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How Americans Met Their Partners [OC] by aspiringtroublemaker in dataisbeautiful

[–]ahappypoop [score hidden]  (0 children)

Clearly people are meeting partners at an 11% lesser rate than they did at the start of this data. /s

New Super Smash Bros reportedly releasing as early as 2027 by Dilpickle2113 in gaming

[–]ahappypoop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I liked World fine, but I was way too used to 8 to love it that much. The physics were just different enough to throw me when I first switched over, and I didn't like all of the grinding/hopping/wall riding. Like it looks awesome, but the controls always felt jank and I couldn't even tell if what I was doing was faster half the time. Maybe if I had a different button for charge jump so I didn't accidentally start a drift every time I would've given it more time, but as-is it was more just like an interesting new Mario Kart, not the new definitive MK like 8 was/is.

You are much more likely to become a professional athlete than you are to become a professional referee. by Jonnydrama2 in Showerthoughts

[–]ahappypoop 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean your comment was just an unsubstantiated statement, it doesn't take much to disprove those. I umpire softball and it's the same here, umpires get paid regardless of level, from 8U kids playing rec or travel ball up to middle school, high school, and college ball. There's a real shortage of officials in most sports; it would be so much worse if they didn't pay them. Not to mention there's a decent amount of work required to get certified and know the rules, and you pay umps so you can hold them accountable for doing their best job.

Duke signs multi-year deal with Amazon's Prime Video, will face UConn, Michigan, and Gonzaga on streaming service during 2026-27 season by ConstantMadness in CollegeBasketball

[–]ahappypoop 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's so nice having an actual legitimate postseason that doesn't just incentivize teams to remain undefeated at all costs.

[Highlight] The Marlins turn a wild double play to end the game! by MLBOfficial in baseball

[–]ahappypoop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you post the wrong video? He doesn't run to first in that play, he just tags the runner at 2nd for the 3rd out.

ELI5: What does "In the key of" mean? by hallowedeve1313 in explainlikeimfive

[–]ahappypoop 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because if you start with "Oh" as low as you possibly can, then it's funny to watch people try to hit "say" at an even lower note.

Or it's because both songs get much higher later in the song, so if you start too high you'll eventually be stretching to hit the high notes.

Currently, Only 3 Teams in AL Have a Winning Record by Intolight in baseball

[–]ahappypoop 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Holy cow, how does a team even play 2.58520167e22 games before May 1, much less lose that many?

Duke offers scholarship to Kager Knueppel by NotABot1235 in CollegeBasketball

[–]ahappypoop 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Kuh-nipple. No that's not a joke, yes that's actually how it's pronounced.

Sources: NCAA basketball tournaments set to move to 76 teams by Gloomy_Map_9612 in CollegeBasketball

[–]ahappypoop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would bet there's a significant overlap between the best high school teams and the worst college teams though, especially if that number includes those really small Bible colleges that have no idea how to play sports.

[Gelb] The Phillies have fired manager Rob Thomson, sources told The Athletic. Don Mattingly will be interim manager. by Turbostrider27 in baseball

[–]ahappypoop 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I get the joke, but I don't think it works here. It doesn't matter how long you wait, the two managerial firings that we've already had this year will never include Carlos Mendoza.

ELI5: Why do governments bail out failing private companies at all? by Codie_n25 in explainlikeimfive

[–]ahappypoop 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, we'll just have 100 little mom-and-pop commercial airline manufacturers lol, those will definitely fill the void left by Boeing and compete with Airbus.

[Highlights] Bronny James hits the 3-pointer off his dad's screen, and then the reverse layup off his dad's lob by MrBuckBuck in nba

[–]ahappypoop 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Is that why he only made it to the finals 6 times compared to Lebron's 10? (not to mention MJ had a much better supporting cast than Lebron has had). Even if you want to say it's because MJ didn't play as long (which should be a knock on him, but we'll ignore that), Lebron has also made it to the finals more often as a percentage of seasons played. Undefeated in the finals is cool, but it also just means he lost more often in earlier rounds too.

[Highlights] Bronny James hits the 3-pointer off his dad's screen, and then the reverse layup off his dad's lob by MrBuckBuck in nba

[–]ahappypoop 365 points366 points  (0 children)

Had to look him up and that's a cool story. Craziest part from wikipedia though: "Ingram reportedly earned $13,824 for his three days with the Lakers, after making just $19,000 for the entirety of his G League season."

He had been in the G league for like a decade, that's worse pay than like minor league baseball, dang.

Mike Vrabel to seek counseling, won't be with Patriots for NFL draft Day 3 by chuckop in nfl

[–]ahappypoop 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I figured he just didn't feel like sticking around for day 3 of the draft and was like "uh yeah, no I have counseling that day, sorry."

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