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    I'll second this post with the addition of the...

    I'll second this post with the addition of the following:
    -Whatever martial art gives you some degree of confidence and situational awareness goes farther than the techniques themselves. Unless it...
  • Heck, I'm still on a Samsung s4 and when the 6,...

    Heck, I'm still on a Samsung s4 and when the 6, 7, and 8 came out mine got all buggy slow and glitchy for a few weeks. It's starting to get a little under the weather again, is there a s9 on the...
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    Oh..... The old "I'm not my brother's keeper"...

    Oh..... The old "I'm not my brother's keeper" argument, just in reverse.


    Guess it takes a barrel to make a bad apple good. Bull$hit. Anyone with experience with a root cellar knows the...
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    Same would be echoed by most of the service...

    Same would be echoed by most of the service industry, hospitality, retail, healthcare, etc.
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    Could've, would've, should've.... Knowing...

    Could've, would've, should've....

    Knowing that it is always a touchy subject on this forum, I'll still approach it because I believe that it contributes to the police culture, and that is unions...
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    I enjoy fantasizing about how a single event...

    I enjoy fantasizing about how a single event might've changed the whole path of humanity, less about quantifying decisions that can't be undone.

    Example, in current topic, if the atomic bomb...
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    Theory versus reality. Theoretically the...

    Theory versus reality.

    Theoretically the native Americans would've been systematically wiped out by the sheer infux of European immigrants without the advantage of disease resistance, repeating...
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    Good to see the aussie story line of events match...

    Good to see the aussie story line of events match up with what I learned in public school.

    Wonder if the Japanese just thought the Americans got lucky with the first one or if they just thought...
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    Or we will eventually join them in the (insert...

    Or we will eventually join them in the (insert number >19) century. There's some compelling discussion in regards to tolerance and its incompatibility with Sharia law, that eventually if a country...
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    I believe it was Churchill that said "Success is...

    I believe it was Churchill that said "Success is moving from one failure to the next with enthusiasm."

    I'll second IW's thought that you'll learn something, maybe not the lesson desired, but any...
  • Don't know nothing about dropping weights, but a...

    Don't know nothing about dropping weights, but a good exhale is part of bracing your core. Done intentfully, it can decrease the risk of injury from poor form. Much like the tennis example above, ...
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    Anecdotal at best, but I find those who have the...

    Anecdotal at best, but I find those who have the highest physical demand in their DAILY life to have a stronger yet slimmer physique. The reference in a previous conversation was roofers, the best...
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    It is my understanding that a salute is initiated...

    It is my understanding that a salute is initiated by a lower rank and given to another with a higher rank, then reciprocated. As commander in chief, it is recognized as the highest position in the...
  • Simple, whole foods, moderately high in protein,...

    Simple, whole foods, moderately high in protein, lots of starchy carbs & colorful veggies. Aside from my own bias against exclusion diets, it sounds fine to me, especially for a guy who is highly...
  • Try telling a graduating class of medical doctors...

    Try telling a graduating class of medical doctors that 50% of them graduated in the bottom half of their class.

    They will argue with you.

    Stop and think about it.



    Like idiots saying...
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    It's incredibly easier to armchair quarterback as...

    It's incredibly easier to armchair quarterback as said earlier in the thread.

    To be in the room of deliberation with so many different backgrounds and perspectives while holding the fate of...
  • I will say that from my perspective, in the...

    I will say that from my perspective, in the corporate world that weight training is still shunned. No problem with talking to exhaustion about long distance biking or training for your next half...
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    Nothing of consequence.

    Nothing of consequence.
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    Well.... I'd rather have LBM break the news to me...

    Well.... I'd rather have LBM break the news to me that I have terminal cancer than Corbi.

    Although if I just spent the past two weeks rationalizing my cancer is not terminal, please send corbi my...
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    I'd only add, first we take a role call and ask...

    I'd only add, first we take a role call and ask who wants the job, then drop those from the pool. Let it be those whom have responsible finances and have proven leadership in either the family or...
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