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osubuckeye4 said:
I'm legitimately struggling to understand the grammar question.

I thought his words were pretty clear and broke them up as follows:

"I would say that clearly on an individual, standalone basis, these promotions, both MVP and PFL, were not necessarily sustainable,”

“Now they’ve come together, and we’ll see what they can conjure up."

"What we know is that competition has always made us stronger and a rising tide lifts all boats.”


1st sentence is very self-explanatory. MVP and PFL were assessed on their individual merits in the past and deemed to be unsustainable by the TKO brass.

2nd sentence means that TKO is waiting to see that the combined effort will amount to.

3rd sentence is a general statement reassuring shareholders that regardless of if MVP+PFL ends up being competition, that competition in the past has always been beneficial to the UFC and WWF (i.e. TKO)



As for the first sentence ending in a , instead of a .

I'm guessing that was the decision of the transcriber (which was probably some type of AI and which many media outlet ran with verbatim because they are just copy/pasting).
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Thanks man. Thats the thing. 3rd sentence being IF they end up being competition but all I read was headlines claiming that sentence as a tacit admission they already are. And not a single person in a comment section questioning those claims. So I thought in good faith, maybe I'm not reading in the dame way others are taught to read. So I asked herr where I know people from all over who I hoped would help me figure it out. I just didn't think there would be a fair response in a public comment section that already read as having an agenda and hoped here would be more helpfull
 
QuarterCircleForwardPunch said:
Ok, fiduciary duty means the fiduciary must act soley to the benefit of the interest of the person or group in question. So no, he wouldn''t have to peovide an in depth breakdown but yes, in context, it wpuld be assumed he is required to be transparent to the shareholders on the company position. Sure I was mostly asking about sentence structure and pacing providing gramatical clues but seems no one wants to respond save for their opinions on the subject quoted and the situation surrounding it like you eroneously claiming he cannot admit they are competition so the sentence can't be broken down grammaticaly, so now we're apparentky talking about duty to shareholders
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what the hell y'all even talking about anymore.

I dawned on me this morning that 3 times in the past week I've had corn. Corn on the cob like 6 days ago, corn as a side from El Pollo Loco maybe 3 days ago, and "summer corn" on some tacos last night. I looked in the bowl this morning to find brown Lincoln logs with yellow polka dots AGAIN. I've had corn missiles for a solid week, DAILY!
 
ABB said:
what the hell y'all even talking about anymore.

I dawned on me this morning that 3 times in the past week I've had corn. Corn on the cob like 6 days ago, corn as a side from El Pollo Loco maybe 3 days ago, and "summer corn" on some tacos last night. I looked in the bowl this morning to find brown Lincoln logs with yellow polka dots AGAIN. I've had corn missiles for a solid week, DAILY!
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Realistically all that is is an argument on the meaning if fiduciary duty. I guess how its applicable is a matter for the courts. As a tgread ut's about as useless as corn seems to be to your digestive track
 
ABB said:
Your story stuck with me bc I had this situation about 10 years ago that still bothers me. My cousin, who was 4 months younger than me, died of breast cancer. Something happened between her and her mom and I still don't know what it was. Her parents, my uncle and aunt, had been long divorced when she died. Her mom, my aunt, tried to come visit her in the hospital in her final days and my cousin wouldn't allow her in and told the entire family that she didn't want her at her funeral. My uncle, who absolutely hated his ex-wife, practically begged her not to be like that and to see her mother but my cousin wouldn't budge from her stance.

Like I said, idk what happened but that situation really bothered me, and still does.
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Yea that's an odd one. Some actions are irredeemable and everyone has different limits. Other times people flip a switch and they just can't let go of something trivial. I'm not opposed to cutting certain people out of my life at a certain point but not my mom for what she did. It made me mad but I have about 33 years worth of good memories of her before that I keep in mind. We were once a poor food stamp family from Kansas and ended up middle-class Oregonians thanks to dad's work ethic and mom's meticulous money management. We were always clothed, fed, and loved despite mistakes and short-comings that still bug me if I think about them.

