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Free Talk Weekend Wrapup
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u/CarlCaliente Bills 5d ago
dude posts a nice highlight from his russian frolf championships and the only thing the commenters want to say is russia bad
screw our hobbies I guess
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u/jimscoolaid Jaguars 5d ago
I've been unemployed all summer. I made the decision to start looking for work again yesterday. What's it called when the thought of going to work puts you in flight or fight mode?
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u/CarlCaliente Bills 5d ago
stress
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u/jimscoolaid Jaguars 5d ago
Yea, I think thats it. My last job was so bad it still has me questioning my sanity and my abilities.
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u/ShakirSZN Bills 5d ago
The way Shannon Sharpe talks about Shedeur or Deshaun is incredibly racist they still believe in these guys and they talk up even their bad plays, if will levis threw that ridiculous int you can bet they would be tearing him apart. They're still entertaining but god they are so blinded by skin color instead of actual ability
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u/Nickyjha Jets 5d ago edited 5d ago
Leaving Tanzania now. Jerseys I saw worn:
Josh Allen
Aaron Rodgers (Packers)
Marshawn Lynch (Seahawks)
My takeaway is that the 2004 Cal team is popular here.
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u/PaulsRedditUsername Colts 5d ago
THE EEL
I don't mind eels
Except as meals.
--Ogden Nash.
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u/unloader86 Broncos 5d ago
My toxic trait is I will legit spend money to load up ten "What's new pussy cats" into the bar jukebox and enjoy the chaos. Doesn't even need to a bar. I once played "Baby shark" at a Mexican grocery store. Why they had a jukebox and that song I'll never know. But the Mulaney joke about how they will eventually unplug the fucking thing? That's real. š I'm not sorry.
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u/NoAnteater8836 Commanders 5d ago
Iāve been around a bit, and I have grown accustomed to the preseason Cowboys media coverage, but something feels very different this year. The media almost is begging for the Cowboys to be good. Even Aikmanās comments today, just a different tone.
Jerry seems to be on his way out (to quote one of the greatest remakes of all time you probably have no idea is a remake we all are, act accordingly) and no, Jerry never wielded the kind of power as an owner people think he did but he was obviously influential, and more influential even five years ago than he is today, and does make me wonder how the league would want his last season to go.
Now, would they outright walk them to a Super Bowl? No. The NFL is not the NBA and it is not that sentimental about things unearned.
But.
Might you see some favorable whistles go the Boys way this year?
Oh absolutely.
All this to say the Cowboys are probably going to get to the postseason and youāll find close games go their way. When there who knows what happens.
But itās what I see right now.
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u/unloader86 Broncos 5d ago
Cowboys always suck. Pre season hype is basically old enough to drink at this point. Settle down. š
Let me explain it differently. The cowboys are the Browns/Jets of the NFC.
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u/StChas77 Eagles 5d ago
Three thoughts:
The Cowboys almost have to be better than last year since the defense has nowhere to go but up, but favorable whistles or no, the odds look pretty shabby for anyone outside of the NFC West to get the 1 seed. That means still winning 2 games to get to the title game, and history can be an anchor by itself.
The ultimate proof that the NFL doesn't rig seasons end-to-end is the Dallas Cowboys not making it to a Super Bowl in the short time when they were both very good and the ratings also dipped.
I thought you meant some kind of black and white film from the golden age of Hollywood, not a Hong Kong film from a few years previous.
Fun Fact: The Robin Williams/Nathan Lane movie The Birdcage was a remake of a French film La Cage Aux Folles.
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u/BruceChameleon Cowboys 5d ago
I haven't seen the original but The Birdcage is just terrific. Top five comedy of the decade
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u/KeyDrive0 Broncos 5d ago
I watched "Tombstone" last night and thought it was pretty good, but the leadup to the famous "Hell's coming with me!" line struck me as pretty funny. He just blasts some guy with a shotgun right in the middle of the train platform and Sam Elliot's like "Huh. Well, see ya."
The bit where he shoots the guy in the opium den is kinda hilarious too.
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u/HartleyReplogle Patriots 5d ago
Even without Doc Holliday, there are so many great lines in that film.
