Archive Page: « First ... 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ... Last »   Main Board   I remember when I was a kid having a real fear of Piranha fish - TarheelIllini April 19, 2023, 10:17:08 In the 70’s they were the scare du jour along with killer bees… - SurfTheBoneyard April 19, 2023, 12:35:30 James Bond, You Only Live Twice. - illini thunder April 19, 2023, 13:40:45 beads?* - Sammich April 19, 2023, 12:36:05 How did you feel about gold fish?* - Stu April 19, 2023, 11:29:21 Delicious…even in my old age * - TarheelIllini April 19, 2023, 12:17:58 Agree. Quicksand was another big one * - meanjeans April 19, 2023, 10:58:54 At UIUC, a friend of mine was rushing a house where somebody had a piranha. He stuck his hand in the - ATL April 19, 2023, 10:18:37 ‘Neck had a piranha in HS. Worst was when it ate half the goldfish, tail end - illini thunder April 19, 2023, 12:25:25 Um... we had 2 piranhas in our apartment and feeding time was an event. - uofi1998 April 19, 2023, 10:48:01 To the piranhas or whatever it is you fed them (or both)?* - Taz April 19, 2023, 10:55:52 What we fed them... - uofi1998 April 19, 2023, 10:58:59 Pet stores sell (or used to) feeder fish just for that purpose. They also sell nice - 1 NEW April 19, 2023, 11:07:46 They gotta eat. Circle of life* - Taz April 19, 2023, 11:50:18 Just because they gotta doesn't mean you should watch them kill for your enjoyment* - Sounder April 19, 2023, 12:33:21 You ever watch fish get tossed at Pike Place Market? * - doubledown April 19, 2023, 13:26:54 Yes, that fish was already dead - Sounder April 19, 2023, 13:30:15 Just because the fish is going to be eaten doesn't mean you should watch their corpses be flung - doubledown April 19, 2023, 13:32:02 Haighter - this guy was from Gibson City* - ATL April 19, 2023, 10:19:06 Year-ish? * - haighter April 19, 2023, 10:21:29 1991 HS grad - I PM'd you the deets.* - ATL April 19, 2023, 10:23:06 Name is familiar but he's 5 years older than I. I think he may have had a little brother... - haighter April 19, 2023, 10:32:01 I'm pretty sure he's coming to our tailgate for the Toledo game - ATL April 19, 2023, 10:42:35 I worked in a pet store for years. We had piranha. I’m very very skeptical of this story * - 1 NEW April 19, 2023, 10:20:41 I promise you this happened. I was there. - ATL April 19, 2023, 10:22:19 669-4, q7 - complainant April 19, 2023, 0:36:20 3 q8 - jdl April 19, 2023, 13:11:42 4, q7 - UofIL6 April 19, 2023, 13:09:31 4 - Tuscy April 19, 2023, 12:55:35 2 whoa - EffinIllini April 19, 2023, 10:08:22 3, q7 - larue33 April 19, 2023, 5:56:38 3 - Illiniphil April 19, 2023, 2:38:47 a party of rake-steppers: - suburbanmyth April 18, 2023, 11:16:11 Madge is so dumb - TarheelIllini April 19, 2023, 12:15:43 so now she can take this clip to Fox News and claim she’s being censored by the establishment * - biclops April 19, 2023, 12:22:48 It amazes me that she went from not being allowed on any committees - Sounder April 19, 2023, 12:27:45 Pretty accurate take on Fox's relationship with its viewers - ATL April 19, 2023, 11:41:02 Who wrote the item you’re quoting?* - IlliniRunner April 19, 2023, 11:45:07 Oops. Meant to link. - ATL April 19, 2023, 11:47:09 It’s crazy that you can pretty much trace all of this to Palin - Sounder April 19, 2023, 10:24:22 DeSantis is proving to be one hell of a loser - CanHartlebHireSnider April 18, 2023, 18:04:37 all these stories coming out about him being absolutely terrible building relationships - ECEIllinois April 19, 2023, 11:08:57 Lol* - CubsWonWorldSeries April 19, 2023, 10:19:59 It's pretty easy to understand bopper's affinity for a guy like this.* - ATL April 18, 2023, 18:25:26 Christie took a shot at pudding fingers meatball today. Keep an eye on him* - JeffFrank April 18, 2023, 18:38:03 On Christie? He fills the whole ####ing frame.* - ATL April 18, 2023, 18:50:38 I still think he could easily wind up the Veep candidate - Sounder April 18, 2023, 18:09:51 Du bist nicht weltlicht* - JeffFrank April 18, 2023, 18:23:58 Zero chance* - gvibes April 18, 2023, 18:20:20 I think he picks fellow Loser Kari Lake* - JacobRDaugherty April 18, 2023, 18:45:17 Don Jr.* - DT April 19, 2023, 11:12:07 It won’t be Lake, maybe Noem or Haley* - Sounder April 19, 2023, 10:19:22 No chance with Haley. He’s going to pick a pawn with no independent thoughts or career path - DT April 19, 2023, 11:16:57 Are they both smarter than forever tying themselves to him? - TarheelIllini April 19, 2023, 10:21:55 I mean Haley has already been in his administration - Sounder April 19, 2023, 10:23:25 What a disaster pick that would be* - Mrap24 April 18, 2023, 18:50:35 Very on brand of grievance and nothing else though* - JacobRDaugherty April 19, 2023, 10:19:06 Trump likes winners, he would never pick a loser* - Sounder April 19, 2023, 10:25:20 Very on brand of grievance and nothing else though* - JacobRDaugherty April 19, 2023, 10:19:05 Hey VIV! The GOP appears to have finally awoken young voter turnout - ATL April 18, 2023, 14:00:26 32% is better, but olds vote at twice that rate. - VIV April 18, 2023, 15:56:21 Fortunately, that problem will sort itself out over the next decade or so* - IlliniRunner April 18, 2023, 16:21:02 I don’t think so. * - VIV April 18, 2023, 18:06:14 I think he means they're going to die - ATL April 18, 2023, 18:14:55 yeah, but people age. short of logan's run, there will always be olds. - VIV April 19, 2023, 9:54:06 Old people will always vote in higher numbers and more conservatively - Sounder April 18, 2023, 18:08:05 But the Overton window moves leftward - ATL April 18, 2023, 18:16:32 for now* - VIV April 19, 2023, 9:57:32 I gotta say, getting all these FL pols to endorse trump right before desantis visits dc is an - John Coctostan April 18, 2023, 13:52:39 Disney on Twitter right after RDS's press conference - AintHatin April 18, 2023, 13:27:23 He's making opposition advertising so easy. - AintHatin April 18, 2023, 13:19:37 You know what people in Florida like? - Sounder April 18, 2023, 13:20:25 And methamphetamines.