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CalCajun
Baa Baa Black Sheep was the top TV theme of all time IMHO. Followed closely by Mission Impossible and Starsky and Hutch.
There is no doubt that composers like Shifrin, Carpenter, and Post were geniuses.
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IrishDave
What do you mean?....you crushed us but you scored 42.....didnt reach 50 or more.
That was a really easy 42. Bama could have easily scored 2 or 3 more times.
re: Customers vs employees brawl at a Chipotle in Connecticut
Posted by iglass on 12/18/25 at 11:34 pm to hawgfaninc
Am I the only one that was hoping someones face might get smashed on the grill?
re: Russian Alex Golesh abandoned his team and now they’ve been embarrassed by Old Dominion
Posted by iglass on 12/17/25 at 9:20 pm to Slums_Alum
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This is the plot of the movie Octopussy
.... Great 007 flick for certain
Well, I 'd allow as to how Octopussy was better than Moonraker. But that's not a high bar to hurdle.
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Harding runs a hybrid wing
My Orthopedic surgeon was a wide receiver for Harding.
I used to live in the Shoals area in NW Alabama and knew many UNA players. Cody Gross is the coach of my local high school, have known him for years - he won three Div II championships as the QB of UNA back in the early 90's.
re: What’s the craziest cheating story you’ve ever heard?
Posted by iglass on 12/11/25 at 6:58 am to SouthEndzoneTiger
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So in this movie the one armed man WASN'T the murderer....
LOL, yep. I get asked about The Fugitive every time I occasionally tell this true story.
The other funny part to me has nothing to do with any affair or cheating though. This oldest uncle's given name was Robert. The SECOND brother was named after my grandfather and was the "Junior", not the eldest son. My grandfather (who died long before I was born, so I never met him) and my second uncle's given name was "Isaac Newton...". My dad was fourth out of five boys.
This second uncle was a preemie baby, born in the early 1930's during the Great Depression. He was so small that they wrapped him up and he slept in a shoe box.. but he made it OK. His nickname was "Sprout". I was probably 18-20 years old before I ever learned that his given name was Isaac, he was always just Uncle Sprout to me. He ended up becoming a welder for Marathon LeTourneau.
Memories. Haven't thought about some of that stuff in years, my dad's family wasn't particularly close with each other - we never was a group for family reunions, unlike my wife's family. You never know when those remembrances float to the top. :cheers:
re: Who does Bama go after?
Posted by iglass on 12/11/25 at 5:08 am to Huge Richard
quote:
Huge Richard
So, who does Bama target?
Hopefully, some offensive linemen.***
My oldest uncle on my dad's side got injured in Korea - he got his arm shot off near the shoulder and came back to the States as a mean drunk. One morning in 1969, he woke up - and his wife was bloody and beaten in the bed beside him. He called for an ambulance but it was too late, she was already dead.
The police showed up and arrested him for domestic battery or whatever they called it back then, and he was eventually convicted of manslaughter. He was sent to the Parchman farm prison in Mississippi - which has a similar reputation to Angola Penitentiary in Louisiana. He ended up working in the machine maintenance shop, where they taught him to be a machinist even though my uncle only had one arm.
One day in late 1980, they came and got him and told him that he was free to go. He had served 11 years of his life in prison doing hard time. My uncle was age 50 when he was released.
Came to find out that his wife had been having an affair. She tried to break it off with the dude, but he had told her "You can't quit me!" The dude waited and watched until my uncle came home from a bar late one night. He broke in and beat my aunt to death and framed my uncle for murder - who was passed out drunk. The dude ended up getting cancer and confessed to the affair and murder on his final deathbed, so they let my uncle out of prison.
My uncle really had no idea he had been framed, he genuinely thought he had beat his wife to death while drunk and that he deserved to be in prison. Later in his life he always said that going to prison was one of the best things that happened to him. My uncle ended up getting dried out and kicking alcohol, he learned a trade, and he ended up with no record. And he got remarried later in life as well, and was finally able to support himself well as a machinist.
The police showed up and arrested him for domestic battery or whatever they called it back then, and he was eventually convicted of manslaughter. He was sent to the Parchman farm prison in Mississippi - which has a similar reputation to Angola Penitentiary in Louisiana. He ended up working in the machine maintenance shop, where they taught him to be a machinist even though my uncle only had one arm.
