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links & such - Jay, 2010-10-14, 17:19

Rename the Washington NFL team! - HumanRobot, 2020-07-03, 09:58
- Bulleits - OGerry, 2020-07-04, 14:09
- If the Browns can be named after their owners, - nedhead, 2020-07-04, 07:19
- Washington Irvings, Washington Carvers - MattG, 2020-07-04, 07:17
- The Washington Dukes or Ellingtons - JD in Portland, 2020-07-03, 20:29
  - I love this idea. We could swap "Hail to the Redskins" - HCE, 2020-07-04, 07:22
- Foreskins * - hobbs, 2020-07-03, 15:32
  - We’d also accept “DC Redskins” * - HumanRobot, 2020-07-03, 17:53
  - HaHa! * - oviedoirish, 2020-07-03, 16:59
- I like that they’re just doing a study on it - Jim (fisherj08), 2020-07-03, 11:07
  - The special task force will report to the Advisory Comm - JD in Portland, 2020-07-03, 15:47
  - I honestly think they’ve done this before - HullieAndMikes, 2020-07-03, 13:54
- I've been on the Washington Redtails bandwagon for years - HCE, 2020-07-03, 10:21
  - I was going to say Pigskins, but that's better * - CK08, 2020-07-03, 16:03
  - DC Butt or DC Fellas....Chuck Brown or Trouble Funk - Frank, 2020-07-03, 15:33

JASON: Managing the Risk from COVID-19 - nedhead, 2020-07-03, 08:58
- Overall really good info, and one note: - Joe (LBbeachrat), 2020-07-03, 09:59
  - Yep, research labs and not classrooms, - nedhead, 2020-07-03, 10:24
    - The meaning of a negative test... - nedhead, 2020-07-04, 08:47

For all you Hamilton fans - PasadenaDomer, 2020-07-03, 08:44
- Is that the pajama/vasectomy guy from WRAL? * - Ken Fowler, 2020-07-04, 05:18

FOOTBALL NEWS: NCAA puts A&M on probation - HumanRobot, 2020-07-02, 12:42

OT -If you are from San Diego/LA - hobbs, 2020-07-02, 12:32
- Lynch is a shithead, BTW * - BPH, 2020-07-02, 14:24
- "Rancho Peñasquitos -- YOU'RE ON" - Jay, 2020-07-02, 12:56
  - It was must listen radio. - River, 2020-07-02, 14:56

Herman Cain hospitalized with COVID - HumanRobot, 2020-07-02, 11:56
- It’s very very sad - JD in Portland, 2020-07-02, 17:04
- From the clips that I saw - Dylan, 2020-07-02, 13:14
  - I read in the WP yesterday - KGB, 2020-07-02, 13:54
    - I saw that also yesterday, why test someone 3 times - PasadenaDomer, 2020-07-02, 14:01
- thoughts and prayers * - Joe (LBbeachrat), 2020-07-02, 12:54
- Hospital on Wednesday, test result on Monday - nedhead, 2020-07-02, 12:05

For those that are better than I am on covid numbers - Jeff (BGS), 2020-07-02, 09:02
- The spike in deaths is coming - Mark, 2020-07-03, 23:19
- there's a dangerous factoid floating around out there - HumanRobot, 2020-07-03, 06:36
  - Agree - Supe, 2020-07-03, 06:54
- I would look at it in 2 dimensions: when and how much - Supe, 2020-07-02, 15:05
  - More thoughts (from a facebook post i wrote...) - Supe, 2020-07-02, 15:09
    - That "sputter" makes a lot of sense - Jeff (BGS), 2020-07-03, 08:44
    - Good to see you back here, Supe! - nedhead, 2020-07-02, 18:39
      - hello! - Supe, 2020-07-02, 20:28
- You just wasted my afternoon. - nedhead, 2020-07-02, 14:57
- A mix but locally in Utah I think it's mostly (4) - bpeters07, 2020-07-02, 10:55
  - seems like scientists are confirming understanding - HumanRobot, 2020-07-02, 12:26
    - Great find, thanks. - Joe (LBbeachrat), 2020-07-02, 13:01
- Be patient, the numbers will come around. - nedhead, 2020-07-02, 09:32
  - Makes sense - Jeff (BGS), 2020-07-02, 10:50
    - I've been sharing this a lot... - domer.mq, 2020-07-02, 10:56
- Not an expert - Chris (HCC), 2020-07-02, 09:11
  - We needed a new moral panic post-Slenderman * - HullieAndMikes, 2020-07-02, 09:13
    - We've been due for one for some time - Chris (HCC), 2020-07-02, 09:15
      - In fairness to the news media... - domer.mq, 2020-07-02, 10:06
        And, considering "kids these days" have spent 4 yrs... - domer.mq, 2020-07-02, 10:08
- As I understand it, the answer is yes - Greg, 2020-07-02, 09:07

