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Congrats! I'm about 4 weeks away from meeting #2. Should be a wild ride...

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 12, 2016 -> 01:18 PM) If not for tmz, donald sterling would still own the clippers. That's all you need to know about the difference between now and then. It's no contest. That's societal though, not a change in coverage. We all knew Sterling was a racist POS for years. We heard the stories.

And it was all amplified over the years with his un-Tiger like play on the tour. If Tiger Woods wins the Masters the following year after the scandal, it's a non-story. But since he hasn't won, and hasn't even played well, we can keep tying it back to the scandal. It lives on as the source of Tiger Woods not being Tiger Woods anymore. Who remembers that Kobe anally raped a young women? Anyone? Does anyone talk about it? Nope. He signed a seven-year, $136 million contract a year after the allegations, and regained several of his endorsements from Nike, Spalding, and Coca-Cola. He was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player in 2008 and the Finals' Most Valuable Player in 2009 and 2010.

Just applied to two in-house counsel positions. First time i've applied for a job in about 7 years. Gonna be weird if I do get called in for an interview.

Played the first few hours of Uncharted 4 last night. Easily the most photo-realistic graphics of any game i've ever played. Incredible. Also loved the nod to prior games in the series and also to the ps1 in one of the early chapters.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 10, 2016 -> 02:14 PM) I also think MJ would have been smart enough to at least try and stay out of the press. Its easy to say "if social media was around back then....", but if those guys grew up with the same social media, they would probably know how to navigate it Right, I think Jordan would have immediately seen how that behavior/coverage would impact his brand and adjust accordingly. He loved making money just as much as dominating on the court.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 10, 2016 -> 01:37 PM) Michael Jordan would have been destroyed by the press of today. Gambling, womanizing, punching teammates... Oh boy would it be ugly. I doubt it. Dude was still the greatest player on the planet for a decade. When you're THAT good, people ignore the other crap. See, Kobe.

Wow, Steph with the unanimous MVP vote. 1st time in NBA history.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ May 9, 2016 -> 10:39 AM) I like the show but Phil being Phil is basically the entire premise of the show, it's annoying. I know the budget would have been insane, but the 1st episode of the show was the best. Phil doing random s*** that we'd all do if we were truly alone and had anything in the world to do was hilarious. The twist from this last week, if he's truly gone, is a bummer. I'm growing tired of this cast of characters except for the occasional Todd or Carol moments. I could do without the other three women.

If you put a man's hand on that handle, it looks small to me. That looks like a big dog, not a direwolf like Ghost. But I readily admit that's me WANTING it to be something else

I'm putting the odds of this theory at 30%, but I still think it's plausible. QUOTE (illinilaw08 @ May 9, 2016 -> 01:21 PM) IF it's a ploy, what is the upside of the ploy for the Umbers? Is Osha supposed to kill Ramsay in the middle of the night thereby retaking Winterfell in a bloodless coup? The family that put the Starks back in their home? I think that'd buy you some good graces. Hasn't she done that before when she escaped from Theon? And remember, it seems like Ramsay is leaving Winterfell to go take Castle Black. If he leaves a small force to hold Winterfell, maybe she and Rickon can muster some support from loyalists that are still around. How many people have seen direwolves? Aren't they super rare? Do we know if Ramsey would know what one looked like? Did he see Robs or was he away for all that? My initial reaction was that head was rather small. Ramsay SHOULD know that direwolve heads are supposed to be huge, but maybe not. This is the most problematic problem with this theory, I agree. Yeah, it's a gamble, but without any army how else can the Starks take back Winterfell? And if death of an heir is a goal, why not show up with Rickon's body? Why present him alive? At the same time keeping a character like Rickon hidden away for 4 seasons only to return him to be killed/tortured seems pretty stupid. No one cares about Rickon because he's been gone so long, so why bring him back now unless there's a reason? If he's killed by the end of this season people would be like, oh ok, that was dumb.

lol, why is everyone a pig?

