Offside Chat Archives (2014-2021)

Seinfeld in the locker room 🙏

Amanda Evans2 said:Since charisma is absolutely essential if you want to be considered the GOAT, my pick has to be Julius Caesar.
Plus, I’m fairly certain he was the best-looking one out of the lot.
In my book, that might actually be more important than anything else.
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Woody, what about you, Cowboy?

Jesse Sullivan5 said:Well, I suppose I’ll have to go have a long chat with a man who actually lived through the reigns of Alexander the Great, Napoleon, and Winston Churchill. I'll get back to you once I have the scoop...

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Gentlemen, it seems the title of Alexander the Great has taken on an entirely different weight and connotation in recent years, much like how we view the ZDS ☕

ruggedjackal46 said:Naples?

Keeping this energy going—check this out:

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Jesse Sullivan5 said:Keeping this energy going—check this out:

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Please, the only thing crying here is my eyes ☕

It’s easy enough for guys like Caesar or Napoleon to run wild when they’ve got a million soldiers at their back, but you put them in Cuba and the sharks would have eaten them alive. Just look at how Fidel handled the Americans. Playing pure defense one minute and then pulling a total yoga move on offense the next—all while keeping a cigar clamped in his teeth ☕

You guys are completely clueless 🤮

Just pathetic

ruggedjackal46 said:Please, the only thing crying here is my eyes ☕

It’s easy enough for guys like Caesar or Napoleon to run wild when they’ve got a million soldiers at their back, but you put them in Cuba and the sharks would have eaten them alive. Just look at how Fidel handled the Americans. Playing pure defense one minute and then pulling a total yoga move on offense the next—all while keeping a cigar clamped in his teeth ☕

Just thinking back to that humble departure from Mexico to launch those conquering expeditions toward the islands... I actually get goosebumps.

I find myself wondering why Charles Roberts33 didn't opt for Gandhi. One could argue for Pasivnosca and a defensive posture leading to an ultimate victory against the white man, all while remaining hairless and surrounded by monkeys wherever one looks☕

Paul Sanders5 said:Did you actually shed a tear watching Gladiator?

I’d shed a tear if someone in Hollywood finally decided to make a film about what happened to Carthage after the Third Punic War, starring Sean Bean as
Hannibal ☕. He’s easily one of my top 15 historical figures.

Growing up, the senseless brutality of the Roman victors always rubbed me the wrong way. Once I learned the full saga, I developed a real aversion to their entire empire.

brightpilot6 said:I find myself wondering why Charles Roberts33 didn't opt for Gandhi. One could argue for Pasivnosca and a defensive posture leading to an ultimate victory against the white man, all while remaining hairless and surrounded by monkeys wherever one looks☕

Well, spiritual leaders don't count here; we're talking about people who held actual power in their hands. To the folks over at ZZ, have you all been sitting on your hands? 🤔

I am ranking rulers alongside Vlad the Impaler. One might as well include Joseph Stalin, provided he’s credited with inventing Photoshop.

brightpilot6 said:Perhaps we could attempt an ATD policy edition. We would select a quintet—a ruler, a general, a chaplain, a philosopher, and a warrior—to form a cohesive unit, if you will. ☕

Add a sixth person to that list—a patron saint, if you will. In theory, it’s a legendary idea. 🙏🙏

driftingraven27 said:I am ranking rulers alongside Vlad the Impaler. One might as well include Joseph Stalin, provided he’s credited with inventing Photoshop.

Of course, you have Vlad the Impaler, Michael the Brave, and Ivan the Terrible—the legendary trio of charismatic leaders who absolutely crushed the Ottomans.

It appears I am certainly not alone in my lifelong admiration for the Japanese in ski jumping. As a young boy, I would religiously tune in to the New Year's 4 Trampoline, the Olympics, and absolutely any broadcast that featured jumping events. My allegiance was always firmly with the Japanese team. I fell in love with their technique; their school of jumping is unparalleled. The wide stance of the skis combined with a body lean so extreme it almost aligns perfectly with the equipment creates a breathtaking sight. Watching them glide through the air is mesmerizing. In those few seconds of flight, you truly feel immortal, soaring through the sky like a bird.

