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Does the Vikings boat party scandal count?

To add to this, why didn't Trump call for Obama's resignation when he failed to issue a formal statement calling the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooting "radical Christian terrorism"?

But we built ours first. This is from Wiki: Though the origin of his birth may be undetermined, at least we got dibs on the grave before anyone else. Also, William B. Laughead, the guy who originally popularized him in writing, was born in Ohio but lived in Minnesota. He came up with most of what we know about him today, including Babe. I think we have a pretty just claim on Paul Bunyan.

Says the voice of inexperience. http://forums-d.ravelrycache.com/uploads/ThirdGrace97/246860071/DSCN6255.JPG

....and then stare out the window until there isn't.

I'm reading The Keillor Reader, and he's reminiscing about a certain Saturday night in June of 1956. "And suddenly, on the radio, Bob Motley is in a white froth yelling, 'Goodbye mama, that train is leaving the station! Whoooooooooooooo-eeee!' his trademark home-run cry, and Daddy perks up his ears but it isn't a homer, it's a long fly out for Miller slugger Clint Hartung." Apparently Dick Bremer's been around a lot longer than I previously thought.

Whew ... what a relief! No runs allowed and we still remembered how to lose! I was beginning to worry a little after all that winning ... Something to think about: Pizza - when chicken dinnah goes scarce, pizza steps in. I made pizza the day of the 2015 NFC Championship, but I waited to put the cheese on until after Jermaine Kearse carried the ball into the end zone. I made a Facebook post that night along the line of, "I think my family is glad they got cheese on their pizza tonight," and my friend (who is a HUGE Packers fan) responded innocently, "Is this an unusual thing in your family?" Um ... well, now that you mention it, yeah, I guess they usually take it for granted. Someone to think about: Bark's Lounge - Bark is a beloved member of the TD community and is celebrating his birthday today. If you don't know Bark to one extent or another ... you missed out big time. Twins Daily wouldn't be the same without him. I entered the scene fairly recently, but I do know that the Rally Bunny and Rally Cockroach were his brainchild(ren), and after them the Rally Roger. (I think that's how it went.) Unfortunately, Bark eventually incinerated the Rally Roger, and while a clone was later created, its powers were never equal to that of its predecessor. In his anguish upon realizing the permanence of this rash act, Bark presented us with the antidote to this dilemma: Rally Rum. While it lifted the Twins out of a 9 game skid, the whole community drowned their sorrows in this top of the line beverage, and within four days' time all the rum had run dry. He's a champion of TD posters and has carried mourning Twins fans through countless games and a handful of seasons with his weird yet fun posts and masterful representations of the flights of Riverbrian (his game time colleague and partner in crime)'s imagination. In 2015 he earned the popular vote for the Award for Game Thread Participation in a tie with USAFChief, a most deserving title. Since the Most Valuable Poster award has yet to be established, I'd like to cast the first vote for Bark's Lounge. And finally, I personally am lucky enough to know him to be an amazing person and wonderful friend. Happy birthday, Bark!! Here's to many more: P.S. I just wrote that up and then accidentally closed the window. THANK YOU TWINS DAILY FOR AUTO SAVE. Weather: Increasing clouds (not sure how many to start out with), with a low around 58. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Lineups: TWINS (20-44): SS Eduardo Nunez [R] DH Joe Mauer [L] LF Robbie Grossman 3B Trevor Plouffe [R] 2B Brian Dozier [R] 1B Byung-ho Park [R] RF Max Kepler [L] C Kurt Suzuki [L] CF Byron Buxton [R] SP Tyler Duffey [R] ANGELS (28-37): 3B Yunel Escobar [R] RF Kole Calhoun [L] CF Mike Trout [R] DH Albert Pujols [R] 1B C.J. Cron [R] LF Jefry Marte [R] 2B Johnny Giavotella [R] C Jett Bandy [R] SS Andrelton Simmons [R] SP Hector Santiago [L] Win, Twins. That's not merely a request; it is absolutely mandatory tonight. Bark is not an Angels fan, you morons. Get out there and win. Is that unduly harsh?

Have I never introduced myself? Always33, always a fan of 33; shed bitter tears when he was traded, and always roots for 33's respective team over her very own Twins, who are third only to 33 and the Mahtomedi Zephyrs, the only team in the world she'd ever root for if they were playing Morneau. Shameless self advertisement. Go Zephyrs! Go Sox! Go Twins!

