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Jaymann wrote: ↑Fri Nov 26, 2021 11:35 am*Brian*

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Wed Nov 24, 2021 11:35 pm TEXAS TECH WINS 3RD CONSECUTIVE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR MEAT JUDGING MARKING ITS 16TH OVERALL WIN

Kasey Chang wrote: ↑Thu Nov 25, 2021 8:10 pm In SF Bay Area, news crew are now accompanied by security guards after previous robbery attempts, and just the other day one guard got shot during a robbery attempt.

Kasey Chang wrote: ↑Thu Nov 25, 2021 8:10 pm In SF Bay Area, news crew are now accompanied by security guards after previous robbery attempts, and just the other day one guard got shot during a robbery attempt.

The KRON4 crew was covering a story on a recent smash-and-grab robbery where 12 thieves wearing masks and hoods raided the Prime 356 clothing store on the 300 block of 14th Street.

The shots were fired around 12:20 p.m. Wednesday.

The KRON4 security guard was shot in the lower abdomen and taken to Highland Hospital for surgery, according to police.

As of 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, the guard is out of surgery and in stable condition. The guard is a former police officer.

Reward of $25000 is offered for information leading to the arrest of the individual(s) involved.

Daehawk wrote: ↑Sun Nov 28, 2021 4:36 pm Was a lot of these flash mob robberies over the holiday. Shame there isn't some way to lock them in and dart them with poison so they have a suffering painful death. Maybe just gas the store then take the bad guys out for a secret lab torture project.

Jaymann wrote: ↑Sun Nov 28, 2021 5:09 pm I know what a flash mob is, but how does the robbery part work?

Brian wrote: ↑Mon Nov 29, 2021 2:14 pm Go watch Casablanca.

Dead. Every single one of 'em.

Barbados celebrated cutting ties with Queen Elizabeth II and becoming the Caribbean's latest independent republic early Tuesday with a ceremony in front of thousands that included remarks from Prince Charles and an honor for Barbados native Rihanna.

The nation officially ended 396 years of the British monarchy's reign over the island after announcing in September that Queen Elizabeth would be removed as its head of state.
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Also in the crowd was the island's most prominent native, Rihanna, who was born Robyn Rihanna Fenty in Saint Michael and grew up in Bridgetown. She was given the honor of being named a National Hero of Barbados during Tuesday's ceremony.

hitbyambulance wrote: ↑Wed Dec 01, 2021 8:48 pm anyone have any knowledge of the new lines of non-alcoholic liquors and spirits? (example: https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisu ... r-spirits/ )

i was thinking of getting the parents the MONDAY Zero Alcohol Gin and Ritual Zero Proof Tequila (mom had a liver transplant two years ago and can't drink at all, and my dad drinks... too much...) i was going to get one of the whiskies but apparently those recipes just aren't totally there yet.

Holman wrote: ↑Wed Dec 01, 2021 9:28 pm I never drink hard liquor (just beer and wine for me), but I aspire to cut out alcohol entirely.

coopasonic wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 10:05 am I'm curious what makes it challenging to stop drinking alcohol. The word "aspire" seems a bit grand for such a change, in my mind.

I stopped 5 years ago mostly to cut out some calories and maybe also some excuses. You can't blame the alcohol if you stop consuming alcohol.

AWS260 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 10:17 am

coopasonic wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 10:05 am I'm curious what makes it challenging to stop drinking alcohol. The word "aspire" seems a bit grand for such a change, in my mind.

I stopped 5 years ago mostly to cut out some calories and maybe also some excuses. You can't blame the alcohol if you stop consuming alcohol.

Speaking only for myself, it would require a pretty significant act of will to stop drinking, similar to when I stopped smoking. I have a drink almost every evening. It's a powerful habit to break.

Unagi wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 3:14 pm I just noticed today's date when I wrote it down. It's a rather large (supposedly very lucky) palindrome...


12022021

kinda cool

iso.mit.edu wrote:

The United States is one of the few countries that use “mm-dd-yyyy” as their date format–which is very very unique! The day is written first and the year last in most countries (dd-mm-yyyy) and some nations, such as Iran, Korea, and China, write the year first and the day last (yyyy-mm-dd). But why did Americans choose to write the month first? One of the hypotheses is that the United States borrowed the way it was written from the United Kingdom who used it before the 20th century and then later changed it to match Europe (dd-mm-yyyy). American colonists liked their original format and it’s been that way ever since.

yourdictionary.com wrote:The United States has a rather unique way of writing the date that is imitated in very few other countries (although Canada and Belize do also use the form). In America, the date is formally written in month/day/year form. Thus, “January 1, 2011” is widely considered to be correct. In formal usage, it is not appropriate to omit the year, or to use a purely numerical form of the date. For example, if you were to write a formal letter for business, you would write out the entire date, including the name of the month (January 1, 2011). Writing it out in full allows for the notation to be understood even by people for whom the month/day/year form is relatively uncommon.

Anonymous Bosch wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 4:53 pm
It's always struck me as mildly amusing that a nation that prides itself for its extrication from the British Empire still clings to such obsolete relics of British Imperialism.