Canadian Bills Fan Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 TIL that comedy actor Harold Ramis successfully dodged the Vietnam draft by taking meth immediately before his physical. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 On 5/17/2019 at 12:01 PM, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL that a human would have to eat 300 hamburgers just to match the equivalent of what hummingbirds consume to survive every day. Cool. I have 2 Hummingbird feeders in my yard. It's cool to watch them. have yet to see on this season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 18 minutes ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL that comedy actor Harold Ramis successfully dodged the Vietnam draft by taking meth immediately before his physical. He lived in Glencoe, Illinois. From Wiki: "The median income for a household in the village was $193,571, and the median income for a family was $235,000. Male full-time workers had a median income of $202,083 versus $65,549 for females. The per capita income for the village was $106,649, placing Glencoe among the 20 wealthiest communities in the United States.[11][12]Approximately 4.5% of the population and 4.7% of families were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under the age of 18 and 10.5% age 65 or older." How is this even possible? Are they hiding out in a potting shed behind a mansion on Lake Michigan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 10 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: He lived in Glencoe, Illinois. From Wiki: "The median income for a household in the village was $193,571, and the median income for a family was $235,000. Male full-time workers had a median income of $202,083 versus $65,549 for females. The per capita income for the village was $106,649, placing Glencoe among the 20 wealthiest communities in the United States.[11][12]Approximately 4.5% of the population and 4.7% of families were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under the age of 18 and 10.5% age 65 or older." How is this even possible? Are they hiding out in a potting shed behind a mansion on Lake Michigan? Don’t pollute CBF’s thread with you nonsense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Cripple Creek said: Don’t pollute CBF’s thread with you nonsense. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. One man's nonsense is another's TIL... Edited May 21, 2019 by ExiledInIllinois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 On 5/17/2019 at 12:01 PM, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL that a human would have to eat 300 hamburgers just to match the equivalent of what hummingbirds consume to survive every day. Challenge accepted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share Posted May 22, 2019 TIL that Aaliyah's song "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" was written and produced by R. Kelly, who she met when she was 12 and married at 15 (he was 27). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That's No Moon Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 On 5/7/2019 at 7:47 AM, Canadian Bills Fan said: Since Frank Tarkenton in 1973, no quarterback has started and played two (full) consecutive seasons for Minnesota Vikings. TIL the Vikings had a QB named Frank Tarkenton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 On 5/13/2019 at 11:47 AM, Reed83HOF said: Wow it really does take a long time for news to reach Canada... same film projector reel that Lisa Simpson had to watch in science class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Beard Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 4 hours ago, That's No Moon said: TIL the Vikings had a QB named Frank Tarkenton According to this commercial, it’s Francis! I remembered this commercial from when Fran returned to the Vikings after being with the Giants for a few seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 TIL In 1936, Pennsylvania placed a 'temporary' tax on all alcohol sales to help out victims of the Johnstown Flood, and that tax is still charged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL In 1936, Pennsylvania placed a 'temporary' tax on all alcohol sales to help out victims of the Johnstown Flood, and that tax is still charged. Well, it was a BIG flood. Wet, too! Slightly less galling is the fact that all tolls were supposed to have been off the NYS Thruway by the early 1980s, when the original construction debts would have been paid off. Edited May 23, 2019 by Ridgewaycynic2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: Well, it was a BIG flood. Wet, too! Slightly less galling is the fact that all tolls were supposed to have been off the NYS Thruway by the early 1980s, when the original construction debts would have been paid off. I think they count on us forgetting......and it often works! It did around here, anyway, for years until someone woke up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That's No Moon Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 4 hours ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: Slightly less galling is the fact that all tolls were supposed to have been off the NYS Thruway by the early 1980s, when the original construction debts would have been paid off. Your choice, leave the tolls on and tax out of state people and truck traffic or take them off and pay for all the maintenance out of your tax dollars. The road isn't going away and won't stop needing repairs. How would you rather pay for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 4 hours ago, That's No Moon said: Your choice, leave the tolls on and tax out of state people and truck traffic or take them off and pay for all the maintenance out of your tax dollars. The road isn't going away and won't stop needing repairs. How would you rather pay for it? How are non-toll roads funded? Fuel taxes? Anyway... Same with the Illinois Tollway. The way I believe their Tollway Authority Constitution is written is as long as they are laying concrete some where else, they can continue to collect on roads paid off. Hence the building of I-355. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 9 hours ago, That's No Moon said: Your choice, leave the tolls on and tax out of state people and truck traffic or take them off and pay for all the maintenance out of your tax dollars. The road isn't going away and won't stop needing repairs. How would you rather pay for it? No denying the fact that the road must be maintained, but don’t promise one thing (toll removal) without having contingencies in place for maintenance and repair. I-90 does not end at a cow path at the Pennsylvania and Massachusetts borders. Those governments are paying for the road’s upkeep somehow. The situation is all the more objectionable when you consider tolls from the Thruway are now subsidizing the NYS Barge Canal. I don’t begrudge the toll takers nor the maintenance workers on the Thruway, but what do the directors of the NYS Thruway pull in as annual salaries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 TIL After the death of Princess Diana, radio station XFM banned certain songs that might upset people. Banned songs included Drive by The Cars, Airbag by Radiohead and anything by the Crash Test Dummies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That's No Moon Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 9 hours ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: No denying the fact that the road must be maintained, but don’t promise one thing (toll removal) without having contingencies in place for maintenance and repair. I-90 does not end at a cow path at the Pennsylvania and Massachusetts borders. Those governments are paying for the road’s upkeep somehow. The situation is all the more objectionable when you consider tolls from the Thruway are now subsidizing the NYS Barge Canal. I don’t begrudge the toll takers nor the maintenance workers on the Thruway, but what do the directors of the NYS Thruway pull in as annual salaries? Yes, they get paid for in Pennsylvania via state taxes. If you pulled the tolls off the Thruway all of the maintenance costs would be exactly the same you would just be paying them through NY state taxes instead of tolls. As for promising one thing and doing another, that's a pretty naive way to look at it. The Thruway is substantially different today than when it was first constructed. The money for that didn't just come from thin air either. You don't like paying the toll on the Thruway? Don't drive on it. Now it's free to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 TIL the most valuable heist in Canadian history involved 3000 tons of maple syrup worth $18.7 million (of course lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 12 minutes ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL the most valuable heist in Canadian history involved 3000 tons of maple syrup worth $18.7 million (of course lol) Castor Holdings was the largest $$ heist in Canadian history, took the longest as well, that was a great file to work on..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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