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Post by jeffk on Dec 19, 2020 0:12:10 GMT
I miss the guy and I hope he's doing well.
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Post by fonz on Dec 19, 2020 12:10:18 GMT
The only poster I ever said a ‘fuck you’ to, on any board.
But. I hope he’s ok. This covid thing is a stressor for anyone.
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Post by sloopjohnc on Dec 19, 2020 21:10:31 GMT
The thing about Matt like lots of folks on BCB is things seem to get quite personal very quickly. A truculent bunch. There's a difference between calling someone a dumbass in an offhand joking way and calling someone stupid and seeming to mean it. That's where you lose me. As I've said before, there's an art to talking smack on the basketball court as on a forum. I might say to someone after scoring a basket, "Maybe you want to switch with someone on your team who can guard me," to "Why did you even start playing this sport because you're a fucking fat ass and shitty at it? I bet you're not even athletic enough to operate the fryer at McDonalds where you work." The second is taking it a touch too far. As a white guy who played basketball at Venice Beach in my youth, I can safely say those insults are pretty tame..lol I was a pretty good outside shooter. Living in the East Bay, which is very multi-ethnic, whenever I made an outside shot, the brother would say, "Give it to Larry Bird." I always thought, "Why don't they pick a better looking white guy like Steve Kerr?"
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Post by bungo the mungo on Dec 19, 2020 21:12:49 GMT
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Post by sloopjohnc on Dec 19, 2020 21:20:32 GMT
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