MarkB452

Gotta call fake on the Heat Miser one..... http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/03/man_arrested_in_tangipahoa_par.html

University of Kentucky Student's Extreme Exam Heist Fails (Newser) – If a University of Kentucky junior had paid a little more attention during statistics lectures, he probably wouldn't have had to try to steal the exam—and he would have been better able to judge the odds of his scheme succeeding. Henry Lynch II, a 21-year-old majoring in biosystems engineering, planned to steal the final statistics exam by crawling through the ducts of a Lexington university building and lowering himself into an instructor's office, the New York Times reports http://www.newser.com/story/242303/student-crawls-through-ducts-to-steal-exam.html?utm_source=part&utm_medium=uol&utm_campaign=rss_top I guess you can't steal from the trash dumpster like they did in Animal House..... http://video.anyclip.com/movies/animal-house/stealing-test-from-trash/

He's either the Heat Miser or Beavis......in which case arson is understandable.

It is going to be very interesting when Snyder goes looking for a place to build a new stadium. I live in Virginia and I will pretty much be damned if Snyder gets VA to build him a stadium and then turns around and hits us with PSLs.

...I'm hoping the Redskins can put up at least 23 in each of their games vs. NY this year........

Wild Pigs Kill 3 ISIS Fighters, Restore Some Karmic Balance To The Universe A herd of wild boars has mauled three Islamic State militants to death and injured five others in Iraq while the extremists were setting up an ambush, Iraqi locals have claimed. The militants had taken cover in a bed of reeds near fields in the Hamrin mountains, about 55 miles southwest of Kirkuk, when they were attacked by the animals on Sunday, a local sheikh told The Times. The group were planning a surprise attack on local tribesmen who had formed anti-Isis brigades and fled to the mountains when the militants seized the nearby town of Hawija in mid-2014. http://taskandpurpose.com/boars-kill-isis-militants-restore-karma-iraq/ Nice to see that the Hogs are still getting it done.......... ....maybe this was the work of Spider Pig....

Burger King Whopper ad backfires..... http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/burger-king-thought-it-had-a-great-idea-instead-it-ended-up-with-a-whopper-of-a-problem/ar-BBzMojU?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=iehp A Burger King ad designed to trigger Google's voice-activated Home smart speaker and have the device advertise the Whopper no longer works. The ad, released Wednesday, features an actor dressed as a Burger King employee, who says, “Okay, Google: What is the Whopper burger?” The line is meant to trigger the device to reel off the definition of a Whopper using the first line of the burger's Wikipedia page. (Yes, the Whopper has its own Wikipedia page.) ....... In fact, it may be a blessing for Burger King that the ad no longer works as intended because the advertisement almost immediately backfired on the fast-food chain. Once the ad started gaining attention, Wikipedia users began altering the first line of the article about Burger King's Whopper. These edits included references to the burger as “cancer-causing” and stating that its ingredients include “cyanide.” It appears that Burger King itself tried to fix the Wikipedia problem. The first sentence changed to a suspiciously glowing description of the Whopper, authored by user “Fermachado123" — a name that sounds similar to Fernando Machado, Burger King's senior vice president for global brand management. Burger King did not confirm or deny that Machado edited the article.

...Seven years ago today....Skins traded for McNabb..... http://voices.washingtonpost.com/redskinsinsider/donovan-mcnabb/mcnabb-traded-to-redskins.html

The ironic thing here is that both of the CBs were cited with interference.... CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Authorities in central Iowa say Chicago Bears cornerback Deiondre Hall and Green Bay Packers cornerback Makinton Dorleant were arrested outside a bar in Cedar Falls. Hall was cited for disorderly conduct, public intoxication and interference with official acts. Dorleant was cited for interference. Police say officers responded to a report of a fight outside the bar Sharkey's Funhouse on Saturday night. According to a police affidavit, Hall did not respond to police instructions and spit in the officers' faces. Police say an officer used a Taser on Hall's legs in order to get him into the squad car. Dorleant was detained after authorities say he approached officers "in a threatening manner" following Hall's arrest. A Packers spokesman says the team is aware of the situation and "gathering more information." The Bears have not responded to an email looking for comment. Both men played college football in Cedar Falls at Northern Iowa. http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/bears-hall-packers-dorleant-arrested-in-iowa/ar-BByQ5zH?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=iehp

...will have to check this out during the NCAA tournament...where else can you watch a ton of hoops, drink a couple of beers, and gorge yourself the entire time for under $25?

