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What this involves is stupid people who set up milk crates in a pyramid formation and try to walk from one side to the other without falling. Naturally, plenty of people have failed and ended up with all sorts of injuries because of it. I know ISA国际影视传媒檓 going to have a hard time negotiating with St. Peter thanks to my schadenfreude fetish but I take great delight in seeing those who missed out on the Tide Pods-consumption craze writhe in pain and wonder what in the hell they got themselves into while heading for what is most likely hospitalized traction. Stay classy, gang.
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Next time you think youSA国际影视传媒檙e having it rough, remember people like Ibrahim Hamadto.
Proper etiquette, please
No matter what you think of golfer Bryson DeChambeau SA国际影视传媒� I personally like him SA国际影视传媒� you donSA国际影视传媒檛 do what Patrick Cantlay did during the final round of the BMW Championship on Aug. 29.
DeChambeau was lining up an approach shot on the 14th and, out of the corner of his eye, saw Cantlay walking up the fairway. DeChambeau rather curtly asked him to stop walking and you could tell it rattled DeChambeau as he had to go back through his pre-shot routine. Now, some of you are wondering what the big deal is. Well, golf is a sport rooted in tradition and etiquette and one thing you just donSA国际影视传媒檛 do is anything that interrupts or disturbs someone else in the action of trying to take a shot.
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Good Idea: Engaging with fans.
Bad Idea: Engaging with fans by telling them they suck.
When fans pay their money to go watch a sporting event, they will say something be it good or bad. ThatSA国际影视传媒檚 how it goes. The New York Mets, though, thought they would be smart and let the fans know how much they appreciate the times they boo them.
If youSA国际影视传媒檝e paid attention, some players on that other New York baseball team have been giving the thumbs-down sign whenever they have a big hit. Why? Javy Baez says it all to let the fans know how they feel about being booed. He backed it up by reminding fans that he feels bad when he gets booed when he strikes out and heSA国际影视传媒檚 going to do the same thing when he does something good.
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Sounds like someone canSA国际影视传媒檛 handle playing in New York.
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