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Tyranthraxus posted...

He was fired and completely lost his career.

I thought they let his contract run out (i.e. expire)? Hes not a champion level athlete like Ali was, so its absolutely debatable whether or not he should be in the NFL at this point.
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TheUsualSuspect posted...

DifferentialEquation posted...

show their fealty to Trump

Never change, DE. Your impersonators are just shallow imitations

Yeah, but hes becoming too heavy-handed now. I miss the days when we werent entirely sure what he was doing
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Tyranthraxus posted...

Converting to Islam because you think Christianity is a white man's religion is the opposite of protesting oppression.

Yes, fair point. Although we should consider that Ali did protest the controversial Vietnam War, refused to be drafted and lost four good years (maybe the best years) of his athletic life.

Anyway, I hope they stop comparing Ali with Kaepernick. Regardless of whether we agree with Alis decision at the time, it really seems obvious to me that he was sincere in his protest and was a champion who lost his boxing license, prime years and popularity. Kaepernick is an opportunist and isnt losing out on anything. People are sending him money and hailing him as a hero. These two men are nothing alike.
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You guys are right. Shapiro never liked Trump. I dont think he likes actors or athletes either. He would have been happier in a world that had elected some other Republican.
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ItsVinceRusso posted...

That said, they should just have the damn title fight. Both guys are going to weigh well over 200 pounds by tomorrow anyway, so who cares?

Have you seen that stat for UFC fighters who miss weight and still fight? For recent fights, the win rate is something unbalanced like 6 out of 7 in favor of those who missed weight. For one thing, theyre literally not as physically or mentally drained as their opponent. Entering heavier would be an advantage in a sport that has distinct weight classes, but Romero missed weight by a small amount so hopefully it wont be too much of a factor. At any rate, I dont think Romero will be allowed to take the belt, even if he does win.
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Look on the bright side. At least she wont be cutting off anyone in traffic anymore.

But on a serious note, that guy was fucking up her car with his bare fists. He could have easily killed the driver and passenger, but shes alive and hes arrested.
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I dont know why anyone would be worried about this woman. Dont fuck with her and she wont shoot you. Theres your free common sense advice that might save your life one day.
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UnfairRepresent posted...

Few tears would be shred in Israel if everyone in Palestine dropped dead this morning.

You are probably right, though think about it this way: the Israelis want the Palestinians dead, they absolutely have the ability to do it, yet they are not actually committing genocide.

Considering the violence that's been going on in that area for so long, I don't know if there can ever be more than a tenuous level of peace.
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Darklit_Minuet posted...

I obey the rules of my country.

Never had a sip of alcohol before I turned 19.

You have rules in your country? And you obey them? Must be a hell hole.
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Anarchy_Juiblex posted...

But does he not realize that the GOP controls Congress and the Executive branch?

There is the GOP, and then there's Trump. Repubs like Ted Cruz and McCain probably hate Trump more than or at least as much as Dems do. Paul Ryan don't even want to be there. Who even showed up to the Repub convention prior to the election? That party is not united.
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PanzerElite posted...

How is Uncle Tom not an offensive word

I think the bigger issue is these guys think disagreeing with them makes someone an "Uncle Tom."
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Covington is good for the UFC. Yes, he is not a natural at trash talking or self-promotion, but he's trying and he'll get better, if his hype train doesn't get completely derailed. That clown Dana White has already proven UFC doesn't deserve legitimate respect anyway when you've got McGregor and Jones always fucking things up and skirting any real punishment. White has even said that Lesnar will most likely be back, which is fucking hilarious but understandable from a pay-per-view standpoint.

I like RDA a lot and do respect his skills, but he is so quiet and borderline boring. Thankfully, his fights are not boring and I'll be happy for him if he wins.

Edit: Did you guys notice that Rashad Evans is fighting?
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Fuck that movie. I watched Lady Bird because it was nominated for a bunch of awards and there were testimonials about it being hilarious, stunning, perfect and other such nonsense. Pffft, it's a coming of age story that has nothing cool or profound happen in it, featuring a totally unlikable character who is neither cool nor profound. Average. That's the word to use. I'm sure someone will say that's kind of the point, considering it was somewhat autobiographical for the writer/director, but why would anyone want to watch a boring-ass movie about a boring-ass girl who lived a boring-ass life?

I will admit that the actors were all believable and Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird) is really good at playing a brat you hope gets hit by a car at the end. Spoiler: She was not hit by a car, much to my disappointment.
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Illuminoius posted...

what makes you think it's supposed to be a moral

This is Disney we are talking about. There is a moral. There is always a moral with those shills.
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It is very dangerous to resist arrest and act hostile towards law enforcement. Other than that, I'm not going to judge whether this woman "deserved" what happened.
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Owen Wilson
Melissa McCarthy
Russel Crowe
Danny Trejo
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KiwiTerraRizing posted...

When they actively hate half of Americans and find joy in their misfortune?

