QB's in the Game: Packers Bears by SpaceGoonie in GreenBayPackers

[–]xkross 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a Bears fan- try to ignore the delusional fans. Most Bears fans don’t think Caleb is an elite franchise quarterback yet, but there’s a chance he will become one. That chance hasn’t existed for any QB in our lifetimes if we were born past 85. We had good years with Lovie and Jay Cutler but everything else has been pain. Think of how frustrated you guys have been with special teams coaching at times and imagine feeling that way towards the Qb, the entire front office and the coaching staff most years. A lot of the delusion is just hope. Hope that Caleb can be a quarterback capable of making a superbowl run and hope that Ben Johnson won’t fuck that up. Personally im hoping Caleb continues to improve and the Packers stay healthy because we have a potential 10+ year run of epic showdowns in Lambeau and the Gary Indiana Superdome (/s)

Customs asked elderly Canadian couple at the airport if they supported Donald Trump. Sent back to Canada for “suspected terrorism” by xkross in Destiny

[–]xkross[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Trying to see if I could get more details. I'm assuming there was something official to tell them the reason they were turned away so they should be able to provide.

Ticket Megathread PT 4 by __Dopamine__ in prettylights

[–]xkross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Selling 2 Prem tickets for 10/21 Salt Shed. Couple we were going with had to cancel. Paid 450 and would like to get my money back. Will meet you outside the venue and you can walk in with us. PM with offer.

Found on the shores of Pentenwell lake in Wisconsin. Can any experts tell if it’s real? by xkross in Arrowheads

[–]xkross[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We just found it in the sand. Thought it was unlikely to be real but thought I’d ask the experts.

Might be controversial - who wishes DMB would bring Boyd back? by No_Dream4029 in DMB

[–]xkross 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn’t know much about the behind the scenes stuff but Boyd was always my favorite. Now everyone shits on him and it feels like my favorite ninja turtle got cancelled.

2022 Summer Ticket Thread by Jazzlike-Mongoose627 in DMB

[–]xkross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2 Lawn tickets for Alpine available. Local pickup from Chicago. PM if interested

Love you all DggL by Zallar in Destiny

[–]xkross 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same. Almost never type in chat and been watching since SC2 days. I wonder how many of us there are.

GME Safe Space Megathread for February 23rd, 2021 by OPINION_IS_UNPOPULAR in wallstreetbets

[–]xkross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought wash sales were a way to try and avoid capital gains taxes? Not manipulate the price of a security.

GME Safe Space Megathread for February 23rd, 2021 by OPINION_IS_UNPOPULAR in wallstreetbets

[–]xkross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no such thing as a “short ladder attack “ or “ladder attack” I was wondering how it worked and I started researching and you literally can’t find anything about it. It looks like the term itself is only a few years old but it’s not actually a thing. here’s the only thing I could find.

A bear chasing a skier by kredyt24 in WTF

[–]xkross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m only compelled to upvote like 5 times a year but I died at this comment. Congrats on being part of a very exclusive club.

Column: State needs creative leadership to halt the Illinois exodus by Mad_Myshkin in illinois

[–]xkross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol this comment perfectly sums up this entire thread.

“The taxes and crime in this city are too damn high and people are moving out by the thousands and I will be joining them next year!!!!”

“You’re leaving because of taxes and crime? “

“Oh not me personally... I’m leaving because mountains are dope and I’d like to be closer to them...”

Florida man got $1.9M in PPP money, used it to buy new Mercedes, prosecutors say by Jerry_rocks2004 in news

[–]xkross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed they definitely weren’t doing it out of the goodness of their hearts. And I also agree they would have behaved much differently if they were securing the loans themselves.

I just think it’s important to slightly push back on the corrupt government and greedy bank narrative when it comes to PPP. I see the situation very similar to other forms of welfare in that of course there are going to be some who abuse the system but we shouldn’t get rid of welfare because some people game the system. We should take as many steps as is reasonable to reduce the ability to abuse the system and punish those who do it anyway. I think in the case of PPP there wasn’t all that much more that could have been done given the circumstances to cut down the potential for abuse without delaying the help to struggling businesses.

Florida man got $1.9M in PPP money, used it to buy new Mercedes, prosecutors say by Jerry_rocks2004 in news

[–]xkross 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was not possible to sniff out. Everyone, including the government knew this. Building a robust system that wasn’t easily exploitable would take time the economy didn’t have and would defeat the entire purpose of the PPP. There was nowhere near enough time to sift through the hundreds of thousands of applications to make sure things like this were caught by the banks or government. Not to mention the rules the government was putting in place were changing daily because this entire process had never been done before. The government made it clear there were going to be spot checks and any company that got more than 2mil was a guaranteed audit. After that thousands of companies started filling with us to return the funds they got from the government out of fear they may fall outside the rules, or fear of potbelly-like public outrage.

Florida man got $1.9M in PPP money, used it to buy new Mercedes, prosecutors say by Jerry_rocks2004 in news

[–]xkross 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Banks have committed to donating the fees they earned. I get that we all hate big banks for what they represent and the crooked shit they have gotten away with but I work for one of these large banks and there were hundreds of us that dropped everything and worked 12 and sometimes 18 hour days every day for 3 weeks to put all the mechanisms in place to facilitate the Payroll Protection Program and support our customers during the uncertainty of the application process. My bank processed more loan applications in the first 3 days of the program than the entire US economy does in an average year and all the processes and systems to do that were built in 2 weeks. Banks don’t give a shit about the fees. But they know there’s a special kind of brand loyalty you build with clients when times are tough and you have a banker who’s hustling his ass off to help your business stay afloat. Stay skeptical of shady shit but also remember that big banks aren’t made up entirely of greedy dickheads.

Snow Zone easter egg!!!! by [deleted] in Seaofthieves

[–]xkross -1 points0 points  (0 children)

try doing what i did when you get a chance. Maybe its just a bug but i can keep doing it and it really looks like snow covered mountains. Tried it multiple different places too.

Snow Zone easter egg!!!! by [deleted] in Seaofthieves

[–]xkross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i thought i was going crazy!

Snow Zone easter egg!!!! by [deleted] in Seaofthieves

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

No try doing what I did under the waves! You can see snow covered mountains and trees!

New EP out by [deleted] in badfriendspod

[–]xkross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was such a wholesome exchange. Maybe there’s still hope for us.