One day in late 1980, they came and got him and told him that he was free to go. He had served 11 years of his life in prison doing hard time. My uncle was age 50 when he was released.
Came to find out that his wife had been having an affair. She tried to break it off with the dude, but he had told her "You can't quit me!" The dude waited and watched until my uncle came home from a bar late one night. He broke in and beat my aunt to death and framed my uncle for murder - who was passed out drunk. The dude ended up getting cancer and confessed to the affair and murder on his final deathbed, so they let my uncle out of prison.
My uncle really had no idea he had been framed, he genuinely thought he had beat his wife to death while drunk and that he deserved to be in prison. Later in his life he always said that going to prison was one of the best things that happened to him. My uncle ended up getting dried out and kicking alcohol, he learned a trade, and he ended up with no record. And he got remarried later in life as well, and was finally able to support himself well as a machinist.
re: Tiger Stadium Blueprints / Poster
Posted by iglass on 12/8/25 at 4:58 pm to boxcarbarney
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boxcarbarney
They sell one here Ballpark Blueprints
Thanks for the link. Bryant-Denny Stadium is on the way to me!
re: What is the best office prank you either did or saw?
Posted by iglass on 12/3/25 at 3:28 am to Gravitiger
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Gravitiger
I don't think that particular post is real.
You may be missing the point here. :dope:
re: What is the best office prank you either did or saw?
Posted by iglass on 12/3/25 at 2:56 am to Broomgilda0622
One of the best "prank" sites out there is from a guy who has been trolling Craigslist posters for years.
DONTEVENREPLY.COM
Example: (sorry about the length, but stick with it)
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Original ad:
Attention all ice skaters and hockey players! Volunteers needed to train children participating in the Special Olympics hockey team. Anyone with adequate skating skill can be used to help teach our athletes to skate. Please call 410-***-**** or respond to the email address above.
Judy
From Me to ************@**********.org
Judy,
I am writing in response to your ad regarding helping children learn to skate.
I was a legend in minor league hockey until my career was cut short by a career ending injury. I still love the game of hockey though and would love to pass on my skills to your wonderful children. I look forward to hearing from you.
Mike
From Judy ******* to Me:
Mike,
I am sorry to hear about your injury. That is very unfortunate. Are you still able to skate? I only ask because we need someone to skate one-on-one with the children.
Judy
From Me to Judy *******:
Oh yes, I am still able to skate. I think you misunderstood me. My career was cut short because I was banned after causing another player to have a career ending injury. It was an unfortunate accident, but the league came down extremely hard on me. It really wasn't fair, if you ask me.
Mike
From Judy ******* to Me:
Yikes! What were the circumstances of the ban/injury, if you don't mind me asking?
From Me to Judy *******:
Not at all. It really wasn't a big deal. The guy was fine, but everyone turned it into this huge ordeal. During a fight, I broke his eye socket, fish-hooked his cheek apart and slashed his achilles tendon with my skate. He also suffered brain damage from blood loss, but that is more the paramedics fault than mine for letting him bleed out for so long. Looks like the only sport he'll be playing now is "shi++ing in a bag" (heh heh). Anyway, the pu$$ies at the commissioner's office considered it "gross misconduct" and "assault" and gave me a lifetime ban. Can you believe that? I thought this was supposed to be hockey!
So like I said, I was a legend in minor league hockey. My nickname used to be "Murderin' Mike" (don't worry, I never actually murdered anyone. It was just a cute nickname). I won more fights than everyone else in the division combined. In fact, I've only ever lost one fight on the ice. But I won the rematch in the parking lot (thank you, tire iron!) I know everything there is to know about fighting and would love to pass on my skills to your kids. If you want them to be the best damn hockey fighters in the special olympics, I am your guy. With my training, the other teams won't stand a chance. The ice will be stained with their blood, teeth, and broken dreams.
I am currently in between jobs so I can dedicate a lot of time to helping out.
Best,
Murderin' Mike
From Judy ******* to Me:
What do you think this is? The Special Dlympics are for the mentally handicapped. You know that, right? What you described is brutally violent and has no place in the Special Olympics. Frankly I think you deserve to be in jail. Thank you and goodbye.
