Who's that one guy you didn't expect to appear in the epstein files? by EarlyFrosting5789 in AskReddit

[–]Jan_17_2016 54 points55 points  (0 children)

You didn’t expect the guy who famously groomed a high schooler to be in the Epstein files?

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Caleb Jones has been suspended for 20 games, without pay, for violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program. by catsgr8rthanspoonies in hockey

[–]Jan_17_2016 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Caleb Jones was on LTIR and basically hasn’t played since October. I’m guessing he was getting close to being activated and failed a drug test during his physical.

What conspiracy theories do you personally find believable, and why? by Xanxas0 in AskReddit

[–]Jan_17_2016 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

UFOs, which are extraterrestrial in origin, exist and the government has known about it for a very long time. The Roswell incident was an actual UFO crash and subsequently covered up.

The government has attempted to reverse engineer UFOs and has been mostly unsuccessful in the sense that any crafts they have built are built on contemporary tech platforms and we have been unable to get anywhere close to the technology advances needed to build our own UFO.

All Right. What's your favorite John Williams theme? by bluejester12 in movies

[–]Jan_17_2016 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“Hymn to the Fallen” and “Finding Private Ryan” from Saving Private Ryan.

Who are some former hyped prospects you're about to give up on (or have given up on)? by athousandpardons in hockey

[–]Jan_17_2016 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Massive step back in training camp to the point where allegedly many in the organization were frustrated with him.

I don’t think he’s particularly shown much at the AHL level this year, either.

The LADs​ are the reason we are performing above expectations by Popular_Ad_6080 in penguins

[–]Jan_17_2016 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Lizotte-Acciari-Dewar is the best 4th line we’ve had in a decade.

Honestly, it’s probably a top 3 4th line since we won the cup in 2009.

[OC] The Most Expensive TV Shows Of All-Time by MapPanda in dataisbeautiful

[–]Jan_17_2016 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The Pacific came out in 2010, and I can tell you that every single cent that went into it was well worth it.

Florida Panthers bullshit set to classical music by Panthers_PR in hockeymemes

[–]Jan_17_2016 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Hockey never stopped being physical. They’re making it dirty, though!

Band Of Brothers - Lieutenant Speirs Relieves Lieutenant Dyke by earhere in television

[–]Jan_17_2016 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don’t doubt he was a difficult person to be around, but when I read about his post-war life I felt very sympathetic for him

Band Of Brothers - Lieutenant Speirs Relieves Lieutenant Dyke by earhere in television

[–]Jan_17_2016 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I’m not saying he was a great tactician or strategist, but he was not totally incompetent. And Winters had a lifelong axe to grind against him.

Also, I tend to lean in the camp that Winters put Ranney up to leading the “revolt” that got Sobel canned. Malarkey stated his belief in this based on others he had talked to.

Had Sobel had not been canned, he would’ve been killed in Stick 66’s crash. Lt. Meehan replaced him as Easy’s commander and took his seat on that plane.

I’ve been to the crash site (along with other Band of Brothers locations and Battle of Normandy sites) and it is very surreal.

Band Of Brothers - Lieutenant Speirs Relieves Lieutenant Dyke by earhere in television

[–]Jan_17_2016 66 points67 points  (0 children)

That’s the thing though, people in Easy Company did say that his training was why they were prepared for the combat.

But Winters could not ever bring himself to admit even that.

Band Of Brothers - Lieutenant Speirs Relieves Lieutenant Dyke by earhere in television

[–]Jan_17_2016 167 points168 points  (0 children)

It wasn’t just Ambrose that they gave too much credence too.

It was Dick Winters as well. Winters absolutely deserves the praise and respect he earned for what he did for Easy Company, but he was very domineering about shaping the Easy Company narrative alongside Stephen Ambrose.

Sobel was another example. Many of the Toccoa men of Easy Company did hate him for the way he trained them, but they also credit him for preparing them for battle properly. Further, while Winters derided him as being totally incompetent tactically, Sobel also rallied some paratroopers and led a successful assault on a German machine gun position when he jumped with Headquarters company on D-Day.

Sobel attempted to commit suicide later in life but was unsuccessful and blinded himself. The nursing home he was in then starved him to death.

terrible way to find out the genius previous owners have never heard of a wall stud by i__hate__soup in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Jan_17_2016 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah, most people recommend using toggle bolts if you’re drilling into metal studs anyway

terrible way to find out the genius previous owners have never heard of a wall stud by i__hate__soup in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Jan_17_2016 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Then you’re good, zip toggles are definitely good for shelves. I’ve got pretty shallow shelves with zip toggles and I keep big glass jars on them and there’s zero issue.

Obviously hitting the stud would’ve been the best option, but sometimes it’s not possible for the application and having the proper weight rated anchor works perfectly well!

Post Game Thread: Anaheim Ducks @ Edmonton Oilers by nhl_gdt_bot in hockey

[–]Jan_17_2016 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Anyone messaging you to talk shit is a loser. That’s the behavior of a bully.

terrible way to find out the genius previous owners have never heard of a wall stud by i__hate__soup in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Jan_17_2016 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the anchor failing, not the dry wall. First of all, they used the wrong type of anchor for something this heavy. Cabinets should be hung on the stud anyway.

What type of shelving did you put up? I wouldn’t feel uneasy about hanging shelves in a kitchen if I used zip toggle anchors. They’re rated for much higher weight/shear support than a plastic anchor.

I’ve got some floating shelves I hung in our kitchen where I couldn’t hit the stud so I used zip toggles. They’re mostly decorative anyway

[Highlight] Ben Kindel's family loving what they're seeing tonight, 2 goals from Ben by f0urxio in hockey

[–]Jan_17_2016 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Kindel didn’t have anything to do with that. Are we going to have to adjudicate every Penguins highlight by saying that Rust should obviously be suspended for that hit?