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Vikings Discussion & Sports Talk
Man, journalists are getting so bored that one of them actually wrote a piece saying that J.J. McCarthy is going to lose the starting job to Sam Howell prior to the season. Those words were actually written by someone who is an actual journalist. I suppose Justin Jefferson is also going to lose his starting job to Lucky Jackson prior to the season. I’m not going to link the article up here because I don’t want to help generate clicks for them.
In other news, the Baltimore Ravens released Justin Tucker. Tucker was Deshaun Watson before Deshaun Watson was Deshaun Watson, allegedly sexually assaulting massage therapists since 2012. Funny, these issues were known to the team going back to 2012, yet they didn’t make any move to do anything with Tucker until he started missing kicks last year. @I’m sure it’s just a coincidence@.
Random Thoughts
They had a social at the school yesterday, they had all the kids’ art hanging for we parents to look at. Here’s kiddo’s picture (circled in red); American flag background, saluting, and wearing a fishing t-shirt. I had no input, I didn’t know anything about it until I saw it last night, I’m very proud. Awesome job, kiddo!
Vikings News
Vikings.com gives you five things to know about 6th round draft pick, Kobe King. They also posted the Monday Morning Mailbag.
NFL News
ESPN shows you what happens at NFL rookie minicamps.
From Newsweek, President Donald Trump announced that the 2027 NFL Draft will be held in Washington D.C.
As mentioned above, the Ravens released K Justin Tucker, per NFL.com.
Also at NFL.com, the Rams and Matthew Stafford agreed to terms for a contract that pays the QB $44 million for the 2025 season.
CBS Sports looks at the Steelers’ top QB options if Rodgers does not play for them in 2025. I figured Kirk Cousins would be on that list, but no. There is, however, one current Viking QB and another past Viking QB on the list.
Media Selection
Bowbunch told me about this, I follow The Fat Electrician & he’s a part of this group. I’m sickened by the Buffalo school district, this needs to be exposed as much as possible.
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Here’s another one for ya GF. I’ll share it tomorrow as well if you don’t see it tonight.
It makes one wonder why the School would dig in their heels?
Do they imagine that litigation can make this all go away at this point??
They are playing ostrich and burying their head in the sand??
Early on Wednesday, India announced it had launched a military operation against Pakistan, hitting โterrorist infrastructureโ in both Pakistan and Pakistan Kashmir. The Indian government said that in total, nine sites were struck. The strikes come amid a significant escalation of tensions between the two neighbors. Pakistan vowed to launch retaliatory strikes on India.
Indiaโs Ministry of Defense said the actions follow the terrorist attack in Pahalgam last month, where 25 Indian citizens and one Nepali national were killed. The ministry pointed to the massacre of tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir as the catalyst for the current response.
Ugh, both nuclear combatants.
Yup.
A terrorist attack was launched against India a week or so ago. They said those terrorists were aligned with Pakistan and this was in retaliation for that.
They go thru this every couple of years, this one seems to be worse than usual. We will have to watch to see if it mostly ‘saber rattling’ or if it morphs into something much more.
Apparently some folks spotted Aaron Rodgers at the Kentucky Derby wearing a wedding ring. So now they are wondering if he just got hitched? They’re also wondering if this was one of the reasons he hasn’t signed with the Steelers yet, and why the Steelers don’t seemed concerned with him not signing yet.
I don’t know, most women I know would rather have a guy that has a job, not one who will “find one” after they get married…
Maybe he just had a vision of being married on one of his “trips” and it felt so real that he is just rolling with it.
Or he just made his commitment to his himself official. (Married himself – telling him to go phuck himself isn’t an insult)
What’s his name?
My condolences to the Bride/Groom (depending on how She/Him/They identify).
The Supreme Court gave the Trump administration another victory today, as it upheld its ban on transgender people serving in the military.
Trump issued an executive order on January 27 prohibiting trans-identified individuals from serving in the US military. The order argued that there were serious concerns over unit cohesion, mental and physical readiness, and the impact on military efficacy. Of course, liberal critics claim the order unfairly discriminates against trans-identified people.
It’s important to note the Supreme Courtโs order only places a stay on a preliminary injunction that a lower court imposed against the policy. The stay will remain in effect until the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rules on the White Houseโs appeal of the lower courtโs order.
