Posts by bluewalker9

I'm 24 and I've noticed over the last week or so that my testicles have swollen up—and they feel pretty damn hard. It used to be that if I touched them, they’d practically slide right out of my hands and I couldn't get a good grip on them, but now they're way bigger, much firmer, and they don't move around nearly as easily
Is this enough of a reason to go see a GP right away, or should I just sit tight and wait?

No matter what I do, I end up with massive muscle inflammation the next day
If I go for an hour-long walk, my legs are trashed for two days straight
If I manage just five pushups, my chest is sore for five days... you get the idea...
My muscles have basically wasted away and I can barely move—plus, I've packed on 25 pounds since this whole thing started
I've already seen a neurologist, an endocrinologist, and an immunologist, and according to them, everything looks perfectly fine
It’s obviously some kind of undiagnosed disease where the main symptom is extreme muscle inflammation, which leads to muscle wasting and weight gain (since I can't actually use my muscles)

Does anyone have a doctor recommendation in the San Francisco area?

No matter what I do, I’m dealing with massive muscle inflammation the next day
If I go for an hour-long walk, my legs are trashed for two days straight
If I manage to squeeze out five pushups, my chest is sore for five days... and so on
My muscles have basically withered away and barely moving is a struggle—plus, I’ve put on 25 pounds since this whole thing started
I’ve already seen a neurologist, an endocrinologist, and an immunologist, but according to them, all my tests come back perfectly fine
It’s clearly some kind of undiagnosed condition where the main symptoms are extreme muscle inflammation, which leads to muscle wasting and weight gain (since I can't actually use my muscles)
Any advice on what to do?

No matter what I do, my muscles just absolutely wreck me afterward
Like, if I manage to squeeze out even 10 pushups, my chest is killing me for five days straight—and it’s the same story with every single muscle group
I can barely move... plus, I’ve somehow put on 20 pounds because of this whole mess
I’ve already been to see an immunologist, a neurologist, and an endocrinologist, but according to all of them, my labs and tests look perfectly fine
Does anyone actually have a clue what could be going on here?

Man, I’ve been feeling incredibly weak for about 6 months now. At first, it wasn't even that bad—just felt slightly off within normal limits—but lately, things have been spiraling and I’m starting to think there’s something seriously wrong with me.
Like, if I go for an hour-long walk, my muscles are so wrecked for the next two days that I can barely move. If I just swing my arms around, my forearms are sore the next day... basically, whatever I do, I wake up the following morning feeling like I've been hit by a truck.
I honestly thought maybe my diet was just trash, so I started loading up on magnesium, minerals, vitamins, the whole nine yards...
But nothing worked. Not a thing. I went in for blood work and everything came back perfectly fine—actually, the doctors said the results were great, which makes zero sense given how I feel.
They suggested I see a neurologist, but when I finally sat down with him, he basically brushed it off, saying it wasn't his department and told me to go see an immunologist instead.
I did a little digging online, and honestly... I'm terrified because it looks like it could be some kind of muscular dystrophy.
I’m only 19, I don't touch alcohol or cigarettes, and I used to be pretty active with sports—now, though, that's just impossible.
To make matters worse, I’ve gained 20 pounds in just the last month.
Does anyone have any idea what could be going on? What should I be doing while I wait for this appointment with the immunologist? And is there any chance I can actually get back to how I used to be?

I see MPS Dinamo is absolutely crushing it lately
so I gotta ask—is it just the Bad Boys playing there, like regular guys, or have you actually gone out and bought some real pros?

vividbison47 said:Where on earth did you get that 30% figure from?

Look, I basically just lowballed it by about 7%...

That’s pretty easy math. The Black and Gold Army is currently beating them by 50.23% in sheer numbers and 20.28% when it comes to choreo—though their chanting has never really been their thing, where the Bad Boys actually hold a 48.23% lead. So yeah, the Black and Gold Army is ahead by 22.28%, but they’re definitely on a downward trend.

