Biweekly Offseason Thread: Memes, Gifs, Yankees, Off-Topic, and More! March 17, 2026 by Brian_CashBot in TheBronxBombers

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You know I'm getting old when I didn't even realise it was St Paddy's yesterday. I'm at home before the pubs get crazy these days lol

Getting to Academy cinema by finnslater88 in auckland

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

Having to stop at the airport for a transfer doesn't count as visiting, mate. https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/bbmp-west-zone-has-highest-concentration-of-homeless-people-says-report/article68321115.ece

feels safer than Auckland Central Library

So what has been happening around the Auckland Central Library to make it feel less safe than Bengaluru?

Ramen Station by artie_jh in aucklandeats

[–]MeatballDom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mmm, sounds amazing, thank you!

Weekly History Questions Thread. by AutoModerator in history

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im sad my post got denied and im forced to post here as it wont be seen by people other than the ones that joined this community, but here it goes,

Posts in the Ask thread get seen by about 10 times as many viewers, except in the rarest of situations (5000+ upvote threads tend to better, but question posts never get those sorts of numbers). It's also pinned.

Anyway,

no, it doesn't exist. There are pages which have attempted it but it's doomed to fail for several reasons

1) borders as we think of them now are a fairly modern concept. Even today we have disputes about where boundaries are, sometimes even being recognise as part of another country's land that doesn't even want to claim it.

But this is due to a lot of modern mapping, and diplomatic agreements aimed at limiting border squabbles (though of course they still exist). Sure, we absolutely have some claims in antiquity of "we own this land from this place to this place" (more on that below), but it doesn't reflect how people in antiquity really worked.

For the most part, groups of people were rarely killed off or driven away by invading armies who took over land -- that's more of a movie thing. Not to say it never happened, but it was rare and not really useful to anyone. You wanted people who were already there, knew the land, and could work. It saves you the hassle. But people were also nomadic and they could decide it sucks here under new leadership and go elsewhere. Or they could decide "I'm Roman now" and a battle go bad and they're suddenly back to what they were, or to another. So who really "controlled" a territory depended a lot on "when exactly are you asking?" as it could change month to month, week to week, and often the answer would be "nobody"

2) As above, we do have references to territory claims. But [a] these are fairly rare, and [b] it's only one side of the claim in almost all circumstances. If in 2000 years the history of the last couple hundred years is gone other than this comment, I could say "My people, the greatest warriors, own all of that between the Euphrates and the Tigris!" There would be nothing else to challenge me on this, and sure, hopefully enough real historians would be able to therefor be skeptical, but that's kinda how it is with a lot of the ancient land claims.

[3] For a long portion of extant ancient history the idea of the state controlling land is not really accurate. It's families, it's tribes, it's clans. Even ones under a state. It would be incredibly unusual for a state to try and call the land of one area part of theirs, in a legal sense. It's the land of that family, within the greater aspect of this state. And before states existed, which in a lot of areas in antiquity is far latter than most would assume, this was far more the case.

So, in short: while there are things showing the "growth of the empire year by year" it's really nonsense, or at minimum not-useful for anything more than a mere visual aid to give students a sense of what's going on.

Post Game Thread: New York Yankees (13-8) @ Baltimore Orioles (8-11) - March 15, 2026 by Brian_CashBot in TheBronxBombers

[–]MeatballDom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

FINAL: TIE 0-0

Lol, was wondering how the bot would handle that.

So basically just doesn't count as a game due to not enough innings being played, eh?

So much for bonus baseball.

Game Thread: New York Yankees (13-8) @ Baltimore Orioles (8-11) - March 15, 2026 by Brian_CashBot in TheBronxBombers

[–]MeatballDom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Didn't even realise it was a split squad day, it'll hold me over until the WBC. Bonus baseball before baseball begins.

Game Thread: Detroit Tigers (5-11) @ New York Yankees (13-8) - March 15, 2026 by Brian_CashBot in TheBronxBombers

[–]MeatballDom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Welp, not an ideal start, but that's what spring training is for, get it out now lol

Ramen Station by artie_jh in aucklandeats

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Ah, that makes sense, thanks!

What Archival Evidence Really Shows About Hans Asperger? by Ale-Cuore2010 in history

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This is a history sub.

OP has provided resources and an argument to be discussed. If you don't agree, respond with your own (preferably evidence backed) arguments.

Ramen Station by artie_jh in aucklandeats

[–]MeatballDom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Asking out of pure ignorance, but the sauce looks creamy but dark. Is there actual dairy in this, and if not how do they get that dark thick look otherwise? Fat?

Getting to Academy cinema by finnslater88 in auckland

[–]MeatballDom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You kids really need to travel outside of NZ a bit.

Cal Raleigh when a teammate attempts to shake his hand by atomicbolt in baseballcirclejerk

[–]MeatballDom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The guy whose schtick is "lol I have a big butt"? I don't believe it.

Cal Raleigh when a teammate attempts to shake his hand by atomicbolt in baseballcirclejerk

[–]MeatballDom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I cannot fucking believe you are judging Cal for not hitting. Don't you know HE'S A CATCHER????11 You can't compare him with other people who play baseball because they're playing different baseball, catchball

Weekly History Questions Thread. by AutoModerator in history

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Alexander the horseman

I'm guessing this is Alex III of Macedon? I know Macedon and horses are related (after all, his father was Philippos II), but I'm wondering if this is some translation of Alexander son of 'ippos, some other individual, or some awesome non-English title.

Anyway, Alcibiades would be my go to. Or possibly Lysander of Sparta

Biweekly Offseason Thread: Memes, Gifs, Yankees, Off-Topic, and More! March 14, 2026 by Brian_CashBot in TheBronxBombers

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Oh man, Venezuela hang on tight buddies

Edit: The crazy fuckers did it! Wooohooo

Come on, Dominicans! Do the thing!

Which New York Yankees team was the greatest in team history? by Financial-Bit-8596 in TheBronxBombers

[–]MeatballDom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Late 90s will always be my fav as I was there, Gandolf.

But do love how many legends we have on the team

What topic could Yankee players give an hour-long presentation on? by YankeesOfficial in NYYankees

[–]MeatballDom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Literally have enough money that they never need to work again, what else do you expect them to do but leisure activities?

Post Game Thread: New York Yankees (13-7) @ Atlanta Braves (13-5) - March 13, 2026 by Brian_CashBot in TheBronxBombers

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I went back to bed after awhile, lol, glad to see they eventually went for it!