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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1025 on: June 29, 2017, 11:15:53 am »
Michigan has cheapest cases of beer in America, study says



Michigan has the cheapest beer prices in America, according to one study.

Released by the team at Simple Thrifty Living earlier this week, the study measures the average cost of a 24-pack of beer in each of the 50 states. At $14.62, Michigan has the lowest average cost in the nation.

California ($14.87), Illinois ($15), North Carolina ($15.23) and Connecticut ($15.96) followed Michigan.

Pennsylvania has the most expensive beer, according to the study, at $21.98 per 24-pack. It's followed by Tennessee ($21.97) and Texas ($21.66).

Michigan's thriving craft beer is largely ignored for the purposes of the study which is based on national retailers. The study primarily uses prices from Walmart and Total Wine and focuses on America's two most-popular brands - Bud Light and Miller Lite.

Simple Thrifty Living analysts compared prices at up to 10 stores in each state in both rural and urban locations. They noted the price of the products from the specific store, then averaged them together and rounded to the nearest cent.


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« Reply #1026 on: June 29, 2017, 11:35:48 am »
Bud light and Miller light?  I thought they were talking about beer.
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« Reply #1027 on: June 29, 2017, 12:50:47 pm »
Quote from: Sanguine on June 29, 2017, 11:35:48 am
Bud light and Miller light?  I thought they were talking about beer.

I was surprised to read they weren't talking about PBR.   ^-^
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« Reply #1028 on: June 29, 2017, 12:59:29 pm »
Quote from: Sanguine on June 29, 2017, 11:35:48 am
Bud light and Miller light?  I thought they were talking about beer.

Compared to Natty Lite those two are IPA's for the bubba crowd.
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1029 on: June 29, 2017, 05:38:08 pm »
Grandad spends 5 years and thousands of pounds renovating yacht - and it sinks 5 minutes after launch

A grandad spent five years and thousands of pounds renovating a yacht in his garden – only to see it sink within minutes of its launch.

Richard Ogilvy, 75, worked up to eight hours a day, five days a week, treating rotten timbers and getting the engine running.

But when he decided to test his his beloved Sea Wraithe in the North Sea she did not make it as far as the harbour wall and went down in minutes.

The former forester and sawmill owner said: “Obviously I would have liked to see the boat remain on the surface.

More: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/grandad-spends-5-years-thousands-10710195
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« Reply #1030 on: June 29, 2017, 05:45:27 pm »
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Grandad spends 5 years and thousands of pounds renovating yacht - and it sinks 5 minutes after launch

A grandad spent five years and thousands of pounds renovating a yacht in his garden – only to see it sink within minutes of its launch.

Richard Ogilvy, 75, worked up to eight hours a day, five days a week, treating rotten timbers and getting the engine running.

But when he decided to test his his beloved Sea Wraithe in the North Sea she did not make it as far as the harbour wall and went down in minutes.

The former forester and sawmill owner said: “Obviously I would have liked to see the boat remain on the surface.

More: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/grandad-spends-5-years-thousands-10710195
Fire up the pump when the tide goes out, but look for where the water is coming out when the water is low. I'm curious why she went down. Auxiliary engine shaft seals/packing (assuming it is an inboard), intake valves for coolant and associated plumbing are always the first places to look. (Close the sea cocks.)
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« Reply #1031 on: June 29, 2017, 05:55:11 pm »
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Fire up the pump when the tide goes out, but look for where the water is coming out when the water is low. I'm curious why she went down. Auxiliary engine shaft seals/packing (assuming it is an inboard), intake valves for coolant and associated plumbing are always the first places to look. (Close the sea cocks.)

I was on the scene some years ago when the shipyard launched a many million dollar, state of the art work boat into the river at Morgan City.  Damned thing slid into the river perfectly and went straight to the bottom!  Turns out that it was launched with every single sea cock wide open.

OOPS!
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1032 on: June 29, 2017, 06:12:26 pm »
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Grandad spends 5 years and thousands of pounds renovating yacht - and it sinks 5 minutes after launch

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« Reply #1033 on: June 29, 2017, 06:29:45 pm »
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Grandad spends 5 years and thousands of pounds renovating yacht - and it sinks 5 minutes after launch



More: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/grandad-spends-5-years-thousands-10710195

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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1034 on: June 29, 2017, 06:35:09 pm »
Quote from: Bigun on June 29, 2017, 05:55:11 pm
I was on the scene some years ago when the shipyard launched a many million dollar, state of the art work boat into the river at Morgan City.  Damned thing slid into the river perfectly and went straight to the bottom!  Turns out that it was launched with every single sea cock wide open.

OOPS!
Yep. Sh*t happens. Who was the actor who was going to rescue folks after katrina, launched the boat, and left the drain plug out?

