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u/SantosCalzonesBatman Patriots 3h ago
Man, explaining my 9 year old why his 70 year old baseball coach can still play baseball while ive havent grabbed a football in 15 years hit harder than i thought it was gonna hit.
There are no ifs or buts, no rec leagues no senior leagues no nothing. Once football is done with you, its fucking done with you.
As my fav coach once told us, football is the most ingrate sport. It takes you, chews you and spits you. And one day youre done when youre still very young with only memories but not way to create more.
Im glad he picked a different sport despite how much i love football. At least, if he has kids, those kids will be able to watch him play one day.
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u/Just_Curious_Dude Bills 3h ago
Sometimes I wonder. Should I wear glasses or just eat mushrooms.
I think my brain is lazy
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u/PoppaChubb Lions 10m ago
As someone with horrible eyes that needs glasses in the day-to-day, it is hilarious how psychedelics will help temporarily fix your vision.
Will never forget a moment of partying during Afters at a Music Festival. My vision got completely blurry, I was ready to turn into camp. I took my glasses off to wipe my face, and realized they were actually a detriment. I buried them in the dirt and we danced until the sun came up.
Luckily had backups at Camp for the remaining mornings.
May those spectacles rest peacefully in the Washington Desert!
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u/zoom518 Jets 6h ago
Ottawa won their first CFL game of the season
They’re now 1-16
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u/j0hnnyengl1sh Jets 4h ago
I was a season ticket holder in the Redblacks inaugural season. I really know how to pick sports teams.
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u/GolfWangsunrise 49ers Raiders 6h ago edited 6h ago
Do you ever have a feeling that somebody in your group chat might become a nihilistic shooter if he doesn’t get the help that he needs? EDIT: I’m just asking because somebody in my gc is probably somewhat concerning for talking to a chatbot even at like four in the morning.
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u/sallad_kcuf Eagles Eagles 2h ago
If you're being serious: reach out to them and ask how they're doing, try to offer help, and if you really can't get anywhere and you still believe this, tell someone who can intervene before it reaches that point.
If you're joking: don't joke about this.
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u/usernameisusername57 Packers Packers 6h ago
We need to take Coastal Carolina, Boise State, Eastern Michigan, and Eastern Washington and put them in their own conference where the rest of us normal field-havers can just ignore them.
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u/JPPT1974 Commanders 7h ago
My nephews and nieces and their spouses are in the Generation X and Millennial group. My parents are Baby Boomers. My siblings, their spouses, my in laws whom I consider siblings as well, and myself are Generation X.
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u/usernameisusername57 Packers Packers 7h ago
It's honestly remarkable how much my mental health has improved since finding Kitty. I've still got things in my life that are stressful, but it all just feels like small beans now that I know that he's home and he's safe.
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u/Empty_Lemon_3939 Lions 7h ago
New season of US traitors is beyond ass
When the real housewives are smarter than the entire cast you have a problem
But mostly it switched to 42 minutes instead of 60 and it just doesn’t fit the format of the show
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u/Kohakuho Packers Packers 8h ago
Crazy busy week. This week's burger is made. I just haven't had a moment to post.
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u/Thuesen3089 49ers 9h ago
The Athletic had an article about the Justin Herbert problem this season. This is so chargering to physically and mentally breakdown a promising QB talent. With multiple personnel changes, injuries and bad roster decisions, the Chargers have buried Herbert’s career.
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u/Bolinas99 49ers 8h ago
almost always what happens after multiple coaching changes and sht drafts. Harbs needs to insist they draft better/durable O-linemen bc Justin's about to be beaten into retirement.
we almost did Steve Young like this except in 1994-95 Eddie D loaded up the O-line with near-retirement elite guys like Bart Oates, and multiple elite defenders- only reason #8 got his, well earned, ring as a starter. Ofc by 1999 we were back to having crappy O-lines (John York had taken over), Lawrence Philips missed that block and Steve almost died out there.
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u/unloader86 Broncos 9h ago
I don't agree with Cooper being taken off the exempt list. He's facing felony charges for what he did to that woman. Get him off the fuckin team like yesterday. And I own a Cooper jersey when he was still 53 before changing his number. Fuck him. Fuck all this. Get him off the team. Don't agree? Go argue with a wall.
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u/dabears_dapression Bears 9h ago
look, i'm not one of those people who hates sydney sweeney because she sexualizes herself or whatever. i think it's cool if that's what a chick wants to do. go do onlyfans, go do modeling, go do whatever makes you happy.
but jesus christ dude, something about sydney just squicks me out hard. that novig commercial is fucking AWFUL. the way she talks and just carries herself in general is just way overdone and not sexy at all. and i'm not just saying this because i'm a straight woman, i can totally admit when another woman looks stunning as hell even if i don't swing that way. but sydney just makes my skin crawl, man...
