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re: Would you go into an abandoned house if you knew there was $10,000 in it?

Posted by SouthEndzoneTiger on 4/16/26 at 3:19 pm to saintsfan1977

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As long as the money isn't buried in the wall or something stupid, yes. The snakes could be dealt with. A sharp machete would handle each one easily, but a shotgun would work better.

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But with 3 caveats:

#1. You don’t know where the money is. You’d have to find it. It’s a 3 level house.

#2. The house contains 15 King Cobras and 10 Black Mambas.

You must have stopped reading here. Let me help you. There is a #3:

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#3. You would not be allowed to wear any overly protective gear or bring any weapons.

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re: Louisiana lawmakers advance bill to shield how athletic departments spend public money

Posted by SouthEndzoneTiger on 4/16/26 at 3:14 pm to RolltidePA

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Good. That shouldn't change.

And it won't. You just don't get to see how much of that 20 million in revenue sharing went to each player.

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re: Let Canada be a cautionary tale - Euthanasia edition

Posted by SouthEndzoneTiger on 4/16/26 at 2:28 pm to MSMHater

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This VS wasting away in a hospice environment while your family watches you die. Frick that! Canada got this right.

If only it were just this. Are you OK with them killing a physically healthy 20 something year old with mental issues? Because they did that.

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re: Boomhaurer went gangster fool.

Posted by SouthEndzoneTiger on 4/16/26 at 2:21 pm to deeprig9

I read this:

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He did 4 years in prison (though he only held up 3 fingers) because of gang activity (crips) at the age of 17. He's trying to change his life but he's still gangster, he's still a member of Crip. He is also still violent, and wants people to know his physical appearance, particularly his hair, should not make people think he's soft. He is still a violent man. And he wants everyone to know that.

...before I watched the video. I don't know how you did it, but kudos to you deeprig9. I was actually able to somewhat follow what he was saying. :cheers:

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re: Louisiana lawmakers advance bill to shield how athletic departments spend public money

Posted by SouthEndzoneTiger on 4/16/26 at 2:11 pm to RolltidePA

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It's a public University,

If we're going to split hairs, it's a public "academic" university. The state doesn't fund a single dime to the athletic department.

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where and how they spend every penny should be fully transparent.

LSU athletic spending is very transparent. You can look up how much they earned, how much they spent (broken down by sport), how much earned by ticket sales, media rights, donations, etc. You can look up how much they owe in revenue sharing (20 million), how much they pay coaches, how much they still owe Kelly, etc. That's pretty fricking transparent.

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re: Louisiana lawmakers advance bill to shield how athletic departments spend public money

Posted by SouthEndzoneTiger on 4/16/26 at 1:41 pm to KamaCausey_LSU

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Except if you consider that LSU uses state employees, state owned land, state owned facilities, etc. to make every dime of the money.

And LSU pays its fair share of "rent" for the use of that land. Facilities? LSU athletics paid for and built the facilities they use for athletics. They contribute annually to academics even though they don't have to. Most athletic departments don't.

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It is public money.

In name only. Because a long time ago some politicians labeled it as such, for reasons. It's bullshite.

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eta: I don't think the dollar amount to each player needs to be made public. But the total revenue share amount should be/remain reported.

Well yeah, that's the whole point. LSU grossed 223 million last year. Based on revenue sharing, we have to share 20.5 million. That part is public information. LSU should be able to privately divvy that up how they see fit. How much to each player is nobody's business.

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re: Louisiana lawmakers advance bill to shield how athletic departments spend public money

Posted by SouthEndzoneTiger on 4/16/26 at 1:18 pm to ragincajun03

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but dollars directly to athletes with a public university signing said paycheck should be FOIA information.

Why? Answer this, that paycheck that LSU gave to that athlete, where did the money come from?

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re: Louisiana lawmakers advance bill to shield how athletic departments spend public money

Posted by SouthEndzoneTiger on 4/16/26 at 12:32 pm to kywildcatfanone

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Public dollars need public accountability

LSU earned every dime of the money they are spending. They should spend it how they see fit. Not one taxpayer dime is part of that money. Like I said earlier, the travesty here is that it is called "public funds". That is what needs to change. They are not public funds.

