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Friday Classic Funny

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“Afternoon Ms. Munro, what’s up with the gun?”

“Ms. Welch advised it as necessary.”

“Necessary?”

“Yes, these parts are getting uppity”

“I know my par…”

“No.”

“No?”

“No.”

Now I know why I am fat, it’s my stomach’s fault.

Straight Line of the Day: CNN+ Was a Worse Idea Than…

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Straight Line of the Day: Possible Slogans for Wind Farms: …

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Wind Developer Admits Killing 136 Bald and Golden Eagles in $35M Settlement
Washington Examiner | April 06, 2022 | Breanne Deppisch

A U.S. wind power developer pleaded guilty to multiple violations of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act after its wind turbine blades allegedly killed more than 135 bald and golden eagles across the country.

The company, ESI Energy, pleaded guilty Tuesday to three counts of violations in the form of golden eagle deaths. Prosecutors said the birds were documented to have been killed by blunt force trauma after being struck by its wind turbine blades at its facilities in Wyoming or New Mexico, where ESI had not applied for the necessary permits.

As part of the settlement, ESI “acknowledged that at least 150 bald and golden eagles have died in total” at its 50 U.S. facilities since 2012, federal prosecutors said, including at least 136 deaths that were “affirmatively determined to be attributable to the eagle being struck by a wind turbine blade.”

As part of its plea deal, ESI also agreed to pay a hefty settlement, which includes nearly $1.9 million in fines, $6.2 million in restitution, and an additional fee of up to $27 million, payable over the next five years, to help mitigate future eagle deaths at its facilities.

Straight Line of the Day: Possible slogans for wind farms: …

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Cartoons and Memes

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“Hope you don’t mind that I’m packin’ Mr. Walrus. Things are getting a bit restless around these parts.”

“I certainly feel some restlessness in my bits for sure.”

“What?”

“Nothing..”

“Don’t make me shoot you.”

“I’m dead man walking. Please put up the memes.”

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Rock ‘n Roll Throwdown : 1980s A Round 4

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Here we go. Weeeeeeeeeeee…..

Match 1

(17) Spirit of Radio – Rush vs (8) Back in Black – AC/DC

(17) Spirit of Radio – Rush

  • Defeated (48) Bette Davis eyes – Kim Carnes 162-69
  • Defeated (16) Masterblaster – Stevie Wonder 232-23
  • Defeated (1) Call me – Blondie 167-118

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(8) Back in Black – AC/DC

  • Defeated (57) Give me the night – George Benson 197-25
  • Defeated (40) Down under – Men at work 168-77
  • Defeated (41) Centerfold – J. Geils Band 157-114

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Match 2

(13) Crazy Train – Ozzy Osbourne vs (12) Anyway you want it – Journey

(13) Crazy Train – Ozzy Osbourne

  • Defeated (52) Double Dutch Bus – Frankie Smith 179-6
  • Defeated (45) Jenny/867-5309 – Tommy Tutone 160-83
  • Defeated (4) You shook me all nite long – AC/DC 132-107

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(12) Anyway you want it – Journey

  • Defeated (53) He stopped loving her today – George Jones 140-64
  • Defeated (44) Let’s Groove – Earth, Wind & Fire 163-83
  • Defeated (28) Tainted Love – Soft Cell 141-103

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Match 3

(3) Another one bites the dust – Queen vs (38) Under pressure – Queen & David Bowie

(3) Another one bites the dust – Queen

  • Defeated (62) Kids in America – Kim Carnes 249-90
  • Defeated (30) Physical – Olivia Newton-John 213-48
  • Defeated (19) Hit me with your best shot – Pat Benatar 124-46

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(38) Under pressure – Queen & David Bowie

  • Defeated (27) Don’t you want me? – Human League 204-103
  • Defeated (59) Edge of Seventeen – Stevie Nicks 131-110
  • Defeated (22) Tide is high – Blondie 157-79

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Match 4

(18) Keep on loving you – REO Speedwagon

  • Defeated (42) Just can’t get enough – Depeche Mode 156-23
  • Defeated (50) Every little thing she does – Police 114-87
  • Defeated (31) Don’t stop believing – Journey 95-92

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(26) I love rock ‘n Roll – Joan Jett

  • Defeated (39) Rock this town – Stray Cats 141-53
  • Defeated (58) Urgent – Foreigner 168-77
  • Defeated (10) Once in a lifetime – Talking Heads 152-101

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Straight Line of the Day: If Your Judge Has No Opinion on Whether You Have Natural Rights…

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Rock ‘n Roll Throwdown : 1980s A Round 3 Results

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Results

  • (17) Spirit of Radio – Rush Defeated (1) Call me – Blondie 167-118
  • (8) Back in Black – AC/DC Defeated (41) Centerfold – J. Geils Band 157-114
  • (13) Crazy Train – Ozzy Osbourne Defeated (4) You shook me all nite long 132-107
  • (12) Anyway you want – Journey Defeated (28) Tainted Love – Soft Cell 141-103
  • (3) Another one bites the dust – Queen Defeated (19) Hit me with your best shot – Pat Benatar 124-116
  • (38) Under Pressure – Queen & David Bowie Defeated (22) Tide is high – Blondie 157-79
  • (18) Keep on Loving you – REO Speedwagon Defeated (31) Don’t stop believing – Journey 95-92
  • (26) I love rock ‘n roll – Joan Jett Defeated (10) Once in a lifetime – Talking Heads 152-101

One match time starting tonight at 8:00 pm.

