It's also why a number of helos that operate around water have some sort of emergency flotation system, like this:
Yes it does. Being submerged in an aircraft or car can completely fuck with your sense of orientation. At my company, if you’re working on a job that entails helicopter travel over water, you undergo some serious training for exactly this situation. I’ve been told it can be terrifying.
NBC Sports took over the Yahoo! bracket and now it sucks balls. I don't know why all the graphics departments insist on making everything look shitty, cluttered and/or hard to read. I guess they are pretending people are printing these for office pools? Whatever, dumbasses. Anyway, if you're looking for the best PDF one to download and print, so the dumbest person in your office who picks teams based on mascots and colors can win anyway, here is a suitable one I found: https://sports.cbsimg.net/images/co...nament/brackets/printable/cbs-sports-2018.pdf
Piggybacking a sports post: Did anyone else see what that one armed kid did at the combine?! Pretty fucking amazing. His name is Shaquem Griffin, he's a linebacker.
I watched him a lot at UCF this year. Dude has an eye for the ball and can intercept passes with the best of him. Every team that passes on him is gonna be kicking their ass, because can cover those slot receivers, drop back into coverage, and blitz. He's gonna be the defensive version of Alvin Kamara.
Note to self: a funeral is not an appropriate place for jokes. Today during "visitation" or whatever the fuck that is where you stand around with an open casket in the room, a family member who had just arrive exclaimed, in mild surprise, "oh! I didn't know he was in here!" My mouth spoke before I could stop it, "Yeah he's been kinda quiet lately, but if he says something let us know." It was awkard silence except for the widdow and I laughing. And the sound of my wife elbowing me in the side.
Bullshit... a funeral is the best place for jokes. At my dad's service, we played dixieland jazz because that's what he liked. It was as upbeat as you could get, really... people were a little surprised, but appreciated it, as they knew that's what he would have wanted if he had a say in it.
I guess I should kind of qualify that... might not be appropriate for some scenarios... like a kid getting killed by a jihadist or something. Laughing and joking might be a bit... uncouth.
I agree. At my dad's calling hours after the receiving line was done and before we started the final service my stepmother went outside to have a cigarette. While she was out there somebody made a comment about how we should go get her so we can start the service. I immediately blurted out "Don't worry, I don't think he (my dad) is going anywhere soon.". My family that was sitting up in the front row all just looked at me uncomfortably while I could hear all my close personal friends in the back laughing. I also know it's something my dad would have said if he were in the same situation.
Ryan Holiday's doing an AMA about the Gawker/Thiel book he wrote, in case anyone's interested: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/845ou2/i_wrote_a_book_about_how_hulk_hogan_sued_gawker/
Just watched The French Connection for the first time in years. Is there a bigger piece of shit that’s still technically the good guy than a Popeye Doyle?
Nominee for article of the year: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ought-a-samurai-sword/?utm_term=.a6d0f4822b7b I wanted to quote something gold from the article to highlight why you should read this, but I would just end up quoting the whole thing. Green hair, samurai, mouse training - this story has it all!
I kept having the same commentary as I was reading - "this isn't real" and then each of his quotes would top the previous one. It's a legit article, but it has to be the field reporter punking the editor, right?
I think it’s a solid writer feeling goofy on a Friday afternoon and having some fun with an absurd story. Probably felt good to step out from the normal shit he has to write.