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Post by voltaire on Oct 12, 2015 15:43:33 GMT
even fake trade offers with the forum address in the comments section.
:rofl:
The first time I sent him a trade offer it was more legitimate looking and he turned it down. I figure he'd just looked at the players and not the comments. So this time I figure I needed something absurd. I offered him my backup TE for his entire staring lineup.
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Post by voltaire on Oct 12, 2015 15:47:52 GMT
Now that Vudu's arrived, I just need to round up James and the gang's all here.
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Post by voltaire on Oct 12, 2015 15:57:45 GMT
Continue With: League Home Trade Proposal Maltese Falcons proposed a trade with Clerks: Maltese Falcons will give Year 2016 Round 6 Draft Pick from Maltese Falcons To Clerks for Bridgewater, Teddy MIN QB Manziel, Johnny CLE QB Anderson, C.J. DEN RB Cobb, David TEN RB Forsett, Justin BAL RB Gray, Jonas MIA RB Hayne, Jarryd SFO RB McFadden, Darren DAL RB Robinson, Denard JAC RB West, Terrance TEN RB Beckham, Odell NYG WR Bryant, Martavis PIT WR Cooper, Amari OAK WR Diggs, Stefon MIN WR Gordon, Josh CLE WR Moncrief, Donte IND WR Montgomery, Ty GBP WR Tate, Golden DET WR James, Jesse PIT TE Rodgers, Richard GBP TE Seferian-Jenkins, Austin TBB TE Crosby, Mason GBP PK Ravens, Baltimore BAL Def Year 2016 Round 1 Draft Pick from Clerks Year 2016 Round 2 Draft Pick from Clerks Year 2016 Round 3 Draft Pick from Clerks Year 2016 Round 4 Draft Pick from Clerks Year 2016 Round 5 Draft Pick from Clerks Year 2016 Round 6 Draft Pick from Clerks Not a trade offer (obviously). FFT is down, go to Ed's it's your turn in the history draft. Everybody else is there. nomoregfiafp.boards.net
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Post by voltaire on Oct 13, 2015 4:22:32 GMT
Hey Jeff just saw this email. I am still tied up at work so I will sign up for Ed’s board when I get home. Any word on what is going on the FFToday? Here are a few picks, not sure how many I have on the clock. Evil Mofo - Idi Amin Athlete - Aaron Rodgers (just wouldn’t be right unless I picked him) ------ So he'll be here soon and it's back to vudu. And with contact made from our fifth person, now this draft's recovered from the FFT meltdown, I must say on a personal note a quote from some historical figure collectors of yesteryear: sp.yimg.com/xj/th?id=OIP.M74ae2eaf812666d526e4c92647a5627ao0&pid=15.1&P=0&w=300&h=300
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Post by vuduchile on Oct 13, 2015 12:19:07 GMT
Dumb mutha
This guy introduced the dumbest legislation the U.S. govt ever passed.
Some credit for this disaster belongs to the other lawmakers who voted for it, but IT IS called the Volstead Act. Johnny V wears the dunce cap for this one.
Andrew John Volstead (October 31, 1860 – January 20, 1947) was an American member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota, 1903–1923, and a member of the Republican Party. His name is closely associated with the National Prohibition Act of 1919, usually called the Volstead Act. The act was the enabling legislation for the enforcement of national prohibition beginning in 1920.
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Post by voltaire on Oct 13, 2015 18:07:23 GMT
Bear...
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Post by voltaire on Oct 14, 2015 2:57:36 GMT
Bear's been on the clock all day. We'll give him until midnight Texas time.
Still no site of 90sbaby logging in around here yet, but I've still got another three names from him to work with in the email he sent when his turn comes around.
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Post by voltaire on Oct 14, 2015 10:04:50 GMT
Skipping Bear. He can make up his two picks any time.
32.3 TBBOM - Lord Byron - Poet 32.4 Volty - Tang Taizong - Administrator 33.1 Volty - Khalid ibn al-Walid - General (Tactical) 33.2 TBBOM - Pericles - Statesman
Good pick with Pericles as Statesman. I'd not had him on my radar but that's quality.