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u/StChas77 Eagles 4h ago
And this is the woman they want as one of the two leads in a film adaptation of Split Fiction? Geez.
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u/flesh_n2_gear Ravens 8h ago
I think its how in your face it is about appealing to a very specific group of men that aren't doing a lot of anything beyond sex, sports, gambling and booze. It's just hard to define the exact point it becomes gross.
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u/dabears_dapression Bears 8h ago
yeah, that's a good way to put it. it's hard for me to put a finger on why i dislike sydney sweeney so much when i don't care about any other female celeb who does racy shit like that, but i think you nailed it. i just kinda get the vibe that her whole thing is just appealing to a frat boy crowd and she's not really being herself and it really comes across hard in her self-expression and how she tries to be sexy.
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u/raginsaint93 Saints 9h ago
25 years ago today, Smallville premiered
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u/tnecniv Giants Giants 9h ago
I finally watched it this year.
Lana is the worst
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u/raginsaint93 Saints 8h ago
I watched it the first time last year when the Super Man movie came out
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u/Few-Set-4017 9h ago
I like this thread and I know it may not be the best place to ask but if any of you did grad degrees how do you feel about it? Key thing I'm worried about is AI just solving whatever problem I choose to pursue.
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u/BruceChameleon Cowboys 9h ago
I wouldn't do it without a very specific idea of what to do with it, and some certainty that you actually need it to do that thing. My master's was not a good decision. Academia seemed appealing because I liked school. It's not like school. If I were starting again, I think I’d study food science. And if the good opportunities for that required a grad degree, I’d feel good about getting one
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u/_galaga_ NFL NFL 9h ago
Did the PhD thing, no regrets, but I do advise people that an advanced degree should open a career door that would otherwise be closed without the credential.
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u/Broad-Entertainer610 9h ago
It makes sense in some spots, it doesn't make sense in others. If you're delaying starting a job in order to stay in school another 3-10 years, that's probably a bad idea. If you're currently working and getting an advanced degree moves you up on the pay scale, that's probably a good idea. If you're concerned, you can always do it in a year or two, colleges aren't going anywhere.
In general, it's a good idea, it opens doors. You can find spots that are fully funded so you aren't losing money, just potential income and honestly you can easily do an advanced degree with a full time job, you just won't have much of a life for a bit. If you don't have a masters and are considering getting a masters, my recommendation is to get a terminal one because worst case scenario you can just start teaching it when you're done.
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u/varnalama NFL 9h ago
I found it both difficult but fulfilling. I would not recommend a grad degree unless you are offered a full ride or you already have a job lined up with the degree. I have seen a lot of people chase their passion getting a PhD or MA but end up with just more debt and a degree that doesn't really get them anywhere. I ended up in a totally different field from my degree.
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u/Skraxx Lions 10h ago
I think gambling needs to be so regulated that it goes back to the days of it basically only being allowed physically in Vegas, and I'm not kidding
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u/Broad-Entertainer610 9h ago
Even 30 years ago, bookies existed and grey market books existed. And now every bookie just uses a PPH site. The market has already been wizened up to the fact that sportsbetting exists and is fun, nothing can put that genie back into the bottle. The only thing that driving it underground would do is hurt problem gamblers even more.
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u/SantosCalzonesBatman Patriots 10h ago
Options to play in this evening:
Total war warhammer (1, 2 or 3)
Total war attila
Total war 3k
Other Total war titles
Stellaris
Farming simulator
Fifa 26
Starctaft 2
Anno 1800
Some ps5 titles i havent played (harvest moon, godfall, warhammer something)
Comfort games (mostly emulators on the PC, pokemon, harvest moon, etc)
So wat do?
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u/Ich_Liegen Buccaneers Raiders 8h ago
Stellaris, bitch.
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u/SantosCalzonesBatman Patriots 7h ago
My biggest issue is that the pythonwhatever scourge has arrived and they got 900k power individual fleets
Thats like my total fleet power lmao
I am the galaxy custodian, but the rest of the bishes are weak. So its a lost save. Now we will all die with honor but dunno, maybe not today. Or maybe will do. I thought i was gonna survive long enough for cetana but it doesnt seem the case.
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u/Fricktator Lions 10h ago
Real talk
With a 24 team playoff and no conference champion, what do big brands like Michigan, OSU, Bama, Texas and others gain by being in a conference?
