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ILurkThereforeIAm
| Favorite team: | LSU  |
| Location: | In the Shadows, Behind Hedges |
| Biography: | Lurking Since Saban Left Miami for Bama |
| Interests: | #350, Knucklechecks, Sonic, Being a Bawette (no pics), Travel Ball |
| Occupation: | Soaking It All In |
| Number of Posts: | 768 |
| Registered on: | 8/19/2020 |
| Online Status: | Online |
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re: Gov Landry says Lee Mallett will replace Ballard as Pres of the LSU board of supervisors
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 2/13/26 at 5:25 pm to Tiger Ugly
Landry’s chief of staff (Kyle) left to run Landry’s PAC. More than once Kyle has left or taken leave from COS positions to run the campaign for whomever he was working for.
Only because Landry is SO delusional and egotistical did I wonder if he was going to make a run for the White House in the next election. There’s not a doubt in my mind that President is his goal.
But maybe Kyle left the governors office for personal reasons and I’m reading too much into it and Landry will run for reelection. I would like for Garrett Graves to run against him, but he’s seemed hesitant to do so.
Only because Landry is SO delusional and egotistical did I wonder if he was going to make a run for the White House in the next election. There’s not a doubt in my mind that President is his goal.
But maybe Kyle left the governors office for personal reasons and I’m reading too much into it and Landry will run for reelection. I would like for Garrett Graves to run against him, but he’s seemed hesitant to do so.
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re: Anybody familiar with N.O. comedian Mark Normand?
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 2/13/26 at 10:04 am to BK Lounge
I went there once to pick up my brother and they were living in it while they were doing construction. It was a mess. They also operated it as a bed and breakfast. His parents were definitely quirky. Him becoming a comic makes sense.
re: Gov Landry says Lee Mallett will replace Ballard as Pres of the LSU board of supervisors
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 2/13/26 at 7:11 am to stout
He favors Mr. Burns.
re: Anybody familiar with N.O. comedian Mark Normand?
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 2/13/26 at 6:56 am to TexasTiger08
He and my brother were good friends in grade school. He grew up in this massive historic home on Esplanade and he has some crazy stories about it. He came home one time to his parents tied up from a robbery. There’s a good interview he did with Marc Maron on WTF pod a few years ago and he talks about it all.
re: Will New Orleans ever put a stop to the stupid homesteaders at Mardi Gras?
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 2/9/26 at 4:34 pm to _Hurricane_
Agreed. You can’t even cross the fricking street from neutral ground to get to the sidewalk side because of all the setups that leave zero space in between them for anyone to walk without walking over your tarp and zigzagging through your chairs.
It wasn’t always like this. You used to be able to just walk down St Charles and pick a spot on either side of the street and stand there without issue. The tents and territorial claims of a public fricking street are ridiculous.
It wasn’t always like this. You used to be able to just walk down St Charles and pick a spot on either side of the street and stand there without issue. The tents and territorial claims of a public fricking street are ridiculous.
re: Songs That Sound Like Another Group Or Artist
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 2/5/26 at 6:07 am to Mizz-SEC
I thought Right Here, Right Now was U2 until recently. Jesus Jones, go figure.
re: BR CATS federal arrests UPDATE - EBR Councilman Cleve Dunn arrest warrant issued
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 1/31/26 at 10:03 am to LSUTigerFan247
Just saw on social media that he was booked in EBR parish prison this morning.
re: Blowout in Blanchard Oklahoma
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 1/30/26 at 2:14 pm to Disco Ball
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What is a "Workover Rig"
I'm married to a roughneck. I only halfway listen when he explains shite, but I pick things up here and there. I believe a workover rig does maintenance on existing wells. They're smaller and more mobile than giant arse drilling rigs. Can't answer the question about the high pressure spray.
re: BR CATS federal arrests UPDATE - EBR Councilman Cleve Dunn arrest warrant issued
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 1/30/26 at 7:23 am to W2NOMO
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Wonder what Sharon Broomes view is on this.
Kiran confirmed that SWB received a target letter from the FBI as well. There’s still a chance that she and/or one of her senior staffers will be indicted for one or more of the scandals that have hit the news in the past year.
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Sources say the subpoenas were served July 25, 2024, to the office of Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, several East Baton Rouge Parish council members, and the East Baton Rouge Parish Attorney’s Office. UWK has also learned that multiple cell phones were seized, though officials have not disclosed whose devices were taken. It remains unclear who within the mayor-president’s office is the specific target of the subpoenas. However, credible sources confirm to UWK that former Mayor-President Broome received a target letter from the FBI, indicating she is under federal investigation. Several people have been questioned as part of the investigation so far.
re: BR CATS federal arrests UPDATE - EBR Councilman Cleve Dunn arrest warrant issued
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 1/28/26 at 5:40 pm to justinking042
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Did they use city-parish funds to go to Washington Mardi Gras? I see no legitimate reason why a metro council member would need to attend that event, especially on taxpayer's dime. I could see the Mayor or even someone at BRAC going, but not a councilman.