It's weird to think about how a family unit exists in a certain state for such a short period of time. My dad, mom, brother, sister and I were all a family living in a house on some street for about 15 years between 88' - 03'. That's my sister's birth year until my brother moved out. For some it lingers a while longer than others. Some people's parents (like my in-laws) stay in the same house and the kids come visit and get a morsel of the childhood they once had. Other's, like me, see the childhood home they remember get sold, parents split up, and it feels like a dream you relive from a few photos or home movies. How many billions of households existed in the past that have been totally forgotten? How long will mine last? I have a number of reasons why I don't want to sell this house where I'm raising my kids but one of them is because I want them to be able to come visit and feel, however subtly, like they are kids again living with mom and dad.
 
QuarterCircleForwardPunch said:
Realistically all that is is an argument on the meaning if fiduciary duty. I guess how its applicable is a matter for the courts. As a tgread ut's about as useless as corn seems to be to your digestive track
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a buddy from decades back who was a chef said you have to eat corn with beans to really get them to break down. sounded good but idk. maybe @HKOG could tell us, he eats a lot of beans. HK - do you get corn turds?

As for fidouchiary? it's right there in the name.
 
Sedulous said:
Yea that's an odd one. Some actions are irredeemable and everyone has different limits. Other times people flip a switch and they just can't let go of something trivial. I'm not opposed to cutting certain people out of my life at a certain point but not my mom for what she did. It made me mad but I have about 33 years worth of good memories of her before that I keep in mind. We were once a poor food stamp family from Kansas and ended up middle-class Oregonians thanks to dad's work ethic and mom's meticulous money management. We were always clothed, fed, and loved despite mistakes and short-comings that still bug me if I think about them.

It's weird to think about how a family unit exists in a certain state for such a short period of time. My dad, mom, brother, sister and I were all a family living in a house on some street for about 15 years between 88' - 03'. That's my sister's birth year until my brother moved out. For some it lingers a while longer than others. Some people's parents (like my in-laws) stay in the same house and the kids come visit and get a morsel of the childhood they once had. Other's, like me, see the childhood home they remember get sold, parents split up, and it feels like a dream you relive from a few photos or home movies. How many billions of households existed in the past that have been totally forgotten? How long will mine last? I have a number of reasons why I don't want to sell this house where I'm raising my kids but one of them is because I want them to be able to come visit and feel, however subtly, like they are kids again living with mom and dad.
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very mature response.
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Sedulous said:
Yea that's an odd one. Some actions are irredeemable and everyone has different limits. Other times people flip a switch and they just can't let go of something trivial. I'm not opposed to cutting certain people out of my life at a certain point but not my mom for what she did. It made me mad but I have about 33 years worth of good memories of her before that I keep in mind. We were once a poor food stamp family from Kansas and ended up middle-class Oregonians thanks to dad's work ethic and mom's meticulous money management. We were always clothed, fed, and loved despite mistakes and short-comings that still bug me if I think about them.

It's weird to think about how a family unit exists in a certain state for such a short period of time. My dad, mom, brother, sister and I were all a family living in a house on some street for about 15 years between 88' - 03'. That's my sister's birth year until my brother moved out. For some it lingers a while longer than others. Some people's parents (like my in-laws) stay in the same house and the kids come visit and get a morsel of the childhood they once had. Other's, like me, see the childhood home they remember get sold, parents split up, and it feels like a dream you relive from a few photos or home movies. How many billions of households existed in the past that have been totally forgotten? How long will mine last? I have a number of reasons why I don't want to sell this house where I'm raising my kids but one of them is because I want them to be able to come visit and feel, however subtly, like they are kids again living with mom and dad.
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Dude, that hit the feels for me. My parents lived in the house that I was brought home from the hospital to until the day they each died. Almost 50 for my dad, over 50 for my mom. My mom always made it feel like home. My Dad suffered my return after the first 2 years of college, but made it pretty clear that I had a 12 month lease on my apartment when I went back for my junior year of college and I needed to honor that lease by living there and not his house. I was a little upset at the time, but it was good for me, looking back. It was also a different world.

My oldest has informed us that she will probably never move home again, and my youngest is leaving in 2 weeks for her sophomore year at college. My wife and I remodeled both girl's room into "adult" rooms after their senior year in high school, and made the decision to not change either until they are past 25 (or are living independently of us prior) just in case they need to return. I am not sure that is the best thing for them or my wife and I, but that is what my wife and I want, so that is where we are.
 
