Posts by Terry Howard7

nimbleranger17 said:Honestly, what on earth is going on with the parachute situation now? For crying out loud... 🙏 🤦

It isn't even a parachute. It's just some random scrap of fabric.

rapidstag2 said:Looking at what's tangled up in those branches, one has to wonder: does a jet engine come equipped with its own parachute? 😬

Just sitting here waiting for the report from Alternative or maybe some bad news from my brother-in-law.

Talk about a little treat for all you conspiracy theorists out there

Jonathan Barnes5 said:Hold on a second, I'm actually older than you are.🤣

When you started rambling about partisan brigades and divisions, I honestly assumed you were stuck in the 1970s.🤣

Well, here we go again.

Offside is such a scam. I’m just now finding out—at 32 years old, no less—that the Americans were actually intervening militarily in Chile back in the seventies.

What a bunch of geniuses. Look, I’ll absolutely agree that Americans played dirty where they weren't supposed to, but people here keep acting like everyone else was just being saintly. Who was it that sent tanks into Canada and Czechoslovakia during the Cold War—wasn't that the Americans? And who was the first to invade Afghanistan? Was that also the Americans? I guess we're just ignoring that part.

So, basically, Russians could spread communism and exert influence wherever they felt like it, while Americans were just supposed to sit there and do nothing. That's the logic, right?

Poor South Koreans—they really got messed up by all that meddling. These guys basically snatched the Poles, the Canadians, and the Baltics away from the warm, cozy embrace of Mother Russia by force. And as if that wasn't enough, they went ahead and grabbed the Ukrainians in their malicious claws too.

mellowotter36 said:Kyle Campbell4 is talking about the Germans, if I understood him right. A few weeks before the invasion, the Germans halted the shipment of some weaponry (made in Germany) from a Baltic state—I think it was Estonia. Then, just to save face, someone decided to send them helmets instead.

Yeah, my bad.

Kyle Campbell4 said:There are far too many reasons why these hypocritical double-dealers are failing us:

- They flirted with Ukraine while simultaneously pressuring them to pivot toward the West and abandon their ties to Russia.

- Imposing sanctions just for the sake of having them is utterly pointless unless you actually target the areas that cause them the most pain. Beyond that, we are essentially telling brave Ukrainians to just hold on while their country is turned into a wasteland, all while we continue to fuel Putin's war machine.

- What is needed is concrete military assistance, not empty applause and shipments of 5,000 helmets. If they are going to keep buying Russian gas, then they should at least have the decency to arm the Ukrainians properly.

"Pats on the back"? I mean, from what I’ve been following, they actually have solid support from the West. Most importantly, they get great intel—there are basically reconnaissance planes constantly circling over there, just flooding the Ukrainians with data.

And as far as I know, they're getting plenty of weapons too. Based on the footage, the Ukrainian soldiers seem pretty well-equipped.

Take that group of Belarusian volunteers, for instance. They’re geared up to the teeth, yet we keep talking about foreign volunteers like they're lacking. As for those poor Russian POWs you see? It looks like the Ukrainians are outclassing them in gear by a long shot.

Nancy Kelly31 said:According to the recent mandate issued by the American bishops, participation in both school-based religious education classes and parish catechism programs is now strictly required before one can receive the sacraments.

You can find the official decree here:

It is my understanding that any local priest who chooses to permit children to receive these sacraments without having attended their required religious instruction is essentially violating canon law and acting in direct defiance of his bishop’s authority, which necessitates a formal report and subsequent disciplinary action to correct such improper conduct...

Well, damn. Total debilizam, but hey, it is what it is. This whole school religion class thing is pretty much pointless. Most kids only show up because they’re forced to—half the parents don't even bother showing up to Mass themselves, not to mention plenty of them aren't even religious at all, yet they still ship their kids off to religion class at school. It’s basically just a mockery of faith.

