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Post by sdm3 on Apr 10, 2024 18:46:30 GMT
Terms like choke are beyond overused today in sports. Anytime a team loses it seems like its because a team choked. Can't a team just be better than another? This has bothered me for a while but resurfaced after South Carolina beat Iowa. Its being thrown around too often that Iowa and Caitlin Clark choked. That gives zero credit to SC. SC was undefeated for fucks sake. SC was a behemoth this season and because Iowa didn't win, it doesn't somehow mean that they choked. They lost to a far superior team, simple as that. That said another term that is getting thrown around too much is GOAT. Its become a participation trophy. Everybody is a GOAT. The term has basically zero meaning anymore. A completely different overused term these days is 'Let's Go!' Why has this become such and obnoxious thing recently? Of course we all know this phrase has been around forever, and largely in chants ('Let's go yankess, clap clap, clap clap clap'), but it also became a typical thing for people to just yell when excited, eventually. It always kinda bugged me when people would yell this AFTER a big moment or game (or whenever Tom Brady yelled it in his annoying voice). Like when someone would yell 'Let's Go!!' after winning a championship. Go where? It's already over. But for some reason this phrase has just blown up everywhere now. It's just a stock response to anything that people are even mildly interested in, and of course like all annoying phrases, the annoyance has been ramped up exponentially by abbreviating it. 'LFG' for 'Let's fucking go' has been everywhere in text and it's annoying as shit. Wait till you find out what Brady’s podcast is called…
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Post by masterofallgoons on Apr 10, 2024 18:52:17 GMT
A completely different overused term these days is 'Let's Go!' Why has this become such and obnoxious thing recently? Of course we all know this phrase has been around forever, and largely in chants ('Let's go yankess, clap clap, clap clap clap'), but it also became a typical thing for people to just yell when excited, eventually. It always kinda bugged me when people would yell this AFTER a big moment or game (or whenever Tom Brady yelled it in his annoying voice). Like when someone would yell 'Let's Go!!' after winning a championship. Go where? It's already over. But for some reason this phrase has just blown up everywhere now. It's just a stock response to anything that people are even mildly interested in, and of course like all annoying phrases, the annoyance has been ramped up exponentially by abbreviating it. 'LFG' for 'Let's fucking go' has been everywhere in text and it's annoying as shit. Wait till you find out what Brady’s podcast is called… I just found out Brady had a podcast...
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Post by klawrencio79 on Apr 10, 2024 18:54:10 GMT
A completely different overused term these days is 'Let's Go!' Why has this become such and obnoxious thing recently? Of course we all know this phrase has been around forever, and largely in chants ('Let's go yankess, clap clap, clap clap clap'), but it also became a typical thing for people to just yell when excited, eventually. It always kinda bugged me when people would yell this AFTER a big moment or game (or whenever Tom Brady yelled it in his annoying voice). Like when someone would yell 'Let's Go!!' after winning a championship. Go where? It's already over. But for some reason this phrase has just blown up everywhere now. It's just a stock response to anything that people are even mildly interested in, and of course like all annoying phrases, the annoyance has been ramped up exponentially by abbreviating it. 'LFG' for 'Let's fucking go' has been everywhere in text and it's annoying as shit. Wait till you find out what Brady’s podcast is called… AH Fan Fan?
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Post by sdm3 on Apr 17, 2024 9:46:18 GMT
Athletes saying “obviously” when answering questions. If something’s obvious, then don’t say it.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Apr 17, 2024 10:59:35 GMT
Athletes saying “obviously” when answering questions. If something’s obvious, then don’t say it. Yeah. Really, that goes without saying.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Apr 22, 2024 12:42:45 GMT
Athletes saying “obviously” when answering questions. If something’s obvious, then don’t say it.If they did that, they would just stare blankly at the reporter after every question. Reporter: "What do you guys have to do to get back into this game in the second half?" *Guy stands there, saying nothing* Reporter: "Ah.. ok... back to you, Jim." I admit, that would be oddly entertaining.
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Post by Shane Falco on Apr 22, 2024 18:06:00 GMT
Athletes saying “obviously” when answering questions. If something’s obvious, then don’t say it.If they did that, they would just stare blankly at the reporter after every question. Reporter: "What do you guys have to do to get back into this game in the second half?" *Guy stands there, saying nothing* Reporter: "Ah.. ok... back to you, Jim." I admit, that would be oddly entertaining. That would be entertaining at first but then it would become its own thing like Marshawn Lynchs "I'm here so I won't get fined". And it would get run into the ground and stop being entertaining rather quickly. But thats kind of everything these days. What I dont get is how are these halftime interviews still a thing? Its not like any coach is going to delve into their gameplan or give anything other than stupid clichés. Like are we secretly hoping Coach McGinty tells everyone watching that we "need heart" hoping that Footsteps is watching at that very moment to show up and save the day while somehow being active on the GameDay roster without being there?
