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Round 2 is complete, and 35 states remain after the double elimination round. The following states were eliminated: Group A - Kansas, Maryland Group B - Hawaii, Wyoming (tiebreaker vote) Group C - Connecticut, Alabama Group D - Minnesota, North Dakota Group E - Mississippi, Illinois Round 3 will be a SINGLE ELIMINATION round. The state that receives the highest number of votes in this round will be removed from the "island." There are no specific criteria for voting, use whatever criteria you wish. In the event of a tie, my vote will decide which state will be eliminated. Groups D/E link: https://www.fftodayforums.com/forum/topic/527763-us-state-survivor-round-3-groups-de/ Poll Deadline: August 13 (Wednesday) at 1pm ET.

Bump... Deadline is at 1pm ET today...

Round 2 is complete, and 35 states remain after the double elimination round. The following states were eliminated: Group A - Kansas, Maryland Group B - Hawaii, Wyoming (tiebreaker vote) Group C - Connecticut, Alabama Group D - Minnesota, North Dakota Group E - Mississippi, Illinois Round 3 will be a SINGLE ELIMINATION round. The state that receives the highest number of votes in this round will be removed from the "island." There are no specific criteria for voting, use whatever criteria you wish. In the event of a tie, my vote will decide which state will be eliminated. Groups A/B/C link: https://www.fftodayforums.com/forum/topic/527764-us-state-survivor-round-3-groups-abc/ Poll Deadline: August 13 (Wednesday) at 1pm ET.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0yy3e6z4zo AOL is shutting down the dial-up service that introduced homes across the US to the internet. The firm's dial-up offering connects to the internet via a phone line and currently only exists in the US and Canada. Launched more than 30 years ago, AOL dial-up was known for its chirpy whirring start-up sound, but it has long since been replaced by faster alternatives. Fewer than 300,000 people in the US reported having only a dial-up internet connection, compared with more than 300 million with broadband service, according to 2023 government estimates. "AOL routinely evaluates its products and services and has decided to discontinue Dial-up Internet, " the company said in a notice to subscribers in the US and Canada on Friday. The service will no longer be available in AOL plans as of 30 September, the firm added. "Thanks for the memories RIP," wrote AOL co-founder Steve Case, who presided over the firm's growth in the 1990s. The company was known for luring customers by mailing them free trial discs and at one point claimed ownership of nearly 40% of the time that Americans spent online. AOL, which merged with Time Warner in 2000 in a deal widely deemed disastrous, boasted more than 30 million subscribers at the end of 2001. But its lead had already started to be eroded, as broadband offerings from rivals started to gain traction. As early as 2003, obituaries for dial-up service had begun, as in a Wall Street Journal article that declared: "It's official. Dial-up is dying." In the UK, AOL was toppled from the top spot as internet service provider in 1999. It then sold its UK arm in 2006. Time Warner spun off AOL in 2009. It was acquired by Verizon in 2015, which saw value in its mobile technology business and later merged it with Yahoo. Today, AOL and Yahoo are owned by Apollo Global. ---- I would have thought this was done a while ago...

https://www.tmz.com/2025/08/12/whats-happening-danielle-spencer-dead-cancer/ Danielle Spencer -- famous for playing Dee Thomas on the hit ’70s sitcom "What’s Happening!!" -- has died at 60 following complications from cancer, TMZ has learned. Her longtime friend and former costar Haywood Nelson -- AKA Dwayne from the sitcom -- tells TMZ Danielle passed away Monday night in a Richmond, Virginia hospital ... with her mom Cheryl and her jazz musician brother Jeremy Pelt by her side. Haywood says he was in Dallas when he got the heartbreaking call -- telling us he always saw Danielle as his little sis. The two last spoke just two weeks ago on the phone, and he says she sounded upbeat at the time. Haywood adds Danielle had previously been in a car accident -- and was in a wheelchair. He honored Danielle on IG Tuesday, saying her battle had taken a heavy toll -- but she’s "finally found her release from the clutches of this world and a body." "What’s Happening!!" ran on ABC from '76 to '79, with Danielle reprising her iconic role in the '80s spin-off 'What’s Happening Now!!" ... before leaving Hollywood in the '90s to become a veterinarian. She was 60. RIP ----- F'n cancer... RIP...

“Oh...where, o where, o where is Shadow? Where, o where, o where is Shadow? Where, o where, o where is Shadow? Where can Shadow be?”

Aww... Seafoam must be missing his butt buddy...

Maybe Martinez?

Download to much ASCII porn?

