Posts by Adam King6

ruggedjackal46 said:They could always just claim they were being totally irrational—as long as they release their recordings as evidence.

Then again, they can always just play the "I don't remember anything" card.

bluebison47 said:“Gentlemen of the investigative jury,”

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This is ancient history, but it still gets a laugh out of me every single time:

James Anderson5 said:It's pretty funny, really. The FBI went out and bought some body armor at four times the normal price.

There’s always someone here looking for trouble or acting suspicious. Don't you want our officers to have the best protection possible instead of cheap, knock-off gear like the NYPD uses?
You've probably watched too many American crime shows. They kill off a cop every other episode, but when was the last time that actually happened around here?

and these guys are the manufacturers 🤣

Croco-Croco?

Rachel Cooper3 said:THE GRIM END TO A YOUNG MAN'S JOURNEY—He set out on a bike trip through ISIS territory to prove that people aren't inherently evil. It didn't end well for him...

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It reminds me of back during the war when Swedes were taking in refugees from our neck of the woods. After watching some typical North American alpha male antics, they actually had to ask themselves what kind of brain you need to be possessed by to go fishing with dynamite. 😁

I'm asking the same thing about these "adventurers." 🤦

Who is this young lady?

Andrew Hayes2 said:https://www.nytimes.com/news...did-they-give-the-americans

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We really ought to ask them where the hell fourteen hundred million went🍿

Rachel Cooper3 said:Nothing out of the ordinary for this board. ☕

Rest in peace, Sinan.

And you're screwing with me too, making me have to Google who the hell he even played for.🤣

Samuel Lopez9 said:Honestly, I have no clue what you were even trying to say there. I'll just chalk it up to old-age dementia—though we should probably decide if it's yours or mine first...

I’d also be siding with that '82 semifinal everyone was talking about. No other game even comes close when you look at it through those lenses. A distant second? Maybe Bulgaria-Italy from '94. Mostly because I was rooting for the Slavic brothers back then, against those always-hated Digić guys.

If we're talking about Euro semifinals, though, it’s gotta be France-Portugal from '84. But yeah, those ones from '88, '92, and '96 are right up there too.

What do you mean "hard to figure out"? Just talk about the games listed in the poll.

Justin James10 said:But really, how else could one possibly describe the narrative of a decaying West?

What are we even talking about here? Amish? Punks? Hippies?

Austin Chase2 said:lonebadger6, any chance this PDF stays up after the championship ends? That would be huge.

The new mod will probably want to keep it.👍
If I remember correctly, Basketball was added during one of the championships too.

Brandon Chavez9 said:Where's the Cup? It’s buried under a mountain of useless threads.

It's still down in the other sports section. If Ksapi had actually made it through the qualifiers, they probably would have moved it up already.☕

Unbelievable 🙏
I was just reading an interview with him in ESPN yesterday where he mentioned that landing a medal would basically guarantee him a lifetime pension. And he's only 21, if I remember correctly 🙂

Way to go, genius! 🙏 🙏

...which just reminded me of this:

Paul Chase95 said:🤣

The sale was on, so everything was dirt cheap. I snagged the Bleigurg and The Hague stuff from Mladen Schwartz for just $3.00 or maybe 12. 😁

Don't forget to cheer up Samuel Lopez9 with that book once you guys finally settle on lending him Haile Gebrselassie. 👍

Samuel Lopez9 said:Oh, I see you guys were getting busy tonight and carb loading...

If you ask me, it sounds more like they were just busy touching themselves. 🙄

Anthony Jackson2 said:Let's pivot to some more interesting topics—anyone actually register a car since January 1st? Also, can I settle that commercial vehicle tax through online banking, or does STP have a monopoly on this?

I registered my car at the start of February and honestly have no clue what you're talking about. 😁
Now that you mention it, I vaguely remember some changes regarding the tax—the kind that used to show up as a bill at your house but apparently doesn't anymore. I probably just paid it all at once during the inspection along with the other fees.

