Armstrong, Iowa Puns

Hi everyone I only have a UK Ancestry subscription and so have been using Family Search for US researches. However, I was hoping one of you lovely people could run a quick search through ancestry USA (or other sites!) to see if anything helpful comes up to help with a brick wall personified in John W Armstrong.

Here's what I know: Hannah Jane Matchett (sometimes known as Hannah, sometimes Jane) marries Samuel Carlisle in 1855 in Poweshiek Co, Iowa. The index has her as K Y Matchett but pretty sure it's her. Hannah and Samuel have son George Ellwood Carlisle in 1857. Samuel dies before 1860 because at that point I find Hannah Jane with George living with her parents, widow. 21 Aug 1862, she marries John W Armstrong (our person of interest!) somewhere in Poweshiek, and their son John Wesley Armstrong (Jr) is born in 1864. In the son's marriage record he lists his birthplace as Browntown (?). I assume the elder's initial stood for Wesley too, but that's only an assumption. John W Armstrong Sr has died by 1866 because she then marries John McPherson.

The whole family stays in a roughly consistent area of Iowa during their adult lives; between Montezuma, Grinnell, Oskaloosa etc.

John Jr lists his father as having been born in Virginia on one census, and Ohio another; however he doesn't stay living with his mother and step-father very long (he's with his elder half-brother George in 1880) and so I doubt how much he really knew of his father who died when he was very small. They also mix and match their mother's birthplace regularly, so I think it was a guess! I also don't have the elder John W's birthdate - I assume he was between 18 and the upper end of fertility (!) when he got married and had his child, but that's not a huge help...

I know the logical step is to start ordering certificates but want to check I've exhausted online options first because I'm based in the UK. Any help appreciated as there are just too many John Armstrongs in the 1860 census to narrow it down, plus I don't know where he dies - it might not have been Iowa if he was involved in the civil war, for example.

The reason I bring this up is when I was looking at the Joe Gibbs website Tifft was scheduled to drive the 18 Winfield Toyota. Tifft said on his Twitter yesterday that he is still waiting for a timetable to return to racing. Since Winfield has been Armstrong's main sponsor for the last 3 seasons, and since Armstrong currently drives for JGL, could Armstrong be subbing for Tifft this weekend?

EDIT: It has been confirmed that Dakoda Armstrong will drive the 18 this weekend. Drew Herring will drive the 28, while Brandon McReynolds returns to drive the 24.

Virginia vs. #20 Pittsburgh

When: Saturday, November, 20, 03:30 PM Eastern

Where: Heinz Field - Pittsburgh, PA

Watch: ESPN2

Odds: Pittsburgh by 14.5 pts.

Total Points: 66.0

All-Time Series : Virginia vs. Pittsburgh

Virginia and Pittsburgh have met 12 times since 11/07/1953.

These teams last met 809 days (~2 years) ago on 08/31/2019.

Series Wins: Virginia 4-0-8 Pittsburgh^^†

Longest streak of continuous meetings: 7 (2013-2019).

Virginia has won the most recent meeting (2019) in this series.

Last 6 Meetings

^(Series Comparison Data via Winsipedia)

Through Week 11

^^All ^^rankings ^^reflect ^^the ^^current [^^/r/c

I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.

Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.

It's bowl season in the college football world, which means the players have put just about as much tape out there as they possibly can. Once that happens it kickstarts my favorite time of the year - mock draft season. Mock drafting against yourself isn't the most accurate way to get an understanding of the consensus so this is going to be much more representative of what I think of these players and not as much what the whole community does. I think doing a mock with some of the regulars of this sub and having a bit more in depth explanation for each pick is something that the community may be able to benefit from. If that's something the people here think sounds like a good idea then it's something I would be happy to set up - but for now let's get into me vs me. I hope I win.

#1.01 Treylon Burks, WR, Arkansas

Something I not-so-subtly hinted at in my Meet the WRs post, Treylon Burks sits atop this class as my 1.01. If I find myself here in any of my leagues (which seems likely in a few) then I want Burks because I want someone with the potential to carry me. The other QBs don't project to have overall QB1 upside, and there is no Jonathan Taylor/Ezekiel Elliot level RB prospect. I think the player with the best balance of safety as a prospect and ability to finish the season higher than the rest lies with Treylon Burks. He's my pick and I feel great about it.

