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PS5 on sale for $399 at most major retailers.

yorksama

4:03pm

Also doubles as a 4k blu ray player

Huge Manatee

4:05pm

Private Capital Investment

Conquistador

4:00pm

Nationals are under way today and continue through the night. Men are first.

Archaea

3:56pm

What are the new rules for airlines of your flight is delayed? Does it matter if

SBB

3:55pm

What are you expecting the airline to do if there is a weather delay?

cheezedawg

4:00pm

Nothing- for some reason I thought there was some crazy thing that was passed.

SBB

4:05pm

You are now entitled to a long full body contact hug in a special closet

Mississippi

4:09pm

CougMD question - Nerve damage or fungus? Or something else?

Joe Banks All-American

3:52pm

Make sure it's not ALM as Bob Marley died from it.

Archaea

3:57pm

RE: CougMD question - Nerve damage or fungus? Or something else?

blackandblue

4:07pm

Interesting breakouts of revenue sources and expenses for the cruise industry

Zenoch All-American

3:47pm

Seems like a lousy business to be in.

Abe Froman

3:51pm

Why cruise lines hate LDS families...

shoganai

3:51pm

It’s an average. Even with 2,500 guests, and estimating the boat does 25 weeks

Superman21

3:56pm

Sure, but 9% profit is teetering on the edge. Relative profit is far more useful a measure than actual profit.

Bob Vance

4:03pm

Yeah I get away with robbery on my cruises. I’m basically a pirate.

YOHONOMOTO

4:06pm

9% margin. Interesting.

DirtyWater

3:59pm

9.03% profit.

Archaea

4:05pm

What does it actually mean when one says a football team is "physical"?

shoganai

3:45pm

They listen to Olivia Newton-John.

Shihan

3:50pm

RE: What does it actually mean when one says a football team is "physical"?

Cougar TD

3:51pm

Why did people move like that in the 80s?

DirtyWater

4:01pm

It's just code for "they're big and play dirty."

Black Diamond Bay

4:01pm

WRs and CBs looking to create contact instead of shying away from it.

Bandit

4:05pm

It means "guys flying around"

IDAHO 4 Y

4:05pm

on offense it would imply that they regularly run the ball well. Whereas a

cwilke1

4:06pm

they are strong in the trenches, thats basically what they mean

Avery

4:08pm

BYU versus Wyoming football game

kC Cougar

3:45pm

3-4 day getaway ideas for an August trip for my wife and me?

Whosyourdaddy

3:44pm

Oregon coast

Cougz19

3:47pm

Stayed at the Seabird in Oceanside last year in August.

sparky

3:48pm

Kai nacua named to all-ufl team. Don’t know if it will give him a shot at the nf

Groym

3:40pm

Plan accordingly. Should be a wild few weeks.

cougarfanatic All-American

3:36pm

RE: Plan accordingly. Should be a wild few weeks.

socorny

3:42pm

Women be not liking their husbands that week

TNT

3:43pm

TNTUW

Abe Froman

3:44pm

RE: TNTUW

TNT

3:47pm

Plus, add in all the crap bowl games interspersed throughout those weeks!

IdahoCoug

3:49pm

Hostage rescue story of LDS man Shane Andersen, pretty crazy.

robin

3:33pm

Where is Monterry?

foofcoug

3:35pm

Here:

robin

3:37pm

Here is the CNN article from back when it happened.

robin

3:39pm

Can’t trust CNN. It’s a liberal rag

macdizzle

3:44pm

I go down there about once per year for work. We have a strict process of where

BPintheCouv

3:51pm

Four different posts in the top ten “Laughs” at the same time?

Minimally Invasive

3:22pm

The best one is Jonny, saying "Dad"?

Archaea

3:25pm

With the hiring announcement he has increased his joke count two fold. Big day!

shimmy

3:27pm

Johnny Linehan has had some great reactions to the hiring of John Linehan.

