I don’t think that’s right - SELLING it was illegal under the Marijuana Tax Act, but possession and use weren’t criminalized until 1970. The sales aspect was the focus because of Andrew Mellon’s role as Secretary of the Treasury and the Mellon’s family ownership of DuPont and financial stake in seeing nylon replace…

I was just having this discussion with a couple people over last weekend. The DraftKings shit has gotten COMPLETELY out of control on ESPN. I have never seen something being so egregiously pimped by them, ever. I also don’t get how it’s not a conflict of interest. How is ESPN to supposed to have any journalistic…

I kinda hate both of these guys, but this is a stupid line of attack by Rand Paul. Marijuana use wasn’t criminalized until the Controlled Substances Act was passed by Congress in 1970, and Jeb Bush (according to good old Wikipedia) was at Phillips Academy prior to that. In other words, it wasn’t illegal for him (or…

Amazon sells EVERYTHING. You can buy Uranium on Amazon (this is true - look it up, the reviews are some of the funniest damn things you’ll ever read).

The plaintiffs were asking for a fine, not that she be jailed, and the Judge flat out asked her if she would do her job if he just imposed a fine and she said no. He flat out said at that point that she was leaving him no choice since she was admitting that a lighter penalty wouldn’t make a difference.

I guess. I suppose part of my problem is that the whole point of a CBA is to have a more flexible system for dealing with these sorts of issues. If they want a system with black and white rules, hard guidelines on evidence and procedure, and a third party decision maker, just use the normal courts in the first place.

I’m certainly not defending Goodell, who had a hand in bungling all this stuff, and who has certainly done nothing to garner any sympathy. But I DO sympathize with the NFL, who really gets crucified no matter what they try to do.

I dunno. I sort of appreciate the problem that the NFL has. On one hand, it regularly gets trounced in the media as a home for wife beaters, child abusers, and other criminals. On the other hand, when it tries to impose discipline on its players or teams these are the results. Like it or not, the NFL has an image…

Listen - as bad and unwatchable as Florida has been under Muschamp the last 4 years they STILL beat Tennessee every one of those years. I’m sorry - until Tennessee figures out a way to beat Florida (and, if memory serves, Ron Zook was their coach the last time that happened) Tennessee fans forfeit the right to bitch…

The problem (as I see it, anyway) isn’t so much the underlying “scandal.” IF HRC had just come out and said from the very beginning “Look, I used a private server for my personal emails with my staff, friends and family. I made every effort to keep sensitive government matters off the server but given that I sent tens…

This is all pretty much correct except for the implication that Styx is a bad band.

I was waiting for this gif or Kevin Bacon in Animal House yelling “ALL IS WELL.”

I also loathe 2 of these things. Possibly 3.

Sorry, but it has to be said. “Meat Cloak” is an amazing band name. I’m thinking of something Jethro Tull-ish.

I don’t understand who I’m supposed to be rooting for here. I thought I knew. But this has spun in so many weird directions that I’m just not clear anymore. I LIKE WAFFLES. I guess? Maybe?

The issue now is whether the NFL followed the procedures in the CBA and conducted the proceedings fairly, the actual outcome isn’t really the issue anymore. Brady’s got a heavy burden to carry. The whole point of a CBA is to prevent this exact thing - courts having to resolve disputes. Remember that in every single…

I put him somewhere around 9 or 10 of all time, personally.

Sure. “Overrated” is just a matter of degrees, not absolutes. If we’re at a bar having a discussion over the 4 greatest QB’s of all time, and the other 3 guys think he’s on the Mt. Rushmore, but I think he’s nearer the back of the top 10 of all time, then by definition, I believe they are overrating him, even though I…

This. Most people (straw man, I know) would probably put Dan Marino on the Mt. Rushmore of QB’s, but he doesn’t really have any signature moments. He’s a compiler. He’s great because he was around forever, and I don’t debate that he was great, but he’s overrated.

I thought the same thing. That’s kind of shameless clickbaiting.