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Ridgewaycynic2013

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  1. We had season's tickets for the local AAA baseball team in the late 80s - early 90s, and I always found it 'bush league' that the scoreboard and sound system would be playing 'Hit the Road, Jack' or something similar when the opposing pitcher would get into the 8th or 9th inning on a one hitter, and be relieved.  You could look around and see the true baseball fans applauding his efforts.  A small point, but I guess baseball has these gaps in the action to fill.  Football only has penalties for 'too many men on the field'. ?

  2. 7 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said:

    In this case, I was acknowledging his awesome day of fishing.  Brook trout season is a huge deal up here ?

    One would hope personal accountability is a 'huge deal' as well.

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  3. 15 years ago I left $500 of tile, grout, adhesive and tools on a cart at HD (that a hard working clerk assembled for me), since on the way past appliances the asshat there decided my '$100 off' coupon didn't apply to the chest freezer I was going to buy as well.  All fine print was parsed prior to entry.  And yes, my son-in-law was heard to say to his wife "Oh boy, here we go..."

  4. Almost fifty years ago, I asked my trigonometry teacher how I could determine where that jet was off in the western sky.  "Not enough variables known" was his reply.  Today, I bring up FlightAware on my phone or computer, and I am able to know altitude, speed, origin and destination of the flight.  Amazing, and as I learned at TBD, helpful in figuring out where the Pegulas are swinging a deal.

     

    Boatnerd and Marine Traffic are interesting for my Great Lakes shipping traffic.

     

    What interesting websites / apps do you use?

  5. 3 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said:

     

    It is.  That is why he was only eligible for about 5/13 games this season anyway.

    Good.  See if you can get the mathematics teacher to proportion off 5/13 of the varsity pin, and start sawing.

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  6. 3 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said:

    He’s a sophomore who will likely be a sophomore again next year.

    In many schools, athletic participation is coupled with academic achievement.  I hope it holds true in your school.

  7. He who lives by the social media dies by the social media.  See if you can also withhold his 'participant ribbon'.

    13 hours ago, Johnny Hammersticks said:

     I know!  The balls on that kid!  He’s not a very good liar.

    Balls, yes.  Brains, no.

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  8. 53 minutes ago, Rico said:

    - Ernie Warlick may have been a good TE, but he was the absolute worst sports guy ever on Channel 2 weekends, just brutal, sorry Ernie, but bad enough to not make my team.

    Ernie at least had a 'good' post season / post career gig.  One winter we were in a supermarket, and here was Tom Day offering a signed photo if you bought a 12 pack of beer.  It wasn't my father's brand, but he drank it anyways. ?

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  9. 1 minute ago, PBLESS said:

     Indeed he was a "D9" but Cookie was very fast for a 250 lb guy and I remember John Wooten who was A guard with the old Cleveland Browns, telling me that even when Gilchrist  tried out for Cleveland when he was 17 yrs old, that he was a better blocker than Jim Brown [but of course JB was DEFINETLY not known for his blocking]

    What I do remember of games and limited reading on the subject, Gilchrist would steer towards an opposing player, Jim Brown would take a hit if he had to, O.J. Simpson had great success avoiding contact, thanks to his blockers and Simpson's abilities.

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