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2024 Presidential Primary Polling Thread

Last post by Matt « Tue Jun 06, 2023 8:36 am
Posted in Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
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by Rate This » Wed Nov 16, 2022 1:12 pm » in Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
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Now that Trump has declared and there’s nothing else to poll we should be getting frequent snapshots of the race between Trump and DeSantis. To be...
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Last post by Matt
Tue Jun 06, 2023 8:36 am
Experimenting with Neighborhood Policing

Last post by bmw « Tue Jun 06, 2023 8:31 am
Posted in Chatterbox
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by TC Talks » Sun Jun 04, 2023 4:59 pm » in Chatterbox

What do you think about this idea?

It had been a quiet April afternoon until about a dozen teenagers began running up Pitkin Avenue in Brownsville,...

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Last post by bmw
Tue Jun 06, 2023 8:31 am
Auto Insurance

Last post by bmw « Tue Jun 06, 2023 8:01 am
Posted in Chatterbox
Replies: 20
by Taco » Fri Jun 02, 2023 6:19 am » in Chatterbox
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Who do you have and do you pay your premium monthly or every 6 months?

I have Progressive and I've been paying every 6 months. There is a $5 fee...
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Last post by bmw
Tue Jun 06, 2023 8:01 am
FM power in different areas

Last post by MWmetalhead « Tue Jun 06, 2023 6:58 am
Posted in Engineering & DX'ing
Replies: 34
by ZenithCKLW » Tue Apr 25, 2023 4:25 pm » in Engineering & DX'ing
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I went down a rabbit hole today, and noticed that the commercial FM's in Chicago mostly all have an ERP of just a few thousand watts. Detroit...
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Last post by MWmetalhead
Tue Jun 06, 2023 6:58 am
Paul W. Smith moving to middays + other changes at WJR

Last post by CometGSR « Tue Jun 06, 2023 6:38 am
Posted in Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Replies: 15
by MWmetalhead » Mon Jun 05, 2023 6:55 am » in Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
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Yawn.

Guy Gordon moves to mornings. Paul W. to Noon to 2PM. Renwick gets a show from 2 to 4. Albom moves up an hour. A new sports show with Baligian...
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Last post by CometGSR
Tue Jun 06, 2023 6:38 am
CW 50 to ditch The CW, return to independence

Last post by lush.rimbaugh « Tue Jun 06, 2023 3:29 am
Posted in Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Replies: 46
by mtburb » Fri May 05, 2023 11:48 am » in Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
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This September, CBS-owned CW affiliates will drop the network and become independent stations. Among those is WKBD, CW 50, which will revert back to...
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Last post by lush.rimbaugh
Tue Jun 06, 2023 3:29 am
What happened to Ronnie Dahl on channel 12?

Last post by sinklair « Tue Jun 06, 2023 12:49 am
Posted in Flint, Tri-Cities, and The Thumb
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by Kincade3072 » Sun Jun 04, 2023 7:36 pm » in Flint, Tri-Cities, and The Thumb

Wondering what happened to Ronnie Dahl on Abc 12? I see she has been scrubbed off their website. She was a good reporter I thought, made stories...

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Last post by sinklair
Tue Jun 06, 2023 12:49 am
Detroit Tigers 2023

Last post by MWmetalhead « Mon Jun 05, 2023 11:50 pm
Posted in The Stadium
Replies: 91
by Bobbert » Wed Mar 29, 2023 10:06 am » in The Stadium
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My humble hopes for this year:

Some sign that Scott Harris's new plans are working. At least to provide a good foundation for next year, when...
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Last post by MWmetalhead
Mon Jun 05, 2023 11:50 pm
Are researchers at the university of Toledo looking for…

Last post by MicProcessor_22 « Mon Jun 05, 2023 11:47 pm
Posted in Neighboring States/Ontario

by MicProcessor_22 » Mon Jun 05, 2023 11:47 pm » in Neighboring States/Ontario

Does anyone know if researchers at the university of Toledo are looking for a cure to Ron Burgandy disease?

Listening to the girl who is on at...

