If it’s Trump vs. Biden, it’ll just be a slugfest between two people most of the country, or at least most people I know don’t want.  If it’s Newsom vs. Trump, I think Newsom would easily win.  If it’s Biden vs. Hal...  moreIf it’s Trump vs. Biden, it’ll just be a slugfest between two people most of the country, or at least most people I know don’t want.  If it’s Newsom vs. Trump, I think Newsom would easily win.  If it’s Biden vs. Haley or some of the other Republicans who aren’t Trump, I think they would easily win.  

That was almost 20 years ago.
The series finale of The Crocodile Hunter was the 64th episode on June 28, 2004.His public memorial service was broadcast on September 30, 2006.Ocean’s Deadliest was on TV in the USA on January 21, 2007.

I would keep everything except the TV, computers and phones.  I pay attention to where my stuff is made when I buy it.

Attention all employees: Our business checking account is a little short this month.  Please pick one before the end of this pay period and bring it to payroll.   Hey, how much did this glass and these straws cost? 
 

5’3”

I call it Vegemayole.  It’s my proprietary blend of three simple ingredients.

I would have to call the police to have them fill out a report and remove the body of the armed intruder from my house.  I’d also have to call a disaster cleaning service to clean up the blood and any other pieces that might have gone flying ac...  moreI would have to call the police to have them fill out a report and remove the body of the armed intruder from my house.  I’d also have to call a disaster cleaning service to clean up the blood and any other pieces that might have gone flying across the room.  

I love playing golf although the people who are serious about golf don’t consider my style of golf to be real golf.

Which secret ingredient?  I have three of them.

Really?  I live 7½ miles from Minnesota.  I’ll walk outside to let him know that being parked in front of my house while watching me through binoculars is a violation of your restraining order.He looks hungry.  I’ll bring...  moreReally?  I live 7½ miles from Minnesota.  I’ll walk outside to let him know that being parked in front of my house while watching me through binoculars is a violation of your restraining order.He looks hungry.  I’ll bring him some of my homemade mini-sandwiches before I tell him to leave.  

Here’s how I worded it:I’m conducting a social experiment!  This should only take a few minutes.  If you’re in SD or MN, please tell me the names of as many of the major league sports teams in Minnesota you can. (MLB, NFL, NHL,...  moreHere’s how I worded it:I’m conducting a social experiment!  This should only take a few minutes.  If you’re in SD or MN, please tell me the names of as many of the major league sports teams in Minnesota you can. (MLB, NFL, NHL, NBA, WNBA, MLS, AUDL, PUL)  If you don’t know one, just skip it and don’t look it up.If you’re in CO, please tell me the names of as many of the major league sports teams in Colorado as you can. (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS, NLL, SRA). If you don’t know one, just skip it and don’t look it up.  less

I wonder what it would take for women’s basketball to gain some traction with the eight people I asked who couldn’t name the Lynx.  They’ve been to more championship games than any other WNBA team and they’re tied for the most...  moreI wonder what it would take for women’s basketball to gain some traction with the eight people I asked who couldn’t name the Lynx.  They’ve been to more championship games than any other WNBA team and they’re tied for the most championships.  We can’t say the same for the team that’s their male counterpart, ahem.  

Beer leagues always look like they’re having the most fun.

This was inspired by Monday Night Football.  The Bills fired their offensive coordinator the next day.

Danilo, ^^ this ^^ is what you get for starting a discussion about soccer.  Martina will show up right away to talk trash about other teams and their fans.

Did we get left behind?

Serious answers aren’t required.Here’s an explanation of this question:I have a few religious people in my family (Christians) who believe that there are only going to be 6000 years of human history, then the saints will be taken up to heaven ...  moreSerious answers aren’t required.Here’s an explanation of this question:I have a few religious people in my family (Christians) who believe that there are only going to be 6000 years of human history, then the saints will be taken up to heaven and the sinners would be left behind, then there would be 1000 years of world peace.  It doesn’t really look like we’ve been having world peace for the last 123 years.I see two obvious questions right away.  First, I have absolutely no idea how people even get that out of the Bible.  I’ve read it and I would never come up with that in a million years.Second, if it’s true, what happened on 1 December 1900 at 14:40 GMT?  How did we miss Judgement Day?If you project back the dates of the events in the Bible, the first day of Creation would have been 20 October 4101 BCE at 16:00 GMT.  One year is 365 days, 5 hours, 59 minutes and 16 seconds so when I add those two together, I get 1 December 1900 at 14:40 GMT.  less

I may have been overly technical and too sciency.  I’ve been surrounded by nerds my whole life, I probably am one, so it’s kind of a bad habit.Would these simplify things?

