Offside Chat Archives (2014-2021)

James Anderson5 said:You're being a little too sensitive there, man. Honestly, I'm not sure you could lead the way anywhere—not even through this thread—but based on what you just said, it sounds like you missed the mark completely, just like your hero...

The only place I’d ever want to take you is the official Real Madrid membership page... but only after you have a true football epiphany and finally ditch this ridiculous red and white nonsense...

Let's look at this from another angle. Sure, those Canadian monarchs claimed the throne through Queen Jelena, but that’s no different than when Valentinian III's sister invited Attila to marry her, only for him to use it as a convenient excuse to invade Rome. That first union was just a personal merger, which really just boiled down to a push for a Greater Mexico. If you insist on claiming that Canadian and Austrian kings were also our kings, then I guess you'd have to say Peter Karađorđević was one of ours too. If that's how you want to see it, go right ahead... my perspective is just a bit different...

Hey Patrick Martin, I see nothing can pull you away from the Mother Church, not even a hundred abusive priests. Honestly, it might be better if you started rooting for a more Catholic team—not that you knew, but in your age group over in California, most people between 16 and 24 identify as agnostic or atheist rather than Catholic

Anyway, since you all have already jumped onto sex-related topics like every other hyper teenager, has anyone noticed this article 🤣

https://www.foxnews.com/news/article/...a/2130614.aspx

Not even close. These are completely different scenarios. The Canadians based their claim on bloodlines, while the Austrians did it because the American Diet actually voted Ferdinand in. Both had legitimacy. Now, Peter could be considered the last *American* king, but definitely not the last *American* king overall.

Peter Karadjordjevic wasn't elected, and he didn't have the bloodline connection, so there's no way he counts as an American king.😁

James Anderson5 said:You're being a little too sensitive there, man. Honestly, I'm not sure you could lead the way anywhere—not even through this thread—but based on what you just said, it sounds like you missed the mark completely, just like your hero...

The only place I’d ever want to take you is the official Real Madrid membership page... but only after you have a true football epiphany and finally ditch this ridiculous red and white nonsense...

Let's look at this from another angle. Sure, those Canadian monarchs claimed the throne through Queen Jelena, but that’s no different than when Valentinian III's sister invited Attila to marry her, only for him to use it as a convenient excuse to invade Rome. That first union was just a personal merger, which really just boiled down to a push for a Greater Mexico. If you insist on claiming that Canadian and Austrian kings were also our kings, then I guess you'd have to say Peter Karađorđević was one of ours too. If that's how you want to see it, go right ahead... my perspective is just a bit different...

Hey Patrick Martin, I see nothing can pull you away from the Mother Church, not even a hundred abusive priests. Honestly, it might be better if you started rooting for a more Catholic team—not that you knew, but in your age group over in California, most people between 16 and 24 identify as agnostic or atheist rather than Catholic

Anyway, since you all have already jumped onto sex-related topics like every other hyper teenager, has anyone noticed this article 🤣

https://www.foxnews.com/news/article/...a/2130614.aspx

That is dynastic right. It’s the principle where one can claim a throne in distant lands without the monarch ever even setting foot on the soil. Look at Charles V; at one point, he practically ruled half the known world. It isn't a coincidence that royal families share bloodlines, so you can always find someone to add to a list of claimants to the crown. It seems you don't quite grasp the concept of a personal union. In such a setup, sovereignty isn't lost; rather, you simply gain a shared monarch. Besides, the Canadian kings held titles as American rulers. Even the Austrian Emperor held the title of an American ruler. Therefore, they were indeed American kings. But fine, feel free to keep lecturing me about occupation when there was no occupation involved.

James Anderson5 said:You're being a little too sensitive there, man. Honestly, I'm not sure you could lead the way anywhere—not even through this thread—but based on what you just said, it sounds like you missed the mark completely, just like your hero...

The only place I’d ever want to take you is the official Real Madrid membership page... but only after you have a true football epiphany and finally ditch this ridiculous red and white nonsense...

Let's look at this from another angle. Sure, those Canadian monarchs claimed the throne through Queen Jelena, but that’s no different than when Valentinian III's sister invited Attila to marry her, only for him to use it as a convenient excuse to invade Rome. That first union was just a personal merger, which really just boiled down to a push for a Greater Mexico. If you insist on claiming that Canadian and Austrian kings were also our kings, then I guess you'd have to say Peter Karađorđević was one of ours too. If that's how you want to see it, go right ahead... my perspective is just a bit different...

Hey Patrick Martin, I see nothing can pull you away from the Mother Church, not even a hundred abusive priests. Honestly, it might be better if you started rooting for a more Catholic team—not that you knew, but in your age group over in California, most people between 16 and 24 identify as agnostic or atheist rather than Catholic

Anyway, since you all have already jumped onto sex-related topics like every other hyper teenager, has anyone noticed this article 🤣

https://www.foxnews.com/news/article/...a/2130614.aspx

Well, Merry Christmas to you then, Bo. I had no idea it was actually you. ☕

The only place I’d ever consider taking you is the official Real Madrid membership page—but even then, only after you’ve had a true footballing epiphany and finally abandoned this ridiculous red and white heresy.

Conversion, rhetoric... it’s all exactly the same playbook used by that one religious organization you spend every waking moment tearing apart as an enlightened atheist. ☕

It would never even cross my mind to try and talk any of you pale imitations into switching sides. Not in a million years. I’m fully convinced you’ve all landed on the right side of history. 🙂

Matthew Anderson4 said:If a guy grabs a sword and heads abroad with his neighbors to chop heads, people blame his religion. If he picks up a sword and goes solo to slaughter his neighbors of a different faith, they call him crazy. If he grabs a Bible and flies to Africa to feed starving kids, it’s his religion getting the credit. But if he does the exact same thing without mentioning his church—still with that Bible tucked under his arm—suddenly it's just "his good nature."