I looked online, and there's $216,000 budgeted for Council travel in the 2026 budget. So I would assume they could use it for Washington Mardi Gras? In times of budget crises Council travel stipends should be one of the first things removed.
re: BR CATS federal arrests UPDATE - EBR Councilman Cleve Dunn arrest warrant issued
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 1/28/26 at 12:21 pm to cgrand
I think the only thing that could fix BR at this point would be some type of federal or state auditor oversight that would forbid them from spending a penny without approval from a vetted team of unbiased and brilliant accounting professionals. They, and I mean all of EBR Parish and its agencies, cannot be trusted to make financial decisions with their own local, state, or federal funding. They are some of the most ignorant, corrupt mother frickers I've ever come across in my professional life.
re: 850 Women Are Dead. The FBI Says Truckers Did It.
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 1/23/26 at 7:18 am to boxcarbarney
I think about this regularly, but I also listen to an unhealthy number of true crime podcasts that have upped my natural paranoia. Keith Jesperson aka the Smily Face Killer was also a truck driver.
Truckers are creepy in general. I have a cousin who recently became a long haul trucker. While I don’t think he’s a murderer he is definitely weird AF.
I was driving I-12 between BR and the North Shore and there was an 18 wheeler that passed me with what looked like female hair extensions tied to the trucks antennae.
Another time, and this is the weirdest thing ever, I was sitting in traffic on I-12 going to BR, probably around Juban. There was an 18 wheeler to my right. I looked up and there was a puppet (looked like a puppet from Sesame Street or the muppets) hanging out of the drivers side window. It was moving like it was talking to me. I couldn’t get to my phone to film it before traffic started moving and the driver put it back in the cab. Strangest fricking thing I’ve ever seen.
So yeah, I totally believe there are hundreds of these murderous freaks on the road and active at any given time.
Truckers are creepy in general. I have a cousin who recently became a long haul trucker. While I don’t think he’s a murderer he is definitely weird AF.
I was driving I-12 between BR and the North Shore and there was an 18 wheeler that passed me with what looked like female hair extensions tied to the trucks antennae.
Another time, and this is the weirdest thing ever, I was sitting in traffic on I-12 going to BR, probably around Juban. There was an 18 wheeler to my right. I looked up and there was a puppet (looked like a puppet from Sesame Street or the muppets) hanging out of the drivers side window. It was moving like it was talking to me. I couldn’t get to my phone to film it before traffic started moving and the driver put it back in the cab. Strangest fricking thing I’ve ever seen.
So yeah, I totally believe there are hundreds of these murderous freaks on the road and active at any given time.
re: 1/25-1/26 2026 Major Deep South Winter Storm Thread
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 1/20/26 at 1:27 pm to NorthEndZone
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I generally like Zack, but as he gets older he's becoming a combination of Bob Breck and Margaret Orr rolled into one with the doomcasts.
I still find him to be pretty accurate. Margaret Orr once told viewers to get in the bathtub and cover your head with a mattress. I don't find Zach to be anywhere near that level of a doomcaster. :lol:
re: 1/25-1/26 2026 Major Deep South Winter Storm Thread
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 1/20/26 at 1:00 pm to HogPharmer
From Meteorologist Zack Fradella's FB page about an hour ago:
"The threat coming to multiple states in the Deep South, including Louisiana, cannot be overstated. A devastating ice storm looks very likely. Residents need to monitor the forecasts closely as we figure out where the change from rain to ice will be.
**Ice accumulation will likely lead to widespread power outages and a total shut down of multiple cities**
**Dangerous cold will follow the storm leading to multiple nights of no power and frigid temperatures maybe as low as the single digits**
Even though a good bit of the impacts look to stay north of New Orleans, I’ll be back on air in the morning to start following the trends closely!"
Once he received comments and questions from tons of dumbasses asking specifics about timing and location (which no one knows for sure yet, they're just saying prepare and be ready), he said:
"Note: I have followers from all corners of the state. It’s impossible for me to give a city by city forecast. I try to be descriptive when I can but this many days out, it’s hard to pinpoint a bullseye. Everyone should be watching the weather and if you live inland of I-10/12, I would prepare for some form of ice."
"The threat coming to multiple states in the Deep South, including Louisiana, cannot be overstated. A devastating ice storm looks very likely. Residents need to monitor the forecasts closely as we figure out where the change from rain to ice will be.