Wait, are you implying that non-conservatives love conservatives, love the US, and that they would not prefer dating an MS 13 member?
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Yes, the prequels were a convoluted, stiff mess, but they also introduced us to Qui Gon Jinn, Mace Windu, Count Dooku, Jango Fett and young Obi Wan. Darth Maul barely spoke, yet he's still a more memorable character than any of the ones we've see in Eps. 1 and 2. (I really like Finn, though.) Plus, you've got various significant events and/or cool scenes like the pod racing, Anakin dueling Obi Wan, and the fall of the Jedi order due to Order 66.
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UnfairRepresent posted...

"Good looking" is the eye of the beholder

I think this chick is ugly but I know I'm the minority,

I agree with you. However, that is not what Cobra1010 is saying. He said he wants an "average looking girl." I do not believe he would pick a woman he thinks is average, over a woman he thinks is more physically attractive, all other things being equal and assuming both women want to be with him as well.
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Cobra1010 posted...

And the nice guys dont actually want model looking girlfriends.

Lmao, wut?
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BlueJester007 posted...

A remake of Shawshank Redemption with Andrea Dufresne as the main character?

Okay. Whos the actress? I would want Rachel Weiss or Gina Davis.

i like those choices. I also think Hillary Swank could pull it off. She has the right amount of low-key charisma and intelligence to make it believable. If Sigourney Weaver were younger, maybe she could do it too.
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Yes.

DiCaprio is one of our best. I don't know where I'd rank him exactly, but he's in my top 50 of all time, top 20 alive definitely. He has a huge body of work and has so much range. DiCaprio can play hero or villain, weak or strong, calm or reckless. I think I will go watch something he's been in now, just to remind myself of how good he is.
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I do not have sympathy for bike thieves, or thieves in general. They can face plant off a fucking cliff, for all I care.
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Cap let Bucky slide on too many things. Brainwashing or not, Bucky still killed dozens of people, maybe more. Hes too dangerous and Cap cant be the judge and jury of all that.
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eston posted...

But their whole argument was that Hillary should be locked up for her mishandling of classified information. So he turns around and gives a full pardon to someone who was locked up for it?

Practically speaking, I dont know if it matters at this point. DSouza was locked up for his eight month sentence. His five year probation was in 2014, so thats pretty much done. He did his time.
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FratMilkyHolme posted...

This guy just got several thousand dollars from Alex jones

I hope he puts it to good use. Get his own place and experience everything he's been missing out on.
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Trigg3rH4ppy posted...

Lol, people here may be upset but most people are going to love online fallout. Welcome to the future of Bethesda games. ESO and FO76

Yeah, there will definitely be some people who enjoy it. It's like exchange fan bases. I love RPG fallout and have very little interest in Fortnite Fallout, but clearly that latter genre has a lot of supporters.
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Johnny_Nutcase posted...

So what does he do for the people who give him money so he can fly around in his fancy jet? Are they allowed to fly in his private jet? Are they allowed to sleep in his tax free home in Louisiana? You have to believe that at least some of the people who attend his horseshit sermons are in need themselves. What does he do for them?

He gives salvation. That's what his followers are looking for. I'm not sure what people are upset about. This evangelist isn't robbing banks or taxing people like the fucking government does. He asks people to give him money, says it will help them in their relationship with their God, and apparently lots of people think it's a good idea.

Are you guys just envious of the money or what?
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ForestLogic posted...

I mean, is that woman even Black? She looks Middle Eastern or Latino to me.

This is the part of the story that makes me think Barr might not have meant the insult in a racist manner, at least not towards black people. I had to look up Valerie Jarrett because I wasn't sure what her background was, and I thought she might be White-Latina or Pacific Islander. Did everyone else here absolutely know prior to the insult that Jarrett had black ancestors? I don't think Barr knew at all, so she should have checked on it if she was worried about any possible backlash.
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Questionmarktarius posted...

The hell ever happened to Adam Carolla?

He hosts a podcast and does standup comedy from time to time.
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gnomefromnome posted...

No one is defending black face

It was a skit on a politically incorrect cable channel

Edit, from 18-20 years ago

Says no one is defending black face.

Proceeds to defend black face.

Come on, breh. We can't take that seriously. Personally, I wish we were able to say and do things without the world having a meltdown, but that's not our reality now. You just gotta not have double standards. Saying it's Ok for this guy, but not Ok for that guy because of "reasons" is a bad look. That's special pleading.
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Yes.

It's a 5-day trip with expenses paid, so that alone is worth it. I guess if you're super rich or you don't like traveling, then it wouldn't mean as much to you. As far as the position goes, I'd meet with any head of state or even someone at the top of some other field. I don't know much about country music or rap, for example, but I'd be willing to meet with whichever producer or performer is at the very top, if they wanted to for whatever reason. There's no way an experience like that wouldn't be interesting at least on some level.
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EverDownward posted...

Lorenzo_2003 posted...

Anyone here can explain Vault 76 and what to expect?

It's referenced in several of the games, the most recent one being Fallout 4. It was one of the original control vaults, meant to assuage the consequences of opening 20 years after it closed.

