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8.07.2017

Yes, it's that time again

THT has alerted me to the fact you all are approaching 5,000 posts, which means it's time for a new thread. It would be my pleasure to create said new thread. Before I leave, however, I'd like to provide you a picture of the always-lovely Mariska Hargitay.

Have a nice day.

3749 Comments:

Tar Heel Tiger said...: Want to make a lot of money? Put a few bucks on the following to occur and then hope it does: a one game "play-in" between the Flyers and Panthers to see who gets into the playoffs. How could that happen.
1. Philadelphia loses by exactly two goals in their final game.
2. Florida wins their next game in a shootout.
3. Florida wins their final game in a shootout.
If those events happen, they would be tied through all the tiebreakers and would have a one game "play-in" to see who gets the final playoff spot.

1804 - one of the most valuable U.S. coins, the 1804 Silver Dollar, is not minted. You have a better chance of winning the above bet than you do of finding one of these in your pocket change.; 9:57 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Sorry if I caused y'all to lose any money on that hockey wager. I'm glad I didn't put any money on it. Was thrilled and disappointed to see Florida win in Boston last night. Thrilled cause I dislike the Bruins, primarily dirty player Marchand. Disappointed because it bumps Penguins Game 3 to Sunday when I'll be stuck at the Buy More. I'll be stuck at Buy More for Game 1. They might as well go ahead and get eliminated while I'm not able to watch. I'll miss more than a week of Round 2 and more than a week of the Stanley Cup Final due to poor travel planning. Happy Monday to all.

1805 - it was a quiet time.; 8:16 AM
michael said...: Busy today. I bet my bicycle on the advice THT gave me. Looking for a way to get to work.

1806 - Thomas Jefferson wins the Mississippi in a game of poker with Napoleon.; 11:57 AM
bubbs said...: I leveraged my future lottery winnings on that advice ... This is terrible. I'M RUINED!

1807 - Napoleon re-designs his poker strategy to be used in the battle at Waterloo.; 12:03 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: wow, bubbs. I thought for sure you'd mention the Price-Strother map for 1807. I'm certain michael would have. I've been granted parole in time to go home for some cake and ice cream, hold the cake.

1808 - the first dated version of the Price-Strother map is published.; 2:06 PM
michael said...: Of course I would have mentioned the Price-Strother map. Outside out 1788, it is the most important post we've had to date.

Can't wait to see what bubbs does with 1888.

1809 - Price is Right is ordered to pay Jonathan Price 18 million dollars for using his name without permission.; 4:43 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Morning all. I went to bed very early last night and anticipate doing the same tonight. No hockey either night.

1810 - Thomas Right sues for defamation, claiming Price is not Right. Court orders Jonathan Price to pay Thomas Right 18 million dollars. Price remains a pauper.; 9:44 AM
E-Bro said...: Preds vs Avs in the first round of the playoffs = E-Bro will have a team to root for in the conference semi-finals.

1811 - Tippecanoe!; 10:06 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'll probably be pulling for anyone in the west to win a Penguin-deficient Final. Up til then, the more PDT zone teams, the better. Makes for less overlap of games at night which means more hours of hockey to watch. There is no sporting event as great as NHL playoff hockey.

1812 - A nasty turn of events in the Battle of Midway plunges the USA into the War of 1812. Hockey fans say, "Who cares?". They are too excited over playoff expansion from one to two teams.; 12:23 PM
michael said...: Go PREDS!!!!!

Hey Ebro, have you gone camping anywhere really cool around North Alabama? My daughter wants to go camping for her birthday. Looks like I need to buy a tent and become a camper.

1813 - Strother gets a hernia; 5:34 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I think y'all should camp here.

I think I remember reading about Strother getting a hernia while constructing the fort that bore his name.

Almost 8pm and still no hockey tonight.

1814 - Andy invites the Creeks to the 1st birthday party of Fort Strother.; 7:02 PM
bubbs said...: Are you talking about just straight up camping? Like, pull up the car and pitch the tent. Or are you wanting to do some hiking too?

You've got some good options up your way.

1815 - The Creeks bring the fort 1000 arrows in flight for its second birthday.; 9:17 AM
michael said...: My daughter requested we go camping for her birthday. That means mjt needs to buy a tent and probably some sleeping bags and find a place to camp. Hiking would be a good activity. We'll probably just do one night. Haven't decided if we should go primitive or go to a spot that has bathrooms and power and whatnot (my wife is threatening not to go if she can't bring a space heater).

1816 - The Creeks go camping.; 9:48 AM
bubbs said...: Sounds like you just need to settle on which state park then. Monte Sano (if you don't want much driving), DeSoto, or Cathedral Caverns come to mind. They all give you something to do once you pack up your space heater.

1817 - The Creeks keep camping.; 10:27 AM
E-Bro said...: I've never really been much of a camper. Hiking day trips for me, mostly.

Good places to start with in your search would probably Sipsey Wilderness/Bankhead (my favorite area to hike) and Desoto State Park if you don't mind a little driving.

When is her birthday? Both of those spots, but maybe most especially the Sipsey, should be pretty sublime about this time of year.

1817 - Let the Era of Good Feelings begin!; 10:32 AM
E-Bro said...: 1819 - Era of Good Feelings continued until 1825, so we're good here.; 10:33 AM
bubbs said...: Sipsey is great, but I've only ever done backpack camping there. Are there some good sites with "amenities" for ladies like MJT?

1820 - Parenthetical Era of Heartburn; 10:39 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I've always wanted to visit Cloudland Canyon in NW GA.

It sounds like what you really want, especially if wife's happiness is any concern at all, is a hotel room big enough to pitch a small tent. I'm with E-Bro. Day hikes, even long ones, are awesome. I have no desire to be miserably cold or miserably hot and concerned about snakes and other vermin when I'm sleeping.

1821 - Viva México; 12:06 PM
michael said...: Well fortunately for me, this is about my daughter's happiness and not my wife's happiness. So I should be able to avoid spending a bunch a money to "camp" comfortably. The wife will just have to deal wit it.

1822 - Fall of Constantinople.; 12:26 PM
E-Bro said...: Guess I had more backpack camping in mind, bubbs. I think there some of campgrounds with amenities around, but they aren't in places I've hiked around.

The Sipsey Picnic Area, which wouldn't be far from some primitive campsites, does offer at least a bathroom. Haven't paid much attention to what else. Great hiking around there, though.

THT...if you ever make it to Cloudland, be sure to stop in at Canyon Grill for a nice meal.

