"Are you kidding me?" / Facepalm Thread.

[jamil]

Girls basketball team gets booted from league for being too good | Fox News

So maybe they're right. Maybe they don't belong in the snowflake league.

This was interesting:

“This is absurd,” parent Sherri Palmgren told the station. “Do we take the (NFL’s) Patriots or Cardinals, who are going to the championship game, and kick them to the curb because they’re too good?”

While I agree with the sentiment, probably could have used a better example. Those teams lost in their respective conference championship games. Can anyone beat the Panthers?

 

[eldirector]

Actually, I thought the Pats and Cards won their first 3 games, and were 3-0 at the start of the season? Should they have been benched for the season, to gives other teams a better chance?

Turns out both teams eventually got beaten. More than once.

Why not let the girls play, and see if another team can rally for a win?

 

[T.Lex]

I've been on both sides of this as a coach of my kids' teams. A couple times we had a REALLY good team and steamrolled people. If there was a higher level to play, I would've welcomed it.

I've also had teams that couldn't win a game. We were competitive in some, but some of the teams we played were clearly looking for a cupcake league to dominate. That ticked me off.

Frankly, it is harder to coach the kids who are bulldozing through the competition. Both in terms of coaching sportsmanship, and getting them to improve. I welcome the opportunity to play as-good or better competition, personally.

 

[historian]

I'm wondering if there is another side to the story...

 

[jamil]

I'm wondering if there is another side to the story...

You have a point. The "winners" might all be trans.

 

[eldirector]

You have a point. The "winners" might all be trans.

I'm guessing most all in that league are "sis".

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Police in England can apparently just waltz into your ****ing house, take pictures, and tweet it to the public. Including your belongings, your security sytem... etc.

What the hell

https://twitter.com/Covcitypolice/status/685166959206502400
https://twitter.com/Covcitypolice/status/687963544663535616
https://twitter.com/Covcitypolice/status/689220452342976512
https://twitter.com/Covcitypolice/status/689183640341843968


"Excuse me, I'm with the police. We broke into your house and it smells like ****. One sec, need to tweet this"

https://twitter.com/Covcitypolice/status/684324121732333568

 

[printcraft]

Police in England can apparently just waltz into your ****ing house, take pictures, and tweet it to the public. Including your belongings, your security sytem... etc.

What the hell

https://twitter.com/Covcitypolice/status/685166959206502400
https://twitter.com/Covcitypolice/status/687963544663535616
https://twitter.com/Covcitypolice/status/689220452342976512
https://twitter.com/Covcitypolice/status/689183640341843968

What happens when they surprise someone while sneaking into their home and get shot?



Wait..... England....... nevermind.

It's ok, if my door is unlocked you are apparently welcome to just come on in my home uninvited. Tea is at 4.

 

[jamil]

Not that I completely believe this

Sweden: State-funded Muslim "Sniper" Training - The New Observer

So when are the American socialists gonna start advocating for this?

 

[actaeon277]

Police in England can apparently just waltz into your ****ing house, take pictures, and tweet it to the public. Including your belongings, your security sytem... etc.

What the hell

https://twitter.com/Covcitypolice/status/685166959206502400
https://twitter.com/Covcitypolice/status/687963544663535616
https://twitter.com/Covcitypolice/status/689220452342976512
https://twitter.com/Covcitypolice/status/689183640341843968


"Excuse me, I'm with the police. We broke into your house and it smells like ****. One sec, need to tweet this"

https://twitter.com/Covcitypolice/status/684324121732333568

Well, when the solution is big government....

 

[jamil]

Well, when the solution is big government....

They got what they wanted.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

One of the prosecutors in the Harris County DA's office has been a Planned Parenthood board member since 2013

Grand Jury Indicts Planned Parenthood Video Filmmaker

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Disgraceful

Rome's nude statues covered to spare Rouhani's blushes - The Local

 

[printcraft]

Disgraceful

Rome's nude statues covered to spare Rouhani's blushes - The Local

Next he should demand to go to a strip club and make the dancers cover up.
The women in Rome should be covered in burkas as well so they don't act like whores.
Sensitivity.

 

[Hookeye]

I'd call the Michael's incident a major facepalm event.

Appears that somebody thought it funny to rearrange some letters (display of all letters- used for decorating I guess) and spell the N word.

Probably some punk kid, as the spelling was wrong according to report.

The customer saw fit to post a pic on FB, then go to the cashier to file a complaint?

If one was so offended, why not simply swap some letters with others on the display and "erase" the word.

Problem solved, in what.............10 seconds?

But noooooooooooooooooooooooooo

 

[Kutnupe14]

I'd call the Michael's incident a major facepalm event.

Appears that somebody thought it funny to rearrange some letters (display of all letters- used for decorating I guess) and spell the N word.

Probably some punk kid, as the spelling was wrong according to report.

The customer saw fit to post a pic on FB, then go to the cashier to file a complaint?

If one was so offended, why not simply swap some letters with others on the display and "erase" the word.

Problem solved, in what.............10 seconds?

But noooooooooooooooooooooooooo

I take it you haven't seen the recent story about the HS girls doing something similar, though quite a bit more offensive. The school is undecided on what disciplinary action to take. Social media cooks someone's goose again.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Advertising industry CEO continues bashing adblockers: “These ad blocking companies are little **** ants, they are run by a handful of people with silly titles and funny walks who are individually irrelevant…[and are] diminishing freedom of expression.”

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

Advertising industry CEO continues bashing adblockers: “These ad blocking companies are little **** ants, they are run by a handful of people with silly titles and funny walks who are individually irrelevant…[and are] diminishing freedom of expression.”

In an article behind a paywall. /irony

 

[BogWalker]

MIT Professor Says Republicans Are Threatening Humanity | Complex

 

[actaeon277]

MIT Professor Says Republicans Are Threatening Humanity | Complex

Why not? I think I remember Bernie saying climate change deniers should be locked up.