Michael Hopcroft Posted August 15, 2020 Report Share Posted August 15, 2020 The family that plays video poker together... I'm reminded that in the US there is no way to check the age of players at lottery machines positioned at grocery stores (and just about all of them have one or more) -- the machine does ask if you are of age (the legal age for gambling in most of the US is 18), but a determined teenager who wants to buy a Powerball ticket can simply lie. And since it's a cash transaction there's no way to tell in retrospect. Now the teen may have a hard time collecting their winnings, but that doesn't stop them from spending their money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 Fish kills man on Darwin harbour after 'launching' itself into boathttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-15/nt-fish-launches-into-boat-off-darwin-killing-56-year-old-man/12562100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 8 hours ago, Michael Hopcroft said: The family that plays video poker together... I'm reminded that in the US there is no way to check the age of players at lottery machines positioned at grocery stores (and just about all of them have one or more) -- the machine does ask if you are of age (the legal age for gambling in most of the US is 18), but a determined teenager who wants to buy a Powerball ticket can simply lie. And since it's a cash transaction there's no way to tell in retrospect. Now the teen may have a hard time collecting their winnings, but that doesn't stop them from spending their money. As for the teen collecting the money, all they have to do is find an adult to cash in the ticket for them. When I was traveling in the western US, I noticed several states which had video slot machines and video poker in their convenience stores. (I'm pretty sure on Wyoming and Montana being among those states.) In many places the machines were in a little side room like a row of video game machines used to be placed in pizza parlors thirty years ago. The machines weren't in view of the store's cash registers so I doubt they were monitored closely by the employees. And I suspect the machines were deliberately placed so that minors could play without being noticed by the staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 23 minutes ago, Bazza said: Fish kills man on Darwin harbour after 'launching' itself into boathttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-15/nt-fish-launches-into-boat-off-darwin-killing-56-year-old-man/12562100 Holy mackerel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 Again, more proof that everything in Australia can and will kill you if given the chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 2 hours ago, Bazza said: Fish kills man on Darwin harbour after 'launching' itself into boathttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-15/nt-fish-launches-into-boat-off-darwin-killing-56-year-old-man/12562100 1 hour ago, Ternaugh said: Holy mackerel! Since the article didn't specify whether the man was an enemy of God, we will never know on that point. All we know for sure is that there are many sea critters we should not be messing with. Old Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 Lewis Hamilton won the Spanish Grand Prix. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/53799077 Ronnie O'Sullivan won the Snooker World Championship for the 6th time. This makes him equal with two other players (Steve Davis and Ray Reardon) and one behind Stephen Hendry. The No 1 seed is Judd Trump. And his loss may be a herald of the other Trump losing the Presidential election. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/53795792 The Criterium de Dauphine also finished today truncated from 8 stages to 5. The race was notable for a lot of favourites dropping out or using this as practice for the Tour. Daniel Martinez won the whole thing but the last stage was won by American Sepp Kuss. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/53797357 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 2 men indicted in cold case murder of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 After Murder Hornets and Hell Ants, I was bound to come across Ghost Fleas: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/i-aint-afraid-of-no-ghost-fleas/ar-BB186LWa?li=AAggNb9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted August 19, 2020 Report Share Posted August 19, 2020 RIP Ben Cross Really liked him in Chariots Of Fire, and as Sarek in the 2009 Star Trek movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted August 19, 2020 Report Share Posted August 19, 2020 And he was in the reboot of "Dark Shadows" back in the early 90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 You wouldn't believe me if I told you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 53 minutes ago, wcw43921 said: You wouldn't believe me if I told you. This is justice- Lobster Johnson CES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 7 hours ago, wcw43921 said: You wouldn't believe me if I told you. If he is already childless, this may literally be evolution in action. I'm just amazed he's from the San Diego area and not Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 Alexei Navalny: Russian opposition leader 'poisoned' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 6 minutes ago, Cygnia said: Alexei Navalny: Russian opposition leader 'poisoned' Ooooh...that's how they did it back in the day...Putin goin' old school, yo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 I just hope our would-be dictator isn't taking notes. Is the Secret Service protecting Joe Biden and Kamala Harris yet? I hope so -- even in times like these, the Secret Service's professionalism is unquestioned, and it's been nearly sixty years since a President or major party candidate has been murdered under their protection. (only two Presidents -- Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan -- have even been wounded since the Kennedy Assassinations, and I don't think they were in charge of securing RFK. Both Ford and Reagan had full recoveries and lived (after a fashion -- Reagan developed Alzheimer's and lost his entire personality before his death) into their nineties. (And for the record, I do not wish the President any physical harm on the general principle that nobody deserves to die for political reasons.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 9 hours ago, wcw43921 said: You wouldn't believe me if I told you. I'd say "Darwin Award nominee", but most of these idiots have probably already passed on their genetic material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 Shooting threat made on Columbine High School during Zoom meeting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 19 minutes ago, Starlord said: Shooting threat made on Columbine High School during Zoom meeting That is perhaps the most disgusting thing I have read about in a four-year period full of appalling behavior. I'm not going to call it "sick" because of what that term implies about mental illness, because this is something different. It is evil almost in its purest, least distilled form. These people need to be found and locked up for the good of everyone, not just the parents and students of Columbine High School. They are a stain on all of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Pariah said: I'd say "Darwin Award nominee", but most of these idiots have probably already passed on their genetic material. I'd hate to think that they're capable of attracting mates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 19 minutes ago, Pattern Ghost said: I'd hate to think that they're capable of attracting mates. You will recall, I presume, the gun-waving couple who are apparently speaking at the RNC meeting.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 Word has come down that Steve Bannon has gotten busted for wire fraud by the Post Office. I didn't know if I should put it here, or in the poli thread CES archer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Pariah said: You will recall, I presume, the gun-waving couple who are apparently speaking at the RNC meeting.... Different subspecies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 5 hours ago, Michael Hopcroft said: I just hope our would-be dictator isn't taking notes. Is the Secret Service protecting Joe Biden and Kamala Harris yet? I hope so -- even in times like these, the Secret Service's professionalism is unquestioned, and it's been nearly sixty years since a President or major party candidate has been murdered under their protection. (only two Presidents -- Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan -- have even been wounded since the Kennedy Assassinations, and I don't think they were in charge of securing RFK. Both Ford and Reagan had full recoveries and lived (after a fashion -- Reagan developed Alzheimer's and lost his entire personality before his death) into their nineties. (And for the record, I do not wish the President any physical harm on the general principle that nobody deserves to die for political reasons.) Candidates are supposed to get protection when they become the apparent nominees for one of the major parties. Or earlier if the candidate requests it and the Secret Service determines that there's a credible threat (like the candidate being mobbed by supporters every time he makes an appearance). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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