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Post by masterofallgoons on Apr 22, 2024 18:43:44 GMT
I'm annoyed that this 'obviously' discussion has continued on and nobody acknowledged how perfect and succinct my 'goes without saying' joke was.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Apr 22, 2024 18:44:49 GMT
I'm annoyed that this 'obviously' discussion has continued on and nobody acknowledged how perfect and succinct my 'goes without saying' joke was. You're totally right. I blame myself.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Apr 22, 2024 20:11:38 GMT
I'm annoyed that this 'obviously' discussion has continued on and nobody acknowledged how perfect and succinct my 'goes without saying' joke was. I thought it went without saying.
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Post by fjenkins on Apr 22, 2024 20:28:37 GMT
My bank.
I left Bank of America many years ago because going into the branches was unbearable. Long lines, I mean, ridiculous, one or two tellers, you could not go in there and get out in under 40-50 minutes minimum.
I switch to Wells Fargo. I do everything on line which is fine but they're making you do more and more stuff in person at the branches and the branches have become as bad as BOA. Long lines, one teller, one guy at the front door who asks "what are you here for?" "To make a deposit." "Yes, that line right there?" "You mean the line I was already headed to, the one fucknig line in the bank? Thanks for pointing that out, I was going to deposit my money into the bathroom over there until you corrected me. How about getting behind the counter and actually being useful, dumbass?" Just the worst run branches of any bank ever.
I have get some euros as we're going over seas and the only way to get it is to go into the bank. I'm dreading it so much. I hate WF.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Apr 23, 2024 4:53:19 GMT
On my way home from work I take a highway exit that goes almost directly to my street. Last year that exit was closed literally for months, so I had to take the exit before, which added at least ten minutes to my drive time, and often more than that depending on traffic. It was in December that they finished whatever work they were doing and reopened my exit. Here we are four months later and they closed it again! And from the barriers that they put up, it really doesn’t look like it will be a short-term thing.
I love Montreal and I suppose I can’t really complain about the traffic when compared to other similarly-sized cities, but the amount of road work and the level of incompetence with which it is (mis)managed is infuriating! For example, the alternative route that I had to take for months last year included a stretch of a busy street that had one of the three lanes blocked off for ages, for no obvious reason. There was never anybody doing any work, or any machinery that indicated that there was any work being done. Then one day it was all simply gone! The traffic barriers were removed and all three lanes were open again.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Apr 23, 2024 12:05:59 GMT
On my way home from work I take a highway exit that goes almost directly to my street. Last year that exit was closed literally for months, so I had to take the exit before, which added at least ten minutes to my drive time, and often more than that depending on traffic. It was in December that they finished whatever work they were doing and reopened my exit. Here we are four months later and they closed it again! And from the barriers that they put up, it really doesn’t look like it will be a short-term thing. I love Montreal and I suppose I can’t really complain about the traffic when compared to other similarly-sized cities, but the amount of road work and the level of incompetence with which it is (mis)managed is infuriating! For example, the alternative route that I had to take for months last year included a stretch of a busy street that had one of the three lanes blocked off for ages, for no obvious reason. There was never anybody doing any work, or any machinery that indicated that there was any work being done. Then one day it was all simply gone! The traffic barriers were removed and all three lanes were open again. There's a recently completed (or should I say restored) footbridge on the side of the road in a neighboring town that was 'under construction' for like three years. It's maybe 20 feet long and ten feet wide. A heavily traveled street in my town has been repaved four times in the last ten years. And I don't mean filling potholes, I mean a complete tear down and repave of the entire street. Sometimes (as in the case of the footbridge) it's institutional malaise at work, other times (this mysterious constant repaving), you have to wonder who's benefitting from these unnecessary projects, because it certainly isn't the taxpayers.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Apr 23, 2024 14:19:57 GMT
On my way home from work I take a highway exit that goes almost directly to my street. Last year that exit was closed literally for months, so I had to take the exit before, which added at least ten minutes to my drive time, and often more than that depending on traffic. It was in December that they finished whatever work they were doing and reopened my exit. Here we are four months later and they closed it again! And from the barriers that they put up, it really doesn’t look like it will be a short-term thing. I love Montreal and I suppose I can’t really complain about the traffic when compared to other similarly-sized cities, but the amount of road work and the level of incompetence with which it is (mis)managed is infuriating! For example, the alternative route that I had to take for months last year included a stretch of a busy street that had one of the three lanes blocked off for ages, for no obvious reason. There was never anybody doing any work, or any machinery that indicated that there was any work being done. Then one day it was all simply gone! The traffic barriers were removed and all three lanes were open again. There's a recently completed (or should I say restored) footbridge on the side of the road in a neighboring town that was 'under construction' for like three years. It's maybe 20 feet long and ten feet wide. A heavily traveled street in my town has been repaved four times in the last ten years. And I don't mean filling potholes, I mean a complete tear down and repave of the entire street. Sometimes (as in the case of the footbridge) it's institutional malaise at work, other times (this mysterious constant repaving), you have to wonder who's benefitting from these unnecessary projects, because it certainly isn't the taxpayers. It occurred to me that there is a possibility that the work on my highway exit was just interrupted for the winter back in December and is now resuming, as opposed to having been so poorly done that it needs to be redone just four months later - although if that were the case I would have expected SOME indication that there was still work to be completed, which there wasn't. Your example of the street that was repaved four times reminds me of an overpass near my work. They completely repaved it, which took a long time because they did it in two stages so as not to have to stop all traffic, and then did the whole thing again maybe two years later. I remember thinking that the explanation probably involved grease being generously applied to some palms at City Hall.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Apr 24, 2024 14:38:46 GMT
