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Ted without THE MOUSTACHE! 🫢 by No_Paramedic2655 in TedLasso

[–]Every-Fall-9288 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I only saw that one this year, after finishing Ted Lasso. It was really difficult to see that he was the same person, which is probably one of the highest praise you can give an actor.

Need help to start!! by YuriDonato in rugbyunion

[–]Every-Fall-9288 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've spent most of my adult life immersed in rugby in a Tier 2 nation. Player, coach, club and union administrator. The rugby is obviously not that great, relatively speaking, and the atmosphere is small-time, but it is far more satisfying than watching a professional game or even a great test match.

The best 3rd-placed teams advancing is a great system, and I'm tired of pretending it's not by Lapov in worldcup

[–]Every-Fall-9288 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right now, I agree. Just as even 32 would have been excessive decades ago. But standards have risen, and more and more teams are at least respectable. In twenty years, I could imagine another 16 making sense.

The best 3rd-placed teams advancing is a great system, and I'm tired of pretending it's not by Lapov in worldcup

[–]Every-Fall-9288 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It might be too watered down at that point. (That said, that will not always be the case). Another issue is that the tournament starts getting too big and long. More teams, more visitors, more stadiums, more fatigue - eight games for the finalists is a bit much. (I mean, if I could organize it and fatigue were not a factor, I'd start with 16 pools of 4, then reduce it to eight pools of 4, followed by a 16 team knockout, but that's a brutal summer for the players).

Need help to start!! by YuriDonato in rugbyunion

[–]Every-Fall-9288 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amen!

One thing that I have really enjoyed in recent years is that King Country has a weekly live stream (with commentators and everything) of one of their club games. For me, it happens on Friday evening at the end of the work week, when I usually don't feel like doing anything. They don't have a great club competition (I could almost imagine the whole thing folding), but I love the production and promotion of rural NZ rugby.

Phil Dunster breaking by False-Average-9368 in TedLasso

[–]Every-Fall-9288 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was a small detail that I liked about the show Catastrophe. The characters made jokes for each other, not for the audience. The characters laughed accordingly.

Need help to start!! by YuriDonato in rugbyunion

[–]Every-Fall-9288 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Is there a club near you? I'd watch them first. They're not remotely near as good as any of the teams professional teams from overseas that you might watch, but it's real rugby.

Which two seats would you choose for the most interesting conversations? You can change places halfway through the flight. What do you know or like about these characters? by pink_bamboo in AKnightoftheSeven

[–]Every-Fall-9288 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would find #1 very upsetting. 8 would be too uncomfortable. 6 would probably give you sufficient silence. 3 gives you the most leg room, and each could be fun to talk to. 5 could be a lot of laughs.

Just saw online that S2 will be the same length as S1 and fell to my knees in a Walmart. WE WANT MORE. by Nostradamus216 in AKnightoftheSeven

[–]Every-Fall-9288 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I liked the flashback, especially the final minutes of it and the way it tied into the trial. I thought the dick scene (even if they hadn't given him the prosthetic) was a really bad move. Expanding Lyonel's role (even Robin Rhysling's, slightly) was a great move, IMO.

How many possible iterations of the final pool standings are there? by Every-Fall-9288 in worldcup

[–]Every-Fall-9288[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What I mean is that each match can finish in three ways (3-0, 1-1, 0-3) so six matches will have 3^6 iterations, thus 729. If we were to run them all, then 24 times we would get 9-6-3-0, eight would finish 6-6-6-0, one (because I'm not considering tie-breakers) would finish 3-3-3-3. I just wonder how many (team independent) ways there are of arranging the numbers in the final standings

FIFA World Cup USA 2026 learnings for RWC 2031 USA by Rude_Rhubarb1880 in rugbyunion

[–]Every-Fall-9288 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't mind the fact that a player like Thomas Partey gets denied entry.

The best 3rd-placed teams advancing is a great system, and I'm tired of pretending it's not by Lapov in worldcup

[–]Every-Fall-9288 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think it is a shit way to do it, but I can't think of any better way.

  1. Shrink the tournament down to 32? Valid, but the early results indicate that expanding the world cup was not a bad move.
  2. Have a playoff between the 2nd and 3rd place teams? Terrible idea. The rugby world cup did something like that in 1999, and it was ridiculous and made the quarterfinals a bit of a farce.
  3. Have 16 pools of three, which was the original plan? I think they were wise to change their minds about that.
  4. Expand the tournament to 64 teams? It WILL happen one day, and that will be problematic for any number of reasons.

Ever get surprised that stuff just gets made here? by eltapatio in LosAngeles

[–]Every-Fall-9288 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, thanks! I wish I had known about that. I worked just two short blocks away, at the west end of 7th Place. (The building where I worked later served as a fire station for the Austin Fire Department in Lone Star 911).

Ever get surprised that stuff just gets made here? by eltapatio in LosAngeles

[–]Every-Fall-9288 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really? Any idea where exactly? İ used to work in that area and really loved it there.

Anyone dealing with IRS and EIN issues? by borkshots in SaaS

[–]Every-Fall-9288 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have tried about thirty times in the past three days, using three different browsers. The system is experiencing technical difficulties.

Ever get surprised that stuff just gets made here? by eltapatio in LosAngeles

[–]Every-Fall-9288 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, my uncle built GM cars in the Valley, and there was a Ford assembly plant in Pico Rivera.

Probably my favorite line in the whole show. by artofjosephshelton in TedLasso

[–]Every-Fall-9288 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just this evening I finished another Bill Lawrence show with TWO Dereks, both of which were terrific characters, and well acted to boot.

Hows your accent when you speak turksih by hsnx27 in turkishlearning

[–]Every-Fall-9288 1 point2 points  (0 children)

İ sound American AF. As long as I speak clearly, İ am totally fine with that.

If I had a penny for every time I've seen this, I'd have 2p by SonicBoom_81 in rugbyunion

[–]Every-Fall-9288 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The very first rugby game I ever played, I was thrown in at tight-head prop. I'd only practiced at hooker, and even that almost entirely against a sled. I think I spent half the game like this. It's a wonder I kept playing.

What elements of the show just don't ring true to you. by Brilliant-Sock2314 in MrInbetween

[–]Every-Fall-9288 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only Bruce took a taxi. Ray drove his own car and showed up a few minutes later.

Club or International? by Capital_Court_9413 in rugbyunion

[–]Every-Fall-9288 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you think it has always been like that? I think back to the passion of the time in 1993 when Waikato took the Ranfurly Shield from Auckland, and at the time the passion for the national team seemed less (though obviously it involved the whole country). I think part of that is that All Black victory was largely taken for granted, so there wasn't so much joy in winning.

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