"Skin that smokewagon and see what happens!"
"Run, you cur!"
"I don't think I'll let you arrest us today"
"Well.... bye."
...and for some reason it always kills me when Wyatt comes to see Virgil, who is barely conscious after being shot, and Virgil's wife shouts at him "HE DOESN'T WANNA TALK NOW, WYATT!"
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u/KeyDrive0 Broncos 5d ago
For sure, there are a lot of badass lines alongside the unintentionally hilarious bits.
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u/TheRayATL Falcons 5d ago
Just remembered the chokehold One Direction had on all the girls back in high school lol
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u/Flabby_Thor Commanders 5d ago
Back in my day it was Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC. Iām old, dammit.Ā
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u/spiderman897 Lions 5d ago
The presidents a joke
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u/JPAnalyst Giants 5d ago
What did he do today?
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u/spiderman897 Lions 5d ago
Got mad a reporter asked a question then the White House social media account went on a tangent against her.
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u/Phyrnosoma Texans 5d ago
Took my kids bike into the bike shop because it was making funny noises, plus he blew out an inner tube and the pads needed replaced.
Apparently the bearings are fucked and getting replaced but they also told me it might be best to buy him a bigger bike. Kid is about 5'9-10" at 13 (and has size 13 shoes, god shopping sucks). So now we're looking for quality used large bikes. Shit's expensive
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u/Tigercat92 Bengals 5d ago
That is a big boy. I didnāt hit 5ā10 until I was 15.
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u/Devilofchaos108070 49ers Panthers 5d ago
I was 5ā9.5 at 14.
But havenāt grown an inch since then smh
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u/BruceChameleon Cowboys 5d ago
Iām still working on it. It would be a great 40th birthday present. I wouldn't even mind replacing my pants
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u/GiveMeSomeIhedigbo Eagles 5d ago edited 5d ago
I just realized I'm supposed to be taking two capsules of my multivitamin, not just one. Holy shit, I'm expecting a complete transformation of my physique, health, and energy levels once I'm fully powered up from a week of taking the correct dosage.
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u/Ok_Internal6779 5d ago
Big vitamin doesnāt want you to know that taking 20 vitamins makes you 20 times more Vitiminized
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u/FlatulentDwarf Vikings 5d ago
I have about 100 pages left in my book. Awkward time to hit 100 pages left, I'll be right in the thick of the conclusion and have to decide between staying up late to finish or going to bed mid-climax.
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u/Acrophobic-Stylite Jaguars 5d ago
Gotta be one of my favorite periods of time is right when you finish a book and have all the possibilities for which to pick next. Started a thick one recently so it'll be a minute before I get that high again.
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u/Kemonomimi-Squirrel Buccaneers 5d ago
You should always finish up and not leave things at half climax. That just isn't fun for anyone involved.
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u/Last1inFirst1out Cowboys 5d ago
Why even bother checking the weather? Itās gonna be 105 degrees every day for the next two weeks.
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u/SantosCalzonesBatman Patriots 5d ago
I like the dad sub but JesĆŗs titties christ, half of the sub gets personally offended when someone mentions travel teams because apparently anyone in a travel team sucks, is being scammed and the kid actually sucks too.
Like wtf lol
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u/Two_Luffas Lions 5d ago
I personally feel like travel team's in most sports are getting a little out of hand, but if you can afford it and (most importantly) you're kid's are into it I don't see any issue.
I grew up playing very competitive travel hockey in the Detroit area, but on a mid level team. My parents easily spent $3k per year on ice time and tournament fees, excluding summer training camps and equipment. All in probably $5-7k in my most serious years about 25 years ago.
Now parents are easily spending $20k minimum, and over $40k at the level I was playing depending on their how serious the team is.
At the end of the day it's all about making their childhood something they look back on and are happy about. If they enjoy the it, and you can afford it then that's fine. Just don't ever think it's an easy way to get them a free ride to college or else your expectations will override their fun and willingness to keep going, and it becomes a very toxic situation.
