jerryskids

All of this fish talk makes me think we should jihad a fish forum.

I have no idea what that word salad of a first sentence means, but the large session beer brands like BL are absolutely selling an image, and it is precisely because there isn't a lot of product-related differentiation with competitive offerings, which by the way makes the boycott easier. Think of most beer commercials, they have clydesdales or frogs or people sitting around the campfire, they aren't talking about fermentation temperatures for lager yeast. Nike does sell an image to some extent, but the situation is different, and if you can't see that, that's on you. They sell separate products for men and women. Men don't associate themselves with women's yoga pants, so I can't see them overly caring. Plus the male golf demographic is different than the male piss beer demographic. That being said, I'd be interested to see what happens if Nike ran an ad campaign with some trans male equivalent of Mulvaney, and if discussion picked up steam on social media. Because I don't think there is all that much differentiation/barrier to change for a guy to switch to a different brand golf shirt, much like BL. Maybelline has nothing to do with men, why are you even discussing it?

@RogerDodger

It's been discussed ad nauseum, but BL was the "one that blows up" for some combination of, (1) they forgot they were selling an image, not a beer; (2) that marketing lady was a piece of work, and (3) the butterfly effect. These false equivalencies are silly. Nike giving yoga pants to Mulvaney doesn't impact a men's golf shirt. Was Apple ever selling anything but a metrosexual vibe? Maybelline, really?

I learned that the voice in the commercials is actually Bob Parsons, the founder and the "P" in PXG (Parsons eXtreme Golf). He sold Go Daddy and became a billionaire, and decided to poor his time/money into his two biggest passions: golf and Harley Davidsons.

If the Leftist MSM reported on it, you might think that some black people can be violent. We can't have that.

I thought about him at 3.09 but went with Fatty Reed, in part because he's rated higher but also he plays PXGs and my daughter is interning there (and they are HQ'd here) so it is a bit of a homer pick. My daughter works on their apparel side; she has gotten me a few shirts an some golf slacks for free which are super nice but super expensive! ($100+ retail).

Fock @edjr, I was going to take McCarthy. Give me a few minutes to reset... 4.03 Keegan Bradley @KSB2424

3.09 Patrick Reed @dain11279

Why did you post the same video twice? It's hard enough to focus on your posts.

I'm trying to word this without spoilers: what he did that led to the ending was the opposite of being old and tired; it shows that he was re-invigorated.

@WhiteWonder

Sorry to hear both about the MIL and the financial trash situation.

Have to disagree, Breaking Bad was better. I enjoy complex characters who are not easily placed in the good or bad category; it was what led me to George R R Martin's books ages ago when they first came out. IMO Jimmy became a bit of a caricature including his ... behavior at the very end (I don't know if we are going into spoilers here, maybe add that to the title?). Chuck was probably closest to that type of character.

2.03 Patrick Cantplay He's due dadblammit$#@! @KSB2424

That explains why @OldMaidkeeps them as pets.

This sounds like a remake, except without Snow White, seven dwarves, or Prince Charming.

Seems like a rational fear to me.

1.09 Xander Schauffele @dain11279

I just spent the past ten minutes deciding to pull the trigger on Fleetwood, then read the thread again.

Fock you, Arizona is great!

Wasn't me either.

@patweisers44 OTC

I appreciate the links, and I am aware that using ROGD was a bit lazy on my part, as that phrase is somewhat charged in the gender-changing community, sorta like CRT to conservatives. So imagine all of the characteristics of ROGD, but call it something else if you'd like. I strongly recommend the following podcast which was recently released by Bari Weiss on her Honestly podcast. It talks about the changes that continue to happen in Britain regarding trans medical care. I realize that she has become something of an outcast in the LGBT community, despite being lesbian herself, because she dared question the Left's decision to ostracize JK Rowling. But it really presents a level discussion to the topic, presenting both side arguments in many cases. https://www.thefp.com/p/when-ideology-corrupts-medicineand-f59 It's only 70 minutes, so not a huge time commitment. A few key things from the podcast: - "We shouldn't confuse strength of conviction with permanence of conviction." I could not love this quote enough. Children, especially adolescents, feel very strongly about... many things. That doesn't mean they will feel that way forever. It is our job as adults to keep this in mind. - The use of puberty blockers and surgical interventions stems from a small Dutch study with carefully curated subjects and showed, within that group, the medical interventions helped. Despite the curated group and the inability to date to replicate it, it has become the standard of care. - For some reason, objections or concerns regarding the treatments have been perceived as hatred of trans people. For example, if you said the following regarding cancer: "I'm concerned about this life-changing treatment for cancer which can do more harm than good, especially since we don't know if you have cancer yet." It would not be met with "why do you hate cancer patients!" But with trans care, the two are connected.

They should have called it "10 worst places to live and work, unless you are an unborn fetus, in which case, strike that, reverse it."