# What were you THINKING? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 13, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532 "2023-10-13T19:36:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 131
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2712 "2024-05-12T21:18:50Z")
Heh! Me too. Found the whole sport a bit confusing. But fun. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2713 "2024-05-12T22:28:56Z")
I suspect most Americans’ introduction to the concepts of promotion and relegation, if they have heard of them at all, will be through _Ted Lasso_. That’s certainly the first time I heard of the idea. And so too for the series’ titular protagonist. In fact when he was asked about relegation from a reporter, that prompted me to Google it because I was as clueless as he was supposed to be. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2714 "2024-05-12T22:32:13Z")
I haven’t watched _Ted Lasso_, but I might eventually. > [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Found the whole sport a bit confusing. But fun. Me, too. I enjoy those fish-out-of-water stories. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2715 "2024-05-12T22:34:37Z")
It’s really good! If you’re tired of watching shows about assholes, it’s a refreshing change to a story about how a genuinely good person positively impacts the people around him in realistic but significant ways. And it’s funny. I’m not a sports fan by a long shot so it was a hard sell for me, but I really fell in love with it. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2716 "2024-05-12T22:35:41Z")
Yeah, I’m sure I’ll watch it eventually. All the snippets I’ve seen have appealed to me. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2717 "2024-05-12T23:01:22Z")
Ted Lasso for me. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2718 "2024-05-13T05:07:51Z")
I knew about it before watching _Ted Lasso_. Solely because of an older discussion about it here on the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2719 "2024-05-13T05:54:43Z")
This is the first I’ve heard of it. I might ask someone about it rather than Google. There are probably all sorts of nuances I’d miss and a simple technical answer might be over my head. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2720 "2024-05-17T00:09:49Z")
> [@Trump will (probably) go to prison if he's found guilty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-probably-go-to-prison-if-hes-found-guilty/1001651/4): > > Trump will probably be re-elected as the next president regardless of the outcome of these trials. That is the truth that the Democratic Party refuses to see. The legal system is being used to circomvent electoral process. Everyone sees that, including Democrats. The trials are show trials and will not affect the election. There is nothing really there. > > Thinking that re-running a Biden/Harris ticket as the only alternative, that is really a bad move. Any other viable Democratic challenger would win easily. > > In the immortal words of James Carville; “It is the economy, stupid!” And the boarder (which is about the Economy) and foreign aid (also about the Economy). > > People vote with their pocketbooks. [![](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/d6a69b48-1da5-4707-a5df-595b31d46571/dcbz317-79ba5038-a190-41a9-9793-fc3dca71e883.gif?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcL2Q2YTY5YjQ4LTFkYTUtNDcwNy1hNWRmLTU5NWIzMWQ0NjU3MVwvZGNiejMxNy03OWJhNTAzOC1hMTkwLTQxYTktOTc5My1mYzNkY2E3MWU4ODMuZ2lmIn1dXSwiYXVkIjpbInVybjpzZXJ2aWNlOmZpbGUuZG93bmxvYWQiXX0.6OAB_kc_SDKUDfc5y9dEBP-1bhFPcG3dRi4Ed0EIG5A) ](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/d6a69b48-1da5-4707-a5df-595b31d46571/dcbz317-79ba5038-a190-41a9-9793-fc3dca71e883.gif?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcL2Q2YTY5YjQ4LTFkYTUtNDcwNy1hNWRmLTU5NWIzMWQ0NjU3MVwvZGNiejMxNy03OWJhNTAzOC1hMTkwLTQxYTktOTc5My1mYzNkY2E3MWU4ODMuZ2lmIn1dXSwiYXVkIjpbInVybjpzZXJ2aWNlOmZpbGUuZG93bmxvYWQiXX0.6OAB_kc_SDKUDfc5y9dEBP-1bhFPcG3dRi4Ed0EIG5A) ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2721 "2024-05-17T00:16:12Z")
–applause and agreement– ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2722 "2024-05-17T00:22:29Z")
They’ve got a point about the boarder, though. We offer plenty of mashed potatoes, and fresh sheets every week, but there’s still no pleasing that jerk. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2723 "2024-05-17T00:23:32Z")
-snerk- Exception granted. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2724 "2024-05-17T01:38:45Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > They’ve got a point about the boarder, though. We offer plenty of mashed potatoes, and fresh sheets every week, but there’s still no pleasing that jerk. Yeah, when I read about the boarder, and how it impacted the economy, my first thought was “Well, raise his rent!” ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2725 "2024-05-17T02:40:44Z")
What I don’t like about quoting from another thread like this is that it shows me the title of the thread and the avatar of the poster, but not the name of the poster. If I don’t recognize the avatar (and mostly I don’t) I have to click the link to see who it is, if I care enough to find out. Not your fault, obviously, it always seems to do that. Software flaw, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2726 "2024-05-17T02:49:51Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > If I don’t recognize the avatar (and mostly I don’t) That’s on you for not recognizing Al Pacino. 😉 ~Max ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2727 "2024-05-17T02:51:00Z")
At that size, I’m lucky to recognize it’s a male person. What is that, about 25% of the regular avatar size, when it’s quoted? ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2728 "2024-05-17T03:11:31Z")
Fair enough, for anyone else curious it’s poster Dallas\_Jones that Smapti quoted. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2729 "2024-05-17T14:12:33Z")
> [@Max\_S](#): > > That’s on you for not recognizing Al Pacino. 😉 And that’s an avatar from the era of the subtle, understated actor Al Pacino. Who knows what opinions a ‘HOO-AH’ era Al Pacino avatar may hold? ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2730 "2024-05-17T14:54:56Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > –applause and agreement– I don’t know if **Dallas** is one since he’s been here since 2008 … but I’ve noticed a recent uptick in concern trolls and damn-near Russian-troll-farm folks in P&E lately. The SDMB is on someone’s radar as a place to sow chaos and yank liberal chains. On another board I frequent, some moribund user accounts came back to life during COVID as strident anti-vaccine and COVID-is-a-hoax believers. Any chance whatsoever something similar can happen/has happened here? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2731 "2024-05-17T15:12:07Z")
> [@solost](#): > > Who knows what opinions a ‘HOO-AH’ era Al Pacino avatar may hold? Probably the same opinions but in all caps and bold text. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532.md?page=130) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532.md?page=132)