She stole the mattress from her college roommate (“mattress that you stole from your roommate back in boulder”), not her current roommate. I always interpreted the song as the girl is no longer in college and no longer in Boulder. The boy and the girl aren’t meeting at a hotel in Boulder, but in another city (“moved to the city in a broke down car”), perhaps nearer to where they had grown up before they split for college (“4 years no calls”).
Humans evolved thin skin, weak muscles, and small jaws because we had the brains to make and use weapons when hunting animals. Without weapons, we are pretty much useless in a fight.
Hmm. I actually think a bigger guy (like a Gronk-type) would have a better (but not winning) chance. I don’t see an MMA guy’s technique translating against a wolf.
Any human would have to land multiple heavy blows against a wolf to incapacitate it. The wolf only needs to get its jaws around any part of you once, and you’re pretty much a goner.
You are completely out of your gourd with these animal fight things. Have you ever seen a trained police dog in action? Now think about wolf: bigger, stronger, bite force 2-3x greater, and with instincts that will cause it to fight until it’s very last breath (not so with a domestic dog). I’m taking the wolf against ANY human in the octagon.
You might have a chance against a cheetah with a weapon (you better kill it with the first swing otherwise you are toast), but again, hand to hand, that thing would kill you easily.
Honestly, I’m well aware of my privilege. I was born a white male in the USA to upper middle class parents; I won the fucking lottery. But it’s also why I feel the urge to stick up for those less fortunate than me when I read articles like this who make light of politics because it’s inconvenient for their Facebook news feed. Politics matters. I just thought this article was insensitive and as a publication I enjoy reading on a daily basis, I think we can do better.
I’m gonna take a shot in the dark here and guess that the author is a white male. A white male so draped in privilege that he has never looked at politics as a vehicle for someone to take away his civil rights (because he’s a minority), or restrict his ability to make health decisions (because he’s a woman), or tell him who he can and can’t marry (because he’s gay), or feel welcome in this country at all (because he’s an immigrant).
Honestly, I’m surprised this hot take got through the editorial board, even at Grandex.
I also hail from a big school in the Chicago suburbs (Oak Park River Forest, Class of ’06). There is a company doing all the planning for our event: http://www.tenyearreunion.com. Seems to be all Chicago-area schools.
I think ours is planned for some River North bar on the night of Black Friday this year. Unsure if I will attend. Tickets are like $50…
Yeah, because everyone is always right inside the door waiting for that Uber to pull up and never makes the driver wait for 10 minutes while they finish getting ready. I’m looking at you, XX chromosomes.
Warehouse -> down the big start ramp -> over the halfpipe -> through the secret room -> land on the far ledge -> grind all the way around to the left. Repeat.
She stole the mattress from her college roommate (“mattress that you stole from your roommate back in boulder”), not her current roommate. I always interpreted the song as the girl is no longer in college and no longer in Boulder. The boy and the girl aren’t meeting at a hotel in Boulder, but in another city (“moved to the city in a broke down car”), perhaps nearer to where they had grown up before they split for college (“4 years no calls”).
Totally on board with your extrapolation tho.
conducting this chain on work emails is a big mistake.
Humans evolved thin skin, weak muscles, and small jaws because we had the brains to make and use weapons when hunting animals. Without weapons, we are pretty much useless in a fight.
Hmm. I actually think a bigger guy (like a Gronk-type) would have a better (but not winning) chance. I don’t see an MMA guy’s technique translating against a wolf.
Any human would have to land multiple heavy blows against a wolf to incapacitate it. The wolf only needs to get its jaws around any part of you once, and you’re pretty much a goner.
You are completely out of your gourd with these animal fight things. Have you ever seen a trained police dog in action? Now think about wolf: bigger, stronger, bite force 2-3x greater, and with instincts that will cause it to fight until it’s very last breath (not so with a domestic dog). I’m taking the wolf against ANY human in the octagon.
You might have a chance against a cheetah with a weapon (you better kill it with the first swing otherwise you are toast), but again, hand to hand, that thing would kill you easily.
This was cathartic.
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Wait. Am I supposed to be tipping my Uber driver (in cash)? I have never done this, note have I ever seen anyone do this.
Struggled with that one, too. I think she simply needs to hyphenate “as-is”, then it reads a lot better.
I appreciate your sentiment and I agree that was his intention, but I think it came across a little more insensitive.
Why you gotta bring the Insta into this, Rico?
Honestly, I’m well aware of my privilege. I was born a white male in the USA to upper middle class parents; I won the fucking lottery. But it’s also why I feel the urge to stick up for those less fortunate than me when I read articles like this who make light of politics because it’s inconvenient for their Facebook news feed. Politics matters. I just thought this article was insensitive and as a publication I enjoy reading on a daily basis, I think we can do better.
I’m gonna take a shot in the dark here and guess that the author is a white male. A white male so draped in privilege that he has never looked at politics as a vehicle for someone to take away his civil rights (because he’s a minority), or restrict his ability to make health decisions (because he’s a woman), or tell him who he can and can’t marry (because he’s gay), or feel welcome in this country at all (because he’s an immigrant).
Honestly, I’m surprised this hot take got through the editorial board, even at Grandex.
Another major concern- ankle sweat.
Does anyone else thing ‘joggers’ just make you look like a circus performer/Aladdin character? I can’t get past it.
I also hail from a big school in the Chicago suburbs (Oak Park River Forest, Class of ’06). There is a company doing all the planning for our event: http://www.tenyearreunion.com. Seems to be all Chicago-area schools.
I think ours is planned for some River North bar on the night of Black Friday this year. Unsure if I will attend. Tickets are like $50…
Yeah, because everyone is always right inside the door waiting for that Uber to pull up and never makes the driver wait for 10 minutes while they finish getting ready. I’m looking at you, XX chromosomes.
“You work hard, I work hard” – PGP
That’s gold, Jerry. GOLD!
Warehouse -> down the big start ramp -> over the halfpipe -> through the secret room -> land on the far ledge -> grind all the way around to the left. Repeat.
I like how she took a “lunch break” from doing yoga in the park and reading Real Simple.