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Folks (And I do mean more than one, not trying to single ANYONE person out, but this seems a good thread to bring it up...again) Only in referring to cancer (the medical condition, not the poster) And COVID (In the Coronavirus thread) are we supposed to use a certain F word on these boards. The Admins have in the past reminded folks that while we tend towards older demographics we want this to be a family friendly board over all. SO... I mention this now and then, and yet still if I do a search, folks ignore it..a lot. So far my options appear to be... Start issuing warnings and infractions Clear them up only to have them happen again …
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How did everybody come out after Hurricane Ida? My basement apartment got about a quarter inch of water throughout and it’s going to be an annoyance to fix back up but I’ve been very lucky so far. Did anybody here get slammed or do we know of any members in the bad areas?
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Here we go with the post draft, new-season, thread. So. Can anyone stop the warriors?
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As requested, I have started a thread for the upcoming NBA season now that the new league year is well underway (the subtitle was suggested in the end of last season's thread.) Free agency is still underway, but the plums seem to all be taken. What's left is dubious. And Portland re-upping with RFA center Jusuf Nurkic for $12 million a year (average) strikes me as odd. My thoughts on players like Nurkic are not exactly charitable. He might be a valuable piece, and there aren't that many available options at that position, but his first full season in Portland was disappointing and doesn't quite justify his folk-hero status here. Portland isn't likely to conten…
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Guys. If the Warriors win this year I think there will be suicides all over the nation. Who's your favorite? This could be the first time in a long while that neither team from the Championship series repeats. Both teams lost major contributors. The good teams got gooder? The bad teams stayed bad. Players have taken the helm and owners everywhere are perhaps pissing themselves. Are we excited?
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The draft is over, free agency is about to become official, and it's time for the new season thread. Random observation: Whoever are handling the affairs of Bol Bol seems to have done the kid a horrible disservice. They cheat to get him into Oregon (probably putting the school into serious trouble with the NCAA), have him turn pro despite having played only nine collegiate games before an injury of the worst type for a big man to get, and expect him to still be a lottery pick? Nope. Mid-second rounder, 44th overall. He might not even make an NBA roster. And the reason he fell so far is that nobody is sure if he even really wants to play professional basketbal…
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We've got threads for catsuit pics, funny pics, big-breast pics, wallpapers...but sometimes I run across pics that don't fit any of those categories. They may be pics of good-looking anime girls, neat maps, sleek aircraft, or whatever. Since there is no real "matching" thread/topic for things like that, let's create a catch-all for pics that you find "neat" that doesn't fit one of the other categories. I'll kick it off with a panoramic map of Mars. There is a larger, higher-res version available here if you want it.
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We had to say goodbye to our cat tonight. We're all pretty wrecked. 2008 - October 22, 2023. ❤️
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This is one we've been hoping to do for some time. Today we launch the Steel Aces web comic. Check out page 1 of the first story, Playing Jacks. Comic: http://housedok.com/comic/playing-jacks-page-1/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Metahumans Twitter: https://twitter.com/HouseDokPro Website: http://housedok.com/
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Memorial Day Weekend, marks the one year anniversary of Metahumans Rising. Today we launched Burning Earth: Arena, a new 60 page post-apocalypse supplement including setting, new a character creation method and repeatable adventure. To give back to everyone during these strange times, it along will all House Dok PDFs are currently PWYW on DTRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/5388/House-Dok-Productions Twitter: https://twitter.com/HouseDokPro Website: http://housedok.com/ Print: https://studio2publishing.com/products/metahumans-rising?_pos=2&_sid=145b3fa95&_ss=r\ #Metahumans #MetahumansRising #Superheroes #RPG #TTRPG
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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/04/nyregion/grand-jury-said-to-bring-no-charges-in-staten-island-chokehold-death-of-eric-garner.html?_r=0 Now, I wonder how many people confused by the recent mess in Ferguson are going to be similarly stymied by the especially vague circumstances of this civilian death?
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This thread is under general Spoiler Warning, because we will discuss the storyline of Star Trek: Discovery. And there are some pretty damn good twists in that Storyline, that I would not want to spoil for anyone! Proceed on own Risk. I just watched Episode 12 of Discovery. And Holy Mind Blow, I did NOT see that twist comming. But it does make sense: I just could not get a "grasp" on Lorkas Character. Was he a Explorer? A Soldier? Someone with PTSD? Every other Star Trek Captain thus far seemed a lot more "consistent". But with the reveal that he is from the Mirror Universe, it all makes sense now: - he has been impersonating Prime Lorka…
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As we start heading into the Christmas season, I hope my fellow Hero fans will consider helping the less fortunate. Here are a few charities I am supporting and hope you might give something as well. WaterAid has been working to transform lives for more than 40 years through the power of clean water. Imagine being able to go online and purchase three chickens for a family in a developing country. Or lifesaving nutrition for a young child. Or a beehive to families who have been impacted by drought, to help them generate income. Volunteer to help those around you. There are opportunities everywhere.
