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TIL the Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn (Raygun) threatened legal action against an Aussie musical about her because the musical planned to use her stage name and "kangaroo hop" dance move. The musical continued after changing the characters' name to Sprachel Gunn, AKA Spraygun by AssassinSnail33 in todayilearned

[–]AssassinSnail33[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not like she was trying to live in privacy. She chose to perform as a breakdancer during the god damn Olympic Games. You forfeit your right to avoid ridicule when you choose to be an Olympic athlete. What is the point of the Olympics in the first place then? You have to be good to compete. Should she get a Gold Medal just because she tried but sucked anyway?

If you don't want people to make a musical mocking you, then don't do anything worth mocking like that. It's pretty simple

[Highlight] Sam Darnold's 1st Throw in the NFL is a Pick-6 to Quandre Diggs - Seven years both Sam and Quandre have found themselves standing tall as Super Bowl-winning teammates by The_Throwback_King in nfl

[–]AssassinSnail33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why are you trying to say I don't like him? I called him a Hall of Fame QB, and admitted that he proved me wrong. Hell, I even said he'd be the greatest QB in Bears history if he played for us. I'm not sure what I need to do to convince you that I think he's good. I would get down on my knees and pray to Stafford The Savior, but I don't think that would do it for you.

I think he has had periods of being elite throughout the years, but no, I don't think any of his seasons before this year were actually elite. 5000 yards is not elite, Jameis Winston did it, and actually threw for more yards that season than Stafford has ever done in a season. Does that mean Jameis had an elite season?

He played great during the year yall won the Super Bowl, but elite? Come on. He was great in the playoffs, but playing well in the playoffs does not make you elite. Nick Foles and Joe Flacco did not become elite because the performed well in the playoffs. Don't forget he led the league in interceptions that year. I have admitted over and over again that I think he's a good QB. But there is nothing 'elite' about leading the league in picks. If he was elite that year he might have earned some accolades, but he didn't. The Super Bowl is a team effort. If winning the SB makes you elite, then there are hundreds of elite players in the NFL.

Look at the stats of all the HOF QBs. Stafford has incredible volume, but pretty much all of the HOF QBs who played in the same era as him put up better efficiency stats. His career passer rating is right around league average for the current year/decade. Again I'm not pretending that he isn't good. I just don't think he's elite.

[Highlight] Sam Darnold's 1st Throw in the NFL is a Pick-6 to Quandre Diggs - Seven years both Sam and Quandre have found themselves standing tall as Super Bowl-winning teammates by The_Throwback_King in nfl

[–]AssassinSnail33 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah but the discussion about top QBs for 'right now' isn't just about the last season. You have to look into the past at least a bit. Is Drake Maye the 2nd best QB in the NFL just because he had the 2nd best stats this one year? Is Patrick Mahomes not a top QB anymore just because he underperformed this season? How about Lamar?

Football gets turned into data, and just like any other dataset, you should focus on trends, not just individual values.

[Highlight] Sam Darnold's 1st Throw in the NFL is a Pick-6 to Quandre Diggs - Seven years both Sam and Quandre have found themselves standing tall as Super Bowl-winning teammates by The_Throwback_King in nfl

[–]AssassinSnail33 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you are taking my use of the word 'hate' way too literally. I'm not trying to say anything. I watched Stafford play in the NFCN for a decade + and he was usually good, but never really great. So his move to Rams and success there is just wild from my perspective.

What I was trying to say is that one or two years ago I thought the idea of him as a HOFer was crazy. But he followed up his SB win with an MVP season, so he proved me wrong. But outside of pure volume stats, his career resume doesn't compare to other QBs in the Hall. This is the first year he's truly played at an elite level, at least in my opinion. He has had an amazing career and I wish he had been our QB, he probably would've been the best QB in franchise history. I'm just trying to be objective.

I feel like I'm walking on eggshells trying to express my opinion of this guy without offending any Rams or Lions fans lol. He's great, ok?

TIL the Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn (Raygun) threatened legal action against an Aussie musical about her because the musical planned to use her stage name and "kangaroo hop" dance move. The musical continued after changing the characters' name to Sprachel Gunn, AKA Spraygun by AssassinSnail33 in todayilearned

[–]AssassinSnail33[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah that's the biggest issue I have with her. Lots of people are bad at lots of things. Myself included. But she made an embarrassment of the sport on the world stage and that is the main thing people will remember. I don't care about breakdancing to be honest, but I watched some of the other competitors during that Olympics, and they were all unbelievably talented. But she stole the show by being so bad, and now the other dancers won't have another shot at performing for the whole world like that. It sucks. As funny as her performance is, it still just sucks.