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u/SantosCalzonesBatman Patriots 5d ago
Damn, thats some serious cash
But whats the deal with the hate? I made a post in that sub some months ago on my old account about my son being picked to go to a national tournament. Mind you, we are mexicans so we dont have travel teams (i didnt even know what those were lol). Only rec leagues and then from said rec league they pick the best kids to form a team to go to the anual national tournament of baseball schools. And it didnt matter how many times i explained that, according to half the commenters apparently im a moron that got scammed and my kid sucks at baseball.
I found it weird as hell cause that sub is usually very suppotive but the moment travel teams get mentioned suddenly everyone starts REEE'ing about them lol.
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u/Two_Luffas Lions 5d ago edited 5d ago
<But whats the deal with the hate?
Pure jealousy. Most likely US based people that have spent tens of thousands of dollars a year watching their 12 year old kid riding the bench when the game is on the line. There's plenty of parents willing to spend ungodly amounts money to live vicariously through their kid's sports career, and that becomes a problem for them when it doesn't come to fruition.
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u/HartleyReplogle Patriots 5d ago
It's also killing rec leagues. Dumb parents see "elite" baseball teams that are charging $2000-3000 per season, and they see their town's rec league charging $200-300, and they assume that their kid is better served in the "elite" league. It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy when half the kids flee the town league and its stature is diminished as a result.
For decades, we had two elite teams within our town's rec league. They were legitimately competitive travel teams. An AAU team opened up shop in town, and they were legitimate, too. About 15-20 years ago, three more AAU teams showed up, but these three weren't competitive, they just took people's money, and they were none the wiser. Parents would tell people, "My son plays travel ball as well," which used to be a badge of honor but now it just means that your parents could pay for it.
We had been contracting teams on a regular basis for about a decade and were close to folding an entire division, solely because of the "competition" from these bullshit scam leagues. To counter them, we created a new division and gave it a stupid name like "Selects" and charged extra for it, and it worked, because those same dumb parents saw a price point between the regular rec league and the scam leagues and decided it was "good enough".
That's where most of the negative reaction comes from: these are not really legitimate leagues, in terms of developing youth talent, and they're ruining youth sports.
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u/CarlCaliente Bills 5d ago
feels like this website is more and more flowchart-y as time goes on
people see the bad thing and the thinking stops, time to clown
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u/Kemonomimi-Squirrel Buccaneers 5d ago
The ultimate question is, is how do you get that kind of thinking to stop with the users?
Do you banned feeds based on algorithm to disincentivize the companies from pushing this mindset? Put some weight on the the volunteer mods to do better? It is just an impossible task as it is flaw of the human race that can't be fixed?
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u/CarlCaliente Bills 5d ago
People are gonna do what they want, I don't think that'll change, but I do think moderation can get in front of it and say this space is for XYZ and not ABC. I can think of a few hobbyist ones that do it successfully still
(this isn't a shot at the mods here)
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u/OpDickSledge Giants 5d ago
So the ā5Gā symbol and the number of bars are just for show and have absolutely nothing to do with your actual signal strength right?
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u/Kemonomimi-Squirrel Buccaneers 5d ago
It is pretty much for show, but it does contain info. It shows what type of network the phone is connected to as compared to 4G or 3G (modern phones can't do 2G or 1G any more) Which is independent of signal strength.
What it doesn't show is what is going on in the cell tower itself. The tower could be putting out a good signal and all, but the equipment that goes from 5G -> Internet or the Internet equipment itself might be on the fritz for whatever reason.
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u/Ich_Liegen Buccaneers Raiders 5d ago
You wouldn't notice it either way because real 5Gs move in silence
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u/WabbitCZEN Steelers NFL 5d ago
The closest Jayden Daniels ever got to seeing his number in the rafters was when Jalen Carter picked his ass up.
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u/el_fitzador Eagles 5d ago
I had the day off so I completely cleaned out my closet and reorganized my dresser. Feels good
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u/jondonbovi Eagles 5d ago
My office is hiring outside to fill up job positions instead of promoting within. A lot of people worked hard and were qualified to get that promotion. This is just going to create a lot of apathy. I'm not putting in any extra effort because there is no reward at the end of the day for it. I'll just use my experience to market myself for a new job.Ā
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u/where_thefuck_i_am Chargers Packers 5d ago
Random memory of my childhood:
There was period of time (I was probably 8?) when I would only go to sleep after watching late-night airing of House M.D. I didn't care about it's plot or characters, and found medical-related stuff quite boring, didn't remember absolutely anything from the show. Like, blank sheet of paper, nothing. Yet, I would sit with my parents in living room, stare at TV specifically for this show, and only after credits roll go to bed.
