Quite frequently, those who do not follow a team, or follow sports will routinely ask what’s the purpose of it? I hope to at least provide my reasons for following a team enough that I flew half way around the world to watch a team that’s rebuilding lose in a foreign country (in an ostensible “home” game).
Humans, all of us, are social animals. We find ways to find connections to other people that we don’t know. We find ways to build communities out of disparate backgrounds, ethnicities, religious beliefs, and locations. This very site stands as a proud example of that. We’re a community, like it or not. We help each other out, and have managed to keep a hobby website going for years. This is all without any backing, and using only user submitted material (which is nearly always needed, the maw is hungry).
In things tied to immutable characteristics, tribalism can lead to very bad outcomes. We have examples of this every time there’s violence or discrimination based on it. Some of the worst atrocities are caused by such superficial differences. So, how to funnel this need for tribalism into something that can be used as a pressure release valve? Subcultures are one way, but that way leads to some issues of their own. Look to Antifa, the KKK, the boneheads (racist skinheads), and hell… even the skinheads themselves (ask some mods if you can find any). In the USA, sports and sports fandom serve as a pressure release valve. Helping to bleed off the need for tribalism in a way that (outside of Philly) are usually non-violent.
Every fan knows, in their heart of hearts, that we have minimal impact on the game, and that minimal impact only if (and only if) you are at the event in person with a critical mass of like-minded fans. Why do those of us who follow perennial losing teams such as the Browns continue to follow them? It’s a part of us, we follow the team, we cheer for the players, we hope they do well. Part of it is a sunk cost fallacy as well, I’ve been a Browns and Indians fan since I was a small kid. I’ve been subjected to more garbage football and baseball than most have. I keep coming back for more, because there’s no feeling like sitting in the seats at a bar or stadium, and cheering with hundreds or tens of thousands of fellow fans. At that moment we are a tribe. We will defend our own, we will enforce codes of conduct on each other, we have shibboleths, signs, and colors to identify each other.
It’s being a part of something bigger, as someone who was an outcast for most of my life, the first time I really felt like I belonged somewhere was my first time in a ska punk pit. All were welcomed with open arms, rules were generally built by consensus (and differ by location), and you’d recognize people and greet them, even if you never knew their names.
A similar thing happens in sports fandoms. The local I go to watch away games has a dozen or so regulars, and probably triple that in those who drop in from time to time. We recognize each other, we’ll discuss the coaches, the bad decisions, and how if we were in charge, we’d have won (again, we all know this is likely untrue, but it’s a fun discussion to have). Out of those people, there’s just a couple I know by name, and that’s usually after sitting next to them for several games.
I’ve dropped in and out of both the Indians (much more so since the name change) and the Browns over the years (it really wasn’t worth watching during quite a few years, we knew what the outcome would be), but still keep an eye on the box scores and standings. Even then, if the team makes the playoffs, then it’s back to watching the games. Even then, I keep the gear and shirts, I could break it off, but then I lose a community I still have a connection to.
On the trip to London, when we were all gathered, the general questions were not how long you were a fan, that didn’t matter. The questions were “Season tickets?” and if yes, “What section?”. Even for those that didn’t have tickets, the statement was always, “Hope to run into you at a game.” Even more so for the fans who were from somewhere else.
There’s a bonding in shared pain. Last season, on my way up to the game, I saw a young guy having issues trying to figure out the Rapid station. As it’s my usual travel method to the games, I helped him out. Speaking to him, he was a fan from Portugal, who had saved up to come to his first (and potentially only home game). He picked the game (against the Giants), as it was one we were expected to win. When we got to downtown, I gave him some guides as to places to look for tailgates and pre-kickoff food and drink. The Browns lost that game, and while I didn’t see that guy again, he’s one of us now. He’s a Clevelander.
