Minor things that bother you

[US 89]

Nah, this thread is exactly 169.44 pages once I make this post.

[CNGL-Leudimin]

This thread is 170 pages long.

85 pages.

Because you have this forum set to 50 posts per page instead of the default 25 like most do (including me)

[thspfc]

Of course it's the better practice to read the whole thread before responding

This thread is 170 pages long.

85 pages.

Yes master, I will gladly read all 4,230something posts. Anything for you.

[1995hoo]

Of course it's the better practice to read the whole thread before responding

This thread is 170 pages long.

85 pages.

Yes master, I will gladly read all 4,230something posts. Anything for you.

Hey, Scott5114 is the one who complained, not me.

[skluth]

One reason Griffin did that was because when he played for Baylor, there was another Robert Griffin on the team. But they had different middle initials, so who knows why they chose to use the suffix instead. 

I assume it's because only the last name is shown on a jersey.

Some teams do use first initials if two players have the same last name. Baltimore's baseball team used to have "C. Ripken" and "B. Ripken," for example.

... which still isn't a middle name.

But you said "only the last name is shown on a jersey" and I was saying that's not necessarily true. Once you include first initials, there's no real reason why you couldn't use two initials if appropriate (and I know Texas A&M football, at a minimum, has used the first two letters of players' first names when two players had the same first initial and last name–it would be like putting "Ch. Johnson" and "Cl. Johnson" if a team had players named Chad Johnson and Clyde Johnson).

Of course there was the year two WRs named Gene Washington made the Pro Bowl.

[thspfc]

Intended for sports thread created for not-sports thread intended for not in the sports thread intended for sports discussion.

[SSOWorld]

minor thing that bothers me?

Why there's a separate thread for sports.

but not ROADS!!!

[US71]

minor thing that bothers me?

Why there's a separate thread for sports.

but not ROADS!!!

You're an Admin....create something ;0

[formulanone]

minor thing that bothers me?

Why there's a separate thread for sports.

but not ROADS!!!

You're an Admin....create something ;0

Minor ROADS that bother you?

[thspfc]

minor thing that bothers me?

Why there's a separate thread for sports.

but not ROADS!!!

You're an Admin....create something ;0

Minor ROADS that bother you?

I-180 Illinois?

[1995hoo]

minor thing that bothers me?

Why there's a separate thread for sports.

but not ROADS!!!

You're an Admin....create something ;0

Minor ROADS that bother you?

Minor Road in Charlottesville, perhaps?

[kphoger]

minor thing that bothers me?

Why there's a separate thread for sports.

but not ROADS!!!

You're an Admin....create something ;0

Better yet, create a whole forum dedicated to roads.

[US71]

minor thing that bothers me?

Why there's a separate thread for sports.

but not ROADS!!!

You're an Admin....create something ;0

Better yet, create a whole forum dedicated to roads.

What a novel idea. Do you think anyone would subscribe? 

[kphoger]

Do you think anyone would subscribe?

Probably a lot of the members here.  If it's done well.

[hbelkins]

The phrase "totally destroyed."

It's either destroyed or it's damaged. "Totally destroyed" is redundant.

[Scott5114]

The phrase "totally destroyed."

It's either destroyed or it's damaged. "Totally destroyed" is redundant.

Suppose you had a factory that had four buildings. And suppose one of them were to be leveled by an EF-5 tornado, while the other three buildings only sustained minor damage. You could then say the plant was "partially destroyed". Saying the plant was "totally destroyed" would mean that all four buildings were destroyed.

[dlsterner]

There should be a restaurant called Jimmy Buffet – All You Can Eat Cheeseburger Paradise.

People who mis-spell Jimmy Buffett's last name.  There are two "t"'s dammit!

[Takumi]

There should be a restaurant called Jimmy Buffet – All You Can Eat Cheeseburger Paradise.

People who mis-spell Jimmy Buffett's last name.  There are two "t"'s dammit!

I'm pretty sure it was done intentionally in that case.

[jmacswimmer]

There should be a restaurant called Jimmy Buffet – All You Can Eat Cheeseburger Paradise.

Fun fact: my hometown did actually have a food joint named "Cheeseburgers "˜n Paradise" . Supposedly Buffett found out about it at some point and sued, resulting in the establishment renaming itself to "Beef "˜n Buns "˜n Paradise."

https://www.fredericknewspost.com/archives/paradise-almost-lost-singer-makes-eatery-change-its-cheeseburger-name/article_6278a044-4776-5d65-a045-5ff11da47480.html

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Buffett does have a licensed line of Margaritaville restaurants; we have one at the Mall of America.

[abefroman329]

Buffett does have a licensed line of Margaritaville restaurants; we have one at the Mall of America.

He also had a licensed line of Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurants, but I'm not sure if it still exists.

[jeffandnicole]

There should be a restaurant called Jimmy Buffet – All You Can Eat Cheeseburger Paradise.

Fun fact: my hometown did actually have a food joint named "Cheeseburgers "˜n Paradise" . Supposedly Buffett found out about it at some point and sued, resulting in the establishment renaming itself to "Beef "˜n Buns "˜n Paradise."

https://www.fredericknewspost.com/archives/paradise-almost-lost-singer-makes-eatery-change-its-cheeseburger-name/article_6278a044-4776-5d65-a045-5ff11da47480.html

"I don't even care for his music," Mr. Hoffman said. "I like his lifestyle but not his music. We never claimed to be connected with Jimmy Buffett at all."

Well, yeah, that's what most people are doing when they try to name something close to something famous or well known.  The person who opened the restaurant in Lahaina, which I've been to, at least was in 'Paradise'.  Frederick, not so much.

"I don't even play Jimmy Buffett's music," Mr. Chew said from his restaurant Wednesday. "I didn't really even know who he was."

This person is an idiot just for saying that.  There's really no other context of using 'Margaritaville' other than in connection with Jimmy Buffett.

[vdeane]

Do you think anyone would subscribe?

Probably a lot of the members here.  If it's done well.

Will it bip?

[kphoger]

Do you think anyone would subscribe?

Probably a lot of the members here.  If it's done well.

Will it bip?

Yes, I imagine it would.  Perhaps he should somehow incorporate the word 'bip' into the name of the forum.

Also, this could be the slogan:

[MATraveler128]

Eating chips with dip and having the chip break in half as you’re dipping the chip. This is especially annoying at parties when there’s enough for everyone to share, meaning that you now have a bowl of dip with leftover pieces of chip in it and you can’t take it out because of germs.