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thought some might find this interesting:
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I found this list on Reddit of a suggested viewing order for all the Marvel movies to date and decided to take the plunge and watch the movies again. It's a fun list because the author gives his/her rationale on the order that is basically a mix of chronological (as opposed to theatrical release) and over arching story elements. The list starts with Captain America: The First Avenger for example because it is chronologically the first movie and it introduces things like a baby SHIELD (SSR) an Nick Fury. I just finished Captain America: The First Avenger and am looking forward to revisiting the original Iron Man tomorrow
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I'm too lazy to look up the old thread(s), so I'm starting a new one. It's a word association game. You know how it works. Opening word: Bus
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The NFL free agency period has started, marking the beginning of a new league year. And what a way to start things out: The Browns just traded for Brock Osweiler, freeing up the Texans to chase Tony Romo I did NOT see that one coming.
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We have threads for the other sports, so why not hockey? I admit that it's a niche audience around here, but why not? The regular season has started. In the first game I got to watch, the Jets (who are considered a team on the rise, as are most of the Canadian teams) got thrashed in their home opener by another young, hungry Canadian team in the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Leafs, an Orinigal Six franchise with a proud history but recent woes, are certainly on the rise. If they can keep focused and keep their young superstar Austin Mathews healthy, they could be going places. Another team on the rise is Edmonton. The Oilers look solid and deep, and Connor McDavid is r…
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Spring Training games are going on, and baseball is resuming. Let the thread start! And on a personal note ... the Seattle Mariners have signed Ichiro Suzuki to a contract. Again. While it is the same person as batted leadoff with the Mariners for the 116-win season in 2001, in all honesty, it really is not the same Ichiro as hit .350 in that year. Most people figure he'll get a week or two of playing opportunities and then will retire in a Mariners uniform. Being a sentimentalist (and there's a vast amount of sentiment for sports in Seattle, though the moments of sports greatness here have been few and sparsely spread), if that's how it works out, I'm OK…
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I'll start the conversation, since nobody else has. How much interest is there in doing one or more Superdrafts in 2018? I have an idea that I could implement for February. It would start on the first Monday, run for two weeks, and include a twist that (as far as I know) has never been included in a Superdraft yet. I'll start putting things together if there's interest. We can also talk about what we might want to do in subsequent months. Who would be willing to run a draft, who would want to participate, when people would be able to do it, all that kind of thing. Feedback?
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Welcome to the 2018 Ultimate SUPERDRAFT The first rule is that this is a SUPERHERO Draft And you are creating a comic book superhero universe. Feel free to draft from just about any source but the name of the game is Supers. If your heroes don't have powers and abilities beyond those of mortal men, use some of your picks to give them some. Power sets are non-exclusive but if you grab too many from already drafted characters your characters will be looked down on as knock offs by the industry. Mind you sometimes the knock off can be better than the original. Here is your ultimate goal: You will draft 30 characters, heroes, villains and support, to fi…
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Yes, the US wet themselves and didn't make the tournament this year. Some of us will try to watch anyway. First game is June 14, the final on July 15, all in Russia. Today they did the draw for the group stage. From each group of 4, the top 2 teams advance into single-elimination play leading to the final. The group draws: GROUP A: Russia, Uruguay, Egypt, Saudi Arabia GROUP B: Portugal, Spain, Iran, Morocco GROUP C: France, Peru, Denmark, Australia GROUP D: Argentina, Croatia, Iceland, Nigeria GROUP E: Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Serbia GROUP F: Germany, Mexico, Sweden, South Korea GROUP G: Belgium, Englan…
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Hey all, As some of you may know, I run a website called Embrace Your Geekness and at that website, we have a Hall of Fame. We do a poll every year where we at EYG nominate several items, people, characters, movies etc and the top vote getters are inducted into the EYG Hall of Fame. This is the third year for this process. How this works: I am looking for nominations from the community of NGD for the best comic book artists or comic book writers of all time. I would ask that you nominate those creators who you think have done enough work that they could be enshrined in the EYG Hall of Fame. Like the "Greatest …
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Michael said we needed one, so here it is. Go Avs!
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2018-19 NFL Thread. 1 2 3 4 56
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Earlier every year!
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