Is America the greatest country in the world?

eddiec

No love for Vision Quest?

PJ_Soul

eddiec said:

No love for Vision Quest?

I had to look it up. Never heard of it.

I do like Matthew Modine...

Meltdown99

Boy gets Colorado town to overturn snowball fight ban

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46439279?ns_source=facebook&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ocid=socialflow_facebook&ns_mchannel=social

Would that greatest country in the word make a 9-year-old beg his political masters to allow snowball fights?  Hmmm, what the fuck are the matter with politicians?  Ban politicians, not snowball fights.

OnWis97

Meltdown99 said:

Boy gets Colorado town to overturn snowball fight ban

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46439279?ns_source=facebook&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ocid=socialflow_facebook&ns_mchannel=social

Would that greatest country in the word make a 9-year-old beg his political masters to allow snowball fights?  Hmmm, what the fuck are the matter with politicians?  Ban politicians, not snowball fights.

I was surprised it was a hundred-year old ban.  That seems like it would have been no more recent than the 1980s.  100 years ago, America was still great and Americans were still tough.  Were they just ahead of the game on wussifying America?

HughFreakingDillon

I'm all for stopping the "wussifying of america", but honestly, snowballs to the face can fucking hurt. Especially when you get that one asshole who puts water on it to make an iceball. they don't all just fall apart in a puff of cute whiteness like in Elf. 

rgambs

HughFreakingDillon said:

I'm all for stopping the "wussifying of america", but honestly, snowballs to the face can fucking hurt. Especially when you get that one asshole who puts water on it to make an iceball. they don't all just fall apart in a puff of cute whiteness like in Elf. 

You'd better watch out, if someone reports this talk you could be fighting to keep your Canadian citizenship.

Meltdown99

OnWis97 said:

Meltdown99 said:

Boy gets Colorado town to overturn snowball fight ban

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46439279?ns_source=facebook&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ocid=socialflow_facebook&ns_mchannel=social

Would that greatest country in the word make a 9-year-old beg his political masters to allow snowball fights?  Hmmm, what the fuck are the matter with politicians?  Ban politicians, not snowball fights.

I was surprised it was a hundred-year old ban.  That seems like it would have been no more recent than the 1980s.  100 years ago, America was still great and Americans were still tough.  Were they just ahead of the game on wussifying America?

LOL

Meltdown99

HughFreakingDillon said:

I'm all for stopping the "wussifying of america", but honestly, snowballs to the face can fucking hurt. Especially when you get that one asshole who puts water on it to make an iceball. they don't all just fall apart in a puff of cute whiteness like in Elf. 

Snowball fights were the best part of winter.  I loved snowball fights.  

PJ_Soul

HughFreakingDillon said:

I'm all for stopping the "wussifying of america", but honestly, snowballs to the face can fucking hurt. Especially when you get that one asshole who puts water on it to make an iceball. they don't all just fall apart in a puff of cute whiteness like in Elf. 

That's true, but the trick to stopping that is to find ways for parents to raise kids who aren't little pieces of shit.

HughFreakingDillon

Meltdown99 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

I'm all for stopping the "wussifying of america", but honestly, snowballs to the face can fucking hurt. Especially when you get that one asshole who puts water on it to make an iceball. they don't all just fall apart in a puff of cute whiteness like in Elf. 

Snowball fights were the best part of winter.  I loved snowball fights.  

i did too....with friends. not at school recess, where all the assholes laid in wait. 

HughFreakingDillon

rgambs said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

I'm all for stopping the "wussifying of america", but honestly, snowballs to the face can fucking hurt. Especially when you get that one asshole who puts water on it to make an iceball. they don't all just fall apart in a puff of cute whiteness like in Elf. 

You'd better watch out, if someone reports this talk you could be fighting to keep your Canadian citizenship.

I still moosepool to work, so I think I should be good. 

Spiritual_Chaos

I got a snowball thrown in my eye as a kid at school. So my dad got it banned from the school yard.

I think we still were allowed to throw snowballs in the forrest next to the school though.

