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  1. That photo above. Now I know why they hired Elko. He's literally a life-size version of their hand gesture.
  2. If by tomorrow, that shop isn't selling t-shirts and keychains that say, "Home of the Ragin' Malaysian"............then just shut this thread down.
  3. I got a Cuban Blowout from a girl named Caitlin in college once. Is that anything? You've forgotten more about this sport than I'll ever know. One thing they should have taken into consideration is revenue/budget. I know that's not a "on-the-court" thing, but it's a factor. Our Olympic teams rely very heavily on the corporate partnerships and sponsorships. I don't really don't care, in the end, who is and who is not on this roster. But Clark is simply a big brand right now and could have helped secure a lot of private sector dollars for the next Olympic cycle. That may be unfair to some other athletes, but that's how money works. They don't get government funding like most other countries (other than some logistics and security support once they get to the host country for diplomatic reasons). And even moreso than the Men's side, Women's teams also rely heavily on 'personal fundraising', basically NIL before there was NIL. In the years and months leading up to the Games (and even while there), they do all kinds of appearances and exhibitions and clinics in their myriad sports and charge a lot for it. This isn't like some famous 60 year old sprinter from Barcelona Games taking up a relay spot away from a more deserving runner. Because they were once a big name and could help secure some funding even now. This is, again on-the-court aside, a balancing act. Can we still win Gold while setting our 'program' up for massive financial support leading up to 2028? I don't know the answer, but it seems like some of the decision makers didn't know it either. In the end, I don't give a shit. Of course we want these athletes to win gold. and I want to watch a couple games with my daughter. It's just my finance brain talking.
  4. It is 0100 in Northern France. In what will prove to be the biggest blow to the Luftwaffe during all of Overlord to date, dozens of German Bf-109's take off for Lion-sur-Mer to aerially bomb allied armor/infantry, under cover of night. Several dozen more P-51 Mustangs will absolutely annihilate them. This crushing blow further worries German Generals that they simply will not be able hold the Northern Continent without transferring a substantial portion of the Luftwaffe fixed wing groups from the Eastern Front. Which Hitler will not allow. 12th Panzer will begin moving into the area in a few hours to support 21st Panzer, which has been doing the brunt of the armor fighting (and losing). At sea, also at this exact moment...the Battle of Ushant will begin off the far western tip of the North French seacoast. French and Canadian ships are struck and several hundred sailors are stranded in the water (thankfully, almost all are rescued). But two Kriegsmarine Destroyers are sunk, putting another dent in the idea that the North Sea can be held by Germany. The true badass of the day is a Polish Grom-class Destroyer which makes way to the area (it was harbored in England since the 1939 invasion). She would provide security for 83 convoy runs leading up to this D-Day+3. She becomes the most highly decorated ship in Polish Naval History and is still on display today in the Polish port city of Gydnia. It is becoming already apparent that neither the English Channel or Alboran Sea will long be viable options with which to launch Kriegsmarine offensives. They'll soon shift to merely 'guerilla-styled' attacks on single ships. An awful lot of U-boats are about to start causing an awful lot of trouble
  5. This. It's the smart move. If ever have a chance to nominate a live Sasquatch to patrol America's National Forests...you take it. She's basically become a real life Brick Tamland. "Marge, are you just looking around the country for things to blame on the FBI?" -I hate FBI. I hate FBI. (years later, it will be discovered that I have an IQ of 48)
  6. Why would that Jane Fonda movie be shown in a theater in Europe on such a historic week?
  7. When did Case McCoy get so angry? And so much ink?
  8. What the hell is that stuck in your nose LCpl Johnson? Is that...is that a Crayola? Dammit, somebody call a Corpsman. Here's the link to the executive summary: https://www.heritage.org/military-strength/assessment-us-military-power/conclusion#:~:text=In the aggregate%2C America's overall,strength is therefore not sufficient It's basically just a long way of saying "Biden is under-funding out military!" It does a decent job of listing out current fleets, fixed wing assets, etc. But says how many more we need, but it doesn't really say we need them just that we have to spend more money to get them for reasons unknown. If this had come from Rand or AEI or a handful of others, I'd take it a lot more seriously. But considering one of the co-authors focus at Heritage is pro-life legislation, I'm not sure how much weight this should carry. What with all the 'Space Nuclear' issues going on right now...
  9. If you open that issue up to p. 37, there's a cartoon of a Kraut Pig at the Geneva Complaint Dept. with the caption of "I wish I was taller." I think his name was S/Sgt. Volstein
  10. I still remember an episode, but can't remember which 'character/figure' goes to the armory at HQ. He asks for ammo for target practice. and the guy hands him a box of what are clearly drawn rifle shells. Then he takes them and they suddenly turn into red laser beams. A show filled with fascist dictators, mass violence, advanced weapons systems, tyrannical leaders, and just constant battles. But in the end, I learned to walk my bike across an intersection, not ride it. So it balances out for 7 year olds.
  11. Hey, some good news. We also have West Nile virus again in Austin because stupid people leave out empty receptacles to collect all this Spring rain.
  12. ^ this. I don't care how Paris does on revenue from women's games attendance I'd probably tune in to watch a game or two if my oldest who is into women's hoops now wants to. All that matters is, "Is this player one of 12 that can guide us to gold?" Again, y'all know this game way better than I do........but it's impossible she's not one of the 12 best women's basketball players in the Continental United States right now.
