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2.16.2016

Welcome to another 5k

OK. So you all have reached 5,000 posts, so THT has asked that I make a new thread. I'll gladly acquiesce. But first, a photo of the always-lovely Jenna Fischer to user in a new post. Please enjoy.

4999 Comments:

bubbs said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 1:40 PM
bubbs said...: Your face is harsh and unfair.; 1:40 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: sounds like MJT forgot his sunscreen.; 2:11 PM
michael said...: More like bubbs forgot his brain!; 3:58 PM
michael said...: bubbs is dumb.; 3:59 PM
THT said...: MJT spreading FAKE NEWS! Sad.; 4:29 PM
michael said...: I find your assessment both harsh and unfair, THT.

I'm not the one going around deleting comments like I have something to hide.; 5:18 PM
THT said...: Then how are you going around deleting comments?; 5:45 PM
michael said...: Like an Auburn Man. That's how.; 5:48 PM
michael said...: Hey one of my Facebook friends wrote this about his trip to Iceland:

http://www.icelandnaturally.com/article/whos-afraid-northern-lights; 5:53 PM
THT said...: I'd recognize Thor's prose anywhere.; 6:57 PM
bubbs said...: Would you recognize his cons?; 8:40 AM
bubbs said...: MJT deletes his comments like a bammer.; 8:40 AM
michael said...: Roll Tide!; 9:16 AM
Cincytiger said...: Gotta say, I had to look up crinoids, clinoids and blastoids. Had a vague idea what blastoids were, no clue on the other. Amazing the things you learn on HABOTN!; 10:21 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Don't just look 'em up, Cincy. Go to Monte Sano and DIG THEM UP. In fact, I encourage you to dig up the whole mountain. I'm sure Huntsvillians would appreciate your removal of that blot on their landscape.; 11:41 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Penguins & Senators battled for about 48 minutes to a 1-1 tie. Unfortunately, in the preceding 12 minutes. Ottawa had scored FOUR goals. It was awful. So many Pens defensemen out with injuries the ones that they played were clueless. On one Ottawa goal scored from right near the crease, I searched on every replay angle and could not find one of the Penguins defensemen. I think he must have gone to Chili's during his shift.; 11:48 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Go Predators!

:(; 11:48 AM
E-Bro said...: Do they Chili's in Canada?; 3:08 PM
bubbs said...: Looking for a place to escape from that terrible city of Huntsville, E-Bro?; 3:27 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: sorry for the misspell. I meant Chillies; 3:36 PM
E-Bro said...: I'm not going to buy your house, bubbs!; 4:07 PM
bubbs said...: I'd like to try Chillies.

Your loss, E-Bro. That place is fantastic!; 4:16 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: slow start in prison. I'd take a nap but I don't want to miss my parole hearing.

Tubs compared Lubbock, Texas to Iraq. Ouch.

•Some locations in the Snowy Range of southeast Wyoming may pick up over 3 feet of snow.

My most favorite place on earth, but I'm glad I'm not there right now. I've never used snowshoes and I'd probably put them on upside down and backwards. I'm trying to decide if I want to go at the end of August. When MrsTHT and I hiked up Medicine Bow Peak two years ago, I barely made it. Do I really want to start exercising just so I can make it to the top? Not sure the answer matters since I don't even know how.; 9:00 AM
bubbs said...: I have used snow shoes! I thought it was pretty fun.; 9:04 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Let's go to Snowy Range. I'll ride on your back to the top of Medicine Bow Peak!; 9:22 AM
bubbs said...: I'll meet you half way by pulling you on a small sled. You get us to snowy range, and I'll get us to the top of Medicine Bow Peak!; 9:52 AM
michael said...: There was a story about Eskimos trying to give Leff special snow shoes or something. I think it ended with him trashing the snow shoes and bellowing something about his traction-y feet. I can't be sure though, J-Crep destroyed our history.; 11:02 AM
michael said...: FYI, today is my Friday, suckers.; 3:18 PM
E-Bro said...: Stop gloating, dude.; 3:28 PM
bubbs said...: I don't believe in days of the week. I do things when I feel like doing them.

