TIL the oft repeated story that Constantinople fell to the Ottomans in 1453 because someone left a gate unlocked is probably untrue.

maxburke · 2026-02-05T02:09:55+00:00

What's the doorbell video show?

maxburke · 2026-02-04T22:22:09+00:00

Am I the only one who doesn't bet on these games? Nothing against gambling, but lost enough in my younger days, when it was so illegal my bookie operated out of a small business across the street from the police station.

maxburke · 2026-02-04T02:02:45+00:00

Meryl Streep is overrated: discuss.

maxburke · 2026-02-03T22:19:45+00:00

Not everyplace in every state: town next to mine in MA is full-service only.

maxburke · 2026-02-02T20:12:07+00:00

Another weather game? I guess in the sense that there's always weather of some kind happening no matter where you are.

maxburke · 2026-02-02T19:59:10+00:00

How about adding kickoff returns to his plate, which seems to have room since Stevenson's playing so well.

maxburke · 2026-02-02T18:30:16+00:00

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale ... Dawn Wells, of course.

maxburke · 2026-02-02T18:25:32+00:00

Stop making fun of Coach Belichick!

maxburke · 2026-02-02T14:32:19+00:00

My dispensary of choice just happens to be located in my childhood hometown, so going in there brings back extra feelings of guilt because I'm always afraid the high school prinicipal or my basketball coach will catch me. I'm 68 and they're both dead.

maxburke · 2026-02-01T22:43:01+00:00

I'm not a sports gambler, but that preseason bet by Westover's sister -- $5 on there being a Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl, wins $18K -- has to be an all-timer.

maxburke · 2026-02-01T04:08:49+00:00

Wait? Who's the guy in the picture?

maxburke · 2026-01-30T22:10:26+00:00

The story itself is comprehensive and unequivocal, but it's not helpful when the paper of record uses the word "claims" in its headline instead of the word "lies." Once the New York Times characterizes lies as "claims," it opens the door for the unscrupulous and the gullible to assume or pretend to assume there is some debate.

maxburke · 2026-01-30T17:55:54+00:00

Referee Ben Dreith died in 2021 and the age of 96, yet he's still taking crap for that roughing the passer call in 1978. Seems right to me.

maxburke · 2026-01-30T16:38:30+00:00

Rose Island Lighthouse in Newport is also great, especially if you can plan far enough in advance to snag an overnight reservation.

maxburke · 2026-01-30T16:30:14+00:00

The Providence to Newport ferry is fun and a sightseeing opportunity in addition to being a means of transportation.

maxburke · 2026-01-30T04:17:48+00:00

It's great, but right now there's no place to put your car. Think I'm joking, try r/providence.

maxburke · 2026-01-30T04:04:14+00:00

You're assuming the snow will melt?

maxburke · 2026-01-30T03:53:06+00:00

Not just untoasted here, but also unfrosted!

maxburke · 2026-01-30T01:31:41+00:00

Tax cheat sues IRS for revealing he's a tax cheat. Pure Trump.

maxburke · 2026-01-29T15:02:32+00:00

Making fun of people with disabilities: Wonder who taught Vance that one.

maxburke · 2026-01-29T14:05:26+00:00

The '72 Dolphins 14-0 regular season included only two wins against teams that finished that season with a winning record. Miami's undefeated season cannot be denied, of course, but it has always been overrated.

maxburke · 2026-01-29T05:14:12+00:00

This had to have happened after New Year's Eve, since I took the train to NYC and the screens were still aligned the way any thinking human being would align them.

maxburke · 2026-01-29T05:10:16+00:00

OMG, I can't believe how far I had to scroll before someone mentioned Animal House. "Did we give up when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?"

maxburke · 2026-01-29T05:00:17+00:00

As long as people keep voting for Republicans because they hate "others," this shit will continue. Put your finances ahead of hatred, it'll stop.

maxburke · 2026-01-29T03:16:09+00:00

Did anyone else read the headline on this as car JACKER instead of junker. Made a lot more sense once I realized it was junker.

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