It’s a good answer but you made me edit my question for clarity.  I actually wasn’t thinking about the total for the circuit breaker.  I was wondering about the individual switches for most circuits.  Mine is 200 A total also.

Why is electricity billed in kilowatt hours?

This is my second electricity-related question tonight and I’m probably the only person in the world who has ever wondered this.  “Kilowatt hour” is a unit of energy but it’s redundant.  The unit for energy is the joule. ...  moreThis is my second electricity-related question tonight and I’m probably the only person in the world who has ever wondered this.  “Kilowatt hour” is a unit of energy but it’s redundant.  The unit for energy is the joule.  The kilowatt measures power, which is energy divided by time, but a kilowatt hour is energy divided by time then multiplied by time so time drops out and energy is all that’s left.  So, why not cut out the middleman and just bill electricity in joules instead of kilowatt hours?  less

What is the maximum current for most rooms or circuits for your house’s or apartment’s circuit breaker?

This was inspired by this question: https://answermug.com/forums/topic/141630/how-do-i-get-the-rest-of-the-house-power-back-onYes, this a weird question, I know.  I’m asking because I thought it was usually 20 A for countries with 120 V ma...  moreThis was inspired by this question: https://answermug.com/forums/topic/141630/how-do-i-get-the-rest-of-the-house-power-back-onYes, this a weird question, I know.  I’m asking because I thought it was usually 20 A for countries with 120 V mains electricity and 15 A for countries with 230 V mains electricity.  
Anyway, I posted a link in a reply to Danny that basically asks an electrician the same question that Danny asked here, but the question was from a Canadian (Canada uses the same mains electricity as the USA), but the asker on that website has a 15 A circuit breaker in his house.  less

If coaches and players were honest, what would they say in the interview after losing the game?

“It was a close game.  We were up by one point with only four seconds left in the game.  Things were looking really bad for us but we miraculously found a way to still lose the game after the other team missed that field goal.  We fou...  more“It was a close game.  We were up by one point with only four seconds left in the game.  Things were looking really bad for us but we miraculously found a way to still lose the game after the other team missed that field goal.  We found a way to get it done and snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.”  

Even though my brother was a lineman, I’m in no way an expert at this stuff.  So, here is someone who is an expert in this stuff: https://ask-the-electrician.com/why-you-should-never-up-size-an-electrical-circuit-breaker-or-fuse/electrical-wiring-2/

In the US it’s always 60 Hz 120 V (60 Hz 240 V for large appliances such as ovens, washers and dryers).The current (measured in amperes) that the appliance draws is what trips the circuit breaker.  Heating fans seem to be a pretty common culpri...  moreIn the US it’s always 60 Hz 120 V (60 Hz 240 V for large appliances such as ovens, washers and dryers).The current (measured in amperes) that the appliance draws is what trips the circuit breaker.  Heating fans seem to be a pretty common culprit in overloading circuits but I guess it’s also possible to overload a circuit by plugging too many things into one one outlet and running them all at the same time though I never had that happen.  

I sent this message out last night and pretty much everyone who was going to answer already answered me this morning.  I actually thought I had a pretty good response.I don’t have any theories as to why the people from Colorado I asked knew the...  moreI sent this message out last night and pretty much everyone who was going to answer already answered me this morning.  I actually thought I had a pretty good response.I don’t have any theories as to why the people from Colorado I asked knew the Rapids were their MLS team but fewer people from Minnesota that I asked knew the United were their MLS team.I haven’t notified those two that the Red Wings aren’t our NHL team.  I’m still lmao at that one.  There is a city in Minnesota named Red Wing, or maybe they just thought that Detroit was in northwestern Minnesota, about a 45 minute drive from Fargo.  less