DieHarder

3:32pm

These are similar to general conference laughs.

garyfan

3:56pm

I know many on here don’t like rap but you need to give this up and coming

fredetteaboutit13

3:21pm

Holy... DO NOT PLAY THAT OUT LOUD AT WORK!!!

Ragnar Danneskjold

3:24pm

And of course it connected to my wife’s Bluetooth speaker. Here we go again 😔…

Odysseus

3:26pm

Again?

DirtyWater

3:32pm

LOL!

darkcoug

3:48pm

Hot Tip (at least at my local Taco Bell)...

socorny

3:08pm

My hot tip: Build your own meximelt - Order a cheesy roll up off the dollar menu and add beef and pico.

kccougar

3:11pm

This makes me feel bad for throwing away pennies.

Ragnar Danneskjold

3:18pm

Yup, can't leave money on the table, Rag.

socorny

3:21pm

One of the best feelings at work is when you hire for a technical

Carnac

3:07pm

I once talked with a guy whose manager was a total technical genius. Example: he would get an email from his manager

cheezedawg

3:12pm

Been there.

Carnac

3:17pm

Sounds like a Calculus teacher I had one time.

greatbam

3:51pm

Are you underpaying him son? That's not honest

TNT

3:25pm

That’s cool, but did he/she help your diversity initiatives?

Yukon

3:47pm

Bingo. This is what is important (Diz-nee)

TNT

3:47pm

Nobody can convince me there’s a better beach spot than OBX.

North Cat Coug

2:57pm

We won't try.

cdr88

2:59pm

We're going there next month. It's my family's favorite place to go and it's never too crowded, even over holidays.

Conan

3:03pm

You ever try snorkeling at OBX? I love OBX and highly recommend everyone stay

Submariner

3:04pm

I hear good things about OBX, but have never been. Is the best part just...

CougaReb

3:07pm

Kitty Hawk and the Roanoke settlement are worth a visit while you are there. But

Submariner

3:09pm

I did horseback riding on the beach while there. That was fun

SWKTNative

3:16pm

Dolphin cruise, Lost colony of Roanoke, Ride the free ferry to okracoke island

whirl

3:41pm

I think the biggest attraction is the private beaches and the houses

Remigius

3:47pm

One thing I’m realizing as I get older is that there is no shortage of great

VenturaCoug

3:07pm

Destin is best family beach in Continental US

arizonacougarfan

3:09pm

Pensacola Beach is a better family beach ...

KnutetheGreat

3:24pm

Let me guess. 20 something from dc?

Longseason

3:11pm

Hahaha close - 20-something from NC

North Cat Coug

3:15pm

Sanibel Island, FL is considered the best shelling beach (or at least in top 10) in the world

Zenoch

3:21pm

I think it’s the best place if you want a good mix of history, hiking, fishing,

VACougMD

3:23pm

So many great beaches; there's not one greatest beach

Archaea

3:27pm

Any beach on Oahu beats OBX. 😏

Kauai

3:33pm

Ok you have me here

North Cat Coug

3:38pm

Please tell me you’re going to eat at NC Coast Grill. The charcuterie is exquisi

Walter Sobchak

3:48pm

What about OBJ? I've heard he HATES OBX.....really likes RAT beach

kerm

4:01pm

If you as a manager are a tightwad about how PTO is used, then

RockyBalboa

2:56pm

When I had sick leave and vacation leave...

Eddie

2:59pm

I have sick leave, vacation leave and then also

cougarfann888

3:00pm

Hourly employees, I get it. But salary?

Corn Pop

3:05pm

That's how my company operates. We have to track our PTO, but we also get Overtime. I like it, especially if you

Bert609

3:50pm

The only exception I have is if the employee takes advantage of the 3 hour rule

RexIdaCoug

3:06pm

That sounds like an employee you should let go

PHXSUNS31

3:11pm

Agreed and I put that in my post

RockyBalboa

3:19pm

Why do they still work for you?

fredetteaboutit13

3:23pm

Well since you asked.....

