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Making it a Blockbuster night in 1993 - hikingfan
[link=(https://twitter.com/historyinmemes/status/1638958159393083392?s=46&t=ZAkIAAg-fU5RhodbA6hNxA)]LINK[/link] Simpler times......
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Every Trump voter is a DeSantis voter - hikingfan
...but not the other way around. Think about it. You think Trump supporters will vote for Biden or whoever else the Dems put up in the general election? Most people just vote party lines these days with very few swing voters and/or independents. Get real....
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re: How do you feel about Ron DeSantis winning the 2024 Presidency tomorrow? - hikingfan
[quote]Dreeeeeaaam, dream, dream, dreeeeaaam. Keep dreaming. [/quote] Umm... Ron is winning Georgia and Wisconsin. AZ and PA are tossups, and will most likely go Red this time around tipping the electoral college in his favor. I'm not sure why you folks think it's a far fetched idea that DeSantis w...
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How do you feel about Ron DeSantis winning the 2024 Presidency tomorrow? - hikingfan
Maybe not the way he wanted to, but I'm sure he will take it. Obviously he has to win the general, but who on the Dems side is going to beat him? Biden? Harris? Newsome?...
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DeSantis takes Trump’s blows and tumbles in the polls - hikingfan
[quote]It’s been a tough few months for Ron DeSantis. Donald Trump and his allies have blasted him as “Meatball Ron,” “Ron DeSanctimonious,” a “groomer,” disloyal and a supporter of cutting entitlement programs. Now, he’s getting criticism from many mainstream conservatives for calling Russia’s i...
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re: 2023 Formula 1 season Thread - hikingfan
[quote]Will be nice to see Max do some passing tomorrow[/quote] He will pass all 14 cars ahead of him by lap 4 at the most. It won't be as entertaining a race as you think it will be. Only a complete mechanical failure will prevent Max from winning all races this year....
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re: March 18, 1944 - The Japanese Invade India! - hikingfan
[quote]Hope they brought their own water[/quote] In circa 1940s I don't think Japan's water quality was that much better than India's....
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re: Tulare Lake floods: I have never seen this type of flood control measure before - hikingfan
Drove my Chevy to the levee But the levee was dry...
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Is Regions Bank next? - hikingfan
Note that its not the first floor....Are they in trouble or are they buying SVB? [img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fq_Ol-2XwAA3n08?format=jpg&name=large[/img]...
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81yr old man trapped in California snowstorm for a week survived by eating snow/croissants - hikingfan
[quote]An 81-year-old man who got buried in his car for a week after a major California snowstorm told his brother he survived by eating snow and the croissants he had in his car. Jerry Jouret of Big Pine, California, set out for Gardnerville, Nevada, on February 24 — just before several feet of ...
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The most TDs Derek Carr has thrown in a season is 32 - hikingfan
That's probably like the lowest number of TDs Drew Brees threw in a season as a Saint. I hope the front office knows what they are doing....
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Ratings for a generic U.S. Presidential election, if the entire world was in the U.S - hikingfan
[img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fpnip6NakAIuHU9?format=jpg&name=large[/img] [link=(https://twitter.com/galenmetzger1/status/1628581995218604032?s=46&t=6MOYm3gHrTdh38z-huD0iw)]LINK[/link]...
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The real indicator of “Late Stage Capitalism” is that everything is now a subscription - hikingfan
[quote]Tractors, the heated seats in your car, - shite that has 0 business being a subscription When you don’t own the physical goods you purchased outright - that’s late stage capitalism It’s maximum rent seeking - companies are trying to juice profits and margins by attaching subscriptions t...
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S.C. mother shot to death in Kroger parking lot after fight with woman she didn’t know - hikingfan
[quote]A 26-year-old South Carolina mother was shot and killed after a fight in a Kroger parking lot on Valentine’s Day, according to the Lexington County Coroner. Alexandria Cress Borys was shot and killed around 4 p.m. in the town of Irmo. Police said Borys was shot in the head after she got in...
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Is Brock Lesnar's F5 the weakest finishing move in WWE? - hikingfan
It doesn't look like it hurts in any shape or form. I mean toddlers fall down from beds harder. Lesnar really needs something better as a finishing move. The F5 doesn't hold a candle to the Stunner or Sweet Chin Music or the Tombstone or the Jack hammer or any of the other inconic finishing move...
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re: Can someone explain how Google makes money off ads and how online advertising works? - hikingfan
[quote]As already mentioned, some ads are pay per click, some are paid per impression (a fraction of a cent just for you to see it on the page), and some probably a combination. You've never clicked on a TV commercial either but your attention is still monetized. It's almost a certainty that you ...
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re: America is Balkanizing - hikingfan
[quote]100% of Portland voted one way?[/quote] That's some Poliboard level IQ right there. ...
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Can someone explain how Google makes money off ads and how online advertising works? - hikingfan
I've never clicked on a single ad in my life at the top of Google search results on their homepage. Same with pop ups and ads that you see when browsing different websites. So how is Google making money off of me? Do they still make money when I don't click on something? I tried to read up on it...
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Why Are There Garages on San Francisco Homes Built Before Cars Existed? - hikingfan
Well, now we know... [quote][img]https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/GettyImages-138812209-1020x665.jpg[/img] San Francisco has a lot of Victorian houses. But ... why do they have garages, if they were built back before cars were popular? “Did people used to put horses and bug...
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I play a lot of NBA 2K and yet my wife refuses to acknowledge my championship rings - hikingfan
Reddit, Am I The a-hole? [img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fn6zboKWAAAWQM4?format=jpg&name=large[/img] [img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fn6zboMXEAANPTj?format=jpg&name=large[/img]...
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