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The Criminal Enterprise Run by Monkeys
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At a cliff-side temple on the tropical island of Bali, an unexpected group of criminals is running one of the world’s most sophisticated scam operations. Every week, they steal dozens of phones, wallets and other valuables from tourists in broad daylight and exchange them for handsome rewards. It’s been going on for decades and nobody’s been able to stop it. The culprits? Long-tailed macaques.

“The monkeys have taken over the temple,” said Jonathan Hammé, a tourist from London whose sunglasses were stolen by a monkey during a visit last year. “They’re running a scam.”
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Radioactive wasp nest found at site where US once made nuclear bombs
Workers at a site in South Carolina that once made key parts for nuclear bombs in the U.S. have found a radioactive wasp nest but officials said there is no danger to anyone. Employees who routinely check radiation levels at the Savannah River Site near Aiken found a wasp nest on July 3 on a post near tanks where liquid nuclear waste is stored, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Energy. The nest had a radiation level 10 times what is allowed by federal regulations, officials said. The workers sprayed the nest with insect killer, removed it and disposed of it as radioactive waste. No wasps were found, officials said.
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ShipGoo001
While docked after a long cruise to study algae blooms in lakes Erie and Superior in September, the crew noticed a black, tar-like substance oozing from the rudder shaft, the mechanism that allows the 87-foot-long (nearly 27-meter-long) boat to change directions. Unsure of what the odd goo was, Doug Ricketts, marine superintendent and senior research associate at the University of Minnesota Duluth’s Large Lakes Observatory, brought a cup of the substance to the observatory’s scientists for testing. The scientists were surprised to find that the material was teeming with life-forms, some of which were unknown microorganisms. The mysterious substance, now informally named “ShipGoo001,” had seemingly been thriving in the oxygen-free environment of the rudder shaft, according to a June 27 university announcement.

“There’s no reason to expect any living organisms to be in this part of the ship,” Ricketts said, referring to the closed-off rudder shaft housing. “This particular piece of a ship doesn’t really move a lot. It’s not exposed to the rest of the world.”
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fatness said:
ShipGoo001
While docked after a long cruise to study algae blooms in lakes Erie and Superior in September, the crew noticed a black, tar-like substance oozing from the rudder shaft, the mechanism that allows the 87-foot-long (nearly 27-meter-long) boat to change directions. Unsure of what the odd goo was, Doug Ricketts, marine superintendent and senior research associate at the University of Minnesota Duluth’s Large Lakes Observatory, brought a cup of the substance to the observatory’s scientists for testing. The scientists were surprised to find that the material was teeming with life-forms, some of which were unknown microorganisms. The mysterious substance, now informally named “ShipGoo001,” had seemingly been thriving in the oxygen-free environment of the rudder shaft, according to a June 27 university announcement.

“There’s no reason to expect any living organisms to be in this part of the ship,” Ricketts said, referring to the closed-off rudder shaft housing. “This particular piece of a ship doesn’t really move a lot. It’s not exposed to the rest of the world.”
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Was that on the SS Boaty McBoatface?
 
Phil Elliott said:
Just saw this on an X post (I have no reason to doubt it):
n college, CHEVY CHASE played drums in a jazz-rock trio called Leather Canary.
Seeing no future in it he quit to go off & become a globally successful comic actor.
The remaining members decided to keep going as a duo and changed their name to STEELY DAN.
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Chevy Chase Played Drums in Band That Later Became Steely Dan?

"He could have been famous," one Reddit user jokingly wrote.
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This Hellish Desert Pit Has Been On Fire for More Than 50 Years
In the Turkmenistan desert, a crater dubbed “The Door to Hell” has been burning for decades

There are places on Earth that are a little creepy, places that feel a little haunted and places that are downright hellish. The Darvaza gas crater, nicknamed by locals "The Door to Hell," or "The Gates of Hell," definitely falls into the latter category—and its sinister burning flames are just the half of it. Located in the Karakum Desert of central Turkmenistan (a little over 150 miles from the country's capital) the pit attracts hundreds of tourists each year. It also attracts nearby desert wildlife—reportedly, from time to time local spiders are seen plunging into the pit by the thousands, lured to their deaths by the glowing flames.