* - ATL April 18, 2023, 18:28:26 I can at least identify with the rich and hate taxes side of the GOP* - Sounder April 18, 2023, 13:09:09 corporatist republicans vs weirdo culture war republicans* - gvibes April 18, 2023, 13:08:01 Adfession: whenever I hear rake-stepper, it's in the voice of Ini Kamoze* - Sounder April 18, 2023, 13:04:10 The City of Chicago should just make parking violations $5 - longsnapper April 19, 2023, 9:44:24 Don't privatize public goods* - reggiedunlop April 19, 2023, 10:18:48 Related to this, taking back Divvy from Lyft would be amazing* - reggiedunlop April 19, 2023, 10:45:12 yes, CPS has been an amazing success, it should get more power - bigbop85 April 19, 2023, 10:22:35 Are you saying that CPS should be privatized? How will the city avoid being pantsed again? * - doubledown April 19, 2023, 10:24:22 I'm saying it should allow competition - bigbop85 April 19, 2023, 10:29:42 As long as private and charter schools have to take anyone who applies and provide transportation, - doubledown April 19, 2023, 10:32:45 I dunno if I agree about the "provide transportation" part. SFUSD doesn't... - haighter April 19, 2023, 10:59:37 If you allow vouchers, but don't provide transportation, then the kids who leave are - doubledown April 19, 2023, 11:10:54 We, historically, allow choice of any public school and offer no transportation assistance. * - haighter April 19, 2023, 11:15:58 I don't know how it's handled in Chicago (or other American cities) but in Gent every resident 12 - opey8 April 19, 2023, 11:01:37 Yea...here minors all ride free...I mean, legally ride free. General fare avoidance is... - haighter April 19, 2023, 11:08:54 I've stated before I actually am OK ish with competition and vouchers - ijustkrushalot April 19, 2023, 10:48:11 school choice and you support harsher criminal sentencing...are...are you a secret pub?* - bigbop85 April 19, 2023, 10:35:55 Harsher sentencing IF the socioeconomic conditions that incentivize crime are also being addressed. - doubledown April 19, 2023, 10:37:50 let's talk Chicago, is it your opinion that there isn't enough revenue being collected? - bigbop85 April 19, 2023, 10:47:10 I don't think that "just as poor/disadvantaged" piece is accurate - what is your basis?* - gvibes April 19, 2023, 11:13:07 average household income is within about ~$1000 - bigbop85 April 19, 2023, 11:20:24 What do YOU think it is? * - doubledown April 19, 2023, 10:56:59 I asked you first, I'll provide my theories once you do - bigbop85 April 19, 2023, 11:21:11 *Pulls up chair** - KingTalkyTiki April 19, 2023, 11:06:31 ooo - doubledown April 19, 2023, 11:24:26 Take anyone who applies yes, CPS does a transportation stipend which the parents could use or not - bigbop85 April 19, 2023, 10:35:09 *Hands Bopper Rent Check* I really am sorry your chosen candidate sucked. - KingTalkyTiki April 19, 2023, 10:36:20 Thanks Democrat leadership! Pantsed by private business* - bigbop85 April 19, 2023, 10:15:12 Thanks Brandon!* - KingTalkyTiki April 19, 2023, 10:12:39 It was an insane deal from the start. Didn't Daley's brother supposedly make a bunch of money from - doubledown April 19, 2023, 9:59:31 thanks Democratic voters* - Poldark April 19, 2023, 10:58:36 or make everything a ####ing bike lane * - ijustkrushalot April 19, 2023, 9:45:45 no* - bigbop85 April 19, 2023, 10:15:28 The city would definitely owe money (in excess of the amount initially received) in that case - Dilbert April 19, 2023, 9:50:34 While y'all lose your mind about Chicago, I'd like to tell you about the pleasant evening I had. - DiamondDazzle April 19, 2023, 10:37:57 Sounds more like an advertisement to live the DINK life than for Chicago* - HamptonSki April 19, 2023, 10:46:38 Tomate. Tomaaahte.* - DiamondDazzle April 19, 2023, 10:50:19 I find the words in CAPS over the top* - CubsWonWorldSeries April 19, 2023, 10:46:01 Crimeridden Hellscape.* - KingTalkyTiki April 19, 2023, 10:44:36 I think we all have perfect days in our heads. Those are the best memories... - haighter April 19, 2023, 10:44:10 We saw it earlier this year, so fantastic - Sounder April 19, 2023, 10:43:28 The plot was a little Lifetime movie-y, but I happen to love that.* - DiamondDazzle April 19, 2023, 10:51:40 No, conservatives have definitely not completely lost their ####ing minds. - doubledown April 19, 2023, 7:48:56 JFC. These people can't even properly identify - WhitmansFolly April 19, 2023, 7:57:32 Q: What does a Republican call a kindergarten? - Stu April 19, 2023, 7:56:02 Literal LOL - PapaDels April 19, 2023, 7:55:05 Exactly - Jackie April 19, 2023, 8:01:45 I'm 100% on team heads-on-pikes, but the leap from that to DJT was olympianesqe. * - doubledown April 19, 2023, 8:19:47 "Leftist global elites" - opey8 April 19, 2023, 7:54:34 Re: No, conservatives have definitely not completely lost their ####ing minds. * - HamptonSki April 19, 2023, 7:53:10 cinnamon life - your asterisk threw me off* - ATL April 19, 2023, 7:50:45 Force of habit. * - doubledown April 19, 2023, 7:54:32 Playoff hockey coming in hot on night 1 - OB25 April 17, 2023, 23:54:19 Release the Kraken!* - Sounder April 18, 2023, 23:54:14 Colorado really seems like they're Scott to turn it on against Seattle* - longsnapper April 18, 2023, 21:45:07 That knights/jets crease scramble was awesome" - longsnapper April 18, 2023, 21:01:09 Always root for the Canadian teams every year, never goes well* - OB25 April 18, 2023, 20:39:01 *Sad sigh** - KingTalkyTiki April 18, 2023, 10:43:18 Bad Apple moving into the Lincoln Ave John Barleycorn - longsnapper April 18, 2023, 14:37:24 spent many nights in the Barleycorn.....they had a great jukebox* - TarheelIllini April 18, 2023, 21:05:33 Barleycorn was probably a top 5 spot for me back in the day - Sounder April 18, 2023, 18:00:18 Liked Halligan, diagonally across the street. Like 1/4th the amount of people. * - haighter April 18, 2023, 22:23:22 did you ever drink at Kelly on the Green?* - TarheelIllini April 18, 2023, 21:07:04 It must die: - JeffFrank April 18, 2023, 15:00:29 I thought that was John Tucker* - Sammich April 18, 2023, 15:03:05 we've just seen that Chicago has more than enough bad apples* - Sammich April 18, 2023, 14:56:57 Ugh. That place. (sorry Spackler)* - DiamondDazzle April 18, 2023, 14:56:29 I don't mind it, but if I'm over by dere I prefer Wild Goose for wings.* - KingTalkyTiki April 18, 2023, 14:57:32 *bring your own ketchup** - Dilbert April 18, 2023, 14:52:28 Seriously. Homemade ketchup is the worst.* - DiamondDazzle April 18, 2023, 14:57:13 ooo - Sammich April 18, 2023, 15:02:37 This surprised me, their first location seems like it’s trailed off. Love me some Bad Apple, though. - Carl Spackler April 18, 2023, 14:51:44 Bad apple sold to new ownership in 2019.* - longsnapper April 18, 2023, 14:54:26 Yep, but it basically didn’t change, from everything we could tell. - Carl Spackler April 18, 2023, 15:02:28 We went to Devil Dawgs in the south loop last weekend - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 18, 2023, 14:45:24 you don't like Bad Apple burgers?* - Poldark April 18, 2023, 14:44:24 Not really. They're too "early 2000s" let's put 30 things on a burger. Simple is better* - longsnapper April 18, 2023, 14:47:00 I don't think they're bad but I get your point* - Poldark April 18, 2023, 14:48:19 They are better than Kuma's, that's for sure.