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Volks Wagen
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i am going to print this out and hang it in the shop. that is a very high honor coming from you sir  |
😀 this is perhaps the most blatant example of apple polishing I’ve ever seen here😀 |
Yes, it's unashamed subservient sycophantic arselicking. It's probably just a once off mistake.
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Zundfolge1432 
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| Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2021 3:21 pm Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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| Volks Wagen wrote: |
| Zundfolge1432 wrote: |
| skills@eurocarsplus wrote: |
| i am going to print this out and hang it in the shop. that is a very high honor coming from you sir |
😀 this is perhaps the most blatant example of apple polishing I’ve ever seen here😀 |
Yes, it's unashamed subservient sycophantic arselicking. It's probably just a once off mistake. |
I agree he’s a decent fellow most of the time😀shoot we all deserve a mulligan now and then. I’m still enjoying the games over here |
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Abscate
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| Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2021 5:38 pm Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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Brady is a great quarterback but the game has been so wussified that he will bever measure up to the guys who DID get hit because the rules allowed it.
She did serve her team by giving the space to someone who was in better shape to perform, and that was a tough call to make, Im sure.
I was heartened by the high jump final today - the Qatar and Italian atheletes were both equal at 2.39 meters, and decided to take dual golds.
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skills@eurocarsplus
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| Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2021 7:45 pm Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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Yes, it's unashamed subservient sycophantic arselicking. It's probably just a once off mistake. |
 if you took that comment as insincere you'd be dead wrong. Everett does a great job on the site here so i was actually shocked he agreed with something i said.
something tells me the 2 of us come from wildly different backgrounds and have very different views on things. it was a tip of the hat and a thank you for agreeing with a statement. by and large statements like that or those considered borderline made by me or others get wiped out.
Jesus Christ.... you can't toss someone a compliment without it being seen as ass kissing. this truly is the most fucked up group of people i have ever interacted with....
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Abscate
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| Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 3:06 am Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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Looks like Simone will compete in the balance beam , good luck Simone
Canada, I hate you this morning. ( but you deserved to win for locking down the US).Canadian defender Lawrence was like a frigging brick wall.
I hope Christine Sinclair caps off her last Olympic with gold
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 4:52 am Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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| Looks like Simone will compete in the balance beam , |
So… she’s unable to perform her part when it’s for the team, because of mental issues…. But she’s OK to compete when it’s for her own gain…
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| Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 4:56 am Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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I can’t comment until I perfect my Yurchenko double pike……
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| Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 6:32 am Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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So… she’s unable to perform her part when it’s for the team, because of mental issues…. But she’s OK to compete when it’s for her own gain… |
Yeah....absolutely SO selfish of her to not compete, and let an alternate take home a silver medal instead. |
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So… she’s unable to perform her part when it’s for the team, because of mental issues…. But she’s OK to compete when it’s for her own gain… |
Yeah....absolutely SO selfish of her to not compete, and let an alternate take home a silver medal instead. |
How wonderfully gracious of her!
So you’re saying that the rest of the team wasn’t depending on her to carry them to a gold medal? Do you really think that they will think so fondly of their chances at a gold medal being dashed by her “lack of selfishness”? Or was hers just not that important of a role that any other secondary could easily fill it & take the team to gold?
Selfish is backing out on the team, at the team competition, as the keystone of the team, & THEN going on to compete at the personal level.
At least she recovered quickly.
I am totally gonna have to use that whole “mental illness” excuse the next time I don’t wanna do something.
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kingkarmann
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| Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 8:58 am Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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are we really at - my stone's bigger than your stone!...? maybe that could be a new olympic event  |
What a great idea! The Olympic stones. |
Isn't that Curling?
Those are fairly large stones
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56Cabrio
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| Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 9:25 am Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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So… she’s unable to perform her part when it’s for the team, because of mental issues…. But she’s OK to compete when it’s for her own gain… |
Yeah....absolutely SO selfish of her to not compete, and let an alternate take home a silver medal instead. |
How wonderfully gracious of her!