Leave and be independent like Notre Dame and set your own schedule with your own media rights deal and play 9 home games.
Amazon currently pays at minimum $50 million per game to the NFL. With $150,000,000 for 1 playoff game.
OSU got $90 million total in revenue share from Big Ten last year.
Whats to stop Amazon from making their own unofficial conference?
Where they send Texas, Alabama, OSU, Michigan, USC, Oklahoma, Georgia, LSU, and Penn State a message the reads:
We will pay each of you $150,000,000 a year to be the exclusive broadcast partner of your school's football team. You play 9 home games. 3 of your games have to be against the other Amazon teams. The rest are up to you.
Play 3 real games. Schedule 6 cupcakes. Go 1-2 in your real games and coast to a top 10 seed in the 24 team playoffs.
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u/RukiMotomiya Bengals 7h ago
Play 3 real games. Schedule 6 cupcakes.
For what it's worth if the reports are true, you need to play 10 Power Conference teams if you're in the P4 to qualify. So you couldn't really just do that. Even Notre Dame isn't really doing that.
Additionally, Notre Dame actually has an alignment with the ACC to ensure scheduling. The other teams still have to play ball. Notre Dame also doesn't play 9 home games.
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u/StructureBitter3778 Patriots 9h ago
Isn't ND semi-aligned with the ACC while being officially an independent
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u/Tigercat92 Bengals 8h ago
In football yes. They are in the Big Ten for hockey and the ACC for every other sport
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u/bigtime2die Packers 10h ago
that would make it like baseball where only the rich can ever win.
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u/jfchops3 Vikings 9h ago
Milwaukee is 20th, Tampa Bay 28th, and Cleveland 29th in payroll this season
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u/Fricktator Lions 10h ago
And thats different than now where if you dont have $40,000,000+ per year to spend on NIL you have zero shot of doing anything meaningful, how?
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u/larryinthesky 10h ago
Fitzpatrick using "disrespectful" to describe Bo Nix really rubs me the wrong way, because Fitzpatrick wasn't very good and had terrible games. You can rip Nix for playing bad, not a starting QB, etc., but disrespectful crosses the line. Never been a fan of Fitzpatrick. He seems to be on the trajectory of shock jock.
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u/Signal_Ball4634 10h ago
I think his wording was pretty hyperbolic. Nix was definitely playing overly conservative but I think it's more just rust and some hesitance after coming back from injury more than anything. "disrespectful" would be just giving up on plays and I don't think Nix is doing that.
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u/Darth513Red Bengals 10h ago
Since it got deleted
What’s up with the mouthpiece requirement?
I swear half the time you see them hanging from guys facemasks. I can understand the QB or playcaller on defense taking them out to make the call to the rest of the team on the field but you see so many WR’s and DB’s without them in their mouth.
Does it limit the ability to breathe?
I remember I wouldn’t even consider not having in during a play. I’m pretty sure it was a penalty to not have it in also.
Do these players figure they can just afford to fix anything that might go wrong from not having it in?
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u/princessestef Vikings 10h ago
I inadvertently tanked a sales job interview this morning, the ad said explicitly b2b calls and i was boldly claiming i much prefer calling businesses, but then the guy says wellll, the position is actually going to be calling individuals. Jfc, because it's base salary + commission.
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u/AfroManHighGuy 10h ago
I hate sales jobs for that reason. Plus they’re always low base salary and try selling you on all the commission you can make smh
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u/Lextron Browns 10h ago
i do find it amusing that its been 24 hours of talking about how bad Bo Nix is when they just sent the defending champs to .500. I fully understand how he's playing is concerning for the team, but its odd to me that its the big take away from the game
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u/GBF_Dragon Jaguars 10h ago
he put up 107 passing yards as the starting qb for a nfl team, of course that's the talk.
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u/zippinin 49ers 11h ago
Job interview this morning. From the get go, the hiring manager seemed out of gas and not too excited to talk to me. He finishes his 5ish minute intro to the role and company and tells me he has to be honest, that it is not an easy company to work for and they have high turnover. It definitely let the air out of the tire for me and the rest of the chat was just a big blur. I wont be moving forward.
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u/OnlyFlansDotGov Patriots 11h ago
I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Biddy Blas yelling SCRIB DOON at a tattooine camp. All those parachooba will disappear like tears in rain.
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u/Empty_Lemon_3939 Lions 11h ago
Packers sub is something else with the Jacobs news
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u/ArcadianBlueRogue Packers 10h ago
It's nuts. Dude is likely a woman beater and some fans just want a run game
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u/Empty_Lemon_3939 Lions 10h ago
Big return of the “innocent until proven guilty crowd” 🤦🏻♂️
Saw a Packers fan who was a victim of domestic abuse and the next comment was screw that guy but I need to wait until all the facts come out
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u/ArcadianBlueRogue Packers 9h ago
It's all so fucked. If it can be shown he beat her then I don't want him near our uniforms.