This is confusing to me, legally, because I’m not a lawyer. It went to the Supreme Court who issued a stay, till another court rules? OK.
The case did not go to Supreme court, only the injunction. The Supreme Court simply said the injunction was void and has not ruled on the actual case.
Thanks.
Yeah, it’s stupid lawyer technicalities.
That swing looks familiar…
Nice full body turn. Wish I could still move like that.
Laughing… indeed.
Christ, is everything Trump does going to end up in the courts. He ran on a group of actions and was elected by a majority to enact those actions. But now our Judges are going to decide what’s to be done. They were not elected by anyone.
If we the people can’t decide on matters to be done, then. we’re hardly a democracy.
And besides, there isn’t a judge in this country qualified to say whether a trans is capable of being a military member – they have no idea.
I have known a few military members who decided to transition from males to females, including one I served with in special forces. This guy was 6’2″ tall, and after he transitioned (on the taxpayers dime) he wasn’t what anyone would call “attractive”. Many years later I heard he transitioned back, but have no direct knowledge of that. Also, I have no idea how that is even possible. Anyway, he was miserable, depressed, and just a complete mental case. Each of the three members I knew who transitioned had the same problems.
People with gender dysphoria are unhappy, depressed, and emotionally unstable. They are not good for a military unit. Their issues and very presence cause a massive ripple effect in unit cohesiveness, morale, and of course readiness.
In the profession of arms it is unrealistic to pretend they are normal.
They deny people with all types of similar problems from serving in the Military. It is only because this is a ‘hot button issue’ that it has become a court case.
Can’t make this S*it up.
Fan Files Lawsuit over Shedeur Sanders’ Historic Slide in 2025 NFL Draft – Joseph Zucker https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25193549-fan-files-lawsuit-over-shedeur-sanders-historic-slide-2025-nfl-draft
this goes to show why we need legislation recourse over frivolous lawsuits.
Agreed. I guarantee this guy is a nepo-baby that’s got more money than MT but hasn’t worked a day in his life.
That’s a pretty low bar…
U 2 humble…
Stumbled on this one.
Funny.
Which one are you?
Cross between The Gunner and The Prankster. Poor Dickstein.
The Vikings are last in the NFC north according to this.
It boggles the mind how the “experts” think the Vikings are last after going 14-3 with Sam Darnold at the helm.
They think Sam Darnold is actually as good as the record indicated last year and therefore they will take a major step back this year because JJ McCarthy has never played so ipso facto they are going to suck.
Their week 1 ranking of teams was bible and verse last year:
https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/nfl-top-10-rankings-chiefs-top-spot-49ers-eagles-cowboys-close-behind
What a joke. wake me up when the Bears actually do something. And the Steelers who are always a game or so above 500 are 30th.
So the pundits probably look at the QB room we have and think we’re amongst the weakest in the league. Then they look at the whole rest of the team and say “not bad” so they put us at 16.
The experts molest collies.
Just going to make it an even cooler run to a SB while watching their amazement at the greatness of JJ stepping in and doing it in his first year when “nobody saw this coming”.
Packers are 10, down from 8. LOL
I’m genuinely shocked the Pukers aren’t top-5.
Because their QB who is very talented plays brain dead half the time.
I thought he was a Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers clone?
Talent maybe, smart play another matter.
Favre wasn’t really blamed of being smart that much.
Love is at times so reckless with the ball he makes Favre seem like a conservative out there
(not politics).
No no no…I’m saying I’m shocked the national suckups don’t have the Pukers ranked in the top-5. (Same for Dallas)
The reality is that Love is too volatile and there are no difference makers on the team. Who are their playmakers? Jacobs maybe? Anybody else?
I heard lots of times last year that the Packers WR room is not only the best in the NFC North, but the best in the league and that was before drafting one in the first round.
The best WR5 in history! And they have 5 of them.
5 WR3s is better than two 1s. Cousin kisser math at its finest.
And Watson, when he is on the field.
But to give them something. As a package they have a stout running game.
I’d probably put us up by the Packers and Bucs.
Broncos Defense will only carry them so far in the current NFL that gives the offense every advantage.
Interesting.
Is there anything to “comeback” from if you have never played a snap in the NFL?
I’ve been wondering that.
I mean, he’s not eligible to win rookie of the year so therefore last year counts and he is coming back from injury.