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Straight Line of the Day: When Useful Idiots Aren’t Useful…

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Straight Line of the Day: When useful idiots aren’t useful…

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Babesleaga Week 7 : Carla Harvey vs Alissa White-Gluz

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Final match.

Carla Harvey vs Alissa White-Gluz

Carla Harvey (5-1-0 Pts. 472)

  • Defeated Maria Brink 100-46
  • Defeated Tatiana Schmayluk 78-34
  • Lost to Amy Lee 63-66
  • Defeated Cristina Scabbia 58-53
  • Defeated Ji In Cho 84-19
  • Defeated Heidi Shepherd 89-25

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Alissa White-Gluz (3-3-0 Pts. 312)

  • Lost to Cristina Scabbia 44-87
  • Lost to Amy Lee 36-78
  • Lost to Maria Brink 49-67
  • Defeated Tatiana Schmayluk 54-47
  • Defeated Heidi Shepherd 56-38
  • Defeated Ji In Cho 73-41

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Babesleaga Week 7 : Ji In Cho vs Heidi Shepherd

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Ji In Cho vs Heidi Shepherd

Ji In Cho (0-6-0 Pts. 202)

  • Lost to Amy Lee 39-100
  • Lost to Cristina Scabbia 26-95
  • Lost to Tatiana Schmayluk 44-78
  • Lost to Maria Brink 33-73
  • Lost to Carla Harvey 19-84
  • Lost to Alissa White-Gluz 41-73

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Heidi Shepherd (0-6-0 Pts. 249)

  • Lost to Tatiana Schmayluk 68-71
  • Lost to Maria Brink 48-68
  • Lost to Cristina Scabbia 31-86
  • Lost to Amy Lee 39-79
  • Lost to Alissa White-Gluz 38-56
  • Lost to Carla Harvey 25-89

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Babesleaga Week 7 : Cristina Scabbia vs Tatiana Schmayluk

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Cristina Scabbia vs Tatiana Schmayluk

Cristina Scabbia (5-1-0 Pts. 444)

  • Defeated Amy White-Gluz 87-44
  • Defeated Ji In Cho 95-26
  • Defeated Heidi Shepherd 86-31
  • Lost to Carla Harvey 53-58
  • Defeated Maria Brink 65-40
  • Defeated Amy Lee 58-49

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Tatiana Schmayluk (2-4-0 Pts.303)

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Straight Line of the Day: What Could It Have Been?

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False Alarm: Second Earthquake Did Not Rattle San Diego County, USGS
MSN | April 15, 2022 | Rafael Avitabile

A non-earthquake event triggered the USGS ShakeAlert system, which dozens of people across the county reported feeling, despite it not being an earthquake.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) issued a statement via Twitter:

Hi everyone – #ShakeAlert detected a non-earthquake event which triggered our system. Fortunately, no public alerts were sent out. This is a bit of a first time for us because these events happen so rarely. Apologies for any confusion from our previous tweets.
― USGS ShakeAlert (@USGS_ShakeAlert) April 15, 2022

The USGS said they are investigating the cause of the non-earthquake event. . .

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Babesleaga Week 7 : Maria Brink vs Amy Lee

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Time to finish this group.

Maria Brink vs Amy Lee

Maria Brink (4-2-0 Pts. 362)

  • Lost to Amy Lee 39-100
  • Defeated Heidi Shepherd 68-48
  • Defeated Alissa White-Gluz 67-49
  • Defeated Ji In Cho 73-33
  • Lost to Cristina Scabbia 40-65
  • Defeated Tatiana Schmayluk 63-45

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Amy Lee (5-1-0 Pts. 441)

  • Defeated Ji In Cho 100-39
  • Defeated Alissa White-Gluz 78-36
  • Defeated Carla Harvey 66-63
  • Defeated Heidi Shepherd 79-39
  • Defeated Tatiana Schmayluk 69-38
  • Lost to Cristina Scabbia 49-58

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Babesleaga Week 6 Results and Standings

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One more week to go and it’s still up in the air.

Results

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Standings

ContestantsRecordTotal PointsAverage
Carla Harvey5 – 1 – 047278.67
Cristina Scabbia5 – 1 – 044474.00
Amy Lee5 – 1 – 044173.50
Maria Brink4 – 2 – 036260.33
Alissa White-Gluz3 – 3 – 031252.00
Tatiana Schmayluk2 – 4 – 030350.50
Heidi Shepherd0 – 6 – 024941.50
Ji In Cho0 – 6 – 020233.67

Final matches.

  • 10:00 am Maria Brink vs Amy Lee
  • 2:00 pm Cristina Scabbia vs Tatiana Schmayluk
  • 6:00 pm Ji In Cho vs Heidi Shepherd
  • 8:00 pm Carla Harvey vs Amy White-Gluz

The next group of ladies will be Group O, the universal donors.

  • Bonnie Bedelia
  • Darryl Hannah
  • Jami Gertz
  • Kat Dennings
  • Kathryn Hahn
  • Kirstie Alley
  • Mia Sara
  • Sean Young

As always feel free to suggest a group of your own.