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April 14th, 2023 at 5:30:17 PM
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When MDawg has more cash on hand than the bank. Banks are getting to be like 7-11's with signs that say the cashier doesn't have more than $50 in the register, only it's $5,000, unless requested in advance.
April 14th, 2023 at 5:34:36 PM
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Quote: ChumpChangeWhen MDawg has more cash on hand than the bank. Banks are getting to be like 7-11's with signs that say the cashier doesn't have more than $50 in the register, only it's $5,000, unless requested in advance.
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This doesn't seem new, sadly.
I've lost track of the number of times a bank teller needs to call a supervisor to call the manager to authorize a drawer fill to handle my transaction.
I would call in advance if I needed CTR cash-money.
May the cards fall in your favor.
April 14th, 2023 at 6:54:23 PM
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Quote: rxwineIf the stat is correct that the average bank robber only nets 10k, crime really doesn't pay very well. Especially, if you're living out of a hotel room and have any other costly habits like hookers and blow. How you going to live the high life on that?
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Volume. Bank robberies are more frequent than you'd guess. Boston and the outlying towns used to be notorious, with NY and SoCal not far behind. I knew a guy in NY who spent a long time in prison and claimed he robbed over fifty banks. He told a lot of stories, a few of which may have been true.
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April 20th, 2023 at 9:36:51 AM
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"Unscheduled disassembly" is my new favorite euphemism for a rocket explosion. Sorry SpaceX, guess it was partially successful though.
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April 20th, 2023 at 10:46:34 AM
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Quote: rxwine"Unscheduled disassembly" is my new favorite euphemism for a rocket explosion. Sorry SpaceX, guess it was partially successful though.
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I agree, I loved when they said that. My question is "Was it a Spacex initiated self destruct sequence since they lost control of the rocket?"
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April 20th, 2023 at 11:11:41 AM
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Quote: DRichQuote: rxwine"Unscheduled disassembly" is my new favorite euphemism for a rocket explosion. Sorry SpaceX, guess it was partially successful though.
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I agree, I loved when they said that. My question is "Was it a Spacex initiated self destruct sequence since they lost control of the rocket?"
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Seems like it. It has thirty-three engines that must work in sync. Three or more failed, but it was able to take off. more failed, and it looks like they were all on one side.
Their process is to go quickly and learn from the wreckage. It's about the sixth rocket they have blown up so far. FIDO.
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April 20th, 2023 at 11:18:33 AM
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No one wants to sit atop a firecracker into space. I wonder how many safe tests will be necessary.
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April 20th, 2023 at 12:08:59 PM
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Quote: rxwineNo one wants to sit atop a firecracker into space. I wonder how many safe tests will be necessary.
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I watched an interview with one of the six people selected for the first flight, and he seemed excited.
If this were NASA, they'd halt the program, have a select committee study the disaster, and put everything in limbo until it is corrected.
Musk and his crew will study this, see what worked and build on it. You can spend hours on youtube watching America's early rockets blow up.
You can't reach the stars by taking baby steps.
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April 20th, 2023 at 12:44:21 PM
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Quote: rxwineNo one wants to sit atop a firecracker into space. I wonder how many safe tests will be necessary.
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My boss is scheduled to go on three or four more missions. They understand the risks and do their own cost benefit analysis to determine if they want to proceed. Obviously they want it to be safe, but they also understand that nothing is 100% safe and they are gamblers too.
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April 20th, 2023 at 1:20:00 PM
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Quote: DRichQuote: rxwineNo one wants to sit atop a firecracker into space. I wonder how many safe tests will be necessary.
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My boss is scheduled to go on three or four more missions. They understand the risks and do their own cost benefit analysis to determine if they want to proceed. Obviously they want it to be safe, but they also understand that nothing is 100% safe and they are gamblers too.
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It’d be worth getting a grave site reserved just for your tombstone to say, “He died trying ride a rocket into space.” Or something similar. “Here lies what’s left of him.”
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April 20th, 2023 at 1:29:33 PM
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A couple of years ago, I went to Titusville to watch a launch of a rocket they actually planned to blow up. They were testing the emergency eject feature in the event of an "unscheduled disassembly." I guess this would have been "scheduled rapid disassembly!"
