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Calamari_Tsunami t1_jap5npr wrote
Reply to comment by v4m in Ghana wheelchair tennis players decry lack of support after gunmen attack in Nigeria. by PrincessBananas85
Tasteless clowns. Literally every post will have puns and jokes, no matter how morbid it is. I'm someone who constantly makes jokes but even I get tired of seeing it
DeanBlacc t1_jap5bcz wrote
Reply to comment by v4m in Ghana wheelchair tennis players decry lack of support after gunmen attack in Nigeria. by PrincessBananas85
It’s the internet ain’t it. People love to think they’re witty and funny
Hunter_Powers t1_jap591x wrote
Reply to comment by v4m in Ghana wheelchair tennis players decry lack of support after gunmen attack in Nigeria. by PrincessBananas85
Agreed, it sucks☹️
v4m t1_jap4ux9 wrote
Reply to Ghana wheelchair tennis players decry lack of support after gunmen attack in Nigeria. by PrincessBananas85
What is with the unfunny tone deaf comments?
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Reply to comment by lorgskyegon in Ghana wheelchair tennis players decry lack of support after gunmen attack in Nigeria. by PrincessBananas85
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kompootor t1_jap34vr wrote
Reply to comment by guano_guapo in Ghana wheelchair tennis players decry lack of support after gunmen attack in Nigeria. by PrincessBananas85
>"They would never treat our national football team -- the Black Stars -- like this,"
If that's true, it puts that team in decent shape historically -- at least in the context of older tragedies. (Btw we all know that Paralympic national teams get crap treatment compared to Olympic and able-bodied-event national teams, and further that national teams of little-watched Olympic sports get little to no support compared to those of popular sports, and both get minuscule support compared to those of professional sports.) I don't know football history at all, but I do remember a documentary on hooliganism covering the Heysel disaster and had footage of Liverpool's bus under attack. It didn't seem like any of the clubs got any sympathy. A more recent bus attack worth comparing, however, was the 2009 terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team. Pakistan pulled out the stops to save what little face they could; the only details I got about the aftermath in Sri Lanka is that they all spent time in hospital immediately after, but I didn't see if that meant counseling (though I'd presume so for those who weren't physically injured).
I'm not sure about a small or unpopular team getting attacked like this to compare this to, to give the quote some context, but I'm sure there must be examples of college clubs in the U.S. getting robbed in international competition or something. I know in colleges that unless you were an official varsity sport or had an endowment from a board member, a sports club could expect zero support from the school for anything beyond the fundamentals. After all there's a finite amount of money and admin staff -- maybe that's an appropriate comparison?
abailey2112 t1_jap34i6 wrote
Reply to comment by TheBigBangClock in Bruins sign David Pastrnak to huge 8-year contract extension by BCLetsRide69
I know dude and I guess in hindsight 2014 feels like 3 lifetimes, 2 world altering events ago
TheBigBangClock t1_jap2tzo wrote
Reply to comment by abailey2112 in Bruins sign David Pastrnak to huge 8-year contract extension by BCLetsRide69
To be fair, some of these hockey players can have really long careers. Jaromir Jagr is still playing professional hockey in the Czech Republic and he was a rookie with the Penguins in 1990.
Pastrnak has been playing with the Bruins since 2014 and he's only 26!
BDoooon t1_jap2bb8 wrote
Reply to comment by professornapoleon in Bruins sign David Pastrnak to huge 8-year contract extension by BCLetsRide69
The assists and goals are heavily weighted by the line he is on is my point. +/- is a great indicator of him as a player. It proves this because despite the goals and assists he earns the amount of opposing goals he is on the ice for almost completely undo all the goals he has a hand in. This is why +/- is still a valuable stat and proves that in the post season he is not the game changing player he is all season.
ttaway420 t1_jap2b30 wrote
Reply to comment by softkittylover in Gunmen left a threatening message Thursday for Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi and opened fire at a supermarket owned by his in-laws in Argentina’s third-largest city, police said. by dragon8811
Argentina has like 45 million people right.
So Im guessing at least 45 million crazy angry fans
nimeton0 t1_jap1uts wrote
Reply to comment by SchtroumpfButeur in Bruins sign David Pastrnak to huge 8-year contract extension by BCLetsRide69
Penne. You missed a great opportunity there.
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fartswhenhappy t1_jaoz9he wrote
Reply to comment by Neilpuck in Bruins sign David Pastrnak to huge 8-year contract extension by BCLetsRide69
BAH GAWD THATS LTIR'S MUSIC
AFatz t1_jaowy0a wrote
Reply to comment by Sweatier_Scrotums in Warrants out for arrest of Jalen Carter, ex-Georgia star and NFL draft prospect. by PrincessBananas85
People have made jokes about Big Ben for almost 2 decades.
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nakor28 t1_jaoweqt wrote
That's unfortunate. No-cut events are generally boring, excepting the Tour Championship.
VisibleAd3180 t1_jaou1y2 wrote
Reply to Ghana wheelchair tennis players decry lack of support after gunmen attack in Nigeria. by PrincessBananas85
This is a very specific topic
Mediumchungus696969 t1_jaotnjn wrote
Reply to Ghana wheelchair tennis players decry lack of support after gunmen attack in Nigeria. by PrincessBananas85
This headline went places I did not expect
BMonad t1_jaoso2d wrote
Reply to comment by Tacos_truck in Bruins sign David Pastrnak to huge 8-year contract extension by BCLetsRide69
What, there’s so much to do, like go to Calgary Flames games.
softkittylover t1_jaosbad wrote
Reply to comment by s3x4 in Gunmen left a threatening message Thursday for Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi and opened fire at a supermarket owned by his in-laws in Argentina’s third-largest city, police said. by dragon8811
Messi probably has enough crazy fans that are willing to kill for him for free to be fair
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[deleted] t1_jaoridd wrote
Reply to comment by abailey2112 in Bruins sign David Pastrnak to huge 8-year contract extension by BCLetsRide69
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fasterthanpligth t1_jaor836 wrote
Reply to comment by haruter65 in Gunmen left a threatening message Thursday for Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi and opened fire at a supermarket owned by his in-laws in Argentina’s third-largest city, police said. by dragon8811
Joke’s on them, I went straight to the comments.
TheRealAlexisOhanian t1_jap5z6q wrote
Reply to comment by pattydo in Bruins sign David Pastrnak to huge 8-year contract extension by BCLetsRide69
Also have 7 defenders signed, I have a feeling some of them are going to be cap casualties