All active participatory discussions. Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:28:10 +0000 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:28:10 +0000 The TFP https://www.thetfp.com/forums/general-discussions.3/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:54:55 +0000 https://www.thetfp.com/threads/pointless-announcements-2-0.11287/ https://www.thetfp.com/threads/pointless-announcements-2-0.11287/ invalid@example.com (cynthetiq) cynthetiq
Hey!
]]> 1302 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 18:25:43 +0000 https://www.thetfp.com/threads/did-you-know-that-insert-an-interesting-fact.9161/ https://www.thetfp.com/threads/did-you-know-that-insert-an-interesting-fact.9161/ invalid@example.com (Chris Noyb) Chris Noyb
I'll start:

Did you know that Ansel Adams, the famous photographer, was also a classically trained pianist who very nearly chose a career as a concert pianist over being a photographer?]]> 82 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 02:41:09 +0000 https://www.thetfp.com/threads/nfl-2026-2027-season.12449/ https://www.thetfp.com/threads/nfl-2026-2027-season.12449/ invalid@example.com (Chris Noyb) Chris Noyb
How did your favorite team do with trades & in the draft?

I can't really speak to the Texans trades, other than the offensive line has changed considerably, yet improved only marginally. If you mix in the draft choices, I still question Caserio's ability to build a truly very good OL.

Since I don't follow college ball, most of the draft is an unknown to me. I do agree with why did the Texans...

NFL 2026/2027 SEASON]]> 7 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:46:00 +0000 https://www.thetfp.com/threads/wildlife-around-your-house.6867/ https://www.thetfp.com/threads/wildlife-around-your-house.6867/ invalid@example.com (curiousbear) curiousbear do you enjoy them? If so how?
are they trouble? If so how do you handle it?

My answers:

I see lots of birds including sparrows, doves, fly catchers, warblers, hawks, owls, crows.

I had heard koyotes but not seen them. I had seen possums, racoons. Neighbors had told me there are some real big skunks in the area. Seed deers. Not seen elk but heard last Oct there was a herd of 50+ on a track crossing our lands.

I love seeing birds and...

Wildlife around your house]]> 212 Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:12:46 +0000 https://www.thetfp.com/threads/im-having-a-great-day-because.11289/ https://www.thetfp.com/threads/im-having-a-great-day-because.11289/ invalid@example.com (POPEYE) POPEYE 134 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:54:07 +0000 https://www.thetfp.com/threads/the-complaining-and-bitching-thread.5560/ https://www.thetfp.com/threads/the-complaining-and-bitching-thread.5560/ invalid@example.com (ASU2003) ASU2003

-Air pollution, car exhaust, people who don't fix their cars,
-Lack of unity of society to do anything, like using reusable bags unless they are forced to by the government or by corporations
-E-medical records aren't...

The Complaining and Bitching Thread]]> 11076 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 02:03:53 +0000 https://www.thetfp.com/threads/have-you-ever-been-to-a-protest-demonstration-rally-march.11935/ https://www.thetfp.com/threads/have-you-ever-been-to-a-protest-demonstration-rally-march.11935/ invalid@example.com (cynthetiq) cynthetiq
Have you ever been to a protest/demonstration/rally/march?
What was the first one?
Why did you go?
Did meaningful change happen?
How many have you been to?

Before moving to NYC, the protests were just something that I saw on TV or read in the newspaper. Since moving to NYC, I saw them closer to me, meaning they were in spaces that I would walk through or were nearby. I still didn't attend or...

Have you ever been to a protest/demonstration/rally/march?]]> 18 Sat, 30 May 2026 16:10:50 +0000 https://www.thetfp.com/threads/what-are-you-watching-now.12379/ https://www.thetfp.com/threads/what-are-you-watching-now.12379/ invalid@example.com (Knight Templar) Knight Templar ​]]> 454 Mon, 25 May 2026 18:32:24 +0000 https://www.thetfp.com/threads/pointless-is-it-odd-that-__.11608/ https://www.thetfp.com/threads/pointless-is-it-odd-that-__.11608/ invalid@example.com (genuinemommy) genuinemommy
Is it odd that _________?

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I'll start.

Is it odd that I relax by blasting Classical music while curling up with my online biology class on my laptop? I just love reading through the discussion forum and grading papers. I learn so much from my students.]]> 6 Fri, 22 May 2026 00:15:10 +0000 https://www.thetfp.com/threads/post-about-your-worst-workplace-experiences.7039/ https://www.thetfp.com/threads/post-about-your-worst-workplace-experiences.7039/ invalid@example.com (MeltedMetalGlob) MeltedMetalGlob
My first entry is about a manager who was, to put it mildly, a hypochondriac germaphobe. He usually had some bizarre requests...



