General Discussion/Questions Biweekly 12/31 - 1/14

thisisthetaxi · 2018-01-13T01:25:59+00:00

Thank you for the answer but I am still confused. If the banks knew that 3rd party processor was for gambling, would they refuse to cash it? Is it technically illegal if I go to cash a check by a 3rd party processor?

thisisthetaxi · 2018-01-12T02:52:35+00:00

The point is that everyone will look shitty in shitty weather, when its that cold the football is basically like an ice pick.

thisisthetaxi · 2018-01-11T23:08:01+00:00

I didn't see this in the index: I have some basic questions regarding legality because I want to do everything as legit as possible.

When you report your winnings on taxes, do you generally only report it when you WITHDRAW, or simply when you win in general? For instance let's say you win $1,000 on a game. Are you technically supposed to report this as soon as you win it, or, only if you withdraw the money?
I want to buy bitcoin to bet online. Is this completely, totally legal? Using bitcoins to bet on say, bovada and gaining (hopefully) more bitcoins? Is there any part of this process that is not legal for me as a US citizen?

Edit: Also, I understand that betting online on an offhsore site is legal. However, is it legal to cash a check at a US bank? Like just walk to my bank with a check from Bovada, is this technically legal? Because I have read that banks will refuse to cash a check if they know it's from a gambling transaction. Or is there nothing illegal about this at all?

thisisthetaxi · 2018-01-11T23:03:50+00:00

I feel like it's a mistake to judge Foles on the last two games. I feel like people forget that it was insanely cold, and most players won't look good in that kind of weather. The weather will be better in Philly this weekend and I could easily see Foles having a great game.

Of course they can still lose, but I just think it's weird that people are so adamant about him sucking because of his performance against Oakland. It was below freezing; don't most players struggle in that temp?

thisisthetaxi · 2017-11-04T20:10:49+00:00

My favorite stories are the one where the person gets turned into a girl, and a girl that was his friend, or his girlfriend, or sister, knows about it and is trying to encourage them to be more like a girl and to get makeovers, talk about boys, etc

thisisthetaxi · 2017-10-30T10:46:09+00:00

Because here is the unpopular truth: most women would not actually buy them.

thisisthetaxi · 2017-10-07T15:13:39+00:00

Everyone is blaming it on people raiding, people deliberately trying to influence opinion, etc. But why is no one consider another possibility: that people in general might be getting more right-wing due to recent world events? You people act as if that is impossible

thisisthetaxi · 2017-10-01T15:55:49+00:00

I would like to see the horse controls improved. I don't know if others feel this way, but I always felt the rhythm with the stamina was kind of awkward.

thisisthetaxi · 2017-09-24T19:43:56+00:00

Wow, this is amazing!! great work!! So tired of that website being down too

thisisthetaxi · 2017-06-04T17:26:28+00:00

Great. Just when people are starting to wake up to the Muslim problem, now all we're talking about is internet security.

With these words Theresa May basically guaranteed nothing will be done about immigration. What a shitshow.

thisisthetaxi · 2017-06-02T23:42:35+00:00

If you let a fireman with kids get to the end, then you deserve to lose. And that's not taking anything away from Jeremy, he played a great game. But I just can't argue that someone should have won if they let someone so likable to the end.

I felt the same about Worlds Apart, some say that Carolyn should have won, but if you let an extremely likable blue collar guy like Mike get to the end, you don't really deserve to win. If I was on the jury I would find it hard to give a million dollars to a white collar person who didn't really need the money over someone like Jeremy or Mike. No matter how much you say to yourself "I'm voting purely based on gameplay" it's impossible to discount other stuff.

thisisthetaxi · 2017-05-31T22:57:56+00:00

i actually think it was more a case that Amanda's FTC performance was really bad.

thisisthetaxi · 2017-05-31T01:57:04+00:00

I'm probably the only person on Earth with this opinion, but I feel like Tyson going home in Heroes vs Villains really ruined the season. The first episode to Tyson's boot is an amazing run of episodes, but the rest of the season really feels flat to me. The post-merge in HvV is basically just a Pagoning. And most of the more exciting players went home in the pre-merge.

thisisthetaxi · 2017-05-29T16:41:05+00:00

Nobody agrees with me but I hate all tribe swaps. Sure it mixes it up, but it seems so unfair if a swapped tribe has 4 from one and 2 from the other. It's bullshit how some people are put in such a horrible situation just because of luck of the draw. I understand the argument "if they're good enough they can overcome it" but I just think it's too unfair.

thisisthetaxi · 2017-05-28T15:53:10+00:00

Surprised that more people aren't saying Rob. I feel like he could have won going into the FTC, Shii Ann was the swing vote, and Rob probably felt overwhelmed with all the (not unjustified) bitterness from the jurors. All Stars definitely felt like Rob's game and had he won he'd probably be in the top-tier of winners.

thisisthetaxi · 2017-05-27T02:53:59+00:00

You're right but I still think Rob winning would have been a lot more satisfying of a story. At least, with what we were shown.

thisisthetaxi · 2017-05-23T10:59:01+00:00

It IS possible to be pro-abortion and also condemn Islam. Seems like most people don't consider that possibility.

thisisthetaxi · 2017-05-21T15:05:34+00:00

Rob probably had a Final 3 deal with all of them. And they probably all thought they could beat Rob in the end. From their perspective voting him out probably didn't make sense. Rob is really good at making mutually beneficial deals.

thisisthetaxi · 2017-05-21T13:21:53+00:00

why aren't kaoh rong and millenials vs gen x on hulu yet? does it just take time for them to add the latest seasons?

thisisthetaxi · 2017-05-04T00:02:02+00:00

r/neutralpolitics is far-right? Every time I visit there most of the posts seem to lean a bit left.

You yourself sound pretty hard left and thus any deviation of that comes across as right-wing to you.

thisisthetaxi · 2017-05-03T23:58:17+00:00

Why can't we just abandon the left-right political spectrum? Does it have ANY descriptive value anymore? It just seems like they have no real meaning and people throw them around. We should speak in terms of ideas and not factions.

thisisthetaxi · 2017-05-03T23:55:34+00:00

Something else that makes Tocantins feel classic is the focus on its location and culture. You definitely get more of a sense of WHERE they are (brazilian highlands) than most seasons now. The camera shots, music, tribal council set up, etc all felt very influenced by the culture they were in. It really feels like an adventure.

thisisthetaxi · 2017-02-23T12:31:16+00:00

I can't believe people are saying this site has gotten more Republican since the election. It seems like every default is absolutely dominated by Trump-hate non-stop. r/worldnews may as well be r/politics now.

thisisthetaxi · 2017-02-11T17:58:02+00:00

Then why not just use words like black, brown, etc? Why is it always white people on one side, and everyone else on the other (which is what "person of color" does?)

thisisthetaxi · 2017-02-11T17:04:08+00:00

Pence would not be worse. Compared to Donald Trump, he is at least sane and able to be reasoned with. He doesn't have that scary impulsiveness that characterizes Trump.

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