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Money Talk
 | Unwarranted condo complexes - financing options - baytiger on 4/30/13 at 11:37 am Ok, so my wife and I put an offer on a condo and got initial approval on a 5% down 30 year loan, but today we found out that the original builder still owns 25% of the units so it won't qualify for a conventional loan, and our lender dropped us.
Is it even worth pursuing further at this point? I ...
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O-T Lounge
 | I think it's been hailing for 20 solid minutes at my apartment (houston) - baytiger on 4/27/13 at 5:03 pm All tiny pea/dime size but damn...
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Help Board
 | why was this thread anchored? - baytiger on 4/15/13 at 9:27 am http://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/p/41235884/New-Orleans-barbers.aspx
is asking for a recommendation off limits now? Or was it because it was OT'd off topic in the second reply?...
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O-T Lounge
 | New Orleans barbers/professional shave recommendations - baytiger on 4/15/13 at 8:11 am Getting married this weekend, want to go get a good shave the day of. Any recommendations? I'd prefer CBD or the French Quarter.
originally titled "New Orleans barbers" but it got anchored so let's try this....
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Money Talk
 | Good place to start a Roth IRA? - baytiger on 3/15/13 at 4:05 pm Fiancee and I are getting married in a little over a month, and we're probably going to start a joint Roth IRA in the following weeks. My future FIL is recommending Fidelity but I'm still going to look for more options first. What are the Money Talk's favorites?...
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Gaming Board
 | Path of Exile: Who's playing? - baytiger on 2/13/13 at 2:44 pm I've seen it mentioned sporadically but it hasn't gotten its own thread yet.
I downloaded it a couple days back and I'm really enjoying it. I love the customization options and the implementation of the sphere grid... and the gear dependency makes looting even more fun than Diablo 2 was.
I'm ...
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LSU Recruiting Board
 | Has Tevin Lawson signed anywhere yet? - baytiger on 2/6/13 at 10:42 am Think he might be waiting for a call from Les?...
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More Sports Board
 | University of Michigan "catfished" their own student athletes - baytiger on 2/1/13 at 9:42 am http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2013/2/1/3940656/the-great-michigan-self-catfish-dave-brandon-prepares-michigan-men
[quote]@KyleRowland
Brandon said the athletic department catfished several athletes to teach them the dangers of social networking. Very interesting.[/quote]...
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O-T Lounge
 | Seems like Google Glass will have "bone conduction" speakers - baytiger on 1/31/13 at 10:56 pm http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/31/3938182/google-glass-revealed-in-fcc-filing
Pretty fricking cool if you ask me. I kinda want to get LASIK just so I can upgrade my glasses :lol:...
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New Orleans Saints Talk
 | ESPN Dallas on Payton Leaving New Orleans - baytiger on 1/24/13 at 8:22 am http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4705114/sean-payton-there-was-no-way-i-was-going-to-another-team?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
[quote]"There was no way I was going to another team,"[/quote]...
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Coaching Changes
 | So who hires Gregg Williams now? - baytiger on 1/22/13 at 2:50 pm :lol:...
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Food and Drink Board
 | Founders coming to Texas in April - baytiger on 1/18/13 at 11:09 am https://twitter.com/foundersbrewing/status/292293687499714560
Can't wait to pick up some KBS at Specs :nana:...
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O-T Lounge
 | atchafalaya basin bridge eastbound is a parking lot - baytiger on 12/22/12 at 2:32 pm Any idea what the deal is?...
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More Sports Board
 | UNC Probe reveals "academic" scandal - not just athletic scandal - baytiger on 12/20/12 at 4:02 pm http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8765672/north-carolina-tar-heels-investigation-reveals-academic-scandal-african-american-studies-department
[quote]Rather, students at large benefited from anomalies specific to the department, such as unauthorized grade changes, forged faculty signatu...
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O-T Lounge
 | Possibly habitable planet orbiting star Tau Ceti... only 12 light years away - baytiger on 12/19/12 at 9:21 am http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/dec/19/habitable-planet-discovered-tau-ceti
Apparently one of five planets in the system
With discoveries like this happening at increasing frequency.. is it possible that nearly every star has planets orbiting it? ...
