SmashMouth
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On 5/22/2026 at 10:17 AM, BBfan061 said:
Sure they could have higher expectations… nothing wrong with that considering the tradition of the program… but that wasn’t the case with a lot of the fans they were out for blood and were terrible towards Coach Hickman… A lot of it was uncalled for.
Great acceptance speech from H. Proud of him.
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15 hours ago, Porter said:
Jalapeño and Cheese Sausage is pretty legit too.
Exactly. Here's my go to when I want to change it up.
Big Daddy's Beans (Yes, they call me "Big Daddy")
Pound of pinto beans, anasazi beans (learned about these from @tvc184) or red beans.
Pound of ground beef
Pound of jalapeno sausage (I use my deer jalapeno cheese sausage)
Large onion - yellow or white
Can of rotel
Pinto bean seasoning, tony's or some other season salt
Garlic powder
Black pepper
3 bay leaves
Cook it like you cook beans normally - on the stove, instant pot, crock pot etc.
Serve with some rice, cornbread and real butter.
I have several bean variations, but this one is real good with the jalapeno sausage...
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17 hours ago, thetragichippy said:
That was a staple in my house growing up and currently.
I add deer sausage
Didn't know there was any other way!
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7 hours ago, Porter said:
Anyone who thinks no one should be arrested is foolish.
Luckily, I never said no one should be arrested. I just made the astute claim that no one will be arrested. But I will walk that back just a little bit. IF someone is arrested, it will be someone of LITTLE or no consequence. Further, even though being arrested, that person would probably do very little if any time.
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On 5/8/2026 at 8:56 AM, OlDawg said:
I thought I'd humor those who choose to read with some of my thoughts on this fine morning.
As anyone who reads my posts is aware, I'm not big on political parties. I consider myself a conservative libertarian. I believe in free markets and free people. I believe in individualism and personal liberty. My personal belief is the current political parties have long ago left their purpose of serving the people, and exist now only to collect power and stay in power. They exist to protect themselves, and the power they have--and can--accumulate. These are their primary drivers.
The future of our--and our kids/grandkids--way of life seems to have been turned into nothing more than a sporting event by the two major parties. They've minimized it to the point where we can literally gamble online about the future direction of our country. As a cynical view, I'd think they were doing it on purpose to simplify, divide, and distract.
With that said, I thought I'd post some quotes from one of my personal, favorite thinkers. If you've never heard of her, I'd recommend a quick look at some of her thoughts. If you have heard of her--but it's been awhile--it may be a good time to refresh your memories on some of her thoughts.
No matter which Party you choose, I'd hope that some of these quotes strike a nerve, help remind us all of what's made America great, why she was founded, and what can be accomplished when our freedoms are actually unleashed.
I'll step off my soapbox, and hope the below quotes are meaningful to everyone in some way. If you feel it's worthwhile, please post thoughts and/or quotes that are personally meaningful to you as they relate to our current political atmosphere. It would be interesting to me to see where people stand--aside from the specific headlines discussed in other threads. I'm curious if we all aren't closer in our beliefs than what we may think, or further apart.
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All quotes are courtesy of Ayn Rand
- America's abundance was created not by public sacrifices to the common good, but by the productive genius of free men who pursued their own personal interests and the making of their own private fortunes. They did not starve the people to pay for America's industrialization. They gave the people better jobs, higher wages, and cheaper goods with every new machine they invented, with every scientific discovery or technological advance- and thus the whole country was moving forward and profiting, not suffering, every step of the way.
- Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual).
- Socialism is the doctrine that man has no right to exist for his own sake, that his life and his work do not belong to him, but belong to society, that the only justification of his existence is his service to society, and that society may dispose of him in any way it pleases for the sake of whatever it deems to be its own tribal, collective good.
- Whoever claims the right to redistribute the wealth produced by others is claiming the right to treat human beings as chattel.
- It only stands to reason that where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master.
- Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of others.
While some concepts of Ayn Rand's "philosophy" are interesting and true, she's hard to take as a whole. I studied her work quite a bit in the early 90's in my political science days. Most of her arguments are theoretic and less evidence-based. Plus she's a hypocrite. Lol. Despite the fact that she strongly criticized government programs, she received Social Security and Medicare in her later years. She was a radical, and as with most radical approaches, the real answer lies closer to the middle.
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19 hours ago, Porter said:
All talk…No One has been arrested for it.
No one will be arrested. Anyone who thinks that is foolish.
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18 hours ago, WOSdrummer99 said:
Well the RB won't be calling defense plays from the huddle. So i think his 2k yard season had a slight impact from the staff.
Congrats coach. What an honor to recognized by the National Football Foundation
Thank you.
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19 hours ago, TheMissingBand said:
This part right here…. “If the kid was someone I cared about, I MIGHT not vote Trump, but anybody else’s kid? I’m voting Trump regardless.”
I'm going to go out on a limb and say you've read and/or commented and dozens of posts I've made. You know as well as I do, that post was made partly in fun (except the part about my brother).
C'mon man. Don't bs your own self.
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42 minutes ago, TheMissingBand said:
And that, my friend, proves once and for all that you aren’t opposed to pedophilia, as long as the guy raping the kid is Trump.
