Sober Selfies #12 (shirts required, please review rules)

:metal:t2::joy::v:t2: i love it

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What’s weird about that picture? Totally normal recovery face.

Congrats on the 4 months! :raised_hands:

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@JennyH @matt It must have started in Rotterdam as the hate for Amsterdam there is intense, and even more that of the fans of Rotterdam football club Feyenoord for Amsterdam club Ajax and its fans.
So much so that they will not call Amsterdam Amsterdam, Ajax Ajax, or fans from Ajax or people from Amsterdam just that, but instead will all call them and it “020” (pronounced nul twintig or zero twenty). Which is the telephone area code for Amsterdam.
Which is fine with me. And with most folks here. It set a bit of a trend too, Rotterdam being referred to as 010, The Hague as 070, etcetera. Football tribalism.

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Woah, that is pretty intense! Crazy how football works that way. I would rather support any team except Arsenal (and they are round the corner…)

My Grandad was a Spurs fan and he says it wasn’t always quite so intense. Arsenal used the Spurs ground during the war for example, and it was more of a healthy rivalry. He would always support a London team. I just can’t bring myself to do it though :rofl:

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Congrats on 4 mths great pic

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Interesting! I love the group loyalty element of teams (so long as it’s all in good fun; I’ve seen it go overboard :grimacing:) - I feel the same way about my hockey team. Loyal to the last!

Also - interesting side note - there’s a suburb of Toronto called Ajax. Fascinating. I had no idea it was Dutch :nerd_face:

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Might it be that both football club and suburb (as well as the household cleaners) are called after the demigod, also known as the battering ram of the Greek army, during the siege of Troy?

Amsterdamsche_FC_Ajax-logo-06C4B646D8-seeklogo.com

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Ah and here is exposed the holes in my North American cultural education :man_facepalming: :laughing:

Of course! That’s it. Thanks! Now I know :nerd_face:

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Sometimes ya just gotta lo!! Feel like that in the morning sometimes on the natch lol. Goofy faces make the world go round​:metal:t2::call_me_hand:t2:

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1 day post-op. Slept all day yesterday.
My spine feels like cement and my entire back hurts, but it’ll all be worth it. Thankfully I have a private room.
I’m also in a children’s hospital, so I have established dominance by being the only person here w/ a mustache.

Rock n roll

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Working hard. Or hardly working. Happy Friday everyone

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Get well soon, T!

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Liever 050 of 010 Menno ! :stuck_out_tongue:

Don’t let ‘em gang up on ya though :joy:

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Post-op? What did I miss?
Get well soon!

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I may update you on that tomorrow or Sunday ^^

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Spine surgery

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So this person found me in Abeline Texas, we just left the late night record shop, it’s time for Amazing adventures, amazing memories, and a weekend of fun. With @DeadMist

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Oh so cool!! You guys have a great time! Love it!
Who’s the kid on the left? You look way to young in this pic.

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That’s interesting. Who would win in a fight? Me vs 2 dozen 4-yr-olds

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