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Title: The "what the farg is right with this world" thread
Post by: ice grillin you on November 27, 2015, 11:43:30 AM
http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb-news/4662144-sean-doolittle-athletics-syrian-refugees-family-chicago-mayor-17
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Post by: ice grillin you on December 23, 2015, 02:17:58 PM
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/12/a_christmas_story_where_love_r.html#incart_river
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Post by: rjs246 on December 23, 2015, 04:01:48 PM
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35151967?ocid=socialflow_twitter
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Post by: Geowhizzer on December 23, 2015, 05:39:49 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 23, 2015, 02:17:58 PM
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/12/a_christmas_story_where_love_r.html#incart_river

My in-laws have been staying with us for the holidays.  My father-in-law suffered a major stroke a few years ago, which has pretty much taken away his short-term memory.   He can remember things that happened 40 years ago with full clarity, but still can't find his way to the bathroom without being told the directions after nearly six weeks.

I can't imagine trying to live with someone whose memory slowly slips away.  Kudos for this man staying true to his wife - and being wise enough to realize that her care was now beyond his capacity and getting her what she needed.

Good story.
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Post by: ice grillin you on December 23, 2015, 09:47:06 PM
if you can read that story without a lump in your throat then you are pretty much souless
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Post by: ice grillin you on January 07, 2016, 06:40:47 PM
brad stevens not coaching the celtics tonight to go visit a former butler player of his who has some kind of health problem
Title: Re: The "what the farg is right with this world" thread
Post by: ice grillin you on January 08, 2016, 01:43:44 PM
yikes :46 - 1:06

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5sWCsgDKvQ
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Post by: SunMo on January 08, 2016, 01:48:02 PM
no no no no nononononoonononono
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Post by: phattymatty on January 08, 2016, 02:58:50 PM
farg me
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Post by: hbionic on January 08, 2016, 03:22:23 PM
I thought that was how spaghetti was made?
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Post by: rjs246 on May 19, 2016, 02:49:13 PM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2016/05/18/mass-release-of-california-prisoners-didnt-cause-rise-in-crime-two-studies-find/?postshare=6211463666733993&tid=ss_tw
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Post by: ice grillin you on August 31, 2016, 11:01:37 AM
travis rudolph
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Post by: smeags on August 31, 2016, 11:44:58 AM
that's an excellent story to read on Rudolph.  :yay
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Post by: rjs246 on October 21, 2016, 09:55:40 AM
http://www.vox.com/world/2016/10/21/13319536/melinda-gates-vox-interview

Quote"If you look in the past 15 years, a billion people have been lifted out of poverty," Gates says.
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Post by: rjs246 on December 30, 2016, 03:34:12 PM
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-prisons-idUSKBN14I1Z7

QuoteThe U.S. prison population fell the most in almost four decades to 1.53 million inmates in 2015, resulting in the lowest rate of incarceration in a generation, the Department of Justice said on Thursday.
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Post by: Rome on January 14, 2017, 08:55:29 AM
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d178/jerome99rip/15966006_10155643427107802_8814787941082603581_n_zpsipubx90d.jpg)

Walked out to get coffee this morning was was greeted by that.

Occasionally this world makes me smile no matter how badly we farg it up.
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Post by: smeags on January 14, 2017, 09:11:57 AM
Nice.
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Post by: ice grillin you on January 14, 2017, 02:15:25 PM
hole shtein romey thats amazing
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Post by: Tomahawk on January 14, 2017, 02:43:45 PM
Fixed

(http://i.imgur.com/VkKLbXY.jpg)
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Post by: Yeti on January 18, 2017, 09:13:14 PM
I like this thread.  Nice going IGY.
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Post by: rjs246 on January 24, 2017, 08:51:05 AM
300 Plumbers Poured Into Flint, Michigan, To Install Water Filters For Free

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/300-union-plumbers-flint_us_56b0e3c3e4b0a1b96203ce9e
Title: Re: The "what the farg is right with this world" thread
Post by: smeags on January 24, 2017, 09:14:53 AM
that's pretty awesome.

