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R.I.P. The Greatest
by zmurko- 4 replies
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I was reading yesterday about him being admitted to the hospital (again) and that his condition was serious and today I woke up to the news of Muhammad Ali passing at the age of 74. All sorts of legends saying goodbye in the last year. R.I.P.
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Coin collector's thread
by Sickman- 2 followers
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Do we have any coin collectors in this group. Seems boring to some but I love find in old and odd coins. Anybody else have any they'd like to talk about. Feel free to post some pics of your collection.
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Getting planes ready for the year
by JustHatched- 1 follower
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Most know I love to fly RC planes, I didn't get to do hardly any flying last year so my planes pretty well were just hanging around, so I am trying to get them up to flight ready condition for this year. Checking batteries by charging and discharging them a few times to make sure the voltage across multiple cells are within tolerance (had one nearly blow up when charging, swelled to triple its size, LiPo's are no joke). Checking servo mounts, running the nitro engines a bit to get them lubed up, had a bastard of a time getting the .35cc and the .65cc racing engine to start. On the line up this year for flight is my always faithful and easy to fly Hobbico…
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Buying a new gun, not sure which
by JustHatched- 3 followers
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I use to shoot competition trap, and I am wanting to again except I no longer have the gun I used for trap shooting. SO I have to get a new one, and I wouldn't buy one like I had, although I did well with it it really wasn't designed to be used as much as I was using it plus I have more knowledge of other trap guns than I had then Choice #1 is the Remington 1100 Trap, it is a semi auto (won't ever need a 2nd shot as I don't shoot doubles), adjustable comb and buttplate. Close to what I had (11-87) but better built, I have used Remingtons all my life and have never had an issue with them. Choice #2 is the Browning BT99, these…
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Dead X got screwed
by JustHatched- 2 followers
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He had Sectionals for track last Saturday, if he had run well he would have gone to State, coach told him a few days before he would only be running the 4x1 relay race (he normally does that, the mile and 400 meter). No biggie right? SO he gets up at 5:30am, on the bus at 6:30. He doesn't get to run, one of the other kids in the relay was a no show. SO he doesn't go to State because of that.
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Paintball thread
by JustHatched- 2 followers
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It's a new paintball season for the NXL. (I probably only one in the crew to follow professional paintball) PSP doesn't seem to have anything going on this year (I think the NXL absorbed them into their ranks) and no word yet on if the NPPL is coming back anything soon after their bankruptcy in 2014. Anyway, I'm sure San Diego will still be a top team, personally I am a Chicago fan (got whooped by Aftershock a few times while I was training with my semi pro team about 10 years ago). I haven't kept track of collage ball for a long time, played against Purdue many times back in the day cuz we used the same field f…
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Invictus Games 2016
by JustHatched- 2 followers
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http://invictusgames2016.org/ Seen this on the news today, never heard of till today. It is more or less an Olympics for wounded soldiers of several countries (Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States of America). and this is it's 2nd year. It looks pretty interesting, and probably a pretty competitive event/s, it's worth looking into and if you can or want to donate here is the link for US residents https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/invictusgames2016 (dunno about other countries) I will say I almost never pay any at…
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Favorite Rollercoaster??
by JustHatched- 3 followers
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Put this in as a hobby cuz for some it is.. What is your fav rollercoaster, why, and where is it? My fav is The Son of Beast at Kings Island in Ohio. I've rode a couple dozen coasters so not nearly as many as some but this one is a wooden coaster with a loop and it just beats the snot out of you, I love wooded coasters over steel just cuz they have the extra kick your ass feeling.
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Well, this is more towards you people who care little to nothing about soccer, but nevertheless appreciate sports and its greatest achievements. I mean, I don't even know the rules of baseball, but I've watched Joe Carter's World Series winning homerun hundreds of times, feeling a shiver in every one of them. I know it's rare, I know it's great, I know it's in the books. What Leicester City FC achieved today it's not supposed to happen. Big teams almost always win the big football leagues. When it's not the big teams, it's the next best thing below them. In Portuguese football history, for example, only twice in 81 years has a team other than the traditional …
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Karting
by DavidCore89- 1 follower
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I was wondering if anyone here had done any karting and had any tips to share from experience. I've done some solo driving in the past, but I'm gonna be doing a casual 45 minute race with 7 other guys on track in the next few weeks, so any tips or advice would be appreciated!