Why you ruin my bet prop?? ๐
I’ll bet 6 months of my mortgage payments that JJ McCarthy won’t win Rookie of the Year.
What a Cheapskate.
Only 6 months worth?
๐ I bet responsibly.
Laughing… I’ll bet every penny I have right now on that.
I will bet a million he doesn’t win that and give 1,000 to one odds.
Preseason counts! Just think of Kyle Sloter!
As long as he takes his Kirko-sabbath.
There is no such thing as a day of for JJ.
Actually good for body and mind to take days off. Do you work 7 days a week? Do you take vacations? Those days off refresh the mind, at minimum, and with a taxing physical job like football players have, it is helpful to rest (and tend to family matters). I am with Kirk on this one.
There have been times that I did. One of the two discussed here has a championship trophy at his house and one does not.
Me too, but it was out of necessity – employer needed it, and I needed the money. But I don’t think it helped me stay at the top of my game, so to speak, and mentally it was not good. Breaks are needed for peak performance.
That being said, who is really more successful? One has a wife and kids and $100+ million more than the other. ๐
*For now
We talking successful at accumulating wealth and a family or successful at football. They did not go hand in hand in this case. I could not careless about his personal life.
The two are obviously the same.
Not the same but need not be mutually exclusive either.
I bet JJ can at least run a grill properly.
Its weird how the Stans get secondhand cocky/accomplishment from someone else having a wife and kids and accumulating massive amounts of wealth. Think he’s sending them checks and putting them in his inheritance?
Jro can speak for himself but don’t believe that was his point at all (recall your strawman point from several days back).
A good example about two professional athletes that are considered. the greatest – Tiger and Jack in golf. Tiger was relentless, worked night and day, consumed with it. Jack hardly practiced once he became a pro. Felt it was more important to be a good family man, and mentally that made him better for golf. Jack played at the top of tournament golf for nearly 40 years and claimed because he kept himself mentally fresh.
Very much believe i hard work, but everyone must also learn to “wet the stone” too.
There you go. This sums it up good. Again, taking mental and physical breaks is good for body. Bowbunch brought up strawman of winning championships (which college doesn’t matter to NFL players, btw), which has nothing to do with playing at your peak performance mentally and physically. Let’s just see how JJ does in the NFL. I hope he’s good. He may be much worse than Cousins, so we’ll see.
I never brought up success at football as a qualifier. I just said it is good for people to take a break to rejuvenate. That would be considered truth for most people.
And this is why you don’t open the cage by hand. This has to be a trick they’re playing on the rookie.
Dude lost his balance a bit and almost became bear food.
That’s the worst bear trap I’ve ever seen and should not be used to release a griz.
Dude came damn close to falling out the back of the pickup. That would have ended badly.
That’s why they should be using a better trap and opening it from the cab of the pickup.
Or simply a remotely controlled gate on the cage. Mount it on a trailer. Drive to the spot, open the cage, drive away once the animal exits.
Usually there is a frame above the door with a pulley. You just jack knife the trap (that should be a trailer for a bear and not that little thing), run a rope through the pulley and tie it tight to the hitch. Then all you have to do is pull the trailer straight, door opens bear runs away with you safely located in the cab.
I like it. Simple.
I’m just theorizing of course.
Yeah, but in 15 seconds you came up with a better plan than that ridiculous concept.
Yes, dreamed up. Never done.
Good one.
or maybe have a tunnel/ramp for Kodiak jr to have to go through to reach freedom. That’d probably give the new guy enough time to get into the truck.
I’ve seen a couple of close calls with momma cows. One where we had a roped calf just freshly loaded on the flatbed and momma came around the corner of the flat bed with surprising speed and agility and got a half head butt on my stepson before we both scrambled up on the flat bed and one where my wife’s ex had to roll under the truck when momma came at a beeline and he slipped in the mud.
With a bear there is no chance in hell I wouldn’t be safely ensconced in the cab. Even if you were sitting in the pickup bed with a drawn tailgate the pickup could stall and that damn bear could get in there with you.
For sure. Cows are way quicker than people realize and a bear could easily clear the tailgate of a pickup.
I would not even be in the same county as an angry bear.
Bears aren’t so bad. Moose make me more nervous in the woods. I wouldn’t try to pet one that’s been caged up though.
A conservation officer being that dumb?
