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re: RIP Rob Base

Posted by Grebe on 5/22/26 at 9:48 pm to
No song reminds me more of the 80s. It was also a highlight of 80s night at the Varsity during the 90s. When Rob Base came on it was your opportunity to dance up some arse!
The most disgusting part of the story is her choice of wine.
Carroll overall is fine and I respect what he has accomplished in his career. But LSU still has bad blood with that guy for promoting the idea that USC was somehow a dual champion in 2003. That was a big controversy and one that I view as intellectually dishonest. If I recall correctly, that narrative only died down when the NCAA busted USC for cheating that year (and determined that they were eligible for nothing including their imaginary half championship).

re: City of New Orleans Mardi Gras Fee.

Posted by Grebe on 5/19/26 at 10:28 am to
I disagree with the view that government is subsidizing private activities when it comes to carnival in New Orleans. If anything, krewes are lavishly subsidizing the city's economic development by spending thousands per rider to put on events that draw in tourists from all over the world. The economic benefits of carnival outweigh the public costs to support it. New Orleans is built on tourism and big events, and city resources should support the maintenance of that economy.
According to AI, Endymion has 3,200 riders. So this fee would only generate $80K from what is probably the largest krewe. Expect a higher initial fee and double-digit annual Mardi Gras Fee inflation thereafter.

re: Minor altercation at Home Depot

Posted by Grebe on 5/17/26 at 7:08 am to
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Was she a cop or security guard?


Good question. It looks like she has a yellow Taser later on in the video. Do security guards carry those? For whatever reason, I associate that gear with the police.

re: Minor altercation at Home Depot

Posted by Grebe on 5/17/26 at 6:59 am to
I'll give her this -- the female cop was quite brave. I can't imagine that her actions would constitute the ideal tactics though. I wouldn't want potential hostiles behind me and I wouldn't want anyone entangled with me near my gun. From what I saw the call to action seems to be saving your life rather than breaking up a fight. I'm thinking you disengage, pull out a Taser or more ideally a billy club if you have it, and then tase/beat the first person that comes within your zone. I'd be curious to hear from someone with police training on what the SOP is when you find yourself in a brawl in with multiple people, some of whom are armed with impact weapons, with no backup. I'd GTFO.
I have no personal experience with the area. These two aspects of it are objectively true though: (1) it has one of the best public school systems in the state, and (2) cost of living is low.

re: What's your favorite polo?

Posted by Grebe on 5/9/26 at 5:15 pm to
I bought a few Uniqlo AIRism Cotton Pique Polo shirts recently. I needed some new ones in basic colors (white, navy) and thought I'd give them a shot. Surprisingly good for an affordable option.
In Excel, hitting Enter moves you to the next cell, which drives writers crazy. To get Enter to do what it is supposed to do, i.e. create a new line or paragraph, hit ALT + Enter. In Word, to clear bad formatting, select the text and hit CNTR+Shift+N to format the text to whatever your Normal template is.
At least the $2M was spent on something that I can actually use as opposed to the hundreds of millions spent on things that are of no benefit whatsoever.

re: Best way to die naturally?

Posted by Grebe on 4/27/26 at 7:33 pm to
Pneumonia I guess. At this point though, I'm thinking unnatural may be the way to go. Especially if it involves doing something I like, such as golf, running, duck hunting, paddling a boat, etc.

re: Silver Moon Cafe cookbook

Posted by Grebe on 4/23/26 at 1:09 pm to
Silver Moon white beans were the best. I am not kidding when I say that I'd hand over $250 without a second thought in exchange for a plate of Silver Moon white beans, corn bread, and either the stewed chicken or the sausage.
All sports rules aside, has the administration of this school taken any action against this student? The matter should be judged by the standards that apply to student conduct at a school event first and the procedures that govern softball as a distant second. I would be more concerned about an institution that fails to act in this context than the fact that one lone rogue actor fell so far below the standard of acceptable behavior.
They took all the knobs out, added annoying touchscreens and some other useless features that the astronauts didn't ask for. A high-price, low-quality McCommand Module. The next step is a subscription service for lossless moon-to- earth transmissions and a Mission Control chatbot.
1990-1994 was different than the late 90s. It was sort of an extension of the 80s culturally but with much different music.One example. In 1990 LSU's Residential Housing Authority (the group that runs the dorms) would host kegs parties for all of the incoming freshmen. But by 1995 that not only was discontinued but outright prohibited since 18 year olds could no longer legally drink in Louisiana. Just a minor example of how the culture shifted from the anything goes 80s and early 90s to something like Prohibition-lite in just a few short years. Oh yeah, and Nu Metal sucked too.

re: Burns!

Posted by Grebe on 4/11/26 at 5:18 pm to
I absolutely don't want that guy to win. I don't care about the nationality of the various golfers. But this guy is an exception for me. I simply do not want someone from a communist country to win the Masters.

Burns!

Posted by Grebe on 4/11/26 at 5:00 pm
LSU! I hope he can continue to play as well as he has been. It would be great to have an alumnus win the Masters.