We Shall Win in Minnesota June 14th, 2016 From the moment the Twins' defense was broken in the second week of May, only a rapid retreat to AAA or lower could have saved the Minnesota team which got off to an 0-9 record to start the season; but this strategic fact was not immediately realized. Ownership hoped they would be able to close the gap, and management was under their orders. Moreover, a demotion of this kind would have involved almost certainly the destruction of all remaining remnants of local pride and the abandonment of a fan website called Twins Daily. Therefore, when the force and scope of patheticism was realized and when a new pitching coach, Eric Rasmussen, assumed command in place of Neil Allen, an effort was made by the starting rotation and the bullpen to keep on holding the right hand of the hitting and to give their own right hand to a newly created pitching staff which was to raise the winning expectancy by some great amount. Unfortunately, this proved cumbersome for lefties like Pat Dean when they realized to their dismay that they were unable to hold the hitters' right hands with their left and operate with their own right hands as hoped. However, the initial results seemed fruitful as the Twins were able to bring a winning streak to four. But this beacon of light was soon to be severed, and by the beginning of June, the Twins were once more the pitiful team they had proved themselves to be from the start – this time with Sano on the DL. When a fortnight ago I asked Twins Daily to fix this evening as the occasion for a statement, I feared it would be my hard lot to announce the greatest disaster in this organization's history. I thought – and many agreed with me – that a complete overhaul of management was long overdue. It certainly seemed that the team was on pace for the worst record in modern major league history, that veteran players would be taking their leave for lack of wins and titles. These were the hard and heavy tidings for which I called upon fans to prepare themselves a week ago. The whole root and core of the Minnesota Twins, on which and around which we were to build, and are to build, the greatest lineup in existence, seemed about to perish upon the field or to be led into an ignominious and futile capacity. That was the prospect two weeks ago. Today, the team once again arguably shows signs of an upwards trend. (With all due respect, I am here obliged to interrupt my speechwriter's train of thought to express my utter disgust with the Twins and my certainty that the season is beyond reparation. But I digress. Hm, hmm ... skip that bit ... and that bit ... oh, here we are.) During a late road game versus the Angels last night, the struggle was protracted and fierce. A miracle of deliverance, achieved by valor, by perseverance, by perfect discipline, by faultless service, by resource, by skill, by unconquerable fidelity, is manifest to us all. The Angels were hurled back by homers by Plouffe, Buxton, and Grossman, and the bullpen allowed only a single run. The Twins engaged the main strength of the Angels, inflicting upon them their fourth loss in as many games to this club this season alone, and lifting themselves from the jaws of death and shame by extending their own winning streak to two, revealing their true potential and ability to take on the tasks which lie immediately ahead. (Ahem ... cough, cough.) However, and I cannot stress this enough, we must be very careful not to assign to this deliverance the attributes of a victory. Playoffs are not made by two game winning streaks. But there was a victory inside this deliverance, which should be noted. It was gained by Nolasco, a fact verified by a scoreboard which said, "W: Nolasco." But I focus too much on the small victories, for our losses are enormous. We have lost over two thirds of our games since opening day on 4th April, 2016. This will impose a further delay on the eventual division title which is always first and foremost in our minds. This goal has not been proceeding as we had originally hoped, but we have discovered in the past few months that all it takes to win is the ability to outscore our opponents. Our recent upwards trend in winning percentage is the first-fruits of our labor. However, we cannot expect immediate restoration; how long our recovery will take depends solely upon the exertions which we make as a team. An effort the like of which has never been seen in our records is now being made. Work is proceeding everywhere, night and day, Sundays and week days. Front office and players alike have cast aside all that interests them and invested their time into the common cause. Already we show signs of improvement. There is no reason why we should not in a few months overtake the sudden and serious loss that has come upon us without hindering the development of our prospects. In the interval, we must throw our efforts into creating the highest state of organization the lowest possible payroll can achieve so that the highest possible potential of offensive effort may be realized. On this we are now engaged. I have, myself, full confidence that if all do their duty, if nothing is neglected, and if the best arrangements are made, as they are being made, we shall prove ourselves once again able to defend against offenses, to ride out the storm of losses, and to outlive the menace of Royalty, if necessary for years, if necessary alone. At any rate, that is what we are going to try to do. That is the resolve of the Twins – every person from Jim Pohlad to the ball boy. That is the will of press and fandom. The team and their fans, linked together in their cause and in their need, will conquer all. Even though large tracts of areas long established as Twins territory have fallen or may fall into the grip of popularity and all the odious apparatus of Yankee rule, we shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end, we shall win in Minnesota, we shall win at home and away, we shall play with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our pride, whatever the cost may be, we shall play out of doors, we shall play indoors, we shall play in Chicago, we shall play in Detroit, we shall play in Kansas City; we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this state or a large part of it were subjugated with losses, then our minor leagues, armed with instruments of colossal and shattering power, will carry on and struggle, until, in God's good time, these players step forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old. Weather: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Lineups: TWINS (20-43): SS Eduardo Nunez [R] LF Robbie Grossman 1B Joe Mauer [L] 3B Trevor Plouffe [R] 2B Brian Dozier [R] DH Oswaldo Arcia [L] RF Max Kepler [L] C Juan Centeno [L] CF Byron Buxton [R] SP Ervin Santana [R] ANGELS (27-37): 3B Yunel Escobar [R] RF Kole Calhoun [L] CF Mike Trout [R] DH Albert Pujols [R] 1B C.J. Cron [R] LF Jefry Marte [R] 2B Johnny Giavotella [R] C Carlos Perez [R] SS G. Petit [R] SP Jhousljssys Chacin [R]