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Coaching Changes
 | ESPN Cleveland: (rumor) Haslam is prepared to offer Saban 10 yrs/ $100MM - baytiger on 12/18/12 at 2:33 pm http://espncleveland.com/common/more.php?m=49&action=blog&r=17&post_id=9761
[quote]There is one rumor that Haslam is prepared to offer Saban a $100 million deal over 10 years to coach the Browns.
Two sources who know Saban have told me that Saban is leaning toward staying at Alabama and if he ...
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Food and Drink Board
 | Houston Bar recommendations - baytiger on 12/14/12 at 4:43 pm Fiancee and I want to go out somewhere kinda nice tonight, any recommendations?...
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O-T Lounge
 | SwiftKey Flow Beta is Live - baytiger on 12/6/12 at 7:31 am Just got the email this morning. It seems pretty awesome so far, but I've only had it installed for about ten minutes. Anyway, here's a link to the apk if anyone wants to try it:
http://bit.ly/skflowbeta...
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Gaming Board
 | 1 year XBL - 39.99 at newegg - baytiger on 12/4/12 at 8:11 am http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16874103299
If anyone's interested......
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Gaming Board
 | Anyone playing Ingress? - baytiger on 11/21/12 at 9:27 am I got my invite yesterday.. captured a portal or two and I'm up to level 2 now.
It kinda promotes dangerous driving habits though.. :lol:...
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SEC Rant
 | 14 team SEC is unsustainable. SEC Needs to get to 16 now. - baytiger on 11/19/12 at 10:25 am Which two should we grab?
I know it doesn't make sense from the TV standpoint, but I want FSU and Clemson.
UNC is probably the ACC's most attractive team from an SEC perspective though....
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Food and Drink Board
 | Good Sour Beers - baytiger on 11/15/12 at 10:01 am Any recommendations available in Houston?...
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Money Talk
 | How much is a metric ton of carbon worth? - baytiger on 11/14/12 at 9:02 am I'm wondering what people think California's carbon permits will go for today. Since it's up for auction, they could go for anything, although I'm sure the big producers have colluded a little bit to discuss prices.
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Food and Drink Board
 | "sweet" potato salad - I don't get it - baytiger on 11/9/12 at 11:53 am Someone explain to me what possesses so many establishments to ruin potatoes by boiling them and turning them into this shitty concoction. I must admit I don't know what kind of evil magic turns a potato salad sweet.. is it sugar? miracle whip? satan himself?
Everyone knows that a mayo/mustard/di...
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Political Talk
 | Beating Toddy to the Punch: Tammy Baldwin Elected - baytiger on 11/7/12 at 9:45 am First openly gay US Senator
http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/07/politics/wisconsin-tammy-baldwin-senate/index.html...
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Political Talk
 | Puerto Rico Voted on Statehood: Looks like They'll be #51 (updated) - baytiger on 11/7/12 at 9:05 am http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20121106/API/1211060708&ParentProfile=1058
53% do not want to continue under the current status
65% favor statehood should a change occur
This means, pending congressional approval, Puerto Rico could become our 51st state.
updated with new link:
http://...
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Political Talk
 | So is Nate Silver still a hack? - baytiger on 11/6/12 at 10:13 pm Nate Silver's 4 closest states were:
Florida: 50.3% for Obama
North Carolina: 74.4% for Romney - Called for Romney
Virginia: 79.4% for Obama
Colorado: 79.7% for Obama
Looks like he's going to get 48/51 at minimum.
And he was completely right about Florida being razor thin....
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Political Talk
 | With 25% reporting, CO MJ measure is winning 52-48 - baytiger on 11/6/12 at 9:30 pm :usa:
plan your winter vacations now...
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Political Talk
 | First battleground state called by CNN: New Hampshire - baytiger on 11/6/12 at 9:05 pm Obama with 22% counted...
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New Orleans Saints Talk
 | I don't mind 13 points on 400 yards - baytiger on 11/5/12 at 10:28 pm Defense :bow:...
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