1823 - Rise of Istanbul; 1:09 PM
E-Bro said...: MJT...you might look for a bit more info on Dismals Canyon. I've always been intrigued by it, but have never been.

http://www.dismalscanyon.com/campsites/index.html

1824 - Andrew Jackson is not happy.; 1:11 PM
bubbs said...: Never been to Cloudland, but it looks cool. Will also make note of Canyon Grill if I get out that way.

Dismals looked neat until you start reading about all the rules. Good grief, someone is anal retentive. Look, man, I just want to do a little camping. I'll be nice. Let's chill out with the rule making.

1825 - End of the Era of Good Feelings; 1:23 PM
michael said...: I'm fine with rules. What gets me is the prices I saw on that website. They are mighty proud of that there canyon.

1826 - Andrew Jackson gets 2 hernias; 2:06 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: well that's swell. michael ignores the final edition of the famed Price-Strother map, just cause Andy doubly herniated. We've got a special on trusses and girdles at the Buy More tonight. Come on buy!

1828 - Vince Lombardi wins his trophy.; 4:05 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: 1828 - he wins it again.; 4:05 PM
E-Bro said...: It's called breaking and entering, fellas. Try it sometime.

1827 - E-Bro's ancestors thrown out of Ireland for breaking and entering.; 4:09 PM
E-Bro said...: 1830 - E-Bro's ancestors forget to refresh page before posting.; 4:10 PM
michael said...: Oh please, THT. Neither Price nor Strother had anything to do with the 1826 update. It's a minor footnote to the map's history. It's like if someone besides George Lucas had made those "Special Edition" Star Wars movies in the 90s. History would care about those versions EVEN LESS. No, 1808 is the date errybody cares about. I feel offended you even brought the 1826 rendition up.

1831 - Van Buren gets the electric chair; 4:35 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: michael's argument is entirely valid, except where he attributes the 1826 P-S map to George Lucas.

1832 - Van Gorder is born with a 'stache.; 4:57 PM
michael said...: Well, that's what I assumed because of all the cheesy CGI in the 1826 P-S map. But now you've gone and made a fool out of me in front of everyone around here! Including sometimes cincy!

1833 - Van Gorder shoots Greedo.; 5:07 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Speaking of Cincy, can't wait to see her incredibly wonderful family in five months, which I will do unless I die of boredom after hockey and before football. Who knows, maybe EPL posts from E-Bro during that period will have a paradoxical effect and keep me breathing til toe meets prolate spheroid.

1834 - Mathew Rhea comes through for Tennessee. Check out what he saw across the river from Memphis.; 5:35 PM
michael said...: Don't know how many times we had to beat back Paddy's hen and chicken invasion force when I was younger. It was a violent existence near the border.

1835 - Hen and chicken added to the menu at Of Mice and Men and Hen and Chicken in Memphis.; 6:19 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Mercy. I certainly hope the Penguins didn't use up their entire allotment of post-season goals tonight. They won by a touchdown and extra point. Can't wait to get out of here and home in time for 3rd period of Vegas & LA. Dentist early in the a.m. then a day long adventure in W-S. Y'all play nicely.

1836 - The Battle of Midway surges up the San Antonio River, claiming the lives of John Wayne and Richard Widmark.; 9:17 PM
michael said...: John Wayne and Richard Widmark would have been fine if they had hidden in the basement.

1837 - Go Preds!; 1:46 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Predators better hope they aren't the beneficiary of a double-minor highsticking penalty. Think of the confidence that would give the Avalanche, knowing "if it bleeds, we can kill it".
GO BLOODLESS PREDS!

The Buy More was a mess Wednesday night. Didn't get in bed until 3:30 a.m. and then had to be in the dentist chair at 8, then all day meetings in W-S. Please forgive me for falling asleep during the 3rd period of SJS/Anaheim game.

Does AU still have club hockey? I know they were pretty awful at it.

1838 - Charlotte and Dahlonega mints open.; 7:33 AM
Cincytiger said...: Hey THT, do you subscribe to Acorn? We have Sling, Netflix and Amazon Prime. Thinking of adding Acorn. Advice?; 7:36 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Good morning, Cincytiger!

I think we still subscribe to Acorn. I think that's what I used to access The Detectorists and I think MrsTHT uses it for a bunch of stuff I don't watch. I'll ask her. We don't have Sling. MrsTHT uses Netflix and Amazon Prime a lot.

1840 - Ted Turner is born. Coincidentally, cable TV is invented.; 8:20 AM
bubbs said...: Do you like a lot of British shows, Cincy? Seems like a good deal if you do.

1841 - Ted meets the buffalo.; 9:42 AM
michael said...: I'm about sick and tired of those brits, what with all their tea and crumpets and royals

1842 - crumpet famine; 10:13 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I hate ua-t today. Just in case y'all forgot.

1843 - British market flooded with cheap Chinese crumpets. Crumpet famine abated, but the last British crumpet kitchen closes up by the end of the year.; 10:28 AM
bubbs said...: Brits to me are like extended family that live far away. I like them, because I don't see them enough to be irritated by them in any way. Plus, I like tea so that's cool.

1844 - American crumpet shop opens in Boston Harbor.; 12:40 PM
Cincytiger said...: We have been watching Midsomer Murders on Netflix. We watched all of Dr. Blake Mysteties and loved it - thought it was Australian rather than British. I've been told A Place Called Home is worth watching. Think we will try the free week and see how we like it.; 1:37 PM
Cincytiger said...: Sorry -
1845 - anesthesia used for childbirth for the first time
1846 - Liberty bell cracks; 1:41 PM
michael said...: Someone tell me to go write the spec I'm supposed to be writing right now.

1847 - anesthesia used during Liberty Bell crack repair process.; 2:45 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Go write the spec or do something a lot more fun. It's your choice.

1848 - Taco Bell takes the liberty of serving anesthesia with their big burritos, at select locations only.; 3:21 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Penguins win two games in dominant fashion while I'm working nonstop at the Buy More. In between those wins, they got stomped in a game that I watched at home. 2.0 says she won't be happy if Pens lose the series just because I refuse to work any more nights during this series.

1849 - Finally, someone takes the pressure off North Carolina for supplying the country with gold for its coins.; 6:35 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Hey sports fans! Slouchers! Where were y'all today? I got home from the Buy More last night in time for the 3rd period of the Vegas/LA game. The Flower has looked super sharp in goal thus far. Penguins let the wrong goalie go in the expansion draft.
After a few winks, drove to W-S where I spent the day. Let's see, what kind of hockey do we have tonight?.... GO PREDS!!!