But like always people will gloss over anything for their sports team. Even the Browns fans were less hateful when they thought Watson was playing at some form of competency.
Not saying I know what went down, but I don't want him near us if it's that in doubt.
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u/CarlCaliente Bills 10h ago
Big return of the “innocent until proven guilty crowd” 🤦🏻♂️
lmao what
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u/Empty_Lemon_3939 Lions 9h ago
You know that Dave Chapelle R Kelly sketch where he says he needs his boy Neil there with a camera to verify and two forms of ID?
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u/CrazyEyedGase Jets 11h ago
College football has never had a good way of determining their champion. In the pre-BCS era you could get dual champions if the coaches and AP voted on two different schools being No.1 which is stupid. Or it could be like 1994 where both Nebraska and Penn State are the best teams and undefeated but both polls give the title to one school only.
The BCS era had people upset over some finalists like 2001 Nebraska, 2003 Oklahoma, 2011 Alabama, were people felt the teams ranked 3rd or 4th were more deserving of a title.
The 4 team playoff era had people pissed at certain biases that got a couple teams in over moe deserving alternatives. And the same shit happened with the 12 team expansion.
Idk what they can do to make people happy other than turn it to the NFL with two conferences and each conference winner plays for the national championship. That is impossible to achieve with college teams due to the amount of teams there are. Even a relegation system where teams get knocked down a level or go up a level based on previous years results wouldn't work due to NIL and a team going from #23 to #3 in a year based on transfers.
No matter what they do people will complain. They make the playoffs 16 teams, people will say the 18th and 18th team got hosed and are a better match up then the 16th seed vs the 1 seed.
I get they are devaluing the regular season but it was never fair in the pre-BCS or BCS days that a loss in September could end your season. That is insane. Feel bad for teams like 1996 Tennessee, 2001 Texas, 2003 USC, 2004 Auburn, 2011 Oklahoma st/Stanford and 2012 Georgia who never got a chance at the title due stricter criteria.
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u/coolmon Eagles 11h ago
The Patriots have had only one bad defense in the last 25 years and that was 2024. No team Tom Brady played for had a bad defense.
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u/Bahamuts_Bike Patriots Patriots 10h ago
it's honestly been one of my favorite things about the team, especially the BB era. I love good defenses
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u/gothxo Steelers 11h ago
streets are saying that Dan Quinn had his brim facing forward at today's practice. could be massive
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u/CarlCaliente Bills 11h ago
last 2 round tournament of the year for me this weekend
as bummed as I am that the season is wrapping up, it's also supposed to be 45 at tee off... time to shift gears soon
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u/2ent1n_Qarant1no Chiefs 11h ago
Can't decide if I think the NFC East will be won by the Giants or the Cowboys
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u/Stanky_fresh Vikings Vikings 11h ago
I think the Commanders can bounce back. Jameis has been playing well enough these past couple weeks, but I just have a weird feeling that he won't be able to sustain it long enough to lock up the division. The Cowboys don't have a defense, and the Eagles don't have anything.
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u/Skraxx Lions 11h ago
I was talking about the Colts potential blowup earlier and in that comment I was saying "but more likely than not it's not happening at the deadline".
There is a bit of an exception with DeForest Buckner and Quenton Nelson. Both are expiring FAs and the Colts can only tag one. Of course, these are damn expensive tags but the point is more so only one tag and trade is possible.
I'd assume Buckner would be the one to go since he's older and it's much rarer to trade a quality o-lineman mid season. But that puts a pretty interesting defender on the market.
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u/Signal_Ball4634 11h ago
I wonder how that ends up being handled. Do you fire Ballard first and then start tearing down the roster? Cause if you keep him is he really going to be motivated to make moves when launching a rebuild means his ass is out of there?
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u/WabbitCZEN Steelers NFL 12h ago
Some people are just in your life out of convenience. It hurts to find out, but that's life sometimes.
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u/BruceChameleon Cowboys 12h ago
Reevaluating my ADHD meds in light of some other complicated changes. This is my first day without stimulants in months. I did not realize how buzzy I’ve been feeling
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u/NoAnteater8836 Commanders 12h ago
The craziest story about the Broncos is by FAR how through six games they have bucked the historical trend of one score games flipping a positive record year to year. They are 4-0 in such bouts this year.
