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He's got those weird techno-fascistic tendencies. He can rattle off nomenclature and other techno-babble with the best of them. He clearly wants to take the pis out of the authorities but also seems to find a lot of the world of police and authority of interest.

every once in a while I will have a momentary success at work and declare my self "King of the Pimps" resulting in long conversations with managers, HR and mediation struggle sessions.

For as mid a movie as it is...can't believe how many times I watched "Doctor Detroit" The 80s and cable tv were a weird time. It had its moments but the premise was pretty insane. Only studios with drug addled executives would greenlight that.

Blue Jays... I still think the Orioles were the early "challengers" even though they dropped off into the ether.

That's awesome but as a lifelong fan of ball you know there is always someone in your rearview. The Orioles were still hot on our heels in 1984 well into summer even after that start we had.

The Mad King phase has been pretty frightening.

I think there is an Aiden Hutchinsen moment coming that will live in Detroit Sports history like that of Gibby's HR in Game 5. A lot of the same variables: Local boy. Crazy athlete. Championship draught finally quenched.

When can Trump pardon them?

Two more. Rose Bowl 2023 Michigan season. Finally breaking through in the CFP and defeating Nick Saben to the point where he decided he could no longer compete with modern CFB players who expected to be paid (playing for his opponents). Amon Ra St. Brown secures 4th down catch to secure Detroit Lions first playoff win since 1991

Can you imagine a gun control purity test applying to Alaska? People have legitimate bear concerns there.

concur. Its like we are the Detroit Lions all of a sudden.

this is amazing to see... Stay healthy...keep on keeping on.

If they were never going to spend to pay their players they were going to dilute their product eventually.

Stupid management got what it deserved. And we all suffered. Imagine that team adding some FA pitching. Looking at BR I see the following: https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/1988-free-agents.shtml I don't see some of those as likely to come to Detroit but... not having a reputation for miserly behavior would help.

That core might have been in the playoffs a couple more times if they didn't lose Parish for one, Gibson for two and then Morris. I don't know that the 1989 Tigers were fixable because they just had it all go wrong. Sparky having to leave the team for a while was all about the sudden demise of his machine. Gibson in 1988 was a majestic beast. Imagine still having him then.

would this be like a "Day of the Jackel" scenario?

Wencel the pencil no more!

Some team is going to draft a pitcher with 6 fingers aren't they?

Young Frankenstein is a Mel Brooks movie too. That one has a lot going for it. The scene where Gene Hackman plays the blind man that the monster finds in the cabin in the woods. I still will announce things like he does "CIGARS!"

Once they bring back Miggy we will be unstoppable.

My father is 96 but his dad arrived in the United States from the UK in 1901 and may not have received US citizenship (he was a US Army veteran of WW1). So, Dad now 96 years old may have to go to South Sudan or El Salvador until his vague US Citizenship status (he was an USAF officer during the Korean War). Damn shame these cheaters, cheating the system.

I really wish the articles had the author in the link so one could easily reject out of hand anything from certain reporters that are depressingly bad at their jobs.

Mel Brooks comedy tree: so many good ones. I left "Blazing Saddles" off the list above and regret that. I notice that he actually fought in the town in Germany in WWII that I was stationed in during the 80s: Baumholder.

Great thread. Loved some of these movies. To get down to 4...that's tough. "Death of Stalin" is great but its humor is not as important as it tackling the subject matter. Very similar to "Doctor Strangelove" in that regard. all of the Monty Python movies are great and I love all the humorous movies that Terry Gilliam did since (e.g., "The Fisher King", "Twelve Monkeys"). My American Mount Rushmore of Comedy: I'm going to have to work hard to narrow this down to 4. "This is Spinal Tap" The police said it was a crime best left, unsolved really - Rob Reiner comedy tree "Galaxy Quest" We've got to get out of her before one of those things kills Guy! "Tommy Boy" "The Big Lebowski" "Office Space" "Stripes" "Animal House" and "Vacation" both from National Lampoon "The Blues Brothers" "Zoolander" "Spy" My British Trafalgar Square of Comedy "In Bruges" The Corneto Trilogy: "Hot Fuzz," "Shaun of the Dead," "At the End of the World" All the Monty Python movies: "Holy Grail" being leader of the pack