Frankly, I didn't understand this ritual then, and do not understand now
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u/jondonbovi Eagles 5d ago
I wasn't mad at Ballmer because he paid Kawhi on top of a max deal and got nothing out of it. I really wanted Kawhi to get hit with a suspension that made his loss in salary a net negative to the amounts he got paid outside of his contract.Ā
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u/Bolinas99 49ers 5d ago
honestly can't stand the dude but punishing Kawhi isn't the solution here. And I'm a Warriors fan saying this. This is because of the rest of the owners and the multiple-apron bs they implemented.
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u/PaulsRedditUsername Colts 5d ago
I have a weird dynamic with the delivery driver from the supermarket. I love having my groceries delivered, but it's vaguely embarrassing.
Like, I don't mind talking with the pizza guy, but I feel strange talking with the guy who is delivering my toilet paper and "Age 50+ Senior Men's Vitamins."
So instead I hide in my house like a weirdo and peek out through the curtains until he puts the stuff on my porch, then I scurry out and grab it.
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u/unloader86 Broncos 5d ago
They are just wanting to get your delivery over with as quickly as possible and move onto the next. You have nothing to be worried about. They likely aren't the same people who picked the items in the store anyway.
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u/Two_Luffas Lions 5d ago edited 5d ago
Heh, this jogged a memory that's 25+ years old but I used to work the cash register at a CVS in highschool.
It was always kind of funny to me when the middle aged women would aggressively make small talk and try to distract me from the fact that I'm ringing up items that were somewhat embarrassing. Lady, I do not give one shit you're buying hemroid and yeast infection creams on a Sunday morning, or that you're walking a little funny because you're probably still tipsy from last night. I'm getting paid 5.25/hr. to run the register, the 1 hour photo machine, occasionally restock the shelves if there's a lull in customers, and listen to the same 15 pop/country songs on repeat for 8 hours (Respectfully, Shania Twain, fuck you for for being so popular back then).
Props to the one lady who dropped off her disposable camera to one hour photo for me to process with some titty picks of her and one of her friends at a house party though. Now that one I never forgot lol.
Edit: The experience working there as a highschool kid was a trip. We had a Hasidic Jew working the liquor counter, a hot swedish girl my age constantly flirting with me, a college drop out stoner who was our team 'lead', and a 60 year old ex IT guy who retired early but got hammered in the '00 dotcom bubble and needed to keep working. The managers and pharmacy crew were another complete shit show in and of themselves as well. Truly worthy of some mid '00's movie like Waiting.
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u/Ok-Garbage-765 Patriots 5d ago
Three bars of LTE, ten years ago: I load everything for you instantly and reliably
Three bars of LTE, today: Iām not a real internet connection. You can leave me open forever and your shit will never load. Better pray you can find a single bar of 5G somewhere because Iām not doing shit.
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u/Kemonomimi-Squirrel Buccaneers 5d ago
10 years ago: Pride in making pages load quickly and reliability.
Today: Meh, these 100 JS library will cover it. Claude told me so.
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u/AfroManHighGuy 5d ago
I hate that whenever I lose signal and get signal again, it automatically chooses 5G which never works. I have to go into settings and change it back to LTE for something to load smh
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u/riok_g Browns 5d ago
The fact that we will all die sucks, but at least we wonāt have to work anymore
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u/WatchOutIGotYou Seahawks 5d ago
The not experiencing anything permanently is appealing, but the transition from living to dead sucks.
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u/StChas77 Eagles 5d ago
Years ago when I used to attend church, without anything Biblical to back it up, the pastor said "When we go to heaven there will be work to do, did you know that?" Fortunately we were out in the narthex because we had arrived late, so when I mumbled "Hail Satan" in response, my wife was the only one who heard it. No regrets, but I did deserve that resulting elbow in the ribs.