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Last post by MicProcessor_22
Mon Jun 05, 2023 11:47 pm
Sinclair’s Sports Channels Prepare Bankruptcy, Putting Team Payments at Risk

Last post by Dudley « Mon Jun 05, 2023 11:42 pm
Posted in Flint, Tri-Cities, and The Thumb
Replies: 39
by Martin Stett » Thu Jan 26, 2023 1:53 pm » in Flint, Tri-Cities, and The Thumb
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With financial troubles mounting, the Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.-owned firm will likely skip $140 million in interest payments due mid-February,...
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Last post by Dudley
Mon Jun 05, 2023 11:42 pm
Original Knorr/Keener 1310 Call Letters Recycled To Hudson, MI

Last post by HD74 « Mon Jun 05, 2023 10:57 pm
Posted in Lansing/Mid-Michigan
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by Ben Zonia » Mon Jun 05, 2023 1:58 pm » in Lansing/Mid-Michigan

WBZV 102.5 Hudson, MI is now WKMH, the original call letters of WKNR Keener 13 1310, now WDTW.

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Last post by HD74
Mon Jun 05, 2023 10:57 pm
Name The Whisky

Last post by Turkeytop « Mon Jun 05, 2023 10:51 pm
Posted in Chatterbox
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by Turkeytop » Mon Mar 08, 2021 4:04 pm » in Chatterbox
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Last post by Turkeytop
Mon Jun 05, 2023 10:51 pm
Move to Michigan for safe abortions and transgender protections

Last post by TC Talks « Mon Jun 05, 2023 10:48 pm
Posted in Political Potpourri - Michigan

by TC Talks » Mon Jun 05, 2023 10:48 pm » in Political Potpourri - Michigan

For once, the state will highlight our progressive values to attract young educated people.

Abortion access part of state’s pitch to attract new...

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Last post by TC Talks
Mon Jun 05, 2023 10:48 pm
The Thirty Most Failed Car Brands

Last post by TC Talks « Mon Jun 05, 2023 10:30 pm
Posted in Chatterbox
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by Turkeytop » Mon Jun 05, 2023 9:48 pm » in Chatterbox

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Last post by TC Talks
Mon Jun 05, 2023 10:30 pm
Walmart radio

Last post by rugratsonline « Mon Jun 05, 2023 9:54 pm
Posted in Neighboring States/Ontario
Replies: 1
by MicProcessor_22 » Mon Jun 05, 2023 3:05 pm » in Neighboring States/Ontario

Went shopping at Walmart today. Listening to Walmart radio never disappoints. Then I get back in my car and I hear Ron Burgandy on Q105. Ugh.

I...

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Last post by rugratsonline
Mon Jun 05, 2023 9:54 pm
PARTY 103.3 Over/Under

Last post by MicProcessor_22 « Mon Jun 05, 2023 9:49 pm
Posted in Neighboring States/Ontario
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by MicProcessor_22 » Thu Sep 08, 2022 6:53 am » in Neighboring States/Ontario
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I give this experiment 3 months.
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Last post by MicProcessor_22
Mon Jun 05, 2023 9:49 pm
No rain for weeks

Last post by Mega Hertz « Mon Jun 05, 2023 9:41 pm
Posted in Chatterbox
Replies: 15
by bmw » Mon Jun 05, 2023 8:32 am » in Chatterbox
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I know there's been a few very isolated areas in the state that have had a few shots of rain, but many areas haven't seen a drop of rain in about a...
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Last post by Mega Hertz
Mon Jun 05, 2023 9:41 pm
Party 103.3 Sucks

Last post by MicProcessor_22 « Mon Jun 05, 2023 9:36 pm
Posted in Neighboring States/Ontario

by MicProcessor_22 » Mon Jun 05, 2023 9:36 pm » in Neighboring States/Ontario

I'm just going to put this out there, Party 103.3 sucks. Just going to be blunt, sometimes the truth hurts. Nobody listens to that station. Someone...

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Last post by MicProcessor_22
Mon Jun 05, 2023 9:36 pm
WXTQ Power 105.5 gives way to pure rock

Last post by DJ_Tanner « Mon Jun 05, 2023 9:18 pm
Posted in Neighboring States/Ontario
Replies: 4
by Deleted User 15835 » Fri May 26, 2023 11:53 pm » in Neighboring States/Ontario

Cool stunt! :)

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Last post by DJ_Tanner
Mon Jun 05, 2023 9:18 pm
Cell Phone Question

Last post by audiophile « Mon Jun 05, 2023 8:58 pm
Posted in Tech Talk
Replies: 7
by Turkeytop » Fri Apr 07, 2023 10:29 pm » in Tech Talk

How does this work?

