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  1. Brando

    The Wire: Greatest Show Ever Made

    Simon has said that despite its presentation as a crime drama, the show is "really about the American city, and about how we live together. It's about how institutions have an effect on individuals. Whether one is a cop, a longshoreman, a drug dealer, a politician, a judge or a lawyer, all are...
  2. Brando

    The Wire: Greatest Show Ever Made

    Season 3 may not be the best, but the realization between Stringer and Avon that one was going to have to go might be as good as TV can get. Edit: As far as a sequel, David Simon will say the Wire wasn't a crime drama even though it involved crime happening at almost every socioeconomic level...
  3. Brando

    Having an existential crisis

    Just go off yourself at this point. Your threads suck and you should feel bad.
  4. Brando

    Owning and maintaining an inground pool.

    Had between 15 and 20 adults/kids in the pool all day yesterday and today, definitely worth it though was 95 degrees yesterday and today.
  5. Brando

    Rent Vs. Buy housing

    FHA provides the MI themselves and charges you the payment monthly, there is no buying on your part.
  6. Brando

    The Tree of Life (2011)

    LOL, no.
  7. Brando

    Rent Vs. Buy housing

    Wrong on both counts; 1. Fannie/Freddie go to 97% LTV and have for over a year now except in places like Vegas and Florida and 2. FHA lost money because they were not allowed to price for risk, your 600 FICO borrower got the same pricing as a 770 FICO borrower. Up until recently FHA never even...
  8. Brando

    Rent Vs. Buy housing

    You cannot get a conventional loan on anything over 5 acres as I already noted. You can get a loan, it's through USDA and I've never done them since it's not common in CA so I have no idea how it differs from your typical Fannie/Freddie loan.
  9. Brando

    Soccer 2013-2014

    Yeah, Dyvim is just retarded. Oscar, Paulinho and Luis Agusto all could have seen multiple yellows yesterday with Oscar being the worst in that in theory he could have been sent off in the first 20 minutes.
  10. Brando

    Rent Vs. Buy housing

    Interest rates have skyrocketed because the Fed was keeping them artificially low and they aren't going to do it forever unless you want the value of the USD to tank further. Sucks for the 18 refinance clients I have that didn't lock or the 40ish people still looking for a house that may now...
  11. Brando

    Terminator Genisys (2015)

    Salvation should have ended with Connor dying and Worthington's cyborg leading the resistance, would have been awesome.
  12. Brando

    Soccer 2013-2014

    Yeah, this is like Spain's 5th loss in the last 7 years or something like that? I'm pretty sure these same comments were being made during the WC2010 group games and last years Euro's until they crushed Italy in the final. Xavi is definitely getting long in the tooth where he may end up being...
  13. Brando

    Soccer 2013-2014

    Mourinho is doing an evil head shake with that softie let in by Casillas.
  14. Brando

    Soccer 2013-2014

    Not sure how I'll be able to cheer Barca with that prick Neymar playing. The ref is sure letting Brazil tackle without fear of a card. Good game though.
  15. Brando

    Breaking Bad

    Doh, already taken down
  16. Brando

    Breaking Bad

    Is there anyway to see the opening for the 1st episode of this season? I can't find a video of it anywhere.
  17. Brando

    Soccer 2013-2014

    LOL at Bonucci, wow. Even in defeat you gotta love Pirlo, balls of steal.
  18. Brando

    Soccer 2013-2014

    PK's here we come!!!
  19. Brando

    Company of Heroes 2

    Added you, rest of the week I'll be hit and miss but I'll have all day Sunday.
  20. Brando

    Company of Heroes 2

    You can handle it as Soviet, it's just a lot of work and if you fuck up at all the game is over. The main issue is that Sov's AT is just the Zis and Su-85, with Blitz active the German tanks can just run circles around them so you can't fire off a shot. Why Relic thinks the T-34 and IS-2...
  21. Brando

    Soccer 2013-2014

    I don't think Higuain will do that well, he's more a poacher than anything else. When you watch him play for RM he just sits off the CB's shoulder and that's it, no link up or hold up play. I would have been more worried if it had been Benzema who's definitely more mobile and involved in the...
  22. Brando

