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by Mando
Tue Mar 04, 2025 2:42 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations
Replies: 980
Views: 372206

Re: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations

Okay, so, the flute is a clarinet??

by Mando
Wed Feb 12, 2025 4:38 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Deep Thoughts
Replies: 4
Views: 4557

Re: Deep Thoughts

Can AI create a better AI than itself?
by Mando
Wed Feb 12, 2025 4:10 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Bueller... Bueller...
Replies: 8
Views: 13052

Re: Bueller... Bueller...

I am down for Discord!
by Mando
Mon Jan 20, 2025 8:58 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations
Replies: 980
Views: 372206

Re: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations



p.p.p.p.please mr. kennedy
outer....
space....
by Mando
Mon Jan 20, 2025 8:55 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations
Replies: 980
Views: 372206

Re: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations

nice 80s new wave/pop feel

by Mando
Wed Jan 08, 2025 4:17 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Our healthcare system sucks.
Replies: 4
Views: 3715

Re: Our healthcare system sucks.

our dental coverage has an out of pocket max FOR THE INSURANCE CO!!! A newer employee needs an implant because one of his front teeth is "dead" and so is the "socket" Total cost is $9000.00 BUT OUR INSURANCE TAPS OUT AT 2K a year. Poor kid is having to scrape together everything ...
by Mando
Wed Jan 08, 2025 4:10 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: This Happened
Replies: 645
Views: 542020

Re: This Happened

DMDarcs wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2024 8:38 pm Phone call yesterday to tell me that I'm cleared for transplant and am now active on the list. All medical tests passed, insurance says it's all ok. And now I just play the waiting game......or grab someone's living kidney.
Congrats on the good news!
by Mando
Wed Dec 04, 2024 6:21 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations
Replies: 980
Views: 372206

Re: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations

Spotify "Wrapped" is out today.
For those who do not use Spotify, "wrapped" is a yearly analysis of your listening habits and other data presented to you each December.

It's kid of weird to see how I have gone through different music tastes through the year.
by Mando
Tue Nov 26, 2024 6:40 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations
Replies: 980
Views: 372206

Re: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations

Ludovico Einaudi - Experience


this is my new medicine

by Mando
Tue Nov 26, 2024 6:33 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: What Are You Watching?
Replies: 396
Views: 343356

Re: What Are You Watching?

Office season 4

St. Denis (imagine The Office is a hospital)
by Mando
Tue Nov 26, 2024 6:31 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: This Happened
Replies: 645
Views: 542020

Re: This Happened

This is insane. Yikes! In America's infancy our Vice President was the second highest vote-getter. The 12th Amendment changed this: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/when-did-vice-presidency-stop-going-to-second-place-ask-smithsonian-180957199/ How awkward would that be...just ...
by Mando
Tue Nov 26, 2024 6:14 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: This Happened
Replies: 645
Views: 542020

Re: This Happened

My wife started a new job about 2 months ago. We got the first check via direct deposit, but then not the next two. When we told HR about it, their attitude was basically "Well, that's your problem." So after trying to work with them to remedy the issue, she quit today in protest. I suppo...
by Mando
Tue Nov 05, 2024 1:56 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: I voted
Replies: 13
Views: 9672

Re: I voted

In and out in 5 minutes...I was #52, my wife was #51 and it was 11:30. We then drove to the courthouse where we handed in my daughter's ballot to the registrar for her since she is in college and our mail system in this area is really slow.
by Mando
Thu Oct 31, 2024 12:25 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: What Are You Watching?
Replies: 396
Views: 343356

Re: What Are You Watching?

I am shocked to discover that the wider world of fans apparently complained a great deal about Galadriel in season 1! They didn't like the character as written and they didn't like the actress! I suppose if people really can't use their imaginations, they could have found somebody who looked visibl...
by Mando
Mon Sep 16, 2024 7:03 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Trump possibly shot at rally
Replies: 26
Views: 19684

Re: Trump possibly shot at rally

Like I said, they could set me up the same way very easily.
by Mando
Mon Sep 16, 2024 7:03 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Trump possibly shot at rally
Replies: 26
Views: 19684

Re: Trump possibly shot at rally

This was some of the pics from his socials...from the internet, but a lot of stuff can be faked to make anyone the bad guy. His politics aside, nobody should be shooting anybody. At least the Feds got him quickly He is alive and in custody for now. With luck and good security the truth will out...ho...
by Mando
Thu Sep 12, 2024 7:08 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations
Replies: 980
Views: 372206

Re: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations

That was refreshing!
It also reminds me that its that time of year again...when we enjoy our FAVORITE SPORT:
Marching Band Season!

I dug up a clip from my daughter's 2017 marching band season.