* - longsnapper April 18, 2023, 14:54:43 agreed. Beat Toledo* - Poldark April 18, 2023, 15:30:35 Nice, we can use another average to mediocre burger stop with State gone* - bigbop85 April 18, 2023, 14:42:34 before anyone has a heart attack, it will be Bad Apple's second location.* - longsnapper April 18, 2023, 14:39:12 What is the "most American" of large cities in the US? - haighter April 18, 2023, 12:27:41 Chicago* - memyselfandillini April 18, 2023, 20:14:57 Related, mass transit has major stress, NJ projects almost a billion dollar deficit in 2027 - bigbop85 April 18, 2023, 19:33:27 The tweet you linked us about NJ Transit Authority statewide? * - haighter April 18, 2023, 19:56:10 Sorry yeah NJ transit* - bigbop85 April 18, 2023, 20:02:43 Indy-A-Noplace…. - Randle McMurphy April 18, 2023, 17:27:38 College towns are the bottom...C-U, Lafayette, Bloomington, IN* - CubsWonWorldSeries April 18, 2023, 20:13:17 The Villages in last place…that checks out* - PapaDels April 18, 2023, 17:54:35 A strong argument can be made for LA. A century of bringing American culture to the world - Desert April 18, 2023, 13:53:43 Des Moines. - DiamondDazzle April 18, 2023, 13:31:51 Salt Lake City - bbonb April 18, 2023, 13:18:55 Chicago* - reggiedunlop April 18, 2023, 13:00:57 Chicago, pretty easy - bigbop85 April 18, 2023, 12:59:59 Houston or Dallas. Gotta be a Texas city* - HamptonSki April 18, 2023, 12:49:59 Houston is a good choice. Sprawl-y auto dependent city but good amount of ethnic diversity* - ECEIllinois April 18, 2023, 12:52:13 Rando facts: About 29% of Americans live in a municipality over 100k residents - ijustkrushalot April 18, 2023, 12:47:18 Not gonna lie...still trying to think about what this statement looks like. * - haighter April 18, 2023, 12:50:12 To simplify it, a large number of Americans - Sounder April 18, 2023, 17:52:41 Think of RTP or MSP burbs* - opey8 April 18, 2023, 17:09:29 I'm trying to understand the math behind that statement - Sounder April 18, 2023, 12:49:24 Suburban and exurban areas* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 18, 2023, 12:51:33 There must be a lot of suburbs and ex-urbs below 100K people that are a part... - haighter April 18, 2023, 12:51:22 this is correct, and it's the part I find somewhat surprising - Sounder April 18, 2023, 12:54:00 And places like Peoria would be the "over 100K and still not in a 2M+ Metro"... - haighter April 18, 2023, 12:55:45 correct, it's roughly in the top 1% of largest cities/towns/villages in the US - ijustkrushalot April 18, 2023, 12:59:02 lots of suburbs under 100k people. - VIV April 18, 2023, 12:51:19 it makes sense when I think about it, but it didn't at first* - Sounder April 18, 2023, 12:57:39 Schaumburg too I think* - CubsWonWorldSeries April 18, 2023, 12:53:46 Schaumburg is enormous - illini April 18, 2023, 20:16:00 18 burbs between 50-100k. another 27 between 30-50k. * - VIV April 18, 2023, 12:57:09 Schaumburg does not have 100k* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 18, 2023, 12:56:01 internet says 78,723* - VIV April 18, 2023, 12:55:10 metro areas are typically balkanized - ijustkrushalot April 18, 2023, 12:51:04 and none of the STL suburbs are over 100k people. * - VIV April 18, 2023, 12:53:17 ...and conversely, almost all of the PHX suburbs are 150K+... - uofi1998 April 18, 2023, 12:59:09 chandler is pretty close in population to STL city* - VIV April 18, 2023, 13:09:02 Mesa alone has over 200K people more than STL.* - uofi1998 April 18, 2023, 17:07:51 Bellevue is only 130K, that surprised me - Sounder April 18, 2023, 13:01:44 I get that part, which is why I always say that city population is almost meaningless - Sounder April 18, 2023, 12:52:01 Also, balkanized is a great word* - Sounder April 18, 2023, 12:53:06 I mean, St. Louis in particular - ijustkrushalot April 18, 2023, 12:55:34 my (least) favorite stretch of highway - VIV April 18, 2023, 13:07:45 St. Louis and Detroit practically invented white flight* - Sounder April 18, 2023, 12:58:16 one cevapi, please* - VIV April 18, 2023, 12:53:42 Las Vegas? * - haighter April 18, 2023, 12:46:14 New York* - CoronaTheirAss April 18, 2023, 12:44:23 When Europeans say they love America because they love New York - JacobRDaugherty April 18, 2023, 17:17:58 Agreed* - ATL April 18, 2023, 20:14:22 Nah...it's the most worldly of cities. NY belongs to the world, not the US. * - haighter April 18, 2023, 12:45:23 American Dream baby* - CoronaTheirAss April 18, 2023, 12:51:47 one hand in the air for the big city - Sounder April 18, 2023, 12:48:11 Tampa. - Tuscy April 18, 2023, 12:42:29 You know it's sad but true.* - KingTalkyTiki April 18, 2023, 12:49:36 Jacksonville, the second largest city in Georgia* - Sounder April 18, 2023, 12:43:26 Someplace mostly unwalkable with inadequate public transportation and a high car dependence - snipes824 April 18, 2023, 12:41:53 That describes Charlotte pretty well* - GrandmotherPearlsJam April 18, 2023, 16:36:29 this* - ECEIllinois April 18, 2023, 12:50:56 Are cities without good mass transit cities with better traffic flow? - CubsWonWorldSeries April 18, 2023, 12:48:59 Transit in Atlanta is pretty terrible* - ATL April 18, 2023, 13:20:42 NYC is awful for driving and parking, yet you don’t need it - snipes824 April 18, 2023, 12:51:39 That's most representative...which I suppose is one way to look at it... - haighter April 18, 2023, 12:44:12 Again, I hate the question because it feels racist and xenophobic - Sounder April 18, 2023, 12:51:15 It’s a weird question if you’re not doing most representative or best - snipes824 April 18, 2023, 12:47:38 It's a very weird question. It's 100% on the feels. * - haighter April 18, 2023, 12:48:23 Houston FTW* - Sounder April 18, 2023, 12:42:13 Detroit, because it's been on a downward slide since the '60s - Sammich April 18, 2023, 12:33:51 It's wild to me that St. Louis used to be larger and more important than Chicago* - Sounder April 18, 2023, 12:34:39 160 years ago?* - cpsteine April 18, 2023, 21:23:15 Atlanta and Birmingham were roughly the same size in the 1960s. And Baltimore was the second largest - ATL April 18, 2023, 13:09:59 Chicago was founded in 1830s. St Louis was only slightly larger until the 1870s - CanHartlebHireSnider April 18, 2023, 12:44:52 The rivers used to be important* - CubsWonWorldSeries April 18, 2023, 12:44:43 I'll Frank it - Sounder April 18, 2023, 13:12:06 Including only real America, Tulsa.