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You are both right, of course. I might add the criticisms of BMI are mainly because it doesn't take into account body fat percentage or body fat distribution (as well as frame size and sex), including the medical profession. If your BMI is 25.0, my medical offices put an exclamation point or point after the weight, as well as but it it red, lol. But women are less at risk because of a slightly higher BMI since their excess weight is often not around their critical abdominal area. And as you mentioned, BMI is a bad indicator for some athletes, including strength athletes like body builders, powerlifters, and strongmen, with very muscular builds. There are also some minor exceptions, like if you have lost lots of weight and have 10-20 lb. of loose skin (flab) hanging, or if you have kyphosis (like a hunchback), where your height should be calculated along your curve, not linearly. Some publications like The Washington Post, have even asked the question is BMI racist, since being heavier is more common and even expected in some cultures. I don't agree with that. But the article did also mention that the normal weight BMI cut-off point of 25.0 of normal weight into overweight, and 30.0 for overweight into obese is just because they people who designed the tables preferred round numbers in multiples of 5's. There is no reason why 25.0 per se makes you overweight, other than they just designated the tables that way. It probably could just as well be 24.5 or 25.5 or 26.0 or whatever. Not sure what a good number is to choose.

Oh I am used to it, but I don't judge. I see it everyday in the gyms I go to, so it's normal to met: the biggest gym clientele demographically is obese males in their 50's (as well as seniors who are retired and have lots of free time, often getting a free membership due to their Medicare health plans). And no worries, you will always be a-ok in my book @Augie! [BTW, on an off-note, speaking of seniors, they are the biggest clientele I have seen in the casinos where I live, which is contrary to what the casinos advertise (at least from what I have seen), showing younger or middle-aged attractive non-overweight white males and glamorously dressed white females. Asians are also a big demographic, so much so some casinos have Asian gaming sections are Asians hosts fluent in Mandarin or Cantonese. Sorry to get off-topic, but I just found it interesting who they advertise in their print and television media is different from most of their clientele.]

73.4% of the US adult population 20 and over was either obese or overweight as of 2018.

Agreed with everything you said. But the NFL's job is also to make money for the owners. Maybe the NFL feels it will make more money with Watson playing than suspending him longer? Not sure. But as someone already mentioned, they probably have crunched the numbers already. We'll learn in a few days.

Tip: screenshot the roster at home on your computer, then paste and save it in a photo editing program like IrFanView (free and easy to use), then print this.

This is how Mike Florio answered that question: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/08/01/making-sense-of-the-deshaun-watson-deandre-hopkins-and-calvin-ridley-suspensions/ "How does Watson, who faced 24 lawsuits alleging sexual misconduct during massage therapy sessions, get suspended only six games when Cardinal receiver DeAndre Hopkins was suspended six games for trace amounts of a PED he claims he didn’t know he ingested and Falcons receiver Calvin Ridley was suspended a whole season for making $1,500 in parlay wagers? On the surface, the answer is easy. These three players were suspended under three completely different policies: Personal Conduct, PED, and gambling. There’s a more nuanced explanation. The PED policies and gambling policies go directly to the integrity of the game, whether by cheating in it or betting on it. The Personal Conduct Policy relates to off-duty behavior, conduct that has no connection to the league’s core business interests. The vast majority of American employers don’t, won’t, and can’t police the private lives of their employees. If an employee faces multiple civil lawsuits unrelated to his workplace behavior and/or if he’s investigated but never charged with any crime(s), the employer has no cause to do anything."

I was listening to a weekend radio show on Fox Sports Radio on Sunday. On Cleveland fans cheerfully welcoming Deshaun Watson at camp, this host [don't know who it was] he said you have to separate the artist from the art. He said lots of classic artists painted magnificent works, but they did many bad things in their lives. He said the same was true for this country's founding fathers. I'm not saying I agree with him, but just reporting what I heard. [Don't shoot the messenger!] I have this feeling Cleveland fans who are holding out will eventually come around, just like with Kobe Bryant and Ben Roethsliberger.

