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1: Inmate Central, RE: Duh, but.... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-08-04, 23:15:19 (47.188.188.128)
For the last time, guacamole doesn't grow on trees! :) .......
2: Inmate Central, RE: This damn virus (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-08-04, 22:49:00 (47.188.188.128)
Are you vaccinated? That makes a difference in severity. My "kids" are anti-vaxxers wrt this disease. Go figure. Well, one of them brought it home from the gym (he's a trainer) and gave it to the oth .......
3: Inmate Central, RE: Duh, but.... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-08-04, 14:49:29 (47.188.188.128)
Avocados are good for you. Higher interest rates on cars, homes and credit cards are not. .......
4: Inmate Central, RE: What's your prescription for lowering inflation? nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-08-04, 12:20:37 (47.188.188.128)
Reduce prices. .......
5: Inmate Central, RE: What to expect (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-08-04, 11:28:47 (47.188.188.128)
"is going to do whatever it takes to stamp out rising prices" ...by raising prices. .......
6: Inmate Central, RE: Alex Jones - wow (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-08-04, 11:05:32 (47.188.188.128)
Who is Alex Jones, and why should I care? .......
7: Inmate Central, RE: NYC and DC mayors get a dose of reality. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-08-03, 19:48:25 (47.188.188.128)
For the record, I'm fresh out of extra money. Various taxes takes all I've got. .......
8: Inmate Central, RE: one of our financial advisors says of gold (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-08-03, 13:53:29 (47.188.188.128)
Nah. Land. LAND. LAND! At least, there, you can grow food. Can't grow food on gold or silver. :) .......
9: Inmate Central, RE: The Chinese Dream is Over! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-08-03, 08:53:45 (47.188.188.128)
Hong Kong is part of China. .......
10: Inmate Central, RE: This young man lends a ray of hope about our future... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-08-03, 07:17:06 (47.188.188.128)
"I'm a "dyed" (not died) in the wool pessimist regarding the future of our society." Why? Because you can't spell simple words? Just kidding, at your expense. .......
11: Inmate Central, RE: COTD (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-08-03, 06:52:00 (47.188.188.128)
Wow!! That is a great shot!! .......
12: Inmate Central, RE: Spot Silver Price (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-08-03, 06:44:36 (47.188.188.128)
I buy dividend-paying stocks. Chevron, Pfizer, etc. And, I have 30 ounces of silver, which I bought at under $6 per ounce, way back in the day. Today, I could sell it and have enough money to last alm .......
13: Inmate Central, But, wait... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-08-03, 06:21:00 (47.188.188.128)
Wasn't it just a few days ago that someone here, on this very forum, was lauding the 50+ billion dollars that Congress decided to give to the semiconductor industry? .......
14: Inmate Central, I just gotta say it... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-08-03, 05:42:35 (47.188.188.128)
Have another glass of wine, Pictureguy, and then re-read what you wrote. :) .......
15: Inmate Central, RE: The utilities marker guy disconnected my internet and TV. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-08-02, 20:14:01 (47.188.188.128)
I had a similar situation. The guy marking the property line (for the house newly purchased next door) cut the fiber optic cable to our house. Don't they know that there's a company which will come o .......
16: Inmate Central, RE: dollar is strong, that's why the contrarian behavior..-nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-08-02, 19:43:29 (47.188.188.128)
The U.S. Dollar isn't strong. That's a fallacy promoted by the government and the media. The Dollar was strong back in the 1950s/1960s and early 1970s. Since then, it's been in the crapper. ::: TOPIC: .......
17: Inmate Central, Sigma Lens (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-08-02, 08:51:23 (47.188.188.128)
I have/had a Sigma 100-300 zoom. Nice lens. After about 15 or 20 years, the 'rubber' started to become goo-ey. I called Sigma in Ronkon-whatever NY, and they wouldn't fix it. That's the last Sigma len .......
18: Inmate Central, RE: A Big Question - Can Man Rule Himself (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-08-02, 03:54:15 (47.188.188.128)
I'm in that photo. Somewhere. In my dreams. .......
19: Inmate Central, Seriously? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-08-02, 03:41:09 (47.188.188.128)
Does anyone care that your cat has a white whisker? Seriously? Get a life. .......
20: Inmate Central, RE: al-Zawahiri killed... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-08-02, 02:49:53 (47.188.188.128)
One cockroach dead. Yeehaa. .......
21: Inmate Central, RE: Lt. Uhuru & The Final Frontier... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-08-02, 02:44:33 (47.188.188.128)
Totally hot, and, nice legs. "Nichols' break came in an appearance in Kicks and Co., Oscar Brown's highly touted but ill-fated 1961 musical.[13] In a thinly veiled satire of Playboy magazine, she play .......
22: General Asylum, RE: I Bought an ENTIRE Vintage Audio STORE! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-08-02, 02:16:42 (47.188.188.128)
For a second there, I thought you were serious, 'cause that would have been very cool. There is/was a vintage hifi store in Beserkeley, CA, where the owner, Warren, passed away a year or two ago. Joh .......
23: Inmate Central, Can Man Rule Himself? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-08-01, 14:58:21 (47.188.188.128)
You have posed multiple questions. I'll reply to your thread title. Clearly, there is no one else to rule us. I hope this helps. .......
24: Inmate Central, RE: China had a one child policy for decades and leadership there... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-08-01, 11:05:11 (47.188.188.128)
So, is the global population in good shape? I'm interested in PictureGuy's thoughts on how to address the situation. .......
25: Inmate Central, Read my sig line. nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-08-01, 10:45:27 (47.188.188.128)
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26: Inmate Central, RE: Roads still beat to hell ? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-08-01, 10:37:49 (47.188.188.128)
"As for freeways, I cannot remember a time living here near Denver where I-25 going down into Colorado Springs hasn't been under construction." Ha! I've lived in Dallas for 40 years, and I-35 between .......
27: Inmate Central, RE: Happy Birthday, Switzerland/Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera ! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-08-01, 07:36:40 (47.188.188.128)
To folks who don't know, August 1st (1 aout) is the Swiss 'National Day'. I don't know what they call it locally, Having been there on 1 aout twice, I'll just say that it's definitely festive. Wish I .......
28: Inmate Central, RE: Where is over-population the worst? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-08-01, 07:23:41 (47.188.188.128)
"What a mess." And it has been since forever. It's not my problem, and 'we' aren't going to fix it. Fixing it is ENTIRELY up to the people who live there. "Foreign aid" is nothing more than payola - f .......
29: Inmate Central, Ha! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-08-01, 07:05:41 (47.188.188.128)
Is that a real sign, or did someone make it up?! I actually have been to several NM towns. Was teaching a Lotus 1-2-3 class for the Army Corps of Engineers in ALB on the day the space shuttle Challeng .......
30: Inmate Central, RE: Why is overpopulation a seemingly taboo subject? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-31, 22:04:57 (47.188.188.128)
"A group in Congress wants to dip into YOUR pocket for reparations" "Reparations" to whom? "Reparations" is a partisan idea and voting point. Let me be clear: I don't know of ANY "Black"/Negro people .......
31: Inmate Central, Where is over-population the worst? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-31, 21:16:44 (47.188.188.128)
I will point out, once again, that fully one third of the world's human population is in TWO countries: China and India. THEY need to "take the lead" for anything to be done about "over-population". W .......
32: Inmate Central, Happy Birthday, Switzerland/Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera ! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-31, 20:45:02 (47.188.188.128)
To my friends, acquaintances and the Swiss people, I raise a glass of Fendant to you! Hopefully, I'll see all y'all next Summer. .......
33: Inmate Central, RE: I just watched, on You Tube. a brilliant piece by Bill Maher. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-31, 20:30:16 (47.188.188.128)
"Brilliant" and "Bill Maher" could go together in a sentence if it also included "wrong". .......
34: Inmate Central, RE: Really? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-31, 20:26:29 (47.188.188.128)
This is ONE of the problems with this forum. Some people aren't interested in discussion, they just want to piss on others. Going back 170 years to make some ridiculous point which is barely even tang .......
35: Inmate Central, RE: The geopolitical future of Taiwan in 16 easy paragraphs! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-31, 20:02:32 (47.188.188.128)
More Harvard idiocy. One would think that the Harvard author would at least have decent grammar. .......
36: Inmate Central, RE: Rick, I assume you deleted your own post but you asked an important question. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-31, 15:58:16 (47.188.188.128)
"There hasn't been a day in decades when Repubs haven't spewed multiple blatant lies". - Rick W, Board Member. No one should be surprised or offended when a balancing/different viewpoint is posted. :: .......
37: Inmate Central, RE: That "look" doesn't just happen. . . (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-31, 15:32:53 (47.188.188.128)
True. It's a result of not understanding light and contrast with regard to photography. Aside... I'm often amused when watching TV wide shots of stadiums full of people taking pictures with a flash on .......
38: Inmate Central, I left it up because I prefer not to delete, if possible. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-31, 12:25:07 (47.188.188.128)
Good decision. It's sometimes frustrating to see that someone/something has been 'poofed' without ever having seen it or knowing why. .......
39: Inmate Central, RE: It seemed to me that BH treated this place and its inhabitants (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-31, 11:57:14 (47.188.188.128)
Waaaay back, I opined that BH was using this forum as a 'subject' as part of a doctoral thesis on Internet forum behavior. I stand by that, unless, of course, BH is a 'free thinker', like me, in which .......
40: Inmate Central, RE: I understand your issue. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-31, 11:46:28 (47.188.188.128)
What was it that Rosanne Rosannadana (Gilda Radnor) said? "It's always something." :) .......
41: General Asylum, Do you mean "soundstage" height? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-31, 11:23:06 (47.188.188.128)
Since your thread topic is "nt", what do you mean by "height"? (Sorry I'm late to the party.) .......
42: General Asylum, RE: Most recognized front-of-mind High-End audio electronics brands? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-31, 11:15:45 (47.188.188.128)
To your list, I would add Parasound. .......
43: Inmate Central, RE: This kind of post from you is why despite your claims of neutrality...... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-31, 09:10:15 (47.188.188.128)
"There hasn't been a day in decades when Repubs haven't spewed multiple blatant lies" The same can be said about the Dems; not to forget their ineptness in running things. .......
44: Inmate Central, RE: FOTD (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-31, 08:36:20 (47.188.188.128)
Hibiscus? .......
45: Inmate Central, Various Important Topics (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-31, 07:23:00 (47.188.188.128)
First of all, sorry to read about your cat. I understand the emotional attachment to a pet animal, and it's tough to lose one. Decades ago, I lost my good buddy German Shepherd 'Spot'. I still miss hi .......
46: Inmate Central, RE: A personal attack (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-31, 05:48:50 (47.188.188.128)
"Story has had a grievance for whatever reason for some time. Already the Viridian the moderator is playing favorites has handled things poorly. Shades of the moderator past!" I gotta make more popcor .......
47: General Asylum, Yikes! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-30, 12:05:32 (47.188.188.128)
Looks like an EQ and acoustical nighmare. I suppose the ice bucket is for cooling the tube amps. As always, to each his own! .......
48: Inmate Central, RE: The US has depended on immigration for population growth.... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-30, 09:35:55 (47.188.188.128)
Just to clarify: LEGAL immigration, not illegal immigration. Carry on. .......
49: Inmate Central, RE: Why is overpopulation a seemingly taboo subject? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-30, 09:18:31 (47.188.188.128)
"Why is overpopulation a seemingly taboo subject?" Is it? Not being in the "news" isn't the same as being "taboo". There are a lot of things which aren't in the "news", but which are important and are .......
50: Inmate Central, RE: "Good news"?... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-29, 06:02:12 (47.188.188.128)
Both excellent points. After skimming through the first few paragraphs of fluff, I got to this: "The semiconductor bill sets up incentives for domestic semiconductor manufacturing as well as research .......
51: Inmate Central, "The Guardian" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-29, 04:47:41 (47.188.188.128)
Hahahahahahahaha! A person might as well be reading The Daily Koz or the Huffpost. .......
52: Inmate Central, You Could Be Right. Or, You Could Be Wrong (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-23, 09:00:33 (47.188.188.128)
One thing's for sure: I won't know for a long time. The last time it was this hot for this long (here) was 2011. I'll be happy if we go another ten years before this happens again. I don't even bother .......
53: Inmate Central, RE: Yesterday, TX consumed more electricity than NY and CA combined... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-23, 08:05:28 (47.188.188.128)
"California has been sort-of successful in getting people to lower their energy profile and cutting down on car washing and outdoor watering." Which proves the point that, if you make something expens .......
54: Inmate Central, RE: mankind is supposed to be the only diamond (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-23, 07:27:55 (47.188.188.128)
"Wish You Were Here". One of my alltime fave rock albums! From back when album cover art really was art. .......
55: Inmate Central, RE: I'm not able to access (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-23, 03:10:14 (47.188.188.128)
Pot, meet kettle. .......
56: Inmate Central, RE: Delaware used to be fairly relaxed (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-23, 02:47:36 (47.188.188.128)
"...and a limited exception for retired law-enforcement personnel. Finally, a person lawfully in possession of an assault weapon prior to the passage of this Act may lawfully transfer the weapon to a .......
57: Inmate Central, RE: It's hot. It's damn hot." Robin Williams (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-22, 14:34:23 (47.188.188.128)
It's amazing that a star, 93 million miles away (that's million, with an "M"), generates so much heat that we can live here. .......
58: Inmate Central, RE: Did your local Sinclair station air hearing coverage yesterday? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-22, 12:31:29 (47.188.188.128)
Don't even get me started on the local Sinclair station. Many years ago, as a high school student, a few friends and I took the dinosaur from the top of the station, drove it (on a trailer) across to .......
59: Inmate Central, RE: prostate update (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-22, 08:28:44 (47.188.188.128)
Good for you!!! Just fyi, our good friend Siegfried Linkwitz (yeah, that Linkwitz) had prostate cancer. The last time I saw him, I didn't even know it. He just seemed a little tired. We hung out for a .......
60: Inmate Central, RE: HIMARS in action in Ukraine (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-22, 00:29:33 (47.188.188.128)
If the Russians are doing so poorly, and the Ukrainains doing so well, why are "we" still talking about this and why is Ukraine still at war? This should have been over months ago, and many thousands .......
61: Inmate Central, RE: Anyone following firestorm surrounding Springsteen tickets? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-22, 00:14:32 (47.188.188.128)
Yet another reason not to spend money on BS. .......
62: Inmate Central, RE: LOL. So in reality they got cheaper? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-22, 00:05:40 (47.188.188.128)
"$900 equals how much in 2022?" Doesn't matter. I've made a lot of live recordings with them over the years, and they're GREAT (the mics and the recordings)! Heck, they're so "vintage", they don't eve .......
63: Inmate Central, RE: If anyone really believed it was getting a lot hotter (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-21, 16:14:47 (47.188.188.128)
"A lot of people in Dallas perhaps are considering moving to a cooler place, but I don't know" Ok. .......
64: Inmate Central, The Big Lie (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-21, 13:17:28 (47.188.188.128)
The big lie promoted by people who profit from "Man-made" climate change, is that "we" can do something about it, and there's big money to be made there, as Al Gore, Joe Biden and Co. well know. The E .......