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April 20th, 2023 at 1:38:08 PM
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Las Vegas needs to combine a rocket explosion with a casino implosion. What a spectacle. Someone tweet Musk.
So we fry a few tourists and other random destruction.
So we fry a few tourists and other random destruction.
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April 20th, 2023 at 1:48:10 PM
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Yeah! They could launch a rocket at a casino and time it so that the implosion is triggered at the moment of impact.Quote: rxwineLas Vegas needs to combine a rocket explosion with a casino implosion. What a spectacle. Someone tweet Musk.
So we fry a few tourists and other random destruction.
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Isn't the rumor that the Luxor is on its last legs?
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April 20th, 2023 at 2:13:03 PM
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Quote: JoemanYeah! They could launch a rocket at a casino and time it so that the implosion is triggered at the moment of impact.Quote: rxwineLas Vegas needs to combine a rocket explosion with a casino implosion. What a spectacle. Someone tweet Musk.
So we fry a few tourists and other random destruction.
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Isn't the rumor that the Luxor is on its last legs?
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That pyramid shape collapsing inward might be interesting to watch.
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April 20th, 2023 at 2:17:15 PM
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Quote: rxwineQuote: DRichQuote: rxwineNo one wants to sit atop a firecracker into space. I wonder how many safe tests will be necessary.
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My boss is scheduled to go on three or four more missions. They understand the risks and do their own cost benefit analysis to determine if they want to proceed. Obviously they want it to be safe, but they also understand that nothing is 100% safe and they are gamblers too.
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It’d be worth getting a grave site reserved just for your tombstone to say, “He died trying ride a rocket into space.” Or something similar. “Here lies what’s left of him.”
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If I talk to him tomorrow I will mention it.
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April 21st, 2023 at 9:18:23 AM
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This is gambling related if you’re concerned generally about making or losing money. Self-explanatory.
How many people don’t consider someone dressed as delivery person might be a thug?
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Quote:Armed robber posing as delivery person has home invasion attempt repelled in Connecticut
How many people don’t consider someone dressed as delivery person might be a thug?
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April 21st, 2023 at 9:24:36 AM
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Quote: rxwineThis is gambling related if you’re concerned generally about making or losing money. Self-explanatory.
Quote:Armed robber posing as delivery person has home invasion attempt repelled in Connecticut
How many people don’t consider someone dressed as delivery person might be a thug?
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When a delivery person rings my doorbell I always look to the street to see if it is a vehicle that has a logo on it. (Amazon, UPS, etc..). If it doesn’t and I am not specifically expecting a delivery I don’t answer. They almost always just leave a package on the doorstep.
April 21st, 2023 at 9:46:54 AM
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Quote: rxwineThis is gambling related if you’re concerned generally about making or losing money. Self-explanatory.
Quote:Armed robber posing as delivery person has home invasion attempt repelled in Connecticut
How many people don’t consider someone dressed as delivery person might be a thug?
Play FYI music here.
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A safety vest and a clipboard will get you to many places unnoticed. A hard hat, when appropriate, completes the ensemble.
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April 21st, 2023 at 12:35:31 PM
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My wife just has everything delivered to a P.O. box. She never answers the door, she always has me do it, even if we are expecting people. If I'm not home she just doesn't answer. No one can knock on the door or ring the bell unless they get inside the gate.Quote: SOOPOOQuote: rxwineThis is gambling related if you’re concerned generally about making or losing money. Self-explanatory.
Quote:Armed robber posing as delivery person has home invasion attempt repelled in Connecticut
How many people don’t consider someone dressed as delivery person might be a thug?
Play FYI music here.
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When a delivery person rings my doorbell I always look to the street to see if it is a vehicle that has a logo on it. (Amazon, UPS, etc..). If it doesn’t and I am not specifically expecting a delivery I don’t answer. They almost always just leave a package on the doorstep.
