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To: freedumb2003

Years ago there was a scandal in the Catholic Church with children and priests. It was terrible.

Many people stopped going to Church.

Many others, realizing their soul was more important than anything, kept attending Mass but Starved the Beast. They provided financial support to the local parish (that wasn’t part of the sinful activities) but closed their checkbook when it came to the Archdiocese or Rome.

Eternal Salvation isn’t the same thing as the Super Bowl.

But amidst all the virtue-signaling you’ll see on this thread, there is a hidden reality that everyone is consuming SOME product or service that feeds some leftist. It’s like the Kevin Bacon game: you may not own an EV, but that coffee you bought at the gas station pays the salary of Bob the guy who delivers the cups and who’s an Antifa member.

Furthermore, football is perhaps the best sport in terms of strategy, the human condition, wits, brains, and the like. There is a LOT to be gleaned that can be applied to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness - like NEVER throw a slant pass at the goal line when you have a killer running back and a time out to burn.

Watch football on TV, don’t go to the stadium, don’t buy the products advertised that seek to railroad your liberty, and remember most of the people telling you that you’re a dope for watching football are likely 300 pounds and typing bravely from Mom’s basement.

And most importantly, Dallas still sucks.


17 posted on 07/26/2024 11:50:15 AM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s)
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To: DoodleBob

>> Dallas still sucks<<

I can forgive the NFL for kaperdink and one stupid season. I will *NEVER* forgive jones and the ‘girls for taking a knee.

I am here in D and root against them. The last 3 seasons have been particularly satisfying. The crestfallen expressions after “this is our year FOR SURE” are pure gold.


28 posted on 07/26/2024 12:44:34 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (Difference between a cow and the US Capitol 1/6 "riot:" you can only milk a cow 3 times a day)
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To: DoodleBob

Old saying: football is lots of people, who need exercise, watching 22 people, who need rest.
The games are not worth wasting your precious life’s time on. Period. Highlights if you must. Learn how to do a necessary skill instead...


45 posted on 07/26/2024 1:25:57 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find.)
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To: DoodleBob
..most of the people telling you that you’re a dope for watching football are likely 300 pounds and typing bravely from Mom’s basement.

I workout 4 times a week, am very fit and "typing bravely" from a luxury hotel in Naples.

You're some stupid dick who supports flag kneelers and those who hate your country... then is stupid enough to actually brag about it.

54 posted on 07/26/2024 4:41:41 PM PDT by AAABEST (That time Washington DC became a corrupted, existential threat to us all...)
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To: DoodleBob
sorry, but the nfl is totally fixed...outcomes are determined by the gambling industry with gambling going on DURING the game which is why you have key players "injured"...gamblers react and put more money down...they the "injured" player comes back in...gamblers go in deeper...

watch the clips of Aaron Rodgers, Lawrence injuries...watch the seahawk running back give the defender a thumbs up MID PLAY so the defender would go over the running back so he could score...

watch the nfl, but don't expect to see the athletes actually trying to win....they're playing their part in a show..

56 posted on 07/26/2024 4:53:04 PM PDT by cherry
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To: DoodleBob
Isn't there a stereotype about the fat middle aged man getting drunk and watching the game?

I agree that watching it makes little difference if you don't buy anything from them or if you aren't somehow monitored by Neilson ratings or whatever analog they have nowadays, FWIW.

62 posted on 07/26/2024 5:41:27 PM PDT by Dat
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