The Distract me from 2020s P&CE Thread Part Deux

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  1. Dr. Wankler

    Dr. Wankler Member+

    May 2, 2001
    The Electric City
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    A lot of San Genaro people immigrated around here. They continue the annual festival to this day, but so far as I know, the Ferris wheel is given a bit more room.

    Inventor of the Ferris wheel hails from my home town, coincidentally. He lived in Pittsburgh for awhile. Here is his house

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  2. roby

    roby Member+

    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    I remember when I was a courting Lazy Mary she sang out..."Mama dear come over here and see who's looking in my window"! It's that Roby guy and he has a sausage in his hands. :whistling:

    RIP Looie Prima
     
  3. roby

    roby Member+

    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    Hey....how are things in Glocca Morra? :unsure:
     
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  4. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
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  5. chaski

    chaski Moderator
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    Mar 20, 2000
    redacted
    Club:
    Lisburn Distillery FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Guam
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  6. soccernutter

    soccernutter Moderator
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    Tottenham Hotspur
    Aug 22, 2001
    Near the mountains.
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That kind of violence is unacceptable.

































    sarcasm
     
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  7. Smurfquake

    Smurfquake Moderator
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    Aug 8, 2000
    San Carlos, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It's Fat Bear Week at Katmai National Park in Alaska. The fat bear bracket was scheduled to be revealed yesterday (Monday), but there is a pall on the ceremony because of bear on bear violence and murder yesterday morning. It was all live on the webcams. Bear watchers were horrified, and the fat bear bracket needs to be redone because Bear 402 is no longer eligible. Because she got killed yesterday by Bear 469.

    Anyways, here's the main page. Bracket revealed today at 7 PM Eastern / 4 PM Pacific. Voting most days up through next week, Fat Bear Tuesday, October 8.

    https://explore.org/fat-bear-week
     
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  8. soccernutter

    soccernutter Moderator
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    Tottenham Hotspur
    Aug 22, 2001
    Near the mountains.
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Just watched the fight...am I correct in that 469 started to eat 402?
     
  9. Smurfquake

    Smurfquake Moderator
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    Aug 8, 2000
    San Carlos, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I didn't watch that far - I got as far as 469 dragging 402's limp corpse towards the shore. I imagine the next step would be eating, yes - if 469 wasn't going to eat 402, why drag her body to shore?
     
  10. soccernutter

    soccernutter Moderator
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    Tottenham Hotspur
    Aug 22, 2001
    Near the mountains.
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I was curious why she got dragged to shore, so I kept watching.

    If he started to eat her...that just seems weird to me.
     
  11. Smurfquake

    Smurfquake Moderator
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    Aug 8, 2000
    San Carlos, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    First day of Fat Bear Week voting is open. Voting is only open from noon to 9 PM Eastern / 9 AM to 6 PM Pacific, so be sure to review the bears and vote while you're at work.

    https://explore.org/fat-bear-week
     
  12. Dr. Wankler

    Dr. Wankler Member+

    May 2, 2001
    The Electric City
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Is this a popularity contest, or do they try to eat each other?
     
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  13. Auriaprottu

    Auriaprottu Member+

    Atlanta Damn United
    Apr 1, 2002
    The back of the bus
    Club:
    Atlanta
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    Two things, both related to driving:

    1) The left lane is for passing people, not for you to camp out because you're at or slightly above the speed limit. You're going 70 or so. I'm going 95 and I need to get past you but you think your 70 merits your presence in the grown man's lane because the speed limit is 55. It doesn't. Let me pass, especially when there's other traffic in the right lane where you belong.

    2) I bought a hooptie today to haul my bass around. I'm fortunate that I was able to get into a vehicle that doesn't ask me to log in to anything to play YT on the radio aux input. I've rented an SUV for the last four weekends. USB is fine (tho 1/8" to 1/8" is simpler and therefore better. I had to go back to 2013 to get that capability), but for the love of God, just let the ********ing signal go thru. You don't need my info to allow YT to be played on your radio. Stop inventing solutions for problems that don't exist, nd include a 1/8" female input in your new cars. The new phones suck, too.
     
