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Kbdiggity t1_j6f1sin wrote

Dude should know better. He remembers what prohibition was like.

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ahh-potatoes t1_j6hrxoa wrote

Bear with me on some history here.

Prohibition in Georgia was a bit weird. Most of the state was aiming for total prohibition, except one little pocket.

Savannah refused to enforce any part of Prohibition. Exactly why, we'll probably never know, but I would say that Savannah was already in its shift from purely a port to a destination city and saw prohibition as a barrier to that goal.

The State of Georgia threatened to step in and enforce Prohibition since the City refused.

Savannah's response?

They petitioned twice to become an independent state, entirely separate from Georgia. I love to think about the alternate timeline where Savannah is free from the bullshit of most of the rest of Georgia (Atlanta, Augusta, and Athens are mostly fine, it's the rest of the state that's a sea of madness and stupidity). It would likely be, essentially, a second American city-state, á la DC, and likely nearly as progressive. Not quite as much, and there's a couple decades that would definitely concern me as to how the city would handle different things, but I can't imagine it being anything but significantly better.

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Kind_Bullfrog_4073 t1_j6e0not wrote

He's more of a Weeden since he's already older than most 3rd year NFL players

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AFatz t1_j6gkya4 wrote

He's literally older than Tua and Herbert.

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YYG98 t1_j6gm4x0 wrote

He’s almost a year older than Jalen Hurts who’s playing in the superbowl in 2 weeks.

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amazon32 t1_j6i9lfc wrote

Yeah because you could do better

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miserablerolex t1_j6dpvl3 wrote

I really hope this isn't another Johnny Manziel story happening before us.

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redd5ive t1_j6drakl wrote

With all due respect to Bennett it would never have been. Manziel was a FRP, this guy is probably going to be picked at the end of day 2.

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HelloNarcissist t1_j6esazc wrote

Manziel should never have been a frp. Everyone I know who knew him at A&M knew exactly who he was and how his attitude, work ethic, etc. would translate to the NFL. It wouldn’t.

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kryppla t1_j6f3ctc wrote

When he came out, I just prayed that my team wouldn't draft him. He was about as guaranteed to be a bust as I've ever seen.

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snaeper t1_j6gs6qa wrote

"When he came out" made me think I'd missed a headline about Manziel's off-field relationships.

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sumlikeitScott t1_j6fl67p wrote

He also got carried by his WRs. Mike Evan’s could catch anything thrown his way and is a hall of famer.

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Chicksan t1_j6fnsm9 wrote

This is something I rarely saw and never understood, the WRs were absolutely amazing and never got the credit they deserved

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SoDakZak t1_j6gopxx wrote

Rich white QB from a wealthy family all in on Texas A&M

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HortonHearsTheWho t1_j6iblci wrote

Also the receivers didn’t have a nifty little “money” sign they did as a signature

So cringe

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AFatz t1_j6gl9kl wrote

Johnny wasn't even particularly talented as a QB. Average arm, average accuracy, bad at reading defenses. But he was really good at maneuvering the pocket to buy time. All to just toss 10 jump balls to Mike Evans all game.

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txvacil t1_j6gay3v wrote

Spot on. I was at the auburn game at ATM and had to ask the guys next to me who Evans was. Everyone around acknowledged that he made Manziel look good.

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miserablerolex t1_j6dsdss wrote

I mean kind of what I meant, really more of I hope this doesn't become a college athlete obviously gifted with this talent and is going to publicly and disastrously throw it away just as it's starting to reach the NFL level. If there are better examples then sorry, Manziel is just the closest that comes to mind.

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tripp_hs123 t1_j6e7dxz wrote

Ok confused though. The whole point of Bennett is that he maybe has a high floor but low ceiling because he isn't that talented and gifted compared to other pro prospects.

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broad_street_bully t1_j6f0nt7 wrote

My thought is that even Bennett knows he's never making much money in the NFL.

But he's got 2 titles and God status in a college football town where his money will never be any good. He will take a few years to "go off on his own" and do "very important business things" that are all propped up by UGA boosters.

Flash forward 5-10 years and he will have a few lines of passive income from not-very-specific sources and will roll back into Athens to assume a mostly no-show $250k/yr job that mainly consists of showing up at booster events to help ring out even more money from boosters.

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kryppla t1_j6f3gls wrote

I'd be ok with that if it were me

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broad_street_bully t1_j6fhhqj wrote

Yeah. I hear ya.

While I have personal thoughts and opinions on the situation, I also have nearly two decades of experience around college football and I can guarantee that the thing I described is Bennett's worst-case scenario.