About a month ago, we went out to dinner with another couple. While we were in the restauraunt, the woman took a picture of my...

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Last post by audiophile
Mon Jun 05, 2023 8:58 pm
Ron Cameron

Last post by edj « Mon Jun 05, 2023 8:33 pm
Posted in Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
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Last post by edj
Mon Jun 05, 2023 8:33 pm
New station coming to Ludington area

Last post by ftballfan « Mon Jun 05, 2023 7:54 pm
Posted in Northern Lower Michigan/Eastern U.P.
Replies: 4
by hunterw » Sun Jun 04, 2023 10:14 am » in Northern Lower Michigan/Eastern U.P.

Seen on WMOM Facebook page that they are getting their new station equipment up on the tower just north of Scottville by Ziehms propane (old z95...

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Last post by ftballfan
Mon Jun 05, 2023 7:54 pm
Name The Beer 2.1

Last post by Turkeytop « Mon Jun 05, 2023 7:48 pm
Posted in Chatterbox
Replies: 550
by Turkeytop » Mon Dec 30, 2019 8:03 pm » in Chatterbox
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Last post by Turkeytop
Mon Jun 05, 2023 7:48 pm
Cruise Night

Last post by Turkeytop « Mon Jun 05, 2023 6:45 pm
Posted in Chatterbox
Replies: 9
by Turkeytop » Sun Jun 04, 2023 9:41 pm » in Chatterbox

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Last post by Turkeytop
Mon Jun 05, 2023 6:45 pm
Chick-Fil-A loses Lord's Chicken endorsement and goes WOKE

Last post by Matt « Mon Jun 05, 2023 5:50 pm
Posted in Chatterbox
Replies: 15
by TC Talks » Sat Jun 03, 2023 10:32 pm » in Chatterbox
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Evangelical Christians are losing their minds... Watch the Twitter video in the link below.

I restate my position that most Americans who claim to...
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Last post by Matt
Mon Jun 05, 2023 5:50 pm
Who is Round Six "talking to" this weekend?

Last post by Matt « Mon Jun 05, 2023 5:48 pm
Posted in Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Replies: 8
by Matt » Sat Jun 03, 2023 3:09 pm » in Political Potpourri - U.S. and World

I'm sitting in my front yard (rare weekend in AA in the summer) with friends and drinking beer - do we think R6 is talking to fellow WT in Taylor?

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Last post by Matt
Mon Jun 05, 2023 5:48 pm
NBC Nightly News on MeTV

Last post by SolidGoldDancers « Mon Jun 05, 2023 5:40 pm
Posted in Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Replies: 5
by SteveS » Sun Jan 08, 2023 7:12 pm » in Metro Detroit/SE Michigan

With the Lions pregame show on WDIV at 6:30pm they moved NBC Nightly News to MeTV. Andy Griffith wasn't going down without a fight:

6:30 - 6:32 NBC...

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Last post by SolidGoldDancers
Mon Jun 05, 2023 5:40 pm
Mackinaw City FM has just been sold

Last post by Colonel Flagg « Mon Jun 05, 2023 5:18 pm
Posted in Northern Lower Michigan/Eastern U.P.
Replies: 8
by MWmetalhead » Fri Jun 02, 2023 9:39 am » in Northern Lower Michigan/Eastern U.P.

94.5 WYPV reportedly has been sold to Billy Sours (who just sold WBZV in the Hillsdale - Adrian area) for $140,000.

He has applied to change calls...

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Last post by Colonel Flagg
Mon Jun 05, 2023 5:18 pm
Hotel Amenities

Last post by Round Six « Mon Jun 05, 2023 5:02 pm
Posted in Chatterbox
Replies: 4
by Turkeytop » Mon Jun 05, 2023 2:04 pm » in Chatterbox

Needed

Heat/AC

Bed

Clock

Comfy Chair

Reading Lamp

Desk

Fridge

Bathroom.

Ice Machine down the hall.

Not Needed

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Microwave...

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Last post by Round Six
Mon Jun 05, 2023 5:02 pm
The Point Show on Wood

Last post by hanson « Mon Jun 05, 2023 3:24 pm
Posted in Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Replies: 4
by TeleCine » Sun Jun 04, 2023 5:19 pm » in Grand Rapids/West Michigan

Can someone tell me what is point of the To The Point show on TV-8? I just watched a bit of it. It was a half hr of people talking about the state...

