On 'Fuckering Lights', that brings to mind a video rental store (remember those?) north of Tampa that was named 'Megaflicks', with its name proudly displayed in a huge font identical to this.
Yes, I am aware that the online inflation calculator image wrongly compared 2001 to 2023 rather than 2021 to 2023. The image has been updated in the online version. The correct image shows that $50 when the Picayune Plus began two years ago is now worth $58.81
"M": Tip of the hat to a proud alum and fan of his school's team who takes fair play seriously. There surely are many others, but most don't have your public voice. Your good example landed on my list of things to be grateful for.
The "FUCKERING LIGHTS" joke works because it is in a particular typeface. It appears to be in a roman font and neither of the other fonts (bold and italic).
I do not understand why anyone uses X (ne Twitter) given that its owner is an anti-semitic villain. It reflects particularly badly on "mainstream" corporations that pay him for advertising their products and services.
Google deleting old email accounts caught my eye. What was surprising was the 2 years of inactivity. Seems a little short. Maybe 5 or 10 years might be more appropriate.
I think two years is plenty. I think I have two or three gmail accounts because I was required to have one when registering for an app. Not clear what happens if they delete one of those accounts, but I have never used them for mail.
Also, they send out notices of imminent expiration a couple of months in advance. If you use it so infrequently that you miss the message (and nix the expiration), it's hard to believe you'd miss it that much.
Baseball’s addition of a pitch clock reminded me of a nit I like to pick with football, namely its calling of play clock violations “delay of game.” If we were really worried about delaying the game we wouldn’t have the referee stop action for another minute to explain the violation. Why not call it a “play clock violation” like baseball and basketball do?
This is the second time I have seen David L comments as they are pasted from Yahoo comments. I answered him then. It's not about Trump's popularity. The current president always catches flak for things people are unhappy about whether or not he caused them. His opponent could be Trump or anyone else. Furthermore I don't care about Trump's ratings. People give him credit for things he didn't do and promises he doesn't keep. What he does promise, like using the government to retaliate against his political enemies is downright scary. It means we could have another four years of advisors telling him he can't do things. And I've got news for David. Poverty, inflation, war, crime, the environment- transgender athletics is not even close to the top of the list when it comes to the concerns of people.
I agree completely with your assessment of the Lancaster incident. I also would like to know exactly what the student said and who his remarks were directed at. He appears to be looking directly at the police officer the whole time and is walking directly toward him. Was the kid threatening the teacher, other students or the cop? Or was he being insulting to the adults or their relationship? In either case, an overreaction, but, depending on what was said, possibly understandable.
Did you watch the whole video or are you basing your comments on the stills that Eric posted? Because in the video it is quite clear that the police officer moved to the right as JaQuwaun approached (about the 40 second mark). JaQuwaun was walking across the playground in the direction of where the teacher and officer were standing but not directly toward him as one might be doing to cause a physical confrontation. And if he had been doing that, the appropriate response would be for the officer to step to the left to avoid a collision, not to the right to ensure one.
Only a jerk (or someone who thinks he's entitled to control other people's space and movement) would deliberately cause a collision just to make a point about who has the most power.
Watch the teacher standing with the cop. She takes a step back as the boy approaches — in at least some alarm. Why? What did he say that caused her to step back and caused. The girl in the upper left to turn her attention toward him? Something, obviously. Not saying the cop’s response was necessary or appropriate, but the idea that it was utterly unprovoked does not seem right.
I, for one, am very curious about what the kid might have said or done. Perhaps the cop is a complete psycho who just randomly pummels teenagers without any provocation. I guess that COULD be possible. Far more likely the kid said something provocative or threatening to someone else in the scene, and if his exact words are ever verifiably confirmed, I’d venture a guess that most sane observers will conclude that the roughing up this kid got from the cop was well deserved.
And by “well deserved” I don’t mean that the shove was legally acceptable. The cop’s behavior was out of bounds, he should have his day in court, go before the judge, get a stiff admonishment and a small fine, and that should be the end of it.
But of course, it won’t be. The kid’s lawyers are, of course, histrionically blowing this into something that it is not, all with the goal of maximizing the payout from the windfall that they know surely awaits.
And the saddest thing is this this kid, at the age of fourteen, will have learned from his parents, his lawyers, and all of the other adults in his life who are supposed to be guiding him and should certainly know better, a very important life lesson: bad behavior has incredibly rich rewards, so take advantage of anyone that you can in any way that you can.
No, Steven, if your scenario plays out, what the kid will have learned is that, if you become a cop, you can use violence when you get angry at people, and there will be no real consequences, just a “stern talking to,” and a small fine. But, of course, our police have been learning that lesson for many years. That’s why the city has to pay $70 million every year to settle police misconduct cases.
Well, we certainly don’t know, do we? We don’t know why the teacher stepped back. We don’t know that the teacher was alarmed as opposed to surprised or some other emotion. We do know that the teacher was not afraid of the eighth grade boy because after the cop hit the boy in the throat and knocked him back, the teacher interposed herself between the cop and the boy and grabbed the boy by both arms. So the idea that the officer had to hit the boy to protect the teacher seems pretty far fetched. But that’s why we have trials. The teacher will testify; the cop will testify, and the boy will testify. And the jury will decide whether the officer hit the boy without a reasonable belief that doing so was necessary to defend himself or another against the imminent use of unlawful force by the eighth grader.