RexIdaCoug

3:51pm

Depends on the individual. I don’t have any non-exempt employees anymore but

MormonThug

3:11pm

I agree with this. The line for non-exempt employees is less blurry/gray than

Crowd Factor

3:24pm

I'm currently in the construction industry and our company gives only 5 days PTO

EM_Puma

3:12pm

Sometimes its not the direct manager. I'm very lenient on my employees but I

AltTabbins

3:16pm

"watching security cameras"...wow...what an awful culture and company to work 4

RockyBalboa

3:20pm

My rule is that they have to take PTO if it’s more than 2 days from work. More of a CYA thing, but I don’t care.

COUGZ

3:18pm

Same thing I’ve implemented and it’s been great.

fredetteaboutit13

3:24pm

I'm not going to allow my direct reports to steal from the company. I am a reliable steward.

shimmy

3:21pm

Sounds like the type of job where you arrive right at 8 am and leave at 4:59 pm.

Cougarclaw

3:21pm

You can see why the other women in the WNBA don’t like CC when she says stuff

A Drew Aitch

2:49pm

This one as well….

A Drew Aitch

2:52pm

"She would make more bread if she quit hoopin' and started bussin' people to my

BYUheaven

2:56pm

Do we have any authors on this board? What do you write and why do you write?

KCFan85

2:46pm

RE: Do we have any authors on this board? What do you write and why do you write?

Knee Brace

2:47pm

Trashy fiction. Because I love those $0.75 cent checks from Amazon every month

BYUtka

2:49pm

Given the state of society, I assumed those checks would be bigger.

KCFan85

2:59pm

Probably not trashy enough... And they aren't "new anymore." The checks were

BYUtka

3:20pm

I wrote Indiana jones adventure style books and a sci fi book when I was a teen

BaseCoug

2:52pm

Cool. Why'd ya stop?

KCFan85

2:56pm

I think you should give us copies to read...

Fdnman

3:09pm

open textbooks that students can use for free so they don't have to buy one

runnincoug

2:55pm

That's impressive, man. What subject?

KCFan85

2:57pm

Educational psychology

runnincoug

2:59pm

Having seen the price of textbooks, I've gotta say I'm impressed ...

KCFan85

3:11pm

I'm published through self-publishing and traditional publishing. My 9th novel comes out this month.

jacobugath

2:57pm

what did you write?

fresnoa

3:08pm

Google my yewt.

jacobugath

3:12pm

Ninth novel - wow! Did you just sit down and start writing one day? What ...

KCFan85

3:10pm

I've had ideas for books since I was a kid. Started thinking about it seriously before my mission. At BYU I took a story

jacobugath

3:16pm

I started with the idea of being a writer but taking history courses to give me a lot of content options to develop

2FarGone

3:38pm

That's awesome info for guys who might wanna give it a shot. What did ...

KCFan85

3:48pm

I have a semi-academic how-to book that I teach from.

Mises

3:01pm

Nice. Is teaching your fulltime job or a side gig?

KCFan85

3:17pm

Full time

Mises

3:45pm

Military History and Historical Fiction

2FarGone

3:19pm

Interesting. Maybe tell us more?

KCFan85

3:20pm

20th Century Warfare, Air Warfare, Military Strategy and Leadership

2FarGone

3:28pm

Wait a minute, is this Max Hastings? Just kidding. 🙂 But dang, that's ...

KCFan85

3:35pm

I have a PhD in US history, military history, world history and anthropology of war

2FarGone

3:43pm

Wrote a 200-page premarital workbook. I’ll maybe publish it someday. But I’m

Traveshamockery

3:38pm

Very cool

2FarGone

3:46pm

I agree!

KCFan85

3:49pm

I self published a missionary preparation book using analogies from superheroes

The Dark Knight

3:40pm

Okay, I'd like to hear more about that. Interesting concept.

KCFan85

3:50pm

Worst case scenario for this year.

BigHouse Coug

2:43pm

I'm not sure we know what the "just good enough" line is that the administration holds. I know CBs line is quite high.

Bob Vance

2:47pm

I would presume making it to a bowl game.