This was a thought-provoking question so it inspired me to do a social experiment.  I sent people in my social circle a short message basically asking them to name their professional sports teams.My results aren’t in any way scientific but I th...  moreThis was a thought-provoking question so it inspired me to do a social experiment.  I sent people in my social circle a short message basically asking them to name their professional sports teams.My results aren’t in any way scientific but I think they show soccer isn’t as unpopular here as you might think.Anyway, eight people from Colorado answered me and nine people from my area (South Dakota and Minnesota) answered me.Colorado:All eight people named their NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL teams.Seven out of eight named their MLS team.Zero out of eight named their major league lacrosse or rugby teams.Minnesota:Nine out of nine named their NFL, NBA and MLB teams.Seven out of nine correctly named their NHL team and two named the wrong city’s NHL team.  That should super-embarrassing for anybody from Minnesota.Three out of nine named their MLS team.One out of nine could name their WNBA team.Zero out of nine could name their major league frisbee team.So, there are sports here that are even more unk...    less

I can say with almost 100% confidence that your heating fan is what’s overloading your circuits.  No, you can’t reset your circuit breaker to trip at 30 A instead of 20 A.  You probably could if you were an expert at household electr...  moreI can say with almost 100% confidence that your heating fan is what’s overloading your circuits.  No, you can’t reset your circuit breaker to trip at 30 A instead of 20 A.  You probably could if you were an expert at household electricity but even if you were, you shouldn’t.  The max current is a function of potential difference.  If your mains electricity is 60 Hz and 120 V, the current is generally 20 A.  If your mains electricity is 50 Hz and 230 V, the current is generally 15 A.If you somehow reset your circuit breaker to trip at 30 A, your insurance company would definitely deny your claim when your house burns down.  The investigators would know exactly what you did and you might also get prosecuted for arson.I think you should just quit using the heating fan.  less

Right now, MLS is in the playoffs (the semifinals are next) which I haven’t been following because Minnesota United’s season ended.  They failed to qualify, but if they were in the playoffs, I’d still be interested.  So, qualif...  moreRight now, MLS is in the playoffs (the semifinals are next) which I haven’t been following because Minnesota United’s season ended.  They failed to qualify, but if they were in the playoffs, I’d still be interested.  So, qualifying for the playoffs would’ve been the extra effort required to keep me paying attention.  
Right now the Vikings, the Timberwolves and the Wild are all in their regular seasons so that’s what’s been getting my attention in the sports world.  less

Absolutely not.  I had to set my VPN to Germany, create a new gmx.de email address and use it to open a new Instagram account just to use Instagram because Instagram went full on stupid after the 2020 election and turned off the search function for USA users.

The cold virus has a very distinct odor when a person nearby is contagious .  I didn’t notice it until we were in a restaurant and my husband pointed it out.  I’ve smelled that particular odor before, but I never put two and two toge...  moreThe cold virus has a very distinct odor when a person nearby is contagious .  I didn’t notice it until we were in a restaurant and my husband pointed it out.  I’ve smelled that particular odor before, but I never put two and two together and figured out that it was the cold virus.Anyway, we were kind of trapped in that restaurant because our pizza hadn’t come yet, but we both started feeling sore throats and colds coming on by the next morning.  

Most of the time, no, but if I smell that someone nearby has a cold, I take a face mask out of my purse and put it on right away.

Yes!  Next week we’re going to Colorado for Thanksgiving.  We’ll spend Thanksgiving Day at my brother-in-law’s house.  My mom will ride with us and she’ll spend Thanksgiving with her brother and his wife.  I thi...  moreYes!  Next week we’re going to Colorado for Thanksgiving.  We’ll spend Thanksgiving Day at my brother-in-law’s house.  My mom will ride with us and she’ll spend Thanksgiving with her brother and his wife.  I think it’ll be just the three of them thanks to strained relationships and health issues on that side of the family.  

The woman on the right used that other website to book her trip and payed 20% more for her hotel room. 

Danny, it’s this simple.

Shuhak lives in California.  You live in either Michigan or Ohio (I think).  When you’re rolling out of bed at 6:45, it’s only 3:45 in the morning in California.  Sorry, Welby, he just gets to sleep later than you do. 

Turn the circuit breaker switch back on.  If it stays on, no problem.  If you keep tripping the circuit breaker, you’re either overloading the circuit or you have a wiring problem.  If it’s that, you’ll have to call an electrician.