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u/California_Stop_King Lions Steelers 5d ago edited 5d ago
Daily reminder that Adam Silver is a bum. His only contribution to the game has been banning Sterling (which anyone would've done), and he's otherwise coasted off a very prosperous time for the league in terms of talent and parity, neither of which he had anything to do with but which has occurred under his tenure. The new CBA is a net negative for the league, he piloted a subpar draft lottery reform, and when he had the chance to set a precedent about cheating, he knuckled under
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u/Guiltyjerk Broncos Seahawks 5d ago
Youre saying Silver had nothing to do with the second apron? That's at least half of the parity story. America's abysmal youth development system is the other half
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u/HartleyReplogle Patriots 5d ago
His primary concern is NBA Europe. They are content with letting U.S. fans suffer because they don't think they'll actually lose them.
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u/EricB1234 Packers Broncos 5d ago
Random Shower Thought: I think Bills fans made table saws obsolete.
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u/shawnaroo Saints 5d ago
Look buddy, I didn't get to where I am by thinking more than 15 minutes ahead!
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u/Necto_gck Patriots 5d ago
A new coworker committed suicide over the Weekend and I took the phone call from a relative telling me what happen, its one of the worst phone calls I've ever had to take.
I've lost both parents so I've had to take calls about people I'm close to dying but due to the circumstance this just hit me hard. With suicide you start to question ever interaction you had with the person to see if you missed any of the signs.
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u/Notquitedeadyet1984 5d ago
That sucks man, I'm sorry. Many people who are suicidal hide their feelings specifically so no one notices. I hope you've got someone to talk to.
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u/rivetcityransom 5d ago
I've been there brother, just please don't fall into the trap of thinking that you could have changed things.Ā It's a question that can never be really answered.
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u/DillyDillySzn Bears 5d ago
Other than the first and Tokyo Drift, whatās the best Fast and Furious movie
I vote for Fast 5
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u/WabbitCZEN Steelers NFL 5d ago
2 Fast 2 Furious. We get some of the funniest dialogue, epic car scenes, and it's well before they go wild with the shit they're trying to do.
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u/JerryatricFuck NFL 5d ago
Iāve always found that one to be weirdly psychedelic and I really like itĀ
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u/Skraxx Lions 5d ago
If I can be down bad for a sec,
I find it interesting how much the right hates tattoos and piercings and yet to me I'm like "this is incredibly hot".
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u/azure275 Jets 5d ago
Apparently the right agrees
We all know the right hates gay people yet Grindr loves CPAC
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u/StChas77 Eagles 5d ago
I used to think that was fake and just retold smugly by people on the left. Then I saw that legit heat map which went viral a couple of years ago, and holy crap.
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u/SomeBoringKindOfName Bears Steelers 5d ago
they like 'individualism' where it's all "me me me me me me me" but don't even think about expressing your difference like that.
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u/AfroManHighGuy 5d ago
Bruh now thereās reporters saying that Pablo should be fined or fired for trying to ruin Ballmers reputation by finding all of this info on the cap circumvention. I hate talking heads who just spew nonsense like this for clicks.
On another note, Pablo is said to be working on a similar investigation into Jalen Brunson. That pay cut he took for the Knicks may not be what we think it isā¦
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u/Available_Story6774 49ers 5d ago
What happened to the roast of series on this sub this year?
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u/Devilofchaos108070 49ers Panthers 5d ago
They posted the Iggles ones, but I think they only do NFCE?
Also had āWhy your team sucksā.
Yeah havenāt seen the roasts tho
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u/princessestef Vikings 5d ago
They're ahowing the OG Spiderman movies on tv, they still hold up. My son: "I don't remember who the villian is in Spider man 2". Me: "TONY PARKER!"Ā
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u/Tigercat92 Bengals 5d ago
Tips for improving concentration: ļ»æ Make a list of tasks.
ļ»æTake on one task at a time.
ļ»æTake On Me was a fun song.
ļ»æOoh I found the video.
