The Official Pussification of America Thread (Mostly Sports)

Scottie · Post by **Scottie** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 3:51 pm

Trust me on this one . . . some days? Some days Salukis will make ya' nuts.

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 4:07 pm

Shirley wrote:Howard, there's a HUGE difference between ripping your team in the locker room and doing it in a press conference.

I know. Like I said, cussing.

(Agree there is a difference. Respectfully disagree that Hinson said anything remotely inappropriate in his presser. IMO. Were I his AD, I would pat him on the back, absent any other context I am not privy to.)

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 4:33 pm

If anything, Hinson is receiving/will receive heat for singling out his point guard.

Post by **Shirley** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 5:52 pm

howard wrote:Respectfully disagree that Hinson said anything remotely inappropriate in his presser. IMO. Were I his AD, I would pat him on the back, absent any other context I am not privy to.)

I was harping less on the inappropriateness, but more on the colossal whining. Is that what you want from your leader? Isn't his job to coach? Is it more likely that all 15 guys are "uncoachable" or that he's a shitty coach?

If your big men aren't getting good looks or converting the shots they do get, isn't your job to find another way to score? If your point guards are turning the ball over too much, maybe your offense sucks or you haven't coached it well enough to where they all know what they are doing.

It just sounded like a big hissy fit blaming everyone else for his team's failures. Not what I want from my coach.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Thu Dec 19, 2013 2:45 pm

Taken as a stand alone, it was fucking hilarious.

But any of my coaches had gone public with that kind of shit, forget about me playing hard or trusting the guy again. I'm transferring ASAP.

I agree with Hemphill... Bitch move to do that publicly, and he comes off as unhinged. It's pretty damn early in a season to punt. Good luck with that.

Scottie · Post by **Scottie** » Sat Dec 21, 2013 1:43 am

Steve Martin is raysiss and his career must be destroyed. Well, not really. But that's what a murder of twingnuts believes:
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howard · Post by **howard** » Sat Dec 21, 2013 11:27 am

Scottie wrote:…his career must be destroyed.

Didn't the banjo already do that?

ETA: I just read the joke. jfc. people (and salon, btw) just fucking suck. if they want to be outraged at real racist humor, these folks need to listen to a richard pryor record.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Sat Dec 21, 2013 4:17 pm

Them niggas be trippin', yo.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Sun Dec 22, 2013 12:34 pm

howard wrote: Didn't the banjo already do that?

His bluegrass band and albums are seriously awesome. I guess you just can't appreciate it, as there is no bass.

howard · Post by **howard** » Sun Dec 22, 2013 1:00 pm

I love his bluegrass, as well as bluegrass in general. I am not, however, the mass market. I do have an old washtub, a broomstick and some string:

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 9:58 am

And who could forget Barefoot Larry's bankruptcy due to losing a lawsuit for false advertising.

howard · Post by **howard** » Mon Feb 03, 2014 11:52 am

NZ School Abandons Playground Rules, Fewer Injuries And Bullying Incidents Result

Yes, I have many biases that help lead me to cheering these results. My anarchist tendencies, and my experiential bias from my own upbringing, with about 95% of the rules and supervision experienced by children today. But, still…

ETA: I gotta mix the word 'mollycoddling' into my usage. Love that word.

howard · Post by **howard** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 12:47 pm

Placement in this thread may be unfair, but fuck 'em. Different kind of stage fright.

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P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 2:21 pm

House cat holds family hostage. Father has to call 911.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 10:09 am

Kentucky man arrested for posting Exodus lyrics on FB

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 10:29 am

Bad day for the First Amendment.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 10:34 am

I thought it was gonna be the book.

DC47 · Post by **DC47** » Mon Sep 08, 2014 11:40 pm

P.D.X. wrote:Kentucky man arrested for posting Exodus lyrics on FB

Should have gone with Genesis.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Sep 09, 2014 7:05 am

Jerloma wrote:I thought it was gonna be the book.

And I was actually getting pissed off before clicking as I thought it might be Bob Marley lyrics.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 9:35 am

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 10:01 am

rass wrote:

#2 -- Don't pack their camping gear

Why'd I click on that drivel?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 10:11 am

Correction: The child pictured in yesterday's "grit" article suffered a compound fracture during his fall. He should have received adult assistance immediately. CNN regrets this error.

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 9:27 am

UC Davis student organization holds a block party that included shocking sumo wrestling costumes

Tsuchitani went on to say that he was not pleased by ASUCD’s apology and called for more action from the association.

“It is pitiful that the ASUCD would pathologize the so-called victims as in need of treatment instead of reflecting more deeply on what is needed to address ASUCD’s own failure in this situation,” Tsuchitani said. “From my limited perspective, I would suggest that the foremost need for treatment might well be for cultural competency training for ASUCD itself. That is much more relevant here than any Orientalist history of sumo wrestling.”

