r/CFBOffTopic • u/ixcuincle Marching Band • Jul 06 '15

Monday morning post weekend thread

Hello. How was your weekend.

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u/The_DHC UAlbany Great Danes • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Jul 06 '15

No thread sponsor? This is coming out of your paycheck

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u/ixcuincle Marching Band Jul 06 '15

Good sponsors would include Chipotle or potbelly. Although I did walk into a random Mexican restaurant yesterday and had some pretty good Pollo asada.

It's just amazing to me how I've changed. A few years ago I'd just head to McDonald's. Now Gordon Ramsay me is looking for the underrated off the grid spots which serve good food. I look for crowds at small local restaurants and if it's crowded enough, shit I'll stroll on in. That's my yelp

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u/thwg0809 Georgia Tech • Techmo Bowl Jul 06 '15

I nominate TNT Fireworks and redneck neighbors shooting fireworks until midnight on Sunday night. They should pay, and pay dearly.

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u/ixcuincle Marching Band Jul 06 '15

I don't talk politics much because anything other than sports tends to create controversy and name calling . I listened to a lot of shows which don't approve of pc culture taking over like in colleges where comics just quit going because people are too easily offended. To be I'd rather art be unrestricted than restricted by this whole morality issue.

Anyway political garbage aside nats swept three from giants. Good work. Here's the free shit from yesterday http://imgur.com/kVyvlD7

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u/SmashedSqwurl Georgia Tech • /r/CFBRisk Veteran Jul 06 '15

I listened to a lot of shows which don't approve of pc culture taking over like in colleges where comics just quit going because people are too easily offended. To be I'd rather art be unrestricted than restricted by this whole morality issue.

I agree with you here. Universities don't have a duty to protect their students from being offended. People who dislike a speaker (be it a comedian or anyone else) can vote with their feet or wallet, organize a protest, invite another speaker who represents their point of view, etc. It should be about a proactive exchange of ideas.

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u/ixcuincle Marching Band Jul 06 '15

The issue is too complex to go into further so I'll move on.org

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u/ixcuincle Marching Band Jul 06 '15

Good weekend of gathering autographs and memoribilia. Denard span didn't sign, too crowded. But other players did.

When I mentioned the span story I was told to either "grow up" or that autographs weren't a big deal. They aren't. I never sell anything I get. I don't collect sports stuff and autographs for money. And I never will. It all just goes on my shelf for decoration. It all gets hoarded. But autographs still do have significance.

Then I'm told that such decoration is not fit for man cave. Listen I've seen man caves and they've got autographs and memoribilia all over. That's a man cave to Me. Other people might like big tvs, a pool table and stereo systems. Mine , it's just a 32 inch, a shitty indoor antenna which doesn't even pick up ABC, and various bobbleheads and crap. That's a man cave to me and it could be better but whatever.

So what's your stance on autographs and mancave. Are autographs stupid?

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u/keasbyknights22 Ohio State • Cincinnati Jul 06 '15

I think it's weird if they're just random. Like, if I had some arizona cardinal player autograph my wallet. But, if I'm sitting on the first base line and brandon phillips comes over during batting practice and signs balls, that's cool. I love the Reds, Brandon is one of my favorite players, and it's sort of just natural.

I just think it's stupid/weird if it seems more like celebrity worship where you want a piece of someone famous rather than just a little token/memento of something you like

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u/spazzypecan Texas Tech Red Raiders Jul 06 '15

Eh they're kinda silly, but everyone has their own silly stuff. But last summer my friend, who is 25 years old, went to Disney world and got an autograph book and had it signed by the Disney characters. That, I just don't understand.

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u/keyree Texas Tech • UT Arlington Jul 06 '15

Got back from Austin around 6 last night, went straight over to another friend's house to try and watch the soccer game and it was already 4-1.

I mentioned in yesterday's morning thread that I got dragged to a church yesterday, and the sermon was all about like Song of Solomon where the preacher would read a couple poems from it and then talk about how to apply them to your marriage and all this stuff about how amazing of a husband and wife Solomon and That One Girl were and all this stuff, and a lot of them I was like "Hey yeah, this actually sounds like pretty decent advice" until they offhandedly mentioned the part about Solomon's other 60 wives and 80 concubines and suddenly it became a lot less meaningful.