Anybody know what today is? Don't care. Doesn't matter.; 4:33 PM
THT said...: tomorrow is double shift day at the Buy More. Sort of takes the wind out of Friday's sails.; 8:05 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I snuck an occasional peak at the Predators game while stocking shelves at the Buy More. Big win using an injury depleted lineup. Go Predators!; 9:51 PM
E-Bro said...: Starting to believe you've been rope a doping us about the Pens, THT.; 7:41 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: unfortunately, yesterday only counted as one win. If they continue to play like that, they will win Lord Stanley's silver Cup in a few weeks. If they throw in repeat performances from Game 3, they will be eliminated forthwith. The Flower was the least of the Penguins' problems in Game 3.; 8:47 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: about 20 hours later, I'm still giddy. I hope the Predators clinch tonight.; 12:13 PM
michael said...: Oh THT, you're always giddy.; 12:57 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Let me clarify... I'm still outwardly giddy. :-D; 1:08 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: meeting tonight, hopefully over in time for me to get home for puck drop. In the meantime, I've got my sudoku app.; 3:40 PM
michael said...: I've never liked sudoku all that much in app form. It's too hard to do the really hard ones. I like having my pencil and paper so I can make proper notes.; 3:55 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: 2.0 is a sudoku genius. I'm an old dummy who is stuck at beginner level; 5:14 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: How 'bout them Predators! Pekka was huge last night. Half of an all-P Final is set. I sure hope the Penguins can get there, too.; 9:00 AM
bubbs said...: I don't remember the story behind you pulling for the Preds, THT. What gives?; 9:04 AM
bubbs said...: Stared watching the Golden Girls. I like working through TV series that have tons of episodes.

I'm already struck at how "forward" it must have been at the time. Frankly, I'm kinda surprised there wasn't a big stink about it being on TV. Or was there? Before my time, so I really don't have a context for it.; 9:06 AM
bubbs said...: I like that Warren guy: http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/grove-park-inn?; 9:11 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: The Original THT loved the Golden Girls. I never cared for it and still don't. If I'm going to watch old shows, I prefer Laramie, Monk, Star Trek Next Generation, Star Trek Voyager, Andy Griffith, Hogans Heroes. I'd love to find Green Acres on TV, especially episodes with Alvy Moore as County Agent Hank Kimball.

Nashville's a good Southern town, so why not pull for Predators to win the West? I figured I needed a team to pull for when the Penguins were blowing their 3-1 series lead against the Ovechkis. If the Predators get to play the Penguins, I hope the Predators get swept. If they play the Senators, I hope the Predators sweep.; 9:32 AM
bubbs said...: Got ya. That NHL fandom logic works for me.

I think the only non-trek show you listed that's on Netflix is Andy. I've seen just about every episode three times over. Still give it an occasional look, though. Never got into any of the Star Trek series. Consider it a mark against me.; 10:17 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Headed to Beaufort NC tomorrow (that's Bo'furt as opposed to Bu'furt SC) to look at a 200 year old manuscript map and then eat some fresh seafood. Maybe take grandpuppies to see the beach. Sounds like a fun day. May be relatively cool and stormy, but that's fine. Sure beats the heat.; 11:20 AM
michael said...: 200 year old map... say, it wouldn't be the Price Strothers map would it?; 12:13 PM
michael said...: bubbs, here is the interchange you must have skipped. And here I thought you were a 1.0 completist.

Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...
talk about demoralizing. Instead of a 3-0 series lead, Penguins now lead 2-1 and will likely be without their best player the rest of what could be a very abbreviated postseason. They have already been without their best defenseman for more than a month and without their starting goalie since the last week of the season. At one point last night, 3 of their forwards were knocked out of the game with injuries; only one of them returned later in the game. There was so much empty space on their bench they should have sold seats there.
7:37 AM

Blogger michael said...
I noticed errybody on Twitter freaking out about the Penguins game. Maybe you should pick a new team for the rest of the playoffs. That's what I do when the Grizz get knocked out. Go Cavs!
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Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...
GO PREDATORS! GO ANYBODY BUT CAPS & RANGERS!

Trivia: The Rangers original owner was Tex SomebodyorOther. That's where the team nickname came from. The team was Tex's Rangers. Seriously.
11:07 AM; 12:16 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: no Strother involved. It is a manuscript map of Beaufort by Jonathan Price, showing all the town lots. It's currently hanging in the vault at the register of deeds office. I'm not aware of any images of it anywhere so I thought I'd go take a look.

bubbs taken to school on HABOTNing by the Queen of HABOTN. ouch.; 12:37 PM
bubbs said...: I remember that now. I'm just behind on printing off all the comments and re-capping when I get home. Need to get some more of that done this weekend.; 12:38 PM
bubbs said...: Will they let you take pictures? I assume that as long as you don't use flash it should be cool, right?

