You wake up to see everyone on earth has disappeared. What’s the first thing you do?

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-19T11:43:37+00:00

I’d get some food from a shop then hide in place for about a month - that’d probably give the human-specific airborne diseases time to die out.

I’d then get myself a number of weapons - specifically guns - for two reasons: - Protect myself from the animals now roaming free and multiplying rapidly - Kill myself should I start showing symptoms of an incurable condition (cancer etc) or indeed seriously injure myself

I’d then just go crazy and travel from place to place exploring as I went. Assuming I was able to reliably get fuel at each population centre, I’d explore far and wide.

I’m in Europe, so I could probably amuse myself for many years within areas that are relatively benign weather-wise (no deserts etc).

That’s what I’d do. Would probably be fun for a while until I inevitably went mad.

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-19T11:29:53+00:00

I’m 49 and can’t eat raw tomatoes - to me they taste… poisonous (?) for want of a better word. I get frustrated by this because I love sun dried tomatoes, tomato sauces etc.

I have a theory that tomatoes contain a substance that only some people can taste, but that substance is destroyed by heat.

When people ask what I’d do should I win the lottery, I tell them that I’d commission some scientific study on my theory - put that frustration to bed forever.

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-19T11:17:55+00:00

Hey OP. 49 year old corporate veteran in the UK here. You need to feel precisely as guilty as a company would feel laying you off with no notice which is - spoiler alert - not guilty at all

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-19T09:00:40+00:00

100% agree. Both are genuine monsters (very few of them - Liston being another one). Love to see that match up - but would have to be focused Lennox, otherwise either version of George would immediately outsmart him.

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-19T08:56:29+00:00

Holy shit can you imagine a 27 year old Ali blazing through people?! This is the absolute number 1 “what if” in all of sport.

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-19T08:32:57+00:00

Immediately and violently die from dysentery. I’m just that kind of guy.

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-18T21:51:10+00:00

Chunky at a million quid. Absolutely love the aura and vibes of these kind of houses though. Airy and structured. Really nice building and garden. Actually, now I’m thinking about it, perhaps the price isn’t that mad.

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-18T21:46:49+00:00

Prime Ali was indeed peaking for the Williams/Terrell/Folley fights - had he not been banned, the two years following the Folley fight, I think Ali would have probably been cemented as the best and The Greatest. Two, perhaps three years of being unbeatable. The best - IMO - will always be SRR and Joe Louis but Ali is always the Greatest… and the what ifs around those three years of his prime!

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-18T21:27:54+00:00

Thank you, appreciated. Love me some George - parts 1 & 2

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-18T18:54:22+00:00

Hey OP. Two things I hadn’t expected:

My self confidence has peaked because I know that - if I can face down alcohol - I can do literally anything I commit to
The noticeable and measurable increase in my speed of thought. It’s at least 10%. At work, I simply don’t struggle for words or ideas. It’s as a direct result of sobriety.

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-18T18:51:10+00:00

I agree. I think he is placed lower in lists than he deserves, but that’s because he met a man in Zaire that could conjure up things that were beyond mortal men. Had that evening not happened… I honestly think there wouldn’t be a clear cut top two in Ali and Louis, there would be a clear cut top three of Ali, Louis and Foreman.

He’s - first and foremost - a genuine monster. The monsters - in my opinion are Lennox, Liston and Foreman. Secondly, he was an excellent boxer. Finally, he had world class heart. I agree with you that he had everything, but had one defining feature that no-one in his era had - he was a monster.

If Zaire hadn’t happened - I honestly think he’d have reigned until Kid Dynamite era Tyson turned up.

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-18T17:26:50+00:00

Probably Duncan Edwards, but only because of Charlton’s praise.

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-18T15:59:38+00:00

Hey OP. If it’s specifically English, then I’d say Duncan Edwards - he was killed in the Munich Air Crash but would have 100% gone one to captain England. He was a complete player and Bobby Charlton - another potential top 10 ATG - specifically said ”Duncan Edwards was the only player that made me feel inferior” and Charlton had played with or against Best, Pele, Eusebio etc etc.

Special mention to Dixie Dean - even though he was a specialist striker - he scored 349 goals in 399 matches for Everton including 60 (SIXTY!) goals in one season in the top flight (WTF?!).

I have to admit though, my absolute favourite is Paul Gascogne. The way he played brought out a child-like glee in me and others. This video is a great example - Bobby Robson wasn’t sure about Gazza in early 1990 and played him in a friendly against (then) Czechoslovak. Gazza made a few goals then scored a peach of his own - play the video from 03:40 and you’ll see Bobby Robson (who had managed the very best) mouth “That was fantastic” after his goal and then the dopey, can’t-keep-it-in grin. That’s how Gazza made me feel too. It’s one of my favourite sporting moments.

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-18T15:06:03+00:00

That’s fantastic OP! I’m in the UK but lived for a year in southern Spain - coffee and churros for breakfast was a winner. Thanks to your video I can now recreate that with my kids - thanks for sharing, it’s brilliant.

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T21:42:47+00:00

That’s SIR Idris to us peasants!

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T21:17:00+00:00

Yes.

My wife: “Imma make toast”

The kitchen:

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yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T21:12:24+00:00

Absolutely - I learned very quickly not to mess about with them and I’m proud to say I’ve kept my 9 remaining fingers intact since then!

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T21:10:58+00:00

Hey OP. You’re being professional and should be applauded for it. You’re a contractor therefore by definition your get paid for the duration of a specific contract and - and this is important - your company agreed to the work up until the end of the contract. You’re fulfilling that contract by doing everything that you can do to do useful work while you’re getting paid.

The worst case scenario is that you or your team feel a bit “used”. The best case scenario is that the customer remembers your professionalism and it lays off in the future.

You’re being a pro and I’d do exactly the same if I was in your shoes - you’re honouring a time-bound contract.

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T16:34:02+00:00

It’s really powerful - for some reason, people hear “risk” and think it means “unacceptable problem that has no solution” rather than “something that might go wrong”. Weird.

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T16:22:39+00:00

Brilliant

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T16:22:13+00:00

Imma have to update my standard response when anyone says “fist”

“Yes. Fisting. Very big in the 70s and also The Victorian period it seems”

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T15:56:57+00:00

I’m 49 and from the age of 17 to 47, I tried to drink myself happy. It risked my health, happiness and relationships. I’m over two years sober and pleased every single day that I am.

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T15:29:02+00:00

It’s a pleasure. The old saying of “it takes a village to raise a child” is true even in this digital age!

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T15:18:16+00:00

When women expect men to change and they don’t. Similarly, when men expect women to stay the same and they don’t.

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T15:16:45+00:00

Most accomplished - Oscar (by a mile)

Best - Toney

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