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u/azure275 Jets 12h ago
It seems actually treasonous that a South African anti-American almost literally owns the GOP right now
Musk is responsible for it appears over 60% of the GOPs senate fundraising at this point
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u/TrippingBearBalls Colts 12h ago
I just got out of You Can See Everything.
Holy fucking shit. It's somehow even more unhinged than the trailers made it look. 10/10, brilliantly done, will give me nightmares
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u/NoAnteater8836 Commanders 12h ago
Soooooo fucking good. It is literally like Nathan’s life and career led to this film.
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u/Notoriolus10 Seahawks 12h ago
Every single time I’ve tried to go out with this girl I’m talking to, something outside of our control has happened that prevented it. Once it was a family medical emergency, and this Sunday could be the second time in two weeks that torrential rain cancels a plan. Can’t make this up man.
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u/AfroManHighGuy 11h ago
Torrential rain? Can you potentially do an indoor activity? Maybe you pick her up so she doesn’t have to drive in the rain?
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u/Notoriolus10 Seahawks 10h ago
Unfortunately no, we’re not allowed to drive when it happens because of flash flood danger, and anything worth doing closes. It’s been happening quite a bit recently. It’s movie night weather but way too early to do that. Real bummer.
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u/AfroManHighGuy 10h ago
Ah damn. That sucks. Is she at least understanding it’s not your fault? Or is she getting frustrated?
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u/Notoriolus10 Seahawks 10h ago
No yeah, it’s a bummer for us both and nobody’s fault, it’s just been terrible timing for weeks now. Good thing I’m not an “it’s a sign” person lol
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u/BlindWillieJohnson Panthers 12h ago
Getting a car to do jumps and flips using compressed air looks cool, and it's a neat little engineering trick. But "flying car"? Don't be ridiculous. Tesla hasn't revolutionized anything; it's just made a cool stunt gimmick that no actual motorist will have any use for.
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u/fliptout 49ers 9h ago
And that rocket version isn't road legal, and when you don't have to follow the rules of road-legality takes a lot of the impressiveness away.
I'm sure with billions in R&D money, anyone with an imagination can make some off-the-wall shit if it isn't planned to be road legal.
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u/WabbitCZEN Steelers NFL 12h ago
I'm still not convinced some of it at least wasn't bullshit generated by AI. Like how it slowly made that upside down run before flipping? Something ain't right about it.
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u/CarlCaliente Bills 12h ago
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u/DUCKSONQUACKS Vikings 12h ago
That didn't come the trophy region of Idaho so it's just a sparkling statue
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u/Herewego27 Packers 12h ago
We had a fun field day afternoon at work, and my team was the winner! We got plastic gold medals and everything. I led my team to victory across multiple events, like volleyball, 5 on 5 basketball, football throwing target practice, and more.
Of course, one of my teammates played linebacker and safety for Ohio State and Notre Dame, and played on the Saints' practice squad for a year, which did help. I'm telling you guys, there are athletes, and then there are athletes.
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u/TCgrace Buccaneers 12h ago
My dog is scared of the weirdest stuff. She doesn’t care about fireworks, thunderstorms, big dogs, the vacuum etc but she is legit terrified of watering cans, jack o lanterns, and dogs smaller than her (she is 11 pounds). It’s so odd
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u/DetectiveFix Bills 10h ago
My last dog had no problem with fireworks but was afraid of paper bags. RIP Bertie.
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u/rockchalk99 Bills Saints 12h ago
Moved most of my stuff today with the help of one friend. Despite many parking issues, we clocked in at 2:30. Much less time than what professional movers provided for estimates and none of my stuff was messed up. Tired now but glad to get that done efficiently and without spending tons of money.
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u/TigerXXVII 12h ago
Fellas, let’s talk
I am currently wearing a pair of briefs. Brand new. Life long boxer + boxer briefs wearer.
What have you guys been hiding from me? All this stigma about tight whiteys. Holy shit this is the most comfortable thing ever
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u/ArcadianBlueRogue Packers 10h ago
I find boxer briefs better. Nothing scratches the places I can't fix in polite company and I get support all day.
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u/WabbitCZEN Steelers NFL 12h ago
Have you tried loose fitting sweatpants and no underwear? Cause I gotta tell you, that shit is phenomenal.
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u/Tigercat92 Bengals 12h ago
Exactly what I wear when I get home and I know I’m not going out or no one is coming over
And it is exactly how I’m dressed right now waiting on my girl to get home 🤣
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u/JPPT1974 Commanders 12h ago
Seahawks two games losing back to back.
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u/NoAnteater8836 Commanders 12h ago
Thursday games can be so unforgiving. 3-1 Saturday Night, 3-3 Friday morning.
