Heh. I'm familiar with Rusty, at least the name. Remember Mudcat Grant? He was a talented pitcher back in the 60's and 70's who went on to be an announcer for the Cleveland Indians. If I remember rightly he was from Mississippi. Anyways, he was reading fan mail on the air one night and said "So I've got this letter from the Cunts sisters and it says..." The other announcer quickly broke in "I believe that's pronounced "Koontz" Mudcat" He paused a moment and then continued "You may be right. So these two Cunts..."
You'd need velcro on your knees and thigh muscles like a Russian or Chinese female swimmer to stay on a kangaroo.
Anyone know where I can buy a Russian or Chinese female swimmer? I've got a much better plan now. And what a wonderful, sexy plan it is. Thanks for the idea.
I absolutely remember Mudcat Grant. He did a stint with the Oakland Athletics in the 70s. A swedish WW1 ace was telling a story about his last dogfight "Dis Fokker came out of the sun right in front of me" The moderator jumped in and said "children Fokker is a German make of airplane in WW1" the swedish ace replied "Ya dat fucker was a messerschmitt".
Yep, that's the guy. His only card that named him as Mudcat was his 1959 rookie card. I was a young kid living in the Bay Area when the A's started their championship run in the early 70's. I never missed a game.
By the way, I'm sure many of you think I'm nuts investing in baseball cards. Maybe. But, maybe not. 2 years ago I bought a 1957 Frank Robinson rookie card in PSA 6. I paid around $120 -$150. Now, the cheapest SOLD price for that card graded PSA 6 on e-bay is $368. The most recent sold price for a PSA 6 is $696.69, another one sold for $846.01 in mid October. That's one hell of a return. That being said, I still believe I need to liquidate. At some point the bottom is going to fall out as folks invest in bit coin or something else, but right now the vintage baseball card market is strong as hell, which makes me want to ride it out another year or two.
Hey man, people enjoy their collections, it’s not crazy. I have a little less than 500 records. I have about 75 yo-yos. it’s when you aren’t proud of your collection, but embarrassed about it while still compulsively growing it to the point of crushing you, that it becomes hoarding.
It is going to be 20 C today and the next three days. That’s around 72 F. I’ve never recalled November that warm in my life. It going to be June temperatures for almost a week here because of the horrible weather people are suffering down south. Thanks? I guess? I’ve held my sports card and comic collection for more than three decades. Just waiting for the day like it was from 88-91 when they were worth more than gold.
Good thing you don’t have them. But if you did, you could always send them my way. Then I’d have 150.
With the Covid, I had to make a reservation to ski . . . in March. The waiting room opened up for me to get in line. The info read "there are 125,000 people in line ahead of you. I felt like that scene from Beetlejuice. Fortunately, they held my place and emailed me when I was up so I didn't have to actually wait around for the 4 hours it took.
Many Alterra resorts aren’t doing reservations, it’s going to be open to pass holders and first come first serve online for day tickets. Great year to grab a pass if you really want to get those days in. That is, if we stay open. Had to clean out my locker and get ready to move into a shipping container so we can all stay properly distanced. I am... not entirely confident.
Finally! A headline that starts with "Florida Man" and it's good. Chris Nikic completed a full Ironman today. He has Down's Syndrome. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ac...on/TMXL4MKMIZAQHIHR5NUX2IHP2Q/?outputType=amp
The swimming is the truly insane part. You’re talking 200 laps of a 40 yard swimming pool in open water, fuck me. Before you run across a county and bike across six. You have to be ELITE. That’s just plain awesome. That’s the stuff we should start seeing in the news more often, things everyone can be inspired by instead of drawing lines. As a child I once watched a squirrel waterski on the news. Swear to god.
With all the weird shit going on in the world these days, just remember that today is the 50th anniversary of when a bunch of "engineers" in Florence, Oregon, thought it was a good idea to blow up a dead whale on a beach. If you have not seen the video... you must.
We live in an absurd world. I am getting a lump on my thyroid checked out, and the waiting room of this radiology clinic is asking me to like and follow them on facebook... How fucking ridiculous is it that I am expected to be Facebook friends with the people that do chemo and tell me whether or not I have a tumor? Bill Hicks would shit Baby Yoda if he was still alive.