Mike Campbell
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On 9/18/2020 at 3:22 PM, ChesterCopperpot said:
After Dave giving the street fight the other night the maximum star rating - I was shocked to find out neither Raw or Smackdown have had a match rated ***** by him.
When someone points out some of the absurdly great matches he hasn't give the five asterisks to, he'll reply that those matches are from different eras, and ought to not be compared to today's matches.
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The last few days have been unseasonably cold (for New Mexico, probably not the rest of the country), so when the wife was making a starbucks run I passed on my usual cold brew coffee with salted cold foam in favor of the carmel apple spice, since I was in the mood for hot apple cider. And I'm pretty much addicted at this point. The wife tried it and loved it too, so she got herself one today only she subbed the apple for peach juice and says it tastes peach cobbler.
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Someone I considered a good friend, is no longer my coworker. She was a good friend, but a real shitty coworker. She was always late and calling out. Because she and the boss were friends, she'd basically be joined at her hip and do as little as possible. Her and I once almost got into it on the phone because I was calling to find out where she was since she was 20 minutes late and she kept insisting that she was off that day. The end came when the company was looking for a mid managment level person to work the night shift. She put it for it and flat out told everyone that she was quitting if she didn't get it, and several other people didn't apply for it because it was assumed that she'd just get it anyway. Well, when the higher ups were going over the applicants and saw how often she was late and missed work, they were questioning why the hell was she even still employed, let alone thinking that she was the right choice to promote. So, to paraphrase Jim Cornette "They were really far apart."
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Archer winning the battle royal all but cemented that Mox was winning the title match. I'm fine with Mox winning, if it leads to something decent for MJF. Such as him taking a couple of weeks off to lick his wounds, and coming back with an even bigger mean streak. Both tag matches were excellent, and while the big match is Bucks vs. FTR, I can't help but think that FTR and Jurrasic Express are going to tear things up on TV sooner rather than later. Shida vs. Thunder Rosa was damn fine wrestling as well. If AEW doesn't make her an offer, or tries to lowball her, then Tony Khan is an even bigger jackass than he already showed himself to be by restarting the Hardy match.
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14 hours ago, Bryan said:
I’m not cranky and I’m definitely not JR. I just find Excalibur to be an annoying announcer and didn’t miss him at all.
I completely agree. I wish the regular announce team could be Tony, Taz, and Veda Scott.
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I feel like FTR winning makes the most sense, so I'm somewhat nervous that it won't happen. Kenny's newfound mean streak combined with Page being pissed about being dumped by the Bucks will bring them closer together or some other such bullshit. The ideal finish in my head is the champs trying the Last Call, but Dax holds Kenny back, and Cash ducks so that Page lariats Kenny. Page gets tossed to the floor and into the rail. Spike piledriver to Kenny. 1-2-3 new champions.
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I'm guessing Death Triangle are done as a stable, since Pac is out until further notice, and Lucha Bros have been put with the Butcher and Blade. But, it's a bad ass logo, and DT was a bad ass name.
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I recently saw an ad for a novel called "Thicker Than Blood" by Mike Omer which is apparently the third in a series. I picked up the first two books "A Killer's Mind" and "In the Darkness" and enjoyed both of them immensely. I'm holding off for a bit on reading the third one though, because after the first I was dying to get into the second, and had the same feeling after finishing the second. And if I have it again, I'll have to wait who knows how long this time around.
The books revolve an FBI profiler, an FBI agent, and them trying to track down serial killers. So, if that sort of thing is up your alley, I highly recommend at least checking out the first two.
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On 6/8/2020 at 6:13 AM, Ryan said:
You're going to eat him aren't you.
No, that’s what my crazy girlfriend is going to do.
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7 hours ago, Beech27 said:
An anonymous listener wrote in to tell the story of Omega attending a 2005 camp hosted by Harley Race/Pro Wrestling NOAH. It goes that Omega messed up a warm-up leapfrog spot and accidentally headbutted his partner. Because of this and a general feeling he was working too fast and messy, he was shunted into the beginner section of the camp.
Also, he and Dakota were something like the tenth pair to do that drill, so Kenny should have known it by the time they got in, and it prompted Harley to yell at him for not paying attention.
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Because two dogs, a hamster, and a bunch of fish weren’t enough animals in the house. My kids decided they needed a bunny too.
His name if Roger, because my wife has no imagination or originality. I call him Cadbury.
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Cornette's interview with FTR on his podcast was fan-fucking-tastic. Anyone, whether they're in the business or not, interested in the artform or technical side of tag team wrestling ought to give it a listen. He also reads an email from someone who was a trainer at Harley Race's school at the time Omega was down there, and gives some details as to why Omega isn't a huge fan of Harley.
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One of the cool things about working for the county is that you'll get a pay raise for having a degree. It took me a good three months to get my transcripts, because of the pandemic, but I finally got them. I dropped them off at HR, and on Tuesday I signed the paperwork to officially get my raise. Not only that, but I'll have been with the county for one year next week. Which will mean my yearly evaluation, and another pay raise.
