skinnyman

Hell yes, Sam Adams is awesome. The fact that it is available everywhere just makes it better.
 
 @Marcsman said:

Sam Adams sucks.

As an American and an avid (American) football fan, maybe I can add  some plain reasons as to why I don't enjoy soccer (which is how I will be referring to it for the remainder of this post).
 
1) Scoring: Yep, it's been mentioned. And yes, the single score in a 1-0 game is going to be pretty exciting when it finally happens. But how long do I have to sit through people endlessly kicking the ball back and forth with no hope of scoring in order to see that point? And yes, in basketball there is too much, making individual scores meaningless for the most part. I think there is a happy medium between meaningless scores every ten seconds and only one score through an entire game with nothing but watching guys running around chasing a ball to fill the rest of the time. In football, scoring is rare enough that it is always hugely exciting, but never so rare that the game becomes a drag. Also, in football, every single play, even the simplest running play, is potentially a scoring opportunity. Watch some highlights from guys like Frank Gore, Chris Johnson, and Adrian Peterson, and tell me you can't get excited to watch someone like that.

2) Specialization: Soccer players are great athletes, but they would never last a season in the NFL. Essentially every player, except the goalie, has the exact same skill set - running and kicking the ball. Maybe an oversimplification, but you get the point. In football, every single player has a unique specialty that only a few other people on the team, if any, are capable of performing. Powerful lineman battle in the trenches, speedy receivers and corners are in a constant game of cat and mouse, bruising linebackers make hits, finesse running backs find holes in the defense, and of course the immensely talented quarterbacks run the show. Not to mention punters, kickers, return men, and everyone else who contributes to the game. It's like a well-crafted RPG.

3) Strategy: The biggest reason that I LOVE American football is the amount of strategy that goes into every single game. Maintaining an offense in a four down system is one of the most complicated but beautifully simple things. Call me a dumb American, but I'm just not seeing that in soccer. The ball changes hands constantly, and true "offense" is limited to a few seconds in which you have possession of the ball within twenty yards of the opposing goal. With football, if it's 4th and short you can pound it right at them, or you can fake the handoff and hit someone on a quick crossing route. It's constant risk-reward calculations, and at the end of the game the strategies in football are unlike any other sport. Watching a skilled quarterback run the two minute drill is the most exciting thing I have ever seen in sports, ever.
 
So yes, I consider soccer to be a kid's sport for the most part. Simple to understand the rules, and a good way to get exercise, but definitely not what I would choose to watch as entertainment. I think that if it were broadcast around the world, a LOT more people would come to this conclusion. The problem is that football doesn't get any exposure outside the States. I would be curious to find how often those of you who are in Germany, Spain, South America, the Netherlands, etc. actually get the opportunity to see a game.

Get your circadian rhythms on track by going to bed at the same time every night. Also, things like tv and computer screens have "phase-delaying effects", so try to limit yourself to reading a book or listening to music an hour or so before you sleep.

How late? The story you linked to "can not be found".

the link doesn't work.

@ConstantRa1n said:

@Gunrock: No. It means other sites have taken away our right to speak freely.

I know there's 5 more pages, but guess what: a private company (in this case a game website) aren't obligated to provide you shit, and they certainly don't have to pay for hosting just so you can spout whatever puerile nonsense got you banned in the first place. Go make your own forum if you want to protect your "right", and you can protect it all day there with yourself as company.

Unlike what Sarah Palin and that stupid ignorant Tea Party candidate from Delaware will say, the First Amendment only protects you from the government.

EDIT: And I'm just using your post to say this publicly. Too many people think the internet is obligated to provide you a space to voice your thoughts. It's great when you can find one, but ignorant to think you're owed one.

I stumbled across this story while making my morning rounds through the news sites (it was on Drudge, naturally). Some guy got his door kicked in by the FBI because his wife had unpaid college loans. Now I am all for paying your bills on time, but let's be honest: a LOT of people have college loans that are past due. Those things are hard to pay back.
 
I had to do a double take because I was pretty sure that this was illegal in the U.S., 4th amendment and all that. This kind of thing really pisses me off, because it seems like no one is ever answerable for their actions when something like this happens. Also, how the hell does the DOE have the right to issue warrants? That seems like it should be WAY out of their jurisdiction.

People who refuse to play a game that they would ostensibly enjoy in the absence of an achievement system solely because they cannot get all of the points is ridiculous.

The dumber of them cannot even manage the correct verb (I'm sure you've seen "he is OCD" or "I'm OCD about..." nonsense throughout the forums).

I was playing Bad Company for the first time yesterday, trundling along and enjoying it then along came an achievement box and ruined everything.  You can't turn off notifications for them and keep on others.  Your "Busy" status lets you stop messages but leaves achievement messages on - why the hell isn't there one for the opposite.  Saying they're completely optional is rubbish.