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Can we not just agree that all humans are equally terrible? Bring on the nukes.

They already have a very decent one called "Перестаньте витрачати час на форуми Сандерленда".

I mean, we're all fucked anyway, so might as well accelerate the process for the planet's sake.

The BBC's athletics coverage has been on the wane for ages and it's been particularly painful this time, first the whole #boltdown and Gatlin thing and then way too much editorialising about Semenya's gender, Makwala's illness and the like by athletes (and Gabby Logan ) who seem to think they're medical experts all of a sudden. Eurosport all the way for me now (with the Beeb as backup during the ad breaks) - they're a bit haphazard and get things wrong occasionally but at least they actually show the sport. There've been times watching the BBC over the years when you wouldn't think that some of the field events even existed. The action itself been great though, and I can definitely recommend going to see it live in future, especially if you can get the cheaper tickets they tend to have for certain days/sessions - we've been up in the gods for less than £20 a couple of times this week and the atmosphere and experience were easily as good as last night when we had some £95 (!) tickets that a friend couldn't use - they were trackside just on the first bend, so you got some lovely views of the 400m starting blocks and some burly hammer throwers, but not much else. World Indoors are in Birmingham next year so that could be worth a look.

http://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/rafa-benitez-delivers-bombshell-to-jack-colback-at-newcastle-1-8693945

A North Korean marathon runner pulled out of the race right next to us on Sunday and went and sat in this doorway for about a quarter of an hour before any marshals or medics noticed her. Refused to make any eye contact with members of the public trying to help her and offer water in the meantime, but then I suppose she wouldn't have spoken a word of English and they presumably get told not to interact with the locals if at all possible. I did wonder if she was trying to defect though, it'd have been the perfect place to try.

I keep reading it as Caramac Cup tbh.

Might mean a 5-10% drop in house prices too, so I'm all for it.

If she feels she needs a Maggie moment, I'm sure he'd be delighted with the ego-massage.

Not for the first time

So you'd have a problem with people being taught that your ice dome and denpressure concepts are the truth. Good good, glad we've cleared that up.

Your lone-wolf position is clearly defined by its opposition to the indoctrination and unquestioning acceptance of the "masses" above all else, though. So if the new truth you're striving towards ultimately becomes precisely what we're indoctrinated into, it stands to reason you'd have to question that and call it into doubt too, as a matter of principle. Otherwise you'd be a massive hypocrite.

What if your view became the mass opinion and you weren't a lone wolf any more? Could you cope?

I'd be surprised if he believes in North Korea. Though in fairness, it is quite an implausible place.

Wey I've just realised we talked about this back on page 3 of this thread or thereabouts. It's hard to remember a time when we were actually on topic.

You can say what you like about the North Koreans, but they know how to build a hotel.

Hoppy craft IPA, Alc. 5.2% Vol.

Like I say. Since none of it requires any actual expertise, you should get among it. Take some of that lovely money for nothing!

I'd be quite jealous if I realised it was possible to make a very nice and lucrative career off the back of a massive lie. Seems like easy money.

I'd hope not, it'd be a bit of a squeeze.

Sandals and socks do not make sense.

As a great man once said, "This is a Newcastle United forum." We're all crazy people.

Ahh, the "curl out a turd in someone's front garden then tell them to just ignore the turd because most of their grass is still unsullied" argument, an internet classic since the days of dial-up and Netscape Navigator

Again, though, this blanket assertion that anyone who agrees with a majority-held view hasn't questioned what they're presented with before coming to that conclusion is what's really weird.