If you don't come back with some original map pictures, MJT is going to call you a liar.; 12:39 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: yes, photography is allowed. I don't know if it is in some protective case (i.e. glare) or just hanging on the wall so not sure if the photos will be pretty. I'm going to try and talk them into sending it to UNC for a high resolution scan to be made for the NC Maps web site.
Beaufort is 3rd oldest town in NC, est. 1709. If I don't get a good photo, I'll post a screen shot of Jonathan Price's plan of Lenoxville and y'all will never know the difference :D
It was planned to be a town about a mile or so east of Beaufort, but it never came to fruition.; 12:52 PM
bubbs said...: Hmm. Lenoxville wasn't exactly trying to do anything new it doesn't look like.; 1:03 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: not a fan of York Street or Hamilton Street; 1:12 PM
michael said...: Jonathan Price was such a liar. You can't trust any of his maps.; 1:17 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: That just shows he was an expert cartographer.
"Not only is it easy to lie with maps it is ESSENTIAL"; 1:27 PM
bubbs said...: Sad to say that I learned about map makers creating fake towns as a way to catch people stealing their stuff from a John Green book rather than from THT. You're really slacking on your map facts indoctrination over here.; 2:04 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Did you know that all towns in Alaska are fake? It's not a real place. The U.S. govt created that fake monstrous region on maps so we wouldn't know that the Russians are really just 129 miles from Seattle, just outside the Strait of Juan de Fuca.; 3:32 PM
michael said...: I think you're right.

On a similar note, this dude recently proved that the earth is flat:

https://www.indy100.com/article/flat-earth-conspiracy-theorist-spirit-level-plane-prove-curvature-7746121; 3:44 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: wow, there's no way I could have figured that out. Pure genius.; 3:54 PM
bubbs said...: Welp. I'm sold. Where do I need to sign?; 4:25 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: no photos today :( Other intended parties to the trip bailed, plus I have one of those Norm-type conference calls at noon. One of these days I'll get down there to see it. In the meantime, we've always got Lenoxville. Or New Bern.

Penguins may have waited 2 weeks, but they still seem intent on losing a series in which they have won 3 games. They have an all-time home record of 3-7 in Game 7s. Ugh. I think I'll go to bed very early tomorrow night.; 8:35 AM
bubbs said...: GO PREDS!; 8:38 AM
michael said...: Go Cavs!; 10:13 AM
E-Bro said...: What he said.; 1:19 PM
bubbs said...: Anyone here believe that this mythical map THT was going to "go see" really exists?

Totally bogus, if you ask me.; 1:24 PM
michael said...: THT is about as dependable as Jonathan Price; 1:51 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: yep, I'll believe it when I see it and not until then. In the meantime, one of my grandpuppies insists that we take a nap.; 2:16 PM
E-Bro said...: WAKE UP!!!; 4:03 PM
michael said...: Man that's messed up, Ebro.; 4:06 PM
bubbs said...: Yeah, dude that was harsh. You can kill someone pulling a stunt like that.; 4:08 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I didn't hear a thing. I'm pretty sure today registers pretty high on the list of days that I haven't accomplished much.; 4:21 PM
bubbs said...: That's not good. You can't hear anything or do anything? I think E-Bro may really have killed you. Not cool.; 4:29 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'm too depressed to hear or do anything. As I said earlier, the Penguins are 3-7 at home in Game 7s. However, they are 0-7 at home in Game 7s after losing Game 6 on the road.

GO PREDATORS!!!; 5:01 PM
michael said...: Hey it looks like Ebro isn't one to let sleeping dogs lie. Get it? THT was napping with dogs and ebro woke them up.; 5:07 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Google disappoints me. I was expecting a Google Doodle today memorializing the 100th birthday of The Original THT.; 6:58 AM
bubbs said...: Dunno. As long as you can anthropomorphize a cacti to represent the original, I'd say it works.

https://www.google.com/doodles/fathers-day-2017-germany; 9:03 AM
michael said...: Google is the Jonathan Price of search engine doodle makers.; 11:10 AM
bubbs said...: Better watch it. Google hears you, and will probably shut down all that fiber up their in hsv over a comment like that.; 11:24 AM
michael said...: I already have ATT fiber. When they heard google was coming to town, they jumped in first. So I ain't scared.

