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Cowgirl wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 21 8:54 pm
That could be fun.... “Let’s Go Fish!”

I hope he’s not a crappie player.

Here are this week’s questions: 1. What color are amethysts? 2. Emmanuel Macron is currently a head of state in what two independent nations? 3. In the early 1950s, what was described by its creator this way: "I wanted it to look like nothing else in the world, and it should be surrounded by a train...

Here are the answers to last week’s Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia Quiz: 1. Port Arthur, a Chinese city named for an Englishman, was in 1904 the site of the beginning of a war between what two other countries? That's where the Russo-Japanese War began. It ended the following year in New Hampshire, of a...

Bonus quiz answers: Weekend bonus quiz: 1. In the 1950’s, an Austrian socialist named Victor Gruen designed a model city named what, which still exists today? Gruen was pretty ahead of his time--or we're way behind the times,more likely--in recognizing how dangerous our reliance on cars was. He dre...

At lest in our part of town (South St. Paul) this storm was very underwhelming.

We have the best public works department. Our streets have been plowed several times and are clear from curb to curb (except for by our neighbors who NEVER move their cars).

7. They all featured characters that “disappeared”.

Jupiter wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 16 12:38 pm
Yeah... I will not be heading down for the game. Just not worth the hassle.

With the weather plus the time zone change from your house I can see how that would be challenging.

Well, according to apartmentguide.com, the second best city in America for BBQ is, yes, you guessed it....Minnetonka, MN.

https://www.apartmentguide.com/blog/bes ... -barbecue/

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Tue Jan 14 2:45 pm

Zwak wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 14 2:41 pm
... especially in the era of selfies (not that I do a lot of selfies with famous people either).
Nope... Just tons of photos with good lookin women.

It’s tough but somehow I make do

Adults pushing ahead of kids for Autographs. Last night at the Kids Skate with the Gophers there were a few adult walking on the ice seeking autographs from the players and pushing ahead of lines for the kids. Best part is when the players started to deny them and paid attention to the kids. A few ...

I really dislike the concept and term of "influencer" as it relates to social media.

Here are this week’s questions: 1. Port Arthur, a Chinese city named for an Englishman, was in 1904 the site of the beginning of a war between what two other countries? 2. What TV character died ninety-nine times between August 1997 and the present? 3. What 1892 opera ends with Canio's famous line "...

Here are the answers to last week’s Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia Quiz: 1. What two biblical figures are most often depicted in a "pietà" artwork? A pietà, like Michelangelo's famous one, shows Mary holding the body of Christ following His crucifixion. 2. Gherman Titov is best known for being the seco...

Text messages from political campaigns. :chainsaw: :censored: :chainsaw: :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored: Yes!!! A long time ago a friend of mine was running for Governor. Back then you could make a donation to a candidate and then get that money returned back to you from the State of MN...

I normally really like Chick-fil-A as a fast food place, but man the one on C concourse at MSP really sucks at lunchtime. Messed up my order 3 ways and none easily excusable. I believe the airport locations of Chick-Fil-A are only licensed by Chick-Fil-A but not official franchises so they are run ...

Fr. Julich wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 10 4:20 pm
RIP Neil.

So many great memories associated with their music. Think I’ll put the catalog on full shuffle for a week of mourning.

This makes me sad. I’m not a great musical mind but IMO he’s one of the top 5 drummers of my lifetime.

City Works in Downtown Mpls. has closed. I was there once and didn't think it was too bad. We just don't go Downtown Mpls much anymore, especially with Hennepin all torn up right now. http://www.startribune.com/city-works-sports-bar-in-the-former-block-e-in-downtown-minneapolis-has-closed/566842471/

5. James Harden?

Here are this week’s questions: 1. What two biblical figures are most often depicted in a "pietà" artwork? 2. Gherman Titov is best known for being the second person ever to do the same thing that which countryman had done four months earlier? 3. What surname, originally from the Arabic for "poultry...