So you’re saying that the rest of the team wasn’t depending on her to carry them to a gold medal? Do you really think that they will think so fondly of their chances at a gold medal being dashed by her “lack of selfishness”? Or was hers just not that important of a role that any other secondary could easily fill it & take the team to gold?
Selfish is backing out on the team, at the team competition, as the keystone of the team, & THEN going on to compete at the personal level.
At least she recovered quickly.
I am totally gonna have to use that whole “mental illness” excuse the next time I don’t wanna do something. |
A team doesn't depend on one person and who's to say if she did compete and because of her the teams scores were so low they didn't qualify for a medal ?
As for as your comment on mental illness EXCUSE, not going to get into details but my family deals with this everyday.
Its not a joke or an excuse for some people, until you have walked in someone's shoes that deals with head issues from time to time or daily your comment is just ridiculous and sad.
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 9:48 am Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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Who's to say if she did compete and because of her the teams scores were so low they didn't qualify for a medal ? |
So now you’re just getting into the “what if’s” scenarios. But, what if she saw this as a real possibility & decided to opt out of team competition so that she didn’t put her self at risk so that she could “save herself” for her own competitions. Just sayin.
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As for as your comment on mental illness EXCUSE, not going to get into details but my family deals with this everyday.
Its not a joke or an excuse for some people, until you have walked in someone's shoes that deals with head issues from time to time or daily your comment is just ridiculous and sad. |
And there in lies the problem. By celebrating someone’s “strength in bringing to light mental illness.”, a defense that is beyond reproach, especially when their issue is miraculously absent when it comes to advancing themselves, not only makes a mockery of the issue, but it then becomes a loophole for those wanting to exploit it.
Besides, I would never use that excuse, if I don’t want to do something, I don’t fucking do it.
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Volks Wagen
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| Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 11:34 am Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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| Volks Wagen wrote: |
Yes, it's unashamed subservient sycophantic arselicking. It's probably just a once off mistake. |
if you took that comment as insincere you'd be dead wrong. Everett does a great job on the site here so i was actually shocked he agreed with something i said.
something tells me the 2 of us come from wildly different backgrounds and have very different views on things. it was a tip of the hat and a thank you for agreeing with a statement. by and large statements like that or those considered borderline made by me or others get wiped out.
Jesus Christ.... you can't toss someone a compliment without it being seen as ass kissing. this truly is the most fucked up group of people i have ever interacted with.... |
Ah calm down a minute. I don't think anyone took it as insincere of you. I am just saying that you acted like the teacher's pet, and having a bit of a go at you for the laugh.. If that's too much for you then you are correct about different views. I get a reasonable proportion of posts removed when I get carried away and I have full respect for the mods and folks on the forum. I do like to poke a bit of fun now and then. Peace.
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56Cabrio
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| Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 11:47 am Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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Who's to say if she did compete and because of her the teams scores were so low they didn't qualify for a medal ? |
So now you’re just getting into the “what if’s” scenarios. But, what if she saw this as a real possibility & decided to opt out of team competition so that she didn’t put her self at risk so that she could “save herself” for her own competitions. Just sayin.
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As for as your comment on mental illness EXCUSE, not going to get into details but my family deals with this everyday.
Its not a joke or an excuse for some people, until you have walked in someone's shoes that deals with head issues from time to time or daily your comment is just ridiculous and sad. |
And there in lies the problem. By celebrating someone’s “strength in bringing to light mental illness.”, a defense that is beyond reproach, especially when their issue is miraculously absent when it comes to advancing themselves, not only makes a mockery of the issue, but it then becomes a loophole for those wanting to exploit it.
Besides, I would never use that excuse, if I don’t want to do something, I don’t fucking do it. |
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| So now you’re just getting into the “what if’s” scenarios. But, what if she saw this as a real possibility & decided to opt out of team competition so that she didn’t put her self at risk so that she could “save herself” for her own competitions. Just sayin. |
So now you’re just getting into the “what if’s” scenarios. 
I think you are taking the Mental Illness part out of context.
If a boxers head is not in it he/she is most likely going to get knocked out or get his/her ass beat down,
When a pitcher's head is not in it he's usually going to get shelled.