I haven't seen a draft with a more wide open 1.01, so if you want your pick of your favorite QB, be it Corral, Howell, Pickett, etc. then go for it. If you want Breece or Spiller, I won't fault you there either. I want Burks.

#1.02 Breece Hall, RB, Iowa State

This is essentially the same argument I just laid out for Burks, I just think if Burks was to land in say New England or LA (and the Chargers decide to move on from Mike Williams) then that would edge out Breece if he were to land in Seattle or Buffalo. Breece certainly has RB1 potential and could even be a perennial top 5-8 running back in the right spot. He has displayed great hands and could prove to be a major PPR threat.

#1.03 Sam Howell, QB, North Carolina

Howell offers the most upside of anyone in this QB class in my eyes and so he is my first QB off the board at this point. There's still questions around the draft capital he might receive, as there is with every QB in this class besi

Do your worst!

I'm surprised it hasn't decade.

Looked but didn't see a post about this here, if one exists then my apologies.

Link if you subscribe to the Athletic. If you have the ability, sub to The Athletic! They have fantastic content and it feels good to support guys like Sam who clearly put in so much work into this field we all love. I believe they have a $1/month for a year deal available right now as well.

1. HOU - Paolo Banchero, F Duke
2. NOP - Chet Holmgren, C Gonzaga
3. ORL - Jabari Smith, F Auburn
4. DET - Jalen Duren, C Memphis
5. SAS - Jaden Ivey, G Purdue
6. SAC - Jaden Hardy, SG Ignite
7. OKC - Kendall Brown, W Baylor
8. IND - Patrick Baldwin Jr., F Milwaukee
9. TOR - TyTy Washington, G Kentucky
10. MIN - Dyson Daniels, G Ignite
11. MEM [via LAL] - Ben Mathurin, W Arizona
12. CLE - AJ Griffin, W Duke
13. ATL - Keegan Murra, F Iowa
14. PHI - Nikola Jovic, F Mega
15. DEN - Ochai Agbaji, SG Kansas
16. MEM - Jean Montero, PG Overtime Elite
17. NYK - Trevor Keels, G Duke
18. BOS - Ousmane Dieng, F Breakers
19. MIL - Kennedy Chandler, PG Tennessee
20. CHI [via POR] - Max Christie, G MSU
21. DAL - Bryce McGowens, W Nebraska
22. NYK [via CHA] - Caleb Houstan, F Michigan
23. OKC [via LAC] - JD Davison, G Alabama
24. MEM [via UTA] - Peyton Watson, W UCLA
25. WAS - Johnny Davis, G Wisconsin
26. CHI - Jaime Jaquez, F UCLA
27. HOU [via MIA] - Keon Ellis, G Alabama
28. MIA [via BKN] - Yannick Nzosa, C Malaga
29. OKC [via PHX] - MarJon Beauchamp, W Ignite
30. GSW - Julian Champagnie, W St. John's
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31. CLE - Mark Williams
32. NOP - TJ Shannon
33. ORL - Roko Prkacin
34. SAS - Allen Flanigan
35. CLE - Christian Koloko
36. SAC - Tristan Vukcevic
37. OKC - Hugo Besson
38. ORL - Johnny Juzang
39. GSW - Moussa Diabate
40. MIN - Daimion Collins
41. SAS - Zach Edey
42. MIN - Ismael Kamagate
43. ATL - E.J. Liddell
44. NOP - Drew Timme
45. UTA - Gabriele Procida
46. POR - Hyunjung Lee
47. BOS - Marcus Bagley
48. NYK - Jordan Hall
49. MIA - Carlos Alocen
50. DAL - Iverson Molinar
51. CHA - Michael Foster
52. LAC - Jabari Walker
53. MIN - Caleb Love
54. NOP - Taevion Kinsey
55. IND - Azuolas Tubelis
56. SAC - Buddy Boheim
57. DET - Kofi Cockburn
58. PHX - Darius Days
59. GSW - Max Abmas

Some notes from Sam:

> - We’ve updated the 2022

This is part one of this list. This list is based off of accomplishments in the NBA (or ABA), not college or international leagues. Please let me know of any mistakes or if I missed something.