Hey THT, who do you think wins the hockey match tonight?; 11:46 AM
bubbs said...: MJT is making bets again!; 12:14 PM
THT said...: Penguins 0-7 in Game 7 at home after losing Game 6 on road. Given that perfect imperfection, I'm betting the farm on Ottawa.; 7:27 PM
michael said...: Penguins are up 2-1 with 6 minutes to go. This game is in the bag!; 9:25 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: HA! I don't even have a farm!

GO PENGUINS!!!; 10:53 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I confess. I didn't have a good feeling last night. But I had hope, so I watched the whole thing with LB and 2.0.; 8:03 AM
bubbs said...: GO PREDS!; 8:09 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: um... er...; 8:27 AM
michael said...: bubbs and I are huge Preds fans. Since THT is probably jumping off the Preds bandwagon now, things might be awkward around here for a little bit.; 11:05 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: y'all probably feel like FSJ behind your keyboards.

GO PENGUINS!

I just hope it's a good, clean series without a bunch of dirty elbows to the head and slashes to the "lower body".; 11:21 AM
michael said...: My preds are gonna play the way they play. Penguins gotta deal with it.; 11:30 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Penguins are gonna deal all right. From the bottom of the deck.; 11:55 AM
bubbs said...: Based on mascots, the Pens don't really stand a chance. You might want to start looking forward to CFB's summer dismissal season instead of watch this series, THT.; 12:02 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: if the Penguins stay in the open ocean and don't get trapped on the ice, they'll be fine and the Predators will starve to death. 10,000 years from now, paleontologists will be digging up their fossils in Nashville.; 1:09 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Take away the torture of a Costco trip and Nashville can have Lord Stanley's cup.; 2:58 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I hope the Penguins don't have to try and win more games like that. Ugh.; 10:27 PM
E-Bro said...: What's the deal with NHL replay, THT?

Do they not have to be conclusive to overturn or did the NBC guy just get the rule wrong when explaining why he didn't think that Preds goal would be overturned?; 9:21 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Someone said the quality of the replays looked like they were using the camera from an old Motorola Razr. I have no doubt that his skate was off the ice before the puck crossed the blue line. I have no doubt that I don't like that rule. The "nongoal" occurred while I was outside with a grandpuppy who just couldn't wait until intermission, and I didn't catch all of the replay discussion. The part I heard, the question of puck possession was never mentioned. If you are in possession of the puck, you can be all the way across the blue line ahead of the puck. Had he received the pass and in possession of the puck when his skate lifted off the ice?

As far as conclusive... it's just like college football; it depends who is in the replay booth. It seems like the replay booth decision is about 50/50. I.e. 50% correct (or at least unable to disprove on field/ice call) and 50% blatantly wrong.; 9:33 AM
E-Bro said...: It wasn't necessarily wrong.

I just didn't see anything from the aforementioned poor quality replay they were using that could conclusively determine the skate was off the ice, but maybe the replay official had a way better quality video than the one NBC was showing us.; 10:28 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I think the NHL must have pressure sensors in all the players' skates. Who needs cameras?!

al.com writer Mark Inabinett is doing a countdown to kickoff using the jersey numbers of the all-time best in the SEC. What a clever idea!; 11:57 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: One week from today...; 12:01 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: only one name should be on his mind...; 12:01 PM
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BEASLEY!!!; 12:01 PM
bubbs said...: I've been working my way through - White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America.

It's dry at times, but generally fascinating. The reason I mention it is because with the current political climate it's good to be reminded that our politics have always been a freak show. And it's interesting to see how Trump tapped into the segment of the nation that he did. I'd also really like to get my hands on Hillbilly Elegy. But it's not in the library system yet, and I try not to spend much on books these days (a 180 from 10 years ago, but that's another story). I digress. Covfefe and what not.; 8:45 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: at least you read the books. My favorite genre is reference books. They can be pretty dry, too.; 9:19 AM
E-Bro said...: Hillbilly Elegy is available in the Madison County library system, bubbs. No big deal.

