Yeah this is the eternal dichotomy of stabbing in fights. I carry a small little pocket knife that flicks out pretty quick and scarily, but otherwise is shank size. Fact is, most people don't want to get cut open by a box cutter, Machete, pocket knife, glass bottle, or anything else, regardless of size. Thus, just…

+1. Love this for the truth and comedy. I have no more comedy, but on the truth thing: 1) If someone is swinging a bottle at your head, try to make the impact on the crown of the head. Side is possible KO and front gets you some fun facial decorations (20 stitches in the eyebrow from some random high school kid at…

Battery, not assault. I'm no internet police, but when you start saying "technically" you should typically know what the fuck you are talking about in the immediately following sentences. /Merry Christmas

Lol @ "professional" and "leggings" in the same sentence.

Pure, unadulterated win.

Sheer coincidence for sure

As a guy, if you make enough to afford this, your only allowable decoration a lot of times are your watch, cufflinks, belt, and shoes (and chains/rings if you are Italian or Latin or in entertainment). By and large, you will have an orderly haircut, shave, suit, shirt and tie all within pretty narrow parameters. A…

Yeah in the house, I am on the same page. Down here in NOLA, a carry gun will just either get me shot, or put a body on my conscience I'd give my wallet 1000x to be rid of. Come in my house, though...it's time to reenact the Scarface finale.

I live in a place where petty robbery is pretty rampant. Makes me like my chances better in a 2 on 1 situation. That being said, one of the 2 bros usually flashes a pistol, so I'd probably wind up not pulling the knife just so it doesn't get stolen too.

@satalac is obviously from the penal colony down south. Agreed with you though. If tonight turns into fight night, you'll find a lot fewer opponents if one of your hands has even a 2.5" blade. Someone pulls a gun...give them what they want. I roll with a baby Gerber that I can flick open as it's the cheapest one at…

From 8 year old me's bedroom wall to your computer screen. Best.poster.ever.

Categorically: First paragraph: Agreed in total. The upper echelons in most sports are populated in significant quantity by PED users. Depending on the needs of the pursuit and individual body type, these users will not all be heavily muscled or of godlike physique. See Armstrong, supra; Manny Being Manny ex rel.

Will you concede that any of the best players did not use PEDs? What about the notion that certain people, based on certain factors such as cartoonish numbers in outlier seasons, appearing on patient lists of sketchy anti-aging clinics, or being named Mike Hampton, are more likely to have cheated? Or is mere…

Agreed, with the caveat that I am undecided if I think it'd be best for the new B league if some universities with the infrastructure already in place were the owners of some of the clubs in league. Logistically, it would make sense not to rebuild new stadiums and facilities, etc. Also, if the program WAS usefully…

Here's the thing. I'm a steroid realist. I believe that a ridiculous percentage of players used. However, if a group of guys is really good, yet in completely different ways than usually associated with PEDs, and were never in any way implicated in PED usage, you are purely speculating, and poorly at that. Also,…

I'm going to ask for some clarification on Cox's benefit from 'roiders. I will stipulate to concede that Javy Lopez, Rocker, Andruw Jones, Sheffield, and Giles were all 'roiding at various points. However, Cox's legacy is founded on Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz, and Chipper. How are you figuring it?

+1. These bros can go to college their whole lives. You are only valuable as a sportsman from about 17 - 30, depending on sport, talent level, and health, natch. This is robbery masquerading as school spirit. And to preempt the small school truthers, this isn't about you. Your school situation will go on more or…

Go down the street and visit Tulane. The answer to your question lies there.

I accept serious injury as a consequence of a sport I enjoy. BUT, I think you have to caveat with the statement that if there was truly an undiscovered way to try and reduce the chance of a catastrophic injury, either via rules or refereeing, I'd support it.