archer Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, Tjack said: If the pipelines stayed shut down, then the price for plastics made from petroleum would rise. Eventually this would cause a rise in prices for things made from plastic. Including dice. At what Mad Max level point would insane gamers (redundant) start killing off other humans in order to carve dice from the bones? It's easier to to carve dice from wood. Or to dig the bullets out of yourself then melt the lead down into dice and miniatures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 11 minutes ago, Tjack said: At what Mad Max level point would insane gamers (redundant) start killing off other humans in order to carve dice from the bones? Oh, were we not supposed to start yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 50 minutes ago, archer said: It's easier to to carve dice from wood. Or to dig the bullets out of yourself then melt the lead down into dice and miniatures. Yeah maybe....but wood doesn’t get Cheetos dust all over your character sheet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 4 hours ago, Tjack said: If the pipelines stayed shut down, then the price for plastics made from petroleum would rise. Eventually this would cause a rise in prices for things made from plastic. Including dice. At what Mad Max level point would insane gamers (redundant) start killing off other humans in order to carve dice from the bones? Well, you can stake that claimGood work is the key to good fortuneWinners take that praiseLosers seldom take that blame If they don't take that gameAnd sometimes the winner takes nothingWe draw our own designsBut fortune has to make that frame We go out in the world and take our chancesFate is just the weight of circumstancesThat's the way that Lady Luck dancesRoll the bonesRoll the bones Why are we here?Because we're hereRoll the bonesRoll the bones Why does it happen?Because it happensRoll the bonesRoll the bones Cygnia, Lawnmower Boy, Old Man and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 Jack, relax. Get busy with the facts. rravenwood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 In related news... Watch RUSH's GEDDY LEE And ALEX LIFESON Present 'Humanitarian Award' To THE TRAGICALLY HIP pinecone and rravenwood 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed on the field late in the first half in an Euro League match against Finland. He was treated on the field for 20 minutes before being transported to a hospital. He is now reported as stable and awake, which is wonderful news. Some of us still remember Hank Gathers. EDIT: Match was suspended, of course, while emergency medical treatment was taking place. With Eriksen stabilized and probably out of immediate danger, the game is about to be resumed after a couple hours' delay. EDIT 2: Eriksen's father is at the hospital. His agent relayed that, according to the father, Eriksen is awake and considered no longer in danger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 Barbora Krejcikova wins the Women's Open in France https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/57455312 Djokovic beat Nadal in the semi final https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/57448562 tkdguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 The last 5 women to win the French Open, won their first career Grand Slam. To emphasize Old Man's point about not hearing of any of the players on the womens' side...by the semifinals, it was guaranteed that streak would continue. (The semifinalists were the 17 and 31 seeds, and 2 unseeded players. Krejcikova was unseeded...but just outside the seedings.) Krejcikova jumped up to #15 in the world with the win, which in itself is almost as important as the prize money. The win means 2000 ratings points which last until next year's French Open. She should be looking at being ranked at the Slams, for sure, and at many of the WTA Premier events. (IIRC, some seed only the top 8, but I think most seed the top 16.) That's where a player solidifies his/her ranking, with good to very good points earned at many events. Joker-Nadal was intense. Significant ebb and flow. Rafa's time on the throne is looking to come to an end. Not just this result, but there were other events this clay court season where he looked human. Mind, at this point, he's still *among* the best on clay, but the gap to the field has largely disappeared. Of note: the French government chose to suspend the curfew. The first 3 sets were grueling, and finished up about 20 minutes before mandated quarantine time was to kick in (11 PM Paris time.) This'd happened a couple nights before in the quarters, too...the crowd was forced to leave another great, intense match, and no one was particularly happy. Forced a 20 minute break to get them all out, and certainly broke the flow and mood of the match. Mindful of this, and given the significance of the match, the government said "OK, fans, you can stay." That was a quite popular decision. Also, the Zherev-Tsitsipas match was excellent too. Tsitsipas won the first 2 sets; Zhevev came back to even the match, then had triple break point in the first game of the 5th set. Breaking there might've been enough to keep his momentum going, but Tsitsipas held, and carried that shift forward to win the final set. It's his first final, and that means, not terribly surprisingly, it's the first time any Greek player's made a GS final. He's a pretty strong underdog...+250 to +270...but I hope he can pull it off. EDIT: Side thought, since we've also got a time travel discussion going on. Bookies would let you bet on this particular womens' final matchup, I'm sure. Before the tournament started, they were 200-1 and 150-1 to win it. Figure then, 100-1 and 75-1 to make the finals, so maybe 5000-1 to be the matchup? tkdguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted June 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 Nadal-Djokovic matches are always fun to watch because those two are gladiators. I think the government didn't have much choice in suspending curfew that time, because the spectators would have made a really big stink otherwise. And I wouldn't have blamed them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 Djokovic wins the French Open coming from two sets behind. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/57461952 Netanyahu out as Israeli leader after record breaking twelve years https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-57462470 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 The news on Christian Eriksen: it was a full cardiac arrest, and the doctors on-scene said they brought him back. So inasmuch as anything like this can be lucky...at least it happened somewhere treatment was literally just moments away. Time is not on your side here... He's able to tweet, and he's listed as stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 Ned Beatty, Who Made Quite the First Impression in ‘Deliverance,’ Dies at 83 wcw43921, Lawnmower Boy and pinecone 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 You know what I never could understand about Deliverance? Those hillbillies could have raped Burt Reynolds or Jon Voight, but they chose Ned Beatty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 It's about power and dominance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 I unreservedly agree. But even an alcoholic will choose the best-tasting booze if they have a choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 Wasn't that scene Ned Beatty's idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt the Bruins Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 I'm thinking it was a predator-picks-the-weakest-prey type of situation, rather than that the hillbillies had Chubby Chaser magazines at home and Beatty's character was their dream guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 Who is to judge another man's kink? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 The Kink Judge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 Just what we need, another daytime judge show on TV! Actually, I might watch that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 28 minutes ago, Logan.1179 said: Just what we need, another daytime judge show on TV! Actually, I might watch that one. It could never be shown during the day. After midnight only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 45 minutes ago, unclevlad said: It could never be shown during the day. After midnight only. Skinamax! Matt the Bruins 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 8 minutes ago, Cygnia said: Skinamax! Not necessarily; other materials might be involved. But I think I'll just leave that there.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 17, 2021 Report Share Posted June 17, 2021 Nadal has pulled out of Wimbledon and The Olympics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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