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[quote]That makes it make less sense to me. Australia already has a very popular football-like sport unlike England Football to an Englander is an unusual foreign spectacle Football to an Australian is a crappier version of what they already have[/quote] The NFL is already pretty big in Austra...
[quote]quote: Rahm I think is still working his arse off but I think he was being honest a year ago when he said liv format is shite. I don’t think he likes liv at all and it seems to have made him miserable. The dude looks like his eyes are dead and staring into the abyss I think Rahm is the ...
[quote]Not in favor of state bailouts but the state spends a lot of money on some really wasteful projects like whitewater parks and such, so not offering a loan (which was earmarked for this very situation) was silly. [/quote] One bad decision doesn't necessitate logical support for others. ...
[quote]quote: We should have Team Green and Team Black threads once the show starts. Who the frick is actually Team Green at this point? The blacks have all of the likable characters in the show.[/quote] I don't think it's too much of a leap to see Aemond (especially), Cole, or Alicent beco...
[quote]quote: Who keeps the trophy? The Bank that will take possession of the school property. It’s a sad story really. They hired a president that mismanaged a lot funds and spent like crazy. It put them in the hole and they haven’t been able to recover. The legislature passed a distressed...
[quote]I have no explanation for Bryson, other than he’s kinda reigned in his personality a bit.[/quote] The positive energy he gained from dumping that stupid fricking hat is like half of it....
[quote]Xander tends to choke His competition is rory, scheff and koepka[/quote] I don't think I'd toss Morikawa aside so easily. Not the absolute best course fit by the data, but he's a two-time major champion who has a history of playing well at Nicklaus courses. Harding Park also playe...

re: Birmingham Shootings

Posted by AbuTheMonkey on 5/13/24 at 10:11 pm
[quote]And medically, Knoxville has birmingham beat. Heck, even housing is better and MD Anderson has it all beat when it comes to Cancer care. Baylor Houston is tops in many areas.[/quote] No, Knoxville doesn’t sniff Birmingham. Birmingham is a top tier medical center in the South. Nashville a...

re: Birmingham Shootings

Posted by AbuTheMonkey on 5/13/24 at 9:33 pm
[quote]My thought was always, if whitey was so bad weren’t we doing you a favor by keeping you away? And actually many people will tell you that segregation led to black entrepreneurs in Birmingham where they did not exist other places simply because they had to build their own enterprises instead o...

re: Birmingham Shootings

Posted by AbuTheMonkey on 5/13/24 at 9:27 pm
[quote]What the frick is a spooge?[/quote] Sounds like some racist-arse term that I’ve never heard of, but happy to be proven wrong....

re: Birmingham Shootings

Posted by AbuTheMonkey on 5/13/24 at 9:22 pm
[quote]quote:Birmingham is a little bit of a shite hole. Which is so strange because the surrounding suburbs are some of the most pleasant places I’ve ever been. I feel pretty spoiled because crime isn’t something I ever worry about. Im somewhat concerned my 16 yo will wonder into the wrong part of...
[quote]quote:AbuTheMonkey IIRC, actually works in IB.[/quote] Not directly but I am adjacent and have worked with most of them. Also have lots of grad and undergrad classmates who work all over Wall Street....
[quote]Nah. At least not anymore. They work long hours, sure but a big law associate will bill like 2200-2300 hours a year. Add in some non-billable time and you're at like 50-60 hour weeks, not even close to 80+.[/quote] Depends on the practice and the deal flow. I was doing some work a fe...
[quote]How it starts is a large company say BP has assets that they want to sell for whatever reason. They talk with different banks (JPM, Goldman, Jeffries, Credit Suisse, Scotia, Evercore, Bank of America, RBC) and figure out which would be best to have pitch it to other oil companies to buy. Thes...
[quote]If they were so smart and hardworking they’d start their own business and get paid way more. I think they do it for the prestige and the lifestyle and the money is just a way to measure your dick.[/quote] Many of them end up doing just that (or starting their own PE or VC or hedge funds,...
[quote] She's aggravated because you flatly said 'I'm not doing this' instead of having a rational adult discussion and trying to find a compromise. Adults don't like to be dictated to.[/quote] My wife wouldn't even think to ask me to do such a thing, and I wouldn't think of asking her to do ...
[quote]But for every cold day with wind against there is a warm day with wind at your back…. For every uphill shot there is a downhill shot… It evens out, that’s how averages work. Over a course of a year those conditions even out You are saying you truly think Rory averages 297 carry with drive...
[quote]ote: An average muni course with a $75 tee time I wouldn't say that makes a course terrible. Memorial averages around $75 if you merge resident and non resident fees, and that one seems to be universally praised by the podcasts I listen to. Having said that, I know nothing about Bolin...
[quote]Clearly you are a military history buff. Who do most military historians think is the best general the US has had?[/quote] Kind of depends on how you define “best”. Washington was the most tenacious and the best politician. MacArthur was seriously gifted even if he had a few huge blun...