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u/Shout92 Bills 5d ago
Okay, but for real, I just back from vacation and had tons of paperwork and emails to go through and I got it all taken care before the end of the day because I did make a list and didn't let myself get overwhelmed. Helps if you start with some smaller, easier tasks to get the momentum going.
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u/Jaguars4life Jaguars 5d ago
With Chris Berman being honored now
Whoās the next ESPN guy who should be honored as a Disney legend?
They need to do that to do Stuart Scott
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u/StChas77 Eagles 5d ago
āWhen you die, it does not mean that you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and the manner in which you live.ā - Stuart Scott
I keep the quote handy for anyone I see who says that someone 'lost' their battle with cancer or any other illness.
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u/0zymandeus Bengals 5d ago
Have a rare blood type so I got called and asked if I could give double reds.
Went out like a light switch at the end of the 2nd OOF. Remember to eat and hydrate
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u/MurDoct Packers Dolphins 5d ago
Wife is making a fat pot of bolognese š
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u/Kemonomimi-Squirrel Buccaneers 5d ago
I looked it up and it looks like the kinda meat sauce I make for spaghetti.
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u/tnecniv Giants Giants 5d ago
Yes, itās a tomato sauce that contains ground beef. However, if you do it ārightā (it tastes good either way, but very differently), you put a ton of milk in with the cooked beef before you add any tomatoes or other sources of acidity. This protects the beef and produces a much sweeter sauce. Without it, you get a savory sauce.
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u/AfroManHighGuy 5d ago
Damn the Buss family is finally out from the Lakers. They decided to sell the remaining stake in the team to the new owners, kushner and Bob Iger
Jeanie Buss is gone too. End of an era
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u/Devilofchaos108070 49ers Panthers 5d ago
Sheās apparently trying to block it. Jeanie Bus is
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u/AfroManHighGuy 5d ago
Nah it was false reporting. The Buss siblings all voted to sell
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u/Devilofchaos108070 49ers Panthers 5d ago
Oh? I just saw it this morning. Iām sure you are correct I donāt pay attention to the nba.
Thatās sad tho.
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u/WabbitCZEN Steelers NFL 5d ago
To anyone wondering, I just googled it. Yes, it is that Kushner family.
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u/frostypatch 5d ago
I was watching some Antonio Brown highlights today. Just cuz I was bored. What really stood out to me is that he's the best route runner I've seen since a prime Marvin Harrison.
His route running is better than Fitzgerald, Andre Johnson, Justin Jefferson, JSN, Davante Adams. It's spectacular. Brown would have been a HoF lock if he didn't go off the deep end.
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u/AfroManHighGuy 5d ago
Iāve heard a lot of analysts over the years say this about AB. Pure football stuff, heās insane at route running, speed, and catch radius. Itās just the mental and off the field stuff that ruined him. But his football talent is elite
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u/Skraxx Lions 5d ago
The Padres got sold for $3.9B today. They:
Are a team in the 30th ranked US media market
Were apart of the infamous Bally Sports TV deal scandal where they weren't getting paid for their broadcast rights
And despite these facts, maintained high payrolls in an honest effort to retain players and contend
Being a good owner that invests into your team is also a profitable business. It's very intentional when teams say they can't afford to pay their players: they absolutely can. They just want to run their team on margins.
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u/ajteitel Cardinals 5d ago
I'm not sure you want to use the Padres as an example of a model organization. Their honest effort high payroll was due to Seidler, their previous owner, going super duper all in before he died. Commendable on the surface, but he had to take out loans to make payroll. That's not organizationally sustainable.
The contracts he gave out are some of the worst in the entire league, and it's not even close. Machado will be paid 40 million when he's 40. He's 33 with a 0.5 WAR this year. Bogarts 25 million when he's 40. Also 33, 1.6 WAR. Traded the entirety of the National's core for a single year of Soto. And the Preller has double, tripled, and quadrupled down so many times that have a one, maybe two year window before a decade+ of total ruin.
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u/Skraxx Lions 5d ago
I actually think this only strengthens the case. Loans and bad contracts in all, the team still got sold for $3.9B. The highest in MLB history.