* - ATL April 18, 2023, 12:29:39 What about Atlanta? Prominent roles in the early US and Civil War... - haighter April 18, 2023, 12:32:47 Sprawl-y, commercially focused, not a ton of "culture" - ATL April 18, 2023, 12:48:03 Atlanta is the Chicago of the South - Sounder April 18, 2023, 12:33:43 I said that 20+ years ago - TarheelIllini April 18, 2023, 13:00:22 I moved there 20+ years ago!* - ATL April 18, 2023, 13:08:51 Boston* - Drippy April 18, 2023, 12:29:25 I think Chicago has to be in the running... - haighter April 18, 2023, 12:29:12 WTF does that even mean?* - Sounder April 18, 2023, 12:28:07 It's entirely subjective and opinion based. We used to have a sales guy that claimed... - haighter April 18, 2023, 12:30:58 I hate the question because it seems rife with xenophobic and racist undertones - Sounder April 18, 2023, 12:32:02 I think the Architecture of both Philly and Boston (and layout of their oldest neighborhoods)... - haighter April 18, 2023, 12:34:09 yeah, because it all burned down and they had to start over - Sounder April 18, 2023, 12:35:46 I realize the burning down part...but it allowed them to do what they did...architecturally... - haighter April 18, 2023, 12:39:18 as we celebrate day 1 of the foxnews/dominion trial..... - suburbanmyth April 18, 2023, 12:17:02 how much do we think Dominion's lawyers billed on this case?* - ECEIllinois April 18, 2023, 19:43:10 High rates but short timeline and not the number of documents in a typical pharma case - ATL April 18, 2023, 20:09:14 Dominion had 7000 exhibits on its exhibits list, and Fox had 5000. That's a lot of lawyer time.* - Orangeillini April 18, 2023, 20:14:32 dudes on the other side of me just served a 3500 exhibit list for a FOUR DAY trial* - gvibes April 18, 2023, 20:31:02 I'd just like to praise Dominion standing in (Art III) for American democracy.* - ATL April 18, 2023, 19:40:51 Now let’s see what Newsmax & OAN do - biclops April 18, 2023, 16:27:21 I was also just reminded there’s still a smartmatic case against Fox News - biclops April 18, 2023, 19:06:46 They can't reasonably settle for less than Dominion got, can they? * - larue33 April 18, 2023, 19:12:51 not unless they had donald trump's lawyers* - suburbanmyth April 18, 2023, 19:20:27 Dominion can ride those out… - SurfTheBoneyard April 18, 2023, 18:51:52 Settlement reached* - OB25 April 18, 2023, 15:13:22 What’s the lawyers take? A third?* - TarheelIllini April 18, 2023, 18:16:27 Depends on what they agreed to.* - SurfTheBoneyard April 18, 2023, 20:24:41 As a business, you gotta take that settlement - snipes824 April 18, 2023, 16:33:59 Yeah, if you can get more than half of what you were suing for without the risk - doubledown April 18, 2023, 16:51:56 Ugh* - reggiedunlop April 18, 2023, 16:27:07 And Fox doesn’t even have to admit wrongdoing? * - doubledown April 18, 2023, 16:15:18 Wow, no wrongdoing? Huge for them* - bigbop85 April 18, 2023, 17:57:00 This post I'm responding to should hang in the Louvre* - ATL April 18, 2023, 20:23:11 What? The court already found against them* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 18, 2023, 18:00:20 why?* - suburbanmyth April 18, 2023, 19:29:54 Lawyers ruin everything* - HamptonSki April 18, 2023, 15:58:55 Booo. Was looking forward to that extended trial* - UofIL6 April 18, 2023, 15:48:55 What a huge bummer. Right thing for dominion but a shit thing for the country* - John Coctostan April 18, 2023, 15:26:34 not entirely without benefit to the country now that fox knows what it costs to.... - suburbanmyth April 18, 2023, 15:46:41 There will be shows on the network claiming they were fully exonerated by tomorrow at latest* - John Coctostan April 18, 2023, 16:01:39 i guarantee you that there will not be* - suburbanmyth April 18, 2023, 16:04:23 You’d think not. But they will absolutely have people on their shows going up to and over - John Coctostan April 18, 2023, 16:21:17 They’re already delivering as if it was a huge win! - John Coctostan April 18, 2023, 16:25:26 really? that's how you read that?* - suburbanmyth April 18, 2023, 16:51:50 I’m exaggerating a bit. Who knows the tone. Just saying these ####s do not care about a settlement* - John Coctostan April 18, 2023, 17:09:47 they are spiking the tiniest football that people will not have the opportunity for further..... - suburbanmyth April 18, 2023, 17:11:43 and that all said, there was no way in the world this was going to trial* - suburbanmyth April 18, 2023, 15:55:02 There’s also still the Smartmatic case* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 18, 2023, 15:47:38 A meager $787.5 million * - MC April 18, 2023, 15:25:01 holy shit. can you imagine how shitty you believe your case must be to settle - gvibes April 18, 2023, 15:58:50 And I assume Susman has this on contingency e: oh sounds like this is funded* - gvibes April 18, 2023, 16:03:12 saw the susman partner who was recently appointed as a judge in SDNY - suburbanmyth April 18, 2023, 17:14:42 We have a mutual friend there. She must have a nice home.* - ATL April 18, 2023, 17:56:17 homes* - suburbanmyth April 18, 2023, 19:37:04 Fair* - ATL April 18, 2023, 19:56:15 This says 16M in 2000, 9M in 2001. Only 200k for 2022, but that was just for 9 months presumably. - gvibes April 18, 2023, 17:33:33 i must have seen a 2020/21 combined number* - suburbanmyth April 18, 2023, 17:36:44 For Dominion or Fox?* - Carl Spackler April 18, 2023, 16:00:03 Fox. That's a huge sum. I think Dominion only pulls like $40M in revenue a year. - gvibes April 18, 2023, 16:02:10 Yes. Their damages proof was the heaviest lift* - ATL April 18, 2023, 18:57:17 They claimed a projected $600 million loss over 8 years due to Fox* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 18, 2023, 16:03:08 It's almost like you can pay an economist to say anything* - ATL April 18, 2023, 18:57:57 I thought I saw a brief that said they only had $10M a year in profits before all this shit. - gvibes April 18, 2023, 16:31:04 Fox* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 18, 2023, 16:01:34 ~1/32 of their market cap* - EffinIllini April 18, 2023, 15:38:29 And here come the shareholder suits.* - SurfTheBoneyard April 18, 2023, 18:51:08 I’d hope they got some on air apologies and explicit condemnation of conspiracy theories* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 18, 2023, 15:31:34 I guess not - CanHartlebHireSnider April 18, 2023, 16:08:43 didn't they already read mea culpas on air back when the lawsuits were first threatened?