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Post by WhutScreenName on Aug 10, 2022 14:26:24 GMT
This gave me chills! What a remarkable kid!
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Post by the light works on Aug 10, 2022 15:26:46 GMT
This gave me chills! What a remarkable kid! well, there goes HIS major league career. |
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Post by GTCGreg on Aug 10, 2022 17:05:23 GMT
This gave me chills! What a remarkable kid! well, there goes HIS major league career. I guess being a good sport doesn't make you good in sports. |
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Post by the light works on Aug 10, 2022 18:36:36 GMT
well, there goes HIS major league career. I guess being a good sport doesn't make you good in sports. not in televised sports, at least. depending on his actual sportsball skills, he might have a future in the olympics. |
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Post by ironhold on Sept 24, 2022 20:52:08 GMT
My local Wal-Mart was remodeled recently, and I'm still learning the new lay-out. Well, I was there trying to see if they had shirts in my size, and I blundered into a clearance section buried deep in the men's clothing department. Among the items on clearance was a single white dress shirt in my size ($9) and two leather belts in my size ($8 each).
I get home, check the mail, and find that I have a refund check. One of the places I went to this summer as part of a series of health check-ups overcharged me, and so I'm getting back part of what I paid.
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Post by the light works on Sept 25, 2022 1:04:51 GMT
My local Wal-Mart was remodeled recently, and I'm still learning the new lay-out. Well, I was there trying to see if they had shirts in my size, and I blundered into a clearance section buried deep in the men's clothing department. Among the items on clearance was a single white dress shirt in my size ($9) and two leather belts in my size ($8 each). I get home, check the mail, and find that I have a refund check. One of the places I went to this summer as part of a series of health check-ups overcharged me, and so I'm getting back part of what I paid. score! |
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Post by GTCGreg on Sept 25, 2022 1:39:32 GMT
Maybe pick up a Lotto ticket next time you’re out.
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Post by the light works on Sept 25, 2022 4:59:04 GMT
Maybe pick up a Lotto ticket next time you’re out. people always say that, but it's actually the worst time, since you've already used up your luck. |
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Post by GTCGreg on Sept 25, 2022 14:56:38 GMT
Maybe pick up a Lotto ticket next time you’re out. people always say that, but it's actually the worst time, since you've already used up your luck. Probably true. But how are you supposed to know if you used up all the luck unless you try? |
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Post by ironhold on Oct 10, 2022 23:32:43 GMT
In Mexico and several other Spanish-speaking countries, the word "exito" (ecks - eet - oh) is used to describe hit songs, both the hot hits on the radio and a musician's greatest hits. Many countries have it that all TV and radio stations must start with one or more identifying letters to indicate place of origin. For example, the United States requires either K or W depending upon what side of the country you're on, while Canada requires C. In Mexico, it's XE. I got to thinking that it'd be a silly thing to have a station XETO that played hot hits. I began to figure out how I'd work it into something I was writing, and see if anyone got the joke. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XHETO-FMThere's a real XETO-AM in Mexico, now known as XHETO after being given permission to broadcast on FM as well. I see I'm not the only one who came up with that particular pun. |
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Post by ironhold on Nov 6, 2022 15:04:35 GMT
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Post by ironhold on Dec 14, 2022 1:51:11 GMT
"I have yet another idea, and I think the setting should be a smaller town. I think I'll look up Stephenville, a college town a bit northwest of me. They're only 20,000 people plus the college population, so that's a third smaller than the town I live in." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephenville,_Texas *looks up Stephenville in Google Maps* "How does a town that's only 66% the size of the town I live in have a far greater level of economic activity? I'm seeing upscale hotels, department stores, and so forth." |
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Post by GTCGreg on Dec 14, 2022 4:13:32 GMT
"I have yet another idea, and I think the setting should be a smaller town. I think I'll look up Stephenville, a college town a bit northwest of me. They're only 20,000 people plus the college population, so that's a third smaller than the town I live in." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephenville,_Texas *looks up Stephenville in Google Maps* "How does a town that's only 66% the size of the town I live in have a far greater level of economic activity? I'm seeing upscale hotels, department stores, and so forth." Just walked around the town on Google street view. Didn't see anything I'd write home about. About the only "economic activity" I saw was a McD's and a Walmart. No industry to speak of. And which upscale hotels are your referring to? The Super 8 or the Best Western. Because I sure didn't see much else. |
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Post by the light works on Dec 14, 2022 14:58:12 GMT