Because that’s what the communities are built on. The hope for something that we couldn’t attain by ourselves. I was on the younger end of the group that went to London, 95%+ were older than any player on the field. We have no way to make a difference on the field, but when the other team is trying to run plays down in the Dawg Pound the noise levels can be loud enough to prevent the team from getting a play off, costing either a time out (3 per half) or a penalty (5 yards, unless that would put them in the goal, at which point it’s half the distance to the goal). That’s the small contribution we can make to the team, and to the fans at home.
Even with the loyalty and tribalism, it’s kept in perspective. We’ll trash talk each other’s teams, make terrible jokes about their players, and mock their fandom rituals. You don’t make it personally, and you don’t take it personally. I’ve seen only a handful of fights at games, usually caused by an… “overserved” fan for the visiting team deciding to start trying to make it personal. Security usually comes by quickly to grab those assholes and escort them to the holding cell or eject them from the stadium (with the potential for a lifetime ban from the stadium or sport in total).
Some members of the teams embrace the fandom back, coming over to London were two ex-Browns players, Josh Cribbs and Joe Haden. Both were gracious, kind, and patient with the fans. I heard stories of each of them buying rounds for tables of fans on the trip. They were signing jerseys, hats, shirts, and more for fans, while posing for selfies and pictures. Maybe it’s the fanbase, maybe it’s the players, maybe it’s just having a community that seems important to the players who have played, sweat, fought, and suffered physical injuries for us. This is the fanbase that took an internal defense chant and grew it into one of the most notorious fanbases in the league.
All of this is moving away from the main thrust, why is an outlet for tribalism important? If there’s no safety valve, other tribes and subcultures will form up. They may not have the benefit of not being directly involved in the contests and struggles that their group forms around. That way quite frequently leads to violence of one kind or another. Gang fights, ethnic cleansings, civil wars, and some of the worst atrocities in history were caused by one tribe against another.
I would much rather be able to call the Ravens and Stillers a bunch of filthy cunts who should go 0-17 than deal with that. I’m not asking anyone to decide to pick up the mantle of a local team and start waving their flags and colors, because that’s not the point. It’s about finding a common cause, and a common enemy that exists only in the abstract. While I may hate the Ravens, I would be appalled (and I believe I’m in the vast majority in this) at any Browns fan attempting a violent attack on any of their players, coaches, or staff. Besides, there’s always next year… believe it from a Browns fan.
If you decide this is something you want to delve into, learn at least the basics of the game, watch a couple, and see if you can follow. At that point, if you’ve got no pre-existing tribal connection to a fanbase (family, locale, schooling), then I would suggest picking a middle of the road team and making them yours. If you go this route, I would also suggest you make sure that there’s a local bar/restaurant that caters to that fanbase. Get a t-shirt for the team, and go to that bar/restaurant, strike up a conversation with the people sitting next to you, cheering alongside you. You may find a new community to become a part of.
May I be the first to say…
“It’s a building year.”
building years
Regardless, there’s always next year.
If only the Browns had an offense, or the Bengals had a defense, or either had a front office that employed someone who didn’t ride the short bus.
In the days of Byzantium, the Reds, Greens, Blues, and Yellows had an impact on Imperial politics, and it wasn’t all by rioting when their chariots lost.
“… it wasn’t all by rioting when their chariots lost.” Especially with more races the next day. Keeping the masses entertained was a wise top-down choice, though sport will happen in every alley ‘n valley, regardless of government.
And if ya rioted the Romans would cut your balls off.
At least there were crashes and the chance of death or dismemberment.
Chariot races would be interesting to watch.
I went to the Kentucky derby one year.
No chariots.
At least the mint julips were good.
Us vs Them
Since the beginning of time
Until the end of time
You and I, Neph? Two horses in harness, on this one. Except the Cubs for me, but that’s much of the point. I’ve been involved with them since birth, with Mom from Chicago. I could never voluntarily convert to another team. If forced, it would only brew internal resentment towards my captors until it burst forth. Likely with fellow Cubbies. (Remind us of anything?) And absolutely correct, it’s a light-hearted way to get our social primate tensions out.
