No, but the flopping is, and not only is it often respected, it's considered part of the game. There was an excellent artilce in the NY times recently about how the US might want to actually learn how to do it properly; we are considered a bit backwards because we "look down" on crap like this.

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And they are wrong. A group of death is a group where no one team wants to play any other team int he group. I can assure you the Dutch are looking forward to playing the "Socceroos."

I'ts not really a group of death because no one gives the Australians a chance to do very well in that group.

I'm not denying Oberyn wouldn't have met a sad end either way, but ending up like a squished overripe melon wouldn't have been it.

You don't understand. I hated what happened to Oberyn, and thought it was horrible and a really sad and tragic way for him to go. I take comfort knowing that, in reality, that could never happen. I hope other folks can take some minor solace knowing that if it were actually real, our hero would only be gravely…

A broken clock can be right twice a day. If the Catholic church, which you dislike and have issues with, is wrong on virtually every issue, but happens to be right on this one, either agree with it or don't. And I say this as a devout evangelical atheist who has serious issues with the church.

People, calm down. You can't actually do this. You can't squish someones head like a grape, no matter how big you are. It's a scientific fact. This show is a fantasy show in more ways than one.

Get a room, you two.

It's actually pretty accurate, except for the Napoleonic part.

Q: How many Frenchmen does it take to defend Paris?

But what is "appropriate" is exactly what is at issue. It used to be appropriate to wear suits and ties to interviews. In the tech world, where I work, that's now inappropriate. it's not as though someone decreed that people should no longer wear suits and ties; it's because, over time, people started wearing…

Look, I'm not saying that there aren't appropriate places for uniforms or that they aren't a part of "life". I am saying schools are not one of these appropriate places, because it fundamentally curtails a very very very important part of a young adult's social growth. Curtailing self-expression is actually…

I come to school without a belt all the time. I wear a T-shirt and jeans to work all the time; in fact I'm wearing one right now with the logo for the band "YES" plastered all over it. I work in tech.

All social environments, whether work or school, have limits on behavior, there's no doubt about that. A person's outwards appearance is an expression of individuality, something that teens are known for pushing limits as they explore who they are. When you limit their choices by making them wear uniforms, who are,…

Ah, you are right "because I say so", eh?

It's not lazy at all; expressing ones own individuality is fundamental to who we are as a species. There are a ton of people who reject conformity, and creativity is tied directly into that. You NEED people to be able to think outside of the box, to be innovative and inventive later in life, and part of training…

Right, and if you preparing kids for those sorts of work environments, I understand. But there are a ton of jobs in the US where you can be successful, work at home, and wear whatever you want except for days you have to come into the office for a meeting.

Well, sortof. Essentially, different offices have different base standards for dress; in general the main criteria how well you perform your job. But for a whole host of professions, how well you do your job is tied in directly to how you dress.

Those are also delicious.