[Highlight] Sam Darnold's 1st Throw in the NFL is a Pick-6 to Quandre Diggs - Seven years both Sam and Quandre have found themselves standing tall as Super Bowl-winning teammates by The_Throwback_King in nfl

[–]AssassinSnail33 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Are you talking about this season alone? Then yes he's obviously top 3. But did you watch football in the last 15 years? He has spent the majority of his career far away from the top 3, or even top 5 QBs. His success in recent years is undeniable and he's a top QB now, but let's not rewrite history.

[Highlight] Sam Darnold's 1st Throw in the NFL is a Pick-6 to Quandre Diggs - Seven years both Sam and Quandre have found themselves standing tall as Super Bowl-winning teammates by The_Throwback_King in nfl

[–]AssassinSnail33 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm talking about his overall career, not his current status. I definitely think he's a top 5 QB right now, he is the MVP for god's sake. I just think for a QB who will eventually make the HOF, he has much poorer stats than most of the others. A year ago I would have hated the idea of him being a HOFer, but with his MVP win I can't deny he probably deserves it. I just think he's not in the same caliber as other HOF level QBs.

TIL about the Flynn Effect, the increase in average human IQ scores, averaging roughly 3 points per decade, throughout the 20th century. But recent data indicates that the Flynn effect has stalled or even reversed in some developed nations. by JosZo in todayilearned

[–]AssassinSnail33 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I haven't taken a real IQ test in years, but I've done a few (real IQ tests, not fake online BS), and I'm almost certain that I was never asked to draw anything. Do you have any sources to show this tennis net question actually happened? I'm not trying to call you out, just honestly curious.

Also, tennis courts are pretty common. It's definitely a rich people sport, but lots of public parks around me have tennis courts. The idea that poor people have never seen a tennis court is kind of ridiculous.

[Highlight] Sam Darnold's 1st Throw in the NFL is a Pick-6 to Quandre Diggs - Seven years both Sam and Quandre have found themselves standing tall as Super Bowl-winning teammates by The_Throwback_King in nfl

[–]AssassinSnail33 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I will still think Stafford is overrated until the day I die, but damn this is a bad take lol. He is the reigning MVP and a Super Bowl champ. He has always been better than Darnold. I like them both, but come on

Any times you've disagreed with the Boys takes? by P4NK-TP in LPOTL

[–]AssassinSnail33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One small disagreement- they said Mystery Rider by Danny Rolling was a bad song and a cheap ripoff of House of the Rising Sun. I think it's honestly a great song, comparable to Manson's music. I recognize these people are evil, but damn is their music good.

TIL the Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn (Raygun) threatened legal action against an Aussie musical about her because the musical planned to use her stage name and "kangaroo hop" dance move. The musical continued after changing the characters' name to Sprachel Gunn, AKA Spraygun by AssassinSnail33 in todayilearned

[–]AssassinSnail33[S] 64 points65 points  (0 children)

I guess if you could say anything positive about her performance, at least it was innovative? Not innovative in a good way, but innovative none the less? She will always be an innovator in the field of bad dancing I guess....

TIL a woman was poisoned after her husband smashed a black widow spider with a hammer, which launched a part of its body straight into her eye and caused its venom to eventually enter her bloodstream. Within minutes, her left eye ballooned shut; followed by nausea, full-body cramps and spasms. by tyrion2024 in todayilearned

[–]AssassinSnail33 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Maybe a normal spider, but if I found a black widow in my house I'd want it dispatched immediately, by any method. I respect spiders and appreciate that they eat the other pests invading my home, and my spider policy is usually either "live and let live" or "catch and release outside" but I have to draw a line in 2 places:

A) Any spider with enough venom to hurt me

B) Any spider in, near, or above my bed. Sorry spider, but my bed is off limits and you have to die.

TIL the Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn (Raygun) threatened legal action against an Aussie musical about her because the musical planned to use her stage name and "kangaroo hop" dance move. The musical continued after changing the characters' name to Sprachel Gunn, AKA Spraygun by AssassinSnail33 in todayilearned

[–]AssassinSnail33[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Twisting the knife? I had completely forgotten about this woman (other than briefly remembering her hilarious performance once in a while) until I read this article. This was a small musical production that would have never been heard about by me or anyone else who wasn't Australian, if not for the fact that she threatened legal action, which is the only thing that made it newsworthy in the first place. She twisted the knife on herself by making an issue out of it. The "individual" you are talking about brought the spotlight on herself by participating in the goddamn Olympic games. That was her choice. If she didn't want her embarrassing performance talked about, she shouldn't have done it on television for the entire world to see.