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Apr 24, 2024 15:32:30 GMT
Pffft. I've seen it snow on Memorial Day.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Apr 24, 2024 20:19:34 GMT
There's a recently completed (or should I say restored) footbridge on the side of the road in a neighboring town that was 'under construction' for like three years. It's maybe 20 feet long and ten feet wide. A heavily traveled street in my town has been repaved four times in the last ten years. And I don't mean filling potholes, I mean a complete tear down and repave of the entire street. Sometimes (as in the case of the footbridge) it's institutional malaise at work, other times (this mysterious constant repaving), you have to wonder who's benefitting from these unnecessary projects, because it certainly isn't the taxpayers. It occurred to me that there is a possibility that the work on my highway exit was just interrupted for the winter back in December and is now resuming, as opposed to having been so poorly done that it needs to be redone just four months later - although if that were the case I would have expected SOME indication that there was still work to be completed, which there wasn't. I looked it up and I found a press release explaining it. It is how I thought: the current work is a continuation of what was started last year, it had just been put on hold for the winter. Worse than that, it will continue into 2025, again with a break during the winter. This is not a “normal” highway exit. The highway in question is elevated, so the exit is a ramp that goes down and under the highway, with all kinds of pillars that apparently need reinforcement. I suppose the inconvenience of driving an extra 10-15 minutes is a better alternative than having the whole thing crumble when I am driving through it.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Apr 25, 2024 16:08:57 GMT
The price of beer has died.
That's what I read now when I look at the topics page.
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Post by sdm3 on May 10, 2024 8:55:59 GMT
Here's something annoying that I'm noticing more and more: people of my generation complaining about reboots or remakes of stuff from our childhood. "They're making a Harry Potter TV series? Why? The originals were perfect!"
Okay, a single adaptation is all any art form needs, folks. No need to try and appeal to future generations or offer alternative takes on the source material. I'm not saying the world was crying out for a Harry Potter TV series on HBO Max but there's as much reason to do it than remake anything else, isn't there? I liked the 00s movies but who says they have to be definitive? There were plenty of details from the books that can be better explored in a longer format allowed by TV - but some people simply can't bear to see anyone else play these characters. You don't have to watch it if you don't want to, guys. Nobody is going to take away the original movies.
Imagine if there was only ever one performance of Shakespeare's plays. Art is supposed to be reinterpreted, re-imagined - people who enjoy the source material should be all for it.
By far the most egregious example is the Fairly Odd Parents reboot. My Facebook is full of angry grownups talking about how the new CGI animation is horrible, and not the same as the 2D animation of the 00s. "I won't be watching it!" Uh, no shit? Somehow I doubt the makers of this children's cartoon were counting on people in their mid-30s tuning in. It's almost as though the target audience is TODAY'S children - and today's children don't know or care about the animation style that was used 20 years ago.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on May 10, 2024 11:57:20 GMT
Here's something annoying that I'm noticing more and more: people of my generation complaining about reboots or remakes of stuff from our childhood. "They're making a Harry Potter TV series? Why? The originals were perfect!" Okay, a single adaptation is all any art form needs, folks. No need to try and appeal to future generations or offer alternative takes on the source material. I'm not saying the world was crying out for a Harry Potter TV series on HBO Max but there's as much reason to do it than remake anything else, isn't there? I liked the 00s movies but who says they have to be definitive? There were plenty of details from the books that can be better explored in a longer format allowed by TV - but some people simply can't bear to see anyone else play these characters. You don't have to watch it if you don't want to, guys. Nobody is going to take away the original movies. Imagine if there was only ever one performance of Shakespeare's plays. Art is supposed to be reinterpreted, re-imagined - people who enjoy the source material should be all for it. By far the most egregious example is the Fairly Odd Parents reboot. My Facebook is full of angry grownups talking about how the new CGI animation is horrible, and not the same as the 2D animation of the 00s. "I won't be watching it!" Uh, no shit? Somehow I doubt the makers of this children's cartoon were counting on people in their mid-30s tuning in. It's almost as though the target audience is TODAY'S children - and today's children don't know or care about the animation style that was used 20 years ago. My wife and son are Harry Potter fans, so I'll be subjected to this sooner or later. Who knows, maybe I'll find this version of Harry Potter tolerable in the least. At the moment, Harry Potter is to fantasy what cricket is to sports. But I agree with your larger point about reboots, sequels etc. It is what it is at this point, studios are going to squeeze every dollar out of successful IPs. We don't have to watch them, but it's time to stop asking, "Why are they doing this," every time it happens. (Says the guy who doesn't understand why they would focus an upcoming LOTR movie on Gollum.)
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