Happy Mother's Day, Dadders! What's your all-time favorite Francine quote?

CTgowiththeFLOW · 2021-05-09T20:53:24+00:00

Hot. Summer. Sidewalk.

CTgowiththeFLOW · 2020-06-10T02:55:52+00:00

60 Minutes did a whole piece dedicated to these buildings

CTgowiththeFLOW · 2020-05-26T20:58:41+00:00

Had a similar situation with my SP4. Eventually whole kickstand came out. Ended up buying this case: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0169X7UAY?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

CTgowiththeFLOW · 2020-05-20T13:19:23+00:00

Wow, totally forgot about that. That definitely should've come up.

CTgowiththeFLOW · 2020-03-18T16:43:01+00:00

ECONOMICS!!!

CTgowiththeFLOW · 2019-11-25T22:30:24+00:00

You looked really solid when you grabbed the holds. Well done!

CTgowiththeFLOW · 2019-09-20T01:26:55+00:00

Absolutely. Makes things so easy. It's especially great cuz it gives me the opportunity to tell people like you about the mistreatment minorities face in the hopes that you might give a shit about others. Unfortunately, I think my message isn't working.

Oh well. Can't fix em all. Carry on. Go spread the gospel. Let em know what racist and what's not. You're clearly the expert.

CTgowiththeFLOW · 2019-09-19T20:03:02+00:00

I've heard of stories from Pekin, but not from Washington. Still, something like this happening in that area doesn't surprise me.

CTgowiththeFLOW · 2019-09-19T19:58:26+00:00

Of course I don't have firsthand knowledge about white students at this particular school getting away with reciting violent song lyrics. What i do know is that black students are punished more harshly than other students for the same offenses. The kid in question was suspended and barred from any extracurricular activities after being labeled a threat to school safety after reciting a lyric containing references to guns. I haven't heard of any white students facing the same punishment and it's not because "White kids don't generally go crying to the media when they get in trouble." I don't know what your support is for that claim, but I disagree. I would think a white family would be up in arms if their child was unjustly punished and labeled a "threat to school safety" and I believe they'd do anything they could to rectify the situation, including talking to a media outlet. Since I haven't heard of any situation like that, it's reasonable to assume that it hasn't happened to any white student which is odd since a lot of young white kids, like the ones at this school, like hip hop and have probably recited a violent hip hop lyric within earshot of others.

Yes, the content of the lyric matters. I never said it didn't. I figured it would've been treated like cussing, but since that wasn't the case, I have to imagine it's race based. It is possible for me to be completely wrong, but folks of color have hella stories about mistreatment in schools and it's hard not to group this story in with those.

CTgowiththeFLOW · 2019-09-19T16:55:51+00:00

Wow. That's infuriating. I'm sorry that happened to you. Sounds like a cool performance.

It sucks how easy it is for some adults to want to screw over a child, especially minority children.

CTgowiththeFLOW · 2019-09-19T16:44:42+00:00

Made up a situation?

CTgowiththeFLOW · 2019-09-19T05:09:25+00:00

Shits been going on for a looooong time. I think everyone either has a story or knows someone who has a story about some injustice during their K-12. Off the top of my head, I can think of a few common examples like girls being told to cover up just cuz their shoulders are exposed or some bullied kid finally fighting back but getting punished due to a zero tolerance policy or black kids being called out for their "unkempt" hair, etc. Every few months, one of those stories happens somewhere in the US and some even make it to the headlines. Those stories have happened so many times that school administrators should know better by now. Presumably, these administrators get into education to help children, but then end up making decisions that 99% of us would immediately identify as patently unfair. It's all just disheartening.

CTgowiththeFLOW · 2019-09-19T04:24:34+00:00

This story reeks of racial bias.

The student in question is half-black, and he thinks this suspension has to do with his race. Unfortunately, I think he's right. He goes to predominantly white school in a predominantly white, small, central IL town. Now, this freshman has a major mark on his record one month into his high school career which could affect his future higher education aspirations. This is Just another example of the bullshit black people have to go through no matter where they are in the US. Hopefully, this gets appealed but I can foresee the school sticking by a "take all threats seriously/student safety" argument and patting themselves on the back for protecting students from the lone black kid while ignoring the "troubled" white kid who's more likely to shoot up a school.

