.)

Post by **Shirley** » Fri Mar 25, 2022 3:01 pm

There's something about the song "Romeo and Juliet" that gets me every time. Beautifully sad song.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Fri Mar 25, 2022 4:10 pm

Shirley wrote: ↑Fri Mar 25, 2022 3:01 pm There's something about the song "Romeo and Juliet" that gets me every time. Beautifully sad song.

The one by the Reflections?

pruitt2 · Post by **pruitt2** » Fri Mar 25, 2022 5:09 pm

Shirley wrote: ↑Fri Mar 25, 2022 3:01 pm There's something about the song "Romeo and Juliet" that gets me every time. Beautifully sad song.

Got goose bumps just reading the song title.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Fri Mar 25, 2022 5:18 pm

Shirley wrote: ↑Fri Mar 25, 2022 3:01 pm There's something about the song "Romeo and Juliet" that gets me every time. Beautifully sad song.

Which version are you thinking of?

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Mar 25, 2022 5:56 pm

Dire Straits' "Romeo and Juliet" was my 1980s girlfriend's favorite song.

Post by **Shirley** » Fri Mar 25, 2022 6:08 pm

Yeah, the Dire Straits song. There are some good covers as well. What others are you guys thinking of?

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Fri Mar 25, 2022 6:09 pm

Shirley wrote: ↑Fri Mar 25, 2022 6:08 pm Yeah, the Dire Straits song. There are some good covers as well. What others are you guys thinking of?

That's been one of my favorites for decades.

It might also be the most meta song ever.

It's a song
About a song
From a movie
Adapted from a musical
Adapted from a play.

(For the various cover versions, you can add another meta-layer.)

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Mar 25, 2022 7:51 pm

Confession time: I've only known that as an Indigo Girls song. Girls played the fuck out of it when I lived in the dorms.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Sat Mar 26, 2022 4:31 pm

I don’t think I’ve ever heard of this song.

pruitt2 · Post by **pruitt2** » Sat Mar 26, 2022 5:03 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Sat Mar 26, 2022 4:31 pm I don’t think I’ve ever heard of this song.

HAve a couple of drinks, wait until like 11 or so, sit back and start thinking of a girl you used to know...

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Sat Mar 26, 2022 8:10 pm

pruitt2 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 26, 2022 5:03 pm
Giff wrote: ↑Sat Mar 26, 2022 4:31 pm I don’t think I’ve ever heard of this song.
HAve a couple of drinks, wait until like 11 or so, sit back and start thinking of a girl you used to know...

Most of the girls I dated, I'm just glad I got away.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Sun Mar 27, 2022 1:06 pm

Amazing song from an amazing album. I like this version with Emmylou Harris.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Sun Mar 27, 2022 5:29 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Sat Mar 26, 2022 8:10 pm
pruitt2 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 26, 2022 5:03 pm
Giff wrote: ↑Sat Mar 26, 2022 4:31 pm I don’t think I’ve ever heard of this song.
HAve a couple of drinks, wait until like 11 or so, sit back and start thinking of a girl you used to know...
Most of the girls I dated, I'm just glad I got away.

Yup, but damn that's a great song. I typically go with Sultans of Swing after when I put another drink.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Sun Mar 27, 2022 6:19 pm

Rush2112 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 5:29 pm
The Sybian wrote: ↑Sat Mar 26, 2022 8:10 pm
pruitt2 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 26, 2022 5:03 pm
Giff wrote: ↑Sat Mar 26, 2022 4:31 pm I don’t think I’ve ever heard of this song.
HAve a couple of drinks, wait until like 11 or so, sit back and start thinking of a girl you used to know...
Most of the girls I dated, I'm just glad I got away.
Yup, but damn that's a great song. I typically go with Sultans of Swing after when I put another drink.

Sultans is a great song. This one is another favorite.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Sun Mar 27, 2022 6:30 pm

Rush2112 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 5:29 pm
The Sybian wrote: ↑Sat Mar 26, 2022 8:10 pm
pruitt2 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 26, 2022 5:03 pm
Giff wrote: ↑Sat Mar 26, 2022 4:31 pm I don’t think I’ve ever heard of this song.
HAve a couple of drinks, wait until like 11 or so, sit back and start thinking of a girl you used to know...
Most of the girls I dated, I'm just glad I got away.
Yup, but damn that's a great song. I typically go with Sultans of Swing after when I put another drink.

Another cool song from that album (Making Movies)...

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Sun Mar 27, 2022 6:55 pm

Excellent choice. That album is a 10/10.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Mon Mar 28, 2022 11:40 am

Overheard from a little girl on pearl street mall talking to her parents: "It's 'Rocket FIZZ', not 'Rocket _______'" [she trailed off]

duff · Post by **duff** » Mon Mar 28, 2022 11:47 am

P.D.X. wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 11:40 am Overheard from a little girl on pearl street mall talking to her parents: "It's 'Rocket FIZZ', not 'Rocket _______'" [she trailed off]

Jizz, she said jizz, right?