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Post by: Rome on January 24, 2017, 10:06:50 AM
Damn straight.  That is great. 
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Post by: Diomedes on February 12, 2017, 07:47:59 AM
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/kkk-leader-found-dead-missouri-river-missing-article-1.2970339
Title: Re: The "what the farg is right with this world" thread
Post by: Rome on February 12, 2017, 11:58:41 AM
Ha. Good riddance. 
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Post by: Sgt PSN on February 12, 2017, 12:16:58 PM
Indeed.
Title: Re: The "what the farg is right with this world" thread
Post by: smeags on February 13, 2017, 07:56:46 AM
gigity
Title: Re: The "what the farg is right with this world" thread
Post by: rjs246 on February 14, 2017, 08:38:28 PM
http://thegrio.com/2017/02/14/little-caesars-founder-paid-rosa-parks-rent-for-more-than-a-decade/
Title: Re: The "what the farg is right with this world" thread
Post by: smeags on February 15, 2017, 08:04:13 AM
 :yay


more of this thread please.
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Post by: Tomahawk on February 15, 2017, 09:17:09 AM
If he were really nice, he would have bought her a car too.
Title: Re: The "what the farg is right with this world" thread
Post by: smeags on February 15, 2017, 09:22:04 AM
there's a bus joke in there, but that may not be in good taste for this thread, and we keep things in line around here.  :paranoid
Title: Re: The "what the farg is right with this world" thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 22, 2017, 01:53:49 PM
https://thinkprogress.org/muslims-raise-over-60-000-to-repair-desecrated-jewish-cemetery-44e48bba8134#.ccf8md9t9
Title: Re: The "what the farg is right with this world" thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 27, 2017, 11:31:28 AM
disgusting that the president has mentioned a fake attack in sweden more time than he has talked about this....

http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/kansas-city-bar-shooting-hero-ian-grillot-says-indian-he-saved-is-his-new-best-friend/story-RGn0Xn59EAPBnoB0Y5hkVO.html
Title: Re: The "what the farg is right with this world" thread
Post by: smeags on February 27, 2017, 11:38:19 AM
that's because trump only likes heroes who don't get shot while saving whites.
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on March 14, 2017, 08:45:24 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/texas-woman-changes-homeless-mans-092800619.html

Respect.

Such a nice story
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Post by: rjs246 on March 18, 2017, 06:50:02 PM
http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/18938175/ex-florida-state-seminoles-star-myron-rolle-begin-residency-harvard-medical-school-massachusetts-general-hospital
Title: Re: The "what the farg is right with this world" thread
Post by: rjs246 on March 19, 2017, 11:19:38 AM
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2698675-referee-stuns-players-by-throwing-down-vicious-windmill-dunk?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial
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Post by: Sgt PSN on March 19, 2017, 07:28:41 PM
He then T'd up everyone who ran around the court for delay of game. 
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Post by: Tomahawk on March 23, 2017, 09:18:34 PM
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-illinois-marijuana-legalization-proposal-met-20170322-story.html

I really hope this passes, but wish they wouldn't wait until 2018 to introduce the bill.
Title: Re: The "what the farg is right with this world" thread
Post by: ice grillin you on March 28, 2017, 01:00:49 PM
awesome


https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/03/28/us/kansas-shooting-india-immigrants-ian-grillot.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0&referer=
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on March 28, 2017, 03:53:37 PM
That is awesome.

Sad that it had to happen but thanks Trump...you have empowered the bigots and racists.
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Post by: rjs246 on March 31, 2017, 08:59:08 AM
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/03/31/opinion/climate-progress-with-or-without-trump.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0&referer
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Post by: ice grillin you on April 02, 2017, 10:48:43 PM
i hope he wont care but i have to share this instant messenger exchange with matty.....it happened a few hours ago and i cant stop reading it and laughing

matty: Just took me 20 min to figure out how to text in English
havas: lol....what?
matty; Yeah some how was Japanese
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on April 02, 2017, 10:51:13 PM
Hahahah wtf

Awesome
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Post by: Sgt PSN on April 02, 2017, 11:39:55 PM
Has he been texting in Japanese for years or something?
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Post by: Rome on April 03, 2017, 10:42:18 AM
I walked into Wawa for coffee this morning and I noticed that an older woman missed the door handle on the other entry door and started to go ass over tea kettle.   A big burly biker dude who was behind her caught her mid-fall and probably saved her a lode of heartache.   Cool as hell move.   I got his coffee for him. 

Scary looking dude but wow.  Faith restored for a minute at least. 
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Post by: rjs246 on April 06, 2017, 08:43:24 AM
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2017/04/05/drunk-lives-matter-dui/
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Post by: ice grillin you on April 06, 2017, 03:35:21 PM
i like this story


http://www.niemanlab.org/2017/04/competing-news-outlets-in-norway-are-building-a-new-standalone-site-dedicated-entirely-to-fact-checking/
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Post by: rjs246 on April 07, 2017, 09:27:10 AM
http://nbc4i.com/2017/04/06/kentucky-coal-museum-installs-solar-panels-to-save-on-electricity-bills/
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Post by: Sgt PSN on April 07, 2017, 09:30:36 AM
Hahaha
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Post by: Rome on April 07, 2017, 09:35:21 AM
Irony kicks so much ass. 
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Post by: ice grillin you on April 07, 2017, 09:37:07 AM
everything that comes out of his mouth is basically a lie but none might be bigger or more sinister than his promises to poor MA's that he would bring back coal "in a huge way"
Title: Re: The "what the farg is right with this world" thread
Post by: phattymatty on April 07, 2017, 10:00:34 AM
CLEAN coal bro.
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Post by: ice grillin you on April 11, 2017, 11:56:16 AM
small but big

