And here's a pretty good discussion of 35 years of horror for "the most tortured franchise" in the NBA. (Though the Sprewell thing was even worse than what he describes.) You know, the defending champs.
I had given up on the SF Giants, convinced I was never going to see a Series victory in my lifetime after the shellacking they took in 1989 (the earthquake let the A's use their top 2 pitchers in all four games) and the collapse of game 6 on 2002 (leading 5-0 in the seventh and blew it.) And that worked out all right.
A VP who doesn't have to resign for taking kickbacks, can spell "potato", doesn't advocate torture, and can refuse to aid a coup without other people's advice is above the recent average.
Which one, Bart Simpson or Murphy Brown? (The latter was weird; he was criticizing a character who had an unwanted pregnancy and chose to keep and raise the child.)
The Texas Senate recently passed a bill requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools. That's a bad idea, but would at least have the positive effect of creating a public reminder that the fourth commandment, routinely broken by almost all Christians, says to observe the biblical Sabbath, that is, Saturday.
Declaring this closed. The clear winners are the Searses, with 10 correct answers, followed by KenB, Rufus, and Jaybird with 2, 1, and 1 respectively.
The answers are:
1. The Grapes of Wrath – Steinbeck
2. The Sound and the Fury – Faulkner
3. Stranger in a Strange Land – Heinlein
4. The Sun Also Rises -- Hemingway
5. The Tell-tale Heart – Poe
6. The Great Gatsby - Fitzgerald
7. The Age of Innocence - Wharton
8. Animal Farm – Orwell
9. Babbitt - Lewis
10. Brave New World - Huxley
11. A Christmas Carol – Dickens,
12. A Prayer for Owen Meany - Irving
13. Pride and Prejudice - Austen
14. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe - Adams
15. The Wind in the Willows - Grahame
16. Neverwhere - Gaiman
17. Old Man's War - Scalzi
18. The Man Who Was Thursday - Chesterton
19. Notes From Underground - Dostoevsky
20. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader - Lewis
I recall that back in 2000, all the savvy pundits assuring us that SCOTUS would of course never do anything so crazy as to interfere with a state's counting of votes in a presidential election.
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles aren't professionals; they're political appointees. appointed by the governor. Same ones who refused to pardon Cameron Todd Willingham, who was shown to have convicted on bogus forensic evidence.
On “The Goddamn New York Jets”
And here's a pretty good discussion of 35 years of horror for "the most tortured franchise" in the NBA. (Though the Sprewell thing was even worse than what he describes.) You know, the defending champs.
https://grantland.com/features/how-annoy-fan-base-60-easy-steps/
So you never know.
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I had given up on the SF Giants, convinced I was never going to see a Series victory in my lifetime after the shellacking they took in 1989 (the earthquake let the A's use their top 2 pitchers in all four games) and the collapse of game 6 on 2002 (leading 5-0 in the seventh and blew it.) And that worked out all right.
On “Video Throughput: Serenity and Firefly”
BTW there's an excellent Firefly novel by Steven Brust, free to download.
http://dreamcafe.com/downloads/
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So, if there had been a second film, Kaylee and Simon would have broken up?
On “What is a National Divorce?”
I didn't even know he and Ava were married.
On “President Biden Announces 2024 Reelection Run, Pundits Hardest Hit”
A VP who doesn't have to resign for taking kickbacks, can spell "potato", doesn't advocate torture, and can refuse to aid a coup without other people's advice is above the recent average.
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Which one, Bart Simpson or Murphy Brown? (The latter was weird; he was criticizing a character who had an unwanted pregnancy and chose to keep and raise the child.)
On “Religious Liberty Returns to the Supreme Court”
The Texas Senate recently passed a bill requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools. That's a bad idea, but would at least have the positive effect of creating a public reminder that the fourth commandment, routinely broken by almost all Christians, says to observe the biblical Sabbath, that is, Saturday.
On “POETS Day! Kit Marlowe v Sir Walter Ralegh”
Curse Sir Walter Raleigh. He was such a stupid git.
On “I Agree With Donald Trump (For Once)”
What drubbing? The Trumpist GOP took the House, came close in the Senate, and completely controls many states.
On “VIDEO: Avoid The Noid”
Likewise, who can forget the horrific fate of the other Dr. Galazkiewicz?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co_Ph6zvPNY
On “Quiz!”
Declaring this closed. The clear winners are the Searses, with 10 correct answers, followed by KenB, Rufus, and Jaybird with 2, 1, and 1 respectively.
The answers are:
1. The Grapes of Wrath – Steinbeck
2. The Sound and the Fury – Faulkner
3. Stranger in a Strange Land – Heinlein
4. The Sun Also Rises -- Hemingway
5. The Tell-tale Heart – Poe
6. The Great Gatsby - Fitzgerald
7. The Age of Innocence - Wharton
8. Animal Farm – Orwell
9. Babbitt - Lewis
10. Brave New World - Huxley
11. A Christmas Carol – Dickens,
12. A Prayer for Owen Meany - Irving
13. Pride and Prejudice - Austen
14. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe - Adams
15. The Wind in the Willows - Grahame
16. Neverwhere - Gaiman
17. Old Man's War - Scalzi
18. The Man Who Was Thursday - Chesterton
19. Notes From Underground - Dostoevsky
20. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader - Lewis
On “The Dangerous Precedent of Expelling Lawmakers”
After all, Republicans know that one day Democrats will be in control in Tennessee
Not after permanent gerrymandering and complete control of the state courts they won't, no.
On “Throughput: Mifepristone Edition”
Which could have been handled by the state of Florida, if they had been trusted to pick W. Since they might not have, SCOTUS had to intervene.
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I recall that back in 2000, all the savvy pundits assuring us that SCOTUS would of course never do anything so crazy as to interfere with a state's counting of votes in a presidential election.
On “Quiz!”
It is.
On “Daniel Perry Is A Baffling Waste of a Pardon”
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles aren't professionals; they're political appointees. appointed by the governor. Same ones who refused to pardon Cameron Todd Willingham, who was shown to have convicted on bogus forensic evidence.
On “Quiz!”
Correct.
I had thought 6 was famous enough to be easy, but apparently not.
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What did you get for 15?
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I had given up on him ,since so many of his books were so similar. But a friend of mine recommended that one really highly, and he was right.
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Indeed.
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What about “the decision of the judge (me) is final.” is unclear?
But, yes, 16 is also correct.
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"Bob Marley was baked, to begin with."
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3, 11, 12, 17, 20.
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Lots of right answers:
1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 11, 13, 17, 20
and many more which are close.