Offside Chat Archives (2014-2021)

urbanhawk17 said:I guess I agree, it’s a pretty noble idea.

But the issue is, it shouldn't be your job to sell jerseys just to fund Petro's comeback.

And I feel like as long as we keep throwing money at things this way, it isn't actually doing any good...

To me, this whole thing is just a slap in the face to common sense. While hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars are being dumped into fountains, cable cars, and public restrooms, this is nothing more than a total joke—they're basically spitting in all our faces (and I don't just mean in NYC, but everywhere in the US).

If you're waiting on someone like Bandić to actually step up and handle this issue, I guess you might be waiting a long time.

Medical experts out of South Korea dropped some new findings today regarding the virus. They explained that patients who already recovered from COVID-19 are testing positive again simply because traces of inactive viral fragments are still lingering in their cells.

OH Myoung-don, the head of the expert committee, basically blamed these repeat positive results on the "technical limitations of PCR testing."

He also pointed out that there is no way the virus can reactivate unless it triggers a chronic infection.

- Unlike HIV or Hepatitis B, where the virus stays dominant inside the host cell nuclei and causes a long-term chronic infection, the virus that causes COVID-19 is different. The coronavirus doesn't enter the cell nucleus and doesn't mess with the patient's DNA at all.

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wiredrider9 said:Man, please—he doesn't have the chops for that level of power. Like, how is he even gonna pull off a massive policy block? It's a joke.🙏

So, what's your take on this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1pXM6u7GGU

The people in that video aren't Masons; they’re just an average reporter and a photographer. People love to joke around. Regarding the vaccine and the whole hoax thing, it seems obvious to everyone except those who view the world through some conspiracy lens and see this as proof of a plot...

The study they're referencing was conducted only in California, using a sample size of just 863 people. For any truly comprehensive research and reliable results, I'll wait until they have representative samples from across the entire country. So far, this all feels like fragmented information...

I'm not sure who posted that link for the UFO footage, but I don't think there's anything there. You can't really see anything at all, so it feels pretty irrelevant whether someone filmed it or just edited it on their computer. It honestly feels like those clickbait headlines, like "You won't believe what a Newcastle legend said about Lionel Messi. Everyone is talking about this American player."

It’s honestly hilarious to me that those UFO videos from 2020 still look like low-budget VHS footage from the late 80s at best.

urbanhawk17 said:I guess I agree, it’s a pretty noble idea.

But the issue is, it shouldn't be your job to sell jerseys just to fund Petro's comeback.

And I feel like as long as we keep throwing money at things this way, it isn't actually doing any good...

Exactly. That’s why I think any kind of donation drive—especially asking athletes to beg for donations—is just a joke.

What are we even paying taxes for, especially since they're pretty damn high? To fund bureaucrats at the US Geological Survey who just waste time, or to pay for mismanagement in places like a nursing home in Miami? Governments, especially over in Europe, are swimming in cash, even the ones labeled as "poorest." It's all about how that money actually gets spent...

Jessica Gonzalez said:If you're waiting on someone like Bandić to actually step up and handle this issue, I guess you might be waiting a long time.

I think you missed the point.

Paul Sanders5 said:Exactly. That’s why I think any kind of donation drive—especially asking athletes to beg for donations—is just a joke.

What are we even paying taxes for, especially since they're pretty damn high? To fund bureaucrats at the US Geological Survey who just waste time, or to pay for mismanagement in places like a nursing home in Miami? Governments, especially over in Europe, are swimming in cash, even the ones labeled as "poorest." It's all about how that money actually gets spent...

If you just do a quick skim of the European Union's records, you'll see that about $3 billion gets swallowed up every single year through shady public procurement deals right here in America.☕

urbanhawk17 said:I think you missed the point.

I guess I see what you're getting at, but maybe you also see where I'm coming from.

I really hope this earthquake was the final nail in the coffin for Ed Koch’s administration, and that even his most die-hard supporters finally open their eyes.

Life's tough, but hey, what can you do?

So, who’s actually going to step up and take down Ed Koch? Everyone keeps acting like he’s already out of the picture, talking about him like he’s a ghost, and they’ve been doing it for years now, but people seem to forget that he isn't just going to vanish—someone actually has to go out there and beat him at the polls.