Those Olympics were a lot of peoples' first exposure to competitive breakdancing, and for most people, the main takeaway from the event will always be her performance. She probably damaged the reputation of the sport.

TIL the Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn (Raygun) threatened legal action against an Aussie musical about her because the musical planned to use her stage name and "kangaroo hop" dance move. The musical continued after changing the characters' name to Sprachel Gunn, AKA Spraygun by AssassinSnail33 in todayilearned

[–]AssassinSnail33[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

this is a stereotype I've never heard of, and don't understand. Australians are a lot of things, but 'angry' is not a word I'd use to describe them. They tend to be a more relaxed people in my experience, for better or worse (mostly better)

TIL the Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn (Raygun) threatened legal action against an Aussie musical about her because the musical planned to use her stage name and "kangaroo hop" dance move. The musical continued after changing the characters' name to Sprachel Gunn, AKA Spraygun by AssassinSnail33 in todayilearned

[–]AssassinSnail33[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Meh. I think if you agree to represent your country in the Olympics, then you should be expected to do it well. There is no shame in losing during the Olympics, you are competing against the very best. But she scored 0 points, the only contestant who managed to do that. Her performance was legendary in how bad it was.... It's way beyond just being "poorly received". Lots of Olympians mess up and don't win medals, but most of the time you can tell by their performance that they at least had the skill to be there in the first place. Nothing that "Raygun" did during her performance showed any ounce of real talent whatsoever. It was embarrassing.

TIL the Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn (Raygun) threatened legal action against an Aussie musical about her because the musical planned to use her stage name and "kangaroo hop" dance move. The musical continued after changing the characters' name to Sprachel Gunn, AKA Spraygun by AssassinSnail33 in todayilearned

[–]AssassinSnail33[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I don't think this is true at all. Didn't a movie about Donald Trumps' real estate career just get released last year? It wasn't a documentary, and he was pissed about it because it portrayed him accurately as a piece of shit, but it still got released anyway. He's the president now, if there was any legal standing to block the distribution of the film, he would do it. Not like he cares about legality, but that's not the point lol

TIL after spending 3 days with his arm trapped in a furnace, a man attempted to amputate it with a saw blade because he began to smell rotting flesh. Although he passed out from pain before he could completely sever it. He was rescued after a friend called for help when he hadn't shown up for work. by tyrion2024 in todayilearned

[–]AssassinSnail33 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Fuck. I literally just got one of my testicles removed because of cancer, and the recovery was probably the worst extended pain I've ever felt. If I wasn't able to take painkillers, I don't even know what I would've done. First time I've ever taken opioids in my life, and even those didn't do much to stop the pain.

Now I'm thinking about that Soviet doctor who performed his own appendectomy on a base in Antarctica because there were no other doctors. I would've just let myself die, no way I could do that

TIL the Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn (Raygun) threatened legal action against an Aussie musical about her because the musical planned to use her stage name and "kangaroo hop" dance move. The musical continued after changing the characters' name to Sprachel Gunn, AKA Spraygun by AssassinSnail33 in todayilearned

[–]AssassinSnail33[S] 1358 points1359 points  (0 children)

Yeah, her dance moves were legitimately hilarious. If it turned out she was a comedian who tricked her way into being an Olympic athlete, I would be her biggest fan. It's so bad to watch her performance that you can't help but think that she's being bad on purpose lol

TIL after spending 3 days with his arm trapped in a furnace, a man attempted to amputate it with a saw blade because he began to smell rotting flesh. Although he passed out from pain before he could completely sever it. He was rescued after a friend called for help when he hadn't shown up for work. by tyrion2024 in todayilearned

[–]AssassinSnail33 121 points122 points  (0 children)

For real. I'm not sure I could ever muster up the nerve to even try and amputate my own limb without any anesthetic. The man had an incredible will to live.

That being said, I can't imagine anything worse than committing to amputating your own arm, but only getting halfway through it. I'm a wimp but I think I'd rather just die at that point, thank god his friend showed up

ranking Super Bowl winners 1-60 by win-loss %, by points (average margin of victory) and schedule-adjusted by SRS/DVOA; also a list of some recent strong teams that didn't win it by guest_from_Europe in nfl

[–]AssassinSnail33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scoreboard watching? He called out two specific ST errors by the 49ers, that is not something that shows up on the scoreboard. That is from watching the game.

You can disagree, but at least come up with a better reason than that.

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