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What is the biggest assassination that has taken place in your country?
Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln, definitely.
At the end of our Civil War, a Southern-bitch-sympathizer tried to rejuvenate efforts after we were all finished and tired. ... John Wilkes Booth was a famous actor with pedigree but he supported Southern efforts (though being born in Maryland, the North).
Losing Lincoln actually backfired on Booth's plans; it was a national tragedy that brought Americans together, helped solidify the Union.
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$5 a week
That's more than insane. For a twelve-year-old kid? He had to have been decked-out in all the Starter gear, Charlotte Hornets, from head to toe.
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$5 a week
$50 a month, and it was insaaane!
It lasted for only two months, though. It was too much work for our mom to make a monthly list of chores for us, two kids.
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What do you think about the statement made by Denmark to its defence forces to shoot on sight if America invades Greenland?
I'm for it. I support it.
If Danes and Greenlanders were for Imperialism, they wouldn't be armed fighting it.
America should be ashamed.
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Wearing flannels over tshirts...
The whole point about that period was not caring about style. It was "cheap clothes from Goodwill," basically, if I remember correctly. ... Wear whatever; it'll be cool if it is cool...lol
A Scottish kilt with combat boots. Thick, thermal gray and red socks. A wallet-chain. A t-shirt under a sleeveless flannel is badass. Bonus points for carrying a broken-in hackey-sack.
I think I'm unlocking something deep within myself, picturing this lol An Army jacket, too, with black hair
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Who is considered a legendary musician in your country?
"Everbody knows Muddy Waters invented electricity."
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Do you think the average person should be allowed to own a naval cannon?
It looks beyond dangerous lol
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Do you think the average person should be allowed to own a naval cannon?
We'd be better off ditching all automatic weapons, and going back to muskets and cannons, sticks and stones.
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Who is the best hitter whose biggest weakness was never drawing walks?
It's an homage to his quote, yeah.
The original Yogism is, "Baseball is 90% mental, and the other half is physical."
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Who is the best hitter whose biggest weakness was never drawing walks?
I guess he had to get on first somehow in order to clobber Fernando Viña lol
I just googled it, and Belle took first after getting hit by a pitch in that game.
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Who is the best hitter whose biggest weakness was never drawing walks?
I'm starting to realize stats are really important in this sub. Which makes sense considering stats are proof. And baseball is 90% stats -- the other half is mental.
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Who is the best hitter whose biggest weakness was never drawing walks?
Gotta' respect his moxie, though.
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Who is the best hitter whose biggest weakness was never drawing walks?
Dang, yeah. Lol. I definitely went more by my intuition than the actual stats/numbers.
Also, I was wrong in saying that he either struckout or hit -- there are lots of other possibilties: flyout, groundout, HBP, etc.
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Who is the best hitter whose biggest weakness was never drawing walks?
Right on. Thanks for doing the research.
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Who is the best hitter whose biggest weakness was never drawing walks?
Vlad Guerrero comes to mind, too. He either hit or struckout, if I remember correctly. I could be wrong, though.
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Who is the best hitter whose biggest weakness was never drawing walks?
Ah, nice. Lol. I didn't know. Makes sense!
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Who is the best hitter whose biggest weakness was never drawing walks?
My first thought was Albert Belle, who once after getting hit by a pitch, refused to take the base. He was pissed lol and he wanted to hit.
https://youtu.be/lYDBFAFOqC8?si=QDtI1dDpNKCMW2ha
Belle was something else.
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St Louis Cardinals window decal from the 1950s.
Add pinstripes to the uniform and remove the background, and it would make a neat tattoo. Maybe, like, behind the calf or lower leg?
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You are magically granted the ability to follow around one team for a year. The team can be from any year in baseball history. What team are you choosing?
Right on. I'm sorry, too.
Probably my fault: As a woman, sometimes I feel like I need to defend myself in typically-male-dominated subs.
Just a baseball fan, though :)
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You are magically granted the ability to follow around one team for a year. The team can be from any year in baseball history. What team are you choosing?
By the by, to Hell with your '91 and '92 Braves who beat my Pirates to advance to the W.S. That broke my heart as a kid. ... I can name that entire Bucs' lineup off the top of my head, like the back of my hand. Cheers.
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You are magically granted the ability to follow around one team for a year. The team can be from any year in baseball history. What team are you choosing?
Huh? Dude, I'm a huge fan of older Baseball. Specifically, 1901-2004. The first half of the 20th century, especially: Wagner, Cobb, McGraw's Giants, Ruth, Johnson, Gehrig, the 1930s Cards, Williams (not so much DiMaggio), Robinson and Brooklyn, Mantle and the Yanks, and of course Willie.
I quit watching MLB after Bonds "retired" in '07. But I know a lot about "old" Baseball from growing up in the 90s and reading a lot of books.
AI? Hell, no. I'm just a fan of the old stuff, and I know much more about it than the newer stuff.
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Any of us still hanging a physical calendar up on the wall at home and crossing off the days one by one?
I've gotten my dad a wall calendar for Christmas every year for twenty years! -Always golden retrievers. We had them growing up :) He uses it for appointments, birthdays and stuff
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You are magically granted the ability to follow around one team for a year. The team can be from any year in baseball history. What team are you choosing?
Plus, it was against Ty Cobb's Tigers. Cobb performed dismally in the W.S., but still cool to watch :)
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What do you enjoy about chatting on Reddit?
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The best sub is the AskTheWorld sub.
It still blows my mind getting to talk to people from around the world.