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re: London trip to watch Arsenal

Posted by LemmyLives on 12/24/25 at 2:36 pm to
Kind of pointless to watch them not win the league. Again.

All kidding aside, I was completely unable to use any ticket resource from the US to buy tickets at Anfield when I first went in '23 (ironically enough, it was a match against Arsenal, and where I learned to hate Konate.)

I ended up having to buy a hospitality ticket from the official Liverpool site. If you are into metal, the Crobar just on the edge of Soho was pretty cool.

ETA: Did you post on the soccer board in the Arsenal thread? There should be plenty of people there to help.

re: Travel route question…

Posted by LemmyLives on 12/24/25 at 9:50 am to
It depends on where. I can drive state roads from Houston to DFW and average over 90mph looking at cows, wind turbines, and the occasional traffic. I-45 is shorter, but is an enraging experience.

Speed traps are pretty easy to avoid in small towns in Texas. I've memorized where they are on my usual route.
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I am so confused... on so many levels.

I'm Jewish, she isn't. It's called Chrismakkuh. Everyone likes brisket and fried food, so it works.

Mingo, at least he's not a crayon eater. My ex likes hairy knuckle draggers, so it's on brand.
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Ordered mine yesterday.

Of all the stereotypes about women I fail the most at, it's shopping of any kind.

My ex wife and new husband were both frantically ordering Christmas gifts on the 22nd when I went over to cook latkes. Some things never change. :lol:
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It tells them to wipe out Christian’s and Jews unless we pay them or convert.

Slightly wrong; it's all non Muslims, not just Christians and Jews.
What about the Ukrainian lobby? What about the tens of billions we give to the UN every year above our "required" contribution?
Jocko released a red shirt about four years ago, "The Christmas Truce of 1914." I get to break that out, along with the "NUTS!" shirt from Bastogne this week. I don't complain about being cold because of both of those situations, ever. Watch Band of Brothers this week.

re: Brits need the Cajun Navy

Posted by LemmyLives on 12/23/25 at 11:59 pm to
Tis but a flesh wound! Monty Python is the gift that keeps on giving.

re: Mad Men re-watch

Posted by LemmyLives on 12/23/25 at 11:47 pm to
We love it because it was peak Gen X kid's parents. Sorry to hear about the stroke. I got Bell's Palsy at 30ish, and spent a few weeks dribbling shite out of one side of my mouth.

The Patriot

Posted by LemmyLives on 12/23/25 at 11:43 pm
It is underrated. The loose foundation of the Ranger Batts, and the foundation of the Swamp Fox. Let freedom ring!

Prelude to the annual re-watch of BoB that must happen during Christmas..

re: Brits need the Cajun Navy

Posted by LemmyLives on 12/23/25 at 11:35 pm to
HSE neuters everyone. And then there are Millwall supporters. The UK councils and governments are overrun with pussies.
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my nipples would freeze off

I woke up to the stone walls sweating. It was the Ritz near the grand mosque.
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Correct. But in 99% of the systems, except much higher in systems, the cold air temperature coming out of the vents remains constant for the most part.

I typically set the thermostat at hotels as low as they will go. Then, at a hotel in Abu Dhabi, it actually cooled my room to 58 degrees. It was fantastic.
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big pharma

There is no small pharma.

People are like water, take the path of least resistance. FedGov has encouraged medical intervention over personal responsibility and accountability. Blame the right people.
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I'm sick of all of the "save the..." commercials.

Sarah Mclachlan commercials were the first thing I started muting a long time ago. I don't watch anything live but sports and haven't in 20 years, so I don't see a lot of commercials anymore, except for during football.

I do love how all the mouth breathers on this board that love their insurance agent don't ever calculate how much money they spend on advertising instead of claims, but they refuse to price shop every year like they should.
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but beyond that it’s out of their reach

That's the reason the FBI, DEA, and CIA exist. But local prosecutors still have to at least try. In too many cases, they don't.
Don't forget that most people in South Louisiana live within 75 miles of about 50 different chemical plants. Chlorine isn't so bad to breathe on your way home from work when it settles near the ground due to weather, but you clearly know it.

People in Japan smoke so fricking much that my go-to hotel in Tokyo puts bottles of Febreeze in every room so you can make your suits not smell like an ashtray after a work "dinner." I watched grandparents smoke through half a pack with toddlers at a TGI Friday's in Shinagawa.

The difference is they aren't fat, and walk a lot. That's what causes health issues. Secondhand smoke modeled the excuse to opt out of PE due to asthma, etc. Kids just got fat. The low fat/zero fat craze of the 80s created too much focus on diet, to the detriment of exercise.
Liverpool
Wrexham
Leeds
Barca a little.

When I was working in Leeds, they were either about to be relegated or just had been. Fans gave no F's.

Liverpool: I walked into a pub near Athlone (Roscommon?) in 06 wearing a red polo shirt, not realizing I was walking into a Liverpool bar after winning the FA cup. Someone handed me their baby before the door shut behind me. I love those kind of people.
Safety uber alles got us there. And that came from females in positions of power and influence.

re: Old school toys were legit

Posted by LemmyLives on 12/23/25 at 7:21 pm to
My grandparents still had lawn darts in the 80s. I didn't die.

I had to create a backup Yahoo account, because Outlook.com keeps adding legit domains to the spammer list, and I don't get emails from certain domains. Google/Gmail can FOAD, and I'm not going to use my ProtonMail for anything routine..