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- BA, Ohio State University
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| Date | Title | Body |
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| 5 weeks 7 hours ago | Lack of attention to small |
Lack of attention to small but important details. |
| 8 weeks 1 day ago | to;dr |
No politics I know, but politics. |
| 8 weeks 4 days ago | (No subject) |
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| 8 weeks 4 days ago | oh god |
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| 8 weeks 5 days ago | George Gershwin owned three Steinway grand pianos |
George Gershwin owned three Steinway grand pianos in his life. One is at the Library of Congress. One is at the Songwriters Hall of Fame. And the third (the only one of the three that is playable) is in the Earl V. Moore Building at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance. |
| 11 weeks 6 days ago | I also read an article. |
I also read an article.
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| 11 weeks 6 days ago | Definitely nothing to see here... |
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| 12 weeks 6 hours ago | Harlan Hatcher, 8th President |
Harlan Hatcher, 8th President of the University of Michigan (1951-1967) and namesake of the U-M graduate library had the following CV: |
| 15 weeks 15 hours ago | Next he's gonna say that Lincoln out-hits Ann Arbor | |
| 15 weeks 16 hours ago | Nitpick: the Iowa State |
Nitpick: the Iowa State marching band played the Coach theme/fight song. |
| 15 weeks 6 days ago | ...and when Lloyd Carr was |
...and when Lloyd Carr was our coach. |
| 30 weeks 10 hours ago | If I ever go on Jeopardy, I think I'll start all |
If I ever go on Jeopardy, I think I'll start all of my answers with "talk about." |
| 30 weeks 4 days ago | The MMB going to South Bend |
The MMB going to South Bend (which was a single-day round-trip) cost north of $250,000. That's on buses with no hotels. Bowl trips are over half a million. |
| 30 weeks 5 days ago | The carilloneurs play it |
The carilloneurs play it pretty frequently, especially in the fall. I used to hear it regularly when walking to class. |
| 31 weeks 1 day ago | What would Harbaugh's Asterix |
What would Harbaugh's Asterix name be? Histrionix? |
| 32 weeks 3 days ago | It's been a warmup tune since |
It's been a warmup tune since 2007 or 2008, replacing Salvation is Created (which I think was recorded on "Victors Valiant"). |
| 32 weeks 5 days ago | I'm pretty sure that was actually the Florida band |
I'm pretty sure that was actually the Florida band playing Jaws, that's where the fans yell "Go Gators!" a couple of times at the end. |
| 38 weeks 4 days ago | MVictors did a whole series |
MVictors did a whole series on the Little Brown Jug and it pretty firmly establishes that the Jug today is almost assuredly the same one as was left behind at Minnesota in 1903. They also point to the wrong ones in the video, the one on the right is a display replica, the one on the left is the real Jug that's exchanged.
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| 39 weeks 1 day ago | I sit in a corner and I think it's probably the |
I sit in a corner and I think it's probably the best view for a reasonable price. The end zone isn't bad, but I would get frustrated not being able to see how far plays went without watching the big screen. |
| 39 weeks 4 days ago | Same. |
Same. |
| 40 weeks 11 hours ago | Disregard. |
Disregard. |
| 41 weeks 1 day ago | Victor Lieberman, Kali |
Victor Lieberman, Kali Israel, David Hancock, Juan Cole. |
| 41 weeks 3 days ago | It's not quite the same for |
It's not quite the same for us and ND. We're locked into nine conference games, so we only have three other games we can schedule on our own. ND is locked into five ACC games but can do whatever they want with the other seven. Over half of their schedule is discretionary versus a quarter of ours. I would have liked to have seen our home-and-home with Arkansas as well, but our scheduling flexibility is tighter than an independent's. |
| 42 weeks 5 days ago | 2011 Michigan vs. Nebraska |
The best I ever heard was during the second half of the 2011 Michigan-Nebraska game which we eventually won 45-17. There were a couple of Husker fans sitting right behind me, and to their credit they were still there as the rout was starting to become apparent. For whatever reason, there were a few empty seats here and there in my section, and Michigan fans were occasionally moving from seat to seat working their way to better viewing locations. One of the Nebraska fans loudly said "Man, people sure do get up and move around a lot here." To which an older (probably mid to late 60s) woman decked out in Michigan gear yelled back "If this was a more competitive game we'd all be stayng put!" The whole area erupted in laughter. A close second was late in the 4th quarter of the wild 2011 Michigan-Notre Dame game. When ND scored to go up with less than a minute left, the ND cheering section at the top of the south end zone began loudly chanting "It sucks/to be/a Michigan Wolverine!" After the epic three-play scoring drive, a great many Michigan fans cheered "It's great/to be/a Michigan Wolverine!" right back at them. |
| 44 weeks 3 days ago | There's a reason that my GPA |
There's a reason that my GPA in the four Winter semesters was .5 higher than it was in the four Fall semesters. |
| 46 weeks 7 hours ago | Michigan dominates UCONN in |
Michigan dominates UCONN in College Knowle(d)ge
Politics way out of hand in there. |
| 50 weeks 3 days ago | Revolutions - from Mike |
Revolutions - from Mike Duncan of the excellent History of Rome podcast, he's going through a dozen or so historical revolutions. So far, he's done the English Civil War, the American Revolution, the French Revolution, the Haitian Revolution, the Wars of Spanish American Independence, and is currently wrapping up the July Revolution of 1830. Next will be the revolutions of 1848, and he has plans to cover the Mexican and Russian revolutions, among several others. Chewin' It with Kevin and Steve - hosted by two members of Broken Lizard (Super Troopers, Beerfest), they talk about their lives, performing comedy, and working in show business. They tell a lot of great stories, but I think my main takeaway is a pretty thorough understanding of how Hollywood works, both as a business and how movies and TV are made from writing through production, editing, and distribution. The Greatest Generation - a Star Trek podcast by two guys who are a little bit embarrassed to have a Star Trek podcast. Hosted on the Maximum Fun comedy network, the hosts are reviewing every episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation from a comedic angle. More Perfect - from NPR, the hosts cover the history of the Supreme Court of the United States, including little-known cases, intrigue, mutual admiration and hatred among the justices, and more. |
| 1 year 15 weeks ago | Sadly true. Some people who |
Sadly true. Some people who sit next to me in Michigan Stadium are friends with Kenny Allen's family, and they said he got death threats after he missed those field goals against Wisconsin. |
| 1 year 21 weeks ago | He did. |
He did. |
| 1 year 21 weeks ago | The lack of an impactful |
The lack of an impactful running game, much of which stems from poor/middling offensive line play. |