http://www.phillyvoice.com/phillies-give-away-free-tickets-autism-awareness-night-father-twitter/
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Post by: Tomahawk on April 11, 2017, 02:35:53 PM
It would have been bigger if they gave the tickets to a kid that actually had autism.
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Post by: rjs246 on April 17, 2017, 10:15:21 AM
Since Rome was whining about not being cheered up...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-17/saudis-seek-30-solar-wind-projects-in-50-billion-pledge

The world's biggest exporter of crude oil is working actively towards weaning itself off of crude oil.
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Post by: Rome on April 17, 2017, 10:42:06 AM
Actually that does cheer me up. 

Thanks, honey bunny. 
Title: Re: The "what the farg is right with this world" thread
Post by: rjs246 on April 18, 2017, 01:08:24 AM
http://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2017/4/17/15321732/left-optimism-trump-demographics-poverty-progress
Title: Re: The "what the farg is right with this world" thread
Post by: Tomahawk on April 18, 2017, 08:26:57 AM
I can't stand Vox...too much like Fox News only to the left.
Title: Re: The "what the farg is right with this world" thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 18, 2017, 08:33:50 AM
i cant stand false equivalencies from the right

you can hate vox all you want its not even a regular read for me but it is nothing at all like fox news for the left
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Post by: Rome on April 18, 2017, 09:01:46 AM
I prefer Being Liberal on Facebook.  Much more balanced. 

🌈
Title: Re: The "what the farg is right with this world" thread
Post by: rjs246 on April 18, 2017, 10:19:46 AM
Quote from: Tomahawk on April 18, 2017, 08:26:57 AM
I can't stand Vox...too much like Fox News only to the left.

That's straight nonsense. Vox is liberal, no doubt, but they do in-depth policy analysis and include tons of data and evidence driven research for their pieces. To compare Vox to Fox News is to understand neither Fox News nor Vox.
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Post by: rjs246 on April 18, 2017, 10:20:43 AM
Quote from: Rome on April 18, 2017, 09:01:46 AM
I prefer Being Liberal on Facebook.  Much more balanced. 

Right. Being Liberal, Occupy Democrats, Politicus... there are plenty of examples of "the liberal fox news". Vox is not one of them.
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Post by: Sgt PSN on April 18, 2017, 11:03:12 AM
Occupy Democrats is such a horrendous pos group/organization. Nearly every meme or story I see from them on FB is full of inaccuracies or flat out lies.
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Post by: Munson on April 18, 2017, 11:11:58 AM
Vox is to the left as something like National Review is to the right....though to be fair I only follow a couple of NR writers and I hate Crystol so maybe I'm being too kind to NR, but the guys I enjoy reading do a lot of the same stuff Vox does in terms of providing links to other stories/data/opposing view points.
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Post by: Rome on April 18, 2017, 11:47:49 AM
I only like websites that produce content I agree with or can masturbate to.
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Post by: smeags on April 18, 2017, 02:42:34 PM
pics please.
Title: Re: The "what the farg is right with this world" thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on April 18, 2017, 05:01:43 PM
You asked for it...

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/31/64/0e/31640e63284febc8a54a788aa205028b.jpg)
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Post by: hbionic on April 18, 2017, 07:43:27 PM
Sarge, your mom lost weight.

No more deep fried burrito-burgers as a post-midnight snack, snack? I can see her stomach blubber now.
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Post by: ice grillin you on April 19, 2017, 11:39:02 AM
oriley and chaffetz going away announcements on the same day....finally something to be happy about
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Post by: rjs246 on April 19, 2017, 11:47:59 AM
farg yes.
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Post by: Diomedes on May 05, 2017, 11:41:06 AM
I have a broken 4' level made by Johnson, out of WI.  Only one of the six spirit vials works.  Since I'm home today on account of rain, I call them up for help identifying the model number, so I can order replacement vials. 

I get a human being on the line, and she knows her shtein; we figure out what I have.  It's discontinued, parts not available.

So they're sending me a replacement level, for free.

New level, free...for making a phone call.  I didn't have to send a receipt, or the broken level, nothing.

Yay Johnson Tool Company in Wisconsin. 
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Post by: Sgt PSN on May 05, 2017, 01:48:31 PM
Nice.
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Post by: smeags on May 05, 2017, 02:02:08 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on May 05, 2017, 11:41:06 AM
I have a broken 4' level made by Johnson, out of WI.  Only one of the six spirit vials works.  Since I'm home today on account of rain, I call them up for help identifying the model number, so I can order replacement vials. 

