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War Room Lounge v98: “Yes I’m a gangster and I committed that crime.”

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It just surprises me so many people want to watch shows about people who never competed in that sport acting like they are experts. You can argue some people may be more analytical and observant but to think they are worth listening to for opinion on a weekly basis is just flat out stupid. If you really like football, listen to a coach or player. Same with MMA. That’s actually something good UFC hs going making sure a lot of their commentators are fighters. It’s not perfect but I don’t really like these career broadcasters that aren’t actually invested in every sport they cover.

The ones with the ex-players can actually be the worst. The worst sports show is antichambre on RDS. It's basically only ex Montreal players and coaches and it's a good thing these shows exist because these ninjas are not employable otherwise. What a bunch of yokels. My team was unfortunate enough to hire a coach who was a commentator on that show for a second time and that was an absolute disaster.
 
Trump gonna give Kobe a state funeral and spin that grief into ratings gold baby
 
The televised funeral of recently deceased Planters spokes-legume Mr. Peanut — a commercial set to air during this Sunday’s Super Bowl — will continue as planned, despite the ad’s similarities to the death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant, a Planters spokesman confirmed Monday. None of these are words that anyone could have predicted would go together in one sentence, but here we are.

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was just listening to this juicy j mixtape the other day, spooky


Head Chills.

 
That Ari guy now claiming he was "hacked" after that awful tweet about Kobe. Hope it was worth it for him.
 
That Ari guy now claiming he was "hacked" after that awful tweet about Kobe. Hope it was worth it for him.

not defending him - just saying that Ari had some serious problems recently. I think there was a major fallout with Comedy Central & his show "This is Not Happening", where he got screwed over. that sent him into depression where he became a recluse & Joe got really worried about him (perhaps signs of him becoming suicidal?). so Joe did the good thing & propped him back up by sticking by his side, helping him out with money & getting him back in the game.

which is good, no doubt, but it's evident Ari is kind of "off" as a result, he goes "full throttle" with everything - like on the JREs he kind of goes overboard & how he drugged Bert in his own home with his family there too. this thing with Kobe is another example.
 
Oh jeez, that tweet is a doozy. This is the same guy who drove a truckload of mexicans to the INS that one time, though. I can't really feign too much surprise.
 
That Ari guy now claiming he was "hacked" after that awful tweet about Kobe. Hope it was worth it for him.
No, he's being sarcastic. And to be honest, it's really, really fucking obvious that he's being sarcastic, so something is broken inside of you, much like something is broken inside of Ari. But at least he's funny.
 
No, he's being sarcastic. And to be honest, it's really, really fucking obvious that he's being sarcastic, so something is broken inside of you, much like something is broken inside of Ari. But at least he's funny.
So much misplaced hostility, its obvious you and Ari are more alike. At least in the "being-a-cock-for-no-reason" department.
 
So much misplaced hostility, its obvious you and Ari are more alike. At least in the "being-a-cock-for-no-reason" department.
Did you know that if a complete stranger walks up behind you, punches you in the kidney, and then leaves and you never see him again, that it's technically the most sexually arousing experience you ever had with that person? It's something for you to ponder while I continue to just not give a shit about this.
 
It just surprises me so many people want to watch shows about people who never competed in that sport acting like they are experts. You can argue some people may be more analytical and observant but to think they are worth listening to for opinion on a weekly basis is just flat out stupid. If you really like football, listen to a coach or player. Same with MMA. That’s actually something good UFC hs going making sure a lot of their commentators are fighters. It’s not perfect but I don’t really like these career broadcasters that aren’t actually invested in every sport they cover.

a network tried a broadcast with all former NBA players, and it didn't last a year, because it was awful.

players are fucking morons.


a good show requires both.
 
That Ari guy now claiming he was "hacked" after that awful tweet about Kobe. Hope it was worth it for him.

The tweet about being hacked was probably an attempt at humor. Ari’s problem is that he is not funny. He’s the only comedian I can think of that does not seem to have anything close to resembling a normal sense of humor. Everyone he hangs out with is at least somewhat funny, yet Ari has never said anything or done anything that I found funny.
 
The tweet about being hacked was probably an attempt at humor. Ari’s problem is that he is not funny. He’s the only comedian I can think of that does not seem to have anything close to resembling a normal sense of humor. Everyone he hangs out with is at least somewhat funny, yet Ari has never said anything or done anything that I found funny.
Well he pretty much canceled himself. He privated his twitter so people are ripping him apart on his instagram.
 
Well he pretty much canceled himself. He privated his twitter so people are ripping him apart on his instagram.

All that, and the joke wasn’t even remotely funny. He’s such a hack. How can you spend so many years as a comedian and be so bad at creating a punchline?
 
part of that story is true though. a childhood friend of mine - his cousin did lose a testicle in a surfing accident.
A guy I knew supposedly had 3. We called him E.T., the extra testicle.
 
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I think a lot of American Muslims, especially younger ones, are pretty tolerant of gays since they grew up feeling maligned by the GOP and have retreated to the left for safety. And part of that deal with the left means accepting progressive tenants even if they contradict the religion. But its probably very different with older Muslims from other countries who are in all likelihood more conservative. But even then its not always so simple.

I had an older immigrant Muslim lecturer at university who touched on this. He said he doesn't like how some imams take a very simplistic approach to certain issues, like just offering a blanket condemnation of homosexuality which isn't very helpful given the fact that gay people are a reality and you have to interact with them in contexts like work. In his case his boss is a lesbian so what is he to do, just act like a cunt to her or what? Of course he doesn't, actually says she is supportive of how visibly Muslim he is and they have a decent working relationship. But point is a lot of religious spaces are just immigrant enclaves that repeat very simplistic ideas of the religion that are more or less passed down within those communities.

I'm not sure I like the "tolerate them because you have to" method of helping people realize they shouldn't hold things against people that are none of their business. Better than preaching jihad, though, I guess.

Also,
*tenets--sorry, just a big peeve along with regimen/regiment
--Captain Pedantic
 
All that, and the joke wasn’t even remotely funny. He’s such a hack. How can you spend so many years as a comedian and be so bad at creating a punchline?

My impression is that professional comedy attracts a lot more self-unaware and attention-obsessed egomaniacs than it does people with actual comedic talent or intelligence. Which is why, for every stand up comedian that I'd enjoy being around, I suspect there are 10 I'd find insufferable and lame.
 
The televised funeral of recently deceased Planters spokes-legume Mr. Peanut — a commercial set to air during this Sunday’s Super Bowl — will continue as planned, despite the ad’s similarities to the death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant, a Planters spokesman confirmed Monday. None of these are words that anyone could have predicted would go together in one sentence, but here we are.

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{<jordan}



Head Chills.


i've built and modified conveyors at a planters factory, trust me that little monacled fuck can rot in hell

every machine absolutely caked in 30 years of peanut grease

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a network tried a broadcast with all former NBA players, and it didn't last a year, because it was awful.

players are fucking morons.


a good show requires both.

Lol. Some ex-players are genuinely insightful (Tony Romo, Troy Aikman) or charismatic (Charles Barkley). But, yeah, most are neither. But the dynamic between ex-pros and commentators who never played can play out in pretty awkward and uncomfortable ways at times, where it begins to resemble a jock bullying a nerd in high school.
 
All that, and the joke wasn’t even remotely funny. He’s such a hack. How can you spend so many years as a comedian and be so bad at creating a punchline?
That's not what being a hack is. Ari is one of the least hackneyed acts I've ever heard. He's probably too far from a hack because he's unrelatable.
 
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