Thank you for posting this link. That kid is not walking directly toward Lancaster. He's walking toward the entrance all the kids end up going in. It looks like their paths would not have intersected if Lancaster had not moved to the right. If he was not saying anything untoward, Lancaster's actions make no sense. The girl in blue seems to be talking with several kids around her. Doesn't look like she is necessarily turning toward green backpack specifically. It is impossible for it to look very provocative watching the video. Just shocking to see Lancaster who looks like he is attacking the kid. Just my take...
I have no problem with 'aging' as a descriptor for a building. I think it means 'in need of repair or updating.'. Not as bad as dilapidated or disrepair but not in prime condition. There are lots of old buildings that are well maintained and in excellent condition that would not be described as aging.
If you read Yahoo news stories, it allows anonymous comments after most stories, depending on the source of the story. I'll let you guess what anonymous means. Other platforms, such as Twitter and Facebook catch flak for negative comments and news. Yahoo commenting makes them look like child's play. Every type of sociological ill you can think of is involved. There are personal attacks against other commenters, racist attacks and statements, homophobia- you name it and it is there. David L's comments are among the rare polite and justifiable comments one usually sees. I guess it is all done under the banner of intellectual freedom. I call it a gold mine for psychologists and psychiatrists. Yahoo supposedly uses an algorithm to spot and delete harmful comments. It is about as useful as bailing out the ocean with a teaspoon.
On 'Fuckering Lights', that brings to mind a video rental store (remember those?) north of Tampa that was named 'Megaflicks', with its name proudly displayed in a huge font identical to this.
We cracked up every time we drove past....
Yes, I am aware that the online inflation calculator image wrongly compared 2001 to 2023 rather than 2021 to 2023. The image has been updated in the online version. The correct image shows that $50 when the Picayune Plus began two years ago is now worth $58.81
What's 20 years among friends. Still a good deal!
No PS +. I guess since Thanksgiving falls on a Thursday this year, that makes sense.
Yeah. Sort of a double issue today.
You did know that Thanksgiving *generally* falls on a Thursday, yes?
"M": Tip of the hat to a proud alum and fan of his school's team who takes fair play seriously. There surely are many others, but most don't have your public voice. Your good example landed on my list of things to be grateful for.
I have never understood Michigan's "Go Blue" thing when the "M" is always yellow!
Lancaster is a cop, which means he's armed with a gun.
His attacking anyone should automatically be felony aggravated battery!
The "FUCKERING LIGHTS" joke works because it is in a particular typeface. It appears to be in a roman font and neither of the other fonts (bold and italic).
I do not understand why anyone uses X (ne Twitter) given that its owner is an anti-semitic villain. It reflects particularly badly on "mainstream" corporations that pay him for advertising their products and services.
We were there first. He's the interloper no matter how much money he has.
Up to you of course, but I would not give one red cent to that dangerous man.
Google deleting old email accounts caught my eye. What was surprising was the 2 years of inactivity. Seems a little short. Maybe 5 or 10 years might be more appropriate.
I think two years is plenty. I think I have two or three gmail accounts because I was required to have one when registering for an app. Not clear what happens if they delete one of those accounts, but I have never used them for mail.
Also, they send out notices of imminent expiration a couple of months in advance. If you use it so infrequently that you miss the message (and nix the expiration), it's hard to believe you'd miss it that much.
I'd rather read the Picayune Sentinel than spending my afternoon washing dishes or watching football after dinner, but that's just me.
Baseball’s addition of a pitch clock reminded me of a nit I like to pick with football, namely its calling of play clock violations “delay of game.” If we were really worried about delaying the game we wouldn’t have the referee stop action for another minute to explain the violation. Why not call it a “play clock violation” like baseball and basketball do?
Indeed. If delaying the game were such a concern they would not have four-minute commercial breaks after punts, etc. and they’d shorten halftime.
I hope Jake H is driving a Prius.
Oh no, Eric you included some Dad jokes. Well I am a Dad and plan to use the following this Thanksgiving…
1. What is the leading cause of dry skin?
Towels
2, What do you do with an elephant with three balls on him?
Walk him and pitch to the rhino.
3. I was reading about a new discovery concerning the Titanic…
Believe or not there is still water in the swimming pools!
4.Two antennas got married…the ceremony was just okay…
But the reception was incredible!
5. The rotation of the earth makes my day!
Okay, okay, I will stop now. Eric I hope my post does not result in a surcharge.
Apologies to subscribers..this was like a bad joke sneeze, had to get it out.
I’m feeling better…Happy Thanksgiving!
It’s pundemonium!
This is the second time I have seen David L comments as they are pasted from Yahoo comments. I answered him then. It's not about Trump's popularity. The current president always catches flak for things people are unhappy about whether or not he caused them. His opponent could be Trump or anyone else. Furthermore I don't care about Trump's ratings. People give him credit for things he didn't do and promises he doesn't keep. What he does promise, like using the government to retaliate against his political enemies is downright scary. It means we could have another four years of advisors telling him he can't do things. And I've got news for David. Poverty, inflation, war, crime, the environment- transgender athletics is not even close to the top of the list when it comes to the concerns of people.
