I would bring out a chair and stand on one leg with one knee on the chair and sing but only half the anthem
- dt99999

perfect. it would confuse both sides to the point of them losing interest and moving onto something else less worthy of time.

Wait, your good or bad leg on the chair?
- TheCat29

yes

- Crimsoninja

lol

reading through twitter on that girl who just kneeled after singing the anthem is unreal

both "sides" are so ridiculous. No one even really talks about anything. It's just #TeamKneel vs #TeamStand. Every issue devolves into this same us vs them crap lol
- Crimsoninja

Its worse than the sens/leafs thread

NASCAR owners say they'll fire drivers who kneel for anthem
NASCAR 1 hour ago
"Anybody that don't stand up for the anthem ought to be out of the country," owner Richard Petty said.

NASCAR owners say they'll fire drivers who kneel for anthem
NASCAR 1 hour ago
"Anybody that don't stand up for the anthem ought to be out of the country," owner Richard Petty said.
- AGalchenyuk27

NASCAR owners say they'll fire drivers who kneel for anthem
NASCAR 1 hour ago
"Anybody that don't stand up for the anthem ought to be out of the country," owner Richard Petty said.
- AGalchenyuk27

*Cashes paycheck*..... Kneels

NASCAR owners say they'll fire drivers who kneel for anthem
NASCAR 1 hour ago
"Anybody that don't stand up for the anthem ought to be out of the country," owner Richard Petty said.
- AGalchenyuk27

doesnt he employ a cuban?

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I would bring out a chair and stand on one leg with one knee on the chair and sing but only half the anthem
- dt99999

reading through twitter on that girl who just kneeled after singing the anthem is unreal

both "sides" are so ridiculous. No one even really talks about anything. It's just #TeamKneel vs #TeamStand. Every issue devolves into this same us vs them crap lol
- Crimsoninja

then (frank)in kneel degrasse tyson comes in with his
well, what's interesting is that on game of thrones, kneeling...is actually good

then (frank)in kneel degrasse tyson comes in with his
well, what's interesting is that on game of thrones, kneeling...is actually good
- Shutdown

then (frank)in kneel degrasse tyson comes in with his
well, what's interesting is that on game of thrones, kneeling...is actually good
- Shutdown

God I hate him so much

welp, the upstairs toilet is clogged.

like the kind that calls for a plumber.

welp, the upstairs toilet is clogged.

like the kind that calls for a plumber.
- kicksave856

oh, no, kick what happened?

oh, no, kick what happened?
- Streit2ThePoint

10 days of pizza, himalayan, and chinese.

10 days of pizza, himalayan, and chinese.
- kicksave856

- Streit2ThePoint

how bout me pooptin at work like a champ though, huh?

every day around 2 PM i'm overcome with the urgent need to let er rip.

i'm trying to play it off like i'm okay with this but i'm not. i'm just not.

You say it's urgent
Make it fast, make it urgent
Do it quick, do it urgent
Gotta rush, make it urgent
Want it quick
Urgent, urgent, emergency
Urgent, urgent, emergency
Urgent, urgent, emergency
Urgent, urgent, emergency
So urgent, emergency
Emer emer emer
It's urgent

how bout me pooptin at work like a champ though, huh?

every day around 2 PM i'm overcome with the urgent need to let er rip.

i'm trying to play it off like i'm okay with this but i'm not. i'm just not.
- kicksave856

very proud of you

very proud of you
- Streit2ThePoint

you know how men wear their jeans more than one day in a row? i can't do that now.

these jeans are dead to me now until after laundry day.

really nice pair of lucky brand jeans too.

mother (frank)ers.

you know how men wear their jeans more than one day in a row? i can't do that now.

these jeans are dead to me now until after laundry day.
- kicksave856

just run some of that old spice down the seam

just run some of that old spice down the seam
- Streit2ThePoint

then i'd have to throw them away.