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re: NY Times: It’s Time for America to Admit That It Has a Marijuana Problem

Posted by tokenBoiler on 2/10/26 at 11:58 am to Cosmo

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More people have also ended up in hospitals with marijuana-linked paranoia and chronic psychotic disorders.

Seeing a lot of this

Any feel for whether (or how much of) this is caused by the ganja, as opposed to being exposed by it? i.e. under-the-radar psychotics self-selecting for the dope, and going full public whacko?

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re: I’ll admit it, I am enjoying figure skating

Posted by tokenBoiler on 2/8/26 at 6:12 pm to athenslife101

Soccer board.

re: Layoffs are not slowing down..they are accelerating. And as much as y’all hate it AI plays

Posted by tokenBoiler on 2/5/26 at 1:51 pm to Jake88

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Elon says saving for retirement will be irrelevant in the next twenty years

Free shite for everybody?

Carousel, and Soylent Green plants.

re: Norovirus, the next great olympic equalizer

Posted by tokenBoiler on 2/5/26 at 1:21 pm to real turf fan

They shoulda flown to Italy instead of taking a Carnival cruise.

re: Lindsey Vonn injures knee; Olympic outlook uncertain

Posted by tokenBoiler on 2/4/26 at 9:39 pm to ForeverEllisHugh

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I just don’t understand why she was putting herself at risk a week before the Olympics.

Because she is a World Cup racer, and she was in a World Cup race.

The Olympics are a big deal to the World Cuppers, but it isn't the only deal - they have their own season, with a lot of money at stake. And Vonn has demonstrated forever that she is driven by competitiveness.

She won't catch Shiffrin's record, but she does still have a chance to beat the men's record of World Cup wins. When she retired (due solely to a bajillion serious injuries) she had the record for number of World Cup wins by a woman; Shiffrin blew past that, past the men's record, and is still curbstomping everyone.

Vonn came out of retirement when she found a surgeon who built her a working knee; she never wanted to retire with a record in sight but physically couldn't take the forces involved until she found this guy. I'd bet she keeps racing until her legs literally explode and fall off.

And I wouldn't bet against seeing her on a podium in these Games.

re: Lindsey Vonn injures knee; Olympic outlook uncertain

Posted by tokenBoiler on 2/4/26 at 9:13 pm to usc6158

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Downhill has the be up there as one the most dangerous sports out there. Feel like these people are in a constant state of very seriously injured.

I saw an article a few years ago that said the serious injury rate in World Cup downhillers was roughly the same as NFL players.

and IIRC, it was over 100% per year for both -- meaning that a significant number of people got injured more than once in any given year.

ETA: One of the references here might be the source of my fallible memory: Difference in Injury Risk between Male and Female Alpine Skiers: Review of the Literature

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The overall rate of injury in alpine skiing is high for many types of injuries. One study, following elite competitive alpine skiers, found the rate of injury to be as high as 184.1 injuries per 100 athletes per season with 75% of athletes suffering a traumatic injury, and 52.3% suffering an overuse injury [14].

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14. Fröhlich S, Helbling M, Fucentese SF, Karlen W, Frey WO, Spörri J. Injury risks among elite competitive alpine skiers are underestimated if not registered prospectively, over the entire season and regardless of whether requiring medical attention. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2021 May;29(5):1635-1643. doi: 10.1007/s00167-020-06110-5. Epub 2020 Jun 16. PMID: 32556431.

Vonn's crash was an absolutely textbook example of an ACL-blowing event, and I'd guess the injury had nothing to do with the netting; when she landed she went down on her tails at speed, and off balance, and that's all it takes.

re: Stats show that pit bulls kill 76 Americans per year

Posted by tokenBoiler on 2/1/26 at 7:31 pm to Harry Rex Vonner

Cops kill about 1300.

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re: 2026 Grammys Pearl Clutching Thread

Posted by tokenBoiler on 2/1/26 at 7:27 pm to LuckySo-n-So

When they discover Japan, I'll try to watch.

re: Signs you are getting old

Posted by tokenBoiler on 2/1/26 at 12:03 pm to Cali-to-Death Valley

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When you cough or sneeze you fart

I wish it was just a fart.

re: Signs you are getting old

Posted by tokenBoiler on 2/1/26 at 11:58 am to JoeyP239

The sign at the checkout line says, "We are required to ID everyone" and they don't ID me.

re: Has Louisiana ever produced a US Winter Olympian?

Posted by tokenBoiler on 1/27/26 at 11:58 am to TBoy

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I knew a junior national downhill ski racer from Metairie but he blew out one of his legs

I read a stat somewhere that World Cup Downhill racers have an aggregate injury statistic higher than the NFL.

re: 1/25-1/26 2026 Major Deep South Winter Storm Thread

Posted by tokenBoiler on 1/26/26 at 2:10 pm to OU Guy

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In the parking lot I had my kids go 20 and hit the brakes to stop. Then I had them go back and do it again from same braking point only this time I had them put shifter in Neutral. And the second method stopped them shorter than first method.

Told them they have to practice so its instinct and not panic. The interchanges where lights are turn icy faster as friction and car heat melt and refreeze. Thats where lots of fender benders happen.

Also taught them to move wheel tracks to side to try and find and rocks or pebbles or snow that allows wheels to find braking grip.

This guy gets it.

Only thing I'd add is that when the ABS activates on snow, don't forget to steer. It may not do much, but it will help. If it's ice though, you should have been somewhere else.

re: 1/25-1/26 2026 Major Deep South Winter Storm Thread

Posted by tokenBoiler on 1/26/26 at 1:52 pm to OU Guy

She's got a nice voice. Far too rare in the media.

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Chloe has an update from OKC

re: Tiger Droppings OT Lounge is a cesspool of deplorables.

Posted by tokenBoiler on 1/20/26 at 9:13 pm to Grievous Angel

re: A video that will warm your heart on this Wednesday

Posted by tokenBoiler on 1/8/26 at 3:37 pm to Spankum

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However, I always turn my hazard flashers on too for safety

Well, of course. You never know when it might rain.

re: Medical Emergency Aboard ISS

Posted by tokenBoiler on 1/8/26 at 3:32 pm to Btrtigerfan

re: Man sentenced to 13 years in prison after running drug ring out of LSU Lakes mansion

Posted by tokenBoiler on 1/8/26 at 3:20 pm to fr33manator

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Oh yes, surely no drug use by a Film crew.

They should have used the kitchen to shoot one of those restaurant shows, and checked ALL the boxes.

re: Knoxville Symphony Sued for DEI Discrimination

Posted by tokenBoiler on 1/5/26 at 10:18 pm to Bigdawgb

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DEI is bullshite, but as a professional musician myself this part is also bullshite & makes me want to know what else is going on here.

It sounds like he had a job, but got fired for being an agitator and troublemaker. I've never done it professionally, but I can imagine that being able to cooperate and collaborate with a variety of people and opinions is pretty important in a successful symphony; hiring a good enough performer who is a team player is likely more important than a slightly better performer who's an a-hole.

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