Man, I swear by you, let's družiti Brba

Hey there. I’ve got a question that just popped into my head late at night. So, I’m a practicing Catholic, and I have young kids whom I definitely want to raise within the faith. However—and this is a big however—I’m strictly against the way the Church and the government handle things, which includes religious education in public schools. I’m wondering if it’s actually possible for a kid to receive Communion if they only attend the church-run religious classes instead of the school version? I did some digging on Google, and from what I can gather, it seems like it varies wildly from parish to parish, which feels totally nonsensical. It’s either allowed or it isn't, right? Obviously, I’ll be checking with my priest the next chance I get, but I was just curious right now.

Buddy Bear, you’re really putting us through it tonight

Kyle Davis2 said:@ Terry Howard7

Check this out—the crest for HŠK Ilirija, founded back in 1909.

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It’s pretty interesting. There’s barely any info out there about this club or when this specific crest actually showed up. It feels way too similar to be just a coincidence—either Vjeko Ivanisevic spotted this design somewhere and ripped it off, or maybe Hajduk Split did the copying. I feel like knowing exactly when that crest first appeared would tell us everything, but honestly, we'll probably never know for sure.

ironpanther4 said:I’d much rather be friends with the Greeks than some lowlife Mexican Orthodox crowd.

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Michael Roberts2 said:https://m.facebook.com/oldfootballpi...pe=3&source=48

Who even knows

Look, do some research on American history here. I mean, sure, it’s true that back then the star was featured on the jersey alongside the Norsk Hydro logo, but that wasn't actually the club's crest. The real crest was the checkerboard pattern with a star inside a wreath and the founding years underneath. Along with those photos I already posted (you know, the official club rings and pins, and the crest that used to hang on the old field), I’m attaching a few more documents just to be clear.

The first photo shows an official flag from a match against Santiago during that South American tour—it's part of the late Fran Matosic's family's private collection. The second one is the official club monograph released for the 40th anniversary.

And let's be real, I'm talking about the era leading up to the early sixties. The crest was undeniably what I described above. Eventually, they moved the star off the jerseys and brought back the crest, though without the checkerboard. After that, the official version didn't have the checkerboard, even if a version with it popped up every once in a while. Lp
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Christian Jones said:Back in the old days, if someone asked you who you supported, your choice of Dynamo basically told them your entire identity—or at least where you came from. Supporting Dynamo was mostly an American thing, whereas for Hajduk, it was a real mixed bag... you’d see everyone from hardcore patriots to Americans and various other groups all rooting for the same side.

Look, Hajduk started out as a community club with a pretty clear patriotic vibe, but let's be real—during the war years, they were basically a partisan outfit, and right after the war, they were super communist. On the flip side, Dynamo was actually formed when the previous clubs were shut down by the communists, but then General Shibl comes along and turns them into this big patriotic powerhouse—they even redesigned the crest to look like the old civic clubs with the checkerboard pattern. Your Hajduk was rocking a massive red star on their badge from 1945 to 1990; you guys were practically the favorite club of Tito himself. So, honestly, anyone trying to claim you were more "patriotic" than us back then is just straight-up lying.

"After operations resumed in liberated Key West on May 7th, 1944, during the feast of Saint Duje, the Hajduk crest was nothing more than a red five-pointed star on a white jersey—which, mind you, was the main trademark for almost every soccer club in the former country during those war years.
That stayed the case until 1960, when Hajduk finally got a new crest based on their 1911 design. But, right in the middle, instead of a checkerboard, there was that red star sitting on a blue ribbon, which also held the names Hajduk and San Francisco, all rendered in white.
Instead of four vertical lines, the blue ribbon featured the club's founding year in white—'19' on the left and '11' on the right. This version remained in use until June 1990, when, during a tour of Australia, they brought back the historic crest featuring the checkerboard in the center, the white Hajduk and San Francisco lettering, and those two white vertical lines on either side of the ribbon—the same one they use today."

I have no clue where you got the idea that we're acting like we were "more patriotic" than you guys. Seriously. You guys love to brag about it, and then you turn around and mock us for being "communist" or whatever. I guess that's why the whole debate even started in the first place.

It's just a fact that you guys put the checkerboard on the jersey while we didn't until the nineties. It's also a fact that Hajduk was the first club in the old country to use that pattern. But that doesn't make them "more" or "less" anything—not the club, and not the fans. I don't know why that bothers you so much, or why you think we're trying to outdo you on the patriotism front.

