WTF in America
#6302
Re: WTF in America
Just when you think every method of kid killing has been covered, along comes Florida.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cops-fl...as-punishment/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cops-fl...as-punishment/
#6303
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Re: WTF in America
Just when you think every method of kid killing has been covered, along comes Florida.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cops-fl...as-punishment/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cops-fl...as-punishment/
#6305
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Re: WTF in America
I don't think you can get pregnant at around 60, without some artificial "help", and she likely found looking after the child was too much for her. Poor kid, never had a chance.
Last edited by joto; Oct 18th 2017 at 2:44 pm.
#6306
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Re: WTF in America
I think the good youth players are just allround good sports players, so some will go off and choose other college sports that are seen as "proper" sports to Americans, rather than football(soccer).
In our city of 100k people over 2k kids play in AYSO every week. And then there are the club level players on top of that. There really should be a massive pool of talent available when you expand that across the country.
In our city of 100k people over 2k kids play in AYSO every week. And then there are the club level players on top of that. There really should be a massive pool of talent available when you expand that across the country.
Interesting our third child now playing soccer ( but now football hah) in another country for an "average" team- training more advanced than US, and parents do not interfere or carry-on like many American parents. ( I was treasurer for a while for a club in California with several teams, while admittedly California where one might expect a bit of craziness, dealing with the parents was a major headache for the coaches and managers of the club. Sadly many great players simply at 18 or 19 left the sport if they didn't go to college with a soccer program).
Maybe different advertising. In Latin America rather than stop the showing of the game, a lot of advertising done on the margins of the screen, more than I ever saw in USA. Perhaps could attract more advertisers, hence more funds to the sport.
#6307
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Just when you thought Florida was stealing the lime light, along comes South Carolina with a top-notch "WTF" story.
Please be assured that the child in the above-linked story didn't come to any harm, at least not physically.
Please be assured that the child in the above-linked story didn't come to any harm, at least not physically.
#6308
Re: WTF in America
Just when you thought Florida was stealing the lime light, along comes South Carolina with a top-notch "WTF" story.
Please be assured that the child in the above-linked story didn't come to any harm, at least not physically.
Please be assured that the child in the above-linked story didn't come to any harm, at least not physically.
#6309
Re: WTF in America
I had assumed he was a family friend or relative and that the whole thing was a prank gone badly wrong.
ETA Indeed if he had been a bad guy the police probably wouldn't have done much, other than haul the body away.
Last edited by Pulaski; Oct 19th 2017 at 2:33 am.
#6310
Re: WTF in America
Er, but the story didn't say the deceased was a "bad guy", the story only said he was being chased around the yard - surely a bad guy would have high-tailed it out of the yard PDQ?
I had assumed he was a family friend or relative and that the whole thing was a prank gone badly wrong.
I had assumed he was a family friend or relative and that the whole thing was a prank gone badly wrong.
#6311
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Edit: beaten to it by 4 minutes, at least I wasn't the only one thinking it.
Last edited by zzrmark; Oct 19th 2017 at 2:36 am.
#6312
Re: WTF in America
You'd fit in quite well around here with an attitude like that - most people who get shot deserve it. It stands to reason - if they hadn't deserved to be shot, nobody would have shot them.
#6313
Re: WTF in America
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.16ca7e44cc30
“a 12-oz can is supposed to contain six servings, and each serving includes 25 percent of the U.S. recommended daily fat intake and 33 percent of a day’s sodium.” mmmmmmmm
“a 12-oz can is supposed to contain six servings, and each serving includes 25 percent of the U.S. recommended daily fat intake and 33 percent of a day’s sodium.” mmmmmmmm
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Re: WTF in America
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.16ca7e44cc30
“a 12-oz can is supposed to contain six servings, and each serving includes 25 percent of the U.S. recommended daily fat intake and 33 percent of a day’s sodium.” mmmmmmmm
“a 12-oz can is supposed to contain six servings, and each serving includes 25 percent of the U.S. recommended daily fat intake and 33 percent of a day’s sodium.” mmmmmmmm
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Re: WTF in America
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.16ca7e44cc30
“a 12-oz can is supposed to contain six servings, and each serving includes 25 percent of the U.S. recommended daily fat intake and 33 percent of a day’s sodium.” mmmmmmmm
“a 12-oz can is supposed to contain six servings, and each serving includes 25 percent of the U.S. recommended daily fat intake and 33 percent of a day’s sodium.” mmmmmmmm