Unpopular Opinions Thread

[Cousin Strawberry 1261]

 I believe that the planet would be in a better position if 90% of the individuals who've ever appeared on Worldstarhiphop were whisked off the face of the Earth.

[Vic Mackey 47006]

You must want a boring ass planet.

[Cousin Strawberry 1261]

11 hours ago, Vic Mackey said:

You must want a boring ass planet.

I’m not talking about the artists.  Talking about the people in videos section.

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

On 4/12/2018 at 8:33 AM, Stella Link said:

College Station looks like a nice place to settle down.....(OMG, I just threw up in my mouth a little bit)!!!

You gotta pick the right neighborhood, though, and you have to be the sort of person who doesn't like to go out much. If you have those two things down, then yeah, it's actually not that bad. It's especially nice during the summer, when all the aggy are gone.

[CooterBrown 18001]

i don't mind Austin's growth. traffic is still nothing compared to Houston, geographically it's still not very far to anywhere. so many better restaurants than there used to be. interesting people, i hear at least 5 different languages at HEB. and the insane housing market is going to allow me to retire (early) next year when we sell our central Austin home.

I don’t mind the growth either. I’d much rather live in a fast growing dynamic city than a stagnant one that’s slowly dying. Living central is the key though. Traffic doesn’t really affect me too much. I generally don’t get on a highway so I get to avoid a lot of it. The number of restaurants and breweries I have access to within 5 miles of my home is ridiculous. Wouldn’t trade it for anything.

[David Dennison 18837]

The Usual Suspects is a terrible movie.

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

21 hours ago, David Dennison said:

The Usual Suspects is a terrible movie.

Try watching it dubbed in Afrikaans.

[NorthLoop 14180]

The designated hitter is a good thing

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

13 minutes ago, NorthLoop said:

The designated hitter is a good thing

Depends on whether you're talking baseball, or date night.

[KaiserSoze 998]

DH is pussy bullshit

[Vic Mackey 47006]

DH is pussy bullshit

I guess you would enjoy kickers and punters being forced to play offense and defense huh?

This isn't little league. Being a pitcher is a very specific talent that they craft their whole time. They don't worry about batting nor should they. The fact the NL makes them bat and passes it off as in the integrity of the game is bullshit. And then all the talk of double switches and strategy that the neanderthal AL fans and managers just don't understand. Yeah, whatever you have to hide behind.

NL will eventually switch to a DH.

[KaiserSoze 998]

Lulz, no, just no.

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

NL will eventually switch, but it's a damned shame. DH is stupid. It'd be better to just have an 8 batter rotation than to have somebody bat who doesn't play the field at all.  But even that solution ignores a moral reality:  if you play baseball, you should have to bat.

[Guest]

Making the pitcher bat is stupid at the MLB level.

 

If you are that much of a purist, why doesn’t every player player one position every inning.  Let’s have that ‘full demonstration of skill’ on the defensive side too. There are nine innings to go through nine positions.  Seems to me, we’re already letting folks puss out...

 

You know Tuve would be running his mouth nonstop behind the plate, making batters laugh.

Edited April 15, 2018 by slorch

[KaiserSoze 998]

Although a bit ridiculous, that's certainly a better argument than Vic's flawed "kicker / punter" analogy; however, I still don't think it's too much to ask for a player to actually bat when they've taken up a full-time position on the field.

Edited April 15, 2018 by KaiserSoze

[NeverMarryAStripper 21864]

When I was at UT my frat had a guy fighting a guy from ZBT during sigma chi fight night. I brokered a pretty large bet on the fight which i parceled out to our members. Our fighter kicked his ass and when I went to collect the bet I took a designated hitter. That is the only proper use of a designated hitter.

[Vic Mackey 47006]

Lulz, no, just no.

NL will absolutely switch at some point and it will be for the better. Such a specialized position should not bat. It makes a mockery of the game sending a guy who does not even work at batting nor cares. It's idiotic.

[KaiserSoze 998]

I never said they wouldn't switch. If it happens then oh well, baseball just gets that much worse.

Edited April 15, 2018 by KaiserSoze

[Celery Man 20929]

you should be able to sub a queen for your king in chess when you need him to move quickly

[Jack Straw 2954]

Thin Mint cookies suck ass 

Big Red is disgusting 

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

12 minutes ago, Jack Straw said:

Thin Mint cookies suck ass 

Big Red is disgusting 

Thin Mints rock, but you are correct about Big Red. They ought to stock that shit in poison centers, because if Big Red doesn't make you puke, nothing will.

[formermav43 4606]

1 hour ago, Vic Mackey said:

3 hours ago, KaiserSoze said:

Lulz, no, just no.

