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Omar Little Moderator


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strong9 wrote: | DaMuleRules wrote: | Omar Little wrote: | kikanga wrote: | I don't enjoy watching NBA basketball much anymore. I think the product has become worse and worse.
With Boston taking 61 3pt attempts in the season opener. And the league being a copy cat league.
I have a feeling I'm going to enjoy the NBA less and less.
I get that 3pters and shots in the paint are the most efficient shots possible.
NBA teams are doing the right things by following that trend.
But the game feels boiled down to a 3pt contest at this point. It's boring to watch. |
You should have been around in the nineties when they walked it up, threw it in the post, wrestled for 15 seconds and either shot a hook or passed out for a fifteen footer. 84-80 barn burners. Fratellos cavs trying to make 80 points seem ridiculously impossible. |
My NBA viewership went into serious decline when it became clear my fears of Jeanie Buss’s ineptness became abundantly confirmed. I watch a little playoff basketball each year, but the NBA game is not ass interesting as it was for several reason from the style of play to the officiating.
I’ve been watching some WNBA and went to my first WNBA game this season. I just find that format more enjoyable to watch. And the shorter periods are a plus as well; as well as the vibe at a WNBA game. It’s a crowd of families and regular folk just out for a good time and no asshats. |
Speaking of controversial opinions, the inferior athleticism (with a few exceptions) makes the WNBA significantly less interesting to me. They do play the game fundamentally better, though. |
You might want to watch more. The athletic gains in the women’s game have been pretty remarkable. _________________ Hoy por ellos, mañana por nosotros |
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Omar Little wrote: | strong9 wrote: | DaMuleRules wrote: | Omar Little wrote: | kikanga wrote: | I don't enjoy watching NBA basketball much anymore. I think the product has become worse and worse.
With Boston taking 61 3pt attempts in the season opener. And the league being a copy cat league.
I have a feeling I'm going to enjoy the NBA less and less.
I get that 3pters and shots in the paint are the most efficient shots possible.
NBA teams are doing the right things by following that trend.
But the game feels boiled down to a 3pt contest at this point. It's boring to watch. |
You should have been around in the nineties when they walked it up, threw it in the post, wrestled for 15 seconds and either shot a hook or passed out for a fifteen footer. 84-80 barn burners. Fratellos cavs trying to make 80 points seem ridiculously impossible. |
My NBA viewership went into serious decline when it became clear my fears of Jeanie Buss’s ineptness became abundantly confirmed. I watch a little playoff basketball each year, but the NBA game is not ass interesting as it was for several reason from the style of play to the officiating.
I’ve been watching some WNBA and went to my first WNBA game this season. I just find that format more enjoyable to watch. And the shorter periods are a plus as well; as well as the vibe at a WNBA game. It’s a crowd of families and regular folk just out for a good time and no asshats. |
Speaking of controversial opinions, the inferior athleticism (with a few exceptions) makes the WNBA significantly less interesting to me. They do play the game fundamentally better, though. |
You might want to watch more. The athletic gains in the women’s game have been pretty remarkable. |
I have been watching...why I said there are exceptions. But until they can do what I see Lebron, Ant, Zion, Ja, etc do game in game out, it just isn't the same for me.
The play is more fundamentally sound. Like Euro. |
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Graham Hancock is correct, there were advance civilizations that got wiped out by the ‘flood’ 12000 ish yrs ago, same ones who built pyramids all over earth _________________ “The main goal for the Lakers is to win a championship. All I care about, all we care about, is to raise another banner in the rafters.“ |
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Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2024 9:39 am Post subject: |
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governator wrote: | Graham Hancock is correct, there were advance civilizations that got wiped out by the ‘flood’ 12000 ish yrs ago, same ones who built pyramids all over earth |
RFK jr endorses this message. _________________ Hoy por ellos, mañana por nosotros |
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Omar Little wrote: | governator wrote: | Graham Hancock is correct, there were advance civilizations that got wiped out by the ‘flood’ 12000 ish yrs ago, same ones who built pyramids all over earth |
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Lol but Graham makes sense on his ancient apocalypse Netflix series. He’s had multiple podcasts, a couple with Joe Rogan, which he explains his hypothesis. _________________ “The main goal for the Lakers is to win a championship. All I care about, all we care about, is to raise another banner in the rafters.“ |
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Omar Little Moderator


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Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2024 9:15 am Post subject: |
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governator wrote: | Omar Little wrote: | governator wrote: | Graham Hancock is correct, there were advance civilizations that got wiped out by the ‘flood’ 12000 ish yrs ago, same ones who built pyramids all over earth |
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Lol but Graham makes sense on his ancient apocalypse Netflix series. He’s had multiple podcasts, a couple with Joe Rogan, which he explains his hypothesis. |
He doesn’t make sense, he makes the same pseudo scientific claims masquerading as sense as he and others always have. Below is a decent read if you’d like to understand more:
https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2023/02/netflixs-ancient-apolocalypse-hosted-by-graham-hancock-from-alien-conspiracies-to-antisemitism/ _________________ Hoy por ellos, mañana por nosotros |
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Shipping food as a holiday gift to friends/colleagues is not the great gift you think it is. _________________ "You know it seems the more we talk about it, it only makes it worse to live without it."
