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    HossC got a reaction from RogerDuke in NASCAR news   
    He came to F1 really young, and I could see how talented he was, but his first world title should've gone to Lewis Hamilton if the officials had followed the rules correctly. Since then he's made a few questionable moves on the track. So, while I can acknowledge his skill as a driver, I'm not a fan.
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    HossC got a reaction from Skipper Duke in The Official Dukes of Hazzard Trivia Thread   
    Certain character combinations are automatically converted to emojis to save you having to go to the emoji button and add them in. I find it quite useful, but because the close bracket ')' character is used for a lot of the smiling emojis, it cuts down your options, especially with lists. You'd have a similar problem when you got to D.

    Going forward, you could either use lowercase letters, i.e. a), b), c) etc., or you could put a space in between, i.e. A ), B ), C ).
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    HossC got a reaction from RogerDuke in NASCAR news   
    Well, I said that I wouldn't bother reporting on F1 until someone other than Max Verstappen won, and it looked like that would continue at Miami. Max took pole in the sprint race and the main race and won the sprint, but things didn't go his way in the main race. At just over 1/3 distance, Max made a rare mistake, missed a chicane and ran over a bollard which caused a bit of damage to his car. A few laps later, local driver Logan Sargeant collided with the Haas of Kevin Magnussen to bring out the safety car. Max had already pitted for tires, so Mclaren's Lando Norris was able to pit under the safety car and stay in first place.  With Max unable to catch him, Lando went on to his first win in F1 after 110 races (he's finished in the top three 15 times).

    Behind Lando and Max were the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr in third and fifth, Max's Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez in fourth and Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton in sixth.

    You can see the race highlights here.
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    HossC got a reaction from RogerDuke in NASCAR news   
    Max's Red Bull team have dominated F1 since new rules were introduced a couple of years ago. Their car was better at the start of that first season with the new rules, and they've been a step ahead of the competition ever since. Last year Max won all but three races, and his team mate Sergio Perez won two of the others (Carlos Sainz Jr of Ferrari was the only non-Red Bull driver to win a race last year). The fact that Max nearly always beats Sergio in an identical car shows that he's a very talented driver. In 2023. Max won the championship with 575 points. Sergio was second with 285!

    Red Bull's recent cars were designed by Adrian Newey, who is widely regarded as the best designer in the sport for many years. Just over a week ago he announced that he was leaving Red Bull due to internal issues. Rumor has it that he'll go to Ferrari, which is where Lewis Hamilton is heading next year after driving Mercedes-powered cars for his entire career.
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    HossC got a reaction from Spike in NASCAR news   
    Well, I said that I wouldn't bother reporting on F1 until someone other than Max Verstappen won, and it looked like that would continue at Miami. Max took pole in the sprint race and the main race and won the sprint, but things didn't go his way in the main race. At just over 1/3 distance, Max made a rare mistake, missed a chicane and ran over a bollard which caused a bit of damage to his car. A few laps later, local driver Logan Sargeant collided with the Haas of Kevin Magnussen to bring out the safety car. Max had already pitted for tires, so Mclaren's Lando Norris was able to pit under the safety car and stay in first place.  With Max unable to catch him, Lando went on to his first win in F1 after 110 races (he's finished in the top three 15 times).

    Behind Lando and Max were the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr in third and fifth, Max's Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez in fourth and Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton in sixth.

    You can see the race highlights here.
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    HossC got a reaction from Garrett Duke in NASCAR news   
    Max's Red Bull team have dominated F1 since new rules were introduced a couple of years ago. Their car was better at the start of that first season with the new rules, and they've been a step ahead of the competition ever since. Last year Max won all but three races, and his team mate Sergio Perez won two of the others (Carlos Sainz Jr of Ferrari was the only non-Red Bull driver to win a race last year). The fact that Max nearly always beats Sergio in an identical car shows that he's a very talented driver. In 2023. Max won the championship with 575 points. Sergio was second with 285!

    Red Bull's recent cars were designed by Adrian Newey, who is widely regarded as the best designer in the sport for many years. Just over a week ago he announced that he was leaving Red Bull due to internal issues. Rumor has it that he'll go to Ferrari, which is where Lewis Hamilton is heading next year after driving Mercedes-powered cars for his entire career.
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    HossC got a reaction from Garrett Duke in NASCAR news   
    Well, I said that I wouldn't bother reporting on F1 until someone other than Max Verstappen won, and it looked like that would continue at Miami. Max took pole in the sprint race and the main race and won the sprint, but things didn't go his way in the main race. At just over 1/3 distance, Max made a rare mistake, missed a chicane and ran over a bollard which caused a bit of damage to his car. A few laps later, local driver Logan Sargeant collided with the Haas of Kevin Magnussen to bring out the safety car. Max had already pitted for tires, so Mclaren's Lando Norris was able to pit under the safety car and stay in first place.  With Max unable to catch him, Lando went on to his first win in F1 after 110 races (he's finished in the top three 15 times).