65: Inmate Central, "I'm sure" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-21, 12:58:32 (47.188.188.128)
"I'm sure" Why are you sure? Do you have data? A source? I'm not disagreeing with you, I'm just asking for more than your opinion. .......
66: Inmate Central, RE: Yesterday, TX consumed more electricity than NY and CA combined... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-21, 07:11:43 (47.188.188.128)
California has San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego. New York has NYC. Texas has Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, El Paso, Midland, and Houston. THAT is why Texas is a hot spot on the Dem .......
67: Inmate Central, RE: Yesterday, TX consumed more electricity than NY and CA combined... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-21, 07:09:22 (47.188.188.128)
"Unbridled population growth" This is an issue. It doesn't make any sense to build hundreds of thousands of new homes and apartments, and then tell people to limit water and electricity usage. This is .......
68: Inmate Central, RE: Where the hell is Pat Paulsen when you really need him? nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-20, 20:42:12 (47.188.188.128)
I actually have an 8 x 10 autographed picture of Pat Paulsen. I met him at the National Entertainment Conference back in the 70s. "If nominated, I will not run. If elected, I will not serve." ::: TOPI .......
69: Inmate Central, So YOUR calculator has more than 12 digits?. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-20, 20:26:27 (47.188.188.128)
Hahahahaha! My little handheld calculator only does nine digits. I do have an old (ancient) Texas Instruments calculator (with the red digits) around here somewhere, and it displays more digits. But I .......
70: Inmate Central, Do Not Worry (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-20, 14:39:20 (47.188.188.128)
The U.S. electrical power grid is just fine. The Government has everything under control. Move along. .......
71: Inmate Central, RE: Putin has been busy (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-20, 13:57:10 (47.188.188.128)
$100/barrel x 20 million barrels per day is... ? My calculator won't tell me. How long would that last for the U.S.? .......
72: Inmate Central, RE: Heat Dome!!!! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-20, 13:48:19 (47.188.188.128)
It's only 107 here today. 99 tomorrow - a cold front. .......
73: Inmate Central, RE: scrolling thru the pics (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-20, 08:11:21 (47.188.188.128)
Interestingly enough, the pockets on Levi's jean got shorter several years ago. Now I wear Wranglers. (And, they have more belt loops.) Edit: Wranglers FLEX. Very comfortable. .......
74: Inmate Central, I'm Glad I Bought My Main Microphones When I Did ! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-20, 07:58:12 (47.188.188.128)
Schoeps dual-pattern condensers. $900 each, back in about 1980. Today, about $1,800. Each. .......
75: Inmate Central, "Extra Money"? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-20, 07:20:15 (47.188.188.128)
"What would you like to see the State do with that extra money?" Three comments: First, the State - or any government entity - doesn't have ANY money, other than what they take, by force, from the ta .......
76: Inmate Central, RE: I realize nothing is "free"... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-20, 06:58:10 (47.188.188.128)
A few years ago, I stayed at the downtown L.A. Sheraton for an AES convention. Parking was $25 or $30 per night! Between that and parking at the convention center, I was paying almost half of what the .......
77: Inmate Central, RE: Europe can't take the heat...they don't have A/C. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-20, 04:39:51 (47.188.188.128)
I've never understood why Europe doesn't have widespread AC. Between the rivers, mountains, reservoirs, nuclear power plants, you'd think they'd have electricity up the wazoo. And maybe they do, but s .......
78: Inmate Central, RE: Got our water bill (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-19, 15:54:20 (47.188.188.128)
THIS is part of what's wrong with government. Drought surcharges? City Utility Users Tax? Are you kidding me?!! .......
79: Inmate Central, RE: What do you think was happening in the eight years up to February 2022? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-19, 11:47:56 (47.188.188.128)
I don't know. All I know about international relations is that Mexico is being a traffic cop and sending millions of illegals into our coumtry, at our expense. And that pisses me off. Oh, wait, that's .......
80: Inmate Central, RE: All these Elensky supporters on this board who love Bill Kristol - ROTFLMAO! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-19, 11:28:52 (47.188.188.128)
To that, I will add Juan Williams on Fox News Sunday. Yet, inexplicably, these people get paid big bucks. Go figure. .......
81: Inmate Central, RE: Heat Dome!!!! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-19, 09:13:21 (47.188.188.128)
We're looking at possibly 110 here in Dallas today. I think that's as hot as it's ever been since I've lived here, although, back in 2011, it was over 100 for 40 days straight. Wisconsin was too cold .......
82: Inmate Central, RE: A simple question, then?... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-19, 06:39:49 (47.188.188.128)
One benefit of having an uninformed populace is that the politicians can say whatever they think will make people feel good. For example, "releasing one million barrels of crude per day". Wow, a MILLI .......
83: Inmate Central, RE: Kremlin agents are doing their best... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-18, 15:08:27 (47.188.188.128)
If NATO had a spine, this war would have been over months ago. Ukraine will be deservedly pissed off. It will take a long time and billions of dollars to be 'friends' again, when it could have been a .......
84: Inmate Central, RE: Ukraine......this doesn't sound good at all. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-18, 11:48:57 (47.188.188.128)
What pisses me off is why NATO and the U.S. haven't given the Russians their due. What are they afraid of? Fuck Russia and Putin. This is war. WAR! Who doesn't get that? Do we want Ukraine to be our f .......
85: Inmate Central, "Not Just Volunteers" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-18, 11:33:49 (47.188.188.128)
I would say that volunteers can be the best recruits. There are some who don't have another avenue to pursue, but there are others who are smart thinkers and have chosen that path. Sadly, my nephew, a .......
86: Inmate Central, RE: The New Deniers (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-18, 11:01:28 (47.188.188.128)
I haven't read the article, and I probably won't. "The Guardian"? Seriously? Might as well be the "Daily Koz" or "The Daily Beast" or the Huffington Post", etc. .......
87: Inmate Central, RE: Not much into snakes here. Wife would go nuts !! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-18, 10:52:49 (47.188.188.128)
I remember an old saying: "If red touches black, you're ok Jack. If red touches yellow, you're a dead fellow." I don't know if it's true or not. All I know is that, the first time I was in Florida, th .......
88: Inmate Central, RE: Pics (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-18, 09:19:45 (47.188.188.128)
Dude! I enlarged the pic, improved the resolution, enhanced the color contrast, and I'm tellin' ya what, that is one of the deadliest snakes in North America! Do not approach it. (Well, that is, if y .......
89: Inmate Central, RE: This will sound corney (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-18, 05:11:26 (47.188.188.128)
What ever happened to the morals and ethics of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s? The flower children of the 60s and 70s are now running the government and the schools. The "free love" of the 60s and 70s has be .......
90: Inmate Central, RE: I think he's just joking. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-17, 10:20:42 (47.188.188.128)
"thank goodness they broke up before they recorded a disco song." Hahahahaha! Weren't "The Beatles" a band, back about 50 years ago? .......
91: Inmate Central, RE: Russian defense minister orders units to step up Ukraine operations​ (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-17, 01:19:59 (47.188.188.128)
Thank you for your updates on the Russian assault on Ukraine. As I wrote here, back in March, this war could have been over in DAYS, if the EU and/or NATO had a spine. Long lines of Russian tanks wer .......
92: Inmate Central, RE: The last thing you see as your parachute fails to open... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-17, 00:48:01 (47.188.188.128)
Hahahahahahahaha! That was funny! .......
93: Inmate Central, RE: Fair and Balanced news today (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-16, 13:19:48 (47.188.188.128)
"I guess since only 1 person died DURING the siege that makes it OK." That's your guess/opinion, wrong as it is. In any case, the only person who died was an unarmed woman fatally shot by a Capitol po .......
94: Inmate Central, RE: According to BBC, they still haven't reached 14K civilians (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-16, 11:45:14 (47.188.188.128)
"The world is a violent and ugly place mainly due to our species. "{ Obviously, you haven't been watching enough National Geographic TV shows. There's a lot of uninhabited jungles and wilderness where .......
95: Inmate Central, RE: inflation has peaked... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-16, 07:31:01 (47.188.188.128)
Inflation, at least in developed countries, can only go on for so long. Once prices have reached a "maximum", they level off or maybe even decline. We're seeing that in gasoline prices right now. But .......
96: Inmate Central, RE: Baseball? Not so much (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-16, 07:21:04 (47.188.188.128)
As a kid, I went to a Milwaukee Braves game with my Grandpa. He was a baseball fan. I thought it was fun, what with the popcorn and hot dog - and I was with my Grandpa, whom I always liked. Fast forwa .......
97: Inmate Central, RE: very dry here as well... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-16, 06:43:36 (47.188.188.128)
Here in north Texas as well. It happens every few years or so. Back 2011, we had 40 straight days of 100+ temperatures. Then, in another year, we had four days of rain. But, that's the situation in no .......
98: Inmate Central, RE: Fair and Balanced news today (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-16, 06:08:04 (47.188.188.128)
Hahahahahaha! That's funny. In the spirit of biased reporting, I heard this on CBS "news" this morning, regarding the January 6th protest at the Capitol: "...the deadly siege...". While technically c .......
99: Inmate Central, RE: we met a celeb today (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-15, 17:04:39 (47.188.188.128)
Thanks for the great story. (Edit: And pics.) .......
100: Inmate Central, RE: Spot Silver Dropping (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-15, 16:38:54 (47.188.188.128)
I've got three 10 oz bars of silver. I bought them many years ago at about $5.50 an ounce, kind of just for the heck of it. Now, I just have to find where I put them. .......
101: Inmate Central, RE: CBS: Inflation hit 9.1% in June, highest rate in more than 40 years (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-15, 13:28:36 (47.188.188.128)
I've read the replies so far. As a student of human psychology, I'm always intrigued by how Progressives (liberals) and Lefties always give "their guy" a 'pass', but will denigrate their political opp .......
102: Inmate Central, RE: Redefining terms (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-15, 13:12:31 (47.188.188.128)
So, you don't have any useful argument? .......
103: Inmate Central, RE: My 82yo friend, who works here, smoked all his life (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-15, 12:48:26 (47.188.188.128)
My last trumpet mentor, Pierre Thibaud, the French trumpet virtuoso, was a "chain smoker". When he wasn't playing the heck out of the trumpet, he had a cigarette on his lips. He unfortunately died at .......
104: Inmate Central, RE: My 82yo friend, who works here, smoked all his life (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-15, 12:27:16 (47.188.188.128)
I remember a flight on Southwest Airlines. After take-off, as part of the flight attendant's sound system reminders, she said, "If you insist on smoking, you'll be asked to step outside". Hahahahaha! .......
105: Inmate Central, RE: Will you live to be 80? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-14, 20:06:23 (47.188.188.128)
On its face, it's clear that there is more going on than just "dollars spent on healthcare" when it comes to life longevity. Obesity, which causes all manner of health problems and which is rampant am .......
106: Inmate Central, Pilots (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-14, 16:27:15 (47.188.188.128)
Commercial airline pilots are required to retire at age 65. Why? Why not just give them a semi-annual complete physical exam and mental acuity test, starting at maybe age 55? And put them in a simulat .......
107: Inmate Central, RE: Super Moon Tonight - Get your Cameras ready (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-14, 15:47:49 (47.188.188.128)
I thought about setting up the camera, but didn't. What would be the point? A photo of a Full Moon is going to look like a photo of a Full Moon, regardless of how close or far it is. Take Stan2's phot .......
108: Inmate Central, "Daley". nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-11, 18:05:39 (47.188.188.128)
.......
109: Inmate Central, RE: Unplug you tube amp system! Plug in your high-efficiency class-d system! (at least in Texas) (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-11, 15:28:21 (47.188.188.128)
"extreme hot weather" Hello, ERCOT and PUC: It's July in Texas. .......
110: Inmate Central, RE: putin: "We haven't even started anything serious yet in Ukraine" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-08, 21:56:55 (47.188.188.128)
Some A-10 Warthogs and some AC-130 gunships, and this war could have been over in DAYS. But, nooooo. Meanwhile, how are things going in Iraq, Syria and Somalia? .......
111: Inmate Central, RE: Bad politics, good government, or heaven forbid, socialism? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-08, 21:38:16 (47.188.188.128)
He has great hair, is good-looking and speaks well. And that's what Americans want. Definitely Presidential material. :( .......
112: Inmate Central, RE: Everything I see is saying Russia is selling their oil at a discount. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-08, 21:11:31 (47.188.188.128)
Which reminds me, what are the selling prices for U.S. crude being sold by the government from the SPR? I don't see anything about that on ABC, CBS, FOX, or NBC. .......
113: Inmate Central, RE: putin: "We haven't even started anything serious yet in Ukraine" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-08, 14:36:44 (47.188.188.128)
Sadly, neither has NATO nor the EU nor the UN. Otherwise, this could have been over months ago, and many Ukrainian people would still be alive, enjoying life with their families. But NATO and the EU a .......
114: Inmate Central, RE: Fueling your personal vehicle is a "trivial" matter... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-07, 11:49:41 (47.188.188.128)
"And the funny part is the Republican party subsidizes these companies into the billions and billions on TOP of their record profits." I'm sorry, which Party controls both houses of Congress AND the P .......
115: General Asylum, Happy Birthday Doc Severinsen! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-07, 11:38:28 (47.188.188.128)
He's 95 today. Wow. .......
116: Inmate Central, RE: I merely read the story--from Reuters... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-06, 22:05:03 (47.188.188.128)
""It was my impression/assumption that the entire point of releasing oil from the SPR was to "stabilize" or reduce domestic fuel prices. Apparently, it was nothing more than a "feel-good" political ge .......
117: Inmate Central, RE: Ms Stan2 enjoying fireworks the other night (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-06, 21:31:05 (47.188.188.128)
Like Rod M, I, too, suspect that's illegal in the U.S. But, apparently not in Monterrey, Mexico. I remember the streets being littered with fireworks remnants after New Year's Eve for 2000. As long as .......
118: Inmate Central, Just Keeping It Real (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-06, 14:42:33 (47.188.188.128)
Why should I care? Will it lower my taxes? Will it lower gas prices? Will it lower inflation? Will it eliminate "Save Water" signs? Will it eliminate "Save Electricity" signs? He has his multi-million .......
119: Inmate Central, RE: July 5th was National Spam Day. Nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-06, 10:52:41 (47.188.188.128)
I keep a can of Spam Lite in the pantry, for those times when I want a thick slice of ham (preferably fried) for a sandwich. I like it more than "regular Spam" - less salty. .......
120: Inmate Central, Appearance (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-06, 08:43:41 (47.188.188.128)
The guy looks like a fine, upstanding member of the community. Don't you all agree? He's probably on the church council, goes to church every Sunday, volunteers his time to help fatherless children, .......
121: Inmate Central, Reducing Spam (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-06, 05:34:46 (47.188.188.128)
One effective way to reduce spam is to never include multiple people in your "To" entry. Send the message to yourself, and put everyone else in the "BCC". Otherwise, everyone gets on everyone else's " .......
122: Inmate Central, RE: Staring the Toothless Bear in the eyes (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-05, 10:48:10 (47.188.188.128)
"a few weeks later became a NATO member." It's not a member yet. Papers to sign, meetings to have, ... .......
