Posts posted by Rimbo
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1 hour ago, shadow_operative said:
no, it's not just you. it's you and every other CBB fan who likes to parrot false truths that you've heard without ever bothering to actually educate yourselves on the subject. and there's a whole bunch of you. plenty of people also believe that the earth is flat, and that the last US Presidential election was rigged. doesn't make it any less stupid or incorrect.
There's actually research behind this: The more you state something, the more it's believed to be true.
What's more, if you state theĀ negationĀ of something, people will forget the negation and strengthen the association with the positive statement.Ā The more you deny it, the more people will believe it, and those who believe it will believe itĀ moreĀ strongly.
The more you deny it, the more people will believe it, and those who believe it will believe itĀ moreĀ strongly.
For example, I could tell people that Craig James did NOT kill 5 hookers when he was at SMU. You might not know that Craig James was a football player at SMU in the 80s, where he allegedly murdered 5 hookers, but the allegation that Craig James killed 5 hookers at SMU is categorically false. That Craig James murdered 5 hookers while at SMU is a vicious lie made up by some message board miscreants. But the more I tell you that Craig James didn't murder 5 hookers while at SMU, the stronger your brain makes the association between Craig James and killing 5 hookers at SMU, even though I am doing nothing but telling you that the opposite of Craig James killing 5 hookers while at SMU is true. I admit I can't disprove that Craig James killed 5 hookers while at SMU, nor can I prove that EDSBS just made up the fact that Craig James killed 5 hookers while at SMU for some ulterior purpose. Also, the less you know about him, the stronger the statement that Craig James killed 5 hookers while at SMU becomes, even though I keep telling you it's false, to the point that years from now, all you'll remember about Craig James is that he killed 5 hookers while at SMU, even though I keep telling that Craig James did not kill 5 hookers while at SMU.
Your brain drops the "not" from the sentence, and all it remembers is that Craig James killed 5 hookers while he was at SMU.
Anyway.
Where was I?
Oh yeah... drunk posting on a Sunday afternoon, waiting for the Superb Owl to start.
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1 hour ago, MotownHorn said:If you Google "worst NCAA basketball tournament coach" a whole lot of links come up naming Rick Barnes.
But yeah, it's just me who thinks his teams almost always get worse as the season goes onĀ š"It's on Google; it must be true."Ā
Yeah, I can also Google and find lots of links showing that the universe was in fact created by the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Does that mean we should all convert to pastafarian? We should live in fear and awe of his noodly appendages?
Or, you know, you could pull out some actual data and see if it backs you up. @shadow_operativeĀ has already, so you've got some work cut out for you.
Oh, and, counterpoint: Barnes is only a worse tournament guy than Shaka because BarnesĀ actually made it to the tournament regularly.

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On 1/17/2022 at 9:34 PM, shadow_operative said:
the one thing that i'll never be able to explain is why Shaka Smart garnered so much good will from so many UT fans for 4, 5, or even all six years. motown is a perfect example. he's still hopelessly obsessed with rick barnes; his favorite team is whoever is playing against Tennessee. and yet he has *zero* animosity towards Shaka Smart. dude creams himself every time Tennessee loses (despite his name being motownHORN and Rick Barnes being the greatest coach in UT history by a mile), and yet he has zero negative feelings towards Shaka Smart. never says a word about him. and he's not alone. not by a long shot. it's a bewildering level of stupidity.
bitterwhiteguy has entered the battle!
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Just now, Texzilla58 said:
Watching this video, itās obvious Dallas doesnāt have half the brains required to pull a defense like this.
And they have amazing speed and endurance to be able to keep up with the kinds of WRs that they've shut down, too. But I don't think this is a "Dallas D are dumb" so much as "Bengals D are smart." It's a brilliant scheme executed by very intelligent and athletic players, most of whom you've never heard of.
The more I look at the Bengals, the more I wonder why the Rams are the favorites.
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30 minutes ago, Capt. Squints said:
Yeah, you got me on that one. I actually can't believe I'm defending Auburn.
I mean, if you're going to do that, you need to offer up better justification than "graduated the guy who got Steve Jobs' sloppy seconds" as evidence.
Maybe perhaps it's a better school than Alabama, but look at the academic trainings of the school whose site you're posting on currently, and know that's closer to our standard.
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I think Burrow will have a hard time with the Rams' DL. But if he can avoid from getting Colt McCoy'd in the title game, the Rams' secondary is suspect, and those WRs will have a field day.
Other thing I see in this video is that the Bengals can drop 8 and rush 3 and still protect against the run; their run fits are solid, and the LB's don't commit to their positions in the field until they see the QB drop back.
It's just an impressive, impressive defensive scheme. No big names, but everyone is very smart about where to go and when. It's fucking brilliant, it is. I mean, it made Mahomes and KC look like chumps for half a game.
Can't wait to watch what will happen. Rams have all the big names but man, Cincy is a damned good football team.
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So there I was, inside the amazing palace of the barbarian king of the jungle as his honored guest. Led to my chambers, outfitted with a huge bed, a fireplace, a large hot bath (we'd been traveling for weeks) and, of course, my very own chambermaid, wearing nothing but a skirt and an ivory necklace. Of course, she's not just there to help wash me, but to service any other needs that might arise. She helps me to undress, begins bathing me, head to foot. And now she's taking off her BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP
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the goddamn alarm goes off waking me up just as it was getting good
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1 hour ago, Aqua Buddha said:
Iāve never understood affairs for this reason. Ā Iāve never had one in the traditional sense but the logistics and work that goes along with a side piece is exhausting. Ā I dated two women at the same time once and it was a part time job in itās own right.
Pros are better and cheaper in the long run and they donāt show up at your house at 2 am drunk and throwing high heeled shoes at your bedroom window.
not with that attitude, they don't
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2 hours ago, texifornia said:
It wasn't until just now seeing this image that I truly appreciated the amazing job Stephen Tobolowsky did with this scene. The head snap, the boggled eyes, the commitment to the fall afterwards. Brilliant stuff.
Anyway... that was fun.
So any news on the new analyst guy, whatever his name is?
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1 minute ago, Theo Aquacates said:
Well, you keep fucking responding to me, egging me on. Maybe just ignore me like the rest of the SJW cucks.Ā
And you keep falling for it! You're the Charlie Brown to my Lucy Van Pelt. You keep trying to kick the ball, and I keep pulling it away. Every time. š¤£š¤£š¤£
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Why are NY Steaks suddenly cheap as hell
in Food and Travel
I got 2 massive bone-in NY steaks a couple weeks ago for $8/lb. Then I picked up 4 huge boneless NY steaks at $9/lb from Costco this weekend. Choice, not Prime, but still better than a kick in the ass. Oh, and here's the kicker:Ā I live in San Diego. This isn't Amarillo, where you get God's own cow for a buck; this is chicken country (Foster Farms FTW).
What the hell is going on? Like, literally everything else is expensive as fuck, massive increase in price, but suddenly NY Steaks are cheap as hell.
Still yummy.Ā burp