A decade of sun - Jeff (BGS), 2020-07-02, 08:36
- Super cool - Mark, 2020-07-03, 23:25

USC reverses course, switches to online classes for Fall - Joe (LBbeachrat), 2020-07-02, 03:02
- if you were Trevor Lawrence wouldn't you just sit out 2020? * - HumanRobot, 2020-07-03, 06:47
- What would it take to cancel football for this fall? Does - BillyGoat, 2020-07-02, 10:28
  - If those Sun Belt states... - BPH, 2020-07-02, 14:16
    - Some universities may decide to blaze to 100% infections? - nedhead, 2020-07-02, 15:07
  - They'll play with students only or no fans at all - CK08, 2020-07-02, 14:04
- A spring season... - BPH, 2020-07-02, 07:51
- If both football and in-person college are supposedly based - BillyGoat, 2020-07-02, 07:30
  - Yep. The "plans" were built... - domer.mq, 2020-07-02, 08:11
    - Right. None of this is a surprise in any way. * - nedhead, 2020-07-02, 08:17
      - Oh, the administration will certainly act surprised - Chris (HCC), 2020-07-02, 12:03
        This is my expectation as well. - Joe (LBbeachrat), 2020-07-02, 12:53
- Interesting that LA County wouldn't sign off on their plans - Greg, 2020-07-02, 07:16
- Just read that U of Montana will not allow professors - PasadenaDomer, 2020-07-02, 05:57
  - Same here in Georgia. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2020-07-02, 07:03
    - And that's 21st century academia in a nutshell - HCE, 2020-07-02, 08:58
      - Florida State leading the way on depraved indifference - HullieAndMikes, 2020-07-02, 09:03
- Wow, a university behaving responsibly - HCE, 2020-07-02, 05:53
  - I know they recently "reclosed" the city of LA. - NDinVA, 2020-07-02, 06:54

OT - Political question. Would you support this - hobbs, 2020-07-01, 16:28
- I'm for everything except expanding SCOTUS - CK08, 2020-07-01, 20:21
  - As a practical matter SCOTUS serves as a legal backstop - hobbs, 2020-07-02, 08:54
    - Maybe expand it over time, then - CK08, 2020-07-02, 10:06

