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    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    Be careful what you wish for. I remember people saying that Al Davis had to die for the Raiders to be good again for YEARS and now they are 98–143 in the 15 years since he died and have been to exactly two playoff games, both of which they lost.
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    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    You can actually light charcoal with a heat gun. High powered hair dryer like this... Just hold it next to the charcoal for a bit and it will light it. Not something I would buy for that purpose or even use if I had a chimney, but I've done it a few times and it does work.
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    Who died? (Celebrity Deaths)

    Hopefully he left behind a storage unit full of gold bars and renaissance paintings that no one knows about.
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    The Paranormal, UFO's, and Mysteries of the Unknown

    I know nothing about this guy, but if I was in the conspiracy theory community and decided to kill myself I would definitely do what I could to make it look like the CIA took me out just for the sake of my legacy in the community.
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    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    "Better" is subjective. Grilled steak tastes great and so does reverse seared.
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    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    Of course you can get a good seat on a cast iron pan. That doesn't mean it doesn't have a different flavor from being grilled.
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    The Fast Food Thread

    Unfortunately I live in the sticks and there's only one taco truck in a 100 mile radius and they charge $3 for a taco the size of a hockey puck.
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    The Fast Food Thread

    I hit taco Tuesday at Taco John's yesterday and got 5 crispy tacos and a large drink for ~$10. It sort of felt like the old days actually getting a bunch of crappy food for a reasonably low price. The idea that that would be something like $18 if it wasn't Tuesday is just wild to me. The only...
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    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    I totally disagree with that. A steak cooked on a gas grill definitely tastes different than one cooked in a cast iron pan. It's not the same as charcoal or smoking, but it definitely adds flavor because of the juices dripping on the hot metal plates over the burners and getting vaporized. If...
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    Home Improvement

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_structures_in_Tokyo
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    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    I was a charcoal purist for like 20 years and then I got lazy and got a gas grill. Still get the urge for a charcoal burger or steak once in a while. I have a Big Green Egg but it's not set up currently because my back deck is too crowded with the gas grill and the pellet grill.
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    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    Same here. The smokey joe is great. You don't have to spray petroleum on your food and it will get all the charcoal burning hot and even in a short period of time. A newspaper or a paper towel with a little bit of oil on it works just fine. If you want to be a little faster you could just...
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    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    All that stuff is going to just fall apart. If you want a basic charcoal grill, you can't beat a Weber Kettle. They've been making it since the 50's and there's really no reason to buy anything else unless you're looking at stuff that's much more expensive...
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    Who died? (Celebrity Deaths)

    Career "doesn't need to be able to act, just be good looking" actor.
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    The Pitt

    It's kind of a problem with the format where the whole season is just one shift. You can't really have characters developing a lot over the course of a season. She was "angry tired bitch the entire season" but it really just represents one bad day.