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At the moment, I'm not reading anything. In the last week, I got a bootleg eBook of the out of print "Rage" by Richard Bachman. And, after reading it, I can fully understand why Stephen King felt the need to have it taken out of print. I followed that up with the SK essay "Guns" since he goes into details about writing Rage, and his reasonings for having it taken OOP. I'm not sure what my next book is going to be, perhaps another of the Parnell Hall "Stanley Hastings" series. After hearing about it on a Joe Rogan podcast, I'm getting my father "Nights of the Witch" for Father's Day. He's always been interested in the Native Americans, and anicent civilizations, so it seems up his alley. A couple of years ago, I got him "Don't Call Me Fake" the David Schultz biograhy, and he went crazy.
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Tony: AEW has the best tag teams in the world.
Cash: .... now.
That cracked me up!
I really dug the TNT TItle match. The blood wasn't necessary, but at least it was made to mean something, with JB showing how aggressive he's willing to be. I'm bummed about Tony's slip of the tongue where he said Fenix was going to be challenging next week, since I'd rather see that, than Marq Quen.
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It's one of those rare times that I get to be right about something, and throw it in the wife's face. While I was working, I got a call from the bank about a possible fraud alert. I ask her to call the bank and find out what's going on. She insists that it's probably some kind of scam call, but she calls anyway. She's allgedly told that there's no fraud alert, and that I got a scam call. But, just to be safe, they're going to cancel my debit card. Since they don't have a debit card desgined for "You're an asshole" I'm getting one with kitties on it.
Two hours later, her sister (who is a supervisor at that bank) texts me for some more info about the number that called me, and what info they gave me. She sends both of us a group text, telling us that the call I got was from her bank's fraud dept about a suspicious charge, and that my wife can "suck it." Unfortunately, it's too late to cancel the kitten design on the debit card.
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My part time side gig at the grocery store, which I took on to help cover my wife's medical bills after she had surgery last year, is rapidly becoming a mini full time gig. But, they gave us all temporary $2/hr raises, until this settles down.
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18 minutes ago, Oyaji said:
Yes, I agree that Darby not saving or attempting to save Mox made little sense.
They tried cover for it on commentary, Tony or JR said that Jericho and Sammy jumped Darby.
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11 hours ago, Oyaji said:
Some twitter doorknob tried to say March 15th was the day Caesar was killed and AEW is in Rochester on the 15th before looking at the calendar. Would be unbelievable levels of cool if true but it's the 18th.
You sure about that? I googled March 15th just for the hell of it, and it is listed as the day that Julius Caesar was assassinated.
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5 minutes ago, TheVileOne said:
That sounds like they don't have one.
It sounds like Dave is saying they probably don't have one, without actually saying that they don't have one.
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6 minutes ago, TheVileOne said:
Keep in mind AEW has no Wellness Policy, and that's straight from Meltzer. I doubt they have a concussion policy in place either.
That's not what he technically said. He's said that he hasn't heard anything about them having one, and, that he'd have heard about it if they did......
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On 3/2/2020 at 11:00 AM, D.Z said:
Decided to never drink soda again.
Aside from the occasional one with dinner or at family gatherings when there isn’t much else available, you can count the soda’s I’ve had since summertime on one hand.
I’ve been drinking sweet tea and gradually working my way down. I used to drink Arizona Sweet Tea by the gallon, but now it tastes like tea with five pounds of sugar poured in.
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On 2/28/2020 at 10:42 AM, Zimbra said:
You know what's a really good feeling? Getting an Indeed notification to apply for the job you quit six months ago as you're walking in to sign the offer letter for your new job.
I once took an interview, strictly out of politeness, because I'd already been informed that I was getting selected for a different job (for more money, better hours, and much better benefits). While I was in the waiting room for the interview, I got a phone call from HR telling me that I'd passed the drug screening, and that they could now officially offer me the job. It made for a very easy interview, since I really didn't give two shits if this place offered me a position or not (they didn't).
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49 minutes ago, HarryArchieGus said:
Or is it simply a matter of 'you're not allowed an opinion cause you weren't there, man'.
Isn’t that pretty much how Bischoff has always been? Anyone who doesn’t see things his way isn’t allowed to have an opinion.
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I Said, Hey... What's Going On?
in LAND OF CONFUSION
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I was at work and having a good day, and then my phone alert went off and I got a FB message from the sister of my childhood best friend. He's about six months younger than me, he'd just turned 37 in July, and he passed away from heart failure. He'd had some sort of undiagnosed heart condition. He'd had a lot of back problems and was having back surgery, which I'd known about because he'd mentioned being excited about having it finally moved up. Apparently, the strain of recuperation was too much for his heart. His parents came to see how he was holding up and found him. For obvious reasons, I was no longer in a good mood and having a good day at work.