Here are the answers to last week’s Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia Quiz: 1. What record label, founded in 1968, used a logo inspired by the work of Rene Magritte? One of Magritte's most famous surrealist paintings, The Son of Man, is a portrait with the head obscured by a big floating green apple. Paul...

The quiz is late again.

Here are this week’s questions: 1. What record label, founded in 1968, used a logo inspired by the work of Rene Magritte? 2. In what state would you find the largest U.S. cities beginning with the letters 'X' and 'Z'? 3. What Genoese admiral who died in 1560 had his name return to maritime news on t...

Hot off the presses...here are the answers to last week’s Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia Quiz 1. The first Spanish colony in the New World, La Navidad, was built from the wreckage of what ship? La Navidad was founded in Hispaniola on Christmas Day 1492. Which of Columbus's three ships had foundered the...

Still no quiz yet. Sorry!

No quiz as of yet.

I want the ORIGINAL ORIGINAL footage. I think there were two stages of added footage, and the first stage, shrug, ok, I'll accept it, but not prefer it. I think they added more after that, though. I want what I saw as a kid in the theaters. Even JJ Abrams said in a interview I read somewhere recent...

Okay, so Tom and Jerry's are an acquired taste. I can handle one each holiday season but since I've moved to Minnesota I've sampled slight variations of the drink that I spent the better part of the late 90's and early 2000's serving at the Elks Lodge in my hometown with my Dad. Now I always though...

6. Rankin & Bass

Here are this week’s questions: 1. The first Spanish colony in the New World, La Navidad, was built from the wreckage of what ship? 2. What musician, who sang on both of the biggest Christmas songs of 1984, died on December 25, 2016? 3. What was the nom du crime of the partnership of Marv Murchins a...

Here are the answers to last week’s Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia Quiz: 1. According to its title page, the masterpiece of what 14th-century author is "surnamed Prince Galehalt" and "told by seven Ladies and three young Men"? Ten storytellers, ten days. This is the Decameron by Giovanni Boccacio. 2. "...

The Rube wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 08 10:02 pm
Buddy hooked me up on his Disney+. Barreled through Mandolorian. Great show. Looking forward to re-watching the classic movies, like "Lady And The Tramp" and such.

Don’t forget Swiss Family Robinson.

Snowcool08 wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 20 3:08 pm
I just closed on my first house today. I get to be a real adult now.

In your hometown?

Vegoe wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 20 8:09 am
This one is free to read:

https://theathletic.com/1474489/2019/12 ... -the-life/

Simply an awesome article @Vegoe. Great work!

Tickets booked in Bangkok for 4DX which means moving/vibrating chairs, scents, air flow, and other enhancements depending upon the movie. I go in with 0 expectations and with 0 spoilers outside the official trailers. I figure it can't be worse than 7 & 8 which means it will be worth it. Darth Vader...

The Gophers have received a commitment from Australian punter Mark Crawford. Crawford is the top international punter in Ray Guy’s ProKicker Camp rankings. His 49.86 average distance was the best mark among all punters in the database. When applying the statistic to this year’s NCAA rankings, Crawf...

Just saw on FB The Happy Gnome is closing. https://growlermag.com/cornerstone-craft-beer-bar-the-happy-gnome-to-close-december-22/ What was it called before it was The Happy Gnome? The name is escaping me. Chang O'Hara's wasn't it? Yes. Thank you!!!! Nicely done! I have a post pending approval aski...

Just saw on FB The Happy Gnome is closing. https://growlermag.com/cornerstone-craft-beer-bar-the-happy-gnome-to-close-december-22/ What was it called before it was The Happy Gnome? The name is escaping me. Chang O'Hara's wasn't it? Yes. Thank you!!!! Nicely done! I have a post pending approval aski...

Burns is playing hard and loose with the facts. Technically RIGHT NOW he is right but he wont be for very long and he leaves out the context of the numbers. He does this a lot. It is kinda lame if you ask me. I get he has to for various reasons...but he doesnt even acknowledge it when called out fo...

I like that answer but it does seem like that list could be huge. Yeah, you're correct. I'm switching my answer to: All received Presidential pardons. I don't think that Willie McCovey received a presidential pardon. My first thought was, related to McCovey, having a body of water named after him, ...