* - suburbanmyth April 18, 2023, 16:52:47 that's almost 25 Bills O'Reilly* - Sammich April 18, 2023, 15:26:45 Take my money - John Coctostan April 18, 2023, 13:18:27 He's a genius at extracting money from simpletons. One of the best ever. * - doubledown April 18, 2023, 13:20:11 He's a poor person's caricature of a rich person - Sounder April 18, 2023, 13:22:21 I think he just sold his likeness - CanHartlebHireSnider April 18, 2023, 13:21:01 It's going to be wild if and when Trump is running for President - Sounder April 18, 2023, 12:22:07 Eugene Debs ran from prison* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 18, 2023, 12:24:30 I'm convinced Trump could win from prison* - Sounder April 18, 2023, 12:27:37 dagger* - suburbanmyth April 18, 2023, 12:37:38 I'm mostly joking, but he still scares me - Sounder April 18, 2023, 12:39:07 The rational middle exists, and is largely responsible for handing Republicans their mid-term asses. - doubledown April 18, 2023, 12:58:58 There are still too many parts of the country where having a D in front of your name - Sounder April 18, 2023, 13:00:59 Fewer and fewer. * - doubledown April 18, 2023, 13:02:54 True, but the fact that a GOP candidate can lose the popular vote by 2+ million - Sounder April 18, 2023, 13:05:41 as a fringe candidate of a fringe party; not really the same thing* - suburbanmyth April 18, 2023, 12:27:18 nm* - biclops April 18, 2023, 17:20:32 nm* - theBard April 18, 2023, 17:21:22 Re: nm* - jdl April 18, 2023, 18:49:06 no wonder the far right loves matt taibbi - suburbanmyth April 18, 2023, 16:55:36 Have his Russia escapades been discussed? No wonder he's so compliant - ATL April 18, 2023, 18:23:09 668-3, q7 - complainant April 18, 2023, 0:01:45 3 * - harb April 18, 2023, 16:39:24 3.prerry lucky, I'd say. - Tuscy April 18, 2023, 16:34:29 You mean "prairie." - complainant April 18, 2023, 16:38:28 0o0o0 - Tuscy April 18, 2023, 17:26:06 4. * - assassin April 18, 2023, 16:31:52 20% failure rate on today's word, per Wordlebot.* - Illiniphil April 18, 2023, 16:07:32 That seems really low. * - doubledown April 18, 2023, 16:21:07 x.....I had 4 of 5 letters with 3 guesses left and 5 options. - Illiniphil April 18, 2023, 16:04:38 TWSS* - complainant April 18, 2023, 16:14:15 Now for my WTF NOPE! - EffinIllini April 18, 2023, 12:55:21 Hahaha, ouch* - reggiedunlop April 18, 2023, 12:57:21 Arguably the most beautiful fail so far.* - complainant April 18, 2023, 16:17:53 F off q8 - jdl April 18, 2023, 11:36:57 Fail, q9 - larue33 April 18, 2023, 5:21:26 Damn. - EffinIllini April 18, 2023, 12:56:22 Also failed - GhostofPokeyStixPast April 18, 2023, 10:47:33 Gorgeous.* - complainant April 18, 2023, 5:31:38 6 could have been 2: - JeffFrank April 18, 2023, 0:04:40 Aunt, balls, uncle.* - Illiniphil April 18, 2023, 16:08:17 But it wasn't. It was a six.* - complainant April 18, 2023, 0:06:15 It felt like a 4 putt when golfing* - JeffFrank April 18, 2023, 0:09:25 11 years ago today, I had sudden cardiac arrest - Mrap24 April 18, 2023, 10:32:23 So what is the cause of that? Or did they ever find one? - haighter April 18, 2023, 11:53:48 Ventricular fibrillation. Electrical malfunction. No clue what actually caused it* - Mrap24 April 18, 2023, 12:13:57 covid vaccine, most likely* - gvibes April 18, 2023, 12:15:22 Agree. My body knew it would get it 10 years later* - Mrap24 April 18, 2023, 13:21:41 I'm told that's the only reason young people suffer cardiac arrest* - gvibes April 18, 2023, 13:31:33 My wife had a cardiac arrest out if nowhere when she was 35 - Stu April 18, 2023, 16:33:37 Maybe she saw a really meaningful movie?* - complainant April 18, 2023, 16:47:33 it even travels through time!* - Sammich April 18, 2023, 12:15:41 Happy Alive Day mrap!* - uofi1998 April 18, 2023, 11:52:49 Glad you're still here! Speaking of...Damar Hamlin was cleared to play again - illini21 April 18, 2023, 11:43:34 Glad you're still with us - ATL April 18, 2023, 11:02:24 Don't do that, ya' silly goose! - KingTalkyTiki April 18, 2023, 10:41:23 Southwest melting down again? - Dilbert April 18, 2023, 10:27:00 I just need to know their approach to popcorn messes* - PapaDels April 18, 2023, 15:18:24 I've admittedly been a SW fan for many years...but this is testing me for sure - RSMBob April 18, 2023, 12:23:41 I've never flown SWA. This last few months has made it so I probably never will* - illini21 April 18, 2023, 11:58:37 I applied for a job at SWA’s phone reservation office in 1993 - timmer April 18, 2023, 12:12:53 I swore never again - Sounder April 18, 2023, 12:00:48 Thanks y’all. Was booked on a SW flight tonight, checked and it’s already delayed. Grabbed AA - meanjeans April 18, 2023, 11:55:09 Wanna get away? Try someone else, like Arby’s* - timmer April 18, 2023, 11:49:29 from SWA website... - harb April 18, 2023, 11:28:29 We flew SWA during the heart of the Christmas meltdown and had zero issues - CWR10 April 18, 2023, 11:38:49 Two weeks ago my flight from JFK hit a heron on takeoff. Destroyed one engine. Delta had to scramble - ATL April 18, 2023, 11:44:10 I’m at DCA right now. Dude on the shuttle thought he was flying out of Dulles. Nope. Changed to DCA* - opossum jenkins April 18, 2023, 10:52:06 Oof, that is not a short distance* - Sounder April 18, 2023, 10:53:54 Poor bastard. They just switched on him, no notice. Made it from Dulles to DCA in 45 minutes.* - opossum jenkins April 18, 2023, 10:54:48 I went to the wrong airport in Dallas last year - Sounder April 18, 2023, 10:56:50 I love Love (and Hobby)* - ATL April 18, 2023, 11:01:05 Hooray! We're a United family now! - KingTalkyTiki April 18, 2023, 10:42:53 nothing a few drinks at the Concourse C United Club can't help out with!* - Dilbert April 18, 2023, 10:50:21 When will Mayor Pete stop winning?* - HamptonSki April 18, 2023, 10:37:38 Looking forward to the head of the Department of Transportation again reminding - gvibes April 18, 2023, 10:36:11 Southwest Airlines is now "our transportation system"?* - ATL April 18, 2023, 10:51:43 I mean, to be fair, it's basically a flying bus* - Sounder April 18, 2023, 10:54:18 OKAY. So this is a proprietary software system belonging to a private company... what, exactly, - cpsteine April 18, 2023, 10:48:56 If it’s just Southwest, that would indicate the broader systemic and infrastructure pieces are fine - DT April 18, 2023, 10:45:25 Nationalize the airlines! - KingTalkyTiki April 18, 2023, 10:47:49 All the other parts of the system seem to be doing fine. You want the federal government to dictate - doubledown April 18, 2023, 10:42:16 I now see that the FAA did institute an investigation after the last debacle. - gvibes April 18, 2023, 11:12:36 Republicans want to socialize the risk side of capitalism* - Sounder April 18, 2023, 10:49:18 The Mayor Pete shade is so weird to me.* - Carl Spackler April 18, 2023, 10:45:06 Wouldn't this fall under the FAA and not the DOT anyway?* - Sounder April 18, 2023, 10:50:08 FAA is under the umbrella/guidance of the USDOT.