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It’s like a Diane Morgan skit with the IQs reversed.

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Her accent and delivery make it sound exactly like a good British comedy sketch.

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have an irrational hatred about the idea a fricking city hall in America can fly a foreign flag. Wtf is wrong with these people?

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You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

Gasoline

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Dollar Store Miley Cyrus.

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I thought Miley Cyrus was the dollar store Miley Cyrus.

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His lawyer must be cringing.

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I knew Jeff years ago. Was a good guy. I know he believed in the Covid suits. Really wonder what he thinks about this latest round of legal shenanigans.

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The memory on that man was unbelievable. That is why he was so good with people, treated everyone important.

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Mitch Landrieu was the same way. I guess he still is but he’s not as much in the public eye these days. He would remember someone from a brief, inconsequential meeting, and the next time he saw them he not only remembered them but had put together who they were in context with someone else he knew. He just remembered and made those mental connections. Damnedest thing I ever experienced.

I’m a huge Edwin McCain fan. Several years back he had a song “Boom” about his moms breast cancer diagnosis. First line is “Mama said let’s shave my head today. It’s all gonna fall out anyway.”

Because he is a storyteller at heart as much as he is a singer, through the years he talked about how his mom responded to treatment and had a respite from her cancer.

Last year he released a new album. One of the songs on it is called “Helicopter Ride.” First verse and chorus are:

You fought hard
Ten years longer than they gave you
And time has come to take you
Before I let you go
There's one more wish
Oh, I promised we would do it
Some would say it's foolish
But they will never know

I'll take you on a helicopter ride
Get a glimpse of what it will be like
When you take to the skies
We're going on a helicopter ride
Before you slip the strands of life
Before we say goodbye

I was in a parking lot finding a place to park when I heard it the first time. It was obvious what this song was about. I’m not exaggerating when I say these lines took my breath away and made me feel like I had been punched in the gut. I have no idea why it hit me like that. It’s not like I know the guy, after all. But this song makes me stop whenever it comes up on a playlist.

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Rugby anyone?

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I’ve been thinking they switched the rugby team in at some point between games.

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It’s 77 degrees in Seattle. Why is that sideline chick talking about the heat?

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Sounds like we had the same reaction to that.

OK. I’m a typical American bandwagon soccer fan. Watch when there is a USA team - Olympics, World Cup, etc. I’m not an expert on the rules by any means.

That said, I thought it was against the rules of soccer to grab opponents and pull them to the ground, kick them, and otherwise physically assault them. I get that there will be contact when two players are fighting for the ball. But this seems way above what should be allowed. Or has the game changed that this is how it’s played now?