Maize wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 17 9:25 am

Zwak wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 17 9:19 am

I like that answer but it does seem like that list could be huge.
Yeah, you're correct.

I'm switching my answer to:

Hidden Content...
All received Presidential pardons.

Since Ken is a Mormon he likely could have included himself on this list for your first response.

Maize wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 17 9:16 am
7. I'm leaning towards people that didn't drink alcohol.

I like that answer but it does seem like that list could be huge.

Just saw on FB The Happy Gnome is closing. https://growlermag.com/cornerstone-craft-beer-bar-the-happy-gnome-to-close-december-22/ What was it called before it was The Happy Gnome? The name is escaping me. Chang O'Hara's wasn't it? Yes. Thank you!!!! Nicely done! I have a post pending approval aski...

Here are this week’s questions: 1. According to its title page, the masterpiece of what 14th-century author is "surnamed Prince Galehalt" and "told by seven Ladies and three young Men"? 2. "Five Predictions," delivered by Nicholas Negroponte in 1984, was the historic first presentation ever given at...

Here are the answers to last week’s Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia Quiz: 1. The dial on a ship's engine order telegraph usually displays STOP as well as three other four-letter words, each indicating a different speed. What are those three words? FULL, HALF, and SLOW are the usual settings, though DEAD...

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Mon Dec 16 9:22 pm

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Mon Dec 16 8:07 pm

Greyeagle wrote: ↑
Mon Dec 16 7:18 pm
Just saw on FB The Happy Gnome is closing.

https://growlermag.com/cornerstone-craf ... cember-22/
What was it called before it was The Happy Gnome? The name is escaping me.
Chang O'Hara's wasn't it?

Yes. Thank you!!!!

Greyeagle wrote: ↑
Mon Dec 16 7:18 pm
Just saw on FB The Happy Gnome is closing.

https://growlermag.com/cornerstone-craf ... cember-22/

What was it called before it was The Happy Gnome? The name is escaping me.

RIP Wooger. Such a great guy. Had the opportunity to meet him a couple times. Couldn’t be nicer.

I agree that he belongs on the Mt. Rushmore of MN Hockey.

I love the tire inflators that all Kwik-Trips offer for free. You just punch in what you want the pressure to be in your tire and it will inflate and check pressure until it hits the number you put in. No, it's not that hard to just use a compressor and to keep checking with your own tire gauge but ...

On Facebook I am normally fun and rarely serious or preachy. Earlier in the week I had a rare serious post about my battle with depression.

Simple pleasure: the incredibly supportive responses I received via posts, private messages, text messages, and phone calls. Simply amazing.

Handyman wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 11 12:57 pm
Well he just visited Gonzaga in October I believe...

Personally I dont get the appeal to wanting to go there but they do make deep runs.

I agree. Hard to find their games on TV as they are west coast. Plus....its Spokane!

That would be my guess...and if he gets an offer like that it would be hard to pass up. Anyone who would expect him to locally (and would hate Pitino for it) are off base. If the Blue Bloods come calling no coach is going to keep him here. That isnt a defense of Pitino (though I am sure Eeyore will...

Here are this week’s questions: 1. The dial on a ship's engine order telegraph usually displays STOP as well as three other four-letter words, each indicating a different speed. What are those three words? 2. What's the only U.S. state in the Deep South that has a Democratic governor? 3. On October ...

Here are the answers to last week’s Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia Quiz: 1. The Asahi Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, and Yomiuri Shimbun are Japan's three leading what? "Shimbun" is Japanese for "newspaper." 2. Between 1969 and 1975, what supply line ran the length of the Annamite Range? The Annamite Range...

Do people still put Heet in their cars in the winter? Doesn’t seem to be as much of a thing as it used to.

LMAO...for an extra 4 million per year for 5 years (mind you there is no SALARY Cap) Twins could have signed the guy they really wanted...instead they are edged out due to dollars - dokay... they are such :censored: frauds...Zack Wheeler, one of the coveted starting pitchers on the free agent marke...

