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01-18-2013 , 10:29 PM

#26

Gonzirra

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Very tedious though.

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01-18-2013 , 10:33 PM

#27

rageotones

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i might have a shot at baseball given i trained since t-ball knowing i'd have this power. i def wouldn't have the arm for mlb outfield, so would have to hope for 2b or DH. would def have to take roids. not sure 2 mins would give me enough time to fade testing though.

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01-18-2013 , 10:39 PM

#28

Lamebreaker

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I'd be GOAT keeper for team USA

World Cups and Gold Medals bitches

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01-18-2013 , 10:46 PM

#29

rageotones

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Originally Posted by Lamebreaker

I'd be GOAT keeper for team USA

World Cups and Gold Medals bitches

this gets a lot more interesting if you start to think about managing the skill so you didn't get burned at the stake for witchcraft. i mean, you can't really go your career w/out giving up a goal or even never lose a game, right?

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01-18-2013 , 10:47 PM

#30

True North

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I feel like golf is the best sport for a scenario like this. You need too much natural ability to play the other sports. Rewinding two minutes at practice would give you tons of reps, and having the ability to hit putts/chips until you make would be a license to print money.

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01-18-2013 , 10:52 PM

#31

huet38

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Well if you're an adult the answer is no because you aren't going to get a tryout unless you appear freakishly athletic and go dominate a lower league. If you had this power from childhood and you actually got good enough at a sport to not look totally terrible you could dominate high school and go from there. Baseball seems the easiest because if you could get to the point where you were a "true" .050 hitter you could hit anything you wanted up to 1.000.

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01-18-2013 , 11:06 PM

#32

Palo

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I would be the ultimate troll in MLB. I would get intentionally walked every plate appearance because if I face an ace I'll just foul off infinite pitches until the pitcher has to be relieved unless he gives up and walks me instead. Thus, very quickly teams will adjust and simply intentionally walk me every time I come up or occasionally try to drill me in the head which of course will never work.

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01-18-2013 , 11:18 PM

#33

Assani Fisher

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Originally Posted by Rei Ayanami

Can we reverse any injuries we incur? If not, the NFL would be impossible. Even if so, the constant pain would be a total bitch.

In non-NFL leagues, the primary obstacle would be boredom (*insert joke about watching baseball*). Suffering through a 50:1 ratio of played minutes to actual timeline minutes—or whatever the hell multiple we'd have to average to consistently realize our microscopic chance of converting a successful play—wouldn't be fun. If we could surmount that, sure, why not.

I think I could chuck ridiculous basketball shots up ad nauseum and sport a 80+ FG% from way beyond the arc. I'd assault whomever I was defending until I got a clean steal. Rinse, repeat. But I'd probably hit myself in the forehead with my baseball bat more often than I'd get on base.

I'm a teenage girl, though, so it'd probably be easier for most of y'all.

you'd really be bored??? That seems insane to me. You're playing a professional sport in front of thousands watching, trying to play against pro level competition would be an awesome experience, and you get to end up looking great no matter what.

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01-18-2013 , 11:23 PM

#34

Assani Fisher

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doing this in the NBA would be sooooooooooooooooo fun

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01-18-2013 , 11:24 PM

#35

aejones

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i'd be the best basketball player of all time. elite at taking charges and 100% (i might miss a few so ppl didnt' think something was up) at shots from 35 feet out. it'd be glorious.

(but terribly boring to reply a million times over)

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01-18-2013 , 11:26 PM

#36

aejones

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Originally Posted by Assani Fisher

a regular season nba game would take like 5 hours though. the first one would be amazing. the ten one might still be fun, but by the second or third season, i feel like it'd just be terrible-- i mean, you'l NEVER be able to dribble inside the three point line, so your offense will be pretty limited (tho you could, theoretically, just replay stuff a bunch of times and do stuff like yell "don't shoot it!" to a teammate that's about to miss, right?), and on defense you'll only be able to take charges effectively (and guard matt bonnar, maybe).

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01-18-2013 , 11:27 PM

#37

Assani Fisher

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Originally Posted by rageotones

You could troll the world pretty well with this power. Say you're in the NFL- one game just don't the opposing team gain any yards on offense. Rewind it if the play isn't a negative gain or no gain. Everyone would be shocked that a totally average defense suddenly allowed 0 positive plays in a NFL game, and then next week they'd go right back to being average.

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01-18-2013 , 11:31 PM

#38

Assani Fisher

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Originally Posted by aejones

a regular season nba game would take like 5 hours though. the first one would be amazing. the ten one might still be fun, but by the second or third season, i feel like it'd just be terrible-- i mean, you'l NEVER be able to dribble inside the three point line, so your offense will be pretty limited (tho you could, theoretically, just replay stuff a bunch of times and do stuff like yell "don't shoot it!" to a teammate that's about to miss, right?), and on defense you'll only be able to take charges effectively (and guard matt bonnar, maybe).

why? The OP said that we don't get fatigued from replaying things again and again, so I would try to pull off crazy moves/shots/passes. Each time you replay a scenario, you can adjust for how the defender reacted previously, so I think you're underrating how many trials it'd take in order to be successful. It'd be so much fun.

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01-19-2013 , 12:52 AM

#39

Dominic

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I'd rather use this power to improve my cunnilingus skills. My tongue would never get tired!

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01-19-2013 , 01:08 AM

#40

GusJohnsonGOAT

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Originally Posted by Dominic

I'd rather use this power to improve my cunnilingus skills. My tongue would never get tired!

I hear air licking does wonders.

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01-19-2013 , 01:40 AM

#41

asdfasdf32

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Originally Posted by Dominic

I'd rather use this power to improve my cunnilingus skills. My tongue would never get tired!

On a similar note, you could keep going back a couple seconds mid splooge and have an effectively infinite orgasm.

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01-19-2013 , 01:44 AM

#42

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Originally Posted by asdfasdf32

On a similar note, you could keep going back a couple seconds mid splooge and have an effectively infinite orgasm.

GOAT Birth Control

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01-19-2013 , 02:12 AM

#43

Dominic

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Originally Posted by asdfasdf32

On a similar note, you could keep going back a couple seconds mid splooge and have an effectively infinite orgasm.

This would a great spot for that GIF of the white cat who gets more and more amazed.

And apparently, you're a taker and I'm a giver.

Last edited by Dominic; 01-19-2013 at 02:21 AM.

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01-19-2013 , 03:08 AM

#44

asdfasdf32

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Originally Posted by Dominic

This would a great spot for that GIF of the white cat who gets more and more amazed.

This one?

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And apparently, you're a taker and I'm a giver.

No reason I couldn't do both.

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01-19-2013 , 03:16 AM

#45

BigPoppa

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Golf is clearly the answer. Don't need to worry about making the team or even being athletic. There's a place for a grinder who can't hit the long ball but never ever ****s up.

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01-19-2013 , 03:19 AM

#46

Searix

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This is the new GIF thread

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01-19-2013 , 03:20 AM

#47

aejones

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Originally Posted by Assani Fisher

his reaction would be "im much, much, MUCH bigger, faster and stronger than you, i'm in front of you, now and forever, and i've stolen the ball. keep replaying life? that's okay, i have many different ways i can steal the ball from you, you foolish little white boy."

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01-19-2013 , 03:21 AM

#48

asdfasdf32

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Originally Posted by BigPoppa

Golf is clearly the answer. Don't need to worry about making the team or even being athletic. There's a place for a grinder who can't hit the long ball but never ever ****s up.

What kinda score are we looking at here given infinite mulligans?