See also: Nicknames. Levels folk when ya can take the piss out of each other. English speaking folk and their national nicknames for another. Fuck, yes I *am* a Yankee, but I certainly ain’t no Yankee *fan!*
Nicknames are almost a universally male phenomenon, IMO specifically to reduce the fight impulse, pushing into commonality and playfulness. All with a little truthful poking.
So that’s why the chariot waves all over the place.
“So that’s why the chariot waves all over the place.” Listen, here. I can’t help my imbibing horses. Usually, they’re the glue setting the course, but they get distracted by you and their prancing loses cohesion. Not sure what I’ll do ’bout it, but I do blame you.
Evan, you just need the right and proper chariot driving gloves , that’s all.
Weird how much hate there is for the Yankees when the Dodgers exist. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Meh. The Yanks have been good for a long time, champions 27 times. I’m a youngin’ and I remember their back to back to back championships in 98, 99, 2000. (Looked it up. They lost *ONE* game in that WS stretch, sweeping the bookends.)
I like individual players on teams. Knobloch was me-ish and Mattingly for obv reasons. I’m happy to playfully ‘hate’ rival teams, and happy when the team I want to lose does so cuz it would be best for the Cubs.
Best to get that natural tribalism out somehow. Bread ‘n circuses indeed. (And war training for kids.) Fantastic Distraction Dust. Legit, The Best.
And why anyone hates either team when there are Canadians out there is beyond me.
Fifteen years ago I worked with a guy in his late seventies who still hated the Dodgers for leaving Brooklyn.
When he passed away he still hated me Dodgers.
A lot of the benevolent tribalism is region-war.
California and the left coast in general are the worst so of course the Dodgers are the worst too.
Just had to take a swipe at Philly fans, didn’t you. The only time I saw any trouble at a Phillies game was when a Mets fan in the bleachers kept yelling “Motherfucker” at every player. Everyone with kids had to move away until security came and hauled his sorry New York ass away. A retired Eagles player lives in my town and I’ve talked to him at a few civic meetings. He said many road games were bad, especially with the Giants and Cowboys, with fans pouring cups of piss on the Eagles as they ran in and out of the tunnels, tossing cheese and half eaten brats in Green Bay, and etc.
I was at one Eagle’s game as a as kid where it snowed and iced up.
People throwing chunks of ice at each other and lots of blood. Still a vivid memory.
No idea who pissed who off. Also Philly of my youth had more racism than I experienced anywhere in my life including 30 years in NYC.
They threw snowballs and beer bottles at Santa!
Let’s not forget battery day!
The thing is people are fond of mocking the City of Brotherly Love for being violent, loud, rude and disruptive, as though that name is ironic. But I have 3 younger brothers and violence, shouting, and disruptive behavior is kind of at the core of brotherly love.
I have three older brothers and the history of torment to go with it. *spits*
The only decent Eagles fans in existence
That was sweet.
https://twitchy.com/brettt/2025/10/28/nearly-naked-trucker-quizzed-on-ability-to-read-basic-traffic-signs-fails-n2420972
Deport them all.
Lock California out of the union.
Eliminate the CDL.
It’s been meaningless since day one.
I am a student of human nature and I get the whole benevolent tribalism of team sports… but you will never, ever see me garb myself as a pretend player. That just baffles me. A sea of uniforms in the stands just weirds me out.
Caps and scarves are my limit.
I have a hat.
No hockey jersey for you?
I do have a SpaceBalls hockey jersey.
Nope.
I have the same reaction to the college garb I see everywhere in my town.
I had a school backback in my day. But a jacket or sweatshirt? Barf.
I used to have a Syracuse rugby shirt, I would look like an over cooked sausage in it now.
lol
I miss normal-sized clothes hanging off me.
