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@Mik said in Always set the parking brake!:

Cats still rule the internet.

More than that…

Wait, wasn’t Spain in the news last week for going with completely renewable energy?

Italian as a language is a particularly inspired choice…

@jon-nyc said in Parental Brag: Dean’s List Edition:

Seemed like the right thread for this.

Nice!

As an aside, Luke graduates with his BS in Molecular Biology in 3 weeks. He has 2 labs to take over the summer then on to a 1 year nursing intensive.

@Horace said in Busted…:

The kid made a video of the call, I guess he wanted it to go viral.

I don’t think he was actually in the video, I think he gave it to his frat brothers to do.

They caught the guy behind the Shedeur Sanders prank call during the draft. It was the son of the Atlanta Falcons Defensive Coordinator. This could cost the kid’s father a lot in fines.

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/nfl-is-reviewing-jeff-ulbrichs-role-in-the-shedeur-sanders-prank-call

Yeah, I’ve been expecting this as well as vehicle GPS pings for identity…

@Mik said in Happy Draft Day:

How many times do you have to say defense wins games. Were that not true the Bengals would have won the Super Bowl last year.

You still need offense. Pittsburgh had the top scoring defense through 12 weeks last year and were 10-2. BUT the offense couldn’t sustain drives, and Russell Wilson repeatedly ignored play calls designed to grind the clock and went for quick big strikes instead. The result? Our defense was on the field for 20 more snaps a game than average. They hit that 5 games in 22 days stretch and died. They were worn down…

@Mik said in Happy Draft Day:

@LuFins-Dad said in Happy Draft Day:

@Mik said in Happy Draft Day:

Haaaahahaha!

And they drafted another guy earlier that was projected as a 5th rounder…

That's two dead QB careers right there. Where QBs go to die. They've had almost no one last more than three years since the franchise was restarted, and many who only lasted one or part of one. At some point you just have to surmise management doesn't know what they are doing.

They went into the draft with their top center being ranked 55th in the league. Most teams 2nd stringers are rated higher. Their top guard is ranked 67th, worse than all other teams starting pairs. Their top tackle is 60th… But they drafted 2 QBs, 2 RBs, and a backup TE… With nobody to block for them.

Betting Odds for Cleveland Starting QB Week 1:

Kenny “I run from competition” is the favorite at -110

Shedeur “Legendary Draft Fail” Sanders is second at +175

Dillon (who?) Gabriel is third at +475

Joe Flacco is in last place at +1500

If I actually bet on sports, I think I would drop a bill on Flacco…

@Axtremus said in Mildly interesting:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2025/04/24/california-gdp-us-states-ranked/83250950007/

Which US states have the largest economies?
From largest to smallest economy by nominal GDP, here’s how other U.S. states and Washington, D.C., stack up behind California according to preliminary 2024 numbers from BEA:
California: $4.1 trillion
Texas: $2.7 trillion
New York: $2.3 trillion
Florida: $1.7 trillion
Illinois: $1.1 trillion
Pennsylvania: $1.02 trillion
Ohio: $928 billion
Georgia: $883 billion
Washington: $855 billion
New Jersey: $847 billion
North Carolina: $839 billion
Massachusetts: $781 billion
Virginia: $764 billion
Michigan: $707 billion
Colorado: $553 billion
Arizona: $552 billion
Tennessee: $550 billion
Maryland: $543 billion
Indiana: $527 billion
Minnesota: $501 billion
Wisconsin: $451.3 billion
Missouri: $451.2 billion
Connecticut: $366 billion
South Carolina: $350 billion
Oregon: $331 billion
Louisiana: $328 billion
Alabama: $321 billion
Utah: $301 billion
Kentucky: $293 billion
Oklahoma: $266 billion
Nevada: $261 billion
Iowa: $257 billion
Kansas: $235 billion
Arkansas: $189 billion
District of Columbia: $186 billion
Nebraska: $185 billion
Mississippi: $157 billion
New Mexico: $141 billion
Idaho: $128 billion
New Hampshire: $121 billion
Hawaii: $116 billion
West Virginia: $108 billion
Delaware: $103 billion
Maine: $99 billion
Rhode Island: $82 billion
Montana: $76 billion
North Dakota: $75.4 billion
South Dakota: $75.2 billion
Alaska: $70 billion
Wyoming: $53 billion
Vermont: $46 billion

I wish there is an animated "how the rankings changed over time" video

DC with 700K residents has a higher GDP than 16 states. That should really make you think…

@Mik said in Happy Draft Day:

Haaaahahaha!

And they drafted another guy earlier that was projected as a 5th rounder…

Who exactly are they going to call racist? The Steelers, who had 2 black quarterbacks last year and a black head coach? Cleveland, who had 2 black quarterbacks last year? The Giants, who have 2 black quarterbacks this year?

No, now it’s going to be anti-Deion backlash. Well yeah… For good reason. And let’s not forget the kid built a special draft room with countless cameras, memorabilia from all the teams, and has his brand name all over the place. Yeah, no thanks.

Pittsburgh takes a running back from Hamilton, Ohio…

Starting to get a little too close to Pittsburgh at 83…

Day-3 thought this was going to be “LEGENDARY” https://www.realtor.com/news/celebrity-real-estate/shedeur-sanders-deion-nfl-draft-house/

Dad might be prime time but the kid looks like he’s late-night… Or Day 3…

LOL, Saints just took Shough (good one, @Jolly ) and Sanders is still sitting there…

@Nunatax said in I want this.:

Two words: robot mower

A roomba with sharpened blades. What can go wrong?

Derrick Harmon was a blue chip recruit coming out of HS, but he decided to go to Michigan State to stay close to his mother. While he was a freshman, she had a major stroke, so he transferred to Oregon to get an NIL deal large enough to support the family and cover her medical bills as well as a wheelchair accessible van.

Last night, he broke down in tears during his press conference and cut it short because he needed to go to the hospital and tell his mom he was drafted (she was having brain surgery).

She passed 2 hours after he told her.

https://steelersdepot.com/2025/04/derrick-harmon-loses-mother-one-day-after-steelers-draft-him/