I go there for most of my reading these days, but if it's an incredibly popular book that I know probably isn't going to be available to check out for a while (due to demand) that I really want to read, I'll go ahead and buy it. That's what I did earlier this year with Lincoln in the Bardo.; 10:08 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: my latest reads; I read almost all of the first, but only one essay from the second. Actually found the aging author in some little coastal town in the UK and he sent me an image of a Carolina coastal chart that was in the National Maritime Museum in 1982 but now they can't find it. Yes, it always comes back to maps.

Nicholas Pocock, 1740-1821 (Conway's Marine Artists, Vol. 1)

Sea Studies: Essays in Honour of Basil Greenhill C.B., C.M.G.on the Occasion of His Retirement; 10:37 AM
bubbs said...: Hey, our system has it now too! Been a few weeks since I looked. I just put it on hold. Nice.

THT that first one sounds like a picture book and the second one (that you didn't finish) is less than 90 pages long. That's cool. Sometimes I struggle to get through really long books too.

How do you lose something like that? Security not as tight as it needs to be?; 11:06 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Note to self: stick to AU topics. Nicholas Pocock is a threadkiller.; 11:07 AM
bubbs said...: Let me guess. You weren't so interested in his depiction of naval battle as much as for stuff like this: http://bostonraremaps.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/BRM2789_1-Pocock-Carolinas-1770_lowres.jpg

Have to admit. Some of the naval paintings are pretty cool.; 11:54 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Yes, the chart interests me more than his later career as an artist. I'm amazed at the natural talent he had for drawing, especially while rocking up and down on the ocean! Check out a sample of the drawings he made almost daily in his logbooks. There are also superb drawings of a few birds and other critters (e.g. flying fish) scattered throughout his logbooks.

If that had been my logbook, you would see stick figures covered in vomit.; 12:54 PM
bubbs said...: That's crazy! Is it mentioned anywhere how long those little sketches took?; 1:08 PM
E-Bro said...: Read Captain Cook's journal from his last voyage a couple of years ago. He acted like he was some God or something.; 1:10 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Well, bubbs, he had plenty of spare time sitting on a boat in the ocean for weeks at a time. He did a sketch almost daily. All the SC coast profile views in the top left corner of the engraved chart were taken from drawings in the March 1, 1768 entry in his logbook.; 1:19 PM
bubbs said...: Captain Cook was a complete hack.

I've just come to the realization that I have no idea what a captain's typical day looked like. I know the average sailor would be busy one way or another. But I don't know how I should feel about a captain that sat around and sketched boats.; 1:51 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: well, he didn't have access to HABOTN.; 2:28 PM
bubbs said...: Big, if true. Are you sure there wasn't a bi-annual pamphlet or something that JayG produced back then?; 8:48 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I suppose he could have submitted his posts via homing pigeon. Instead, he wasted all that time drawing.; 8:58 AM
bubbs said...: Sad!; 9:19 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'm really looking forward to Oregon State @ Colorado State. Why?

First football game on TV this Fall, according to Yahoo. 3 pm EDT, CBSSN, on Saturday, Aug. 26. Later that evening we'll have USF at SJSU, and Rice vs Stanford from Sydney, Australia.. will that be a Sunday afternoon there?

In celebration of Cincy's and MrsTHT's birthday, and coinciding with the first 2017 football season HABOTN campfire, tOSU and Indiana will square off in a very early conference game on Thursday, August 31.

Colorado will have played two games before the season starts for most teams. They have their annual battle with the Buffaloes on Friday, 9/1.; 9:38 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: * Colorado STATE will have played....; 9:39 AM
E-Bro said...: Go Buffs!; 10:04 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I think it would be better if we all keep our clothes on. This is a family blog.; 10:27 AM
bubbs said...: With that in consideration, we should probably do something about all these goats, too.; 12:08 PM
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Tar Heel Tiger said...: I can't believe my post above doesn't read the same forwards or backwards. So much for the reported embedded magic of a palindrome post count.; 12:47 PM
bubbs said...: I think you deserve a refund.; 4:07 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I think I'll sue the internet.; 8:37 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I agree with this guy; 9:40 AM
bubbs said...: The Paris Accord was always political and remains so. I think that's why some people are decrying his decision so much. It's more about making a statement that Trump is about tribalism. They say it strikes as him not being willing to work with other nations.

But, like, that's not new. He ran on a nationalistic platform.