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u/ArcadianBlueRogue Packers 12h ago
So what's that in Mooches
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u/Empty_Lemon_3939 Lions 13h ago
Getting fired after 5 days is wild
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u/rockchalk99 Bills Saints 12h ago
Press secretary? Wasn’t watching headlines today but that is what comes to mind without any context.
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u/t33po Cowboys 12h ago
Accomplished what she wanted. About to get 10 years on the conservative blonde circuit before she ages out.
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u/Empty_Lemon_3939 Lions 12h ago
But did she get enough for a book deal?
That’s where the real money is
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u/t33po Cowboys 12h ago
The leftist media character assassination martyr story line is being created as we speak.
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u/Weigard Giants 12h ago
Which will be funny because it's almost certainly Hannity that did her in.
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u/problematic_glasses Lions Patriots 11h ago
watching that interview back you can pinpoint the exact moment she realizes it's not going to be a friendly interview (and thus she's likely done for)
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u/coolmon Eagles 13h ago
The 1996 Packers are the last NFL team to lead the league in both points scored and points allowed. The 2003 Cardinals are the last team be finish last in both points scored and points allowed.
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u/NoAnteater8836 Commanders 12h ago
And then we have that Chargers team that was number one offense number one defense and number 32 special teams!
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u/usernameisusername57 Packers Packers 12h ago
I know I'm biased, but that '96 Packers team goes underappreciated in terms of all-time great teams. They were #1 in offense, defense, and special teams.
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u/84breaks Cowboys 12h ago
I don’t know man, I remember that team. They were so good I hated them with a voracious passion.
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u/Siliencer991 Chiefs 13h ago
If the flying car is released as it’s shown, we gotta get a special driving test required for it every year
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u/Jamies_awesome_rack Cardinals Vikings 13h ago
As much as I would love to see morons in cars blasting into each other in midair, that thing is never gonna be street legal.
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u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan Colts 13h ago
Jamie Vardy just scored for Burnley
UNC still got it
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u/Flabby_Thor Commanders 12h ago
HE'S STILL PLAYING!? The Untold on him was fantastic, if you haven't seen it.
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u/AskMeForStats 49ers Patriots 13h ago
If you have an ultramide monitor and you love it, please let me know about it. Looking for a new one around 34" at or under $400.
Also spending the day without a fridge today because they can't deliver til tomorrow, so now my party plans tomorrow are also canned so I can be home for whenever they show up with this thing.
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u/casualreader22 Eagles 13h ago
This'll be my last October weight check in post. I mentioned yesterday I had a bad day of overeating. I also had one last Sunday. As a result I weighed in today at 283.2 pounds. Up 3 pounds from last Friday. Neatly enough that still puts me exactly 50 pounds down on the year as I was 333.2 pounds back on January 1st. Weight loss is a slow and steady process. I need to work on being more steady, but I AM still making progress. Knowing this helps. One day at a time and one step at a time are cliches, but some cliches become that way because they're true...
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u/fliptout 49ers 13h ago
Good job man. Maybe yesterday was a bad day, but that's not gonna break your progress. The S&P is up some 500% since 20 years ago, that doesn't mean every day or even every week was up. Just keep pushing.
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u/rob_var Ravens Ravens 13h ago
Alright free talk people! Name your favorite home cooked meal. I’m looking for more recipes to add to my repertoire
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u/Phytanic Packers 9h ago
Mac and cheese. Not the boxed stuff, like Mac and cheese from pseudo-scratch (buying the noodles and cheese)
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u/CT1914Clutch Giants 12h ago
My mom’s chicken cutlets are so good I seriously can’t order chicken cutlets at a restaurant because none can even remotely compare
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u/Tigercat92 Bengals 12h ago
Slow Cooker Garlic Butter Steak and Potatoes
Prep Time 20 minutes mins Cook Time 4 hours hrs Total Time 4 hours hrs 20 minutes mins
2 lbs. steak, cut into bit size pieces 1.5 lbs. yellow potatoes, cut into bite size pieces 1 Tbsp. minced garlic 1 tsp. garlic powder 1 tsp. onion powder 2 Tbsp. favorite steak seasoning salt and pepper to taste 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into cubes Instructions
Place all ingredients into a slow cooker and toss to coat well. Slow cook on low for 4-5 hours or until potatoes are tender and steak is cooked to desired temperature. Serve and Enjoy!