Meltdown99

HughFreakingDillon said:

Meltdown99 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

I'm all for stopping the "wussifying of america", but honestly, snowballs to the face can fucking hurt. Especially when you get that one asshole who puts water on it to make an iceball. they don't all just fall apart in a puff of cute whiteness like in Elf. 

Snowball fights were the best part of winter.  I loved snowball fights.  

i did too....with friends. not at school recess, where all the assholes laid in wait. 

Yes, I never throw a snowball at a non-participant.  It was only fun if everyone was enjoying.

Meltdown99

HughFreakingDillon said:

rgambs said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

I'm all for stopping the "wussifying of america", but honestly, snowballs to the face can fucking hurt. Especially when you get that one asshole who puts water on it to make an iceball. they don't all just fall apart in a puff of cute whiteness like in Elf. 

You'd better watch out, if someone reports this talk you could be fighting to keep your Canadian citizenship.

I still moosepool to work, so I think I should be good. 

Moosepool. I must remember that. LOL

PJPOWER

PJ_Soul said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

I'm all for stopping the "wussifying of america", but honestly, snowballs to the face can fucking hurt. Especially when you get that one asshole who puts water on it to make an iceball. they don't all just fall apart in a puff of cute whiteness like in Elf. 

That's true, but the trick to stopping that is to find ways for parents to raise kids who aren't little pieces of shit.

Amen!

HughFreakingDillon

PJ_Soul said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

I'm all for stopping the "wussifying of america", but honestly, snowballs to the face can fucking hurt. Especially when you get that one asshole who puts water on it to make an iceball. they don't all just fall apart in a puff of cute whiteness like in Elf. 

That's true, but the trick to stopping that is to find ways for parents to raise kids who aren't little pieces of shit.

that will literally never happen. 

njnancy

No Coder said:

PJ_Soul said:

The Natural is one of my all-time faves (and I am so in love with Robert Redford ) ... I love all boxing movies, and I love all baseball movies. Even shit like Little Big League and Brewster's Millions and Mr. 3000, lol.

The rest of the sports movies... I usually like them too, but they don't do it for me like boxing and baseball ones.

Yes, The Natural is a classic.

I agree, I tend to even enjoy the decidedly average or shit sports movies (Mr 3000 is definitely in that category, but I still enjoyed it).

Forgot Caddyshack (damn!) and Happy Gilmore. There's also the Legend of Bagger Vance for golf too

I am a big fan of the Legend of Bagger Vance. It's not a movie that made a big splash in theaters and I don't play or watch golf, but I find the movie extremely entertaining. 

Friday Night Lights & The Longest Yard are also great football movies. 

PJ_Soul

I even really like Fever Pitch. It reminds me of PJ fans.

Thirty Bills Unpaid

One year in elementary school we had a massive snowfall at the start of winter. At lunch, it was pure bedlam on the playing field. I was in grade 6 and wreaking havoc- having the time of my life with my buddies. We had a great big massive snow fort and were protecting it with our lives. It was the perfect snow for packing.

The teachers were out in full force trying to regain control of the situation. They were trying to call everyone in, but there was a frenzied pitch. About 100 feet from me, my teacher was turned to the side yelling at some kid for something. I packed a good one for her and launched it- just as she turned and saw me do it. Her jaw fell and she stared at me- shocked I had lined her up.

You couldn't track the snowball because it was snowing too hard, but after 3-4 seconds... the snowball hit her square in the face. I drilled her. My friends and I didn't even laugh. I felt my stomach turn and I heard one of my buddies say something like, "Oh shit. You're in trouble."

I was in trouble. I got hauled into the office awaiting my fate. As I was in there, there were multiple kids crying and dealing with whatever happened to them on the field. It was no longer a school office as much as it was a makeshift triage.

I just got the stern talking to. I actually felt bad and I apologized. I threw one at her not really thinking I was going to hit her (especially square in the face). 

brianlux

I grew up where there was no snow so instead we had dirt clod fights.  Got one square in the eye one time and it hurt like hell.  Snow balls, dirt clods, spit wads.  All the same thing- kids being stupid little shits.  I could have lost that eye.