If the logic is anything like my insurance—which I’ve paid on the actual expiration date before showing up to inspections later—I figure you can just pay however you want and bring the receipt to the inspection.

Paul Chase95 said:Why not? Just because you personally don't like the idea doesn't mean it isn't desirable. And it’s not the same thing as being "on official business"—an employee at KC isn't the same as an employee at some other government agency or a county office. When you take those professional exams, they teach you that you can't represent views that clash with the institution you serve. An employee at KC, however, has the freedom to say, "Screw this, vote for the Republican Party or the Democratic Party."

Imposing things is too difficult; a priest can offer his opinion and that's it—whoever wants to listen, listens, and if they don't, they can just send that priest packing. It's not like a priest goes to the polling station and micromanages how everyone marks their ballot.

With all due respect, spare me this nonsense. This has become such a staple on this soccer subreddit, where it feels like the entire intellectual elite of the country supposedly lives. No, people aren't stupid—they're just somewhere in the middle—but it seems like everyone here thinks they're the exception, acting like they truly grasp every nuance, or that every ideological issue is just some smoke screen.

Up until now, I've heard everyone claim that people are stupid; I suppose that would imply the person saying it is somehow smarter than the "stupid" masses, or at least they're certainly convinced of it.

I'm not targeting you specifically, but it has become depressingly trendy to declare that "people are stupid." It doesn't matter that this sentiment is voiced by both the brilliant and the dimwitted in equal measure; it's just become part of the daily vernacular. I had a guy—can barely sign his own name, not sure if he even finished eighth grade, looks like he's missing at least half his teeth—tell me, totally deadpan, about six months ago that people are simply stupid. For God's sake, the poor, enlightened genius actually has to live among the "stupid." And when I ask him why they're stupid, his answer is always that they believe in the supernatural. 🙏He thinks he’s some kind of genius—basically an Isaac Newton because of his little theory. 🙏

Look, I don't have a problem with you thinking people are generally dim-witted, but please—just don't use that line on me. It’s honestly exhausting to read.

When I talk to a priest, I expect him to talk about faith, maybe some family issues or personal struggles. It’s only right that he gives me a hard time for missing Mass too often, or asks why I’m not volunteering more at the parish, or suggests I could afford to give a little more to Catholic Charities, or reminds me I haven't dropped off any old clothes lately. I couldn't care less about his political leanings. It's basic logic. You don't ask a plumber for his opinion on policy when he's fixing your pipes, and you don't care who a doctor votes for when he's treating you. For any of them, their ballot is none of my business.

It’s not even a shot at you specifically, but man, this trend of everyone claiming "people are just stupid" has become incredibly popular lately. It doesn't matter if the person saying it is brilliant or a total moron; it’s just become part of the daily chatter. I knew this guy once—could barely sign his own name, probably didn't finish eighth grade, and was clearly missing at least half a dozen teeth—who told me, totally deadpan, about six months ago that people are simply stupid. Give me a break. The poor guy has to live in the same world as the "stupid" people he's looking down on. And when I asked him *why* they were stupid, his answer was basically "because they believe in the supernatural." 🙏 In his head, he's some kind of Isaac Newton. 🙏

Look, I don't mind if you think people are stupid. I just don't want to hear it when we're talking. It honestly makes me nauseous to read it.

I haven't really noticed it becoming a trend lately. 🙂
Actually, it might be more accurate to say that people are generally lazy when it comes to thinking for themselves. They’re prone to swallowing whatever suggestion comes their way, especially if it comes from a perceived moral authority—which, for most, is the Church.
For others, that "moral authority" might be the Prime Minister, the leader of the opposition, Markićka, or Frljić, but those are just symptoms of the same thing... 😉

Paul Chase95 said:I believe those instances pop up here and there—I'll take your word for it.

