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Thai food is prevalent in America because of a soft power directive by the Thai government

Thai food is only prevalent in America because of a directive by the Thai government... in the early nineties [they] wanted to spread Thai culture as a form of soft power. And so there's Thai food all over completely disproportionate to the amount of Thai people in the United States.

This is a documented project called 'Global Thai' launched in 2002 to increase Thai restaurants worldwide.

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Coming on Pardon My Take is the easiest way to add to your legacy

I would agree if you come on Pardon My Take you've added to your legacy. Boom. Just like that legacy complete.

Subjective claim about the impact of a podcast appearance on a professional legacy.
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Jul 13, 2022·Null
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Chris Paul's performance in Game 7 against the Mavericks was a 'legacy game'

Chris Paul had a major, major legacy post... He had like 10 points in that game seven where they lost by 70. That was a legacy game.

The Suns lost to the Mavs 123-90 in Game 7. Whether it defines his 'legacy' is subjective.
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Jul 13, 2022·Null
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Albert Pujols shouldn't be in the All-Star game because he 'fucking sucks' and can't even walk

Albert Pujols being in the home run Derby, which is a crock of shit. But I'm also at the point in my life where I, cause he fucking sucks. He can't even walk. Albert Pujols he's, he can't even walk. He shouldn't be in the all-stars. He made the all star game... taking a spot away from someone who could [actually hit].

Pujols ended up hitting 24 home runs that season and finishing with a .270 average and .895 OPS, proving he did not 'fucking suck' in his final year.

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Jalen Hurts has surpassed Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson, and Josh Allen in quarterback rankings.

Jalen Hurts has to be talked about in the same way as the top couple quarterbacks in this league. He surpasses Joe Burrow, he surpasses Lamar Jackson, he surpasses Josh Allen. Not only did he do it, the stats were there to back it up and the hardware is there in the form of an MVP and the Lombardi.

The ranking of QBs is subjective and varies by analyst.
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The Eagles' 2017 Super Bowl win is like a delicious bag of heroin that Philly will never taste again

In some ways it makes the Super Bowl that we won five years ago, just a fucking delicious bag of heroin that we tasted once that we'll never be able to taste again. That we're just chasing after in this, this hellish like riddle that we're just living in.

This is a subjective emotional state common to sports fans after a major loss.
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This Super Bowl loss will shape who I am as a person and how I see the world

This is a kind of loss that starts to shape who you are as a person and like how you see the world and how you feel about yourself... there's no touching the fucking depths of that emotion. It's so shitty.

Deeply personal and subjective reflection on fandom.

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