I get a human being on the line,

you lost me here.
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Post by: ice grillin you on May 05, 2017, 02:43:28 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on May 05, 2017, 11:41:06 AM
I get a human being on the line

yeah but was it a raghead
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Post by: Diomedes on May 05, 2017, 02:47:39 PM
It was interesting.  The prompter says, all other questions press "0" for operator.  So that's what I did.  I expected to explain what I was trying to learn and be transferred, possibly more than once, and likely not get an answer to my questions.  Actually, I expected a recorded message.  What I got was an employee who really knew the product, could listen and talk and think and had manners, who answered my questions definitively, and then what's more, made me whole on the level at no cost.  It was a goddamn miracle.  I am ready to die now, it doesn't get better than this Adam Smith.
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Post by: phattymatty on June 08, 2017, 11:07:33 PM
was out walking the dog earlier (dog sitting for chick upstairs) and a shtein ton of cops flew by me. more than i've ever seen at once. turns out some some fool ran over three people in his truck a few blocks from my crib. two of the three were bike cops.
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on June 08, 2017, 11:38:49 PM
Drunk? Deliberate action?
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Post by: phattymatty on June 08, 2017, 11:57:40 PM
bunch of idiots are already saying terrorism but a buddy of mine saw it and said seemed like dude just got impatient with traffic and tried to pass a bus. then hit people and lost his mind. i think they found a weapon too so thats prob why he ran. some virginia redneck with a rifle in the car.

at least i hope so.
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on June 09, 2017, 12:34:05 AM
Jeez that's awful

Sounds like the Times Square dude a few weeks ago who just flipped
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Post by: ice grillin you on June 13, 2017, 08:52:11 AM
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/womans-act-of-kindness-for-blind-chicago-cubs-fan-goes-viral/
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Post by: Tomahawk on June 14, 2017, 11:17:51 AM
Let's not set the bar so low for what's right in the world.
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Post by: ice grillin you on June 14, 2017, 11:32:44 AM
in trumps world thats a miraculous act.....and even in normal america its pretty cool
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Post by: Tomahawk on June 14, 2017, 11:59:09 AM
True. I would have pushed him down and said, "bet you didn't see that coming!"
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Post by: hunt on June 26, 2017, 10:13:58 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/incredible-hulk-lou-ferrigno-rescues-fan/ar-BBDer4b?li=BBnb7Kz
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Post by: Tomahawk on June 26, 2017, 01:10:17 PM
What kind of terrible dad can't recognize a seizure attacking  his son? Sad!
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on June 28, 2017, 08:29:15 PM
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2017/06/28/mlb-umpire-john-tumpane-saves-woman-suicide-attempt-pittsburgh-roberto-clemente-bridge-jumper-pirates/stories/201706280194

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Post by: ice grillin you on July 05, 2017, 02:40:41 PM
https://twitter.com/ladymisskate/status/882635711513362432
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Post by: Rome on July 05, 2017, 05:03:31 PM
Die everyone in that twitter thread. 
Title: Re: The "what the farg is right with this world" thread
Post by: rjs246 on August 22, 2017, 09:18:11 AM
http://www.espn.com/sports/llws17/story/_/id/20410683/opposing-coaches-players-console-llws-pitcher-gave-walk-off
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on August 22, 2017, 09:46:23 AM
Now that is awesome
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Post by: Sgt PSN on August 22, 2017, 12:32:50 PM
That's awesome. 
Title: Re: The "what the farg is right with this world" thread
Post by: SD on August 22, 2017, 12:48:00 PM
Whatever...suck it up you little Hoyda. Go home and cry to your parents, don't forget to grab your participation trophy on the way out.

