Posts by Raymond Barrett12

Let me give you guys a quick PSA—I just heard this on the radio...
Turns out KSET is actually nothing more than a local social club for grasshoppers from the Midwest... 😁

Douglas Taylor4 said:I honestly cannot believe we are still circling this drain—it’s frankly exhausting to watch the same tired arguments resurface every single week without any actual progress being made. I was sitting in my office in Chicago yesterday, looking over some reports, and it hit me just how much energy we waste on these superficial debates when the core issue remains completely unaddressed. It’s like watching a rerun of a bad sitcom where you already know the punchline, only the joke isn't even funny anymore. The sheer lack of nuance in the recent comments is staggering—truly. We have people acting as if they've uncovered some profound truth, when in reality, they are just recycling the same outdated rhetoric that wouldn't hold up under five minutes of scrutiny from anyone with half a brain. I remember back in the late nineties, during those early tech booms, there was a certain level of intellectual rigor that seems to have vanished entirely from these discussions. Now? It’s just noise. Constant, unrelenting noise. And don't even get me started on the way certain individuals try to deflect from the central point by bringing up irrelevant grievances. It's a classic logical fallacy, used repeatedly by people who clearly haven't done the reading. If we could just focus on the actual substance for once—instead of the constant bickering and the performative outrage—we might actually get somewhere. But apparently, that's asking too much of this community. It's disappointing, really. Deeply disappointing.
Forget music when you're just sitting there like a spectator. Get out there and play some sports! Sure, that soundtrack might follow me to my grave, but just watching from the sidelines? It’s honestly half-baked and pretty damn boring.
To all you folks out there who actually have the chops to master a six-string instrument—well, hats off to you. I’m tipping my cap.

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The bike—honestly, it’s absolutely wrecking my spine. It’s constant, nagging discomfort. Once I’ve finally built up enough capital, I’m going to invest in a setup that’s ergonomically tuned to absolute perfection.

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By the way—you can actually pull this off without spending a fortune.

Hockey—it’s one of those things where you start out just casually skating around the local rink, but then you look back at my history on the forums and realize I’ve been holding a hockey stick this whole time.

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To hell with Canada. Seriously, just do a little bit of actual research and look up that "Finnish interregional rural league" thing. 😬Look, let’s be real about how these small-town setups actually work. You’re looking at some tiny hamlet—I’m talking a place that wouldn't even register on a map of a major metro area, maybe a few thousand people tops—where the whole thing is played out on frozen lakes. It’s absurd. The roster is predictably ridiculous—it’s like they pulled names out of a hat. You’ve got the first wave (the offense), which is basically just a pack of guys between 25 and 40. Then you have the second wave (the defense), consisting entirely of 40 to 50-year-olds. The "flying subs"? Just a bunch of kids under 25 running around aimlessly. And the rest of the town? They aren't even part of the game—they’re just the barbers, the cooks, the coaches, the water boys, the guys holding the pots, and everyone else stuck playing background characters in this local circus. 🙂

Mopeds—or should I say, just a way for urbanites to play dress-up. To me, a moped only looks "charming" in some black-and-white French or Italian film—you know the scene. You come sprinting down the subway stairs at 4:00 PM sharp, clutching a black briefcase in one hand while using the other to keep your hat from flying off. Down at the bottom, there’s this girl waiting for you, carrying your bag, her hair perfectly tousled—some chic, slender Frenchwoman who gives you a sweet kiss on the cheek. Then, you hop on the moped, she wraps her arms around your waist, rests her head between your shoulder blades, and you two ride off into the sunset through the streets of Chicago, young and blissfully happy. And the soundtrack? It’s all Jam, early Film, The Who, that amateurish Elvis Costello, or maybe The Rolling Stones circa '68 or '69. In reality? It’s impossible. There is absolutely no point in romanticizing it.

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You’ve clearly been binge-watching way too many black-and-white flicks from the sixties. Honestly—if you want to talk about true style—you have to look at the eighties. Back then, if you were part of the right crowd, having a blonde girl riding pillion on your Vespa was practically the gold standard for being anyone at all. 😂
That music was already being played everywhere anyway... 🙂

Watching sports on TV is just plain boring when you’re flying solo. Honestly, if I had my buddies hanging around to grab a few beers with, I might actually find myself enjoying things like ski jumping, downhill slalom, the Tour de France, or even Formula 1. Actually, scratch that—forget Formula 1. I can't stand it. Absolute garbage.
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There’s no shortage of people out there obsessed with ski jumping or cycling through the Alps—whether they're following the Tour de France or obsessing over the Giro d'Italia. Honestly, I have no idea what kind of crowd you hang out with to even make that comparison... 😛

I’m sitting here at home, buried in books and listening to that pretentious art school rock performed by some androgynous kids who look like they have cashew nuts instead of biceps. Honestly, it’s become my latest obsession: 1977.
Viva the sweat & 1977! [/B]

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Long live the first Tokinheds album! 😁