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Last post by hanson
Mon Jun 05, 2023 3:24 pm
The Grand Prix is lame

Last post by Willie108 « Mon Jun 05, 2023 3:17 pm
Posted in Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Replies: 14
by MWmetalhead » Sun Jun 04, 2023 6:03 pm » in Metro Detroit/SE Michigan

I think I've driven faster on the go-cart track than these Indy car drivers. The speeds were pitiful other than the wide straight-away section of the...

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Last post by Willie108
Mon Jun 05, 2023 3:17 pm
Trump kept documents to discredit an apointee

Last post by Rate This « Mon Jun 05, 2023 3:10 pm
Posted in Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Replies: 8
by TC Talks » Thu Jun 01, 2023 8:15 pm » in Political Potpourri - U.S. and World

Settling a score with the head of the joint chiefs of staff? Justice has a recording of Trump admitting he took classified documents that had not...

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Last post by Rate This
Mon Jun 05, 2023 3:10 pm
So Mic_Processor

Last post by MicProcessor_22 « Mon Jun 05, 2023 1:50 pm
Posted in Neighboring States/Ontario
Replies: 9
by FakeAndyStuart » Thu May 25, 2023 4:23 pm » in Neighboring States/Ontario

How many times have you applied for a job in Toledo radio and been turned down. Not sure this is the way to demonstrate your cred and get the gig.

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Last post by MicProcessor_22
Mon Jun 05, 2023 1:50 pm
Radio GPT-DOA?

Last post by otrfan « Mon Jun 05, 2023 1:41 pm
Posted in Lansing/Mid-Michigan

by otrfan » Mon Jun 05, 2023 1:41 pm » in Lansing/Mid-Michigan

So I spent about an hour listening to Radio-GPT's sample programming. It's a pretend oldies station in Springfield. Which Springfield? Who knows.....

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Last post by otrfan
Mon Jun 05, 2023 1:41 pm
POS Sony TV weird problem

Last post by km1125 « Mon Jun 05, 2023 9:16 am
Posted in Tech Talk
Replies: 7
by km1125 » Fri Dec 30, 2022 9:27 am » in Tech Talk

I have a Sony KDL-40W650D and every now and then run into a frustrating problem.

The remote stops working. Well, it's not the remote, but the TV...

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Last post by km1125
Mon Jun 05, 2023 9:16 am
Alt 103.7 in DFW still has "Post Modern" on Sunday mornings; why can't WDZH?

Last post by MWmetalhead « Mon Jun 05, 2023 9:13 am
Posted in Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
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by MWmetalhead » Sun Jun 04, 2023 8:44 am » in Metro Detroit/SE Michigan

I think I know the answer to question - it's because Brad Steiner is a fucking terrible Brand Manager.

Why is a guy who programmed the last place or...

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Mon Jun 05, 2023 9:13 am
OnStar

Last post by syntheticexctasy « Mon Jun 05, 2023 8:06 am
Posted in Tech Talk
Replies: 10
by Turkeytop » Sat May 07, 2022 3:20 pm » in Tech Talk

Got reconnected to OnStar recently to take advantage of a promotional offer.

Now, instead of a real person, the user interacts with a robot....

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Last post by syntheticexctasy
Mon Jun 05, 2023 8:06 am
Z93

Last post by matt1 « Mon Jun 05, 2023 2:02 am
Posted in Northern Lower Michigan/Eastern U.P.
Replies: 56
by hunterw » Wed Jan 04, 2023 4:35 pm » in Northern Lower Michigan/Eastern U.P.
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No not z93. In Manistee we don’t have much to listen to And Ludington radio station signal reception suck here. Hopefully not a format flip coming.
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Last post by matt1
Mon Jun 05, 2023 2:02 am
Dave FM gets ditched in San Francisco

Last post by ChrisWL1980 « Sun Jun 04, 2023 11:34 pm
Posted in Everywhere Else
Replies: 4
by mapletrees » Sat Jun 03, 2023 6:20 pm » in Everywhere Else

As it turns out, people in SF don't care to hear a station mixing playlists from 107.7 The Bone, 103.7 and KOIT (among others) all together. An all...

