That's REALLY weird, but then I realize it's from Japan and that makes it normal. ...and cool at the same time, however I think of what a pain-in-the-ass it is when my daughter leaves a Swedish Berry on the carpet and it gets mashed into the fibres. Imagine the headache these could cause. And JESUS did you see that link in the same article? Face of your Face??????? A $3000 mask of.....yourself? A very expensive item for a wake-up prank if you ask me. Beyond belief creepy: http://betabeat.com/2013/02/techs-hottest-new-accessory-is-a-face-for-your-face/
I haven't seen someone milk a fake injury so badly in about five years, and I watch football (soccer to you dirty colonists) regularly. What a pathetic little faggot.
Doesn't that sort of thing happen in ANY soccer game? Like when a player gets hit by another player or a beam of light? That's one great thing Americans and Canadians share if anything: we both figured out-- right away-- that soccer is bullshit. I mean, no offense to soccer fans but I can't call anything a sport if the most well-known fact about it is players pull faggotry-fake injuries as "part of the game". If only America could wise up about NASCAR but we all know they aren't getting rid of their favourite "sport" anytime in the near future.
Ah yes, the two-fisted, fastest of the Big-Four sports that you can't run out of bounds in. Sucks. Sorry, I can't wrap my head around why when you have Football, America's favourite sport (overwhelmingly) is a "sport" where "athletes" drive in a circle for 400-500 miles, being watched by "sober motorsports enthusiasts" who all have a "full set of teeth".
Ever been to a race? If you like drinking, drunk southern women wearing next to nothing and no police presence you should at least go to one. You still get the redneck good 'ole boy shit but even that is starting to fade out a little bit.
I haven't been to a race, but outside one. No offense, but what a bunch of assholes. My best friend from from childhood lives tripping distance from Daytona, and race fans threw empty beer cans and garbage all over his lawn until you couldn't see it anymore. With us sitting right there on the porch, no less. When he finally told a group people to stop, they surrounded and picked fights with us, their screechy girlfriends egging them on while standing behind them despite we were outnumbered ten-to-two. Fuck NASCAR fans for that. Tens of thousands of cars in the parking lot, and every single one of them GONE before nightfall. Percentage-wise, how many drunk drivers is that? ...and you don't know it by seeing it on TV, but GOD. DAMN. Those cars are loud. Unbelievable.
Ok, here's a weird one: UPS left a hang tag that they tried to deliver something. Because my apartment building is filled with dickheads, you can't leave packages. Fine. I told my wife to call, have them hold it at the main delivery center, and I'd go pick it up. We just did this earlier this week with my vacuum cleaner. She calls, and get this, they tell her that she can't have it held. The sender specified that the package must be signed for or returned. I've ordered a couple of coins online, but they're coming through the regular mail. She asks who the sender is, and it's a website. She looks it, finds nothing. She finds out the package is 10.5 lbs. If we don't accept it, it goes back to the sender. Neither one of us has ordered anything that would be that size. Weird. I think I'll call and have it sent back to the sender.
Where is this America's favorite sport? It probably is the lowest rated sport on TV except for hockey.
I apologize. Most popular SPECTATOR sport. And that makes sense with 200,000+ people at some of those races. Football is indeed #1, baseball #2. Sorry. A friend argued with me that Football should be changed to America's pastime, I disagree. It should stay baseball because EVERYBODY can play baseball. In the case of softball/slo-pitch, while drunk. But football? Have a seat and let the big boys take over. And yes, football players are complete pussies compared to rugby and Aussie-Rules football players. Period. Those mad bastards are carved out of walnut trees.
I'll give you that, Daytona is the worst possible place to go to a race unless you are exactly described above. Daytona is redneck mecca with Talladega running a close second. Here in Charlotte if you go and tailgate all day then watch the race they let you stay overnight for free, parking is free as well, we just set-up tents and sleep it off. They have checkpoints at so if you're drinking even a little you can get fucked over pretty easy.
The only other race I crossed paths with is that one down in Pennsylvania. "Poccino" or some shit I think. WAAAAAY more restrained fans there, but still lots of maggot-drunks.
