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Thank you, nhs, for the write ups.

Wrestling politicians: Who wins among the following famous politicians in history who wrestled: Jim Jordan, Abraham Lincoln, Donald Rumsfeld? Any other prominent politicians who had a wrestling background we should throw into the mix?

I think we need more wrestling debates in political threads. That is where we are really slacking.

Nope. Everybody (as in every body not immersed permanently in water) was exposed to the corona virus. It was in the air like oxygen. Some got very sick and died, some very sick and went to the hospital, some got a little sick, some got sniffles, and the rest were asymptomatic. Just like flu every year. But the covid virus ATE the influenza virus. That is the only possible way an aerosol transmitted virus JUST LIKE COVID-19 disappears! It is impossible that something transmitted exactly like corona virus that logic tells us would have been side by side with corona virus simply disappears! Unless COVID ATE THE FLU!! 8 year average estimated flu deaths in USA from flu seasons 2012/13 - 2019/20 = 48,000. Standard Deviation = 11,500 Flu Deaths in 2020/21 estimated about 1,000. This is a z-score of -4.06. A once per 50,000 year event!!! Flu Deaths in 2021/22 estimated about 11,000 (it is becoming OK for people to die of flu, Brandon is president). Still a z-score of -3.2. A once per 1,400 year event. Hospitals were still being paid for Covid deaths. Flu Deaths in most recent season, 2022/23 = 38,000. Which is low but less than 1 std dev below normal. We expect a number this low about 1 of every 5 years. Much much less covid hanging about in the air eating up all those flu viruses so things return to normal. So, the only logical conclusion is that COVID ate the Flu. It's just science.

Covid cured the flu. Almost no flu deaths in 2020, 2021. Covid was good for something. In addition to showing those so inclined to exert social control how many sheeple there are in America who might grumble but will do nothing real to counter the usurpation of all of their rights. Stand by for Climate Emergency Lock Downs. If you ain't "essential", you ain't driving. They will send someone to your house to bring you what they determine you need.

I agree with the facts of your post. But I have a different take on the interpretation. If someone other than Trump were in office the counting would have been the same. Political reasons - yes. But the point was to create a narrative and exert emergency powers/control. The fact that it also hurt Trump was just frosting on top. And they would have done it if any Republican were in office. Remember the body counts harped on every night during the Bush administration? Bush Derangement Syndrome in the media and on the left was a thing before Trump Derangement Syndrome. The counting method continued the same after Biden was placed in office. The media stopped screaming it from the rooftops because they had the narrative they wanted and the control they wanted (direct and indirect via social media censorship) and no longer needed to hurt anyone in power with the trumped-up numbers (see how I did that?)

Whoa, dude. Harshest insult I've ever seen. Racist, fascist, misogynist, sexist, chauvinist pig, Christian, male, homophobe, islamophobe, straight, white, cis, American, patriot, deplorable, despicable, able to understand numbers, prompt, logical, reasonable. All of those insults just roll off the back without making a mark. But to call a guy a whiny democrat?!? I am shocked and appalled. The nuclear option of insults has been deployed.

Betting on fans is unlimited so you are good to go. Betting on college athletes is limited. Integrity, you know.

Bet on the takedown color and/or number. Huge bonus if the takedown is on the Green 0. Think of the parlays, trifectas, and other possibilities. Now all fans who have a bet pending on the match can throw the brick to get a video review of the actual takedown location. Bet limit: $194.

The N on the water tower in Lincoln stands for Nowledge.

Police Officer: Ma'am, was this interaction consensual? Lady: At first, yes. But then NO. Police Officer: When did you rescind your consent? Lady: When the check bounced.

I appreciate the warning and concern for my safety. The ColumBUSTERS are an irrationally rabid bunch. I flew into John Glenn airport last year for Thanksgiving and The Game the following Saturday. Yes, we all have skeletons in our closets and mine is a branch of the family tree that grows from Ohio. The BUSTERS had banished the letter M from their own name by Xing it out on the airport signs. I was welcomed to COLUXBUS. I thought it very appropriate as the BUSTERS had taken down the statue of their namesake anyway.

