NoiseInsideMyHead

This would be comical if it weren't so pathetic. Three posts in less than 12 hours complaining about the manner of expression but offering literally NOTHING in the way of suggestions. What types of constructive and non-offensive acts would you have these young men do? If you're going to tell people to change and not do X, at least have the common courtesy to offer something up. Especially when X is not harming you, other than offending your own personal and moral (i.e., not legal) sense of "right and wrong."

And? What's so terrible about letting the significance and importance of speech and expression be up to the individual engaging in it, and not everyone else? It's one of the quintessential notions of the American ideal. Many of the people we now celebrate were chastised by the masses.

I can't even get two pages in this thread without gagging at the hypocrisy, so my expectations are somewhat tempered.

Imagine if you could draw a thought bubble to each of the 11,000+ people in this photo at this precise moment and literally read every mind. If you're expecting 11,000+ examples of "God and Country and nothing else," you're going to be disappointed.

What is so ridiculous about this mindset is that EVERYBODY complains - whether it's rioting or kneeling - and NOBODY has ever put forth what might be an acceptable form of protest or expression. And it seems a lot of people want to completely ignore the chorus of countless combat veterans who readily admit that they fought for the very right and freedom which you now propose to restrict. If everyone gets a say on what is 'acceptable,' then nothing will be acceptable. All people ever hear is what they're not supposed to do. How about we brainstorm solutions rather than passing off the problem? How about this...if no one is physically injured, if no third-party property is harmed, if no crime is committed, if no one can legitimately prove liability under any cognizable legal theory, and if no tax dollars are expended, then go for it. Everyone goes in, eyes wide open. Athletes understand it can have consequences (see C. Kaepernick). Let them choose whether to kneel. Or bow their heads. Or raise an arm. Or clench a fist. Or roll their eyes. Or sway back and forth. Or stand rigidly. Or sing mightily. Or mess up the lyrics. Or check out the cute blonde in section 105. Or fart. Or burp. Or do jumping jacks. In other words...it's the Constitution, stupid!

Been there, done that. The MM thread was locked weeks ago. Whatever was left of that horse was reduced to bloody pulp.

With all due respect, most of the angst about the rioting, protesting, and looting was not that the idiots shouldn't have had the right to demonstrate or display (in fact, the overwhelming public sentiment was exactly that), but that they simply chose the wrong tactic, the wrong method, and the wrong venue. Assuming that you're on board with freedom of expression, would you place quietly kneeling during an anthem on the end of the spectrum closest to - or furthest from - burning down a Target?

I'm reminded of going to church as a Catholic. As rote as many of the traditions of Mass are, including the predictable collective standing, kneeling, etc., I can recall several parishioners who would genuflect or kneel while others were standing, or who would bow their heads at different times. Even when taking communion, some do a sign, others genuflect right there at the altar, and some did both, while many others did nothing. Nobody ever said "Boo" about it, including my hyper-Catholic, nun-trained, Mass-every-day father. It was their thing. Their relationship with God. Who was anyone to question it. If you respect people's rights to worship and practice religion with individual variation, rather than blindly following along with the crowd, how can you begrudge some people who want to observe the national anthem with a solemn, non-disruptive display? Would you next take after people who choose not to sing, or mouth the words, or shuffle on their feet, or who look positively disengaged and detached? Maybe the only solution is to eliminate the anthem from most public gatherings altogether.

Center ice camera man panned right on the long clearing try but was way too slow and missed Duluth's ENG. Not a great start for the Pod's TV crew. Early season rust, hopefully.

Wife and I were having a similar cold weather mask conversation yesterday. The inescapable reality is that even though we may bundle against the cold with, say, a ski mask, we savor the opportunity to remove it upon arriving at our heated destinations and allow our faces to breathe and skin to warm. It has never once occurred to me NOT to take off or at least loosen a hat and scarf when walking into a store or other building. Just more proof that indoor mask wearing is pathetic and a complete affront to that which makes us human. I positively dread winter under these draconian mask mandates. Repeal them all! Masks S-U-C-K.

