BuckeyeNation27 said:

It's almost understandable as a 20 or 30 year old to believe the original moon landing was fake....if you ignore the fact that nobody benefits from faking a moon landing, so why would anybody go through all of that.....because you think of 1969 as 5 billion years ago, and you think they wouldn't have the technology to be able to actually do it. Which.....is obviously wrong, but I could see where a 27 year old moron would think that.

But now we're pre-debunking present and future moon missions? Why? You're living and seeing the proof that we do have WAY better tech and can actually accomplish this. Why doubt your own eyes? Because you had so much fun thinking you were poking holes in a thing that happened almost 60 years ago?

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I'm going to try to stay away from politics here, but I think I can explain why people are so headstrong about politics now, as well as believe in crazy conspiracy ideas.

Basically, my thought is that we are taught to think we're always right. In school, a teacher takes points off this essay for whatever reasons... rather than the student using it as a learning moment, he goes to the teacher to argue his point more. The presidential candidate I liked didn't win? Well, the other side must have cheated. They're all idiots, because they don't agree with me. You'd think the world revolves, sometimes, around whether ketchup should go on a hot dog. Who gives a fuck what one nerd does with his own hot dog. For cripes' sake...

Anyway, these 20 or 30 year olds you bring up... they believe the moon landing was fake. Why? Maybe the earth is flat, or the moon is an illusion. I think I heard someone once mention that space isn't real. Ha. So they had to fake the moon landings from 55+ years ago. And nothing has changed, since, so they have to fake them today, too. Maybe it's easier to contradict what we all agree is true than to admit that there's a chance that they were wrong all along.

However, I do have to disagree with you on the "no one benefits" thing. Let's just say for a second that we DID fake the moon landings 55 years ago. (For the record, I am not saying that I believe any of them were faked.) I can think of two benefits: first, our government just embezzled hundreds of millions, billions... more? dollars from the taxpayers. Sure, a bunch of that goes to hush-money. But expensive people who need to be hushed might find some strange accidents. This was the 1960's and 1970's, afterall. Second, if the Russians want to "keep up", they'd have to also spend billions... And that's money that they didn't have. A conspiracy theorist might believe that faking the moon landings was the beginning of the end for the Soviet Union.

Not specifically tOSU news; eventually this sort of thing will find itself that way.

Something I've been speaking about for the better part of 10 years. The inefficiency of the 4 year bachelor program. Hell, after leaving C'Bus, I saw how bloated a simple 2 year Assoc. path had become.

What took me 4 semesters (tOSU was on quarters around the same time) should have been 2. MAYBE 2.5, tops.

- I was not allowed to test out of any classes. As a result, I would sleep-walk through the bulk of my labs 1st year.
- My electives, especially 1st semester, were a complete waste of my time and money.

I'm in favor of a more refined, focused, and career-oriented educational process. I got into the non-clinical Healthcare field. I didn't need a Creative Writing or Public Speaking course.

Perhaps a 'Business/Operations Communcations' would have been more relevant.

Either way, I appreciate the conversation being had, in how we might better streamline higher education.

It's almost understandable as a 20 or 30 year old to believe the original moon landing was fake....if you ignore the fact that nobody benefits from faking a moon landing, so why would anybody go through all of that.....because you think of 1969 as 5 billion years ago, and you think they wouldn't have the technology to be able to actually do it. Which.....is obviously wrong, but I could see where a 27 year old moron would think that.

But now we're pre-debunking present and future moon missions? Why? You're living and seeing the proof that we do have WAY better tech and can actually accomplish this. Why doubt your own eyes? Because you had so much fun thinking you were poking holes in a thing that happened almost 60 years ago?

JohnnyCockfight said:

Sorry all. Fucking jinxed it. 2 errors and shitty starting pitching, and it's only the 3rd inning.

Oh, and Reds suck.

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Singer's ERA with TYSteve catching is BAD

Thump said:

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

Were they his parents or given to him by another student?

That happened to my brother when he was 5.

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I would assume since it happened at school that someone brought them but I'm just speculating.

IMA have a stop you right there. We all know, after a good run, the ahole owners will sell the marketable talent.

I particularly liked the green screening of the launch in Florida. First class. You never would have guessed it wasn't real.

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Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

Were they his parents or given to him by another student?

TDunk said:

Dude I almost had my stomach pumped from Flintstone vitamins when I was young. I would have rather had gummies.

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That happened to my brother when he was 5.

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That is full of win!

calibuck said:

Interesting thoughts, but I don't see the NIL escalation abating, unless the government puts a 'cap' on NIL spending, per school, per sport whatever. And certainly a school is going to put their money where it can make the biggest impact. Less we forget, Xichigan has what, a reported $10 million riding on the QB1 position, and if their MBB number is remotely in the ballpark, there's another $10 million onto the hardwood. Given their alleged status in college football, might opine there's another $20 million amongst the other football recruits/transfers, so there's about $40 right there. Mighty tall timber in my estimation. Unless Larry Ellison is picking up part of the tab, that's alot of moola for those car workers to put up on a continuous basis. The only saving grace, is that there's only 12-13 players on the basketball team, so might be easier to fund. The merry-go-round or the great mandala continues to turn.

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And easier to hit on the B1G player of the year. Championship, merch, advert, etc... Repeat the cycle.

Zurp said:

Ha. I love it. He’s basing his belief on that deaf and blind people cannot learn anything once deaf and blind. If you go deaf and blind at 1, you’re forever 1, mentally.

I really don’t know any details about Helen Keller other than deaf and blind. But I’m guessing she learned some stuff after age 1.

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The best part is she was a woman. So absolutely not able. If it was a man...

Dude I almost had my stomach pumped from Flintstone vitamins when I was young. I would have rather had gummies.

OHSportsFan said:

Pictured above, our entire starting offense if Day has his way.

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Or if it was the 1910's.

Could be something, could be nothing.

Could be close friends, I hug my friend’s wives when saying hello/goodbye.

Could be swingers, which technically falls under the nothing category.

Could be open marriage, which again is technically nothing.

Bagmen

Any relation to our Malcolm Pridgeon? Would be a huge get.