Shades of Deivi Cruz

Should be able to get today's game in, but tomorrow and Wed look dicey. Maybe they should just go ahead and play a DH today...

3 minutes ago, casimir said:

Her cousin never did shows in high school and now that she's off on her own, she's really acquired a taste for it.  Part of it is to meet new people as she's off in a new location.  

Did she take into account the fact that the new people she would be meeting are largely people who proport to enjoy the musical Cats?

22 minutes ago, casimir said:

My wife's cousin was in a community theatre production of Cats.  I'd never seen it before.  My guess is that the production was in general pretty similar to the original.  My only conclusion is that ain't no way that show was conceived by a sober mind.

Not only was that show conceived of AND subsequently put into production, it also is somehow popular enough for that long run on Broadway as well as now community productions. I chose to believe it is actually an elaborate hoax where people just came together to agree that it was good and see how far they could take it, and it snowballed from there.

I am actually more concerned that your wife's cousin seemingly voluntarily chose to try out for the production. And now you have participated in perpetuating the ruse by attending and supporting the event. 

15 hours ago, smr-nj said:

Had my eye exam today (around 2pm), and those damned eye drops !! My pupils are still soooo dilated that I look like I’m on the biggest drug-high ever.…..

And, the lights are killing me,

And I can’t focus on anything close, or far. So, chances are there’s a few messups in this post. 
 

/end whine.  Exit.  (Old cobol folks will understand this)

Years ago I went Christmas shopping after such an exam, but I got frustrated because I couldn't read any price tags. I was about to leave the mall when I saw a crowd forming at a Gamestop. Since I couldn't see anyway, I went ahead and got in line. After being in line for awhile, I asked the person in front of me what we were in line for. She said that the store had a stock of Nintendo Wii available. I thought about it for a second and decided to stay in line and get one, even though I had not planned at all to seek one out.

18 hours ago, LongLiveMaroth said:

Manning 2IP 0H BB 2K 

How many come-backers off his foot? As long as that number is zero, I'm happy.

I'm fully aware that Twitter has gone a bit off the rails, but I still use it regularly. Anyway, recently my Following page has been infiltrated by this account called Disco Triscuit. I can assure you that I am not intentionally following that account, but it shows up all the time anyway. The posts are usually kinda funny, so I haven't made the effort to block it, but it's just so odd. Literally everything else is things that I follow.

On 2/16/2024 at 3:47 PM, djhutch said:

I was really hoping to baby the Ariens I got 4 years ago on FB Marketplace and make it thru this winter, but this morning the handle literally fell off in my hands - & there's really not enough metal there to try to weld it on.

Wondering what you guys & gals use - and is there one in particular you would say run away from?  What about electric vs gas?  Anybody try the eco-friendly stuff yet?

I left my Toro Power Clear at the end of my driveway until someone finally took it, if that tells you anything about how I felt about it.

On 2/11/2024 at 4:29 PM, romad1 said:

I really enjoyed the positivity of season 2.   The ending was sort of contrived situation comedy 101 stuff but i'll forgive that.

They had to do something to make sure they were classified as a Comedy...

The Christmas dinner episode was the best, most uncomfortable episode of a show I think I have ever seen.

I can't believe the Yes to that is only +190.  Just because she supports him publicly doesn't mean that she would in any way want such a personal thing as a proposal done in such a public way. Anyone betting Yes on that for those odds is a moron (or betting on that in general, but especially Yes).

On 1/26/2024 at 8:29 PM, Deleterious said:

Twitter is also rolling out a service that lets you bet from the app.

 

"At the combination football game and grocery store."

5 hours ago, chasfh said:

"What's this 'WNBA' I keep hearing about? Do white people have their own league now?"

Always have. You may also know it as the YMCA gym.

On 1/17/2024 at 8:20 AM, romad1 said:

Have not seen Succession but suspect that its not as good at what it does as Andor in defying the category limitations of being a Disney+ Star Wars series. 

Succession was great at making a compelling show consisting of all bad people. Somehow it was a show of all antagonists. LOL! Also, Succession was not really a show about the media in the way that the Daniels show was. It was a family dynamic/backstab show with a media company as the backdrop.

18 hours ago, Biff Mayhem said:

I spotted an albino dalmation recently.

 

 

It was the least I could do.

1 hour ago, casimir said:

According to my spotify wrapped, I listened to some Buffett during September.  Sounds about right.

I for one am not particularly interested in having Lange "anchoring" the bullpen. 

The Meadows talk is absurd. He could have been playing alongside his brother, but instead he just sat out for no good reason. Sure. 

Seems like priority one if we want to be WS winners next year is to somehow sign Will Smith.

16 hours ago, Edman85 said:

Videos with the same person playing multiple characters talking to themselves. They aren't funny.

If that's a shot at Annie Agar and her meetings, or at Brenden Clinton and his film sessions, I won't stand for it.

12 hours ago, casimir said:

I heard this on a podcast today.  

Cas listening to his podcasts:

12 hours ago, MIguy said:

These two made me LOL!

 

I always feel the same way about the facepaint guys (or any elaborate outfit). Once the game goes downhill, you look and feel like an idiot.

On 10/14/2023 at 12:42 PM, oblong said:

Citrus is fine. 

Speaking of citrus beers, Bell's Oberon Eclipse is delicious.

I liked Casty when he was a Tiger, I liked him when he was a Red, and I like him on the Phillies. Just something about him clicks with me, and makes me appreciate him as a player and a person. Here he is explaining why Scooby Do is his favorite superhero. 🤣

Geez, how did you manage to sweat all of the blue out of that hat?

1 hour ago, RandyMarsh said:

On the subject of JV for those that give a crap about stuff like this(I personally don't) yet another deep postseason run will almost assuredly mean he will be going into Cooperstown town as an Astro or at the very least will probably end up being remembered by people as an Astro and not Tiger.

I agree with you. He will be remembered by those outside of Detroit for his Astros accomplishments much more than anything he did with the Tigers. I can easily see him going into the HoF as an Astro.

1 hour ago, Biff Mayhem said:

 

I miss that guy. One of my favorite standups.

6 hours ago, oblong said:

I also learned a few weeks ago that Billy Squire has made millions from people sampling his riffs. 

I loved Billy Squier.  I know the Rock Me Tonight video is "credited" with ruining his career, but I still like the song. The video is an unmitigated disaster though. I hope that director was never allowed behind a camera again.

And now I see a track just released yesterday called Powerhouse on Spotify. Nice!

Actually, that's just a remix of an old song. There is a release from March called Harder On a Woman, but it's not great.