Small Talk - Coach Gillespie, 2020-07-01, 13:35
- It's amazing how uncomfortable people are with silence - HullieAndMikes, 2020-07-02, 11:12
  - Robert Caro has talked about that - Flann, 2020-07-02, 11:51
- As others have said, the weather is a go-to - Brendan, 2020-07-02, 10:32
- I've never gone wrong with food. * - BillyGoat, 2020-07-02, 09:41
- The weather, always the weather. - Kyle, 2020-07-02, 04:06
- I'm a fan of the FORD method - Jamie, 2020-07-01, 20:28
  - occupation chat frowned upon in some cultures - Jay, 2020-07-02, 08:59
    - Other examples of frowned upon chat??? - PasadenaDomer, 2020-07-02, 10:50
      - Religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin * - Brendan, 2020-07-02, 10:55
      - Did you recommend Lager Queen of Minnesota - Greg, 2020-07-02, 10:52
        That was me... - PasadenaDomer, 2020-07-02, 10:59
    - If only I had read this before I replied... * - Brendan, 2020-07-02, 10:34
      - here's a piece that matches my experience - Jay, 2020-07-02, 10:59
  - I like to ask people what they order at Jay's Lounge - Coach Gillespie, 2020-07-02, 07:34
  - In the world of Teams/Zoom - Jeff (BGS), 2020-07-02, 06:08
- This thread is all sorts of nightmares for me. - River, 2020-07-01, 19:03
- I'm really good at learning my students' names. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2020-07-01, 18:34
  - I'm absolutely terrible with names in introductions - Brendan, 2020-07-02, 10:42
    - I'm the guy everyone forgets. - domer.mq, 2020-07-02, 10:51
  - The one and only benefit of teaching online - ndphilo, 2020-07-01, 19:37
- Do you know what the word famous means? * - Mike (bart), 2020-07-01, 15:35
  - I know that infamous means "more than famous" - Greg, 2020-07-02, 07:25
  - Everybody...dies famous...in a small town * - Chris, 2020-07-02, 06:37
  - All notoriety is local - Coach Gillespie, 2020-07-01, 16:37
    - Every one in my home town knows - Bill, 2020-07-01, 20:25
- we read Dale Carnegie in high school - Jay, 2020-07-01, 13:45
  - That book is one of the best ever written - Jack, 2020-07-01, 17:39
    - I kind of disagree - Jeff (BGS), 2020-07-02, 08:48
  - The weather was the ultimate equalizer - IrishGuard, 2020-07-01, 15:53
  - My dad, not exactly the social scene master... - domer.mq, 2020-07-01, 14:14
    - the trick is - Jay, 2020-07-01, 14:16
      - If you can learn to fake sincerity, you’re in business * - MattG, 2020-07-01, 17:14
        Fake it ‘til you make it - Pat, 2020-07-01, 20:14
      - Ack! It hurts! What's the trick? - nedhead, 2020-07-01, 14:19
      - It's extremely tough... - domer.mq, 2020-07-01, 14:19
        This is the most important thing I read yesterday - Greg, 2020-07-02, 07:22
  - So true, especially about a person's name - Coach Gillespie, 2020-07-01, 13:50
    - I'll cop to being generally anti-social, - hlewis, 2020-07-01, 14:13
      - If anyone uses my name more than approximately once a minute - KGB, 2020-07-01, 18:33
        You talk to people wearing a wire that often? * - Brendan, 2020-07-02, 10:24
      - There's a balance, hlewis - Coach Gillespie, 2020-07-01, 14:19
      - alternately - Jay, 2020-07-01, 14:15
        This! 1,000x this. - Domer99, 2020-07-01, 17:02

Delays expected for COVID-19 tests outside hospitals - nedhead, 2020-07-01, 10:25

OT - Biden just had a presser - hobbs, 2020-06-30, 11:27
- "I can hardly wait to compare my cognitive ability with the - Mike (bart), 2020-06-30, 11:46
  - "It's go time." * - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2020-06-30, 12:49
    - Mandelbaum! Mandelbaum! Mandelbaum! * - Tim, 2020-06-30, 13:04
      - He thinks HE'S the #1 dad? I'm the #1 dad! * - Kyle, 2020-07-01, 10:09
    - Are you trying to keep us out of Del Boca Vista! - Bingo, 2020-06-30, 12:59
- "DOJ policy" lol * - KGB, 2020-06-30, 11:31

Wow, YouTube TV price going up to $65 per month - BPH, 2020-06-30, 10:13
- I might pay that for the Padres - hobbs, 2020-07-01, 18:58
- The dream of a la carte TV remains just a dream - ndphilo, 2020-06-30, 13:33
- Anyone have experience w/Hulu Live TV? - irishvol, 2020-06-30, 11:42
  - An annoying feature with Hulu Live - Spesh, 2020-06-30, 13:50
  - Keep in mind it's a 50-hour DVR vs. unlimited - BPH, 2020-06-30, 13:07
    - Almost. There are a couple of enhancement options. - Joe (LBbeachrat), 2020-06-30, 14:27
    - Good point. Also 2 screens vs 3. * - irishvol, 2020-06-30, 13:23
- sounds a lot like cable TV * - KGB, 2020-06-30, 10:27
  - The local government has a big tax and access fee on cable. * - Frank, 2020-06-30, 10:53

