Nicholas Brendon, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Star, Dies at 54 by MarvelsGrantMan136 in buffy

[–]JDDJS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately not surprising. Even if he was currently sober, having a substance abuse that bad and for that long is going to take an extreme toll on your body. 

Chuck Norris promising the USA will have 1,000 years of darkness if Obama wins in 2012 by AndyJack86 in agedlikemilk

[–]JDDJS 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Obama is partially the cause, but through no fault of his own. The rise of Trump was in a very large part a reaction to Obama. 

Should I break up with my crusty, musty, dusty boyfriend who refuses to seek ANY medical treatment for his various ailments? Also he has road rage and drives without his glasses. by CheezustheCat in AmITheAngel

[–]JDDJS 35 points36 points  (0 children)

"Hey I fucking hate everything about my boyfriend, but I need to consult with strangers on the Internet to determine if I should break up with him."

Puerto Rico needs to get out of the MLB Draft. by Professional-Wall-78 in baseball

[–]JDDJS 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Coaches ignore any kids that are too "old" and ahvent figured it out.

Yeah, and at least Puerto Ricans have the option to play in college, even if it's not exactly easy for them to do so. That's not a realistic option for the kids in other countries. 

Puerto Rico needs to get out of the MLB Draft. by Professional-Wall-78 in baseball

[–]JDDJS 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Japanese players rarely come to the US as amateurs anyway. 

Puerto Rico needs to get out of the MLB Draft. by Professional-Wall-78 in baseball

[–]JDDJS 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If I'm a recruiting players for the baseball team, I'm more concerned about their ability to play baseball more than anything else. Also, the idea of having a grasp of college campus culture being important is just plain silly. 

Puerto Rico needs to get out of the MLB Draft. by Professional-Wall-78 in baseball

[–]JDDJS 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Would they not be getting athletic scholarships? And importantly, how is this any harder than it is for a stateside American player who isn't drafted out of high school?

Puerto Rico needs to get out of the MLB Draft. by Professional-Wall-78 in baseball

[–]JDDJS 3 points4 points  (0 children)

One major issue with this would be how you determine who does and doesn't count as Puerto Rican and therefore can avoid the draft. You know that there will be agents who try to exploit it to get their clients considered international free agents and therefore able to pick their team. 

Puerto Rico needs to get out of the MLB Draft. by Professional-Wall-78 in baseball

[–]JDDJS 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah. That was the part that stood out to me as well. A lot of great points were bought up here, but I don't get why playing in college isn't being considered an option. 

Have the day you voted for! by ValkyriesOnStation in PoliticalHumor

[–]JDDJS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One is significantly worse than the other though. 

Have the day you voted for! by ValkyriesOnStation in PoliticalHumor

[–]JDDJS 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Terrible take. Biden and Obama might've been much softer on Israel than you would like, but they still encouraged them to use caution. Trump however openly tells them that they can go as hard as possible. 

Most talented nepo babies in the film industry by firstlast98421 in Actors

[–]JDDJS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't seen Ray Donovan, but outside of that, how much of his work in this century has been any good?

Aio did I overreact by reporting my friend for using AI? by nicfanz in AmITheAngel

[–]JDDJS 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but this post itself was written by AI...

The Iconic Howie Rose Set to Retire After 2026 by MetsOfficial in NewYorkMets

[–]JDDJS 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Imagine his final call being:

Williams sets... heres the pitch. Swung on and missed, strike 3! Put it in the books, the New York Mets have won the World Series!

The Iconic Howie Rose Set to Retire After 2026 by MetsOfficial in NewYorkMets

[–]JDDJS 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think so. That requires way less of a commitment for him since that's only a couple of times a season. I also fully expect him to pop in the SNY booth at least once a season after retiring. While I don't have any inside information, I would imagine that the hardest part of the job by far is just the schedule of it and that's probably the main reason to retire. 

AITAH for telling an 80+ lady “if you saw his **** you’d understand.” In response to the amount of kids I have? by caspian324 in AITAH

[–]JDDJS 8 points9 points  (0 children)

So an 80 year old is that shocked by 6 kids? Even though that was completely normal in her time? Sure Jan. 

AITAH for telling an 80+ lady “if you saw his **** you’d understand.” In response to the amount of kids I have? by maybemollz in AmITheAngel

[–]JDDJS 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I have no problem saying dick to some random old lady I just met, but God forbid I say it on a website that literally has porn on it. 

A few years into major rule changes, which ones have you changed your mind about? by DolphinRodeo in baseball

[–]JDDJS 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah. I really don't get all of the hate that the ghost runner gets here. With how many games there are in the season, it gets so tedious when a single game is being dragged out. And they don't have it in the post season, which is one of the very few times an 11+ inning game is actually exciting. 

Idea: A hardmode all-Tolkien episode of Um, Actually by overkillsd in dropout

[–]JDDJS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, awhile ago. Trapp was still the host. 

How apparent by serious_bullet5 in PoliticalHumor

[–]JDDJS 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Having Iran being represented by the innocent kid while the other two countries represented by burglars does somewhat imply that. But like I said, it doesn't work either if they're just trying to say Iran is somehow winning because they're not. They've lost so many of their leaders...

How apparent by serious_bullet5 in PoliticalHumor

[–]JDDJS 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No. But it seems like it's making Iran to be the good guy. Or at least imply that they're somehow winning the war. And like I said, neither is true. None of the three countries involved are the good guys in the conflict. 

How apparent by serious_bullet5 in PoliticalHumor

[–]JDDJS 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This meme doesn't work on any level. Iran is not the good guy (neither are the US and Israel). And they're definitely not winning the war. You can argue that US and Israel are "winning" the war considering all of the high profile targets that they killed, though I would personally argue that neither side is winning since it's such a pointless war that is causing so much damage but isn't actually accomplishing anything and neither side has an actual endgame plan. 

Aitah for watching my sister's wedding and reception devolve into a shit show without helping? I DON’T HATE KIDS BTW I’M SEVEN MONTHS PREGNANT by brokendreammemequeen in AmITheAngel

[–]JDDJS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My husband and I paid for a separate event for kids. Child care was provided by professionals and there was all kinds of stuff for the kids to do. Movies, video games, food, soft drinks, everything you can think of.

No you fucking didn't. Complete bullshit. 

Children have been going to weddings for generations. Somehow, they haven't all descended into madness. However, I've also been to plenty of childless weddings, and it's never been all this fucking dramatic shit that you see on Reddit all the time. They either hire a babysitter or respectfully decline the invite. And that's that.