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♪♪Now you swear and kick and beg us That you're not a gamblin' man Then you find you're back in Vegas With a handle in your hand♪♪ Your black cards can make you money So you hide them when you're able In the land of casinos and money You must put them on the table♪♪ You go back Jack do it again roulette wheels turinin' 'round and 'round♪♪ You go back Jack do it again♪♪
April 22nd, 2023 at 12:55:04 AM
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one of my fave old Twilight Zone episodes - "The Fever" - the guy freaks out on a slot machine - you can search YT and see the whole episode - 5 clips - they colorized it - whatever
then below that one is my 2nd fave - cheap hood Rocky gets gunned down by cops - his "Guide" grants him any wish he wants - "A Nice Place to Visit"
he gets it all - luxurious pad - 3 gorgeous sexy babes surround him - crushing casinos - wins $40K in an hour at roulette - he wins every time - then he gets sick of it all and wants to leave "Heaven"
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one of my fave old Twilight Zone episodes - "The Fever" - the guy freaks out on a slot machine - you can search YT and see the whole episode - 5 clips - they colorized it - whatever
then below that one is my 2nd fave - cheap hood Rocky gets gunned down by cops - his "Guide" grants him any wish he wants - "A Nice Place to Visit"
he gets it all - luxurious pad - 3 gorgeous sexy babes surround him - crushing casinos - wins $40K in an hour at roulette - he wins every time - then he gets sick of it all and wants to leave "Heaven"
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April 22nd, 2023 at 10:06:43 AM
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20 $mil heist at Toronto Pearson Airport - is the Lufthansa crew back in action, back in action?
I 'm gonna go get the papers, get the papers.
April 22nd, 2023 at 1:56:44 PM
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Quote: Jimmy2Times20 $mil heist at Toronto Pearson Airport - is the Lufthansa crew back in action, back in action?
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I would more likely blame Ken Leishman.
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April 23rd, 2023 at 6:12:25 AM
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Quote: DRichQuote: Jimmy2Times20 $mil heist at Toronto Pearson Airport - is the Lufthansa crew back in action, back in action?
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I would more likely blame Ken Leishman.
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Never knew of this guy - interesting backstory - thanks!
I 'm gonna go get the papers, get the papers.
April 23rd, 2023 at 5:01:18 PM
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Looks like a TV movie made about his capers, per IMDB: Ken Leishman: The Flying Bandit
TV Movie, 2005, 47m
TV Movie, 2005, 47m
I 'm gonna go get the papers, get the papers.
April 24th, 2023 at 1:25:04 AM
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Bed Bath and Beyond is bankrupt - they've been around for 52 years
they're beginning the process of closing about 500 stores - the one near me is very large - at one time it had 1,100 stores
yet, one more big retailer bites the dust - unable to adapt to the modern world - they didn't do the internet thing - or very little of it
my other half loved the 20% coupons they would send in the mail every month -
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/23/business/bed-bath-beyond-bankruptcy.html
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Bed Bath and Beyond is bankrupt - they've been around for 52 years
they're beginning the process of closing about 500 stores - the one near me is very large - at one time it had 1,100 stores
yet, one more big retailer bites the dust - unable to adapt to the modern world - they didn't do the internet thing - or very little of it
my other half loved the 20% coupons they would send in the mail every month -
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/23/business/bed-bath-beyond-bankruptcy.html
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April 24th, 2023 at 6:05:22 AM
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Quote: lilredrooster.
Bed Bath and Beyond is bankrupt - they've been around for 52 years
they're beginning the process of closing about 500 stores - the one near me is very large - at one time it had 1,100 stores
yet, one more big retailer bites the dust - unable to adapt to the modern world - they didn't do the internet thing - or very little of it
my other half loved the 20% coupons they would send in the mail every month -
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/23/business/bed-bath-beyond-bankruptcy.html
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Bed, Bath, Beyond reminds me of the inflight catalogue of items on a plane flight.. All kinds of odd things. Do they even still have that?
I had to look it up. "SkyMall"
SkyMall is a specialty publishing firm headquartered in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey,[1] best known for once publishing a self-titled in-flight publication, SkyMall, that at one point had an annual circulation of approximately 20 million copies distributed in airplane seat pockets. At one point, it reached 88% of US airlines passengers.
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April 24th, 2023 at 6:43:26 AM
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Took wifey to nice local steakhouse for Anniversary dinner. I ordered dirty martini ‘with as many olives as you can put in without getting fired’. Drink came with a ‘spear’ of 8 olives. I love when a dinner starts the right way!