I’ve bought Vikes shirts a few times. But they were always from the bargain bin. Usually after the year was done. Or, like this year, about T-giving time.
Never understood the guys who spent $$$ on the “official” jerserys with some guy’s name on them. Especially in today’s game where that guy will probably be gone next year and playing for your arch rivals.
As a gag gift, my son bought me a Kirk Cousins t-shirt a few years ago. He’d accuse me of being insufficiently loyal if I tried to watch a game without wearing it.
I have one jersey — of the guy who was my favorite player when I was a kid.
I couldn’t imagine spending a couple hundred bucks on a shirt bearing the name of some flavor-of-the-month who’s young enough to be my grandson and who doesn’t know I exist.
And don’t get me started on this guy…
With only 3 copies?? That is a bargain.
Coins with only 3 copies sometimes go for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
We used to run into Jim Marshall at the bar we rehydrated at after playing basketball. We always bought him a couple drinks and he was a great guy.
It was sad to see how crippled up he was. Lots of back problems from playing all those games.
Even before meeting him in person, he was my favorite Viking.
There are team scarves? I shouldn’t be surprised.
English football scarves. Big over there.
Yeah it is a soccer thing I guess. I still have one each for NY Red Bulls and NYCFC after I dumped the Red Bulls.
Hogwarts houses and Dr Who.
Those that can’t do teach.
Those that can’t teach coach
I’m trying to figure out a transition to not along able to play to wearing a jersey.
“ Get a t-shirt for the team, and go to that bar/restaurant, strike up a conversation with the people sitting next to you, cheering alongside you.”
Sounds like a punishment.
Was this scheduled? I was just wondering if it was a last minute addition after the discussion earlier or serendipitous. I am actually agnostic on the subject of whether sublimating the tribal instinct into sports actually reduces our tendency to form and support other tribes that may be more prone to destructive outlets, or whether it’s just our monkey brains getting bored because our other tribes aren’t raiding the neighbors often enough these days and latching onto something similar. The aspect of this that most amuses me is watching this tribe of less than optimally socialized grumps signal our membership in the tribe by decrying tribalism and announcing that we are different because we are all ruggedly independent and loners. (Spoiler: we aren’t as different as all that, we’ve just formed a very niche tribe based on being amused, annoyed or angered by the more popular tribes, and I absolutely include myself in this)
Wrote it up while flying, and threw it in the hopper. When I saw the afternoon post, I decided to check if this had been scheduled yet, and saw that it had.
Just an excellent writeup, Neph. Aside from what’s really only a few assholes, sports fandom is an excellent medium for socializing.
Seconded. I really enjoyed this and agree with you.
How dare you expose ourselves!
https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisit/s/g5Qg9gFN9I
Ewww.
Biofilm. Bacterial culture. Can be cleared with bleach, but how you do that with your house plumbing, I have no clue.
I ❤️ the Z nation channel on Plex.
Taco Bell DC 50K
Join us on Saturday, Nov 29, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. for the ultimate mix of endurance and spice.
Start/Finish: Taco Bell Cantina, 417 King St, Alexandria, VA
9 Taco Bell stops across Alexandria, Arlington, & DC.
Eat a menu item at each stop (drinks don’t count!).
Must finish 50K and all tacos in 11 hours.
Chalupa, Burrito Supreme, Crunchwrap, Nachos Bell Grande — choose wisely!
SURVIVORS earn eternal glory (and maybe heartburn).
Not sponsored by Taco Bell. Just fueled by it.
Bataan Death March II?
Or, Run for the Runs!
More like the Chisholm Trail.
There’s a Taco Bell 100 mile bike ride in Bakersfield. Same idea. What’s better than Bakersfield? Taco Bell in Bakersfield.
Basil!!!
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjd0yn5gyndo
Everything about that show was genius. One of my first DVD purchases lol.
Will definitely watch one or more in tribute this weekend.
Agreed. She helped make that show great with her combination of efficiency, complaining, and nagging.