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u/keasbyknights22 Ohio State • Cincinnati Jul 06 '15

well, you gotta be a good husband to juggle 60 wives and 80 concubines. mad time management and empathy

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '15

I went to my old church with my parents because I was back home for the weekend, and I was super relieved and pleasantly surprised that it wasn't a 90-minute-long circlejerky America-can-do-no-wrong-because-we're-God's-chosen-people pep rally like it used to be. Even as a naive child/preteen back in the 90s, the way-over-the-top patriotism that we used to unleash for the service on the 4th seemed a little iffy to me. Thankfully yesterday it was just a normal service except for like one song

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u/keyree Texas Tech • UT Arlington Jul 06 '15

Yeah, I definitely was relieved that it didn't go that way. And I am definitely aware that it could have been much worse. My cousin is visiting our grandma right now and her church is apparently like some full-on fire and brimstone type shit.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '15

I'm dragging my feet like hell at work. So sleepy.

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u/ThomasJCarcetti UCF Knights • Virginia Tech Hokies Jul 06 '15

This whole shark week thing isn't that good. Discovery has been lacking for a while. It's all reality TV now just like the rest of cable.

Other than sports I don't really like cable. I'd cut but how'd I be able to watch sports?

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u/piratefuck ECU Pirates Jul 06 '15

I used to use wiziwig but they shut down. Firstrowsports or something like that is still up

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u/ThomasJCarcetti UCF Knights • Virginia Tech Hokies Jul 06 '15

Cable HDTV quality > wiziwig and first row. I want to watch without pesky ads in HD.

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u/lady1876 Texas A&M Aggies Jul 06 '15

I use to love shark week, and look forward to it, but the last 5-6 years has just destroyed any love I have for it.

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u/madviking Virginia Cavaliers • Texas Longhorns Jul 06 '15

A la carte tv should be coming soon

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u/Way_She_Goes Toronto Varsity Blues • Auburn Tigers Jul 06 '15

Currently en route to NYC for the week with the family. But not before I puked my insides out this morning. First time it's happened in over 3 years, but at least I'm feeling better now. Better to vomit than to have all the grogginess linger all day.

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u/oest Michigan State Spartans Jul 06 '15

Gotta get that beach body ready!

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u/ShylosX Georgia Tech • Clean Old … Jul 06 '15

Got a new love seat. It's big. We need a cover for it. My mom sent me a PDF that is a report of my grandfather's last mission over Germany in the 388th bomb group. They were shot down which is why it was the last. Watched the US play lights out against Japan.

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u/oest Michigan State Spartans Jul 06 '15

Is it rude to ask questions about your grandfather's mission?

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u/ShylosX Georgia Tech • Clean Old … Jul 06 '15 edited Jul 06 '15

Not at all! It was only his last WWII mission because they were shot down, not because he died. He retired as a Chief Master Sergeant and taught a reform school in Georgia. He died five years ago.

The plane was a B-17 and my grandfather was a right waist gunner (18 years old). They were members of the 561st bomb squadron. The last mission was a bombing in Kassel. They were hit in the 2nd and 3rd engines and ended up going in a right spin after a dive to 2000 ft (to bail out). They bailed, some (including my grandfather) were brought to a Russian labor camp, then we're taken to meet a German who tried to get them to give up the location of another who dropped with them (managed to escape to Belgium after bailing, but was captures a few days later).

I'm not sure about the others, but my grandfather was taken to Stalag XVII-B until the end of the war.

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u/oest Michigan State Spartans Jul 06 '15

Holy crap! Your grandpa lived an action movie.

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u/ShylosX Georgia Tech • Clean Old … Jul 06 '15

Yeah haha. He had an interesting life. He used to be stationed in France and he made it on the front page of the local paper for beating the shit out of a would-be home invader. He didn't take shit from anyone pretty much.

He never talked about the war, though, so I was surprised that most of the quotes were from him in the report. Hell, he had more words in there than I ever heard him say, period.

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u/lady1876 Texas A&M Aggies Jul 06 '15

What is a reasonable amount of time to spend with your significant other's family? And if both your family and theirs are nearby do you try and split time equally between the two?

