Suggesting humans are the only life in the universe is inexcusably egocentric
To suggest that we're the only life in the universe would be inexcusably egocentric... Recognizing the likelihood of there being life in the universe is not the same thing as agreeing with UFO enthusiasts.
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They should make a rule that whoever drafts the highest quarterback has to start Fitzpatrick for at least three games at the start of the season. So like Trevor Lawrence when he goes to the Eagles, [Fitzpatrick] should have to start for them.
Trey Lance will be a first-round NFL draft pick
Trey Lance is going to be a first rounder probably... This mock draft I'm reading right now has Trey Lance late in the first round to the [Saints].
I will cut off the tip of my pinky if the Houston Texans win the Super Bowl this year
If the Houston Texans win the Super Bowl this year, I will cut off from the nail up tip of my pinky left hand. It's on.
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I submit to you that most challenges in this world are best served not by someone who memorized the encyclopedia but by someone who has a deep sense of curiosity and tools to empower that curiosity to figure stuff out.
Russell Wilson's controversial lateral was physically legitimate in the reference frame of the runners
In the reference frame of the quarterback and the running back, it was a legitimate lateral. From the reference frame of the grid, the ball moved forward. But you're penalizing players for running fast. I think as long as Russell Wilson stayed ahead of the other runner while he threw it, the spirit of a lateral is being preserved.