Doesn’t look like a conservation officer or game warden to me. Best case it’s a wildlife tech who would definitely know better but based on the stickers I’m thinking some sort of nonprofit or feds.
Common sense was absent.
Warren Buffet sounds like RFK jr. these days.
From what he’s saying or how he’s saying it?
Literally how his voice sounds now is very similar to RFK jr’s.
Interesting.
It is. And weird. I heard Buffet announce he was stepping down and wondered why RFK jr was speaking for him. ๐ณ
Well, the dude is 94 years old.
My mom is 91 and I can’t figure out what she is saying over the phone.
Preach! My momma is 94. She speaks much better with her hearing aids in. ๐
Might be time to sell the 10 shares of class A Berkshire Hathaway my folks gave me upon graduation in 1986.
Haha I wish. Instead I got a set of gently used Samsonite luggage. Which was useful for a good eight years so definitely not the worst gift. However 10 A shares would be pretty sweet these days.
Happy Tuesday Skolbros!
FTP!
FT*!
Little over a week until the schedule release. Canโt wait. Seeing our opponents on paper makes it real for me.
A few comments on the last few threads:
Great pic by Eli!
BRAD CAUGHT A FISHINโ POLE?!?
Whoโs gonna be the freakinโ Pope?
freeze is too demanding
JJ has plenty of arm strength. Plenty. Saw a few examples up close when he came to Lincoln. Kid can make every throw this offense requires.
Mentions of Jeff George. Dude was a head case – but some of the throws that guy could make were unreal. Really enjoyed watching him throw to Moss & Carter.
Now I want to buy a gun. Mor cool gun photos please!
SKOL!!!
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How are you doing, mjolnir? Nice to see you on the thread.
Iโm on my feet. Was gut shot. Holed up long enough to dig out the round. A little whiskey. Some beans. Fresh water for the horse and Iโll ride again.
Iโm okay Doc – focusing on work, weekend visits where I take the Goose to my Dadโs. Football season slowly approaching. Wonโt be officially divorced until later this summer. Itโs complicated but it always is. Itโs also amicable – hoping to keep it that way.
Thanks for the update. I like the upbeat attitude but it won’t always be that way. We are here for you virtually in the ups and downs.
Still find myself getting misty eyed thinking of my constant companion. Was working on my tractor on a hot sunny day and realized Bubba had got up and used the dog door to get into the house. Heh heh if Tuck went missing in that situation it would be because he found some tasty cow shit to scarf down.
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Just got GD dusty in my officeโฆ..
That is an awesome memorial for Tuck
(RIP Admiral Big Gun)
Hope you and Goose are doing well. Even tough times will pass.
All the best.
Scheels sells these pretty cheap.
How much?
Asking for a friend.
$350. Like $270 for an all black one.
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i actually think i demand too little on this site…
Good to see you, amigo. I hope all is as well as can be expected.
i’m chuckling looking at all the different wide variety of posts here today that would get people instabanned at the daily norseman.
I LOVE IT
Pansy!
Would you say we have a plethora?
Read today that JJ threw a football 61 mph at the combine, with the fastest recorded being Burrows at 62 mph. For some reason I thought JJ had a good arm, not great. I guess we are SB bound.
I feel like JJs going to show he’s capable of things that pre draft people didnt see him do because he was rarely asked to do it. The opposite is going to happen in KOCs scheme. I will not be surprised. Last year during the pre season there were reports he was throwing TOO hard, and needed to tone it down and add a bit more touch for the shorter throws to help the receivers. Arm strength, leadership, pocket presence, emotional and football intelligence are not things we have to worry about this kid.
But do you think he can be as good as Kirk?
I mean it is the football Sabbath, I mean Tuesday.
It depends on his ability to process. Physical traits are not the whole story on a QB’s ability. They are somewhat foundational in the NFL, but what separates good QB’s from really great ones, is their ability to process. Tom Brady is one of the fastest processors ever, Montana too, as well as Brees. Manning and Marino were also fast processors. If a QB has the physical ability, and the mental ability, along with a strong team around them, they will be very good in the NFL.
If JJ is not substantially better than Kirk, the draft was a complete failure and JJ can go play for FTP.
That is not possible. JJ is the one who will bring championships, plural to Minnesota. We will forget the dark times before JJ. There is nothing but light in the future.