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I think there is a happy middle between where we are now. And 90s ball. For example, the 2017 Durant Warriors, with 3 of the best 3pt shooters ever. Shot 31 3pters a game. That would be 21st out of 30 teams nowadays.
Like I said in a previous post. I get why teams do it. It is more efficient. But is garbage to watch.
The current state is a bastardization of the game.
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When I posted this in October. I thought I was being controversial.
But with ratings down in the US. I guess it was so controversial after all. _________________ When the world grows. Grow with it. |
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I don't tip at Starbucks or any other places where I walk up to the counter to order, pay, and receive my food. This wasn't controversial in the past but lately it is frowned upon. |
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aprevo15 wrote: | I don't tip at Starbucks or any other places where I walk up to the counter to order, pay, and receive my food. This wasn't controversial in the past but lately it is frowned upon. |
Props for being that brave. |
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aprevo15 wrote: | I don't tip at Starbucks or any other places where I walk up to the counter to order, pay, and receive my food. This wasn't controversial in the past but lately it is frowned upon. |
I would disagree. People are fed up with uppity self-serve Yogurtistas and their "20% 25% 30% other "iPad prompts. If anything it's going in the other direction. Tips are for 1.) exceptional service 2.) not being spitlisted at a place you frequent 3.) your favorite barber _________________ http://chickhearn.ytmnd.com/
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Every top 10 nation in the world should begin construction of at least 1 architectural marvel per year, the kind that take 80-600 years to complete (Washington Cathedral, Notre Dame). Non-modernist architects and pre-19th century building techniques or materials only. Modernists should be microchipped and placed on a registry, so that our public spaces and civic pride can never be harmed again. _________________ http://chickhearn.ytmnd.com/
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C M B wrote: | aprevo15 wrote: | I don't tip at Starbucks or any other places where I walk up to the counter to order, pay, and receive my food. This wasn't controversial in the past but lately it is frowned upon. |
I would disagree. People are fed up with uppity self-serve Yogurtistas and their "20% 25% 30% other "iPad prompts. If anything it's going in the other direction. Tips are for 1.) exceptional service 2.) not being spitlisted at a place you frequent 3.) your favorite barber |
I've never been through a drive through starbucks- is there still a tip option? _________________ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDfvXWXvpeb/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== |
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Halflife wrote: | C M B wrote: | aprevo15 wrote: | I don't tip at Starbucks or any other places where I walk up to the counter to order, pay, and receive my food. This wasn't controversial in the past but lately it is frowned upon. |
I would disagree. People are fed up with uppity self-serve Yogurtistas and their "20% 25% 30% other "iPad prompts. If anything it's going in the other direction. Tips are for 1.) exceptional service 2.) not being spitlisted at a place you frequent 3.) your favorite barber |
I've never been through a drive through starbucks- is there still a tip option? |
Yeah they have a tip jar on the outer part of the window.
I agree with you CMB. When I said frowned upon I was referring to the employees frowning on you. I can't stand those tip options on the damn iPad. You haven't even given me my food yet and you are asking for me to tip you. It makes no sense. |
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aprevo15 wrote: | Halflife wrote: | C M B wrote: | aprevo15 wrote: | I don't tip at Starbucks or any other places where I walk up to the counter to order, pay, and receive my food. This wasn't controversial in the past but lately it is frowned upon. |
I would disagree. People are fed up with uppity self-serve Yogurtistas and their "20% 25% 30% other "iPad prompts. If anything it's going in the other direction. Tips are for 1.) exceptional service 2.) not being spitlisted at a place you frequent 3.) your favorite barber |
I've never been through a drive through starbucks- is there still a tip option? |
Yeah they have a tip jar on the outer part of the window.