* - HectorVillanueva19 April 18, 2023, 13:35:58 ooo - ATL April 18, 2023, 10:57:41 So the FAA is a sub department of the DOT? - Sounder April 18, 2023, 11:01:32 yes* - ATL April 18, 2023, 11:10:24 the more you know* - Sounder April 18, 2023, 11:10:40 Republicans are terrified of him, so they're trying to get a head start demonizing him. * - doubledown April 18, 2023, 10:47:00 He talks good and he's a gay who comes across as a normal. - KingTalkyTiki April 18, 2023, 10:49:08 He’s a young, gay liberal who went to Harvard and served in the military. - DT April 18, 2023, 11:08:05 Don't forget McKinsey, they are elitist AF* - Sounder April 18, 2023, 11:10:15 I bombed an interview with them coming out of grad school. - DT April 18, 2023, 11:12:35 I bombed an interview with D & T - Sounder April 18, 2023, 11:13:38 He would be our Trudeau* - JeffFrank April 18, 2023, 11:10:01 I wish he wasn’t so obsessed with talking about racist roads* - JeffFrank April 18, 2023, 10:53:15 I know it's a little chilly, but why don't you think about getting some outside time today? * - doubledown April 18, 2023, 10:55:01 I do kind of want to know what a racist road is, - Sounder April 18, 2023, 10:57:36 Segregation by design, essentially. Using the federal highway system to segregate poor minorities - longsnapper April 18, 2023, 11:01:40 ooo - JeffFrank April 18, 2023, 11:06:01 You can probably see a great example of it right out your window. Richard J Daley, - doubledown April 18, 2023, 11:29:33 Thanks Democratic voters* - Poldark April 18, 2023, 12:04:24 Do you have any thoughts of your own on this matter?* - longsnapper April 18, 2023, 11:06:56 I love that Jeff watches conservative media - Sounder April 18, 2023, 11:14:56 we're seeing a radicalization in real time* - Sammich April 18, 2023, 11:19:10 Have you ever listened to the Rabbit Hole podcast - Sounder April 18, 2023, 11:25:11 You can’t tear down major arteries* - JeffFrank April 18, 2023, 11:09:11 Just want to give kudos to both of the below replies.* - Sammich April 18, 2023, 11:11:43 Easily the two best posts of the day so far* - HamptonSki April 18, 2023, 11:23:58 Solid work* - Sounder April 18, 2023, 11:12:46 You're giving it your best effort though* - longsnapper April 18, 2023, 11:10:30 Good thing. I’ve seen the pics of the stuff you eat.* - DT April 18, 2023, 11:10:26 Are you suggesting that our housing and transportation system is historically racist? - Sounder April 18, 2023, 11:02:56 side story: have you ever noticed that the south side is always the bad part of town - Sounder April 18, 2023, 11:04:35 so strange. I was just thinking about this* - cpsteine April 18, 2023, 11:28:45 I love YouTube. Backstory here: - JeffFrank April 18, 2023, 11:08:36 We all wish you weren't so obsessed with being obsessed with racial dog whistles* - Sounder April 18, 2023, 10:55:00 It's always somehow the Democrats fault, right?* - Sounder April 18, 2023, 10:36:55 thanks Mike Madigan* - Poldark April 18, 2023, 10:42:58 Bring back TWA!!* - KCWildcat April 18, 2023, 10:31:43 Potential common political ground: we all have a problem with China running secret police stations - doubledown April 18, 2023, 15:12:05 Depends. Are they indiscriminately shooting black people?* - Herman Blume April 18, 2023, 15:15:22 I just finished watching the Netflix documentary on the Boston Marathon bombers - OB25 April 18, 2023, 13:46:32 ooo - complainant April 18, 2023, 14:14:18 Looked interesting but is it much different than Patriot Day?* - CubsWonWorldSeries April 18, 2023, 14:14:17 LOL* - suburbanmyth April 18, 2023, 14:52:08 "We're thinking of throwing a flash-bang grenade into the boat but it's full of gas... - KingTalkyTiki April 18, 2023, 14:07:04 further proof that the bombings were part of a plot to impose martial law - bbonb April 18, 2023, 14:01:11 Definitely how I saw it as well. - BradUnderwoodforprez April 18, 2023, 13:53:33 I remember listening to the police scanners at work - Jersey April 18, 2023, 15:05:43 You’re right, I hadn’t even thought part about them claiming to not know - OB25 April 18, 2023, 13:55:52 Wow City Park gets a USMNT game for the Gold Cup. - BradUnderwoodforprez April 18, 2023, 14:29:00 Us vs Jamaica is at soldier field.* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 18, 2023, 14:37:39 8:30 PM kickoff, Saturday 6/24* - HamptonSki April 18, 2023, 14:46:08 Where is Wow City Park?* - HamptonSki April 18, 2023, 14:29:26 Bethalto?* - Poldark April 18, 2023, 14:30:24 TIL: the Soviet Union did not start playing ice hockey until the late 1940s - timmer April 18, 2023, 13:39:05 what was the intramural "field hockey on ice" game at UIUC called? - Sammich April 18, 2023, 13:53:53 Is it Broom ball? * - doubledown April 18, 2023, 13:56:22 Are you thinking of broomball?* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 18, 2023, 13:56:04 yeah, that was it* - Sammich April 18, 2023, 14:03:18 The first recorded hockey game between Russians and foreigners took place in 1899. - bbonb April 18, 2023, 13:47:00 There's a reason that steroids and doping are banned from competitive sports. - doubledown April 18, 2023, 13:43:27 The USSR also put a lot of resources into Olympic sports - DT April 18, 2023, 14:01:42 Oklahoma Sheriff's recorded comments about killing journalists triggers investigation ... - doubledown April 18, 2023, 13:02:13 Wordle 667 4/6 - JeffFrank April 17, 2023, 0:02:39 Wrong day* - EffinIllini April 18, 2023, 12:53:06 3 q9 - jdl April 17, 2023, 16:38:53 4 took awhile - EffinIllini April 17, 2023, 15:03:34 4 - Tuscy April 17, 2023, 8:38:05 A weird 4, q8 - larue33 April 17, 2023, 7:21:36 4 - Illiniphil April 17, 2023, 5:39:41 4 - Illiniphil April 17, 2023, 5:24:01 4, q8 - complainant April 17, 2023, 0:39:42 A coworker just used the acronym QQ - Sounder April 18, 2023, 11:12:30 Maybe she wants to chat with you on a Chinese messaging app* - timmer April 18, 2023, 12:00:58 Gen Z?* - PapaDels April 18, 2023, 11:37:36 Maybe he's QQ for Qoqo Puffs. * - doubledown April 18, 2023, 11:32:32 QQ! QQ! - ATL April 18, 2023, 11:14:49 We started Obi-Wan last night* - Sounder April 18, 2023, 11:15:25 Board game people - Sounder April 18, 2023, 11:42:14 I've reached the point where I have had to start buying multiples of things when grocery shopping... - haighter April 18, 2023, 8:05:57 Just picked up a half a side of beef yesterday. Almost 400 pounds of... - Tuscy April 18, 2023, 10:47:18 most people i know that buy a half cow or a pig really like it - illiniranger April 18, 2023, 10:53:42 You must be pretty strong.