ABB said:
you ever try the cauliflower crust? I've heard it's good but haven't tried it bc it's missing gluten
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Its like NY thin crust. If you get it out, ALWAYS ask for well done. And most of the cauli crust I have had has rice flower or tapioca starch to bind it, so it is not grain free, just gluten free. Wife was GF for about 2 years until we switched to imported flour. Funny that imported flour does not make her feel like crap, but us flour does. Hmmmmm.
 
Ulf Murphy said:
Dude, that hit the feels for me. My parents lived in the house that I was brought home from the hospital to until the day they each died. Almost 50 for my dad, over 50 for my mom. My mom always made it feel like home. My Dad suffered my return after the first 2 years of college, but made it pretty clear that I had a 12 month lease on my apartment when I went back for my junior year of college and I needed to honor that lease by living there and not his house. I was a little upset at the time, but it was good for me, looking back. It was also a different world.

My oldest has informed us that she will probably never move home again, and my youngest is leaving in 2 weeks for her sophomore year at college. My wife and I remodeled both girl's room into "adult" rooms after their senior year in high school, and made the decision to not change either until they are past 25 (or are living independently of us prior) just in case they need to return. I am not sure that is the best thing for them or my wife and I, but that is what my wife and I want, so that is where we are.
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Fuck man.

NGL.

I'm suffering this week. I'm driving all my daughter's stuff up to her dorm in Oregon on Saturday, staying for a few days to help move her in, then coming back without her. I been coming home to this beautiful little girl for 18 years, and in 5 days she's gone.

I'm an absolute mess. Having a hard time keeping it together lately.
 
Ulf Murphy said:
Its like NY thin crust. If you get it out, ALWAYS ask for well done. And most of the cauli crust I have had has rice flower or tapioca starch to bind it, so it is not grain free, just gluten free. Wife was GF for about 2 years until we switched to imported flour. Funny that imported flour does not make her feel like crap, but us flour does. Hmmmmm.
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bc our flour has bromine in it
 
ABB said:
a buddy from decades back who was a chef said you have to eat corn with beans to really get them to break down. sounded good but idk. maybe @HKOG could tell us, he eats a lot of beans. HK - do you get corn turds?

As for fidouchiary? it's right there in the name.
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Yeah, I dunno. Just tryin to create some engagement like Crete asked for. If y'all think it's not worth my time I guess I could redirect my energy to recruiting LidMo. I'm easy one way or the other
 
bconcrete said:
Crete Thoughts #4:

It's Sunday, the start of a new week. In the past, I've found myself dreading the start of a new week. Having to go to work, having to plug back in, having to hit the treadmill running with my arms outstretched reaching for Friday.

But I've tried to change my mindset a while ago. I no longer have to go to work, I get to go to work and earn a living to provide for my family. I don't have to plug back in, I get to lock in for another week of trying to accomplish my goals. I'm still reaching for Friday, not to put the week behind me, but to look back and see what I've been able to get done and move forward.

And that got me thinking about goals. I'm a very goal oriented person and I believe that we all need some goal to chase, some mountain to climb. My current goals, not just this week but overall are: trim off about five pounds in the next eight weeks to get to 12% body fat, continue at my current pace of exercising without injury, atgemd big birdwatching thing in 8 weeks, become a more engaged member of my community, continue working on my relationship with my lady (to include the dreaded couples counseling), be a present father when the tiny human goes back to school, and focus on getting enough sleep each night.

So Im wondering: what are y'all's goals? Can be for the week, the month, the year, overall, whatever mountain you're trying to summit. Or if you're someone who doesn't really do the whole goal thing...what do you do to progress and avoid stagnation?
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Weight loss like most.
Tried for years but I have all of the excuses. I eat when I'm happy, sad, bored, etc. I have no problem exercising of lifting, its the eating habits that prevents the weight loss. I thought TRT would help, it did at 1st with energy, but then it wore off??
So, I got some black market glp1s that helped a little, finally got on zepbound and I'm down to 260lbs. I got as high as 325 (GOT DAMN!!!)
I can ride every ride at Universal which was a goal. For about 5 years I watched my kids and wife gonna roller coasters. I enjoyed watching them ride, but I was upset that I was so big I couldn't fit.
I plan on doing 1 more "bottle" of zepbound to get as low as I can then hopefully, the change in habits while on this can bleed over and I can maintain.