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Key:

AS - All-Star

AN - All-NBA, All-ABA, All-BAA

AD - All-Defensive

AR - All-Rookie

MVP - Most Valuable Player

FMVP- Finals Most Valuable Player

DPOY - Defensive Player of the Year

6MOY - Sixth Man of the Year

MIP- Most Improved Player

COTY - Coach of the Year

EOTY- Executive of the Year

ScrC - Points Leader

AstC - Assists Leader

RebC - Rebounds Leader

StlC - Steals Leader

BlkC - Blocks Leader

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Acadia University (1): Brian Heaney (1969-70) - 2.0/0.3/0.4 - 14 G

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Akron (4): Bill Turner (1967-1973) - 5.4/3.5/0.6 - 294 G

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Alabama (32): Latrell Sprewell (1992-2005) - 18.3/4.1/4.0 - 913 G - 4x AS, 1x AN, 1x AD, AR

Honorable Mentions: Antonio McDyess, Robert Horry, Mo Williams, Gerald Wallace

Active: JaMychal Green, Collin Sexton, Kira Lewis Jr, Herb Jones, Joshua Primo

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Alabama A&M (1): Mickell Gladness (2011-12) - 2.2/2.2/0.2 - 26 G

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Alabama at Birmingham (11): Elijah Millsap (2015-2017) - 4.2/2.8/1.1 - 69 G

Active: Nate Darling

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Alabama State (2): Kevin Loder (1981-84) - 5.9/2.3/1.2 - 148 G

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Alabama-Huntsville (1): Josh Magette (2017-20) - 2.2/1.0/2.4 - 26 G

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Albany State (5): Caldwell Jones (1973-1990) - 7.9/8.2/1.4 - 1299 G - 1x AS, 2x AD

Honorable Mention: Wil Jones

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Albertson College of Idaho (1): Elgin Baylor (1958-72) - 27.4/13.5/4.3 - 846 G - HOF, 11x AS, 10x AN, ROY

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Alcorn State (6): Lindsey Hunter (1993-2010) - 8.5/2.2/2.7 - 937 G - 2x Champ, AR

Honorable Mention: Larry Smith

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Alliance College (1): Don Asmonga (1953-54) - 0.7/0.1/0.7 - 7 G

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American (2): Kermit Washington (1973-82, 1987) - 9.2/8.3/1.4 - 507 G - 1x AS, 2x AD

Honorable Mention: Andre Ingram

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American International (1): Mario Elie (1990-2001) - 8.6/2.8/2.6 - 732 G - 3x Champ

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Appalachian State (1): Belus Smawley (1947-51) - 12.7/2.8/23 - 261 G

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Arizona (60): Gilbert Arenas (2001-12) - 20.7/3.9/5.3 - 552 G - 3x AS, 3x AN, MIP

Honorable Mentions: Andre Iguodala, Jason Terry, Richard Jefferson, Mike Bibby, Damon Stoudamire, Steve Kerr

Active: Deandre Ayton, Aaron Gordon, Josh Green, Solomon Hill, Andre Iguodala, Stanley Johnson, Lauri Markkanean, TJ McConnell, Zeke Nnaji

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For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.

I said "hey look, an escaPEA"

No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!

Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂

It really does, I swear!

Because she wanted to see the task manager.

Welcome to the penultimate week of our college football season! In the patterns of modern television writing, the penultimate episode is where stories take their wildest twists and turns, or make their most dramatic exclamations. It’s where we find The Red Wedding, Mad Men’s telling of the JFK assassination, Omar & Mouzone confronting Stringer, and Breaking Bad’s Half Measures. All of these phrases should conjure up images for you -- indelible memories of some of the medium’s most important moments.

Likewise, this week’s college football matchups recall many great moments. The iconic windmilling celebration of the Michigan State kicker in The Horseshoe. The Band is On The Field! Kaelin Clay’s 100-yard gaffe. Rudy gets a sack.

Hopefully this week's script calls for some new classic moments. We have a loaded set of games, a veritable feast of action. Up and down Saturday’s slate we have division champions being decided, playoff spots on the line, coaching jobs at stake, and legacies to be forged.

Below I’ve listed the weekend’s games, sorted by time slot for you to keep track. All times are Eastern, because, well, duh. Included is each team’s rank in Bill Connelly’s SP+ rankings to give you a sense of the matchups.

Let’s get it on in Week 12!