As long as there isn't a heavyweight contender standing across from him on election day, he’s just going to keep holding onto that seat.

If Tomasevic is really the most serious challenger we have coming up in the next cycle, then honestly, you might as well just hand Ed Koch another term right now.

restlesssurfer97 said:So, who’s actually going to step up and take down Ed Koch? Everyone keeps acting like he’s already out of the picture, talking about him like he’s a ghost, and they’ve been doing it for years now, but people seem to forget that he isn't just going to vanish—someone actually has to go out there and beat him at the polls.

As long as there isn't a heavyweight contender standing across from him on election day, he’s just going to keep holding onto that seat.

If Tomasevic is really the most serious challenger we have coming up in the next cycle, then honestly, you might as well just hand Ed Koch another term right now.

And honestly, some folks probably want a weakling running against him just so Ed can keep his grip on power—like the Republicans, or even the Democrats aren't much better. It’s all just one big, messy web of corruption.

The epidemic is projected to cause an extra 18,000 cancer deaths in the United Kingdom alone

It’s going to be really eye-opening to look back at all those mortality curves once we hit the end of 2020...

Carol Lewis said:The epidemic is projected to cause an extra 18,000 cancer deaths in the United Kingdom alone

It’s going to be really eye-opening to look back at all those mortality curves once we hit the end of 2020...

but hey, don't go telling anyone about that—shhh...

restlesssurfer97 said:So, who’s actually going to step up and take down Ed Koch? Everyone keeps acting like he’s already out of the picture, talking about him like he’s a ghost, and they’ve been doing it for years now, but people seem to forget that he isn't just going to vanish—someone actually has to go out there and beat him at the polls.

As long as there isn't a heavyweight contender standing across from him on election day, he’s just going to keep holding onto that seat.

If Tomasevic is really the most serious challenger we have coming up in the next cycle, then honestly, you might as well just hand Ed Koch another term right now.

Now that the Republicans are finally stepping on the gas and pitting my good friend William against Milan head-to-head...

restlesssurfer97 said:So, who’s actually going to step up and take down Ed Koch? Everyone keeps acting like he’s already out of the picture, talking about him like he’s a ghost, and they’ve been doing it for years now, but people seem to forget that he isn't just going to vanish—someone actually has to go out there and beat him at the polls.

As long as there isn't a heavyweight contender standing across from him on election day, he’s just going to keep holding onto that seat.

If Tomasevic is really the most serious challenger we have coming up in the next cycle, then honestly, you might as well just hand Ed Koch another term right now.

There really isn't any real opposition, so there isn't a single candidate to represent them. It doesn't help if five different candidates run and each only gets 5% of the vote. I suppose the reason there's no opposition is probably because Milton Bradley just buys them all off, making the whole election feel like a fake fight. What you said seems to be the only truth here—a strong candidate who can actually rally the Washington, D.C. residents could easily beat that guy, but we seem far from having someone like that. For example, if Joe Biden had run for mayor instead of president, I think Washington, D.C. would be in a much better spot than it is now. Someone like Kolinda doesn't matter because that role isn't as impactful, whereas we have to deal with this guy's work every single day. Now that people are mentioning Joe Biden, it doesn't really change things. He lives right in the heart of Washington, D.C., and he's such a major figure in politics that the group he leans toward in the city likely has enough influence to make him mayor if he wanted to.

It’s the honest truth—this guy hasn't faced a single legitimate threat during his entire tenure running Washington, D.C.

None of those guys like Tomasevic, Kregar, Ferdelji, or even someone like Franjo Harmon, let alone a future Anka Mrak, can touch him.

Elizabeth Mendoza said:It’s honestly hilarious to me that those UFO videos from 2020 still look like low-budget VHS footage from the late 80s at best.

I mean, you can't really prepare for stuff like that. Suppose you're out in the backyard doing a BBQ, and suddenly you see something flashing right above you... you're just going to grab your phone, snap a quick shot with the grill tongs in hand, and well, you know—the quality isn't exactly going to be cinematic.

wiredrider9 said:but hey, don't go telling anyone about that—shhh...

How can you say "not a word" when you literally just quoted a post containing links to major news outlets?