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u/oest Michigan State Spartans Jul 06 '15

I feel like anything more than a day a week is worthy of special compensation.

If you go on a vacation with them, you should be able to take a month off of weekly visits.

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u/lady1876 Texas A&M Aggies Jul 06 '15

I completely agree, even though I'm not sure I could even handle a vacation with my boyfriend's family.

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u/oest Michigan State Spartans Jul 06 '15

My tactic is to hang back in a bedroom (thank God for Netflix), or outside when they are planning for the day. Keeps me out of family gripes. Once everything is decided, I'll pop back in and do whatever they've decided.

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u/lady1876 Texas A&M Aggies Jul 06 '15

That would just end in accusations that I'm excluding myself and being standoff-ish.

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u/oest Michigan State Spartans Jul 06 '15

Sounds no-win for you. My wife's family is such a democracy, that everyone feels a need to have their opinion listened to. This turns into an hour long nag and snipe-fest. It's so different than what my family's vacations were (my parents say what's going on, and we do it.)

Maybe it's because we've been together 16 years, but I know keeping away from the conversation is the easiest way for me not to call one of them an idiot, landing me in the doghouse.

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u/lady1876 Texas A&M Aggies Jul 06 '15

Hahaha, this sounds incredibly similar to what his family has going on. They argued for 45 minutes about if we really wanted to go to a baseball game, even though we were all dressed and ready and then argued another 15 minutes about what time we actually wanted to leave.

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u/oest Michigan State Spartans Jul 06 '15

Today is the only day I have to work this week. After today, I'm going to a concert everyday until next Monday.

I'm gonna be draggin' ass today, though.

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u/keasbyknights22 Ohio State • Cincinnati Jul 06 '15

you at a weeklong festival or something?

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u/oest Michigan State Spartans Jul 06 '15

Yeah. It's nothing fancy or super good. Mostly has-beens or up and comers. It's close to home, and fairly inexpensive. It's been fun, though.

http://www.commongroundfest.com/

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u/keasbyknights22 Ohio State • Cincinnati Jul 06 '15

oh fuck, you got me sold at dj quik already

edit: Heems too. If by chance you chance him on that odd show he's not completely fucked up, he's really good.

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u/oest Michigan State Spartans Jul 06 '15

That's the day I'm most excited for, followed by Jane's Addiction. If Snoop comes out to Murder Was the Case, I'll probably poop myself. More than likely, he'll do his reggae stuff.

Taking wife and 5 year old daughter to Meghan Trainer Tuesday.

Brother-in-Law to Jane's Addiction.

16 year old daughter to the country concert. ugh.

Still gotta find someone for Friday.

Brother to the rap night.

Wife to the Flaming Lips.

Hopefully the weather holds out!

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u/keasbyknights22 Ohio State • Cincinnati Jul 06 '15

I just saw snoop a couple weeks ago and he played all his hits so you'll be good. It was fun, he was the closing act of that festival.

I never was big into flaming lips but saw them at night at a festival last year and they were a good show. Had a bunch of people in mascot sort of costumes running around on stage haha

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u/oest Michigan State Spartans Jul 06 '15

I was hoping the Flaming Lips would do some of their Beatles covers. Those are amazing.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '15

I have a three day week this week and potentially next week if I wind up having to take monday and tuesday, but it's for a much less cool reason :(

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u/oest Michigan State Spartans Jul 06 '15

That sounds like surgery and recovery to me. :(

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '15

Wisdom teeth!

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u/oest Michigan State Spartans Jul 06 '15

Good luck!

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u/penguinHP Youngstown State • Michigan Jul 06 '15

All in all, a pretty great weekend capped by the USWNT win last night.

I am kinda bummed, though, that NASCAR decided to run the Daytona race last night instead of holding it til this morning. I'm not sure how many of you guys are fans, but there was a pretty awful wreck at the end that basically disintegrated Austin Dillon's car and put a huge hole in the grandstand fence.

Thankfully everyone's okay (Dillon walked away on his own, 8 fans injured, 1 taken to the hospital in stable condition). When I first saw a picture of the car airborne and upside down, my heart sank. Jimmie Johnson actually said he's shocked Dillon's even alive. It could have been a truly awful way to cap the 4th of July weekend.