https://youtu.be/cx2Sps9aMcY
Title: Re: The "what the farg is right with this world" thread
Post by: rjs246 on September 27, 2017, 10:34:23 PM
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/20841443/deshaun-watson-houston-texans-donates-game-check-three-women-impacted-hurricane-harvey
Title: Re: The "what the farg is right with this world" thread
Post by: ice grillin you on October 17, 2017, 07:05:28 AM
https://splinternews.com/a-philando-castile-memorial-fund-has-wiped-out-all-stud-1819557723?utm_campaign=socialflow_splinter_twitter&utm_source=splinter_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Title: Re: The "what the farg is right with this world" thread
Post by: rjs246 on October 18, 2017, 09:45:36 AM
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21061905/philadelphia-eagles-defensive-end-chris-long-now-donating-entire-season-salary
Title: Re: The "what the farg is right with this world" thread
Post by: smeags on October 18, 2017, 10:44:05 AM
 :yay
Title: Re: The "what the farg is right with this world" thread
Post by: rjs246 on October 18, 2017, 04:44:09 PM
https://www.facebook.com/alligatorbrew/photos/a.474853594554.262501.360641719554/10155779144804555/?type=3&theater
Title: Re: The "what the farg is right with this world" thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on October 19, 2017, 01:02:30 AM
That's awesome
Title: Re: The "what the farg is right with this world" thread
Post by: Diomedes on November 03, 2017, 08:26:56 PM
https://youtu.be/_x2RksGrzyE
Title: Re: The "what the farg is right with this world" thread
Post by: rjs246 on November 28, 2017, 07:21:20 AM
http://www.nydailynews.com/amp/life-style/man-10g-cover-toys-layaway-bills-article-1.3660368
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Post by: smeags on November 28, 2017, 09:12:54 AM
 :yay
Title: Re: The "what the farg is right with this world" thread
Post by: SD on November 28, 2017, 09:23:00 AM
I've honestly considered going to a ghetto Toys R Us or Walmart and putting a bunch of toys on layaway with the hope this happens to me. If it doesn't I'll just return the shtein.
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Post by: smeags on November 28, 2017, 09:24:19 AM
that's the Christmas spirit
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Post by: hbionic on November 29, 2017, 04:26:26 PM
I like how there's a 'ghetto' walmart vs all the other high-end classy ones.
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Post by: General_Failure on November 29, 2017, 04:28:48 PM
We usually just call it Target.
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Post by: smeags on November 29, 2017, 05:38:52 PM
Quote from: hbionic on November 29, 2017, 04:26:26 PM
I like how there's a 'ghetto' walmart vs all the other high-end classy ones.

you're not from the area but there is a walmart around the corner from my work in king of Prussia and its classy customer and employee wise.

romey would love it there because all of the hot Disney on ice moms from the main line go there.
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Post by: Rome on December 19, 2017, 11:43:51 AM
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/21808118/cole-hamels-texas-rangers-wife-heidi-donate-94-million-mansion-charity

Holy Moses.   This is amazing. 

Colebert!
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Post by: smeags on December 19, 2017, 11:50:42 AM
Quote from: AntiRome on December 19, 2017, 11:43:51 AM
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/21808118/cole-hamels-texas-rangers-wife-heidi-donate-94-million-mansion-charity

Holy Moses.   This is amazing. 

Colebert!

read that yesterday. pretty awesome.
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Post by: ice grillin you on January 01, 2018, 05:32:03 PM
there wasnt a single death anywhere in the world on a commercial airline flight in 2017
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Post by: Diomedes on January 03, 2018, 12:17:23 PM
Thanks Trump!
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Post by: Eagaholic on January 03, 2018, 01:18:12 PM
Haha
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Post by: ice grillin you on January 26, 2018, 04:41:12 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DUVvZUFVoAEj-YB.jpg)
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Post by: Sgt PSN on January 26, 2018, 10:10:48 PM
Flat earth.
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Post by: ice grillin you on March 09, 2018, 03:45:55 PM
after the laughter comes tearz

https://gizmodo.com/sobbing-martin-shkreli-sentenced-to-7-years-in-prison-f-1823612102?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_twitter&utm_source=gizmodo_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
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Post by: Eagaholic on March 09, 2018, 04:04:15 PM
It's funny Shkreli's lawyer said there were times he wanted to punch him in the face. Shkreli is a close second to Steve Mnuchin on my most punchable face power rankings.
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Post by: Tomahawk on March 20, 2018, 11:00:37 PM
Not a huge fan of John Oliver, but this is cool af

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/d35zmz/john-oliver-made-pences-kids-book-about-bunny-marlon-bundo-gay-and-now-its-outselling-the-original-vgtrn
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Post by: ice grillin you on March 24, 2018, 12:57:00 PM
true hero

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/france-police-officer-arnaud-beltrame-who-swapped-himself-for-hostage-dies-of-his-injuries/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0g&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+New+Content+(Feed)&utm_content=5ab6398a04d30175c7d27135&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter
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Post by: ice grillin you on May 09, 2018, 09:07:42 AM
https://twitter.com/wsbtv/status/993957713250893824
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Post by: ice grillin you on May 31, 2018, 08:10:08 AM
https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1001908737089638400
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Post by: SD on May 31, 2018, 12:32:44 PM
If he wasn't black no one would care. Sad but true.
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Post by: hbionic on May 31, 2018, 12:41:03 PM
Did anyone else see it differently?