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Proud of my daughter
by JustHatched- 2 followers
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Tomorrow we are going to Springfield (state capitol of Illinois) cuz my 10 year old daughter is competing in the state finals for archery. She is pretty good with her bow especially considering it has no sights on it. She is a bit odd when compared to other kids cuz she does better from the 15 meter line then the 10 meter. I think this gives her an edge as other kids her age suffer a bit at the 15. Anyways, if she finishes in the top 5 she will go nationals in Kentucky.
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NFL: Rams move back to L.A.
by Dodge- 1 follower
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So it was announced in January. St. Louis is no longer the home of the Rams. They will move to a new facility in Inglewood, CA. Is it a good thing, bad thing? Are you indifferent in the whole ordeal? http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14558668/st-louis-rams-relocate-los-angeles
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Skydiving?
by JustHatched- 2 followers
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Have you ever been skydiving? What was it like if you have? And if you have not would you be willing to try it?
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NFL Superbowl 1 2
by sarCAZum- 2 followers
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Predictions! aaaaand.... GO!
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Fishing anyone?
by JustHatched- 5 replies
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wecang posted about fishing in GTA and I wondered who are the fishermen/women on here, what to you fish for? Rose and I catfish, usually in local tournaments. There is alot of channel cats and flatheads in this area. It's fun wrestling them into the boat.
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Art
by Prodigy_Rocks_- 2 replies
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Stuff I drew http://i.imgur.com/R4SjQY3.jpg http://i.imgur.com/gIUHyeN.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Nnrls5A.jpg Anything thing you guys drew?
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R.I.P. Ultimate Warrior
by Pb76- 10 replies
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My favourite WWF wrestler from back in the day has died....
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FIFA Scandel
by JustHatched- 15 replies
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I'm really surprised this hasn't been posted by the non American members of the crew, or is it to sensitive of a subject (I it is I am totally unaware) Well? Thoughts? Was this always something suspected or really just found out? What impact will all the crimes have on the sport?
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MLB
by G37- 12 replies
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Ha, and you thought I was talking about LN. Going off of Burger's topic, Major League Baseball kicked off the 2015 season a few days ago. We have any fans of the sport here? Anyone go to any games? Have a long distance favorite or home town team? I'm a Red Sox fan. I've gone to a fair number of games over the years in Boston as well as Toronto back when I lived in New York. And that's right, I'm from New York and I'm not a Yankees fan. Coincidentally enough, tonight (just started about 15 minutes ago) begins yet another bout of one of the most storied rivalries in all of sports: Red Sox vs Yankees. So, am I alone in liking baseball here (other than LN and Furd…
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Golf
by Burgermauger- 13 replies
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Just wondering if there are any other golfers following The Masters this weekend?
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Cycling/Mountain Biking app
by Fido_le_muet- 9 replies
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Hey DB, I'm planning on doing a lot more cycling/mountain biking this spring and summer and was wondering if you knew some great apps to track your runs. I currently use Mapmyride and it's OK. I also have Runtastic but I never use it I know a lot of you love your biking trips so what app do you use? Also, feel free to share your runs stats in the future
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Grenade Fishing
by JustHatched- 7 replies
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1. Pull the pin. 2. Throw it far from the boat. 3. Net the stunned and dead fish. These guys forgot step 2.
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SUPERBOWL!
by iriekine- 1 follower
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GO HAWKS! I bleed blue and green, 12th man to the core! Did I mention GO HAWKS!!? hahahhahaa!
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You know 1 think that makes everyone different is the things they like to pick up.. Some people like to pick up knitting, some like to pick up killing people as hobbies.. Tell us here what you like to do for shits and giggles.. I myself like to blow fire.. ya really blow fire... And video.. Was done the july 4th week.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=4x4YRA_rpU4#t=24 I also like walks on the beach and politics and other wierd things like Death and religion.. But this here and well mostly everything I do is what sets me apart from everyone else.
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RC Fighter Jet
by ScottyB- 1 follower
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So I have come across this pretty cool video of a remote control fighter jet. There are heaps of videos of other ones but this guy has installed a camera for a point of view and even made the pilot move to control the plane! It would be so much fun to fly one of these things! gta will have to do for now haha What do you guys think of it and have you ever flown rc planes before?