God, if anything exists, is just dead tired. Tired of a man finding strength in a crowd just to be weak. Sure, community serves a purpose, but mostly it's just a way for people to live off their flaws while pretending to die for an ideal. Most days, we're just hungry and thirsty. That's about it. Life is long and there aren't any shortcuts, which makes us long too. Our plate and our glass are just as deep as our souls. Water, food, sun, and love—those are the cures for death. Religion, politics, money, and tech? Just shadows. We argue over them because we can't see them clearly, and we can't see them because the sun is right in our eyes, casting those shadows behind us. Love wins in the end because there's no power in it. Power loses because there's no love in it. A group without love is just a power trip, and power is just a mirror for fear. Every civilization ever built starts from the storm clouds people whip up when they stop looking for love. When those clouds of ego finally break, every civilization ends up as nothing more than a puddle of tears drying in the sun.

Actually, quite interesting 🍿

almost unbelievable ☕

Paul Sanders5 said:Not even close. These are completely different scenarios. The Canadians based their claim on bloodlines, while the Austrians did it because the American Diet actually voted Ferdinand in. Both had legitimacy. Now, Peter could be considered the last *American* king, but definitely not the last *American* king overall.

Peter Karadjordjevic wasn't elected, and he didn't have the bloodline connection, so there's no way he counts as an American king.😁

Of course he could have won without even needing a single ballot box—it’s just how things work...

Matthew Young35 said:You were the first one to suggest this:
"I'll only admit to a lawsuit if they show up to court with their mouths full of semen, and then we need a live DNA test performed right there on the spot."

It would be nice if you felt even a shred of embarrassment.

Alright, look, buddy, do you seriously think I meant that literally? Like, give me a break. It was a figure of speech—basically saying that if someone doesn't report something immediately, then decades later, it's all totally worthless. I was talking about the context of these shady deals where people are looking for a breakthrough or some kind of profit. As long as there's a payoff, everyone plays nice, but once that profit disappears, suddenly it's "rape." Yeah, right. Not gonna happen.

Patrick Martin said:Alright, look, buddy, do you seriously think I meant that literally? Like, give me a break. It was a figure of speech—basically saying that if someone doesn't report something immediately, then decades later, it's all totally worthless. I was talking about the context of these shady deals where people are looking for a breakthrough or some kind of profit. As long as there's a payoff, everyone plays nice, but once that profit disappears, suddenly it's "rape." Yeah, right. Not gonna happen.

There’s no need to dodge the point.
Just admit you were wrong and say you're embarrassed.

...and let's move on.

Let's get moving ☕

Matthew Young35 said:There’s no need to dodge the point.
Just admit you were wrong and say you're embarrassed.

...and let's move on.

Look, I don't have anything to apologize for. Period. I just think there is a massive amount of room here for people to play games and manipulate the situation, on both sides of the fence. And if this isn't settled while things are still "hot," then we're cooked. In my book, 🤷

it’s like some girl from my past could come out of nowhere and accuse me of being a predator just because I stopped wishing her a Merry Christmas.

And before that happened, she’d be looking at me like I was some kind of savior, feeding this whole delusional hope that maybe one day I’d come crawling back. ☕

Patrick Martin said:Look, I don't have anything to apologize for. Period. I just think there is a massive amount of room here for people to play games and manipulate the situation, on both sides of the fence. And if this isn't settled while things are still "hot," then we're cooked. In my book, 🤷

it’s like some girl from my past could come out of nowhere and accuse me of being a predator just because I stopped wishing her a Merry Christmas.

And before that happened, she’d be looking at me like I was some kind of savior, feeding this whole delusional hope that maybe one day I’d come crawling back. ☕

You're digging yourself an even deeper hole, you idiot.

☕

Man, I’m tellin' ya, I’m basically sinkin' into a swamp out here, just waitin' for some hand to reach out and pull me out of this mess🙂

Rest in peace, Martin Sagner Dudek😢

Whether it was fate or just some strange, cosmic coincidence... it happened right on St. Martin's Day. I guess you could call it poetic, though maybe that's too kind a word.

Well, everything is just going completely to hell. It’s all falling apart. 😢😢

One can't help but wonder if someone up above should have stepped in to help us sort through this mess before it reached this point.

Passed away at 88, still going strong right up to the end. A hell of a run. What was the plan anyway, live to be 210?

For some people, a single lifetime simply isn't enough...

Wait, did Ramsey seriously just score again?

bluebison47 said:Rest in peace, Martin Sagner Dudek😢

Whether it was fate or just some strange, cosmic coincidence... it happened right on St. Martin's Day. I guess you could call it poetic, though maybe that's too kind a word.

Saw a recent documentary on those small towns in the Midwest and ended up Googling if Dudek was still around—and then this happens.

😢

wiredfalcon2 said:Passed away at 88, still going strong right up to the end. A hell of a run. What was the plan anyway, live to be 210?

When people mourn someone at that age, they aren't necessarily grieving the individual. It’s more about watching a certain version of the world slip away with them—moving from reality into the realm of myth and speculation.

To me, this planet feels more beautiful and more human while those old souls are still here—those industrious, humble, devout, and frugal people, along with their wisdom and ancient
traditions ☕ that we cling to.

Look, I’m just saying, it’s totally normal for someone that age to kick the bucket. Death isn't some huge tragedy when it's just nature taking its course. It happens to all of us eventually. Dudek’s work is gonna outlast him by a long shot, and he definitely checked off everything he set out to do on this planet. We should just appreciate what he left behind instead of getting all worked up over a standard biological reality like natural death.

Rest in peace.