If this isn't a ploy, why is Asha there? Why is she still alive? They would have killed her before bringing her to Ramsay.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 9, 2016 -> 10:24 AM) I don't think liberals are all that thrilled about Trump so I don't know what you're talking about there. Trump not having strong policy positions or flip flopping on positions shouldn't be a big deal if you go by the history of how liberals have viewed other candidates like Hillary or even Obama. So long as he eventually ends up on the "right" side of the issue, all is forgiven and he is still a worthy candidate.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 9, 2016 -> 08:16 AM) No, because while Trump said that he doesn't know how anyone could live off of the minimum wage, within a few hours he also stated that he doesn't think the minimum wage should be raised. His tax policy on his campaign site is still a massive tax cut for the wealthy. He's sounding like a guy who says whatever is best at that particular moment in time because he realizes that, at least up until this point, policy has not mattered at all. So long as he "sees the light" though and ultimately lands on the side liberals want, he'll be totally ok! See also, Clinton, Hillary.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 9, 2016 -> 10:14 AM) That is an absurd waste of cost for an issue that impacts like .01% of the population. This isn't a problem. This is a giant waste of time and the fact that people are wasting all this breath is absurd. Welcome to the USoA, 2016.

QUOTE (Brian @ May 8, 2016 -> 11:23 PM) I maybe the only one that watches "The Last Man on Earth". They continue to do twists and turns that make me keep watching. I watch and enjoy it. Phil being Phil is starting to get old though.

Would Rickon kill Shaggydog or allow him to be killed, just for the sake of a ploy? I did notice that the wolves head we saw looked small for a direwolf.

Jesus, this thread started over 4 years ago. I'm old. Also f*** Paterno. His name should be wiped off the record books. edit: It's still unfathomable to me that Paterno could just turn a blind eye. He's a father of 5 kids himself!

QUOTE (Kalapse @ May 5, 2016 -> 07:22 PM) Uncharted 4 getting very good reviews so far. Went ahead and pre-ordered my copy today, not something I typically do but the Uncharted series is an exception and Naughty Dog lifting the review embargo 5 days in advance is much appreciated. Oh and Amazon's 20% discount on pre-orders to Prime members is a great idea and incentive enough to sway my decision to pull the trigger. I'm very excited to get my copy next Tuesday. Graphics look amazing.

We did Maui and Kaui for ours. The flight is long and usually only has one stop (we stopped in LA for an hour). I think if you fly out of st louis or indy you can get direct. The flight sucks but it's paradise once you get there and you quickly get over being tired. If you do multiple islands the island hopper didn't take much time so you don't waste a whole day going from island to island. I'd still recommend Honolulu/Oahu. Waikiki is legit, diamond head is cool to hike (and has a great view at the top), hanauma bay has amazing snorkeling and you have Pearl Harbor to check out. The city of Honolulu is just a gigantic city in paradise for sure, but the island itself has a lot to offer. I'd go Maui, Oahu, Kauai in order (have not been to the other islands). I just got back from Puerto Rico. We were in San Juan. I didn't notice any issues with their economic situation. Downtown San Juan seemed to be thriving. If you have money to spend there are places to spend it. Zika may be a concern though if you guys are looking to get pregnant in the near future.

QUOTE (Tex @ May 5, 2016 -> 03:08 PM) Wouldn't the easiest thing to prosecute is him flashing, etc. the fear that people have? It's illegal now, how many people are being prosecuted now? I don't understand what you're saying.

QUOTE (Tex @ May 5, 2016 -> 12:28 PM) What's stopping the creepy old guy from dressing like a woman now and going in the restroom? Again, nothing. But when it comes time to prosecute, a man without a legal right to be in a woman's restroom is an easier case to prosecute than a man with a legal right as a self-identified woman to be there.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 5, 2016 -> 11:15 AM) One is a real-world issue faced by a small minority not out to harm anyone, the other is a hypothetical fantasy. Codifying that it's okay means that it's okay without question. Otherwise it's a guessing game of "where can I pee in public?" with violence as a very real possibility. You keep saying this but there's a real world example of a team of teenage girls who felt uncomfortable with a man in their bathroom/locker room. And he did it because he could. Yes, nothing happened, but by writing the laws/rules as they did, they're creating an opening that doesn't need to exist. If you want to write a law to protect trans people and make sure they have a place to go to the bathroom, fine, i'm all for it. All i'm saying is write it in a responsible way. Write it with every bathroom/locker room in mind. Not every bathroom is an airport bathroom with 10000 people going in and out each day.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 5, 2016 -> 10:58 AM) She left him to die by the tree (fan theories say he might still be alive, possibly the gravedigger on that monk island). She then went to Saltpans where she found a ship heading to Bravos. That's the book version, I know in the show she also leaves him to die, don't remember if she goes to a town or just stumbles upon a random boat though. Yeah, I might be mixing up the book and the show. For some reason I thought once she left the hound she was near a dock and remembered she had the coin. I didn't remember her thinking out that she should go to Bravos to get trained. She just did it because of the circumstances.