Curtis High School, near me, has the team name "The Warriors"

[conuly]

As recently as 20 years ago, the logo was of an Indian chief with a headdress, but apparently somebody clued them in and now it's a knight's helmet, so that was an easy change. I wonder when they did that?

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Comments

[chelseagirl]

It would have been funnier if they'd changed their logo to match the 1979 film The Warriors . . . "Warriors, come out and play!"

[lilysea]

That was my thought also

[brithistorian]

There's a K-drama (I can't remember the name right now but can find it if anyone's that interested) about two college athletes where he's a swimmer and she's a weightlifter. I'm all for diversification of sports - the most sports you're exposed to, the more likely you are to find one that interests you.

Also, I really think someone needs to write an article "Why to trick your brain into things a small animal is hopping up your arm" as a companion piece to the how article. I mean, I suppose it's interesting that you can do this, but I think the more interesting question is "How did someone come to find out that it's possible to do this?"

[jesse_the_k]

My question exactly, which prevented me from clicking through.

I already have "formications" I don't need more!

[author_by_night]

The "both sides" thing just makes me angry. I do believe in acknowledging both sides of an argument,* but when you talk about Neo Nazis there are no other sides. The conversation begins and ends with Neo Nazis.

*Although some would call this problematic. However, to me it's not necessarily as much "well both are right/wrong" as it is acknowledging that it's very easy to paint the opposing side of a debate as cartoon villains, when in reality, people are not cartoons. People have many different reasons for believing what they do, and I find it more helpful for my own arguments to understand them. But like I said, this isn't the case when it comes to Neo Nazis.

[bittercat]

Preach!

[conuly]

The conversation begins and ends with Neo Nazis.

I suppose it's possible that just hating Neo-Nazis doesn't mean you can't also be a bigot and all around terrible person... but I'm certain that Trump is not capable of understanding this level of nuance and we all know what sort of bullshit he means when he talks about both sides. So yeah, there's no much to say after "Neo Nazis, dudes! OMG!"

[author_by_night]

Yeah. I don't think Trump meant that as a weird way of being diplomatic, I think he was just being... Trump. :/