* - DT April 18, 2023, 10:53:28 Never were able to buy multiples because one child has eating issues - Stu April 18, 2023, 9:25:31 yep and likely gets worse when they want special brands* - NastyBoyd April 18, 2023, 9:22:43 "Hydrox is the same thing as Oreos!" - ibdoc April 18, 2023, 9:50:20 There are people who prefer Hydrox, and I can't understand it. * - doubledown April 18, 2023, 10:04:01 Today is the first time I've ever heard of Hydrox. * - haighter April 18, 2023, 10:04:54 He’s going to be a major character in Phase V of the MCU.* - DT April 18, 2023, 10:08:53 So hard to keep fresh produce in the house. 3 Diglets eat like horses* - OWWDig April 18, 2023, 9:20:54 Yes. - Chicago1995 April 18, 2023, 9:20:33 Two bunches of bananas seems like madness, given that their edibility window is measured in hours* - DT April 18, 2023, 8:44:57 wrap plastic wrap around the stems, secure with rubber band. Thank me later - bbonb April 18, 2023, 10:55:44 It’s probably 3 days worth of bananas. 4-5 bananas a day between the 4 of us. * - haighter April 18, 2023, 9:07:40 i recall it had peaks and valleys. or plateaus may make more sense. - Nobster April 18, 2023, 8:23:57 my 5 yo boy has first breakfast, then a second breakfast and a few snacks all before lunch* - lcubed April 18, 2023, 8:08:58 is he a hobbit? - IlliniSax05 April 18, 2023, 8:13:01 You have more than one? * - doubledown April 18, 2023, 8:07:20 Kids? I have two. 7yo daughter and 6yo son. * - haighter April 18, 2023, 8:10:00 Oh Jesus, you have no idea how much they will eat. Their food consumption - ibdoc April 18, 2023, 9:44:39 Yea...I dunno if it's location, inflation, or just the times...but we spend 300-400 bucks a week... - haighter April 18, 2023, 10:02:51 oh yeah, easy. doesn't help that there is a Whole Foods 1.5 blocks away...* - cpsteine April 18, 2023, 10:52:22 anyone here have experience with Astound Broadband? - IlliniSax05 April 18, 2023, 10:31:59 UI researchers study why muskies are so hard to catch. - larue33 April 17, 2023, 18:07:51 Edmund?* - Sammich April 17, 2023, 20:03:25 The Muskie from Oskogee.* - DT April 18, 2023, 10:13:52 It's a mythical animal that I refuse to believe that exists... - KingTalkyTiki April 17, 2023, 19:55:07 Muskie says, “leave me the #### alone!”* - shua April 17, 2023, 18:49:09 Suski on Muskie* - ATL April 17, 2023, 18:18:45 Where's Keno when you need him* - PDO April 17, 2023, 18:10:23 Literally the Muskie Whisperer.* - KingTalkyTiki April 17, 2023, 19:54:19 Is this Cubs team good enough to buy Extra Innings?* - opossum jenkins April 18, 2023, 8:21:17 As long as the starting pitching holds up, I'm a believer. Not quite that level of talent but - Warrin'_Illini April 18, 2023, 10:10:59 I’m all in on the pitching and I’ve been all in - GMAW April 18, 2023, 10:11:54 I’ve found them quite enjoyable so far. I think they should be at least a ~.500 team if healthy* - OB25 April 18, 2023, 9:45:55 Pole: Airplane etiquette debate that’s getting attention on Twitter - OB25 April 17, 2023, 13:33:08 [poll] Have fun with this one - jdl April 18, 2023, 9:47:15 Gonna dump some popcorn on the floor on my flight this morning. See what happens. * - illini April 18, 2023, 5:15:59 My kids have made messes in planes before. I call them out and make them clean it up. - illinibone April 17, 2023, 20:57:04 Gotta play "Popcorn" by "Hot Butter" next time he goes to the mound* - RSMBob April 17, 2023, 19:55:04 Also not going as planned - Mrap24 April 17, 2023, 19:14:28 *grabs popcorn** - ATL April 17, 2023, 19:01:15 I wonder if the Astros run a special on popcorn tonight* - Dilbert April 17, 2023, 18:09:00 so much for personal responsibility * - biclops April 17, 2023, 17:54:52 Twitter has been phenomenal on this story. - Mrap24 April 17, 2023, 17:28:33 Blue Jays Reddit is amusing, since he is having a crappy start to the season* - shua April 17, 2023, 17:33:40 I like the ones where they looked at his pitching stats and determined the family - doubledown April 17, 2023, 17:32:48 How exactly did the flight attendant “make” her clean it up? - PapaDels April 17, 2023, 17:26:40 The husband should have done it * - illini thunder April 17, 2023, 17:12:34 He wasn’t there* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 17, 2023, 17:19:01 *sigh* Yet another absentee father. I hope his kids turn out ok. * - doubledown April 17, 2023, 17:24:59 Team Somewhere in the Middle - VIV April 17, 2023, 16:21:17 It's tragic that society forced her to take those kids on a flight. - complainant April 17, 2023, 22:22:35 completely reasonable take based on what i said. * - VIV April 18, 2023, 9:18:45 I feel like so much of this hinges on the nature of the actual interaction, which we’ll never know - OB25 April 17, 2023, 16:58:09 Of course we'll know. Men have been hanged on flimsier evidence. - complainant April 17, 2023, 22:19:37 usually, the actual interaction is somewhere in between their two stories. - VIV April 17, 2023, 17:01:11 Flight Attendants are typically union. Unless policy was clearly violated, the airline isn’t going - doubledown April 17, 2023, 17:30:07 many of us have clients/customers - suburbanmyth April 17, 2023, 16:25:54 You'd also invoice them for your inconvenience, so I don't love this comp - OrangeSox April 17, 2023, 17:01:52 i'm sorry, are you flying for free?* - suburbanmyth April 17, 2023, 17:08:20 ok. i'm just saying i can see both sides.* - VIV April 17, 2023, 16:54:26 The FA provided great customer service to all the clients who weren't throwing a tantrum. - complainant April 17, 2023, 16:39:29 so now we're just making up facts* - suburbanmyth April 17, 2023, 16:47:47 Yes, we absolutely are, beginning with the pitcher whose hearsay reporting - complainant April 17, 2023, 17:16:38 eff the stewardess; we would make an effort to clean it up but that's as a courtesy - suburbanmyth April 17, 2023, 15:59:30 As someone with a toddler who also works in a restaurant, your opinion is wrong - JacobRDaugherty April 18, 2023, 5:31:16 No, we clean up after our kids ourselves. So don't talk about what we "all" do.* - Stu April 17, 2023, 19:21:54 GFY* - suburbanmyth April 17, 2023, 22:02:39 And you better tip better than 20% if your kids make a mess* - JacobRDaugherty April 18, 2023, 6:26:06 If your kids spills their drink at a restaurant, your will likely grab napkins and start cleaning it - Mrap24 April 17, 2023, 17:31:27 Yep, my thoughts as well. I would make an effort to pick up most of it, but - voiceofreason April 17, 2023, 16:06:07 I think effort is the issue here (and public callout) - snipes824 April 17, 2023, 16:45:00 Sure, I agree on the lack of effort and I would make the effort. But at the end of the day I think - voiceofreason April 17, 2023, 17:49:26 Correct.