Youโre saying that you believe that JJ is the future, teach him well and let him lead the way?
Jonathan James McCarthy is the one all others will be compared to. He has been endowed to Minnesota to bring joy and peace. Accept him.
The QB the others rejected has become the cornerstone. Let us rejoice.
Hockenson, I believe yesterday, said in an interview that JJ reminds him of Stafford.
Get a haircut, Hockenson!
also take a paycut!!
Or hopefully step up his production to match his contract. No.
Jeff George could throw the ball with tremendous velocity and distance. Truly had a great arm.
Conversely, Joe Montana had one of the weakest arms you’ll ever see in the NFL. Brees didn’t have a cannon either BTW. Manning? Yeah, not the strongest arm, but a really good QB.
Just some personal perspective here. BTW, when Cousins went through the combine, he was one of the fastest ever recorded on the radar gun, at the time, and after he threw, RGIII decided not to actually throw against the gun.
I think it was Josh Allen and then a kid last year also hit 62.
JJ was also like top 10 or 15 in the short shuttle drill. Not of QBs, out of all participants at the combine. He’s quick.
Having a fast ball is one thing, and very important, but can he drop it in over a linebacker? Can he throw the fade to the back corner of the endzone? Does he throw a nice “back shoulder” ball?
Can he deliver in the face of pressure?
Time will tell.
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Idk about you but I’m definitely Gay for Palestine.
What about Palpetine?
I donโt know, dude is wearing a dress
Great drawing by Eli up top. That is awesome stuff, Brad.
On a related note, all of those kids can draw better than I can.
Noses seems to be a work in progress, especially the one in the upper right.
Not that I could do any better, don’t remember the last time I drew anything, and not just because I am old and so have a bad memory.
if I try to draw a person, it looks like somebody melted an alien
You and me both, amigo.
I can’t draw either, but I do the maths gooder
Me too. Math is one of my superpowers, along with backing trailers and parallel parking.
Had a high school kid working in our kitchen at the restaurant. When he would cut the pizzas, which were supposed to be wedges, he ended up with a couple of squares in the middle. I asked him how he does that, he said “I don’t math well”. I said ‘you don’t English well either”.
Well the Catholic Church is in Conclave, selecting the next Pope. Will DEI play a role? Will we have the first Asian, or Black Pope? Will they insist in the future we have females, or transgender Priests, Bishops, and Cardinals in the Church?
There’s as much politics in Rome as there is in DC.
History of the Vatican
Anytime there are people involved there will be politics.
It is the nature of the beast.
An Asian or Black Pope does not mean that it was a DEI choice.
But it does raise the question about if it was.
The top Conservative candidate is from Africa. So he could be a DEI that squashes further DEI hires???
I didn’t mean to intone that, and I have to apologize here. My DEI reference was not towards racial or cultural diversity. The Catholic church is fully represented, and comprised of people of all colors, and ethnicities.
I was referring to the church becoming more woke, and embracing the left’s BS that they must aggressively include “non binary” people and women in the future leadership.
Even Pope Francis rejected that.
Activists are pushing the issue and most of those are not even Catholic.
Exactly, and they will continue pushing…
I think they should elect a Muslim pope
I think Jewish would be more better.
I’m happy to say that of the small number of things that rise to the level of my having an opinion of, and the even smaller number of things that I have an opinion of that actually have any effect on my life, that who or what is the pope means absolutely nothing to me. They could put a chimpanzee in the papacy and I could not care less.
I’m not even sure why women are not allowed in the priesthood.
Duh – cause women aren’t as smart as men, everyone knows that.
Haha that makes perfect sense.
Couldn’t have said it better.
GF, the Unsubscribe guys made a follow up video on that situation this weekend as well. They brought the receipts. If people don’t go to jail, it will be an absolute travesty.
for those who wont’ watch that video, can you tell me about it?
The Buffalo school district has been covering up child abuse, and sexual assault. Thereโs a bunch of good dudes who are exposing them, including a Buffalo policeman who has firsthand knowledge of the situation. The media in Buffalo is basically trying to help the school system cover it up, itโs pathetic.
So the School District is abusing kids? Or they are aware of others doing so and not reporting it as they are required to do as Mandatory Reporters?
Both.
