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Whack9 wrote:
Wed Feb 11, 2026 7:47 pm
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9GBLVRPeaE

Full vid: https://youtu.be/CUmmxW7Ksc8
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:shock: I've never seen that with a kid so tiny.
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Tanya Harding? :shock: What if your anxiety disorder is the fear that someone will whack your knee with a baton?

I found elsewhere that she's in her mid 40s. The attack on Nancy Kerrigan happened on January 6, 1994, 32 years ago. Why didn't she or her parents change her name? It must have been a lifetime of double takes.
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:lol:

Is this a movie clip or snl clip?
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GoCubsGo wrote:
Mon Mar 02, 2026 11:01 pm
:lol:

Is this a movie clip or snl clip?
Good question. It's on the Jeopardy! YT feed, and Jeopardy! does sometimes do celebrity games for charity.
Internal derangement of the knee: Causes and treatment

Internal derangement of the knee (IDK) describes disorders affecting the knee joint. These can include a torn meniscus, loose bodies in the knee, cartilage damage, and damaged collateral or cruciate ligaments. ...
So, legit question and answer on the Jeopardy! YT feed makes me think it's real and Ryan's charity got $50K+. :clap:
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GoCubsGo wrote:
Mon Mar 02, 2026 11:01 pm
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Is this a movie clip or snl clip?
You nailed it. :-||
Ryan Gosling had a thrilling win on ‘Jeopardy!’ — but it wasn’t real

... Gosling's appearance on "Jeopardy!" was part of a scripted promotion for his upcoming movie "Project Hail Mary," set to be released on March 20....

Even more unbelievable?
Amy Schumer:

Image

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Oh, oh, oh Ozempic!


Or not.
The star has gotten candid about using Mounjaro to aid in losing weight, after admitting that Ozempic had been a 'horrible experience.'
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If I recall, Amy had gained weight largely due to some medical condition, and had tried Wegovy but stopped due to severe side effects, including feeling constantly nauseous and unable to "lift my head off the pillow".

I know not everybody can lose a substantial amount of weight on the ol' "diet and exercise" plan, but I'm not going to be surprised if this stuff turns out to be more dangerous than they think.

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If I recall, Amy had gained weight largely due to some medical condition, and had tried Wegovy but stopped due to severe side effects, including feeling constantly nauseous and unable to "lift my head off the pillow".

I know not everybody can lose a substantial amount of weight on the ol' "diet and exercise" plan, but I'm not going to be surprised if this stuff turns out to be more dangerous than they think.
I wonder. They moved rapidly from widespread off-label use for weight loss to openly prescribing it for the same. Could be some hidden dangers, but they would have to be weighed against the known harm from obesity.
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I know there's probably a long litany of "possible" side effects like all those listed on every ad for every medicine on TV, but I'm thinking more of intentional effects that maybe don't turn out so well. It seems that even with "normal" eating, weight comes back quickly if you get off the treatment. And whatever it does to suppress appetite certainly doesn't guarantee that what you do eat is healthy stuff. And muscle loss seems to be an issue along with "Ozempic face" changes. And maybe its not the product itself, maybe it's just the way people use it and maybe get carried away with the thrill of no longer being overweight. I'm pretty sure, though, if I weighed 350 pounds and felt hopeless about it, I'd probably try one or another of the products, but overweight anything 50 pounds or less, I wouldn't.

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I know there's probably a long litany of "possible" side effects like all those listed on every ad for every medicine on TV, but I'm thinking more of intentional effects that maybe don't turn out so well. It seems that even with "normal" eating, weight comes back quickly if you get off the treatment. And whatever it does to suppress appetite certainly doesn't guarantee that what you do eat is healthy stuff. And muscle loss seems to be an issue along with "Ozempic face" changes. And maybe its not the product itself, maybe it's just the way people use it and maybe get carried away with the thrill of no longer being overweight. I'm pretty sure, though, if I weighed 350 pounds and felt hopeless about it, I'd probably try one or another of the products, but overweight anything 50 pounds or less, I wouldn't.
Never being able to quit would scare me. We'll see. The pills are going as low as $25/month with insurance, $50/month without it. Leaving aside the health benefits that's getting down to where the saving in groceries pays for the med. :crazy:
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Cheaper and safer to walk the dog everyday.
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Moderators, something's off with this thread. Other threads are working fine. Posts won't fully load for me, not even the above "test". Idk whether it's something Whack9 did or an earlier problem.
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Whack9 wrote:
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I did eventually get to the "april 7 2026" vid by entering the url components separately, but now can't repeat it :crazy: . Maybe it's the edibles. ;)

Anyhow, :lol: 8-)
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Moderators, something's off with this thread. Other threads are working fine. Posts won't fully load for me, not even the above "test". Idk whether it's something Whack9 did or an earlier problem.
That's odd. Wonder if something screwed up in your browser when trying to play that embedded video. It plays for me.

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Working fine for me.

Damn you Apple!
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GoCubsGo wrote:
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Working fine for me.

Damn you Apple!
More likely Firefox, or both. It's only this page, not even other pages in this thread.

It's apparently not an Adblock issue.

Idk how to diagnose or fix the issue. Wait, it might be me. Very top of this page I have a post where I tried to embed 38-3O0IHquM. It's not showing for me and won't work in a new or replied-to post. Please delete the embed for me and let me know when you've done so. Thanks.
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Vrede too wrote:
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GoCubsGo wrote:
Wed Apr 08, 2026 1:48 pm
Working fine for me.

Damn you Apple!
More likely Firefox, or both. It's only this page, not even other pages in this thread.

It's apparently not an Adblock issue.

Idk how to diagnose or fix the issue. Wait, it might be me. Very top of this page I have a post where I tried to embed 38-3O0IHquM. It's not showing for me and won't work in a new or replied-to post. Please delete the embed for me and let me know when you've done so. Thanks.
I'm not seeing it.

Logs show you deleted four posts in this thread today, two early this morning and two in early afternoon. I cannot see deleted posts.

Try rebooting your computer.
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