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by Double Switch
Fri Mar 11, 2022 6:22 pm
Forum: The Non-Baseball Forum
Topic: Guess who died in 2022
Replies: 482
Views: 18376

Re: Guess who died in 2022

Bobbie Lee Nelson (January 1, 1931 – March 10, 2022) was an American pianist and singer, the older sister of Willie Nelson.
by Double Switch
Fri Mar 11, 2022 5:16 pm
Forum: The Non-Baseball Forum
Topic: Russia, Ukraine and NATO 2022
Replies: 170
Views: 8396

Re: Russia, Ukraine and NATO 2022

"Putin must have something on him AND has offered him a place to run when he's convicted." I'd say both.
by Double Switch
Fri Mar 11, 2022 5:14 pm
Forum: The Non-Baseball Forum
Topic: The Inflation Thread 2021-22
Replies: 255
Views: 7721

Re: The Inflation Thread 2021-22

"Politicized" is what is known as a fuzzy qualifier. You have your definition, which seems all encompassing. Mine is more specific and doesn't fit yours. Call it what you will, but prices will rise no matter what you call it.
by Double Switch
Fri Mar 11, 2022 4:56 pm
Forum: The Non-Baseball Forum
Topic: The Inflation Thread 2021-22
Replies: 255
Views: 7721

Re: The Inflation Thread 2021-22

I don't call it inflation. It's a reaction to real life. It's not political. Lots of stuff people think is "political" is not political, but that's an easy excuse for complaining. Gas in my region is pushing upwards of $5/gal but I don't care. Compared with the general economy, it's still ...
by Double Switch
Tue Mar 08, 2022 8:18 pm
Forum: The Non-Baseball Forum
Topic: Guess who died in 2022
Replies: 482
Views: 18376

Re: Guess who died in 2022

Sitting here on my desk is a copy of a really poor movie he was in in 1947 - The Brasher Doubloon. It's terrible but he lived it down and had a nice career in spite of that.
by Double Switch
Thu Mar 03, 2022 11:44 pm
Forum: The Non-Baseball Forum
Topic: Russia, Ukraine and NATO 2022
Replies: 170
Views: 8396

Re: Russia, Ukraine and NATO 2022

Knowing how effective this would be against oncoming Russian tank and equipment columns, I think this is a great idea. https://www.defensenews.com/opinion/commentary/2022/03/03/transfer-three-a-10-aircraft-squadrons-to-ukraine-now/ That plane is exactly what is needed, now! Later Again, thanks for ...
by Double Switch
Thu Mar 03, 2022 12:33 am
Forum: The Non-Baseball Forum
Topic: Russia, Ukraine and NATO 2022
Replies: 170
Views: 8396

Re: Russia, Ukraine and NATO 2022

Nukes....On the table? No. It's bluster, and Biden didn't fall for it. Even on regular alert, our nuke forces and theirs get up to speed pretty quickly. This Russia expert doesn't take nukes off the table: (long, but offers a complete picture of Putin and how he thinks) https://www.politico.com/new...
by Double Switch
Wed Jun 30, 2021 8:44 pm
Forum: The Non-Baseball Forum
Topic: The McDonald's Thread: All things McDonald's
Replies: 68
Views: 6270

Re: The McDonald's Thread: All things McDonald's

I'm a Wendy's guy myself, never go to Mickie D's and haven't seen a Burger King in my town for years. There was one a couple miles away that was demolished when a new grocery store/apartment complex went in. Just give me a Baconator with fries and charge it. Don't care what it costs, it's worth it. ...
by Double Switch
Sat May 15, 2021 1:02 am
Forum: The Non-Baseball Forum
Topic: In Vaccine Thread 2021
Replies: 723
Views: 58204

Re: In Vaccine Thread 2021

We have Trader Joe's here but I have never acquired the habit. I prefer my mask in public. In my area, I seem to be mainstream. I seldom see anyone without a mask even outdoors except if they are eating or smoking. The other thing, we'll be back in standard flu season in a few months so I don't plan...
by Double Switch
Fri Apr 30, 2021 8:48 pm
Forum: The Non-Baseball Forum
Topic: Donald Trump in Hot Water
Replies: 921
Views: 102474

Re: Donald Trump in Hot Water

MFS62 wrote: Fri Apr 30, 2021 7:31 pm
kcmets wrote: Fri Apr 30, 2021 5:00 pm Nicole Wallace just had a slam dunk interview with Michael Cohen on MSNBC. Google it in
the coming days. Holy crap!
Is that the one in which he called Giuliani an idiot?
Cohen never misses a chance to call Rudy an idiot so you need to be more specific.
by Double Switch
Sat Apr 24, 2021 11:17 pm
Forum: The Non-Baseball Forum
Topic: Donald Trump in Hot Water
Replies: 921
Views: 102474

Re: Donald Trump in Hot Water

GA and NY/NYC will move on him before the DOJ does. It's not likely a "dem" thing. Volume 2 of the Mueller report has the attack plan. Letitia James and Fani Willis will get him first (I'm betting on Willis). I await the big sedition trial, which takes a lot more FBI investigation that con...
by Double Switch
Mon Apr 05, 2021 4:43 pm
Forum: The Non-Baseball Forum
Topic: In Vaccine Thread 2021
Replies: 723
Views: 58204

Re: In Vaccine Thread 2021

I received shot #2 last Thursday with no worse aftereffects than from the first one. Slightly aching muscle and within two days, that was done. Still wearing masks as SOP.
by Double Switch
Tue Mar 30, 2021 12:25 pm
Forum: The Non-Baseball Forum
Topic: In Vaccine Thread 2021
Replies: 723
Views: 58204

