Scarlet Pimpernel

Trend? Or the Base State??? (I'm not one to talk, as a Cleveland sports fan, where the base state is always "sucks!" )

Wow, FSU is just plain awful. They should just forfeit the 2nd half rather than allow UGA to score another 42 or more points. I say this as an FSU grad (for graduate school). Honestly, they deserve a triple ass-kicking after some 20 of their players decided to "opt out" of playing in the Orange Bowl, either by going into the NFL draft early or into the "transfer pool." I get that there's hard feeling after being snubbed for the final 4 playoff teams, but come on, stick with the team for a high-end bowl game rather than deplete what you have and get embarrassed on the field. Obviously without injured QB Jordan Travis they're not the same team already. But they surely would have been able to compete and stick with UGA if all those other players didn't run off in the last two weeks. UGA is playing against a 3rd string team at this point. Which begs the question...if all the 4 playoff teams end up with one loss, would one actually be able to consider UGA for the Nat'l Champion despite not being in those playoff games? I'm far from a UGA fan, but you do have to wonder. For now, I'm all in for Michigan to win it all...Go Blue!!!

Sadly, Google translate doesn't help with that. There's no "Chuck to English" option!!!! But hieroglyphics works.

Right, and instead of 300+ hour ops GFS plots that look like crap, we get 72+ hour NAM plots that are the equivalent in the short range!!! Bring on the CRAS and (now defunct) DGEX!!!!

Damn, the Panic Room has really devolved, hasn't it?!?!

Yeah, we had done this before, but typically we had a "short range" or "threat" thread when there was something that was reasonably assessed to be quite likely to occur. I'd defer a "threat" thread until we actually really have something that shows up consistently. I don't exactly see that right now. Just my two copper coin's worth (not much!). Though, as @WinterWxLuvr mentioned above, I also recall that we did have a general "short range discussion" thread too, maybe the threat stuff was separate discussions once a real storm took shape. (ETA: Maybe it's been so long since we had a discrete real threat that I have forgotten, LOL!!!)

Red wine for the Reaper, eh?? Lots of left over wine barrels in the Panic Room!

I know, right?!?! Lots of chaff (BS?) to sift through in there to find any nuggets of useful information. If you're not bipolar before reading it, you'll definitely be by the time you're done! Or you'll at least suffer neck pain from whiplash.

Haha, I see what you did there! Mooooo!

But just make sure to wait for the shake!!

I believe Yogi Berra actually said that at some point though, even if it's not originally his? Of course, there's always his, "It's deja vu all over again!"

Oh no!!! Don't tell me Jeb is turning into a jumper...Jumpin' Jebman? So now instead of Jebwalks, we'll resort to Jebjumps???

Since when did a voice of reason ever stop that from happening???

Made me think of "Major League" with..."JUUUUST a bit outside!" (JUUUUST a slight delay!)!!

Well, @WxWatcher007 is officially retired so he won't be visiting anytime soon for the purpose of taking any souls that are crying out! Now, the Panic Room is BYOT...bring your own tombstone, and carve it yourself! I guess it keeps the overhead costs down.

Happy Christmas to you, and to all!! The Reaper is celebrating in style, I understand. Benefits of retirement, half-price Starbucks Holiday drinks to all skeletons over 500 years old!

"Very well, you may take the day. But be here all the earlier the next morning!"

Happy Christmas to all!!! A few photos for you that I took today...

Awww, man! Surf Univ! A very fine institution!!!

Good idea. Just remember...it's very bad to steal Jobu's rum. VERY bad!

While in college, thinking about "basic wave physics" 24/7 around finals time was a necessity!!!

I guess Santa's going to have a little extra in his cookies (brownies? gummies?) at your place when he stops by tonight!!

Ha! Kind of reminds me of Obi-Wan Kenobi's quote, "Who's the more foolish...the fool, or the fool who follows him?"

Amen! Thanks for the breath of sanity!!

So you have your own "Ji's" in there as well, eh??