"I have yet another idea, and I think the setting should be a smaller town. I think I'll look up Stephenville, a college town a bit northwest of me. They're only 20,000 people plus the college population, so that's a third smaller than the town I live in." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephenville,_Texas *looks up Stephenville in Google Maps* "How does a town that's only 66% the size of the town I live in have a far greater level of economic activity? I'm seeing upscale hotels, department stores, and so forth." Just walked around the town on Google street view. Didn't see anything I'd write home about. About the only "economic activity" I saw was a McD's and a Walmart. No industry to speak of. And which upscale hotels are your referring to? The Super 8 or the Best Western. Because I sure didn't see much else. keep in mind you're viewing it from an illinois viewpoint. that said, google shows 58 hotels, including hamptopon inn, and la quinta. it's also a county seat, has a multimillion dollar dairy industry, and has a university, and some fairly prominent PR going for it in the form of being on some "best town" listings. in comparison, copperas cove has funny tasting water, the highest population in its county, a college and a university within driving distance, a soft housing market, and good schools. (information drawn from city websites) |
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Post by GTCGreg on Dec 14, 2022 16:00:43 GMT
Just walked around the town on Google street view. Didn't see anything I'd write home about. About the only "economic activity" I saw was a McD's and a Walmart. No industry to speak of. And which upscale hotels are your referring to? The Super 8 or the Best Western. Because I sure didn't see much else. keep in mind you're viewing it from an illinois viewpoint. That’s probably true. Where I live, a Hampton Inn is still not considered a luxury accommodation. But Ironhold may be viewing it from an “anywhere but here” viewpoint. |
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Post by ironhold on Dec 14, 2022 22:53:09 GMT
"I have yet another idea, and I think the setting should be a smaller town. I think I'll look up Stephenville, a college town a bit northwest of me. They're only 20,000 people plus the college population, so that's a third smaller than the town I live in." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephenville,_Texas *looks up Stephenville in Google Maps* "How does a town that's only 66% the size of the town I live in have a far greater level of economic activity? I'm seeing upscale hotels, department stores, and so forth." Just walked around the town on Google street view. Didn't see anything I'd write home about. About the only "economic activity" I saw was a McD's and a Walmart. No industry to speak of. And which upscale hotels are your referring to? The Super 8 or the Best Western. Because I sure didn't see much else. Zoom in a little closer. They have multiple hotels, a dozen or so bars, at least two shopping centers (aside from Wal-Mart Supercenter and H-E-B Grocery) that include a T.J. Maxx department store and a Cinemark multi-screen theater, a locally-owned restaurant that is nationally renowned (the Hard 8 grill), dozens of other name-brand chain retailers (including two Tractor Supply stores), at least a dozen national chain restaurants, a Ford dealership, a Jeep dealership, and a tractor dealership. They also have a regional airport and what looks like a railyard. My town has... very little of that by comparison. For example, we lost both of our new car dealerships in the 2008 recession and nobody else has wanted to put one up since. So even though Stephenville is smaller, the college being *right there* combined with the tourism bucks and the farming & ranching have apparently put the local economy into overdrive. |
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Post by ironhold on Apr 30, 2023 21:07:06 GMT
OK.
I'm looking at Munich, Germany on Google Maps as a bit of research.
I hit the zoom in button once.
I see McNope's, Hilton, and Holiday Inn. I laugh a little.
I see a shopping mall. I decide to zoom in a lot closer as Google Maps often lists the individual stores in various malls and centers.
I see Game Stop, Starbucks, Foot Locker, and another McNope's.
I notice the shopping center across the street from the mall.
It has a Five Guys.
What a world.
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Post by GTCGreg on May 1, 2023 4:40:31 GMT
OK. I'm looking at Munich, Germany on Google Maps as a bit of research. I hit the zoom in button once. I see McNope's, Hilton, and Holiday Inn. I laugh a little. I see a shopping mall. I decide to zoom in a lot closer as Google Maps often lists the individual stores in various malls and centers. I see Game Stop, Starbucks, Foot Locker, and another McNope's. I notice the shopping center across the street from the mall. It has a Five Guys. What a world. You sure you were in the right Munich? Munich ND |
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Post by ironhold on May 1, 2023 15:04:36 GMT
OK. I'm looking at Munich, Germany on Google Maps as a bit of research. I hit the zoom in button once. I see McNope's, Hilton, and Holiday Inn. I laugh a little. I see a shopping mall. I decide to zoom in a lot closer as Google Maps often lists the individual stores in various malls and centers. I see Game Stop, Starbucks, Foot Locker, and another McNope's. I notice the shopping center across the street from the mall. It has a Five Guys. What a world. You sure you were in the right Munich? Munich NDYep. I was looking at the historic sites, noting a few local companies (like the OBI Markt chain of home improvement stores), and then suddenly saw all of these American businesses. |
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Post by the light works on May 1, 2023 17:00:08 GMT
You sure you were in the right Munich? Munich NDYep. I was looking at the historic sites, noting a few local companies (like the OBI Markt chain of home improvement stores), and then suddenly saw all of these American businesses. my friend in Germany said Germans go for american food like Americans go for chinese food. |
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