123: Inmate Central, RE: gas too high in your town? try here: (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-04, 07:21:00 (47.188.188.128)
Venezuela? But, then, I'd have to go to Venezuela. ;) .......
124: Inmate Central, RE: You'll think twice about that assessment when... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-04, 07:09:09 (47.188.188.128)
I don't have any "extra" money to give to the government so they can give part of it to someone else and use the rest to pay employees to do so. Tax credits is just another way for the government to g .......
125: Inmate Central, RE: Toyota joins GM and Tesla... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-03, 15:59:11 (47.188.188.128)
Good. Handing out tax credits is just one way which shows that our government is taking too much money from the rest of us. .......
126: Inmate Central, 100 Days? How About the First Day? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-02, 23:04:19 (47.188.188.128)
THAT'S what's importatnt to know. .......
127: Inmate Central, RE: The next new economy (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-02, 22:24:48 (47.188.188.128)
"Presidential Executive Actions be limiited to Executive Department Functions..." Which reminds me, what exactly were the 26 executive orders that Biden had ready to sign on inauguration day? ::: TOPI .......
128: Inmate Central, RE: +1 NYT links are worthless due to paywall (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-02, 09:17:45 (47.188.188.128)
Let's review: It's the New York Times. Expect what you get. .......
129: Inmate Central, RE: Rent recently up 10% (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-02, 09:10:50 (47.188.188.128)
Ha! I don't know from where you get you numbers from. ;) My son's rent is up about 40 percent, in a college town. .......
130: Inmate Central, World Headquarters (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-02, 08:59:19 (47.188.188.128)
Ha! When I had my computer biz, that's what I called my home office, with branch offices in London, Zurich, and Tokyo. :) .......
131: Inmate Central, RE: As Yogi Berra would say ................. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-01, 21:57:03 (47.188.188.128)
Hello, CutThroat? Are you there? .......
132: Inmate Central, RE: Downtime, Saturday, July 2.... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-01, 21:28:21 (47.188.188.128)
"Above is a small row of racks in our vendor's cage. The facility is about the size of two football fields and is full of racks, many in private cages of varying sizes or their own rooms with separate .......
133: Inmate Central, RE: The next new economy (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-01, 19:22:05 (47.188.188.128)
I can't remember the last time I put money into a machine to vacuum my car. That's ancient history. I use a handheld battery-operated vacuum. "At the moment it seems the SCOTUS is ideologically bent o .......
134: Inmate Central, RE: Anyone buy Inflation Bonds ? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-01, 18:52:47 (47.188.188.128)
I can't imagine buying bonds in this monetary environment. .......
135: Inmate Central, RE: OMFG! The Strategic Oil Reserve is down to 497.9 million bbl ... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-01, 18:48:22 (47.188.188.128)
Data source? .......
136: Inmate Central, RE: As Yogi Berra would say ................. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-01, 18:44:43 (47.188.188.128)
Did he actually say that, or did you just make it up? .......
137: Inmate Central, RE: Your plot is out of date, we are below 500 and dropping (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-01, 13:55:37 (47.188.188.128)
Why do you duplicate your post title in your text? .......
138: Inmate Central, RE: Fear is the lifeblood of wingnuts. nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-01, 13:46:22 (47.188.188.128)
Yeah, Gayle King (6 million $ a year) on CBS is always telling us what we should worry about. .......
139: Inmate Central, RE: In fairness, nobody was crying as oil companies went broke... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-01, 08:36:25 (47.188.188.128)
"I always wonder why folks are happy with socialism when it bails out the rich and incompetent companies but get all pissed off if their money goes to actual people in need." Who was "happy"? Not me, .......
140: Inmate Central, RE: Unfortunately, there is no good news source available to an average American (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-07-01, 06:52:53 (47.188.188.128)
I sometimes watch DW, when I remember to turn it on (it's at 4 pm here). They're pretty good - not a lot of useless chatter. .......
141: Inmate Central, RE: When I die don't cry for me, don't bury me at all... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-30, 20:02:01 (47.188.188.128)
Those are great shots. Images of where you've been and what you've seen. Very nice. "...just scatter my ashes" For me, that's a bugger. I don't want to spend eternity in a hermetically-sealed box, nor .......
142: Inmate Central, RE: Turn off Fox (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-30, 16:15:33 (47.188.188.128)
Just as ABC, CBS, CNN and NBC. .......
143: Inmate Central, RE: Turn off Fox (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-30, 12:47:07 (47.188.188.128)
Ha! Fox News at least tells us what's going on, unlike ABC, CBS, CNN and NBC. "Just today Biden announced huge new weapons deliveries," Biden has no spine, other than solar/wind policy. Otherwise, the .......
144: Inmate Central, RE: "See how they run..." (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-30, 12:19:32 (47.188.188.128)
You always post positive info about Ukraine. But, over the weekend, I've seen the opposite on, for example, Fox News, where they say the Russians are making 'progress'. Your comments? .......
145: Inmate Central, Slogan Ideas (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-30, 11:56:48 (47.188.188.128)
"American Airlines. We're not reliable." "We're American Airlines. Pay more. Get less." "On Your Grocery Shelf. But probably not now." I've been working on this since February (2021). .......
146: Inmate Central, RE: Who decides if the US is in a recession? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-30, 11:40:30 (47.188.188.128)
Excellent point. And, someday, taxes will have to be raised in a feeble attempt to pay for it. .......
147: Inmate Central, RE: Who decides if the US is in a recession? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-30, 11:28:22 (47.188.188.128)
For many decades, that I know of, the definition of a recession is two consecutive quarters of negative 'growth'. We've had one quarter so far, and I'd guess that we're near the end of the second one. .......
148: Inmate Central, RE: Makes sense in Indiana... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-30, 08:06:57 (47.188.188.128)
Yet, you wrote this: "I can see climate-denying 'red' states taking a dim view of solar" Refer to my previous post. Please explain. .......
149: Inmate Central, RE: Haven't seen any 40-50 cent price drops around here... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-30, 07:39:09 (47.188.188.128)
I'm sure there are variations from one area to another. I just bought some gas (Regular, 87) yesterday at $4.69.9 at a Chevron station (on a major highway near me) where it had been $4.99.9. So, that .......
150: Inmate Central, RE: Makes sense in Indiana... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-30, 06:48:12 (47.188.188.128)
"I can see climate-denying 'red' states taking a dim view of solar" Who are you talking about?! I don't know anyone who denies that the climate is changing, and Texas is mostly a "red" state. ::: TOPI .......
151: Inmate Central, RE: Even easier here (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-29, 17:53:40 (47.188.188.128)
Hey, I drove through your neck of the woods just the other day. I related the/your tornado story to my 'kids'. I hope you're getting/putting it together in the aftermath. .......
152: Inmate Central, RE: Mostly guys working there, I'd imagine? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-29, 15:17:42 (47.188.188.128)
"Would you move to Houston?" Never. Between the Leftist politics, the humidity, and the traffic... no way, no how. Houston will, in its time, crumble just as Chicago and Detroit have. .......
153: Inmate Central, Gotta keep the wealthy landlords happy (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-29, 15:02:23 (47.188.188.128)
"Governor Newsom signed into CA law the rezoning of single family homes and allowing them to be converted to 4-plex." Heck, if I owned some single family homes and could convert them to multi-unit res .......
154: Inmate Central, Summer Driving 'Season' (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-29, 14:51:11 (47.188.188.128)
There is a lot of townsfolk vacation driving during the summertime - June, July, August. The prognosticators, whether in government or elsewhere, have told us that gasoline prices will remain high thr .......
155: Inmate Central, RE: Trending Independence Day Treat (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-29, 14:25:25 (47.188.188.128)
Hopefully, those are pickled red onions. Not sure about feta, but mozzarellawould be good. .......
156: Inmate Central, RE: If I had my way, I'd move every few years (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-19, 04:21:50 (47.188.188.128)
That's great if all of your stuff fits into a two bedroom apartment. ;) But once you've accumulated enough stuff to fill a 4 bedroom house and garage, it can be a daunting task. Which is why we've bee .......
157: Inmate Central, RE: Identical here. Weather guessers excited today as we have a 10% chance of rain, only chance next 10 daze^ (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-18, 17:56:22 (47.188.188.128)
Yeah, I'm going to have to run the sprinkler and soaker hoses tomorrow. .......
158: Inmate Central, RE: Cool !! Reminded me of ASCII art on old dot matrix printers (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-18, 13:55:43 (47.188.188.128)
Ha! I have TWO Epson dot matrix printers. An 850 and a 1050. Want one? I'll throw in a box of "computer paper" at no extra charge. FREE! Shipping $300. (Manual might be included.) (Tractor definitely .......
159: Inmate Central, "Developing" Nations (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-18, 10:59:57 (47.188.188.128)
Are those the same developing nations that there were 35 to 40 years ago? You know, when the investment gurus were telling us to invest in developing nations? Or, are they different developing nations .......
160: Inmate Central, RE: Lady Gaga craps on top of table..and it's amazingly (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-18, 07:33:02 (47.188.188.128)
Years ago, there was a shapely woman wearing fishnet stockings and very short shorts, playing craps at a casino in Vegas. So, being a guy, I moved closer. Turns out, it was Madonna. Pretty enough, but .......
161: Inmate Central, Eastern TN (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-18, 06:44:57 (47.188.188.128)
Our good buddy Doc Severinsen lives there. Which reminds me, he's got a birthday coming up soon. .......
162: Inmate Central, RE: Anywhere you wanted? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-18, 06:35:34 (47.188.188.128)
Martigny, Switzerland. Beautiful area, beautiful women. Great nightclubs. Easy access to Montreux (west) and Sion (east). .......
163: Inmate Central, RE: Grumble... grumble... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-18, 03:32:04 (47.188.188.128)
I don't understand the "rationale" of refusing to be vaccinated. .......
164: Inmate Central, Ha!... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-18, 03:00:25 (47.188.188.128)
"just how we've allowed our justices to be trained by special interests to interpret it." Tell that to SodaMyEar. Or Justice Cackle. Can all y'all say "special interests"? Yeah, this whole "appointed .......
165: Inmate Central, RE: I thought it was Putin's, I mean Memorial Day, I mean Inflation, I mean .... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-18, 02:41:17 (47.188.188.128)
At least we know that Biden had nothing, zero, nada, to do with it. I'll be coming through your neck of the woods in a few weeks on my way to The People's Republic of Madison, Wisconsin. I'll wave and .......
166: Inmate Central, RE: The American public is asleep. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-17, 16:14:41 (47.188.188.128)
"Doesn't care. Can't be bothered. Doesn't want to know. Easily divided, always has been easily divided. Keeps us occupied while our pockets are picked." I was with you to there. The rest, not so much. .......
167: Inmate Central, RE: How hot is it? 98 in NW DC (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-17, 15:33:03 (47.188.188.128)
Yeah, there's been some kind of a dome sitting over the mid/eastern U.S. this past week. It's been 100-105 in Dallas lately. Off hand, I can't think of what the weather people call it, but there's a n .......
168: Inmate Central, RE: Last night, apparently, was peak lightning bug... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-17, 12:25:45 (47.188.188.128)
EXCELLENT shots!!! .......
169: Inmate Central, TY (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-17, 12:16:42 (47.188.188.128)
The last time I even saw one was at Fantasy Studios in Beserkeley. They also had a minty Studer two-track A-80 which I would have liked to score. Those were the days... .......
170: Inmate Central, Seriously? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-17, 09:00:15 (47.188.188.128)
Sysco, the food service company, just ordered 800 of the new Freightliner eCascadia. "eCascadia"?! This is a joke, right? .......
171: Inmate Central, RE: I wonder if the % of Neanderthal DNA has changed in our DNA in 250 years or so? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-17, 08:16:08 (47.188.188.128)
"the Manchurian Candidate was a movie" You could have and should have stopped right there. I prefer to live in reality. Whatever the Founders were thinking when they wrote the U.S. Constitution is sti .......
172: Inmate Central, Ah, To Be 20 and Wise Again (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-17, 01:40:28 (47.188.188.128)
Fortunately, I ran into Bob Minor, John Curl, John Meyer, Pierre Thibaud and Rainer Boesch, and, as a result, my brain grew. And, there was this girl who liked to have sex with multiple guys. Real guy .......
173: Inmate Central, RE: anybody know what it costs for an electric18wheeler cab vs a diesel ? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-17, 01:19:22 (47.188.188.128)
But, it would be "green". .......
174: Inmate Central, RE: Constitutional Convention? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-17, 01:02:58 (47.188.188.128)
Wow, what happened while I was having a nap?! It's almost 3 AM, and wake up to a thread about a 'Constitutional Convention'? Are you okay, PictureGuy? "Some of the revisions may need to be looked at," .......
175: Inmate Central, RE: Anybody up for a thousand dollar Bugatti? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-16, 15:20:51 (47.188.188.128)
One of the problems with motorcycles is rain. .......
176: Inmate Central, RE: "It'd be great to have a nice Ampex ATR-102," Now you are talking! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-16, 15:07:45 (47.188.188.128)
Going WAAAY out on a limb here (don't tell my wife!)... How much would you want for a nice/working one? (Since you have two!) .......
177: Inmate Central, RE: And speaking philosophically, on the subject of mancaves... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-16, 12:36:01 (47.188.188.128)
Hahaha! That's funny. I'm down to ONE, count 'em, one, tape deck. A Revox A77 MkIV. And four microphones: Two Schoeps and two Altecs. It'd be great to have a nice Ampex ATR-102, but I really don't nee .......
178: Inmate Central, RE: Pappy duty. Watching the grandkids. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-16, 11:52:23 (47.188.188.128)
Got any model cars in the works? After seeing yours, I'm almost ashamed to post pics of mine. .......
179: Inmate Central, RE: I'm human (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-16, 11:49:08 (47.188.188.128)
"several musicians," Ah! That explains your problem. ;) My wife's Mom told her not to marry a musician, even though she is married to a trombone player. Maybe she learned over the years. Anyway, so I .......
180: Inmate Central, RE: Ever participate in a "provisional" or "aborted" landing? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-16, 07:37:13 (47.188.188.128)
As an acoustical consultant, I used to do a LOT of flying on Southwest Airlines. What a fun airline it was: ("If you insist on smoking, you'll be asked to step outside." Hahahaha!) Anyway, one time fl .......
181: Inmate Central, RE: It's a bit more complicated.... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-16, 04:51:28 (47.188.188.128)
There, that's more like it! Thanks. .......
182: Inmate Central, RE: French are getting gas (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-15, 21:03:34 (47.188.188.128)
"I've been told that asparagus and brocolli will do that, too" There's probably a government/taxpayer grant to "study" that. .......
183: Inmate Central, RE: It's a bit more complicated.... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-15, 20:55:25 (47.188.188.128)
"Our numbers don't lie - 96.5% of over 16yos are at least 1 x vaxed, so the 3.5% of over 16s who are unvaxed probably make up 50% of hospitalisations and deaths. Yes, they are surely old, with comorbi .......
184: Inmate Central, RE: What does cronyism have to do with decades of neglect? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-15, 20:24:29 (47.188.188.128)
Clearly, you didn't read my previous post or look at the links. .......