1850 - Dinosaurs rumbling on the underside of the earth cause a major California earthquake, releasing vast quantities of gold used to procure anesthesia needed to treat the wounded from the ongoing Battle of Midway.; 5:37 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: ARE YOU SERIOUS?! Y'all had a Rapture party and didn't invite me?

Helloooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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I see where the University of Auburn got a DB commit from one of those coach-em-up 3* prospects. That's a whole lot more preferable than a 5* bust.

1851 - California gold rush proves to be a hoax.; 9:42 AM
michael said...: I was too busy mentally preparing for the Preds game to say much yesterday.

1852 - Joe Montana, who came to California in '49, throws a football for the first time.; 10:38 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Looks like you should say more and mentally prepare less. That's always a good rule of thumb no matter the occasion.

1853 - "WHOA!", exclaims the local football coach after seeing Joe Montana throw. "We're going to need more seats." Thus was born the first expansion of Kezar Stadium.; 10:43 AM
E-Bro said...: The new Wes Anderson watches good if anyone is wondering and it has a bunch of good dogs in it.

I wouldn't necessarily say it's upper tier Wes Anderson moving making, but it's solid Wes Anderson which is better than most everything else imo.

And there's a scene involving sashimi that is one of his most visually stunning, I'd say.

1854 - Joe Montana throws a football for the second time.; 1:10 PM
bubbs said...: You guys catch any of the Boston Marathon yesterday? Pretty exciting stuff, if you ask me.

1855 - Jerry Rice visits San Francisco and develops Rice-A-Roni. It's a real treat.; 2:21 PM
E-Bro said...: No, but I did see that the first American woman to win in some time is also an avid bourbon collector, so that's cool.

http://www.kentucky.com/news/business/article209013744.html

1856 - Bill Walsh thinks Jerry Rice is on to something here.; 4:53 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: wow, E-Bro. And you call yourself an Auburn man. You should be required to turn in your diploma.

A very dear friend of MrsTHT has been battling metastatic cancer for several years. She just went into the hospital and preliminary reports are not good. Please keep her in your prayers.

1857 - Slaton Academy, prep school for EAMC, welcomes 100 students to its building on the corner of Tichenor & North Gay. Also, the cornerstone is laid for Old Main.; 8:13 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: bubbs, I didn't see a Marathon. We filled up at the Sheetz in Mebane on the way home from W-S on Monday.

E-Bro - I had to Google Wes Anderson. I have not seen any movie directed by him. I don't think any of his movies star Clint or John. Not even Chuck, Jean Claude, or Sly.

1858 - Construction continues no Old Main.; 8:45 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I apparently type dylsexically. Nothing a good education can't cure.

1859, October 1 - East Alabama Male College is open for business; 9:24 AM
michael said...: Sorry to ear about MrsTHT's friend. I'll pray for her.

This week is crazy busy at the mjt house. I didn't make the ham and cheese sliders for tonight's party like the mrs wanted, so I will probably be in trouble. At least I made the buffalo chicken dip.

1860 - civil war ends with the decisive Battle of Midway; 11:49 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'm so old. The only time I've stayed awake til the end of any west coast game so far is when I was working at the Buy More and couldn't watch the game. Getting old stinks. I'm missing a lot of playoff hockey.

1861 - the CSA mints some $5 USA gold coins in Charlotte.; 11:06 AM
E-Bro said...: I pulled Nashville through for ya THT since I know you're such a big Preds fan.

Hey, bubbs, you told me it would feel like summer when I got back from Turks and Caicos. That was a month ago. It's April 19 and I still find myself having to wear a jacket or sweater during my lunchtime walks at work.

Not cool, dude. I want my warm weather for more than two days at a time.

1862 - Cinco de Mayo; 1:07 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: going to a weird restaurant tonight, courtesy of an unsolicited invitation from some neighbors. I better eat a grilled cheese as soon as I get home from the Buy More.

1863 - St. Patrick's Day; 4:18 PM
michael said...: Whaddaya mean by weird restaurant? Do they serve cow tongue?

1864 - St Patrick's doom; 5:57 PM
THT said...: just not your typical meat & potatoes. A lot of sushi and a lot of bizarre vegetables with the meat dishes.

I stuck with tuna & rice.

1864 - Battle of Midway recommences; 4:59 AM
THT said...: It's obvious that I haven't had my diet coke yet

1866 - ??????????????; 4:59 AM
E-Bro said...: Sounds like a pretty good weird restaurant to me, THT.

1867 - Helloooooo, Nebraska!; 10:03 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: It's a great restaurant for someone who is "less selective" about what they eat. (How's that for making it sound like being a picky eater is better!)

1868 - Samurai Sushi opens its first restaurant in Kumamoto.; 10:26 AM
michael said...: I had some sushi for lunch yesterday. It ate good. I would consider it pretty standard sushi (philly roll and spicy tuna roll), but I bet THT would call me bizarre.

I did have some truly bizarre sushi a few months ago at Yoshi Sushi Fusion, and it was really good. You should try that place out Ebro.

1869 - archeologists discover the lost year of 1865. Nothing interested had happened, so they reburied it.; 1:04 PM
E-Bro said...: I see that place is right on my way home if I'm coming back from a visit to the Noog. Next time I visit the old homestead and come home to the new one, will have to stop in there to pick up some Sunday dinner.

My Hville sushi fix has generally been limited to I Love Sushi and Miyako at this point. Have heard good things about the new Poke place downtown, though that may be more for the poke than the sushi, and poke would be what I'm most interested in initially.

1870 - Dinosaurs are genetically engineered in the Kure Atoll, adding a new twist to the ongoing Battle of Midway.; 1:14 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: The rest of my family could eat weird sushi every day. The tuna on rice will be a staple for me next week. My biggest fear will be if MrsTHT's relatives actually try to feed us at their house. To avoid being rude (like I am in my own country) I envision eating stuff that will make me want to barf but that would be bad form, so I just smile. MrsTHT will be impressed.

1871 - Megalodon and rabbit ("they've (both) got big teeth") hybrids are genetically engineered at Kwajalein. Within a year, the dinosaurs are extinct.; 1:37 PM
michael said...: Kwaj is a nice atoll if you ask me.

Be sure to give us updates on the hold-the-barf--in food you eat.

