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Old 07-28-2024, 08:41 PM   #4381
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One of the planes that was used to transport the equestrian horses to France is called Air Horse One.
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Old 07-29-2024, 10:59 AM   #4382
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I thought the paralympics and special olympics were the same thing and they just got renamed.
Q. What's better than winning the gold medal at the special Olympics?

A. Nothing. It's the culmination of a lifetime of hardwork and something that can inspire us all.
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One of the planes that was used to transport the equestrian horses to France is called Air Horse One.
Riding a horse is the dumbest event at the Olympics
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Q. What's better than winning the gold medal at the special Olympics?

A. Nothing. It's the culmination of a lifetime of hardwork and something that can inspire us all.
A kinder, gentler Sliver to inspire us all!
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Kinda special, though.
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Riding a horse is the dumbest event at the Olympics
Agreed. Some of the “sports” with arbitrary scoring are up there too. Examples this year include:

Breakdancing
Skateboarding
Rhythmic gymnastics
BMX freestyle
Whatever it’s called that those old ladies do at the Y in the pool.
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Riding a horse is the dumbest event at the Olympics
They should award the medal to the Horse.
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They should award the medal to the Horse.
Nay.
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Old 07-29-2024, 04:00 PM   #4390
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Nay.
I believe it's pronounced 'Neigh.'
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I believe it's pronounced 'Neigh.'
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Old 07-29-2024, 08:50 PM   #4392
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AirBnB is a pretty dumb name. It's not an airline.
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Old 07-30-2024, 09:29 PM   #4395
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AirBnB is a pretty dumb name. It's not an airline.
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After moving to San Francisco in October 2007, roommates and former schoolmates Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia came up with an idea of putting an air mattress in their living room and turning it into a bed and breakfast.
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Some people definitely know this. I rented a place on AirBNB to a woman from Spain once, and she left feedback in Spanish. I think that's how it got through the swear filter, because it was a 2-paragraph hate filled diatribe about how her apartment didn't include breakfast even though the site is called AirBNB. She must have been in the Spanish Navy because wow...
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Old 08-01-2024, 09:27 AM   #4397
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I saw a lady do a 3-4 second happy dance after dropping off their kid at daycare (out of sight of kid). She suddenly stopped mid stride of her walk to happy dance, then leaped and skipped to her vehicle after the dance. I thought it was a little strange at first, but then I chuckled.

No idea who this stranger is, but I couldn't help catch a little bit of her infectious excitement and happiness. Thanks stranger! I kinda needed that today.

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Old 08-01-2024, 12:31 PM   #4398
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Patrick Mahomes is going to make $215.6M over the next four years, and if that money does nothing but collect interest, it’ll be a billion dollars within a decade.

Fox Sports segment: “Is Patrick Mahomes underpaid?”

No. No he is not.
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Patrick Mahomes is going to make $215.6M over the next four years, and if that money does nothing but collect interest, it’ll be a billion dollars within a decade.

Fox Sports segment: “Is Patrick Mahomes underpaid?”

No. No he is not.
It's either he gets that money or the owners do.
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Old 08-01-2024, 01:04 PM   #4400
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It's either he gets that money or the owners do.
I’m not saying he shouldn’t.

But we need a different adjective to describe athlete salaries, because nobody who’s making Dan Marino’s entire career in one season is “underpaid.”

They’re all extremely well compensated for what they do.
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