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11-04-2020 , 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by RoadtoPro
Garick, what was wrong with those tweets?

I didn’t share my views on them
It is all but impossible to answer you without getting political. Let's just say that Trump tweets tend to be inflammatory at the best of times, and leave it at that.
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11-04-2020 , 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by feel wrath
I believe I was ‘visited’ twice by my best friend in the months after his sudden death 19 years ago. Neither was really what people think of as a ghost type thing, more of a presence but both times I was almost certain that it happened
what happened? RIP to your friend
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11-04-2020 , 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by NewAcctIsBest
what happened? RIP to your friend
thank you. it's 19 years now and I still miss him.

First one is a longer write up and I need to accompany with a pic.

Second one…about 6 months after he died. Back when I was still in corporate world, I was going through an incredibly difficult time at work – handling some really complex and challenging issues and had a giant meeting the next day. Was lying in bed and couldn’t get it out of my mind, was worrying and had a kind of panic attack that was almost like a fit. Started shaking and twisting and heart beat went up really high. Just all of a sudden sensed that my friend was inside my chest, like he’d taken over my body and I clearly heard him tell me that it was going to be fine and it wasn’t worth worrying about. He stayed there for about half an hour and I just felt totally calm, happy and warm & started smiling. I woke my wife up and she said I was totally at peace and relaxed.
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11-04-2020 , 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by RoadtoPro
Garick, what was wrong with those tweets?

I didn’t share my views on them
Sometimes you just feel like modding
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11-04-2020 , 05:25 PM
So his name was Alun and we called him Al.

A few weeks after he died and I’m playing golf with my parents. We’re talking about him and how sad it was. When he and I used to play golf together we had a running joke, where you were allowed to distract the other when they’re in their swing with a cough or a swear word or a ‘watch out!’ etc. So anyway, I’m taking a tee shot and mid swing, I think of him and it causes me to shank my ball way to the left up a small hill and between some trees off the edge of the course. As I’m walking to go look for my ball, I’m laughing to myself about the fact that even now Al’s dead, he still managed to cause me to mess up my swing and how he’d have loved that he did this.

It’s a really obscure out of the way place with dense bushes and trees and I’m about to give up on my ball when I see a small area of grass, like maybe 15 sq ft. I go there and I see my ball directly next to another ball and the other ball has the name ‘Al’ written on it. Just totally blew my mind…gave me the shakes and I burst into tears.

I still have the ball
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11-04-2020 , 05:26 PM
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11-04-2020 , 05:31 PM
Deep meaningful tears are good for the soul. Sad, but good. Thats a remarkable story. Clearly you have great friends.
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11-04-2020 , 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by NewAcctIsBest
Deep meaningful tears are good for the soul. Sad, but good. Thats a remarkable story. Clearly you have great friends.

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11-04-2020 , 06:56 PM
My wife believes in ghosts. I do not. I'm pretty sure my wife believes in ~god / ~afterlife / ~something more. I do not. But each to their own, and we get along great as these beliefs are pretty much meaningless when it comes to good relationships.

Gcoldsoullessnon-believer,butcouldbewrongG
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11-04-2020 , 06:56 PM
I stayed awake last night an extra 3 hours because they kept re-announcing "a major Wisconsin announcement is coming in the next 20 minutes" So no good sleep and I don't partake in any of your suggested medicinal options

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Originally Posted by johnny_on_the_spot
Biden officially has the most votes ever for a presidential candidate. and we're not even sure he will win. what a democracy!
Federal Republic actually.

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Originally Posted by Dream Crusher
The failure of our democracy is that when these state elections are this close the elections are decided by the whims of morons. Happened in 2016 and will happen again in 2020 (just in reverse).
Now that sounds like a democracy!
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11-04-2020 , 07:04 PM
Thanks GG I was wondering if your wife believed in god
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11-04-2020 , 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by feel wrath

Spoiler:


sorryheadwouldexplode
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11-04-2020 , 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by gobbledygeek
My wife believes in ghosts. I do not. I'm pretty sure my wife believes in ~god / ~afterlife / ~something more. I do not. But each to their own, and we get along great as these beliefs are pretty much meaningless when it comes to good relationships.

Gcoldsoullessnon-believer,butcouldbewrongG
Things gg doesn't believe in

Ghosts
God
Masks
Anyone with a higher win rate at 1/3
Raising AKss from the cut off over 4 limpers
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11-04-2020 , 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by feel wrath
Things gg doesn't believe in

Ghosts
God
Masks
Anyone with a higher win rate at 1/3
Raising AKss from the cut off over 4 limpers

He's right about one of those for sure. Ducy?
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11-04-2020 , 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by bwslim69
He's right about one of those for sure. Ducy?

God loves you and forgives you
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11-04-2020 , 08:10 PM
While I don’t believe in the supernatural- that story hit me in the feels.

Sorry for your loss.


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11-04-2020 , 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by gobbledygeek
I'm pretty sure my wife believes in ~god / ~afterlife / ~something more.
Your wife doesn't actually believe in any of that. Maybe if you listened more and talked less you would realize this.

Gcoldsoullessnon-believer,butshecouldbewrongG
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11-04-2020 , 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by gobbledygeek
Isn't the fact that any idiot can vote the great thing about democracy?

GcluelessdemocracynoobG
Sure if you like government corruption and no accountability.

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Originally Posted by bwslim69
If this thing goes the way it appears to be going, maybe Nate Silver wasn't so far off. He was absolutely bludgeoned on social media last night
The state polls were way off, and were kinda worthless but somewhat useful.

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Biden officially has the most votes ever
Greatest President of all Times!!!
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11-04-2020 , 08:33 PM
Did Mrs GG believe in Change You Can Believe In?

was that a thing up north?
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11-04-2020 , 08:43 PM
w/o research I’m going to take a wild guess that the top ten most educated states were mostly blue and the bottom ten were mostly orange?
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11-04-2020 , 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by RoadtoPro
w/o research I’m going to take a wild guess that the top ten most educated states were mostly blue and the bottom ten were mostly orange?
garick
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11-04-2020 , 08:57 PM
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w/o research I’m going to take a wild guess that the top ten most educated states were mostly blue and the bottom ten were mostly orange?
lol, I’ll throw some fuel on the inevitable dumpster fire that will stem from this question and say yes. I think Nevada ranks towards the bottom in education and is about to go blue though.

That’s a pretty loaded question though.
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11-04-2020 , 08:57 PM
Are we talking about educated types that don't use their college degree to contribute anything to society and instead decide to grind low stakes poker while living with their parents?
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11-04-2020 , 09:04 PM
Having a college degree does not preclude one from being a moron.

Last edited by Dream Crusher; 11-04-2020 at 09:16 PM. Reason: changed the word you to one because I was not talking about anyone in particular
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11-04-2020 , 09:05 PM
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