185: Inmate Central, RE: Does anybody know the answer to this question about some fruits/veggies? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-15, 20:19:04 (47.188.188.128)
Ok, two "C"s and one "L". Now I know. Anyway, apparently (two "P"s and one "R"), you're shopping at the wrong store. I can get broccoli at our local Walmart any day. .......
186: Inmate Central, RE: Inmate asylum .... family oriented unless it differs from the censor's political view (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-15, 20:08:25 (47.188.188.128)
Just my observation, I don't think it's Rod who does that sort of thing. Maybe ask The Bored. .......
187: Inmate Central, RE: FED raise of .75% (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-15, 20:02:01 (47.188.188.128)
As a privately owned banking entity, the "Fed" has a right to make money, too. If General Mills can raise the price of cereal, and Chevron raise the price of gasoline, why shouldn't the "Fed" be allow .......
188: Inmate Central, What Ever Happened to All Those Test Kits? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-15, 19:47:03 (47.188.188.128)
The millions that the Biden administration bought and were going to be distributed across the nation? I didn't receive any, and that "news" story line has disappeared. .......
189: Inmate Central, RE: Are you trying to get this thread deleted? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-15, 19:35:27 (47.188.188.128)
Here you go: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3684/text https://www.investopedia.com/here-s-what-s-in-the-usd1-trillion-infrastructure-bill-passed-by-the-senate-5196817 ::: TOP .......
190: Inmate Central, RE: Are you trying to get this thread deleted? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-15, 18:28:12 (47.188.188.128)
There's nothing "right-wing" about it. Biden and the Democrat-controlled Congress wanted to spend trillions of taxpayer dollars on "infrastructure". Have I got that right? You brought it up, I'm just .......
191: Inmate Central, RE: Puzzle of the day! World chess champion Anand just played Qd3-b5. Black to play and win. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-15, 16:21:25 (47.188.188.128)
Chess is a great game! I love it. Years ago, a friend and I would play several games, several times a week (when he was supposed to be on his route, shhh). I have a "Chess Challenger" electronic board .......
192: Inmate Central, Fret Not! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-15, 11:40:07 (47.188.188.128)
Joe Biden and the Democrat-controlled Congress have got it covered. No worries. .......
193: Inmate Central, 1941 Olds (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-15, 07:33:50 (47.188.188.128)
So, the car pictured isn't his? .......
194: Inmate Central, RE: It's National Bourbon Day! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-15, 07:28:42 (47.188.188.128)
Why drink bourbon when you can drink Scotch or tequila (in most states, but not on Sunday)? .......
195: Inmate Central, RE: Surging here (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-15, 07:23:18 (47.188.188.128)
I still don't "get" the anti-vax mentality. What are they afraid of? .......
196: Inmate Central, RE: Dramatic progress on the "monkeypox" outbreak... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-15, 07:16:10 (47.188.188.128)
"I sincerely doubt than anyone infected is going to feel any better, but at least the monkeys won't be "offended" anymore." Ha! Do monkeys know that they're monkeys? Just an idle question. Anyway, twe .......
197: Inmate Central, It Never Went Away (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-15, 06:14:01 (47.188.188.128)
Yet, most people in the U.S. don't wear masks. (I do.) And, I heard on the "news" just a week or two ago that there still are about 100,000 new cases PER DAY in the U.S. But, remember, it's election s .......
198: Inmate Central, But, wait... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-14, 20:59:06 (47.188.188.128)
Isn't it a "global market"? .......
199: Inmate Central, RE: French are getting gas (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-14, 20:40:51 (47.188.188.128)
I eat both on a 'regular' basis (much more asparagus than brocolli, though), and have plenty of gas, especially at 2 - 4 AM, when I'm usually completely relaxed, and it just 'happens'. On the other ha .......
200: Inmate Central, RE: French are getting gas (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-14, 20:20:02 (47.188.188.128)
I don't know this for sure, but I've been told that asparagus and brocolli will do that, too. .......
201: Inmate Central, RE: Absolutely. I have been a Conservationist my whole life! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-14, 15:56:46 (47.188.188.128)
As a kid, my Dad would take me to a farm where they would slaughter cows for meat, and we'd get a quarter-cow, which would last us until the next year. We had hamburger and steaks for a year. I actual .......
202: Inmate Central, RE: I'm 67. Everything is paid for and I've saved enough I have no worries. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-14, 13:43:01 (47.188.188.128)
"I'm way past buying more and more shit in pursuit of some shallow definition of happiness. " Now, you're onto a different topic. "shallow definition of happiness." Excellent microphones are not chea .......
203: Inmate Central, RE: Any hunters, here? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-14, 13:33:51 (47.188.188.128)
"obviously, don't fire back." Really? Yet another gun control thread. Eye-yie-yie. .......
204: Inmate Central, RE: If we had to cut our food budget by 25%... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-14, 13:20:52 (47.188.188.128)
"Seniors here in Santa Fe are not in need of 'discounts'." Ha! I've been to Santa Fe a few times. Taught some computer classes there for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Highway Dept. So, just fyi .......
205: Inmate Central, RE: Thinking about money lessens my quality of life. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-14, 13:03:37 (47.188.188.128)
Koombaiya. Except that, when you "get up there in years", you'll wish you have money, 'cause that's what'll pay your bills and allow you to do fun stuff without income from a job. Well, unless you'll .......
206: Inmate Central, RE: Flag day! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-14, 12:40:17 (47.188.188.128)
Thanks for the reminder. I saw it on my calendar a couple days ago, and then forgot about it, since it's not a major holiday (when government employees and banks get the day off). After reading your p .......
207: Inmate Central, RE: I have a good example why (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-14, 09:46:46 (47.188.188.128)
There's an old saying: Buy low, sell high. People who are selling when the market is down are doing the wrong thing. They should be buying. One of the problems is panic selling - people think they're .......
208: Inmate Central, Or... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-14, 08:28:25 (47.188.188.128)
"This is a big fucking deal." - Joe Biden, when Vice President, on camera, DURING the ObamaCare signing CEREMONY. .......
209: Inmate Central, RE: Did Mary Kay stop giving Cadillacs? (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-14, 07:02:48 (47.188.188.128)
Mary Kay Ash is no longer with us, and neither is her pink mansion. .......
210: Inmate Central, RE: Guns, guns, we need more guns! Why only teachers? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-13, 17:00:34 (47.188.188.128)
"Face it, nothing's gonna be fixed until every man/woman in the country carries a gun at all times everywhere." I disagree. .......
211: Inmate Central, RE: Nah. More like we all need to practice civility. n/t (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-13, 15:32:12 (47.188.188.128)
Ah, "civility". Now, THERE's a concept! To that, I'll add GOOD PARENTING! Guns aren't the problem, poorly raised people are the problem. If people would quit dancing around the issue, we could make so .......
212: Inmate Central, RE: If everyone of us simply drove 10% less, the effect would be staggering. nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-13, 12:47:10 (47.188.188.128)
The problem is that not every one of us will do that, nor can we. There are a LOT of vehicles on the planet, and they're not all cars. Lots of trucks, lots of airplanes, lots of ships, lots of trains .......
213: Inmate Central, RE: Winter is coming (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-13, 12:03:35 (47.188.188.128)
"Most info coming out of the region is highly suspect regardless of source." Etc. As Cut-Throat asked of another poster in this thread: What is your source? .......
214: Inmate Central, RE: Armed Teachers? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-11, 15:20:43 (47.188.188.128)
Interesting question. When I was a kid, that wasn't even a question. How has "parenting" changed over the years, and, why? .......
215: Inmate Central, RE: On a more serious note--dealing with ageing parents... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-11, 09:36:33 (47.188.188.128)
93 is seriously getting "up there", but 86 is another story, if she's in good health. If your Dad is all for it, you've got an allie, and he's in the best position to talk with your Mom. (This is assu .......
216: Inmate Central, RE: maybe In Search of the Lost Chord /nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-11, 05:02:17 (47.188.188.128)
Wow. 1968 was a long time ago! Ride, ride my seesaw... I'll have to play that today! .......
217: Inmate Central, RE: Illegal Immigration (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-10, 19:36:37 (47.188.188.128)
Just so we're all clear and on the same page, there are three ways to legally enter the United States: One: You are a U.S. citizen, or resident alien, and have a U.S. passport. Two: You have a "green .......
218: Inmate Central, RE: The Keystone? Seems to send more people into a tizzy than a gallstone. : ) Increase global production by 1%. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-10, 07:23:49 (47.188.188.128)
In 2020, everything was President Trump's fault. In 2022, nothing is President Biden's fault. Huh. .......
219: Inmate Central, RE: "Knee high by the 4th of July"... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-10, 06:59:07 (47.188.188.128)
Ha! Having grown up in Wisconsin (which used to be under a glacier, until Man messed up the planet about 10 to 12 thousand years ago), I've heard that saying since I was a kid. As a kid, my parents h .......
220: Inmate Central, RE: You got me all wrong. I closely follow forum rules and do not post about religion or politics. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-09, 21:19:35 (47.188.188.128)
"like some folks here" For example? .......
221: Inmate Central, To claim that releasing one million gallons of oil per day would lower gas prices, (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-09, 20:47:15 (47.188.188.128)
is another crock of bullshit from Biden. .......
222: Inmate Central, RE: Wow, I thought you were too smart to believe that Keystone bs. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-09, 20:30:30 (47.188.188.128)
"Perception is reality" Ha!! I said those exact words to my then-girlfriend, now wife, some decades ago. .......
223: Inmate Central, RE: M&M Mars Factory: 2 People Fall into Chocolate Tank!!! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-09, 20:19:12 (47.188.188.128)
That could have been fatal. Fortunately, according to your TMZ link, they're ok. It reminds me of shoveling scrap wood into "the hogger" at the furniture factory back in the day. I'm sure glad I didn' .......
224: Inmate Central, Record High Gasoline Prices Should Not Be Politicized (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-09, 16:13:24 (47.188.188.128)
Or not. .......
225: Inmate Central, RE: Not meaning to brag (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-09, 15:55:51 (47.188.188.128)
"anything you want can be gotten on the internet. I hear that you can even get a real college degree." Hahahahaha! Thanks. .......
226: Inmate Central, RE: LIV golf (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-09, 14:47:54 (47.188.188.128)
No way. You're jusr making that up. .......
227: Inmate Central, RE: Undivided (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-09, 13:30:06 (47.188.188.128)
Ya HAD to say "Undivided". That song was out of my head DECADES AGO. No soup for you! ;) .......
228: Inmate Central, RE: It's gotta stop... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-09, 09:28:51 (47.188.188.128)
"I think it would be better to work to make the countries they come from better places so they do not want to leave to begin with. How exactly that can be done is beyond my level of concern. Elected o .......
229: Inmate Central, RE: PGA Tour Suspends LIV Golfers (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-09, 09:15:52 (47.188.188.128)
What's an LIV Golfer? Is it like me, Living In Virtual golf, where I nail almost every hole? .......
230: Inmate Central, RE: Just keeps killing it !!! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-09, 08:59:35 (47.188.188.128)
I've read the replies so far, and I'll just say this: When President Trump was in office, the Lefties couldn't say anything good about him, and everything was his fault. Now, with President Biden in o .......
231: Inmate Central, RE: You guys out west are gonna roast. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-09, 08:41:44 (47.188.188.128)
The warm air will be in north Texas in a day or two, and will stay around for several days. Friday through Tuesday are looking pretty hot. Hopefully, my wife, and the women at the grocery store, will .......
232: Inmate Central, RE: Gotta be young and resilient for that kind of work. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-09, 08:33:40 (47.188.188.128)
No, gotta be naive. With any luck, she'll make enough money to cover her future physical therapy expenses. (If she survives long enough.) .......
233: Inmate Central, RE: Rule of law? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-09, 08:21:47 (47.188.188.128)
"Immigrants are the reason... " What on Earth are you talking about?!! Are you talking about legal immigrants, or illegal immigrants. Or, as the media likes to call them, "migrants". Please be specifi .......
234: Inmate Central, RE: She has to jump (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-09, 08:11:03 (47.188.188.128)
It's a variation on doing a motorcycle wheelie on a six lane highway at 100 mph. People in that age range often do stupid things, and often die young. That's their choice. Hopefully, they don't injure .......
235: Inmate Central, RE: Yes, humans contribute... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-09, 07:36:32 (47.188.188.128)
"Yes, humans contribute..." Aye, there's the rub!! There are people (some would call them fanatics or zealots or activists or lemmings) who believe the propaganda that Man is THE cause. They prefer to .......
236: Inmate Central, RE: You don't have freedom in the US (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-08, 20:44:48 (47.188.188.128)
"The US constitution like a religious text can be interpreted and mangled anyway the majority (like the current right-wing religious batcrap crazy Supreme Court) wants to interpret it." Or, left-wing .......
237: Inmate Central, RE: For Christ's sake (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-08, 20:35:27 (47.188.188.128)
That is one of the most bone-headed, dumbass posts here in a long time. Now, let's see your similar post about Democrats. It shouldn't be hard to do. .......
238: Inmate Central, RE: Has Inflation peaked? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-08, 15:12:40 (47.188.188.128)
I can't recall any time when raising interest rates was proveably responsible for reducing inflation. This is going back to the Jimmy Carter era in the 1970s. Raising interest rates for loans on, for .......
239: Inmate Central, RE: if people could only pay attention (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-08, 13:19:12 (47.188.188.128)
"If people could only pay attention" I'll modify that: If people WOULD pay attention. Many do, but many don't. Many people are too busy doing other things while they're driving. Looking at their cell .......
240: Inmate Central, RE: An Interesting Essay On Ukraine (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-07, 14:12:02 (47.188.188.128)
"There's nothing important in what second rate whatever-he-is" That's pretty much what my observation is of people posting on Internet forums. Yet, I like to read what the Lefties and Righties have to .......
241: Inmate Central, Vertigo (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-07, 13:21:43 (47.188.188.128)
Then, you might not enjoy driving the Autoroute from Monaco to Pisa. .......
242: Inmate Central, RE: Maybe peripherally. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-07, 13:01:17 (47.188.188.128)
"If we drove cars we need instead of cars we want, we'd not only be paying less for gas, we'd have a much easier time handling temporary spikes " This is the second major "temporary spike" we've had i .......
243: Inmate Central, RE: But the government actually turned a profit on the bailouts (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-07, 12:28:04 (47.188.188.128)
So, where is my bailout dividend check? .......
244: Inmate Central, RE: Oh, lord, won't you recall my Mercedes Benz? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-07, 12:07:51 (47.188.188.128)
There's a Janis Joplin song in there somewhere. .......
245: Inmate Central, In Reply To NT (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-07, 08:43:18 (47.188.188.128)
It would have been nice and professional of you to expand on your statement. .......
246: Inmate Central, Sexual responsibility?! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-07, 08:26:28 (47.188.188.128)
Ha! That's funny. Every plant, animal, fish, bacteria and virus procreates whenever they can. Humans are the ONLY species which attempt to limit procreation. But, yes, "responsibility", as a social co .......
247: Inmate Central, RE: Oh no! Has Inflation peaked? Some will lose their reason for living? : ) (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-07, 08:03:54 (47.188.188.128)
From the lead of the article: "Three of the key supply-side factors driving today's global inflation levels have already turned around, meaning relief could be on the horizon for shoppers worldwide." .......