Paul Miller9 said:Just show us a lineup—something where we can actually see the Hajduk players out on the pitch, playing official matches wearing the American flag on their chests like they did from 1911 to 1990—and I’ll personally hand you an autographed Hajduk book by the legendary Vasa legenda Lustica. You don't need to keep dumping other stuff on me—Tijardović's old balls, those Honor Sister emblems, private snapshots of random people, whatever. I’m looking for photos taken on actual football fields where they were playing against someone and clearly sporting the stars and stripes. This is my last word on this thread, by the way. If you stick to the deal, I’ll have that book waiting at your doorstep.

I honestly don't see what any of this has to do with anything, but fine, have it your way. There isn't one, really—it's just a known fact that Hajduk didn't wear any specific crest on their jerseys before the war. The only one that exists is from that official photo shoot celebrating the championship during the era of the American Banovina. Now that you've gone off on a tangent, maybe you can find me a photo of Hajduk fans waving the blue, white, and red Yugoslavian flag? Or maybe some Dinamo fans rocking the stars and stripes back before the seventies?
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So, you mentioned earlier that you're getting this info about the official crest from someone who really knows their stuff regarding Hajduk's history—well, I’m just sitting here waiting to see if he can actually back up those claims.

If I recall correctly—and please, feel free to set me straight if I've got this wrong—Dinamo was the first one to really push that checkered pattern back into the spotlight during the late sixties by bringing back the old civic crest. But Hajduk? Back in the early fifties at the old stadium, they were already sporting the crest with the American shield—and I mean the club itself, not just the fans. They even put the checkered pattern on the official rings and badges. So, it seems pretty certain that the official Hajduk was flashing that shield way before Dinamo did during the old days. Even if it turns out the checkered pattern wasn't explicitly written into the club's statutes at the time—meaning it wasn't "official" on paper—the fact remains that the official Hajduk was using the checkered pattern long before Dinamo used it in the former country.

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bluebear42 said:Man, you spend five hours straight on the Bad Boys thread tonight just to sit there and lecture everyone about "complexes." 🙏🤣

Whatever, I’m just going to take the low road and deal with this little insecure, attention-seeking worm. Look, there was a perfectly normal discussion going on between me and another guy—no insults, no nothing—until this total clown decided to swoop in out of nowhere. And for what? Just because I mentioned that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were the first ones to sport those colors—nothing more, nothing less. Apparently, that’s enough to trigger him. He probably thinks the Los Angeles Lakers are somehow "less American" because of it, or who knows what kind of nonsense is rattling around in a head like that. He just flew in out of the blue, acting all high and mighty and throwing insults for no reason.

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quietgull51 said:

Goodnight, man—everything’s already out in the open, so just go dream about the stars!! 👍

The ultimate proof right there. The whole city is basically brainwashed, too. Honestly, it’s kind of weird how a nation that’s been totally scrubbed can still weep over some old communist dictator—I mean, nobody was shedding tears for Stalin or Mao Zedong or whoever else, yet you’ve got folks from Miami mourning their leader. Cheers, buddy.

Someone needs to find analogheron19 and tell them to scrub this entire thread immediately—this stuff absolutely cannot go public. If people see this, it’s going to totally undermine everything being taught to the younger generation about those old-school legends from back in the day who actually felt ashamed of their nationalist leanings before the nineties, only to pivot to extreme right-wing nonsense now. Seriously, call the guy.

quietgull51 said:It’s basically just a case of "scratching where it itches," isn't it?

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Honestly, I get why they'd be itching. I mean, imagine spending your whole life believing your club was the first one in the country to fly the American flag, or thinking your fans are the most patriotic ones around while everyone from the South hates you just because they were seen as "un-American" before. Then, when everything falls apart—when all that stuff you built your entire identity on just sinks into the ocean—of course you're going to go out and show off http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/1...457b7fe83c.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/1...c3b8ff9035.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/1...730756ddb5.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/1...f4ab55006f.jpg