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[katie]

On 10/28/2022 at 7:32 AM, St1ck said:

Wolverines!

Substitute math teacher arrested at Aliso Niguel High School for threatening students
https://news.yahoo.com/substitute-math-teacher-arrested-aliso-005150027.html

One of my best friends is a math teacher there lolol

[St1ck]

2 hours ago, katie said:

One of my best friends is a math teacher there lolol

Go Wolverines!

[Redondo]

 

World’s tallest woman takes first flight after airline makes big accommodations

The Turkish woman stands at 7 feet, 0.7 inches tall

 

 

https://www.foxnews.com/world/worlds-tallest-woman-takes-first-flight-airline-big-accommodations

[gotbeer]

Put it in here, since people on the main forum gets their panties in their bunch if you talk baseball outside of the Angels.

Las Vegas Strip's Major League Dreams Hit a Major Snag

[Lou]

3 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

Put it in here, since people on the main forum gets their panties in their bunch if you talk baseball outside of the Angels.

Las Vegas Strip's Major League Dreams Hit a Major Snag

Stopped reading at "here" 

[St1ck]

Challenger Space Shuttle disaster: History Channel dive team finds piece 36 years after accident that killed 7 | abc13.com

https://abc13.com/space-shuttle-discovery-what-caused-the-challenger-explosion-nasa-history-channel-dive-team/12437525/

[Blarg]

On 11/8/2022 at 9:24 PM, Lou said:

Stopped reading at "here" 

Too many e's. 

[Redondo]

Babe Ruth baseball glove sells at auction for record $1.53 million

A baseball glove personally donated by Babe Ruth to St. Louis Browns third baseman Jimmy Austin sold Saturday at the 19th annual Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory auction for $1.53 million, shattering the record paid for a baseball glove.

The previous record is believed to be $387,500 for a Lou Gehrig glove sold with Sotheby's in 1999. In 2013, a Jackie Robinson glove believed to have been used in both the 1955 and 1956 World Series sold for just over $373,000 by Steiner Sports.

The Ruth glove was manufactured by Spalding for Ruth's use circa 1927-1933. An audio recording from 1964, used in "The Glory of Their Times," captures Austin discussing the glove and pounding its leather with his hand.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35012490/babe-ruth-baseball-glove-sells-auction-record-153-million

[Jason]

Cal State Fullerton grad dies in Colombia after meeting Tinder date - ABC7 Los Angeles

Pretty sad but talk about making very poor decisions 

[Redondo]

Toyota and Lexus dominate most reliable car brands list and you'll be surprised what's last

Consumer Reports surveyed more than 300,000 owners

Several automakers, including Dodge, Land Rover and Porsche, are not part of the study due to "low model count or insufficient data."

1. Toyota

2. Lexus

3. BMW

4. Mazda

5. Honda

6. Audi

7. Subaru

8. Acura

9. Kia

10. Lincoln

11. Buick

12. Genesis

13. Hyundai

14. Volvo

15. Nissan

16. Ram

17. Cadillac

18. Ford

19. Tesla

20. Chevrolet

21. GMC

22. Volkswagen

23. Jeep

24. Mercedes-Benz

https://www.foxnews.com/auto/toyota-lexus-dominate-most-reliable-car-brands

[Jason]

11 hours ago, Redondo said:

Toyota and Lexus dominate most reliable car brands list and you'll be surprised what's last

Consumer Reports surveyed more than 300,000 owners

Several automakers, including Dodge, Land Rover and Porsche, are not part of the study due to "low model count or insufficient data."

