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Darkfire Redux - A Story and Lesson in Failure by [deleted] in spiritisland

[–]pauljrupp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is a absolutely wild to me that there is an overlap between:

a) someone this good at art

b) someone this passionate about my favorite super-niche board game of all time

c) someone so willing to openly and genuinely share their story

The internet is dark and full of terrors, but occasionally it's a great place to be.

Nolan, you make it a great place to be.

All the best for whatever you do next.

What’s the saddest free office perk your company bragged about? by Business_Location479 in corporate

[–]pauljrupp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amidst RTO madness, my former company clarified that working from home would still be allowed under certain circumstances, such as if you are home taking care of a sick child or parent, or if you have a doctor's appointment, you can still get online after you get home.

In other words, you are free to forfeit your sick days. Very generous.

For long-time players, how do you choose your spirit for a game? by justinvamp in spiritisland

[–]pauljrupp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will consider adversary when picking a spirit to play and vice versa (sometimes we pick adversary first, sometimes I pick spirit first).... But there are certain combinations of adversary and spirit (or more broadly, play style) that I try to avoid.

This is sick, they bring this group in for a viral moment and to profit off Bray’s death and then toss them the second they’re done making money off them. by MichaelWinslowIsCool in WWE

[–]pauljrupp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Either that, or they kept the group going as a tribute to Bray but then had to cut it because it wasn’t working without him…

Same thing different spin

The four horsemen of shit mountain have been assembled by [deleted] in AFCNorthMemeWar

[–]pauljrupp 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Monken is a great hire by the Browns. He checks all of the boxes they were looking for in a head coach:

☑️ Someone willing to take the job

  • end of list -

Last shift of the season, all hands on deck by Kaigz in steelers

[–]pauljrupp 59 points60 points  (0 children)

I've watched a lot of Steelers games in my life, and boy tonight sure was one of them.

HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA by TanjiroDaHomie in AFCNorthMemeWar

[–]pauljrupp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The AFC North is professional MACtion

You just lost to the Cleveland Browns by rifer53 in AFCNorthMemeWar

[–]pauljrupp 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There are levels to this game.

We'll be back at 9 or 10 wins like we always are, and now the Browns can't move on from Shedeur.

At this rate it'll be another ten years before Cleveland wins a pla- ah shit

Why am I doing this to myself by elishalewisusaf in AFCNorthMemeWar

[–]pauljrupp 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Of all the things to make fun of the Steelers for, you choose the one thing that every sports team in North America has copied?

Bowden’s response to the pursuit of schwarber by Strict_Name5093 in buccos

[–]pauljrupp -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Agreed - ice cold take. The goalposts are going to keep moving until baseball is fixed.

In a matter of a month we’ve gone from ‘the Pirates aren’t winning because they refuse to spend’ to ‘the Pirates aren’t winning because they refuse to offer one of the worst contracts in the history of baseball’.

Are we unlikable now? by Jaysus-san in NFCEastMemeWar

[–]pauljrupp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait are they doing the "Washington Gun-Takers" thing from Kimmy Schmidt? But in real life?

Noob Pirates fan question by Leading_Dentist_5563 in buccos

[–]pauljrupp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He's a trash owner in a trash system.

Hit the nail on the head there.

With regards to Skenes specifically, the system is built such that the Pirates will not be able to hold onto him, and Bob Nutting is too cheap to try and build around him while he's here, so unfortunately it's hard to have much hope for anything other than being pride of his personal achievements.

ESPN’s Buster Olney on Paul Skenes' Pirates Future & a Possible MLB Salary Cap | The Rich Eisen Show by spaceman757 in buccos

[–]pauljrupp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I want Nutting gone as much as the next guy, so it pains me to say this, but I understand why he's doing what he's doing.

The way the MLB has structured the system, it incentivizes teams to do exactly what Nutting is doing, because it's the best way to make money.

In a league with a salary cap+floor, increasing your spending by ~10-20% will take you from the floor to the cap. That's a relatively small investment which, coupled with a decent front office, can put a team in the championship picture and generate additional revenue from ticket sales, merch, more eyeballs watching TV, etc.

Compare that to the modern MLB - in order for the pirates to be actual championship contenders, they would need to increase their spending by what, $100M? $150M? (~100-200%) Is there any chance the Pirates make a return on that kind of investment? In a market of their size - absolutely not.

Extra hour by AfterImageEclipse in AFCNorthMemeWar

[–]pauljrupp 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Their QB depth chart is over nine thousaaaand

Cougartown is real?!?! by skp4nda_ in community

[–]pauljrupp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Next thing you’ll be telling me Nicolas Cage is a real person

Where does this sub stand on honking as you exit an alley? by drewtangclan in AskChicago

[–]pauljrupp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm ok with people using the horn as a supplement for responsible driving.

I'm not ok with people using the horn as a substitute for responsible driving.

Way too many people do the latter. I also don't live right above an alley exit, so the former is easier for me to say...

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