Exactly. The con has nothing to do with a Manchurian non-union; it has everything to do with eliminating drivers entirely.

that description was low key brilliance. awesome.

I did not, but NBC was kind enough to replay the wrecks eleventy bajillion times in the run up to that final downhill - the result of that being that the Dutch rider’s crash felt almost like Greek tragedy: entirely preordained by the capricious gods of sport.

With no real knowledge of cycling, I watched that entire race this morning, and to have that happen after HOURS of tranquil viewing was completely horrifying. I literally said something like “oooooooOOOOOOOHHH!!!” alone in my apartment. Even still, the last 200m was perhaps more savage.

I’ll go on record that vegan jerky isn’t the worst thing a human could eat.

My fiancee and I were thinking K-Ci and JoJo’s classic “All My Life” - we both think first dances are stupid, so might as well have a junior high burner and invite everyone else out at the end. YAY OR NAY!?