Metal Man

I wouldn't think the schedule has much to do with that as all but two of their opponents are exactly the same. Unless they think facing the Titans and Steelers is a lot tougher than facing the Browns and the Colts but to me that doesn't seem like a big advantage as the Browns and Colts are looking much improved over last year right now.

Bar Bill is top notch for sure but sometimes it is hard to get in there since it is so small, or at least the East Aurora location. Tried this place on a recommendation a couple years ago: http://www.route78streetbar.com/ ...and now it is my go-to every time I am back in WNY. It meets all the criteria the article in the OP listed. They also have a wing flavor they call Bradford Style. It is a dry wing, which I usually am not a fan of, but these are delicious. So much so that now each visit includes at least ten of these to go along with the hots or hot bbq.

I can't believe no one has mentioned Skyler White on Breaking Bad. IIRC she always seemed to get a lot of hate on the BB thread back in the day.

There is no doubt that guys don't resonate with every fan. I never cared for Hogan. I respect how much he brought to and changed the industry but I felt the same way about him just being that same tired guy for so long until he finally switched it up a bit with his NWO time in WCW. I never thought he was a great performer either. Basically just had the big boot and a leg drop. Also probably the biggest thing for me is I never understood how Hogan was the good guy for Mega Powers Explode match at Wrestlemania 5. I mean he was messing around with Macho Man's girl and somehow Macho Man was the jerk in that situation? ; )

Gotcha. Guess I missed the distinction in this thread between ESPN SNF and now.

For me a professional wrestler has three main attributes. -Promo/mic skills -Character -Wrestling ability Based on that I am surprised I only saw The Rock mentioned once. No one could cut promos and come up with legendary catch phrases like him off the cuff and his in-ring skills were top notch. I don't think I've ever seen someone sell a DDT like he can. My list would be: The Rock Macho Man Rick Flair Chris Jericho The Undertaker Honorable mention to Kenny Omega. He never got the main stream attention that you get from the WWF but to me he is one of the best going right now.

I am pretty sure I attended a home Sunday Night game against the Titans the year after the playoff loss and a Sunday night game against the Jets the year before. Both were the home opener too I believe.

Also who knows if the rookie will ever have the mental toughness to perform in a spot like that regardless of his athletic ability? I agree about Hauschka likely being able to make that kick in Houston and being given the chance. I was just thinking that the fact the coaches second guessed letting him kick in that scenario led to the thinking that they needed to find a new kicker.

I think this exact scenario is why they thought they needed to bring in a young kicker with a big leg.

Had this almost exactly during the exact same time frame. All of January and some of February with an awful dry cough and eventually after coughing so hard for so long my chest and stomach were aching terribly. Only difference was I didn't seem to have a fever, though I never checked so I suppose it could have been a mild one. Not sure if it was Covid but I suppose it easily could have been. I don't know anyone who has been confirmed but I know a lot of people in the "was very sick in January" category and some of those did test negative for the flu. Would be nice if they can get an antibody test widely available so people like us who might have had it could know and maybe have some anxiety about getting it again relieved.

Right, Frank wanted the work done for the land piece of the casino to be union workers but Marty had to agree to use non union after promising the union work to Frank to close the deal with the gaming commission IIRC. Frank found out and firebombed the office as payback on that. The season starts with the casino up and running and their offices repaired with some deal already cut with Frank and the mob so we can assume they worked it out in some way. Just thought it odd that they didn't mention it at all even if just as a passing comment or something between characters. I was thinking maybe I missed something since that was a big piece of the finale but based on some comments in the thread I guess it was glossed over by their writers. Still an excellent season though like others have stated.

Quick question for those who finished season 2 and at least started 3.... Did the show address at all the fact that the Byrde's office was fire bombed by Frank and the KC mob the end of season 2? Maybe I am mis-remembering how that went down in season 2 but it seemed kind of odd to me that season 3 just starts with them working with Frank and the KC mob without any mention of how things had unfolded in season 2. I feel like there is some resolution/negotiation piece missing that would have connected the dots better between the two seasons. Thoughts?

