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I think some who oppose a countdown clock do so because they expect that it would lead to more stoppages -- nm - Zorcàs Jun 26, 11:57
if you decided to give gigli a chance at the theater, and when you thought it was done someone said, "nope, you have to stay five more minutes".... - dogbert Jun 26, 11:56
Trivia time. Brazil and Argentina are soccer royalty, but what is the only member of CONMEBOL that has never played in the World Cup? -- nm - Wawa Jun 26, 11:53 26
- Khrushchev -- nm - Max Jun 26, 11:57
- spoils - mafaça Jun 26, 11:55
- Belize -- nm - Shaun Jun 26, 11:55
- Guyana? -- nm - Zorcàs Jun 26, 11:55 9
  - that would be my guess too...nm - x Jun 26, 11:56
  - They're in CONCACAF - Reagen Jun 26, 11:56 7
    - that makes so much sense! -- nm - Zorcàs Jun 26, 12:00
    - While studying for trivia recently, I was surprised how few countries were in CONMEBOL - Tyego97 Jun 26, 11:57 2
      - wait, you study for trivia? -- nm - decline Jun 26, 11:59
      - I know there are only about 10 -- nm - Zorcàs Jun 26, 11:58
    - I looked this up before I asked the question to be sure. :) -- nm - Wawa Jun 26, 11:57
    - oh crap, right!....nm - x Jun 26, 11:57 1
      - We needed more crap teams - Reagen Jun 26, 11:58
- Bolivia? -- nm - CQ Jun 26, 11:55
- This is a great question -- nm - Tyego97 Jun 26, 11:55
- Venezuela? -- nm - spamlet Jun 26, 11:55
- Venezuela? -- nm - Hunta Jun 26, 11:55 2
  - Ding. One golden ball for you. -- nm - Wawa Jun 26, 11:56 1
    - Poor Lance -- nm - Tyego97 Jun 26, 11:56
- Peru? -- nm - Reagen Jun 26, 11:54 1
  - Good guess, but no. They've been in it four times (though not in 30 years). -- nm - Wawa Jun 26, 11:55
- whats CONMEBOL? -- nm - Dándukini Jun 26, 11:54 4
  - South America's version of UEFA -- nm - Tyego97 Jun 26, 11:55 3
    - Belize then -- nm - Dándukini Jun 26, 12:11
    - ok, what is UEFA? - dogbert Jun 26, 11:59 1
      - The European version of CONMEBOL. -- nm - Hunta Jun 26, 12:00
Go South Korea and Algeria! -- nm - Tyego97 Jun 26, 11:53 1
- That's the strangest travel slogan ever. -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 26, 11:59
Jim I think why the current system of deciding extra stoppage time is best left to the ref is because of the time wasting that occurs in every game. - Loyoliano Jun 26, 11:52 1
- Stop your apologizing. Hey everyone, look at all this apologizing he's doing! -- nm - con_carne Jun 26, 11:57
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- It was from an earlier newstory when the case was heard. I read today that the main complainant was against so maybe I was just wrong. - spamlet Jun 26, 11:53
- Do you expect the Hobby Lobby verdict on Monday? -- nm - Strongbad Jun 26, 11:44 1
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ST Poll: What kind of business would you think a company named "Filthy Joan" would offer?.... - Valdo DiZeni Jun 26, 11:42 21
- Thanks for everyones thoughts....its going to be a specialized clothing company hence my concern with the name.... - Valdo DiZeni Jun 26, 11:47 4
  - Right, it doesn't immediately tell you what kind of company it is, unlike lululemon, or Levis, or American Eagle. -- nm - Ender Jun 26, 11:56
  - oil rigging coverals? or stuff for tweens -- nm - zuitgusto Jun 26, 11:51
  - what kind of 'specialized'? that could be great. most clothing brands don't really sounds like 'clothing'. -- nm - Andie Jun 26, 11:48 1
    - I would love to give more but I am crossing into confidentiality. I think it can word but it needs good positioning. -- nm - Valdo DiZeni Jun 26, 11:57
- The opportunity to give Joan Rivers an erotic mud bath -- nm - Tyego97 Jun 26, 11:45 4
  - Can I use a tshirt launcher to administer the mud? -- nm - Max Jun 26, 11:46 3
    - You may only use your bare thigh. -- nm - Tyego97 Jun 26, 11:47 1
      - Tony Jaa style. -- nm - Max Jun 26, 11:47
    - Oh please. -- nm - Joan Rivers Jun 26, 11:47
- Chimney sweep -- nm - CQ Jun 26, 11:45
- Liquor in the front, poker in the rear. -- nm - David Jun 26, 11:44
- Chimney sweep? -- nm - Strongbad Jun 26, 11:44 1
  - hey! -- nm - CQ Jun 26, 11:45
- dirty deeds, done dirt cheap -- nm - zuitgusto Jun 26, 11:44 1
  - writes really bad reviews of your competition's services/restaurants on yelp and other review sites -- nm - zuitgusto Jun 26, 11:45
- I assume it's the distribution company for Christina Hendricks' sex tape. Who should I forward my money to? -- nm - Ender Jun 26, 11:44
- I find it more entertaining to ponder what kind of company would offer a product called a "Filthy Joan." - Max Jun 26, 11:43
- Exclusive escort service -- nm - Jovian Jun 26, 11:43
- cleaning service -- nm - Jim Jun 26, 11:42
- sponge baths? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 11:42
annnnd for 14th straight summer, I have signed up for Big Brother feeds. - Jovian Jun 26, 11:40 8
- annnnd for the 14th (or more?) straight summer, I have not watched an episode. :) -- nm - David Jun 26, 11:47 2
  - lol. this is the 15th Summer of BB. this is Big Brother 16 though - Jovian Jun 26, 11:52
  - Word. -- nm - Jim Jun 26, 11:47
- *initial thoughts* - Strongbad Jun 26, 11:43 3
  - spoils - Jovian Jun 26, 11:46 2
    - I like Donny too, though he strikes me as a guy who'll probably be a floater. - Ender Jun 26, 11:53
    - I also love that "YouTube Personality" is now a profession. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 26, 11:49
- my wife fell asleep halfway through last night's episode, so I switched to Sherlock and Archer. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 11:41
Dear stoppage-time apologists: Your best argument is that the stoppage time doesn't come close to how long they're actually not playing. -- nm - Ender Jun 26, 11:39 8
- I have not seen one single person here apologise for it. -- nm - Zorcàs Jun 26, 11:43 3
  - Here, let me google that word for you. -- (link) - Ender Jun 26, 11:45 2
    - That word is used by people who think that the other person is wrong -- nm - Zorcàs Jun 26, 11:47 1
      - Did I not use the term correctly? -- nm - Ender Jun 26, 12:00
- I still think you're looking at the clock the wrong way. I know what time a soccer game will end, with any other sport it's a crap shoot. -- nm - mafaça Jun 26, 11:41 3
  - Aside: I wonder how that impacts sporting venue exit traffic. -- nm - David Jun 26, 11:46
  - I'd rather the time have more to do with the game itself than when I should place my takeout order for the drive home... -- nm - Ender Jun 26, 11:43 1
    - the players know how much time they have to get things done, arguably with more certainty than other sports. -- nm - mafaça Jun 26, 11:52
The national sport in every communist country was soccer... -- nm - Loyoliano Jun 26, 11:35 10
- um, China? -- nm - Reagen Jun 26, 11:41 6
  - corruption doesn't count as a national sport. -- nm - mafaça Jun 26, 11:42
  - What is the national sport in china? Ping pong? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 11:42 4
    - and faloon gong :) -- nm - Dándukini Jun 26, 11:43
    - technically there isn't one, but if there was, yes. -- nm - Reagen Jun 26, 11:43 2
      - or one that most people here do not know about -- nm - Zorcàs Jun 26, 11:44 1
        