April 24th, 2023 at 8:09:21 AM
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Quote: SOOPOOTook wifey to nice local steakhouse for Anniversary dinner. I ordered dirty martini ‘with as many olives as you can put in without getting fired’. Drink came with a ‘spear’ of 8 olives. I love when a dinner starts the right way!
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I like that line — I'm gonna use it one day!
April 24th, 2023 at 8:49:00 AM
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One of the biggest bar brawls I was ever involved with started over extra olives in a martini.
A guy came in with three friends and ordered a martini with six olives. My bartender charged him a dollar extra for the olives, and the guy flipped out. All four got very loud and were being obnoxious. In an effort to calm the situation, I took a dollar out of my pocket and handed it to the man who was perhaps five foot seven and weighed about a buck twenty. He somehow got offended and decided the correct response would be to slap me in the face. It wasn't.
A guy came in with three friends and ordered a martini with six olives. My bartender charged him a dollar extra for the olives, and the guy flipped out. All four got very loud and were being obnoxious. In an effort to calm the situation, I took a dollar out of my pocket and handed it to the man who was perhaps five foot seven and weighed about a buck twenty. He somehow got offended and decided the correct response would be to slap me in the face. It wasn't.
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April 24th, 2023 at 9:10:13 AM
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Tucker Carlson is out at Fox News. The comedian, whose brand of satire took him to the top of the charts, left the network a week after Fox agreed to pay out $787 million to Dominion over coverage by the network.
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April 24th, 2023 at 10:14:16 AM
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And Don Lemon out at CNN. He posted that the Company told his agent that he had been terminated.
April 24th, 2023 at 11:11:08 AM
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Quote: rsactuaryAnd Don Lemon out at CNN. He posted that the Company told his agent that he had been terminated.
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He and Tucker should put together a stadium tour.
The last few times I saw Lemon on CNN, he did not look like a man happy in his job.
He reminds me of Matt Harvey. He lost his fastball and never learned to adjust.
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April 24th, 2023 at 12:45:39 PM
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Lemon getting fired comes as a surprise to no one (except perhaps Lemon). He's been on thin ice at CNN for many months now. Carlson's ouster, by contrast, is a bolt out of the blue. Rumors are swirling.
What would be really funny is if CNN rehires Carlson and puts him in prime time. It sounds crazy but think about it. CNN ratings can't get any worse. It would give them instant credibility that they're more balanced, which the new owners have been pushing for. And, most importantly, it would launch a major assault on FOX by sucking one or two million viewers from the FOX prime time lineup and putting them in the CNN column every night. A bold move for WBD but what do they have to lose?
Of course, this assumes that Carlson's ouster wasn't caused by a career ending skeleton falling out of his closet.
What would be really funny is if CNN rehires Carlson and puts him in prime time. It sounds crazy but think about it. CNN ratings can't get any worse. It would give them instant credibility that they're more balanced, which the new owners have been pushing for. And, most importantly, it would launch a major assault on FOX by sucking one or two million viewers from the FOX prime time lineup and putting them in the CNN column every night. A bold move for WBD but what do they have to lose?
Of course, this assumes that Carlson's ouster wasn't caused by a career ending skeleton falling out of his closet.
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
April 24th, 2023 at 4:50:55 PM
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Russian state outlet RT reaches out to Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson “found out he was being let go about 10 minutes before Fox News announced his departure.”
Fox Corporation sheds $962 million in market value after announcing Tucker Carlson is leaving the news network.
I never watch Fox News, but tonight I'll tune in at 9pm EDT to see if the substitute host has Tucker on as a guest, or if breaking news has Tucker found in a shallow grave in the desert.
I missed Kilmeade as the sub-host. Hannity is on and mentioned Don Lemon is out, but no mention of Tucker. The last Hannity segment is about Don Lemon being fired.
Kilmeade gave Tucker 9 total seconds of ‘thanks for the memories’. Steve Bannon then went on a twitter rant against the Murdocks and Fox News. Fox might be in more trouble than Bud Light at this point.
RT: Canceled my Fox Nation I’ve had since it started. Fox didn’t even have a representative available. Then I was 91 in line. Took a long time, but it’s done. Now onto my cable, that’s the only reason I had cable.
