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Shorts Guy
| Favorite team: | LSU  |
| Location: | BR |
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| Number of Posts: | 657 |
| Registered on: | 12/14/2023 |
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re: Kids don't know how to use actual computers anymore
Posted by Shorts Guy on 3/28/26 at 3:08 pm to meeple
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It’s pointless to teach this anyway
Cursive is definitely pretty stupid, but it’s definitely a nice skill to be able to read it (if not write it.) I’ve got a whole box of old letters and crap from my grandparents and great-grandparents. It’s hard enough to read for someone who knows cursive. Might as well be hieroglyphics for someone who doesn’t know.
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re: Repaving highland to Washington LSU Campus.
Posted by Shorts Guy on 3/28/26 at 3:03 pm to pgatiger
If you drove down there and nothing was happening I bet you’d be on here saying “it’s a beautiful day out and this construction is just sitting here. Not a worker in sight!”
That’s the REAL Louisiana way. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.
That’s the REAL Louisiana way. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.
re: The rhythm of an airport.
Posted by Shorts Guy on 3/28/26 at 2:57 pm to NBR_Exile
When living in Memphis we could tell when it was time for bed because the FedEx planes would start coming in one after another. I think it was around 11pm that it would start. You could pull up flight aware and see them in final approach lineup for miles and miles. Never bothered me too much.
re: Anybody ever lived in Odessa?
Posted by Shorts Guy on 3/27/26 at 7:36 pm to slidingstop
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The two people I know form Odessa are kind of strange. Not bad, just different.
It’s Texas, after all.
I kid. Never been out that way, but my brother used to have to make the drive from Houston ALOT and didn’t have much to write home about.
re: Have you ever lived somewhere deliveries came early in the day?
Posted by Shorts Guy on 3/27/26 at 7:18 pm to GEAUXT
We get them mid-day to early afternoon usually. Rarely late in the day and even more rarely after dark. But it happens sometimes. This is in BR.
re: How much time is appropriate to wait to start dating again after a spouse dies?
Posted by Shorts Guy on 3/27/26 at 7:38 am to Uga Alum
Sounds like your wife’s family needs to mind their own business and let people do what makes them happy. The spouse is dead. It’s not like their feelings are going to be hurt.
That said, if I lost my other half at any age I’m not sure I’d ever be comfortable moving on.
That said, if I lost my other half at any age I’m not sure I’d ever be comfortable moving on.
re: What caused the area between downtown and LSU to become so ghetto?
Posted by Shorts Guy on 3/24/26 at 10:23 pm to Ihatethiscity
Old South Baton Rouge was always a poor, primarily black neighborhood. It’s not good land…historically was more flood prone in parts.
re: Things everyone except you seems to like
Posted by Shorts Guy on 3/23/26 at 5:08 pm to TIGERHOLD
Ranch dressing. So gross.
re: New Orleans outlines MSY expansion plans (w/ renderings)
Posted by Shorts Guy on 3/21/26 at 10:45 am to KfromCAPER
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It wasn’t good planning to build that later, but it wasn’t a problem before it was finished.
That flyover was one of the most overblown complaints in NOLA history. Along with the bridge lights that people won’t stfu about. Sure, the construction was annoying. But the lack of flyover never seriously impacted my travel. Maybe I was just lucky.
re: New Orleans outlines MSY expansion plans (w/ renderings)
Posted by Shorts Guy on 3/21/26 at 9:04 am to 6R12
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How can the state and MSY plan an airport and already have to change up things.
The phased expansion plans were already a thing on paper before they ever turned dirt on the new terminal. You’re just hearing about them now that they’re moving forward.
re: German engineer earning 41k Euros turns down American job earning 350k, cites insurance
Posted by Shorts Guy on 3/17/26 at 8:47 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
It’s obviously a satire account. A funny one at that.
re: What to do in Memphis?
Posted by Shorts Guy on 3/14/26 at 9:29 am to Demps
Craft breweries. Wiseacre, Cooper House Project, Memphis Made, High Cotton, Grind City, Crosstown, etc.
Great cocktail bars. Eight and Sand, Bar Hustle, Bar Limina, Art Bar at Crosstown Concourse…which is something cool to see all its own.
Graceland is expensive, but actually well-worth it if you’ve never been and have any interest at all. It’s a lot more than a house tour. There’s a massive museum complex tied to it with old cars, army memorabilia, jumpsuits, gold records, airplanes, etc.
Also check out the new Tom Lee Park on the river. A great place for a morning stroll if the weather is nice.
We lived in Memphis for several years before coming back to BR and enjoyed our time there. Has a lot of the same problems as BR and NOLA but don’t let it ruin your time.