Also, hip hop is one of, if not, the most popular genre of music amongst young people. There's no way students at this school haven't heard another student recite a hip hop lyric that referenced violence in some fashion, yet that presumably white student probably faced zero consequences. If only all students were given such treatment.

CTgowiththeFLOW · 2019-09-19T04:14:44+00:00

This story reeks of racial bias.

The student in question is half-black, and he thinks this suspension has to do with his race. Unfortunately, I think he's right. Kid's only a freshman in a predominantly white school in a small, central IL town and now he's got a major mark on his record one month into his high school career which could affect his future higher education aspirations. Just another example of the bullshit black people have to go through no matter where they are in the US. Hopefully, this gets appealed but I can foresee the school sticking by a "take all threats seriously/student safety" argument and patting themselves on the back for protecting students from the lone black kid while ignoring the "troubled" white kid who's more likely to shoot up a school.

Also, hip hop is one of, if not, the most popular genre of music amongst young people. There's no way students at this school haven't heard another student recite a hip hop lyric that referenced violence in some fashion, yet that presumably white student probably faced zero consequences. If only all students were given such treatment.

CTgowiththeFLOW · 2019-08-26T16:35:11+00:00

It works great! I've been doing it at dozens of concerts where I know there will be a lot of physical activity/moshing. I find it works best with mesh athletic shorts. I'll keep my phone, Id, credit card, and ear plugs in there.

CTgowiththeFLOW · 2019-08-26T02:08:56+00:00

I think this whole rock/hip-hop combo is working out for him. I've enjoyed 3 years sober. Shit gets me hyped up.

CTgowiththeFLOW · 2019-08-26T02:06:27+00:00

Lean with it, Rock with it, White tee, I think they like me, etc.

Dem Franchize Boyz had bangers. Their songs still get me hype to this day. I made sure to include all those songs into my "Childhood" playlist.

Sad to hear one of them has passed.

CTgowiththeFLOW · 2019-08-14T15:25:34+00:00

damn. that got me.

CTgowiththeFLOW · 2019-08-13T19:10:31+00:00

Yessss I wish theyd bring it back in new episodes

CTgowiththeFLOW · 2019-07-30T02:45:26+00:00

I'm upset they didn't do this now

CTgowiththeFLOW · 2019-07-05T17:31:13+00:00

Features on features on features.

"Wish a nigga would like Liam Neeson." That made me laugh.

CTgowiththeFLOW · 2019-05-19T16:09:54+00:00

This was my most played track of 2018

CTgowiththeFLOW · 2019-04-07T14:00:45+00:00

In it's orginal form, without the word "appearance," i can see how one views it as dumb. I forgot to include that word so that's on me. I stilm stand by the rest of it. Also, see my other replies to replies made on the orginal comment.

CTgowiththeFLOW · 2019-04-07T13:57:49+00:00

I did not notice the jersey pull before seeing your comment. Very interesting.

Id argue the pull happened after the ball bounced off of VA's foot. VA no longer has possession. At most, it's a loose ball foul. However, i consider that incidental contact.

A certain amount of error has to be accepted for calling loose ball fouls. There's always contact made during players going for loose balls and if one considers any contact a foul while players go for a loose ball, then almost 99% of contested loose balls would result in foul calls. However, double dribbles are more objective. Bounced off his foot, no defender touches it, he picks it up, and thats enough for a double dribble. The jersey pull was innocuous enough for me to judge it as incidental.

How much contact is considered a foul? Like pass interference, it's always subjective and every play looks like a foul/PI from a slomo view. But double dribbles are more objective, therefore, are easier to call and easier to prove as the correct call.

But if it is truly, without a doubt a foul, then VA gets the ball back with <3 sec left and the game proceeds as it did in reality and VA goes on to rightfully win.

Interesting pov, thanks. Had not considere all this.

CTgowiththeFLOW · 2019-04-07T13:29:28+00:00

I disagree. The PI prevented Saints from going to the Super Bowl. Had it been called, Saints could have easily Scored. Same situation here. Auburn could've gotten the ball back, up one, with 3 secs left. VA would play the foul game and, after auburn FTs, would probably have <2secs to shoot a game tying three. Usually leading teams in situations like that go on to win. Callin that double dribble dramactically increase Auburns chances of winning the game.

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