Chipand2Putts

re: The Shield

Posted by Chipand2Putts on 5/20/26 at 10:23 pm to Ghost of Colby

The shield was the first show of its kind I ever watched…Episodic, but with longer arcs.
I didn’t have hbo at the time, so the shield, and later Justified, were brand new concepts for me.
Also, the shield really muddied the lines between protagonist and antagonist. They showed you in the very first episode what a terrible guy Vic was, but they still were able to make him more than sympathetic (very similar to Tony Soprano).
I watched the shield first, so it’s my #1. For me, Justified is next, followed by the wire and the sopranos.

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Good app for tidal movement, best times to fish, saltwater, south Louisiana

Posted by Chipand2Putts on 5/20/26 at 5:31 pm

Recommendations for a good app for planning fishing trips in regards to tidal movement. Please and thank you,

re: Where to get high quality American flag?

Posted by Chipand2Putts on 5/18/26 at 8:43 pm to jamiegla1

Second Allegiance
American made

re: An actor or actress that has done a ton of work that isn't a household name

Posted by Chipand2Putts on 5/17/26 at 12:55 am to Peter Venkman

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always laugh when I see her as the whore in Lonesome Dove. She’s come a long way.

Mags Bennet, so good

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re: Nice dinner at Mansur’s tonight

Posted by Chipand2Putts on 5/17/26 at 12:52 am to LouisianaLady

We’ve discussed this in a previous la lagniappe thread of mine.
My previous experience at Mansur’s have been OK, not great. I specifically ordered the “visiting fish” tonight based on what you said in a prior thread. It was fantastic. Thanks for the rec.

Crawfish bisque…dark with stuffed heads or lighter color cream based?

Posted by Chipand2Putts on 5/17/26 at 12:45 am

I ordered crawfish bisque tonight expecting a very dark, roux base with stuffed crawfish heads.
What I got was (in my mind) a lobster bisque with crawfish instead of lobster.
It was good, but it’s not what I expected or wanted.
Thoughts on what constitutes crawfish bisque.

re: Nice dinner at Mansur’s tonight

Posted by Chipand2Putts on 5/17/26 at 12:35 am to LouisianaLady

I rank it below Ruth’s and La Lagniappe based on my experience.
Last time I went was mediocre. Tonight really bumped it up the list for me, though. Everything was great.

Nice dinner at Mansur’s tonight

Posted by Chipand2Putts on 5/17/26 at 12:03 am

Apps were shrimp cocktail, chargrilled oysters, tuna, egg rolls. All very good.
Wife had veal Oscar. Very good with a nice bernaise. I think there was a Demi as well.
Friend had cedar plank redfish. Said it was very good.
Rest of us had the “visiting” triple tail, pan-seared with buerre blanc. I had mine with the “cocodrie” topping(crab, mushrooms, green onions). Served over garlic mashed potatoes or Parmesan risotto. The fish was phenomenal. Everyone cleaned their plates.
Butterfinger crème brûlée stole the show from the dessert course.
I’ll be honest… I wasn’t super excited to be going here tonight (group date), but they knocked it out of the park.

re: Lake P trout

Posted by Chipand2Putts on 5/15/26 at 4:01 pm to onelochevy

Caught 10 croaker. Unfortunately, that was not our desired target species.
All the croaker caught on live shrimp. Didn’t get a bite on artificial. Was pretty rough, but water was moving and relatively clean. Very disappointing.

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re: Fairhope AL recommendations?

Posted by Chipand2Putts on 5/14/26 at 10:59 pm to LSUDad

Take a drive to Jesse’s

re: Your Compact SUV Favorites:

Posted by Chipand2Putts on 5/13/26 at 2:01 pm to A Menace to Sobriety

Just bought a Mazda cx30 for my daughter. All the safety features on even the base model.

re: Lake P trout

Posted by Chipand2Putts on 5/12/26 at 1:41 pm to Tight 10

quote:
We poppin em baws!!

What are you catching them on? Live shrimp? Jerk baits? Plastics? Trolling? Jigging? Drop shot?

re: Lake P trout

Posted by Chipand2Putts on 5/12/26 at 11:14 am to GREENHEAD22

Justin Bowles seems to be a popular name that always comes up in this subject. I don’t have any first hand knowledge, though.

re: Lake P trout

Posted by Chipand2Putts on 5/12/26 at 8:59 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt

Bump. Planning on heading down Friday. They still on the bridges?

re: The Deli Special at Anthony’s

Posted by Chipand2Putts on 5/11/26 at 9:21 pm to Loubacca

I’m not sure if the bread the use for the lover is the same as the deli special. It’s definitely different shape, might be some seeds on the round(deli special) that aren’t on the lover.
But it’s essentially the same sandwich.

re: I don't think LSU will enforce the ACT requirement

Posted by Chipand2Putts on 5/9/26 at 12:06 pm to PelicanState87

You might consider learning how to use a comma before ranting about university academic standards.

re: The Deli Special at Anthony’s

Posted by Chipand2Putts on 5/8/26 at 5:56 pm to Trout Bandit

It’s not a ton of meat, but I think the balance is correct. I’m not eating it thinking the meat is lacking.

The Deli Special at Anthony’s

Posted by Chipand2Putts on 5/8/26 at 11:28 am

Is the best sandwich in Baton Rouge, and it’s not particularly close.
They’re very good carry out, but eating it hot in the store is next level.

re: I'm sure some of you Baton Rouge baws know this teacher

Posted by Chipand2Putts on 5/7/26 at 7:11 pm to teke184

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Did that involve a star swimmer? Because accusations were certainly made of her fricking her coach.

Any “star swimmer”’s coach would not have been employed by the school. That would have been a private coach.
Also, I never heard any of those rumors or accusations. And if that did happen, she was definitely the victim. Her character, work ethic, and reputation were beyond reproach (if we are thinking of the same person).

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re: I'm sure some of you Baton Rouge baws know this teacher

Posted by Chipand2Putts on 5/7/26 at 6:31 pm to ipodking

Checking in from ‘95-96. One certain teacher/coach from that era is lucky there were no cell phones/text messages.