paging Star Wars fans... - HumanRobot, 2020-06-30, 09:48
- Have any of you watched The Gallery? - Mark, 2020-07-03, 23:39
- There is no way Disney would spend all that money on theme - BillyGoat, 2020-06-30, 10:29
  - Sure, but the main attraction is the Millennium Falcon - Tim, 2020-07-01, 07:45
    - There's also a massive First Order ride and all the theming - irishoutsider, 2020-07-01, 08:00
- Star Wars really wants me not to like Star Wars * - Dylan, 2020-06-30, 10:27
- God, I'm tired of the Star Wars Wars * - HCE, 2020-06-30, 10:13
  - Seems like a waste of money - KGB, 2020-06-30, 11:07
    - You have the high ground - OGerry, 2020-07-01, 10:33
    - I'm not sure its counterproductive - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2020-06-30, 11:32
      - Hamstrung how? Every trilogy was made up as it went along - HullieAndMikes, 2020-06-30, 11:37
- This sounds like Q but for massive sci-fi dorks * - HullieAndMikes, 2020-06-30, 09:58
  - Solving Star Wars Problems with Star Wars Problems - irishoutsider, 2020-07-01, 05:09
  - +1. I kind of hate SW fans now * - MattG, 2020-06-30, 21:25
  - Episode VIIb: Encounter at Farpoint * - Dylan, 2020-06-30, 10:29
  - No kidding, that was painful to read * - BPH, 2020-06-30, 10:04
    - Reads like old recruiting conspiracy theories - Pat, 2020-06-30, 15:02
    - I mean, perhaps Mr. Doomcock knows things - HullieAndMikes, 2020-06-30, 10:24
      - The multiverse angle sounds plausible enough - HCE, 2020-06-30, 10:56
        Filoni and Favreau seem to have a lot of juice lately - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2020-06-30, 11:01
        Sure, but a multiverse isn't a retcon - HCE, 2020-06-30, 11:42
        Honestly I don't know what the hell "retcon" means - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2020-06-30, 12:00
        
        Multiverses seem less like narrative tropes than commercial - IrishGuard, 2020-06-30, 11:57
        All narrative tropes are commercial - HCE, 2020-06-30, 12:22
        
        The HP split worked narratively/thematically, though * - CK08, 2020-06-30, 12:12
        I actually agree with you - IrishGuard, 2020-06-30, 12:21
        
        "a multiverse isn't a retcon" -- okay, Comic Book Guy - Jay, 2020-06-30, 11:50
        Touché * - HCE, 2020-06-30, 12:13
        
        my guess is this is an actual conversation that's happening - HumanRobot, 2020-06-30, 11:26

Mea culpa - Greg, 2020-06-30, 09:29

Welcome news on "most punchable face" ND grad - Jack, 2020-06-30, 09:09

RIP the great Carl Reiner - Jack, 2020-06-30, 08:01
- This thread is worth your time.... - Domer99, 2020-06-30, 16:11
  - Thanks, that is really good. I just loved the guy - Jack, 2020-06-30, 18:18
    - loved Carl Reiner, so good! - Costa Rican, 2020-07-01, 06:54

pretty much - Jay, 2020-06-30, 07:21
- CDC in 2007 on erratic social distancing in a pandemic - nedhead, 2020-06-30, 14:13
  - The fact that people are just now coming around - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2020-06-30, 15:33
- Contact Tracing: 1 in 5 in isolation when symptoms develop, - nedhead, 2020-06-30, 09:56
- Some really important points in this thread... - domer.mq, 2020-06-30, 08:21
- Hannity now says he thinks masks work. - domer.mq, 2020-06-30, 07:30
  - It was crazy to open bars before schools and day cares. * - nedhead, 2020-06-30, 07:44
    - better lobbyists * - KGB, 2020-06-30, 08:06
  - The turtle too. He's been preaching masks all week. - Greg, 2020-06-30, 07:43
    - Outside seems much safer than inside. I think there is - BillyGoat, 2020-06-30, 09:44
    - I still can't believe... - domer.mq, 2020-06-30, 07:55
      - Agree. And ned is right too - Greg, 2020-06-30, 08:08

