Why "Social Media" is great....
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I don't facebook. Yeah I said it. Never did, never will.
I was only able to see the page enough to get a phone #.
Per Foley that is a dangerous place.My only problem is that I'm in Iowa.
I wish I was in on the joke. Kind of like how I'm always baffled by the "83%" reference.
In an article some time back Foley said Iran was safer than Iowa. Not sure what the 83% is as I haven't seen that reference. Anyway it's just one of many really off the wall things Foley has written.
Ah, thanks. I think that the "83% thing" is something that comes from HR, if I recall, but it's used a lot.
Regarding Iran vs. Iowa, my initial hunch tells me that he would actually probably be correct. After looking over the numbers briefly, yes, he is correct. Our murder rates and violent crime rates in our Iowa cities are higher than their national rate in Iran. It shouldn't be THAT mysterious (1) for cultural reasons, and (2) for punishment reasons. Punishments are harsher in Iran, so it can serve as a deterrent in such countries.
Far from exhaustive sources, but these two can be used for comparison. I live in Waterloo/Cedar Falls, and I can tell you that those numbers are accurate.
http://www.tehrantimes.com/news/178991/Iran-s-crime-rate-drops-in-Ramadan
http://www.homesecurityshield.org/news/most-dangerous-cities-iowa/
You can also click on the first link and see that they have a homicide rate in Iran of 4.1 http://www.unodc.org/gsh/en/data.html
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For those that don’t get the 83 reference. It’s become ubiquitous for making any arbitrary assessment on HR ... https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/5055742-mark-hall-offers-advice-to-all-recruits
Foley said Iowa would be more dangerous for Iran wrestlers.
Which is of course patent nonsense. Even taking crime statistics at face value, and ignoring the likelihood of Iran wrestlers being in the highest risk situations, Iran wrestlers could hire armed security in Iowa if they truly felt endangered. In Iran, who's gonna protect them from the secret police?
Self-styled Man of the World Foley might recall the Bourdain episode where he interviewed 2 WaPo journalists in Tehran -- who were disappeared before the episode aired. Or even remember why the Iron Sheik coached Greco in the US and then wrestled for Vince McMahon instead of wrestling in the Olympics for his home country (because a fellow Olympic wrestler was disappeared, and he feared he was next).
He might also remember how that part of the world treats its athletes who do not win international competitions. Hint: it's much more brutal than shaming or being disinvited from a cocktail party.
In Iran it’s categorized as assasination instead of murder. (Just joking in case someone tales it too serious.)
And my comment about punishments being harsher also lends itself to your comment.
It's probably because us outsiders think of scrapple before wrestling when we think of PA.
New wrestling facility. Did they get approval from the drunk on vodka dude?
I was curious about that statement--he originally committed to ISU, right? So did DT have a 2nd round of recruitment when this conversation happened? Might have happened, I just don't remember it.
2+2=4
Man, with this new free transfer rule, Ryan and Jaggers are going to be tampering and poaching harder than a poor Zimbabwean in Kruger National Park. Sending emails to prospective targets from their Ron Tyam and B Baggers accounts
Judging by DT's hoodie in the clip above, he has completely embraced his new home state
On the plus side, those pursuits don’t hurt nor kill other people ...
#lowbaristhenewbar
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On the plus side, those pursuits don’t hurt nor kill other people ...
#lowbaristhenewbar
Well, most functioning and well adjusted adults don’t hurt or kill people either, unless being paid on a battlefield.
Grown man who trolls other teams' fans, demands other people "grow the f- up."
Interesting.
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