Oops Another Missed Turn

[Oops Another Missed Turn @OppFail]

I didn't think we could get worse reffing than #copa but #worldcup USA v Bosnia could be worse... yet to see.

[Oops Another Missed Turn @OppFail]

I don't post very frequently, but #USAvsPanama is being reffd horribly. It's quite disappointing. #CopaAmerica #CopaAmerica2024

[Bosnian Football @BosniaNTBall]

This is not fair, we have to play against 50 States! #FIFAWorldCup #BIHUSA 🇧🇦🇺🇸

[Chris Williamson @ChrisWillx]

The Region Beta Paradox.

Imagine you have a rule: you always walk whenever you’re traveling a mile or less, and you always drive whenever you’re going more than a mile.

If you follow that rule, you will, paradoxically, travel two miles faster than you travel one mile.

The important insight here is that if you only take action when things cross a certain threshold of badness, sometimes better things can feel worse than worse things.

Look around and you’ll find lots of people stuck in Region Beta: the guy who sticks around his just-okay job instead of ditching it for the chance of something better, the couple who should break up but can’t bring themselves to do it, the friend who refuses to get a new apartment because their current one only has some black mould.

All of these people would actually be better off if their situations were worse, because they’d leave their jobs, partners, and apartments, and be glad they did.

Their only regret would be not leaving sooner. — @a_m_mastroianni

[Gain of Fauci @DschlopesIsBack]

BREAKING: The United States will officially be playing against both Bosnia and Herzegovina in a 2-on-1 handicap match for the round of 32 at the FIFA World Cup

[Dominik Tarczyński MEP @D_Tarczynski]

Who did this? 😂

[Oops Another Missed Turn @OppFail]

@united Why are half of your flight attendants the sweetest nicest people in the world and the other half on a crazy power trip?

[Oops Another Missed Turn @OppFail]

Is Texas toast still called Texas toast in Texas, or is it just called toast in Texas?

[Rocketshipalx @rocketshipalx]

My thoughts after 3 months in the US/Texas🇺🇸:

- Americans are way more extroverted than Europeans
- Talking to strangers is normal here
- My first H-E-B trip felt like Boris Yeltsin seeing an American grocery store
- Some food is more artificial, but the amount of choices is insane
- You can still eat healthy. You just have to choose it
- High risk, high reward is real
- Way more people are entrepreneurial
- People dream bigger than in Europe, and they actually execute
- Obv not everyone is smarter, but the smart people are world-class
- Successful people here are way more down-to-earth. In Europe, successful people care about status and can be arrogant
- Cars. Enough said
- Americans have perfected artificial sweets
- There’s still more freedom here than in Europe
- One thing I didn’t expect: some Americans talk down on America
- As an outsider, that’s weird, because imo it’s still the greatest country on Earth🇺🇸🇺🇸

[Congressman Randy Fine @RepFine]

Armenians should not serve in Congress.

Neither should Somalis.

Or Guatemalans.

Or — wait for it— Israelis.

If you are a citizen of a foreign country, you shouldn’t serve in ours.

We need to pass my bill to stop the invasion of dual citizens in Congress.

NOW.

[Lane Kendall @lanedeankendall]

Do I think the US should militarily back an Argentinian takeover over the Falklands. Of course not.

But I do find hilarious the sudden surge of faux British patriotism when half of England melts down every time they see the St. George flag.

If I were British I’d spend more time trying to save my own nation from the third world takeover they’ve invited upon themselves and less time rage tweeting at Americans.

[Epic Clip Vault @EpicClipVault]

Language barrier didn’t stop him from making a new friend 🤣

[Jason Pargin, author of John Dies at the End, etc @JasonKPargin]

My most uncharitable belief is that if you're chronically late to things, you're just a bad person.

And I mean I don't think it's possible to routinely be late to events/work/appointments *unless* you're just a selfish person with no concern for anyone else.

[Oops Another Missed Turn @OppFail]

@DrGnastyGnorc

[IT Unprofessional @it_unprofession]

My friend invited me to his "casual game night."

I thought that meant snacks and maybe Uno.

He dimmed the lights, pulled out a whiteboard, and said, "We'll start with Catan, obviously."

Obviously.

Within 20 minutes, three grown adults were accusing each other of "sheep hoarding" with the intensity of a custody battle.

One guy slammed his hand on the table and yelled, "You broke our wheat alliance, Trevor."

I don't even know Trevor.

I'm just trying to figure out why there's a resource called "ore" and why I'm emotionally invested in it.

At one point, someone looked me dead in the eye and asked if I wanted to trade wood.

I haven't recovered.

We finished at midnight and my friend said, "Next time we'll do something light, like Twilight Imperium."

I Googled it.

That's not a board game.

That's a part-time job with lore.

[Phiona Kyeru @kyeruphiona]

A coworker died yesterday morning😭.
​HR knew by 9 :00 AM, but they kept us working all day. They finally told us around 4 :30 PM, then had the nerve to say, "You can head home early if you need to"—knowing we all finish at 5: 00 PM anyway.
​This morning, it’s back to "business as usual." Some of my friends are literally sobbing at their desks, but they’re expected to work and be productive. No time to grieve.
​It’s a cold reality. Within a week, the company will have his job posted online. Within a month, someone else will be sitting in his chair.
​But his family ,his children will still talk about him every day,they will ask where is daddy , His wife will mourn him for ages ,he was the love of her life .
​At work, we are just a "resource" that can be replaced in a week. At home, we are the world. Stop giving your best energy to a desk that will forget you, and giving the "leftovers" to the people who never will.

[Oops Another Missed Turn @OppFail]

I went through customs and TSA checks b/f they were at IAH. It took 5X as long as normal. This time, the lines didn't appear as long from the inside. I have seen @ICEgov folks working to help ALL people find gates, and even got a good morning sir from one of them. Been good!

[Steve 🇺🇸 @SteveLovesAmmo]

What an absolute chad 😂

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

This is intentional. ⬇️ Democrats are holding American travelers hostage and denying federal workers their paychecks for political leverage.

End the games. REOPEN DHS!

[MERICA MEMED @Mericamemed]

He knows his family isn’t watching because they don’t appreciate him

[AshleY @Aku_700]

- Muslim shoots up a bar in Austin, TX – 2 dead, 14 shot
- Muslim lights Molotov cocktail and throws it at Christians in NYC
- Muslim throws nail-bomb / shrapnel IED at Christians in NYC
- Muslim tries to bomb Southwest flight Nashville → Fort Lauderdale
- Muslim throws another IED shouting "Allahu Akbar" at anti-Islam protest near Gracie Mansion, NYC
- Muslim makes bomb threat on plane, forces emergency landing in Atlanta
- Muslim-background guy drops bomb threat at Kansas City airport
- Explosion hits near US Embassy in Oslo while tensions skyrocket
- Jihadist threats exploding against US churches right now – DHS warning

THIS WEEK. IN AMERICA.

Muslims: Why the fuck do people hate us?

[Alexander Steffanoff @xanderNLP]

@NoLimitGains No one knows what it means.. but it’s provocative.