OT: 110th Obsequious Banter Thread: Giving 110% and more

[Flybynite]

Arizona and being knocked off by double-digit seeds.

Like peanut butter & jelly.

Lost to a #15 seed twice
Lost to a #14 seed
Lost to a #13 seed twice
Lost to a #11 seed twice

 

[trostol]

so..i continue to enjoy cricket..now i wanna watch hurling

 

[Starat327]

so..i continue to enjoy cricket..now i wanna watch hurling

If you head to Sulliivan's in Erie, PA, i hear you can watch this there some nights.

 

[Kermit the Prog]

If you head to Sulliivan's in Erie, PA, i hear you can watch this there some nights.

Especially tonight on St. Patrick's Day after too many green beers.

 

[Embiid]

Guess a droid will be wiping my butt when I am a geezer..

Humanoid robots are coming

A startup called Figure is building a human-sized robot, initially for warehouse work.

www.axios.com

 

[Kermit the Prog]

Guess a droid will be wiping my butt when I am a geezer..

Humanoid robots are coming

A startup called Figure is building a human-sized robot, initially for warehouse work.

www.axios.com

I'm sure if you go on Craigslist, you'll find actual people who would do this for you. And pay you for the opportunity.

 

[dragonoffrost]

I'm sure if you go on Craigslist, you'll find actual people who would do this for you. And pay you for the opportunity.

 

[Lord Defect]

Any south Philly guys know the legend of fast Eddie

 

[Embiid]

Any south Philly guys know the legend of fast Eddie

I remember it because Howard Stern back in the day covered the whole thing and interviewed the guys that would receive payment for their "services." Dude was a sick man....

 

[Embiid]

The Cure for TicketmasterandServant...

The Cure forced Ticketmaster to refund fans a portion of "unduly high" fees

In some cases, the fees were higher than the face value of the tickets to The Cure's US tour

qz.com

 

[Cody Webster]

Lol Purdue

 

[JojoTheWhale]

There's a trend I bet in the NCAA Men's Tournament every year. Never in a million years did I think FDU would actually cash on the money line. This is the weirdest bet I've ever cashed.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

My bracket would be in the shredder right about now.

The Cure for TicketmasterandServant...

The Cure forced Ticketmaster to refund fans a portion of "unduly high" fees

In some cases, the fees were higher than the face value of the tickets to The Cure's US tour

qz.com

Yup. That’s why they are Ticketbastard

 

[Cody Webster]

There's a trend I bet in the NCAA Men's Tournament every year. Never in a million years did I think FDU would actually cash on the money line. This is the weirdest bet I've ever cashed.

More details on win please, if you're willing

 

[Cody Webster]

At the airport, waiting to board my originally scheduled 10:17 flight to London. The plane we were supposed to take has been sitting at the gate since 130 pm. About 10 minutes before boarding they tell us there is a mechanical issue. After about 10 more minutes, they change our gate and our plane. How do you realize that a plane that has been sitting here since 130pm now has a mechanical issue 45 minutes before takeoff? Still haven't started boarding the new plane

Just as I hit enter, get a notification that it has been delayed until 1120

 

[Starat327]

At the airport, waiting to board my originally scheduled 10:17 flight to London. The plane we were supposed to take has been sitting at the gate since 130 pm. About 10 minutes before boarding they tell us there is a mechanical issue. After about 10 more minutes, they change our gate and our plane. How do you realize that a plane that has been sitting here since 130pm now has a mechanical issue 45 minutes before takeoff? Still haven't started boarding the new plane

Just as I hit enter, get a notification that it has been delayed until 1120

Because the airline industry is the most poorly managed industry in the country, and I'll hear no arguments to the contrary.

 

[Cody Webster]

Because the airline industry is the most poorly managed industry in the country, and I'll hear no arguments to the contrary.

The new plane is smaller than the original, so now they dont have enough room for everyone. I guess the silver lining is I have a seat and there was another plane available

 

[Cody Webster]

They are offering a $1200 voucher and a rebook on a flight tomorrow....my wife is already over there, she'd kill me if she woke up and I wasn't on my way

 

[flyershockey]

They are offering a $1200 voucher and a rebook on a flight tomorrow....my wife is already over there, she'd kill me if she woke up and I wasn't on my way

What time tomorrow? I don't know the bar closing time situation at the airports, but if that was like an 8 AM flight, you could bet your ass I would take that $1200, drink the rest of the night at some terminal bar, and then crash out on the early morning flight across the pond.

 

[trostol]

@Beef Invictus NZ putting a stomp on SL atm lol

Williamson with 200+

 

[Cody Webster]

What time tomorrow? I don't know the bar closing time situation at the airports, but if that was like an 8 AM flight, you could bet your ass I would take that $1200, drink the rest of the night at some terminal bar, and then crash out on the early morning flight across the pond.

They were giving a voucher for a night at the Marriott. Not sure what time the flight tomorrow was. Wife woke up because she has a 730am flight from the Netherlands. I told her about the situation and she would not have been happy if I took the voucher. The bar closed around 930...when I was supposed to originally board

 

[Lord Defect]

They were giving a voucher for a night at the Marriott. Not sure what time the flight tomorrow was. Wife woke up because she has a 730am flight from the Netherlands. I told her about the situation and she would not have been happy if I took the voucher. The bar closed around 930...when I was supposed to originally board

It’s what, an 8 hour flight? She’d calm down by then. Take the voucher, drink, buy her an im sorry gift, profit!

 

[kudymen]

It’s what, an 8 hour flight? She’d calm down by then. Take the voucher, drink, buy her an im sorry gift, profit!

Give her the voucher as a gift

 

[kudymen]

Anyway

I was browsing some websites re: post wwii events in Czechoslovakia and found interesting pictures from approx 1946 when the US army delegation came to Prague castle to return some boxes full of nazi documents. Anyway, what caught my eye is the MP car in one of those pictures. Looks like Tatra 87, one of the first aerodynamic cars, highly influential as well. I had no idea US MP had that one too, a Czechoslovak car

 

[Starat327]

It’s what, an 8 hour flight? She’d calm down by then. Take the voucher, drink, buy her an im sorry gift, profit!

London is only a 7 hour flight I think, but when you factor in time change, it becomes 12, which means he basically lost the entire day. You almost have to take an overnight flight when you're flying overseas as to not waste any precious vacation time.