I nominate THEosu for consideration.

Is anyone busy playing football at Iowa?

Thanks to all who participated and contributed in this thread. Nerdy, a bit cultish, and hints of "number of angels on a pinhead" type discussion to anyone outside of this community. And completely enjoyable.

No raging, no fraud. Calm fact. Journalism in America no longer exists as the art and science of professional journalism was known in days gone by. https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/09/16/campaigns-to-report-preferred-climate-message-billions-of-dollars-behind-them/ This is about climate only. The same exists for all the other narrative topics from illegal aliens to anti-Americanism to castrating minors to racial issues to elective politics, etc. etc. Let the spluttering ad hominen attacks begin in 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . .

Your Mom doesn't think so.

Christine Blasey Ford is suddenly remembering that one time, at band camp, Russell Brands tried to kiss her. She does not know the date, location, name, instrument she or Brands were there to play, nor anything else about the band camp but Brands definitely was puckering up in an assaulty manner. What threat? The dude simply states opinions different from theirs. He has no authority to do anything to them in any way other than to make fun of them.

I repeat my earlier statement and agree with myself (hat-tip to ___): Caveat Lector. I agree with "the journalists are not the problem" when we define that the NYT, WaPo. etc. etc. no longer employ any. Journalists in the traditional sense no longer exist at those outlets or are cowering in silence until they get their retirement packages. The "newsrooms" of the mainstream leftist media (shown to vote 92%+ with/for the democrats) are just as interested in forming and influencing thoughts and actions rather than reporting facts as those click bait sites. At least the click baiters, like the National Enquirer, know and acknowledge who and what they are. The "make a difference" little leftie "news" bunnies are unable to write anything outside of their preconceived narrative regardless of facts. Yes, it exists across parties. That is not the point. Stop getting news on the internet OR from MSM news bunnies is a more fair, accurate, and balanced admonition. But then where does one get news. Maybe better to get information from a broad spectrum of sources, apply logic and reasoning to what you learn while considering the biases of those sources, and then make decisions useful to conduct your life.

The Ls and Gs are starting to get upset because the Ts are getting to the kids first. The Ts are Ting the potential Ls and Gs way younger than any rational human ever thought it appropriate to address issues of sexuality and genderality; which was not even a separate concept unless talking about nouns until very very recently. Yeah, it is kind of made up. Everyone knew Benny Hill, the Monty Python troupe, Dustin Hoffman, and Robin Williams were pretending to be women in dresses. Jenner is pretending also. Lola, Dude who looks like a Lady, and Lou Reed's Holly in Walk on the Wild side were remarkable because they were pretending and not normal. The Bs don't seem to be in the conversation much. The Ss, Qs, other brother Qs, Is, Ps (Bs on steroids?), As, other As, and +s are all still a mystery to everyone but themselves.

Invoking his Mom in a post!! Buddy banter gold there. The first dude to drop an F-bomb loses so here we have Hillbilly by pinfall!

Just like all those nurses agreed to take a medical experiment shot and all those Canadians were not forced to do it. Just ask Justin Castro. "Agreed" under duress is not agreeing. It is capitulating. Pete should be in the Hall of Fame. Write all about his failures as a man on his plaque or in a special section of the Hall if you want but his accomplishments should not be denied. It is revisionist history and it is horrible.

The Stazi had rules. They were crap too. Jaywalking is a crime. Does the NCAA make them sign a morality clause which can get them banned for that also? This is as outrageous as the Ohio State football "scandal" several years ago when young men traded their own property (college bowl game swag) for goods and services (tattoos, etc) they preferred to have. That was crap also.

Illegit sites such as NYT, WaPo, PBS, old traditional broadcast networks, Pravda, CCP government news, etc. Such also exist on the other end of the social spectrum. "Consider the source" is a term I heard decades ago. I thought it applied only to specifically titled opinion and editorial articles. Now it must be applied to the title of the publication/broadcast and applied to any information, article, even sometimes the advertisements which come later. Sadly, journalists have given up journalism. Caveat Lector. Reader beware.