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So I run 5+ miles every day before work, around the neighborhoods, streets, etc near my job. In the parking lot, I sometimes see this new guy who I don't really know as I'm finishing my run. Today, he saw me later in the office and gave me a fist bump, saying "DOOD YOU'RE A STUD DOOD! I SEE YOU OUT 'DERE GETTIN IT!"

Thanks for the heads-up, gotta set the DVR.

I'm imaging VInce screaming all night in a coke fueled rage, the likes of which unseen since the No Holds Barred screenwriting process, at an intern who is furiously working on the 1983 green strap WWF title with a belt sander. GODDAMIT PAL WE NEED THIS CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TOMORROW NIGHT NOW PUT YOUR BACK INTO IT

@LoneWolf&Subs already spoke on the MI franchise. I can tell you Wick is amazing and I kind of envy you getting to see it cold for the first time. The world building and the action are both amazing. I found Wick 2 a little trying at times (jesus, another flying armbar into multiple gunshots!) and somewhat over-reaching but still very good. The first one is lean and badass. You'll love it.

Odds that this bleak future he lives in is another park and he's an android?

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL what the actual fuck The "Vince thought of this on Sunday so we needed a belt Monday afternoon" title.

I'm really looking forward to this and will definitely watch, but stuff like hiring Ross and Hebner and then turning out a cheesecake photo shoot really feel like missteps.

Is her finished banned in Alabama?

Earlier this week, Meltzer told a story about all the wrestling tapes lost forever because his wife asked him to please clean up and move his collection to the shed. I have no idea why my first thought was, "Bix will never have to worry about that!" Christ, I'm fucking awful. ?

Aubrey Edwards (the female referee)'s nickname is Gearl Hebner. That is fucking tremendous.

Again, they shouldn't have a legal leg to stand on in the independent contractor argument either but they keep on doing it. Until someone says "wait, this is bullshit," lawyers up, and takes them to court, they're going to step over any labor relations line they feel like. But nobody wants to flush their career away to fight McDevitt, so they'll keep paying ridiculous fines, and their own trans.

LOL same way they justify their employees being independent contractors. They do whatever they feel like doing, make it up as they go along, and the wrestlers take it and ask for more. But this is one case where I honestly don't care about WWE pulling unfair shit on a wrestler. Fine this bigot a million if he's dumb enough to pay it.

It's like Clockwork Orange, except he gets a shock when he uses a racial slur, or says "cuck," "snowflake," "PC," or "SJW."

GQ had a great profile catching up with Frasier recently. Between injuries and having career issues because he wasn't into being sexually harassed by Philip Berk, the head of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the dude has been through some shit.

No new beers for since my last post until now...finishing up various things in the fridge. I picked it up yesterday, continuing the Three Stars Brewing thing from a few weeks ago. I tried their "Above the Clouds" farmhouse ale. I don't even know what that style is supposed to be. Looking online, I see this description: I don't know about all that. It wasn't funky or tart, nor did it taste of wet earth. I was a little hoppy, had a malty aftertaste, and was pretty sharp/crisp. Not entirely bad, but its over-carbonation knocked it down a notch for me. I was definitely burping more drinking this beer, and I couldn't avoid a massive head pouring it into a glass no matter how hard I tried to sneak it down the side. I didn't actively dislike it, but I probably wouldn't buy it again. The crazy carbonation reminded me of beers by Stone, whose offerings I've sworn off completely because every one I've had made me gassy and/or gave me heartburn. I also had Lagunitas' LIttle Sumpin' Sumpin' on tap Saturday. Delicious. Highly recommended.

I never really noticed AJ's complete lack of a chin but now it's really obvious why he grew a beard. But now he looks like the lovechild of Chip Gaines and Billy Ray Cyrus. Pic#2: "yes, I am passionate about graphic design and would love to do this graphic for you"

I haven't checked in a while but I believe there's a thread in the Podcasts section of the board where users discuss which apps work well and which don't.

iPhone or Android? I have an iPhone and swear by Downcast. You can add F4W's feeds manually and configure it with your name and pw. Subscribe and it'll DL them as they're posted. When I had an Android, I never found an app I liked as much as Downcast, so I'd just DL them manually and listen using VLC. I tried Podcast addict but it just felt really messy.

@SorceressKnight no offense intended but I think you're overrating the size and impact of the smark audience. I think every form of entertainment has a segment of fans that are very much into the interior machinations.

LOLLLLLLLL same thoughts, same time. Someone owes someone a beer.

Christ I hope she busted into meetings like Owen holding his Slammys. I also hope every disagreement ended with her brandishing the Emmy like, "oh yeah? Well Mr. Emmy here agrees with me."

@OSJ mentioned Dunn claiming that they're not making "a wrestling show." That's a huge part of the issue. The company is lead by Vince and Dunn, two guys who are deep-down ashamed of being involved in "rasslin" so they do all they can to make it not feel like wrestling. The problem is that people like wrestling. You take away all the conventional stuff and replace it with bullshit and it's no wonder fans are tuning out in droves. Instead of making a good wrestling show, they're trying to make a piss poor comedy/drama/variety show. I can get far better programs in all those categories literally anywhere else. Many people have said in the thread the same thing I believe -- nothing is going to change unless they completely revamp the show. They have been doing the "long promos and authority figures" thing FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS. I haven't listened to Meltzer yet today but I'm assuming they tried some sort of shakeup at Raw last night. Sight unseen, I'll tell you it's going to fail like the last one did. Nothing short of replacing the producer (Dunn) and head writer (Vince) will make a bit of difference. Fish rots from the head.

Working with Prichard made Conrad understand that there's money to be made off the "fuck Dave Meltzer" crowd.

I love this so much. Call up a double-digit number of people and then the only ones to get a real push are the same types Vince has, does, and will always push. Marginally talented blonde titty lady and marginally talented big meathead. It's like the rest were window dressing or a convenient excuse. "God dammit pal! We made 20 callups! I can't help it that only these two got over!"

The "dividends" mention brings up a good point. There are publicly-traded companies out there that won't hesitate to lay people off after a down quarter to make the stockholders feel better and boost numbers. Meanwhile WWE's business is down and they just spout off some lame excuses and call it a day. Then again, the McMahons do own the majority of stock, so their stockholders are powerless anyway.