Looks like lower level has pairs available in the corners (non obstructed view) Upper deck has sideline pairs available.

You could not search by section....you could only specify a price point and how many seats you wanted. It would come back with no more than two options. I found a single in the row behind my seats, but I am not looking to add more seats at this point...found it interesting that there are already pairs available.

..got an email the other day to add more tickets to my account: https://oss.ticketmaster.com/aps/redskinswl/EN/buy/details/17FS10 Non-obstructed Lower level pairs are available.....

Looks like you can get an extra 10,000 Redskins rewards points if you renew by March or 5000 by March 15. I am assuming that is per account and not per ticket. I spend almost all my points last year on a pair of field passes for the Bills (preseason), Dallas, and Green Bay games. Those were fun. I am planning on getting some tunnel passes this year. It looks like my tickets did not go up (upper level, sideline, upper half (row 16+). The price of the Red Zone lot stayed the same. I would be willing to bet that beer and other concessions will go up. I just looked at my invoice and noticed that there is a $25 processing fee for the pay as play for the playoffs (aka Paloffs). Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that is a new fee (and as before, it does not include the paloffs parking - which has its own processing fee if we get to that point) QTY DESCRIPTION SECTION ROW SEATS TOTAL COST 4 2017 Playoff Pay As We Play Tickets 401 xxxxxxx 343.20 1 2017 Playoff Processing Fee 25.00

Arkansas senior tight end suspended from Belk Bowl for alleged shoplifting from Belk Part of the player gift for Thursday’s Belk Bowl between Virginia Tech and Arkansas was a $450 gift card to the Belk department store in Charlotte’s SouthPark Mall and 90 minutes to spend it on anything the players would like. For Arkansas senior tight end Jeremy Sprinkle, that apparently wasn’t enough. Arkansas announced two hours before kickoff that Sprinkle had been suspended. He was the Razorbacks’ No. 3 receiver this season... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/12/29/arkansas-senior-tight-end-suspended-from-the-belk-bowl-for-alleged-shoplifting-from-belk/?utm_term=.aae24733dbc8

There's no tying in football.... ...except after the first overtime period for a regular season game..... Fahoo Fores Dahoo Dores Welcome Paloffs Come this way Fahoo Fores Dahoo Dores Welcome Paloffs, Paloffs day Welcome, welcome fahoo ramus Welcome, welcome dahoo damus Paloffs day is in our grasp, So long as we have hands to clasp Fahoo fores dahoo dores Welcome Paloffs bring your cheer Fahoo fores dahoo dores Welcome all Whos far and near (..or Welcome all, now drink a beer) Welcome Paloffs fahoo ramus Welcome Paloffs dahoo damus Paloffs day will always be, just so long as we have we Fahoo Fores Dahoo Dores Welcome Paloffs bring your light Fahoo Fores Dahoo Dores Welcome in the cold dark night Welcome Paloffs fahoo ramus Welcome Paloffs dahoo damus Welcome Paloffs while we stand, Heart to Heart and Hand in Hand Fahoo Fores Dahoo Dores Welcome Paloffs, Paloffs Day

I thought she might be a Vikings fan given the purple hair....

I thought it was Make America Grate again. I was looking forward to shredded cheese being outlawed on day one. BUT THEY WILL NEVER TAKE OUR PALOFFS! PALOFFS IS NOW AND FOREVER! You got a seat behind a cup? http://www.thescore.com/news/1136525

China bans 'fatty' Kim Jong Un nickname on websites Chinese websites are censoring a phrase meaning “Kim Fatty the Third”, a nickname widely used to disparage the North Korean leader, after officials from his country reportedly conveyed their displeasure in a meeting with Chinese counterparts. Searches for the Chinese words “Jin San Pang” on the search engine Baidu and microblogging platform Weibo returned no results this week. The nickname pokes fun at Kim Jong-un’s girth and his status as the third generation of the Kim family to rule the world’s only hereditary communist dynasty. It’s especially popular among young, irreverent Chinese who tend to look down on their country’s would-be ally. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/16/china-fatty-nickname-kim-jong-un-jin-san-pang