248: Inmate Central, Blame Yourself?! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-07, 07:34:47 (47.188.188.128)
It's too bad that some people on this forum get "an attitude" toward others here, and then psychologically use that attitude to filter their posts through. You don't agree with "my ideology" or "my po .......
249: Inmate Central, RE: If you think we're a divided nation now (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-07, 04:18:49 (47.188.188.128)
"TOO MANY PEOPLE on the entire planet..." Remember that fully one-third of the planet's people live in just two countries: China and India. And much of the continent of Africa is way over-populated, g .......
250: Inmate Central, Speaking of government subsidies (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-07, 03:57:12 (47.188.188.128)
GM and Chrysler would be IN the ground by now if the taxpayers hadn't been required to bail them out. Remember that? Have you gotten your dividend check yet? .......
251: Inmate Central, RE: Not so sure about that (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-07, 03:27:14 (47.188.188.128)
"Pretty sure forces that oppose the current administration aren't above rising gas prices high as possible in order to get their people in office next cycle." Given the current overall high inflation, .......
252: Inmate Central, RE: Just keeps killing it !!! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-06, 20:01:52 (47.188.188.128)
Two things: One, the mid-term election is still several months away, so there's still time for politicians to pull a rabbit out of a hat. Two, by September, most "America's Got Talent"/"The View"/"Th .......
253: Inmate Central, RE: Who could forget... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-06, 12:34:25 (47.188.188.128)
I don't "remember" D-Day, since I wasn't even born yet. But, I went to a very good school district, so we learned a good amount about it. Thanks for the reminder of the date. .......
254: Inmate Central, RE: Firearm purchase waiting period? Again and again....... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-04, 13:53:17 (47.188.188.128)
"Is there a waiting period in some states?" It's easy to look it up. Google is your friend. .......
255: Inmate Central, SF (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-04, 13:35:02 (47.188.188.128)
My buddy John C. and I drove through SF, and took a wrong turn. Homeless people, more than an hour to get over the Golden Gate Bridge. But at least I got to see Haight/Ashbury! .......
256: Inmate Central, RE: Somebody hasn't done their math (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-04, 09:28:14 (47.188.188.128)
Yet another reason for nuclear power plants. ") .......
257: Inmate Central, Weehawken?! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-04, 05:16:57 (47.188.188.128)
Seriously? Is there actually a town named Weehawken? That's almost as bad as Wauwatosa. .......
258: Inmate Central, RE: Good for him (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-04, 04:53:22 (47.188.188.128)
Hey, what happened to my reply?! That was a good line! And he had a nice crease in his pantlegs. Somebody got a burr under their saddle? .......
259: Inmate Central, RE: Pipelines a plenty (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-04, 04:40:07 (47.188.188.128)
And if they put a faucet somewhere in California, the revenue from California could cover the cost for the whole thing! .......
260: Inmate Central, According to multiple statistics, (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-03, 14:32:54 (47.188.188.128)
"According to multiple statistics," For example? .......
261: Inmate Central, RE: The Daily Mail has 'mastered the art of running stories that aren't true', (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-03, 14:27:22 (47.188.188.128)
"worse than Fox OAN or Newsmax. " I guess we know where your political mind is. .......
262: Inmate Central, RE: You mean... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-03, 14:05:14 (47.188.188.128)
"like Police, Fire, EMS, National Guard? Or who???" Ha! That's funny. The U.S. Government doesn't have police, fire, or EMS. Those are municipal and county functions. And, if I remember correctly, the .......
263: Inmate Central, RE: New variation on an old joke (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-03, 07:39:00 (47.188.188.128)
Ha! That's funny, even though it's not funny, yet still funny. .......
264: Inmate Central, RE: you've got a firm grasp of the obvious (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-03, 07:26:50 (47.188.188.128)
"I wish that crazy little fucker would've won." He didn't have a chance, and he knew it. Nice guy, though. No need to call him a "crazy little fucker" - it doesn't look good on your resume. When you m .......
265: Inmate Central, RE: Musk wants to cut 10 percent of Tesla work force (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-03, 07:09:15 (47.188.188.128)
That's a realistic goal. The U.S. government could fire at least ten percent of it's employees, and never miss them. .......
266: Inmate Central, RE: A global shift in trade (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-03, 04:56:00 (47.188.188.128)
"some lasting changes in supply chains" Supply chains? What supply chains? We don't got no stinkin' supply chains! We are the Federalies! .......
267: Inmate Central, RE: Caption this . . . (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-03, 04:45:56 (47.188.188.128)
You will give me your money, and you will smile while doing it. Is that understood? .......
268: Inmate Central, RE: I've got an iron in that fire (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-02, 23:06:40 (47.188.188.128)
Great family story/history! My BIL was a Ranger. You or someone needs to tell me what "foo gas" is. .......
269: Inmate Central, RE: Yes they can... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-02, 20:32:40 (47.188.188.128)
"The OKC bombing (the largest act of terrorism on US soil prior to 9/11) involved no guns." I remember it well. I was teaching a Lotus 1-2-3 class at the FEDERAL BUILDING in downtown Dallas that day. .......
270: Inmate Central, RE: bearsies (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-02, 20:19:58 (47.188.188.128)
Bears eat oats, and does eat oats, and little lambs... There's an earworm for ya. ;) .......
271: Inmate Central, RE: Who doesn't get that? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-02, 20:02:49 (47.188.188.128)
Absolutely! To that, I will add, an irrational person with anything in their hand, even just a soda bottle, can be a deadly threat. Back on point: The problem is irrational people, not guns. ::: TOPIC .......
272: Inmate Central, RE: A common quandary. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-02, 13:39:33 (47.188.188.128)
Excellent and useful post. Regarding 'barker', that's generally a 'socializing' issue, which is an owner issue. Training owners is harder than training dogs. .......
273: Inmate Central, RE: "Everything is terrible, but I'm fine" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-02, 12:43:52 (47.188.188.128)
$400?! Seriously? I remember back in about 1984, we thought we'd be good if we had $600 to buy airline tickets to go "home" if we needed to. That was 35+ years ago! $400?! In 2022? If someone doesn't .......
274: Inmate Central, I Want a Dog (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-02, 09:50:48 (47.188.188.128)
Preferably a German Shepherd or a Lab. But my wife is averse to the idea. All she thinks about is the cost of dog food, cleaning up the yard poop, cleaning the furniture, etc. All I think about is ha .......
275: Inmate Central, RE: What exactly do you mean by that? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-02, 09:31:38 (47.188.188.128)
Firstly, I wouldn't call you 'stupid'. But I do think your position is wrong. Guns aren't the problem. Irrational/nutjob/frustrated people are the problem. .......
276: Inmate Central, RE: banning particular firearms. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-02, 06:52:39 (47.188.188.128)
Seriously?! With all the bullshit here, I'm banned again?! .......
277: Inmate Central, RE: More Idiocy (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-02, 06:23:22 (47.188.188.128)
I disagree. Every school has a 'counselor'. Even way back in the olden days, we had a high school counselor. (I even dated his daughter.) They are the people who should be completely on top of potenti .......
278: Inmate Central, More Idiocy (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-02, 04:53:45 (47.188.188.128)
Guns aren't the problem. Irrational PEOPLE are the problem. Who doesn't get that? .......
279: Inmate Central, RE: Yet, you were the ones who used the Atomic weapon (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-02, 00:52:53 (47.188.188.128)
Let's review. You're Serbian, and you hate the United States of America. Yet, you live in the United States of America. Have I got that right? .......
280: Inmate Central, RE: What exactly do you mean by that? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-02, 00:12:12 (47.188.188.128)
"An unarmed population is much easier to control." "What exactly do you mean by that?" It seems to be fairly obvious. Unless your native language isn't English, or your IQ is below 90. .......
281: Inmate Central, RE: I've got an iron in that fire (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-01, 23:59:54 (47.188.188.128)
I hope they like being in the military, and that they come home unscathed and live a long and happy life. .......
282: Inmate Central, RE: Anyone here want to speculate on hypothetical death as entertainment? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-01, 17:29:13 (47.188.188.128)
My nephew was killed in Afghanistan in 2016. For what? .......
283: Inmate Central, RE: In news crucial to the survival of Earth.......Depp wins. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-01, 17:07:29 (47.188.188.128)
"In news crucial to the survival of Earth" Ha! Excellent headline. The "news" media people spends too much of their waking hours on this crap. Whether Depp won or lost did not affect my life one iota. .......
284: Inmate Central, "Here" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-01, 15:29:41 (47.188.188.128)
8,000 miles away? On a different continent? What are you smoking? .......
285: Inmate Central, RE: Anybody here live in a gated community with security guards? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-01, 15:22:29 (47.188.188.128)
I used to, but the U.S. southern border has been wide open for years. Ha! Get it? .......
286: Inmate Central, One Might Think... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-01, 12:18:16 (47.188.188.128)
That a guy who has several billion dollars might have a clue more than jdaniel. .......
287: Inmate Central, RE: I like the people and the country, the State, no so much (nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-01, 11:58:15 (47.188.188.128)
Cue the adagio violins. Hypocrite. (Thanks for the term, Musetap!) .......
288: Inmate Central, RE: If you can't trust Tim Horton, who can you trust? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-01, 11:51:50 (47.188.188.128)
Who cares what TH does or says? He's a TV personality, that's all. I don't do "apps" like that. Nor should you - just sayin'. .......
289: Inmate Central, RE: Here (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-01, 11:39:01 (47.188.188.128)
Trump set the date. Biden botched its execution. Try to pay attention. .......
290: Inmate Central, RE: I served my country in the time of peace (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-01, 11:05:20 (47.188.188.128)
Just asking: You talk about your homeland as if it is some wonderful place. I'm sure it's a lovely country and the people and the food are great. But,... You denigrate the United States, and yet, acco .......
291: Inmate Central, RE: A few guesses (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-01, 10:44:16 (47.188.188.128)
Good point. But, as always, I'm a problem solver. Phone app enable it. "Your pizza will be ready in 14 minutes and 38 seconds, at kiosk number 5. Thank you for your order." .......
292: Inmate Central, Volunteering (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-06-01, 10:20:42 (47.188.188.128)
Yeah, I know about volunteering. While in college, I was a volunteer track and field coach at a local high school (in jr. high and high school, I ran hurdles, 100 yd, and quarter-mile). I also gave fr .......
293: Inmate Central, RE: I served on the School Committee in Harvard MA for seven years (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-31, 20:33:27 (47.188.188.128)
Good for you!! The highest office I've had was the Band Board President at my kid's middle school. That was fun. .......
294: Inmate Central, Data (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-31, 16:10:57 (47.188.188.128)
"Data clearly shows that "good guys with guns" doesn't work." Source? ;) .......
295: Inmate Central, RE: certificate of deposit to you... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-31, 16:03:22 (47.188.188.128)
Ok. So, you're guaranteed to lose four percent as a result of inflation, and then another percentage after taxes, right? How to make a small fortune in selling hifi gear: Start with a large fortune. : .......
296: Inmate Central, RE: welcome to the Hotel Inflation... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-31, 15:37:28 (47.188.188.128)
What is a GIC? Don't tell us that it's a Government Insured whatever. .......
297: Inmate Central, RE: Here Here (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-31, 15:23:02 (47.188.188.128)
There are so many things wrong with those comments, beginning with: "mitigate the impact" For the record, I didn't vote for any of those knuckleheads. .......
298: Inmate Central, RE: WSJ: EU oil embargo will cover 90% of Russian imports, phased-in over several months (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-31, 10:35:10 (47.188.188.128)
Yawn. Who was it that, several months ago, wrote right here on this forum, that weapons and support should be done in DAYS, not weeks or months. Yet, here we are in almost June. The politicians don't .......
299: Inmate Central, I'd Run For City Council or School District Board (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-31, 07:19:56 (47.188.188.128)
But, then I'd have to go to meetings every week, whether public or 'working sessions'. And there's never any contentious arguments there that I can't find right here. So, in my view, a person has to ' .......
300: Inmate Central, GasolineTaxes (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-31, 06:54:40 (47.188.188.128)
The knee-jerk reaction might be: Well, who didn't see that coming? On the other hand, doesn't the State also have a tax on electricity usage? I don't know - I just pay my taxes and meddle along. All I .......
301: Inmate Central, RE: What's The Situation With Gasoline Prices Where You Are? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-31, 06:21:56 (47.188.188.128)
Wow. I've read the replies so far, and there are some seriously insanely high prices out there! Seven dollars a gallon?! That's nuts. And I thought $4.29 (here) was nuts. I was planning to go see my b .......
302: Inmate Central, What's The Situation With Gasoline Prices Where You Are? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-30, 21:37:54 (47.188.188.128)
Are prices higher or lower or the same than a couple of months ago? .......
303: Inmate Central, Blah, blah, blah (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-30, 21:05:25 (47.188.188.128)
Whatever "culture", the OP bjh has decided that 57 replies to his non-sensical thread doesn't deserve a reply. As I wrote in my previous post, just another... Can you say 'troll'? .......
304: Inmate Central, RE: I did not serve, i just play taps. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-30, 15:27:04 (47.188.188.128)
Almost right there with you, except that I don't play at 'events', just at home with the windows open on Memorial Day. And more personally (with the windows closed), on the day my nephew was killed in .......
305: Inmate Central, RE: There's no justifying Serbian ethnic cleansing/genocide. Period. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-30, 13:57:22 (47.188.188.128)
"Have no clue what your source is for that line about three presidents." It's typical - actually the norm - on this forum for people to cite "facts" without citing sources. Surely, you know that. What .......
306: Whiner's Woad, RE: Might as well make it 18. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-29, 12:01:14 (47.188.188.128)
Don't forget his plan to reduce "prices at the pump" by drawing down our strategic oil reserves (which will need to be replaced at higher prices). How's that plan working out so far? .......
307: Inmate Central, RE: Gun Culture - Who seriously says to themselves ... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-29, 08:50:05 (47.188.188.128)
"Do you, does anyone, honestly ever have such a thought?" Not me. "the m'f'er Firearms & Ammunition companies that celebrated the massacre" Please cite any Firearms & Ammunition company which celebrat .......
308: Whiner's Woad, RE: Rod M and the moderators (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-29, 08:24:42 (47.188.188.128)
"openly denigrating and slandering President Biden" Can you cite several examples? .......
309: Inmate Central, RE: You clearly communicated the Russian concerns and urgency to act (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-29, 06:34:07 (47.188.188.128)
"The Germans are realizing they've been slowly deindustialized. It's hard to believe it took them that long." And yet, there are many people in the United States who think our dependence on China is j .......
310: Inmate Central, Financial Advisors (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-28, 06:20:31 (47.188.188.128)
All of the "financial advisors" that I know of are paid a commission for the products they sell. In addition, they get ongoing 12b-1 income. This why they only steer people to products which they sell .......
311: Inmate Central, England 'Monarchy'? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-24, 15:44:07 (47.188.188.128)
When she dies, can this PLEASE finally be the end of 'royalty' in England? And, hopefully, "the media" will stop talking about Diana, who died something like 25 years ago. Please! .......