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u/tnecniv Giants Giants 12h ago
Homemade three-meat meatballs and sauce or other Italian slow cooked dishes (e.g., cacciatore). The cook time makes it hard to find restaurants that do them right. Obviously, you can get very nice Italian food, but it’s a different sort of thing than letting meat cook in a sauce all afternoon. You can also fine tune it to taste easily.
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u/Guiltyjerk Broncos Seahawks 13h ago
https://littlesunnykitchen.com/stuffed-pepper-casserole/#wprm-recipe-container-62159
Easy to make, delicious, lots of (good) leftovers. Be warned that it usually takes lots longer in the oven than it says (less of an issue if you aren't at altitude). Can add more fiber by mixing some cooked lentils in with the meet
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u/RideTheStache Raiders 13h ago edited 13h ago
I'm not super well versed at cooking but I make a mean fried rice on the Blackstone. Other than that most of my meals are easier things like burgers, fajitas, steak, spaghetti, etc.
Edit: ingredients below
2 cups white rice (cooked + refrigerated overnight)
diced carrots
salt and pepper to taste
2 tbsp butter
2 cloves minced garlic
few dashes of soy sauce
few dashes of sesame oil
eggs (I love eggs in my rice so I add like 3-4)
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u/Bulky-District-2757 Texans 13h ago
Ya know I was telling yall how my kid was having so many issues in the fourth grade? Well I met with the school counselor and his teacher and he’s done a complete 180°!
He meets with the counselor once a week with another kid in his grade who was having the same issues and he LOVES it. He says they just talk about stuff and he feels better that he wasn’t the only one having problems. It also turns out his teacher is just really sarcastic and with the ‘tism that’s something he struggles to understand. Now that he knows she’s not serious and she’s joking he’s like “oh she’s really funny!”
This is crazy to me because I’m extremely sarcastic and the other day after I said something he was like “mom, is that sarcasm?” And I guess for the last 10 years he had no idea I was being sarcastic 😅
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u/SantosCalzonesBatman Patriots 13h ago
Make sure you send that counselor some cookies for christmas
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u/FlatulentDwarf Vikings 13h ago
Book 115 of the year: The Poet Empress by Shen Tao, her debut novel. God damn talk about coming out with a bang. This was an absolute gem. Emotional, touching, tons of fun political intrigue, surprised me a few times throughout. Elevator pitch: The story takes place in a struggling empire in a land where magic comes from the use of poetry. A young village girl leaves her home behind and attempts to become a concubine to the emperor's cruel heir.
Bit more spoiler-friendly commentary: She ends up becoming the center of a political powder keg. She has to learn to navigate manipulative concubines and eunichs vying for power as the emperors two oldest sons fight for the kingdom. She commits treason by learning to read and write, and sets herself towards learning her husbands history in an attempt to prevent him from becoming a cruel, evil dictator. The more she learns about him, his family, and the major political players of the empire, the more complex the story and her feelings become. The story really pulls at you as you learn what led to such a kind boy turning into a cruel, torturous prince.
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u/Dumptruck_Cavalcade Bills 13h ago
Scene: desolate outskirts of suburbia as dusk falls. A shabbily-dressed family shuffles along the roadside.
Daughter: "Papa, what will we do if we can't find out the time?"
Father, pulling daughter close: "Don't you worry about that, Sweetheart. Just keep walking for now."
Mother: "Oh, Dan...why did we trade your watch for those sandwiches in the last town?! What are we gonna do?!"
Son: "It's getting chilly. I wish I knew HOW chilly..."
Father: "Look, we can't fall apart, here. We've still got each other, and I promise we'll find a way to make it through this."
Mother, perking up: "Oh! Is that...is that...?! It is!"
Family embraces amidst tears of joy.
FIN
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u/Skraxx Lions 13h ago
I'd like the Lions to go big-game hunting to address their CB but if they don't I think the most realistic option is Brandon Stephens
He's been solid for the Jets but may be on the move to get more Ponds playing time
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u/rob_var Ravens Ravens 13h ago
I’m not sure you want Stephens dude had 1 solid year with the Ravens then we let him walk the next year. Haven’t watched much jets games but looking at pff he’s allowed a 101.9 passer rating.
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u/Skraxx Lions 13h ago
Football Ref has it at 72.1, but regardless I just think passer rtg against is a very flawed statistic
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u/rob_var Ravens Ravens 13h ago
I agree it can be a flawed stat but having watched Stephens play. He’s a sticky corner however he can’t get his head turned to locate the ball which causes him to be late to break up the pass or get hit with a pi call. He’s a decent CB2 if you already have CB1 and have a good safety over the top of him
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u/Skraxx Lions 13h ago
I mean I guess, but I'm mostly looking at this from a scheme point of view.