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225Rate the Last Film you Watched 2: Electric Boogaloo
What I Watched This Week #168 (Mar 17-23) Sisu dir. Jalmari Helander/2022/1h31m Sisu is a Finnish action film set during the latter stages of WWII in the Finnish countryside where a grizzled old gold-miner, Aatami (Jorma Tommila), has just struck the motherlode. Unfortunately he runs into a group of n*zis led by SS officer Bruno (Askel Hennie) who are retreating out of the country and they steal his stash. What they don't know is that he is a legendary badass soldier who then proceeds to go on a bloody rampage to get his gold back. There are few things more satisfying to see in a movie than n*zis getting absolutely brutalised (Hitler getting his face machine-gunned into Swiss cheese in Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds is a personal fav) and this delivers that by the blood and guts full bucket load. If you want to see a n*zi get exploded by having a landmine f*cking thrown directly at his face then this is the film for you. Tommila gives a great performance in the lead, even though his character doesn't have a single word of dialogue. This is a man who speaks with his actions. Plus he just looks like a badass, I can totally believe that he could take on an entire troop of n*zis and win. Hennie is also good, but his character is very one dimensional, but his presence is more symbolic here of how evil the n*zis were as a whole. If you want a straight forward and thrilling action film then you should check this out. 8/10 Breaking dir. Abi Damaris Corbin/2022/1h43m Based on a true story, Breaking stars John Boyega as Brian Brown-Easley, a former Marine suffering from severe PTSD who has had his VA benefits taken away, straight out of his bank account. Desperate and seeing no other option he holds up the bank with a bomb, taking two hostages. What follows is a tense standoff involving the police, the media and Brian, with Boyega's performance really carrying what is a pretty generic film. The way the public and media sympathy is on Brian's side as he's able to explain his situation put me in mind of Dog Day Afternoon - also based on a true story of another bank robbery gone wrong - but that just makes this film feel even blander. Now this isn't a bad film by any stretch of the imagination, it does its job well, but apart from Boyega's performance there isn't anything that really stands out. It did make me sympathise with the real Brian Brown-Easley as this is a tragic story from every angle, and it does a good job of showing who he was as a person with flashbacks showing him spending time with his young daughter and not just focusing on that day. 6.5/10 Furious 7 dir. James Wan/2015/2h17m Jason Statham enters the Fast and Furious series - after a post-credit teaser in the last film - as the brother of the baddie from the last film and he wants revenge (it's about family). Djimon Hounsou is also here as a totally underwritten bad guy who is totally forgettable and unnecessary and I don't know why he was there because Statham is already the bad guy. I can't even remember what relevance he had to the plot, if he had any at all. But I like Djimon Hounsou so it was nice just to see him I guess. I did have fun with this one, the less grounded the plots the more enjoyable they're becoming, especially since everyone is acting so seriously, particularly Vin Diesel. One aspect where this actually works is where they keep going on about family, their sincerity really makes me believe they care about each other, and that made the tribute to Paul Walker at the end of the film genuinely touching. 6/10 Le Corbeau dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot/1943/1h32m In this French mystery/thriller Pierre Fresnay plays Remy Germain, a doctor in a small village who is the victim of poison pen letters accusing him of having an affair with the wife of another doctor and performing illegal abortions. Soon other villagers start getting letters, all of them signed Le Corbeau - The Raven. As everyone's secrets start getting exposed, desperation to find The Raven grows. This is a very dark film made during a dark time in France's history, and the way the film shows how easily people can be turned against one another speaks to what was going on at the time. The actual mystery is well written, with the audience left guessing right up to the shocking finale, and it's all shot in a film-noir style that really sets the tone perfectly. It's a little slow at the start, but the third act really ramps up the pace as we start eliminating possible suspects, leading to what I think is a satisfying reveal. The performances are all good, especially that of the person eventually revealed as The Raven, but this is more about the atmosphere. 