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The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

batmagadanleadoff Apr 22 2021 04:30 PM

What? No 2021 Aproops thread? Now there is. For your viewing pleasure, and apropos of nothing, the debut of Linsanity. Highlights from Jeremy Lin's breakout game. Before this game, even Knick fans barely knew who Jeremy Lin was. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3A6wJBZ7hE

Willets Point Apr 22 2021 07:04 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

I'm pretty sure it's called "Small Things Considered" now: http://www.thecranepool.net/phpBB32/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=29976 Not that we need an all-purpose thread for everything.

kcmets Apr 29 2021 11:16 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

I got my MLB Extra Innings turned on and they accidentally turned on NHL Center Ice too. Is it wrong not to report this? haha

Frayed Knot Apr 29 2021 12:07 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

=kcmets post_id=62485 time=1619716580 user_id=53] I got my MLB Extra Innings turned on and they accidentally turned on NHL Center Ice too. Is it wrong not to report this? haha

IIRC from back when I had EI, MLB and NHL shared channels because the regular season games in those sports aren't supposed to overlap so it's not really a mistake that you temporarily get both.. The Covid delayed hockey season made the overlap bigger so just enjoy free pucks while they last.

MFS62 May 04 2021 11:50 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

I'm working, and the last two callers (according to caller I.D.) have been named Jeter and Utley. I let someone else get the calls. Later

Willets Point May 08 2021 06:50 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

GEICO is making me aware that Lisa Loeb is still hot.

Double Switch May 31 2021 01:35 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

Yesterday I learned how to refold a fitted bottom sheet into a tidy package instead of a tangled mess.

MFS62 Jun 02 2021 03:40 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

Oh (My Goodness), Canada: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/canadian-mp-caught-naked-during-telework-for-second-time-in-a-month/ar-AAKuUfh?li=BBnb7Kz&fbclid=IwAR2OKUiVA7BXts6fFun8cnQ6Hr0wATVn3JOuSwFgkYP2mcbEg0i4uRTcbvE A Canadian MP has stepped down from some of his duties and said he is seeking "assistance" after being caught on camera urinating during a video conference in Parliament, a month after appearing naked in another virtual session. Any Canadians reading this - if he offers you a cup of coffee, politely refuse. Later

Marshmallowmilkshake Jun 07 2021 07:36 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

I learned about this cool "Wild Wild West" parody about Adam West by reading the awesome Stereogum Number Ones column. It's better than the original! [YOUTUBE] FdVJWyoncdU[/YOUTUBE] I can't get to work, but here's the link: https://youtu.be/FdVJWyoncdU

MFS62 Jun 07 2021 02:58 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

Add this one to the list of things you don't read every day. A man got killed when the motorcycle he was on hit a bear. https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Police-Plymouth-man-dies-after-Saturday-crash-16228925.php?sid=591c902424c17c3e4b8c85fd&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headlines&utm_campaign=CT_NT_NewsNow Later

MFS62 Jun 21 2021 11:47 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

Over the past weekend I re-read Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea to celebrate the Jules Vernal Equinox. Later

Frayed Knot Jun 21 2021 01:04 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

Except that today represents the summer solstice. The vernal (spring) equinox (equal night) is in March.

batmagadanleadoff Jun 21 2021 01:11 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

Anybody know who this is? [FIMG=555]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51262434373_6d9d564083_z.jpg[/FIMG] This pic with the accompanying text/link keeps on popping up on random news articles I'm reading from my smartphone. I have no idea who she is. I clicked on the click baity link against my instincts and sure enough, I went through about 25 "70s stars" without her ever coming up. Which I figured would happen. Because in the past, whenever I'd click on these type of links, I'd never see the pic that motivated me to click in the first place. So ... who is she?

Benjamin Grimm Jun 21 2021 01:29 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

I did a Google image search and apparently she's Laetitia Casta. https://www.google.com/search?tbs=sbi:AMhZZiuykanCPrc0cjrIhtEVBgbNY8TqrJPuDGLofB1i-iLrEf72vfsuKGb-PlkPEMDJCs5Y-mT3aXw5xCUiFTvsqElT1dNF3O_1Wb3-peo6vbrBDhvTE4v8xOg8fVZ2r5gbP6SQqwD5_1m3ZcvP5WIAdFBu_1ppGq7_1S4ugcqTF8eKM4QNqQacCyDe_1LGihNMWSIflApkSjYDKy07obVNEqN8qp4xZv9rHm2IznFZfyozi19zDv5W23HMROiFTD_1kPOhD2Mqt8o4xegaVG22Y7QBIgyT8af4DDzBCa4QoVfhXLaQP0bDh1VNfMxluH1X0Y5aFsdxn4JMxY5bOd0QUmcT63hTEPbxD8NA&site=search&authuser=0&bih=722&biw=1536&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiT7be9uqnxAhWMn-AKHYzgDKMQ9Q96BAgBEBc I've never heard of her. She was born in 1978, so I doubt that she was much of a star in the 1970s.

MFS62 Jun 21 2021 01:31 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

Frayed Knot wrote: Except that today represents the summer solstice. The vernal (spring) equinox (equal night) is in March. I try to never let a fact stand in the way of a mediocre joke. I'll have to let the weather person on Channel 7 know that because that is what she called it this weekend. Later

MFS62 Jun 21 2021 01:34 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

Frayed Knot wrote: Except that today represents the summer solstice. The vernal (spring) equinox (equal night) is in March. I try to never let a fact stand in the way of a mediocre joke. I'll have to let the weather person on Channel 7 know that because that is what she called it this weekend. Later

Frayed Knot Jun 21 2021 03:44 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

=MFS62 post_id=68614 time=1624303892 user_id=60] I'll have to let the weather person on Channel 7 know that because that is what she called it this weekend.

A statement which pretty much confirms my opinion of TV news people.

batmagadanleadoff Jun 21 2021 09:18 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I did a Google image search and apparently she's Laetitia Casta. https://www.google.com/search?tbs=sbi:AMhZZiuykanCPrc0cjrIhtEVBgbNY8TqrJPuDGLofB1i-iLrEf72vfsuKGb-PlkPEMDJCs5Y-mT3aXw5xCUiFTvsqElT1dNF3O_1Wb3-peo6vbrBDhvTE4v8xOg8fVZ2r5gbP6SQqwD5_1m3ZcvP5WIAdFBu_1ppGq7_1S4ugcqTF8eKM4QNqQacCyDe_1LGihNMWSIflApkSjYDKy07obVNEqN8qp4xZv9rHm2IznFZfyozi19zDv5W23HMROiFTD_1kPOhD2Mqt8o4xegaVG22Y7QBIgyT8af4DDzBCa4QoVfhXLaQP0bDh1VNfMxluH1X0Y5aFsdxn4JMxY5bOd0QUmcT63hTEPbxD8NA&site=search&authuser=0&bih=722&biw=1536&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiT7be9uqnxAhWMn-AKHYzgDKMQ9Q96BAgBEBc I've never heard of her. She was born in 1978, so I doubt that she was much of a star in the 1970s. If she was, her 70s star reign couldn't have lasted past her first year. Holy King Tut! What a click-bait fraud. I was going nuts all week trying to figure out who she was. I didn't have a chance.

Lefty Specialist Jun 22 2021 05:54 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

Apparently 65+ pictures of her wil 'hypnotise' you, so don't click that link.

whippoorwill Jun 22 2021 10:54 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

I like the ones that say so and so looks ‘insane' now. That sounds insulting

Benjamin Grimm Jun 22 2021 11:29 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

It is. It implies that beautiful young women should be embarrassed to show signs of aging.

Fman99 Jun 22 2021 08:07 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

She has two very specific qualities that I like in a gal.

Double Switch Jun 24 2021 12:15 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

The NYT cracked me up: When an Eel Climbs a Ramp to Eat Squid From a Clamp, That's a Moray Damn ear worm.

Edgy MD Jun 29 2021 08:06 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

I just got a laughy-laughy emoji from Chris Frantz after I made a crack on his page. I'm trying to figure out if this redeems my whole miserable life.

Willets Point Jul 01 2021 09:26 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

Laetitia Casta was named the symbolic representation of France's Republic in October 1999.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 10 2021 08:30 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

Scary moment on my bike today, momentarily lost balance at a high rate of speed, wrestled to keep upright but ran out time and street before I could grip the brakes and tboned a curb at about 20 mph. Bike landed on a hedge, I wound up another 10 feet ahead on the guy's front lawn. Smashed my taint hard on the seat and my wrist on the ground. Blew the front tire but the rim was okay. Fortunately had a spare tube. Walked off the taint injury, changed the tire and got in 80 miles. 🚲

Edgy MD Jul 10 2021 08:38 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

wOw

kcmets Jul 10 2021 08:39 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

Glad you're ok. How do you pump up a flat? The PSI on bike tires are so high.

Marshmallowmilkshake Jul 10 2021 08:44 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

Glad you are OK. That sounds scary.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 10 2021 08:52 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

=kcmets post_id=71002 time=1625971148 user_id=53] Glad you're ok. How do you pump up a flat? The PSI on bike tires are so high. Yeah hand pump only so good, I found a bike shop ahead and topped off

Willets Point Jul 10 2021 10:13 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

Yikes! Glad you're okay.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 11 2021 02:20 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

Did you experience time slowing down?

MFS62 Jul 11 2021 04:16 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

Awful coaching by England in the Euro Cup championship game. It looked like the England offense was designed to keep the ball away from Harry Kane, their best scorer. Then in the shoot out, they had to use three substitute players rather than the starters. All three didn't score. Later

Frayed Knot Jul 11 2021 05:51 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

England didn't have to use subs in the SO, those players were specifically inserted late in extra time so that they would be eligible for the penalty shots. That they subsequently missed thir shots was neither preordained nor a strategic error.

whippoorwill Jul 13 2021 04:00 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

=MFS62 post_id=68595 time=1624297652 user_id=60] Over the past weekend I re-read Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea to celebrate the Jules Vernal Equinox. Later

Very cool!

whippoorwill Jul 13 2021 04:01 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Scary moment on my bike today, momentarily lost balance at a high rate of speed, wrestled to keep upright but ran out time and street before I could grip the brakes and tboned a curb at about 20 mph. Bike landed on a hedge, I wound up another 10 feet ahead on the guy's front lawn. Smashed my taint hard on the seat and my wrist on the ground. Blew the front tire but the rim was okay. Fortunately had a spare tube. Walked off the taint injury, changed the tire and got in 80 miles. 🚲 I am very glad you survived this. It sounds scary! I've never heard of a ‘taint' btw

Lefty Specialist Jul 26 2021 07:33 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

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kcmets Jul 26 2021 09:28 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

Elmer's is good with that strawberry-flavored Nesquik!

MFS62 Jul 26 2021 11:41 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

That beach kiddie-pop music station from Cape Cod is back - covering up my WFAN signal. Their "102" cuts in and out over the local 101.9 frequency. It must be Summer-only programming for the teenage visitors to the Cape because it in the Winter it doesn't happen as often and is religious programming. Maybe atmospheric conditions in the Summer are more conducive to "skip". I'm pissed. Later

Edgy MD Jul 27 2021 09:47 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

We watched The Towering Inferno over the last two nights. Strangely enough, it was Ms. Edgy's choice. It's not every day that a couple can sit down together and watch a film featuring not one, but two apparent (but unconvicted) wife killers.

batmagadanleadoff Jul 27 2021 10:19 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

I saw Inferno in the movie theater when it first came out. I'm pretty sure I haven't seen it since, so I just checked out the cast to see who you were referring to besides O.J. Hah. Bobby Brady was in that movie. That was 1974 when The Brady Bunch was still airing new episodes. So in Inferno, Bobby must've looked just like he looked on the TV show.

RealityChuck Jul 28 2021 08:32 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

Suffering from a bad case of poison ivy. The cure would get me a MLB suspension. Feeling better though. And watching a lot of team handball at the Olympics. One of the most exciting and athletic sports in the games.

Edgy MD Jul 28 2021 10:35 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

I saw Inferno in the movie theater when it first came out. I'm pretty sure I haven't seen it since, so I just checked out the cast to see who you were referring to besides O.J. Hah. Bobby Brady was in that movie. That was 1974 when The Brady Bunch was still airing new episodes. So in Inferno, Bobby must've looked just like he looked on the TV show. Yeah, I'm sure Mike Lookinland still dines out on his Inferno stories. The second (widely assumed, though not as much as OJ) mur-diddly-urderer from that cast is Robert Wagner, whose role was entirely un-necessary except to say, "Let's add a half hour and get some hot, sexy Robert Wagner action in here." If they had cast Robert Blake as fire chief instead of Steve McQueen, they might have hit the uxoricide trifecta. Very awkward sitting through such a film with one's wife.

batmagadanleadoff Jul 28 2021 11:15 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

Yeah, before I clicked on the cast link, I was figgering it'd be Blake, not Wags. That was like a year before the peak of Blake's career as Baretta. [FIMG=333]https://www.tvguidemagazine.com/archive/suboffer/cache/1970s/1975/0df35d8c967b90cefdbcea253bb3a4405ea7894d.19751227_c1_620.jpg?cached=1593421215[/FIMG] [FIMG=333]https://oldlifemagazine.com/media/catalog/product/cache/2afee6a1db8518bab3981312a7d6fc15/d/d/ddds_2_2.jpg[/FIMG]

Double Switch Jul 28 2021 11:24 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 28 2021 12:34 PM

One of my favorite scenes in The Treasure of the Sierra Madres is little Mickey Gubitosi sniveling at Humphrey Bogart to buy a fraction of a lottery ticket. The other favorite is every scene with Walter Huston.

kcmets Jul 28 2021 12:20 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

That beach kiddie-pop music station from Cape Cod is back - covering up my WFAN signal. Their "102" cuts in and out over the local 101.9 frequency. It must be Summer-only programming for the teenage visitors to the Cape because it in the Winter it doesn't happen as often and is religious programming. Maybe atmospheric conditions in the Summer are more conducive to "skip".I'm pissed. Why listen to FM if you're having difficulties? The 660AM is 50,000 watts of clear channel? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear-channel_station

MFS62 Jul 31 2021 10:09 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear-channel_station I try, but on occasion it is not-too clear up here in the hills. Later

kcmets Jul 31 2021 11:16 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

Interesting, I've picked up 660AM as far north in NY as Plattsburgh which is a a sniffle from the Canadian border and also in NH and VT.

MFS62 Jul 31 2021 12:44 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

Generally OK, but sometimes it is very Static-y. Maybe I'm just spoiled from FM. Later

Ceetar Jul 31 2021 07:01 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2021 Thread

got HD radio in the car, regular radio is a real tough listen, quality wise, after that.