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re: 2026 UN Water Conference in the UAE: "Water is now an opportunity".

Posted by Pepperoni on 10/31/26 at 5:36 pm to Placekicker
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re: Polk County Sheriff: Disney workers among those arrested in sex crimes sting

Posted by Pepperoni on 10/31/26 at 7:35 am to cajunangelle
The Sheriff does a good job describing the perps, some are real bad actors. But his colorful descriptions would make it hard to stand behind him without cracking up.




Also these two at 21 30

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re: Time changes tonight

Posted by Pepperoni on 10/31/26 at 7:00 am to udtiger
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We need to just stick with Standard Time.

The reasons for DST no longer exist (agriculture and family labor). It has mutated into some bullshite "energy saving" excuse, along with whining and bitching that kids have to catch the school bus in the dark.
From AI

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DST wasn't invented to help farmers. Farmers were generally opposed to DST. It was introduced during World War I primarily to conserve energy and make better use of evening daylight.
And today, the energy-saving rationale is weak, while the health and safety arguments for permanent Standard Time are substantial.
The school-bus issue isn't the main reason to oppose DST, but it certainly isn't an imaginary one. It is a legitimate safety concern, documented during the 1974 experiment with year-round DST.
The most defensible position is: abolish the twice-yearly clock change and adopt permanent Standard Time.
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re: Help me understand coon logic ?

Posted by Pepperoni on 10/29/26 at 10:18 pm to SidewalkTiger
Here’s a long but interesting article on how LSU night football started.

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But what Skipper Heard will forever be remembered for is his invention of “Saturday Night in Tiger Stadium.” Night football, which changed the landscape of fall evenings in Louisiana – and gave LSU its signature sports persona.

LINK https://lsusports.net/news/2019/07/11/205174318-2
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re: Calling all wine connoisseurs -- EOY gifts

Posted by Pepperoni on 10/29/26 at 2:17 pm to WacoTiger
Lewis Cellars has produced some great wines.
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re: Problem using Microsoft 365 with MacBook Pro

Posted by Pepperoni on 10/29/26 at 1:39 pm to jobbieman
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re: Calling all wine connoisseurs -- EOY gifts

Posted by Pepperoni on 10/29/26 at 10:33 am to TheOcean
That’s a tough question. Twenty recipients may have very different tastes. You could give someone a $500 Colgin and they might pour it down the sink.
If you’re gifting reds, look beyond Costco or Sam’s and consider a Château Poujeaux or Bodegas Muga Selección Especial Reserva. Try a bottle of each first. Both are fine wines I’d be delighted to give or receive. Just my two cents.
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re: How did we livestream the moon landing?

Posted by Pepperoni on 10/29/26 at 6:40 am to crimsoncoded94
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re: Spending 10 days in Scandinavia and then flying back to the Atlanta airport

Posted by Pepperoni on 10/29/26 at 6:27 am to weagle1999
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Having a hard time beating ‘America is the best’ drum baws.

A few weeks of gracious service, sumptuous breakfasts, and excellent restaurants can spoil you. I was recently in Denmark, Switzerland, and Estonia, where getting around without a personal car is so easy — Bolt, buses, trains, even short-haul flights.

Then ATL brings you crashing back to a crasser culture: more casual dress and a general lack of consideration for others. Staff, generally speaking, don’t seem particularly inclined to go out of their way to help. Hard to imagine quite the same atmosphere in Scandinavia, Switzerland or the Baltics.

Yet western Europe is changing rapidly, and not necessarily for the better. Some of the things that made it so appealing are eroding. Just last year I encountered increasingly aggressive panhandling, lots of graffiti, with some train stations looking like sets from Omega Man.

Returning to the States still brings me a welcome sense of freedom and independence.

Report back in another week :cheers:
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re: Gavin Newscum is on board and says "Democratic Socialists of America will be DOMINANT!!

Posted by Pepperoni on 10/27/26 at 8:31 am to dickkellog
I understand the “stay relevant” analogy but just for the record I don’t think coifed Newsom could even lift Welk’s accordion case.