312: Inmate Central, RE: The russians are trying to get something to report (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-24, 13:56:55 (47.188.188.128)
"I have no great certainty regarding the West's behavior." "The West" is spineless, and Putin knows that. Where is Trump when we need him? F Russia. Invade it! Meanwhile, Ukrainian people are dying. W .......
313: Inmate Central, RE: Russia launches all-out assault to encircle Ukraine troops in east (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-24, 11:19:14 (47.188.188.128)
WHEN will the "West" get their act together? How many more PEOPLE will have to die?! F-ing politics. .......
314: Inmate Central, When I Was Ninety One, It Was A Very Good Year (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-24, 10:56:05 (47.188.188.128)
.......
315: Inmate Central, RE: Kissinger (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-24, 10:41:39 (47.188.188.128)
Probably not fake, but, some people like to keep their accent, and others don't. It's a mindset/money thing. Jacques Pepin likes to keep his - it helps the revenue stream. :) For Henry K, I'm fairly c .......
316: Inmate Central, Kissinger (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-24, 08:14:16 (47.188.188.128)
Kissinger seems to think he's smart because he has an accent and he was SoS. In reality, he's just another politician. .......
317: Inmate Central, Seriously?! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-24, 07:33:16 (47.188.188.128)
You can't make this stuff up, but Gayle King and producers on CBS "news" obviously can. "A secret lab". "Regularly inspected by international organizations". THAT was hilarious! "... so fascinated wit .......
318: Inmate Central, Ordering Stuff (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-24, 07:02:51 (47.188.188.128)
"Hi, I'm Michelle. I got your call." .......
319: Inmate Central, RE: Don't Yell At The Bear! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-24, 06:49:02 (47.188.188.128)
"a hungry juvenile" Juveniles. Women. Communists. Yard work. Car repairs. Taxes. I should take a vacation. Yeah, there's an idea. Oh, I forgot "airfares". :) .......
320: Inmate Central, 30 Years (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-24, 05:17:24 (47.188.188.128)
Good for you! A story: I went to Doc Severinsen's 90th birthday "Big Band Birthday Bash" in Minneapolis a few years ago (2017 or 2018). NINETY! The concert was at Orchestra Hall downtown. Full Minneso .......
321: Inmate Central, RE: I guess you weren't right enough.... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-23, 19:53:10 (47.188.188.128)
"Get it? Yuk Yuk Yuk" I think you were trying to make a joke. Thousands of people have died in the intervening time, since my post about getting munitions there in DAYS. There are Moms, Dads, children .......
322: Inmate Central, RE: Alcohol and pills. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-23, 16:25:19 (47.188.188.128)
"Alcohol and pills." It depends upon which pills (drugs) a person takes. Alcohol and many drugs aren't good combinations, and can be fatal. Read the labels and warnings. Duh. .......
323: Inmate Central, RE: Theammo cannon ammo is the same, 155mm rounds. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-23, 16:09:18 (47.188.188.128)
"Six or more weeks ago, I posted a message here that the "West" needs to get munitions to Ukraine in DAYS, not WEEKS. I'm still right, but that was a long time ago. :( " Maybe I should be a General or .......
324: Inmate Central, RE: You are right (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-23, 13:16:00 (47.188.188.128)
Actually, I wrote: "The only difference might be the justice system and jail time. Do you ever watch the "local news"?" .......
325: Inmate Central, This Is Getting Really Old (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-23, 13:06:22 (47.188.188.128)
Six or more weeks ago, I posted a message here that the "West" needs to get munitions to Ukraine in DAYS, not WEEKS. I'm still right, but that was a long time ago. :( .......
326: Inmate Central, some altercation with police (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-23, 12:45:36 (47.188.188.128)
"got totally drunk and into some altercation with police." It happens all the time right in America. The only difference might be the justice system and jail time. Do you ever watch the "local news"? .......
327: Inmate Central, RE: Anybody here eat hot cereal for brekky? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-23, 08:26:07 (47.188.188.128)
"Non-organis oats seem to have about the highest levels of Roundup ( glyphosate) of all cereals." As I wrote in another thread on another topic: "Before we all go off half-cocked"... Show us your data .......
328: Inmate Central, RE: Scum ... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-23, 07:50:39 (47.188.188.128)
"Gee, I wonder why ????" I guess you'll never know. My wife had an encounter with "Dr. Phil" of TV fame. She worked in management for an interior design/furniture store. He apparently was under the im .......
329: Inmate Central, RE: Like the Seventies never ended. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-22, 00:03:46 (47.188.188.128)
Barbara Eden Cheryl Ladd Stephanie Powers Angie Dickinson Ursula Undress Raquel Welch Not in any particular order. And, since you metioned Get Smart: Barbara Feldon. .......
330: Inmate Central, RE: our ride on the Great American Passage was interupted by; (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-21, 10:44:38 (47.188.188.128)
Hahahaha! That is hilarious! It reminds me of about five years ago. There was a Momma duck and her ducklings in our backyard. I have no idea how they got there. There is a creek on the other side of t .......
331: Inmate Central, RE: Welllllll..... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-21, 08:20:49 (47.188.188.128)
LOL! The church lady! Hilarious stuff! Thanks for that! I would post an old Steve Martin clip, but it's too much work. .......
332: Inmate Central, RE: The first tell tale sign is that spelling seems to go. Nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-21, 08:02:20 (47.188.188.128)
Oh, it's the spell checker's fault. Well, excuuuuse me. "the spell checker" I disabled my spell checker 30 years ago. Who needs it?: People who can't spell and don't pay attention. .......
333: Inmate Central, RE: It's highly questionable that we ARE dealing with a "brave man" here. nt. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-21, 06:08:26 (47.188.188.128)
"I know SCOTUS says money and free speech are the same thing." Expound on that, please. .......
334: Inmate Central, RE: It's highly questionable that we ARE dealing with a "brave man" here. nt. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-21, 06:03:19 (47.188.188.128)
Poppycock. A person doesn't become extremely wealthy unless they are brave. .......
335: General Asylum, RE: tell us your location (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-21, 05:39:50 (47.188.188.128)
I live in Texas. Texas is huge. I see that your location is also Texas. Texas is so big that it has a Rhome, a Breckenridge, an Italy, an Athens, a Palestine, a Gun Barrel City, and a few other well-k .......
336: Inmate Central, RE: Eclipse Test (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-20, 16:30:56 (47.188.188.128)
Sorry to say, it looks fake. It's not your best work. .......
337: Inmate Central, RE: The consumer is alive and well (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-20, 10:06:07 (47.188.188.128)
Not so fast there, cowboy. https://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/vt.mpl?f=mgeneral&m=480408 .......
338: Inmate Central, RE: Lots of people (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-20, 09:53:06 (47.188.188.128)
https://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/vt.mpl?f=mgeneral&m=480408 .......
339: Inmate Central, RE: Regurgitating selections by your favorite presscorps handlers isn't any sort of "facts" citation (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-20, 09:33:08 (47.188.188.128)
Hey, it's an election year, and they can't help themselves - they're wired that way. .......
340: Inmate Central, Boneless, skinless chicken thighs (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-20, 07:02:39 (47.188.188.128)
Try the Weber's "Kick'n Chicken" spice seasoning on them. You're welcome. ;) .......
341: Inmate Central, RE: Links Included (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-20, 04:50:00 (47.188.188.128)
Just fyi, the Dallas Morning News is a left-slanted "news" organization. .......
342: Inmate Central, RE: Links Included (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-20, 04:27:41 (47.188.188.128)
"That was in the interest of fairness but you forgot this one: It sucks to get old. It really sucks to get old and bitter." Now, THAT was funny. Try to not be so bitter. .......
343: Inmate Central, RE: Nabisco is owned by Mondelez International now (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-20, 04:19:35 (47.188.188.128)
"100 shares of Standard Brands Inc. They merged with Nabisco, who then got bought by RJR, which later changed it's name to Altria, who spun off Kraft Foods, who spun off Mondelez. And here we are." LO .......
344: Inmate Central, RE: I thought it was Basketball that was only worth viewing in the final moments (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-19, 15:49:17 (47.188.188.128)
Grown men playing with their balls has never interested me. Sure, as a child's game, it was fun. But, as an adult? .......
345: Inmate Central, RE: Target drops 52% first quarter (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-19, 15:23:15 (47.188.188.128)
"badly missing Wall Street's forecasts" Ha! "Wall Street's" forecasts. Listen to me: NOBODY on Wall Street is any smarter than you or I. They just work there. And, let's not forget our fellow inmate .......
346: Inmate Central, RE: I use winter tires from late Fall till early Spring. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-19, 14:57:08 (47.188.188.128)
Well... excuuuuuuse me. :) I should be a little more sympathetic. For the first 30 years of my life, I lived in Wisconsin. I know what it's like to open the car trunk and see the snow under the car. A .......
347: Inmate Central, RE: I just had some last night and they taste the same to me? NT (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-19, 11:04:57 (47.188.188.128)
That's a good point. They do taste the same, but the texture is a little different. They're a little "softer". I had some just now with peanut butter. (Unfortunately, I don't have any honey or jam.) .......
348: Inmate Central, RE: euro is nearing parity with the dollar (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-19, 10:53:15 (47.188.188.128)
"euro is nearing parity with the dollar" Duh. Where have you been for the past six years? Apparently not traveling to Europe. .......
349: Inmate Central, RE: Hmmmmm... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-19, 10:49:25 (47.188.188.128)
Oooohhh, sorry. "Try climbing some moderate hills with a minimal amount of snow on good summer tires." "All-season tires" My point, sort of exactly. Been using them for decades. :) .......
350: Inmate Central, Nabisco Saltine Crackers (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-19, 10:20:54 (47.188.188.128)
Why/when did Nabisco change their Saltine Cracker recipe? They're not the same as they used to be. .......
351: General Asylum, RE: Onkyo brand lives on under the guidance of its new owner, Premium Audio Company, a subsidiary of VOXX International (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-19, 09:49:54 (47.188.188.128)
Very interesting. Thanks, John! (I have two Onkyo/Integra products.) .......
352: Inmate Central, RE: Beans and pork sustain many people around the globe. nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-19, 07:13:28 (47.188.188.128)
And, many people around the globe won't eat pork for religious reasons. It's "unclean" and "cleft-hooved". Yee-haa! More baby back ribs for me! Talk about inflation - what would happen to the price of .......
353: Inmate Central, RE: The NEXT Insult (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-19, 06:44:43 (47.188.188.128)
"OTOH, you don't have to buy Michelin, Pirelli, Continental, Goodyear, etc. Many of the "off-brands" are rated as well or better for a lot less money." Don't even get me started on Pirelli. Bought the .......
354: Inmate Central, RE: Pork Roast (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-19, 06:01:04 (47.188.188.128)
Pork roast is even better when covered with my special meat rub and left to meld overnight. Then, grill it indirectly with a low temp fire, maybe 250-300. Then, for the last 15 minutes or so, baste wi .......
355: Inmate Central, Trial (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-18, 18:28:46 (47.188.188.128)
Interesting thought. On the other hand, I'm a firm believer in moving forward. F the enemy - they'll do what they want, anyway. .......
356: Inmate Central, It's Not Over 'til It's Over (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-18, 15:33:44 (47.188.188.128)
Elon Musk is no moron. Duh. He's richer than any of us here. All of you couch financial wizards will soon learn something. That I can tell you. ;) Whether or not he buys tweety-bird is not the issue. .......
357: Inmate Central, RE: Azovstal surrender - still a mistery (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-18, 14:32:52 (47.188.188.128)
"No official on either side is offering any details." So, the bottom line is: We don't know. .......
358: Inmate Central, Onions (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-18, 09:01:01 (47.188.188.128)
That IS a lot of onions. I'm curious about how they last so long (next January). How do you store them? My parents used to keep the potatoes in one of those old-style galvanized tubs, under the baseme .......
359: Inmate Central, RE: OT, but another "mysterious" fire in Russia. Novosibirsk Chemical plant (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-18, 07:57:04 (47.188.188.128)
"that's a MAGA-like attitude" What are you talking about? .......
360: Inmate Central, RE: UFO hearing in congress today (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-18, 07:42:10 (47.188.188.128)
"A new video is said to have been presented." "is said to..." Blah, blah, blah. Meanwhile, your cost of living is going up. .......
361: Inmate Central, RE: Musk is cleaning up Twitter before purchase (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-18, 07:33:14 (47.188.188.128)
It's no secret that many "social media" accounts are robo/computers, and not real people. I'm a little surprised that Musk didn't know that. .......
362: Inmate Central, RE: Planting the garden today... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-18, 07:19:04 (47.188.188.128)
"have never had very good luck here with summer garden. May just blow it off and wait and put in something for fall." I concur. Having a Summer garden around here is WORK, although chili peppers of va .......
363: Inmate Central, RE: Planting the garden today... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-18, 07:01:10 (47.188.188.128)
"After curing, cleaning and trimming I'll have probably have 60-70 pounds." Whoa! That's a LOT of onions. Isn't it? White, yellow, green, shallots? Get some Gruyere or provolone cheese, some rustic br .......
364: General Asylum, Integra (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-18, 04:19:47 (47.188.188.128)
I'm glad this came up! I have an Onkyo Integra 6-disc CD carousel player, which has an 'iffy' laser sled. Gotta get that fixed while I can! .......
365: Inmate Central, The U.S. Should Get Out of NATO (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-17, 16:01:57 (47.188.188.128)
Europe needs to learn to take care of itself. There, I said it. .......
366: Inmate Central, RE: What movies are on your summer viewing list ??? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-17, 15:00:04 (47.188.188.128)
Casablanca - for about the tenth time. Classic. Thunderball - if I can find a working VHS player. .......
367: Inmate Central, RE: Here's a list.... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-17, 14:52:22 (47.188.188.128)
Whoa, dude! A Buldgemobile? Seriously? These days, I only see them in the grocery store wearing spandex pants. So, she didn't get the Nissan Armada? Oh well. ;) .......
368: Inmate Central, RE: Well it finally happened. Mrs. Ghost got a new car. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-17, 13:31:30 (47.188.188.128)
" It passed inspection, but needs about $5000 worth of work if it's going to pass next year's inspection." Hmmm. So, your mechanic/inspection place says everything is fine, but can see into the future .......
369: Inmate Central, RE: That might be what they have in mind. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-17, 09:41:46 (47.188.188.128)
[if] "GOP wins the House, Biden will be impeached." Why? He's squeaky clean. Isn't he? .......
370: Inmate Central, RE: Looks like nobody will prosecute Trump for anything. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-17, 07:38:54 (47.188.188.128)
"Can't WAIT until he is re-elected." Former President Trump will not be nominated nor elected. You read it here first. Joe Biden will not be President by Summer of 2024. You read it here first. ::: TO .......
371: Inmate Central, RE: Looks like nobody will prosecute Trump for anything. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-17, 07:22:48 (47.188.188.128)
The problem with pushing the 1/6 narrative is that it completely ignores all of the riots, destruction and deaths in Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, Kenosha, Minneapolis, Baltimore, etc., etc. But, th .......
372: Inmate Central, RE: They're all for "making our lives better" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-17, 06:59:37 (47.188.188.128)
""standing up for working families," "making government work for us." Or, they promise to do things they don't even remotely have the power to do." You left out roads, bridges, potholes, infrastructur .......