I've eaten some pretty crazy stuff in my time. Our good friends down the street are a Laotion/Filipino couple, and I've had pigs blood and balut at their house (the balut is a boiled egg with a duck embroy. The bones are crunchy but edible). You ever had any of that THT?

1872 - Tuna and Rice, a police procedural starring Bill Parcells and Jerry Rice, is canceled after 11 episodes.; 2:07 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: nothing even remotely like that, unless you count a piece of crunchy toast I ate one time

1873 - having not yet invented the periscope, giraffes are placed on submarines to get a good look around; 3:53 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: 1874 - Noah MMMCCMLXVII files a patent infringement lawsuit; 3:54 PM
bubbs said...: Was out of pocket the last few days. Trying to get my bearings again.

Prayers for MrsTHT's friend. This broken down world can be mighty tough on people. I think lamenting should be talked about more in Christian circles.

Pretty far out food, MJT. I'm adventurous, but have never had the opportunity to try balut. That said, if someone else likes it, I'll try anything at least once.

1875 - Noah MMMCCMLXVII loses the lawsuit. Boats are considered free game.; 9:58 AM
michael said...: balut tasted like a crunchy/feathery boiled egg. As I'm not one to eat boiled eggs all by themselves in general, I didn't particularly enjoy the experience... thought it wasn't outrageously gross or anything, so I didn't hate it either. More of a check-the-box experience that I can now brag about than anything.

1876 - Washington storms the Delaware; 11:04 AM
THT said...: I'll be happy bragging that I haven't eaten a balut. Although, I'm sure it's better than an onion.

There's a video of michael eating balut. He had to high five himself as I sat next to him.

Off to the airport. Y'all play nicely.

1877 - AU Equestrian wins the first of hundreds of NCAA championships. AU baseball team stomps the bejeebers out of ua-t in a 3 game sweep. Some things never change.; 12:51 PM
michael said...: Errybody excited about Avengers: Infinity War this weekend? I might actually take the fam to see it. We never see movies the worst weekend they're out, but apparently at least one Avenger is dying, so I think I want to see it early so it doesn't get spoiled for me on Twitter or whatever.

1878 - Spider-man invents the telephone.; 2:17 PM
michael said...: lol i said "worst weekend" but meant "first weekend" but really with the crowds it is the worst weekend am i right?!

1879 - Billy Corgan writes a song about a pool party or something; 2:19 PM
michael said...: And look at that, now we're in the decade of BEASLEY!!!!!

1BEASLEY!!!!!!0

1880 - Pirates abscond; 2:20 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Greetings from Vancouver. I have zero interest in the Avengers now. They’ve mixed them all up together too much.

1BEASLEY!!!1 - Guiteau gets his 15 seconds of fame. 99.9999% of people in the US now have never heard of that loser.; 2:48 PM
E-Bro said...: I'm part of these opening weekend crowds sometimes, so thanks for saying I'm the worst, MJT. Sticks and stones and all that.

1BEASLEY!! - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford opens in theaters everywhere but St. Joseph, MO.; 4:00 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: You make me feel like a bullet in the gun of Robert Ford.
T. Jeff

1BEASLEY!!!3 - Princeton wins rhe Rice Bowl, played in Japan but named for the sponsoring school in Houston. The game becomes known as the Great-grandaddy of them all.; 11:12 AM
E-Bro said...: The big one is here, THT. Who ya got?

bubbs, you're a Shakey Graves fan, aren't you? New album is streaming on NPR the week before it comes out next:

https://www.npr.org/2018/04/26/604062221/first-listen-shakey-graves-can-t-wake-up?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nprmusic&utm_term=music&utm_content=20180426

1BEASLEY!!!4 - Vietnam War begins.; 7:52 AM
michael said...: How about that Kanye West?

1BEASLEY!!!!!5 - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen; 9:59 AM
bubbs said...: Thanks, E-Bro. It feels a little more ethereal than his other stuff. Not a bad listen. On my third way through it.

Never paid attention to Kanye, don't know why I'd start now.

1BEASLEY!!!!!!6 - Kanye East changes his name to Confucius.; 10:43 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Speeding along at 190mph and I know nothing about Kanye in any direction or ethereal.

E-Bro - Without Malkin, Hagelin, and Fleury, I think Penguins domination over the Caps may take a one year hiatus

1BEASLEY!!!SULLIVAN - Shoguns bomb Baltimore and burn the Capitals arena; 6:14 PM
michael said...: How long have the Winnipeg Jets existed? I don't think I've ever heard of them before. Whoever they are, my preds are about to dominate them.

1BEBAESALSELY!E!Y!!!!!!! - Winnie the Peg invents jets for Christopher Robin to play with; 7:08 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Ugh. I guess it’s Go Knights and Go Preds now.

1BEASLEY!!!9 - Thrashers abandon Atlanta and move to the wheat fields of SE Manitoba, where they revive the Jets name that had been abandoned by the Coyotes.; 7:41 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Wow! What a great 5 minutes of hockey from the Penguins!

And how about The Flower? He’s on FI-YAH!!!

1890 - everyone laments the passing of the BEASLEY!!! decade; 11:56 PM
michael said...: Remember sailor!

1891 - Sidney Crosby gets a concussion; 12:03 PM
bubbs said...: What do you think of the new Shakey Graves, E-Bro? The more I listen to it, the better it gets.

1892 - Aliens invade Russia.; 2:21 PM
michael said...: The music is getting better the more you listen to it? So you view music as susceptible to the observer effect, where your every observation of the music changes its very nature? Interesting.

1893 - Columbus sails the ocean blue; 3:36 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: 1893 - the novice of football and coeds at Auburn wears off. Both events went unnoticed in1892; 3:37 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: ate some boiled pork with rice and something resembling small onion bits. I survived.
We’re going to our very first Lutheran church service tonight since it is the only English language service in Kumamoto.

1895 - Luther Martin sticks a bunch of bullet points to a door with some discarded bubble gum. The local newspaper reporting the vandalism got their info from the police report. The graveyard shift typesetter copied the name as listed in the report, not realizing it was last name first name. Meanwhile, Columbus explores the Congaree and is surprised to find a city already named in his honor.; 12:25 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Bible study and church service were great. Met several beautiful people from Kumamoto, Kenya, Ghana, and Raleigh!

1896 - Yakima vs Puyallup each claim to be the edge of the known world. Ensuing court case drags on longer than the Battle of Midway.; 5:43 AM
E-Bro said...: bubbs, going to give it my first listen later this morning. Haven't had a chance to until now.

