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Scott Kennedy
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Lead singer and driver of the Winnebago
(Chicago)
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It kind of looks like the office building from Billions.
November 30, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Come on HBO, make Persian Succession next.
Artaxerxes III From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Artaxerxes III 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂 Stone relief of monarch, facing right The Rock relief of Artaxerxes III in Persepolis King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire Reign 359/8–338 BC Predecessor Artaxerxes II Successor Arses Pharaoh of Egypt Reign 340/39–338 BC Predecessor Nectanebo II Successor Arses Born Ochus Died August/September 338 BC[1] Burial Persepolis Issue Arses Parysatis II Dynasty Achaemenid Father Artaxerxes II Mother Stateira Religion Zoroastrianism Ochus (Ancient Greek: Ὦχος Ochos), known by his dynastic name Artaxerxes III (Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 Artaxšaçāʰ; Ancient Greek: Ἀρταξέρξης), was King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 359/58 to 338 BC. He was the son and successor of Artaxerxes II and his mother was Stateira. Before ascending the throne Artaxerxes was a satrap and commander of his father's army. Artaxerxes came to power after one of his brothers was executed, another committed suicide, the last murdered and his father, Artaxerxes II died. Soon after becoming king, Artaxerxes murdered all of the royal family to secure his place as king.
November 29, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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This is literally the scene from Airplane
Screenshot from the movie Airplane showing a woman holding a revolver, followed by someone holding a baseball bat, as they form an orderly queue to address a hysterical passenger with (the visual joke) increasingly violent methods.
November 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Remember to put a prize in the middle, for when they melt.
Green plastic army man toy
November 29, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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They should grow these mustaches, out of respect.
Walter Payton headshot Matt Suhey headshot from football card
November 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Get in the sea
November 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Fancy stats can help tell a nuanced story but sometimes the big, easy metrics do just fine. If you sort the table by worst goals against it's not that hard to figure out why these teams are struggling.
November 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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At least you no longer have to learn about the Magna Carta in school.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_C...
Magna Carta, it was argued, recognised and protected the liberty of individual Englishmen, made the King subject to the common law of the land, formed the origin of the trial by jury system, and acknowledged the ancient origins of Parliament: because of Magna Carta and this ancient constitution, an English monarch was unable to alter these long-standing English customs.[175][182][183][184] Although the arguments based on Magna Carta were historically inaccurate, they nonetheless carried symbolic power, as the charter had immense significance during this period; antiquarians such as Sir Henry Spelman described it as "the most majestic and a sacrosanct anchor to English Liberties".[173][175][182]
November 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Averaging out the various spellings and pronounciations across languages, his actual name was probably pronounced something like Kambuziya.
Etymology The origins of the name of "Cambyses" (Old Persian: 𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹, romanized: Kaᵐbūjiya) is disputed in scholarship; according to some scholars, the name is of Elamite origin, whilst others associate it with Kambojas, an Iranian people who inhabited northwestern India.[1] The name of Cambyses is known in other languages as: Elamite Kanbuziya; Akkadian Kambuziya; Aramaic Kanbūzī.
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Also the lost army of Cambyses is a fascinating legend, people still go out to the desert looking for it to this day. But the legend of the lost army of Kembitch is just funnier.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Ar...
Lost Army of Cambyses The Lost Army of Cambyses was, according to an ancient Near Eastern legend, a massive fighting force of 50,000 Persian soldiers that disappeared in the Western Desert of Egypt in 525 BC. They had supposedly been sent by Cambyses II to subjugate the Oracle of Amun at the Siwa Oasis, but were never seen or heard from again after becoming engulfed in a sandstorm. Around this time, Cambyses, who had succeeded Cyrus the Great as the King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, was leading the first Persian conquest of Egypt.
November 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Kembitch

That's the most basic way to translate this cartouche.

𓎡 K
𓅓 M
𓃀 B
𓇋 I
𓍿 [tch sound]
𓏏 T

You would expect that last 't' sound not to be read, more like an echo, so the most common way to translate this cartouche is Kembitch.