From Me to Judy *******:
Whoa there. Don't be so dismissive! Do you even know anything about hockey? It sounds to me like you think hockey is just soccer on ice. Well I've got news for you, Judy, you couldn't be more wrong. In hockey, we don't fake injuries and have to miss half the season due to a pulled vagina muscle. We fight it out like men. Fighting is what hockey is all about. It is a tradition that dates back to the first hockey game ever played. If you want your kids to learn how to play hockey, they are going to have to learn how to fight.
I'll teach your kids how get away with everything without the referee seeing it. I'll show them how to make butt-ending, head checking, slashing and tripping look like an accident. They'll learn how to fight like hockey players. I have a whole set of moves I like to use during fights. My personal favorite is the "bowling ball", where you gouge both of the opponent's eyes and then jam your thumb into the roof of their mouth. I used that during a fight once and the guy actually started convulsing! It struck fear into the heart of the other team and we ended up winning the game.
With my expert training, your team will be the most feared team in the entire special olympics. Please reconsider hiring me.
Mike
From Judy ******* to Me:
You aren't coming anywhere near these children. Your attitude towards this whole thing is disgusting. Its absolutely disturbing that you find this kind of behavior acceptable. Especially for mentally handicapped children. I don't know what kind of insane league you played in but that is not the level of intensity that's meant for these children.
From Me to Judy *******:
Oh, I get it. You're saying that because these kids are mentally handicapped, that they don't deserve to be treated like regular people? Instead, you want to point out their disabilities and tell them that they will never be able to play hockey like normal people. When I saw in your ad that the kids were mentally challenged, I wasn't fazed. I didn't see kids with disabilities, I saw kids that I could turn into great hockey players. Do you not want them to be able to play hockey like everybody else plays it?
Mike
From Judy ******* to Me:
Give me a freaking break. You know that isn't what I meant. Don't pull that card on me. You expect me to believe that a violent psychopath like you genuinely wants to help the mentally challenged play hockey? Yeah, right! You don't give a damn about these children.
From Me to Judy *******:
Judy,
I am starting to think that you are the problem with this team, not the kids. You do not have the right attitude to be working with these kids. If you want to tell these kids that they shouldn't learn hockey the right way because they are mentally challenged, then that is just sad. It is a shame that you are taking away the joy of competitive sports from these kids. Competitive sports are great for kids - it keeps them from turning to drugs and violence in the streets.
Can I please talk to your supervisor? I would like to take your position and suggest that you be fired. You clearly do not have the right attitude to be helping mentally challenged kids.
Sincerely looking forward to taking your job,
Mike
From Judy ******* to Me:
Sure - her number is 1-800-GOTO-HELL
Sincerely done talking to you,
Judy
DONTEVENREPLY.COM
Example: (sorry about the length, but stick with it)
=========
Original ad:
Attention all ice skaters and hockey players! Volunteers needed to train children participating in the Special Olympics hockey team. Anyone with adequate skating skill can be used to help teach our athletes to skate. Please call 410-***-**** or respond to the email address above.
Judy
From Me to ************@**********.org
Judy,
I am writing in response to your ad regarding helping children learn to skate.
I was a legend in minor league hockey until my career was cut short by a career ending injury. I still love the game of hockey though and would love to pass on my skills to your wonderful children. I look forward to hearing from you.
Mike
From Judy ******* to Me:
Mike,
I am sorry to hear about your injury. That is very unfortunate. Are you still able to skate? I only ask because we need someone to skate one-on-one with the children.
Judy
From Me to Judy *******:
Oh yes, I am still able to skate. I think you misunderstood me. My career was cut short because I was banned after causing another player to have a career ending injury. It was an unfortunate accident, but the league came down extremely hard on me. It really wasn't fair, if you ask me.
Mike
From Judy ******* to Me:
Yikes! What were the circumstances of the ban/injury, if you don't mind me asking?