I agree with you CMB. When I said frowned upon I was referring to the employees frowning on you. I can't stand those tip options on the damn iPad. You haven't even given me my food yet and you are asking for me to tip you. It makes no sense. |
Once upon a time, tips were directed at the SERVICE (or lack there-of) from waiters and waitresses.
Now I realize some places may collect all tips and give some to the Hostesses, Busboys and Cooks, but the question is; "How much do they contribute to actual "service"?"
During COVID, there seemed to be a trend of tipping even when taking food out (WHICH I DID).
But fast forward to present day; I never tip when I am taking food out (to go).
Mostly due to the high prices everywhere, I ordered a regular Turkey/Bacon sandwich at Fritzenkotters in Hunt. Beach the other day and it was $16! (which is about $5 more than a Turkey sandwich at Jersy Mikes goes for)
Like Michael Douglas said in FALLING DOWN; "I'm just standing up for my rights, as a consumer"...! |
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unleasHell wrote: | aprevo15 wrote: | Halflife wrote: | C M B wrote: | aprevo15 wrote: | I don't tip at Starbucks or any other places where I walk up to the counter to order, pay, and receive my food. This wasn't controversial in the past but lately it is frowned upon. |
I would disagree. People are fed up with uppity self-serve Yogurtistas and their "20% 25% 30% other "iPad prompts. If anything it's going in the other direction. Tips are for 1.) exceptional service 2.) not being spitlisted at a place you frequent 3.) your favorite barber |
I've never been through a drive through starbucks- is there still a tip option? |
Yeah they have a tip jar on the outer part of the window.
I agree with you CMB. When I said frowned upon I was referring to the employees frowning on you. I can't stand those tip options on the damn iPad. You haven't even given me my food yet and you are asking for me to tip you. It makes no sense. |
Once upon a time, tips were directed at the SERVICE (or lack there-of) from waiters and waitresses.
Now I realize some places may collect all tips and give some to the Hostesses, Busboys and Cooks, but the question is; "How much do they contribute to actual "service"?"
During COVID, there seemed to be a trend of tipping even when taking food out (WHICH I DID).
But fast forward to present day; I never tip when I am taking food out (to go).
Mostly due to the high prices everywhere, I ordered a regular Turkey/Bacon sandwich at Fritzenkotters in Hunt. Beach the other day and it was $16! (which is about $5 more than a Turkey sandwich at Jersy Mikes goes for)
Like Michael Douglas said in FALLING DOWN; "I'm just standing up for my rights, as a consumer"...! |
Wait staff got a 30% raise the last 2 years. They're doing better than most. |
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I tip well, and often even where it’s not required. It’s a gesture of solidarity and humanity with another person who has to take the (bleep) of non tipping (bleep) all day and still take care of you with the hope you are t another one. I stand by the assertion that nearly 100% of the excuses not to tip (in general, and likely the majority in a case by case basis) are related to the greed/entitlement of the recipient of the service. Same kind of folks who oppose living wages. Like a more public version of the shopping cart test, it’s a great revealer of whether or not someone has basic decency and empathy. _________________ Hoy por ellos, mañana por nosotros |
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Palestinians are the descendants of ancient Israeli Jews who converted to Islam _________________ “The main goal for the Lakers is to win a championship. All I care about, all we care about, is to raise another banner in the rafters.“ |
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governator wrote: | Palestinians are the descendants of ancient Israeli Jews who converted to Islam |
Judaism started around 1800 BC.
Islam started around 610 AD.
I don't know the migration of people in Israel through all those centuries up until now.
If we're tying everyone together in the fashion you are doing. It's probably more accurate to say both Palestinians and Israeli Jews are descendants of pagans from Africa from 200,000 years ago. Fossil evidence and genetic studies strongly indicate that the earliest Homo sapiens evolved in Africa, and all modern humans can trace their ancestry back to this African origin.
