Uncommon Opinions

[pietasterp]

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but there are other ways to make scoring easier for some teams and harder for others. see Tim's Donaghy & Peel

corrupt is corrupt

I understand what you're saying but I don't agree that the influence of judging is identical between a sport like gymnastics for instance, vs a sport like football.

While no one is denying the perhaps out-sized influence of officials in any sport in enforcing the rules, there is a world of difference between judges interpreting enforcement of the rules and judges directly declaring winners/losers. Continuing the football analogy, if the sport were run just like gymnastics or figure skating, the Giants and Cowboys would get together and play 4 quarters, presumably there would be some scoring in there and some nice plays (although with those 2 teams, who knows?), and then at the end of the allotted time, the referees would huddle up and take a poll of each of them asking them who they think scored higher? Then they'd tally up the votes and declare the the Giants with 7 points and the Cowboys with 9 points, so the Cowboys would win. That's literally what happens with gymnastics or figure skating.

Note: I am not saying that any sport is more or less legitimate than any other sport. I'm saying that just because all sports have some element of judgment in the enforcement of rules does not mean they are all equivalent in terms of how heavily those judgments factor into declaring winners/losers (directly vs indirectly).

[Majingir]

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but there are other ways to make scoring easier for some teams and harder for others. see Tim's Donaghy & Peel

corrupt is corrupt

I understand what you're saying but I don't agree that the influence of judging is identical between a sport like gymnastics for instance, vs a sport like football.

While no one is denying the perhaps out-sized influence of officials in any sport in enforcing the rules, there is a world of difference between judges interpreting enforcement of the rules and judges directly declaring winners/losers. Continuing the football analogy, if the sport were run just like gymnastics or figure skating, the Giants and Cowboys would get together and play 4 quarters, presumably there would be some scoring in there and some nice plays (although with those 2 teams, who knows?), and then at the end of the allotted time, the referees would huddle up and take a poll of each of them asking them who they think scored higher? Then they'd tally up the votes and declare the the Giants with 7 points and the Cowboys with 9 points, so the Cowboys would win. That's literally what happens with gymnastics or figure skating.

Note: I am not saying that any sport is more or less legitimate than any other sport. I'm saying that just because all sports have some element of judgment in the enforcement of rules does not mean they are all equivalent in terms of how heavily those judgments factor into declaring winners/losers (directly vs indirectly).

That's the point too.

Yes, refs/umps can influence a game, but they're not literally deciding every single game and play that ever happens.

Like mentioned, you're not just going through a game where you have several judges watching every play/posession and determining how they would score it, and then each score gets tallied up and we see who wins.

Sure, events like gymnastics do have guidelines to follow, but it's still open to interpretation. They're basically just talent shows that are being called a sport for the sake of something like the Olympics.

[Blzer]

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Not sure if these are uncommon, so I'll feel others out with it (most people probably just don't care).

The Lost World: Jurassic Park had the best visual effects in the film franchise until Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.

Spider-Man 3 had the best visual effects in its film franchise until Spider-Man: Far From Home.

I can't wait to see what Dominion and No Way Home have to offer visually in comparison, especially the former. I haven't seen either trailer so I don't know. If anyone has a feel and knows these films' visuals well, feel free to tell me whether you believe they are superior or not (from the trailers).

[Hassan Darkside]

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I feel like there are too many podcasts.

It seems that every couple weeks some former athlete, TV show host, writer, blogger announces a podcast about a subject that already has 50 similar podcasts.

[slickdtc]

Uncommon Opinions

I feel like I’m the only one who doesn’t listen to podcasts.

It’s not even that I don’t like them, because there’s plenty about heavy interests of mine. But I guess I hear people talk enough, I don’t want it up in my ear when they’re not in my face. Lol

And I resent one of my favorite websites, The Ringer, because soooo much of their content has gone to podcasts. Like, there will be a headline link to an article that looks interesting to read, but it’s just a blurb and a link to a podcast. Bamboozled!

But I get it. It’s monetization. I probably need those podcasts to be there so I can keep accessing the written content for free.

[AUChase]

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I listen to a few but the only thing that is appointment listening is my favorite sports show's podcasts. I try to watch their live YouTube stream at work every day but I miss some of it so it being podcasted in hour blocks helps a lot for the drive home and doing mundane **** like cutting the grass, washing dishes, etc.

I treat it like my grandparents treated the old AM radio back in the day.. it's comfort listening. My grandma used to listen to a show called "switch and swap" and thinking about the concept of that show now is funny considering how technology works. People would just call in with something for sell or if they were looking to trade something and they could give their number. I remember a few times my grandma calling someone selling a particular vegetable she didn't grow or someone with a fabric for sewing she thought was a good deal.

The key for me is production quality when it comes to podcasts. If a podcast sounds like it was recorded on an old flip phone in someone's attic then I'm probably not interested. If it's just two dudes talking about their weekend for 45 minutes then I'm probably not interested.

Didn't intend for this to turn into a rant but it did.

[bigbob]

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You can disagree with someone's personal beliefs AND still support them.

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[dubcity]

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You can disagree with someone's personal beliefs AND still support them.

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Hell, these days it seems uncommon for people to not hate people with different opinions.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Depends on what they are so be specific.

And we’re all old/smart enough to know what those are too.

[l3ulvl]

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We're not all old/smart enough for anything

[Majingir]

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Seems like a very heated argument whenever I see people comment on this.

Socks in bed.

I'm on the pro side, as in wear them to bed when it's cold enough to do so. Yes, you have a comforter and heat, but it's no secret that heat escapes your feet faster than most if not all other parts of your body.

I can understand people in warmer climates finding this question real strange, but when the nights start getting closer to the freezing marks (single digit C, below 50F), and especially the winters with the negative temps, they're life savers.

[Blzer]

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I've tried crawling in bed with them on, then immediately I'm like "NOPE!"

Though I've been silly and taken naps in my full baseball uniform, everything still on but the cleats.

[dubcity]

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Seems like a very heated argument whenever I see people comment on this.

Socks in bed.

I'm on the pro side, as in wear them to bed when it's cold enough to do so. Yes, you have a comforter and heat, but it's no secret that heat escapes your feet faster than most if not all other parts of your body.

I can understand people in warmer climates finding this question real strange, but when the nights start getting closer to the freezing marks (single digit C, below 50F), and especially the winters with the negative temps, they're life savers.

I vote either or. Cold feet can mess with your body temp and sleep pattern, so there are for sure times when you need them. It's a weird thing to be passionate about tho. Although I don't doubt that there hundreds of threads full of angry people chiming in on the subject out there on interwebs lol.

[bigbob]

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One foot under the covers, one foot outside of the covers. Perfect temperature every time.

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[pietasterp]

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One foot under the covers, one foot outside of the covers. Perfect temperature every time.

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I'm confused by this....you're saying your body ends up averaging the temperature between your feet somehow? Mine definitely doesn't work that way.