That said, have only listened to him intermittently (on ACL and other live performance tapings), so anything I offer will be a standalone opinion without using his previous records as a reference point.

1897 - Vlad Tepes' biography is published.; 10:07 AM
E-Bro said...: Alright, have given it a listen now.

I dug it. Again, don't have much of a reference point for his earlier stuff, but certainly different from the little roots-centric sound I've heard before, though I thought they were still indisputably Shakey Graves songs, if that make sense.

At times, the sound reminded me of Elliot Smith and somebody else that I can't quite put my finger on.

1898 - The bajillionth Treaty of Paris is signed, basically setting the sun on the Spanish Empire.; 3:34 PM
E-Bro said...: What'd you think of Infinity Wars, MJT?

Hard to talk too much without revealing spoilers for Marvel diehards like THT and bubbs, but I enjoyed it. Generally about as good as a big blockbuster like that could do, I thought.

1899 - E-Bro's beloved Rapid Vienna and FC Barcelona are founded and...that's about all these two soccer clubs have in common.; 3:38 PM
michael said...: Glad to hear you are manning up and eating the foods, THT! Would hate for you to starve over there.

What'd ya think of Infinity War, Ebro?

1898 - High school diplomas invented; 3:44 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: just watched Vegas win in OT. Nice watching it mid afternoon instead if wee hours.

1901 - michael’s disruption of the space- time continuum leads Al Einstein to develop the Theory of Relativity; 12:30 AM
E-Bro said...: Also been enjoying this album on NPR First Listen from Gaz Coombes, an artist I was previously unaware of. He sounds a bit like Thom Yorke at times, Tame Impala at others.

https://www.npr.org/2018/04/26/604106708/first-listen-gaz-coombes-world-s-strongest-man

1902 - The Grandaddy of them all is born.; 1:03 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: hey sports fans. We just arrived in Vancouver where we get to sit for 12 hours until a redeye to Chicago tonight. Y’all keep it quiet so I can try to snooze.

1903 - NC lays claim to a couple of yankee bicycle peddlers; 2:39 PM
michael said...: dangit preds!

1904 - mouthwash is outlawed; 1:47 PM
THT said...: dangit Penguins!

awake for 50+ hrs, almost fell asleep a while ago but had to get some yard work done. Now I'm not sleepy. This is weird. I've never seen any form of insomnia that couldn't be cured with a miniature dachshund.

1905 - Sleepless in Seattle opens in theaters in Portland. In the middle of the insomnia crisis, the radio host yells, GET A DACHSHUND, YOU FOOL!; 4:23 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Great night for Pens/Preds!

1906 - San Francisco does its best impersonation of a James Bond martini; 12:32 AM
michael said...: GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO PREDS! MY TEAM!!!!

1907 - Wright Brothers are bitten by mosquitoes in North Carolina.; 9:58 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Go VGKs!!!

1908 - Invention of scrambled eggs; 11:10 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Saturday was bad hockey day, yesterday was good hockey day. Looks like we're all set for another bad hockey day today. Penguins vs Predators golf tournament starts Wednesday.

1909 - no one had fussed about James Longacre's initials, or about Augustus Saint-Gaudens's initials. Why all the fuss about a little VDB?; 7:35 AM
michael said...: Man, it broke my heart when I opened my web browser this morning and found out my preds are down in their series. Real bummer, man. But we got this! I believe!!!!

1910 - train robberies!; 10:47 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I hear that Crosby and Malkin are pretty good on the links. Preds don't stand a chance. Penguins win by 7 strokes.

1911 - JJ Astor IV receives a brochure in the mail about a pending new cruise ship. He gets an early booking discount.; 12:18 PM
michael said...: I bet Carrie Underwood's husband is good at golf.

1912 - humans leave a ton of litter in the north atlantic; 12:49 PM
bubbs said...: I bet that's a clever reference, but I can't figure out for the life of me why her husband would be good at golf.

1913 - The litter slide of the edge of the North Atlantic. Space trash is invented.; 8:36 AM
E-Bro said...: Great win for Carrie Underwood's husband's team last night. Problem for the Preds, though, is that they've lost their road-ice advantage.

1914 - Archduke Franz Ferdinand vacations in Sarajevo.; 10:02 AM
michael said...: Poor THT is probably still in mourning this morning. Cheer up THT, join the PREDS bandwagon! GO FIGHTING UNDERWOODS!!!!

1915 - During his presidential campaign, Teddy Roosevelt pays off a flapper he had an affair with; 11:36 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Yea Preds! I'll be pulling for the Fleurys in the Western Conference Final.

GO LIGHTNING... at least until they meet Nashville or Vegas.

Swamped here at the Buy More. Brand new and extraordinarily onerous computer system with all sorts of glitches that weren't worked out ahead of time. It's a complete and total mess here today. Good thing there is no hockey tonight or I might be missing it.

1916 - The Original Tar Heel Tiger is conceived.; 1:16 PM
bubbs said...: I think I might run the rocket city marathon this year. You in, MJT?

GO PREDS!

1917 - America's international relations gets dicey.; 1:24 PM
michael said...: lol marathons are for chumps. I will never run one. Hard to think of a more unhealthy healthy activity.

But you go ahead and do it, bubbs! I believe in you!!!

GO PREDS!

1918 - Joe Jackson is kicked out of baseball for losing his shoes.; 2:23 PM
bubbs said...: That's rich coming from a guy who can't play a game of pickup without getting injured.

GO PREDS!

1919 - Soap on a rope is shipped to soldiers as a back up weapon.; 2:56 PM
E-Bro said...: MJT didn't say that he'd never walk one, so there's that.

1920 - League of Nations ends all international conflicts for good, except for the Battle of Midway which continues to rage on.; 3:04 PM
michael said...: You just made my point for me bubbs.

1921 - Got a feeling '21 is gonna be a good year; 9:36 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Days like today are why I prefer the first round of NHL playoffs

Come on buy! We're having a pre-Mother's Day Sale tonight at the Buy More. All pregnant customers get 50% off of our deluxe toasters.

1922 - Denver monopolizes the penny minting business.; 1:03 PM
E-Bro said...: Hey, THT, Speedy Ortiz wrote a song about Terry Beasley, I think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f76rghmg1jI

1923 - The Irish Civil War ends, but does it really?; 10:12 AM
michael said...: Hey THT, how about this 6 hour hockey game?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2775332-lehigh-valley-phantoms-win-ahls-longest-game-ever-more-than-6-hours-in-5-ots?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial

1924 - great depression ends; 10:18 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: that’s sissy hockey, mere child’s play

grownup hockey
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/storhamar-sparta-8-overtimes-record-hockey-game-1.4023566

1925 - the telephone is invented in New Zealand. Boy were they surprised when they made their first international call; 4:28 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: E-Bro, 88 wasn't so lucky for that song, but I don't care anymore.

