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Derek Taylor (DT) named new voice of the Blue Bombers
MOBomberFan replied to JCon's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
Depends on what kind of ******* Ballsy is and how much DT is concerned about his own personal image versus seeing someone he considers a bad dude failing upwards and saying something about it. -
Derek Taylor (DT) named new voice of the Blue Bombers
MOBomberFan replied to JCon's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
This Ballsy guy is not getting a warm reception from Rider fans from what I'm seeing. On Reddit in particular, Rider fans saying now is a good time to check out other teams broadcasts as this guy is insufferable. He proclaims 'sports nerds ruin sports' when analytics are discussed (like those awesome QB accuracy heat-maps) On Twitter, Derek Taylor himself is implying Michael Ball is a prick by congratulating workplace bullies everywhere in response to Ball's hiring. On top of that he supposedly started his call-in shows last year with 'no covid opinions' only to go off on covid tangents of his own throughout the show. Sounds like a winner to me! -
The most incredible public moment you have seen in person
MOBomberFan replied to TrueBlue4ever's topic in General Discussion
I'll limit my responses to stadium related sights. 1994, 9 years old, watched the Goldeyes win the championship in their inaugural season. Before the game Dad took us to buy brand new baseball gloves. Little bro left his sitting there in the stands after the game and we didn't notice til we were halfway through the parking lot. Dad was so pissed. We went back to look for it and amazingly it was still there undisturbed on the seat. Dumb lucky kid. The 2011 'Last TD at Canad Inns' was a nice way for Chris Garrett to cap off nearly 200 yards rushing. 2013 Front row end zone, Aaron Kelly caught a corner TD, jogged directly beneath me, looked me dead in the eyes, and faked tossing the ball up to me. It still hurts. Even more amazing we managed any passing TD's at all that season -
2022 Off Season - Back 2 Back Champs Edition
MOBomberFan replied to Noeller's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
https://www.chrisd.ca/2022/04/18/winnipeg-blue-bombers-youth-football-equipment-donation/ The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have donated $100,000 worth of equipment to youth football in the province. The donation includes 220 new helmets for high school and women’s football programs. -
Saw him on Bill Maher's show the other day, he is a scary guy for a playwright. The Edge remains an awesome movie no matter how nutso this guy becomes over time. Red Belt was good too
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The 'open' distinction matters because the gay men that played before felt they had to hide their identities as gay men or possibly face being ostracized or even reviled by players fans and coaches. Of course there were gay athletes, it's really unfortunate they had to live and love in secret. You are making my point about representation right here. One day (hopefully not taking 50-60 years to normalize...) being openly gay will not even be noteworthy and can be left entirely out of the story the same way being black or white is not worth reporting today. Sam is unique in that he is an openly gay professional football coach. Can you name any other openly gay professional football coaches? I don't think anyone can. (Don't say Sandusky) I'll reiterate nobody here thinks being gay has any bearing in his ability to do the job, any more than it did on his ability to play. In that sense (but maybe only that sense) youre 100% right that being gay doesn't matter. Going to add too that this is a totally healthy discussion to have, even on a football forum. How else is anyone going to learn or develop or form informed opinions if we can't talk about it or are afraid to say 'I don't get it' or 'I can't relate' as long as we can respect one another there is no taboo subject among friends and scholars right?
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I will keep your seat warm
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2022 Off Season - Back 2 Back Champs Edition
MOBomberFan replied to Noeller's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
Hes definitely the type that makes you feel anything can happen when he touches the ball -
Okay so this is awful but I was watching CTV news with my parents after shoveling them out today and the police said "these type of offenders find a hole to insert themselves in and literally do that" and I said "that's a bit on the nose, isn't it?" and laughed. I might be out of the will
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Aww man not Gilbert Gottfreid... his take on The Aristocrats is hands down the filthiest version of the joke I've heard. He telegraphed his punchlines so you could see them coming from a mile away, yet his commitment to the delivery (if you could stand it long enough) was what made the joke funnier than it should have been. Carrie Fischer... thank you for visiting us from the past... when the producers looked on the dais they said 'we don't have enough washed-up drug-addicted alcoholic has-beens on the stage... get me Carrie Fischer.... you KNOW she's available'. R2-D2 has had more work since Star Wars HAHAHAHA RIP funny guy
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https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/multiple-people-shot-in-brooklyn-subway-sources/3641743/ At least five people have been shot in a Brooklyn subway station by a man in a gas mask and orange construction vest who may have tossed a smoke canister on the platform to distract the rush hour crowd, according to NYPD officials and senior law enforcement officials. They stress the investigation is preliminary. The shooter was not in custody an hour and a half after he opened fire at the 36th Street and Fourth Avenue station in Sunset Park around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. He's still out there, crazy. They better catch him or more nutcases will be emboldened to act and maybe get away with it
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Seen on reddit
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If you're honestly curious (no pun intended) its just about representation. Being gay isn't all that defines Michael Sam, he's more than just a gay man, but he does have the distinction of being the first openly gay football player in the NFL (and CFL), that's just history. It's going to come up when his name does. Sam broke an unofficial barrier that existed in the locker room for a long time Same way Herb Trawick broke the CFL colour barrier in 1946 (no doubt to the chagrin of many people around the country), this matters to the people who once thought 'I'm on the outside, I'm not allowed in'. It's positive to see people 'like you' out there succeeding despite this thing about them (skin colour, sexual orientation) holding them back. We straight white guys would be unlikely able to relate, because we've seen straight white men in literally every imaginable role since we were born With all that said being gay has nothing to do with the position he holds, but people who are gay can now point to Sam and say 'he's doing it, maybe I can too'. It matters to someone somewhere, I assure you
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If Frankie says it's so then it's so. Buy your cases of Pepsi and order your Chinese food, lots of snow heading for WINNIPEG MANITOBA
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Blue Bomber HoF, Most Outstanding OL, East Div All-Star, and Ed Kotowich Good Guy... served 11 years as a Bomber, didn't miss a game from 1993-2000... proudly makes Winnipeg his home to this day.
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Went for a visit to the Mantario hiking trail unfortunately right when there was a fire ban and the trails were closed. Lousy government denying me the right to burn to death miles from the nearest hospital. This is fascism in action. Buncha commies!
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Too bad his hands aren't in the picture. They could have called this guy Knuckles LOL beat me to it
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2022 Off Season - Back 2 Back Champs Edition
MOBomberFan replied to Noeller's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
That is very fast, I had no idea. Most I read was along the lines of 'faster than he seems' which is usually feint praise for plodders. I'll take all the speed I can get in a 6'1 receiver -
Yes I definitely would too! Those would surpass Woli's numbers by a fair margin and he has the right passport to go along with it. And think of all the promotional videos he could put out for us on twitter! Maybe he could do a backflip while spreading mustard on rye bread at the Touchdown MB social!
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So much of the above. For years it's been the position of popular 'liberal' pundits like Jon Stewart, Bill Maher (very liberal for an American but the first to criticize his own sides' shortcomings) and John Oliver that the Democrats are brutal at promoting their own ideas or celebrating/highlighting their own accomplishments.
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Which is bonkers because he has been fighting alongside the black community (among other marginalized communities) since his youth. Here he is at 21 getting arrested for his participation in a civil rights protest in Chicago. They were protesting 'Willis-Wagons', essentially cheap unadorned aluminum trailers that were dumped into vacant lots and parks throughout black communities as a solution for their housing crisis. Certainly no one politician is perfect but Bernie is a friggin' paragon of virtue compared to most of his colleagues and counterparts