Great cocktail bars. Eight and Sand, Bar Hustle, Bar Limina, Art Bar at Crosstown Concourse…which is something cool to see all its own.
Graceland is expensive, but actually well-worth it if you’ve never been and have any interest at all. It’s a lot more than a house tour. There’s a massive museum complex tied to it with old cars, army memorabilia, jumpsuits, gold records, airplanes, etc.
Also check out the new Tom Lee Park on the river. A great place for a morning stroll if the weather is nice.
We lived in Memphis for several years before coming back to BR and enjoyed our time there. Has a lot of the same problems as BR and NOLA but don’t let it ruin your time.
re: What do you think the unhappiest age is?
Posted by Shorts Guy on 3/12/26 at 7:38 pm to dyslexiateechur
45-55 just seems to bring a lot of stress for people. Kids in high school or going to college…maybe a daughter getting married. More bills…expensive insurance for teen drivers, college tuition, weddings, you name it. You may be getting more alone time with your spouse and realize you don’t really know each other anymore. If you’re lucky enough to still have your parents you’re probably having to worry about them more by this point. You’re very tired of work BS but too young to retire.
re: Picou exit...Naturally Baton Rouge screwed up again.
Posted by Shorts Guy on 3/12/26 at 12:12 am to chad32
Sounds like an AP problem.
re: Happiest cities in America in 2026
Posted by Shorts Guy on 3/10/26 at 7:34 pm to Jake88
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It's almost as if these sorts of ratings are just made up.
I can believe Houma. It was popping down there around that time iirc. BR on the other hand…much as I love my town, it certainly hasn’t been a contender for happiest anything since at least pre-Derrick Todd Lee. And not long after they nabbed him, along came Katrina to upend things even more. 21 years later and everyone still moaning about it.
ETA all that said, you couldn’t pay me to live in North Dakota
re: Is this graphic accurate, it seems to suggest that White Americans are the least racist
Posted by Shorts Guy on 3/9/26 at 6:24 pm to Roaad
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No surprises here.
re: Are there any cities in Louisiana that aren't suburbs that you would say are improving?
Posted by Shorts Guy on 3/9/26 at 2:32 pm to Chastains
Does Mandeville/Covington count? It’s a separate metro area from NOLA nowadays, so it’s no longer the burbs in the eyes of the Census Bureau. Not enough commuters going across the causeway anymore.
Ruston is a pretty obvious one. I’d also argue Thibodaux and Hammond have improved in the last 20 years or so. I had never really been to downtown Hammond until recently and was surprised how good it looked.
In the BR area, New Roads/St. Francisville are definitely improving in their own ways. But can’t really call those cities, I guess.
Ruston is a pretty obvious one. I’d also argue Thibodaux and Hammond have improved in the last 20 years or so. I had never really been to downtown Hammond until recently and was surprised how good it looked.
In the BR area, New Roads/St. Francisville are definitely improving in their own ways. But can’t really call those cities, I guess.
re: Lakeside Mall...They keep adding stores.
Posted by Shorts Guy on 3/8/26 at 12:54 pm to bee Rye
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Maybe they were right to blame the mall of la
The Baton Rouge blue hairs got used to the Towne Center location where they could walk right in from their handicapped spot. Moving to the Mall was complained about from the start.
re: Lakeside Mall...They keep adding stores.
Posted by Shorts Guy on 3/7/26 at 11:35 am to OneSaintsFan
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I feel Mall of La has a little better shot now that all anchors or full and a few of the newer stores but we will see - they should be taking notes.
I think they’ll be alright for awhile. Mignon Faget closed and tried to blame the mall, when in reality it’s because their jewelry is ugly and their clientele can’t walk that far. But it also recently got a Zara, which was made into kind of a big deal locally. To your point, the anchors are all full again thanks to Dicks. Dillards occupies two anchor spaces and is probably the strongest traditional department store left in the U.S. It would’ve been good of Warby Parker to locate in the Mall, but they’re doing Perkins Rowe instead. It does seem like there are some retailers now taking another look at the BR market, so we’ll see.
re: Lakeside Mall...They keep adding stores.
Posted by Shorts Guy on 3/7/26 at 11:31 am to moock blackjack
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You can keep Lakeside. Last time I was there must have had 100 Muslims and other minorities!! Never going back!
God forbid someone who doesn’t look like you shows up because they also needed to get a pair of pants or something. What a sad comment.
re: Lakeside Mall...They keep adding stores.
Posted by Shorts Guy on 3/6/26 at 11:00 pm to Optimism
It’s a great mall. Whoever runs it never got lazy and tried to let it run itself. And the original developers couldn’t have selected a better location.
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