Post by: CigarBanter on December 26, 2019, 12:13:18 AM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 26, 2019, 06:13:56 AM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 26, 2019, 07:19:24 AM
Happy Boxing Day to my Canadian friends. Anyone else working today?I'm gonna take that as a no.
Post by: FloridaDean on December 26, 2019, 07:24:22 AM
Happy Boxing Day to my Canadian friends. Anyone else working today?no. not me.
good morning Tony.
Post by: FloridaDean on December 26, 2019, 07:25:36 AM
finishing up a cigar and coffee and I'm off to Orlando.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 26, 2019, 07:30:08 AM
AAA reports that today is the worst day to travel.My wife's aunt is very sick and she may be traveling today to go see her.
finishing up a cigar and coffee and I'm off to Orlando.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 26, 2019, 07:31:02 AM
AAA reports that today is the worst day to travel.Good morning, Dean. Be safe out there.
finishing up a cigar and coffee and I'm off to Orlando.
Post by: Travellin Dave on December 26, 2019, 08:04:39 AM
You sir are correct.Happy Boxing Day to my Canadian friends. Anyone else working today?I'm gonna take that as a no.
Post by: Travellin Dave on December 26, 2019, 08:05:44 AM
Is that coal or alligator turds Dean?Happy Boxing Day to my Canadian friends. Anyone else working today?no. not me.
good morning Tony.
Post by: Travellin Dave on December 26, 2019, 08:06:05 AM
Post by: FloridaDean on December 26, 2019, 08:13:45 AM
coal. my favorite Christmas gift from a 'friend'.Is that coal or alligator turds Dean?Happy Boxing Day to my Canadian friends. Anyone else working today?no. not me.
good morning Tony.
Post by: Travellin Dave on December 26, 2019, 08:13:57 AM
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Dec. 26, 1996, 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey was found beaten and strangled in the basement of her family’s home in Boulder, Colorado. (To date, the slaying remains unsolved.)
On this date:
In 1799, former President George Washington was eulogized by Col. Henry Lee as “first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen.”
In 1893, Chinese leader Mao Zedong was born in Hunan province.
In 1917, during World War I, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation authorizing the government to take over operation of the nation’s railroads.
In 1944, during the World War II Battle of the Bulge, the embattled U.S. 101st Airborne Division in Bastogne (bas-TOHN’), Belgium, was relieved by units of the 4th Armored Division. Tennessee Williams’ play “The Glass Menagerie” was first performed at the Civic Theatre in Chicago.
In 1947, heavy snow blanketed the Northeast, burying New York City under 26.4 inches of snow in 16 hours; the severe weather was blamed for some 80 deaths.
In 1980, Iranian television footage was broadcast in the United States, showing a dozen of the American hostages sending messages to their families.
In 1985, Ford Motor Company began selling its Taurus and Sable sedans and station wagons.
In 1994, French commandos stormed a hijacked Air France jetliner on the ground in Marseille, killing four Algerian hijackers and freeing 170 hostages.
In 2000, Michael McDermott, an employee at an Internet firm in Wakefield, Massachusetts, shot and killed seven co-workers. (McDermott was later convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole.) Veteran stage and screen actor Jason Robards died in Bridgeport, Connecticut, at age 78.
In 2003, An earthquake struck the historic Iranian city of Bam, killing at least 26,000 people. Three snowboarders were killed in an avalanche in Provo Canyon, Utah.
In 2004, more than 230,000 people, mostly in southern Asia, were killed by a 100-foot-high tsunami triggered by a 9.1-magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean.
In 2006, former President Gerald R. Ford died in Rancho Mirage, California, at age 93.
Post by: FloridaDean on December 26, 2019, 08:14:00 AM
Good morning Tony and Dean.morning Dave.
Post by: FloridaDean on December 26, 2019, 08:14:16 AM
Post by: Travellin Dave on December 26, 2019, 08:16:36 AM
Five years ago: Mourners gathered to mark the 10th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami. Russia identified NATO as the nation’s No. 1 military threat under a new military doctrine signed by President Vladimir Putin. James B. Edwards, South Carolina’s first Republican governor since Reconstruction and later energy secretary for two years in the Reagan administration, died at age 87.
One year ago: President Donald Trump made an unannounced trip to Iraq to meet with U.S. troops, landing at an airbase west of Baghdad after dark for a visit that lasted around three and a half hours. The Dow industrials posted their biggest-ever single-day point gain, surging more than 1,000 points higher; the market remained on track for its worst December since 1931. Serena Williams was voted The Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year for the fifth time, capping a year in which she reached the finals at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open after a remarkable return to tennis. Japan announced that it was leaving the International Whaling Commission in order to resume commercial whale hunts for the first time in 30 years, but said it would no longer go to the Antarctic for annual killings that had been harshly criticized.
