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I sure didn't turn out like I expected, in that the score wasn't close. But afterward when I saw the stats for the Eagle defensive line, then I shouldn't have been surprised. And my square was one number off all night; all I needed was a zero to win $1000.

The worst band in the 70's-90's still played instruments. That, in itself, makes them better than most stuff today.

It isn't that I'm old, kids. Your music really does suck.

Team USA Hockey

Boom

I just sneezed like 37 times in a row.

And I only farted on one of them.

joegoat wrote: 16 Feb 2025, 18:17 I just sneezed like 37 times in a row.

And I only farted on one of them.

Moar beans! Or peanuts.

JimVH wrote: 16 Feb 2025, 05:26 Team USA Hockey

Boom

Team USA to the world: Sure, you can boo during our anthem. It's a free country after all. But we're gonna fight your players over it.
Ref: drops puck
Team USA: drops the gloves, 3 fights in 9 seconds

Not saying it's a good thing, but Russia, N Korea, China, Mexico, and Palestinians would do well to notice how much pent-up anger there is up in here and how little provocation it takes to let it loose.

FredS wrote: 17 Feb 2025, 15:31

JimVH wrote: 16 Feb 2025, 05:26 Team USA Hockey

Boom

Team USA to the world: Sure, you can boo during our anthem. It's a free country after all. But we're gonna fight your players over it.
Ref: drops puck
Team USA: drops the gloves, 3 fights in 9 seconds

Not saying it's a good thing, but Russia, N Korea, China, Mexico, and Palestinians would do well to notice how much pent-up anger there is up in here and how little provocation it takes to let it loose.

Americans are a peaceful people.... but I wouldn't exactly call us "docile."

It's a sort of kick-ass kind of peacefulness.

Del wrote: 17 Feb 2025, 16:59

FredS wrote: 17 Feb 2025, 15:31

JimVH wrote: 16 Feb 2025, 05:26 Team USA Hockey

Boom

Team USA to the world: Sure, you can boo during our anthem. It's a free country after all. But we're gonna fight your players over it.
Ref: drops puck
Team USA: drops the gloves, 3 fights in 9 seconds

Not saying it's a good thing, but Russia, N Korea, China, Mexico, and Palestinians would do well to notice how much pent-up anger there is up in here and how little provocation it takes to let it loose.

Americans are a peaceful people.... but I would exactly call us "docile."

It's a sort of kick-ass kind of peacefulness.

I forecast that, when the weather warms up this spring, we'll see more counter-protests on university campus' in red states as conservative young people remember that they can push back against ideas they disagree with. Peacefully, I pray.

FredS wrote: 18 Feb 2025, 05:59 I forecast that, when the weather warms up this spring, we'll see more counter-protests on university campus' in red states as conservative young people remember that they can push back against ideas they disagree with. Peacefully, I pray.

That is an interesting prediction. We'll have to keep an eye on this one.
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Protests of this sort require some sort of incentive and leadership. We are learning this from the USAID audit.

BLM and Antifa protests fell silent after Biden was elected. They had served their purpose.

The white supremacist demonstration at Charlottesville and the Jan 6 riot were both curious.... they happened once, and there were no repeats. It appears that they were artificially staged by some shadow organizers -- and having served their shadowy purposes, their support disappeared.

Anyhow, that's the conspiracy theory.

So I predict there will be left-wing campus protests to oppose the Trump agenda. It worked before.

I think there will be two new things: Swift opposition by campus police, city police, and national guard to control violence and mayhem. And popular opposition by right-wing students who are enjoying the Trump reforms.

However -- Kristi Noem and Tulsi Gabbard well aware of the techniques used by shadowy instigators of internal mayhem. They may be watching social media and intercepting instigators before they start.

If all goes well, kids can enjoy college and be unmolested this spring.

This morning, I bought an electric lawn mower.
That is the only kind of lawn mower you can buy in California.