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U of Oklahoma got knocked out in the semi-finals today--they had a really bad vault rotation and then almost as bad a beam rotation. I don't think they've lost a meet all season. The final is Saturday--LSU, U of Florida, U of Utah and I think Cal? I think it's LSU's to lose. (Shallow night--Ragan Smith needs to lay off the self-tanner. She was literally orange.)

YES. I feel privileged! I was standing in front of the TV just awestruck, utterly engaged. A part of me wants to get a Stars on Ice ticket if he's on the bill but then I realized--it's because I want to see the 4A in person. But it's not worth it for Ilia to throw such a difficult jump for an exhibition tour. Stay safe and healthy, Ilia!

I was absolutely BLOWN AWAY by Ilia's free skate! God, he's incredible! I can't believe he made one of those combinations--in the second half, I believe!--even harder! So proud of him and all the other medalists (go, C/B!!!!!). What a great Worlds! (And I didn't miss the dopers one bit. I feel bad for the kids that don't know what they're getting into and whose coaches pushed them into it but that stuff has to be punished. And yes, I know the reason they're banned is because of the war. Still.)

GO ISABEAU!!!!!!!!! Beautiful free skate! ⛸️🥈

I can't believe the woman in the gold medalist Pairs partnership is 40! What an inspiration!

So soon? /s

No, you're remembering correctly. He was a notorious stage father.

Alysa Liu is un-retiring! She's going to compete again starting next season!

The SyFy Channel had a QL (original recipe) marathon all day today (Leap Day). It was so wonderful. I really wish SyFy or Comet would start airing episodes again. I was literally acting out the theme song.

I can see the Rolex but that apartment with that view? Even in the outer boroughs that would've been $$$$$ per month. Hell for that matter, Jamie's apartment seems too good to be true. Exposed brick? And that kind of space? On his salary? I don't think so. But WTH, it's television. THIS. Why didn't Danny yell at Sean for dragging her into his drama? Eddie made a judgement call but you're right, it was a no-win situation.

Just finished watching season 2 of Murdaugh Murders. A couple of thoughts: *I 100% believed that Alex killed them both. That said--he did a hell of a job selling his grief the night of the murders, that wailing. He's a scary-good actor. It's a good thing SLED followed the evidence and interviewed all the right people. *Cousin Eddie gives me the creeps. He seems a little too enthralled with his new fame, for someone who was helping Alec launder money. *That story Morgan recounted, about Maggie telling her about Alex's parents, Randolph and Libby--about how Libby had wanted to leave and Randolph published her obituary??!! That is unbelievable. Alex wasn't an aberration--the whole family is messed up. And the really tragic conclusion is that is exactly what happened to Maggie. She didn't realize she was predicting her own fate. Jesus.

Right?! I was like--of ALL the days for the forums to go down! The FS board would be humming! I was starting to teach a Parent & Me class and I got the news alert and I had the biggest grin on my face!

Yes, exactly. Russians have gendered last and middle names. Like if Trusova had a brother, his last name would be Trusov. Correctly (Russianly), Nastia Liukin's last name should be Liukina but they Anglicized it. Typically their middle name translates to "son of [dad's first name + daughter/son of]" So Nastia's middle name is Valerievna [daughter of Valeri]. Had she been a boy, her last name would've been "Valerievich [son of Valeri]." Russian names--along with many others--are very gendered.

@honeywest can you do your magic on Amber at Worlds? Because @iMonrey has a point. ETA: Forgot to mention Mia Kalin's clean quad! Good for her! Carved out a little history for herself.

Oh thank God. I have great respect for Gracie's courage and honesty but I am so tired of cringing my way through her therapy sessions on ice.

Totally agree. She was there for life. The resentful looks from C&C during the Confession of Sin were a bit over the top. That is a very common, rote prayer that Charles has heard all of his life and his taking offense was ridiculous. ETA: I did love everyone's reaction to the piper paying "Sleep, Dearie, Sleep." Especially the singer. So much Celtic music is so gorgeous and tuneful.

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If that were the case, why did he come forward? He had nothing to gain and everything to lose by saying anything. Nobody was looking at him until he spoke up.

Actually it's been done before--Jeffrey MacDonald (although he used an icepick) and Diane Downs both stabbed/shot themselves very carefully to avoid major injury. He icepicked himself between the ribs--once (whereas his wife and children were bludgeoned to death) and Downs shot herself in the left forearm (whereas of her three children, shot while sitting in the darkness of the back seat, one was killed, one was paralyzed and one suffered a stroke). The problem with shooting yourself "safely" is, then it's immediately apparent to the police that the whole thing is staged. Chuck's extensive injuries were the only reason the police bought his story (that, and of course racism) because Chuck was apparently acting very strangely at the hospital. The staff all figured he'd done it. According to Deadly Greed, Chuck had intended to shoot himself in the foot--which, if true, means he was even stupider than I thought. Sure, dude. The tiny pregnant woman gets blown away and the big beefy dude at the wheel gets shot in the foot. Yeah. That's plausible. *eye roll*

I'm sure I've mentioned this before but yes, she was considered quite a dish in the '50s. Paul McCartney has spoken of it, he said he and all his schoolboy friends had crushes on her. "Look at the heave on Her Majesty!" which makes me giggle like crazy.

If you're talking about Highgrove, that was built when Charles was still Prince of Wales, and Duke of Cornwall (as William now is). The income from the Duchy is private income (and self-perpetuating at that), not taxpayer supported. (Someone feel free to correct me if there's more nuance.)

Taking my reply to the history behind season 6 thread.

Murder in Boston by Ken Englade, and Deadly Greed by Joe Sharkey are the two I remember. (It's been a few years.) I believe the latter goes into incredibly thorough detail about the Stuart, DeMaiti and Bennett family backgrounds.

Yes! What was up with that?! It looked super creepy and his teeth are...not great. It was like Austin Powers was cosplaying as the PM.

I read a review (maybe in Slate?) of this series and it said something like "instead of focusing on the bland, unimpressive Chuck and his marriage, it focuses on the racial fallout." This jibed with my bewilderment at how much the press (and everyone, except of course the Black community) were NOT questioning his story. The only thing that gives him any credibility is how badly he was wounded. Everything else makes him look guilty--where they were (not really on the way home from B&W Hospital), that his small, pregnant wife was killed from behind and he was shot from the side, the drama queen "I'm blacking out" nonsense, his creepy affect at the hospital which is why the first two detectives were immediately suspicious. Michelle Caruso's analysis of the details was terrifically intuitive--she points out that in the photo of the two of them in the front seat, Carol was completely relaxed when she was shot, she didn't see it coming. And I loved her pointing out "who says they're blacking out?" She would've been a great detective herself. And another reason for my bewilderment--how many people did he tell or hint to to that he was going to kill someone? What a moron. Of course the story was going to get out. Not exactly a genius. (Even if he did "attend Brown on a football scholarship." Snort. Someone as smart as Carol had to have known that was a lie.) I'm also wondering why that first night the police didn't swab his hands for gunshot residue. (Did they do that back then? Maybe that's more recent technology.) After shooting himself, he would've been in too much pain to do it, I think.