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Forum: Off Topic - General 12-27-2023, 04:43 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 483
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Tom Smothers Dead at 86

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/comedian-tom-smothers-dies-86/story?id=105945690

I'll always remember his variety show with his younger brother Dick (where Tom's tagline was, "Mom always liked...
Forum: General Handicapping Discussion 11-08-2023, 10:30 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 7,328
Posted By Overlay
I should have also mentioned that I do not...

I should have also mentioned that I do not eliminate any category of races out-of-hand before the handicapping process starts.
Forum: General Handicapping Discussion 11-08-2023, 10:00 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 7,328
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To me, the thing to avoid is totally eliminating...

To me, the thing to avoid is totally eliminating any horse from consideration before the handicapping process even starts. I try to assign a fair-odds figure to each horse (no matter how long those...
Forum: Off Topic - General 06-17-2022, 07:25 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 349
Posted By Overlay
Watergate at 50

Fifty years ago today (17 June 1972), operatives of the Committee to Re-Elect the President were apprehended while burglarizing the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate...
Forum: Off Topic - General 12-22-2020, 11:59 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 494
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RIP K. T. Oslin

https://www.snopes.com/ap/2020/12/22/k-t-oslin-country-singer-of-80s-ladies-dies-at-78/

For the country music fans on the board, singer K. T. Oslin (full name Kay Toinette Oslin), who enjoyed her...
Forum: Off Topic - General 11-27-2020, 06:53 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,186
Posted By Overlay
RIP Hal Ketchum

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/country-star-hal-ketchum-dead

'90's country singer Hal Ketchum, whose songs included "Small-Town Saturday Night", "Mama Knows the Highway", "Hearts Are Gonna...
Forum: Off Topic - Sports 11-13-2020, 07:01 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,029
Posted By Overlay
Death of Paul Hornung

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/twitter-mourns-death-of-packers-notre-dame-legend-paul-hornung/

Paul Hornung, a member of the college and pro football halls of fame, who was the only Heisman...
Forum: Off Topic - Sports 09-06-2020, 11:50 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,531
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Death of Lou Brock

https://sports.yahoo.com/hall-fame-outfielder-speedster-lou-010925581.html?ocid=uxbndlbing

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brocklo01.shtml

Baseball Hall-of-Famer Lou Brock, whose...
Forum: General Handicapping Discussion 09-04-2020, 12:17 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 7,331
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The first time I took my son (who is now 33) with...

The first time I took my son (who is now 33) with me to the track, there was a man watching the running of a particular race on one of the track's CCTV monitors who kept yelling, "Come on with that...
Forum: Off Topic - General 08-04-2020, 07:38 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 832
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The plot of Macbeth was already re-enacted to...

The plot of Macbeth was already re-enacted to perfection (even if unintentionally so) by Kennedy and Johnson, as highlighted by Barbara Garson's satire Macbird. The similarities have always been...
Forum: Off Topic - General 08-02-2020, 11:18 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 417
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Even Quaker Oats Can Only Do So Much

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/wilford-brimley-the-natural-and-cocoon-star-dies-at-85/ar-BB17sYUZ?li=BBnb7Kz

Actor Wilford Brimley, who appeared in movies such as Cocoon, The Natural, and...
Forum: General Handicapping Discussion 05-18-2020, 04:15 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 14,651
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The quantitative/statistical/value-oriented side...

The quantitative/statistical/value-oriented side of handicapping always had the most appeal for me, initially sparked by Bill Quirin's Winning at the Races in the late 1970's. (However, I have also...
Forum: Off Topic - General 05-18-2020, 04:09 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,959
Posted By Overlay
That's A Lovely Dress You Have On, Mrs. Cleaver

Eddie Haskell (https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/ken-osmond-eddie-haskell-on-leave-it-to-beaver-dies-at-76/ar-BB14goPq?li=BBnbfcL)

Ken Osmond, whose portrayal of Wally Cleaver's friend Eddie...
Forum: Off Topic - General 05-11-2020, 11:45 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 550
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He also played non-comedic roles, such as in The...

He also played non-comedic roles, such as in The Taking of Pelham One-Two-Three with Walter Matthau (who was also cast in a non-comedic part in the movie), Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, and Hector...
Forum: Off Topic - General 05-11-2020, 08:23 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 550
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As an additional note, Jerry Stiller was also a...

As an additional note, Jerry Stiller was also a cast member of shows such as The King of Queens and Seinfeld.
Forum: Off Topic - General 05-11-2020, 07:56 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 550
Posted By Overlay
Jerry Stiller

Just heard on the news that comedian Jerry Stiller, who formed a great comedy team with his wife Anne Meara (who passed away in 2015), and who was the father of actor Ben Stiller, has died at age 92.
Forum: Off Topic - General 01-10-2020, 04:06 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 564
Posted By Overlay
Borrow a Comb from Someone Else

Actor Edd Byrnes, who became a teen idol through his role as the perpetually hair-combing character Gerald Lloyd "Kookie" Kookson III on the TV series 77 Sunset Strip, and who served as the...
Forum: General Handicapping Discussion 11-13-2019, 11:56 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,785
Posted By Overlay
My methodology assigns a fair-odds figure to each...

My methodology assigns a fair-odds figure to each horse in a race reflecting its true chance of winning, rather than narrowing a race field down by applying a series of elimination criteria. (That...
Forum: Handicapping Library 08-14-2019, 04:48 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,839
Posted By Overlay
I don't know whether "The Kingfish" was...

I don't know whether "The Kingfish" was interested in horse racing or not prior to his assassination in 1935, but I believe that you meant Huey Mahl.:)
Forum: Handicapping Library 08-13-2019, 11:30 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,839
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They carry MY title (he said modestly). :blush::D

They carry MY title (he said modestly). :blush::D
Forum: Off Topic - General 08-13-2019, 01:57 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 3,541
Posted By Overlay
Thank you for the thoughts, Doran, but those sad...

Thank you for the thoughts, Doran, but those sad events occurred seven years ago. Read my latest post in the thread for the current state of affairs.
Forum: Off Topic - General 08-13-2019, 01:42 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 3,541
Posted By Overlay
My daughter and her husband (who also live in...

My daughter and her husband (who also live in Oklahoma City) just informed me that they are expecting a baby (who would be the second grandchild for my wife and me), with a projected due date in late...
Forum: Off Topic - General 04-22-2019, 10:31 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,721
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My granddaughter (Lydia Margaret) was born on 13...

My granddaughter (Lydia Margaret) was born on 13 April 2019! (She came about 2-3 weeks earlier than expected while my wife and I were traveling in Athens, Greece (appropriately enough, I guess, since...
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-03-2019, 05:32 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 505
Posted By Overlay
The Day The Music Died

Sixty years ago today in Clear Lake, Iowa. RIP Buddy, Ritchie, J. P. (Bopper) and Roger (the pilot).
Forum: Off Topic - Sports 01-13-2019, 12:10 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,501
Posted By Overlay
I've heard some commentators say that, without...

I've heard some commentators say that, without the Jets' victory over the Colts in Super Bowl III, and the Chiefs' victory over the Vikings in Super Bowl IV the following year, the NFL-AFL merger...
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