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Uncommon Idea
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re: The Hollywood Knights - 1980
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/23/26 at 12:02 pm to DR93Berlin
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Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia, he was an English guy……
He came to fight the Turkish
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Sally:
I mean, I don't know what it's gonna be. Soon I'll be going away to college and I'll probably never see you again.
Newbomb Turk:
You're going to UCLA.
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re: New Orleans - Third World infrastructure strikes again
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/23/26 at 10:59 am to High C
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Will the Huey P collapse one day while filled with traffic?
It was redone and widened from 2006 -2013. So I assume it's decently safe.
And it's also in Jefferson Parish; they are incompetent but not to the level of Orleans Parish . . . yet.
re: The Thin Blue Line gang strikes again
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/21/26 at 11:58 am to HarryHoudini
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How does a jury just let the cops off when there is apparently so much evidence against them?
re: Pizza ain’t the only thing Hot n Ready at Little Caesar’s
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/19/26 at 6:41 pm to HarryHoudini
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“His kids right here!”
re: Train hits car on Metairie Road
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/19/26 at 2:35 pm to TIGERHOLD
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It is built over an existing public road. No buildings/houses would need to come down. You could do something like this:
Okay, the minimum clearance over top of rail for freight lines is 23 feet 4 inches.
So how exactly does that, with the appropriate rise over run to meet that requirement, work with the roads, parking lots entrances, trees, and power lines?
Assuming they can keep those parking lots for all those businesses open, it will create sightline problems so that the train accidents will likely be replaced with car accidents.
And if they go under it, you still have all sorts of issues with roads, the entrances and then add in potential flooding of the underpass.
re: Chinese robots unveiled by Unitree Robotics (NOT AI)
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/19/26 at 2:57 am to MrLSU
Well . . . some supposed behind the scenes video has turned up.
X translation:
X translation:
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It's not actually remote control — the real behind-the-scenes of the Spring Festival Gala robot performance.
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Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/18/26 at 4:00 pm to CHiPs25
Post more . . . on Reddit.
re: Zohran Mamdani will release his preliminary budget numbers today
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/17/26 at 3:54 pm to djsdawg
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9.5% added Tax to all property owners?!
That's what the article says . . . and it's just to fund 3.7 billion of the 11 billion added to the 2027 budget.
And who knows what happens if the bonuses don't come in 24% higher like this year - that helped reduce the current budget shortfall from 12 billion to 5.4 billion short.
Oh yeah, if you didn't read all the way to the end of the story I linked:
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Mamdani had put the deficit at $12 billion just three weeks ago, before the administration counted massive tax revenues, mostly from Wall Street bonuses, which came in 24% higher than last year.
He revealed last week that his budget office winnowed the gap down to $7 billion. Then on Tuesday morning, he said in a post on X, the gap was now down to $5.4 billion.
It's almost like they're fiscally incompetent:
re: Zohran Mamdani will release his preliminary budget numbers today
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/17/26 at 3:00 pm to deeprig9
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LOL it's 116 Billion dollars!
$14,000 per resident per year.
It's better than the new proposed budget - 127 BILLION!
Zohran Mamdani unveils record $127B budget — fueled by proposed NYC property tax hike
And for an example of how taxing won't necessarily solve their shortfalls:
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“I do not want to raise property taxes,” Mamdani said of his preliminary budget plan, which would hike property taxes 9.5% to raise an additional $3.7 billion in the next fiscal year.
Well that would cover 3.7 out of 11 BILLION in additional spending . . .
re: Chinese robots unveiled by Unitree Robotics (NOT AI)
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/17/26 at 3:02 am to MrLSU
I thought that bottom costume looked familiar as well:
Maybe learning martial arts instilled some discipline? :lol:
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re: Chinese robots unveiled by Unitree Robotics (NOT AI)
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/17/26 at 3:00 am to MrLSU
Ah, a Unitree demonstration. Here is one from earlier this year . . .
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Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/16/26 at 11:03 am to LSU316
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The my been throwing beads hard at people for as damn long as I can remember
This. Turn your back to a parade and you'll probably have 1 person every float or two launch a full/mostly full bag of beads at the back of your head.
re: Mayor Helena Moreno to investigate photo of racist act depicted in Tucks parade
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/15/26 at 12:29 am to John88
"New Orleans is built on respect, diversity, and inclusion."
"Actions that seek to demean or intimidate any member of our community violate the very spirit of who we are. Our celebrations, particularly those where our children and families attend, should be spaces of joy and unity, not exposure to hateful or harmful imagery."
New Orleans police arrest nine, searching for six others after violent fight during parade
Given the other picture, if the responsible party turns out to just hate women and is sexist/misogynistic instead of racist, is it not as bad, just as bad, or worse?
"Actions that seek to demean or intimidate any member of our community violate the very spirit of who we are. Our celebrations, particularly those where our children and families attend, should be spaces of joy and unity, not exposure to hateful or harmful imagery."
New Orleans police arrest nine, searching for six others after violent fight during parade
Given the other picture, if the responsible party turns out to just hate women and is sexist/misogynistic instead of racist, is it not as bad, just as bad, or worse?
re: Falcons’ James Pearce arrested for domestic battery
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/12/26 at 1:42 pm to Townedrunkard
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That’s just negotiating. Wait till that check hits her account. Then it’ll be she can’t recall anything.
