What the hell does “being a product of the Barcelona system” have to do with anything? Barcelona is one of the most successful franchises in soccer history, and Messi is by far the best player they’ve ever had, so I’m not sure what point you’re trying to make. And as the other commentator pointed out, CR has been far…

The Champions League might be the best competition, I’ll certainly grant you that, but if you ask a player if he’d rather win the CL or the World Cup, every one of them will say the WC, Messi included.

I’m a hockey fan who MIGHT put soccer at #2 on my list of major sports, but I’m certain that Lionel Messi is the greatest team-sport athlete of all time.

I really struggle not to deify Messi. For all my cynicism and all my eye-rolling about sports and celebrities and life in general... watching Messi play just brings me joy in a way no other entertainment or sport has since I was a kid watching Jordan play. I find myself staring doe-eyed like a ten year old with a…

What are you talking about? This year, 4 games started in the Champions League - 3 goals and 1 assist. Last year - 9 games started, 11 goals and 2 assists; the year before, 13 games - 10 goals and 4 assists. In his last 23 games started in the Champions League, he has 24 goals and 7 assists. Please.

At least in defeat you can say that you tried.

Being the guy at the party or gathering that is a little buzzed and you accidentally grab the beer can that everyone has used for an ashtray all night.....mmhmmmh so good.

I’m with you that I’ve never found any image I like well enough to wear under my skin for the rest of my life. But...others think differently. And they’re allowed to.

You don’t like tattoos, that’s fine. Don’t get them. Don’t shame how others choose to decorate their body.

I get that tattoos are not for everyone and personal taste and all that, but equating tattoos to self-harm is pretty shitty.

Why is talking about the reality of what Black women face anti-Black male? We are always told we’re being divisive when we talk about what’s going on. It’s a great way to silence us and nothing has to change. This has nothing to do with white people and what they want.

Abolish TSA? Airline security is a necessity. Do you have a suitable replacement? I don’t argue the negatives of TSA, but security is required..

It’s not about speed. It’s the surface you are on. The toe shoes have no padding. They’re meant to be used on a trail with little to moderate incline, and very little debris in the path. They’re not hiking boots where your foot has more shielding and your ankle is supported.

You took them hiking? They’re trail running shoes...

It’s because the victims are always “acceptable” collateral damage.

Yeah, I read it and said, “Yeah...which time?”

“Warm regards”

When I read the title, I was thinking of the Tautog and K108, or the countless other instances of collisions.

150 decibels...typical Who concert.

Indeed. 200db, the acoustic energy at the base of a Saturn V rocket isn't even existentially noise, as noise is simply our perception of pressure changes, and you would never perceive that as noise. Instead it is metaphorically one long constant explosion and it's associated shock waves. You wouldn't really get to…