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  14. roby

    roby Member+

    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    My word! Let me play some Itzhak Perlman tunes for you. :whistling:
     
  15. Knave

    Knave Member+

    May 25, 1999
    In some states. In California, it's the fast lane.
     
  16. Auriaprottu

    Auriaprottu Member+

    Atlanta Damn United
    Apr 1, 2002
    The back of the bus
    Club:
    Atlanta
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    You can play the harmonica if you want to! All I asked for is a stereo that will accept a line-level signal from my headphone jack, OR from my USB cable. Today, I got to use an MP3 player I hadn't used in years.

    It is unkind of the auto industry to force people to continually reformat their shit so it'll keep playing in successive cars. 8-Tracks were essentially read-only and lasted about five years before the cassette (writable) took over. They lasted almost two decades before the CD player became the regular thing in cars. It didn't really become writable like the cassette did (could not take a mic signal). I already no longer have a physical copy of the music I listen to- now I'm close to being prevented from hearing it at all...

    I'm not gonna lose my mind over it..
     
  17. soccernutter

    soccernutter Moderator
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    Tottenham Hotspur
    Aug 22, 2001
    Near the mountains.
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Even if I'm going 95, I assume I am not the fastest person on the highway and move over when I can.
    Not saying I drive 95, but if I did...

    Connect your Bluetooth and you are good to go. I have an Android but don't use Google Play or Android Auto and am just fine playing anything I want off my phone.
     
  18. Val1

    Val1 Member+

    Arsenal
    Mar 12, 2004
    MD's Eastern Shore
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Well, I am that guy. I'm usually there because I'm moving faster than other traffic. And I got just as much right to be there as you do.

    I'll try to move over, unless you flash your lights. If you do, then I'm staying put.
     
  19. Auriaprottu

    Auriaprottu Member+

    Atlanta Damn United
    Apr 1, 2002
    The back of the bus
    Club:
    Atlanta
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    I don't complain about you being there until you start cruising at the same speed as and two lengths in front of a right lane car. Thats my issue. If there's nobody else on the road, I'll just go around you. I'm not an asshole.

    I flash my lights (but not often) so you know I'm behind you. But I don't tailgate.
     
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  20. Smurfquake

    Smurfquake Moderator
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    Aug 8, 2000
    San Carlos, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    For the drive between Sacramento and Reno on I-80 in the mountains, the right lane is usually chewed the hell up by big trucks, so I usually stay in the left lane for comfort reasons. I'll scoot over if someone is behind me but then scoot back.
     
  21. Knave

    Knave Member+

    May 25, 1999
    This guy Donner Summits.
     
  22. Auriaprottu

    Auriaprottu Member+

    Atlanta Damn United
    Apr 1, 2002
    The back of the bus
    Club:
    Atlanta
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    It's not a constant thing, nothing close. Good stretch of highway and plenty of daylight between cars. I just don't care for the "You're going fast enough, Buster" attitude the lane-stickers take. I get out of the way when somebody wants to pass me. I agree that we need laws, but I don't like hall monitors.

    I tried bluetooth and it didn't take. I don't know why, because I have never used that feature. Simple enough to put the phone on speaker and lay it in the center console.
     
  23. FormerGermanGuy

    Mar 1, 2001
    Indianapolis
    Club:
    Fulham FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I64 going through Newport News is a nightmare. Left lane at 85 almost bumper to bumper, right lane at 60 and equally crowded. If I'm at 80 in the left lane I'm not getting over even for a moment because 1) The danger of darting into a gap and hitting the brakes and 2) I know I'm never getting back out again.
     
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  24. luftmensch

    luftmensch Member+

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    United States
    May 4, 2006
    Petaluma
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Theoretically. I just took a road trip through Oregon and part of Washington, and unfortunately the “left/fast lane for passing only” is ignored there as much if not more than it is in California.
     
  25. Sounders78

    Sounders78 Member+

    Apr 20, 2009
    Olympia
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    France

    Yep, pretty much completely ignored here.
     

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