pelicanpride
| Favorite team: | LSU  |
| Location: | Houston |
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| Number of Posts: | 1661 |
| Registered on: | 10/30/2007 |
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re: Somebody Catch Me Up On Terminating Kelly For Cause
Posted by pelicanpride on 11/11/25 at 6:25 pm to John Rambeaux
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Maybe read instead of just starting another thread.
I did read, and all I found was a bunch of wild speculation. Does that mean that’s the phase that we’re in?
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Somebody Catch Me Up On Terminating Kelly For Cause
Posted by pelicanpride on 11/11/25 at 6:19 pm
I live among a bunch of Aggies and am expected to know the answers to everything LSU.
Does LSU actually have a legitimate case?
OR are we doing shady shite and basically telling Kelly that our in-house counsel will eat up millions of dollars in legal fees and drag his name through the mud if he isn’t a good boy who takes a settlement?
I hope it’s not the latter. If it is, they just need to pay the man what they owe him because a frivolous lawsuit will make the university look bad and impact our ability to hire good coaches in the future. Not to mention it’s the right thing to do.
Does LSU actually have a legitimate case?
OR are we doing shady shite and basically telling Kelly that our in-house counsel will eat up millions of dollars in legal fees and drag his name through the mud if he isn’t a good boy who takes a settlement?
I hope it’s not the latter. If it is, they just need to pay the man what they owe him because a frivolous lawsuit will make the university look bad and impact our ability to hire good coaches in the future. Not to mention it’s the right thing to do.
re: Restaurant adding a ‘3% operating charge’: Why not just hide it in the item prices?
Posted by pelicanpride on 10/8/25 at 11:10 am to weagle1999
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Why not just increase the cost of everything 3% and not say anything to your customers so as not to annoy weirdos like me?
They will once the inflation has slowed and prices have stabilized. I remember when I was in business school an example of one of the hidden costs of inflation was the price of continually having to reprint menus.
re: LSP release Lacy info in reference to Lacy attorney misinformation
Posted by pelicanpride on 10/7/25 at 5:12 pm to LSU7096
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Accident doesn't happen if KL obeyed traffic laws!!!
Accident may not happen if not for the other individual tailgating. It is possible for multiple people to have contributed to the accident. If there is one thing I’ve learned over the last week, it is that talking in absolutes is probably a bad idea.
re: LSP release Lacy info in reference to Lacy attorney misinformation
Posted by pelicanpride on 10/7/25 at 1:57 pm to Metaloctopus
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To the people downvoting me, tell me what you see? What do you see there?
I think they are making the logical conclusion that it’s more likely than not that Lacey’s reckless behavior contributed to the accident. The issue is that the legal standard isn’t “more likely than not.” Pretty sure the prosecution would have to show that Lacey caused the wreck “beyond a reasonable doubt.” I wouldn’t convict based on the evidence that I’ve seen if that’s the standard. Do I think it’s more likely than not (so 50% plus a feather) that the accident doesn’t happens if Lacey is not there? Yes. But that’s not the standard.
re: Southern baws: what level removed is ok to date?
Posted by pelicanpride on 9/22/25 at 11:01 pm to fareplay
“Kissing cousins” are 3rd cousins at least. Anything closer than that is just gross.
re: Trumps Autism Press Conference is Wild!
Posted by pelicanpride on 9/22/25 at 10:50 pm to Clark14
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RFK jr said he’s never seen a 70 year old autistic person. Of course he hasn’t, i doubt he mingles with normal people and it would be my guess that many of the old homeless people have some form of what would be diagnosed as autism.
They also used to put people like that in institutions when he was a kid. Several things can be true at once. We can be over diagnosing autism now. People who would’ve merely been considered quirky 30 years ago are now diagnosed as autistic. It can also be true that people are waiting until later in life to have kids, and that can lead to an increase in actual autism rates. I also have no doubt there are some environmental factors that move the needle for certain individuals in certain cases. I imagine you aren’t going to find a smoking gun, unfortunately. Either it doesn’t exist, or it’s looking for a needle in a haystack. While I applaud RFK‘s intentions, I wish he would focus on cleaning up our food supply instead.
re: Trumps Autism Press Conference is Wild!
Posted by pelicanpride on 9/22/25 at 10:27 pm to Dixie2023
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And something else saying don’t give it following a vaccine (like we were told to do) bc of some reaction. Who knows.
You don’t want to give it after a vaccine because it blunts the body’s natural immune response which is the entire point of the vaccine. Still if the kid feels truly terrible, give it to him.
re: Trumps Autism Press Conference is Wild!
Posted by pelicanpride on 9/22/25 at 10:19 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
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So far, tylenol if taken by pregnant women can increase the chances of autism in the child.
I tried as best I could to avoid any medication other than prenatal vitamins when pregnant. Still, if I had to choose between a high fever or acetaminophen while pregnant, I would choose the acetaminophen. I’m pretty sure high to moderate fever during pregnancy is one of the few things that actually has been loosely linked to autism. I’m worried some of this stuff is going to cause more harm than good. I used to worry so damn much about autism when I was pregnant. This is back around the time the now-retracted vaccine study was published in the Lancet. The only thing that I learned after three pregnancies is, they don’t have a fricking clue what causes autism. There is clearly a genetic link for siblings, but after that, they have no idea. I’m not sure they’ll ever know.
re: Was Louisiana affected by the 1980s agricultural depression?