Vudu can go. I've got two names ready to go for 90sbaby as well. We won't skip bear at 34.3 if it comes to that. Just two rounds and eight picks max when you get skipped.
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Post by voltaire on Oct 14, 2015 10:10:21 GMT
Tang Taizhong - from wiki- Some Chinese names wikipedia does a terrible job with but it's good for his.
He is typically considered as one of the (if not the) greatest emperors in Chinese history. Throughout the rest of Chinese history, Emperor Taizong's reign was regarded as the exemplary model against which all other emperors were measured, and his "Reign of Zhenguan" (贞观之治; 貞觀之治; Zhēnguān Zhī Zhì) was considered a golden age of Chinese history and required study for future crown princes. During his reign, Tang China flourished economically and militarily. For more than a century after his death, Tang China enjoyed peace and prosperity. During Taizong's reign, Tang China was the largest and the strongest nation in the world. It covered most of the territory of present-day China, Vietnam and much of Central Asia as far as eastern Kazakhstan. It laid the foundation for Xuanzong's reign, which is considered Tang China's greatest era.
In 630, Emperor Taizong sent his general Li Jing against Eastern Tujue, defeating and capturing its Jiali Khan Ashina Duobi and destroying Eastern Tujue power. This made Tang the dominant power in East and Central Asia, and Emperor Taizong subsequently took the title of Tengeri Qaghan ("Tenger Khan" or the God like Emperor).[11] He also launched a series of campaigns against the oasis states of the Tarim Basin, and against the armies of their main ally, the Western Tujue. During his reign, Tang armies annexed Karakhoja in 640, Karasahr in 644 and Kucha in 648.[12]
Unlike many of the nobility of the time, Emperor Taizong was a frank rationalist and scholar of logic and scientific reason, openly scorning superstitions and claims of signs from the heavens. He also modified important rites in order to ease the burden of agricultural labour.[13] The modern Chinese historian Bo Yang opined that Emperor Taizong achieved greatness by enduring criticism which others would find difficult to accept whilst trying hard not to abuse his absolute power (using Emperor Yang of Sui as a negative example), as well as through his employment of capable chancellors such as Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and Wei Zheng. Emperor Taizong's wife Empress Zhangsun also proved to be a capable assistant.[14]
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Post by voltaire on Oct 14, 2015 14:09:06 GMT
Khalid ibn al-Walid
Abū Sulaymān Khālid ibn al-Walīd ibn al-Mughīrah al-Makhzūmī (Arabic: أبو سليمان خالد بن الوليد بن المغيرة المخزومي; 585 or 592–642) also known as Sayf Allāh al-Maslūl (Arabic: سيف الله المسلول; Drawn Sword of God), was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He is noted for his military tactics and prowess, commanding the forces of Medina under Muhammad and the forces of his immediate successors of the Rashidun Caliphate, Abu Bakr and Umar ibn Khattab.[1] It was under his military leadership that Arabia, for the first time in history, was united under a single political entity, the Caliphate. Commanding the forces of the nascent Islamic State, Khalid was victorious in over a hundred battles, against the forces of the Byzantine-Roman Empire, Sassanid-Persian Empire, and their allies, in addition to other Arab tribes. His strategic achievements include the conquest of Arabia, Persian Mesopotamia and Roman Syria within several years from 632 to 636. He is also remembered for his decisive victories at Yamamah, Ullais, and Firaz, and his tactical successes at Walaja and Yarmouk.[2]
Khalid ibn al-Walid (Khalid son of al-Walid) was from the Meccan tribe of Quraysh, from a clan that initially opposed Muhammad. He played a vital role in the Meccan victory at the Battle of Uhud against the Muslims. He converted to Islam, and joined Muhammad after the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah and participated in various expeditions for him, such as the Battle of Mu'tah. It was the first battle between the Romans and the Muslims. Khalid ibn Al-Walid reported that the fighting was so intense, that he used nine swords, which broke in the battle. Khalid took over after Zayd ibn Haritha, then Jafar ibn Abi Talib, then Abdullah ibn Rawahah were killed. After Muhammad's death, he played a key role in commanding Medinan forces for Abu Bakr in the Ridda wars, conquering central Arabia and subduing Arab tribes. He captured the Sassanid Arab client Kingdom of Al-Hirah, and defeated the Sassanid Persian forces during his conquest of Iraq (Mesopotamia). He was later transferred to the western front to capture Roman Syria and the Byzantine Arab client state of the Ghassanids.
