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I disagree. This is what the UFL should be doing. Throw shite at the wall and see what sticks.


Agreed. The NFL even took stuff from the OG 2001 XFL.

I understand the UFL is not a great on field product. But it is good for 2 things:

1) A testing ground for new rules etc
2) Every once in a while a player or two does well enough that they get another look from the NFL and make one of their squads. Even if that’s only short lived, I appreciate the extra oppportunities.
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And a creative thief:


Isnt this when he came out with a paper bag on his head at some red carpet? I was 10-12 when Even Stevens was on, 13 when Holes came out, 17 when Transformers was a massive blockbuster and then that whole bag over his head was the first time I can remember thinking what happened to this guy?
Inside Out didnt mess around. The imaginary friend scene in particular.
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Why would Dunk deny the brother? Seems like a much better life.


My opinion is that Dunk has been resoundingly disabused of what he thought highborn families and knights were supposed to be. He couldn’t find anyone who would vouch for him (and most were condescending assholes when they told him no), Aerion’s various misbehaviors, and then the one house asking him to rig the competition.

Dunk genuinely believes that hedge knights might be the only ones that actually behave knightly.
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knight of the nine kingdoms title card was a nice add.


I loved that they had an explicit talk about it. I’m sure weve all at some point in our GoT fandom asked the 7 kingdom question and there are probably dozens of YouTube videos on it.
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Shia LeBouef is on an all-time crash out


I’m not even sure this a top three LeBouef crash out.
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Love this guy with his USA love and missing teeth He’s “proud to be an American”


Been too long since I’ve heard an interview like this.
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Hockey is all Canada has. Hilarious when they don’t even have that.
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Or espoused by those who thought this was the Summer Olympics or under the impression we were historically Nordic kings.


I would say this even happens in the summer games too. People just assume the US will win because US. I swear every summer Olympics at least one or two people will start a thread about why the US isnt winning the Olympics a week in - well before track, swimming, and gymnastics medals start coming in.
For what it’s worth I think the Japanese in particular love extreme sports too. For those that don’t skateboarding the only countries that basically ever medal in any major competition are Americans, Japanese, and Brazilians.
This is what Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau (the dad) said in 1969:

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Living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I can call it that, one is affected by every twitch and grunt


Canadiens are obsessed with Americans in sports because they know everything they do to live and breathe is reliant on the US. They know it, but they can't stand it. Sports, hockey in particular, is about the only thing they can "one up" us on.
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he state and surrounding area actually produces a ton of elite talen


Yes, but the problem is no one in this immediate area really cares about CFB. Like all big cities DC and above, pro sports are the dominant teams. The only people that are passionate about CFB or college sports in general are from out of town. Hell, even though College Park, MD is actually connected to DC's metro system, the team that gets the local radio spot on Saturdays is actually VT. No doubt, Maryland football has a solid enough history, but they don't have an alumni base that cares enough to fuel a powerhouse program in the NIL era. Hell, even the big local sports radio show is hosted by a few UMD alum, and they hardly ever talk about the Terps. Unless you have a singular billionaire like Mark Cuban that is willing to fund your NIL, it's not happening.
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Every city with an NFL team and stadium should be able to handle World Cup games.



DC not hosting this year will be only the 3rd time a WC hasn't been in the capital city of its host (one of the other times was Japan who co-hosted with ROK). If I had to guess it's because 1) FedEx Field is a shite hole 2) It's not actually in DC and a pain int he arse to get to.

I have no doubt that this new stadium that's being built would've gotten a bid.
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There’s not as many medals in the Winter Games as the Summer.


Indeed. We rack up medals in track and swimming.
I’ll say this too, I know some found the sudden flashback a little jarring but it was a great depiction of Flea Bottom. In the original series it hardly looked different than the rest of the city. In House of the Dragon, it almost looked like the fun place to be - the place where everyone in the city partied and had a good time. This show depicts it as the actual shite hole that I think it’s meant to be.
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our problem. Quite frankly some of us are tired of republicans running for the hills and a new state instead of fighting for their home. They can’t be bothered to roll their sleeves up and fight it out with Dems at every level, they just cut and run. Let’s run down to Florida and not shut the frick up about the best bagels are in New York. It’s because of the watuhh


I mean, it’s not quite so black and white. Florida has gone from a purple state to pretty damn deep red with its ever increasing electoral votes.

If you’re a conservative in upstate NY or rural CA, you are simply too outnumbered.