Not quite.  When you’re rolling out of bed, Shuhak still gets to be in bed for another hour and fifteen minutes.  

That makes me think of this guy:

Your husband may not agree with mine.  My husband is not a Christian.  He’s a pagan.  However, during the argument he had with my mom after that church service, he did say that if someone wants to be Christian then they should be a Ch...  moreYour husband may not agree with mine.  My husband is not a Christian.  He’s a pagan.  However, during the argument he had with my mom after that church service, he did say that if someone wants to be Christian then they should be a Christian and follow Christ’s path instead of teaching pop psychology, cultural norms, prosperity theology and empty platitudes.I absolutely hate church.  Even my own husband says I go way overboard sometimes with my negative remarks about religion.  I had really bad experiences with it when I was growing up and my husband did too.  While I find church culture to be totally cringeworthy, actually following Christ’s path is a pretty tall order.  I haven’t seen a whole lot of that going on in church.  less

04:30I get up at 04:30 every morning during standard time and 05:30 every morning during DST.  My first order of business every morning is milking the cows.

I wouldn’t, but the last time my mom invited my husband and me to go to church her was the last time she ever invited us to go to church with her.  I’m irreligious, but my husband who is also not a Christian challenged the pastor’s ...  moreI wouldn’t, but the last time my mom invited my husband and me to go to church her was the last time she ever invited us to go to church with her.  I’m irreligious, but my husband who is also not a Christian challenged the pastor’s theology.  
Umm yeah, he rolled is eyes during the sermon and said “Ugh, THAT’S not in the Bible.  After the sermon, the pastor asked him if he had a different opinion, so my husband schooled the pastor on what the Bible says vs. what idiots on Reddit say.  
Yes, my husband actually said to the pastor “That’s not the Word of God, that’s the word of idiots on Reddit.  You ignored the passages in the Bible that actually address what you’re talking about and the one passage you quoted wasn’t the whole passage and you took it out of context.”lol.  My mom was completely humiliated.  My husband and my mom continued the argument when we got home.  I don’t think anybody’s goin...    less

I don’t get why people are both pro-abortion and opposed to capital punishment.  I also don’t get why people on the other side are both anti-abortion and in favor of capital punishment.  I’m generally anti-abortion (not in ever...  moreI don’t get why people are both pro-abortion and opposed to capital punishment.  I also don’t get why people on the other side are both anti-abortion and in favor of capital punishment.  I’m generally anti-abortion (not in every case) and I’m also opposed to capital punishment, but while the liberal and conservative positions (USA definitions of liberal and conservative) make absolutely zero sense to me, I can completely understand and respect someone who’s both pro-abortion and supports capital punishment.  Even that makes more sense to me than one side being pro-abortion/anti-death penalty and the other side being anti-abortion/pro-death penalty.  less

South Dakota has Ohio beat on that one.

My husband is pretty jigglephobic but only with fat on himself.  He doesn’t care if other people are fat.  I’m the same way.  I don’t care if other people are fat.  I just don’t want extra fat on me.

Sexy is subjective.

If she would murder poor Raul, Martina’s second boyfriend, it’s more likely she’s a psychopath instead of a sociopath.  They both lack empathy but they’re not the same animal.Anyway, I’ve heard tons of stories from Marti...  moreIf she would murder poor Raul, Martina’s second boyfriend, it’s more likely she’s a psychopath instead of a sociopath.  They both lack empathy but they’re not the same animal.Anyway, I’ve heard tons of stories from Martina about her first five boyfriends, so her second one is definitely obsessive-compulsive, Stevie Wonder could see that.  Based on the rest of the stuff she told me about him, he’s probably also a sociopath.So, when you said the girl you babysat was a budding sociopath, I just imagined them being together.  Two sociopaths marrying each other would be this family:  less

I just saw QQQQ on North Dakota plates a few weeks ago, lol.

I don’t really care as long as the semiannual time change ends.  My preference is to end it now and stay on DST.  If we don’t end it by the next time change, then my preference would be to not have another time change and stay on sta...  moreI don’t really care as long as the semiannual time change ends.  My preference is to end it now and stay on DST.  If we don’t end it by the next time change, then my preference would be to not have another time change and stay on standard time.