ExiledInIllinois

WAIT! Rochester is in UpState New York! 😏 I can see it from Chestnut Ridge Park on a really clear day!😆

Baseball: White Sox, 2005 World Series... 4 pitchers, 4 complete games, sweep.

"...Sharp knew the rule in that moment. If he touched the ball again, it would have been a traveling violation as a double-dribble. Would a turnover be better than letting the clock run out? It could have left the door open for Houston, but Sharp was hoping a teammate would pick up the ball. Instead, it was Florida's Alex Condon who got his hands on it. ..."

He walked. Couldn't. The announcer on the ESPN replayed called it live... https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/college-sports/florida-houston-ending-explained-why-emanuel-sharp-couldn-t-touch-the-ball-twice-on-final-play/ar-AA1CurDB

You know what is crazy... Gretzky reached 500 goals in 575 games. Ovechkin in 801. Ovechkin broke Gretzky's in the same number of games as Gretzky's record, 1487! Gretzky had a 226 game lead on Ovechkin! I am gonna go out on a limb here and say Ovechkin is better. He played his whole career in a tougher, higher technology (skates, equipment, etc...) era where the rules did NOT let goons protect stars. It shows. Gretzky slowed when the rules were changed about enforcers... Ovechkin picked up his game after #500. Granted Gretzky made do with more primitive skates, etc... was smooth... But as a whole, his opponents were worse than what Ovechkin faced AND Ovi still made up a 226 deficit and beat Gretzky by 1 game... In all fairness, #99 had a ton more assists, but that's because game changed and he had to start fighting through his own battles! Crazy that AO got it with one game less than WG! [DON'T shoot the messenger]

I had Houston. What a Billsy way to lose!😔

https://abcnews.go.com/US/dire-wolf-revived-biotech-companys-de-extinction-process/story?id=120558562 Don't murder me, PLEASE don't murder me!

LoL... You left the best part out, when Jake wins her over, 2:28-3:06.😆🤣 "OH, Jake... Jake, honey..."

Who was the poor goalie! 😆

😆 You can't be serious! Gretzky played in the easiest era. Technology was poor. Goonery to protect him, etc...

Yes. It's okay... If you like shopping, etc... There is the "Shaw Festival." https://www.shawfest.com/

Fully lyrics... lol (Parody of In The Ghetto by Elvis Presley) As the snow flies... At a used car lot on the edge of town A liberal guy and a liberal gal Buy a Yugo And they drive with pride 'cause if there's one thing that this world needs It's environmental friends who'll take the lead In a Yugo They say, "People don't you understand? Those Suburbans are ruining the land!" But they'll wish they had a full-size van one day They're pointing fingers at you and me They say we're too blind to see But do we simply use our heads And choose a better way As those small wheels turn Fifty miles to the gallon and their knees on their chests We're gonna save enough gas for all the rest In a Yugo Then one day on the interstate They suddenly lose control They swerve to miss a baby duck And are squashed beneath a produce truck But they drove with pride And as the crowds drive past the little flat car You know they saved a lot of gas but they didn't get far In a Yugo And as they're trapped inside At a used car lot on the other side of town A liberal guy and a liberal gal Buy a Yugo And they drive with pride...

Better video! Less muttered lyrics: 😆🤣

THIS is BRILLIANT!👏👏

Yeah... If you want to dead head out... Old Fort Niagara. If you're into history and NOT bougie shopping... https://www.oldfortniagara.org/

Bird Island Pier: https://buffaloah.com/a/water/bird/1/ https://buffaloah.com/a/water/bird/birdtc.html

Doesn't el camino in Spanish mean: "the road?" ?? I was close: "Camino" in English translates to "way," "route," or "path." It can also refer to a "fireplace" or "chimney" in certain contexts.

JC... Just make a thread called: "Music"

Since this thread is now outta this world... Quite a full 2:30 into... Wait for it for the total experience! B52s loved Chrysler products:

It's slang... But he's referring to a '32 Ford Model A or "Duece" ...The most easily customized vehicle: Then of course. with reference to others like a Ford Thundbird: Super stock Dodge: My Maserati does 188: The list can go on forever down this wormhole! Porsche 550 "Spyder"👇 One last one, another for the import tariffs & the rich kids in their "Benz"...

Is this included: https://www.npr.org/2025/04/01/nx-s1-5347990/nfl-first-downs-measurements-hawk-eye

Fair... Could have had a color gradient going from Bible Belt to Wisconsin... BUT... There's actually a dry community here in Cook County... Chicago's county. South Holland, Illinois... History going back to Dutch Reformed Church IIRC... That's pretty far north and out of the Bible Belt!

They are world's apart. Ever been to Wisconsin? Oklahoma has laxer minor drinking like Wisconsin but NOT as lax... But there's a huge difference between 10% & 24%... That's cultural. Engrained in brain w/dependency at an EARLY age. The color coding is right. They rest of the nation is coded same way.