Ohhhh, I knowwww.
The Browns lost that game, and while I didn’t see that guy again, he’s one of us now. He’s a Clevelander.
Here I thought that ICE was the worst thing that could befall a foreigner.
I guarantee that trip is a cherished memory.
Neph:
Another aspect of following a team is the way it helps fathers/sons bond. I bet 90% of fans root for the team they do because that was the team their dad rooted for.
The Altar Boys and I both had a lot of fun watching the Vikes/Twins together. Same with the T-woofs. After Vikes games, it was also a good time to call my dad and either revel in a victory or whinge about their “vikingness”.
I think the excuse to bond and share over these games is an even bigger deal for the older generations because of the way they were raised. Guys my father’s age had a hard time showing emotions, but watching a game together allowed them to bond.
On the other hand, the Viking led me to one of my low points in parenting.
It was the year that Randy Moss and the Patriots were in the Super Bowl and trying for the perfect season. One of the Altar Boys said he was rooting for the Giants. I was surprised because we still loved Moss. I asked him why he wasn’t rooting for the Patriots.
“Because I want the next team to have a perfect season to be the Vikings” he said.
Uffda. Talk about child abuse. I would have been a better dad if I had just gotten him so hooked on crack that he had never even heard of the Vikes or the NFL.
I didn’t have a father growing up so I didn’t get any of that but eventual stepdad was a Bills fans so there is that. Even though his family was from Cleveland. Or PA. I forget.
But I was an anti-sports faggot at that age anyway. Who played soccer in HS lol. And tennis – badly.
but eventual stepdad was a Bills fans
Did he bring you to NYC political rallies? So you could chant Let’s go Bills at the governor?
lol She is special, isn’t she.
The whole dynamic of being forced probably against her will to support the radical leftist Islamist communist can’t be easy. But she has to do it because politics.
I almost feel sorry for her except play stupid games….
She is not a good politician. I remain surprised she won reelection.
She is probably terrified that she will be challenged from her left and she’s right, she will be.
“… 90% of fans root for the team they do because that was the team their dad rooted for.”
Absolutely true for me. Another truth: For all his picadillos, Ted Turner was brilliant with the Braves. Dad had one game a week growing up in rural VA, but TBS nationalized broadcasts. Much out-of -towner fans created that way. The Braves were my second fave growing up. Greg Maddux is my favorite player, so I won both ways! (…sigh. Well, he won his first Cy Young and his 300th with Us!)
Mom’s dad was a first-gen Pole from northside Chicago. For reasons unclear, he was a White Sox fan, though he didn’t really care. I’d wager he became a ‘fan’ of whatever his friends were for social purposes.
When cable was a new thing in my hometown, a bunch of us became Cubs fans because we could watch so many games on TV.
Luckily they sucked back then and I didn’t develop any deep loyalties.
p.s. The Twins vs Braves series happened when I was living in Memphis. EVERYONE was a Braves fan. That was an awesome series and one of the best Game 7’s ever. My dad and I filled up the Altar Boys’ ears with our stories about Black Jack Morris coming out in the top of the 10th of a scoreless Game 7. How he just kept throwing heat.
p.p.s. I have never been in Minnesoda when the Twins won a championship. In Okinawa in ’87 and Memphis in ’91.
1991’s Game 7 rivals 2001’s Game 7 and 2016’s Game 7. I’m sure it was possible *to* get Morris outta the game, but it’d likely involve a felony.
My family was not a sports family.
Hunted.
Camped.
That’s my guess is that it’s passed down.
But not totally. A couple of my buddies became football fans in their thirties. I think it started by them being drunks and having football playing at the bar.
Only one of their families were sports fans, and it wasent a thing for that friend throughout jr and high school.
Which teams’ fans are the worst? My choices:
NFL: Raiders
MLB: Red Sox
NHL: Maple Leafs
NBA: IDGAF
NFL: Eagles
MLB: Yankees
NHL: IDGAF
NBA: Lakers
Surely you meant “Yankees”.
