Carl Spackler

There are a ton of hotels in that general area, most of which will be exorbitant. You might try looking at VRBO or Airbnb to grab something a bit cheaper in that area.

Came here to post the same thing. Fonda completely played against type in that role, and it was one of really notable times in Hollywood history. (But based on his private life, it might not have been a huge stretch for him.)

That was me. Was working at a downtown LA law firm at the time. It was a weekend day, and I had a motion or something that had to be done by Monday, so I had driven downtown to get some of it done. (This was the pre- working remotely era. If you needed to get office work done, you pretty much had to go into the office.) Was walking to grab something to eat when they let loose with a huge fusillade of gunfire you could hear from blocks away. I saw a couple other people on the sidewalk either duck into doorways or turn around and head in the other direction. We were all wondering what the hell was going on.

Helluva kick. 11-0 in one-score games. Wow

Translation: This is a guy with no juice who Jimbo can ignore so that JImbo can keep control of the offense but tell everyone calling for his head that he has turned the offensive playcalling duties over to someone else.

Never ever underestimate aggy delusion.

"Mustardson"?? Eight-year-olds, dude.

Looch ladling out the maroon koolaid extra heavy for his sycophants. I am greatly amused.

Well played, sir.

Way too young. The Specials' first two albums are ska/2-tone classics.

True dat.

You are correct, sir. I don't plan on doing serious rock-crawling, so I decided I didn't need the Sasquatch package. Badlands trim still gives me front and rear lockers, disco swaybar, KO2's, and a better suspension than most of the other trims, so it has about all the off-road capability I think I'll need.

Well, surprise, surprise, surprise . . . it showed up.

The only thing "being worked hard" is her dog's tongue.

Maybe he was trying to comment about foolish consistencies.

Eh. I actually have no problem believing that he was thinking of "bug-a-boo" in the context of what he was trying to say. Much ado about not much, IMO.

The wife (no pics) went there several years ago with her daughter (also no pics), and loved it. Someday I will make it there. Your pics are only fueling the fire.

There's a lot of love on this board for both of those bottles, and those prices are perfectly reasonable. I personally don't love the 1897 or the 1920 as much as many seem to. I prefer the 1910. But buy one or both, try 'em, and see what you think. Part of the fun is trying different bourbons and ryes, and figuring out what tastes good to you. Cheers!

I love both versions. The remake hews closer to the book (which is a good thing) and if pressed I would say I like the Coen Brothers' film better, but I will watch either film if I happen to encounter it during channel surfing. That's the original Greaser Bob . . .

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/dea-agent-who-helped-put-viktor-bout-behind-bars-slams-brittney-griner-swap-we-couldnt-even-get-two-people-for-the-worlds-most-notorious-weapons-trafficker-220232108.html One interesting (and alarming) part of this article (toward the end) is the comment by the DEA agent who headed the sting operation that nabbed Bout in response to suggestions that it won't be easy for Bout to resume arms trafficking after being "out of the game" so long and very restricted in terms of where he can travel. The DEA agent, Pasquarello, said, “I think it’s very easy for him to get back into business. I’ve heard that Viktor’s not a threat, that he can’t travel anymore, that he’s going to be isolated. He was like that for 10 years before we arrested him. He knew he couldn’t go anywhere and he still operated from his safe spots.” I figure that if anyone knows how easy or difficult it would be for Bout to resume his activities, it would be this guy Pasquarello.

She may have been thinking that she didn't really have a choice to not return to Russia because that's where she earned her livelihood. Still, if that was in fact her mindset, she should have been cognizant of the geopolitical environment (as you note), realized that tensions would be increased, and aware that it would be particularly unwise (even more so than usual) to attempt to bring an illegal substance in with her. I tend to agree with your last sentence. But I'm also pretty confident that she had no idea that the Russian authorities would basically use her as a pawn in a much bigger game.

Agreed.

I think she can reasonably be classified as a political prisoner. I think the charges were trumped up -- the quantify of the substance was very small and I'm sure that other persons entering Russia get away with the same thing without being charged at all or charged as heavily as she was. And I have no problem believing that Russian authorities were watching her and waiting for an opportunity to catch her in some kind of ostensibly illegal act as part of a plan to effectuate this exact result. I also think griner nonetheless stupidly had a hand in creating the situation by attempting to enter the country with a quantity (no matter how small) of a substance she knew was illegal, and that she therefore helped create leverage for Russia to get a very bad man out of U.S. custody. It's possible to be both appreciative of the fact she has been released from custody but also somewhat resentful that her actions helped Viktor Bout go free.

This is where I'm at. It's obvious the charges against her were trumped up and fuck Russia in the goat ass with a rusty scalpel But because of her fucking stupidity, a really dangerous man is now out of U.S. control and custody. So . . . welcome home, Brittney Griner. And fuck you. You better hope Viktor Bout causes no harm to your fellow American citizens in the future.