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Last post by ChrisWL1980
Sun Jun 04, 2023 11:34 pm
Roger Craig dies at 93

Last post by matt1 « Sun Jun 04, 2023 10:30 pm
Posted in The Stadium

by matt1 » Sun Jun 04, 2023 10:30 pm » in The Stadium

Roger Craig who helped the Detroit Tigers win their last World Series against the San Diego Padres in October of 1984 has died at 93 years old.

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Last post by matt1
Sun Jun 04, 2023 10:30 pm
Free pay channel previews

Last post by paul8539 « Sun Jun 04, 2023 9:13 pm
Posted in Remembering the Golden Years
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by Deleted User 15835 » Thu Mar 30, 2023 11:50 pm » in Remembering the Golden Years

I always used to get The VCR ready and record some movies.

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Last post by paul8539
Sun Jun 04, 2023 9:13 pm
2023 Network Cancellations

Last post by Realist « Sun Jun 04, 2023 8:17 pm
Posted in Network & Syndicated Radio and TV
Replies: 5
by Sfpcp » Sat May 13, 2023 12:16 am » in Network & Syndicated Radio and TV

The following network shows have been canceled:

Big Sky
Alaska Daily
The Company You Keep
The Resident
The Winchesters
SWAT
Call Me Kat

I...

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Last post by Realist
Sun Jun 04, 2023 8:17 pm
AM directional arrays

Last post by k8jd « Sun Jun 04, 2023 7:48 pm
Posted in Engineering & DX'ing

by k8jd » Sun Jun 04, 2023 7:48 pm » in Engineering & DX'ing

I saw an interesting discussion of phased vertical antennas. On QRZ.Com/ sub Antennas towers etc.
Lot of the engineering hams jumped in with modeling...

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Last post by k8jd
Sun Jun 04, 2023 7:48 pm
Hmmm,is the news drought at CBS62 about to come to an end?

Last post by Editorcj « Sun Jun 04, 2023 4:07 pm
Posted in Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
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Hmm..interesting find on Vimeo, seems the local news drought COULD be at an end at CBS O&O WWJ TV
don't know how to do the URL of the site the video...
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Last post by Editorcj
Sun Jun 04, 2023 4:07 pm
Surprise! Lincoln SUVs remain rolling shit boxes due to poor electrical engineering

Last post by MWmetalhead « Sun Jun 04, 2023 1:00 pm
Posted in Chatterbox
Replies: 35
by MWmetalhead » Fri Jun 02, 2023 3:51 pm » in Chatterbox
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To quote old-school Beavis:
Heh-heh. Heh-heh. Fire! Fire!
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Last post by MWmetalhead
Sun Jun 04, 2023 1:00 pm
Cynthia Weil dies

Last post by moldyoldie « Sun Jun 04, 2023 12:55 pm
Posted in Music Musings
Replies: 3
by matt1 » Fri Jun 02, 2023 11:14 am » in Music Musings

Songwriter Cynthia Weil has died at 82 years old. She & her husband Barry Mann wrote songs for artists including the song by The Animals We Gotta Get...

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Last post by moldyoldie
Sun Jun 04, 2023 12:55 pm
Angry man slaps doctor

Last post by craig11152 « Sun Jun 04, 2023 9:04 am
Posted in Chatterbox
Replies: 3
by matt1 » Sat Jun 03, 2023 10:29 pm » in Chatterbox

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Last post by craig11152
Sun Jun 04, 2023 9:04 am
Scot Johnson Out

Last post by MasterB « Sun Jun 04, 2023 12:03 am
Posted in Flint, Tri-Cities, and The Thumb
Replies: 7
by smallwonder » Fri Jun 02, 2023 7:37 pm » in Flint, Tri-Cities, and The Thumb

His last appearance is 11:00 tonight on 5.

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Last post by MasterB
Sun Jun 04, 2023 12:03 am
WXYZ getting a new meteorologist

Last post by Rate This « Sat Jun 03, 2023 11:15 pm
Posted in Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Replies: 1
by bjmcdevitt » Fri May 12, 2023 4:50 pm » in Metro Detroit/SE Michigan

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Last post by Rate This
Sat Jun 03, 2023 11:15 pm
Junk the Ice Cream Truck, Take the Train! (Political Humor)

Last post by TC Talks « Sat Jun 03, 2023 10:50 pm
Posted in Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
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by audiophile » Tue Aug 18, 2020 7:51 pm » in Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
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Someone might have too much time on their hands, but it's still funny.
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Last post by TC Talks
Sat Jun 03, 2023 10:50 pm

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