What are Yahoo comments?
Except he's going to have as his advisors that vile Stephen Miller who will tell him every thing he does is wonderful!
I agree completely with your assessment of the Lancaster incident. I also would like to know exactly what the student said and who his remarks were directed at. He appears to be looking directly at the police officer the whole time and is walking directly toward him. Was the kid threatening the teacher, other students or the cop? Or was he being insulting to the adults or their relationship? In either case, an overreaction, but, depending on what was said, possibly understandable.
Did you watch the whole video or are you basing your comments on the stills that Eric posted? Because in the video it is quite clear that the police officer moved to the right as JaQuwaun approached (about the 40 second mark). JaQuwaun was walking across the playground in the direction of where the teacher and officer were standing but not directly toward him as one might be doing to cause a physical confrontation. And if he had been doing that, the appropriate response would be for the officer to step to the left to avoid a collision, not to the right to ensure one.
Only a jerk (or someone who thinks he's entitled to control other people's space and movement) would deliberately cause a collision just to make a point about who has the most power.
Watch the teacher standing with the cop. She takes a step back as the boy approaches — in at least some alarm. Why? What did he say that caused her to step back and caused. The girl in the upper left to turn her attention toward him? Something, obviously. Not saying the cop’s response was necessary or appropriate, but the idea that it was utterly unprovoked does not seem right.
I, for one, am very curious about what the kid might have said or done. Perhaps the cop is a complete psycho who just randomly pummels teenagers without any provocation. I guess that COULD be possible. Far more likely the kid said something provocative or threatening to someone else in the scene, and if his exact words are ever verifiably confirmed, I’d venture a guess that most sane observers will conclude that the roughing up this kid got from the cop was well deserved.
I don’t know about “we’ll deserved” or even “deserved,” but I continue to question the harsh level of the charge based on this altercation.
And by “well deserved” I don’t mean that the shove was legally acceptable. The cop’s behavior was out of bounds, he should have his day in court, go before the judge, get a stiff admonishment and a small fine, and that should be the end of it.
But of course, it won’t be. The kid’s lawyers are, of course, histrionically blowing this into something that it is not, all with the goal of maximizing the payout from the windfall that they know surely awaits.
And the saddest thing is this this kid, at the age of fourteen, will have learned from his parents, his lawyers, and all of the other adults in his life who are supposed to be guiding him and should certainly know better, a very important life lesson: bad behavior has incredibly rich rewards, so take advantage of anyone that you can in any way that you can.
No, Steven, if your scenario plays out, what the kid will have learned is that, if you become a cop, you can use violence when you get angry at people, and there will be no real consequences, just a “stern talking to,” and a small fine. But, of course, our police have been learning that lesson for many years. That’s why the city has to pay $70 million every year to settle police misconduct cases.
Well, we certainly don’t know, do we? We don’t know why the teacher stepped back. We don’t know that the teacher was alarmed as opposed to surprised or some other emotion. We do know that the teacher was not afraid of the eighth grade boy because after the cop hit the boy in the throat and knocked him back, the teacher interposed herself between the cop and the boy and grabbed the boy by both arms. So the idea that the officer had to hit the boy to protect the teacher seems pretty far fetched. But that’s why we have trials. The teacher will testify; the cop will testify, and the boy will testify. And the jury will decide whether the officer hit the boy without a reasonable belief that doing so was necessary to defend himself or another against the imminent use of unlawful force by the eighth grader.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qo_36Qc7huQ&pp=ygUSSmFRdXdhdW4gTGFuY2FzdGVy
Thank you for posting this link. That kid is not walking directly toward Lancaster. He's walking toward the entrance all the kids end up going in. It looks like their paths would not have intersected if Lancaster had not moved to the right. If he was not saying anything untoward, Lancaster's actions make no sense. The girl in blue seems to be talking with several kids around her. Doesn't look like she is necessarily turning toward green backpack specifically. It is impossible for it to look very provocative watching the video. Just shocking to see Lancaster who looks like he is attacking the kid. Just my take...
I have no problem with 'aging' as a descriptor for a building. I think it means 'in need of repair or updating.'. Not as bad as dilapidated or disrepair but not in prime condition. There are lots of old buildings that are well maintained and in excellent condition that would not be described as aging.
If you read Yahoo news stories, it allows anonymous comments after most stories, depending on the source of the story. I'll let you guess what anonymous means. Other platforms, such as Twitter and Facebook catch flak for negative comments and news. Yahoo commenting makes them look like child's play. Every type of sociological ill you can think of is involved. There are personal attacks against other commenters, racist attacks and statements, homophobia- you name it and it is there. David L's comments are among the rare polite and justifiable comments one usually sees. I guess it is all done under the banner of intellectual freedom. I call it a gold mine for psychologists and psychiatrists. Yahoo supposedly uses an algorithm to spot and delete harmful comments. It is about as useful as bailing out the ocean with a teaspoon.