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2025 Cotton Bowl: CFP SF - Texas vs. Ohio State - 6:30pm on ESPN
Ghost of LL replied to Pancho's topic in Football
Yeah—let’s definitely not blame the coach with a dogshit second-down play all. And we should never blame the left tackle who just threw a look-out block. It’s always on Quinn, who, by the way, has accounted for some pretty fantastic play in this game. God, you people are exhausting. -
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People get caught up in the whole "he was gay and built castles" thing with Ludwig II. They completely ignore the fact that he was King of Bavaria during the decade of German unification. Ludwig himself was not a proponent of German unification, but Bavaria wasn't itself strong enough to forestall it after it was defeated in the Austro-Prussian War. And the role that Ludwig's weakness played in Prussia's ascent to dominance over Bavaria and the other southern German countries is kinda unexplored.
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Southern CA Fires- Extreme Santa Ana Winds
Ghost of LL replied to Wilcox Cummingtonite's topic in Daily Texan
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Southern CA Fires- Extreme Santa Ana Winds
Ghost of LL replied to Wilcox Cummingtonite's topic in Daily Texan
I don't have the first damned clue how much water it takes to put out one housefire. It's apparently about 1.5x whatever the storage capacity is in Lost Creek. And this is not a secret. I mean, maybe realtors don't make it a point of mentioning it to buyers who are looking at houses in the area. But it's not a secret. It has been a topic brought before the Limited District repeatedly. It's why the Dads' Club goes down once a year and clears out debris in the greenbelt (to the extent practicable). And I know several people in the neighborhood raised it to their city councilperson while Lost Creek was still a part of the City of Austin. Of course, that councilperson was Paige Ellis. So they may as well have been talking to a corpse. In any event, the fire department is well aware of the challenge, and that's why they don't put water on a house fire until they know it's not going to spread. I know that first hand, because I've seen it happen twice on my street. The second time--which happened 13 months ago--the fire department came out, made sure everyone was out of the house, and sat around for about a half-hour until they started putting water on the fire. I actually had time to ask them what was going on, since they seemed to be at some leisure. And that's exactly what they told me. Final point: Lost Creek is not unique. West Lake Hills has the same challenges, though not as great given that it is a larger community. But anywhere you have hills, you're limited in your firefighting capacity by what is in storage and the speed with which that storage can be replenished. And if you don't have electricity to run the pumps needed to refill that storage, which is the situation right now in parts of Los Angeles, you're really in a world of shit. -
Southern CA Fires- Extreme Santa Ana Winds
Ghost of LL replied to Wilcox Cummingtonite's topic in Daily Texan
To boil it down--water out of the hydrant has fuck-all to do with how much water is in the reservoir. California has plenty of water in its reservoirs. I mean, maybe not "plenty" for long-term planning purposes. But for purposes of combatting these fires, California has plenty of water in the reservoirs. But the water that comes out of the hydrants is treated city water. And treated city water has to get uphill to storage tanks. And once those storage tanks run dry, there's no water for the hydrants no matter how much water may be in the reservoirs, the ocean, or anywhere else. And by the way--this is not just an issue in California. This is an issue throughout the areas west of Austin. For instance, Lost Creek has enough water in its storage tanks for 1.5 house fires. Not two. And damned sure as shit not three. One-and-a-half. So if a fire ever came up from the greenbelt, that entire subdivision is right fucked. But even without a greenbelt wildfire, it also means that if you live in Lost Creek and your house catches fire, the fire department is just going to watch it burn and save their water to make sure it doesn't spread to neighboring houses.- 1559 replies
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The Leopards Eating Faces and Unlubed Dildo of Consequences Thread
Ghost of LL replied to Horn Dog's topic in Cloak Room
There are going to be so many Thanksgiving conversations this year of MAGAts complaining about various things and their smug Dem relatives sitting back and saying "huh--I wonder how we didn't see that coming." And the sarcasm is going to fly right over the MAGAts' heads. I mean, that's how it's going to go at my Thanksgiving with Mrs.LL's family. If her MAGAt cousin is even there. He might be recalled from active duty to go die on a fucking beach invading Greenland or some shit. So who the fuck knows. -
Ok, my man--you didn't tell me you were going to Muenchen. So while you're there, you need to head over to Nuernberger Bratwurst Gloeckl am Dom. It's right behind the Frauenkirche. They have several family plates of all the sausages (including the little Nuremberger bratwurstl, which are fucking delicious). And they pour Augustiner, which is to your very great benefit. And then post pictures to show that you haven't forgotten about us.
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Jay Hartzell has entered the Transfer Portal
Ghost of LL replied to Ghost of LL's topic in Daily Texan
Ha--definitely not. The only thing you notice by way of a religious affiliation is that there is a school of theology. And I will say that the Perkins Library at the theology school was a great place to study for the bar exam. -
Jay Hartzell has entered the Transfer Portal
Ghost of LL replied to Ghost of LL's topic in Daily Texan
Yeah--I'm not disagreeing with any of this. And I will definitely acknowledge that I am not the resident Surly expert on Methodist politics or the finer points of Protestant sectarianism in general. So I don't exactly know all the ins and outs and what-have-yous of the divorce between the University and the Church. But in any event--I agree with @Bozo_Casanova. This is hugely embarrassing for UT. But it's also really, really good for SMU. -
Jay Hartzell has entered the Transfer Portal
Ghost of LL replied to Ghost of LL's topic in Daily Texan
I'm not sure how "right-leaning" SMU's governance is. It is in protracted litigation against the Methodist Church in an effort to sever ties after the Methodists (or at least that branch of the Methodists) went all anti-gay. The case is set for oral argument before the Texas Supreme Court pretty soon (maybe later this month--I can't remember). But it doesn't reflect a university that is particularly right-leaning. -
Jay Hartzell has accepted the position of president at SMU. Which--huh. That's interesting. Since when did The University of Texas at Austin lose administrators to SMU?