Posted by pelicanpride on 9/20/25 at 8:13 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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which resulted in the federal funds rate to reach a high of 20%[4] and the interest rates on loans to reach 21.5%.[
I only remember my dad giving me 2 pieces of financial advice as a kid in the 80s.
1. Get an education and don’t go into farming like me.
2. Don’t ever sign a variable rate loan.
Somehow my parents managed to make it through, though, and they seemed genuinely shocked when they actually started doing well in the mid 2000s.
re: Was Louisiana affected by the 1980s agricultural depression?
Posted by pelicanpride on 9/20/25 at 8:04 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
I’m from a farming family. The answer is 100% Yes. Many small and medium sized farms went under and never came back. It’s nearly impossible to get into farming now.
re: Big roaches in my rental property
Posted by pelicanpride on 9/19/25 at 5:52 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan
They love piles of leaves on the ground, so if you have any near the home, it’s likely filed with the things.
re: Cancel culture swings the opposite way - it was stupid then, stupid now
Posted by pelicanpride on 9/12/25 at 10:13 am to ghost2most
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My point in all of this was to discuss the slippery slope we're on now as a society where everyone is actively pursuing opportunities to frick over those who disagree with them and that both sides do now actively engage in it.
Trying to get someone fired from their job is such a bitch thing to do. I didn’t like it when it was left wing loons trying to get college professors fired. I don’t like it now. And I agree that none of this would be possible without social media. It really does bring out the worst in people.
re: Electric bikes (aka slow motorcycles) in middle school
Posted by pelicanpride on 9/10/25 at 10:37 pm to pelicanpride
So, my son came home today and told me that his baseball teammate broke his arm riding his e-bike. That’s the 3rd teammate in 2 seasons who’s broken something on an e-bike or electric scooter. He still wants one though because those other 3 boys “were doing stupid stuff” and he’s apparently the only 13 year old boy in history immune to peer pressure.
re: Electric bikes (aka slow motorcycles) in middle school
Posted by pelicanpride on 9/9/25 at 11:07 pm to pickle311
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My kid is talking about getting one for college next year, great way to get around campus.
I can see that, but I’m talking about middle schoolers, not college kids.
re: Electric bikes (aka slow motorcycles) in middle school
Posted by pelicanpride on 9/9/25 at 10:58 pm to Hermit Crab
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I have seen kids doing wheelies down memorial 3 different times in the last week. Had never seen kids riding them on bigger roads until then, just through neighborhoods
If the bike can go 37 MPH, a 13 year old has no business riding it anywhere besides open country. They don’t even understand basic traffic laws at that age.
re: Electric bikes (aka slow motorcycles) in middle school
Posted by pelicanpride on 9/9/25 at 10:46 pm to djangochained
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Also, my son upgraded the controller and the tuttio now goes 52-55 He’s 11
My kid tells me this, too. And the kids ride them to school along the sidewalks and roads.
re: Electric bikes (aka slow motorcycles) in middle school
Posted by pelicanpride on 9/9/25 at 10:44 pm to pelicanpride
And the thing that is even more mind boggling is that this is an affluent area. These parents are allowing their kids to break state law, and I bet they have zero insurance on these things. They are going to lose everything they own when one of their middle school kids hits.a pedestrian on a sidewalk. Worst case scenario their kid or.a passenger on their bike gets killed. I really can’t wrap my head around this shite. I feel like I’m missing something.
re: Electric bikes (aka slow motorcycles) in middle school
Posted by pelicanpride on 9/9/25 at 10:36 pm to djangochained
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I would never let him ride on the roads. He only rides at my buddies camp and my bosses ranch
Same. I let my kid ride 4 wheelers when we are out in the country. He doesn’t seem to understand the difference between open land and a suburban setting. I have no idea why no one is getting ticketed. These kids literally ride these things to school every day.
Electric bikes (aka slow motorcycles) in middle school
Posted by pelicanpride on 9/9/25 at 10:26 pm
“Electric bikes,” some of which are basically little motorcycles, have exploded in the Houston suburb where I live. Middle school kids are riding these things all over - sidewalks, roads, feeder roads for interstate. My 13 year old is hounding me for one saying he will save up and purchase one for himself and he can’t go ride around with his friends after school. For reference, this is the model several of his friends own. Tuttio
The top speed is 37 MPH. I’ve already checked the laws in Texas, and you need a motorcycle license to drive anything that goes that fast. But still these things are everywhere, and I’ve yet to see anyone ticketed. I grew up in the country riding three wheelers and the one rule was that you can’t take it onto a public road. I feel like I’m taking crazy pills. Are y’all seeing the same thing where you live?
The top speed is 37 MPH. I’ve already checked the laws in Texas, and you need a motorcycle license to drive anything that goes that fast. But still these things are everywhere, and I’ve yet to see anyone ticketed. I grew up in the country riding three wheelers and the one rule was that you can’t take it onto a public road. I feel like I’m taking crazy pills. Are y’all seeing the same thing where you live?
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