Agree, otherwise.
Although speaking of the Habs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cr89xbl26g
Cowboys, Dodgers, Lakers and I don’t care about hockey.
I went to a Spokane Chiefs game in the 90s that was a blast.
Went to a Predators game around 2007 that was a snore fest.
Injad hoping for a repeat of the fun I had in the 90s.
I got to take my dad to Ohio State/Texas this year for his 60th. I played the neutral buffer between my wife decked out in burnt orange and my dad in scarlet and gray. It was fun, but entirely too much money. As a splurge for dad’s milestone birthday its fine, but i have no desire to spend $350/ticket on football ever again.
I struggle to care about sports anymore. I used to be obsessed with them, but as I’ve grown older, it has gone from a major part of my life to a small bit of recreation in the periphery. My wife is much more interested in watching and following sports than I am. I’d rather go play a sport than spend all weekend watching other people play sports.
I can’t really put my finger on what changed or why.
It got too political?
I don’t think that helped, but there are plenty of sports that haven’t gone that direction.
If I had to describe it, I think most sports have become entertainment, and “for the love of the sport” isn’t a thing anymore. There are sports that are exceptions to the rule, but they’re usually low budget and not on network tv.
lol That’ll pass. Trust me.
I played racquetball with a 75 year old last night, and it was an even match.
I need whatever magic elixir he’s taking. He came back from shoulder replacement surgery after 6 months of recovery, and it took him 5 minutes to knock the rust off.
Jesus. I have pains all over especially upon waking but I have extenuating circumstances. Good on that guy. The bastard.
“shoulder replacement surgery” <—- *pours pure hydrochloric acid on that thought*
Fuck. No. Yuuuuck. (I'm sure it's way better than hips, cuz, ya know. Walking. But your arm moves all the time… eeek. No want.)
Sort of what happened to us. Partly because we had to drop the local paper for lack of service (we’d never get it delivered), partly because we don’t watch TV. Still follow the local teams, but at a great distance.
SLD on taxpayer handouts to billionaires to fund stadiums for millionaires.
However, sports teams create societal bonds. Take 5 guys in a barber shop – different races, ages, religions or lack thereof, economic status, careers, political views – different in every way. Zero in common other than having cocks. And one guy goes “you see that interception on Sunday?” Boom. Instant community.
When the Seahags were hot shit and making a run, every transaction at a business meeting, buying a coffee, or checking out at the hardware store had a “Go Hawks” tacked on to the end. It bound the community together regardless of our differences.
And Lord knows, we need more such bonds and less institutions picking apart our differences.
That phenomenon was gigantic when I lived in Buffalo. I was bemused slash slightly disgusted by it at the time – it was 35 years ago after all – but I get it now.
It was non-existent in my 25 years living in NYC. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The Vikes have had runs like that when everyone in town was on the bandwagon.
When I was a sophomore in high school the basketball team went on a very surprising run through the tournament. They had several big upsets (over hated rivals too) to get within a game of the state tournament. That bandwagon jumping was awesome. Especially because I was still playing basketball and scrimmaging with those guys. Signs were everywhere in our small town.
Not worth a dime of my stolen money.
I keep reading about some sort of game fixing for the NBA? With possible NFL connections?
I have said for a while that they are influenced or fixed.
The year started with Ohtani’s translator falling on a buster sword taking the heat for $100s of millions in some illegal gambling scheme. They all swear Ohtani had nooothing to do with it, and ya, sure. But he’s Baseball’s Golden Goose. Stories been cold for an awfully long time.
People f̵r̵o̵m̵ ̵J̵a̵p̵a̵n̵ never gamble. It is known.
That was before I paid any attention to the game but I kind of dislike that guy anyway. He sucks all the air out of the room any time he’s around.
Every sport has those characters and I generally don’t like any of them.