If he's lucky, he'll rack up $1M+ as a late-round pick that hangs out as a 3rd-stringer for a few years. He'll then walk straight into a previously setup hard-to-fail "president" role in some boondoggle heavily influenced by a big UGA booster.

Come 2030 or so, he'll come back to Athens and really set up shop for three more decades of living in the 1% of Clarke county so long as he makes weekly appearances on top local shows and travels to fundraising events.

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tripp_hs123 t1_j6f224i wrote

you're probably right, and that's a pretty nice life.

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jfb715 t1_j6gmy4i wrote

Or he plays backup qb in the nfl and makes millions for years of sitting on the bench

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broad_street_bully t1_j6gu8au wrote

Chase Daniel has had the world's best job for the better part of two decades.

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minneapple79 t1_j6huzmd wrote

He’ll make millions in the NFL, carrying one of those Surface Pro tablets that Brady loves to throw around.

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Falco19 t1_j6fqctq wrote

He will be lucky to be a day 3 pick even before this

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HHS2019 t1_j6dtqyo wrote

Yep. Just like Brock Purdy who, by the way, is warming up right now.

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jimboshrimp97 t1_j6dztjl wrote

Not sure what the point is here since Brock Purdy is an exception, not the norm

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HHS2019 t1_j6e88cn wrote

No doubt. Not looking to get into an internet catfight.

But I think things like draft order, Ivy League degrees, size of conventional military (I'm looking at you, Russia), salary history, and other quantitative metrics are not indicative of future performance. Humans are complex.

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HHS2019 t1_j6efefh wrote

Curious to know whether it is first-round picks, Ivies, Russian conscripts, or the 1% who are downvoting me.

Or, is it bots? I'm gonna go with bots.

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jimboshrimp97 t1_j6elt2j wrote

"not looking to get into an internet catfight, but the people who downvote me are bots"

Like, sure, there's gonna be anomolies, but you gotta remember for every one of these feel-good undrafted/late round picks, there's hundreds of guys who are lucky to float around the NFL for a few years. Stetson could very well be the next Tom Brady/Brock Purdy but he's more likely to be a back-up at his age and his size which isn't necessarily a bad thing either. Plenty of successful college QBs don't pan out in the NFL.

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HHS2019 t1_j6emg96 wrote

Bro, I'm a bot. You're quoting a bot.

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_fuzzbot_ t1_j6eg9pg wrote

You can watch videos of Texas cops arresting people for public intoxication at hotel bars for no reason. It might be nothing!

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iKnoJopro t1_j6f61bn wrote

It was at 6:00 am and he was knocking on people’s doors.

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_fuzzbot_ t1_j6nm0vm wrote

Damn, he's lucky a patriot didn't shoot him!

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Dogstarman1974 t1_j6glbwx wrote

Manziel was an anomaly. He was good at the scramble and made shit up on the fly. It’s like a backyard quarterback who just runs around and tells his receivers to get open.

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Z1342 t1_j6f2cwq wrote

So disrespectful comparing the two

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quinnbeast t1_j6e5o51 wrote

I hope he makes some time on his calendar to talk to Ryan Leaf.

Edit: Highly recommend Ryan Leaf’s podcast documentary on his life. It’s called “Bust.” Just fantastic stuff. And I don’t even like podcasts lol.

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FullNeanderthall t1_j6fhga3 wrote

Ryan Lead is that guy who says the right things and convinces you he changed just to continue messing up. He got a domestic violence charge recently.

I root for the guy to be a better person, but for it to be internally realized, I don’t give a fuck about any face he puts up or documentary he uses.

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quinnbeast t1_j6fkf9b wrote

In the doc he’s pretty candid about his flaws and how he’ll always have to live with them. I’m not saying he’s some saint, believe me. It’s probably not even fair to compare him with Bennett, but, his tale is a pretty great lesson to anyone who’s struggled with addiction/substance abuse.

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thewolf9 t1_j6frqfr wrote

Why? There’s a hell of a line between being drunk in public and Ryan Leaf.

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Ckelly812 t1_j6gap52 wrote

This^ The kid got too drunk in the wrong place. No one got hurt. He’ll pay his fine and move on. This is not a big deal

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thewolf9 t1_j6gcgs8 wrote

Like Ron Tatter tot white once said, if you’re drinking in a bar, you’re likely to end up drunk outside the bar when you leave.

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trav66011 t1_j6fyyo4 wrote

Moral of the story. Dont party in public in the state in which you just shit all over their team in the National Championship.

