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SECretariat
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re: Ethan Klein (H3H3) Ruins His Life By Cheating On His Wife With a Stalker
Posted by SECretariat on 10/27/26 at 11:49 am to jclem11
I was just telling someone the other day...
From youtubers to tiktok "live battles" to twitch to x.com known accounts (like the girl that had a baby with elon) to the 2000 barstool employees to God knows what other platforms I'm probably missing...
how the frick is everyone consuming this much "content" to know who these people are or give a shite about what they create? how much is everyone on the damn phone?
Everyday theres some new drama from some dude that supposedly a household name...
From youtubers to tiktok "live battles" to twitch to x.com known accounts (like the girl that had a baby with elon) to the 2000 barstool employees to God knows what other platforms I'm probably missing...
how the frick is everyone consuming this much "content" to know who these people are or give a shite about what they create? how much is everyone on the damn phone?
Everyday theres some new drama from some dude that supposedly a household name...
re: Allie Rice: 1496 Days.
Posted by SECretariat on 10/21/26 at 11:51 am to RockNHorse
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Never forget.
This all has me remember the murder of Suhib Yousef in Southdowns. How has there been nothing more on this case?!? BRPD / Local media just moves on with no updates? .....
This is the latest I can find:
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re: Starlink Shares
Posted by SECretariat on 10/19/26 at 8:57 am to Wrex
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So, if I give you $5, and then you make a shite ton ot money off that $5, and then you give me $5 back, that's "free" in your mind?
Spacex hasn't received subsidies. It contracts with the US Government to provide services and, unlike most government vendors, it has an extremely high success rate of meeting or exceeding the contractual terms.
Are you perhaps thinking of the Tesla/ EV tax credits? You can hate on the EV tax credits and the forced fuel economies etc. Many people do. However, these are, for now, different companies with different histories.
re: Perkins Road homeowner comes home from work to huge utility pole in front of house.
Posted by SECretariat on 10/18/26 at 2:45 pm to OceanMan
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We also like having reliable electricity.
Or... we can start burying hem so we don't have to have $50K giant utility poles in every front yard and trim the beautiful oak and magnolia trees like shite every couple of years. I get not doing it on side streets but Perkins is a large thorough fare.
re: Baton Rouge: Cashier at the former Ragusa meat market shot to death during armed robbery.
Posted by SECretariat on 10/8/26 at 9:09 am to oleheat
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So one of the few remaining stores in that area that sells meat- and some future Angolite goes in and murders the cashier.
I just can't imagine why no one wants to invest money in NBR. Whatever could their reason be???
How do they even find people willing to take an overnight cashier job at a meat market in north baton rouge open 24/7? It's hard enough to hire for normal desk jobs these days.
Also, how is the meat market open 24/7 in north baton rouge and Walmart on College still closes at 11pm? No, non bar, around campus stays open past midnight -- save for Zippy's on weekends.
re: Work 4 Ten Hour Days (Off Fri) Or work 5 Days And Off Around 1-3pm Everyday
Posted by SECretariat on 10/8/26 at 9:01 am to BoogaBear
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Depends on your life. 4-10s would be rough for me with my kids having after school activities every day.
I used to do 4 10s before kids but I can barely do school drop off and afternoon practices now. I couldn't imagine trying to good back to an extra 2 hours, unless the kids are older.
re: WAFB Weather
Posted by SECretariat on 10/6/26 at 4:35 pm to hogwildinhouston
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I've never met someone with a PhD that would not very quickly correct you if you refer to them as anything other than 'doctor.'
And I never call them doctor. other in written communication (where the letters can be seen), I have a rule that I only refer to MDs as doctors. Anything else leads to confusion.
re: WAFB Weather
Posted by SECretariat on 10/5/26 at 11:21 am to justjoe906
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especially the ones they call "Doctor"
I don't think a single thing has even made me dislike someone more than when WBRZ pushed the stupid arse "Dr. Josh" shite nonstop.
Bro F off with that shite.... It's meteorology not cardiology.
LouisianaFirst (Fox and NBC) for the win these days.
re: LSU drops 33 spots in latest U.S. News college rankings
Posted by SECretariat on 9/21/26 at 8:56 pm to LemmyLives
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employers are aware of these rankings.
I've never once given two shits about whether a fresh grad came from LSU, UGA, Auburn, or McNeese when interviewing them. You're a shitty interviewer if you rely on shite like that.
