Shannon I thought they had requested you stop wearing that bikini?

This isn’t about who is the best of the lousiest or lousiest of the best. It’s to try and determine why we are cursed? And some creative ways to end said curse? Aka just have fun making stuff up, not argue over whose few playoff exits were less worse, or more common or whatever.

big_g wrote:

It says Minneapolis… not Minnesota. Just sayin’.. they did it with GB & Milwaukee.

Yeah the random internet link does, not this thread though

big_g wrote:

It’s skewed, the WILD are not a Minneapolis team, they are in St. Paul.

Which puts Minneapolis at 99 Seasons since a Championship… and St. Paul at 25….making both less than New York in total seasons, since a Championship.

NY Giants won the SB in 2007 and 2011. Yankees won the WS in 2009. St Paul has never won a championship, but they are all lumped together since this is about MN (the state) sports.

Ripjiggen wrote:

This particular ruling yes was about law enforcement but if you think that was their only plan in all of this read a little deeper.

Yeah, I’m aware I just have my doubts, particularly with PERM’s interpretation, “why the Mille Lacs Reservation almost certainly had been disestablished by treaties, agreements and Congressional actions long ago.”

mahtofire14 wrote:

No. When has MN ever been favored to win it all? 98 Vikings? That might actually be the only time. They just aren’t good enough. Every single team. It’s not a curse, it’s just not having enough good players.

Quite a few times MN has had one of the top seeded teams. But that is not really a relevant metric, as the best team or biggest favorite, wins it all less than 50% of the time in the NBA, mid-30% in NHL/MLB and less than 30% in the NFL.

http://www.elderresearch.com/blog/how-often-does-the-best-team-win-the-title/

big_g wrote:

I call them “wallet flushes”… the only flush we recommend is the coolant at stated intervals. Everything else is drain and fill.

Isn’t that 6 to one half dozen to the other? A transmission flush was a drain and fill I thought?

Fun series to watch, but some devastating losses while getting closed out. Saw a stat the Wild have lost 42 straight playoff games when losing after 2 periods. Future is bright, but they have some serious work to do on 2/3 lines and one set of D men.

I did a transmission flush on an old Chrysler LHS at 100k miles, and soon after the transmission went out. Talked to my cousin who is a mechanical engineer and huge car guy, and he said that often loosens shavings which can cause failure. So I haven’t done one on either of my Rams, just have it checked/topped off like other fluids and haven’t had any issues. 160k miles on first one before I sold it and 120k on my current.

John Rasmussen wrote:

A friend sent me a link to perm.org it talks about a huge win like the treaty might change?? Anyone know anything

I’ve been following this a little bit, and as far as I’m aware it is strictly in regards to law enforcement. Basically the tribe was trying to exert jurisdiction over the historical tribal lands (lower 1/3rd roughly) of the lake. This would pose a huge issue for property disputes, contract law and run of the mill law enforcement in this area if it had been upheld (like one judge did initially), as tribal officers and courts would be the law of the land instead of the court system we are all accustomed to. Thankfully it was overturned and MN and US law still holds jurisdiction. Big win for anyone owning land or frequenting the lower 1/3rd of the lake. But I doubt this has any impact on co-management, netting/spearing, or current treaty interpretation.

Am I the only one that has never heard of any of these “experts”??

Fun game to watch due to them shooting terribly and still leading most of the way. Then Rudy of all people flexing on em with 27 pts on 12 dunks/layups and 3 free throws but he was a monster rebounding and blocking/altering shots. Lakers were severely undermanned after their starting 5, and whoever they get next will be a much tougher test imo.

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big_g wrote:

RAM 5.7 Hemi is coming back… they fired the CEO who made the call to discontinue it.

Do you have a wait list? Want to start one? I’ll put my name on it.

They must not be able or really don’t want to shoot them, because there were a few shots fired from a close distance and the polar bear didn’t seem to be harmed in anyway.

B-man wrote:

that they’ve secured a TON of money through legislation.

(I dug into for 30 seconds so please excuse me if I’m on the wrong track)

All I can say is they’ve done a $hit ton more for fishing in Minnesota than I have or ever will.

The DNR was asking for this money for upgrading accesses for years, so it’s pretty debatable what role MN Fish actually played in getting it across the finish line. But regardless it did get funded and there are some access upgrades coming as a result, so 6 to one half dozen to the other imo.