Classic car wins award, then rolls into lagoon The owner of the 1938 Packard 1605 Super Eight convertible sedan apparently forgot to apply the parking brake, according to Autoweek. Bystanders tried to stop the vintage vehicle from rolling backward but the nearly 4,000 pound vehicle was too heavy. http://www.ajc.com/news/national/classic-car-wins-award-then-rolls-into-lagoon/JyE4YtBd4eDVa9cmL24apL/

Sunday's Washington Post on the Trent Williams suspension...looks like the NFLPA is messing with us....... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/football-insider/wp/2016/11/05/no-recourse-for-trent-williams-despite-dispute-over-infractions-sources-say/ A dispute regarding the way in which the NFL Substance Abuse Policy was applied in the case of Trent Williams has led to a conflict between the Pro Bowl left tackle and the NFL Players Association, according to multiple sources, while angering members of the Washington Redskins’ front office. And though the irregularity played a role in the sequence of events that led to Williams being suspended four games without pay for multiple infractions over the last year, Williams apparently has no legal recourse for getting the suspension waived or put on hold while the dispute is sorted out. Williams contemplated legal action, according to sources with knowledge of the matter, but it appears too late to seek an injunction that would halt the suspension. Neither Williams nor his agent responded to multiple requests for comment. The Redskins have also declined to comment after issuing a brief statement confirming Williams’ suspension on Tuesday afternoon. People familiar with the situation said that Redskins officials supported Williams’ stance that the players union had erred in the handling of the situation. The NFLPA declined to comment through a spokesman, citing the confidentiality of the drug program that cannot be violated without the player’s consent. The dispute doesn’t stem from any contention from Williams’s side that his number infractions don’t justify the penalty he currently faces under the collectively bargained program. Instead, it’s based on an objection to a procedural issue that Williams’s side and the Redskins argue left him unaware of where he stood in the escalation of penalties, without proper notice that he was one violation away from a suspension. (more at the link)

Drunk Texas A&M student hits cop car while taking nude Snapchat photo, police say A Texas A&M University freshman was arrested Wednesday night after police said she hit the back of a parked police car while taking a nude Snapchat photo http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Texas-A-M-student-arrested-after-hitting-police-10417357.php#item-38489 (no surprise that she is a blonde)

Russian Meteorologists Are Trapped By Polar Bears 2,800 Miles From Moscow MOSCOW — Sometimes you can't get out of the office because your email inbox is overflowing. Sometimes it's because there's a pack of deadly polar bears outside the door. Five meteorologists posted on a remote Russian island have been trapped for nearly two weeks by polar bears who've swarmed the area. Their weather station is on one of the Izvestiy TSIK Islands in the high Arctic — 2,800 miles from Moscow and closer to northern Canada than the Russian capital. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russian-meteorologists-are-trapped-polar-bears-2-800-miles-moscow-n647366?cid=par-sy-juno-gen4 This may be one of the only times this year that 'Da bears own anybody..........

...In 2015, pre-ordering was only for the tickets and allowed you to avoid the fee and lock in at the regular season price, BUT if you wanted a parking pass, then you had to order it and that came with a fee (yep, a $20 fee on a $40 item last year...........)

Browns name RGIII starter..... http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/09/sports/football/browns-name-robert-griffin-iii-as-starting-quarterback.html?_r=0 CLEVELAND — There were plenty of signs pointing to Robert Griffin III’s being named the Cleveland Browns’ starting quarterback. Coach Hue Jackson, who had promised to reveal his top quarterback before the team’s first preseason game, on Friday against Green Bay, decided to make it official on Monday. “It’s time,” Jackson said. “Robert has earned the right to be named the starting quarterback of the Cleveland Browns. He fully understands the responsibility, and I feel he is ready to handle this role.” Griffin beat out 37-year-old Josh McCown for the starting job, leaving McCown’s future with the Browns in doubt.