That was my first thought... Both sides of the aisle tweaks numbers to their liking to make their side look good and the other side look bad... Just give the numbers and try to fix it if they are low or try to improve it even more if they are high...

Seven animals were killed through the course of the series: Pie-O-My + 3 Other Horses, Put down after being badly burned in a stable fire. (February 22, 2003, "Whoever Did This")

https://sopranos.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_deaths

I wonder if we will see Joey Danforth die?

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bobby-whitlock-derek-and-the-dominos-founder-dies/ Bobby Whitlock, the musician who co-founded Derek and the Dominos with Eric Clapton, has died, according to his manager. He was 77. Whitlock died Sunday morning of cancer, manager Carol Kaye confirmed to CBS News. He was surrounded by his family in Texas, Kaye said. The singer-songwriter was a keyboard player and vocalist for Derek and the Domino, the rock band best known for its 1971 album, "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs." In a statement to CBS News, Whitlock's wife, Coco Carmel Whitlock, said, "How do you express in but a few words the grandness of one man who came from abject poverty in the south to heights unimagined in such a short time?" "As he would always say: 'Life is what you make it, so take it and make it beautiful.' And he did," her statement read. She added, "Farewell my Love, I'll see you in my dreams." Aside from his wife, Whitlock is survived by three children: Ashley Faye Brown, Beau Elijah Whitlock and Tim Whitlock Kelly. In a statement posted to social media, Clapton said, "Our dear friend Bobby Whitlock, has passed away at 77, our sincere condolences to Bobby's wife CoCo and his family on this sad day.... RIP Bobby xxx." Filmmaker and Whitlock's longtime friend, John Fusco, remembered the artist as a major influence, a rock 'n' roll legend and a storyteller. On the iconic "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs" album, Clapton and Whitlock co-wrote the majority of the songs, including "Tell the Truth," "Bell Bottom Blues," and "Why Does Love Got to be So Sad?" In his later years, Whitlock got into painting and "became a prolific artist," Fusco wrote on social media. "I will be forever honored that he painted an original work for me as the cover art of my 'John the Revelator' CD." In 2022, Whitlock's paintings were on display in an exhibit at the Crockett County Museum in Ozona, Texas. Over the past five years, Coco Carmel Whitlock uploaded videos of her husband to YouTube, many of which feature his artwork in the background as they engage in conversations — often about music and their lives.

I don't think he is a member here...

LIving Colour - "Cult of Personality"

Rammstein - "Deutschland"

https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3892970/rob-zombies-the-devils-rejects-returning-to-theaters-for-20th-anniversary-in-october/ Rob Zombie’s psychotic masterpiece The Devil’s Rejects is returning to theaters nationwide for the film’s 20th anniversary, Bloody Disgusting has learned this afternoon. Screening in 4K for the first time, Rob Zombie’s blood-soaked cult classic is presented in theaters by Fathom Entertainment, the leading specialty distributor of content to theatrical partners worldwide, and Lionsgate. The second installment in Zombie’s infamous Firefly trilogy will screen for two nights only — Monday, October 6 and Wednesday, October 8! Each screening includes an exclusive new introduction created by Rob Zombie, reflecting on the legacy and impact of The Devil’s Rejects. Picking up where House of 1000 Corpses left off, The Devil’s Rejects begins with revenge-crazed Sheriff Wydell and his men surrounding the Fireflys’ homestead, guns blazing — but when the smoke clears, Otis and his sister, Baby, have managed to escape. Taking refuge — and hostages — in a back-road motel, the most-wanted siblings rendezvous with their deranged partner in crime, Captain Spaulding, killing whoever happens to stand in their way. But as the body count mounts higher, Sheriff Wydell decides to “cross the line” and take the law into his own hands, paving the way for one of the most terrifying, mayhem-filled showdowns in cinematic history. Starring Sheri Moon Zombie, Bill Moseley, Sid Haig, William Forsythe, and Leslie Easterbrook, The Devil’s Rejects is a visceral descent into outlaw horror that has earned its place as a genre-defining cult favorite. Tickets for The Devil’s Rejects 20th Anniversary will be available on August 22 at Fathom Entertainment and participating theatre box offices (theatre locations are subject to change).

The Who – "Baba O’Riley"

I was debating as well and then decided to post it, because there might be one person that cared... Even seafoam has to like something other than just being negative 24/7...

The Sporting News TV Guide Mad

Was it highway driving or city driving…. If it was highway driving, having the windows down going at a higher rate of speed gives you worse fuel consumption…

Makes sense…

Kind of weird to play concentration at the half of a football game...