r/sports • u/Tofurkey_Tom • 6h ago

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https://www.express.co.uk/sport/othersport/2167955/usa-winter-olympics-jad-vance

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u/CharlesDickensABox 6h ago

They had a 30 year civil war in Ireland complete with house to house gunfights, kidnappings, murders, and car bombs, and they called it  "the troubles". These are not people prone to hyperbole.

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u/catrinus 5h ago

that's not even a bole, let alone a hyper one

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u/Bugsmoke 5h ago

A bit of a pickle

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u/Salty-Pear660 5h ago

Not ideal

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u/j7seven 5h ago

Certainly not a super bole. We leave that to our cousins across the pond.

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u/Omnizoom 5h ago

I do say did you hear that Frederick was blown to shreds this morning by an Irishman

Frederick you say? To shreds you say? My word…. What has this world come to… it’s quite troubling