What disgraced public figure's recent redemption arc makes you nauseous?

Somebody that was clearly guilty of tremendous wrongdoing but with time and a crafty public relations campaign has made a somewhat tepid reemergence in the public eye. Leading to them doing softball interviews, getting some work again and being forgiven by many of their peers.

Kevin Spacey

Lance Armstrong

Louis CK

Steve Rannnasizi

George W Bush

Sherry Papini

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u/debrisaway — 11 days ago

What was the quintessential British sinecure job?

The job that had a well deserved reputation for being quite lax due to a lower natural workload, having non-critical tasks and difficult to measure performance metrics.

Council Administor

Admission Office for the local university

Health and Safety Officer

Retail Security Guard

Transit Inspector

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u/debrisaway — 11 days ago

Does Avery's "eccentricity" get exaggerated?

Especially compared to other actors like Christopher Walken and Nic Cage who are celebrated for their "uniqueness".

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u/debrisaway — 12 days ago

What do you consider a Brit innovation / invention that was bogarted by another nation?

And most people don't know the etymology and just assume the new nation is the owner.

Apple Pie

Dance music

Baseball

Car tire

Punk culture

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u/debrisaway — 12 days ago

What happened to your female friends that subscribed to "Settle for Mr. Half Decent by Middle Age" romantic philosophy?

The social movement driven by that author in 2008 who implored young women to settle down with the steady, caring dependable guys by 35. So that they could build families with men that will be solid teammates first and foremost.

Instead of waiting for the ONE who gives you thunderbolts of infatuation as the pickings reduce drastically with each passing year. To the point that she believes that still single women in their 40s would now gladly take the steady but boring men they rejected decades before as they realize that their elusive soulmate was just a Hollywood invention. And frankly that the available pool of never married men in their 40s is largely ones with significant emotional development, financial or personality issues.

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u/debrisaway — 17 days ago

What became the go-to occupation for your peers from well to do backgrounds?

To the point where you can predict.

Your peers that came from professional/upper middle class parents already and were deliberately cultivated (extracurricular activities, competitive sports, specialized education) to maintain that social strata.

Men

  1. Finance

  2. Engineering

  3. Corporate Commercial Leadership stream (Sales, Marketing, Business Development, Product Management)

Women

  1. Marketing

  2. Legal

  3. Civil Service

  4. Medicine

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u/debrisaway — 24 days ago

Is Maven's YouTube channel running out of material?

How many fucking incarnations of "10 worst botches" , "what do wrestlers eat", "most painful finishers", "nice vs asshole wrestlers" he can do. To the point his buddies like D-Von and Saturn use the same exact templates for their channel.

He should realize his best videos are ones where he introspectively analyzes himself as a wrestler/person or specific wrestlers he knew like Orton, Triple H, Shawn or does long form interviews with lesser known wrestlers.

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u/debrisaway — 24 days ago

What now restricted or non existent landmark are you grateful to have visited ?

Chichen Itza

World Trade Center / Windows on the World

Madison Square Garden (8th Avenue incarnation)

Chernobyl

Checkpoint Charlie

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u/debrisaway — 26 days ago

What's been your specific decompress / reflection / detox weekend routine?

When you want to clear your head, relax, reflect and reset.

Rent a hotel room in the same city quiet suburb or a cottage in the country?

Start home but turn off all electronics and do meditation, yoga, deep breathing, reading?

Book a mini vacation to the regional hotspot (i.e Niagara Falls, Fort Myers, Lake Havasu, the Poconos)?

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u/debrisaway — 29 days ago

What was the earliest rumblings you heard of the prospect that became Brock Lesnar?

That there was a kid from Minnesota with superhero-like physical abilities that all the wrestling insiders saw as an immediate main eventer and surefire hall of famer.

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u/debrisaway — 1 month ago

What's been your usual tradition regarding 09/11 remembrance?

Your process to remember the victims and their families.

Whether just a private call back to where you were, consuming the documentaries online, joining a formal vigil or remembrance ceremony, taking a moment of silence around 8:45AM EST, watching the archived live coverage from that day.

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u/debrisaway — 1 month ago

What was the cliche Millenial "low effort" dish?

A low prep meal when they don't feel like doing much cooking nor paying for takeout.

Hotdogs and Kraft Dinner

Eggs and Salsa

Corned Beef and Beans

Avocado Toast 😆

Ramen with leftovers (veggies, meats, eggs)

Tuna melt

Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Pasta and tomato sauce with parmesan powder

Tuna over rice with soy sauce

Egg noodles with butter

Wraps with deli meat, lettuce and cheese

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u/debrisaway — 1 month ago
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What American cooking cliche still warps your mind?

Using Campbell Condensed Soup as the base ingredient for anything.

Making everything into a "casserole" (mixing random ingredients in a ceramic dish and put it in the oven). Then sprinkling some cheese on top before serving.

Calling dishes a "salad" that clearly aren't.

Adding excess sugar or spice to every dish no matter what.

Deep frying things that have no business being done (chocolate bars, pastries, butter)

Using pre-packaged mixes for everything.

Seeing hot sauce as a condiment for any dish

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u/debrisaway — 1 month ago
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Do you know someone who was adopted and became a well adjusted psychological healthy adult?

Cause I don't. All the ones I knew personally struggled mightily.

That largely avoided the curse of adopted people having relationship instability, addiction issues, emotional dysregulation and immaturity due to that parental disconnect early in life. Even the ones that had amazing adopted parents and an idyllic childhood don't seem to escape the curse.

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u/debrisaway — 1 month ago
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Which Silent Generation/Baby Boomer wrestler is honest about their shortcomings in shoot interviews?

I can only think of Jake Roberts. The rest are very self serving about their career, abilities, decisions like Ken Patera, Rocky Johnson, Honky Tonk Man.

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u/debrisaway — 1 month ago

Have you ever gone against convention wisdom and trusted your wisdom?

Trusted your gut based on previous experience and got the outcome you wanted especially against common platitudes.

"Give them another chance, you've known then so long" - not giving a long time friend another chance when you know that their bad behaviour is central to them.

"Call that potential romantic partner just to make sure they aren't interested" - No, your gut already knows that their lack of reach out is evidence enough.

"Just take that severance and move for the sake of your career/sanity " - No, you've done that often and it always leaves you feeling hollow. Take legal action this time in a way that holds them accountable publicly.

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u/debrisaway — 2 months ago

What convention/conference was the most fun you've ever had?

Probably from the ancillary activities

Professional Association

Vendor

Industry

Hobby

Fandom

Special Interest

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u/debrisaway — 2 months ago

What character traits seperated those that got Hollywood critical acclaim for their performances (Cena, Batista) vs. the hollow panned action stars (Hogan, Rock)?

Their natural personalities - Cena and Batista are more genuine honest guys whereas Hogan and Rock are more guarded narcissistic guys.

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u/debrisaway — 2 months ago

Do you know a professional that was deliberately blacklisted?

Not from their name being in the press for something terrible where a Google search would tank them or a bad/luke warm behind the scenes reference. But that a former boss or senior leader went around to their industry peers proactively to sewer any future employment chances.

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u/debrisaway — 2 months ago