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re: December 2, 1944 - Was Hürtgen Forest Worth it? - Ace Midnight
[quote]They declared war on us because we were attacking their ships and submarines UNPROVOKED[/quote] Well, Hitler declared war on the U.S. in some sort of misguided allegiance to his treaty with Japan. He had only just jumped on the Soviets that Summer before Pearl Harbor. If you want to su...
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re: December 2, 1944 - Was Hürtgen Forest Worth it? - Ace Midnight
There is an underrated WWII television film covering a portion of the battle [link=(https://youtu.be/h830I-Obdv4)]Trailer for When Trumpets Fade[/link] (The trailer is pretty bad - the film is better than the trailer suggests, IMHO.) On HBO/Max. Stars Ron Eldard, Zach Orth and Dylan Bruno....
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re: S/S - Do you plan to take at 62/67/70 - Ace Midnight
[quote]I have not looked at this in a while, but thought the break even age was 82. I think I did comparison of taking it at age 62. Am I remembering this incorrectly? [/quote] Everyone's situation is going to be unique. This may have been correct for you comparing just you taking early at 62 v...
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re: S/S - Do you plan to take at 62/67/70 - Ace Midnight
My current plan is 68 and 4 months. (ETA: My calculation is based on my working at least until that date, delta calculations between reductions/credits and spousal benefits, etc. You baws out there doing a straight line "turn a profit" make sure you don't ignore the spousal benefit calculations,...
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re: Is this pic photoshopped TOTD: Cameron Beach, Ed. - Ace Midnight
Maybe they've cleaned it up a bit. My dad wanted to "try" Holly Beach after a few Biloxi/Gulfport and Florida beaches in the late 1970s. I still feel a little oily. [img]https://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2020/05/Holly-Beach-bevoburn-via-YouTube.jpg?w=1200[/img] This is supposedly fr...
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re: Felt like this class could’ve been around 5-8 at one point, don’t see it now - Ace Midnight
[quote]Let’s not sugar coat it. This is a bad class in comparison. 6th best in SEC and if you throw in Tx and Ok they are 8th. That is not going to cut it!![/quote] I don't think any of this is unreasonable criticism. There are only 2 caveats: The portal could be a buyer's market for Kelly and...
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re: Would you drive it? - Ace Midnight
If they let me reasonably configure a barebones, 4x4, 4 cylinder diesel, small Hilux-based truck for under $20k, absofrickinglutely I would drive it. I need 2 seats, a/c and a radio for my daily commute and occasional pickup needs....
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re: I do this every year, just to remind everybody about the best song ever done.. - Ace Midnight
[quote]Written by the wonderful Eddie Rabbitt who passed way too soon.[/quote] Who coincidentally also wrote the best song about rain (at least about rain of the non-Purple variety). [link=(https://youtu.be/fFeEGYLkupE)]YT[/link]...
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re: I do this every year, just to remind everybody about the best song ever done.. - Ace Midnight
[quote]not the best Elvis song, the best rain song, or the best song about Kentucky. [/quote] Not sure it is even the best Elvis song about Kentucky (He did a slammin' cover of Blue Moon of Kentucky.) [link=(https://youtu.be/qiaFeEG8AD8)]YT link[/link]...
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re: Car dealers have so much backlog, some 2022s are "new" - Ace Midnight
[quote]This is where everyone who is poor on the OT fronts and talks about how their cars are paid off and they’ll drive their 2015 into the ground before buying new.[/quote] My cars are paid off and I will drive them into the ground before buying new. #Facts (ETA: I don't have any CC debt,...
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re: Ron friend of the Never Back Down PAC, Adam Laxalt, backs down. - Ace Midnight
[quote]Ron friend of the [b](Almost) [/b]Never Back Down PAC, Adam Laxalt, backs down.[/quote] [b]FTFY[/b]...
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re: Happy Dave Wannstedt Day! - Ace Midnight
[quote]Pitt 13 WV 9. Never forget :) [/quote] Mrs. Midnight and I watched the entire 4th quarter of that game....
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re: How good would LSU’s offense have been this year with Leonard Fournette or Derrius Guice? - Ace Midnight
I don't think this offensive recipe needs much tweaking. The only questions would have been short yardage, but that will always be an issue with a high speed, finesse offense. Obviously, just adding a SEC quality rush end, Mike linebacker and a lockdown corner would have made this team, likely, ...
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re: How pissed off is Bob Iger after thousands cancel their Disney plus subscription? - Ace Midnight
[quote]He didn’t buy it to make a profit. He bought to tear it down. Then build it back up. [/quote] Musk's plan is to make X/Twitter an "everything" app. It may not work, but as I've said again and again, bet against Elon at your own peril. The cat is 15 steps ahead of most people....
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re: Just got $180 sent to my Venmo - Ace Midnight
[quote]I have never opened a Venmo account.[/quote] [quote]Just got $180 sent to my Venmo[/quote] [img]https://media.tenor.com/kSm5rdC--T4AAAAC/wtf-christian-bale.gif[/img]...
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re: N.O. wants to give $2 million cash to yutes - Ace Midnight
[quote]Who came up with the idea of rewarding "people who are not working or enrolled in school"? [/quote] Karl Marx...
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re: I will Vote for Kennedy Under the following Condition. - Ace Midnight
[quote]Your absolutely right. What I was trying to capture was the growing differnexe in war fighting capacity that comes from a constant expenditure gap over time, which, in a real world sense, is true.[/quote] Hopefully we have continued spending money on the right things. There was a stretc...
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re: Doesn't this board like Peter Zeihan? He just posted a video saying he left Twitter - Ace Midnight
I think they're still a going concern as a brand under Rane....
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re: Doesn't this board like Peter Zeihan? He just posted a video saying he left Twitter - Ace Midnight
I'm not super familiar with the dude. I'm somewhat familiar with the birth of Stratfor at LSU, but that was a little bit after my time. And he didn't land at Stratfor until after they moved to Austin....
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