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binkman (416 D)
09 Nov 11 UTC
Something fishy
Seems like something fishy is happening in this game: gameID=70935
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semck83 (229 D(B))
09 Nov 11 UTC
NBA lockout
What do people think?
I don't miss it at all, never cared much for pro hoops. I'd like to see some NBA players try other sports, like LeBron as an NFL tight end.
I miss it only because it was a nice pastime while I ate dinner

my "team" is the Hornets but truthfully IDGAF
Tom Bombadil (4023 D(G))
09 Nov 11 UTC
Watch hockey instead. I hope this causes a boost in NHL ratings.
Alderian (2425 D(S))
09 Nov 11 UTC
I think they should do it every year.

I'm just not a fan of basketball, in particular pro basketball.
obiwanobiwan (248 D)
09 Nov 11 UTC
GOOD!

1. Don't care for basketball--sorry, but at least in baseball, football, soccer, and hoceky alike, each goal/point/run is important and could be a game-winner, in basketball, Kobe can score 45 D, and only the last 2 matter.

2. I care even less for the NBA--a bunch of over-paid cry-babies...at least NFL and NHL players take hard hits, and MLB and soccer players give back and act as international ambassadors...like I want LeBron representing America, people already think we're greedy pigs...post MJ (either Magic or Michael, BOTH were awesome), Larry Bird, and Shaq in his prime, the league SUCKS.

3. More of a focus on the NFL--awesome as always--and, FINALLY, the NHL can get some love in America! :D
semck83 (229 D(B))
09 Nov 11 UTC
@Obi, I don't entirely disagree with your remarks (though I love basketball way more than any other sport), but I think in all fairness, you'd have to admit that last year's finals were among the best in the last three decades.
Putin33 (111 D)
09 Nov 11 UTC
Overpaid? No, they're underpaid relative to what they bring in. In no other team sport do individual players matter as much as they do in basketball. Look at Cleveland after LeBron left as a case in point. In no other sport would such a free agency cause so many problems for a team. Baseball, football and hockey players are much more replaceable.

And again, Obi, really having a tough time thinking you're this liberal when you side with billionaire greedy owners over NBA players - most of whom do not make that much money when you consider the length of their careers. The owners no that driving a hard bargain will be good for them, because even if a season is lost, they will win in the long run because the players will have to cave to their terms. Players are in trouble, because they all have a very small window of time in which they can really make this money.

The NFL treats its players like garbage, so does the NHL and NBA. The NFL is certainly not a model, a league in which owners do not even have to honor contracts.
Putin33 (111 D)
09 Nov 11 UTC
*know
Putin33 (111 D)
09 Nov 11 UTC
And like we need to be even more NFL obsessed than we already are.

I'm not a big NBA fan, but I'm not going to side with the owners or celebrate the fact that many people who worked very hard to get where they are won't be getting paychecks because of owner greed.
semck83 (229 D(B))
09 Nov 11 UTC
I was interested to know where you'd land on this, Putin -- I could see you taking this point of view, or the point of view that it was a lot of millionaires arguing, and we should all just focus on more important things and leave them to greed it out.
I'm not remarking one way or the other, understand -- just, I was interested what you'd say because I didn't know.


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obiwanobiwan (248 D)
08 Nov 11 UTC
Even Ali Has To Be Feeling Sad Right Now...
http://sports.yahoo.com/box/blog/box_experts/post/-8216-Smokin-8217-Joe-Frazier-loses-his-battl?urn=box-wp849

The death of one of the greatest boxers who ever lived, and a huge part of the sports and cultural scene of the 1970s...may the epic Ali/Fraizer fights live on forever, and Joe be forever Smokin' Hot. RIP
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SantaClausowitz (360 D)
08 Nov 11 UTC
Humans can already beat a killer astroid?
Who knew? I feel much better about civilization averting asteroid apocalypse, but then again Global warming is going to do us in anyway. Too bad...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45192148/ns/technology_and_science-space/#.TrmBJLIb5Zc
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jdog97 (100 D)
09 Nov 11 UTC
new game
Join World war 3
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SpeakerToAliens (147 D(S))
07 Nov 11 UTC
Erasing the signs of aging?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111103120605.htm

Thoughts?
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gman314 (100 D)
08 Nov 11 UTC
Not CDing
See inside.
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faded (100 D)
08 Nov 11 UTC
Rules/order clarification
Ok, so can someone help me work out what the outcome of the following orders would be?