I know Emo Philips doesn't pitch for the Twins, but he said it better. "How many people here have telekenetic powers? Raise my hand." And what the heck, why don't we just sign Emo Philips? He can't possibly make this team any worse, and in terms of marketing, this would be a genius move.

And by the way ... um ... if this is from The Far Side Calendar ... whatever that is ... this is ... um ... genius? http://jmwetheringtonsr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Farside_fifi650px.jpg

I believe the Twins finally have as many wins as the Zephyrs.

You seem to suggest that he ever had anything to lose.

I knew you've been waiting and waiting for an opportunity to call me dumb. I was more than happy to oblige.

An emoji. / just trying to deflect your sarcasm.

The only people who came to any conclusions are the scientists who have dedicated their lives to studying the environment. Obviously, the conclusions they have formed thus far in their research have raised legitimate concerns among other citizens, and in result of that, politicians picked up the theme. I don't know why you, someone who probably hasn't taken any science beyond your college generals, assume that you know more than these scientists. Furthermore, the bible makes it pretty clear that God wants us to be good stewards of the earth. A lot of evangelicals like to ignore this because they like their big trucks and don't want to change their lifestyle for a greater cause. And, quite frankly, they don't like agreeing with liberal scientists, ignoring that if God is real, he clearly created science - something which anyone, regardless of their faith, is capable of studying. On the other hand, if he isn't real, science is basically God. Again, this doesn't mean only atheists would be capable of coming to logical solutions regarding the subject. Science is, well, science. It's what we understand about nature. The science course I took throughout high school strongly emphasized that most scientists come to their conclusions based on philosophical assumptions. It always failed to point out that no matter which side you take, you're going to base some of your ideas off of exactly that. And yes, it's due to philosophical assumptions that most conservatives don't believe humans are contributing to what's known as climate change, for no one really knows beyond a doubt whether or not there is a god and who that/those god(s) is/are. You may think you do, but you don't. That's why it's called belief. So basically, I think your statement about people jumping to conclusions about problems they know nothing about is arrogant and even offensive, as is your comment about not respecting people you disagree with. If I couldn't respect people I didn't agree with, I would have no respect for a single person in the world. That could, of course, have devastating results. I won't even go there. This is, of course, said in all due respect.

My best friend's mom was my mom's best friend and maid of honor. If I get married, my best friend will be mine (duh). Also, my mom's best friend introduced her to classical music, and mine introduced me to non-classical music. If we both have kids, I suppose hers will introduce mine to Justin Bieber ... ugh ... but to be clear, I won't ban them. And, um, I suppose these hypothetical children will grow up and won't want to honor tradition and will have different best people of honor, and this will be my bff and me: http://i1.wp.com/www.helloloser.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/downton-abbey-countess-disapprove.gif?resize=470%2C334 You should've warned me about upsy-daisy day yesterday. I didn't roll out of bed until nearly 9:00, and it wasn't until quite a while later that I found out I should've been up earlier. I got up early consistently last summer, and I didn't like it. However, I will admit I should find a happy medium ... 6:30? 7:00? And, well, my id says in bright red letters that I'm under 21, so ...

Um ... you're not insinuating that twinssporto's sister is his wife, are you? Ick.

Make it Grossman.

This is sooooo six hours ago. The scoop right now is that he's going to be riding a motorcycle with a mullet, goggles, and walrus mustache.

No

Yeah, I'm so young I was born tomorrow.

I still have a hard time accepting this, lol. Suzuki is such a Johnson of Japanese surnames. Why would they name him Johnson Joseph, for instance? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichir%C5%8D https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_(name)