Uncommon Opinions

[Speedy]

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I genuinely enjoy shopping. Whether it be for groceries, clothes, or whatever. I like going to different stores and sometimes just to window shop. I go to walmart sometimes just to relax.

[Redacted01]

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He must be going at my hours, that's the only way. I rarely go to Walmart past 7 AM.

[Feared]

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I genuinely enjoy shopping. Whether it be for groceries, clothes, or whatever. I like going to different stores and sometimes just to window shop. I go to walmart sometimes just to relax.

I get what you are saying, as sometimes I go to a shopping mall and walk around check out new stuff. But Walmart is definitely not a place I would do that in, well at least not the one near me. They are always so understaffed, 2 huge lines and only 2 registers open during peak hours; and the store is filled with parents pushing screaming kids on strollers.

[l3ulvl]

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I get what you are saying, as sometimes I go to a shopping mall and walk around check out new stuff. But Walmart is definitely not a place I would do that in, well at least not the one near me. They are always so understaffed, 2 huge lines and only 2 registers open during peak hours; and the store is filled with parents pushing screaming kids on strollers.

The Walmart near me finally put U-Scans in and it has completely changed my experience. It's less than a mile away so I can go whenever I want and don't need to wait for a full shopping day, which is great to not have to navigate a big cart around other people, just grab a shopping basket and zip in, out, and around, then back to the U-Scan and done. Only time I go through an actual aisle now is if the cute chick is working the register

[Majingir]

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Don't know if this is exactly an uncommon opinion on this site,but seeing how many polls and even an awards show has named her it, thought I'd post this here since this goes against what most others seem to say:

Ronda Rousey isn't the most dominant female athlete.

Yes, she is easily the best female fighter by an insanely long shot, probably ever, but I guess it depends on peoples definition of dominant?

Cause to me, to be dominant, you have to have beaten great competition for long period of time. Maybe it's just cause it doesn't get as much hype over here, but Serena Williams is by far the most dominant female athlete in sports. A real good womens division for so many years,and she's been the best.

Can't call someone or a team dominant,if the rest of competition isn't competitive. That'd be like hyping up the Colts the past 2 years(in a bad AFC south), or Raptors(in a bad Atlantic division). They might be on top,but the competition below isn't exactly anything to talk about.

[l3ulvl]

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I disagree with the quality of competition Serena has faced, her toughest opponent has been her sister and it's been speculated those matches are rigged anyway. I'd say Serena and Ronda are good comparisons because it's hard to judge their competition... have they been so dominant because they're so much better than everyone else or because it's a down era? I know it's the same argument that gets thrown around ad nauseam but I don't know how else to phrase it.

I'm a tennis fan and love Serena (wish she'd give her opponents more respect, but that's another topic), but some of these ladies are downright tomato cans. One could argue Sharapova would be a multi major winner in the same era but she gets absolutely owned by Serena, so I'll give credit there. Serena's serve is unlike anything we've ever seen from the women's game before, so again, strong credit to Serena, but man I wish I could've seen her against the female juggernauts from the past. I guess we could say that about any dominant individual or team though

Not trying to say you're wrong, I mean this thread is all about opinions anyway, but I don't really think the women's tennis game has been very strong during Serena's run, even though she's been incredibly dominant over the years. Admittedly I don't really follow MMA but it seems the women's division is still finding it's foothold, so it's hard to make a judgment either way, but damn it's incredible to watch Rousey obliterate opponents the way she has. I'm rambling so bad

[redsox4evur]

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I disagree with the quality of competition Serena has faced, her toughest opponent has been her sister and it's been speculated those matches are rigged anyway. I'd say Serena and Ronda are good comparisons because it's hard to judge their competition... have they been so dominant because they're so much better than everyone else or because it's a down era? I know it's the same argument that gets thrown around ad nauseam but I don't know how else to phrase it.

I'm a tennis fan and love Serena (wish she'd give her opponents more respect, but that's another topic), but some of these ladies are downright tomato cans. One could argue Sharapova would be a multi major winner in the same era but she gets absolutely owned by Serena, so I'll give credit there. Serena's serve is unlike anything we've ever seen from the women's game before, so again, strong credit to Serena, but man I wish I could've seen her against the female juggernauts from the past. I guess we could say that about any dominant individual or team though

Not trying to say you're wrong, I mean this thread is all about opinions anyway, but I don't really think the women's tennis game has been very strong during Serena's run, even though she's been incredibly dominant over the years. Admittedly I don't really follow MMA but it seems the women's division is still finding it's foothold, so it's hard to make a judgment either way, but damn it's incredible to watch Rousey obliterate opponents the way she has. I'm rambling so bad

Yea I don't know if it's all that great as well. I mean Serena always dominates. Whereas you look at the men's side and you have 4 guys that are in contention (Joker, Club Fed, Rafa and Murray). And the only 3 women's tennis players I can think of off the top of my head are Williams' and Sharapova.

[Bruins]

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http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/serena-williams-and-the-difference-between-all-time-great-and-greatest-of-all-time/

[l3ulvl]

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I have no idea what that chart means lol

[dubcity]

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I have no idea what that chart means lol

Reading that article, it seems to boil down to ... Serena still wins a lot, while there has been an increase in parity among her counterparts in recent years. Basically no one else is winning nearly as often as she is.

But 538 has to produce a somewhat esoteric graph/analytic to present that idea, per usual, lol.

[dickey1331]

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I feel like Star Wars is going to end up like superheroes where they make too many movies etc and end up ruining it. Over saturation is a better term I guess.

[dubcity]

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I feel like Star Wars is going to end up like superheroes where they make too many movies etc and end up ruining it. Over saturation is a better term I guess.

That is already looking 1,000% likely.

[BDKiiing]

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I feel like Star Wars is going to end up like superheroes where they make too many movies etc and end up ruining it. Over saturation is a better term I guess.

I don't think the story of Star Wars will. But with all the spinoffs that will come, that might not follow along, I could see it.

But I'm such a Star Wars nerd that I don't care and I'll watch all of them.

[ubernoob]

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I have no idea what that chart means lol

ELO is a rating system used in everything from Chess (which it was originally developed for) to Video Games. It's a way of matchmaking and predicting outcomes.

If you win a game, you gain rating and your opponent loses rating (relative to each other.) If there's a tie, the lower rated player gets a few points while the higher rated player loses a few. That's the "basic" way of breaking it down, but there's math involved that I definitely don't remember off the top of my head.

[Watson]

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Thanksgiving is vastly overrated as a holiday. "Traditional" Thanksgiving food is pretty bad, the main culprit being turkey and stuffing. Outside of family, the only redeeming quality of the day is pecan pie and bad NFL football (redundant, I know).

My ranked list of holidays goes something like this:

1) Mardi Gras
2) Easter
3) Christmas
4) New Years
5) 4th of July

huge, vast gap

6) Thanksgiving
7) Halloween
8) Labor Day

9) Valentine's Day