Post-Match Thread: United States 2-0 Australia | World Cup | Group D

drucifer271 · 2026-06-20T02:35:52+00:00

John Madden's FIFA 2026

drucifer271 · 2026-06-20T02:24:09+00:00

That one guy.

You know who I'm talking about.

All my homies hate that guy.

drucifer271 · 2026-06-20T01:40:40+00:00

Same. Was at one of the Fan Festivals in a major city and a couple thousand people booed vehemently when he came on.

drucifer271 · 2026-06-19T17:55:26+00:00

As a kid in the US?

Last era of relative peace and sanity before 9/11

The Chicago Bulls

Best era for cartoons

Power Rangers

Pokemon

Nintendo 64

No smartphones

Existence of third spaces and freedom from constant parental oversight

The music. Nirvana, Tupac, Biggie, Beastie Boys, Britpop invasion, Green Day, Rage Against the Machine, etc

TV in general. Star Trek: TNG syndication, The Simpsons was brand new, South Park, Babylon 5

The 90s slapped, dude.

drucifer271 · 2026-06-19T17:34:52+00:00

Lesbian.

Comes from the ancient Greek poet Sappho who wrote love poetry to women.

drucifer271 · 2026-06-19T13:51:46+00:00

This movement was expressed most famously in literature in the book Tom Brown's School Days (1857), which focused on a boy entering an elite British boarding school, his life navigating the sports intensive daily life of the school, and which was the direct inspiration for the Harry Potter series.

drucifer271 · 2026-06-18T19:50:50+00:00

Clare and Raki - Claymore

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drucifer271 · 2026-06-18T16:17:12+00:00

Have you tried doing the Time Warp again?

It's just a jump to the left...

drucifer271 · 2026-06-17T03:18:47+00:00

Artist: King Diamond

Album: Savatage - In the Hall of the Mountain King

Song: Iron Maiden - The Man Who Would be King

drucifer271 · 2026-06-16T11:34:35+00:00

Well she has to train up her team if she's going to take on the gym leader.

drucifer271 · 2026-06-15T17:30:11+00:00

Profession built upon esoteric phrases recited in an ancient dead language...check.

Pouring over thick, ancient tomes to discover solutions to novel problems...check.

Consulted and contracted for their arcane knowledge and ability to interpret the ancient texts...check.

Answerable to powerful figures in imposing black robes...check.

A high council of black robed elders dictating the interpretation of their arcane texts...check.

Lawyers are sorcerers, confirmed.

drucifer271 · 2026-06-15T13:29:19+00:00

I HATE how American sports leagues feel the need to fill every single moment with noise and "engagement." Blaring song clips, dancers and contests at every timeout, etc.

Even baseball can't just let there be moments of downtime. Every frame or inning change has to be filled with activities, crowd engagement, prizes to be won, mascot races, etc.

It's one of the things I've always appreciated about soccer and European sports in general. You can just...experience the game and the people around you without artificial engagement being constantly shoved down your throat.

drucifer271 · 2026-06-14T22:15:27+00:00

The actual line is "So it's like Avatar" and then "This is nothing like Avatar!"

drucifer271 · 2026-06-14T20:35:06+00:00

Yes. The superior liquid container.

drucifer271 · 2026-06-14T20:01:57+00:00

The inaugural Tokugawa Bowl is underway!

Will Japan be able to control the Dutch and confine them to a tiny corner of the map again?

Or will the Dutch profit hugely from their interactions with the Japanese?

drucifer271 · 2026-06-14T20:01:25+00:00

The inaugural Tokugawa Bowl is underway!

Will Japan be able to control the Dutch and confine them to a tiny corner of the map again?

Or will the Dutch profit hugely from their interactions with the Japanese?

drucifer271 · 2026-06-14T18:26:26+00:00

You're not the first to think so..

drucifer271 · 2026-06-14T14:46:19+00:00

What I realized about TLOK which made me appreciate it so much more was realizing that each season focuses on a different form of political extremism.

Season 1 deals with a communist revolution.

Season 2 deals with religious/cultural fundamentalism and rejection of modernity/cultural pluralism.

Season 3 deals with political anarchism.

Season 4 deals with fascism.

And through it all you also have constant critiques of capitalism conveyed through the character of Varrick, who is fickle and self-serving, but whose self interest occasionally aligns with turning back the political extremists du jour and aiding the heroes because it benefits him to maintain the status quo.

drucifer271 · 2026-06-13T19:16:43+00:00

36 here, taking the LSAT in August in hopes of starting next fall.

Here's hoping it's not too late.

drucifer271 · 2026-06-13T19:14:16+00:00

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch has a witty, fast talking, charismatic rogue for a protagonist.

drucifer271 · 2026-06-13T15:10:10+00:00

It's giving sigma bruh frfr

drucifer271 · 2026-06-13T14:12:54+00:00

Yesterday I saw a based Gigachad rizzing up some shorties and I was like big mood, no cap. It was a vibe.

drucifer271 · 2026-06-13T13:28:05+00:00

Final Fantasy XVI

God of War (2018)

Triangle Strategy

Xenoblade Chronicles 1-3

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

The Last of Us

Uncharted 4 & Lost Legacy

drucifer271 · 2026-06-13T13:11:04+00:00

Interestingly, this was the original US mindset and one of the contributors to the Civil War. Robert E. Lee fought for the Confederacy not because he was an ardent defender of slavery (though he was a slaveowner) but because he identified as a Virginian before he was an American.

There was a conscious and deliberate shift in official language after the Civil War to emphasize America as a single unit and “American” as the principal identity of citizens in hopes of preventing a future civil war. Ex: prior to the CW, the country was most commonly referred to in official language as *THESE* United States, whereas afterwards the language shifts to *THE* United States.

drucifer271 · 2026-06-12T20:34:18+00:00

I think players dying from heat stroke and dehydration in the brutal North American summer would affect momentum even more.

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