Predators penalized two strokes for showing up 2 days late for their golf match with the Penguins.

1926 - Frankford wins its only NFL championship; 7:16 AM
michael said...: We'll get em next year PREDS!!!

1927 - Battle of Midway; 9:32 AM
bubbs said...: Now what are you gonna watch, THT. There's a virtual wasteland between now and football.

1928 - Boys of Summer debuts on Broadway.; 4:14 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'm struggling to get through a mess at work so I can get home in time to watch hockey tonight.

1929 - not the best time for retirees to be loading up on stocks.; 4:18 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: good morning, sports fans. Other obligations allowed me to avoid watching Vegas get stomped on Saturday and the Bolts getting stomped last night. Kickoff can't get here soon enough.

2.0 got a creepy phone call on her cell phone last night from someone in Albuquerque who was helping her mother locate information on a classmate who died more than 60 years ago. The teenage classmate was my "would-have-been half sister" who was killed in a car wreck by a drunk driver 13 months before I was born. This half sister had a very unique name that is shared by 2.0, so this lady figured correctly that 2.0 must be related. But how did she get 2.0's cell phone number? The phone is not in 2.0'a name. 12 years ago, 2.0 had very briefly put her cell phone number on her Facebook page before realzing that wasn't a very good idea. It wasn't there long, but apparently long enough for yahoo to capture it for eternity. That's creepy. No Facebook page for me, thank you very much.

1930 - Facebook IPO delayed due to the market crash. They also thought they should wait until personal computers were developed.; 9:28 AM
bubbs said...: That's pretty creepy, THT. I guess it's not diamonds, but the internet that's forever...

No FB for me either. I'm too accessible as it is.

1931 - Road kill increases in value.; 9:47 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I guess I should erase my cell number from my prison FB page. I think I'll go apply for parole.
GO GOLDEN KNIGHTS!

1932 - I imagine something happens somewhere; 2:05 PM
michael said...: That's why I only put my social security number on my facebook page. that way, my friends really know it's me, but no one can call me or anything like that.; 2:55 PM
THT said...: Vegas looked much better tonight. Played hard and played smart for 60 minutes.

1934 - Seashell market finally collapses. Sally is not immune to the Great Depression.; 9:57 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: it's a busy day here. I can't wait all day for y'all

1935 - it's about to happen; 10:24 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!
BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!
BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!
BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!
BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!
BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!
BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!
BEASLEY!!!; 10:24 AM
michael said...: It hurts my feelings that you didn't wait for me, THT.

I'm mad at the month of April. By this time last year, I was already eating zuchini and squash, and there were tomatoes on the vine. Had to wait so late to plant this year that I'm still weeks away from anything. Sad!

1937 - Bo Jackson wins the Berlin Olympics; 11:06 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I wonder if MrsTHT will let me set a reasonable countdown to my retirement, you know, so I'll have a reason for living ;-) I don't handle (other people's) stupid very well, and I've been stuck with it all day.

1938 - Guamians on hovercrafts and Midwayians on jetskis clash at Wake Island... just another interesting twist in the Battle of Midway.; 12:58 PM
michael said...: Well you seem to handle the stupid here pretty well, THT. So it really must be an extravagant amount of stupid you have run into today.

I almost ended up on Wake Island awhile ago for job related activities. Looks awesome to me, but I hear it is pretty boring to be stuck there for a month or so. Also they apparently have humongous rats. Maybe I'll make it there someday.

1939 - Jeremiah Midway starts his reasonable countdown to the end of the Battle of Midway; 1:43 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: It looks like a very boring place on Google maps satellite view, unless you want to lay on the beach or play basketball or baseball in the hot sun every day. I'm not a fan of humongous rats, but I guess they keep the deadly landshark population under control.

1940 - Gen. Wake Forest renames his island Midway, since it is midway between Midway and Guam islands, and in a clever coup, copyrights and trademarks the name. This infuriates Jeremiah, who croaks like a bulldog in anger while converting his countdown to an unreasonable one. The battle wages on.; 2:15 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: asda-a-g6ay[gj'34pafj3opira;w, solve for y.

1941 - Battle of Midway briefly shifts to the east.; 12:12 PM
bubbs said...: y=m

1942 - Battle of Midway briefly shifts to the west.; 1:10 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: The answer I was looking for is 88, but bubbs is also correct via the transitive property.

1943 - zinc-coated steel pennies are all the rage.; 1:35 PM
michael said...: You guys are using some of that fuzzy math.

1944 - Jeremiah Midway weeps bitterly; 2:05 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I've not tasted anyone else's tears, but mine have never been bitter. Perhaps a touch salty, but less so than sweat. But never bitter.

1944 - Ted Williams would have batted .414 with 48 home runs.; 2:57 PM
michael said...: Well I've always maintained that the essential difference between you and Jeremiah Midway is how your tears taste.

1946 - World wakes up after sleeping through 1945; 3:02 PM
bubbs said...: Our math is solid, MJT. That formula has been the basis of many a rocket project.

1947 - World considers sleeping through 1948.; 4:51 PM
THT said...: I'm pretty sure our DNA is the essential difference, though one obviously shouldn't discount the importance of tear taste.

I just watched a really great hockey game. The Flower was absolutely spectacular!

1948 - yawn... Zzzzz...; 11:17 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Call me tonight around 9pm to make sure I'm in bed asleep. I should not have stayed up until 2:30 a.m. travel planning, but it suddenly dawned on me around midnight that I needed to make some plans to see some maps in a few weeks. I think I need to hang a 2 liter Diet Coke IV and run in wide open.

1949 - AU 14, uat 13 neener neener neener; 12:48 PM
michael said...: Will a text message do?

1949 - Winston Churchill is born. He is named after the town of Wachovia.; 4:57 PM
THT said...: Yes.

Lightning have one hand out of the grave.

1951 - Auburn football got so bad last year that they hired a basketball coach to be their head coach. He teaches them not to be content to shoot 3 pointers.; 10:37 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Rise and shine, loafers. Huuuuge sale at the Buy More tomorrow. Slotted spoons missing their slots are being sold at 80% off MSRP, while supplies last.