They don't need her as a witness for every charge.
They can rely on bodycam and officer recollections once they got on scene and dealt with him.
It would take away some of the heft from the charges if she refuses to testify but it doesn't remove the potential for serious charges.
re: Most beers drank in one sitting
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/12/26 at 1:38 pm to Bestbank Tiger
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Record is 64, by Wade Boggs on the team flight.
Andre the Giant supposedly had multiple instances of 100+ 12 oz beers in various time periods.
Examples - 119 beers in 6 hours as recounted told to Letterman, 108 beers in 45 minutes at an airport according to Hulk Hogan, 156 beers one night according to Mike Graham/Dusty Rhodes.
Personally? Probably 30+ beers one Mardi Gras day/night midnight to midnight.
Now it's like 3 in a night IF I drink. :lol:
re: CEO of Microsoft AI says most white collar work will be fully automated within 18 months
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/12/26 at 12:42 pm to RLDSC FAN
I'll wait until AI stops hallucinating cases/citations before I believe him for lawyers.
re: Jason Garrett says Saban made call to pass on Drew Brees in Miami "We're not doing that!"
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/12/26 at 11:48 am to GamecockUltimate
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Hasn't Saban said that? Basically said that was his biggest regret or something like that
I always felt that Nick Saban's statements insinuated that the doctors determination stopped HIM from being able to sign Drew Brees.
I mean, it was clear from the start that Nick Saban had basically complete control and a LOT of deference from the owner.
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But as intriguing as Moss's relocation is, it doesn't carry nearly the same potential impact as Saban's landing in Miami. Indeed, nobody in the NFL grabbed more power this offseason. And if there is any doubt about that, one only needed to corner Miami Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga a few weeks ago at the owners' meetings in Washington D.C.
Huizenga's popular retort to almost every football-operation question was to defer to his new head coach. Whether it was Ricky Williams, the character issues with some of the team's draft picks or free agents, or the future of the general manager position, Huizenga's party line was singular: "Whatever Nick does is good with me."
The Dolphins owner has done what he vowed never to do again and turned over complete organizational control to one man. The roster? The front office? The janitorial schedule? It's all run through Saban. If only for that, Saban's hire would be the most important move in the NFL this offseason, but there are other factors to consider, too.
So I'm sure he regrets it but I think he more tried to play and negotiate with Brees and it blew up in his face than got told he couldn't sign him. I think he plays up the idea of being told "No" to diffuse some of the blame so he looks a bit better.
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I am pretty sure I read somewhere that Saban actually hid some physical tests from the Saints that allowed them to pull the trigger on Brees. So he helped him.
How would that work? The Saints had their own medical staff that reviewed his shoulder, surgery, etc. AND Brees stopped by the Saints first before going to visit Miami.
I remember seeing an interview with the one that reviewed Brees shoulder for the Saints and how it was so stressful.
re: Is anyone excited for The Mandalorian and Grogu?
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/12/26 at 11:15 am to Roaad
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Is anyone excited for The Mandalorian and Grogu?
Haven't really seen anything about it.
Looks like the last season, which I missed/ignored since it took so long to be made, was released in early 2023.
I kind of thought the series/IP would just die on the vine like half of their announced Star Wars projects.
So nope, not excited at all. :dunno:
re: Any of you baws ever had a leaky sunroof?
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/11/26 at 8:34 pm to reds on reds on reds
Yep. Apparently my vehicle (not a truck - SUV) has a drain in the sunroof drain lines that can be clogged by dirt. Dirt gets in there and then the water turns it to mud and clogs the drain. Then if a lot of water comes in, it overflows.
The fix is disassembling half of the dashboard to get to the frame column and replacing the drain and drain line. That would be about $80. The work to get to that stage and put things back would be about $1,000.
Brilliant design choice there. :banghead:
The fix is disassembling half of the dashboard to get to the frame column and replacing the drain and drain line. That would be about $80. The work to get to that stage and put things back would be about $1,000.
Brilliant design choice there. :banghead:
re: Jason Garrett says Saban made call to pass on Drew Brees in Miami "We're not doing that!"
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/11/26 at 8:29 pm to Jack Ruby
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Jason Garrett says Saban made call to pass on Drew Brees in Miami "We're not doing that!"
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...And it was due to Brees' requested salary, plus the fact he had 75% tear in his rotator cuff.
That's basically what everyone but Nick Saban has said or implied. :lol:
I don't have the link on hand but supposedly after an intensive examination, Nick Saban went in with some bad news and tried to low-ball the offer.
Nick Saban, who HATED the salary cap and the limitations it created on his building the roster, apparently couched it in terms of the doctors saying the shoulder is really bad and might not allow him to come back to his full health despite a letter from James Andrews saying otherwise.
Then the Saints got a thumbs up from their physician at the time and increased their offer and the deal was done.
The crazy thing is that Drew Brees and his wife REALLY wanted to go to Miami. They basically made Drew Brees promise to visit Miami no matter what the Saints offered which Drew agreed to do. Then the Dolphins apparently low-balled the offer. :lol:
re: Draft Prospects Thread
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/11/26 at 3:27 pm to LooseCannon22282
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Sam Roush the TE from Stanford is an impressive looking prospect.
He's been the TE I'm really hoping the Saints can grab. I think a TE that could help block blitzers or spring a RB would be a bigger target than another receiving threat.
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