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Effete Snob

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7. A whole lot of people got fucked, yes

Wed Jan 4, 2023, 09:50 AM

Jan 2023

A tremendous number of working stiffs didn't get paid. People who paid a LOT of money for what might have been the only football game they were going to see may not be able to see the rescheduled game even if their tickets were honored. Advertisers got screwed.

I can't think of any activity involving tens of thousands of people that shuts down over someone having a heart attack. Happens all of the time.

I had a deadline in a matter the day after mine - coded in the ambulance and was defibrillated back to life - and nobody was going to extend it for me since I could still use my laptop in bed in the ICfuckingU.

I'm glad it looks like he's going to be okay, but life simply does not stop in any other enterprise that large when this happens.

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I don't pay that much attention to football, so I did not know this. [View all] Susan Calvin Jan 2023 OP

If someone has a heart attack at an Amazon distribution center... Effete Snob Jan 2023 #1

Poor analogy, should include a violent interaction to be more accurate unweird Jan 2023 #2

Try lifting boxes all day long Effete Snob Jan 2023 #4

There is no violence in lifting boxes unweird Jan 2023 #8

This is a truly weird point you are trying to make Effete Snob Jan 2023 #10

As BeerBarrelPolka Jan 2023 #18

This is a poor analogy Alpeduez21 Jan 2023 #6

Did you catch the part about why CPR was needed? unweird Jan 2023 #11

You are conversing with a cycling fan Effete Snob Jan 2023 #13

Football is a team sport; cycling is not. milestogo Jan 2023 #17

What? Effete Snob Jan 2023 #19

Ok, but they did not leave him in the road and keep cycling. milestogo Jan 2023 #21

Nor did anyone think of leaving Hamlin on the field Alpeduez21 Jan 2023 #24

Actually, the other cyclists kept going of course Effete Snob Jan 2023 #31

Yes, they kept cycling Effete Snob Jan 2023 #30

I don't think I'm going to become a cycling fan. milestogo Jan 2023 #32

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There is violent interaction in many a workplace malaise Jan 2023 #27

This really does speak to the privileged position of the NFL and it's players Alpeduez21 Jan 2023 #3

A whole lot of people got fucked, yes Effete Snob Jan 2023 #7

That was also basically the Super Bowl for Fantasy Football leagues the world over Hugh_Lebowski Jan 2023 #16

Joe Burrow was going to put up 66 Fantasy points so I could win a consolation game. milestogo Jan 2023 #23

Funny you say that cause our league has tons of bonuses triggered by yardage totals Hugh_Lebowski Jan 2023 #29

Congratulations. milestogo Jan 2023 #34

Alpe d'Huez Effete Snob Jan 2023 #9

Jack Trice old as dirt Jan 2023 #41

This has been debunked. BannonsLiver Jan 2023 #5

Its been denied by the NFL jcgoldie Jan 2023 #36

It's also been debunked by reporting done since so it's not just the league. BannonsLiver Jan 2023 #38

Got a link of any reporting that isn't sourcing the NFL? jcgoldie Jan 2023 #39

In the past players have died on the field... 2naSalit Jan 2023 #12

Workplace deaths occur regardless of the economic system Effete Snob Jan 2023 #14

Not really... 2naSalit Jan 2023 #20

A morality thing.... Effete Snob Jan 2023 #28

Chuck Hughes underpants Jan 2023 #22

Thanks. 2naSalit Jan 2023 #26

It was OK to cancel the game that night. But they should have played the next day, next night. fightforfreedom Jan 2023 #15

Gambling is the chief concern underpants Jan 2023 #25

This happens all the time out here in the real world. Genki Hikari Jan 2023 #33

I can confirm what you said about the post office is true. fightforfreedom Jan 2023 #37

There have been horrific injuries in the past, and the games resumed. maxsolomon Jan 2023 #40

As a former athletic trainer, what disgusts me is usajumpedtheshark Jan 2023 #42