chronicwisdom
chronicwisdom t1_j28hfcf wrote
Reply to TIL John Matuszak, best known for playing Sloth in The Goonies, was a state champion in the shot put, was the #1 overall draft pick in the NFL, was served a restraining order during a game, had a head coach perform life-saving CPR, won 2 Super Bowls, and acted with Ringo Starr before ODing at 38 by PasghettiSquash
The Tooze played Sloth?!?! Aside from HOFers, I've always thought of Tooze as one of the players that epitomized the AL Davis era, "Just Win Baby" and don't worry what anyone outside the org. thinks of you. I remember reading an article about how hard he partied before the SB XV 20 years ago...legend.
chronicwisdom t1_j21qo79 wrote
Reply to comment by Nasty9999 in Germany shrugs off Russia’s oil export ban, says move has ‘no practical significance’. by Marciu73
I once had a manager say he wouldn't give me a reference. "This job won't even be on my resume" was not what Andre expected to hear in response to his threat. I was already applying for other jobs and, in fact, had not listed that one on my resume.
chronicwisdom t1_j21pe33 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL about Jean-Louis Brenninkmeijer, an English billionaire who immigrated to Canada and is funding the creation of a miniature model of the whole country by _Kinel_
Sick Kids is asking for donations and he's in Toronto, Scarborough General is also in dire need of funding. He's entitled to spend his money on wacky bullshit and the rest of us are entitled to criticize what he did with $28 million dollars when our economy is struggling.
chronicwisdom t1_j1yvbbx wrote
Reply to comment by rayinreverse in TIL about Jean-Louis Brenninkmeijer, an English billionaire who immigrated to Canada and is funding the creation of a miniature model of the whole country by _Kinel_
We only have 38 million people, $28 million dollars could do a lot of good in the right hands.
chronicwisdom t1_j9urpl8 wrote
Reply to comment by sam1er in Military justice investigates Swiss fighters in Ukraine by BezugssystemCH1903
The argument is that those laws also exist in countries that have allowed soldiers to volunteer in Ukraine without legal repercussions. If Switzerland is the only country choosing to prosecute soldiers who volunteer in Ukraine, then it's as likely there's some conflict of interest involved as it is that Switzerland is more committed to rule of law than its European peers.