Post by: CigarBanter on January 05, 2025, 01:03:28 AM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 05, 2025, 01:12:48 AM
Rough day for bantering.My bad. I had company over and things were a bit hectic. I even missed the Steelers' game. I'm thankful for that.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 05, 2025, 01:15:20 AM
Was he in one of those football movies? I got it eventually, but it wasn't pretty.Connections: Sports EditionLooking forward to playing now. Unfortunately, it may be a while.
Puzzle #103
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Coinky dink of the day - Nate has a direct tie-in to one of these answers.
Connections: Sports Edition
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Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 05, 2025, 02:00:58 AM
Connections
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Purple? Never would have gotten that one.
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“Literary couples”
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Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 05, 2025, 02:22:17 AM
Man O' War Ruination Robusto #2 (6.0"x60) - 10 / $39.99
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 05, 2025, 02:23:28 AM
Door #1 - La Perla Habana White Pearl Robusto (5.0"x52) - 10 / $29.99
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 05, 2025, 02:24:17 AM
Door #2 - Gurkha Classic Havana Toro (6.0"x54) - 10 / $44.99
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 05, 2025, 02:25:01 AM
Door #3 - Oliva Saison Torpedo (6.0"x52) - 10 / $39.99
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 05, 2025, 09:18:46 AM
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 05, 2025, 09:25:31 AM
Steelers stumbling into the playoffs for sure. Not going to be pretty in Baltimore.Rough day for bantering.My bad. I had company over and things were a bit hectic. I even missed the Steelers' game. I'm thankful for that.
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 05, 2025, 09:34:48 AM
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 05, 2025, 09:48:50 AM
https://halfwheel.com/readers-choice-awards-2024-final-voting-open/445785/
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 05, 2025, 09:49:54 AM
https://halfwheel.com/cao-amazon-basin-gets-2025-release/445859/
Post by: LuvTooGolf on January 05, 2025, 10:17:03 AM
He was, he was in Draft Day.Was he in one of those football movies? I got it eventually, but it wasn't pretty.Connections: Sports EditionLooking forward to playing now. Unfortunately, it may be a while.
Puzzle #103
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Coinky dink of the day - Nate has a direct tie-in to one of these answers.
Connections: Sports Edition
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Post by: LuvTooGolf on January 05, 2025, 10:17:37 AM
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 05, 2025, 10:19:17 AM
Morning, boyos. Last day of the party here for me, back to reality in the morning.But is THAT reality?
Post by: LuvTooGolf on January 05, 2025, 10:20:25 AM
“Cold snap”
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Post by: Travellin Dave on January 05, 2025, 10:21:35 AM
Today is Sunday, Jan. 5, the fifth day of 2025.
There are 360 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Jan. 5, 1933, construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge; the bridge was completed in May 1937.
Also on this date:
In 1896, an Austrian newspaper reported the discovery by German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen (RENT’-gun) of a new type of radiation that came to be called “X-rays.”
In 1925, Democrat Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming took office as America’s first female governor.
In 1953, Samuel Beckett’s two-act tragicomedy “Waiting for Godot,” considered a classic of the Theater of the Absurd, premiered in Paris.
In 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower proposed assistance to countries to help them resist Communist aggression in what became known as the Eisenhower Doctrine.
In 1980, “Rapper’s Delight,” by The Sugarhill Gang, became the first hip-hop song to reach the Billboard Top 40.
In 2022, Australia denied entry to tennis star Novak Djokovic, who was seeking to play for a 10th Australian Open title later in the month; authorities canceled his visa upon his arrival in Melbourne because he failed to meet the requirements for an exemption to COVID-19 vaccination rules.
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 05, 2025, 10:22:43 AM
Actor Robert Duvall is 94.
Filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki is 84.
Actor Diane Keaton is 79.
Actor Vinnie Jones is 60.
TV personality Carrie Ann Inaba is 57.