1952 - At the ripe old age of 35, The Original THT finally marries, doing so on his (and his bride's) birthday. He never forgot an anniversary or birthday.; 9:48 AM
bubbs said...: You guys have any regular spoons on sale? I'm looking for some of those.

1953 - Nothing happened.; 10:40 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Sorry, bubbs, our regular spoons are full price. Our slotted spoons missing their slots sort of look like regular spoons, but there's that stigma associated with them. Even at 80% off we have trouble unloading them.

1954 - Korean "war" ends, but the Battle of Midway rages on unabated. Some kid named Henry from Mobile has an inauspicious major league debut, batting .280 and hitting 13 taters.; 10:52 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: South Georgia Island has "eraticated" giant rodents. Perhaps there is a lesson here for Wake Island.

1955 - San Francisco mint stamps there pennies twice, just for good measure.; 12:13 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: They're going to look up there and see my grammatical error in the statement about their pennies.

1956 - it was a rough year.; 12:32 PM
michael said...: Dang THT I forgot to text message you last night. Sorry about your lack of sleep.

I think they've tried to kill at the Wake Island rats a few times, but have been unsuccessful. It's a pretty small island so you'd think it wouldn't be too hard. But I don't think they are destroying any rare bird populations, so probably not too much money is being spent on the effort. They do chew through important wires from time to time though.

1956 - Auburn gives up on football after realizing they will never win a natty.; 12:41 PM
bubbs said...: Rats have to be near impossible to get rid of. Miss one pregnant rat and you're overrun again in a couple years.

1958 - People wake up from sleeping through 1957. Only one school shooting in the US this year.; 12:54 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Can't truthfully say I'm looking forward to the big spoon sale tomorrow, but I am looking forward to a day of recovery in W-S on Sunday. Y'all have a great weekend.

1959 - The source of the Conecuh River is discovered just outside a sausage factory.; 3:35 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: How 'bout them Vegas Golden Fleuries!?!?

1960 - 3 snows totaling 20" on 3 consecutive Wednesdays in March. Unfortunately, my memory didn't start functioning until later in the year.; 10:26 AM
michael said...: Looks like Ebro is in Croatia now. That boy just can't stand still.

Speaking of pregnant rats, I'll never forget the gross fake rat that just had a bunch of babies that you could buy at the party store by my house back in the day. I wonder if they still make those? You could also get fart spray at the store. And I did get it. The fart spray. I could never afford the rat.

1961 - Soviets!; 5:20 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Busy day today. Game seven tonight. I sure hope the lightning can win but I don’t think they will

1962 - very few interesting things happened, not worthy of our discussion.; 5:07 PM
michael said...: Big Cavs-Celtics game tonight. Celtics are a different team at home. Can the Cavs finally hit some shots on the road this series?

1963 - Teddy Roosevelt is killed during the Battle of Midway; 6:01 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Ok, it's time for Fleury to stand on his head for two weeks. Pleeeeeease don't let the dirty Ovechkins, Wilsons, and Oshies of the world dishonor the Stanley Cup by putting their filthy hands on it.

Is it August yet?

1964 - I move to W-S the previous year, not realizing at the time that it will be the first of three such moves. Can't wait for the third!!! Meanwhile, Teddy Roosevelt gets tired of lying in state and requests a simple burial in the Badlands of North Dakota.; 8:12 AM
bubbs said...: Hows it been guys? Everything still moving along?

1965 - The Battle of Midway stops to eat a sammich.; 2:33 PM
michael said...: Been moving right along no thanks to you!; 2:48 PM
michael said...: 1966 - Elvis!

1967 - Summer of Love; 2:49 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: yo bubbs, was it a grilled cheese?

1968 - 0-27 in first half -> 36-27 final. WAR EAGLE!!! ua-t SUCKS!!! BEASLEY!!! introduces himself to the bammers.; 2:59 PM
bubbs said...: The grilled cheese wasn't invented until 1972. Surprised you didn't know that, THT. The history of sammiches was written on a map.

1969 - The Battle of Midway continues.; 3:07 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: bless Pat, you're right, bubbs. My cheese sammiches weren't grilled back in the day. A lot of good it did to write the sammich history on a Chinese map. Only a billion people know how to read it.

1970 - Braves trade Felipe Alou to the Athletics. Braves go from 1st to 5th. Not a coincidence.; 3:19 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'm ready for a long nap.

1971 - went to a fantastic game in Athens in mid November. Went to a funeral in Troy on Thanksgiving weekend. The funeral was the bright spot of that otherwise awful weekend.; 11:21 AM
bubbs said...: It's really soggy out there. It's cramping my style.

1972 - Grilled Cheese Sammich is invented.; 8:24 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: bubbs, the most vividly remembered day in my life occurred the same year the Grilled Cheese Sammich was invented, though it had nothing to do with that awesomely delicacy.

How 'bout them Golden Knights! I have no idea how the series is gonna go, but I sure know who I'm pulling for.

1973 - I threw grilled cheese sammiches at the TV during the Iron Bowl and Sun Bowl. Why the heck was this IB on national tv and not the one before?; 11:33 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: i meant to say "how 'bout them golden knights!" i don't want to be accused of being a lousy hockey fan.

go knights!

1974 - Ken Bernich got a lot of press, but I loved me some Rick Telhiard and Mike Fuller.; 1:56 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: a fellow who works here at the buy more has a brother who lives in las vegas. this brother apparently gambles successfully on a regular basis. he put $150 on the golden knights to win the stanley cup. unfortunately, he didn't make the bet until october when the odds had fallen all the way down to 150:1 (started at 500:1), so he may only get $15,000 if they win.

1975 - shug farewell tour goes undeafeated in true road games and winless at home and neutral site games. that adds up to a lousy 3-6-2 if you are keeping score.; 12:38 PM
E-Bro said...: Sounds like a missed some good NBA conference finals, though I can't tell if any of the games were actually that good. They both just went seven.

Dubs in 5 in the Finals, MJT?

1976 - E-Dad and E-Mom tie the knot.; 8:05 AM
THT said...: it wouldn't hurt my feelings if the golden knights rebound with a vengeance from last night's miserable loss and hoisted lord stanley's cup before i have a chance to watch another game. i'm going to miss games 3,4,& 5.

sept. 15 lsu at Auburn, 2:30 p.m. gonna be a hot one.

