If you look too deep, you may find Zuul.

I think you’ve got it backwards. My 4-6 closest friends know what’s what and can help themselves as the probably due whenever they come over. If you’re an acquaintance, you should be on your best behavior.

I’d seriously like to see HamNo’s take on this. I’ve worked in both union and non-union shops for 20 years. Unions can be good or bad, so to label this as an either/or is disingenuous at best. The union is doing exactly what it’s there to: protect it’s member. Never mind that what the member did was reprehensible and…

Can’t we get at a lot of that via Alaska or is it that particular range of the Arctic that we’re after?

That’s the thing I haven’t seen yet: WHY? What would we gain from it? Who benefits? What would Greenland get from the deal?

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I had a vague notion of who Trump was growing up. In ~2000, I heard him on a commercial for Staples encouraging fellow businessmen to do the smart thing and buy as much as you could of something when there was a good deal. This immediately set off my JIT manufacturing senses. “Why in the hell would you flood your…

The first picture immediately made me think of this:

They’re always hiring if there’s something to haul. Rail’s down because durable goods aren’t moving along with agricultural.  Containers don’t go to rail yards without trucks.  I haven’t checked port congestion lately, but the stuff I’m bringing in from overseas is moving a lot smoother than normal. Last time that…

A couple of the more on the ground numbers are truck and rail load rates.  Both have been way down for most of the year.  This means consumers aren’t buying stuff as manufacturers don’t need to replenish stocks.  Manufacturers are going to have a few bad quarters in the near term, which could also be the shock to the…

Back in the day as a young lieutenant, BK and Frank’s Franks were the only options on Army bases. They just got Popeye’s and Manhattan Bagel as I was ETS.

I would add a time limit to it as well.  The ref can watch and rewatch all he wants, but only for 30/60/90/whatever seconds.  If he can’t make a definitive call by then, the call on the field stands.  It won’t eliminate the slowdown, but at least it can minimize it.

This is the same as the NFL’s catch rule. There has been so much parsing of what exactly is and is not something most American young men have done for time immemorial it completely takes away from the drama when you see a receiver stretch his body to full extension, just barely get control of the ball, and drag his…

My wife and I both went to the same directional public college and had different experiences. My parents were well off and had my education saved for, but I joined ROTC and let Uncle Sam cover it so my sisters could go to a better school. My wife grew up on the wrong side of the tracks. She had to take out loans to…

Murphy’s 4th rule of combat is a good NCO can curse for 15 minutes straight without repeating himself or being profane. I’ve heard some soul crushing verbal lashings from E-7s who have absolutely had it with PV2 Snuffy’s shit. This was back in the day before the stress cards; I can’t imagine what it’s like now.

As I’ve said elsewhere, I by and large disagree with Libby’s stance, but it’s always well written and researched. Her articles always make me take another look at my beliefs and ask if I’m sure. That’s the reason I read Splinter, to be challenged. And Libby challenges me every time she put words to page.

I’m a Lions fan living in NW PA. I took my family (including my 12 year old daughter) to the Lions/Bills game last year. Within 150ft of where we parked the car, she saw 2 keg stands and a drunken woman writhing in the mud. My wife gave me a furious look and all I could do was shrug my shoulders and mumble “Bills…

Am I the only guy who thinks of this guy when they talk about Peterman at QB?

Also, my fantasy team name has been “Die Matt Millen” for a decade, so I probably have to change that now. Thanks Lions.

Here’s the rub - he’s had numerous cases of redlining in his businesses that he’s either been convicted of or settled with. There’s quantifiable proof he’s a racist.