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TimmayB · 05-10-2011, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by NameOnTheCake

I only keep track of pro victor votes, sorry

Prolly what mjw said too though. I'm sure Victor will be back eventually.

ThaSaltCracka · 05-10-2011, 12:06 PM

Inverting the pyramid, a must read for soccer.

Dyenimator · 05-10-2011, 12:16 PM

Who ****ing cares?

Chilltown · 05-10-2011, 12:42 PM

I ****ING CARE DOUCHE JUICE.

What are we talking about?

Oski · 05-10-2011, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by nutshot2

x-posting this from the epl thread since i'm not sure englishmen can actually read

any good soccer books? ranging from a strong interesting history, to soccernomics type stuff (thats basically the only soccer book i've read)

Seach the thread from the past two seasons. There are a few, multi-page discussions on football books.

nath · 05-10-2011, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by BobboFitos

Thank you, this is my mentality. Don't know why it's "on me" to explain a statistic -just look @ google.

I wasn't a member of Debate Club or anything, but it's always been my understanding that for purposes of a discussion, if you're going to bring up a defense for your argument that no one has heard of or that very few people are familiar with, the onus to explain it is on you. The attitude of "This is right, but explaining it to you is beneath my time" reeks of arrogance. Do you come here for discussion or to feel smarter than other people?

**sethypooh21** · 05-10-2011, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by nutshot2

x-posting this from the epl thread since i'm not sure englishmen can actually read

any good soccer books? ranging from a strong interesting history, to soccernomics type stuff (thats basically the only soccer book i've read)

Brilliant Orange
Morbo
Miracle of Castel DI Sangro

Off the top of my head.

NozeCandy · 05-10-2011, 02:31 PM

This short video should cheer everyone up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyEIVN62XXY

sportsjefe · 05-10-2011, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by nath

Do you come here for discussion or to feel smarter than other people?

For one, the internet is rife with people like this.

For two, poker players get into poker in order to feel smarter than the people they're playing against, and for the most part they aren't afraid of letting you know that.

Combine those two and you have a very very combustible forum, even on the most basic of subjects.

Combine that with politics and you have a nuclear wasteland.

nath · 05-10-2011, 04:02 PM

It was really more a rhetorical question-- I don't think that's why Bobbo posts these things, and I rush through posts without full explanations sometimes for various reasons-- but you're absolutely right that the latter exists in spades, and it's an attitude hat is poor for actual discussion.

sportsjefe · 05-10-2011, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by nath

It was really more a rhetorical question-- I don't think that's why Bobbo posts these things, and I rush through posts without full explanations sometimes for various reasons-- but you're absolutely right that the latter exists in spades, and it's an attitude hat is poor for actual discussion.

Don't get me wrong, I knew it was rhetorical, but I was just pointing out that there's more truth to it than some want to believe.

Bitchface · 05-10-2011, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by EYESCREW

The hypocrisy is this. If Thay3r trolled any other player, say for instance Steve Nash or Derrick Rose, the way he trolls Kobe he'd have been permabanned long ago.

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Originally Posted by GeoffRas22

thayers trolling didnt seem to perturb you so much when the lakers were still in the playoffs

talk about hypocrisy!

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Originally Posted by EYESCREW

Ahh how cute. You're coming to your brother's rescue.

Not sure how this exchange is much different from some of the epi/xxxx exchanges that people get so mad about. All of SE is going to be banned by the end of the month at this rate.

nath · 05-10-2011, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by nath

it's an attitude hat is poor for actual discussion.

"attitude that". I don't know what an "attitude hat" is. maybe what poochie's wearing?

**Phildo** · 05-10-2011, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Bitchface

Not sure how this exchange is much different from some of the epi/xxxx exchanges that people get so mad about. All of SE is going to be banned by the end of the month at this rate.

i'm not a fan of some of the recent modding decisions but they have been pretty up front about treating the people who have repeatedly caused problems in the past more harshly.

i guess it kinda sucks for you that all the repeat troublemakers appear to be your bffs but them's the breaks.

Bitchface · 05-10-2011, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Phildo

i'm not a fan of some of the recent modding decisions but they have been pretty up front about treating the people who have repeatedly caused problems in the past more harshly.

i guess it kinda sucks for you that all the repeat troublemakers appear to be your bffs but them's the breaks.

Fair enough, but they haven't really admitted it and don't think they've been clear about it at all. If they come right out and say the rules will not be fair and that is the breaks, I will stop being annoying and pointing out forum-wide hypocrisy and let it go. Just would like to know for sure first.