I'm coming around to seeing it as mostly noise (IMO). If there is a danger, it would be that Trump doesn't believe the science that points to climate change, and actively works in the opposite direction. Even then, I'm not sure what the sum would be. A lot of the systems designed to reduce green house gas emissions already have fiscal incentives.

It will be interesting to see how it all plays out.; 10:16 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'm all for reversing global warming. It's too hot in JHS in September and October, and sometimes even November. I'm also not opposed to the chilling effects a cooler climate could have on bugs and plants that I don't like. The Paris Accord didn't even mention those points; that's why I oppose it.; 11:43 AM
bubbs said...: If climate change meant that we'd be getting cooler weather, I would not be against it.; 12:21 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: The Anti-Tuscaloser Accord is a much more pressing issue than a measly half a degree here and there.; 12:37 PM
E-Bro said...: I believe in global warming but I also believe in wearing flip fops 365 days a year. :-/; 1:04 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I prefer my feet to be bare. However, when that is not allowed, I go all in. No flip-flops or sandals in my wardrobe.

A little shaky in the 9th, but AU opens regional play with a 7-4 win over UCF. GO TIGERS!!!; 2:02 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Which comes first, kickoff or a new thread? Maybe we can have an Irony Day posting marathon.; 7:43 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: It will take extraordinary effort to top fresh peaches and Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla ice cream.; 7:15 AM
Cincytiger said...: Mmmm. Peaches and ice cream. Unfortunately not in my eating plan at the moment.

Bubbs, I enjoyed Hillbilly Elegy. Some enlightening thoughts. Will be interested to see what you think of it.

Auburn currently 2 strikes away from going to the regional finals. Nervous.; 8:50 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Hey Cincy! Come on by the Buy More today. We're having a great big 24 hour sale in celebration of Nashville's impending Stanley Cup championship

Let's hope the Tigers come up with a big W tonight! GO TIGERS!!!; 8:11 AM
THT said...: Rats. Great 9th inning comeback goes for naught. It will take some serious willpower and resolve to forget it and put forth a winning effort tomorrow night. GO TIGERS!!!; 11:26 PM
E-Bro said...: Something about holding a lead late against FSU doesn't suit us it seems.; 8:07 AM
bubbs said...: I blame MJT for having latent FSU love. He needs to burn some stuff.; 8:37 AM
michael said...: GO NOLES!; 9:37 AM
bubbs said...: GO PREDS!; 10:29 AM
michael said...: I saw a guy earlier today withdrawing from a Honda Accord. What do you guys think of that?; 11:05 AM
bubbs said...: Sad!; 12:53 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: that was a painful double dose of losses last night.

However, this is a super strong pain reliever. I feel GREAT this morning!; 8:24 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Based on history, the Penguins should win in 6 or lose in 7. All their Cup wins have been on the road, and their only loss in a Final was on home ice.

The Pens have already defied their tendency to follow history once this post-season thanks to an assist from the overwhelming power of Ottawa's Game 7 history of failure.

88 days til kickoff! Yes, only 88. Yes, I like typing 88!; 9:38 AM
bubbs said...: 88 days. A lot of stuff can happen in 88 days.; 10:12 AM
michael said...: Polar ice caps could melt; 10:14 AM
bubbs said...: E-Bro will be excited. The drive to the beach will be getting shorter soon!; 10:40 AM
E-Bro said...: Not short enough.; 1:14 PM
THT said...: I guess fresh shrimp would be a bit closer. Other than that, I have no reason for shorter drive to the beach. What about one of those monster subzero hurricanes like in that movie a dozen or more years back. I like the chilling idea.; 4:14 PM
bubbs said...: THT, the both of us are on the same page. The upside for us is that we might get the chance to live on a new iceberg. Maybe we can volunteer to do research or something.; 4:25 PM
ArtVanDelay said...: THT is ALLLLIIIIIIVVVVVEEEE

car pick!!!; 9:02 AM
E-Bro said...: Who forgot to change the locks?; 10:06 AM
bubbs said...: We really need a better deterrent system.; 10:24 AM
michael said...: Is he.... is he gone now?; 1:51 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Hey Art! Stick around for one of your patented page flips!