373: Inmate Central, Amendment (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-17, 05:58:23 (47.188.188.128)
"That offer did not appease Paul, " Nor should it. Politicians pull and try to pull all kinds of shenanigans all the time. In this case, making it a separate vote, with a 60 vote threshold for passage .......
374: Inmate Central, Reducing Government and Taxes (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-16, 14:59:20 (47.188.188.128)
"C'mon Pelosi, Schumer & Co., step up and do your job, and stop telling the rest of us how to run our lives." (Inmate51) 1. "Cutting the cost of government sounds like a wonderful idea" 2. "it always .......
375: Inmate Central, RE: I despise that way of thinking. And you are wrong. There will be NO concessions. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-15, 20:31:47 (47.188.188.128)
"the Ukrainians really don't give rat's ass how the scum look" As it should be. Put the bully in his place and make him sign the surrender document. There's too many snowflakes in the world these days .......
376: Inmate Central, RE: The US dream of isolationism: hopeless naïveté? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-15, 18:01:20 (47.188.188.128)
"Finland, Sweden--- they appear to agree that there is strength in numbers." How so? Neither of them is a member of NATO. Nor is Switzerland (which is also not a member of the European Union). Where d .......
377: Inmate Central, Does anyone really think... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-15, 10:43:02 (47.188.188.128)
... that the Federal government will ever reduce its continual increase in size and cost? Or that local property taxes or school district taxes will ever go down? .......
378: Inmate Central, Don't Even Get Me Started (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-15, 10:28:21 (47.188.188.128)
My FIL actually goes out into public wearing sandals and BLACK SOCKS. .......
379: Inmate Central, RE: The "dumbest" proposal of the day... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-15, 10:15:18 (47.188.188.128)
I have a better idea: Instead of politicians constantly trying to control business and the populace, how about they focus on reducing the cost of government, and lowering taxes? Maybe even improve the .......
380: Inmate Central, Curl Your Toes? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-15, 07:02:21 (47.188.188.128)
There are many "political families", both here in Texas and all over the country and the world. For folks who are wondering what Sondek is talking about, the Hunt brothers thought they would make a ma .......
381: Inmate Central, RE: neighbor 2 doors down has a 160lb Rottweiler, but he's a big soft bundle of love (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-14, 19:35:44 (47.188.188.128)
You need to have a talk with the neighbor before he ends up in prison for killing your mother. .......
382: Inmate Central, RE: Six power plants have failed in Texas (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-14, 16:23:26 (47.188.188.128)
The time of year (mid-May) isn't the issue. We're having a solid week of unseasonably hot weather. The issue is: Why can't 'they' figure out how to run a power grid?! It's not as if it was just invent .......
383: Inmate Central, RE: The bastard knows the drill (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-14, 16:08:00 (47.188.188.128)
"back to the House... which would again take weeks to vote on it." Why weeks? Do they have ride their horses to DC? Don't they have electronic voting yet? It should take something like five minutes. T .......
384: Inmate Central, RE: Wow! I'm sure he's a lovable guy but I'm glad I don't have to feed him. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-14, 15:57:07 (47.188.188.128)
My German Shepherd was a big dog at 95 pounds. Now, my SIL and her husband have a huge Chocolate Lab that is 125 pounds. He's like a teddy bear - and never misses an opportunity to be petted or lay on .......
385: Inmate Central, RE: A start would be term limits... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-14, 12:56:09 (47.188.188.128)
That all sounds fine and dandy, but, what Congress is going to impose a term limit on itself? That's the sticky wicket. .......
386: Inmate Central, Clearly Not (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-14, 08:53:53 (47.188.188.128)
Not when it was brand new and we were shootin' in the dark and trying to keep the populace from panicking, and not now when it's all over the world. Fortunately, the Trump administration facilitated t .......
387: Inmate Central, RE: "- they're both European-style Socialists." (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-14, 07:54:47 (47.188.188.128)
"Both Macron and Biden are European-style centre-right Conservatives." Ha! Now, THAT is funny! .......
388: Inmate Central, RE: French waffles... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-14, 07:26:05 (47.188.188.128)
Been there, done that. Can y'all say "Crimea"? Macron is a dope. Maybe that's why he and Biden get along so well - they're both European-style Socialists. You can say that Le Pen is a "Putin-sympathiz .......
389: Inmate Central, RE: Have you considered the possibility that undoc's are not a drain on the U.S. economy? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-13, 21:59:41 (47.188.188.128)
"many of them pay taxes" How generous of them. And many of them don't. Say it with me: Income tax. ALL Federal 'hand-out' programs rely on income tax. States receive Federal tax money. Localities, sch .......
390: Inmate Central, RE: If you are a high mileage driver and if you want to extend oil change intervals (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-13, 21:48:20 (47.188.188.128)
That all makes sense from a theoretical/engineering standpoint. In practice, I've seen vehicles with 200,000 to 400,000 miles on them, just using whatever filter is at the store/shop. I think it just .......
391: Inmate Central, RE: Car Shield insurance. Worthwhile? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-13, 21:31:26 (47.188.188.128)
See my recent post in the "Oil Filter" thread. .......
392: Inmate Central, RE: Seriously? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-13, 21:04:34 (47.188.188.128)
"That is CERTAINLY a 1%er result!" My '99 Nissan Maxima is at 138,000 miles. New (8-10 years ago) valve gaskets. Radiator replaced 10-15 years ago. Alternator about 8 years ago. Runs great, blows ice .......
393: Inmate Central, Seriously? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-13, 15:19:21 (47.188.188.128)
For a consumer's vehicle?! I can't even remember the last time I worried about my car's oil filter brand. The last vehicle I sold was an '03 Pathfinder, which I bought new, and sold it with 340,000 mi .......
394: Inmate Central, RE: None of which one can lay at the foot of our current President.. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-13, 15:02:48 (47.188.188.128)
I hope you will have the same attitude with the next Republican president, but I doubt it. .......
395: Inmate Central, RE: Car Shield insurance. Worthwhile? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-13, 09:31:22 (47.188.188.128)
"I have not investigated costs or plans." Do that first. Personally, I never buy "extended warranties". They're all money-makers for the company. Home warranties, car warranties, stereo component warr .......
396: Inmate Central, RE: It's baaaaack... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-13, 07:22:01 (47.188.188.128)
"Biden was sure enjoying his "victory lap" last year" Who was that 2020 candidate that said "We're going to shut down this virus!" (without any plan of action). .......
397: Inmate Central, RE: It's baaaaack... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-13, 05:00:25 (47.188.188.128)
It never went away. People simply let their guard down. Whenever the "news" or a politician says things are better, many people think everything is "fine". It's not. It's like the "news" portrayed inf .......
398: Inmate Central, RE: Prove it (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-13, 04:07:23 (47.188.188.128)
Your class warfare attitude and racism is showing again. "rich white women". "poor black woman". How about the rich Black woman and the poor White woman? Or the rich or poor Chinese woman? ::: TOPIC:: .......
399: Inmate Central, RE: More Goofy "News" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-12, 14:42:13 (47.188.188.128)
Meanwhile, and I'm NOT kidding... Gayle King said on CBS "news" today, are you ready for this?: "Inclusiveness and diversity". Am I right, or am I right?! I understand these people. She "stole" my tag .......
400: Inmate Central, RE: More Goofy "News" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-12, 14:27:54 (47.188.188.128)
That news is going away very quickly. .......
401: Inmate Central, RE: Let me ask you one question (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-12, 14:19:14 (47.188.188.128)
"Let me ask you one question" No. Next question. .......
402: Inmate Central, RE: They're done... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-12, 13:56:25 (47.188.188.128)
You know this how? .......
403: Inmate Central, Black Hole? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-12, 13:48:08 (47.188.188.128)
First of all, let me be clear: I feel so much better about how our tax dollars are spent. Secondly, I'm fairly certain that I took that picture, 'cause it's really fuzzy. .......
404: Inmate Central, RE: It does matter constantly. That's all it does. nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-12, 13:36:34 (47.188.188.128)
;) .......
405: Inmate Central, More Goofy "News" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-12, 07:33:49 (47.188.188.128)
Life is great! The inflation rate went down from 8.5 percent to, wait for it... 8.3 percent. Time to celebrate! .......
406: Inmate Central, RE: And I thought I was the greatest luddite out there (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-12, 07:27:19 (47.188.188.128)
Ha! I'm married to a total hottie. I have no idea how that happened. .......
407: Inmate Central, RE: Toyota dipping a cautious toe into the EV market fray... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-12, 06:59:05 (47.188.188.128)
"bZ4X"? Seriously?! Who thought that was a great name idea? .......
408: Inmate Central, RE: Another popular explanation - (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-12, 06:53:44 (47.188.188.128)
When I bought Chevron stock at $82/share, I thought that maybe that was too high. Wrong... again. Should I sell it, or keep taking in the dividend? .......
409: Inmate Central, No Way! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-12, 06:09:50 (47.188.188.128)
At the store yesterday, the checkout girl and I got to talking. As I was leaving, she said "stay cool", 'cause it was hot and humid. I said, 'the jazz drummer Buddy Rich used to say that at the end of .......
410: Inmate Central, RE: Then why is it (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-11, 21:50:51 (47.188.188.128)
"When I was 11 I was physically/sexually attacked by a gay guy in college. It was at the YMCA " Thank you for sharing that sad experience with us. .......
411: Inmate Central, Biden cancels oil and gas lease sale in Gulf and Alaska (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-11, 21:20:53 (47.188.188.128)
The point is: Why? At a time when the WORLD, not just the U.S., needs oil and gas, why would he do such a thing, while at the same time, draining down our strategic reserves? Remember that he said he' .......
412: Inmate Central, RE: Biden cancels oil and gas lease sale in Gulf and Alaska (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-11, 21:03:02 (47.188.188.128)
"This will go over great for the Republican Party in the upcoming elections." Ha! It's only May. Election "season" has just barely started. The Republicans have plenty of time to screw up their strate .......
413: Inmate Central, RE: I have seen some statements, that... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-11, 20:49:30 (47.188.188.128)
" One shoots right at them, but landing to the rear (normal); while the other gun shoots where they stop and check out what happened behind them (they always will)." So, what ever happened to that sta .......
414: Inmate Central, No bridge. Just trash. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-11, 15:05:47 (47.188.188.128)
There is ZERO reason why anyone should believe that there was a bridge there. Show us the "before" picture if you want to make your case. Otherwise, it's just a tank boneyard. .......
415: Inmate Central, RE: NOt your father's rental car (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-11, 14:52:22 (47.188.188.128)
Why would anyone in their right mind rent a 900 HP Mustang, unless they're on a government/company credit card? - meaning WE pay for it!! .......
416: Inmate Central, RE: Sure... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-11, 12:42:43 (47.188.188.128)
I don't even go to downtown Chicago anymore. The Field Museum, the Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium, and that's about all. Can't even remember the last time I walked along Michigan Avenue, or went to .......
417: Inmate Central, RE: Then why is it (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-11, 08:05:49 (47.188.188.128)
"birth control out of any health care" Birth control is readily available at any grocery store. Also, anyone's doctor can write a prescription for birth control pills. Also, anyone's doctor can refer .......
418: Inmate Central, Destain? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-10, 21:10:27 (47.188.188.128)
I think you meant Desantis. .......
419: Inmate Central, RE: Why are you here? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-10, 20:57:53 (47.188.188.128)
I'm fairly certain that people can post here as long as they follow "the rules". It makes money for the site owners, so, who's complaining? .......
420: Inmate Central, It's around 70 degrees and sunny. Is it too hot to safely wash my car? No shade available. nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-10, 20:49:08 (47.188.188.128)
No. Just make sure that she puts on sunscreen. Better yet, you should put it on her, just to make sure that she's fully covered. .......
421: Inmate Central, RE: "Gun violence is a misnomer"? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-10, 20:04:34 (47.188.188.128)
"the potential for violence" Moronic idiots who can't control their emotions takes the potential for violence to a more deadly level, regardless of what kind of weapon they have. Poor parenting enhanc .......
422: Inmate Central, RE: Says here, "...outlawing abortion could worsen maternal mortality crisis" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-10, 16:14:37 (47.188.188.128)
Is there a maternal mortality crisis? I can only deal with just so many crises per day! .......
423: Inmate Central, RE: When sinister folk use label that aren't really true (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-10, 15:59:15 (47.188.188.128)
"certain US House members who call the opposition communist" Or talk about putting a boot on someone's neck. See, it goes both ways, and it's not good. Chuck U. Schumer is among the worst of the offe .......
424: Inmate Central, RE: KC police and thieves--- and a hell of a lot worse. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-10, 13:20:24 (47.188.188.128)
"gun violence" That's a misnomer. It's just violence. They have a problem with 'violence'. Guns are secondary to the primary issue of violence, which is a result of poor parenting. BTW, it's 'Missour .......
425: Inmate Central, RE: Oh yeah--we did all of the liquid nitrogen stuff... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-10, 10:41:46 (47.188.188.128)
Ok, but you never made a hash pipe out of a trumpet, did you? :) .......
426: Inmate Central, RE: Some Say Finland In NATO Is Bad News For Putin (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-10, 10:34:58 (47.188.188.128)
"Isolationist Trump simply would have given Putin all of Ukraine, Transnistria and a lifetime free membership in all his clubs." That's just silly talk. First of all, President Trump wasn't an "isolat .......
427: Inmate Central, RE: Dollar Strength (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-10, 09:32:29 (47.188.188.128)
That's a one year chart. Look at a 40 or 50 year chart. https://www.macrotrends.net/1329/us-dollar-index-historical-chart .......
428: Inmate Central, RE: You computer geeks had all the fun with audio/video... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-10, 08:00:57 (47.188.188.128)
Yeah, sure, whatever... But did you ever make a hash pipe from a trumpet? Probably not. And you probably never froze a banana in liquid nitrogen, like Leslie Winkle did. :) .......
429: Inmate Central, RE: Chicken pot pie with crust from a can (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-10, 07:05:54 (47.188.188.128)
That's a great idea! .......
430: Inmate Central, Dollar Strength (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-10, 02:10:10 (47.188.188.128)
"Dollar Strength" Ha! That's funny! .......
431: Inmate Central, RE: Joys of abortion?!?!?... one of the most asinine things I've ever read... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-10, 02:06:46 (47.188.188.128)
"What a woman decides to do with her body is her business." And the unborn child has no say in the matter. Have I got that right? .......
432: Inmate Central, RE: I love the looks on their faces. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-10, 01:55:35 (47.188.188.128)
"We both love dogs but they're a lot of work." At least dogs pay attention and respond. Cats just destroy furniture and climb on kitchen counters. ;) .......
433: Inmate Central, RE: They have been kept in the dark (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-10, 01:40:56 (47.188.188.128)
Many years ago, I had a few day in Romania, when Chocescua (sp?) was President. A lovely girl, Luciana R., and her friend, invited me to Luciana's home, where she told me "the walls have ears". The p .......
434: Inmate Central, We always find enough, as a country, to do the (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-10, 01:27:36 (47.188.188.128)
Bullcrap. Property taxes are my second largest expense after mortgage. The local school district spends about $10,000 per student. Heck, I could go to college on that kind of money!! Federal income ta .......
