Michael Hopcroft
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What if you weren't real?
Michael Hopcroft replied to Logan D. Hurricanes's topic in Non-Gaming Discussion
}Er, Miss Blue Fairy -- I don;t think that's his nose." "Oh, he's a real boy!" -
Impale a coyote on the top and it'll be fine.
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The PAC-10 as a Power Five conference has ceased to exist. The only remaining marquee programs, at least in football, are Oregon and Washington, and Washington doesn't sem to be as good as they were in prior seasons. And of course it is a slap to the face of Oregon in particular, who now become the biggest fish in a shrinking pond.
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BTSMaina (not the real Korean supergroup, but an incredible sdimulation!) NT: Subtle signs the ghost of King James I of England no longer finds your antics amusing (Difficulty: Nobody loses heads, hands, or other body parts).
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Q: You mean this isn't a referral list to the mental health clinic? What is it then. A: When you see there is an entire "Anti-Lunatics Squad" in the Gotham City PD, you start looking for how dark Batman '66 could be.
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You chose a good night in which to root for the Bolts. It was a tense, exciting game. If you are on an audio program that permits, listening to the Tampa Bay radio feed on these games can be quite entertaining. The color man on the broadcasts is Phil Esposito. He Is eighty years old, a Hall of Famer, and a former owner of the team who was instrumental in bringing top-flight hockey to West Florida. Now he sits in the broadcast booth and provides insight largely in the form of what a curmudgeonly fan would shout at the TV in the sports bar. You would think him well past his sell-by date, but people love him. Probably because in ways he is much like them. And Tampa showed a form that indicates why you do not come into the cage of a wounded tiger wearing a skirt steak. It was a tight game the whole way, with one lucky break the difference betwqeen OT and an outright Tampa win. Now they just have to do it again to force a winner-take-all, anything-can-=happen Game 7, which is a feeling unlike anyuthing one experiences as a sports fan.
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Fresh from her residency at Space Station Three, Presenting Carmen Miranda's Ghost!
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Q: Aren't you just a little sorry Bear Bryant isn't around to catch Nick Saban's glory? A: No sane man hopes.
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Two words: Mutual surrender.
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Q: All right! Who covered my Dutch Oven with Spider-Man illustrations? A: Every joke has a victim.
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Q: Why aren't you willing to show me your itinerary for the trip to Mars? Do you really mind that I've been asked to come with you? A: ALL of the Chickens!
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I love that even n a concert setting, Quast does not break character to acknowledge the rapturous applause.
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That would be Les Claypool. One of the most creative bassists in rock. Among his many cands are Primus, Les Claypool's Frog Bregade, and The Cl;aypool-Lennon Delirium (a collaboration with John Lennon's son Sean Ono Lennon,)
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If Curry puts his best game out tonight and ends the series dramatically, this series could be his masterpiece. Why? Because his resilience would put him in truly elite company of legends who built their legends on the biggest, toughest stage. He has faced adversity this series, yet still found ways to help the W's win games.
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Q: Get me out of here, Doctor Strange! The Redhats are in charge! A: I came. I saw. I turned around and left.
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"Y'see, I saw you when you first got here, remember? You were all "hello" and I was all [deep gasp], remember? Y'see I've never saw you before and if I've never saw you before that means you're new, 'cause I know everypony, and I mean everypony in Ponyville! And if you're new, that meant you haven't met anyone yet, and if you haven't met anyone yet, you must not have any friends, and if you don't have any friends then you must be lonely, and that made me so sad, then I had an idea, and that's why I went [deep gasp]! I must throw a great big ginormous super-duper spectacular welcome party and invite everyone in Ponyville! See? And now you have lots and lots of friends!"
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The Texans probably confused Non-Diosclosure Agreements with Releases of Information (where a medicaL PROVIDER WILL NOT RELEASE YOUR RECORDS TO SOQmeone without your permission). They are direct opposites. And I'm not sure what they compelled the massage therapists to sign, but my understanding that in the case of a breach of professional decorum, a perovider would be encouraged to report such conduct ROI or no. A therapeutic massage is a medical procedure, which makes a masseuse a medical professional. Would anyone demand sex of their dentist or acupuncturist? Didn't think so.
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Today, we recognize putting any player on the court that long is madness, especially at the pace of the modern NBA. Things move fast out there.
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Things have obviously changed for the better. We're not going to see another hundred-point game: early in his career, Wilt had this almost-impossible endurance and played more than 42 minutes a game. He was also supremely gifted at playing the physical center position without committing many fouls. Either is unheard of today in the age of time management for the best players -- at the pace of today's game Wilt would have run himself into the ground by mid-season. Later in his career he had adapted his game, making himself into an elite defender. As he aged and put on muscle mass, that made him still valuable even as his offensive skills waned. Today players, especially centers and power forwards, don't get on the court unless they show effort on the defensive side of the court. It is very hard to play offense against NBA defenders at an NBA pace. That is why so many teams falter against even "inferior" opposition.
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And take the Rays with you! Whilee I don't want to really sewe hrte Bolts leave, I think there is a point with the American League's Tampa Bat Rays. Their stadium is in the wrong pace (St. Pete instead of Tampa proper) and generally pretty bad. Players hate it, and fans don't (because they can't) go there to see games. Therer are a lot of fans in Tampa, but they're mostly stuck with TV because the traffic is so awful. This despite the Rays usually being really good. they need more local appreciation or to move to a city that appreciastes them.
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Warriors-Celtics has the makings of a classic in the first two games are any indication.. People forget that the Warriorsa are an Original Eight team, and that their rivalry with th4 Celticfs hatres back from the days of Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain. The two great centers -- Russell the ultimate defensive center and Wilt the offensive juggernaut -- played many epic duels. It's amazing to thing there was not enough interest in the NBA at the time to justify any of the TV outlets bothering to send cameras to a certain gym in Hershey, Penssylfania on that one specific date that Wilt exploded for a hundred points.
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What Is the Worst Movie You've Ever Seen?
Michael Hopcroft replied to Pariah's topic in Non-Gaming Discussion
The original The Pink Panther is rarely seen today. The remake is probably epic bad, but the original is a deft sp[oof on the "gentleman thief". Yes, Peter Sellers did take over the film, and yes he was brillirant and played a brilliantly-drawn character. But an aging David Niven is great too. I have not inflicted Steve Martin's Clouseau on myself. No doubt the film is as bad as I heard it is, because lightning can be made to fill the bottle only once. It's clear, though, that he loves the history and the character,. It's sort of like the much maligned Blues Brothers 2000, where Elwood Blues must get a new band together after the death of his brother, while also taking care of a rebellious orphan. As a comedy, it doesn't work. But the music... Dan Akroyd is a great lover of the blues. It is seemingly in his blood, and BB2000 is a love letter to the music that saved his soul.. And there is much great music here. So I would call it a semi-bad film. It is possible to hate a movie and love both the soundtrack and the love that went into its production. -
https://youtu.be/-Y8QxOjuYHg A man and the love of his life -- a guitar named Lucille
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And in the other game tonight, Edmonton made the Conference Finals by putting away archenemy Calgary in overtime. I think this is the first time in the Connor McDavid era the Oilers have reached the conference finals. No Canadian team has won the Stanley Cup since the 1992-93 Montreal Canadiens.
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Q: You say this tree was plantred here by Darkseid and nothing else grows here for miles? A: No, you can't be 007 yet. You'll have to wait your turn like everyone else.