        Badminton come to mind -- nm - Dándukini Jun 26, 11:50
- nope baseball is the national sport of Cuba -- nm - Dándukini Jun 26, 11:36 2
  - Don't lie. -- nm - Loyoliano Jun 26, 11:36 1
    - it's not you say? -- nm - Dándukini Jun 26, 11:38
TSA Precheck question for the air travel experts here - znufrii Jun 26, 11:34 8
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- yep. -- nm - Andie Jun 26, 11:35
- Clearly, it is all your fault. -- nm - Spawnaldo Jun 26, 11:35
- Yes you can - Tyego97 Jun 26, 11:34 4
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  - (though I understand it to be relatively rare that you don't get it with a KTN) - Tyego97 Jun 26, 11:36 2
    - Thx -- nm - znufrii Jun 26, 11:40
    - I was told it was random when I got my pre-check. -- nm - spamlet Jun 26, 11:39
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- It was nice knowing you. -- nm - Spawnaldo Jun 26, 11:34
There are judgement calls in all sports. One ref sees something one way, another one a different way. K, I get that. I don't get - Jim Jun 26, 11:33 50
- It's just not that big of a deal. -- nm - CQ Jun 26, 11:36 21
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  - If it isn't, why is the concept defended so vociferously? -- nm - David Jun 26, 11:37 19
    - It's not being defended. It's just silly to see people bitch about it. Comical -- nm - CQ Jun 26, 11:41 13
      - There are legitimately 100 posts over the last five days in defense of it. So... -- nm - David Jun 26, 11:46 12
        
        Just let it go. You're right, I'm wrong. -- nm - CQ Jun 26, 11:52
        
        If I were to propose that the NFL go to touch rules, get five people to bitch about it with me and then post about it after every NFL game - Reagen Jun 26, 11:48 8
        
        There are championship winning head coaches trying to prevent plays from being run as quickly. - David Jun 26, 11:58 2
        
        I think there are very definitely things to fix and change about soccer. The clock is not one of them - Reagen Jun 26, 12:00 1
        
        I make this point because hockey and soccer are the most similar sports, stylistically. - David Jun 26, 12:03
        
        Isn't that what the NFL is doing? Well, with QBs and WRs anyway. -- nm - Jim Jun 26, 11:49 4
        
        who knows NFL is not really a big sport here and probably never will be either -- nm - Dándukini Jun 26, 11:51
        
