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Before anyone asked? 


Yes, before anyone asked. In early examination by Carroll and Owens, they even brought up the fact that Netanyahu went on the record as saying Israel had nothing to do with it.

Netanyahu went to X while Kirk was still bleeding. Then he had his interview with Greta, where he denied involvement. After those two pieces, questions were asked. The timeline was always weird.
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Tea Leone maybe?


When y'all described her as Italian, I thought Marisa Tomei. Then when you went to Blond/Blue, I immediately thought of Tea Leoni, Edie Falco, or Laura Linney. Maybe even Elizabeth Perkins or Elizabeth Mitchell.

Kidman doesn't fit, from what I'm hearing.
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They could not have picked a worse actor to play Scarpetta. I have read all of Cornwells books. Kidman is not close to the character in the book


Never read them, but I'm interested in your take. How is Scarpetta described in the books? Who could play her, as described?
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Fuentes are jokes compared to Shapiro.


Lol.

Shapiro refuses to debate him because he knows he'd get destroyed, even worse than Dinesh D'Souza did.

Shapiro is a joke.

re: Hating Skyler is crazy.

Posted by RoyalAir on 3/6/26 at 7:05 pm to
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There was no point in the show at which was Walt not a horrible manipulative a-hole, and if you think there was then you've been manipulated by him, too.


Bruh, I literally said WW was weak. Because he was.

I don't defend Walter. He's a jackass. But, once he comes back into his own as a top dog, I'd think that he'd develop a sense of confidence that would be palpable. And we see that with the Say My Name scene.
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Who do you fire first if you’re donati, tanner or Paris? I’d go with Paris first due to the revenue potential of an NCAA tournament basketball program vs college baseball which while it can turn a profit here vs other places its a drop in the bucket compared to BBall. Gotta make that bread to dump into football. Hate it for Lamont because I’ve met him in person and he seems like a stand up guy but we need wins not warm fuzzies. And marinara is a loser with the personality of a hot fart so if it was simply down to who I wanted to fire first it’d be him.



PawPaw is the easiest to fire due to cost, but you're correct- Paris is the bigger liability.

If I can find the money, I'm sacking Paris first. There may not be many other big jobs open this year. Not that SC's a big job currently.

re: Hating Skyler is crazy.

Posted by RoyalAir on 3/6/26 at 10:43 am to
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I'm not saying she made all the right decisions because of course she didn't, but that's a hell of a ride to be taken on by your spouse.


Right, and I think this is true. Which makes her lack of character arc even more unforgivable. What and how did she develop over the course of the show?
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Wrong again, college of South Carolina was founded in 1801, California joined in 1848 became a state in 1850, university of southern California founded in 1880, 1901 college of South Carolina becomes university of. This is why you lost the lawsuit


Call us whatever you want. None of us truly give a shite. In the state of South Carolina, there's USC, and there's Southern Cal.

Back to the topic at hand, USC's athletic department is a horror show. And I don't see much hope for it to get better anytime soon.

re: Hating Skyler is crazy.

Posted by RoyalAir on 3/6/26 at 9:17 am to
It's the pity birthday handjob that always gets me. It shows that not only was Walt weak, she was also emasculating him.

I would have liked to see her come alive with him once he gained success and power. That confidence he had would have been palpable, and alluring. That she never saw it, and instead nailed her boss, is one of the key reasons I dislike the character.

Basically, Walt had an arc. I'm not sure she did.
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That sounds a lot easier than going into a dealership and dealing with the salesman who has to go check with his boss every 10 mins


All of that was negotiated on the front end. Worked with the sales manager over the phone on pricing, and once we agreed, I verbally committed to the transaction. The dealership sent the car a few days later, and the pilot driver called me when he was 30 minutes out, as I requested.

Easiest transaction through a dealership I've ever had. Dealership was probably 250 miles away or so.
Had this done a few years back. Dealership had one guy drive my new car, and his wife followed in a chase car.

They sat down at our kitchen table, had a cup if coffee with us, and I signed the paperwork. Then they grabbed their coats and left, after a pleasant conversation.

10/10, would recommend. Dealership had everything exactly as it should have been when the couple showed up.
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I promise you it wasnt a Carolina fan....we wanted him gone barring a sweep...and even then


We all knew he was shite. He makes Kingston look competent.

The SC athletic program is all but dead. And Ray Tanner killed it.

re: Worst kind of snob?

Posted by RoyalAir on 3/3/26 at 9:30 am to
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absolutely love to cook and eat. I decline to call myself a "foodie". Most foodies are obnoxious brand whores and followers that either think Michelin stars or Guy Fieri are the only arbiter of good food


Guy Fieri built his brand on people like you, though. He's the anti-Michelin star guy. He loves to highlight good cooks who make interesting, fun food for the masses.

I used to think he was a massive tool. Then I started actually listening to him, and he's a pretty damn good guy.

re: Lake Bell-my new crush

Posted by RoyalAir on 3/2/26 at 10:09 am to
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She’s in a pretty funny under-the-radar comedy flick called Good Ol’ Fashioned Orgy with Jason Sudekis, Leslie Bibb, Nick Kroll, and Tyler Labine that’s a great weekend afternoon watch. You should check it out, I’m sure it’s streaming somewhere


It's what I know her most from. It's a kind of weird movie, but it's pretty fun.

In a World is also a great watch.
She's an entertaining actress, and actually has a great deal of talent. Pretty sure she wrote In a World.

re: Bond Films Rewatch

Posted by RoyalAir on 3/1/26 at 9:11 pm to
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The Roger Moore films are so bad in retrospect, but the one with Walken and Grace Jones always stood out.


That's the perfect combo of awful movie, but excellent song. Duran Duran had a top 10 hit, but yes, the movie is pure trash.

I like the Moore movies, but yeesh, they're not good. Just enjoy them for what they are.

My biggest gripe with the Craig films is that they ruin my favorite fan theory: Bond isn't a man, he's a designation. It's a title to be promoted towards. James Bond shouldn't have a childhood or a backstory. James Bond is a rank you achieve within MI-6.
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Every time they try, the players push back.


They do. It's impressive. The NHL tried to have teams wear rainbow stuff for "pride nights," and the players pushed back so hard that the league blinked.

The NHL itself doesn't pay enough attention to its fans, and their overall desires. They also placate the Torontos and Vancouvers of the world, at the detriment of other markets.

The players quickly refused to wear rainbow pride stuff. The NHL backed down.
I grew up in Atlanta, and have been to Philips Arena more times than I can count. Former Falcons STH.

I have never heard of Magic City before now. I literally didn't know it existed. Clearly, this isn't for me and my people.

The NBA is cancer.
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Hyman left, abruptly, for A&M. Tanner was the AD in waiting after having threatened to leave for Texas a couple of years earlier. Tanner got the AD job while he was still in Omaha.


Should have let him go to Texas.

The baseball natties were nice, but this depth of hell isn't worth the cost.