Tsuchitani was not the only student who felt victimized and upset by the sumo suits. Phil Jones, a fourth-year economics student, said that he was shocked by the sumo wrestling event at the Block Party. He also claimed that the sumo wrestling showed insensitivity to overweight Americans.

“To be honest, I was shocked. February 19 was Remembrance Day for Japanese internment during WWII, and some of my Japanese friends were heavily traumatized by seeing their culture mocked in such a clearly racist fashion,” Jones said in a Facebook comment on the Block Party’s event page. “Not to mention, as a Heavy-American, I don’t appreciate the blatant Fat-Shaming involved with caricaturing one of the few sports traditionally enjoyed by Heavy individuals. I honestly feel reparations payments are in order to affected individuals, and that those responsible for the grossly negligent oversight should immediately resign from their ASUCD posts.”

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 9:53 am

Fucking hell. "Heavy-American"?

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 10:13 am

Some profs should flunk his "heavy-American" ass out of school. Just to help him prepare for what the rest of his life will be like.

elflaco · Post by **elflaco** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 11:22 am

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 11:33 am

phhhttt I've participated in a sumo-suited fun wrestling event.

It is not easy to move around in those things. Need to be in pretty good shape to do any takedown moves or get enough of a running motion to run someone over. Fat-asses could not do that.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 3:22 pm

govmentchedda wrote:Fucking hell. "Heavy-American"?

Yeah, I'm offended. We prefer to be called Fat Fucks.

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 3:22 pm

My first reaction was 'please don't be on my street' because more and more houses in the hood are being rented to students, and property values, man (yes, MF-NIMBY!)

But, how is it a block party if it is on the Quad, ffs? This kind of reaction is old hat for Davis, I suppose since now Asians are a majority of undergrads, the dynamic is different. (Those sensitive to fat shaming had a majority of the distaff back in my day.) But, give me a damn break.

Sorry, Asian plurality. 37% to 28% white, 19% hispanic (3% black; we ain't overcoming here.)

eta: almost forgot, fuck ASUCD. Bunch of sticks up their asses pre-law pricks. Student government was much mellower and fun at UCSB.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 4:54 pm

Remember this episode of The Office?

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Mar 24, 2016 1:41 pm

College Students Left Feeling ‘Afraid’ and ‘in Pain’ After Seeing Presidential Campaign Messages Chalked on Campus

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Mar 24, 2016 8:32 pm

Hard to believe that wasn't an Onion article.

travzilla · Post by **travzilla** » Thu Mar 24, 2016 10:46 pm

First thought was onion article, then looked again and thought it was an aerial view of a bunch of farmers' fields, then checked again if it was the onion.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Mar 24, 2016 10:59 pm

Make America Hopscotch Again.

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:49 pm

Taibbi makes a good point, that it is not just college students turning pussy on this issue.

College Kids Aren't the Only Ones Demanding 'Safe Spaces'

Post by **Shirley** » Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:56 pm

howard wrote:Taibbi makes a good point, that it is not just college students turning pussy on this issue.

College Kids Aren't the Only Ones Demanding 'Safe Spaces'

Matt Taibbi wrote:People in this country tend to follow politics in the same way they follow sports teams. They don't think, they root.

Bingo.

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Dec 07, 2016 7:58 am

Few signs of where we are and where we are headed are clearer than this. Has practically nothing to do with dem/repubs/thumps/hillaries.

Banning 'To Kill a Mockingbird'? Virginia school pulls books after parent's complaint

Because nigger. Nigger, please.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Dec 07, 2016 8:06 am

howard wrote:Few signs of where we are and where we are headed are clearer than this. Has practically nothing to do with dem/repubs/thumps/hillaries.

Banning 'To Kill a Mockingbird'? Virginia school pulls books after parent's complaint

Because nigger. Nigger, please.

A sign of a small mind is the inability to see irony.

"There is so much racial slurs in there and offensive wording that you can’t get past that, and right now we are a nation divided as it is."

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 11:19 am

Calgary Math scores on the decline, public schools doing worse than catholic schools

The effects of the adoption of inquiry-math are particularly striking in Calgary Board of Education (CBE) schools, where data shows a dramatic increase in children failing math from grade 6 to grade 12. Math scores have fallen rapidly at CBE and are now significantly lower than those of the Calgary Catholic School District (CCSD). Some key statistics paint a startling picture of poor math performance and a concerning downward trend:

There are more students failing than achieving excellence on the Grade 6 Math Provincial Achievement Test (PAT) – a dramatic reversal of fortune under the leadership of current CBE trustees.
CBE schools have an average failure rate over 50% higher than CCSD schools on the Grade 6 and Grade 9 Math PATs. The CBE’s Grade 9 failure rate is also 14% higher than the provincial average.

For you guys with kids in school, do you find that generally the scores are decreasing or are there different styles of teaching today?

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 11:26 am

Really hard to judge - in Ontario the scores have been stable since they introduced standardized testing a decade ago.

Not surprisingly in Toronto, the schools that do best on these tests are in low poverty areas.

(Both my kids stopped taking math after grade 10)