    Behind Lando and Max were the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr in third and fifth, Max's Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez in fourth and Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton in sixth.

    You can see the race highlights here.
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    HossC got a reaction from Skipper Duke in Titanic(1997)   
    He came to fame in the UK when he starred in a very gritty 1982 drama series called 'Boys from the Blackstuff' which followed five unemployed men looking for work. 'Titanic' and 'The Lord of the Rings' are probably the works he's best known for outside of the UK.
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    HossC got a reaction from Hobie Hartkins in The last 24 hours   
    My wife threatened to leave me if I didn't stop making Star Wars puns.

    I guess divorce is strong with this one...
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    HossC got a reaction from RogerDuke in The last 24 hours   
    My wife threatened to leave me if I didn't stop making Star Wars puns.

    I guess divorce is strong with this one...
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    HossC got a reaction from Spike in The last 24 hours   
    My wife threatened to leave me if I didn't stop making Star Wars puns.

    I guess divorce is strong with this one...
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    HossC got a reaction from Spike in The last 24 hours   
    Congratulations.
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    HossC got a reaction from RogerDuke in The last 24 hours   
    Congratulations.
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    HossC got a reaction from Hobie Hartkins in Word Association   
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    A small history was created for their character: he was a former Texas ranger but one who now worked alone. Hence his moniker—the Lone Ranger. - www.loc.gov
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    HossC got a reaction from RogerDuke in FInally, my first post here....Yeeeehaawwwww!   
    The Hazzard Square thread that I started lists most of the California locations. Back then, there were several guides to the Georgia locations already online. I'm not sure how many of them are still available.
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    HossC got a reaction from RogerDuke in Guess Who Contacted Me??   
    Karis is the biological daughter of John Schneider and Elly Castle (Elly already had three children when they got together). She was in John's movie 'Collier & Co.'. She'll be in her late-20s now.
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    HossC got a reaction from Hobie Hartkins in Guess Who Contacted Me??   
    Karis is the biological daughter of John Schneider and Elly Castle (Elly already had three children when they got together). She was in John's movie 'Collier & Co.'. She'll be in her late-20s now.
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    HossC got a reaction from Skipper Duke in NASCAR news   
    In F1, it was the Chinese Grand Prix this weekend. I'll start writing reports again when someone other than Max Verstappen wins a race! The next one is in Miami in two weeks' time.
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    HossC got a reaction from RogerDuke in NASCAR news   
    In F1, it was the Chinese Grand Prix this weekend. I'll start writing reports again when someone other than Max Verstappen wins a race! The next one is in Miami in two weeks' time.
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    HossC got a reaction from Garrett Duke in NASCAR news   
    In F1, it was the Chinese Grand Prix this weekend. I'll start writing reports again when someone other than Max Verstappen wins a race! The next one is in Miami in two weeks' time.
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    HossC got a reaction from RogerDuke in Emery Potter.. :)   
    I didn't want to start a new thread for this, but I was watching 'The Naked Gun" last night as a sort of tribute to OJ Simpson when I spotted a familiar face. When Frank Drebin goes to visit Nordberg in hospital, the nurse at reception is played by Doris Hess. Doris played Emery Potter's long-time girlfriend/wife Mabel Wooster in "People's Choice".
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    HossC got a reaction from Garrett Duke in Emery Potter.. :)   
    I didn't want to start a new thread for this, but I was watching 'The Naked Gun" last night as a sort of tribute to OJ Simpson when I spotted a familiar face. When Frank Drebin goes to visit Nordberg in hospital, the nurse at reception is played by Doris Hess. Doris played Emery Potter's long-time girlfriend/wife Mabel Wooster in "People's Choice".
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    HossC got a reaction from Hobie Hartkins in A-Z Game   
    Si ROSE
    It depends which episode you're watching. It was "Mount Paran Road" in 'Gold Fever' and "Mount Paron Road" in 'New Deputy in Town'.
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    HossC got a reaction from Skipper Duke in A-Z Game   
    Si ROSE
    It depends which episode you're watching. It was "Mount Paran Road" in 'Gold Fever' and "Mount Paron Road" in 'New Deputy in Town'.
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    HossC got a reaction from Skipper Duke in The Official Dukes of Hazzard Trivia Thread   
    "Country music" is the Dukes ' code for switching to channel 17.
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