He’s right. Early-season games like that are almost completely meaningless now. And, I mean I’m glad it’ll benefit Texas, but I really hate what the playoff system has done to college football.
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He’s right. Early-season games like that are almost completely meaningless now. And, I mean I’m glad it’ll benefit Texas, but I really hate what the playoff system has done to college football.
Omnipotent. Om-knee-PO-tent.
Maybe they can find a nice Hummel figurine to put in the spot in the trophy case they left open for Arch’s Heisman.
Ain’t no other team that can shit the bed as publicly and as regularly as the #TexasLonghorns.
That's really easy. Just ask yourself, "Which direction is the shadowy PAC-donation wind blowing most strongly right now?" That'll tell you exactly what he "believes." Greg Abbott is damned dangerous. Not only is he completely amoral, but he's also very smart. He worries me more than most.
The #TexasRangers season is ending just as we had all foreseen months ago: With a middle infield of Josh Smith and Ezequiel Duran.
"jersey looks like something from the Senior Bowl" Or from some JuCo directional school.
I have learned that this is called an ostentation of peacocks.
Can't say you're wrong. He was of his time and of his place.
I've read all his books and enjoyed them all, but there were for sure hints that he might not have aged well.
I'm probably glad he's not around anymore because of what political direction I'm afraid he would have gone, but, damn, in his day Lewis Grizzard was such a funny columnist to read.
Nice try, Kaiser.
Ron Washington, probably: "Nope. No, no, no."
2/2 When I hung up he was looking at me and asked, perfectly calmly and in a normal tone, "Are you from East Texas?" It was my stop, so all I had time to do was to say yes, then get off the bus realizing I would spend years wondering how he recognized that so quickly and what his story was.
1/2 I was living in San Diego and was on bus coming home from work. Another passenger few seats away was someone with obvious mental issues, talking to himself loudly and incoherently. Got a call on my cell and all I said was, "I can't talk now. I'm on the bus."
Just saw that Nathan Eovaldi, having maybe the best season ever for a Texas Rangers starting pitcher, has a shoulder injury and is likely done for the year. It's over, then. Ah, well. College football season is about to start anyway...
"Yeah, hi. I have a follow-up question: Why do you wear jeans when hiking?"
Of course MAGA uses a Smith machine. Of COURSE.
Did a quick search for "Mark Rylance." Found no results. Immediately lost interest and dismissed the whole thing.
"Artist's residency available now in Åland. No running water. No electricity. Must provide own snakes."
Cher and The Weather Girls about to get bigger royalty checks as the catalog of gay club anthems has just shrunk a little.
Except this is 100 percent totally in character for Stephenville. They were just waiting for the right time to pull off the mask and show very publicly what they are.
So. Many. Steroids.
Uh-huh. Try using one of the vertical computer mice, dude. They help.
Many of you people who weren't there don't realize it, but in the '80s everyone was white and blonde.
Begrudging props to the guy for flexing in his carpal tunnel wrist support. Despite all your best efforts you'll never keep him down, low-grade repetitive strain injury.
Bonus for the guy living in Cross Roads, Texas, and not knowing it's not spelled "Crossroads."
He will, it's just that his definition of "patrol" is "being driven around in a heavily armored vehicle looking at stuff out the back-seat windows while eating two full supersized Big Mac meals."
And Kevin McCarthy still misses it. His Saturdays have been so empty since then.
A couple of things: 1. If you can't *do* a pullup (and many people can't; no shame there) don't go on TV to demonstrate your badass pullup skills. 2. That ain't how you assist a partner in pullups. That's just burrowing your face in his butt.
Looking like Bochy and the #Rangers are juuuust about done with Josh Jung.
Jesse Watters making a bold call for Gdańsk to change back to Danzig and return to Germany.
I, for one, think it will be great to see the Oakland Raiders get to hoist a World Series championship banner.
The readings for the course should be just a bunch of W.P. Kinsella books.
The legal principle of “Get that weak shit outta here.”
Donald Trump, in the middle of his normal day of 11 hours of watching television, agrees with this take.
Of course we all saw what shape the sandwich-thrower was in. Like Ron White once said, he had the right to remain silent but not the ability.
Two graduates working an exciting job somewhere in space.
Oh, Rangers...
OK, Bruce Bochy, resist the urge to bring in Garcia to pitch the 9th.
I've always said there are different kinds of "bad" when it comes to baseball teams. And as someone who has followed the Rangers all my life, I'm an expert on the varieties of bad. A bad team can still be fun to watch, and I'll take an entertaining bad team over a boring team any day.
Working on my resume right now so I can be the one who looks at stuff and declares what is porn. You probably *think* you know what's porn, but I'm going to throw some curveballs in there to keep things lively. (Example: UFC fights that go to the ground for longer than 10 seconds? That's porn now.)
Robert Garcia… again. #TexasRangers
I hadn't thought about it until just now, but I am SHOCKED I haven't heard of a big movement in Tyler to revert their high school back to the old name.
Opening a business in Bryan, Texas, just so I can call Ghislaine Maxwell in for a job interview and see who she lists as references on her application.
Cue Johnny Horton singing "In May of 1941 the war had just begun..."
The only difference that now remains between truth and fiction is that President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho would take part in the fight himself. Otherwise, man... we're there.
Plot twist: It's the one on the right.
Ol' Ken taking a bold stand and letting everyone know he doesn't trust the Irish.
A sky point and a mournful "Hey hey hey" in honor of little sister Dee on her passing.
Kash Patel again looking like he has just been surprised by what he sincerely believed was just a fart.
Son of a bitch. I’m so glad I got to play in Las Vegas when it was still a gambler’s town. The consolidated corporations are very near finally and fully killing that.
