turnin' two Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Texsox said: The have a Churchill so Texan isn't even necessary. But I agree, Murphy would be great. Between him and Sgt. York (Tennessee), they have two southern boys that are absolute heroes. There shouldn't be anything named after Lee or Beford-Forest or any other confederate. Name them all after these two. Or there is the choice of literally thousands of other heroes that fought in the name of the United States. Edited July 21, 2020 by turnin' two 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, turnin' two said: Between him and Sgt. York (Tennessee), they have two southern boys that are absolute heroes. There shouldn't be anything named after Lee or Beford-Forest or any other confederate. Name them all after these two. Or there is the choice of literally thousands of other heroes that fought in the name of the United States. My district uses Supreme Court Justices. Some household names like Marshall or O'Connor. Some more obscure like Harlan or Taft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnin' two Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 46 minutes ago, Texsox said: My district uses Supreme Court Justices. Some household names like Marshall or O'Connor. Some more obscure like Harlan or Taft Is Taft obscure? I mean, he was president... but maybe more obscure as a judge. But all in all that's a pretty good method. Except maybe not for long as even the justices are politically nuclear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 5 hours ago, turnin' two said: Is Taft obscure? I mean, he was president... but maybe more obscure as a judge. But all in all that's a pretty good method. Except maybe not for long as even the justices are politically nuclear. Obscure as a judge. I'm at Brandeis which is comfortable politically. Not that namesakes have much influence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominikk85 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 huge explosion in Beirut, supposedly a fireworks factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Heartbreaking to see so much destruction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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greg775 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Are we allowed to start a thread or comment here about the riots in Chicago Sunday night? Heard and read it was bad. Hope everybody is safe amid the chaos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 I did not enjoy that derecho, no sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Pro: still have a job Con: can't really do anything, nothing to spend money on thanks to COVID-19 Pro: can use this extra money to finish basement sooner and have wet bar installed Con: Cannot actually have company over to justify this expense, thanks once again to COVID-19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 1 hour ago, lostfan said: Pro: still have a job Con: can't really do anything, nothing to spend money on thanks to COVID-19 Pro: can use this extra money to finish basement sooner and have wet bar installed Con: Cannot actually have company over to justify this expense, thanks once again to COVID-19 Does your employer have any need of a scientist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: Does your employer have any need of a scientist? The federal government? Errrr... maybe later? After... you know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Just now, lostfan said: The federal government? Errrr... maybe later? After... you know. If this goes past January there's a good chance I'm willing to do pure evil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 So Death Valley may just today have set the record for highest temperature ever reliably recorded by humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 40 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: So Death Valley may just today have set the record for highest temperature ever reliably recorded by humans. It was in the low 70s today for the first time in about 2 months where I was, 2600 miles away, therefore this is not real because my unique experience does not support it #PostLikeAFuckingIdiot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Long article worth a read. It's in the New York Post not written BY the Post for those who always discredit things. NYC is dead forever. Think Chicago isn't close to being dead as well? This guy who owns a comedy club, a good comedy club, moved when the mob tried to get in his building. https://nypost.com/2020/08/17/nyc-is-dead-forever-heres-why-james-altucher/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_medium=SocialFlow&__twitter_impression=true&__twitter_impression=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Hurtin Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 19 minutes ago, greg775 said: Long article worth a read. It's in the New York Post not written BY the Post for those who always discredit things. NYC is dead forever. Think Chicago isn't close to being dead as well? This guy who owns a comedy club, a good comedy club, moved when the mob tried to get in his building. https://nypost.com/2020/08/17/nyc-is-dead-forever-heres-why-james-altucher/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_medium=SocialFlow&__twitter_impression=true&__twitter_impression=true LOL, just a bunch of fear mongering. It will probably change, like everywhere else over time, but c'mon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 59 minutes ago, greg775 said: Long article worth a read. It's in the New York Post not written BY the Post for those who always discredit things. NYC is dead forever. Think Chicago isn't close to being dead as well? This guy who owns a comedy club, a good comedy club, moved when the mob tried to get in his building. https://nypost.com/2020/08/17/nyc-is-dead-forever-heres-why-james-altucher/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_medium=SocialFlow&__twitter_impression=true&__twitter_impression=true I mean we all know the world never recovered after the 1918 outbreak, or even after the Plague, so obviously this is the end of the world. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 I wonder who will make the last post on Soxtalk before the world ends? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 8 hours ago, Big Hurtin said: LOL, just a bunch of fear mongering. It will probably change, like everywhere else over time, but c'mon. It was written by a guy who owns a popular comedy club in NYC. Did u read it? Very very interesting and troubling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Hurtin Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 5 hours ago, greg775 said: It was written by a guy who owns a popular comedy club in NYC. Did u read it? Very very interesting and troubling. Who cares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 8 hours ago, greg775 said: It was written by a guy who owns a popular comedy club in NYC. Did u read it? Very very interesting and troubling. So was it mean to be funny? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 4 hours ago, Big Hurtin said: Who cares? I care about our big cities turning into boarded up war zones. Sorry if nobody else does. I thought it was an interesting take by a guy who lives in NYC and owns a business there. My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 2 hours ago, greg775 said: I care about our big cities turning into boarded up war zones. Sorry if nobody else does. I thought it was an interesting take by a guy who lives in NYC and owns a business there. My bad. Imagine. All of the time we could have been preparing for this, fighting this, and trying to help people through his was completely pissed away. Not sure how people see what is going on in the rest of the world and don't realize that we COULD have done this, but instead, the President and 40% of the country decided that science was no longer a thing, and here we are. Economic collapse and no hope on the horizon, while the rest of the world gets back to a normalish existence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 23 hours ago, greg775 said: Long article worth a read. It's in the New York Post not written BY the Post for those who always discredit things. NYC is dead forever. Think Chicago isn't close to being dead as well? This guy who owns a comedy club, a good comedy club, moved when the mob tried to get in his building. https://nypost.com/2020/08/17/nyc-is-dead-forever-heres-why-james-altucher/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_medium=SocialFlow&__twitter_impression=true&__twitter_impression=true As someone who lives here...Nah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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