GetCocky11
| Favorite team: | South Carolina  |
| Location: | Calgary, AB |
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| Number of Posts: | 53509 |
| Registered on: | 10/18/2012 |
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re: Aftermath at Gettysburg
Posted by GetCocky11 on 7/5/25 at 3:46 pm to kingbob
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with those Western reinforcements months away,
They had railroads.
It’s awfully bold to think Washington would be captured. It was a heavily fortified major city.
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re: Aftermath at Gettysburg
Posted by GetCocky11 on 7/5/25 at 2:31 pm to kingbob
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The craziest thing is that if the South wins decisively at Gettysburg, the war is likely over in a matter of weeks if not days
The Confederacy was split in half at the same time. The western Union armies were beginning to overrun those states with relative ease by this point. They were never going to win.
re: American wars and change of history: Foes turned friends over time
Posted by GetCocky11 on 7/5/25 at 2:29 pm to Ponchy Tiger
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Are you familiar with how they treated American POW’s?
“They” are almost completely dead now
re: American wars and change of history: Foes turned friends over time
Posted by GetCocky11 on 7/5/25 at 12:04 pm to Ponchy Tiger
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My Dad was 7 when World War II ended. Until the day he died he hated Japanese. You grow up hearing the stories from the War about things like the Bataan death march and it stays with you. Hell I wasn’t born until 1968 and I don’t trust them either.
I think it’s time to give them a chance :lol:
re: Anyone else get choked up on days like today?
Posted by GetCocky11 on 7/4/25 at 9:02 pm to roguetiger15
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Fearful of what was to come?
The New York delegation voted for independence with a British invasion fleet off Manhattan. They were fearful.
re: Andrew Jackson's letter on Secession
Posted by GetCocky11 on 7/4/25 at 6:46 pm to Fat and Happy
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The southern states succeeded due to states rights.
I’d say they failed
re: Sinners is on max
Posted by GetCocky11 on 7/4/25 at 10:05 am to Rize
It’ll end up being one of the best movies of the year
re: Happy Independence Day!
Posted by GetCocky11 on 7/4/25 at 8:18 am to PeteRose
To get even more technical, there’s a belief that Thomas McKean didn’t sign until 1781
re: Happy Independence Day!
Posted by GetCocky11 on 7/4/25 at 8:11 am to Lonnie Utah
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signed on July 2nd, 1776
It wasn’t signed until August
They had to wait for New York to change their abstention to “yes” then they had to make the famous copy that we all know.
They couldn’t add the “unanimous” at the start of it until they had all 13
re: Mass shooting in River North neighborhood of Chicago leaves 4 dead and 14 wounded
Posted by GetCocky11 on 7/3/25 at 11:46 am to SloaneRanger
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There are lots of areas in Chicago that people call “nice” where this kind of thing happens on a fairly regular basis. Is this really that hard to understand?
Where?
re: Hertz customers outraged over A.I scanner that detects small car marks & charges them $$$
Posted by GetCocky11 on 7/2/25 at 9:51 pm to boxcarbarney
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This past Mardi Gras I rented from Enterprise. The car had a few dings on it, and when I pointed them out to the rental guy, he whipped out a ruler and measured them. They were all under an inch, and he said it isn't an issue. I still had him notate them on my rental agreement though.
I rent frequently from airports. I've never had a rep do an inspection with me. They just tell me to pick a car and go.
re: Housing Prices: The Whole Country Is Starting to Look Like California
Posted by GetCocky11 on 7/1/25 at 7:16 am to Eurocat
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But if you get a corporate job in NY at, say Colgate-Palmolive, then you probably will be able to afford the nice house.
That isn't the case anymore
re: OU Full SEC Share as of Midnight
Posted by GetCocky11 on 7/1/25 at 7:14 am to OU Guy
Was this the same for Texas?
re: Project Hail Mary - Trailer #1
Posted by GetCocky11 on 6/30/25 at 2:27 pm to Esquire
A lot more earth scenes than I was expecting
re: Congrat's to all the SEC Players taken in the NBA Draft
Posted by GetCocky11 on 6/27/25 at 10:22 am to bigDgator
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No. 6: Tre Johnson (Texas Longhorns) - Washington Wizards
No. 7: Jeremiah Fears (Oklahoma Sooners) - New Orleans Pelicans
No. 9: Collin Murray-Boyles (South Carolina Gamecocks) - Toronto Raptors
Funny how 3 of the SEC's worst teams had the 3 top picks
re: Favorite Airport Activities
Posted by GetCocky11 on 6/26/25 at 11:31 am to CuseTiger
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I've walked all the way from F to T just to get the legs moving before a flight.
I like that section down there that they keep dark with the cool lights
.re: Denis Villeneuve will direct the next James Bond film
Posted by GetCocky11 on 6/26/25 at 9:31 am to The Pirate King
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Who's going to play James Bond? That's what's important
Who knows. This movie is years away, anyways.
re: Public schools: accelerating dropouts and “chronic absenteeism “
Posted by GetCocky11 on 6/25/25 at 7:17 pm to DesScorp
Yeah that was back when the United States had a solid blue collar manufacturing industry where people who weren’t credentialed could work and thrive.
re: North East Tennessee Area
Posted by GetCocky11 on 6/25/25 at 4:00 pm to VOLhalla
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I live in West Knoxville and absolutely love it. Right by the Smokie mountains, a few miles from the lake/river
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I also wouldn't consider it "North East Tennessee Area"
re: Taking the car keys away from your parents
Posted by GetCocky11 on 6/25/25 at 3:34 pm to Rex Feral
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early phases of dementia
If this ever happens to me, I may seek out one of those suicide pods in Europe.
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