435: Inmate Central, RE: Tonight, at 10 o'clock on the History Channel. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-10, 01:09:18 (47.188.188.128)
The History Channel, Food Network, and CNBC are about the only reasons for me to have 'cable', so I don't have cable. So, I'm relegated to watching re-runs of Frasier and Hogan's Heroes. Oh, and your .......
436: Inmate Central, RE: Chicken pot pie with crust from a can (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-09, 20:05:58 (47.188.188.128)
Where do you find crust in a can? My wife has to make her own. ;) .......
437: Inmate Central, RE: Good French Wine (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-09, 15:56:11 (47.188.188.128)
"Cost about $8 dollars, which is less than it costs here in the U.S.A. (comparing in France to in the USA, French wine versus American wine). Really, you drink $100 wine? , which is less than it costs .......
438: Inmate Central, What on Earth is your point? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-09, 15:14:01 (47.188.188.128)
My point is that the U.S. Dollar is in the dumper, and has been for decades, and there are people who don't recognize that. .......
439: Inmate Central, Reset (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-09, 10:16:28 (47.188.188.128)
"the "great reset". " Remember Hillary Clinton's "Reset" button? What a dope. .......
440: Inmate Central, RE: Remember when there was significant innovation in audio gear?... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-09, 10:09:17 (47.188.188.128)
The CES (Consumer Electronics Show) has evolved over the decades. Back in the 1970s, there was a LOT of hifi stuff. These days, darn near everything which is electrical is ELECTRONICS - to the point w .......
441: Inmate Central, RE: It was always Wing nut Central and I joined in 2003 N/T (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-09, 09:57:11 (47.188.188.128)
"they passed themselves off as more cultured gents" On the other hand, Musetap can be pretty much of an a-hole to people who disagree with his politics, which is a little strange, since he started thi .......
442: Inmate Central, RE: Canada is obsessed (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-09, 07:34:38 (47.188.188.128)
Inexplicably, my wife likes to watch hockey. Fine, great, whatever. Sticks, pucks, blah, blah. Whoa, did you see him whap that puck across the rink? Yada blah blan. I'm just not a fan(atic), and I won .......
443: Inmate Central, RE: Seriously?! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-09, 07:17:45 (47.188.188.128)
I was a total complete analog audio guy, until I studied under John Meyer and Bob Minor. Their acoustics lab in Montreux had a DEC PDP-something, and a Tektronix dual trace digital scope. John Curl wa .......
444: Inmate Central, The Dollar (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-09, 04:18:17 (47.188.188.128)
The Dollar has already collapsed. The "news" just hasn't told you. In 1973, it was 3.8 Swiss Francs per Dollar, now it's more like 0.95 SFr per Dollar. A bottle of good French wine is NOT worth $100, .......
445: General Asylum, Turned Out Better?! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-09, 03:57:31 (47.188.188.128)
Seriously?! Being in baseball is "better" than being a musician/audio engineer/acoustician/computer trainer? My song is Frank Sinatra's "My Way", Al Hirt's "A Stranger In Paradise", Luciano Pavarotti' .......
446: Inmate Central, Seriously?! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-08, 12:43:23 (47.188.188.128)
You write audio software? Do tell! .......
447: Inmate Central, Market Cap (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-08, 06:39:42 (47.188.188.128)
"Market capitalization" is simply the current value of a company, based on it's stock price. .......
448: Inmate Central, Remember when (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-08, 02:56:46 (47.188.188.128)
Remember when stereo gear was flying off the shelves?!! Happilly (sp?), I was right in the middle of that! The 1970s were the golden years of selling hifi. .......
449: Inmate Central, RE: Sittin' on a powder keg... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-08, 02:38:47 (47.188.188.128)
"Couldn't me more correct 51." "be" Right finger, wrong hand. Thanks for your support. .......
450: Inmate Central, RE: I would like to see the colleges and banks who benefitted from predatory lending take on some of this (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-08, 02:17:31 (47.188.188.128)
If a kid is going to college, it's likely that they have a parent or two. So, it's not as if they're alone in figuring things out. The whole "student loan debt problem" is a sham, and a way to get vot .......
451: Inmate Central, RE: Yay! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-08, 01:48:16 (47.188.188.128)
Crushed red pepper flakes belong on pizza, not potted plants. ;) .......
452: Inmate Central, RE: Meanwhile, back at the ranch, it started raining here Thursday night. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-07, 17:20:48 (47.188.188.128)
It's the end times!! .......
453: Inmate Central, RE: Sittin' on a powder keg... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-07, 17:09:18 (47.188.188.128)
"a neighbor who claims to see cigarette butts along the side of the road on his evening walks" As I sometimes say, "morons abound". .......
454: Inmate Central, RE: Bumper stickers to help tighten the logic. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-07, 15:25:01 (47.188.188.128)
Hahahahahaha!! .......
455: Inmate Central, RE: Why the Russians aren't targeting Ukrainian rail infrastructure... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-07, 14:57:43 (47.188.188.128)
"The sooner you fill your pantry the better." No worries. Biden has everything under control. .......
456: Inmate Central, RE: Bad Driving of the Day (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-07, 12:21:18 (47.188.188.128)
I am not going to watch that. I have things to do. Well, I might watch it tomorrow morning. .......
457: Inmate Central, RE: WTF! Say, how many guys here, I wonder, can work a "three-on-the-tree?" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-07, 11:58:31 (47.188.188.128)
Back when I was a roadie sound engineer, we had a 'four on the floor' 24-foot Ford tilt-cab truck. Manual trans was great for driving, not so much for backing into the loading area. I don't miss that .......
458: Inmate Central, Anyone who likes Count Basie... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-07, 11:44:22 (47.188.188.128)
... can't be all bad. I only met him once, and he was the nicest guy. .......
459: Inmate Central, RE: That's a green eyed upholstery wrecker (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-07, 11:36:27 (47.188.188.128)
Better yet, don't have cats. .......
460: Inmate Central, RE: In our neck of the woods it's called a grey haired cat (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-07, 09:42:56 (47.188.188.128)
Which is one of the coloration varieties of the "domestic short-haired cat". .......
461: Inmate Central, RE: What breed is this? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-07, 09:15:27 (47.188.188.128)
It's a "domestic short-haired cat". They come in a variety of colors and fur patterns. .......
462: Inmate Central, Debt Free? Ha! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-07, 09:05:35 (47.188.188.128)
So, you don't pay property taxes? See how long you can get away with that before they come to take your house. .......
463: Inmate Central, RE: I'm Fresh Out of Extra Money (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-07, 08:45:17 (47.188.188.128)
Ha! "We're running out of trees to print more money/checks" All of my money is virtual. It only exists in databases. Although, I do have a five dollar bill in my pocket, which I've been carrying aroun .......
464: Inmate Central, It Doesn't Matter (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-07, 07:42:48 (47.188.188.128)
I'm pragmatic. There's nothing any of us can do about it except to vote for low-cost politicians. Beyond that, I just make as much money as I can, mow the yard, and fertilize the flowers. .......
465: Inmate Central, RE: Having a long-range "plan" is a HUGE first-step... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-07, 07:13:53 (47.188.188.128)
"Having a long-range "plan" is a HUGE first-step" Ha! I thought I knew what I wanted to do. Be a high school band director. Ha! I did the music major thingy. Took a hard right turn into audio and acou .......
466: Inmate Central, RE: Olds F-85 (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-07, 05:44:56 (47.188.188.128)
"light metallic blue" Cool color! Mine was a boring medium brown. .......
467: Inmate Central, "So" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-07, 05:42:21 (47.188.188.128)
You're drawing a conclusion which is unfounded. And, it's "sham", not "shame". .......
468: Inmate Central, Why... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-07, 05:35:06 (47.188.188.128)
are so many companies incorporated in Delaware? .......
469: Inmate Central, Olds F-85 (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-07, 05:31:15 (47.188.188.128)
Way back, when I was driving used cars for $200 to $500, I had a '65 Oldsmobile F-85. I loved that car. Power windows! But it developed a vibration/noise, which I thought might be the transmission. It .......
470: Inmate Central, RE: "Watching Kudlow" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-07, 05:14:09 (47.188.188.128)
"I am old enough to have known this country before the rich gained enough power to run the place," Well then, you're pretty darn old! 'Cause the Rockefellers, Andrew Carnegie, Joe Kennedy, Merriman, e .......
471: Inmate Central, RE: Covid and your sex life (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-06, 19:29:44 (47.188.188.128)
The China virus hasn't affected my sex life, although I suspect it has in the recent/current lock down in China. .......
472: Inmate Central, There Are No 'Asylum Seekers' nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-06, 11:48:11 (47.188.188.128)
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473: Inmate Central, RE: Hopefully the security fence around the SC is unnecessary. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-06, 11:38:50 (47.188.188.128)
In hindsight, maybe the "Chop block" in Seattle (or Portland, or wherever) should have built a security fence to secure their perimeter. .......
474: Inmate Central, Sorry to rain on this parade, but... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-06, 11:29:07 (47.188.188.128)
We, in the United States, have a serious, even critical, problem with people illegally coming across our southern border, which is costing us BILLIONS of dollars every year. Yet, our government and ou .......
475: Inmate Central, Extra Money? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-06, 11:10:54 (47.188.188.128)
Are you saying that you still have some extra money to give to other people by force via taxes? Or, are you 'fine' with the government printing money that we don't have? Or, is the current inflation r .......
476: Inmate Central, I'm Fresh Out of Extra Money (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-06, 08:04:24 (47.188.188.128)
Ain't got no more. Gotta pay my own bills and save for my future. You're on your own. .......
477: Inmate Central, RE: All I want to know is, will Boston be making another album. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-06, 07:34:46 (47.188.188.128)
"All I want to know is, will Boston be making another album." Ha! That was good. .......
478: Inmate Central, RE: I'm Fresh Out of Extra Money (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-06, 07:18:32 (47.188.188.128)
And, it's not just "student debt", it's all the other stuff that politicians want to spend our money on, TO GET VOTES. This is nothing more than "vote candy" for the 18 to 24 year old voters. Who does .......
479: Inmate Central, I'm Fresh Out of Extra Money (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-06, 06:47:08 (47.188.188.128)
Sorry folks. From now on, you're going to have to pay your own bills. But, it's campaign season, so the politicians are promising that someone else will cover your liabilities, and, you'll get all kin .......
480: Inmate Central, The Dollar (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-06, 05:26:38 (47.188.188.128)
The U.S. Dollar has been going down, down, down, since at least the mid 1970s. Who doesn't understand why? .......
481: Inmate Central, RE: One way to look at it. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-06, 04:28:06 (47.188.188.128)
I'm more concerned about today, than I am about 40 years ago. Our country is in a mess of shit, and the 2022 election can't come soon enough. .......
482: Inmate Central, Oops! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-06, 04:18:02 (47.188.188.128)
Distractions, distractions! I saw the "taxpayer" part in the title, but by the time I was able to finish reading the text and type a reply, all I was focussed on (and, properly so) was "loan debt forg .......
483: Inmate Central, RE: Your bias is showing. "Abortion." (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-05, 19:27:11 (47.188.188.128)
"I'm not pro-murdering babies." Are you pro, indifferent, or against, murdering unborn babies? .......
484: Inmate Central, RE: Public Service Workers get $60,000 taxpayer paid bonuses (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-05, 19:06:30 (47.188.188.128)
So, are the lenders saying "nah, forget about it"? Or, is somebody else (taxpayers?) going to pay the bill? .......
485: Inmate Central, RE: Inflation (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-05, 16:55:29 (47.188.188.128)
When the price of everything else is going up, why should the Fed be left out? A half-percent price increase yesterday. What percentage increase is that from a month ago? .......
486: Inmate Central, Oh, Paleeze (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-05, 15:31:10 (47.188.188.128)
Get a grip. I think you might have posted that just to stir the pot. Leftist activists have been destroying America for YEARS. Do you remember Portland, Seattle, Baltimore, Los Angeles, etc.? And, let .......
487: Inmate Central, Inflation (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-05, 13:19:31 (47.188.188.128)
As the price of everything goes up, the Federal Reserve Bank decided it's a good time to pile on, and get some for themselves. .......
488: Inmate Central, "mainstream" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-05, 12:35:20 (47.188.188.128)
The term "mainstream" is inaccurate. It's used because some of the media channels you cited have been around for a VERY long time, and still command a majority share of viewership. It's not because of .......
489: Inmate Central, RE: That's what.. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-03, 17:03:45 (47.188.188.128)
I'm pleased and proud to say that I've never bought an NFL game ticket. Ever. Why would anyone in their right mind - unless they've got money to burn or buy it on their company expense account? Wheth .......
490: Inmate Central, RE: "Under MY PLAN, energy prices would NECESSARILY SKYROCKET" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-03, 11:09:00 (47.188.188.128)
"Under MY PLAN, energy prices would NECESSARILY SKYROCKET" I remember him saying that! .......
491: Inmate Central, RE: desktop/tower computer video card question (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-03, 10:57:13 (47.188.188.128)
Have you called B&H Photo in NYC? They have some knowledgeable people on their staff, and prices are quite reasonable. Ask for someone who's knowledgeable about video cards, and start asking questions .......
492: Inmate Central, RE: His Denver home is only $25M (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-03, 10:42:07 (47.188.188.128)
A roofing contractor's dream ($$$$$). .......
493: General Asylum, RE: Note to Webmaster (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-03, 08:45:25 (47.188.188.128)
Apparently you found and fixed the problem, since it's working fine now. Anyway, as a recovering database applications programmer, two thoughts occurred to me during the problem. One, existing threads .......
494: Inmate Central, RE: Thought it was a valid question, never mind. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-05-02, 15:51:10 (47.188.188.128)
It is a valid question. Here's the answer: https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2020/suspension You can see from others' replies here that there are people who aren't interested in answering .......
495: Inmate Central, Deception (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-04-29, 22:05:27 (47.188.188.128)
What does it matter?! I get ALL the news I need from CBS. .......
496: Inmate Central, RE: I'm a rider, but... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-04-29, 21:46:08 (47.188.188.128)
"obnoxious pipes" It's a testosterone thing. Like the drunk guy who drives his Mustang at 3 AM. .......
497: Inmate Central, Another reason not to use AAA (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-04-29, 21:31:23 (47.188.188.128)
Many years ago, probably 35 or 40, I was a AAA member. Then I thought "why?". Over the past 35 or 40 years, I've saved mucho money by not being a member. .......
498: Inmate Central, RE: SF spent millions turning hotels into homeless shelters. The results were disastrous. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-04-29, 21:02:33 (47.188.188.128)
"Homelessness is only a symptom." Yet, city governments, run by people who think they're smarter than the rest of us, can't figure that out. .......
499: Inmate Central, RE: Not a cloud in the sky... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-04-29, 20:44:18 (47.188.188.128)
We had yellow skies in Texas for weeks after Mt. Penetubo erupted in the Philipines, and that was thousands of miles away. Wow, talk about pollution! .......
500: Inmate Central, RE: The Russian Z Symbol - Putin's Folded Nazi Swastika (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2022-04-29, 16:28:16 (47.188.188.128)
"Lot's of" "Lot is of". What does that even mean? Lots of. Why can't some people do simple grammar? .......
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