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[quote]btw-Jalopnik is staffed with progressive filth.[/quote] damn (thanks for that info)...

I had not seen the jalopnik site before (that hosts the original link). It's great. Especially scroll down to see the article about the woman in Jackson MS steeling her own car back after she saw it being driven to Lowe's when she'd left it at the local dealership for servicing. For that laugh...

[quote]They answered an age old call,[/quote] Lest we forget the draft riots in New York City [link=(https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/draft-riots)]Some of the bloodiest....[/link]...

[quote]She was in the company of Tywin Lannister, so yes kind of a stretch she considers Sansa smartest she knows[/quote] Did Tywin ever figure out who Arya was? If not, it would drop his intelligence level quite a bit....

Lest we not forget the Pompidou center...

[quote][b]Homeboy Shopping Channel[/b] expanding to Dallas County.[/quote] One of the great TV shows that couldn't last two episodes in today's PC world....

[quote]a piece of artwork.[/quote] Depends on what that piece of artwork means. Notre Dame really isn't filled with artwork that started off as artwork. It's filled with religious relics and each has meaning to those who believe in their religion. With time, some became famous as artwork....

But it wasn't a fatal shot. (Cool 'cannon' though.)...

Rose to the top? Shea, Margary, Lady Stark, Rob's wife, women associated with the Boltons, the good actress all beg to differ. ...

Applebee's menu is hurting Applebee's. Chicken fingers seem to be 60% of their sales....

A friend in Massachusetts discovered the movie and saw it three times in first run. She came on line and raved about it, and I kept looking for it until it came on cable. I liked the feel of it, the mountains felt right for central scandanavia. Now to find the book. (Was Crichton having healt...

[link=(https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/jon-snow-emails-23andme-about-his-dna-results)]LINK[/link] Beautifully done. ...

If you have the time I-26 from Johnson City to Asheville is the best drive through the mountains this side of Maryland. South of Knoxville: Benton Bacon near Madisonville TN, classic ham and bacon done in the Virginia piedmont style. Bacon ends make a great alternative Red Beans and Rice version...

I am old. I bought the paperbacks and stopped 1/3 of the way in when I realized that the rest hadn't been written yet. Then, the dude has the audacity to write the history of the tarwhoevers last year. But NOT ALL OF IT. He only published the first of two vol. At least that's what was said when...

[link=(https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6916101/British-stand-comedian-Ian-Cognito-sits-chair-lays-dies-late-night-show.html)]LINK[/link] First go by the name Ian Cognito. Late night stand up routine includes a joke about a stroke. Ten minutes later collapse on stage. Audience a...

In NOLA, one day I was returning something (a light fixture) at Home Depot. The person in front of me had a cart full to overflowing of assorted plumbing parts. She got over a hundred dollars credit on them. Only later did I understand why? First, contractors get a percentage reward for buying...

Sam apparently has three Fathers and one Mother. And he's happy with the situation. [link=(https://www.tvguide.com/news/patty-dukes-son-sean-astin-was-a-good-sport-about-uncovering-his-fathers-identity/)]LINK[/link]...

If you've ever been to the towns near the Great Smokey Mountains National Park, you may have seen Dandridge TN. Dandridge was also an occasional steamboat destination when the water was high enough, even though it's almost in the mountains. Those magnificent boats could go places because they were...

I don't think anyone has mentioned that Mary was a FOB, Friend of Bill (Clinton) back in her first senate election and she had the power of Clinton making phone calls to certain demographic groups. Their connection was through a group of "young Democrats" who were going to change things. What...

Smollett: no black face, but how about brown face...tanning gell applied heavily? Remember there are brights and there are blacks and they know the difference....