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re: Louisiana lawmakers advance bill to shield how athletic departments spend public money

Posted by SouthEndzoneTiger on 4/16/26 at 12:25 pm to 03 West CoChamps

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It isn't but when you have buyouts for coaches that should be coming out of the fund but instead the state is paying part of that buyout so salary can be met every month then that is an issue citizens should be aware of.

Never, and I repeat, never, has the state of Louisiana paid a dime of a coach's buyout. So what are you talking about?

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re: Louisiana lawmakers advance bill to shield how athletic departments spend public money

Posted by SouthEndzoneTiger on 4/16/26 at 9:50 am to brass2mouth

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There’s 0 reason for public funds to not be tracked.

There's 0 reason for LSU's athletic revenue to be labeled "public funds".

It's not public funds in reality. LSU earned that money thru ticket sales and tv contracts, donations, etc. Taxpayers did not pay for any of their earnings. Why should the public care what % of those earnings go to the QB?

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re: Louisiana lawmakers advance bill to shield how athletic departments spend public money

Posted by SouthEndzoneTiger on 4/16/26 at 8:53 am to ragincajun03

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So if other states want to hide from taxpayers how public university dollars are being spent, then Louisiana should hide from its taxpayers as well?

Taxpayers? That's really a complicated term. LSU self generates their own revenue, but once it is earned it becomes named "state money", and is then subject to public record laws. How they choose to spend their money is their business, IMO. They earned it.

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re: Louisiana lawmakers advance bill to shield how athletic departments spend public money

Posted by SouthEndzoneTiger on 4/16/26 at 8:42 am to ragincajun03

If LSU has to divulge exactly how our shared revenue is divided, and other states do not have to do this, it will put LSU at a competitive disadvantage.

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re: Local Baton Rouge rapper NBA Ben 10 shot in Houston

Posted by SouthEndzoneTiger on 4/9/26 at 2:50 pm to Byrdybyrd05

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adding that the shooter ran from the scene after the incident.

If they locate the suspect, I wonder if he will confess?

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re: You didn't pull me over the right way. I am a mental patient!

Posted by SouthEndzoneTiger on 4/9/26 at 2:26 pm to BoomerandSooner

I loved it when he said, "I wasn't going to give you a ticket for anything. I was going to give you a warning for speeding." Instead, she chose to go to jail. :lol:

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re: When did become ok for gov agencies to post like this?

Posted by SouthEndzoneTiger on 4/9/26 at 12:52 pm to el Gaucho

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The cop should have called it “The University of Louisiana” now that it’s the flagship since lsjw went woke

:lol: You're right. They won't be nearly as offended by being mocked in Cajun French terms as they will be by being called ULL.

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re: When did become ok for gov agencies to post like this?

Posted by SouthEndzoneTiger on 4/9/26 at 12:48 pm to GreatLakesTiger24

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Why would I give a frick about Lafayette?

:dunno: You do seem upset. It seems reasonable to ask the question. I'm Cajun, and I'm not offended at all by this.

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re: When did become ok for gov agencies to post like this?

Posted by SouthEndzoneTiger on 4/9/26 at 12:44 pm to Traffic Circle

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Are you mad b/c the Law posted something or b/c Lafayette people did something bad?

I think he is mad because a non-Cajun entity is using Cajun phrases to mock Cajun people.

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re: When did become ok for gov agencies to post like this?

Posted by SouthEndzoneTiger on 4/9/26 at 12:39 pm to GreatLakesTiger24

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ULL made it less than two days before getting the boot.

I mean, you have to give the writer credit for this sentence, at least.

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re: Did you know that First Basemen are allowed to stretch for the ball?

Posted by SouthEndzoneTiger on 4/9/26 at 10:52 am to ProjectP2294

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Sometimes stretching for the ball makes sense. Sometimes it doesn't.

The time saved is negligible, but reducing the size of the target and putting yourself in a less adjustable position can be a net negative over the milliseconds you might shave off.

If you are reducing the size of the target AND putting yourself in a less adjustable position by stretching too early you are doing it wrong. You've never played 1st base, have you?

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