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Essentially Flyertalk / Keep Calm and Carry On
« on: April 05, 2013, 08:51:37 AM »
I looked up the origin on wikipedia but what's behind the popularity? Hipster thing?

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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Official religion of NC
« on: April 04, 2013, 07:18:32 AM »
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/03/17584491-first-amendment-doesnt-apply-here-nc-lawmakers-push-bill-for-state-religion?lite

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Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have introduced a bill declaring that the state has the power to establish an official religion — a direct challenge to the First Amendment.

One professor of politics called the measure “the verge of being neo-secessionist,” and another said it was reminiscent of how Southern states objected to the Supreme Court’s 1954 integration of public schools.

The bill says that federal courts do not have the power to decide what is constitutional, and says the state does not recognize federal court rulings that prohibit North Carolina and its schools from favoring a religion.

The bill was introduced Monday by two Republican representatives from Rowan County, north of Charlotte, and sponsored by seven other Republicans. The party controls both chambers of the North Carolina Legislature.

So... 2nd amendment, sacred. 1st amendment, not so much.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Best candybar
« on: April 03, 2013, 07:00:23 PM »
My wife just told me that Mr. Goodbar was the best.

If I had known this several years ago, I probably wouldn't have married her.

Clearly, the best is Reeses Peanut Butter Cups

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Essentially Flyertalk / Prepare to have your mind blown!
« on: April 02, 2013, 02:16:09 PM »

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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / A few bad apples spoils the bunch
« on: April 02, 2013, 07:39:38 AM »
If police officers everywhere see this, I may never get a warning for speeding again.  :curse:

http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/trooper-fired-offering-florida-lawmaker-break-speeding-ticket-182456916.html

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But the episode bothered McBurney (who denied going 87 mph) so much that he wrote to Swindle's superiors on legislature letterhead, complaining that Swindle was favoring state officials. "If those who enforce our laws fail to meet the highest ethical standards, there is erosion of that confidence," McBurney wrote. "I am concerned that as Trooper Swindle acted in such fashion to me, that he would do so to any law-abiding citizen of our state."

That letter launched an internal investigation, and two weeks ago, Swindle was fired for "conduct unbecoming a public employee."

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Essentially Flyertalk / Old people with smart phones.
« on: April 01, 2013, 10:28:52 AM »

Sitting at the doctors office watching an old couple try and figure out her smart phone. It's quite entertaining.

It's hard to navigate the touchscreen when holding the phone as far away from your eyes as your arms will allow.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using Tapatalk 2


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Kansas State Football / TSC
« on: April 01, 2013, 09:18:01 AM »
Jayhawkers are winning this.


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Essentially Flyertalk / Favorite lines from movies and TV
« on: March 29, 2013, 09:11:48 AM »
TV: "Would I rather be feared or loved? Um... Easy, both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me. "

Movies: "Well, he should have armed himself if he's going to decorate his saloon with my friend."

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Essentially Flyertalk / Greatest album of all time
« on: March 27, 2013, 03:13:35 PM »
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon


741 weeks on the Billboard charts.

/thread

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Essentially Flyertalk / America! Hell ya!
« on: March 20, 2013, 03:35:08 PM »
http://science.time.com/2013/03/20/humanity-leaves-the-solar-system-35-years-later-voyager-offically-exits-the-heliosphere/#ixzz2O6BEraqo

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It was a threshold crossed in the deepest reaches of space: A spacecraft launched from Earth has now entered new and unexplored territory that may or may not be outside our solar system. A press release issued at 11:05 a.m. Wednesday morning by the American Geophysical Union noted that Voyager I had exited our solar system, sparking excitement in the scientific community.

Read more: http://science.time.com/2013/03/20/humanity-leaves-the-solar-system-35-years-later-voyager-offically-exits-the-heliosphere/#ixzz2O79BKM5i

 :cheers:

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Is it time?
« on: March 11, 2013, 01:40:51 PM »
For a dancing Weber?

 :billdance:

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Essentially Flyertalk / City Folks Just Don't Get It
« on: February 16, 2013, 10:53:43 AM »
Probably a Luke but I saw this commercial just now and thought it was hilarious.

http://www.farmersonly.com/


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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Damn you, Satan!!
« on: February 08, 2013, 07:25:09 AM »
Always trying to trick me into thinking the world is more than 6000 years old with your "science".  :shakesfist:

http://news.yahoo.com/asteroid-impact-killed-dinosaurs-evidence-191146621.html

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Essentially Flyertalk / Are you raising your kids right?
« on: February 03, 2013, 09:35:28 AM »
I'm doing a pretty good job.  :grin:

edit......

