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Not to try and steer the conversation entirely this way (more just trying to keep it light), but I've seen a number of instances that were pretty hilarious, or at least didn't receive any blowback, but only because the joke is very specifically on the ignorance and idiocy of (white) folks who would actually use the word. Content warning for the n-word

The only thing to learn here imo is how easily and successfully people are being manipulated into rage in the exact time/place/subject of outrage that powerful organizations want them to be angry at.

If you're not going to bother with big furniture and such, one thing I found out is that you can actually ship boxes on Greyhound busses for extremely cheap! As long as it's in a box and can be lifted by someone/slide into their bus storage bays, they'll ship it and usually have options to pay a little more to come straight to your doorstep on the front or back or both ends of the trip. Saved myself hundreds of dollars moving everything that didn't fit in my car from Chicago to ATL years back.

If I knew the answer, why would I ask it as a question? I don't know. You tell me.

Growing up in Nebraska outside of Lincoln/Omaha and almost entirely removed from knowing any black people whatsoever my experience is entirely different than this. It's never been exactly "common" in the rural vernacular, but it's definitely something I said and heard said plenty through my first 20 years of life. Almost exclusively in the form of jokes or for a laugh. I think 4th grade was when I remember learning what it was and that "it's a really bad word for black people" and of course we all started calling each other by it because every new bad word we learned we immediately started saying.

This is all true and honestly who cares? It's entertainment.

Is it?

Is "I've called out Trump before" the new political version of "I'm not a racist I have a black friend"

There's nothing abhorrent about using the word in the context of repeating what somebody said, especially if what they said was awful. Room for different approaches? Absolutely. I still wouldn't say it, but abhorrent? Not in my book.

If the facilities arms race across the country is going to halt or slow down in the face of NIL, then this isn't anything but a good thing, being the last/most recent to build the nicest and newest that will last in comparison to our competition for a long time.

I accidentally found myself "inside" the stadium for the 2012 Michigan game as I was trying to get around the stadium to go buy tickets from someone. It was during the construction for the east stadium expansion so it was kind of a mess, and somehow I find myself past security so I just went on in and partied in the student section. First movie I can remember sneaking into was 8-Mile but I know my brother and I found a way into the back door of the movie theater when we were younger than that.

Yeah, I'm agreeing with you.

"Whataboutism in action folks" "Wow you guys can't handle me calling out your whataboutism sad" "Wow why are you so upset you have to change the subject?" "OH YEAH WELL YOU POST THE LINCOLN PROJECT TWEETS!!!"

This is expert level satire.

You're right about that. Although if I was a judge I would work in the job based off of law, not based off of being a person so that wouldn't really apply, but if you mean I'd be bad at the job then absolutely.

Dumb move on CNN's part, but if I had to choose a side I'd lean on the side of calling things that aren't insurrections insurrections, than lean on the side of NOT calling things that ARE insurrections what they actually are.

Part of the robotic nature was to make it easier on the visuals.

Maher continues to lean into "old man angry at cloud" territory with every new headline. First, his Whoopi Goldberg quote includes what is, at this point, one of the most blatantly lazy misunderstandings or mis-attributed uses of 'free speech' by anyone over the age of 15. Fine to think she shouldn't be suspended from her show, but that has zero to do with free speech. Second, in relation to Zucker... well, first of all, who said he had to resign? Two anonymous people have claimed he'd be fired if he didn't, and even if that's true, the main point Maher is missing is that the problem isn't their relationship, the problem is he didn't report it to HR. That is required at CNN, as it is required at every company.

I mean you can make the case they weren't effective in the States. But that really just means we aren't effective as people

The f#&% are you talking about

What does that have to do with being an actual quarterback who can throw the ball?

I say we just play reverse hangman with the Herbie logo, except instead of letters its wins. Every win we get an appendage of Herbie gets added back on, but at the start of the season he's an invisible ghost.

Just curious, can you name me a quarterback in Nebraska history with a higher career quarterback rating than Adrian?