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Diplomat33 (243 D(B))
06 Nov 11 UTC
The game. www.losethegame.com
You all loose.
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Zarathustra (3672 D)
08 Nov 11 UTC
Rule question! Retreat edition!
Just looking for a quick reminder (I'm still working the rust out of my long absence). If Austria's Vienna Army supports its Army in Bohemia to Tyrolia and Italy moves its Tyrolia army to Bohemia, can an Austrian Army dislodged from Silesia retreat to Bohemia?
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Cockney (0 DX)
02 Nov 11 UTC
NFL Pick Em: Week 9
I thought I would help out, add scores and do my turn this week (a bit early)

If i have missed anyone out - apologies-oh and i wont say there are lots of "blow outs" as everytime someone says that on here, something weird happens like the Rams beating the Saints!
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Cockney (0 DX)
07 Nov 11 UTC
tedious....
gameID=71677

surely a draw?
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Sicarius (673 D)
06 Nov 11 UTC
Are you an anarchist?
The answer may surprise you.
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totya (100 D)
06 Nov 11 UTC
Magyarok ide!
Nem tudom van e már ilyen topic, de jó lenne, ha egy jó kis csapat összejönne. :)
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SpeakerToAliens (147 D(S))
07 Nov 11 UTC
A couple of questions about American courts.
In the UK, when a jury has a verdict the judge asks them what the verdict is and they say it out loud. In the 'States, once a jury reaches a verdict, they write it down on a piece of paper and hand it to the judge, He or she reads it and then hands it back and someone in the jury reads it out.

Why do they hand it to the judge first? What does this achieve?
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Ges (292 D)
04 Nov 11 UTC
WebDip Book Club?
Since there are so many well-read, historically-minded, opinionated members on the site, I thought it might be fun to read and discuss a book with anyone who is interested.
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Thucydides (864 D(B))
06 Nov 11 UTC
What are some good songs to sing unaccompanied (that aren't that hard)
When the sun goes down in the village there is nothing to do, so sometimes my family asks me to sing for them.. know any good songs?
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Lando Calrissian (100 D(S))
04 Nov 11 UTC
Movember
Does this exist in other parts of the world?
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orathaic (1009 D(B))
07 Nov 11 UTC
the embodied mind
also interesting stuff... Mind is more than just brain, a bigger step away from dualistic thought.

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2011/11/04/a-brief-guide-to-embodied-cognition-why-you-are-not-your-brain/
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goldfinger0303 (3157 DMod)
07 Nov 11 UTC
The Masters Rounds 7 and 8
So I've spent pretty much the whole weekend working on the spreadsheets and finding out how TrustMe did it, but now I've got everything I need to become (temporary) TD and with Geofram's help get this thing back up and running.
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obiwanobiwan (248 D)
04 Nov 11 UTC
The Biggest Threat To Liberty is _____ (?)
I say a Lack of Education:
It was with more education we got out of the Stone Ages and into the Greco-Roman era...and then when education made a comeback, we had the Renaissance...and then the Englightenment...and then Civil Rights/Suffrage movements...cured diseases, more production...but currently my home state is 48th in education and the West is most of my doctors ARE from India...what's your take? Biggest threat is...what?
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TheGhostmaker (1545 D)
05 Nov 11 UTC
New Ghost Ratings up
tournaments.webdiplomacy.net
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Tolstoy (1962 D)
06 Nov 11 UTC
Question: Are battles really, when it comes down to it, historically important?
See inside.
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goldfinger0303 (3157 DMod)
06 Nov 11 UTC
A Question on the Masters
See below
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Favio (385 D)
07 Nov 11 UTC
Probably not new game play idea, maybe for tourneys
Is there a tourney here that we could do a Triple vs Triple deal with a rogue Italy? I think if we have enough players that would be a fun thing to do. I think best would be 7 players or 49. Could be fun. Let me know if anyone is interested or has a way to make it a better idea.
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Thucydides (864 D(B))
05 Nov 11 UTC
How to be an American College Student
My own work.
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stratagos (3269 D(S))
03 Nov 11 UTC
Chainsaw Diplomacy Public Press
Any of you idiots capable of processing the simple concept? Details inside..
85 replies
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abgemacht (1076 D(G))
03 Nov 11 UTC
Minor Car Trouble
So, I've been having a little trouble with my car and I'm trying to fix it myself without going to a shop. So far, my attempts haven't been successful and my internet searches have been less than helpful. I thought someone here may be able to give me some tips. Details inside.

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obiwanobiwan (248 D)
02 Nov 11 UTC
The Top 10 Most Important Battles of All-Time
Pretty self-explanatory...if you want to try and rank your picks, bonus points.
I WILL give one caveat--all of my picks ARE slanted towards the West, that's just my bias...don't know enough Eastern Theatre battles to really include many, and those that do make my list are because the West drove back the East...so you can include Eastern battles--please do!--but I don't known them, so can't include them. Let the War of the Words begin! :)
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President Eden (2750 D)
06 Nov 11 UTC
WHOOOOOOOOO YEAAAAAAAAAAH
You only wish your team won the most epic college football game of all time.
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