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I can't believe a self-professed volume shooter like Antoine Walker doesn't hold that record.

Because his dad played in leagues around the world Kobe spoke five or six different languages. He did a full interview with a Japanese film crew after his 1st game in Dallas. I was impressed.

re: Army’s uniform for the Game.

Posted by chinese58 on 11/12/25 at 9:31 am to
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Looks like the rear window of a Honduran gang member's car
Just add tassels.
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I think it's more they don't want to be associated with an organization that lacks class.
NO, that's why none of them went to Alabama, which was the safe, easy choice for 5 stars the whole time Saban and Bear were there.
Very typical Ole Miss people. They hate LSU, but love what we have. None of them want to stay in Mississippi. They can't get enough Louisiana.
Worse than carpetbaggers. :nana:
I was at a Rangers game the night of the OJ Bronco Chase. I went to get something to eat or drink and saw it on the TV at a concession stand. I stood there watching it for a long time. All of the TV's in the pressbox were on the chase instead of the game.

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Was at a bar my friends were playing the night we bombed Baghdad. Sat at the bar watching CNN til it closed.

re: Gotta' Give Props to Chili's

Posted by chinese58 on 11/11/25 at 9:43 pm to
Cilli's is on our rotation of local places I go get food from on Friday nights. Covid 19 killed our going out to eat every Friday night. Kind of in this order: Log Cabin, Hot Rod's BBQ, Brister's BBQ, Counter Culture, Chili's & Ponchatoulas are our go to's in Ruston. Scott's Catfish & Seafood, who had great crawfish tacos, used to be on it, but they closed.
Vietnam War Death Count on the CBS News every night.

I don't remember watching JFK's death news on TV, but I was two when it happened. I remember watching the 1969 moon landing, but it wasn't the 1st major event I can remember.
I'm waiting for one of these, and the signs.

re: Who is buying all the trucks?

Posted by chinese58 on 11/11/25 at 6:43 pm to
Unless you are already shopping at a dealership in a large city, try that. When I was shopping for a Rav4, I had the same problem. I got lucky, and got one thru my local dealer, but they had to swap a Rav4 I didn't want for one somewhere else.

I had started looking and found that Houston had lots of every vehicle Toyota makes. They already have 2026 models of some vehicles. If my local dealership hadn't called me with access to the car I wanted, I was going to drive to Houston.
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It must be depressing to live in your parent's basement, playing video games, drinking Sunny-D, eating Cheetos, and reminiscing about all those homecoming and prom dates you had with your sister all 6 years you were in high school.
When you're a senior for two years you get to be a class favorite twice. You can be a two-time "Most likely to not succeed" winner. . :nana:

re: Josh McDaniel

Posted by chinese58 on 11/11/25 at 10:36 am to
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This is getting out of control man.


re: Movies that mist you up

Posted by chinese58 on 11/11/25 at 9:07 am to
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Lawrence of Arabia




re: Veterans Day TCM schedule

Posted by chinese58 on 11/10/25 at 10:12 pm to
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battle hymn in prime time?

ice station zebra??

so many better movies out there


Rock Hudson, TCM's star of the month for November, is in both.
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to have the success UGA has had in football since Smart has been there
We don't feel nearly as bad as Georgia fans did from 1980 to 2021.

re: Movies that mist you up

Posted by chinese58 on 11/10/25 at 9:13 pm to
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) when Homer comes home from the war.



The very next scene, after this one ends, is his two friends in the taxi saying this as they ride down the street:

Fred Derry: "You gotta hand it to the Navy; they sure trained that kid how to use those hooks."

Al Stephenson: "They couldn't train him to put his arms around his girl, or to stroke her hair."

ETA: Everything isn't bad for Homer and Wilma. This scene might get you misted up too.

Homer shows Wilma how helpless he is. (YouTube)

Veterans Day TCM schedule

Posted by chinese58 on 11/10/25 at 8:45 pm
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6:00 AM They Were Expendable (1945)
After a demonstration of new PT boats, Navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt. "Rusty" Ryan frustrated. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, however, Ryan and his buddy Lt. Brickley are told they can finally take their squadron into battle. The PT boats quickly prove their worth, successfully shooting down Japanese planes, relaying messages between islands, and picking off a multitude of enemy ships.
Dir: John Ford Cast: Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed
Runtime: 135 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-PG CC: Y



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8:30 AM Mister Roberts (1955)

A naval officer longing for active duty clashes with his vainglorious captain.
Dir: John Ford Cast: Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell
Runtime: 123 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y



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10:45 AM The Dirty Dozen (1967)
During World War II, an American Major is given the task of recruiting 12 soldiers from an American military prison for a special guerrilla mission that will give them the chance to regain their honor.
Dir: Robert Aldrich Cast: Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson
Runtime: 149 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


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1:30 PM Sergeant York (1941)

True story of the farm boy who made the transition from religious pacifist to World War I hero.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Joan Leslie
Runtime: 134 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-G CC: Y


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4:00 PM The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Upon returning to small-town America, three World War II veterans have difficulty readjusting to life at home, discovering that both they and their families have irrevocably changed.
Dir: William Wyler Cast: Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews
Runtime: 172 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


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7:00 PM Battle Hymn (1957)
True story of a WWII pilot. Colonel Dean Hess, haunted by his accidental bombing of an orphanage in World War II, he re-enlists in 1950 and goes to Seoul to train Korean pilots. There he builds the local orphans a shelter and, aided by the woman he loves, engineers an astounding feat to rescue them.
Dir: Douglas Sirk Cast: Rock Hudson, Anna Kashfi, Dan Duryea
Runtime: 108 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-G CC: Y


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9:00 PM Ice Station Zebra (1968)

A sub commander on a perilous mission must ferret out a Soviet agent on his ship.
Dir: John Sturges Cast: Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Patrick McGoohan
Runtime: 148 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


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11:45 AM Bright Victory (1951)

After he is blinded by a German sniper's bullet in 1943, Sergeant Larry Nevins begins the long and painful road to recovery.
Dir: Mark Robson Cast: Arthur Kennedy, Peggy Dow, Julie Adams
Runtime: 97 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y


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1:30 AM A Farewell to Arms (1957)
Hemingway's classic about the relationship between an American nurse and an American officer working in the Italian ambulance corps during World War I.
Dir: Charles Vidor Cast: Rock Hudson, Jennifer Jones, Vittorio De Sica
Runtime: 152 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


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4:15 AM Fighter Squadron (1948)
A dedicated flyer pushes himself and those around him during a perilous World War II campaign.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: Edmond O'Brien, Robert Stack, John Rodney
Runtime: 96 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-PG CC: Y



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Did Bruno Heller make enough money being a senior vice president at HBO that he doesn't have to work anymore? Wish he'd do DC stuff again. I loved Gotham.
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Blindside blocks were literally my favorite thing about playing football
I was a 165 pound pulling guard on a 3A team. We played some Monroe teams that had 280 pound DT's. Coming from the opposite side, hitting them low and putting those big guys on their butts was the only fun thing about playing offense.
When Jamal Adams was at LSU he had a block on a punt return vs. Kentucky(?) where he destroyed a guy.