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The Dallas Stars 2024-2025 Season Thread: Win Now, Talk Later
Ghost of LL replied to Longhorn_Fan68's topic in Other Sports
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I used Europcar in Rome, but it was kind of on accident. I had reserved a car at Sixt (which is basically Budget) at Termini for 8:00 AM. We got a slow start that morning and didn't get over there until around 10:00. In the United States, no big deal. Apparently in Italy, it's a big deal. They had given my car away. So we went over to Europcar and got what they had left, which was a Fiat Panda. Do you think "Panda" is what you really want to name a car? I mean, it's not the quickest or most agile of creatures. But in its case, it was perfectly suited for the car--that was the most underpowered piece of shit I've ever driven. Anyway, on a separate topic--I am in Tyrol for a week this summer. @texasdago, should I hop over to Bolzano for a day? And if so, what should I see/eat/drink while there?
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Elon Musk: Nazi traitor piece of shit [Confirmed]
Ghost of LL replied to MaybeACoordinator's topic in Daily Texan
It's not a government agency unless/until Congress makes it one and provides funding. And I don't think anyone has proposed legislation to make it an agency. As it is envisioned right now, it is going to be a presidential commission, which is not exactly part of the federal government. But honestly--who gives a fuck. -
Yes. AA prices its wifi on a per-hour and on an entire-flight basis. I think it's $9.99 per hour, or you can get it for the entire flight for something like $14.99. But you also get movies and some television series free along with limited live television. You get the networks, ESPN & ESPN2, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, and some other shit like HGTV or whatever that Mrs.LL would probably watch.
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Elon Musk: Nazi traitor piece of shit [Confirmed]
Ghost of LL replied to MaybeACoordinator's topic in Daily Texan
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I just flipped past this game and I see the Titans in Oilers gear. I’m a guy who fucking hates all Houston teams, and even I think that’s shitty. Fuck Tennessee—I hope you lose like 100-0. Or maybe I hope you win and get a mid draft pick. Whatever—fuck Tennessee.
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Y’all remember back in October when we all thought Liberty might make it into the CFP? yeah—that was wild.
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And look at who you just compared Skattebo to. You completely make my point. Skattebo isn’t nearly as good as Irvin or Moss. He’s not. But he gets away shit that Irvin and Moss got away with only because they were HOFers. Cam Skattebo can be a shit-talking thin-skinned primadonna, and it’s fine because he’s a pretty good college back. For a black player to get away with that amount of shit-talking primadonna behavior, he needs to be on a level with Michael Irvin and Randy Moss. And again—I’m not blaming Skattebo for any of that. I don’t think ill of him for what other people think. But I’m telling you from personal knowledge that that’s what is behind at least some of the hostility you see online towards him.
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Yes! Jesus tapdancing Christ, Yes! It's exactly the thing Okie State did on us last year and we did on someone (Mississippi State?) this year. If the offense substitutes, the referee is going to stand over the ball and let the defense substitute. And the defense doesn't have to hurry. They can take however long it takes. So if a fat defensive lineman takes five seconds to haul his tired ass to the sideline, then the offense runs the risk of a delay-of-game penalty. But once again--neither the players nor the coaches understand the rules of the game. It's absolutely infuriating.
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the 2023 speaker of the house voting thread of implosion
Ghost of LL replied to henrygandorf's topic in Cloak Room
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Does it bother anybody else that between this and the targeting calls in our game, that it seems that nobody understands the rules of the fucking game? I mean, even people whose jobs it is to know the rules don't know the rules. The supposed "rules experts" on ESPN are constantly getting shit wrong. Kirby is here citing the SEC head of officiating rather than the actual rules, which implies that he hasn't read the fucking rulebook. He's just taking someone else's word on what the rulebook says. Hey Kirby--how about you tell me what the actual fucking rule is, you dolt.
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I'm not talking about anybody on this thread. And I'm not accusing anybody of anything here. So don't get all defensive on me when I say this: Cam Skattebo is white privilege personified. If a Black player talked a fraction of the shit Skattebo talks, or dealt with his teammates like Skattebo does, or demonstrated an over-inflated sense of his own abilities like Skattebo does, he'd be absolutely reviled by the media and public. He'd be treated as akin to Kellen Winslow Jr. or Randy Moss or Keyshawn Johnson or any number of other players we can talk about. He'd be one of the most hated players in college football. But as a white guy, he's gritty; he cares; he's tough. Personally, I think he's a tool. But I don't think he should necessarily be blamed for how other people react to him. All the same--let's not pretend that that's not why a lot of people (particularly people of color) strongly dislike the guy.
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