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In grade school, I also actually sent away for this toy soldier set. They were just horrible junk. NOTHING AT ALL LIKE THE PICTURE! Ha, I learned a lot about the world of direct mail that day.

Evanston, Illinois is the birthplace of Tinkertoys, which were invented there in 1914 by by Charles H. Pajeau. The toys were manufactured in Evanston until 1973.

I love stories like this. I've walked right past where this was found. Hey Rico, just think of all the fish this canoe has seen: 3,000-year-old dugout canoe recovered from Lake Mendota (Madison, Wi) https://www.nbc15.com/2022/09/22/3000-year-old-dugout-canoe-recovered-lake-mendota/

TheDailyHoosier says they're both visiting this weekend. https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/the-daily-hoosier-report-the-latest-in-iu-news-and-recruiting-notes-9-22/

Rapper G Herbo will perform at HH. Here are the lyrics to some of his songs. "Kill S--t" is the first one, but they all have the same message. Gangs, guns, drugs, sex, prostitutes, murder, and kill the police. Sorry if this post seems graphic, but someone approved this guy. Blame them. https://genius.com/artists/G-herbo

I read about this yesterday, before I saw your post. I thought, hey, I'll put this on HSN right away for everyone. Came here and saw you'd done it 3 hours earlier. Ha. Hard to bring news first around here. Thanks for posting, Rico!

Up here in Wisconsin, this is how we put our trash bins to the curb in winter, down our icy driveways.

New NBA rules to allow direct from high school to pro? TheDailyHoosier's take today. https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/report-nba-likely-to-lower-age-limit-permit-straight-from-high-school-players-again/

A Milwaukee Brewers CraigsList post (not mine): Robin Yount and Paul Molitor; autographed by both. I don't know if the autographs are real. I have no reason to doubt them. This is not my listing, or even my city. Thought someone else here might be interested. Link: https://madison.craigslist.org/atq/d/marshall-vintage-milwaukee-brewers/7525527932.html

From the article: "There have been calls for federal legislation surrounding endorsement deals for student-athletes." Ha. Those calls are from upset universities and coaches. They want "guardrails" supposedly for the protection of the students. No, they want to claw back some of the power, control and money they lost.

Some new names here, including two new centers. Some 2023 players, too. From TheDailyHoosier, as usual. Good info. https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-staff-visits-some-familiar-faces-and-new-names-emerge-in-week-two-on-the-road/

Hoosier Hysteria visitors listed in this article by TheDailyHoosier. I encourage people to read the article rather than copy and pasting the content. TDH works hard, and the clicks to his site are meaningful. Just my opinion. This article mentions Caleb Williams in the title, plus several others as you read. https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/class-of-2024-wing-caleb-williams-to-visit-iu-for-hoosier-hysteria/

Coming to Hoosier Hysteria, per TheDailyHoosier. https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/class-of-2024-wing-caleb-williams-to-visit-iu-for-hoosier-hysteria/

I really like his catch-and-shoot game. 45% from three this summer. The kind of player we have sorely missed for the past 5 years. Thanks for posting, @IUFLA (and @TheDailyHoosier).

If cleaning were a timed sport. Do not let your wife see this.

This 19 second movie deserves several Oscars. Music, writing, best actress at least.

20,000 Colorado homeowners locked out of controlling their own "smart" thermostats during heat wave. https://www.theblaze.com/news/energy-company-locks-smart-thermostats

Wasn't sure where to post this. Two rattlesnakes near Bloomington made international news. Cool video. No people or snakes got hurt. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11164885/Indiana-hiker-captures-video-two-huge-rattlesnakes-blocking-path-doing-bizarre-dance.html

A 68 year old restoring a 170 year old house. He looks like a great guy. A zest for life. More energy than most people of any age. btw, this is a very under-rated thread. It's nice to see the good stories. https://www.nbc15.com/2022/08/29/wis-man-revives-history-restores-approx-170-yo-farmhouse/

Summer highlights from Inside The Hall. Lots of dunks over short guys. https://www.insidethehall.com/2022/08/29/video-class-of-2024-center-raleigh-burgess-summer-highlights/

$12.6 million for the Mantle baseball card. https://nypost.com/2022/08/28/mickey-mantle-sold-for-record-12-6-million/

Romeo Langford signed a four-year $16.5 million contract, all guaranteed. He's averaged 3.6 points per game in his NBA career.