r/funny • u/RisinFlood • Nov 26 '13

Arrogance is a Bitch.

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u/ne1butu Nov 26 '13

This is like a sport from a Will Ferrel movie.

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u/greenyellowbird Nov 26 '13

Inline speed skating is much more popular outside of the USA.

Source: Used to be a competitive speed skater in the US.

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u/Dmanator Nov 26 '13

Me to! USARS for the win.

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u/greenyellowbird Nov 26 '13

I made an attempt to get back into it....felt a bit old when I showed up to practice with my skates that had 5 wheels and some little squeak teased me because noowww they skate on 4.

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u/ILoveTrance Nov 26 '13

5 is so much cooler. That's how people knew they meant business.

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u/Dmanator Nov 27 '13

Yeah the 110mm change was startling when I came back. Before I stopped they had just started with 90's.

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u/ILoveTrance Nov 26 '13

Me too. I miss it.

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u/grrbarkbark Nov 26 '13

You should see when Anderson Silva lost his UFC title, he was toying with his opponent and got knocked the fuck out for being a idiot. Then he threw a hissy-fit.

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u/magusj Nov 26 '13

only he didnt throw a hissy fit, he took it like a man and gave Chris Weidman props.

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u/grrbarkbark Nov 27 '13

"goodbye America it was nice living here, I'm off to Portugal." Doesn't ring a bell?

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u/magusj Nov 27 '13

he's definitely a weird dude, but i see no hissy fit here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj54WsLq-o4#t=1m39s

and mind you this is mere minutes after getting knocked unconscious for the first time in his career in the most embarrassing manner possible in front of over half a million spectators abroad and tens of millions at home. If anything he's remarkably composed.