Ah the memories...

by Mando
Mon Sep 09, 2024 9:25 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: RIP
Replies: 264
Views: 358083

Re: RIP

Came here for this, thank you for doing the honors. He IS Darth Vader... The memory of his voice is burned into this brain forever. a few guys at work did not know who he was. At least one of them has never seen star wars or lotr. I feel like I found a people group that has been isolated from the r...
by Mando
Mon Sep 09, 2024 4:06 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Cinematic Universes Suck
Replies: 10
Views: 6742

Re: Cinematic Universes Suck

Mike wrote: Mon Sep 09, 2024 3:56 pm
Mando wrote: Mon Sep 09, 2024 3:41 pm I am not a full buy-in for any property except maybe just one, The Chosen, if it is able to make all 7 seasons.
Somebody already spoiled the ending for me.
No,no,no,no,no....don't do it, I beg you! Let me find out on my own! :lol:
by Mando
Mon Sep 09, 2024 3:45 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: I'm having sex with my cousin.
Replies: 12
Views: 5789

Re: I'm having sex with my cousin.

I found out while doing some genealogical digging that my great grandfather and his brother married the "Cathey" sisters. I have not found any cousin marriages, but that's a real case where there were some double cousins existing but hopefully not married.
by Mando
Mon Sep 09, 2024 3:41 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Cinematic Universes Suck
Replies: 10
Views: 6742

Re: Cinematic Universes Suck

I am more of an a la carte consumer. I really like having so much I could choose to watch, but I cannot watch it all so I have to be selective. I managed to stick with Mandalorian and Book of Boba Fett and hopefully I will have time for Andor and other SW properties, but not all of them. MCU, well I...
by Mando
Wed Sep 04, 2024 4:05 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Cinematic Universes Suck
Replies: 10
Views: 6742

Re: Cinematic Universes Suck

well, maybe make a path then :lol: ?
by Mando
Tue Sep 03, 2024 10:19 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: This Happened
Replies: 645
Views: 542020

Re: This Happened

XBOX=0 wife=1 TL;DR My wife accidentally made my favorite game cease to function and I am pouting so...we finally got good internet at home that has better than dial up speeds so now we stream using the Xbox One apps. We use Peacock, Netflix, Prime video, and Youtube occasionally. This past Friday, ...
by Mando
Tue Sep 03, 2024 10:05 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: What Are You Watching?
Replies: 396
Views: 343356

Re: What Are You Watching?

Currently watching Clarkson's Farm
by Mando
Tue Sep 03, 2024 10:02 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Fun Fact
Replies: 1
Views: 20110

Re: Fun Fact

:lol:
My former co-worker's 2nd wife was named Shirley.
His name:
Zeb Shirley.
Yes. Yes, she was Shirley Shirley.
by Mando
Tue Sep 03, 2024 10:00 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: My friend in prison
Replies: 2
Views: 2882

Re: My friend in prison

Kudos for being a friend. The value of what you are planting in peoples' lives is incalculable. Feeling seen and cared about is a basic human need.
Well done, Friend Kyle!
by Mando
Tue Sep 03, 2024 9:57 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Are People Losing It?
Replies: 12
Views: 25536

Re: Are People Losing It?

It is not just you. People are not controlling their tempers or their behavior and there is little push-back from society in many cases. Usually bad behavior is excused or the blame put on someone other than the bad actor. This makes victims of he perpetrators. Without rules it is anarchy. Also, I d...
by Mando
Tue Sep 03, 2024 9:50 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Nerd Jokes
Replies: 3
Views: 21314

Re: Nerd Jokes

Why can't you trust atoms?

A: Because the make up everything
by Mando
Tue Sep 03, 2024 9:49 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Airline Regulations
Replies: 2
Views: 3094

Re: Airline Regulations

This leads us to issue #2: the deceptive practices where 90% of the seats on the airplane are blocked off and a higher fee is demanded to sit there, and you can choose to sit in the last three rows in front of the bathroom. No. When you advertise a price on the flight, that should be the price for ...
by Mando
Tue Sep 03, 2024 9:45 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Must watch TV shows
Replies: 2
Views: 2848

Re: Must watch TV shows

"The IT Crowd" does that for me.





Also enjoying "Clarkson's Farm" on Prime
by Mando
Tue Sep 03, 2024 9:05 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: You're watching too much YouTube...
Replies: 3
Views: 4567

Re: You're watching too much YouTube...

and on that note:
by Mando
Tue Sep 03, 2024 9:04 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: You're watching too much YouTube...
Replies: 3
Views: 4567

Re: You're watching too much YouTube...

haven't reached that level, but the youtube shorts can be so distracting. I look at "one" and 45 minutes later I look around and realized I have not gotten out of my car to pump gas since I had to wait until I was parked to use my phone.... This is disorienting. I have actually disabled mo...
by Mando
Tue Sep 03, 2024 9:01 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Cinematic Universes Suck
Replies: 10
Views: 6742

Re: Cinematic Universes Suck

*claps and points at his "get off my lawn" sign in a show of solidarity*
by Mando
Tue Sep 03, 2024 8:56 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: I'm having sex with my cousin.
Replies: 12
Views: 5789

Re: I'm having sex with my cousin.

