Wally Sparks
Favorite team: | Georgia Tech |
Location: | Atlanta |
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Number of Posts: | 29121 |
Registered on: | 2/8/2013 |
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re: The ATL Thread 4/26: Ozzie Back Edition
Posted by Wally Sparks on 4/26/24 at 7:52 pm
This is fun...
re: Dogs in Atlanta watching the Falcons select a black, left-handed QB named Michael
Posted by Wally Sparks on 4/26/24 at 12:00 pm
:casty:
:lol:...
re: Challengers 2024 film
Posted by Wally Sparks on 4/26/24 at 9:34 am
[quote]Trent reznor and Atticus Ross did the score[/quote]
I'm in. ...
re: 245 spellers have qualified for the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee
Posted by Wally Sparks on 4/26/24 at 9:32 am
:nana:...
re: Falcon fans… just one question
Posted by Wally Sparks on 4/26/24 at 9:31 am
[quote]Worst run franchise in professional sports.[/quote]
They're not even the worst run in Atlanta history (see most of the Hawks' existence and the sabotage of the Thrashers by ASG).
Admittedly it's a low bar....
re: Would the 1999 Bulls four-peated if the core came back?
Posted by Wally Sparks on 4/26/24 at 8:31 am
[quote]kraus messed up badly by screwing up that 4-peat[/quote]
Reinsdorf was just as much to blame. ...
re: U.S. birth rate drops to record low, ending pandemic uptick
Posted by Wally Sparks on 4/25/24 at 11:35 am
[quote]Upper middle class and middle class, educated people need to stop waiting until 35 to get married and have kids.[/quote]
We did our part. ...
re: Isn’t it great how the airline industry schemes to frick you over?
Posted by Wally Sparks on 4/25/24 at 6:40 am
We could always go back to pre-deregulation when ticket prices were astronomical. ...
re: The ATL Thread 4/24: Marlins (Sánchez) @ Braves (Lopez)
Posted by Wally Sparks on 4/24/24 at 9:03 pm
[img]https://i.redd.it/7aslbwhdy3vc1.jpeg[/img]...
re: The ATL Thread 4/24: Marlins (Sánchez) @ Braves (Lopez)
Posted by Wally Sparks on 4/24/24 at 8:48 pm
Ugh...
re: The ATL Thread 4/24: Marlins (Sánchez) @ Braves (Lopez)
Posted by Wally Sparks on 4/24/24 at 8:36 pm
Time for a walk-off. ...
re: The ATL Thread 4/24: Marlins (Sánchez) @ Braves (Lopez)
Posted by Wally Sparks on 4/24/24 at 8:31 pm
And cue the meltdown ...
re: Bears to request more than $2 billion in public money to fund $4.6 billion stadium.
Posted by Wally Sparks on 4/24/24 at 2:47 pm
[quote]No one knows why the Bears suddenly pivoted away from Arlington Heights and back to the city.[/quote]
Dispute over property tax revenue. ...
re: Bears to request more than $2 billion in public money to fund $4.6 billion stadium.
Posted by Wally Sparks on 4/24/24 at 11:16 am
[quote]Funding NFL stadiums with taxpayer money is the biggest rip-off in sports.[/quote]
It worked here in Atlanta with MBS, but it helps that we have a retractable roof. ...
re: Bears to request more than $2 billion in public money to fund $4.6 billion stadium.
Posted by Wally Sparks on 4/24/24 at 11:15 am
[quote]no ones leaving the third largest media market in the country.[/quote]
Rams and Raiders left L.A. nearly 30 years ago, it's not impossible.
That being said, the Bears are out of their minds. ...
re: Have you seen these MODERN buildings they are taking over in Downtown LA? This is crazy
Posted by Wally Sparks on 4/24/24 at 11:14 am
[quote] The hits keep coming for commercial real estate if they couldn't find a buyer and let these sit empty for 5 years not collecting property tax[/quote]
These are mostly residential towers with ground floor retail. ...
re: Bears to request more than $2 billion in public money to fund $4.6 billion stadium.
Posted by Wally Sparks on 4/24/24 at 8:53 am
[quote]It can also be used as a convention hall.[/quote]
Chicago already has McCormick Place which (I think) is still the largest convention center in the world. ...
re: Have you seen these MODERN buildings they are taking over in Downtown LA? This is crazy
Posted by Wally Sparks on 4/24/24 at 6:24 am
[quote]I’m suspicious this example in the OP is “taking over downtown LA.” Having been there in the recent past. And also wonder if this wasn’t some city-allowed “art” thing.[/quote]
It’s not. These buildings were abandoned because the developer went bankrupt. ...
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