For hot dog joints Ted's is pretty good but I am a Zorbas guy myself. That is my "must-visit" when back in the Buffalo area. As for hot dog brands I have been converted into a Hofmann guy since moving to the Syracuse area. Nothing like a Hofmann coney with some spicy mustard fresh off the grill.

I guess there is the possibility that Haddie B's to the Nashville locals is how most WNY folks view Anchor Bar. If I make it to Nashville again this season I might have to venture out to some local suggestions for hot chicken to put that to the test. Haddie B's was great though. I can usually handle things on the hot side but for my visit there I only chose "Hot" for my heat level which was still two levels from the hottest, just below "Damn Hot" and "Shut the Cluck Up". I think I made the right choice as it was extremely spicy but not quite too hot too eat and enjoy. Definitely a different hot than wing sauce. I believe it was cayenne pepper based. In any case it was very good stuff.

Well I will officially remove that from my list. They do a good job of advertising, at least good enough for me that I always felt the need to try it.

I always hit Earl of Sandwich any time I am in a city that has one. I also have been thinking about Haddie B's hot chicken since going to Nashville for the Bills game last fall. That stuff was delicious. Every SU game I have watched this season had commercials for a fast food place called Zaxbys. Never heard of it before that but the food looked pretty good, at least on TV. Any one of those 3 coming up North to WNY or CNY would be great.

I'm just glad the Bills got in a couple times with the old format to break the streak. It would have been rough to finish the drought by sneaking in as one of the new 7s for me. It just never would have seemed as legit in my mind.

Ha, no doubt engineers are a different breed. We are an informal shop, hoodies/jeans are more the norm, so I suppose that plays into it too. Good employees with solid experience have been difficult for us to find so for me a polo would be more than enough of a sign of respect if we really valued the person. We had the ghosting thing happen a couple of years ago. Kid just didn't want to do the work that new people typically start out with because he was bored with it. Didn't seem to get that everyone starts out somewhere and you have to prove yourself before you get put on the best projects, again the entitlement thing. In any case he just took some PTO one week and then never came back. I've been out of college and in my career for 20 years now so I guess things have changed a lot as I was just happy to be employed and earning a decent salary when I got my first job.

I work as an engineer for a defense contractor and perform interviews all the time. I can say for me and my coworkers we really couldn't care less about how dressed up someone is. It surprises me that someone would discount a very qualified candidate based on not having a suit on or not being dressed up "enough". I have found the main problem interviewing today's out of college kids is that they come in with a sense of entitlement thinking they have already earned the best positions just by completing a program. When asked about having any interest in learning and working with a certain newer technology I actually had a guy answer "Not really". I guess the approach of appearing eager to do whatever is asked of you from a prospective new employer is outdated now.

FYI, Yankees lost the series but it wasn't a sweep. Also you can't really say the cheating didn't help at all. Yankees were only 8 games back in the final standings so even if it only helped in some of Boston's home games it could have been enough to give them the division title therefore changing how the entire postseason played out.

That's right. I remember the back ones now too. As a teenager it was always those, Galleria or Thruway Mall theaters for me and my friends when we went to the movies. I remember that restaurant too and seem to recall a tornado actually touching ground there and messing it up back in the early 90s.

Was Holiday 1/2 those two monster screens, (for the time), on Union in Cheektowaga? I was too young to remember where I saw the original Star Wars but I saw Aliens and Pulp Fiction on those big Holiday screens. You couldn't beat the experience of that place back in the day.

Anybody get through the Witcher yet on Netflix?

Agree with these takes 100%. It seems like the only purpose of that entire part of the movie was that Finn needed something to do.

This movie connects much more directly to Force Awakens than Last Jedi which makes sense seeing JJ is back at the helm. I enjoyed the new movie but I can see why it will be divisive. JJ spends a lot of time trying to steer the ship back into his direction and I thought the narrative suffers a bit. It is almost like he had to squeeze two movies into this one and as a result the first 45 minutes are like watching something on fast forward. All that being said it was a fun movie and I'd think most old school Star Wars fans will at least be satisfied with it if not over the top in love with it. I am interested to start seeing more of the fan takes. The critics are pretty useless these days as a gauge as they all seem to have some kind of an agenda.