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Who remembers the first "Yo Quiero Taco Bell" commercial from 1997?

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Getting back to the original topic, what if I-80 had high mast lights posted at the 84th, 72nd, 60th and 42nd Street exits and the I-80/I-480/US 75 interchange, but still had traditional street lights posted in between those exits?

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They should also have routes on: -108th between Harrison and West Center -Millard Avenue between 144th and L Street/Industrial Road -132nd between L Street/Industrial Road and West Dodge (Yes, I know Millard Avenue and 132nd Street are the same road) -144th between the NE 370 interchange and West Ma...

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I remember when Taco Bell sold their Fiesta potatoes just plain without anything on them. Now they pour cheese and some other white (sour?) cream onto them.

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Of course, if Jim Flowers had stayed at KETV all these years, that would've affected Bill Randby, too. What would've happened to him? Would he have just been a morning or weekend meteorologist at KETV? Or would he have joined WOWT and become their chief meteorologist instead? Julie Cornell would've ...

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On a more serious note, I like that one with the sunset, windmill and Chimney Rock. They should've just gone with that one.

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What if I-29 ran through Nebraska instead of Iowa thus serving Omaha directly? Then Nebraska would have a major north-south interstate route and they'd have 2 interstate highways running through it like pretty much every other state, except Maine. What if 72nd and 50th Streets were overpasses above...

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Maybe they'll bring back the 1, 2 and 59 codes on the new plates?

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What if I-29 ran through Nebraska instead of Iowa thus serving Omaha directly? Then Nebraska would have a major north-south interstate route and they'd have 2 interstate highways running through it like pretty much every other state, except Maine. What if 72nd and 50th Streets were overpasses above ...

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I'm not sure about this one.

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There used to be a Bonanza Steakhouse on 108th and O where a QT is now. I know because I used to live in that area. In fact, my dad took us to it once.

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Google Earth has satellite imagery of both Lincoln and Omaha from 2021. But nothing from 2022. Not yet anyway.

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Nebraska beat Michigan State 6-3 tonight. So they have a chance of making the Big Ten Tournament. But it's very small.

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Nebraska fell to Illinois in the series finale. They can forget about the Big Ten Tournament.

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There were Church's Chickens in Lincoln and Omaha in 1996-97. They were in Phillips 66 stores with Amigo's.

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Maybe that was it? I don't know. It was years ago when we did this. Like 1990 or so.

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Fair enough. Many years ago when I was just a kid, I went for a drive with my family through small town somewhere in Nebraska. I don't know what it was, but there was a railroad crossing there and it had 7 tracks which kind of surprised my brother. He had never seen a crossing with 7 tracks before. ...

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You mean University Place?

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How would anybody feel if North 48th Street between Holdrege and Adams Streets got a road diet? That means change it from 4 lanes (2 north, 2 south) to only 3 (1 north, 1 south and a center turn lane) with bike lanes? There aren't any plans to do that now, but if it were to happen, how would you fee...

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Railroad crossings used to be pretty common in Omaha, but not anymore. There are still some, but not very many. But for years, I've often wondered something: Why do crossings with 2 or more tracks have signs warning drivers how many tracks there are?

Can anyone explain that?

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Fred Ward, who played Earl Bassett on "Tremors". He was 79.

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After they did so great last year, now they're having a lousy season.

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Penalties seemed to be a problem again.

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Nebraska lost to Rutgers 5-4 today. Stagburn it!

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I remember those old commercials for Godfather's where the actor at the end said with a deep voice "Do it!" I mean the old Godfather, not the current one.

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There were some Godfather's up in Spokane, WA. But they all closed in the late 90's and early 2000's.

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Didn't Godfather's start in Omaha?

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Yeah, okay. Thanks, guys.

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Here's a question that's been on my mind all day. It's about I-24 in southeastern Tennessee. For a brief while, it leaves the state and enters Georgia for 3 or 4 miles, then it reenters Tennessee just before Chattanooga. My question is this: What does the Tennessee Highway Patrol do about that? Are ...

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Estelle Harris who played Jason Alexander's mom on "Seinfeld". She was 93.

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Kirk Baily, who played Ug on "Salute Your Shorts" on Nickelodeon in the early 90's. He had lung cancer. He was 59.

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I have to agree with Busguy2010. Removing the North Freeway is a bad idea for the reasons he listed. If it is removed, then all those trucks that use it will have to go back onto 24th and 30th Streets. Those streets were recently given road diets, so that wouldn't help at all. Correct me if I'm wron...

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States like Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Utah all have 80 MPH speed limits. Even Texas has an 85 MPH speed limit. So I figured why doesn't Nebraska do something like that.

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I figured by 2015 we'd have flying cars like "Back To The Future Part II" depicted.

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What if the state raised the speed limit on I-80 to 80 MPH from Lincoln all the way to the Wyoming border, but kept it at 75 between Lincoln and Omaha?

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When I look at Omaha on Google Earth and I look at historical satellite imagery, I'm actually amazed at how its grown over the last 30-40 years. The furthest back they go is 1984. And Omaha looked like a roughly small city at the time compared to today. Almost the size of Fargo and Sioux Falls.

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I remember when I was a little kid and we lived in Omaha, I saw the license plates on my parents' vehicles and they had the "1" prefix for Douglas County. I never thought anything about it. At the time, I had no idea it was a county code.

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Here's a question I've had on my mind for years. How do they build the concrete for the road on a bridge without any dirt? Are you referring to concrete casts? I'm thinking he's asking what they do in the case of this bridge design with the steel girders. That's what I'd wonder, at least. I guess s...

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Here's a question I've had on my mind for years. How do they build the concrete for the road on a bridge without any dirt?

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I didn't go to K Mart as much as I did Target. But when I did, I'd go to the one on 120th and West Center. I think I went to the one on 144th and Millard Avenue once. Where was this 120th Center location? Where a Burlington Coat Factory is now. I did not know that! The front fascia of the store def...

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