Although Umar later relieved him of high command, he nevertheless remained the effective leader of the forces arrayed against the Byzantines during the early stages of the Byzantine–Arab Wars.[1] Under his command, Damascus was captured in 634 and the key Arab victory against the Byzantine forces was achieved at the Battle of Yarmouk (636),[1] which led to the conquest of the Bilad al-Sham (Levant). In 638, at the zenith of his career, he was dismissed from military services.
Khalid is said to have fought around a hundred battles, both major battles and minor skirmishes as well as single duels, during his military career. Having remained undefeated, this fact makes him one of the finest military generals in history.[3]
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Post by bipolarbear on Oct 14, 2015 15:05:20 GMT
I got into a discussion with a facilities manager at Dulles Airport about the design on the airport. His opening comment was "We are still trying to learn how to use it."
Chairs that are uncomfortable to sit in.
Stairways that lead into water.
If you can get away with those creations and still be revered as a genius, you are Frank Lloyd Wright.
Frank Lloyd Wright - Engineer (Architect)
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Post by bipolarbear on Oct 14, 2015 15:08:53 GMT
Who was that that said that the "Sand would run red with your blood?"
Iraq had a huge military, including 25 brigades of the elite Republican Guard. The Republican Guard wore red berets, so just back the fuck up! Lots of those guys entrenched in the desert... Norman had jets strafe down the trenched and followed that with bulldozers hauling ass down the trench lines to cover up the bodies. No need to leave a mess. The whole Iraqi Army was neutralized in 100 hour during the Kuwait war.
Desert Storm. Desert Shield; The "Bear" commanded half a million U.S. soldiers and another quarter million allied forces. The British soldiers called him "The Match". His planning and leadership lead to what historians call some of the United States most successful military campaigns.
Start out at West Point, go to Vietnam and lead battles from the front, lead the Coalition Forces against Saddam Hussein's military, and go home to a huge parade in your honor down Broadway in NYC.
General Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. - General (Strategical)
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Post by voltaire on Oct 14, 2015 15:08:55 GMT
Go again, bear. You have another coming, you were skipped.
Edit... nevermind.
I was there running around the desert with 2nd Armor for General Schwartzkopf.
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Post by vuduchile on Oct 14, 2015 15:27:46 GMT
Sticking with the WW II era for a bit.
General - Strategic - George Patton
He is now famous for using the Nazis’ own patented tactic against them: blitzkrieg. A “lightning war” is generally thought of as one which concentrates all available men and material into the enemy lines, breaking them, then pressing forward without first defending one’s flanks. To defend one’s flanks gives the enemy valuable time to bring up reserves or prepare its own defenses.
Check out the movie if you wanna learn more.
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Post by voltaire on Oct 14, 2015 16:21:54 GMT
Sticking with the WW II era for a bit. General - Strategic - George Patton He is now famous for using the Nazis’ own patented tactic against them: blitzkrieg. A “lightning war” is generally thought of as one which concentrates all available men and material into the enemy lines, breaking them, then pressing forward without first defending one’s flanks. To defend one’s flanks gives the enemy valuable time to bring up reserves or prepare its own defenses. Check out the movie if you wanna learn more. I just got done saying I was in 2nd Armor during the Gulf War and you took Patton, the commander of 2nd Armor from back in WWII with the very next pick. 90sbaby takes Vince Lombardi - athlete And John F Kennedy - Statesman
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