!Viva la Revolución!
!Viva la Revolución! 😁 😁

Susan Clark10 said:I suppose I should pivot to a more lighthearted, sports-commentary tone now:

My top 5 favorite ski resorts:

Not that the order really matters:
Aspen (where you can just hammer away all day long without constantly jumping from one trail to the next)
Schladming (especially those night runs where you get the glow from the lights on the neighboring slope)
Aspen (specifically those trails heading toward the border—if the wind kicks up too hard, you end up face-planting straight into the first weather station or mountain shack you see)
Vitranc + Podkoren fis (this was actually my first "real" run in my life)
That random "hill" right above the shelter entrance (mostly just sliding around on your boots while clutching two broken branches like makeshift poles 🤣 )

stressee said:...
2. heroin in the NOB
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Nicholas Perez33 said:Who’s actually down to organize a pathetic, bottom-tier Black metal party for Christmas?

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Dana Anderson4 said:the classics always rule😁

And let’s not forget there’s this young kid—a real rocker in the making—who’s destined for greatness, though I’ll leave the deep dives to crimsonfalcon17. After all, he’s the only one who actually showed up to see Deep Purple—twice, no less:😲

Oh, Ribafishe, Ribafishe—I swear upon every single beer in this entire country that you can't even finish—please, for the love of god, don't let the boy join the clergy. If he stays on this path, the people will remember him solely as a Pop Rock act!
😂

Wait, are we talking about a legendary rock era?
That’s the absolute gold standard of rock! 😬

Dana Anderson4 said:The absolute #1 thing on my agenda after a day this soul-crushing🙂

1. A freezing cold Bud Light😁

I won't be joining in this time—mostly because I’m currently nursing a steaming mug of tea loaded with honey and propolis, plus some chamomile, which clearly isn't doing squat for these headaches—but even so, I am fully behind the effort! 😁

mainscream said:Where on earth did you get that from? One of my buddies actually has a dog named Bob.

Bob. From Washington, D.C. 🙂

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The Top 5 most cliché dog names you’ll run into across America:

1. Floki
2. Caesar 3. Rex
3. Rex
4. Buddy
5. Bobby top

The Top 5 names that sound way too much like actual humans:

1. Božidar 2. Goran 3. Pero 4. Anabel
2. Božidar 2. Goran 3. Pero 4. Anabel
3. Božidar 2. Goran 3. Pero 4. Anabel
4. Božidar 2. Goran 3. Pero 4. Anabel
5. Bea

Serse_Cosmi said:

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Little Helper? 😉

Nicholas Perez33 said:😍 😍 😍

Don't you worry about a thing—I'll take you for a little stroll around the neighborhood myself... 😁

Nicholas King62 said:The absolute best insult ever:

1. You total piece of garbage!

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That was forced.
Seriously—you can do much better than that.
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analogharbor442 said:Well, there goes the dream, I guess. Just typical. 🙂

And here we have Ms. Vega herself. 😍

Basil said:Oh, so you think you're so clever, you ignorant lot!
You can eat mayonnaise with absolutely anything! 🙂

I am transcribing this from the Washington Post article "chocolate - step by step":

Chocolate Walnut Squares

Ingredients for 24 squares:

5 oz margarine
5.3 oz dark baking chocolate, chopped into pieces
16 oz powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
7 oz all-purpose flour
2.6 oz cake flour
1.8 oz cocoa powder
8 oz mayonnaise at room temperature

For the chocolate glaze:
4.4 oz dark chocolate, chopped into pieces
1.4 oz frosting margarine
24 walnut halves
1 tbsp powdered sugar

(...)Sift the flour and cocoa into a large bowl and create a well in the center. Add the mayonnaise and one-third of the pre-prepared chocolate mixture. Mix until smooth. Gradually fold in the remaining chocolate mixture.(...)

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coastalpanther11 said:So you finally tracked down where your old man keeps his trophy weapons? Those grenade keychains are absolute fire. You should definitely grab one for your keys.

First off—don't you dare disrespect my late father.
2. I defused those bombs back when I was stationed out in the Midwest...
3. A little bit of this, a little bit of that.

gentlepuma20 said:Haha, seriously? Grow up already...

Some girl—who looks to be about half my age, if I'm being honest—just wrote this... 😁 😂 🤣

coastalpanther11 said:You’ve got that phrased all wrong—it really should have been, "would you eat if you saw a terrorist standing right in front of you?"🙂

And tell me, have you ever actually laid eyes on me?🙂

gentlepuma20 said:@Raymond Barrett12/">@@Raymond Barrett12, have you ever considered signing up for an anger management seminar? 😁

Or perhaps you could try actually listening for once instead of constantly screwing things up?

dzdzihad said:Seriously though...
that whole routine Mama pulled with that song was absolute nonsense—I have no idea what kind of twisted logic is driving this madness lately...

What on earth are you even talking about? Just get lost into the deep woods of some remote rural town and stay there.
🙂