Ok, thanks. Im glad its coming out and hopefully soon. I need a new game, now that Monster Hunter has run its course.
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Hmm, new game. I will buy for sure, maybe pre-order.

Anyone here can explain Vault 76 and what to expect?
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voldothegr8 posted...

I don't know why everyone loves 3 again, it was weak and NV is superior in every way.

No. Fallout 3 is better in one area at least: atmosphere. It looks bleak and ravaged, just like how I wanted a game about a post-apocalyptic world to look and feel. Listening to Three Dog on those long treks and fighting alongside Liberty Prime will always be a gaming highlight for me, as well.

New Vegas is fantastic, though, and Ill always have a soft spot for the Come Fly With Me quest.
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PikachuMaxwell posted...

My faves would be:

Eagle (Flight)

Yeah, eagle is cool. You can fly with a lot of maneuverability, plus your eyesight will be as much as 8x that of humans. Thats amazing and Im sure there are huge number of things you could do with those powers.
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Terrible. That attacker should be arrested, if he hasnt been already.
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averagejoel posted...

if they don't break the law, then they're stuck in their country ravaged by a war that the US probably started. so really, US imperialism is the root cause of the problem.

Lmao, is this thread still about migrants crossing the southern US border or did you decide to break away down your own anti-US path?
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Mr_Biscuit posted...

Rankings So Far:

Captain America: The Winter Soldier
The Avengers
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Iron Man
Guardians of the Galaxy
Captain America: The First Avenger
Iron Man 3
Ant Man
Thor: The Dark World
Thor
The Incredible Hulk
Iron Man 2

I mostly agree with your rankings, though I prefer Thor ahead of its sequel and I'm not sure where I would have placed Guardians. It wouldn't surprise me if other fans were to drop Avengers: Age of Ultron at or near the very bottom. It gets a lot of hate.
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If you tell me that thing is a life-sized doll mostly made of plastic, I'd believe you.

That is what it is, yes?
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fusespliff posted...

Except for the fact that Shuri us a Black Panther in the source material and Okoye wouldn't even dream of it.

Yeah, MCU could follow that path, but obviously the movies have not been 100 percent faithful to the comics. Shuri has not been portrayed as being remotely interested in or best suited to take on the MCU Black Panther role. I'd rather have Okoye or even Nakia wear the suit, and Shuri could go the route of a Wakandan Riri Williams.
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marthsheretoo posted...

DoctorVader posted...

It's not because of some limitation caused by humans. It's simply not possible to exceed c and 100k light-years is simply too much to cover, let alone 2 million for Andromeda.

Yes, you can't go faster than light speed, but we could always find ways to cheat the distance.

Yep, I like that way of thinking.
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MorbidFaithless posted...

It's taken 50,000 years for modern humans to get where we are now.

That's misleading, though. Yes, we've been primitive nomads and cave dwellers for most of our existence, but we jumped to the Bronze Age in the last 2,500 years. We also performed a successful aero flight only 100 years ago, then landed men on the moon less than 50 years ago. In other words, our technology has skyrocketed (pun intended) in a relatively short period and maybe it will continue to do so. That doesn't guarantee interstellar travel, but you might be selling us short as a species, if you're going to say it took us 50,000+ years to get to this point.
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Pillowpantz posted...

Yep, it takes just as much faith to "know there is no God" as it does to believe in God.

Lmao. Is that you, Ken Hamm?
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Kajagogo posted...

Shuri needs to take over The Black Panther duties.

My money is on Okoye. I believe she will don the suit and Shuri will work with Stark and Banner more directly. They will play a bigger role because it'll hype up the fans and the Avengers are missing a chunk of the roster anyway.
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OEIO999 posted...

Nevermind America is like 99% immigrants and now they decided, let's stop immigrants from coming to this country.

Yes, that is the way human beings operate. You achieve power, then you implement and enforce the rules and programs you decide are in your best interest. There is no moral or legal obligation to do differently, unless you decide there will be. Some people want border-less nations. Many people disagree, and that doesn't automatically make them wrong, especially if the law is on their side.
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Yes, the art is terrible. I have no idea if the writing is any good, but I am not optimistic after watching that interview with the reboot creator.
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RedPillGod posted...

It could be a lot of reasons. Chances are, you were already decent looking enough relative to the women you date to easily leverage confidence. That and you were probably more proactive in your dating life compared to before as a contributing factor

He could also be considering only himself as the deciding factor. For example, if he started hanging around more promiscuous women, then that could explain the increased success rate.

Anyway, what was the purpose of you starting this thread, or what is it that you would like the rest of us to know?
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Hayame Zero posted...

Lorenzo_2003 posted...

They're just making an excuse to give Ollie another hot chick in leather to nail.

Well, it's Batwoman, sooooo that's probably not gonna happen...

Pretty much the only women Ollie hasn't plowed on Arrow was his Mom and his sister. And I'm not even a hundred percent sure about that.
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