NL will absolutely switch at some point and it will be for the better. Such a specialized position should not bat. It makes a mockery of the game sending a guy who does not even work at batting nor cares. It's idiotic.

But a guy who can’t play the field isn’t a mockery of the game. Sure.

[DaysOff 7943]

NL will absolutely switch at some point and it will be for the better. Such a specialized position should not bat. It makes a mockery of the game sending a guy who does not even work at batting nor cares. It's idiotic.

I watched Nolan hit a HR in his first game to straight away center in a cavernous Dome. Lots of American league fagetry on display here. I'm one now too, but my world championship banner keeps me warm at night.

[smwhorn 482]

The movie Road House sucks.

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

6 minutes ago, smwhorn said:

The movie Road House sucks.

Depends on how drunk you are, and how much you paid to see it, not necessarily in that order.

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

The movie Road House sucks.

I got something you can suck on when your mom finishes.

[smwhorn 482]

17 minutes ago, Patricio Swayze said:

I got something you can suck on when your mom finishes.

Mom died of cancer at age 61 19 years ago.

As far as the movie, as I've said in other threads, I've tried to like it.  I watched it several times and can't make it happen.  Sorry Swayze.  RIP by the way.

 

[crony 359]

Mad men was one of the most overrated TV shows ever. Good yes, but tv critics drooling over this shit is ridiculous.

[Vic Mackey 47006]

Mad men was one of the most overrated TV shows ever. Good yes, but tv critics drooling over this shit is ridiculous.

Agree.

[tokamak 6391]

Flying flags at half mast is so common nowadays that it's become meaningless.

Edited April 18, 2018 by tokamak

[formermav43 4606]

19 minutes ago, tokamak said:

Flying flags at half mast is so common nowadays that it's become meaningless.

How often are you aboard a ship to notice?

Edited April 18, 2018 by formermav43

[Steamboat1874 4048]

On 4/15/2018 at 7:36 PM, crony said:

Mad men was one of the most overrated TV shows ever. Good yes, but tv critics drooling over this shit is ridiculous.

I tried to watch it....seemed like a soap opera at night.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

damn...a plain jane cheese pizza is a nice switch up from time to time. I cant remember the last time I got one for just myself 

[NIUHuskies 504]

Having never seen it, Game of Thrones seems like it sucks

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

4 minutes ago, NIUHuskies said:

Having never seen it, Game of Thrones seems like it sucks

its an acquired taste. good time killer in the summer if you want to sit down and watch. I recommend no phones in your hand while its on because you  miss a lot of detail, but its pretty good.

 

Theres so many characters/side plots/whatever in the first few seasons that its hard to digest

Edited April 18, 2018 by MNLonghornFUKM

[Vic Mackey 47006]

I gave it a shot and watched all of season 1. Thought it was terrible.

[KaiserSoze 998]

Too much clothing on the obese women?

[ernest_t_bass 1196]

I think men are far superior to women.  I'm incredibly sexist. 

[WhatTheBuck 28771]

11 hours ago, NIUHuskies said:

Having never seen it, Game of Thrones seems like it sucks

As a sci-fi and fantasy fan I really wanted to like it. I couldn't make it through the first season. 

[WhatTheBuck 28771]

10 hours ago, ernest_t_bass said:

I think men are far superior to women.  I'm incredibly sexist. 

Says the guy who does his wife's laundry. 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

1 hour ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Says the guy who does his wife's laundry. 

[NeverMarryAStripper 21864]

Says the guy who does his wife's laundry. 

He does it so he can smell her dirty panties

[Vic Mackey 47006]

He does it so he can smell her dirty panties

Go on...

[shakahorn 1645]

Expand the roster so that there will be 9 DH's and 9 fielders.  

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

The next man I meet who is actually a better driver than his wife will be the first. Just sayin'.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

[Vic Mackey 47006]

Your wife drives better than you?

[GhostRider 169]

6 minutes ago, Walden Ponderer said:

The next man I meet who is actually a better driver than his wife will be the first. Just sayin'.

I'm guessing this is you?

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

11 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said:

Your wife drives better than you?

Neither of us has received a ticket in over 25 years, so it depends on what standard you are using. But in general, I distrust men who claim women are bad drivers. Usually, in my experience, they themselves suck.

 

And major lulz at cheeseferret negging an unpopular opinion in the unpopular opinions thread. Dude, take a xanax.

Edited April 19, 2018 by Walden Ponderer

[MaybeACoordinator 8349]

The Big Lebowski and The Princess Bride are not just wildly overrated, but they are actually bad movies.