BigHouse Coug

2:48pm

Too bad Kw wasn't fired after his two 5-7 seasons.

cdr88

2:49pm

I guess a big factor would be the amount of progress made.

BigHouse Coug

2:50pm

I think we have Sitake for another 2 years (as per his contract). If things go

AltTabbins

2:54pm

Like the long leash we gave Tuiaki? That has set us back years by waiting.

airbug

2:55pm

I think we would probably have to win less than 5 games before they

BigHouse Coug

3:01pm

How is BYU looking less than a P4 program than before they joined the Big 12?

byusage

3:08pm

By having less talent overall.

BigHouse Coug

3:14pm

I don't think so. Maybe less relative talent, but that is because competition

byusage

3:21pm

Even if it was the same we should at least be showing signs of progress at this

BigHouse Coug

3:23pm

It's been one season. Don't believe everything you read about how BYU is going

byusage

3:25pm

I want to be optimistic, I'll look forward to seeing what happens.

BigHouse Coug

3:27pm

I look forward to an improved offensive line, which will improve everything.

byusage

4:01pm

It’s not the case, recruiting is a leading indicator and yours is last in B12.

CallSign

4:07pm

"dust off the old rakes"? Huh?

ManicBlue

4:02pm

Hire me please, my mom will vouch for me…

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

2:43pm

50/50 blame on that one. Why would a parent agree to go? Or are they the ones pushing that they need to come

Mike Honcho

2:44pm

I think I'd blame the parent more. Like 80/20

JuicyJam

2:47pm

I used to be in a position to hire recent law school graduates. I interviewed 2

cougarfann888

2:46pm

decision confirmed. Thanks applicant mom.

Cougarclaw

3:11pm

The 21% who refused to turn on the camera have blue hair and/or facial piercings.

Conan

2:47pm

Or weird tattoos, cat ears headband, vampire fangs...

HuskerFan2

2:49pm

Please tell me this was a blood bank opening

Indy Coug

3:14pm

Starbucks

HuskerFan2

3:26pm

I always wondered who these people were but then someone posted on here once that their son was in an interview

TCuz

2:47pm

Top tier Fox News graphic.

Mostlyaccurate

2:47pm

I had a mom come in with an interviewee once. Didn't think too much about it til

OldFogey

3:05pm

Just amazing

Indy Coug

3:09pm

Probably because somewhere between 15-20% of new hires are nepo hires.

OPINIONS

3:13pm

Even Step Brothers performed better in their interview

maxpowers

3:15pm

This is a pointless complaint but I'm going to put it out there anyways.

JuicyJam

2:34pm

you answered your question there

fulano

2:36pm

Can you redeem multiple rewards in one visit? If not, it may still make more

Mikey

2:39pm

Good call. I'd bet that is the hang up. I've never actually redeemed anything.

JuicyJam

2:42pm

On the website it says "Rewards are redeemable for only one of the specified

Mikey

2:43pm

They know most people aren't going to do the math like you did.

byuluvr

2:39pm

I have a lot of CFA points and never use them. I guess I’m saving up for something that will never come. Sad!

TCuz

2:43pm

I've ordered CFA for a few work events recently so I have a ton of points.

JuicyJam

2:46pm

Maybe they have determined there is some added value to them in gathering purchase specifics on individual food items

Bob Vance

2:44pm

Most complaining is pointless. Probably conditioning customers to order meals.

cdr88

3:11pm

ESPN

Top 10 recent

I’m excited for all of the “Linehan” posts in the future

Possible Transfer from UCLA

When Cleveland left BYU for Fresno I thought it would be the last time a head

LOL

McCombs confirming the Linehan hire:

Here's my take on why it appears basketball is getting more money than football

I didn't think Hawkins was worth $2 million, but I might be wrong.

Can OL coach help O score? Can Jay Hill be acting HC so Kalani can be PR only?

Sheeeesh UCF. Joining the Big 12 arms race

Me after seeing the 100th Linehan joke since the announcement

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