RT: Would you be okay if the settlement in the Dominion v. Faux News resulted in the firing of:
Hannity
Carlson
Ingraham
Doocy
Earhardt
Kilmeade
McEnany
Perino
Gutfield
Watters
Pirro
By contrast, MSNBC has near non-stop Tucker Carlson firing coverage about all his ills and transgressions.
Seems there's a matter of insurrectionist Ray Epps interview on 60 Minutes the other night coupled with his lawsuit against Tucker & Fox News that may have led to Tucker's demise.
RT: Ray Epps' wife, Robin Epps, is head of marketing for Dominion Enterprises, which sells the Dominion Voting Machines. Too bad that 60 Minutes has no reporters that might uncover this major fact.
I dunno... Fact Check: Ray Epps' Wife Robyn Does NOT Work For Company That's A Division Of Dominion Voting Systems - Lead Stories https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2022/07/fact-check-ray-epps-wife-robyn-does-not-work-for-company-that-is-division-of-dominion-voting-systems.html
Fact: RT: This just confirms to me that 60 minutes is a FBI PSYOP
Tucker Carlson “found out he was being let go about 10 minutes before Fox News announced his departure.”
Fox Corporation sheds $962 million in market value after announcing Tucker Carlson is leaving the news network.
I never watch Fox News, but tonight I'll tune in at 9pm EDT to see if the substitute host has Tucker on as a guest, or if breaking news has Tucker found in a shallow grave in the desert.
I missed Kilmeade as the sub-host. Hannity is on and mentioned Don Lemon is out, but no mention of Tucker. The last Hannity segment is about Don Lemon being fired.
Kilmeade gave Tucker 9 total seconds of ‘thanks for the memories’. Steve Bannon then went on a twitter rant against the Murdocks and Fox News. Fox might be in more trouble than Bud Light at this point.
RT: Canceled my Fox Nation I’ve had since it started. Fox didn’t even have a representative available. Then I was 91 in line. Took a long time, but it’s done. Now onto my cable, that’s the only reason I had cable.
RT: Would you be okay if the settlement in the Dominion v. Faux News resulted in the firing of:
Hannity
Carlson
Ingraham
Doocy
Earhardt
Kilmeade
McEnany
Perino
Gutfield
Watters
Pirro
By contrast, MSNBC has near non-stop Tucker Carlson firing coverage about all his ills and transgressions.
Seems there's a matter of insurrectionist Ray Epps interview on 60 Minutes the other night coupled with his lawsuit against Tucker & Fox News that may have led to Tucker's demise.
RT: Ray Epps' wife, Robin Epps, is head of marketing for Dominion Enterprises, which sells the Dominion Voting Machines. Too bad that 60 Minutes has no reporters that might uncover this major fact.
I dunno... Fact Check: Ray Epps' Wife Robyn Does NOT Work For Company That's A Division Of Dominion Voting Systems - Lead Stories https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2022/07/fact-check-ray-epps-wife-robyn-does-not-work-for-company-that-is-division-of-dominion-voting-systems.html
Fact: RT: This just confirms to me that 60 minutes is a FBI PSYOP
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April 24th, 2023 at 5:12:36 PM
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Eight hundred seventy-eight million here, nine hundred and twenty million there. Before you know it, we'll be talking about real money.
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April 25th, 2023 at 2:49:41 AM
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driverless cars are wowing people in San Francisco - it's in the test phase
the unexpected is the biggest issue with these cars
they can get confused, freeze and even crash when they encounter a new scenario that hasn't been programmed in
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/04/24/driverless-cars-san-francisco/
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driverless cars are wowing people in San Francisco - it's in the test phase
the unexpected is the biggest issue with these cars
they can get confused, freeze and even crash when they encounter a new scenario that hasn't been programmed in
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/04/24/driverless-cars-san-francisco/
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April 25th, 2023 at 4:26:21 AM
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lilredrooster,
So can human drivers.