I saw a lady walk a kid with a walker, up the stairs, and then she brings him in close and whispers, "leave your walker with me and get the farg back into that car".
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Post by: ice grillin you on May 31, 2018, 12:55:38 PM
Quote from: AO1 on May 31, 2018, 12:32:44 PM
If he wasn't black no one would care. Sad but true.

if she wasnt old and white no one would care
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Post by: Rome on May 31, 2018, 01:17:10 PM
It's fake news because they didn't show the little bastich stealing her purse afterward. 
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Post by: General_Failure on May 31, 2018, 01:32:21 PM
Also she didn't call him a good little negro.
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Post by: SD on May 31, 2018, 02:33:49 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 31, 2018, 12:55:38 PM
Quote from: AO1 on May 31, 2018, 12:32:44 PM
If he wasn't black no one would care. Sad but true.

if she wasnt old and white no one would care

The story is about the kid. If it's a black kid walking a black lady up the stairs people just assume whatever they're in the hood. If it's a white kid helping a black old lady up the stairs people would think it's a shallow attempt at showing how good whitey can be.
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Post by: ice grillin you on May 31, 2018, 03:53:19 PM
the story is an old white southerner not freaking out and actually touching the black boy
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Post by: Tomahawk on July 31, 2018, 03:04:41 AM
http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/will_bunch/climate-change-trump-california-wildfires-heat-waves-firenado-20180729.html

The Apocalypse is nigh
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Post by: ice grillin you on August 08, 2018, 12:32:24 AM
this is so god damn good

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/walmart-cashier-steps-polish-disabled-womans-nails-salon/story?id=57058049
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Post by: ice grillin you on November 04, 2018, 05:15:12 PM
https://twitter.com/_SJPeace_/status/1059029176584454144
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Post by: ice grillin you on February 02, 2019, 10:17:28 AM
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/candice-payne-homeless-in-chicago-candice-payne-hotel-rooms-polar-vortex-cold/
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Post by: ice grillin you on April 04, 2019, 11:55:58 AM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2019/04/03/tiny-baby-did-not-have-any-hospital-visitors-five-months-so-nurse-adopted-her/?utm_term=.5e8802cf5678
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Post by: Geowhizzer on April 29, 2019, 08:21:03 PM
Man tweets story of how 49ers draft pick Dre Greenlaw saved daughter (https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/49ers/man-tweets-story-how-49ers-draft-pick-dre-greenlaw-saved-daughter)
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Post by: Rome on May 30, 2019, 10:05:48 PM
https://youtu.be/mYKLvYGqaC0

These kids kick so much ass.
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Post by: General_Failure on August 07, 2019, 11:26:52 PM
https://twitter.com/ABC7/status/1159255224160178176
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Post by: ice grillin you on September 06, 2019, 09:23:35 AM
QuoteHampton University announced it will be partnering with the University of the Bahamas to allow students who have been displaced by Hurricane Dorian to spend the fall semester on its campus in Virginia tuition-free.
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Post by: Geowhizzer on May 29, 2020, 06:06:33 PM
With all that's wrong in MLB right now, here's something good.

https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1266483460341932040
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Post by: ice grillin you on May 29, 2020, 08:34:51 PM
I see no good in that...of course good for DP but all I see is him having to do it cause the owners are slave mastering cork suckers when it comes to minor leaguers
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Post by: Eagaholic on August 19, 2020, 11:47:31 PM
107 year old (108 in 3 weeks ) Anna Del Priore of NJ contracted and then recovered from the Spanish Flu in 1918, and has now beat the Covid as well. Same is true of her kid sister, 105 year old Helen.
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Post by: General_Failure on August 20, 2020, 10:41:39 AM
Man, you'd think after a hundred years they'd learn to put on a farging mask.
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Post by: Geowhizzer on September 15, 2020, 07:37:16 PM
Apparently Dave Grohl has been engaged in a "drum battle" with a 10-year-old girl from England named Namdi Bushnell.

She impressed Grohl enough that he composed a song about her.

https://twitter.com/foofighters/status/1305517568946438144

Here is footage from their battle. 

https://twitter.com/Nandi_Bushell/status/1301636743368790016
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Post by: Diomedes on October 21, 2020, 08:50:36 AM
Rush Limbaugh's lung cancer is advancing, and terminal.
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Post by: SD on October 21, 2020, 09:24:51 AM
Thoughts and prayers
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Post by: General_Failure on October 21, 2020, 10:00:38 AM
Ditto.
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on October 26, 2020, 07:04:16 PM
This is cool as hell

https://twitter.com/faith_salie/status/1320153269205929985 21
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Post by: Geowhizzer on October 26, 2020, 08:57:25 PM
That's awesome.
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Post by: Diomedes on November 10, 2020, 08:29:10 AM
https://www.baltimoresun.com/education/ac-cn-naval-academy-sydney-barber-20201109-dc2szigyfzfbbpk6oq4sktnjae-story.html

QuoteMidshipman 1st Class Sydney Barber...will be the academy's first Black female to command the Brigade of Midshipmen.
...
Barber is the 16th woman to have the leadership role since 1976 when women were first allowed to attend the academy. The first was Juliane Gallina, who graduated in 1992. The brigade commander is the highest leadership position, that of a midshipman captain, within the brigade, and is the only "six striper," a reference to collar insignia worn on the midshipman uniform.