Delayed offsides is dumb, especially in that sort of situation when it has no impact on the immediate rush, but it was the correct call and Nyquist has to do better. As do the PP guys earlier that gave up the shorty with Mite level hockey intelligence, 2 forwards on defense and the goalie all going to the guy with the puck and leaving the backdoor WIDE open. And later with how many guys were left alone in the slot it was only a matter of time Vegas scored the game winner.

Eelpoutguy wrote:

Or do what I do, buy a new boat, leave it in the shed and fish off the dock.

That’s not the crazy part tho, the crazy part was when you then tried to burn the dock down too!

Bluegill89 wrote:

I’m about to finance a boat and was curious if I can ask for more then what the boat costs for accessories. Will the bank do this or only lend the money the boat itself cost?

Yes you can ask, and if it’s new likely get the additional amount approved. If buying used, you can still ask for the additional amount, they don’t know what the purchase price is, they just know what they are willing to lend on that year, make, model etc. and if there is room for add’tl purchases go to town.

FWIW to the rest of you, I’m yet to hear someone come back on one of these threads and say “Thanks for all the input you rich old men, I changed my mind and didn’t buy the boat. Thanks for the advice guys, you saved me from financial ruin, and I love fishing from the shore.”

eyeguy507 wrote:

No preferential treatment at all huh

I don’t think that really tells the whole story, or are you also saying the league doesn’t give Steph/GS and Tyrese Haliburton/IND any preferential treatment? And MIL and ORL get Lebron style preferential treatment too? I think you see where I’m going here, Lebron/Giannis are huge men that take the ball to the hoop all the time, Steph and Tyrese are not, so it would make sense the big guys get to the line WAY more. I’m also not defending the joke that is NBA officiating, just saying free throws aren’t the metric to indicate it.

Gitchi Gummi wrote:

Hard to argue against a toyota

This is what I was thinking too, are there issues with Toyota I’m unaware of? New Tundra’s are pretty reasonably priced too. Unless my current Ram makes it another 3-5 years, and the new Ram engine proves to be a workhorse like the 5.7 Hemi, I was planning on moving to a Tundra.

A better question is if this season the Twins will draw more than the 19,289 that were packed into Target Center last night. I’m guessing they will have a popular promo like Joe Mauer bobblehead doll night that will do it, maybe…

Curious if anyone up there uses those plastic floating docks? Seems like that would be a good option if they can withstand the waves.

I mulch a few times and then bag last mow of the fall or first in the spring if I didn’t get it in. And when I bag it I put it in the garden under a bunch of black dirt, works well for me and the garden.

buckybadger wrote:

I would assume the Vikings were shopping the pick given that Dart and Sanders were still on the board…but probably didn’t find the offer they were hoping for and went with a relatively “safe” pick in interior OL.

The Vikes turned their pick in before Goodell had finished announcing the GB pick, so I’m guessing they had no interest from anyone trading up and they really liked their guy. Can’t say I have any idea about him individually. But I like that he can play more than 1 position, so whether it’s him or Brandel backing up they both have that flexibility. Bonus points for the Randell McDaniel-esque stance too!

205k people went to the draft, and heard hotels were full all the way to Milwaukee. Maybe I’m just old and crotchety but you couldn’t pay me to go to that mess. Looked like Times Square, but all drunk rubes.

I’m on the other side, love Smelt! Always order it if I see it at a restaurant, and it’s one of my favorite stops at the state fair.

No wonder the NBA finals take place just before the 4th of July, if this series goes 7 it will cover 17 days from Game 1 to Game 7. I don’t think fatigue should be mentioned…

Love to hear it!

I sticking with the Vikings trading out of the first round.

JoeMX1825 wrote:

are we sure Brock Nelson has been playing in that series? sure looks like a difference maker UFA we should overpay for this summer…

HA! I literally said that about halfway thru the game when the announcer said his name, “Oh that’s right they got him…”

Bearcat89 wrote:

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I stopped halfway through season 1, a little bit of Max Wilson goes too far for my liking.

He was a piece of work a couple years ago when I had a run in on the water on p4 with him and his partner. He wasn’t pleased we were fishing his spot. And he let us know, then blew the area out so we quit fishing it. Lost all respect for him not that I had any. Maybe that’s the reason he has haters.

I’ve heard a similar story about him a few different places, never met him but sounds like a real entitled a$$. Which is usually a good indication he’s a “pro fisherman” off of Daddy’s money.

CaptainMusky wrote:

big smelt fry this weekend or at least its coming up in Duelm at Jack and Jims.

That’s a place I haven’t heard about in awhile! Used to love going there when I lived in Central MN, great spot!