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Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 2:45 pm
by gumby
Merkin wrote:Longhorned wrote:I think my unpopular opinion that the brain-destroying sport of football just needs to go away is becoming more and more popular.
With athletes retiring at the top of their game due to CTE concerns, then yes, it is a very real issue.
My wife wouldn't let my kids play Pop Warner due to injury concerns and such. I see Cal Poly football players almost every day walking around since I work close to the stadium and football offices, and see a lot of casts and walking boots.
Ed Cunningham agrees. Quits analyst job.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/30/spor ... sions.html" target="_blank
“I take full ownership of my alignment with the sport,” he said. “I can just no longer be in that cheerleader’s spot.
“I know a lot of people who say: ‘I just can’t cheer for the big hits anymore. I used to go nuts, and now I’m like, I hope he gets up,’” Cunningham said. His eyes welled with tears. “It’s changing for all of us. I don’t currently think the game is safe for the brain. And, oh, by the way, I’ve had teammates who have killed themselves. Dave Duerson put a shotgun to his chest so we could study his brain.”
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 2:58 pm
by gumby
Not a fighting man, so I'll just say: Radiohead > Taylor Swift.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 3:07 pm
by wyo-cat
As fas as I'm concerned the 90's were a lost decade for music.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 3:25 pm
by azgreg
Chicat wrote:JMarkJohns wrote:Chicat wrote:Sonic Youth sucks.
I'm not sure I'd go this far, but I've never understood them. I've tried.
Dinosaur Jr is woefully underrated.
I've tried too. Keep being told how ahead of their time they are and how they're truly musical geniuses.
Really it's just disjointed noise.
Agree on Dinosaur Jr. An early love of mine that continues to this day.
As for Radiohead, say something bad about them and we're in a fight.
The same way you feel about Toby Kieth.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 5:11 pm
by Spaceman Spiff
wyo-cat wrote:As fas as I'm concerned the 90's were a lost decade for music.
The 90's are as good as any decade, ever, for music. The sheer diversity alone, man.
El-P is the guy from Run the Jewels, right? Why aren't you guys using the dash?
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 8:45 pm
by ASUHATER!
90s had everything from r&b to rap to the true rise and diversification of metal to pink and grunge and on and on.
The current decade we're in though is a complete wash and waste for music though.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 8:55 pm
by pc in NM
ASUHATER! wrote:90s had everything from r&b to rap to the true rise and diversification of metal to pink and grunge and on and on.
The current decade we're in though is a complete wash and waste for music though.
IMNSHO, the "diversification of metal to pink and grunge and on and on" = "complete wash and waste for music"
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 9:32 pm
by ASUHATER!
pc in NM wrote:ASUHATER! wrote:90s had everything from r&b to rap to the true rise and diversification of metal to pink and grunge and on and on.
The current decade we're in though is a complete wash and waste for music though.
IMNSHO, the "diversification of metal to pink and grunge and on and on" = "complete wash and waste for music"
You're a lost cause if you think metal and punk and alternative rock are a waste. Uncultured heathen in fact.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 11:31 pm
by catgrad97
Before their idiotic decision to perform for Trump's inauguration, the Piano Guys were on their way to being those chosen artists who finally re-popularized classical and film music.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 7:12 am
by PieceOfMeat
Fuck Greg Byrne
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 10:10 am
by Merkin
Merkin wrote:I don't care if the Olsen twins are billionaires.
No frickin' way.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 10:24 am
by CalStateTempe
PieceOfMeat wrote:Fuck Greg Byrne
Why?
Can someone quote this post; I'm genuinely interested in this answer but POM has deemed me a foe and won't see my inquiry.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 10:25 am
by CalStateTempe
Yuck...no fracking way, even for a cool hard million.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 11:07 am
by EOCT
I love Tucson in the summer.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2018 11:53 am
by Merkin
I rarely put ketchup on anything, maybe fries once in a while at a restaurant but never ask for it.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2018 12:08 pm
by ASUHATER!
Merkin wrote:I rarely put ketchup on anything, maybe fries once in a while at a restaurant but never ask for it.
