First, oh wow, I’m in the grays, what a huge deal on a site where almost everyone is. Second, I wasn’t aware comments were supposed to not be read or interacted with after two WHOLE days.

humor? is that what that was supposed to be?

If the school believed this kid ACTUALLY inappropriately touched the center’s balls/penis, wouldn’t a 3-day suspension be far too light? I would expect an actual sexual assault (which is what this would be) would justify expulsion. This story is weird.

Because the internet in 2015, that’s why.

I haven’t read her books (and I suspect you haven’t either) so I don’t know if they pretend it was all great back then, or whether they contemplate the realities of that period.

Dude, take your complaints up with schooling and the education system. These people are propagating nothing except their own lives. Yes, they’re (for whatever reason) living in an idealized version of history, but who the hell cares?

I mean, she clearly “studies” it - she reads lots of primary texts from the period and apparently tries to use and experience products and activities from back then. Of course that’s not academic history (except for the primary source reading), which she admits in the second sentence of the article, but so what? I…

she actually DOESN’T call herself a historian, anywhere in the article, at all. why are you and everyone else so touchy about this article? yeah, these people sound pretty out there, but people on this thread are bending over backward to act like these people have personally offended them in some way. just let them…

lol that’s fair, but A) the Sixers and Brooklyn did it to themselves (either intentionally or negligently and B) it’s not like the Atlantic Division was much better...

Yours would have a lot of the same advantages of Ziller’s (increased rest, decreased travel) plus provide an even more balanced schedule. But as you’ve noted upthread, the owners would never agree to any reduction in the schedule, let alone such a drastic decrease in games played. So imo Ziller’s is better just in…

this is my favorite proposal - have you seen this one? It’s by Tom Ziller. Cuts down on travel during the season, allows for a balanced schedule, and eliminates back-to-backs.

You make good points, but you should also recognize that North Korea is right in there with Sweden & Australia as far as women’s football goes, and China is also always a powerhouse. Title IX didn’t cause this, though Title IX was definitely a good thing.

it’s not about reading the runner’s mind - a defense would be overjoyed to have him tag up in most situations, because he’s dead with a decent throw. you’re right that the outfielder should’ve taken it, but this run is on the 2nd baseman.

or maybe they just assumed there was no chance of him scoring on a pop up fielded by the 2nd baseman. there’s not really an excuse for an infielder making such a bad throw on a play like that. Donaldson’s baserunning was amazing, but stupid - he’s out nine times out of ten, right?

wow - if this is all you have to say...time to go to bed. this takes pedantic to a whole new level.

some commenters are followed by the blogs they post on, their posts are “black” and show up on all articles on that blog without people having to click the “show pending” button. all others are gray, and only show up if you click that button. it’s kind of silly, but more silly to complain about (was instituted when…

dude, you make a great initial point about his dad, and it’s good that you defended American Indians against a moron jokester, but good lord there is nothing more annoying than people bitching about being gray.

others have mentioned Wilt in his day in basketball (averaged 50 points and 26 rebounds per game in 1962, lol), but your point is well taken.

Actually, the guillotine is likely a much more humane method than lethal injection. But it’s more gross to observers, and making state killings more palatable to the public is really what lethal injection is all about, not about it actually causing a quicker or more painless death. A well-administered guillotine does…

a crackback block is not a below-the-waist block though