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[ClemmonsDevil]

Okay, now that's offensive. Definitely qualifies as taunting and would get you T'd up in a basketball game.

No. No. No. I was ACTUALLY offensive in basketball. I got a police escort out of a state playoff game as a 15 year old because I taunted the home crowd. They sliced our bus tires. We were stuck at their place until 1 am and had a 2 hour drive home. The part that still makes me happy is that they had all off season to think about it. We had another game 2 days later.

[budwom]

I'm leaving my current hairtician, Tracie, for my new hairtician, Tracey. One block away.

[ClemmonsDevil]

I'm leaving my current hairtician, Tracie, for my new hairtician, Tracey. One block away.

Tracie mess up? Will you see her outside of work?

[budwom]

Tracie mess up? Will you see her outside of work?

Tracie thought she had an agreement to buy the very small salon from the ancient owner (my previous hairtician of 20 years) but it fell through with great rancor, so she is going to relocate ten miles away which is about nine miles more than I'm willing to follow her, so on to Tracy next time, had a wee visit with her today. I expect no more Tracie sightings.

[ClemmonsDevil]

Tracie thought she had an agreement to buy the very small salon from the ancient owner (my previous hairtician of 20 years) but it fell through with great rancor, so she is going to relocate ten miles away which is about nine miles more than I'm willing to follow her, so on to Tracy next time, had a wee visit with her today. I expect no more Tracie sightings.

Hate that for Tracie. Let Tracey know how much is riding on this. You gotta give the people what they want. And it starts with the coif.

[budwom]

Hate that for Tracie. Let Tracey know how much is riding on this. You gotta give the people what they want. And it starts with the coif.

Tracie was never up to my tough standards, she stepped in when Gert went down. Visited Tracy right after Tracie today, and she seems up to the task. She knows what's riding on it.

[DukieInKansas]

I'm sorry if anyone is offended that ClemmonsDevil and I hijacked the thread.

(Goes to check the etymology of "hijack" to determine how offensive it is)

Did ClemmonsDevil take your phone again?

[DukieInKansas]

I was at lunch last week with 6 work colleagues including my boss's boss and others at different levels (attorneys, paralegals, admins). Among the people at the table was a member of the same team I'm on (I'm an attorney and she's a paralegal). She is black, I am white, and I've worked with her for many years. She used to report to me before some reorganizing years ago.

I was telling a story of someone I used to know when I was a kid. He was an older black man and the chef at a restaurant where I worked. He was fascinating and used to tell great stories. Anyway, I was talking about him in the context of cooking and being a chef I used to know and I made the comment that he used to tell stories about Satchel Paige from the Negro Baseball League. I felt the table get very quiet. Did I do/say something wrong? I mean, the Negro League was a factual thing, it's a fact that Satchel Paige played in it, and I thought it was fun and interesting that my chef friend spoke about him.

Am I not supposed to use the word Negro, especially with a black woman present? Am I not supposed to mention the Negro League at all? I sensed that people felt uncomfortable although I didn't sense it from the black woman at the table, the one person I would be concerned about making uncomfortable. Or is it just that in today's society we're so programmed to avoid certain words the mere mention of one makes it uncomfortable for white people?

If you are ever in Kansas City, I highly recommend a visit to http://nlbm.com. It is definitely worth your time.

[YmoBeThere]

Basketball double header for me tonight.

[Rich]

Tracie is dead. Long live Tracey!

[House P]

If you are ever in Kansas City, I highly recommend a visit to http://nlbm.com. It is definitely worth your time.

Cool. I have always wanted to go there. Isn't there also some sort of College Basketball museum in Kansas City? What is that like?

Edit: I just checked Tripadvisor and the "College Basketball Experience" seems to get mixed reviews. I also learned that the National WWI museum and American Jazz Museum are also in KC. Hmm, it almost seems like it would be worth a trip just to visit these four museums.

My wife and I are currently planning a vacation for late spring. I wonder how the following conversation would go, "Instead of going to Bermuda this year, why don't we go to Kansas City!"

