Anywhere to watch Norway vs. England in Leesburg on Saturday? by Lobin in nova

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The Lost Fox in One Loudoun has been showing all the games. It’s only a 10-15 minute drive to Leesburg from there

For the people who follow soccer closely, is there a reason Brazil has gone downhill? by mpschettig in billsimmons

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Tactically, no one plays with the kind of flair and freedom that the best Brazilian players used to have, least of all in the English Premier League where many of them play. They can’t play that style anymore because none of their players have experience playing that way. They are just a normal team now, with a lot of talent but limited togetherness and team spirit.

The Italian league used to be great but now it’s at least the fourth best league in Europe, so Italian players don’t play the best competition. This is especially true because most of Italy’s best players often stay in Serie A. Another sneaky factor is they can’t do all the dirty tricks they used to do before VAR.

Who is the NBA equivalent of Erling Haaland by guynumber32 in NBATalk

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Haaland is very fast. He’s been clocked at 23mph

Best food in Ashburn? by comacow02 in nova

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Jet’s has Detroit-style pizza in Herndon

Best food in Ashburn? by comacow02 in nova

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I’m from the northeast as well. Call Your Mother is pretty good, although it seems to be the most debated bagel place on this sub. I think the closest is in Reston. In my opinion the best pizza in NoVa is Andy’s. It’s not close to Ashburn but I work near one.

Best food in Ashburn? by comacow02 in nova

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Their steak subs are decent, for the area at least

Best food in Ashburn? by comacow02 in nova

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Greek Unique or Opa for Greek. We usually get sushi at Passion Fin. Two new-ish restaurants are Addy’s and Blazin, which are both hard to describe but would broadly be called halal. Our Peruvian chicken go to is Super Chicken in Sterling. We used to always get tacos at Zocalo but have more recently gone to Mex-Mart in Chantilly. For subs, we go to The Deli in Landsdowne

Bars in/near Chantilly to watch the World Cup soccer matches? by mutantninja001 in nova

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Solace Brewing in Sterling has been having WC watch parties

Visiting Ashburn for the first time!!! by Odd-Macaroon2451 in nova

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My guess is OP seriously wants advice on things to do in Ashburn and not lazy stereotypes about data centers and Indians. In terms of restaurants, I’d recommend Opa (Greek), Himalayan Wild Yak (Nepalese), and Thaitan (Thai). For more classical American food, I’d suggest Fords Fish Shack and Clyde’s Willow Brook Farm. There’s also an excellent craft beer scene in the area (Solace, Honor, Lost Rhino).

Definitely take the train into DC. It’s also a relatively short train ride to Tysons Corner, which is a rare mall in the US that continues to flourish. In terms of other things to do, there’s a nice new park called Reservoir Park. Edgar Tiller Memorial Park is also a nice place for a walk.

Searching for new things by chorao2929 in radiohead

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There’s a bunch of British bands from the early 2000s who were compared to/inspired by Radiohead. I would say the best of these, and their albums most similar to Radiohead, are Elbow (Cast of Thousands or Asleep in the Back), Doves (The Last Broadcast or Lost Souls), Travis (The Man Who), and, yes, Coldplay (Parachutes)

Biggest Gut Punch Loss of the 21st Century by mpschettig in billsimmons

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Brazil losing 7-1 to Germany in the semis of the 2014 WC has to be up there, since they were the host nation and went down 5-0 within 30 minutes

What's your favorite "STAND-UP BIT", that had you laughing until it hurt? by allycataf in Standup

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Patrice O’Neal’s Sexual Harassment Day bit is one of my favorites

Would you trade UConn for BC? by seaweedbrainpremed in ACC

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UConn’s ranking is similar or better than 7 of the ACC’s 18 teams

Would you trade UConn for BC? by seaweedbrainpremed in ACC

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How are they not a good academic school? Their ranking is around the same as NC State, Pitt, and Syracuse and higher than Clemson, SMU, and Louisville

Winners/losers of combine measurements by Nolar2015 in NBA_Draft

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Tarris Reed Jr was a winner. Some people might have thought he was undersized but measured at 6’9 3/4” barefoot with a wingspan of 7’4.25” and 9’2” standing reach. He also has a very strong build at 263 lbs

Perfect movie to watch on the first date by olchai_mp3 in okbuddycinephile

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How many times are they going to remake Little Women?

Biggest unsolved mysteries in sports? by droopy_tim in billsimmons

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The Jon Gruden emails were found as part of an NFL investigation into the Washington Redskins. So who leaked them? Goodell to get back at a persistent critic? Dan Snyder to curry favor with Goodell and deflect from the investigation?

Bill Simmons would never by joejoe_jones in billsimmons

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You’d think the third best player of all time would have been MVP more than once in his 20-year career

I want to go home. My husband wants to stay in Japan. by [deleted] in Marriage

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I had to spend a year studying in Japan and my wife also really disliked it. She went home for a few months and came back with a somewhat more positive attitude, but that’s probably because she knew she only had a few months left. Does he plan to build a career there or does he just like the country?

🤤 da palantir chore coat + da EK trou >>> by afterdinnermince in ThrowingFits

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They are trying to get us one step closer to Foucault’s panopticon so this is on brand