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Reply | A Morgasm – Report
at 08:20 11 Dec 2025
Same, I do this regularly, and they always concur - it isn't just hoop-tinted glasses. |
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Reply | A Morgasm – Report
at 04:44 11 Dec 2025
Clive is the best football writer alive, I will die on this hill |
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Reply | Bow down to the axeman
at 16:39 9 Dec 2025
Bookmarking this image for next time he loses control of the ball and murders a man by lunging two footed into a recovery tackle. |
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Reply | "That" press for the 2nd goal...
at 19:21 8 Dec 2025
Yeah this keeps catching me out too. I can't get on board with it, too much of a stretch. I mean, not Agyemang -> Dave levels, but still |
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Reply | West Brom Reflection
at 10:56 7 Dec 2025
From the vantage point of my sofa it looked a fairly low quality game with sloppy errors from both teams, perhaps hindered by the weather, with the difference being strikers - but unlike seasons past it was our strikers that tipped it in our favour.
There were 15 minutes or so after Burrell missed the open goal after doing the hard part that we looked really disjointed, but WBA didn't capitalize.
Really pleased to have come out on top in that sort of game, like I say, having a striker that knows where to be and in confident form makes a massive difference at this level, and Kone roughing up defenders was a joy to watch.
Madsen I thought looked great again, he's added some grit and physicality and was getting stuck in from the start. The little shoves and niggles are clearly something he's learned since joining the championship, and for me he's the most intelligent passer in the team. I saw the stats that Brian posted on him which apparently aren't great - but I wonder if his passing stats take a hit because he's looking for the killer ball more often than other players? The passes that he does complete tend to be incisive and get play moving. [Post edited 7 Dec 10:59]
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Reply | World Cup Draw
at 20:28 5 Dec 2025
I wish I could say this farce is the world cup I finally stop caring... , but I know I'll be glued to it... The absolute bastards |
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Reply | the (not so) bons mots of Julien Stephan
at 16:42 3 Dec 2025
I've actually managed to hack into the Stainrod code base, written in Matlab surprisingly. I found this function for deciding how to refer to bullshit.
function response = bullshit_analyst_matlab(is_self_bullshit, bullshit_topic)
% BULLSHIT_ANALYST_MATLAB Determines response strategy based on source.
%
% This function implements a highly subjective decision matrix:
% - If is_self_bullshit is true, the strategy is Poetic Embellishment.
% - If is_self_bullshit is false, the strategy is Harsh Criticism.
%
% INPUTS:
% is_self_bullshit - Boolean (true/false or 1/0). True if the claim is self-generated.
% bullshit_topic - String describing the content to be analyzed.
%
% OUTPUT:
% response - A string detailing the recommended response action.
%
% Example Usage (Run the code block below the function definition):
% analyze_example = bullshit_analyst_matlab(true, 'The grand theory of celestial hedgehogs');
% --- THE CORE DECISION MATRIX ---
if is_self_bullshit == true
% Scenario 1: Self-Generated Bullshit (The 'Poetic Frivolity' Branch)
% We elevate and embellish our own glorious, poorly-researched,
% but deeply felt artistic expression.
response = sprintf([...
'STRATEGY: POETIC EMBELLISHMENT.n' ...
'Topic: ''%s''.n' ...
'Action: Adopt the rhetoric of the sublime. Transmute the raw ' ...
'fluff into a baroque ode. Mention ''the ineffable vastness'' and ' ...
'''the silent, spiraling void'' at least twice. The goal is to ' ...
'create an aesthetic experience so dazzling that no one notices ' ...
'the lack of empirical grounding.'], bullshit_topic);
else
% Scenario 2: Other-Generated Bullshit (The 'Harsh Criticism' Branch)
% When it comes from an external source, it is an intellectual threat.
% It must be met with the surgical precision of a pedantic scholar.
response = sprintf([...
'STRATEGY: HARSH CRITICISM (Under the guise of Socratic dialogue).n' ...
'Topic: ''%s''.n' ...
'Action: Immediately demand primary sources, a bibliography in Chicago style, ' ...
'and a formal logical proof. Use phrases like ''While your sentiment is charming, ' ...
'it is thermodynamically unsound'' or ''The conclusion does not follow ' ...
'from the premises, creating a curious narrative fallacy.'' Focus on dismantling ' ...
'the structure, not the content.'], bullshit_topic);
end
end |
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Reply | corner jokes
at 05:09 2 Dec 2025
Why should you stand in the corner if you are feeling cold?
Because it’s usually 90 degrees |
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Reply | Football Documentary Thread 🎥
at 07:53 1 Dec 2025
The book 'The Miracle of Castel di Sangro' is absolutely amazing, and I'm always amazed there was no accompanying film documentary - or even a feature film. |
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Reply | Film 2025
at 18:02 30 Nov 2025
Just caught this. Agree, it's fairly engaging and good fun, although could probably do with being 20 minutes shorter, it did start to drag somewhere in the second act. Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons are great. It captures something contemporary about the demise of objective reality, loss of faith in institutions etc. Although I've not yet seen it I can imagine this makes a good double bill with Eddington from what I've heard. People have talked about the "rug pull" ending, but agreed, I think you can see where it's going to an extent. |
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Reply | Furs leaving
at 18:00 28 Nov 2025
Furlong Embarks on High-Octane Spontaneous Exploration Adventure!
The organization confirms the swift de-coupling of Paul Furlong from his Development Squad head coaching role.
Furlong, a long-term resource, is initiating a period of high-value personal strategic realignment
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Academy Director Alex Carroll affirmed: "Collaborating with 'Furs' was a privilege dividend."
CEO Christian Nourry added: "His demeanor garners the highest complimentary metric, and Furlong is now enthusiastically launching new professional odysseys” |
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Reply | Rs win and a gig after
at 17:45 28 Nov 2025
I've definitely posted this at least once before -- I'd be fascinated to know how often we've all repeated ourselves over the years, even just on the Frankie Knuckles thread... -- but after the promotion game at Hillsborough I went to a Rapture gig at the Octagon in Sheffield, absolutely steaming, and at some point in between tunes, implausibly, the bass player started doing the bass line to Pig Bag. So obviously I'm drunkenly bellowing out "HOOPS!" and not one person around me would have understood why. |
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