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Mon Mar 28, 2022 11:55 am

I slowed my step to hear the end.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Mon Mar 28, 2022 10:27 pm

Johnnie wrote: ↑Sun Mar 13, 2022 11:58 pm I feel like after today I've peaked at Wordle.

[+] spoiler
Screenshot_20220313-215550.jpg

Ok, maybe today I've peaked:

Wordle 282 2/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Mon Mar 28, 2022 10:56 pm

Johnnie wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 10:27 pm
Johnnie wrote: ↑Sun Mar 13, 2022 11:58 pm I feel like after today I've peaked at Wordle.

[+] spoiler
Screenshot_20220313-215550.jpg

Ok, maybe today I've peaked:

Wordle 282 2/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Ok that’s pretty great.

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Mar 29, 2022 5:29 am

See, that's why people share their Wordle results. Keeping something like that bottled up inside can't be healthy.

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Mar 30, 2022 5:47 am

Not sure why this popped into my head this morning, days after the Dire Straits conversation, but some of these used to make me laugh.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Wed Mar 30, 2022 4:00 pm

I just checked the status of my student loans (on the advice of the Mrs.) and all of them have been forgiven. Never received any verification, but both places to check have a balance of 0$!

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Wed Mar 30, 2022 4:03 pm

I have a run of 4 days in a row of first shot id'ing the country in Worldle.

But some that comes down the countries being so easy, like Australia yesterday.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Wed Mar 30, 2022 4:11 pm

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Mar 30, 2022 4:03 pm I have a run of 4 days in a row of first shot id'ing the country in Worldle.

But some that comes down the countries being so easy, like Australia yesterday.

Did you get today's? I just started doing that game and completely failed today.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Mar 30, 2022 4:13 pm

Rush2112 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 30, 2022 4:00 pm I just checked the status of my student loans (on the advice of the Mrs.) and all of them have been forgiven. Never received any verification, but both places to check have a balance of 0$!

Major payoffs like car and student loans are such milestones. I bet that's how the older MFers and maybe some midwesterners here felt about mortgages.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Mar 30, 2022 4:50 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Wed Mar 30, 2022 4:11 pm
Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Mar 30, 2022 4:03 pm I have a run of 4 days in a row of first shot id'ing the country in Worldle.

But some that comes down the countries being so easy, like Australia yesterday.
Did you get today's? I just started doing that game and completely failed today.

I like this game, but it's ruined by all the territorial islands off Antarctica that I've never heard of. They should limit it to countries.

Anyone play Weddle? My son showed me this a couple days ago. You guess an NFL player (skill positions only), and it tells you if you have the right conference, division, position and tells you if the mystery player is taller or shorter, younger or older, and if their number is higher or lower.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Wed Mar 30, 2022 4:54 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed Mar 30, 2022 4:50 pmAnyone play Weddle? My son showed me this a couple days ago. You guess an NFL player (skill positions only), and it tells you if you have the right conference, division, position and tells you if the mystery player is taller or shorter, younger or older, and if their number is higher or lower.

Sounds like a (possible) knock-off of Poeltl, the NBA one that does the same stuff but has been around a couple weeks.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Wed Mar 30, 2022 4:58 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed Mar 30, 2022 4:50 pm
Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Wed Mar 30, 2022 4:11 pm
Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Mar 30, 2022 4:03 pm I have a run of 4 days in a row of first shot id'ing the country in Worldle.

But some that comes down the countries being so easy, like Australia yesterday.
Did you get today's? I just started doing that game and completely failed today.
I like this game, but it's ruined by all the territorial islands off Antarctica that I've never heard of. They should limit it to countries.

Kerguelen Islands, anyone?

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Mar 30, 2022 5:02 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed Mar 30, 2022 4:50 pm
Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Wed Mar 30, 2022 4:11 pm
Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Mar 30, 2022 4:03 pm I have a run of 4 days in a row of first shot id'ing the country in Worldle.

But some that comes down the countries being so easy, like Australia yesterday.
Did you get today's? I just started doing that game and completely failed today.
I like this game, but it's ruined by all the territorial islands off Antarctica that I've never heard of. They should limit it to countries.

Anyone play Weddle? My son showed me this a couple days ago. You guess an NFL player (skill positions only), and it tells you if you have the right conference, division, position and tells you if the mystery player is taller or shorter, younger or older, and if their number is higher or lower.

That's funny. (no way that's real is it?)

Post by **brian** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 4:04 am

My best friend’s stepson is named Jack White and 12 years later it never fails to make me laugh. (He’s 18 and just accepted a scholarship to MD)