So how did this fiery inferno end up in the middle of a desert in Turkmenistan? In 1971, when the republic was still part of the Soviet Union, a group of Soviet geologists went to the Karakum in search of oil fields. They found what they thought to be a substantial oil field and began drilling. Unfortunately for the scientists, they were drilling on top of a cavernous pocket of natural gas which couldn't support the weight of their equipment. The site collapsed, taking their equipment along with it—and the event triggered the crumbly sedimentary rock of the desert to collapse in other places too, creating a domino-effect that resulted in several open craters by the time all was said and done.

The largest of these craters measures about 230-feet across and 65-feet deep. Reportedly, no one was injured in the collapse, but the scientists soon had another problem on their hands: the natural gas escaping from the crater. Natural gas is composed mostly of methane, which, though not toxic, does displace oxygen, making it difficult to breathe. This wasn't so much an issue for the scientists, but for the animals that call the Karakum Desert home—shortly after the collapse, animals roaming the area began to die. The escaping methane also posed dangers due to its flammability—there needs to be just five percent methane in the air for an explosion to potentially take place. So the scientists decided to light the crater on fire, hoping that all the dangerous natural gas would burn away in a few weeks' time.
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fatness said:
This Hellish Desert Pit Has Been On Fire for More Than 50 Years
In the Turkmenistan desert, a crater dubbed “The Door to Hell” has been burning for decades

There are places on Earth that are a little creepy, places that feel a little haunted and places that are downright hellish. The Darvaza gas crater, nicknamed by locals "The Door to Hell," or "The Gates of Hell," definitely falls into the latter category—and its sinister burning flames are just the half of it. Located in the Karakum Desert of central Turkmenistan (a little over 150 miles from the country's capital) the pit attracts hundreds of tourists each year. It also attracts nearby desert wildlife—reportedly, from time to time local spiders are seen plunging into the pit by the thousands, lured to their deaths by the glowing flames.

So how did this fiery inferno end up in the middle of a desert in Turkmenistan? In 1971, when the republic was still part of the Soviet Union, a group of Soviet geologists went to the Karakum in search of oil fields. They found what they thought to be a substantial oil field and began drilling. Unfortunately for the scientists, they were drilling on top of a cavernous pocket of natural gas which couldn't support the weight of their equipment. The site collapsed, taking their equipment along with it—and the event triggered the crumbly sedimentary rock of the desert to collapse in other places too, creating a domino-effect that resulted in several open craters by the time all was said and done.

The largest of these craters measures about 230-feet across and 65-feet deep. Reportedly, no one was injured in the collapse, but the scientists soon had another problem on their hands: the natural gas escaping from the crater. Natural gas is composed mostly of methane, which, though not toxic, does displace oxygen, making it difficult to breathe. This wasn't so much an issue for the scientists, but for the animals that call the Karakum Desert home—shortly after the collapse, animals roaming the area began to die. The escaping methane also posed dangers due to its flammability—there needs to be just five percent methane in the air for an explosion to potentially take place. So the scientists decided to light the crater on fire, hoping that all the dangerous natural gas would burn away in a few weeks' time.
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Reminds me of the Centralia Mine Fire in PA.
 
WDIK2 said:
fatness said:
This Hellish Desert Pit Has Been On Fire for More Than 50 Years
In the Turkmenistan desert, a crater dubbed “The Door to Hell” has been burning for decades

There are places on Earth that are a little creepy, places that feel a little haunted and places that are downright hellish. The Darvaza gas crater, nicknamed by locals "The Door to Hell," or "The Gates of Hell," definitely falls into the latter category—and its sinister burning flames are just the half of it. Located in the Karakum Desert of central Turkmenistan (a little over 150 miles from the country's capital) the pit attracts hundreds of tourists each year. It also attracts nearby desert wildlife—reportedly, from time to time local spiders are seen plunging into the pit by the thousands, lured to their deaths by the glowing flames.