I have to admit I'm a little worried. This clown beat us in the 2019 playoffs, coming back from a 16-0 deficit. We're playing at home though, so this will help. I do think we will win though.

Crap. He will be back in time to play the Bills.

Well I heard Colin Cowherd on the radio say a few months ago there are four key positions you need to build a team around and must be willing to pay for: QB, LT (or RT for left-handed QB's), CB, DE He said a top-flight WR is becoming important, but you can still get around this. He put them slightly below the top four positions, but above the rest.

My only memories of him was when I was younger in the 80's and lived in the Buffalo area. Saw him on the newscast each night on channel 2 (NBC, WGRZ). My family liked NBC for local news better than CBS or ABC (Fox didn't exist back then), the weaker broadcast signal notwithstanding. Plus, that was the network that covered the AFC back then. [BTW, hope that newbie poster from a week back or so doesn't object to my using "notwithstanding" above, and relegating this to a dress stitching forum, lol.]

Up vote for @Chandler#81's post a little above this one, but it was deleted, so it wouldn't let me react. But I liked it!

What about the wear and tear on your car, and high gas prices (still over $5 a gallon where I live)? You work a lot of hours driving. Do you make enough to replace the car as it ages? And what about the increased risk of an accident? When I considered doing it, I was also told if after driving for a while, your car is going to permanently smell like a taxi.

Here I thought this was going to be an "undercover" type reveal, like Thurman Thomas working as a docent at the Hall of Fame: or Shaq as a Lyft driver:

I still hate you for being a Penguins fan, lol...just kidding. As for that Buffalo News survey, it was in the early 80's when the Braves sucked (other than having all world Dale Murphy). They had one first place finish in their division and a number of second place finishes, but back then, only the two division winners in each league got to go to the playoffs. The Braves didn't start become good until the 90's. I suspect if the was was done again now, they'd have a little more support. But I was also shocked as even faraway teams like the Mariners and Padres got a few votes. I'd also suspect the Yankees would win again in the Buffalo area if they did the survey again. Toronto would get some votes; maybe Cleveland and the Mets. Boston? No way, especially with the Bills-Patriots rivalry. And, just for kicks, if they did it for the NBA, it would come down to the Knicks, Nets, Celtics, and maybe the Raptors and Cavaliers.

This post brings up awesome memories! My favorite videos of Lawson and Phillips from the 2019 Dallas Thanksgiving game, when Buffalo arrived in the national spotlight for the first time in the McBeane era and shocked the nation:

LOL. I lived in Philadelphia for eight years. Eskin is a local sports radio hack who covers Philadelphia; he's no "NFL Insider". He can't even spell right ("fist round"). I feel sorry for the people of Philadelphia. BTW, here is the link: https://www.audacy.com/94wip/sports/eagles/report-seahawks-turned-down-no-10-from-jets-for-metcalf

What? Not a Sabres fan?! 😄 And the semi-official MLB team of Buffalo is the NY Yankees. The Buffalo News held a vote in the early 80's and asked readers which team they should cover since Buffalo didn't have a team. The Yankees were the overwhelming choice. The only MLB team that did not get a single vote was the Braves.

Maybe he meant "Smoke"?? Not sure. [EDIT: Oh, I see, t's a typo for "Cole". LOL.]

I didn't realize Schwinn was the original (and didn't even realize they made these until your post above.) Good info. Yeah, at most gyms I've been to, I've seen the Assault Fitness AirBike, or sometimes the Rogue Echo. They must be cheaper, lol.

I was going to post the same thing. And that's actually an Assault Fitness AirBike. You can see the name if you blow up the pic

I actually like this. The closest thing on the web I found is this (but the red makes it too much NY Giants like): Better yet, for my preferences, at least (but with white buffalos and no buffalo stripe): and

Thank you to @Simon for changing the title. I had no idea what an "MVA" was until I had to look it up. [Sigh...new poster.]

You good. Me Chong Li. Can't talk English good but me strong. Me like men talk simple. Me hate smart folk.

Good find, but always post the link.