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THB #481: Silly Nebulous Unserious Bullpoop

THB #481: Silly Nebulous Unserious Bullpoop

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Jan 30, 2024
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_____ should have been nominated. I don’t want to cast aspirations on what/who was nominated, but ____ was robbed. So that you won’t think that ____ was simply not quite as popular in a closed voting culture focused on one particular week after months of campaigning, I will now explain to you why the culture, history, my political beliefs, my ill-informed assumptions about the voting body, and groupthink amongst 10,000 voters conspired to deny ____ the nomination (or win) that they so obviously deserve. And it is not just how I feel, because I would never be so petty as to hide my personal feelings behind a giant pile of rationalizations and uninformed Twitter beefing, but this is how everyone really feels, or would feel openly if only they could get past their ignorance and bias.

SNUB is the stupidest number that you will ever do.

Wouldn’t it be easier to just express what you would prefer in a positive way?

We know it is coming every time a set of nominations or wins are announced. …

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