FWIW, if Israel got rid of their laws discouraging marriage between Israelis and Palestinians. That would ensure the fighting would stop eventually. When enough family trees have mixture. Prejudice, discrimination, etc. loses its power. _________________ When the world grows. Grow with it. |
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unleasHell wrote: | aprevo15 wrote: | Halflife wrote: | C M B wrote: | aprevo15 wrote: | I don't tip at Starbucks or any other places where I walk up to the counter to order, pay, and receive my food. This wasn't controversial in the past but lately it is frowned upon. |
I would disagree. People are fed up with uppity self-serve Yogurtistas and their "20% 25% 30% other "iPad prompts. If anything it's going in the other direction. Tips are for 1.) exceptional service 2.) not being spitlisted at a place you frequent 3.) your favorite barber |
I've never been through a drive through starbucks- is there still a tip option? |
Yeah they have a tip jar on the outer part of the window.
I agree with you CMB. When I said frowned upon I was referring to the employees frowning on you. I can't stand those tip options on the damn iPad. You haven't even given me my food yet and you are asking for me to tip you. It makes no sense. |
Once upon a time, tips were directed at the SERVICE (or lack there-of) from waiters and waitresses.
Now I realize some places may collect all tips and give some to the Hostesses, Busboys and Cooks, but the question is; "How much do they contribute to actual "service"?"
During COVID, there seemed to be a trend of tipping even when taking food out (WHICH I DID).
But fast forward to present day; I never tip when I am taking food out (to go).
Mostly due to the high prices everywhere, I ordered a regular Turkey/Bacon sandwich at Fritzenkotters in Hunt. Beach the other day and it was $16! (which is about $5 more than a Turkey sandwich at Jersy Mikes goes for)
Like Michael Douglas said in FALLING DOWN; "I'm just standing up for my rights, as a consumer"...! |
I tip counter people for a few reasons. One being that by the nature of the area I live in, all the places I get counter service are small business owned. I know how hard it is to get and keep staff in such places and the ability to pay above the minimum wage (which is insufficient for anyone to live a decent life anymore) isn't always an option. I feel a sense of community and want to support the people in it, no matter what they do to earn the pay.
I also know that running a restaurant/coffee stand etc. is a very difficult endeavor prone to failure. And I want those businesses to stay in business. I realize that one way to do that is to help them hold onto staff by making it possible for their staff to squeak out a modest living.
Another reason I tip in those situations is because I have worked in those jobs. People like to justify their refusal to tip because they pretend counter help doesn't provide any "service", while ignoring the fact that counter people provide the service of putting up with the entitled people who don't tip because they look down their noses at the people serving them because it's not "a real job".
And just as an observation I have made in the last few years since Covid is that the same people who refuse to tip counter people are the same ones who repeat the "no one wants to work anymore" nonsense. Wonder why that is? Additionally, it's all too often the ones with the most means to do so that won't tip, while lower income tend to because they get it. _________________ "You know it seems the more we talk about it, it only makes it worse to live without it."
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kikanga wrote: | governator wrote: | Palestinians are the descendants of ancient Israeli Jews who converted to Islam |
Judaism started around 1800 BC.
Islam started around 610 AD.
I don't know the migration of people in Israel through all those centuries up until now.
If we're tying everyone together in the fashion you are doing. It's probably more accurate to say both Palestinians and Israeli Jews are descendants of pagans from Africa from 200,000 years ago. Fossil evidence and genetic studies strongly indicate that the earliest Homo sapiens evolved in Africa, and all modern humans can trace their ancestry back to this African origin.
FWIW, if Israel got rid of their laws discouraging marriage between Israelis and Palestinians. That would ensure the fighting would stop eventually. When enough family trees have mixture. Prejudice, discrimination, etc. loses its power. |
I think you can claim ancestorship post human migration out of Africa, otherwise native Americans wouldn’t have the right to claim land, Asians, middle eastern, Europeans, Pacific Islanders, basically everybody not from Africa.
Middle East to me is akin to south east Asia where the people/population stays the same but the major religion shifted. Indonesia/Malaysia/Thailand/Southern Philippine was at one time major Buddhist and Hindu population but their descendants have converted to others. Majority Islam in Indonesia except Hindu in island of Bali and Christianity in the Papua region. Southern Philippine converted to Islam, Thailand and Vietnam stayed Buddhist.
Israel or the area currently known for Israel most likely have similar religion conversion from Judaism to Islam and today simply named Palestine.
Btw, I don’t have DNA evidence _________________ “The main goal for the Lakers is to win a championship. All I care about, all we care about, is to raise another banner in the rafters.“ |
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