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Betteridge's Law of Headlines is never wrong.
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My preferred rubric is “the difference between a million and a billion is a billion.”
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The difference between a trillion dollars and a billion dollars is a trillion dollars
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“The difference between a million dollars and a billion dollars is a billion dollars”
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Should have said “regular or backup” - I suspect it was usually the Center who snapped for punts and placekicks
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Next we want you to look up who was the last long snapper that was a regular backup at some other position. That seems in your wheelhouse 😉
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That was me with White Lotus. “Why am I watching this when I all of the characters are so incredibly unlikeable?”
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Smart kid
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Or to pull up to the gas pump and then after (or before!) you get gas, leave your car parked there while you go into the mini-mart or rest stop for 10 minutes
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But more slots available for the kids of rich families who are able to pay rack rate.
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They also do it for visiting family members, and give them the flags as mementos. My great-uncle.
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And where does he think DARPA spends its money? Does he think there’s some DARPA campus somewhere with a bunch of scientists?
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Serious question: what other countries’ equivalents of NIH/CDC are reliable sources for public health information? Because I sure as hell don’t trust ours anymore.
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Well now you’ve gone and jinxed it
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“It’s hard to make predictions, especially about the future.”
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Question for the day: “What is Bowie’s best song and why is it ‘Heroes’?”
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Nobody goes there anymore - it’s too crowded.
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“Data” hahahahaha “data”
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Nice things, can’t have, etc etc
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“We can’t get rid of the filibuster when we’re in the majority because we will need it when we’re in the minority.” (Republicans take majority and nuke the filibuster) “Ah, well, nevertheless.”
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"We can't prosecute Republicans for insurrection because then when Republicans have power they'll prosecute Democrats on trumped-up charges." (Republicans prosecute Democrats on trumped-up charges.) "Ah, well, nonetheless..."
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Nah, that doesn't involve killing people
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Jamie Dimon Says Tariffs Might Inflict More Economic Pain Than Jamie Dimon Realized
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Dunning and Kruger are undefeated
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In other news, the sun rises in the East
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It’s worth it. Contact them before you go. This is my great-uncle’s headstone at the Normandy American Cemetery.
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My great-uncle died in Normandy. He was also the son of two immigrants.
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Mine too
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Children in the ‘70s: Bye mom Parents: Be home by dinner
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If you don’t pay for a product, you are the product.