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Lawrence Welk may have played “square” music, but he was a financial genius.
When ABC canceled his show in 1971 over a million fans protested.
Welk didn’t surrender. He took matters into his own hands, syndicating the show himself through 250 stations nationwide. It stayed on the air another 11 years.
His secret? Ownership. He owned his show, his music, and his real estate—building an empire that outlived him.
Married for 61 years, Welk died in 1992 with an estimated fortune of $150 million (about $275 million today).
The lesson? Welk may have been old-fashioned in style, but he was ahead of his time in business. He didn’t just entertain America. He built an empire.
By the time of his death in 1992, Welk was worth an estimated $150 million. That made him far richer than Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, or even Bob Hope. Adjusted for inflation, Lawrence Welk was worth $275 million in today's dollars.


LINK https:/how-an-accordion-playing-big-bandleader-named-lawrence-welk-became-the-richest-celebrity-on-the-planet-50-years-ago/
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re: Tucker Carlson Explains World War 2

Posted by Pepperoni on 10/23/26 at 7:57 pm to tShadowTiger
The irony here is that you claim to be exposing how people have been manipulated, while your entire argument depends on distorting history to make your theory fit.
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re: Do you respect people who take PTO “because they have it”

Posted by Pepperoni on 10/23/26 at 1:32 pm to Darth_Vader
What I don’t do is let my work sit there so I can frick off for a day for no reason

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What I don’t do

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is let my work sit there


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so I can frick off for a day for no reason


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And I’m sure the only reason you’ve not posted since 12:24 is because you went to heat up your hot pockets for lunch.






Kaboom!!
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re: Copenhagen has surprised me

Posted by Pepperoni on 10/20/26 at 6:18 am to ArmydawgMD
There are some good restaurants here.
But it is expensive.
E.g. Bolt prices are higher than Zürich. And both are much higher than Estonia.
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re: Travel Pet Peeves

Posted by Pepperoni on 10/20/26 at 6:12 am to DMAN1968
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It's people. 95% of the "peeves" are caused by people. If I could travel without other people I don't know that would be perfect.


I think you’re on to something :lol:
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re: Do you believe these overseas riots in Paris will sway voters away from the Left?

Posted by Pepperoni on 10/19/26 at 6:31 pm to roadGator
It is not confined to Paris

LINK https://map-news.com/france-protests-2026/en/

Posted by MrLSU on other thread
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re: Underwhelming Cars

Posted by Pepperoni on 10/19/26 at 10:17 am to chinhoyang
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re: What is the best way to display an anchor as home decor?

Posted by Pepperoni on 10/19/26 at 10:04 am to Pepperoni
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re: What is the best way to display an anchor as home decor?

Posted by Pepperoni on 10/18/26 at 2:14 pm to The Silverback
I've always thought something understated and subtle works best in the finest neighborhoods.


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re: Help me pick between two cruises

Posted by Pepperoni on 10/18/26 at 6:13 am to Ramblin Wreck
#2
Tallinn
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re: Do People Still Consider $100 a Lot of Money?

Posted by Pepperoni on 10/17/26 at 4:36 am to shutterspeed
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City Equivalent spending
Tupelo, MS $100
Harlingen, TX $102
Oklahoma City, OK $103
Boston, MA $184
San Francisco, CA $203
Honolulu, HI $231
Manhattan, NY $294

“Tupelo has Lowest cost of living for Q2 and Q3 in 2025”

This is not really answering the question of the OP, but it does show that the purchasing power of $100 varies. AI: “ A hundred dollars isn't what it used to be, but losing a hundred-dollar bill will still ruin most people's afternoon.”

Let me insert what I think is an appropriate image courtesy of Kafka
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re: Europeans smoke like chimneys and their life expectancy is higher than the US

Posted by Pepperoni on 10/16/26 at 3:04 pm to The Baker
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There are a shite load of fat Europeans


Sure, but not per capita

Adult obesity rates by country
WHO estimates, 2022 · Age-standardized · BMI 30+

United States 40.4%
United Kingdom 27.0%
Poland 21.8%
Germany 20.6%
Spain 16.1%
Italy 14.4%



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