        There's probably a case to be made about that at another time - Reagen Jun 26, 11:51 2
        
        If I and my friends don't like the way my wife is styling her hair, that doesn't make us right - Zorcàs Jun 26, 11:53 1
        
        The fuq? -- nm - Jim Jun 26, 11:57
        
        Because there have been about 200 posts questioning in it. - Tyego97 Jun 26, 11:46 1
        
        As long as we agree people were defending it, contrary to the statement of the post in question.... -- nm - David Jun 26, 11:49
    - why change something that is not a problem really? -- nm - Dándukini Jun 26, 11:40
    - No, the inexact timing is not a big deal to soccer fans. - Reagen Jun 26, 11:39 3
      - it's really not....nm - x Jun 26, 11:53
      - it does - Dándukini Jun 26, 11:41
      - Yeah, if they went to an NHL-like clock-stopping model, the games would be unwatchably long. And boring. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 11:40
- Right? It's no different than wiping away the back line on a tennis court and letting the player decide those calls. - David Jun 26, 11:36 23
  - What astounds me is your lack to realize it's not an effing problem. -- nm - CQ Jun 26, 11:39 22
    - I would ask that you step back for me and consider one simple statement. - David Jun 26, 11:44 9
      - I have no problem with the way the time is kept. I think the refs do a great job of deciding stoppage time. I just want to see a free flowing game. -- nm - CQ Jun 26, 11:50 1
        
        This is precisely why I regard soccer and rugby above all other sports. -- nm - Zorcàs Jun 26, 11:51
      - Yes, because I'd rather be watching the play than the clock -- nm - Zorcàs Jun 26, 11:45 6
        
        So, you believe that had there been a clock all of this time, you would have wanted it abolished? -- nm - David Jun 26, 11:51 1
        
        after seeing the way it worked before it, yes. -- nm - Zorcàs Jun 26, 11:54
        
        For me, it's a lot easier to watch the play knowing that something as simple as keeping time is being handled precisely. *shrugs* -- nm - Jim Jun 26, 11:47 3
        
        The ref is doing it precisely using from his/her perspective. - Zorcàs Jun 26, 11:50 2
        
        So, there's no concern at all that the ref's perspective might be clouded? None? -- nm - Jim Jun 26, 11:58 1
        
        Maybe the strength and the beauty of the game is that the players agree to proceed on the presumption that it's not. -- nm - Max Jun 26, 12:01
    - So, you're sure that the Portugal game ended right when it should have? You have a way to show that? - Jim Jun 26, 11:40 11
      - Shown by when then ref blows the whistle. That's when it's supposed to end. -- nm - Max Jun 26, 11:45
      - I give up. Just don't watch then -- nm - CQ Jun 26, 11:44 1
        
        So that would be a no? nm - Jim Jun 26, 11:44
      - he spoken like thoose who got the bad end of the deal - Dándukini Jun 26, 11:42 7
        
        If you use a clock...there is NO viewpoint. THAT'S the point here. -- nm - Jim Jun 26, 11:43 6
        
        BUT the game was not played with an apparent stoppage time you do remember the game till right? - Dándukini Jun 26, 11:49 5
        
        Your example is a great one about the timekeeping flaws. For all we know, too much time was given and it altered the outcome of a World Cup match. -- nm - David Jun 26, 12:00
        
        I'll bang my head on this wall one more time...I don't care about what the Portuguese would have liked or what the Americans would have liked... - Jim Jun 26, 11:54 3
        
        you need to learn the rules better - Dándukini Jun 26, 11:58
        
        It's going to be up to someone's discretion regardless. -- nm - Reagen Jun 26, 11:55 1
        
        now the ref on the field ultimatley -- nm - Dándukini Jun 26, 11:59
- exactness cost time and time waste is a problem in fottball - Dándukini Jun 26, 11:34 3
  - You could have the exact same game at the exact same pace, but just know *exactly* how much time should be added. - Inigo Jun 26, 11:36 2
    - you would get a different flow in the game sometimes -- nm - Dándukini Jun 26, 11:47 1
      - I don't see how. The only change would be that added time would be more precise. - Inigo Jun 26, 11:58
Really? Americans have no room to make fun of other sports. - Strongbad Jun 26, 11:33 2
- um, that's not a sport...... -- nm - CQ Jun 26, 11:34 1
  - Really? - Strongbad Jun 26, 11:37
I expect every office around here will clear out early on Tuesday -- nm - Tyego97 Jun 26, 11:32
It's true. I've never heard of a single soccer player ever getting lauded or held out as exceptional. - Reagen Jun 26, 11:32 4
- "don't get criticized" my ass. -- nm - zombie Andrés Escobar Jun 26, 11:34
- Well, there was that one guy ... I want to say, uh, Pedro? Pable? Pegleg? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 11:33 1
  - Pegleg was mediocre at best. -- nm - Loyoliano Jun 26, 11:34
- Word. -- nm - Pele Jun 26, 11:33
*T's up ST* everyone knows people pay their money to watch me -- nm - Joey Crawford Jun 26, 11:30

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