From Me to Judy *******:
Not at all. It really wasn't a big deal. The guy was fine, but everyone turned it into this huge ordeal. During a fight, I broke his eye socket, fish-hooked his cheek apart and slashed his achilles tendon with my skate. He also suffered brain damage from blood loss, but that is more the paramedics fault than mine for letting him bleed out for so long. Looks like the only sport he'll be playing now is "shi++ing in a bag" (heh heh). Anyway, the pu$$ies at the commissioner's office considered it "gross misconduct" and "assault" and gave me a lifetime ban. Can you believe that? I thought this was supposed to be hockey!
So like I said, I was a legend in minor league hockey. My nickname used to be "Murderin' Mike" (don't worry, I never actually murdered anyone. It was just a cute nickname). I won more fights than everyone else in the division combined. In fact, I've only ever lost one fight on the ice. But I won the rematch in the parking lot (thank you, tire iron!) I know everything there is to know about fighting and would love to pass on my skills to your kids. If you want them to be the best damn hockey fighters in the special olympics, I am your guy. With my training, the other teams won't stand a chance. The ice will be stained with their blood, teeth, and broken dreams.
I am currently in between jobs so I can dedicate a lot of time to helping out.
Best,
Murderin' Mike
From Judy ******* to Me:
What do you think this is? The Special Dlympics are for the mentally handicapped. You know that, right? What you described is brutally violent and has no place in the Special Olympics. Frankly I think you deserve to be in jail. Thank you and goodbye.
From Me to Judy *******:
Whoa there. Don't be so dismissive! Do you even know anything about hockey? It sounds to me like you think hockey is just soccer on ice. Well I've got news for you, Judy, you couldn't be more wrong. In hockey, we don't fake injuries and have to miss half the season due to a pulled vagina muscle. We fight it out like men. Fighting is what hockey is all about. It is a tradition that dates back to the first hockey game ever played. If you want your kids to learn how to play hockey, they are going to have to learn how to fight.
I'll teach your kids how get away with everything without the referee seeing it. I'll show them how to make butt-ending, head checking, slashing and tripping look like an accident. They'll learn how to fight like hockey players. I have a whole set of moves I like to use during fights. My personal favorite is the "bowling ball", where you gouge both of the opponent's eyes and then jam your thumb into the roof of their mouth. I used that during a fight once and the guy actually started convulsing! It struck fear into the heart of the other team and we ended up winning the game.
With my expert training, your team will be the most feared team in the entire special olympics. Please reconsider hiring me.
Mike
From Judy ******* to Me:
You aren't coming anywhere near these children. Your attitude towards this whole thing is disgusting. Its absolutely disturbing that you find this kind of behavior acceptable. Especially for mentally handicapped children. I don't know what kind of insane league you played in but that is not the level of intensity that's meant for these children.
From Me to Judy *******:
Oh, I get it. You're saying that because these kids are mentally handicapped, that they don't deserve to be treated like regular people? Instead, you want to point out their disabilities and tell them that they will never be able to play hockey like normal people. When I saw in your ad that the kids were mentally challenged, I wasn't fazed. I didn't see kids with disabilities, I saw kids that I could turn into great hockey players. Do you not want them to be able to play hockey like everybody else plays it?
Mike
From Judy ******* to Me:
Give me a freaking break. You know that isn't what I meant. Don't pull that card on me. You expect me to believe that a violent psychopath like you genuinely wants to help the mentally challenged play hockey? Yeah, right! You don't give a damn about these children.
From Me to Judy *******:
Judy,
I am starting to think that you are the problem with this team, not the kids. You do not have the right attitude to be working with these kids. If you want to tell these kids that they shouldn't learn hockey the right way because they are mentally challenged, then that is just sad. It is a shame that you are taking away the joy of competitive sports from these kids. Competitive sports are great for kids - it keeps them from turning to drugs and violence in the streets.
Can I please talk to your supervisor? I would like to take your position and suggest that you be fired. You clearly do not have the right attitude to be helping mentally challenged kids.
Sincerely looking forward to taking your job,
Mike
From Judy ******* to Me:
Sure - her number is 1-800-GOTO-HELL
Sincerely done talking to you,
Judy
re: What is the best office prank you either did or saw?