Rock singer Marilyn Manson is 56.
Actor-filmmaker Bradley Cooper is 50.
Actor January Jones is 47.
Actor Mike Faist is 33.
Actor Walker Scobell is 16.
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 05, 2025, 10:23:58 AM
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 05, 2025, 10:29:55 AM
Today is Sunday, Jan. 5,
the fifth day of 2025 with 360 to follow.
The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.
In 1914, the Ford Motor Co. increased its pay from $2.34 for a 9-hour day to $5 for 8 hours of work. It was a radical move in an attempt to better retain employees after introducing the assembly line.
In 1925, Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming was sworn in as the first woman governor in the United States.
In 1933, construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge over San Francisco Bay.
In 1933, former President Calvin Coolidge died of coronary thrombosis at his Northampton, Mass., home at the age of 60.
In 1948, the first color newsreel, filmed at the Tournament of Roses in Pasadena, Calif., was released by Warner Brothers-Pathe.
In 1982, a series of landslides killed up to 33 people after heavy rain in the San Francisco Bay area.
In 1993, the state of Washington hanged serial child-killer Westley Allan Dodd in the nation's first gallows execution in 28 years.
In 1996, a U.S. government shutdown ended after 21 days when Congress passed a stopgap spending measure that would allow federal employees to return to work. President Bill Clinton signed the bill the next day.
In 1998, U.S. Rep. Sonny Bono, R-Calif., of Sonny and Cher fame, was killed when he hit a tree while skiing at South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
In 2002, a 15-year-old student pilot, flying alone, was killed in the crash of his single-engine Cessna into the 28th floor of the Bank of America building in Tampa, Fla.
In 2005, Eris was discovered. It was considered the largest known dwarf planet in the solar system until a year later when Pluto was downgraded from being a planet.
In 2008, tribal violence following a disputed Kenya presidential election claimed almost 500 lives, officials said. Turmoil exploded after incumbent President Mwai Kibaki was declared the winner over opposition candidate Raila Odinga, who had a wide early lead.
In 2013, a cold wave that sent temperatures far below average in northern India was blamed for at least 129 deaths. Many of the victims were homeless.
In 2019, Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople granted independence to the Orthodox Church in Ukraine, formally separating it from Moscow for the first time since the 17th century.
In 2024, embattled National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre announced his resignation from the organization. He was accused of using funds from the NRA as a "personal piggy bank."
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 05, 2025, 10:30:32 AM
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 05, 2025, 10:33:23 AM
Baseball Hall of Fame member Ban Johnson in 1864;
artist Yves Tanguy in 1900;
actor George Reeves in 1914;
actor Jane Wyman in 1917;
Walter Mondale, former U.S. vice president, in 1928;
actor Robert Duvall in 1931 (age 94);
writer Umberto Eco in 1932;
Football Hall of Fame member Chuck Noll in 1932;
Football Hall of Fame member Jim Otto in 1938;
filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki in 1941 (age 84);
TV personality Charlie Rose in 1942 (age 83);
actor Diane Keaton in 1946 (age 79);
musician Chris Stein (Blondie) in 1950 (age 75);
actor Pamela Sue Martin in 1953 (age 72);
actor Clancy Brown in 1959 (age 66);
musician Iris DeMent (Strangers) in 1961 (age 64);
actor Suzy Amis in 1962 (age 63);
actor Vinnie Jones in 1965 (age 60);
musician Kate Schellenbach (Luscious Jackson/Beastie Boys) in 1966 (age 59);
dancer/TV personality Carrie Ann Inaba in 1968 (age 57);
musician Marilyn Manson in 1969 (age 56);
actor Shea Whigham in 1969 (age 56);
actor Bradley Cooper in 1975 (age 50);
actor January Jones in 1978 (age 47);
DJ Deadmau5 in 1981 (age 44);
actor Jason Mitchell in 1987 (age 38);
actor Mike Faist in 1992 (age 33);
model/actor/musician Suki Waterhouse in 1992 (age 33);
actor Walker Scobell in 2009 (age 16).
