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On 2022-09-30 at 10:48 AM, Tracker said:

Gotta thrill the beer-swilling fans whose beer purchases support the advertisements that make all this possible. I stopped watching the NFL decades ago after the Darryl Stingley incident. This all too often a blood sport/

That was 44 years ago. 

9 hours ago, Fatty Liver said:

Also Chess.

Chess world champion Magnus Carlsen released a statement confirming his accusations of cheating against rival and fellow chess grandmaster Hans Niemann on Monday.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/26/sport/chess-cheating-accusation-by-magnus-carlsen

This is doubtless be the butt of many jokes but it will all come out in the end.

2 hours ago, Tracker said:

This is doubtless be the butt of many jokes but it will all come out in the end.

Curious to know how cheating can take place in chess, but I guess it's similar to gambling if an outside party can somehow transmit the next move to a player after running them through a computer simulator.  Strip searches may be coming to chess!

1 hour ago, Fatty Liver said:

Curious to know how cheating can take place in chess, but I guess it's similar to gambling if an outside party can somehow transmit the next move to a player after running them through a computer simulator.  Strip searches may be coming to chess!

Edited October 2, 20223 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

17 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

That was 44 years ago. 

And the more things change, the more they remain the same.

6 hours ago, Fatty Liver said:

Curious to know how cheating can take place in chess, but I guess it's similar to gambling if an outside party can somehow transmit the next move to a player after running them through a computer simulator.  Strip searches may be coming to chess!

A strip research would have revealed nothing unless they did a body cavity search.

1 hour ago, Tracker said:

And the more things change, the more they remain the same.

A strip research would have revealed nothing unless they did a body cavity search.

I thought about that too!  😶

On 2022-10-01 at 9:05 PM, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Whether it's fish or poker...

https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2022/10/01/fishermen-team-accused-of-cheating-by-stuffing-fish-with-weights

Video is NSFW (lots of irate anglers).

Jake Runyan and Chase Cominsky have ruined their lives (and no doubt their pro fishing careers). They've accumulated nearly half a million in winnings over the last two seasons, not to mention all the sponsorship deals and perks. IIRC, Runyan's boat alone is worth over $150K.

Next level stupidity.

Seeing/reading that both Dr. No and Love Me Do both released 60 years ago today. 

No words 😭

At least 37 killed in shooting at Thailand child-care centre, police say.

Uvalde School District Suspends Its Entire Campus Police Force For Unknown Period

The school district of Uvalde, Texas, suspended its entire campus police force Friday, saying new developments have “uncovered additional concerns with department operations” following officers’ response to a deadly mass shooting at a district elementary school in May.

The suspension will last “for a period of time,” the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District said in a statement. The district has asked the Texas Department of Public Safety to provide additional troopers for now.
“We are confident that staff and student safety will not be compromised during this transition,” the UCISD statement said.

The district has also placed Lt. Miguel Hernandez on administrative leave. Hernandez had taken over as UCISD police chief a month after the deadly shooting when his predecessor, Pete Arredondo, was himself placed on administrative leave. Arredondo was ultimately fired for how long it took officers to confront the gunman, who killed 19 young children and two adults at Robb Elementary on May 24.

Ken Mueller, the district’s director of student services, was also placed on leave but elected to retire instead, UCISD said Friday.

The district said it’s still cooperating with two investigations into the shooting response ― one by a team of private investigators the district hired, and one by the Texas Police Chiefs Association. Aside from saying it had recently developed “additional concerns,” UCISD didn’t provide any information about what led to Friday’s decision.

Ukrainians are miffed to share the Peace Prize with Russian and Belarusian winners

On 2022-10-02 at 12:35 AM, Fatty Liver said:

Also Chess.

Chess world champion Magnus Carlsen released a statement confirming his accusations of cheating against rival and fellow chess grandmaster Hans Niemann on Monday.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/26/sport/chess-cheating-accusation-by-magnus-carlsen

Nooo....not Irish dancing!

https://www.vice.com/en/article/4ax7ww/irish-dancing-cheating-score-fixing

they'll cheat at anything these days

1 hour ago, iHeart said:

they'll cheat at anything these days

Can we really be sure these are your words?

On 2022-10-03 at 8:40 AM, blue_gold_84 said:

Video is NSFW (lots of irate anglers).

Jake Runyan and Chase Cominsky have ruined their lives (and no doubt their pro fishing careers). They've accumulated nearly half a million in winnings over the last two seasons, not to mention all the sponsorship deals and perks. IIRC, Runyan's boat alone is worth over $150K.

Next level stupidity.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/fishing-tourney-cheating-charges-1.6614961

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Two anglers accused of stuffing fish with lead weights and fillets in an attempt to win thousands of dollars in an Ohio fishing tournament were indicted Wednesday on charges of attempted grand theft and other counts.

Jacob Runyan, 42, of Broadview Heights, Ohio, and Chase Cominski, 35, of Hermitage, Pa., were indicted in Cleveland on felony charges of cheating, attempted grand theft, possessing criminal tools and misdemeanor charges of unlawfully owning wild animals. They're due to be arraigned Oct. 26.

1 hour ago, blue_gold_84 said:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/fishing-tourney-cheating-charges-1.6614961

And it very nearly came down to a violent exchange. All over community members trying to screw over other members of a small community. So much for small-town unity.

9 minutes ago, Tracker said:

And it very nearly came down to a violent exchange. All over community members trying to screw over other members of a small community. So much for small-town unity.

Money makes people do strange things. 

7 minutes ago, JCon said:

Money makes people do strange things. 

Probably the result of genetic stagnation.

1 hour ago, JCon said:

Money makes people do strange things. 

The prizes for some of these US fishing derbies are outlandish with prize money reaching up to a million dollars, the boat they confiscated was probably won at a pro fishing derby.  I can see knowledge being an advantage, but I fail to see how skill catches the biggest fish, it's more or less a lottery, since most fish are probably smart enough not to accept a cut of the prize money. 

I wasn't sure if this belonged here or the good news thread

https://people.com/crime/power-rangers-themed-restaurant-staff-fights-off-attacker-the-craziest-thing/?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&utm_content=link&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=634d7617c00532000167f274&fbclid=IwAR2TY0iHzFKicNitGElnhBKy6w0OuX5Rv9Xz_f-lcuAru-gKiw-nPd5DeOY

That headline! 

Power Rangers-Themed Restaurant Staff Fights off Attacker: 'The Craziest Thing'

 

On March 17, 2023, Canada’s medical assistance in dying law will change, allowing people whose sole underlying medical condition is mental illness to be eligible for an assisted death. 

Would you like to know more?

2 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

On March 17, 2023, Canada’s medical assistance in dying law will change, allowing people whose sole underlying medical condition is mental illness to be eligible for an assisted death. 

Would you like to know more?

I told my wife that I wanted to be cremated. She called and made an appointment.

https://people.com/human-interest/st-nicholas-grave-found-beneath-church-turkey/?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&utm_content=link&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=6350885671fe1700014450fa&fbclid=IwAR0u61OZEThmMy4iKnxM-FkFYbKudLpnrmb68SQo4DnImgFmKkTAPzQwo3M

1 hour ago, iHeart said:

https://people.com/human-interest/st-nicholas-grave-found-beneath-church-turkey/?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&utm_content=link&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=6350885671fe1700014450fa&fbclid=IwAR0u61OZEThmMy4iKnxM-FkFYbKudLpnrmb68SQo4DnImgFmKkTAPzQwo3M

What about the elves?