I'm not a moderator but can we please get this back to talking about actual committed recruits.

My wife and I have a pretty nice, but old, recliner that's in excellent shape. Since we have no use for it and were unable to sell it online we decided we would donate it. I called 3 places...2 wouldn't take it because it's been exposed to pets and the other takes furniture but not recliners. Final...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=BIhNsAtPbPI&feature=emb_logo This may be a controversial take but while Daniel Craig has been a great Bond, I've found the more recent Mission: Impossible movies to be more entertaining that the more recent Bond movies. I liked the most recent MI movi...

Iceburg wrote: ↑
Tue Nov 26 1:45 pm
Haven't been in the neighbourhood for a while, anyone know if the Cleveland Wok has reopened yet?

Reopening has been delayed until early next year.

https://www.twincities.com/2019/12/03/c ... nu-changes

Composer wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 03 12:02 pm
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these TV characters? Lindsay Bluth, Carl Carlson, "Crazy Eyes," Dexter Morgan, Eleven, Rose Nylund, Abby Sciuto, Jon Snow, Dr. Christian Troy, Worf.
Each was adopted as a child.
What about Ernie Douglas!

And Bam Bam!!!

It’s 2:55pm on Monday in Superior...and 22 inches of snow that fell on East 7th Street... still hasn’t been plowed. Only tracks up and down the street have been made by snowmobiles. Called the city today...they said they’re working on it and will have 7th Street PLOWED by midnight (tonight). Been s...

3. Janet Jackson

Here are this week’s questions: 1. The Asahi Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, and Yomiuri Shimbun are Japan's three leading what? 2. Between 1969 and 1975, what supply line ran the length of the Annamite Range? 3. Music video director Rene Elizondo, Jr. appeared on the September 1993 cover of Rolling Ston...

Here are the answers to last week’s Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia Quiz: 1. What type of pale lager was first brewed in its namesake western Bohemian city in 1842? Without Pilsen (now Plzen, the fourth largest city in the Czech Republic, Pilsner beer might never have been invented. 2. What actress star...

Fun fact I learned on Twitter today:

1975 Philadelphia Flyers are the last Stanley Cup winning team composed entirely of Canadian players. 1993 Montreal Canadians are the last Stanley Cup winning team composed entirely of North American players

REALLY glad my wife is working from home today. Was able to snowblow before she drove. Nothing worse than snow blowing after your driveway has been driven on. Hate those packed down tire tracks.

Iceburg wrote: ↑
Tue Nov 26 1:45 pm
Haven't been in the neighbourhood for a while, anyone know if the Cleveland Wok has reopened yet?

I just tried calling them and got a weird recording. Makes me think they are not reopened yet, but can't confirm.

Zwak wrote: ↑
Tue Nov 26 12:53 pm
1. Carly Simon would tell him who "Your So Vain" was written about.

Darn you NORM!!!

1. Carly Simon would tell him who "Your So Vain" was written about.

HockeyBum wrote: ↑
Tue Nov 26 8:02 am
7.
Hidden Content...
All were adopted?

He's used this question before but with different characters/people.

Here are this week’s questions: 1. What type of pale lager was first brewed in its namesake western Bohemian city in 1842? 2. What actress starred opposite Errol Flynn in eight of his films--and then went on to outlive him by sixty years? 3. In Johann Strauss's best-known operetta, a drunken Dr. Fal...

Here are the answers to last week’s Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia Quiz: 1. At 183.8 feet, South Korea's T Express is the world's highest what made of wood? It's the world's highest wooden roller coaster. I've never been on this coaster, but it's actually a (comparatively recent) addition to what was o...

Not sure if Reusse is doing his Turkey of the Year column any more but that doesn’t mean we still can’t discuss.

Who would you pick as Turkey of the Year?

Non-political political fun fact: Former National Security Council advisor Tim Morrison who is testifying today is 7' 1" tall.

He is one of us too as he got his BA at the U of M.

again this is a NON-POLITICAL fun fact.

5. Belgium & Belgrade

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