It's simple—Miami is a city of 100k people while New York is sitting at 10m...
During their peak seasons (anytime since 2000), Hajduk would pull in an average of 15-20k fans per game, whereas Dinamo usually hovered around 10-12k...
When Hajduk played Dnipro, they had 30k people showing up, while even during Dinamo's best days, they'd only see maybe 10-15k...
Miami is further away from most cities where the league plays, yet they still show up in bigger numbers for away games...
At the Black and Gold Army Cup, you'll see 4k people, whereas at your little local matches, it's way less than that...
As for the choreo, I don't recall Dinamo ever doing anything decent with paper cutouts—nothing even remotely comparable to what we do here...
And honestly, the other Bad Boys' displays aren't much to look at either...

Regarding the chanting, that’s all subjective, but to me, the Black and Gold Army songs just hit harder than those repetitive "Go Dinamo" chants or that whole "we love Dinamo" nonsense... or when the North side is screaming for Dinamo and the rest of the stadium is just yelling Chicago...
But yeah, the Bad Boys are louder, which is their one big advantage—300 Bad Boys can somehow make enough noise to sound like 3k...

I can't really weigh in on this specific group since I'm not part of either crew...
But even if being loud is a plus for the Bad Boys, I still feel like the Black and Gold Army is superior overall...
Maybe I'm totally off base, who knows? That's why I'm asking a real Bad Boy to chime in...

Hey everyone, first time jumping into this thread—not trying to start any drama here, just curious
I wanted to get the take of some actual Bad Boys on how they stack up against Ultra
Speaking as a neutral fan, it honestly feels like Ultra is about 30% ahead of the Bad Boys overall—just looking at the numbers, the choreo, and the energy in the stands...

Portland Timbers vs. LA Galaxy 1x (0-1)

honestly, seeing the odds at 2.7 for a Galaxy win is just hilarious—it should realistically be closer to 3.5 or even 4
look, every single team goes through ups and downs every season... Portland is riding high right now because they just brought in a new coach, while the Galaxy are stuck in a slump for that exact same reason
and let's be real, the Galaxy's actual results aren't even the worst part—it's their playstyle. if they keep playing like they did against those bottom-tier MLS sides... then yeah, they don't stand a chance winning this one...
i'm calling it now: they're definitely in a funk and there's no way they're catching up to Seattle for that third-place spot

Seattle Sounders vs LAFC 1 (3-0)
LAFC has only managed one win against Seattle in their last ten matchups—and honestly, they basically handed over their star player, they’re playing a backup goalie, and they don't even have a coach... at this point, they're closer to the relegation zone than fighting for second place
Meanwhile, Seattle is absolutely killing it at home (especially when they play LAFC)—they just took down Lokomotiv a week ago, so I really don't see them having any trouble handling LAFC

Schalke vs Real Madrid 2 (0-2)
They got absolutely schooled last year—Real Madrid is strictly out for Champions League glory, and Schalke is just leagues and leagues below their level

goldenheron6 said:It’s all just shopping to me. 😁

Life’s just one long series of lessons, whether you want them or not. 👍

My parents basically look at me like I’m some kind of high-stakes notary or a legal clerk, but honestly? That whole vibe just isn't my scene. It's totally not my thing, and frankly, I'm failing miserably at it.
It’s all buried in that mountain of paperwork. Like at work, when some judge needs something, they don't even look for it themselves—they just call their secretary to go hunt it down.
We should just swap them out entirely. Every time I show up in front of a female judge, she acts like she’s better than me the second I make a single mistake.
They see some tiny little detail and immediately act like, "Oh, you absolutely have to know this!" They play all these high-and-mighty types, acting like they’re some kind of experts, when in reality, they haven't accomplished a damn thing.
Law is basically the only field that doesn't have to deal with actual physics or chemistry. It’s just people arguing over words while everyone else deals with reality. 😁

I honestly think the real issue isn't even the job itself—it's that whole attitude coming from female judges.
I'll take gay guys over straight dudes any day. 👍 They're simple.

Back to that whole idea about working at a preschool. Honestly, it would be my dream job, but am I really going to enroll in college at 24? It feels wild. That being said, the curriculum for early childhood education actually really interests me, and I'm super into it.
Interesting. I actually already took a look at that school's curriculum. 🙂
I wouldn't mind grabbing some books just so I could dive straight into studying right away.