I'm immature enough that this is funny to me.
Image of the cartouche of Cambyses II, the Persian king who was the son and successor to Cyrus the Great. He conquered Egypt around 525BC and added it to the Persian empire, in the process founding the 27th dynasty and becoming pharaoh. Twenty-Seventh Dynasty Egypt was conquered by the Persian Empire in 525 BC by king Cambyses II, the son of Cyrus the Great, and remained Persian satrapy for more than one hundred years until regaining independence in 404 BC. The Achaemenid kings were acknowledged as Pharaohs in this era, forming the 27th Dynasty.
November 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Another rough season in Nashville. They got shut out by Colorado over the weekend (as did the Hawks). The Preds are at the United Center on Friday night.
November 25, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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The Hawks need to bring back Joey the Junior Reporter to find out who's the biggest turkey on the team.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eRJ...
November 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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I was wrong about that, they gave Bedard that matchup most of the night, and his line did well.
Blashill matched up Connor Bedard’s line, which also included Bertuzzi and Greene, up against Nathan MacKinnon’s line a lot on the night. In 10:43 of Bedard and MacKinnon sharing the ice at five-on-five, the Blackhawks had a 15-13 edge in shot attempts, 7-4 in shots on goal, 7-6 in scoring chances and 2-0 in high-danger chances. “MacKinnon’s line is a great line, one of the best lines in the league, especially with Nate being out there and a lot of times when he’s out there, Makar is out there,” Blashill said. “They play together, I don’t want to say exclusively, but a lot. So there’s a double-edged sword, and I thought they did a good job. I thought there were times when I’d put Dickey (Dickinson) out there against them, but I didn’t want to give Dickinson a full night just coming back from injury. I wanted Connor to check him and be able to check for his offense, and I thought that line did a good job.”
November 24, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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I love when hocky is on, but I'm really glad I didn't watch this one.
Islanders beat Kraken 1-0 in a shootout, no actual goals were scored. SOG were 34-19 Islanders.
November 24, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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Check baby, check baby, one, two
Check baby, check baby, one

Yup, yup, it's Teddy, ready with the one-two checker
Wreckx-N-Effect is in effects, but I'm the wrecker
Pope Leo at the mic
November 23, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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Arlo
Arlo Givens, Justified
November 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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This picture exists to test my posting discipline.
November 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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These are the teams that have given up the most goals so far this season. Some are expected, but some have playoff expectations. Plenty of time for things to change, but for these team this is what has to change.
November 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Solve the Louvre heist, stop by the tavern on your way home.
Fedora guy from the Louvre heist
November 21, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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The Atheltic is down. They seem to have fallen off quite a bit lately, are they having trouble?
November 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Really smart people: two of these guys shouldn't go to the Olympics!

Non-Canadiens: totally!
NHL Points Leaders 1. Nathan MacKinnon 33 in 19 Games Played 2. Macklin Celebrini 30 in 20 GP 3. Connor McDavid 30 in 21 GP 4. Connor Bedard 29 in 19 GP
November 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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The House voted 427-1 to release the Epstein files, over the desperate objections of convicted felon Donald Trump.
USA Today 'There should be no deflections.' Trump warns Republicans to stay out of Epstein 'trap' President Trump warned Republicans to say out of House Democrats' push to release Jeffrey Epstein-related files. The Hill Trump warns GOP against engaging with Democrats’ Epstein ‘trap’- President Trump warns Republicans against engaging with Jeffrey Epstein case documents, accusing Democrats of using it to deflect from their... Deadline Donald Trump Rages At Democrats After Jeffrey Epstein Emails Disclosure, Warns Republicans Of “No Deflections” Karoline Leavitt defended a White House meeting with a Republican calling for the release of the files. New York Post Rep. Thomas Massie gives dramatic warning to GOP on Epstein files: ‘You will have voted to protect pedophiles’ Libertarian Rep. Thomas Massie on Sunday warned his Republican colleagues that President Trump can't protect them for very long if they...
November 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Canadian sports vibes:
Rough but hopeful vibes: Blue Jays
Just bad vibes: Leafs, Oilers, Canucks, Flames
Hopeful vibes: Montreal, Winnipeg
No idea: Ottawa

It's fun to pick on Leafs fans, but after what happened to the Blue Jays even I'm starting to become sympathetic.
Sportsnet Headlilnes Watch Live: Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving meets media Oilers not even close to good enough in loss to last-place Sabres Is this Maple Leafs season beyong saving? Canucks Takeaways: Road trip ends with defensive disaster Seravalli: Firing Berube would be letting this Leafs' core off the hook
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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He's an interesting guy and this whole interview is full of fascinating stuff like this.
3b. How did you come about shortening the length? It’s a guy I work with, John Healy, his name is. Huge proponents of your first touch, so like, how’s your posture? Like my stick was so long that to get pucks in certain areas, I had to get out of my posture to get a first touch clean. So now as I’ve gotten shorter and shorter, I’m catching these D-to-D passes and my elbow is almost in front of me. So it’s boom, like that first touch, I’m not catching pucks up here and I’m locked up and I have to move around. My eyes can get up a little faster. Even around rims, I can stay in it. I am not jammed up here in battles. All kinds of little things you don’t really think of that give you that extra … it might be half a second, not even. But you do some studies on elite defensemen and their time from them catching a D-to-D pass or a pass low to high, how fast their eyes get up to see the net or see the play. It doesn’t seem like a lot. Elite defensemen are around .3 seconds, .4 seconds, and then you look at maybe like some bottom-pair guys and just different guys, and it’s maybe .6. So when you look at that, the elite guys are seeing the game at half as much time, or like they have double as much as time to make a play as the other guys who aren’t seeing. There’s a lot of how clean and how fast we can get our eyes up, how comfortable are we, so just kind of dialing that in a little bit.
November 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM