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Nice Guy Eddie

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  1. 22 hours ago, BamaATL said:

    Even if you for some strange reason like Ted Cruz, why the fuck would you want a picture of the Derby winner with his autograph?  

    That's like having Patrick Stewart signing a Yankees poster.  

    Sir Patrick - can you sign my 2011 Derek Jeter baseball card?

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  2. Sounds like Parker is floating her name out there just in case Hidalgo receives a Biden Admin appointment. Parker would want everyone to immediately turn to her in that scenario since there is a rumor she's interested.

    This PR stunt costs her nothing other than perhaps potential embarrassment if it falls flat in Dem circles.

  3. 3 hours ago, conVINCEd said:

    Apple Watches here as well.  It really doesn’t matter until they are living alone.  Grandma fell and broke her hip 6 months after grandpa died.  In a senior living facility and she laid on the bathroom floor for over a day before someone checked on her because she missed multiple meals.  Died of pneumonia a month later in a rehab facility.  The watch makes them feel young and hip.  The necklace/lanyard thing makes them feel old.

    Crazy that no one checked on her for a day. 

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  4. The Buffs went 1-8 in conference the year before Deion and then he repeated that pathetic record. Deion has excuses why he couldn't win in the Pac12 but I'm sure the previous coach had his excuses as well.

    This season will be about positioning Shedeur for the Heisman/high draft pick. Winning will be secondary and I hope Buff fans are ok with that.

     

  5. Tesla is recoverable but it doesn’t appear that Elon is taking 1 step to do so. He refuses to acknowledge that his actions are the reason for the downfall.

    A few years ago I had decided that my next vehicle would be a Tesla. Now there is a zero chance that I would buy one. I don’t trust that Elon doesn’t have the ability to remotely kill any Tesla just because he gets mad at 3am. And I don’t mean kill my hypothetical Tesla but all teslas.

  6. 9 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

    https://www.kxan.com/news/over-600-ut-austin-faculty-sign-letter-of-no-confidence-in-president-hartzell/

    Their demands:

    • Criminal charges be dropped against students and others
    • Students not face disciplinary action at UT for the protest
    • The university respects the First Amendment free speech rights of students and faculty

     

    ridiculous giving blanket immunity for anyone protesting. It should be a case by case basis. Even if you’re free to do something, like protest, it doesn’t mean that you’re free of consequences. And if the protestors are not willing to face and accept disciplinary actions, I question their conviction on this issue anyway.

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  7. 4 hours ago, Frank Drebin said:

    "Real" journalists suck as much or more.  They are nothing more than propagandists.

    That's a real deep take. I'm sure your 10 second clips from an unknown social media user have educated you on the media.

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  8. I was thinking about Abbott and his governing style. At one point, I do think that Abbott had the ability to search for some consensus and/or find nuanced solutions. However he's completely pivoted to hammering home whatever his extreme supporters want. They don't want (new) Mexicans in the state, he sends state military to the border. They want vouchers, he's actively purging the GOP of non-voucher supporting politicians. UT has people/students protesting Israel, send in the riot police.

    Perhaps his governing policy was like this earlier than I imagine, but Jade Helm 15 really sent him over the deep end. Whether Abbott believed in the conspiracy theories or not, he then realized the benefits of pandering to the far right.

    IF Abbott decided to find a softer touch or look for consensus before acting, I have to assume that his base would turn against him for being weak. He's now set a course and cannot pivot for any issue.

  9. Since the UK election has to happen by next January, I would think the Tories don’t want to even remotely get wrapped up in anything related to Trump in terms of both being conservatives. At least on paper. The Tories may be resigned to knowing they will lose the majority but hope to keep some close races.

  10. 30 minutes ago, LCHorn said:

    Yes, but why does HE care so much about that?  This is why lazy story tellers always resort to tragic backstories in order to show a character arc. For example, “King Philip’s men burned down my village and and my wife and children were among the casualties.   I will not rest until every buggering Catholic meets their end.”  
     

