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Duh, I work in insurance/risk management.

I was in a parking lot of a park and the windows were fogged up in my sweet Saturn Twin Cam. All of the sudden, I see a flash light. I do a quick window wipe and sure enough, it's a cop. Luckily, he just shook his head and walked away.

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Let’s get this thread back on the rails.
Boss: https://www.reddit.com/r/next****in...the_zhong/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x
 
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Massage guys aren’t on there either.

(I'm looking at you, Deshaun.)

If you think about it, massage guys are actually getting a pretty good value vs. those that go the prostitution route. No strings, no potential kids, low STD risk (healthcare costs) and a much lower rate per hour.

Or so my friend says...
 
I've posted this elsewhere before.

But.

Probably the greatest and most impactful ending to a soccer match outside of a major competition. To set the stage, this is the playoff in the English Championship (one level below the top flight Premier League). Promotion/Relegation used to be "if you finish in the top three you move up and in the bottom three you move down". But for EXCITEMENT!!!!! the English Football Assoc. changed it to a playoff system for the four teams #'s 3-6 in the final standings to play for the final promotion slot. The financial consequences of each are enormous especially for clubs the size of Watford and Leicester City (10's of millions of dollars). They can't compete with the larger clubs in England without this money.

It's got everything....bad calls, drama, insanity, people taking their shirts off, pandemonium.

Enjoy.



PS. Don't worry, Leicester ended up doing OK a few years later.
 
I've posted this elsewhere before.

But.

Probably the greatest and most impactful ending to a soccer match outside of a major competition. To set the stage, this is the playoff in the English Championship (one level below the top flight Premier League). Promotion/Relegation used to be "if you finish in the top three you move up and in the bottom three you move down". But for EXCITEMENT!!!!! the English Football Assoc. changed it to a playoff system for the four teams #'s 3-6 in the final standings to play for the final promotion slot. The financial consequences of each are enormous especially for clubs the size of Watford and Leicester City (10's of millions of dollars). They can't compete with the larger clubs in England without this money.

It's got everything....bad calls, drama, insanity, people taking their shirts off, pandemonium.

Enjoy.



PS. Don't worry, Leicester ended up doing OK a few years later.
Question: For the teams that get promoted, how many of their players are still on the team the following year? Don't they generally improve their squad significantly when they make the move? If so, it's a bit strange that some of these guys played their hearts out only to be shipped off to another team in their current division. Thanks for making us all that money, now get lost. It's like picking up your prom date in a limo, arriving at the dance, and promptly being dumped for the captain of the football team. (and no, I don't speak from personal experience - never went to a prom)
 
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I've posted this elsewhere before.

But.

Probably the greatest and most impactful ending to a soccer match outside of a major competition. To set the stage, this is the playoff in the English Championship (one level below the top flight Premier League). Promotion/Relegation used to be "if you finish in the top three you move up and in the bottom three you move down". But for EXCITEMENT!!!!! the English Football Assoc. changed it to a playoff system for the four teams #'s 3-6 in the final standings to play for the final promotion slot. The financial consequences of each are enormous especially for clubs the size of Watford and Leicester City (10's of millions of dollars). They can't compete with the larger clubs in England without this money.

It's got everything....bad calls, drama, insanity, people taking their shirts off, pandemonium.

Enjoy.



PS. Don't worry, Leicester ended up doing OK a few years later.

I thought he was going to take off his shorts he was so excited
 
Question: For the teams that get promoted, how many of their players are still on the team the following year? Don't they generally improve their squad significantly when they make the move? If so, it's a bit strange that some of these guys played their hearts out only to be shipped off to another team in their current division. Thanks for making us all that money, now get lost. It's like picking up your prom date in a limo, arriving at the dance, and promptly being dumped for the captain of the football team. (and no, I don't speak from personal experience - never went to a prom)
Yeah it can be rough for the more journeyman type players that hit a ceiling in the Championship. However, a ton of great players come from the Championship and often, b/c of the finances, end up playing in the Premier League (even in a reserve role) and getting a chance they may never have gotten.

Look up Ashley Young. Barely promoted with Watford in like 2006 he ends up playing for Manchester United and making a mint (to me anyway) several years later.

So, two sides to the coin I guess.

PS. no shame on the no prom thing. I wear the badge as well.

PPS. Deeney (who scored the game winner) went on to have a near 10 year career in the Premier League and teh dude never got in shape. But he could score.
 
Question: For the teams that get promoted, how many of their players are still on the team the following year? Don't they generally improve their squad significantly when they make the move? If so, it's a bit strange that some of these guys played their hearts out only to be shipped off to another team in their current division. Thanks for making us all that money, now get lost. It's like picking up your prom date in a limo, arriving at the dance, and promptly being dumped for the captain of the football team. (and no, I don't speak from personal experience - never went to a prom)
You know when teams get relegated they get parachute payments from the premier league for what I think is 3 years. It's like 55% the first year and goes down from there. That's why you see a lot of yo yo teams
 
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It's bullshit how quickly kids can solve Rubiks cubes these days. My kid is now obsessed with it and can do a standard 3 by 3 in under 1.5 minutes. I used to spend hours upon hours trying to get two sides at once. Now they have algorithms they find on YouTube. I remind my kid he's cheating every time.

Fathers are supposed to downplay their son's accomplishments, right? Right?
 
It's bullshit how quickly kids can solve Rubiks cubes these days. My kid is now obsessed with it and can do a standard 3 by 3 in under 1.5 minutes. I used to spend hours upon hours trying to get two sides at once. Now they have algorithms they find on YouTube. I remind my kid he's cheating every time.

Fathers are supposed to downplay their son's accomplishments, right? Right?
Yes, everyday. It's called growth. If you don't do it, who will?
 
It's bullshit how quickly kids can solve Rubiks cubes these days. My kid is now obsessed with it and can do a standard 3 by 3 in under 1.5 minutes. I used to spend hours upon hours trying to get two sides at once. Now they have algorithms they find on YouTube. I remind my kid he's cheating every time.

Fathers are supposed to downplay their son's accomplishments, right? Right?
Give me 20 minutes and I can usually get one side.

Or, give me a screwdriver and I can do the whole thing in 3 minutes.
 
Give me 20 minutes and I can usually get one side.

Or, give me a screwdriver and I can do the whole thing in 3 minutes.
The cheap ones just have colored stickers on each part of the cube, so with a good heat gun, you can get 'er done in about a minute and a half. They say. :)
 
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It's bullshit how quickly kids can solve Rubiks cubes these days. My kid is now obsessed with it and can do a standard 3 by 3 in under 1.5 minutes. I used to spend hours upon hours trying to get two sides at once. Now they have algorithms they find on YouTube. I remind my kid he's cheating every time.

Fathers are supposed to downplay their son's accomplishments, right? Right?

I cheated to get one of my kids cubes back to normal.

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