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I watch local news more for the entertainment and weather. For news I browse various websites

First Car: 1983 El Camino

I don’t know what that round orange things Goldy has though so I can’t answer the logo thing.

I watch local news. I used to watch national tv news but gave it up a month ago. I read the STrib and the WSJ daily. I read Time magazine. I rarely get news from the internet unless it’s something silly, I currently have a weakness for those stupid posts on BuzzFeed. I’m not on Twitter or Facebook.

I turn on a national news network station for about 30 seconds to get the headlines, then I peruse the internet for the actual details, nationally trusted and verified sites. I also read the west-side Twin Cities fishwrap during the week. I do get some news from here and USCHO (since most of the time, there are links to nationally trusted and verified websites being used), and I personally know many of the posters that post said links.

Every news source gets some attention for me with the exception of Twitter & Facebook.

Now the real question is which is the most credible?

No one type or outlet has my unconditional trust.

Not unconditional, but I probably trust The Hill website the most overall. I don't trust the Tweeter Machine or FB at all. I actually trust FB less than the Tweeter.

What is the best thing you've ever eaten? No reason why, it doesn't have the be the "most quality" or anything. What is the ONE thing that was the BEST?

Mine is the Duck Confit at the Fitz in MI. Amazeballs.

YouTube comments for sure... :dup:

Internet for the most part. I keep tabs on the Strib, PP, IndyStar, FW Star-Telegram, and Dallas Morning News for local. WaPo, The Hill, CNN for everything else...and The Onion.

First car: 1985 Mercury Grand Marquis

Vikings: Tommy Kramer

Twins - Gary Gaetti

T-wolves - KG

Wild - Wes Walz

Gopher hockey - Doug Woog

Gopher FB - Tim Brewster (Ok, probably MBIII)

Gopher BB - Sam Jacobson

North Stars - Neal Broten

Without talking about a full plate of food and just a single bite or item a few come to mind. I'm surely forgetting others.

-A steak oscar from Capital Grille.

-A pork burrito my wife made not long ago was bar none the best burrito I've ever had including any had during several trips to Mexico.

-The first time I ever tried sole meunière, although it was at a French restaurant in Bahrain.

-A bbq pulled bison sandwich on a farm in Iowa when I was a kid. I've never forgotten how amazing it was at least 40 years later.

TIE:

Wild Boar and Red Cabbage pasta in Rome. Shaved Parmesan on top, a total umami bomb.

Foie Gras ravioli in Aix. FG is a French Christmas staple and this was a restaurant special that was so good I just swooned.

1969 Pontiac Tempest 350ci V8 engine. Accelerated from 40 to 80 mph in 3-4 seconds :biggrin2:

I had a beef tenderloin at a winery in Mendoza Argentina that was the best piece of beef I’ve ever tried. It was seasoned with nothing more than Lavender Salt and just an incredible thing to eat.

I ate at one of the best sushi restaurants in Tokyo at the old Tsukiji fish market. Sushi Dai I believe. Waited 4-5 hours in line from 4am to 9, but my god it was all worth it.

We originally thought we were in line for the tour of the place, but after spending two hours figured this must be worth it. Saw Michelin guidebook notices all over the wall. Just an incredible experience. I’m still bummed they moved the market. I’d love to try that place again.

And went from F to E nearly as fast.

No worries...gas was 57 cents per gallon in 1975 ? The neighbor kid had a Cutless with a 442 engine...

350 cc?

That would be a lightweight motorcycle but being an old gearhead I knew you meant cubic inches.

Now the big motors for Olds were 455 CI . 442 was supposedly 4 barrel carb. 4speed tranny, & 2 (dual) exhaust.

That’s equivalent to $2.70 now.

Best thing I have eaten:

Burnt ends at Char Bar in Kansas City. July 29th, 2015. That one bite changed my food life. I bought a smoker the next day, have spent countless hours since researching the cooking of meat. I say “cooking” because it has also changed the way I use a grill, the oven and the stove.

I have smoked a lot of different meat over the years, brisket has became my favorite and what I am beat at. I usually do about 2 full packer briskets a year. My kids have never had a burnt end because I don’t let them eat them as they are saved for my wife and I and those adults we entertain when I smoke one.

This crossed my mind while watching the Jordan stuff but what's the most you've ever gambled in a single bet?

I am not much of a gambler (I don't mean never but I can go years with a single bet, slot arm pull, double-down...)

When I was into online poker (Bovada) I entered a $250 buy-in tournament. I don't recall how many people entered but I finished high enough to win enough to cover the bet. Nothing very exciting or extravagent.

$100 (blackjack). Played multiple hands at that level.

Romantic vacation B& B. Forgotten birth control.

Ouch, that could have run into many thousands. Kelly Red wins!

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Isn't that the title of a Country-Western song?

We watched a man playing craps at Aria with $1000 minimum. Then when we came back, it seemed like a guy teaching his son how to play and the table was down to $500 minimum. ?

I think you’d have to start with somewhere between $250-500k to play at that level.