One worth filing away, @oldtakesexposed.bsky.social
"Otherwise perfectly sane" kind of straining at my belief here.
Bones getting his hair did.
Did the Rangers really bring in Robert Garcia to do Robert Garcia things on the mound again?
That kind of sticker-for-the-rules bartender will make me leave a casino quickly. But a bartender who doesn't sweat that shit and brings me a drink without worrying? That bartender has a steady flow of too-big tips coming to them.
Tied for fewest total interceptions... among the worst in FBS for interception percentage. This is reason 1,762 why I love college football.
Well, then at least you know you'll get a couple of bottles of water and access to a "media center" included with the grand you spend.
But is losing it FAST. The El Cortez was a great old dive. A casino for gamblers. One of my favorite places in the world. Now take a look at the El Cortez Instagram page... they are 100-percent targeting "influencers." I don't want influencers. I want chain-smoking regulars who shoot dice daily.
Did you remember to factor in the semi-hidden "resort fee"?
Tens of fans will be heartbroken.
That version of the game and that table minimum were ideal for turning a young guy into a dice guy for life. Doesn't exist any longer.
Post-Covid Vegas feels like it's solely about extracting money from visitors while giving as little as possible in return. I realize that might look good in a balance ledger for a little while, but it also kills long-term revenue. No new loyal gamblers means a slow death to what built the town.
It's not "woke" that has hurt Las Vegas so much, it's gouging. It's always been a town built on greed, but they had always been honest and up front about it, and would, in return for your money, give you a great time and great stories.
Conversation in the thread below has me thinking. I had read a book about craps, but REALLY learned and fell in love with the game on a 12-hour session at a $1 craps tub during one of my very early visits to Las Vegas. I remain a loyal dice guy. Kills me to know young people now don't have that.
I wouldn't even call it fawning, just being given a fair return for your money. You could play for hours, have watery drinks brought regularly, see some things you'd tell stories and laugh about for the rest of your life, then be handed a free ticket to a buffet and think, "This was worth it."
I've never once minded spending my entire bankroll on a Vegas trip -- a small one when when I was young, somewhat larger now -- but I've always wanted to feel like I got my money's worth from it. Losing that, THAT is how Las Vegas shot itself in the foot.
Cannot fault the ratings here.
Don't know that article full-out blames it on "woke" (although it's Fox; they're always going to hint that), but LV casinos have fully bungled any hope of attracting young would-be gamblers simply because there are no cheap table games anymore. No where to play for a long time, have fun, and learn.
Going to counter your assertion with this: 1986 Donruss.
ICE Jugend.
One thing I'm sure of is that their office thermostat is always set to a comfortable 78 degrees.
Late-career Nathan Eovaldi is a real joy to watch. He is an absolute artist. The man is a throwback to former #TexasRangers like Gaylord Perry and Ferguson Jenkins who used both skill and guile to command a game. A true PITCHER. #MLB
Here we see Nancy Mace, master of disguise, passing unnoticed in her wig.
I'm 100 percent sure these are real photos. The shirt labeling the gardener as "GARDENER" has sold me. He even changed shirt styles between photos, and they both have the same labeling. You can't fake that sort of thing.
My suggestion: Anyone who proposes a "they should have to work on farms" labor requirement should first have to put in three months of farm work themselves.
Let's make sure I have this straight: Donald Trump is currently just hanging out on the roof of the White House? Is he dragging out some stereo speakers and going to crank a little Zeppelin while he relaxes with a few brewskis?
There's a lot to love about this classic clip, but my favorite part is that you can see the exact moment -- about two steps off the basepath -- when Ventura regrets his decision.
Take a closer look at that bedroom. Sexy circular bed, 1980s television (which I am confident is hooked up to a VCR that plays the hottest rentals from the back room at the movie store)... that hood vent is for getting the stank out once bidness time is taken care of.
Not a great ninth inning, Rangers. Not great at all.
Would like to see them think outside the box a little in a search for another closer. Shoot, I'd be interested in seeing if Kumar Rocker might fit there. Garcia's just Luke Jackson by a different name.
You mean, does the website that exists solely so one person can unquestioningly rant as frequently and to whatever extent he wants, does that site have a character limit that would apply to that one guy?
No need to protest. Having to be in Bryan is a harsh punishment.
Crankshaft, you lying bastard. Your attempt to sneak into Canada has failed, as this immigration official knows Zach Collaros is injured and Chris Streveler is quarterback for the Blue Bombers. Have fun in Canada's Alligator Alcatraz (which is a comfortable waiting room in the airport).
I don't know who this flash-in-the-pan Elrod John is, but he's way out of his league trying to sing with professionals like this. He's no David St. Hubbins.
She's legit. Her mentor was the Notorious B-Rad Gluckman.
They considered the Astrodome to be the average refrigerator.
Junior got bitch tits.
I'm a Texan and not overly familiar with how California runs its gubernatorial primary -- had a lot of fun watching back in 2003, though -- but if I remember right I think they have an open primary with candidates listing a party "preference" is all. So about only requirement is paying filing fee.
In fairness, he's just a 24-year-old douche in need of an ass whooping, not someone seriously running for office. Any asshole can *declare* themselves to be a candidate.
Jay Johnstone waiting for him in baseball's afterlife with a plan to team up and give a hotfoot to every single one of those guys who walked out of Ray Kinsella's cornfield.
What a giant break the #TexasRangers just got. I had already cussed and got up for a bathroom break when that can-of-corn fly was flubbed.
The most hands-on-hips-head-thrown-back-laughing-est movie ever filmed.
We are living in amazing times. Robots have achieved sentience and are re-enacting Daryl Hannah's death scene from "Blade Runner."
Absolutely, YES.* (*Texas-OU Cotton Bowl exception)