Post by: Travellin Dave on December 26, 2019, 08:20:46 AM
Rhythm-and-blues singer Abdul “Duke” Fakir (The Four Tops) is 84.
Record producer (and convicted murderer) Phil Spector is 80.
“America’s Most Wanted” host John Walsh is 74.
Country musician Bob Carpenter (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is 73.
Funk musician George Porter Jr. (The Meters) is 72.
Baseball Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk is 72.
Retired MLB All-Star Chris Chambliss is 71.
Baseball Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith is 64.
Former Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., is 64. .
Humorist David Sedaris is 63.
Rock musician James Kottak (The Scorpions) is 57.
Country musician Brian Westrum (Sons of the Desert) is 57.
Rock musician Lars Ulrich (Metallica) is 56.
Actress Nadia Dajani is 54.
Rock musician J is 52.
Country singer Audrey Wiggins is 52.
Rock musician Peter Klett (Candlebox) is 51.
Rock singer James Mercer (The Shins; Flake) is 49.
Actor-singer Jared Leto is 48.
Actress Kendra C. Johnson is 43.
Rock singer Chris Daughtry is 40.
Actress Beth Behrs is 34.
Actor Kit Harington is 33.
Actress Eden Sher is 28.
Pop singer Jade Thirlwall (Little Mix Actor) is 27.
Actor Zach Mills is 24.
Post by: Travellin Dave on December 26, 2019, 08:21:38 AM
Post by: Travellin Dave on December 26, 2019, 08:22:53 AM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 26, 2019, 09:21:31 AM
Good morning Tony and Dean.Howdy, Dave.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 26, 2019, 09:25:04 AM
Thought for Today: “Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in developing what is good.” [–] President Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933).I'm bored by this one. I read it several times and my mind wondered before reaching the end each time.
Post by: Travellin Dave on December 26, 2019, 10:56:05 AM
Post by: Threebean on December 26, 2019, 10:58:24 AM
TWSSThought for Today: “Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in developing what is good.” [–] President Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933).I'm bored by this one. I read it several times and my mind wondered before reaching the end each time.
Post by: Threebean on December 26, 2019, 11:00:56 AM
Post by: bluecollar on December 26, 2019, 11:46:00 AM
Post by: Threebean on December 26, 2019, 11:54:06 AM
I can get used to this not working stuff. You actually do things because you don't want to be a turd."Deep thoughts" from BoilerBlue.
Post by: bluecollar on December 26, 2019, 12:02:41 PM
Haha good afternoon Mr. Bean. Hopefully you are well enough to enjoy a cigar later. I'm having a Luminosa looking up reviews for my new foodi ninja grill. I think I'm going to like this thing.I can get used to this not working stuff. You actually do things because you don't want to be a turd."Deep thoughts" from BoilerBlue.
Post by: Travellin Dave on December 26, 2019, 12:33:18 PM
Post by: Travellin Dave on December 26, 2019, 12:33:43 PM
Post by: Threebean on December 26, 2019, 12:42:25 PM
ND gonna win a bowl game this year Bean?Hard to say. I think Iowa State will be more motivated than the Irish. Sorta the "consolation bowl" for ND while Iowa State is probably thrilled to be playing in a bowl against a marquee team.
Post by: bluecollar on December 26, 2019, 01:49:25 PM
Good day ReboundBean and SlackerRick.Good afternoon Dave. Hopefully you are enjoying the day. I have purse duty. Catch y'all later.
Post by: Travellin Dave on December 26, 2019, 02:27:50 PM
Post by: Threebean on December 26, 2019, 03:43:47 PM
Glorious afternoon. Short sleeves, tunes on, Duclaw Sweet Baby Java ( followup to Sweet Baby Jesus) and an Esteban Leaf.Very nice. I'm debating whether to hit the man cave with a stick or give myself another day of recovery..
Post by: Threebean on December 26, 2019, 03:46:06 PM
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Post by: Travellin Dave on December 26, 2019, 08:11:22 PM
Post by: Travellin Dave on December 26, 2019, 08:13:46 PM
Post by: Threebean on December 26, 2019, 08:22:11 PM
Tried watching the bowl game with Miami and LA Tech...sucked so bad a I switched to a rebroadcast of Clemson- Ohio State in the Orange Bowl from like 6 years ago...LA Tech, isn't that LowCountryDave's team? A real BoTL would have stuck with it.