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hambyjokes t1_j6g33gc wrote

That has to be it- because let’s be honest, we’ve all stumbled home drunk and made a ruckus when we did it.

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rivera618 t1_j6dzf9u wrote

I thought his last name was Bennettiv

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Repulsive_Channel_15 t1_j6egqr8 wrote

Who cares

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OffPoopin t1_j6gu58r wrote

Seriously. Pretty sure the dude has passed a few of life's hardest tests. Let's make sure we fine his faults though

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dray1214 t1_j6f0c2a wrote

A lot of people

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[deleted] t1_j6gx0ko wrote

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dray1214 t1_j6habim wrote

Give him a break? I didn’t say anything other than a lot of people care. As in that’s why it’s in the news. I didn’t say anything negative or bad about Bennett. Tf are you even talking about lol

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bpchillen t1_j6glbot wrote

If Stetson Bennet came up to me and told me he won the National Championship as a 25 year old man I would call the police on him.

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cti0323 t1_j6dwz7i wrote

Welcome to the protocol.

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out2seeagain t1_j6gnrv1 wrote

I bet he loses his social security check, and his cool corner room at the old folks home.

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Milkdouche t1_j6f6oly wrote

“Fuck yea!”

  • brother, Colt Bennett
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hems72 t1_j6floxt wrote

At his age he should know better!

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havocdawg t1_j6ff4dy wrote

Adooooonnnnaaaaaiiiiii!!

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Mancidepress t1_j6fws27 wrote

Seeing quite a few Manziel comparisons, but isn't Manziel's schtick the fact that he was highly regarded out of college as a #1 overall pick before crashing? Stetson isn't even in the 1st round. Two very different stories and set of expectations.

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lpjayy12 t1_j6mye61 wrote

I saw someone say he was kicked out of bingo night and i haven’t recovered from laughing since lol

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quest-to-know t1_j6eeuz7 wrote

No way. This is the biggest news of the year so far.

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jarnish t1_j6frx5d wrote

Pre-draft midlife crisis.

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mandatory6 t1_j6grdz8 wrote

You gotta be real fucked up to get arrested for public intoxication in Finland, usually cops just send you on your way 😂

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phatphallus42 t1_j6i1qyb wrote

Yeah, he didn’t win a national championship agains t a team from Finland a few weeks ago though…

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Mattmandu2 t1_j6gslnl wrote

Dudes like 40 come on man!

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tosh_pt_2 t1_j6h2h55 wrote

YEESH.

“Glenn Smith, a former Dallas Cowboys scout, believes the arrest will impact Bennett's draft stock. He had been expected to be a 4th round pick. “He’s a 5’10” guy so you’re already going to have scouts start knocking him. He’s not tall enough, now he’s out drinking till the world looks flat, now he’s out till 6 in the morning, now all of a sudden things start stacking up against him," Smith said. “Beauty is in the eye on the beholder. Someone will take a shot on this young man.”

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Megatf t1_j6h3c99 wrote

“Young”?????

Dude looks like he is about to have grand kids

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VoltronicEnergy t1_j6h45yh wrote

Amused they called UGA for comment. They probably going “what does that have to do with us. He on NFL track, he is no longer here.” Drinking no good, especially if hoping for multi-million contract. Best to save partying until after get the windfall just to prevent losing it. How horrible if heard, “Lost and drunk, <insert top player> suffered career ending injuries when <insert drunk induced injury>.”

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BeyondTheToken t1_j6hyokt wrote

what a loser! he probably drank two bud lights

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Pollux589 t1_j6jvpr7 wrote

After the last couple years I'd be surprised if he wasn't getting drunk in public celebrating all that shit.

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ElectrooJesus t1_j6e3p0i wrote

Welp, first round draft pick confirmed

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marklondon66 t1_j6fhk4m wrote

I'm beginning to like this guy a little bit.

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Ill-Meeting7644 t1_j6h4lfm wrote

I‘m shocked you hear, truly shocked. Next you‘re going to tell me he beats his wife

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Toblerone_and_jilly t1_j6ihudc wrote

Now he gets to answer a lot of questions pertaining to his maturity level in his nfl interviews 🤡

Edit: nvm he’s a white quarterback, he won’t be held accountable in any way, shape, or form

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crawdadicus t1_j6g5wtg wrote

That’s the sound of his draft stock plummeting

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Jayvoom1 t1_j6ftoef wrote

So what😫🙄😽😝🍺🍺, last I knew he was a college student! It’s a curriculum requirement to get drunk at least once a week 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺

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Oldtimer_2 t1_j6ee07a wrote

Does anything good happen after midnight?