The Packer signed Leff. Will there be no end to their domination in the NFL?! They already have 13 NFL championships. That's 8 more than the 49ers, 8 more than the Patriots, 8 more than the Cowboys. With Leff, they may win the next 8 Super Bowls! Unless they waive him, in which case the Curse of the Laid Off Leff will haunt them forever.; 2:10 PM
bubbs said...: I'd steer clear of that curse, if I were them. It's a tractiony one.; 2:20 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Stoops retires at age 57. I think I'll get into college coaching next time.; 2:41 PM
E-Bro said...: Huh. So THT believes in reincarnation.; 3:07 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: no, just last minute career changes; 3:24 PM
bubbs said...: Well, if we're just choosing willy-nilly. I'm going to choose "trust fund baby" as my next career.; 4:24 PM
THT said...: or maybe get a five year gig that pays over $900,000 every WEEK to run a company from a value of over $100 BILLION to a value of $5 billion, á la Marissa Mayer; 8:15 PM
michael said...: I think the next step in that process is to run in a presidential primary, per Carly Fiorina; 9:29 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: If Marissa Mayer becomes our next president, I'm moving to that country where all the celebs moved after Trump was elected.; 9:44 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Comey testified today that an FBI investigation found no evidence for the legitimacy of half the national titles claimed by ua-t.; 10:31 AM
bubbs said...: That had to have been a short investigation.; 10:43 AM
michael said...: Because Nick Saban is short?; 10:52 AM
bubbs said...: TGWOS; 10:54 AM
E-Bro said...: He is really short, though. Like, really short.; 12:51 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: SEC has the worst coaching talent in college football; 1:53 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: If I eat my pack of nabs now, and the vending machine won't take a twenty, what on earth will I do when I'm hungry again around five o'clock and still have an hour before heading home for dinner? Trump should be thankful he doesn't face such difficult decisions.; 2:30 PM
bubbs said...: In all seriousness, I'm not sure he's capable of such decisions. He'd probably tell someone how great they are, and then manipulate (or bully) them into buying him something from the snack machine. All the while making it seem like he's doing them a favor.

So. You could try that, maybe?; 2:48 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: that's a great idea, bubbs! And I'll feel so presidential doing it.; 4:07 PM
michael said...: Who do you think will win the hockey match tonight, THT?; 4:15 PM
bubbs said...: GO PREDS!; 4:16 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: michael, I have no idea. I sure hope it's the Penguins, but I have no earthly idea. The Predators looked waaaaaaaaaaay better than a #16 seed in the past two games. I can only hope they will start playing like a #16 seed.; 4:40 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: They are spacing out the games so much now that it's hard to maintain enthusiasm for it. I think I've already fallen into summer doldrums.

86 days til kickoff.
GO TIGERS!!! WAR EAGLE!!!; 4:43 PM
michael said...: I'm betting my car on a Preds win, myself.; 5:50 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Yes, I absolutely loathe nasty disgusting gross onions. No, my name is not Yuba Raj Sharma; 7:22 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: michael, give them a call in the morning; 9:00 PM
bubbs said...: I'm stealing that story and putting it on fight club. THT SIGHTING!; 8:23 AM
michael said...: I didn't want my car anyway.; 9:03 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: michael answers the question, "What does michael's car have in commmon with Cyrus Kouandjio?"; 9:22 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: New U of Nevada football coach released 9 scholarship players (16 total), apparently for not putting forth enough effort during spring practice. He must mean business.; 10:28 AM
michael said...: We better keep putting forth enough effort here or Jay G might release us.; 10:31 AM
bubbs said...: Don't tell me what to do. YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME!; 10:59 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: We're talking about practice, man. What are we talking about?; 11:07 AM
michael said...: Lucky for me, I'm a pro at talking to myself, so I'll be fine once you stooges get the boot.; 11:27 AM
bubbs said...: Fizzzzz. Page burn.; 11:29 AM
bubbs said...: Someone may have to call JayG back in here before the season even starts. Getting ever closer to the 5k.

That's assuming he doesn't kick most of us out. Obviously.; 11:31 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: JayGT can't boot us. Omnica ran off with his banhammer. We have squatters' rights, buster.; 11:46 AM
bubbs said...: Squatters rights!

I read about those in this White Trash book.; 11:49 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: There must be a photo of me in that book. If not, it's fake White Trash.; 11:59 AM
bubbs said...: There are a number of ... weathered individuals in there.

I hope you get teeth soon, THT.; 1:03 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I've got more teeth than a hockey player. I keep 'em in a drawer at home.; 1:25 PM
michael said...: Good point, michael.; 2:09 PM