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  1. On 3/12/2025 at 1:32 PM, tokamak said:

    "Let's turn our airline into a facsimile of United/Delta/AA, except without international routes, business class, or a global alliance membership". What a big brain move. Pure genius.

    Honestly - and no offense to anyone present - the more time goes by, the more I think that business school must be easy as fuck. Pay us $150k, color in this coloring book for two years, and you too can run Southwest Airlines some day!

    you mean you're not excited about flying to nashville, switching airlines, flying to rejkyavik, switching planes, and then flying on to your european destination with just one ticket doesn't do it for you?

  2. Do people actually go to car dealers and get excited to buy dark gray cars? "Fuck red, blue, silver, black and white (and any other color like orange, yellow or purple). I really want that dark gray one"

     

     

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  3. 1 hour ago, 956 Worldwide said:

    Manitoba always seems like one I made up. I know it’s real but whenever I have cause to think of it (so not often), I have some self-doubt that perhaps I imagined it. 

    As a former IHL Aeros fan I remember the Manitoba Moose. Otherwise I might not know it

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  4. 9 minutes ago, Thatguy said:

    There are 10 provinces and 3 territories.

    without looking

    Spoiler

    quebec
    ontario
    manitoba
    alberta
    saskatchewan
    BC
    newfoundland
    PEI
    ninevut
    nwt

    and... uh...

    edit: kinda think yukon but not sure that's not part of nwt

     

    Spoiler

    nova scotia and new brunswick


     

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  5. On 3/12/2025 at 10:21 PM, WhatTheBuck said:

    Monkfish for dinner tonight.

     

    On 3/13/2025 at 9:00 AM, South Austin said:

    Never cooked monkfish, and I don't believe I've ever had it.  Those cuts almost look like scallops.  What's the flavor profile?

     

    On 3/13/2025 at 9:09 AM, BHMCruiser said:

    It's known as "poor man's lobster" for good reason. It's excellent. Similar to scallop but a little chewier.

    If you're ever in Boston, go to the Daily Catch in the North End and have the monkfish marsala. It's awesome.

    isn't that the stuff they make imitation crab out of?

     

    edit: the googles says no

  6. On 3/12/2025 at 5:45 PM, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:

    I just wanted to remind everybody that this is what JD Vance looks like after he shaves.

     

    JD vance with no beard.jpg

    the war on masculinity is over! have you said thank you!

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  7. Quote

    AUSTIN, Texas — A new bill filed in the Texas House would prevent students from behaving like anything other than a human being at schools in the state.

    The Forbidding Unlawful Representation of Roleplaying in Education, or FURRIES, Act, filed by Austin-area Republican State Rep. Stan Gerdes, would "prohibit any non-human behavior by a student, including presenting himself or herself, on days other than exempt days, as anything other than a human being."

     

    https://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/texas-legislature/texas-house-furries-act-filed/269-857d860f-539d-4497-a53a-4e201fa251bf

    Is this the adults being in charge?

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  8. 1 hour ago, JMFP said:

    Video games were ok and all when I was 14 and had fuck all else to do  in small town middle of nowhere America, but a grown ass man, (especially one with unlimited resources to do literally anything)  that can have a real life hobby, sitting around playing video games... I just don't get it. 

    I just ran out of rum :(

    neil degrasse tyson we got a badass over here GIF

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  9. Genesis LMDh to be powered by doubling up Hyundai's WRC I4:

     

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    Anyone who knows about engines will appreciate that we only had six months to develop a complete engine. We elected to go with a V-8, precisely because the V-8 was a great opportunity not to have to redesign a complete engine from scratch and instead take inspiration from our [Hyundai Motor Group's] existing WRC [World Rally Championship] engine, a very competitive 1.6-liter turbocharged inline-four that we've been using for several years. We took that engine and made it two times four in line, which gives us a V-8.

     

    Read More: https://www.jalopnik.com/1808260/genesis-lemans-v8-hypercar-engine-details/

     

  10. On 2/13/2025 at 7:00 PM, billfromlaketravis said:

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    Tecovas Trading Post is pretty handy to unload your old boots on unsuspecting souls. Just take pictures on your phone, they create the listing, and send you a shipping label when it sells. 
     

    Bought the pair for $295. Sold for $259 on Trading Post, and I keep $207.

    Shark Tank Writing GIF

  11. 8 hours ago, Parliament said:

    The narrative is that any cease fire would benefit Russia more than Ukraine, because Russia can rebuild reserves faster.  But is that true?  American aid is back on, the Europeans are spooling up, and Ukraine builds more and more of their own stuff.

    Sure Russia will have time to drag T34’s out of the tree row, up armor Lada’s and such but it really seems Ukrain has the edge here.  
     

    Or does this refer to Russia’s time to conscript more backwater hillbillies and Norks?

    methinks it's getting another few divisions of norks to the front. it's about to be mud season anyway so a short ceasefire probably doesn't change the front lines much over the next bit.

  12. 47 minutes ago, Superhero said:

    I've listened to a few podcasts / watched documentaries, and octopi are fascinating creatures. They have 3 hearts and 9 brains - one in the head and each tentacle. They can squeeze through any hole that's bigger than their beak. They are the masters of disguise, able to shape shift, change color, change texture, and escape by swimming or running. Female octopi will stay with their eggs until they hatch, which in some cases take over a year.

    I've actually stopped eating them because I have a lot of respect for them... even though grilled octopus over charcoal with a splash of lemon juice is amazing.

     

    Octopus is Greek so the plural in English is either octopuses or octopodes (nuts). "Octopii" is a false latinization. 

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