But according to the local media he should be ignored because he brought this forward on a podcast and they drank beer and he burped once. He also has a “rocky” past because he has been investigated before (for things like calling an armed robbery suspect “fat boy”).
The even sadder part is the amount of people that have said, whatever, why should Buffalo get all the attention? This happens everywhere and is standard in public schools.
Right, because it is ok as long as others are doing it.
That has amazingly been the attitude of some. This has been fun to watch. These guys are a group that is not going to let it go and have a huge following of vets and first responders that are not going to let this just go quiet.
No, they wonโt back down 1 inch. I fucking love them.
Yeah, in the video this weekend, Nick, the Fat Electrician, has an entire binder already and said he has multiple FOIA requests pending.
Yep, he’s just a silly Youtuber so don’t take him seriously. One of the stories he told involved somebody coming into the school and trying to abduct two kids (like Kindergarten/Preschool age). One of the kids wet himself and the school didn’t tell the parents what happened and just said he had an accident. Since the local media has been trying to discredit Rich/Angry Cops, I think an arrest has been made in that case and more people are coming forward with other similar stories of the school system ignoring or covering up assaults. A kindergarten teacher was locking kids in a bathroom with no lights as punishment. The punishment for the teacher is that they can’t teach in that kindergarten class anymore. Lots of other stories in this weekends video and I’m sure there’s more to come.
We need to go back to public lynching’s/firing squad for these people. No amount of meds/rehab is going to fix them. Bullet in the head, burry, move on.
I kind of agree, although bullet in the head is too quick. I would prefer the longer drawn out version, and maybe castration with a dull knife.
They are simply “minor attracted persons”. You need to accept them for who they are or you are a bigot.
Do you know how to fix minor attracted persons?
Shoot them.
Iโll look for it. If you could send me a link, that would be awesome. Iโll put it up top tomorrow.
OK, I watched part of that last night, I didnโt know it was more recent than the one I posted. Iโll put it up tomorrow.
Yep, they just posted that one this weekend. Rich has been on a bunch of other podcasts as well talking about what it going on as well.
On a lighter note, there’s also a new Fat Electrician video from yesterday.
And thanks!
GF, from your picture up top it looks like you are raising your son to be one of those Ci-Gender, Flag-waving , white Christian nationalists..the most evil and dangerous demographic in America.
Well done.
It is the North Dakotan way.
Idaho as well by the way.
Harken back to the other days discussion of Seatbelts and Helmets.
First two on the list is ‘Ride without helmets’ and ‘Drive without seatbelts’.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/er-doctors-one-thing-never-203500764.html
I wouldnโt either. I also donโt think it should be mandated by law.
Thank you for posting that.
Not petting strange animals is funny, seen to many videos of tourists trying to get close to Bison in Yellowstone, that never ends well.
I do have to admit that it as been years since I went to see a Doctor. Tricare assigned me to the AFB but the AFB closed the base to everyone but employees and residents during Covid. I tried to get reassigned to a local Dr but Tricare refused saying ‘you can talk to your Dr via telemed or you can go to urgent care’.
We call those “assault cows”.
I would change that. I highly recommend that anyone beyond the age of 50 have an annual exam with a physician. My insurance (and Medicare) pays 100% for them. Makes it much easier when you have those moments of “gee I would like a sleeping aid when we fly the red eye to Paris” etc to just call the office and ask the nurse if you can get a script for ___.
When I became eligible for Medicare I looked for a local Dr and the Medicare Drs were all Old (60 plus), not native english speakers and had very low ratings.
Then we had the move and all of the related drama.
There must be plenty in the Nampa region. Boise is kinda considered a sweet landing spot in the medical world.
You can ask your friends and neighbors for recommendations, read reviews I suppose although they are inaccurate, or check out where they did residency. 99% of the time someone that did a residency somewhere that you have heard of that is known to be a leader in medicine will be at least competent if not outstanding.
I used to get my physicals at work. When I retired and needed a knee replacement, had to find a local doctor who would do a physical and take medicare. At the time, in the greater DC area ( NoVA mostly) found one who would take me new as a medicare patient. And when I got there, 95% on the people in the office were medicaid.
I try to go every year because we have an accident policy through work, similar to an Aflac thing, that pays $100 per year for an annual exam that is 100% covered by insurance. Take an hour off work and get paid 100 bucks? Sure.
