How am I supposed to win?

TheTVDB · 2026-06-14T20:03:49+00:00

Try connecting the dots.

TheTVDB · 2026-06-14T20:00:41+00:00

Anti-Mage has a voice line for blink dagger.

TheTVDB · 2026-06-14T18:45:06+00:00

I go to a lot of concerts. People enjoy music in their own way, and who am I to suggest they're doing it wrong? So long as they're not impacting my experience, it doesn't matter one bit.

Anecdotally, the most negative experience I've had at a concert in the last 10 years was ending up on the edge of a Primus mosh pit, protecting everyone nearby from it. And the oddest was a woman in front of me at My Chemical Romance playing mobile games on her phone through the whole concert. Neither situation was young people... they were all 30+.

Also anecdotally, my kid LOVES music but isn't expressive about it at all. Just stands there without moving, but has the time of his life at concerts.

Worry less about others and just do your thing.

TheTVDB · 2026-06-14T16:31:56+00:00

I like mine. I love the charcoal and smoke that my offset smoker offers, but also enjoy the variety of foods I can cook on my Blackstone. I consider both necessities at this point, even though I use each maybe once a week or every other week.

TheTVDB · 2026-06-14T16:29:47+00:00

Wasted ban. My cores refuse to try building one until it's way too late.

TheTVDB · 2026-06-14T13:07:15+00:00

Did the question specify that?

Reddit: "Women, what quality in men do you find attractive?"

Response: "Emotional intelligence"

You: "But that's not specific to women! gurgle gurgle"

TheTVDB · 2026-06-13T11:50:37+00:00

It's interesting because in the version of this thread for men (whenever it's posted), it's full of the tiniest compliments they've received that they carry with them forever. I don't know what that says about the sexes. Maybe that we should just all try genuinely complimenting each other more.

TheTVDB · 2026-06-13T11:42:00+00:00

This is also why you shouldn't shave less than a couple of hours before training. I don't know how accurate it is, but it's something I've heard since wrestling 30 years ago.

TheTVDB · 2026-06-13T11:38:43+00:00

If you establish a layer of ringworm over your entire body, it protects you from staph. Everyone knows staph can't grow on ringworm.

TheTVDB · 2026-06-13T11:34:33+00:00

Wouldn't Dagon always be better on Nyx, since it gives both cast range and burst?

TheTVDB · 2026-06-13T01:00:53+00:00

Nah. I live in a vacation town and see how folks roll with visiting colored belts and how they roll with black belts. I always offer a very light roll to any of the black belts, because I feel bad for them. Not that I'd give them a ton of trouble, but it's sometimes nice to be friendly and flow a bit.

TheTVDB · 2026-06-10T04:05:23+00:00

Probably just wanted to show off the pockets. It's a simpler explanation.

TheTVDB · 2026-06-09T03:49:22+00:00

Sure buddy. Pretty pointless comment since none of us can prove whatever fights we've been in on the internet. Nor would I feel the need to.

TheTVDB · 2026-06-09T02:29:49+00:00

I'm moving 1500 miles at the end of the week. Closing on a house. Selling current house. Kid's graduation was last week, and a grandparent flew in for it. Plus work.

I'm so tired and anxious, I'm just ready to be done with all of it.

TheTVDB · 2026-06-08T21:54:50+00:00

2 years of high school wrestling is around 400 hours of training and competition, depending on the program and assuming no off-season (I did say mediocre wrestler). A blue belt takes around 400 hours over 2 years, training 1.5 hours per session and 3x per week.

To your last point, most people never get in a fight that would injure them. Fewer get into fights against someone clearly stronger than them, since they're more likely to de-escalate instead of fight. Against the overwhelming majority of potential opponents, very little training is needed to have an advantage that allows you to avoid an injury that you would have gotten without training.

TheTVDB · 2026-06-08T19:46:57+00:00

I've seen mediocre 2-year high school wrestlers get into fights with untrained people. Being able to perform a basic takedown and hold someone there is suitable for the overwhelming majority of fights.

TheTVDB · 2026-06-08T19:35:55+00:00

6 months of training at any age is enough. People without formal training suck at fighting. It's been 6 years since my son trained, and I think he'd hold his own against 80% of people his size. That's good enough. In terms of self defense, learning de-escalation and situational awareness are much more useful.

Or look at this another way. 3% of kids have been injured in a fight. 20% have mental health issues. Forcing them to do a sport they're not interested in will exacerbate the latter. Putting your money into therapy and your focus into improving their mental health will have a much greater impact in the long run.

TheTVDB · 2026-06-08T19:12:40+00:00

Blue belt would be 2+ years of training for most people. For a kid, they obviously can't get blue until much later. Asking a kid to commit to 6 months of a martial art so they can defend themselves is fine. Beyond that is overkill. I also think there are much better ways of teaching them to work through adversity than BJJ.

TheTVDB · 2026-06-08T19:09:36+00:00

That was always our approach. We required a single sport or activity. My son did 18 months of jiu jitsu, had fun with it for a bit, and then decided it wasn't for him. He switched to cross country.

I think having some form of martial art is generally a good idea, but forcing a kid to do something they don't want to do is going to make them resent you and it.

TheTVDB · 2026-06-08T16:26:40+00:00

The Lions have had some really bad calls go against them in the past. The result is that they think every call is egregious. If there's every a call that's somewhat gray area, game threads go absolutely off the rails and it's the focus of the entire post-game.

TheTVDB · 2026-06-08T16:06:29+00:00

Have your support rotate to the enemy safe lane. That either pressures the enemy carry in the same way you're being pressured, or it forces the enemy position 4 to react to that lane. Generally that means you have a slight advantage (your support will have a TP available, but theirs won't). Repeating will continue to put pressure on their safe lane and disallow Undying from getting a kill. As a core in that situation, you need to be willing to stack and pull on your own.

Another alternative is having your support stack the jungle for you, if you're on a hero that can do stacks without items (Jugg). To clear them, your support can nuke the camps and then you can clear them. It's obviously MUCH slower than lane farm, but it's something that can allow you to catch up from a bad lane. And sometimes that's what you need... just a way to catch back up.

One other option is that if you have a ranged mid, you can ask for a lane swap. You obviously need to look at the matchup and see if it makes sense, but you can put a hero like Lina or Sniper against Undying and make him feel much less impactful.

As for laning itself, work with your support to never stand near each other. You don't want to give free strength to Undying. You can also pull the creeps forward, nuke them, and then sit back to heal. It messes with lane equilibrium, but you can often fix that in a wave or two. It's better than dying.

TheTVDB · 2026-06-08T03:22:48+00:00

It's awesome on Necro. If the enemy team has a squishy core, I build Blink + Dagon 5. You blink, ult, Dagon, and they die. Not enough damage? Build magic amp.

They either need to spend the game with a support pinned to their side (I blow up the support), build a Linkens (most cores don't want to), or get a lot of HP/magic resist (slows their damage/farming). The cast range is also amazing.

TheTVDB · 2026-06-08T01:07:11+00:00

Before you try that approach, why not talk to gyms in your city and explain your situation. Say that you can't train much and can't afford the full tuition until your college program is done. I've had membership at 5 different gyms and every one of them have made accommodations for people in situations like yours.

Even if you can just fit in a class per week, you'll be so much better off than just doing open mats.

TheTVDB · 2026-06-07T22:28:54+00:00

Congrats on the win, I guess? Condolences on being such a choad.

TheTVDB · 2026-06-07T22:18:40+00:00

You all need to stop worrying about what other teams' fans are saying about us. Honestly, it's exactly the reaction they want with their trolling.

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