The best course I took in college very well might have been something they called "Games and Strategy". The bottom line is when the odds are not with you, don't bet a dime, no matter how much or how little you have to spend. But when history shows that the opposite is true, such as a broad-based low cost stock mutual fund, go all in, within reason and as much as your budget allows.

Expected Value is the big part of any bet. The odds may LOOK like they are against you, but the EV is still in your favor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expected_value

Thanks for helping me remember what I was once taught...it's been a few years! As I recall my professor and study books used the term "Expected Monetary Value" (EMV) with some regularity. While I don't remember much in the way of details, I believe over time the basic lessons have served me well.

That Howie Mandel show....with the briefcases? The contestants were idiots most of the time.

The best course I ever took was called Death and Dying. I learned so much in that class that was practical and useful. I still use lessons from it today.

I think I learned the most from my Sociology class. Basically, how to figure out why humans behave the way they do in certain situations or environments. Also, definitely helped me figure out internet behavior, even though back then...even AOL was in its infancy. ISCA was what I started on: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISCABBS

One of my favorites was World Religions at Lakewood (now Century) CC. Fantastic class and we never got to Judaism/Christianity/Islam.

That would be really interesting. When I worked at Shinder's, I bought a couple books on different religions. I just wanted to learn outside the bubble I was brought up in.

Didn't list every choice so I may have missed yours, but what got the most of your quarters? (I didn't include pinball)

For me it was probably either Joust, Asteroids, Defender, Donky Kong, Galaga or Tempest. For pinball it would be Pinbot.

Space Invaders

Galaxian

Lunar Lander

Asteroids

Battlezone

Centipede

Missile Command

Pac-Man

Star Castle

Defender

Tempest

Donkey Kong

Frogger

Galaga

Ms. Pac-Man

Qix

BurgerTime

Dig Dug

Donkey Kong Junior

Joust

Moon Patrol

Pole Position

Q*bert

Tron

Zaxxon

Dragon's Lair

Mario Bros.

Spy Hunter

Track & Field

Punch-Out!!

Big pool and foosball player. Really liked the old pinball machines so wouldn't play the electronic games much. I played Pole Position some.

I was a wiz at Hypersports.

Galaga, Ms Pac-Man, and Tempest as a kid.

In college, it was Terminator 2 and Addam's Family pinball, and Street Fighter 2. There was a group of about 5-6 of us who met up every evening in tUMD's arcade to play SF2. against each other. Winner stayed, challenger paid for both players. Repeat.

It really improved everyone's gameplay, for sure. Got to the point that when we actually just played solo against the computer, anything less than a full run through the game without being flawless (absolutely NO damage to your player in ANY round) that we considered it a failure.

There was a skateboarding game called 720 that got a lot of quarters from me. I wasn't a skateboarder, but the game was fun.

Ms. Pac Man, Track and Field, Galaga, Donkey Kong, Frogger were also big.

For Pinball it was Cyclone or Fun House.

I was a pool player, maybe an occasional game of Ms Pac-man, but pool was my game.

Foosball

A little pinball and Astroids (remember how old I am).

Some pool - 8-ball mostly

Had a foosball table at the frat.

Foosball is solid (provided you had the "no full-spin players" rule). Can't just massively make your row of players do 360s.

Grew up on 8-ball, but 9-ball was where it was at.

I forgot about Super Chexx bubble hockey. Before my friends and I could drive we'd take our mopeds to Ridgedale and hit up Orange Droolius, Taco Bell, Musicland, Spencer Gifts and Picadilly Circus and Super Chexx dominated our time in the arcade.

One house in Kato I lived in for 2 years (named The Judges Chamber - all party houses had names back then) had a pool table, 3 bars, a kegerator and CO2 line to the basement for an additional tap, as well as speaker wires from my bedroom to the basement so the music we played was the same upstairs and down. One party with 8 kegs and 2-shots for $1 was enough to pay for our rent each month.

I can smell it now. Gross. I can’t even imagine the cleanup.

Did you ever have a party without cleaning up puke?

Sure. We controlled crowd size by selling tickets in advance to only 150 people at $5 each - 60 guy tickets and 90 girl tickets. For shots we'd buy just a few 1.75's of crap like root beer schnapps. Nothing too hard core such as tequila or jack.

We laid cardboard down in the kitchen and main living space and moved out all furniture excpet for some chairs. We had a 3-season porch as well that again we had nothing in it to break or ruin. The party space in the basement was cement walls and cement floors. Upstairs was off limits because you needed a key to access the stairwell, and both bedrooms on the main floor were also locked.

Now these were parties so stuff happens but nothing that outrageous.

Well that is very well thought out. Sounds time tested.

My quarters were all Ms Pac Man, Pole Position or Cruisin USA, and the Star Wars arcade game. Given that I moved around a lot, finding a Bubble Dome hockey game was a luxury

Many parties at tUMD were in the basements of houses, which were unfinished and simple concrete floors. Next day, out comes the garden hose to wash it wall away down the drain.

Sounds OK as long as everyone was wearing a facemask. :yikes:

No one really cared back then. And to be honest, I only went to a couple "open" parties. Most of the parties I went to were closed, invite only, rather small (50ish people?).