Generally agree... But
IMO Things have fallen off badly at LSU especially in the last two years. It's like they decided to double down on non-SAT score type admissions following the supreme court's recent decisions on admissions. Can't say for certain.. just a feeling from interacting with current students.
re: Who is left on Earth that is universally loved like Dolly Parton?
Posted by SECretariat on 8/30/26 at 12:30 am to Squid
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Julie Andrews is my best guess.
The combo of Andrews with Dick Van Dyke is by far the closest thing there is to Dolly and Betty White. After them... I have no idea.
To the people saying Shaq is too highly rated due to the LSU connection, I disagree. He's almost more appreciated on sites like Reddit due to his random acts of kindness. However, he's probably not old enough for one of these discussions.
re: Who is left on Earth that is universally loved like Dolly Parton?
Posted by SECretariat on 8/30/26 at 12:26 am to Bestbank Tiger
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Can't be universally loved if nobody can see you.
Or you cower to China...
re: Why is Horse meat not more popular in the US?
Posted by SECretariat on 8/24/26 at 9:52 am to SpotCheckBilly
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in a stew on a campout
Anything in a stew tastes okay/the same. That's kind of what a stew is.
I've had horse a couple of times, including on a pizza. It was not good. At all. Not awful if I need it to live etc., but almost no one would choose it over beef, chicken, or pork.
re: Travel Ball Powerhouse B3 Elite 7U just picked up a huge commitment
Posted by SECretariat on 8/17/26 at 10:32 am to lsu777
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many people seem to have an issue on here...not with travel ball, but with anything that takes a lot of effort and they tend to put those that participate down. Its the fact they do not want to sacrifice the time and effort doing those things take.....but also the fear of them or their kid getting left behind so they bash things
Yes, because you see this site raging on parents sending their kids to chess tournaments or math competitions?
No, dude, it's not the skill or effort that is in question-- it's immediately clear when you go to a travel tournament why this energy and money is being spent - for the parents.
While I'm sure chess, golf, track, all have parents that are doing something similar to travel ball, the scale and apparentness of the problems isn't even close to the current state of travel baseball.
I saw a parent/coach absolutely yelling at his 8U player one weekend at a "travel" tournament and I wondered if the dad treats schooling the same -- because that's more likely to affect him long term than any 0.1% chance he has of making a D1 college team.
re: Travel Ball Powerhouse B3 Elite 7U just picked up a huge commitment
Posted by SECretariat on 8/17/26 at 10:08 am to lsu777
Your entire post seems like you're trying to convince yourself rather than state what's actually going on.
"Travel ball" isn't about going across the country at this age. It's about leaving the park system to go on a fake "travel league" where they enter tournaments for entire weekends in the same city or state they live in. The only justification is the "better competition", which I don't buy at 7 because your son can still practice all the fundamentals against a crappy team. This is big business for local sport organizations.
In a post on 7U (and even up to 10U) travel baseball, you think that it's the kids driving this?! The kids just want to play with their friends and have fun. They don't know the community's public v private sporting options.
I always wonder how many kids miss their true, passionate sport callings because they were forced fed only one sport. The early selection and obsession in one sport to the exclusion of all others is not in the best interest of the child. The only exceptions would be sports where the pros are super young like rhythmic gymnastics. A study on this
"Some degree of sports specialization is necessary to develop elite-level skill development. However, for most sports, such intense training in a single sport to the exclusion of others should be delayed until late adolescence to optimize success while minimizing injury, psychological stress, and burnout."
"Swimmers who began specializing before 11 years of age spent less time on a national team and retired earlier than later specializers."
"Elite [Tennis] players began intense training and specialized later (after age 13-15 years) than near-elites (age 11 years)."
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I miss the days when children's sports wasn't all about mom and dad.
95% of it still is, its only the 5% you see being blasted on social media that isnt.
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The only people going half way across the country to play
"Travel ball" isn't about going across the country at this age. It's about leaving the park system to go on a fake "travel league" where they enter tournaments for entire weekends in the same city or state they live in. The only justification is the "better competition", which I don't buy at 7 because your son can still practice all the fundamentals against a crappy team. This is big business for local sport organizations.
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but dont get it twisted, in 95% of cases, its the kids driving the travel movement
In a post on 7U (and even up to 10U) travel baseball, you think that it's the kids driving this?! The kids just want to play with their friends and have fun. They don't know the community's public v private sporting options.
I always wonder how many kids miss their true, passionate sport callings because they were forced fed only one sport. The early selection and obsession in one sport to the exclusion of all others is not in the best interest of the child. The only exceptions would be sports where the pros are super young like rhythmic gymnastics. A study on this
"Some degree of sports specialization is necessary to develop elite-level skill development. However, for most sports, such intense training in a single sport to the exclusion of others should be delayed until late adolescence to optimize success while minimizing injury, psychological stress, and burnout."
"Swimmers who began specializing before 11 years of age spent less time on a national team and retired earlier than later specializers."
"Elite [Tennis] players began intense training and specialized later (after age 13-15 years) than near-elites (age 11 years)."
re: Best Drinking Games
Posted by SECretariat on 8/16/26 at 12:01 am to Loup
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How old are you? One you hit 25 or so drinking quits being a game and becomes a problem.
None of yall like throwback nights with your ole college friends? We played a ton of drinking games in college and I'll def replay at guys trips/bachelor parties.
Presidents and assholes; frick your shite; circle of death; bombed; and beer quarters bring me back to some of my favorites memories. I'll 100% break them out more often when I'm not surrounded by the "I'm too old" crowd like yourself
re: Colin Jost is the luckiest s.o.b
Posted by SECretariat on 8/14/26 at 11:32 pm to Frac the world
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You’re gay if you still wouldn’t breed that
Funny, I think her face looks like a dude here. It's like you asked AI to put big tits on a guy as a joke
re: Those opposed to data centers I want your views please
Posted by SECretariat on 8/12/26 at 11:27 pm to LemmyLives
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Nobody complained about chip fabs in Arizona, which actually use a ton more water than DCs, but that's because it's an important swing state.
I mean... chip production is also a massive hole in national security and badly needed to there may be more of an appetite for appeasing them.
The closed loops isn't as wonderful as they say too:
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re: City Brooks Park - BREC wants to spend $100 million on this park
Posted by SECretariat on 8/11/26 at 10:15 am to BayMar
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While I would love to have a thriving beer garden or concert venue in conjunction with the golf course, I have no doubt in my mind that the city is not capable of executing this. The only thing they are capable of doing is spending money.
Corey Wilson, BREC's former, extremely underqualified superintendent LINK scoffed at the idea of an outdoor venue in Baton Rouge when they put in the Knock Knock. They could have saved a crap ton of money doing both of those at the same time on top of the large hill.
re: City Brooks Park - BREC wants to spend $100 million on this park
Posted by SECretariat on 8/11/26 at 10:11 am to TeddyPadillac
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You mean the golf course?
$100M to ruin the golf course. No one wants this. We don't need to cram more shite into every inch of a park. Just fix up the clubhouse/art museum enough that it can host events/weddings with the parking to be at Knock Knock and call it a day.
The people in charge of BREC and NOLA city park would ruin Central Park in NYC. Not enough fences, street parking, and random amenities taking up every inch.
If Varsity Sports wants their coffee shop so badly, put one in front of Lod Cook since they already have the kitchen right there -- not on the golf course.
This is awful -- going to make it far more compressed than it already is and remove the water tee shots... for what?!? The layout on the right looks almost unsafe.
re: What are the best dating websites nowadays?
Posted by SECretariat on 8/3/26 at 6:15 pm to shutterspeed
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Except Catholic Church. If then, you're screwed.
Yea, catholic church doesn't offer many places to meet someone. It's just go to church and leave. Also, it seems full of families.
I have had people tell me that Catholic singles app is like old school tinder with hookups but I have never tried it.
re: What are the best dating websites nowadays?
Posted by SECretariat on 8/3/26 at 6:13 pm to RLDSC FAN
Ohhhh as others have said, these girls are inundated with other possible options so:
1. try to schedule a date sooner rather than later after matching (which is harder than you think if you have kids/house/job/other plans).. Sometimes the timing just doesn't work out. Having opposite custody weekends is probably the worst luck.
2. Don't get too upset/down when someone you were really into ghosts you. You will be ghosted. Just accept it. Everyone gets ghosted. it's just what it is. They probably liked another one of the guys talking to them or got back with their ex or who knows. It happens a lot these days - esp if you haven't met.
1. try to schedule a date sooner rather than later after matching (which is harder than you think if you have kids/house/job/other plans).. Sometimes the timing just doesn't work out. Having opposite custody weekends is probably the worst luck.
2. Don't get too upset/down when someone you were really into ghosts you. You will be ghosted. Just accept it. Everyone gets ghosted. it's just what it is. They probably liked another one of the guys talking to them or got back with their ex or who knows. It happens a lot these days - esp if you haven't met.
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