Won't be the last time this woman's name is heard.  You don't rise to the top in that environment by accident.  Respect to Ms. Barber and her family.
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Post by: Diomedes on November 10, 2020, 08:43:00 AM
and here's a WaPo article on Barber's selection to lead 4,400 midshipmen

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/naval-academy-black-female-brigade-commander/2020/11/09/451db23a-22c9-11eb-a688-5298ad5d580a_story.html
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Post by: Diomedes on November 24, 2020, 02:47:49 PM
this is cool af

Utah authorities discover metal monolith in utterly remote desert location..no idea who installed it, won't tell anyone where it is to discourage people from getting lost trying to find it

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/24/utah-desert-monolith/

https://interestingengineering.com/scientists-find-mysterious-metal-monolith-in-utah-desert

(https://inteng-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/img/iea/Z3G8jn8Rwm/sizes/utah-1_resize_md.jpeg)
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on November 24, 2020, 03:01:31 PM
That's kinda cool

Wonder if it fell off a satellite or something?
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Post by: Diomedes on November 24, 2020, 04:11:12 PM
it's art you fool
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Post by: Eagaholic on November 24, 2020, 05:51:07 PM
It's just the first piece of a new section of border wall their building, nothing to see.
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Post by: General_Failure on November 24, 2020, 06:16:31 PM
Can't be, it didn't fall over in a stiff wind.
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Post by: General_Failure on November 28, 2020, 10:17:10 AM
It was a prop for Westworld. (https://www.cnet.com/news/mysterious-utah-monolith-puzzle-has-been-solved-by-internet-sleuths/)
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Post by: Diomedes on November 28, 2020, 10:33:16 PM
still art, just not exactly high art
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Post by: General_Failure on November 28, 2020, 10:36:29 PM
The end of this chapter of the Uthah Monolith. https://twitter.com/BLMUtah/status/1332847871993982977
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Post by: Diomedes on November 28, 2020, 10:40:57 PM
Ooh.. Moving back towards high art...
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Post by: QB Eagles on November 29, 2020, 01:19:01 PM
I guess it was too much to ask for people to leave something cool alone.
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on November 30, 2020, 07:04:19 PM
A cool thread to check out. I never knew this story

https://twitter.com/cafinus/status/1333104768877797377 21
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Post by: Zanshin on July 01, 2021, 12:49:49 PM
Just thought this was a crazy story-- but a nice one. A mutual fan of Jackson Browne's and (my son) Jake's reached out the other day and wanted to give Jake a nameless guitar. Jake doesn't know it yet, but Mike Campbell from the Heartbreakers and Fleetwood Mac just shipped Jake one of his guitars, so that's what I thought this big package was-- but it wasn't (That's still en route, and will be very special to Jake, no doubt). It turns out this was simply just a fan who felt that this guitar already belonged to Jake... we had no idea what it actually was. Jake initially declined, but the fan was insistent and Jake promised to give the guitar a good and productive home and pay it forward in a charity gig, assuming it would probably be some lower-end guitar. The guitar arrived overnight, and it turned out to be the Jackson Browne Signature Gibson Model A-- an $8,000 custom built guitar at the Gibson Master shop. If Jake could have picked any Gibson, it would have been that one, incredibly. The only thing the guy wanted in return was for Jake to cover These Days. The pickup for the guitar needs some special cables which are shipping separately-- so Jake took it out of the box, tuned it up, and mic'd the straight room for the first time to fulfill the fan's request. That's some SERIOUS generosity right there.....

These Days on the mic'd Jackson Browne acoustic: https://www.facebook.com/JakeThistleMusic/videos/271642358068086
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Post by: General_Failure on July 01, 2021, 09:09:16 PM
That's a hell of a gift.
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Post by: Geowhizzer on July 01, 2021, 10:28:55 PM
That's damn good.
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on July 01, 2021, 11:46:13 PM
Holy crap that's awesome!

Jake is going places, GT. It's been cool to watch his ascension.
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Post by: MDS on July 02, 2021, 09:09:41 PM
when he starts playing an arena or stadium show in philly (or the east coast), i expect backstage passes

we are all on the ground floor of this kid
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Post by: Munson on July 03, 2021, 02:05:31 AM
ha that's crazy and awesome. Still remember when you were posting vids of a much younger jthistle.
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Post by: Geowhizzer on August 06, 2021, 08:10:15 PM
https://twitter.com/Talkie86/status/1423491643169132549
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Post by: Eagaholic on May 24, 2022, 08:36:12 PM
Lol at that above tweet.

