Mark80

Quite possibly the worst song I have ever heard. Wow.

I'll only watch some Conan on occasion. Even Fallon has turned that direction in order to keep pace with the other two. And this is exactly right and, unfortunately, the same goes for cable news outlets and even the big 3 news outlets as well. What I wouldn't give for an unbiased news source which actually showed both sides of issues, positive and negative. Instead, they all align to one side and only show opinions, yes opinions not facts, which support that particular side.

That's because it is well documented that during the recording of Be Here Now they were heavily involved in cocaine use. Like, a crap ton of coke. I somewhat agree with this, but I would say that 65-74 was the best 10 year span of music ever. Amazing music from a ton of genres. Rock, Blues, Jazz, Folk, Soul. You got The Beatles, Stones, Led, Doors, Floyd, Allman Bros (with Duane still alive), Van Morrison, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Joplin (with Big Brother and the Holding Company as well), The Band, Dylan in his prime, The Dead, CSNY, Coltrane, Davis, Ellington, Louis Armstrong, The Beach Boys Pet Sounds, John Mayall, B.B., The Who, Etta James, Wilson Pickett, and on and on and on. It blows away anything from the 90s. 90s had grunge/rock and some rap, that's it. And i grew up in the 90s. Anyone claiming music in the 90s was the best era is just simply out of their f'n minds.

My last 4 TVs have all been Samsungs. Haven't regretted a single one. I've had my 65" LCD 1080p for over 10 years now and not a single issue with it. Not one pixel is out. And that is with me working from home and basically having it on all day long with MLB Network or NFL Network on during the work day. Had a DLP but replaced it with the 65" when the bulb blew out. And had two smaller ones for my bedroom with the first one lasting at least 8 years. When I decide to finally get a house the LCD will go into a finished basement and then I'll get 4k, another Samsung for sure.

FYI, it is not against the law to lay people off. It is a common tactic by organizations to get around the disability laws and other protected classes as well. For example, I was in a corporation that I was told to do this to an employee of mine because he kept volunteering for military service (he was in the reserves)...suffice to say I was not comfortable with this at all and left the organization not long after that sketchiness. There is a time frame for how long they cannot fill that position again though if they do lay you off. So, if they claim they are laying you off and then they fill the same position a couple weeks later, then you will most likely have a legal claim. If they fill it 6 months (and don't quote me on the length, but I believe that is what it is) later, then they are in the clear. Although I did go to law school and have good legal background in HR/Labor law matters, I am not a practicing attorney and you should consult an actual attorney if you feel you are being wronged by employers or benefits organizations.

Cats are awesome. Not that I want to make this a cat video thread or anything. But this one is just too good.

Hum...I haven't had any issues with this app at all. Weird. I use the app daily and have never heard "The Greatest Moment in Sports" spot that everyone is bringing up.

Oh man, I could do a 10 page thread on this by myself. Will try to throw out some that haven't come up yet. Shout out to the posters who put up Blind Melon Change, Sponge Plowed, Pantera Walk, Corrosion of Conformity Albatross, and many other great choices that escape my memory right now. Jerry singing about Layne's addiction, then Layne killing his self-reflective part. Finishing up with what may be the best guitarist of the 90s and his finest example of the talent, IMO, but you gotta get through a slow start.

That's out of shape? Give me a f'n break.

Chris Hogan and Stephon Gilmore should at least be on this list, maybe as a combined entry.

There are two types of people in the world who hate the Beatles. Ones trying to "seem cool" or ironic or whatever in their claim and liars. I hope you are just a liar. I've had a saying for a while "never trust anyone who doesn't like the Beatles" and it always holds true. Elton John and Billy Joel are very easy to dislike though, as well as Gabriel.

One take with some classic one liners in there. Also dig this dudes sound, like old Naughty by Nature.

All time record for most uses of considering in its various forms in one post?

Actually, they are cash only business at the moment. Financial institutions are too afraid of the Fed to do business with them. Illegal distribution arrest in legal states are down significantly since legalization. What you don't understand about policing is that they would use Pot arrest to "get you in the system." That means you get arrested for Pot, you go on probation, you have a record, etc. Then you have a much easier path to show probably cause for searches and things like that, plus, as stated before, repeat offenders easily turn into felonies. Finally, driving stoned is not ideal, but it is WAY safer than driving drunk.

In the corporate world, a lot will disqualify from being hired immediately for a felony regardless of what it is for. Now, it usually isn't a felony for pot related charges, but for multiple offenses or distribution it certainly could be and it was a hell of a lot easier to get a felony for it just 5 or 10 years ago and a lot of those people are yet to re-enter society from those harsher times. Granted, it will still take time to flush those out of the system (as I have never heard of retro application of the laws and releasing people / removing it from their records), but years down the road when there are no low-level prisoners left to release, there can certainly be a benefit to be realized here. Especially for the minority population.

Fair point.

I don't know about that. How many people are buying illegally made/sold alcohol over buying it from the liquor store? Not many I would presume. I think most people would much rather pay an additional amount to stay legal or make their own. I know I will.

Take out the hubris my making it 100% legal. Done. Take a lot of the money (not all of course) out of the criminal aspect of it and tax it, using those taxes for education on it and/or treatment/policing of the real narcotics with real consequences. You can also save significant dollars in trying to police it, in paying for incarcerating people, and the long term impact of those people trying to rejoin society after they are released when they can't find a job because they were in prison for a weed related charge and now have to turn to crime to survive. To me, that raises the bar of the society as a whole. Most studies suggest that usage is actually not significantly increasing in legalized states and the parts where it is, it is in the people that may just use a handful of times a year, so there is really no effect on them at all. Especially after you take the initial "newness" out of it. People who use are gonna use, for the most part, whether its legal or not.

Alcohol consumption is technically banned in all public places I believe without a permit. Cost is significantly cheaper where it is legalized. An ounce of pretty good stuff runs around $300/320 here. An ounce of the BEST stuff in a legal shop state is less than $250 typically. Black market being cheaper still.

Yeah because the prescriptions that legalized MJ is replacing were sooooooo good at keeping that bar high. Or, in some cases, ailments that weren't even treatable with "legal" drugs.

Please tell me this title was intentional...both uses wrong. Has to be on purpose, right?

Worst take around here in a while...well, in over a week at least.

Indiana, tornado season. Tornado sirens were blaring, wind gusts were hitting 90mph. News outlets were telling everyone to take cover and I was chilling in a bath tub in the middle of my house since I had no basement. It was the only time I have ever been scared in a storm. Luckily, no tornado ever touched down, but it was still a very nasty 15-20 mins. It was crazy, stuff was everywhere outside from peoples yards.

Abbey Road for me. The Medley to end it basically summing up their time as a band, amazing. Not to mention "Come Together", "Oh Darling", "Here Comes the Sun", and my folks wedding song. On a side note, when I listen to the White Album, if often think to myself "Is this the most underrated album ever, or is it the most overrated album ever?" Weird, I know, but I can see it going both ways at times and its the only album that has ever made me feel that way.

https://www.amazon.com/Your-Favorite-Band-Killing-Rivalries/dp/0316259152 The real story is in this book. It's not as contentious as you would imagine. Unfortunately, I read it a while back and I smoke too much weed so my memory sucks and I can't remember the details. I just remember being like, really, that's it?