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gyroprotagonist

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  1. there were kids in my freshman class at Texas that just thought cattle were 'pets' for ranchers and not slaughtered for meat. like legit surprised.
  2. let's get this back on track... your favorite band and genre of music is complete garbage
  3. the D got me yelling at the TV for the first effing game. seems like they went under EVERY screen and just hoped the guy missed a wide open uncontested 3.
  4. answered my question, thanks
  5. right, but the 'current business model' started with Uncle Sam bailing out the automakers and having the workers acquiesce to lower or capped wages. The automakers said thanks, then went on about the much mentioned stock buybacks etc.. to the tune of $25B of gross profit (Ford's #) this year. So yes, if you pick this specific point in time and change nothing else, having to pay higher wages somewhat changes the equation for Ford, but it's not like they are teetering on the brink of going in the red and this in the tipping point that will doom them. we only seem to care about keeping capitalism and free markets real when it benefits corporations. again, it's a neat trick that seemingly unaffected Americans white-knight big corporations and feel sympathy about them having to pay their employees more (who are subsequently demonized as lazy and not worth the wages). Like how a lot of Americans vote to give ultra wealthy tax breaks and against giving needy people 'handouts' or health insurance. Let's make America great again by going back to the 70's tax policies that saw the top bracket pay something like 80%.
  6. maybe we get the 'backup QB catches fire' this week and mudhole them. That will have to be enough to overcome 'shitty opponent offense sets multiple records' against us. cannot wait to see which trueism prevails.
  7. They had really talked themselves into thinking that Bama game was a for sure W after seeing Texas beat them and Milroe get benched/re-instated.
  8. where does the hate come from? WTF do you care how much someone else makes? please don't come back with "it raises the cost for everyone on cars". That could be said for just about every industry and we pretty much know that corps are not going to pass on ANY savings to the consumer, but just use any declines in worker salary for profit boosting and stock buy backs. Mfgs have milked the fuck out of 'supply chain' crisis and greedlflation to raise prices and keep them there.
  9. getting too hyped, like caffeine, is a sin and is to be avoided so the SM team like to ride that line between somewhat hyped and goofy.
  10. switch to baked edibles, imo
  11. they would need to go to secret 'whale school' and learn how to properly dump and accumulate to maximize joe-trader pain and work in concert with the exchanges to liquidate public high-leverage positions first.
  12. it's good. you can tell he kinda has to actively work at it to not slip into deep voice Jerrah.
  13. yeah, it's not fair to only view a worker's strike in the lens of 'is this good for the economy?' but not view all the other things corps do that are 100% 'good for the corp' and only good for the economy if you believe in trickle down economics. But it's been a neat trick that large corps have gotten to paint the workers as the bogeyman in most cases just wanting to damage fabric of America with their demands.
  14. i believe Rumlin racked up another DUI last week, so advantage aggys
  15. Lol at Lowe 'thanking' his teammates for knocking the starting pitcher out before he even had a chance to bat thus wasting all the prep work he did
  16. at least MM will get to practice all week vs our secondary so his confidence will be high going into the game.
  17. yeah, i bet the NFL execs and camera crews don't give a single fuck what joe football fan thinks as long as the ratings are what they are Taylor at the games
  18. I mean, the big unit pitched a game 6 then came on in relief for game 7, right? it's theoretically possible for Nate to get the final out tonight.
  19. i thought blue made the 'safe' signal after Marcus touched the bag. speculation based on him not starting vs LHP i guess.
  20. i was just surprised that Smoltz did not gush about the Orioles during the broadcast and bring up that they would likely have been up 5-0 on the Astros
  21. kid still has time to atone for his sins, convert to Mormonism and after a 5 year mission, compete for a partial scholly at McLennan Community College at 26 or so yo.
  22. nostalgia, greek roots meaning return + pain, was considered a mental illness way back in the day. meaning has definitely shifted to have a positive connotation and we tend to associate fond memories now. 1996 was right in my wheelhouse around campus. great vid.
  23. what genius is 19 and still in HS?
  24. heard on the Fan from Jared Sandler (i think) that it will start with one player proclaiming that they 'Feel the need... the need for Creed!"
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