This whole discussion is curious. Is there really a correlation between risk and DESIRE for the vaccine? I suspect that a whole lot of folks who might qualify for some 'priority' status will simply pass, and low priority people will still enjoy access...if they want it. If the latter does not come to fruition, I would be leery that that characterizations by providers of 'high demand among higher risk populations' as the reason are a smoke screen for decreased availability across the board due to supply issues. All that to say, you come across as quite the judgmental sort when it comes to your fellow man. Hope you're not a "Christian."

Lest we pile on, and I'm on the record here as loving his story as 'good for ND,' I would say this about CW and stats: INTs - could well be on him, although it's always been interesting to me that INTs are charged to the QB regardless of who's at fault (although I understand why that's done). FUMBLES - well, he is a scrambling QB, and QB's touch on pretty much every snap, so as a function/ratio I don't quite know how to assess this, but it is definitely a ball security issue. SACKS - unless he's making bad decisions, this is hardly his fault. I've never felt he was super accurate in his passing, but having watched a couple of games this season, I still contend that there are few QB's I'd want to have the ball in their hands when the pocket collapses more than Wentz. He has an uncanny ability to extend and make things happen on his feet, and that's always been one of his key assets. Whether he can be a long-term fixture in the NFL remains to be seen.

Friendly reminder that Hugo's is closed ALL DAY on Thanksgiving (as are both Target and Wal*Mart), so if you haven't double-checked supplies for your family's feast, and you want to avoid a last-minute trip to Fargo (or at least somewhere other than GF), tonight is it! And Happy Thanksgiving 2020!

Don't go to Europe. Avoid Europeans. See how easy that is?

You may be confused. Who was laughing? You need to learn your emojis. I’ve pretty much lamented the loss of every restaurant in GF in this thread, and advocated for many more to open. And pointing out the glut of commercial real estate in GF is hardly controversial. And do whatever you want, but you’re heartless to dismiss the harmful effects of a monthlong closure of MN restaurants that started Friday on a perceived political snub. Your snide reference to Walz implies that you’re far more interested in playing politics than a local economic issue of great public concern.

Here's a food related question for any architects, commercial real estate folks, developers, etc. Are you seeing a COVID-push yet where quick-serve and family casual dining areas will be shrunk down/eliminated, and are construction and design evolving to accentuate both drive-thru and pick-up options? Are people even spending money right now on conventional restaurant spaces?

Thank God there is so much demand - and such low vacancy - in Grand Forks for strip malls right now. Seriously though, I think the land immediately south of Honda/Nissan is being developed for...wait for it...a strip mall. At least that's what the rendering appeared to show on the sign as I drove by.

Unknown reason? Are you serious? The US has literally debated for years whether it is constitutional to even PERMIT people to wear face coverings by choice for religious reasons (see Muslims and drivers licenses), and you can't seem to fathom how REQUIRED face coverings might be oppressive? If you LIKE a mask, by all means, wear one. But don't insult our intelligence by telling us that there's nothing to it. Masks S-U-C-K.

So named because if you drink enough of it, you'll sleep right through Belone, Beltwo, and Belthree.

Couple-skating to "Endless Love" in a darkened Xcel Energy Center, on a rink of frozen tears of youth hockey players, probably.

Any chance that Burgum engineered this whole youth sports thing simply to troll Walz? I mean, the timing couldn’t have been better, AND with ND skating, Walz is gonna get like 10x the pressure from hockey parents in his state that he was already assured to get. How does he not cave? After all, ND has the highest f**king mortality rate IN THE WORLD, right? The arguments practically make themselves.

Those who would call others out for "dismissing COVID deaths," need to be called out for "elevating COVID deaths above all others."

You keep trying to make this political. It really belies a lack of intelligence on your part. Recommendations I can handle. In fact, I dare say we all agree that everyone has an absolute right to curtail their own activities.

Please tell us about all the wonderful work you've been doing to raise awareness about -- or find cures for -- the other causes of death for persons over 80? You can abbreviate the names of the associations and foundations to which you've contributed and whose boards you serve on to, you know, conserve space in your answer.