GunnerBill Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 alright next step. is it appropriate to ask an interviewee which team they pick in Madden and why? What about what was your family life like and what did your parents do for a living? this is my favorite. see, this. they asked Dez bryant this and he said his dad was a pimp. when asked what his mom did and bryant replied he worked for my dad...well, ireland asked if his mom was a prostitute. of course that takes sensational headlines to think it went otherwise, which most did. but hey, i bet a lot of teams saw that bryant was as unstable as he has proven in the interviews. and is that so bad? the guy has been a nut, a freaking nut. in fact, click on the link above. all those questions seem to be fine. but with todays PC police and sjw's ... don't ever talk about being a homosexual or of another race. also read THIS. again, how are any of those questions legal? this stuff is out there every year and now we're suddenly some advanced culture that doesn't accept that. but look at those articles and go back 20 years to where Manning was at University of Teabagessee. This has been par for the course for a long time and you mean to tell me no one has sued yet? no one has been sad or cried? No the Madden question is not inappropriate. The questions Dez Bryant was asked were inappropriate in fact they were disgusting. The inference in the question to Bortles was also highly inappropriate. You cannot ask people that in job interviews. The defensive end referred to in that link who refused to answer a question about when he lost his virginity had the perfect response. I repeat - I would terminate an interview if anyone ever asked me a question of that nature. It isn't about being politically correct it is about being a decent, respectful human being who understand the boundary between private and professional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 i have yet to hear a valid response from you or anyone saying the question was outlandish about why exactly it was outlandish compared to what is going on and the history of the event. Outlandish? I don't care about outlandish, there is right (proper) and wrong (improper). It was an improper question to ask & you either get that or you are not so intelligent a fellow. Your future responses in this thread will tell us which is which. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 No the Madden question is not inappropriate. The questions Dez Bryant was asked were inappropriate in fact they were disgusting. The inference in the question to Bortles was also highly inappropriate. You cannot ask people that in job interviews. The defensive end referred to in that link who refused to answer a question about when he lost his virginity had the perfect response. I repeat - I would terminate an interview if anyone ever asked me a question of that nature. It isn't about being politically correct it is about being a decent, respectful human being who understand the boundary between private and professional. yeah, wow. i just can't go on. i'll be in my safe spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 yeah, wow. i just can't go on. i'll be in my safe spot. Your safe spot seems to be the 19th century. I'm sure you will enjoy it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 alright next step. is it appropriate to ask an interviewee which team they pick in Madden and why? What about what was your family life like and what did your parents do for a living? this is my favorite. see, this. they asked Dez bryant this and he said his dad was a pimp. when asked what his mom did and bryant replied he worked for my dad...well, ireland asked if his mom was a prostitute. of course that takes sensational headlines to think it went otherwise, which most did. but hey, i bet a lot of teams saw that bryant was as unstable as he has proven in the interviews. and is that so bad? the guy has been a nut, a freaking nut. in fact, click on the link above. all those questions seem to be fine. but with todays PC police and sjw's ... don't ever talk about being a homosexual or of another race. also read THIS. again, how are any of those questions legal? this stuff is out there every year and now we're suddenly some advanced culture that doesn't accept that. but look at those articles and go back 20 years to where Manning was at University of Teabagessee. This has been par for the course for a long time and you mean to tell me no one has sued yet? no one has been sad or cried? Please stop trying to turn this relatively small thing into the worst thing that has ever happened in the western world. Either stay on topic or stay out of topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Outlandish? I don't care about outlandish, there is right (proper) and wrong (improper). It was an improper question to ask & you either get that or you are not so intelligent a fellow. Your future responses in this thread will tell us which is which. There's several years of incontrovertible evidence memorialized on this fine board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 There's several years of incontrovertible evidence memorialized on this fine board. There *are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 I always enjoy the paths these innocuous little diatribes turn down. Please do continue. Value systems are funny little furry creatures. Laws are larger furry creatures with teeth, but do not come out unless provoked perhaps. and then there are bird and insects whom do not quite fit into the daily goings ons of the furry creatures. Black and white are primary colors. so much lie in between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 There *are Sorry but Jauronimo is correct. The subject of the sentence is "evidence" and is a singular noun therefore the verb should be matched with that not with the plural noun to which it is closest in the sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Sorry but Jauronimo is correct. The subject of the sentence is "evidence" and is a singular noun therefore the verb should be matched with that not with the plural noun to which it is closest in the sentence. No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 (edited) No. You sir, are wrong. The key to answering this is take out the bit of the sentence that is unnecessary. If you take out "incontrovertible evidence" the sentence reads.... "There are several years of [....] memorialised on this fine board." That does not make sense. Take out "several years of" and the sentence reads "There is incontrovertible evidence memorialised on this board." That tells you what the subject of the sentence is and where there is more than one noun in a sentence the verb should be in agreement with the subject. Edited March 5, 2016 by GunnerBill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 But, straying back to the topic at hand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Some people might not care, but the truth is we don't know how people will react when a major football player comes out of the closet. Right now the NFL and NBA are testing the waters by allowing no-name player like Sam or Collins come out, but we don't know what's going to happen when Aaron Rodgers or Odell Beckham finally come out. Hell, I mean they take a page out of Hollywood to give these players beards. That's how much the NFL is worried. Football is a macho culture, and while everyone is talking about how much they don't care I'm curious to see what happens when a superstar comes out. We're going to see what this country is REALLY about. I think Odell is out, or at least does the worst job ever trying to stay in the closet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 But, straying back to the topic at hand... Yes, sorry Beerball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 (edited) But, straying back to the topic at hand... Daaaaaah! But this was such a great opportunity to illustrate for Gunner the hazards of expletive sentence structure and prepositional modifers! Edited March 6, 2016 by The Big Cat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 I think Odell is out, or at least does the worst job ever trying to stay in the closetTMZ agrees with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Daaaaaah! But this was such a great opportunity to illustrate for Gunner the hazards of expletive sentence structure and prepositional modifers! Feel free to PM me. I am an English language graduate and a self confessed grammar geek. I can talk about this kind of boring stuff all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Feel free to PM me. I am an English language graduate and a self confessed grammar geek. I can talk about this kind of boring stuff all day. Put it in his/your way, then put it in mine: http://1aiway.com/nlp4net/services/enparser/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 You sir, are wrong. The key to answering this is take out the bit of the sentence that is unnecessary. If you take out "incontrovertible evidence" the sentence reads.... "There are several years of [....] memorialised on this fine board." That does not make sense. Take out "several years of" and the sentence reads "There is incontrovertible evidence memorialised on this board." That tells you what the subject of the sentence is and where there is more than one noun in a sentence the verb should be in agreement with the subject. Isn't "evidence" actually plural in this case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 The question was clearly illegal. You simply can't ask about sexual orientation in a job interview, period. Nice to see so many enlightened, educated people here at TBD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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