RoyalAir
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| Registered on: | 12/4/2012 |
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re: When did Turkey become Türkiye?
Posted by RoyalAir on 6/10/26 at 2:54 pm to Epic Cajun
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Isn’t Germany also Deutschland? Pretty sure it’s gonna still be Germany for the WC.
Exactly. We don't follow this with any level of consistency. We don't call Deutschland by its name, nor do we call Osterreich by its. Germany and Austria, get back to the back of the line.
And Finland and Sweden have the biggest gripes. Suomi is nothing like Finland, and Sverige only tangential to Sweden.
It's Turkey.
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Not sure why people are arguing with me on this.
Because you're arguing on a message board, and this is what a message board is for.
It's not a secret that vast swaths of Europe have very low thresholds for hate speech. Organizing and even discussing such things is literally illegal in large parts of Europe.
So, the good citizens are quiet in public, but likely talk in private. But that time appears to have now passed, and there is demonstration, with the consequences of organizing being damned.
Billy Magnussen is killing it with these roles where he plays aloof douchebag tech bros.
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suggesting a lot of bad policy was passed with barely a peep from anyone in Ireland, and while I am happy people are rightfully angry, I pointed out that they should have been more vocal sooner.
This operates under the assumption that the government in power has any willingness or desire to listen to what their constituents want.
The EU has proven that it does not care what the native Europeans want. It's essentially unelected and despotic. The people of Western Europe are being subjagated and lorded over by leaders that actually hate them.
Once upon a time, the US and England came to liberate Europe from despotism. Europe needs it again, but England is lost.
re: Dick Tracy
Posted by RoyalAir on 6/10/26 at 10:38 am to Michael T. Tiger
I was a kid that summer, and pretty sure I had a Dick Tracy t-shirt. The product tie-ins were everywhere. Heavily marketed to children.
I never saw it. Never had much interest in it, aside from the proto-Apple watch in the commercials. But the marketing was utterly ubiquitous.
I never saw it. Never had much interest in it, aside from the proto-Apple watch in the commercials. But the marketing was utterly ubiquitous.
re: Game 4 of the Stanley Cup AND MLB home games in Vegas simultaneously tonight.
Posted by RoyalAir on 6/10/26 at 7:50 am to Chucktown_Badger
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Will be curious to see how rabid Knights fans are when their team isn't making the Stanley Cup Finals almost every other year.
Agreed, but I think Vegas has done such a phenomenal job weaving the team into the fabric of the community that the Knights really are Vegas' team. The raiders and As are just visiting, but the Knights belong to Vegas. When they have their inevitable rebuild/doldrum, they'll still have tremendous support.
re: The Stanley Cup Finals > The NBA Finals
Posted by RoyalAir on 6/9/26 at 12:57 pm to JohnLasater
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Who cares about the Knights.
Vegas is the best-run franchise in professional sports. It's amazing what they've accomplished in a short timeline, and their overall commitment to excellence is second-to-none.
Imagine firing a championship-winning coach before the playoffs, just to install a short-term fix in pursuit of another Cup.
The Ravens, set for the playoffs, fire John Harbaugh in week 16 to hire Bill Parcells. That's not far from what the Knights did. It's incredible.
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Respond to Nextdoor blue hairs needing project help
They won't pay decently. You're looking at 80s-era pricing, if they pay in cash at all.
Not gonna pressure wash a house in exchange for piano lessons.
re: New coach at USC
Posted by RoyalAir on 6/9/26 at 9:18 am to ClusterCock
As close to a homerun as could be. Deep in-state ties. Strong recruiting. Will be bringing quality assistants with him.
What Ray Tanner did to the program he took to the mountaintop is unforgivable. With a little luck, SC will be back in Omaha soon. Been far too long since I cared about June baseball.
What Ray Tanner did to the program he took to the mountaintop is unforgivable. With a little luck, SC will be back in Omaha soon. Been far too long since I cared about June baseball.
What we see here is a classic case of envy.
A local doctor is the franchisee for the B&M store in my town. His whole doc's office is outfitted with built Legos. Good dude.
I have to wonder what he thinks about this mess. He's very active at his shop on the weekends, and is a legit fanboy. If I'm a franchisee, I'm seriously looking at a lawsuit against corporate for damaging the brand. They're run by a bunch of absolute jackasses. The local franchisee (however decent they may be) likely can't avoid being tied to this story. Value of the business has to have dropped like a rock.
I have to wonder what he thinks about this mess. He's very active at his shop on the weekends, and is a legit fanboy. If I'm a franchisee, I'm seriously looking at a lawsuit against corporate for damaging the brand. They're run by a bunch of absolute jackasses. The local franchisee (however decent they may be) likely can't avoid being tied to this story. Value of the business has to have dropped like a rock.
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I'm not into black chicks...but damn. She's a 10 after that video
I mean, there's an exception that proves every rule. But not gonna lie, something tells me that a very strong and even-tempered man is required to keep her where she needs to be. That's a lot of work in and of itself.
re: Coldest line ever said in a movie: whatcha got?