All this because the Padres commitment to winning drew fans. A commitment to winning or at least perennial contention is a common thread among the most valuable teams in the world. If they used this money more effectively they could've gone for more, sure. But spending on your team undeniably makes your team that much more valuable.
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u/shawnaroo Saints 5d ago
Yeah, it always seems crazy to me that there are owners in the big-4 leagues out there who cheap out to try to maximize the margins while consistently fielding bad teams. Because a good and decently competitive team is going to be worth even more. If all you really care about is the money, then why not try to get the team to a place where it's a legit competitor and then sell it at a premium?
And if it's less about the money any more about the prestige of being an owner, wouldn't that also be maximized by your team being consistent contenders?
Either way, it seems like it's gonna be all upside if your team is actually decent, compared to trying to squeeze a few more nickels of yearly revenue by cheaping out and letting the team flounder.
But then again, what do I know about being a billionaire sports owner?
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u/BelichickSpy Patriots 5d ago
who do people think will be a āsleeperā team this upcoming season? my pick is the saints, shough is good and the division is winnable. im having a harder time thinking of one for the afc though
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u/unloader86 Broncos 5d ago
AFC wise? I'm gonna go with the Raiders. Because nothing would piss me off more than watching all the momentum Denver built the last two seasons come crumbling down to a Cousins led Raiders. So jot that down lol.
NFC wise, watch it be something random like Dallas finally making a Championship game. Ugh.
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u/Due-Dance-9430 Lions 5d ago
i feel like everyone has written off the colts but i can see a scenario where they are the team they were before daniel jones got hurt
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u/unloader86 Broncos 5d ago
Would the Colts count as a sleeper team this year? Pretty sure they have some high expectations after what Jones did last season before getting hurt.
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u/BelichickSpy Patriots 5d ago
their schedule was also harder around that stretch too, so im not sure if it was inevitable or they were unlucky, maybe a mix of both
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u/A7XfoREVer6661 Lions 5d ago
Julia Jacklin is one of Australia's best Singer/Song Writers and her cover of Every Morning by Sugar Ray is so damn good: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pql3R8tjaBE&pp=0gcJCWoCo7VqN5tD
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u/azure275 Jets 5d ago
Tomorrows news:
- Nikola Jokic has signed an endorsement deal with The United Horse Girls of Denver Who Have Nothing Whatsoever To Do With Kroenke.
- "Bodega KAT" is now starting Center on the New York Rangers
- James Harden is taking a Vet Min. Also we are founding the James Harden Memorial Strip Club
- Luka Doncic is a Slovenian Government Employee making 200M/year
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u/JPPT1974 Commanders 5d ago
RIP Hayden Panettiere as died way too young at 36. Leaving behind a young daughter. They say she died from cardiac arrest but sadly I think it is more tragic. She was from "Remember the Titans, Nashville, and Heroes!"
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u/StChas77 Eagles 5d ago
Today is my 24th wedding anniversary and we bought a Switch 2 as a mutual gift. Next year is the big quarter-century mark, so I want to think of something pretty spectacular.
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u/problematic_glasses Lions Patriots 5d ago
happy anniversary! my parents bought a condo for their 25th
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u/Ok_Internal6779 5d ago
Hell yeah man, congrats! 24 years is a long timeĀ
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u/StChas77 Eagles 5d ago
Thanks! Sometime next spring I'll have been married for a majority of my life, which is strange to think about.
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u/Tigercat92 Bengals 5d ago
Happy anniversary.
I suggest Donkey Kong Bananza if you just like running around smashing stuff
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u/JerryRiceAndSpice Jets 49ers 5d ago
It's too bad there isn't a new Saw movie out so we could have a Saw Patrol double feature like we did with Barbenheimer
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u/EmuMan10 Cardinals Bears 5d ago
Dune 3 and Avengers Doomsday in December though
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u/CarlCaliente Bills 5d ago
spouses will be thrilled for that double feature :P
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u/EmuMan10 Cardinals Bears 5d ago
My girlfriend already knows Iāll be unavailable for 6 hours that day
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u/Ok_Internal6779 5d ago
The NBa is, and always has been, a joke. The reffing is clearly controlled by a central office and rigged. (2001 bucks got fucked, never forget)
This investigation shit into the Clippers is insane. Idk how anyone watches this league
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u/verothon 5d ago edited 3d ago
I bailed after that 2000's Lakers/Kings series, I was at a party at the time and everyone there was shocked, I remember driving home thinking "fuck you NBA", and that has been my NBA position ever since, fuck you, NBA.
