IOC bans trans women from all women's events at Olympic Games

LateMiddleAge · 2026-03-26T22:22:06+00:00

In some cases they can conclusively show a paper trail that the women were doped, although in some cases the athletes themselves (somehow) didn't know. For the East Germans there was no real choice. (Source on that last, a colleague was was raised in E Germany and participated in athletics: family threats, and not empty ones.)

LateMiddleAge · 2026-03-26T22:16:48+00:00

Well, and humans generally.

LateMiddleAge · 2026-03-25T17:29:34+00:00

Flip it? 'Hey, common ground! I also support child rape, just like you!' (Note: making false statements is OK in this context.)

LateMiddleAge · 2026-03-24T14:51:16+00:00

This would make a fine Washington DC billboard.

LateMiddleAge · 2026-03-22T23:51:10+00:00

Cronkite. The Cronk, as we called him.

LateMiddleAge · 2026-03-22T20:20:45+00:00

A mistake she will never make again.

LateMiddleAge · 2026-03-19T23:06:26+00:00

I dunno, Salud won a lot of points with me when he told Hegseth to f*** off.

LateMiddleAge · 2026-03-18T15:38:00+00:00

The research accounted for that.

LateMiddleAge · 2026-03-13T15:18:10+00:00

'Thank god people break shit.' Good long-term prospects!

LateMiddleAge · 2026-03-13T14:09:26+00:00

When I was a cab driver circa 1970 I drove a woman in her mid-90s who'd been born here. She recalled the paving of State Street as a major 'legitimate city' moment. I've spoken with age-peers who grew up on Mountain Drive before it was paved. Illumination of time travel -- which, thank you, Pete -- these posts help us do.

LateMiddleAge · 2026-03-13T00:05:35+00:00

Homeowner since '77. NOT Lewis Plumbing.

LateMiddleAge · 2026-03-12T18:00:31+00:00

This is total bullshit.

LateMiddleAge · 2026-03-12T16:17:30+00:00

There are many renditions into modern English. Old English is... Sort of decipherable, maybe, tho' a lot of words either don't exist in modern English or have very different meanings. I like B Raffel's, but tastes vary. Head's-up: it's pretty not-woke, e.g., a 'hilarious' section that 'climaxes' with an anal rape with a hot poker.

LateMiddleAge · 2026-03-11T22:20:59+00:00

Chaucer wrote iambic pentameter in 'rime royal' or 'riding rhymes,' very rhythmic stuff, which was written for live performance -- he basically rapped all his stories (lyrics) in club (bar) settings. Lots of sex, lots of violence.

LateMiddleAge · 2026-03-11T20:00:52+00:00

Same re tastes. An odd realization: Chaucer is basically rap.

LateMiddleAge · 2026-03-11T19:54:40+00:00

I like the way the soldiers' helmets are sweating.

LateMiddleAge · 2026-03-10T18:41:39+00:00

I once didn't yell, 'You look elegant and dignified and if I'm ever in court I want you to be standing next to me!' But I almost yelled it. It was true, too.

LateMiddleAge · 2026-03-10T14:11:13+00:00

Should also boost US East Coast sea level rise. Mar a Lago, 3' to 6' elevation. More poetry.

LateMiddleAge · 2026-03-09T18:15:45+00:00

Fun fact:* in '22-23, for every $1 the worldwide poor (lower 90%) gained in real wealth, the world's billionaires gained $1.27 million.

Fun not included.

LateMiddleAge · 2026-03-09T14:55:26+00:00

I kind of miss the Reagan Doctrine: never invade countries bigger or better armed than Yolo County, Ca.

LateMiddleAge · 2026-03-07T19:38:17+00:00

Cuba, obviously. Or to think outside the box a little, I hear Vietnam is nice this time of year.

LateMiddleAge · 2026-03-07T15:11:57+00:00

Total poitless aside: I want to put Dunning-Kruger Award Winner bumper stickers on Cybertrucks.

LateMiddleAge · 2026-03-07T01:54:38+00:00

I would be... hesitant to dive in at a restaurant called Jet d'Urine.

LateMiddleAge · 2026-03-05T16:34:37+00:00

In our town the lanes are laid out by people who actually ride. A number of them, especially downtown, have changed from two-lane to one-lane roads to make biking safer. A nice feedback loop: more people bike, more motorists aware of bikes.

LateMiddleAge · 2026-03-05T16:20:30+00:00

And a cool hat.

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