When I was on the seawall crew (long long ago and far away) we had a pile driver on a wooden barge. We'd drive a set of pilings, set up the pumps and tow it to the railway for a re-caulking. Pier jobs were scheduled around when the railway was available, it was that serious. We kept a hatchet in the tow skiff to cut the line if the pump quit and she started to go down...We never lost her, though.
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1035 on: June 29, 2017, 06:37:46 pm »
Quote from: EC on June 29, 2017, 05:38:08 pm
The former forester and sawmill owner said: “Obviously I would have liked to see the boat remain on the surface.

That British understatement...I love it!  Are we sure Mr. Ogilvy isn't English?
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1036 on: June 29, 2017, 06:41:15 pm »
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That British understatement...I love it!  Are we sure Mr. Ogilvy isn't English?

I'm sure he is.  The story's in the Mirror.
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« Reply #1037 on: June 29, 2017, 06:44:23 pm »
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That British understatement...I love it!  Are we sure Mr. Ogilvy isn't English?

I think being long-term Scottish was demonstrated by the unwillingness to pay for caulk.
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« Reply #1039 on: June 29, 2017, 06:51:54 pm »
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« Reply #1040 on: June 29, 2017, 07:28:03 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on June 29, 2017, 06:51:54 pm
Right you are.  And it was North Sea.  May @EC strike me dead for that.

We should be forgiven since their countries are half the size of our decent states...
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« Reply #1041 on: July 01, 2017, 01:50:22 am »
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38-year-old says gun was in driver's seat of car when he sat on it

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Posted: 4:24 PM, June 30, 2017
Updated: 4:31 PM, June 30, 2017
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Jacksonville man accidentally shot himself in the penis early Friday morning when he sat on a gun in the driver's seat of his car, police said.

Cedrick Jelks, 38, was taken to Memorial Hospital by 25-year-old Shanekia Roberts, who told police that Jelks was sitting in his Nissan Altima by himself and came into their home on Freedom Crossing Trail in a panic and ran straight to the bathroom.

She said she followed him and saw that he had a gunshot wound to his penis, so she took him to the hospital, where he underwent surgery.

She said Jelks told her he sat on the gun, which accidentally went off.

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« Reply #1042 on: July 01, 2017, 03:14:46 am »
Ouch. Now, which way did he go?
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« Reply #1044 on: July 01, 2017, 03:12:17 pm »
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« Reply #1045 on: July 03, 2017, 03:01:00 pm »
I lost where the "cute thread" is, this belongs in there more but it can go here. 

Oh, I get it, there is a glass window separating them. Well, that changes things a bit. Still, good enough of a story.
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A captive audience: The adorable moment a woman sits with a gorilla at Louisville Zoo and shows him videos of baby apes

    Lindsey Costello was enjoying her day at the Louisville Zoo in Kentucky when she spotted a woman showing a gorilla baby animal videos
    The woman saw how excited she was to see the ape and let Costello sit with the gorilla and show more videos
    In a post on Instagram, Costello said: 'My new friend and I enjoy watching videos of baby gorillas'
    The Navy Behavioral Health Technician added the gorilla was extremely communicative while watching the videos
    Costello enjoyed her time at the zoo, even posting a photo of her riding a camel later on her Instagram
    'Best way to spend my last day home. My heart is so happy. (sic) #blessed' 

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Published: 21:06 EDT, 2 July 2017 | Updated: 08:52 EDT, 3 July 2017

A girl visiting a Kentucky zoo shared an adorable moment with a captivated gorilla by showing him videos of baby gorilla's on YouTube.

Lindsey Costello was checking out the animal's enclosure at the Louisville Zoo in Louisville, Kentucky, when she noticed a woman showing the beast videos of baby gorilla and switched places with her to show the ape more.

In a post on Instagram, Costello said: 'My new friend and I enjoy watching videos of baby gorillas.'



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« Reply #1046 on: July 03, 2017, 04:36:57 pm »
In a post on Instagram, Costello said: 'My new friend and I enjoy watching  gorilla porn videos.

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« Reply #1047 on: July 03, 2017, 04:39:32 pm »
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In a post on Instagram, Costello said: 'My new friend and I enjoy watching  gorilla porn videos.

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« Reply #1048 on: July 03, 2017, 04:47:44 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on July 03, 2017, 04:36:57 pm
In a post on Instagram, Costello said: 'My new friend and I enjoy watching  gorilla porn videos.
Same old soundtrack. Lousy music and "ungh ungh ungh...."
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« Reply #1049 on: July 03, 2017, 05:04:00 pm »
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Same old soundtrack. Lousy music and "ungh ungh ungh...."

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