The Swamp

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2019 9:14 pm Twitter says shot in the leg. After Sean Taylor, I’ve completely changed my perception of a leg wound for a gunshot.

Johnnie wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2019 10:07 pm

Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.

Ryan wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:33 am As opposed to the people who shoot non-gods?

Rex wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2019 9:51 am This was really upsetting news last night, and I hope he makes a full recovery soon so I can start making jokes about how he must have been crowding the shooter's line of fire.

brian wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2019 2:09 pm I'd want to know that before any discussion about potential STDs, etc., because if her husband is a drug lord, then that relationship isn't even getting to the batter's box, much less first base or any base thereafter.

Gunpowder wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2019 2:29 pm

brian wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2019 2:09 pm I'd want to know that before any discussion about potential STDs, etc., because if her husband is a drug lord, then that relationship isn't even getting to the batter's box, much less first base or any base thereafter.

"Oh yeah my husband is a violent drug lord." - things women probably keep to themselves in this situation.

Gunpowder wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2019 2:29 pm

brian wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2019 2:09 pm I'd want to know that before any discussion about potential STDs, etc., because if her husband is a drug lord, then that relationship isn't even getting to the batter's box, much less first base or any base thereafter.

"Oh yeah my husband is a violent drug lord." - things women probably keep to themselves in this situation.

brian wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2019 2:07 pm I think if you're going to have an affair with a woman in any Latin American country, literally the first thing you should find out is your potential paramour's husband's occupation. That's just Latin Living 101 right there.

Rex wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 4:41 pm yep, you're right



I'm not sure if he should be petrified that someone was willing to do the job for that little, or thankful that they got what they paid for.

The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 4:43 pm

Rex wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 4:41 pm yep, you're right



I'm not sure if he should be petrified that someone was willing to do the job for that little, or thankful that they got what they paid for.

Why didn't they go to Ortiz and ask for $10,000 to not shot him?

Rex wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2019 9:51 am This was really upsetting news last night, and I hope he makes a full recovery soon so I can start making jokes about how he must have been crowding the shooter's line of fire.

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2019 1:34 pm Gonna take a bit of tangential path here:

I used to work at a nonprofit, where we'd partner with local NGOs in pretty rough parts of the world. India, a number of places in Africa, Guatemala, etc. etc. and so on.

About 6 or so years ago, a neighbor "friend" was raving to us about this lovely resort in Punta Cana. I wasn't familiar so I asked where that was and she said the Dominican Republic. I couldn't really hide my surprise, because we had a number of partners in the DR and that place is fucking ROUGH. It is easily in the top 10 percent of countries in terms of gun violence and robberies at gun point are common in certain areas.

I mean, I get that you can hole up in a tourist area far from Santo Domingo. But I think there are thousands of Americans that go down there thinking it's like the Bahamas... I know my neighbor friend had literally no clue how violent it is down there. I wasn't gonna be the guy to tell her, because it felt dickish.

brian wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2019 1:41 pm

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2019 1:34 pm Gonna take a bit of tangential path here:

I used to work at a nonprofit, where we'd partner with local NGOs in pretty rough parts of the world. India, a number of places in Africa, Guatemala, etc. etc. and so on.

About 6 or so years ago, a neighbor "friend" was raving to us about this lovely resort in Punta Cana. I wasn't familiar so I asked where that was and she said the Dominican Republic. I couldn't really hide my surprise, because we had a number of partners in the DR and that place is fucking ROUGH. It is easily in the top 10 percent of countries in terms of gun violence and robberies at gun point are common in certain areas.

I mean, I get that you can hole up in a tourist area far from Santo Domingo. But I think there are thousands of Americans that go down there thinking it's like the Bahamas... I know my neighbor friend had literally no clue how violent it is down there. I wasn't gonna be the guy to tell her, because it felt dickish.

Punta Cana is to Santo Domingo as the Hamptons is to the Bronx. I mean, there's not really any comparison. I get what you're trying to say, but I doubt any Americans traveling to Santo Domingo are so stupid as to think that it's safe because Punta Cana is safe.