I think you qualify as an honorary Alabamian
by Mando
Tue Sep 03, 2024 8:53 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: The Gravel Pit
Replies: 23
Views: 19075

Re: The Gravel Pit

he scary sibling story I didn't realize until I was older is that their (JFK, RFK, Ted, etc) sister Rose apparently struggled with a mental illness and was *lobotomized* in a horrifying way her parents approved. Cannot fathom parents choosing to lobotomize their child. I know things like I saw a do...
by Mando
Tue Sep 03, 2024 8:49 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: This Happened
Replies: 645
Views: 542020

Re: This Happened

hoping the trip back is going well!
by Mando
Tue Sep 03, 2024 3:42 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Second to None
Replies: 7
Views: 5250

Re: Second to None

That's such a weird phrase. I mean, I know it's use. It's supposed to be a superlative. "You are so awesome that there is no way you could even be put in second place." However, if you look at the phrase a little differently, it's a complete slam in the face. "If I had to choose, I g...
by Mando
Thu Aug 29, 2024 9:11 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations
Replies: 980
Views: 372206

Re: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations

DMDarcs wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2024 1:34 pm Dammit Mando, with the feels.
I keep it on repeat..
by Mando
Wed Aug 28, 2024 12:49 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: This Happened
Replies: 645
Views: 542020

Re: This Happened

wow, thats really tough. I am so sorry
by Mando
Wed Aug 28, 2024 12:37 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: What Are You Watching?
Replies: 396
Views: 343356

Re: What Are You Watching?

One Piece

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by Mando
Mon Aug 12, 2024 11:23 pm
Forum: The Gaming Table
Topic: what did you play recently?
Replies: 3
Views: 6902

Re: what did you play recently?

we have been playing a lot of Carcassonne and also the Nintendo Switch version of Talisman...we are playing as much as we can until my youngest goes back to college Saturday.
by Mando
Mon Jul 01, 2024 6:13 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: This Happened
Replies: 645
Views: 542020

Re: This Happened

Well for our 34th Anniversary we bought a new dog for the farm and rocking chairs for the porch. Yep, that's where we are in life :) Our last dog had died a year ago and we really need one to keep deer away, etc. We found an ad from a farm over in Alabama that had a menagerie of animals and no less ...
by Mando
Mon Jul 01, 2024 5:53 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations
Replies: 980
Views: 372206

Re: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations

Nice selection! I learned that you can play music at the juke boxes at all Waffle House diners...Yes there's a cost, but that's how those things work. I learned this because my daughter is waitressing for the Summer. On occasions when I pick her up after her shift due to the late hour I will play th...
by Mando
Mon Jul 01, 2024 5:44 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Hold Down the Fort For Me
Replies: 18
Views: 10089

Re: Hold Down the Fort For Me

*continues to work in the engine room, making no noise and pretending to not be here*
by Mando
Thu May 30, 2024 12:25 am
Forum: The Gaming Table
Topic: what did you play recently?
Replies: 3
Views: 6902

what did you play recently?

2 birthday gifts from my daughter were card games...very fun ones Saboteur You're dwarves mining for gold, but there might be a greedier dwarf or a Saboteur among you. You will have to watch each others' actions to see if it is true. playing time 30-45 mins with 4 players Point Salad choose your rul...
by Mando
Thu May 30, 2024 12:10 am
Forum: The Gaming Table
Topic: Fallout games anyone?
Replies: 1
Views: 3474

Fallout games anyone?

Anyone else here playing a version of Fallout?
They updated Fallout 4 with some new quests, etc...
Just wondering if I am alone in my obsession with it.
by Mando
Thu May 30, 2024 12:08 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: You just won the lottery! now what?
Replies: 11
Views: 23746

Re: You just won the lottery! now what?

Mike wrote: Tue Apr 25, 2023 8:50 pm

...We'd give away a lot of money too, but probably not ever enough for me to stop feeling guilty for being so wealthy.
You're playing the game wrong :P
by Mando
Thu May 30, 2024 12:03 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: You just won the lottery! now what?
Replies: 11
Views: 23746

Re: You just won the lottery! now what?

Phoebe wrote: Thu Apr 25, 2024 2:20 pm


... start a private high school ...

So, what I am hearing you say is that want to start a religious school, ok.

I'll fund some scholarships...if someone ever gives me a winning ticket...because them snakes ain't gonna kill themselves and I have things to do.