So how did this fiery inferno end up in the middle of a desert in Turkmenistan? In 1971, when the republic was still part of the Soviet Union, a group of Soviet geologists went to the Karakum in search of oil fields. They found what they thought to be a substantial oil field and began drilling. Unfortunately for the scientists, they were drilling on top of a cavernous pocket of natural gas which couldn't support the weight of their equipment. The site collapsed, taking their equipment along with it—and the event triggered the crumbly sedimentary rock of the desert to collapse in other places too, creating a domino-effect that resulted in several open craters by the time all was said and done.

The largest of these craters measures about 230-feet across and 65-feet deep. Reportedly, no one was injured in the collapse, but the scientists soon had another problem on their hands: the natural gas escaping from the crater. Natural gas is composed mostly of methane, which, though not toxic, does displace oxygen, making it difficult to breathe. This wasn't so much an issue for the scientists, but for the animals that call the Karakum Desert home—shortly after the collapse, animals roaming the area began to die. The escaping methane also posed dangers due to its flammability—there needs to be just five percent methane in the air for an explosion to potentially take place. So the scientists decided to light the crater on fire, hoping that all the dangerous natural gas would burn away in a few weeks' time.
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Reminds me of the Centralia Mine Fire in PA.
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That reminds me of the laurel run mine fire, which is also still burning.

en.m.wikipedia.org

Laurel Run mine fire - Wikipedia

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MTskibum said:
WDIK2 said:
fatness said:
This Hellish Desert Pit Has Been On Fire for More Than 50 Years
In the Turkmenistan desert, a crater dubbed “The Door to Hell” has been burning for decades

There are places on Earth that are a little creepy, places that feel a little haunted and places that are downright hellish. The Darvaza gas crater, nicknamed by locals "The Door to Hell," or "The Gates of Hell," definitely falls into the latter category—and its sinister burning flames are just the half of it. Located in the Karakum Desert of central Turkmenistan (a little over 150 miles from the country's capital) the pit attracts hundreds of tourists each year. It also attracts nearby desert wildlife—reportedly, from time to time local spiders are seen plunging into the pit by the thousands, lured to their deaths by the glowing flames.

So how did this fiery inferno end up in the middle of a desert in Turkmenistan? In 1971, when the republic was still part of the Soviet Union, a group of Soviet geologists went to the Karakum in search of oil fields. They found what they thought to be a substantial oil field and began drilling. Unfortunately for the scientists, they were drilling on top of a cavernous pocket of natural gas which couldn't support the weight of their equipment. The site collapsed, taking their equipment along with it—and the event triggered the crumbly sedimentary rock of the desert to collapse in other places too, creating a domino-effect that resulted in several open craters by the time all was said and done.

The largest of these craters measures about 230-feet across and 65-feet deep. Reportedly, no one was injured in the collapse, but the scientists soon had another problem on their hands: the natural gas escaping from the crater. Natural gas is composed mostly of methane, which, though not toxic, does displace oxygen, making it difficult to breathe. This wasn't so much an issue for the scientists, but for the animals that call the Karakum Desert home—shortly after the collapse, animals roaming the area began to die. The escaping methane also posed dangers due to its flammability—there needs to be just five percent methane in the air for an explosion to potentially take place. So the scientists decided to light the crater on fire, hoping that all the dangerous natural gas would burn away in a few weeks' time.
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Reminds me of the Centralia Mine Fire in PA.
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That reminds me of the laurel run mine fire, which is also still burning.

en.m.wikipedia.org

Laurel Run mine fire - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org en.m.wikipedia.org
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Holy crap, that Laurel Run mine fire has been burning over 100 years.