Friday

(119) Southern Miss at (107) Louisiana Tech, 8:00, CBSSN

• The Golden Eagles have one win on the year, which is one more than the number of quarterbacks they will have available this week.

(64) Air Force at (66) Nevada, 9:00, FS1

• The closest matchup of a busy but boring Friday night; this is the only game that is not currently a double-digit spread.

(109) Arizona at (70) Washington State, 9:00, P12N

(71) Memphis at (38) Houston, 9:00, ESPN2

(47) San Diego State at (114) UNLV, 11:30, CBSSN

• Matt Araiza’s Heisman campaign continues against the suddenly white hot Rebels. Two wins in a row! You could stay up late to watch this, or you could tuck in at an appropriate time and wake up Saturday morning to watch all the punting highlights you can handle.

Saturday noon

(35) Wake Forest at (7) Clemson, 12:00, ESPN

• Wake Forest is absolutely in danger of blowing this division to Clemson; a loss here would turn next week’s trip to a punchy Boston College into a must-win game. One side of the game will be incredible: Wake’s high-powered offense has been one of the stories of the season, and Brent Venables’ Clemson defense is one of the best units in the past decade. The other side of the

They’re on standbi

Pilot on me!!

Nothing, he was gladiator.

Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.

This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.

If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.

Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.

What did 0 say to 8 ?

" Nice Belt "

So What did 3 say to 8 ?

" Hey, you two stop making out "

When I got home, they were still there.

I won't be doing that today!

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Where ever you left it 🤷‍♀️🤭

This morning, my 4 year old daughter.

Daughter: I'm hungry

Me: nerves building, smile widening

Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.

She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.

Thank you all for listening.

No Game Of The Century Of The Week this time out, but a quality slate with good depth. There are also some showcase matchups for the game’s stars.

Below I’ve listed the weekend’s games, sorted by time slot for you to keep track. All times are Eastern, because, well, duh. Included is each team’s rank in Bill Connelly’s SP+ rankings to give you a sense of the matchup.

Let’s get it on in Week 11!

Friday

(8) Cincinnati at (110) USF, 6:00, ESPN2

• Cincinnati is a playoff contender if they can stop playing with their food. USF isn’t very good, but you might enjoy the freewheeling antics of freshman QB Timmy McClain. Can he put a fright into Cincy’s purportedly vaunted defense?

(73) Wyoming at (44) Boise State, 9:00, FS1

• This is the Petros Papadakis game.

Saturday noon

(9) Oklahoma at (18) Baylor, 12:00, FOX

• Props to those who said burgeoning superstar Caleb Williams was a better option for the Sooners than Spencer Rattler: Tom Fornelli and the entire Oklahoma student section.

(5) Michigan at (11) Penn State, 12:00, ABC

• Everyone keeps saying I should watch HBO’s Succession; they say it’s modern-day Shakespeare with superb writing and acting. I believe them, but I just can’t do it. It’s not for me, and I know that about myself. This game is Succession. I’m sure it will be a compelling, well-played football game that I won’t watch a minute of.

(31) Mississippi State at (27) Auburn, 12:00, ESPN

(129) New Mexico State at (3) Alabama, 12:00, SECN

(87) Northwestern at (4) Wisconsin, 12:00, ESPN2

Bucknell at (77) Army, 12:00, CBSSN

(79) Rutgers at (76) Indiana, 12:00, BTN

• This is the very definition of the traditional unwatchable Big Ten noon game.

(54) UCF at (42) SMU, 12:00, ESPNU

(128) UCONN at (siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh, 7) Clemson, 12:00, ACCN

(61) West Virginia at (33) Kansas State, 12:00, FS1

(21) Utah at (109) Arizona, 2:00, P12N

Midday

(1) Georgia at (20) Tennessee, 3:30, CBS

• Josh Heupel got his offense to do Josh Heupel offense things in the SEC far earlier than most thought he could. A decent day against this fire-breathing defense will represent real proof of concept, and a good day will have the Knoxville faithful in a frenzy. Oh, plus the usual “will they, won’t they” drama as Kirby Smart continues to play footsie with his quarterback situation.

(97) Duke at (50) Virginia Tech, 3:30, ACCN

• Virginia Tech was absolutely putrid after Braxton Burmeister exited against Boston College last week. Duke football is

There hasn't been a post all year!