Posted by iglass on 12/2/25 at 4:11 pm to SouthEndzoneTiger
I used to work at a huge plant that had a couple thousand workers. My office was with a bunch of other engineers, and we were housed in a building about a half mile walk from the plant entrance. It was a typical cube farm, and you could use the star button to answer someone else's phone if they were not at their desk. This was often the case since we tried to maximize our tasks in the plant because we had to walk so far, no matter the weather.
One guy's name was.. let's say George, who was a traveling contractor who lived a few hours away from our plant. George had left for the plant one day after lunch and he told us he'd be gone the rest of the day working on a specific project. Some lady had called in looking for George and our office cut-up answered for his desk. All we heard was "George? I don't think he made it into the office today. In fact, we haven't seen him all week." The cut-up answered in a similar manner a couple of additional times when she called in.
George went home for the weekend and came back Monday morning with a black eye. He said "I'm only going to say this one time - I had better not catch the guy who has been answering my phone. Now my wife thinks I have been having an affair up here. And she is a big girl and former TV women's wrestler. THANKS A LOT for the black eye."
One guy's name was.. let's say George, who was a traveling contractor who lived a few hours away from our plant. George had left for the plant one day after lunch and he told us he'd be gone the rest of the day working on a specific project. Some lady had called in looking for George and our office cut-up answered for his desk. All we heard was "George? I don't think he made it into the office today. In fact, we haven't seen him all week." The cut-up answered in a similar manner a couple of additional times when she called in.
George went home for the weekend and came back Monday morning with a black eye. He said "I'm only going to say this one time - I had better not catch the guy who has been answering my phone. Now my wife thinks I have been having an affair up here. And she is a big girl and former TV women's wrestler. THANKS A LOT for the black eye."
re: In a disturbing sign (anecdote) of the economy struggling
Posted by iglass on 11/25/25 at 1:37 am to goldennugget
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This economy blows yet the current administration is trying to gaslight us into thinking its all unicorns and rainbows
People don't like being lied to
This is gonna sound crazy, but bear with me on this part - the Quarterback gets too much credit when things are going well, and too much blame when things are going wrong.
Just sayin'.
Informative. Thanks for posting.
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It’s not “Free-lee.”
He said it is pronounced “Frelly.”
Well, there goes all the I.P. Frehley author jokes.
re: The older I get, the sillier weddings seem
Posted by iglass on 11/10/25 at 11:05 pm to Lou Loomis
quote:
I dropped 75k on my oldest daughter’s wedding
That's where you went wrong. You SHOULD have said, "Daughter, you have a budget of xx,xxx dollars. Go do whatever you want as long as you don't exceed the budget."
And then immediately followed up by confiscating the checkbook, hoarding all credit cards, and removing your wife's name from your bank account.
But that's just me.
re: The 3 P's of greatness
Posted by iglass on 11/6/25 at 2:40 am to fr33manator
re: The 3 P's of greatness
Posted by iglass on 11/5/25 at 1:00 am to duckblind56
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Poon
I see you are a big fan of Comanche Indian surnames.
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Do you get the best quality item everytime?
There are at least three things you NEVER go cheap on, and then other things situationally.
My dad always told me to buy quality shoes and your mattress. After all, you spend at least 1/3 of your life with them. This advice has served me well.
On top of that, I'd add in to always buy quality garbage bags, 2 mil minimum. In fact, sometimes I even double bag with those. This will virtually eliminate any possible tears or spills you might ever encounter. And if you ever worry about varmints or animals getting into your trash, pour a little bit of diluted bleach or ammonia IN BETWEEN the two bags before you tie them up, or just give a few squirts from a spray bottle. Problem solved.
Good tool advice has already been given. Common use items - sockets, box/open end wrenches, pliers, etc - buy the best you can afford. One time use items like that three jaw pulley puller... go to Harbor Freight.
re: Health Insurance Premiums
Posted by iglass on 11/1/25 at 9:26 pm to Bestbank Tiger
quote:
Bestbank Tiger
I've been with a sharing ministry since January 2015.
Christian Healthcare Ministries. $300/mo.
I checked into this group. Sounded great... until they told me that there was a three year exemption on ALL pre-existing conditions.
I'm both diabetic and am a walking kidney stone factory. This would not work at all for me.
Not sure about all the downvotes unless it is for a FB link. The story is interesting, and thanks for posting.
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