In light of today's grim news, at least Exxon got their ass handed to them by the Mass. supreme court ruling during an appeal.
QuoteThe Massachusetts lawsuit says Exxon engaged in a "sophisticated, multi-million dollar campaign" to sow doubt in climate science and downplay the link between fossil fuels and climate change. The lawsuit says Exxon also undertook "greenwashing campaigns" in an effort to portray itself as environmentally responsible.
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Post by: Diomedes on May 24, 2022, 09:49:23 PM
My long suffering and lovely bride Hot Nurse Wife Mrs. Diomedes got her Doctorate Nursing Practice from Johns Hopkins University today.  She's already a veteran floor nurse at Hopkins of fifteen years, and holds two full bachelor degrees (NYU and Lehman) as well.  Plus mother of two and puts up with my shtein.  Got a f'n doctoral degree today from Hopkins.  Can't tell you all how proud our family is today.
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Post by: General_Failure on May 24, 2022, 11:56:23 PM
That's great. I don't know how she hasn't burned out from doing all that, plus dealing with covidiots the last two years.
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on May 25, 2022, 12:01:32 AM
Congrats to Mrs Dio.

That's a great accomplishment and you all should be proud!
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Post by: General_Failure on May 25, 2022, 12:05:17 AM
Do not celebrate by taking her to Golden Corral. She earned those Red Lobster cheddar biscuits.
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Post by: SD on May 25, 2022, 04:24:02 AM
Quote from: General_Failure on May 25, 2022, 12:05:17 AM
Do not celebrate by taking her to Golden Corral. She earned those Red Lobster cheddar biscuits.

lol

Congrats Dio. 👍
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Post by: Rome on May 25, 2022, 05:52:48 AM
Quote from: General_Failure on May 25, 2022, 12:05:17 AM
Do not celebrate by taking her to Golden Corral. She earned those Red Lobster cheddar biscuits.

I never knew what those things were until a colleague got me a gift certificate to a Red Lobster. 

I have to say, they ain't bad. 

And congrats to the Dio family.  You're a lucky man, Dio. 
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Post by: Eagaholic on May 25, 2022, 09:51:01 AM
That's fantastic Dio, congrats to the wife! A DNP, and from Hopkins no less, she should be able to write her own ticket. If she likes admin rather than the clinical side, I'd think she could put herself on a c-suite track if she wants.
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Post by: Diomedes on May 25, 2022, 09:58:25 AM
cheers guys

She's not interested in administration or the business end of Nursing in the least.  She will either practice or teach.  We're not sure which yet.  She's obligated to teach Nurshing students through a State of Maryland tuition program, and already has her first section (also at Hopkins).  If she chooses to practice, she'll have to teach part time for several years to satisfy her debt to MD.  If she decides to teach full time, the obligation will be fulfilled in two years.  But befre all that, she's got to study for and pass boards.  Then job hunt.  As a bilingual (Spanish) Nurse with her qualifications, I don't think she'll have any problem finding a good situation. 

I figure soon after that she'll upgrade her Husband situation as well.[/SD]
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Post by: General_Failure on May 25, 2022, 10:22:20 AM
Second husbands are out of fashion, cuckolding is all the rage now in your new tax bracket.
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Post by: Geowhizzer on May 30, 2022, 08:18:45 PM
My son graduated this weekend.  When my wife and I were thinking about having kids (and we waited a bit), I was afraid of the world we would be bringing them up in.  In many ways, my worst fears have been realized.

However, I am damn proud of my son.  He is going to be ten times the man I am.  He's got a huge heart, and brains to match.  The only disappointment is that he wants to be... a teacher like his parents.  He's going to have to take the vow of poverty!  He'll be a great one, though.

Proving his brains:  He says that as soon as he graduates, he's out of this state.  His mother and I will probably not be too far behind.  He's also our best hope for grandkids eventually.
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Post by: SD on May 30, 2022, 08:27:25 PM
Congrats Geo 🍾 👨‍🎓
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Post by: Diomedes on May 31, 2022, 10:47:00 PM
I'm happy for you and your family, sir.
We frame and display our diplomas throughout the places of the house guests don't visit (they see art.)

I'm big on making sure we, especially the children, see reminders of these accomplishments. 
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on May 31, 2022, 11:56:44 PM
Hey Geo congrats to you and the family! I'm sure he will continue to make you and your wife proud.
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Post by: Eagaholic on June 20, 2022, 10:02:50 PM
Awesome
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/nobel-sold-for-ukrainian-kids-shatters-record-at-dollar1035m/ar-AAYGoWR?ocid=mailsignout&li=BBnb7Kz