Trevor has inspired me.
I’m not getting outta my sweatsuit today.
Nor shaving.
Hooray for me.
I’m not getting outta my sweatsuit today.
Nor shaving.
Hooray for me.
OT: Off Topic 2019 part VI - Winter is no longer coming - IT HAS ARRIVED
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Longtime traffic reporter Joe Stapleton died unexpectedly Tuesday.
Joe was known for his love of movies. He acted in a variety of films, including “Spotlight,” “R.I.P.D.,” “Manchester by the Sea,” “Mystic River,” and “Edge of Darkness.” He also appeared in the television show “Castle Rock.”
WBZ NewsRadio1030 offers condolences to Joe’s family. Our thoughts are with them.
Joe was known for his love of movies. He acted in a variety of films, including “Spotlight,” “R.I.P.D.,” “Manchester by the Sea,” “Mystic River,” and “Edge of Darkness.” He also appeared in the television show “Castle Rock.”
WBZ NewsRadio1030 offers condolences to Joe’s family. Our thoughts are with them.
Glove Malfunction
Ference is my binky
Good Morning
I was thinking about the 2 times I had done Times Sq 1987/88 and 1992/93
1993 was memorable as my wife wanted to do it.............. I had done it 5 years earlier with another woman which is why I think she insisted. Her mother looked after our son who would turn 1 in 3 weeks.
It was warm - I remember seeing a digital clock reading 63 degrees ( Dick Clark said it was 57 ) and it was a mob scene. The key in doing Times Sq is not drinking anything before you go as good luck finding a bathroom.
The ball drops, we could see the fireworks in Central Park and now we had to kill time before the 5 AM train to Boston. I had worked in NYC for both NBC and ABC and I could not deal with living there but we headed for a bar that I had not been in for NINE YEARS - The Emerald Inn at W 69th and Columbus which was a hangout of ABC employees.
I walk in and the bartender and myself locked eyes and he gestured he had a seat for her in the corner. Then he takes my wife's order and then asks 'THE USUAL KEVIN?' - and this is after NINE years.
But that is NOT unusual with NYC Irish bars that have survived. There is a time-honored protocol that a Manhattan bartender will give you your third drink free and simply say 'Cheers'. In Boston, this used to be the case but now just a handful remain ( Foley's on Kingston St is the gold standard )
New York bartenders love Boston and Chicago customers as we know the drill and respect it - they have no love for Philadelphia.
Kevin, you are truly the most interesting human being I "know"
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I have a Gary Bettman beard going on right now because I’ve been on vacation since the Friday before Christmas. Back to work tomorrow though and clean shaven...
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Just replied to @gee Wally’s post and I have that same amount of stubble (and grey and white
) as the commish. It’s coming off tomorrow though
talkinaway
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Easier now that you just have to answer the last question correctly, eh? (Yes, I'm addicted enough to hit level 10.)
I got that game, plus NYE's 7 PM game, and I think I had 6 cents or so rattling around from another game. Grand total of 80 cents in my HQ account...not even worth the electricity and time to transfer it to PayPal yet.
LSCII
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It was still dark here this morning when I got my first work call from the East coast. I was just making coffee. I'm like...hello? They keep forgetting about time zones.
I had been awake since 5 though
I wouldn't have answered it. Complete BS that someone doesn't pay attention to time zones when calling, IMO.
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"Mean" Gene Okerlund, whose son Todd played for the Gophers, has passed away at 76.
https://deadspin.com/mean-gene-okerlund-dead-at-76-1831431464
"Every man has his price."
https://deadspin.com/mean-gene-okerlund-dead-at-76-1831431464
"Every man has his price."
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"Mean" Gene Okerlund, whose son Todd played for the Gophers, has passed away at 76.
https://deadspin.com/mean-gene-okerlund-dead-at-76-1831431464
"Every man has his price."
Mean Gene was awesome! That was the golden age of pro wrestling when the promos were better than the matches and he was a big reason why
That's what I like about being on the east coast with my managers that are located in California a lot of times I don't have meetings or anything until its 11am my time since they start at 8.It was still dark here this morning when I got my first work call from the East coast. I was just making coffee. I'm like...hello? They keep forgetting about time zones.
I had been awake since 5 though
Decided i would be horrible at playing Deal or no Deal. Woman last night(i hope i have this correct) had 1k, 400k and a mil left. Her offer was 425k, she countered at 500 and got it.
I take that 425 deal and sprint home, and if I’m “the bank” i forced her to open a case. It’s a good chance the next case she opens is 400 or a mil, which leaves her with 1k and let’s say a mil best case scenario. Given those two options, if I’m the bank i then offer something stupid “low” like 100k. If i have a 50/50 shot at 1mil or 1k, or a guaranteed 100k...I’m going home with that 100k every time. I feel like “the bank” really failed to take the human element into consideration
Her case was 400k, so she made out with the half mil. It was great television actually.
I take that 425 deal and sprint home, and if I’m “the bank” i forced her to open a case. It’s a good chance the next case she opens is 400 or a mil, which leaves her with 1k and let’s say a mil best case scenario. Given those two options, if I’m the bank i then offer something stupid “low” like 100k. If i have a 50/50 shot at 1mil or 1k, or a guaranteed 100k...I’m going home with that 100k every time. I feel like “the bank” really failed to take the human element into consideration
Her case was 400k, so she made out with the half mil. It was great television actually.
talkinaway
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I agree with you wholeheartedly - the banker was nuts to accept a 500K offer with an average case value of about 470K. Basically gave her $30K for free....which, actually, they've literally done for some contestants. (Remove six family members from the stage for $5K each was one, and cutting a beard was another...and a random gift of a wedding ring was a third.)
I would have slammed the button hard at 425K and not bothered with a counter. With variance that big, I'm happy to give up a sizeable chunk of expected value, especially since it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
As far as the banker accepting $500K...that's nuts. First, it's actually the producers who are the real "banker", and they have a very different perspective. They essentially play the game 20-30 times a season. They have a budget (and probably insurance - I know Millionaire does). For counter offers, at the start of the "fiscal season", they should consider any offer that's under the average of all the cases. At the end of the fiscal season, they should just accept any offer that will keep them within budget - if they gave away a lot of big prizes to start, they should be stingy. If they gave away zonks, they can afford to be generous.
I would have slammed the button hard at 425K and not bothered with a counter. With variance that big, I'm happy to give up a sizeable chunk of expected value, especially since it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
As far as the banker accepting $500K...that's nuts. First, it's actually the producers who are the real "banker", and they have a very different perspective. They essentially play the game 20-30 times a season. They have a budget (and probably insurance - I know Millionaire does). For counter offers, at the start of the "fiscal season", they should consider any offer that's under the average of all the cases. At the end of the fiscal season, they should just accept any offer that will keep them within budget - if they gave away a lot of big prizes to start, they should be stingy. If they gave away zonks, they can afford to be generous.
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I'm not sure what I'm more surprised about. That Deal or No Deal is back on TV or that people here are actually discussing it? Crazy times. Dogs and cats living together. Mass hysteria...
Glove Malfunction
Ference is my binky
Just watched a holiday episode tonight. Young guy was left with 5 and 750k, with an offer of 330ish. I forgot the offer already cuz he was that dumb. The jackass went for it and he walked away with bus fare. One of the dumbest things I’ve ever seen
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