8/10 The Electric State dir. Joe Russo, Anthony Russo/2025/2h5m The Electric State is the latest film from the Russo brothers, directors of Avengers Infinity War and Endgame, and apparently cost Netflix 320 million dollars to make. It looks alright, and by that I mean the effects look alright, the actual art and production design is bland and derivative nostalgia bait, but it doesn't look like 320 million dollars. The actual plot, adapted from a graphic novel, sees Millie Bobby Brown play an orphaned teenager living in an alternate history 90's after some war with robots or something. She has to find her brother, who she thought was dead, but has been kidnapped by an evil tech guy played by Stanley Tucci and is now in a coma with his consciousness in a robot based on an old cartoon character and is the power source for his new VR tech I think. Also Chris Pratt is there doing the same character he's been doing for the last decade. There are some things I liked about this. Stanley Tucci is always good and is almost able to give his character some depth. Brian Cox voices a baseball robot, that was fun. I'm struggling now. Millie Bobby Brown's American accent is passable. I guess it's not the worst film I've seen this year, that would be Borderlands. This is slightly less obnoxious. 3/10 Cars 2 dir. John Lasseter/2011/1h46m The first non Toy Story sequel for Pixar kicked off an era of sequels where out of their next ten films only four were original. But at least the plot here is very different from the original, which was all about slowing down and enjoying the smaller pleasures of life. Cars 2 is a spy thriller where Mater the Tow Truck (Larry the Cable Guy) is mistaken for a secret agent by superspy Finn McMissile (Michael Caine). He is caught up in a plot involving eco-friendly oil invented by billionaire Miles Axelrod (Eddie Izzard), who is also hosting a worldwide grand prix in which Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) is competing. There's a lot going on, but I do like how they've decided to go in such a mad direction after the relatively grounded first film. My biggest problem with this film is the same one I had with the first, and that's how much I f*cking hate Larry the Cable Guy and his stupid f*cking voice. And now he's basically the lead character, with more time given to his plot than McQueen's. 5/10 Across 110th Street dir. Barry Shear/1972/1h42m This film opens with two nobody crooks stealing a few hundred grand from a Mafia deal in Harlem, killing them and a couple of cops in the process. This threatens to incite a race riot if the two detectives assigned to the case can't find who did it. They are the gruff, no nonsense, racist Italian Captain Mattelli (Anthony Quinn), and the Black liberal Lt. Pope (Yaphet Kotto). A gritty crime film that's a perfect time capsule of the era, this is both very real feeling and stylised at the same time. There's a brilliant use of location shooting and handheld camera that give it a raw, almost documentary like feel. Quinn and Kotto are excellent as the diametrically opposed duo, butting heads while still trying to pull in the right direction. Their relationship is symbolic of the film as a whole, a powder keg just waiting to go up, and that level of tension is sustained throughout the film. The cherry on top is the brilliant soundtrack, which includes the legendary title song by Bobby Womack. 9/10 Lime's Film of the Week!- 2
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225Rate the Last Film you Watched 2: Electric Boogaloo
Alien Romulus (2024) dir Fede Alvarez Another film in the Alien franchise. More of the same reasonably high quality sci-fi horror, quite gory at times with dark, atmospheric, industrial looking sets. A cast of relatively unknown actors do a good job playing a group of young off-worlders, including an android, who see a way to escape their dreary mining colony planet by boarding an abandoned space craft to use it's resources to get their ship to another planet. But this craft is research station, with all human crew dead, because, of course, it had an alien on board. It then becomes the familiar last-woman-standing as one by one they meet the usual face-hugging / chest-bursting or other death by xenomorph. There is a lot that refers to one of more of the original films, including an appearance by an Android “played” by an AI version of Ian Holm (Ash in the Aliens). It is essentially a sequel to Alien that could be happening before, after or even about the same time as Aliens. So it fits into the original films rather than the newer ones from the 2010s. Although I like some of the references to the original films the problem with this for me is it has very little that we have not already seen in those originals. It does not bring much that is new to the franchise, unlike Prometheus and Covenant. Whilst I would have seen it as quite a good film if it was the 2nd or 3rd film in the franchise, I really don't see it adds anything more to the story. So it's fine if you just want more of the same, but for me if you are going to keep adding to a franchise the films needs to bring something original, some aspect of the overall plot not explored before, and this does not do that. I was actually getting slightly bored towards the end and would have been quite happy with it finishing maybe 20 minutes earlier. 6 / 10- 1
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