    I think they needed to re-emphasize that hate near the end to make the abandonment of it feel like character growth.  
     

    I’m picking nits, though-it’s all there in the first couple of episodes.  

    This version of the Shogun definitely downplayed the hatred between Protestants and Catholics and between Portuguese and Dutch/English. In the book, the Portuguese were scared to death about Blackthorne and his ship going after the annual Black Ship. Not to mention that they captured Blackthorne at one point and were going to burn him at the stake as a heretic. I’m unsure that viewer today would have fully caught onto that story line.

    but I also understood this version was designed to focus more on toranaga and not as much on Blackthorne. Overall I liked this series and I have no doubt that any fan of the book can find reasons where any tv adaptation falls short.

  11. 1 minute ago, Sawbonz said:

    They will be picked on 2 criteria:

    people who will never tell him no

    people who can suggest fucked up policies he hasn’t thought of himself 

    If the trump wins, the only people who can work for the federal govt are people who pledge their loyalty towards Trump. This will go beyond the cabinet. I seriously believe that it will be anyone who has decision power in the federal govt.  sure, a mail carrier won’t have to make a pledge but any mgmt level will.

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  12. Wasn’t a fan of the last episode. Might be worth a second viewing to reevaluate but I won’t be in a rush. Context: I’ve read the book a dozen times.

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  13. 1 hour ago, SimonBolivar said:

    One of my best childhood friends fits this thread perfectly and I've watched his journey into being a 34 year old virgin. 

     

    1.) He was overweight as a kid so he get zero attention from girls and he had zero confidence

    2.) Continued being overweight in high school and focused on playing football (OL of course) so much that he never went to prom or on a date

    3.) Got hung up on a girl in college that is way out of hi league and never moved on until graduation

    4.) Got hit on by an ugly slut in college and didn't pursue her for even a night because he felt some sort of chivalry towards said out of league girl who barely knew his name.

    5.) Became an adult and got hung up on another girl out of his league who did text him back but anyone who wasn't an incel could tell she wasn't interested by the way she responded.

    6.) Continue gaining weight until he is 5'9" 300lbs

     

    My wife and I set him up with a friend and we doubled with them for his first ever date (he was 28) and it went well enough that the girl wanted a second, but the girl we set him up with had a similar body type to him and he rejected that instantly and never called her back. Now he's a grown ass man at 34 and his prospects are incredibly dim because he's been on one date in his life, and he has no idea how to treat an actual woman if he were to accidently go on a date again. The poor bastard has his bedroom in his 1br apartment completely decorated in a 7th grade male all sports all the time aesthetic. He has never read a book in his life and can't really talk about anything other than sports or action movies. He doesnt travel because he doesnt want to go alone so he'll only go out of town to sporting events with others. He refuses to use dating apps because of his confidence being 0 and says he would never date a woman with a kid.

     

    This dude has a college degree, has been a teacher for over a decade so he makes alright money (relatively to some other incels), and he's a really nice guy so some woman would assuredly be ok with him being a bit immature in tastes as a grown man. He just doesn't give himself a chance and I'm sure there are plenty of other incels that fit into his category that just don't really know what to do or where they fit in society.

    He is right that there is no reason to use the dating apps from you’ve written about him. At least he is aware of his lack of chances.

  14. 22 minutes ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

    New witness--Gary Farro

     

     

    First Republic Bank, Gary Farro reminds the jurors, no longer exists.

    ...
    Prosecutors forgot something very important — the jury. They will have to call Farro again once the jurors enter. It’s Friday afternoon, all right.

    Farro reminded the jurors but the jury box was empty? Very confusing that no one noticed that jurors were not in attendance.

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  15. Even if most of Trump voters don't care about this trial, Trump has very few voters that he can lose and not impact his chances. It's not like this trial will gain him voters, except with the old guy crowd who pay off hookers.

    In other words, the trial may gain Trump a few Surly votes.

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