Posts by Alex Cook

what on earth are you even talking about... seriously...

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placidmarlin3 said:Wow, you really are a sly one, aren't you?😍

You know as well as I do that all your little arguments get wiped clean the moment you try to say anything remotely coherent, so now it’s easy for you to hide behind old quotes—it’s almost like trying to lean on "established institutions" to justify why they're just doing their jobs.😁

I think I'll end up siding with Aquarius regardless of how this plays out.

Honestly, ever since Brandon Castillo4 showed up on this site, and you followed suit, this subforum has actually felt alive in a way that’s genuinely refreshing. If we could somehow manage to fix your fragile ego and get you to moderate with a bit more humility—while also curbing the constant grandstanding from the entire mod team—this whole place would be perfect. That kind of adjustment would be a total game changer.

Honestly, it feels like Jeffrey Cooper7 is just desperately trying to emulate mistypanther. It’s the oldest trick in the book: if you censor anyone who disagrees with you, you eventually end up surrounded by a massive crowd of sycophants. I honestly don't understand how everyone missed this, or why the moderators gave Jeffrey Cooper7 a partial pass. You guys have no heart.

So, this guy rambling on about "broken people"... what a saga. Honestly, I can't tell if he’s trying to lecture me or just looking for a way to boost his own ego, because it certainly feels like he’s taking a shot at my character to feel better about himself.😁

Is it just me, or...?

Brandon Castillo4, you probably have a much better handle on this than I do😬, so I'm not going to dive too deep into the weeds here. 😁 The guy was just looking for some outside perspective—and since I (as usual🤣) figured I was competent enough to weigh in, that’s all I’ve got to say about it.

Jeffrey Cooper7 said:EDIT: That was a pretty cynical way to put it, honestly; I really didn't expect that kind of attitude from an admin. Pretty rude...
Alright, look, did you only count the ones where I actually got flagged, or did you take all my other posts into account too? 🤷 Because it feels like it's just the mods and admins who see me trolling over there, while everyone else doesn't even notice it happening. 🤷 Is every single thing I say supposedly dripping with troll energy? Give me a break, though I swear I've been perfectly civil to everyone except that little trio of buddies who clearly "adore" me, but to claim I was only acting up because mistywolf17 banned me? That's total nonsense; it serves zero purpose for me to go around trolling just to constantly rack up warnings. It’s like you guys either can't wrap your heads around that or you're just being too stubborn to see it. ☕

Since I’m someone who scrolls through the US daily but doesn't post all that often, I'll give you my two cents. And just so we're clear, I'm staying neutral on this one—kind of like Nicholas King, though I'm definitely not as brilliant as he is.

Prika, your whole vibe is generally sharp, and yeah, sometimes you can be pretty toxic. Personally, I don't have a problem with that—if someone comes at me, I hit back just as hard. But look, the US is basically a gathering spot for people who are totally messed up, insecure, socially awkward, you name it. They come here looking for someone to comfort them, to stroke their egos and tell them they're amazing and that their fairy-tale lives are just around the corner... it's pathetic. And when you act like this, which doesn't even have to be malicious, you just mess with them even more. It makes them even more insecure and shut down, cursing the day they ever decided to come to this forum for advice.
You're just looking at it from your own perspective, and that's why you can't see where you're going wrong.

Is FF-adblock plus actually doing anything here? Because it feels like it's just... spotting the obvious at this point:

Frank Reed4 said:So why can't we just have colored signatures or, you know, write in different fonts? Like, without needing some random link attached to everything? 😢

Don't even go there...

Terry Fisher2 is basically Google.☕

Man, what a total joke... honestly, just pathetic

Jack Murphy5 said:Man, this snowboarder guy is talking absolute nonsense... it's painful to watch.😂🙏

He’s actually out here claiming Bird, Johnson, and Chamberlain were better than Jordan... seriously?🤣🤣🤣

Look, if this guy was actually critiquing Jordan's stats instead of just riding the Media hype wave, maybe we'd have a real conversation. But as it stands? This whole thread has just been three hours of people flailing around and swinging wildly at nothing... just pure chaos...