I ride my dirt bike a lot without a helmet when I was a kid and used it while irrigating sugar beets. Always wore my helmet when I went up in the hills and got crazy though.
I will admit that I have a little microbike or minibike or whatever they are called that I look ludicrous riding on…but I use it when my wife says “your dog(s) are full of piss and vinegar and need to be run but supper will be ready in ten minutes”. Doing loops around our pasture I don’t wear a helmet but of course it is soft dirt and I don’t go very fast. If, on the other hand, I take Bubba up in the hills on my mountain bike then I wear a helmet as the descents are fast and a little technical. Of course I always wear one on the streets in town cuz asphalt is hard and there’s always the chance a driver will knock you off your bike (happened to me three times on Colton or Parkhill in Billings just riding to work in the mornings).
Happy Tuesday!!
It’s completely installed, just waiting for the mechanic to have time to help me with start up/ break in.
Friggin sweet!
I know what 4 of the things in that picture are. Thats it lol
That’s where it starts. Soon 4 becomes 5 and then 6 and eventually you know enough to wreck stuff. Haha.
Had to replace the alternator in my 08 sport trac 3 TIMES! Im just lucky it was in an easy to reach place so I could do it myself. Uncle had to show me the first time. Second time a buddy helped me and 3rd time I did it on my own.
Walz: “Nice blinker fluid reservoir, man friend of myself.”
Sweet!!
Not sure what all the whoo ha is about.
Kirk doesn’t want to leave.
He said he was retiring a Falcon.
Dudes a walking PR Robot of a QB. He can pull the wool over your eyes if you dont know how to read people or know the difference between being told what you want to hear and someone being genuine.
I had to do a home inspection yesterday on a house that is going into foreclosure. The people donโt answer the door, so I went to ask the neighbor if somebody is living in the home.
A grandma answered the door.
Me: does anybody live in the house next-door?
Grandma: Yes, crackheads.
Damn, I laughed for about 10 minutes after I left there
I want one
Lol the caption made that whole lot better.
I kind of want a Sig 365 axg legion.
I heard the P320 is pretty awesome. Will even fire itself from time to time to keep you on your toes.
But yeah, the Legion’s are pretty cool.
Supposedly they shoot like butter with their extra weight. Hard to believe they hold 17 rounds too. They are compact.
But, it’s kind of like…how many 9MM do I need?
Then again…maybe all of them?
I’d like to buy an “a”.
I have heard that, too. Maybe it is powered by AI!
I may start making more trips to Minnesota
Have you seen the girls in Minnesota though? And you know it’s going to be the fugly, gender confused ones that take advantage of this rule.
Very true
You mean the girls (and their boobs) that look like this?
I don’t know if you can say that people anywhere in general are good-looking anymore. Maybe Sweden or Denmark or something. Here, so many people in general (including men) are overweight/out-of-shape or like you said, gender-confused/non-binary/whatever, it is sad. I don’t mean to offend anyone, just an observation.
Ron White is hilarious.
where do i live….what the heckkkkkkkkkkk
Some female breasts have no business being exposed in public.
This is true.
Some male breasts have no business being exposed in public, either
Personally, I haven’t worn shorts in about 20 years…
your boobs hang THAT low that you can’t wear shorts?!?!?!
Very Well Plaid!
Laughing… no, my legs are so bad, I don’t want to scar children for life…
I’m out of the loop. Are boob guys not a thing anymore?
Does that mean leg guys and butt guys also no longer exist?
I think these kinds of liberal rulings cut at our core decency, and really disrespect the women in our lives.
Yeah, a degree of decorum is good.
And decency aside, ladies with poor boobs will develop complexes as the ones who are well-endowed flaunt it. I have seen ladies get petty over that sort of thing personally. I have also seen ladies admit they weaponize their cleavage and use it to send messages to other women.
Interesting about weaponizing cleavage and sending messages to other women.
I dated a woman many years ago who had fantastic breasts. She said they were very powerful, and she controlled people with them. The relationship lasted about two weeks.
You resisted the spell. That is true strength!
Yeah, that whole point of view that she could manipulate others with her physical traits wore thin quick. Especially since I have lived in 26 countries and seen gorgeous women all over the world. I told her we were over, and she asked what was wrong. My answer? “Basically you”.
You are your picture.
Im an all kinds of things guy but, I will say there ARE boobs out there that probably shouldnt see the light of day.
