Posts by ruggedjackal46

restlesssurfer97 said:Just breaking free from the monetary chains of capitalism, traveling to socialist realms without a cent to our names. It’s pure romance 😍

Just give me some Pampa, crackers, and bananas. 😍

Charles Roberts33 said:Argentina was my final stop. I rolled in there totally drained; Chile absolutely wiped me out. During those last few days in Argentina, I was actually stealing bananas from the hostel and living on nothing but crackers—seriously, the only time in my life I've done that—just so I could scrape together enough change for a taxi back to the airport.🤣 🤣

I'm pretty gutted I didn't get to try that famous steak of theirs.

Forget the meat; that sounds like one hell of a trip.

brightpilot6 said:I’ve always wondered why it didn't take off in England. I honestly can't wrap my head around it—it's almost as if it's part of their national character, isn't it?

Honestly, I think Americans in general don't pay much attention to translations. If AF had been produced by an English studio, it would have been a massive hit.

restlesssurfer97 said:Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't do that whole "calma, calma" thing anymore after he scores, he just points up at the Pope now, because the Pope is the one who stays chill.

Ronaldo isn't scoring much lately. 😍

brightpilot6 said:Papi would probably take mine too, since he never stands anywhere near the players ☕

Once he really starts hitting that dribble and picking up speed, his opponents are left trailing at least six feet behind him. It’s almost ridiculous. ☕

Charles Roberts33 said:Every hormone-fueled teenager starts out obsessed with blonde bombshells and Real Madrid, but once they actually grow up, they learn to appreciate the subtle, understated beauty of a more modest bust and uncompromised, clinical football ☕

Tres bien ☕

steelharbor9 said:Some pretty interesting political reshuffling going on here ☕

😉

brightpilot6 said:🤣

I remember back in the fog of my youth, women with beers in hand seemed to become infinitely more attractive, though this is the first time I’ve heard that such a phenomenon might also apply to politics.

Who knows? After a liter of Jagermeister, maybe even Dr. Ivo would find himself back in those good old days.

🤣

Honestly, after a liter of pure ethanol, Karamarko might finally be the solution we're looking for.

restlesssurfer97 said:Look, this guy laid out the problem using hard numbers, and his solution is also based on math.
Everything else he wrote was just to make it easier for regular readers to follow along, because obviously, not everyone processes data and statistics as quickly as he does.

Actually, I disagree. The solution isn't just about crunching numbers. You're smarter than that. 🤦

restlesssurfer97 said:Exactly, I find myself constantly spiraling into thoughts about Plenković just like that, too.

Kill the messenger. It’s a classic move, really.
You aren't even actually addressing what's being said, you're just attacking the person behind the keyboard.
By the way, how did everyone suddenly become a political hack overnight? I mean, I feel like we settled that question ages ago—we all know exactly who the real opportunists are and who actually cares about something. The real issue here isn't that everyone changed, it's just that certain people can't seem to shake off the reputation of the crowd they run with.
It was honestly such a massive hype when those three nurses first announced they were going to start their own union, thinking they’d finally shatter that monopoly held by the old guard unions that only look out for the lazy bureaucrats instead of the people actually doing the work, but man, looking back, absolutely nothing ever came of it.

Tapatalk exactly. I mean, is he seriously really that sick?

Honestly, at this point, we just need someone who’s actually going to go down in the history books, you know, like a real heavy hitter who can completely reshape the entire country and leave a permanent mark on our legacy, basically the first true historical figure to emerge after Franjo Harmon, but looking at the mess we've got right now, I guess we'll just have to see what happens.
(ps. I'm not even trying to say whether Franjo was a good guy or a bad guy, just stating the plain old fact that he’s a historical figure.)

The news outlet is basically just a parrot repeating things we've heard a thousand times already. America is facing massive debt, a messy public sector, and rampant corruption. So, what's the professor's brilliant solution? Cut corruption and fire the bureaucrats. Wow, thanks, nobody else would have thought of that. 🙏

The United States is struggling because it hasn't nailed down its fundamental concept—basically, what should the government actually be doing? What services should it provide to its citizens? Once you answer that, the structure of the public sector follows, then you decide how much space to leave for the private sector, and finally, you determine how many people need to work and what their jobs should even be. Without those foundational ideas, the whole conversation just devolves into "fire the cronies." Everyone knows some guy in an office who does absolutely nothing, and sure, he should be fired. But how do we precisely define who is a "crony"? And more importantly, who gets to enforce that? The Republican Party or the Democratic Party? Hmm.