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dray1214 t1_j6f075e wrote

I once got laid at like 12:30am. That was many years ago though

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Oldtimer_2 t1_j6f4dg5 wrote

Probably got a venereal disease though right? 😁

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MAS3301990 t1_j6f838m wrote

Lol, what the hell?

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Oldtimer_2 t1_j6fa96x wrote

No one has a sense of humor anymore.......

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AccipiterCooperii t1_j6fvci8 wrote

No… it’s just your sense of humor is bad.

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Oldtimer_2 t1_j6fw4r7 wrote

Your opinion. I don't care

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ryeguymft t1_j6fh6ml wrote

dude is just not big enough or talented enough for the nfl. he’s cruising towards “washed up former cfb star with frequent run ins with the law” territory

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Outrageous-Duck9695 t1_j6f2xaf wrote

Arresting a white college kid for being drunk? Being drunk weekly is like a right of passage for them.

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WeeklyManufacturer68 t1_j6fnkmb wrote

This charge is almost always only used because you were being an ass and causing so many problems the police showed up

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jdblawg t1_j6evdfr wrote

People want to compare him to Manziel but I got news for you, Bennett works his ass off and his dream was to play for UGA and win them a championship. He lived his ultimate dream. Whatever happens now is just cherry on top. As a Dawgs fan myself I am in no way disappointed or angry he did this. Work hard, play hard. He will never have to buy a drink in the state of GA again if he doesnt want to. Texas may be another story 😂

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Outlander_-_ t1_j6hz3oy wrote

Getting arrested banging on random peoples doors at 6am isn’t a good look. That’s some trailer trash shit.

Not a big deal, but it’s not a good look.

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jdblawg t1_j6innwy wrote

Sure its trashy and he likely has an alcohol problem but comparing him to Manziel is a stretch. He isnt a major NFL prospect and Manziel didn't win one National Championship, much less two. Manziel didnt amount to shit. Bennett is already a legend. If he wants to ride off into the sunset drunk as piss he can do what he wants. Most likely though he will buckle down and get this shit under control.

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apatel150 t1_j6f1fap wrote

He is so arrogant and egotistical in any interview he gets. Just his facial expression and attitude when he is talking, puts me off. And that’s coming from a University of Georgia graduate.

He will be the next Menziel. Or I hope he does. Someone need to put his attitude in check.

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apatel150 t1_j6f65jg wrote

Ohhh. You talking about a post I made 6 years ago, when I was in college. Lol how dumb are you.

People grow and do things after they graduate, unlike you and your little brain lol

I’m 28 now, and an owner of 3 stores under my belt. What do you do? Lol clown

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apatel150 t1_j6f5nc1 wrote

Where does it say I’m driving Uber?? lol. I’ve never drove for Uber you weirdo. I got a cell phone store in Lenox mall. Come see me so I can fix your busted phone.

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apatel150 t1_j6f87em wrote

Dumbass I was 22 looking for way to make money while in college lol. Never does it say that I drove Uber.

Difference between me and you, I have no ego or pride. I’ll work wherever to make money.

You are making no point whatsoever, so keep at it being a bum. If I need to I will drive for Uber, thankfully I don’t need to anymore, but I would. You keep living with your mom in your basement and being a bum.

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wisepunk21 t1_j6efodr wrote

If this was anywhere that other than Texas I'd probably be laughing but knowing the cops in Dallas they probably just went after him because of who he is. There's been stories about the cops going into bars in Texas and arresting all of the people inside for public intoxication.

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triflin_fellow t1_j6esrg0 wrote

Huh? Was wasted straight up banging on people’s front doors at 6am and they got called out to deal with him…

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VikingFrog t1_j6evzeb wrote

I’ve been very drunk, in a lot of different bars in texas and never heard of people being arrested for public intoxication.

If anything, texas alcohol laws feel very lax.

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THEbloodyIRISH t1_j6f4w3i wrote

Unless you are trying to buy on a Sunday morning ;)

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VikingFrog t1_j6f5ilj wrote

Can buy at 10:00 AM. If you need it before then, you may have a problem. But you and I are Irish so we already know that answer.

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THEbloodyIRISH t1_j6fqp4i wrote

Hell yah, brother. Can’t drink all day if you don’t start in the morning!

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eskimobrother319 t1_j6g6yx1 wrote

>There's been stories about the cops going into bars in Texas

Lol nope

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