When I do put ketchup on fries...I mix it 50/50 with mustard.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2018 5:24 pm
by cpt
HP Sauce > Ketchup
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 11:36 am
by PieceOfMeat
I don't like popping bubble wrap.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 4:08 pm
by Siempre Verde
Ketchup should be used for exactly one thing. Meatloaf.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 4:17 pm
by scumdevils86
Siempre Verde wrote:Ketchup should be used for exactly one thing. Meatloaf.
true. i only use ketchup for french fries (sometimes) or i mix it with mustard/sugar/vinegar/hot sauce and use it as a sauce/glaze on meatloaf.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 7:51 pm
by RichardCranium
cpt wrote:A1 Sauce > HP Sauce > Ketchup
Fixed it for you
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 8:16 pm
by azgreg
Ketchup is a fine condiment.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 7:37 pm
by dovecanyoncat
azgreg wrote:Ketchup is a fine condiment.
On hot dogs.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 7:43 pm
by Merkin
Only on french fries.
And it's spelled catsup.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 7:55 pm
by azgreg
Merkin wrote:Only on french fries.
And it's spelled catsup.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ketchup" target="_blank
ketchup noun
ketch·up | \ ˈke-chəp, ˈka- \
variants: or less commonly catchup \ ˈke-chəp , ˈka- \ or catsup \ ˈke-chəp , ˈka- ; ˈkat-səp \
Definition of ketchup
: a seasoned pureed condiment usually made from tomatoes
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catsup" target="_blank
catsup noun
cat·sup | \ ˈke-chəp, ˈka-; ˈkat-səp\
less common spelling of KETCHUP
: a seasoned pureed condiment usually made from tomatoes
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 8:02 pm
by ASUHATER!
dovecanyoncat wrote:azgreg wrote:Ketchup is a fine condiment.
On hot dogs.
Onions and mustard on your hot dog. Nothing else.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 8:12 pm
by RichardCranium
ASUHATER! wrote:dovecanyoncat wrote:azgreg wrote:Ketchup is a fine condiment.
On hot dogs.
Onions and mustard on your hot dog. Nothing else.
and maybe cheese.
and sauerkraut or chili.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 8:16 pm
by dovecanyoncat
ASUHATER! wrote:dovecanyoncat wrote:azgreg wrote:Ketchup is a fine condiment.
On hot dogs.
Onions and mustard on your hot dog. Nothing else.
Onions (grilled), mustard, catsup (for Merkin), jalapenos, pickle relish, ancient kraut on a theater hotdog of dubious space/time origin. This is America for fuck's sake! Some things need an optimized toxicity in order to be right!!!
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 9:56 pm
by Longhorned
I don't like biscuits. I've been lying to myself about it for too long. Truth is, I don't like biscuits. They taste like baking soda. Not pleasant.
But I love scones, so go figure. Especially with clotted cream and jam.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 10:10 pm
by ASUHATER!
I don't know if you've had a good biscuit then.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 11:24 pm
by RichardCranium
Longhorned wrote:I don't like biscuits. I've been lying to myself about it for too long. Truth is, I don't like biscuits. They taste like baking soda. Not pleasant.
But I love scones, so go figure. Especially with clotted cream and jam.
I agree, in general. Scones >>>>> biscuits.
However, a biscuit as the 'base' for a strawberry shortcake cannot be beat - scones just don't do it.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 10:55 am
by Longhorned
ASUHATER! wrote:I don't know if you've had a good biscuit then.
I've eaten at famously good places all over the south, where people go nuts for the biscuits, and I don't like them there, either.
The only biscuits I've ever liked were ones I've made from an Anson Mills recipe, using a flour type and ingredients that used to be traditional but died with the Great Depression.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 4:02 pm
by ByJoveByJingle
Along those lines, bagels in New York City are no better than bagels from Einstein’s, despite New Yawkers squawking about it all the time.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 4:10 pm
by dovecanyoncat
Any Italian restaurant that uses cream in its carbonara should be subject to deportation.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 5:24 pm
by Chicat
ByJoveByJingle wrote:Along those lines, bagels in New York City are no better than bagels from Einstein’s, despite New Yawkers squawking about it all the time.
You are wrong my friend.
My office orders in Einstein’s every Wednesday. They’re fine.
Went to this place when I was in NYC:
http://bosbagels.com/index.html" target="_blank. Heavenly....
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 5:37 pm
by Alieberman
ByJoveByJingle wrote:Along those lines, bagels in New York City are no better than bagels from Einstein’s, despite New Yawkers squawking about it all the time.