As for the rest of those BuzzFeed types and the surrounding hysterical crowd, I don't buy it. It's honestly ridiculous that with all the technology we have today, nobody can just record these famous "announcements" from the pulpit where they push them so aggressively—it would be a massive headline on every news site and forum if they did. 🙏

But just so we're clear, I wouldn't mind if the KC voiced its own stance, whether during mass, through an official letter, or via the media... They are citizens of this country too, after all. If everyone else gets to have an opinion at work, if professors get to weigh in on university matters, and if celebrities get to present their views in the press, then I think it would be perfectly appropriate—even desirable—for the KC to take a stand.

Not during Mass, though. You don't get to drop your personal takes when you're showing up at someone's house "on official business." We can agree or disagree with stances published in Glas Koncila or any other outlet that doesn't directly impact the congregation, but a priest shouldn't be imposing his personal views on people. People are simple-minded—both the believers and the anti-fascists—so they tend to follow authority blindly. It's one thing to grab a coffee with someone, but if you're there officially, just do your job and get out.

Paul Chase95 said:Wait a second—who did you actually end up voting for? Was it Milan Bandić or Ivo Josipović? You skipped over the most important part.

Anyway, I don't bother voting. I don't think I ever even showed up for the presidential elections.😉

Jonathan Barnes5 said:All I know is that I don't give a damn. Just my inner self and Buddhism.☕

Nothing happening in San Francisco? Is the spark finally gone?

Paul Chase95 said:That's exactly how it should be—honestly, what else are you going to do? You aren't exactly a lunatic yourself, after all. 😁

There’s one more thing that’s actually pretty fascinating when you look at how KC operates—you might have even mentioned this somewhere yourself—and that is how much of their political noise is driven by atheists. It’s almost always the non-believers, the ones who wouldn't dream of stepping foot in a church, who are the most adamant about claiming the pulpit is being used as a megaphone for the Republican Party. If you were to poll a thousand actual churchgoers, I bet 999 of them would tell you they’ve never heard anything remotely like that during a service. It’s a surreal situation, really—those who aren't even present at the event claim to know exactly what was said, while the people who actually showed up have absolutely no idea what these critics are talking about. 😁

If I recall correctly, they occasionally broadcast live on ABC on Sundays—kind of like how they show football games—but has there ever actually been a recorded instance in this country where a priest was caught giving tactical instructions?

So, here’s my dilemma. A few years back, right before the second round of the presidential election, a priest who came to give the Blagoslov blessing to my family basically nudged me to vote for Milan Bandić instead of Ivo Josipović. Now I’m sitting here wondering how to handle that. What am I supposed to say to him? Should I just skip his Mass this Sunday and wait until someone else is presiding? It feels awkward as hell.
Fool. Honestly, there are just too many of them. I remember stumbling upon similar nonsense during a Sunday trip through some small towns in the Midwest—saw people preaching this exact same stuff from the pulpit. I wouldn't call it a universal rule, but it drives me absolutely insane. Every time I hear it, I’m seconds away from just walking out of the church entirely.

Jonathan Barnes5 said:If I actually had a wife to come home to, I wouldn't be wasting my energy on this nonsense.☕

The truth is, if you had a wife, you'd be dealing with nothing *but* bullshit—it's just that you wouldn't get to pick which kind. ☕

ruggedjackal46 said:"The site usually draws in a crowd of pretty well-educated folks, mostly in that 18 to 35 age bracket."

So, basically, FC Barcelona fans are your typical Reddit users ☕

It’s a shame those types don't actually sign up. They just lurk in the shadows, occasionally checking in on what people with completely different personalities are actually talking about.☕

If we’d actually had the chance to pick that subject back when we were in college, maybe we would’ve actually gotten hooked on it and ended up making a career out of it after graduation😛

Amanda Evans2 said:Just the Usurper
If you didn't shed a tear over that, you aren't even human...

There’s only one version worth listening to: