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La Place Mike
| Favorite team: | LSU  |
| Location: | West Florida Republic |
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| Number of Posts: | 31586 |
| Registered on: | 1/12/2004 |
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re: Mamdani socialists are demanding pay raises
Posted by La Place Mike on 7/7/26 at 3:21 pm to stout
Someone has to take up the tax slack with all of the billionaires leaving.
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re: Senator Kennedy rocks.
Posted by La Place Mike on 7/7/26 at 3:19 pm to CCT
Why does Senator Kennedy have a problem with USAID exporting and financing American exceptionalism?
re: Louisiana during the Wild West days?
Posted by La Place Mike on 7/7/26 at 2:02 pm to Jim Rockford
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The gang operated in one of the poorest areas in the poorest region of the country, in the aftermath of a devastating war. I just don't think there was that much much money involved. I imagine most of these killings were over a horse or a few dollars, which doesn't make it any less criminal
It's my understanding that they robbed people passing through on their way to Texas or further west. They didn't prey on the local populace because, as you mentioned, they weren't in a prosperous part of the state. It's also one of the reasons why they operated so long with being caught but who knows for sure.
Thanks for the links.
ETA. The first book links to a paperback that is selling $179.00. Can I borrow it from you after you read it? :lol:
re: Louisiana during the Wild West days?
Posted by La Place Mike on 7/7/26 at 12:49 pm to Jim Rockford
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Briley was an amateur with a capitol A and it shows in his writing,
I think he he trying to write in the old Dime Store western novel style and I appreciate his effort.
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The vigilantes were issued blank pardons by the governor to be filled in after they did the deed.
Briley mentions this in his book.
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There's another book written more recently that's a little better written but the name escapes me. There's also a historical novel that came out in the last four or five years.
Let me know when you think of the names of the books. I would appreciate it.
On a side note, Louisiana does such a crappy job educating it's citizens and the rest of the country about our history. New Orleans and the Cajun/Creole cultures gets shoved out there but Louisiana has so much more history to offer.
re: Missing 18 year old's body found on Horn Island - and ridiculous reactions.
Posted by La Place Mike on 7/7/26 at 12:28 pm to CatfishJohn
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The two most useful strokes anyone can learn are the sidestroke and the elementary backstroke.
I'm a damn good swimmer and I don't know what these are
I learned both of these strokes in Beginner swim class at the public pool in Anderson Island way back in the early 60s
re: Louisiana during the Wild West days?
Posted by La Place Mike on 7/7/26 at 12:07 pm to white perch
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Natchez has much more of a Louisiana vibe than it does Mississippi.
Yes it does. Has more LSU fans than Ole Miss or State fans too.
re: Louisiana during the Wild West days?
Posted by La Place Mike on 7/7/26 at 11:20 am to Jim Rockford
Here is a link to a book about the Nightriders that was written by Richard Briley III copyrighted in 1963. The author claims that John West and Laws Kimbrell were "greater than Frank and Jesse James."
Nightriders: The Inside Story of the West and Kimbrell Gang
Though the writing style makes it a challenging read and at times unintentionally comical, it tells the story of an outlaw gang that few people in this state know anything about.
Nightriders: The Inside Story of the West and Kimbrell Gang
Though the writing style makes it a challenging read and at times unintentionally comical, it tells the story of an outlaw gang that few people in this state know anything about.
re: ESPN in full morality mode that Trump made a phone call
Posted by La Place Mike on 7/6/26 at 12:37 pm to Bourre
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The VAR ref mad it look corrupt as hell by not following the rules for reviewing VAR
The announcers during the game all agreed he shouldn't have got the red card. A bad call was properly reversed. I don't know why the fuss. Just kidding, I do know why.
re: "Babes from days gone by (NSFW)" thread as per request by Kafka..
Posted by La Place Mike on 7/6/26 at 9:18 am to SoFla Tideroller
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But, is there really a wrong answer?
No, no there isn't.
re: "Babes from days gone by (NSFW)" thread as per request by Kafka..
Posted by La Place Mike on 7/5/26 at 8:24 pm to Bayou
Stella Stevens
re: "Babes from days gone by (NSFW)" thread as per request by Kafka..
Posted by La Place Mike on 7/5/26 at 3:19 pm to udtiger
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I'd flip 1 & 2, my my 3rd is the same.
I get that. Kate is very underated.
re: "Babes from days gone by (NSFW)" thread as per request by Kafka..
Posted by La Place Mike on 7/5/26 at 12:57 pm to Ziippy
I know this opinion is unpopular, but 1, 2, 3
re: Democrat Congressman Stands up for America, Against DSA
Posted by La Place Mike on 7/5/26 at 11:21 am to prplhze2000
Where does he specifically call out the DSA?
re: Pakistani Immigrant in the US: "Death to America"
Posted by La Place Mike on 7/5/26 at 10:45 am to bbap
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lol at him wearing the England jersey,
To be fair, the Pakistanis run the UK now.
re: What having a mid 20s employee is teaching me about that generation
Posted by La Place Mike on 7/5/26 at 10:33 am to anc
Is her name Veronika?
IYKYK
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re: Self-esteem & the “Crisis of the Young”
Posted by La Place Mike on 7/5/26 at 10:26 am to 4cubbies
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people who engage in virtue signaling have no self-esteem? I can see that.
The people that engage in virtue signaling have plenty of self-esteem because of the virtue signaling. Virtue signaling provides them the moral high ground to plant their flag on, it gives them status in their tribe, superiority over others that don't belive as they do, and provides the armour to block the nuance of counter arguments. Without virtue signaling their self-esteem would cease to exist.
re: Wilson Phillips tonight at The Uncle Sam Jam in Metairie
Posted by La Place Mike on 7/4/26 at 1:04 pm to JodyPlauche
All three of these women are daughters of musical icons and have only been married once and never divorced. That's quite a feat considering who their parents were and where they were raised.
re: Mississippi doing Mississippi things
Posted by La Place Mike on 7/4/26 at 11:29 am to jimmy the leg
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So you would rather kowtow to China.
Deepbrueskies
re: Which SEC state has the best flag?
Posted by La Place Mike on 7/4/26 at 10:56 am to CSATiger
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They got that from Louisiana
Technically from the West Florida Republic.
re: Mississippi doing Mississippi things
Posted by La Place Mike on 7/4/26 at 10:47 am to Deepblueskies
Good for Mississippi.
re: The best 90 seconds ever......
Posted by La Place Mike on 7/4/26 at 10:44 am to VOR
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Clinton also eliminated many federal jobs and reduced the size of government(empirical fact),
True. He did it by gutting the military he so famously loathed.
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