1977 - i met the. most. amazing person in the whole wide world. she asked for a ride home to nc for spring break and i was ready to ask her to marry me by the time we got to nc but i waited another four years until i thought she'd give an affirmative reply. meanwhile, the battle of midway really got nasty, but i was oblivious to that.; 4:30 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: How ‘bout them AU Tigers! On to a super regional next weekend. We are on our way to look at a few very rare maps of North Carolina in the Bodleian Library. Y’all play nicely today.

1978 - Kilauea erupts and buries Pompei. Joe Cribbs erupts for 1200+ yards rushing in about 7games.; 2:50 AM
michael said...: Back from vacay, peops.

Ebro - dubs in 4. If Cavs had won game 1, I would have said dubs in seven. But Golden State is a bunch of front runners, and all their shots go in when they don't have any pressure on them. All the pressure is on Cleveland now. They're cooked. Hope I'm wrong, though.

1979 - cool kids never have the time; 9:36 AM
E-Bro said...: I fear you are right, though part of me thinks LBJ will come up with one more Superhuman effort - I'm talking more superhuman than he's already been these playoffs - in Cleveland for one last victory in front of his home fans.

1980 - A miracle occurs in Lake Placid.; 1:14 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: ‘sup? I’m going to try and talk MrsTHT into eating at Bangkok House for a third consecutive day. Yes, it’s very very good.

1981 knot tied permanently; 10:58 AM
bubbs said...: That sounds pretty good. Wish I could eat at Bongkok House.

1982 Disco dies.; 11:32 AM
michael said...: Disco died in '82, same year MJT was born. That's just like that "Lightning Crashes" song. The confusion that was Disco's now belongs to the baby down the hall, which was me. Heavy.

1983 - Eurasia is happy and peaceful... for now; 12:44 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I’m tight as a tick. It’s probably a good thing that Iscream is closed :(

1984 McCartney’s was better than Orwell’s; 12:57 PM
E-Bro said...: Bama's longest Iron Bowl winning streak died in '82, same year E-Bro was born.

Coincidence? Probably.

1985 - New Coke, not same as the Old Coke.; 1:12 PM
bubbs said...: Had lunch. I'm still hungry. Can one of you guys send something over?

1985 - Battle at Midway rages on.; 1:28 PM
bubbs said...: 1986 and 1987 - Midway continues to battle.; 1:28 PM
michael said...: Imma call my brother and tell him yall tried to skip his birth year

1988 - MJT votes for Michael Dukakis in his elementary school election because of their shared first name. He is one of the 4 voters to vote for Mikey D at his conservative southern Christian private school.; 1:38 PM
THT said...: um, michael... 19 what?

I've never voted for anyone named Tar Heel... or THT.

bubbs, shall I put some M&S Extremely Chocolatey Dark Chocolate Ginger Biscuits in the post? You can thank me later.

1989 - whole family including my parents were at this year's Iron Bowl. It was pretty good.; 2:43 PM
bubbs said...: Ouch. MJT really botched that one.

Thanks, THT, I'm feeling better already!

1990 - According to all Baby-Boomers this is the beginning of the end of America.; 2:59 PM
michael said...: I've never botched anything!

1991 - David Hasselhoff kidnaps Gorbachev; 6:35 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Good morning, sports fans. Rise and shine. We’re burning daylight.

1992 - Retired president Reagan pays the ransom for the release of his ol’buddy who colluded to get him elected; 1:56 AM
bubbs said...: I don't think anyone here was burning daylight when you posted that. LIES!

You still going, or taking a nap?

1993 - 7.4 million get stolen from a truck in NY.; 11:07 AM
michael said...: I finally gave in today and made an appointment about my hurt hip. Any guesses by you experts on what the problem will be? I see the Dr next Tuesday, so no need to rush.

1994 - battle of midway/grunge crossover; 2:39 PM
E-Bro said...: Hip pointer. That, or cancer.

1995 - What's The Story Morning Glory?; 3:06 PM
michael said...: I didn't say you get two guesses. Pick one, man.

Additional info: I felt a crunch.

1996 - MJT starts a business and begins saving the profits with an eye on Eurasia; 5:05 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: “Bo hip”.

Thankfully only one night in the hotel we are about to leave. Nothing at all royal about it except the name. Easily in the Bottom Ten of our all-time worst hotel stays. I think the worst by a long shot was one in Wales about 10 years ago. MrsTHT ranks one in WV 35 yrs ago at the bottom. Our room was close to 90 degrees inside when we arrived, no AC, a small oscillating fan that was overmatched, and windows that let in the smell of fish guts but not the cool air from outside. The hotel lobby and restaurant have AC. Time to go see a map!

1997 - that awesome 42(?) yd FG in driving rain and a strong headwind would have easily been good from 50 yds.; 2:23 AM
michael said...: If I have Bo hip, then I am way tougher than Bo (which wouldn't be surprising because I am very tough), because it happened in early April and my leg hasn't atrophied and fallen off yet like his would have.

1998 - MJT gets new drapes installed in his Eurasian palace.; 10:33 AM
bubbs said...: What were you doing when you felt this "crunch?"

Initial guess is that you have a broken clavicle, and you're feeling sympathy pains in your hip.

1999 - People partied.; 11:12 AM
michael said...: Jumping for a rebound during a game of bball. Got hit from behind by my own teammate and came down hard on my left foot. Crunch in my hip as a landed.

I feel like I'm giving too many clues now. I don't want to make this too easy.

2000 - Y2K tipes out all the computers; 3:12 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Ka BOOOOM!!!!, with all due respect to Norm, which, by now, isn’t very much. How many page flips has he missed now?

michael, still in pain after two months? X-rays normal? You may need MRI. If so look for 3Tesla unit and musculoskeletal subspecialty trained radiologist. That won’t guarantee a great quality exam or best interpretation but, in theory, would increase your chances. Speaking in my role as HABOTN team doctor (as appointed by Monica). In real life, I don’t have a clue what your problem is or what you should do

2001 - I throw our season tickets renewal in the trash after the Iron Bowl. MrsTHT didn’t tell me at the time, but she found it and sent it in with payment.; 7:35 AM
michael said...: Well I haven't had an x-ray yet. I've been in "ignore it" mode. Guessing I'll get an X-ray to start on Tuesday.

2002 - mjt plays too much Halo and gets a bunch of C's in the fall.; 1:18 PM
THT said...: in my opinion, "ignore it" mode is always the best option.

just realized that hockey is over. Sure am glad I didn't see that.

2003 - Napolean escapes from San Quentin and takes charge of the Resistance in the Battle of Midway.; 1:39 PM