I can see the faces...I assure you 180lbs is an unattainable goal. I haven't been 180 since freshman year. 220-230 is much more reasonable. Im built like a somoan so that weight works on me.
Thats my long term goal.
 
ABB said:
what the hell y'all even talking about anymore.

I dawned on me this morning that 3 times in the past week I've had corn. Corn on the cob like 6 days ago, corn as a side from El Pollo Loco maybe 3 days ago, and "summer corn" on some tacos last night. I looked in the bowl this morning to find brown Lincoln logs with yellow polka dots AGAIN. I've had corn missiles for a solid week, DAILY!
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Try eating a couple Carolina Reapers with your corn. No more Lincoln logs, its not corn chowder.
 
ABB said:
Fuck man.

NGL.

I'm suffering this week. I'm driving all my daughter's stuff up to her dorm in Oregon on Saturday, staying for a few days to help move her in, then coming back without her. I been coming home to this beautiful little girl for 18 years, and in 5 days she's gone.

I'm an absolute mess. Having a hard time keeping it together lately.
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Wait. It will get worse. Unbeknownst to me, my wife took a candid video of me sobbing while hugging my oldest after she informed us "I'm good" when offering to help put her dorm room together when I thought I had a few hours left until saying goodbye. She put the video on FB FFS. Then I started getting messages from SO many friends commiserating with me over it. It literally made me feel so loved. Hell, I am tearing up right now thinking about it.

I will share with you the best advice I received when I started getting those messages. From a High School friend that I have not seen in person for over 30 years whose oldest two were out of the house and with her second life as a mother still had 4 at home in her second marriage. "You have spent the last 18 years of your life preparing her for this and you can never prepare yourself for it. So go down there with the belief that you have made an amazing human who values your relationship because you have always been there for her and will always be there for her, but understand that she has to make mistakes on her own to truly learn how to live without you. But when she isn't learning, be prepared to drop everything and save the day as only good dads can." (I just looked it up in messenger) Then stick to that and call her often. Visit her on parents day. And when she comes home next summer, cherish every second.

And remember that it does not get easier for the next time. It maybe gets harder. I only had daughters, but I know you and your son have a special relationship, so start getting prepared now, even though a few years away.
 
QuarterCircleForwardPunch said:
Yeah, I dunno. Just tryin to create some engagement like Crete asked for. If y'all think it's not worth my time I guess I could redirect my energy to recruiting LidMo. I'm easy one way or the other
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you mean username?

engage away, I was just asking what the topic was that's all. wasn't trying to be an ass
 
Ulf Murphy said:
Wait. It will get worse. Unbeknownst to me, my wife took a candid video of me sobbing while hugging my oldest after she informed us "I'm good" when offering to help put her dorm room together when I thought I had a few hours left until saying goodbye. She put the video on FB FFS. Then I started getting messages from SO many friends commiserating with me over it. It literally made me feel so loved. Hell, I am tearing up right now thinking about it.

I will share with you the best advice I received when I started getting those messages. From a High School friend that I have not seen in person for over 30 years whose oldest two were out of the house and with her second life as a mother still had 4 at home in her second marriage. "You have spent the last 18 years of your life preparing her for this and you can never prepare yourself for it. So go down there with the belief that you have made an amazing human who values your relationship because you have always been there for her and will always be there for her, but understand that she has to make mistakes on her own to truly learn how to live without you. But when she isn't learning, be prepared to drop everything and save the day as only good dads can." (I just looked it up in messenger) Then stick to that and call her often. Visit her on parents day. And when she comes home next summer, cherish every second.

And remember that it does not get easier for the next time. It maybe gets harder. I only had daughters, but I know you and your son have a special relationship, so start getting prepared now, even though a few years away.
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yeah man this sucks. I been dropping tears in solitude bc that's just how I do it. I been coming down really hard on myself too, the last few years have been tough for me and I can't help but to think I'm a piece of shit for not being the best version of myself before the oldest of 3 leaves the nest.

Today I sit here saying today is the last Monday I will ever have with her in the house. Tomorrow will be the last Tuesday, and so on. Did I cherish all the moments I was supposed to when they happened? did I show her the best example I could?

This sucks
 
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