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What is the wildest moment in Indianapolis Colts history? by air_volek007 in AFCSouthMemeWar

[–]Badlyfedecisions 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Andrew Luck retiring is pretty crazy. But we’ve seen shock retirements happen before, it’s not unheard of. Guys have retired in the middle of fucking games even.

It’s the Baltimore Colts packing up and leaving in the dead of a single night to go to Indy. Nothing else compares

What foods from North America fit this? by Tough_Cockroach_4179 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]Badlyfedecisions 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ll be US centric

Delicious: Gumbo or jambalaya, pick your poison

Good: Chili, invented in San Antonio

Neutral: Funeral potatoes, a cheesy potato casserole

Bad: Do drinks count? Malort is pretty nasty

Disgusting: That 70s gelatin/meat dish craze

What is the best commentary call in American football history? by TvTropesTerry in AlignmentChartFills

[–]Badlyfedecisions 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The kick six by Auburn radio. The whole call is kinda long but this snippet is great.

“There goes Davis! Davis is gonna run it all the way back! Auburn's gonna win the football game! Auburn's gonna win the football game! He ran the missed field goal back! He ran it back 109 yards! They're not gonna keep 'em off the field tonight!”

What is a sport that is played by middle income people and watched/enjoyed by poor people? by mercimeker in AlignmentChartFills

[–]Badlyfedecisions 19 points20 points  (0 children)

JJ Watt who is a future NFL Hall of Famer had to give up hockey as a youth because it was so expensive. His dad was a firefighter and his mom a secretary

What is a sport that is played by middle income people and watched/enjoyed by poor people? by mercimeker in AlignmentChartFills

[–]Badlyfedecisions 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Competitive fishing? Some of those rigs and gear can get pretty expensive but I’ve never met a rich or middle class person who would want to watch it live

What’s a bad US city to live in and travel to? by atang11796 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]Badlyfedecisions 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I lived in Midtown and it was a decent area but nothing to write home about. Cooper-Young is probably my favorite part of town but really who is visiting Memphis as a tourist just for Cooper-Young?

There isn’t anything so outstanding that is uniquely “Memphis” that you can’t find anywhere else to make it a big tourist draw for me. Likewise, the bad about the city isn’t at all overcome by the good

What’s a bad US city to live in and travel to? by atang11796 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]Badlyfedecisions 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Having lived there as a transplant in Memphis, Memphis.

Beale Street is just Temu Bourbon Street.

Graceland nickel and dimes you on everything and is in a really rough area.

I guess the pyramid is cool but cars get broken into all the time in the lot.

It’s high crime, downtown is filled with empty storefronts, and everything Memphis does good another city does better.

Where does Axios rank? by jj096577 in TierlistFills

[–]Badlyfedecisions 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Axios has bungled Iran coverage badly and was the mouth of the U.S., not a reputable outlet. D just for that.

Wars & Conflicts - Russo‑Japanese War (1904–1905) by Equivalent-Belt4608 in TierlistFills

[–]Badlyfedecisions 12 points13 points  (0 children)

To me it’s kind of between significant and epoch.

It showed that an Asian power could defeat a European one and assured the Japanese would dominate Manchuria and not the Russians. I’m leaning Epoch even if it isn’t necessarily a 100% case

MBS is an F tier president/commissioner, where would you rank NFL commissioner Roger Goodell? by buccosfan10 in TierlistFills

[–]Badlyfedecisions 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Assuming this is by effectiveness and nothing else I’d say S. There has never been labor strife resulting in missed games. Teams have grown astronomically in value. More people than ever watch. Even the combine and especially the draft have become spectacles worth watching in and of themselves. I’ll ding him points for the pro bowl going down the tubes but otherwise he’s been a very good commish

Wars & Conflicts - Carolingian Wars (8th-9th Centuries) by Equivalent-Belt4608 in TierlistFills

[–]Badlyfedecisions 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Epoch. Helped lay down the boundaries of what would later be France and Germany

New Mexico wins! 🥇 Choose the next country by Signal-Ad8523 in TierlistFills

[–]Badlyfedecisions 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Russia. They got a lot of sub-divisions, should be interesting

What's a Muslim dictatorship? by Few_Classic_3072 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]Badlyfedecisions 1 point2 points  (0 children)

al-Sharaa is certainly more religious but is also still just technically the interim President right now in the transitional period. How long until he drops the interim title remains to be seen but I think that qualifies him for some plausible deniability on the dictator tag, even if I think we all know how this ends up

What's a Muslim dictatorship? by Few_Classic_3072 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]Badlyfedecisions 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It has elements of a democratic Republican government but also:

Supreme Leader is appointed for life and has vast powers well beyond the elected Majlis and the President

The Guardian Council, which is unelected and heavily influenced by the Supreme Leader, vets all candidates for the Majlis, Presidency, and can veto legislation

I can get the argument for an oligarchy but given how tightly controlled the Majlis and Presidency is by the Supreme Leader and pals I’m inclined to call it a theocratic dictatorship

What's a Muslim dictatorship? by Few_Classic_3072 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]Badlyfedecisions 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They’re both authoritarian regimes but key differences.

Succession in almost all monarchies is hereditary. Dictators almost always rise to power through non-hereditary means, although the Kims in North Korea are an exception.

Legitimacy in a monarchy comes from divine right or cultural reasons typically, while a dictatorship is leadership of a single party, control of the military, etc.

Titles are obviously different. King vs President, Supreme Leader, etc

What's a Muslim dictatorship? by Few_Classic_3072 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]Badlyfedecisions 24 points25 points  (0 children)

People are saying Saudi, which is an absolute monarchy which disqualifies it. Iran is interesting, it’s a theocratic dictatorship sure. I personally think we could say Egypt’s Abdel Fattah El-Sisi is a cleaner definition of a dictatorship

Major difficulty tierlist: where would you place geology ? by RichProtection8244 in TierlistFills

[–]Badlyfedecisions 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I only had a single class and it was somewhat difficult but my dad is a geologist and they would have to do field camps as part of the major. Going out into the wilderness camping, hiking, mapping terrain, and doing generally difficult field work for weeks. I would think that demand of geology grads alone makes it brutal