That is true. On one hand, I can see how having boobs out eliminates the the mystery. One no longer has to wonder what a girl looks like naked. That can free up a lot of brain power. It can also destroy the illusion that is the push-up bra.
On the other hand, girls with perfect boobs will basically be like the Pied Piper of Hamlin…
Girls with perfect boobs will have mice following them?
Thought the Pied Piper had kids following him.
Well both, first mice and then kids when the town wouldn’t pay him.
Could be, I donโt remember. I was never very good at geology.
Wasn’t that the Pied Father?
Yeah there would be some car accidents downtown for sure, distracted driving.
Good Gif is good.
I’ve never understood why on a hot day a guy can strip off down to shorts while working in the garden or mowing the lawn but it is inappropriate for a woman to do the same.
I understand completely…
far more sexual connection women’s breasts than men’s
I bet within a month the prurient interest would diminish considerably. I see a lot of breasts, 99% of them are not “Playboy centerfold” spectacular and I bet a fair proportion of the Playboy centerfolds are airbrushed or strategically posed for effect.
Kinda like the first time your girlfriend has an upset tummy and you are rubbing it in a circular fashion and she passes a little gas and acts all embarrassed. Whereas the typical man says, “thank god we have reached this point in the relationship” and can rip ass at will in the future.
I still don’t fart in front of my wife. She has maybe caught me five times. It’s a matter of pride for me at this stage. I enjoy being the only non-smelly husband she has heard about.
That is very impressive. My wife can definitely tell stories about the volume and length of my farts.
Yeah, it sounds like World War III in the morning
When she speaks of me to her friends, they are all jealous of her non-smelly husband who can also clean without prompting.
On the other hand, she hates that I don’t travel enough…so it’s a mixed bag.
Worst fart I ever smelled came from a girl in high school chemistry class.
Honestly, I’m pretty sure she died shortly after. I still don’t have complete vision in my right eye.
LOL
What is interesting is that no one said a word. We were all rendered speechless by the horrific level of stench she produced. No one even thought of laughing or making a joke. Even as immature high schoolers, we felt nothing but overwhelming emphatic pity for a person who obviously had a struggle none of us could comprehend going on inside her guts.
My wife and onion rings. Not real onion rings, but those fake ones. I don’t know if any of you remember the two beer story where she stopped the waitress and said “he doesn’t need a second beer” (ppb loved that one) but turnaround is when she tells the waitress “I’m thinking of onion rings” and I say “are they those fake ones…if so then hell no”
I simply quote my elementary gym teacher (a woman) when an unpopular girl farted and kids started making fun of her: “If you don’t fart, you die.”
I knew the honeymoon was really over when she came in and pooped while I was still brushing my teeth………
In my household, she makes me leave while she poops. That doesn’t stop her from carrying on a conversation (I wear hearing aids). “I can’t hear you!” Conversation continues. Maybe that’s when she supposedly told me the granddaughter switched majors to education.
However, when I’m on the throne anything is fair game. She’ll stand five feet away getting my opinion on whether the paint should be semigloss or matte.
True love.
You know that is Shay Mitchell, of course? My dancing pregnant gal!
Crazy how things can change. For so many years the pope and Europe tried keeping the “Turks” out of Europe, yet now they’re being let in left and right and now are receiving the pope’s Popemobile.
https://notthebee.com/article/pope-franciss-final-wish-was-to-send-his-popemobile-to-gaza-as-a-mobile-clinic
GF post his pic in here, i’m not going back to yesterdays thread to see it…
but i want to see it
I added it up top, sorry I forgot
thanks! that’s an awesome picture!
Thanks, man, proud dad moment
That is sweeeeet! Nice work by kiddo.
Heโs far more artistic than I ever was
Am I the only one not seeing Eli’s art picture up above?
I’m not seeing it either.
It’s not there, it is on yesterdays thread. You can tell the kid is being raised right.
No, Iโm just senile
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Nice to see a decent QB wearing #8 for the Vikings. About time that number gets put to good use….
It’s ok.
It’s Tuesday.
…
At least somebody getting paid what he’s worth anyway.
So surly…
Yeah, I can admit that I am an old man at 61 and very set in my ways.
๐ earned…
Happy Tuesday,
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Skol
Good morning, SKOL!
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