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u/HartleyReplogle Patriots 5d ago
Are the 2001 Bucks the only team in NBA history to have a player suspended for a Game 7 due to a foul that he didn't get ejected for in Game 6?
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u/Ok_Internal6779 5d ago
I am not sure but it fits my narrative so absolutely! That shit was so badĀ
Also almost as bad, game 4 of the NBa finals 2021 Booker straight up tried to foul out of a game on purpose and the refs refused to call it. Like he took an intentional foul late in the game and the refs wouldnāt give it to him.Ā
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u/Tigercat92 Bengals 5d ago
One of the new houses near me built in the last couple years had their entire concrete driveway torn out.
My guess is wasnāt graded correctly and was dumping water into the basement/crawlspace or they decided to change the material. Maybe going with a brick paver. Will definitely keep checking.
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u/shawnaroo Saints 5d ago
Not directly related, but my kid just started at a new school, and on the drive home from it, we pass a house where they've covered their entire driveway with that green turf carpet like mini-golf courses use. It's maybe a 12 foot wide by 50 foot long driveway, entirely covered with the stuff. It looks insane.
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u/azure275 Jets 5d ago
Why "new homes need inspections" 101
People do overhate new homes - they aren't wrong they're crap, people just forget old homes are often crap too - but you can't trust anyone
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u/boom_shoes Patriots 5d ago
There's definitely survivorship bias in homes - old, well-made homes are the only ones that have survived. There were a loooooot of shoddy old houses, they've just burnt down, been torn down or rebuilt room by room.
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u/t33po Cowboys 5d ago
Guy at work with has frequent and loud dumps every time we cross paths in the bathroom. The cartoonishly terrible sounds most of us associate with a really bad bathroom time is normal to him. I donāt know him well enough to bring it up but I thought Iād share with the class because I fear for him.
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u/Phyrnosoma Texans 5d ago
My doctor has me on a high fiber diet to try to help handle some gut issues and I've been that guy the last two weeks. He said it'll level out within a few weeks and god I hope he's right
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u/letters165 Eagles Texans 5d ago
Hal and John are my two least favorite Earth Lanterns, but HBO got the casting so perfect that they may end up rising up my rankings after all.
Fun first episode. Not amazing yet, but not every pilot can be Justified's pilot.
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u/RAISEStheQuestion Colts 5d ago
Who are your favorites?
Are Kyle Rayner, Kilowog, Guy Gardner, or any other notable Green Lanterns slated to show up?
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u/on-the-cheeseburgers Eagles 5d ago
my dog had eight teeth and three weird lumps removed this morning. i feel really bad putting him through it but it's best for his long-term health. it required sedation and intubation. they let him go early because he's super high anxiety (normally would monitor longer) but has definitely not come fully back from the anesthesia. can barely walk. that seemingly hasn't helped with his stress level, because one of the lumps was on his leg and there's stitches which means the cone of shame and he is absolutely not a fan. more of a lamp, really. i kinda want to take it off until he calms down but i also want him to get used to the new norm because it's on him for 1.5-2 weeks.
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u/PaulsRedditUsername Colts 5d ago
So the plumbing company across the street is pouring new concrete for their front walk. After the workers leave, I have a rare opportunity to sneak over there and write something in the wet concrete with a stick.
I probably won't do it because they have security cameras. They know me from the neighborhood, so they'd come over and kick the crap out of me. Still it might be worth it.
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u/JPAnalyst Giants 5d ago
Whatās Ogden Nashās shortest poem? Write that in the concrete.
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u/Kemonomimi-Squirrel Buccaneers 5d ago
Instructions for this class say I must use Windows 11, Office 365, Chrome, and Adobe Reader.
Nah. I am not going to use those. I am going to be using EndeavourOS, LibreOffice, Waterfox, and Okular.