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Zweigle's White Hots hands down. But - I get it. It's a Rochester thing.

Probably out of the OP's time window, but it's hard to beat the winery tour at Dr. Konstantin Frank in Hammondsport. About a 2 hour drive one way. But wow. What a view.

Or the colander, depending on what you have in your kitchen.

"I can't see". (For those that don't get it, it's a Zappa thing).

It's probably been mentioned in the thread, but I wanted to chime in. I'm watching a replay of the game as I await MNF. Just got to the tipped-ball-TD with about 4:00-ish remaining. Did anyone notice what he did after what was probably his trickiest and most challenging catch of the game? He flipped the ball to a sideline guy and trotted back to the bench. There was no showboating, no choreographed moves, no histrionics, no fireworks. Just "Yeah, job done". It was like Barry Sanders. I just love this kid. You doubters can keep up your service to this board and fan base. Rock on. I love this kid.

Makes me think of all the times I prayed/wished/dreamed of the wheels coming off the Pats* back in the day. Let's give it a few weeks.

Honestly, the closest I've ever come to a moment like that was when Syracuse Basketball won the title in 2003. After what seemed like an eternity of an NCAA tournament, the clock ticked to zero and Boeheim actually started smiling. And I sat there and thought "My team won. That's never happened before". Having been a Bills fan since the 1970s, I guess that's how it's going to feel. Stupefied disbelief. And then I'm going to get the best damn bottle of Cabernet off the rack, blow off the dust, rinse out the decanter, and savor every last drop.

Thank God this drama is over. 9 days to go.

My brother shared the same anecdote a couple of weeks ago. Pretty sure it was Caleb Williams last year.

Let's fast-forward to the actual game. Preamble over, hype behind us, theme music quiets... Coin flips. Bills win the coin toss. What do you do, boys and girls? Me? I take the kick off. Given this offense and defense, I try to score. Your thoughts?

I saw that, Shaw. To the point that I paused the feed and backed it up so that I could watch it again. I pointed it out to my wife and daughter. I couldn't believe it.

Sorry. Had to chime in there. Still stings. I practiced pronouncing "Ngata" (N-yata) for a month before the draft. Just breathtakingly stupid.

After 17 years of getting drubbed by the Pats*, I'm unable to let it go - regardless of the fact that the Pats* were better/Bills poorly coached and managed/blah blah blah. F-em. Few things in life bring me greater joy than watching the Pats* get curb-stomped. This having been said, I have to admit that I enjoyed watching them drink from a poisoned chalice as they beat the Bills last year and cost themselves like 4 draft slots. Now it's the playoff Chiefs. Not regular season. Always seem to handle that part okay.

Not meaning to hijack the thread...but since I have the "green thumbs" aboard - any of you guys seeing spotted lanternflies yet? I've finally planted the last of my fruit trees (I can finally call it an "orchard" instead of a couple of shade trees), and now I'm hearing that these things HAMMER fruit trees and grapevines. I'm up north near Watertown. No sign of them yet. Heard they're coming up from Pennsylvania.

With respect to the bold...simply not going to happen around here.

That has to be photoshopped. Or he's simply standing closer to the camera.

Fine. I'll step in. When comparing two entities, the correct expression is "the MORE common". When comparing THREE (or more) entities, one would use the expression "the MOST common". Carry on...

Kind of a boring thing to consider, but for those of you looking to purchase a retirement place, it would make sense to consider the school district. You'd probably want the lousiest underfunded crap show you can find. School taxes have to be factored in when you don't have kids in the system.

I know we signed Trey Teague - I think from Denver. IIRC, they signed him as a tackle and decided to move him to center, which meant that he had one of the higher contracts for centers in the league. Sorry - I'm just too lazy to look it all up, so I apologize if I'm full of sh!t. Not meaning to hijack the thread. Man, those were some BAD lines back then. (*shudders*).

Late '70s into mid-80s during undergrad and grad school. Just didn't have time to sh!t or wind my watch. Given the state of the Bills back then, the timing was fortuitous.

Here's what I don't understand. See the Spiderman with the name "Tucker"? Look at the iconography on his back. The "bug" has six legs, right? Count 'em. Six. That's an INSECT. Spiders are not "INSECTS". They're ARACHNIDS. They have EIGHT F-ING LEGS. The character's isn't "INSECTMAN". It's "SPIDERMAN". This is pretty basic kindergarten sh!t. What moron does that? Sh!t like that drives me batsh!t. Dammit. Anyway, back to the offseason.

I'm hoping Hairston plays at Year 2 in Year 1. I'm hoping Sanders plays at Year 1. I'm hoping Jackson plays better in Year 1 than did Epenesa. I'm hoping Walker plays - but I'm betting the mortgage that he goes to IR at the end of camp. Basically, I'm assuming the Offense kicks ass. I'm watching/hoping/praying for the "New" defense. Because I think the Bills could go all the way if they do.

Just so long as it's not on a jet ski.

Too soon to bring up Ashton Youboty and Ko Simpson? Had such hope for the secondary that year...

That's a forfeit.