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Good thing my father has small, womanly hands.

In this spirit of this thread, I wonder who is the worst hero to get fisted by? Probably Andre the Giant.

But the syphilis is free. https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2022/08/12/why-is-the-villages-known-as-the-std-capital-of-america/

I think Mr. Cook needs to pull himself up by the boot straps and be his own boss. I would tell Mr. Cook to print out 20 copies of his resume on hard stock and talk to every hiring manager in town. You'd be surprised how far a little but of gumption, a firm hand shake, and direct eye contact can take you. And another thing, sit up straight and never slouch Senor Cook. And it would it kill you to eat your vegetables or call your mother a little more often Cook San? And give it a break with the video games, they'll rot your brain Herr Cook! Oh, I think our Mr. Cook is gonna be alright. But thats not important right now. The important part is that I tied an onion to my belt, as was the style at the time....

I'm mad at myself for laughing at this.

I considered that but determined it was unlikely.

Its a ways out so much can change, but were it to happen today we'd retire in Bali. It really is a paradise. My concerns are around the increasingly conservative indonesian government, climate change, and over development on the island. But so far the Gov does not mess with Bali and the robust tourism industry. You can eat pork and drink beer until you're fat and happy. Should the congestion get too bad, we'd look to another nearby island.

Based on the timeline, it doesn't look like going to class was one of those distractions. 😅

They're athletes in a contact sport and not fitness models. As long as a few extra lbs isn't slowing them down or dragging on their mobility, I think its a good thing to have a bit of extra padding for resilience, recovery, and absorbing hits. Now if a defensive back, wideout, or a linebacker looked like that, I'd say thats cause for concern. I can't remember the last time I saw a pudgy cornerback.

That offense has been mostly bare of weapons the past two years. Hollywood Brown and Rashee Rice were out almost all of last year. Kelce is on his last legs. Reid is scheming guys open but they have lacked real threats. If Rice is healthy this year, Mahomes play will bounce back. Which is bad news for us.

He's anorexic by Missouri standards. Nothing to see here.

You both have done worse.

I have concerns that the talent needs for McD's scheme to stop the league's top offenses when it matters are unrealistic. We've tried a lot of different combos of players and DCs but the song remains the same. No answers in January and they give up points and yards at a historic rate.

I'm not jumping on the hope train but playing better team defense and improving both a bottom ranked PP and PK unit is the quickest path to being in the playoff picture. Its strange that a team with good scoring metrics was so inept on the power play. That screams coaching issue to me and not talent. Granted we just moved a player responsible for 28% of our PP goals (12 out of 43). Kulich needs to be the guy taking one timers and filling the net on the PP from the right wing opposite Tage. PK results are generally in line with our overall goals against per game. Its obvious this team has been poor defensively for years. If the moves on defense and another year in Lindy's system does not dramatically improve defensive play, this team is going to struggle big time. Its another season that hinges on Tage, Dahlin, and Tuch staying healthy all year and continuing to produce around career high levels and a major jump in play from some combination of Kulich, Benson, Quinn. Otherwise you can take a 10 game losing streak to the bank. We will miss Peterka's speed. Without adding another top 6 forward I think we are looking at a less entertaining but less maddening path to a similar finish on the standings as last year.

Taking a deeper dive into the results, the Sabres played 30 games where they scored 2 goals or less. They won 1. They played 52 games where they scored 3 or more and lost 17, winning the other 35. In contrast, the Stanley Cup winners played 33 games where they scored 2 goals or less and won 6. They only lost 8 of their 49 games when scoring 3 or more, winning the other 41. Are we winning a 2-1 game with the additions on defense? Or are we going to close out some 3 to 2 games?