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You have my sympathy. My 1978 graduation was held in the badly overcrowded gym at Central High (Baton Rouge). Whatever the gym's capacity was, there were at least 50% more people jammed in. Because of overcrowding, and the A/C's inability to overcome so much CO2 (hot breath) and body heat, the gym was miserably hot.

I can't imagine having to tolerate the heat AND a stench reminiscent of a 5 day dead animal. I'm glad you survived to tell the tale.

re: Will Wade lands another one

Posted by ronniep1 on 5/19/26 at 6:46 pm to
It's possible I've posted this already, but I'm gonna need a Pronunciation guide for all the names we've signed for this year's team!
His jeans are only starched up to the knee. That's lazy. If you're gonna use starch, bring it all the way up to the crotch/pockets. That's how my mom did it 55 or so years ago.
My wife is a (sarcastically) recycling Nazi, so we'll keep various things (batteries, compact fluorescent lights, etc) for months in an attempt to find a CONVENIENT way or place to turn them in.

Recently, though, between scheduling collection days maybe once or twice a year, long and slow lines at LSU, and several stores not accepting, say, old medicines, batteries, and CFL's even though web sites say "bring it here" we've taken a different approach.

Simply put, it all goes into the garbage can now. I'm more than willing to do reasonable things to recycle, but when it becomes unreasonable, and inconvenient, I'm not going out of my way, and wasting hours, to comply with a pain-in-the-arse procedure.
That simulated view from the end zone corner looks like my view from Section 413.

I've been in 413 since 2003. For the price, it's a good view of the entire field.
Back at Christmas, when self-checkout lines were long, and only a few registers were open, a Wal-Mart employee told me tney are only allowed to monitor a certain number of self-check stations (maybe 6 or 8) so they can provide assistance as needed, and to keep an eye out for attempted theft. Allegedly, because of being short-staffed, that's why so many stations were closed.

FWIW, her explanation sounded reasonable to me.
Once the team is finalized, I'll need to study, and hear, the pronunciation of several names so I can (attempt to) speak intelligently about these players.

Between the Europeans, and I presume African, some of these names will "take some getting used to."
The "nose" of this plane seems ridiculously long. Can anyone explain why it is so long, or what it accomplishes?
18 out of 20. Did not have, or sleep in, a waterbed, and while I've had several email addresses based on my internet provider, I never had one from AOL.
A lot would depend on the woman and her kid/kids. Especially the kids, as they can wreck a relationship in a second if they dislike the man.
I refuse to take seriously the moral musings and opinions someone who (1) Wore not only “black face,” but “black body” while impersonating Charles Barkley, and (2) Glorified “Juggies on trampolines” (large breasted women jumping strictly for their bounce and jiggle factor.

I’ll admit I sometimes watched The Man Show, and The Juggies, for the reason(s) above. But don’t do that shite then, yet now claim to be moral, ethical, and fit to tell me what to do or how to live.
What you call cancel culture, others might call good business sense. How long should any boss have to explain away, or take up for, an a-hole employee?

Does Kimmel’s show produce revenue? Or like Steven Colbert, does it lose money? If it (likely) loses money, AND the host is a pompous, self-righteous arse, the decision should be easy.
While Jimmy Kimmel is free to deliver his “witty” repartee about Melania Trump, he likewise should face severe consequences for his stupid-arse joke.

You’d think he would have learned his lesson after his Charlie Kirk “joke” and suspension last year. Some people, though, are just too stupid to learn, and Jimmy Kimmel tops that list. So rather than continue to make apologies or be embarrassed, ABC should cut their losses and rid themselves of this cancer.

For those who might try to defend Kimmel under the banner of free speech, I give you The Dixie Chicks, or as they’re now known, The Chicks. One ill-timed comment about then President George W Bush, for all practical purposes, ruined their careers.

Sure; The Chicks were free to make their disparaging remark. And the public was free to reject them and their music. Put another way, freedom of speech does not prevent freedom from speech.

If anyone on the board of Disney/ABC has a single testicle, let alone a pair, Jimmy Kimmel would/should be fired today. Kimmel needs to learn the hard way that while he is free to phuck up his life and career any way he chooses, he should not be free to disparage, or phuck up, the company for which he works.

re: Best way to die naturally?

Posted by ronniep1 on 4/27/26 at 9:46 pm to
20 or so years ago, I had a nuclear stress test in which something was injected that caused my heart rate to increase to some insanely fast rate.

I could barely draw a breath, and my chest HURT. Since that day, I’ve said that if a heart attack feels anything like that test, I want NOTHING to do with that hellacious experience.

I’ll be the first to admit that the way I expire is up to God, and not me, but I hope it’s not something painful.
While Kimmel may not have done anything wrong, technically, it was in extremely poor taste. And although he has the right to make these statements, nowhere does the constitution say that his employer, ABC/Disney, has to tolerate what he says. They are free to fire him today for any reason they mignt choose.

How are his ratings? Is he still routinely trounced in the ratings by Greg Gutfeld? Remember, Kimmel's show airs on "free" stations while people have to pay a subscription fee to watch Gutfeld. Like Colbert, does Kimmel's show lose money for ABC? Instead of airing Kimmel, can ABC offer something that would produce revenue rather than lose money? If you look hard enough, a reason can be found to justify firing ANYBODY.
I owe Fetterman an apology. Prior to being elected, I thought it was ridiculous that he was on the ballot due to his profound communication issues. How could he represent Pennsylvania if he could not articulate his thoughts and opinions?

However, his recovery has been amazing, and for a Democrat, his positions are, for the most part, logical, reasoned, and "common sense." He's a voice of reason in the Democratic chorus of nonsense and insanity.
On behalf of ALL white men, from whereever in the world they may reside, THANK YOU.

In a gesture of harmony and friendship, we'd like to offer this woman to our African-American brothers for their thoughtful consideration.
Did we learn nothing from the Tulane and James Madison debacles last year? Both universities were embarrassed in their playoff games.

Why should we then expand the bracket even further? Is it an attempt to spread the misery to more teams?
2025 GMC Sierra 4WD with the 3.0 "Baby Duramax" diesel:

20 mpg city, 25 mpg highway

On my previous 2023 diesel w/ 2WD, 23 mpg city, 28 mpg highway

re: Strange Houses For Sale

Posted by ronniep1 on 4/20/26 at 12:00 am to
There are houses on Zillow Gone Wild that cause me to ask 2 questions and make one declarative statement:

1. What were you thinking?

2. Who else will/would buy this wretched mess? and

3. HELL No; not even if you give it to me!

As someone who is extremely limited in home repair/remodeling skills, the thought, and expense, of undertaking such a project is enough to cause nightmares.
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