Getting the sense that this news aged poorly. - domer.mq, 2020-06-29, 16:24

new Bond film looks pretty good - Jay, 2020-06-29, 14:53
- Hijack: the worst thing about Bond movie legacy - JD in Portland, 2020-06-30, 18:34
  - President Bartlet covered this in the West Wing * - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2020-06-30, 21:14
    - And he slammed UM football. A hero and true patriot * - JD in Portland, 2020-07-01, 11:08
  - Standing ovation * - APND02, 2020-06-30, 19:53
- Proof we need a change to the Second Amendment - Greg, 2020-06-30, 07:29
  - or they could have come out and waved and cheered - Jay, 2020-06-30, 08:57
    - They had that option - Greg, 2020-06-30, 09:09
  - Oh no not property :( :( :( * - Jim (fisherj08), 2020-06-30, 07:32
  - They were trying to reach the mayor's house. - domer.mq, 2020-06-30, 07:31
    - Thanks. But I was just looking at cnn.com - Greg, 2020-06-30, 08:00
      - Literally the entire point of Black Lives Matter - Jim (fisherj08), 2020-06-30, 08:12
        This wasn't about lives - Greg, 2020-06-30, 08:14
        In a world where Ferguson protesters have been found dead - Jim (fisherj08), 2020-06-30, 08:18
        Pardon my ignorance - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2020-06-30, 09:00
        know the neighborhood - Jay, 2020-06-30, 09:24
        
        Part of the problem is that we have gated communities * - KGB, 2020-06-30, 08:44
- Mr. Pink Shirt has No Time to Diet * - Jim (fisherj08), 2020-06-30, 07:09
- K.A.R.E.N. * - BillyGoat, 2020-06-30, 06:18
- Octopenis * - Dylan, 2020-06-30, 06:04
- License to Shrill * - irishoutsider, 2020-06-30, 04:09
  - Casino Royale With Cheese * - Captain Robb, 2020-06-30, 08:49
    - Quantum of Shortcake * - Jay, 2020-06-30, 08:52
      - Pinkfinger * - Joe (LBbeachrat), 2020-06-30, 09:01
        For Your Pies Only - Jay, 2020-06-30, 11:03
        No Time To Diet * - Captain Robb, 2020-06-30, 11:07
- THUGS in pink polos and pressed chinos! * - JD in Portland, 2020-06-29, 22:17
- 2020 is not all bad, thanks for the laugh! * - nedhead, 2020-06-29, 19:16
- ha - Jay, 2020-06-29, 17:53
  - Another one to add to my appropriation collection! Thanks. * - PMan, 2020-06-29, 18:27
    - I added it to my slideshow for teaching: - PMan, 2020-06-30, 09:14
      - that is great * - Jay, 2020-06-30, 10:08
- No longer cruisin for a bruisin - Busco21, 2020-06-29, 17:42
- It's no Bloodsport, but Trump is still a fan - HCE, 2020-06-29, 16:42
- Ringo and HoneyBunny. * - River, 2020-06-29, 16:37
- Yo. We're getting hosed in CA - hobbs, 2020-06-29, 16:31
- From Russia With Love? - NDinVA, 2020-06-29, 15:23

For Alt-Comedy/Fringe art type folks - Chris (HCC), 2020-06-29, 09:03

NBC to replace Fox as host of U.S. Open 2020; ND implication - Larry, 2020-06-29, 05:49
- Why the change? Conflict with the NFL? * - Jack, 2020-06-29, 08:37
  - Content values are crashing. - domer.mq, 2020-06-29, 08:43

OT - Cam Newton signs with the - hobbs, 2020-06-28, 17:25
- That was my prediction here - MattG, 2020-06-28, 19:04
  - I remember you selling him - hobbs, 2020-06-28, 19:16

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