OT: General Off Topic Thread [No Politics, Race, Religion, etc.]

Post #1061 » by **MickeyDavis** » Fri Nov 28, 2025 5:49 pm

Channel 6 already has a weather box on the screen telling us a storm is coming tomorrow :roll:

stellation · Post #1062 » by **stellation** » Wed Dec 3, 2025 8:36 pm

My finest friends, may I recommend Andrew Ross Sorkin’s latest book 1929 to the boring old farts amongst us. A great, thoroughly researched look at the 1929 stock market crash that is written in an engaging narrative manner.

Perfect Christmas gift for the boring old farts in your life, too. You better believe my big brother is getting a copy of it this year.

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #1063 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Wed Dec 3, 2025 11:59 pm

Due to news of expected changes in my life, I'm going to be having like 200+ hours of free time from next October to around May. What kind of hobby should I take up?

jute2003 · Post #1064 » by **jute2003** » Thu Dec 4, 2025 12:19 am

MartyConlonOnTheRun wrote:Due to news of expected changes in my life, I'm going to be having like 200+ hours of free time from next October to around May. What kind of hobby should I take up?

Pachinko inspired me to start making stuff out of leather. Doing everything by hand is a bit tedious but its calming.

Photography is a great hobby and is a good reason to check out interesting places or go hiking.

stellation · Post #1065 » by **stellation** » Thu Dec 4, 2025 11:31 pm

Has anyone regularly/successfully used a gas barbecue/grill with a hood as an oven? I'm in the market for a new one, I've used my old one in the past as an oven with varying degrees of success and found it pretty handy if somewhat a little unreliable with timing given the need to juggle heat from burners and not just set a temperature. That's generally been fine for when I've been using it (mainly as an overflow when cooking lots of stuff, like at Christmas) but I'm curious about maybe using it a little more often (partly just to keep heat out of the kitchen in summer on hot days if i have something I'd like to bake, even if it's just a loaf of bread) and the slightly more frequent use would probably mean I'd like it to be a bit more consistent/reliable with sitting on a temperature.

Any ideas? Is it at simple as "just buy a really good one with solid build/insulation"?

trwi7 · Post #1066 » by **trwi7** » Fri Dec 5, 2025 5:12 pm

I have a little time. Maybe I'll watch the World Cup Draw.

*Turns on TV*

Kevin Hart is hosting and it's like an immediate turn it off.

trwi7 · Post #1067 » by **trwi7** » Fri Dec 5, 2025 5:32 pm

trwi7 wrote:I have a little time. Maybe I'll watch the World Cup Draw.

*Turns on TV*

Kevin Hart is hosting and it's like an immediate turn it off.

OMG bring back Kevin Hart please.

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #1068 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Fri Dec 5, 2025 5:34 pm

trwi7 wrote:
trwi7 wrote:I have a little time. Maybe I'll watch the World Cup Draw.

*Turns on TV*

Kevin Hart is hosting and it's like an immediate turn it off.

OMG bring back Kevin Hart please.

Lol I was about to post that it just gets worst.

trwi7 · Post #1069 » by **trwi7** » Fri Dec 5, 2025 7:03 pm

USA
Paraguay
Australia
Turkey/Romania/Slovakia/Kosovo

stellation · Post #1070 » by **stellation** » Fri Dec 5, 2025 7:06 pm

trwi7 wrote:USA
Paraguay
Australia
Turkey/Romania/Slovakia/Kosovo

Sexy group.

trwi7 · Post #1071 » by **trwi7** » Fri Dec 5, 2025 7:10 pm

stellation wrote:
trwi7 wrote:USA
Paraguay
Australia
Turkey/Romania/Slovakia/Kosovo

Sexy group.

Agreed, Americans, South Americans and Eastern Europeans are fine as hell.

trwi7 · Post #1072 » by **trwi7** » Fri Dec 5, 2025 7:13 pm

trwi7 wrote:
trwi7 wrote:I have a little time. Maybe I'll watch the World Cup Draw.

*Turns on TV*

Kevin Hart is hosting and it's like an immediate turn it off.

OMG bring back Kevin Hart please.

They're playing his anthem and it's the gayest thing ever lmao

stellation · Post #1073 » by **stellation** » Fri Dec 5, 2025 7:54 pm

trwi7 wrote:
stellation wrote:
trwi7 wrote:USA
Paraguay
Australia
Turkey/Romania/Slovakia/Kosovo

Sexy group.

Agreed, Americans, South Americans and Eastern Europeans are fine as hell.

But… but.. you forgot to mention us!

Oh, I see…

StickeeFingaz · Post #1074 » by **StickeeFingaz** » Fri Dec 5, 2025 11:27 pm

Have to advance out of that group.

BUCKnation · Post #1075 » by **BUCKnation** » Yesterday 12:34 am

trwi7 wrote:I have a little time. Maybe I'll watch the World Cup Draw.

*Turns on TV*

Kevin Hart is hosting and it's like an immediate turn it off.

Watched the whole thing. These things are almost always so terrible, they are somehow entertaining. Between the awful new world cup song, to Trump’s silly award, to Gretzky not being able to pronounce half of the countries, it was a funny watch.

trwi7 · Post #1076 » by **trwi7** » Yesterday 12:47 am

BUCKnation wrote:
trwi7 wrote:I have a little time. Maybe I'll watch the World Cup Draw.

*Turns on TV*

Kevin Hart is hosting and it's like an immediate turn it off.

Watched the whole thing. These things are almost always so terrible, they are somehow entertaining. Between the awful new world cup song, to Trump’s silly award, to Gretzky not being able to pronounce half of the countries, it was a funny watch.

They started laughing at him when he said Kira-cow for Curacao :lol:

StickeeFingaz · Post #1077 » by **StickeeFingaz** » Yesterday 12:52 am

Gretzky is a clown, what an idiot. Mackadonia…Curakow.

BUCKnation · Post #1078 » by **BUCKnation** » Yesterday 1:43 am

Somehow mispronounced Jordan too lol

trwi7 · Post #1079 » by **trwi7** » Yesterday 2:13 am

BUCKnation wrote:Somehow mispronounced Jordan too lol

I forgot about that. Was the funniest one. Jor-DAN. :lol:

Post #1080 » by **ReasonablySober** » Yesterday 2:41 am

Fun ass match in Madison.