Posted by RoyalAir on 6/5/26 at 7:59 am to magildachunks
Also from a TV show, but it's Mad Men.
"I feel sorry for you."
"I don't think about you at all."
That, and:
"You never said thank you."
"That's what the money is for."
I think about that one a lot.
"I feel sorry for you."
"I don't think about you at all."
That, and:
"You never said thank you."
"That's what the money is for."
I think about that one a lot.
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Betting dollars to donuts this “search” was led by an Indian
By Vishnu, you know it was.
As others have mentioned, once one gets a foothold in the HR space or Krishna-forbid as a recruiter, the dam has broken open. They'll proliferate like mad.
I'm genuinely not a racist person. But I have a painfully low Indian tolerance, because cultural values are so out of whack. Hindu culture doesn't have much to say about the universal dignity and respect of all life. Hindu culture also has a "get what you can" level of scam to it. No thanks. If importing Indians solved a problem, India itself would be paradise.
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rampant abuse of the H1B program, and no one can convince me otherwise.
H1B must be radically altered.
The Indians play this game well, and have taken advantage of our system. It must be closed down, lest the US become what Canada is.
I mean, she's on top of it.
Taking care of her man, praising him, trusting his leadership, keeping herself in shape ans sexually appealing, and knowing when to back off.
She's a real one.
Taking care of her man, praising him, trusting his leadership, keeping herself in shape ans sexually appealing, and knowing when to back off.
She's a real one.
re: Missing US scientist’s body found ‘skeletonized’ with gunshot wound
Posted by RoyalAir on 6/4/26 at 1:03 pm to forkedintheroad
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The flesh is gone, like normal body decay?
Yes, but normal body decay is highly subjective based on climate and conditions.
Skeletonization can take days in some places, months in others, and years in still more.
Skeletonization is usually tied to scavengers picking bones clean, and assisting basic rot and insect activity. That there isn't evidence of larger scavengers, and yet still Skeletonization, is somewhat atypical. Not enough to raise suspicion, but enough to be an interesting footnote.
re: Lafayette priest on Tucker Carlson's podcast
Posted by RoyalAir on 6/4/26 at 11:59 am to Y.A. Tittle
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That's interesting. I had thought orthodox churches were rather traditionally unwelcoming to "converts." I don't mean that in a disparaging fashion, I just kind of thought it was one of their "things."
Two of the most prominent Ortho priests publicly, DeYoung and Fr Josiah Trenham, are both converts.
Orthodoxy welcomes conversion. But their process for confirmation is a good bit different than the Catholic church. There are classes, but it's not as structured as RCIA is. It's more about personal relationships and apprenticeship. Truly, discipleship. I've looked into the Orthodox church in my area, and most of the parish is converted, including the priest.
I was raised as a traditional southern baptist protestant. There's a lot I love about the Catholic church. There's a lot I love about the Orthodox church. Someone once said that, during the schism, the Church split into the Head (the Caholic church - the intellectual side), and the Heart (the Orthodox church- the more spiritual side). I think about that a lot.
I'm not a very good protestant. I think the Orthos and the Catholics get far more correct in their Theology, which is really very closely aligned - outside of a few issues.
re: Lafayette priest on Tucker Carlson's podcast
Posted by RoyalAir on 6/4/26 at 11:44 am to Klark Kent
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going to have to give that a listen. my youngest is suddenly interested in the Bible and Bible stories. And while I certainly have a basic understanding from the scripture and what I was taught in Sunday School, it’s always great to have that extra context locked and loaded when he inevitably has 6 follow-up questions.
He's been doing Lord of Spirits for a few years now, and it's my go-to for long road trips. He's forgotten more than I'll ever know, but he has a spirit of humility, and is patient with his explanations. Sometimes he dives into such minutiae that I have to pause and restart a few times. But man, his overall demeanor and knowledge is mindblowing.
Check out his LoS episode on The Land of Giants. I've listened to it at least 4 times. He gets into what Giants were, and what the Nephilim are. I'm almost certain that episode is what got him on the TC show, as that's kinda where they launch this episode. He discusses the rituals used to make kings in the ancient world.
Finally, DeYoung really opened my eyes to the concept of thr Spiritual World being far more nuanced and real than the Physical World. He's probably top-5 in guys I'd really like to have a beer with.
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Laffy is where the Catholic priests abusing young boys was busted wide open.
DeYoung isn't catholic. He's orthodox. But I think he was raised as a Presbyterian.
He has an excellent podcast called The Lord of Spirits, where he dives deeply into Biblical stories, and provides context into what was happening in the world based off of archeological research and other texts.
He's a brilliant, brilliant man. I've learned a ton from listening to his show.
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While the easy answer is "muh Boomers," the more accurate answer how varying catalysts came together to influence them along with how they appealed to Boomers.
I don't think anyone is blaming Boomers. This stuff started before they had any level of institutional control. They were also raised all around the cold war brutalism of things, and as such, didn't really pay attention to it. It's the fish in water scenario.
Younger generations are going through something of a Renaissance, where they see what their people once were, and are starting to gravitate towards it. It'll be interesting to see what Zoomer and Alpha architects start building when they're fully of age.
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