Evan, I’ve said it before, but last year when I was in Japan I found out that everyone there 100% believes it was all his translator. He brought shame on poor old Ohtani.
The first time it came up and I snorted a “yeah sure it was only his translator” with a giant eye roll, the room went very cold and I was told that it was just the translator.
I think the best strategy is to throw at his head every single time.
Yep. Ohtani’s Japan’s opportunity to be the #1 in the history of the sport.. that’s America’s sport that Japan’s also Japan’s favorite sport, and now Japan is beating the US at its own game.
He’s untouchable. I don’t dislike the guy at all. He seems far more human than many Japanese players, one reason I love the Cubs’ Shota Imanaga, who plays with a lot of playful emotion on the mound. At the exact same time, I have a *very* hard time believing Ohtani’s really human, in a get-along -with way. His childhood must’ve been structured like Ichiro and Tiger Woods’. Training >>> Real Life.
I have strong reservations about his marriage. Seems arranged or just for show. Asian marriages are I suppose a bit different. The ubiquity of Love Motels (not just for whoring) is kinda amusing. Good, cheap places to stay, and Koreans+ all live in apartments. Gotta have a place to get away from the kids.
Rhywun:
Every sport has those characters and I generally don’t like any of them.
Those are my favorite players. I love the guys that agitate the other team. The ones who have B skills, but an A+ brain with a chip on their shoulder. A.J. Pierzynski was like that for the Twins. He was great at riling up the other team with cheap antics. Loved him. Then he joined the White Sox and I hated that bastard.
Another guy like that was Dan Gladden, the left fielder for the Twins teams that won championships. He famously got in a fight on his front lawn with a team mate.
WSJ had a good piece about the NBA part of it. The allegations are pretty damning.
It would not surprise me in the least that every league is corrupt from top to bottom. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
You have gambling outfits sponsoring teams FFS.
The most recent was that the mob was running a fixed poker game and used some athletes to rope in suckers. I think that a NBA player was also indicted for giving out secret injury reports to gamblers.
Years ago a NBA ref was busted for betting on games or point shaving (I forget which).
Pack and some players from Portland I think.
I heard about it on the radio news.
And we’re the Cleveland Browns
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/K7JFuli_uWs
the benefit of sports it it gives you something to talk about with strangers in pubs.
https://www.wapt.com/article/monkeys-on-the-loose-near-heidelberg-mississippi/69181629
Where’s Bruce Willis when we need him?
🐒☣️👨🔬🔬
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0ZI9vQfr4Q
🎶🎶
Good morning!
Good morning Sean, Ted’S., and homey!
Morning.
I had a compressed morning schedule because I decided to spend more time laying awake before getting up. But I’m in the office, trying to do supervisor things.
Good morning, U! Is this the time of year when you have to start doing your subordinates’ evaluations?
They also announced the promotional exams in our title series, so I have to prepare for the possibility that one or more of them will be hired into another job. Meaning I really need to figure out the knowledge gaps and get some cross training done.
Good morning GT, et al.
*waves*
“The sheriff’s office warned that the monkeys have “several conditions” and are considered dangerous to humans.”
Yikes!
gender dysphoria?
The driver telling the cops does not rule him out being an illegal alien.
Also, this statement is contradictory. “The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office originally said the monkeys carried hepatitis C, herpes and COVID. Tulane officials stressed that the animals were not diseased or infectious.”
suh’ fam
whats goody
GM 🙂
Work smarter, not harder.
Mornin’ all!
🙂
https://x.com/Oilfield_Rando/status/1983320980648009944
Solid proposal.
That would take a lot of new bureaucrats to administer.
Lets just cancel the whole program.
I only posted cuz his last criteria…
Yes. The entire “farm” bill.
Last night I heard the breakdown on snap. 42% of afghan refugees are on it. 21% of Haitians.
Shocked right?
I likely miss remembered the numbers.