Imagine trying to do flips in the air when your not focused on the task .
I have 2 family members that pitch in the MLB and they are always talking to my son about how important it is to be mentally free of any distractions while hitting & pitching.
Why do you think a manager sits players for a couple games when they are slumping ?
Everybody gets mental blocks, some just worse than others.
She has committed her whole life to gymnastics and I think she has done pretty good so far. I don't think she's making excuses i think her head is not in it.
You would be surprised how many top athletes see a Physiatrists or therapist to keep their head straight.
What we should be talking about is how the Russians are in the Olympics when they were banned for doping but are competing under the ROC..
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Abscate
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| Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 12:17 pm Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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new Olympic event
Drive a British truck, unload a John Deere, and then throw rocks on Ice.
Lorry, Mow, and Curly
Nyuck Myuck Nyuck.....woof!
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| What we should be talking about is how the Russians are in the Olympics when they were banned for doping but are competing under the ROC.. |
..and a hard place.
Its a life skill to look for the positive
Oksana at her 8th Olympics...WTF?
The Italian and Qatar High jumpers
...and forget the negative.
Go Canada - beat the Swedish Meatballs in the Final! Christine Sinclair - I want to have your child.
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| Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 1:47 pm Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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Don’t forget about Bill spaceman Lee, pitched a complete game on LSD.
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| Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 1:49 pm Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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What we should be talking about is how the Russians are in the Olympics when they were banned for doping but are competing under the ROC.. |
because vladimir knows where the members of the IOC live and wouldn't want anything tragic to happen to them or their families... 
I like that high jump story too...shame the euro 21 could have ended that way
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Tram
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| Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 4:26 pm Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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So… she’s unable to perform her part when it’s for the team, because of mental issues…. But she’s OK to compete when it’s for her own gain… |
Yeah....absolutely SO selfish of her to not compete, and let an alternate take home a silver medal instead. |
How wonderfully gracious of her!
So you’re saying that the rest of the team wasn’t depending on her to carry them to a gold medal? Do you really think that they will think so fondly of their chances at a gold medal being dashed by her “lack of selfishness”? Or was hers just not that important of a role that any other secondary could easily fill it & take the team to gold?
Selfish is backing out on the team, at the team competition, as the keystone of the team, & THEN going on to compete at the personal level.
At least she recovered quickly.
I am totally gonna have to use that whole “mental illness” excuse the next time I don’t wanna do something. |
So.
Simone worked her ass off to achieve everything she has achieved, and you think she should simply acquiesce to some random, dilettante couch potato's opinion because her life isn't as perfect as you feel it should be?
Seriously? 
Billy Joel will see you now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3JFEfdK_Ls
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 7:16 am Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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| Tram wrote: |
So.
Simone worked her ass off to achieve everything she has achieved, and you think she should simply acquiesce to some random, dilettante couch potato's opinion because her life isn't as perfect as you feel it should be?
Seriously?
Billy Joel will see you now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3JFEfdK_Ls |
Holy shit, you're a dense fuck. You’re so intent on defending her honor you’re unable to comprehend what my position is. No where, in any of my posts, have I said that she hasn’t worked her ass off, that she didn’t earn everything that she has or accomplished, or that she should give a flying fuck about what I, or anyone else says or thinks about her.
All I said was that she should not be celebrated as “being strong” when backing out of team competition, especially when she went on to compete in events that were for her own benefit, just because she gave an excuse that cannot be questioned.
Furthermore, my initial gripe had nothing to do with her, but with all of the other sports figures & Hollywood twits & twats that constantly interject their opinions when given the mic.
Best fucking Golden Globes EVER.
Link
More of these virtue signaling celebrities should be made to look like the asses that they are.
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You can back out for individual sport is fine w/ me. But teamsports, you better hang in there until they carry you out.
Biles needed a safe-space for her 'mental illness'? She abandoned her team, plain and simple. If she did not want to represent this country, she should have stayed home and let someone else take that spot. Someone more willing was bumped off for her and then she backs out after she gets there?? SMH.
It is obvious what this is all about - let us not pretend we don't know. The American flag offends her. |
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