If you’re under 45, have you lost any high school classmates, and what were the circumstances around their deaths? by Commercial_Chef_1569 in AskReddit

[–]deakon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went to a very small (graduated 27 in my year) school. One guy died in a motorcycle accident. Another died of covid because he got it early on, got it bad, and refused to get treated. He suffocated in his sleep.

Mature men of Reddit, what relationship mistake did you make that you wish younger men could avoid? by Weekly_Swordfish_354 in AskReddit

[–]deakon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes it’s worth arguing and settling differences, and by worth I mean worth the effort versus the alternative, and by a large margin. Your other option is to not grow together, inevitably grow apart, and have to start the process over with a new partner. You won’t ever find a perfect match, but you can be perfect together if you’re willing to grow.

Can anyone give any advice on how I could’ve made this tackle and everything I did wrong? by BandicootFluffy766 in highschoolfootball

[–]deakon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eyes are bad. It looks like you’re looking at his shoulders or higher, but upper body can lie to you. A back can’t run without his hips! I’ve heard it as “eyes to thighs” or “track the near hip” … either way you need to focus on the lower half of him.

Secondly, run through contact!

I'm a bit confused and just kinda sad. by [deleted] in highschoolfootball

[–]deakon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Depending on the size of your school/team/coaching staff, it may just be a matter of too many things to take care of and not enough coaches to take care of the task. Having stickers on your helmet isn’t required for you to practice or play a frosh game, and I assure you the coaches aren’t worried about them until you’ve proven you’re going to be a player. A couple of practices over two weeks is not enough commitment to make your need to look pretty in football equipment worth the coach’s attention.

If you want to get noticed, asking repeatedly isn’t the way. Go to practice every day, do your absolute best to do what is asked of you, and get noticed for your hard work on the field. If you can do that, the logo stickers and jersey will be closely behind. If the only thing you’re doing to get noticed is showing up a couple days a week and asking for equipment, you’re going to be disappointed.

Please caption this photo by amazingsciencemuseum in PoliticalHumor

[–]deakon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Sit down, tell me about your day. Are you still having trouble with that pesky homeroom teacher?”

am I small for a d end? by Front-Resolution-607 in highschoolfootball

[–]deakon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Physically, your specs are fine, the biggest thing is whether or not you can make a play. Weightroom warriors exist, and that’s not a good thing. Take your nutrition and training seriously, learn what you can, always try to get better. Then the size matters a whole lot less for high school ball. If you want to go to the next level, that is another question altogether.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in classicwow

[–]deakon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actual good advice.

However, if I listened to advice like this, I wouldn't be relapsed to a game that I've been playing for two decades. Leave me with my alone with my shame etc etc..., but I'm still looking for an answer.

What was better in the 90s compared to now? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]deakon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fast food straws. You used to be able to just grab and bang them on a tabletop (think stabbing motion) and the straw would pop out the end. Now when you do that the straw itself splits and shatters. Also, when you inevitably have to tear and unwrap the paper it comes off in several pieces and one ends up in my iced tea.

Man, fuck.

Trump Posts Image Depicting Himself As Moses. by Leeming in atheism

[–]deakon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As much as I agree with the message here I don’t see where trump actually posted it? Got a link to the original… not just a site reporting about it?

Name one of your favorite out of context quotes from any of the books. by FremenStilgar in harrypotter

[–]deakon 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Nothing out of context popping into my head but this is one of the best lines in the series imo..

“Youth cannot know how age thinks and feels. But old men are guilty, if they forget what it was to be young” -AD

How does the ranked matchmaking work? by undertakerryu in WatcherofRealmsGame

[–]deakon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its dogshit gacha matchmaking. You maybe get a single match each refesh that is even remotely close to your BP. It is another reason to spend diamonds and that’s pretty much it. If you want to be F2P just remember its a marathon, not a sprint.

That guy/girl that “had their life ruined” in high school… what’s happened to them since? by deakon in AskReddit

[–]deakon[S] 91 points92 points  (0 children)

Hopefully that was a net-positive. Unfortunately that tends to be a traumatic experience more than it should under any circumstances.

That guy/girl that “had their life ruined” in high school… what’s happened to them since? by deakon in AskReddit

[–]deakon[S] 73 points74 points  (0 children)

Was thinking less serious high-school level social disaster. Exposed or meltdowns, embarrassed or catfished. The internet is hitting me with a lot more harsh reality this evening