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Well done Neo. It looks like those free-for-all type of elections in 1792, 1796 and 1800 also had some overlap.

I'm thinking no, but too lazy to look it up right now - Pens game and all. But you can see in this site -> http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ It's a great site for prez elections history. edit---go to maps and hover over "home st"

Al Gore and George W Bush both hail from the state of Confusion.

You don't even need to be president...

Since he's in Europe, he's already in tomorrow. I hope he's right, too. edit---Swamp beat me to it...by an hour...rough day.

Amen, brother!!!

Too many questions to even start asking... But you mentioned something in some other thread that really struck a chord for me. You said that the Ecuadorians had basically nothing from a wealth perspective the way most of us would perceive it, and yet they still seem much happier than we do in so many ways. I would love to hear your thoughts on this very much.

I'll tell you what really peeves me off. EPIC Epic was things like the Russians in the Battle of Stalingrad or the Civil Rights movement. A goddamn breakfast sandwich at IHOP is NOT epic.

"Melty" is not a real word, dammit !!!!!

NCAA Lacrosse update: UNC Women beat Maryland for the national title. UNC Men beat Maryland for the national title. What a glorious weekend!

Honorable Mention for #22 Lindy Ruff.

Ahh what the heck, I’m not doing anything productive right now… D4ark is right in that climate change is a fact. Greenhouse gasses and their impacts are a fact. If you don’t believe that, fine, move to Venus and tell me how that works out. CO2 and methane are greenhouse gasses. They heat up the atmosphere. That means when you burn anything, it contributes in its own small way to heating up the atmosphere. Even exhaling and farting do that. Who knew that lighting farts as a kid was actually helping moderate things? Of course that lighter was filled with butane. But when you get right down to it, people in 3rd world countries are not going to stop burning stuff. They’ll starve if they do. People in the west are not going to stop burning stuff. Their standard of living will decrease if they do. Geopolitically, rich western countries will lose power and influence if they go too green (short-sighted, yes, I agree). We won’t see any US solar powered stealth bombers patrolling the Middle East any time soon. But JJ is right, too. Greenhouse gasses and their adverse effects are something we unfortunately collectively as a planet have very little control of – at least right now. But what we definitely CAN do right now is to stop pooping in our own sandboxes. Let’s take Flint, Mi for example. Ask anyone there whether they care more about global warming or being able to even wash their hands in their own sink without breaking out into a horrible rash. Ask them if they care more about global warming or being able to give their kids a glass of water that won’t turn them into a mongoloid before their next birthday. Back in the 70’s, fluorocarbons were used in every type of spray can you can imagine. Deodorants, disinfectants, hair spray, etc. It turned out they actually started burning a hole in the ozone layer. Not good, needless to say. But we figured it out and we stopped doing it, and that hole in the ozone layer actually filled in again. We CAN actually fix things, but we have to be realistic about how we approach it. How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.

Excellent advice. Excellent advice. I love Lagavulin and Laphroaig, but I get that they are not for everyone. Excellent advice. Especially if you are drinking a cask strength Scotch, you should add a bit of water.

The Linus Pauling Quartet

I just stumbled upon this little nugget. Remember that goalie for Latvia in the 2014 Olympics, Kristers Gudlevskis? Gudlevskis is the only player to have played in the ECHL, AHL, NHL, Olympic Games, and IIHF World Championships in the same season.

I've heard wonderful things about Nashville. Tons of people from everywhere are relocating there. Fantastic music scene there, and I don't just mean country music. Many famous musicians/bands have relocated there. I'm sure Potato can vouch that Preds fans are very good, loyal and knowledgeable fans, so you will still be living in a place where hockey really matters.

Multimember districts is the (almost) perfect cure for gerrymandering. But, yeah, this will take awhile...

Hey, man! Good to see you again! Unfortunately, I don't qualify as "learned" on this subject. Hopefully Crusader and others can chime in here. I Look forward to seeing you again in the politics thread!

Cliven Bundy?

I've had this conversation about Brodeur here before so I'll just say my spiel and get out of the way. I also believe Hasek, in his heyday, was the best goalie ever. I have in fact screamed this at the top of my lungs at a Carolina game (and that was a fun moment, believe me!). However, I think Brodeur had a better career. He won 3 cups. He played 70 games a year for 20 years. He has about 120 shutouts, which is a full season and a half of no goals. And MOST importantly, he changed the game. He was so incredibly effective with the puck that he in effect became a 3rd defenseman. The league changed the rules because of him to limit where goalies can play the puck. There is more to analysis than statistics alone.

Totally. He scored 10 points in one game. He was great in the other games, also.

I don't think Haley likes Trump (did not endorse him) and Trump doesn't like Rubio.

CNN says Kasich is bailing.