Not true:
First of all, pedophilia is a psychiatric disorder in which an adult (or even an older adolescent) experiences a primary or exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent children. For girls that's generally 10 to 12 - boys a little older...
I don't know even any leftists that are accusing Trump of a pre-pubescent relationship. I think that was Biden's bag, and for the record, I would not even defend my own son if here were proven to be a pedophile.
Secondly, all my comment really proves is that I enjoy stirring the pot and jerking the chain of the members of TDS who can't help taking the bait every time.
Show me credible evidence of Trump being a pedophile.
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On 5/1/2026 at 11:50 AM, baddog said:
A while back, my MIL was bored and decided to read a book. She read the Exorcist. After reading it, she said it was the scariest and most vile book she had ever read. She took the book and chunked it off a fishing pier. Being the loving SIL that I am, I bought a replacement copy, soaked it, and placed it in her nightstand.
You don't know how happy that makes my heart. Lord, I wish I had done that...
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On 5/1/2026 at 11:50 AM, thetragichippy said:
The poor guy had the worst luck plus bad decisions, but there are too many people who don't realize all the hit songs he wrote that other people sang.....
And the irony of that is that his most famous recording was a song written by John Prine & Steve Goodman. Lol.
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1 hour ago, TheMissingBand said:
Hypothetically….If the victim had been kin to you… still not a deal breaker?
Well that's a different story. Kinda depends on the relative. If they were real close to me or underage at the time, the deal might go down differently, but all things being equal, here's what my generic starter deal might be:
I would get with the relative, extort Trump for a 7 figure payoff and maybe a spot in his cabinet, split the money with the relative - not sure what the split would be - and then vote for Trump. If it was a "no deal" for him, I would probably get all the facts together, write a book for a shuck ton of money and try to get him to sign the book - maybe 2 or 3 copies. Keep one copy, sell one copy for another sizeable amount of cash and keep one hidden that my grandkids can sell somewhere down the road after I've passed. I would release the book after I voted for Trump. Stop by the publisher on my way home from the Volunteer Fire Station polls in Lumberton.
If the victim were my brother (this is all hypothetical), I would laugh my a$$ off and tell all our friends. Then go vote for Trump.
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36 minutes ago, TheMissingBand said:
There was no criminal conviction. But the jury found that he raped her.
Trump said “I didn’t rape her” after the jury’s decision and lost millions of dollars in the defamation case.
Just admit that being a rapist isn’t a deal breaker for you… you’ll be defending his against being a pedophile once he’s found to have done that, too.
Oh, it's definitely not a deal breaker for me. Give me a pedophile conviction, a rape conviction - then we'll talk. It's messy, but you can't get around those pesky laws, due process and all that other constitutional Bill of Rights mumbo jumbo...
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5 hours ago, TheMissingBand said:
Incorrect my esteemed feathered friend. You’re refuting my point that Trump was convicted of sexual abuse. That’s what he was convicted of. Not rape. The judge’s points in a tethered defamation case have no bearing on the actual criminal conviction. If we are going to speak facts, then let’s do it.
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On 5/1/2026 at 9:22 PM, TheMissingBand said:
Any of them got 34 felonies on ‘em?
On 5/1/2026 at 7:29 PM, baddog said:The only thing I will say on the subject is this. Crooked Comey is nonchalantly walking down the beach with his phone. He sees these mysteriously arranged seashells and thinks them photo worthy, so much so that he posts them on the internet……all the while innocent of their meaning. I simply don’t believe that and neither does anyone who wants to defend it. As many threats and assassination attempts Trump has dealt with, I fail to see the humor or innocence.
On 5/1/2026 at 9:22 PM, TheMissingBand said:Any of them got 34 felonies on ‘em?
Not that I’m aware of. Trump’s an overachiever though. Gotta give him that. Lol.
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1 hour ago, baddog said:
I think the Comey indictment involves more than 86-47.
I sure hope so. This jaywalking level crap is embarrassing for us conservatives. Hopefully there will be something relevant with some teeth.
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That being said, this Comey crap is stupid.
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14 minutes ago, AggiesAreWe said:
Harold believes and so do I (based on some other info I received) KLVI will continue to do sports with Harold contracting out. At least the Lamar athletics. Not sure about Nederland.
Sure hope so.
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On 4/29/2026 at 4:37 PM, TheMissingBand said:
He wasn’t convicted in a criminal trial, but a jury determined that a rape had occurred and awarded damages.
Technically that’s incorrect. I believe a lesser degree of “sexual abuse” was the verdict according to the AP 5/9/23.
Martha Stewart is a felon. Pretty harmless person. Mark Wahlberg is a felon. Kinda of a great guy though. Malcolm X, yep, a felon. Not my guy, but millions love him too. There’s a whole laundry list.
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It was definitely a different time, but I can't remember a time I went to a track meet, football game, golf match or baseball game as a student athlete (yeah, I lettered in 4 sports 😎) without a pocket knife as a student athlete. Hell, I carried one to class, to student council meetings, to school dances. I was a teenage young man in Southeast Texas. I always had a knife on me. Lol.