Re: In Vaccine Thread 2021

A Boy Named Seo wrote: Tue Mar 30, 2021 11:42 am Just got my text for Moderna RIGHT NOW! I get it on April 1st. I hope it's not a joke.
I get my second shot of Pfizer on April 1st. Same.
by Double Switch
Tue Mar 09, 2021 7:29 pm
Forum: The Non-Baseball Forum
Topic: In Vaccine Thread 2021
Replies: 723
Views: 58204

Re: In Vaccine Thread 2021

I've been Pfizered! Vax went smoothly, lots of folks showed up, scheduled to flow evenly, have my second shot scheduled for 3/30. I had voted for September 2021 in the poll and considered that conservative. Turns out when you get a genuine leader and people who understand what they're doing and how ...
by Double Switch
Mon Mar 08, 2021 1:35 pm
Forum: The Non-Baseball Forum
Topic: In Vaccine Thread 2021
Replies: 723
Views: 58204

Re: In Vaccine Thread 2021

My first shot is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon, months ahead of what I had presumed to be realistic. I don't expect to stand behind any apes as I wait my turn.
by Double Switch
Tue Feb 23, 2021 5:57 pm
Forum: The Non-Baseball Forum
Topic: Donald Trump in Hot Water
Replies: 921
Views: 102474

Re: Donald Trump in Hot Water

MFS62 wrote: Tue Feb 23, 2021 5:09 pm If you are going to drop your cloak of invisibility I can think of no greater reason than to take a whack at McConnell.
I knew you would agree!
by Double Switch
Tue Feb 23, 2021 4:14 pm
Forum: The Non-Baseball Forum
Topic: Donald Trump in Hot Water
Replies: 921
Views: 102474

Re: Donald Trump in Hot Water

Good news out today for all of you fans of comeuppance. And the Supreme Court Judges he pushed for have been giving him something in return - the finger. Love it. Those judges belong to McConnell. Trump can hardly pick his nose, let alone SC justices. They are Mitch's judges flipping off Trump, who...
by Double Switch
Mon Feb 22, 2021 5:56 pm
Forum: The Non-Baseball Forum
Topic: Donald Trump in Hot Water
Replies: 921
Views: 102474

Re: Donald Trump in Hot Water

Good news out today for all of you fans of comeuppance. And the Supreme Court Judges he pushed for have been giving him something in return - the finger. Love it. Those judges belong to McConnell. Trump can hardly pick his nose, let alone SC justices. They are Mitch's judges flipping off Trump, who...
by Double Switch
Thu Jan 02, 2020 12:31 pm
Forum: The Non-Baseball Forum
Topic: Your shower is leaking: Home Repair in 2020 (and beyond)
Replies: 85
Views: 7872

Re: Your shower is leaking: Home Repair in 2020

I always "call the guy." I live in a building and the facility manager and I both agree that we prefer to "call the guy" who actually knows what to do and has the equipment to do it. The closest I get to dealing with anything electrical is changing the smoke detector batteries an...
by Double Switch
Thu Nov 14, 2019 3:48 pm
Forum: The Non-Baseball Forum
Topic: Headlines
Replies: 81
Views: 14601

Re: Headlines

Frayed Knot wrote: Thu Nov 14, 2019 3:27 pm NYDN: GIRAFFE HIT BY TAXI DIES AND FALLS ONTO JEEP, KILLING SWISS TOURIST
I see a movie there.
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not a good movie, but ...
by Double Switch
Mon Oct 14, 2019 8:57 pm
Forum: The Non-Baseball Forum
Topic: Headlines
Replies: 81
Views: 14601

Re: Headlines

A-a-a-nd just like that! I ran across a feasible headline nominee. On ABC News:

Polar bear wanders across a baseball field in Manitoba

It's claimed the bear weighs 200 pounds and I want to know who weighed it.
by Double Switch
Mon Oct 14, 2019 8:48 pm
Forum: The Non-Baseball Forum
Topic: Headlines
Replies: 81
Views: 14601

Re: Headlines

Again it's the New York Daily News (once this country's largest circulation daily) supplying the best dirt: NAKED MAN DIES WHILE SMOKING ON HIS QUEENS FRONT PORCH So many things to consider in this one. Was this his first time smoking naked on his front porch or his usual habit? Did the nakedness o...
by Double Switch
Fri Oct 11, 2019 2:04 pm
Forum: The Non-Baseball Forum
Topic: Headlines
Replies: 81
Views: 14601

Re: Headlines

Now that this has been thoroughly chewed and swallowed, I'll add that in my humble point of view (imhpov), all comments on an internet chat board take place in constant time. There is only now, no later. But, whatever soothes your soul is certainly not in my own purview to criticize. Back to the hea...
by Double Switch
Thu Oct 10, 2019 10:41 pm
Forum: The Non-Baseball Forum
Topic: Headlines
Replies: 81
Views: 14601

Re: Headlines

Some folks here have made fun of it before I've said it verbally since the 70's but to end every post here with it is a a bit OCD or something in my humble opinion. hahaha I am neither making fun nor being nasty. I genuinely just don't get why you need to do it every time. Here's the thing: I used ...
by Double Switch
Thu Oct 10, 2019 11:12 am
Forum: The Non-Baseball Forum
Topic: Headlines
Replies: 81
Views: 14601

Re: Headlines

I gotta ask: what does "Later" actually mean and why do you keep writing it? Wouldn't once be enough? Beating people over the head with constant "Later"s seems overkill. As I've posted before, I feel "good-bye" seems final, as though we may never meet again. "Late...