RollTide1987

Europe and Japan combined for 37% at that same time. Fast forward 35 years and look at the numbers. They are very telling:

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Are they broadcasting at 11:30 Vatican time, or is it tape delay so it's 11:30 for the viewer?

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It’s tape delay.

It starts at 11:30 eastern time.

She proved beyond a shadow of a doubt the other day that she is a raging antisemite. She also suggested that Ben Shapiro should kill himself. Love the guy or hate him, that is a very low place to go.

Since I love making lists, I'll go first:

2000- Gladiator
2001- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2002- The Pianist
2003- Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World
2004- The Aviator
2005- Munich
2006- United 93
2007- No Country For Old Men
2008- The Dark Knight
2009- District 9
2010- The Social Network
2011- Moneyball
2012- Lincoln
2013- Gravity
2014- Whiplash
2015- The Martian
2016- Hacksaw Ridge
2017- Baby Driver
2018- First Man
2019- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2020- (I don't think I've seen a single film from this year)
2021- Dune
2022- Top Gun: Maverick
2023- Oppenheimer
2024- Dune: Part Two
2025- F1

A sample of what could have been had better casting choices been made.

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It looks much better than Pedro and Potato.

I'll never forget shopping at my local Giant grocery store in Alexandria, VA and hearing the commercial on the PA saying seemingly over and over again: "Be safe, be well, we're all in this together!" It reminded me of an Orwellian dystopia novel the way the propaganda was being piped in. It also didn't help that I was locked down in a tiny one bedroom apartment while those who were "in it" with me were chilling in their 20,000 square foot mansions and sipping on cocktails.

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While I respect your dedication to the facts, the minutiae doesn't untell the story.

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The story is still the story no matter what. If anything it enhances it. Few of the participants of the Christmas Truce of 1914 were conscripts. Most were professional soldiers or volunteers who willingly joined up to kill the men on the other side. Yet for one brief moment on Christmas Day, these battle-hardened professionals and eager volunteers laid down their arms to mingle with the enemy.

I think that makes the story all the more remarkable.

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Last week I was diagnosed with metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer, and am gonna die.

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Damn.

At least reading his post you can see that he's at peace with this fact. We are all born with a death sentence but most of us don't know when that sentence will be carried out until it finally happens. This guy has a clock. To me that's kind of terrifying.

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Those in WW1 were mostly conscripts, compelled into duty.

Completely different scenarios

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Eh. Not really. At least not insofar as the Christmas Truce is concerned.

In December 1914, the Imperial German Army still had a core of long-service professionals in its ranks. The Germans had a large standing army prior to the war and many of the NCOs and officers involved in the Christmas Truce were career soldiers with 10-15 years of experience under their belts. A large portion of the Imperial German Army at this time would have been reservists, most of whom had completed two or three years of active service and also did refresher training once a year.

The same was even truer for the British at this point in the war. Prior to the outbreak of World War I, Britain's army contained nothing but professional soldiers and those who were serving in the ranks as replacements by December 1914 were volunteers to a man. Britain wouldn't introduce conscription until January 1916.

The two programs had been tied at 27 seasons of 11 wins or more. With Alabama's 34-24 win over the Sooners on Friday, they now take sole possession of first place.

1. Alabama - 28 seasons
2. Oklahoma - 27 seasons
3. Ohio State - 21 seasons
4. Penn State - 19 seasons
5. Florida State - 15 seasons

Georgia is closing in fast with 14 seasons of 11 wins or more. They'll likely tie Florida State here in the very near future.

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That armor just looks incredibly goofy and stupid. In terms of aesthetics and design, it's bad.

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I’m of the same opinion about genuine Bronze Age armor in general. Fact of the matter is everyone’s clothing in this trailer is historically anachronistic. If they were wearing historically accurate period clothing, they would all look goofy.