The Laurel Run mine fire began on December 6, 1915, in the Red Ash Coal Mine. A miner accidentally left a carbide lamp hanging from a timber support, which caught fire. Because of the lack of a night watchman, the fire went unnoticed for the entire weekend. When it was noticed after work resumed the following week, attempts were made to block off its air supply by pouring sand in the area and filling the openings of the mine with concrete. The mine's owners then stated that the fire was under control. By 1921, it became evident that the mine fire had persisted and spread. The company operating the mine began placing temporary barriers to stop the spread of the fire so that the rest of the mine could continue to be worked. Mining in the area ended in 1957. At this point attempts to stop the spread of the fire also ceased.
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Bear story #1

Wisconsin bear with jar stuck on head freed, relocated and released

Department staff responded and tranquilized the 2-year-old female bear before cutting off the jar. The DNR said the bear was then relocated and released in the woods. "We've seen this come up from time to time, often with a bear, occasionally a deer," said Randy Johnson, a large carnivore specialist with the Wisconsin DNR. The bear was still able to drink by dunking its head into water. "You could tell the animal was skinny. It obviously had been wearing it for some time," said Morey. The bear weighed roughly 70 pounds when she was rescued. DNR officials say a bear her age typically weighs somewhere between 100 and 150 pounds during the summer.
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Bear story #2

Seattle Kraken hockey player, sea troll charged by grizzly bear during Alaska fishing trip

As its presence is flagged and everyone begins to quickly evacuate the water, the bear is seen advancing on them, rushing toward the group and sending spray flying before veering away again. It seemed particularly interested in the blue-haired Buoy, who, ever the good sport, never stopped smiling as he slogged away to safety. "I want to blame it on Buoy. They were pretty interested in his whole look. We got out of it okay, but it was a close call," Hayden said.
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With video of bear running off a team mascot.
 
www.theguardian.com

US research station staff evacuated from Antarctica in high-risk operation

Travel to Antarctica during the southern winter is restricted to emergencies with crews having to navigate extreme conditions and icy landings
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com

The New Zealand air force has evacuated three people from a US research base in Antarctica in a high-risk operation that required navigating through extreme weather and round-the-clock darkness. The air force said on Wednesday the United National Science Foundation requested a medical evacuation for three of its staff members based at the McMurdo Station, one of whom needed urgent medical care. The crew of the C-130J Hercules flew on Tuesday afternoon, working through the night to complete the mission, the air force said. Between March to October, Antarctica is plunged into constant night and can experience dangerous storms. Temperatures at the McMurdo Station fell to -24C on Tuesday.
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Mid-winter flights to Antarctic are one of the most challenging operations the air force perform, said air commodore Andy Scott. The US team had to clear a runway and ensure the ice was “groomed and suitable for landing”, before the flight could depart New Zealand, Scott said. "Although they determine it is safe, it’s still an extremely challenging environment to fly in on night vision goggles due to the extreme weather conditions, which are highly changeable at this time of year and makes accurate forecasting a challenge,” he said. “This, coupled with there being no airfields available to divert to once the aircraft is past a certain point south adds to the risk, so these missions are not taken lightly.” Once on the ice, the plane’s engines are kept running to keep them warm while it is refuelled, known as “hot refuelling”.
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fatness said:
Bear story #2

Seattle Kraken hockey player, sea troll charged by grizzly bear during Alaska fishing trip

As its presence is flagged and everyone begins to quickly evacuate the water, the bear is seen advancing on them, rushing toward the group and sending spray flying before veering away again. It seemed particularly interested in the blue-haired Buoy, who, ever the good sport, never stopped smiling as he slogged away to safety. "I want to blame it on Buoy. They were pretty interested in his whole look. We got out of it okay, but it was a close call," Hayden said.
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My dad has a fishing cabin inside Katmai National Park. Apart from the mascot angle, this happens too often. It's a horror movie - I won't fish at Brooks Camp, you need your full attention on your surroundings at all times.