It's pretty simple.........

If you can't stand something, there are basically two ways to play it:
1. Just deal with it (suck it up)
2. Take action (change it)

And regarding your little dilemma, there are also two options:
1. Buy the books and actually start learning
2. Stop posting on this forum and lying about wanting to be a preschool teacher

It really just comes down to how much you actually want this


If your ultimate dream is to be a preschool teacher, then go sign up for an education degree
Start grinding now—look up textbooks online or dig through this forum—and just start learning. You’ve got an eight-month head start on everyone else... you could prep for your first round of finals right now, or even knock out most of the freshman curriculum during these eight months. That way, when you actually enroll, while your classmates are sweating over their first exams, you'll already be studying for sophomore year because you basically already know the material
Look, if you sleep eight hours, work eight hours, and have eight hours left... just dedicate those remaining eight hours to studying. Simple as that.
Once you’ve mastered all that and graduated with a perfect GPA, then you can say, "Yeah, I want to be a preschool teacher." Until then, all you can really say is, "Man, I wish the universe had just aligned differently so I could be a teacher without lifting a finger"
If you don't have the drive for any of that, then honestly, starting this thread is just straight-up trolling

I mean, whatever. Maybe you haven't had the best luck in life, but some people are born blind or deaf, or with serious mental health struggles... compared to them, you've been pretty lucky

The real issue is I don't have any accounts in my own name—honestly, I barely have anything besides a bus pass and some receipts from the local grocery store...
Since DraftKings is total garbage anyway—their selection is pathetic and the odds are even worse—I dropped $140 just to scrape together a $40 sign-on bonus

I'm trying to get my cash out from DraftKings
Everything should be totally fine—I hit the turnover requirements for both my deposit and the bonus perfectly. Since my last rollover, the rule is that 7 days have to pass before I can withdraw, and yeah, those 7 days are long gone...
So, I shot them an email asking for my payout, and they hit me back saying I need to send over my ID and a utility bill
I sent over a photo of my ID, but they just went radio silent on that. When I chased them up on live support, they just repeated the same thing—that I still need to upload a bill
From what I've gathered online, they want something like an electric or water bill...
The problem is, I don't pay those. I'm only 18—my folks handle all that stuff
What am I supposed to do now? They haven't replied to my emails in days, and I've got $600 just sitting there...

amberlynx47 said:People are just fed up with the club, which is why nobody shows up—and honestly, those folks who only turn out for European matches should probably just stay home since they're nowhere to be found the rest of the year... not at Madison Square Garden, not on the road, nothing. Also, let’s be real, that picture you posted isn't some reflection of the actual state of BBB. I’m dying laughing at anyone claiming there are 5k ultras out there—which section even has that many? You’ve maybe got 1k Bad Boys in the entire country, and even that’s being generous... if we're talking about consistency, it's more like 500 people, half of whom are busy getting harassed by local cops who are too busy protecting their big boss, Zdravko. So, basically, everyone is wildly exaggerating these numbers. Just look at when we went to Bulgaria—the core group from all the factions was barely 500 people. Numbers fluctuate every single trip, so they aren't a reliable metric and usually just mask what's actually happening. It gets debunked pretty fast when these groups run into a real hardcore crowd; then you see how many of these "ultras" are just posers following the boss around. In our case right now, you'd be lucky to pull 200 people together for a serious action at home, and maybe 100 on the road. That's my rough estimate—don't come at me like I'm crazy, I'm just trying to be realistic unlike these guys rambling about thousands of ultras in the city. If we add in the crew from 😁 Armando Rio(city) 😁, we wouldn't even be close to those numbers, so I have no idea why people are making up stats that are straight-up science fiction right now.

Is there an Armada City crew??
The City fans—is it just people from the coast living in the city, or are there actual locals who cheer for the rival team?
Why the connection with Braca/the Gate 13 crowd?
Have you guys actually traveled or done games together, or are you just "internet friends"?