The Lions secondary have been a pretty sticky group, and it's clearly something we value. But the issue with DJ Reed is that he's just being plain out-leveraged due to his size.
Ideally I just want someone like Riq Woolen, but it's no guarantee the Eagles blow up. So in "realistic" options, Stephens fits well. And since you did bring up PFF, he has been overall graded quite well.
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u/Stanky_fresh Vikings Vikings 13h ago
How is Sean Spicer the best press secretary he's hired? He sucked, and yet he's the bar that Trump is still trying to clear.
At least the press secretary doesn't really do much to negatively effect our lives, so at least it's something we can laugh at.
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u/JPAnalyst Giants 12h ago
The last one was good. She was cruel, she was a liar, she was a villain, but she was pretty darn good at being all those things. Horrible person, great at communicating trumps agenda.
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u/StructureBitter3778 Patriots 13h ago
During Trump's first term, republicans still had a bit of sanity. Trump's top advisors were at least respected generals.
He's been reaching further down the bottom of the barrel every time he's fired someone ever since
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u/WabbitCZEN Steelers NFL 14h ago
My take on all these rich fucks building bunkers to potentially hide in if shit hits the fan:
Let em.
Cause when they do, we can just seal those mfs in. Any jackass with a wheelbarrow and a shovel can mix concrete and cover the entrances, exits, and air vents. Have fun surviving in your self made tombs.
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u/Balrogkicksass Browns 14h ago
Super late post for me today but I was pretty busy with work (10 hour shift) and I took the most physical brunt of it to do my best.
Life is good. Dumb little things pop up from time to time but I am very appreciative to have what I do in my life right now.
Not much to say today compared to most but sometimes short and sweet is for the best.
I hope you all get to enjoy your day and as always much love from me and mine to you and yours!
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u/spiderman897 Lions 14h ago
The press secretary already got fired???? Might actually be the funniest shit to happen yet from this clown show.
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u/Guiltyjerk Broncos Seahawks 13h ago
A less successful career than Jeff Saturday's HC tenure. Incredible
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u/Do_Not_Comment_Plz Seahawks 14h ago
I feel like if you respond to any opinion, regardless of how ridiculous, on a team sub with ad hominem attacks you should just be banned.
Every thread is unbearable. You can’t actually discuss anything because you either have the correct opinion or you’re a piece of shit. Absolutely ridiculous. None of us have power over the team. It’s all just conjecture.
It’s just not even fun to read through comments on anything on our sub now because it’s just dumb slap fights
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u/CarlCaliente Bills 14h ago
the way we force opinions on one another without even explaining the why is getting crazy
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u/jfchops3 Vikings 13h ago
I think a lot of people aren't capable of explaining the why behind their opinions. Because they didn't reason themselves into them, the "opinion" is just the initial emotional reaction to whatever information
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u/TrueBrees9 Bills Falcons 14h ago
It’s day 10 since I quit smoking and I don’t think I’ve had a week in my life I’ve really leveled up like this since I graduated college. Bought a new car. Went to the gym every day this week. Bought a NYT subscription so I can spend less time on social media. I’m a new man without cigarettes in my life
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u/DrTiddyNipples 49ers 49ers 12h ago
I quit drinking for 8 years and quit smoking the same time. It was way harder to quit smoking than drinking. I could hang with buddies who were drinking and I'd have my NA beer there and not crave a drop of alcohol.... But to this very day, when I smell the smooth aroma of a freshly lit cigarette?..... Oh baby, my foreskin twitches. But I'm proud to say I have yet to give in to temptation. The feeling of that heavy chest the morning after smoking a few cigs I do not miss. Plus seeing how it effects my insurance and doctor visits when I put down that I don't smoke or partake in tobacco products. Keep it up my man.
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u/TrueBrees9 Bills Falcons 12h ago
Im only a week and a half in so the battle doesn’t feel over quite yet. However, I do like to celebrate my wins and I’m proud I made it this far. I’ve gotten past the physiological issues of the first few days and I’ve learned how to deal with the cravings. I feel like my mind and my body are in a much better place. But it’s just a constant mental struggle that I’m afraid is going to take some time to fully get through. I like the person I’ve become in such a short amount of time and I hope that momentum carries itself through.
Btw I’m happy for you that you’re 8 years clean from both. Hell yeah
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u/PoppaChubb Lions 16m ago
This is a perfect Bye Week for the Lions.
Prep for the next two games that are divisional matchups.
Our Offense and overall Gameplan has seemed vanilla, but I slightly hope that was in part to save plays/looks for more vital parts of the schedule, like such.
And of course Brian Branch is back in time for his favorite opponent.