I did see what should have been an ad for pepper spray once, though - a bear charged a ranger, and about 20 feet away the ranger shot a stream of pepper spray. The bear reared up, spun 180, dropped and ran the opposite direction. The ranger didn't want to do it, but the bear was headed for a long bridge that had tons of people on it (and bears outside the other end).
 
Florida snake hunters deploy robotic rabbits to capture invasive Burmese pythons
A team dedicated to controlling populations of invasive Burmese pythons in South Florida has deployed another unique method to find the elusive predators: robotic rabbits. The robots are remote-controlled, solar-powered and designed to look like marsh rabbits, a preferred choice of prey for the pythons, according to the South Florida Water Management District, which is funding the project as part of its Python Elimination Program. Researchers designed the devices to produce a heat signature and emit a smell designed to attract the pythons, according to the utility company. They are also equipped with cameras to monitor for the pythons' movements and alert officials when one is detected -- who can then send out a snake wrangler to detect and euthanize the animals.
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"Snake wrangler" sounds awesome.
With a pair of heavy-duty zircon-encrusted tweezers in your hand, every other wrangler would say you were mighty grand.
 
fatness said:
Florida snake hunters deploy robotic rabbits to capture invasive Burmese pythons
A team dedicated to controlling populations of invasive Burmese pythons in South Florida has deployed another unique method to find the elusive predators: robotic rabbits. The robots are remote-controlled, solar-powered and designed to look like marsh rabbits, a preferred choice of prey for the pythons, according to the South Florida Water Management District, which is funding the project as part of its Python Elimination Program. Researchers designed the devices to produce a heat signature and emit a smell designed to attract the pythons, according to the utility company. They are also equipped with cameras to monitor for the pythons' movements and alert officials when one is detected -- who can then send out a snake wrangler to detect and euthanize the animals.
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"Snake wrangler" sounds awesome.
With a pair of heavy-duty zircon-encrusted tweezers in your hand, every other wrangler would say you were mighty grand.
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This gives the writers for 'Killing It' ideas for Craig Robinson.
 
www.outsideonline.com

A Backcountry Singer Prompted a Search and Rescue Mission in Canada

A search and rescue team in British Columbia deployed drones, mounted police officers, and volunteers. They found a backcountry crooner.
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When hikers reported hearing screaming in the woods near a popular climbing area in southern British Columbia, a local search and rescue team scrambled to respond. It was the evening of Thursday, July 31, and the Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR) team was conducting a weekly training exercise when they received the distress call. According to a report on COSAR’s Facebook page, hikers told them that the yelling was coming from a wooded area near the Boulderfields, a recreation area south of the town of Kelowna. The volunteer rescuer organization was able to respond in full force. As search drones took to the skies, a large team of rescuers, along with two Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers, began combing the woods to pinpoint the source of the screaming. “Early responders even heard faint yelling—but couldn’t make out what was being said,” COSAR wrote. While half of the rescuers scoured the woods on foot, the rest drove nearby forest roads.

Then they found their supposed victim. Was it the survivor of a climbing accident? No. A moose attack victim? Nope. A selfie-taker who had fallen into a raging river? Nada. The terrifying screaming was actually coming from a solo camper who was, “singing his heart out to the trees, blissfully unaware that the acoustics of the Boulderfields had turned his tent-side concert into an accidental distress signal.”