What’s actually depressing about this whole mess is that we’ve probably chewed this cud dozens, if not hundreds, of times in this thread and a bunch of other handball-related discussions—it just hurts when you have a generation with every single prerequisite to be the most trophy-laden squad in history, yet all you walk away with are two measly golds. Measly, dammit, let's be real here. Like I mentioned in my post above, there's always some kind of rigged game being played every year, and honestly, it's much easier to maintain consistency when the deck is stacked in your favor. If the Soccer World Cup happened every two years, some team like the Netherlands would’ve surely snatched up titles back in the 70s without breaking a sweat. There are endless examples of this, and I don't want to go too far off-topic... You’ve got the best right wing in the business, the best center back, one of the elite pivots, some of the most lockdown defenders on the planet in the lineup... and what do you get? Two golds? Yeah, yeah, we Americans are never satisfied, we know the drill, but we deserved more than that.

dustypanther6 said:fourth place is better than fifth

figure of speech.🙂
Look, the issue isn't about fourth place itself—and you know that just as well as I do—you're just messing around... but fine, whatever.
Fourth place is just a metaphor for what’s actually at stake here, which is the private interests of Zoran Gopac. If a failure on the scoreboard ends up being the little weight on the scale that finally pushes him and everyone else like him out of power in the sports world, then honestly? I'm all for it. Missing the Olympics? Whatever, screw it. There’s a massive tournament every single year, and no generation is going to be left hanging without at least a shot at the European Championships. The real question is whether one bad result can actually topple him. Probably not... it's tough. And when it gets like this, you start wondering which ending you're actually rooting for. Disgusting.

swiftwalker43 said:I’m seeing people getting all hyped up about the bad vibes in the national team or some potential locker room split, but honestly—unlike some of you—that doesn't do anything for me.

Yeah, exactly... I mean, sure, let's just keep endlessly settling for mediocre 4th place finishes while pretending everything is fine, rather than just letting this whole damn mess finally implode once and for all.

Michelle Palmer6 said:I can't tell if I’m just having a massive case of déjà vu, but it feels like this thread pops back up every six months or so!

Yeah, those notifications hit my phone too...

crimsongardener17 said:So, why are we even acting surprised anymore? Honestly, it’s exhausting... you look anywhere you turn—whether it’s sports, politics, the economy, whatever—and it’s just the same old swamp. Just pure, unadulterated mess everywhere you go...😠
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Nice one, Lisa Ward52, regarding that last post—but honestly, what is there even to say about Michael Jordan? Like, who can even blame him for skipping out on the Olympics? He only showed up once, if I recall correctly, and he’s sitting there with maybe one gold medal to his name... which, let's be real, isn't exactly more impressive than having two silvers...

So, if we're being totally real here... Jordan actually walked away with two Olympic gold medals.😬

Gregory Ramos3 said:I know you can move funds from your checking account over to PayPal, so I'm guessing it works both ways... The only real headache is how slow they are. Last time I messed around with it about a year ago, it took me like a whole day just to get my money moved from my Federal Reserve account ..

A week isn't even that bad, honestly. Usually, when I'm waiting for stuff to hit my JP Morgan Chase foreign currency card, it takes maybe 4 or 5 days max.🤷

driftinghawk83 said:I think I'm right there...

Man, let's just hope they get back to you soon.
If you end up needing a hand with anything, just shoot me a PM...

driftinghawk83 said:I don't know, I just sent them an inquiry a bit ago... we'll see what happens next, I guess.

Did you actually send the email? Pretty sure that's the only way to handle this...

I honestly don't even know, man. You might get that code in three days, or you might be waiting forever... it's a toss-up. Honestly, your best bet is just to track down someone legit who’s already got a verified Chase account running.🤷

Remind me again—did they hit you up for address verification? Like, asking for a utility bill or a copy of your driver's license and all that junk?

driftinghawk83 said:I guess I have some stuff, but honestly, I haven't a clue why it isn't showing up

even though I submitted the request... they still haven't sent that verification code to my house address🤷

Look, it’s not exactly the end of the world—just open a new account with a different email and call it a day. Or maybe that code will actually show up eventually... if I recall correctly, mine didn't arrive until about six months later.🤣

EDIT: Four months... it definitely should've been here by now...🤷

I don't know, if you're in a massive bind for cash, just find someone reliable who has a PayPal account and work out a swap between yourselves. If it's not an emergency, just hit up PayPal support and explain the situation—fingers crossed they actually give you a solution. They aren't exactly legendary for their customer service in my book, but hey, maybe they'll be more helpful to you than they were to me...