I am of the belief that all opinions should be valued... except this 1. (And I'm no New Yawker)
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 5:44 pm
by CalStateTempe
The best bagels ever are Brooklyn bagel co in west La on broadway near echo park
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 5:57 pm
by dovecanyoncat
Bagels are evil. Rather have two glasses of claret.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 6:32 pm
by ByJoveByJingle
Chicat wrote:ByJoveByJingle wrote:Along those lines, bagels in New York City are no better than bagels from Einstein’s, despite New Yawkers squawking about it all the time.
You are wrong my friend.
My office orders in Einstein’s every Wednesday. They’re fine.
Went to this place when I was in NYC:
http://bosbagels.com/index.html" target="_blank. Heavenly....
I lived there for a year prior to the Tucson move. Went to three or four of the legendary bagel places. As you say, they were fine. Wanted to be blown away, just wasn’t. Let me double down here—New York pizza? Also . . . fine.
Alieberman wrote:ByJoveByJingle wrote:Along those lines, bagels in New York City are no better than bagels from Einstein’s, despite New Yawkers squawking about it all the time.
I am of the belief that all opinions should be valued... except this 1. (And I'm no New Yawker)
I knew I’d find my level soon enough!
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 6:35 pm
by Chicat
I grew up in NY (Westchester). Lived a lot of places since. Haven’t had bagels, pizza, or patty melts better anywhere else.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 6:46 pm
by MrMeow
Chicat wrote:I grew up in NY (Westchester). Lived a lot of places since. Haven’t had bagels, pizza, or patty melts better anywhere else.
H & L Bagels was the best in its day, but sadly bit the dust.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 7:36 pm
by Chicat
Maybe the problem is going to legendary places.
I always found the best places for things like bagels or pizza by asking some guy or girl from the neighborhood. They’ll point you to the place where the bagels are so damn fresh and it’s a sin to toast them.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 7:53 pm
by ASUHATER!
Chicat wrote:Maybe the problem is going to legendary places.
I always found the best places for things like bagels or pizza by asking some guy or girl from the neighborhood. They’ll point you to the place where the bagels are so damn fresh and it’s a sin to toast them.
Yeah the hyped up legendary places usually are a disappointment. Places in Tucson like El Charro are not worth the trip, but the hole in the wall south side ghetto taco shop is worth it.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 9:10 pm
by ByJoveByJingle
I had pizza all over town, holes in the wall included. It’s the only affordable meal in NYC. It was fine, no complaints.
I’ve had Guinness in Ireland. That is really something that lives up to the hype. Way better than whatever it is they send over to us. I’ve had Arabic food in Yemen, Indian food in India. These are things that are far better than you can imagine until you experience them. New York pizza and bagels will fill your belly in a satisfactory fashion and that’s about it.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 5:01 am
by Chicat
After a couple of mornings eating bacon, egg, & cheese sammies on everything bagels from Bo’s in Harlem, my very hard to impress wife wrote an email practically begging the owners to start shipping them overnight to us poor deprived folks in the Midwest and was pretty heartbroken when they politely declined.
There’s something more there than just a belly full of carbs...
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 11:01 am
by ByJoveByJingle
I’m sure there are great bagel joints in NYC. But I can find a great Mexican restaurant in Dubai (as unbelievable as that sounds) . . . that doesn’t make Dubai the home of great Mexican food. To me, having to search the City for bagels that are so much better than everybody else’s bagels invalidates the notion that New York bagels are better.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 11:05 am
by CalStateTempe
Where is this Mexican food place in Dubai?
Dubai is a testament to global supply chain management.
The Denny’s there in Deria is spitting image of a posh Denny’s in a upper middle class US suburb. The only different is the turkey bacon/ham.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 11:52 am
by azgreg
Hot dogs are sandwiches.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 12:00 pm
by Longhorned
Either everything is a taco, or there are no tacos at all.
Re: Post your unpopular opinions
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 12:13 pm
by Chicat
ByJoveByJingle wrote:I’m sure there are great bagel joints in NYC. But I can find a great Mexican restaurant in Dubai (as unbelievable as that sounds) . . . that doesn’t make Dubai the home of great Mexican food. To me, having to search the City for bagels that are so much better than everybody else’s bagels invalidates the notion that New York bagels are better.
That makes no sense to me.
We picked the closest bagel joint with seating to where we were staying. The bagels there were worlds better than anything in Chicago, LA, Arizona, or anywhere else I’ve lived. No search needed. NYC wins.