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The version that David Bowie and Bing Crosby did in the 70's on Crosby's Christmas special is great.

Many will say I lose my man card, but I substitute 1/2-3/4 of the sour cream in my horseradish sauce for greek yogurt. I cannot tell the difference. And I never use any mayo.

News flash. Skiing isn’t cheap at major resorts. Especially with the whole family. Resorts know that if you can afford to even get there, rent a place and pay for lift tickets you’ll have no issue paying $25 for a burger and fries. That said, there are ways to keep lunches reasonable. I’ll cook a big breakfast when skiing and my wife and I will usually split a burger or chicken sandwich or other meal. The portions are huge and half a burger with fries is plenty. Dinners out are another issue, especially at the high end resort towns.

This. Nobody gets colds anymore. It’s always the flu.

I had that problem 10 years ago and the nurses made sure I farted before they would let me leave. This past summer, it wasn't an issue. I didn't have gas and the nurses didn't even ask about it. I wonder if something about my doc's procedure has changed.

Of course anticipating the usual and predictable Surly retort, but I asked my doctor two months ago about the recent change to no-digital exams and he said he doesn't buy it--at least in my case. My father, and his father, beat prostate cancer so he recommends I continue with the digital exam. So I still endure the horror.

I was expecting that. I was a black coffee guy for pretty much my whole adult life until about 10 years ago. Probably had 6 or 7 cups a day until it seemed to keep me up at night. Now it's one latte at home and I'm done with coffee for the day. I agree on sugar in coffee. That's disgusting.

Yep. It makes terrible coffee drinks.

I agree on drama movies. Some new and newer series get my attention. I recall reading 20+ years ago that all the good movie themes have already been covered—many times in some cases, and so movie critics were predicting a bleak future for feature films. So we are getting the comic book stuff and more Tom Cruise movies.

Half your age plus 10 is a good rule of thumb.

It's even worse--often times the ranch is high fenced. The owner even knows individual deer and gives them names/numbers. nnm is correct that it's farming and then harvesting. All of my friends that do it still call it hunting pretty much out of tradition or routine. They know it's different that a real hunt on either low fenced, or public, land (not much public land in Texas). And they are not "insecure little shitbags." I get it--surly hyperbole. Another thing, maybe they already do it, but the B&C records need to distinguish between farmed/harvested deer and deer taken on a low-fenced property.

Trackman has a handicap system? The algorithm would seem to be a little optimistic.

I'm enjoying the show, but as others have said, it is way over the top. I'm not sure about the timeline, but in his first couple of weeks (days?) on the job, Pig Pen sees his fellow workers blown up/incinerated, another guy lose a hand, and he may have been beaten to death by some assholes that can't control their testosterone. And the lady lawyer was something else. Her slander threat was laughable . . . and it worked!

I'm enjoying the show, but as others have said, it is way over the top. I'm not sure about the timeline, but in his first couple of weeks (days?) on the job, Pig Pen sees his fellow workers blown up/incinerated, another guy lose a hand, and he may have been beaten to death by some assholes that can't control their testosterone. And the lady lawyer was something else. Her slander threat was laughable . . . and it worked! Wrong thread. Sorry.

That's me. I'll get a double once or twice a round from middle of the fairway and within 120 yds or less.