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Babesleaga Group N : Week One Results and Standings

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We are off and running.

Remember if you have a group of 8 ladies you want to see compete (or individuals worthy of inclusion down the line) please list them in the comments and the selection committee will take a look.

Results

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Standings

ContestantsRecordTotal PointsAverage
Carla Harvey1 – 0 – 0100100.00
Amy Lee1 – 0 – 0100100.00
Cristina Scabbia1 – 0 – 08989.00
Tatiana Schmayluk1 – 0 – 07171.00
Heide Shepherd0 – 1 – 06868.00
Maria Brink0 – 1 – 04646.00
Alissa White-Gluz0 – 1 – 04444.00
Ji In Cho0 – 1 – 03939.00

This week’s matches.

  • 10:00 am Cristina Scabbia vs Ji In Cho
  • 2:00 pm Alissa White-Gluz vs Amy Lee
  • 6:00 pm Heidi Shepherd vs Maria Brink
  • 8:00 pm Tatiana Schmayluk vs Carla Harvey

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Straight Line of the Day: Other Things Biden Blames Putin For:

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Joe Biden Rages: ‘I’m Sick’ of Americans Blaming Me for Inflation, Not Vladimir Putin
Breitbart | 03/11/2022 | Charlie Spiering

President Joe Biden complained Friday he was “sick” of Americans blaming him for inflation instead of the coronavirus pandemic or Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“I’m sick of this stuff… The American people think the reason for inflation is the government spending more money,” Biden said angrily. “Simply. Not. True.”

Straight Line of the Day: Other things Biden blames Putin for:

 

 

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Friday Night Open Thread: Sounds Vaguely Familiar

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A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself within.  The essential causes of Rome’s decline lay in her people, her morals, her class struggle, her failing trade, her bureaucratic despotism, her stifling taxes, her consuming wars.

. . .  a disordered government had left Italy poorer than before.  The cause, however, was no inherent exhaustion of the soil, no change in climate, but the negligence and sterility of harassed and discouraged men.

Biological factors were more fundamental. . . . It has been questioned, but the mass importation of barbarians into the Empire by Aurelius, Valentinian, Aurelian, Probus, and Constantine leaves little room for doubt.

 

— Will Durant, Caesar and Christ (1944), Epilogue

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Do you have something you’d like to share? A link? A joke? Some words of wisdom? A topic to discuss? It’s Open Thread, and you have the floor.

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Friday Classic Funny

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“Miss Munro, where have you been?”

“I came as quickly as I could sir.”

“You should have come as you were.”

“I was in the shower.”

“And…”

“Well I threw on what I had and headed right over.”

“Well next time try to be quicker about it. You got the funny?”

“Right here…somewhere.”

“Can’t wait to see it.”

https://youtu.be/G_Sy6oiJbEk

And on to the not serious.

I blame daylight savings.

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Straight Line of the Day: Uh-Oh. This Means…

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AI Model Detects Mental Disorders Based on Web Posts
Techxplore.com | March 2, 2022 | Harini Barath

Dartmouth researchers have built an artificial intelligence model for detecting mental disorders using conversations on Reddit, part of an emerging wave of screening tools that use computers to analyze social media posts and gain an insight into people’s mental states.

Straight Line of the Day: Uh-oh. This means…

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Rock ‘n Roll Throwdown : 1970s B : Round 4

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We’re getting closer to the end.

Match 1

(49) Aqualung – Jethro Tull vs (25) You ain’t seen nothing yet – Bachman Turner Overdrive

(49) Aqualung – Jethro Tull

  • Defeated (16) Thunder road – Bruce Springsteen 278-51
  • Defeated (17) Comfortably numb – Pink Floyd 269-112
  • Defeated (32) Old time rock ‘n roll – Bob Seger 22-161

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(25) You ain’t seen nothing yet – Bachman Turner Overdrive

  • Defeated (40) I’ll be around – Spinners 240-26
  • Defeated (57) Joker – Steve Miller Band 220-86
  • Defeated (9) Piano man – Billy Joel 204-145

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Match 2

(61) School’s out – Alice Cooper vs (5) Rock n Roll – Led Zepplin

(61) School’s out – Alice Cooper

  • Defeated (4) We are family – Sister Sledge 277-41
  • Defeated (29) You’re so vain – Carly Simon 199-183
  • Defeated (52) Brickhouse – Commodores 256-87

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(5) Rock ‘n Roll – Led Zepplin

  • Defeated (60) Paradise by the dashboard life – Meat Loaf 170-134
  • Defeated (28) Love Train – O’Jays 308-52
  • Defeated (21) Night moves – Bob Seger 189-164

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Match 3

(63) Highway to Hell – AC/DC vs (42) Roundabout – Yes

(63) Highway to Hell – AC/DC

  • Defeated (2) Wish you were here – Pink Floyd 174-150
  • Defeated (34) Message in a bottle – Police 274-82
  • Defeated (47) Reelin’ in the years – Steely Dan 223-150
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(42) Roundabout – Yes

  • Defeated (23) Brass in pocket – Pretenders 196-93
  • Defeated (55) Play that funky music – Wild Cherry 307-142
  • Defeated (7) Money – Pink Floyd 198-98

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Match 4

(62) Joy to the world – Three Dog Night vs (22) Black Dog – Led Zepplin

(62) Joy to the world – Three Dog Night

  • Defeated (3) Don’t stop until you get enough – Michael Jackson 305-43
  • Defeated (35) Mercy, mercy me – Marvin Gaye 248-79
  • Defeated (51) I’m not in love – 10cc 217-69

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(22) Black Dog – Led Zepplin

  • Defeated (43) That Lady – Isley Brothers 252-25
  • Defeated (54) Boys are back in town – Thin Lizzy 262-117
  • Defeated (6) I wanna be sedated – Ramones 148-133

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Straight Line of the Day: If They’re Going To Tax Your Already-Taxed Savings, …

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California Could Be First State to Impose a “Savings Tax”
600 KOGO News Radio | 2/28/2022 | Alice Mayer

California already has the highest Income Tax, Sales Tax, Gas Tax, Car Tax and Property Tax – but now California Democrat politicians want to impose another massive tax on savings, investments and assets of state residents.

Straight Line of the Day: If they’re going to tax your already-taxed savings, …

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