“He wasn’t in trouble,” COSAR Search Manager Duane Tresnich said in the report. “Unless you count his singing.”
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The FBI has returned a 500-year-old stolen document signed by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés to Mexico. The manuscript page was penned in 1527 and is one of 15 pages thought to have been swiped from Mexico's national archives between 1985 and 1993, the US investigatory agency said. The page - which describes payments made for supplies for expeditions - was discovered in the US and repatriated on Wednesday.
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FBI returns stolen conquistador document to Mexico
 
Phil Elliott said:
Just saw this on an X post (I have no reason to doubt it):
n college, CHEVY CHASE played drums in a jazz-rock trio called Leather Canary.
Seeing no future in it he quit to go off & become a globally successful comic actor.
The remaining members decided to keep going as a duo and changed their name to STEELY DAN.
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There were a bunch of steps between their college band and Steely Dan for Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, but they did indeed play with Chase in their college days.
 
Missing Hiker Rescued After Days Trapped Behind Waterfall in South Valley

In the South Valley, first responders pulled off an extraordinary helicopter rescue — saving a missing hiker who had been trapped for days behind a dangerous waterfall. Authorities say 46-year-old Ryan Wardwell fell and became stranded in a remote area known as the “Seven Teacups” on the Kern River. Tulare County Sheriff’s Capt. Kevin Kemmerling said the rescue involved a helicopter and infrared technology — and in the end, it all paid off.

“So the Teacups is kind of a remote area that’s up on the Kern River,” Kemmerling explained. Wardwell and his friends had set out on Sunday, Aug. 11, planning to rappel down the raging, technical waterfalls. Once on site, four members of the group decided it was too dangerous and beyond their skill level, turning back. Wardwell chose to continue alone.
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To give you an idea how dangerous the area looks: https://ropewiki.com/Seven_Teacups
 
kupcho1 said:
Phil Elliott said:
is kickball achieving cornhole status? Currently on ESPN.

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ESPN broadcasts professional pillow fighting. Yes, you heard that correctly; professional pillow fighting.

PFC: Pillow Fight Championship | FightPFC.com

https://youtu.be/kMd8mY0Ol3I?si=aSoZEmkPVNWeYvAH
fightpfc.com fightpfc.com

ESPN has fully embraced the "ocho" joke to the extent it's now a complete joke.
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ESPN should commission Lana Del Rey to write a song called “the ****tiest”
 
kupcho1 said:
Phil Elliott said:
is kickball achieving cornhole status? Currently on ESPN.

LeagueApps Member Portal

LeagueApps Member Portal
playmarsports.leagueapps.com
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ESPN broadcasts professional pillow fighting. Yes, you heard that correctly; professional pillow fighting.

PFC: Pillow Fight Championship | FightPFC.com

https://youtu.be/kMd8mY0Ol3I?si=aSoZEmkPVNWeYvAH
fightpfc.com fightpfc.com

ESPN has fully embraced the "ocho" joke to the extent it's now a complete joke.
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A decade ago I remember catching the World Series of Dominos, the world Juggling Championships (play-by-play man was Penn Jillette), the US Scrabble Championships, and of course the Putt-Putt championships. I wish they showed more of that stuff, not less.
 
Runkle said:
kupcho1 said:
Phil Elliott said:
is kickball achieving cornhole status? Currently on ESPN.

LeagueApps Member Portal

LeagueApps Member Portal
playmarsports.leagueapps.com
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ESPN broadcasts professional pillow fighting. Yes, you heard that correctly; professional pillow fighting.

PFC: Pillow Fight Championship | FightPFC.com

https://youtu.be/kMd8mY0Ol3I?si=aSoZEmkPVNWeYvAH
fightpfc.com fightpfc.com

ESPN has fully embraced the "ocho" joke to the extent it's now a complete joke.
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A decade ago I remember catching the World Series of Dominos, the world Juggling Championships (play-by-play man was Penn Jillette), the US Scrabble Championships, and of course the Putt-Putt championships. I wish they showed more of that stuff, not less.
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I still remember the early days (to me) of ESPN when they showed a lot of Australian Rules Football. The signals the officials gave for kicks always cracked us up. Would rather see more of that than the shouting hot take talking heads.
 
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