* - complainant April 17, 2023, 16:47:54 exactly, i might have judged this woman but i'd still be inclined to give her a pass... - suburbanmyth April 17, 2023, 16:14:16 nit - ATL April 17, 2023, 16:16:43 sorry, i meant to say air waitress* - suburbanmyth April 17, 2023, 16:22:03 PAGING TIMMMER* - suburbanmyth April 17, 2023, 16:22:18 Who could have possibly foreseen Yoyo taking this position?* - complainant April 17, 2023, 16:05:08 i'm sorry you're childless; i'm sure you are too self-absorbed to regret that decision* - suburbanmyth April 17, 2023, 16:15:09 It's a good baiting tactic, but I think I'll continue to leave personal/familial matters unmentioned - complainant April 17, 2023, 16:31:35 right; turning a discussion of a societal issue into a personal attack..... - suburbanmyth April 17, 2023, 16:34:26 I agree that you think it's a societal issue. - complainant April 17, 2023, 16:43:02 so effing ponderous* - suburbanmyth April 17, 2023, 16:48:24 Show an effort and you get a pass. Act entitled and leave it, and you get asked to clean up. - uofi1998 April 17, 2023, 15:32:48 TIL: the Mom is the sister of Eric Decker's wife* - CubsWonWorldSeries April 17, 2023, 15:31:36 Team Mommy - bbonb April 17, 2023, 15:20:22 My experience cleaning up after my kids on a plane when they were little was always... - Tuscy April 17, 2023, 15:00:47 totally but if you were not so inclined to be courteous, it was never your job* - suburbanmyth April 17, 2023, 15:59:58 Yes - i've been stopped once or twice in the act. Granted i probably looked a little more pregnant* - CoronaTheirAss April 17, 2023, 15:07:55 Yes - i've been stopped once or twice in the act. Granted i probably looked a little more pregnant* - CoronaTheirAss April 17, 2023, 15:07:53 1st class seats for the kids and United gave them the popcorn - CubsWonWorldSeries April 17, 2023, 14:46:39 LOL. Those aren't first class seats - Dilbert April 17, 2023, 14:53:54 Lol on the 1st part. But the Blue Jay said United gave them the popcorn* - CubsWonWorldSeries April 17, 2023, 15:28:23 I now feel kind of bad for CWWS. - complainant April 17, 2023, 15:21:35 I'll be sipping a poolside drink while you're still grinding away in 7 years - CubsWonWorldSeries April 17, 2023, 15:35:42 I am mostly retired. - complainant April 17, 2023, 15:49:41 Always been a goal of mine. Might fly as a retirement present to myself* - CubsWonWorldSeries April 17, 2023, 18:52:57 Based on his other tweets looks like United gave out the popcorn? - GhostofPokeyStixPast April 17, 2023, 14:38:11 ^ Hit it with the last sentence... - EffinIllini April 17, 2023, 14:51:38 The mom should make an effort to clean it up, but the flight attendant saying something is wow.* - Carl Spackler April 17, 2023, 14:17:06 My thoughts on children are well documented - Sounder April 17, 2023, 14:40:17 Meh. Clean up your kids mess. To expect someone else to clean that is rude. - Mrap24 April 17, 2023, 17:26:22 To me, it suggests that the mom was a nightmare from the jump - Sammich April 17, 2023, 14:25:16 Yeah i think there must be more to this story* - CoronaTheirAss April 17, 2023, 14:35:54 Here's some additional information - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 17, 2023, 14:38:31 the stew was male?* - Sounder April 17, 2023, 14:47:46 and it looks like her sister is married to Eric Decker and has a reality show... - shua April 17, 2023, 14:46:52 Team Mom - OWWDig April 17, 2023, 13:57:28 22 months pregnant! That would be rough.* - GCIllini99 April 17, 2023, 14:03:31 Whoops. Yea, that would really suck!* - OWWDig April 17, 2023, 14:57:33 Flight attendant. Your kids made the mess and you just leaving it there for someone else is - Mrap24 April 17, 2023, 13:51:20 If she had been apologetic and started cleaning it up, I bet the flight attendant would've said - Philo April 17, 2023, 14:11:17 100%* - Mrap24 April 17, 2023, 16:29:01 and most of it seems to be in the space behind the kid, so maybe... - shua April 17, 2023, 14:13:36 False choice. The answer is the airline who, instead of paying for a cleaning crew, is - ATL April 17, 2023, 13:49:36 WHich airlines do this? - Illiniphil April 17, 2023, 14:16:02 team mom, there is a cleaning crew that comes in after - TarheelIllini April 17, 2023, 13:44:24 "if she was aware of it"...she was aware of it - IlliniSax05 April 17, 2023, 13:51:53 Just because a place has a cleaning crew doesn’t mean you leave it as messy as possible - snipes824 April 17, 2023, 13:48:56 and the airline is probably looking to get the plane cleaned and turned around... - shua April 17, 2023, 13:51:41 That too* - snipes824 April 17, 2023, 13:54:26 Figures you are one of those voters* - JeffFrank April 17, 2023, 13:47:12 Team flight attendant, though I've never seen a flight attendant - gvibes April 17, 2023, 13:43:06 Team flight attendant. * - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 17, 2023, 13:42:05 Team flight attendant by far - snipes824 April 17, 2023, 13:40:58 and now United will need to play nice and apologize* - shua April 17, 2023, 13:43:26 First, 22 weeks isn't that pregnant. Second, dude lists "Christian" as the first thing in his bio, - doubledown April 17, 2023, 13:38:26 If at 22 weeks she wasn’t able to handle the responsibilities of flying with her - 1 NEW April 17, 2023, 13:40:24 and maybe don't give them an overly messy snack like popcorn... - shua April 17, 2023, 13:44:46 She didn’t care. I’d also like to hear the flight attendant’s story. * - 1 NEW April 17, 2023, 13:46:26 a normal person would feel terrible about leaving such a mess - Dilbert April 17, 2023, 13:37:42 agree that a normal person would do solmething to clean; but a normal stewardness.. - suburbanmyth April 17, 2023, 16:01:42 Sin is real. And this guy's jacket and tie are all the proof you need. - larue33 April 18, 2023, 8:34:23 Florida republicans asking them to hold their bud light. This chyron is something else. - ATL April 18, 2023, 9:24:32 When did Biden stop beating his wife? * - doubledown April 18, 2023, 9:40:43 Biden refusing to provide proof of thing that absolutely does not exist* - ATL April 18, 2023, 9:42:32 love to play games on my Obama phone while puffing my Biden pipe* - Sammich April 18, 2023, 9:38:09 Regarding bud light, I like this chyron better - John Coctostan April 18, 2023, 9:36:27 Looking at the lower thirds, I'd like to learn more about Santanism.* - AintHatin April 18, 2023, 8:52:12 If he wasn’t a state senator, he’d have a box truck with weird religious shit written all over it. * - doubledown April 18, 2023, 8:46:59 por que no los dos? * - ijustkrushalot April 18, 2023, 9:29:50 Eggs and OJ* - OWWDig April 18, 2023, 9:19:36 Archive Page: First ... 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ... Last   Main Board