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April 26th, 2023 at 5:12:19 AM
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obvious tricks from the food industry you see at grocery stores
price may not be going up but the amount of food in the package is much less
tiny little hostess cupcakes
just bought a loaf of bread that had about 25% fewer pieces of bread
oh, right - you fooled me - sure you did
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obvious tricks from the food industry you see at grocery stores
price may not be going up but the amount of food in the package is much less
tiny little hostess cupcakes
just bought a loaf of bread that had about 25% fewer pieces of bread
oh, right - you fooled me - sure you did
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the foolish sayings of a rich man often pass for words of wisdom by the fools around him
April 26th, 2023 at 5:59:31 AM
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obvious tricks from the food industry you see at grocery stores
price may not be going up but the amount of food in the package is much less
tiny little hostess cupcakes
just bought a loaf of bread that had about 25% fewer pieces of bread
oh, right - you fooled me - sure you did
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Eventually, you'll buy a pack of gum and it will be one stick.
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April 26th, 2023 at 12:54:04 PM
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Eventually, you'll buy a pack of gum and it will be one stick.
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Do people still chew gum? I don't know if I have seen anyone chewing gum in 10 years.
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April 26th, 2023 at 1:00:22 PM
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Quote: DRichQuote: rxwine
Eventually, you'll buy a pack of gum and it will be one stick.
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Do people still chew gum? I don't know if I have seen anyone chewing gum in 10 years.
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Thanks for making me feel old again. Rode street car to high school. It had chiclet gum machine on it. A penny for a box of 2,
April 26th, 2023 at 1:01:02 PM
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Quote: DRichQuote: rxwine
Eventually, you'll buy a pack of gum and it will be one stick.
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Do people still chew gum? I don't know if I have seen anyone chewing gum in 10 years.
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If not, that stuff has been sitting on the shelf for a long time. Reminds me of also of old packs of Juicy Fruit or Double mint. The sticks become like boards when they dry out.
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April 26th, 2023 at 2:12:18 PM
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Only when I fly
Happy days are here again
April 26th, 2023 at 6:45:20 PM
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Quote: DRichQuote: rxwine
Eventually, you'll buy a pack of gum and it will be one stick.
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Do people still chew gum? I don't know if I have seen anyone chewing gum in 10 years.
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Are you blind?!? Or just oblivious? Around 100 BILLION pieces of gum chewed in USA per year. Lots of people chew multiple pieces a day. I probably chew 20 pieces a year.
April 27th, 2023 at 4:46:26 AM
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Quote: SOOPOOQuote: DRichQuote: rxwine
Eventually, you'll buy a pack of gum and it will be one stick.
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Do people still chew gum? I don't know if I have seen anyone chewing gum in 10 years.
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Are you blind?!? Or just oblivious? Around 100 BILLION pieces of gum chewed in USA per year. Lots of people chew multiple pieces a day. I probably chew 20 pieces a year.
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My eyesight is definitely waning. I really do not recall the last time I saw someone chewing gum in person. Granted, in Florida a lot of people don't have teeth.
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April 27th, 2023 at 5:03:34 AM
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In the 90s a store I frequented in DC was close to a middle school of some kind. The sidewalk had multi-colored spots all over it ... although I never seemed to step in any fresh deposits, these were the remains of gum spit absolutely all over the place
Is it different today?
Is it different today?
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April 28th, 2023 at 7:23:04 AM
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Rode street car to high school. It had chiclet gum machine on it. A penny for a box of 2,
imagine the guy who had to service that machine
first he had to drive there to get to it
then he had to pull about prolly about 135 pennies and refill it with Chiclets
he prolly had about 15 different machines to service in one day
then he got back to the Office with about 2,000 pennies - all of $20 bucks - that had to be rolled into penny rolls for the bank
Chiclets prolly subsidized the thing so they got the advertising in at various locations
WHOA - and I thought I had some jobs that sucked
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April 29th, 2023 at 7:59:21 AM
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When is the last time you saw a baseball game? Chewing and spitting a new national pastime.
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April 29th, 2023 at 9:23:37 AM
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Quote: tuttigymWhen is the last time you saw a baseball game? Chewing and spitting a new national pastime.
tuttigym
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I went to a game about three weeks ago. I didn't notice any chewing or spitting. They need to let players start chewing tobacco again.
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April 29th, 2023 at 9:29:58 AM
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The Yankees play a game within a game, as they hold in game bubble gum tossing games. Someone tosses out a chewed piece of gum and the winner is the player who hits it on a bounce. I'm sure the ground crew appreciates picking up the hundreds of chewed up pieces of gum.
The older I get, the better I recall things that never happened