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Essentially Flyertalk / Celebrity friends
« on: January 30, 2013, 08:12:09 AM »
Ever listen/watch a celebrity interview and think "we would be such BFFs if we ever met"?

I just felt that way after listening to Jason Bateman on Howard Stern.  That guy seems cool as hell. I'm cool as hell. Seems like a match made in heaven.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Layoffs
« on: January 14, 2013, 12:53:09 PM »
So, they laid some people off in my office today.  Always makes people on edge.

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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Most over-rated president
« on: January 14, 2013, 10:07:20 AM »
We can do a poll but it's got to be Reagan, right?

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Essentially Flyertalk / A quick question for KCFD
« on: January 07, 2013, 03:50:39 PM »
I know maybe a dozen or so firefighters. And with the exception of a wedding once, I have never seen a single one of them wear any shirt that does not indicate that they are a fireman. And every vehicle they drive has a FD sticker on it.

Are you guys contractually obligated to represent your department at all times or what?

Personally, I always thought it was about picking up chicks but most of the guys I know are married now.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Am I Tuck?
« on: January 03, 2013, 06:31:45 PM »
I once heard if you can't spot the Tuck in your first half-hour of bbsing, then YOU are the Tuck.

I'm old and I can be a huge homer.

And I make dumb threads.

Thanks in advance.

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Kansas State Football / All State Sugar Bowl
« on: January 02, 2013, 07:43:02 PM »
Louisville up 7-0 and driving. The SEC is so pud.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Wrapping presents
« on: December 21, 2012, 04:16:24 PM »
I'm pretty much better than my wife at everything. Everything except wrapping presents. I don't understand why mine looks like crap. There has to be some secret trick that women know.

Good thing I only wrap about 1 to 2 presents a year.

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Kansas State Football / Report: NCAA infractions hearing looming for Ducks
« on: December 20, 2012, 08:27:09 AM »
Luked? Probably.

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/19/report-ncaa-infractions-hearing-looming-for-ducks/related/

Report: NCAA infractions hearing looming for Ducks

Posted by John Taylor on December 19, 2012, 6:02 PM EST

It’s been nearly a year since anything relevant has surfaced on the NCAA’s investigation of the Oregon football program as it relates to Willie Lyles.

Based on one report, that could very well change once the calendar flips from 2012 to 2013..

Oregon had been crossing every available appendage in the hope that the probe into its program would end in a summary disposition, with the NCAA agreeing to UO’s findings on rules violations and sanctions and end a saga that’s nearly two years in the making.  That apparently won’t be the case as Yahoo! Sports is reporting that the school’s bid for a summary disposition has failed, which will trigger an appearance in front of the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions.

While the exact date of the hearing is not yet known, Yahoo! reports that it will likely take place in the spring.  UO received its Letter of Inquiry from the NCAA in September of 2011.

In March of 2011, both Yahoo! and ESPN.com published reports that called into question the financial relationship between Oregon and a pair of so-called recruiting services.  One of those services was/is Complete Scouting Services, solely owned and operated by purported “street agent” Willie Lyles.

In late February of 2010, Oregon purchased for $25,000 from Lyles’ scouting service what was described as a “2011 National Package” that detailed recruits from several states.  One of the biggest problems with that? The package for 2011 purchased by UO contained zero recruits that would make up the following year’s recruiting class.  Instead, the vast majority of players highlighted in the 143-page book UO received from Lyles contained data on members of the 2009 recruiting class.

In the midst of rumors that Lyles had steered recruits such as Lache Seastrunk to the Ducks — and that he was paid handsomely for said steering (allegedly) — the man at the center of the controversy claimed in July of 2011 that UO “paid for what they saw as my access and influence with recruits. The service I provided went beyond what a scouting service should … I made a mistake and I’m big enough of a man to admit I was wrong.”

That claim came a couple of months after Lyles, who has spoken to the NCAA on multiple occasions, labeled as ““unequivocally false” reports that he steered recruits to universities.

This latest development comes amid speculation that Ducks head coach Chip Kelly could be headed to the NFL following the completion of the 2012 season.  Such a move would be eerily reminiscent of another Pac-12 head coach leaving for the for the next level amid a lingering NCAA cloud; shortly before the NCAA hammered the USC program for violations, Pete Carroll, in a move that should be considered nothing more than a coincidence winkwink nudgenudge, left for the Seattle Seahawks.

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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Another school shooting
« on: December 14, 2012, 12:07:47 PM »
It seems like there is a mass shooting every week these days.  It's sad.


http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/12/14/shooting-reported-at-connecticut-elementary-school/

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Essentially Flyertalk / Worst job you ever had
« on: December 12, 2012, 10:03:37 AM »
I'm sure that I will win this so I will wait until a few others have posted so I don't discourage everyone who thinks they had a bad job from posting.

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