Post by: LuvTooGolf on January 05, 2025, 10:34:19 AM
Very existential.Morning, boyos. Last day of the party here for me, back to reality in the morning.But is THAT reality?
Post by: LuvTooGolf on January 05, 2025, 10:35:13 AM
Today's Over/Under is 6.4
Post by: LuvTooGolf on January 05, 2025, 10:37:17 AM
Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn. They include:7
Baseball Hall of Fame member Ban Johnson in 1864;
artist Yves Tanguy in 1900;
actor George Reeves in 1914;
actor Jane Wyman in 1917;
Walter Mondale, former U.S. vice president, in 1928;
actor Robert Duvall in 1931 (age 94);
writer Umberto Eco in 1932;
Football Hall of Fame member Chuck Noll in 1932;
Football Hall of Fame member Jim Otto in 1938;
filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki in 1941 (age 84);
TV personality Charlie Rose in 1942 (age 83);
actor Diane Keaton in 1946 (age 79);
musician Chris Stein (Blondie) in 1950 (age 75);
actor Pamela Sue Martin in 1953 (age 72);
actor Clancy Brown in 1959 (age 66);
musician Iris DeMent (Strangers) in 1961 (age 64);
actor Suzy Amis in 1962 (age 63);
actor Vinnie Jones in 1965 (age 60);
musician Kate Schellenbach (Luscious Jackson/Beastie Boys) in 1966 (age 59);
dancer/TV personality Carrie Ann Inaba in 1968 (age 57);
musician Marilyn Manson in 1969 (age 56);
actor Shea Whigham in 1969 (age 56);
actor Bradley Cooper in 1975 (age 50);
actor January Jones in 1978 (age 47);
DJ Deadmau5 in 1981 (age 44);
actor Jason Mitchell in 1987 (age 38);
actor Mike Faist in 1992 (age 33);
model/actor/musician Suki Waterhouse in 1992 (age 33);
actor Walker Scobell in 2009 (age 16).
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 05, 2025, 11:22:24 AM
Pork roll and egg breakfast burrito this morning, fine way to start the day. Figment had some as well (without the tortilla).That does sound good. Good morning, Dave.
Post by: LuvTooGolf on January 05, 2025, 01:36:51 PM
Puzzle #104
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Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 05, 2025, 04:24:16 PM
Connections: Sports Edition
Puzzle #104
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Connections: Sports Edition
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Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 05, 2025, 04:26:51 PM
Final round of voting at Halfwheel.I voted originally and didn't realize there were other rounds before now.
https://halfwheel.com/readers-choice-awards-2024-final-voting-open/445785/
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 05, 2025, 04:28:27 PM
Today's Over/Under is 6.Nailed it again, six.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 05, 2025, 04:51:09 PM
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Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 05, 2025, 04:54:29 PM
Strands #308
“Cold snap”
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Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 05, 2025, 04:57:12 PM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 05, 2025, 06:13:12 PM
I can't believe the Pats screwed up getting the first draft pick. Like I've said before, they even suck at sucking.Apparently, Robert Kraft agrees. He ordered a hero, hold the Mayo.
Post by: LuvTooGolf on January 05, 2025, 07:10:29 PM
Hi-yo!I can't believe the Pats screwed up getting the first draft pick. Like I've said before, they even suck at sucking.Apparently, Robert Kraft agrees. He ordered a hero, hold the Mayo.
Post by: LuvTooGolf on January 05, 2025, 07:14:09 PM
Post by: LuvTooGolf on January 05, 2025, 08:52:19 PM
Puzzle #574
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Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 05, 2025, 10:07:39 PM
We get the 2nd pick in the draft and I'm sure we're gonna end up picking Deion's kid, which, just no.Are we just assuming he's an asshole like his old man?