  13. So you're saying there's literally a factor in their report called 'Space Football'? Is Bugs Bunny in it? There is 'Nuclear Football' and we let a guy keep it in his bathroom for awhile.
  14. Yeah, I noticed that. Even 'Nuclear' is vague. Do they mean our Nuclear Warhead Arsenal because that's not DoD, that's DoE. And how much does it cost to type "Force" after "Space?" I think their graphics team put in about much effort as the researchers did. Other shocker is that 'Space' didn't rank higher, since Trump invented 'Space.' Space is yuge. Some say even bigger than Trump Tower.
  15. Isaiah didn't get on because Jordan said he'd walk away if Thomas got on the roster. And you can't have a Dream Team without Michael. The Laettner thing over Shaq was always strange to me. I guess they needed some boring white dude to make Larry Bird seem hip? I don't know this game as well as most of you, but that seems strange to leave Caitlin off the Olympic Roster when she's clearly one of the best 12 female basketball players in the United States at any level. I get that she's getting gruff in the WNBA, wrong as it may be. But the U.S. team shouldn't be doling out this tacit "Well, she hasn't paid her dues yet. We need to give the veterans their duly-earned spots" Bullshit, the USOC doesn't fucking do that in any other women's olympic sports. They don't leave off 19yo gymnasts or 21yo swimmers because "they need to put in their time." This is it, this is their peak time. They don't build a relay team off of 3 peak athletes and then 37yo Monica because she's really put in the work all these years.
  16. You been reading Epoch Times again? Mexican and Canadian pharmacies have robustly stringent regulations as well. It's not just Wayne or Ronaldo hastily cutting pills with fentanyl to bag up for the American while they shop for souvenirs. If there were thousands of Seniors dying from blood thinners laced with fentanyl, that probably would have made the legit news. Now you want to fear of God in you this morning? My FBI friend who was on the background team that picked up that Russian, Vadim Wolfson in Austin a few months back (because the Russian at the end of my street is tied to him financially and wanted to know if I had seen anything suspicious and I had, fun times). Anyway, you could FOIA this next part, but suffice to say---he also worked a case a couple months back. Domestic terror group here in Texas. Shocker. Started looking into abortion pills (don't remember the specific kinds). Texans ordering them from out of state and how they could get them before shipping and put fentanyl in them to "punish the wicked." They were apparently total dipshits, but it raises something to your concern. In-house pharmacies anywhere in North America are tightly controlled, we know that. Illegal drugs are often laced with fentanyl, we now know unfortunately all too well about that. But he discussed a growing concern of Rx or even OTC by mail. Some lunatic can intercept or lace on site, a massive set of meds, and hurt far more people than a mass shooter ever could. so that's fun.
  17. There is no competition for Jasmine Crockett. Only me and a series of losers. And I guess her husband. I'm starting to hold him the same regard as Brad Hall at this point. I mean, I get that most of us out-kicked our coverage. But I was at one point decent looking and funny. Then there's some dudes that just fall ass-backwards into marriages with sexy, intelligent, funny, sexy (again) women and you look at the guy like, him? Really? That man? Okay, but I'm over here if you need me madam...nobody needs to know.
  18. Yes, but what my timeline suggests is they pruned the hedgerows of many small villages, and rode off on the women. Wait, was "Three Amigos" not historically accurate?
  19. I thought it was David Dinkins' guy that pulled the frozen yogurt with hidden fat scheme? Lloyd Braun?
  20. Dammit, I knew I got that one wrong. And Ashford literally looked like Black Jesus. Still, all she had to post was "solid as a rock" without the and. But to be fair, it's hard to type accurately with just 8 toes.
  21. Wasn't that a Bob Seger song title, "Solid, and as a Rock" ??? Who proofreads this stuff? Seriously, next time you gotta take a big dump, call her comms. team. They make her look like a Nobel Laureate by comparison. I picture it like "Zoolander" where they're just jumping around on desks trying to figure out how to turn the computer on.
  22. I saw Crockett next to a guy I know to be 6'0" and she appeared to be about 5'8" by comparison, though probably in fancy dress shoes as is customary in Congress. She is 99% in my wheelhouse. And yeah, I thought the "Would" meme served two purposes. For women that were definitely not that attractive but still had something about them (usually dirty). Or attractive women that were complete vile human shitstains but you still want to do the hate-fuck to them. Like you don't use the "Would" meme on Liz Hurley or Selma Hayek, that's not a bold move to want to bang a 10 who absolutely knows what she's doing in bed. But like a Lauren Boebert or a Mae Whitman (her?), that would qualify the meme. I dunno. I was told there'd be nudes of all the above.
  23. "Multiplex & Relax" then? "Talkie then Suckie"? Dammit, what year is this?!?!?
  24. Didn't you hear me? I never even made it to the pants store.
  25. Shit, then we probably met. I used to go in there with Fiebiger, Wood, Adams, and few other lineman and Punter Schultis to drink because Gaskamp would hook them up. I of course, had to pay for my own drinks being a complete non-football player. Russell used to really outkick his coverage on girlfriends as well
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