    CFB 2013-2014

    What? I'm not following given vs. taken away, each school has the same amount of scholarships to offer at any one time for football. The 45 scholarships that USC lost hasn't even been equaled by every single FBS school busted by the NCAA combined. Yet most of these schools were complicit in...
  23. Brando

    CFB 2013-2014

    USC has lost more scholarships than Ohio State, Oregon, UNC, MSU and BSU combined. Certainly makes a lot of sense!!!
  24. Brando

    Company of Heroes 2

    Not sure what to say, it's still CoH just with some changes to the resources and it's Russians vs. Germans. The balance is off in that Russian tanks just suck shit sans the SU-85 but I'm guessing that will get fixed.
  25. Brando

    Soccer 2013-2014

    Tevez to Juve, guessing that means Higuain is going to the Gunners.
  26. Brando

    Soccer 2013-2014

    If reports are true then ManC has to be kicking themselves for losing out on Isco at the last minute. Every report basically states Zidane stepped in and convinced him he needed to come to Madrid with the deal basically done now. I like that LFC is signing Mignolet so we're not scrambling...
  27. Brando

    Company of Heroes 2

    Steam name is bearfan01 if anybody wants to team up. Mainly playing Soviets but can play either.
  28. Brando

    Rent Vs. Buy housing

    It is unrealistic, FHA was designed for people like you. Take advantage of the relatively still low rates and go find a house.
  29. Brando

    Rent Vs. Buy housing

    It's old school and in theory is what is ideal. Unfortunately, and without moving this thread in an entirely different direction, in a lot of areas of the country housing prices have not moved in lock step with median incomes. My neighbor just sold his house for $575,000, it's 2200sqft and...
  30. Brando

    Owning and maintaining an inground pool.

    Not sure about handling a crack in the lining but for a salt water pool the maintenance is stupidly easy. Low on chlorine? Add salt and adjust percentage of salt conversion. pH is a little high? Add acid. I hire a guy to clean the filter once every 3 months for 20 bucks and that's it...
  31. Brando

    Rent Vs. Buy housing

    Buying a house isn't that big of a deal other than the risk of the equity you initially put into it. Since you're only talking about .5% of whatever purchase price plus closing costs + prepaids we're not talking about a ton of money here. Worst case you have a foreclosure and you go back to...
  32. Brando

    CFB 2013-2014

    LOL - Please just blow this shit up, what a joke. http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoot...mcnairusc-case
  33. Brando

    Company of Heroes 2

    I think the balance should be better just because there are only 2 factions. The T-34's are way to squishy IMO, until the German gets Tigers or Panthers the Soviet should have an advantage over the PzIV. Instead they suck aside from ramming the german tanks for them to sit still to be easy...
  34. Brando

    Soccer 2013-2014

    Yep, Japan/Italy was a much better game. I don't think Honda is a free until January but he is pretty good. No idea why nobody has talked about a move, maybe he really likes Moscow?
  35. Brando

    Soccer 2013-2014

    Isco to ManC is basically a done deal, sorry to burst your bubble but there is no way he's going to choose Arsenal over ManC. LFC could definitely use Illaramendi to either partner or replace Lucas but that's almost as big of a pipe dream as Isco is for us. Anyway, pretty poor Brazil/Mexico...
  36. Brando

    Worst Major League Sports Commissioner?

    Bettman, how he's not worse than the other 3 combined when you consider his history of work stoppages then it's beyond me.
  37. Brando

    Soccer 2013-2014

    Fixture List - Somewhat surprised that LFC doesn't have a tougher first 6 games in case Suarez stays and has to finish his ban here. Only the Aug. 30th game vs. ManU looks tough, LFC should have a much better start than last year. Carroll sale to WHU confirmed, thank god for Fat Sam.
  38. Brando

    Prometheus (Alien 0) - 1 Year Later

    LOL, fucking ridiculous. You reap what you sow, we shouldn't have listened to Araysar's Hogan fueled rebellion and now this whole forum is paying the price.
  39. Brando

    Box office flops that deserve a sequel

    Supertouch should be infracted just on principle at this point.