Regarding the discussion on military commanders, my personal favorite has always been Alexander the Great. He possessed a stern countenance and the mind of a true visionary. It is a tragedy that he could not have achieved even greater feats had he not been cut down by illness.
However, if we are being strictly realistic, the greatest commander in human history was Tughril. He engineered a combat machine that was nothing short of fascinating. It took him twenty years of relentless effort to conquer and unify the various tribes, but once they began their expansion, they essentially flattened everything in their path. They operated with an unprecedented level of terror and brutality. To kill 40 million people in an era defined by swords, spears, and bows is a staggering concept. If you were to hand that Golden Horde modern firearms, there likely wouldn't be a single non-Mongol left alive, lol. There is something profoundly intense about the legend of how they terrified the Persians, utilizing psychological warfare to systematically dismantle them. They would lay siege to a city and, while doing so, construct pyramids out of human skulls. You find yourself fighting while paralyzed by sheer dread because you have never encountered such psychotic lunatics in your life.

Someone mentioned how they grew to despise Rome because of what was done to Carthage. How could they possibly resist looting and razing it when they had a fanatic like Cato the Elder right there in their own ranks? What a complete lunatic he was 🤣
Every single time he stepped foot into the Senate, he would show up carrying both Roman and Carthaginian olives. He’d parade them around, insisting to everyone that the Carthaginian ones were larger and more delicious. Then, he would spend hours suffocating his audience with anti-Carthage rhetoric, always concluding his speeches with that exact same line: "In short, I believe Carthage must be destroyed." Given that, how could the Senate not lose its temper and vote to wipe Carthage off the map forever? In truth, Carthage destroyed itself during the Second Punic War. That was the moment where they could have completely altered the entire course of Western civilization.

dustyridge3 said:Who, in your estimation, holds the title of the greatest of all time in tennis? ☕

Ivan Lendl
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Is anyone on Lichess actually down for a quick game of 3+0?

Kyle Campbell4 said:It appears I am certainly not alone in my lifelong admiration for the Japanese in ski jumping. As a young boy, I would religiously tune in to the New Year's 4 Trampoline, the Olympics, and absolutely any broadcast that featured jumping events. My allegiance was always firmly with the Japanese team. I fell in love with their technique; their school of jumping is unparalleled. The wide stance of the skis combined with a body lean so extreme it almost aligns perfectly with the equipment creates a breathtaking sight. Watching them glide through the air is mesmerizing. In those few seconds of flight, you truly feel immortal, soaring through the sky like a bird.

Regarding the discussion on military commanders, my personal favorite has always been Alexander the Great. He possessed a stern countenance and the mind of a true visionary. It is a tragedy that he could not have achieved even greater feats had he not been cut down by illness.
However, if we are being strictly realistic, the greatest commander in human history was Tughril. He engineered a combat machine that was nothing short of fascinating. It took him twenty years of relentless effort to conquer and unify the various tribes, but once they began their expansion, they essentially flattened everything in their path. They operated with an unprecedented level of terror and brutality. To kill 40 million people in an era defined by swords, spears, and bows is a staggering concept. If you were to hand that Golden Horde modern firearms, there likely wouldn't be a single non-Mongol left alive, lol. There is something profoundly intense about the legend of how they terrified the Persians, utilizing psychological warfare to systematically dismantle them. They would lay siege to a city and, while doing so, construct pyramids out of human skulls. You find yourself fighting while paralyzed by sheer dread because you have never encountered such psychotic lunatics in your life.

Matthew Young35, do you happen to remember the name of that jumper who first introduced the V-style? He used to jump several meters further than everyone else, but he always seemed to receive poor style scores and never finished at the top. Once people realized that the V-shape allowed for much more flight time, everyone started doing it. It seems like Frank Petek was perhaps the only one who stayed loyal to the old method 😁. Later on, the Japanese appeared with their much wider ski positioning, allowing them to stay airborne even longer
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Maybe it was someone like Steve Collins—that guy was shattering records when he was only 15—he used this counter-V style where his skis would overlap in front...

Man, Branko just can't seem to talk anyone into sitting down for a game of chess 🙂

shadowmarlin22 said:Maybe it was someone like Steve Collins—that guy was shattering records when he was only 15—he used this counter-V style where his skis would overlap in front...

I believe that might be incorrect. It was actually Jan Boklev, the American athlete. For a while, people even officially referred to it as the V-style or the Boklev style.

The coronavirus actually showed up in the States as early as December 27th.

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