[DukieInKansas]

Cool. I have always wanted to go there. Isn't there also some sort of College Basketball museum in Kansas City? What is that like?

Edit: I just checked Tripadvisor and the "College Basketball Experience" seems to get mixed reviews. I also learned that the National WWI museum and American Jazz Museum are also in KC. Hmm, it almost seems like it would be worth a trip just to visit these four museums.

My wife and I are currently planning a vacation for late spring. I wonder how the following conversation would go, "Instead of going to Bermuda this year, why don't we go to Kansas City!"

We also have the Nelson Atkins Art Museum and the Kemper Museum of Modern Art. And the Truman Presidential Library.

As is often the case, I'm one of those locals that hasn't been to all of them. We have a number of breweries and BBQ places, too.

[fidel]

I was at lunch last week with 6 work colleagues including my boss's boss and others at different levels (attorneys, paralegals, admins). Among the people at the table was a member of the same team I'm on (I'm an attorney and she's a paralegal). She is black, I am white, and I've worked with her for many years. She used to report to me before some reorganizing years ago.

I was telling a story of someone I used to know when I was a kid. He was an older black man and the chef at a restaurant where I worked. He was fascinating and used to tell great stories. Anyway, I was talking about him in the context of cooking and being a chef I used to know and I made the comment that he used to tell stories about Satchel Paige from the Negro Baseball League. I felt the table get very quiet. Did I do/say something wrong? I mean, the Negro League was a factual thing, it's a fact that Satchel Paige played in it, and I thought it was fun and interesting that my chef friend spoke about him.

Am I not supposed to use the word Negro, especially with a black woman present? Am I not supposed to mention the Negro League at all? I sensed that people felt uncomfortable although I didn't sense it from the black woman at the table, the one person I would be concerned about making uncomfortable. Or is it just that in today's society we're so programmed to avoid certain words the mere mention of one makes it uncomfortable for white people?

Did you use the term ‘field’? We already discussed the horror of that one…

Otherwise, I have a hard time pretending words don’t exist or cannot be used in a context that is not inflammatory.

[bundabergdevil]

We also have the Nelson Atkins Art Museum and the Kemper Museum of Modern Art. And the Truman Presidential Library.

As is often the case, I'm one of those locals that hasn't been to all of them. We have a number of breweries and BBQ places, too.

Dennis Rader is from KC, too.

[Bostondevil]

I go away for one week, ONE WEEK, to watch figure skating and all heck breaks loose around here.

I met Kristi Yamaguchi and the Shibitanis (Maia and Alex, brother/sister ice dancing team - 2018 Olympic bronze medalists). Buying the extra ticket to the Hall of Fame reception was worth it. I could have met Brian Boitano too but I got into a really fun conversation with Massimo Scali about choreography instead. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki290XIW-e0 He's an American citizen now, living in the Bay Area. He choreographs competitive skating programs and ice shows among other things.

[Bostondevil]

In "Binge Watching TV Shows with Hot Guys" news, I just discovered the 2014-2016 BBC version of The Musketeers, no 3. Fun show, hot guys, but they do not take their shirts off anywhere near often enough. Luke Pasqualino has absolutely mastered the acting technique of "the look". Watch one episode and you'll know what I mean.

[ClemmonsDevil]

In "Binge Watching TV Shows with Hot Guys" news, I just discovered the 2014-2016 BBC version of The Musketeers, no 3. Fun show, hot guys, but they do not take their shirts off anywhere near often enough. Luke Pasqualino has absolutely mastered the acting technique of "the look". Watch one episode and you'll know what I mean.

I take my shirt off waaaaaay too often. Like even for me. I find people dressing me with their eyes.

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

I take my shirt off waaaaaay too often. Like even for me. I find people dressing me with their eyes.

Was super awkward at the burger bar.

[ClemmonsDevil]

Was super awkward at the burger bar.

Yeah. Not sure what I was thinking.

[bundabergdevil]

Was super awkward at the burger bar.

Sounds like a high class establishment to let you see the beef before it’s cooked.