1. Toyota

2. Lexus

3. BMW

4. Mazda

5. Honda

6. Audi

7. Subaru

8. Acura

9. Kia

10. Lincoln

11. Buick

12. Genesis

13. Hyundai

14. Volvo

15. Nissan

16. Ram

17. Cadillac

18. Ford

19. Tesla

20. Chevrolet

21. GMC

22. Volkswagen

23. Jeep

24. Mercedes-Benz

https://www.foxnews.com/auto/toyota-lexus-dominate-most-reliable-car-brands

I was a little surprised that the hybrid models were at the top

[Lou]

On 11/14/2022 at 7:40 PM, Jason said:

Cal State Fullerton grad dies in Colombia after meeting Tinder date - ABC7 Los Angeles

Pretty sad but talk about making very poor decisions 

State school

[W.E. Baxter Author]

Frontier W.E.B. Singer - YouTube

 

http://amazon.com/author/williambaxter

[Redondo]

Fisherman nabs monster-sized goldfish

While fishing in France, a British man caught a monster-size carp nicknamed "the Carrot," which weighed nearly 70 pounds.

Andy Hackett, 42, made the find while fishing Bluewater Lakes in Champagne, France. The 20-year-old female carp weighed 67.5 pounds.

The fished is prized by anglers because of her coloration, as most giant carp are pale or brownish, USA Today reported.

He said he spent 25 minutes reeling in the fish.

Bluewater Lakes is a premier carp fishery, according to the newspaper. It’s so popular that guests have to book well in advance.

"The Carrot" was released back into the lake. A video posted by the fishery shows Hackett holding the giant fish before putting it back in the water.

[Tank]

Is carp a fish you guys eat? I don’t think I can recall hearing about it being a food fish. 

[T.G.]

2 hours ago, Tank said:

Is carp a fish you guys eat? I don’t think I can recall hearing about it being a food fish. 

I think there are some cultures that eat the grass carp. 

[gotbeer]

3 hours ago, Tank said:

Is carp a fish you guys eat? I don’t think I can recall hearing about it being a food fish. 

Looking it up, looks like some Europeans.  Mainly Poland, Czech, and Slovaks.  But it looks like it's a Christmas thing.  

 

[Jason]

he made the video @Tankshould have 

[Blarg]

This guy is a bit of a jackass. But I still wouldn't order any pumpkin spice anything. 

[Jason]

28 minutes ago, Blarg said:

This guy is a bit of a jackass. But I still wouldn't order any pumpkin spice anything. 

I will eat pumpkin pie but even that is highly overrated 

[arch stanton]

I made it 30 seconds and decided I'd rather eat a pumpkin spiced dishrag that listen to him talk any longer

[Redondo]

 

Coast Guard pulls cruise passenger from water hours after falling overboard

[Redondo]

Saudi players receive jaw-dropping gift for historic World Cup upset

After Argentina became the victim of maybe the biggest upset in World Cup history in losing to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, star player Lionel Messi said his team felt "dead."

That makes one of them, because the Saudis sure weren't.

In fact, the Saudi government made the next day a national holiday to celebrate the victory, but the players got the gift of a lifetime.

Each player was reportedly gifted a Rolls Royce Phantom for the upset.

A 2023 Rolls Royce Phantom's list price begins at nearly $460,000, according to Car and Driver.

[gotbeer]

4 hours ago, Redondo said:

 

Coast Guard pulls cruise passenger from water hours after falling overboard

I don't think I'd last 15 minutes paddling, let alone 15 hours.  That's one long trip to the toilet.

[Redondo]

William Walter "Pudge" Heffelfinger was a strapping 6-foot-3, 205-pound lineman for the dominant Yale teams of 1888 to 1891. He became the first professional football player in 1892, when the Allegheny Athletic Association paid him $500 to play against the rival Pittsburgh Athletic Club.

Heffelfinger also proved to be one of the great ironmen in sports history.

He played competitive football at one level or another well into his 60s, after college as a barnstorming mercenary and in later years as a celebrity figure at charity games.

"In 1916, at age 49, he scrimmaged against the Yale varsity. In 1920, age 53, he played 50 minutes for the East All-Stars against the Ohio State All-Stars at Columbus, Ohio," says the National Football Foundation.

"In 1930, age 63, he made his final appearance in a football uniform in an all-star game at Minneapolis."

Other sources put his last game at age 65, in a charity event for World War I veterans in 1932.

https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/meet-american-first-paid-professional-football-player-pudge-heffelfinger