At least that's how my sister goes to them. You've been to Pocono Downs? You might have seen her. And Pocono Downs was the place where I saw my first concert. I forget what the event was called but I saw Elvis Costello (didn't know who he was at the time), Cheap Trick, and Joan Jett. Jett was the headliner. During a break between songs during Joan's set when it was quiet, some guy yelled, "Bring back Cheap Trick!" It was also the first time I was offered pot. Since I was an innocent sixth(?) grader, I just looked at him wide-eyed and said no. Then I turned to my friend and said, "That guy offered me pot!!!!" Oh so innocent. On another note, my less than a year old laptop is out for repair so I'm stuck using the stupid iPad to type. I know, I know, #firstworldproblems. But it takes forever to type! Edited to add: Pocono Jam! That's what it was called. That was bugging me.
Aye, I've been here since the beginning, and while I don't post all that much anymore, I still lurk about and I have trouble keeping up with some of the clique-y shit here. It's off putting, although everyone else's mileage may vary. Personally, I think we should shitcan the suggestions board for a bit and let people post freely (once the spambot issue is sorted, of course), and drop the no-politics rule as well. While we're at it, let's not have the drunk threads dominating the entire board for weeks on end. Worst case scenario is that we revert back to the old rules with no harm done. It's not like any of the regulars here are going to leave if shit gets out of hand for a bit, right? I really dig this place, but the major reason I'm here is to read about the serious issues that get discussed, and the arguments and debates behind them. Nothing is more interesting to me than listening to some fairly well-read and thoughtful folks hashing out why they believe in this or that. That's just my two cents, take it for what it's worth.
NO. This place seems clique-ey, and you want to do that? Doing that will tear this place in two, you can pretty much guarantee it. The flamings will never stop, and nobody will back down. Every single political thread I have seen is exactly this: "I'm right and you're worng so shut up!!!" "No, YOU Shut Up!" *repeat until infinity* I think politics is a terrible idea. It would ruin things.
I am going throw my vote in keeping the politics rule, shit would add nothing to the board and in the end devolve into endless shit-shows.
This x1,000,000. Seriously, political threads are the absolute worst. No one changes anyone's mind, ever. Everyone loves to think they have that perfect fact that will stop the other side dead in their tracks, but the reality is that nothing will change anyone's mind when it comes to internet political discussions. Nothing. Everyone just automatically assumes the other side is stupid/evil/stupidly evil, and the result is ungodly stupid flame wars (often via rep or PM) and normally reasonable people turning into holier-than-thou assholes (and I myself am guilty of this, we all are). In fact, I'd venture to say that political discussions have the OPPOSITE effect. Once you take a side, you dig in. People can't admit defeat, so they simply entrench themselves further and further into their own dogmatic beliefs until it is just petty, personal attacks against the 'enemy.' Any facts that are presented are immediately dismissed as bullshit spin by your 'enemies' that you can't/won't/refuse to believe. People start to view the other side as inherently evil and want to destroy them. Once you've crossed that line, you can't admit defeat, because it is tantamount to admitting that someone else is smarter/better than you, and fuck that noise. Its basic human nature. Or, if everyone agrees, it turns into a giant "fuck them" circle jerk bukkake onto their political opponents proverbial faces, which accomplishes nothing. Long story short: the no politics rule is the reason this board is still around and tolerable. This place won't last more than six months of it is lifted, as I'd venture that the majority of regular posters would get sick of the bullshit and leave. I think its been bent too far, personally (see: "sober" threads), and I'd love to see it back completely.
Nascar actually is really popular. You probably just don't associate with the breed that somehow finds left turning for 500 laps entertaining. You see limited coverage on tv because in reality the couple that had sex under their umbrella trash bags in the parking lot was more interesting than the race, and the only thing even remotely exciting in the races are the crashes (which is about all they show in highlights). People go to them for the all around experience more than the race itself. A lot of people bring tents and just camp out near the track. I've only been to one, the daytona 500, and as white trash as it is those people out tail gate any other sport. They're also far more lenient. You can bring your own booze into the stands and pretty much anything goes unless they're legally required to enforce it.