**Ice accumulation will likely lead to widespread power outages and a total shut down of multiple cities**
**Dangerous cold will follow the storm leading to multiple nights of no power and frigid temperatures maybe as low as the single digits**
Even though a good bit of the impacts look to stay north of New Orleans, I’ll be back on air in the morning to start following the trends closely!"
Once he received comments and questions from tons of dumbasses asking specifics about timing and location (which no one knows for sure yet, they're just saying prepare and be ready), he said:
"Note: I have followers from all corners of the state. It’s impossible for me to give a city by city forecast. I try to be descriptive when I can but this many days out, it’s hard to pinpoint a bullseye. Everyone should be watching the weather and if you live inland of I-10/12, I would prepare for some form of ice."
re: NoLA Bywater. AKA Mogadishu
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 1/19/26 at 2:35 pm to RunninReb
Person of interest. Is it a white dude with long hair?
re: Latoya Strikes One Last Time
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 1/17/26 at 1:30 pm to dagrippa
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Cantrell is just screwing the city and it's citizens over with this nonsense. Why?
According to NOLA.com, "Disrespect is why."
This quote is about the banners at Gallier Hall fiasco, but it's all the same. She has the brain and intelligence of a low IQ criminal who is only concerned with RESPECK.
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'Disrespect is why'
Cantrell first voiced her dissatisfaction with the banners in a Dec. 11 email to then-Chief Administrative Officer Joe Threat. She wrote that she did not approve of them at Gallier Hall prior to Jan. 12.
The next day, Noble told Cantrell via email that it was his understanding the banners would come down after the press conference, but that Gary Solomon, CEO of the Solomon Group, called him to say that Moreno, council members and Moreno’s inauguration committee chair, Gayle Benson, wanted the banners to stay up.
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“I didn’t get a call. Why is this allowed to be a problem?” Cantrell wrote after Threat forwarded her the message.
Threat said he was surprised he didn’t receive any notification from Moreno or her incoming Chief Administrative Officer Joe Giarrusso.
“I don’t know why Ms. Benson is not calling you and why Gary Solomon is going directly to Trey on this issue,” he added.
“Disrespect is why,” Cantrell responded. “I don’t know what Benson has to do with anything … I did not have a problem using them, but need them down after her show. Period.”
The next day, Threat relayed the message to his team and also Giarrusso: “The Mayor’s direction is to remove the banners now and reinstall them prior to Inauguration Day.”
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With the city of New Orleans short on cash, Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration in December hired a contractor for $5,400 to remove and later reinstall Mayor Helena Moreno’s inauguration banners at Gallier Hall.
re: Latoya Strikes One Last Time
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 1/15/26 at 8:49 pm to redstickrick
On season 3 episode 3 of Hacks, Kaitlin Olson’s character gets to participate in a roast of her mom, Deborah (Jean Smart’s character). She says something mean and funny about her mom, pauses, and then goes “What a c*nt.” She does it throughout her whole speech.
Every time I hear or read a Destroya story like this, I think of this episode of Hacks and say to myself, “What a c*nt.”
Every time I hear or read a Destroya story like this, I think of this episode of Hacks and say to myself, “What a c*nt.”
re: Ascension Parish councilman sued over scandalous social media post
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 1/7/26 at 8:23 pm to Slickback
If she hadn’t filed a lawsuit, it probably wouldn’t have hit the news. It would have stayed a social media scandal for AP locals. I only saw the story because I follow WAFB and it showed up in my newsfeed.
Now I’m invested.
Now I’m invested.
Ascension Parish councilman sued over scandalous social media post
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 1/7/26 at 7:24 pm
WAFB story
From what I can gather, a councilman posted the below about the CAO’s husband.
And now there’s a social media war and a lawsuit.
From what I can gather, a councilman posted the below about the CAO’s husband.
And now there’s a social media war and a lawsuit.
re: Stranger Things S5 - Volume 2
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 12/27/25 at 8:30 am to TheBob
My guess….They defeat Vecna and rescue Holly and the kids. I think Hopper dies, El lives and she and Mike run off together. Will gets a boyfriend and they live happily ever after.
I thought my 13 year old son was going to have an aneurysm during the Max and Holly scene. He kept screaming at them to shut up and run.
I was ready for Jonathan and Nancy to die. He’s my least favorite character.
The Will “coming out” scene was cringe, but not as cringe as I thought it would be.
They definitely amped up the dialogue to stretch out the episodes.
Will having powers has saved this season. It’s been the best part.
I thought my 13 year old son was going to have an aneurysm during the Max and Holly scene. He kept screaming at them to shut up and run.
I was ready for Jonathan and Nancy to die. He’s my least favorite character.
The Will “coming out” scene was cringe, but not as cringe as I thought it would be.
They definitely amped up the dialogue to stretch out the episodes.
Will having powers has saved this season. It’s been the best part.
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