Anyway, I've spent plenty of time watching these professors look down their noses at us, explaining that corruption and nepotism aren't exactly great and definitely need fixing. As if we didn't know. But I haven't seen a single one offer a concrete plan. One such academic even ran for president and ended up with about 0.1% of the vote because, aside from diagnosing obvious problems, he had zero substance to offer.

restlesssurfer97 said:Honestly, after sitting here and actually digesting this whole thing, I’ve gotta say, I think even someone like Vilim Ribić would be left totally speechless once he reads it.

SS. ☕

So, we’ve got yet another public sector professor preaching about downsizing the government and fighting corruption? They’re all popping up like clones at this point. 😂

If you ask me, I’d start by taking a little cut out of his own paycheck first. You know, practice what you preach. ☕

Paul Martinez73 said:And nobody is arguing against that. You wait for the service to end, film everything from the exterior, and you're done. If you're planning on filming someone in their car, you just say, "Excuse me, I'm a reporter, mind if I film you?" Or you just wait for them to step out. It's simple, and nobody would give you a hard time about it.

If you’re looking for a confrontation, this is how you get it—by barging in and filming people inside their churches like you're hunting for witches.
There's always a way to handle things like a decent human being... 🤷

So now the church is the target of a witch hunt? Honestly, that’s a pretty funny take. It’s just a shame it isn't a base 😂

The Church isn't some private club or a backyard gathering; it’s a public institution. If they're still holding services, they're essentially carrying out activities that pose a risk to public safety and fly in the face of current regulations. This isn't something the Church can just tuck away behind "closed doors"—it’s news, plain and simple, and the media really should be reporting on it. Now, maybe this specific situation isn't quite a catastrophe yet, but let's be honest: for far too long, clergy in this country have acted like they're somehow untouchable and exist entirely outside the rules everyone else has to follow.

Jessica Gonzalez said:As soon as I roll out of bed and turn on the TV, it's nothing but bad news,
My mother-in-law is in the kitchen making delicious flatbreads.
My wife is watching another episode of Love is Blind,
I wonder if Dad will get even a tiny bit of attention from the TV?

There's no soccer on, and no FC Barcelona either,
At least it isn't summer, so I don't have to deal with mosquitoes.
I guess I'm wondering whether I should wear a mask or not,
Since the guy on TV is shouting, "People, COVID-19 is taking over!"

I'll just turn off the TV and head back to the forum to see what's up,
Paul Martinez73 is causing a panic, though everyone seems to be breathing easy regardless,
There's some good stuff here and there, but I really miss Tore,
Maybe he's just staying low-key or maybe he caught COVID-19, I guess it's hard to tell.

Dogs bark, COVID-19 passes

Will's local hero is begging everyone to take this seriously,
Vučić is sending medical equipment to Detroit,
If this quarantine drags on for a few more months,
Grandma might just take an axe to her yapping husband.

wearywolf49 said:you've become the ultimate ceiling fan of these threads

🤣

brightpilot6 said:Honestly, what is wrong with you people? 🙏

It’s either one extreme or the other: you’re either some self-proclaimed genius skeptic who thinks they know everything (🙏), or you’re just someone blindly swallowing whatever the news anchors at ESPN tell you.

There really isn't any middle ground, is there? 🙏

By the way, when was the last time we saw people being hauled off to mass graves in places like Central Park because of the flu? Or are we just going to keep ignoring international headlines unless they happen to be coming out of Sweden?

Things are actually falling apart in Sweden now, so I guess we're pivoting our attention to Belarus instead.☕

I’m actually rolling on the floor laughing. :vppos: ☕

restlesssurfer97 said:You really went and did that total crap ☕

Well, that mess just became our reality ☕

William Gomez5 said:For real, man, give me a break

Just watch me roll, they absolutely hate ☕