(I kid you...

Post about your worst workplace experiences.]]> 113 Sun, 10 May 2026 14:29:44 +0000 https://www.thetfp.com/threads/grammar-gripes-and-other-psycholinguistic-squawkings.528/ https://www.thetfp.com/threads/grammar-gripes-and-other-psycholinguistic-squawkings.528/ invalid@example.com (Baraka_Guru) Baraka_Guru
Let us know about those language infractions that annoy you the most.


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I'll start:

Stating how very unique something is, is like stating how very single a unicycle's wheel is.

It's beside the point, not besides it.]]> 492 Sun, 03 May 2026 14:18:51 +0000 https://www.thetfp.com/threads/shit-books.2137/ https://www.thetfp.com/threads/shit-books.2137/ invalid@example.com (EventHorizon) EventHorizon
i love to read. nearly anything i can get my hands on is fair game whenever i get a few minutes of free time. unfortunately some of what i read isn't as good as other stuff e.g. Paradise Lost vs. [random medieval poetry]. there are still other things that, in my own twisted while approaching 20/20 vision, should have been burned by the publishers before the manuscript even reached the printing press.

My...

Shit Books]]> 80 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 23:17:39 +0000 https://www.thetfp.com/threads/heartwarming-stories.12404/ https://www.thetfp.com/threads/heartwarming-stories.12404/ invalid@example.com (genuinemommy) genuinemommy
Here's the first.
Someone may need to hear this today. I did.
My Boys Think We’re Camping—But They Don’t Know We’re Homeless
They’re still asleep right now. All three of them, piled together under that thin blue blanket like it’s the coziest thing in the world. I watch their chests rise and fall and pretend—for just a...

Heartwarming Stories]]> 4 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 23:12:16 +0000 https://www.thetfp.com/threads/what-is-your-pointless-talent.4969/ https://www.thetfp.com/threads/what-is-your-pointless-talent.4969/ invalid@example.com (GeneticShift) GeneticShift
Here are some of mine:
-As stated above, can properly sex and genotype/phenotype many common fruit flies by sight
-If I hear a song about 3 times, I will know the lyrics for the rest of my life
-I can fit my fist in my mouth
-I can pick up most things with my toes

TFP. what are some of...

What is your pointless talent?]]> 83 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 01:11:29 +0000 https://www.thetfp.com/threads/inspiration-pics.12391/ https://www.thetfp.com/threads/inspiration-pics.12391/ invalid@example.com (Knight Templar) Knight Templar ​]]> 312 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:44:30 +0000 https://www.thetfp.com/threads/little-victories.6796/ https://www.thetfp.com/threads/little-victories.6796/ invalid@example.com (GeneticShift) GeneticShift
Please brag to everyone about your daily little victories, so we can cheer for you!

Today, I put in an unmarked (same on front and back) flash drive correctly the first time. This never happens. It usually takes 2-3 tries because flash drives are obnoxious. I am a magician!]]> 439 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 22:10:40 +0000 https://www.thetfp.com/threads/whats-the-weather-like-where-you-are.8085/ https://www.thetfp.com/threads/whats-the-weather-like-where-you-are.8085/ invalid@example.com (snowy) snowy
What's the weather like where you are, right now?

My husband asked me to check the weather for him. Google was very mean. It's supposed to be 81, with 80% humidity, and an 80% chance of rain. What is this, CHICAGO?!

Ugh, it's so swampy.]]> 1374 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:09:34 +0000 https://www.thetfp.com/threads/nfl-2025-2026-season.12386/ https://www.thetfp.com/threads/nfl-2025-2026-season.12386/ invalid@example.com (Chris Noyb) Chris Noyb
Quite a few offensive linemen (OLs) were gone before the 25th pick, so maybe Caserio did the right thing trading back. But two OLs were taken after the 25th pick. And...

NFL 2025/2026 Season]]> 141 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:48:07 +0000 https://www.thetfp.com/threads/new-year-2026.12413/ https://www.thetfp.com/threads/new-year-2026.12413/ invalid@example.com (Knight Templar) Knight Templar Happy New Year To All Here]]> 3 Sun, 21 Dec 2025 01:22:17 +0000 https://www.thetfp.com/threads/happy-holidays.12063/ https://www.thetfp.com/threads/happy-holidays.12063/ invalid@example.com (ralphie250) ralphie250 8